1998R2820 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 005.001

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2820/98

of 21 December 1998

applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 1 ), (1) Whereas, in accordance with its offer made within the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), the European Community opened generalised tariff preferences, commencing in 1971, in respect of certain agricultural and industrial products from developing countries; whereas the initial 10-year period of application of the system of preferences ended on 31 December 1980; whereas a second 10-year period ended on 31 December 1990; whereas the scheme was kept in being, unchanged, until 31 December 1994 when the Community made a new 10-year offer (1995-2004); (2) Whereas the positive role played by the system in the past in improving access for the developing countries to the markets of preference-giving countries is accepted and justifies its continued existence for a time, in step with other priority measures, including the multilateral liberalisation of trade; (3) Whereas in a communication to the Council dated 1 June 1994 the Commission set out its recommendations for guidelines for a further 10-year period of application of its scheme of generalised preferences for the period 1995-2004; (4) Whereas these ten-year guidelines were confirmed in 1995 by the adoption of the first scheme for the 10-year period, opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalised tariff preferences (1995-1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries ( 2 ) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1256/96 of 20 June 1996 applying multiannual schemes of generalised tariff preferences from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1999 in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries ( 3 ); (5) Whereas the Treaty on European Union has lent a fresh impetus to Community development policy as an aspect of the Union's external policy, by setting a priority objective to the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries and their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy; (6) Whereas the Community scheme of generalised preferences should therefore continue in its development-oriented approach, focusing in priority on the countries which have most need of it, i. e. the poorest countries; whereas the scheme should be complementary to World Trade Organisation (WTO) instruments and should foster the integration of developing countries into the world economy and the multilateral trading system; whereas the giving of preferences should accordingly be seen as a transitional measure, to be used as needed and phased out when the need is considered no longer to exist; (7) Whereas the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences must continue to aim at a level of liberalisation at which the impact of the preferential margin on the potential volume of preferential trade is neutral overall compared with the previous schemes, without prejudice to special incentive arrangements; (8) Whereas the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences must also take account of certain sectors or products which are sensitive for Community industry and agriculture; whereas sensitive sectors should continue to be protected against import surges by beans of a dual mechanism involving a modulation of preferential tariff margins coupled with an emergency safeguard clause; (9) Whereas in order to improve access to the Community market and increase the actual take-up preferences by moderately developed or less-developed countries, the system of graduation should continue in being; (10) Whereas sector/country graduation combines a development criterion, expressed as a development index reflecting a country's per capita income and the level of its manufactured exports as compared with those of the Community, with a measurement of relative specialisation expressed as a specialisation index based on the ratio of the beneficiary country's share of total Community imports in general to its share of total Community imports in a given sector; whereas combined application of these two criteria should make it possible to adjust the crude results of the specialisation index, in terms of the sectors to be excluded, in line with the level of development; (11) Whereas the Community may review the results of the graduation mechanism before the end of 1999 in the light of changes in the world trade and investment climate; (12) Whereas the sector/country graduation system should also continue to apply to beneficiary countries whose exports of products covered by the generalised system of preferences (GSP) in a given sector exceeded 25 % of all beneficiaries' exports of those products in that sector in the statistical reference year of the previous scheme, irrespective of their level of development; (13) Whereas countries whose exports to the Community of products covered by the GSP in a given sector did not exceed 2 % of all beneficiary countries' exports to the Community in that sector in the statistical reference year of the previous scheme should remain exempt from the graduation system; (14) Whereas countries and territories whose per capita income is higher than that of a Member State of the Community and whose development index is higher than −1 should continue to be excluded from the scheme; (15) Whereas at the Singapore ministerial conference in December 1996 the WTO member countries pledged to carry out an action plan to improve access to their markets for products originating in the least-developed countries; (16) Whereas, on the basis of a Commission communication of 16 April 1997 and the Council conclusions of 2 June 1997, Council Regulation (EC) No 602/98 ( 4 ) granted least-developed countries not party to the Lomé Convention preferences equivalent to those enjoyed by signatories; (17) Whereas countries undertaking effective programmes to combat drug production and trafficking should remain entitled to the more favourable treatment granted them under the previous scheme; whereas the countries concerned will therefore continue to enjoy duty-free access for industrial and agricultural products provided they continue their efforts to combat drugs; whereas the above treatment should be extended to industrial products from the Central American Common Market countries and Panama; (18) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1154/98 ( 5 ) implemented the special incentive arrangements concerning labour rights and environmental protection provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulations (EC) No 3281/94 and (EC) No 1256/96; (19) Whereas the special incentive arrangements should be available to countries which are beneficiaries of the general scheme, even in sectors where they may be subject to the graduation mechanism but not in those subject to the clause in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 and (EC) No 1256/96, as these are excluded for reasons of competitive capacity irrespective of the level of development of the country concerned; (20) Whereas the incentives for labour rights may be granted only to countries which request them in writing and provide proof that they apply legislation incorporating the substance of the standards laid down in ILO Conventions No 87 and No 98 concerning the application of the principles of the right to organise and to bargain collectively and ILO convention No 138 concerning the minimum age for admission to employment; (21) Whereas the incentives for labour rights should be confined to countries, or in certain cases, to production sectors that have actually taken steps to comply with the ILO Conventions in question; whereas provision must therefore be made for the incentives to apply to certain sectors but not to others; (22) Whereas the incentives for environmental protection may be granted only to countries that request them and provide proof that they apply legislation incorporating the substance of the standards of the International Tropical Timber Organisation; (23) Whereas requests for application of the social and environmental incentives must be subject to a publication procedure enabling interested parties to make their views known; whereas the decision on whether to grant this treatment must be taken after the Commission has examined the requests closely and the Generalised Preferences Committee has delivered a favourable opinion; (24) Whereas operation of the incentive arrangements for labour rights is contingent on certification by the authorities of the beneficiary countries of product conformity with the abovementioned standards and on the application of administrative cooperation procedures similar to those used to verify the origin of goods; (25) Whereas for the purposes of certification and administrative cooperation procedures, the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the community Customs Code ( 6 ) should be applied; whereas, however, special procedures should be provided in order to safeguard the legitimate interests of importers using the special incentive arrangements; (26) Whereas if the incentives are to be fully effective the additional preferential margin must be attractive; whereas the margins specified in Regulation (EC) No 1154/98 should accordingly continue to apply; (27) Whereas the international criteria for the preservation of tropical forests cannot for the time being be used to monitor logging operations; whereas at this stage it is preferable for the purposes of the environmental incentives to vet countries thoroughly in advance, without prejudice to subsequent use of ex post verification as soon as conditions permit; whereas the additional preferential margins available should be the same as those adopted in the social field; (28) Whereas, however, owing to the great sensitivity of the products referred to in Part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation, the further reduction in duty which may be applied to these products under the special incentive arrangements should be limited to 40 %; (29) Whereas in certain circumstances it may be appropriate to withdraw temporarily all or part of a country's entitlement under the special incentive arrangements for instance where beneficiary states fail to honour their commitments; (30) Whereas in certain circumstances it may be appropriate to withdraw temporarily some or all of a country's preferential entitlement; whereas such circumstances include any form of forced labour, exports of goods made by prison labour, inadequate controls on the export or transit of drugs or on money laundering, legislation discriminating against the Community, failure to apply the administrative cooperation methods necessary for the scheme to function properly, failure to comply with obligations entered into in the Uruguay Round to meet agreed market-access objectives, or failure to comply with certain international conventions concerning the conservation and management of fishery resources; (31) Whereas temporary withdrawal of entitlement must be the culmination of a procedure which gives all interested parties an opportunity to state their views; (32) Whereas the Community must e able to act swiftly against third countries when its financial interests are damaged as a result of fraud, serious and repeated irregularities or a manifest lack of administrative cooperation in such countries; whereas having notified the Member States and the operators concerned of its reasonable doubts, the Commission should be able to suspend certain preferences provisionally on the basis of sufficient evidence; (33) Whereas at the end of that procedure the decision on temporary withdrawal as defined above should be taken in the context of overall relations with the beneficiary country concerned; whereas the Community interest may in some cases be better served by having the Council discuss that context, which is likely to include aspects unrelated to trade; whereas the power to decide on the withdrawal of some or all of a country's preferential entitlement should therefore lie with the Council; (34) Whereas the temporary withdrawal of all tariff preferences in respect of industrial and agricultural products originating in Myanmar should remain in force in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 552/97 ( 7 ), on account of the use of forced labour there; (35) Whereas it would be illogical to accord preferences in respect of products subject to anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures unless such measures reflected the impact of the preferential arrangements; (36) Whereas the preferential rates of duty to be applied under this Regulation should normally be calculated on the basis of the conventional rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff for the products concerned; whereas they should, however, be calculated from the autonomous rate of duty where no conventional rate is given for the products concerned or where the autonomous rate is lower than the conventional rate; whereas it is unnecessary to include in the coverage of this Regulation products for which the Common Customs Tariff duty is free; whereas the calculation must in no case be based on duties applied under conventional or autonomous tariff quotas; (37) Whereas the same methods of calculation should apply to ad valorem rates of duty as well as to the treatment of minimum and maximum duties provided in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas this reduction of duties does not, as a general rule, affect the collection of specific duties added to ad valorem duties; (38) Whereas the current scheme for agricultural products as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1256/96 should be applied until its due expiry date, that is to say 30 June 1999, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences, comprising general arrangements and special incentive arrangements, shall be renewed for the period from 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001, to apply in accordance with the conditions and arrangements laid down in this Regulation.

