WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
28 June 2005 
 (05-2759) 
Trade in Services 
Special Session Original:   English 
 
 
 
NORWAY 
 
Revised Offer  
 
The following revised offer has been recei ved from the delegation of Norway on 
17 June 2005, with the request that it be circul ated to the Members of the Council for Trade in 
Services. 
 
_______________ 
  
 Members agreed at the General Council on 1 August 2004 that revised offers should be 
submitted by May 2005.   Norway herewith submits its revised offer to the Services Negotiations. Changes in Norway’s 
schedule of specific commitments ar e indicated in this document by st rikethrough for deletions, while 
offers are indicated in bold. Purely technical changes are written in italics. Changes in this revised offer 
compared to the initial offer are indicated by shading of text.   This document contains: 
 
• Initial offer of specific commitments dated 31 March 2 003 as revised by 17 June 2005 
• Additional Commitment by Norway for Telecommunications services 
• Notes to maritime transport 
• MFN-Exemption list 
• List of Energy Related Services 
  Norway included whole sales a nd retail sales of electricity in its initial offer. No other WTO 
Member included those services in  their initial offers. On this background, these services may be 
considered not included in the ongoing round of servic es negotiations. Norway will withdraw its offers 
for whole sales and retail sales of el ectricity unless more Members includ e those services in their offers. 
   Norway reserves its rights to revert with a clar ification with respect to the application of the 
General Agreement on Trade in Services to Svalbard (the Archipelago of Spitsbergen) in the context of 
the laws and regulations prevailing there. 
 
 Norway reserves the right to withdraw, revise or supplement any part of this offer. 
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NORWAY – INITIAL OFFER OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 
Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
 
 ALL SECTORS 
INCLUDED IN THIS 
SCHEDULE 
    
 All sectors: Establishment - 
General authorization 
procedures for acquisition 
  3) Corporations register ed in Norway, where  
more than 1/3 of the voting rights are 
controlled by non -nationals or foreign 
controlled companies, or  where the chairman 
and the majority of the board members are 
non-nationals, are subject to concession when 
acquiring real estate or entering into certai n 
lease contracts with regard to such objects  
  
   Foreigners and foreign controlled companies in 
Norway need a concession for purchases of 
real property, whether building and/or land, 
without regard to the purpose for which the 
property will be used  
  
   Leases of real property for a period of more 
than 10 years are su bject to concession 
requirement.  If the prop erty is to be used for 
manufacturing purposes, a concession is 
required without regard to the lease period.  
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  3),4)Foreign citizens residing in Norway who 
purchase or lease real property for housing, 
secondary residences and business activities 
without a concession, are subject to the 
condition that the real property is acquired for 
their own personal use.  A foreign citizen that 
purchases or leases real property as a 
secondary residence must apply for a concession if the citizen neither lives in 
Norway, nor has been li ving in Norway for 
at least five years.  
  
   A concession can only be granted when it is 
not contrary to the public interest.  A n 
acquisition is normally judged on the impact it 
will have on future activity and employment in 
the company and the so ciety as a whole. 
Legislation governing acquisitions has 
traditionally been liberally applied.  It 
authorizes the setting of conditions, in a large 
majority of the cases involving over 1/3 of 
foreign ownership - related to voting shares.  
Conditions are largely standardized.  Two 
conditions are regarded as important and are 
stipulated in most cases: a majority of the 
board and its chairman must be Norwegian 
nationals and, the transactions between the 
Norwegian company and the foreign owner 
must be based on OECD's principle of arm's 
length prices.  
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 All sectors: Treatment of 
branches and agencies 3) None 3) Treatment accorded  to subsidiaries of third 
country companies form ed in accordance with 
the law of an EEA Member State and having 
their registered office, central administration or 
principal place of business within an EEA Member State may not be extended to branches 
or agencies established in an EEA Member 
State by a third-country company 
  
   Treatment less favorable may be accorded to 
subsidiaries of third-c ountry companies formed 
in accordance with the law of an EEA Member 
State having only their registered office in the 
territory of an EEA Member State unless they 
show that they possess an effective and continuous link with the economy of one of the 
EEA Member States 
  
 All sectors: Formation of 
legal entity - limited 
liability company, 
foundation 
 3) None 
 
 3) The general manager  managing director  in a 
joint stock company, and at least half of the 
founders,  of the members of the board of 
directors,  and of the corporate assembly and of 
the committee of representatives  must be 
residents of Norway and have resided there for 
the last two  years.  The Ministry of Industry 
and Energy may , unless the Ministry of Trade 
and Industry  grant s exemptions  in each 
individual case.  These requirements do not 
apply to citizens of states which are parties 
to the EEA agreement if they are residents 
of such a state  from these rules . 
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 All sectors: Subsidies (The 
issue of a definition of subsidies remains to be 
determined in the context 
of negotiations under Article XV of the GATS) 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
 
  
 
 4) None 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) Eligibility for subsidies may be limited to 
juridical persons established in Norway.  
Unbound for research and development 
subsidies and for education services leading to 
the conferring of State recognized exams 
and/or degrees   
4) Subsidies available to natural persons may be 
limited to Norwegian citizens 
  
 All sectors: Movement of 
personnel 
 4) Unbound, except for the temporary presence 
and without requiring compliance with an 
economic needs test of categories A and , B 
and C  below: 
 4) Unbound except for m easures concerning the 
categories of natural persons referred to in the 
market access column.  
 A. Managers and executives, specialists as intra-
corporate transferees, provided that the service supplier is the corporation to which these are 
attached.  Temporary en try, stay and work 
limited to a two
 four year period. 
   
  Executives/managers  - persons working in a 
senior position within a juridical person, who 
primarily direct the management of the 
establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of 
directors or stockholders of the business or 
their equivalent, including:  
 
 - directing the establishment or a department or 
subdivision of the establishment; 
- supervising and controlling the work of other 
supervisory, professional or managerial 
employees;   
 -  having the authority personally to hire and fire 
or recommend hiring, firing or other personnel 
actions. 
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  Specialists  - persons working within a juridical 
person who possess uncommon knowledge essential to the establishment's service, 
research equipment, techniques or 
management.  In assessing such knowledge, account will be taken not only of the 
knowledge specific to the establishment, but 
also whether the person has a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or 
trade requiring specific technical knowledge, 
including membership in an accredited profession. 
  
