2006A1530 — EN — 01.07.2013 — 002.001

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EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT

establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part







THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, IRELAND, THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, and THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’, of the one part, and THE REPUBLIC OF LEBANON, hereinafter referred to as ‘Lebanon’, of the other part, CONSIDERING the proximity and interdependence which historic links and common values have established between the Community, its Member States and Lebanon; CONSIDERING that the Community, its Member States and Lebanon wish to strengthen those links and to establish lasting relations, based on reciprocity, solidarity, partnership and co-development; CONSIDERING the importance which the Parties attach to the principles of the United Nations Charter, particularly the observance of human rights, democratic principles and economic freedom, which form the very basis of the Association; CONSIDERING recent political and economic developments both on the European continent and in the Middle East, and the resulting common responsibilities with regard to the stability, security and prosperity of the Euro-Mediterranean region; CONSIDERING the importance for the Community and Lebanon of free trade, as guaranteed by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (GATT) and by the other multilateral agreements annexed to the Agreement establishing the WTO; CONSIDERING the difference in economic and social development existing between Lebanon and the Community and the need to strengthen the process of economic and social development in Lebanon; CONFIRMING that the provisions of this Agreement that fall within the scope of Part III, Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community bind the United Kingdom and Ireland as separate Contracting Parties, and not as part of the Community, until the United Kingdom or Ireland (as the case may be) notifies Lebanon that it has become bound as part of the Community in accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. The same applies to Denmark, in accordance with the Protocol annexed to those Treaties on the position of Denmark; DESIROUS of fully achieving the objectives of the association between them by implementing the relevant provisions of this Agreement to bring the levels of economic and social development of the Community and Lebanon closer to each other; CONSCIOUS of the importance of this Agreement, which is based on reciprocity of interests, mutual concessions, cooperation and dialogue; DESIROUS of developing a regular political dialogue on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest; TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to provide Lebanon with support in its endeavours to bring about economic reconstruction, reform and adjustment and social development; DESIROUS of establishing, maintaining and intensifying cooperation, sustained by regular dialogue, on economic, scientific, technological, social, cultural and audiovisual issues in order to achieve better mutual understanding; CONVINCED that this Agreement will create a climate conducive to growth in economic relations between them, more particularly in the trade and investment sectors which are essential to the success of the economic reconstruction and restructuring programme and to technological modernisation, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:







Article 1

1. An association is hereby established between the Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Lebanon, of the other part.

2. The aims of this Agreement are to:

(a) provide an appropriate framework for political dialogue between the Parties, allowing the development of close relations in all areas they consider relevant to such dialogue,

(b) establish the conditions for the gradual liberalisation of trade in goods, services and capital,

(c) promote trade and the expansion of harmonious economic and social relations between the Parties, notably through dialogue and cooperation, so as to foster the development and prosperity of Lebanon and its people,

(d) promote economic, social, cultural, financial and monetary cooperation,

(e) promote cooperation in other areas which are of mutual interest.

Article 2

Relations between the Parties, as well as all the provisions of this Agreement itself, shall be based on respect of democratic principles and fundamental human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which guides their internal and international policy and constitutes an essential element of this Agreement.







TITLE I

POLITICAL DIALOGUE

Article 3

1. A regular political dialogue shall be established between the Parties. It shall help build lasting links of solidarity between the partners which will contribute to the prosperity, stability and security of the Mediterranean region and bring about a climate of understanding and tolerance between cultures.

2. Political dialogue and cooperation are intended in particular to:

(a) facilitate rapprochement between the Parties through the development of better mutual understanding and regular coordination on international issues of common interest;

(b) enable each Party to consider the position and interests of the other;

(c) contribute to consolidating security and stability in the Mediterranean region and in the Middle East in particular;

(d) promote common initiatives.

Article 4

Political dialogue shall cover all issues of common interest to the Parties, examining in particular the conditions required to ensure peace and security through support for cooperation. The dialogue shall also seek to create new forms of cooperation directed towards common objectives.

Article 5

1. Political dialogue shall take place at regular intervals and whenever necessary, notably:

(a) at ministerial level, mainly in the framework of the Association Council;

(b) at senior official level of Lebanon, on the one hand, and of the Presidency of the Council and of the Commission on the other;

(c) by taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels including regular briefings by officials, consultations on the occasion of international meetings and contacts between diplomatic representatives in third countries;

(d) where appropriate, by any other means which would make a useful contribution to consolidating dialogue and increasing its effectiveness.

2. A political dialogue shall be established between the European Parliament and the Lebanese Parliament.







TITLE II

FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

BASIC PRINCIPLES

Article 6

The Community and Lebanon shall gradually establish a free trade area over a transitional period not exceeding 12 years from the entry into force of this Agreement according to the modalities set out in this Title and in conformity with the provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 and of the other multilateral agreements on trade in goods annexed to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO), hereinafter referred to as the GATT.







CHAPTER 1

Industrial products

Article 7

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community and Lebanon falling within Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature and of the Lebanese Customs tariff with the exception of the products listed in Annex 1.

Article 8

Imports into the Community of products originating in Lebanon shall be allowed free of customs duties and of any other charge having equivalent effect.

Article 9

1. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Lebanon of products originating in the Community shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following schedule:

— five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 88 % of the basic rate,

— six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 76 % of the basic rate,

— seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 64 % of the basic rate,

— eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 52 % of the basic rate,

— nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic rate,

— 10 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 28 % of the basic rate,

— 11 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 16 % of the basic rate,

— 12 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement the remaining duties and charges shall be abolished.

2. In the event of serious difficulties for a given product, the schedule applicable under paragraph 1 above may be reviewed by the Association Committee by common accord on the understanding that the schedule for which the review has been requested may not be extended in respect of the product concerned beyond the maximum transitional period of 12 years. If the Association Committee has not taken a decision within 30 days of an application by Lebanon to review the schedule, Lebanon may suspend the schedule provisionally for a period which may not exceed one year.

3. For each product concerned, the basic duty to be gradually reduced as provided in paragraph 1 shall be the rates referred to in Article 19.

Article 10

The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.

Article 11

1. Exceptional measures of limited duration which derogate from the provisions of Article 9 may be taken by Lebanon in the form of an increase or reintroduction of customs duties.

2. These measures may only concern new and infant industries, or sectors undergoing restructuring or facing serious difficulties, particularly where these difficulties entail major social problems.

3. Customs duties on imports into Lebanon of products originating in the Community that are introduced by such exceptional measures may not exceed 25 % ad valorem and shall maintain an element of preference for products originating in the Community. The total value of imports of the products which are subject to these measures may not exceed 20 % of the yearly average of total imports of industrial products from the Community during the last three years for which statistics are available.

4. These measures shall be applied for a period not exceeding five years unless a longer duration is authorised by the Association Committee. They shall cease to apply at the latest on the expiry of the maximum transitional period of 12 years.

5. No such measures can be introduced in respect of a product if more than three years have elapsed since the elimination of all duties and quantitative restrictions or charges or measures having equivalent effect concerning that product.

6. Lebanon shall inform the Association Committee of any exceptional measures it intends to adopt and, at the request of the Community, consultations shall be held on the measures and sectors concerned before they are implemented. When adopting such measures Lebanon shall provide the Committee with a schedule for the elimination of the customs duties introduced under this Article. This schedule shall provide for a phasing-out of these duties in equal annual instalments starting no later than the end of the second year following their introduction. The Association Committee may decide on a different schedule.

7. By way of derogation from provisions of paragraph 4, the Association Committee may exceptionally, to take account of the difficulties involved in setting up new industries, endorse the measures already taken by Lebanon pursuant to paragraph 1 for a maximum period of three years beyond the 12-year transitional period.







CHAPTER 2

Agricultural, fisheries and processed agricultural products

Article 12

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community and Lebanon falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature and of the Lebanese Customs tariff and to the products listed in Annex 1.

Article 13

The Community and Lebanon shall progressively establish a greater liberalisation of their trade in agricultural, fisheries and processed agricultural products, of interest to both parties.

Article 14

1. Agricultural products originating in Lebanon listed in Protocol 1 on importation into the Community shall be subject to the arrangement set out in that Protocol.

2. Agricultural products originating in the Community listed in Protocol 2 on importation into Lebanon shall be subject to the arrangement set out in that Protocol.

3. Trade in processed agricultural products falling under this chapter shall be subject to the arrangements set out in Protocol 3.

Article 15

1. Five years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Community and Lebanon shall assess the situation in order to determine measures to be applied by the Community and Lebanon one year following the revision of this Agreement, in accordance with the objective set out in Article 13.

2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 1 and taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural, fisheries and processed agricultural products between the two Parties and the particular sensitivity of such products, the Community and Lebanon shall examine on a regular basis in the Association Council, product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each other further concessions.

Article 16

1. In the event of specific rules being introduced as a result of the implementation of its agricultural policy or of any alteration of the current rules or in the event of any alteration or extension of the provisions relating to the implementation of its agricultural policy, the Party concerned may amend the arrangements resulting from this Agreement in respect of the products concerned.

2. The Party carrying out such modification shall inform the Association Committee thereof. At the request of the other Party, the Association Committee shall meet to take due account of the interest of the other Party.

3. If the Community or Lebanon, in applying paragraph 1, modifies the arrangements made by this Agreement for agricultural products, they shall accord imports originating in the other Party an advantage comparable to that provided for in this Agreement.

4. Any modification of the arrangements made by this Agreement shall be the subject, at the request of the other Party, of consultations within the Association Council.

Article 17

1. Both Parties agree to cooperate to reduce the potential for fraud in the application of the trade provisions of this Agreement.

2. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, where one Party finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud such as a significant increase in trade products by one party to the other party, beyond the level reflecting economic conditions such as normal production and export capacities, or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find an appropriate solution. Pending such a solution, the Party concerned may take the appropriate measures it deems necessary. In the selection of the measure priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the arrangements established in this Agreement.







CHAPTER 3

Common provisions

Article 18

1. No new customs duties on imports or exports or charges having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Lebanon, nor shall those already applied upon entry into force of this Agreement be increased unless this Agreement provides otherwise.

2. No new quantitative restriction on imports or measure having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Lebanon.

3. Quantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect in trade between Lebanon and the Community shall be abolished upon the entry into force of this Agreement.

4. Neither the Community nor Lebanon shall apply to exports between themselves either customs duties or charges having equivalent effect, or quantitative restrictions or measures of equivalent effect.

Article 19

1. For each product the basic rate to which the successive reductions laid down in Article 9(1) are to be applied shall be that actually applied vis-à-vis the Community on the day of conclusion of the negotiations.

2. In the event of the accession of Lebanon to the WTO, the applicable rates for imports between the Parties shall be the WTO bound rate or lower effectively applied rate enforced as of the date of the accession. If, after the accession to the WTO, a tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, the reduced rate shall apply.

3. The provision laid down in paragraph 2 is of application for any tariff reduction applied after the day of conclusion of the negotiations on an erga omnes basis.

4. The Parties shall communicate to each other their respective applied rates on the day of conclusion of the negotiations.

Article 20

Products originating in Lebanon shall not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported into the Community than that applied by Member States among themselves.

Article 21

1. The Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Party and like products originating in the territory of the other Party.

2. Products exported to the territory of one of the Parties may not benefit from repayment of indirect internal taxation in excess of the amount of indirect taxation imposed on them either directly or indirectly.

Article 22

1. This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade except in so far as they alter the trade arrangements provided for in this Agreement.

2. Consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Association Committee concerning agreements establishing such customs unions or free trade areas and, where requested, on other major issues related to their respective trade policies with third countries. In particular, in the event of a third country acceding to the Community, such consultations shall take place so as to ensure that account can be taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Lebanon.

Article 23

If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Party in line with prevailing international rules as defined in Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and related internal legislation, it may take appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with the WTO Agreement on the implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 and related internal legislation.

Article 24

1. Without prejudice to Article 35, the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures shall apply between the Parties.

2. Until the necessary rules referred to in Article 35(2) are adopted, if either Party finds that subsidy is taking place in trade with the other Party in line with prevailing international rules as defined in Articles VI and XVI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and related internal legislation, it may invoke appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with those rules as defined by the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and related internal legislation.

Article 25

1. The provisions of Article XIX of the GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and related internal legislation are applicable between the Parties.

2. Before applying safeguard measures as defined by international rules, the Party intending to apply such measures shall supply the Association Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.

In order to find such a solution the Parties shall immediately hold consultations within the Association Committee. If, as a result of the consultations, the Parties do not reach an agreement within thirty days of the initiation of the consultations on a solution to avoid the application of the safeguard measures, the Party intending to apply safeguard measures may apply the provisions of Article XIX of the GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Safeguards.

3. In the selection of safeguard measures pursuant to this Article, the Parties shall give priority to those, which cause least disturbance to the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement.

4. Safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Committee and shall be the subject of periodic consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit.

Article 26

1. Where compliance with the provisions of Article 18(4) leads to:

(a) re-export to a third country against which the exporting Party maintains, for the product concerned, quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures or charges having equivalent effect, or

(b) a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting Party,

and where the situations referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise, to major difficulties for the exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in paragraph 2.

2. The difficulties arising from the situations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted for examination to the Association Committee. The Association Committee may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties. If it has not taken such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to it, the exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the exportation of the product concerned. The measures shall be non-discriminatory and shall be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance.

Article 27

Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; of the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants; of the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value; of the protection of intellectual industrial and commercial property; of rules relating to gold and silver and conservation of exhaustible natural resources. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.

Article 28

The concept of ‘originating products’ for the application of the provisions of the present Title and the methods of administrative cooperation relating thereto are laid down in Protocol 4.

Article 29

The Combined Nomenclature of goods shall be applied to the classification of goods for imports into the Community. The Lebanese customs tariff shall be applied to the classification of goods for imports into Lebanon.







TITLE III

RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES

Article 30

1. Treatment granted by either Party to the other with respect to the right of establishment and the supply of services shall be based on each Party's commitments and other obligations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This provision shall take effect from the date of the final accession of Lebanon to the WTO.

2. Lebanon undertakes to provide a schedule of specific commitments on services, prepared in accordance with Article XX of the GATS, to the European Community and their Member States as soon as it is finalised.

3. The Parties undertake to consider development of the above provisions with a view to the establishment of an ‘economic integration agreement’ as defined in Article V of the GATS.

4. The objective provided for in paragraph 3 shall be subject to a first examination by the Association Council one year after the entry into force of this Agreement.

5. The Parties shall not, between the date of entry into force of this Agreement and Lebanon's accession to the WTO, take any measures or actions which render the conditions for the supply of services by Community or Lebanese service suppliers more discriminatory than those existing on the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

6. For the purposes of this Title:

(a) ‘service suppliers’ of a Party means any juridical or natural person that seeks to provide or provides a service;

(b) a ‘juridical person’ means a company or a subsidiary, set up in accordance with the laws either of a Member State of the Community or of Lebanon and having its registered office, central administration or principal place of business in the territory either of the Community or of Lebanon. Should the juridical person have only its registered office or central administration in the territory either of the Community or of Lebanon, it shall not be considered as either a Community or a Lebanese juridical person, unless its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy either of the Community or Lebanon;

(c) ‘subsidiary’ means a juridical person which is effectively controlled by another juridical person;

(d) ‘natural person’ means a person who is a national either of a Member State of the Community or of Lebanon according to their respective national legislations.







