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G/SECRET/35/Add.1  
 
20 October 2017  
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  Original: English  
 
ARTICLE XX IV:6 NEGOTIATIONS  
ENLARGEMENT OF THE E UROPEAN UNION  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 9 Septem ber 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
 
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With reference to the negotiations held by the European Union, as indicated in  its notification, 
circulated under G/SECRET/35, of 27 March 2013 , in which the E uropean Union  notified its intent 
to modify concessions in  the Schedule of  the European Union in order to cover the Republic of 
Croatia, the n ew member of the European Union, in accordance with the provisions of 
Articles  XXIV:6 and XXVIII GATT 1994, and p ursuant to paragraph 5 of the Guidelines on 
Procedures for Negotiations under Article  XXVIII (d ocuments C/113 and Corr.1 
of 10 November  1980, hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines ), the European Union has the 
honour to submit herewith the following docu ments:  
 
(1) Conclusion of negotiations with Brazil, China and Uruguay, which include a report setting 
out the results of those negotiations drafted along  the lines of the model in Annex B 
referred to in paragraph 5 of the Guidelines1; 
(2)  This notificatio n does not cover the negotiations with New Zealand. These negotiations 
have progressed to the stage of initialled text of an agreement that is currently pending 
signature by the parties, which has to be followed by ratification, before it enters into 
force.  
 
Once these processes are completed , the European Union expects to submit an addendum as well 
as the report on negotiations under Articles XXIV:6 and XXVIII along the lines of model C, referred 
to in paragraph 6 of Guidelines, as required upon completion of all negotiations under paragraph 1 
of Article XXVIII.          
  
                                                
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NEGOTIATIONS RELATIN G TO THE SCHEDULE OF  THE EUROPEAN UNION  
 
The delegations of the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil have concluded their 
negotiations under Articles XXIV:6 and XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions 
provided for in the Schedule CLXX III of the European Union as set out in the report attached.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
signed for the delegation of the 
European Union  
  signed for the delegation of the 
Federative Republic of Brazil  
Mr Alexander MICOVCIN  
Deputy  
Permanent Representation of the Slovak 
Republic to the EU  
 
Mr Ignacio GARCIA BERCERO  
Acting Deputy Director General for Trade 
European Commission   H.E. Mr Everton VARGAS  
Ambassador  
Mission of Brazil to the EU  
 
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RESULTS OF THE NEGOT IATIONS UNDER ARTICL ES XXIV:6 AND XXVIII  FOR THE 
MODIFICATION OR WITH DRAWAL OF CONCESSION S IN THE SCHEDULE OF  THE 
EUROPEAN UNION IN TH E FRAMEWORK OF ITS E NLARGEMENT  
TO INCLUDE CROATIA  
 
 
A.  Concession to be withdrawn   
 
 Nil. 
 
B.  Bound  rate to be modified  
 
 Nil. 
 
C.  Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedule  
 
 Nil. 
 
D.  New concessions on items not in the existing schedule  
 
 The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, 
 the concessions  contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:  
 
- Add 4 766 tonnes in the country allocated (Brazil) EU tariff rate quota 'Cut of fowls of 
the species gallus domesticus,  frozen', tariff item numbers 0207.14.10, 0207.14 .50 
and 0207.14.70, maintaining the present in quota rate of 0%.  
- Add 610 tonnes in the country allocated (Brazil) EU tariff rate quota ' Cut of turkey, 
frozen', tariff item numbers 0207.27.10, 0207.27.20 and 0207.27.80, maintaining the 
present in quota rate of 0%.  
- Add 36 000 tonnes under the erga omnes part of the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane 
sugar, for refining', tariff item 1701.13.10 and 1701.14.10, maintaining the present in 
quota rate of €98 per tonne.  
- Add 78 000 tonnes to the allocation for  Brazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane 
sugar, for refining', tariff item 1701.13.10 and 1701.14.10, maintaining the present in 
quota rate of €98 per tonne.  
 