 
 B. Business visitors.  Temporary entry, stay and 
work limited to a three month period 
   
  Business visitors  -  
 a) persons who are representatives of a service 
supplier and are seeking temporary entry for 
the purpose of negotiating for the sale of 
services or entering into agreements to sell 
services for that servi ce supplier, where those 
representatives will not be engaged in making 
direct sales to the general public or in 
supplying services themselves.  
 
 b) persons working in a senior position, as 
defined above, within a juridical person, who 
are responsible for the setting up in Norway of a commercial presence of  a service supplier of 
a Party when: 
- the representatives are not engaged in making 
direct sales or supplying services, and 
- the service supplier has no other representative, 
branch or subsidiary in Norway. 
  
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 C.4) Unbound, except for the t Temporary presence 
of natural persons providing services without being employed by a juridical person who has 
commercial presence in Norway.   Compliance 
with an economic needs test is not required.  
Access is subject to the following conditions: 4) Unbound except for measures concerning the 
categories o f natural persons referred to in the 
market access column.   
 - The temporary entry and stay shall be limited 
to three months in any twelve-month period or 
for the duration of the contract, whatever is less.  
 
 - The commitment relates only to the service 
activity which is the subject of the contract. It does not entitle to exercise the profession as 
such.   
 
 -  A work permit must be obtained.  
A work permit must be issued to a natural 
person who is considered to be a higher-level 
skilled worker or to have special qualifications.  During his/her stay in Norway, the natural 
person will have to be employed by the 
recipient of the service.  The competence of the 
natural person must be deemed absolutely
 
necessary for the recipient of the service.  If it 
is apparent that there will be a permanent need 
for such labour, or if during the last six months 
a  permit has been issued for the performance of the same kind of work  for the same recipient 
of the service, a permit shall not be granted.  
 
 - The temporary entry a nd stay shall be limited 
to three months in any twelve -month period or 
for the duration of the contract, whatever is 
less.   
 - The commitment relates only to the service 
activity which is the subject of the contract. It 
does not entitle to exercise the p rofession as 
such.    
 - All other requirements regarding entry, stay, 
wages, working conditions and social security benefits shall continue to apply.  
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 -  The service has to be provided within one of 
the subsectors listed below in the sector 
column and s ubject to additional limitations 
mentioned in the subsector concerned.  
   
Accounting review services  
(CPC 86212)  
Business tax planning and  
consulting services  
(CPC 86301)  
Advertising services  
(CPC 871)  
Management consulting  
services  
(CPC 865)  
Technic al testing and analysis  
services  
(CPC 8676)     
Travel Agency and Tour  
operator services  
(CPC 7471)  - Unbound, except for tour managers (persons 
whose function is to accompany a tour group 
of a minimum of 10 persons, without acting as 
guides in specifi c locations).      TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
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II. SECTOR  SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
    
A. Professional Services 
    
(a) Legal services - legal 
advice on foreign law (concerned parts of CPC 
861) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) The advocate is personally responsible for his 
activities.  To have an interest (own shares 
and/or be a member of the board of the firm) in 
a firm of Norwegian advocates is only possible 
when taking active part in the business. 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Foreign advocates can give advice on foreign 
law and international law after application.  
Some restrictions on co-operation with 
Norwegian advocates as a consequence of 
legislation on how a firm of Norwegian advocates may be organized. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  As for 3), but no restrictions on advice on a strictly occasional basis. 
  
(b) Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services  
 (CPC 862) 
    
- Auditing services by 
registered and licensed 
auditors 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
 
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Public certification required based on 
Norwegian exam and 2 years experience in 
Norway.  Audit reports must be drafted in 
Norwegian Permanent residence in Norway required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
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- Accounting and 
bookkeeping services 1) Accounting shall take place in Norway.  The 
King may decide that accounting takes place abroad. 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
  
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  For authorized accountants, 
permanent residence in Norway required, and a minimum of 2 years prac tice in Norway during 
the 5 preceding years. 
  
(c) Taxation services 
 (CPC 863) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(d) Architectural services 
 (CPC 8671) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(e) Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672) 
- Advisory and consultative 
engineering, engineering 
design services etc.  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(f) Integrated engineering 
services (CPC 8673) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
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(g) Urban planning and 
landscape architectural services  
 (CPC 8674) 
  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(h) Medical and dental services 
(CPC 9312) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Must speak Norwegian and have passed certain 
national exams in different areas.  Foreign 
exams giving equivalent competence may be 
recognized. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  As 3). 
  
(i) Veterinary services  
 (CPC 932) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  Foreign exams giving equivalent 
competence may be recognized. 
  
(j) Deliveries and related 
services, nursing services, 
physiotherapeutic and para-
medical services 
 (CPC 93191) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. Must speak Norwegian and have 
passed certain national exams in different 
areas.  Foreign exams giving equivalent competence may be recognized. 
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B. Computer and Related 
Services 
    
(a) Consultancy services 
related to the installation of 
computer hardware 
 (CPC 841) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(b) Software implementation 
services (CPC 842) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(c) Data processing services 
 (CPC 843) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(d) Data base services 
 (CPC 844)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(e) Maintenance and repair 
services for office equipment including 
computers and other 
computer services 
 (CPC 845, CPC 849) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
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C. Research and Development 
Services 
    
(b) R&D services on social 
sciences and humanities 
 (CPC 852)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
D. Real Estate Services 
    
(b) Real Estate Services on a 
fee or contract basis 
 (CPC 822) 
    
- Real estate agency 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  Upon request, education/examination 
from abroad may be accepted. 
  
- Real estate agent 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  Upon request, education/examination 
from abroad may be accepted. 
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E. Rental/Leasing Services 
without Operators 
    
a), b), c) Relating to ships1, 
 aircraft, other transport 
 equipment  
  (CPC 83102, CPC 
 83103, CPC 83104, 
 CPC 83105) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None other than:   
 
Aircrafts: to be regist ered in the aircraft 
register of Norway, the aircraft must be owned 
either by Norwegian natural persons or by 
Norwegian juridical persons. 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
 
 
  
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(c) Car-hiring (CPC 83101) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(d) Relating to other 
machinery and equipment  
Non-transport:   
(CPC 83106-83109)  
 computers, 
construction/demolition  
(CPC 83107, CPC 83108)  
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
F. Other Business Services 
    
(a) Advertising services 
 (CPC 871) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
                                                      
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(b) Market research and public 
opinion polling services (CPC 864) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(c),(d) Management and 
 administrative services 
 (including  management, 
 consultancy) 
  (CPC 865, CPC 866)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(e) Technical testing and 
analysis services  
 (CPC 8676)∗ 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(f),(g)Advisory and consulting 
services related to 
agriculture, hunting and 
forestry and fishing  
(concerned parts of  CPC 
881) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(f),(g)Advisory and consulting 
services related to 
agriculture, hunting and 
forestry and  fishing 
(concerned parts of  CPC 
882) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
                                                      
∗ Does not apply to services carried out in the exercise of governmental authority, such as statutory certification. 
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(h) Services incidental to 
mining (CPC 883 + 5115) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   
(i) Advisory and consulting 
services related to 
manufacturing  
 (CPC 884, CPC 885) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(k) Placement and supply 
services of personnel 
    
- Labour recr uitment and 
provision of personnel 
(nationals and residents with work permit) 
(concerned parts of  
 CPC 872) 1) As 3)
 None, except when the activity is 
assessed to take place in Norway the rules 
mentioned under 3) will apply. 
2) None 
3) Government monopoly on labour placement. 
Exceptions can be granted to private labour 
agencie s for the placement of musicians, au -
pairs, workers over 60 years old and in relation 
to social work.  Exceptions can further be 
granted to bodies which, in co -operation with 
the Labour Market Administration, will work 
with labour placement without profit.   Labour 
hiring is forbidden, exceptions can be made to 
labour hiring firms within areas such as 
accountancy, office an d secretary work.  
Companies supplying placements services 
and hiring out of labour have to be 
registered as joint st ock company in an EEA  
country or have a bank insurance company 
guarantee on an amount corresponding to 
the minimum nation al share capital.  It is not 
allowed to charge personnel seeking 
employment for employment services.  
 1) None 
 
 2) None 
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 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
- Executive search services 
 (CPC 87201) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
l) Investigation and security 
activities (CPC 873) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Manager must be a Norwegian citizen resident 
in Norway 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  As 3). 
  
(m) Related scientific and 
technical consulting services (concerned parts  
of CPC 8675 not relating to 
offshore activities ) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(n) Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (not including 
maritime vessels, aircraft or 
other transport equipment) (CPC 633, concerned parts 
of and CPC  8861-8866 ) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 
  
(o) Building-cleaning services 
(CPC 874) 1) Unbound∗ 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
                                                      
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(p) Photographic services 
 (CPC 875) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indi cated in  the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section  
(q) Packaging services 
 (CPC 876) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(r) Printing and publishing
(parts of CPC 88 442) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(s) Convention services 
 (CPC 87909) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
(t) Other 
    
- Exhibition management 
services (parts of CPC 
87909) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 
  
- Interior design (concerned 
parts of CPC 87907) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section  
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2. COMMUNICATION 
SERVICES 
    
B. Courier Services 
 (CPC 7512) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) No limitations except as specified for 
transportation services 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
C. Telecommunication 
Services 
    
(a) Voice telephony 
(b) Packet-switched data 
transmission services 
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission  
(d) Telex services (e) Telegraph services 
(f) Facsimile services 
(g) Leased circuit services 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
commitments 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
commitments Norway undertakes  
additional commitments as  
contained in the  attachment, all parts of  
which are equally binding. 
(o) Other 
-  Mobile and personal 
communications services 
and systems 
    
- Value-added services 
(excludes voice telephony, telegraph and telex, packet- 
and circuit-switched data 
services, mobile radio telephony, paging and 
satellite services) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND 
RELATED ENGINEERING 
SERVICES 
    
A. General Construction Work 
for Buildings 
 (CPC 512) 
 B. General Construction Work 
for Civil Engineering  
 (CPC 513)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  A building contractor and the 
supervisor in charge of the work must have 
lived in Norway for at  least one year and 
continue to be a reside nt in Norway.  
Exceptions are granted under special 
circumstances.  If the contractor moves from 
Norway, the applicant will not be approved 
before residency is resumed.  
  
C. Installation and Assembly 
Work 
 (CPC 514, CPC 516) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  For electrical work, plumbing and water sanitation, foreign exams giving 
equivalent competence may be recognized on a 
case by case basis. 
  
D. Building Completion and 
Finishing Work  
 (CPC 517) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  A building contrac
tor and the 
supervisor in charge of the work must have 
lived in Norway for at  least one year and 
continue to be a resident in Norway.  
Exceptions are granted under special 
circumstances.  If the contractor moves from 
Norway, the applicant will not be appro ved 
before residency is resumed.     TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
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E. Other     
- Pre-erection work at 
construction sites  
 (CPC 511) 
- Special trade construction 
work 
 (CPC 515) 
- Renting services relating to 
equipment for construction/demolition of 
buildings/civil engineering 
works, with operator  
 (CPC 518) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  A building contractor and the 
supervisor in charge of the work mu st have 
lived in Norway for at  least one year and 
continue to be a resident in Norway.  
Exceptions are granted under special 
circumstances.  If the contractor moves from 
Norway, the applicant will not be approved 
before residency is resumed.   
4. DISTRIBUTION 
SERVICES 
First hand sales of raw fish 
and private import of 
alcohol are exempted  
    
A. Commission agents’ 
services (CPC 621) (Trade 
in arms, alcohol and pharmaceuticals 
exempted) 1) None, except unbou nd for electricity 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None, except unbou nd for electricity 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
B. Wholesale Trade Services 
(CPC 622)  (Import and 
trade in alcohol,  arms,  and 
pharmaceuticals, fish and 
grain  exempted) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
- Wholesale trade services 
of electricity∗ 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
                                                      
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C. Retailing Services 
 ( CPC 631+632+6111+ 
6113+6121) (Import and 
tTrade in pharmaceutical 
products, alcohol and arms exempted) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
  
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 2 years prior residency in Norway 
required for the manager of the branch of a 
foreign company and for the majority of the 
board me mbers of a foreign controlled 
company  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  2 years prior residency in Norway 
required for the manager of the branch of a 
foreign company.  
  
- Retailing services of 
electricity∗ 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
D. Franchising 
(CPC 8929)  
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section   
                                                      
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5. EDUCATION SERVICES 
    
 Educational services 
leading to the conferring of 
State recognized exams 
and/or degrees 
 
- Primary and lower 
secondary education services 
 
- Upper secondary education 
services 
 
- Higher education services 
 
- Adult education 
 1) As 3) 
2) None 
3) Primary and secondary education are public 
service functions.  Authorization may be given to foundations and other legal entities to offer 
additional parallel or specialized education on 
a commercial or non -commercial basis.  
Financial assistance to educational institutions 
or to students only available for studies at 
certified establishments . 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
  
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  Teaching qualifications from abroad 
may be recognized, and an exam must be passed. 
  
 Educational services not 
leading to the conferring of 
State recognized exams 
and/or degrees 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL 
SERVICES 
    
 With the exemption of These commitments do not include  public service functions whether owned and operated or contracted out by local, regional or central 
government. 
 
