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ORGANIZATION  G/SECRET/18/Add.1 
28 January 2005 
 (05-0363) 
 Original:  English 
  
ARTICLE XXVIII:5 NEGOTIATIONS 
 
Article XXVIII:3 Notification in Response to Actions
 
by the European Communities With Respect to Husked and Milled Rice  
 
Schedule XX - United States of America* 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following communication, dated 28 January 2005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States. 
 
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The European Communities, in document G/SEC RET/18 (2 July 2003), notified the World 
Trade Organization and its Members of its intention to modify the tariff concessions on items 100620 
(husked rice) and 100630 (milled ri ce) in Schedule CXL of the European Communities annexed to the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1994).  As a principal supplier of husked rice to the 
European Communities, the United States engaged in bilateral negotiations with the European 
Communities under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 to  obtain compensatory adjustments for the 
proposed modification to the tariff concession on huske d rice.  To date, these negotiations have not 
resulted in an agreement on compensatory adjustments.  
The tariff concessions on the above-referenced items  have not been formally withdrawn, nor 
has any waiver been granted to suspend or withdr aw the existing tariff concessions.  However, the 
European Communities, on 1 September 2004, put in to effect the new tariff rates on husked and 
milled rice imports.  These new tariff rates are hi gher than the rates in the European Communities 
Schedule of Concessions.  As a result of this action, the access of imports of husked rice imports from the United States has been impaired.   Unless an agreement can be reached regarding compensation, the United States will find it 
necessary to exercise its rights under Article XXVIII: 3 to withdraw substantia lly equivalent tariff 
concessions on products of interest to the European  Union.  Accordingly, the United States hereby 
notifies Members that it withdraws the concessions in Schedule XX on the tariff items listed in the 
attachment to this notice.  Unless the United States provides further notice to the Members, the 
withdrawal of these concessions shall ta ke effect at midnight on 1 March 2005. 
                                                     
 
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HSCode Product 
04031090 Yogurt, not in dry form, whether or not flavored or containing add fruit or cocoa 
04063085 Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi, n/o 0. 5% by wt. butterfat, not grated or powdered,  
subject to Ch4 US note 23, not GN15 
07052100 Witloof chicory, fresh or chilled 
07108065 Brussels sprouts, uncooked or cooked by st eaming or boiling in water, frozen, not reduced  
in size 
08052000 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsum as); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus  
hybrids, fresh or dried 
09042020 Paprika, dried or crushed or ground 
09102000 Saffron 
20019025 Artichokes, prepared or pr eserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
20032000 Truffles, prepared or preserved ot herwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 
20049010 Antipasto, prepared or preserved otherw ise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen 
20057050 Olives (not green) in a saline solution, canned, not pitted 
20057070 Olives (not green), in a saline solution, in ai rtight containers of glass or metal but not canned 
20057075 Olives (not green) in a saline solution, not canned, nesoi 
20059030 Sauerkraut, prepared or preserved otherw ise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 
20087020 Peaches (excluding nectarines), otherwise prep ared or preserved, not elsewhere specified or 
included 
 
Note: The product descriptions supp lied above for the items of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (“HTS”) are for the convenience of the reader and are not intended to delimit in any 
way the scope of the products that would be subject to increased duties. 
  
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