01994A0103(32) — EN — 30.04.2022 — 002.005

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PROTOCOL 31

on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms







Article 1

Research and technological development

1. (a) The EFTA States shall, from the entry into force of the Agreement, participate in the implementation of the Framework Programme of Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1990 to 1994) ( 1 ) through participation in its specific programmes. (b) The EFTA States shall contribute financially to the activities referred to in subparagraph (a) in accordance with Article 82(1)(a) of the Agreement. (c) The EFTA States shall, in consequence of subparagraph (b), participate fully in all the EC committees which assist the EC Commission in the management or development of the said Framework Programme and its specific programmes. (d) Given the particular nature of the cooperation foreseen in the field of research and technological development, representatives of the EFTA States shall in addition be associated with the work of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) and other EC committees which the EC Commission consults in this field, to the extent necessary for the good functioning of that cooperation.

2. In the case of Iceland, however, the provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 January 1994.

3. Evaluation and major redirection of activities in the Framework Programme for Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1990 to 1994), after the entry into force of the Agreement, shall be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 79(3) of the Agreement.

4. The Agreement shall be without prejudice, on the one hand, to the bilateral cooperation taking place under the Framework Programme for Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1987 to 1991) ( 2 ) and, on the other hand, in so far as they concern cooperation which is not covered by the Agreement, to the bilateral framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between the Community and the EFTA States.

Article 2

Information services

The EEA Joint Committee shall, from the entry into force of the Agreement, decide the terms and conditions for the participation of the EFTA States in the programmes established under the EC Council decisions mentioned below, or deriving therefrom, in the field of information services:

— 388 D 0524: Council Decision 88/524/EEC of 26 July 1988 concerning the establishment of a plan of action for setting up an information services market (OJ No L 288, 21.10.1988, p. 39)

— 389 D 0286: Council Decision 89/286/EEC of 17 April 1989 on the implementation at Community level of the main phase of the strategic programme for innovation and technology transfer (1989 to 1993) (Sprint programme) (OJ No L 112, 25.4.1989, p. 12).

Article 3

Environment

1. Cooperation in the field of environment shall be strengthened in the framework of the activities of the Community, in particular in the following areas: — policy and action programmes on the environment; — integration of environmental protection requirements into other policies; — economic and fiscal instruments; — environmental questions which have transboundary implications; — major regional and global topics under discussion within international organizations.

The cooperation shall include, inter alia, regular meetings.

2. The necessary decisions shall be taken as soon as possible after the entry into force of the Agreement, to ensure the participation of the EFTA States in the European Environment Agency, once this Agency has been established by the Community, to the extent that this matter has not been settled prior to that date.

3. Where it has been decided by the EEA Joint Committee that cooperation shall take the form of parallel legislation of identical or similar content by the Contracting Parties, the procedures referred to in Article 79(3) of the Agreement shall thereafter apply to the preparation of such legislation in the field in question.

