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G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Add.1  
 
1 September  2016 
(16-4630) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Market  Access  Original: English  
 
 RECTIFICATION AND MO DIFICATION OF SCHEDU LES 
SCHEDULE C LXXIII – EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 2 August 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
 
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The E uropean Union has concluded technical discussions with several WTO Members that raised 
questions and suggested rectifications  to the draft version of Schedule CLXXIII  – European Union, 
as circulated in documents  G/MA/TAR/RS/ 357 and G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Corr.1.  The Annex1 to thi s 
communication contains a detailed list of rectifications that have been agreed as a result of these 
discussions.  The European Union understands that these rectifications address all outstanding 
issues and that there are no reservations pend ing. 
 
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within three months from the date of this document, 
the rectifications and modifications to Schedule CLXXIII – European Union  will be deemed to be 
approved and will be formally  certified.  
                                                
1 In English only.  G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Add.1  
 
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  ANNEX  
LIST OF CHANGES TO SCHEDULE CLXXIII  – EUROPEAN UNION  
AS CIRCULATED IN DOC UMENT G/MA/TAR/RS/357  
Throughout the whole schedule reference should be made to "S chedule  CLXXIII  – European  
Union" instead of "Schedule CLXXI  – European Union ", see G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Cor r.1. 
 
1  CHANGES TO PART I OF  THE SCHEDULE  
1.1  Changes to Part I, Section I -A 
1. Part I - Section  I-A [worksheet 03.P1S1A -Tariffs]: Correct the thousands separator of the unit 
in “Bound rate of duty” (column 3) from “ 1000 p/st” to “ 1 000 p/st” (add space) for the ta riff 
lines 0105  11 xx, 0105  12 xx, 0105  19 xx, 0407  00 11, and 0407  00 19. 
 
2. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 45 -46 [worksheet 03.P1S1A -Tariffs ]: Correct the order of the 
sub-periods of tariff line 0806  10 10 and the SSG references as detailed and shown in the 
table below:  
 
2.1 Correct the order of presentation of the tariff lines and the correspondence of sub -periods 
to the applicable duties as indicated in the table;  
 
2.2 Remove the reference “ SSG” from “Special safeguard”  (column 4) for the 
sub-periods  x01, x02, and x03.  
 
Tariff item 
number  Description of products  Bound rate of 
duty Special 
safeguard  Initial 
negotiating 
right  Other terms and 
conditions  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
0806 10  - Fresh      
0806 10 10  -- Table grapes     See footnote (21).  
 --- From 1 January to 14 
July     
0806 10 10 x01  ---- Of the variety Emperor 
(Vitis vinifera cv.) from 1 to 
31 January  8    
0806 10 10 x02  ---- Other  11,5    
0806 10 10 x03  --- From 15 to 20 July  14,1    
0806 10 10 x04  --- From 21 July to 31 
October  17,6 + 9,6 €/100 
kg/net  SSG  Tariff quota.  
0806 10 10 x05  --- From 1 to 20 November  14,4 + 9,6 €/100 
kg/net  SSG   
 --- From 21 November to 
31 December      
0806 10 10 x06  ---- Of the variety Emperor 
(Vitis vinifera cv.) from 1 to 
31 December  8    
0806 1 0 10 x07  ---- Other  11,5    
 
3. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 48 [worksheet 03.P1S1A -Tariffs]: Correct the “Bound rate of duty” 
(column 3) of tariff line 0809  20 95 x05 from “ 12 + 27,4 €/100 kg/net ” to “6”. 
 
4. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 100 [worksheet 03.P1S1A -Tariffs]: The comment “ Per 1% weight of 
sucrose ” had been omitted for tariff line 2106  90 59 and must be reintroduced in the “Other 
terms and conditions” (column 6).  
5. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 114 [worksheet 03.P1S1A -Tariffs]: Correct the “Bound rate of duty” 
(column 3) for tariff line 2401  10 90 from “ 11,2 MIN 22 €/100 kg/net MAX 56 €/100 kg/net ” 
to “10 MIN 22 €/100 kg/net MAX 56 €/100 kg/net ”. 
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  6. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 105 -109 [worksheet 03.P1S1A -Tariffs]: The text “ Alignment of duty. 
See document G/MA/TAR/RS/30 of 13 May 1997. ” indicated in “Other ter ms and conditions” 
(column 6) is incorrect (outdated) and must be removed for the tariff line codes listed 
hereafter:  
 
2208 20 12, 2208  20 14, 2208  20 26, 2208  20 27, 2208  20 29, 2208  20 40, 2208  20 62, 
2208 20 64, 2208  20 86, 2208  20 87, 2208  20 89, 2208  30 19, 2208  30 32, 2208  30 38, 
2208 30 52, 2208  30 58, 2208  30 72, 2208  30 78, 2208  30 82, 2208  30 88, 2208  40 11, 
2208 40 39, 2208  40 51, 2208  40 99, 2208  50 11, 2208  50 19, 2208  50 91, 2208  50 99, 
2208 60 11, 2208  60 19, 2208  60 91, 2208  60 99, 2208  70 10, 2208  70 90, 2208  90 11, 
2208 90 19, 2208  90 33, 2208  90 38, 2208  90 41, 2208  90 45, 2208  90 48, 2208  90 52, 
2208 90 54, 2208  90 56, 2208  90 69, 2208  90 71, 2208  90 75, 2208  90 77, 2208  90 78. 
 
7. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 94/104 [worksheet  03.P1S1A -Tariffs ]: Correct the content of “Other 
terms and conditions ” (column  6) by replacing the existing text (conditions applicable related 
to entry price products) with the reference to the footnote number as indicated in the table 
below and add the corresponding foo tnotes to the section’s list of “Footnotes” [worksheet 
04.P1S1A -Footnotes] as detailed under paragraph (8)  
 
7.1 Specific tariff lines affected by the correction and text to be shown in column  6: 
 
Tariff item 
number  Description of products  Bound rate  
of du ty Special 
safeguard  Initial 
negotiating 
right  Other terms and 
conditions  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
2009 61 10  --- Of a value exceeding 
€ 18 per 100 kg net 
weight  22,4 + 27 €/hl  SSG   See footnote (30).  
2009 69 19  ---- Other  40 + 121 €/hl  SSG   Tariff quota.  
See footnote (31).  
2009 69 51  ----- Concentrated  22,4 + 131 €/hl  SSG   Tariff quota.  
See footnote (32).  
2009 69 59  ----- Other  22,4 + 27 €/hl  SSG   See footnote (30).  
      
2204 30 92  ---- Concentrated  22,4 + 131 €/hl + 
20,6 €/100 kg/net  SSG   See footnote (33).  
2204 30 94  ---- Other  22,4 + 27 €/hl + 
20,6 €/100 kg/net  SSG   See footnote (34).  
2204 30 96  ---- Concentrated  40 + 121 €/hl + 
20,6 €/100 kg/net  SSG   See footnote (35).  
2204 30 98  ---- Other  40 + 27 €/hl + 20,6 
€/100 kg/net  SSG   See footnote (34).  
 
7.2 Delete the content of “Other terms and conditions” for tariff lines 2009  69 71 and 
2009 69 79. 
 
7.3 Correct the text of the “Other terms and conditions” of the tariff lines 1006  20 17 and 
1006 20 98 from “ See footnote (30) ” to “See footnote (36) ”. 
 
8. Part I - Section  I-A - Footnotes, p. 118 [worksheet 04.P1S1A -Footnotes]: Renumber and add 
the additi onal footnotes referred above as detailed below:  
 
8.1 Renumber current footnote "30." to “ 36.”; 
 
8.2 Add new footnotes “ 30.” to “35.” using the text provided below:  
 
Footnote 
number  Footnote text  
30. The specific rate of duty shall be reduced to zero if the entry price per hectolitre is not less than 
€ 42,5. 
In this case the SSG shall not apply.  G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Add.1  
 
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  Footnote 
number  Footnote text  
31. The specific rate of duty shall be reduced to zero if the entry price per hectolitre is not less than 
€ 212,4.  
In this case the SSG shall not apply.  
32. The specific rate of duty shall be reduced to zero if the entry price per hectolitre is not less than 
€ 209,4.  
In this case the SSG shall not apply.  
33. The specific rate of duty per hectolitre shall be reduced to zero if the entry price per hectolitre is no t 
less than €  209,4.  
In this case the SSG shall not apply.  
34. The specific rate of duty per hectolitre shall be reduced to zero if the entry price per hectolitre is not 
less than €  42,5. 
In this case the SSG shall not apply.  
35. The specific rate of dut y per hectolitre shall be reduced to zero if the entry price per hectolitre is not 
less than €  212,4.  
In this case the SSG shall not apply.  
36. In the case of the varieties:  
Basmati 370, Basmati 386, Type 3 (Dehradun), Taraori Basmati (HBC -19), Basmati 21 7, Ranbir 
Basmati, Pusa Basmati, Super Basmati, and Kernel (Basmati), the  EU duty shall be zero, subject to 
conditions laid down in the relevant provisions of the European Union.  
 
9. Part I - Section  I-A, p. 113 -118 [worksheet 04.P1S1A -Footnotes]: Correct th e thousands 
separator of duties in footnotes  10, 11, 24, 25, and 26 (add space):  
 
9.1 Footnote 10: correct “ 1126 €/t ” to “1 126 €/t ”; 
 
9.2 Footnote 11: correct “ 1105 €/t ” to “1 105 €/t ”; 
 
9.3 Footnote 24: correct “ 1071 €/t ” to “1 071 €/t ”; 
 
9.4 Footnote 25: correct “ 1494 €/t ” to “1 494 €/t ” and “ 1254 €/t ” to “1 254 €/t ”; 
 
9.5 Footnote 26: correct “ 1494 €/t ” to “1 494 €/t ” and “ 1254 €/t ” to “1 254 €/t ”. 
 
10. Part I - Section  I-A, page 120 [worksheet 05.AG -A1-PAPs]. Correct the decimal mark used as 
decimal separator in headnote  2 of  Annex  1 (replace dot with comma):  
 
10.1 Change “ 18.87 EURO/100 kg “ to “18,87 EURO/100 kg“; 
 
10.2 Change “ 4.16 EURO/100 kg “ to “4,16 EURO/100 kg “. 
 
11. Part I - Section  I-A - Annex  1, p. 120 -136: The order of Annexes 1.A and 1.B is to be inverted 
and the annexes' names must be changed accordingly to follow the logical sequence required 
to identi fy the duties applicable for products covered by Annex 1:  
 
11.1 Annex  1.A should correspond to “ Composition ” (worksheet “07.AG -A1a-PAPs”)  
 
11.2 Annex  1.B should correspond to “ Duty applicable according to composition determined 
through Annex  1.A” (workshee t “08.AG -A1b-PAPs”)  
 
11.3 The references to each annex in the text of the annexes must be corrected accordingly.  
 
12. Part I - Section  I-A - Annex  1.A, p. 136 [worksheet 07.AG -A1a-PAPs]: Correct the vertical 
table border ( ǀ) to show that the header “ Sucrose/in vertsugar/isoglucose (%  by weight) (**) ” 
clearly covers all compositions considered.  
 
