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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION (XXXX/2023 – C9XXXX/2023 – 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

INTA-PR-757164

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Jörgen Warborn

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The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-Norway agreement amending tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The agreement adjusts EU27 shares of three tariff rate quotas for pig meat and skimmed-milk powder, following negotiations with Norway.

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 concessions on tariff rate quotas in the EU Schedule CLXXV due to the UK's withdrawal.
  3. The EU and Norway negotiated under Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 to adjust tariff rate quotas.
  4. The apportionment methodology is based on trade flows from 2013 to 2015, as described in Regulation (EU) 2019/216.
  5. The EU revised shares of two pig meat quotas to 4,786 and 5,720 tonnes, and one skimmed-milk powder quota to 62,917 tonnes.
  6. Norway agreed with the modifications and resulting quantitative commitments.

Who is affected

  • The EU and Norway, as parties to the agreement, are affected by the revised tariff rate quotas.
  • Traders in pig meat and skimmed-milk powder are affected by the revised quota volumes.

Figures and deadlines

  • 4,786 tonnes and 5,720 tonnes for two pig meat quotas.
  • 62,917 tonnes for the skimmed-milk powder quota.

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