41.   The scheme would offer relief to certain countries whose long-term debt is deemed to be unsustainable and who meet specific criteria over a six-year period.

42.   Washington says it wants specific criteria that would enable an accord to be monitored and evaluated.

43.   Justice Ministry State Secretary Oystein Meland said that Norway has not yet decided whether to apply any specific criteria.

44.   Regional economic integrations are subject to WTO screening, but there are no specific criteria to determine whether they are violating WTO rules, the major business daily said.