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MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING 
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS TO  
SCHEDULE LXXX  – EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
 
 
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
 
  I have the honour to furnish herewith a certified tr ue copy of the Certification of Modifications 
and Rectifications to Schedule LXXX – European Communities, dated 10 May 1998. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
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SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS 
 
SCHEDULE LXXX – EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
 
 
 WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1947 adopted, on 26 March 1980, a Decision on Procedu res for Modification and Rectification of 
Schedules of Tariff Concessions (BISD 27S/25); 
 
 WHEREAS in accordance with the provisions of the above- mentioned Deci sion, a draft 
containing modifications and rectifications to Schedule LXXX – European Communities was 
communicated to all Members of the World Tr ade Organization in document G/MA/TAR/RS/47 on 
10 February 1998;  
 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the modifica tions and rectifications to Schedule LXXX – 
European Communities are established in conf ormity with the above-mentioned Decision. 
 
 The annexed modifications and rectificati ons shall become effective on 10 May 1998. 
 
 This Certification is deposited with the Dire ctor-General of the Worl d Trade Organization, who 
shall promptly furnish a certified true copy to each  Member of the World Trade Organization.  It shall 
be registered in accordance with the provisions of  Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. 
 
  DONE at Geneva this tenth day of May,  one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight. 
 
  
 
  
         R .  R u g g i e r o  
  
 
  
Certified copy: 
  
 
 
 
 Director-General            
 
MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS OF  
SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
 The following rectifications and modifications should be made to Schedule LXXX – European 
Communities, distributed unde r cover of  WT/Let/156: 
  Attachment
 
 
 The correct 1997 base rates for the following headings are: 
  
 Base rate  Final rate Implementation  
8517.90.11 4.6% 0% 2000 
8517.90.19 4.6% 0% 2000 
8517.90.82 7.5% 0% 2000 
8517.90.88 7.5% 0% 2000 
8531.90.30 3.1% 0% 2000 
8542.30.99 7.0% 0% 1999 
8543.30.20 5.0% 0% 2000 
  
  The consequential changes for phasing are: 
  
        HS Base rate July 1997 1998 1999  2000  
8517.90.11 4.6 3.4 2.3 1.1 0.0 
8517.90.19 4.46 3.4 2.3 1.1 0.0 
8517.90.82 7.5 5.6 3.8 1.9 0.0 
8517.90.88 7.5 5.6 3.8 1.9 0.0 
8531.90.30 3.1 2.3 1.6 0.8 0.0 
8542.30.99 
(insert) 7.0 3.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 
8543.30.20 5.0 3.8 2.5 1.3 0.0 
  
  
  The correct staging for the reductions from a ba se rate of 3.2% to 0% by the year 2000 for the  
following headings are: 
  
8536.69.10  3.2 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.0 
8536.69.30 3.2 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.0 
  
            
 
 The tariff numbers hereunder should be rectified as follows: 
  
Revised  Previous  
842489.95 842489.80 
846229.98 846229.99 847759.80 847759.90 847989.98 847989.95 847990.97 847990.98 851410.80 851410.90 
851420.80 851420.90 
851490.20 851490.10 851490.80 851490.90 852990.72 852990.70 852990.88 852990.89 
853650.80 853650.90 
854330.30 854330.20 854330.80 854330.90 854389.95 854389.90 854390.80 854390.90 
  Note
: these changes should be carried through to the Annex dealing with phasing of 
reductions. 
     All references to 8471.30.00, 8471.41.90 , 8471.49.90, 8471.50, 8528.12.10, 8528.13.10 and 
8543.89.17 should be deleted and replaced by the following: 
  
  Base 
rate Final 
rate Implementation  
8471.30 
 
  
8471 30 10 
  8471 30 91  
 
 8471 30 99  - Portable digital automatic data-processing  
machines, machines, weighing not more than 10 
kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display: 
- - Capable of receiving and processing television, 
telecommunication, audio and video signals - - Other - - - Capable of receiving and processing television signals but having no other specific 
subsidiary function 
 - - - Other  
 
 3.5 
 
5.0    
14.0 
 3.5  
 
 
0.0 
 
0.0 
   
0.0 
 
0.0  
 
 
2000 
 
2000 
   
2000 
 
2000 
 
8471 41 
  8471 41 10  
 Other digital automatic data-processing machines 
   - - Comprising in the same housing at least a 
central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined - - - (Unchanged)        - - - - Other  
 
