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TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT

BETWEEN NORWAY AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON JOINT DISCIPLINE IN THEIR TRADE IN CHEESE

1 . DESIRING TO PROMOTE THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN LINE WITH THEIR AGRICULTURAL POLICIES , THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND NORWAY HELD CONSULTATIONS REGARDING THEIR TRADE IN CHEESE .

IN THE COURSE OF THESE CONSULTATIONS THE PARTIES NOTED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR RECIPROCAL IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE IN CHEESE HAD NOT BEEN SATISFACTORY . IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE HARMONIOUS EXPANSION OF THEIR TRADE IN THIS SECTOR , NORWAY AND THE COMMUNITY CONSIDER THAT IT MIGHT BE DESIRABLE TO OFFER CONSUMERS FURTHER TYPES AND VARIETIES OF IMPORTED CHEESE IN ADDITION TO HOME-PRODUCED CHEESES .

2 . BOTH PARTIES AGREED THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS , SUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THEIR IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS .

IN THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CHEESE MARKET THEY CONSIDERED IT PREFERABLE INITIALLY TO SEEK A PRACTICAL TEMPORARY SOLUTION RATHER THAN TO CHANGE THE SAID ARRANGEMENTS DEFINITIVELY .

3 . NORWAY AND THE COMMUNITY AGREED TO CONCLUDE A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT TO RUN FROM 1 JANUARY 1983 TO 31 DECEMBER 1985 , CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS :

( A ) TRADE IN CHEESE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND NORWAY WILL BE ORGANIZED IN THREE STAGES FROM 1 JANUARY 1983 TO 31 DECEMBER 1985 AS FOLLOWS :

( I ) NORWEGIAN IMPORT UNDERTAKING

NORWAY SHALL OPEN AN ANNUAL QUOTA FOR IMPORTS OF CHEESES OF ALL TYPES AND VARIETIES ( 1 ) OF WHICH THE COMMUNITY'S SHARE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN :

( 1 ) 1 740 TONNES IN 1983 ,

( 2 ) 1 850 TONNES IN 1984 ,

( 3 ) 1 960 TONNES IN 1985 ;

( II ) COMMUNITY IMPORT UNDERTAKING

THE COMMUNITY UNDERTAKES , IN RESPECT OF :

EX 04.04 E I B ) 2 WHOLE JARLSBERG CHEESES ( 2 ) , WITH RIND ( 3 ) , OF A MINIMUM FAT CONTENT OF 45 % , BY WEIGHT , IN THE DRY MATTER AND OF A DRY MATTER CONTENT , BY WEIGHT , OF NOT LESS THAN 58 % , MATURED FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS ,

TO OPEN AN ANNUAL TARIFF QUOTA OF :

( 1 ) 1 500 TONNES IN 1983 ,

( 2 ) 1 600 TONNES IN 1984 ,

( 3 ) 1 700 TONNES IN 1985 ,

SUBJECT TO AN IMPORT DUTY OF 55 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

( B ) SHOULD TRADE ON EITHER SIDE FAIL TO REACH THESE LEVELS , THE TRANSITION TO THE NEXT STAGE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE .

( C ) SHOULD THE LEVELS SET FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND/OR NORWAY BE REACHED DURING A QUOTA YEAR , THE PARTIES SHALL , AT THE REQUEST OF EITHER , HOLD CONSULTATIONS TO EXAMINE THE MARKET SITUATION AND , IF APPROPRIATE , TO ALTER BY AGREEMENT THE QUANTITY INITIALLY SET .

4 . NORWAY UNDERTAKES TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT :

- EXPORTS OF JARLSBERG CHEESE TO THE COMMUNITY DO NOT EXCEED THE AGREED LEVELS ( SEE 3 ( A ) ( II ) )

- IMPORT LICENCES WILL BE ISSUED REGULARLY AND IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE AGREED QUANTITIES ( SEE 3 ( A ) ( I ) ) CAN BE IMPORTED INTO NORWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY .

5 . THE COMMUNITY AND NORWAY SHALL SEE THAT THE RECIPROCAL CONCESSIONS ARE NOT COMPROMISED BY OTHER IMPORT MEASURES .

6 . NORWAY AND THE COMMUNITY UNDERTAKE TO SEE THAT THE PRICES CHARGED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE EXPORTERS ARE NOT SUCH AS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ON THE MARKET OF THE IMPORTING COUNTRY .

IN THAT CONNECTION THEY AGREE TO SET UP TWO-WAY INFORMATION AND COOPERATION MACHINERY ALONG THE LINES INDICATED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS ARRANGEMENT .

IF PROBLEMS ARISE BECAUSE OF THE PRICES BEING CHARGED , CONSULTATIONS WILL BE HELD WITHOUT DELAY AT THE REQUEST OF EITHER PARTY WITH THE AIM OF TAKING SUITABLE CORRECTIVE ACTION .

7 . THE PARTIES MAY CONSULT AT ANY TIME ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THIS ARRANGEMENT AND IF NECESSARY AMEND IT BY COMMON ACCORD TO TAKE ACCOUNT INTER ALIA OF THE TREND OF MARKET PRICES , PRODUCTION , MARKETING AND CONSUMPTION OF HOME-PRODUCED AND IMPORTED CHEESE .

8 . IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS COOPERATION IN THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT AND IMPORT OPERATIONS , THE AUTHORITIES OF NORWAY AND THE COMMUNITY SHALL EACH APPOINT A DELEGATE . THE DELEGATES SHALL KEEP EACH OTHER NOTIFIED OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE WITH REGARD TO PRICES AND THE LEVEL OF SALES .

9 . CONSULTATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1985 TO DECIDE WHETHER AND ON WHAT TERMS THIS ARRANGEMENT SHALL BE RENEWED .

10 . ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARRANGEMENT SHALL COME INTO EFFECT ON THE SAME DAY .

( 1 ) SUBJECT TO AN IMPORT DUTY OF NKR 1,20 PER KILOGRAM .

( 2 ) BEARING A CERTIFICATE FROM THE " NORSKE MEIERIERS SALGSSENTRAL " ( NORWEGIAN DAIRY MARKETING ASSOCIATION ) .

( 3 ) " WHOLE CHEESES , WITH RIND " MEANS WHOLE CHEESES WEIGHING FROM 9 KILOGRAMS TO 10 KILOGRAMS INCLUSIVE .

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE PROVISIONS , " RIND " IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS : THE RIND OF SUCH CHEESES IS THE OUTER LAYER FORMED FROM THE CHEESE ITSELF HAVING A DISTINCTLY MORE SOLID CONSISTENCY AND A DISTINCTLY DARKER COLOUR .

ANNEX

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE PRICES CHARGED BY EXPORTERS ARE NOT SUCH AS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ON THE MARKET OF THE IMPORTING COUNTRY , THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND COOPERATION MACHINERY SHALL BE ESTABLISHED :

1 . NORWAY SHALL FURNISH THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :

- TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF EACH CALENDAR QUARTER , A FORECAST OF NORWEGIAN EXPORT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE SUCCEEDING QUARTER , GIVING PREDICTED QUANTITIES , NORWEGIAN FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICES AND DESTINATIONS ,

- THREE WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH CALENDAR QUARTER , ACTUAL NORWEGIAN EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER , GIVING QUANTITIES EXPORTED , ACTUAL NORWEGIAN FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICES AND MEMBER STATES OF DESTINATION .

2 . THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SHALL FURNISH PRICE QUOTATIONS QUARTERLY AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT PARTICULARS OF THE MARKET IN HOME-PRODUCED AND IMPORTED CHEESES .