Europejski Obszar Gospodarczy
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The article deals with a new phenomenon in the international economic relations, namely
with the European Economic Area (the EEA) which is to come into force by virtue of the
Agreement of association signed in 1992 by the European Communities and the EFTA states.
There are mainly economic reasons which underlie the Agreement of association: traditional
economic links between the EC and the EFTA states as well as their aiming at an optimal
integration area to cope with the challenges of modem economy and international competition.
The EEA means a free trade zone applying to manufactures (with limited liberalization of
agricultural trade) accompanied by free movement of persons, services and capital. The
introduction of ’the four freedoms’ will be connected with setting up of a system ensuring
that competition is not distorted. The EEA may be looked upon in two ways: as a stage on
the way to full membership of the EFTA stales in the EC or - as an alternative to this
membership. There are strong indications for the first option but still the other cannot be excluded
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