WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG88/R/B/1
G/L/354
7 March 2000
(00-0851)
Original:  English
EFTA-SLOVAK REPUBLIC FREE-TRADE AREA
Biennial Report on the Operation of the Agreement
Communication from the Parties
The report below presents the information received from the European Free Trade
Association and the Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic, dated 28 May 1999.  It is organized
in accordance to the Standard Format for Information on Regional Trade Agreements
(WT/REG/W/6).
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The Agreement between the States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the
Slovak Republic was examined in accordance with Article XXIV of GATT.1
In accordance with the guidelines approved by the Council For Trade in Goods,2 as
recommended by the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements,3 and the reporting schedule
established by the WTO Secretariat,4 the Parties to the Agreement establishing the Free-Trade Area
(FTA) between the EFTA States and the Slovak Republic herewith provide their biennial report on the
operation of the FTA since 1994.  The biennial report outlines the major developments of the FTA
and the trade relations between the EFTA States and Slovak Republic since the adoption of the report
of the Working Party.
Main developments
The Parties have given considerable attention to the updating and upgrading of the FTA.  The
Joint Committee has since the entry into force of the Agreement adopted a number of Decisions
deleting, amending or introducing new provisions.  For further details see Annex 1.  The purpose of
the updating has been to clean the text so that it reflects the current state of play, making it
user-friendly for economic operators.
The aim of the upgrading has been to amend the Agreement inter alia , in the light of
developments at the regional and/or international trade scene as the introduction of "new" WTO rules.The FTA has been upgraded in the fields of processed agricultural products, rules of origin and
methods of administrative co-operation, technical regulations and protection of intellectual property.
The FTA has been issued in a loose-leaf version, which is available in electronic form on the
EFTA website.
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1 The Report was adopted on 8 December 1994 (L/7570).
2 G/L/286.
3 WT/REG/4.
4 WT/REG/W/33.
5 Copies of the updated loose-leaf version of the Agreement have been made available to the WTO
Secretariat.  Interested Delegations may consult them by contracting the WTO Secretariat (Room 3006) or
alternatively the EFTA's website at www.efta.int/structure/EFTA/efta-sec.cfm.WT/REG88/R/B/1
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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT
1. Membership and Dates of Signature, Ratification and Entry into Force
The Agreement was signed on 20 March 1992, originally between the EFTA States and the
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR).  Following the dissolution of the CSFR on
31 December 1992, a Protocol on the succession by the Slovak Republic to the Agreement was signed
on 19 April 1993.
The Agreement entered into force on 1 July 1992.  Austria, Finland and Sweden ceased to be
Parties to the FTA, following their withdrawal from the EFTA Convention and accession to the
European Union on 1 January 1995.  Liechtenstein has applied it provisionally as of 1 January 1997.
4. Trade Data
According to EFTA statistics,  trade between the EFTA States and the Slovak Republic
experienced steady growth in the period 1994 to 1997.  Total trade grew by as much as 106.6 per cent;EFTA imports from the Slovak Republic grew by 101 per cent, while EFTA exports to the
Slovak Republic increased by 109.9 per cent.  The highest growth rate was observed in 1994/95:  total
trade expanded by 103.1 per cent; EFTA imports increased by 169.4 per cent and EFTA exports by
61.1 per cent.  Since then there was a decrease in trade.  In 1995/96 the total trade grew by only
1.3 per cent; EFTA imports rose by 1.1 per cent and EFTA exports by 1.6 per cent.  In 1996/97 theshare of EFTA Slovak trade was below half a per cent of the total EFTA trade.
In the period 1994 to 1997, the EFTA-Slovak trade balance was clearly in favour of the
EFTA States.  In 1994, the EFTA States imported goods worth 49.9 million US dollars which in 1997
had been more than doubled to 100.4 million US dollars.  On the export side, the figure was78.6 million US dollars in 1994 up to 165 million US dollars in 1997.
Among the EFTA States, Switzerland is the largest trading partner with the Slovak Republic.
