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AGREEMENT

in the form of a joint letter addressed to the Director-General of GATT, between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand negotiated under Article XXVIII of the GATT concerning sweet potatoes falling within CN-Code 0714 20 00 and intended for uses other than human consumption

1.2 // To the Director-General GATT Geneva // Date

Negotiations relating to Schedule LXXII - European Communities

The Delegations of the European Communities and Thailand have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for in Schedule LXXII - European Communities as set out in the report attached.

1.2 // signed for the Delegation of the European Communities // signed for the Delegation of Thailand

Results of negotiations under Article XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions in the schedule of the European Communities

CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXII - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

A. Concessions to be withdrawn

1.2.3 // // // // Tariff item number // Description of products // Rates of duty bound in existing schedule // // // // 07.06 // Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem, artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whole or sliced; sago pith: // // // B. Other // 6 % // // //

B. Bound rates to be modified

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Tariff item number // Description of products // Rates of duty bound in existing schedule // Rates of duty to be bound // // // // // CCCN: // // // // 07.06 // Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whole or sliced; sago pith: // // // // B. Other // // // // I. Jerusalem artichokes; sago pith // 6 % // 6 % // // II. Sweet potatoes, fresh, whole, intended for human consumption (a) // 6 % // 6 % // // III. Other // 6 % // Free within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes (a) // // // //

(a) Admission under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Tariff item number // Description of products // Rates of duty bound in existing schedule // Rates of duty to be bound // // // // // HS: // // // // 0714 20 00 // Sweet potatoes: // // // // Fresh, whole, intended for human consumption (1) // 6 % // 6 % // // Other // 6 % // Free within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes (1) // // // //

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.

C. Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedules

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Tariff item number // Description of products // Rates of duty at present in force // Rates of duty to be bound // // // // // - // - // - // -

// // // // D. New concessions on items not in existing schedules

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Tariff item number // Description of products // Rates of duty at present in force // Rates of duty to be bound // // // // // CCCN: // // // // 11.08 // Starches; inulin: // // // // A. Starches // // // // V. Other: // // // // Manioc starch intended for processing into: // // // // preparations for infant use of heading 19.02, put up for retail sale or for other food preparations of heading 19.02, put for retail sale (a) tapioca in the form of granules or pearled grains of heading 19.04, put up for retail sale (a) // 28 (L) // 150 ECU/tonne Within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 8 000 tonnes (a) // // Manioc starch intended for processing into: // // // // medicaments of heading 30.03 (a) // 28 (L) // 150 ECU/tonne within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 2 000 tonnes (a) // // // //

(a) Admission under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Tariff item number // Description of products // Rates of duty at present in force // Rates of duty to be bound // // // // // HS // // // // 1108 14 00 // Manioc (cassava) starch: // // // // manioc (cassava) starch intended forprocessing into: // // // // preparations for infant use put up for retail sale, of sub-heading 0901 10 or for other food preparations, put up for retail sale, of heading 1901 (1) tapioca in the form of granules or pearled grains of heading 1903, put up for retail sale (1) // 28 (AGR) // 150 ECU/tonne within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 8 000 tonnes (1) // // Manioc (cassava) starch intended for processing into: // // // // medicaments of heading 3003 or heading 3004 (1) // 28 (AGR) // 150 ECU/tonne within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 2 000 tonnes (1) // // // //

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.