| Despite some media reports, is not outside Schengen; it is only outside the | This terminology is, for example, used in the Final Act of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis |
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| As no similar exception was made respecting , it is part of the Schengen Area | Before this it remained outside the agreement |
| East Germany became part of the Federal Republic of Germany, joining Schengen, on 3 October 1990 | EFTA states outside the EU that are associated with the Schengen activities of the EU, and where the Schengen rules apply |
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| Article 14 of the Final Act of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis excludes Svalbard from the application of the Schengen rules |
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