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Today Switzerland conducts its relations with the EU on the basis of sectoral agree-
ments. This bilateral approach has its origins in the Free Trade Agreement of 1972. It was further
developed following the Swiss electorate’s rejection of accession to the EEA in 1992 by two crucial
packages of accords: Bilateral Agreements I and II. Switzerland and the EU have by now concluded
around 20 core and over 100 additional bilateral agreements.