In a referendum held in 1992, however, the people of Switzerland voted against this agreement, thus making it impossible for Switzerland to participate in the agreement on the EEA and with the result that Switzerland' s application for European Union membership, submitted in May 1992, was put on hold.
Ved en folkeafstemning i 1992 afviste den schweiziske befolkning imidlertid denne aftale. Schweiz kunne således ikke deltage i EØS-samarbejdet, og landets anmodning om optagelse i Den Europæiske Union, som var fremsendt i maj 1992, måtte stilles i bero.