No. _________________ ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  G/SECRET/30/Add.1 
29 mai 2009 
 
 (09-2592) 
 Original:   anglais 
  
 
NÉGOCIATIONS AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXVIII:5 
 
Liste CXL – Communautés européennes
 
 
Addendum  
 
  La communication ci-après, datée du 27 mai 2009, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation 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/30, 
document daté du 3 août 2007), vous trouverez ci-joint: 
 i) la lettre conjointe
1, sur le modèle de l'annexe A, signée par les CE à l'issue de la négociation 
bilatérale conduite avec la  Nouvelle-Zélande;  et 
 
ii) le rapport1, sur le modèle de l'annexe B,  joint à la lettre conjointe. 
  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/30/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
 
 
 New Zealand and the EC have c oncluded their negotiations under Ar ticle XXVIII for the modification 
or withdrawal of concessions provided for in Sc hedule CXL EC as set out in the report attached. 
 
    
 For New Zealand For the European Communities 
 
    
 Dr. David Walker   Mr. Eckart Guth 
 Ambassador Ambassador  Permanent Representative Permanent Representative  of New Zealand of the European Commission   G/SECRET/30/Add.1 
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  ANNEX B  
 
RESULTS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND 
NEW ZEALAND 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  A. Concessions to be withdrawn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
 
 
 Modification of Schedule CXL of the European Communities 
  Section I-B Tariff quotas   The tariff quota shall apply to butter of New Zealand origin for the following tariff items: 
 
CN code Description 
ex 0405 10 11 
ex 0405 10 19 Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat cont ent by weight of not less than 80 % but less 
than 85% manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored 
materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process 
ex 0405 10 30  Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat cont ent by weight of not less than 80 % but less 
than 85%, manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained a nd uninterrupted process which may involve 
the cream passing through a stage where the butterfat is concentrated and/or 
fractionated (the processes referred to as "Ammix" and "Spreadable") 
  The in-quota tariff rate shall be 70€/100kg   The quota quantity shall be 74 693 tonnes 
 
 Qualification for the quota is subject to c onditions laid down in the relevant Community 
provisions.   C. Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedules
 
 
 Nil  D. New concessions on items not in existing schedules
  
 
 Nil 
  G/SECRET/30/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:
 
 
 New Zealand  
  Since no other WTO Member expressed its in terest to enter into negotiations, the EC 
considers its negotiations under Article XVIII to be completed
. 
 
2.  Agreement was not reached with:  
  Nil  3. Consultations have been held with:
 
 
Nil 
  
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