Considerations on COM(2015)170 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget line 04.03.01.03)

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dossier COM(2015)170 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget line 04.03.01.03).
document COM(2015)170 EN
date June  8, 2015
 
table>(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2)Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.

(3)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(4)It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement including cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(5)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended, in order to allow for that extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2014.

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