Considerations on COM(2017)596 - Signing of an agreement with Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products

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dossier COM(2017)596 - Signing of an agreement with Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products.
document COM(2017)596 EN
date November 20, 2017
 
table>(1)Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) provides that the Contracting Parties undertake to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade.
(2)On 18 November 2014, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Norway with a view to achieving greater liberalisation of bilateral trade in agricultural products under Article 19 of the EEA Agreement. 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 (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 5 April 2017.

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