Considerations on COM(2014)728 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 4 of the EEA Agreement on rules of origin (Croatia Enlargement)

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dossier COM(2014)728 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 4 of the EEA Agreement on rules of origin (Croatia Enlargement).
document COM(2014)728 EN
date February 17, 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 4 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 4’).

(3)Protocol 4 contains provisions and arrangements concerning rules of origin.

(4)Certain transitional arrangements concerning the application of the rules of origin after the provisional application of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Economic Area and three related agreements (3) need to be reflected in the EEA Agreement.

(5)Protocol 4 should therefore be amended.

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