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.

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.

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.