TITLE IV

PAYMENTS, CAPITAL, COMPETITION AD OTHER ECONOMIC PROVISIONS







CHAPTER 1

Current payments and movement of capital

Article 31

Within the framework of the provisions of this Agreement, and subject to the provisions of Articles 33 and 34, there shall be no restrictions between the Community of the one part, and Lebanon of the other part, on the movement of capital and no discrimination based on the nationality or on the place of residence of their nationals or on the place where such capital is invested.

Article 32

Current payments connected with the movement of goods, persons, services or capital within the framework of this Agreement shall be free of all restrictions.

Article 33

1. Subject to other provisions in this Agreement and other international obligations of the Community and Lebanon, the provisions of Articles 31 and 32 shall be without prejudice to the application of any restriction which exists between them on the date of entry into force of this Agreement, in respect of the movement of capital between them involving direct investment, including in real estate, establishment, the provision of financial services or the admission of securities to capital markets.

2. However, the transfer abroad of investments made in Lebanon by Community residents or in the Community by Lebanese residents and of any profit stemming therefrom shall not be affected.

Article 34

Where one or several Member States of the Community or Lebanon face or risk facing serious difficulties concerning balance of payments, the Community or Lebanon respectively may, in conformity with the conditions laid down within the framework of the GATT and Articles VIII and XIV of the Statutes of the International Monetary Fund, take restrictive measures with regard to current payments if such measures are strictly necessary. The Community or Lebanon, as appropriate, shall inform the other Party immediately thereof and shall provide as soon as possible a timetable for the removal of such measures.







CHAPTER 2

Competition and other economic matters

Article 35

1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of this Agreement, insofar as they may affect trade between the Community and Lebanon:

(a) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition, as defined by their respective legislation;

(b) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the Community or Lebanon as a whole or in a substantial part thereof, as defined by their respective legislation.

2. The Parties will enforce their respective competition legislation and shall exchange information taking into account the limitations imposed by the requirements of confidentiality. The necessary rules for cooperation in order to implement paragraph 1 shall be adopted by the Association Committee within five years of entry into force of this Agreement.

3. If the Community or Lebanon considers that a particular practice is incompatible with the terms of paragraph 1 of this Article, and if such practice causes or threatens to cause serious prejudice to the other Party, it may take appropriate measures after consultation within the Association Committee or after thirty working days following referral for such consultation.

Article 36

The Member States and Lebanon shall progressively adjust, without prejudice to their commitments respectively taken or to be taken under the GATT, any State monopolies of a commercial character, so as to ensure that, by the end of the fifth year following the entry into force of this Agreement, no discrimination regarding the conditions under which goods are procured and marketed exists between nationals of the Member States and of Lebanon. The Association Committee will be informed about the measures adopted to implement this objective.

Article 37

With regard to public enterprises and enterprises to which special or exclusive rights have been granted, the Association Council shall ensure that as from the fifth year following the date of entry into force of this Agreement there is neither enacted nor maintained any measure distorting trade between the Community and Lebanon to an extent contrary to the Parties' interests. This provision should not obstruct the performance in law or in fact of the particular tasks assigned to these enterprises.

Article 38

1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and of Annex 2, the Parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights in conformity with the highest international standards, including effective means of enforcing such rights.

2. The implementation of this Article and of Annex 2 shall be regularly reviewed by the Parties. If problems in the area of intellectual property protection affecting trading conditions occur, urgent consultations shall be undertaken, at the request of either Party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions.

Article 39

1. The Parties shall take as their aim a reciprocal and gradual liberalisation of public procurement contracts.

2. The Association Council shall take the steps necessary to implement paragraph 1.







TITLE V

ECONOMIC AND SECTOR COOPERATION

Article 40

Objectives

1. The two Parties shall together establish the strategies and procedures needed to achieve cooperation in the fields covered by this Title.

2. The Parties undertake to intensify economic cooperation in their mutual interest and in the spirit of partnership which is at the root of this Agreement.

3. The aim of economic cooperation shall be to support Lebanon's own efforts to achieve sustainable economic and social development.

Article 41

Scope

1. Cooperation shall be targeted first and foremost at areas of activity suffering the effects of internal constraints and difficulties or affected by the process of liberalising Lebanon's economy as a whole, and more particularly by the liberalisation of trade between Lebanon and the Community.

2. Similarly, cooperation shall focus on areas likely to bring the economies of the Community and Lebanon closer together, particularly those which will generate growth and employment.

3. Preservation of the environment and ecological balances shall constitute a central component of the various fields of economic cooperation.

4. The Parties may agree to extend the economic cooperation to other sectors not covered by the provisions of this Title.

Article 42

Methods and modalities

Economic cooperation shall be implemented in particular by:

(a) a regular economic dialogue between the Parties, which covers all areas of macroeconomic policy;

(b) regular exchange of information and ideas in every sector of cooperation including meetings of officials and experts;

(c) transfer of advice, expertise and training;

(d) implementation of joint actions such as seminars and workshops;

(e) technical, administrative and regulatory assistance;

(f) the dissemination of information on cooperation.

Article 43

Education and training

Cooperation aims at:

(a) defining the means to appreciably improve the situation in the field of education and training, particularly in vocational training;

(b) encouraging the setting up of strong links between agencies specialised in joint actions, and the exchange of experiences and know-how, essentially, the exchange of youth, exchanges between universities and other educational institutions, so as to bring cultures closer together;

(c) particularly encouraging access of the female population to education, including technical and higher education, and vocational training.

Article 44

Scientific, technical and technological cooperation

The aim of cooperation shall be to:

(a) encourage the establishment of permanent links between the Parties' scientific communities, notably by means of: — providing Lebanon with access to Community research and technological development programmes in accordance with Community rules governing non-Community countries' involvement in such programmes, — Lebanese participation in networks of decentralised cooperation, — promoting synergy between training and research;

(b) improve Lebanon's research capabilities; and its technological development;

(c) stimulate technological innovation and the transfer of new technology and dissemination of know-how;

(d) study the ways Lebanon can participate in European framework programmes for research.

Article 45

Environment

1. The Parties shall encourage cooperation in preventing deterioration of the environment, controlling pollution and ensuring the rational use of natural resources, with a view to ensuring sustainable development.

2. Cooperation shall be centred upon:

(a) water quality in the Mediterranean, and control and prevention of marine pollution;

(b) waste management, particularly that of toxic waste;

(c) salinisation;

(d) environmental management of sensitive coastal areas;

(e) environmental education and awareness;

(f) the use of advanced instruments for environmental management and monitoring, and in particular the use of the environment information system and studies on environmental impact;

(g) the effect of industrial development on the environment in general and on the safety of industrial plant in particular;

(h) the effect of agriculture on soil quality and water quality;

(i) soil preservation and conservation;

(j) rational management of water resources;

(k) joint research and monitoring activities as well as programmes and projects.

Article 46

Industrial cooperation

The aim of cooperation shall be to:

(a) encourage cooperation between the Parties' economic operators, including cooperation in the context of access for Lebanon to Community business networks;

(b) support the effort to modernise and restructure Lebanon's public and private sector industry (including the agri-food industry);

(c) foster an environment which favours private initiative, with the aim of stimulating and diversifying output for the domestic and export markets;

(d) enhance Lebanon's human resources and industrial potential through better use of policy in the fields of innovation and research and technological development;

(e) facilitate access to capital markets to finance productive investment;

(f) encourage the development of SMEs, particularly by: — promoting contacts between enterprises, partly by using Community networks and instruments for the promotion of industrial cooperation and partnership, — facilitating credit access for financing investment, — making information and support services available, — enhance human resources to encourage innovation, and setting up projects and economic activities.

