Faeroe Islands

Trade agreement with the Faroe Islands

The agreement entered into force on 1 January 1997, abolishing tariffs and duties on imports and exports between the Faroes and the EU. Both parties undertook to apply veterinary regulations in a non-discriminatory fashion and to refrain from any new barriers to trade.

A Council Decision of 15 November 1999 concluded a protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the agreement. This protocol obliged the Faroe Islands to apply EU veterinary rules on certain matters. Border controls between the EU and Faroe Islands of live animals and products of animal origin were abolished on 1 February 2001. This means that the Faroe Islands are responsible for checking compliance with EU import requirements when products of animal origin enter the islands from a third country and that trade between the EU and the Faroes is considered to take place within the single market. There is therefore no need for border controls on products of animal origin imported to Sweden from the Faroe Islands.

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