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2. Without prejudice to Article 6, this Regulation shall apply to the products falling within Chapters 1 to 97 of the Common Customs Tariff, excluding Chapter 93, which are listed in Annex I. It shall apply only to the products listed in Annex VII on the conditions laid down in Article 7.

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3. Access to the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be restricted to the countries and territories listed in Annex III.

4. Countries or territories which meet the following criteria shall be removed from the list of beneficiary countries or territories in Annex III:

— a per capita gross national product exceeding USD 8 210 for 1995, according to the most recent World Bank figures,

— a development index, calculated in accordance with the formula and figures given in Part 2 of Annex II, greater than −1.

These criteria shall apply cumulatively.

5. In order to be admitted under one of the referential arrangements established by this Regulation, products must comply with a definition of origin adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 249 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

6. The removal of a country or territory from the list of countries and territories entitled to generalised preferences ►C1 by virtue of paragraph 4 shall not ◄ affect the possibility of using products originating in that country under the regional cumulation mechanism applicable to all regional groupings referred to in Article 72(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, provided that the country has been a member of the regional grouping since the multiannual system of preferences applicable to the product concerned in 1995 entered into force and is not considered to be the country of origin of the final product within the meaning of Article 72(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

TITLE I

GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Section 1

Modulation mechanism

Article 2

1. The preferential duty applying to products listed in Part 1 of Annex I shall be 85 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the product concerned, without prejudice to the provisions of Title II.

2. The preferential duty applying to products listed in Part 2 of Annex I shall be 70 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the product concerned, without prejudice to the provisions of Title II.

3. The preferential duty applying to products listed in Part 3 of Annex I shall be 35 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the product concerned, without prejudice to the provisions of Title II.

4. Common Customs Tariff duties shall be suspended in their entirety on products listed in Part 4 of Annex I.

Section 2

Graduation mechanism

Article 3

1. Loss of entitlement to the advantages referred to in Article 2 under the graduation mechanism established by the previous scheme shall continue to apply to the countries and sectors listed in Part 1 of Annex II which meet the criteria laid down in Part 2 of Annex II.

2. Products coming under the ECSC Treaty shall remain excluded from the preferential arrangements in the case of countries which were not entitled to them under the previous scheme.

Article 4

1. Loss of entitlement to the advantages referred to in Article 2 under the graduation mechanism shall also continue to apply to the countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II whose exports to the Community of products covered by this scheme in a given sector exceeded 25 % of all beneficiary countries' exports to the Community in that sector in the statistical reference year of the previous scheme.

2. Countries whose exports to the Community of products covered by the scheme in a given sector did not exceed 2 % of all beneficiary countries' exports to the Community in that sector in the statistical reference year of the previous scheme shall continue to be exempt from the graduation mechanism.

Article 5

The Commission shall present a report to the Committee referred to in Article 31 on the application of Articles 3 and 4 by 31 December 1999 and submit appropriate proposals to the Council at the latest by 31 December 2000.

Section 3

Special support arrangements for the least-developed countries

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Article 6

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 to 4, Common Customs Tariff duties on all products of Chapters 1 to 97, except those of Chapter 93, originating in the least developed developing countries listed in Annex IV, shall be entirely suspended.

2. Common Customs Tariff duties on the products of CN code 0803 00 19 shall be reduced by 20 % annually starting on 1 January 2002. They shall be entirely suspended as from 1 January 2006.

3. Common Customs Tariff duties on the products of tariff heading 1006 shall be reduced by 20 % on 1 September 2006, by 50 % on 1 September 2007 and by 80 % on 1 September 2008. They shall be entirely suspended as from 1 September 2009.

4. Common Customs Tariff duties on the products of tariff heading 1701 shall be reduced by 20 % on 1 July 2006, by 50 % on 1 July 2007 and by 80 % on 1 July 2008. They shall be entirely suspended as from 1 July 2009.

5. Until Common Customs Tariff duties are entirely suspended in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4, a global tariff quota at zero duty shall be opened for every marketing year for products of tariff heading 1006 and subheading 1701 11 10 respectively, originating in the least developed developing countries listed in Annex IV. The initial tariff quotas for the marketing years 2001/2002 shall be equal to 2 517 tonnes, husked rice equivalent, for products of tariff heading 1006 and 74 185 tonnes, white sugar equivalent, for products of subheading 1701 11 10. For each of the following marketing years, the quotas shall be increased by 15 % in relation to the quotas of the previous marketing year.

6. The Commission shall decide the implementation of the provisions referred to in paragraph 5 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32.

7. The Commission shall, in close cooperation with the Member States, carefully monitor imports of rice, bananas and sugar.

Member States or any interested natural or legal persons shall inform the Commission, without delay, of any circumstances of which they are aware that could justify the adoption of a measure to suspend preferences. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence to establish that the conditions for temporary suspension of the preferences are met, all appropriate measures will be taken as quickly as possible.

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Section 4

Special arrangements supporting measures to combat drugs

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Article 7

For the countries listed in Annex V, Common Customs Tariff duties shall be suspended in their entirety on the industrial products listed in Annex I falling within Chapters 25 to 97 of the Common Customs Tariff, excluding Chapter 93, and on the agricultural products listed in Annex VII, without prejudice to the procedure described in Article 31(3).

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TITLE II

SPECIAL INCENTIVE ARRANGEMENTS

Section 1

Common provisions

Article 8

The special incentive arrangements concerning labour rights and environmental protection introduced by the pervious scheme are hereby renewed according to the terms and conditions laid down in this Title.

Article 9

The provisions of this Title relating to the special incentive arrangements for the protection of the environment shall apply only to the products originating in the tropical forest listed in Annex VIII.

Article 10

1. The preferential duty applying to agricultural products of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff listed in Annex I which comply with the conditions of this Title shall be reduced by an amount equal to:

— 10 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the products in Part 1,

— 20 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the products in Part 2,

— 35 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the products in Part 3,

2. The preferential duty applying to industrial products of Chapters 25 to 97 of the Common Customs Tariff, excluding Chapter 93, which are listed in Annex I and which comply with the conditions of this Title shall be reduced by an amount equal to:

— 15 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the products in Part 1,

— 25 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the products in Part 2,

— 35 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the products in Part 3,

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(a) The duty applying to agricultural products of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff referred to in Article 3(1) which comply with the conditions of this Title shall be reduced by an amount equal to 15 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the product in question;

(b) The duty applying to industrial products of Chapters 25 to 97, excluding Chapter 93, referred to in Article 3(1) which comply with the conditions of this Title shall be reduced by an amount equal to 25 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the product in question.

4. The reduction in duty referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not be accorded to the countries and sectors referred to in Article 4(1).

5. The application of the special incentive arrangements shall not result in treatment more favourable than that applied under Article 7 for the products listed in Annex VII.

Section 2

Procedure for granting the special incentive arrangements concerning labour rights

Article 11

1. Without prejudice to the following Articles, the reductions specified in Article 10 shall apply to products originating in the beneficiary countries listed in Annex III on condition that the authorities of those countries have applied to the Commission in writing to take advantage of the special arrangements for their originating products, giving details of:

— their domestic legislation incorporating the substance of the standards laid down in ILO Conventions No 87 and No 98 concerning application of the principles of the right to organise and to bargain collectively and Convention No 138 concerning the minimum age of admission to employment; the full text of such legislation must be attached, together with an official translation into one of the Community languages,

— the measures taken to apply and monitor these provisions effectively, any sectoral restrictions on their application, any breaches observed and a breakdown of such breaches by production sector,

— a commitment by the government of the country in question to take full responsibility for monitoring application of the special arrangements and the relevant administrative cooperation procedures.

2. The Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities, announcing that such a request has been made by a beneficiary country and stating that any relevant information concerning the request may be sent to the Commission by any interested natural or legal person; it shall specify the period within which interested parties may make known their views.

Article 12

1. The Commission shall examine the requests submitted by the beneficiary countries and, depending on the content, may put any further questions which it considers relevant.

2. The Commission shall seek whatever information it considers necessary and may check this information where appropriate with the persons referred to in Article 11(2) or any other natural or legal person.

3. The Commission may carry out checks in requesting beneficiary countries, and in cooperation with them, to verify all or part of the information gathered. The Commission shall invite the authorities of such beneficiary countries to cooperate in these investigations. The Commission may be assisted in this task by the Member States.

4. The Commission shall complete the examination of a request within a year of the date of receipt. It may extend this deadline if necessary informing the Committee referred to in Article 31.

5. The Commission shall submit the finding of its examination of the Committee referred to in Article 31.

Article 13

1. The Commission shall decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32, either to grant the special incentive arrangements to products originating in the requesting country on condition that the monitoring and administrative cooperation arrangements defined in the following Articles of this Title are observed or, if it considers that the requesting country's legislative, implementing and monitoring provisions do not ensure effective application of ILO Conventions No 87, No 98 and No 138, not to grant them.

2. Where the special arrangements cannot be applied in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1, the Commission may decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 that the special arrangements be granted to some sectors if, after the examination provided for in Article 12, it considers that ILO Conventions No 87, No 98 and No 138 are effectively applied only in those sectors.

3. Applicant countries shall be notified by the Commission of decisions taken pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 and of the date on which they enter into force.

4. In particular, if the Commission decides not to grant the special incentive arrangements to a country or to exclude some sectors, it shall explain the reasons for its decision to the applicant country if that country so requests. Such dialogue shall be conducted in close coordination with the committee referred to in Article 31.

Section 3

Monitoring procedure and administrative cooperation methods for the special incentive arrangements concerning labour rights

Article 14

1. Products referred to in Article 10 originating in countries which have been notified of a decision granting them entitlement to the special incentive arrangements shall be admitted under the arrangements provided for in Article 10 from the date of entry into force of that decision on presentation of a statement by the beneficiary country's competent authorities, duly identified during appraisal of the request, certifying that the products in question and their components have been manufactured in that country, or in a country entitled to regional cumulation within the meaning of Article 72 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, under conditions complying with the domestic legislation referred to in the first indent of Article 11(1) and are therefore eligible for the special incentive arrangements.

2. The statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the following form, as appropriate:‘ILO Conventions No 87, No 98, No 138 — Title II of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98’,

and shall be entered in box 4 of the certificate of origin form A or on the invoice declaration provided for in Article 90 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This statement shall be validated by a stamp of the beneficiary country authority referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with the provisions of Article 93 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

3. In the case of the products referred to in Article 3, the certificate of origin form A or the invoice declaration shall be valid solely in respect of the special incentive arrangements and not for any other preferential treatment.

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1. The provisions of Article 81(3) to (6), Article 84 and Articles 93 to 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the statements referred to in Article 14.

2. The issuing authorities for the statements referred to in Article 14 may be different from those for certificates of origin form A.

3. Having regard to Article 94(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, the Commission, in cooperation with the Committee referred to in Article 31, shall draw up a non-exhaustive list of criteria specifying cases of reasonable doubt which may arise for these incentives, at the latest by the time a request for special preferences is granted. The Commission shall publish this list in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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(a) The customs authorities in the Community shall inform the Commission, which shall immediately publish a notification in the Official Journal of the European Communities: — that reasonable doubt exists about the entitlement to the special incentives, making clear the products, producers and exporters to which it applies, when a second communication is sent under Article 94(5) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 which relates to the benefits granted in this Regulation, or — that a particular product from particular producers and exporters is not entitled to the special incentives, when it has been so established using the procedure in Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

(b) The part of any customs debt which corresponds to the benefits granted under this Title shall be considered not to be incurred unless it is incurred after the date of publication of the notification referred to in subparagraph (a) and the debt concerns a product, producer and exporter specially mentioned therein, or unless the conditions justifying the application of the second sentence of Article 221(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 exist.

Section 4

Procedure for granting the special incentive arrangements concerning environmental protection

Article 16

1. Without prejudice to the following Articles, the reductions specified in Article 10 shall apply to products originating in the beneficiary countries listed in Annex III on condition that the authorities of those countries have applied to the Commission in writing to take advantage of the special incentive scheme for their originating products, giving details of:

— their domestic legislation incorporating the substance of the ITTO standards; the full text of such legislation must be attached, together with an authentic translation into one of the Community languages,

— the measures taken to implement that legislation,

— their commitment to maintain that legislation and the implementing measures.

2. The Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities announcing that such a request has been made by a beneficiary country and stating that any relevant information concerning the request may be sent to the Commission by any interested natural or legal person; it shall specify the period within which interested parties may make known their views.

Article 17

1. The Commission shall examine the requests submitted by the beneficiary countries and, depending on the content, may put any further questions which it considers relevant.

2. The Commission shall seek whatever information it considers necessary and may check this information where appropriate with the persons referred to in Article 16(2) or any other natural or legal person.

3. The Commission may carry out checks in requesting beneficiary countries, and in cooperation with them, to verify all or part of the information gathered. The Commission shall invite the authorities of such beneficiary countries to cooperate in these investigations. The Commission may be assisted in this task by the Member States.

4. The Commission shall complete the examination of a request within a year of the date of receipt. It may extend this deadline if necessary, informing the Committee referred to in Article 31.

5. The Commission shall submit the findings of its examination to the Committee referred to in Article 31.

Article 18

1. The Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32:

— either to grant the special incentive arrangements to products originating in the requesting country,

— or, if it considers that the requesting country's legislation is not sufficient to ensure effective application of the substance of the ITTO standards, not to grant the special incentive arrangements to that country.

2. Requesting countries shall be notified by the Commission of decisions taken pursuant to paragraph 1 and of the date on which they enter into force.

3. In particular, if the Commission decides not to grant the special incentive arrangements to a country, it shall explain the reasons for its decision to the applicant country. Such dialogue shall be conducted in close coordination with the Committee referred to in Article 31.

Section 5

Monitoring procedure and administrative cooperation methods for the special incentive arrangements concerning environmental protection

Article 19

1. Certificates of origin form A issued for products referred to in Article 10 and the invoice declarations provided for in Article 90 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall bear the following endorsement, as appropriate:‘Environmental clause — Title II of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98’.

2. In the case of the products referred to in Article 3, the certificate of origin form A or the invoice declaration shall be valid solely in respect of the special incentive arrangements and not for any other preferential treatment.

Section 6

Other provisions common to the special incentive arrangements

Article 20

1. Without prejudice to the second subparagraph of Article 94(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, all or part of a country's entitlement to the special incentive arrangements may be temporarily withdrawn if there is sufficient evidence that that country has not fulfilled its obligations within the meaning of Articles 11 and 16. Such total or partial withdrawal shall be without prejudice to the possible application of Article 22.

2. The withdrawal decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32.

Article 21

For the highly sensitive products referred to in Part 1 of Annex I, the reduction in duty resulting from the application of Article 10 may not exceed 40 %.

TITLE III

REINTRODUCTION OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES AND RELATED PROCEDURES

Section 1

Temporary withdrawal clause

Article 22

1. The arrangements provided for by this Regulation may at any time be temporarily withdrawn in whole or in part, in the following circumstances:

(a) practice of any form of slavery or forced labour as defined in the Geneva Conventions of 25 September 1926 and 7 September 1956 and International Labour Organisation Conventions No 29 and No 105;

(b) export of goods made by prison labour;

(c) manifest shortcomings in customs controls on export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors), or failure to comply with international conventions on money laundering;

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(d) fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of certificates of origin form A, or massive increases in imports into the Community of products originating in the countries listed in Annex IV in relation to their usual levels of production and export capacity;

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(e) in manifest cases of unfair trading practices on the part of a beneficiary country. The withdrawal shall be in full compliance with the WTO rules;

(f) manifest cases of infringement of the objectives of international conventions such as NAFO, NEAFC, ICCAT and NASCO concerning the conservation and management of fishery resources.

