Considerations on COM(2015)171 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Copernicus) - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2015)171 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Copernicus). |
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document | COM(2015)171 ![]() |
date | June 7, 2015 |
(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 and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms. |
(4) | The cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement was extended to include Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 249/2014 of 13 November 2014. |
(5) | This cooperation should be extended to Norway, under the conditions provided for in Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, whose participation should therefore commence from 1 January 2014. |
(6) | Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014. |
(7) | The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision, |