EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/3

AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products

A. Letter from the European Union

Madam,

I have the honour to refer to the negotiations between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway (‘the Parties’) on bilateral trade in agricultural products, concluded on 5 April 2017.

A new round of agricultural trade negotiations between the European Commission and the Norwegian Government was undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) with a view to furthering the progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between the Parties on a preferential, reciprocal and mutually beneficial basis. The negotiations were carried out on an orderly basis, with due consideration given to developments in the Parties' respective agricultural policies and circumstances, including developments in bilateral trade and trade conditions with other trading partners.

I hereby confirm that the results of the negotiations were as follows:

1. Norway undertakes to grant duty-free access to products originating in the European Union, listed in Annex I to this Agreement.

2. Norway undertakes to establish tariff quotas for products originating in the European Union, listed in Annex II to this Agreement.

3. The European Union undertakes to grant duty-free access to products originating in Norway, listed in Annex III to this Agreement.

4. The European Union undertakes to establish tariff quotas for products originating in Norway, listed in Annex IV to this Agreement.

5. The tariff codes set out in Annexes I to IV to this Agreement are the tariff codes that apply to the Parties as of 1 January 2017.

6. The existing tariff quotas for imports into Norway of 600 tons of swine meat, 800 tons of poultry meat and 900 tons of bovine meat, as listed in Annex II to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway signed on 15 April 2011 (‘the 2011 Agreement’), will not be affected by the implementation of a possible future WTO agreement on agriculture. Point 7 of the 2011 Agreement is therefore deleted.

7. As regards the additional tariff quota for imports into Norway of 1 200 tons of cheese and curd, the Parties agree that 700 tons will be administered by auction and 500 tons by the licensing system.

8. The Parties will continue efforts to consolidate all bilateral concessions (those already in force and those set out in this Agreement) in a new exchange of letters, which should replace their existing bilateral agricultural agreements.

9. The rules of origin for the purpose of implementing the concessions referred to in Annexes I to IV to this Agreement are set out in Annex IV to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters of 2 May 1992 (‘the 1992 Agreement’). However, Annex II to Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement shall be applied instead of the Appendix to Annex IV to the 1992 Agreement.

10. The Parties will ensure that the concessions that they grant to each other will not be undermined.

11. The Parties agree to ensure that tariff quotas will be managed in such a way that imports can take place regularly and that the agreed quantities can actually be imported.

12. The Parties agree to exchange at regular intervals information on traded products, tariff quota management, price quotations and any useful information concerning their respective domestic markets and the implementation of the results of these negotiations.

13. Consultations will be held at the request of either Party on any question relating to the implementation of the results of these negotiations. If difficulties with implementation arise, such consultations will be held as promptly as possible, with a view to adopting appropriate corrective measures.

14. The Parties reaffirm their commitment, in accordance with Article 19 of the EEA Agreement, to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade. To this end, the Parties agree to carry out, in two years' time, a new review of the conditions of trade in agricultural products, with a view to exploring possible concessions.

15. In the event of the further enlargement of the European Union, the Parties will assess the impact on bilateral trade, with a view to adapting bilateral preferences so that pre-existing preferential trade flows between Norway and acceding countries can continue.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.

I would be grateful if you could confirm the agreement of your Government with the above.

