WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Norway #6821 (v.1)

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Notified in
Version validity
30/03/2021 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Norway
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure with requirements for certain plastic waste streams and mixtures of such wastes.
National legal basis
Implemented in Norwegian law through the Norwegian Waste Regulation, Chapter 13: https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2004-06-01-930/KAPITTEL_14#KAPITTEL_13 (only in Norwegian).

the Agreement on the European Economic Areas, Annex XX (32c): https://www.efta.int/media/documents/legal-texts/eea/the-eea-agreement/Annexes%20to%20the%20Agreement/annex20.pdf; Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32006R1013&from=EN
Administrative mechanism
Ministry of Climate and Environment/ Norwegian Environment Agency
Responsible entities
Ministry of Climate and Environment Norwegian Environment Agency
HS version
HS 2017
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT 1994 Art. XX (b) and (g);

XX:(g) - (g) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT 1994 Art. XX (b) and (g);
Non-WTO commitments

Basel Convention

Reported as: Basel Convention: https://www.basel.int/Portals/4/Basel%20Convention/docs/text/BaselConventionText-e.pdf
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P CP P-X CP-X
Symbol
P
CP
P-X
CP-X

Tariff lines
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