Article 2
1.
Since the Swiss Confederation, following its non-ratification of the EEA Agreement, is not a Contracting Party thereto, the reference in the preamble to the EEA Agreement to ‘THE SWISS CONFEDERATION’ as one of the Contracting Parties shall be deleted.
2.
Article 2 (b) of the EEA Agreement shall be replaced by the following:
‘the term “EFTA States” means the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and, under the conditions laid down in Article 1 (2) of the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the Principality of Liechtenstein;’.
3.
The EEA Agreement shall be adjusted further in accordance with Articles 3 to 20 of this Protocol.