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8. (a) Iceland and Norway will fulfil their respective greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 in accordance with the following acts: — 32018 R 0841 : Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1). The Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (i) In Article 6(2), the words ‘30 years’ shall, for Iceland, be read as ‘50 years’. (ii) The following shall be added to Article 8(7): ‘The EFTA States shall communicate their revised proposed forest reference levels to the EFTA Surveillance Authority no later than nine months after the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 270/2019 of 25 October 2019 for the period from 2021-2025. The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall publish the proposed forest reference levels communicated to it by the EFTA States.’ (iii) Article 13(2)(a) shall, for the EFTA States, read as follows: ‘The EFTA State has submitted a strategy as set out below for the land use, land use change and forestry sector with a perspective of at least 30 years, including also ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of forest sinks and reservoirs; 1. By 1 January 2020, each EFTA State shall prepare and submit to the EFTA Surveillance Authority its strategy for the land use, land use change and forestry sector with a perspective of at least 30 years. EFTA States should, where necessary, update these strategies by 1 January 2025. 2. The EFTA States' strategies shall contribute to: (a) fulfilling the EFTA States' commitments under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and enhance removals by sinks and to promote increased carbon sequestration; (b) fulfilling the objective of the Paris Agreement of holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels; (c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks to the extent relevant for the LULUCF sector, in accordance with the objective, in the context of necessary reductions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to reduce EFTA states greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner and enhance removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goals in the Paris Agreement so as to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century on the basis of equity, and in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty. 3. The EFTA States' strategies shall cover: (a) emission reductions and enhancements of removals in land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF); taking into account bioenergy and biomaterials from this sector. (b) To the extent it is relevant to land use, land use change and forestry, links to other national long-term objectives, planning and other policies and measures. 4. The EFTA States shall inform and make available to the public forthwith their respective strategies and any updates thereof. 5. The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall assess whether the EFTA States’ strategies are adequate for documenting fulfilment under this Article. 6. The EFTA States’ strategies for the land use, land use change and forestry sector should contain the elements set out below: A. OVERVIEW AND PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIES A.1. Executive summary A.2. Legal and policy context, including where appropriate, indicative milestones for 2040 and 2050 B. CONTENT B.1. LAND USE, LAND-USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY (LULUCF) B.1.1. Projected emission reductions and enhancement of removals by 2050 B.1.2 To the extent feasible, expected emissions by sources and by individual GHGs B.1.3. Emission reduction options and options for enhancement of sinks envisaged B.1.4. To the extent it is relevant for the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of forest sinks and reservoirs; adaptation policies and measures B.1.5 Aspects related to market demand for forest biomass and impact on harvest B.1.6. As necessary, details on modelling (including assumptions) and/or analysis, indicators, etc.’ (iv) The following shall be added to Article 15(2): ‘The Central Administrator shall be competent to perform the tasks referred to in this Article when EFTA States are concerned. The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall be informed if the Central Administrator blocks a transaction concerning or conducted by the EFTA States.’ (v) The following shall be added to the table in Annex II:



‘Iceland 0,5 10 2 Norway 0,1 10 5’ (vi) The following shall be added to the table in Annex III:



‘Iceland 1990 Norway 1990’ (vii) The following shall be added to point (g) of section A of Annex IV: ‘For the EFTA States, the reference level for the period 2021-2025 shall be consistent with projections reported to the European Environment Agency on a voluntary basis in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and, for Iceland, also in accordance with the bilateral Agreement between Iceland and the European Union and its Member States concerning Iceland’s participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( 3 ).’ (viii) The following shall be added to the table in Annex VII:



‘Iceland -0,0224 -0,0045 Norway -29,6 -35,5 ’ — 32018 R 0842 : Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). The Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (i) The following shall be added, for the EFTA States, to Article 4(3): ‘In respect of the EFTA States, for the purpose of setting out the annual emission allocations for the years from 2021 to 2030 in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent as specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the 2005 base year for the emission allocation 2030 will be based on the difference between total greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 resulting from the comprehensive review, which treat CO2 emissions from aviation as zero, and the stationary EU ETS 2005 emissions in 2013 ETS scope as reported in Part B of the Appendix to the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 152/2012 of 26 July 2012 ( 4 ), adapted with the values for global warming potentials adopted in a delegated act referred to in Article 26(6)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 or those identified by the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change until the delegated act becomes applicable. The stationary EU ETS 2005 emissions figures as reported in the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 152/2012 (AR2) and the same figures with updated values for global warming potentials (AR4) to be taken into account for the purpose of setting out the annual emission allocations for the years from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to this Article are set out in the Appendix.’ (ii) The following shall be added after Annex IV:



‘Appendix EFTA States’ stationary EU ETS 2005 emissions figures as reported in the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 152/2012 (AR2) and the same figures with updated values for global warming potentials (AR4) to be taken into account for the purpose of setting out the annual emission allocations for the years from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Article 4(3)



Table 1 2005 ETS emissions for Norway Greenhouse gas (tons) CO2-eq (AR2) CO2-eq (AR4) N2O/PFC CO2 23 090 000 23 090 000 N2O 1 955 000 1 880 000 6 308 PFC 829 000 955 000 CF4 116,698 C2F6 7,616 Total 25 874 000 25 925 000



Table 2 2005 ETS emissions for Iceland Greenhouse gas (tons) CO2-eq (AR2) CO2-eq (AR4) N2O/PFC CO2 909 132 909 132 PFC 26 709 31 105 CF4 3,508 C2F6 0,424 ’ Total 935 841 940 237 (iii) In Article 6(1), the words ‘100 million EU ETS allowances’ shall read ‘107 million EU ETS allowances’ (iv) The following shall be added to Article 12(2): ‘The Central Administrator shall be competent to perform the tasks referred to in this Article when EFTA States are concerned. The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall be informed if the Central Administrator blocks a transaction concerning or conducted by the EFTA States.’ (v) The following shall be added to the table in Annex I:



