EFTA countries still not implementing EU rules fast enough, says supervisor

Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein showed disappointing results in the Internal Market Scoreboard published by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on the 14 April 2015. Once again, the average transposition deficit of the three EFTA States had increased to 2.0%, compared to an average of 0.5% in the EU Member States and a target of maximum 1.0%.

The Scoreboard, published bi-annually, monitors how Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway comply with their transposition obligations under the EEA Agreement. The transposition deficit indicates how many directives containing internal market rules and principles the EEA States have failed to transpose into national legislation within the foreseen deadline.

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ESO: Background information: Commission and Norway fight over single market contribution http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-and-norway-fight-over-single-market-contribution/

EFTA Surveillance Authority: Press Release, PR(15)16: Internal Market Scoreboard: None of the EFTA States meet the target http://www.eftasurv.int/press--publications/press-releases/internal-market/internal-market-scoreboard-none-of-the-efta-states-meet-the-target

EFTA: ESA: Internal Market Scoreboard, No.35, April 2015 http://www.eftasurv.int/media/scoreboard/Internal_Market_Scoreboard_No_35_April_2015.pdf

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