RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/C/N/10
31January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0373)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE III:3OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofNorway.
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1. Members(s) notifying:
Norway, TheMinistry ofTransport andCommunications
2. Notification under Article(s):
GATS Article III,paragraph 3
3. Date ofentry intoforce/duration:
1January 1996
4. Agency responsible forenforcement ofthemeasure:
TheMinistry ofTransport andCommunications
5. Description ofthemeasure:
Newtelecommunications actreplacing three older actswithrespect totelecommunications
(Telegrafloven av1899, telegrafanleggsloven av1903 ogtilleggsloven av1914).
Theactcovers alltelecommunications activities. Itintroduces licensing oftelecommunications
networks anduseofnetworks andregistration ofservice providers. There aremeasures withrespect
toapproval andlicensing ofequipment, regulations onstandards, marketing andtechnical requirements,
inspection andcontrol, openaccess tonetworks andservices, provision ofinformation andfees.
Theactisacodification ofthepresent regulatory situation andprovides basis forsecondary
legislation. Theactdoesnotchange theborderline between monopoly andcompetition.
Thepurpose oftheactisnottoaffect trade inservices, buttheact/decisions authorised by
theactmayhaveimpact ontrade andtheNorwegian specific commitments ontelecommunications
services. Cross-border supply andcommercial presence arethemodes ofsupply most likely tobe
affected.
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6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
(Notrelevant)
7. Textavailable from:
TheMinistry ofTransport andCommunications
P.O.Box8010 Dep.
0030 -Oslo
Norway