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G/MA/TAR/RS/297 
27 July 2012 
 (12-4107) 
Committee on Market Access Original:   English 
  
 
RECTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULES 
 
Schedule CXL - European Communities 
  
 The following communication, dated 24 July 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
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 In accordance with procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions (BISD 27S/25), the European Union he reby submits the enclosed draft schedule of 
modifications, concerning trade in bananas to Schedule CXL.    Revised EU tariff on bananas: See enclosed  draft Schedule CXL - European Communities.
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  If no objection is notified to the Secretariat with in three months of the date of this document 
the above rectifications and modifications to Sc hedule CXL will be deemed to be approved and will 
be formally certified.    Certification of these modifications shall be  to Schedule CXL - European Communities (i.e. 
EC-15). These modifications will be included in all subsequent EU WTO Schedules.  
 
 It should be noted that tariff item number 08030012 in Schedule "CXL – European 
Communities" corresponds to tariff item number 08030019 in HS 2002 and HS 2007 and to tariff item 
number 08039010 in HS 2012.    
                                                      
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Schedule CXL – European Communities 
PART I MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
SECTION 1 - Agricultural Products 
Section 1 – A Tariffs 
 
 
Tariff item 
number Description of 
products Base rate of 
duty Bound rate of duty Special 
safeguard Initial 
negotiating 
rights Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
0803 00 12 Fresh bananas other 
than plantains € 680/mt Paragraph 3 of the Geneva Agreement on Trade in 
Bananas annexed hereto, states in part:  
(a)  Without prejudice to subparagraph (b) below, 
the EU shall apply tariffs for bananas not greater than the following:[]* 
-  From the 15 December 2009 until 31 December 
2010 - 148 €/mt 
 
 -1 January 2011 - 143 €/mt 
 
 -1 January 2012 - 136 €/mt 
  -1 January 2013 - 132 €/mt 
 
 -1 January 2014 - 127 €/mt  
 -1 January 2015 - 122 €/mt 
  -1 January 2016 - 117 €/mt 
 
 -1 January 2017 - 114€/mt 
(b)  If Doha Modalities[]* are not established b
y
the 31 December 2013, the ensuing tariff cuts i n
paragraph 3(a) above will be delayed until Doh a
Modalities are established. Under no circumstances  1) Subject to the 
terms and conditions set forth in the 
Geneva Agreement 
on Trade in Bananas annexed hereto, 
which is an integral 
part of this Schedule. 2) SSG has been 
abolished 
  
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applicable tariff rate during that period of delay shall be
132 €/mt. After the two year period expires, o r
immediately after Doha Modalities are established,whichever occurs first, the tariff rate shall be 127€/mt.The ensuing tariffs for the ne xt three years, as from 1
January of each year, shall be no greater than 122€/mt,
117€/mt and 114€/mt, respectively.  
 
*For the purposes of presentation in this column the 
text of the footnotes has been omitted. Please see 
Comments, column 7, note 1 and the Geneva 
Agreement on Trade in Bananas annexed hereto for the full text of tariff reductions to be bound upon 
certification. 
 
Schedule CXL – European Communities 
PART I MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
Section 1 Agricultural Products 
Section 1 – B Tariff Quotas 
 
Description of 
product Tariff item number(s) Initial quota 
quantity and in-
quota tariff rate Final quota quantity 
and in-quota tariff 
rate Implementation 
period from/to Initial 
negotiating 
rights Other terms and conditions 
Fresh bananas, 
other than 
plantains 0803 00 12 
 2.200.000 t 
75 €/t  -    The quota in Section I B and 
the Banana Framework 
Agreement previously annexed to Schedule CXL 
have been deleted 
 
 
 
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