Legislation

The non EU members of the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) have agreed to enact similar to that passed in the EU in the areas of, and These are some of the areas covered by the (the "first pillar" of the

The non-EU members of the EEA have no representation in such as the or This situation has been described as a “fax democracy”, with Norway waiting for their latest legislation to be from the Commission.

A Joint Committee consisting of the EEA-EFTA States plus the (representing the EU) has the function of extending to the non EU members. An EEA Council meets twice yearly to govern the overall relationship between the EEA members.

Rather than setting up pan-EEA institutions, the activities of the EEA are regulated by the and the which parallel the work of the EU's and. See for further information.