Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 37/2026 of 6 February 2026 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/958]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/958 21.5.2026 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 37/2026 of 6 February 2026 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/958] 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) 2025/296 of 31 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the procedure for the approval of a crypto-asset white paper(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/297 of 31 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the conditions for the establishment and functioning of consultative supervisory colleges(2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. (3) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex IX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1. The following is inserted after point 31rh (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/294): ‘31ri. 32025 R 0296: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/296 of 31 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the procedure for the approval of a crypto-asset white paper (OJ L, 2025/296, 13.2.2025). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) In Article 6(2), the words “and, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ECB”. (b) In Article 7, the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ECB”. (c) In Article 8(1), the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ECB”. (d) In Article 9(1), the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ECB”. (1) OJ L, 2025/296, 13.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/296/oj. (2) OJ L, 2025/297, 13.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/297/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/958/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 21.5.2026 31rj. 32025 R 0297: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/297 of 31 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the conditions for the establishment and functioning of consultative supervisory colleges (OJ L, 2025/297, 13.2.2025). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: In Article 9(1), the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s” shall be inserted after the word “EBA’s”.’ Article 2 The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/296 and (EU) 2025/297 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 7 February 2026, 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, 6 February 2026. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN (*) No constitutional requirements indicated. 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/958/oj