In 1997, Switzerland accounted for 88 per cent of trad e, followed by Norway with 11.6 per cent and
Iceland with 0.4 per cent.
There was no trade in products covered by Annex I of the Agreement (products excluded
from the scope).
The share of trade in agricultural products was 4.09 per cent of total trade in 1997.  Trade in
agricultural products covered under the Agreement and the bilateral arrangements was 40.4 per cent
of total trade in agricultural products in 1997 between the EFTA States and the Slovak Republic.
In the period 1994 to 1997, total EFTA trade rose by 18.1 per cent or in absolute terms from
203,495 million US dollars to 240,337 million US dollars.  The growth rate fluctuated considerably
from an increase of 17.8 per cent in 1994/95, down to 3.1 per cent in 1995/96 and further down to
-2.8 per cent in 1996/97.  The development of imports and exports followed the same trend.
In the period 1994 to 1997, the share of EFTA trade with the Slovak Republic of total EFTA
trade rose from 0.06 per cent in 1994 to 0.11 per cent in 1997.  With regard to other FTA partner
countries, the share increased slightly from 2.3 per cent to 2.9 per cent, while for the 15 EU countries
the share fell from 70.9 per cent to 69.7 per cent.  For other countries the share rose from 26 per centto 26.6 per cent.  In the period 1994 to 1997, the share of Slovak Republic's trade with the EFTA
States of it's total trade rose from 1.2 per cent in 1994 to 1.5 per cent in 1997.WT/REG88/R/B/1
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Detailed trade data can be found in Annex 2.
II. TRADE PROVISIONS
1. Import Restrictions &
2. Export Restrictions
Both the EFTA States and the Slovak Republic have dismantled and/or abolished customs
duties and quantitative restrictions in accordance with the timetables of the Agreement.  They have
also accelerated the gradual dismantling/abolishing of certain trade restrictions such as the Slovakquantitative import restrictions on certain products as well as abolished exceptions for other trade
restrictions such as Icelandic, Liechtenstein and Swiss customs duties of a fiscal nature.  It should be
noted that the abolition of these duties was done on a MFN basis.
With regard to processed agricultural products, the substance of Protocol A was brought in
line with the rules of the WTO Agreement on Agricu lture in January 1997.  Furthermore, the principle
of parallelism, i.e. equal treatment between the Parties and between each Party and the European
Communities (EC) was introduced and the further concessions on liberalization were exchanged.
3. Rules of Origin
A new Protocol B on rules of origin and methods of administrative co-operation entered into
force in January 1997.  By the introduction of new pan-European rules of origin, diagonal cumulation
among European countries interlinked with a ne twork of free trade agreements was established.
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4. Standards
A Joint Committee Decision on amendment to Article 12 and Annex X on technical
regulations was adopted in October 1996.  Thereby, provisions on co-operation, consultations on
measures that could or have created an obstacle to trade as well as provisions on notification under the
WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade replaced the information procedure on draft
technical regulations.  The entry into force of the Decision is pending national acceptances.
III. GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
5. Institutional Framework
A Joint EFTA-Slovak Committee has been established under the Agreement.  The aim of the
Joint Committee is to supervise and administer the implementation of the Agreement as well as
review the possibility of further removal of obstacles to trade between the Parties.  The rules of
procedure were adopted in April 1993.  The Joint Committee is assisted by expert groups, in
particular by the Sub-Committee on Customs and Origin Matters.  Other expert groups can beconvened, as agreed.  Hitherto, five meetings of the Joint Committee have taken place.
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6 The pan-European cumulation of origin was notified jointly by the countries participating in the
system (WT/REG/GEN/N/1).
7 April 1993 in St. Gallen, March 1994 in Geneva, May 1995 in Geneva, October 1996 in Bratislava
and June 1998 in Geneva.WT/REG88/R/B/1
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IV. OTHER
A Joint Committee Decision on amendment to Article 17 and Annex XI on protection of
intellectual property was adopted in January 1997.  The provisions of the Agreement were adjusted toreflect the WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.  Moreover the
level of protection was strengthened in the areas of patent protection and trademark protection.  The
entry into force of the Decision is pending national acceptances.WT/REG88/R/B/1
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ANNEX 1
Amendments to the EFTA-Slovak Republic FTA since 1994
Articles/
AnnexesDescription Amendments/
DeletionsRemarks Entry into Force
Article 12 Information
procedure on
draft technical
regulationsAmended
JCD of 16/17.10.96Provisions on co-
operation, consultations
and notification under the
WTO TBT Agreementreplaced the informationprocedure on drafttechnical regulations.Entry into force is
pending national
acceptances
Article 17and Annex
XIProtection of
intellectual
propertyAmended
JCD of 16/17.10.96Article 17 and Annex XI
were upgraded i.a. in the
light of “new” WTO rules.Entry into force is
pending national
acceptances
Article 40 Depositary Amended
JCD of 16/17.10.96Norway has replaced
Sweden as Depositary.Entry into force is
pending nationalacceptances
Annex I Products not
covered by theAgreementAmended
JCD of 11.06.98Annex I was updated to
HS 96 and its list ofproducts was shortened.Entered into force
Protocol A Processed
agricultural
productsAmended
JCD of 23.12.96Protocol A was upgraded
i.a. in the light of “new”
WTO rules and the level ofconcessions was increased.Entered into force
Protocol B Rules of origin
and methods ofadministrativeco-operationAmended
JCD of 17.10.96Rules on pan-European
cumulation wereintroduced.Entered into force
Annex III EFTA
transitional
arrangementsfor the abolitionof import dutiesand charges
having
equivalent effectDeleted
JCD of 11.06.98Entered into force
Annex IV Slovak
transitionalarrangement forthe abolition ofimport duties
and charges
havingequivalent effectAmended
JCD of 11.06.98The Tables to Annex IV
were updated to HS 96.Entered into force
Protocol C EFTA
exceptions forthe abolition ofduties of a fiscal
natureDeleted
JCD of 11.06.98Entry into force is
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Articles/
AnnexesDescription Amendments/
DeletionsRemarks Entry into Force
Annex V EFTA
exceptions andtransitionalarrangements
for the abolition
of export dutiesand chargeshavingequivalent effectDeleted
JCD of 16/17.10.96Entered into force
Annex VI EFTA
exceptions and
transitional
arrangementsfor the abolitionof quantitativeimport
restrictions and
measures havingequivalent effectDeleted
JCD of 11.06.98Entered into force
Annex VII Slovak
transitionalarrangementsfor the abolition
of quantitative
importrestrictions andmeasures havingequivalent effectDeleted
JCD of 11.06.98Entered into force
Annex VIII EFTA
exceptions for
the abolition of
quantitativeexportrestrictions andmeasures having
equivalent effectDeleted
JCD of 11.06.98Entered into force
Annex X Information
procedure ondraft technicalregulationsDeleted
JCD of 16/17.10.96See Article 12 Entered into force
is pending nationalacceptances
Annex IX Slovak
transitionalarrangements
for the abolition
of quantitativeexportrestrictions andmeasures havingequivalent effectDeleted
JCD of 11.06.98Entered into force
Annex XIV Trade relations