2. Temporary withdrawal shall not be automatic, but shall follow the procedural requirements laid down in the following Articles, including Article 26(3).

Article 23

1. The circumstances referred to in Article 22(1) which might make it necessary to resort to temporary withdrawal of preferences may, as regards subparagraphs (d) and (f), be identified by the Commission and, as regards subparagraphs (a) to (f) be brought to the Commission's attention by a Member State, or by any natural or legal person, or association not endowed with legal personality, which can show an interest in such withdrawal. The Commission shall communicate the information immediately to all Member States.

2. Consultations may be initiated either at the request of a Member State or at the Commission's request. They shall take place within eight working days of receipt by the Commission of the information referred to in paragraph 1 and in any event before adoption of any Community measures withdrawing preferences.

3. The consultations shall take place in the Committee referred to in Article 31, which shall be convened by its chairman, who shall communicate all pertinent information to the Member States as soon as possible.

4. The consultations shall be concerned inter alia with analysis of the circumstances referred to in Article 22 and the measures to be taken.

Article 24

1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence to establish that a beneficiary country meets the conditions laid down in Article 22(1)(d), it may take action against that country to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, renewable once only, provided that is has first:

— informed the Committee referred to in Article 31 of its intentions,

— called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests,

— published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation.

2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by qualified majority, may adopt a different decision within 30 days.

3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to:

— terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in Article 31, or

— initiate the consultations referred to in Article 23(2) with a view to temporary withdrawal of the preferences provided for in Article 22(2). Pending the outcome of such consultations and of any investigation initiated pursuant to Article 25, the Commission may decide to extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 32.

Article 25

1. Where the Commission finds, following the consultations referred to in Article 23, that there is sufficient evidence to justify initiation of an investigation, it shall:

(a) announce the initiation of an investigation in the Official Journal of the European Communities and notify the country concerned thereof; such announcement shall give a summary of the information received and state that all relevant information is to be communicated to the Commission, specifying the period within which interested parties may make known their views in writing;

(b) commence the investigation, lasting up to one year, in cooperation with the Member States and in consultation with the Committee referred to in Article 31. The duration of the investigation may be extended if need be under the same procedure.

2. The Commission shall seek all information it deems to be necessary and shall, where it considers this appropriate, after consulting the Committee referred to in Article 31, verify the information with economic operators and the competent authorities of the beneficiary country concerned. For this purpose the Commission may dispatch its own experts to establish on the spot the truth of the allegations made by the persons referred to in Article 23(1). The Commission shall provide the competent authorities of the beneficiary country concerned with every opportunity to cooperate as necessary in the conduct of these enquiries.

3. The Commission may also be assisted by officials of the Member State on whose territory verification might be sought, if the said Member State so requests.

4. The Commission may hear the interested parties. It shall so hear them if they have, within the period prescribed in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, made a written request for a hearing showing that they are likely to be affected by the result of the investigation and that there are particular reasons why they should be heard orally.

5. Where information requested by the Commission is not provided within a reasonable period or the investigation is significantly impeded, findings may be made on the basis of the facts available.

Article 26

1. When the investigation is complete, the Commission shall report the findings to the Committee referred to in Article 31.

2. If the Commission considers temporary withdrawal of preference to be unnecessary, it shall, after consulting the Committee referred to in Article 31, publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities, announcing the termination of the investigation and setting out its main conclusions.

3. If the Commission considers temporary withdrawal of preference to be necessary, it shall submit an appropriate proposal to the Council, which shall decide within 30 days on it by a qualified majority.

Section 2

Anti-dumping clause

Article 27

Preferences shall normally be granted to products which are subject to anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures under Regulation (EC) No 384/96 ( 8 ) and (EC) No 2026/97 ( 9 ) as amended, unless it can be shown that those measures were based on injury caused and on prices which did not reflect the preferential tariff arrangements granted to the country concerned. To that end, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities a list of products and countries to which preference is not granted.

Section 3

Safeguard clause

Article 28

1. Where a product originating in one of the countries or territories listed in Annex III is imported on terms which cause or threaten to cause serious difficulties to a Community producer of like or directly competing products, Common Customs Tariff duties on that product may be reintroduced at any time at the request of a Member State or on the Commission's own initiative.

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2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 22 and paragraph 1 above, given the particular sensitivity of products of tariff headings 1006 and 1701, and CN code 0803 00 19, if imports of these products cause serious disturbance to the Community markets and their regulatory mechanisms, the Commission may suspend the preferences provided by this Regulation for the products concerned in accordance with the procedure set out below.

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►M5 3. ◄ The Commission shall announce the opening of an investigation in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The announcement shall provide a summary of the information received and state that any useful information should be communicated to the Commission; it shall specify the period within which interested parties may make their views known in writing.

►M5 4. ◄ In examining the possible existence of serious difficulties the Commission shall take account, inter alia, of the factors listed in Annex VI where the information is available.

►M5 5. ◄ The Commission shall take the decision within 30 working days of consulting the Committee referred to in Article 31. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, shall have 30 days within which to adopt a different decision.

►M5 6. ◄ The beneficiary countries concerned shall be informed of such measures before the said measures become effective.

►M5 7. ◄ Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make either notification or examination impossible, the Commission may, after so informing the Member States, implement any preventive measure which is strictly necessary and which satisfies the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 to deal with the situation.

►M5 8. ◄ Nothing in this Article shall affect the application of safeguard clauses adopted as part of the common agricultural policy under Article 43 of the Treaty, or as part of the common commercial policy under Article 113 of the Treaty, or any other safeguard clauses which may be applied.

TITLE IV

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 29

1. For the application of preferential duty, the expression ‘Common Customs Tariff’ shall be taken to mean the lowest rate of duty appearing in column 3 or column 4, taking into account the periods of application mentioned or referred to in that column, of the second part of Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ( 10 ); a duty set up within the framework of a tariff quota shall not be reduced.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, the final rate of preferential duty calculated in accordance with this Regulation shall be rounded down to the first decimal place.

3. Where the result of calculating the rate of preferential duty in application of paragraph 2 is one of the following, the preferential rate shall be considered a full exemption:

— 1 % or less in the case of ad valorem duties, or

— EUR 0,5 or less per individual euro amount in the case of specific duties.

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4. Save as otherwise provided in the Annexes, with respect to products falling within Chapters 1 to 24, wherever customs duties comprise an ad valorem duty plus one or more specific duties, the preferential reduction shall be limited to the ad valorem duty. However, the exemption from customs duties provided for in Article 6 shall also apply to the specific duties. Where the customs duties comprise an ad valorem duty with a minimum and a maximum duty, the preferential reduction shall also apply to that minimum and maximum duty. Where they comprise more than one specific duty, the preferential reduction shall apply to all of these.

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5. Changes to Annexes I, II, VII and VIII made necessary by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32(1) and (2).

Article 30

1. Within six weeks of the end of each quarter the Member States shall send the Statistical Office of the European Communities their statistical data on goods admitted for free circulation during that quarter under the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation. The said data, supplied by reference to Combined Nomenclature codes and, where applicable, TARIC codes, shall show, by country of origin, values, quantities and any supplementary units required in accordance with the definitions in Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 ( 11 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 840/96 ( 12 ).

2. The Member States shall forward to the Commission, at its request, and by the 11th day of each month at the latest, details of the quantities of products admitted under these arrangements during the previous months. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this provision is complied with.

Article 31

1. The Generalised Preferences Committee created by Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3281/94, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’, may examine any matter relating to the application of this Regulation which is raised by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State's representative.

2. On the basis of an annual report from the Commission, it shall examine the extent to which the principle of neutrality of the effects of this scheme has been observed and any steps being considered by the Commission, either in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 or through a proposal submitted to the Council, to ensure proper observance thereof.

3. On the basis of an annual report from the Commission, it shall also examine the effects of the special arrangements with regard to drugs, including the progress made by the countries listed in Annex V in the fight against drugs and, if progress is insufficient, any measures which the Commission is considering taking, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 and after consulting the country concerned, to suspend in whole or in part the application of Article 7.

4. On the basis of an annual report from the Commission, it shall also examine the effects of the special incentive arrangements, including the progress made by the beneficiary countries and the measures being considered to remedy reported shortcomings. Those measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 32.

Article 32

1. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty for the adoption of decisions that the Council is called on to take on a proposal from the Commission. During votes within the Committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted as set out in the Article referred to above. The chairman shall not vote.

