European Economic Area

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The European Economic Area is a regional agreement that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries, allowing them to participate in the free movement of goods, services, people, and capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic integration agreement
international organization
abbreviation EEA
appliesTo Member States of the European Union
surface form: European Union member states

Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
coversPolicyArea competition rules
free movement of capital
free movement of goods
free movement of persons
free movement of services
public procurement
social policy aspects
state aid control
enteredIntoForceOn 1994-01-01
excludesPolicyArea common agriculture policy
European Union fisheries policy
surface form: common fisheries policy

common foreign and security policy
common trade policy
customs union
justice and home affairs cooperation (most aspects)
extends European Union internal market
surface form: European Union single market
formerMember United Kingdom
formerMemberUntil 2020-01-31
foundedBy European Free Trade Association
European Union
hasInstitution EEA Consultative Committee
EEA Joint Committee
surface form: EEA Council

EEA Joint Committee
EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee
hasLanguage English
French
German
hasMember Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
all European Union member states
headquartersLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
judicialOversightBy EFTA Court
legalBasis Agreement on the European Economic Area
monitoredBy EFTA Surveillance Authority
purpose ensure homogenous European Economic Area
integration of EFTA states into EU internal market
region Europe
requires adoption of relevant EU internal market legislation by EEA EFTA states
signedOn 1992-05-02

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European Film Award for Best Actor region European Economic Area
this entity surface form: European Union and wider Europe
PEGI 3 jurisdiction European Economic Area
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 geographicalScope European Economic Area
this entity surface form: European Economic Area (through EEA participation rules)
HICP geographicalScope European Economic Area
subject surface form: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
this entity surface form: European Economic Area countries
Hyundai Motor Europe regionServed European Economic Area