The European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) is an Act of the

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that incorporates the EEA Agreement signed in

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on 2 May 1992 that made provision for the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the European Single Market into the domestic law of the

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and amends the European Communities Act 1972 to incorporate the agreement within the list of the EC/EU treaties. It was given

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on 5 November 1993. The Act was amended by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 31 January 2020.

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