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14.12.2021

EFTA and Ecuador hold their first Joint Committee meeting

On 14 December 2021, delegations from the EFTA States and Ecuador met by videoconference for their first Joint Committee meeting after the entry into force of their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on 1 November 2020. The meeting was preceded by the first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Trade in Goods on 13 December 2021.
25.06.2018

EFTA States sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Ecuador

Ministers of the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and of Ecuador signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) today in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland two years after the launch of negotiations. This Agreement is EFTA’s sixth Agreement in Latin America and will provide all Parties with further opportunities for growth and strengthen the ties between Ecuador and the EFTA countries.
18.12.2017

EFTA and Ecuador hold fifth round of negotiations

From 11 to 15 December 2017, the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and Ecuador held the fifth round of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Geneva, Switzerland.
13.10.2017

Progress in EFTA-Ecuador negotiating round

The EFTA States and Ecuador held their fourth round of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) from 9 to 13 October in Geneva, Switzerland.
27.06.2016

EFTA and Ecuador launch free trade negotiations

Ministers from the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and from Ecuador launched free trade negotiations on 27 June 2016 in Bern. A Joint Declaration on Cooperation was signed by the two sides in June 2015
22.06.2015

EFTA and Ecuador sign Joint Declaration on Cooperation

Ministers from the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and from Ecuador signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation (JDC) on 22 June 2015 in Schaan, Liechtenstein. Through the JDC, both sides commit to further enhancing their bilateral economic relations. The JDC establishes a Joint EFTA-Ecuador Committee, thereby providing the Parties with a forum for discussing relevant issues.