GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/EL/41
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1122)
ICELAND
Final ListofArticle II(MFN) Exemptions
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________ICELAND -FINAL LIST OFARTICLE II(MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
ALL SECTORS
Measures aimed atpromoting
Nordic cooperation such as:
- guarantees andloans to
investment projects and
exports (The Nordic
Investment Bank)
- financial support toR&D
projects (The Nordic
Industrial Fund)
- funding offeasibility
studies forinternational
projects (The Nordic Fund
forProject Exports)
- financial assistance to
companies* utilizing
environmental technology
(The Nordic Environment
Finance Corporation).Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Norway andSweden
(*)Applies toEastEuropean
companies, which areco-
operating withaNordic
company.Indefinite Tomaintain anddevelop Nordic
Cooperation
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Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Audiovisual
services;
transmission of
audiovisual
programmesMeasures thatareadopted for
theimplementation andin
conformity withtheregulations
such astheECTelevision
Broadcasting Directive (no.
89/552) andwhich define
programmes ofEuropean origin
inorder toextend national
treatment toaudiovisual
programmes meeting specific
origin criteriaParties totheCouncil ofEurope
Convention onTransfrontier
Television orother European
countries withwhom an
agreement maybeconcludedIndefinite Thepromotion ofcultural
identity within thebroadcasting
sector inEurope, aswellas
achievement ofcertain linguistic
policy objectives
Audiovisual
services; production
anddistribution of
cinematographic
works andtelevision
programmesMeasures thatareadopted for
theimplementation ofbenefits in
conformity withsuch support
programmes asMEDIA and
EURIMAGES toaudiovisual
programmes andsuppliers to
these programmes, meeting
specific European origin criteriaEuropean countries Indefinite Preservation andpromotion of
theregional identity ofthe
countries concerned
Support programmes forthe
production anddistribution of
cinematographic works and
television programmes (The
Nordic Film andTVFund)Denmark, Finland, Norway and
SwedenIndefinite Tomaintain anddevelop Nordic
cooperationICELAND (continued)
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Measures based upon
government-to-government
framework agreements, and
plurilateral agreements, on
co-production ofaudiovisual
works, which confer National
Treatment toaudiovisual works
covered bythese agreements, in
particular inrelation to
distribution andaccess to
fundingAllcountries withwhom cultural
cooperation maybedesirable
(agreements already exist, orare
being negotiated, withthe
following countries: France,
Canada)Indefinite (The promotion of
cultural links between countries
cannot betimebound)Theaimofthese agreements is
topromote cultural links
between thecountries concerned
CRS andsales and
marketing ofair
transport servicesProvisions, whereby the
obligations ofCRS system
vendors orofparent and
participating aircarriers shall
notapply where equivalent
treatment tothatapplied under
Icelandic regulations isnot
accorded inthecountry oforigin
oftheparent carrier orofthe
system vendorAllcountries where aCRS
system vendor oraparent air
carrier islocatedIndefinite Theneed fortheexemption
results from theinsufficient
development ofmultilaterally
agreed rules fortheoperation of
CRS
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