governed by
otheragreementsDeleted Annex XIV was deleted as
Finland ceased to be a
Party to the AgreementEntered into forceWT/REG88/R/B/1
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ANNEX 2
EFTA Countries Trade with the Slovak Republic
1994 1995 1996 1997 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
In thousand US dollars Percentage Change
IMPORTS
Iceland 549 1,158 1,175 1,089 110.9 1.5 -7.3
Norway 8,092 17,022 12,386 12,378 110.4 -27.2 -0.1
Switzerland 41,247 116,195 122,296 86,970 181.7 5.3 -28.9
EFTA49,888 134,375 135,857 100,436 169.4 1.1 -26.1
Share in EFTA's tot. imports 0.05 0.12 0.12 0.09
EXPORTS
Iceland 8 245 98 0  -- -60.2 -99.8
Norway 6,148 14,574 14,037 18,308 137.1 -3.7 30.4
Switzerland 72,457 111,824 114,471 146,715 54.3 2.4 28.2
EFTA78,613 126,643 128,606 165,023 61.1 1.6 28.3
Share in EFTA's tot. exports 0.07 0.10 0.10 0.13
IMPORTS + EXPORTS
Iceland 557 1,403 1,273 1,089 151.8 -9.3 -14.4
Norway 14,240 31,596 26,423 30,686 121.9 -16.4 16.1
Switzerland 113,704 228,019 236,767 233,684 100.5 3.8 -1.3
EFTA128,501 261,018 264,464 265,459 103.1 1.3 0.4
Share in EFTA's total trade 0.06 0.11 0.11 0.11
   --  No percentage calculated
         Source:  UNCOMTRADE1 012 1887147
020406080100120140160
Iceland Norway SwitzerlandEFTA Countries Trade with the Slovak Republic 
(1997, in million US dollars)
Imports
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     Table 1 – EFTA COUNTRIES TRADE WITH THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC BY SELECTED COMMODITIES
Source: UN COMTRADE 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997
IMPORTS In thousand US dollars In per cent
Iceland
Total from the Slovak Republic 1,158 1,175 1,089 100.0 100.0 100.0
In per cent of imports from the World 0.07% 0.06% 0.05%
SITC 62 Rubber manufactures 337 283 231 29.1 24.1 21.2
SITC 84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 92 150 221 8.0 12.8 20.3
SITC 54 Pharmaceuticals 16 79 183 1.4 6.7 16.8
SITC 77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s. 40 32 111 3.5 2.7 10.2
SITC 85 Footwear 25 57 103 2.2 4.9 9.5
SITC 09 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 111 69 23 9.6 5.8 2.2
SITC 04 Cereals 0 148 0 0.0 12.6 0.0
Norway
Total from the Slovak Republic 17,022 12,386 12,378 100.0 100.0 100.0
In per cent of imports from the World 0.05% 0.04% 0.03%
SITC 67 Iron and steel 6,352 2,521 2,789 37,3 20.4 22.5
SITC 84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 999 1,386 1,660 5.9 11.2 13.4
SITC 74 General industrial machinery, machine parts, n.e.s. 821 1,069 998 4.8 8.6 8.1
SITC 85 Footwear 904 983 968 5.3 7.9 7.8
SITC 82 Furniture; bedding, mattresses 1,572 1,107 817 9.2 8.9 6.6
SITC 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles 2,430 843 791 14.3 6.8 6.4
SITC 04 Cereals 0 706 0 0.0 5.7 0.0
Switzerland
Total from the Slovak Republic 116,195 122,296 86,970 100.0 100.0 100.0
In per cent of imports from the World 0.14% 0.15% 0.11%
SITC 78 Road vehicles 56,141 66,013 30,199 48.3 54.0 34.7
SITC 84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 3,963 4,425 9,125 3.4 3.6 10.5
SITC 66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures 3,308 5,920 5,459 2.8 4.8 6.3
SITC 64 Paper, articles of paper and pulp 1,567 720 3,989 1.3 0.6 4.6
SITC 77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s. 1,622 3,548 3,938 1.4 2.9 4.5
SITC 67 Iron and steel 13,230 2,090 3,816 11.4 1.7 4.4
SITC 82 Furniture; bedding, mattresses 2,565 2,415 3,161 2.2 2.0 3.6
SITC 63 Cork and wood manufactures (excl. furniture) 3,456 2,477 2,982 3.0 2.0 3.4
