WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.6  
 
1 June 2016  
(16-2952)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Trade and Development  Original: English  
 
 GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES 
NOTIFICATION BY NORWAY 
Addendum 
 The following communication, dated  24 May 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Norway.  
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Reference is made to the Decision of 28 November 1979 on Differential and More Favourable 
Treatment Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries ("Enabling Clause") 
(L/4903), the General Council Decision of 14 De cember 2010 on the Transparency Mechanism for 
Preferential Trade Arrangements (WT/L/806) and No rway’s notification of its Generalized System 
of Preferences (GSP) with subsequent amendments (WT/COMTD/N/6). 
 
Changes to the GSP related to the conclusion of a free trade agreement  
In accordance with Section 4(a) of L/4903 and Section D of WT/L/806, Norway hereby 
informs Members of changes affecting the implementa tion of its GSP related to the conclusion of 
free trade agreements with certain Members. Norw ay would like to emphasise that there are no 
changes to the underlying principles and structure of the Norwegian GSP. 
 
As previously notified, the main rule is that countries entering into a free trade agreement 
with Norway are to be withdrawn from the GSP sch eme. Since Norway’s previous notification dated 
13 June 2013, free trade agreements negotiated through the European Free Trade Association 
(EFTA) have entered into force between Norway and the following countries:  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama 
 
In accordance with the above, these countries are no longer eligible for the GSP.   
Changes to the list of countries and territories currently making use of the GSP 
 
Countries and territories that are eligible for the Norwegian GSP must provide information to 
the Norwegian Customs authorities of the names and addresses of the governmental authorities 
authorised to issue certificates of origin Form A, as well as submit specimen impressions of stamps 
used by those authorities when endorsing certificates of origin (WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.2). Norway 
would like to inform Members that since the last notification, the following countries have fulfilled 
these requirements and can thereby make use of the GSP: 
 
Belize; Kazakhstan; Moldova, Republic of; and Uzbekistan 
 
Please find enclosed an updated overview of countries and territories eligible for Norway’s 
GSP, as well as an overview of countries and terri tories that are a part of the Norwegian GSP, but 
have not yet fulfilled the above requirements. WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.6 
 
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  ANNEX 
COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ELIGIBLE FOR NORWAY’S 
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF  PREFERENCES (GSP) 
This table shows countries and territories that are eligible for Norway’s GSP. Countries and 
territories marked with * are Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or countries or territories that 
benefit from GSP zero. Imports from these are free of duty. 
 
Countries and territories marked with + are GSP+. Ordinary GSP and GSP+ countries and 
territories have between 10 and 100% tariff reduct ion. The different duty rates are shown in the 
Norwegian Customs Tariff. 
 
A 
Afghanistan* Angola* Algeria 
Armenia+ 
 Azerbaijan Argentina 
B 
Bangladesh* Belarus Benin* 
Belize+  Bhutan* Bolivia, Plurinational State of+ 
Botswana 
 Brazil  
C 
Cambodia* Cameroon+ Cabo Verde+ 
China Cook Islands (New Zealand) Cuba 
Côte d'Ivoire* 
   
D 
Democratic Republic of the Congo* 
 Dominica Dominican Republic 
E   
Ecuador 
 El Salvador+ Ethiopia* 
F-G   
Fiji+ Gabon The Gambia* 
Georgia+ Ghana* Guatemala+ 
Guinea* 
 Guyana+  
H 
Haiti* 
 Honduras+  
I-J 
India Indonesia Iraq+ 
Iran 
 Jamaica  
K 
Kazakhstan Kenya* Kosovo+ 
Kyrgyz Republic* 
   
L 
Lao People's Democratic Republic* 
 Lesotho* Liberia* 
M 
Madagascar* Malaysia Malawi* 
Maldives* Mali* Mauritius 
Moldova, Republic of+ Mongolia+ Mozambique* 
Myanmar* 
   
N 
Namibia Nepal* Nicaragua+ 
Niger* 
   
P   
Papua New Guinea* Pakistan Paraguay+ 
Philippines 
   WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.6 
 
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  S 
Saint Lucia Senegal* South Africa 
Sri Lanka+ Sudan* Surinam 
Swaziland+ 
   
T 
Tanzania, United Republic of* Thailand Togo* 
Tonga+ 
   
U-Z 
Uganda* Uruguay Uzbekistan+ 
Venezuela, Bolivari an Republic of Viet Nam Zambia* 
Zimbabwe*   
 
Countries and territories that are part of the Norwegian GSP, but have not yet presented 
their stamps to the Norwegian customs, are shown in the table below. Countries and territories 
marked with * are Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  or countries or territories that benefit from 
GSP zero. Countries and territories marked with + are GSP+.  
 
 
A 
Antigua and Barbuda 
   
B 
Burkina Faso* 
 Burundi*  
C 
Central African Republic* Chad* Congo+ 
Comoros* 
   
D-E 
Djibouti* East Timor* Equatorial Guinea* 
Eritrea* 
   
G 
Grenada 
 Guinea-Bissau*  
K-L  
Kiribati* 
 Korea, Republic of* Libya 
M 
Marshall Islands+ (US) Mauritania* Micronesia+ 
Monserrat (UK) 
   
N 
Nauru 
 Nigeria Niue Islands (New Zealand) 
O-R 
Palau 
 Rwanda*  
S 
Saint Helena (UK) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa* 
Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone* 
Solomon Islands* Soma lia* South-Sudan* 
Syrian Arab Republic+ 
   
T 
Tajikistan* Tokelau Islands+ (New Zealand) Turkmenistan+ 
Tuvalu* 
   
V-Y 
Wallis and Futuna Vanuatu* Yemen* 
These tables show the status as per 24.05.2016. Please refer to http://www.toll.no/  for the most recently 
updated information. 
 
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