2003/4/: Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 4/2003/SC of 4 December 2003 establishing an EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee
2003/4/: Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 4/2003/SC of 4 December 2003 establishing an EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee
Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States
No 4/2003/SC
of 4 December 2003
establishing an EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee
THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA Agreement,
Having regard to the Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA Enlargement Agreement,
Having regard to Protocol 38a on the EEA Financial Mechanism inserted into the EEA Agreement by the EEA Enlargement Agreement,
Having regard to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Community on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2004 to 2009,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. An EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Interim Committee, which should be operative as soon as possible, is hereby established.
2. The Interim Committee shall assist the EFTA States in preparing for the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism for 2004 to 2009.
3. The Interim Committee shall report to the Standing Committee.
4. The Interim Committee may be assisted by the Missions of the EEA and EFTA States to the EU.
5. The Interim Committee shall, on the day of entering into force of the EEA Enlargement Agreement, be replaced by an EEA Financial Mechanism Committee.
6. The Interim Committee shall also discuss and assess coordination and integration between the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
7. The Interim Committee shall agree upon a President who shall be confirmed by the Standing Committee.
Article 2
This Decision shall take immediate effect.
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, 4 December 2003.
For the Standing Committee
The President
H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein