Definīcija:A group of European countries/regions (including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) that have agreed to free trade among themselves.
VVC izstrādātie politikas, tiesību un valsts pārvaldes termini
12 TIESLIETAS
ENEuropean Free Trade Association; EFTA
LVEiropas Brīvās tirdzniecības asociācija; EBTA
DEEuropäische Freihandelsassoziation
FRAssociation européenne de libre-échange; AELE
Definīcija:Intergovernmental organization established by the Treaty of Stockholm (4 January 1960). Participant nations: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Denmark, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Austria, Sweden and Finland, who also signed the establishing Treaty, left on accession to the Community. Bilateral agreements with the EEC and ECSC which established, on 1 January 1984, a free-trade area for industrial products (abolition of customs duties and all quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect). 18 July 1990: decision of the EC to open negotiations with a view to concluding a closer association agreement with EFTA designed to establish a European Economic Area (q.v.).
