**Executive Summary**
This document outlines Decision No. 135/2025 of the EEA Joint Committee, issued on June 13, 2025, which amends Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 regarding regulatory technical standards for liquidity contracts for shares of SME growth market issuers. The decision enters into force on June 14, 2025, pending notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex IX:**
* Inserts point "29au" after point 29at of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement.
* Point 29au incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959.
* **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959:**
* Supplements Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
* Concerns regulatory technical standards for contractual templates for liquidity contracts.
* Applies to shares of issuers admitted to trading on an SME growth market.
* **Authentic Text:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 shall be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, and shall be authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision enters into force on June 14, 2025, contingent upon the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **Publication:**
* The Decision will be published in the EEA Section and EEA Supplement of the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Joint Committee**
**Impact**
The EEA Joint Committee made the decision to amend Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement.
**Action Required**
The EEA Joint Committee needs to ensure that the Decision is published as described in the document.
**Issuers of Shares Admitted to Trading on an SME Growth Market; European Parliament; Council**
**Impact**
The decision affects issuers of shares admitted to trading on an SME growth market as well as the European Parliament and the Council, as the decision incorporates regulatory technical standards for liquidity contracts for their shares.
**Action Required**
These parties will need to comply with the new provisions introduced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 to ensure they adhere to the regulatory standards.
**EEA Member States (Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein)**
**Impact**
EEA Member States are impacted due to the requirement for Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 to be published in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
This decision is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
**Action Required**
The EEA Member States need to take appropriate action in regard to translation and publication as mentioned, and comply with the new regulations.
Notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement are needed.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, the primary agreement being amended.
Annex IX (Financial services): The specific annex of the EEA Agreement that is being amended by this decision, related to financial services.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959: EU regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 regarding regulatory technical standards for liquidity contracts. This is being incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1848 2.10.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 135/2025
of 13 June 2025
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1848]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 of 13 July 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of
the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards setting out a contractual
template for liquidity contracts for the shares of issuers whose financial instruments are admitted to trading on an
SME growth market(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 29at (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1783) of Annex IX to the
EEA Agreement:
‘29au. 32022 R 1959: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 of 13 July 2022 supplementing Regulation
(EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards
setting out a contractual template for liquidity contracts for the shares of issuers whose financial instruments are
admitted to trading on an SME growth market (OJ L 270, 18.10.2022, p. 4).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1959 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 June 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*).
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 270, 18.10.2022, p. 4.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1848/oj 1/1