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EN
Official Journal of the European Union
18.7.2012
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 July 2012
on the position to be taken by 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
(2012/400/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(3) 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
(4) The
position
of
the
Union
within
the
EEA
Joint
with Article 218(9) thereof,
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
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to
the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the
Whereas:
EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement on the European
Article 2
Economic Area
( 2 ) (the ‘EEA Agreement’) contains
specific provisions and arrangements concerning
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(2) It
is
appropriate
to
extend
the
cooperation
of
the Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to activities
outside the four freedoms, including cooperation
For the Council
concerning free movement of workers, coordination of
social security systems and measures for migrants,
The President
including migrants from third countries.
V. SHIARLY
( 1 ) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
( 2 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

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EN
18.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
188/5
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2012 OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
of
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
— Budget line 04 03 05: “Free movement of workers,
coordination of social security systems and measures
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
for migrants, including migrants from third countries”.’;
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
on the European Economic Area, (the ‘EEA Agreement’), and
(2) the words ‘and in the programme referred to in the twelfth
in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,
indent as from 1 January 2009’ in paragraph 5 shall be
Whereas:
replaced by ‘, in the programme referred to in the twelfth
indent as from 1 January 2009 and in the actions funded
(1) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
was
amended
by
from the budget lines for the financial year 2012 referred to
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of … ( 1 ).
in paragraph 12 as from 1 January 2012’;
(2) It
is
appropriate
to
extend
the
cooperation
of
the (3) the words ‘paragraph 8’ in paragraphs 6 and 7 shall be
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include
replaced by the words ‘paragraphs 8 and 12’.
cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coor
dination of social security systems and measures for
Article 2
migrants, including migrants from third countries.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last
(3) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of
amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation
the EEA Agreement (*).
to take place from 1 January 2012,
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 3
Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
amended as follows:
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
(1) the following paragraph shall be inserted after
paragraph 11:
‘12. The
EFTA
States
shall,
as
from
1
January
2012, Done at …, …
participate in the actions funded from the following
budget lines, entered in the general budget of the
European Union for the financial year 2012:
— Budget line 04 01 04 08: “Free movement of workers,
For the EEA Joint Committee
coordination of social security systems and measures for
migrants, including migrants from third countries –
The Secretaries
Expenditure on administrative management”,
The President
to the EEA Joint Committee
(*) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional
( 1 ) OJ L …
requirements indicated.]

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