Claim: Norway and Switzerland have to accept EU laws despite not being members in order to trade with it.
Fact-check: Norway, Switzerland and EU laws - Full Fact
Verdict: this is about right. both norway and switzerland keep out of some eu activities, such as the common agricultural policy. but they bring many of their laws into line with eu rules, on the single market in particular. norway incorporates single market rules as they're made, while switzerland accepts eu law from time to time in return for more market access.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2016-03-02T00:00:00