No. _________________WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SECRET/18
31 July 2003
(03-4063)
Original: English
ARTICLE XXVIII:5 NEGOTIATIONS
Schedule CXL – European Communities
The following communication, dated 2 July 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Communities.
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In accordance with the provisions and procedures of Article XXVIII, paragraph 5 of the
General Agreement, the European Communities hereby provides notification that it intends to modify
concessions on items 100620 (husked rice) and 100630 (milled rice) included in Schedule CXL of the
European Communities annexed to the General Agreement.
The European Communities is prepared to enter into negotiations and consultations with the
appropriate Members under Article XXVIII for the modification of concessions with respect to the
above-mentioned tariff lines.
Statistics of imports of the products involved, by country of origin, are enclosed.1
                                                     
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Imports into the EU of husked or brown rice (HS 1006 20 in MT)
Marketing year
1999/2000Marketing year
2000/2001Marketing year
2001/2002
Argentina
ArubaAustralia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Bolivia
Brazil
CameroonCanada
China
Colombia
Cyprus
EcuadorEgypt
Guyana
India
Indonesia
IranIsrael
Japan
Lao (People's Dem. Rep.)
Lebanon
MadagascarMyanmar
N.det.Extra
Norway
Pakistan
PanamaPhilippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
South KoreaSri Lanka
Surinam
Switzerland
Thailand
TurkeyU. A. Emirates
Uruguay
USA
Vietnam0
0
18.116
772
0
0
0
0
0
775
1
600
0
30
81.505
132.279
0
00
5
4
1
88
0
0
3
55.750
02
0
0
0
0
2
0
82
33.271
36
41.138
4
17
0
200.118
20
2.754
12.878
0
4
10
0
0
0
32
141
3
663
3
304
88.996
163.251
43
50
4
13
0
0
1
1
0
63.058
4243
0
0
0
17
0
0
148
27.753
14
45.663
4050
61
193.068
41474
0
12.767
0
22
0
2
48
3
37
188
0
0
2
33
95.056
167.660
110
03
1
21
0
0
110
0
9
50.897
00
8
2
4
0
0
1
107
17.115
12
54.063
9
45
1
158.442
13
564.572 599.104 557.260G/SECRET/18
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Imports into the EU of semi-milled or wholly milled rice (HS 1006 30 in MT)
Marketing year
1999/2000Marketing year
2000/2001Marketing year
2001/2002
Argentina
ArubaAustralia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
ChinaChinese Taipei
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Rep.Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Former Y.Rep. of Macedonia
Guinea BissauGuyana
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
IranIsrael
Japan
Jordan
Lao ((People's Dem. Rep.)
LatviaMacao, China
Madagascar
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
N.det.Extra
Nl AntillesNorway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
PhilippinesPoland
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
SingaporeSlovenia1
10.572
1.863
7
1
0
0
37
188
42
3
0
0
4
18
7
1
0
00
65
2.450
0
0
495
116
280
11
10
732
42
15
44
0
16.728
5
2.499
0
2
30
2
22
3
6
600
13.175
360
0
0
15
0
46
449
42
1
24
21
6
21
50
1
0
0
28
21
2.323
6
10
101
0
12
00
146
0
0
0
20
3.431
2
3.290
0
0
00
0
0
8
600
17.363
1.356
301
7
43
2.085
64
651
86
0
48
0
0
41
42
0
0
06
0
1.380
0
40
46
0
9
01
341
0
0
0
0
3.000
32
3.228
20
0
0
27
0
5
9
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Marketing year
1999/2000Marketing year
2000/2001Marketing year
2001/2002
South Africa
South Korea
Sri Lanka
St. VincentSt.P. Extra
Surinam
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Togo
TurkeyTurks, Caicos
U.A. Emirates
Uruguay
USA
Vietnam0
6
207
91
0
2.365
92
43
35.446
0
55
541
10
3.436
55.307
1240
4
348
186
0
2.768
101
215
41.547
21
56
0
26
4.017
55.346
3070
58
331
148
4
2.431
68
0
54.355
0
178
85
8
3.889
41.761
105
134.045 128.549 133.614
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