Secretary-General
Secretaries-General
Brussels, Geneva and Luxembourg
+32 22861 720
Divisions
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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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Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services, Information Society, Data Protection, Postal Services, Cultural Affairs.
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Budgetary matters, consumer affairs, coordinator for EU programme participation, research and innovation, education, training and youth.
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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, Recognition of Professional Qualifications.
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Technical barriers to trade (medicinal products, medical devices, fertilisers, plant protection products, wine and spirit drinks), mutual recognition agreements, standardisation, accreditation.
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Financial Services, Company Law, EFTA Economic Committee.
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Technical barriers to trade (tobacco, motor vehicles, chemicals, machinery, construction products, cosmetics, personal protective equipment, electrical equipment, explosives and pyrotechnic articles, marine equipment, recreational craft, gas appliances), product safety, market surveillance, standardisation.
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Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food Safety Policies, Feedingstuffs.
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Registration of legal acts and related data, monitoring of EU data sources, quality control of case-handling system.
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Enterprise Policy, Horizontal Internal Market Affairs, Services, Civil Protection.
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Gender equality, anti-discrimination, family policy and fundamental rights, standardisation agreements, environment.
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Subcommittees I-IV coordination
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Assisting officers on matters of environment, energy, food chain, ECASIS, competition, state aid, intellectual property rights and technical barriers to trade.