Contents
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 189(2), 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 Areanote, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Areanote (the ‘EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2)Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee is able to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(3)It is appropriate to extend the participation rights of EEA EFTA States, as agreed by the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 319/2021 of 29 October 2021, to the Governmental Satellite Communication (GOVSATCOM) component of the Union Space Programme and to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) 2023/588 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote.
(4)Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1#
The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.