13. Part I - Section  I-A - Annex  1.A, p. 137. [worksheet 07.AG -A1a-PAPs] Correct a typo in the 
text of footnote “ (*)”, replacing the word “ ploymers ” by “ polymers ”. 
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  1.2  Changes t o Part I – Section I -B 
14. Part I - Section  I-B, p. 143 [worksheet 10.P1S1B -TRQs]: Correct the text of “Other terms and 
conditions” (column 4) for the quota with product description " Meat of bovine animals, 
frozen/Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen" and qu ota quantity "54  703 t" as indicated in the 
table below : 
 
Description of products  Tariff item 
number(s)  Quota quantity and 
in-quota tariff rate  Other terms and conditions  
1 2 3 4 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  
Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen   54 7 03 t (bone -in 
weight)  The meat imported shall be 
used for processing.  
The tariff rate is:  
(*) When the meat is intended 
for the manufacture of 
preserved food which does not 
contain characteristic 
components other than beef 
and jelly;  
(**) When the meat is intended 
for the manufacture of products 
other than the preserved food 
referred to in the first indent.  
The quantity may according to 
Community provisions be 
converted into an equivalent 
quantity of high quality meat.  
Qualification for and allocation 
of th e quota is subject to 
conditions laid down in the 
relevant Community provisions.  -- Unseparated or separated 
forequarters  ex 0202 20 
30 20 (*) or 20 + 994,5 
€/1 000 kg/net (**)  
-- Forequarters, whole or cut into a 
maximum of five pieces, each 
quarter being in a single block; 
‘compensated’ quarters in two 
blocks, one of which contains the 
forequarter, whole or cut into a 
maximum of five p ieces, and the 
other, the hindquarter, excluding the 
tenderloin, in one piece  ex 0202 30 
10 20 (*) or 20 + 994,5 
€/1 000 kg/net (**)  
-- Crop, chuck and blade and brisket 
cuts ex 0202 30 
50 20 (*) or 20 + 994,5 
€/1 000 kg/net (**)  
-- Other  ex 0202 30 
90 20 (*) or 20 + 994,5 
€/1 000 kg/net (**)  
---- Thick skirt and thin skirt  ex 0206 29 
91 20 (*) or 20 + 994,5 
€/1 000 kg/net (**)  
 
15. Part I - Section  I-B, p. 159 -160 [worksheet 10.P1S1B -TRQs]: In the quota with product 
description " Grape  juice (including grape must)"  and quota quantity "14  029 t", apply the 
following corrections:  
 
15.1 Delete “ 00” before tariff line codes 2009  61 and 2009  69 in “Tariff item number” 
(column  1); 
 
15.2 Correct the duty applicable to tariff line 2009  69 11 (ex) to "40 + 20,6 €/100 kg/net" 
(instead of "40 + 20,6 €/1 000 kg/net");  
 
15.3 Replace the word “ Horses ” in the “Description of products“ (column 2) with the adequate 
product descriptions, as show n below:  
 
Description of products  Tariff item 
number(s)  Quota quantity and 
in-quota tariff rate  Other terms and conditions  
1 2 3 4 
Grape juice (including grape must):    14 029 t  Intended for the production of 
grape juice and/or non -wine 
sector products s uch as 
vinegar, non alcoholic drinks, 
jams and sauces.  
Qualification for the quota is 
subject to conditions laid down 
in the relevant Community 
provisions.  -- Of a Brix value not exceeding  30 2009 61    
--- Of a value not exceeding 
€ 18 per 100 kg net w eight ex 2009 61 
90 22,4%  
-- Other  2009 69    
--- Of a Brix value exceeding  67     
---- Of a value not exceeding 
€ 22 per 100 kg net weight  ex 2009 69 
11 40 + 20,6 €/100 
kg/net  
---- Other  ex 2009 69 
19 40% 
--- Of a Brix value exceeding  30 but 
not exceeding  67     
----- Concentrated  ex 2009 69 
51 22,4%  
---- Of a value not exceeding 
€ 18 per 100 kg net weight      
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  16. Part I - Section  I-B, p. 143 [worksheet 10.P1S1B -TRQs]: The tariff rate quota identified with 
product description "Meat of bovine a nimals, frozen/Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen" and 
quota quantity "53  000 t" must be corrected as follows:  
 
16.1 The suffix “ ex” indicated for the codes of tariff lines ' codes covered by the quota is 
incorrect and should be deleted;  
 
16.2 The text “Qualification for the quota is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant 
Community provisions. ” under “Other terms and conditions” (column 4) is incorrect and 
should be removed.  
 
