prop · GF03170 · 1991-12-31 00:00:00 — dyestuffs and other products and preparations (forexample, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper,leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included, with a basisof amylaceous substances or containing starch or products derived from starch ex 38.23 Preparedbinders for foundry moulds or cases; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries(including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewherespecified or included, residual products of the chemical or allied industries,not elsewhere specified or included: 310Preparedbinders for foundry moulds or cases, containing starch or products derived fromstarch 311Other (thannaphtenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their , non-agglomeratedmetal mixed together or with metallic binders, prepared additives forcements, mörtars or concretes, non-refractory mörtars and concretes andSorbitol other than that of subheading 290544), with a total content of sugar,starch, products derived from starch or goods of headings Nos 0401 to 0404 of30% by weight or more ON CUSTOMS DUTIES OF A FISCAL NATURE (, ) 5Withoutprejudice fo paragraph 2 of this Protocol, and mayrefain temporarily customs dufies of a fiscal nature for products fallingunder the tariff headings specified in fhe annexed table while observing fheconditions of Arficle 14 of the Agreement. Conceming tariff headings 0901 andex 2101, these customs dufies shall be abolished at fhe lateston 31.12.1996. 6When productionis started in or of a product of like kind to one ofthose listed in fhe table, the customs dufy of a fiscal nature to which thelatfer product is subject must be abolished. 7The EEA JointCommittee shall examine the situation before the end of 1996. 1991/92:170Bilaga 15 Protocol 5 1010/9990 2709. 0010/0090 2710.0011/0029 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffeehusks and skins; substitutes confaining coffee in any proportion (for afransifional period of 4 years) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, andpreparations with a basis of these extracts, essences and concentrafions (fora fransifional period of 4 years) oils and products of their distillation 2711.1110/2990 gases and other gaseoushydrocarbons ex 8407 ex 8408 ex 8409 ex 8702 ex 8703 ex 8704 ex 8706 ex all tariff chapters Products which are used as motorfuels Spark-ignition reciprocating or internal combustionpiston engines, for motor vehicles of heading Nos 8702.9010, 8703. 1000/2420,9010/9030, 8704.3110/3120, 9010/9020 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines(diesel or semi-diesel engines), for motor vehicles of heading Nos 8702. 1010,8703. 1000, 3100/3320, 8704. Parts suitable for use solely or principally with theengines of heading No. 8407 or 8408: Cylinder blocks and cylinder heads formotor vehides of heading Nos 8702. 1010, 9010, 8703. 1000/2420, 3100/3320,8704. 2110/2120, 3110/3120 Public-transport type passenger motor vehicles, weighingeach not more than Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designedfor the transport of persons (other than those of heading No. 8702), includingstation wagons and racing cars Motor vehicles for fhe transport of goods, weighing eachnot more than Chassis fifted with engines, for motor vehicles ofheadings Nos 1010, 9010, 8703. 1000/9030, 8704. 2110/2120,3110/3120, 9010/9020 1991/92:170 Bilaga15 ProtO(:ol 5 Bodies(including cabs), for motor vehicles of headings Nos 8702. 1010, 9010, 8703.1000/9030, 8704. 2110/2120, 3110/3120,9010/9020. Parts and accessories of motor vehicles of headings Nos8702.1010,9010, 8703.1000/9030, 8704. 2110/2120, 3110/3120,9010/9020: 3100 3990 4090 5090 313other parts andaccessories of bodies (including cabs), other than those of heading Nos8708.1000/2010, not including luggage räcks, licence plates and ski-racks; 314brakes andservo-brakes and parts thereof 316other thancompressed air tanks, for brakes 318drive-axleswith differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components 319non-drivingaxles and parts thereof 320road wheels andparts and accessories thereof, not including wheel rims and parts thereof, notsurface-trea-ted, and wheel rims and parts thereof, unfinished or roughed down 321silencers andexhaust pipes other than ordinary silen-cers with side tubes of a length of notinore than 323steeringwheels, steering columns and steering boxes 324other, notincluding steering-wheel covers ON THE UP OF COMPULSORY RESERVES BY SWITZERLANDAND Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Protocol 6 Switzerlandand may subject fo a scheme of compulsory reser-ves productswhich are indispensable for fhe survival of the population and, in relation foSwitzerland, for fhe army, in fimes of serious supply shorfages, and fheproduction of which in and is insufficienf ornonexisfent and fhe characferistics and nature of which enable reserves to bebuilf up. and shallapply this scheme in a that does not involve discriminafion, direct orindirect, between fhe products imported from fhe other Contracfing Parfies andlike or subsfitufe nafional products. ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS WHICH NotwithsfandingArficle 11 of the Agreement, may refain quantitafive resfricfions onthe products listed below: 96.03 Brooms, brushes (including brushes consfifuting parts ofmachines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, notmotorised, mops and feafher dusters; prepared knöts and tuffs for broom orbrush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees): -Tooth brushes, shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on fhe person, including such brushes consfi futing parts of appliances: 96.03 29 -- Other: 96.0329 01 With brush backs of plasfic material 1991/92:170 Bilaga15 Protocol 7 ON STATE MONOPOLIES ?rlVo\8 Artide 16 of the Agreement shall be applicable af fhelafesf from 1 January 1995 in fhe case of fhe following State monopolies of acommercial character: - Austrianmonopoly on salt; - Icelandicmonopoly on fertilizers; - Swissand monopolies on salt and gunpowder. - Arficle16 shall also apply fo wine (HS Heading No 22.04). ON TRADE IN FISH AND OTHER 3Withoutprejudice fo the provisions referred fo in Appendix 1, the EFTA States shallupon entry into force of fhe Agreement abolish customs duties on imports andcharges having equivalent effect on the products listed in Table I of Appendix2. 4Withoutprejudice fo the provisions referred to in Appendbc 1, fhe EFTA States shallapply no quantitafive resfricfions on imports or measures having equivalenteffect on the products listed in Table I of Appendix 2. In this context theprovisions of Article 13 of the Agreement shall apply. Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Protocol9 2The Communifyshall, upon fhe entry into force of the Agreement, abolish customs dufies onimports and charges having equivalent effect on fhe products listed in Table II of Appendix 2. 3The Communityshall reduce customs duties on the products listed in Table III of Appendix 2progressively in accordance with the following timefable: 3on 1 January1993 each duty shall be reduced fo of fhe basic dufy; 4four furtherreductions of each of the basic duty shall be made on 1 January 1994, 1January 1995, 1 January 1996 and 1 January 1997. The basic duties to which the successive reductionsprovided for in paragraph 2 are to be applied shall, for each product, be fhe dufies bound by the Communify under fhe General on Tariffs and Trade, or, where fhe duty is not bound, the autonomous dufy on 1 January 1992. Should, after 1 January 1992, any tariff reductions resulting from the multila teral trade negotiations of the Round become applicable, such re duced dufies shall be used as fhe basic dufies. Whenever in fhe context ofbilateral agreements between fhe Community and individual EFTA States reducedduties exist for certain products, those duties shall be considered as fhebasic duties for each of fhe EFTA Stafes concerned. 2The råtes ofduty calculated in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be applied byrounding down to the first decimal place by delefing fhe second decimal. 3The Communityshall apply no quantitative resfricfions on imports or measures havingequivalent effect on the products listed in Appendix 2. In this context fheprovisions of Article 13 of the Agreement shall apply. The provisions of Arficles 1 and 2 shall apply fo productsoriginafing in fhe Diläga lo Confracting Parfies. The rules of origin areset ouf in Protocol 4 of fhe Agree- Protocol y ment. 2Aid grantedthrough State resources fo the fisheries sector which disforts compefitionshall be abolished. 3Legislationrelating fo fhe märket organizafion in fhe fisheries sector shall be adjustedso as not to distort competition. 4The ConfractingParfies shall endeavour to ensure condifions of compefition which will enablefhe other Contracfing Parties to refrain from fhe applicafion of anti-dumpingmeasures and counfervailing dufies. The Contracfing Parties shall take the necessary measuresfo ensure that all fishing flying the flag of other Confracting Partiesenjoy access equal fo that of their own fo ports and firsf-sfagemarketing installations together with all associated equipment and technicalinstallations. Notwithsfanding fhe provisions offhe preceding paragraph, a Contracfing Parfy may refuse landings of fish from afish stock of common interest över fhe management of which there is seriousdisagreement. Should the necessary legislative adapfations not have beeneffected fo the safisfacfion of fhe Confracting Parries af the time of entryinto