However, in light of the development of the EEA-agreement and delegation of powers, the agreement can not be considered to reflect a traditional international agreement but has clear supranational characteristics.
Hins vegar í ljósi þróunar á fyrirkomulagi valdframsals vegna EES-samningsins verður hann ekki talinn endurspegla hefðbundið milliríkjasamstarf heldur ber hann mörg einkenni þess að vera yfirþjóðlegs eðlis.