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30.4.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
118/3
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 April 2013
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee
concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields
outside the four freedoms
(2013/207/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(5) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Articles 46 and 48, in conjunction
with Article 218(9) thereof,
(6) The
position
of
the
Union
in
the
EEA
Joint
Committee
should be based on the attached draft Decision,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of
28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
the Agreement on the European Economic Area ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union,
in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to
Whereas:
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific
fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft
(1) The
Agreement
on
the
European
Economic
Area
( 2 ) (‘the
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA
Article 2
Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia,
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Protocol 31 thereto.
(3) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
contains
specific
provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in
Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.
specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4) It
is
appropriate
to
extend
the
cooperation
of
the
For the Council
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to the
actions funded from the 04 01 04 08 and 04 03 05
The President
budget lines for the financial year 2013.
E. GILMORE
( 1 ) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
( 2 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

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Official Journal of the European Union
30.4.2013
DRAFT
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …/2013
of …
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
The words ‘year 2012’ are replaced by ‘years 2012 and 2013’.
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
Article 2
Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and
98 thereof,
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last
notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*).
Whereas:
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
(1) It
is
appropriate
to
extend
the
cooperation
of
the
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include
Article 3
cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coor
dination of social security systems and measures for
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
migrants, including migrants from third countries.
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European

Union.
(2) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation
to take place from 1 January 2013,
Done at Brussels,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
For the EEA Joint Committee
Article 1
Paragraphs 5 and 12 of Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the EEA
The Secretaries
Agreement shall be amended as follows:
The President
to the EEA Joint Committee
(*) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional
requirements indicated.]

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