2007 No. 108
The Financial Services (EEA State) Regulations 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Treasury are a government department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to—
measures relating to preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering2;
measures relating to investment firms and to the provision of investment services and to the operation of regulated markets and clearing or settlement systems3;
measures relating to the movement of capital and to payments, between Member States and between Member States and countries which are not Member States4;
authorisation of the carrying on of insurance business and the regulation of such business and its conduct5;
measures relating to payment systems, and to collateral security provided to the central banks of Member States or to the European Central Bank6;
credit and financial institutions and the taking of deposits or other repayable funds from the public, and information society services7;
insolvency of insurers, authorisation and regulation of insurance intermediaries, and collective investment in transferable securities and other liquid assets8;
the distance marketing of consumer financial services9;
insider dealing and market manipulation10.
The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of that Act: