Considerations on COM(2020)370 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget line 02 04 77 03 - Preparatory action for defence research)

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dossier COM(2020)370 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget line 02 04 77 03 - Preparatory action for ...
document COM(2020)370 EN
date October  6, 2020
 
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 Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 31’).

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

(4)The EFTA States should 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 European Union for the financial year 2020.

(5)Protocol 31 should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to continue from 1 January 2020.

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