No. _________________ WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SECRET/25 
15 June 2006 
 (06-2904) 
 Original:   English 
  
 
ARTICLE XXVIII:5 NEGOTIATIONS 
 
Schedule CXL – European Communities
 
  
 The following communication, dated 7 June  2006, has been received from the Permanent 
Delegation of the European Communities.  
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 Please find enclosed a notification from the Eu ropean Communities concerning its intention 
to modify its concessions under GATT 1994 with regard to chicken. As indicated in the notification, 
the European Communities is prepar ed to enter into negotiations with interested parties, under 
Article XXVIII:5 of the GATT 1994, with respect to these modifications.   G/SECRET/25 
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  GATT 94 Article XXVIII:5 Negotiations
 
 
Schedule CXL – European Communities  
  In accordance with the provisions of Article XXVIII, paragraph 5 of GATT 94, the European 
Communities hereby provides notification that it  intends to replace with tariff rate quotas the 
concessions on items 0210 90 20 (now 0210 99 39) , 1602 31 and 1602 32 19 included in 
Schedule CXL of the European Communities.   The European Communities is prepared to ente r into negotiations and consultations with the 
appropriate Members under Article XXVIII for the m odification of concessions with respect to the 
above-mentioned tariff lines.   Statistics of imports of the products involved, by country of origin, are enclosed.   G/SECRET/25 
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  Item 0210 90 20 (now 0210 99 39) - Imports into the EU 
 
 Value (in 
thousand 
euros)    Quantity 
(in tons)    
 2003 2004 2005 Average 
2003-2005 2003 2004 2005 Average 
2003-2005 
Total 223,338.4 120.2 5,911.8 76,456.8 137,693.0 427.8 3,271.7 47,130.8
Switzerland   4.9   1.6   0.2   0.1
Faroe Isles   0.7   0.2   0.0   0.0
Bulgaria 1.3     0.4 0.1     0.0
Ukraine     9.4 3.1     20.0 6.7
USA 149.5 18.3   55.9 26.0 1.5   9.2
Brazil 138,846.2 87.7 5,887.4 48,273.8 88,764.4 423.8 3,231.1 30,806.4
Bolivia     0.1 0.0     0.0 0.0
Argentina 2,289.4     763.1 1,432.7     477.6
Israel 11.8 7.9 4.1 8.0 1.5 2.0 0.6 1.4
Thailand 82,040.2 0.5   27,346.9 47,468.3 0.1   15,822.8
China   0.1   0.0   0.2   0.1
Australia   0.1   0.0   0.0   0.0
   
N.det.Extra     10.9 3.6     20.0 6.7
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  Item 1602 31 - Imports into the EU 
 
 Value (in 
thousand 
euros)    Quantity 
(in tons)    
 2003 2004 2005 Average 
2003-
2005 2003 2004 2005 Average 
2003-
2005 
Total 135,997.8 162,958.9 172,722.8 157,226.5 64,427.4 76,802.8 91,979.1 77,736.4
Iceland     3.4 1.1     0.4 0.1
Norway 1.0   1.6 0.9 0.1   0.5 0.2
Switzerland 12.8 8.8 0.6 7.4 4.1 1.9 0.0 2.0
Romania 46.1 15.6   20.6 12.4 1.3   4.6
Bulgaria 1,396.1 1,723.2 1,116.4 1,411.9 590.7 631.6 406.3 542.9
Russia     2.9 1.0     1.9 0.6
Croatia 93.4 197.4 194.7 161.8 31.7 61.6 61.6 51.6
Bosnia-
Herz.     11.6 3.9     4.6 1.5
Eritrea     49.8 16.6     24.0 8.0
USA 276.1     92.0 125.7     41.9
Panama 38.5     12.8 24.0     8.0
Cayman 
Isles 18.3     6.1 22.5     7.5
Suriname   2.0   0.7   1.2   0.4
Brazil 109,672.0 132,345.5 146,899.4 129,639.0 54,707.8 65,791.5 81,558.8 67,352.7
Chile 14,071.4 18,010.5 12,662.8 14,914.9 6,197.5 7,545.2 6,341.4 6,694.7
Uruguay   72.7   24.2   24.0   8.0
Israel 9,782.2 10,538.5 11,715.1 10,678.6 2,527.3 2,728.0 3,557.6 2,937.6
Thailand 507.8 1.8 64.6 191.4 159.2 0.2 22.0 60.5
China 82.1     27.4 24.3     8.1
Japan   42.8   14.3   16.2   5.4
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  Item 1602 32 19 - Imports into the EU  
 
 Value (in 
thousand 
euros)    Quantity 
(in tons)    
 2003 2004 2005 Average 
2003-
2005 2003 2004 2005 Average 
2003-
2005 
Total 277,203.3 289,441.3 384,729.6 317,124.8 101,296.3 119,495.6 163,120.4 127,970.8
Switzerland 9.9 16.3 66.8 31.0 1.8 3.1 9.2 4.7
Turkey   28.0   9.3   16.3   5.4
Romania 5,743.8 7,242.4 5,546.2 6,177.5 2,028.8 2,795.3 2,198.9 2,341.0
Bulgaria 797.6 1,616.5 1,095.5 1,169.9 408.6 827.8 487.5 574.6
Russia 0.3     0.1 0.1     0.0
Croatia 3,305.3 3,507.5 3,873.4 3,562.1 1,357.2 1,548.6 1,168.8 1,358.2
Ghana   2.2   0.7   0.7   0.2
USA 82.5 22.5 99.0 68.0 25.0 7.4 80.7 37.7
Panama 51.0     17.0 20.2     6.7
Brazil 82,637.1 75,831.5 97,459.4 85,309.3 33,588.9 36,833.1 48,823.3 39,748.4
Chile 59.0 402.8   153.9 24.0 156.9   60.3
Argentina 5,215.5 6,596.8 8,040.9 6,617.7 2,126.7 2,668.0 3,305.5 2,700.1
Iran   15.3   5.1   4.1   1.4
Israel 2,677.2 2,376.7 2,629.3 2,561.1 559.8 456.0 518.7 511.5
Jordan 0.7     0.2 0.9     0.3
Thailand 176,500.1 191,641.1 265,862.6 211,334.6 61,105.1 74,102.8 106,503.6 80,570.5
Vietnam 0.2     0.1 1.0     0.3
Malaysia 45.4     15.1 20.4     6.8
Singapore   54.2 46.0 33.4   23.4 22.0 15.1
China 75.0 70.4   48.5 27.2 43.2   23.5
Japan 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0
Hong Kong, 
China   17.0   5.7    
5.0   
1.7
New Zealand     10.6 3.5     2.2 0.7
 N.det.Extra 3.0 0.0   1.0 0.5 3.9   1.5
 
 
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