A. Wastewater management 
Sewage Services  
 (CPC 9401) 
 1) None  Unbound Unbound, except for 
advisory services 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None  Unbound Unbound, except for 
advisory services 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
B. Solid/Hazardous waste 
management.  
 
- Refuse Disposal Services 
 (CPC 9402) 
 
- C.Sanitation and Similar 
Services  
(CPC 9403) 
 1) Unbound,  except for advisory services  
2) None 
3) None  For some categories of waste there exists 
a monopoly situation  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound,  except for advisory services  
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
C. Protection of ambient air 
and climate  1) Unbound  
2) None  
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indica ted in the horizontal 
section  1) Unbound  
2) None  
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section   
D. Other    
  
 
- Noise abatement services  
 (CPC 9405)  
- Nature and landscape 
protection services  
 (CPC 9406)  
- Other environmental 
protection services  
 (CPC 9409)  1) Unbound  
2) None  
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the  horizontal 
section  
 1) Unbound  
2) None  
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indica ted in the horizontal 
section  
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- Services to reduceCleaning 
services of  exhaust gases 
and other emissions and 
improve air quality  
 (CPC 94040) 1) None  Unbound  
2) None 3) None  Gove
rnment owned monopoly for 
control services of exhaust -gas from cars and 
trucks.  Such services must be offered on a 
non-profit basis.  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None  Unbound  
2) None 3) None 
 
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
D. Remediation and cleanup of 
soil & water  
 - Treatment, remediation of 
contaminated/polluted soil 
and water (part of CPC 94060)  
 1) Unbound  None  Unbound, except for 
advisory services  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound  None  Unbound, except for 
advisory services  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
E. Noise & vibration 
abatement 
 
- Noise abatement services 
(CPC 94050)  1) Unbound  None  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound  None  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
F. Protection of biodiversity 
and landscape 
 - Nature and landscape 
protection services (part of 
CPC 9460) 
 1) Unbound
 None  
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound
 None  
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
G. Other environmental & 
ancillary services 
 
- Other environmental 
protection services not classified elsewhere (CPC 
94090) 
  1) Unbound
 None  
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound
 None  
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
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7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
    
 
i. Norway undertakes commitments on financia l services in accordance with the "Understanding on Commitments in Financial Servic es" (the Understanding). 
 
ii. The market access commitments in respect of modes 1) and 2) ap ply to the transactions indicated  in paragraphs B.3 and B.4 o f the market access section of the 
Understanding respectively. 
 
iii. The restrictions and limitations listed in the schedule under mode 1) apply to regulatory measures directed towards non-re sident financial service suppliers established 
outside the European Economic Area.  The limitations listed in the schedule under mode 2) apply to regulatory measures directed  towards financial service consumers 
residing in Norway. 
 iv. The following restrictions and limitations apply: 
A. Insurance and Insurance-
Related Services 
 1) In addition to the services listed in 
paragraph B.3 (a) of the Understanding, 
non-resident insurance companies may 
supply insurance related to passenger 
vessels (including cruise vessels), ocean-
going fishing vessels, offshore exploration or insurance contracts regarding domestic 
companies with an activity of at least 10-
man-years or annual sales above a certain 
threshold. As of 2005 this threshold is set of  
at least  NOK 50 million.  
 
Non-resident insurance companies must supply 
the services listed above and  in paragraph  
B.3(a) of the Understanding through an 
insurance broker authorized in Norway. 
 2) None 1) None 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 2) None 
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 3) No single or coordinated group of investors 
may acquire or hold more than 10 per cent of the share capital in a Norwegian insurance 
company. A foreign or Norwegian financial 
institution may howe ver, subject to 
approval acquire and hold up to 25 per cent 
of such shares when this is part of e strategic 
alliance agreement.  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 within the 
European Economic Area, a separation requirements applies between life insurance, 
non-life insurance and cr edit risk insurance. 
  Insurance companies in corporated in Norway 
must be organized as joint stock companies or 
mutual insurance companies. Insurance brokerage firms incorpor ated in Norway must 
be organized as joint stock companies. 
 3) In Norwegian
 For mutual  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 cor porate 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 Norwegia
n 
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.  
 
 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.   
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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B. Banking and Other 
Financial Services (excluding insurance) 1) None. 
 2) None. 
 
3) No single or coordinated group of investors 
may acquire or hold more than 10 per cent of 
the share capital of commercial banks, central 
securities depositories or financing 
undertakings,  or more than 10 per cent of the 
equity certificates of savings banks. A foreign 
or Norwegian financial institution may, 
however, subject to approval acquire and 
hold up to 25 per cent of  such shares, except 
for clearing houses, or equity certificates 
when this is part of a strategic alliance 
agreement.  In addition T 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. The other owners of such partly owned subsidiaries must be banks or financial 
institutions respectively. 
 1) None. 
 2) None. 
 
3) None  In Norwegian commercial banks, 
financing undertakings, securities firms and 
management companies for collective 
investment funds, including subsidiaries of 
such foreign institutions, the manager, at lea st 
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 Mi nistry 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.     TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
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  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.  
 
 Commercial banks, central  securities 
depositories, 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 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 stat es.  The Ministry of 
Finance and Customs may grant exemptions 
from these rules. 
  
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL 
RELATED SERVICES 
    
A. Hotels and Restaurants 
    
 Hotels, camping sites and 
other commercial accommodations, 
restaurants, cafes, pubs, 
bars (CPC 641, CPC 642, CPC 643) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
B. Travel Agencies and Tour 
Operators Services 
 (CPC 7471) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
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C. Tourist Guides Services 
 (CPC 7472)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
10. RECREATIONAL, 
CULTURAL AND 
SPORTING SERVICES 
    
B. News Agency Services 
 (CPC 962)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
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11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
    
A. Maritime Transport 
    
 International transport 
(freight and passengers) 
(CPC 7211 and 7212 and 
CPC 7213 wherever 
applicable ) International 
towing and pushing 
services 
(part of CPC 7214)  
Lless domestic  cabotage  
transport (1) and domestic 
towing and pushing services 1) None 
2) None 3) (a) Ships on the Norwegian Ordinary Ship 
 Register (NOR).  Ships have to be owned 
 by EEA  Norwegian
 citizens or by an EEA  
 Norwegian  company where EEA  
 Norwegian  citizens own at least 60 per 
 cent of the capital. 
  Exemptions from the 60 per cent rule may 
 be granted. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) (a) NOR:  When the ship-owning company is 
 a limited liability company, it must be 
 headquartered in the EEA area  Norway
.  
 The majority of the members of the board, 
 including the chairman, must be EEA  
 Norwegian  citizens resident in the EEA  
 area  Norway , having resided in the EEA  
 area  Norway  the preceding two years.  
 Support scheme for parts of the NOR -
 fleet.  
  