force of the Agreement, any points af issue may be put to fhe EEA JointCommittee. In the event of failure fo reach agreement, fhe provisions ofArficle 114 of fhe Agreement shall apply mufafis mufandis. The provisions of the agreements listed in Appendix 3shall prevail över provisions of this Protocol to the extent they grant to theEFTA Stafes concerned more favourable trade regimes than this Protocol. On fhe following products may temporarily maintainifs present regime. Not låter than present afixed fime-table for fhe eliminafion of these exempfions. HS Heading No. ex 0302 Fish,fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304: ex 03.03 Fish,frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading ex 03.04 Fishfillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, - Fresh or chilled fillets of - Fresh or chilled fillets of Baltic herring (The term "fillet" shall also cover filletswhere the two sides are joined together, for example, by the back or thebelly.) 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Protocol 9 and may maintain customsduties on imports of fhe following products. HS Heading No. ex 0301 to 0305 Fish, except ex 0304 frozen fillets, other than saltwaterfish, eels These arrangements shall be taken up for a review before 1January 1993. Without prejudice fo possible tariffication resultingfrom the multilateral trade negotiations of fhe Round, and may maintain variable levies in the context of their agricultural policy forfhe following fish and other products. HS Heading No. ex Chapter 15 Fatsand oils for human consumption ex Chapter 23 Feedingstuffsfor production animals On the following products may until 31 December1993 apply quantitafive resfricfions on imports, in so far as this may benecessary to av-oid serious disturbances in the Swedish märket. Description of goods Rilaaa15 ex 0302 Fish,fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat nf i o of heading No0304: lrotOCOl V 2.As long as temporarily maintains ifs present regime with regard foBaltic herring, may apply quantitafive resfricfions on imports of thatproduct when originafing in . Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Protocol9 HS Heading No. 0208 Other meat and edible meat offal,fresh chilled or frozen: ex 0208.90 - Other: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquaticinvertebrates Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or mammals,whether or not refined, but not chemically modified Animal or vegetable fatsand oils and their fractions, partly or hydrogenated, inter-esterified,re-esterified or elaidinized, whether or not refined, but not furtherprepared: - Animal fats and oils and their fractions: ---- Obtained entirely from fish or mammals Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscsor other aquatic invertebrates: - Extracts and juices of whalemeat, fish or crustaceans, mol luscs or other aquatic invertebrates Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutesprepared from fish eggsCrustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates,prepared or preserved Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fishor of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for humanconsumption; greaves: ex 2301. 10 - Flours, meals and pellets, of meat ormeat offal; greaves: 2301.20 - Flours, meals and pellets of fishor of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2309 Preparations of a kind used inanimal feeding: ex 2309.90 - Other 79 41 10 31 3 00 72 00 10 39 10 39 21 10 2130 31 10 3130 10 39 62 00 69 10 0302 0302 0303 0303 0304 0302 0303 ex 0304 0302 0302 0303 0303 ex 0304 0305 0305 0305 51 10 0305 59 11 0305 30 11 0305 30 19 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) andfish of the species Boreogadus saida, fresh, chilled or frozen, includingfillets, fresh or chilled Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), fresh, chilled or frozen,including fillets, fresh or chilled Saithe [Coalfish] (Pollachius virens), fresh, chilled orfrozen, including fillets, fresh or chilled Lesser or halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)and halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), fresh, chilled or frozen,including fillets, fresh or chilled Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) andfish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted but not dried or smoked and thesefish in brine Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) andfish of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, unsalted Fillets of cod (Gadusmorhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and of the species Boreogadus saida,dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked HS Heading No. 1604 19 91 Otherfillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked 1604 19 91 Otherfillets, raw, merely