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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (82)881 final
Brussels ,21December 1982
RECOMMANDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
suspending theAgreement resulting from the negotiations between the
European Economic Community and theKingdom ofNorway concerning reciprocal trade
incheese
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.NorwayandtheCommunitynegotiatedanagreementonreciprocaltradeincheese
involvingforNorway,interalia,theundertaking toopenanannualimport
quotaofcheeseofalltypesandvarieties .
2.TheNorwegianauthorities havedrawnupalistofcheesesforimport,which
impliesthatallcheesesnotonthelistareautomatically excluded.
Also,theauthorities intendtoallocatemostoftheimportlicencestoaprodu­
cers'cooperative,whichleadstofearsthatthelatterwillusethelicencesto
importonlytypesandvarietiesofcheesenotproducedinNorway.Thus,the
arrangement intheagreementwherebyalltypesandvarietiesofcheeseweretobe
importedintoNorwaywouldbecircumvented defacto.
3.TheCommission hasheldconsultations withtheNorwegianauthorities onthis
subject.Bothduringandaftertheconsultations theNorwegianauthorities m?in-
tainedtheirstanceandrefusedtoadmitimportsofalltypesandvarietiesof
cheese.
4.Inthesecircunstances ,andnotablyinviewofthefactthatthelistofcheeses
admittedforimporttomprisestradenames,whichamountstodiscrimination between
thedifferentmakesofthesametypeofch&eseoriginating indifferentmember
countriesoftheCommunity,theCommissionisoftheopinionthatsuchmeasures
havecreatedanimbalancetothedetrimentoftheCommunity.
5.Hence,fortheCommunity'spart,theformalsigningandtheimplementation ofthe
agreementshouldbesuspendeduntiltheNorwegianauthoritiesfulfiltheircommitment
undertheagreement.TheArticle113Committeewasunanimously infavourofthis
proposal.
6.TheCommissioniskeepingupconsultations withtheNorwegianauthorities inorder
tobringthemroundtoagreeingtoimplementation oftheagreementthatisincon­
formitywiththespiritandtheletter.ItwillreporttotheCouncilonthe
resultsoftheseconsultations nolaterthan31March1983.

RECOKMANDATIONFORACOUNCILDECISION
suspendingtheAgreementresultingfromthenegotiations betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNorwayconcerningreciprocaltradeincheese.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
WhereasNorwayandtheCommunityhavenegotiated anAgreementconcerningreciprocal
tradeincheese,whichisduetoenterintoforceon1January1983;
WhereasNorwayhasnotimplemented thecommitments incumbentuponitinaccordance
withthespiritandtheletteroftheAgreementand,hence,animbalancetothe
detrimentoftheCommunityhasbeencreated;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theformalsigningandtheimplementation ofthe
Community'sobligations undertheAgreementshouldbesuspendeduntilsuchtimeas
Norwayfulfilstheundertakings intowhichithasenteredaspartofthetemporary
arrangement foraconcerteddiscipline,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticle
Theformalsigningandimplementation bytheCommunityoftheAgreementbetween
NorwayandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitycomprising :
-atemporaryarrangement foraconcerteddiscipline betweenNorwayandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityconcerningreciprocaltradeincheese;
-anexchangeoflettersconcerningthenon-application ofamonetarycompensatory
amountuponimportsintotheCommunityofJarlsbergcheese;
shallbesuspended.

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TheCommissionisherebyinstructedtocontinueconsultations withtheNorwegian
authorities withaviewtobringingNorwayroundtoimplementing theAgreementin
suchawayastoconformtothespiritandtheletterofthatAgreement.
TheCommissionisrequsstedtoreporttotheCouncilontheresultsoftheconsul­
tationsnolaterthan31March1983.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.