European Free Trade Association

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefit of its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

The Association is responsible for the management of:

+ The EFTA Convention, which forms the legal basis of the organisation and governs free trade relations between the EFTA States

+ EFTA’s worldwide network of free trade and partnership agreements

+ The European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, which enables three of the four EFTA Member States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) to participate in the EU’s Internal Market.

EFTA Court
The EFTA Court fulfils the judicial function within the EFTA system, interpreting the Agreement on the European Economic Area with regard to the EFTA States party to the Agreement. At present those EFTA States are Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority monitors compliance with European Economic Area rules in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, enabling them to participate in the European internal market

• Primary Source

Website: EFTA Court http://www.eftacourt.int/

http://www.eftasurv.int/ http://www.eftasurv.int/

UK: Parliament: House of Commons: Library: Debate Pack, No.31, 2018 (02.02.18): The European Free Trade Association http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2018-0031/CDP-2018-0031.pdf

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