coated with balter or breadcrumbs, whether or not prefried in oil,deep frozen 1604 30 90 Caviar substitutes 1991/92:170 Bilaga15 Protocol9 Ineach of fhe following Headings, fhe concessions granted by fhe Community shallnot include any products specified in Table II or infhe Aftachmenf fo Table III. CN Heading No. 3Fish, fresh orchilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 4Fish, frozen,excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304 5Fish filletsand other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen 6Fish, dried,salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during thesmoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption 7Crustaceans,whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or inbrine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water,whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals andpellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption 8Molluscs,whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or inbrine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh,chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets ofaquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption 2Prepared orpreserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs 3Crustaceans andmolluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved Attachment to Table III CN Heading No. (a) : 410 13 0304 2013 630 30 0305 4100 0305 69 50 1604 1100 1604 20 10 Herring: 0303 40 90 Pacific (Oncorhynchus spp. salar) andDanube (Hucho hucho). fillets,salted or in brine, not smoked smoked,including fillets salted orin brine, but not dried or smoked whole orin pieces, prepared or preserved (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) fresh orchilled, from 16.6 to 14.2 Descripfion of goods Protocol 9 livers and roes, fresh or chilled frozen, from 16.6 to14.2 livers and roes, frozen fresh fillets of herring fresh flaps, from 16.6 to14.2 other fresh meat of herring frozen fillets other frozen meat of herring, from 16.6 to 14.2 livers androes of herring, dried, smoked, salted or in brine smoked, including filletsdried, whether or not salted, but not smoked salted or in brine, but not driedor smoked fillets, raw, merely coated in balter or breadcrumbs, whether or notprefried in oil, deep frozen prepared or preserved herring, whole or in pieces, but notminced other prepared or preserved herring (c) Mackerel(Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) 464 90 fresh or chilled, from 16.6 to 14.2 574 19 frozen, from 16.6 to 14.2 (Scomber scombms, Scomberjaponi- 274 90 frozen, from 16.6 to 14.2 (Scomber australasicus)ex 0304 10 30 fresh fillets of mackerel 320 51 frozen fillets (Scomber australasicus) ex 0304 20 53 frozen fillets (Scomber scombrus,Scomber japonicus) ex 0304 90 97 other frozen meat of mackerel 0305 49 30 smoked induding fillets 1604 15 10 whole or inpieces, prepared or preserved (S.s., S.j.) 1604 15 90 whole or in pieces, prepared orpreserved (S. ex 1604 20 90 other prepared or preservedmackerel (d) Shrimpsand prawns 0306 13 10 Of the family Pandalidae, frozen 0306 13 30 Of the genus Crangon, frozen 0306 13 90 Other shrimps and prawns, frozen 0306 23 10 Of the family Pandalidae, notfrozen 0306 23 31 Of thegenus Crangon, fresh, chilled or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water 0306 23 39 Othershrimps of the genus Crangon 0306 23 90 Other shrimps and prawns, not frozen 1605 20 00 prepared or preserved (e) Coquilles (Pectenmaximus) ex 0307 21 00 live, fresh or chilled 0307 29 10 frozen ex 1605 90 10 prepared or preserved (f) lobsters (Nephropsnorvegicus) 0306 19 30 frozen 0306 29 30 not frozen ex 1605 40 00 prepared or preserved APPENDIX 3 Prop. Bilaga 15 Agreements between the Communify andindividual EFTA States, as refer- Prntorn] Q red to in Article 7: Agreement between fhe European Economic Communifyand the Kingdom of , signed on 22 1972, and a subsequent Exchangeof Letters conceming agriculture and fisheries, signed on 14 1986. Agreement between Economic Communifyand fhe Swiss Confederafion, signed on 22 1972, and a subsequent Exchangeof Letters conceming agriculture and fisheries, signed on 14 1986. Agreement between fhe European Economic Communifyand the Kingdom of , signed on 14 1973, and a subsequent Exchange ofLetters conceming agriculture and fisheries, signed on 14 1986. Arficle 1 of Protocol No 6 of the Agreement,between fhe European Economic Communify and the Republic of , signed on22 1972. ON SIMPLIFICATION OF INSPECTIONS AND FORMALITIES INRESPECT OF CARRIAGE OF GOODS For the purposes of this Protocol: 2Mnspecfions'shall mean the carrying out by customs or any other su-pervisory deparfment ofan operation which consists of fhe physical examination, including visualinspection, of the means of transport and/or fhe goods fhemselves with the aimof ehecking that their nature, origin, state, quantify or value are inconformify with fhe particulars given in fhe documents which have beenpresented; 3'formalifies'shall mean any formality imposed on operators by the administration consistingin fhe presentation or examination of documents and cerfificafes accompanyinggoods or other particulars, irrespecfive of form or medium, relating fo thegoods or means of transport. Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Protocol lO 4Withoutprejudice fo fhe specific provisions in force under agreements concludedbetween Economic Community and EFTA States, this Protocol shallapply to inspecfions and formalifies conceming the carriage of goods whichhave to cross a frontier between an and the Communify, as well asbetween the EFTA States. 5This Protocolshall not apply fo inspecfions or formalifies: -in respect ofships and aircraft as means of transport; however, it shall apply to vehidesand goods carried by fhe said means of transport; - required for the issue of healfh orplant healfh cerfificafes in fhe country of origin or of provenance of fhegoods. Random checks and formalities Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Protocol,the Confracting Parties shall take fhe necessary measures to ensure that: - the different inspecfions and formalities provided forin Article 2(1) are carried out with the minimum delay necessary and, in sofar as possible, Prop. at one place; Bilaga 15 - inspecfions are carried ouf bymeans of random checks, except in duly Protocol 10 justified circumsfances. 2For thepurposes of implementing the second indent of paragraph 1, the basis forcarrying out random checks shall be the total number of consignments passingthrough a frontier post and presented to a customs office or inspectionauthorify during a given period, and not fhe total number of goods making upeach consignment. 3The ContracfingParfies shall facilifafe, at fhe places of departure and destination of goods,the use of simplified procedures and data processing and data transmissiontechniques for the purposes of the export, transit and import of goods. 4The ConfractingParties shall endeavour to deploy customs offices, including those in fheinteriör of their territory, in such a way as best to take account of therequirements of commercial operators. Article 4 Veterinary rules Inareas relating fo fhe protection of human and animal healfh and fhe protectionof animals, implementation of fhe principles set ouf in Arficles 3, 7 and 13and fhe rules governing fhe fees to be charged in respect of fhe formalifiesand inspecfions carried ouf shall be decided upon by inaccordance with Arficle 93(2) of the Agreement. 3Plant healthinspections of imports shall take the form only of random checks and sampletesting except in duly justified circumsfances. Such inspecfions shall becarried out at eifher the place of destination of fhe goods or another placedesignated within the respective territories on condifion that fhe ifinerary ofthe goods is affected fo the least possible extent. 4Rules governingthe carrying ouf of idenfity checks on imports in relation to goods covered byplant health legislation shall be adopted by inaccordance with Article 93(2) of fhe Agreement. The measures perfaining to thefees to be charged in respect of plant healfh formalities and inspecfionsshall be decided upon by in accordance with Article93(2) of the Agreement. 5Paragraphs 1and 2 shall not apply fo goods other than those produced in the Communify or inan except in cases where, by their nature, they present no plant healthrisk or in cases where they have undergone a plant health inspection onenfering the territory of the respective Contracfing Parties, and are found,af the time of such inspections, to meet the requirements relating fo planthealth laid down in their legislation. 14 1991/92. Where aConfracting Party considers that there is imminenf danger of fhe introducfionor sprcad of harmful organisms in its territory, if may take such temporarymeasures as are necessary to protecf ifself against that danger. TheConfracting Parfies shall notify one another forthwith of the measures takenand of the reasons which made them necessary. Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Protocol 10 Artide 6 Delegation of powers The Confracting Parties shall see fo if that, by expressdelegation by the competent authorities and on their behalf, one of the otherservices represented, and prcfcrably the customs service, may carry outinspections for which those authorifies are responsible and, in so far as suchinspecfions reläte fo the requircmcnt fo produce fhe necessary documents,checks on the validity and authenticity thereof and on the idenfity of thegoods dedared in such documents.