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Official Journal of the European Union
4.10.2012
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 122/2012
of 15 June 2012
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
referred to in the seventh and eighth indents of paragraph 8
as from 1 January 2004, in the programmes referred to in
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
the ninth, 10th and 11th indents of paragraph 8 as from
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
1 January 2007, in the programme referred to in the 12th
on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as
indent of paragraph 8 as from 1 January 2009 and in the
‘the Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,
programme referred to in the 13th indent of paragraph 8 as
from 1 January 2012.’;
Whereas:
(1) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
was
amended
by (2) the following indent shall be added in paragraph 8:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 101/2012 of
30 April 2012 (
‘— 32011 D 0940: Decision No 940/2011/EU of the

1 ).
European Parliament and of the Council of
(2) It
is
appropriate
to
extend
the
cooperation
of
the
14 September 2011 on the European Year for Active
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include
Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)
Decision No 940/2011/EU of the European Parliament
(OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 5).’.
and of the Council of 14 September 2011 on the
European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity
Article 2
between Generations (2012) ( 2 ).
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 Agreement (*).
to take place from 1 January 2012,
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 3
Article 1
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
Article 5 of Protocol 31 shall be amended as follows:
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
(1) paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:
Union.
‘5. The
EFTA
States
shall
participate
in
the
Community
programmes and actions referred to in the first two indents
Done at Brussels, 15 June 2012.
of paragraph 8 as from 1 January 1996, in the programme
referred to in the third indent of paragraph 8 as from
1 January 2000, in the programme referred to in the
For the EEA Joint Committee
fourth indent of paragraph 8 as from 1 January 2001, in
the programmes referred to in the fifth and sixth indents of
The Acting President
paragraph 8 as from 1 January 2002, in the programmes
Gianluca GRIPPA
( 1 ) OJ L 248, 13.9.2012, p. 39.
( 2 ) OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 5. (*)
No
constitutional
requirements
indicated.

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