  (b) Ships on the Norwegian International 
 Ship Register (NIS):  None  (b) NIS:  Ships with more than 40 per cent 
 non EEA  foreign  ownership must have a 
 management function in Norway. This 
 may be the operation be operated  by a 
 Norwegian ship-owning company with 
 head office in Norway, or by a Norwegian 
 management company or if.  If  the ship is 
 registered directly in the NIS by a foreign 
 company, an EEA  Norwegian  
 representative is required. The
 representative must be domiciled in 
 Norway and be authorized to receive a  lawsuit on behalf of the shipowner. 
  
  ( c) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None  ( c) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None  
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 4) (a) Ships' crew NO R:  Unbound except as 
 indicated in the ho rizontal section. 
 
 (b) Ships' crew NIS:  Unbound except as 
 indicated in the ho rizontal section. 
 
 
 (c) Shore personnel:  Unbound except as   indicated in the horizontal section 
 4) (a) NOR:  None  Unbound except as indicated 
 in the horizontal section  
 
 (b) NIS:  None, except for the captain who 
 must be a Norwegian citizen.  Exemptions  from this rule may be granted. 
 
 (c) Shore personnel: None  Unbound except as 
 indicated in the horizontal section  
  
Cabotage transport (1)  Not included in this offer.    
Domestic freight 
transportation (part of CPC 7212), limited to the following 
services    
 
- Transport feeder services 
related to international 
cargo 
 
- Transport of empty 
containers for 
international trade 
 
- Maritime transport 
servicing offshore 
petroleum exploration and production 
  
1) Unbound 
 
2) None  
3)    (a) Ships on the Norwegian Ordinary Ship 
 Register (NOR).  Ships have to be 
  owned by EEA citizens or by an EEA 
 company where EEA citizens own  at least 60 per cent of the capital. 
  Exemptions from the 60 per cent rule 
 may be granted.  
 
(b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
1) Unbound 
 
2) None  
3) (a) NOR:  When the ship-owning company 
 is a limited liability company, it must be 
 headquartered in the EEA area. The 
 majority of the memb ers of the board, 
 including the chairman, must be EEA 
 citizens resident in the EEA area, 
 having resided in the EEA area the  preceding two years.  
 
(b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
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Domestic maritime towing 
and pushing services, including anchor handling, 
servicing petroleum 
exploration and production (part of CPC 7214) 
 1) Unbound 
 2) None 
 
3)    (a) Ships on the Norwegian Ordinary Ship  Register (NOR).  Ships have to be 
 owned by EEA citizens or by an EEA 
 company where EEA citizens own  at least 60 per cent of the capital. 
  Exemptions from the 60 per cent rule 
 may be granted.  
 
(b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
 2) None 
 
3) (a) NOR:  When the ship-owning company 
 is a limited liability company, it must be 
 headquartered in the EEA area.  The 
 majority of the memb ers of the board, 
 including the chairman, must be EEA 
 citizens resident in the EEA area, 
 having resided in the EEA area the  preceding two years.  
 
  (b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
Maritime auxiliary services:    
 Maritime cargo handling 
services (3) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
  
- Storage and warehousing 
services (CPC 742);  
customs clearance services 
(4);  container station and depot services (5) 1) Unbound
∗ 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None
 Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
  
                                                      
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- Maritime agency services 
(6);  freight forwarding services (7) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) None
 Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
  
- Other supporting auxiliary 
transport services (8) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) None
 Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   
Auxiliary services as required  
by maritime transport operators:   The following services are  
made available to  
international maritime  transport suppliers on  
reasonable and non- 
discriminatory terms and  conditions: 
 
1. Pilotage 
2. Towing and tug 
assistance 
3. Provisioning, fuelling, 
watering 
   4. Garbage collecting, 
ballast waste disposal 
5. Port Captain's services 
6. Navigation aids 7. Shore-based 
operational services 
essential to ship operations, including 
communications, 
water, electrical supplies   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
   8. Emergency repair 
facilities 
9. Anchorage, berth, 
berthing services 
10. Container handling, 
storage and 
warehousing, freight 
transport. 
 
   Where the road, rail, 
coastal shipping and 
related auxiliary services are not otherwise fully 
covered in this schedule, a 
multimodal transport operator shall have the 
ability to rent, hire or 
charter trucks, railwaycarriages and relate 
equipment, for the purpose 
of onward forwarding of 
international cargoes 
carried by sea, or have access to and use of these 
forms of transport services 
for the purpose of providing multimodal 
transport services.  TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
C. Air Transport Services  
(Definitions of services are found in the Air Transport 
Annex 
    
- Computer reservations 
systems (CRS) services 1) None 
 
 
 2) None 1) Unbound for obligations of parent or 
participating carriers in respect of a CRS 
controlled by an air carrier of one or more third 
countries 
2) None  
 3) None 
  
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 3) Unbound for obligations of parent or 
participating carriers in respect of a CRS controlled by an air carrier of one or more third 
countries 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
- Selling and marketing of air 
transport services 1) None 
 
 
2) None 
3) None 
 1) Unbound for distribution through CRS of air 
transport services provided by CRS parent 
carrier. 
2) None 
3) Unbound for distribution through CRS of air 
transport services provided by CRS parent carrier.  
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section   
- Aircraft repair and 
maintenance services 
 
 1) Unbound∗ None  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound*  None  
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
                                                      
 ∗ Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility.    TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
- Ground handling 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except that categories of activities 
depend of the size of the airport. The 
number of providers in each airport can be 
limited due to available space constraints 
and to not less than two suppliers for other 
reasons. Non-discrimi natory preapproval 
may apply. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
 
  
 
   
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
E. Rail Transport Services 
    
(c) Pushing and towing 
services (CPC 7113) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(d) Maintenance and repair of 
rail transport equipment  
 (CPC 8868)2 1) Unbound*  None  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound*  None  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(e) Supporting services for rail 
transport services 
 (CPC 743) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section   
                                                      
 2 Service specific constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance.   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
F. Road Transport Services 
    
a),b) Passenger and freight 
 transportation  
  (CPC 7121, CPC 7122, 
 CPC 7123;  not  including cabotage 
 domestic transport ) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except for P passenger transportation for 
which regular trips and  shuttle services and 
other regular trips requ ire establishment  are 
conditioned by an  economic needs test is based 
on traffic criteriaum  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  Requirement on established entities to 
use vehicles with national registration  
 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(e) Supporting services for 
road transport services 
 (CPC 744) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section    TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
G. Pipeline transportation 
    
