RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/218
G/SCM/W/228
ORGANIZATION 1December 1995
(95-3898)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYNORWAY1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 28November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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Thesecond substantive paragraph ofthenotification advises thatthedecision adopted bythe
Storting "wasmade ontheunderstanding thattheapplicable Norwegian lawsandregulations shallbe
interpreted andimplemented inawaywhich doesnotcontradict thecorresponding rules under the
WTO Agreements". What isthelegal significance oftheunderstanding andisitenforceable ina
domestic court?
1G/ADP/N/1/NOR/2-G/SCM/N/1/NOR/2