1 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(93) 536 final 
Brussels, 10 November 1993 
SEW-Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
concerning the conclusion of agreements 
on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and 
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively, 
pursuant to Article XXVI11 of the GATT 
(presented by the Commission) 
Explanatory Memorandum 
1. Following a complaint by the United States, a GATT panel found that the 
Community's system of granting aid for the processing of oilseeds did 
not conform to GATT provisions and had reduced the value of the tariff 
concession (zero duty) which the Community had accorded the United 
States In 1962. 
2. Notwithstanding a substantial initial amendment of the Community's 
system of production aids, the USA requested that the members of the 
GATT panel be reconvened. They found that there was still a reduction in 
the value of the concession (impairment) and asked the Community to act 
rapidly to eliminate it either by amending the system of internal aids 
or by renegotiating the tariff concession on the basis of the provisions 
of Article XXVIII of the GATT. 
3. The Community chose the second approach proposed by the reconvened 
members of the GATT panel and sought and obtained the authorization of 
the contracting parties to initiate negotiations under paragraph 4 of 
Article XXVIII of the GATT. Negotiations and consultations then got 
under way with the United States and eight other GATT contracting 
parties (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay, Poland, Sweden, India, and 
Pakistan). 
4. In the negotiations a majority of the contracting parties assessed 
trade losses caused by the reduction in the tariff concessions for 
oilseeds at two billion dollars overall. This figure was contested and 
rejected by the Community. 
5. The negotiations between the delegations of the Commission of the 
European Communities and the United States eventually resulted in an 
agreement. This agreement was approved by the Council on 8 June 1993. 
Negotiations with the other GATT contracting parties under Article 
XXVIII of the GATT continued in the meantime. 
Agreements were reached with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden 
and Uruguay. These countries represent most of the contracting parties 
principally concerned and almost all of the trade covered by the 
existing tariff concessions. It was not possible to reach agreement with 
India and Pakistan, two countries which, although having initial 
negotiating rights, account for only a very small part of the trade 
involved (less than 1% in value of trade). The GATT rules, and in 
particular those of Article XXVIII, do not require the unanimous 
agreement of the countries with negotiating rights for the modification 
of a tariff concession. 
6. To ensure prompt implementation so that the agreed deadlines can be met, 
the Commission proposes that the Council formally approve the agreements 
on oilseeds concluded with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and 
Uruguay, respectively, and set out in Annexes I to VI hereto. 
(2) 
Proposal for a 
Council Decision 
of 
concerning the conclusion of agreements 
on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and 
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively, 
pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic community, 
and in particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal of the commission, 
Whereas a GATT panel found that the Community's support system for oilseeds 
had the effect of reducing the value of the tariff concessions granted by 
the Community in 1962; 
Whereas the GATT panel consequently recommended that the Community should 
act quickly to eliminate this reduction in the value of tariff concessions; 
Whereas a mutually satisfactory agreement was reached in the negotiations 
with the majority of GATT contracting parties having negotiating rights 
under Article XXVIII of the GATT; 
Whereas these agreements should be put into effect quickly, so that the 
agreed deadlines can be met, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The agreements on oilseeds between the European Economic Community and 
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively, in the 
framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, are hereby 
approved on behalf of the European Economic Community. 
The texts of the agreements are annexed to this Decision. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person 
empowered to sign the agreements in order to bind the Community. 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European 
Commun 111es. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
AGREED IÉINUTES 
negotiations under QATT, Article xxytn, paragraph 4 
relating to schedule Lm - European Communities 
In the negotiations conducted under GATT. Article XXVIII, 
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European 
Communities and Argentina reached an agreement as 
Indicated In the Annex. 
The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities 
reserves the right, In consultation with the Delegation of 
Argentina, to modify the concession contained In Part D of Annex 
B (Changes In Schedule LXXX - European Communities) relating to 
quality wheat following the outcome of the negotiations with 
other contracting parties. 
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and 
Argentina will submit this agreement for approval to 
their respective authorities. 
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signed for the ^Delegation of slgnedXfor the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Argentina 
European Communities 
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To the Director-General. 
GATT. 
Geneva. 
NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPE*! COIÊUUUNITIES 
The Delegations of the European Communities and Argentina, 
have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for In 
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report 
attached. 
signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the 
European Communities signed for the Delegation of 
Argentina 
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Results of Negotiation» under Article XXVIII for the 
Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions In the 
Schedule of the European Communities 
Initially Negotiated with Argentina 
A. CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COIiliUNITIES 
Concessions to be withdrawn 
Tariff 
JJ 
^ 1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Rates of duty 
bound In 
existing schedule 
Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seds 
- Of rape of colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
B. Bound rates to b* lnr>rmm*md 
Tariff 
Item 
number Description 
of 
products \ Rates of duty 
\ bound In 
\existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
c. Seduction of rates bound m the existing schedules 
Tariff 
Item Description 
of 
products I Rates of duty 
I bound In 
{existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
D. New concessions 
Tariff | 
Item 
number ! 
0201 
0206 
0206.10 
0206.10.95 Description 
of 
products \Rates of duty \Rates of duty 
\at present \to be bound 
i In force ! 
