Norvège Profil du Membre
Situation concernant les notifications au cours de la période considérée
2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
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Renseignements sur la notification
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03/06/2020
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06/05/2019
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2018-2020
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Types de restrictions
Toutes les périodes biennales et toutes les notifications
Top 10 des chapitres du SH notifiés
Toutes les périodes biennales et toutes les notifications
Top 10 des justifications de l'OMC notifiées
Toutes les périodes biennales et toutes les notifications
Top 10 des engagements non-OMC notifiés
Toutes les périodes biennales et toutes les notifications
Détails de la RQ
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Examen de politique commerciale
Dernier examen de politique commerciale (Rapport du Secrétariat de l'OMC): WT/TPR/S/373/Rev.1
A. Prohibitions et restrictions à l'importation et licences d'importation
3.64.
Norway maintains a number of measures that restrict or otherwise prohibit imports. Some of these are subject to licensing or special conditions before importation. Most of the prohibitions or restrictions are long-standing although there have been a number of developments during the review period (Table 3.12). Norway has notified six categories of products subject to import licence in its latest notification to the WTO (agricultural products, alcoholic beverages, medicinal products, firearms and ammunition, explosive substances, and endangered species).[141]
3.65.
In 2015, Norway issued new regulations aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of foreign organisms, i.e. the Regulations relating to alien organisms issued pursuant to the Nature Diversity Act.[142],[143] These new rules came into force on 1 January 2016. The purpose of the Regulations is to prevent the import, release and spread of alien organisms that have or may have adverse impacts on biological or landscape diversity. It includes a general requirement of a permit for the import of organisms, and for the release of alien organisms, however with a number of exceptions. The Regulations also include a prohibition against the import, release and placing on the market of 31 alien organisms, mainly plants, but also live American Lobster (Homarus americanus). Several hundred species are subject to exemption (Annex II) and about 70 species are subject to specific authorization to import (Annex III) per a licence. The regulation also imposes a duty of care on persons who may introduce a species so that preventative action or remediation can take place to limit the consequences on the environment. Norway has not implemented the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species.
3.66.
Norway has been a party to the CITES convention since 1974 and has been protecting 35,000[144] threatened species listed by CITES through a licensing system. It applies the CITES provisions as they pertain to the three appendices. However, it has a number of specific reservations and thus does not apply the trade restrictions of Appendix I to certain species of whales, sharks, and seahorses.[145] Rather, these species are treated according to Appendix II provisions. Through the Norwegian Environment Agency, Norway requires a permit for the importation, exportation, or re-exportation of the items contained in Norway's CITES appendices. Norway's provisions for the prohibition or regulated trade of these species are contained in Regulation No. 1276 of 15 November 2002 for the implementation of the Convention of 3 March 1973 on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Foreign Organisms. The regulation is currently under revision (see para. 2.12).
3.67.
Other developments during the review period were with respect to e-cigarettes. Since 1989, the production, sale, and importation of e-cigarettes has been prohibited in Norway pursuant to the Regulation on Prohibition of New Tobacco and Nicotine Products. In 2016, the Storting passed new legislation lifting this prohibition, but as of 2017 the ban was still in effect.[146] It is expected that this prohibition will be lifted in 2018 but registration will be required in line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU. The process of including this directive in the EEA Agreement is ongoing. Pursuant to its adoption of the EU Timber Regulation in 2015, Norway now monitors timber imports (Section 4.1.2.4).
3.68.
As of November 2017, Norway was considering introducing a licensing system for the import of tobacco products, in line with the WHO FCTC Protocol on illicit trade. Norway has also started preparations to amend its legislation regarding medical devices to implement new EU Regulations in this area adopted in 2017 (Regulations (EU) No. 2017/745 and 2017/746).
3.69.
Pursuant to the Regulation on the security mechanism for imports of agricultural products from developing countries covered by the GSP, Norway has a system of import licensing for certain products under the GSP.[147] The annex to the regulation lists approximately 80 ex-outs of four-digit tariff lines.
3.70.
It would appear that a number of these provisions should also be notified to the WTO under the notification requirement on quantitative restrictions.
B. Prohibitions et restrictions à l'exportation
3.81.
Norway's export restrictions, prohibitions, and licensing provisions continue to apply in a number of areas; and most have remained in place for many years without change (Table 3.14). In addition, Norway has licensing requirements or controls on defence and related dual-use goods pursuant to a number of international conventions (Section 3.2.3.1).
