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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
   3. Article 3

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (a)(v) of Article 218(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area provides that the Contracting Parties undertake to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade.

(2) In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/2182 the 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 (the Agreement) was signed on 4 December 2017, subject to its conclusion.

(3) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The 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 is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval provided for in the Agreement.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2018. For the Council The President E. Zaharieva

Versions

1. 2018-05-14

Cited by

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1300 of 27 September 2018 amending and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards import licences for dairy products originating in Norway Regulation · Grade B

  Annex IV to the 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 (the Agreement), reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and approved by Council Decision (EU) 2018/760, provides for the introduction of new quotas for dairy products.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1300 of 27 September 2018 amending and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards import licences for dairy products originating in Norway Regulation · Grade B

  in Article 5, point (h) is replaced by the following: the quotas provided for in Annex V to the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway approved by Council Decision 2011/818/EU and the quotas provided for in Annex IV to the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway approved by Council Decision (EU) 2018/760 (the Agreements with Norway);

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1607 of 24 October 2018 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 992/95 as regards Union tariff quotas for certain agricultural, processed agricultural and fishery products originating in Norway Regulation · Grade B

  In 2018, an agreement was concluded in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (the 2018 Agreement). It was approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2018/760.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1232 of 11 September 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1354/2011 as regards Union tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat originating in Norway and in New Zealand Regulation · Grade B

  The European Union and Norway have concluded an agreement in the form of an exchange of Letters concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (the Agreement with Norway). The Agreement with Norway was approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2018/760.