N°     ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  G/SECRET/25/Add.1 
29 mai 2009 
 
 (09-2593) 
 Original:   anglais 
  
 
NÉGOCIATIONS AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXVIII:5 
 
Liste CXL – Communautés européennes
 
 
Addendum  
 
  La communication ci-après, datée du 27 mai 2009,  a été reçue de la Délégation permanente 
des Communautés européennes.  
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  À la suite des négociations et consultations connexes engagées par les CE au sujet de leur 
proposition de modifier les consolid ations existantes relatives à certains produits de la Liste CXL au 
titre de l'article XXVIII du GATT de 1994 (notification distribuée sous la cote G/SECRET/25, 
document daté du 15 juin 2006), vous trouverez ci-joint: 
  i) les lettres conjointes
1, sur le modèle de l'annexe A, signées par les CE à l'issue de 
chacune des  négociations bilatérales conduit es, respectivement, avec la Thaïlande et 
avec le Brésil;  et 
 
 ii) les rapports1, sur le modèle de l'annexe B, joints aux lettres conjointes 
correspondantes. 
  Nous joignons aussi le rapport final
1, établi sur le modèle de l'a nnexe C visée au paragraphe 6 
des Lignes directrices, qui doit être fourni au term e de toute négociation au titre de l'article XXVIII. 
 
                                                      
1 En anglais seulement. G/SECRET/25/Add.1 
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  ANNEX A
 
 
 T o            the Director-General 
World Trade Organization     Date: ___________ 
Geneva    
Negotiations relating to Sche dule CXL European Communities
 
  Thailand and the EC have concluded thei r negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
modification or withdrawal of c oncessions provided for in Schedule CXL EC as set out in the report 
attached. 
 
     
 
 For Thailand          For the European Communities    
 
 Mr. Thawatchai Sophastienphong                      Mr. Eckart Guth      Ambassador               Ambassador       Permanent Representative     Permanent Representative                 of Thailand               of the European Commission 
 
    
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  T o            
the Director-General World Trade Organization     Date: ___________ Geneva 
 
 
  
Negotiations relating to Sche dule CXL European Communities
 
 
 Brazil and the EC have concluded thei r negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
modification or withdrawal of c oncessions provided for in Schedule CXL EC as set out in the report 
attached.   
 
   For Brazil          For the European Communities   
 
      Mr. Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo                  Mr. Eckart Guth      Ambassador                       Ambassador 
      Permanent Representative              Permanent Representative 
                 of Brazil            of the European Commission     
 
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  ANNEX B
 
 
RESULTS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND 
THAILAND UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII FOR THE MODIFICATION OF  
WITHDRAWAL OF CONCESSIONS IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE EC 
 
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE CXL EC 
   
A. Concessions to be withdrawn
 
  Nil.  B. Bound rates to be modified
 
 
 
 
C. Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedules  
  Nil.  D. New concessions on items not in existing schedules
 
 
 Nil.    
 
  CN code Description Current 
Binding % Proposed 
Binding Special remarks 
0210 99 39  Salted poultry 
meat  15.4 1300 €/ton  A tariff quota of 264.245 tons, 
of which 92.610 tons allocated to Thailand, in quota rate 15.4% 
1602 32 19 Cooked 
chicken meat 10.9 1024 €/ton A tariff rate quota of 250.953 
tons, of which 160.033 tons 
allocated to Thailand, in quota 
rate 8.0%  G/SECRET/25/Add.1 
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  RESULTS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND BRAZIL 
UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII FOR THE MODIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL  
OF CONCESSIONS IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE EC 
 
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE CXL EC 
 
 A. Concessions to be withdrawn
 
  Nil. 
 
B. Bound rates to be modified
 
 
 
 
C. Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedules  
  Nil.  D. New concessions on items not in existing schedules
  
 
 Nil.  CN code Description Current 
Binding % Proposed 
Binding Special remarks 
0210 99 39  Salted poultry 
meat  15.4 1300 €/ton  A tariff quota of 264.245 tons, 
of which 170.807 tons allocated 
to Brazil, in quota rate 15.4% 
1602 31 Prepared 
turkey meat 8.5 1024 €/ton A tariff quota of 103.896 tons, 
of which 92.300 tons allocated 
to Brazil, in quota rate 8.5% 
1602 32 19 Cooked 
chicken meat 10.9 1024 €/ton A tariff rate quota of 250.953 
tons, of which 79.477 tons 
allocated to Brazil, in quota rate 
8.0% G/SECRET/25/Add.1 
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  ANNEX C
 
 
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XVIII 
  
 Report by the European Communities relati ng to negotiations under Article XXVIII with 
respect to Schedule CXL of the EC.  1. Negotiations resulted in agreement with
: 
 
 Thailand 
 Brazil 
 
2.  Agreement was not reached with : 
 
 Nil. 
 3. Consultations have been held with
: 
   Consultations were held with Argentina. Ho wever, Argentina did not have either Initial 
Negotiating Rights, principal supplying interest or subs tantial interest in any of the products that the 
EC had notified in its proposal for modifying th e existing bindings, there was no need to hold 
substantive Article XXVIII ne gotiations with Argentina. 
  Consultations were also held with China. However, China did not have either Initial 
Negotiating Rights, principal supplying interest or subs tantial interest in any of the products that the 
EC had notified in its proposal for modifying th e existing bindings, there was no need to hold 
substantive Article XXVIII negotiations with China. 
  Consultations were also held with the US. However, the US did not have either Initial 
Negotiating Rights, principal supplying interest or subs tantial interest in any of the products that the 
EC had notified in its proposal for modifying th e existing bindings, there was no need to hold 
substantive Article XXVIII negotiations with the US.   Since no other WTO Member expressed its in terest to enter into negotiations, the EC 
considers its negotiations under Ar ticle XVIII to be completed. 
 
  
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