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Table AI.1 
Exports by group of products, 1990-98 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Commodity 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 
Total (US$ million) 34,062.4 34,037.2 35,137.1 31,890.6 34,723.3 41,710.3 48,922.0 48,528.4 40,383.2
Total primary products 66.9 66.9 67.5 68.8 68.1 65.9 70.6 69.8 63.0
   Agriculture 9.0 9.3 9.7 9.7 10.2 9.9 8.9 8.9 11.2
      Food 6.9 7.6 8.0 8.2 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.8 10.0
        0311 Fish fresh, chilled, fr ozen 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.5 5.0 5.0 4. 8 5.0 6.2
        0312 Fish salted, dried, smoked 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.9
      Agricultural raw material 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.2
   Mining 57.9 57.6 57.8 59.1 58.0 56.0 61.7 60.9 51.9
      Ores and other minerals 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8
      Non-ferrous metals 8.7 7.6 6.9 6.6 7.4 7.8 6.3 6.4 7.8
        6841 Aluminium, alloys, unwrght 4.5 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.2
        6842 Aluminium, alloys worked 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.5
        6831 Nickel, alloys unwrought 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
      Fuels 47.8 48.8 49.7 51.3 49.6 47.3 54.7 53.8 43.3
        3310 Crude petroleum, etc. 35.1 36.5 37.9 39.5 37.9 36.8 42.9 39.8 29.9
        3411 Gas natural 7.4 8.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 6.7 7.6 9.5 9.8
        3321 Motor spirit, gasoline 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.4 1.8
        3323 Distillate fuels 1. 9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0
Manufactures 32.7 32.8 32.3 30.9 24.7 26.7 23.0 24.2 29.6
   Iron & steel 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.6
         6715 Other ferro-alloys 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2
   Chemicals 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.3 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.4
   Other semi-manufactures 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.5 4.1 4.6 3.8 3.6 4.2
         6415 Paper etc in bulk n.e.s. 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.1 0.9 1.1
   Machinery and transport equipment 13.9 14.8 14.8 13.0 12.1 13.4 11.1 12.1 15.5
      Power generating machines 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6
      Other non-electrical machinery 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.1 4.5
         7184 Const, mining machinery 
                  n.e.s. 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7
         7192 Pumps, centrifuges 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7
         7193 Mechanical handling 
                  equipment 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7
         Agricultural machinery and 
          tractors 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
      Office machines & 
      telecom equipment 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.9
         7249 Telecom equipment 
                   n.e.s. 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.6
         7143 Statistical machines 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7
      Other electrical machines 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0
      Automotive products 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.5
         7328 Motor vehicle parts n.e.s. 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8
      Other transport equipment 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.5 4.1 4.4 2.5 3.5 4.0
         7353 Ships and boats, non-war 5.0 6.4 6.2 4.1 3.0 3.7 1.9 2.6 2.7
   Textiles 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
   Clothing 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
   Other consumer goods 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.2
         8619 Measuring, controlling 
                  instruments 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9
         8210 Furniture 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8
Others 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.1 7.4 6.4 6.0 7.3
         9310 Special transactions 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9 7.2 6.2 5.9 7.2
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.1). WT/TPR/S/70 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.2 
Imports by group of products, 1990-98 
(US$ million and per cent ) 
Commodity 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 
Total (US$ million) 26,860.1 25,523.0 26,062.4 24,002.7 27,276.5 32,685.2 34,290.3 35,750.9 37,458.9 
Total primary products 17.7 17.7 16.9 16.7 18.1 17.9 19.0 12.0 15.6 
   Agriculture 7.7 8.0 8.5 8.4 9.3 9.4 9.1 3.5 8.6 
      Food 5.9 6.3 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.8 7.0 1.4 6.6 
      Agricultural raw material 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.0 
   Mining 10.0 9.7 8.4 8.3 8.9 8.4 9.9 8.5 7.0 
      Ores and other minerals 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 2.9 
         2832 Nickel ores, concentrates 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.4 
      Non-ferrous metals 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.6 
      Fuels 4.4 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 4.5 3.3 2.5 
Manufactures 81.6 81.5 82.0 82.5 80.2 80.7 79.7 81.6 83.3 
   Iron & steel 4.1 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.4 
         6783 Iron, steel tube, pipe n.e.s. 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.5 
   Chemicals 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.6 10.2 10.7 10.1 9.5 9.2 
         5417 Medicaments 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 
         5136 Inorganic bases etc. n.e.s. 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 
         5812 Prod of polymerising etc. 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 
   Other semi-manufactures 9.0 10.5 9.7 9.1 10.3 10.4 9.4 8.9 9.6 
         6911 Structures, parts irn, stl 0.6 1.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.4 
   Machinery and transport equipment 40.9 38.2 37.6 38.8 36.9 37.5 39.1 42.3 43.8 
      Power generating machines 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 
      Other non-electrical machinery 9.1 9.8 10.0 9.5 9.4 10.5 10.9 10.0 10.8 
         7199 Machine parts, accessories 
                   n.e.s. 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 
         7192 Pumps, centrifuges 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 
         7193 Mechanical handling 
                  equipment 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 
         Agricultural machinery and 
          tractors 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 
      Office machines & 
       telecom equipment 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.6 7.9 8.7 8.1 8.4 8.6 
         7143 Statistical machines 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.0 
         7249 Telecom equipment 
                   n.e.s. 1.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 
         7149 Office machines n.e.s. 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 
      Other electrical machines 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 
         7222 Switchgear etc. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 
      Automotive products 5.9 5.2 6.4 6.1 7.9 8.1 8.7 9.2 9.1 
         7321 Pass motor vehicles 
                  excluding buses 2.4 1.9 2.7 2.5 3.9 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.9 
         7323 Lorries, trucks 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.8 
      Other transport equipment 14.2 10.9 8.0 9.7 6.0 4.2 5.3 8.8 9.5 
         7353 Ships and boats, non-war 8.2 6.6 4.1 6.3 3.7 2.4 1.8 5.5 4.5 
         7359 Ships and boats n.e.s. 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 1.0 2.1 
   Textiles 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 
   Clothing 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.8 
         8411 Textile clothes not knit 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2. 0 1.8 1.8 
         8414 Clothing, accessories knit 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6 1. 7 1.7 1.7 
   Other consumer goods 10.8 11.7 12.3 12.2 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 
         8210 Furniture 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 
         8930 Articles of plastic n.e.s. 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 
Others 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.1). 
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Table AI.3 
Exports by destination, 1990-98 
(US$ million and per cent) 
 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 
Total (US$ million) 34,062.4 34,037.2 35,137.1 31,890.6 34,723.3 41,710.3 48,922.0 48,528.4 40,383.2
America 10.6 9.3 10.1 10.9 11.7 11.8 13.0 12.8 11.2
   USA 6.5 4.8 5.3 6.2 6.8 6.2 7.4 6.2 6.3
   Canada 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.3 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 3.5
   Other America 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.5
      Brazil 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6
Europe 82.6 82.9 82.3 81.8 81.2 80.7 80.3 79.9 81.2
   EU15 79.5 80.0 78.8 78.3 77.8 77.2 76.9 76.0 76.9
      United Kingdom 26.0 26.5 24.2 24.6 20.8 20.0 19.8 19.3 16.9
      Germany 11.3 11.1 13.2 13.0 12.4 11.9 11.1 10.9 12.3
      Sweden 11.5 10.3 9.4 8.7 9.4 9.9 9.3 8.8 9.8
      Netherlands 8.0 7.9 7.1 8.5 9.5 9.5 11.1 11.4 9.7
      France 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.8 8.8 8.5 8.5
      Denmark 4.8 5.6 5.4 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.7
      Belgium-Luxembourg 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2
      Finland 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.7
      Italy 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5
      Spain 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.4
      Ireland 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2
      Portugal 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.1
      Greece 0.2 0.3 0. 2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5
   EFTA 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0
      Switzerland 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5
   East Europe 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.5
      Former USSR 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.2
      Poland 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8
         Russian Federation 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
   Other Europe 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8
Asia 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.5
   Middle East 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.6
   East Asia 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.7
      Japan 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3
      Korea, Rep. of 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8
      China 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6
      Singapore 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.6
   South Asia 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Oceania 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Africa 1.1 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7
   Sub-Saharan Africa 0.9 2.1 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4
   Other Africa 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Others 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source : UNSD, Comtrade data base (SITC Rev.1). WT/TPR/S/70 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Imports by origin, 1990-98 
(US$ millions and per cent) 
 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 
