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5.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
333/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 3 December 2012
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee
concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 (on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/747/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
lation (EU) No 911/2010 to Iceland, until otherwise
decided by the EEA Joint Committee.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 189, in conjunction with
(6)
It is appropriate to terminate the suspension of the appli
Article 218(9) thereof,
cability of Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 to Iceland from
1 January 2013.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of
28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing
the Agreement on the European Economic Area (
(7) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be

1 ), and in
particular Article 1(3) thereof,
amended accordingly.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
(8) The
position
of
the
Union
in
the
EEA
Joint
Committee
should be based on the attached draft Decision,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) The
Agreement
on
the
European
Economic
Area
( 2 ) (‘the
EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
Article 1
(2)
Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union,
Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia,
in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to
Protocol 31 thereto.
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
(3) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
contains
specific
provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in
Article 2
specific fields outside the four freedoms.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
(4) Regulation
(EU)
No
911/2010
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010
on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES)
Done at Brussels, 3 December 2012.
and its initial operations (2011 to 2013) ( 3 ) was incor
porated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA
Joint Committee No 139/2012 ( 4 ).
For the Council
(5) Decision
of
the
EEA
Joint
Committee
No
139/2012
The President
provided for the suspension of the applicability of Regu
N. SYLIKIOTIS
( 1 ) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
( 2 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 309, 8.11.2012, p. 21.

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Official Journal of the European Union
5.12.2012
DRAFT
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …/2012
of …
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of
Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and
the EEA Agreement (*).
98 thereof,
Whereas:
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
(1) Regulation
(EU)
No
911/2010
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010
on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES)
Article 3
and its initial operations (2011 to 2013) ( 1 ) was incor
porated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
Joint Committee No 139/2012 ( 2 ).
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
(2)
The suspension of the applicability of Regulation (EU) No
911/2010 to Iceland should be terminated.
(3) Protocol
31
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be Done at …,
amended in order to allow for this termination to take
effect from 1 January 2013,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
For the EEA Joint Committee
Article 1
In paragraph 8c of Article 1 of Protocol 31 to the EEA
The Secretaries
Agreement, adaptation (e) shall be deleted.
The President
to the EEA Joint Committee
( 1 ) OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 1.
(*) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional
( 2 ) OJ L 309, 8.11.2012, p. 21.
requirements indicated.]

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