Norway and the United Kingdom agree on a free trade agreement

Published 2021년 6월 4일

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A new free trade agreement with the UK, protecting grass-based agriculture, was announced by the Norwegian government. The agreement prevents duty-free quotas for cattle or sheep, but sets quotas for pork, ham, ribs, sausages, poultry, eggs, strawberries, seeds, apples, iceberg lettuce, potato products, and plants. The UK will continue to have a cheese quota of 299 tonnes, with four British cheeses added to the list of fixed cheeses with crown duties. The government has refused to grant new quotas for sensitive Norwegian agricultural products such as beef, sheep / lamb, and dairy products.

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The new free trade agreement with the United Kingdom was presented by the government at a press conference on Friday at 1 p.m. The agreement protects grass-based agriculture. No duty-free quotas are given for cattle or sheep, but quotas are given for 100 tonnes of pork and 100 tonnes of ham. In addition, 50 tonnes of ribs have been given for the month of December when there are usually imports. 120 tonnes of sausages and 158 tonnes of poultry have been provided. Smaller quotas have been given for eggs, strawberries, seeds, apples (out of Norwegian season), iceberg lettuce (for industry), potato and potato products and plants. Upon entering into the temporary trade agreement with Norway, the United Kingdom received a cheese quota of 299 tonnes, against a corresponding reduction in the EU's cheese quota. This quota will be continued in the permanent agreement. When converting to a percentage duty for fixed cheeses from 1 January 2013, it was decided that 14 EU cheeses should be ...

Source: Bondebladet