2.

(a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.

(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.

(c) If, within three months of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.

TITLE V

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 33

1. The Commission shall adopt the necessary budget implementation measures to ensure appropriate technical assistance to beneficiary countries, in particular the least-developed countries, to help them take advantage of the arrangements and improve their access to international trade in general, including through the use of computerised means.

2. The Commission shall also adopt the necessary budget implementation measures for the application of all provisions under Titles II and III of this Regulation.

Article 34

1. Applications made under Articles 3 or 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1154/98 shall be considered as applications made under Articles 11 and 16 respectively of this Regulation.

2. Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 shall be extended until 30 June 1999 and Annex I thereof replaced by those points of Annex I of this Regulation relating to Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature. Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 shall be replaced by Annex V hereto.

3. The period of validity of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 shall be extended until the date of expiry of this Regulation.

4. Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 of 24 March 1997 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from the Union of Myanmar, which refers to Regulations (EC) No 3281/94 and (EC) No 1256/96 shall be considered to refer, mutatis mutandis, to this Regulation.

Article 35

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

2. It shall apply from 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001, except for Article 34(2) which shall apply from 1 January 1999.

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3. The date of 31 December 2001, referred to in paragraph 2, shall not apply to the special market access arrangements for the least developed developing countries provided for in Article 6 nor, to the extent that they are applied in conjunction with those arrangements, to the provisions of Article 1(5) and (6), and of Titles III, IV and V.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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ANNEX I ( 13 ) ( 14 )

PRODUCT SENSITIVITY CATEGORIES ( 15 )