Total (US$ million) 26,860.1 25,523.0 26,062.4 24,002.7 27,276.5 32,685.2 34,290.3 35,750.9 37,458.9
America 15.2 13.1 12.5 12.2 12.1 11.4 11.0 11.5 12.3
 USA 8.2 7.8 8.5 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.5 6.7 7.9
 Canada 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7
 Other America 4.8 3.1 2.2 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.3 3.1 2.7
Europe 71.1 72.3 73.6 71.7 74.5 76.9 76.2 74.0 73.7
 EU15 66.5 67.9 68.9 67.2 68.9 71.4 70.8 68.0 67.7
 Sweden 15.8 15.4 15.4 14.1 15.0 15.4 17.1 15.7 14.7
 Germany 14.3 14.1 14.4 13.6 13.9 13.9 13.4 13.5 13.5
 United Kingdom 9.0 8.7 9.3 9.2 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.4 9.9
 Denmark 6.7 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.0 6.7
 Netherlands 4.0 5.3 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.5
 Italy 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.1
 France 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.9
 Finland 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.4
 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.1 2.2
 Spain 1.1 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.9
 Ireland 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2
 Austria 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9
 EFTA 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6
 Switzerland 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3
 East Europe 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.5 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.7
 Former USSR 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.2
 Poland 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
 Russian Federation 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.4 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.6
 Other Europe 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7
Asia 9.0 11.6 12.1 14.4 12.1 10.5 11.2 11.6 12.1
 Middle East 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
 East Asia 8.1 9.8 11.3 13.7 11.3 9.6 10.4 10.8 11.3
 Japan 4.4 4.9 6.3 8.0 6.0 3.8 3.9 4.5 4.5
 China 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3
 Singapore 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.4 1.2
 Korea, Rep. of 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.6 1.4 1.2
 Chinese Taipei 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7
 South Asia 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Oceania 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4
Africa 4.5 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 2.4 1.5
 Sub-Saharan Africa 3.8 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.0
 Liberia 3.4 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.8
 Other Africa 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6
Others 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source : UNSD, Comtrade data base (SITC Rev.1). Norway WT/TPR/S/70 
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Table AII.1  
Status of selected notification  requirements to the WTO, 1995-99 
WTO Agreement Description of requirement   Periodicity Document No. and date 
Agreement on 
Implementation of Art. VII 
of the GATT 1994       
(Art. 22.2) Notification of changes in 
national legislation  G/VAL/N/1/NOR/1, 17 January 1996 
Agreement on Trade-
Related Investment 
Measures (Art. 6.2) Notifications under Article 6.2 of 
the TRIMs Agreement of 
publications in which TRIMs may be found  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.7, 18 January 2000         
G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.4, 5 August 1998         
G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.1, 10 February 1997 
Agriculture         
(Art. 5.7 and 18.2) Special safeguard provisions Once for all products, or 
the first time each 
safeguard is used G/AG/N/NOR/21, 09 February 1999            
G/AG/N/NOR/16, 11 May 1998                   
G/AG/N/NOR/8, 13 February 1997                    G/AG/N/NOR/4, 26 April 1996 
Agriculture         
(Art. 10 and 18.2) Export subsidies  Annual  G/AG/N/NOR/23, 10 November 1999                
G/AG/N/NOR/18, 10 June 1998                       
G/AG/N/NOR/13, 30 October 1997                   G/AG/N/NOR/12, 30 October 1997                    
G/AG/N/NOR/10, 07 May 1997                         
G/AG/N/NOR/10/Corr.1, 17 June 1997             G/AG/N/NOR/7, 16 December 1996                 
G/AG/N/NOR/3, 25 March 1996 
Agriculture            (Art. 16.2) Impact on net food-importing 
countries; food and technical 
assistance Annual G/AG/N/NOR/19, 04 August 1998                  
G/AG/N/NOR/6, 09 December 1996 
Agriculture           
(Art. 18.2) Tariff and other quota 
commitments  G/AG/N/NOR/24/Corr.1, 11 November 1999    
G/AG/N/NOR/24, 11 November 1999            G/AG/N/NOR/17/Corr.1, 20 October 1998        
G/AG/N/NOR/17, 10 June 1998                 
G/AG/N/NOR/15, 30 October 1997           G/AG/N/NOR/14, 30 October 1997             
G/AG/N/NOR/9, 14 April 1997                     
G/AG/NOR/2/Rev.1, 26 July 1996                G/AG/N/NOR/2, 13 March 1996                      
G/AG/N/NOR/1, 16 August1995 
Agriculture (Art. 18.2) Domestic support Annual G/AG/N/NOR/ 22, 16 March 1999                     
G/AG/N/NOR/11, 15 September 1997               
G/AG/N/NOR/5, 18 September 1996 
Anti-dumping       
(Art. 16.4) Anti-dumping actions taken Every six months G/ADP/N/47/Add.1/Rev.1,  13 October 1999     
G/ADP/N/47/Add.1, 29 January 1999                
G/ADP/N/41/Add.1/Rev.2,  13 October 1999     
G/ADP/N/41/Add.1, 01 Septembe r 1998            
G/ADP/N/35/Add.1/Rev.4,  13 October 1999     
G/ADP/N/35/Add.1, 30 January 1998                
G/ADP/N/29/Add.1/Rev.4,  13 October 1999     
G/ADP/N/29/Add.1/Rev.1,  15 October 1997     
G/ADP/N/22/Add.1/Rev.4, 20 April 1999          G/ADP/N/22/Add.1, 25 February 1997             G/ADP/N/16/Add.1/Rev.7,  13 October 1999     
G/ADP/N/16/Add.1/Rev.1,  15 October 1996     
G/ADP/N/14/Add.1, 20 June 1996                     
G/ADP/N/9/Add.1, 12 April 1996                      
G/ADP/N/4/Add.1, 20 October 1995                  
G/ADP/N/2/Add.1, 04 July 1995 
Anti-dumping       (Art. 18.5) Laws and regulations Once by March 1995, 
then changes G/ADP/N/1/NOR/3, 05 December 1995             
G/ADP/N/1/NOR/2, 13 June 1995                    
G/ADP/N/1/NOR/1, 16 March 1995 
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WTO Agreement Description of requirement   Periodicity Document No. and date 
As agreed by the Council 
for TRIPS in the context of 
Art. 67 Notification of contact point for 
technical cooperation  Provisional, 19 February 1998 
Decision of the Committee 
on Government 
Procurement 1994 of 27 February 1996  Once Provisional entry, 10 July 1998 
Decisions of the 
CONTRACTING PARTIES 
(BISD 31S/12 BISD 31S/222 BISD 32S/12 
BISD 32S/93)   G/MA/NTM/QR/1/Add.1, 27 March 1996 
GATS 
(Art. V bis (b)) Labour market integration 
agreements  S/C/N/36, 23 October 1996 
GATS               
(Art. III:4 or IV:2) Contact pomits  S/C/ENQ/11, 09 July 1996 
GATS                  
(Art. VII.4) Any existing Art. VII:4 
recognition measures Ad hoc S/C/N/14, 24 January 1996  
GATS Art. III.3 Notification of new laws and 
regulations and changes Annual and when 
changes S/C/N/64, 12 July 1997                                       
S/C/N/63, 12 July 1997                                       
S/C/N/10, 24 January 1996 
GATT                (Art. XXVIII;5) Norway reserved its right under 
the provisions of Art. XXVIII:5 
of the GATT to modify its 
Schedule   G/MA/17, 11 December 1996 
GATT 1994       
(Art. XVII:4(a)), 
Understanding on the 
interpretation of Art. XVII State trading enterprises;  
notification of products traded by 
state enterprises   G/STR/N/4/NOR, 22 December 1998                
G/STR/N/3/NOR, 18 July 1997                          
G/STR/N/2/NOR, 30 August 1996                     
G/STR/N/1/NOR, 27 July 1995 
GATT 1994 (Part IV) Enabling Clause Ad hoc WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.1, 1 December 1999       
WT/COMTD/N/6, 06 September 1995 
Import Licensing 
Procedures       
(Art. 1.4(a) and 8.2 (b)) Laws and regulations relevant to 
import licensing  G/LIC/N/1/NOR/2, 04 November 1997              
G/LIC/N/1/NOR/1, 10 October 1996 
Import Licensing 
Procedures              
(Art. 7.3) Questionnaire;  rules and 
information concerning 
procedures for the submission of 
applications Annual for 
questionnaire;  rules and 
information once, then 
changes G/LIC/N/3/NOR/2/Add.1,  03 November 1998   
G/LIC/N/3/NOR/2, 03 November 1998              
G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1/Corr.1, 04 November 1997  
G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1,  13 September 1995 
International Bovine Meat 
Agreement            
(Art. III:1) Policies  IMA/INV/5/Rev.2, 17 August 1997                    
IMA/INV/5/Rev.1, 17 August 1997                    
IMA/INV/5, 19 June 1995 
International Dairy Agreement       
(Art. III:1 and III:3 Market data  IDA/STAT/2/Add.3, 24 September 1996           
IDA/STAT/2/Add.2, 09 October 1995                
IDA/STAT/2/Add.1, 21 June 1995                     
IDA/STAT/2, 20 March 1995 
International Dairy Agreement 
(Art. III:3) Policies  IDA/INV/1/Add.3/Suppl.2, 09 October 1996 
IDA/INV/1/Add.2/Suppl.1, 15 October 1995     
IDA/INV/1/Add.1, 19 July 1995 
Plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement 
(Art. XIX:5) Notification of statistics on 
procurement covered by the 
Agreement  Provisional entry, 08 April 1999 
Plurilateral Government 
Procurement Agreement 
(Art.XXIV:5 (b)) Changes in national legislation  Provisional entry, 06 January 1997 
Preshipment Inspection 
(Art. 5) Laws and regulations that put the 
Agreement into force Once, then changes only G/PSI/N/1/Add.3, 14 November 1996 
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WTO Agreement Description of requirement   Periodicity Document No. and date 
Rules of Origin       
(Art. 5.1) Information and procedures for 
modification and introduction of 
new rules of origin  G/RO/N/8, 01 February 1996  
Rules of Origin     
(Annex II paragraph 4) Preferential and non-preferential 
rules of origin Non-preferential in April 
1995;  preferential as 
soon as entry into force G/RO/N/8, 01 February 1996 
Safeguards               
(Art. 12) Notification of laws, regulations 
and administrative procedures 
relating to safeguard measures Once by March 1995, 
then changes  G/SG/N/1/NOR/3, 26 January 1996                    
G/SG/N/1/NOR/1, 01 March 1995                      
G/SG/N/1/NOR/2, 20 July 1995 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures          
(Art. 7 annex B) Transparency in sanitary and 
phytosanitary regulations Ad hoc G/SPS/N/NOR/3, 16 July 1996                           
G/SPS/N/NOR/2, 05 July 1996                           
G/SPS/N/NOR/1, 22 December 1995 
Subsidies  (Art. 25.1-GATT 1994 
Art.XVI:1) Notification of subsidies Annual G/SC M/N/38/NOR/Suppl.1, 14 October 1999   
G/SCM/N/38/NOR, 12 August 1998                  
G/SCM/N/25/NOR, 30 October 1997                 G/SCM/N/16/NOR, 18 October 1996                 
G/SCM/N/3/NOR, 14 July 1995                      
G/SCM/N/3/NOR/Corr.1, 11 July 1995 
Subsidies            (Art. 25.11) Countervailing duty actions taken Every six months when 
measure is taken G/SCM/N/47/Add.1/Rev.2, 20 October 1999     
G/SCM/N/47/Add.1, 29 January 1999                
G/SCM/N/40/Add.1, 01 September 1998           
G/SCM/N/35/Add.1, 30 January 1998                G/SCM/N/30/Add.1/Rev.1, 15 October 1997     
G/SCM/N/23/Add.1, 25 February 1997              
G/SCM/N/19/Add.1/Rev.1, 15 October 1996     G/SCM/N/12/Add.1, 11 April 1996                    
G/SCM/N/7/Add.1, 20 October 1995                 
G/SCM/N/4/Add.1, 05 May 1995 
Subsidies            (Art. 25.12) Notification of competent 
authorities and procedures 
governing the initiation and 
conduct of investigations on subsidies  G/SCM/N/18/Add.9, 30 September 1999           