3.82.
The Norwegian Customs Service may block exportation (or importation) of counterfeit or pirated goods upon request from the right holders or on its own initiative according to Article 15 of the Customs Duty and Movement of Goods Act. For travellers, exports of cash or cash equivalents in Norwegian or foreign currency exceeding NKr 25,000 must be declared to the Norwegian Customs Service on departure.[158] Similarly, as the customs code allows private persons to bring a certain amount of goods with them when they are leaving the country, tourists may take out of the country a certain amount of fish as a result of sports- or leisure-fishing. This fishery is not regulated by total allowable catches and there is a need to curb the uncontrolled outtake by people fishing for leisure. The new limits are a maximum of 10 kg fillets per person for unregistered catches and 20 kg fillets for catches taken at registered sea-angling sites (Section 4.1.3).
3.83.
In 2016, Norway introduced requirements for the exportation of used electrical and electronic equipment pursuant to the EU's Directive 2012/19/EU of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These provisions were incorporated into Norway's Waste Regulations.[159] Upon exportation, the exporter must provide: documentation of the testing of all products, testing protocol, contract or invoice showing that the products are suitable for re-use, declaration that the shipment does not contain wastes, transport document, and declaration of responsible person for the shipment.[160]
3.84.
Norway's Export Control Act, the Export Control Regulations, and related Guidelines provide the main rules for the export of defence and related dual-use goods; a licence[161] is required from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to export the product or service.[162] Norway is also guided by the Government's declaration of 1959, the Storting's 1959 Resolution, and the Storting's clarification of 1997, all of which provide guidance on when and how the exportation of defence and related materials can occur. For example, Norway does not allow exportation to countries where there is war or civil war. As a member of the EEA, Norway adopts EU legislation as it pertains to export controls of defence-related products and dual-use products and uses the same criteria and conditions so as to maintain harmonization. Norway is a participant in the Australia Group, Missile Technology Control Group, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, Chemical Weapons Convention, Proliferation Security Initiative, and the Wassenaar Arrangement.[163]
3.85.
Norway's Export Control Regulations were amended in 2013, the main reason the being implementation of an EEA-relevant Directive (ICT). The Guidelines concerning the Export of Defence-Related Products were updated in 2014, mainly in order to consolidate all criteria. The lists of defence and related products were also revised regularly during the review period to reflect changes in the underlying agreements, typically at the same time as the European Union updated its lists. Norway became a party to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during the review period, which entered into force for Norway in December 2014.[164] In 2015, through an exchange of letters, Norway and the European Union embarked on closer cooperation on policies concerning dual-use products and exchange of information on the rejection of export licences.
3.86.
The Storting ratified the ATT in February 2014 and it was determined that no new provisions needed to be added to Norwegian law as the export control rules already contained the necessary elements and provisions for the ATT.[165] Then, in November 2014, the Guidelines concerning the Export of Defence-Related Products were revised to incorporate the most important provisions of the ATT, i.e. Articles 6 and 7, and the eight criteria set out in the EU Code of Conduct for Arms Exports.[166] These criteria and principles are included in one consolidated list in the Guidelines, which provides more transparency and clarity as to the assessments performed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in regard to applications for the export of arms and defence-related items.
3.87.
During the review period, there was a slight decline in the export of defence and related goods, although there were fluctuations (Table 3.15). The highest level of exports was in 2012, the lowest in 2014, and increases occurred in 2015-6 although not to 2012 levels. There was also a significant increase in the category for service, returns from abroad, etc. The number of companies exporting and the number of export licences refused also increased during the period. About 80% of Norway's exports of these goods are to NATO countries with the majority destined for the United States. Other significant export destinations were Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden during the period, although their levels varied from year to year. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects the approval of a small number of licences each year (34 in 2016) that fall into a number of predetermined categories that do not allow exportation, i.e. adherence to international obligations (UN sanctions), danger of internal oppression, etc. Norway does not automatically reject export licences based on the country of destination, rather the Ministry treats each application individually.
Base de données sur l'environnement de l'OMC (BDE)
La BDE contient des mesures relatives à l'environnement qui peuvent être considérées comme des RQ et qui devraient donc être notifiées au titre de la Décision sur les restrictions quantitatives.
Voir les mesures relatives à l'environnement prise par le Membre