Article 47

Promotion and protection of investment

1. Cooperation shall aim at increasing the flow of capital, expertise and technology to Lebanon through, inter alia:

(a) appropriate means of identifying investment opportunities and information channels on investment regulations;

(b) providing information on European investment regimes (technical assistance, direct financial support, fiscal incentives, investment insurance, etc.) related to outward investment and enhancing the possibility of Lebanon to benefit from them;

(c) examining the creation of joint ventures (especially for small and medium-sized enterprises), and when appropriate the conclusion of agreements between the Member States and Lebanon;

(d) establishing mechanisms for encouraging and promoting investments;

(e) the development of a legal framework conducive to investment between the two Parties, through the conclusion by Lebanon and the Member States of investment protection agreements, where appropriate, and agreements preventing double taxation.

2. Cooperation may extend to the planning and implementation of projects demonstrating the effective acquisition and use of basic technologies, the use of standards, the development of human resources and the creation of jobs locally.

Article 48

Cooperation in standardisation and conformity assessment

The Parties shall cooperate in:

(a) reducing divergences in standardisation, metrology, quality control and conformity assessment;

(b) developing the updating of Lebanese laboratories;

(c) negotiating mutual recognition agreements as soon as the conditions for them are met;

(d) strengthening the Lebanese institutions responsible for standardisation, quality, and intellectual, industrial and commercial property.

Article 49

Approximation of legislation

The Parties shall use their best endeavours to approximate their respective laws in order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement.

Article 50

Financial services

The aim of cooperation shall be to achieve closer common rules and standards in areas including the following:

(a) developing the financial markets in Lebanon;

(b) improving accounting, auditing, supervision and regulation of financial services and financial monitoring in Lebanon.

Article 51

Agriculture and fisheries

The aims of cooperation shall be:

(a) to support policies aiming to diversify production;

(b) to reduce food dependency;

(c) to promote a form of agriculture which pays due regard to the environment;

(d) to establish closer relations between enterprises, groupings and professional organisations of the two Parties;

(e) to provide assistance and technical training; support for agronomic research, advisory services, agricultural education and technical training of staff in the agricultural sector;

(f) to harmonise phytosanitary and veterinary standards;

(g) to support integrated rural development, including improvement of basic services and development of ancillary economic activities, particularly in the regions affected by the eradication of illicit crops;

(h) cooperation between rural areas, exchange of experience and know-how on rural development;

(i) development of sea fishing and aquaculture;

(j) development of packaging, storage and marketing techniques; and the improvement of distribution channels;

(k) to develop agricultural water resources;

(l) to develop the forestry sector, especially in the fields of reafforestation, forest fire prevention, forest pasture and combating desertification;

(m) to develop agricultural mechanisation and promotion of agricultural service cooperatives;

(n) to strengthen the agricultural credit system.

Article 52

Transport

The aim of cooperation shall be to:

(a) restructure and modernise road, rail, port and airport infrastructure linked to the main trans-European lines of communication of common interest;

(b) establish and enforce operating and safety standards comparable to those prevailing in the Community;

(c) upgrade technical equipment to Community standards for multimodal transport, container traffic and transshipment;

(d) improve road, maritime and multimodal transit and the management of ports, airports, sea and air traffic control, railways and navigation aids;

(e) reorganise and restructure of the mass transport sector including public transport.

Article 53

Information society and telecommunications

1. The Parties recognise that information and communication technologies constitute a key element of modern society, vital to economic and social development, and a cornerstone of the emerging information society.

2. Cooperation in this field shall aim at:

(a) a dialogue on the various aspects of the information society, including telecommunications policies;

(b) exchanges of information and technical assistance on regulatory matters, standardisation, conformity tests and certification as regards information technology and telecommunications technology;

(c) dissemination of new information and telecommunications technology, and of updated facilities for advanced communications, information services and technology;

(d) promotion and implementation of joint projects for research, technical development and industrial applications in information technologies, communications, telematics and the information society;

(e) the participation of Lebanese organisations in pilot projects and European programmes within the established frameworks;

(f) interconnection and interoperability between Community telematic networks and services and those of Lebanon;

(g) a dialogue on regulatory cooperation on international services, including aspects relating to protection of data and privacy.

Article 54

Energy

Cooperation shall focus on:

(a) promotion of renewable energy;

(b) promotion of energy-saving and energy efficiency;

(c) applied research relating to networks of databases linking the two Parties' economic and social operators;

(d) supporting modernisation and development of energy networks and the interconnection of such networks with Community networks.

Article 55

Tourism

Cooperation shall aim to:

(a) promote investment in tourism;

(b) improve the knowledge of the tourist industry and ensure greater consistency of policies affecting tourism;

(c) promote a good seasonal spread of tourism;

(d) highlight the importance of the cultural heritage for tourism;

(e) ensure that the interaction between tourism and the environment is suitably maintained;

(f) make tourism more competitive through support for increased standards and professionalism;

(g) enhance information flows;

(h) intensify training activities in hotel management and administration, and training in other hotel trades;

(i) organise exchanges of experience so as to ensure balanced, sustainable development of tourism, notably through exchanges of information, exhibitions, conventions and publications on tourism.

Article 56

Customs cooperation

1. The Parties shall develop customs cooperation to ensure that the provisions on trade are observed. For this purpose they shall establish a dialogue on customs matters.

2. Cooperation will focus in particular on:

(a) the simplification of controls and procedures concerning the customs clearance of goods;

(b) the possibility of interconnection between the transit systems of the Community and of Lebanon;

(c) the exchange of information among experts and vocational training;

(d) technical assistance where appropriate.

3. Without prejudice to other forms of cooperation provided for in this Agreement, particularly in the fields of combating drug abuse and money laundering, the Contracting Parties' administrative authorities shall provide mutual assistance in accordance with the terms of Protocol 5.

Article 57

Cooperation in statistics

The aim of cooperation shall be to harmonise methodology used by the Parties and to put to use data, including data-banks, on all areas covered by this Agreement for which statistics can be collected.

Article 58

Consumer protection

Cooperation in this field should be geared to making consumer protection schemes in the Community and Lebanon compatible and should, as far as possible, involve:

(a) increasing the compatibility of consumer legislation in order to avoid barriers to trade;

(b) establishment and development of systems of mutual information on dangerous food and industrial products and interconnecting them (rapid alert systems);

(c) exchanges of information and experts;

(d) organising training schemes and supplying technical assistance.

Article 59

Cooperation in reinforcement of institutions and rule of law

The Parties reiterate the importance of the rule of law and the proper functioning of institutions at all levels in the areas of administration in general, and law enforcement and the machinery of justice in particular. An independent and effective judiciary and well-trained legal profession are of particular importance in this context.

Article 60

Money laundering

1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making every effort to cooperate to prevent the use of their financial systems for laundering of proceeds from criminal activities in general and drug offences in particular.

2. Cooperation in this area may include administrative and technical assistance aimed at establishing effective standards and their efficient implementation in the area of combating money laundering in line with international standards.

Article 61

Prevention and fight against organised crime

1. The Parties agree to cooperate in order to prevent and fight organised crime, in particular in the following fields: human trafficking; exploitation for sexual purposes; corruption; the counterfeit of financial instruments; the illicit traffic of prohibited, counterfeited or pirated products and of illegal transactions concerning in particular industrial refuse or radioactive material; the trafficking of firearms and explosives; computer criminality; stolen cars.

2. Parties shall cooperate closely in order to establish appropriate mechanisms and standards.

3. Technical and administrative cooperation in this field will include training and the strengthening of the effectiveness of the authorities and structures responsible for fighting and for preventing criminality and the formulation of measures for crime prevention.

Article 62

Cooperation on illicit drugs

1. Within their respective powers and competencies, the Parties shall cooperate to ensure a balanced and integrated approach towards drugs. Drug policies and actions shall be aimed at reducing the supply, trafficking and demand of illicit drugs as well as at a more effective control of precursors.

2. The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of cooperation to attain these objectives. Actions shall be based on commonly agreed principles along the lines of the five basic principles endorsed at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs of 1998 (UNGASS).

3. Cooperation between the Parties may comprise technical and administrative assistance in particular in the following areas: drafting of national legislation and policies; establishment of institutions and information centres; training of personnel; drug related research; and the prevention of diversion of precursors used for the illicit manufacture of drugs. The Parties may agree to include other areas.







