Considerations on COM(2018)205 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (The Union's preparatory action on defence research)

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dossier COM(2018)205 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (The Union's preparatory action on defence research).
document COM(2018)205 EN
date May 22, 2018
 
table>(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Area (3) (‘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 31 to the EEA Agreement.

(3)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(4)The EFTA States are to continue to participate in Union activities related to budget line 02 04 77 03: ‘Preparatory action on defence research’, entered into the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2018.

(5)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to continue from 1 January 2018.

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