The EEA
Joint Committee is an institution of the
European Economic Area (EEA). It is composed of representatives of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, Liechtenstein,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
, and the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
. Its main function is to approve the application of
European Union directives and regulations in the three EEA states which are not EU members. Once approved by the Committee these modify the
EEA Agreement and thus force the three EEA states to implement them. Its decisions are taken by consensus.
References
Further reading
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External links
Official site with links to Decisions
European Economic Area
Joint committees
EEA
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