WORLD TRADE IMA/INV/5/Rev.2
19August 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3418)
Original: English International Bovine Meat Agreement
INTERNATIONAL MEAT COUNCIL
Inventory ofDomestic Policies andTrade Measures
NORWAY
Revision
Parties haveagreed to"provide information ontheirdomestic policies andtrade measures
including bilateral andplurilateral commitments inthebovine meat sector, andshallnotify assoon
aspossible anychanges insuchpolicies andmeasures thatarelikely toaffect international trade in
bovine meatandliveanimals" (Article III:3). TheSecretariat "shall draw upandkeepuptodatean
inventory ofallmeasures affecting trade inbovine meat andliveanimals, including commitments
resulting from bilateral, plurilateral andmultilateral negotiations" (Article III:4).
Thedocumentscontainingtherepliestothequestionnaireondomesticpoliciesandtrademeasures
arecirculated under theseries IMA/INV. They willberevised asandwhen changes arenotified.IMA/INV/5/Rev.2
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INTERNATIONAL BOVINE MEAT AGREEMENT
Questionnaires GandH
PART G
PartG.1Information onDomestic Policies andTrade Measures
Background information
General guidelines fortheNorwegian agricultural policy were laiddown bytheNorwegian
Parliamentin1993.YearlyadjustmentstotheagriculturalpolicyaremadeintheAgriculturalAgreement
between thefarmers associations andtheGovernment pursuant tonegotiations. Thisyear, agreement
wasreached withonlyoneofthefarmers associations.
I. Production
(a) Description ofthebeefindustry
Duringthepast10years,productionhasbeenstabilizedataround75,000tonnesto85,000tonnes
ofbeefperyear. In1996, Norway produced 85,363 tonnes ofbeefandveal,anincrease by1percent
compared to1995.
Almost allproduction ofbeefandvealinNorway isbased onadualpurpose breed ofcattle
(Norwegian redcattle). Intheshort term, thepotential forincreased beefmeatproduction islargely
dependent upon thenumber ofmilkcows. Thelatter having beenreduced annually foranumber of
years, therehasinstead beenanincreasing specialization inbeefproduction. Thisislikely tocontinue,
atthetimeasthetotalproduction ofbeefisexpected toremain stable.
(b)and(c) Support andstabilization measures
TheAgricultural Agreement setsaverage target prices atthewholesale level fordifferent
categoriesofmeat.ThesepricesformtheguidelinesforthemarketregulationactivitiesoftheNorwegian
Meat Co-operative (seeIMA/INV/5 dated 21June1995) andQuestionnaires GandHfor1996
(IMA/INV/5/Rev.1).
Abasedeficiency payment isgranted tomeatproduction. Thebasedeficiency payment for
1997/98 isNkr2.70/kg. orUS$0.38/kg.1(areduction ofNkr0.35/kg.) Aregionally differentiated
deficiency payment isalsogranted formeatproduction. Thissubsidy isdifferentiated according to
fourregions, therespective levels for1997/98 areNkr0/kg., 4.05/kg., 6.55/kg. and10.20/kg. or
arange between US$0/kg. and1.43/kg.
II. Internal prices andconsumption
Asof1January1996,theEUROPstandardwasintroducedbytheNorwegianMeatCo-operative.
1Exchange rateUS$-Nkr asof4June 1997 was7.15.IMA/INV/5/Rev.2
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Thecategorization andthetarget prices forthenextproduction yearareasfollows:
Forbeefandveal: Young ox,class O-andbetter (fatcover class 2-,2and2+)Nkr36.-/kg.
Forsheep: Lamb class O-andbetter (fatcover class 2-,2and2+) Nkr36.99/kg.
Forpork: Slaughter pigsclass E(upto90kgs.) Nkr26.87/kg.
In1996, percapita consumption ofbeefwas20.3kgs., ofmutton 5.4kgs.andofpigmeat
24.0kgs. Total consumption ofbeefhasincreased during thepastfiveyears, ashasconsumption
percapita.
III. Measures atthefrontier (Items (a),(b)and(e))
Asof1July1995, Norway decided toapply bound ratesfortheyear2000 which forbeef
andbeefproducts varywithin theinterval ofNkr14.66 perkg.(US$2.05/kg.) toNkr148.32 perkg.
(US$20.74/kg.).
Customs tariffs applicable asof1January 1997
Tariff itemNo. Description Tariff
02.01
1000
2000
3001
3009
02.02
1000
2000
3001
3009
02.06
1000
2100
2200
2900
02.10
2000
9000
16.02
5000Meat ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled
carcasses andhalf-carcasses
other cutswithbone-in
boneless:
beefsteaks andfillets
boned orboneless
Meat ofbovine animals, frozen
carcasses andhalf-carcasses
other cutswithbone-in
beefsteaks andfillets
boned orboneless
Edible offalofbovine animals, ...
ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled
ofbovine animals, frozen:
-tongues
-livers
-other
Meat andedible offalsalted, inbrine, dried
orsmoked; edible flours ofmeatormeat
offal
meatofbovine animals
other, incl.edible flours ofmeatoroffal
meat
Other preserved meat, meatoffalorblood
ofbovine animalsNkr32.28/kg.
Nkr66.40/kg.
Nkr119.01/kg.
Nkr119.01/kg.
Nkr32.28/kg.
Nkr66.40/kg.
Nkr119.01/kg.
Nkr119.01/kg.
Nkr34.28/kg.
Nkr23.56/kg.
Nkr12.78/kg.
Nkr26.94/kg.
Nkr115.14/kg.
Nkr144.26/kg.
Nkr129.30/kg.IMA/INV/5/Rev.2
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(d) Sanitary andveterinary regulations
Nochanges -seeIMA/INV/5/Rev.1.
PART H
PartHInformation onBilateral orPlurilateral Agreements
intheField ofBovine Animals, Meat andOffal
None.