Chapter
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Norges handelsforhandlinger med EU gjennom 50 år: Sakskoblinger og forhandlingsmakt
Summary:
The chapter provides an historical review of Norway’s trade negotiations with the EU from 1973 until today, with particular focus on results for the seafood sector. Around 1990, EFTA provided bargaining power in spite of industrial differences. The 1991 EEA negotiations had issue linkages across several areas, and substantial tariff cuts were obtained for seafood. Later negotiations have been conducted along parallel tracks with weak issue linkages. With reduced bargaining power, Norway has been forced to accept ever increasing EEA grants, but free trade for seafood has never been achieved even if sizeable tariff rate quotas have been granted as a compensation for earlier free trade agreements with new EU members.
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DOI:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215040080-2020-03
- Page count: 40
- Language: Norwegian
- Title of book/report: jømatnæringen og Europa. EØS og alternativene. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
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Part description:
Chapter 2, pages 43-82
- URL 1: https://www.idunn.no/sjoematnaeringen_og_europa/2_norges_handelsforhandlinger_med_eu_gjennom_50_aar_saksko
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Written by
Arne Melchior
Senior Research Fellow