The EFTA Register contains references to documents drawn up by the EFTA Secretariat. The documents are either public, and thus directly available for download, or restricted, in which case access to them can be requested. Each document listing is followed either by the ‘download’ icon , or the ‘apply for access’ icon . Clicking on the first directly opens the document, while clicking on the second opens an application form.

You can locate a document on the Register by searching for its title (complete or parts thereof) or its reference number. You can also search by period or date of the document’s placement on the Register.

To search for documents, use the search box below. For example, by entering ‘EFTA Council’ you will get a list of documents that are related to the EFTA Council. By entering a number, you will get the document with that particular number.

In the top menu you have several options. Under ‘Common EFTA expressions’ you will find a list of predefined searches, based on commonly used EFTA expressions and terms. The ‘List of Abbreviations’ contains abbreviations that are used in EFTA, which can be useful when searching for document titles. Under ‘Documents’ you will find the full list of documents uploaded to the Register.

The EFTA Register was launched on 1 April 2008, following Decision of the EFTA Council No. 6 of 2007 (as amended) and Decision of the EFTA Standing Committee No. 3 of 2007.

The list of the types of documents that are publicly available can be found in the annexes to the Decisions. These publicly accessible documents are available for immediate download from the Register.

Documents that are restricted can be requested by filling out a form.

Prior to the establishment of the register on 1 April 2008, certain types of documents were published on the EFTA website. These documents can be found in the Public Access Archives.

In addition to seeking access to documents through the EFTA Register, it is possible to approach the Secretariat directly and apply for access, subject to the conditions in the decisions mentioned above, Decision of the EFTA Standing Committee No. 3 of 2007 or Decision of the EFTA Council No. 6 of 2007 (as amended). For that purpose, please email access@efta.int or send your request to:

 EFTA Secretariat
 Attn: Laurie Anne Agnese
 Information coordinator
 12-16, Rue Joseph II
 1000 Brussels
 Belgium

In the absence of a reply within reasonable time from registration of the application, but in no event earlier than 12 days from that time, you are entitled to refer the request to the Standing Committee of the EFTA States (EEA-related documents) or the EFTA Council (incl. administrative documents) at the addresses below.

Below you will find a list of documents that are in the Register. The documents are sorted by date of publication.
You can navigate between pages by using the menu at the bottom of the list.

You can search for document numbers, document titles and upload dates by filling in the text fields. By clicking on the filter icon you can choose different search criteria: ‘Equal to’ searches for the exact text entered. ‘Contains’ search for documents containing the number/title/date. ‘After’ and ‘Before’ applies to document dates, and search documents uploaded before or after the date specified.

Click a row to download or request the document.

Here, you can find some pre-defined search criteria, based on organisational structure and Public Access rules.

AVSEC	Aviation Security
CC	EEA Consultative Committee
CD	Council Decision
CMP	Committee of Members of Parliament of the EFTA Countries
COCE	Committee of Origin and Customs Experts
COSS	Committee of Safe Seas
ECASIS	WG on Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services and Information Society
EEA	European Economic Area
EFTA	European Free Trade Association
EMCO	Employment Committee
ESA	EFTA Surveillance Authority
EUROSTAT	Statistical Office of the European Communities
Free Mov. of Workers and Empl.	Free movement of Workers and Employment
FTA	Free trade agreement
IMO	International Maritime Organisation
JC	EEA Joint Committee
JCD	EEA Joint Committee Decision
JPC	EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee
JSC	Joint and Sub-Committee
JSG	Joint Study Group
L	Letter
LOP	List of participants
Rec. Prof. Qual.	Recognition of Professional Qualifications
SC I	Subcommittee I
SC II-III-IV	Subcommittee II-III-IV
SCD	Standing Committee Decision
SCV	Subcommittee V
SG	Secretary-General
Soc. Sec.	Social Security
TBT	Technical barriers to trade
TCC	Third-country Committee
WG	Working Group
WGCM	Working Group on Customs Matters

Public Access documents preceding the establishment of the EFTA Public Register are available in the Public Access Archives.