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Divisions
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Legal advice and analysis for the EFTA Council and EFTA Management. The EFTA Convention, Headquarters agreements, depositary functions and EFTA’s regulations and rules, guidelines and policies.
Statistical legislation (EEA), relations with Eurostat in the framework of the EEA, technical cooperation with third countries, monitoring inclusion of EFTA data.
Information and communication, including relations with the press, editing publications and managing the EFTA website. Coordination of EEA Seminars.
HR policy, recruitment policy, employer branding, training and development, staff regulations & rules
Rules of Origin, COCE, PEM, Trade Facilitation, Albania, Bolivia, Jordan, MERCOSUR, Montenegro, Syria, Ukraine.
Budgeting, reporting, financial regulations & rules.
Services for the EFTA Council and its substructure.
Standing and Joint Committee, and EEA Council
Government Procurement, Trade and Sustainable Development, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia/Belarus/Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Turkey.
Editing of all EFTA publications and communications, maintenance of language and style guidelines, advice and assistance on linguistic issues.
Financial Services, Company Law, EFTA Economic Committee.
Records and information management.
Trade in Goods, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), Information and communication, Algeria, Israel, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Peru, Thailand, Tunisia.
Trade in Goods, TBT, Trade and Sustainable Development, EAC, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, North Macedonia, Palestine, SACU.
Standardisation, Accreditation, Conformity Assessment and Marking, Technical Barriers to Trade
Rules of Origin, COCE, PEM, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Georgia, Kosovo, Mauritius, Myanmar, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
Providing user support and ensuring reliable IT services to all staff and key clients.
Management of facilities in Geneva and organisation of logistics, including Ministerial meetings.
Trade in Services and Investment, Trade analysis coordination, Trade and Sustainable Development, Nigeria.
Activities of the EFTA Parliamentary Committee including the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee with the European Parliament.
Coordination of EFTA participation in Eurostat conferences, ESO staff administration, processing of invoices and VAT, managing office facilities and supply.
Legal and Institutional Issues, Dispute Settlement, Legal Reviews of FTAs, legal issues in FTAs, Trade Remedies, Competition, ASEAN, Chile, Japan, Philippines.
Statistical cooperation – EU Enlargement