Den Europæiske Union og Det Schweiziske Forbund gav henholdsvis den 28. april 2008 og den 7. maj 2008 hinanden meddelelse om, at de nødvendige procedurer i forbindelse med aftalens ikrafttræden var afsluttet [1].
On 28 April 2008 and 7 May 2008 respectively, the European Union and the Swiss Confederation notified each other that the procedures necessary for entry into force of the Agreement had been completed [1].