Considerations on COM(2010)467 - Signature of the Agreement in the form of the Exchange of Letters between the EU and Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the EEA

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dossier COM(2010)467 - Signature of the Agreement in the form of the Exchange of Letters between the EU and Norway concerning additional trade ...
document COM(2010)467 EN
date November  8, 2010
 
table>(1)Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area foresees that the contracting parties undertake to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between them.
(2)In September 2005 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Norway with a view to achieving greater liberalisation of bilateral trade in agricultural products, in the framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The negotiations were successfully concluded and an 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 reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 28 January 2010.

(3)The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion,