EFTA and The European Union
See also: Accession of Iceland to the European Union and Norway and the European UnionThis table summarises the various components of EU laws applied in the EFTA countries and their sovereign territories. Some territories of EU member states also have a special status in regard to EU laws applied as is the case with some European microstates.
EFTA member states and sovereign territories |
Application of EU law |
Enforceable in local courts? | EURATOM? | EU Membership? |
Schengen area? | EU VAT area? | EU customs territory? | EU single market? | Eurozone? | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iceland | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, ISK | ||
Liechtenstein | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, CHF | ||
Norway, except: | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, NOK | ||
Svalbard | Partial | Unclear | No | No | No | No | No | No | No, NOK | ||
Bouvet Island | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, NOK | ||
Peter I Island | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, NOK | ||
Queen Maud Land | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, NOK | ||
Switzerland | Partial | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, CHF |
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