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"Madam President, I was the rapporteur for the opinion for Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on trade in agricultural products between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway. That opinion was incorporated into the bilateral trade agreement in 2012. In that agreement, both parties committed to continue in the spirit of Article 19 of the EEA agreement. I remind you that under that agreement both parties committed to continue efforts to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade. They went on to say that in 2014 they would hold a review of the conditions of trade with a view to exploring further possible concessions. That was an agreement, Commissioner – and both parties agreed at the time – which was ‘mutually beneficial’.
The facts are today that trade in agricultural products makes up a mere 5.9 % of Norway’s exports to the EU and just 10 % of their imports, so I am completely surprised that the Norwegians should choose at this time to act in a manner which is totally contrary to that agreement. I would urge and encourage the Commission to take action to curb these duties before a formal review takes place in 2014."@en1
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