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Legal Officer Internal Market Division audur@efta.int EUROPEAN - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Auur r Steinarsdttir Legal Officer Internal Market Division audur@efta.int EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION http://eealaw.efta.int https://youtu.be/SIlgo24kWqU EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION Outline of the process 1. EU drafts new
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Outline of the process
- 1. EU drafts new legislation
- 2. EU adopts new legislation
- 3. Secretariat: Identification and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states: Relevance and need for adaptations
- 5. Secretariat: Drafts decision for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee Decision
- 8. Implementation in the EFTA States
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
The EEA EFTA States contribute to EU decision shaping
- Participation in EU expert groups and committees, but without the
right to vote
- Early assessment by experts of EEA challenges in EU proposals
- EEA EFTA comments on important policy issues
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EU adopts new legislation
- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
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EFTA Secretariat: Identification and preliminary assessment
EFTA Secretariat:
- Identifies relevant acts and conducts a preliminary assessment
- EEA relevance
- Need for adaptations
- Sends to experts in the EFTA States (Working/Expert Groups)
- Proposes procedure: Fast track or Standard
- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
Experts assess the act
- EEA relevance
- Need for adaptations?
➢ Technical adaptations ➢ Substantive adaptations
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Adaptations - Different forms
Three different forms of adaptations:
> Horizontal ➔ Covers all acts in Annexes (Protocol 1 EEA) > Sectoral ➔ Covers a specific Annex/part of an Annex > Specific ➔ Covers specific act
All adaptations have the same effect: The act(s) are to be read in a specific way for the purpose of the EEA!
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Adaptation texts – different categories
Technical adaptations: > No material changes to the act (e.g. inclusion of EFTA States to lists, references to TFEU, transitional measures etc.) Substantive adaptations: > Modifies rights and/or obligations contained in the EU rules (e.g. exemptions, different institutional setup, decision-making powers, fines etc.)
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
National procedures in the EEA EFTA States
- Procedures vary between the three EEA EFTA States
- See Webtool for more details on procedures in each State
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
The EEA EFTA States agree on a draft decision to incorporate an act
- Drafted by the EFTA Secretariat based on feedback from
experts
- Approved by the EEA EFTA States
- Submitted to European External Action Service (EEAS) once
approved
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
The EU reviews and approves the draft Decision
The European Commission Inter-service consultation on the draft Decision with the relevant Directorates-General Timeline depends on if there are substantive adaptations
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
The EU reviews and approves the draft Decision
The Council of the EU If the draft Decision contains substantive adaptations or budgetary consequences, the Council of the European Union must give the EEAS the mandate to adopt it
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
List of acts ready to be incorporated
- EEA EFTA States and the EU agree on a list of draft Joint
Committee Decisions that are ready for adoption
- Decisions put on the agenda for the next meeting of the EEA
Joint Committee
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
The EEA Joint Committee adopts the Decision
Adoption of the Decision The EEA Joint Committee is responsible for managing the EEA Agreement In this forum the EU and the EEA EFTA States exchange views and take decisions by consensus to incorporate EU acts into the EEA Agreement
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
Entry into force of the Joint Committee Decision
- Normally one day after adoption
- Exceptions
➢ Fulfilment of constitutional requirements
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- 2. EU adopts new
legislation
- 3. Secr: Identification
and preliminary assessment
- 4. EFTA states:
Relevance and adaptations
- 5. Secr: Drafts decision
for incorporation
- 6. Negotiations with
the EU
- 7. EEA Joint Committee
Decision
- 8. Implementation in
the EFTA States
- 1. EU drafts new
legislation
The EEA EFTA States are obliged to implement incorporated acts
- Surveillance by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)
- Jurisdiction of the EFTA Court
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EEA-Lex
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