Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning certain agricultural products
Date: 2003-10-14
Institutions: European Community, Norway
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, Norway, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), agricultural product, agricultural trade

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in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of
Norway concerning certain agricultural products

AGREEMENT

Sir …,

A. Letter from the Kingdom of Norway

I have the honour to refer to the Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters of 16 April 1973, 14
July 1986, 2 May 1992, 20 December 1995 and 20 June 2003, the bilateral concessions granted by the
Community and Norway in the framework of Article 19 of the EEA Agreement and to the negotiations
which have taken place between the two parties with a view to adapting the said Exchanges of Letters and
establishing trade arrangements for certain agricultural products, in the spirit of Article 15 of the Free
Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, consequent
on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland,
the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

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

1.

From 1 May 2004 Norway will open for the Community the following annual duty free quotas

Norwegian code

Product description

Annual quantity
(tonnes)

0811 10 09

0811 20 05

0811 20 06

0811 20 08

Strawberries, frozen, not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white-
or redcurrants and gooseberries, frozen, not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter

1209 25 00

Rye grass seed

2009 79 00
2009 71 00

2309 10 12

Apple juice

Cat food, containing meat or meat offal of land animals, put up for
retail sale in airtight containers

1 400

950

100

1 300

1 000

2. These quotas are additional to the bilateral concessions granted by the Community and Norway in the

framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

3. Where applicable, Norway will continue to manage these tariff quotas by using a similar licensing
system as the one currently in use for the management of the tariff quotas granted to the accession
countries.

4. The rules of origin for the purpose of implementing the concessions of this Agreement are set out in
Annex IV of the Exchange of Letters of 2 May 1992. However, paragraph 2 of Annex IV shall refer to
the list in Appendix II of Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement, to be applied according to Appendix I of
the same Protocol, instead of the list in the Appendix referred to in paragraph 2 of Annex IV of the
exchange of letters of 2 May 1992.

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5. The Kingdom of Norway and the Community agree that no claims shall be made pursuant to GATT
Article XXIV.6 and confirm that no further claims will be made regarding agricultural products in
relation to this enlargement of the Community.

6. This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own
procedures. The instruments of ratification or approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat
of the Council of the European Union.

7.

It shall enter into force on the same day as the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic,
the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the
Slovak Republic to the European Union of 16 April 2003, provided that
the instruments of
ratification or approval of the following related agreements and protocols have been deposited as well:

(a) Agreement on the Participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic
of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the
European Economic Area;

(b) Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Community on a Norwegian

Financial Mechanism for the period 2004-2009;

(c) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia,
the Republic of
the Republic of Cyprus,
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic to the European Union; and

the Republic of Lithuania,

the Republic of Latvia,

(d) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia,
the Republic of Cyprus,
the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic to the European Union.

the Republic of Lithuania,

the Republic of Latvia,

8.

If on 1 May 2004, the Agreement on the Participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia,
the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary,
the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the
European Economic Area does not enter into force or enters into force for some of its signatories
only, the Contracting Parties shall decide immediately upon the adjustments to be made to this
Agreement. Where necessary, tariff quotas will be opened in 2004 on a pro rata basis.

I should be obliged if you would confirm your agreement with the contents of this letter.

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

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Utferdiget i Luxembourg den fjortende oktober totusenogtre.

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el catorce de octubre de dos mil tres.

V Lucemburku dne čtrnáctého října dva tisíce tři.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den fjortende oktober to tusind og tre.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am vierzehnten Oktober zweitausendunddrei.

Sõlmitud neljateistkümnendal oktoobril kahe tuhande kolmandal aastal Luxembourgis.

Έγινε στο Λουξεµβούργο, στις δέκα τέσσερις Οκτωβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τρία.

Done at Luxembourg on the fourteenth day of October in the year two thousand and three.

Fait à Luxembourg, le quatorze octobre deux mille trois.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì quattordici ottobre duemilatre.

Luksemburgā, divtūkstoš trešā gada četrpadsmitajā oktobrī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai trečių metų spalio keturioliktą dieną Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, kétezerhárom október tizennegyedikén.

Maghmul fil-Lussemburgu fl-erbatax-il jum ta' Ottubru fis-sena elfejn u tlieta.

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de veertiende oktober tweeduizenddrie.

Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia czternastego października dwa tysiące trzeciego roku.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em catorze de Outubro de dois mil e três.

V Luxemburgu štrnásteho októbra dvetisíctri.

V Luxembourgu, dne štirinajstega oktobra leta dva tisoč tri.

