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Norway – Licensing requirements to apply to all exports of old military equipment

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On 12 September 2014, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is introducing the principle ‘once military, always military’ into its regulations for the export of defence-related products. This means that products manufactured for military purposes may not be exported without authorisation from the Ministry. The announcement said that: Until now, discarded military equipment could, under certain conditions be exempted from the licensing requirement and exported as civilian products, provided that weapons, mountings and…

Norway – Ukraine sanctions revised

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On 10 October 2014, the Norwegian Government law site Lovdata published FOR 2014-10-10-1278: Regulation amending the Regulation on restrictive measures concerning actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and stability a Royal Decree put forward by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Decree amends Regulation № 1076 of 15 august 2014 on restrictive measures concerning actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and stability. In Regulation of 15 August 2014 No.…

Second round of ‘green goods’ negotiations

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The European Commission’s EU Trade Newsletter of 2 October 2014, reported that on 22-26 September, the EU and 13 other members of the World Trade Organization participated in the second round of the green goods negotiations (liberalising trade in environmental goods and services) in Geneva. The objective of this initiative was to make it easier to trade green goods internationally.The following countries are taking part: Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Chinese Taipei, the European Union,…

Russia eases ban on some agricultural materials

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On 20 August 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the issuance of Постановление (Resolution) № 830, which modifies the list of agricultural raw materials and foodstuffs originating in the United States, European Union, Canada, Australia and Norway that were prohibited (pursuant to Res. № 778 of 7 August 2014 and Decree № 560 of 6 August 2014) from being imported into Russia for a period of one year. The list excludes separate headings for which there are…

Norway adopts restrictive measures against Russia

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On 15 August 2014, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced that the Government adopted new restrictive measures against Russia, in line with the decision announced on 11 August, because of the situation in Ukraine. The new regulations, Regulations concerning restrictive measures regarding actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and stability (FOR 2014-08-15-1076), which are in line with those of the EU, were adopted by the King in Council, and entered into force…

Russia – President issues Executive Order on special economic measures

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On 6 August 2014, the Kremlin announced that President Putin signed an Executive Order on special economic measures to protect the Russian Federation’s security. According to the announcement, under the Executive Order: Russian state bodies of power, federal authorities, local self-government bodies, legal entities established in accordance with Russian law, and physical individuals under Russian jurisdiction shall, in carrying out their activities, respect for a duration of one year following this Executive Order’s entry into…

EFTA-Central America FTA set to enter into force

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On 23 July 2014, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that following its ratification by all parties, the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EFTA States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and the Central American States of Costa Rica and Panama will become operational in the coming weeks. The announcement stated: The FTA was signed in June 2013. Its entry into force will occur in three stages: on 19 August 2014 between…

EFTA – Vietnam FTA talks continue

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On 6 June 2014, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that the eighth round of negotiations on a broad-based free trade agreement between the EFTA States and Vietnam was held from 3 to 6 June 2014 in Geneva. Negotiating teams of the two sides pursued their work on most topics to be covered by the FTA. Meanwhile, expert discussions, along with workshops involving a broader audience, on rules of origin and intellectual property rights…

EFTA continues trade policy dialogue with US

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On 10 June 2014, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that on 4 and 5 June 2014, a delegation from the EFTA States met with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and others in Washington DC. The EFTA delegation of high-level officials pursued talks aimed at assessing the potential for increasing trade and investment opportunities between the EFTA States and the US. They met with Dan Mullaney, Assistant USTR for Europe…

EFTA-GCC FTA enters into force on 1 July

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On 18 June 2014, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EFTA States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will become operational for all parties. The FTA, which was signed five years ago, covers activities such as trade in goods, trade in…