**Executive Summary**
This is a decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 241/2025 of 24 October 2025, amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275, correcting language versions of Regulation (EU) 2024/857, into the EEA Agreement. The decision enters into force on 25 October 2025, pending Article 103(1) notifications.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex IX:**
* Point 14v of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement is amended to include Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/857, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275.
* **Authentic Language Versions:**
* The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275 will be published in Icelandic and Norwegian languages 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 25 October 2025, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **Publication:**
* The Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Financial Institutions**
* **Impact:** Must comply with the methodology and evaluation standards outlined in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/857, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275, related to assessing risks from interest rate changes.
* **Action Required:** Review and adjust internal risk assessment methodologies to align with the incorporated regulations.
**EEA Member States (Iceland and Norway)**
* **Impact:** Publication of authentic language versions in their respective languages
* **Action Required:** No immediate action required.
**EEA Joint Committee**
* **Impact:** Responsible for ensuring the implementation and publication of the decision.
* **Action Required:** Oversee the publication of the decision in the EEA Section of the Official Journal and its Supplement.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area, primary agreement being amended.
Annex IX (Financial services): Part of the EEA Agreement specifically related to Financial services, being amended by this decision.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275: Delegated Regulation correcting language versions and to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
EEA Joint Committee: Committee responsible for the decision amending the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/203 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 241/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/203]
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) 2025/1275 of 17 March 2025 correcting certain language versions of
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/857 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying a standardised methodology and a simplified
standardised methodology to evaluate the risks arising from potential changes in interest rates that affect both the
economic value of equity and the net interest income of an institution’s non-trading book activities(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 14v (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/857) of Annex IX to the EEA
Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32025 R 1275: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275 of 17 March 2025 (OJ L, 2025/1275, 27.6.2025).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275 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 25 October 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*).
(1) OJ L, 2025/1275, 27.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1275/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/203/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.2.2026
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, 24 October 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/203/oj