Date: 2022-10-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 136/2019 of 8 May 2019 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2022/2033]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 136/2019, adopted on May 8, 2019, amends Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement to extend cooperation between the Contracting Parties to include Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 2, 2018. This regulation establishes the legal framework for the European Solidarity Corps and amends Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013, and Decision No 1313/2013/EU.
Specifically, the amendment incorporates Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 into paragraph 2n of Article 4 of Protocol 31. Furthermore, it inserts a new paragraph 2o into Article 4, stipulating that the EFTA States will participate in the European Solidarity Corps program with effect from January 1, 2019. Liechtenstein and Norway are exempted from participation and financial contributions to this program. The EFTA States will contribute financially to the specified programs and actions in accordance with Article 82(1)(a) of the Agreement.
The decision entered into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement and applies retroactively from January 1, 2019. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
Norway: A country participating in the EEA agreement.
EEA Joint Committee: The joint committee responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Regulation EU 2018/1475: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps.
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the legislative branch of the European Union
European Solidarity Corps: A European Union initiative for young people to participate in solidarity activities.
Liechtenstein: A country participating in the EEA agreement.
L 279/44 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 136/2019
of 8 May 2019
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms [2022/2033]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86
and 98 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to include Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 laying down the legal framework of the European
Solidarity Corps and amending Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 and Decision
No 1313/2013/EU(1).
(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place from 1 January 2019,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following is inserted in paragraph 2n of Article 4:
‘, as amended by:
— 32018 R 1475: Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018
(OJ L 250, 4.10.2018, p. 1).’
2. The following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2n of Article 4:
‘2o. The EFTA States shall, with effect from 1 January 2019, participate in the following programme:
— 32018 R 1475: Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October
2018 laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulation (EU)
No 1288/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU (OJ L 250, 4.10.2018,
p. 1).
Liechtenstein and Norway shall be exempted from the participation in, and the financial contribution to, this
programme.’
3. The text of paragraph 3 of Article 4 is replaced by the following:
‘The EFTA States shall contribute financially in accordance with Article 82(1)(a) of the Agreement to the programmes
and actions referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2j, 2k, 2l, 2m, 2n and 2o.’
4. The following is inserted in Article 10(8)(d):
‘, as amended by:
— 32018 R 1475: Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018
(OJ L 250, 4.10.2018, p. 1).’
(1) OJ L 250, 4.10.2018, p. 1.27.10.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/45
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement*.
It shall apply from 1 January 2019.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.