    
 
  
  
 
  
 
8471 41 30 
 
  8471 41 91 
 
  8471 41 99 - - - - Capable of receiving and processing 
television, telecommunication, audio and video 
signals - - - - Other - - - - - Capable of receiving and processing 
television signals but having no other specific 
subsidiary function  Other  5.0 
 
   
 
14.0  3.5 0.0 
 
   
 
0.0 
 
0.0 2000 
 
   
 
2000 
 
2000 
            
 
  Base 
rate Final 
rate Implementation  
8471 49 
8471 49 10  
8471 49 30 - - - Other, presented in the form of systems 
- - - - Unchanged) - - - - Other 
- - - - - Capable of receiving and processing 
television, telecommunication, audio and video signals  
  
 
 5.0  
  
 
 
0.0  
  
 
 
2000 
 
8471 49 91 
   8471 41 99 - - - - - Other 
         - - - - - - Capable of receiving and 
processing television signal s but having no other 
specific subsidiary function  - - - - - - Other  
 
 14.0  3.5  
 
 
0.0 
 
0.0  
 
 
2000 
 
2000 
8471 50 
 
   
8471 50 10 
 8471 50 30 - Digital processing units other than those of 
subheadings No 8471 41 and 8471 49, whether or 
not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units 
- - (Unchanged) 
- - Other - - - Capable of receiving and processing television, telecommunications, audio and video signals - - Other  
 
   
 
  5.0   
 
   
 
  
0.0  
 
   
 
  
2000 
8471 50 91 
 
  
8471 50 99        - - - - Capable of receiving and processing 
television signals but having on other specific 
subsidiary functions  
- - - - Other  
 
14.0  
3.5  
 
0.0 
 
0.0  
 
2000 
 
2000 
            
 
  The results of these changes are: 
  
Replace  By  
8528.12.10 
8528.13.10 8471.30.91 
         41.91          49.91          50.91 
8543.89.17 8471.30.10 
         41.30 
         49.30          50.30 
8471.30.00 8471.30.99 
8471 41.90 8471.41.99 
8471.49.90 8471.49.99 
8471.50.90 8471.50.99  
  
  The consequential changes for the Annex deal ing with phasing require the insertion of the 
following : 
  
HS Base rate July 1997 1998 1999 2000 
8471 30 10 
8471 30 91 
8471 30 99 5.0 
14.0 
3.5 3.8 
10.5 
2.6 2.5 
7.0 
1.8 1.3 
3.5 
0.9 0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
8471 41 30 8471 41 91 8471 41 99 5.0 
14.0 3.5 3.8 
10.5 2.6 2.5 
7.0 1.8 1.3 
3.5 0.9 0.0 
0.0 0.0 
8471 49 30 
8471 49 91 
8471 49 99 5.0 
14.0 
3.5 3.8 
10.5 
2.6 2.5 
7.0 
1.8 1.3 
3.5 
0.9 0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
8471 50 30 
8471 50 91 
8471 50 99 5.0 
14.0 
3.5 3.8 
10.5 
2.6 2.5 
7.0 
1.8 1.3 
3.5 
0.9 0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
  
 
  The following changes should be made to the ta riff references against product descriptions in 
Attachment B: 
  Computers etc
. Replace by following reference:  8471.10.90 (unchanged), 8471 30 10, 8471.30.91, 
8471.30.99, 8471.41.30, 8471.41.91, 8471.41.99, 8471.49.30, 8471.49.91,  
8471.49.99, 8471.50.30, 8471.50.91,  8471.50.99 
   Network equipment
 replace 8471.50.90 by 8471.50.99 
            
 
 
   8543.89.79
 Delete existing text and replace by the following: 
  
 - Apparatus enabling automatic data processing machines and units ther eof to process audio 
signals (sound cards); upgrade kits, for auto matic data processing  machines and units 
thereof, put up for retail sale, consisting of , at least, speakers and/or microphone, and an 
electronic assembly that enables the automatic data processing machine and units thereof to process audio signals (sound cards). 
  
   8548.90.10
 Delete existing text and replace by the following: 
  - Memories in multicombinational form s such as stack D-RAMs and modules 
  
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