 
 
 
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NEGOTIATIONS RELATIN G TO THE SCHEDULE OF  THE EUROPEAN UNION  
 
The delegations of the European Union and People's Republic of China have concluded their 
negotiations under Articles XXIV:6 and XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions 
provided for in the Schedule CLXXIII of the European Union as set out in the report attached.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
signed for the delegation of the 
European Union  
  signed for the delegation of People's 
Republic of China  
Mr Wepke KINGMA  
Deputy  
Permanent Representation of the 
Kingdom of the Netherlands to the 
European Union.   Mr Xiaoyan  ZHOU  
Director General  
Ministry of Commerce  
 
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RESULTS OF THE NEGOT IATIONS UNDER ARTICL ES XXIV:6 AND XXVIII   
FOR THE MODIFICATION  OR WITHDRAWAL OF CON CESSIONS IN THE  
SCHEDULE OF THE EURO PEAN UNION IN THE FR AMEWORK OF  
ITS ENLARGEMENT TO I NCLUDE CROATIA  
 
 
A.  Concession to be withdrawn   
 
 Nil. 
 
B.  Bound rate to be modified  
 
 Nil. 
 
C.  Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedule  
 
The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, 
the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:  
 
On tariff line 6404 19 90 (footwear with outer soles of rubbers or plastics - other) lower the 
current bound EU duty of 17 % to 16,9%  
 
On tariff line 8415 10 90 (window or wall air conditioning machines "split -system") lower the 
current bound EU duty of 2,7  % to 2,5%.  
 
D.  New concessions on items not in the existing schedule  
 
The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28 , 
the concession s contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:  
 
On tariff line 0703 20  00 add 2  150 tonnes to the allocation for People's Republic of China 
under the EU tariff rate quota for garlic, maintaining the present in -quota rate of 9.6% . 
 
Add 650 tonnes (drained net weight) to the allocation for People's Republic of China under 
the EU tariff rate quota for mushroom of species Agaricus , prepared, preserved or 
provisionally  preserved:  
 
 tariff item number 0711 51 00, out of quota rate  9.6 +  191 €/100 kg/net eda, 
in-quota rate 12%;  
 tariff item number 2003  10 20, out of quota rate  18.4 + 191 €/100kg/net eda, 
in-quota rate 23%;  
 tariff item number 2003  10 30, out of quota rate  18.4 + 222 €/100kg/net eda, 
in-quota rate 23%.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NEGOTIATIONS RELATIN G TO THE SCHEDULE OF  THE EUROPEAN UNION  
 
The delegations of the European Union and Eastern Republic of Uruguay have concluded their 
negotiations under Articles XXIV:6 and XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions 
provided  for in the Schedule CLXXIII of the European Union as set out in the report attached.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
signed for the delegation of the 
European Union  
  signed for the delegation of Eastern 
Republic of Uruguay  
H.E. Pieter DE GOOIJER  
Ambassador,  
Permanent Representation of the 
Kingdom of the Netherlands to the 
European Union,  
 
Mme Sabine WEYAND  
Deputy Director -General for Trade, 
European Commission  
  H.E. Carlos PEREZ DEL CASTILLO  
Ambassador  
Head of Mission  of Uruguay to the EU  
 
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RESULTS OF THE NEGOT IATIONS UNDER ARTICL ES XXIV:6 AND XXVIII  FOR  
THE MODIFICATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF CONCES SIONS IN THE SCHEDUL E  
OF THE EUROPEAN UNIO N IN THE FRAMEWORK O F ITS ENLARGEMENT  
TO INCLUDE CROATIA  
 
 
A.  Concession to be withdrawn   
 
 Nil. 
 
B.  Bound rate to be modified  
 
 Nil. 
 
C.  Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedule  
 
 Nil. 
 
D.  New concessions on items not in the existing schedule  
 
 The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU  28, 
the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:  
 
 Add 76 tonnes in the country allocated (Uruguay) EU tariff rate quota 'boneless meat 
of bovine animals, fresh or chilled; edible offal of bovine animals, thick skirt and  thin 
skirt, fresh or chilled ', tariff item numbers ex 0201 30 00 and ex 0206 10 95, 
maintaining the present in -quota rate of 20%. The new tariff rate quota shall be 4 076 
tonnes;  
 
 Add 1 875 tonnes into the EU tariff rate quota 'Meat of bovine animals, frozen – Edible 
offal of bovine animals, frozen ', tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206.29.91, 
maintaining the present in -quota rate of 20%. The new tariff rate quota shall be 
54 875 tonnes.  
 
 
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