The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1971, Síða 63

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
61
NEWS FROM ICELAND
On March 1, 1972, two years will
have ,passed since Iceland became a
member of the European Free Trade
Association (EFTA). Immediately on
entering EFTA, Iceland reduced by
30 per cent the protective tariffs for
industrial imports from the EFTA
area. At the same time, tariffs on Ice-
landic export products covered by the
EFTA Convention were totally
abolished in the EFTA countries.
There is every evidence that this move
has been positive and stimulating to
Icelandic trade.
★
AN ICELANDIC MAIL ORDER
An attractive mail order and shop-
ping guide from the Icelandic Mar-
ket Company “Icemart”, at Keflavik
International Airport, I celand, has
been received by the Icelandic Cana-
dian. Icemart is owned and operated
by leading Icelandic manufacturing
firms in various fields of production
and offers a wide range of quality
products made from first class Ice-
landic raw materials and representing
the finest in Icelandic craftsmanship.
This mail order catalogue has fine
quality paper and colored illustrations.
★
The death rate in Iceland in the
period 1926-1969 decreased from 11.5
to 7.1 per thousand, now being one of
the lowest in the world.
★
Figures recently released by the To-
bacco Monopoly of Iceland shows a
decline of 13 per cent in the number
of cigarettes purchased in Iceland in
January and February, 1971, com-
pared with the same two months in
1970. The decrease is attributed to a
great extent to the anti-smoking cam-
paigns led by the Icelandic Cancer
and Heart Disease Societies. The Ice-
landic Parliament has approved a bill
banning all tobacco advertising with
effect from January 1, 1972.
★
SIXTEEN THOUSAND PERSONS
OF 57 NATIONALITIES VISIT
ICELAND IN JULY, 1971
Sixteen thousand passengers (16,289)
arrived in Iceland by air and by sea
in July of this year. 15,658 arrived by
air.
Among the 57 nationalities repre-
sented there were: Americans, 3,759;
Germans, 2256; British, 1,640; Danes,
1,063; French, 836; Swiss, 373 and
Canadians, 164.
★