G/SCM/N/18/Add.1, 20 June 1996 
Subsidies              
(Art. 32.6) Notification of changes in laws 
and regulations Once by March 1995, 
then changes G/SCM/N/1/NOR/3, 05 December 1995            
G/SCM/N/1/NOR/2, 13 June 1995                    
G/SCM/N/1/NOR/1, 16 March 1995 
Technical Barriers to Trade    (Annex 3C.)   Provisional entry, 16 July 1997                      
G/TBT/CS/N/40, 10 May 1996 
Technical Barriers to Trade    
(Annex 3J.)   Provisional entry, 16 July 1997 
Technical Barriers to Trade 
(Art. 2.10) Technical regulations  G/TB T/Notif.97.704, 20 October 1997 
Technical Barriers to Trade 
(Art. 2.9) Technical regulations Ad hoc 43 notifications (1995- 11.1998) 
Technical Barriers to Trade 
(multiple Art.)   9 notifications (30 October 1998) 
Textiles and Clothing    
(Art. 2.1) Outstanding measures as of 
1 January 1995 Once G/TMB/N/61, 02 March 1995 
Textiles and Clothing           
(Art. 2.7)  Notification of first integration 
under Articles 2.6 and 2.7 of the 
Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing. Ad hoc G/TMB/N/3, 03 October 1994                    
G/TMB/N/3/Add.1, 20 March 1995                    
G/TMB/N/3/Add.2, 24 June 1997                      
G/TMB/N/3/Add.3, 02 October 1997 
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WTO Agreement Description of requirement   Periodicity Document No. and date 
Textiles and Clothing             
(Art. 2.11) Notification of programmes of 
integration under Articles 2.8 and 
2.11. Once G/TMB/N/210/Add.4, 02 October 1997 
G/TMB/N/210/Add.3, 25 June 1997                 
G/TMB/N/210/Add.2, 5 June 1997                   
G/TMB/N/210/Add.1, 13 February 1997            G/TMB/N/210, 31 December 1996 
Textiles and Clothing             
(Art.2.15) Elimination of restrictions  G/TMB/N/306, 22 Se ptember 1997                    
G/TMB/N/130, 29 September 1995 
TRIPS                
(Art. 1.3 and 3.1) Broadcasting organizations and 
broadcasting rights  IP/N/2/NOR/1, 29 July 1996 
TRIPS                   
(Art. 4(d)) Notification of international 
agreements related to the 
protection of intellectual property and under which exemptions to 
MFN treatment are allowed under 
Article 4(d) of the TRIPS Agreement  IP/N/2/NOR/1, 29 July 1996                               
IP/N/4/NOR/1, 29 December 1995 
TRIPS (Art. 63.2) Laws and regulations Once, th en changes 19 notifications 
TRIPS 
(Art. 69) International cooperation  IP/N/3/REV/2/Add .8, 19 February 1998            
IP/N/3/NOR/1, 14 September 1995 
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Table AIII.1 
Applied MFN tariff averages by HS2, 2000 
Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Importsa 1998 
(US$ million) 
 Total/Average 6,972 6,774 8.1 0-550 37,478 
01 Live animals 28 17 215.9 0-550 10 
02 Meat and edible meat offal 70 43 181.2 1-442 28 
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates 185 185 0.0 0 430 
04 Dairy produce;  birds' eggs;  natural honey;  edible 
products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or 
included 36 26 131.5 4-427 23 
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or 
included 35 33 11.7 0-151 17 
06 Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the like;  
cut flowers and ornamental foliage 54 54 37.4 0-249 98 
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 145 132 42.4 0-281 119 
08 Edible fruit and nuts;  peel of citrus fruit or melons 111 97 9.0 0-99 248 
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 34 34 0.3 0-5 148 
10 Cereals 27 22 43.7 0-185 63 
11 Products of the milling industry;  malt;  starches;  
insulin;  wheat gluten 61 43 34.5 0-203 28 
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;  misc grains, seeds 
and fruit;  industrial or medicinal plants;  straw and fodder 78 59 28.7 0-183 118 
13 Lac;  gums, resins and other vegetable saps and 
extracts 14 14 2.1 0-5 13 
14 Vegetable plaiting materials;   vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included 10 10 0.0 0 1 
15 Animal or vegetable fats a nd oils and their cleavage 
products;  prepared edible fats;  animal or vegetable waxes 123 93 12.8 0-135 176 
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 56 55 45.7 0-355 55 
17 Sugars and sugar confec tionery 36 28 20.8 0-101 135 
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 16 14 33.2 0-112 97 
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;  pastry 
cooks' products 39 36 67.1 1-354 153 
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of 
plants 101 95 45.5 0-316 109 
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 50 44 18.7 0-143 128 
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 44 43 5.1 0-31 170 
23 Residues and waste from the food industries;  
prepared animal fodder 53 42 20.2 0-208 201 
24 Tobacco and manufactured tob acco substitutes 11 11 0.0 0-47 62 
25 Salt;  sulphur;  earths and stone;  plastering materials, 
lime and cement 81 81 0.0 0 227 
26 Ores, slag and ash 34 34 0.0 0 228 
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their 
distillation;  bituminous substances;  mineral waxes 63 63 0.0 0 986 
28 Inorganic chemicals;  organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 193 193 0.0 0 615 
29 Organic chemicals 409 409 0.0 0 423 
30 Pharmaceutical products 33 33 0.0 0 673 
31 Fertilizers 26 26 0.0 0 119 
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Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Importsa 1998 
(US$ million) 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts;  tannins and their 
derivatives;  dyes, pigmen ts and other colouring 
matter;  paints and varnishes;  putty and other mastics;  inks 50 50 2.2 0-7 294 
33 Essential oils and resinoids;  perfumery, cosmetic or 
toilet preparations soap, organic surface-active 
agents, washing preparations, lubricating 
preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and 
similar article 43 43 4.3 0-10 299 
34 Soap, organic surface-ac tive agents, washing 
preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial 
waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring 
preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a 
basis 39 39 5.8 0-16 173 
35 Albuminoidal substances;  modified starches;  glues;  
enzymes 27 20 49.0 0-259 52 
36 Explosives;  pyrotechnic products;  matches;  
pyrophoric alloys;  certain combustible preparations 10 10 1.9 0-10 28 
37 Photographic or cinematogr aphic goods 37 37 0.0 0.0 90 
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 76 75 1.3 0-39 324 
39 Plastics and articles thereof 192 192 4.9 0-14 1,088 
40 Rubber and articles thereof 99 99 0.5 0-7 332 
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 51 51 0.0 0 48 
42 Articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 33 33 7.3 0-10 132 
43 Furskins and artificial fur;  manufactures thereof 27 27 1.2 0-4 15 
44 Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal 118 118 0.0 0 853 
45 Cork and articles of cork 9 9 0.0 0 3 
46 Manufactures of straw, of es parto or of other plaiting 
materials;  basketware and wickerwork 7 7 0.0 0 5 
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material;  
recovered (waste and scra p) paper and paperboard 20 20 0.0 0 54 
48 Paper and paperboard;  ar ticles of paper pulp, of 
paper or of paperboard 124 124 0.7 0-5 865 
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other 
products of the printing industry;  manuscripts, 
typescripts and plans 34 34 0.0 0 328 
50 Silk 10 10 0.2 0-1 1 
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal  hair;  horsehair yarn and 
woven fabric 37 35 5.9 0-14 28 
52 Cotton 131 131 2.7 0-15 78 
53 Other vegetable textile fibres;  paper yarn and woven 
fabrics of paper yarn 33 33 1.5 0-13 3 
54 Man-made filaments 66 66 6.7 0-17 52 
55 Man-made staple fibres 128 128 3.3 0-15 54 
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens;  special yarns;  twine, 
cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 50 50 6.2 0-18 62 
57 Carpets and other textile fl oor coverings 25 25 10.7 0-13 72 
58 Special woven fabrics;  tufted textile fabrics;  lace;  
tapestries;  trimmings;  embroidery 43 43 5.9 0-15 21 
59 Impregnated, coated, cove red or laminated textile 
fabrics;  textile articles of a kind suitable for 
industrial use 36 36 5.4 0-17 64 
60 Knitted or crocheted fa brics 22 22 14.0 7-18 13 
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Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Importsa 1998 
(US$ million) 
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted 
or crocheted 144 144 12.1 0-18 622 
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not 
knitted or crocheted 143 143 15.3 6-18 711 
63 Other made up textile articles;  sets;  worn clothing 
and worn textile articles;  rags 84 83 11.8 0-18 160 
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like;  parts of such articles 46 46 5.0 0-10 282 
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11 11 4.1 0-5 28 
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, 
whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 7 7 0.0 0 6 
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of 
feathers or of down;  artificial flowers;  articles of 
human hair 8 8 1.9 0-5 10 
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or 
similar materials 69 69 0.0 0 140 
69 Ceramic products 33 33 1.8 0-12 190 
70 Glass and glassware 83 83 1.4 0-11 179 
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious 
stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious 
metal, and articles thereof;  imitation jewellery;  coin 53 53 0.2 0-6 131 
72 Iron and steel 173 173 0.0 0 720 
73 Articles of iron or steel 176 176 1.1 0-11 1,915 
74 Copper and articles thereof 65 65 1.2 0-3 129 
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17 17 0.0 0 518 
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 49 49 1.9 0-8 590 
78 Lead and articles thereof 10 10 0.0 0 6 
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10 10 0.3 0-3 9 
80 Tin and articles thereof 8 8 0.4 0-3 5 
81 Other base metals;  cermets;  articles thereof 37 37 0.3 0-3 78 
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base 
metal;  parts thereof of base metal 85 85 4.1 0-10 194 
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 38 38 2.4 0-4 182 
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical 
appliances;  parts thereof 652 652 0.3 0-4 6,333 
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof;  sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts 
and accessories of such articles 425 425 0.4 0-4 3,511 
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and 
parts thereof;  railway or tramway track fixtures and 
fittings and parts thereof;  mechanical (including 
electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 25 25 0.0 0 126 
87 Vehicles other than railway  or tramway rolling-stock, 
and parts and accessories thereof 137 137 0.2 0-4 3,538 
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and pa rts thereof 15 15 0.0 0 515 
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 36 36 1.8 0-5 2,624 
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, 
checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus;  parts and accessories thereof 212 212 1.5 0-5 1,040 
91 Clocks and watches and pa rts thereof 57 57 1.6 0-5 47 
92 Musical instruments;  parts and accessories of such 
articles 29 29 2.1 0-3 22 
93 Arms and ammunition;  parts and accessories thereof 24 24 1.8 0-3 180 
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Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Importsa 1998 
(US$ million) 
94 Furniture;  bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, 
cushions and similar stuffed furnishings;  lamps and 
lighting fittings, not elsewher e specified or included;  
illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates 69 69 1.2 0-10 1,011 
95 Toys, games and sports requisites;  parts and 
accessories thereof 50 50 3.0 0-5 253 
