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RECOMMENDATION (13817/2023 – C100189/2024 – 2023/0341(NLE))

On the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the 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

A-10-2025-0017

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Željana Zovko

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The committee report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement with Norway amending the EU's WTO tariff rate quotas following the UK's withdrawal.

Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

Key points

  1. Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.
  2. The agreement modifies the EU's tariff rate quotas for pig meat and skimmed-milk powder, with revised EU27 shares of 4,786 tonnes, 5,720 tonnes, and 62,917 tonnes.
  3. The negotiations followed the 'joint approach' to apportion WTO tariff rate quotas between the EU and the UK, based on trade flows from 2013 to 2015.
  4. The Commission is empowered to amend apportionment shares under Regulation (EU) 2019/216, taking into account information from negotiations or other sources.
  5. The agreement with Norway was signed on 17 December 2020 and entered into force on 10 May 2021.

Who is affected

  • The European Union and the Kingdom of Norway, as parties to the agreement.
  • EU agricultural and industrial sectors affected by the revised tariff rate quotas for pig meat and skimmed-milk powder.

Figures and deadlines

  • 4,786 tonnes and 5,720 tonnes: revised EU27 shares for two pig meat tariff rate quotas.
  • 62,917 tonnes: revised EU27 share for the skimmed-milk powder tariff rate quota.
  • 3 years: reference period from 2013 to 2015 used for apportionment.

Legal basis: Article 207(4) and Article 218(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union