Do accession negotiations not require adaptation to EU law before the second referendum?

Do accession negotiations not require adaptation to EU law before the second referendum?

During the 2009-2013 accession process, an understanding was reached early on that Iceland would not undertake institutional or legislative adaptations arising from EU membership until it had been confirmed that Iceland would become a Member State. The EU accepted the Icelandic government's reasoning that it could not make assumptions about the outcome of a referendum on EU membership and, therefore, no institutional or legislative adaptations should occur before Icelandic voters have made a decision on EU membership.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is not aware of any adaptation having taken place during the four years of negotiations between 2009 and 2013, beyond the implementation of rules arising from Icelandic obligations under the EEA Agreement.

If Icelandic voters decide in the 29 August referendum to resume negotiations, the government's approach will be the same. No changes to institutions, systems, laws, or regulations will be made until after the Icelandic people have given their final approval for EU membership in the second referendum.

See a memorandum (in Icelandic) on the mutual understanding between Icelandic authorities and the European Union in the 2009 - 2013 accession negotiations produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for the Althing's Foreign Affairs Committee.