AGREEMENT  
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the 
Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, providing further 
liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products 
and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation 
between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 
for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other  
A. Letter from the European Union  
Sir, 
I have the honour of referring to the negotiations which took place in accordance with the spirit of the 
Euro-Mediterranean Roadmap for agriculture (Rabat Roadmap), adopted by the Euro-Mediterranean 
Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 28 November 2005, for the acceleration of liberalisation of trade in 
agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, and under Articles 7, 
12 and 14 (2) of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between 
the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit 
of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (hereinafter referred to as ‘Palestinian 
Authority’), of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Interim Association Agreement’), in force since 
1 July 1997, which states that the Community and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish 
greater liberalisation, inter alia, of their trade in agricultural products of interest to both Parties.  
A. The Parties have agreed on the following temporary amendment to the Interim Association Agreement:  
1. Protocol 1 shall be replaced by that appearing in Annex I to this Agreement in the form of an 
Exchange of Letters, subject to the provisions of point C thereof.  
B. The Parties have also agreed on the following permanent amendments to the Interim Association 
Agreement:  
1. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the European Union and in the 
West Bank and the Gaza Strip other than those listed in chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) and of the customs tariff of the Palestinian Authority, and those listed in 
Annex 1(1)(ii) of the Agreement on Agriculture of the GATT. However, this Chapter shall 
continue to apply to chemically pure lactose of CN code 1702 11 00 and glucose and glucose 
syrup, containing in the dry state 99 % or more by weight of glucose of CN codes ex 1702 30 50 
and ex 1702 30 90.’.  
2. The title of Chapter 2 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FISH AND FISHERY 
PRODUCTS’.  
3. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the European Union and in the 
West Bank and the Gaza Strip listed in chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) and of 
the customs tariff of the Palestinian Authority, and those listed in Annex 1(1)(ii) of the Agreement on 
Agriculture of the GATT, with exception of chemically pure lactose of CN code 1702 11 00 and of 
glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of glucose of CN 
codes ex 1702 30 50 and ex 1702 30 90, for which duty free market access was already granted 
within Chapter 1.’.  
4. Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘The European Union and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish greater liberalisation 
of their trade in agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products of 
interest to both Parties.’.EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/5
5. Article 13 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘1. Agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products originating 
in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip listed in Protocol 1, on importation into the European Union 
shall be subject to the arrangements set out in that Protocol.  
2. Agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products originating 
in the European Union listed in Protocol 2, on importation into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip 
shall be subject to the arrangements set out in that Protocol.’.  
6. Article 23bis shall be added:  
‘Temporary Withdrawal of Preferences  
1. The Parties agree that administrative cooperation and assistance are essential for the implemen ­
tation and the control of the preferential treatment granted under this Agreement and underline their 
commitment to combat irregularities and fraud in customs and related matters.  
2. Where a Party has made a finding, on the basis of objective information, of a failure to provide 
administrative cooperation/assistance and/or of irregularities or fraud under this Agreement, the Party 
concerned may temporarily suspend the relevant preferential treatment of the product(s) concerned in 
accordance with this Article.  
3. For the purpose of this Article a failure to provide administrative cooperation/assistance shall 
mean, inter alia:  
(a) a repeated failure to respect the obligations to verify the originating status of the product(s) 
concerned;  
(b) a repeated refusal or undue delay in carrying out and/or communicating the results of subsequent 
verification of the proof of origin;  
(c) a repeated refusal or undue delay in obtaining authorisation to conduct enquiry visits to 
determine the authenticity of documents or accuracy of information relevant to the granting 
of the preferential treatment in question.  
4. For the purpose of this Article a finding of irregularities or fraud may be made, inter alia, where 
there is a rapid increase, without satisfactory explanation, in imports of goods exceeding the usual 
level of production and export capacity of the other Party that is linked to objective information 
concerning irregularities or fraud.  
