PART I

OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES
Article 1
1
The aim of this Agreement of association is to promote a continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Contracting Parties with equal conditions of competition, and the respect of the same rules, with a view to creating a homogeneous European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA.
2
In order to attain the objectives set out in paragraph 1, the association shall entail, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement:
a
the free movement of goods;
b
the free movement of persons;
c
the free movement of services;
d
the free movement of capital;
e
the setting up of a system ensuring that competition is not distorted and that the rules thereon are equally respected; as well as
f
closer cooperation in other fields, such as research and development, the environment, education and social policy.