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 52 52 2.8 0-10 91 
97 Works of art, collectors' pi eces and antiques 7 7 0.0 0 11 
a Total imports includes $35.7 million unspecified. 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by th e Norwegian authorities.  Fo r 1998 import data, Statistics 
Norway, External Trade 1998  converted to U.S. dollars. Norway WT/TPR/S/70 
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Table AIII.2 
Bound tariff averages by HS2, 2000  
   No. of Average    
Code Description No. of
lines lines 
used tariff 
(%) Range 
(%) Std-dev 
(%) CV 
 Total/Average 6,972 6,558 27.5 0-630 82.1 3.0 
01 Live animals 28 27 338.0 0-556 165.5 0.5 
02 Meat and edible meat offal 70 70 371.4 251-429 41.3 0.1 
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and othe r aquatic invertebrates 185 185 0.0 0 0.0 - 
04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natura l honey; edible products of animal 
origin, n.e.s. 36 36 354.6 223-549 85.5 0.2 
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 35 33 35.1 0-171 63.2 1.8 
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and 
ornamental foliage 54 46 83.2 0-249 93.1 1.1 
07 Edible vegetables and certain r oots and tubers 145 111 149.4 0-343 95.2 0.6 
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 111 54 99.8 0-318 102.5 1.0 
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 34 22 0.2 0-5 1.0 4.7 
10 Cereals 27 22 219.8 0-347 155.4 0.7 
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starch es; inulin; wheat gluten 61 53 305.9 0-495 145.3 0.5 
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; misc. grains, seeds and fruit; 
industrial or medicinal plants; etc. 78 72 138.5 0-423 136.7 1.0 
13 Lac; gums, resins and ot her vegetable saps and ex tracts 14 14 2.1 0-5 2.0 0.9 
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included 10 10 0.0 0 0.0 - 
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; 
prepared edible fats; etc. 123 99 82.4 0-363 91.1 1.1 
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or  of crustaceans, molluscs or other 
aquatic invertebrates 56 55 96.3 0-429 159.3 1.7 
17 Sugars and sugar confectio nery 36 28 69.6 0-369 92.0 1.3 
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 16 15 200.7 0-474 231.7 1.2 
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 39 38 184.6 9-412 124.4 0.7 
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or  other parts of plants 101 74 189.7 0-606 128.3 0.7 
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 50 42 101.6 0-545 138.1 1.4 
22 Beverages, spirits and vi negar 44 31 37.2 0-424 115.9 3.1 
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder 53 50 99.5 0-318 96.4 1.0 
24 Tobacco and manufactured tob acco substitutes 11 4 0.0 0 0.0 - 
25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering mate rials, lime and cement 81 81 0.0 0 0.0 - 
26 Ores, slag and ash 34 34 0.0 0 0.0 - 
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; 
bituminous substances; etc. 63 63 0.6 0-4 1.4 2.5 
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or  inorganic compounds of precious 
metals, of rare-earth metals, etc. 193 193 0.4 0-6 1.4 3.5 
29 Organic chemicals 409 409 3.8 0-14 3.9 1.0 
30 Pharmaceutical products 33 33 0.0 0 0.0 - 
31 Fertilizers 26 26 0.0 0 0.0 - 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, 
pigments; etc. 50 50 2.2 0-7 3.1 1.4 
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet 
preparations soap, etc. 43 29 5.7 0-10 3.9 0.7 
34 Soap, organic surface-active ag ents, washing preparations, 
lubricating preparations, etc. 39 39 7.0 0-16 5.6 0.8 
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starch es; glues; enzymes 27 27 119.4 0-630 179.4 1.5 
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; etc. 10 10 1.9 0-10 4.1 2.1 
37 Photographic or cinematogra phic goods 37 37 0.3 0-6 1.4 4.2 
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 76 71 15.3 0-170 43.0 2.8 
39 Plastics and articles thereof 192 192 9.0 0-14 3.7 0.4 
40 Rubber and articles thereof 99 99 1.7 0-7 2.8 1.7 
41 Raw hides and skins (other than fu rskins) and leather 51 51 0.0 0 0.0 - 
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and 
similar containers; etc. 33 28 8.6 0-10 3.6 0.4 
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 27 27 1.2 0-4 1.9 1.6 
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 118 118 0.0 0 0.0 - 
45 Cork and articles of cork 9 9 0.0 0 0.0 - 
46 Manufactures of straw, of espart o or of other plaiting materials; 
basketware and wickerwork 7 7 0.0 0 0.0 - 
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered paper 
and paperboard, etc. 20 20 0.0 0 0.0 - 
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of  paper pulp, of paper or of 
paperboard 124 73 1.2 0-5 1.9 1.6 
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   No. of Average    
Code Description No. of
lines lines 
used tariff 
(%) Range 
(%) Std-dev 
(%) CV 
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictur es and other products of the 
printing industry; manuscripts, etc 34 34 0.0 0 0.0 - 
50 Silk 10 10 1.6 0-3 1.1 0.7 
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair  yarn and woven fabric 37 33 6.3 0-14 5.8 0.9 
52 Cotton 131 131 9.7 0-15 5.1 0.5 
53 Other vegetable textile fibres; pape r yarn and woven fabrics of paper 
yarn 33 33 1.7 0-13 3.8 2.2 
54 Man-made filaments 66 66 8.8 0-17 8.6 1.0 
55 Man-made staple fibres 128 113 11.3 0-15 4.9 0.4 
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes 
and cables, etc. 50 50 7.1 0-18 5.7 0.8 
57 Carpets and other textile floor  coverings 25 24 11.1 4-13 2.3 0.2 
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; 
trimmings; embroidery 43 43 6.9 0-15 5.3 0.8 
59 Impregnated, coated, covere d or laminated textile fabric s; etc. 36 36 6. 4 0-17 6.3 1.0 
60 Knitted or crocheted fabr ics 22 22 14.0 7-18 2.9 0.2 
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories , knitted or crocheted 144 143 12.2 7-18 2.7 0.2 
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crochete d 143 143 15.3 6-18 4.3 0.3 
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile 
articles; rags 84 75 13.3 0-18 4.4 0.3 
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 46 30 7.7 0-10 2.7 0.3 
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11 11 4.1 0-5 2.0 0.5 
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walki ng-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-
crops and parts thereof 7 7 0.0 0 0.0 - 
67 Prepared feathers and down and artic les made of feathers or of down; 
artificial flowers; etc. 8 8 1.9 0-5 2.6 1.4 
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos , mica or similar materials 69 69 0.0 0 0.0 - 
69 Ceramic products 33 26 2.3 0-12 3.6 1.6 
70 Glass and glassware 83 75 1.6 0-11 3.2 2.0 
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious 
metals, etc. 53 53 0.2 0-6 1.1 5.1 
72 Iron and steel 173 172 0.5 0-5 1.4 2.6 
73 Articles of iron or steel 176 128 2.5 0-10 1.9 0.7 
74 Copper and articles thereof 65 65 1.2 0-3 1.5 1.2 
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17 17 0.0 0 0.0 - 
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 49 46 2.0 0-8 3.0 1.5 
78 Lead and articles thereof 10 10 0.0 0 0.0 - 
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10 10 0.5 0-3 1.1 2.2 
80 Tin and articles thereof 8 8 0.4 0-3 1.1 2.8 
81 Other base metals; cermets; artic les thereof 37 37 0.3 0-3 0.9 2.9 
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts 
thereof of base metal 85 85 4.2 0-10 1.7 0.4 
83 Miscellaneous articles of ba se metal 38 38 2.5 0-4 1.5 0.6 
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machiner y and mechanical appliances; parts 
thereof 652 652 2.5 0-6 1.9 0.8 
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound 
recorders and reproducers, etc. 425 425 2.4 0-14 3.3 1.4 
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stoc k and parts thereof; etc. 25 25 3.2 0 1.5 0.5 
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and 
accessories thereof 137 137 4.2 0-10 2.8 0.7 
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and part s thereof 15 15 0.4 0-3 1.1 2.6 
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 36 36 2.2 0-5 2.5 1.1 
90 Optical, photographic, cinematogr aphic, measuring, checking, 
precision, etc. 212 212 1.9 0-6 2.0 1.0 
91 Clocks and watches and part s thereof 57 57 2.4 0-5 1.1 0.5 
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories  of such articles 29 29 2.3 0-3 1.2 0.5 
93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 24 24 1.8 0-3 1.5 0.9 
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and 
similar stuffed furnishings; etc. 69 69 1.3 0-10 2.1 1.6 
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 50 50 3.0 0-5 1.7 0.6 
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 52 52 3.5 0-10 2.9 0.8 
97 Works of art, collectors' pi eces and antiques 7 7 0.0 0 0.0 - 
a Analysis based on ad-valorem  rates only. 
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Table AIV.1 
Tariff quotas and filling rates in agriculture, 1996-98 
(Tonnes) 
  Tariff quota In-quota imports 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 1996 1997 1998 1996 1997 1998 
Minimum access quota        
Meat to promotional fairs and product te sting Chapter 02 and 16 35 35 35 .. 14 34.3 
Meat of bovine animal, frozen 02.02.1000; 2000; 3001;3009 361 542 723 .. 433 534.8 
Meat of swine, frozen 02.03.2100 431 691 921 .. 75 878.2 
Meat of sheep and goats, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 02.04.1000; 2100; 2200;3000; 
4100; 4200; 4300; 5000 69 103 137 .. 2 127.3 
Meat of Gallus domesticus 02.07.1200 137 158 179 .. 0 2.8 
Meat of turkeys 02.07.2500 137 158 179 .. 0 0 
Meat of poultry ducks, geese and guinea fowl 02.07.3300 137 158 179 .. 7 8.2 
Meat of deer 02.08.9041 25 25 25 .. 24 25 
Meat of elk 02.08.9042 100 100 100 .. 98 100 
Meat of game 02.08.1000; 9030; 9099 250 250 250 .. 230 225.7 
Butter 04.05.1000;2000;9000 409 450 491 .. 65 64.7 
Hens eggs 04.07.0019 761 894 1,027 .. 181 931.6 
White cabbage 07.04.9013; 9020 44 67 90 .. 5 30.4 
Red cabbage 07.04.9040 44 67 90 .. 5 22.1 
Apples 08.08.1011 8,000 8,000 8,000 .. 7,682 7,188 
Pears 08.08.2021 250 250 250 .. 234 213 
Current access quota        
Turkey roll 16.02.3100 20 20 20 .. 0 6.3 
Horses: pure-bred breeding animals 
other:  horses and geldings more than 
six months 0101.11.00 
0101.19.11;  
0101.19.19 
0101.19.90 28 
56 
141 
5 28 
56 
141 
5 28 
56 
141 
5 109 
216 
521 
97 69 
92 
250 
72 207 
203 
589 
350 
Reindeer 0106.00.10 11 11 11 9,512 195 8,227 
Meat of bovines, frozen: other cuts w/bone   0202.20.00 34 34 34 68 2 7 
Meat of swine, frozen, other than hams, etc.  0203.29.00 983 983 983 418 394 512 
Meat of sheep Sheepmeat quota: 600 tonnes 
incl. bones, frozen (Iceland)  02.04.3000, 02.04.4100, 
02.04.4200  02.04.4300 600 600 600 80 106 227 
Tongues of bovine animals, frozen 
livers of swine, frozen 0206.21.00 
0206.41.00 33 
168 33 
168 33 
168 0 
315 1 
184 1 
302 
Meat and edible offal, frozen: 
of turkeys, of fowls of the species Gallus 
Domesticus, ducks, geese or guinea fowls   
0207.25.00 
0207.32.00 0207.33.00  
40 
145 
80  
40 
145 
80  
40 
145 
80  
18 
2 9  
10 
0 9  
10 
1 
10 
Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat fresh,  0209.00.00 957 957 957 823 1,301 1,186 
Meat of bovine animals, dried or salted 0210.20.00 3 3 3 0 0 0 
Milk and cream,  
of a fat content not exceeding 1% 
of a fat content between 1%and 6% of a fat content exceeding 6%  
0401.10.00 
0401.20.00 0401.30.00  
1 
8 4  
1 
8 4  
1 
8 4  
4 
114 
43  
0 
37 30  
0 
8 3 
Milk and cream in powder, granules, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 %  of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 % not 
containing added sugar  
other, exceeding 1,5%  other products than previous w/o added sugar  
other  
0402.10.00  
0402.21.00 
0402.29.00 0402.91.00 
0402.99.00  
241 
 
