prop · GF03147 · 1992-01-01 00:00:00 — The Parties agree that all procedures and formalities in connection with importation and exportation of goods will not be applied more restrictively towards products and firms of the other Party than towards products and firms of any other country. Without prejudice to other international obligation of the Parties, the same shall apply in the application of customs duties, quantitative restrictions, and any other restrictive measures agreed upon by both Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In particular, it is understood that any restrictive measures taken by a Party to the Free Trade Agreement according to paragraph 2 of Article 5, or according to Articles 16, 17, or 18 of the Agreement may not be more restrictive towards the other Party than towards any other country. Regarding Protocol A, the Parties have reached the following understanding: (a) It is agreed that and Estonia closely co-ordinate their efforts in training those concerned with the use of the simplified procedure laid down in Protocol A with regard to the issue, control and verification of evidence of origin in order to enable them to be authorized to use this procedure. The time and modalities of the introduction of the simplified procedure shall be agreed upon after deliberations in the Sub-Committee on origin and customs matters. (b) It is agreed that the Estonian Government will communicate which authority will have the responsibility to issue certificates in accordance with Article 9 of Protocol A, as well as to check the authenticity and accuracy of certificates, including those issued under paragraph 3 of Article 9 and including the exporters'''' pdeclarations made out on invoices. (c) The Parties agree that the provisions in Article 23 of Protocol A shall not apply during the first year of the implementation of the Agreement. The derogation from Article 23 may be prolonged for one year at the time after decision by . If it is established that, because of the effect of the derogation from Article 23, a product is imported into the territory of one of the Parties to this Agreement in such increased quantities and under conditions which cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to producers of similar or directly competitive goods in the Party concerned, the Party may suspend the non- application of the provisions of Article 23. 1991/92 147 Vissa tillämpnings- och tolkningsregler till frihandelsavtalet mellan och Republiken har ansökt om medlemskap i de Europeiska gemenskaperna. Som medlem kommer att få anpassa sin handelspolitik till gemenskapernas. Villkor och tidtabell för denna anpassning kommer att bli föremål för förhandlingar mellan och gemenskaperna. mellan och kommer att få övervägas på nytt i detta sammanhang. Den kommer att på allt sätt bemöda sig om att bibehålla den handelsliberalisering som uppnåtts mellan och genom detta avtal. Parterna är eniga om att alla procedurer och formaliteter i samband med import och export inte skall tillämpas mer restriktivt mot den andra partens varor och företag än mot något annat lands varor och företag. Utan att inverka på parternas andra internationella förpliktelser skall detsamma gälla vid tillämpningen av tullar, kvantitativa restriktioner och alla andra restriktiva åtgärder som parterna enas om i enlighet med bestämmelserna i detta avtal. I synnerhet är det underförstått att alla restriktiva åtgärder som en part till frihandelsavtalet vidtar enligt artikel 5.2 eller enligt artiklarna 16, 17 eller 18 i avtalet inte får vara mer restriktiva mot den andra parten än mot något annat land. Beträffande protokoll A har parterna enats om följande: a) Det är överenskommet att och skall nära samordna sina ansträngningar att träna dem som berörs av användandet av den förenklade procedur som är fastställd i protokoll A vad beträffar utfärdande, kontroll och verifikation av ursprungsbevis så att de kan bli auktoriserade att använda denna procedur. Tid och villkor för införandet av den förenklade proceduren skall överenskommas efter överläggningar i underkommittén för ursprungs- och tullfrågor. b) Det är överenskommet att den estniska regeringen skall meddela vilken myndighet som skall ha ansvaret för att utfärda certifikat enligt artikel 9 i protokoll A liksom att kontrollera äktheten och riktigheten av certifikat, härunder inbegripet de som utfärdats enligt artikel 9.3 jämte exportörsdeklarationer som gjorts på fakturor. pc) Parterna är eniga om att bestämmelserna i artikel 23 i protokoll A inte skall gälla som avtalet tillämpas. Undantaget från artikel 23 kan förlängas i sänder efter beslut av . Om det fastställs att, som en följd av undantaget från artikel 23, en vara importeras till en parts område i sådana ökade kvantiteter och under förhållanden som orsakar, eller hotar att orsaka, allvarlig skada för producenter av liknande eller direkt konkurrerande varor i den berörda parten, får parten suspendera icke-tillämpningen av bestämmelserna i artikel 23. 1991/92 147 , 31 , 1992 I have the honour with reference to Article 7 of the Free Trade Agreement between the Kingdom of and the Republic of Estonia signed on 31 , 1992 to propose the following Arrangement for certain agricultural and fish products negotiated between the Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia. I hereby confirm that the results of these negotiations were as follows: The Government of the Kingdom of grant tariff concessions to the Government of the Republic of Estonia as specified in . II. The Government of the Republic of Estonia shall grant concessions to the Government of the Kingdom of as specified in . The rules of origin for the application of this Arrangement are set out in the Appendix to the Annexes. The Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia shall ensure that the concessions granted are not compromised by other import measures. If difficulties related to prices or market access occur, consultations shall be held at the request of either Party as soon as possible with a view to agreeing on appropriate corrective action. In situations when difficulties relate to low prices due or partly due to export subsidies, the importing country may, prior to consultations, introduce temporary measures against such imports. V. The Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia declare their readiness to the harmonious development of trade in agricultural products. The Parties agree to review the contents of the Arrangement at regular intervals. The Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia will promote scientific and technical cooperation in agriculture and related fields on the basis of mutual interests. This cooperation may consist of i.a. exchange of information and documentation, exchange of experts as well as of organisation of seminars and workshops. The Kingdom of and the Republic of Estonia shall apply their rules in veterinary health and plant health matters in a non-discriminatory fashion. I further have the honour to propose to Your Excellency that if the contents of this note and its Annexes and