Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavik City Court) pursuant to an order of Hæstiréttur Íslands (Supreme Court of Iceland) of 13 January 2000 in the case of Lánasýsla ríkisins v. Fjárfestingarbanka atvinnulífsins hf

(Case E-1/00)

(2000/C 130/11)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavik City Court), which was received at the Court Registry on 7 February 2000, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Lánasýsla ríkisins v. Fjárfestingarbanka atvinnulífsins hf., on the following question:

Is it compatible with the EEA Agreement, in particular Articles 4, 40, 42 and 61, when the national law of a Contracting Party provides:

a) that a borrower, who is entitled to a state guarantee, shall pay a guarantee fee on foreign loans but not on domestic loans?

b) that a borrower, who is entitled to a state guarantee, shall be subject to the payment of a higher guarantee fee on loans from entities in other Contracting Parties to the EEA compared to loans from domestic entities?