Council Decision (EU) 2024/1858

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 46 and 48 of the TFEU in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area^note, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:

(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Area^note (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2)Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (‘Protocol 31’) to the EEA Agreement.

(3)It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include cooperation concerning the free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(4)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly and such cooperation should take place retroactively from 1 January 2024.

(5)The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

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