European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Association européenne de libre-échange (AELE)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.efta.int/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eftasecretariat
X: https://x.com/EFTAsecretariat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/efta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eftasecretariat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EFTAvideo
Founded
1960-01-04 Stockholm Sweden
History
Established 4 Jan 1960 on signature of the Stockholm Convention (entered into force 3 May 1960) by its then seven Member States - Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and UK. Finland became a full member 1 Jan 1986; Iceland, Mar 1970; Liechtenstein, Sep 1991.
Six members left EFTA to join H-XF0662 - European Communities (EC), now the first "pillar" of F-XF2147 - European Union (EU): Denmark and UK, 1972; Portugal as of 31 Dec 1985; Austria, Finland and Sweden as of 31 Dec 1994.
The Agreement on the F-XF0847 - European Economic Area (EEA), which entered into force on 1 Jan 1994, brings together the EU Member States and the three EFTA States - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Sweden remains a member of EFTA, but rejected EEA accession in 1992.
Aims
Maintain and develop the EFTA Convention, which regulates economic relations between the four EFTA States; manage the Agreement on the European Economic Area; develop EFTA’s worldwide network of free trade agreements.
Events
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Council usually meets eight times a year at ambassadorial level (heads of permanent delegations to EFTA) and once a year at ministerial level; under the Council, a substructure of committees has evolved to deal with special issues; several committees in specialized fields are set up under the EFTA Convention.
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XD0766
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