EFTA Court
The EFTA Court fulfils the judicial function within the EFTA system, interpreting the Agreement on the European Economic Area with regard to the EFTA States party to the Agreement. At present those EFTA States are Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway ... read more
What’s new
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Some remarks on the EFTA Court
Statement made by Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court, at the Geneva seminar of 10 December 2009 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of EFTA and the 15th Anniversary of the EEA.
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Case E-8/09 - EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Republic of Iceland
An action against the Republic of Iceland was brought before the EFTA Court on 2 December 2009 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
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The EFTA Court Fifteen Years On
by Prof. Dr. Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court
The EEA Agreement is based on a two pillar structure, the EC forming one pillar and EEA/EFTA the other. EEA law originates in EC law. The EFTA States have no co-decision rights in drafting new EC legislation, but they enjoy participation rights in the decision-shaping phase and they may veto the adoption of new EC legislation into the EEA/EFTA pillar.
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Court diary
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Case E-8/09 - EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Republic of Iceland
Deadline for written observations from Governments and relevant institutions (cf. Article 20 of the Statute): Thursday, 8 April 2010
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Case E-8/09 - EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Republic of Iceland
Service of Iceland's reply on the EFTA Surveillance Authority. Deadline for comments: Friday, 26 February 2010.
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Case E-8/09 - EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Republic of Iceland
The Government of Iceland informs the Court that it will not submit a defence.
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Case E-4/09 - Inconsult Anstalt v Finanzmarktaufsicht
Judgment in Case E-4/09 in English and German. The public sitting for the delivery of the judgment was held on 27 January 2010.
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Case E-6/09 - Magasin- og Ukepresseforeningen v EFTA Surveillance Authority
The Court decided that an oral hearing should be held on the admissibility as a preliminary issue in Case E-6/09. The hearing took place on 27 January 2010.
Report for the Hearing