27.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/1 
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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory) 
COUNCIL 
Decision No 1/2006 
of the EU-South Africa Cooperation Council 
of 12 December 2006  
on the amendment of Annex II and A nnex III to the Agreement on Trade, 
Development and Cooperation between the European Community 
and its Member States, of the one part, and 
the Republic of South Afric a, of the other part (TDCA), 
to phase out and eliminate the duties 
on some automotive products 
(2006/981/EC) 
THE EU-SOUTH AFRICA COOPERATION COUNCIL, 
Having regard to the Agreement on Trade,  Development and Cooperation between the 
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of 
the other part 1, signed in Pretoria on 11 Oc tober 1999 and in particular  Article 106(1) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) In order to ensure clarity , long term economic predictabi lity and legal certainty for 
economic operators, the parties have agreed to consolidate into the TDCA the remaining 
tariff preferences granted to South Afri ca on automotive produc ts, by the Community 
                                                 
1 OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p. 3. Agreement as last ame nded by the Additional Protocol to the 
Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperati on between the European Community and its 
Member States, of the one part, a nd the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account 
of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic  of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the 
Republic of Latvia, the Republic of  Lithuania, the Republic of H ungary, the Republic of Malta, the 
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia an d the Slovak Republic to the European Union 
(OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 33). 
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 scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP) and not yet provided for by the Community 
tariff concessions listed in A nnex II, List 4 to the TDCA. 
 (2) The parties have also agr eed to consolidate into the TD CA the commitments undertaken by 
South Africa to improve market access on automotive products originating in the 
Community and not yet provided fo r in Annex III to the TDCA. 
(3) Article 106(1) of the TDCA empowers th e Cooperation Council to amend the TDCA in 
order to accelerate the reducti on of customs duties more rapi dly than is provided for in 
Articles 11, or otherwise improve the c onditions of access under this Article. 
(4) This Decision should supersede the term s laid down in Article 11 for the products 
concerned. 
(5) It is desirable to ensure smooth transition fr om the GSP to the prefer ential bilateral trade 
regime established by the TDCA by allowing G SP proofs of origin (certificate of origin 
Form A or invoice declaration) to be submitted for a certain period of time, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   
Article 1 
Annex II and Annex III to the TDCA are hereby am ended in accordance with the provisions set out 
in the Annex to this Decision. 
Article 2 
This Decision supersedes the terms laid down in Article 11 of the TDCA with respect to imports 
into the Community of the products concerned. 
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 Article 3 
Proofs of origin issued in Sout h Africa in the framework of the Community scheme of generalised 
tariff preferences (GSP) shall be accepted in the European Community as valid proofs of origin 
under the preferential bilateral trade regime  established by the TD CA, provided that: 
(i) the proof of origin is submitted  within ten months of the date of entry into force of this 
Decision; 
(ii) the proof of origin and the transport docume nts were issued no late r than  the day before 
the date of entry into fo rce of this Decision; and 
(iii) the proof of origin is presented at import into the European Community for the benefit of 
tariff preferences previously granted under the GSP which are consolidated by this 
Decision. 
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into fo rce on the day of its adoption. 
It shall apply from 15 December 2006.  
  Done at Brussels, 12 December 2006.  
 For the Cooperation Council  
 The Co-Presidents 
 
  E. TUOMIOJA      Z. S. T. SKWEYIYA  
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 ANNEX  
 
I. European Community 
Improved market access on automotive products 
originating in South Africa 
1. Improvements to Annex II, List 4 
(a)  Motor cars: the pref erential tariff rate to be applied to the products listed below and 
originating in South Africa would be ba sed on the following phase-down schedule: 
(i) 15 December 2006: 3,5 % (ii) 1 January 2007: 1,5 % (iii) 1 January 2008: 0 %. 
HS 96  HS 06  
8703 10 10 
8703 10 90 8703 21 10 8703 21 90 8703 10 11 
8703 10 18 8703 21 10 8703 21 90 
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HS 96 HS 06 
8703 22 11 8703 22 19 8703 22 90 8703 23 11 8703 23 19 8703 23 90 8703 24 10 8703 24 90 8703 31 10 8703 31 90 8703 32 11 8703 32 19 8703 32 90 8703 33 11 8703 33 19 8703 33 90 8703 90 10 8703 90 90 8703 22 10 
 8703 22 90 8703 23 11 8703 23 19 8703 23 90 8703 24 10 8703 24 90 8703 31 10 8703 31 90 8703 32 11 8703 32 19 8703 32 90 8703 33 11 8703 33 19 8703 33 90 8703 90 10 8703 90 90 
 
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 (b) Elimination with effect from 15 D ecember 2006 of the duties on all the other 
products contained in Annex II,  List 4, as listed below: 
Chassis fitted with engines 
HS 96 HS 06  
8706 00 11 
8706 00 19 8706 00 91 
8706 00 99 8706 00 11 
8706 00 19 8706 00 91 
8706 00 99 
Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles 
HS
 96 HS 06  
8707 10 10 
8707 10 90 8707 90 10 8707 90 90 8707 10 10 
8707 10 90 8707 90 10 8707 90 90 
 
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 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles 
HS 96 HS 06 
8708 10 10 8708 10 90 8708 21 10 8708 21 90 8708 29 10 8708 29 90 
8708 31 10 
8708 31 91 8708 31 99 8708 39 10 8708 39 90 8708 40 10 8708 40 90 8708 50 10 8708 50 90 8708 60 10 8708 60 91 8708 60 99 8708 10 10 
8708 10 90 8708 21 10 8708 21 90 8708 29 10 8708 29 90 
8708 31 10 
8708 31 91 8708 31 99 8708 39 10 8708 39 90 8708 40 10 8708 40 90 8708 50 10 8708 50 90 8708 60 10 8708 60 91 8708 60 99 
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 HS 96 HS 06 
8708 70 10 
8708 70 50 8708 70 91 8708 70 99 8708 80 10 8708 80 90 8708 91 10 
8708 91 90 
8708 92 10 8708 92 90 8708 93 10 8708 93 90 8708 94 10 8708 94 90 8708 99 10 
 
8708 99 30 8708 99 50 8708 99 92 8708 99 98 8708 70 10 
8708 70 50 8708 70 91 8708 70 99 8708 80 10 8708 80 90 8708 91 10 
8708 91 90 
8708 92 10 8708 92 90 8708 93 10 8708 93 90 8708 94 10 8708 94 90 8708 99 11 8708 99 19 8708 99 30 8708 99 50 8708 99 92 8708 99 98 
 
2. Transposition of the GSP into the TDCA, at a da te to be agreed upon, with regard to HS codes 
other than those mentioned in paragraph 1, wh ere the current treatment of South African 
exports is more favourable under GSP than under the TDCA. 
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 II. South Africa 
Improved market access on automotive products 
originating in the European Community 
(to be read with Appendix 1 attached to this Annex) 
 
1. Improvements to Annex III, List 5 
(a) Tariff lines to be moved to Anne x III, List 1, as from 15 December 2006: 
HS 96 4013.10.00 8538.10.20 HS 06 
4013.10.00 8538.10.00 
(b) Tariff lines to be moved to Anne x III, List 3, as from 15 December 2006: 
HS 96 8708.40.50 8708.50.40 8708.60.40 HS 06 
8708.99.70 8708.50.40 8708.60.40 
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 (c) Tariff lines currently under motors partia l 1 to be given an additional cumulative 
yearly preference of 1 percentage point to be introduced on 15 December 2006 and 1 January 2007. This will be achieved via the creation of a new category: "motors 
partial 3". 
HS 96 8704.21.80 
8704.31.80 
8704.90.80 HS 06 
8704.21.80 
8704.31.80 
8704.90.80 
(d) Tariff lines currently under motors partia l 1 to be granted an additional cumulative 
yearly preference of 1 percentage po int to be introduced on 15 December 2006, 
1 January 2007 and 1 January 2008. This will be achieved via the creation of a new 
category: "motors partial 4".  
HS 96 8701.20.20 8704.21.90 8704.22.90 8704.23.90 8704.31.90 8704.32.90 8704.90.90 HS 06 
8701.20.20 8704.21.90 8704.22.90 8704.23.90 8704.31.90 8704.32.90 8704.90.90 
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 2. Improvements to Annex III, List 6 
(a) Tariff lines to be moved to Anne x III, List 1, as from 15 December 2006: 
HS 96 
6813.90.10 
8407.33.00 
8407.34.90 
8408.10.90 
8409.91.90 8409.99.38 
8483.10.35 
8483.50.90 8483.90.20 
8512.90.00 
8708.39.30 8708.39.45 
9026.20.80 HS 06 
6813.90.00 
8407.33.00 
8407.34.00 
8408.10.00 
8409.91.90 8409.99.30 
8483.10.00 
8483.50.00 8483.90.00 
8512.90.00 
8708.39.30 8708.39.45 
9026.20.00 
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 (b)  Tariff line to be moved to Annex III, List 3, as from 15 December 2006: 
HS 96 8532.10.90 HS 06 
8532.10.90 
(c) Tariff line to be moved to Annex III, List 4, as from 15 December 2006: 
HS 96 8708.99.20 HS 06 
8708.99.20 
(d) Tariff lines to be given a non-cumulativ e cut of 5 percentage points as from 
15 December 2006. This will be done by moving them to Annex III, List 5, "motors partial 2": 
HS 96 HS 06 6813.10.20 8302.10.00 8302.30.90 8409.91.27 8409.99.27 8701.20.10 8708.29.00 8708.39.20 6813.10.20 
8302.10.00 8302.30.90 8409.91.27 8409.99.30 8701.20.10 8708.29.00 8708.39.20 
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 HS 96 HS 06 
8708.39.40 8708.39.90 8708.40.90 8708.50.15 8708.50.50 
8708.50.90 
8708.60.15 8708.60.90 8708.70.90 8708.91.10 8708.91.90 8708.92.90 8708.93.25 8708.93.55 8708.93.90 8708.94.20 8708.94.90 8708.99.30  
9401.20.00 8708.39.40 
8708.39.90 8708.40.90 8708.99.80 8708.50.50 
8708.50.90 
8708.60.15 8708.60.90 8708.70.90 8708.91.00 8708.91.00 8708.92.90 8708.93.25 8708.93.55 8708.93.90 8708.94.20 8708.94.90 8708.99.30 8708.99.50 9401.20.00 
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 (e) Tariff line to be given a non-cumulative cut of 15 percentage points. This will be 
done by moving it to Annex III, List 5, and creating an additional category: "motors 
partial 5" as from 15 December 2006: 
HS 96 HS 06 
8708.31.20 8708.31.20 
 
(f) Tariff lines to be given a cumulative yearly preference, to be introduced on 
15 December 2006, 1 January 2007, 1 January 2008, 1 January 2009 and 1 January 2010. This will be achieved via the creation of a new category: "motors 
partial 6". 
HS 96 HS 06 
8703.22.90 
8703.23.90 8703.24.90 8703.31.90 8703.32.90 8703.33.90 8706.00.10 8703.22.90 
8703.23.90 8703.24.90 8703.31.90 8703.32.90 8703.33.90 8706.00.10 
 
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 In accordance with the above, it is unde rstood that if the MFN duties on these 
products originating in the European Commun ity were to be applied below 25 %, the 
matter will be revised. 
(g) Tariff line to be moved to Annex III, List 5, motors partial 4 from 
15 December 2006: 
HS 96 HS 06 
8706.00.20 8706.00.20 
 
     
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 Appendix 1 
Addendum to notes to Annex III - List 5  
 
 
  Year 1 
(2000) Year 2 
(2001) Year 3 
(2002) Year 4 
(2003) Year 5 
(2004) Year 6 
(2005) Year 7 
(2006) Year 8 
(2007) Year 9 
(2008) Year 10
(2009) Year 11
(2010) Year 12
(2011) Year 13 
(2012) 
Motors partial 3             26 23 22 21 20 19 18 
Motors partial 4             14 13 12     
Motors partial 5             15       
Motors partial 6             30 26 24 22 20 19 18