5. The application of a temporary suspension shall be subject to the following conditions:  
(a) The Party which has made a finding, on the basis of objective information, of a failure to provide 
administrative cooperation/assistance and/or of irregularities or fraud shall without undue delay 
notify the Joint Committee of its finding together with the objective information and enter into 
consultations within the Joint Committee, on the basis of all relevant information and objective 
findings, with a view to reaching a solution acceptable to both Parties.  
(b) Where the Parties have entered into consultations within the Joint Committee and have failed to 
agree on an acceptable solution within 3 months following the notification, the Party concerned 
may temporarily suspend the relevant preferential treatment of the product(s) concerned. A 
temporary suspension shall be notified to the Joint Committee without undue delay.EN L 328/6 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
(c) Temporary suspensions under this Article shall be limited to that necessary to protect the 
financial interests of the Party concerned. They shall not exceed a period of 6 months, which 
may be renewed if at the date of expiry nothing has changed with respect to the conditions that 
gave rise to the initial suspension. They shall be subject to periodic consultations within the Joint 
Committee, in particular with a view to their termination as soon as the conditions for their 
application no longer apply.  
Each Party shall publish according to its internal procedures, in the case of the European Union in the  
Official Journal of the European Union , notices to importers concerning any: notification referred to in 
paragraph 5 (a); decision referred to in paragraph 5 (b); and extension or termination referred to in 
paragraph 5 (c).’.  
7. Protocol 2 and its Annexes shall be replaced by those appearing in Annex II to this Agreement in the 
form of an Exchange of Letters.  
8. A Common Declaration on sanitary and phytosanitary or technical barriers to trade issues, appearing 
in Annex III to this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, shall be added to the Interim 
Association Agreement.  
C. The Parties have agreed on the following additional provisions:  
1. (a) The temporary amendments provided for under point A shall apply for a period of 10 years from 
the entry into force of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters. However, depending 
on the future economic development of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a possible extension for 
an additional period of those amendments could be considered by the Joint Committee. Such a 
decision shall be taken by the Joint Committee at the latest 1 year before the expiration of the 10 
years period as provided by this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.  
(b) The European Union and the Palestinian Authority shall meet 5 years from the date of entry into 
force of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, to consider the possibility of 
granting each other further permanent concessions of trade in agricultural products, processed 
agricultural products and fish and fishery products with the objective laid down in Article 12 of 
the Interim Association Agreement.  
(c) The starting point for future reciprocal negotiations will be the consolidated concessions of the 
Interim Association Agreement, which are listed in Annexes II and IV of this Agreement in the 
form of an Exchange of Letters.  
(d) It is understood that the trade conditions to be granted by the European Union as a result of 
these future negotiations may be less favourable than those granted under the this Agreement in 
the form of an Exchange of Letters.  
2. Article 7(1) of the Interim Association Agreement shall not apply pending the application of the 
temporary amendments provided for under point A of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of 
Letters.  
This Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the third 
month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.  
I have the honour to confirm that the European Union is in agreement with the content of this letter.  
I would be grateful if you could confirm the agreement of your Government to the above.  