TITLE VI

COOPERATION IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MATTERS







CHAPTER 1

Dialogue and cooperation in the social field

Article 63

The two Parties shall decide together on the methods needed to achieve cooperation in the fields covered by this Title.

Article 64

1. The Parties shall conduct regular dialogue on any social matter which is of interest to them.

2. This dialogue shall be used to find ways to achieve progress in the field of movement of workers and equal treatment and social integration of Lebanese and Community nationals legally residing in the territories of their host countries.

3. The dialogue shall notably cover all issues related to:

(a) the living and working conditions of the migrant communities;

(b) migration;

(c) illegal immigration;

(d) schemes and programmes to encourage equal treatment between Lebanese and Community nationals, mutual knowledge of cultures and civilisations, the furthering of tolerance and the removal of discrimination.

Article 65

1. With a view to consolidating cooperation between the Parties in the social field, projects and programmes shall be carried out in any area of interest to them, including:

(a) improving living conditions, particularly in disadvantaged areas and areas whose population has been displaced;

(b) promoting the role of women in the economic and social development process, particularly through education and the media;

(c) bolstering and developing Lebanon's family planning and mother and child protection programmes;

(d) improving the social security and health insurance systems,

(e) improving the health care system, notably through cooperation in the field of public health and prevention, health security and medical training and management;

(f) implementing and financing exchange and leisure programmes for mixed groups of Lebanese and European young people, youth workers, youth NGO representatives, and other experts in the youth field residing in the Member States, with a view to promoting mutual knowledge of their respective cultures and fostering tolerance.

2. The Parties shall engage in a dialogue on all aspects of mutual interest, and particularly on social problems such as unemployment, rehabilitation of the less able-bodied, equal treatment for men and women, labour relations, vocational training, safety and health at work.

Article 66

Cooperation schemes may be carried out in coordination with Member States and relevant international organisations.







CHAPTER 2

Cooperation in cultural matters, audiovisual media and information

Article 67

1. The Parties agree to promote cultural cooperation in fields of mutual interest and in a spirit of respect for each other's cultures. They shall establish a sustainable cultural dialogue. This cooperation shall promote in particular:

(a) conservation and restoration of historic and cultural heritage (monuments, sites, artefacts, rare books and manuscripts, etc.);

(b) exchange of art exhibitions and artists;

(c) training of persons working in the cultural field.

2. Cooperation in the field of audiovisual media shall seek to encourage cooperation in such areas as co-production and training. The Parties shall seek ways to encourage Lebanese participation in Community initiatives in this sector.

3. The Parties agree that existing cultural programmes of the Community and of one or more of the Member States and further activities of interest to both sides, can be extended to Lebanon.

4. The Parties shall in addition, work to promote cultural cooperation of a commercial nature, particularly through joint projects (production, investment and marketing), training and exchange of information.

5. The Parties shall, in identifying cooperation projects, programmes and joint activities, give special attention to young people, self-expression, heritage conservation issues, the dissemination of culture, and communication skills using written and audiovisual media.

6. Cooperation shall be implemented in the way set out in Article 42.







CHAPTER 3

Cooperation for the prevention and control of illegal immigration

Article 68

1. The Parties agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration. To this end:

(a) each of the Member States agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of Lebanon, upon request by the latter and without further formalities once such persons have been positively identified as such,

(b) Lebanon agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of a Member State, upon request by the latter and without further formalities once such persons have been positively identified as such.

The Member States and Lebanon will also provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents for such purposes.

2. In respect of the Member States of the European Union, the obligation in this Article applies only in respect of those persons who are to be considered their nationals for Community purposes in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

3. In respect of Lebanon, the obligation in this Article applies only in respect to those persons who are considered Lebanese in accordance to the Lebanese legal system and all the relevant laws concerning citizenship.

Article 69

1. After the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties, at the request of any of them, shall negotiate and conclude bilateral agreements with each other, regulating specific obligations for the readmission of their nationals. These agreements shall also cover, if deemed necessary by any of the Parties, arrangements for the readmission of third country nationals. Such agreements will lay down details about categories of persons covered by these arrangements as well as the modalities of their readmission.

2. Adequate financial and technical assistance to implement these agreements may be provided to Lebanon.

Article 70

The Association Council shall examine what other joint efforts can be made to prevent and control illegal immigration.







TITLE VII

FINANCIAL COOPERATION

Article 71

1. With a view to full attainment of this Agreement's objectives, financial cooperation shall be considered for Lebanon in line with the appropriate financial procedures and resources.

2. These procedures shall be adopted by mutual agreement between the Parties by means of the most suitable instruments once this Agreement enters into force.

3. In addition to the areas covered by Titles V and VI of this Agreement, cooperation may entail, inter alia:

(a) facilitating reforms aimed at modernising the economy,

(b) rebuilding and updating economic infrastructure,

(c) promoting private investment and job creation activities,

(d) taking into account the effects of the progressive introduction of a free trade area on the Lebanese economy, in particular where the updating and restructuring of the affected economic sectors, especially industry, is concerned,

(e) flanking measures for policies implemented in the social sectors, particularly for reform of social security.

Article 72

Within the framework of Community instruments intended to buttress structural adjustment programmes in the Mediterranean countries – and in close coordination with the Lebanese authorities and other contributors, in particular the international financial institutions – the Community will examine suitable ways of supporting structural policies carried out by Lebanon to restore financial equilibrium in all its key aspects and create an economic environment conducive to boosting growth, while at the same time enhancing social welfare.

Article 73

In order to ensure a coordinated approach to dealing with the exceptional macroeconomic and financial problems which could stem from the progressive implementation of this Agreement, the Parties shall closely monitor the development of trade and financial relations between the Community and Lebanon as part of the regular economic dialogue established under Title V.







TITLE VIII

INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 74

1. An Association Council is hereby established which shall meet at ministerial level when circumstances require, on the initiative of its Chairman and in accordance with the conditions laid down in its rules of procedure.

2. The Association Council shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of this Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest.

Article 75

1. The Association Council shall consist of the members of the Council of the European Union and members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of members of the Government of Lebanon, on the other.

2. Members of the Association Council may arrange to be represented, in accordance with the provisions laid down in its rules of procedure.

3. The Association Council shall establish its rules of procedure.

4. The Association Council shall be chaired in turn by a member of the Council of the European Union and a member of the Government of Lebanon in accordance with the provisions laid down in its rules of procedure.

Article 76

1. The Association Council shall, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of this Agreement, have the power to take decisions in the cases provided for therein.

2. The decisions taken shall be binding on the Parties, which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken. The Association Council may also make appropriate recommendations.

3. The Association Council shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by agreement between the two Parties.

Article 77

1. Subject to the powers of the Association Council, an Association Committee is hereby established which shall be responsible for the implementation of this Agreement.

2. The Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee, in full or in part, any of its powers.

Article 78

1. The Association Committee, which shall meet at the level of officials, shall consist of representatives of members of the European Union and of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of representatives of the Government of Lebanon, on the other.

2. The Association Committee shall establish its rules of procedure.

3. The Association Committee shall normally meet alternately in the Community and in Lebanon.

Article 79

1. The Association Committee shall have the power to take decisions for the management of this Agreement as well as in the areas in which the Association Council has delegated its powers to it.

2. The Association Committee shall draw up its decisions by agreement between the Parties. These decisions shall be binding on the Parties, which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken.

Article 80

The Association Council may decide to set up any working group or body necessary for the implementation of this Agreement. It shall define the terms of reference of any such working group or body that shall be subordinated to it.

Article 81

The Association Council shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate cooperation and contacts between the European Parliament and the Lebanese Parliament, and between the Economic and Social Committee of the Community and its counterpart in Lebanon.

