Secretary-General
Secretaries-General
Geneva, Brussels and Luxembourg
+41 223322 601 (Geneva)
+32 22861 717 (Brussels)
Divisions
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Responsibilities
Oversees all ESO activities, technical cooperation with third countries, relations with Eurostat in all matters of statistics relating to EFTA, statistical legislation (EEA), cooperation with other international organisations.
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Standardisation, Accreditation, Conformity Assessment and Marking, Technical Barriers to Trade
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Budgetary Matters, Consumer Affairs, Coordinator for EU programme participation, Research and Innovation, Education, Training and Youth.
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Health and Safety at Work, Labour Law, Social Security, Free Movement of Persons, Employment, Social Policy and Public Health.
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Intellectual Property Rights, Competition Policy, State Aid, Public Procurement, Recognition of Professional Qualifications.
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Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services, Information Society, Data Protection, Postal Services, Cultural Affairs.
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Financial Services, Company Law, EFTA Economic Committee.
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Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) (Tobacco, Motor Vehicles, Chemicals, Machinery, Construction Products, Fertilisers, Cosmetics, Wine and Spirit Drinks, Plant Protection Products, Personal Protective Equipment, Electrical Equipment, Explosives and Pyrotechnic Articles, Marine Equipment, Recreational Craft, Gas Appliances, Medicinal Products, Medical Devices), Mutual Recognition Agreements, Product Safety and Market Surveillance.
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Enterprise Policy, Horizontal Internal Market Affairs, Services, Civil Protection.
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Mutual Recognition Agreements, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Gender Equality, Anti-Discrimination, Family Policy and Fundamental Rights.
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Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food Safety Policies, Feedingstuffs.
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Subcommittees I-IV coordination
