RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/LIC/Q/NOR/1
20January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0187)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
NOTIFICATION OFREPLIES TOTHE QUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE 7.3OFTHE AGREEMENT1
Reply ofNORWAY toQuestions from theEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES2
Thefollowingcommunication,dated8July1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofNorway.
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Question
How doesNorway ensure thatsufficient publicity isgiven totherules andallinformation
concerning procedures forthesubmission ofapplications? Inparticular, whatarethe"relevant trade
organizations" towhich theinformation issubmitted andhowcananewimporter obtain relevant
information "when needed"?
Reply
(Ref. G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1, II.6.I). Information regarding quotas issubmitted totherelevant
Norwegian trade organizations. Theformalities forthefilling inofapplications forlicences arelaid
down inthegeneral provisions concerning import regulation. These arepublished inabulletin which
isregularly distributed toallimporters.
Information isalsogiven orally uponrequest, followed upbywritten information when needed.
Inaddition importers areinformed through aninformation sheet (inNorwegian) which isdistributed
annually from theMinistry ofForeign Affairs.
Question
How arethequotas onshoes originating inTaiwan allocated?
Reply
(Ref. G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1, II.2-3). Imports ofafewcategories ofshoes, suchasprotective
footwear andskiboots, areprohibited; allothercategories aresubject toimport licence forsurveillance
purposes only.
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1G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1.
2SeeUnderstanding reached bytheCommittee onImport Licensing (G/LIC/M/4, paragraphs 5,6,9and10).G/LIC/Q/NOR/1
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Question
Howarequotas allocated incaseofover-subscription, evenunder thedouble-checking system
"This problem should notarise"? How would aquantitative restriction resulting from asafeguard
measure bemanaged?
Reply
(Ref. G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1, II.6.VIII). Under thepresent regime thisproblem should notarise
asrestrictions arebased onexport licensing. Norway maintains import licensing forcontrol purposes
only.