Tag: International Relations
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EEA Agreement
The EEA AgreementParties to the EEA Agreement are all EU Member States and the EFTA Members Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (Switzerland has not ratified the EEA Agreement). The objective of the Agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 1994, is to establish a dynamic and homogeneo…
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ESA Competence
ESA CompetenceIf a case needs to be transmitted to ESA for reasons of competence, a corresponding decision must be taken by the Commissioner, who has received an empowerment to this effect (Commission's decision of 6 April 1994, PV (1196) adopting SEC (94) 571, point 1.b). Once this dec…
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Commission competence
Commission competenceTherefore, in cases falling under Articles 101 of the TFEU and 53 of the EEA Agreement, the Commission will be competent for the case and take a decision for the whole of the EEA territory.More about Commission competenceWhere there is only affectation of trade…