(a) Offshore upstream 
pipeline transportation of 
petroleum and natural 
gas. Central network control and monitoring 
services exempted 
(concerned parts of CPC 
71310) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) UnboundLicense required to build and own 
up stream pipelines for transportation of oil 
and natural gas  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound None  
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
H. Services Auxiliary to All 
Modes of Transport  
    
(a) Cargo-handling services 
 (CPC 741) 
 1) Unbound∗ 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
 
(b) Storage and warehouse 
services (CPC 742) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
 
 
 
                                                      
 ∗ Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility.   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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Additional Commitment by Norway for Telecommunications services 
 
Scope  The following are definitions an d principles on the regulatory framework for the basic 
telecommunications services. 
 Definitions  Users mean service consumer s and service suppliers.   
 
Essential facilities mean facilities of a public te lecommunications transport network and service that 
  (a) are exclusively or predominantly provide d by a single or limited number of suppliers; 
and 
 
 (b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a    s e r v i c e .   A major supplier is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having 
regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of: 
 
 (a) control over essential facilities;  or   (b) use of its position in the market.  
1. Competitive safeguards 
 1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications  Appropriate measures shall be ma intained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or 
together, are a major supplier  from engaging in or continui ng anti-competitive practices. 
 
1.2 Safeguards  The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:  
 (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;   
  (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and   (c) not making available to other servi ces suppliers on a timely basis technical  information 
about essential facilities an d commercially relevant inform ation which are necessary for 
them to provide services.  
 2. Interconnection  2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public teleco mmunications transport 
networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another 
supplier and  to acce ss services provided by another supplier. 
 TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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2.2 Interconnection to be ensured   Within the limits of permitted market access , interconnection with a major supplier will be 
ensured at any technically feas ible point in the network.  Such interconnection is provided
3: 
 
 (a) under non-discriminatory terms, cond itions (including tec hnical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no le ss favorable than that provided for its own 
like services or for like services of non-affili ated service suppliers or for its subsidiaries 
or other affiliates4; 
 
 (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, co nditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and suffi ciently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for 
network components or facilities  that it does not require for the service to be provided;  
and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to th e network termination points offered to the 
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary 
additional facilities. 
 2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations 
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnec tion to a major supplier will be made publicly 
 available.  2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements 
 
 It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly availa ble either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.  2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement 
 
 A service supplier requesting in terconnection with a major supplie r will have recourse, either: 
  (a) at any time or   (b) after a reasonable period of time  which has been made publicly known 
 
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regu latory body as referred to  in paragraph 5 below, 
to resolve disputes regarding a ppropriate terms, cond itions and rates for interconnection within a 
reasonable period of time, to the extent that  these have not been established previously. 
 
                                                     
 
     3 Suppliers of services or networks not generally av ailable to the public, such as closed user groups, 
have guaranteed rights to connect with the public teleco mmunications transport network or services on terms, 
conditions and rates which are non-discriminatory, transparen t and cost-oriented.  Such terms, conditions and rates 
may, however, vary from the terms, conditions and rates applicable to interconnection between public telecommunications networks or services. 
     4  Different terms, conditions and rates may be se t in Norway for operators in different market 
segments, on the basis of non -discriminatory and transparent national licensing provisions, where such differences 
can be objectively just ified because these services are not considered 'like services'.   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
 Page 43 
 
 
3. Universal service   Any Member has the right to define the kind  of universal service obligation it wishes to 
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are 
administered in a transparent, non-discriminatory and comp etitively neutral manner and are not more 
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.      
 4. Public availability of licensing criteria   Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available: 
 
 (a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally require d to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a licence  and 
  (b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences. 
 
 The reasons for the denial of a licence w ill be made known to the applicant upon request. 
 5. Independent regulators   The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services.  The decisions of and th e procedures used by regulators shall be impartial 
with respect to all market participants.  6. Allocation and use of scarce resources  
 Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers 
and rights of way, will be carr ied out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory 
manner. The current st ate of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government us es is not required. 
 
_______________
 
 
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ATTACHMENT  
 
NOTES TO MARITIME TRANSPORT  
 
 "Reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions" means, for the purpose of 
multimodal transport operations, the ability of the multimodal transport operator to arrange for the 
conveyance of its merchandise on a timely basis, in cluding priority over other merchandise which has 
entered the port at a later date.  A "multimodal tr ansport operator" means the person on whose behalf 
the bill of lading/multimodal transport document, or  any other document evidencing a contract of 
multimodal carriage of goods, is issued and who is responsible for the carriage of goods pursuant to 
the contract of carriage. 
 1. " Cabotage
 Domestic transport " is defined as maritime trans port of goods and passengers 
between ports in Norway, including locations on the continental shelf where petroleum is explored or 
produced. 
 
2. "Other forms of commercial presence for th e supply of international maritime transport 
services" means the ability for international maritime  transport service suppliers of the other members 
to undertake locally all activities which are necessary fo r the supply to their customers of a partially or 
fully integrated transport service, within which the maritime transport constitutes a substantial 
element.  (This commitment shall however not  be construed as limiting in any manner the 
commitments undertaken under the cross-border mode of delivery). 
  These activities include, but are not limited to:  
(a) marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services through direct 
contact with customers, from quotation to invoicing, these services being 
those operated or offered by the service supplier itself or by service suppliers with which the service seller has established standing business arrangements; 
 
(b) the acquisition, on their own account or on behalf of their customers (and the 
resale  to their customers) of any transport and related services, including 
inward transport services by any mode, particularly inland waterways, road 
and rail, necessary for the supply of the integrated service; 
 
(c) the preparation of documentation c oncerning transport documents, customs 
documents, or other documents related to the origin and character of the 
goods transported; 
 
(d) the provision of business information by any means, including computerized 
information systems and electronic data interchange (subject to the provisions 
of the Annex on telecommunications); 
 
(e) the setting of any business arrangements (including participation in the stock 
of a company) and the appointment of personnel recruited locally (or, in the case of  foreign personnel, subject to the horizontal commitment on movement of personnel) with any locally established shipping agency; 
 
(f) acting on behalf of the companies, organizing the call of the ship or taking 
over cargoes when required. 
  TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
 Page 45 
 