Please accept, Madam, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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ANNEX I DUTY FREE ACCESS FOR IMPORTS INTO NORWAY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Norwegian customs tariff code Description of products 01.01.2100 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies; Horses; Pure-bred breeding animals 01.01.2902 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies; Other horses; of weight less than 133 kg 01.01.2908 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies; Other horses; Other 02.07.4300 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05 , fresh, chilled or frozen; of ducks; fatty livers, fresh or chilled 02.07.5300 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05 , fresh, chilled or frozen; of geese; fatty livers, fresh or chilled 05.06.9010 Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products; Other; for feed purpose 05.11.9911 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption; other; Blood powder, unfit for human consumption; for feed purpose 05.11.9930 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption; other; Meat and blood; for feed purpose 05.11.9980 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption; other; other; for feed purpose 06.02.1021 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn; unrooted cuttings and slips; cuttings for nursery or horticultural purposes, except of green plants from 15 December - 30 April; Begonia, all sorts, Campanula isophylla, Eupharboria pulcherrima, Poinsettia pulcherrima, Fuchsia, Hibiscus, Kalanchoe and Petunia-hanging (Petunia hybrida, Petunia atkinsiana) 06.02.1024 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn; unrooted cuttings and slips; cuttings for nursery or horticultural purposes, except of green plants from 15 December - 30 April; Pelargonium 06.02.9032 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn; Other; with balled roots or other culture media; other pot plants or bedding plants, including fruit- and vegetable plants for ornamental purposes; green pot plants from 1 May to 14 December; Asplenium, Begonia x rex-cultorum Chlorophytum, Euonymus japanicus, Fatsia japonica, Aralia sieboldii, Ficus elastica, Monstera, Philodendron scandens, Radermachera, Stereospermum, Syngonium and X-Fatshedera, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants ex ex 07.08.2009 (1) Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled; beans; fresh or chilled beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), other than green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans 07.09.9930 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled; other; other; sweet corn; for feed purpose ex ex 07.10.2209 (1) Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen; leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled; beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.); other than green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans 07.11.5100 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption; mushrooms and truffles; mushrooms of the genus Agaricus 07.11.5900 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption; mushrooms and truffles; other 07.14.3009 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith; yams (Dioscorea spp.); not for feed purpose ex ex 07.14.4000 (1) Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith; taro (Colocasia spp.) 07.14.5009 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith; yautia (Xanthosoma spp.); not for feed purpose 08.11.2011 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; blackberries, mulberries or loganberries 08.11.2012 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; white or red currants 08.11.2013 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; gooseberries 08.11.2092 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; Other; Blackberries, mulberries or loganberries 08.11.2094 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; Other; White or red currants 08.11.2095 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; Other; Gooseberries 08.12.1000 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption; Cherries 10.08.5000 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals; quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) 11.09.0010 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried; for feed purpose 12.12.2910 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Chicorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included; Seaweeds and other algae; Other; for feed purpose 17.02.2010 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel; maple sugar and maple syrup; for feed purpose 20.08.9300 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included; other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.1900 ; cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinum oxycoccus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea) 20.09.8100 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; juice of any other single fruit or vegetable; cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium vitis-idaea) ex ex 20.09.8999 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; juice of any other single fruit or vegetable; Other, other, other, bilberry juice or concentrate 22.06 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, saké); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included 23.03.1012 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets; residues of starch manufacture and similar residues; for feed purpose; of potatoes.

ANNEX II TARIFF QUOTAS FOR IMPORTS INTO NORWAY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Norwegian customs tariff code Description of products Consolidated TRQs (annual quantity in tons) Of which additional quotas (1) Duty within the quota (NOK/kg) Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 2 500 1 600 0 02.01.1000 Carcasses and half-carcasses 02.01.2001 ‘Compensated’ quarters, i.e. forequarters and hindquarters of the same animal presented at the same time 02.01.2002 Other forequarters 02.01.2003 Other hindquarters 02.01.2004 So-called ‘Pistola cuts’ Meat of bovine animals, frozen 02.02.1000 Carcasses and half-carcasses 02.02.2001 ‘Compensated’ quarters, i.e. forequarters and hindquarters of the same animal presented at the same time 02.02.2002 Other forequarters 02.02.2003 Other hindquarters 02.02.2004 So-called ‘Pistola cuts’ Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 300 (2) 300 (2) 15 02.03.1904 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof; With bone in. Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05 , fresh, chilled or frozen Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus; 950 150 0 02.07.1100 Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 02.07.1200 Not cut in pieces, frozen 02.07.2400 Of turkeys; Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 02.07.2500 Not cut in pieces, frozen 02.07.4401 Of ducks, fresh or chilled; breasts and cuts thereof 200 100 30 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal Meat of swine; Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in; 600 (3) 200 (3) 0 02.10.1101 Containing 15 % or more by weight of bones 02.10.1109 Other (less than 15 % bone in) 02.10.1900 Other (than Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof or Bellies and cuts thereof, with bone in) 04.06 Cheese and curd 8 400 1 200 0 ex ex 06.02.9043 (4) 06.02.9044 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn Other; Pot plants or bedding plants, in flower; 20 million NOK 12 million NOK 0 06.02.9031 Green pot plants from 1 May to 14 December (5) 7 million NOK 3 million NOK 0 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled Iceberg lettuce; From 1 March to 31 May; 500 (6) 100 (6) 0 07.05.1112 Whole 07.05.1119 Other 10.05.9010 Maize (corn) For feed purpose 15 000 5 000 0 16.01.0000 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products 600 200 0

