Considerations on COM(2019)438 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement [Extended Climate Cooperation EU - Iceland - Norway] - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2019)438 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement [Extended Climate Cooperation EU - Iceland - Norway]. |
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document | COM(2019)438 |
date | October 24, 2019 |
(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 specific provisions on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms. |
(4) | It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions to include Regulations (EU) 2018/841 (3) and (EU) 2018/842 (4) of the European Parliament and of the Council and related provisions from Regulations (EU) 2018/1999 (5) and (EU) No 525/2013 (6) of the European Parliament and of the Council and from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014 (7). |
(5) | Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation. |
(6) | The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision, |