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9.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
327/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2011
on the conclusion of the 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
reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
(2011/818/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of
Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), thereof,
The 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 reached on
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European
Economic Area (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on
behalf of the Union.
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Whereas:
Article 2
(1)
Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic
The President of the Council shall designate the person
Area foresees that the contracting parties undertake to
empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, with the
continue their efforts with a view to achieving
deposit of the instrument of approval provided in the
progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between
Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to
them.
be bound by the Agreement ( 2 ).
(2) In
accordance
with
Council
Decision
2010/676/EU
of
Article 3
8 November 2010 ( 1 ) the Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade pref
erences in agricultural products reached on the basis of
Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2011.
Area (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 15 April 2011,
subject to its conclusion.
For the Council
The President
(3) The
Agreement
should
be
approved,
J. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI
( 2 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of
( 1 ) OJ L 292, 10.11.2010, p. 1.
the Council.

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