Secretary-General
Secretaries-General
Geneva, Brussels and Luxembourg
+41 223322 601 (Geneva)
+32 22861 717 (Brussels)
Divisions
1
Responsibilities
Oversees all ESO activities, technical cooperation with third countries, relations with Eurostat in all matters of statistics relating to EFTA, statistical legislation (EEA), cooperation with other international organisations.
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Financial Services, Company Law, EFTA Economic Committee.
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Standardisation, Accreditation, Conformity Assessment and Marking, Technical Barriers to Trade
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Budgetary Matters, Coordinator for EU programme participation, Research and Innovation, Education, Training and Youth, Recognition of Professional Qualifications.
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Health and Safety at Work, Labour Law, Social Security, Free Movement of Persons, Employment, Social Policy and Public Health.
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Intellectual Property Rights, Competition Policy, State Aid, Public Procurement.
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Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services, Information Society, Data Protection, Postal Services, Cultural Affairs.
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Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) (Tobacco, Motor Vehicles, Chemicals, Machinery, Construction Products, Fertilisers, Cosmetics, Wine and Spirit Drinks, Plant Protection Products, Personal Protective Equipment, Electrical Equipment, Explosives and Pyrotechnic Articles, Marine Equipment, Recreational Craft, Gas Appliances, Medicinal Products, Medical Devices), Mutual Recognition Agreements, Product Safety and Market Surveillance.
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Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food Safety Policies, Feedingstuffs.
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Enterprise Policy, Horizontal Internal Market Affairs, Services, Consumer Affairs, Civil Protection, Gender Equality, Anti-Discrimination, Family Policy and Fundamental Rights.
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Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, Mutual Recognition Agreements, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).
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Identifying and registering EEA relevant EU legislation and policies.
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Subcommittees I-IV coordination
