Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms - Draft common position of the Community -
Date: 2007-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU action, action programme, cultural cooperation, cultural policy













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Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms - Draft common position of the Community -  /* SEC/2007/0356 final */  








[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |Brussels, 21.3.2007SEC(2007) 356 finalDraftDECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEEamending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms- Draft common position of the Community - (presented by the Commission)EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM1. Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions on the cooperation between the Community and the EEA EFTA States outside the four freedoms.2. The attached draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee aims to modify Protocol 31 to extend cooperation in the field of Culture. It provides a framework for cooperation and sets out the modalities for full participation of the EEA EFTA States in the Community programmes and actions in this field, with effect from 1st January 2007, by incorporating:-  32006 D 1855 : Decision No 1855/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 1).3. Article 1.3(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 concerning the arrangements for implementing the EEA Agreement envisages that the Council establish the Community position for such Decisions on a proposal from the Commission.4. The draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee is submitted for the approval of the Council, after which the Commission will put forward the position of the Community in the EEA Joint Committee at the earliest possible occasion.DraftDECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEEamending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedomsTHE 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, hereinafter referred to as ‘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 1855/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) [2] .(3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2007,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The following indent shall be added in Article 13(4) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:‘- 32006 D 1855 : Decision No 1855/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 1).’Article 2This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement*.It shall apply from 1 January 2007.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .Done at Brussels, .For the EEA Joint CommitteeThe PresidentThe Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee [1] OJ L …[2] OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 1.* [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]