7 
3 
11 
6  
241 
 
7 
3 
11 
6  
241 
 
7 
3 
11 
6  
40 
 
12 
1 1 
9  
12 
 
0 
0 3 
7  
11 
 
0 
0 4 
10 
Curdled milk other than yoghurt, unflavoured  0403.90.09 3 3 3 1 0 0 
Whey, containing added sugar  other 0404.10.00 
0404.90.00 221 
8 221 
8 221 
8 223 
14 246 
24 232 
18 
Butter and other fats and oils derive d from milk 0405.00.00 47 47 47  4 55 64 
Cheese and curd 0406 2,294 2,294 2,294 2,584 2,647 2,774 
Hens' eggs 
other 0407.00.11/9 
0407.00.91/9 523 
10 523 
10 523 
10 407 
0 0 
0 1,190 
1 
Natural honey 0409.00.00 192 192 192  187 193 219 
Other live plants 
unrooted cuttings for horticultural purposes  
unrooted cuttings of evergreens : 15.12-30.04 
indoor azalea indica  
roses, grafted or not   
0602.10.10 
0602.30.11/30.12/30.13 0602.40.01/9 
0602.90.71/9  
62 
641 256 
237  
62 
641 256 
237  
62 
641 256 
237  
13 
650 374 
560  
27 
1,194 
398 
431  
23 
806 337 
298 
Potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed 
other (thousands) 0701.10.00 
0701.90.11/20 499 
30.34 499 
30.34 499 
30.34 0 
55.1 35 
35.2 130 
31.5 
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  Tariff quota In-quota imports 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 1996 1997 1998 1996 1997 1998 
Onions  
shallots 
leeks 
other alliaceous vegetables 0703.10.12/19/22/29 
0703.10.31/.32 
0703.90.01 
0703.90.02/909 1,459 
29 
607 
336 1,459 
29 
607 
336 1,459 
29 
607 
336 1,405 
59 
1,131 
120 1,714 
66 
1,295 
297 4,888 
162 
1,511 
224 
Cabbages, cauliflowers other than Chin ese cab.  0704.90.91/92/99 135 135 135 138 182 287 
Iceberg lettuce from 01.03-30.11 
other from 01.03-30.11 
other from 1 April to 30 November 
from 1 December to 31 March 
chicory except from 1 April to 30 November 
endive from 01.12-31.03 0705.11.11/.21 
0705.11.40/.50/60 
0705.19.10 
0705.19.90 0705.29.11//19 
0705.29.90 95 
12 
14 
90 50 
42 95 
12 
14 
90 50 
42 95 
12 
14 
90 50 
42 2,074 
174 
126 
163 146 
60 2,790 
81 
186 
93 
167 
210 3,326 
71 
95 
54 
111 
233 
Carrots 
Turnips 
Celeriac 
radishes from 1 April to 30 November radishes from 1 November to 31 March 
Salad beetroot 
other 0706.10.21/11 
0706.10.30  
0706.90.10 
0706.90.20 0706.90.30 
0706.90.40 
0706.90.99 2,564 
8 
49 
45 35 
80 
20 2,654 
8 
49 
45 35 
80 
20 2,564 
8 
49 
45 35 
80 
20 3,501 
11 
106 
88 45 
31 
98 3,315 
15 
98 
53 45 
363 
65 2,173 
18 
34 
58 43 
136 
71 
Cucumbers other than snake cucumbers 0707.00.90 129 129 129 314 82 156 
Peas (Pisum sativum) Beans  0708.10.00 
0708.20.01/09 58 
30 58 
30 58 
30 35 
108 46 
113 62 
136 
Celery other than celeriac other vegetables than globe artichokes, etc.  
Curled parsley  0709.40.10/.20 
0709.90.30 
0709.90.91/.99 699 
20 
610 699 
20 
610 699 
20 
610 877 
17 
1,200 1,057 
20 
1,331 991 
536 
1,735 
Frozen potatoes 
Frozen peas  
Frozen beans  
Spinach 
cauliflowers 
onions 
celery carrots 
vegetables other than asparagus ,etc 
mixtures of vegetables 0710.10.00 
0710.21.00 
0710.22.01/.09 
0710.30.00 0710.80.20 
0710.80.50 
0710.80.60 0710.80.91 
0710.80.99 
0710.90.00 133 
108 
206 
38 80 
61 
23 47 
1,857 
56 133 
108 
206 
38 80 
61 
23 47 
1,857 
56 133 
108 
206 
38 80 
61 
23 47 
1,857 
56 169 
129 
162 
206 
18 
68 
11 
709 
489 
64 77 
38 
32 
260 
2 
202 
102 640 
1,791 
92 6 
107 
300 
208 
2 
306 
23 
623 
379 
85 
Provisionally preserved onions 
other vegetables 0711.10.00 
0711.90.90 8 
67 8 
67 8 
67 36 
2 36 
4 134 
33 
Dried onions 
other vegetables 
potatoes 0712.20.00 
0712.90.11/12 
0712.90.91/92/99 358 
327 
623 358 
327 
623 358 
327 
623 579 
564 
580 676 
207 
866 547 
413 
871 
Dried  peas  
beans of the species Vigna mungo  
 small red (Adzuki) beans 
kidney beans  
other than chickpeas, lentils and broadbeans 0713.10.00 
0713.31.00 
0713.32.00 
0713.33.00 0713.39.00 
0713.90.00 4,046 
214 
6 
85 
102 
26 4,046 
214 
6 
85 
102 
26 4,046 
214 
6 
85 
102 
26 3,622 
201 
64 
44 
121 
38 4,011 
170 
92 
42 
131 
38 3,679 
181 
69 
45 
223 
16 
Roots other than manioc and sw eet potatoes 0714.90.00 1 1 1 5 1 1 
Cherries: 0809.20.01/.09 375 375 375 433 406 370 
Strawberries from 1 July to 31 October 
raspberries 
blackcurrants white or red currants 0810.10.24/25 
0810.20.10 
0810.30.10 0810.30.20 15 
17 
5 7 15 
17 
5 7 15 
17 
5 7 250 
7 
0 4 130 
7 
0 4 76 
9 
0 5 
Frozen strawberries cont. added sugar  
other 
raspberries, and other berries: 
cont. added sugar  
other cranberries and cloudberries  
other 0811.10.01 
0811.10.09  
0811.20.01 
0811.20.09 0811.90.01/02 
0811.90.09 444 
2,254 
 
