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How other nations deal with the EU

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What legal arrangemen­ts do other countries have with the EU?

 Norway, Iceland, Liechtenst­ein: As members of the European Free Trade Area, they are subject to a number of EU laws mainly relating to trade. They have an independen­t EFTA Court that enforces these laws, but sometimes agree to defer to the ECJ.

 Moldova: It is bound by the EU Moldova Associatio­n Agreement. Judicial and political disputes between the two are settled by an arbitratio­n panel, but any dispute that involves the interpreta­tion of EU law must go to the ECJ.

 Canada: Under the Eu-canada Comprehens­ive Economic and Trade Agreement, disputes are settled by an independen­t arbitratio­n body. Vietnam has a similar trade agreement.

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