EFTA Surveillance Authority

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The EFTA Surveillance Authority is an independent body responsible for ensuring that Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway comply with their obligations under the European Economic Area agreement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
supranational authority
appliesTo EEA EFTA states NERFINISHED
Icelandic government measures under EEA law
Liechtenstein government measures under EEA law
Norwegian government measures under EEA law
appliesToJurisdiction European Economic Area NERFINISHED
canBringCaseTo EFTA Court NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith EFTA Court NERFINISHED
countryServed Iceland NERFINISHED
Liechtenstein NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
employs staff from EEA EFTA states and other countries
foundedBy European Free Trade Association NERFINISHED
governedBy College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority NERFINISHED
hasCounterpart European Commission NERFINISHED
hasHeadquartersIn Belgium NERFINISHED
Brussels NERFINISHED
hasMainResponsibility enforcing EEA competition rules in EFTA states
ensuring compliance with EEA Agreement obligations
initiating infringement proceedings against EFTA states under the EEA Agreement
monitoring implementation of EEA rules in EFTA states
monitoring state aid in EFTA states under the EEA Agreement
hasMandate to ensure homogeneity between EEA EFTA states and EU member states in the internal market
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasTypeOfIndependence functionally independent from national governments
institutionally independent from EEA EFTA states
hasWebsite https://www.eftasurv.int
legalBasis EEA Agreement NERFINISHED
Surveillance and Court Agreement NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
memberOf European Economic Area institutional framework NERFINISHED
monitors competition law compliance in EEA EFTA states
implementation of EEA internal market rules in EFTA states
state aid schemes in EEA EFTA states
overseesPolicyArea competition
energy
environment
financial services
food safety
internal market
public procurement
state aid
transport
reportsTo EEA Joint Committee on relevant matters NERFINISHED
roleComparedToCounterpart performs functions similar to the European Commission for EEA EFTA states
shortName ESA NERFINISHED

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European Economic Area monitoredBy EFTA Surveillance Authority
European Economic Area policy monitoredBy EFTA Surveillance Authority