17.  Part I - Section  I-B, p. 158 [worksheet 10.P1S1B -TRQs]: Correct the d uty applicable to tariff 
line 1702  50 00 under the tariff rate quota identified with product description "Chemically 
pure fructose" and quota quantity "4  504 t" to “ 16%” (instead of “20 %”). 
 
18. Part I - Section  I-B, p. 147 [worksheet 10.P1S1B -TRQs]: Correct t he country allocations 
under the “Other terms and conditions” (column  6) for the tariff rate quota with product 
description "Cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, frozen" and with quota quantity 
"17 832 t" as follows:  
 
Description of products  Tariff item 
number(s)  Quota 
quantity and 
in-quota tariff 
rate Other terms and conditions  
1 2 3 4 
Cuts of fowls of the species 
Gallus domesticus, frozen    17 832 t  Allocated to supplying countries 
as follows:  
- Brazil: 2 332 t  
- Erga omnes: 15 500 t  
---- Boneless  0207 14 10  0%   
----- Breasts and cuts thereof  0207 14 50  0%   
----- Other  0207 14 70  0%   
 
19. Part I - Section  I-B, p. 148 [worksheet 10.P1S1B -TRQs]: Delete the content of the “Other 
terms and conditions” (column  6) for the tariff rate quota with p roduct description "Cuts of 
turkeys, frozen" and quota quantity "4  985 t". 
 
2  CHANGES TO PART I – SECTION II  
20. Part I - Section  II, Section IIA – Tariffs [Access file]: in order to ensure uniformity throughout 
the EU Schedule, in all the NAMA tariff schedule a  comma must be used to mark the decimal 
unit position in the "Bound Rate of Duty" values (replace dot with comma).  
 
21. Part I - Section  II, Pharma Agreement [worksheet PART I SECTION II Headnote]: A generic 
headnote to the Pharma Agreement Annexes in Part I, Sections II -C, II-D, II-E, and II -F had 
been omitted and must be inserted.  
 
3  CHANGES TO PART IV O F THE SCHEDULE  
3.1  Changes to Part IV – Section I  
22.  Part IV- Section  I, p. 844: "Domestic Support: EU -25 Consolidated AMS Commitments" 
[worksheet 17.P4S1 -DS]: Correc t the title of table header and add omitted sentence:  
 
22.1 Correct the title of column  2 from “ Commitments in Bil. EURO ” to “ Commitments in 
Million EURO ” (to be in line with the amounts also expressed in millions);  
 
22.2 The following sentence had been om itted and must be inserted below the table: “ In 
addition to the commitments based on total AMS, the European Union undertakes to 
grant support for oilseeds in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in the 
Annex." . 
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  3.2  Changes to Part IV – Section II  
23.  Part IV - Section  II, p. 848 [worksheet 20.P4S2 -XS-1]: Correct the text of endnote “ (**)” 
from “ (**) Quantities are in  000 hl” to “(**) Quantities are in 1  000 hl” (unit indicated).  
 
24. Part IV - Section  II, p. 849 [worksheet 20.P4S2 -XS-1]: Adjust the title of column  3 from 
“Annual and Final outlay commitment level Mio EURO  (*)” to “Annual and Final outlay 
commitment level in Million EURO  (*)”. 
 
25. Part IV - Section II, p.849 [worksheet 20.P4S2 -XS-1]: hidden text in rows 36 to 71 should be 
deleted.  
 
 
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