55 
1,595 
855 
644 444 
2,254 
 
55 
1,595 
855 
644 444 
2,254 
 
55 
1,595 
855 
644 258 
3,422 
 
7 
1,712 1,287 
894 124 
3,987 
 
32 
2,409 1,251 
898 0 
3,871 
 
42 
2,269 1,195 
1,123 
Preserved cherries 
strawberries 
other: 0812.10.00 
0812.20.00 
0812.90.90 17 
27 
31 17 
27 
31 17 
27 
31 0 
0 
1 0 
0 
0 0 
0 
1 
Dried apples 
other fruits: 
mixtures of nuts or dried fruits other than 08.02 0813.30.00 
0813.40.02 
0813.50.91/92/99 110 
85 
80 110 
85 
80 110 
85 
80 141 
79 
84 83 
109 
57 83 
107 
50 
Durum wheat (thousand tonnes 
other  (thousand tonnes 1001.10.00 
1001.90.00 11.84
239.8 11.84 
239.8 11.84 
239.8 104.0 
123.5 12.20
200.9 10.88
157.2 
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  Tariff quota In-quota imports 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 1996 1997 1998 1996 1997 1998 
Rye (thousand tonnes 1002.00.00 36.75 36.75 36.75 18.22 20.6 28.36 
Barley (thousand tonnes 1003.00.00 58.50 58.50 58.50 195.7 27.94 105.2 
Oats (thousand tonnes 1004.00.00 1.13 1.13 1.13 109.5 58.4 18.7 
Maize: seed (thousand tonnes) 
other (thousands tonnes) 1005.10.00 
1005.90.10/.90 4.39 
21.30 4.39 
21.30 4.39 
21.30 0 
27.15 1 
54.10 1 
59.90 
Grain sorghum used in animal feeding (t.t.) 1007.00.10 35.03 35.03 35.03 32.89 11.25 41.06 
Other cereals (tonnes) 1008.90.00 218 218 218 123 205 33 
Wheat or meslin flour (tonnes) 1101.00.00 1,029 1,029 1,029 2,409 3,005 2,505 
Rye flour (tonnes) 
maize (corn) flour (tonnes) 
other than rice flour (tonnes) 1102.10.00 
1102.20.10/.90 
1102.90.02/09 51 
1,718 
66 51 
1,718 
66 51 
1,718 
66 28 
282 
26 33 
185 
4 34 
222 
7 
Groats and meal: 
of wheat 
of oats 
of maize (corn) of other cereals 
pellets: of wheat 
of other cereal  
1103.11.00 
1103.12.00 
1103.13.10/.90 1103.19.00 
1103.21.00 
1103.29.00  
17 
1 
3,482 
32 
1,620 
186  
17 
1 
3,482 
32 
1,620 
186  
17 
1 
3,482 
32 
1,620 
186  
1,546 
1 
1,830 
7 
2 
11  
23 
4 
674 
7 
4 
1  
36 
2 
572 
9 
2 
2,449 
Rolled or flaked grains: 
of barley (thousand tonnes) 
of oats of other cereals of barley 
of oats 
of other cereals 
germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground  
1104.11.00 
1104.12.00 1104.19.00 1104.21.00 
1104.22.00 
1104.29.01/02/03/ 04/.09 1104.30.00  
10.84 
53 
1,961 
2 
15 
25 
1  
10.84 
53 
1,961 
2 
15 
25 
1  
10.84 
53 
1,961 
2 
15 
25 
1  
1 
72 46 
0 
9 
17 
3  
0 
15 26 
0 
1 
14 
3  
0 
9 
16 
1 
2 
14 
7 
Flour, flake, granules and pellets: 
flours flakes, granules and pellets 1105 
1105.10.00 1105.20.10/.20 78 
70 
1 78 
70 
1 0 
78 70 0 
2 1 0 
2 1 0 
3 4 
Flour and meal of sago, roots or tubers of heading No. 0714 1106.20.00 1 1 1 0 0 0 
Malt not roasted (thousand tonnes) 
roasted 1107.10.90 
1107.20.90 33.04 
6,025 33.04 
6,025 33.04 
6,025 34.16 
4,363 36.10 
4,876 33.09 
6,308 
Wheat starch: 
Maize (corn) starch 
Other :cont. potato starch 1108.11.10 
1108.13.00 
1108.19.20 79 
221 
5 79 
221 
5 79 
221 
5 6 
179 
0 1 
149 
0 0 
13 
0 
Rape or colza seeds (000s) 1205.00.10/.90 8.19 8.19 8.19 1 15.79 15.79 
Beet seed: 
turnips and Swedish turnips 
fodder beet seed lucerne (alfalfa) seed 
clover  
red clover seed other fescue seed 
kentucky blue grass  
rye grass  timothy grass seed 
bent grass seed 
orchard grass 1209.19.01 
1209.19.02 
1209.19.09 1209.21.00 
1209.22.01 
1209.22.09 1209.23.00 1209.24.00 
1209.25.00 
1209.26.00 1209.29.10 
1209.29.20 
1209.29.90 2 
1 
1 9 
16 
35 
354 363 
970 
5 
22 
29 
387 2 
1 
1 9 
16 
35 
354 363 
970 
5 
22 
29 
387 2 
1 
1 9 
16 
35 
354 363 
970 
5 
22 
29 
387 0 
0 
0 4 
12 
13 
265 232 
787 
297 
2 
2 
169 0 
1 
0 2 
0 
59 
416 501 
1,449 
7 
14 
0 
361 0 
0 
0 2 
0 
36 
360 413 
1,577 
4 3 
0 
137 
Cereal straw and husks 1213.00.00 91 91 91 4 47 18 
Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets 
swedes hay (000s) 
other 1214.10.00 
1214.90.10 1214.90.91 
1214.90.99 108 
1,918 
25.5 
232 108 
1,918 
25.5 
232 108 
1,918 
25.5 
232 4 
2,189 15.75 
548 7 
965 
16.77
288 112 
1,016 15.49 
40 
Lard 
other 1501.00.01 
1501.00.09 32 
76 32 
76 32 
76 13 
7 3 
19 0 
15 
Sausages and similar products, of meat 1601.00.00 134 134 134 73 66 43 
Other prepared or preserved meat, bovines  1602.50.00 145 145 145 78 90 99 
Extracts and juices of fish, crus taceans, etc. 1603.00 .99 75 75 75 75 107 107 
Glucose and syrup, dry, w/ <20% of fructose 
   w/> 20% but < 50 % fructose 1702.30.00 
1702.40.00 2,104 
16 2,104 
16 2,104 
16 2,264 
31 2,524 
12 1,985 
253 
Malt extract 1901.90.10 98 98 98 165 226 361 
Stuffed pasta, w/ more than 20% of meat  1902.20.10 3 3 3 1 1 11 
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  Tariff quota In-quota imports 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 1996 1997 1998 1996 1997 1998 
Cucumbers in airtight containers 
other 
Onions in airtight container 
other 
Vegetables other than capers, olives, etc. 
other 2001.10.01 
2001.10.09 
2001.20.01 
2001.20.09 2001.90.51/.59 
2001.90.90 36 
19 
2 
1 
248 
25 36 
19 
2 
1 
248 
25 36 
19 
2 
1 
248 
25 224 
1 
0 
1 
1,416 
178 208 
0 
10 
0 
2,692 
228 221 
9 
2 
0 
2,380 
79 
Tomatoes in airtight containers 
other 
Other than tomato purée and tomato pulp  
other 2002.10.10 
2002.10.90 
2002.90.91 2002.90.99 2,139 
14 
944 227 2,139 
14 
944 227 2,139 
14 
944 227 3,394 
6 
1,516 
0 4,118 
12 
1,457 
43 3,823 
9 
1,372 
7 
Prepared or preserved potatoes 
Vegetables and mixtures other than sweet corn  2004.10.90 
2004.90.91/999 75 
41 75 
41 75 
41 93 
32 140 
53 135 
71 
Homogenised vegetables 
Prepared or preserved potatoes  
Peas  Beans , shelled 
other 
Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables 2005.10.00 
2005.20.91/.99 
2005.40.01/09 2005.59.01 
2005.59.09 
2005.90.01/02/03/90.04/09 36 
1,127 
198 
1,297 
855 
780 36 
1,127 
198 
1,297 
855 
780 36 
1,127 
198 
1,297 
855 
780 2 
2,102 
26 
1,417 
889 
2,046 1 
2,061 
31 
1,385 
957 
1,777 1 
2,240 
254 
1,385 
1,072 
38 
Fruit, nuts, preserved by sugar  2006.00.00 135 135 135 195 68 87 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, added sugar  
other other than citrus fruit cont added sugar     other 2007.10.01 
2007.10.09 2007.99.02/99.03 2007.99.07/99.08 34 
3 
1,040 
108 34 
3 
1,040 
108 34 
3 
1,040 
108 4 
2 
1,811 
107 2 
2 
1,948 
158 0 
1 
1,670 
200 
Nuts, groundnuts  Pears Cherries 
Strawberries 
Mixtures other 2008.19.00 
2008.40.00 2008.60.00 
2008.80.00 
2008.92.01/92.09 2008.99.01/99.02/9909 396 
1,812 
63 
9 
3,765 
252 396 
1,812 
63 
9 
3,764 
252 396 
1,812 
63 
9 
3,764 
252 1,787 
1,475 
41 
0 
3,849 
300 1,645 
1,485 
36 
0 
2,556 
546 1,908 
1,255 
37 
1 
2,888 
496 
Apple juice 
Blackberry juice: cont. added sugar  
other 
Mixtures of juices  2009.70.00 
2009.80.10 2009.80.20 
2009.80.90 
2009.90.00 2,651 
10 
297 
654 
958 2,651 
10 
297 
654 
958 2,651 
10 
297 
654 
958 1,986 
0 
184 
740 
731 2,616 
0 
233 
552 
872 2,901 
2 
143 
591 
1,017 
Soups and broths and preparations therefor;: 2104.20.00 7 7 7 4 5 4 
Other preparations…heading No. 13.02 2106.90.31/39 1,113 1,113 1,113 481 741 641 
Undenatured ethyl al cohol >80% volume 
(000s)  22207.10.10/90 0.059 59 59 2,069 1.93 15,83
1
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal; greaves (000s) 2301.10.00 0.469 0.469 0.469 11.29 0.121 0.048 
Bran, sharps and other residues:of maize (000s) 
              Of wheat (000s) 
             Of other cereals 2302.10.90 
2302.30.00 
2302.40.00 22.24 
0.094 
22 22.24 
0.094 
22 22.24 
0.094 
22 11.29 
30.60 
1 0 
18.51 
1 0.048 
11.94 
225 
Protein feeds imported for feed purposes (000s)  Norwegian Tariff Schedule 
Section I-B. 162.2 162.2 162.2 202.6 293.4 155.1 
.. Not available. 
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Table AIV.2 
Summary of Norway's specific commitments in individual service sectors  
   Market access National treatment 
 Mode of supply:        
  Cross border 1   1   
  Consumption abroad  2   2  
  Commercial presence   3   3 
Commitments (■ full;  ◨ partial;  □ none; − not in the Schedule)  
Sector-specific Commitments       
1. Business services       
 A. Professional services:       
        a.    Legal services ■ ■ ◨ ■ ■ ◨ 
 b. Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services       
             -  Auditing serv ices by registered and licensed auditors □ ■ ■ □ ■ ◨ 
             -  Accounting and bookkeeping services ◨ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        c.   Taxation services       
 d. Architectural services □ □ ◨ □ □ ■ 
 e.  Engineering services □ □ ◨ □ □ ■ 
        f.    Integrated engineering services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        g.   Urban planning and landscape agricultural services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        h.   Medical and dental services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        i.    Veterinary services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 j.    Deliveries services, nursing, physiotherapeutic and 
paramedical services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 B. Computer and related services       
        a.  Consultancy services related to the installation of computer 
hardware  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        b.  Software implementation services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        c.  Data processing services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        d.  Data base services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 e.  Maintenance and repair services for office equipment 
             including computers and other computer services  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 C. Research and Development       
        b.  R&D services on social sciences and humanities ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 D. Real Estate       
          b.  Real estate services on a fee or contract basis  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 E. Rental or Leasing without Operators:        
        a, b, c. Relating to sh ips, aircraft, other transport equipment ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ◨ 
 c.   Car hiring □ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        d.  Non-transport:  computers, construction/demolition ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 F. Other Business Services:        
 a; b, c and d; e; f, g and h. Advertising;  market research;  
management and administrative;  technical testing and analysis; 
advisory and consulting in agricu lture, forestry and fishing, and 
manufacturing. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
        k.  Placement and supply services of personnel       
            - Labour recruitmen t and provision of personnel (nationals 
and residents with work permit) ◨ ■ ◨ ■ ■ ■ 
            - Executive search activities ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ◨ 
        l, m.    Investigation a nd security activities,  Related scientific 
and technical consulting servi ces (not relating to offshore 
activities) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
             n, p, r, t. Mainte nance and repair of e quipment (not including 
maritime vessels, aircraft or other transport equipment); 
photographic services;  printing and publishing;  other:  exhibition management serv ices;  interior design. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 o, q.  Building-cleaning services, packaging services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
    Table AIV.2 (cont'd)  WT/TPR/S/70 Trade Policy Review 
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   Market access National treatment 
