| Author (Corporate) | European Union |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L129, 25.5.2018 |
| Publication Date | 25/05/2018 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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The EU and Norway are signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) which provides for the free movement of goods, with the exception of agricultural and fisheries products. Article 19 of the EEA Agreement provides that the Parties will carry out, every two years, a review of the conditions of trade in agricultural products and decide on a reciprocal and mutually beneficial basis on the further reduction of any type of barriers to trade in the agricultural sector. The most recent negotiations were conducted from February 2015 to April 2017. The Agreement, which was initialled by the parties on 5 April 2017, provides for further trade preferences for trade in agricultural products, including additional fully liberalised tariff lines. For more sensitive products such as meat, dairy, vegetables and ornamental plants, additional or new tariff quotas have been agreed upon. On 17 October 2017 the European Commission published proposals for Council Decisions on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement. The Council adopted a Decision on the signing of the Agreement on 20 November and it was signed on 4 December. The Council Decision approving the conclusion of the Agreement was adopted on 14 May 2018. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.129.01.0003.01.ENG |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, Norway |
