The EEA EFTA States

Information about the three EEA EFTA States: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

The EU Member States, together with three of the EFTA States - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway - make up the EEA Contracting Parties (the EEA States). In everyday language, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway go by the term “EEA EFTA States” in order to clarify that the other EFTA State, Switzerland, is not party to the EEA Agreement. However, in the EEA Agreement and the legal texts linked to it (e.g. Joint Committee Decisions) the term “EFTA States” refers to the three EEA EFTA States and is understood to exclude Switzerland.