Article 82

1. Each of the Parties may refer to the Association Council any dispute relating to the application or interpretation of this Agreement.

2. The Association Council may settle the dispute by means of a decision.

3. Each Party shall be bound to take the measures involved in carrying out the decision referred to in paragraph 2.

4. In the event of it not being possible to settle the dispute in accordance with paragraph 2, either Party may notify the other of the appointment of an arbitrator; the other Party must then appoint a second arbitrator within two months. For the application of this procedure, the Community and the Member States shall be deemed to be one Party to the dispute.

The Association Council shall appoint a third arbitrator.

The arbitrators' decisions shall be taken by majority vote.

Each Party to the dispute must take the steps required to implement the decision of the arbitrators.

Article 83

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking any measures:

(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;

(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes;

(c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security.

Article 84

In the fields covered by this Agreement, and without prejudice to any special provisions contained therein:

(a) the arrangements applied by Lebanon in respect of the Community shall not give rise to any discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, or their companies or firms,

(b) the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of Lebanon shall not give rise to any discrimination between Lebanese nationals or its companies or firms.

Article 85

As regards direct taxation, nothing in this Agreement shall have the effect of:

(a) extending the fiscal advantages granted by either Party in any international agreement or arrangement by which it is bound;

(b) preventing the adoption or application by either Party of any measure aimed at preventing fraud or the evasion of taxes;

(c) opposing the right of either Party to apply the relevant provisions of its tax legislation to taxpayers who are not in an identical situation, in particular as regards their place of residence.

Article 86

1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained.

2. If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special urgency, it shall supply the Association Council with all the relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.

3. In the selection of the appropriate measures referred to in paragraph 2, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The Parties also agree that these measures shall be taken in accordance with international law and shall be proportional to the violation.

These measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations within the Association Council if the other Party so requests.

Article 87

Annexes 1 and 2 and Protocols 1 to 5 shall form an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 88

For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘Parties’ shall mean, on the one hand, the Community, or the Member States, or the Community and its Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, and Lebanon, on the other hand.

Article 89

1. This Agreement shall be concluded for an unlimited period.

2. Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement shall cease to apply six months after the date of such notification.

Article 90

This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of Lebanon.

Article 91

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic. It shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 92

1. This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures.

2. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify each other that the procedures referred to in paragraph 1 have been completed.

3. Upon its entry into force, this Agreement shall replace the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lebanon and the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and Lebanon, signed in Brussels on 3 May 1977.

Article 93

Interim Agreement

In the event that, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, the provisions of certain parts of this Agreement, in particular those relating to the free movement of goods, are put into effect by means of an Interim Agreement between the Community and Lebanon, the parties agree that, in such circumstances, for the purposes of Titles II and IV of this Agreement and Annexes 1 and 2 and Protocols 1 to 5 thereto, the terms ‘date of entry into force of this Agreement’ mean the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement in relation to obligations contained in these Articles, Annexes and Protocols.

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el diecisiete de junio de dos mil dos.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den syttende juni to tusind og to.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am siebzehnten Juni zweitausendundzwei.

Έγινε στο Λουξεμβούργο, στις δέκα εφτά Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες δύο.

Done at Luxembourg on the seventeenth day of June in the year two thousand and two.

Fait à Luxembourg, le dix-sept juin deux mille deux.

Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì diciassette giugno duemiladue.

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zeventiende juni tweeduizendtwee.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em dezassete de Junho de dois mil e dois.

Tehty Luxemburgissa seitsemäntenätoista päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakaksi.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den sjuttonde juni tjugohundratvå.

Pour le Royaume de Belgique

Voor het Koninkrijk België

Für das Königreich Belgien

Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Diese Unterschrift bindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.

På Kongeriget Danmarks vegne

Für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Για την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Por el Reino de España

Pour la République française

Thar cheann Na hÉireann

For Ireland

Per la Repubblica italiana

Pour le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Für die Republik Österreich

Pela República Portuguesa

Suomen tasavallan puolesta

För Republiken Finland

För Konungariket Sverige

For the United Kingdom of Great britain and Northern Ireland

Por la Comunidad Europea

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

Pela Comunidade Europeia

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

LIST OF ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS

ANNEX 1 List of agricultural and processed agricultural products falling under HS chapters 25 to 97 referred to in Articles 7 and 12 ANNEX 2 Intellectual, industrial and commercial property referred to in Article 38 PROTOCOL 1 concerning arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Lebanon referred to in Article 14(1) PROTOCOL 2 concerning arrangements applicable to imports into Lebanon of agricultural products originating in the Community referred to in Article 14(2) PROTOCOL 3 on trade between Lebanon and the Community in processed agricultural products referred to in Article 14(3) ANNEX 1 concerning arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of processed agricultural products originating in Lebanon ANNEX 2 concerning arrangements applicable to imports into Lebanon of processed agricultural products originating in the Community PROTOCOL 4 concerning the definition of the concept ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation PROTOCOL 5 on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters

ANNEX 1

List of agricultural and processed agricultural products falling under HS chapters 25 to 97 of the HS referred to in Articles 7 and 12







HS Code 2905 43 (mannitol) HS Code 2905 44 (sorbitol) HS Code 2905 45 (glycerol) HS Heading 3301 (essential oils) HS Code 3302 10 (odoriferous substances) HS Headings 3501 to 3505 (albuminoidal substances, modified starches, glues) HS Code 3809 10 (finishing agents) HS Heading 3823 (industrial fatty acids, acid from oil refining, industrial fatty alcohols) HS Code 3824 60 (sorbitol n.e.p.) HS Headings 4101 to 4103 (hides and skins) HS Heading 4301 (raw furskins) HS Headings 5001 to 5003 (raw silk and silk waste) HS Headings 5101 to 5103 (wool and animal hair) HS Headings 5201 to 5203 (raw cotton, waste and cotton carded or combed) HS Heading 5301 (raw flax) HS Heading 5302 (raw hemp)

ANNEX 2

Intellectual, industrial and commercial property referred to in Article 38

1. By the end of the fifth year after the entry into force of this Agreement, Lebanon shall ratify the revisions to the following multilateral conventions on intellectual property, to which Member States and Lebanon are parties or which are de facto applied by Member States: — Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property (Stockholm Act 1967 and amended in 1979), — Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (revised at Paris in 1971 and amended in 1979), — Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Geneva 1977, amended in 1979).

2. By the end of the fifth year after the entry into force of this Agreement, Lebanon shall accede to the following multilateral conventions to which Member States are Parties or which are de facto applied by Member States: — Patent Cooperation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984), — Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (1977, modified in 1980), — Protocol to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks (Madrid, 1989), — Trademark Law Treaty (Geneva, 1994), — International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (Geneva Act of 1991), — Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property, Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (TRIPs, Marrakesh 1994). The Parties shall make every effort to ratify the following multilateral conventions at the earliest possible opportunity: — WIPO Copyright Treaty (Geneva, 1996), — WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (Geneva, 1996).

3. The Association Council may decide that paragraph 1 shall apply to other multilateral conventions in this field.

PROTOCOL 1

concerning arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Lebanon referred to in Article 14(1)

1. Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Lebanon shall be subject to the conditions set out below.

2. Imports into the Community of those agricultural products originating in Lebanon other than those listed in this Protocol shall be allowed free of customs duty.

