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►B COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No2501/2001
of10December 2001
applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31
December 2004
(OJL346,31.12.2001,p.1)
Correctedby:
►C1Corrigendum,OJL137,25.5.2002,p.26(2501/2001)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No2501/2001
of10December 2001
applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period
from1January2002to31December 2004
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,andinparticularArticle133thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(
1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(2),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1)Since 1971, the Community has granted trade preferences to
developingcountries,intheframeworkofitsschemeofgeneral-isedtariffpreferences.
(2)The Community's common commercial policy must be consis-
tent with and consolidate the objectives of development policy,
in particular the eradication of poverty and the promotion ofsustainabledevelopmentinthedevelopingcountries.
(3)AcommunicationfromtheCommissiontotheCouncilof1June
1994setsouttheguidelinesfortheapplicationoftheschemeof
generalisedtariffpreferencesfortheperiod1995to2004.
(4)Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(4) implements the scheme of
generalised tariff preferences until 31 December 2001. There-after, the scheme should continue to apply until 31 December
2004,inaccordancewiththeguidelines.
(5)The scheme should incorporate the provisions of Regulation
(EC)No416/2001extendingduty-freeaccesswithoutanyquan-titativerestrictionstoproductsoriginatingintheleastdeveloped
countries. The benefit of this arrangement should be granted to
allcountries recognized andclassified bytheUnitedNationsasleastdevelopedcountries.
(6)The special arrangements to combat drug production and traf-
fickingshouldbecloselymonitored.
(7)Preferences should be differentiated according to the sensitivity
of products. It would be sufficient to differentiate between twoproductcategories,non-sensitiveandsensitiveproducts.
(8)Tariff duties on non-sensitive products should continue to besuspended, while duties on sensitive products should enjoy atariffreduction.
(9)Suchreductionshouldbesufficientlyattractiveinordertomoti-vate traders to use the opportunities offered by the scheme. Asfar asad valoremduties are concerned, the reduction should
therefore be a flat rate of 3,5 percentage points of the mostfavoured nation (MFN) duty rate. Specific duties should bereduced by 30 %. Where duties specify a minimum duty, that
minimumdutyshouldnotapply.
(10)Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance with
Regulation(EC)2820/98,provideahighertariffreduction,theyshouldcontinuetoapply.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—2
(1) OJC270E,25.9.2001,p.24.
(2) Opiniondeliveredon29.11.2001(notyetpublishedintheOfficialJournal).
(3) OJC311,7.11.2001,p.47.
(4) OJL357,30.12.1998,p.1.RegulationaslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No416/2001(OJL60,1.3.2001,p.43).
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(11)Duties should be totally suspended where preferential treatment
resultsin ad valoremdutiesof1%orlessorinspecific duties
ofEUR2orless.
(12)The provisions on the exclusion of beneficiary countries on
grounds of the degree of their development should be applied
onceayear.However,countriesshouldbeexcludedonlywherethey meet the criteria for exclusion during three consecutiveyears, and they should be readmitted where they do not meetthosecriteriaduringthreeconsecutiveyears.
(13)DuringthefirstyearofapplicationofthisRegulation,thecoun-triespreviouslyexcludedshouldremainexcluded.
(14)Theprovisionsongraduationofsectorsshouldbeappliedonceayear. However, sectors should be graduated only where theymeet the criteria for graduation during three consecutive years,and they should be readmitted where they do not meet those
criteriaduringthreeconsecutiveyears.
(15)DuringthefirstyearofapplicationofthisRegulation,thesectors
previouslygraduatedshouldremaingraduated.
(16)The tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangementsshould be as high as the preferences offered under the general
arrangements,thusdoublingthelatter.
(17)The special incentive arrangements should grant tariff prefer-
ences in all sectors that had been graduated, equivalent to the
preferencesavailableunderthegeneralarrangements.
(18)The special incentive arrangements for the protection of labour
rights should require effective application of all standards
referred to in the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
DeclarationonFundamentalPrinciplesandRightsatWork.
(19)The available assessments, comments, decisions, recommenda-tions and conclusions of the various supervisory bodies of theILO,including in particular Article 33procedures should,serveasthepointofdeparturefortheexamination ofrequestsforthespecial incentive arrangements for the protection of labourrights, as well as for the investigation as to whether temporary
withdrawal is justified on the grounds of violations of ILO
Conventions.
(20)The general rules concerning proof of origin and methods of
administrative cooperationlaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2454/93(1)andtherulesconcerningthecustomsdebt,
in particular Article 220(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(
2), apply to tariff preferences, including those granted under
the special incentive arrangements for the protection of labour
rights.
(21)The special incentive arrangements for the protection of the
environment should take into account new developments
concerning internationally agreed standards and certification
schemes.
(22)The reasons for temporary withdrawal should include serious
andsystematic violationofanystandardsreferredtointheILO
DeclarationonFundamentalPrinciplesandRightsatWork.
(23)Temporary withdrawal of all tariff preferences in respect ofimports of products originating in Myanmar should remain inforce.
(24)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regula-tion should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—3
(1) OJL253,11.10.1993,p.1.RegulationaslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No993/2001(OJL141,28.5.2001,p.1).
(2) OJL302,19.10.1992,p.1.RegulationaslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2700/2000(OJL311,12.12.2000,p.17).
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theexercise ofimplementing powersconferred onthe Commis-
sion(1),
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences shall
apply during the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 in accordance with this
Regulation.
2. ThisRegulationprovidesfor:
(a) generalarrangements,
(b) specialincentivearrangementsfortheprotectionoflabourrights,
(c) special incentive arrangements for the protection of the environ-
ment,
(d) specialarrangementsforleastdevelopedcountries,and
(e) specialarrangementstocombatdrugproductionandtrafficking,
TITLEI
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 2
The beneficiary countries of each of the arrangements referred to in
Article1(2)arelistedinAnnexI.
Article 3
1. A beneficiary country shall be removed from Annex I where it
hasmet,duringthreeconsecutiveyears,boththefollowingcriteria:
— the country is classified by the World Bank as a high-income
country,
— the country's development index, as defined in Annex II, is higher
than−1.
2. Where a country or territory, which had been removed from
Annex I, has not met, during three consecutive years, the criteria set
outinparagraph1,itshallagainbeincludedinAnnexI.
3. Onthebasisofthemostrecentdataavailableon1Septemberof
each year, the Commission shall establish which beneficiary countriesmeettheconditionssetoutinparagraphs1and2.
4. TheCommissionshallpublishanoticeinthe Official Journal of
the European Communities, listing the beneficiary countries which
meet the criteria set out in paragraph 1 in respect of the most recent
yearforwhichdataareavailable.
5. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, and before the end
of each year, the Commission shall decide, in accordance with theprocedurereferredtoinArticle38,toremovefromAnnexIthebene-ficiarycountrieswhichmeettheconditionsetoutinparagraph1andtoincludethosewhichmeettheconditionsetoutinparagraph2.
6. The first decision taken in accordance with paragraph 5 shall
enter into force on 1 January 2003. Subsequently, decisions taken in
accordancewithparagraph5shallenterintoforceon1Januaryofthesecondyearfollowingtheoneduringwhichtheyweretaken.
7. TheCommissionshallnotifyadecisiontakeninaccordancewith
paragraph 5 to the beneficiary country concerned and informit of thedateonwhichthatdecisionentersintoforce.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—4
(1) OJL184,17.7.1999,p.23.
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Article 4
The products included in the arrangements referred to in Article
1(2)(a),(b),(c)and(e)arelistedinAnnexIV.
Article 5
1. ThetariffpreferencesprovidedforbythisRegulationshallapply
to imports of products included in the arrangements enjoyed by thebeneficiarycountryinwhichtheyoriginate.
2. The rules concerning the definition of the concept of originating
products, the proof of origin and the methods of administrative coop-
eration, for the purposes of the arrangements referred to in Article1(2) of this Regulation, are laid down in Commission Regulation(EEC)No2454/93.
3. Regional cumulation withinthemeaning ofCommissionRegula-
tion(EEC)No2454/93shallalsoapplywhereaproductusedinfurther
manufacture in a country belonging to a regional group originates in
anothercountryofthegroup,whichdoesnotbenefitfromthearrange-ments applying to the final product, provided that both countriesbenefitfromregionalcumulationforthatgroup.
Article 6
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation:
(a) ‘CommonCustomsTariffduties’shallmeanthedutiesspecifiedin
PartTwoofAnnexItoCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2658/87of23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on theCommon Customs Tariff(
1), except those duties set up within the
frameworkoftariffquotas;
(b) ‘sector’ shall mean any of the sectors of products listed in Annex
III;
(c) ‘Committee’shallmeantheCommitteereferredtoinArticle37.
TITLEII
TARIFFPREFERENCES
Section1
General arrangements
Article 7
1. CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonproductslistedinAnnexIVas
non-sensitive products shall be entirely suspended, except for agricul-
turalcomponents.
2. Common CustomsTariff ad valoremdutiesonproductslisted in
Annex IV as sensitive products shall be reduced by 3,5 percentagepoints.ForproductsofChapters50to63,thisreductionshallbe20%.
3. Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance with
Article 2ofRegulation (EC)No2820/98onCommonCustomsTariff
ad valoremduties applicable on 31 December 2001, provide a tariff
reduction, for the products referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article,of more than 3,5 percentage points, these preferential duty rates shallapplyaslongasthereductionishigherthan3,5percentagepoints.
4. Common Customs Tariff specific duties other than minimum or
maximum duties on products listed in Annex IV as sensitive products
shallbereducedby30%.ForproductsofCNcode2207,thereductionshallbe15%.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—5
(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No2031/2001(OJL279,23.10.2001,p.1).
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5. Where Common Customs Tariff duties on products listed in
AnnexIVassensitiveproductsinclude ad valoremdutiesandspecific
duties,thespecificdutiesshallnotbereduced.
6. Where duties reduced in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4
specify a maximum duty, that maximum duty shall not be reduced.Where such duties specify a minimum duty, that minimum duty shall
notapply.
7. The tariff preferences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not
apply toproductsofsectorswhichaccording tocolumn CofAnnexI
are not included in the general arrangements forthe country of origin
concerned.
8. The tariff preferences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not
applytoproductsofsectorsinrespectofwhichthosetariffpreferences
have been removed, for the country of origin concerned, according tocolumn D of Annex I or a decision taken subsequently in accordancewithArticle12.
Section2
Specialincentive arrangements
Article 8
1. Subject to the provisions of Title III, Common Customs Tariff
dutiesonproductsreferredtoinArticle7:
(a) whichbelongtosectorswhich,accordingtoAnnexI,areincluded,
for the country of origin concerned, in the special incentive
arrangementsfortheprotectionoflabourrights,or
(b) which,accordingtoAnnexIVareincludedinthespecialincentive
arrangements for the protection of the environment and whichoriginate in a country which, according to Annex I, enjoys thosearrangements,
shallbefurtherreducedinaccordancewiththisArticle.
2. Common Customs Tariff duties on products to which the tariff
preferencesreferredtointhefirstsentenceofArticle7(2)apply,shall
be further reduced by another 5 percentage points. Common CustomsTariff duties on products to which the tariff preferences referred to inArticle7(3)apply,shallbefurtherreducedbyanadditionalamountsoastoprovideatotalreductionof8,5percentage points.Whereprefer-
entialdutyrates,calculatedinaccordancewithArticle2ofRegulation
(EC) No 2820/98 on Common Customs Tariff ad valoremduties
applicable on 31 December 2001, provide a tariff reduction of morethan 8,5 percentage points, these preferential duty rates shall apply aslongasthereductionishigherthan8,5percentagepoints.
3. Common Customs Tariff duties on products to which the tariff
preferences referred to inthe second sentence of Article 7(2) orthosereferred toin Article 7(4)apply, shall be further reduced bythe sameamount.
4. Common Customs Tariff duties on products which meet both
criteria set out in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be further reduced inaccordancewithparagraphs2and3.
5. The special incentive arrangements for the protection of labour
rightsshallnotincludesectorswhich,accordingtocolumnCofAnnexI,arenotincludedinthegeneralarrangementsforthecountryoforigin
concerned.
6. Theadditionaltariffpreferencesreferredtoinparagraphs2and3
shallnotapplytoproductstowhichthetariffpreferencesreferredtoin
Article 7(1)to(4)donotapplyaccordingtoArticle7(8).Wheresuch
products meet either of the criteria set out in paragraph 1(a) and (b),the tariff preferences referred to in Article 7(1) to (4) shall apply,notwithstanding Article 7(8). The certificate of origin FormA or theinvoice declaration for such products shall be valid only in respect ofthetariffpreferencesreferredtoinArticle7.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—6
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Section3
Specialarrangementsforleastdevelopedcountries
Article 9
1. Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2to4,CommonCustomsTariff
dutiesonallproductsofChapters1to97,exceptthoseofChapter93thereof, originating in a country that according to Annex I benefits
fromthe special arrangem ents for least developed countries, shall be
entirelysuspended.
2. Common Customs Tariff duties on the products of CN code
08030019 shall be reduced by 20 % annually starting on 1 January2002.Theyshallbeentirelysuspendedasfrom1January2006.
3. Common CustomsTariff dutiesonthe productsoftariffheading
1006 shall be reduced by 20 % on 1 September 2006, by 50 % on 1
September 2007 and by 80 % on 1 September 2008. They shall be
entirelysuspendedasfrom1September2009.
4. Common CustomsTariff dutiesonthe productsoftariffheading
1701 shall be reduced by 20 % on 1 July 2006, by 50 % on 1 July2007 and by 80 % on 1 July 2008. They shall be entirely suspendedasfrom1July2009.
5. Until Common Customs Tariff duties are entirely suspended in
accordance withparagraphs3and4,aglobaltariffquotaatzeroduty
shallbeopenedforeverymarketingyearforproductsoftariffheading
1006andsubheading17011110respectively, originating inthecoun-tries benefiting fromthese special arrangem ents. The initial tariffquotasforthemarketingyear2001/2002shallbeequalto2517tonnes,huskedriceequivalent,forproductsoftariffheading1006,and74185
tonnes,whitesugarequivalent,forproductsofsubheading17011110.
For each of the following marketing years, the quotas shall beincreasedby15%overthequotasofthepreviousmarketingyear.
6. TheCommissionshalladoptdetailedrulesgoverningtheopening
and administration of the quotas referred to in paragraph 5, in accor-dance with the procedure referred to in Article 38. In opening andadministrating these quotas, the Commission shall be assisted by the
management committees for the relevant common market organisa-
tions.
Section4
Specialarrangementstocombatdrugproductionandtrafficking
Article 10
1. Common Customs Tariff ad valoremduties on products which,
according to Annex IV, are included in the special arrangements tocombat drug production and trafficking referred to in Title IV andwhich originate in a country that according to Column I of Annex Ibenefits fromthose arrangem ents, shall be entirely suspended. For
products of CN code 030613, the duty shall be reduced to a rate of
3,6%.
