Annexes to SEC(2011)783 - EU position in the EEA Joint Committeeconcerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement

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dossier SEC(2011)783 - EU position in the EEA Joint Committeeconcerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.
document SEC(2011)783 EN
date July 19, 2011
Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of … (1).

(2)It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing an audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries (MEDIA Mundus) (2).

(3)Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place. That amendment should apply from 1 January 2011,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added to Article 9(4) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘—32009 D 1041: Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing an audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries (MEDIA Mundus) (OJ L 288, 4.11.2009, p. 10).

Liechtenstein shall be exempted from the participation in, and the financial contribution to, this programme.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement. (3)

It shall apply from 1 January 2011.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at …, …

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

The Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee


(1) OJ L …

(2) OJ L 288, 4.11.2009, p. 10.

(3) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]