\Heat of bovine animals, fresh 
lor chilled : 
0201.30.00 \- Boneless 
Edible offal of bovine 
! animals, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, asses, mules or 
\hInn I es, fresh, chilled or 
\frozen : 
!- Of bovine animals, fresh or 
I chilled : 
!— Thick skirt and thin 
I skirt 20% (bound) + 
variable levy 
(unbound) 
20% (bound) 
• variable 
levy (unbound) (1) 
(1) 
J 1) A rate of 20% shall be applicable within the limits of a global annual 
tariff quota of 11.000 tonnes for 'high quality' meat falling within 
subheadings 0201 30 00, 0206 10 95 and and answering the following 
definition : 
^ 'Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively pasture-
grazed animals, aged between 22 and 24 months, having two permanent 
Incisors and presenting a slaughter llvewelght not exceeding 460 
kilograms, referred to as 'special boxed beef, cuts of which may bear 
the letters 'sc" (special cuts)" 
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New Concessions - Contd - 1 
0207 
0207.41 
0207.41.10 
0207.41.41 
0207.41.71 
1001 
1001.10.00 
1001.90 
1001.90.99 Neat and edible offal, of the 
poultry of heading No 0105. 
fresh, chilled or frozen : 
— Poultry cuts and offal 
other than livers, frozen : 
— Of fowls of the species 
Gal lus Domestlcus : 
— Cuts : 
Boneless 
With bone In : 
Breasts and cuts 
thereof 
Other (than halves or 
quarters; whole wings, 
with or without tips; 
backs, necks, backs 
with necks attached, 
rumps and wing tips; 
legs and cuts thereof 
Wheat and meslln: 
- Durum wheat 
- Other : 
- Other spelt, common wheat 
and meslln : 
Other (than spelt for 
sowing) Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy (1) 
(1) 
(1) 
(2) 
(2) 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for products falling within 
subheadings 0207.41.10, 0207.41.41 and 0207.41.71 within the limits 
of a global annual tariff quota of 15.500 tonnes to be granted by 
the competent Community authorities 
(2) Duty exemption shall be applicable for "quality wheat' falling within 
sub-headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global 
annual tariff quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent 
Community authorities. Qualification for the quota Is subject to 
conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions. 
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New concessions (contd. 2 ) 
1005 
1005.90.00 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 Maize (corn) : 
- Other (than seed) 
Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether or 
not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) Variable levy 
Free 
Free 
Free (1) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
(1) Within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 500.000 tonnes for 
Imports Into Portugal to be granted by the competent Community 
authorities, a rate at a level up to a maximum of 50 ECUs/t, so as to 
ensure that the quota shall be filled, shall be appl/cable. 
(*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, rape 
or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop specific 
oilseeds payments along the following terms : 
1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza 
seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992. 
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the 
benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of 
crop specific oilseeds payments. 
3. (a) The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In 
respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans 
except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided 
under the regulation specified In paragraph (1). 
(b) The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the 
cultivation of 'confectionery sunflower seed" with effect from 
sowings for harvest In 1994. 
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(3) 
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4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers 
benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall 
respect the following principles : 
progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for 
harvest In 1994 and subsequent years, 
In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation 
for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96. 
5. The SBA system shall have the following components : 
an EC oilseed base area shall be es tab 11 shed for which crop 
specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are 
set out In Annex 1); 
for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds 
base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however, 
shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base. 
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of 
the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 
Article 5, 1 (d)), crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to 
the following additional disci pi I ne : 
For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop 
specific oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area 
(after reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory 
payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one 
percent. 
Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area 
planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing 
year. 
In addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted 
compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the following 
marketing year. 
However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In 
the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below 
the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the 
compensatory payment In that year may return to the level of the 
base reference amount. 
Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment shall be 
applied In the manner described above. 
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of 
oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of 
products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed 
one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents, 
the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of 
the CAP reform. 
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EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1) 
(soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds) 
CQUntrv/QllSeed Reference year (2) 
1994/95 1995/96 and 
subsequent years (3) 
Hectares 
Spain 
Sunflower seed 1.411,000 
Portugal 
Sunflower seed 122,000 
EC-12 
Other 3,966,000 
TOTAL 5,128,000 
1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops 
2) The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e. 
oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In 
1994. 
3) It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be 
expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an 
Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than 
the average level of production area of the acceding member 
In the three years Immediately preceding such accession. 
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New concessions (Contd - 3) 
2302 
2302.30 
2302.30.10 
2302.30.90 
2302.40 
2302.40.10 
12302.40.90 Bran, sharps and other 
residues, whether or not In 
the form of pellets 
derived from the sifting, 
milling or other working or 
cereals or of leguminous 
plants : 
— Of wheat : 
— Of which the starch 
content does not exceed 
28% by weight, and of 
which the proportion that 
passes through a sieve 
with an aperture of 0,2 mm 
does not exceed 10% by 
weight or alternatively 
the proportion that passes 
through the sieve has an 
ash content, calculated on 
the dry product, equal to 
or more than 1,5% by 
weight 
— Other 
— Of other cereals (than 
maize and rice) : 
— Of which the starch 
content does not exceed 
28% by weight, and of 
which the proportion that 
passes through a sieve 
with an aperture of 0,2 mm 
does not exceed 10% by 
weight or alternatively 
the proportion that passes 
through the sieve has an 
ash content, calculated on 
the dry product, equal to 
or more than 1,5 % by 
weight 
- Other Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 40,80 ECU/T 
(2) 
83,40 ECU/T 
(2) 
40,80 ECU/T 
(2) 
83,0 ECU/T 
(2) 
(Z) The Indicated rates shall be applicable within the limits of a 
global annual tariff quota of 475.000 tonnes covering products 
falling within subheadings 2302.30.10, 2302.30.90, 2302.40.10 
and 2302.40.20. Qualification for the quota Is subject to 
conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions. 
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New concessions - Contd (4) 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Oil-cake and other solid \Free 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seeds \Free 
- Of rape or colza seeds \Free Free 
\Free 
\Free 
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AGREED MINUTPS 
Negotiations under GATT. Article XXVIII. paragraph 4 
relating to schedule LXXX - European Communities 
In the negotiations conducted under GATT, Article XXVIII, 
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European 
Communities and Brazil reached an agreement as 
Indicated In the Annex. 
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and 
Brazil will submit this agreement for approval to 
their respective authorities. 
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signed for the Delegation of s/gned for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the 
European Communities 
AHHEXA 
To the Director-General. 
GATT. 
Geneva. 
HEQOTIATIOHS RELATIHQ TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EURQPEAH CQMMIHUHITIES 
The Delegations of the European Communities and Brazil 
have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVI11 for the 
modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for In 
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report 
attached. 
signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Brazil 
European Communities 
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MNEX R 
Results of Negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
Modification or withdrawal of Concessions In the 
Schedule of the European Communities 
Initially Negotiated with Brazil 
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COIiliUNITIES 
A. Concessions to be withdrawn 
Rates of duty 
bound In 
existing schedule 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seds 
- Of rape of colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
A 
A 
B. Round rates to be Increased 
{ Tariff 
\ Item 
! no Description 
of 
products { Rates of duty 
I bound In 
\exlstlng schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
C. Reduction of rates bound In the existing schedules 
Tariff 
Item 
no Description 
of 
products I Rates of duty I 
I bound In I 
lex/sting schedule { Rates of duty 
to be bound 
D. Hew concessions 
item Description 
of 
products {Rates of duty 
! at present 
I In force Rates of 
duty to be 
bound 
\0201 {Neat of bovine animals, fresh] 
lor chilled : I 
\0201.30.00 {- Boneless 
\0202 \Meat of bovine animals, 
| {frozen : 
{0202.30 {- Boneless : 
{0202.30.90 I— Other 
! | (than forequarters, 
I ; "compensated" quarters; 
; I crop, chuck and blade and 
j | brisket cuts) {20% (bound) 
\+ variable 
{levy (unbound) 
a 
{20% (bound) 
\+ variable 
{levy (unbound) (1) 
(1) 
y -(1) A rate of 20 % shall be applicable within the limits of a 
global annual tariff quota of 5.000 tonnes 
for "high quality" meat falling within sub-headings 
0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and 
answering the following definition : 
"Beef cuts obtained from steers (novllhos) or heifers 
(novllhas) aged between 20 and 24 months, which have been 
exclusively pasture grazed, have lost their central temporary 
Incisors but do not have more than four permanent Incisor 
teeth, which are of good maturity and which meet the 
following beef-carcase classification requirements : 
meat from B or R class carcases with rounded to straight 
conformation and a fat-cover class of 2 or 3; the cuts 
y' bearing the letters "se" (special cuts) or an "se" (special 
cuts) label as a sign of their high quality will be boxed 
In cartons bearing the words "high-quality beef". 
14) 
A3 
New Concessions (contd) 
0206 
0206.10 
0206.10.95 
0206.29 
0206.29.91 Edible offal of bovine 
animals, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, asses, mules or 
hlnnles, fresh, chilled or 
frozen : 
- Of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled : 
Thick skirt and thin 
skirt 
- Of bovine animals, frozen 
— Other (than tongues and 
11 vers) 
Thick skirt and thin 
skirt 20% (bound) 
+ variable 
levy (unbound) 
20 % (bound) 
* variable 
levy (unbound) (1) 
(1) 
(1) A rate of 20 % shall be applicable within the limits of a 
global annual tariff quota of 5.000 tonnes 
for "high quality" meat falling within sub-headings 
0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and 
answering the following definition : 
"Beef cuts obtained from steers (novlinos) or heifers 
(novllhas) aged between 20 and 24 months, which have been 
exclusively pasture grazed, have lost their central temporary 
Incisors but do not have more than four permanent Incisor 
teeth, which are of good maturity and which meet the 
following beef-carcase classification requirements : 
meat from B or R class carcases with rounded to straight 
conformation and a fat-cover class of 2 or 3; the cuts 
bearing the letters "sc* (special cuts) or an "sc" (special 
cuts) label as a sign of their high quality will be boxed 
In cartons bearing the words "high-quality beef. 
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New Concessions - Contd. - 2 
0207 {Neat and edible offal of the 
poultry of heading no 0105, 
fresh, chilled or frozen : 
- Poultry cuts and offal 
other than livers, frozen ; 
0207.41 |— Of fowls of the species 
Gal lus Domestlcus : 
— Cuts 
0207.41.10 { Boneless 
— With bone In : 
0207.41.41 { Breasts and cuts 
thereof 
0207.41.71 | Other (than halves or 
quarters: whole wings, 
with or without tips; 
backs, necks, backs 
with necks attached 
rumps and wing tips; 
legs and cuts thereof) 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings 
0207.41.10, 0207.41.41 and 0207.41.71 within the limits of a 
global annual tariff quota of 15.500 tonnes to be granted by the 
competent Community authorities Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy (1) 
(1) 
(1) 
&s\ 
New Concessions - Contd - 3 
0207.42 
0207.42.10 
0207.42.11 
0207.42.71 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 — Of turkeys 
— Cuts : 
Boneless 
with bone In 
Halves or quarters 
Other (than whole 
wings, with or without 
tips; backs, necks, 
backs with necks 
attached, rumps and 
wing tips; breasts and 
cuts thereof: legs and 
cuts thereof) 
Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether or 
not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seeds 
- Of rape or colza seeds Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free (1) 
(D 
(1) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free 
Free 
Free 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings 
0207.42.10, 0207.42.11 and 0207.42.71 within the limits Of a global 
annual tariff quota of 2.500 tonnes to be granted by the competent 
Community authorities. 
(*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, 
rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop 
specific oilseeds payments along the following terms : ± 
1. / European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape 
I and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992. 
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments 
to the benefits accruing to European producers under this 
program In respect of crop specific oilseeds payments. 
3. (a) The EC shall not engage In any market support 
expenditure In respect of rape and colza seeds, 
sunflower seeds and soybeans except In accordance 
with the terms and conditions provided under the 
regulation specified In paragraph (1). 
(b) The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the 
regime, the cultivation of "confectionery 
sunflower seed" with effect from sowings for harvest 
In 1994. 
4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for 
producers benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds 
payments system which shall respect the following 
principles : 
progressive Implementation to affect those crops 
planted for harvest In 1994 and subsequent years, 
In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full 
Implementation for Spain and Portugal will commence 
In 1995/96. 
5. The SBA system shall have the following components : 
an EC oilseed base area shall be es tab 11 shed for 
which crop specific oilseeds payments are made (the 
figures for EC-12 are set out In Annex 1); 
for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-
12 oilseeds base area shall be reduced to reflect 
the annual set aside rate for arable crops fixed by 
the Council. In no year, however, shall the 
reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the 
base. 
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6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the 
provisions of the corrective mechanism specified In 
Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 Article 5, 1 (d)). crop 
specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to the 
following additional discipline : 
For every one percent of area planted benefitting 
from crop specific oilseeds payments in excess of 
the EC oilseed base area (after reduction In 
conformity with (5)). the compensatory payments to 
such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one 
percent. 
Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied 
to area planted above the SBA shall be applied In 
the same marketing year. 
In addition, the percentage decrease In the 
adjusted compensatory payment shall be carried 
forward to the following marketing year. 
However, In any year In which there Is no decrease 
required In the compensatory payment (I.e. area 
planted Is equal to or below the SBA (after 
reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory 
payment In that year may return to the level of the 
base reference amount. 
Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment 
shall be applied in the manner described above. 
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the 
cultivation of oilseeds on land set aside for the 
manufacture within the Community of products not primarily 
Intended for human or animal consumption exceed one million 
metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents, 
the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the 
framework of the CAP reform. 
AHHEX 1 
EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1) 
(soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds) 
Country/oil seed Reference year (2) 
1994/95 1995/96 and 
subsequent years (3) 
Hectares 
Spain 
Sunflower seed 
Portugal 
Sunflower seed 
EC-12 
Other 
TOTAL 1,411.000 
122.000 
3,966,000 
5,128,000 
1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops 
2) The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e. 
oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In 
1994. 
3) It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be 
expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an 
Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than 
the average level of production area of the acceding member 
In the three years Immediately preceding such accession. 
& 
AGREED NINUTES 
Negotiations under GATT. Article XXVIII. paragraph 4 
relating to schedule LXXX - European Communities 
In the negotiations conducted under GATT, Article XXVI11, 
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European 
Communities and Canada reached an agreement as 
Indicated In the Annex. 
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and 
Canada will submit this agreement for approval to 
their respective authorities. 
signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the 
European Communities signed/fjdr the Delegation of 
Canada 
26 
AMHEX. A 
To the Director-General. 
GATT. 
Geneva. 
NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - FUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES 
The Delegations of the European Communities and Canada 
have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVI11 for the 
modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for In 
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report 
attached. 
signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Canada 
European Communities 
(5) 
Xp 
ANNEX B 
Results of Negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions In the 
Schedule of the European Communities 
Initially Negotiated with Canada 
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
A. Concussions to be withdrawn 
Tariff Description of products Rates of duty 
bound In 
existing schedule 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seds 
- Of rape of colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
/ 
lî 
B. Bound rates to be Increased SECBEL 
Tarlff 
Item 
number Description 
of 
products ! Rates of duty 
I bound In 
\ex I sting schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
C. Reduction of rates bound In the existing schedules 
Tariff 
Item 
number ! Description 
I of 
products I Rates of duty 
I bound In 
\existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
D. New concessions 
} Tariff I 
| number I Description 
of 
products Rates of duty \Rates of duty 
at present \to be bound 
In force ! 
1001 [Wheat and meslln: 
1001.10.00 I- Durum wheat 
1001.90 \- Other : 
\ — Other spelt, common wheat 
and meslln : 
1001.90.99 \— Other (than spelt for 
I sowing) Variable levy 
Variable levy (1) 
(1) 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for 'quality wheat' falling within 
sub- headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global 
annual tariff quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent 
Community author I ties. Qualification for the quota Is subject to 
conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions. 
A 
Z3 
New concessions fcontd - 1 ) 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether or 
not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seeds 
- Of rape or colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free 
Free 
Free 
(*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, 
rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop 
specific oilseeds payments along the following terms : 
1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza 
seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992. 
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the 
benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of 
crop specific oilseeds payments. 
3. (a) The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In 
respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans 
except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided 
under the regulation specified In paragraph (1). 
(b) The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the . 
cultivation of 'confectionery sunflowerseed' with effect from 
sowings for harvest In 1994. 
// 
30 
4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers 
benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall 
respect the following principles : 
progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for 
harvest In 1994 and subsequent years. 
In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation 
for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96. 
5. The SBA system shall have the following components : 
an EC oilseed base area shall be establI shed for which crop 
specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are 
set out In Annex 1); 
for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds 
base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however, 
shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base. 
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of 
the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 
Article 5. 1 (d)). crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to 
the following additional discipline : 
For every one percent of area planted benefitting 
from crop specific oilseeds payments In excess of 
the EC oilseed base area (after reduction In 
conformity with (5)). the compensatory payments to 
such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one 
percent. 
Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied 
to area planted above the SBA shall be applied In 
the same marketing year. 
In addition, the percentage decrease In the 
adjusted compensatory payment shall be carried 
forward to the following marketing year. 
However, In any year In which there Is no decrease 
required In the compensatory payment (I.e. area 
planted Is equal to or below the SBA (after 
reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory 
payment In that year may return to the level of the 
base reference amount. 
Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment 
shall be applied In the manner described above. 
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the 
cultivation of oilseeds on land set aside for the 
manufacture within the Community of products not primarily 
Intended for human or animal consumption exceed one million 
metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents, 
the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the 
framework of the CAP reform. 
I 
Ï4 
ANNEX 1 
EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1) 
(soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds) 
Country/oil seed Reference year (2) 
1994/95 1995/96 and 
subsequent years (3) 
Hectares 
Spain 
Sunflower seed 
Portugal 
Sunflower seed 
EC-12 
Other 
TOTAL 1.411.000 
122.000 
3.966.000 
5,128,000 
1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops 
2) The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e. 
oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In 
1994. 
3) It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be 
expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an 
Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than 
the average level of production area of the acceding member 
In the three years Immediately preceding such accession. 
// 
b^ 
AGREED MINUTPS 
Negotiations under GATT. Article XXVIII paragraph 4 
relating to schedule LXXX - European Communities 
In the negotiations conducted under GATT, Article XXVIII. 
paragraph 4. the delegations of the Commission of the European 
Communities and Poland reached an agreement as 
Indicated In the Annex. 
The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities 
reserves the right to modify the concession contained In Part D 
of Annex B (Changes In Schedule LXXX - European Communities) 
relating to quality wheat following the outcome of the 
negotiations with other contracting parties. 
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and 
Poland will submit this agreement for approval to 
their respective authorities. 
signed for the Delegation of sighed far the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Poland 
European Communities 
r\f AHHEX A 
To the Director-General, 
GATT, 
Geneva. 
NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES 
The Delegations of the European Communities and Poland 
have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for In 
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report 
attached. 
signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Poland 
European Communities 
34 
AHHSK B 
Results of Negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions In the 
Schedule of the European Communities 
Initially Negotiated with Poland 
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
A. Concessions to ùe withdrawn 
Rates of duty 
bound In 
existing schedule 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seds 
- Of rape of colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Y\ 7) / 
b*r 
B. Bound rates to be Increased 
S Tariff 
! Item ! Description 
! of 
! products [ Rates of duty 
! bound In 
[existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
C. Reduction of rates bound In the existing schedules 
I Tariff 
Item 
[ number Description 
of 
products I Rates of duty 
I bound In 
lex/sting schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
D. New concessions 
Tariff 
Item 
number 
0203 
0203.19.13 
0203.29.15 Description 
of 
products IRates of duty IRates of duty 
\at present I to be bound 
! In force ! 
[Meat of swine, fresh, chilled', 
lor frozen: I 
I- Fresh or chHled I 
Of domestic swine 
; Loins and cuts thereof, 
I with bone In 
[- Frozen: 
} — Of domestic swine : 
I 
; Bellies (streaky) and 
[cuts thereof 
I [Variable levy I (1) 
[Variable levy [ (1) 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings 
0203.19.13 and 0203.29.15 within the limits of a global annual tariff 
quota of 7.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent Community 
authorities. 
x * 
"ifc 
New concessions cnnt^ - y 
0207 
0207.41 
0207.41.10 
0207.41.41 
0207.41.71 
1001 
1001.10.00 
1001.90 
1001.90.99 Meat and edible offal. of the 
poultry of heading No 0105. 
fresh, chilled or frozen : 
- Poultry cuts and offal 
other than livers, frozen : 
- Of fowls of the species 
Gal lus Domes11eus : 
- Cuts : 
Boneless 
with bone In 
Breasts and cuts 
thereof 
Other (than halves or 
quarters; whole wings, 
with or without tips; 
backs, necks, backs 
with necks attached, 
rumps and wing tips; 
legs and cuts thereof 
Wheat and meslln 
- Durum wheat 
- Other : 
- Other spelt, common wheat 
and meslln : 
- Other (than spelt for 
sowing) Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Variable levy (1) 
(1) 
(1) 
(2) 
(2) 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for products falling within 
subheadings 0207.41.10, 0207.41.41 and 0207.41.71 within the limits 
of a global annual tariff quota of 15.500 tonnes to be granted by 
the competent Community authorities 
(2) Duty exemption shall be applicable for 'quality wheat' falling within 
sub-headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global 
annual tariff quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent 
Community authorities. Qualification for the quota Is subject to 
conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions. 
\* 
"b^f 
New concessions contH - p 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether or 
not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seeds 
- Of rape or colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free 
Free 
Free 
(*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, 
rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop 
specific oilseeds payments along the following terms : 
1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza 
seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1765/92 Of 30 June 1992. 
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the 
benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of 
crop specific oilseeds payments. 
3. (a) 
(t>) 
ç The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In 
respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans 
except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided 
under the regulation specified In paragraph (1). 
The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the 
cultivation of 'confectionery sunflower seed' with effect from 
sowings for harvest In 1994. 
/.' 
38 . 
4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers 
benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall 
respect the following principles : 
progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for 
harvest In 1994 and subsequent years, 
In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation 
for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96. 
5. The SBA system shall have the following components ; 
an EC oilseed base area shall be established for which crop 
specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are 
set out in Annex 1); 
for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds 
base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however, 
shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base. 
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of 
the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 
Article 5, 1 (d)), crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to 
the following additional discipline : 
For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop 
specific oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area 
(after reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory 
payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one 
percent. 
Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area 
planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing 
year. 
in addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted 
compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the following 
marketing year. 
However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In 
the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below 
the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the 
compensatory payment In that year maty return to the level of the 
base reference amount. 
Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment anal I be 
applied In the manner described above. 
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of 
oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of 
products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed 
one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents, 
the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of 
the CAP reform. 
?\\ p) 
39 
AMM&U-
EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1) 
(soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds) 
Countrytoll seed Reference year (2) 
1994/95 1995/96 and 
subsequent years (3) 
Hectares 
Spain 
Sunflower seed 
Portugal 
Sunflower seed 
EC-12 
Other 
TOTAL 1,411.000 
122.000 
3.966.000 
5,128,000 
1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops 
2) The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e. 
oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In 
1994. 
3) It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be 
expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an 
Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than 
the average level of production area of the acceding member 
In the three years Immediately preceding such accession. 
HO 
AGREED MINUTE 
Negotiations under GATT. Article XXVIII paragraph 4 
relating to schedule LXXX - European Communities 
In the negotiations conducted under GATT. Article XXVIII, 
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European 
Communities and Sweden reached an agreement as 
Indicated In the Annex. 
The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities, In 
consultation with the Delegation of Sweden, reserves the right 
to modify the concession contained In Part D of Annex B (Changes 
In Schedule LXXX - European Communities) relating to quality 
wheat following the outcome of the negotiations with other 
contracting parties. 
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and 
Sweden will submit this agreement for approval to 
their respective authorities. 
^ &* S^i 
signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Sweden 
European Communities 
AHHEX A 
To the Director-General, 
GATT, 
Geneva. 
NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES 
The Delegations of the European Communities and Sweden 
have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for In 
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report 
attached. 
signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Sweden 
European Communities 
M 
^ 
ANHEX B 
Results of Negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions In the 
Schedule of the European Communities 
Initially Negotiated with Sweden 
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
A. Concessions to be withdrawn 
Rates of duty 
bound In 
existing schedule 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seds 
- Of rape of colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
v Ï /, 
^ 
B. Bound rates to h* tncr*m**rt 
Tariff 
Item 
number Description 
of 
products I Rates of duty 
I bound In 
{existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
C. Reduction of rates bound In the existing schedules 
Tariff 
Item 
number Description 
of 
products I Rates of duty 
I bound In 
\existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
D. New concessions 
Tariff 
Item 
number Description 
of 
products !Rates of duty \Rates of duty 
\at present I to be bound 
I In force \ 
0203 
0203.19.13 
0203.29.15 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled 
or frozen: 
- Fresh or chilled 
— Of domestic swine 
Loins and cuts thereof. 
with bone In 
- Frozen: 
— Of domestic swine : 
Bellies (streaky) and 
cuts thereof Variable levy 
Variable levy (1) 
(1) 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings 
0203.19.13 and 0203.29.15 within the limits of a global annual tariff 
quota of 7.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent Community 
<<H 
1001 
1001.10.00 
1001.90 
1001.90.99 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Wheat and meslln : 
- Durum wheat 
- Other : 
- Other spelt, common wheat 
and meslln : 
- Other (than spelt for 
sowing) 
Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether or 
not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
011-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seeds 
- Of rape or colza seeds Variable levy 
Variable levy 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free (1) 
(1) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free 
Free 
Free 
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for "quality wheat" falling within 
sub-headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global 
annual tariff quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent 
Community authorities. Qualification for the quota Is subject to 
conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions. 
(*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, 
rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop 
specific oilseeds payments along the following terms : 
V. 
kf 
1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza 
seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992. 
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the 
benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of 
crop specific oilseeds payments. 
3. (a) The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In 
respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans 
except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided 
under the regulation specified In paragraph (1). 
(b) The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the 
cultivation of "confectionery sunflowerseed" with effect from 
sowings for harvest In 1994. 
4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers 
benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall 
respect the following principles : 
progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for 
harvest In 1994 and subsequent years. 
In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation 
for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96. 
5. The SBA system shall have the following components : 
an EC oilseed base area shall be established for which crop 
specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are 
set out In Annex 1); 
for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds 
base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however, 
shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base. 
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of 
the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 
Article 5, 1 (d)), crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to 
the following additional discipline : 
For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop 
specifIc oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area 
(after reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory 
payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one 
percent. 
Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area 
planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing 
year. 
^ 
In addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted 
compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the following 
marketing year. 
However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In 
the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below 
the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the 
compensatory payment In that year may return to the level of the 
base reference amount. 
Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment shall be 
applied In the manner described above. 
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of 
oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of 
products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed 
one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents, 
the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of 
the CAP reform. 
^ /: 
1? 
ANNEX 1 
EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1) 
(soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds) 
Country/oil seed Reference veer (2) 
1994/95 1995/96 and 
subsequent years (3) 
Hectares 
Spain 
Sunflower seed 
Portugal 
Sunflower seed 
EC-12 
Other 
TOTAL 1,411,000 
122,000 
3,966,000 
5,128,000 
1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops 
2) The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e. 
oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In 
1994. 
3) It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be 
expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an 
Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than 
the average level of production area of the acceding member 
In the three years Immediately preceding such accession. 
^ 
H8 
AGREED MINUTES 
Negotiations under GATT. Article XXVIII. paragraph 4 
relating to schedule LXXX - European Communities 
In the negotiations conducted under GATT, Article XXVIII, 
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European 
Communities and Uruguay reached an agreement as 
Indicated In the Annex. 
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and 
Uruguay will submit this agreement for approval to 
their respective authorities. 
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signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Uruguay 
European Communities M./, -, / ^ -^> 
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AHHEX A 
To the DI rector-General. 
GATT. 
Geneva. 
NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES 
The Delegations of the European Communities and Uruguay 
have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVI11 for the 
modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for In 
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report 
attached. 
signed for the Delegation of signed for the Delegation of 
the Commission of the Uruguay 
European Communities 
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ANNEX B 
Results of Negotiations under Article XXVIII for the 
Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions In the 
Schedule of the European Communities 
Initially Negotiated with Uruçuav 
CHrViQES IH SCHEDULE LXXX - EURQPEAH CQMUHITIES 
A. Concessions to be withdrawn 
Rates of duty 
bound In 
existing schedule 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 
- Of sunflower seds 
- Of rape of colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
/ (*V 
B. Round rates to fr» fnfTrftflftO/ S-l 
Tariff 
Item 
number Description 
of 
products I Rates of duty 
! bound In 
[existing schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
C. Reduction of rates bound In the existing mchedulea 
Tariff | Description 
I tern ; of 
number \ products I Rates of duty 
I bound In 
lex/sting schedule Rates of duty 
to be bound 
D. Hew concessions 
Tariff 
Item 
number 
0201 
0201.30.00 
0202 
0202.30 
0202.30.90 Description 
of 
products 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh 
or chilled : 
- Boneless 
Meat of bovine animals, 
frozen : 
- Boneless : 
— Other 
(than forequarters, 
"compensated' quarters; 
crop, chuck and blade and 
brisket cuts) \Rates of duty \Rates of duty 
\at present \to be bound 
! In force I 
20% (bound) 
* variable 
levy (unbound) 
20% (bound) 
+ variable 
levy (unbound) (D 
(D 
(1) A rate of 20 % shall be applicable within the limits of a 
global annual tariff quota of 2.000 tonnes 
for "high quality" meat falling within sub-headings 
0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and 
answering the following definition : 
'Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively 
pasture-grazed animals presenting a slaughter llvewelght not 
exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as "special boxed beef" 
These cuts may bear the letters 'sc" (special cuts)" 
H, 
<PZ 
Hew Concessions (contd - /.; 
0206 
0206.10 
0206.10.95 
0206.29 
0206.29.91 Edible offal of bovine 
animals, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, asses, mules or 
hlnnles. fresh, chilled or 
frozen : 
- Of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled : 
— Thick skirt and thin 
skirt 
- Of bovine animals, frozen 
— Other (than tongues and 
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Thick skirt and thin 
skirt 20% (bound) 
* variable 
levy (unbound) 
20 X (bound) 
+ variable 
levy (unbound) (1) 
(1) 
(1) A rate of 20 X shall be applicable within the limits of a 
global annual tariff quota of 2.000 tonnes 
for 'high quality" meat falling within sub-headings 
0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and 
answering the following definition .* 
"Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively 
pasture-grazed animals presenting a slaughter llvewelght not 
exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as "special boxed beef" 
These cuts may bear the letters "sc" (special cuts)" 
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New concessions - contd. - 2 
1201.00 
1201.00.90 
1205.00 
1205.00.90 
1206.00 
1206.00.90 
2304.00.00 
2306 
2306.30.00 
2306.40.00 Soya beans, whether or not 
broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Rape or colza seeds, whether 
or not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
Sunflower seeds, whether or 
not broken : 
- Other (than for sowing) 
0/1-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soya-bean oil 
OH-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or In the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading No 2304 or 2305 : 
- Of sunflower seeds 
- Of rape or colza seeds Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free (*) 
Free 
Free 
Free 
(*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, 
rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop 
specific oilseeds payments along the following terms : 
1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza 
seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992. 
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the 
benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect 
crop specific oilseeds payments. 
3. (a) The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In 
respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans 
except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided 
under the regulation specified In paragraph (1). 
(b) The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the 
cultivation of "confectionery sunflowerseed" with effect from 
sowings for harvest In 1994. of 
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4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers 
benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall 
respect the following principles : 
progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for 
harvest In 1994 and subsequent years. 
In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation 
for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96. 
5. The SBA system shall have the following components : 
an EC oilseed base area shall be es tab 11 shed for which crop 
specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are 
set out In Annex 1); 
for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds 
base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however, 
shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base. 
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of 
the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 
Article 5, 1 (d)). crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to 
the following additional disci pi I ne : 
For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop 
specific oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area 
(after reduction In conformity with (5)). the compensatory 
payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one 
percent. 
Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area 
planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing 
year. 
In addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted 
compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the following 
marketing year. 
However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In 
the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below 
the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the 
compensatory payment In that year may return to the level of the 
base reference amount. 
Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment shall be 
applied In the manner described above. 
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of 
oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of 
products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed 
one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents, 
the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of 
the CAP reform. 
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ANNEX 1 
EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1) 
(soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds) 
Country/oil seed Reference vear (2) 
1994/95 1995/96 and 
subsequent years (3) 
Hectares 
Spain 
Sunflower seed 
Portugal 
Sunflower seed 
EC-12 
Other 
TOTAL 1,411,000 
122,000 
3,966,000 
5.128,000 
1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate 
for arable crops 
2) The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year. I.e. 
oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In 
1994. 
3) It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be 
expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an 
Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than 
the average level of production area of the acceding member 
In the three years Immediately preceding such accession. 
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Financial Statement 
Date : 22.10.1993 
1. BUDGET HEADING » Expenditure (100, 210, 230, 240) 
Revenue (100, 120) APPROPRIATIONS : Expenditure ECU 1 266 million 
Revenue ECU 15 044.5 million 
2. TITLE : 
Council Decision concerning the conclusion of agreements pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 
on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, 
Sweden and Uruguay, respectively 
3. LEGAL BASIS i Article 113 of the Treaty 
4. AIMS 
To fix new concessions following the modification of concessions for oilseeds in the GATT 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 
(93) FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 
(94) 
5.0 EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
- OTHER 
5.1 REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL ECU 85.9 million 
ECU 51.4 million 
1995 
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE ECU 73.2 million 
ECU 51.4 million 1996 
ECU 59.2 million 
ECU 51.4 million 1997 
ECU 53.1 million 
ECU 51.4 million 1998 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION (12 months) 
See Annex 
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET 7 
YES/NO 
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES/NO 
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY 7 
YES/NO 
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY 7 
YES/NO 
COMMENTS :These measures could be financed from appropriations 
included in the budget. 
ANNEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
AGREEMENTS UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII OT THE GATT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ARGENTINA 
BRAZIL 
CANADA 
POLAND 
SWEDEN 
URUGUAY 
IMPORTS - 1992 
Unit valu* Production 
tonnaa Maw concession 
Duty 
% Duty 
ECU/t Lavy 
% Lavy 
ECU/t Ineoaa 
ECU aillion Equivalant 
axport 
coat Equivalant 
axport 
coat Equivalant 
axport 
coat Equivalant 
axport 
coat 
Caroala 
1001 10 00 I 
1001 90 99 I 
2302 30 10 I 
2302 30 90 I 
2302 40 10 I 
2302 40 90 ) 140,5346 
0,00 
0,00 
0,00 
777,70 300000 
( 473000 
{ 
( 
( 0,00% 0,00 
40,00 
03,40 
40,00 
03,00 0,00% 
0,00% 0,00 
0,00 0,0 
29,S CI "•7 13,0 7,« 4,0 
11.0 0,7 5,1 2,< 
mmmt aad voal 
0201 30 00 I 
#202 30 90 | 
0204 10 95 | 
0204 29 91 | 20,00% 1.217,72 0,00% 0,00 21,9 40,7 44.3 «3,» 43,» 
Pork 
0203 1» 13 t 
0203 29 15 ) 3.500,00 0.00% 0,00 0,00% 0,00 0,0 1.5 0,0 0,4 0,4 
Pooltry 
0207 41 10 I 
0207 41 41 ) 
0207 41 71 ) 
0207 42 10 | 
0207 42 41 I 
0207 42 71 I 23.236 3.549,00 0,00% 0,00 0,00% 0,00 
Additional iacoaa 
Additional axpaaditura 0,0 0.2 «#3 2,2 2.2 
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