**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 156/2023, dated June 13, 2023, amends Annex IX (Financial Services) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2365 of December 2, 2022, into the EEA Agreement. This regulation amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1801, specifically concerning the mapping tables for credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions for securitization, as per Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. The amendment is reflected in point 14azd of Annex IX. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2365 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on June 14, 2023, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, the core agreement discussed in the document.
Annex IX: Refers to Annex IX Financial services to the EEA Agreement, which is being amended by the decision.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/2365: A regulation amending implementing technical standards regarding credit assessments for securitisation, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Implementing Regulation EU 2016/1801: A regulation concerning mapping tables correspondence of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions for securitisation.
Regulation EU No 575/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, related to credit assessments and securitization.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2553 30.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 156/2023
of 13 June 2023
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2553]
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2365 of 2 December 2022amending the implementing technical
standards laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1801 as regards the mapping tables correspondence of
credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions for securitisation in accordance with Regulation (EU)
No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(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 is added in point 14azd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1801) of Annex IX to the EEA
Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32022 R 2365: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2365 of 2 December 2022(OJ L 312, 5.12.2022,
p. 101).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2365 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 2023, 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 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 312, 5.12.2022, p. 101.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2553/oj 1/1