‘Iceland - 29 % Norway - 40 %’ (vi) The following shall be added to the table in Annex II:



‘Iceland 4 % Norway 2 %’ (vii) The table in Annex III shall be amended as follows: a. The following shall be added to the table:



‘Iceland 0,2 Norway 1,6’ b. The number ‘280’ for the maximum total shall read ‘281,8’ — 32018 R 1999 : Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). The applicable provisions of this Regulation are listed below and shall, for the purpose of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (i) Only the following provisions of the Regulation shall apply: Articles 2(1)-2(10), 2(12)-(13), 2(15)-2(17), 18, 26(2)-(7), 29(5)(b), 37-42, 44(1)(a), (2)-(3) and (6), 57-58, and Annexes V-VII and XII-XIII. (ii) Article 2(1)-(10) and 2(12)-(13) and 2(15)-(17) shall, for the purposes of this paragraph only apply to the EFTA States to the extent they relate to the implementation of Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/842. (iii) Article 26(4) shall, for the EFTA States, read as follows: ‘Iceland and Norway shall, by 15 April each year, submit to the EFTA Surveillance Authority a copy of the final greenhouse gas inventory data reported to the UNFCCC in accordance with paragraph 3.’ (iv) Article 41 shall, for the EFTA States, only apply to the extent the provisions or parts thereof mentioned in the Article are referred to or set out in Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 269/2019 of 25 October 2019. (v) The following sentence shall, for the EFTA States, be added after the first sentence of Article 42: ‘The European Environment Agency shall only assist the EFTA Surveillance Authority in its work as regards Articles 18, 26(2)-(7), 29(5) (b), 37-39 and 41.’ — 32013 R 0525 : Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13). The applicable provisions of this Regulation are listed below and shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (i) Only the following provisions of the Regulation shall apply: Articles 7, 19(1) and (3). (ii) Articles 7, 19(1) and (3) shall, for the purposes of this paragraph, only apply to the EFTA States to the extent they relate to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. — 32014 R 0749 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014 of 30 June 2014 on structure, format, submission processes and review of information reported by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 23). The applicable provisions of this Regulation are listed below and shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement be read with the following adaptations: (i) Only the following provisions of the Regulation shall apply: Articles 3-5, 7-10, 12-14, 16, 29, 32-34, 36-37 and Annexes I-VIII and Table 2 of Annex XVI. (ii) Articles 3-5, 7-10, 12-14, 16, 29, 32-34, 36-37 and Annexes I-VIII and Table 2 of Annex XVI shall, for the purposes of this paragraph, only apply to the EFTA States to the extent they relate to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. (b) By virtue of Article 79(3) of the EEA Agreement, Part VII (Institutional Provisions) of the Agreement shall apply to this paragraph. (c) Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement (Horizontal Adaptations) shall apply mutatis mutandis to this paragraph. (d) References to Union legislation, acts, rules, policies and measures in the acts and provisions referred to or contained in this paragraph shall apply to the extent and in the form that the relevant legislation, acts, rules policies and measures are incorporated into this Agreement. (e) Iceland and Norway shall participate fully in the work of the Climate Change Committee pursuant to the acts and provisions referred to or contained in this paragraph but shall not have the right to vote. (f) When the Commission consults experts designated by the Member States pursuant to the acts and provisions referred to or contained in this paragraph, it shall consult experts designated by the EFTA States on the same basis. (g) The European Environment Agency shall assist the EFTA Surveillance Authority in its work pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/842. (h) This paragraph shall not apply to Liechtenstein.

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8a. — 32020 D 2126: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 426, 17.12.2020, p. 58) ►M2 , as amended by: ◄ ▼M2 — 32021 R 0268 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 2020 (OJ L 60, 22.2.2021, p. 21). ▼M1 The Decision shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (i) The following shall be added to the table in Annex I:



‘Iceland 3 109 329 Norway 28 925 334 ’ (ii) The following shall be added to the table in Annex II:



‘Iceland 2 876 150 2 802 993 2 729 836 2 656 679 2 583 522 2 510 365 2 437 208 2 364 050 2 290 893 2 217 736 Norway 25 164 459 24 296 764 23 429 068 22 561 373 21 693 677 20 825 982 19 958 287 19 090 591 18 222 896 17 355 200 ’ (iii) The following shall be added to the table in Annex III:



‘Iceland 1 243 732 Norway 5 785 067 ’

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Article 4

Education, training and youth

1. The EFTA States shall, from the entry into force of the Agreement, participate in the Community programme Youth for Europe in accordance with Part VI.

