European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Association européenne de libre-échange (AELE)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.efta.int/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eftasecretariat
X: https://x.com/EFTAsecretariat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/efta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eftasecretariat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EFTAvideo
Founded
1960-01-04 Stockholm Sweden
History
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Maintain and develop the EFTA Convention, which regulates economic relations between the four EFTA States; manage the Agreement on the European Economic Area; develop EFTA’s worldwide network of free trade agreements.
Events
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Special status with: C-XC3023 - OECD. Participates in the activities of: E-XE3381 - UNCTAD.
Links with:
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN
- C-XD2469 - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- F-XT9292 - Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
- E-XE5349 - Conference of European Statisticians (CES)
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE)
- E-XE0669 - European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- F-XF2419 - European Environment Agency (EEA)
- F-XF0667 - European Parliament (EP)
- D-XD4489 - European Patent Office (EPO)
- F-XF5235 - NAFTA Secretariat
- D-XD2984 - Nordic Council (NC)
- F-XE8849 - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
- E-XE7358 - Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO
- F-XF2671 - Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV)
- E-XE6309 - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO)
- Observer status with: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Accredited by: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC)
- Instrumental in setting up: Convention for the Mutual Recognition of Inspections in Respect of the Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products (PIC)
- Instrumental in setting up: Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters (Lugano Convention)
- Instrumental in setting up: Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (Hallmarking convention)
- Observer status with: World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Cooperates with: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Cooperates with: Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Agreement with: D-XD0631 - Comité européen de normalisation (CEN).
In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Observer to: D-XD3123 - European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories (EUROLAB).
Close contacts with other European standardization organizations, especially: D-XD0634 - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), F-XF4529 - European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA) and D-XE5922 - European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Links with:
- D-XD3970 - Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- D-XD4993 - Association européenne pour la coordination de la représentation des consommateurs pour la normalisation (ANEC)
- D-XE3351 - BUSINESSEUROPE
- G-XG2068 - Centre for International Cooperation and Development (CICD)
- D-XD0657 - Comité européen des constructeurs d'instruments de pesage (CECIP)
- D-XD0651 - Conseil européen de l'industrie des peintures, des encres d'imprimerie et des couleurs d'art (CEPE)
- D-XD2089 - European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)
- E-XD3364 - Fédération européenne des retraités et des personnes âgées (FERPA)
- B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- C-XC1800 - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- B-XB2028 - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
- F-XF2664 - WELMEC
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UIA Org ID
XD0766
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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