ANNEX III DUTY FREE ACCESS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN NORWAY CN code Combined nomenclature description 0101 21 00 Live horses, pure-bred breeding animals 0101 29 10 Live horses, other than pure-bred breeding animals for slaughter 0101 29 90 Live horses, other than pure-bred breeding animals, other than for slaughter 0207 43 00 Fatty livers of ducks, fresh or chilled 0207 53 00 Fatty livers of geese, fresh or chilled ex 0506 90 00 Bones and horn-cores and their powder and waste, unworked, defatted, degelatinised or simply prepared (excl. ossein and bones treated with acid and cut to shape), for animal feeding ex 0511 99 85 Blood powder for animal feeding, unfit for human consumption ex 0511 99 85 Meat and blood for animal feeding, unfit for human consumption ex 0511 99 85 Other animal products for animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, unfit for human consumption (other than products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3; blood; meat; natural sponges of animal origin; bovine semen) ex 0602 10 90 Unrooted cuttings of all sorts of Begonia, Campanula isophylla, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Poinsettia pulcherrima, Fuchsia, Hibiscus, Kalanchoe and Petunia-hanging (Petunia hybrida, Petunia atkinsiana) for nursery or horticultural purposes [, except of green plants from 15 December to 30 April] ex 0602 10 90 Unrooted cuttings of Pelargonium for nursery or horticultural purposes [, except of green plants from 15 December to 30 April] ex 0602 90 99 Asplenium, Begonia x rex-cultorum, Chlorophytum, Euonymus japanicus, Fatsia japonica, Aralia sieboldii, Ficus elastica, Monstera, Philodendron scandens, Radermachera, Stereospermum, Syngonium and X-Fatshedera, presented as green pot plants from 1 May to 14 December ex 0708 20 00 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled except green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans ex 0709 99 60 Sweetcorn for animal feeding, fresh or chilled ex 0710 22 00 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen except green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans 0711 51 00 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumptions 0711 59 00 Mushrooms (other than of the genus Agaricus) and truffles provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumptions ex 0714 30 00 Yams (Dioscorea spp.) not for animal feeding, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets ex 0714 40 00 Taro (Colocasia spp.) not for animal feeding, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets ex 0714 50 00 Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.) not for animal feeding, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets ex 0811 20 11 Blackberries, mulberries or loganberries, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight ex 0811 20 19 Blackberries, mulberries or loganberries, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight 0811 20 51 Redcurrants, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 0811 20 59 Blackberries and mulberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter ex 0811 20 90 Loganberries, whitecurrants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 0812 10 00 Cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 1008 50 00 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) ex 1109 00 00 Wheat gluten for animal feeding, whether or not dried ex 1212 29 00 Seaweeds and other algae for animal feeding, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground ex 1702 20 10 Maple sugar in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter, for animal feeding ex 1702 20 90 Maple sugar (other than in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter) and maple syrup, for animal feeding 2008 93 Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium vitis-idaea), otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit 2009 81 Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter ex 2009 89 Bilberry juice or concentrate, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 2206 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, saké); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included ex 2303 10 90 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues from potatoes, for animal feeding 2302 50 Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants: — Of leguminous plants ex 2309 90 31 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, containing no starch or containing 10 % or less by weight of starch, containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products, other than dog or cat food put up for retail sale and other than fish feed

ANNEX IV TARIFF QUOTAS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN NORWAY CN code Combined nomenclature description Consolidated TRQs (annual quantity in tons) Of which additional quotas (7) Duty within the quota (EUR/kg) 0207 14 30 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105 , fresh, chilled or frozen: Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus Cuts with bone in, frozen Whole wings, with or without tips 550 550 0 0207 14 70 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105 , fresh, chilled or frozen: Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus Other cuts with bone in, frozen 150 150 0 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 500 0 0 0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal 0404 10 Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 1 250 1 250 0 0404 10 02 Whey and modified whey, in powder, granules or other solid forms, without added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content ‘nitrogen content × 6,38’ of <= 15 % by weight and a fat content, by weight, of <= 1,5 % 3 150 3 150 0 0603 19 70 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, other than Roses, Carnations, Orchids, Chrysantemums, Lilies (Lilium spp.), Gladioli and Ranunculi 500 000 EUR 500 000 EUR 0 1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood 300 300 0 2005 20 20 Thin slices of potatoes, fried or baked, whether or not salted or flavoured, in airtight packings, suitable for immediate consumption 350 150 0 2309 90 96 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding; Other 200 200 0 3502 20 Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80 % whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter), albuminates and other albumin derivatives: — Milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteins 500 500 0

B. Letter from the Kingdom of Norway

Madam,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

‘I have the honour to refer to the negotiations between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway (‘the Parties’) on bilateral trade in agricultural products, concluded on 5 April 2017.