SITC 69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 2,066 3,505 2,609 1.8 2.9 3.0
SITC 74 General industrial machinery, machine parts, n.e.s. 2,777 3,622 2,344 2.4 3.0 2.7
SITC 79 Other transport equipment 1,678 5,414 1,759 1.4 4.4 2.0
SITC 68 Non-ferrous metals 3,557 3,129 873 3.1 2.6 1.0
SITC 73 Metal working machinery 1,304 3,250 607 1.1 2.7 0.7WT/REG88/R/B/1
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Source: UN COMTRADE 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997
EXPORTS In thousand US dollars In per cent
Iceland
Total  to the Slovak Republic 245 98 0 100.0 100.0 100.0
In per cent of exports to the World: 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
SITC 03 Fish 06 9 0 0 . 0 7 0 . 9 0 . 0
SITC 67 Iron and steel 164 1 0 66.9 0.8 0.0
Norway
Total  to the Slovak Republic 14,574 14,037 18,308 100.0 100.0 100.0
In per cent of exports to the World: 0.03% 0.03% 0.04%
SITC 93 Special transactions and commodities 3,555 2,442 4,255 24.4 17.4 23.2
SITC 03 Fish 3,555 2,442 2,169 16.8 21.2 11.8
SITC 64 Paper, articles of paper and pulp 583 818 1,656 4.0 5.8 9.0
SITC 78 Road vehicles 7 0 1,460 0.0 0.0 8.0
SITC 25 Pulp and waste paper 19 274 1,187 0.1 2.0 6.5
SITC 76 Telecommunications, sound recording equipment etc. 63 43 1,149 0.4 0.3 6.3
SITC 74 General industrial machinery, machine parts, n.e.s. 802 1,018 296 5.5 7.3 1.6
SITC 73 Metal working machinery 2,894 585 0 19.9 4.2 0.0
Switzerland
Total  to the Slovak Republic 111,824 114,471 146,715 100.0 100.0 100.0
In per cent of exports to the World: 0.14% 0.14% 0.19%
SITC 54 Pharmaceuticals 17,601 26,079 31,985 15.7 22.8 21.8
SITC 77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s. 11,942 15,201 15,738 10.7 13.3 10.7
SITC 72 Specialized machinery for industries 13,152 9,993 13,668 11.8 8.7 9.3
SITC 58 Plastics in non-primary form 762 2,184 10,979 0.7 1.9 7.5
SITC 74 General industrial machinery, machine parts, n.e.s. 6,042 5,010 7,499 5.4 4.4 5.1
SITC 59 Other chemicals, n.e.s. 3,990 5,381 6,313 3.6 4.7 4.3
SITC 87 Instruments 9,871 6,869 6,170 8.8 6.0 4.2
SITC 68 Non-ferrous metals 512 306 5,734 0.5 0.3 3.9
SITC 69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 3,606 4,535 5,289 3.2 4.0 3.6
SITC 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles 2,347 2,788 5,231 2.1 2.4 3.6
SITC 73 Metal working machinery 4,225 6,378 4,621 3.8 5.6 3.1
SITC 51 Organic chemicals 11,167 4,997 4,345 10.0 4.4 3.0WT/REG88/R/B/1
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        Table 3 – EFTA COUNTRIES TRADE WITH SLOVAK REPUBLIC BY SITC SECTION
Source UN COMTRADE                                                                                                                                                                                                         In thousand US dollars
S I T C :0123 45678 9 5 - 8 T o t a l
IMPORTS
1995: Iceland 3 1 0 1 0 18 850 69 216 0 1,153 1,158
Norway 50 0 504 9 0 972 10,709 1,632 3,777 0 16,459 17,022
Switzerland 2,386 2,109 3,705 0 0 4,031 29,237 65,807 8,920 0 107,995 116,195
EFTA 2,439 2,110 4,209 9 0 5,021 40,166 67,508 12,913 0 125,608 134,375
1996: Iceland 148 1 0 0 0 79 566 83 298 0 1,026 1,175
Norway 767 0 119 27 0 782 4,750 2,004 3,900 38 11,435 12,386
Switzerland 2,213 2,428 1,763 0 0 3,277 20,041 83,912 8,653 9 115,882 122,296
EFTA 3,128 2,429 1,882 27 0 4,138 25,356 85,998 12,852 47 128,344 135,857
1997: Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 184 329 164 412 0 1,089 1,089
Norway 63 0 137 34 0 1,183 4,751 2,440 3,729 40 12,104 12,378