Appendix are acceptable pto the Government of the Republic of Estonia, this note, its Annexes and Appendix and your reply thereto shall constitute an Arrangement between the two Governments which will enter into force on the first day of the month following the day the Parties have informed each other through diplomatic channels that they have fulfilled national requirements for the Arrangement to enter into force. The Arrangement shall remain in force until 30 days after the receipt of a written notification of termination by the . A withdrawal by either Government from the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia shall terminate this Arrangement which then shall cease to be valid on the same date as that withdrawal takes effect. I should be obliged if you could confirm that the Government of the Republic of Estonia is in agreement with the contents of this letter. I avail myself of this opportunity to express to you, Your Excellency, the of my highest consideration. H.E. Minister of Estonia 1991/92 147 , 31 , 1992 I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 31 , 1992 which reads as follows: ``I have the honour with reference to Article 7 of the Free Trade Agreement between the Kingdom of and the Republic of Estonia signed on 31 , 1992 to propose the following Arrangement for certain agricultural and fish products negotiated between the Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia. I hereby confirm that the results of these negotiations were as follows: The Government of the Kingdom of grant tariff concessions to the Government of the Republic of Estonia as specified in . II. The Government of the Republic of Estonia shall grant concessions to the Government of the Kingdom of as specified in . The rules of origin for the application of this Arrangement are set out in the Appendix to the Annexes. The Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia shall ensure that the concessions granted are not compromised by other import measures. If difficulties related to prices or market access occur, consultations shall be held at the request of either Party as soon as possible with a view to agreeing on appropriate corrective action. In situations when difficulties relate to low prices due or partly due to export subsidies, the importing country may, prior to consultations, introduce temporary measures against such imports. V. The Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia declare their readiness to the harmonious development of trade in agricultural products. The Parties agree to review the contents of the Arrangement at regular intervals. The Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia will promote scientific and technical cooperation in agriculture and related fields on the basis of mutual interests. This cooperation may consist of i.a. exchange of information and documentation, exchange of experts as well as of organisation of seminars and workshops. The Kingdom of and the Republic of Estonia shall apply their rules in veterinary health and plant health matters in a non-discriminatory fashion. I further have the honour to propose to Your Excellency that if the contents of this note and its Annexes and Appendix are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Estonia, this note, its Annexes and Appendix and your reply thereto shall constitute an Arrangement between the two Governments which will enter into force on the first day of the month following the day the Parties have informed each other through diplomatic channels that they have fulfilled national requirements for the Arrangement to enter into force. The Arrangement shall remain in force until 30 days after the receipt of a written notification of termination by the . A withdrawal by either Government from the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of and the Government of the Republic of Estonia shall terminate this Arrangement which then shall cease to be valid on the same date as that withdrawal takes effect. I should be obliged if you could confirm that the Government of the Republic of Estonia is in agreement with the contents of this letter.'''''''' I have the honour to inform you that the provisions set force in you note and its Annexes and Appendix are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Estonia and that this shall constitute an Arrangement between our two Governments which will enter into force on the first day of the month following the day when the Parties have informed each other through diplomatic channels that they have fulfilled national legal requirements for the Arrangement to enter into force. I avail myself of this opportunity to express to you, Your Excellency, the of my highest consideration. 1991/92 147 CONCESSIONS GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF -- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS No customs duties or charges having equivalent effect shall be applied to imports from the Kingdom of to the Republic of Estonia on the following products: Product/ HS tariff no 15 17 10 Margarine 17 04 10-90 confectionary 18 06 90 Chocolate and chocolate products 19 01 20 Mixes and doughs 19 01 90 Other 19 05 10-90 Bread, pastry, cakes biscuits etc. 21 04 10-20 Soups and broths and preparations therefore; homogenized composite food preparations ex. 21 06 90 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: Fat emulsions and similar preparations containing more than by weight of milkfats 22 08 90 Vodka and other spiritous beverages1 1 Present customs duty and . 1991/92 147 For the purpose of implementing the Arrangement a product shall be considered as a product originating in Estonia or in if it fulfils the provisions of Protocol A to the Agreement between Estonia and . The List in to Protocol A of the Agreement shall in respect of the Arrangement read as follows: HS Heading No. Description of products Working or processing carried out on non-originating materials that confers originating status ex 05.03 Horsehair, other than horsehair waste and unprocessed horsehair Manufacture from horsehair, unworked ex 07.11 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption Manufacture in which all the maerials of chapter 7 used must be obtained ex 07.12 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 7 used must be obtained ex 08.12 Fruit and nuts provisionally preseved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brins, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 8 used must be obtained ex 11.09 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product Chapter 15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleveage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes; except for heading Nos. 15.04, ex 15.16, 15.17, ex 15.18 and ex 15.19 for which the rules are set out below Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product ex 15.04 Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified -- solid fractions of fish oils and fats and oils of mammals Manufacture from materials of any heading including other materials of heading No. -- other Manufacture in