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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

– having regard to draft Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement of the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (13818/2023),

– having regard to the request for consent submitted on 19 November 2024 by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C10-0189/2024),

– having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4), and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the opinionletter offrom the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,

– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A100000/2024),(A10-0017/2025),

1. Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT

The rapporteur declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

16.11.2023

LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Mr Bernd Lange

Chair of the Committee on International Trade

ASP 12G301

Ref.: IPOL-COM-AGRI D(2023) 37941

Subject: Opinion on the proposal for a Council decision amending the Agreement between the EU and Norway on the apportionment of WTO tariff-rate quotas following Brexit (2023/0341(NLE))

Dear Chair,

I refer to the proposal for a Council decision amending the Agreement between the EU and Norway on the apportionment of WTO tariff-rate quotas following Brexit (COM(2023)0564).

AGRI Coordinators considered the matter at their meeting of 25 October. They agreed with the above amendment to the Agreement with Norway and asked me to convey their opinion to you pursuant to Rule 56.

This recommendation was endorsed by the AGRI Committee at its meeting of 16 November 2023.

Yours sincerely,

Norbert Lins

Copy: Mr Martin Hlaváček, AGRI Standing Rapporteur for Brexit related issues

ANNEX: List of entities or persons

from whom the rapporteur for the OPINION has received input

The following list is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur for the opinion. The rapporteur has received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the draft opinion, under form of letter, until the adoption thereof in committee:

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