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The Commission—The EFTA Court’s Patron Saint?

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The European Commission is an influential player in the governance structure of the EEA. It represents the Union in the EEA Joint Committee (in most cases). And it would play a part in possible dispute settlement proceedings in the event of a judicial conflict between the EFTA Court and the ECJ. In the meantime, it has, however, become clear that the respective provisions of the EEA Agreement hardly offer an operational solution.

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  1. 1.

    See for details Chapter 21.

  2. 2.

    See Article 20 of the Court’s Statute and Article 97(1) RoP.

  3. 3.

    See Article 89(2) RoP.

  4. 4.

    See for details Chapter 10.

  5. 5.

    See for details Chapters 15, 17 and 27.

  6. 6.

    See for details Chapter 11.

  7. 7.

    See for details Chapter 18.

  8. 8.

    See for details Chapter 11.

  9. 9.

    See for details Chapter 21.

  10. 10.

    See for details Chapter 10.

  11. 11.

    See for details Chapter 10.

  12. 12.

    See for details Chapter 16.

  13. 13.

    So for details Chapters 15 and 16.

  14. 14.

    See for details Chapter 25.

  15. 15.

    See for details Chapter 18.

  16. 16.

    See for details Chapter 16.

  17. 17.

    2003/88/EC.

  18. 18.

    See for details Chapter 18.

  19. 19.

    See for details Chapter 17.

  20. 20.

    See for details Chapter 16.

  21. 21.

    See for details Chapter 16.

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Baudenbacher, C. (2019). The Commission—The EFTA Court’s Patron Saint?. In: Judicial Independence. Springer Biographies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02308-9_29

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