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Den norske WTO/EFTA-delegasjonen i Genève tilbyr praktikantplass for norske studenter fra 1. september ut desember 2013. Søknadsfrist 31. mai 2013. Read more

Norway is currently one of 17 countries taking part in active discussions at the WTO in order to increase trade in IT products. The discussions aim at increasing the product coverage for products traded under the zero tariff IT Agreement. The IT Agreement, the ITA, is a 15 year old agreement between 70 Members of the WTO. Read more

Over the last year and a half, Norwegian enterprises have experienced an over-estimation on the import value of herring, mackerel and capelin upon import into the Ukraine. The customs value used by Ukrainian customs authorities does not seem to reflect the actual value of the fish shipments exported from Norway. Rather, it seems like the customs value upon import into the Ukraine is based on... Read more

On 30 March, Norway cosponsored a statement delivered by Ambassador Michel Punke of the United States on the deepening concerns regarding the nature and application of trade-restrictive measures taken by Argentina, which are adversely affecting imports into Argentina from a growing number of WTO Members. The other cosponsors were Australia, the European Union, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New... Read more

On Friday 30 March ambassadors from the 42 member states to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) adopted a revised Agreement. Negotiations to improve the Agreement started in 1997, and agreement was reached on the Ministerial Conference on 15 December 2011. The results are important, with substantial improvements in market access coverage creating new market opportunities and additiona... Read more

State Secretary Erik Lahnstein participated at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. Norway underlines the importance of development issues in general, and LDC issues in particular, and is open to look at new approaches in order to move the WTO Doha negotiations forward. There is a broad consensus among members that DDA will not be concluded in the near future, and the main issue now is ho... Read more

Norway submits sealing issue to the WTO The Norwegian Government has decided to request the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel in connection with the EU ban on trade in seal products. Read more

Norway signs bilateral protocol with the Republic of Serbia on Serbia's accession to the WTO Read more

Norway signs bilateral protocol with Bosnia and Herzegovina's on Bosnia's accession to the WTO. Read more

I forbindelse med WTOs ”Åpent hus” søndag 19. september presenterte Eksportutvalget for fisk, Salma og Den norske delegasjonen i Genève sashimi av norsk laks med forskjellige smakstilsetninger. Read more

Norway’s ambassador Elin Østebø Johansen assumed the leadership of the WTO Council for Trade in Services Read more

Den norske WTO/EFTA-delegasjonen i Genève tilbyr praktikantplass på seks måneder for norsk student fra september 2010. Søknadsfrist 18. mai 2010. Read more

Norges WTO-ambassadør holdt et omfattende innlegg i Komiteen for tekniske handelshindre (TBT) 18. mars 2009. Read more

The Chairman of the General Council invited Heads of Delegation to an informal meeting on 12 November 2008. The purpose of the meeting was to enable the Director-General to report to Members on a meeting with major providers of trade finance the same morning as well as providing an opportunity for delegations to exchange views on the implications of the financial crisis and the response of the... Read more

Norway is one of WTO's founding Members and was also among the first signatories to the GATT. WTO has an over-arching role in providing stable, predictable and transparent rules for international trade. The Multilateral Trading System is central to Norwegian trade policy. Read more