EU/WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP – NORWAY AND EU STRIKE FOOD TRADE DEAL
May 1st, 2017
A NEW food trade agreement has been struck between the European Union (EU) and Norway, especially helping EU exporters of meat and dairy products. Norway will open a new 1,600-tonnes quota for EU-made bovine meat and smaller quotas for EU exports of chicken and duck meat, pork, hams and sausages. Regarding dairy, Norway will open an additional 1,200-tonnes quota for EU-made cheese. Norway will also accept additional EU exports of maize and lettuce.
In return, the EU will open a 700-tonne import quota for Norway-made chicken meat and create additional market ...
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