Agreement on the European Economic Area
E461608
The Agreement on the European Economic Area is an international treaty that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries, allowing them to participate in the free movement of goods, services, capital, and persons.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agreement on the European Economic Area canonical | 6 |
| EEA Agreement | 2 |
| European Economic Area Agreement | 2 |
| EEA Enlargement Agreements | 1 |
| European Economic Area agreement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4694357 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agreement on the European Economic Area Context triple: [European Economic Area policy, basedOn, Agreement on the European Economic Area]
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A.
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of the European Union is the EU’s detailed tariff and statistical classification system for goods used in customs declarations and trade statistics.
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B.
Amsterdam Treaty
The Amsterdam Treaty is a 1997 agreement that revised the founding treaties of the European Union, expanding its powers in areas such as justice, home affairs, and foreign policy while enhancing democratic accountability.
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C.
Stockholm Act of the Nice Agreement
The Stockholm Act of the Nice Agreement is a 1967 revision of the international treaty that organizes the classification of goods and services for trademark registration, updating and refining its legal and administrative framework.
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D.
Schengen Agreement 1985
The Schengen Agreement of 1985 is a landmark treaty that laid the foundation for passport-free travel and the abolition of internal border controls among participating European countries.
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E.
Single European Act
The Single European Act was a landmark 1986 European Community treaty that laid the groundwork for the EU’s single market by deepening economic integration and expanding supranational powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agreement on the European Economic Area Target entity description: The Agreement on the European Economic Area is an international treaty that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries, allowing them to participate in the free movement of goods, services, capital, and persons.
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A.
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of the European Union is the EU’s detailed tariff and statistical classification system for goods used in customs declarations and trade statistics.
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B.
Amsterdam Treaty
The Amsterdam Treaty is a 1997 agreement that revised the founding treaties of the European Union, expanding its powers in areas such as justice, home affairs, and foreign policy while enhancing democratic accountability.
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C.
Stockholm Act of the Nice Agreement
The Stockholm Act of the Nice Agreement is a 1967 revision of the international treaty that organizes the classification of goods and services for trademark registration, updating and refining its legal and administrative framework.
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D.
Schengen Agreement 1985
The Schengen Agreement of 1985 is a landmark treaty that laid the foundation for passport-free travel and the abolition of internal border controls among participating European countries.
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E.
Single European Act
The Single European Act was a landmark 1986 European Community treaty that laid the groundwork for the EU’s single market by deepening economic integration and expanding supranational powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EEA Agreement
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
EEA Enlargement Agreements
ⓘ
linked to:
Agreement on the European Economic Area
|
| appliesTo | European Economic Area ⓘ |
| basedOn | four freedoms ⓘ |
| concludedBetween |
EFTA states
ⓘ
linked to:
European Free Trade Association
European Community ⓘ
linked to:
European Union
European Union member states ⓘ |
| creates |
EEA Council
ⓘ
European Economic Area Joint Committee ⓘ
linked to:
EEA Joint Committee
|
| depositary | Council of the European Union ⓘ |
| ensures |
free movement of capital
ⓘ
free movement of goods ⓘ free movement of persons ⓘ free movement of services ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1994-01-01 ⓘ |
| excludes |
common agricultural policy of the European Union
ⓘ
linked to:
Common Agricultural Policy
common fisheries policy of the European Union ⓘ common foreign and security policy of the European Union ⓘ common trade policy of the European Union ⓘ customs union of the European Union ⓘ justice and home affairs policies of the European Union (with limited exceptions) ⓘ |
| extends |
European Union single market
ⓘ
linked to:
European Union internal market
|
| extendsTo |
European Free Trade Association member states
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ Liechtenstein ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | EFTA Court ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ other official EU languages ⓘ |
| legalNature | mixed agreement ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | EFTA Surveillance Authority ⓘ |
| officialName | Agreement on the European Economic Area ⓘ |
| previouslyExtendedTo | Switzerland ⓘ |
| providesFor | homogeneous European Economic Area ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| requires | incorporation of relevant EU legislation into EEA law ⓘ |
| shortName |
EEA Agreement
ⓘ
linked to:
Agreement on the European Economic Area
EEA Treaty ⓘ |
| signedAt | Porto ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1992-05-02 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
company law approximation
ⓘ
competition rules ⓘ consumer protection rules ⓘ education and training cooperation ⓘ energy internal market rules ⓘ environmental policy aspects related to the internal market ⓘ intellectual property aspects of the internal market ⓘ internal market ⓘ public procurement ⓘ research and development cooperation ⓘ social policy aspects related to free movement ⓘ state aid control ⓘ statistics cooperation ⓘ transport related internal market rules ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agreement on the European Economic Area Description of subject: The Agreement on the European Economic Area is an international treaty that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries, allowing them to participate in the free movement of goods, services, capital, and persons.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Agreement on the European Economic Area
linked to: Agreement on the European Economic Area
linked to: Agreement on the European Economic Area
linked to: Agreement on the European Economic Area
linked to: Agreement on the European Economic Area
linked to: Agreement on the European Economic Area