Free movement of capital

The operations in capital covered by the EEA Agreement comprise, for example, transfers of capital between the EEA States, the acquisition of bonds, shares and other securities of issuers within the EEA. It also covers the acquisition of real estate in the territory of the EEA States.

The rules on free movement of capital are contained in:

• Articles 40 to 45 of the EEA Agreement
• Annex XII (PDF) to the EEA Agreement
• The Annex refers to the Third Capital Movements Directive (Directive 88/361/EEC) which contains a Nomenclature (PDF) with a non-exhaustive list of operations covered by the free movement of capital.

For further information see the website of the European Commission.