Brussels, 08/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 5 November, the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee approved amendments to eight financial services directives to take account of the interinstitutional agreement giving the EP a greater say in the adoption by the Commission of specific implementation measures. The legislative amendments will be confirmed by the EP at the plenary next week. The impediments concern the following directives: Directive 2006/49/EC on the capital adequacy of investment and credit companies; 2002/87/EC on surveillance of lending agencies, insurance companies and financial conglomerates; 2003/6/EC on insider dealing; 2003/71/EC on information to be published in the event of securities being floated on exchanges; 2004/39/EC, MiFID - the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive; 2006/48/EC on the activities of lending agencies; 2004/109/EC on transparency of information on the shares of listed companies; and 2002/83/EC on direct life insurance. (M.B.)