EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 980/2005

of 27 June 2005

applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas:

(1) Since 1971, the Community has granted trade preferences to developing countries, in the framework of its scheme of generalised tariff preferences.

(2) The Community's common commercial policy is to be consistent with and consolidate the objectives of development policy, in particular the eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable development and good governance in the developing countries. It is to comply with the WTO requirements, and in particular with the GATT Enabling clause of 1979 (3).

(3) A communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee of 7 July 2004 entitled ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ sets out the guidelines for the application of the scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 2006 to 2015.

(4) This Regulation is the first Regulation implementing those guidelines. It should apply until 31 December 2008.

(5) The scheme of generalised tariff preferences (hereinafter referred to as ‘the scheme’) should consist of a general arrangement granted to all the beneficiary countries and territories and two special arrangements taking into account the various development needs of similar-situated developing countries.

(6) The general arrangement should be granted to all beneficiary countries unless they are classified by the World Bank as a high-income country and where they are not sufficiently diversified in their exports.

(7) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance is based on an integral concept of sustainable development as recognized by international conventions and instruments such as the UN Declaration on the Right to Development of 1986, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 1998, the UN Millennium Declaration of 2000 and the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development of 2002. Consequently, developing countries which due to a lack of diversification and insufficient integration into the international trading system are vulnerable while assuming special burdens and responsibilities due to the ratification and effective implementation of core international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance should benefit from additional tariff preferences. These preferences are designed to promote further economic growth and thereby to respond positively to the need for sustainable development. Under this arrangement ad valorem tariffs are therefore suspended for the beneficiary countries, as well as specific duties (unless combined with an ad valorem duty). The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should exceptionally apply before the entry into force of the whole Regulation to conform with the WTO ruling on the special arrangements to combat drug production and trafficking.

(8) Developing countries which already fulfil the criteria under the special arrangement for sustainable development and good governance at the time of entry into force of this Regulation should benefit from this arrangement as quickly as possible. They should therefore be provisionally listed as beneficiary countries. They should continue to benefit from the preferences if upon their application the Commission confirms their qualification by 15 December 2005.

(9) The Commission should monitor the effective implementation of the international conventions in accordance with the respective mechanisms thereunder and should assess the relationship between additional tariff preferences and the promotion of sustainable development.

(10) The special arrangement for the least developed countries should continue to grant duty-free access to products originating in the least developed countries, as recognised and classified by the United Nations. For a country no longer classified by the United Nations as a least developed country a transitional period should be established to alleviate any adverse effects caused by removal of the tariff preferences granted under this arrangement.

(11) Preferences should continue to be differentiated according to the sensitivity of products, differentiating between non-sensitive and sensitive products, to take into account the situation of the sectors manufacturing the same products in the Community.

(12) Tariff duties on non-sensitive products should continue to be suspended, while duties on sensitive products should enjoy a tariff reduction to ensure a satisfactory utilisation rate while at the same time taking into account the situation of the respective Community industries.

(13) Such reduction should be sufficiently attractive in order to motivate traders to use the opportunities offered by the scheme. As far as ad valorem duties are concerned, the reduction should therefore be a flat rate of 3,5 percentage points of the most favoured nation (MFN) duty rate. Specific duties should be reduced by 30 %. Where duties specify a minimum duty, that minimum duty should not apply.

(14) Duties should be totally suspended where preferential treatment for an individual import declaration results in ad valorem duties of 1 % or less or in specific duties of EUR 2 or less as the cost of collecting such duties might be higher than the revenue gained.

(15) For the sake of coherence of the Community commercial policy, a beneficiary country should not benefit from both the Community's scheme and a free trade agreement, if that agreement covers at least all the preferences provided by the present scheme for that country.

(16) Graduation should be based on criteria related to sections of the Common Customs Tariff. The graduation of a section for a beneficiary country should be applied when the section meets the criteria for graduation during three consecutive years, to increase predictability and fairness of graduation by eliminating the effect of large and exceptional variations in the import statistics.

(17) The rules of origin, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products, the procedures and the methods of administrative cooperation related thereto, laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4), apply to tariff preferences provided for by this Regulation to ensure that the benefit of this scheme goes only to those whom the scheme is intended to benefit.

(18) The reasons for temporary withdrawal should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in the conventions listed in Annex III so as to promote the objectives of those conventions and to ensure that no beneficiary receives unfair advantage through continuous violation of those conventions.

(19) Due to the political situation in Myanmar, temporary withdrawal of all tariff preferences in respect of imports of products originating in Myanmar should remain in force.

(20) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

1. The Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (hereinafter referred to as ‘the scheme’) shall, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2008, apply in accordance with this Regulation.

2. This Regulation provides for:

(a) a general arrangement,

(b) a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance,

(c) a special arrangement for least developed countries.

Article 2

The beneficiary countries of the arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) are listed in Annex I.

Article 3

1. A beneficiary country shall be removed from the scheme when it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income country during three consecutive years, and when the value of imports for the five largest sections of its GSP-covered imports to the Community represent less than 75 % of the total GSP-covered imports of the beneficiary country to the Community.

2. When a beneficiary country benefits from a preferential commercial agreement with the Community which covers at least all the preferences provided by the present scheme for that country, it shall be removed from the list of beneficiary countries in Annex I.

3. The Commission shall notify a beneficiary country of its removal from the list of beneficiary countries in Annex I.

Article 4

The products included in the arrangements referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1(2) are listed in Annex II.

Article 5

1. The tariff preferences provided for by this Regulation shall apply to imports of products included in the arrangements enjoyed by the beneficiary country in which they originate.

2. For the purposes of the arrangements referred to in Article 1(2), the rules of origin, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products, the procedures and the methods of administrative cooperation related thereto, are laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

3. Regional cumulation within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall also apply where a product used in further manufacture in a country belonging to a regional group originates in another country of the group, which does not benefit from the arrangements applying to the final product, provided that both countries benefit from regional cumulation for that group.

Article 6

For the purposes of this Regulation:

(a) ‘Common Customs Tariff duties’ means the duties specified in Part Two of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (6), except those duties set up within the framework of tariff quotas;

(b) ‘Section’ means any of the sections of the Common Customs Tariff as adopted by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. For the purposes of this Regulation only, Section XI is treated as two separate sections: Section XI(a) comprising Common Customs Tariff chapters 50-60 and Section XI(b) comprising Common Customs Tariff chapters 61-63;

(c) ‘Committee’ means the Committee referred to in Article 28.

CHAPTER II

ARRANGEMENTS AND TARIFF PREFERENCES

SECTION 1

General arrangement

Article 7

1. Common Customs Tariff duties on products listed in Annex II as non-sensitive products shall be entirely suspended, except for agricultural components.

2. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on products listed in Annex II as sensitive products shall be reduced by 3,5 percentage points. For products of sections XI(a) and XI(b), this reduction shall be 20 %.

3. Where preferential duty rates, calculated in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 (7) on Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on the day before the entry into force of this Regulation, provide a tariff reduction, for the products referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, of more than 3,5 percentage points, those preferential duty rates shall apply.

4. Common Customs Tariff specific duties other than minimum or maximum duties on products listed in Annex II as sensitive products shall be reduced by 30 %.

5. Where Common Customs Tariff duties on products listed in Annex II as sensitive products include ad valorem duties and specific duties, the specific duties shall not be reduced.

6. Where duties reduced in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4 specify a maximum duty, that maximum duty shall not be reduced. Where such duties specify a minimum duty, that minimum duty shall not apply.

7. The tariff preferences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply to products of sections in respect of which those tariff preferences have been removed, for the country of origin concerned, according to Article 14, Article 21(8) and column C of Annex I.

SECTION 2

Special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance

Article 8

1. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on all products listed in Annex II which originate in a country included in the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance shall be suspended.

2. Common Customs Tariff specific duties on products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entirely suspended, except for products for which Common Customs Tariff duties also include ad valorem duties. For products of CN codes 1704 10 91 and 1704 10 99, the specific duty shall be limited to 16 % of the customs value.

3. For a beneficiary country the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance shall not include products of the sections for which these tariff preferences have been withdrawn according to column C of Annex I.

Article 9

1. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance may be granted to a country which:

(a) has ratified and effectively implemented the conventions listed in Part A of Annex III, and

(b) has ratified and effectively implemented at least seven of the conventions listed in Part B of Annex III, and

(c) commits itself to ratify and effectively implement by 31 December 2008 those conventions listed in Part B of Annex III which it has not yet ratified and effectively implemented, and

(d) gives an undertaking to maintain the ratification of the conventions and their implementing legislation and measures and which accepts regular monitoring and review of its implementation record in accordance with the implementation provisions of the conventions it has ratified, and

(e) is considered as a vulnerable country as defined in paragraph 3.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a) and (c) for countries faced with specific constitutional constraints, the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance may be granted to a country which has not ratified and effectively implemented a maximum of two of the sixteen conventions listed in Part A of Annex III provided:

(a) that a formal commitment has been made by the country concerned to sign, ratify and implement any missing Convention should it be ascertained that there exists no incompatibility with its Constitution no later than 31 October 2005, and

(b) in case of an incompatibility with its Constitution, the country concerned has formally committed itself to sign and ratify any missing Convention no later than 31 December 2006.

Before the end of 2006, the Commission shall report to the Council on the compliance by a country concerned with the above-mentioned commitments. The granting of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance to this country beyond 1 January 2007 is subject to a Council decision. As appropriate, and on the basis of the abovementioned report, the Commission shall propose to the Council such a continuation.

3. A vulnerable country is one:

(a) that is not classified by the World Bank as a high income country during three consecutive years, and whose five largest sections of its GSP-covered imports to the Community represent more than 75 % in value of its total GSP-covered imports, and

(b) whose GSP-covered imports to the Community represent less than 1 % in value of total GSP-covered imports to the Community.

The data to be used are those available on 1 September 2004, as an average over three consecutive years.

4. The Commission shall keep under review the status of ratification and effective implementation of the conventions listed in Annex III. Before the end of the period of application of this Regulation and in time for the discussion on the next Regulation, the Commission shall present to the Council a report concerning the status of ratification of such conventions, including recommendations by monitoring bodies.

Article 10

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance shall be granted if the following conditions are met:

(a) a country or territory listed in Annex I has made a request to that effect by 31 October 2005, and

(b) an examination of the request shows that the requesting country fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 9(1), (2) and (3).

2. The requesting country shall submit its request to the Commission in writing and shall provide comprehensive information concerning ratification of the conventions referred to in Annex III, the legislation and measures to effectively implement the provisions of the conventions and its commitment to accept and fully comply with the monitoring and review mechanism envisaged in the relevant conventions and related instruments.

3. Those countries that are granted provisionally the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance from the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall also submit a request according to paragraphs 1 and 2 by 31 October 2005. The Commission shall assess the request according to Article 11.

Article 11

1. Where the Commission receives a request accompanied by the information referred to in Article 10, the Commission shall examine the request. The examination shall take into account the findings of the relevant international organisations and agencies. It may ask the requesting country any questions which it considers relevant and may verify the information received with the requesting country or any other relevant sources.

2. The Commission shall decide, in accordance with the examination referred to in paragraph 1 and the procedure referred to in Article 28(4), whether to grant a requesting country the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance as of 1 January 2006.

3. The Commission shall notify a requesting country of a decision taken in accordance with paragraph 2. Where a country is granted the special incentive arrangement, it shall be informed of the date on which that decision enters into force. The Commission shall by 15 December 2005 publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the countries benefiting from the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance.

4. Where a requesting country is not granted the special incentive arrangement, the Commission shall explain the reasons if that country so requests.

5. The Commission shall conduct all relations with a requesting country concerning the request in close coordination with the Committee acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(4).

SECTION 3

Special arrangement for least developed countries

Article 12

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, Common Customs Tariff duties on all products of Chapters 1 to 97 of the Harmonized System except those of Chapter 93 thereof, originating in a country that according to Annex I benefits from the special arrangement for least developed countries, shall be entirely suspended.

2. 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.

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

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 paragraphs 2 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 countries benefiting from this special arrangement. The initial tariff quotas for the marketing year 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 % over the quotas of the previous marketing year.

6. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules governing the opening and administration of the quotas referred to in paragraph 5, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(4). In opening and administrating these quotas, the Commission shall be assisted by the management committees for the relevant common market organisations.

7. When a country is excluded by the United Nations from the list of the least developed countries, it is withdrawn from the list of the beneficiaries of this arrangement. The removal of a country from the arrangement and the establishment of a transitional period of at least three years shall be decided by the Commission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(4).

Article 13

Article 12(4) and provisions of Article 12(5) referring to products of tariff subheading 1701 11 10 shall not apply to products originating in countries benefiting from the preferences referred to in this section and released for free circulation in the French overseas departments.

SECTION 4

Common provisions

Article 14

1. The tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 8 shall be removed in respect of products originating in a beneficiary country of a section, when the average value of Community imports from that country of products included in the section concerned and covered by the arrangement enjoyed by that country exceeds 15 % of the value of Community imports of the same products from all countries and territories listed in Annex I over three consecutive years, on the basis of the most recent data available on 1 September 2004. For each of the sections XI(a) and XI(b) the threshold shall be 12,5 %.

2. The sections removed in accordance with paragraph 1 are listed in Annex I, column C.

3. The removal of sections from this scheme shall apply as from 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2008.

4. The Commission shall notify a beneficiary country of the removal of a section.

5. Paragraph 1 does not apply to a beneficiary country in respect of any section which represents more than 50 % in value of all GSP-covered imports to the Community originating from the country in question.

6. The statistical source used for the purpose of this Article shall be the COMEXT statistics.

Article 15

1. Where the rate of an ad valorem duty for an individual import declaration reduced in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter is 1 % or less, that duty shall be entirely suspended.

2. Where the rate of a specific duty for an individual import declaration reduced in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter is EUR 2 or less per individual euro amount, that duty shall be entirely suspended.

3. Subject to paragraphs 1 and 2, the final rate of preferential duty calculated in accordance with this Regulation shall be rounded down to the first decimal place.

CHAPTER III

TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL AND SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS

SECTION 1

Temporary withdrawal

Article 16

1. The preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation may be temporarily withdrawn, in respect of all or of certain products, originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:

(a) serious and systematic violations of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex III, on the basis of the conclusion of the relevant monitoring bodies;

(b) export of goods made by prison labour;

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

(d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices which have an adverse effect on the Community industry and have not been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair trading practices which are prohibited or actionable under the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect by the competent WTO body;

(e) serious and systematic infringements of the objectives of regional fishery organizations or arrangements to which the Community is a member concerning the conservation and management of fishery resources.

2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the special incentive arrangement referred to in Section 2 of Chapter II may be temporarily withdrawn, in respect of all or certain products included in this arrangement, originating in a beneficiary country, in particular if the national legislation no longer incorporates those conventions referred to in Annex III which have been ratified in fulfilment of the requirements of Article 9(1) and (2) or if that legislation is not effectively implemented.

3. The preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation shall not be withdrawn pursuant to paragraph 1(d) in respect of products which are subject to anti-dumping or countervailing measures under Regulations (EC) No 384/96 (8) or (EC) No 2026/97 (9), for the reasons which justify those measures.

Article 17

1. The preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation may be temporarily withdrawn, in respect of all or of certain products, originating in a beneficiary country, in cases of fraud, irregularities or systematic failure to comply or to ensure compliance with the rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto, and to provide the administrative cooperation as required for the implementation and the control of the respect of the arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).

2. The administrative cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 requires, inter alia, that a beneficiary country:

(a) communicate to the Commission and update the information necessary for the implementation of the rules of origin and the control of respect thereof;

(b) assist the Community by carrying out, on request of the customs authorities of Member States, subsequent verification of origin and communicate its results in time;

(c) assist the Community by allowing the Commission, in coordination and close cooperation with the competent authorities of the Member States, to conduct Community administrative and investigative cooperation missions in that country, in order to verify the authenticity of documents or the accuracy of information relevant for granting the benefit of the arrangements referred to in Article 1(2);

(d) carry out or arrange for appropriate inquiries to identify and prevent contravention of the rules of origin;

(e) comply or ensure compliance with the rules of origin in respect of regional cumulation, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, if the country benefits therefrom;

(f) assist the Community in the verification of conduct where there is a presumption of origin-related fraud. The existence of fraud may be presumed where imports of products under the preferential regimes granted under this Regulation massively exceed the usual levels of exports of the beneficiary country.

3. The Commission may suspend the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation in respect of all or of certain products, originating in a beneficiary country, where it considers that there is sufficient evidence that temporary withdrawal would be justified for the reasons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, provided that it has first:

— informed the Committee;

— called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests and/or secure compliance by the beneficiary country with its obligations;

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

The Commission shall inform the beneficiary country concerned of any decision taken in accordance with this paragraph, before it becomes effective. The Commission shall also notify the Committee thereof.

4. Any Member State may refer a decision taken in accordance with paragraph 3 to the Council within 1 month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 1 month.

5. The period of suspension shall not exceed 6 months. On conclusion of the period, the Commission shall decide either to terminate the suspension after informing the Committee or to extend the period of suspension in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 3.

6. Member States shall communicate to the Commission all relevant information that may justify suspension of preferences or its extension.

Article 18

1. Where the Commission or a Member State receives information that may justify temporary withdrawal and where the Commission or a Member State considers that there are sufficient grounds for an investigation, it shall inform the Committee and request consultations, which should take place within one month.

2. Following the consultations, the Commission may decide, within 1 month and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5), to initiate an investigation.

Article 19

1. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union announcing the investigation, and notify the beneficiary country concerned thereof. The notice shall provide a summary of the information received and state that any relevant information should be sent to the Commission. It shall specify the period, which may not exceed four months as from the date of publication of the notice, within which interested parties may make their views known in writing.

2. The Commission shall provide the beneficiary country concerned with every opportunity to cooperate in the investigation.

3. The Commission shall seek all information it considers necessary including the available assessments, comments, decisions, recommendations and conclusions of the relevant supervisory bodies of the UN, the ILO and other competent international organisations. These shall serve as the point of departure for the investigation as to whether temporary withdrawal is justified for the reason referred to in point (a) of Article 16(1). The Commission may verify the information received with economic operators and the beneficiary country concerned.

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

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

6. The investigation should be completed within a year. The Commission may extend this period, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5).

Article 20

1. The Commission shall submit a report on its findings to the Committee.

2. Where the Commission considers that the findings do not justify temporary withdrawal, it shall decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5), to terminate the investigation. In that case, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, announcing the termination of the investigation and setting out its main conclusions.

3. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reason referred to in point (a) of Article 16(1), it shall decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5), to monitor and evaluate the situation in the beneficiary country concerned for a period of six months. The Commission shall notify the beneficiary country concerned of this decision and shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, announcing that it intends to submit a proposal to the Council for temporary withdrawal, unless, before the end of the period, the beneficiary country concerned makes a commitment to take the measures necessary to conform, in a reasonable period of time, with the conventions referred to in Part A of Annex III.

4. Where the Commission considers temporary withdrawal to be necessary, it shall submit an appropriate proposal to the Council, which shall decide within 1 month by a qualified majority. In cases referred to in paragraph 3, the Commission shall submit its proposal at the end of the period referred to in that paragraph.

5. Where the Council decides on temporary withdrawal, such decision shall enter into force 6 months after it was taken, unless it is decided before then that the reasons justifying it no longer prevail.

SECTION 2

Safeguard clause

Article 21

1. Where a product originating in a beneficiary country is imported on terms which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to a Community producer of like or directly competing products, normal 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 initiative.

2. The Commission shall take a formal decision to initiate an investigation within a reasonable period of time. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union announcing the investigation. The notice shall provide a summary of the information received and state that any relevant information should be sent to the Commission. It shall specify the period, which shall not exceed 4 months from the date of publication of the notice, within which interested parties may make their views known in writing.

3. The Commission shall seek all information it deems necessary and may verify the information received with the beneficiary country concerned and any other relevant source. It may be assisted by officials of the Member State on whose territory verification might be sought, if that Member State so requests.

4. In examining whether there are serious difficulties, the Commission shall take account, inter alia, of the following factors concerning Community producers where the information is available:

— market share,

— production,

— stocks,

— production capacity,

— bankruptcies,

— profitability,

— capacity utilisation,

— employment,

— imports,

— prices.

5. The investigation shall be completed within 6 months after the publication of the notice referred to in paragraph 2. The Commission may, in case of exceptional circumstances and after consultation of the Committee, extend this period in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5).

6. The Commission shall take a decision within 1 month, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5). Such decision shall enter into force within 1 month as from its publication.

7. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make an investigation impossible, the Commission may, after informing the Committee, take any preventive measure which is strictly necessary.

8. Where imports of products of section XI(b), as referred to in Article 14(1), originating in a beneficiary country:

(a) increase by at least 20 % in quantity (by volume) as compared to the previous calendar year, or

(b) exceed 12,5 % of the value of Community imports of products from section XI(b) from all countries and territories listed in Annex I during any twelve months period,

the Commission, on the 1st of January of every year during the period of application of this Regulation, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State and after informing the Committee, shall remove the preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 8 with respect to products from section XI(b). This provision shall not apply to countries benefiting from the special arrangement for least developed countries referred to in Article 12 and to countries whose share of imports into the Community as defined in Article 14(1) do not exceed 8 %. The Commission shall notify a beneficiary country of the removal of the preferences. The removal of the preferences shall take effect two months after the publication of the Commission's decision to this effect in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 22

Where imports of products included in Annex I to the Treaty cause, or threaten to cause, serious disturbance to Community markets, in particular to one or more of the outermost regions, or these markets' regulatory mechanisms, the Commission, on request of a Member State or on its own initiative, may suspend the preferential arrangements in respect of the products concerned after consulting the management committee for the relevant common market organisation.

Article 23

1. The Commission shall inform the beneficiary country concerned as soon as possible of any decision taken in accordance with Article 21 or 22 before it becomes effective. The Commission shall also notify the Council and the Member States thereof.

2. Any Member State may refer a decision taken in accordance with Article 21 or 22 to the Council within 1 month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may adopt a different decision within 1 month.

SECTION 3

Surveillance measures in the agricultural sector

Article 24

Products in Chapters 1 to 24 originating in beneficiary countries may be subject to a special surveillance mechanism in order to avoid disturbances in the Community market. The Commission, on its own initiative or on the request of a Member State, shall decide the products on which this surveillance list shall be applied.

All periods mentioned in Article 21 which exceed 2 months shall be reduced to 2 months in the following cases:

— when the beneficiary country does not comply with the rules of origin or does not provide the administrative cooperation required in Article 17, or

— when imports of products in Chapters 1 to 24 under the preferential regimes granted under this Regulation massively exceed the usual levels of exports of the beneficiary country.

SECTION 4

Common provision

Article 25

Nothing in this Chapter shall affect the application of safeguard clauses adopted as part of the Common Agricultural Policy under Article 37 of the Treaty, or as part of the Common Trade Policy under Article 133 of the Treaty, or any other safeguard clauses which may be applied.

CHAPTER IV

PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

Article 26

The Commission shall in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(5) adopt changes to the Annexes to this Regulation made necessary:

(a) by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature;

(b) by changes in the international status or classification of countries or territories;

(c) by the application of Article 3(2);

(d) if a country has reached the thresholds set out in Article 3(1);

(e) for the establishment of the final list of beneficiary countries by 15 December 2005 at the latest in accordance with Article 11.

Article 27

1. Within six weeks of the end of each quarter, Member States shall send the Statistical Office of the European Communities their statistical data on products placed under the customs procedure of free circulation during that quarter under the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation. These 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 (10) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000 (11).

2. In accordance with Article 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, Member States shall forward to the Commission, at its request, details of the quantities of products admitted for free circulation under the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation, during the previous months. These data shall include the products referred to in paragraph 3.

3. The Commission shall, in close cooperation with Member States, monitor the imports of products of CN code 0803 00 19, of tariff headings 0603, 1006, 1701, 1704 and 6403 and of CN codes 1604 14, 1604 19 31, 1604 19 39, 1604 20 70, 2002 90 and 2103 20 in order to determine whether the conditions referred to in Articles 21 and 22 are fulfilled.

Article 28

1. In implementing this Regulation, the Commission shall be assisted by a Generalised Preferences Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’).

2. The Committee may examine any matter relating to the application of this Regulation raised by the Commission or on the request of a Member State.

3. The Committee shall examine the effects of the scheme, on the basis of a report from the Commission covering the period from 1 January 2006. This report shall cover all preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) and be presented in time for the discussion on the next Regulation.

4. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at 3 months.

5. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

6. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

CHAPTER V

FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 29

Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 (12), which refers to Council Regulations (EC) No 3281/94 (13) and (EC) No 1256/96 (14), shall be considered to refer to the corresponding provisions of this Regulation. Commission Regulations (EC) No 1381/2002 (15) and (EC) No 1401/2002 (16), which refer to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001, shall be considered to refer to the corresponding provisions of this Regulation.

Article 30

1. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance of Section 2 of Chapter II of this Regulation as well as the provisions applied in conjunction with that arrangement shall enter into force on 1 July 2005. That arrangement repeals with effect from its entry into force the special arrangements to combat drug production and trafficking of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 and the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applied in conjunction with those arrangements. The other provisions of this Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006 and repeal with effect from that date those provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 then still in force.

2. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2008. However, this date shall not apply to the special arrangements for least developed countries, nor, to the extent that they are applied in conjunction with those arrangements, to any other provisions of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2005. For the Council The President L. LUX

(1) Opinion delivered on 9 March 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Opinion delivered on 9 February 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) ‘Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries’, GATT Decision of 28 November 1979 (L/4903).

(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 837/2005 (OJ L 139, 2.6.2005, p. 1).

(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(6) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/2005 (OJ L 82, 31.3.2005, p. 1).

(7) Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (OJ L 346, 31.12.2001, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2004 (OJ L 321, 22.10.2004, p. 23).

(8) Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against imports from countries not members of the European Community (OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(9) Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004.

(10) Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (OJ L 118, 25.5.1995, p. 10). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000 of 7 September 2000 laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 as regards statistics on external trade (OJ L 229, 9.9.2000, p. 14). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 179/2005 (OJ L 30, 3.2.2005, p. 6).

(12) Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 of 24 March 1997 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from the Union of Myanmar (OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 8).

(13) Council Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalized tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (OJ L 348, 31.12.1994, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 (OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1).

(14) 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 (OJ L 160, 29.6.1996, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/98 (OJ L 80, 18.3.1998, p. 1).

(15) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1381/2002 of 29 July 2002 laying down detailed rules for opening and administration of the tariff quotas for raw cane sugar for refining, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing years 2002/03 to 2005/06 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2002, p. 14).

(16) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 of 31 July 2002 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quotas for rice, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing years 2002/03 to 2008/09 (OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 42).

ANNEX I Beneficiary countries (1) and territories of the Community's scheme of generalised tariff preferences Column A : code according to the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community Column B : name of country Column C : sections in respect of which tariff preferences have been removed for the beneficiary country concerned (Article 14) Column D : countries included in the special arrangement for least developed countries (Article 12) Column E : countries included in the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (Article 8)

A B C D E AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan X AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola X AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BB Barbados BD Bangladesh X BF Burkina Faso X BH Bahrain BI Burundi X BJ Benin X BM Bermuda BN Brunei Darussalam BO Bolivia X BR Brazil S-IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes. S-IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork. BS Bahamas BT Bhutan X BV Bouvet Island BW Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CC Cocos Islands (or Keeling Islands) CD Congo, Democratic Republic of X CF Central African Republic X CG Congo CI Côte d'Ivoire CK Cook Islands CL Chile CM Cameroon CN China, People's Republic of S-VI Products of the chemical or allied industries. S-VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof. S-VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut). S-IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork. S-X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scarp) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof. S-XI(a) Textiles; S-XI(b) Textile articles. S-XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair. S-XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware. S-XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins. S-XV Base metals and articles of base metal. S-XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles. S-XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment. S-XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof. S-XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles. CO Colombia X CR Costa Rica X CU Cuba CV Cape Verde X CX Christmas Islands DJ Djibouti X DM Dominica DO Dominican Republic DZ Algeria S-V Mineral products. EC Ecuador X EG Egypt ER Eritrea X ET Ethiopia X FJ Fiji FK Falklands Islands FM Micronesia, Federated States of GA Gabon GD Grenada GE Georgia X GH Ghana GI Gibraltar GL Greenland GM Gambia X GN Guinea X GQ Equatorial Guinea X GS South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands GT Guatemala X GU Guam GW Guinea-Bissau X GY Guyana HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands HN Honduras X HT Haiti X ID Indonesia S-III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes. S-IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork. IN India S-XI(a) Textiles; S-XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins. IO British Indian Ocean Territory IQ Iraq IR Iran, Islamic Republic of JM Jamaica JO Jordan KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan KH Cambodia X KI Kiribati X KM Comoros X KN St Kitts and Nevis KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Lao People's Democratic Republic X LB Lebanon LC St Lucia LK Sri Lanka X LR Liberia X LS Lesotho X LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MD Moldova, Republic of MG Madagascar X MH Marshall Islands ML Mali X MM Myanmar X MN Mongolia X MO Macao MP Northern Mariana Islands MR Mauritania X MS Montserrat MU Mauritius MV Maldives X MW Malawi X MX Mexico MY Malaysia S-III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes. MZ Mozambique X NA Namibia NC New Caledonia NE Niger X NF Norfolk Island NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua X NP Nepal X NR Nauru NU Niue Island OM Oman PA Panama X PE Peru X PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PM St Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RU Russian Federation S-VI Products of the chemical or allied industries. S-X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scarp) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof. S-XV Base metals and articles of base metal. RW Rwanda X SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands X SC Seychelles SD Sudan X SH Santa Helena SL Sierra Leone X SN Senegal X SO Somalia X SR Suriname ST São Tomé and Príncipe X SV El Salvador X SY Syrian Arab Republic SZ Swaziland TC Turks and Caicos Islands TD Chad X TF French Southern territories TG Togo X TH Thailand S-XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins. S-XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment. TJ Tajikistan TK Tokelau TL Timor-Leste X TM Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO Tonga TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu X TZ Tanzania (United Republic of) X UA Ukraine UG Uganda X UM United States Minor outlying islands UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VC St Vincent and the Grenadines VE Venezuela X VG Virgin Islands (British) VI Virgin Islands (USA) VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu X WF Wallis and Futuna WS Samoa X YE Yemen X YT Mayotte ZA South Africa S-XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment. ZM Zambia X ZW Zimbabwe (1) The list may include countries which are temporarily suspended from the EU GSP or have not complied with the administrative cooperation requirements, which are a pre-condition for goods to be granted the benefit of tariff preferences. The Commission or the competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list.

ANNEX II List of products included in the arrangements referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of products is to be considered as indicative, the tariff preferences being determined by the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the tariff preferences are to be determined by the CN code and the description together. Entry of products marked with an asterisk is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions. The column ‘Sensitivity/Non-Sensitivity’ comprises the products included in the general arrangement (Article 7) and in the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (Article 8). These products are listed either NS (non-sensitive in the meaning of Article 7(1)) or S (sensitive in the meaning of Article 7(2)). For reasons of simplification, products are listed in groups. These may include products for which Common Customs Tariff duties are exempted or suspended. CN Code Description Sensitivity/Non-Sensitivity 0101 10 90 Live asses and other S Live horses other than pure-bred breeding animals: 0101 90 19 Other than for slaughter S 0101 90 30 Live asses S 0101 90 90 Live mules and hinnies S 0104 20 10 Live pure-bred breeding goats * S 0106 19 10 Live domestic rabbits S 0106 39 10 Live pigeons S 0205 00 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen S 0206 80 91 Edible offal of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh or chilled, other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products S 0206 90 91 Edible offal of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, frozen, other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products S Livers, frozen: 0207 14 91 Of fowls of the species (Gallus domesticus) S 0207 27 91 Of turkeys S 0207 36 89 Of ducks, geese or guinea fowls S 0208 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: (1) S 0208 10 Of rabbits or hares S 0208 20 00 Frogs' legs NS 0208 30 00 Of primates S 0208 40 00 Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia) S 0208 50 Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles) S ex 0208 90 Other, excluding products of 0208 90 55 S Meat other than of swine and bovine animals, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal: 0210 99 10 Of horses, salted, in brine or dried S 0210 99 59 Offal of bovine animals other than thick skirt and thin skirt S 0210 99 60 Offal of sheep and goats S 0210 99 80 Offal other than poultry liver S ex Chapter 3 (2) FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, excluding products of 0301 10 90 S 0301 10 90 Ornamental saltwater fish NS 0403 10 51 Yoghurt, flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa S 0403 10 53 S 0403 10 59 S 0403 10 91 S 0403 10 93 S 0403 10 99 S 0403 90 71 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream; kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa S 0403 90 73 S 0403 90 79 S 0403 90 91 S 0403 90 93 S 0403 90 99 S ex 0405 20 Dairy spreads, excluding products of 0405 20 90 S 0407 00 90 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked other than of poultry S 0409 00 00 Natural honey (1) S 0410 00 00 Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included S Chapter 5 PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED S ex Chapter 6 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS, AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE, excluding products of 0604 91 40 S 0604 91 40 Conifer branches NS 0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled S 0703 10 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled S 0703 90 00 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled S 0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled S 0705 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled S 0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled S ex 0707 00 05 Cucumber, fresh or chilled, from 16 May to 31 October S 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled S Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: ex 0709 10 00 Globe artichokes, from 1 July to 31 October S 0709 20 00 Asparagus S 0709 30 00 Aubergines (egg-plants) S 0709 40 00 Celery other than celeriac S 0709 51 00 Mushrooms S 0709 59 S 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers S 0709 60 99 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, other than sweet peppers S 0709 70 00 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) S 0709 90 10 Salad vegetables, other than lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.) S 0709 90 20 Chard (or white beet) and cardoons S 0709 90 31 Olives, for uses other than the production of oil * S 0709 90 40 Capers S 0709 90 50 Fennel S 0709 90 70 Courgettes S 0709 90 90 Other S ex 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen (3) S ex 0711 Vegetables 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, excluding products of 0711 20 90 S ex 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared, excluding olives and products of 0712 90 19 S 0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split: S 0714 20 10 Sweet potatoes, fresh, whole, intended for human consumption * NS 0714 20 90 Sweet potatoes other than fresh, whole, intended for human production S 0714 90 90 Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high inulin content; sago pith NS Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: 0802 11 90 Almonds in shell, other than bitter S 0802 12 90 Almonds shelled, other than bitter S 0802 21 00 0802 22 00 Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.), in shell or shelled S 0802 31 00 Walnuts in shell S 0802 32 00 Walnuts shelled S 0802 40 00 Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) S 0802 50 00 Pistachios NS 0802 90 50 Pine nuts NS 0802 90 60 Macadamia nuts NS 0802 90 85 Other NS 0803 00 11 Plantains, fresh S 0803 00 90 Bananas, including plantains, dried S 0804 10 00 Dates, fresh or dried S 0804 20 Figs, fresh or dried S 0804 30 00 Pineapples, fresh or dried S 0804 40 00 Avocados, fresh or dried S Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: ex 0805 20 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids: from 1 March to 31 October S 0805 40 00 Grapefruit NS 0805 50 90 Limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia) S 0805 90 00 Other S ex 0806 10 10 Table grapes, fresh, from 1 January to 20 July and from 21 November to 31 December, other than of the variety Emperor (Vitis viniferac.v.) from 1 to 31 December S 0806 10 90 Other grapes, fresh S ex 0806 20 Dried grapes, excluding products of ex 0806 20 30 dried sultanas, other than in immediate containers of a net capacity not exceeding 2 kg S 0807 11 00 Watermelons, fresh S 0807 19 00 Other melons, fresh S 0808 10 10 Fresh cider apples, in bulk, from 16 September to 15 December S 0808 20 10 Perry pears, fresh, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December S ex 0808 20 50 Other pears, fresh, from 1 May to 30 June S 0808 20 90 Fresh quinces S ex 0809 10 00 Apricots, fresh, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 August to 31 December S 0809 20 05 Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), fresh S ex 0809 20 95 Cherries, other than sour (Prunus cerasus), fresh, from 1 January to 20 May and from 11 August to 31 December S ex 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1 October to 31 December S ex 0809 40 05 Plums, from 1 January to 10 June and from 1 October to 31 December S 0809 40 90 Sloes S Other fruit, fresh: ex 0810 10 00 Strawberries, from 1 January to 30 April and from 1 August to 31 December S 0810 20 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries S 0810 30 Black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries S 0810 40 30 Fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtillus S 0810 40 50 Fruit of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium corymbosum S 0810 40 90 Other fruits of the genus Vaccinium S 0810 50 00 Kiwifruit S 0810 60 00 Durians S 0810 90 95 Other S 0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (4): S ex 0812 Fruit and nuts, 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, excluding products of 0812 90 30 S 0812 90 30 Papaws (papayas) NS Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter: 0813 10 00 Apricots S 0813 20 00 Prunes S 0813 30 00 Apples S 0813 40 10 Peaches, including nectarines S 0813 40 30 Pears, dried S 0813 40 50 Papaws (papayas), dried NS 0813 40 95 Other, dried NS Mixtures of dried fruit, other than of headings 0801 to 0806: 0813 50 12 Containing papaws, tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruits, sapodillo, plums, passion fruit, carambola and potahaya S 0813 50 15 Other S 0813 50 19 Containing prunes S Mixtures exclusively of dried nuts of headings 0801 and 0802: 0813 50 31 Of tropical nuts S 0813 50 39 Other S 0813 50 91 Other mixtures not containing prunes or figs S 0813 50 99 Other S 0814 00 00 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions NS 0901 12 00 Coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated S 0901 21 00 Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated S 0901 22 00 Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated S 0901 90 90 Coffee substitutes containing coffee S 0902 10 00 Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg NS 0904 12 00 Pepper of the genus Piper, crushed or ground NS 0904 20 10 Sweet peppers, dried, neither crushed nor ground S 0904 20 90 Crushed or ground NS 0905 00 00 Vanilla S 0907 00 00 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) S 0910 20 90 Saffron, crushed or ground NS 0910 40 Thyme, bay leaves S 0910 91 90 Mixtures of spices, crushed or ground S 0910 99 99 Other spices, crushed or ground, other than mixtures S ex 1008 90 90 Quinoa S 1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes S Flour, meal and powder: 1106 10 00 Of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 S 1106 30 Of the products of Chapter 8 S 1108 20 00 Inulin S ex Chapter 12 OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER, excluding products of 1209 21 00, 1209 23 80, 1209 29 50, 1209 29 80, 1209 30 00, ex 1209 91, 1209 99 91, 1210, 1211 90 30, 1212 91 and 1212 99 20 S 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing: 1209 21 00 Lucerne (alfalfa) seed NS 1209 23 80 Other fescue seed NS 1209 29 50 Lupine seed NS 1209 29 80 Other NS 1209 30 00 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers NS ex 1209 91 Vegetable seeds other than products of code 1209 91 30 NS 1209 99 91 Seeds of plants cultivated principally for their flowers, other than those of 1209 30 NS 1210 Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin (1) S 1211 90 30 Tonquin beans, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered NS ex Chapter 13 LAC; GUMS, RESINS AND OTHER VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS, excluding products of 1302 12 00 S 1302 12 00 Vegetable saps and extracts of liquorice NS 1501 00 90 Poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503 S 1502 00 90 Other fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats S 1503 00 19 Lard stearin and oleostearin other than for industrial use S 1503 00 90 Other S 1504 Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S 1505 00 10 Wool grease, crude S 1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S 1508 Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S 1511 10 90 Crude oil, other than for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption S 1511 90 Other S 1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S 1513 Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S 1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S 1515 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified S ex 1516 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, excluding products of 1516 20 10 S 1516 20 10 Hydrogenated castor oil, so called ‘opal-wax’ NS 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 heading 1516 S 1518 00 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included S 1521 90 99 Beeswax and other insect waxes, other than raw S 1522 00 10 Degras S 1522 00 91 Oil foots and dregs; soapstocks S 1601 00 10 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood: food preparations based on liver S Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood: 1602 20 11 Goose or duck liver S 1602 20 19 S Of swine: 1602 41 90 Ham and cuts thereof, of swine other than domestic swine S 1602 42 90 Shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine other than domestic swine S 1602 49 90 Other, including mixtures, other than of domestic swine S 1602 50 31 Of bovine animals (1) S 1602 50 39 S 1602 50 80 S Other, excluding preparations of blood of any animal: 1602 90 31 Of game or rabbit S 1602 90 41 Of reindeer S 1602 90 69 Other S 1602 90 72 S 1602 90 74 S 1602 90 76 S 1602 90 78 S 1602 90 98 S 1603 00 10 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 kg or less S 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs S 1605 Crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved S 1702 50 00 Chemically pure fructose S 1702 90 10 Chemically pure maltose S 1704 (5) Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa S Chapter 18 COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS S ex Chapter 19 PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS, excluding products of 1901 20 00 and 1901 90 91 S 1901 20 00 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905 NS 1901 90 91 Other, containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch, excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 NS ex Chapter 20 PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS except for products of CN code 2002, 2005 80 00, 2008 20 19, 2008 20 39, ex 2008 40 and ex 2008 70 S 2002 Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (1) S 2005 80 00 Sweetcorn (1) S ex 2008 40 Prepared or preserved pears (1) (except 2008 40 11, 2008 40 21, 2008 40 29 and 2008 40 39 for which the footnote does not apply) S ex 2008 70 Prepared or preserved peaches (1) (except 2008 70 11, 2008 70 31, 2008 70 39 and 2008 70 59 for which the footnote does not apply) S 2008 20 19 Pineapples containing added spirit NS 2008 20 39 NS ex Chapter 21 MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS, excluding products of 2101 20, 2102 20 19, 2106 10, 2106 90 30, 2106 90 51, 2106 90 55 and 2106 90 59 S 2101 20 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates, or with a basis of tea or maté NS 2102 20 19 Other inactive yeasts NS ex Chapter 22 BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR, excluding products of 2204 10 11 to 2204 30 10, 2207 and 2208 40 S 2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength (1): S 2302 50 00 Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals of leguminous plants S 2307 00 19 Other wine lees S Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included: 2308 00 19 Other grape marc S 2308 00 90 Other NS 2309 10 90 Dog or cat food put up for retail sale, other than containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup of 1702 30 51 to 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 or milk products S Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: 2309 90 10 Fish or marine mammal solubles NS 2309 90 91 Beetpulp with added molasses S 2309 90 95 Other S 2309 90 99 S Chapter 24 TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES S 2519 90 10 Magnesium oxide, other than calcined natural magnesium carbonate NS 2522 Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825 NS 2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers NS Chapter 27 MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES NS 2801 Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine NS 2802 00 00 Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur NS ex 2804 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals, excluding products of 2804 69 00 NS 2806 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid NS 2807 Sulphuric acid; oleum NS 2808 00 00 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids NS 2809 Disphosphorus pentoxide; phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined NS 2810 00 90 Oxides of boron; boric acids, other then diboron trioxide NS 2811 Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals NS 2812 Halides and halide oxides of non-metals NS 2813 Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosporus trisulphide NS 2814 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution S 2815 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium S 2816 Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium NS 2817 00 00 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide S 2818 10 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined S 2819 Chromium oxides and hydroxides S 2820 Manganese oxides S 2821 Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3 NS 2822 00 00 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides NS 2823 00 00 Titanium oxides S 2824 Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead NS ex 2825 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, excluding products of 2825 10 00 and 2825 80 00 NS 2825 10 00 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts S 2825 80 00 Antimony oxides S 2826 Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts NS ex 2827 Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromides oxides; iodides and iodide oxides, excluding products of 2827 10 00 and 2827 32 00 NS 2827 10 00 Ammonium chloride S 2827 32 00 Aluminium chloride S 2828 Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites NS 2829 Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates NS ex 2830 Sulphides; polysulphides, excluding products of 2830 10 00 NS 2830 10 00 Sodium sulphides S 2831 Dithionites and sulphoxylates NS 2832 Sulphites; thiosulphates NS 2833 Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates NS ex 2834 Nitrites; nitrates, excluding products of 2834 10 00 NS 2834 10 00 Nitrites S 2835 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites) and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined S ex 2836 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate, excluding products of 2836 20 00, 2836 40 00 and 2836 60 00 NS 2836 20 00 Disodium carbonate S 2836 40 00 Potassium carbonates S 2836 60 00 Barium carbonate S 2837 Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides NS 2838 00 00 Fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates NS 2839 Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates NS 2840 Borates; peroxoborates (perborates) NS ex 2841 Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, excluding products of 2841 61 00 NS 2841 61 00 Potassium permanganate S 2842 Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined), other than azides NS 2843 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals NS ex 2844 30 11 Other than unwrought cermets, waste and scrap of uranium depleted in U 235 NS ex 2844 30 51 Other than unwrought cermets, waste and scrap of thorium NS 2845 90 90 Other, than deuterium and compounds thereof; hydrogen and compounds thereof, enriched in deuterium; mixtures and solutions containing these products NS 2846 Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals NS 2847 00 00 Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea NS 2848 00 00 Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus NS ex 2849 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding products of 2849 20 00 and 2849 90 30 NS 2849 20 00 Carbides of silicon S 2849 90 30 Carbides of tungsten S ex 2850 00 Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of 2849, excluding products of 2850 00 70 NS 2850 00 70 Silicides S 2851 00 Other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amalgams, other than amalgams of precious metals NS 2903 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons S 2904 10 00 Derivatives containing only sulpho groups, their salts and ethyl esters NS 2904 20 00 Derivatives of hydrocarbons, containing only nitro or only nitroso groups S 2904 90 Other derivatives NS ex 2905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, excluding products of 2905 43 00, 2905 44 and 2905 45 00 S 2905 45 00 Glycerol NS 2906 Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives NS 2907 11 00 Phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts NS 2907 12 00 Cresols and their salts NS 2907 13 00 Octylphenol, nonylphenol and their isomers; salts thereof NS 2907 14 00 Xylenols and their salts NS 2907 15 90 Naphthols and their salts other than 1-Naphtol S 2907 19 00 Other NS 2907 21 00 Resorcinol and its salts NS ex 2907 22 00 Hydroquinone (quinol) S ex 2907 22 00 Other NS 2907 23 00 4,4′-Isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts NS 2907 29 00 Other NS 2908 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols NS 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 S 2910 Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives NS 2911 00 00 Acetals and hemiacetals, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives NS ex 2912 Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde, excluding products of 2912 41 00 NS 2912 41 00 Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) S 2913 00 00 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading 2912 NS ex 2914 Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, excluding products of 2914 11 00, 2914 21 00 and 2914 22 00 NS 2914 11 00 Acetone S 2914 21 00 Camphor S 2914 22 00 Cyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanones S 2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives S ex 2916 11 00 Acrylic acid S ex 2916 11 00 Salts of acrylic acid NS 2916 12 Esters of acrylic acid S 2916 13 00 Methacrylic acid and its salts NS 2916 14 Esters of methacrylic acid S 2916 15 00 Oleic, linoeic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters NS 2916 19 Other NS 2916 20 00 Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives NS 2916 31 00 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters NS 2916 32 Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride NS 2916 39 00 Other NS ex 2917 Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, excluding products of 2917 11 00, 2917 12 10, 2917 14 00, 2917 32 00, 2917 35 00 and 2917 36 00 NS 2917 11 00 Oxalic acid, its salts and esters S 2917 12 10 Adipic acid, and its salts S 2917 14 00 Maleic anhydride S 2917 32 00 Dioctyl orthophthalates S 2917 35 00 Phthalic anhydride S 2917 36 00 Terephthalic acid and its salts S ex 2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, excluding products of 2918 14 00, 2918 15 00, 2918 21 00, 2918 22 00 and 2918 29 10 NS 2918 14 00 Citric acid S 2918 15 00 Salts and esters of citric acid S 2918 21 00 Salicylic acid and its salts S 2918 22 00 O-Acetysalicylic acid, its salts and esters S 2918 29 10 Sulfosalicylic acids, hydroxynaphthoic acids; their salts and esters S 2919 00 Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphanoted, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives NS 2920 Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives NS 2921 Amino-function compounds S 2922 Oxygen-function amino-compounds S 2923 Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined NS 2924 19 00 Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives; salts thereof excluding meprobamate S 2924 21 Ureines and their derivatives; salts thereof S 2924 23 00 2-Acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthranilic acid) and its salts NS 2924 29 30 Paracetamol (INN) S 2924 29 95 Other carboxyamide-function compounds S 2925 Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds NS ex 2926 Nitrile-function compounds, excluding products of 2926 10 00 NS 2926 10 00 Acrylonitrile S 2927 00 00 Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds S 2928 00 90 Organic derivatives of hydrazine NS 2929 10 Isocyanates S 2929 90 00 Other than isocyanates NS 2930 10 00 Organo-sulphur compounds NS 2930 20 00 NS 2930 30 00 NS 2930 40 90 Organo-sulphur compounds S 2930 90 13 S 2930 90 16 S 2930 90 20 S 2930 90 70 S 2931 00 Other organo-inorganic compounds NS ex 2932 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atoms only, excluding products of 2932 12 00, 2932 13 00 and 2932 21 00 NS 2932 12 00 2-Furaldehyde (furfuraldehyde) S 2932 13 00 Furfuryl alcohol and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol S 2932 21 00 Coumarin, methylcoumarins and ethylcoumarins S ex 2933 Heterocylic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atoms only, excluding products of 2933 61 00 NS 2933 61 00 Melamine S 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds NS 2935 00 90 Other sulphonamides S 2938 Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives NS ex 2940 00 00 Rhamnose, raffinose and mannose NS ex 2940 00 00 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of 2937, 2938 or 2939, other than rahmnose, raffinose and mannose S 2941 20 30 Dihydrostreptomycin, its salts, esters and hydrates NS 2942 00 00 Other organic compounds NS 3102 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous (1) S 3103 10 Superphosphates S 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 S ex 3201 90 90 Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esthers and other derivatives excluding tanning extracts of eucalyptus, tannings extracts derived from gambier and myrobalan fruits and other tanning extracts of vegetable origin NS 3202 Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning NS 3203 00 90 Colouring matter of animal and preparations based thereon NS 3204 Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined S 3205 00 00 Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes NS 3206 Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of 3203, 3204 to 3205 00 00; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined S 3207 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes, liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes NS 3208 Paint and varnishes based on synthetic polymer or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter NS 3209 Paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymer or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a aqueous medium NS 3210 00 Other paints and varnishes; prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather NS 3211 00 00 Prepared driers NS 3212 Pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in manufacture of paints; stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale NS 3213 Artists', students' or sign board painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings NS 3214 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like NS 3215 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid NS Chapter 33 ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS NS Chapter 34 SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES; PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES; MODELLING PASTES, DENTAL WAXES AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER NS 3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues S 3502 90 90 Albuminates and other albumin derivatives NS 3503 00 Gelatine sheets, whether or not surface-worked and gelatine derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of 3501 NS 3504 00 00 Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder, whether or not chromed NS 3505 10 50 Starches, esterified or etherified NS 3506 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1 kg NS 3507 Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included S Chapter 36 EXPLOSIVES; PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS; MATCHES; PYROPHORIC ALLOYS; CERTAIN COMBUSTIBLE PREPARATIONS NS Chapter 37 PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOPGRAPHIC GOODS NS 3801 Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures NS 3802 Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black S 3803 00 90 Tall oil, whether or not refined, other than crude NS 3804 00 Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of 3803 NS 3805 Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphiteturpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent NS 3806 Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums NS 3807 00 Wood tar; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch NS 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles NS ex 3809 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs and other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included, excluding products of 3809 10 NS 3810 Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods NS 3811 Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils NS 3812 Prepared rubber accelerators; compounds plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics NS 3813 00 00 Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades NS 3814 00 Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers NS 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included NS 3816 00 00 Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, other than products of 3801 NS 3817 Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of 2707 and 2902: S 3819 00 00 Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals NS 3820 00 00 Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids NS 3821 00 00 Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms NS ex 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols, excluding products of 3823 11 00, 3823 13 00 and 3823 19 S 3823 11 00 Stearic acid NS 3823 13 00 Tall oil fatty acids NS 3823 19 Other NS ex 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included, excluding products of 3824 60 NS 3825 Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in note 6 to this chapter S 3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms S 3902 Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms S 3903 Polymers of styrene, in primary forms S 3904 Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms S 3905 Polymers of vinyl acetate or other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms NS 3906 10 00 Poly(methyl methacrylate) S 3906 90 60 Copolymer of methyl acrylate with ethylene and a monomer containing a non-terminal carboxy group as a substituent, containing by weight 50 % or more o methyl acrylate, whether or not compounded with silica NS 3906 90 90 Other NS ex 3907 Polycetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms, excluding products of 3907 10 00, 3907 60 and 3907 99 NS 3907 10 00 Polyacetals S 3907 60 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) S 3907 99 Other polyesters, other than unsaturated S 3908 Polyamides in primary form S 3909 Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms NS 3910 00 00 Silicones in primary forms NS 3911 Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note 3 to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms NS 3912 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms NS 3913 Natural polymers and modified natural polymers, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms NS 3914 00 00 Ion-exchangers based on polymers of 3901 to 3913, in primary forms NS 3915 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastic NS 3916 Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastic NS 3917 Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor, of plastic NS 3918 Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in roll or in form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in note 9 to this chapter NS 3919 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls NS 3920 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials S ex 3921 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, excluding products of 3921 90 19 NS 3921 90 19 Other plates, sheets, foil and strip, of plastics other than cellular products, of polyesters, other than corrugated sheets and plates S 3922 Baths, shower-bath, wash-basins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics NS ex 3923 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, excluding products of 3923 21 00 NS 3923 21 00 Sacks and bags (including cones) of ethylene polymers S 3924 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilets articles, of plastics NS 3925 Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included NS 3926 Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of 3901 to 3914 NS ex Chapter 40 RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF, excluding products of 4010 NS 4010 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber S ex 4104 Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, excluding products of 4104 41 19 and 4104 49 19 S ex 4106 31 4106 32 Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, excluding products of 4106 31 10 NS 4107 Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114 S Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather: 4112 00 00 Of sheep or lamb, without wool on, whether or not split, other than leather of 4114 S 4113 10 00 Of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of 4114 S 4113 20 00 Of swine NS 4113 30 00 Of reptiles NS 4113 90 00 Other NS 4114 Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather S 4115 10 00 Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls S 4201 00 00 Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material NS 4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper S 4203 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather S 4204 00 Articles of leather, or of composition leather, of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses NS 4205 00 00 Other articles of leather or of composition leather NS 4206 Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons NS Chapter 43 FURSKINS AND ARTIFICIAL FUR; MANUFACTURES THEREOF NS 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm NS 4408 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm NS 4410 Particle board and similar board (for example, oriented strand board and waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances S 4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances S 4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood S 4414 00 10 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects, of tropical wood, as specified in additional note 2 to this Chapter NS 4415 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood NS 4418 10 Builders' joinery or carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes S 4418 30 10 S 4418 20 10 Doors and their frames and thresholds, of tropical wood, as specified in additional note 2 to this Chapter S 4420 10 11 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 S 4420 90 10 S 4420 90 91 S 4421 90 91 Other articles of wood: other than of fibreboard NS ex Chapter 45 CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK, excluding products of 4503 NS 4503 Articles of natural cork S Chapter 46 MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK S Chapter 50 SILK S ex Chapter 51 WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR, HORSEHAIR YARN AND WOVEN FABRIC, excluding products of 5105 S Chapter 52 COTTON S Chapter 53 OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN S Chapter 54 MAN-MADE FILAMENTS S Chapter 55 MAN-MADE STAPLE FIBRES S Chapter 56 WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS; SPECIAL YARNS; TWINE; CORDAGE; ROBES AND CABLES AND ARTICLES THEREOF S Chapter 57 CARPETS AND OTHER TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS S Chapter 58 SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; EMBROIDERY S Chapter 59 IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE S Chapter 60 KNITTED OR CROC