Norway Country Commercial Guide
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Norway voted against joining the European Union (EU) in a 1994 referendum.  Except for the agricultural and fisheries sectors, however, Norway enjoys free trade with the EU under the framework of the European Economic Area (EEA). This agreement aims to apply the four freedoms of the EU’s internal market (goods, persons, services, and capital) to Norway. As a result, Norway normally adopts and implements most EU directives.  Norway is not a member of the EU’s Economic and Monetary Union and does not have a fixed exchange rate. 

Norway and other members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland - have jointly concluded 35 free trade agreements since the early 1990s. For a list of free trade agreements between European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries (including Norway) and other countries and trading partners in the world, please see EFTA Free Trade Network. These include Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, Central American States (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Hong Kong - China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, MERCOSUR, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestinian Authority, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Singapore, Southern African Customs Union, Thailan, Tunisia, Türkiye, UK, and Ukraine. The agreements cover trade in goods and services, services and investment, dispute settlement and other issues generally found in bilateral investment accords.  EFTA is currently negotiation a free trade agreement with Vietnam.

For a list of trade agreements with the EU and its Member States, as well as concise explanations, please see: EU Trade Agreements. 

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