Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway - Agreed minute
Date: 2002-11-27
Institutions: European Community, Norway
Subjects: Norway, agro-industry, free-trade agreement, import policy, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU), trading operation

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AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other
part, on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway

A. Letter from the Community

Brussels, 27 November 2002

Sir,

I have the honour to confirm that the European Community is in agreement with the ‘Agreed minutes’
attached to this letter concerning a number of changes to the import arrangements applied by the Commu-
nity and the Kingdom of Norway respectively to certain processed agricultural products which are covered
by Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Kingdom of Norway is in agreement
with the content of this letter.

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

For the European Community

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B. Letter from Norway

Brussels, 27 November 2002

Sir,

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

‘I have the honour to confirm that the European Community is in agreement with the “agreed minutes”
attached to this letter concerning a number of changes to the import arrangements applied by the
Community and the Kingdom of Norway respectively to certain processed agricultural products which
are covered by Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement.’

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the content of your letter and the
proposed date of entry into force of the amendments.

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

For the Government of the Kingdom of Norway

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AGREED MINUTES

I. Introduction

A number of meetings were held between European Commission officials and officials of the Kingdom
of Norway on the autonomous measures adopted following the accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden to the EU in 1995.

After these meetings, it was agreed to submit for approval to their respective authorities a number of
changes to the import arrangements applied by the Community and the Kingdom of Norway respec-
tively to certain processed agricultural products, which are covered by Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free
Trade Agreement.

These changes will apply from 1 January 2003.

II. Norwegian import arrangements

1. The Kingdom of Norway will open the following annual tariff quotas for the European Community:

Norwegian tariff
codes

Description

Volume

Applicable rate
of duty

1506.0021

Bonefat, bone oil and neat's foot oil

2 360 tonnes

1518.0041

Lineseed oil

2102.3000

Prepared baking powder

2103.3009

Prepared mustard, containing 5% or more by weight
of added sugar

100 tonnes

160 tonnes

160 tonnes

2402.2000

Cigarettes containing tobacco

410 tonnes

2403.9990

Other, except homogenised or reconstituted tobacco

280 tonnes

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

III. Community import arrangements

1. The Community will open the following annual quotas for Norway:

Order
number

CN Code

Description

Volume

Applicable rate of
duty

09.0765

1517 10 90

Margarine
margarine
Other

excluding

liquid

2 470 tonnes

Free

09.0766

2102 30 00

Prepared baking powders

150 tonnes

09.0767

ex 2103 90 90
(TARIC code 10
and 89)

condiments

Sauces and preparations thereof,
and mixed
mixed
CN
seasonings
code
2103 90 90, other
than mayon-
naise

of

130 tonnes

Free

Free

09.0768

2104 10

Soups and broths and preparations
therefore

390 tonnes

Free

09.0769

2106 90 92

510 tonnes

Free

or

Food preparations not elsewhere
included/other,
specified
containing no milk fats, sucrose,
isoglucose, glucose or starch or
containing, by weight,
less than
1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or
isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch

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CN Code

Description

Volume

Applicable rate of
duty

Order
number

09.0771

ex 2207 10 00
(TARIC Code 90)

09.0772

ex 2207 20 00
(TARIC Code 90)

09.0774

2403 10

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an
alcohol
strength by volume of
80 % vol. or higher/other than that
obtained
agricultural
products listed in Annex I to the
EC Treaty

from

spirits,
Ethyl alcohol and other
denatured, of any strength/other
than those obtained from agricul-
tural products listed in Annex I to
the EC Treaty

Smoking tobacco, whether or not
containing tobacco substitutes in
any proportion

134 000 hecto-
litres

Free

3 340 hectoli-
tres

Free

370 tonnes

Free

The tariff quotas specified under II and III shall be granted to originating products in accordance with the
rules of origin laid down in Protocol 3 to the EC/Norway Free Trade Agreement.