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PART 1 Very sensitive products CN code Description of goods 0101 20 10 Live asses Trout other than the species Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster: 0301 91 90 — Live 0302 11 90 — Fresh or chilled 0303 21 90 — Frozen Fillets: 0304 10 11 — Of trout of the species Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita and Oncorhynchus gilae 0304 20 11 0304 20 55 — Of hake of the genus Merluccius, frozen 0304 20 56 0304 20 58 0304 20 59 — Of hake of the genus Urophycis, frozen Other fish meat, frozen: 0304 90 47 — Of hake of the genus Merluccius 0304 90 49 — Of hake of the genus Urophycis ex06 03 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared, other than fresh orchids from 1 June to 31 October ►M2 ex070190 50 ◄ New potatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 January to 15 May Onions, shallots, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled: 0703 10 — Onions and shallots 0703 90 00 — Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables 0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled 0705 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled 0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: ex070910 00 — Globe artichokes, from 1 July to 31 October 0709 20 00 — Asparagus 0709 30 00 — Aubergines (egg-plants) 0709 40 00 — Celery other than celeriac 0709 51 — Mushrooms 0709 60 10 — Sweet peppers 0709 70 00 — Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) 0709 90 10 — Salad vegetables, other than lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.) 0709 90 20 — Chard (or white beet) and cardoons 0709 90 40 — Capers 0709 90 50 — Fennel Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen: 0710 10 00 — Potatoes 0710 21 00 — Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled 0710 22 00 0710 29 00 0710 30 00 — Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) 0710 80 10 — Olives 0710 80 51 — Sweet peppers 0710 80 61 — Mushrooms 0710 80 69 0710 80 80 — Globe artichokes 0710 80 95 — Other 0710 90 00 — Mixtures of vegetables Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption: 0711 10 00 — Onions 0711 20 10 — Olives, for uses other than the production of oil () 0711 30 00 — Capers 0711 40 00 — Cucumbers and gherkins 0711 90 40 — Mushrooms 0711 90 60 0711 90 90 — Mixtures of vegetables Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: 0712 20 00 — Onions 0712 30 00 — Mushrooms and truffles 0712 90 30 — Tomatoes 0712 90 50 — Carrots Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: 0802 11 90 — Almonds, in shell, other than bitter 0802 21 00 — Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.) 0802 22 00 0802 40 00 — Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) 0803 00 11 Plantains, fresh 0803 00 90 Bananas, including plantains, dried 0804 20 Figs, fresh or dried 0804 30 00 Pineapples, fresh or dried Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids: ex080520 10 — — From 1 March to 31 October ex080520 30 ex080520 50 ex080520 70 ex080520 90 ex080610 10 Table grapes, fresh, from 1 January to 20 July and from 21 November to 31 December, other than of the variety Emperor (Vitis vinifera c.v.) from 1 to 31 December — Other grapes, fresh: ►M2 0806 10 90 ◄ — — From 1 January to 14 July ►M2 0806 10 95 ◄ — — From 15 July to 31 October ►M2 0806 10 97 ◄ — — From 1 November to 31 December Dried grapes: — In immediate containers of a net capacity exceeding 2 kg: 0806 20 11 — — Currants 0806 20 12 — — Sultanas 0806 20 18 — — Other — Other: 0806 20 91 — — Currants 0806 20 98 — — Other 0807 11 00 Melons (including watermelons), fresh 0807 19 00 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh: 0808 10 10 — Cider apples, in bulk, from 16 September to 15 December — Pears: 0808 20 10 — — Perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December ex080820 50 — — Other, from 1 May to 30 June 0808 20 90 — Quinces Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: ex080910 00 — Apricots, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 August to 31 December ex080920 95 — Cherries, other than sour (Prunus cerasus) from 1 January to 20 May and from 11 August to 31 December ex08093010 ex08093090 — Peaches, including nectarines, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1 October to 31 December ex080940 05 — Plums, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1 October to 31 December Other fruit, fresh: — Strawberries: ►M2 ex081010 00 ◄ — — From 1 January to 30 April ►M2 0810 10 80 ◄ — — From 1 August to 31 December 0810 20 90 — Blackberries, mulberries and loganberries 0810 30 — Black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries 0810 40 50 — Fruit of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium corymbosum 0810 50 — Kiwifruit 0810 90 40 — Passion fruit, carambola and pitahaya Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: — Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries: — — Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: 0811 20 11 — — — with a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight Other: 0811 20 31 — — — Raspberries 0811 20 39 — — — Blackcurrants 0811 20 59 — — — Blackberries and mulberries — Other: — — Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: — — — With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight: 0811 90 11 — — — — Tropical fruit and tropical nuts 0811 90 19 — — — — Other — — Other: 0811 90 80 — — — Cherries, other than sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption: 0812 10 00 — Cherries 0812 20 00 — Strawberries 0812 90 10 — Apricots 0812 90 20 — Oranges 0812 90 50 — Blackcurrants 0812 90 60 — Raspberries 0812 90 70 — Guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, passion fruit, carambola, pitahaya and tropical nuts Fruit, dried, other than of heading Nos 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter: 0813 10 00 — Apricots 0813 20 00 — Prunes 0813 30 00 — Apples 0813 40 10 — Peaches, including nectarines — Mixtures: 0813 50 19 — — Fruit salads of dried fruit, other than of heading Nos 0801 to 0806, containing prunes 0813 50 91 — — Other mixtures 0813 50 99 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: 0904 20 10 — Sweet peppers, dried, neither crushed nor ground: 1108 20 00 Inulin 1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, not chemically modified 1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, not chemically modified 1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, not chemically modified 1520 00 00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces but not minced: 1604 13 11 — Sardines in olive oil 1702 50 00 Chemically pure fructose 1704 10 11 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose), in strips Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: 1806 10 30 — Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: — — Containing 65 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose 1806 10 90 — Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: 1806 20 10 — — Containing 31 % or more by weight of cocoa butter or containing a combined weight of 31 % or more of cocoa butter and milk fat 1806 20 30 — — Containing a combined weight of 25 % or more, but less than than 31 % of cocoa butter or milk fat 1806 20 50 — — Other, containing 18 % or more by weight of cocoa butter Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: 1902 11 00 — Containing eggs 1902 19 — Other 1904 20 10 Preparation of the Müsli type based on unroasted cereal flakes Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: 2001 10 00 — Cucumbers and gherkins 2001 20 00 — Onions 2001 90 50 — Mushrooms 2001 90 65 — Olives 2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading No 2006: — Potatoes: 2004 10 10 — — Cooked, not otherwise prepared 2004 10 99 — — Other than in the form of flour, meal or flakes — Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: 2004 90 10 — — Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2004 90 50 — — Peas (Pisum sativum) and immature beans of the species Phaseolusspp., in pod 2004 90 91 — — Onions, cooked, not otherwise prepared 2004 90 98 — — Other, including mixtures Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading No 2006: 2005 10 00 — Homogenised vegetables 2005 20 — Potatoes 2005 40 00 — Peas (Pisum sativum) 2005 51 00 — Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) 2005 59 00 2005 60 00 — Asparagus 2005 80 00 — Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) Vegetables, fruits, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallised): — With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight: 2006 00 31 — — Cherries 2006 00 35 — — Tropical fruits and tropical nuts 2006 00 38 — — Other Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations: 2007 10 10 — Homogenised preparations, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight — Other: 2007 91 — — Citrus fruit Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, not elsewhere specified or included: — Pineapples: 2008 20 51 — — Not containing added spirit 2008 20 59 2008 20 71 2008 20 79 2008 20 91 2008 20 99 — Citrus fruit: — — Containing added spirit: — — — With a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight: 2008 30 11 — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas — — — Other: 2008 30 31 — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas 2008 30 39 — — — — Other — — Not containing added spirit: — — — Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg: 2008 30 51 — — — — Grapefruit segments 2008 30 55 — — — — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids 2008 30 59 — — — — Other — — — Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg: 2008 30 75 — — — — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids 2008 30 79 — — — — Other 2008 30 91 — — — Not containing added sugar 2008 30 99 — Pears: — — Containing added spirit: — — — In immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg: — — — — Other than with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight: 2008 40 11 — — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas — — — — Other: 2008 40 21 — — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas 2008 40 29 — — — — — Other — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg: 2008 40 39 — — — Other than with a sugar content exceeding 15 % by weight — Cherries: — — Containing added spirit: — — — Other than with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight: 2008 60 11 — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas — — — Other: 2008 60 31 — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas 2008 60 39 — — — — Other 2008 60 59 — — Other than sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), not containing added spirit 2008 60 69 2008 60 79 2008 60 99 — Peaches: 2008 70 11 — — Containing added spirit 2008 70 31 2008 70 39 2008 70 59 — — Other than with a sugar content exceeding 15 % by weight — Strawberries: — — Containing added spirit: — — — With a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight: 2008 80 11 — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass of 11,85 % mas or less — — — Other: 2008 80 31 — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass of 11,85 % mas or less 2008 80 39 — — — — Other — — Not containing added spirit: 2008 80 50 — — — Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg 2008 80 70 — — — Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg — — — Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content: 2008 80 91 — — — — Of 4,5 kg or more 2008 80 99 — — — — Of less than 4,5 kg — Other including mixtures other than those of suheading 2008 19: — — Mixtures: — — — Not containing added spirit: — — — — Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content: — — — — — Of less than 4,5 kg: 2008 92 97 — — — — — — Of tropical fruit (including mixtures containing 50 % or more by weight of tropical nuts and tropical fruit) 2008 92 98 — — — — — — Other — — Other: — — — Containing added spirit: 2008 99 23 — — — — Grapes, other than with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight — — — — Other: — — — — — With a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight: — — — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass of 11,85 % mas or less: 2008 99 25 — — — — — — — Passion fruit and guavas 2008 99 26 — — — — — — — Mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, carambola and pitahaya 2008 99 28 — — — — — — Other — — — — — Other: — — — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass of 11,85 % mas or less: 2008 99 36 — — — — — — — Tropical fruit — — — Not containing added spirit: — — — — Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg: 2008 99 43 — — — — — Grapes 2008 99 45 — — — — — Plums and prunes 2008 99 46 — — — — — Passion fruit, guavas and tamarinds — — — — Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg: 2008 99 53 — — — — — Grapes 2008 99 55 — — — — — Plums and prunes 2008 99 61 — — — — — Passion fruit, guavas and tamarinds 2008 99 62 — — — — — Mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, carambola and pitahaya 2008 99 68 — — — — — Other — — — — Not containing added sugar: 2008 99 72 — — — — — Plums and prunes 2008 99 74 2008 99 79 2008 99 99 — — — — — Other Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit: — Orange juice: — — Frozen: — — — Of a density exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: 2009 11 19 — — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight 2009 11 91 — — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C 2009 11 99 — — Other than frozen: — — — Of a density exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: 2009 19 19 — — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight — — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: 2009 19 91 — — — — Of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight and with an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 2009 20 19 — Grapefruit juice 2009 20 91 2009 20 99 — Juice of any other single citrus fruit: — — Of a density exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: 2009 30 19 — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight 2009 30 31 — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C 2009 30 39 2009 30 51 2009 30 55 2009 30 59 2009 30 91 2009 30 95 2009 30 99 — Pineapple juice: — — Of a density exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: 2009 40 19 — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight 2009 40 30 — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C 2009 40 91 2009 40 93 2009 40 99 —Apple juice: — — Of a density exceeding 1,33g/cm3 at 20 °C: 2009 70 19 — — — Of a value exceeding € 22 per 100 kg net weight 2009 70 30 — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33g/cm3 at 20 °C 2009 70 91 2009 70 93 2009 70 99 —Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable: — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: — — — Pear juice: 2009 80 19 — — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 22 per 100 kg net weight — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: — — — Pear juice: 2009 80 50 — — — — Of a value exceeding € 18 per 100 kg net weight, containing added sugar — — — — Other: 2009 80 61 — — — — — With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 2009 80 63 — — — — — With an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight 2009 80 69 — — — — — Not containing added sugar — — — Other: — — — — Of a value exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight, containing added sugar: 2009 80 73 — — — — — Juices of tropical fruit — — — — Other: — — — — — With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight: 2009 80 83 — — — — — — Juices of passion fruit and guavas 2009 80 84 — — — — — — Mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, carambola and pitahaya 2009 80 86 — — — — — — Other — — — — — Not containing added sugar: 2009 80 97 — — — — — — Juices of tropical fruit 2009 80 99 — — — — — — Other — Mixtures of juices: — — Of a density exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: — — — Mixtures of apple and pear juice: 2009 90 19 — — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 22 per 100 kg net weight — — — Other: 2009 90 29 — — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight — — Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: — — — Mixtures of apple and pear juice: 2009 90 39 — — — — Other than of a value not exceeding € 18 per 100 kg net weight, with an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 2009 90 41 — — — Other than mixtures of apple and pear juice 2009 90 49 2009 90 51 2009 90 59 2009 90 71 2009 90 73 2009 90 79 2009 90 92 2009 90 94 2009 90 95 2009 90 96 2009 90 97 2009 90 98 Active yeasts: 2102 10 31 — Baker's yeasts 2102 10 39 Waters and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading No 2009: 2202 90 91 — Containing less than 0,2 % by weight of fat obtained from the products of heading Nos 0401 to 0404 2206 00 10 Piquette 2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength 2209 00 11 Wine vinegar 2209 00 19 Wine lees: 2307 00 19 — Other than having a total alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 7,9 % mas and a dry matter content not less than 25 % by weight Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included: — Grape marc: 2308 90 19 — — Other than having a total alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 4,3 % mas and a dry matter content not less than 40 % by weight Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse: 2401 10 10 — Tobacco not stemmed/stripped 2401 10 20 2401 10 41 2401 10 60 2401 20 10 — Tobacco partly or wholly stemmed/stripped 2401 20 20 2401 20 41 2401 20 60 2401 20 70 3823 70 00 Industrial fatty ex Chapter 50 Silk, excluding products of subheadings 5001 00 00 and 5002 00 00 ex Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; yarn and woven fabrics, excluding products of heading No 5105 ex Chapter 52 Cotton, excluding products of subheading 5203 00 00 Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn Chapter 54 Man-made filaments Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted Chapter 63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles 7202 Ferro-alloys