2. CommonCustomsTariffspecificdutiesonproductsreferredtoin
paragraph1shallbeentirelysuspended,exceptforproductsforwhichCommon Customs Tariff duties also include ad valoremduties. For
products of CN codes 17041091 and 17041099, the specific dutyshallbelimitedto16%ofthecustomsvalue.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—7
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Section5
Commonprovisions
Article 11
Tariff preferences on products which are subject to anti-dumping or
countervailingmeasuresunderRegulations(EC)No384/96(1)or(EC)
No 2026/97(2), imposed after the entry into force of this Regulation
and based on the injury margin, shall be limited to the tariff prefer-ences reflected by the import prices from which that injury marginwasderived.
Article 12
1. The tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 10 shall be
removedinrespectofproductsoriginatinginabeneficiarycountry,of
a sector which has met, during three consecutive years, either of the
followingcriteria:
(a) — the country's development index, as defined in Annex II, is
higherthan−2,and
— Community imports from that country of all products of the
sector concerned and included in the arrangements enjoyed bythat country exceed 25 % of Community imports of the sameproductsfromallcountriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexI;
(b) — the country's development index, as defined in Annex II, is
higherthan−2,and
— the specialisation index of the sector concerned is higher than
the threshold corresponding to that country's developmentindex,asdefinedinAnnexII,and
— Community imports from that country of all products of the
sector concerned and included in the arrangements enjoyed by
that country exceed 2 % of Community imports of the sameproductsfromallcountriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexI.
2. Where a sector, in respect of which tariff preferences had been
removed according to column D of Annex I or to a decision taken
subsequentlyinaccordancewiththisArticle,hasnotmet,duringthreeconsecutiveyears,eitherofthecriteriasetoutinparagraph1,thetariffpreferencesshallbere-established.
3. Onthebasisofthemostrecentdataavailableon1Septemberof
each year, the Commission shall establish which sectors meet theconditionslaiddowninparagraphs1and2.
4. TheCommissionshallpublishanoticeinthe Official Journal of
the European Communities, listing the sectors which meet the criteria
set out in paragraph 1 in respect of the most recent year for whichdataareavailable.
5. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, and before the end
of each year, the Commission shall decide, in accordance with theprocedure referred to in Article 38, to remove tariff preferences inrespectofsectorswhichmeettheconditionsetoutinparagraph1andto re-establish tariff preferences for sectors which meet the conditionsetoutinparagraph2.
6. The first decision taken in accordance with paragraph 5 shall
enter into force on 1 January 2003. Subsequently, decisions taken inaccordancewithparagraph5shallenterintoforceon1Januaryofthe
secondyearfollowingtheoneduringwhichtheyweretaken.
7. TheCommissionshallnotifyadecisiontakeninaccordancewith
paragraph 5 to the beneficiary country concerned and informit of thedateonwhichthatdecisionentersintoforce.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—8
(1) OJL56,6.3.1996,p.1.RegulationaslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2238/2000(OJL257,11.10.2000,p.2).
(2) OJL288,21.10.1997,p.1.
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Article 13
1. Wheretherateofan ad valoremdutyreducedinaccordancewith
the provisions of this Title is 1 % or less, that duty shall be entirely
suspended.
2. Wheretherateofaspecificdutyreducedinaccordance withthe
provisions of this Title is EUR 2 or less per individual euro amount,thatdutyshallbeentirelysuspended.
3. Subject to paragraphs 1 and 2, the final rate of preferential duty
calculatedinaccordancewiththisRegulationshallberoundeddowntothefirstdecimalplace.
TITLEIII
SPECIALINCENTIVEARRANGEMENTS
Section1
Specialincentive arrangementsfortheprotection oflabourrights
Article 14
1. The tariff preferences referred to in Article 8(1) shall apply to
products originating inacountry which according toAnnexIbenefitsfromthe special incentive arrangem ents for the protection of labourrights, or which has subsequently been granted those arrangements by
a decision taken in accordance with Article 18, for the sector
concerned, provided that the products are accompanied by the state-mentreferredtoinArticle19.
2. The special incentive arrangements for the protection of labour
rights may be granted to a country the national legislation of whichincorporates thesubstanceofthestandardslaid downinILOConven-tions No 29 and No 105 on forced labour, No 87 and No 98 on the
freedomof association and the right to collective bargaining, No 100
andNo111onnon-discriminationinrespectofemploymentandoccu-pation,andNo138andNo182onchildlabourandwhicheffectivelyappliesthatlegislation.
Article 15
1. The special incentive arrangements for the protection of labour
rightsshallbegrantedprovidedthat:
— theyarerequestedbyacountryorterritorylistedinAnnexI,
— examinationoftherequestshowsthattherequestingcountryfulfils
theconditionlaiddowninArticle14(2),
— the requesting country has given an undertaking to monitor the
application of the special incentive arrangements and to providethenecessaryadministrativecooperation,
— the requesting country has given the agreement referred to in
Article17.
2. TherequestingcountryshallsubmititsrequesttotheCommission
inwritingandshallprovidecomprehensiveinformationconcerning:
— the national legislation referred to in Article 14(2), the measures
takentoimplementitandtomonitoritsapplication,
— anysectorsinwhichthatlegislationisnotapplied.
3. ThefullofficialtextofthelegislationreferredtoinArticle14(2)
andoftheimplementingmeasuresshallbeattachedtotherequest.
4. WherethelegislationreferredtoinArticle14(2)isnotappliedin
certain sectors, a country may request the special incentive arrange-mentsonlyforthosesectorsinwhichitisapplied.
Article 16
1. Where the Commission receives a request accompanied by the
informationreferredtoinArticle15(2),itshallpublishanoticeinthe2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—9
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Official Journal of the European Communities, announcing that
request.Thenoticeshallstatethatanyrelevantinformationconcerningthat request may be sent to the Commission and it shall specify the
periodwithinwhichinterestedpartiesmaymaketheirviewsknownin
writing.
2. The Commission shall examine the request. It may ask the
requesting country any questions which it considers relevant and mayverify the information received with the requesting country or anynaturalorlegalperson.
3. The Commission may carry out assessments in the requesting
country.TheCommissionmaybeassistedinthistaskbytheMember
States.
4. TheCommissionshallinformtherequestingcountryofitsassess-
ments.Wheretherequestingcountryneedsanadditionalperiodoftimebefore it fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 14(2), it may askthe Commission to postpone the decision referred to in Article 18(1)
accordingly. The Commission shall take a decision on postponement
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle39.
5. Theexaminationofarequestshallbecompletedwithinayearof
the date of publication of the notice referred to in paragraph 1. TheCommissionmayextendthisperiod,afterinformingtheCommittee.
6. TheCommissionshallsubmititsfindingstotheCommittee.
Article 17
During the examination of the request, the Commission shall deter-
mine,inagreementwiththerequestingcountry,
(a) theauthoritiesofthatcountrythatwillbeinchargeoftheadmin-
istrativecooperation,
(b) theauthorities ofthatcountrythatwillbeinchargeofissuingthe
statementreferredtoinArticle19.
Article 18
1. The Commission shall decide, in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 38, whether to grant a requesting country thespecialincentivearrangementsfortheprotectionoflabourrights.
2. Where a request was made in accordance with Article 15(4) or
where the examination referred to in Article 16 shows that in some
sectors the legislation referred to in Article 14(2) is not applied, thespecial arrangements may be granted only for the sectors in which itisapplied.
3. The Commission shall notify a requesting country of a decision
taken inaccordance withparagraph 1.Where a country isgranted the
special incentive arrangements, it shall be informed of the date on
whichthatdecisionentersintoforce.
4. Where a requesting country is not granted the special incentive
arrangements or where some sectors are excluded, the Commissionshallexplainthereasonsifthatcountrysorequests.
5. The Commission shall conduct all relations with a requesting
country concerning the request in close coordination with theCommittee.
Article 19
1. The tariff preferences referred to in Article 8(1) shall apply
provided that the products concerned are accompanied by a statement
issued by the authorities referred to in Article 17(b), certifying thatthose products have been manufactured in the country of origin underconditions complying with the legislation referred to in Article 14(2).This statement shall be validated by a stamp of the issuing authority,inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2454/93.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—10
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2. The statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall mention: ‘ILO
ConventionsNo29,No87,No98,No100,No105,No111,No138,No 182 — Title III, Section 1, of Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/
2001’, and shall be entered in box 4 of the certificate of origin Form
Aor on the invoice declaration referred to in Commission Regulation(EEC)No2454/93.
Article 20
1. The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the
proof of origin and the methods of administrative cooperation shallapplymutatis mutandis to the statement referred to in Article 19, as
farasbeneficiarycountriesareconcerned.
2. TheCommission,inaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoin
Article 39, may review the non-exhaustive list of criteria specifying
cases of reasonable doubt which may arise concerning compliancewith the special incentive arrangements(
1). Any changes to that list
shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities.
3. Where a second communication is sent for the purpose of the
subsequentverificationofcertificates oforiginFormAandofinvoicedeclarations in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93,concerningthetariffpreferencesreferredtoinArticle8(1),thecustomsauthoritiesintheCommunityshallinformtheCommission,whichshall
immediately publish a notification in the Official Journal of the
European Communities , announcing that reasonable doubt exists in
respectofcertainproducts,producersorexporters,andstatingthose.
4. Where it has been established, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 for the purpose of the
subsequentverificationofcertificates oforiginFormAandofinvoice
declarations,thatthetariffpreferencesreferredtoinArticle8(1)donotapply to products fromcertain producers or exporters, the custom sauthoritiesoftheCommunityshallinformtheCommission,whichshallimmediately publish a notification in the Official Journal of the
European Communities .
Section2
Special incentive arrangements for the protection of the environ-
ment
Article 21
1. The tariff preferences referred to in Article 8(3) shall apply to
productsofthetropicalforestoriginatinginacountrywhichaccordingto Annex I benefits fromthe special incentive arrangem ents for theprotection oftheenvironment orwhichhassubsequentlybeengrantedthosearrangementsbyadecisiontakeninaccordancewithArticle23.
2. Thespecialincentivearrangementsfortheprotectionoftheenvir-
onmentmaybegrantedtoacountrywhicheffectivelyappliesnationallegislationincorporatingthesubstanceofinternationallyacknowledgedstandards and guidelines concerning sustainable management oftropicalforests.
Article 22
1. ThespecialincentivearrangementsreferredtoinArticle21shall
begrantedprovidedthat:
— theyarerequestedbyacountryorterritorylistedinAnnexI,
— the examination of the requests shows that the requesting country
fulfilstheconditionlaiddowninArticle21(2),
— the requesting country has given an undertaking to maintain the
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applicationofthespecialincentivearrangementsandtoprovidethe
necessaryadministrativecooperation.
2. TherequestingcountryshallsubmititsrequesttotheCommission
inwritingandshallprovidecomprehensiveinformationconcerning:
— the national legislation referred to in Article 21(2), the measures
takentoimplementitandtomonitoritsapplication,
— any forest management certification system, where such system is
usedinthatcountry.
3. ThefullofficialtextofthelegislationreferredtoinArticle21(2)
andoftheimplementingmeasuresshallbeattachedtotherequest.
4. The Commission shall process requests made pursuant to para-
graph2inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle16.
Article 23
1. The Commission shall decide, in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 38, whether to grant a requesting country the
specialincentivearrangementsfortheprotectionoftheenvironment.
2. The Commission shall notify a requesting country of a decision
taken inaccordance withparagraph 1.Where a country isgranted the
special incentive arrangements, it shall be informed of the date on
whichthatdecisionentersintoforce.
3. Where a requesting country is not granted the special incentive
arrangements,theCommissionshallexplainthereasonsifthatcountry
sorequests.
4. The Commission shall conduct all relations with a requesting
country concerning the request in close coordination with the
Committee.
Article 24
The tariff preferences referred to in Article 8(3) shall apply provided
that the products concerned are accompanied by the following state-ment:
‘Environmental clause — Title III, Section 2, of Council Regulation
(EC)No2501/2001’.
This statement shall be entered in box 4 of the certificate of origin
FormAor onthe invoice declaration referred toin Regulation (EEC)
No2454/93.
TITLEIV
SPECIALARRANGEMENTSTO COMBAT DRUG PRODUCTIONAND
TRAFFICKING
Article 25
1. The Commission shall monitor and evaluate the effects of the
special arrangements to combat drug production and trafficking inrespectofeachbeneficiarycountry's:
(a) useofthetariffpreferencesprovidedforbythesearrangements,
(b) effortsincombatingdrugproductionandtrafficking.
2. TheCommissionshallalsoassesseachbeneficiarycountry's:
(a) social development, in particular the respect and promotion of the
standardslaiddownintheILOConventionsreferredtointheILODeclarationonFundamentalPrinciplesandRightsatWork,
(b) environmental policy, in particular the sustainable management of
tropicalforests.
3. The evaluation referred to in paragraphs 1(b) and 2(a) and (b)
shalltakeintoaccountthefindingsoftherelevantinternationalorgani-sations and agencies. The Commission shall inform each beneficiary2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—12
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countryofitsevaluationandinviteittocomment.Theevaluationshall
beincludedinthereportreferredtoinArticle37(3).Itwillbewithoutprejudice to the continuation of the arrangements referred to in para-
graph1until2004,andtheirpossibleextensionthereafter.
4. Before theendof2004,the Commission shallconduct ageneral
evaluationoftheresultsofthearrangementsreferredtoinparagraph1.It shall submit the findings to the Committee and take them intoaccountwhenestablishingguidelinesforaschemeofgeneralisedtariffpreferencesforthedecade2005to2014.
TITLEV
TEMPORARYWITHDRAWALANDSAFEGUARDPROVISIONS
Article 26
1. The preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation
maybetemporarilywithdrawn,inrespectofallorofcertainproducts,originatinginabeneficiarycountry,foranyofthefollowingreasons:
(a) practice of any formof slavery or forced labour as defined in the
GenevaConventionsof25September1926and7September1956
andILOConventionsNo29andNo105;
(b) seriousandsystematic violation ofthe freedom ofassociation, the
righttocollectivebargainingortheprincipleofnon-discriminationinrespectofemploymentandoccupation,oruseofchildlabour,asdefinedintherelevantILOConventions;
(c) exportofgoodsmadebyprisonlabour;
(d) shortcomings in customs controls on export or transit of drugs
(illicitsubstancesorprecursors),orfailuretocomplywithinterna-tionalconventionsonmoneylaundering;
(e) fraud, irregularities or systematic failure to comply or to ensure
compliance with the rules of origin of products and the proof
thereof, and to provide the administrative cooperation as requiredfor the implementation and the control of the respect of thearrangementsreferredtoinArticle1(2);
(f) unfair trading practices, including those which are prohibited or
actionableundertheWTOAgreements,providedthatadetermina-
tion to that effect has been made previously by the competentWTObody;
(g) infringement oftheobjectivesofinternational conventionssuchas
NAFO,NEAFC,ICCATandNASCOconcerningtheconservationandmanagementoffisheryresources;
2. The administrative cooperation referred to in paragraph 1(e)
requires, inter aliathatabeneficiarycountry:
(a) communicatetotheCommissionandupdatetheinformationneces-
saryfortheimplementationoftherulesoforiginandthecontrolof
respectthereof;
(b) assist the Community by carrying out, on request of the customs
authorities of Member States, subsequent verification of the proofoforiginandcommunicateitsresultsintime;
(c) assisttheCommunitybyallowingtheCommission,incoordination
and close cooperation with the competent authorities of theMember States, to conduct Community administrative andinvesti-gative cooperation missions in that country, in order to verify theauthenticity of documents or the accuracy of information relevantfor granting the benefit of the arrangements referred to in Article
1(2);
(d) carry out or arrange for appropriate inquiries to identify and
preventcontraventionoftherulesoforigin;
(e) complyorensurecompliancewiththerulesoforigininrespectof
regionalcumulation,ifthecountrybenefitstherefrom.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—13
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3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the special incentive arrange-
ments referred to in Title III may be temporarily withdrawn, inrespectofallorcertainproductsincludedinthosearrangements,origi-
natinginabeneficiarycountry,foreitherofthefollowingreasons:
(a) if the national legislation no longer incorporates the standards
referredtoinArticle14(2)orArticle21(2)orifthatlegislationis
noteffectivelyapplied;
(b) iftheundertakingreferredtoinArticle15(1)orArticle22(1)isnot
respected.
4. Without prejudice to Article 11, the preferential arrangements
provided for in this Regulation shall not be withdrawn pursuant to
paragraph1(f)inrespectofproductswhicharesubjecttoanti-dumping
orcountervailingmeasuresunderRegulations(EC)No384/96or(EC)No2026/97,forthereasonsjustifyingthosemeasures.
Article 27
1. Where the Commission or a Member State receives information
thatmayjustifytemporarywithdrawalandwhereitconsidersthatthereare sufficient grounds for an investigation, it shall informtheCommittee and request consultations, which should take place within15days.
2. Following the consultations, the Commission may decide, in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39, to initiate aninvestigation.
Article 28
1. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it
shallpublishanoticeinthe Official Journal of the European Commu-
nitiesannouncing the investigation, and notify the beneficiary country
concernedthereof.Thenoticeshallprovideasummaryoftheinforma-tion received andstate that anyuseful information may be sent totheCommission.Itshallspecifytheperiodwithinwhichinterestedpartiesmaymaketheirviewsknowninwriting.
2. TheCommissionshallprovidethebeneficiarycountryconcerned
witheveryopportunitytocooperateintheinvestigation.
3. TheCommissionshallseekallinformationitconsidersnecessary
and may verify the information received with economic operators and
the beneficiary country concerned. The available assessments,comments, decisions,recommendations andconclusions ofthevarioussupervisorybodiesoftheILO,includinginparticularArticle33proce-dures, shall serve as the point of departure for the investigation as to
whethertemporary withdrawalisjustified forthereasonreferredtoin
Article26(1)(b).
4. The Commission may be assisted by officials of the Member
State on whose territory verification might be sought, if that Member
Statesorequests.
5. Where information requested bytheCommissionisnotprovided
withinareasonableperiodortheinvestigationissignificantlyimpeded,findingsmaybemadeonthebasisofthefactsavailable.
6. The investigation should be completed within a year. The
Commissionmayextendthisperiod,inaccordance withtheprocedurereferredtoinArticle39.
Article 29
1. The Commission shall submit a report on its findings to the
Committee.
2. Where the Commission considersthat the findings donotjustify
temporarywithdrawal,itshalldecide,inaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle39,toterminatetheinvestigation.Inthatcase,theCommission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the Offi-2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—14
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cial Journal of the European Communities ,announcingthetermination
oftheinvestigationandsettingoutitsmainconclusions.
3. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify
temporarywithdrawalforthereasonreferredtoinArticle26(1)(b),itshalldecide,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle39,
to monitor and evaluate the situation in the beneficiary country
concerned for a period of six months. The Commission shall notifythis decision to the beneficiary country concerned and shall publish anotice in the Official Journal of the European Communities , announ-
cing that it intends to submit a proposal to the Council for temporarywithdrawal, unless, before the end of the period, the beneficiary
countryconcernedmadeacommitmenttotakethemeasuresnecessary
toconform,inareasonableperiodoftime,withtheprinciplesreferredto in the 1998ILO Declaration onFundamental Principles andRightsatWork.
4. Where the Commission considers temporary withdrawal to be
necessary,itshallsubmitanappropriateproposaltotheCouncil,whichshalldecidewithin30daysbyaqualifiedmajority.
5. Where at the end of the period referred to in paragraph 3, the
Commission finds that the beneficiary country concerned has notmadetherequiredcommitment,andwhereitconsiderstemporarywith-drawal necessary, it shall submit an appropriate proposal to the
Council, which shall decide within 30 days by a qualified majority.
Where the Council decides on temporary withdrawal, such decisionshallenterintoforcesixmonthsafteritwastaken,unlessitisdecidedbeforethenthatthereasonsjustifyingitnolongerprevail.
Article 30
1. AfterinformingtheCommittee,theCommissionmaysuspendthe
preferential arrangements provided forin thisRegulation inrespect of
allorofcertainproducts,originatinginabeneficiarycountry:
(a) where it considers that there is sufficient evidence that temporary
withdrawal is justified for the reasons referred to in Article
26(1)(e),or
(b) where imports under these arrangements massively exceed the
usuallevelsofproductionandexportcapacityofthatcountry.
2. MemberStatesshallcommunicatetotheCommissionallrelevant
informationthatmayjustifysuspensionofpreferences.
3. WheretheCommissionconsidersthatthereissufficientevidence
that theconditionsforsuspensionaremet,itshalltake allappropriate
measuresasquicklyaspossible.
4. The period of suspension shall be limited to three months and
may be renewed once. The Commission may extend this period, in
accordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle39.
Article 31
1. Where aproductoriginating inabeneficiary countryisimported
on terms which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to aCommunity producer of like or directly competing products, normal
Common Customs Tariff duties on that product may be reintroduced
at any time at the request of a Member State or on the Commission'sinitiative.
2. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it
shallpublishanoticeinthe Official Journal of the European Commu-
nitiesannouncing the investigation. The notice shall state that any
useful information should be sent to the Commission. It shall specifytheperiodwithinwhichinterestedpartiesmaymaketheirviewsknowninwriting.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—15
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3. In examining whether there are serious difficulties, the Commis-
sion shall take account, inter alia,of the following factors concerning
Communityproducerswheretheinformationisavailable:
— marketshare,
— production,
— stocks,— productioncapacity,
— bankruptcies,
— profitability,
— capacityutilisation,
— employment,— imports,
— prices.
4. TheCommissionshalltakeadecisionwithin30workingdaysof
consultingtheCommittee.
5. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action
make an investigation impossible, the Commission may, afterinformingtheCommittee,takeanypreventivemeasurewhichisstrictlynecessary.
Article 32
WhereimportsofproductsincludedinAnnexItotheTreatycause,or
threaten to cause, serious disturbance to Community markets or their
regulatory mechanisms, the Commission may suspend the preferentialarrangements in respect of the products concerned after informing themanagementcommitteefortherelevantcommonmarketorganisation.
Article 33
1. The Commission shall inform the beneficiary country concerned
ofany decision taken inaccordance withArticles 30,31or32beforeitbecomeseffective.TheCommissionshallalsonotifytheCounciland
theMemberStatesthereof.
2. AnyMemberStatemayreferadecisiontakeninaccordancewith
Articles 30, 31 or 32 to the Council within ten days. The Council,
acting byqualified majority, may adopt a different decision within 30
days.
Article 34
Nothing in this Title shall affect the application of safeguard clauses
adopted aspartofthecommonagriculturalpolicyunderArticle 37oftheTreaty,oraspartofthecommontradepolicyunderArticle133oftheTreaty,oranyothersafeguardclauseswhichmaybeapplied.
TITLEVI
PROCEDURALPROVISIONS
Article 35
TheCommissionshalladoptchangestotheAnnexesofthisRegulation
made necessary byamendments tothe Combined Nomenclature or bychangesintheinternationalstatusorclassificationofcountriesorterri-toriesinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle39.
Article 36
1. Withinsixweeksoftheendofeachquarter,MemberStatesshall
sendtheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunitiestheirstatistical
dataonproductsadmittedforfreecirculationduringthatquarterunderthe tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation. These data,supplied by reference to Combined Nomenclature codes and, whereapplicable, TARIC codes, shall show, by country of origin, values,quantities and any supplementary units required in accordance with2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—16
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the definitions in Regulation (EC) No 1172/95(1) and Commission
Regulation(EC)No1917/2000(2).
2. In accordance with Article 308(d) of Commission Regulation
(EEC) 2454/93, Member States shall forward to the Commission, at
itsrequest,detailsofthequantitiesofproductsadmittedforfreecircu-
lation under the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation,duringthepreviousmonths.
3. TheCommissionshall,inclosecooperationwithMemberStates,
monitortheimportsofproductsofCNcode08030019,oftariffhead-ings 0603, 1006, and 1701 and of CN codes 16041411, 16041418,
16041490, 16041939 and 16042070 in order to determine whether
theconditionsreferredtoinArticles30,31and32arefulfilled.
Article 37
1. In implementing this Regulation, the Commission shall be
assisted by a Generalised Preferences Committee, composed of repre-
sentatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative oftheCommission.
2. The Committee may examine any matter relating to the applica-
tionofthisRegulationraisedbytheCommissionorattherequestofaMemberState.
3. The Committee shall examine the effects of the Community
scheme of generalised tariff preferences, on the basis of an annual
report from the Commission. This report shall cover all preferential
arrangementsreferredtoinArticle1(2).
4. TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.
Article 38
1. WherereferenceismadetothisArticle,Articles5and7ofDeci-
sion1999/468/ECshallapply.
2. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shallbesetat3months.
Article 39
Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision
1999/468/ECshallapply.
TITLEVII
FINALPROVISIONS
Article 40
1. Requests concerning Title III of this Regulation made under the
provisions of a previous regulation on the Community scheme ofgeneralised tariff preferences, on which no decision has been taken
beforethisRegulationentersintoforce,shallbeconsideredtoreferto
thecorrespondingprovisionsofthisRegulation.
2. Council Regulation (EC) No552/97 of 24March1997tempora-
rily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences fromtheUnion of Myanmar(
3), which refers to Council Regulations (EC) No
3281/94(4) and (EC) No 1256/96(5), shall be considered to refer to
thecorrespondingprovisionsofthisRegulation.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—17
(1) OJL118,25.5.1995,p.10.RegulationaslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No374/98(OJL48,19.2.1998,p.6).
(2) OJL 229, 9.9.2000, p. 14. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1669/2001(OJL224,21.8.2001,p.3).
(3) OJL85,27.3.1997,p.8.
(4) OJL348,31.12.1994,p.1.
(5) OJL160,29.6.1996,p.1.
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3. This Regulation replaces Council Regulation (EC) No 416/2001
amendingCouncilRegulation(EC)No2820/98applyingamultiannualscheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to
31December2001soastoextenddutyfreeaccesswithoutanyquanti-
tative restrictions to products originating in the least developedcountries.
Article 41
1. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January2002.2. It shall apply until 31December 2004.This date shall not apply
to the special arrangements for least developed countries, nor, to theextentthattheyareappliedinconjunctionwiththosearrangements,toanyotherprovisionsofthisRegulation.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—18
ANNEX I
Beneficiary countriesandterritories oftheCommunity'sschemeofgeneralisedtariffpreferences
Column A: code according to the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade
statisticsoftheCommunity
Column B: nameofcountry
Column C: sectors not included in the general arrangements for the beneficiary country concerned
(Article7(7))
Column D: sectors in respect of which tariff preferences have been removed for the beneficiary
countryconcerned(Article7(8))
Column E: countries included in the special incentive arrangements for the protection of labour
rights(TitleIIISection1)
Column F: sectors included in these arrangements for the beneficiary country concerned (Article
8(1)and(2))
Column G: countries included in the special incentive arrangements forthe protection of the envir-
onment(TitleIIISection2)
Column H: countriesincludedinthespecialarrangementsforleastdevelopedcountries(Article9)
Column I: countriesincludedinthespecialarrangementstocombatdrugproductionandtrafficking
(TitleIV)
AB C D E F G H I
AE UnitedArabEmirates
AF Afghanistan X
AG AntiguaandBarbudaAI Anguilla
AM Armenia II,XXVI
AN NetherlandsAntillesAO Angola X
AQ AntarcticaAR Argentina I,III,XI,XVII▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—19
AB C D E F G H I
AS AmericanSamoa
AW Aruba
AZ Azerbaijan II,XXVI
BB Barbados
BD Bangladesh X
BF BurkinaFaso X
BH Bahrain
BI Burundi X
BJ Benin X
BM Bermuda
BN BruneiDarussalamXXV
BO Bolivia X
BR Brazil I,VI,IX,XI,XII,XVII,
XX,XXIII,XXVI,XXX
BS Bahamas
BT Bhutan X
BV BouvetIsland
BW Botswana
BY Belarus II,XXVI XV
BZ Belize▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—20
AB C D E F G H I
CC CocosIslands(orKeelingIslands)
CD DemocraticRepublicofCongo X
CF CentralAfricanRepublic X
CG Congo
CI Côted'IvoireCK CookIslandsCL Chile V,IX,XV
CM Cameroon
CN People'sRepublicofChina XXVI(
1) IV,VIII,XIV,XVIII,
XXII,XXIII,XXIV,
XXVII,XXXIII
CO Colombia X
CR CostaRica X
CU Cuba
CV CapeVerde X
CX ChristmasIslandsCY CyprusDJ Djibouti X
DM Dominica
DO DominicanRepublicDZ Algeria▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—21
AB C D E F G H I
EC Ecuador X
EG Egypt
ER Eritrea X
ET Ethiopia X
FJ Fiji
FK FalklandsIslands
FM FederatedStatesofMicronesia
GA Gabon
GD Grenada
GE Georgia II,XXVI
GH Ghana
GI Gibraltar
GL Greenland II
GM Gambia X
GN Guinea X
GQ EquatorialGuinea X
GS SouthGeorgiaandSouthSandwich
Islands
GT Guatemala X
GU Guam▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—22
AB C D E F G H I
GW Guinea-Bissau X
GY GuyanaHM HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands
HN Honduras X
HT Haiti X
ID Indonesia X,XIX,XXIIIIN India XVII,XVIII,XXI
IO BritishIndianOceanTerritory
IQ IraqIR Iran(IslamicRepublicof)JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
KE KenyaKG Kyrgyzstan II,XXVIKH Cambodia X
KI Kiribati X
KM Comoros X
KN StKittsandNevisKW KuwaitKY CaymanIslands▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—23
AB C D E F G H I
KZ Kazakhstan II,XXVI XV,XXV,XXVII
LA LaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublic X
LB LebanonLC StLucia
LK SriLanka
LR Liberia X
LS Lesotho X
LY LibyanArabJamahiriya XIII
MA Morocco
MD Moldova(Republicof) II,XXVI X All
exceptII
and
XXVI
MG Madagascar X
MH MarshallIslandsML Mali X
MM Myanmar X
MN Mongolia
MO Macao XXIIMP NorthernMarianaIslandsMR Mauritania X▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—24
AB C D E F G H I
MS Montserrat
MU Mauritius
MV Maldives X
MW Malawi X
MX Mexico III,V,XXVI
MY Malaysia VII,X,XVI,XIX,XXII,
XXIX
MZ Mozambique X
NA Namibia
NC NewCaledonia
NE Niger X
NF NorfolkIsland
NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua X
NP Nepal X
NR Nauru
NU NiueIsland
OM Oman
PA Panama X
PE Peru X▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—25
AB C D E F G H I
PF FrenchPolynesia
PG PapuaNewGuineaPH Philippines X
PK Pakistan XVII,XVIII,XXI X
PM StPierreandMiquelonPN PitcairnPW Palau
PY Paraguay
QA QatarRU RussianFederation II,XXVI XIII,XV,XXVIIRW Rwanda X
SA SaudiArabia XIII
SB SolomonIslands X
SC SeychellesSD Sudan X
SH SantaHelena
SL SierraLeone X
SN Senegal X
SO Somalia X
SR Suriname▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—26
AB C D E F G H I
ST SãoToméandPríncipe X
SV ElSalvador X
SY SyrianArabRepublic
SZ Swaziland
TC TurksandCaicosIslandsTD Chad X
TF FrenchSouthernterritories
TG Togo X
TH Thailand II,V,XI,XVI,XVIII,
XXII,XXIII,XXV,
XXXIII
TJ Tajikistan II,XXVITK TokelauIslands
TM Turkmenistan II,XXVI
TN TunisiaTO TongaTP EastTimorTT TrinidadandTobago
TV Tuvalu X
TZ Tanzania(UnitedRepublicof) X
UA Ukraine II,XXVI VIII,XV▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—27
AB C D E F G H I
UG Uganda X
UM UnitedStatesMinoroutlyingislandsUY Uruguay I
UZ Uzbekistan II,XXVI
VC StVincentandNorthernGrenadinesVE Venezuela X
VG VirginIslands(British)
VI VirginIslands(USA)
VN VietNamVU Vanuatu X
WF WallisandFutuna
WS Samoa X
YE Yemen X
YT MayotteZA SouthAfrica XXVIZM Zambia X
ZW Zimbabwe
(1) OnlytheproductsofsectorXXVIwhichareunderlinedinAnnexIIIarenotincludedforthePeople'sRepublicofChina,pursuanttoArticle7(7).▼B2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—28
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ANNEX II
1.Developmentindex
The development index refers to acountry's level ofindustrial development. It
compares that level to the one of the European Union, using the following
formula:
{log[Yi/Yue]+log[Xi/Xue]}/2
where:
Yi= thebeneficiarycountry'sgrossnationalproductpercapita,
Yue= theEuropeanUnion'sgrossnationalproductpercapita,
Xi= thevalueofthebeneficiarycountry'smanufacturedexports,
Xue= thevalueoftheEuropeanUnion'smanufacturedexports.
Manufactured exports are those of Standard International Trade Classification
(SITC)5to8less68.
2.Specialisationindex
Thespecialisation indexreferstotheimportance ofasectorintheCommunity
importsfromabeneficiary country.Itisbasedontheratiobetween thatcoun-
try'sshareinimportsfromallcountries,ofallproductsofthesectorconcerned,
whether included in the preferential arrangements or not, and its share in all
importsfromallcountries.
3.Thresholds
Development index Threshold for the Specialisation index
=or>−1,00 100%
<−1,00and=or>−1,23 150%
<−1,23and=or>−1,70 500%
<−1,70and=or>−2,00 700%.
4.Statisticalsources
ThestatisticalsourceforpercapitaincomeistheWorldBank'sWorldDevelop-
ment Report,formanufactured exportstheUNCOMTRADEstatistics, andfor
CommunityimportstheCOMEXTstatistics.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—29
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ANNEX III
Sectorsreferred toinpoint(b)ofArticle6
No Description CNcode
I Liveanimalsandmeat Chapters1and2
II Fisheryproducts Chapter3,codes1604,1605and
19022010
III Edibleproductsofanimalorigin Chapter4
IV Otherproductsofanimalorigin Chapter5V Trees,plants,cutflowers,ediblevege-
tablesandnutsChapters6to8
VI Coffee,tea,matéandspices Chapter9
VII Cerealsandmaltandstarches Chapters10and11VIII Grains,seeds,fruitandplants Chapter12
IX Lac,gumsandresins Chapter13
X Fats,oilsandwaxes Chapter15XI Ediblepreparationsandbeverages Chapters16to23,exceptcodes1604,
1605and19022010
XII Tobacco Chapter24XIII Mineralproducts Chapters25to27XIV Chemicalsexceptfertilisers Chapters28to38,except31
XV Fertilisers Chapter31
XVI Plasticsandrubber Chapters39and40XVII Leather,rawhidesandskins Chapter41XVIII Articlesofleatherandfurskins Chapters42and43
XIX Wood Chapters44to46
XX Paper Chapters47to49XXI Textiles Chapters50to60XXII Clothing Chapters61to63
XXIII Footwear Chapters64to67
XXIV Glassandceramic Chapters68to70XXV Jewelleryandpreciousmetals Chapter712001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—30
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No Description CNcode
XXVI Ironorsteel(1) 720211;72071111;72071114;
72071116;72071210;72071911;
72071914;72071916;72071931;
72072011;72072015;72072017;
72072032;72072051; 72072055;
72072057;72072071; 72081000;
72082500;72082600;72082700;
72083600;720837;720838;720839;
720840;72085110; 72085130;
72085150;72085191;72085199;
72085210;72085291;72085299;
72085310;72085390;720854;
72089010;72091500; 720916;
720917;720918;72092500; 720926;
720927;720928;72099010;
72101110;72101211;72101219;
72102010;72103010;72104110;
72104910;72105010;72106110;
72106910;72107031;72107039;
72109031;72109033;72109038;
72111300;72111410;72111490;
72111920;72111990; 72112310;
72112351;72112920;72119011;
72121010;72121091;72122011;
72123011;72124010;72125031;
72125051;72126011;72126091;
72131000;72132000; 72139110;
72139120;72139141;72139149;
72139170;72139190; 72139910;
72139990;72142000;72143000;
72149110;72149190; 72149910;
72149931;72149939;72149950;
72149961;72149969;72149980;
72149990;72159010;72161000;
72162100;72162200;721631;721632;721633;721640;721650;
72169910;72189111;72189119;
72189911;72189920;72191100;
721912;721913;721914;721921;
721922;72192300;72192400;
72193100;721932;721933;721934;
721935;72199010;72201100;
72201200;72202010;72209011;
72209031;722100;722211;722219;
72223010;72224010;72224030;
72249001;72249005;72249008;
72249015;72249031;72249039;
72251100;722519;72252020;
72253000;722540;72255000;
72259110;72259210;72259910;
72261110;72261910;72261930;
72262020;722691;72269210;
72269320;72269420;72269920;
7227;72281010;72281030;
72282011;72282019;72282030;
722830;72286010;72287010;
72287031;72288010;
72288090;
73011000;73021031;73021039;
73021090;73024010;73029020
XXVII Basemetalsandarticlesofbasemetal,
otherthanproductsofsectorXXVI720221;720241;720249;72025000;
72027000;72029100;72029930;
72029980;7217;7223;7303to7326;
Chapters74to83
XXVIII Electro-mechanics exChapter84andexChapter85(other
thanproductsofsectorXXIX)
XXIX Consumerelectronics 8470;8471;8473;8504;8505;8517;
8518;8519;8520;8521;8522;8523;
8524;852530;852540;8526;8527;
8528;8529;8531;8532;8533;8534;
8536;854011;854012;8541;85422001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—31
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No Description CNcode
XXX Transportequipment Chapters86,88and89
XXXI Automobiles Chapter87XXXII Opticalandclocks Chapters90to92
XXXIII Miscellaneous Chapters94to96
(1) TheproductsofsectorXXVInotincludedforthePeople'sRepublicofChinapursuanttoArticle7(7)areunder-
lined.2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—32
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ANNEX IV
Listofproductsincludedinthearrangementsreferred toinArticle 1(2)
CN code: Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the
description of products is to be considered as indicative, the tariff preferences being
determined by the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the tariff preferences
are to be determined by the CN code and the description together. Entry of products
markedwithanasteriskissubjecttotheconditionslaiddownintherelevantCommunity
provisions.
Column G: Products included in the general arrangements (Article 7). These products are listed
either NS (non-sensitive in the meaning of Article 7(1)) or S (sensitive in the meaning
ofArticle 7(2)).Forreasonsofsimplification, productsarelistedingroups.Thesemay
includeproductsforwhichCommonCustomsTariffdutiesareexemptedorsuspended.
Column E: Productsincludedinthespecialincentivearrangementsfortheprotectionoftheenviron-
ment (Article 8(3)). Where the general arrangements include a groupof products while
the special arrangements for the protection of the environment include only certain
productsofthesamegroup,theseproductsarealsolistedindividually. Inthatcase,the
individualproductsareagainshownasincludedinthegeneralarrangements.
Column D: Productsincludedinthespecialarrangementstocombatdrugproductionandtrafficking
(Article 10). For reasons of simplification, products are listed in groups. These may
include products for which Common Customs Tariff duties are exempted or suspended
in accordance with Article 7 or otherwise. Where the special arrangements to combat
drug production and trafficking include a group of products while the general arrange-
ments include only certain products of the same group, these products are also listed
individually. In that case, the individual products are again shown as included in the
specialarrangements.
CNCode Description G E D
01011090 Liveasses S
Live horses other than pure-bred breeding
animals:
01019019 Otherthanforslaughter S X01019030 Liveasses S
01019090 Livemulesandhinnies S
01042010 Livepure-bredbreedinggoats* S X01061910 Livedomesticrabbits S X01063910 Livepigeons S X020500 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh,
chilledorfrozenSX
02068091 Edibleoffalofhorses,asses,mulesorhinnies,
freshorchilled,otherthanforthemanufacture
ofpharmaceuticalproductsSX
02069091 Edibleoffalofhorses,asses,mulesorhinnies,
frozen,otherthanforthemanufactureofphar-
maceuticalproductsSX
Livers,frozen:
02071491 Offowlsofthespecies( Gallus domesticus )S
02072791 Ofturkeys S02073689 Ofducks,geeseorguineafowls S
Othermeatandediblemeatoffal,fresh,chilled
orfrozen:2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—33
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CNCode Description G E D
020810 Ofrabbitsorhares S X
02082000 Frogs'legs NS
ex 020890 Other,excludingproductsof02089055 S X
Meat other than of swine and bovine animals,
including edible flours and meals of meat or
meatoffal:
02109910 Horsemeat,salted,inbrineordried S02109959 Offal of bovine animals other than thick skirt
andthinskirtS
02109960 Offalofsheepandgoats S
02109980 Offalotherthanpoultryliver SChapter3 FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS
ANDOTHERAQUATICINVERTEBRATESX
Livefish:
03011090 Ornamentalsaltwaterfish NS03019190 Othertrout S X
ex 03019990 Saltwater fish: dogfish and other sharks
(Squalus spp.), porbeagles ( Lamna cornubica;
Isurus nasus), lesser or Greenland halibut
(Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides ), Atlantic
halibut(Hippoglossus hippoglossus )SX
Fish,freshorchilled,excludingfishfilletsand
otherfishmeatof0304:
03021190 Othertrout S X
Flat fish ( Pleuronectidae ,Bothidae,Cynoglos-
sidae,Soleidae,Scophthalmidae and
Citharidae),excludingliversandroes:
03022110 Lesser or Greenland halibut ( Reinhardtius
hippoglossoides )SX
03022130 Atlantichalibut( Hippoglossus hippoglossus )S X
03022200 Plaice( Pleuronectes platessa )S X
03026200 Haddock( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )S X
03026300 Coalfish( Pollachius virens )S X
030265 Dogfishandothersharks S X03026933 Redfish ( Sebastes spp.) other than of the
speciesSebastes marinusSX
03026941 Whiting( Merlangius merlangus )S X
03026945 Ling( Molva spp.) S X
03026951 Alaska pollack ( Theragra chalcogramma ) and
pollack(Pollachius pollachius )SX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—34
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CNCode Description G E D
03026985 Blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou or
Gadus poutassou )SX
03026986 Southern blue whiting ( Micromesistius
australis)SX
03026988 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) SX
03026992 Pinkcusk-eel( Genypterus blacodes )SX
ex 03026999 Other than fish of the species Kathetostoma
giganteumSX
03027000 Liversandroes,freshorchilled S X
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other
fishmeatof0304:
03032190 Othertrout S X
Flat fish ( Pleuronectidae ,Bothidae,Cynoglos-
sidae,Soleidae,Scophthalmidae and
Citharidae),excludingliversandroes:
03033110 Lesser or Greenland halibut ( Reinhardtius
hippoglossoides )SX
03033130 Atlantichalibut( Hippoglossus hippoglossus )S X
03033300 Sole( Solea spp.) S X
03033910 Flounder( Platichthys flesus )S X
03037200 Haddock( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )S X
03037300 Coalfish( Pollachius virens )S X
030375 Dogfishandothersharks S X
03037937 Redfish ( Sebastes spp.) other than of the
speciesSebastes marinusSX
03037945 Whiting( Merlangius merlangus )S X
03037951 Ling( Molva spp.) S X
03037958 Fishofthe species Orcynopsis unicolor :S X
03037983 Blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou or
Gadus poutassou )SX
03037985 Southern blue whiting ( Micromesistius
australis)SX
03037987 Swordfish( Xiphias gladius )S X
03037988 Toothfish( Dissostichus spp )S X
03037992 Bluegrenadier( Macruronus novaezealandiae )S X
03037993 Pinkcusk-eel( Genypterus blacodes )SX
03037994 Fish of the species Pelotreis flavilatus and
Peltorhamphus novaezealandiaeSX
03037998 Other S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—35
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CNCode Description G E D
03038090 Otherliversandroes S X
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh or
chilled:
03041011 Fillets of trout of the species Salmo trutta,
Oncorhynchus mykiss ,Oncorhynchus clarki ,
Oncorhynchus aguabonita andOncorhynchus
gilaeSX
ex 03041098 Fillets of dogfish and other sharks ( Squalus
spp.),porbeagles (Lamna cornubica, Isurus
nasus),lesserorGreenland halibut (Rheinhard-
tius hippoglossoides ), Atlantic halibut
(Hippoglossus hippoglossus )SX
Frozenfilletsoffreshwaterfish:
03042011 Of trout of the species Salmo trutta,Oncor-
hynchus mykiss ,Oncorhynchus clarki ,
Oncorhynchus agubonita andOncorhynchus
gilaeSX
03042021 Ofcodofthespecies Gadus macrocephalus SX
03042029 Ofothercodandoffishofthespecies Boreo-
gadus saidaSX
03042031 Ofcoalfish( Pollachius virens )S X
03042033 Ofhaddock( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )S X
03042037 Of other redfish ( Sebastes spp.) than of the
speciesSebastes marinusSX
03042041 Ofwhiting( Merlangius merlangus )SX
03042043 Ofling( Molva spp.) S X
03042055 Ofhake( Merlucciusspp.,Urophycisspp.) S X
03042056 S X
03042058 S X
03042059 S X
03042061 Ofdogfish( Squalus acanthias andScyliorhinus
spp.)SX
03042069 Ofothersharks S X
03042071 Ofplaice( Pleuronectes platessa )S X
03042073 Offlounder( Platichthys flesus )S X
03042087 Ofswordfish( Xiphias gladius )S X
03042091 Of blue grenadier ( Macruronus novaezealan-
diae)SX
ex 03042095 Other: of halibut ( Rheinhardtius hippoglos-
soides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus,
Hippoglossus stenolepsis)SX
03049039 Ofothercod S X
03049041 Ofcoalfish( Pollachius virens )S X
03049045 Ofhaddock( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—36
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CNCode Description G E D
03049047 Ofhake( MerlucciusandUrophycis)SX
03049049 S X
03049057 Ofmonkfish( Lophiusspp.) S X
03049059 Of blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou or
Gadus poutassou )SX
03049097 Ofothersaltwaterfish S X
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish,
whether or not cooked before or during the
smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of
fish,fitforhumanconsumption:
ex 03053090 Fishofthespecies Clupea ilisha,inbrine S X
03055970 Atlantichalibut( Hippoglossus hippoglossus )S X
03056930 Atlantichalibut( Hippoglossus hippoglossus )S X
03056950 Pacific salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ,Oncor-
hynchus gorbuscha ,Oncorhynchus keta,
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha ,Oncorhynchus
kisutch,Oncorhynchus masou andOncor-
hynchus rhodurus ), Atlantic salmon ( Salmo
salar) and Danube salmon ( Hucho hucho),
saltedorinbrineSX
ex 03056990 Fishofthespecies Clupea ilisha,inbrine S X
Crustaceans,frozen:
030611 Rocklobsterandotherseacrawfish( Palinurus
spp.,Panulirusspp.,Jasusspp.)SX
030612 Lobsters( Homarusspp.) S X
ex 030613 Shrimps and prawns, excluding products of
03061330SX
030614 Crabs S X
03061910 Freshwatercrayfish S X03061990 Other crustaceans, including flours, meals and
pellets,fitforhumanconsumptionSX
Crustaceans,notfrozen:
03062100 Rocklobsterandotherseacrawfish( Palinurus
spp.,Panulirusspp.,Jasusspp.)SX
030622 Lobsters( Homarusspp.) S X
Shrimpsandprawns:
03062310 Ofthefamily Pandalidae SX
03062390 Other S X
030624 Crabs S X
Othercroustaceans,includingflours,mealsand
pellets:
03062910 Freshwatercrayfish S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—37
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CNCode Description G E D
ex 03062990 Puerullusspp. S X
Molluscs, whether in shell or not, and aquatic
invertebrates other than crustaceans and
molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried,
salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of
aquaticinvertebratesotherthancrustaceans:fit
forhumanconsumption:
03071090 Oysters S X03072100 Scallops,live,freshorchilled S X030729 Otherscallops S X
030731 Mussels ( Mytilusspp,Pernaspp.), live, fresh
orchilledSX
030739 Othermussels S X
030741 Cuttlefishandsquid,live,freshorchilled S X
ex 030749 Othercuttlefishandsquid,excludingproducts
of03074959SX
03075100 Octopus( Octopusspp.),live,freshorchilled S X
030759 Otheroctopus S X
Other molluscs, including flours, meals and
pelletsofaquaticinvertebratesotherthancrus-
taceans,fitforhumanconsumption:
03079100 Live,freshorchilled S X
Frozen:
03079913 Striped venus and other species of the family
VeneridaeSX
03079918 Otheraquaticinvertebrates S X
03079990 Otherthanfrozen S X04031051 Yoghurt, flavoured or containing added fruit,
nutsorcocoaS
04031053 S
04031059 S
04031091 S
04031093 S
04031099 S
04039071 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream; kephir
and other fermented or acidified milk and
cream, flavoured or containing added fruit,
nutsorcocoaS
04039073 S
04039079 S
04039091 S
04039093 S
04039099 S
ex 040520 Dairy spreads, excluding products of
04052090S
04070090 Birds'eggs,inshell,fresh,preservedorcooked
otherthanofpoultrySX
04090000 Naturalhoney X
04100000 Edibleproductsofanimalorigin,notelsewhere
specifiedorincludedSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—38
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CNCode Description G E D
Chapter5 PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT
ELSEWHERESPECIFIEDORINCLUDEDX
05090090 Natural sponges of animal origin, other than
rawSX
Chapter6 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS;
BULBS, ROOTS, AND THE LINK; CUT
FLOWERSANDORNAMENTALFOLIAGEX
Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns
and rhizomes, chicory plants and roots other
thanrootsof1212:
060110 Dormant S X060120 Ingrowthorinflower S X
Other live plants (including their roots),
cuttingsandslips;mushroomspawn:
06021090 Unrootedcuttingsandslips,otherthanofvines S X06022090 Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of
kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts, other
thanvineslips,graftedorrootedSX
06023000 Rhododendronsandazaleas,graftedornot S X
060240 Roses,graftedornot S X060290 Other S X0603 Cutflowersandflowerbudsofakindsuitable
forbouquetsorforornamentalpurposes,fresh,
dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or other-
wisepreparedSX
ex 0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants,
without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,
beinggoodsofakindsuitable forbouquetsof
for ornamental purposes, dyed, bleached,
impregnated or otherwise prepared, excluding
productsof06049141SX
06049141 Conifer branches of Nordmann's firs (Abies
nordmanniana (Stev.) Spach )and of noble firs
(Abies procera Rehd .)NS
0701 Potatoes,freshorchilled S X
070310 Onionsandshallots,freshorchilled S
07039000 Leeksandotheralliaceousvegetables,freshor
chilledS
0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and
similaredible Brassicaspp.,freshorchilledS
0705 Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) and chicory
(Cichoriumspp.),freshorchilledS
0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify,
celeriac,radishesandsimilaredibleroots,fresh
orchilledS
07069030 Horseradish ( cochleria armoricia ), fresh or
chilledX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—39
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CNCode Description G E D
ex 07070005 Cucumber,freshorchilled,from16Mayto31
OctoberX
0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled,
freshorchilledSX
Othervegetables,freshorchilled:
ex 07091000 Globeartichokes,from1Julyto31October S
07092000 Asparagus S
ex 07092000 Asparagus,from1Octoberto31January X
07093000 Aubergines(egg-plants) S X
07094000 Celeryotherthanceleriac S X
07095100 Mushrooms S
070959 S
07095910 Chanterelles X
07096010 Sweetpeppers S X
07096099 Fruits of the genus Capsicumor of the genus
Pimenta,otherthansweetpeppersSX
07097000 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache
spinach(gardenspinach)S
07099010 Salad vegetables, other than lettuce ( Lactuca
sativa)andchicory( Cichoriumspp.)S
07099020 Chard(orwhitebeet)andcardoons S
07099031 Olives,forusesotherthantheproductionofoil
*S
07099040 Capers S
07099050 Fennel S07099070 Courgettes X
07099090 Other S X
ex 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming
orboilinginwater),frozen,excludingproducts
of07108010,07108070and07108085SX
07108010 Olives S
07108070 Tomatoes X
07108085 Asparagus X
ex 0711 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for
example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in
sulphur water or in other preservative solu-
tions), but unsuitable in that state for
immediate consumption,excluding productsof
07112010and07112090SX
07112010 Olives,forusesotherthantheproductionofoil
*S2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—40
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CNCode Description G E D
ex 0712 Driedvegetables, whole,cut, sliced,brokenor
in powder, but not further prepared, excluding
olives and products of 07129011 and
07129019SX
0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether
ornotskinnedorsplit:X
07135000 Broadbeans( Vicia faba var. major )andhorse
beans (Vicia faba var. equina ,Vicia faba var.
minor)SX
071390 Other S X
07142010 Sweet potatoes, fresh, whole, intended for
humanconsumption*NS
07142090 Sweet potatoes other than fresh, whole,
intendedforhumanproductionS
07149090 Jerusalemartichokes and sim ilar roots and
tuberswithhighinulincontent;sagopithNS
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not
shelledorpeeled:
08021190 Almondsinshell,otherthanbitter S08021290 Almondsshelled,otherthanbitter S08022100
08022200Hazelnutsorfilberts( Corylusspp.),inshellor
shelledS
08023100 Walnutsinshell S
08023200 Walnutsshelled S08024000 Chestnuts( Castaneaspp.) S
08025000 Pistachios NS
08029050 Pinenuts NS08029060 Macadamianuts NS08029085 Other NS08030011 Plantains,fresh S
08030090 Bananas,includingplantains,dried S X
08041000 Dates,freshordried S X080420 Figs,freshordried S08043000 Pineapples,freshordried S X
08044000 Avocados,freshordried S X
Citrusfruit,freshordried:
ex 080520 Mandarins(includingtangerinesandsatsumas);
clementines, wilkings and similar citrus
hybrids:from1Marchto31OctoberS
ex 080520 from15Mayto15September X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—41
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CNCode Description G E D
08054000 Grapefruit NS
08055090 Limes( Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia )S X
08059000 Other X
ex 08061010 Table grapes,fresh,from1Januaryto20July
andfrom21Novemberto31December,other
thanofthevarietyEmperor( Vitis vinifera c.v .)
from1to31DecemberS
08061090 Othergrapes,fresh S
ex 080620 Driedgrapes,excludingproductsof08062092 S
08071100 Watermelons,fresh S X
08071900 Othermelons,fresh S X
08081010 Freshciderapples,inbulk,from16September
to15DecemberS
08082010 Perrypears,fresh,inbulk,from1Augustto31
DecemberS
ex 08082050 Otherpears,fresh,from1Mayto30June S
08082090 Freshquinces S
ex 08091000 Apricots,fresh,from1Januaryto31Mayand
from1Augustto31DecemberS
08092005 Sourcherries( Prunus cerasus ),fresh X
ex 08092095 Cherries, other than sour ( Prunus cerasus ),
fresh, from1 January to 20 May and from11
Augustto31DecemberS
ex 080930 Peaches, including nectarines, from1 January
to10Juneandfrom1Octoberto31DecemberS
ex 08094005 Plums, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1
Octoberto31DecemberS
08094090 Sloes S X
0810 Otherfruit,fresh:
ex 08101000 Strawberries, from1 January to 30 April and
from1Augustto31DecemberS
081020 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and
loganberriesSX
081030 Black-,white-orredcurrantsandgooseberries S X
08104030 Fruitofthespecies Vaccinium myrtillus SX
08104050 Fruit of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon
andVaccinium corymbosumSX
08104090 Otherfruitsofthegenus Vaccinium SX
08105000 Kiwifruit S X08106000 Durians S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—42
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CNCode Description G E D
08109095 Other S X
0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by
steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether
or not containing added sugar or other sweet-
eningmatter:X
081120 Raspberries,blackberries,mulberries,loganber-
ries, black-, white- or redcurrants and
gooseberriesSX
ex 081190 Other,excludingproductsof08119075 S X
ex 0812 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved (for
example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in
sulphur water or in other preservative solu-
tions), but unsuitable in that state for
immediate consumption,excluding productsof
08129030SX
08129030 Papaws(papayas) NS
Fruit,dried,otherthanof0801–0806;mixtures
ofnutsordriedfruitsofthischapter:
08131000 Apricots S X08132000 Prunes S X08133000 Apples S X08134010 Peaches,includingnectarines S X08134030 Pears,dried S X08134050 Papaws(papayas) NS
08134095 Other NS
Mixtures of nuts of dried fruit, other than of
0801to0806:
08135012 Containing papaws, tamarinds, cashew apples,
lychees, jackfruits, sapodillo, plums, passion
fruit,carambolaandpotahayaSXX
08135015 Other S X
08135019 Containingprunes S X
Mixturesexclusivelyofdriednutsof0801and
0802:
08135031 Oftropicalnuts S X
ex 08135031 Mixtures exclusively of coconut, Brazil nut,
cashewnut,areca(orbetel)nutsorcolanutsX
08135039 Other S
08135091 Othermixturesnotcontainingprunesorfigs S
ex 08135091 Mixtures of dried guavas, mangoes and
mangosteens, papaws, tamarind, cashew
apples,jackfruit,lycheesorsapodilloplumsX
08135099 Other S2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—43
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CNCode Description G E D
08140000 Peelofcitrusfruitormelons(includingwater-
melons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally
preservedinbrine,insulphurwaterorinother
preservativesolutionsNS
09011200 Coffee,notroasted,decaffeinated S X
09012100 Coffee,roasted,notdecaffeinated S X09012200 Coffee,roasted,decaffeinated S X09019090 Coffeesubstitutescontainingcoffee S X
09021000 Green tea (not fermented) in immediate pack-
ingsofnotexceeding3kgNS
09041200 Pepperofthegenus Piper,crushedorground NS
09042010 Sweet peppers, dried, neither crushed nor
groundSX
09042090 Crushedorground NS
09050000 Vanilla S
09070000 Cloves(wholefruit,clovesandstems) S09102090 Saffron,crushedorground NS091040 Thyme,bayleaves S X
09109190 Mixturesofspices,crushedorground S X
09109999 Other spices, crushed or ground, other than
mixturesSX
ex 10089090 Quinoa X
1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and
pelletsofpotatoesSX
Flour,mealandpowder:
11061000 Ofthedriedleguminousvegetablesof0713 S X
110630 OftheproductsofChapter8 S X11082000 Inulin S
exChapter12 OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS;
MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND
FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL
PLANTS;STRAWANDFODDER,excluding
productsof121291and12129920X
12081000 Floursandmealsofsoyabeans S X
1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for
sowing:
12091000 Sugarbeetseed S X
12092100 Lucerne(alfalfa)seed NS12092380 Otherfescueseed NS12092950 Lupineseed NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—44
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CNCode Description G E D
12092960 Otherbeetseed S X
12092980 Other NS12093000 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated princi-
pallyfortheirflowersNS
120991 Vegetableseeds NS
12099991 Seeds of plants cultivated principally for their
flowers,otherthanthoseof120930NS
12099999 Otherseeds S X
1210 Hop cones; fresh or dried, whether or not
ground, powdered, or in the formof pellets;
lupulinSX
12119030 Tonquin beans, fresh or dried, whether or not
cut,crushedorpowderedNS
121210 Locustbeans,includinglocustbeanseeds S X
12149010 Mangolds,swedesandotherfodderroots S XChapter13 LAC; GUMS, RESINS AND OTHER VEGE-
TABLESAPSANDEXTRACTSX
13021200 Vegetablesapsandextractsofliquorice NS
13021300 Vegetablesapsandextractsofhops S X130220 Pecticsubstances,pectinatesandpectates S X15010090 Poultryfat,otherthanof0209or1503 S15020090 Otherfatsofbovineanimals,sheeporgoats S15030019 Lard stearin and oleostearin other than for
industrialuseSX
15030090 Other S X
ex 1504 Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or
marine mammals, whether or not refined, but
not chemically modified, excluding products
ofex 15043010(whaleoilorspermoil)X
15041010 Fish-liver oilsand their fractions, ofavitamin
Acontentnotexceeding2500IU/gSX
15042010 Solid fractions of fats and oils of fish, other
thanliveroilsSX
ex 15043010 Solid fractions of fats and oils of marine
mammals,otherthanwhaleoilorspermoilSX
15050010 Woolgrease,crude S X
1507 Soya-beanoilanditsfractions, whetherornot
refined,butnotchemicallymodifiedSX
1508 Groundnutoilanditsfractions,notchemically
modifiedSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—45
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CNCode Description G E D
15111090 Crudeoil,otherthanfortechnicalorindustrial
uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs
forhumanconsumptionSX
151190 Other S X
1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil
andfractionsthereof,notchemicallymodifiedSX
1513 Coconut (copra), palmkernel or babassu oil
and fractions thereof, whether or not refined,
butnotchemicallymodifiedSX
1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions
thereof,notchemicallymodifiedSX
1515 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including
jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not
refined,butnotchemicallymodifiedSX
ex 1516 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their
fractions,partlyorwhollyhydrogenated,inter-
esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether
or not refined, but not further prepared,
excludingproductsof15162010SX
15162010 Hydrogenatedcastoroil,socalled‘opal-wax’ NS
1517 Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of
animalorvegetablefatsandoilsSX
151800 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their
fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated,
sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in
vacuumorininertgasorotherwisechemically
modified, excluding those of 1516; inedible
mixturesorpreparationsofanimalorvegetable
fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or
oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or
includedSX
15219099 Beeswax and other insect waxes, other than
rawSX
15220010 Degras S X
15220091 Oilfootsanddregs;soapstocks S X
16010010 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat
offalorblood:foodpreparationsbasedonliverS
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
orblood:
16022011 Gooseorduckliver X
16022019 X
Ofswine:
16024190 Hamand cuts thereof, of swine other than
domesticswineX
16024290 Shouldersandcutsthereof,ofswineotherthan
domesticswineX
16024990 Other, including mixtures, other than of
domesticswineX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—46
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CNCode Description G E D
16025031 Ofbovineanimals X
16025039 X
16025080 X
Other, including preparations of blood of any
animal:
16029031 Ofgameorrabbit X16029041 Ofreindeer X16029069 Other X
16029072 X
16029074 X
16029076 X
16029078 X
16029098 X
16030010 Extractsandjuicesofmeat,fishorcrustaceans,
molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, in
immediate packings of a net content of 1 kg
orlessSX
1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar
substitutespreparedfromfisheggsX
Preparedorpreservedfish,wholeorinpieces,
butnotminced:
16041100 Salmon S X16041311 Sardinesinoliveoil S X16041390 Otherthansardines S X
160415 Makerel S X
16041910 Salmonidae,otherthansalmon S X16041950 Fishofthespecies Orcynopsis unicolor SX
16041991 Fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or
breadcrumbs, whether or not prefried in oil,
deepfrozenSX
16041992 Cod ( Gadus morhua ,Gadus ogac,Gadus
macrocephalus )SX
16041993 Coalfish( Pollachius virens )S X
16041994 Hake( Merlucciusspp.,Urophycisspp.) S X
16041995 Alaska Pollack ( Theragra chalcogramma ) and
pollack(Pollachius pollachius )SX
16041998 Other S X
16042005 Preparationsofsurimi S X
16042010 Preparationsofsalmon S X16042030 Preparationsofsalmonidae,otherthansalmon S X
ex 16042050 Preparations of mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus andScomber japonicus ,
fishofthespecies Orcynopsis unicolorSX
ex 16042090 Preparations of smoked coalfish; brisling or
sprats (Sprattus sprattus ), mackerel ( Scomber
australasicus)andlamprey,mincedSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—47
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CNCode Description G E D
160430 Caviarandcaviarsubstitutes S X
1605 Crustaceans,molluscsorotheraquaticinverte-
brates,preparedorpreservedSX
17025000 Chemicallypurefructose S X
17029010 Chemicallypuremaltose S X
1704 Sugar confectionery (including white choco-
late),notcontainingcocoaSX
Chapter18 COCOAANDCOCOAPREPARATIONS X
1803 Cocoapaste,whetherornotdefatted S X18040000 Cocoabutter,fatandoil S X
18050000 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or
othersweeteningmatterSX
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations
containingcocoaSX
exChapter19 PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR,
STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS'
PRODUCTS, excluding products of
19012000, 19019091, 19022030,
19042095und19042099SX
19012000 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of
bakers'waresof1905NS
19019091 Other,containingnomilkfats,sucrose,isoglu-
cose or starch or containing less than 1,5 %
milk fat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar)
orisoglucose,5%glucoseorstarch,excluding
food preparations in powder formof goods of
0401to0404NS
19022030 Stuffed pasta, whether ornot cooked or other-
wise prepared, containing more than 20 % by
weight of sausages and the like, of meat and
meat offal of any kind, including fats of any
kindororiginX
19042095 Preparedfoodsobtainedfromrice X
19042099 Other XChapter20 PREPARATIONSOFVEGETABLES,FRUIT,
NUTSOROTHERPARTSOFPLANTSX
2001 Vegetables,fruit,nutsandotherediblepartsof
plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or
aceticacid:SX
20019060 Palmhearts, prepared or preserved by vinegar
oraceticacid:SXX
2003 Mushroomsandtruffles,preparedorpreserved
otherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacidSX
2004 Other vegetables, prepared or preserved other-
wise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen,
otherthanproductsof2006SX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—48
▼B
CNCode Description G E D
2005 Other vegetables, prepared or preserved other-
wise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not
frozen,otherthanproductsof2006SX
2006 Vegetables, fruits, nuts, fruit-peel and other
parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained,glacéorcrystallised)SX
200710 Homogenisedpreparationsofjams,fruitjellies,
marmalades,fruitornutpuréeandfruitornut
pastes, being cooked preparations, whether or
notcontainingaddedsugarorothersweetening
matterSX
200791 Citrusfruit S X
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants,
otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or
notcontainingaddedsugarorothersweetening
matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or
included:
200811 Groundnuts S X200819 Nutsandotherseeds,includingmixtures,other
thangroundnutsSX
20082019 Pineapplescontainingaddedspirit NS
20082039 NS
20082051 Pineapplesnotcontainingaddedspirit S X
20082059 S X
20082071 S X
20082079 S X
20082091 S X
20082099 S X
20083011 Citrusfruitcontainingaddedspirit S X
20083031 S X
20083039 S X
20083051 Citrusfruitnotcontainingaddedspirit S X
20083055 S X
20083059 S X
20083071 S X
20083075 S X
20083079 S X
20083090 S X
20084011 Pearscontainingaddedspirit S X
20084021 S X
20084029 S X
20084039 S X
20086011 Cherriescontainingaddedspirit S X
20086031 S X
20086039 S X
20086059 Cherriesnotcontainingaddedspirit S X
20086069 S X
20086079 S X
20086099 S X
20087011 Peaches,includingnectarines,containingadded
spiritSX
20087031 S X
20087039 S X
20087059 S X
ex 200880 Strawberries,excludingproductsof20088019 S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—49
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CNCode Description G E D
20089100 Palmhearts S X X
ex 200892 Mixtures, excluding products of 20089216
and20089218SX
20089911 Otherthanmixtures,containingaddedspirit S X
20089919 S X
20089923 S X
20089925 S X
20089926 S X
20089928 S X
20089936 S X
20089938 S X
20089940 S X
20089943 Other than mixtures, not containing added
spiritSX
20089945 S X
20089946 S X
20089947 S X
20089949 S X
20089953 S X
20089955 S X
20089961 S X
20089962 S X
20089968 S X
20089972 S X
20089978 S X
20089985 S X
20089991 S X
20089999 S X
20091119 Frozenorangejuice S X
20091191 S X
20091199 S X
20091919 Orangejuice,otherthanfrozen S X
20091991 S X
20091998 S X
20092100 Grapefruitjuice S X
20092919 S X
20092991 S X
20092999 S X
20093111 Juiceofanyothersinglecitrusfruit S X
20093119 S X
20093151 S X
20093159 S X
20093191 S X
20093199 S X
20093919 S X
20093931 S X
20093939 S X
20093951 S X
20093955 S X
20093959 S X
20093991 S X
20093995 S X
20093999 S X
20094110 Pineapplejuice S X
20094191 S X
20094199 S X
20094919 S X
20094930 S X
20094991 S X
20094993 S X
20094999 S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—50
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CNCode Description G E D
20097110 Applejuice S X
20097191 S X
20097199 S X
20097919 S X
20097930 S X
20097991 S X
20097993 S X
20097999 S X
20098019 Juiceofanyothersinglefruitorvegetable S X
20098036 S X
20098038 S X
20098050 S X
20098061 S X
20098063 S X
20098069 S X
20098071 S X
20098073 S X
20098083 S X
20098084 S X
20098086 S X
20098088 S X
20098089 S X
20098095 S X
20098096 S X
20098097 S X
20098099 S X
20099019 Mixturesofjuices S X
20099029 S X
20099039 S X
20099041 S X
20099049 S X
20099051 S X
20099059 S X
20099071 S X
20099073 S X
20099079 S X
20099092 S X
20099094 S X
20099095 S X
20099096 S X
20099097 S X
20099098 S X
exChapter21 MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARA-
TIONS, excluding products of 21069030,
21069051,21069055and21069059X
210111 Extracts,essencesandconcentratesofcoffee S X
210112 Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences
or concentrates of coffee or with a basis of
coffeeSX
210120 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or
maté, and preparations with a basis of these
extracts, essences or concentrates, or with a
basisofteaormatéNS
210130 Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee
substitutes, and extracts, essences and concen-
tratesthereofSX
210210 Activeyeasts S X
21022011 Inactiveyeasts,intablet,cubeorsimilarform,
or in immediate packings of a net content not
exceeding1kgSX
21022019 Otherinactiveyeasts NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—51
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CNCode Description G E D
21023000 Preparedbakingpowders S X
2103 Saucesandpreparationstherefor;mixedcondi-
mentsandmixedseasonings;mustardflourand
mealandpreparedmustardSX
2104 Soups and broths and preparations thereof;
homogenisedcompositefoodpreparationsSX
210500 Ice-creamandotheredibleice S X
21069010 Cheesefondues* S X
21069020 Compound alcoholic preparations, other than
those based on odoriferous substances, of a
kindusedforthemanufactureofbeveragesSX
21069092 Otherthanflavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups S X
21069098 S X
exChapter22 BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR,
excluding products of 22041011 to
22043010,22060010and220840X
22021000 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated
waters, containing added sugar or sweetening
matterorflavouredSX
220290 Othernon-alcoholicbeverages S X
220300 Beermadefrommalt NS
2205 Vermouths and other wine of fresh grapes
flavouredwithplantsoraromaticsubstancesSX
220600 Other fermented beverages; mixtures of
fermented beverages and mixtures of
fermented beverages and non-alcoholic
beverages,notelsewherespecifiedorincludedSX
2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic
strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher;
ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of
anystrengthSX
22089091 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic
strengthbyvolumeoflessthan80%volumeSX
22089099 S X
220900 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained
fromaceticacidSX
Bran,sharpsandotherresidues,whetherornot
intheformofpellets,derivedfromthemilling,
siftingorotherworkingofleguminousplants:
23025000 Ofleguminousplants S X23070019 Otherwinelees S
Vegetablematerialsandvegetablewaste,vege-
table residues and by-products, of a kind used
in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or
included:
23080019 Othergrapemarc S
23080090 Other NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—52
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CNCode Description G E D
23091090 Dog or cat food put up for retail sale, other
than containing starch, glucose syrup, malto-
dextrine or maltodextrine syrup of 17023051
to 17023099, 17024090, 17029050 and
21069055ormilkproductsSX
Other preparations of a kind used in animal
feeding:
23099010 Fishormarinemammalsolubles NS23099091 Beetpulpwithaddedmolasses S X23099093 Premixtures S X
23099095 Other S X
23099097 S X
Chapter24 TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED
TOBACCOSUBSTITUTESSX
25199010 Magnesiumoxide, other than calcined natural
magnesiumcarbonateNS
2522 Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime,
other than calciumoxide and hydroxide of
2825NS
2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag
cement, supersulphate cement and similar
hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or
intheformofclinkersNS
Chapter27 MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND
PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION;
BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL
WAXESNS
2801 Fluorine,chlorine,bromineandiodine NS
28020000 Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal
sulphurNS
ex 2804 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals,
excludingproductsof28046900NS
2806 Hydrogenchloride;chlorosulphuricacid NS
2807 Sulphuricacid;oleumNS28080000 Nitricacid;sulphonitricacids NS2809 Disphosphorus pentoxide; phosphoric acid and
polyphosphoricacidsNS
281000 Oxidesofboron;boricacids NS
2811 Other inorganic acids and other inorganic
oxygencompoundsofnon-metalsNS
2812 Halidesandhalideoxidesofnon-metals NS
2813 Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phos-
porustrisulphideNS
2814 Ammonia,anhydrousorinaqueoussolution S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—53
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CNCode Description G E D
2815 Sodiumhydroxide (caustic soda); potassium
hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of
sodiumorpotassiumSX
2816 Hydroxideandperoxideofmagnesium;oxides,
hydroxides and peroxides, of strontiumor
bariumNS
28170000 Zincoxide;zincperoxide S X
281810 Artificialcorundum,whetherornotchemically
definedSX
2819 Chromiumoxidesandhydroxides S X
2820 Manganeseoxides S X2821 Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours
containing 70 % or more by weight of
combinedironevaluatedasFe
2O3NS
28220000 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial
cobaltoxidesNS
28230000 Titaniumoxides S X
2824 Leadoxides;redleadandorangelead NS
ex 2825 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inor-
ganic salts; other inorganic bases; other
oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, excluding
productsof28251000and28258000NS
28251000 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inor-
ganicsaltsSX
28258000 Antimonyoxides S X
2826 Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and
othercomplexfluorinesaltsNS
ex 2827 Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydro-
xides; bromides and bromides oxides; iodides
and iodide oxides, excluding products of
28271000and28273200NS
28271000 Ammoniumchloride S X
28273200 Aluminiumchloride S X2828 Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypo-
chlorite;chlorites;hypobromitesNS
2829 Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and
perbromates;iodatesandperiodatesNS
ex 2830 Sulphides; polysulphides, excluding products
of28301000NS
28301000 Sodiumsulphides S X
2831 Dithionitesandsulphoxylates NS2832 Sulphites;thiosulphates NS2833 Sulphates;alums;peroxosulphates NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—54
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CNCode Description G E D
ex 2834 Nitrites; nitrates, excluding products of
28341000NS
28341000 Nitrites S X
2835 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates
(phosphites),phosphatesandpolyphosphatesSX
ex 2836 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates; commercial
ammonium carbonate containing ammonium
carbamate, excluding products of 28362000,
28364000and28366000NS
28362000 Disodiumcarbonate S X
28364000 Potassiumcarbonates S X
28366000 Bariumcarbonate S X2837 Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex
cyanidesNS
28380000 Fulminates,cyanatesandthiocyanates NS
2839 Silicates;commercialalkalimetalsilicates NS2840 Borates;peroxoborates NS
ex 2841 Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids,
excludingproductsof28416100NS
28416100 Potassiumpermanganate S X
2842 Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids
(including aluminosilicates wether or not
chemicallydefined),otherthanazidesNS
2843 Colloidalpreciousmetals;inorganicororganic
compounds of precious metals, whether or not
chemically defined; amalgams of precious
metalsNS
ex 28443011 Otherthanunwroughtcermets,wasteandscrap
ofuraniumdepletedinU235NS
ex 28443051 Otherthanunwroughtcermets,wasteandscrap
ofthoriumNS
28459090 Other, thandeuteriumand com poundsthereof;
hydrogen and compounds thereof, enriched in
deuterium; mixtures and solutions containingtheseproductsNS
2846 Compounds,inorganicororganic,ofrare-earth
metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of
mixturesofthesemetalsNS
28470000 Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified
withureaNS
28480000 Phosphides,whetherornotchemicallydefined,
excludingferrophosphorusNS
ex 2849 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined,
excluding products of 28492000 and
28499030NS
28492000 Carbidesofsilicon S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—55
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CNCode Description G E D
28499030 Carbidesoftungsten S X
ex 285000 Hydrides,nitrides,azides,silicidesandborides,
whether or not chemically defined, other than
compounds which are also carbides of 2849,
excludingproductsof28500070NS
28500070 Silicides S X
285100 Otherinorganiccompounds(includingdistilled
or conductivity water and water of similar
purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases
have been removed); compressed air; amal-
gams,otherthanamalgamsofpreciousmetalsNS
2901 Acyclichydrocarbons NS
2903 Halogenatedderivativesofhydrocarbons S X
29041000 Derivatives containing only sulpho groups,
theirsaltsandethylestersNS
29042000 Derivatives of hydrocarbons, containing only
nitrooronlynitrosogroupsSX
290490 Otherderivatives NS
ex 2905 Acyclicalcoholsandtheirhalogenated,sulpho-
nated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives,
excludingproductsof29054300,290544and
29054500SX
29054500 Glycerol NS
2906 Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulpho-
nated,nitratedornitrosatedderivativesNS
29071100 Phenol(hydroxybenzene)anditssalts NS
29071200 Cresolsandtheirsalts NS
29071300 Octylphenol, nonylphenol and their isomers;
saltsthereofNS
29071400 Xylenolsandtheirsalts NS
29071590 Naphtholsandtheirsaltsotherthan1-Naphtol S X
29071900 Other NS
29072100 Resorcinolanditssalts NS
29072210 Hydroquinone(quinol) S X
29072290 Other NS
29072300 4,4'—Isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A,
diphenylolpropane)anditssaltsNS
►C129072900 ◄Other NS
2908 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitro-
satedderivativesofphenolsorphenol-alcoholsNS
2909 Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-
alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether
peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not
chemically defined), and their halogenated,
sulphonated,nitratedornitrosatedderivativesSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—56
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CNCode Description G E D
2910 Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and
epoxyethers, with a three membered ring, and
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosatedderivativesNS
29110000 Acetals and hemiacetals, whether or not with
other oxygen function, and their halogenated,
sulphonated,nitratedornitrosatedderivativesNS
ex 2912 Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen
function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraf-ormaldehyde,excludingproductsof29124100NS
29124100 Vanillin(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) S X
29130000 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitro-
satedderivativesofproductsof2912NS
ex 2914 Ketones and quinones, whether or not with
other oxygen function and their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives,
excluding products of 29141100, 29142100
and29142200NS
29141100 Acetone S X
29142100 Camphor S X29142200 Cyclohexanoneandmethylcyclohexanones S X2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and
their anhydrides,halides, peroxidesandperox-
yacids;theirhalogenated,sulphonated,nitrated
ornitrosatedderivativesSX
29161110 Acrylicacid S X
29161190 Saltsofacrylicacid NS291612 Estersofacrylicacid S X29161300 Methacrylicacidanditssalts NS291614 Estersofmethacrylicacid S X29161500 Oleic,linoeicorlinolenicacids,theirsaltsand
estersNS
291619 Other NS
29162000 Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocar-
boxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides,
peroxides,peroxyacidsandtheirderivativesNS
29163100 Benzoicacid,itssaltsandesters NS
291632 Benzoylperoxideandbenzoylchloride NS
29163900 Other NS
ex 2917 Polycarboxylicacids,theiranhydrides,halides,
peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated,
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives,
excluding products of 29171100, 29171210,
29171400, 29173200, 29173500 and
29173600NS
29171100 Oxalicacid,itssaltsandesters S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—57
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CNCode Description G E D
29171210 Adipicacid,anditssalts S X
29171400 Maleicanhydride S X
29173200 Dioctylorthophthalates S X
29173500 Phthalicanhydride S X
29173600 Terephthalicacidanditssalts S X
ex 2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen func-
tion and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides
and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulpho-
nated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives,
excluding products of 29181400, 29181500,
29182100,29182200and29182910NS
29181400 Citricacid S X
29181500 Saltsandestersofcitricacid S X
29182100 Salicylicacidanditssalts S X
29182200 O-Acetysalicylicacid,itssaltsandesters S X
29182910 Sulfosalicylic acids, hydroxynaphthoic acids;
theirsaltsandestersSX
291900 Phosphoric esters and their salts, including
lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulpha-noted,nitratedornitrosatedderivativesNS
2920 Esters of other inorganic acids and their salts;
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosatedderivativesNS
2921 Amino-functioncompounds S X
2922 Oxygen-functionamino-compounds S X
2923 Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides;
lecithinsandotherphosphoaminolipidsNS
29241900 Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates)
andtheirderivatives;saltsthereofSX
292421 Ureinesandtheirderivatives;saltsthereof S X
29242300 2-Acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthranilic
acid)anditssaltsNS
29242930 Paracetamol(INN) S X
29242995 Othercarboxyamide-functioncompounds S X
2925 Carboxyimide-function compounds and imine-
functioncompoundsNS
ex 2926 Nitrile-function compounds, excluding
productsof29261000NS
29261000 Acrylonitrile S X
29270000 Diazo-,azo-orazoxy-compounds S X29280090 Organicderivativesofhydrazine NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—58
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CNCode Description G E D
292910 Isocyanates S X
29299000 Otherthanisocyanates NS29301000 Organo-sulphurcompounds NS
29302000 NS
29303000 NS
29304090 Organo-sulphurcompounds S X
29309012 S X
29309014 S X
29309016 S X
29309020 S X
29309070 S X
293100 Otherorgano-inorganiccompounds NS
ex 2932 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-
atoms only, excluding products of 29321200,
29321300and29322100NS
29321200 2-Furaldehyde(furfuraldehyde) S X
29321300 Furfurylalcoholandtetrahydrofurfurylalcohol S X
29322100 Coumarin, methylcoumarins and ethylcou-
marinsSX
ex 2933 Heterocylic compounds with nitrogen hetero-
atomsonly,excludingproductsof29336100NS
29336100 Melamine S X
2934 Nucleic acids and their salts, wether or not
chemically defined; other heterocyclic
compoundsNS
29350090 Sulphonamides S X
2938 Glycosides,naturalorreproducedbysynthesis,
and their salts, ethers, esters and other deriva-
tivesNS
29400010 Rhamnose,raffinoseandmannose NS
29400090 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose,
lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar
ethers and sugar esters, and their salts, other
than products of 2937, 2938 or 2939, other
thanrahmnose,raffinoseandmannoseSX
29412030 Dihydrostreptomycin, its salts, esters and
hydratesNS
29420000 Otherorganiccompounds NS
3102 Mineralorchemicalfertilisers,nitrogenous S X
310310 Superphosphates S X
3105 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two
or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers;
goodsofthischapterintabletsorsimilarforms
orinpackagesofagrossweightnotexceeding
10kgSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—59
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CNCode Description G E D
ex 32019090 Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins
andtheirsalts,ethers,esthersandotherderiva-
tives excluding tanning extracts of eucalyptus,
tannings extracts derived fromgam bier and
myrobalan fruits and other tanning extracts of
vegetableoriginNS
3202 Syntheticorganictanningsubstances;inorganic
tanning substances; tanning preparations,
whether or not containing natural tanning
substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-
tanningNS
32030090 Colouring matter of animal and preparations
basedthereonNS
3204 Synthetic organic colouring matter, whetheror
not chemically defined; preparations as speci-
fied in note 3 to this chapter based on
synthetic organic products of a kind used as
fluorescent brightening agents or as lumino-
phores,whetherornotchemicallydefinedSX
32050000 Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note
3tothischapterbasedoncolourlakesNS
3206 Other colouring matter; preparations as speci-
fied in note 3 to this chapter, other than those
of 3203, 3204 to 32050000; inorganic
products of a kind used as luminophores,
whetherornotchemicallydefinedSX
3207 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and
prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and
glazes, engobes, liquid lustres and similar
preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic,
enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and
otherglass,intheformofpowder,granulesor
flakesNS
3208 Paintandvarnishesbasedonsyntheticpolymer
or chemically modified natural polymers,
dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous
medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this
chapterNS
3209 Paints and varnishes based on synthetic
polymer or chemically modified natural poly-
mers, dispersed or dissolved in a aqueous
mediumNS
321000 Other paints and varnishes; prepared water
pigmentsofakindusedforfinishingleatherNS
32110000 Prepareddriers NS
3212 Pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in
liquid or paste form, of a kind used in manu-
facture of paints; stamping foils; dyes and
othercolouringmatterputupinformsorpack-
ingsforretailsaleNS
3213 Artists', students' or sign board painters'
colours, modifying tints, amusement colours
and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles,
pansorinsimilarformsorpackingsNS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—60
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CNCode Description G E D
3214 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements,
caulking compounds and other mastics; pain-
ters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing
preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors,
ceilingsorthelikeNS
3215 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other
inks,whetherornotconcentratedorsolidNS
Chapter33 ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS;
PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILETPREPARATIONSNS
Chapter34 SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE
AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS,
LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFI-
CIAL WAXES; PREPARED WAXES,
POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARA-
TIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR
ARTICLES; MODELLING PASTES,
DENTAL WAXES AND DENTAL
PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF
PLASTERNS
3501 Casein,caseinatesandothercaseinderivatives;
caseingluesSX
35029090 Albuminatesandotheralbuminderivatives NS
350300 Gelatinesheets,whetherornotsurface-worked
and gelatine derivatives; isinglass; other glues
of animal origin, excluding casein glues of
3501NS
35040000 Peptones and their derivatives; other protein
substances andtheir derivatives, notelsewhere
specifiedorincluded;hidepowder,whetheror
notchromedNS
35051050 Starches,esterifiedoretherified NS
3506 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives,
not elsewhere specified or included; products
suitable for use as glues or adhesives, not
exceedinganetweightof1kgNS
3507 Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere
specifiedorincludedSX
Chapter36 EXPLOSIVES;PYROTECHNICPRODUCTS;
MATCHES; PYROPHORIC ALLOYS;
CERTAINCOMBUSTIBLEPREPARATIONSNS
Chapter37 PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOP-
GRAPHICGOODSNS
3801 Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal
graphite; preparations based on graphite or
other carbon in the formof pastes, blocks,
platesorothersemi-manufacturesNS
3802 Activated carbon; activated natural mineral
products;animal black, including spentanimal
blackSX
380300 Talloil,whetherornotrefined NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—61
▼B
CNCode Description G E D
380400 Residual lyes fromthe m anufacture of wood
pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared
or chemically treated, including lignin sulpho-
nates,butexcludingtalloilof3803NS
3805 Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other
terpenic oils produced by distillation or other
treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipen-
tene; sulphiteturpentine and other crude para-
cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as
themainconstituentNS
3806 Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof;
rosinspiritandrosinoils;rungumsNS
380700 Woodtar;woodcreosote;woodnaphtha;vege-
table pitch; brewers' pitch and similar
preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on
vegetablepitchNS
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbi-
cides,anti-sproutingproductsandplant-growth
regulators, disinfectants and similar products,
put up in forms or packings for retail sale or
aspreparationsorarticlesNS
ex 3809 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the
dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs and other
products and preparations, of a kind used in
thetextile,paper,leatherorlikeindustries,not
elsewhere specified or included, excluding
productsof380910NS
3810 Picklingpreparationsformetalsurfaces;fluxes
and other auxiliary preparations for soldering,
brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or
weldingpowdersandpastesconsistingofmetal
andothermaterials;preparationsofakindused
as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or
rodsNS
3811 Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors,
guminhibitors,viscosityimprovers,anti-corro-
sive preparations and other prepared additives,
formineraloilsorforotherliquidsusedforthe
samepurposesasmineraloilsNS
3812 Prepared rubber accelerators; compounds plas-
ticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere
specified or included; anti-oxidising prepara-
tions and other compound stabilisers for
rubberorplasticsNS
38130000 Preparationsandchargesforfire-extinguishers;
chargedfire-extinguishinggrenadesNS
381400 Organic composite solvents and thinners, not
elsewherespecifiedorincluded;preparedpaint
orvarnishremoversNS
3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and
catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified
orincludedNS
38160000 Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and
similar compositions, other than products of
3801NS
3817 Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphtha-
lenes,otherthanthoseof2707and2902:SX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—62
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CNCode Description G E D
38190000 Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared
liquids for hydraulic transmission, not
containing or containing less than 70 % by
weightofpetroleumoilsoroilsobtained from
bituminousmineralsNS
38200000 Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-
icingfluidsNS
38210000 Prepared culture media for development of
micro-organismsNS
ex 3823 Industrialmonocarboxylicfattyacids;acidoils
fromrefining; industrial fatty alcohols,
excluding products of 38231100, 38231300
and382319SX
38231100 Stearicacid NS
38231300 Talloilfattyacids NS
382319 Other NS
ex 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores;
chemical products and preparations of the
chemical or allied industries (including those
consistingofmixturesofnaturalproducts),not
elsewhere specified or included, excluding
productsof382460NS
3901 Polymersofethylene,inprimaryforms, S X
3902 Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in
primaryformsSX
3903 Polymersofstyrene,inprimaryforms S X
3904 Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other haloge-
natedolefins,inprimaryformsSX
3905 Polymersofvinylacetateorothervinylesters,
in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in
primaryformsNS
39061000 Poly(methylmethacrylate) S X
390690 Otheracrylicpolymersinprimaryforms NS
ex 3907 Polycetals,otherpolyethersandepoxideresins,
inprimaryforms;polycarbonates,alkydresins,
polyallylestersandotherpolyesters,inprimary
forms, excluding products of 39071000,
390760and390799NS
39071000 Polyacetals S X
390760 Poly(ethyleneterephthalate) S X
390799 Otherpolyesters,otherthanunsaturated S X
3908 Polyamidesinprimaryform S X
3909 Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyur-
ethanes,inprimaryformsNS
39100000 Siliconesinprimaryforms NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—63
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CNCode Description G E D
3911 Petroleumresins, coum arone-indene resins,
polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones
and other products specified in note 3 to this
chapter, not elsewhere specified or included,
inprimaryformsNS
3912 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not
elsewhere specified or included, in primary
formsNS
3913 Natural polymers and modified natural poly-
mers, not elsewhere specified or included, in
primaryformsNS
39140000 Ion-exchangers based on polymers of 3901 to
3913,inprimaryformsNS
3915 Waste,paringsandscrap,ofplastic NS
3916 Monofilament of which any cross-sectional
dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and
profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked
butnototherwiseworked,ofplasticNS
3917 Tubes,pipesandhoses,andfittingstherefor,of
plasticNS
3918 Floorcoveringsofplastics,whetherornotself-
adhesive, in roll or in formof tiles; wall or
ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in
note9tothischapterNS
3919 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape,
stripandotherflatshapes,ofplastics,whether
ornotinrollsNS
3920 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of
plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, lami-
nated, supported or similarly combined with
othermaterialsSX
ex 3921 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of
plastics,excludingproductsof39219019NS
39219019 Other plates, sheets, foil and strip, of plastics
other than cellular products, of polyesters,
otherthancorrugatedsheetsandplatesSX
3922 Baths, shower-bath, wash-basins, bidets, lava-
tory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns
andsimilarsanitaryware,ofplasticsNS
ex 3923 Articles for the conveyance or packing of
goods,ofplastics;stoppers,lids,capsandother
closures, of plastics, excluding products of
39232100NS
39232100 Sacks and bags (including cones) of ethylene
polymersSX
3924 Tableware, kitchenware, other household arti-
clesandtoiletsarticles,ofplasticsNS
3925 Builders'wareofplastics,notelsewherespeci-
fiedorincludedNS
3926 Other articles of plastics and articles of other
materialsof3901to3914NS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—64
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CNCode Description G E D
exChapter40 RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF,
excludingproductsof4010NS
4010 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of
vulcanisedrubberSX
ex 4104 Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine
(including buffalo) or equine animals, without
hair on, whether or not split, but not further
prepared, excluding products of 41044119
and41044919SX
ex 410631 Tanned or crust hides and skins of other
animals, without wool or hair on, whether or
