Considerations on COM(2019)438 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement [Extended Climate Cooperation EU - Iceland - Norway]

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dossier COM(2019)438 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement [Extended Climate Cooperation EU - Iceland - Norway].
document COM(2019)438 EN
date October 24, 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 extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions to include Regulations (EU) 2018/841 (3) and (EU) 2018/842 (4) of the European Parliament and of the Council and related provisions from Regulations (EU) 2018/1999 (5) and (EU) No 525/2013 (6) of the European Parliament and of the Council and from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014 (7).

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

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