Here you can find the main text of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). Here you can find a chronological archive of the Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee adopted since 1994 in the English and German versions and from 2011 in the Icelandic and Norwegian versions.

The EEA agreement was signed in 1992 between the then 12 EU countries and 6 EFTA countries: Austria, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, although Switzerland later chose to reject the agreement. It entered into force in 1994.

With EEA-Lex you can find information about proposed EU legal acts with possible EEA relevance, adopted EU acts under consideration for incorporation into the EEA Agreement, and acts that have already been incorporated into the Agreement.

The European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement enables Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (EEA EFTA States) to participate in the EU Internal Market. It covers the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons, competition and state aid …

The European Economic Area (EEA) groups together the 27 EU Member States and 3 European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) in a single market subject to the same rules.

Current consolidated version: 17/10/2024. AGREEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREAMBLE .......... 7. PART I OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES .......... 9. PART II FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS .......... 10. Chapter 1 Basic principles .......... 10. Chapter 2 Agricultural and fishery products .......... 11.

Learn about the EEA Agreement between 27 EU member states and three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations: Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

What is the European Economic Area? The European Economic Area (EEA) brings together the EU Member States and three of the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). It was established by the EEA Agreement, an international agreement which enables these three EFTA States to participate fully in the Single Market.

The EEA links the EU member states and three of the four EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) into an internal market governed by the same EU laws. These rules aim to enable free movement of persons, goods, services, and capital within the European single market, including the freedom to choose residence in any country within this area.

This book features eleven contributions on the fundamental principles of EEA law: legislative and judicial homogeneity, reciprocity, prosperity, priority, authority, loyalty, proportionality, equality, liability and sovereignty.