 
3. "Maritime cargo handling services" means activities exercised by stevedore companies, 
including terminal operators, but not including the di rect activities of dockers, when this workforce is 
organized independently of the stevedoring or te rminal operator companies.  The activities covered 
include the organization and supervision of:  
- the loading/discharging of cargo to/from a ship; 
- the lashing/unlashing of cargo; 
- the reception/delivery and safekeeping of cargoes before shipment or after discharge. 
 4. "Customs clearance services" (alternativ ely "customs house brokers' services") means 
activities consisting in carrying out on behalf of a nother party customs formalities concerning import, 
export or through transport of cargoes, whether this service is the main activity of the service provider 
or a usual complement of its main activity.  5. "Container station and depot services" mean s activities consisting in storing containers, 
whether in a port area or inland, with a view to their stuffing/stripping, repairing, and making them 
available for shipments.  6. "Maritime agency services" means the activiti es consisting in representing, within a given 
geographic area, as an agent the business interests of one or more shipping lines or shipping companies, for the following purposes: 
 
- marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services, from quotation to 
invoicing, and issuance of bills of lading on behalf of the companies; acquisition and resale of the necessary related services, prep aration of documentati on, and provision of 
business information; 
 
- acting on behalf of the companies organizing the call of the ship or taking over cargoes 
when required. 
 7. "Freight forwarding services" means the activ ity consisting of organizing and monitoring 
shipment operations on behalf of shippers, through the acquisition of transport and related services, 
preparation of documentation and pr ovision of business information. 
 8. "Other supporting and auxiliary transport services" means freight brokerage services; bill 
auditing and freight rate information services;  tr ansportation document preparation services;  packing 
and crating and unpacking and de-crating services;   freight inspection, weighing and sampling 
services; and freight receiving and acceptance servi ces (including local pick-up and delivery). 
 
 
  TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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NORWAY – FINAL LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS 
 
Sector or Subsector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency 
with Article II Countries to which the 
measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
Road transport: Passenger and Freight  Provisions of existing and 
future road transport agreements with one or more 
countries 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 
 Indefinite 
 Regional specificity of road 
transport services  
Audiovisual services:  
Transmission of 
audiovisual programmes to the public  Measures that are taken for 
the implementation and in 
conformity with the 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 audiovisual programs meeting specific origin 
criteria 
 Parties to the Council of 
Europe Convention on 
Transfrontier Television or other European countries with whom an agreement may be concluded 
 Indefinite 
 The promotion of cultural identity 
within the broadcasting sector in 
Europe, as well as achievement of certain linguistic policy objectives    TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
 Page 47Sector or Subsector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency 
with Article II Countries to which the 
measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
Audiovisual services:  Motion picture and 
video tape production 
and distribution services  To confer national treatment 
on audiovisual works 
through government-to-
government framework agreements on film co-production.  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)  
 Indefinite 
 The aim of such agreements is to 
promote cultural links between 
the countries concerned 
 
Audiovisual 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 programs as the 
NORDIC FILM and TV 
FUND in order to enhance production and distribution of audiovisual works produced in Nordic countries 
 Finland, Norway, Sweden, 
Iceland and Denmark  Indefinite 
 Preservation and promotion of the 
regional identity of the countries concerned  
Audiovisual services:  Production and distribution of cinematographic works 
and television programs 
 Measures that are adopted for 
the implementation of benefits in conformity with such support programs as 
MEDIA and EURIMAGES 
to audiovisual programs and suppliers to these programs, meeting specific European origin criteria  European countries 
 Indefinite 
 Preservation and promotion of the 
regional identity of the countries concerned   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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Sector or Subsector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency 
with Article II Countries to which the 
measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
All sectors 
 Measures aimed at promoting Nordic co-
operation, such as: 
 - guarantees and loans 
to investment projects and exports 
(The Nordic 
Investment Bank); 
 - financial support to 
R&D projects (The Nordic Industrial 
Fund); 
 Denmark, Sweden, Finland, 
Iceland and Norway 
 
    
 
    Indefinite 
 To maintain and develop Nordic 
co-operation 
 
 - funding of feasibility 
studies for international projects (The Nordic Fund for Project Exports); 
 
- financial assistance 
to companies* utilizing environmental 
technology (The 
Nordic Environment Finance Co-operation)  
    
 
  (*) Applies to East European companies, which are co-
operating with one or more 
Nordic companies.      TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1
 Page 49Sector or Subsector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency 
with Article II Countries to which the 
measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
CRS and sales and marketing of air 
transport services 
 The obligations of CRS 
system vendors or of parent 
and participating air carriers 
shall 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 
 Indefinite 
 The need for the exemption 
results from the insufficient 
development of multilaterally 
agreed rules for the operation of CRS  
Domestic Maritime Transport: Passenger and Freight Provisions of agreements 
on access to domestic maritime transport Denmark, Finland, Iceland, 
Germany, Sweden and UK Indefinite These agreements go beyond the 
rights covered by the EEA agreement and are thus applicable. The exemption will allow for entering partial and progressive commitments in this 
sector. 
 
  
  TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
Page 50 List of Energy Related Services 
 
 
This list is provided to give WTO Members an overview of Norway ’s initial offer of specific commitments on energy related servi ces. The list specifies where 
the various items are to be found in document MTN.GNS/W/120 a nd the Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC). The listi ng is without prejudice to 
Norway’s position on the classification of energy related services a nd on how these services are to be incorporated into schedu les. 
  
Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I. CONSTRUCTION, 
EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR 
ENERGY RESOURCES  
    
3A. General Construction Work 
for Buildings 
 (CPC 512) 
 3B. General Construction Work 
for Civil Engineering  
 (CPC 513) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  A building contractor and the 
supervisor in charge of the work must have 
lived in Norway for at least one year and 
continue to be a resident in Norway.  
Exceptions are granted under special 
circumstances.  If the contractor moves from 
Norway, the applicant will not be approved 
before residency is resumed.  
  
