Decision 2012/400 - 2012/400/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 - Main contents
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2012/400/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 |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2012/400 |
| Original proposal | COM(2012)235  |
| CELEX number i | 32012D0400 |
| Document | 10-07-2012 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 18-07-2012; OJ L 188 p. 4-5 |
| Effect | 10-07-2012; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
18.7.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 188/4 |
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
(2012/400/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 46 and 48, 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 specific 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 activities outside the four freedoms, including cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries. |
(3) |
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(4) |
The position of the Union within 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 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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V.SHIARLY
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2012 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, (the ‘EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Protocol 31 to the EEA 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 EEA Agreement to include cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries. |
(3) |
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2012, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(1) |
the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 11: ‘12. The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2012, participate in the actions funded from the following budget lines, entered in the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012:
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