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The EEA watchdog
Presentation for the EEA seminar
Trygve Mellvang-Berg, 9 June 2011
The EEA watchdog Presentation for the EEA seminar Trygve - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The EEA watchdog Presentation for the EEA seminar Trygve - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
1 2 3 4 5 The EEA watchdog Presentation for the EEA seminar Trygve Mellvang-Berg, 9 June 2011 Who are these bureaucrats? About 70 employees Most of them lawyers 16 nationalities Half of them from Norway and Iceland Run by a college of
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Who are these bureaucrats?
About 70 employees 16 nationalities Run by a college of three Four departments
IMA – CSA – LEA – ADM Per Sanderud is the current president Half of them from Norway and Iceland Most of them lawyers
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Two pillars
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Two pillars
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The little sister of the Commission
27 states 500 million citizens Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein 5,5 million citizens
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What is the watchdog watching over?
The EEA Agreement
State Aid Competition Internal Market
Public procurement Controls
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What is none of our business?
Outside EEA
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry Customs and external trade Tax and monetary policies Schengen Defense and security
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What makes the watchdog react?
Own initiative Complaints Co-operation with the Commission
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March 2011:
- 2. Norway
- 8. Liechtenstein
- 23. Iceland
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State Aid
(Public aid to commercial undertakings)
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Main rule: State aid is prohibited Certain exceptions in the EEA Agreement Even if applicable there is an
- bligation to notify all new state aid
Standstill obligation: no aid must be granted before it has been authorised by ESA
Core principles
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Competition
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Internal Market
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