WORLD TRADE S/C/N/35
2December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5057)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE VBISOFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofIceland.
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Inaccordance withArticle Vbis(b)theGeneral Agreement onTrade inServices, Iceland hereby
notifies theCouncil forTrade inServices thatIceland isparty totheAgreement concerning acommon
Nordic Labour Market andtheprotocol annexed toit.
1. Members notifying:
Iceland
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:
- TheMinistry ofSocial Affairs
Hafnarhusid vidTryggvagotu
150Reykjavík
Iceland
Telephone +(354) 5609100
Telefax +(354) 5524804
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- Statiscs Iceland
Skuggasund 3
150Reykjavík
Iceland
Telephone +(354) 5609800
Telefax +(354) 5628865
5. Description ofthemeasures:
TheAgreement concerning acommon Nordic Labour Market isapplied inIceland inafashion
which iscompatible withtheEEAAgreement. According totheprovisions oftheAgreement, nationals
ofthecontracting countries havearightoffreeentrytotheemployment market ofanyother contracting
country. They areexempted fromrequirements concerning residency andwork permits. Thelabour
market regulations ofanycontracting 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, Finland, Norway, Sweden
7. Thefulltextoftheagreement isavailable from:
WTO Secretariat