3C. Installation and Assembly 
Work 
 (CPC 514, CPC 516) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  For electrical work, plumbing and water sanitation, foreign exams giving 
equivalent competence may be recognized on a 
case by case basis. 
    TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
3D. Building Completion and 
Finishing Work  
 (CPC 517) 
 
3E. Other  
 Pre-erection work at 
construction sites  
 (CPC 511) 
- Special trade construction 
work 
 (CPC 515) 
- Renting services relating to 
equipment for construction/demolition of 
buildings/civil engineering 
works, with operator  
 (CPC 518) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  A building contractor and the 
supervisor in charge of the work must have 
lived in Norway for at  least one year and 
continue to be a resident in Norway.  
Exceptions are granted under special 
circumstances.  If the contractor  moves from 
Norway, the applicant will not be approved 
before residency is resumed.   
1.F Other business services 
    
(h) Services incidental to 
mining (CPC 883+5115) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
9.A. Hotels and restaurants 
    
- Other lodging services n.e.c. 
(CPC 64199) (Lodging 
offshore) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
11.A Maritime transport 
services     
- Domestic freight 
transportation (part of CPC 
7212), limited to Maritime transport servicing offshore 
petroleum exploration and 
production  1) Unbound 
 
2) None  
3)    (a) Ships on the Norwegian Ordinary 
 Ship Register (NOR).  Ships have to be 
 owned by Norwegian citizens or by a 
 Norwegian company where Norwegian 
 citizens own at least 60 per cent of the  capital.Exemptions from the 60 per 
 cent rule may be granted. 
  
       (b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
 
2) None  
3) (a) NOR:  When the ship-owning company 
 is a limited liability company, it must be  headquartered in Norway.  The 
 majority of the memb ers of the board, 
 including the chairman, must be  Norwegian citizens resident in Norway, 
 having resided in Norway the preceding 
 two years.   
(b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
- International towing and 
pushing services, including 
anchor handling servicing 
petroleum exploration and production 
(part of CPC 7214) 
Less domestic domestic towing and pushing services 1) None 
2) None 
3) (a) Ships on the Norwegian Ordinary 
 Ship Register (NOR).  Ships have to be 
 owned by EEA citizens or by an EEA 
 company where EEA citizens own at 
 least 60 per cent of the capital. 
  Exemptions from the 60 per cent rule 
 may be granted. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) (a) NOR:  When the ship-owning company 
 is a limited liability company, it must be  headquartered in the EEA area. The 
 majority of the memb ers of the board, 
 including the chairman, must be EEA  citizens resident in the EEA area, 
 having resided in the EEA area the 
 preceding two years.  
    TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
 Page 53 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
  (b) Ships on the Norwegian International 
 Ship Register (NIS):  None  (b) NIS:  Ships with more than 40 per cent 
 non EEA ownership must have a 
 management function  in Norway. This 
 may be the operation be operate d by a 
 Norwegian ship-owning company with 
 head office in Norway, or by a 
 Norwegian management company or if . 
 If the ship is registered directly in the 
 NIS by a foreign company, an EEA 
 representative is required. The EEA 
 representative must be domiciled in  Norway and be authorized to receive a 
 lawsuit on behalf of  the shipowner. 
  
  (c) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None 
  (c) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2)  None  
    
 4) (a) Ships' crew NOR:  Unbound except as 
 indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
 (b) Ships' crew NIS:  Unbound except as 
 indicated in the horizontal section. 
  
 
 (c) Shore personnel:  Unbound except as   indicated in the horizontal section 
 4) (a) NOR:  None  Unbound except as 
 indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
 (b) NIS:  None, except for the captain who 
 must be a Norwegian citizen. 
 Exemptions from this rule may be  granted. 
 
 (c) Shore personnel: None  Unbound except 
 as indicated in the horizontal section.   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
Page 54 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
- Domestic maritime towing 
and pushing services, including anchor handling, 
servicing petroleum 
exploration and production (part of CPC 7214) 1) Unbound 
 2) None 
 
3)    (a) Ships on the Norwegian Ordinary   Ship Register (NOR).  Ships have to be 
  owned by EEA citizens or by an EEA 
  company where EEA citizens own   at least 60 per cent of the capital. 
  Exemptions from the 60 per cent rule 
  may be granted. 1) Unbound 
 2) None 
 
3) (a) NOR:  When the ship-owning company 
 is a limited liability company, it must be 
 headquartered in the EEA area.  The 
 majority of the memb ers of the board, 
 including the chairman, must be EEA 
 citizens resident in the EEA area, 
 having resided in the EEA area the  preceding two years.  
  
  (b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
 horizontal section   (b) Other forms of commercial presence:  
 (2) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
II. TRANSPORTATION AND 
STORAGE SERVICES 
    
11.G.Pipeline transportation 
    
(a) Offshore upstream pipeline 
transportation of petroleum 
and natural gas. Central 
network control and monitoring services 
exempted (concerned parts of CPC 71310) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound License required to build and 
own up stream pipelines for 
transportation of oil and natural gas  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
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11.H. Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
    
b) Storage and warehouse 
services 
- Bulk storage of liquids and 
gases  
(CPC 74220) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
III. ENERGY 
COMMERCIALIZATION 
SERVICES 
    
Trading and brokering for 
energy, energy products, and fuels 
    
- 4.A. Commission agents’ 
services, including sales of 
fuels (CPC 62113) and 
electricity 1) None, except unbou nd for electricity 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None, except unbou nd for electricity 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
- Intermediation of financial 
energy derivates and related 
auxiliary services∗ 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Securities firms incorporated in Norway must 
be organized as joint stock companies 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
                                                      
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4.B. Wholesale trade services of 
liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (CPC 
62271) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
- Wholesale trade services of 
electricity∗ 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
4.C. Retailing services of fuel oil, 
bottled gas, coal and woods 
(CPC 63297) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
- Retailing services of 
electricity* 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
                                                      
∗ Correspondences in document MTN.GNS/W/120 and the Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC) to be determined.   TN/S/O/NOR/Rev.1 
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IV. OTHER 
    
1.A Professional services 
    
(d) Architectural services 
 (CPC 8671)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(e) Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672) -
 Advisory and consultative 
engineering, engineering 
design services etc.  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(f) Integrated engineering 
services (CPC 8673) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
1.B Computer and related services 
    
(a)-(e)Computer and related 
services (CPC 841-845+849) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
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1.F Rental/Leasing Services 
without Operators 
    
a) Relating to ships 
(CPC 83103) 
d) Concerning construction 
machinery and equipment 
(CPC 83107) and other 
machinery and equipment 
without operator (CPC 
83109)  
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
1.F Other business services 
    
(c),(d) Management consulting 
and services related to 
management consulting 
(CPC 865, CPC 866) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(e) Technical testing and 
analysis services  
 (CPC 8676)∗ 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
(i) Advisory and consulting 
services related to 
manufacturing  
 (part of CPC 884, CPC 885) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
(m) Related scientific and 
technical consulting services 
(concerned parts  of CPC 
8675 not relating  to offshore 
activities ) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
                                                      
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(n) Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft or 
other transport equipment) 
 (CPC 633, concerned parts of
 
and CPC 88 61-8866 ) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 
  
 
 
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