European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority information
Compliance monitoring agency for European Economic Area in some non-EU countries
EFTA States (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland)
Member States to the European Union
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors compliance with the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the EEA EFTA[1] States). ESA operates independently of the States and safeguards the rights of individuals and undertakings under the EEA Agreement, ensuring free movement, fair competition, and control of state aid.
The EEA was established to extend the provisions on the internal market of the European Union to the EFTA Countries. It unites the 27 EU Member States and the three EEA EFTA States in a single economic market. With approximately 450 million people, it is one of the largest single areas in the world with common marketing rule. Despite being a member of EFTA, Switzerland does not take part in the EEA because it chose not to ratify the Agreement following a negative referendum on the matter.
To ensure a homogenous European Economic Area, EEA-relevant EU acts are continuously incorporated into the EEA Agreement. However, EU legislation does only become part of the legislation of the EEA EFTA countries once they have agreed to incorporate it.
ESA monitors the timely implementation of EEA law (such as directives and regulations) by the EEA EFTA States and may investigate whether national legislation or practices are in line with EEA law. Such an investigation may lead to the launching of formal infringement proceedings against an EFTA State, a three-step procedure which may result in ESA referring the case to the EFTA Court.
ESA is based in Brussels, Belgium with over 80 employees of 18 different nationalities, and its working language is English. Enterprises and individuals can, however, address ESA in any official EFTA language.[2]
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