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
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: European Union, Norway
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, agricultural product, agricultural trade, liberalisation of trade, tariff exemption, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)




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25.5.2018   


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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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Utfärdat i Bryssel den
Utferdiget i Brussel,






За Европейския съюз
Рог la Unión Europea
Za Evropskou unii
For Den Europæiske Union
Für die Europäische Union
Euroopa Liidu nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
For the European Union
Pour l'Union européenne
Za Europsku uniju
Per l'Unione europea
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Europos Sąjungos vardu
Az Európai Unió részéről
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Pela União Europeia
Pentru Uniunea Europeană
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Za Evropsko unijo
Euroopan unionin puolesta
För Europeiska unionen
For Den europeiske union








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.
Utferdiget i Brussel,
Съставено в Брюксел на
Hecho en Bruselas, el
V Bruselu dne
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den
Geschehen zu Brüssel am
Brüssel,
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις
Done at Brussels,
Fait à Bruxelles, le
Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì
Briselē,
Priimta Briuselyje,
Kelt Brüsszelben,
Magħmul fi Brussell,
Gedaan te Brussel,
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia
Feito em Bruxelas,
Întocmit la Bruxelles,
V Bruseli
V Bruslju,
Tehty Brysselissä
Utfärdat i Bryssel den






For Kongeriket Norge
За Кралство Норвегия
Por el Reino de Noruega
Za Norské království
For Kongeriget Norge
Für das Königreich Norwegen
Norra Kuningriigi nimel
Για το Βασίλειο της Νορβηγίας
For the Kingdom of Norway
Pour le Royaume de Norvège
Za Kraljevinu Norvešku
Per il Regno di Norvegia
Norvēģijas Karalistes vārdā –
Norvegijos Karalystės vardu
A Norvég Királyság részéről
Għar-Renju tan-Norveġja
Voor het Koninkrijk Noorwegen
W imieniu Królestwa Norwegii
Pelo Reino da Noruega
Pentru Regatul Norvegiei
Za Nórske kráľovstvo
Za Kraljevino Norveško
Norjan kuningaskunnan puolesta
För Konungariket Norge








(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.