034327/EU XXVII. GP Eingelangt am 08/10/20 Council of the European Union General Secretariat Brussels, 8 October 2020 CM 3978/20 AELE COMMUNICATION NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA Contact: [email protected] Tel./Fax: +32-2-281.87.69 / +32-2-281.85.23 Subject: Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Date: 13 October 2020 Time: 14.45 Venue: COUNCIL LEX BUILDING Rue de la Loi 145, 1048 BRUSSELS Delegations are reminded that due to current social distancing requirements, their participation in this meeting will be limited to 1+0 1. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA 1.1 Preparation of the 53rd meeting of the EEA Council on 18 November 2020: draft conclusions = discussion The EFTA Working Party will examine the EEA EFTA States' comments on the draft conclusions of the 53rd meeting of the EEA Council. WK 9028/20 REV 21 1 To be issued. CM 3978/20 1 EN www.parlament.gv.at 2. SWISS CONFEDERATION 2.1 EU-Swiss relations (state of play) = information by the EEAS/Commission (followed by discussion) The EEAS will update the EFTA Working Party on the latest developments in EU-Swiss relations, including the working visit of the EFTA/EU Delegation of the Swiss Parliament to Brussels on 1 and 2 October and the 39th EU-Switzerland Interparliamentary Meeting (IPM) on 9 October, 2.2 EU-Swiss Institutional Framework Agreement = information by the EEAS/Commission (followed by discussion) The EEAS/Commission will present the main features of the draft EU-Swiss Institutional Framework Agreement, as agreed between the negotiators on 23 November 2018. WK 15292/18 & WK 3605/19 3. AOB 3.1 Information point by the EEAS on the request by Iceland for improved access to the EU market for fish and fishery products (letter from Commissioner Hogan to Mr Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, 31 July 2020) 3.2 Information point by the EEAS on recent developments concerning EU's relations with the Faroe Islands (letters from the Commission President von der Leyen to Ms Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, and to Mr Bárður á Steig Nielsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands) NB: Delegations are asked to submit their requests for "other business" items to the General Secretariat, [email protected], in writing by Monday, 12 October 2020, 12.00 (noon). CM 3978/20 2 EN www.parlament.gv.at.