European Economic Area Act 1993
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Long titleAn Act to make provision in relation to the European Economic Area established under the Agreement signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993.
Citation1993 c. 51
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom[a]
Royal assent5 November 1993
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| Long title | An Act to make provision in relation to the European Economic Area established under the Agreement signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993. |
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| Citation | 1993 c. 51 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[a] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 November 1993 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the European Economic Area Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act incorporates the EEA Agreement signed in Brussels on 2 May 1992 (that made provision for the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the European single market) into the domestic law of the United Kingdom, and amends the European Communities Act 1972 to incorporate the agreement within the list of the EC/EU treaties. It was given Royal assent on 5 November 1993.
The act was amended by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 31 January 2020.