 Mode of supply:        
  Cross border 1   1   
  Consumption abroad  2   2  
  Commercial presence   3   3 
Commitments (■ full;  ◨ partial;  □ none; − not in the Schedule)  
2.  Communications services       
   A.  Postal services − − − − − − 
 B. Courier services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 C. Telecommunication services:        
 a.  Voice telephone services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 b. Packet-switched data transmission ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 c.  Circuit-switched data transmission ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 d. Telex ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 e.  Telegraph  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 f.  Facsimile ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 g. Private leased circuit services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 o. other: -mobile and personal communications services and 
systems ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 Value added services other than above ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 D. Audiovisual services − − − − − − 
3. Construction and related engineering services        
       A. General construction work for buildings ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 B. General construction work for civil engineering  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
       C. Installation and Assembly Work  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
       D. Building completion and finishing work  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
       E. Other: Pre-erection work at construction sites;  special trade 
construction work;  renting serv ices relating to equipment for 
construction/demolition of buildings /civil engineering works, with 
operator.  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
4. Distribution services        
 A. Commission agents' services − − − − − − 
 B. Wholesale trade ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 C. Retailing services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 D. Franchising  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
5. Educational services       
       Educational services leadi ng to the conferring of State recognized 
exams and/or degrees: primary and lower secondary;  upper secondary 
and higher education serv ices; adult education. ◨ ■ ◨ ■ ■ ■ 
        Educational services not leading to the conferring of State 
recognized exams and/or degrees ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
6. Environmental services        
 A. Sewage services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
 B. Refuse disposal services □ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ 
 C. Sanitation and similar services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
 D. Other: noise abatement se rvices;  other environmental 
protection services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
                Cleaning services of exhaust gas. □ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ 
7. Financial services       
 A. Insurance and related services ◨ ■ ◨ ■ ■ ◨ 
 B. Banking and other financial services ■ ■ ◨ ■ ■ ◨ 
8. Health and related social services   − − − − − − 
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   Market access National treatment 
 Mode of supply:        
  Cross border 1   1   
  Consumption abroad  2   2  
  Commercial presence   3   3 
Commitments (■ full;  ◨ partial;  □ none; − not in the Schedule)  
9. Tourism and travel related services         
 A. Hotels and restaurants ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 B. Travel agencies and tour operators ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 C. Tourist guides services ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
10. Recreational and sporting services       
 A. Entertainment services − − − − − − 
 B. News agency services  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
 C. Libraries, archives and museums  − − − − − − 
 D. Sporting and other recreational − − − − − − 
11. Transport services       
 A. Maritime Transport Services  − − − − − − 
 B. Internal Waterways Transport  − − − − − − 
 C. Air Transport Services        
          - Computer reservations systems (CRS) services;  selling and 
marketing of air transport services. ■ ■ ■ ◨ ■ ◨ 
          - Aircraft repair and maintenance services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
 D. Space Transport − − − − − − 
 E. Rail Transport Services  □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
       c. Pushing and towing services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
       d. Maintenance and repair of rail transport equipment □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
       e.  Supporting services for rail transport services □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
 F. Road Transport Services       
       a, b. Passenger and freight transportation  (not including cabotage) □ ■ ■ □ ◨ ◨ 
           e. Supporting services for road transport services  □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ 
 G. Pipeline Transport  − − − − − − 
 H. Auxiliary services  − − − − − − 
 I. Other Transport Services − − − − − − 
12. Other services − − − − − − 
Source : WTO documents GATS/SC/66, 15 April 1994, GATS/SC/66/Suppl.1, 28 July 1995, GATS/SC/66/Suppl.2, 
28 July 1995, GATS/SC/66/Suppl.1/Rev.1, 04 Octobe r 1995, GATS/SC/66/Suppl.2/Rev.1, 04 October 1995, 
GATS/SC/66/Suppl.3, 11 April 1997 and GATS/SC/66/ Suppl.4, 28 February 1998.  WTO Documents 
GATS/SC/69 (15 April 1994), GATS/SC/69/Suppl.1 (11 Ap ril 1997), GATS/SC/69/Suppl.2 (28 February 1998). 
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Table AIV.3 
Summary of  Norway's GATS MFN exemptions  
Sector or subsector Description of measure inconsistent with the MFN 
requirements of GATS Article II Countries to which 
the measure applies Rationale 
All sectors Measures aimed at promoting Nordic cooperation, such as: 
- guarantees and loans to inve stment projects and exports 
(the Nordic Investment Bank); 
- financial support to R&D projects (the Nordic Industrial 
Fund); 
- funding of feasibility studi es for international projects 
(the Nordic Fund for Project Exports); 
- financial assistance to companiesa utilizing 
environmental technology  (the Nordic Environment 
Finance Cooperation). Denmark, Sweden, 
Finland, Iceland and 
Norway To maintain and 
develop Nordic 
cooperation. 
Road transport: 
passenger and 
freight Provisions of existing and future road transport agreements to 
reserve traffic rights for carriage to/from Norway and between 
third countries concerned. Road cabotage can also be allowed 
for specific countries. All countries Regional specificity 
of road transport 
services. 
Audio-visual services: 
transmission of 
audio-visual programmes to the public Measures that are taken for the implementation and in 
conformity with regulations such as the EC Television 
Broadcasting Directive (No.  89/552) and which define 
programmes of European origin in order to extend national treatment to audio-visual programmes meeting specific origin criteria. Parties to the Council 
of Europe Convention 
on Transfrontier 
Television or other European countries with which an 
agreement may be 
concluded. The promotion of 
cultural identity 
within the 
broadcasting sector in Europe, as well as achievement of 
certain linguistic 
policy objectives. 
Audio-visual 
services: motion 
picture and video tape production and 
distribution services Measures taken to confer nati onal treatment on audio-visual 
works through government-to-government framework 
agreements on film coproduction. Such works may in some cases receive access to funding when this would not otherwise 
be available to co-production.  All countries (existing 
agreement with the 
United Kingdom) Promotion of 
cultural links 
between the countries 
concerned. 
Audio-visual 
services: production 
and distribution of 
cinematographic works and 
television 
programmes in Nordic countries Measures that are adopted for the implementation of benefits 
in conformity with such support programmes as the Nordic 
Film and TV Fund in orde r to enhance production and 
distribution of audio-visual works produced in Nordic countries. Finland, Norway, 
Sweden, Iceland and 
Denmark Preservation and 
promotion of the 
regional identity of 
the countries concerned. 
Audio-visual services: production and distribution of 
cinematographic 
works and television 
programmes  Measures that are adopted for the implementation of benefits 
in conformity with such support programmes and suppliers to these programmes, meeting specifi c European origin criteria. European countries Preservation and 
promotion of the regional identity of 
the countries 
concerned. 
Computerized Reservation System (CRS) and sales and 
marketing of air 
transport services The obligations of CRS system vendors or of parent and 
participating air carriers must  not apply where equivalent 
treatment is not accorded in the country of origin of the parent 
carrier or of the system vendor. All countries where a 
CRS system vendor or a parent air carrier is 
located. The need for the 
exemption results from the insufficient 
development of 
multilaterally agreed rules for the 
operation of CRS. 
a Applies to eastern European companies, which ar e cooperating with one or more Nordic companies. 
Source : WTO document GATS/EL/66, April 1994. Norway WT/TPR/S/70 
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Table AIV.4 
Norway's specific commitments in Financial Services as upgraded under the Fifth Protocol to the GATS  
Limitations on Market Access 1997 
Schedule (Fifth Protocol) Limitations on Market Access 
GATS Original Schedule Limitations on National Treatment 
1997 (Fifth Protocol)  Limitations on 
National Treatment 
1995 
Insurance and Insurance-Related Services  
(1) Non-resident insurance 
companies must supply the services 
listed in paragraph B.3 (a) of the Understanding through an insurance 
broker authorized in Norway. (1) Intermediation through an 
authorized broker of non-life 
insurance to an insurer established in a state which is not a contracting 
party to the Agreement on the 
European Economic Area and not authorized to operate in Norway as a 
company or a branch, is limited to 
marine and transport insurance, insurance related to offshore 
exploration activities or insurance 
contracts regarding domestic companies with an activity of at least 10 man years or annual sales of at 
least NKr 50 million. 
Active supply in Norway of other insurance services requires a 
commercial presence in a state which 
is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area (1) None. (1) None. 
(2) None. (2) None (2) None. (2) None 
(3) No single or coordinated group 
of investors may acquire or hold 
more than 10% of the share capital in a Norwegian insurance company. 
The Ministry of Finance and 
Customs may in special circumstances make exemptions 
from these limitations on single 
investor ownership.  
Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
foreign insurance companies may establish partly or wholly owned subsidiaries in Norway. The other 
owners of such partly owned 
subsidiaries must be foreign insurance companies or Norwegian 
financial institutions. 
 For subsidiaries or branches of 
financial institutions not 
incorporated with in the European 
Economic Area, a separation 
requirement applies between life 
insurance, non life insurance and credit risk insurance. 
 