PART 2 Sensitive products CN code Description of goods Live horses: — Other than pure-bred breeding animals: 0101 19 90 — — Other than for slaughter 0101 20 90 — Live mules and hinnies Live goats: 0104 20 10 — Pure-bred breeding animals () Other live animals: 0106 00 10 — Domestic rabbits 0106 00 20 — Pigeons 0205 00 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen Edible offal of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh or chilled: 0206 80 91 — Other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products 0206 90 91 Livers, frozen: 0207 14 91 — Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus 0207 27 91 — Of turkeys 0207 36 89 — Of ducks, geese and other fowls, other than fatty livers of ducks or geese Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: 0208 10 11 — Of domestic rabbits 0208 10 19 0208 90 10 — Of domestic pigeons 0208 90 60 — Of reindeer 0208 90 80 — Other Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked: — Meat: 0210 90 10 — — Horsemeat, salted, in brine or dried — Offal: 0210 90 49 — — Of bovine animals, other than thick skirt and thin skirt 0210 90 60 — — Of sheep and goats 0210 90 80 — — Other, other than poultry liver 0302 65 20 Dogfish of the species Squalus acanthias, fresh or chilled 0303 79 87 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), frozen Frozen fillets: 0304 20 61 — Of dogfish (Squalus acanthias and Scyliorhinus spp.) 0304 20 69 — Of other sharks 0304 20 91 — Of blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezealandiae) ►M2 ex030420 95 ◄ — Other: of halibut (Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepsis) Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked: ex030530 90 — Other: fish of the species Clupea ilisha, in brine Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked: — Other than cod: 0305 59 70 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine: 0305 69 30 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) ex030569 90 — Other: fish of the species Clupea ilisha, in brine Mussels (Mytilus spp.): 0307 31 10 — Live, fresh or chilled 0307 39 10 — Other Squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.): — Live, fresh or chilled: 0307 41 91 — — Loligo spp., Ommastrephes sagittatus — Frozen: 0307 49 31 — — Loligo vulgaris 0307 49 33 — — Loligo pealei 0307 49 35 — — Loligo patagonica 0307 49 38 — — Other 0307 49 51 — — Ommastrephes sagittatus — Other than frozen: 0307 49 91 — — Loligo spp., Ommastrephes sagittatus Yoghurt, flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa: 0403 10 51 — In powder, granules or other solid forms 0403 10 53 0403 10 59 0403 10 91 — Other 0403 10 93 0403 10 99 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream; kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream: 0403 90 71 — Flavoured or containing added fruit or nuts 0403 90 73 0403 90 79 0403 90 91 0403 90 93 0403 90 99 0405 20 10 Dairy spreads, of a fat content not exceeding 75 % 0405 20 30 0407 00 90 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked, other than of poultry 0509 00 90 Natural sponges of animal origin, other than raw Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes: 0601 10 — Dormant — In growth or in flower: 0601 20 30 — — Orchids, hyacinths, narcissi and tulips 0601 20 90 — — Other Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn: 0602 20 90 — Trees, shrubs and bushes of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts, other than vine slips, grafted or rooted 0602 30 00 — Rhododendrons and azaleas 0602 40 — Roses 0602 90 10 — Mushroom spawn 0602 90 30 — Vegetable and strawberry plants — Other outdoor plants: — — Trees, shrubs and bushes: 0602 90 41 — — — Forest trees 0602 90 49 — — — Other, other than rooted cuttings and young plants 0602 90 51 — — Perennial plants 0602 90 59 — — Other — Indoor plants: 0602 90 70 — — Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti 0602 90 91 — — Flowering plants with buds or flowers, excluding cacti 0602 90 99 — — Other 0604 99 90 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets of for ornamental purposes, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwiese prepared, other than fresh and not further prepared than dried Vegetables, fresh or chilled: 0701 10 00 — Potatoes, other than new potatoes from 1 January to 15 May 0701 90 10 ►M2 ex070190 50 ◄ 0701 90 90 0709 60 99 — Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, other than sweet peppers 0709 90 31 — — — Olives, for uses other than the production of oil () 0709 90 90 — — Other Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen: 0710 40 00 — Sweet corn 0710 80 59 — Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, other than sweet peppers Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for human consumption: 0711 90 10 — Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, excluding sweet peppers 0711 90 30 — Sweet corn 0711 90 70 — Other vegetables Dried vegetables, whole, cut or sliced, but not further prepared: 0712 90 05 — Dried potatoes 0712 90 90 — Other Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled: 0713 50 00 — Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina, Vicia faba var. minor) 0713 90 — Other Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried: 0714 20 90 — Other than fresh, whole or intended for human consumption 0802 32 00 Walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled 0804 10 00 Dates, fresh or dried ►M2 ex080440 00 ◄ Avocadoes, from 1 June to 30 November 0805 30 90 — Limes (Citrus aurantifolia), fresh or dried 0809 40 90 — Sloes, fresh Other fruit, fresh: 0810 20 10 — Raspberries — Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinium: 0810 40 30 — — Fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtillus 0810 40 90 — — Other 0810 90 85 — — Other Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen: — Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries: 0811 20 19 — — Other than with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight 0811 20 51 — Redcurrants — Other: 0811 90 50 — — Fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtillus 0811 90 70 — — Fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtilloides and Vaccinium angustifolium Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption: 0812 90 95 — Other 0813 40 30 Pears, dried 0901 12 00 Coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated 0901 90 90 Coffee substitutes containing coffee 1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes Flour, meal and powder: 1106 10 00 — Of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No 0713 1106 30 — Of the products of Chapter 8 1208 10 00 Flours and meals of soya beans 1209 11 00 Beet seed, of a kind for sowing 1209 19 00 1210 Hop cones; lupulin Locust beans, including locust bean seeds: 1212 10 10 — Locust beans 1212 10 99 — Locust bean seeds, decorticated, crushed or ground 1214 90 10 Mangolds, swedes and other fodder roots Vegetable saps and extracts: 1302 13 00 — Of hops 1302 20 — Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates 1501 00 90 Poultry fat, other than of heading Nos 0209 or 1503 1502 00 90 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats 1503 00 19 Lard stearin and oleostearin 1503 00 90 Lard oil, oleo-oil and tallow oil Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified: 1504 10 10 — Fish-liver oils and their fractions, of a vitamin A content not exceeding 2 500 IU/g 1504 20 10 — Solid fractions, of fish ex150430 10 — Other solid fractions of marine mammals, other than whale oil or sperm oil 1505 10 00 Wool grease, crude 1508 Groundnut oil and its fractions, not chemically modified Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: 1513 19 — Other than crude oil Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof: 1513 29 — Other than crude oil 1515 11 00 Linseed oil and its fractions 1515 19 1515 21 Maize oil and its fractions 1515 29 1515 30 90 Castor oil and its fractions 1515 50 Sesame oil and its fractions Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: — Tobacco seed oil: 1515 90 29 — — Crude, other 1515 90 39 — — Other than crude, other Other oils and their fractions, crude: 1515 90 40 — For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption () 1515 90 51 — Other 1515 90 59 Other oils and their fractions, other than crude: 1515 90 60 — For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption () 1515 90 91 — Other 1515 90 99 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared 1516 10 Animal fats and oils and their fractions Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: 1516 20 91 — Other than hydrogenated castor oil (‘opal-wax’) 1516 20 95 1516 20 96 1516 20 98 1517 Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats and oils 1518 00 10 Linoxyn Fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed, for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption (): 1518 00 31 — Crude 1518 00 39 — Other 1518 00 91 Other animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions Other: 1518 00 99 — Other 1522 00 10 Degras 1522 00 91 Oil foots and dregs; soap stocks 1601 00 10 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood: food preparations based on these products Prepared or preserved fish: — Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 1604 11 00 — — Salmon 1604 13 90 — — Sardinella and brisling or sprats 1604 15 11 — — Mackerel, of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicus 1604 15 19 — — Other: 1604 19 10 — — — Salmonidae, other than salmon 1604 19 50 — — — Fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor 1604 19 91 — — — Other, fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether or not prefried in oil, deep frozen — Other prepared or preserved fish: 1604 20 05 — — Preparations of surimi 1604 20 10 — — — Of salmon 1604 20 30 — — — Of salmonidae, other than salmon ex160420 50 — — — Of mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicus, fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor 1605 90 90 Aquatic invertebrates other than molluscs, prepared or preserved 1702 90 10 Chemically pure maltose Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa: — Chewing gum: 1704 10 19 — — Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose), other than gum in strips 1704 10 91 — — Containing 60 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) 1704 10 99 1704 90 — Other than chewing gum 1803 Cocoa paste 1804 00 00 Cocoa butter, fat and oil Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: — Other preparations of chocolate or cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: 1806 20 70 — — Chocolate milk crumb 1806 20 80 — — Chocolate flavour coating 1806 20 95 — — Other 1806 31 00 — Other, in blocks, slabs or bars 1806 32 1806 90 — Other preparations of cocoa Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract: 1901 10 00 — Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale 1901 90 11 — Other 1901 90 19 1901 90 99 Stuffed pasta: 1902 20 91 — Cooked 1902 20 99 — Other 1902 30 Other pasta 1902 40 Couscous 1903 00 00 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings and similar forms 1904 10 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products 1904 20 91 Preparations obtained from maize 1904 90 Other prepared foods 1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: 2001 90 30 — Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2001 90 40 — Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight of starch 2001 90 70 — Sweet peppers 2001 90 75 — Salad beetroot (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva) 2001 90 85 — Red cabbages 2001 90 91 — Tropical fruit and tropical nuts 2001 90 96 — Other Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen: 2004 10 91 — Potatoes, other than cooked, in the form of flour, meal or flakes — Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: 2004 90 30 — — Sauerkraut, capers and olives Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen: 2005 70 — Olives 2005 90 10 — Fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos 2005 90 30 — Capers 2005 90 50 — Globe artichokes 2005 90 60 — Carrots 2005 90 70 — Mixtures of vegetables 2005 90 75 — Sauerkraut 2005 90 80 — Other Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved: 2008 11 10 — Peanut butter 2008 11 92 — Groundnuts, other than peanut butter 2008 11 94 2008 11 96 2008 11 98 2008 30 71 — Grapefruit segments — Mixtures: 2008 92 51 — — Not containing added spirit, containing added sugar 2008 92 59 2008 92 72 2008 92 74 2008 92 76 2008 92 78 — Other, not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar: 2008 99 85 — — Maize (corn), other than sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2008 99 91 — — Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight of starch Orange juice, other than frozen, of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20° C 2009 19 99 — Other than of a value not exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight and with an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 2009 80 95 Juice of the fruit of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon 2101 12 92 Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates of coffee, or with a basis of coffee 2101 12 98 2101 30 Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof Active yeasts: 2102 10 10 — Culture yeast 2102 10 90 — Other than culture yeast or bakers' yeast 2102 20 11 Inactive yeasts, in tablet, cube or similar form, or in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard: 2103 10 00 — Soya sauce 2103 20 00 — Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces 2103 30 90 — Prepared mustard 2103 90 90 — Other sauces and preparations thereof; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 2104 Soups and broths and preparations thereof; homogenised composite food preparations 2105 00 Ice-cream and other edible ice Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: 2106 90 10 — Cheese fondues () 2106 90 20 — Compound alcoholic preparations, other than those based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages 2106 90 92 — Other than flavoured or coloured sugar syrups 2106 90 98 2202 10 00 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured Other non-alcoholic beverages: 2202 90 10 — Not containing products of heading Nos 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of heading Nos 0401 to 0404 — Other, containing by weight of fat obtained from the products of heading Nos 0401 to 0404: 2202 90 95 — — 0,2 % or more but less than 2 % 2202 90 99 — — 2 % or more 2205 Vermouths and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances 2206 00 31 Other fermented beverages; mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, other than piquette 2206 00 39 2206 00 51 2206 00 59 2206 00 81 2206 00 89 Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: 2208 50 — Gin and Geneva 2208 60 11 — Vodka 2208 60 19 2208 60 91 2208 60 99 2208 70 — Liqueurs and cordials 2208 90 11 — Arrack 2208 90 19 — Other spirits and other spirituous beverages, in containers holding: — — 2 litres or less: 2208 90 57 — — — Other 2208 90 69 — — — Other spirituous beverages — — More than 2 litres: 2208 90 74 — — — Other spirits, other than distilled from fruit 2208 90 78 — — — Other spirituous beverages 2208 90 91 — Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % volume 2208 90 99 Vinegar (other than wine vinegar) and containers holding: 2209 00 91 — 2 litres or less 2209 00 99 — More than 2 litres Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped: 2401 10 70 — Dark air-cured tobacco 2402 20 Cigarettes containing tobacco 2402 90 00 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, other than containing tobacco 2403 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; ‘homogenised’ or ‘reconstituted’ tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences 2814 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution 2817 00 00 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide 2818 10 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined 2819 Chromium oxides and hydroxides ex28 20 Manganese oxides, ecluding products of subheading 2820 90 10 2823 00 00 Tianium oxides 2825 80 00 Antimony oxides 2827 10 00 Ammonium chloride 2830 10 00 Sodium sulphides 2835 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), phosphates and polyphosphates 2836 20 00 Disodium carbonate 2836 40 00 Potassium carbonates 2836 60 00 Barium carbonate 2841 61 00 Potassium permangante 2849 20 00 Carbides of silicon 2849 90 30 Carbides of tungsten 2850 00 70 Silicides 2903 Halogenated derivates of hydrocarbons ex29 05 Acyclic alcohols and thier halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, excluding products of subheadings 2905 43 00, 2905 44 and 2905 45 00 Naphthols and their salts: 2907 15 90 — Other 2907 22 10 Hydroquinone (quinol) 2909 Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives 2912 41 00 Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) 2914 11 00 Acetone 2914 21 00 Camphor 2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives 2916 12 Esters of acrylic acid 2917 11 00 Oxalic acid, its salts and esters 2917 36 00 Terephthalic acid and its salts 2918 14 00 Citric acid 2918 15 00 Salts and esters of citric acid 2918 22 00 O-Acetysalicylic acid, its salts and esters 2921 Amino-function compounds 2922 Oxygen-function amino-compounds 2924 29 30 Paracetamol (INN) 2926 10 00 Acrylnitrile 2930 90 12 Cysteine 2930 90 14 Cystine 2930 90 16 Derivatives of cysteine or cystine 2930 90 20 Thiodiglycol (INN) (2,2′-thiodiethanol) 2932 12 00 2-Furaldehyde (furfural) 2932 13 00 Furfurylic alcohol and tetrahydrofurfurylic alcohol 2932 21 00 Coumarin, methylcoumarins and ethylcoumarins 2933 61 00 Melamine 2935 00 90 Sulpfonamides 3102 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic: 3103 10 — Superphosphates 3105 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg 3206 Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of heading Nos 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined 3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues 3802 Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black 3817 Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading No 2707 and 2902 3823 12 00 Oleic acid 3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms 3902 Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms 3903 Polymers of styrene, in primary forms 3904 Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms ►M2 3907 60 ◄ Polyethylene terephthalate 3907 99 Other polyesters, other than unsaturated 3920 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials 3921 90 19 Other plates, sheets, fil, foil and strip, of plastics other than cellular products, of polyesters, other than corrugated sheets and plates 3923 21 00 Sacks and bags (including cones) of ethylene polymers 4011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber 4012 Retreated or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber 4013 Inner tubes, of rubber ex Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather, excluding products listed in Parts 3 and 4 and products of subheadings 4104 10 91, 4105 11 91, 4105 11 99, 4105 12, 4105 19, 4106 11 90, 4106 12 00, 4106 19 00, 4107 10 10, 4107 29 10 and 4107 90 10 4203 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather 4410 Particle board and similar board of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances 4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances 4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood 441810 44182010 44183010 Builders' joinery or carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes 44201011 ►M2 44209010 ◄ 44209091 Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling within Chapter 94 4503 Articles of natural cork 4601 99 10 Mats, matting and screens other than of vegetable materials: other manufactures of plaits or similar products of subheading 4601 10 4602 90 00 Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, other than of vegetable materials, made directly to shape 4820 10 30 Notebooks, letter pads and memorandum pads 4903 00 00 Children's picture, drawing or colouring books 4905 10 00 Globes 4908 Transfers (decalcomanias) 4909 00 Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings 4910 00 00 Calandars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks 4911 Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs Chapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6907 Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall titles; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing 6908 Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall titles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing 6911 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china 6912 00 Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china 6913 Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles 7013 Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading No 7010 or 7018) 7019 Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabrics) 7312 Standard wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated 7313 00 00 Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof ex Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof, excluding products of heading No 7601 8102 93 00 Wire, of molybdenum 8108 90 30 Bars, rods, profiles and wire, of titanium 8108 90 50 Plates, sheets, strip and foil, of titanium 8108 90 70 Tubes and pipes, of titanium 8108 90 90 Other articles of titanium 8109 90 00 Other articles of zirconium 8112 30 90 Germanium, other than unwrought; other than waste and scrap or powders 8112 99 30 Niobium (columbium), rhemium 8401 Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separations 8410 Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators thereof 8411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines 8414 Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters 8427 Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment ex84 52 Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading No 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles, excluding products of subheading 8452 10 8509 Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor 8516 29 91 Other electric heating apparatus, with built-in fan 8516 31 Hair dryers 8516 40 Electric smoothing irons 8516 50 00 Microwave ovens 8516 60 70 Grillers and roasters 8516 71 00 Coffee or tea makers 8516 72 00 Toasters 8516 79 80 Other electro-thermic appliances, other than plate warmers or deep fat fryers 8519 Turntables (record decks), record-players, cassette-players and other sound-producing apparatus, not incorporating a sound-