Considerations on COM(2022)218 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget Line 07 20 03 01 - Social Security)

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dossier COM(2022)218 - EU position concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (Budget Line 07 20 03 01 - Social Security).
document COM(2022)218 EN
date May 16, 2022
 
(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, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(3) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(4) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the draft EEA Joint Committee Decision set out in the Annex to this Decision.