A new round of agricultural trade negotiations between the European Commission and the Norwegian Government was undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) with a view to furthering the progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between the Parties on a preferential, reciprocal and mutually beneficial basis. The negotiations were carried out on an orderly basis, with due consideration given to developments in the Parties' respective agricultural policies and circumstances, including developments in bilateral trade and trade conditions with other trading partners.

I hereby confirm that the results of the negotiations were as follows:

1. Norway undertakes to grant duty free access to products originating in the European Union, listed in Annex I to this Agreement.

2. Norway undertakes to establish tariff quotas for products originating in the European Union, listed in Annex II to this Agreement.

3. The European Union undertakes to grant duty free access to products originating in Norway, listed in Annex III to this Agreement.

4. The European Union undertakes to establish tariff quotas for products originating in Norway, listed in Annex IV to this Agreement.

5. The tariff codes set out in Annexes I to IV to this Agreement are the tariff codes that apply to the Parties as of 1 January 2017.

6. The existing tariff quotas for imports into Norway of 600 tons of swine meat, 800 tons of poultry meat and 900 tons of bovine meat, as listed in Annex II to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway signed on 15 April 2011 (‘the 2011 Agreement’), will not be affected by the implementation of a possible future WTO agreement on agriculture. Point 7 of the 2011 Agreement is therefore deleted.

7. As regards the additional tariff quota for imports into Norway of 1 200 tons of cheese and curd, the Parties agree that 700 tons will be administered by auction and 500 tons by the licensing system.

8. The Parties will continue efforts to consolidate all bilateral concessions (those already in force and those set out in this Agreement) in a new exchange of letters, which should replace their existing bilateral agricultural agreements.

9. The rules of origin for the purpose of implementing the concessions referred to in Annexes I to IV to this Agreement are set out in Annex IV to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters of 2 May 1992 (‘the 1992 Agreement’). However, Annex II to Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement shall be applied instead of the Appendix to Annex IV to the 1992 Agreement.

10. The Parties will ensure that the concessions that they grant to each other will not be undermined.

11. The Parties agree to ensure that tariff quotas will be managed in such a way that imports can take place regularly and that the agreed quantities can actually be imported.

12. The Parties agree to exchange at regular intervals information on traded products, tariff quota management, price quotations and any useful information concerning their respective domestic markets and the implementation of the results of these negotiations.

13. Consultations will be held at the request of either Party on any question relating to the implementation of the results of these negotiations. If difficulties with implementation arise, such consultations will be held as promptly as possible, with a view to adopting appropriate corrective measures.

14. The Parties reaffirm their commitment, in accordance with Article 19 of the EEA Agreement, to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade. To this end, the Parties agree to carry out, in two years' time, a new review of the conditions of trade in agricultural products, with a view to exploring possible concessions.

15. In the event of the further enlargement of the European Union, the Parties will assess the impact on bilateral trade, with a view to adapting bilateral preferences so that pre-existing preferential trade flows between Norway and acceding countries can continue.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.’.

I have the honour to confirm that the Kingdom of Norway is in agreement with the contents of this letter.

Please accept, Madam, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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(1) These products are imported duty free. Nevertheless, Norway reserves its right to introduce a duty if the products are imported for feed purposes.

(1) For the period 1.1-31.12, and during the first year of the application of the agreement pro rata, if necessary. Additional quotas to be added to existing quotas negotiated under previous EU-Norway agreements.

(2) In the period 1.12-31.12.

(3) Quantity is given for imports of hams with bone in. A conversion factor of 1.15 is used for imports of hams without bone in.

(4) Exception for the following plants: Argyranthemum frutescens, Chrysanthemum frutescens, Begonia x hiemalis, Begonia elatior, Campanula, Dendranthema x grandiflora, Chrysanthemum x morifolium, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Poinsettia pulcherrima, Hibiscus, Kalanchoe, Pelargonium, Primula and Saintpaulia.

(5) The following plants are included: Condiaeum, Croton, Dieffenbachia, Epipremnum, Scindapsus aureum, Hedera, Nephrolepis, Peperomia obtusifolia, Peperomia rotundifolia, Schefflera, Soleirolia and Helxine, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants.

(6) End user criteria: Processing industry.

(7) For the period 1.1-31.12, and during the first year of the application of the agreement pro rata, if necessary. Additional quotas to be added to existing quotas negotiated under previous EU-Norway agreements.