Decision 2012/425 - 2012/425/EU: Council Decision of 10 July 2012 on the EU position in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement

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Current status

This decision has been published on July 25, 2012 and entered into force on July 10, 2012.

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Key information

official title

2012/425/EU: Council Decision of 10 July 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2012/425
Original proposal COM(2012)231 EN
CELEX number i 32012D0425

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Key dates

Document 10-07-2012
Publication in Official Journal 25-07-2012; OJ L 198 p. 1-3
Effect 10-07-2012; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

25.7.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 198/1

 

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 July 2012

on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

(2012/425/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 165 and Article 192(1) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

 

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.

For the Council

The President

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DECISION No … OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

of

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of … (1).

 

(2)

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the 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 (2).

 

(3)

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to the field of sport.

 

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 (3) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is...


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