ESA

ESA in the European Union Law

Concept of ESA provided by the “Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy” (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): ESA stands for EFTA Surveillance Authority. The authority was estab-lished under an agreement between the EFTA States, which contains basic provisions on the authority's organisation and lays down its tasks and competencies. The task of the ESA is to ensure, together with the European Commission, the fulfilment of the obligations set out in the () EEA agreement. The authority has far-reaching compe-tencies in the fields of competition and State aid.