Insurance companies incorporated in 
Norway must be organized as joint 
stock companies or mutual insurance 
companies. Insurance brokerage firms incorporated in Norway must be organized as joint stock 
companies. 
 (3) No single or coordinated group 
of investors may acquire more than 
10% of the share capital in an existing Norwegian insurance 
company.  The Ministry of Finance 
may in special circumstances make exemptions from this limitation on 
single investor ownership  
  
Foreigners other than foreign 
financial institutions may not supply insurance services in Norway through a subsidiary or a branch.  
For subsidiaries or branches of 
financial institutions not established in a state which is a contracting 
party to the Agreement on the 
European Economic Area, a separation requirement applies 
between life insurance, non-life 
insurance and credit risk insurance. 
 
 
  
 
Insurance broker activity must be organized as a joint stock company 
 (3) Foreign financial institutions 
other than insurance companies, 
cannot own shares in a Norwegian insurance company which is a partly 
owned subsidiary of a foreign 
insurance company.  
 
 In Norwegian insurance companies, 
including subsidiaries of foreign 
insurance companies, the manager, at least half the members of the board of directors and half the 
members of the corporate assembly 
must be permanent residents of Norway . This requirement does not 
apply to citizens of a state within the 
EEA when residing in such state. The Ministry of Industry may grant 
exemptions from these rules. Until 
changes in Norwegian corporate legislation come into force 
(approved by Parliament 27 May 
1997), the following limitations continue to apply: The residence 
requirement apply also to the 
committee of representatives. The members concerned must have 
resided in Norway for the last two 
years. (3) In order to 
establish a Norwegian 
subsidiary partly owned by a foreign 
insurance company, 
the other owners must be foreign insurance 
companies or 
Norwegian financial institutions. 
 
In Norwegian insurance companies the manager, at least 
half the members of 
the board of directors, half the members of 
the corporate 
assembly and half the members of the 
committee of 
representatives must be permanent 
residents of Norway 
and have resided there for the last two years.  
This requirement does 
not apply to citizens of a state which is a 
contracting party to 
the Agreement on the European Economic 
Area when residing in 
such state.  The Ministry of Industry 
may grant exemptions 
from these rules. 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section  (4) Unbound except as indicated in 
the horizontal section (4) Unbound except as indicated in 
the horizontal section. (4) Unbound except 
as indicated in the horizontal section 
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Bank and Other Financial Services    
(1) None.  (1) Active supply in Norway of 
services related to banking, financing, 
securities brokerage (buying and 
selling of securities on behalf of customers, marketing or underwriting of securities) and units of collective 
investment funds requires a 
commercial presence in a state which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. 
 
Financial service suppliers not established in a state which is a contracting party to the Agreement on 
the EEA may not lead manage public 
offerings denominated in NKr on the Norwegian capital market 
 (1) None. (1) None. 
(2) None. (2) Registration of securities, as stated 
in the Act relating to the Registry of 
Securities regulating the book-entry registration system for paperless securities, is subject to a monopoly. (2) None. (2) None. 
(3) No single or coordinated group of 
investors may acquire or hold more than 10% of the share capital of 
commercial banks or financing 
undertakings, or more than 10% of the equity certificates of savings banks. The Ministry of Finance and Customs 
may in special circumstances make 
exemptions from these limitations on single investor ownership in such institutions. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, foreign 
banks and financing undertakings may establish partly or wholly owned subsidiaries in Norway. T he other 
owners of such partly owned 
subsidiaries must be banks or financial institutions respectively.  
Registration of securities, as stated in 
the act relating to the Norwegian Securities Registry regulating the book-entry registration system for 
paperless securities, is subject to a 
monopoly. (3) No single or coordinated group of 
investors may acquire more than 10% of the share capital of commercial banks or 
more than 10% of the equity certificates 
of saving banks.  The Ministry of Finance may in special circumstances make exemptions from this limitation on 
single investor ownership in such 
institutions 
Commercial banks, securities firms and 
management companies for collective 
investment funds incorporated in 
Norway must be organized as joint stock companies. 
Establishment in Norway of branches 
of banks, financing undertakings, 
securities brokerage firms and management companies for collective 
investment funds established in a state 
which is not a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, is not permitted. (3) In Norwegian commercial banks, 
financing undertakings, securities firms and management companies for 
collective investment funds, including 
subsidiaries of such foreign institutions, the manager, at least half the members of the board of directors 
and half the members of the corporate 
assembly must be permanent residents of Norway.  This requirement does not apply to citizens of a state within the 
European Economic Area when 
residing in such state.  The Ministry of Industry and Trade may grant exemptions from these rules. Until 
changes in Norwegian corporate 
legislation come into force (approved by Parliament 27 May 1997), the following limitations continue to apply: 
The residence requirement apply also 
to the committee of representatives. The members concerned must have 
resided in Norway for the last two 
years.  (3) In Norwegian 
commercial banks, securities brokerage 
firms and management 
companies for collective investment funds, the manager, at 
least half the members 
of the board of directors and half the members of the 
committee of 
representatives must be permanent residents of Norway and have 
resided there for the 
last two years.  This requirement does not apply to citizens of a 
state which is a 
contracting party to the Agreement on the 
European Economic 
Area when residing in such state. 
Commercial banks, securities firms and management companies for collective investment funds incorporated in Norway must be organized as joint 
stock companies. 
Branches in Norway of banks, 
securities firms and management companies for collective investment 
funds incorporated outside the 
European Economic Area cannot be account-operators in the Norwegian Securities Registry. In order for one or more foreign banks to 
be permitted to establish a new Norwegian commercial bank, one single foreign bank must own more than 50% 
of the share capital in the new bank. 
 In savings banks and financing 
undertakings which are not organized as joint stock companies, the members of decision-making bodies must be 
citizens of states within the European 
Economic Area and permanently residing in such states.  The Ministry of Finance and Customs may grant 
exemptions from these rules. In savings banks and 
financing undertakings which are not organized as joint stock 
companies, the 
members of decision-making bodies must be citizens of states which 
are contracting parties to 
the Agreement on the European Economic Area and permanently 
residing in such states. 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. (4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (4) Unbound except as 
indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
Source: Information provided by the Norwegian authorities. 
 
 
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