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/7
Съставено  в Брюксел  на 
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V Bruselu dne  
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den  
Geschehen zu Brüssel am  
Brüssel,  
Έγινε  στις Βρυξέλλες , στις 
Done at Brussels,  
Fait à Bruxelles, le  
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì  
Brisel ē, 
Priimta Briuselyje,  
Kelt Brüsszelben,  
Mag ħmul fi Brussell,  
Gedaan te Brussel,  
Sporz ądzono w Brukseli dnia  
Feito em Bruxelas,  
Întocmit la Bruxelles,  
V Bruseli  
V Bruslju,  
Tehty Brysselissä  
Utfärdat i Bryssel den
  
За Европейския  съюз  
Por la Unión Europea  
Za Evropskou unii  
For Den Europæiske Union  
Für die Europäische Union  
Euroopa Liidu nimel  
Гια την Ευρωπαϊκή  Ένωση  
For the European Union  
Pour l’Union européenne  
Per l’Unione europea  
Eiropas Savien ības v ārd ā – 
Europos S ąjungos vardu  
Az Európai Unió részér ől 
Għall-Unjoni Ewropea  
Voor de Europese Unie  
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej  
Pela União Europeia  
Pentru Uniunea European ă 
Za Európsku úniu  
Za Evropsko unijo  
Euroopan unionin puolesta  
För Europeiska unionen
EN L 328/8 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
ANNEX I  
PROTOCOL 1  
concerning the provisional arrangements applicable to imports into the European Union of agricultural 
products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products originating in the West Bank and the 
Gaza Strip  
1. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect (including their agricultural component), which are applicable on 
the import into the European Union of products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and listed in 
chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) and of the customs tariff of the Palestinian Authority, and those 
listed in Annex 1(1)(ii) of the Agreement on Agriculture of the GATT, with exception of chemically pure lactose of CN 
code 1702 11 00 and of glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of glucose of 
CN codes ex 1702 30 50 and ex 1702 30 90 covered by Chapter 1, shall be temporarily eliminated in accordance 
with the provisions of point C.1(a) of the Agreement in the form of Exchange of Letters between the European Union 
and the Palestinian Authority providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products 
and fish and fishery products and amending this Agreement, signed in 2011.  
2. Notwithstanding the conditions under point 1 of this Protocol, for the products to which an entry price applies in 
accordance with Article 140a of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (  1 ), and for which the Common Customs 
Tariff provides for the application of  ad valorem  customs duties and a specific customs duty, the elimination applies 
only to the  ad valorem  part of the duty.  
___________  
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.  
ANNEX II  
PROTOCOL 2  
on the arrangements applying to imports into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of agricultural products, 
processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products originating in the European Union  
1. The products listed in the Annexes originating in the European Union shall be admitted for importation into the West 
Bank and the Gaza Strip according to the conditions contained herein and in the Annexes.  
2. Import duties on imports are either eliminated or reduced to the level indicated in column ‘a’, within the limit of the 
annual tariff quota listed in column ‘b’, and subject to the specific provisions indicated in column ‘c’.  
3. For the quantities imported in excess of the tariff quotas, the general customs duties applied to third countries shall 
apply, subject to the specific provisions indicated in column ‘c’.  
4. For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a 
pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this 
Protocol.EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/9
ANNEX 1 TO PROTOCOL 2  
CN Code  Description  Duty (%)  Tariff quota 
(t, unless otherwise 
indicated)  Specific provisions  
a b  c  
0102 90 71  Live bovine animals, of a weight exceeding 
300 kg, for slaughter, ther than heifers and 
cows  0 300  
0202 30 90  Meat of bovine animals, boneless excluding 
fore-quarters, ‘compensated’ quarters, crop, 
chuck and blade and brisket cuts, frozen  0 200  
0206 22 00  Edible livers of bovine animals frozen  0  100  
0406  Cheese and curd  0  200  
0407 00 19  Poultry eggs for hatching, other than those 
of turkeys or geese  0 120 000 pieces  
1101 00 15  Flour of common wheat and spelt  0  13 000  
2309 90 99  Other preparations of a kind used in animal 
feeding  2 100EN L 328/10 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
ANNEX 2 TO PROTOCOL 2  
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(2) OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTERIM ASSOCIATION 
AGREEMENT  
CN code  Description  
1902  Pasta and couscous:  
A — of durum wheat,  
B — other,  
1905 10  Crisp bread  
1905 20 90  Gingerbread and the like, not especially for diabetics:  
A — containing over 15 % by weight of flour from cereals other than wheat in relation to the total 
flour content,  
B — other,  
ex 1905 32 A  Waffles and wafers  
Al — not filled, whether or not coated,  
Ala — containing over 15 % by weight of flour from cereals other than wheat in relation to the total 
flour content,  
Alb — other,  
A2 — other,  
A2a  — containing not less than 1,5 % milk fats or not less than 2,5 % of milk proteins,  
A2b  — other,  
1905 40 10  Rusk, containing added sugar, honey, other sweetening matter, eggs, fat, cheese, fruit, cocoa or 
similar:  
A — containing over 15 % by weight of flour from cereals other than wheat in relation to the total 
flour content,  
B — other,  
1905 
ex 31) B + ex 90)  Other bakers’ wares, containing added sugar, honey, other sweetening matter, eggs, fat, cheese, fruit, 
cocoa or similar:  
Bl — containing added eggs, not less than 2,5 % by weight,  
B2 — containing added dried fruits or nuts:  
B2a — containing not less than 1,5 % milk fats and not less than 2,5 % milk proteins; see Annex V,  
B2b  — other,  
ВЗ — containing less than 10 % by weight of added sugar and not containing added eggs, dried fruits 
or nuts,EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/11
ANNEX III  
COMMON DECLARATION  
COOPERATION ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY OR TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE ISSUES  
The Parties shall solve any problems, in particular sanitary, phytosanitary or technical barriers to trade, hindering the 
implementation of this Agreement, by means of existing administrative arrangements. The results shall then be reported 
to the relevant Sub-committees and to the Joint Committee. The Parties commit to examine and solve such cases with the 
shortest possible delay in a friendly manner, in line with their respective applicable laws and with WTO, OIE, IPPC and 
Codex Alimentarius standards.  
ANNEX IV  
A: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF CONCESSIONS APPLIED TO IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OF 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FISHERY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE WEST BANK AND THE 
GAZA STRIP BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE 
OF LETTERS  
1. The products listed in the Annex, originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip shall be admitted for importation 
into the European Union, according to the conditions contained hereafter and in the Annex.  
(a) Customs duties are eliminated or reduced as indicated in column ‘a’.  
(b) For certain products, for which the Common Customs Tariff provides the application of an ad valorem duty and a 
specific duty, the rates of reduction, indicated in columns ‘a’ and ‘c’, only apply to the ad valorem duty. However, 
for the product corresponding to the subheading 1509 10, the duty reduction applies to the specific duty.  
(c) For certain products, customs duties are eliminated within the limit of the tariff quotas listed in column ‘b’ for each 
of them; the tariff quotas shall apply on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December, unless otherwise 
specified.  
(d) For the quantities imported in excess of the quotas, the common customs duties are, according to the product 
concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column ‘c’.  
2. For certain products, the exemption of customs duties is granted in the framework of reference quantities as indicated 
in column ‘d’.  
Should the volume of imports of one of these products exceed the reference quantity, the European Union, having 
regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a tariff 
quota of the Union, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported 
in excess of the quota, the common customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as 
indicated in column ‘c’.  
3. For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a 
pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this 
Protocol.  
4. For some products listed in the Annex, the volume of the tariff quota is increased twice, on the basis of the volume 
indicated in column ‘e’. The first increase takes place on the date when each tariff quota is opened for the second time.EN L 328/12 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
CN Code (  1 ) Description (  2 ) Reduction 
of the 
MFN 
customs 
duty 
(%) (  3 ) Tariff 
quota 
(t, unless 
otherwise 
indicated)  Reduction 
of the 
MFN 
customs 
duty 
beyond 
current or 
possible 
tariff quota 
(%) (  3 ) Reference 
quantity 
(t, unless 
otherwise 
indicated)  Specific 
provisions  
a b  c  d  e  
0409 00 00  Natural honey  100  500  0  point 4 — 
yearly 
increase of 
250 t  
0603 11 00 
0603 12 00 
0603 13 00 
0603 14 00 
0603 19 10 
0603 19 90  Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, of a 
kind suitable for bouquets or for orna ­
mental purposes  100  2 000  0  point 4 — 
yearly 
increase of 
250 t  
0702 00 00  Tomatoes, fresh or chilled, from 1 
December to 31 March  100  60  2 000  
0703 10 11 
0703 10 19  Onions, fresh or chilled, from 15 February 
to 15 May  100  60  
0709 30 00  Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled, 
from 15 January to 30 April  100  60  3 000  
ex 0709 60  Fruits of the genus  Capsicum  or of the 
genus  Pimenta , fresh or chilled:  
0709 60 10  Sweet peppers  100  40  1 000  
0709 60 99  Other  100  80  
0709 90 70  Courgettes, fresh or chilled, from 1 
December to end of February  100  60  300  
ex 0709 90 90  Wild onions of the species  Muscari 
comosum , fresh or chilled, from 15 
February to 15 May  100  60  
0710 80 59  Fruits of the genus  Capsicum  or Pimenta , 
other than sweet peppers, uncooked or 
cooked by steaming or boiling in water, 
frozen  100  80  
0711 90 10  Fruits of the genus  Capsicum  or Pimenta , 
other than sweet peppers, provisionally 
preserved but unsuitable in that state for 
immediate consumption  100  80  
0712 31 00 
0712 32 00 
0712 33 00 
0712 39 00  Mushrooms, wood ears ( Auri-cularia  spp.), 
jelly fungi ( Tremella  spp.) and truffles, dried  100  500  0  
ex 0805 10  Oranges, fresh  100  60  25 000EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/13
CN Code (  1 ) Description (  2 ) Reduction 
of the 
MFN 
customs 
duty 
(%) (  3 ) Tariff 
quota 
(t, unless 
otherwise 
indicated)  Reduction 
of the 
MFN 
customs 
duty 
beyond 
current or 
possible 
tariff quota 
(%) (  3 ) Reference 
quantity 
(t, unless 
otherwise 
indicated)  Specific 
provisions  
a b  c  d  e  
ex 0805 20  Mandarins (including tangerines and 
satsumas); clementines, wilkings and 
similar citrus hybrids, fresh  100  60  500  
0805 40 00  Grapefruit  100  80  
ex 0805 50 10  Lemons ( Citrus limon, Citrus limonum ), fresh  100  40  800  
0806 10 10  Fresh table grapes, from 1 February to 14 
July 100  1 000  0  point 4 — 
yearly 
increase of 
500 t  
0807 19 00  Melons (excluding water melons), fresh, 
from 1 November to 31 May  100  50  10 000  
0810 10 00  Fresh strawberries, from 1 November to 31 
March  100  2 000  0  point 4 — 
yearly 
increase of 
500 t  
0812 90 20  Oranges, provisionally preserved, but 
unsuitable in that state for immediate 
consumption  100  80  
0904 20 30  Fruits of the genus  Capscium  or of the 
genus  Pimenta , other than sweet peppers, 
dried, neither crushed or ground  100  80  
1509 10  Virgin olive oil  100  2 000  0  point 4 — 
yearly 
increase of 
500 t  
2001 90 20  Fruits of the genus  Capsicum , other than 
sweet peppers or pimentos, prepared or 
preserved by vinegar or acetic acid  100  80  
2005 99 10  Fruits of the genus  Capsicum , other than 
sweet peppers or pimentos, prepared or 
preserved otherwise than by vinegar or 
acetic acid, not frozen  100  80  
( 1 ) CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 948/2009 (OJ L 287, 31.10.2009, p. 1). 
( 2 ) Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed  to be 
indicative only, the preferential scheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Whe re ex 
CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description  taken 
together. 
( 3 ) Duty reduction applies only to  ad valorem  customs duties. However, for the product corresponding to the subheading 1509 10, the 
duty reduction applies to the specific duty.EN L 328/14 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
B: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF CONCESSIONS APPLYING TO IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OF 
PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE WEST BANK AND THE GAZA STRIP 
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTERIM ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT 
BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS  
CN code  Description  
0403  Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk 
and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:  
0403 10 51 to 
0403 10 99  Yoghurt, flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa  
0403 90 71 to 
0403 90 99  Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and 
cream, flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa  
0710 40 00  Sweetcorn (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen  
0711 90 30  Sweetcorn provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in 
sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for 
immediate consumption  
ex 1517  Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of 
fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their 
fractions of No 1516:  
1517 10 10  Margarine, excluding liquid margarine, containing more than 10 % but not more than 
15 % by weight of milk fats  
1517 90 10  Other, containing more than 10 % but not more than 15 % by weight of milk fats  
ex 1704  Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa; excluding liquorice 
extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other added 
substances, falling within CN code 1704 90 10  
1806  Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa  
ex 1901  Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing 
cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted 
basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 
0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a 
totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included, excluding preparations falling 
within CN code 1901 90 91  
ex 1902  Pasta, excluding stuffed pasta falling within CN codes 1902 20 10 and 1902 20 30; 
couscous, whether or not prepared  
1903  Tapioca and substitutes thereof prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, 
siftings or similar forms  
1904  Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for 
example cornflakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of 
flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise 
prepared, not elsewhere specified or includedEN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/15
CN code  Description  
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  
2001 90 30  Sweetcorn ( Zea mays  var.  saccharata ), prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid  
2001 90 40  Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight 
of starch, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid  
2004 10 91  Potatoes in the form of flour, meal or flakes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid, frozen  
2004 90 10  Sweetcorn ( Zea mays  var.  saccharata ), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or 
acetic acid, frozen  
2005 20 10  Potatoes in the form of flour, meal or flakes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen  
2005 80 00  Sweetcorn ( Zea mays  var.  saccharata ), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or 
acetic acid, not frozen  
1904 20 10  Preparation of the Müsli type based on unroasted cereal flakes  
2008 99 85  Maize (corn), other than sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) otherwise prepared or 
preserved, not containing added spirit or added sugar  
2008 99 91  Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants, containing 5 % or more by weight 
of starch, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added spirit or added sugar  
2101 12 98  Preparations with a basis of coffee  
2101 20 98  Preparations with a basis of tea or mate  
2101 30 19  Roasted coffee substitutes excluding roasted chicory  
2101 30 99  Extracts, essences and concentrates of roasted coffee substitutes excluding those of roasted 
chicory  
2102 10 31 
2102 10 39  Bakers’ yeasts  
ex 2103 90 90  Sauces and preparations therefor: 
— Mayonnaise  
2105 00  Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa  
ex 2106  Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included other than those falling within CN 
codes 2106 10 20 and 2106 90 92 and other than flavoured or coloured sugar syrups of 
CN codes 2106 90 30 to 2106 90 59  
2202 90 91 
2202 90 95 
2202 90 99  Non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009, 
containing products of headings 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of 
headings 0401 to 0404EN L 328/16 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
CN code  Description  
2905 43 00  Mannitol  
2905 44  D-Glucitol (sorbitol)  
ex 3505 10  Dextrins and other modified starches, excluding esterified and etherified starches of CN 
code 3505 10 50  
3505 20  Glues based on starches or on dextrins or other modified starches  
3809 10  Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other 
products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the 
textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included, with a basis of 
amylaceous substances  
3824 60  Sorbitol other than that of subheading 2905 44EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/17
B. Letter from the Palestinian Authority  
Sir/Madam,  
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date which reads as follows:  
‘I have the honour of referring to the negotiations which took place in accordance with the spirit of 
the Euro-Mediterranean Roadmap for agriculture (Rabat Roadmap), adopted by the Euro-Mediterranean 
Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 28 November 2005, for the acceleration of liberalisation of trade in 
agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, and under Articles 
7, 12 and 14 (2) of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation 
between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 
for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (hereinafter referred to 
as ‘Palestinian Authority’), of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Interim Association 
Agreement’), in force since 1 July 1997, which states that the Community and the Palestinian 
Authority shall progressively establish greater liberalisation, inter alia, of their trade in agricultural 
products of interest to both Parties.  
A. The Parties have agreed on the following temporary amendments to the Interim Association 
Agreement:  
1. Protocol 1 shall be replaced by that appearing in Annex I to this Agreement in the form of an 
Exchange of Letters, subject to the provisions of point C thereof.  
B. The Parties have also agreed on the following permanent amendments to the Interim Association 
Agreement:  
1. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the European Union and in 
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip other than those listed in chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) and of the customs tariff of the Palestinian Authority, and those listed in 
Annex 1(1)(ii) of the Agreement on Agriculture of the GATT. However, this Chapter shall 
continue to apply to chemically pure lactose of CN code 1702 11 00 and glucose and 
glucose syrup, containing in the dry state 99 % or more by weight of glucose of CN codes 
ex 1702 30 50 and ex 1702 30 90.’.  
2. The title of Chapter 2 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FISH AND 
FISHERY PRODUCTS’.  
3. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the European Union and in 
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip listed in chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature 
(CN) and of the customs tariff of the Palestinian Authority, and those listed in Annex 1(1)(ii) of 
the Agreement on Agriculture of the GATT, with exception of chemically pure lactose of CN 
code 1702 11 00 and of glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state, 99 % or more 
by weight of glucose of CN codes ex 1702 30 50 and ex 1702 30 90, for which duty free 
market access was already granted within Chapter 1.’.  
4. Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘The European Union and the Palestinian Authority shall progressively establish greater liberali ­
sation of their trade in agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery 
products of interest to both Parties.’.EN L 328/18 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
5. Article 13 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘1. Agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products orig ­
inating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip listed in Protocol 1, on importation into the 
European Union shall be subject to the arrangements set out in that Protocol.  
2. Agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products orig ­
inating in the European Union listed in Protocol 2, on importation into the West Bank and the 
Gaza Strip shall be subject to the arrangements set out in that Protocol.’.  
6. Article 23bis shall be added:  
‘Temporary Withdrawal of Preferences  
1. The Parties agree that administrative cooperation and assistance are essential for the 
implementation and the control of the preferential treatment granted under this Agreement 
and underline their commitment to combat irregularities and fraud in customs and related 
matters.  
2. Where a Party has made a finding, on the basis of objective information, of a failure to 
provide administrative cooperation/assistance and/or of irregularities or fraud under this 
Agreement, the Party concerned may temporarily suspend the relevant preferential treatment 
of the product(s) concerned in accordance with this Article.  
3. For the purpose of this Article a failure to provide administrative cooperation/assistance 
shall mean, inter alia:  
(a) a repeated failure to respect the obligations to verify the originating status of the product(s) 
concerned;  
(b) a repeated refusal or undue delay in carrying out and/or communicating the results of 
subsequent verification of the proof of origin;  
(c) a repeated refusal or undue delay in obtaining authorisation to conduct enquiry visits to 
determine the authenticity of documents or accuracy of information relevant to the granting 
of the preferential treatment in question.  
4. For the purpose of this Article a finding of irregularities or fraud may be made, inter alia, 
where there is a rapid increase, without satisfactory explanation, in imports of goods exceeding 
the usual level of production and export capacity of the other Party that is linked to objective 
information concerning irregularities or fraud.  
5. The application of a temporary suspension shall be subject to the following conditions:  
(a) The Party which has made a finding, on the basis of objective information, of a failure to 
provide administrative cooperation/assistance and/or of irregularities or fraud shall without 
undue delay notify the Joint Committee of its finding together with the objective 
information and enter into consultations within the Joint Committee, on the basis of all 
relevant information and objective findings, with a view to reaching a solution acceptable to 
both Parties.EN 10.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 328/19
(b) Where the Parties have entered into consultations within the Joint Committee and have 
failed to agree on an acceptable solution within 3 months following the notification, the 
Party concerned may temporarily suspend the relevant preferential treatment of the 
product(s) concerned. A temporary suspension shall be notified to the Joint Committee 
without undue delay.  
(c) Temporary suspensions under this Article shall be limited to that necessary to protect the 
financial interests of the Party concerned. They shall not exceed a period of 6 months, which 
may be renewed if at the date of expiry nothing has changed with respect to the conditions 
that gave rise to the initial suspension. They shall be subject to periodic consultations within 
the Joint Committee, in particular with a view to their termination as soon as the conditions 
for their application no longer apply.  
Each Party shall publish according to its internal procedures, in the case of the European Union 
in the  Official Journal of the European Union , notices to importers concerning any: notification 
referred to in paragraph 5 (a); decision referred to in paragraph 5 (b); and extension or 
termination referred to in paragraph 5 (c).’.  
7. Protocol 2 and its Annexes shall be replaced by those appearing in Annex II to this Agreement 
in the form of an Exchange of Letters.  
8. A Common Declaration on sanitary and phytosanitary or technical barriers to trade issues, 
appearing in Annex III to this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, shall be 
added to the Interim Association Agreement.  
C. The Parties have agreed on the following additional provisions:  
1. (a) The temporary amendments provided for under point A shall apply for a period of 10 years 
from the entry into force of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters. However, 
depending on the future economic development of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a possible 
extension for an additional period of those amendments could be considered by the Joint 
Committee. Such a decision shall be taken by the Joint Committee at the latest 1 year before 
the expiration of the 10 years period as provided by this Agreement in the form of an 
Exchange of Letters.  
(b) The European Union and the Palestinian Authority shall meet 5 years from the date of entry 
into force of this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, to consider the 
possibility of granting each other further permanent concessions of trade in agricultural 
products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products with the objective 
laid down in Article 12 of the Interim Association Agreement.  
(c) The starting point for future reciprocal negotiations will be the consolidated concessions of 
the Interim Association Agreement, which are listed in Annexes II and IV of this Agreement 
in the form of an Exchange of Letters.  
(d) It is understood that the trade conditions to be granted by the European Union as a result of 
these future negotiations may be less favourable than those granted under the this 
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.  
2. Article 7(1) of the Interim Association Agreement shall not apply pending the application of the 
temporary amendments provided for under point A of this Agreement in the form of an 
Exchange of Letters.  
This Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the third 
month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.’.  
I have the honour to confirm that the Palestinian Authority is in agreement with the content of your letter.  
Please accept, Sir/Madam, the assurance of my highest consideration.EN L 328/20 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2011
Done at Brussels,  
Съставено  в Брюксел  на 
Hecho en Bruselas, el  
V Bruselu dne  
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den  
Geschehen zu Brüssel am  
Brüssel,  
Έγινε  στις Βρυξέλλες , στις 
Fait à Bruxelles, le  
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì  
Brisel ē, 
Priimta Briuselyje,  
Kelt Brüsszelben,  
Mag ħmul fi Brussell,  
Gedaan te Brussel,  
Sporz ądzono w Brukseli dnia  
Feito em Bruxelas,  
Întocmit la Bruxelles,  
V Bruseli  
V Bruslju,  
Tehty Brysselissä  
Utfärdat i Bryssel den
  
For the Palestinian Authority  
За Палестинската  администрация  
Por la Autoridad Palestina  
Za palestinskou samosprávu  
For Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed  
Für die Palästinensische Behörde  
Palestiina omavalitsuse nimel  
Για την Παλαιστινιακή  Αρχή  
Pour l'Autorité palestinienne  
Per l'Autorità palestinese  
Palest īniešu pašp ārvaldes v ārd ā – 
Palestinos Administracijos vardu  
A Palesztin Hatóság részér ől 
Għall-Awtorità Palestinjana  
Voor de Palestijnse Autoriteit  
W imieniu Autonomii Palesty ńskiej  
Pela Autoridade Palestiniana  
Pentru Autoritatea Palestinian ă 
V mene Palestínskej samosprávy  
Za Palestinsko upravo  
Palestiinalaishallinnon puolesta  
För den palestinska myndigheten
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