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The EEA watchdog Presentation for the EEA seminarTrygve Mellvang-Berg, 9 June 2011
Who are these bureaucrats?
About 70 employees
16 nationalities
Run by a college of three
Four departmentsIMA – CSA – LEA – ADM
Per Sanderud is the current president
Half of them from Norway and Iceland
Most of them lawyers
Two pillars
Two pillars
The little sister of the Commission
27 states500 million citizens
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein5,5 million citizens
What is the watchdog watching over?
The EEA AgreementState AidCompetitionInternal Market
Public procurementControls
What is none of our business?
Outside EEAAgriculture, fisheries, forestryCustoms and external tradeTax and monetary policiesSchengenDefense and security
What makes the watchdog react?
Own initiative
Complaints
Co-operation withthe Commission
March 2011:
2. Norway
8. Liechtenstein
23. Iceland
State Aid(Public aid to
commercial undertakings)
Main rule: State aid is prohibited
Certain exceptions in the EEA Agreement
Even if applicable there is an obligation to notify all new state aid
Standstill obligation: no aid must be granted before it has been authorised by ESA
Core principles
Competition
Internal Market
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