2. The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 1995, participate subject to the provisions of Part VI, in all programmes of the Community in the field of education, training and youth then in force or adopted. The planning and development of programmes of the Community in this field shall, as from the entry into force of the Agreement, be subject to the procedures referred to in Part VI, in particular Article 79(3).

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2n. , as amended by: — 32018 R 1475 : Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 (OJ L 250, 4.10.2018, p. 1). ▼M5 — 32019 R 0499 : Regulation (EU) 2019/499 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 laying down provisions for the continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities under the Erasmus+ programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 32).

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2o. The EFTA States shall, with effect from 1 January 2019, participate in the following programme: — 32018 R 1475 : Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU (OJ L 250, 4.10.2018, p. 1). Liechtenstein and Norway shall be exempted from the participation in, and the financial contribution to, this programme.

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2p. The EFTA States shall, with effect from 1 January 2019, participate in the following European framework: — 32018 D 0646 : Decision (EU) 2018/646 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass) and repealing Decision No 2241/2004/EC (OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 42).

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3. ►M4 ◄ The EFTA States shall contribute financially in accordance with Article 82(1)(a) of the Agreement to the programmes and actions referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2j, 2k, 2l, 2m, 2n, 2o and 2p.

4. The EFTA States shall, as from the start of cooperation in programmes to which they contribute financially in accordance with Article 82(1)(a), participate fully in all the EC committees which assist the EC Commission in the management or development of these programmes.

5. The EFTA States shall, from the entry into force of the Agreement, participate in the various activities of the Community involving the exchange of information including, where appropriate, contacts and meetings of experts, seminars and conferences. The Contracting Parties shall, furthermore, through the EEA Joint Committee or otherwise, take any other initiatives which may appear appropriate in this regard.

6. The Contracting Parties shall encourage appropriate cooperation between the competent organizations, institutions and other bodies in their respective territories where this would contribute to the strengthening and broadening of cooperation. This shall apply in particular to matters covered by the activities of the European Centre for Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) ( 5 ).

Article 5

Social policy

1. In the field of social policy, the dialogue referred to in Article 79(1) of the Agreement shall comprise, inter alia, the holding of meetings, including contacts between experts, the examination of questions of mutual interest in specific fields, the exchange of information on activities of the Contracting Parties, stock-taking of the state of cooperation and the carrying out, in common, of activities such as seminars and conferences.

2. The Contracting Parties shall seek in particular to strengthen cooperation in the framework of Community activities which may result from the following Community acts: — 388 Y 0203: Council Resolution of 21 December 1987 on safety, hygiene and heaOJ No C 28, 3.2.1988, p. 3lth at work (); — 391 Y 0531: Council Resolution of 21 May 1991 on the third medium-term Community action programme on equal opportunities for women and men (1991-95) (OJ No C 142, 31.5.1991, p. 1); — 390 Y 627(06): Council Resolution of 29 May 1990 on action to assist the long-term unemployed (OJ No C 157, 27.6.1990, p. 4); — 386 X 0379: Council Recommendation 86/379/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the employment of disabled people in the Community (OJ No L 225, 12.8.1986, p. 43); — 389 D 0457: Council Decision 89/457/EEC of 18 July 1989 establishing a medium-term Community action programme concerning the economic and social integration of the economically and socially less privileged groups in the society (OJ No L 224, 2.8.1989, p. 10).

3. The EFTA States shall, from the entry into force of the Agreement, participate within the framework of the Community actions for the elderly ( 6 ).

The EFTA States shall contribute financially in accordance with Article 82(1)(b) of the Agreement.

The EFTA States shall participate fully in the EC committees which assist the EC Commission in the management or development of the programme except for matters relating to the distribution of EC financial resources between Member States of the Community.

4. The EEA Joint Committee shall take the necessary decisions in order to facilitate cooperation between the Contracting Parties in future programmes and activities of the Community in the social field.

5. The Contracting Parties shall encourage appropriate cooperation between the competent organizations, institutions and other bodies in their respective territories where this would contribute to the strengthening and broadening of cooperation. This shall apply in particular to matters covered by the activities of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions ( 7 ).

Article 6

Consumer protection

1. In the field of consumer protection, the Contracting Parties shall strengthen the dialogue between them by all appropriate means, with a view to identifying areas and activities where closer cooperation could contribute to the attainment of their objectives.

2. The Contracting Parties shall seek to strengthen cooperation in the framework of Community activities, which may result from the following Community acts, in particular in ensuring consumer influence and participation: — 389 Y 1122(01): Council Resolution of 9 November 1989 on future priorities for relaunching consumer protection policy (OJ No C 294, 22.11.1989, p. 1); — 590 DC 0098: Three-Year Action Plan of Consumer Policy in the EEC (1990-92); — 388 Y 1117(01): Council Resolution of 4 November 1988 on the improvement of consumer involvement in standardization (OJ No C 293, 17.11.1988, p. 1).

Article 7

Small and medium-sized enterprises

1. The cooperation in the field of small and medium-sized enterprises shall in particular be promoted within the framework of actions of the Community: — to remove undue administrative, financial and legal constraints on business; — to inform and assist enterprises, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, on policies and programmes which might be of relevance to them; — to encourage cooperation and partnership between enterprises, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, from different regions of the European Economic Area.

2. The Contracting Parties shall seek in particular to strengthen cooperation in the framework of Community activities which may result from the following Community acts: — 388 Y 0727(02): Council Resolution on the improvement of the business environment and action to promote the development of enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, in the Community (OJ No C 197, 27.7.1988, p. 6); — 389 D 0490: Council Decision 89/490/EEC of 28 July 1989 on the improvement of the business environment and the promotion of the development of enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, in the Community (OJ No L 239, 16.8.1989, p. 33); — 389 Y 1007(01): Council Resolution of 26 September 1989 in the development of subcontracting in the Community (OJ No C 254, 7.10.1989, p. 1); — 390 X 0246: Council Recommendation of 28 May 1990 relating to the implementation of a policy of administrative simplification in favour of SMEs in the Member States (OJ No L 141, 2.6.1990, p. 55); — 391 Y 0605: Council Resolution of 27 May 1991 on the action programme for small and medium-sized enterprises including craft industry enterprises (OJ No C 146, 5.6.1991, p. 3); — 391 D 0319: Council Decision 91/319/EEC of 18 June 1991 revising the programme on the improvement of the business environment and the promotion of the development of enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises in the Community (OJ No L 175, 4.7.1991, p. 32).

3. The EEA Joint Committee shall, from the entry into force of the Agreement, take the appropriate decisions concerning the modalities, including those concerning any financial contributions by EFTA States, which shall apply in respect of the cooperation in the framework of the Community's activities in implementing the Council Decision on the improvement of the business environment and the promotion of development of enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises in the Community ( 8 ) and activities following therefrom.

Article 8

Tourism

In the field of tourism, the dialogue referred to in Article 79(1) of the Agreement shall aim at identifying areas and actions where closer cooperation could contribute to the promotion of tourism and to the improvement of the general conditions of the tourist industry in the territories of the Contracting Parties.

Article 9

Audiovisual sector

The necessary decisions shall be taken as soon as possible after the entry into force of the Agreement, to ensure the participation by the EFTA States in the programmes established under 390 D 0685 Council Decision 90/685/EEC of 21 December 1990 concerning the implementation of an action programme to promote the development of the European audiovisual industry (MEDIA) (1991 to 1995) (OJ No L 380, 31.12.1990, p. 37) to the extent this matter has not been settled prior to that date.

Article 10

Civil protection

1. The Contracting Parties shall seek to strengthen cooperation in the framework of Community activities which may result from (489 Y 0223) Resolution of the Council and the Representatives of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 13 February 1989 on the new developments in Community cooperation on civil protection (OJ No C 44, 23.2.1989, p. 3).

2. The EFTA States shall ensure that the number 112 is introduced within their territories as the single European emergency call number in accordance with the provisions of (391 D 0396) Council Decision of 29 July 1991 on the introduction of a single European emergency call number (OJ No L 217, 6.8.1991, p. 31).

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8d. , as amended by: — 32018 R 1475 : Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 (OJ L 250, 4.10.2018, p. 1). ▼M11 — 32019 D 0420 : Decision (EU) 2019/420 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2019 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 77I, 20.3.2019, p. 1).





— 1 79 H: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17).

— 1 85 I: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustment to the Treaties - Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.85, pp. 157 and 158).

— 1 79 H: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17).