Switzerland 942 2,251 1,391 22 0 2,770 22,455 41,815 15,323 0 82,363 86,970
EFTA 1,005 2,252 1,528 56 0 4,136 27,535 44,419 19,465 40 95,555 100,436
EXPORTS
1995: Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 34 164 47 0 0 245 245
Norway 2,449 0 29 249 0 1,234 1,698 4,726 634 3555.3 8,292 14,574
Switzerland 1,622 1,278 345 9 13 39,334 8,794 44,584 15,844 0 108,556 111,824
EFTA 4,071 1,278 374 258 13 40,603 10,657 49,356 16,478 3,555 117,094 126,643
1996: Iceland 69 0 0 0 0 5 1 15 0 8 20 98
Norway 2,993 0 297 1 0 1,231 3,245 3,061 768 2,442 8,305 14,037
Switzerland 1,957 1,109 157 8 0 42,493 9,576 45,467 12,835 868 110,372 114,471
EFTA 5,020 1,109 453 9 0 43,729 12,822 48,543 13,603 3,318 118,697 128,606
1997: I c e l a n d 0000 00000 000
Norway 2,234 0 1,218 0 0 1,185 4,078 4,546 792 4,255 10,601 18,308
Switzerland 4,239 712 318 66 0 57,671 18,389 49,793 15,526 0 141,379 146,715
EFTA 6,473 712 1,536 66 0 58,856 22,468 54,339 16,317 4,255 151,981 165,023
SITC 0:  Food and live animals SITC 5:  Chemicals and related products
SITC 1:  Beverages and tobacco SITC 6:  Manufactured g oods classified chiefly by material
SITC 2:  Crude materials, inedible, except fuels SITC 7:  Machinery and transport equipmentSITC 3:  Mineral fuels, lubricants SITC 8:  Miscellaneous manufactured articlesSITC 4:  Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes SITC 9:  Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITCWT/REG88/R/B/1
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1994 1995 1996 1997 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
In million US dollars Shares in per cent Annual percentage change
Imports from:
Iceland 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.03 0.001 0.003 0.006 0.000 301.5 130.5 -95.8
Norway 7 18 17 19 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 160.4 -2.7 9.0
Switzerland 95 148 161 152 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 55.8 8.9 -5.5
EFTA 102 166 179 171 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.7 63.0 7.9 -4.5
EU. 2,213 3,049 4,030 4,055 33.5 34.8 36.9 39.5 37.8 32.2 0.6
Other 4,296 5,556 6,727 6,039 65.0 63.3 61.5 58.8 29.3 21.1 -10.2
World 6,611 8,770 10,936 10,264 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 32.7 24.7 -6.1
Exports to:
Iceland 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.012 0.011 0.008 0.009 9.2 -26.7 15.6
Norway 6 14 9 10 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 128.1 -30.7 2.7
Switzerland 46 70 96 99 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 52.2 36.3 3.0
EFTA 53 85 106 109 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 60.1 24.9 3.0
EU 2,343 3,208 3,645 3,955 35.0 37.4 41.3 45.0 36.9 13.6 8.5
Other 4,294 5,284 5,073 4,726 64.2 61.6 57.5 53.8 23.1 -4.0 -6.8
World 6,690 8,577 8,824 8,790 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 28.2 2.9 -0.4
Imports+ Exports:
Iceland 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.004 31.4 9.9 -38.8
Norway 12.8 31.3 26.6 28.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 145.2 -14.9 6.7
Switzerland 141.3 218.5 257.2 251.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 54.6 17.7 -2.4
EFTA 155.0 251.0 285.2 280.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 62.0 13.6 -1.7
EU 4,555.7 6,256.9 7,675.4 8,009.7 34.2 36.1 38.8 42.0 37.3 22.7 4.4
Other 8,590.6 10,840.0 11,799.9 10,764.3 64.6 62.5 59.7 56.5 26.2 8.9 -8.8
World 13,301.2 17,347.9 19,760.4 19,054.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 30.4 13.9 -3.6
Source:  UN COMTRADE
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