3. For the first year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this Agreement.







A B C D E F CN code 2002 Description (1) Reduction of the MFN customs duty (2) Tariff quota Reduction of the customs duty in addition to the tariff quota (B) (2) Annual increase Specific provisions (%) (tons net weight) (%) (quantity) (tons net weight) 0603 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes 0 — — — 0701 90 50 New potatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 January to 31 May 100 10 000 — 1 000 0701 90 50 ex 0701 90 90 New potatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 June to 31 July 100 20 000 — 2 000 ex 0701 90 90 New potatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 October to 31 December 100 20 000 — 2 000 0702 00 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 100 5 000 60 unlimited 1 000 (2) 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled 100 5 000 60 3 000 0 (3) 0707 00 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 100 unlimited (2) 0709 10 00 Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled 100 unlimited (2) 0709 90 31 Olives, fresh or chilled, for uses other than the production of oil 100 1 000 — — 0 (4) 0709 90 70 Courgettes, fresh or chilled 100 unlimited (2) 0711 20 10 Preserved olives, for uses other than the production of oil 100 1 000 — — 0 (4) 0805 10 Oranges, fresh or dried 60 unlimited (2) 0805 20 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh or dried 60 unlimited (2) 0805 50 Lemons and limes, fresh or dried 40 unlimited — (2) ex 08 06 Grapes, fresh or dried, other than fresh table grapes from 1 October to 30 April and from 1 June to 11 July and others than table grapes of the variety Emperor (vitis vinifera cv) 100 unlimited (2) ex 0806 10 10 Fresh table grapes, from 1 October to 30 April and from 1 June to 11 July, other than table grapes of the variety Emperor (vitis vinifera cv) 100 6 000 60 4 000 — (2) 0808 10 Apples, fresh 100 10 000 60 unlimited — (2) 0808 20 Pears and quinces, fresh 100 unlimited (2) 0809 10 00 Apricots, fresh 100 5 000 60 unlimited — (2) 0809 20 Cherries, fresh 100 5 000 60 unlimited — (2) 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines, fresh 100 2 000 — — 500 (2) ex 0809 40 Plums and sloes, fresh, from 1 September to 30 April 100 unlimited (2) ex 0809 40 Plums and sloes, fresh, from 1 May to 31 August 100 5 000 — — — (2) 1509 10 1510 00 10 Olive oil 100 1 000 — — — (5) 1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 0 — — — — 2002 Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 100 1 000 — — — 2009 61 2009 69 Grape juice (including grape must) 100 unlimited (5) 2204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading No 2009 0 — — — — (1) Notwithstanding the rules for the implementation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Protocol, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and description taken together. (2) The reduction only applies to the ad valorem part of the duty. (3) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 1 to 13 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1047/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 35) and subsequent amendments). (4) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 71) and subsequent amendments). (5) The concession applies to imports of untreated olive oil, wholly obtained in Lebanon and transported direct from Lebanon to the Community.

PROTOCOL 2

concerning arrangements applicable to imports into Lebanon of agricultural products originating in the Community referred to in Article 14(2)

1. Imports into the Republic of Lebanon of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the conditions set out below.

2. The reduction rates in column (B) of the customs duty in (A) shall neither apply to the minimum duties nor to the excise duties in (C).







