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Section for EEA Affairs

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
* EEA/EFTA section

Short name
EØS/EFTA-seksjonen

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Section

Superior body
* Department for bilateral european questions and european economical cooperation

Located
301 Oslo

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 * No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
* Europe department

2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 * No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
European Department

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2015-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
EEA Coordination Centre

Short name
EØS-senteret

Tasks:
Current EEA matters. Incorporation of EU legislation. Secretariat for the Government’s European policy coordination committee. Justice and home affairs matters including Schengen. The EEA Coordination Centre will be the secretariat for the two inter-ministerial liaison committees, on EEA matters and on justice and home affairs, respectively. Relations with the EFTA institutions. Country responsibility for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and for Andorra, Monaco and San Marino. The Unit for EEA Translation Services will be organised under the EEA Coordination Centre.
Source: regjeringen.no (february 2015)

2017-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Section for EEA and Schengen Affairs

Short name
EØS- og Schengen-seksjonen

Current EEA matters. Incorporation of EU legislation. Secretariat for the Government’s European policy coordination committee. Justice and home affairs matters including Schengen. The Section for EEA and Schengen Affairs will be the secretariat for the two inter-ministerial liaison committees, on EEA matters and on justice and home affairs, respectively. Relations with the EFTA institutions. The section is responsible for coordinating the Government’s work on Brexit. Country responsibility for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and for Andorra, Monaco and San Marino. The Unit for EEA Translation Services is organised under the section.
Source: regjeringen.no - 2017

2020-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Section for EEA Affairs

Short name
EUR ESS

Tasks:
Current EEA matters. Incorporation of EU legislation. Secretariat for the Government’s European policy coordination committee. Justice and home affairs matters including Schengen. The Section for EEA and Schengen Affairs will be the secretariat for the two inter-ministerial liaison committees, on EEA matters and on justice and home affairs, respectively. Relations with the Efta institutions. The section is responsible for coordinating the Government’s work on Brexit. Country responsibility for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and for Andorra, Monaco and San Marino. The Unit for EEA Translation Services is organised under the section.
Source: regjeringen.no, 2020