which all the materials of chapters 2 and 3 used must be obtained ex 15.16 Animal fats and oils and their fractions, partly or hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized, whether or not refined, but not further prepared, except for hydrogenated oil Manufacture in which all the materials of chapters 2 and 3 used must be obtained ex 15.17 Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading No. 15.16 Manufacture in which: -- all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product, and -- all the materials of chapter 4 must be obtained ex 15.18 Inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter except for mixtures mainly consisting of linseed oil, tung oil, oiticica and oil and their fractions Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product ex 15.19 Industrial fatty alcohols Manufacture from materials of any heading including other materials of heading No. 15.19 ex 16.04 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs Manufacture in which all the fish or fish eggs used must be obtained ex 16.05 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved Manufacture in which all the crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates used must be obtained ex 17.02 Chemically pure fructose Manufacture from materials of any heading including other materials of heading No. 17.02 ex 17.04 confectionery (incl. white chocolate) not containing cocoa Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product, provided the value of any other materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations; except for heading No. 18.06 for which the rule is set out below Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product ex 18.06 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product, provided the value of any other materialsof chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product ex 19.01 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa powder or containing cocoa powder in a proportion by weight of less than , not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings Nos. 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa powder or containing cocoa powder in a proportion by weight of less than , not elsewhere specified or included; -- Malt extract Manufacture from cereals of Chapter 10 -- Other Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, provided the value of any materials Chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product ex 19.02 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise preparead, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni Manufacture in which all the cereals and derivatives (except durum wheat and its derivatives) used must be obtained ex 19.03 Tapioca and substitutes therefore prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms Manufacture from materials of any heading except potato starch of heading No. 11.08 ex 19.04 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, ); cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain form pre-cooked or otherwise prepared: -- Not containing cocoa -- Cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain form, precooked or otherwise preparead Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, grains and cobs of sweet corn, prepared or preserved, of heading Nos. 20.01, 20.04 and 20.05 and uncooked, boiled or steamed sweet corn, frozen, of heading No. 07.10, may not be used -- Other Manufacture in which: -- all the cereals and their derivatives (except maize of the species ``and durum wheat and their derivatives) used must be obtained, and -- the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product -- Containing cocoa Manufacture from materials not classfied within heading No. 18.06, provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product ex 19.05 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakersa wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of Chapter 11 Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants; except for headings Nos. ex 20.01, ex 20.04, ex 20.05, 20.07 and ex 20.08 for which the rules are set out below Manufacture in which all the vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants must be obtained ex 20.01 Sweet corn (mays var. saccharata), prepared or preserved by vinegar or Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that acetic acid; yams, sweet potatoes and other edidle parts of plants containing or more by weight of starch, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid ex 20.04 and ex 20.05 Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product ex 20.07 , fruit jellies, marmelades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter Manufacture in which: -- all the materials used are classfied in a heading other than that of the product, and -- the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product ex 20.08 Peanut butter; mixtures based on cereals; palm hearts; maize (corn), other than sweet corn (mays var. saccharata) Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product ex 21.02 Inactive yeasts and prepared baking powders Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product ex 21.03 Sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard -- Sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, mustard flour or meal or prepared mustard may be used -- mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard Manufacture from materials of any heading ex 21.04 Soups and broths and preparations therefore Manufacture from materials of any heading except prepared or preserved vegetables of heading Nos. 20.02 to 20.05 ex 21.05 Icecream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product ex 21.06 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product Chapter 22 Beverages spirits and vinegar; except for headings Nos. 22.01, 22.02, 22.07, 22.08 and for which the rules are set out below Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product ex 22.01 Waters, including natural or artificial waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow Manufacture in which all the waters of Chapter 22 used must already be originating ex 22.02 Waters, including waters or aerated waters, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading No. 20.09 Manufacture in which: -- all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product, -- the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed of the ex-works price of the product, and -- any fruit juice used (except for pinapple, lime and grapefruit juices) must already be originating ex 22.07 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength Manufacture from materials not classified in heading No. 22.07 or 22.08 ex 22.08 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcholic strength by volume of less than volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: -- Ouzo Manufacture from: -- materials not classified within heading No. 22.07 or 22.08, and -- in which all the grapes or any material derived from grapes used must be obtained -- Other Manufacture from: -- materials not classified within heading No.