A B C Lebanese Customs Code Description (1) Currently applied customs duty Reduction of the customs duty in (A) as of year 5 of the entry into force of this Agreement Specific provisions (%) (%) 0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies 5 100 0102 Live bovine animals free free 0103 Live swine 5 100 0104 10 Live sheep free free 0104 20 Live goats 5 100 0105 11 Live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing not more than 185 g 5 100 0105 12 Live turkeys, weighing not more than 185 g 5 100 0105 19 Other live poultry, weighing not more than 185g 5 100 0105 92 Live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing not more than 2 000 g 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 250 /net kg 0105 93 Live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing more than 2 000 g 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 250 /net kg 0105 99 Other live poultry (ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls) 5 100 0106 Other live animals 5 100 0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 5 100 0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 5 100 0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 5 100 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 5 100 0205 00 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 5 100 0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 5 100 0207 11 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 4 200 /net kg 0207 12 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 4 200 /net kg 0207 13 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 9 000 /net kg 0207 14 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 9 000 /net kg 0207 24 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of turkeys not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 5 100 0207 25 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of turkeys not cut in pieces, frozen 5 100 0207 26 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of turkeys, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 100 /net kg 0207 27 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 100 /net kg 0207 32 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 5 100 0207 33 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, not cut in pieces, frozen 5 100 0207 34 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, fatty livers, fresh or chilled 5 100 0207 35 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, other, fresh or chilled 5 100 0207 36 Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading No 0105 of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, other, frozen 5 100 0208 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen 5 100 0209 00 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 5 100 0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal 5 100 0401 10 10 Milk not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 % 70 30 Minimum duty: LBP 700/l+excise duty LBP 25/l 0401 10 90 Other, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 % 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0401 20 10 Milk not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 % 70 30 Minimum duty: LBP 700/l+excise duty LBP 25/l 0401 20 90 Other, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 % 5 A The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0401 30 10 Milk not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % 70 30 Minimum duty: LBP 700/l+excise duty LBP 25/l 0401 30 90 Other, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0402 10 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 % 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0402 21 Milk and cream, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 %, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matters 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0402 29 Milk and cream, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 %, other 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0402 91 Milk and cream, other than in powder, granules or other solid form, other, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0402 99 10 Milk and cream, other than in powder, granules or other solid form, In liquid form not concentrated containing sugar or other sweetening matter 70 30 Minimum duty: LBP 700/l+excise duty LBP 25/l 0402 99 90 Other 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement ex 0403 10 Unflavoured yogurt 70 43 Minimum duty LBP 1 000 /semi gross kg+excise duty LBP 25/l 0403 90 10 Labneh 70 43 Minimum duty LBP 4 000 /semi gross kg ex 0403 90 90 Unflavoured other products falling under heading 0403 20 30 Excise duty LBP 25/l The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0404 10 Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 5 100 0404 90 Other products than whey consisting of natural milk constituents, not elsewhere specified or included 5 100 0405 10 Butter free free 0405 90 Other fats and oils derived from milk free free 0406 10 Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd 70 30 Minimum duty: LBP 2 500 /semi gross Kg 0406 20 Grated or powdered cheeses, of all kinds 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0406 30 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 0406 40 Blue-veined cheese 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement ex 0406 90 Kashkaval 35 30 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement ex 0406 90 Other cheese, except Kashkaval cheese 35 20 This concession will be effective as from the entry into force (year 1) of this Agreement 0407 00 10 Fresh chicken eggs 50 25 Minimum duty: LBP 100/unit 0407 00 90 Other birds' eggs 20 25 0408 11 Egg yolks, dried 5 100 0408 19 Egg yolks, other than dried 5 100 0408 91 Other birds' eggs than egg yolks, not in shell, dried 5 100 0408 99 Other birds' eggs than egg yolks, not in shell, other than dried 5 100 0409 00 Natural honey 35 25 Minimum duty: LBP 8 000 /net kg 0410 00 Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5 100 0504 00 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked free free 0511 10 Bovine semen 5 100 0511 91 Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3 free free 0511 99 Other animal products not elsewhere specified free free 0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading No 1212 5 100 0602 10 Live unrooted cuttings and slips 5 100 0602 20 Live trees, shrubs and bushes grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts 5 100 0602 30 Live rhododendrons and azaleas grafted or not 30 100 The currently applied customs duty indicated in column A will be reduced to 5 % as of the entry into force of this Agreement 0602 40 Live roses grafted or not 5 100 0602 90 10 Other, forest trees, decorative plants in individual pots whose diameter exceeds 5 cm 30 100 The currently applied customs duty indicated in column A will be reduced to 5 % as of the entry into force of this Agreement 0602 90 90 Other 5 100 0603 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 70 25 The currently applied customs duty indicated in column A will be reduced to 30 % as of the entry into force of this Agreement 0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 70 25 The currently applied customs duty indicated in column A will be reduced to 30 % as of the entry into force of this Agreement 0701 10 Seed potatoes, fresh or chilled 5 100 0701 90 Potatoes, other than seed potatoes, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 550/gross kg 0702 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 750/gross kg 0703 10 10 Onion sets, fresh or chilled 5 100 0703 10 90 Other, shallots, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0703 20 Garlic, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 000 /gross kg 0703 90 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled 25 25 0704 10 Cauliflowers and headed broccoli, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 300/gross kg 0704 20 Brussels sprouts, fresh or chilled 25 25 0704 90 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled, other than cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0705 11 Cabbage lettuce, fresh or chilled 25 25 0705 19 Other lettuce, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 300/unit 0705 21 Witloof chicory, fresh or chilled 25 25 0705 29 Other chicory, fresh or chilled 25 25 0706 10 Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 300/gross kg 0706 90 10 Radish 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 500 /gross kg 0706 90 90 Other, fresh or chilled 25 25 0707 00 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 600/gross kg 0708 10 Peas, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 550/gross kg 0708 20 Beans, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0708 90 Other leguminous vegetables, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0709 10 Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0709 20 Asparagus, fresh or chilled 25 25 0709 30 Aubergines, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0709 40 Celery other than celeriac, fresh or chilled 25 25 0709 51 Mushrooms, fresh or chilled of the genus Agaricus 25 25 0709 52 Truffles, fresh or chilled 25 25 0709 59 Other mushrooms and truffles 25 25 0709 60 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0709 70 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0709 90 10 Olives, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 200 /gross kg 0709 90 20 Pumpkins, marrows and squash, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 400/gross kg 0709 90 30 Fresh jew's mallow, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 300/gross kg 0709 90 40 Purslane (portulaca), parsley, rocket (argula), coriander, fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 750/gross kg 0709 90 50 Swiss chard (Chinese leaves), fresh or chilled 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0709 90 90 Other fresh and chilled vegetables 25 25 0710 10 Potatoes, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 200 /gross kg 0710 21 Peas, frozen 35 25 0710 22 Beans, frozen 35 25 0710 29 Other leguminous vegetables, frozen 35 25 0710 30 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach, frozen 35 25 0710 80 Other frozen vegetables 35 25 0710 90 Mixtures of vegetables, frozen 35 25 ex 07 11 Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, except sweet corn 5 100 0712 20 Onions, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 25 25 0712 31 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 25 25 0712 32 Wood ears (Auricularia spp.), dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 25 25 0712 33 Jelly fungi (Tremella spp.), dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 25 25 0712 39 Other mushrooms and truffles, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 25 25 0712 90 10 Sweet corn seeds 5 100 0712 90 90 Other dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder 25 25 0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split free free 0714 10 Manioc (cassava) 5 100 0714 20 Sweet potatoes 5 100 0714 90 10 Taro (dasheen) 25 25 Minimum duty: LBP 300/gross kg 0714 90 90 Other roots and tubers with high starch or insulin content and sago pith 5 100 0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled 5 100 0802 11 Almonds, in shell 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0802 12 Almonds, shelled 5 100 0802 21 Hazelnuts or filberts, in shell 5 100 0802 22 Hazelnuts or filberts, shelled 5 100 0802 31 Walnuts, in shell 5 100 0802 32 Walnuts, shelled 5 100 0802 40 Chestnuts 5 100 0802 50 Pistachios 5 100 0802 90 10 Pignolia nuts 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 15 000 /net kg 0802 90 90 Other nuts 5 100 0803 00 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 000 /semi gross kg 0804 10 Dates, fresh or dried 5 100 0804 20 10 Figs, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 400/gross kg 0804 20 90 Figs, dried 5 100 0804 30 Pineapples, fresh or dried 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 000 /gross kg 0804 40 Avocados, fresh or dried 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 000 /gross kg 0804 50 Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 000 /gross kg 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 400/gross kg 0806 10 Grapes, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0806 20 Grapes, dried 5 100 0807 11 Watermelons, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0807 19 Other melons, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0807 20 Papaws (papayas), fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 2 000 /gross kg 0808 10 Apples, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 800/gross kg 0808 20 Pears and quinces, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 800/gross kg 0809 10 Apricots, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 350/gross kg 0809 20 Cherries, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 800/gross kg 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0809 40 Plums and sloes, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 400/gross kg 0810 10 Strawberries, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 000 /gross kg 0810 20 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries, fresh 5 100 0810 30 Black-, white- or red currants and gooseberries, fresh 5 100 0810 40 Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinium, fresh 5 100 0810 50 Kiwifruit, fresh 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 500 /gross kg 0810 60 Durians 25 25 0810 90 10 Litchi, passion fruit, sweetsops, persimmons (kabis) 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 5 000 /gross kg 0810 90 20 Medlar (loquat) 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0810 90 30 Pomegranate 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0810 90 40 Jujuba 45 25 Minimum duty: LBP 500/gross kg 0810 90 90 Other fruit, fresh 25 25 0811 10 Strawberries, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 500 /gross kg 0811 20 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 500 /gross kg 0811 90 Other fruit and nuts, frozen 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 500 /gross kg 0812 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 5 100 0813 10 Dried apricots 15 25 0813 20 Dried prunes 25 25 0813 30 Dried apples 25 25 0813 40 Other dried fruit, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806 25 25 0813 50 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of Chapter 08 25 25 0814 00 Peels of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen or dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions 5 100 0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion 5 100 0902 Tea, whether or not flavoured 5 100 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta 5 100 0905 00 Vanilla 5 100 0906 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers 5 100 0907 00 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) 5 100 0908 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms 5 100 0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway, juniper berries 5 100 0910 10 Ginger 5 100 0910 20 Saffron 5 100 0910 30 Turmeric (curcuma) 5 100 0910 40 10 Thyme 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 1 000 /gross kg 0910 40 90 Bay leaves 5 100 0910 50 Curry 5 100 0910 91 Other spices, mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to Chapter 9 5 100 0910 99 Other spices, other than mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to Chapter 9 5 100 1001 Wheat and meslin free free 1002 00 Rye free free 1003 00 Barley free free 1004 00 Oats free free 1005 10 Maize, seed 5 100 1005 90 Maize, other than seed free free 1006 Rice 5 100 1007 00 Grain sorghum 5 100 1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed, other cereals 5 100 1101 00 Wheat or meslin flour free free 1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin free free 1103 11 Groats and meal of wheat free free 1103 13 Groats and meal of maize 5 100 1103 19 Groats and meal of other cereals 5 100 1103 20 Pellets 5 100 1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading No 1006 ; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground 5 100 1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes 5 100 1106 Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No 0713 , of sago or of roots or tubers of heading No 0714 or of the products of Chapter 8 5 100 1107 Malt, whether or not roasted free free 1108 Starches; inulin 5 100 1109 00 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried free free 1201 00 Soya beans, whether or not broken free free 1202 Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken free free 1203 00 Copra free free 1204 00 Linseed, whether or not broken free free 1205 00 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken free free 1206 00 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken free free 1207 10 Palm nuts and kernels seeds free free 1207 20 Cotton seeds free free 1207 30 Castor oil seeds free free 1207 40 Sesame seeds 5 100 1207 50 Mustard seeds free free 1207 60 Safflower seeds free free 1207 91 Poppy seeds free free 1207 99 Other seeds free free 1208 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard free free 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores of a kind used for sowing 5 100 1210 Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin free free 1211 10 Liquorice roots 5 100 1211 20 Ginseng roots 5 100 1211 30 Coca leaf 5 100 1211 40 Poppy Straw 5 100 1211 90 10 Fresh mint 70 20 Minimum duty: LBP 750/gross kg 1211 90 90 Other plants and parts of plants, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered 5 100 1212 10 Locust beans, including locust bean seeds 5 100 1212 30 Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels 5 100 1212 91 Sugar beet 5 100 1212 99 Other 5 100 1213 00 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets 5 100 1214 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne, clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets 5 100 1301 10 Lac 5 100 1301 20 Gum Arabic 5 100 1301 90 Other lac and gums free free 1302 11 Opium 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 1302 39 Other 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 1501 00 Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading No 0209 or 1503 5 100 The percentage reduction in (B) will be gradual, starting as from year 5 and continue until year 12 of the entry into force of this Agreement 1502 00 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading No 1503 5 10