. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/N/7/Add.2 
16 July 2004 
 
 (04-3069) 
Committee on Trade and Development 
 Original: French 
  
   
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES 
 
Notification by Switzerland
 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 28 June 2004,  has been received from the delegation of 
Switzerland.    
 
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   Further to notification WT/COMTD/N/7/Add.1 of 24 May 2002 and its oral statement on 
9 June 2004 at the meeting of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries, Switzerland hereby 
reports that the second stage of tariff reduction appl icable to the 50 least-developed countries (LDCs) 
in the agricultural sector was implemented on 1
 April 2004.  
 
 The annex hereto therefore replaces the annex to notification WT/COMTD/N/7/Add.1. WT/COMTD/N/7/Add.2 
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ANNEX
 
 
Accumulated tariff reductions granted to LDCs  
in the agricultural sector from 1 April 2004  
 
 
Product Tariff chapter Concession granted to LDCs from 1 April 2004 
(on normal tariff rate)** 
Live animals; animal products 1 55% reduction on normal rate 
Meat and edible meat offal 2 55% reduction on normal rate 
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates 3 Exempt from customs duties 
Dairy produce 04.01 to 04.06 65% reduction on normal rate 
Birds' eggs 04.07 / 04.08 55% reduction on normal rate 
(Natural honey; edible products of animal origin) 04.09 / 04.10 Exempt from customs duties 
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or 
included 5 55% reduction on normal rate 
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; 
cut flowers and ornamental foliage 6 75% reduction on normal rate 
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 7  75% reduction on normal tariff rate*; except fodder 
on blue list: 55% reduction 
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons  8 75% reduction on normal tariff rate*; except fodder 
on blue list: 55% reduction 
(Coffee, tea, maté and spices) 9 Always exempt from customs duties 
Cereals 10  55% reduction on normal rate 
Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; 
wheat gluten 11  55% reduction on normal rate 
Oil seeds and oleaginous frui ts; miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruit;  industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12  55% reduction on normal rate 
(Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and 
extracts) 13 Always exempt from customs duties 
Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included 14 75% reduction on normal rate; except fodder on blue 
list: 55% reduction 
Animal fats and oils 15.01 to 15.06, 15.16  
( -10 10 to -10 99) 75% reduction on normal tariff rate; except fodder on 
blue list: 55% reduction 
Vegetable fats and oils 15.07 to 15.15, 15.16  
( -20 10 to 20 99) 55% reduction on normal rate 
Preparations of meat 16.01 and 16.02 55% reduction on normal rate 
(Preparations of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other 
aquatic invertebrates) 16.03 to 16.05 Exempt from customs duties 
Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 75% reductio n on normal tariff rate; except fodder on 
blue list: 55% reduction 
Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 75% reduction on normal rate 
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 19 75% reduction on normal rate; except fodder on blue 
list: 55% reduction 
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 20  75% reduction on normal rate 
Miscellaneous edible preparations 21  75% reductio n on normal rate; except fodder on blue 
list: 55% reduction 
Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 75% reduction on normal rate (plus alcohol duty) 
Residues and waste from the food industries 23  75% reduction on normal tariff rate; except fodder on 
blue list: 10% reduction 
Tobacco 24 75% reduction on normal rate (plus tobacco duty) 
 
 
 *The reference rate for tariff lines with qu otas is the out-of-quota general tariff rate. 
 **The more significant concessions granted to date for certain tariff lines remain unchanged.  
 
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