Considerations on COM(2012)231 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement

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dossier COM(2012)231 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.
document COM(2012)231 EN
date July 10, 2012
 
table>(1)Protocol 31 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (the ‘EEA Agreement’) contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(2)It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (3).

(3)It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to the field of sport.

(4)Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network (4) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement. The EEA Agreement should therefore be amended to take account of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009.

(5)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,