Considerations on COM(2019)238 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget Line 04 03 01 03 - Social Security)

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dossier COM(2019)238 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget Line 04 03 01 03 - Social Security).
document COM(2019)238 EN
date July  8, 2019
 
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 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 continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the European Union regarding the free movement of workers, coordination of social security schemes and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(5)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2019.

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