not split, but not further prepared, excluding
productsof41063110and41064090NS
410632
ex 410640
4107 Leather further prepared after tanning or
crusting,includingparchment—dressedleather,
of bovine (including buffalo) or equine
animals, without hair on, whether or not split,
otherthanleatherofheading4114SX
Leather further prepared after tanning or
crusting,includingparchment-dressedleather:
41121000 Ofsheeporlamb,withoutwoolon,whetheror
notsplit,otherthanleatherof4114SX
41131000 Of goats or kids, without wool or hair on,
whetherornotsplit,otherthanleatherof4114SX
41132000 Ofswine NS
41133000 Ofreptiles NS41139000 Other NS4114 Chamois (including combination chamois)
leather; patent leather and patent laminated
leather;metallisedleatherSX
41151000 Composition leather with a basis of leather or
leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether
ornotinrollsSX
42010000 Saddleryandharnessforanyanimal(including
traces,leads,kneepads,muzzles,saddlecloths,saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any
materialNS
4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity-cases, executive-
cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle
cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical
instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and
similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated
foodor beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks,
handbags,shopping-bags,wallets,purses,map-
cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool
bags,sportsbags,bottle-cases,jewelleryboxes,
powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar
containers,ofleatherorofcompositionleather,
of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of
vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly
or mainly covered withsuchmaterials orwith
paperSX
4203 Articlesofapparelandclothingaccessories,of
leatherorofcompositionleatherSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—65
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CNCode Description G E D
420400 Articles of leather, or of composition leather,
of a kind used in machinery or mechanical
appliancesorforothertechnicalusesNS
42050000 Other articles of leather or of composition
leatherNS
4206 Articles of gut (other than silkwormgut), of
goldbeater'sskin,ofbladdersoroftendonsNS
Chapter43 FURSKINSANDARTIFICIALFUR;MANU-
FACTURESTHEREOFNS
4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or
peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-
jointed,ofathicknessexceeding6mmNS
440724 Virola,mahoganyimbuiaandbalsa NS X
440725 Darkredmeranti,lightredmerantiandmeranti
bakauNS X
440726 White lauan, white meranti, white seraya,
yellowmerantiandalanNS X
440729 Keruning, ramin, kapur, teak, jongkong,
merbau, jelutong, kempas, okoumé, obeche,
sapelli, sipo, acajou d'Afrique, makoré, iroko,
tiama, mansonia, ilomba, dibétou, limba,
azobé, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Para
andpalissandredeRoseNS X
4408 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained
by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or
for other similar laminated wood and other
wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled,
whetherornot planed, sanded,spliced orend-
jointed,ofathicknessnotexceeding6mmNS
440831 Darkredmerantiandmerantibakau NS X
440839 Other NS X
4410 Particle board and similar board (for example,
oriented strand board and waferboard) of
wood or other ligneous materials, whether or
not agglomerated with resins or other organic
bindingsubstancesSX
4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous mate-
rials, whether or not bonded with resins or
otherorganicsubstancesSX
4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar lami-
natedwoodSX
441213 Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood,
each ply not exceeding 6 mm, with at least
one outer ply of tropical wood specified in
subheadingnote1tothisChapterSXX
441222 Other,withatleastoneouterplyofnon-coni-
ferous wood, with at least one ply of tropical
wood specified in subheading note 1 to this
ChapterSXX
441292 Other, with at least one outer ply of tropical
wood specified in subheading note 1 to this
ChapterSXX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—66
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CNCode Description G E D
44140010 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs,
mirrorsorsimilarobjects,oftropicalwood,as
specifiedinadditionalnote2tothisChapterNS X
4415 Packingcases,boxes,crates,drumsandsimilar
packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood;
pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet
collarsofwoodNS
441810 Builders' joinery or carpentry of wood,
including cellular wood panels, assembled
parquetpanels,shinglesandshakesSX
44183010 S X
44181010 Windows, frenchwindows and their frames of
tropical wood, as specified in additional note
2tothisChapterSXX
44182010 Doors and their frames and thresholds, of
tropical wood, as specified in additional note
2tothisChapterSXX
44201011 Woodmarquetry andinlaid wood;caskets and
casesforjewelleryorcutlery, andsimilararti-
cles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments,
of wood; wooden articles of furniture not
fallingwithinChapter94SXX
44209010 S X
44209091 S X X
ex 44209010 Other, of tropical wood, as specified in addi-
tionalnote2tothisChapterSXX
44219091 Otherarticlesofwood:otherthanoffibreboard NS
exChapter45 CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK,
excludingproductsof4503NS
4503 Articlesofnaturalcork S X
Chapter46 MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF
ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING
MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICK-
ERWORKSX
46012090 Mats matting and screens of vegetable mate-
rials, other than plaits or similar products of
plaitingmaterialsSXX
exChapter48 PAPERANDPAPERBOARD;ARTICLESOF
PAPER PULP; OF PAPER OR OF PAPER-
BOARD,excludingproductsof48201030NS
48201030 Notebooks,letterpadsandmemorandumpads S X
49030000 Children'spicture,drawingorcolouringbooks S X49051000 Globes S X
4908 Transfers(decalcomanias) S X
490900 Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards
bearing personal greetings, messages or
announcements, whether or not illustrated,
withorwithoutenvelopesortrimmingsSX
49100000 Calendars of any kind, printed, including
calendarblocksSX
4911 Otherprintedmatter,includingprintedpictures
andphotographsSX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—67
▼B
CNCode Description G E D
Chapter50 SILK S X
exChapter51 WOOL, FINE OR COARSEANIMALHAIR,
HORSEHAIR YARN AND WOVEN
FABRIC,excludingproductsof5105SX
Chapter52 COTTON S X
Chapter53 OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES;
PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF
PAPERYARNSX
Chapter54 MAN-MADEFILAMENTS S X
Chapter55 MAN-MADESTAPLEFIBRES S XChapter56 WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS;
SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE; CORDAGE;
ROBES AND CABLES AND ARTICLES
THEREOFSX
Chapter57 CARPETS AND OTHER TEXTILE FLOOR
COVERINGSSX
Chapter58 SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED
TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES;
TRIMMINGS;EMBROIDERYSX
Chapter59 IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR
LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS;
TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A KIND
SUITABLEFORINDUSTRIALUSESX
Chapter60 KNITTEDORCROCHETEDFABRICS S X
Chapter61 ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR
CROCHETEDSX
Chapter62 ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR
CROCHETEDSX
Chapter63 OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES;
SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN
TEXTILEARTICLESSX
Chapter64 FOOTWEAR, GAITERS AND THE LIKE;
PARTSOFSUCHARTICLESSX
Chapter65 HEADGEARANDPARTSTHEREOF NS
Chapter66 UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS,
WALKINGSTICKS,SEATSTICKS,WHIPS,
RIDINGCROPSANDPARTSTHEREOFSX
Chapter67 PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND
ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF
DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ARTI-
CLESOFHUMANHAIRNS
Chapter68 ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER,
CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR
MATERIALSNS
Chapter69 CERAMICPRODUCTS S X
Chapter70 GLASSANDGLASSWARE S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—68
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CNCode Description G E D
exChapter71 NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS,
PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES,
PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD
WITHPRECIOUSMETAL,ANDARTICLES
THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY;
COIN,excludingproductsof7117NS
7117 Imitationjewellery S X
exChapter72 IRON AND STEEL, excluding products of
7201,7202,7206,72181000and72241000NS
7202 Ferro-alloys S X
Chapter73 ARTICLESOFIRONANDSTEEL NSChapter74 COPPERANDARTICLESTHEREOF S XChapter75 NICKELANDARTICLESTHEREOF NS
exChapter76 ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF,
excludingproductsof7601SX
exChapter78 LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF,
excludingproductsof7801SX
exChapter79 ZINCANDARTICLESTHEREOF,excluding
productsof7901and7903SX
exChapter81 OTHER BASE METALS; CERMETS; ARTI-
CLES THEREOF, excluding products of
81011000, 81019400, 81021000,
81029400, 81041100, 81041900,
81072000, 81082000, 81083000,
81092000, 81101000, 81122190,
81123020, 81125100, 81125200,
81125900,811292and81130020SX
Chapter82 TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY,
SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL;
PARTSTHEREOFOFBASEMETALSX
Chapter83 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE
METALSX
exChapter84 NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS,
MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLI-
ANCES; PARTS THEREOF, excluding
productsof84011000and84072110NS
84011000 Nuclearreactors S X
84072110 Marinepropulsionengines,outboardmotors,of
acylindercapacitynotexceeding325cm
3SX
exChapter85 ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIP-
MENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND
RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELE-
VISION IMAGE AND SOUND
RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH
ARTICLES,excludingproductsof85165000,
8519, 85203299, 85203990, 8521, 8525,
8527, 852812, 852821 bis 852830, 8529,
854011and854012NS
85165000 Microwaveovens S X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—69
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CNCode Description G E D
8519 Turntables (record decks), record-players,
cassette-players and other sound-producing
apparatus, not incorporating a sound-recording
deviceSX
85203299 Digitalaudiotype,otherthancassette-type S X
85203990 Magnetic tape-recorders and other sound-
recording apparatus, other than using tapes on
reels,allowingsoundrecordingorreproduction
eitheratasinglespeedof19cmpersecondor
atseveralspeedsifthosecompriseonly19cm
persecondandlowerspeedsSX
8521 Video recording or reproducing apparatus,
whetherornotincorporatingavideoturnerSX
8525 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony,
radio-telegraphy, radio-broadcasting or televi-
sion, whether or not incorporating reception
apparatus or sound recording or reproducing
apparatus;televisioncameras,stillimagevideo
camerasandothervideocamerarecordersSX
8527 Receptionapparatusforradio-telephony,radio-
telegraphy or radio-broadcasting, whether or
notcombined,inthesamehousing,withsound
recordingorreproducingapparatusoraclockSX
ex 8528 Reception apparatus for television, whether or
not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or
soundorvideorecordingorreproducingappa-
ratus, excluding products of 85281300, video
monitorsandvideoprojectorsSX
8529 Partssuitableforusesolelyorprincipallywith
theapparatusof8525to8528SX
854011 Cathode ray television picture tubes, including
videomonitorcathode-raytubesSX
85401200 S X
Chapter86 RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY LOCOMO-
TIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND PARTS
THEREOF; RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY
TRACK FIXTURESFITTINGSAND PARTS
THEREOF; MECHANICAL (INCLUDING
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL) TRAFFIC
SIGNALLINGEQUIPMENTOFALLKINDSNS
8701 Tractors(otherthantractorsofheading8709) NS
8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 persons
ormore,includingthedriverSX
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles princi-
pally designed for the transport of persons
(other than those of 8702), including station
wagonsandracingcarsSX
8704 Motorvehiclesforthetransportofgoods S X
8705 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than
those principally designed for the transport of
personsorgoods(e.g.breakdownlorries,crane
lorries, fire-fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer
lorries, road-sweeper lorries, spraying lorries,
mobileworkshops,mobileradiologicalunits)SX
870600 Chassisfittedwithengines,forthemotorvehi-
clesof8701to8705SX2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—70
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CNCode Description G E D
8707 Bodies(includingcabs),forthemotorvehicles
of8701to8705SX
8708 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of
8701to8705SX
8709 Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with
liftingorhandlingequipment,ofthetypeused
infactories,warehouses,dockareasorairports
for short distance transport of goods; tractors
of the type used on railway station platforms;
partsoftheforgoingvehiclesSX
87100000 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
motorised,whetherornotfittedwithweapons,
andpartsofsuchvehiclesNS
8711 Motor-cycles (including mopeds) and cycles
fitted withan auxiliary motor, withorwithout
side-cars;sidecarsSX
871200 Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery
tricycles),notmotorisedSX
8714 Parts and accessories of vehicles of 8711 to
8713SX
871500 Babycarriagesandpartsthereof NS
8716 Trailers and semi-trailers, other vehicles not
mechanicallypropelled;partsthereofNS
Chapter88 AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT AND PARTS
THEREOFNS
Chapter89 SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUC-
TURESNS
Chapter90 OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATO-
GRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING,
PRECISION MEDICAL OR SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTSANDAPPARATUS;PARTS
ANDACCESSORIESTHEREOFSX
Chapter91 CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND PARTS
THEREOFSX
Chapter92 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND
ACCESSORIESOFSUCHARTICLESNS
exChapter94 FURNITURE; BEDDING, MATTRESSES,
MATTRESS SUPPORTS, CUSHIONS AND
SIMILAR STUFFED FURNISHINGS;
LAMPS AND LIGHTING FITTINGS, NOT
ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED;
ILLUMINATED SIGNS, ILLUMINATED
NAME-PLATES AND THE LIKE; PREFAB-
RICATED BUILDINGS, excluding products
of9405NS
ex 94015000 Seatsofcaneorbamboo NS X
ex 940340 Furniture of tropical wood, as specified in
subheading note 1 to Chapter 44, of a kind
usedinthekitchenNS X
ex 94038000 Furnitureofcaneorbamboo NS X2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—71
▼B
CNCode Description G E D
ex 94039030 Parts of furniture of 940330, 940340,
940350, 940360 and 94038000, of tropical
wood as specified in subheading note 1 to
Chapter44,ofbambooorcaneNS X
ex 94039090 NS X
9405 Lamps and lighting fittings including search-
lights and spotlights and parts thereof, not
elsewhere specified or included; illuminated
signs, illuminated name-plates and the like,
having a permanently fixed light source, and
parts thereof not elsewhere specified or
includedSX
exChapter95 TOYS,GAMESANDSPORTSREQUISITES;
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF,
excludingproductsof9503NS
9503 Other toys; reduced-size (‘scale’) models and
similar recreational models, working or not;
puzzlesofallkindsSX
Chapter96 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED
ARTICLESNS2001R2501—EN—01.01.2002—000.001—72