WORLD TRADE S/C/N/37
2December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5058)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE VBISOFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofSweden.
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Inaccordance withArticle VbisoftheGeneral Agreement onTrade inServices, Sweden hereby
notifies theCouncil forTrade inServices thatSweden isparty totheAgreement concerning acommon
Nordic Labour Market andtheprotocol annexed toit.
1. Members notifying:
Sweden
2. Notification under:
Article VbisoftheGATS
3. Date ofentry intoforce:
Thecurrent Agreement entered intoforce on1August 1983, replacing aprevious Nordic
agreement of22May1954.
Duration:
indefinite
4. Agencies responsible forimplementation andenforcement ofthemeasures:
National Labour Market Board (AMS)
17199Stockholm
Sweden
Telephone +(46 8)7306000
Telefax +(46 8)278368
5. Description ofthemeasures:
TheAgreement concerning acommon Nordic Labour Market isapplied inSweden inamanner
which iscompatible withtheECTreaty asagreed intheProtocol ofAccession totheEuropean Union
andinamanner compatible withtheprovisions oftheEEA Agreement.
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According totheprovisions oftheAgreement, nationals ofthecontracting countries havea
rightoffreeentry totheemployment market ofanyother contracting country. They areexempted
from requirements concerning residency andwork permits. Thelabour market regulations ofany
contracting country maynotplace thenationals oftheother contracting countries inalessfavourable
position thanthatcountry 'sownnationals.
Furthermore, nationals ofonecontracting country whoareemployed inanother contracting
country shallbetreated inthesame wayasthatcountry 'sownnationals withrespect toremuneration
andother conditions ofwork.
6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway
7. Thefulltextoftheagreement isavailable from:
WTO Secretariat