EEA Agreement signed in 1992

E461609

European Economic Area Agreement international treaty

The EEA Agreement signed in 1992 is the international treaty that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries by integrating them into the EU’s internal market rules and freedoms.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
EEA Agreement	5
1992 Agreement on the European Economic Area	1
EEA Agreement signed in 1992 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4694391 — 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: EEA Agreement signed in 1992
Context triple: [European Economic Area policy, legalBasis, EEA Agreement signed in 1992]

A. 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.
B. Maastricht Treaty 1992
The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 is the landmark agreement that formally created the European Union, introduced the euro, and deepened political and economic integration among its member states.
C. Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities)
The Treaty of Accession 1972 was the international agreement that formalized the United Kingdom’s entry into the European Communities, marking its integration into the precursor of the European Union.
D. Schengen acquis
The Schengen acquis is the body of laws and agreements that govern the Schengen Area, enabling passport-free movement across participating European countries while coordinating external border control, visas, and police cooperation.
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: EEA Agreement signed in 1992
Target entity description: The EEA Agreement signed in 1992 is the international treaty that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries by integrating them into the EU’s internal market rules and freedoms.

A. 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.
B. Maastricht Treaty 1992
The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 is the landmark agreement that formally created the European Union, introduced the euro, and deepened political and economic integration among its member states.
C. Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities)
The Treaty of Accession 1972 was the international agreement that formalized the United Kingdom’s entry into the European Communities, marking its integration into the precursor of the European Union.
D. Schengen acquis
The Schengen acquis is the body of laws and agreements that govern the Schengen Area, enabling passport-free movement across participating European countries while coordinating external border control, visas, and police cooperation.
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 (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Economic Area Agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
aim	ensure free movement of goods, persons, services and capital ⓘ integration of participating non-EU states into the EU internal market ⓘ
appliesTo	European Economic Area ⓘ
coversPolicyArea	competition rules ⓘ free movement of capital ⓘ free movement of goods ⓘ free movement of persons ⓘ free movement of services ⓘ public procurement ⓘ social policy aspects related to the internal market ⓘ state aid control ⓘ
creates	European Economic Area institutional framework ⓘ
dateSigned	1992-05-02 ⓘ
depositary	Council of the European Union ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1994-01-01 ⓘ
establishesBody	EEA Consultative Committee ⓘ EEA Council ⓘ EEA Joint Committee ⓘ EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee ⓘ
excludesPolicyArea	common agriculture policy ⓘ common fisheries policy (except trade aspects) ⓘ common foreign and security policy ⓘ common trade policy with third countries ⓘ customs union ⓘ justice and home affairs (most aspects) ⓘ
extends	European Union single market ⓘ linked to: European Union internal market
extendsTo	certain non-EU countries ⓘ
language	multilingual treaty ⓘ
legalBasisFor	participation of EFTA states in EU internal market ⓘ
officialName	Agreement on the European Economic Area ⓘ
originalSignatory	Austria ⓘ Finland ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
party	European Community (at time of signing) ⓘ linked to: European Economic Community European Free Trade Association states ⓘ linked to: European Free Trade Association European Union ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Liechtenstein ⓘ Norway ⓘ
placeSigned	Porto ⓘ
providesFor	adoption of relevant EU legislation by EEA EFTA states ⓘ homogeneous European Economic Area ⓘ
resultForSwitzerland	Switzerland is not part of the EEA ⓘ linked to: Switzerland
shortName	EEA Agreement ⓘ linked to: EEA Agreement signed in 1992
statusOfSwitzerland	signed but not ratified ⓘ
subject	European Union internal market rules ⓘ four freedoms of the EU internal market ⓘ

How these facts were elicited