By contrast, the alternative model used by Switzerland, which is not part of the EEA, does not initially envisage the country having freedom to access the common market. In all likelihood, individual arrangements which grant access won’t be possible without concessions.
And with a jungle of contractual small print to contend with, time constraints will mean that the negotiating parties will be unable to repeatedly redraft proposals in their efforts to hammer out an agreement. So it’s anything but certain how the legal situation will ultimately pan out. The terms of the EU Treaty would remain in force during the negotiation period.