rule procedur adopt eea consult committe constitu meet held februari brussel chapter articl composit eea consult committe eea cc set pursuant articl eea agreement member thirti appoint econom social committe esc efta consult committe csc articl term refer eea cc area compet embrac econom social matter relev eea eea cc express view form report resolut eea cc exercis initi implicitli eea agreement mean decis plenari session eea cc strengthen relat econom social partner european union european free trade associ articl appoint member eea cc member appoint esc csc member month eea cc plenari session csc repres member design efta state eea agreement enter forc member appoint remain offic appoint bodi decid articl perman observ eea cc meet attend perman observ effect bodi appoint perman observ union industri european commun unic european trade union confeder etuc group iii esc group iii esc appoint perman observ consider widest rang interest group repres articl observ observ includ member csc countri particip eea nomin european socio econom organ invit bureau attend eea cc meet order part debat topic request organ part channel instanc recogn group esc csc articl replac member appoint committe perman observ appoint unic etuc group iii esc replac time appoint bodi articl eea author eea cc presid eea council eea cc heard compet author eea eu efta part eea cc proceed articl chair eea cc chair jointli esc csc chairmen chairmen replac exercis duti accord rule procedur committe articl bureau eea cc elect bureau respons prepar coordin organ eea cc plenari session bureau carri duti plenari session bureau member esc csc includ chairmen bureau member appoint period year accord committe rule procedur replac time appoint bodi determin composit bureau fullest account represent member state categori econom social activ committe chapter ii organ work articl plenari session eea cc gener meet year altern eu member state efta state bureau decis duli motiv reason eea cc hold extraordinari meet brussel geneva coincid esc csc plenari session interest group employ trade union interest hold preparatori meet immedi prior plenari session eea cc articl decis take eea cc decis valid major eea cc member present major member deleg committe principl eea cc report resolut arriv consensu prevent work eea cc deadlock recours vote vote diverg view append eea cc report resolut order provid fuller understand posit held social partner diverg view written statement eman interest group articl procedur recours vote decis deem qualifi third major eea cc member favour provid simpl major esc member hand csc member tenth member present request vote explan vote made explan record record proceed meet question articl public report resolut eea decis make bodi relev eu efta bodi publish offici eea languag eea section eea supplement offici journal european commun respect secretariat committe dissemin report resolut european socio econom organ articl agenda plenari agenda drawn bureau take account topic discuss eea level take account propos committe member agenda adopt start plenari session includ busi item discuss end meet articl bureau meet principl bureau meet time year meet held immedi prior eea cc plenari session bureau meet time urgenc subject warrant bureau meet plenari session held esc csc headquart articl rapporteur work group ensur eea cc resolut report approv good time plenari session bureau decid appoint rapporteur set work group assist rapporteur draw propos submiss plenari session principl work group member appoint esc member appoint csc replac time appoint bodi work group hold maximum meet held esc csc headquart written procedur work group assist expert appoint esc csc basi specialist knowledg expert invit bureau decid propos work group member articl secretariat secretariat provid esc csc secretariat accord meet venu secretariat work close coordin chapter iii financi provis articl oper expenditur eea cc oper expenditur met esc csc depend meet venu articl member expens eea cc member travel subsist expens reimburs accord committe rule chapter iv final provis articl languag offici languag eea cc offici recogn eu efta state eea cc work languag english french german give due consider pillar natur eea agreement nordic languag plenari session eea cc member wish add languag mention member bear ensu addit cost request passiv limit number offici languag author bureau languag spoken interpret equal number work languag work group reduc light membership work group cost involv articl revis rule procedur present rule procedur revis decis plenari revis rule bureau draw propos revis rule vote procedur articl appli brussel februari eea consult committe presid susann tiemann erik forsman