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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
European Economic Area Membership
Author: Iain McIver
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Published: Tuesday 13 Jun 2017 (SB17-41)
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Executive Summary
Introduction
The European Free Trade Association
Joining EFTA
The purpose of EFTA
The European Economic Area and the EEA Agreement
Joining EEA
What are the rules of EEA membership?
EU Legislation and the EEA Agreement
Derogations from the EEA Agreement
What is not covered by the EEA agreement?
Outside the Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies
Outside the Customs Union
EFTA Trade Agreements
EEA-EFTA Participation in EU Funding Programmes and EU Agencies
EEA-EFTA Contributions to the EU
EFTA's Institutional Machinery
Standing Committee of the EFTA States
The Joint EEA Institutions
The EEA Council
The EEA Joint Committee
The EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee
The EEA Consultative Committee
Judicial Enforcement of the EEA Agreement
The EFTA Surveillance Authority
The EFTA Court
Structure of the EFTA Court
How has EEA-EFTA Membership worked for Norway?
A post-Brexit option for the UK
A phased approach to EU membership for Scotland?
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