Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2026 of 20 March 2026 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/1293]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1293 25.6.2026 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 90/2026 of 20 March 2026 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/1293] 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) Directive (EU) 2024/1619 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 amending Directive 2013/36/EU as regards supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches, and environmental, social and governance risks(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 Point 14 (Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement is amended as follows: 1. The following indent is added: ‘— 32024 L 1619: Directive (EU) 2024/1619 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 (OJ L, 2024/1619, 19.6.2024).’ 2. Adaptation (a) is replaced with the following: ‘(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Protocol 1 to this Agreement, and unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the terms Member State(s) and competent authorities shall be understood to include, in addition to their meaning in the Directive, the EFTA States and their competent authorities, respectively.’ 3. The following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (f): ‘(fa) In Article 9(2), the words “national or Union law” shall be replaced with the words “national law or the EEA Agreement”. (fb) In Article 23: (i) the words “Union law” shall be replaced with the words “provisions of the EEA Agreement”; (ii) as regards the EFTA States, the words “Union restrictive measures” shall read as “nationally applicable restrictive measures”.’ 4. The following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (g): ‘(ga) In Articles 27b and 27j the words “Union legal acts” shall be replaced with the words “provisions of the EEA Agreement”.’ 5. Adaptation (i) is replaced with the following: ‘(i) In Article 48r: (a) The following subparagraph shall be inserted in paragraph 1: “The Union and the EFTA States shall keep each other informed when they conclude agreements of the kind referred to in this paragraph.” (b) The following subparagraph shall be inserted in paragraph 2: “If an EFTA State concludes agreements of the kind referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, this paragraph shall apply.”’ (1) OJ L, 2024/1619, 19.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1619/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1293/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 25.6.2026 6. The following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (j): ‘(ja) In Article 54, the words “Union law adopted” shall be replaced with the words “provisions of the EEA Agreement”.’ 7. The following adaptations are inserted after adaptation (k): ‘(ka) In Articles 65, 116 and 143, the words “Union law” shall be replaced with the words “the EEA Agreement”. (kb) In Article 76, as regards the EFTA States, the words “climate targets of the Union” shall read “national climate targets”. (kc) In Article 76, as regards the EFTA States, the words “Union and Member State regulatory objectives” shall read “national regulatory objectives”.’ 8. The following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (l): ‘(la) In Article 98, as regards the EFTA States, the words “Union regulatory objectives” shall read “national regulatory objectives”. (lb) In Article 104, as regards the EFTA States, the words “Union, Member States or third-country legal and regulatory objectives” shall read “national or third-country legal and regulatory objectives”.’ 9. Adaptation (r) is replaced with the following: ‘(r) In Article 133: (i) in paragraph 9, the words “or, in the case of a notification from a competent authority or a designated authority in an EFTA State, to the Standing Committee of the EFTA States” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”; (ii) in the first, second and third subparagraph of paragraph 11, the words “or, as regards the EFTA States, the Standing Committee of the EFTA States” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”; (iii) in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 11, the words “or, in the case of a parent undertaking established in an EFTA State, the Standing Committee of the EFTA States” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”; (iv) in the fifth subparagraph of paragraph 11 and the second subparagraph of paragraph 12, the words “or, as the case may be, the Standing Committee of the EFTA States” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”; (v) in the third subparagraph of paragraph 12, as regards the EFTA States, the words “an act” shall read “a decision”.’ Article 2 The text of Directive (EU) 2024/1619 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 21 March 2026, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*). (*) Constitutional requirements indicated. 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1293/ojEN OJ L, 25.6.2026 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, 20 March 2026. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1293/oj 3/3