Tehty Luxemburgissa neljäntenätoista päivänä lokakuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den fjortonde oktober tjugohundratre.

På vegne av Kongeriket Norges regjering

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Sir …,

B. Letter from the European Community

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 Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters of 16 April 1973,
14 July 1986, 2 May 1992, 20 December 1995 and 20 June 2003, the bilateral concessions granted
by the Community and Norway in the framework of Article 19 of the EEA Agreement and to the
negotiations which have taken place between the two parties with a view to adapting the said
Exchanges of Letters and establishing trade arrangements for certain agricultural products, in the spirit
of Article 15 of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Norway, consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the
European Union.

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

1.

From 1 May 2004 Norway will open for the Community the following annual duty free quotas

Norwegian code

Product description

Annual quantity
(tonnes)

0811 10 09

0811 20 05

0811 20 06

0811 20 08

Strawberries, frozen, not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white-
or redcurrants and gooseberries, frozen, not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter

1209 25 00

Rye grass seed

2009 79 00
2009 71 00

2309 10 12

Apple juice

Cat food, containing meat or meat offal of land animals, put up for
retail sale in airtight containers

1 400

950

100

1 300

1 000

2. These quotas are additional to the bilateral concessions granted by the Community and Norway in

the framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

3. Where applicable, Norway will continue to manage these tariff quotas by using a similar licensing
system as the one currently in use for the management of the tariff quotas granted to the
accession countries.

4. The rules of origin for the purpose of implementing the concessions of this Agreement are set out
in Annex IV of the Exchange of Letters of 2 May 1992. However, paragraph 2 of Annex IV shall
refer to the list in Appendix II of Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement, to be applied according to
Appendix I of the same Protocol, instead of the list in the Appendix referred to in paragraph 2 of
Annex IV of the exchange of letters of 2 May 1992.

5. The Kingdom of Norway and the Community agree that no claims shall be made pursuant to
GATT Article XXIV.6 and confirm that no further claims will be made regarding agricultural
products in relation to this enlargement of the Community.

6. This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their
own procedures. The instruments of ratification or approval shall be deposited with the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

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7.

It shall enter into force on the same day as the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union of 16 April 2003, provided that the
instruments of ratification or approval of the following related agreements and protocols have
been deposited as well:

(a) Agreement on the Participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic
of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in
the European Economic Area;

(b) Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Community on a Norwegian

Financial Mechanism for the period 20042009;

(c) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia,
the
the Republic of Latvia,
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic to the European Union; and

the Republic of Lithuania,

the Republic of Cyprus,

(d) Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia,
the
the Republic of Latvia,
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

the Republic of Lithuania,

the Republic of Cyprus,

8.

If on 1 May 2004, the Agreement on the Participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic in the European Economic Area does not enter into force or enters into force for some
of its signatories only, the Contracting Parties shall decide immediately upon the adjustments to be
made to this Agreement. Where necessary, tariff quotas will be opened in 2004 on a pro rata
basis.'

I have the honour to confirm agreement with the contents of your letter.

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

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Hecho en Luxemburgo, el catorce de octubre de dos mil tres.

V Lucemburku dne čtrnáctého října dva tisíce tři.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den fjortende oktober to tusind og tre.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am vierzehnten Oktober zweitausendunddrei.

Sõlmitud neljateistkümnendal oktoobril kahe tuhande kolmandal aastal Luxembourgis.

Έγινε στο Λουξεµβούργο, στις δέκα τέσσερις Οκτωβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τρία.

Done at Luxembourg on the fourteenth day of October in the year two thousand and three.

Fait à Luxembourg, le quatorze octobre deux mille trois.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì quattordici ottobre duemilatre.

Luksemburgā, divtūkstoš trešā gada četrpadsmitajā oktobrī.

Priimta du tūkstančiai trečių metų spalio keturioliktą dieną Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, kétezerhárom október tizennegyedikén.

Maghmul fil-Lussemburgu fl-erbatax-il jum ta' Ottubru fis-sena elfejn u tlieta.

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de veertiende oktober tweeduizenddrie.

Utferdiget i Luxembourg den fjortende oktober totusenogtre.

Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia czternastego października dwa tysiące trzeciego roku.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em catorze de Outubro de dois mil e três.

V Luxemburgu štrnásteho októbra dvetisíctri.

V Luxembourgu, dne štirinajstega oktobra leta dva tisoč tri.

Tehty Luxemburgissa neljäntenätoista päivänä lokakuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den fjortonde oktober tjugohundratre.

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For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
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