2007 No. 108

Banks and banking
Electronic communications
financial services and markets
insolvency

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—

a

measures relating to preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering2;

b

measures relating to investment firms and to the provision of investment services and to the operation of regulated markets and clearing or settlement systems3;

c

measures relating to the movement of capital and to payments, between Member States and between Member States and countries which are not Member States4;

d

authorisation of the carrying on of insurance business and the regulation of such business and its conduct5;

e

measures relating to payment systems, and to collateral security provided to the central banks of Member States or to the European Central Bank6;

f

credit and financial institutions and the taking of deposits or other repayable funds from the public, and information society services7;

g

insolvency of insurers, authorisation and regulation of insurance intermediaries, and collective investment in transferable securities and other liquid assets8;

h

the distance marketing of consumer financial services9;

i

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: