COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 2.06.1995 
COM(95) 207 final 
95/0130 (AVC) 
95/0129 (AVC) 
95/0128 (AVC) 
Proposal for a 
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other 
part 
Proposal for a 
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other 
part 
Proposal for a 
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the 
other part 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The attached proposals for a Council and Commission Decision constitute the legal 
instrument for the conclusion of Europe Agreements between the European 
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and with each one of the Baltic 
states, i.e. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of the other part. 
2. Estonia's, Latvia's and Lithuania's relations with the European Union are covered by 
Agreements on Trade and Commercial and Economic Cooperation which entered into 
force in February/March 1993 and -as far as trade and trade related matters are 
concerned- by the Free trade Agreements which entered into force on 1 January 1995. 
Following the signature of the Free Trade Agreements and in response to the demands 
of the three Baltic States the Council of the European Union opened the procedure for 
the negotiation of Europe Agreements. The negotiating directives were adopted by the 
Council on 28-29 November 1994 and the negotiations with all three countries were 
launched on 15 December 1994.The Agreements were initialled in Brussels on 12 April 
1995, after two rounds of negotiations with each country. 
3. The Agreements are preferential agreements, designed to establish a close, long-term 
association between, of the one part, the European Community, the European Atomic 
Energy Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and their Member States 
and, of the other, each one of the countries concerned. 
These Agreements will replace the Agreements on trade and commercial and economic 
cooperation between the EEC and Estonia, which entered into force on March 1, 1993, 
between the EEC and Latvia, which entered into force on February 1, 1993, and 
between EEC and EAEC and Lithuania which entered into force on February 1, 1993. 
As far as trade and trade-related matters are concerned they fully incorporate the 
Agreements on free trade and trade-related matters signed on 18 July 1994. On the 
remaining matters they largely follow the pattern of the Europe Agreements with the 
other associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, the Czech 
Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria) and they provide (in the case of Lithuania 
and Latvia) for transitional periods that will end on 31 December 1999; in the 
agreement with Estonia no such transitional period has been provided for. They 
provide for political dialogue between the European Union and the three Baltic States 
within the multilateral framework established with the associated countries of Central 
Europe and -with each one of them- within the Association Council; they include 
similar provisions with the other Europe Agreements on establishment, movement of 
workers and supply of services (with the addition of a standstill clause in the latter 
case), on movement of capital and on economic, cultural and financial cooperation; 
they also provide for the establishment of an Association Council which supervises the 
implementation of the agreement and has the power to take decisions in specific cases 
provided for in this agreement, of an Association Committee and of a Parliamentary 
Committee. Finally, for the first time in a Europe Agreement, there are provisions on 
cooperation on the prevention of illegal activities. 
4. The three agreements will replace, respectively, the Agreement* on trade and 
commercial and economic cooperation between the EEC and Estonia which entered 
into force on March 1, 1993, the Agreement on trade and commercial and economic 
cooperation between the EEC and Latvia which entered into force on February 1, 
1993, and the Agreement on trade and commercial and economic cooperation between 
EEC and EAEC and Lithuania which entered into force on February 1, 1993 and -as 
far as the trade and trade related matters are concerned- the Agreements on free trade 
and trade-related matters which entered into force on 1 January 1995, and which are 
fully incorporated into the present agreements. They will be concluded for an 
indeterminate duration. 
5. The procedures for the conclusion of the Agreements are different for the three 
European Communities (European Community, European Atomic Energy Community 
and European Coal and Steel Community): 
- the Council concludes the Agreements on behalf of the European Community, after 
having received the assent of the European Parliament, by virtue of Article 238 of the 
Treaty; 
- the Council approves the Agreement on behalf of the European Atomic Energy 
Community by virtue of the second subparagraph of Article 101 of the EURATOM 
Treaty and the Agreement is then concluded by the Commission; 
- the Commission concludes the Agreement on behalf of the European Coal and Steel 
Community, by virtue of Article 95 of the ECSC Treaty, with the unanimous assent of 
the Council and following consultation of the Consultative Committee. 
The Commission, having proceeded to the initialling of the proposed agreements, asks 
the Council to approve the results of the négociations and to engage the procedure 
aimed to the their signature. 
Moreover, the Commission proposes, in line with the solution which has been followed 
in the case of the conclusion of the other Europe Agreements, to conclude after 
signature the Agreements by the means of the adoption of the attached draft decision 
of the Council and the Commission. 
Besides ratification by all Member States is a prerequisite for the entry into force of the 
Agreements. 
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION , / , 
of 1995 <35|oCJo(<WC 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other 
part 
(.../.../CECA, CEE, Euratom) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in 
particular Article 95 thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 238. in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 228 (2) and the second 
subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in 
particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof, 
After consultation of the Consultative Committee and the unanimous agreement of the 
Council, 
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament1 , 
Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant t.o Article 101 of the 
Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, 
Whereas the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, signed in Brussels 
on 1995, should be approved, 
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HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 
Article 1 
The Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of 
the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, the Protocols annexed thereto 
and the declarations and exchanges of letters attached to the Final Act are hereby 
approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 
The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached 
to this Decision. 
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Article 2 
1. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council shall be laid 
down by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by 
the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties 
establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and 
the European Atomic Energy Community. 
2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 110 of the Europe 
Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the position of the 
Community. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association 
Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof, and present the 
position of the Community. 
Article 3 
The President of the Commission shall, as regards the European Community, deposit the 
act of notification provided for in Article 130 of the Agreement. The President of the 
Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification as regards the European Coal and 
Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 
Done at Brussels, 
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) EUROPE AGREEMENT 
establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part 
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, 
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, 
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, 
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, 
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, 
IRELAND, 
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, 
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, 
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, 
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, 
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, 
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, 
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, 
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, 
Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Union, the Treaty establishing the 
European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and 
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as 
Member States', and 
The EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ¥> 5 
and the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the 
Community", 
acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, 
and the REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, hereinafter referred to as "Estonia"; of the other part, 
RECALLING the historical links between the Parties and the common values they share; 
recognizing that the Community and Estonia wish to reinforce these links, to establish close 
and lasting relations on a basis of reciprocity allowing Estonia to participate in the process of 
European integration, in reinforcing and further developing the relations previously 
established, in particular via the Agreement on Trade and Commercial and Economic 
Cooperation and the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to the intensification of political and economic liberties 
which constitute the basis of this Agreement and to further development of Estonia's new 
economic and political system which respects - in accordance inter alia with the undertakings 
made within the context of the CSCE - the rule of law and human rights, including the rights 
of persons belonging to minorities, a multiparty system with free and democratic elections 
and liberalisation aimed at setting up a market economy; 
SHARING the understanding that Estonia has made considerable and successful reform 
efforts in the political and economic fields and that these efforts will be pursued; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to the implementation of commitments made in the 
framework of the CSCE, in particular those set out in the Helsinki Final Act, the concluding 
documents of the Madrid, Vienna and Copenhagen meetings, those of the Charter of Paris for 
a New Europe, the conclusions of the CSCE's Bonn Conference, the CSCE Helsinki 
document 1992, the European Convention on Human Rights; the European Enerjgy Charter 
Treaty as well as the Ministerial Declaration of the Lucerne Conference of 30 April 1993; 
WILLING .to promote improved contacts among their citizens as well as the free flow of 
information and ideas, as agreed by the Parties in the framework of the CSCE; 
CONSCIOUS of the importance of this Agreement in establishing and enhancing in Europe a 
system of stability based on cooperation, with the European Union as one of the 
cornerstones; 
RECOGNIZING that there is a need to continue, with the Community's help, Estonia's 
political and economic reform; 
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's wishes to contribute to the implementation of the 
reforms and to assist Estonia in facing the economic and social consequences of structural 
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) adjustment; 
RECOGNIZING that full implementation of the Agreement is linked to the implementation 
of a coherent programme of economic and political reform by Estonia; 
RECOGNIZING the need for continuing regional cooperation among the Baltic States, 
taking into account that closer integration between the European Union and the Baltic States, 
and the Baltic States among themselves, should proceed in parallel; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to liberalize trade based on GATT and WTO principles; 
EXPECTING that this Agreement will create a new climate for economic relations between 
them and above all for the development of trade and investment, which are essential to 
economic restructuring and the renewal of technology; 
BEARING in mind that political dialogue on matters of mutual interest has been established 
by the joint declaration of May 1992; 
DESIROUS of developing and intensifying regular political dialogue within the multilateral 
framework established by the Copenhagen European-Council of June 1993 and enhanced by 
the decision of the Council of the European Union of 7 March 1994 and the conclusions of 
the Essen European Council of December 1994; 
RECALLING that Estonia has been an associated partner of the WEU since May 1994 and 
that it participates in the NATO Partnership for Peace Programme; 
RECOGNIZING the contribution which the Pact on Stability in Europe can make to 
promoting stability and good-neighbourly relations in the Baltic region, and confirming their 
determination to work together for the success of this initiative; 
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to employ instruments of cooperation 
and economic, technical and financial assistance on a global and multiannual basis; 
BEARING in mind the economic and social disparities between the Community and Estonia 
and thus recognizing that the objectives of this association should be reached through 
appropriate provisions of the Agreement; 
DESIROUS of establishing cultural cooperation and developing exchanges of information; 
WILLING to set up a framework for cooperation aimed at preventing illegal activities; 
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RECOGNIZING the fact that Estonia's ultimate objective is to become a member of the 
European Union and that association through this Agreement will, in-the view of the Parties 
help Estonia to achieve this objective; 
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the accession preparation strategy adopted by the Essen 
European Council of December 1994, which is being politically implemented by the creation, 
between the associated states and the Institutions of the European Union, of structured 
relations which encourage mutual trust and will provide a framework for addressing topics of 
common interest. 
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
ARTICLE 1 
1. An association is hereby established between the Community and its Member States, of the 
one part, and Estonia, of the other part. 
2. The objectives of this association are: 
- to provide an appropriate framework for the political dialogue between the Parties 
allowing the development of close political relations, 
- to further develop a free trade area between the Community and Estonia covering 
substantially all trade between them, 
- to promote the expansion of trade and the harmonious economic relations between the 
Parties and so to foster dynamic economic development and prosperity in the Community 
and Estonia, 
- to provide a basis for economic, financial, cultural and social cooperation and cooperation 
in the prevention of illegal activities, as well as for the Community's assistance to Estonia, 
- to support Estonia's efforts to develop its economy, 
- to provide an appropriate framework for the gradual integration of Estonia into the 
European Union. Estonia shall work towards fulfilling the necessary requirements in this 
respect,* 
- to set up institutions suitable to make the association effective. 
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
ARTICLE 2 
1. Respect for democratic principles and human rights, established by the Helsinki Final Act 
and in the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, sas well as the principles of market economy, 
inspire the domestic and external policies of the Parties and constitute essential elements of 
this Agreement. 
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The Parties consider that it is essential for the future prosperity and stability of the region 
that the Baltic States should maintain and develop cooperation among themselves and will 
make every effort to enhance this process. 
ARTICLE 3 
The Association Council, bearing in mind that the principles of the market economy are 
essential to the present association, shall proceed regularly to examine the application of the 
Agreement and the implementation by Estonia of economic reforms on the basis of the 
principles referred to in the preamble. 
TITLE H : POLITICAL DIALOGUE 
ARTICLE 4 
The political dialogue between the European Union and Estonia shall be developed and 
intensified. It shall accompany and consolidate the rapprochement between the European 
Union and Estonia, support the political and economic changes underway in that country or 
already realized, and contribute to the establishment of close links of solidarity and new forms 
of cooperation between the Parties. The political dialogue is intended to promote in particular: 
- Estonia's progressive rapprochement with the European Union; 
- an increasing convergence of positions of the Parties on international issues and, in particular, 
on those issues likely to have substantial effects on one or the other Party; 
- better cooperation in areas covered by the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the 
European Union; 
- security and stability in Europe. 
ARTICLE 5 
Political dialogue shall take place within the multilateral framework and in accordance with the 
forms and practices established with the associated countries of central Europe. 
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ARTICLE 6 
1. At ministerial level, bilateral political dialogue shall take place within the Association 
Council, which shall have the general responsibility for any matter which the Parties might 
wish to put to it. 
2. With the agreement of the Parties, other procedures for political dialogue shall be 
established, in particular : 
- meetings, where necessary, of senior officials (at the level of political directors) 
representing Estonia, on the one hand, and the Presidency of the Council of the European 
Union and the Commission, on the other; 
- taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels between the Parties, including appropriate 
contacts in third countries and within the United Nations, the OSCE and other 
international fora; 
- including Estonia in the group of countries receiving regular information on the activities 
managed within the framework of the.Common Foreign and Security Policy as well as 
exchanging information with a view to achieving the objectives defined in Article 4; 
- any other means which would make a useful contribution to consolidating, developing and 
stepping up this dialogue. 
ARTICLE 7 
At parliamentary level, political dialogue shall take place within the framework of the 
Parliamentary Committee of the association between the European Communities and their 
Member States and the Republic of Estonia (hereinafter referred to as the "Parliamentary 
Committee"). 
TITLE HI: FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS 
ARTICLE 8 
1. The Community and Estonia establish a free trade area upon entry into force of the 
Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters on 1 January 1995, in accordance 
with the provisions of this Agreement and in conformity with those of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 
2. The Combined Nomenclature of goods shall be applied to the classification of goods in 
trade between the two Parties. . 
3. For each product covered by this Agreement the basic duty shall be that actually applied 
erga omnes on 1 January 1994. 
The successive reductions set out in this Agreement are to be applied to these basic duties. / 'eV 
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4. If, after 1 January 1995, any tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, in particular 
reductions resulting from the tariff agreement concluded as a result of the GATT Uruguay 
Round, such reduced duties shall replace the basic duties referred to in paragraph 3 as from 
the date when such reductions are applied. 
5. The Community and Estonia shall communicate to each other their respective basic duties. 
Chapter I: Industrial products 
ARTICLE 9 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community and in 
Estonia listed in Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature with the exception of the 
products listed in Annex I. 
2. Trade between the Parties in items covered by the Treaty establishing the European Atomic 
Energy Community will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that Treaty. 
ARTICLE 10 
Customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community and measures 
having equivalent effect are abolished on 1 January 1995 with regard to products originating in 
Estonia. 
ARTICLE 11 
Customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports into Estonia and measures having an 
equivalent effect are abolished on 1 January 1995 with regard to products originating in the 
Community. 
ARTICLE 12 
The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports shall alsq apply to 
customs duties of a fiscal nature. ' 
ARTICLED 
Any charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports are abolished on 1 
January 1995 in trade between the Community and Estonia. 
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ARTICLE 14 
1. Any customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect are abolished on 1 
January 1995 between the Community and Estonia. 
2. Quantitative restrictions on exports and any measures having equivalent effect are abolished 
on 1 January 1995 between the Community and Estonia. 
ARTICLE 15 
Specific arrangements applicable to the trade in textile and clothing products originating in 
Estonia are covered in Protocol No 1. 
ARTICLE 16 
The provisions of this Chapter do not preclude an agricultural component in the duties 
applicable to products listed in Annex II. 
Chapter H: Agriculture 
ARTICLE 17 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to agricultural products originating in the 
Community and in Estonia. 
2. The term "agricultural products" means the products listed in Chapter 1 to 24 of the , 
Combined Nomenclature and the products listed in Annex I, but excluding fishery products 
as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. 
ARTICLE 18 
Protocol No 2 lays down the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products which are 
listed therein. 
ARTICLE 19 
1. As from 1 January 1995 no quantitative restrictions apply to imports into the Community of 
agricultural products originating in Estonia nor to imports into Estonia of agricultural 
products originating in the Community. 
2. The concessions granted under this Agreement are referred to in Annexes m, TV and V. 
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3. The concessions referred to in paragraph 2 may be subject to revision by agreement 
between the Parties within a period lasting until 31 December 1997 and on the basis of the 
principles and procedures set out in paragraph 4. 
4. Taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural products between them, of their 
particular sensitivity, of the rules of the common agricultural policy of the Community, of 
the rules of the agricultural policy in Estonia, of the role of agriculture in Estonia's 
economy, the Community and Estonia shall examine in the Association Council, product by 
product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibilities of granting each other 
further concessions. 
ARTICLE 20 
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 29, if, given the 
particular sensitivity of the agricultural markets, imports of products originating in one Party, 
which are the subject of concessions granted pursuant to Article 19, cause serious disturbance 
to the markets in the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find 
an appropriate solution. Pending such a solution, the Party concerned may take the measures 
it deems necessary. 
Chapter HI: Fisheries 
ARTICLE 21 
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to fishery products originating in the Community and 
in Estonia, which are covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. 
ARTICLE 22 
1. The concessions granted under this Agreement are referred to in Annex VI. 
2. The provisions of Articles 19(4), 20 and Articles 24(2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis 
to fishery products. 
Chapter IV: Common provisions 
ARTICLE 23 
The provisions of this Title shall apply to trade between the Parties in all products except 
where otherwise provided herein or in Protocols No 1 and No 2. 
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ARTICLE 24 
1. In trade between the Community and Estonia from 1 January 1995: 
- no new customs duties on imports or exports or charges having equivalent effect shall be 
introduced, nor shall those already applied be increased; 
- no new quantitative restrictions on imports or exports or measures having equivalent 
effect shall be introduced nor shall those existing be made more restrictive. 
2. Without prejudice to the concessions granted pursuant to Article 19, the provisions of 
paragraph 1 of this Article shall not restrict in any way the pursuance of the respective 
agricultural policies of Estonia and the Community or the taking of any measures under 
f such policies. 
3. Taking account of the Estonian tariff structure at 1 January 1995, where no tariff duties are 
provided for agricultural products, in the event that a new tariff regime for the import of 
agricultural products is established, Estonia may, by way of derogation from paragraph 1 
and pursuant to the implementation of its agricultural policy for its domestic production, 
introduce duties on a limited number of agricultural products originating in the Community. 
Such duties may only be introduced until 31 December 1996, and after consultation in the 
Association Council. In all such cases, Estonia shall ensure a sizeable margin of preference 
for products originating in the Community. If necessary, this period may be prolonged by 
one year by decision of the Association Council. 
ARTICLE 25 
{ 1. The two Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature 
establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Party 
and like products originating in the territory of the other Party. 
2. Products exported to the territory of one of the two Parties may not benefit from repayment 
of internal indirect taxation in excess of the amount of direct or indirect taxation imposed on 
them. 
ARTICLE 26 
1. This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free 
trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade except insofar as they alter the trade 
arrangements provided for in this Agreement. 
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2. Consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Association Council 
concerning agreements establishing such customs unions or free trade areas and, where 
requested, on other major issues related to their respective trade policies with third 
countries. In particular in the event of a third country acceding to the Community, such 
consultations shall take place so as to ensure that account can be taken of the mutual 
interests of the Community and Estonia stated in this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 27 
Exceptional measures of limited duration which derogate from the provisions of Article 11 and 
Article 24(1), first indent, may be taken by Estonia in the form of increased customs duties. 
These measures may only concern infant industries, or certain sectors undergoing restructuring 
or facing serious difficulties, particularly where these difficulties produce important social 
problems. 
Customs duties on imports applicable in Estonia to products originating in the Community 
introduced by these measures may not exceed 25% ad valorem and shall maintain an element 
of preference for products originating in the Community. 
The total value of imports of the products which are subject to these measures may not exceed 
15% of total imports of industrial products from the Community as defined in Chapter I during 
the last year for which statistics are available. 
These measures shall be applied for a period not exceeding two years unless a longer duration 
is authorized by the Association Council. They shall cease to apply at the latest by 31 
December 1997. 
No such measures can be introduced in respect of a product if more than three years have 
elapsed since the elimination of all duties and quantitative restrictions or charges or measures 
having an equivalent effect concerning that product. 
Estonia shall inform the Association Council of any exceptional measures it intends to take 
and, at the request of the Community, consultations shall be held in the Association Council on 
such measures and the sectors to which they apply before they are applied. When taking such 
measures Estonia shall provide the Association Council with a schedule for the elimination of 
the customs duties introduced under this Article. The Association Council may decide on a 
different schedule. 
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ARTICLE 28 
If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Party within the 
meaning of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, it may take appropriate 
measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement relating to the application of 
Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, with related internal legislation and 
with the conditions and procedures laid down in Article 32. 
ARTICLE 29 
Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as 
to cause or threaten to cause: 
- serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products inthe territory 
of one of the Parties, or 
- serious disturbances in any sector of the economy or difficulties which could bring about 
serious deterioration in* the economic situation of a region, 
the Community or Estonia, whichever is concerned, may take appropriate measures under the 
conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 32. 
ARTICLE 30 
Where compliance with the provisions of Articles 14 and 24 leads to: 
(i) re-export towards a third country against which the exporting Party maintains, for the 
product concerned, quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures having 
equivalent effect; or 
(ii) a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting Party, 
and where the situations referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise to major 
difficulties for the exporting Party, that Party may take. appropriate measures under the 
conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 32. The measures shall 
be non-discriminatory and be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 
ARTICLE 31 
The Member States of the European Union and Estonia shall progressively adjust any State 
monopolies of a commercial character so as to ensure that, by the end of 1999, no 
discrimination regarding the conditions under which goods are procured and marketed exists 
between nationals of the Member States and of Estonia. The Association Council will be 
informed about the measures adopted to implement this objective. 
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ARTICLE 32 
1. In the event of the Community or Estonia subjecting imports of products liable to give rise 
to the difficulties referred to in Article 29 to an administrative procedure having as its 
purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the 
other Party. 
2. In the cases specified in Articles 28, 29 and 30, before taking the measures provided for 
therein or, in cases to which paragraph 3(d) applies, as soon as possible, the Community or 
Estonia, as the case may be, shall supply the Association Council with all relevant 
information with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the two Parties. 
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the 
functioning of this Agreement. 
< The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Council and shall 
be the subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly with a view to 
establishing a timetable for their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 
3/ For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: 
(a) as regards Article 29, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article 
shall be referred for examination to the Association Council, which may take any decision 
needed to put an end to such difficulties. 
If the Association Council or the exporting Party has not taken a-decision putting an end 
to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the 
matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy 
the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy 
the difficulties which have arisen; • 
(b) as regards Article 28, the Association Council shall be informed of the dumping case as 
soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has 
been put to the dumping or if no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 
days of the matter being referred to the Association Council, the importing Party may 
adopt the appropriate measures; 
(c) as regards Article 30, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article 
shall be referred for examination to the Association Council. 
The Association Council may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties. If 
it has not taken such a decision within 30 days of the matter being referred to it, the 
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exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the exportation of the product 
concerned; 
(d) where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or 
examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Community or Estonia whichever is 
concerned may, in the situations specified in Articles 28, 29 and 30, apply forthwith the 
precautionary measures strictly necessary to deal with the situation. 
ARTICLE 33 
Protocol No 3 lays down rules of origin for the application of the tariff preferences provided 
for in this Agreement as well as the methods of administrative cooperation therewith. 
ARTICLE 34 
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This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in 
transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of 
health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures of artistic, 
historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, 
however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade 
between the Parties. 
ARTICLE 35 
Protocol No 4 lays down the specific provisions to apply to trade between Estonia of the one 
part and Spain and Portugal of the other part, and it will be valid until 31 December 1995. 
TITLE IV: MOVEMENT OF WORKERS, ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPLY OF 
SERVICES 
Chapter I: Movement of workers 
ARTICLE 36 
1. Subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State: 
-the treatment accorded to workers of Estonian nationality, legally employed in the 
territory of a Member State, shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as 
regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, as compared with its own 
nationals, 
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- the legally resident spouse and children of a worker legally employed in the territory of a 
Member State, with the exception of seasonal workers and of workers coming under 
bilateral agreements in the sense of Article 40, unless otherwise provided by such 
agreements, shall have access to the labour market of that Member State, during the 
period of that worker's authorized stay of employment. 
2. Estonia shall, subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in that country, accord the 
treatment referred to in paragraph 1 to workers who are nationals of a Member State and 
are legally employed in its territory as well as their spouse and children who are legally 
resident in the said territory. 
ARTICLE 37 
1. With a view to coordinating social security systems for workers of Estonian nationality, 
legally employed in the territory of a Member State and for the members of their family 
legally resident there, and subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each 
Member State, 
- all periods of insurance, employment or residence completed by such workers in the 
various Member States shall be added together for the purpose of pensions and annuities 
in respect of old age, invalidity and death and for the purpose of medical care for such 
workers and such family members; 
- any pensions or annuities in respect of old age, death, industrial accident or occupational 
disease, or of invalidity resulting therefrom, with the exception of non-contributory 
benefits, shall be freely transferable at the rate applied by virtue of the law of the debtor 
Member State or States; 
- the workers in question shall receive family allowances for the members of their family as 
defined above. 
2. Estonia shall accord to workers who are nationals of a Member State and legally employed 
in its territory, and to members of their families legally resident there, treatment similar to 
that specified in the second and third indents of paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE 38 
1. The Association Council shall by decision adopt the appropriate provisions to implement the^ 
objective set out in Article 37. 
2. The Assotiation Council shall by decision' adopt detailed rules for administrative 
cooperation providing the necessary management and control guarantees for the application of 
the provisions referred to in paragraph 1. \jr 
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The provisions adopted by the Association Council in accordance with Article 38 shall not 
affect any rights or obligations arising from bilateral agreements Unking Estonia and the 
Member States where those agreements provide for more favourable treatment of nationals of 
Estonia or of the Member States. 
ARTICLE 40 
1. Taking into account the labour market situation in the Member State concerned, subject to 
its legislation and to the respect of rules in force in that Member State in the area of 
mobility of workers, 
/ - the existing facilities for access to employment for Estonian workers accorded by Member 
States under bilateral agreements ought to be preserved and if possible improved, 
- the other Member States shall consider favourably the possibility of concluding similar 
agreements. 
2. The Association Council shall examine granting other improvements including facilities of 
access for professional training, in conformity with rules and procedures in force in the 
Member States, and taking account of the labour market situation in the Member States and 
in the Community. 
ARTICLE 41 
From the end of 1999 or sooner if socio-economic conditions in Estonia have been largely 
aligned on those of the Member States and if the employment situation in the Community 
permits, the Association Council will consider ways of further improving the movement of 
workers. The Association Council shall make recommendations to such end. 
ARTICLE 42 
In the interest of facilitating the restructuring of labour resources resulting from the economic 
restructuring in Estonia the Community shall provide technical assistance for the establishment 
of a suitable social security system in Estonia as set out in Article 92 of this Agreement. 
Chapter H: Establishment 
ARTICLE 43 ¥ 
1. The Community and its Member States shall grant, except for the sectors included in 
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(i) from entry into force of this Agreement, treatment no less favourable than that accorded by 
Member States to their own companies or to any third country company, whichever is the 
better, with regard to the establishment of Estonian companies; 
(ii) from entry into force of this Agreement, to subsidiaries and branches of Estonian 
companies, established in their territory, treatment no less favourable than that accorded by 
Member States to their own companies and branches or to subsidiaries and branches of any 
third country company established in their territory, whichever is the better, in respect of 
their operation; 
(iii) as from 31 December 1999, for the establishment of Estonian nationals and their 
operation, once established, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Community 
nationals or to nationals of any third country, whichever is the better. 
2. Estonia shall grant from the entry into force of this Agreement : 
(i) treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Estonian companies or to companies of 
any third country, whichever is the better, with regard to the establishment of Community 
companies; 
(ii) to subsidiaries and branches of Community companies, established in its territory, treatment 
no less favourable than that accorded to Estonian companies and branches, or to 
subsidiaries and branches of any third country company established in its territory, 
whichever is the better, in respect of their operation; 
(iii) for the establishment of Community nationals and their operation, once established, 
treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Estonian nationals or to nationals of any 
third country, whichever is the better. 
ARTICLE 44 
1. The provisions of Article 43 shall not apply to air transport, inland waterways and maritime 
cabotage transport services. 
2. The Association Council may make recommendations for improving establishment and 
operations in the areas covered by paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE 45 
For the purposes of this Agreement: 
a) A "Community company" or an "Estonian company" respectively shall mean a company set 
up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of Estonia respectively and having its 
registered office or central administration or principal place of business within the 
Community or in the territory of Estonia respectively. 
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However, should the company, set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or 
Estonia respectively, have only its registered office within the Community or in the territory 
of Estonia respectively, the company shall be considered a Community or an Estonian 
company respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy 
of one of the Member States or Estonia respectively. 
b) "Subsidiary" of a company shall mean a company which is effectively controlled by the first 
company. 
c) "Branch" of a company shall mean a place of business not having legal personality which 
has the appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a 
management and is materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties so that the 
latter, although knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the parent body, the 
head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may 
transact business at the pla'ce of business constituting the extension. 
d) "Establishment" shall mean : 
i) as regards nationals, the right to take up economic activities as self-employed persons 
and to set up undertakings, in particular companies, which they effectively control. Self-
employment and business undertakings by nationals shall not extend to seeking or taking 
employment in the labour market or confer a right of access to the labour market of 
another Party. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to those who are not 
exclusively self-employed; 
ii) as regards Community or Estonian companies, the right to take up economic activities by 
means of the setting up of subsidiaries and branches in Estonia or in the Community 
respectively. 
e) "Operation" shall mean the pursuit of economic activities. 
f) "Economic activities" shall in principle include activities of an industrial, commercial and 
professional character and activities of craftsmen. 
g) "Community national" and "Estonian national" shall mean respectively a natural person who 
is a national of one of the Member States or of Estonia. 
h) With regard to international maritime transport, including inter-modal operations involving 
a sea leg, nationals of the Member States or of Estonia established outside the Community 
or Estonia respectively, and shipping companies established outside the Community or 
Estonia and controlled by nationals of a Member State or Estonian nationals respectively, 
shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of Chapter II and Chapter m, if their vessels are 
registered in that Member State or in Estonia respectively in accordance with their 
respective legislation. 
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ARTICLE 46 
1. Subject to the provisions of Article 43, with the exception of financial services described in 
Annex VIII, each Party may regulate the establishment and operation of companies and 
nationals on its territory, insofar as these regulations do not discriminate against companies 
and nationals of the other Party in comparison with its own companies and nationals. 
2. In respect of financial services, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, a 
Party shall not be prevented from taking measures for prudential reasons, including for the 
protection of investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to whom a fiduciary duty is 
owed by a financial service supplier, or to ensure the integrity and stability of the financial 
system. Such measures shall not be used as a means of avoiding the Party's obligations 
under the Agreement. 
3. Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed to require a Party to disclose information 
relating to the affairs and accounts of individual customers or any confidential or proprietary 
information in the possession of public entities. 
ARTICLE 47 
1. The provisions of Articles 43 and 46 do not preclude the application by a Party of particular 
rules concerning the establishment and operation in its territory of branches of companies of 
another Party not incorporated in the territory of the first Party, which are justified by legal 
or technical differences between such branches as compared with branches of companies 
incorporated in its territory or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 
2. The difference in treatment shall not go beyond what is strictly necessary as a result of such 
legal or technical differences or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 
ARTICLE 48 
1. A "Community company" or an "Estonian company" established in the territory of Estonia 
or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its 
subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of 
establishment, in the territory of Estonia and the Community respectively, employees who 
are nationals of Community Member States and Estonia respectively, provided that such 
employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, and that they are 
employed exclusively by companies, subsidiaries or branches. 
The residence and work permits of such employees shall only cover the period of such 
employment. 
2. Key personnel of the above mentioned companies herein referred to as "organisations" are 
"intra-corporate transferees" as defined in (c) of this paragraph in the following categories, 
provided that the organisation is a juridical person and that the persons concerned have 
been employed by it or have been partners in it, (other than as majority shareholders), for at 
least the year immediately preceding such movement: 
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(a) Persons working in a senior position with an organisation, who primarily direct the 
management of the establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally 
from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or their equivalent, 
including : 
- directing the establishment or a department or sub-division of the establishment; 
- supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial 
employees; 
- having the authority personally to recruit and dismiss or recommend recruiting, 
dismissing or other personnel actions. 
(b) Persons working within an organisation who possess uncommon knowledge essential 
to the establishment's service, research equipment, techniques or management. The 
assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart from knowledge specific to the 
establishment, a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring 
specific technical knowledge, including membership of an accredited profession. 
(c) An "intra-corporate transferee" is defined as a natural person working within an 
organisation in the territory of a Party, and being temporarily transferred in the context 
of pursuit of economic activities in the territory of the other Party; the organisation 
concerned must have its principal place of business in the territory of a Party and the 
transfer must be to an establishment (branch, subsidiary) of that organisation, 
effectively pursuing like economic activities in the territory of the other Party. 
3. The entry into and the temporary presence within the territory of the Community or Estonia 
of Estonian and Community nationals respectively shall be permitted, when these 
representatives of companies are persons working in a senior position, as defined in 
paragraph 2(a) above, within a company, and are responsible for the setting up of a 
Community subsidiary or branch of an Estonian company or of an Estonian subsidiary or 
branch of a Community company in a Community Member State or Estonia respectively, 
when : 
- those representatives are not engaged in making direct sales or supplying services, and 
- the company has its principal place of business outside the Community or Estonia, 
respectively, and has no other representative, office, branch or subsidiary in that 
Community Member State or Estonia respectively. 
ARTICLE 49 
In order to make it easier for the Community nationals and Estonian nationals to take up and 
pursue regulated professional activities in Estonia and the Community respectively, the 
Association Council shall examine which steps are necessary to be taken to provide for the 
mutual recognition of qualifications. It may take all necessary measures to that end. 
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ARTICLE 50 
Up to the end of 1999, Estonia may introduce measures which derogate from the provisions of 
this Chapter as regards the establishment of Community companies and nationals if certain 
industries : 
- are undergoing restructuring, or 
-are facing serious difficulties, particularly where these entail serious social problems in 
Estonia, or 
- face the elimination or a drastic reduction of the total market share held by Estonian 
companies or nationals in a given sector or industry in Estonia, or 
- are newly emerging industries in Estonia. 
Such measures : 
- shall cease to apply at the latest on 31 December 1999 and 
- shall be reasonable and necessary in order to remedy the situation, and 
- shall only relate to establishments in Estonia to be created after the entry into force of such 
measures and shall not introduce discrimination concerning the operations of Community 
companies or nationals already established in Estonia at the time of introduction of a given 
measure compared with Estonian companies or nationals. 
While devising and applying such measures, Estonia shall grant whenever possible to 
Community companies and nationals a preferential treatment, and in no case a treatment less 
favourable than that accorded to companies or nationals from any third country. 
Prior to the introduction of these measures, Estonia shall consult the Association Council and 
shall not put them into effect before a one-month period following the notification of the 
Association Council of the concrete measures to be introduced by Estonia, except where the 
threat of irreparable damage requires the taking of urgent measures in which case Estonia shall. 
consult the Association Council immediately after their introduction. 
Chapter DDE: Supply of services 
ARTICLE 51 
1. The Parties undertake in accordance with the following provisions to take the necessary 
steps to allow progressively the supply of services by Community or Estonian companies or 
nationals which are established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the 
services are intended. 
2. In step with the liberalisation process mentioned in paragraph 1, and subject to the 
provisions of Article 55, the Parties shall permit the temporary movement of natural persons 
roviding the service or who are employed by the service provider as key personnel as 
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defined in Article 48(2), including natural persons who are representatives of a Community 
or an Estonian company or national and are seeking temporary entry for the purpose of 
negotiating for the sale of services or entering into agreements to sell services for that 
service provider, where those representatives will not be engaged in making direct sales to 
the general public or in supplying services themselves. 
3. At the latest eight years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Association 
Council shall take the measures necessary to implement progressively the provisions of 
paragraph 1. Account shall be taken of the progress achieved by the Parties in the 
approximation of their laws. 
ARTICLE 52 
1. The Parties shall not take any measures or actions which render the conditions for the 
supply of services by Community and Estonian nationals or companies which are established 
in a Party other than that of the person for whom the services are intended significantly 
more restrictive as compared with the situation existing on the day preceding the day of 
entry into force of the Agreement. 
2. If one Party is of the view that measures introduced by the other Party since the signature of 
the Agreement result in a situation which is significantly more restrictive in respect of 
supply of services as compared with the situation existing at the date of signature of the 
Agreement, such first Party may request the other Party to enter into consultations. 
ARTICLE 53 
1. With regard to international maritime transport, the Parties undertake to apply effectively 
the principle of unrestricted access to the market and traffic on a commercial basis. 
a) The above provision does not prejudice the rights and obligations arising from the United 
Nations Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences, as applicable to one or other Party to 
the present Agreement. Non-conference lines will be free to operate in competition with 
a conference as long as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a commercial 
basis. 
b) The Parties affirm their commitment to a freely competitive environment as being an 
essential feature of the dry and liquid bulk trade. 
2. In applying the principles of paragraph 1, the Parties shall: 
a) not apply, as from entry into force of this Agreement, any cargo sharing provisions of 
bilateral agreements between any Member State of the Community and the former Soviet 
Union; 
b) not introduce cargo sharing clauses into future bilateral agreements with third countries, 
other than in those exceptional circumstances where liner shipping companies from one 
or other Party to the present Agreement would not otherwise have an effective 
opportunity to ply for trade to and from the third country concerned; 
c) prohibit cargo sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements concerning dry and 
liquid bulk trade; 
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d) abolish upon entry into force of this Agreement all unilateral measures, administrative 
technical and other obstacles which could have restrictive or discriminatory effects on the 
free supply of services in international maritime transport. 
Each Party shall grant, inter alia, no less favourable treatment for the ships operated by 
nationals or companies of the other Party than that accorded to a Party's own ships with 
regard to access to ports open to international trade, the use of infrastructure and 
auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs 
facilities and the assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading. 
3. Nationals and companies of the Community providing international maritime transport 
services shall be free to provide international sea-river services in the inland waterways of 
Estonia and vice-versa. 
4. With a view to ensuring free transit of goods through the territory of each Party, the Parties 
undertake to conclude an agreement as soon as possible and before the end of 1999 on the 
transit of inter-modal traffic through each other's territory. 
5. With a view to assuring a coordinated development and progressive liberalisation of 
transport between the Parties, adapted to their reciprocal commercial needs, the conditions 
of mutual market access and provision of services in transport by road, rail and inland 
waterways and, if applicable, in air transport shall be dealt with by specific transport 
agreements where appropriate, negotiated between the Parties after entry into force of this 
Agreement. 
6. Prior to the conclusion of the agreements referred to in paragraph 5, the Parties shall not 
take any measures or actions which are more restrictive or discriminatory as compared with 
the situation existing on the day preceding the day of entry into force of the Agreement. 
7. By the end of 1998, Estonia shall progressively adapt its legislation including administrative, 
technical and other rules to that of the Community legislation existing at any time in the 
field of road, rail, inland waterway and air transport in so far as it serves liberalisation 
purposes and mutual access to markets of the Parties and facilitates the movement of 
passengers and of goods. Progress in this field will be jointly assessed by the Parties within 
the framework of the Association Council at least every two years. 
8. In step with the common progress in the achievement of the objectives of this chapter, the 
Association Council shall examine ways of creating the conditions necessary for improving 
freedom to provide road, rail, inland waterway and air transport services. 
Chapter IV: General provisions 
ARTICLE 54 
1. The provisions of this Title shall be applied subject to limitations justified on grounds of 
public policy, public security or public health. v 
2. They shall not apply to activities which in the territory of either Party are connected, even 
occasionally, with the exercise of official authority. 
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ARTICLE 55 
For the purpose of this Title nothing in the Agreement shall prevent the Parties from applying 
their laws and regulations regarding entry and stay, work, labour conditions and establishment 
of natural persons and supply of services, provided that - in so doing - they do not apply them 
in a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under the terms of a 
specific provision of the Agreement. 
ARTICLE 56 
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned by Estonian companies or nationals 
and Community companies or nationals jointly shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of 
Chapters H, HI and IV of this Title. 
ARTICLE 57 
1. The Most Favoured Nation treatment granted in accordance with the provisions of this Title 
shall not apply to the,tax advantages which the Parties are providing or will provide in the 
future on the basis of agreements to avoid double taxation, or other tax arrangements. 
2. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by the Parties 
of any measure aimed at preventing the avoidance or evasion of taxes pursuant to the tax 
provisions of agreements to avoid double taxation and other tax arrangements, or domestic 
fiscal legislation. 
3. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prevent Member States or Estonia from 
distinguishing, in the application of the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation, between 
taxpayers who are not in identical situations, in particular as regards their place of residence. 
ARTICLE 58 
The provisions of this Title shall be progressively adjusted by the Parties. In formulating 
recommendations to this effect, the Association Council shall take into account the respective 
obligations of the Parties under the GATS, and in particular of its Article V. 
ARTICLE 59 
The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the application by each Party of any measure 
necessary to prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third country access to its 
market through the provisions of this Agreement. 
TITLE V: PAYMENTS, CAPITAL, COMPETITION AND OTHER ECONOMIC 
PROVISIONS, APPROXIMATION OF LAWS 
Chapter I: Current payments and movement of capital 
ARTICLE 60 Y 
(A-The Parties undertake to authorize, in freely convertible currency, in accordance to the provisions 
of Article Vm of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, any payments 
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and transfers on the current account of balance of payments between residents of the Community 
and Estonia. 
ARTICLE 61 
1. With regard to transactions on the capital account off balance of payments, from entry into 
force of the Agreement, the Member States and Estonia respectively shall ensure the free 
movement of capital relating to direct investments made in companies formed in accordance 
with the laws of the host country and investments made in accordance with the provisions of 
Chapter II of Title IV, and the liquidation or repatriation of these investments and of any profit 
stemming therefrom. 
Without prejudice to Article 43, paragraph 1 (iii), complete free movement of capital relating 
to establishment and operations of self employed persons, including the liquidation and 
repatriation of such investments, shall be ensured from entry into force of this Agreement. 
2. With regard to transactions on the capital account of balance of payments, from entry into 
force of this Agreement the Member States and Estonia respectively shall ensure the free 
movement of capital relating to portfolio investment. This shall also apply to the free 
movement of capital relating to credits related to commercial transactions or the provision 
of services in which a resident of one of the Parties is participating, and to financial loans. 
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Member States and Estonia shall not introduce any 
new restrictions on the movement of capital and current payments connected therewith 
between residents of the Community and Estonia and shall not make the existing 
arrangements more restrictive. 
4. The Parties shall consult each other with a view to facilitating the movement of capital 
between the Community and Estonia in order to promote the objective of the present 
Agreement. 
ARTICLE 62 
1. The Parties shall take measures permitting the creation of the necessary conditions for the 
further gradual application of Community rules on the free movement of capital. 
2. The Association Council shall examine ways of enabling Community rules on the movement 
of capital to be applied in full. 
Chapter H: Competition and other economic provisions 
ARTICLE 63 
1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of this Agreement, insofar as 
they may affect trade between the Community and Estonia: 
(i) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and 
concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the A / 
prevention, restriction or distortion ôf competition; ÔK* 
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(ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the 
Community or of Estonia as a whole or in a substantial part thereof; 
(iii) any public aid, which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain 
undertakings or the production of certain goods. 
2. Any practices contrary to this Article shall be assessed on the basis of criteria arising from 
the application of the rules of Articles 85, 86 and 92 of the Treaty establishing the European 
Community or, for products covered by the ECSC Treaty, on the basis of corresponding 
rules of the ECSC Treaty including secondary legislation. 
3. The Association Council shall, by 31 December 1997, adopt by decision the necessary rules 
for the implementation of paragraphs 1 and 2. 
Until these rules are adopted, the provisions of the. Agreement on interpretation and 
application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shall 
be applied as the rules for the implementation of paragraphs 1 point (iii) and related parts of 
paragraph 2. 
4. (a)For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 1 point (iii), the Parties 
recognize that until 31 December 1999, any public aid granted by Estonia shall be 
assessed taking into account the fact that Estonia shall be regarded as an area identical to 
those areas of the Community described in Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the 
European Community. The Association Council shall, taking into account the economic 
situation of Estonia, decide whether that period should be extended by further periods of 
three years. 
(b)Each Party shall ensure transparency in the area of public aid, inter alia by reporting 
annually to the other Party on the total amount and the distribution of the aid given and 
by providing, upon request, information on aid schemes. Upon request by one Party, the 
other Party shall provide information on particular individual cases of public aid. 
5. With regard to products referred to in Chapters II and HI of Title HI: 
- the provision of paragraph 1 point (iii) does not apply, 
- any practices contrary to paragraph 1 point (i) should be assessed according to the criteria 
established by the Community on the basis of Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty establishing 
the European Community and in particular of those established in Council Regulation 
No 26/1962. 
6. If the Community or Estonia considers that a particular practice is incompatible with the 
terms of the first paragraph of this Article, and 
- is not adequately dealt with under the implementing rules referred to in paragraph 3, or 
- in the absence of such rules, and if such practice causes or threatens to cause serious 
prejudice to the interests of the other Party, or material injury to its domestic industry, 
including its services industry, 
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it may take appropriate measures after consultation within the Association Council or after 
30 working days following referral for such consultation. 
In the case of practices incompatible with paragraph 1 point (iii) of this Article, such 
appropriate measures may, where the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade applies 
thereto, only be adopted in conformity with the procedures and under the conditions laid 
down by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and any other relevant instrument 
negotiated under its auspices which are applicable between the Parties. 
7. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary adopted in conformity with paragraph 3, the 
Parties shall exchange information taking into account the limitations imposed by the 
requirements of professional and business secrecy. 
ARTICLE 64 
1. The Parties shall endeavour to avoid the imposition of restrictive measures including 
measures relating to imports for balance of payments purposes. In the event of their 
introduction, the Party having introduced the same shall present to the other Party, as soon 
as possible, a time schedule for their removal. 
2. Where one or more Member States or Estonia is in serious balance of payments difficulties, 
or under imminent threat thereof, the Community or Estonia, as the case may be, may, in 
accordance with the conditions established under the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade, adopt restrictive measures, including measures relating to imports, which shall be of 
limited duration and may not go beyond what is necessary to remedy the balance of 
payments situation. The Community or Estonia, as the case may be, shiill inform the other 
Party forthwith. 
3. Any .restrictive measures shall not apply to transfers related to investments and in particular 
to the repatriation of amounts invested or reinvested and of any kind of revenues stemming 
therefrom. 
ARTICLE 65 
With regard to public undertakings, and undertakings to which special or exclusive rights have 
been granted, the Association Council shall ensure that as from 1 January 1998, the principles 
of the Treaty establishing the European Community, notably Article 90, and the principles of 
the concluding document of the April 1990 Bonn meeting of the Conference on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe, notably entrepreneurs' freedom of decision, are upheld. 
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ARTICLE 66 
1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and of Annex IX, the Parties confirm the 
importance that they attach to ensure adequate and effective protection and enforcement of 
intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights. 
2. Estonia shall continue to improve the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property rights in order to provide, by 31 December 1999, for a level of protection similar 
to that existing in the Community, including effective means of enforcing such rights. 
3. By 31 December 1999, Estonia shall accede to the multilateral conventions on intellectual, 
industrial and commercial property rights referred to in paragraph 1 of Annex IX to which 
Member States of the Community are parties or which are de facto applied by Member 
States according to the relevant provisions contained in these conventions. 
4. If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and commercial property affecting trading 
conditions were to occur, urgent consultations will be undertaken, at the request of either 
Party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions. 
ARTICLE 67 
1. The Parties consider the opening up of the award of public contracts on the basis of non­
discrimination and reciprocity, in particular in the GATT and WTO context, to be a 
desirable objective. 
2. The Estonian companies as defined in Article 45 of this Agreement, shall be granted access 
to contract award procedures in the Community pursuant to Community procurement rules 
under a treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Community companies as of the 
entry into force of this Agreement. 
Community companies and branches of Community companies in the sense of Article 45 and 
subsidiaries of Community companies as described in Article 45 and in the forms of Article 56 
shall be granted access to contract award procedures in Estonia under a treatment no less 
favourable than that accorded to Estonian companies as of the entry into force of this 
Agreement. 
The provisions in this paragraph shall also apply to public contracts covered by Directive 
93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 once Estonia has introduced the appropriate legislation. 
3. As regards establishment, operations, supply of services between the Community and Estonia, 
as well as employment and movement of labour linked to the fulfilment of public contracts, the 
provisions of Articles 36 to 59 of this Agreement are applicable. 
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Chapter III: Approximation of laws 
ARTICLE 68 
The Parties recognize that an important condition for Estonia's economic integration into the 
Community is the approximation of Estonia's existing and future legislation to that of the 
Community. Estonia shall endeavour to ensure that its legislation will be gradually made 
compatible with that of the Community. 
ARTICLE 69 
The approximation of laws shall extend to the following areas in particular: customs law, 
company law, banking law, company accounts and taxation, intellectual property, financial 
services, rules on competition, protection of health and life of humans, animals and plants, 
protection of workers including health and safety at work, consumer protection, indirect taxation, 
technical rules and standards, nuclear law and regulation, transport, telecommunications, 
environment, public procurement, statistics and product liability. 
Within these areas rapid progress in the approximation of laws should in particular be made in the 
fields of the internal market, competition, protection of workers, environmental protection, 
consumer protection, financial services and technical rules and standards. 
ARTICLE 70 
The Community shall provide Estonia with technical assistance for the implementation of these 
measures, which may include inter alia: 
- the exchange of experts; 
- the provision of early information especially on relevant legislation; 
- organisation of seminars; 
- training activities; 
- aid for the translation of Community legislation in the relevant sectors. 
TITLE VI: ECONOMIC COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 71 
1. The Community and Estonia shall further develop economic cooperation aimed at contributing 
to Estonia's development and growth potential. Such cooperation shall strengthen existing 
economic links on the widest possible foundation, to the benefit of both Parties. -
2. Policies and other measures shall be designed to bring about the economic and social 
development of Estonia and will be guided by the principle of sustainable development. These 
policies should ensure that environmental considerations are also fully incorporated from the 
outset and that they are linked to the requirements of harmonious social development. 
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3. To this end the cooperation should focus in particular on policies and measures related to 
industry, investment, agriculture and the agro-industrial sector, energy, transport, regional 
development and tourism. 
4. Special attention shall be devoted to measures capable of fostering cooperation between the 
three Baltic countries, and with the other countries of central and eastern Europe as well as the 
other countries bordering the Baltic Sea with a view to an integrated development of the 
region. 
ARTICLE 72 
Industrial cooperation 
1. Cooperation shall seek to promote the following in particular: 
- industrial cooperation between the economic operators of the two Parties, with the particular 
aim of strengthening the private sector in Estonia; 
- Community participation in Estonia's efforts in both public and private sectors to modernize 
and restructure its industry, which will effect the further development of a market economy 
under conditions which ensure that the environment is protected; 
- the restructuring of individual sectors; 
- the establishment of new undertakings in areas offering potential for growth, particularly in 
high technology, clean technologies, consumer goods and market services, branches of light 
industry and the wood industry. 
2. Industrial cooperation initiatives shall take into account priorities determined by Estonia. The 
initiatives should seek in particular to establish a suitable framework for undertakings, to 
improve management know-how and to promote transparency as regards markets and 
conditions for undertakings. The Community shall provide Estonia with technical assistance 
where appropriate. 
ARTICLE 73 
Investment promotion and protection 
1. Cooperation shall aim at maintaining and, if necessary, improving a legal framework and a 
favourable climate for private investment and its protection, both domestic and foreign, which 
is essential to economic and industrial reconstruction and development in Estonia. The 
cooperation shall also aim to encourage and promote foreign investment and privatization in 
Estonia. 
2. The particular aims of cooperation shall be: 
- for Estonia to further develop and maintain a legal framework which favours and protects 
investment; 
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- the conclusion, where appropriate, with Member States of bilateral agreements for the 
promotion and protection of investment; 
- to proceed with deregulation and to improve economic infrastructure; 
- to exchange information on investment opportunities in the context of trade fairs, exhibitions, 
trade weeks and other events. 
Assistance from the Community could be granted in the initial stage to agencies which promote 
inward investment. 
3. Estonia shall honour the rules on Trade-Related Aspects of Investment Measures (TRTMs). 
ARTICLE 74 
Small and medium-sized enterprises 
1. The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 
and cooperation between SMEs in the Community and Estonia. 
2. They shall encourage the exchange of information and know-how by means of: 
- improving, where appropriate, the legal, administrative, technical, tax and financial conditions 
necessary for the setting-up and expansion of SMEs and for cross-border cooperation; 
- providing the specialized services required by SMEs (management training, accounting, 
marketing, quality control, etc.) and the strengthening of agencies providing such services; 
- establishing appropriate links with Community operators via European business cooperation 
networks, in order to improve the flow of information to SMEs and to promote cross-border 
cooperation. 
3. The cooperation shall include the supply of technical assistance, in particular for the 
establishment of appropriate institutional back-up for SMEs at both national and regional level, 
regarding financial, training, advisory, technological and marketing services. 
ARTICLE 75 
Agricultural and industrial standards and conformity assessment 
1. The cooperation between the Parties shall aim in particular to reduce differences in standards, 
technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, with Community technical 
assistance where necessary. 
2. To this end, the cooperation shall seek: 
- to promote the use of Community technical regulations and European standards and 
conformity assessment procedures, recognizing that, to reach Estonia's objectives of 
environmental quality, the country is free to develop and implement special (higher) standards 
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- where appropriate, to conclude agreements on mutual recognition in these fields; 
- to encourage Estonia's - active and regular participation in the work of specialized 
organisations (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, EOTC, EUROMET); 
- technical assistance, where appropriate, in training programmes for Estonian experts in the 
field of standardization, metrology, certification and quality systems in the Community; 
- to promote the exchange of technical and methodological information in the field of quality 
control and production process. 
3. The Community shall provide Estonia with technical assistance where appropriate. 
ARTICLE 76 
Cooperation in science and technology 
1. The Parties shall promote cooperation in research and technological development activities. 
They shall devote special attention to the following: 
- the exchange of information on each other's science and technology policies; 
- the organisation of joint scientific meetings (seminars and workshops); 
-joint R&D activities aimed at encouraging scientific progress and the transfer of technology 
and know-how; 
- training activities and mobility programmes for researchers and specialists from both sides; 
- the development of an environment conducive to research and the application of new 
technologies and adequate protection of the intellectual property of results of research; 
- Estonia's participation in Community research programmes in accordance with paragraph 3. 
Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
2. The Association Council shall determine the appropriate procedures for developing 
cooperation. 
3. Cooperation under the Community's framework programme in the field of research and 
technological development shall be implemented according to specific arrangements to be 
negotiated and concluded in accordance with the legal procedures of each Party. 
ARTICLE 77 
Education and training 
1. Cooperation shall aim at a harmonious development of human resources and at raising the level 
of general education and professional qualifications in Estonia, both in the public and private 
sectors, taking into consideration the priorities of Estonia. Institutional frameworks and plans 
of cooperation will be established under the auspices of the European Training Foundation, the 
TEMPUSV programme and the EurofacultyT Participation of Estonia in other Community 
programmes shall also be considered in this context. 
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2. The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas: 
- reform of the education and training system in Estonia; 
- initial training, in-service training and retraining, including the training of public and private 
sector executives and senior civil servants, particularly in priority areas to be determined-
- in-service training for teachers; 
- cooperation between universities, cooperation between universities and firms, mobility for 
teachers, students, administrators and young people; 
- promoting teaching in the field of European Studies within the appropriate institutions; 
- mutual recognition of peribds of studies and diplomas; 
- promoting language training in Estonia, in particular for resident persons belonging to 
minorities; 
- teaching of Community languages, training of translators and interpreters and promotion of 
the use of Community standards and terminology; 
- development of distance education and new training technologies; 
- provision of training materials and equipment; 
- cooperation with the European professional education development centre 
(CEDEFOP). 
ARTICLE 78 
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector 
1. Cooperation in this field shall aim at modernizing, restructuring and privatizing agriculture, 
fresh water (inland) fisheries and the agro-industrial sector as well as forestry. Such 
cooperation will promote the protection and sustainable use of natural landscapes and non-
polluted soils. 
To this end cooperation shall endeavour notably to: 
- develop private farms and distribution channels, methods of storage, marketing, etc.; 
- modernize the rural infrastructure (transport, water supply, telecommunications); 
- improve land-use planning, including construction and town planning; 
- develop criteria for areas for extensive and intensive agriculture, forestry and fresh water 
(inland) fisheries in accordance with national and regional development plans and 
programmes; 
- establish and promote effective cooperation on agricultural information systems; 
- improve productivity and quality by using appropriate methods and products; provide training 
and monitoring in the use of anti-pollution methods connected with inputs; 
- promote development of organic agriculture, processing, marketing of production; ¥ 
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- promote implementation of Community food standards; 
- restructure, develop, modernize and decentralize food-processing firms and their marketing 
techniques; 
- promote complementarity in agriculture; 
- promote industrial cooperation in agriculture and the exchange of know-how, particularly 
between the private sectors in the Community and Estonia; 
- develop cooperation on animal and plant health with the aim of bringing about gradual 
harmonization with Community standards through assistance for training and the organisation 
of checks; 
- promote exchange of information in respect of agricultural policy and legislation; 
- promote joint ventures, particularly for cooperation on the markets of third countries. 
2. To these ends, technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 79 
Fisheries 
1. The Parties shall develop their cooperation on fisheries in accordance with the Agreement on 
Fisheries Relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Estonia. 
2. The cooperation shall in particular take into account: 
- the establishment of sustainable fishing in the world's oceans and the Baltic Sea; 
- traditional cooperation on fisheries; 
- the necessity of developing fishing control systems, catch statistics and information systems; 
- the development of scientific potential for the study of fishery resources in the Baltic Sea and 
mutual action for the conservation and renewal offish stocks (especially salmon and cod) and 
the introduction of modern technologies in this field; 
- the gradual modernization of Estonia's fishing fleet and fish-processing industry, through the 
establishment of joint ventures; 
- the development of private enterprises in this field and the necessity of obtaining EC 
experience in marketing techniques; v 
- the development of industrial cooperation in fisheries and exchange of know-how; / * 
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- the introduction in Estonia of EC production quality and health standards for fish farming 
(including feed); 
- the exchange of information on fisheries policy and legislation and on the establishment of a 
market for fishery products; 
- cooperation in international fishery organisations. 
ARTICLE 80 
Energy 
1. Within the principles of the market economy and of the Treaty on the European Energy 
Charter, the Parties shall cooperate to develop the progressive integration of the energy 
markets in Europe. 
2. The cooperation shall focus on the following in particular: 
- formulation and planning of energy policy, including its long term aspects; 
- management and training in the energy sector; 
- promotion of energy saving and energy efficiency; 
- development of energy resources; 
- improvement of distribution as well as improvement and diversification of supply; 
- environmental impact of energy production and consumption; 
- the nuclear energy sector, in particular nuclear safety; 
- opening up the energy market to a greater degree, including facilitating transit of gas and 
electricity; 
-the electricity and gas sectors, including consideration of the possibility of the inter­
connection of European supply networks; 
- modernization of energy infrastructures; 
- formulation of framework conditions for cooperation between undertakings in this sector; 
- transfer of technology and know-how; 
- cooperation on pricing and taxation policies in the energy sector; 
- regional cooperation in the energy sector among the Baltic Sea States, particularly as an 
important contribution to security of energy supply in the region. 
3. Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
ARTICLE 81 
Nuclear Safety 
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2. Cooperation in the nuclear field shall mainly cover the following topics: 
- research and protective measures to increase safety particularly of the tailings at the uranium 
ore processing plant at Sillamâe, and at the former Soviet nuclear submarine training centre at 
Paldiski; 
- staff training; 
- upgrading of Estonia's laws and regulations on nuclear safety and strengthening of the 
supervisory authorities and their resources; 
- nuclear safety, preparation for nuclear emergencies and accident management; 
- radiation protection, including environmental radiation monitoring; 
- fuel cycle problems, safeguarding and physical protection of nuclear materials; 
- radioactive waste management; 
- decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations; 
- decontamination; 
- establishment of uniform safety standards to protect the health of workers, the general public 
and the environment and ensuring that they are applied. 
3. Cooperation will include the exchange of information and experience and R&D activities in 
accordance with the provisions on science and technology. v 
4. The Parties agree on the necessity of making efforts to cooperate, within the framework of 
their respective powers and competences, in order to combat nuclear smuggling. Cooperation 
in this area should include exchange of information, technical support for analyzing, identifying 
and disposing of the material, and administrative and technical assistance for the installation of 
efficient customs controls. Further cooperation in this field could be identified as need arises. 
ARTICLE 82 
Environment 
1. The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation on environment and human health. 
2. Cooperation shall concern in particular: 
- effective monitoring of pollution levels; 
- combating local, regional and cross-border air and water pollution; V 
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- efficient, sustainable and clean energy production and consumption; safety of industrial plants 
(including nuclear facilities); 
- classification and safe handling of chemicals; 
- water quality, particularly in cross-border waterways (protection of the Baltic Sea against 
pollution from ships, artificial islands, platforms and other sources); 
- reduction, recycling and safe disposal of waste and implementation of the Basle Convention; 
- sustainable use of non-renewable natural resources; 
- the environmental impact of agriculture, soil erosion and pollution by agricultural chemicals, 
water eutrophication; 
- protection of forests and flora and fauna; 
- conservation of biodiversity; 
- protected areas; 
- land-use planning, including construction and town planning; 
- improvement of public transport, especially in cities; 
- use of economic and fiscal instruments; 
- management of the coastline and prevention of marine pollution; 
- global climate change; 
- rehabilitation of contaminated areas; 
- protecting human health against environmental hazards. 
3. Cooperation shall take place notably through: 
- exchange of information and experts, especially in the field of the transfer of clean 
technologies and the safe use of environmentally-friendly biotechnologies; 
- institution-building and training programmes; 
- transfer of technology and know-how; 
- approximation of laws (Community standards); 
- cooperation at regional level (including cooperation between the three Baltic States and in 
the framework of the European Environment Agency) and at international level; 
- development of strategies, particularly with regard to global and climatic issues; 
- education and information on environmental issues; 
- environmental impact studies. 
ARTICLE 83 
Transport 
1. The Parties shall develop and step up their cooperation in the field of transport in order to 
enable Estonia to: 
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- improve the movement of passengers and goods and the access to transport markets by 
removing administrative, technical and other obstacles; 
- facilitate Community transit through Estonia by road, rail, inland waterway and combined 
transport; 
- achieve operating standards comparable to those in the Community; 
- improve traffic and transport safety, reduce harmful effects on the environment. 
2. The cooperation shall cover the following in particular: 
- economic, legal and technical training programmes and the preparation of the legislative and 
institutional framework for policy development and implementation, including privatization of 
the transport sector; 
-the provision of technical assistance and advice, and the exchange of information 
(conferences and seminars); 
- support for the development of infrastructure in Estonia. 
3. Priority areas of cooperation will be: 
- the construction and modernization, on recognized trans-European corridors and. major 
routes of common interest, of road, rail, inland waterway, port and airport infrastructures; 
- the improvement of conditions, the reduction of waiting times and the easing of transit at the 
border crossings on the Estonian stretch of the multimodal Crete corridor n°l, on the basis of 
norms set by international agreements of the European Union to secure inter-operability; 
- the management of railways, ports and airports, including cooperation between the 
appropriate national authorities; 
- land-use planning, including construction and urban planning; 
- the upgrading of technical equipment to meet Community standards; particularly in the fields 
of road-rail transport, containerization and trans-shipment; 
- contributing to the development of transport policies compatible with those in the 
Community; 
- the promotion of short-sea shipping as an alternative to overland transport and as à transport 
mode particularly suited to the Baltic Sea region; 
- the promotion of joint research and development programmes; 
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- concrete projects in a tri- or multilateral (CBSS - Council of the Baltic Sea States) context of 
regional cooperation, such as Via Baltica; 
- mutual exchange of transport data. 
ARTICLE 84 
Telecommunications, postal services and broadcasting 
1. The Parties shall endeavour to expand and strengthen telecommunications cooperation. This 
shall involve: 
- exchange of information on telecommunications policies, postal services and broadcasting 
policies; 
- establishment of a stable and consistent regulatory framework for telecommunications, postal 
services and broadcasting; 
- exchange of technical and other information and the organisation of seminars, workshops and 
conferences for experts of both sides; 
- training and advisory operations; 
- transfer of technology; 
- joint execution of projects by competent bodies from both sides; 
- promotion of European standards and certification systems; 
- promotion of new communications facilities, services and installations, particularly those with 
commercial applications. 
2. These activities shall focus on the following priority areas: 
- development and application of a sectoral market policy in telecommunications, postal 
services and broadcasting in Estonia, of legal acts and procedures; 
- modernization of Estonia's telecommunications network and its integration into European 
and world networks; 
- cooperation within European standardization structures; 
- integration of trans-European systems; 
- legal aspects of telecommunications; 
- management of telecommunications in the new European business environment: 
organisational structures, strategy and planning, purchasing principles, tariffs structure in 
voice telephony; 
- land-use planning, construction and town planning; 
- upgrading of the data network and development of data-based information services. 
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Information Infrastructure 
The Parties shall endeavour to expand and strengthen cooperation, with a view to setting up a 
Global Information Infrastructure. This shall involve: 
- exchange of information on policies and programmes aimed at setting up the information 
infrastructure and the corresponding services; 
- close cooperation between institutions managing current information networks (academic and/or 
government agencies); 
- exchange of information on technologies, market needs and other information, organisation of 
seminars, workshops and conferences for experts and industrialists from both sides; 
- training and advisory operations; 
- joint execution of projects; 
- promotion and agreement of standards, certification and testing; 
- promotion of an appropriate regulatory framework; 
- action to promote the growth of information services and infrastructure. 
ARTICLE86 
Banking, insurance and other financial services 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of establishing and developing a suitable framework 
for the encouragement of a banking, insurance and financial services sector in Estonia. 
2. The cooperation shall focus on: 
- the improvement of efficient accounting and audit systems in Estonia based on international 
rules and European Community standards; 
- the strengthening and restructuring of the banking and financial systems; 
- the improvement and harmonization of supervision and regulation system of banking and 
financial services; 
- the preparation of glossaries of terminology; 
- the exchange of information in particular in respect of laws in force or being drafted; 
- the preparation and translation of Community and Estonian legislation; 
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Audit and Financial Control Cooperation 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim to developing efficient financial control and audit 
systems in the Estonian administration following standard Community methods and 
proceedings. 
2. Cooperation shall focus on: 
- the exchange of relevant information on audit systems; 
- the uniformisation of audit documentation; 
- training and advisory operations. 
3. To this end, technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 88 
Monetary policy 
At the request of the Estonian authorities, the Community shall provide technical assistance 
designed to support Estonia's efforts towards the gradual alignment of its policies on those of the 
European Monetary System. This will include informal exchange of information concerning the 
principles, the policies and the functioning of the European Monetary System. 
ARTICLE 89 
Money laundering 
1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making strenuous efforts and cooperating in order to 
prevent the use of their financial systems for the laundering of proceeds from criminal activities 
in general and drug offences in particular. 
2. Cooperation in this area shall include administrative and technical assistance with the purpose 
of establishing suitable standards to combat money laundering, equivalent to those adopted by 
the Community and other international bodies in this field, in particular the Financial Action 
Task Force (FATF). 
ARTICLE 90 
Regional development 
1. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation between them on regional development and land-use 
planning. 
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2. To this end, any of the following measures may be taken: 
- exchange of information by national, regional or local authorities on regional and land-use 
planning policy, and, where appropriate, the provision of assistance to Estonia for the 
formulation of such policy; 
-joint action by regional and local authorities in the field of economic development; 
- study of a joint approach towards the development of inter-regional cooperation with 
Baltic Sea regions in the Community; 
- exchange of visits to explore cooperation and assistance opportunities; 
- exchange of civil servants and experts; 
- provision of technical assistance with special emphasis on the development of disadvantaged 
regions; 
- establishment of programmes for the exchange of information and experience, by methods 
including seminars. 
ARTICLE 91 
Social Cooperation 
1. With regard to health and safety at work and public health, the Parties shall develop 
cooperation between them with the aim of improving the level of protection of the health and 
safety of workers, taking as a reference the level of protection existing in the Community. 
Cooperation shall comprise the following in particular: 
- the provision of technical assistance; 
- the exchange of experts; 
- cooperation between companies; 
- information and training operations; 
- cooperation on public health. . 
2. With regard to employment, cooperation between the Parties shall focus in particular on: 
- organisation of the labour market; 
- modernization of job-finding and careers advice services; 
- planning and implementation of regional restructuring programmes; 
- encouragement of local employment development. 
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Cooperation in these fields shall be realized through actions such as the performance of studies 
provision of the services of experts and information and training. 
3. With regard to social security, cooperation between the Parties shall seek to adapt the Estonian 
social security system to the new economic and social situation, primarily by providing the 
services of experts and information and training. 
ARTICLE 92 
Tourism 
The Parties shall increase and develop cooperation between them in the field of tourism, which 
will be aimed in particular at: 
- facilitating the tourist trade; 
- strengthening the flow of information through international networks, databases, etc.; 
- transferring know-how through training, exchanges, seminars; 
- enhancing regional cooperation projects; 
- studying the opportunities for joint operations (cross-border projects, town twinning, etc.); 
- introducing computerized booking and information systems (preferably common to . all 
three Baltic States) and consumer protection standards for tourists. 
ARTICLE 93 
Information and communication 
1. With regard to information and communication, the Community and Estonia shall take 
appropriate steps to stimulate effective mutual exchange of information. Priority shall be given 
to programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the 
European Union and specific circles in Estonia with more specialized information, including, 
where possible, access to Community data bases. 
2. The Parties shall coordinate and, where appropriate, harmonize their policies regarding the 
regulation of cross-border broadcasts, technical standards and the promotion of European 
audiovisual technology. 
3. Cooperation may include providing for exchange programmes, scholarships, training facilities 
for journalists and experts in the sectors of the media as appropriate. 
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ARTICLE 94 
Consumer protection 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of achieving full compatibility between the systems of 
consumer protection in Estonia and the Community. Effective consumer protection is needed 
to ensure that the market economy functions properly. 
2. To this end, and in view of their common interests, the Parties shall encourage and ensure: 
- a policy of active consumer protection, in accordance with Community law and any relevant 
UN guidelines on consumer protection; 
- the approximation of legislation and the alignment of consumer protection in Estonia with 
that of the Community; 
- effective legal protection for consumers in order to improve the quality of consumer goods 
and maintain appropriate safety standards. 
3. Cooperation shall include: 
- the exchange of information on dangerous products; 
- the training of consumer protection specialists for the government and NGOs; 
- help with the development of independent organisations intended to increase consumer 
awareness, particularly by providing information; 
- the establishment of information and advisory centres for the settlement of dispûtes and the 
provision of legal and other advice to consumers; provision will be made for cooperation 
between Estonia's centres and those in the Community; 
- access to Community databanks; 
- the development of exchanges between consumer representatives. 
4. Technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 95 
Customs 
1. The Parties commit themselves to developing customs cooperation in order to guarantee 
compliance with all the provisions to be adopted in connection with trade and achieve the 
approximation of Estonia's customs system to that of the Community, thus helping to ease the 
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2. Cooperation shall include the following in particular: 
- the exchange of information including on the methods of investigation; 
- the development of cross-border infrastructure; 
- the introduction of the single administrative document and the interconnection between the 
transit systems of the Community and Estonia; 
- the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods; 
- the organisation of seminars and placements; 
- support in the introduction of modern customs information systems; 
- the approximation of the Estonian Nomenclature of Goods to the Combined Nomenclature of 
the Community; 
- the approximation of the structure of Estonia's customs tariff system to that of the 
Community. 
Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
3. Without prejudice to further cooperation foreseen in this Agreement, and in particular Article 
99 and Title VII, the mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters 
of the Parties shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Protocol No. 5. 
ARTICLE 96 
Statistical cooperation 
•1. Cooperation in this area shall have as its aim the development of an efficient statistical system 
to provide, in a rapid and timely fashion, the reliable statistics needed to support and monitor 
the process of economic reform and contribute to the development of private enterprise in 
Estonia. 
2. The Parties shall cooperate in particular to: 
- strengthen Estonia's statistical system; 
- bring about harmonization with international (and particularly Community) methods, 
standards and classifications; 
- provide the data needed to support and monitor economic reform; 
- provide the private sector, the press and any other social and economic operators with 
appropriate macroeconomic and microeconomic data; 
- guarantee the confidentiality of data; 
- exchange statistical information. * 
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Economies 
1. The Community and Estonia shall facilitate the process of economic reforms and integration by 
cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective economies and 
the formulation and implementation of economic policy in market economies. 
2. To these ends, the Community and Estonia shall: 
- exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects and on strategies for 
development; 
- analyse jointly economic issues of mutual interest, including the framing of economic policy 
and the instruments for implementing it; 
- through the programme of Action for Cooperation in Economics (ACE) in particular, 
encourage extensive cooperation between' economists and managers in the Community and 
Estonia in order to expedite the transfer of know-how for the drafting of economic policies, 
and provide for wide dissemination of the results of policy-relevant research. 
ARTICLE 98 
Public Administration 
The Parties shall promote cooperation between their public administration authorities, including 
the setting up of exchange programmes, in order to improve mutual knowledge of the structure 
and functioning of their respective systems. 
ARTICLE 99 
Drugs 
1. Within the scope of their respective powers and competences, the Parties shall cooperate in 
increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of policies and measures to counter the illicit 
production, supply and traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including the 
prevention of diversion of precursor chemicals, as well as in promoting drug demand 
prevention and reduction. 
2. The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of cooperation to attain these objectives, 
including the modalities of the implementation of common actions. 
3. The cooperation in this area shall be based oh mutual consultation and close cooperation 
between the Parties over the objectives and measures in the fields targeted in paragraph 1 
and shall, inter alia, include where available technical assistance from the Community. 
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Cooperation aimed at preventing the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic 
substances will comprise technical and administrative assistance including: 
- drafting and implementation of national legislation; 
- creation or strengthening of institutions and information centres and of social health centres-
- increasing the efficiency of the institutions engaged in combating illicit drug trafficking; 
- training of personnel and research; 
- prevention of diversion of precursors and other essential chemicals used for the purpose of 
illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, by establishing suitable 
standards equivalent to those adopted by the Community and relevant international bodies, in 
particular the Chemical Action Task Force (CATF). 
The Parties may agree to include other areas. 
TITLE VH : COOPERATION IN THE PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES 
ARTICLE 100 
1. The Parties shall cooperate, within the scope of their powers and competences, with the aim of 
preventing the following illegal activities in particular: 
- illegal immigration and the illegal presence of their nationals on the other's territory, while 
taking account of the principles and the practice of readmission; 
- corruption; 
- illegal transactions involving industrial waste and counterfeit products; 
- illegal trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances; 
- organised crime; 
- trafficking of human beings and crime related to activity of illegal immigration networks; 
- theft of and illegal trade in radioactive and nuclear material; 
- illegal transfer of motor vehicles. 
2. Cooperation in the matters referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on mutual consultations 
and close coordination between the Parties and shall comprise technical and administrative 
assistance for: 
- the drafting of national legislation; 
- the establishment of information centres and databases; 
- enhancing the efficiency of the institutions charged to prevent illegal activities; 
- staff training and the deyelopment of investigative facilities; 
- the formulation of mutually acceptable measures to prevent illegal activities. 
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TITLE VU! : CULTURAL COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 101 
1. The Parties undertake to promote, encourage and facilitate cultural cooperation. Where 
appropriate, the Community's cultural cooperation activities or those of one or more Member 
States may be extended to Estonia and further activities of interest to both sides developed. 
This cooperation shall cover in particular: 
- literary translations; 
- exchange of non-commercial works of art and artists; 
- conservation and restoration of monuments and sites (architectural and cultural heritage); 
- training, particularly in art management; 
- cultural events (e.g. song festivals); 
- publicizing significant cultural events. 
2. The Parties may cooperate in the promotion of the audiovisual industry in Europe. In 
particular, the audiovisual sector in Estonia could apply to take part in activities set up by the 
Community in the framework of the MEDIA programme, in accordance with the procedures 
laid down by the bodies responsible for the various activities and the Council Decision of 
21 December 1990 setting up that programme. 
The Parties shall coordinate and, where appropriate, harmonize their policies on the regulation 
of cross-border broadcasting, paying particular attention to matters relating to the acquisition 
of intellectual property rights for programmes broadcast by satellite or cable, technical 
standards in the audiovisual field and the promotion of European audiovisual technology. 
Cooperation could include inter alia the exchange of programmes, bursaries and facilities for 
the training of journalists and other media professionals. 
TITLE IX : FINANCIAL COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 102 
In order to achieve the objectives of this Agreement and in accordance with Articles 103, 104, 
105 and 106, without prejudice to Article 105, Estonia shall benefit from temporary financial 
assistance from the Community in the form of grants and loans, including loans from the 
European Investment Bank (EIB) according to the provisions of Article 18 of the Statute of the 
Bank to accelerate the economic transformation of Estonia. 
ARTICLE 103 
This financial assistance shall be covered []: 
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- Either within the framework of an indicative multiannual programme through Phare foreseen in 
Council Regulation EEC N° 3906/89, as amended, or within a new multiannual financial 
framework established by the Community following consultations with Estonia and taking into 
account the considerations set out in Articles 104 and 105. 
- By loan(s) provided by the European Investment Bank within a ceiling and during a period of 
availability to be established, following consultations with Estonia in application of the relevant 
provisions of the Treaty on European Union. 
ARTICLE 104 
The objectives and the areas of the Community's financial assistance shall be laid down in an 
indicative programme to be agreed between the two Parties. The Parties shall inform the 
Association Council. 
ARTICLE 105 
1. The Community shall, in case of special need, taking into account the availability of all financial 
resources, on request of Estonia and in coordination with international financial institutions, in 
the context of the G24, examine the possibility of granting temporary financial assistance 
- to support measures with the aim of maintaining the convertibility of the Estonian currency; 
- to support medium-term stabilization and structural adjustment efforts, including balance of 
payments assistance; 
2. This financial assistance is subject to Estonia's presentation of IMF supported programmes in 
the context of the G24, as appropriate, for convertibility and/or for restructuring its economy, 
to the Community's acceptance thereof, to Estonia's continued adherence to these programmes 
and, as ah ultimate objective, to rapid transition to reliance on finance from private sources. 
3. The Association Council will be informed of the conditions under which this assistance will be 
provided and of the respect of the obligations undertaken by Estonia concerning such 
assistance: 
ARTICLE 106 
The Community financial assistance shall be evaluated in the light of the needs which arise and of 
Estonia's development level,* [] taking into account established priorities and the absorption 
capacity of Estonia's economy, the ability to repay loans and the further development of the 
market economy system and restructuring in Estonia. 
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ARTICLE 107 
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the Parties shall ensure that 
Community contributions are made in close coordination with those from other sources such as 
the Member States, other countries, including the G24, and international financial institutions, 
such as the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
ARTICLE 108 
Estonia shall participate in framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other 
actions of the Community in .the fields laid down in Annex X. Without prejudice to the existing 
participation of Estonia in the activities referred to in Annex X, the Association Council shall 
decide the terms and conditions for the participation of Estonia in these activities. The financial 
contribution of Estonia to the activities referred to in Annex X shall be based on the principle that 
Estonia shall meet the costs resulting from its participation itself. If necessary the Community may 
decide, on a case-by-case basis, and pursuant to the rules applicable to the general budget of the 
European Communities, to pay a supplement to Estonia's contribution. 
TITLE X : INSTTTUTTONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
ARTICLE 109 
An Association Council is hereby established which shall supervise the implementation of this 
Agreement. It shall meet at ministerial level once a year and when circumstances require. It shall 
examine any major issues arising within the framework of the Agreement and any other bilateral 
or international issues of mutual interest. 
ARTICLE 110 
1. The Association Council shall consist of the members of the Council of the European Union 
and members of the Commission of the European' Communities, on the one hand, and of 
members appointed by the Government of Estonia, on the other. 
2. Members of the Association Council may arrange to be represented, in accordance with the 
conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 
3. The Association Council shall establish its rules of procedure at its first meeting. 
4. The Association Council shall be presided in turn by a member of the Council of the European 
Union and a member of the Government of Estonia, in accordance with the provisions to be 
laid down in its rules of procedure. ' 
5. Where appropriate, the EIB will take part, as an observer, in the work of the Association 
Council. 
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( ARTICLE 111 
The Association Council shall, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement, have 
the power to take decisions in the cases provided for therein. The decisions taken shall be binding 
on the Parties which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken. The 
Association Council may also make appropriate recommendations. 
It shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by agreement between the two Parties. 
ARTICLE 112 
1. Each of the two Parties may refer to the Association Council any dispute relating to the 
application or interpretation of this Agreement. 
2. The Association Council may settle the dispute by means of a decision. 
3. Each Party shall be bound to take the measures involved in carrying out the decision referred 
to in paragraph 2. 
4. In the event of it not being possible to settle the dispute in accordance with paragraph 2 of this 
Article, either Party may notify the other of the appointment of an arbitrator; the other Party 
must then appoint a second arbitrator within two months. For the application of this procedure, 
the Community and the Member States shall be deemed to be one Party to the dispute. 
The Association Council shall appoint a third arbitrator. 
The arbitrators' decisions shall be taken by majority vote. 
Each Party to the dispute must take the steps required to implement the decision of the 
arbitrators. 
ARTICLE 113 
1. The Association Council shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by an Association 
Committee composed of representatives of the members of the Council of the European Union 
and of members of the Commission of the European Communities on the one hand and of 
representatives of the Government of Estonia on the other, normally at senior civil servant 
level. 
In its rules of procedure the Association Council shall determine the duties of the Association 
Committee, which shall include the preparation of meetings of the Association Council and 
how the Committee shall function. 
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2. The Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers. In this 
event the Association Committee shall take its decisions in accordance with the conditions laid 
down in Article 111. 
ARTICLE 114 
The Association Council may decide to set up any other special committee or body that can assist 
it in carrying out its duties. 
In its rules of procedure, the Association Council shall determine the composition and duties of 
such committees or bodies and how they shall function. 
ARTICLE 115 
A Parliamentary Committee is hereby established. It shall be a forum for Members of the 
Parliament of Estonia and the European Parliament to meet and exchange views. It shall meet at 
intervals which it shall itself determine. 
ARTICLE 116 
1. The Parliamentary Committee shall consist of members of the European Parliament, on the one 
hand, and of members of the Parliament of Estonia, on the other. 
2. The Parliamentary Committee shall establish its rules of procedure. 
3. The Parliamentary Committee shall be presided in turn by each the European Parliament and 
the Parliament of Estonia, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of 
procedure. 
ARTICLE 117 
The Parliamentary Committee may request relevant information regarding the implementation of 
this Agreement from the Association Council, which shall then supply the Committee with the 
requested information. 
The Parliamentary Committee shall be informed of the decisions of the Association Council. 
The Parliamentary Committee may make recommendations to the Association Council. 
ARTICLE 118 
Within the scope of this Agreement, each Party undertakes to ensure that natural and legal 
persons of the other Party have access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to the 
competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties to defend their individual rights and 
their property rights, including those concerning intellectual, industrial and commerciaf property.. y 
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ARTICLE 119 
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking any measures: 
(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its 
essential security interests; 
(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms, ammunition or war materials or to 
research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that 
such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not 
intended for specifically military purposes; 
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(c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal disturbances 
affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension 
constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the 
purpose of maintaining peace and international security; 
(d) which it considers necessary to respect its international obligations and commitments on 
the control of dual use industrial goods and technologies. 
ARTICLE 120 
1. In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions 
contained therein: 
- the arrangements applied by Estoma in respect of the Community shall not give rise to any 
discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, or their companies or branches, 
- the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of Estonia shall not give rise to any 
discrimination between Estonian nationals or its companies or branches. 
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 are without prejudice to the right of the Parties to apply the 
relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation to taxpayers who are not in identical situations as 
regards their place of residence. 
ARTICLE 121 -
Products originating in Estonia shall not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported into the 
Community than that applied by Member States among themselves. 
The treatment granted to Estonia uncler Title IV and Chapter I of Title V shall not be more 
favourable that that accorded by Member States among themselves. 
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ARTICLE 122 
1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under 
this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained. 
2. If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this 
Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special 
urgency, it shall supply the Association Council with all relevant information required for a 
thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the 
Parties. 
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning 
of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Council 
and shall be the subject of consultations within the Association Council if the other Party so 
requests. 
ARTICLE 123 
The present Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for individuals and economic operators 
have been achieved under the present Agreement, affect rights assured to them through 
agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one hand, and Estonia, on the other, 
except for sectors of Community competence and without prejudice to Member States' 
obligations resulting from this Agreement in sectors of their competence. 
ARTICLE 124 
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Parties" shall mean the Community, or its Member 
States, or the Community and its Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, of 
the one part, and Estonia, of the other part. 
ARTICLE 125 
Protocols No. 1-5 and Annexes No. I-X shall form an integral part of this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 126 
This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period. 
Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement will 
cease to apply six months after the date of such notification. 
ARTICLE 127 
The Secretary General of the Council of the European Union shall be the depository of the 
Agreement. 
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This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaties establishing 
the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and 
Steel Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the 
other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Estonia. 
ARTICLE 129 
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, 
Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Estonian languages, each of these texts being 
equally authentic. 
ARTICLE 130 
This Agreement will be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures. 
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on 
which the Parties notify each other that the procedures referred to in the first paragraph have been 
completed. 
Upon its entry into force, this Agreement shall replace the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the Republic of Estonia on trade and economic and commercial 
cooperation signed in Brussels on 11 May 1992. 
The present Agreement is partly based on, further develops and incorporates the essential 
provisions of the Agreement between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy 
Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Estonia on Free 
Trade and Trade-Related Matters signed on 18 July 1994. Upon its entry into force, this 
Agreement shall replace the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters. 
The decisions of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on trade and economic and 
commercial cooperation and which performs also the duties assigned by the Agreement on Free 
Trade and Trade-Related Matters shall continue to apply until repealed by decisions of the 
Association Council. 
The Association Council shall adopt at its first meeting all the modifications to this Agreement - in 
particular to the protocols and annexes - necessary to align it with changes to the Agreement on 
Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters decided by the Joint Committee between the signature and 
the entry into force of this Agreement. ¥ 
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Estonia 
LIST OF ANNEXES 
Articles 9 and 17 Definition of industrial and agricultural products 
II Article 16 Processed agricultural products 
III Article 19(2) Community agricultural concessions - duty concessions 
IV Article 19(2) Community agricultural concessions - arrangements for 
animal and meat imports 
V 
VI 
VII Article 19(2) 
Article 22(1) 
Article 43(1) Community agricultural concessions - tariff quotas 
Community fisheries concessions 
Community exceptions establishment 
VIII Article 46 Financial services 
IX Article 66 Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property 
Protection 
X Article 108 Participation of Estonia in Community programmes 
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ANNEX/ 
List of products, referred to in Articles 9 and 17 of the Agreement 
CN code Description 
ex 3502 
ex 3502 10 
3502 10 91 
3502 10 99 
ex 3502 90 
3502 90 51 
3502 90 59 
4501 
5201 00 
5301 
5302 Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives: 
— Egg albumin: 
Other: 
_ _ _ Dried (for example, in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 
Other 
— Other: 
— — Albumins, other than egg albumin: 
— — — Milk albumin (lactalbumin): 
— — — — Dried (for example, in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 
Other 
Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground 
cork 
Cotton, not carded or combed 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and 
garncrtcd stock) 
True hemp (Cannabis sauva L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of 
true hemp (including yarn waste and garnerted stock) 
ANNEX II 
Goods referred to in Article 16 
Goods for which the Community retains an agricultural component in the duties 
CN code Description 
2905 43 
2905 44 
ex 3505 10 
3505 20 
3809 10 
3823 60 Mannitol 
D-glucitoI (sorbitol) 
Dextrins and other modified starches, excluding starches, csterified or etherfied of 
subheading 3505 10 50 
Glues with a basis of starches, dextrins or other modified starches 
Dressings and finishing agents with a basis of amylaceous substances ... 
Sorbitol, other than that of subheading 2905 44 
ANNEX 111 
List of products referred to in Article » * (2) 
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Estonia shall be subject to the duties 
set out below 
CN code Description (') Duty rate 
% 
0409 Natural honey 173 
0601 10 00 Bulbs, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant 5,1 
0602 10 90 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips 
Unrooted cuttings and slips 
Other 
0602 20 90 Edible fruit trees, shrubs and bushes, other 8,3 
0602 99 91 Flowering plants with buds 12 
0602 99 30 Strawberry plants 8,3 
0707 00 19 Cucumbers, fresh or chilled (from 16 May to 3i October) 16 
0809 40 90 Sloes 
081030 10 Blackcurrants, fresh 8(:) 
0810 40 30 Bilberries of the species A Vaccinium myrtillus' free <J) 
0810 40 50 Fruit of the species 'Vaccinium macrocarpon" and 'Vaccinium 
corymbosurn 3(2) 
0810 90 80*70 Other berries 
2005 30 00 Preparations of vegetables: 
Sauerkraut 15 
2009 70 30 
2009 70 99 Apple juice of a density hot exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 "C: 
Of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight, containing added 
sugar 
Of a value not exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight, with an added 
sugar content not exceeding 30% by weight 12 
12 
2009 70 99 Not containing added sugar 12 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the 
products-is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined 
within the context of this Annex by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes arc indicated, the preferential 
scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. 
(2) Subject to minimum price arrangements contained in the Annex hereto. 
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Annex to Annex III 
Maximum import price arrangement for certain soft fruit for processing 
1. Minimum import prices are fixed for each marketing year for the following products: 
0810 30 10 Blackcurrants 
0810 40 30 Bilberries 
0810 40 50 Fruit of species Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium corymbosum 
The minimum import prices are fixed by the Community in consultation with Estonia taking into 
consideration the price evolution, imported quantities and market development in the Community. 
2. The minimum import prices shall be respected in accordance with the following criteria: 
— during each three-month period of the marketing year the average unit value for each product listed 
in paragraph 1, imported into the Community, shall not be lower than the minimum import price 
for that product, 
— during any period of two weeks the average unit value for each product listed in paragraph 1, 
imported in the Community shall not be lower than 90% of the minimum import ptice for that 
product, in so far as the quantities imported during this period are not less than 4 % of the normal 
annual import. 
3. In case of non-respect of one of these criteria the Community may introduce measures ensuring that the 
minimum import price is respected for each consignment of the product concerned imported from 
Estonia. 
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ANNEX IV ': 
Products referred-to in Article 1° (2) 
Arrangements for imports of live bovine animals, bovine meat, sheep and goatmcat into the Community 
1. Indepcndcndy of the balance sheet arrangements foreseen in Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, a global 
tariff quota of 3 500 heads of live bovine animals for fattening or for slaughter, with a live weight of 
not less than 160 kg and not more than 300 kg, falling within CN code 0102, shall be opened to 
imports from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 
The reduced levy or specific duty rate applicable to animals under this quota shall be fixed at 2J % of 
the full amount of the levy or the specific duty rate. 
2. In case forecasts show that imports into the Community may exceed 425 000 head for any given year 
the Community may take safeguard measures in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, not 
withstanding any other rights given under this Agreement. 
3. A global tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes of meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling within 
CN codes 0201 and 0202, shall be opened to imports from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 
The reduced dury-rate and levy or specific duty rate applicable under this quota shall be fixed at 40 % 
of their full amount. 
4. Within the framework of the autonomous import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) 
No 3643/85, a global quota of 100 tonnes of meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling 
within CN code 0204, shall be reserved for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 
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ANNEX V 
Products referred to in Article 19(2) 
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Estonia will be subject to a 60% 
reduction of the variable levy, the ad valorem duty and/or the specific duty rates within the limits of the 
indicated quantities (tariff quotas) 
CN code 
0203 
0207 10 15 
0207 21 10 
0207 10 19 
0207 21 90 
0207 39 21 
0207 41 41 
0207 39 23 
0207 41 51 
0402 10 19 
0402 21 19 
0405 00 11 
0405 00 19 
0406 90 
0701 
0704 
0712 10 00 
0808 
1601 00 Description (') 
Meat of domestic swine, fresh or 
chilled 0 
Chicken carcases; breasts of chicken; legs 
of chicken 
Skimmed milk powder 
Whole milk powder 
Butter 
Cheese 
Potatoes, fresh or chilled 
Cabbages 
Dried potatoes 
Apples, pears and quinces, fresh 
Sausages and similar products ^995" 4996 4ft?? cwjleoc* 
^successive years 
(in tonnes) 
800 
400 
1000 
700 
800 
800 
150 
60 
150 
400 900 
450 
1250 
750 
800 
900 
175 
60 
175 
450 . 1000 
500 
1 500 
800 
800 
1 000 
200 
60 
200 
500 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the intcrprcurion of rhe combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the 
products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined 
within the context of this Annex by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential 
scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. 
{*) Excluding tenderloins presented alone. 
ANNEX VI 
List of products referred to in Article 22(1) 
Products, originating in Estonia, for which the Community grants tariff reductions 
CN codes Description Tariff quotas 
0301 92 00 Eels (Anguilla spp.) live, fresh/chilled, frozen 100 t at 0% 
0302 66 00 
0303 76 00 
0302 50 Cod (Cadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 2 500 t at 6 % 
0302 69 35 and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, fresh, chilled or 
0303 60 frozen 
0303 79 41 
0302 69 19 Other freshwater fish, fresh/chilled, frozen 1 000 t at 4% 
0303 79 19 
ex0304 10 19 Fillets of other freshwater fish, fresh, frozen with the 500 tat 4,5% 
ex 0304 20 19 exception of carp 
ex 1604 13 90 Brisling or sprat (Sprattus sprattus), prepared or 350 t at 10% 
preserved 
ex 1604 19 94 Hake (Merluccius spp.), prepared or preserved 
ex 1604 19 95 Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma), prepared or 60 t at 10% 
preserved 
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Annex VIT 
Concerning Article 43,1 
Legal acts relating to real-estate property in frontier regions in accordance with legislation in 
force in certain Member States of the Community. 
This reservation is not to be applied in a manner inconsistent with the Most Favoured Nation 
treatment. 
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Annex VTII 
Concerning Article 46 
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Financial services: definitions 
A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service 
provider of a Party. Financial services include the following activities: 
A. All insurance and insurance-related services. 
1. Direct insurance (including co-insurance). 
(i)life 
(ii) non-life 
2. Reinsurance and retrocession. 
3. Insurance intermediation, such as brokerage and agency. 
4. Services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment 
and claim settlement services. 
B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance). 
1. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public. 
2. Lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer credit, mortgage credit, 
factoring and financing of commercial transactions. 
3. Financial leasing. 
4. All payment and money transmission services, including credit charge and debit 
cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts. 
5. Guarantees and commitments. 
6. Trading for own account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over the 
counter market or otherwise, the following: 
(a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.) 
(b) foreign exchange 
(c) derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options 
(d) exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as 
swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. 
(e) transferable securities 
(f) other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion. 
7. Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including under-writing and 
placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of services 
related to such issues. 
8. Money broking. 
9. Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective 
investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and 
trust services. 
10. Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, 
derivative products, and other negotiable instruments. 
11. Advisory intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities 
listed in Points 1 to 10 above, including credit reference and analysis, investment 
and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate 
restructuring and strategy. 
12. Provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and 
related software by providers of other financial services. é 
The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services: 
(a) Activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of 
monetary and exchange rate policies. 
(b) Activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public 
institutions, for the account or with the guarantee of the government, except when 
those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with 
such public entities. 
(c) Activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement 
plans, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in 
competition with public entities or private institutions. 
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Annex IX 
Concerning Article 66 
Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property Protection 
1. Paragraph 3 of Article 66 concerns the following multilateral conventions: 
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of 
Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome, 1961); 
Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and 
Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Geneva, 1977 and 
amended in 1979); 
Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International 
Registration of Marks (Madrid, 1989); 
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro­
organisms for the purposes of Patent Procedures (1977, modified in 1980); 
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants 
(UPOV) (Geneva Act, 1991). 
The Association Council may decide that paragraph 3 of Article 66 shall apply to 
other multilateral conventions. In this respect, Estonia will favourably consider 
acceding to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of 
Marks (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979). 
2. The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the 
following multilateral conventions: 
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 
1967 and amended in 1979); 
Patent Co-operation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and 
modified in 1984). 
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris 
Act, 1971); 
3. From* entry into force of this Agreement, Estonia shall grant to Community 
: companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of 
intellectual, industrial and commercial property, treatment no less favourable than 
that granted by it to any third country under bilateral agreements. 
4. The provisions of paragraph 3 shall not apply to advantages granted by Estonia to 
any third country on an effective reciprocal basis. 
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Annex X 
Participation of Estonia in Community programmes 
Estonia may participate in Community framework programmes, specific programmes, 
projects or other actions in the fields of: 
- research 
- information services 
- the environment 
- education, training and youth 
- social policy and health 
- consumer protection 
- small and medium-sized enterprises 
- tourism 
- culture 
- the audiovisual sector 
- civil protection 
- trade facilitation 
- energy 
- transport, and 
- the fight against drugs and drug addiction. 
The Association Council may agree to add other fields of Community activities to those 
listed above, where it is considered to be of mutual interest or to contribute to the 
attainment of the objectives of the Europe Agreement. 
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LIST OF PROTOCOLS 
PROTOCOL TITLE 
On trade in textile and clothing products 
On trade between the Community and Estonia in processed 
agricultural products 
C. Concerning the definition of originating products and methods of 
administrative cooperation 
On specific provisions relating to trade between Estonia and 
Spain and Portugal 
On mutual assistance between administrative authorities in 
customs matters 
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PROTOCOL 1 
on trade in textiles and clothing products 
Article 1 
Imports into the Community of textile products listed in 
Annex I and originating in Estonia shall not be subject 
for the duration of this Protocol in quantitative limits or 
measures of equivalent effect, unless otherwise provided 
for in this Protocol. 
Article 2 
1. Should quantitative limits be introduced, exports to 
the Community of the textile products of Estonian origin 
made subject to quantitative limits shall be subject to a 
double-checking system as specified in Appendix A. 
2. At the time of entry into force of this Protocol, 
exports to the Community of products of Estonian 
origin, listed in Annex II not subject to quantitative limits 
shall be subject to surveillance through the 
double-checking system referred to in paragraph 1 
above. 
3. Following consultations in accordance with the 
procedures set out in Article 15, exports to the 
Community of products of Estonian origin covered by 
Annex I other than those listed in Annex II, may be made 
subject by the Community to surveillance through the 
double-checking system referred to in paragraph 1 or to a 
prior surveillance system. 
Article 3 
1. Imports into the Community of textile products 
covered by this Protocol shall not be subject to the 
quantitative limits established under this Protocol, 
provided that they are declared to be for re-export 
outside the Community in the same state or after 
processing, within the framework of the administrative 
system of control which exists within the Community. 
However, the release for home use of products imported 
into the Community under the conditions referred to 
above shall be subject to the production of an export 
licence issued by the authorities of Estonia, and to proof 
of origin in accordance with the provisions of 
Appendix A. 
2. Where the Community authorities ascertain that 
imports of textile products have been set off against a 
quantitative limit established under this Protocol, but that 
the products have subsequently been re-exported outside 
the Community, the authorities shall inform the Estonian 
authorities within four weeks of the quantities involved 
and authorize imports of identical quantities of the same 
products, which shall -not be set off against the quantitative limit established under this Protocol for the 
current or the following year, as appropriate. 
3. The Community and Estonia recognize the special 
and differential character of reimports of textile products 
into the Community after processing in Estonia as a 
trial and trade cnoiyrotinn into the Community after processing in Estoni 
specific form of industrial and trade cooperation. 
Should quantitative limits be established under Article 5 
provided that they are effected in accordance with the 
regulations on economic outward processing in force in 
the Community, these reimports shall not be subject to 
these quantitative limits if they are subject to the specific 
arrangements laid down in Appendix C. 
Article 4 
Should quantitative limits be introduced under Article 5, 
the following provisions shall apply: 
1. In any Protocol year advance use of a portion of the 
quantitative limit established for the following 
Protocol year is authorized for each category of 
products up to 5% of the quantitative limit foe the 
current Protocol year. 
Amounts delivered in advance shall he deducted from 
the corresponding quantitative limits established for 
the following Protocol year. „ • ' 
2. Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for 
the following Protocol year of the amounts not used 
during any Protocol year is authorized for each 
category of products up to 7% of the quantitative 
limit for the current Protocol year. 
3. Transfers in respect of categories in Group I shall not 
be made from any category except as follows: 
— transfers between categories 2 and 3 and from 
category 1 to categories 2 and 3 may be made up 
to 4% of the quantitative limits for the category 
to which the transfer is made, 
— transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 may 
be made up to 4% of the quantitative limit for 
the category to which the transfer is made. 
Transfers into any category in Groups H, DI, IV and 
V may be made from any category or categories in 
Groups I, H, III, IV and V up to 5% of the 
quantitative limit for the category to which the 
transfer is made. 
4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers 
referred to above is given in Annex I to this 
Protocol. -
73 
5. The increase in any category of products resulting 
from the cumulative application of the provisions -in 
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during a Protocol year 
shall not exceed the following limits: 
— 13% for categories of products in Group I, 
— 13,5% for categories of products in Groups II, 
DJ, IV and V. 
6. Prior notification shall be given by the Estonian 
authorities in the event of recourse to the provisions 
of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above, at least 15 days in 
advance. 6. In the event of the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 or . 
4 being applied, Estonia undertakes to issue export 
licences for products covered by contracts concluded 
before the introduction of the quantitative limit, up to 
the volume of the quantitative limit fixed. 
7. Up to the date of communication of the statistics 
referred to in Article 12 (6), the provisions of 
paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the 
annual statistics previously communicated by the 
Community. 
Article 6 
Article S 
1. Exports of textile products listed in Annex I to this 
Protocol may be made subject to quantitative limits on 
the conditions laid down in the following paragraphs. 
2. Should imports of textile products originating, in 
Estonia and covered by this Protocol take place in such 
increased quantities, or under such conditions, so as to 
cause serious damage or. actual threat thereof to the 
Community's production of like or directly competitive 
products, the Community may request consultations 
under Article 15 of this Protocol with a view to reaching 
agreement or an appropriate quantitative limit for the 
textile category in question. 
3. Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Estonia 
undertakes, from the date of notification of the request 
for consultations, to suspend or limit at the level 
indicated by the Community, exports of the category of 
products in question to the Community or the region or 
regions of the Community market specified by the 
Community. 
The Community shall authorize the importation of ' 
products of the said category shipped from Estonia 
before the date on which the request for consultations 
was submitted. 
4. Should the Parties be unable in the course of 
consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the 
period specified in Article 15, the Community shall have 
the right to introduce a definitive quantitative limit at an 
annual level not lower than 106 % of the level of imports 
reached during the calendar year preceding that in which 
the imports gave rise to the request for consultations. 
The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after 
consultations in accordance with the procedure referred 
to in Article 15, should the trend of total imports into 
the Community of the product in question make this 
necessary. 
5. The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits 
introduced under this Article shall be fixed by agreement 
between the Parties in accordance with the consultation 
procedures established in Article 15. 1. In view of ensuring the effective functioning of this 
Protocol, the Community and Estonia agreed to 
cooperate fully in order to prevent, to investigate and to 
take any necessary legal and/or administrative action 
against circumvention by transhipment, re-routing, false 
declaration concerning the country or place of origin, 
falsification of documents, false declaration concerning 
fibre content, quantities description or classification of 
merchandise and by whatever other means. Accordingly, 
the Community and Estonia agree to establish the. 
necessary legal provisions and administrative procedures 
permitting effective action to be taken against such 
circumvention, which shall include the adoption of legally 
binding corrective measures against exporters and/or 
importers involved. 
2. Should the Community believe on the basis of 
information available that the present Protocol is being 
circumvented, the Community will consult with Estonia 
with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory solution. 
These consultations will be held as early as possible and 
at the latest within 30 days from the date of request. 
3. Pending the results of the consultations referred to 
in paragraph 2, Estonia shall, as a precautionary 
measure, if so requested by the Community, take all 
necessary measures to ensure that, where sufficient 
evidence of circumvention is provided, adjustments of 
quantitative limits established under Article 5 liable to be 
agreed following the consultations referred to in 
paragraph 2 may be carried out for the quota year in 
which the request to open consultations in accordance 
with paragraph 2 was made, or for the following year if 
the quota ior the current year is exhausted. 
4. Should the Parties be unable, in the course of the 
consultation referred to in paragraph 2 to reach a 
mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have 
the right: 
(a) Where there is sufficient evidence that products 
originating in Estonia have been imported in 
circumvention of the present Protocol, to set off the 
relevant quantities against the quantitative limits 
established under Article 5; 
(b) Where sufficient evidence shows that a false 
declaration concerning fibre content, ^ quantities, 
74 * 
description or classification of products originating 
in Estonia has occurred, to refuse to import the 
products in question; 
(c) Should it appear that the territory of Estonia is 
involved in transhipment or re-routing of products 
not originating in Estonia, to introduce quantitative 
limits against the same products originating in 
Estonia if they are not already subject to quantitative 
limits, or to take any other appropriate measures. 
5. The Parties agree to establish a system of 
administrative cooperation to prevent and to address 
effectively all problems arising from circumvention in 
accordance with the provisions of Appendix A of this 
Protocol. be subject to quantitative limits, provided that these 
products originating in Estonia meet the conditions laid 
down in Appendix B. 
Article 10 
1. Should the Community consider that a textile 
product covered by this Protocol is being imported into 
the Community from Estonia at a price abnormally lower 
than the normal competitive level and is for this reason 
causing or threatening to cause serious injury to 
Community producers of like or directly competitive 
products, it may request consultations under Article 15 
and in that event the following specific provisions shall 
be applicable. 
Article 7 
1. The quantitative limits established under this 
Protocol on imports into the Community of textile 
products of Estonian origin will not be broken down by 
the Community into regional shares. 2. If following such consultations it is acknowledged 
by common accord that the situation described in 
paragraph 1 exists, Estonia shall take, within the limits of 
its powers, the necessary steps, notably as regards the 
price at which the product in question will be sold, to 
remedy the situation. 
2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent 
sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows 
resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into 
the Community. 
3. Estonia shall monitor its exports of products under 
restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a 
sudden and prejudicial change in traditional trade flows 
arise, the Community will be entitled to request 
consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to 
those problems. Such consultations must be held within 
15 working days of their being requested by the 
Community. 
4. Estonia shall endeavour to ensure that exports of 
textile products subject to quantitative limits into the 
Community are spaced out as evenly as possible over the 
year, due account being taken in particular of seasonal 
factors. 
Article 8 
In the event of denunciation of this Protocol as provided 
for in Article 18. (1), the quantitative limits established 
pursuant to this Protocol shall be reduced on a pro rata 
temporis basis unless the Parties decide otherwise by 
common agreement. 
Article 9 
Estonian exports of cottage-industry fabrics woven on 
hand or foot-operated looms, garments or other made-up 
articles obtained manually from such fabrics and of 
traditional folklore handicraft products shall not 3. In order to determine whether the price of a textile 
product is abnormally lower than the normal competitive 
level, it may be compared with: 
— the prices generally charged for like products sold 
under the ordinary conditions by other exporting 
countries on the market of the importing country, 
— the prices of like national products at a comparable 
marketing stage on the market of the importing 
country, 
— the lowest prices charged by a third country for the 
same product in the course of ordinary commercial 
dealings in the three months preceding the request for 
consultations, and not having led to the adoption of 
any measure by the Community. 
4. Should the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 
above fail to lead to agreement within 30 days of the 
Community's request for consultations, the Community 
may, until these consultations have produced a mutually 
satisfactory solution, temporarily refuse consignments of 
the product in question at prices under the conditions 
referred to in paragraph 1 above. 
5. In totally exceptional and critical circumstances, 
where consignments of products are being imported from 
Estonia into the Community at prices abnormally lower 
than the normal competitive level, such as to cause injury 
which it would be difficult to repair, the Community may 
temporarily suspend imports of the products concerned 
pending agreement on a solution in the course of 
consultations, which shall be opened immediately. The 
Parties shall do their utmost to reach. a mutually 
acceptable solution within 10 working days' notice of the 
opening of such consultations. ^ 
75CT 
6. Should the Community have recourse to the 
measures referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 above, 
Estonia may at any time request the opening of 
consultations to examine the possibility of eliminating or 
modifying these measures where the causes which made 
them necessary no longer exist. 
Article 11 
1. The classification of the products covered by this 
Protocol is based on the tariff and statistical 
nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the 
'combined nomenclature', or in abbreviated form 'CN') 
and any amendments thereof. 
Where any decision on classification results in a change 
of classification practice or a change of category of any 
product subject to this Protocol, the affected products 
shall follow the trade regime applicable to the practice or 
category they fall into after such changes. 3. The information referred to ax>ve sia", for a!! 
categories of products, be forwarded befon the end of 
the month following the month to .vhich th<: statistics 
relate. 
4. Upon request by the Community, Estonia shall 
supply-import statistics for all products covered by 
Annex I. 
5. Should it be found on analysis of the information 
exchanged that there are significant discrepancies 
between the returns for exports and those for imports, 
consultations may be initiated in accordance with the 
procedure specified in Article 15 of this Protocol. 
6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of 
Article 5, the Community undertakes to provide the 
Estonian authorities before 15 April of each year with the 
preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile 
products covered by this Protocol, broken down by. 
supplying country and Community Member State. 
Any amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) 
made in accordance with the procedures in force in the 
Community concerning categories of products covered by 
this Protocol or any decision relating to the classification 
of goods shall not have the effect of reducing quantitative 
limits introduced pursuant to this Protocol. Article 13 
Estonia shall refrain from discrimination in the allocation 
of the export licences or documents referred to in 
Appendices A and B. 
2. The origin of the products covered by this Protocol 
shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force 
in the Community. 
Any amendment to these rules of origin shall be 
communicated to Estonia and shall not have the effect of 
reducing any quantitative limit established pursuant to 
this Protocol. Article 14 
The Parties agree to examine the trend of trade in textile 
and clothing products each year, in the framework of the 
consultations provided for in Article 15 and on the basis 
of the statistics referred to in Article 12. 
The procedures for control of the origin of the products 
referred to above are laid down in Appendix A. 
Article 12 
1. Estonia shall supply the Commission of the 
European Communities with precise statistical 
information on all export licences issued for categories of 
textile products subject to the quantitative limits 
established under this Protocol, or to a double-checking 
system expressed in quantities and in terms of value and 
broken down by Member States of the Community, as 
well as on all certificates, issued by the competent 
Estonian authorities for products referred to in Article 9 
and subject to the provisions of Appendix B. 
2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the 
Estonian authorities precise statistical information on 
import authorizations issued by the Community 
authorities and import statistics for products covered by 
the system referred to in Article 5 (2). Article 15 
1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this 
Protocol, the consultation procedure referred to in this 
Protocol shall be governed by the following provisions: 
— as far as possible 
periodically. Specific 
also be held, consultations shall be held 
additional consultations may 
any request for consultations shall be notified in 
writing to the other Party, 
where appropriate, the request for consultations shall 
be followed within a reasonable period and in any 
case not later than 15 days following the notification 
by a report setting out the circumstances which, in the 
opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission 
of such a request, 
the Parties shall enter into consultations within one 
month of notification of the request at the latest, with 
a view to reaching agreement or a mutually~acceptable 
conclusion within one further month at the latest, 
78 
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y-'.-. -. . one monti re errec to a?ove or tie 
purpose oi reaching ngrecmeni or a mutually 
Ai:::c\vi\\:h: conclusion may b: extended by common 
nccord. commercia' and technical fields connected with trade and 
cooperation in the textile industry and textile and 
clothing products, and to assist in the organization of 
fairs and exhibitions of mutual interest. 
2. The Community may request consultations in 
accordance with paragraph 1 when it ascertains that 
.during a particular year of application of the Protocol 
difficulties arise in the Community or one of its regions 
due to a sharp and substantial increase, by comparison to 
the preceding year, in imports of a given category of 
Group I subject to the quantitative limits established 
pursuant to this Protocol. 
3. At the request of either Party, consultations shall be 
held on any problems arising from the application of this 
Protocol. Any consultations held under this Article shall 
take place in a-spirit of cooperation and with a desire to 
reconcile the differences between the Parties. 
Article 16 
The Parties undertake to promote the exchange of visits 
by persons, groups and delegations from business, trade 
and industry, to facilitate contacts in the industrial, Article 17 
As regards intellectual property, at the request of either 
Party, consultations shall be held in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 15, with a view to finding 
an equitable solution to problems relating to the 
protection of marks, designs or models of articles of 
textile and clothing products. 
Article 18 
1. Either Party may at any time propose modifications 
to this Protocol or denounce it, provided that at least six 
months' notice is given. In that event, the Protocol shall 
come to an end on the expiry of the period of notice. 
2. The Annexes, Appendices and Agreed Minutes 
attached to this Protocol, shall form an integral part 
thereof. 
77 
ANNEX I 
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 
1. Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the 
description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered by each category 
are determined, within this Annex, by CN codes. Where there is an 'ex' symbol in front of a CN code, the 
products covered in each category arc determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the 
corresponding description. 
2. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or 
girls are classified with the latter. 
3. Where the expression 'babies' garments' is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including 
commercial size 86. 
GROUP I A 
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
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5204 19 00 
5205 11 00 ' 
5205 12 00 
5205 13 00 
5205 14 00 
5205 15 10 
5205 15 90 
5205 21 00 
5205 22 00 
5205 23 00 
5205 24 00 
5205 25 10 
5205 25 30 
5205 25 90 
5205 3100 
5205 32 00 
5205 33 00 
5205 34 00 
5205 35 10 
5205 35 90 
5205 41 00 
5205 42 00 
5205 43 00 
5205 44 00 
5205 45 10 
5205 45 30 
5205 45 90 
5206 11 00 
5206 12 00 
5206 13 00 
5206 14 00 
5206 15 10 
5206 15 90 
5206 21 00 
5206 22 00 
5206 23 00 
5206 24 00 
5206 25 10 
5206 25 90 
5206 3100 
5206 32 00 
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5513 12 00 
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jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), 
undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted 
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bed-jackets and jumpers {other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, 
windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted (4) 
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6203 41 10 
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6203 42 31 
6203 42 33 
6203 42 35 
6203 42 90 
6203 43 19 
6203 43 90 
6203 49 19 
6203 49 50 
6204 61 10 
6204 62 31 
6204 62 33 
6204 62 39 
6204 63 18 
6204 6918 
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621133 42 
621142 42 
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trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and 
slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; lower parts of 
tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 1,76 568 
6106 10 00 
6106 20 00 
6106 90 10 
6206 20 00 
6206 30 00 
6206 40 00 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 5t55 180 
620510 00 
6205 20 00 
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5802 19 00 
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29 90 
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5509 21 10 
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5509 22 10 
5509 22 90 
5509 31 10 
5509 31 90 
5509 32 10 
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5509 53 00 
550959 00 
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5509 61 90 
5509 62 00 
5509 69 00 
5509 91 10 
5509 9190 
5509 92 00 
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5509 62 00 
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5510 1100 
5510 12 00 
5510 20 00 
5510 30 00 
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5801 21 00 
5801 22 00 
580123 00 
580124 00 
5801 25 00 
5801 26 00 
58013100 
5801 32 00 
5801 33 00 
5801 34 00 
580135 00 
5801 36 00 
5802 20 00 
5802 3000 
580122 00 
6302 51 10 
6302 51 90 
6302 53 90 
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6302 91 90 
6302 93 90 
ex 6302 99 00 (3) 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or 
terry fabrics of conon and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile 
surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
(a) Of which: 
Cotton corduroy 
Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, 
other than of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (4) (5) 
;/;';V: 
GROUP II B 
(1) 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 (2) 
6115 12 00 
6115 19 10 
6115 1990 
6115 2011 
6115 20 90 
6115 9100 
6115 92 00 
6115 93 10 
6115 93 30 
6115 93 99 
. 6115 99 00 
61071100 
610712 00 
6107 19 00 
6108 2100 
6108 22 00 
6108 29 00' 
6201 1100 
ex 6201 12 10 
ex 6201 12 90 
ex 6201 13 10 
ex 6201 13 90 
6210 20 00 
6202 1100 
ex 6202 12 10 
ex 6202 12 90 
ex 6202 13 10 
ex 6202 13 90 
6204 31 00 
6204 32 90 
6204 33 90 
6204 39 19 
6210 30 00 
6203 1100 
6203 12 00 
6203 19 10 
6203 19 30 
6203 21 00 
6203 22 80 
6203 23 80 
6203 29 18 
621132 31 
621133 31 
6203 3100 
6203 32 90 
6203 33 90 
6203 39 19 
6207 1100 
6207 19 00 
620721 00 
6207 22 00 
. 6207 29 00 
6207 91 10 
6207 91 90 <3> 
Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, 
sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, 
including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 
70 
Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and 
briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and 
capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than 
parkas) (of category 21) 
Women's or girls* woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks 
and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) 
Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or 
boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical 
fabric, of cotton or of. man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, 
pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than 
knitted or crocheted (4) 
24,3 
pairs 
17 
0,72 
0,84 
0,80 
1,43 (5) 
" 41 
59 
1389 
1 190 
1250 
700 
-
^ 88 
(1) 
18 
{cont'd) 
\3 
21 
24 . 
26 
27 (2) 
6207 92 00 
6207 99 00 
6208 1100 
6208 19 10 
6208 19 90 
6208 21 00 
6208 22 00 
6208 29 00 
6208 91 11 
6208 91 19 
6208 91 90 
6208 92 10 
6208 92 90 
6208 99 00 
6213 20 00 
6213 9000 
ex 6201 12 10 
ex 6201 12 90 
ex 6201 13 10 
ex 6201 13 90 
6201 91 00 
6201 92 00 
6201 93 00 
ex 6202 12 10 
ex 6202 12 90 
ex 6202 13 10 
ex 6202 13 90 
6202 91 00 
6202 92 00 
6202 93 00 
621132 41 
621133 41 
621142 41 
621143 41 
6107 21 00 
6107 22 00 
6107 29 00 
6107 9110 
6107 9190 
6107 92 00 
ex 6107 99 00 
6108 3110 
6108 3190 
6108 3211 
6108 32 19 
6108 32 90 
6108 39 00 
6108 9110. 
6108 91 90 
6108 92 00 
6108 99 10 
6104 4100 
6104 42 00 
6104 43 00 
6104 44 00 
6204 4100 
6204 42 00 
6204 43 00 . 
6204 44 00 
6104 5100 . 
6104 52 00 
6104 53 00 
J 6104 59 00 (3) 
Women's or girls* singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, 
panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing gowns 
and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 
Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted 
Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres; upper 
parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys* nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and 
similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
fibres 
Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts (4) 
59 
2,3 
3'9 
3,1 
2,6 (5) 
17 
435 
- 257 
323 
385 
S9 
â 
(1) 
27 
(cont'd) 
28 
29 
( 
31 
68 
73 
76 (2) 
6204 51 00 
6204 52 00 
6204 53 00 
6204 59 10 
6103 41 10 
6103 4190 
6103 4210 
6103 42 90 
6103 43 10 
6103 43 90 
6103 49 10 
6103 49 91 
6104 61 10 
6104 61 90 
6104 6210 
6104 62 90 
6104 63 10 
6104 63 90 
6104 69 10 
6104 69 91 
6204 11 00 
6204 12 00 
6204 13 00 
6204 19 10 
6204 21 00 
6204 22 80 
6204 23 80 
6204 29 18 
621142 31 
621143 31 
621210 00 
6111 1090 
611120 90 
611130 90 
ex 6111 90 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6112 1100 
6112 12 00 
6112 19 00 
6203 22 10 
6203 23 10 
6203 29 11 
6203 3210 
6203 33 10 
6203 3911 
6203 42 11 
6203 42 51 
6203 43 11 
6203 43 31 
6203 4911 
6203 49 31 (3) 
Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than 
swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of conon or of man-made 
fibres 
Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski 
suits; women's or girls* tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of an 
identical fabric, of conon or of man-made fibres 
Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 
Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, 
mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks 
and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 
Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made textile fibres 
Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other industrial or 
occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted (4) 
1,61 
1,37 
18,2 
1,67 
~ (5) 
620 
730 
55 
600 
90-à 
(1) 
. 76 
(cont'd) 
77 
78 
83 (2) 
6204 22 10 
6204 23 10 
6204 29 11 
6204 32 10 
6204 33 10 
6204 3911 
6204 6211 
6204 62 51 
6204 6311 
6204 63 31 
6204 69 11 
6204 69 31 
621132 10 
621133 10 
62114210 
6211 43 10 
ex 621120 00 
6203 41 30 
6203 42 59 
6203 43 39 
6203 49 39 
6204 61 80 
6204 61 90 
. ' 620462 59 
6204 62 90 
6204 63 39 
6204 63 90 
6204 69 39 
6204 69 SO 
6210 40 00 
6210 50 00 
. 62113100 
621132 90 
621133 90 
62114100 
621142 90 
6211 43 90 
61011010 
61012010 
6101 30 10 
6102 1010 
6102 20 10 
6102 30 10 
6103 3100 
6103 32 00 
6103 33 00 
ex 6103 39 00 
6104 3100 
6104 32 00 
6104 33 00 
ex 6104 39 00 
ex 6112 20 00 
6113 00 90 
6114 10 00 
6114 20 00 
6114 30 00 <3) 
Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted 
Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of 
categories 6,7, 8,14,15,16,17,18, 21,26, 27,29, 68, 72, 76 and 
77 
) 
Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, 
knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4,5,7,13,24, 
26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 and 75 (4) 
-(5) 
m 91 
V^-
,••'-*' 
GROUP HI A 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
33 5407 2011 
6305 3191 
6305 31 99 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the 
like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or 
crocheted, obtained from strip or the like 
34 5407 20 19 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, obtained from strip or the 
like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 
35 
35 (a) 5407 10 00 
5407 20 90 
5407 30 00 
5407 41 00 
5407 42 10 
5407 42 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 44 10 
5407 44 90 
5407 5100 
5407 52 00 
5407 53 10 
5407 53 90 
5407 54 00 
5407 6010 
5407 60 30 
5407 60 51 
5407 60 59 
5407 60 90 
5407 71 00 
5407 72 00 
5407 73 10 
5407 73 91 
5407 73 99 
5407 74 00 
5407 8100 
5407 82 00 
5407 83 10 
5407 83 90 
5407 84 00 
5407 9100 
5407 92 00 
5407 93 10 
5407 93 90 
5407 94 00 
ex 581100 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5407 4210 
5407 42 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 44 10 
5407 44 90 
5407 52 00 
5407 S3 10 
5407 53 90 
5407 54 00 
5407 60 30 
5407 60 51 
5407 60 59 
5407 60 90 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for 
tyres of category 114 
(a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
AJ /£ à 
c (1) 
35 (a) 
(cont'd) 
36 
36 (a) 
37 (2) 
5407 72 00 
5407 73 10 
5407 73 91 
5407 73 99 
5407 74 00 
5407 82 00 
5407 83 10 
5407 83 90 
5407 84 00 
5407 92 00 
5407 93 10 
5407 93 90 
5407 94 00 
ex 581100 00 
, ex 5905 00 70 
5408 10 00 
5408 2100 
5408 22 10 
5408 22 90 
5408 23 10 
5408 23 90 
5408 24 00 
5408 3100 
5408 32 00 
5408 33 00 
5408 34 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
540810 00 
5408 22 10 
5408 22 90 
5408 23 10 
5408 23 90 
5408 24 00 
5408 32 00 
5408 33 00 
5408 34 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
55161100 
551612 00 
5516 13 00 
551614 00 
5516 2100. 
5516 22 00 
5516 2310 
5516 23 90' 
5516 24 00 
5516 31 00 
5516 32 00 
5516 33 00 
5516 34 00 
5516 4100 
5516 42 00 
5516 43 00 
5516 44 00 
5516 9100 (3) 
•• 
Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than those for tyres 
of category 114 
(a) Of which: • 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
< 
Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres (4) 
» 
-(5) 
rë. 93 k 
(1) 
37 
(cont'd) 
37(a) 
C 
38 A 
38 B 
40 
( 41 (2) 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
5803 90 50 
ex 5905 00 70 
5516 12 00 
5516 13 00 
551614 00 
5516 22 00 
5516 2310 
5516 23 90 
5516 24 00 
5516 32 00 
5516 33 00 
5516 34 00 
5516 42 00 
5516 43 00 
5516 44 00 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
ex 5803 90 50 
ex 5905 00.70 
6002 43 11V . 
6002 93 10 
ex 6303 91 00 
ex 6303 92 90 
ex 6303 99 90 
ex 6303 91 00 
ex 6303 92 90 
ex 6303 99 90 
6304.19 10 
ex 6304 19 90 
6304 92 00 
ex 6304 93 00 
ex 6304 99 00 
54011011 
5401 10 19 
5402 10 10 
5402 10 90 
5402 20 00-
5402 31 10 
5402 3130 
5402 31 90 
5402 32 00 
5402 33 10 
5402 33 90 
5402 39 10 
5402 39 90 
5402 4910 
5402 49 91 
. 5402 49 99 
5402 51 10 
5402 51 30 (3) 
(a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain 
fabric 
Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 
Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed 
valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, 
other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not 
more than 50 turns per metre (4) 
• 
• (5) 
, 
m. 
(1) 
41 
(cont'd) 
42 
43 
46 
47 
48 (2) 
5402 5190 
5402 5210 . 
5402 52 90 
5402 59 10 
5402 59 90 
5402 61 10 
5402 61 30 
5402 6190 
5402 62 10 
5402 62 90 
5402 69 10 
5402 69 90 
ex 5604 20 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5401 20 10 
5403 10 00 
5403 20 10 
• 5403 20 90 
ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 90 
5403 39 00 
5403 4100 
5403 42 00 
5403 49 00 
ex 5604 20 00 
5204 20 00 
5207 10 00 
5207 90 00 
5401 10 90 
5401 20 90 
5406 10 00 
5406 20 00 
5508 20 90 
551130 00 
5105 10 00 
5105 21 00 
5105 29 00 
5105 30 10 
5105 30 90 
5106 10 10 
5106 10 90 
51062011 
5106 20 19 
5106 20 91 
5106 20 99 
5108 10 10 
5108 10 90 
510710 10 
5107 10 90 
5107 2010 
5107 20 30 (3) 
Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 
Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of anificial filaments, not put up for 
retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a 
twist of not more than 250 turns per metre and single non-textured 
yarn of cellulose acetate 
Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of staple artificial fibres, cotton 
yarn, put up for retail sale 
Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal 
hair 
Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine 
animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed 
fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale (4) 
• 
.-' (5) 
(1) 
48 
(cont'd) (2) 
5107 20 51 
5107 20 59 
5107 20 91 
5107 20 99 
5108 20 10 
5108 20 90 (3) (4) (5) 
49 5109 10 10 
5109 10 90 
5109 90 10 
5109 90 90 Yarn of sheep's or lambs* wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail 
sale 
50 5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 1100 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
3010 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 
1100 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
30 10 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair 
51 5203 00 00 Cotton, carded or combed 
53 5803 10 00 Cotton gauze 
54 5507 00 00 Staple artificial fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
55 5506 10 00 
5506 20 00 
5506 30 00 
5506 90 10 
5506 90 91 
5506 90 99 Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
56 5508 10 90 
5511 1000 
551120 00 Yarn of staple synthetic fibres (including waste), put up for retail 
sale 
58 5701 10 10 
5701 10 91 
5701 10 93 
5701 10 99 
5701 90 10 
5701 90 90 Carpets, carpetines and rugs, knotted (made up or not) 
96 
(1) 
59 (2) 
570210 00 
5702 31 10 
5702 3130 
5702 31 90 
5702 32 10 
5702 32 90 
5702 39 10 
5702 41 10 
5702 41 90 
5702 42 10 
5702 42 90 
5702 49 10 
5702 5100 
5702 52 00 
ex 5702 59 00 
5702 91 00 
5702 92 00 
ex 5702 99 00 
5703 10 10 
5703 10 90 
5703 20 11 
5703 20 19 
5703 20 91 
5703 20 99 
5703 3011 
5703 3019 
5703 30 51 
• 5703 30 59 
5703 30 91 
5703 30 99 
5703 9010 
5703 90 90 
5704 10 00 
5704 90 00 
5705 00 10 
5705 00 31 
5705 00 39 
ex 5705 00 90 (3) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of 
category 58 (4) (5) 
60 5805 00 00 Tapestries, hand-made, of die type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, 
Beau vais and the like, and needleworked tapestries (for example, petit 
point and cross Stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 
61 ex 5806 10 00 
5806 20 00 
5806 3110 
5806 3190 
5806 32 10 
5806 32 90 
5806 39 00 
5806 40 00 Narrow w6ven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of 
warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than 
labels and similar articles of category 62 
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from 
textile materials assembled from rubber thread • 
62 5606 00 91 
5606 00 99 
5804 1011 
5804 10 19 
5804 10 90 
5804 21 Î0 
5804 21 90 
5804 29 10 
5804 29 90 
5804 30 00 Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than 
metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn): 
Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or 
crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in 
strips or in motifs 
97 
62 
(cont'd) (2) 
5807 10 10 
5807 10 90 
5808 10 00 
5808 90 00 
5810 10 10 
581010 90 
581091 10 
5810 91 90 
5810 92 10 
5810 92 90 
5810 99 10 
5810 99 90 (3) 
Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the 
piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and 
the like 
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs (4) (5) 
63 5906 91 00 
ex 6002 10 10 
6002 10 90 
ex 6002 30 10 
6002 30 90 
ex 6001 10 00 
6002 20 31 
6002 43 19 Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5 % 
or moreof elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabric containing 
by weight 5 % or more of rubber thread 
Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres 
65 5606 00 10 
ex 6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 10 00 
2100 
22 00 
29 10 
91 10 
9130 
9150 
91 90 
92 10 
92 30 
92 50 
92 90 
99 10 
ex 6002 10 10 
6002 2010 
6002 20 39 
6002 20 50 
6002 20 70 
ex 6002 30 10 
6002 4100 
6002 42 10 
6002 42 30 
6002 42 50 
6002 42 90 
6002 43 31 
6002 43 33 
6002 43 35 
6002 43 39 
6002 43 50 
6002 43 91 
6002 43 93 
6002 43 95 
6002 43 99 
6002 91 00 
6002 92 10 
6002 92 30 
6002 92 50 Knitted or crocheted fabric other than those of categories 38 A and. 63, 
of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
98 
(1) 
65 
(cont'd) 
66 (2) 
6002 92 90 
6002 93 31 
6002 93 33 
6002 93 35 
6002 93 39 
6002 93 91 
6002 93 99 
6301 10 00 
6301 20 91 
630120 99 
6301 30 90 
ex 6301 40 90 
ex 6301 90 90 (3) 
Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made fibres (4) (5) 
/ 
99\2( 
GROUP III B 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
10 6111 10 10 
611120 10 
611130 10 
ex 6111 90 00 
6116 10 10 
6116 10 90 
6116 9100 
6116 92 00 
6116 93 00 
6116 99 00 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 17 
pairs 59 
67 
67 (a) 5807 90 90 
6113 0010 
6117 1000 
6117 20 00 
61178010 
6117 80 90 
6117 90 00 
6301 20 10 
6301 30 10 
630140 10 
6301 90 10 
6302 1010 
630210 90 
6302 40 00 
ex 6302 60 00 
6303 1100 
6303 12 00 
6303 19 00 
6304 1100 
6304 9100 
ex 6305 20 00 
ex 63Ô5 39 00 
ex 6305 90 00 
6305 3110 
6307 10 10 
6307 9010 
6305 31 10 Knined or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; 
household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (including 
drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other 
furnishing articles knitted or crocheted; knined or crocheted blankets 
and travelling-rugs, other knined or crocheted articles including parts 
of garments or of clothing accessories 
(a) Of which: 
Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from 
polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
69 6108 11 10 
6108 11 90 
6108 19 10 
6108 19 90 Women's or girls* slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 7,8 128 
70 6115 1100 
6115 2019 
6115 93 91 Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 
less than. 67 decitex (6,7 tex) 
Women's full-length hosiery of synthetic fibres 30,4 
pairs 33 
<£>.! 100: 
(1) 
72-
74 
75 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 (2) 
6112 31 10 
6112 3190 
61123910 
6112 39 90 
61124110 
61124190 
61124910 
6112 49 90 
6211 1100 
6211 12 00 
6104 1100 
6104 12 00 
6104 13 00 
ex 6104 19 00 
6104 2100 
6104 22 00 
6104 23 00 
ex 6104 29 00 
6103 1100 
6103 12 00 
6103 19 00 
6103 21 00 
6103 22 00 
6103 23 00 
6103 29 00 
6214 20 00 
6214 30 00 
6214 40 00 
6214 9010 
6215 20 00 
6215 90 00 
6212 20 00 
6212-30 00 
6212 90 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6216 00 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6217 10 00 
6217 90 00 (3) 
Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 
Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Ties, bow ties and cravats not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres 
V 
Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and 
the like,' and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 
Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted 
Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing 
accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than for 
babies, other than knitted or crocheted (4) 
9,7 
1,54 
0,80 
17,9 
8,8 (5) 
103 
650 
1250 
56 
114 
s 
101 à 
M) 
90 (2) 
5607 41 00 
5607 49 11 
5607 49 19 
5607 49 90 
5607 5011 
5607 50 19 
5607 50 30 
560750 90 (3) (4) (5) 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 
91 6306 21 00 
6306 22 00 
6306 29 00 Tents 
93 ex 6305 20 00 
ex 6305 39 00 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven 
fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
94 5601 10 10 
5601 10 90 
5601 21 10 
5601 21 90 
5601 22 10 
560122 91 
5601 22 99 
5601 29 00 
5601 30 00 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not 
exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 
95 5602 
5602 
5602 
5602 
5602 
5602 
5602 1019 
1031 
10 39 
10 90 
2100 
29 90 
90 00 
ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
6210 10 10 
6307 90 91 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other 
than floor coverings 
96 5603 00 10 
5603 00 91 
5603 00 93 
5603 00 95 
5603 00 99 
ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
6210 10 91 
6210 10 99 
ex 6301 40 90 
ex 6301 90 90 
6302 22 10 
6302 32 10 
6302 53 10 
6302 93 10 
6303 9210 
6303 99 10 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not 
impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
102 ^ 
(1) 
96 
(cont'd) (2) 
ex 6304 19 90 
ex 6304 93 00 
ex 6304 99 00 
ex 6305 39 00 
6307 10 30 
ex 6307 90 99 (3) (4) (5) 
97 5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 11 11 
11 19 
11 91 
1199 
1911 
1919 
1931 
19 39 
1991 
19 99 
90 00 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing 
nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 
98 5609 00 00 
5905 0010 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables, other 
than textile fabrics, articles made frpm such fabrics and articles of 
category 97 
99 5901 10 00 
5901 90 00 
5904 10 00 
5904 91 10 
5904 9190 
5904 92 00 
5906 10 10 
5906 10 90 
5906 9910 
5906 99 90 
5907 00 00 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind 
used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared 
painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind 
used for hat foundations 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a 
coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to 
shape; 
Rubberized textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those 
for tyres 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being 
theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like, other than of 
category 100 
100 5903 10 10 
5903 10 90 
5903 20 10 
5903 20 90 
5903 90 10 
5903 90 91 
5903 90 99 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic 
materials 
101 ex 5607 90 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of 
synthetic fibres 
109 63061100 
6306 12 00 
6306 19 00 
6306 31 00 
6306 39 00 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, and sunblinds 
103 
(1) 
110 (2) 
6306 4100 
6306 49 00 (3) (4) (5) 
Woven pneumatic mattresses 
111 6306 91 00 
6306 99 00 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents 
112 6307 20 00 
ex 6307 90 99 Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 
113 and 114 
113 6307 10 90 Floor cloths, dish cloths and dusters, other than knitted or 
crocheted 
114 5902 
5902 
5902 
5902 
5902 
5902 10 10 
10 90 
20 10 
20 90 
90 10 
90 90, Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses 
5908 00 00 
5909 00 10 
5909 00 90 
5910 00 00 
5911 
ex 5911 
5911 
5911 
5911 
5911 
5911 
5911 
5911 
5911 10 00 
20 00 
31 11 
31 19 
31 90 
32 10 
32 90 
40 00 
90 10 
90 90 
10^ 
GROUP IV 
(1) 
115 
117 
118 
120 
121 
122 
123 (2) 
5306 1011 
5306 1019 
5306 10 31 
5306 10 39 
5306 10 50 
5306 10 90 
5306 2011 
5306 20 19 
5306 20 90 
5308 9011 
5308 90 13 
5308 90 19 
5309 11 11 
5309 1119 
5309 11 90 
5309 1910 
5309 19 90 
5309 21 10 
5309 21 90 
5309 29 10 
5309 29 90 
53110010 
5803 90 90 
5905 00 31 
5905 00 39 
6302 2910 . 
6302 39 10 
6302 39 30 
6302 52 00 
ex 6302 59 00 
6302 92 00 
ex 6302 99 00 
ex 6303 99 90 
6304 19 30 
ex 6304 99 00 
ex 5607 90 00 
ex 6305 90 00 
5801 90 10 
6214 90 90 (3) 
Flax or ramie yarn 
Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 
Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen of flax or ramie, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
i 
Curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances 
and other furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or 
ramie 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
Woven-pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than 
narrow woven fabrics 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, 
other than knitted or crocheted (4) (5) 
' 
'-
• 
105 
GROUP V 
(1) 
124 
125 A 
125 B 
126 
127 A 
127 B 
128 
129 
130 A (2) 
5501 10 00 
5501 20 00 
5501 30 00 
5501 90 00 
5503 10 11 
5503 1019 
5503 10 90 
5503 20 00 
5503 30 00 
5503 40 00 
5503 9010 
5503 90 90 
5505 10 10 
5505 10 30 
5505 10 50 
5505 10 70 
5505 10 90 
5402 41 10 
5402 41 30 
5402 41 90 
5402 42 00 
5402 43 10 
5402 43 90 
5404 10 10 
5404 10 90 
5404 90 11 
5404 90 19 
5404 90 90 
ex 5604 20 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5502 00 10 
5502 00 90 
5504 10 00 
5504 90 00 
5505 20 00 
5403 31 00 
ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 10 
5405 00.00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5105 40 00 
5110 00 00 
5004 00 10 
5004 00 90 
5006 00 10 (3) 
Synthetic staple fibres 
Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other 
than yarn of category 41 
Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut 
of synthetic materials 
Artificial staple fibres 
Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other 
than -yarn of category 42 
Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut 
of artificial textile materials 
Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 
Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste (4) (5) 
-
C2 10 
(1) 
130 B 
131 
132 
133 
134 
135 
136 
137 
138 
139 
140 
141 (2) 
5005 00 10 
5005 00 90 
5006 00 90 
ex 5604 90 00 
5308 90 90 
5308 30 00 
5308 20 10 
5308 20 90 
5605 00 00 
5113 00 00 
500710 00 
5007 20 10 
5007 20 19 
5007 2021 
5007 20 31 
5007 20 39 
5007 2041 
. 5007 20 51 
5007 20 59 
5007 20 61 
5007 20 69 
5007 20 71 
5007 90 10 
5007 90 30 
5007 90 50 
5007 90 90 
5803 90 10 
ex 5905 00 90 
ex 591120 00 
ex 5801 90 90 
ex 5806 10 00 
531100 90 
ex 5905 00 90 
5809 00 00 
ex 6001 10 00 
6001 29 90 
6001 99 90 
6002 20 90 
6002 49 00 
6002 99 00 
ex 6301 90 90 (3) 
Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut 
Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 
Paper yarn 
Yarn of true hemp 
Metallized yarn 
Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of 
silk, or of silk waste 
Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of 
ramie 
Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn 
Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine 
animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres 
Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine 
animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres (4) 
-<5> 
107 
(» 
142 
144 
145 
146 A 
146 B 
146 C 
147 
148 A 
148 B 
149 
150 
151 A 
151 B 
152 
153 (2) 
ex 5702 39 90 
ex 5702 49 90 
ex 5702 59 00 
ex 5702 99 90 
ex 5705 00 90 
5602 10 35 
5602 29 10 
5607 30 00 
ex 5607 90 00 
ex 5607 21 00 
ex 5607 21 00 
5607 2910 
5607 29 90 
560710 00 
5003 90 00 
5307 10 10 
5307 10 90 
5307 20 00 
5308 10 00 
531010 90 
ex 53.10 90 00 
5310 10 10 
ex 5310 90 00 
5905 00 50 
6305 10 90 
5702 20 00 
ex 5702 3990 
ex 5702 49 90 
ex 5702 59 00 
ex 5702 99 00 
56021011 
6305 1010 (3) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of other fibres of the 
Agave family or of Manila hemp 
Felt of coarse animal hair 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) 
or of true hemp 
Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres 
of the Agave family 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the Agave 
family, other than the products of category 146 A 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, 
of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and 
garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 
Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
Coir yarn 
Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more 
than 150 cm 
Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not 
more than 150 cm 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of 
other textile bast fibres, other than used 
Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast 
fibres, other than tufted or flocked 
Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated 
or coated, other than floor coverings 
Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or 
of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 (4)' (5) 
-
108 
154 (2) 
5001 00 00 
5002 00 00 
5003 10 00 
5101 11 00 
5101 19 00 
5101 21 00 
510129 00 
5101 30 00 
5102 10 10 
5102 10 30 
5102 10 50 
5102 10 90 
5102 20 00 
5103 10 10 
5103 10 90 
5103 20 10 
5103 20 91 
5103 20 99 
5103 30 00 
5104 00 00 
5301 10 00 
5301 21 00 
5301 29 00 
5301 30 10 
530130 90 
5305 91 00 
5305 99 00 
5201 00 10 
5201 00 90 
5202 10 00 
5202 91 00 
5202 99 00 
5302 10 00 
5302 90 00 
5305 21 00 
5305 29 00 
5303 10 00 
5303 90 00 
5304 10 00 
-5304 90 00 
5305 1100 
5305 19 00 
5305 91 00 
5305 99 00 (3) 
Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 
Raw silk (not thrown) 
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and 
garnetted stock, not carded or combed 
Wool not carded or combed 
Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste 
but excluding garnetted stock 
Garnetted stock of wool or fine or coarse animal hair 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including 
yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres raw or processed but not 
spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading 
No 5304 
Cotton, not carded or combed 
Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun: tow 
and waste of' true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted 
stock) 
Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), raw or processed but not 
spun: tow, noils and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and 
garnetted stock) 
Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and 
ramie), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp 
(including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, 
noils and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted 
stock) (4) (5) 
156 6106 90 30 
ex 6110 90 90 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for 
women and girls 
109 
(1) 
157 (2) 
6101 90 10 
6101 90 90 
6102 9010 
6102 90 90 
ex 6103 39 00 
6103 49 99 
ex 6104 19 00 
ex 6104*29 00 
ex 6104 39 00 
6104 49 00. 
6104 69 99 
6105 90 90 
6106 90 50 
6106 90 90 
ex 6107 99 00 
6108 99 90 
6109 90 90 
6110 90 1.0 
ex 6110 90 90 
ex 6111 90 00 
6114 90 00 (3) 
Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 
and of category 156 (4) (5) 
159 6204 49 10 
6206 10 00 
6214 10 00 
6215 10 00 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or 
silk waste „ 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or 
crocheted, of sjlk or silk waste 
Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 
160 6213 10 00 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 
161 6201 19 00 
6201 99 00 
6202 19 00 
6202 99 00 
6203 19 90 
6203 29 90 
6203 39 90 
6203 49 90 
6204 19 90 
.6204 29 90 
6204 39 90 
6204 49 90 
6204 59 90 
6204 69 90 
6205 90 10 
6205 90 90 
6206 90 10 
6206 90 90 
ex 6211 20 00 
621139 00 
621149 00 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 
123 and category 159 
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V 
ANNEX II 
Produas without quantitative limits subject to the double-checking system referred to in Article 2 (2) of this 
Protocol 
(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I of this 
Protocol.) 
Categories 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 ' * 
6 
7 
8 
9 
13 
20 
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118 
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Appendix A 
TITLE I 
CLASSIFICATION TITLE II 
ORIGIN 
Article 1 
1. The competent authorities of the Community 
undertake to inform Estonia of any changes in the 
combined nomenclature (CN) before the date of their 
entry into force in the Community. 
2. The competent authorities of the Community 
undertake to inform the competent authorities of Estonia 
of any decisions relating to the classification of products 
subject to the present Protocol, within one'month of their 
adoption at the latest. Such communication shall 
include: 
i k) a description of the products concerned; 
(b) the relevant category and the related CN codes; 
(c) the reasons which have led to the decision. 
3. Where a decision on classification results in a 
change of classification practice or a change of category 
of any product subject to the Protocol, the competent 
authorities of the Community "shall provide 30 days' 
notice, from the date of the Community's 
communication, before the decision is put into effect. 
Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of 
the decision shall remain subject to the earlier 
classification practice, provided that the goods in 
question are presented for importation into the 
Community within 60 days of that date. 
4. Where a Community decision on classification 
, ^ulting in a change of classification practice or a change 
'of categorization of any product subject to the Protocol 
affects a category subject to quantitative limits, the 
Parties agree to enter into consultation in accordance 
with the procedures described in Article 15 of the 
Protocol with a view to honouring the obligation under 
the second subparagraph of Article 11 (1) of the 
Protocol. 
5. In case of divergent opinions between the 
competent Community and Estonian authorities at the 
point of entry into the Community on the classification 
of products covered by the present Protocol, classification 
shall provisionally be based on indications provided by 
the Community, pending consultations in accordance 
with Article 15 with a view to reaching agreement on 
definitive classification of the products concerned. Article 2 
1. Produas originating in Estonia for export to the 
Community in accordance with the arrangements 
established by this Protocol shall be accompanied by a 
certificate of Estonian origin conforming to the model 
annexed to this Appendix. 
2. The certificate of origin shall be certified by the 
competent Estonian organizations authorized under the 
Estonian legislation if the products in question can be 
considered products originating in that country within 
the meaning of the relevant Community rules. 
3. However, the products in Groups III, IV and V may 
be imported into the Community in accordance with the 
arrangements established by this protocol on production 
of a declaration by the exporter on the invoice or other 
commercial document relating to the products to the 
effect that the products in question originate in Estonia 
within the meaning of the relevant Community rules. 
4. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 
shall not be required for import of goods covered by a 
movement certificate EUR. 1 or Form EUR. 2 completed 
in accordance with the relevant Community rules. 
Article 3 
The certificate of origin shall be issued only on 
application having been made in writing by the exporter 
or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. The competent Estonian organizations 
authorized under Estonian legislation shall ensure that 
the certificate of origin is properly completed and for this 
purpose they shall call for any necessary documentary 
evidence or carry out any check which they consider 
appropiate. 
Article 4 
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid 
down for products falling within the same category, the 
certificates or declarations of origin must contain a 
sufficiently detailed description of the goods so as to 
enable the criterion to be determined, on the basis of 
which the certificate was issued or the declaration drawn 
up. 
tf 11.2 
Article 5 Article 8 
The discovery of slight discrepancies between the 
statements made in the certificate of origin and those 
made in the documents produced to the customs office 
for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for 
importing the products shall not ipso facto cast doubt 
upon the statements in the certificate. 
TITLE III 
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 
Section I 
Exportation The competent authorities of the Community must be 
informed immediately of the withdrawal or modification 
of any export licence already issued. 
Article 9 
1. Exports of textile products subject to quantitative 
limits pursuant to this Protocol shall be set off against 
the quantitative limits established for the year in which 
the shipment of the goods has been effected, even if the 
export licence is issued after such shipment. 
2. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment 
of the goods is considered to have taken place on the 
date of their loading onto the exporting aircraft, vehicle 
or vessel. 
Article 6 
The competent authorities of Estonia shall issue an 
export licence in respect of all consignments from Estonia 
of textile products subject to any definitive or provisional 
quantitative limits established pursuant to Article 5 of the 
Protocol, up to the relevant quantitative limits as may be 
modified by Articles 4, 6 and 8 of the Protocol, as well as 
of all consignments of textile products subject to a 
double-checking system without quantitative limits as 
provided for in Article 2(2) and (3) of the Protocol. Article 10 
The presentation of an export licence, in application of 
Article 12 hereafter, shall be effected not later than 
31 March of the year following that in which the goods 
covered by the licence have been shipped. 
Section II 
Importation 
Article 7 
1. For products subject to quantitative limits under 
this Protocol the export licence shall conform to the 
model 1 annexed to this Appendix and it shall be valid 
for exports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Community applies. 
However, where the Community has made recourse to 
the provisions of Articles 5 and 7 of the Protocol in 
accordance with the provision of the Agreed Minute 
No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the textile products 
covered by the export licences can only be put into free 
circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in 
those licences. 
2. Where quantitative limits have been introduced 
pursuant to this Protocol, each export licence must certify 
inter alia that the quantity of the product in question has 
been set off against the quantitative limit established for 
the category of the products concerned and shall only 
cover one category of products subject to quantitative 
limits. It may be used for one or more consignments of 
the products in question. 
3. For products subject to a double-checking system 
without quantitative limits the export licence shall 
conform to the model 2 annexed to this Appendix. It 
shall only cover one category of products and may be 
used for one or more consignments of the products in 
question. Article 11 
Importation into the Community of textile products 
subject to quantitative limits or to a double-checking 
system pursuant to this Protocol shall be subject to the 
presentation of an import authorization. 
Article 12 
1. The competent authorities of the Community shall 
issue the import authorization referred to in Article 11 
above, within five working days of the presentation by 
the importer of the original of the corresponding export 
licence. 
2. The import authorizations concerning products 
subject to quantitative limits under this Protocol shall be 
valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Community is applied. 
However, where the Community has recourse to the 
provisions af Articles 5 and 7 of the Protocol in 
accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute 
No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the products 
covered by the import licences can only be put into free 
circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in 
those licences. 
3. The import authorizations for products subject to a 
double-checking system without quantitative limits shall 
tës i 1 s 
be valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Community is 
applicable. 
4. The competent authorities of the Community shall 
cancel the import authorization already issued whenever 
the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn. 
However, if the competent authorities of the Community 
arc notified of the withdrawal or the cancellation of the 
export licence only after the importation of the products 
into the Community, the relevant quantities shall be set 
off against the quantitative limits established for the 
caregory and the quota year concerned. shall be made out in English or French. If they rare 
completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in printed 
script. These documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm. 
The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized, not 
containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 
25 g/m2. If the documents have several copies only the 
top copy, which is the original, shall be printed with the 
guilloche pattern background. This copy shall be dearly 
marked as 'original' and the other copies as 'copies*. 
Only the original shall be accepted by the compétent 
authorities of the Community as being valid for the 
purpose of export to the Community in accordance with 
the provisions of the Protocol. 
2. Each document shall bear a standardized serial 
number, whether or not printed, by which it can be 
identified. 
Article 13 
1. If the competent authorities of the Community find 
that the total quantities covered by export licences issued 
by the competent authorities of Estonia for a particular 
category in any year exceed the quantitative limit 
established in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol 
for that category, as may be modified by Articles 4, 6 and 
8 of the Protocol, the said authorities mav suspend the 
further issue of import authorizations. In this event, the 
competent authorities of the Communiry shall 
immediately inform the authorities of Estonia and the 
special consultation procedure set out in Article 15 of the 
Protocol shall be initiated forthwith. 
2. Exports of products of Estonian origin subject to 
quantitative limits or double-checking system and not 
covered by Estonian export licences issued in accordance 
with the provisions of this Appendix may be refused an 
import authorization by the competent Community 
authorities. 
However, without prejudice to Article 6 of the Protocol, 
if the import of such products is allowed into the 
Community by the competent authorities of the 
Community, the quantities involved shall not be set off 
against the appropiate quantitative limits established 
pursuant to this Protocol, without the express agreement 
o( the competent authorities of Estonia. 
TITLE IV 
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT LICENCES AND 
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS 
CONCERNING EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY This number shall be composed of the following 
elements: 
— two letters identifying the exporting country as 
follows: EE, 
— rwo letters identifying the intended Member State of 
customs clearance as follows: 
At * Austria 
BL = Benelux, 
DE = Federal Republic of Germany 
DK = Denmark 
EL = Greece 
ES = Spam 
FI. - Finland FR = France 
GB = United Kingdom 
IE = Ireland 
IT = Italy 
PT = Portugal 
SE = Sweden 
— a one-digit number identifying quota year or export 
year where applicable, corresponding to the last figure 
in the respective year, e.g. 4 tor 1994, 
— a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identitving the 
particular issuing of tue concerned in the exporting 
country, 
— a five-digit numlvrr running consecutively from 00001 
to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of 
customs clearance 
ArtuU IS 
Article 14 
1. The export licence and the certificate of origin may 
comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. They The export licence ana (he certificate of origin may be 
issued after the shipment of the rjroducts to which they 
relate. In such cases thev must bear the endorsement 
'délivre a posteriori' or the endorsement 'issued 
retrospectively' 
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Article 16 
1. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an 
export licence or a certificate of origin, the exporter may 
apply to the competent Estonian authorities which issued 
the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis 
of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate 
of any such certificate or licence so issued shall bear the 
endorsement 'duplicata' or 'duplicate'. 
2. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original 
export licence or certificate of origin. Estonian authorities, giving, where appropriate the 
reasons of form or substance which justify an enquiry If 
the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a conv 
thereof shall be attached to the certificate or to the 
licence or their copies. The authorities shall also forward 
any information that has been obtained suggesting that 
the particulars given on the said certificate or licence are 
inaccurate. 
3. The provisions of paragraph 1 above shall also 
apply to subsequent verifications of the declarations of 
origin provided for in Article 2 of this Appendix. 
TITLE V 
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION 
Article 17 
The Community and Estonia shall cooperate closely in 
the implementation of the provisions of this Appendix. 
To this end, contacts and exchange of views, including on 
technical matters, shall be facilitated by both Parties. 4. The results of the sebsequent verifications carried 
out in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall 
be communicated to the competent authorities of the 
Community within three months at the latest. The 
information communicated shall indicate whether the 
disputed certificate, licence or declaration, applies to the 
goods actually exported and whether these goods are 
eligible for export under the arrangements established by 
the Protocol. The information shall also include, at the 
request of the Community, copies of all documentation 
necessary to fully determine the facts, and in particular, 
the true origin of the goods. 
Article 18 
In order to ensure the correct application of this 
Appendix, the Community and Estonia offer mutual 
assistance for the checking of the authenticity and the 
accuracy of export licences and certificates of origin 
issued or of any declarations made within the terms of 
this Appendix. 
Article 19 
Estonia shall transmit to the Commission of the 
European Communities the names and addresses of the 
authorities competent to issue and verify the export 
licences and the certificates of origin, together with 
specimens of the stamps used by these authorities and 
specimen signatures of officials responsible for signing the 
export licences and the certificates of origin. Estonia shall 
also notify the Community of any change in this 
information. 
Article 20 
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or 
export licences shall be carried out at random, or 
whenever the competent Community authorities have 
reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate 
or licence or as to the accuracy of the information 
regarding the true origin of the products in question. 
2. In such cases, the competent authorities in the 
Community shall return the certificate of origin or the 
export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities 
in the use of declarations of origin, the Community may 
subject imports of the products in question to the 
provisions of Article 2(1) of this Appendix. 
5. For the purpose of subsequent verification of 
certificates of origin, copies of the certificates as well as 
any export documents referring to them shall be kept for 
at least two years by the competent Estonian 
authorities. 
6. Recourse to the random verification procedure 
specified in this Article must not constitute an obstacle to 
the release for home use of the produas in question. 
Article 21 
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in 
Article 20 or where information available to the 
competent authorities of the Community or of Estonia 
indicates or appears to indicate that the provisions of this 
Protocol are being circumvented or infringed, the Parties 
shall cooperate closely and with the appropriate urgency 
in order to prevent any such circumvention or 
infringement. 
2. To this end, the competent authorities of Estonia 
shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the 
Community, carry out appropriate inquiries, or arrange 
for such inquiries to be carried out, concerning 
operations which are, or appear to the Community to be, 
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in circumvention or infringement of this Appendix. 
Estonia shall communicate the results of these inquiries 
to the Community, including any other pertinent 
information enabling the cause of the circumvention or 
infringement, including the true origin of the goods, to be 
determined. 
3. By agreement between the Community and Estonia, 
officials designated by the Community may be present at 
the inquiries referred to in paragraph 2 above. 
4. Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in 
parapraph 1 above, the competent authorities of the 
Community and Estonia shall exchange any information 
considered by either Party to be of use in preventing 
circumvention or infringement of the provisions of this Protocol. These exchanges may include information on 
the production of textile produas in Estonia and on the 
trade in the type of products covered by this Protocol 
between Estonia and third countries, particularly where 
the Community has reasonable grounds to consider that 
the produas in question may be in transit across the 
territory of Estonia prior to their importation into the 
Community. This information may include at the request 
of the Community, copies of all available relevant 
documentation. 
5. Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions 
of this Appendix have been circumvented or infringed, 
the competent authorities of the Community and Estonia • 
may agree to take the measures set out in Article 6(4) of 
the Protocol, and any other measures as are necessary to 
prevent a recurrence of such circumvention or 
infringement. 
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Annex to Appendix A, Article 2 (1) 
1 Exporter (name, lull address country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complete, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport ORIGINAL 
3 Quota year 
Année contingentai No 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN 
(Textile products) 
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind oi. packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOOOS 
Marques et numéros T Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 
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1 a CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box No 6. in accordance with, the provisions m force in the European Economic 
Community. • " 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6. conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans la Communauté 
économique européenne. 
14 Competent authority (name, lull address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) At - A _..: _ on - le 
11 * r 
(Signature). (Stamp - Cachet) 
Annex to Appendix A, Article 7 (1): Model 1 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) . 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, lull address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complète, pays) ORIGINAL 
3 Quota year 
Année contingentaire No 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 9 Supplementary details 
Oonnées supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF 6000S 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 1t Quantity (') 
Quantité (') 12 FOB value(2) 
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CJS.C 13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY-VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for thé year shown in box No 3 in respect of the 
category shown in box No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with the European Economic Community. 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus ont été imputées sur la limite quantitative fixée pour l'année indiquée dans la case 3 pour la catégorie désignée dans 
ta case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant les échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne. 
14 Competent authority (name, lull address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) At-À .. on - le 
(Sionature) (Stamp - Cachet) 
J^*^?^ :^^V^-> •-• -:.•• -'^"' :;^-t>-V:. ! ^ : r ''•". V 'Annex to Appendix A, Article 7(3):'. Model 2 
1 Exporter (name, lull address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complète, pays) ORIGINAL 
3 Export year 
Année d'exportation 2 No BO 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
& Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
NON-RESTRAINED TEXTILE CATEGORY 
CATÉGORIE TEXTILE NON LIMITÉE 
I j 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Maroues et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 
U 
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Quantité (') 12 FOB value O 
Valeur fob (>) 
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I. the undersigned, certify that the goods descrifled above originated in the country shown in box No 6, in accordance with the provisions in force in the Agreement on trade 
in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia. 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises designees ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6, conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans l'Accord 
sur le commerce des produits textiles entre la Communauté économique européenne et la république d'Estonie. 
14 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
42 •At - A.._ : ... on - le ._ 
119 
(Signature) (Stamp - Cachet) 
Appendix B 
Referred to in Article 9 
Cottage industry and FOLKLORE products originating in Estonia 
1. The exemption provided for in Article 9 in respect of cottage industry produas shall apply to the 
following types of products only: 
(a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of a kind traditionally made in 
the cottage industry of Estonia; 
(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of Estonia 
obtained manually from the fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid of 
any machine; 
(c) traditional folklore products of Estonia made by hand, in a list to be agreed between the Community 
and Estonia. 
Exemption shall be granted in respect only of products covered by a certificate conforming to the specimen 
attached to this Appendix and issued by the competent authorities in Estonia. These certificates must 
indicate the reasons justifying their issuance; the competent authorities of the Community will accept them 
after having checked that the products concerned have fulfilled the conditions established in this Appendix. 
The certificate concerning the produas envisaged in indent (c) above must bear a stamp 'FOLKLORE' 
marked clearly. In the case of a difference of opinion between the Parties concerning the nature of these 
products, consultations shall be held within one month in order to resolve these differences. 
Should imports of any product covered by this Appendix reach proportions liable to. cause problems within 
the Community, consultations with Estonia shall be initiated as soon as possible, with a view to resolving 
the situation by the adoption if necessary of a quantitative limit, in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article IS of this Protocol. 
2. The provisions of Titles rV and V of Appendix A shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products covered 
by paragraph 1 of this Appendix. 
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1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complete, pars) 
3 Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
6 Place and date of shipment — Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement — Moyen de transport ORIGINAL No 
CERTIFICATE in regard to HANOIOOMS. TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS «„d TRA­
DITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS, OF THE COTTAGE INOUSTRY. issued in 
conformity with and under the conditions regulating trade in textile 
products with the European Economic Community 
CERTIFICAT relatif aux TISSUS TISSÉS SUR MÉTIERS A MAIN, aux PRO­
DUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PRODUITS TEXTILES RELEVANT 
DU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL. DE FABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré en 
conformité avec et sous les conditions régissant les échanges de produits 
textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne 
4 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 5 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
7 Supplementary details 
Oonnées supplémentaires 
8 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 9 Quantity 
Quantité 10 FOB valued 
Valeur fob (') 
11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products of the cottage industry of the country shown in box No 4: 
a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot (handlooms) (*) 
b) garments or other textile articles obtained.manually from the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely by hand without the aid of any machine (handicrafts) (') 
c) traditional folklore handicraft textile products made by hand, as defined in the list agreed between the European Economic Community, and the country shown In box No 4 
Je soussigné certifie que l'envoi décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement les produits textiles suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figurant dans la case 4 : 
a) tissus tissés sur des métiers actionnés à la main ou au pied (handlooms) (') 
b) vêtements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement a partir de tissus décrits sous a) et cousus uniquement à la main sans l'aide d'une machine (handicrafts) f) 
c) produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués à la main, comme définis dans la liste convenue entre la Communauté économique européenne et le pays 
indiqué dans la case 4. 
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Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
At-A. 
(Signature) v^ -^'}• -ÏJÏ'K- (Stamp^ICacheJ)^;^ 
Appendix C 
Reimports into the Community, within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of this Protocol, of 
produas listed in the Annex to this Appendix shall be subject to the provisions of this Protocol, 
unless the special provisions below provide otherwise: 
1. Subject to paragraph 2, only reimports into the Community of produas affected by the 
specific quantitative limits laid down in the Annex to this Appendix shall be considered 
reimports within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the Protocol. 
2. Reimports not covered by the Annex to this Appendix may be made subject to specific ' 
quantitative limits following consultations in accordance with the procedures set out in 
Article 15 of the Protocol, provided the products concerned are subject to quantitative limits 
pursuant to the Protocol, to a double-checking system or to surveillance measures. 
3. Having regard to the interests of both Parties, the Community may at its discretion, or in 
response to a request pursuant to Article 15 of the Protocol: 
(a) examine the possibility of transferring from one category to another, using in advance 
or carrying over from one year to the next, portions of specific quantitative limits; 
(b) consider the possibility of increasing specific quantitative limits. 
4. However, the Community may apply automatically the flexibility rules set out in 
paragraph 3 above within the following limits: 
(a) transfers between categories may not exceed 20% of the quantity for the category to 
which the transfer is made; 
(b) carry-over of a* specific quantitative limit from one year to the next may not exceed 
10,5% of the quantity set for the year of actual utilization; 
(c) advance use of specific quantitative limits from one year to another may not exceed 
7,5 % of the quantity set for the year of aaual utilization. 
5. The Community shall inform Estonia of any measures taken pursuant to the preceding 
paragraphs. 
6. The competent authorities in the Community shall debit the.specific quantitative limits 
referred to in paragraph 1 at the time of issue of the prior authorization required by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 636/82 which governs economic outward processing arrangements. A 
specific quantitative limit shall be debited for the year in which a prior authorization is 
issued. 
7. A certificate of origm made out by the organizations authorized to do so under Estonian 
law shall be issued, in accordance-with Appendix A to the Protocol, for all products covered 
by this Appendix. This certificate shall bear a reference to the prior authorization mentioned 
in paragraph 6 above as evidence that the processing operation it describes has been carried 
out in Estonia. 
8. The Community shall provide Estonia with the names and addresses of, and specimens of 
the stamps used by? the competent authorities of the Community which issue the prior 
authorizations referred to in paragraph 6 above. 
9. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 8 above, the Community and 
Estonia shall continue consultations with a view to seeking a mutually acceptable solution 
enabling both Parties to benefit from the Protocol's provisions on outward processing traffic 
and so ensure the effective development of trade in textile products between Estonia and the 
Community. 
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Annex to Appendix Ç 
(The product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I of this 
Protocol) 
OPT QUOTAS 
COMMUNTTY QUANTTTATrVE LIMITS 
Category Unit Year(s) 
(p.m.) (p.m.) (p.m.) 
12'* 
Agreed minute No 1 
In the context of Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products, the Parties agreed that 
Article 5 of the Protocol does not preclude the Community, if the conditions are fulfilled, from 
applying the safeguard measures for one or more of its' regions in conformity with the principles 
of the internal market. 
In such an event, Estonia shall be informed in advance of the relevant provisions of Appendix A 
of the Protocol to be applied, as appropriate. 
Agreed minute No 2 
Notwithstanding Article 7 (1) of Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products, for 
imperative technical or administrative reasons or to find a solution to economic problems 
resulting from regional concentration of imports, or in order to combat circumvention and 
fraud of the provisions of this Protocol, the Community will establish for a limited period of 
time a specific management system in conformity with the principles of the Internal Market. 
However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations 
provided for in Article 7 (3), Estonia undertakes, if so requested by the Community, to respect 
temporary export limits for one or more regions of the Community. In such a case, these limits 
shall not preclude the importation into the region(s) concerned of products which were shipped 
from Estonia on the basis of export licences obtained before the date of formal notification to 
Estonia by the Community about the introduction of the above limits. 
The Community shall inform Estonia of the technical and administrative measures that need to 
be introduced by both Parties in order to implement the above paragraphs in conformity with 
the principles of the internal market. 
Agreed minute No 3 
In the context of Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products, the Parties agreed that 
Estonia shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Community which have 
traditionally had relatively small shares of the Community quotas of import of products serving 
as inputs for their processing industry. 
The Community and Estonia further agreed to hold consultations, should the need arise, in 
order to avert any problems which might occur in this respea. 
Agreed minute No 4 
In the context of Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products, Estonia agreed that, from 
the date of request for and pending the consultations referred to in Article 7 (3), it shall 
cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the problems resulting 
from the regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. 
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Agreed minute No 5 
In the context of Protocol 1 on trade in textile and clothing products, the Parties agreed that, 
not later than the beginning of the third year of the application of this Protocol, specific 
consultations shall be held with the aim of reviewing the application of the double-checking 
system including, in particular, an examination of the list of products subject to 
double-checking surveillance. 
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PROTOCOL 2 
on trade between the Conunuoity and Estonia in processed agncultural products 
• Artide 1 
1.' The Community shall grant tariff concessions 
referred to in Annex 1 for processed agricultural products 
originating in Estonia. In the case of the goods referred to 
in Annex II, however, reductions of the agricultural 
component shall be granted within the quantity limits 
referred to therein. 
2. The "Association Cbtncil may 
— add to the list of processed agricultural products 
referred to in this Protocol, 
— increase the quarttitier of processed agricultural 
products eligible for the tariff concessions established 
by this Protocol. 
3. The Aèsôc . Cctnci I. may replace the concessions 
with a system of compensatory amounts with no quantity 
limits, established on the basis of the differences found 
between the prices on the Community and Estonian 
markets of the agricultural products actuatly used to 
produce the processed agricultural Droducts covered by 
this Protocol. The Assoc.COLncil Shall draw up a. list of 
products to which the compensatory amounts are 
applicable and a list of basic products. It shall adopt 
general implementing rules to that end. — 'base quantity* means the quantity of a basic product 
calculated in the manner stipulated in Article 3 bf 
Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 and which is used to 
determine the agricultural component applicable to 
goods of a given type, in accordance with the terms of 
the same Regulation. 
Article 3 
1. The Community grants to Estonia the following 
concessions: 
— the non-agricultural component of the charge shall be 
reduced as per Annex I, 
— for the goods for which Annex I stipulates a reduced 
agricultural component (MOBR) the level of the latter 
shall be calculated by reducing the base quantities of 
the basic products for which a levy reduction is 
granted by 20% in 1995, 40% in 1996 and 60% 
from 1997. For the other basic products of those 
goods, the corresponding reductions, for the same 
years, shall be 10%, 20% and 30%. These 
reductions shall be granted within the limits of tariff 
quotas stipulated in Annex II. For quantities in excess 
of those quotas the agricultural component applicable 
to third countries shall apply. 
Article 2 
For the purpose of this Protocol, rhe following definitions 
shall apply: 
— 'goods* means the processed agricultural products 
referred to in this Protocol, 
— 'agricultural component' means the part of the charge 
corresponding to the difference between the prices on 
the internal market of the Parries of the agricultural 
products considered to have been used for the 
production of the goods and the prices of those 
agricultural products incorporated in imports" from 
third counrries, 
— 'non-agricultural component* means the part of the 
charge remaining when the agricultural component is 
deducted from the total charge, 
— 'basic produas* means the agricultural produas 
considered as having been used in the produaion of 
goods within the meaning of Regulation (EC) 
No 3448/93, 2. The agricultural components shall be replaced by 
reduced agricultural components in the case of goods 
added in accordance with the procedure described in 
Article 1 (2). 
Article 4 • 
Estonia shall apply the duties applicable on 1 January 
1995 to imports of processed agricultural products 
originating in the Community and falling within 
Regulation (EC) No 3448/93. However, if Esronia wishes 
to apply duties in accordance with Article *24 (2) and (3) 
of this Agreement, Estonia shall refer them to the Assoc. 
Council Estonia shall distinguish between the 
agricultural component and the non-agricultural 
component of the duties .uiti I 31 December 1996.' 
Estonia shall remove the 
non-agricultural component of the duties so distinguished 
within three years of the date of distinguishing between 
the duties components, in three equal annual steps. The 
agricultural component of the duty shall be reduced by 
thé Association Council along the same principles 
indicated in Article 3 :(1X(seccnd indent of this 
Protocol.. 
ANNEX 1 
Import duties applicable in the Community to goods originating in Estonia 
CN code 
1521 10 90 
152190 99 
1704 10 11 
1704 10 19 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1805 
1806 
1806 10 00 
1806 10 10*11 
1806 10 10» 19 
1806 10 10*91 
1806 10 10*99 
1806 10 30*10 
1806 10 30*90 
1806 10 90*10 
18061090*90 
1806 20 10 
1806 20 30 
1806 20 50 Description 
Vegetable waxes 
Beeswax 
Chewing gum in strips 
Chewing gum 
— other 
Boiled sweets 
Toffees, caramels 
Cocoa powder, not 
containing added sugar 
or other sweetening 
matter 
Chocolate and other 
food preparations 
containing cocoa 
Cocoa powder, 
containing added sugar 
or other sweetening 
matter Third country 
Duty raies 
3 
2,5 
8 +MOB 
MAX 23 
8 +MOB 
MAX 23 
13 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
. 13 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
12 
10 
10 
10 + MOB 
10 +MOB 
10 + MOB 
10 + MOB 
10 +MOB 
' 10 +MOB 
12 +MOB 
MAX27 + AD S/Z 
12 + MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z GSP Duty rates 
0 
0 
2 + MOB 
MAX 23 
2 +MOB 
MAX 23 
6 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
6 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
9 
3 
— 
3 +MOB 
— 
3 +MOB 
— 
3 +MOB 
— 
9 +MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
9 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
9 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z Duty rates applicable 
c£fCO<U4.*.A<1c]S 
0 
0 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 23 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 23 
3 +MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
3 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
5 
0 
5 
0 + MOBR 
5 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
5 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
5 + MOBR 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 +MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 + MOBR 
MAX27 + ADS/Z as from 1. 1. 19% 
0 
0 
0 + MOBR 
• MAX 23 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 23 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 
0 
0 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
MAX27 + ADS/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 
127 
-CN code 
1806 20 70 
1806 20 80 to 
1806 90 50 
1806 90 60 to 
1806 90 90 
1905 10 00 
1905 20 
1905 30 
except 
1905 30 91 
1905 30 91 
1905 40 
1905 90 10 
1905 90 20 
1905 90 30 
1905 90 40 to 
1905 90 90 
except 
1905 90 60 
1905 90 60 
2102 10 39 
2105 
2202 10 00 
2201 10 19 
2203 00 90 
2208 90 31 
2208 90 SS 
2208 90 59 Description 
Yeasts 
Ice-cream 
Refreshing drinks 
Mineral waters 
Beer 
Vodka 
Liqueurs 
Other spirits Third country 
Duty rates 
19 +MOB 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
9 +MOB 
MAX 24 + AD F/M 
13 +MOB 
13 +MOB 
MAX 35 + AD S/Z 
13 +MOB 
MAX 35 + AD F/M 
14 +MOB 
6 +MOB 
MAX 20 + AD F/M 
7 +MOB 
14 +MOB 
13 +MOB 
MAX 30 + AD F/M 
13 +MOB 
MAX 35 + AD S/Z 
15 + MOB 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
15 
4 
24 
1,3 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 5 ecu/hi 
1,6 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 10 ecu/hi 
1,6 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 10 ecu/hi Duty rates applicable 
vjir1 Duty rates 
— 
9 +MOB 
MAX Ï7 + ADS1Z 
— 
0 + MOB 
MAX 24 + AD F/M 
0 + MOB 
— 
— 
• — 
0 + MOB 
MAX 20 + AD F/M 
0 + MOB 
4 +MOB 
— 
— 
4 + MOB 
— ' 
6 
0 . 
14 ; 
— 
— 
— 10 +MOBR 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
6 +MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 24 + AD F/M 
0 + MOBR 
6 + MOBR 
MAX 35 + AD S/Z 
6 + MOBR 
MAX 30 + AD F/M 
7 +MOBR ^ 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 20 + AD F/M 
1 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
6 + MOBR 
MAX 30 + AD F/M 
6 + MOBR 
MAX 35 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
6 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
3 
0 
9 
1,1 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 4 ecu/hi 
1,4 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 8 ecu/hi 
1,4 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 8 ecu/hi as from 1. 1. 1996 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 24 + AD F/M 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 35 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 30 + AD F/M 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 20 + AD F/M 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 30 + AD F/M 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 35 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 
0 
7 
0,9 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 3,5 ecu/hi 
1,1 ecu/% vol/hl 
+ 7 ecu/hi 
1,1 ecu/% vol/hl 
+-7 ecu/hi 
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ANNEX II 
Tariff quotas applicable on imports into the Community for goods originating in Estonia for which a 
reduction of the agricultural component is granted in accordance with Article 3 
CN code 
1704 10 11 
1704 10 19 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1805 
1806 
1905 
210210 39 
2105 
2203 
2208 90 31 
2208 90 55 
2208 90 59 Description 
Chewing gum, sheets 
Chewing gum, other 
Boiled sweets 
Caramels 
Cocoa powder 
Chocolate 
Industrial baking 
Yeasts 
Ice-cream 
Beer 
Vodka 
Liqueurs 
Other spirits Quantities (tonnes) 
199S 
120 
25 
60 
100 
15 
10 
150 
80 
15 
15 1996 
132 
28 
66 
110 
17 
11 
165 
88 
17 
17 1997 
144 
31 
72 
120 
18 
12 
180 
96 
18 
18 1998 
156 
34 
78 . 
130 
20 
13 
195 
104 
20 
20 1999 
168 
37 
84 
140 
21 
14 
210 
112 
21 
21 2000 
180 
41 
90 
150 
23 
15 
225 
120 
23 
23 
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PROTOCOL 3 
concerning the definition of originating produas and methods of administrative cooperation 
TTTLE I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Protocol: 
(a) 'manufacture' means any kind of working or 
processing including assembly or specific operations; (j) 'chapters' and 'headings' means the chapters and the 
headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature 
which makes "' up the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System, referred to in this 
Protocol as 'the Harmonized System' or 'HS'; 
(k) 'classified' refers to the classification of a product or 
material under a particular heading; 
(1) 'consignment' means products which are either sent 
simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee 
or covered by a single transport document covering 
their shipment from the exporter to the consignee or, 
in the absence of such a document, by a single 
invoice. 
(b) 'material' means any ingredient, raw material, 
component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of 
the product; 
(c) 'product' means the product being manufactured, 
even if it is intended for later use in another 
manufacturing operation; 
(d) 'goods' means both materials and products; 
(e) 'customs value' means the value as determined in 
accordance with the Agreement on implementation 
of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade, done at Geneva on 12 April 1979; 
(f) 'ex-works price' means the price paid for the product 
ex-works to the manufacturer in whose undertaking 
the last working or processing is carried out 
provided the price includes the value of all the 
materials used, minus all internal taxes which are, or 
may be, repaid when the product obtained is 
exported; 
(g) 'value of materials' means the customs value at the 
rime of importation of the non-originating materials 
used, or, if this is not known and cannot be 
ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the 
materials in the territories concerned; 
(h) 'value of originating materials' means the customs 
value of such materials as defined in subparagraph 
(g) applied mutatis mutandis-, 
(i) 'added value' shall be taken to be the ex-works price 
minus the customs value of each of the products 
incorporated which did not originate in the country 
in which those products were obtained; TITLE II 
DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF 'ORIGINATING 
PRODUCTS' 
Article 2 
Origin Criteria 
For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, and 
without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of 
this Protocol, the following products shall be considered 
as: 
1. products originating in the Community: 
(a) products wholly obtained in the Community, 
within the meaning of Article 5 of this Protocol; 
(b) products obtained in the Community which 
contain materials nor wholly obtained there, 
provided that the said materials have undergone 
sufficient working and processing in the 
Community within the meaning of Article 6, of 
this Protocol; 
2. products originating in Estonia: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Estonia, within the 
meaning of Article 5 of this Protocol; 
(b) products obtained in Estonia which contain 
materials not wholly obtained there, provided 
that the said materials have undergone sufficient 
working or processing in Estonia within the 
meaning of Article 6 of this Protocol. 
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Article 3 
Bilateral cumulation 
1. Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) (b), materials 
originating in Estonia within the meaning of this Protocol 
shall be considered as materials originating in the 
Community and it shall not be necessary that such 
materials have undergone sufficient working or 
processing there, provided however that they have 
undergone working or processing going beyond that 
referred to in Article 7 of this Protocol. 
2. Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) (b), materials 
originating in the Community within the meaning of this 
Protocol shall be considered as materials originating in 
Estonia and it shall not be necessary that such materials 
have undergone working or processing there, provided 
however that they have undergone working or processing 
going beyond that referred to in Article 7 of this 
Protocol. 
Article 4 
Cumulation with materials originating in Latvia and 
Lithuania 
1. (a) Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) (b) and subject to 
the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, materials 
originating in Latvia or Lithuania within the 
meaning of Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements 
between the Community and these countries shall 
be considered as originating in the Community 
and it shall not be necessary that such materials 
have undergone sufficient working or processing, 
on condition however that they have undergone 
working or processing beyond that referred to in 
Article 7 of this Protocol. 
(b) Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) (b) and subject to 
the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, materials 
originating in Latvia or Lithuania within the 
meaning of Protocol 3 annexed to the-Agreements 
between the Community and these countries shall 
be considered as originating in Estonia and it 
shall not be necessary that such materials have 
undergone sufficient working or processing, on 
condition however that they have undergone 
working or processing beyond that referred to in 
Article 7 of this Protocol. 
2. Products which have acquired originating status by 
virtue of paragraph 1 shall only continue to be 
considered as originating in the Community or in 
Estonia, when the value added there exceeds the value of 
the materials used originating in Latvia or Lithuania. 
If this is not so, the products concerned shall be 
considered for the purposes of implementing this 
Agreement or of the Agreement between the Community 
and Latvia and Lithuania as originating in Latvia or 
Lithuania according to which of these countries accounts 
for the highest value of originating materials used. 3. For the purposes of this Article, identical rules of 
origin to those in this Protocol shall be applied in trade 
between the Community and Latvia and Lithuania and « 
between Estonia and those two countries and also 
between each of these three countries themselves. 
Article S 
Wholly obtained produas 
1. Within the meaning of Article 2 (1) (a) and (2) (a), 
the following shall be considered as wholly obtained 
either in the Community or in Estonia: 
(a) mineral products extraaed from their soil or from 
their seabed; 
(b) vegetable products harvested there; 
(c) live animals born and raised there; 
(d) products from live animals raised there; 
(e) products obtained by hunting or fishing there; 
(f) products of sea fishing and other products taken 
from the sea by their vessels; 
(g) products made aboard their factory ships exclusively 
from products referred to in subparagraph (f); 
(h) used articles collected there fit only for the recover)' 
of raw materials, including used tyres fit only for 
retreading or use as waste; 
(i) waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing 
operations conducted there; 
(j) products extracted from marine soil or subsoil 
outside their territorial waters provided that they 
have sole rights to work that soil or subsoil; 
(k) goods produced exclusively from products specified 
in subparagraphs (a) to (j). 
2. The term 'their vessels' and 'their factory ships' in 
paragraph 1 (f) and (g) shall apply only to vessels and 
factory ships: 
— which are registered or recorded in Estonia or in a 
Member State of the Community, 
— which sail under the flag of Estonia or of a Member 
State of the Community, 
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— which arc owned to an extent of at least 50% by 
nationals of Estonia or of a Member State of the 
Community, or by a company with its head office in 
one of these States or in Estonia, of which the 
manager or managers, chairman of the board of 
directors or the supervisory board, and the majority 
of the members of such boards are nationals of 
Estonia or of Member States of the Community and 
of which, in addition, in the case of partnerships or 
limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to 
these States, to Estonia, to their public bodies or to 
their nationals, 
— of which the master and officers are nationals of 
Estonia or of Member States of the Community, 
— of which at least 75 % of the crew are nationals of 
Estonia or of Member States of the Community. 
3. The terms 'Estonia' and 'the Community' shall also 
cover the territorial waters which surround Estonia and 
the Member States of the Community. product, is used in me manuiaciuic ai dnuu«.i yi,J,j^i 
the conditions applicable to the product in which it is 
incorporated do not apply to it, and no account shall beJ 
taken of the non-originating materials which may have 
been used in its manufacture. 
Article 7 
Insufficient working or processing operations 
For the purpose of implementing Article 6 the following 
shall be considered as insufficient working or processing 
to confer the status of originating products, whether or 
not there is a change of heading: 
(a) operations to ensure the preservation of products in 
good condition during transport and storage 
(ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing 
in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, 
removal of damaged parts, and like operations); 
Sea-going vessels, including factory ships on which the 
fish caught is worked or processed, shall be considered as 
part of the territory of the Community or of Estonia 
provided that they satisfy the conditions set out in 
paragraph 2. 
Article 6 
Sufficiently worked or processed products 
1. For the purposes of Article 2, non-originating 
materials are considered to be sufficiently worked or 
processed when the product obtained is classified in a 
heading which is different from that in which all the 
non-originating materials used in its manufaaure are 
classified, subjea to paragraphs 2 and 3. 
2. For a product mentioned in columns 1 and 2 of the 
list in Annex H, the conditions set out in column 3 for 
the product concerned must be fulfilled instead <of the 
rule in paragraph 1. ' 
Where in the list in Annex II a percentage rule is applied 
in determining the originating status of a product 
obtained in the Community or in Estonia the value added 
by the working or processing shall correspond to the 
ex-works price of the product obtained, less the value of 
third-country materials imported into the Community or 
Estonia. (b) simple operations consisting of removal of dust, 
sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching 
(including the making-up of sets of articles), 
washing, painting, cutting up; 
(c) (i) changes of packaging and breaking up and 
assembly of packages; 
(ii) simple placing in bottles, flasks, bags, cases, 
boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all 
other simple packaging operations; 
(d) affixing marks, labels and other like distinguishing 
signs on products or their packaging; 
(e) simple mixing of products, whether or not of 
different kinds, where one or more components of 
the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in 
this Protocol to enable them to be considered as 
originating in the Community or in Estonia; 
(f) simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete 
product; . 
(g) a combination of two or more operations specified in 
subparagraphs (a) to (f); 
(h) slaughter of animals. 
Article 8 
3. These conditions indicate, for all products covered 
by this Agreement, the working or processing which must 
be carried out on the non-originating materials used in 
the manufaaure of these products, and apply onjy in 
relation to such materials. Accordingly, it follows that if 
a produa which has acquired originating status by 
fulfilling the conditions set out in the list for that Unit of qualification 
1. The unit of qualification for the application of the 
provisions of this Protocol shall be the particular product 
which is considered as the basic unit when determining 
classification using the nomenclature of the Harmonized 
System. ' • -
1 
( Accordingly, it follows that: 
(a) when a produa composed of a group or assembly of 
articles is classified under the terms of the 
Harmonized System in a single heading, the whole 
constitutes the unit of qualification; 
(b) when a consignment consists of a number of 
identical products classified under the same heading 
of the Harmonized System, each product must be 
taken individually when applying the provisions of 
this Protocol. 
2. Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonized 
System, packaging is included with the product for 
classification purposes, it shall be included for the 
purposes of determining origin. 
Article 9 
Accessories, spare parts and tools 
Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece 
of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, which are 
part of the normal equipment and included in the price 
thereof or which are not separately invoiced, shall be 
regarded as one with the piece of equipment, machine, 
apparatus or vehicle in question. TITLE III 
TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS 
Article 12 
Principle of territoriality 
The conditions set out in Title II relative to the 
acquisition of originating status must be fulfilled without 
interruption in the Community or in Estonia without 
prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3 or 4. 
Article 13 
Reimportation of goods 
If originating products exported from the Community or 
Estonia to another country are returned, except in so far 
as provided for in Articles 3 or 4 they must be considered 
as non-originating, unless it can be demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the customs authorities that: 
(a) the goods returned are the same goods as those 
exported; and 
(b) they have not undergone any operation beyond that 
necessary to preserve them in good condition while 
in that country or while being exported. 
Article 10 
Sets 
Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonized 
System, shall be regarded as originating when all 
component produas are originating. Nevertheless, when 
a set is composed of originating and non-originating 
products, the set as a whole shall be regarded as 
originating, provided that the value of the 
non-originating products does not exceed 15% of the 
ex-works price of the set. 
Article 11 
Neutral elements Article 14 
Direct transport 
1. The preferential treatment provided for under the 
Agreement applies only to products or materials which 
are transported between the territories of the Community 
and Estonia or, when the provisions of Article 4 are 
applied, of Latvia or Lithuania without entering any 
other territory. However, goods originating in Estonia or 
in the Community and constituting one single 
consignment which is not split up may be transported 
through territory other than that of the Community or 
Estonia or, when the provisions of Article 4 apply, of 
Latvia or Lithuania with, should the occasion arise, 
transhipment or temporary warehousing in such territory, 
provided that the goods have remained under the 
surveillance of the customs authorities in the country of 
transit or of warehousing and that they have not 
undergone operations other than unloading, reloading or 
any operation designed to preserve them in good 
condition. 
In order to determine whether a produa originates in the 
Community or in Estonia, it shall not be necessary to 
establish whether the electrical energy, fuel, plant and 
equipment as well as machines and tools used to obtain 
such product, or whether any goods, used in the course 
of production which do not enter and which were not 
intended to enter into the final composition of the 
product, are originating or not. Products originating in Estonia or in the Community may 
be transported by pipeline across territory other than that 
of the Community or that of Estonia. " 
2. Evidence that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 
have been fulfilled may be supplied to the customs 
authorities of the importing country by the production 
of: ' 
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(a) a through bill of lading issued in the exporting 
country covering ,the passage through the country of 
transit; or 
(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the 
country of transit: 
(i) giving an exact description of the products; 
(ii) stating the dates of unloading and reloading of 
the products and, where applicable, the names 
of the ships used; and 
(iii) certifying the conditions under which the 
products remained in the transit country; or 
(c) failing these, any substantiating documents. 
Article 15 
Exhibitions 
1. Products sent from one of the Contracting Parties 
for exhibition in a third country and sold after the 
exhibition for importation in another Party shall benefit 
on importation from the provisions of this Agreement on 
condition "that the products meet the requirements of this 
Protocol entitling them to be recognized as originating in 
the Community or in Estonia and provided that it is 
shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities 
that: 
(a) an exporter has consigned these products from one 
of the Contracting Parties to the country in which 
the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there; 
(b) the produas have been sold or otherwise disposed of 
by that exporter to a person in another Contracting 
Party; 
(c) the products have been consigned during the 
exhibition or immediately thereafter to the latter 
Contraaing Party in the state in which they were 
sent for exhibition; and 
(d) the products have not, since they were consigned for 
exhibition, been used for any purpose other than 
demonstration at the exhibition. 
2. A proof of origin, must be issued or made out in 
accordance with the provisions of Title IV and submitted 
to the customs authorities of the importing State in the 
normal manner. The name* and address of the exhibition 
must be indicated'.thereon. Where necessary, additional 
documentary evidence of the nature of the products and 
the conditions under which they have been exhibited may 
be required. 
3. Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, 
agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public 
show or display which is not^ organized for private 
purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the 
sale of foreign products, and during which the produas 
remain under customs control. TITLE IV 
PROOF OF ORIGIN 
Article 16 
Movement certificate EUR.1 
Evidence of originating status of products, within the 
meaning of this Protocol, shall be given by a movement 
certificate EUR.l, a specimen of which appears in Annex 
III to this Protocol. 
Article 17 
Normal procedure for the issue of a movement certificate 
EUR.1 
1. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of the exporting State on application 
having been made in writing by the exporter or, under 
the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. 
2. For this purpose, the exporter or his authorized 
representative shall fill out both the movement certificate 
EUR.l and the application form, specimens of which 
appear in Annex III. * 
These forms shall be completed in one of the languages in 
which this Agreement is drawn up, in accordance with 
the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting state. 
If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in 
capital letters. The description of the products must be 
given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving 
any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled a 
horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the 
description, the empty space being crossed through. 
3. The exporter applying for rhe issue of a movement 
certificate EUR.l shall be prepared to submit at any time, 
at the request of the customs authorities of the exporting 
State where the movement certificate EUR.1 is issued, all 
appropriate documents proving the originating status of 
the products concerned as well as the fulfilment of the 
other requirements of this Protocol. 
The exporter must retain for at least three years the 
. documents referred to in the preceding paragraph. 
Applications for movement certificates EUR.1 must be 
preserved for at least three years by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State. 
4. The movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by 
the customs authorities of a Member State of the 
Community if the goods to be exported can be 
considered as products originating in the Community 
within the meaning of Article 2 (1) of this Protocol. The 
movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of Estonia, if the goods to be 
exported can be considered as-products originating in 
Estonia within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of this 
Protocol. _ 
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5. Where the cumulation provisions of Articles 2 to 4 
arc applied, the customs authorities of the Member State 
of the Community or of Estonia may issue movement 
certificates EUR.l under the conditions laid down in this 
Protocol if the goods to be exported can be considered as 
originating products within the meaning of this Protocol 
and provided that the goods covered by the movement 
certificates EUR.l are in the Community or in Estonia. 
In these cases movement certificates EUR.l shall be 
issued subject to the presentation of the proof of origin 
previously issued or made out. This proof of origin must 
be kept for at least three years by the customs authorities 
of the exporting State. 
6. The issuing customs authorities shall take any steps 
necessary to verify the originating status of the products 
and the fulfilment of the other requirements of this 
Protocol. For this purpose, they shall have the right to 
call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of 
the exporter's accounts or any other check which they 
consider appropriate. 
The issuing customs authorities shall also ensure that the 
forms referred to in paragraph 2 are duly completed. In 
particular, they shall check whether the space reserved 
for the description of the produas has been completed in 
such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent 
additions. 2. For the implementation of paragraph 1, the 
exporter must indicate in this application the place and 
date of exportation of the products to which the 
movement certificate EUR.l relates, and state the reasons ' 
for his request. 
3. The customs authorities may issue a movement 
certificate EUR.l retrospectively only after verifying that 
the information supplied in the exporter's application 
agrees with that in the corresponding file. 
4. Movement certificates EUR.l issued retrospectively 
must be endorsed with one of the following phrases-
'NACHTRÀGLICH AUSGESTELLP, 'DELIVRE A 
POSTERIORI', 'RILASCIATO A. POSTERIORI' 
'AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI*, «ISSUED 
RETROSPECTIVELY', 'UDSTEDT EFTERF0LGENDE' 
•EKAO0EN EK TQN ZZTEPQN', 'EXPEDIDO A 
POSTERIORI', 'EMITADO A POSTERIORI' 
'TAGANTJARELE VALJAANTUD; AWETTU JAUaKATEEN', 
' UrFÂRDATIErTEf"mn> '. 
5. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 shall be 
inserted in the 'Remarks' box of the movement certificate 
EUR.1. 
Article 19 
Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.l 
7. The date of issue of the movement certificate EUR.l 
shall be indicated in the part of the certificate reserved 
for the customs authorities. 
8. A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of the exporting State when the 
produas to which it relates are exported. It shall be made 
available to the exporter as soon as aaual exportation 
has been effected or ensured. 
Article 18 
Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively 1. In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a 
movement certificate EUR.l, the exporter may apply to 
the customs authorities which issued it for a duplicate 
made out on the basis of the export documents in their 
possession. 
2. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed 
with one of the following words: 
'DUPLDCAP, 'DUPLICATA', 'DUPLICATO', 
'DUPLICAAT', 'DUPLICATE', 'AKHITAW, 
'DUPLICADO', 'SEGUNDA VIA', «DTJPLIKAAT, 
•KAKSOISKAPPALE', 'DUPLIKAT'. 
3. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 2, and 
the date of issue and the serial number of the original 
certificate shall be inserted in the 'Remarks' box of the 
duplicate movement certificate EUR.1. 
1. Notwithstanding Article 17 (8), a movement 
certificate EUR.l may exceptionally be issued after 
exportation of the produas to which it relates if: 4. The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of 
the original movement certificate EUR.l, shall take effect 
as from that date. 
(a) it was not issued at the time of exportation because 
of errors or involuntary omissions or special 
circumstances; or 
(b) it is demonstrated to the satisfaaion of the customs 
authorities that a movement certificate EUR.l was 
issued but was not accepted at importation for 
technical reasons. . Article 20 . 
Replacement of certificates 
1. It shall at any time be possible to replace one or 
more movement certificates EUR.l by one or more other 
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certificates provided that this is done by the customs 
office responsible for controlling the goods. 
2. The replacement certificate shall be regarded as a 
definite movement certificate EUR.1 for the purpose of 
the application of this Protocol, including the provisions 
of this Article. 
3, The replacement certificate shall be issued on the 
basis of a written request from the re-exporter, after the 
authorities concerned have verified the information 
supplied in the applicant's request. The date and serial 
number of the original movement certificate EUR.l shall 
be given in box 7. TROCEDIMIENTO SIMPLIFICADO', 'FORENKLET 
PROCEDURE', 'VEREINFACHTES VERFAHREN', 
'AnAOYTTEYMENH AIAAIKAIIA', 'SIMPLIFIED 
PROCEDURE', 'PROCEDURE SIMPLIFIEE', 
'PROCEDURA SEMPLIFICATA', 'VEREENVOUDIGDE 
PROCEDURE', 'PROCEDIMENTO SIMPLIFICADO', 
•LIHTSUSTATUD PROTSEDUUR;. ^YKSINKERTAISTETTU 
rtNFJTELYV 'FÔRENKLAD PROCEDUR". 
5. Box No 11 'Customs endorsement' of the EUR.l 
certificate shall be completed if necessary by the approved 
exporter. 
6. The approved exporter shall, if necessary, indicate 
in box No 13 'Request for verification' of the EUR.l 
certificate the name and address of the authority 
competent to verify such a certificate. 
Article 21 
Simplified procedure for the issue of certificates 7. Where the simplified procedure is applied, the 
customs authorities of the exporting State may prescribe 
the use of EUR.l certificates bearing a distinctive sign by 
which they may be identified. 
1. By way derogation from Articles 17, 18 and 19 of 
this Protocol, a simplified procedure for the issue of 
EUR.l movement certificates can be used in accordance 
with the following provisions. 
2. The customs authorities in the exporting State may. 
authorize any exporter, hereinafter referred to as 
'approved exporter', making frequent shipments for 
which EUR.l movement certificates may be issued and 
who offers, to the satisfaction of the competent 
authorities, all guarantees necessary to verify the 
originating status of the products, not to submit to the 
customs office of the application for an EUR.l certificate 
relating to those goods, for the purpose of obtaining an 
EUR.l certificate under the conditions laid down in 
Article 17 of this Protocol. . 
3. The authorization referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
stipulate, at the choice of the competent authorities, that 
box No 11 'Customs endorsement' of the EUR.l 
movement certificate must: 
(a) either be endorsed beforehand with the stamp of the 
competent customs office of the exporting State and 
the signature, which may be a facsimile, of an official 
of that office; or 
(b) be endorsed by the approved exporter with a special 
stamp which has been approved by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State and corresponds to 
the specimen given in Annex V of this Protocol. Such 
stamp may be pre-printed on the forms. 
4. In the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (a), one of 
the following phrases shall be entered in box No 7 
'Remarks' of the EUR.l moveihent certificate: 8. In the authorization referred to in paragraph 2 the 
competent authorities shall specify in particular: 
(a) the conditions under which the applications for 
EUR.l certificates are to be made; 
(b) the conditions under which these applications are to 
be kept for at least three years; 
(c) in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (b) the 
authority competent to carry out the subsequent 
verification referred to in Article 30 of this 
Protocol. 
9. The customs authorities of the exporting State may 
declare certain categories of goods ineligible for the 
special treatment provided for in paragraph 2. 
10. The customs authorities shall refuse the 
authorization referred to in paragraph 2 to exporters 
who do not offer all the guarantees which they consider 
necessary. The competent authorities may withdraw the 
authorization at any time. They must do so where the 
approved exporter no longer satisfies the conditions or 
no longer offers these guarantees. 
11. The approved exporter may be required to inform 
the competent authorities, in accordance with the rules 
which they lay down, of the goods to be dispatched by 
him, so that such authorities may make any verification 
they think necessary before the departure of the goods. 
12. The customs authorities of the exporting State 
may carry out any check on approved exporters which 
they consider necessary. Such exporters must allow this 
to be done. 
13B 
13. The provisions of this Article shall be without 
prejudice to the application of the rules of the 
Community, the Member States and Estonia concerning 
customs formalities and the use of customs documents. Article 25 
Form EUR.2 
Article 22 
Validity of proof of origin 
1. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be valid for 
four months from the date of issiue in the exporting State, 
and must be submitted within the said period to the 
customs authorities of the importing State. 
2. Movement certificates EUR.1 which are submitted 
to the customs authorities of the importing State after the 
final date for presentation specified in paragraph 1 may 
be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential 
treatment, where the failure to submit these documents 
by the final date set is due to reasons of force majeure or 
exceptional circumstances. 
3. In other cases of belated presentation, the customs 
authorities of the importing State may accept the 
movement certificates EUR.1 where the produas have 
been submitted to them before the said final date. 1. Notwithstanding Article 16, the evidence of 
originating status, within the meaning of this Protocol 
for consignments, containing only originating products 
and whose value does not exceed ECU 3 000 per 
consignment, may be given by a form EUR.2, a specimen 
of which appears in Annex IV to this Protocol. 
2. The form EUR.2 shall be completed and signed by 
the exporter or, under the exporters responsibility, by his 
authorized representative in accordance with this 
Protocol. 
3. A form EUR.2 shall be completed for each 
consignment. 
4. The exporter who applied for the form EUR.2 shall 
submit at the request of the customs authorities of the 
exporting State all supporting documents concerning the 
use of this form. 
5. Articles 22 and 23 shall apply mutatis mutandis to 
forms EUR.2. 
Article 23 
Submission of proof of origin 
Movement certificates EUR.l shall be submitted to the 
customs authorities of the importing State in accordance 
with the procedures applicable in that State. The said 
authorities - may require a translation of a movement 
certificate EUR.1 or an invoice declaration. They may 
also require the import declaration to be accompanied by 
a statement from the importer to the effect that the 
products meet the conditions required for the 
implementation of the Agreement. 
Article 24 Article 26 
Exemptions from formal proof of origin 
1. Products sent as small packages from private 
persons to private persons or forming part of travellers' 
personal luggage shall be admitted as originating 
products without requiring the submission of a formal 
proof of origin, provided that such products are not 
imported by way of trade and have been declared as 
meeting the requirements of this Protocol and where 
there is no doubt as to the veracity of such a declaration. 
In the case of products sent by post, this declaration can 
be made on the customs declaration C2/CP3 or on a 
sheet of paper annexed to that document. 
Importation by instalments 
Where, at the request of the importer and on the 
conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the 
importing State, dismantled or non-assembled products 
within the meaning of general rule 2 (a) of the 
Harmonized System falling within Chapters 84 and 85 of 
the Harmonized System are imported by instalments, a 
single proof of origin for such produas shall be 
submitted to the customs authorities upon importation of 
the first instalment. 2. Imports which are occasional and consists solely of 
products for the personal use of the recipients or 
travellers or their families shall not be considered as 
imports by way of trade if it is evident from the nature 
and quantity of the products that no commercial purpose 
is in view. 
3. Furthermore, the total value of these products must 
not exceed ECU 300 in the case of small packages or 
ECU 800 in the case of products forming part of 
travellers' personal luggage. 
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Article 27 TITLE V 
Discrepancies and formal errors 
1. The discovery of slight discrepancies between the 
statements made in a movement certificate EUR.1 or in a 
form EUR.2 and those made in the documents submitted 
to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the 
formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto 
render the movement certificate EUR.l, or the form 
EUR-2 null and void if it is duly established that this 
document does correspond to the products submitted. 
2. Obvious formal errors such as typing errors on a 
movement certificate EUR.l, or a form EUR.2 should not 
cause this document to be rejeaed if these errors are not 
such as to create doubts concerning the correctness of the 
statements made in this document. ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
COOPERATION 
Article 29 
Communication of stamps and addresses 
The customs authorities of the Member States and of 
Estonia shall provide each other, through the 
Commission of the European Communities, with 
specimen impressions of stamps used in their customs 
offices for the issue of EUR.l certificates and with the 
addresses of the customs authorities responsible for 
issuing movement certificates EUR.l and for verifying 
those certificates and forms EUR.2. 
Article 28 
Amounts expressed in ecus 
1. Amounts in the national currency of the exporting 
State equivalent to the amounts expressed in ecus shall be 
fixed by the exporting State and communicated to the 
other Party. 
When the amounts exceed the corresponding amounts 
fixed by the importing State, the latter shall accept them 
if the products are invoiced in the currency of the 
exporting State or in the currency of one of the other 
States referred to in Article 4 of this Protocol. 
If the goods are invoiced in the currency of another 
Member State of the Community the importing State 
shall recognize the amount notified by the country 
concerned. 
2. Up to and including 30 April 2000, the amounts to 
be used in any given national currency shall be the 
equivalent in that national currency of the amounts 
expressed in ecus as at 1 Oaobcr 1994. 
For each successive, period of five years, the amounts 
expressed in ecus and their equivalents in the national 
currencies of the States shall be reviewed by the Assoc. 
Council on the basis of the exchange rates of the ecu 
as at the first working day in Oaober in the year 
immediately preceding that five-year period. 
When carrying out this review, the Assoc.Counci L shall 
ensure that there will be no decrease in the amounts to he 
used in any national currency and shall furthermore 
consider the desirabiliry of preserving the effects of the 
limits concerned in real terms. For this purpose, it may 
decide to modify the amounts expressed in ecus. Article 30 
Verification of movement certificates EUR.l and of forms 
EUR.2 
1. Subsequent verification of movement certificates 
EUR.l and forms EUR.2 shall be carried out randomly 
or whenever the customs authorities of the importing 
Srare have reason to doubt the authenticity of such 
documents, the originating status of the products 
concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of 
this Protocol. 
2. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of 
paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing 
State shall return the movement certificate EUR.l, the 
form EUR.2, or a copy of these documents, to the 
customs authorities of the exporting State giving, where 
appropriate, the reasons of substance or form for an 
inquiry. 
i 
3. The verification shall be carried out by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State. h>r this purpose, thev 
shall have the right to call for anv evidence and to carrv 
out any inspection of the exporter's accounts or any 
other check which they consider appropriate. 
4. If the customs authorities of the importing State 
decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment 
to the products concerned while awaiting the results of 
the verification, they shall oiler to release the produas to 
the importer sublet to any precautionary measures 
judged necessary. 
5. The customs authorities requesting the verification 
shall be informed <>t the results <>r~this verification within 
a maximum of 10 months These results must indicate 
clearly whether «he documents arc authentic and whether 
C& <r\ 
the products, concerned can be considered as originating 
products and fulfil the other requirements of this 
Protocol. TITLE VI 
CEUTA AND MELILLA 
6. If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply 
within 10 months or if the reply does not contain 
sufficient information to determine the authenticity of the 
document in question or the real origin of the products, 
the requesting customs authorities shall, except in the 
case of force majeure or in exceptional circumstances, 
refuse entitlement to the preferences. 
Article 31 
Dispute settlement 
Where disputes arise in relation to the verification 
procedures of Article 30 which cannot be settled between 
the customs authorities requesting a verification and the 
customs authorities responsible for carrying out this 
verification or where they raise a question as to the 
interpretation of this Protocol, they shall be submitted to 
the Association Council. 
In all cases the settlement of disputes between the 
importer and the customs authorities of the importing 
State shall be under the legislation of the said State. 
Article 32 
Penalties 
Penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, 
or causes to be drawn up, a document which contains 
incorrect information for the purpose of obtaining a 
preferential treatment for products. 
Article 33 
Free zones 
1. The Member States and Estonia shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that products traded under 
cover of a movement certificate EUR.l, which in the 
course of transport use a free zone situated in their 
territory, arc not substituted by other goods and that 
they do not undergo handling other than normal 
operations designed to prevent their deterioration. 
2. By means of an exemption to the provisions 
contained in paragraph 1, when products originating in 
the Community or in Estonia and imported into a free 
zone under cover of an EUR.l certificate and undergo 
treatment or processing, the authorities concerned must 
j-.'i'.e a new EUR.l certificate at the exporter's request, if 
the treatment or processing undergone is in conformity 
with the provisions of this Protocol. Article 34 
Application of the Protocol 
1. The term 'Community' used in this Protocol does 
not cover Ccuta or Melilla. The term 'products 
originating in the Community' does not cover products 
originating in these zones. 
2. This Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis to 
products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, subject to 
particular conditions set our in Article 35. 
Article 3S 
Special conditions 
1. The following provisions shall apply instead of 
Article 2 and references to that Article shall apply mutatis 
mutandis to this Article. 
2. Providing they have been transported directly in 
accordance with the provisions of Article 14, the 
following shall be considered as: 
1. products originating in Ceuta and Melilla: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Ceuta and Melilla; 
(b) products obtained in Ceuta and Melilla in the 
manufacture of which products other than those 
referred to in (a) are used, provided that: 
(i) the said products have undergone sufficient 
working or processing within the meaning of 
Article 6 of this Protocol; or that 
(ii) those products are originating in Estonia or 
the Community within the meaning or this 
Protocol, provided that they have been 
submitted to working or processing which 
goes beyond the insufficient working or 
processing referred to in Article 7. 
2. products originating in Estonia: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Estonia; 
(b) products obtained in Estonia, in the manufacture 
of which products other than those referred to in 
(a) are used, provided that: 
(i) the said products have undergone sufficient 
working or processing within the meaning of 
Article 6 oi this Protocol; or that 
(ii) those products are originating in Ceuta and 
Melilla or the Community within the 
meaning of this Protocol, provided that they 
have " been submitted to working or 
processing which goes beyond the 
insufficient working or processing referred to 
in Article 7. 
3. Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single 
territory. 
4. The exporter or his authorized representative shall 
enter 'Estonia' and 'Ceuta and Melilla' in box 2 of 
movement certificates EUR.l. In addition, in the case of 
products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this shall be 
indicated in box 4 of movement certificates EUR.l. 
5. The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible 
for the application of this Protocol in Ceuta and 
Melilla. 
TITLE VII 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 36 
Amendments to the Protocol 
The f^ccia^CU CCAJV\C*1 shall examine at two-yearly 
intervals, or whenever Estonia or the Community so 
request, the application of the provisions of this Protocol, 
with a view to making any necessary amendments or 
adaptations. 
Such examination shall take into account in particular 
the participation of the Parties in free-trade zones or 
customs unions with third countries. 
Article 37 ' 
Customs Cooperation Committee 
1. A Customs Cooperation Committee shall be set up, 
charged with carrying out administrative cooperation 
with a view to the correct and uniform application of this 
Protocol and with carrying out any other tasks in the 
customs field which may be entrusted to it. 2. The Committee .shall be composed, on the one 
hand, of experts of the Member States and of officials of 
the Commission of the European Communities who are 
responsible for customs questions and, on the other 
hand, of experts nominated by Estonia. 
Article 38 
Annexes 
The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part 
thereof. 
Article 39 
Implementation of the Protocol 
The Community and Estonia shall each take the steps 
necessary to implement this Protocol. 
Article 40 
Arrangements with Larvia and Lithuania 
The Contracting Parties shall take any measures 
necessary for the conclusion of arrangements with Latvia 
and Lithuania enabling this Protocol to be applied. The 
Contracting Parties shall notify each other of measures 
taken to this effect. 
Article 41 
Goods in transit or storage 
The provisions of this Agreement may be applied to 
goods which comply with the provisions of this Protocol 
and whi&h on the date of entry into force of the 
Agreement on Fr*<? Trade and Trrde-related matters are 
either in transit or are in the Cofmurity 
or in Estonia or, in so far as the provisions of Article 2 
are applicable, in Latvia or Lithuania in temporary 
storage in bonded warehouses or in free zones, subjea to 
the submission to the customs authorities of the 
importing State, within four months of that date, of a 
certificate EUR.l endorsed retrospectively by the 
competent authorities of the exporting State together 
with the documents showing that the goods have been 
transported directly. 
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ANNEX I 
INTRODUCTORY NOTES 
Foreword 
These notes shall apply, where appropriate, to all manufactured products using non-originating materials, 
even if they are not subject to specific conditions contained in the list in Annex II but arc subject instead to 
the change of heading rule set out in Article 6 (1). 
Note 1 
-1.1. The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. The first column gives the heading 
number, or the chapter number, used in the Harmonized System and the second column gives the 
description of goods used in that system for that heading or chapter. For each entry in the first two 
columns a rule is specified in column 3. Where, in some cases, the entry in the first column is preceded 
by an *cx', this signifies that the rule in column 3 only applies to the part of that heading or chapter as 
described in column 2. 
1.2. Where several heading numbers are grouped together in column 1 or a chapter number is given and 
( the description of product in column 2 is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rule in column 
3 applies to all products which, under the Harmonized System, are classified within headings, of the 
chapter or within any of the headings grouped together in column 1. 
1.3. Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent 
contains the description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rule in column 3. 
Note 2 
2.1. In the case of any heading not in the list or any part of a heading that is not in the list, the "change of 
heading' rule.,set out in Article 6(1) applies. If a 'change of heading' condition applies to any entry in 
the list, then it is contained in the rule in column 3. 
2.2. The working or processing required by a rule in column 3 has to be carried out only in relation to the 
non-originating materials used. The restrictions contained in a rule in column 3 likewise apply only to 
the non-originating materials used. 
2.3. Where a rule states that 'materials of any heading' may be used, materials of the same heading as the 
product may also be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may alsAx contained in 
the rule. However, the expression 'manufacture from materials of any heading, including other 
materials of heading No ...' means that only materials classified in the same heading as the product 
of a different description than that of the product as given in column 2 of the list may be used. 
2.4. If a product made from non-originating materials which has acquired originating status during 
manufacture by virtue of the change of heading rule or its own list rule is used as a material in the 
. process of manufacture of another product, then the rule applicable to the product in which it is 
incorporated does not apply to it. 
For example: 
An engine of heading No 8407, for which the rule states that the value of the non-originating 
materials which may be incorporated may not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price, is made from 'other 
alloy steel roughly shaped by forging' of heading No 7224. 
If this forging has been forged in the country concerned from a non-originating ingot then the forging 
has already acquired origin by virtue of the rule for heading No ex 7224 in the list. It can then count 
as originating in the value calculation for the engine regardless of whether it was produced in the same 
factory or another. The value of the non-originating ingot is thus not taken into account when adding 
up the value of the non-originating materials used. 
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2.5. Even if the change of heading rule or the other rules contained in uie ust arc saii^icu, a JJ'UUUU ="'-J" 
not acquire originating status if the processing carried out, taken as a whole, is insufficient within the 
meaning of Article 7. 
Note 3 
3.1. The rule in the list represents the minimum amount of working or processing required and the 
carrying out of more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, the carrying 
out of less working or processing cannot confer origin. Thus if a rule says that non-originating 
material at a certain level of manufacture may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of 
manufacture is allowed and the use of such material at a later stage is not. 
3.2. When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, 
this means that any one or more'materials may be used. It docs not require that all be used. 
For example: 
The rule for fabrics say that natural fibres may be used and that chemical materials, among other 
materials, may also be used. This does not mean that both ha\*e to be used; one can use one or the 
.other or both. 
If, however, a restriction applies to one material and other restrictions apply to other materials in the 
same rule, then the restrictions only apply to the materials actually used. 
For example: 
The rule for sewing machines specifies that both the thread tension mechanism used and the zigzag 
mechanism used must originate; these two restrictions only apply if the mechanisms concerned are 
actually incorporated into the sewing machine. 
3.3. When a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the 
condition obviously does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent 
nature, cannot satisfy the rule. 
For example: 
The rule for heading No 1904 which specifically excludes the use of cereals or their derivatives docs 
not prevent the use of mineral salts, chemicals and other additives which are not produced from 
cereals. 
For example: 
In the case of an article made from non-woven materials, if the use of only non-originating yarn is 
allowed for this class of article, it is not possible to start from non-woven cloth — even if non-woven 
cloths cannot normally be made from yarn. In such cases, the starting material would normally be at 
the stage before yarn — that is the fibre stage. 
See also Note 6.3 in relation to textiles. 
3.4. If in a rule in the list two or mOre percentages are given for the maximum value of non-originating 
materials that can be used, then these percentages may not be added together. The maximum value of 
all the non-originating materials used may never exceed the highest of the percentages given. 
Furthermore, the individual percentages must not be exceeded in relation to the particular materials 
they apply to. 
Note 4 
4.1. The term 'natural fibres' is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres and 
is restricted to the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, 
the term 'natural fibres' includes fibres that have been carded, combed or otherwise processed but not 
spun. 
4.2. The term 'natural fibres' includes horsehair of heading No 0503, silk of heading Nos 5002 and 5003 
as well as the wool fibres, fine or coarse animal hair of heading Nos 5101 to 5105, the cotton fibres 
of heading Nos 5201 to 5203 and the other vegetable fibres of heading Nos 5301 to 53051 
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4.3. The terms 'textile pulp', 'chemical materials' arid 'paper-making matériau* are used in the list to 
describe the materials not classified in Chapters 50 to 63, which can be used io manufacture anificial, 
synthetic or paper fibres or yarns. 
4.4. The term 'man-made staple fibres' is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, 
staple fibres or waste, of headings Nos 5501 to 5507. 
Note 5 
5.1. In the case of. the products classified within those headings in the list to which a reference is made to 
this Note, the conditions set out in column 3 of the list shall not be applied to any basic textile 
materials used in their manufacture which, taken together, represent 10%-or less of the total weight 
of all the basic textile materials used (but see also Notes 5.3 and 5.4 below). 
5.2. However, this tolerance may only be applied to mixed products which have been made from two or 
more basic textile materials. 
The following are* the basic textile materials: 
— silk, 
— wool, 
— coarse animal hair, 
— fine animal hair, 
— horsehair, 
— conon, 
— paper-making materials and paper, 
— flax, 
— true hemp, 
— jute and other textile bast fibres, 
— sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave, 
— coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, 
— synthetic man-made filaments, 
— artificial man-made filaments, 
— synthetic man-made staple fibres, 
— artificial man-made staple fibres. 
For example: 
A yarn of heading No 5205 made from conon fibres of heading No 5203 and synthetic staple fibres 
of heading No 5506 is a mixed yarn. Therefore, non-originating synthetic staple fibres that do not 
satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) may be 
used up to a weight of 10% of the yarn. 
For example: 
A woollen fabric of heading No 5112 made from woollen yarn of heading No 5107 and synthetic 
yarn of staple fibres of heading No 5509 is a mixed fabric. Therefore synthetic yarn which does not 
satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) or woollen 
yarn that does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from natural fibres, not carded 
or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning) or a combination of the two may be used up to a 
. weight of 10% of the fabric. 
For example: 
Tufted textile fabric of heading No 5802 made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and cotton 
fabric of heading No 5210 is only a mixed product if the cotton fabric is itself a mixed fabric being 
made from yarns classified in two separate headings or if the cotton yarns used are themselves 
mixtures. ' 
For example: 
If the tufted textile fabric concerned had been made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and 
synthetic fabric of heading No 5407, then, obviously, the yarns used are two separate basic textile 
materials and the tufted textile fabric is accordingly a mixed product. 
& 
For example: 
A carpet with tufts made from both artificial yarns and conon yarns and with a jute backing is a 
mixed product because three basic textile materials are used. Thus, any non-originating materials that 
arc at a later stage of manufacture than the rule allows may be used, provided their total weight taken 
together does not exceed 10% of the weight of the textile materials in the carpet. Thus, both the jute 
backing and/or the artificial yarns could be imported at that stage of manufacture, provided the weight 
conditions are met. 
5.3. In the case of fabrics incorporating 'yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of 
polyether whether or not gimped' this tolerance is 20% in respect of this yarn. 
5.4. In the case of fabrics incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic 
film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by 
means of an adhesive between two films of plastic film, this tolerance is 30% in respect of this 
strip. 
Note 6 
6.1. In the case of those textile products which ate marked in the list by a footnote referring to this note, 
textile materials with the exception of linings and interlinings which do not satisfy the rule set out in 
the list in column 3 for the made up products concerned may be used provided that they are classified 
in a heading other than thafof the product and that their value does not exceed 8 % of the ex-works 
price of the product. 
6.2. Materials which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63 may be used freely, whether or not they 
contain textiles. 
Example: . » 
If a rule in the list provides that for a particular textile item, such as trousers, yarn must be used, this 
does not prevent the use of metal items, such as buttons, because buttons are not classified within 
Chapters 50 to 63. For the same reason, it does not. prevent the use of slide-fasteners even though 
slide-fasteners normally contain textiles. 
6.3. Where a percentage rule applies, the value of trimmings and accessories must be taken into account 
when calculating the value of the non-originating materials incorporated. 
Note 7 
7.1. For the purposes of heading Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, the 'specific 
processes' are the following: 
(a) vacuum distillation; 
(b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process ('); 
(c) cracking; 
(d) reforming; 
(e) extraction by means of selective solvents; 
(f) the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, 
oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralization with alkaline agents; decolorization and purification 
with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite; 
(g) polymerization; 
(h) alkylation; 
(i) isomerizarion. 
(') Sec Additional Explanatory note 4 (b) to Chapter 27 of the combined nomenclature. 
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(a) vacuum distillation; 
(b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process; 
(c) cracking; 
(d) reforming; 
(e) extraction by means of selective solvents; 
(f) the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, 
oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralization with alkaline agents; decolorization and purification 
with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite; 
(g) polymerization; 
(h) alkylation; 
(ij) isomerization; 
(k) (in respect of heavy oils falling within heading No ex 2710. only) desuiphurization with hydrogen 
resulting in a reduction of at least 85 % of the sulphur content of the products processed (ASTM 
D 1266-59 T method); 
(1) - (in respect of products falling within heading No 2710 only) deparaffining by a process other 
than filtering; 
(m) (in respect of heavy oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) treatment with hydrogen at a 
pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C with the use of a catalyst, 
other than to effect desuiphurization, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a 
chemical reaction. The further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of heading No ex 2710 
(e.g. hydrofinishing or decolorization) in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability 
shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process; 
(n) (in respect of fuel oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) atmospheric distillation, on 
condition that less than 30% of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C by 
the ASTM D 86 method; 
(o) (in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) 
treatment by means of a high-frequency electrical brush-discharge. 
7.3. For the purposes of heading Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, simple 
operations such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water separation, filtering, colouring, marketing 
obtaining a sulphur content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur contents, any 
combination of these operations or like operations do not confer origin. 
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ANNEX II 
LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING 
MATERIALS IN ORDER THAT THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED CAN OBTAIN ORIGINATING 
STATUS 
HS heading No Description of product Working or processing carried out on non-originating 
materials that confers originating status 
(1) (2) (3) 
0201 
0202 
0206 
0210 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried 
or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat 
offal Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat of bovine animals, frozen of heading No 0202 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled of heading 
No 0201 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
carcases of headings Nos 0201 to 0205 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat and offal of heading Nos 0201 to 0206 and 0208 
or poultry liver of heading No 0207 
0302 to 
0305 Fish, other than live fish Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 
used must already be originating 
0402, 
0404 to 
0406 
0403 
0408 Dairy products 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, képhir 
and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, 
whether or not concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or 
containing added fruit or cocoa • 
Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, 
cooked, by steaming or by boiling in water, 
moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter Manufacture from materials of any heading except milk 
or cream of heading No 0401 or 0402 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials of Chapter 4 used must already be 
originating, 
— any fruit juice (except those of pineapple, lime or 
grapefruit) of heading No 2009 used must be 
originating, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does 
not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
birds* eggs of heading No 0407 
ex 0502 
ex 0506 Prepared pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair 
Bones and horn-cores unworked Cleaning, disinfecting, sorting and straightening of 
bristles and hair 
Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 
used must already be originating 
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(1) 
0710 to 
0713 
ex 07;0 
ex 0711. 
0811 
0812 
0813 
0814 <2) 
Edible vegetables, frozen or dried, provisionally 
preserved except for heading Nos ex 0710 and 
ex 0711 
Sweet corn (uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water), frozen 
Sweet corn, provisionally preserved 
Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter: 
— Containing added sugar 
Other 
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 
Fruit, dried, other than that of heading Nos 0801 to 
0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this 
chapter 
Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including 
watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally 
preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other 
preservative solutions (3) 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture from fresh or chilled sweet corn 
Manufacture from fresh or chilled sweet corn 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the value of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacrure in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
ex Chapter 11 
ex 1106 Products of the milling industry; malt, starches; 
inulin; wheat gluten, except for heading No ex 
1106 
Flour and meal of the dried, shelled leguminous 
vegetables of heading No 0713 Manufacture in which all the cereals, edib'lc vegetables, 
roots and tubers of heading No 0714 or fruit used must 
already be originating 
Drying and milling of leguminous vegetables of heading 
No 0708 
1301 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and balsams Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
heading No 1301 used may not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
SE 147 à 
(1) 
ex 1302 (2) 
Mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable 
products, modified (3) 
Manufacture from non-modified mucilages and 
thickeners 
1501 
1502 
/ \ 
1504 
ex 1505 
1506 
ex 1507 to 
1515 Lard; other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered, 
whether or not pressed or solvent-extracted: 
— Fats from bones or waste 
Other 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, raw or 
rendered, whether or not pressed or 
solvent-extracted: 
— Fats from bones or waste 
— Other 
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine 
mammals, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified: 
— Solid fractions of fish oils and fats and oils of 
marine mammals 
— Other 
Refined lanolin 
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, 
whether or not refined, but not chemically 
modified: 
— Solid fractions 
— Other 
Fixed vegetable oils and their fractions, whether or 
not refined, but not chemically modified: 
— Solid fractions, except for that of Jojoba oil 
— Other, except for: 
— Lung.oil; myrtle wax and Japan wax 
— Those for technical or industrial uses other 
than the manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
those of heading No 0203, 0206 or 0207 or bones of 
heading No 0506 
Manufacture from meat or edible offal of swine of 
heading No 0203 or 0206 or of meat and edible offal 
of poultry of heading No 0207 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
those of heading No 0201, 0202, 0204 or 0206 or 
bones of heading No 0506 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapter 2 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1504 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapters 2 and 3 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from crude wool grease of heading 
No 1505 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1506 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapter 2 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from other materials of heading Nos 1507 
to 1515 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
1 \ 8 
(1) 
ex 1516 
1517 
1519 
1601 
1602 
1603 
1604 
1605 (2) 
^Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
fractions, re-estcrifiéd, whether or not refined but 
not further prepared 
Edible liquid mixtures of vegetable oils of heading 
Nos 1507 to 1515 
Industrial fatty alcohols having the character of 
artificial waxes 
Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal 
or blood; food preparations based on these 
products 
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or 
blood 
Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared" from fish eggs 
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates, prepared or preserved (3) 
Manufacture in which all the animal and vegetable 
materials used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
fatty acids of heading No 1519 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1. However, all 
fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic 
invertebrates used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fish or fish eggs used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates used must already be 
originating 
ex 1701 
1702 
ex 1703 
1704 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form, flavoured or coloured 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, 
maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar 
syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring 
matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with 
natural honey; caramel: 
— Chemically pure maltose and fructose 
— Other sugars in solid form, flavoured or 
coloured 
— Other 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of 
sugar, flavoured or coloured 
Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not 
containing cocoa Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1702 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the" product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any other materials of Chapter 17 
used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
149 
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(1) 
1806 (2) 
Chocolate and other food preparations containing 
cocoa O) 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified in a heading other than that of the product 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, 
starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa powder 
or containing cocoa powder in a proportion by 
weight of less than 50 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included; food preparations of goods of heading 
Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa powder or 
containing cocoa powder in a proportion by weight 
of less than 10 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included: 
— Malt extract 
— Other 
Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat 
or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as 
spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, 
ravioli, cinnelloni; couscous, whether or not 
prepared 
Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from 
starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings 
or in similar forms 
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting 
of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn 
flakes); cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared: 
— Not containing cocoa: 
— Cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared 
Other 
— Containing cocoa 
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' 
wares, whether or not containing cocoa; 
communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind 
suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice 
paper and similar products Manufacture from cereals of Chapter 10 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
docs not' exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufaaure in which all the cereals (except durum 
wheat), meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
potato starch of heading No 1108 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
grains, and cobs of sweet corn, prepared or preserved, 
of heading Nos 2001, 2004 and 2005 and uncooked, 
boiled or steamed sweet corn, frozen, of heading No 
0710 may not be used 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the cereals and flour (except maize of the species 
2\ea indurata and durum wheat and their 
derivatives) used must be wholly obtained, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does 
not-exceed 30% of tile ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials not classified in heading 
No 1806, provided the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of Chapter 11 
15 0 
(1) 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 and 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
ex 2009 (2) 
Vegetables, fruit nuts and other edible parts of 
plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
acid 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen or not 
frozen 
Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, 
preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized) 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée 
and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants 
otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: 
— Fruit and nuts cooked otherwise than by 
steaming or boiling in water, not containing 
added sugar, frozen 
— Nuts, not containing added sugar or spirits 
— Other (3) 
Fruit juices (including grape must), unfermented and 
not containing added spirit, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter Manufacture in which all the fruit, nuts or vegetables 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the tomatoes used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the mushrooms or truffles 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the vegetables used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used must not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the produa 
Manufacture in which all the fruit and nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of the originating nuts 
and oil seeds of heading Nos 0801, 0802 and 1202 to 
1207 used exceeds 60 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufaaure in which all the materials used arc 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
ex 2101 
ex 2103 Roasted chicory and extracts, essences and 
concentrates thereof 
Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed 
condiments and mixed seasonings ' 
— Prepared mustard Manufacture in which all the chicory used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, mustard flour or meal or prepared mustard 
may be used 
Manufacture from mustard flour or meal 
c? 151 
At ,~f 
(1) (2) 
ex 2104 
ex 2106 — Soups and broths and preparations therefor 
— Homogenized composite food preparations 
Sugar syrups, flavoured or coloured (3) 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
prepared or preserved vegetables of heading Nos 2002 
to 2005 
The rule for the heading in which the produa would be 
classified in bulk shall apply 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used must not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
2201 
2202 
ex 2204 
2205 
ex 2207, 
ex 2208 and 
ex 2209 
ex 2208 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral 
waters and aerated waters, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice 
and snow 
Waters, including mineral waters and aerated 
waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or flavoured, and other non-alcohlic 
beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices, of 
heading No 2009 
Wine of fresh grapes; including fortified wines, and 
grape must with the addition of alcohol 
The following,, containing grape materials: 
vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants or aromatic substances; ethyl alcohol 
and other spirits, denatured or not; spirits, liqueurs 
and other spirituous beverages; compound alcoholic 
preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of 
beverages; vinegar , 
Whiskies of an alcoholic strength by volume of less 
than 50 % vol Manufacture in which all the water used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the produa, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product and any fruit juice used (except for pineapple, 
lime and grapefruit juices) must already be originating 
Manufacture from other grape must 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
grapes or any material derived from grapes 
Manufaaure in which the value of any cereal based 
spirits used does not exceed 15 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
ex 2303 
ex 2306 
2309 Residues from the manufacture of starch from 
maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of 
a protein content, calculated on the dry produa, 
exceeding 40 % by weight 
Oil cake and other solid residues resulting from the 
extraction of olive oil, containing more than 3 % of 
olive oil 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Manufacture in which all the maize used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all .the olives used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the cereals, sugar or molasses, 
must or milk used must already be originating 
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(1) 
2402 
ex 2403 
ex 2504 
ex 2515 
ex 2516 
ex 2518 
ex 2519 
ex 2520 
ex 2524 
ex 2525 
ex 2530 (2) 
Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of 
tobacco or of tobacco substitutes 
Smoking tobacco 
Natural crystalline graphite, with enriched carbon 
content, purified and ground 
Marble, merely cut by sawing or otherwise into 
blocks or slabs of a reaangular (including square) 
shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm 
Granite porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other 
monumental and building stones, merely cut by 
sawing or -otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a 
rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness 
not exceeding 25 cm 
Calcined dolomite 
Crushed natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), 
in hermetically sealed containers, and magnesium 
oxide, whether or not pure, other .than fused 
magnesia or dead-burned (sintered) magnesia 
Plasters specially prepared for dentistry 
Natural asbestos fibres 
Mica powder 
Earth colours, calcined or powdered (3) 
Manufacture in which at least 70 % by weight of the 
unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 
No 2401 used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which at least 70 % by weight of the 
unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 
No 2401 used must already be originating 
Enriching of rhe carbon content, purifying and grinding 
of crude crystalline graphite 
Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of marble (even if 
already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm 
Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of stones (even if 
already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm 
Calcination of dolomfre not calcined 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite) 
may be used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from asbestos concentrate 
Grinding of mica or mica waste 
Calcination or grinding of earth colours 
ex 2707 
ex 2709 Oils in which the weight of the aromatic 
constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic 
constituents, being oils similar to mineral oils 
obtained by distillation of high temperature coal 
tar, of which more than 65 % by volume distils at a 
temperature of up to 250 "C (including mixtures of 
petroleum spirit and benzole), for use as power or 
heating fuels 
Crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') «, 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product 
Destructive distillation of bituminous materials 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
153 
(1) 
2710 to 
2712 
2713 to 
2715 (2) 
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous 
materials, other than crude; preparations not 
elsewhere specified or included, containing by 
weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils 
obtained from bituminous materials, these oils being 
the basic constituents of the preparations 
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons 
Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystallinc 
petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, 
peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products 
obtained by synthesis or by other processes, 
whether or not coloured 
Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other 
residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from 
bituminous materials 
Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil 
shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks 
Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on 
natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral 
tar or on mineral tar pitch (3) 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of rhe product. 
ex Chapter 28 
ex 2811 
ex 2833 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare earth metals, 
of radioactive elements or of isotopes; except for 
heading Nos ex 2811 and ex 2833 for which the 
rules are set out below 
Sulphur trioxide 
Aluminium sulphate Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However,' materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from sulphur dioxide 
> 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 29 
ex 2901 Organic chemicals, except for heading Nos ex 2901, 
ex 2902, ex 2905, 2915, ex 2932, 2933 and 2934, 
for which the position is set out below 
Acyclic hydrocarbons for use as power or heating 
fuels Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
produa. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) C) 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
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(1) 
ex 2902 
ex 2905 
2915 
ex 2932 
2933 
2934 <2) 
Cyclanes and cydenes (other than azulenes), 
benzene, toluene, xylenes, for use as power or 
heating fuels 
Metal alcoholates of alcohols of this heading and of 
ethanol or glycerol 
Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their 
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; 
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or 
nitrosated derivatives 
— Internal ethers and their halogenated, 
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated dérivâtes 
— Cyclic acetals and internal hemiacetals and their 
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated 
dérivâtes-
Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen 
hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts 
Other heterocyclic compounds (3) 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 2905. However, metal 
alcoholates of this heading may be used, provided their 
value does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of 
the product 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading. However 
the value of all the materials of heading Nos 2915 and 
2916 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials of heading No 2909 used 
may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials of heading Nos 2932 and 
2933 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 30 
3002 Pharmaceutical products, except for heading Nos 
3002, 3003 and 3004, for which the rules are set 
out below 
Human blood; animal blood prepared for 
therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera 
and other blood fraaions; vaccines, toxins, cultures 
of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar 
products: 
— Products consisting of two or more constituents 
which have been mixed together for therapeutic 
or prophylaaic uses or unmixed products for 
these uses, put up in measured doses or in forms 
or packings for retail sale Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
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(1) 
3002 
(cont'd) (2) 
Other: 
— Human blood 
Animal blood prepared for therapeutic or 
prophylaaic uses 
Blood fraaions other than antisera, 
haemoglobin and serum globulin 
Haemoglobin, blood globulin and serum 
globulin 
— Other 
3003 
and 
3004 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No 3002, 
3005 or 3006) (3) 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufaaure in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, materials 
of heading No 3003 or 3004 may be used provided 
their value, taken together, does not exceed 20 % of 
the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials.used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
ex Chapter 31 Fertilizers except for heading No ex 3105 for which 
the rule is set out below 
ex 3105 Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or 
three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, 
phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods 
of this chapter, in tablets or similar forms or in 
packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, 
except for: 
— Sodium nitrate 
— Calcium cyanamide 
— Potassium sulphate * 
— Magnesium potassium sulphate Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the produa. However, materials 
classified within the same heading may be used 
provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
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ex Chapter 32 
ex 3201 
3205 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their 
derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring 
matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other 
mastics; inks; except for heading Nos ex 3201 and 
3205, for which the rules are set out below 
Tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other 
derivatives 
Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to 
this chapter based on colour lakes (') Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
produa. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the produa 
Manufaaure from tanning extracts of vegetable origin 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
heading Nos 3202 and 3204 provided the value of any 
materials classified within heading No 3205 does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 33 
3301 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or 
toilet preparations; except for heading No 3301, for 
which the rule is set out below 
Essential oils" (terpeneless or not), including 
concretes and absolutes; resinoids; concentrates of 
essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the 
like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic 
by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; 
aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of 
essential oils Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. Howes'er, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading, including 
materials of a different 'group' (2) within this heading. 
However, materials of the same group may be used, 
provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex 
works price of the product . 
ex Chapter 34 
ex 3403 
ex 3404 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; except for heading Nos ex 3403 
and 3404, for which the position is set out below 
Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils 
or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, provided 
they represent less than 70 % by weight 
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes: 
— Artificial waxes and prepared waxes with a basis 
of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained 
from bituminous materials, slack wax or scale 
wax Manufaaure in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (3) 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the produa 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product 
(') Note 3 to Chapter 32 says that these preparations arc those of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacturing of 
colouring preparations, provided they arc not classified within another heading in Chapter 32. 
(2) A 'group' is regarded as any pari of the heading separated from the rest by a semi-colon. 
(3) See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
157 
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(1) 
3404 
(cont'd) (2) 
— Other (3) 
Manufaaure from materials of any heading, except: 
— hydrogenated oils having the character of waxes of 
heading No 1516, 
— fatty acids not chemically defined or industrial fatty 
alcohols having the charaaer of waxes of heading 
No 1519, 
— materials of heading No 3404. 
However, these materials may be used provided their 
value does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of 
the product 
ex Chapter 35 
3505 
ex 3507 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; 
enzymes; except for heading Nos 3505 and ex 3507 
for which the rules are set out below 
Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, 
pregelatinized or csterified starches); glues based on 
starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches: 
— Starch ethers and esters 
— Other 
Prepared enzymes nor elsewhere specified or 
included Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3505 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of heading No 1108 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; 
pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 37 
3701 
3702 
3704 Photographic or cinematographic goods; except for 
heading Nos 3701, 3702 and 3704 for which the 
rules are set out below 
Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, 
unexposed, of any material other than paper, 
paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, 
sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs 
Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of 
any material other than paper, paperboard or 
textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, 
unexposed 
Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and 
textiles, exposed but not developed Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than heading No 
3702 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than heading No 3701 
or 3702 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than heading Nos 
3701 to 3704 
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(1) 
ex Chapter 38 
ex 3S01 
ex 3803 
ex 3805 
ex 3806 
ex 3807 
3808 
to 
ex 3811 
3812 
to 
3814 
3818 
to 
3820 
3822 
and 
v 3823 
ex 3811 (2) 
Miscellaneous chemical products; except for 
heading Nos ex 3801, ex 3803, ex 3805, ex 3806, 
ex 3807, 3808 to 3814..3818 to 3820, 3822 and 
3823 for which the rules are set out below: 
— Colloidal graphite in suspension in oil and 
semi-colloidal graphite; carbonaceous pastes for 
electrodes 
— Graphite in paste form, being a mixture of more 
than 30 % by weight of graphite with mineral 
oils 
Refined tall oil 
Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified 
Ester gums 
Wood pitch (wood tar pitch) 
Miscellaneous chemical products: 
— The following of heading No 3823: 
— Prepared binders for foundry moulds or 
cores based'on natural resinous products 
— Naphthenic acids, their water insoluble salts 
and their esters 
— Sorbitol other than that of heading No 
2905 
— Petroleum sulphonates, excluding petroleum 
sulphonates of alkali metals, of ammonium 
or of ethanolamines; thiophenated sulphonic 
acids of oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals, and their salts 
— Ion exchangers 
— Getters for vacuum tubes 
— Alkaline iron oxide for the purification of 
gas 
— Ammoniacal gas liquors and spent oxide 
produced in coal gas purification 
— Sulphonaphthenic acids, their water insoluble 
salts and their esters. 
— Fusel oil and Dippel's oil 
— Mixtures of salts having different anions 
— Copying pastes with a basis of gelatin, 
whether or not on a paper or textile 
backing 
— Other 
Prepared additives for lubricating oil, containing 
petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous 
materials (3) 
which all the materials used are 
a heading other than that of the Manufacture in 
classified within w _ w 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 3403 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the produa. 
Refining of crude tall oil 
Purification by distillation or refining of raw spirits of 
sulphate turpentine 
Manufacture from resin acids 
Distillation of wood tar 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 3811 used does not exceed 50% of the 
produa 
159 
rz $ 
ex 3901 
to 
3915 
ex 3907 
ex 3916 
to 
3921 
ex 3916 
and 
ex 3917 
ex 3920 (2) 
Plastics in primary forms, waste, parings and scrap, 
of plastic; except for heading No ex 3907 for which 
the rule is set out below: 
— Addition homopolymerization products 
Other 
Copolymer, made from polycarbonate and 
acrylonitrile-butadienc-styrene copolymer (ABS) (3) 
Semi-manufactures and articles of plastics, except 
for heading Nos ex 3916, ex 3917 and ex 3920, for 
which the rules are set out below: 
— Flat products, further worked than only 
surface-worked or cut into forms other than 
rectangular (including square); other products, 
further worked than only surface-worked 
— Other: 
— Additiop homopolymerization products 
— Other 
Profile shapes and tubes 
Ionomer sheet or film Manufacture in which: . 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used docs 
not exceed 20 % of the ex ss'orks price of the 
product (') 
Manufacture in which the value of the materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex works 
price of the product (') 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 39 used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of rhe product, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does" 
not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product (') 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex works 
price of the product (') 
Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials classified in the same 
heading as the product does not exceed 20 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufaaure from a thermoplastic partial salt which is 
a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly 
neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium 
(') In the case of products composed of materials classified within both heading Nos 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within heading Nos 3907 to 
3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product. -
160 
(») (2) (3) 
3922 Articles of plastic Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
to - used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
3926 produa 
! • ' ""77~——— 
ex 4001 ! Laminated slabs of crepe rubber for shoes Lamination of sheets of natural rubber 
i i -
4005 i Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
| forms or in plates, sheets or strip used, except natural rubber, does not exceed 50 % of 
; the ex works price of the product 
4012 Retrcaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and those of heading No 4011 or 4012 
tyre flaps of rubber 
ex 4017 Articles of hard rubber Manufacture from hard rubber 
ex 4102 Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on ' Removal of wool from sheep or lamb skins, with wool 
on 
4104 Leather, without hair or wool other than leather of Rctanning of pre-tanned leather 
to heading No 4108 or 4109 or 
4107 
Manufaaure in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
4109 Patent leather and patent laminated leather; Manufacture from leather of heading Nos 4104 to 
metallized leather , 4107 provided its value does not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
ex 4302 Tanned or dressed furskins, assembled: 
— Plates, crosses and similar forms Bleaching or dyeing, in addition to cutting and 
assembly of non-assembled tanned or dressed furskins 
— Other • Manufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed 
furskins 
I 
4303 ! • Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other Manufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed 
| articles of furskin furskins, of heading No 4302 
I 
ex 4403 Wood roughly squared Manufacture from wood in the rough, whether or not 
stripped of its bark or merely roughed down 
ex 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, Planing, sanding'or finger-jointing ' 
of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
ex 4408 Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood, of a Splicing, planing, sanding or finger-jointing 
thickness not exceeding 6 mm, sliced, and other 
wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a 
thickness not exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
ex 4409 — Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet Sanding or finger-jointing 
flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped 
(tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, •» 
V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the 
like) along any of its edges or faces, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
— Beadings and mouldings Beading or moulding 
ex 4410 Beadings and mouldings, including moulded skirting Beading or moulding H 
to and other moulded boards 
ex 4413 
161 
(1) 
ex 4415 
4416 
ex 4418 
ex 4421 (2) 
Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar 
packings, of wood 
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers* 
produas and parts thereof, of wood -
— Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood 
— Beadings and mouldings 
Match splints; wooden pegs or pins for footwear (3) 
Manufacture from boards not cut to size 
Manufacture from riven staves, not further worked 
than sawn on the two principal surfaces 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, cellular wood panels, shingles and 
shales may be used 
Beading or moulding 
Manufacture from wood of any heading except drawn 
wood of heading No 4409 
4503 Articles of natural cork Manufacture from cork of heading No 4501 
ex4811 
4816 
4817 
ex 4818 
ex 4819 
ex 4820 
ex 4823 Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or squared 
only-
Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or 
transfer papers (other than those of heading No 
4S09), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of 
paper, whether or not put up in boxes 
Envelopes, lerter cards, plain postcards and 
correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; 
boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, 
of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment 
of paper stationery 
Toilet paper 
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing 
containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding 
or webs of cellulose fibres 
Letter pads 
Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and 
webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
'*• Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in svhich the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
4909 Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards 
bearing personal greetings, messages or 
announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or 
without envelopes or trimmings Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 4909 or 4911 
16 o 
(1) (2) (3) 
4910 
ex 5Ç03 Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar 
blocks: 
— Calenders of the 'perpetual' type or with 
replaceable blocks mounted on bases other than 
paper or paperboard 
— Other 
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, 
yarn waste and garnetted stock), carded or 
combed Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used arc classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials nor classified within 
heading No 4909 or 4911 
Carding or combing of silk waste 
5501 
to 
5507 
ex Chapter 50 
to 
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres 
Yarn, monofilament and thread 
Woven fabrics: 
— Incorporating rubber thread 
—- Other Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from ('): 
— raw silk, silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, 
— other natural fibres, not carded, combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from single yarn (') 
Manufacture from {'): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or texrile pulp, or 
;— paper 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns, twine 
cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 
except for heading Nos 5602, 5604, 5605 and 
5606, for which the rules arc set out below Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
163 à 
rz y/O 
5602 
5604 
5605 
5606 (2) 
Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered 
or laminated: 
— Needleloom felt (3) 
— Other 
Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile 
yarn, and strip and the like of heading No 5404 or 
5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed 
with rubber or plastics: 
— Rubber thread and cord, textile covered 
Other 
Metallized yarn, whether or not gimped, being 
textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading No 5404 
or ' 5405, combined with metal in the form of 
•thread, strip or powder or covered with metal 
Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading No 
5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 
No 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn 
(including flock chenille yarn); loop.wale-yarn Manufaaure from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
However: 
— polypropylene filament of heading No 5402, 
— polypropylene fibres of heading No 5503 or 5506, 
or 
— polypropylene filament tow of heading No 5501, of 
which the denomination in all cases of, a single 
filament or fibre is less than nine decitcx may be 
used provided that their value docs not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres made from casein, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile 
covered 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
^ 
164 /lioO 
(1) 
Chapter 57 (2) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings: 
— Of nccdleloom fell 
Of other felt 
— Other (3) 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp. 
However: 
— polypropylene filament of heading No 5402 
— polypropylene fibres of heading No 5503 or 5506, 
or 
— polypropylene filament tow of heading No 5501 of 
which the denomination in all cases of a single 
filament or fibre is less than nine decitex may be 
used provided that their value does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from {'): 
— natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— synthetic or artificial filament yarn, 
— natural fibres, or 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning 
ex Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; 
tapestries; trimmings, embroidery, except for 
heading Nos 5805 and 5810; the'rule for heading 
No 5810 is set out below: 
— Combined with rubber thread 
— Other 
5810 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs Manufacture from single yarn (') 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
(') For special condiuons relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
i 
165 
À(r>A 
(Il 
5901 
5902 
5903 
5904 
5905 
5906 (21 
Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous 
substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of 
books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting 
canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics 
of a kind used for hat foundations 
Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or 
other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon: 
— Containing not more than 90 % by weight of 
textile materials 
Oth< 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or 
laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 
No 5902 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor 
coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied 
on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape 
Textile wall coverings: 
— Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
rubber, plastics or other materials 
— Other (3) 
Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of 
heading No 5902: 
— Knitted or crocheted fabrics Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from yarn (') 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the produa 
Manufaaure from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
166 tf 
(1) (2) . (3) 
5906 — Other fabrics made of synthetic filament yarn, Manufacture from chemical materials 
(cont'd) containing more than 90 % by weight of textile 
materials 
— Other Manufacture from yarn 
5907 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or Manufacture from yarn 
covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, 
studio backcloths or the like 
ex 5908 Incandescent gas mantles, impregnated Manufacture from tubular knined gas mantle fabric 
5909 Textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial 
to use: 
5911 
— Polishing discs or rings other than of felt of Manufacture from yarn or waste fabrics or rags of 
• heading No 5911 ' heading No 6310 
— Other Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted 
or crocheted: 
— Obtained by sewing together or otherwise Manufacture from yarn (2) 
assembling, two or more pieces of knitted or 
crocheted fabric which have been either cut to 
form or obtained direaly to form 
— Other Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
ex Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not Manufacture from yarn (2) 
kniaed or crocheted, except for heading Nos ex 
6202, ex 6204, ex 6206, ex 6209, ex 6210, ex . • 
" 6211, 6213, 6214, ex 6216 and ex 6217 for which 
the rules are set out below 
ex 6202 Women's, girls' and babies' clothing and 'other Manufacture from yarn (:) 
ex 6204 made-up clothing accessories', embroidered or 
ex 6206 
ex 6209 Manufacture from unembroidered fabric provided the 
ex 6211' value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 
ancj 40 % of the ex works price of the product (') 
ex 6217 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(') See Note 6. 
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r^> 167 
/lr ? 
(1) 
ex 6210 
ex 6216 
and 
ex 6217 
6213 
and 6214 
ex 6217 (2) 
Fire-resistant equipment of fabric covered with foil 
of aluminized polyester 
Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, 
veils and the like: 
— Embroidered <3> 
Manufacture from yarn (') 
or 
Manufaaure from uncoated fabric provided the value 
of the uncoated fabric used docs not exceed 40 % of -
the ex works price of the product (') 
— Other 
Intcrlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (2) 
or 
Manufacture from unembroidered fabric provided the 
'value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product (') 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (2) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
6301 
to 
6304 
6305 Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen etc.; curtains, 
etc.; other furnishing articles: 
— Of felt, of non-wovens 
— Other: 
— Embroidered 
Other 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of 
goods Manufacture from (:): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (2) (3) 
or 
Manufacture from unembroidered fabric (other than 
knitted or crocheted) provided the value of the 
unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (2) (5) 
Manufacture from (2): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pujp 
(') See Note 6. 
(2) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(J) For knitted or crocheted articles, not clastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted fabric (cut-out or knined 
directly to shape) sec Note 6. 
(P. 168 à 
(1) (2) (3) 
6306 Tarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft, 
awnings, sunbiinds, tents and camping goods: 
— Of non-wovens Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
— Other Manufacture from unbleached single yarn 
ex 6307 Other made-up articles, including dress patterns Manufacture in which the value of ail the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
6308 Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would 
or not with accessories, for making up into rugs, apply to it if it were not included in the set. However 
tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes or non-originating articles may be incorporated provided 
similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail their total value does not exceed 15 % of the ex works 
sale price of the set 
6401 Footwear Manufacture from materials of any heading except for 
to assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other 
6405 sole components of heading No 6406 
65.03 Felt hats and other felt headgear, made from the hat Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (2) 
bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading No 6501, 
whether or not lined or trimmed 
6505 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (2) 
made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the 
piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or 
trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not 
lined or trimmed 
6601 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
similar umbrellas) produa 
ex 6803 Articles of slate or of agglomerated slate Manufacture from worked slate 
ex 6812 Articles of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of Manufacture from materials of any heading 
asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium 
carbonate 
ex 6814 Articles of mica; including agglomerated or Manufacture from worked mica (including agglom-
reconstituted mica on a support of paper, erated or reconstituted mica) 
paperboard or other materials 
7006 Glass of heading No 7003, 7004 or 7C05, bent, Manufaaure from materials of heading No 7001 
edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or 
otherwise worked, but not? framed or fitted with 
other materials 
7007 Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
laminated glass 
7008 Multiple-walled insulating units of glass Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(*) See Note 6. 
c? 169 //^C 
(1) 
7009 
7010 
.7013 
ex 7019 (2) 
Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including 
rear-view mirrors 
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules 
and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the 
conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of 
glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass 
Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, 
office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other 
than that of heading No 7010 or 7018) 
Articles (other than yarn) of glass fibres (3) 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the' 
produa 
or 
Cutting of glassware, provided the value of the uncut 
glassware does not exceed 50 % ot the ex works price 
of the produa 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
produa 
and 
Cutting of glassware, provided the value of the uncut 
glassware does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
or 
Hand-decoration (with the exception of silk screen 
printing) of hand-blown glassware, provided the value 
of the hand-blown glassware does not exceed 50 % of 
the ex works price of the produa 
Manufacture from: 
— uncoloured slivers, 
strands, o. 
— glass wool rovings, yarn or chopped 
ex 7102 
ex 7103 
and 
ex 7104 
7106 
7108 
and 
7110 
ex 7107 
ex 7109 
and 
ex 7111 
7116 
7117 Worked precious or semi-precious stones (natural 
synthetic or reconstructed) 
Precious metals: 
— Unwrought 
— Semi-manufactured or in powder form (All) 
Metals clad with precious metals, semi-manu­
factured 
Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or 
semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or 
reconstruaed) 
Imitation jewellery Manufacture from unworked precious or semi-precious 
stones 
Manufaaure from materials not classified within 
heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110 
or 
Elearolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious 
metals of heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110 
Alloying of precious metals of heading No 7106, 7108 
or 7110 with each other or with base metals 
Manufacture from unwrought precious metals 
Manufacture from metals clad with precious metals, 
unwrought 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufaaure in which ail the materials used' are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
. produa 
or 
Manufaaure from base metal parts, not plated or 
covered with precious metals, provided the value of all 
the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the produa 
02 170 
(1) 
7207 
7208 
to 
7216 
7217 
ex 7218 
7219 
to 
7222 
7223 
ex 7224 
7225 
to 
7227 
7228 
7229 
ex 7301 
7302 
7304 
7305 
and 
7306 
7308 
ex 7315 
ex 7322 (2) 
Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel 
Flat-rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes 
and sections of iron or non-alloy steel 
Wire of iron or non-alloy steel 
Semi-finished products, flat-rolled produas, bars 
and rods, angles, shapes and sections of stainless 
steel 
Wire of stainless steel 
Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, bars 
and rods, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy 
steel 
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, 
shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill 
bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel 
Wire of other alloy steel 
Sheet piling 
Railway or tramway track construction material of 
iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and 
rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods 
and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), 
fishplates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base 
plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material 
specialized for jointing or fixing rails 
Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron (other 
than cast iron) or steel 
Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of 
heading No 9406) and parts of structures (for 
example, bridges and bridge-seaions, lock-gates, 
towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, 
doors and windows and their frames and thresholds 
for - doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and 
columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, 
shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use 
in structures, of iron or steel 
Skid-chains 
Radiators for central heating, not elearically 
heated (3) 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7201 
7202, 7203, 7204 or 7205 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7206 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of headi 
No 7207 ng 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7218 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7218 6 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7224 
Manufacture from ingots or other primarv forms of 
heading No 7206, 7218 or 7224 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7224 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206, 
7207, 7218 or 7224 
Manufaaure in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, welded angles, shapes and sections 
of heading No 7301 may not be used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 7315 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 7322 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
171 
// -2. 
(1) 
ex Chapter 74 (2) 
Copper and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7401 to 7405; the rule for heading No ex 7403 is 
set out below 
ex 7403 Copper alloys, unwrought (3) 
Manufaaure in which: 
— all the materials used arc classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
-7- the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from refined copper, unwrought, or waste 
and scrap 
ex Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7501 to 7503 Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used aredassified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 76 
7601 
ex 7616 Aluminium and articles thereof, except for heading 
Nos 7601, 7602 and ex 7616; the rules for heading 
Nos 7601 and ex 7616 are set out below 
Unwrought aluminium 
Aluminium articles other than gauze, cloth, grill, 
netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar 
materials (including endless bands) of aluminium, 
wire, and expanded metal of aluminium Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment from 
unalloyed aluminium or waste and scrap of 
aluminium 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, gauze, 
cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and 
similar materials (including __ endless bands) of 
aluminium wire, or expanded metal of aluminium 
may be used, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 78 
7801 Lead and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7801 and 7802; the rule for heading No 7801 is set 
out below 
Unwrought lead: 
— Refined lead 
— Other Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
—; the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from 'bullion' or 'work' lead 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, waste and scrap of heading No 
7802 may not be used 
a 172 
/) . s.1 
(1) 
ex Chapter 79 
7901 
ex Chapter 80 
8001 (2) 
Zinc and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7901 and 7902; the rule for heading No 7901 is set 
out below 
Unwrought zinc 
Tin and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
8001, 8002 and 8007; the rule for heading No 
8001 is set out below 
Unwrought tin (3) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used docs..not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, waste and scrap of heading No 7902 may 
not be used 
Manufaaure in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, waste and scrap of heading No 8002 may 
not be used 
ex Chapter 81 Other base metals, wrought; articles thereof Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
classified in the same heading as the products used does 
not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
8206 
8207 
8208 Tools of two or more of the heading Nos 8202 to 
8205, put up in sets for retail sale 
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not 
power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, 
for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, 
threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, 
turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing 
or extruding metal, and rock-drilling or 
earth-boring tools 
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for 
mechanical appliances Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than heading Nos 8202 to 
8205. However, tools of heading Nos 8202 to 8205 
may be incorporated into^he set provided their value 
does not exceed 15 % of the ex works price of the set 
Manufaaure in which: 
— all the materials used arc classified in a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are "classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the produa 
173 ^ 
/fc") 
ex 8211 
8214 
8215 (2) 
Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not 
(including pruning knives), other than knives of 
heading No 8208 
Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, 
butcher's or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing 
knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and 
instruments (including nail files) 
Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, 
fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar 
kitchen or tableware (3) 
Manufaaure in which all the materials used arc 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, knife blades and handles of base metal may 
be used 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, handles of base metal may be used 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, handles of base metal may be used 
ex 8306 Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, the other materials of heading No 8306 may 
be used provided their value does not exceed 30 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 84 
8403 
and 
ex 8404 
8406 
8407 
8408 
8409 
8412 
8415 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical 
appliances; parts thereof; except for those falling 
within the following headings or parts of headings 
for which the rules are set out below: 
8403, ex 8404, 8406 to 8409, 8412, 8415, 8418, 
ex 8419, 8420, 8425 to 8430, ex 8431, 8439, 
8441, 8444 to 8447, ex 8448, 8452, 8456 to 8466, 
8469 to 8472, 8480, 8484 and 8485 
Central heating boilers, other than those of heading 
No 8402, and auxiliary plant for central heating 
boilers 
Steam turbines and other vapour turbines 
Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal 
combustion piston engines 
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) 
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
engines of heading No 8407 or 8408 
Other engines and motors 
Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-
driven fan and elements for changing the 
temperature and humidity, including those machines 
in which the humidity cannot be separately 
regulated Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all- the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than heading No 8403 or 
8404. However, materials which are classified in 
heading No 8403 or 8404 may be used provided their 
value, taken together, does not exceed 5 % of the ex-
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex wotks price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
d 17 4 * 
/f-1-r, 
(1) 
8418 
ex 8419 (2) 
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or 
freezing equipment, electric or other heat pumps 
other than air conditioning machines of heading No 
8415 
Machines for the ' wood, paper pulp and paper 
board industries 
8420 
8425 
to 
8428 Calendering or other rolling machines, other than 
for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor 
Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery 
8429 Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, 
levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, 
shovel loaders, temping machines and road rollers: 
— Road rollers 
— Other (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of.all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the produa 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the produa, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8431 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the value of the 
materials classified within heading No 8431 arc 
only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
se 175 ft V 
/J~1 
(1) 
8430 
ex 8431 
8439 
8441 
8444 
to 
8447 
ex 8448 
8452 (2) 
Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, 
excavating, temping, compacting, extraaing or 
boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; 
pile-drivers and pile-extraaors; snow-ploughs and 
snow-blowers 
Parts for road rollers 
Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic 
material or for making or finishing paper or 
paperboard 
Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper 
or paperboard, including cutting machines of all 
kinds 
Machines of these headings for use in the textile 
industry 
Auxiliary machinery for use with machines for 
heading Nos 8444 and 8445 
Sewing machines, other than book sewing machines 
of heading No 8440; furniture, bases and covers 
specially designed for sewing machines; sewing 
machine needles: 
.— Sewing machines (lock stitch only) with heads of 
a weight not exceeding 16 kg without motor or 
17 kg with motor 
8456 
to 
8466 — Other 
Machine-tools and machines and their parts and 
accessories of heading Nos 8456 to 8466 (3) 
Manufaaure: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the value .of the 
materials classified within heading No 8431 arc 
only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where, within the above Mimit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % oi*the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 401% of the ex works price of the produa, 
— where the value of all of the non-originating 
materials used in assembling the head (without 
motor) does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used, and 
— the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms 
used are already originating 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works-price of the 
product 
176 ^ 
7—y. 
8469 
to 
8472 
8480 
8484 
8485 (2) 
Office machines (for example, typewriters, 
calculating machines, automatic data-processing 
machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines) 
Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; 
moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than 
ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral 
materials, rubber or plastics 
Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting 
combined with other material or of two or more 
layers of metal; sets or assortments of gaskets and 
similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in 
pouches, envelopes or similar packings 
Machinery parts, not containing electrical 
connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other 
elearical features, not specified or included 
elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter S5 
8501 
8502 
ex 8518 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television 
image and sound recorders and reproducers and 
parts and accessories of such articles; except for 
those falling within the following headings or parts 
of headings for which the rules arc set out below: 
S501, 8502, ex 8518, 8519 to 8529, 8535 to 8537, 
8542, 8544 to 8546 and 8548 
Electric motors 
generating sets) and generators (excluding 
Electric generating sets and rotary converters 
Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, 
whether or not mounted in their enclosures; 
audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound 
amplifier sets Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the produa 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8503 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product . 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8501 or 8503, taken 
together, are only used up to a value of 5 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
177 
/MX 
(1) 
8519 (2) 
Turntables (record-decks), record-players, cassette-
players and other sound reproducing apparatus, not 
incorporating a sound recording device 
8520 Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording 
apparatus, whether or not incorporating a sound 
reproducing device 
8521 Video recording or reproducing apparatus 
8522 Parts and accessories of apparatus of heading Nos 
8519 to 8521 
8523 
8524 Prepared unrecorded media for sound recording or 
.similar recording of other phenomena, other than 
products of Chapter 37 
Records, tapes and other recorded media for sound 
or other similarly recorded phenomena, including 
matrices and masters for the production of records, 
but excluding products of Chapter 37: 
— M'atrices and masters for the production of 
records 
— Other (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not " 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used docs not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8523 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
178 
(1) 
8525 
8526 
8527 
8528 
8529 
8535 
and 
8536 (2) 
Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, 
radio-tclcgraphy, radio-broadcasting or television, 
whether or not incorporating reception apparatus 
or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; 
television cameras 
Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus 
and radio remote control apparatus 
Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, 
radio-telegraphy or radio-broadcasting, whether or 
not combined, in the same housing, with sound 
recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock 
Television receivers (including video monitors and 
video projeaors), whether or not combined, in the 
same housing, with radio-broadcast receivers or 
sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus (3) 
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
apparatus of heading Nos 8525 to 8528 
— Suitable for use solely or principally with video 
recording or reproducing apparatus 
— Other 
Electrical apparatus for switching or proteaing 
electrical circuits, or for making connections to or 
in elearical circuits Manufaaure: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufaaure: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which. the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used docs not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8538 arc only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
179 df 
A~^t , 
(1) 
8537 
8542 
8544 
8545 
8546 
8548 (2) 
Boards, panels (including numerical control panels), 
consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped 
with two or more apparatus of heading No 8535 or 
8536, for electric control or the distribution of 
elcaricity, including those incorporating 
instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, other than 
switching apparatus of heading No 8517 
Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies 
Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, 
cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated 
elearic conduaors, whether or not fitted with 
connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of 
individually sheathed fibres, whether or not 
assembled with elearic conductors or fitted with 
connectors 
Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, 
battery carbons and other articles of graphite or 
other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used 
for electrical purposes 
Electrical insulators of any material 
Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not 
specified or included elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufaaure: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where, within the .above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8538 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8541 or 8542, taken 
together, are only used up to a value of 5 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of ail the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
8601 
to 
8607 
8608 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and 
parts thereof 
Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; 
mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, 
safety or traffic control equipment for railways, 
tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking 
facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the 
foregoing Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufaaure: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
(1? 1 . 8 0 
(1) (2) 
8609 
ex Chapter 87 
8709 
8710 
8711 
ex 8712 
8715 
8716 Containers (including containers for the transport 
of fluids) specially designed and equipped for 
carriage by one or more modes of transport 
Vehicles other than railway or tramway 
rolling-stock and parts and accessories thereof; 
except for those falling within the following 
headings or parts of headings for which the rules 
are set out below: 
8709 to 8711, ex 8712, 8715 and 8716 
Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting 
or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, 
warehouses, dock areas or airports for short 
distance transport of goods; tractors of the type 
used on railway station platforms; parts of the 
foregoing vehicles 
Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 
motorized, whether or not fined with weapons, and 
parts of such vehicles (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted 
with an auxiliary- motor, with or without side-cars; 
side-cars 
Bicycles without ball bearings 
Baby carriages and parts thereof 
Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not 
mechanically propelled; parts thereof Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the produa 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
— materials used 
Manufaaure from materials not classified within 
heading No 8714 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the produa 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
181 i 
A ^/ *•*! 
(1) 
8803 
8804 
8805 (2) 
Parts of goods of heading No 8801 or 8802 
Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes) and 
rotochutcs; parts thereof and accessories thereto: 
— Rotochutes 
— Other 
Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar 
gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing 
articles (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8803 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 8804 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8804 used docs not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8805 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, hulls of heading No 8906 may not 
be used 
ex Chapter 90 
9001 
9002 
9004 
ex 9005 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, 
checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments 
and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof; except 
for those falling within the following headings or 
parts of headings for which the rules are set out 
below: 
9001, 9002, 9004, ex 9005, ex 9006, 9007, 9011, 
ex 9014, 9015 to 9017, ex 9018, 9024 to 9033 
Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical 
fibre cables other than those of heading No 8544; 
sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses 
(including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other 
optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other 
than such elements of glass not optically worked 
Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, 
of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings 
for instruments or apparatus, other than such 
elements of glass not optically worked 
Spectacles, goggles 
protective or other and the like, correaive, 
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, 
and mountings therefor, except for astronomical 
refracting telescopes and mountings therefor Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
v 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used doçs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the produa 
arc only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of'the originating 
materials used 
182 
/£ ^ 
(1) 
ex 9006 
9007 
9011 
ex 9014 
9015 
9016 
9017 (2) 
Photographie (other than cinematographic) cameras; 
photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs 
other than electrically .ignited flashbulbs 
Cinematographic cameras and projeaors, whether 
or not incorporating sound recording or 
reproducing apparatus 
Compound optical microscopes, including those 
for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or 
microprojection 
Other navigational instruments and appliances 
Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), 
hydrographie, océanographie, hydrological, 
meteorological or geophysical instruments and 
appliances, excluding compasses; rangefindcrs 
Balances of a sensitivity of 5 eg or better, with or 
without weights 
Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating 
instruments (for example, drafting machines, 
pantographs, protraaors, drawing sets, slide rules, 
disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, 
for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods 
and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or 
included elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufaaure: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the produa 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
usedMoes not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex work's price of the 
product 
183- è* 
/l^ 
(1) 
ex 9018 
9024 
9025 
9026 
9027 
9028 
9029 
9030 
9031 
9032 (2) 
Dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances or 
dentists* spittoons 
Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, 
strength, compressibility, elasticity or other 
mechanical properties of materials (for example, 
metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics) 
Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, 
thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers 
and psychrometers, recording or not, and any 
combination of these instruments 
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables 
of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level 
gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding 
instruments and apparatus of heading No 9014, 
9015, 9028 or 9032 
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical 
analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, 
spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); 
instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking viscosity, • porosity, expansion, surface 
tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for 
measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or 
light (including exposure meters); microtomes 
Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production 
meters, including calibrating meters therefor: 
— Parts and accessories 
Other (3) 
Revolution counters, produaion counters, 
taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; 
speed indicators and tachometers, other than those 
of heading No 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes 
Oscilloscopes, spearum analysers and other 
instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking elearical quantities, excluding meters of 
heading No 9028; instruments and apparatus for 
" measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, 
cosmic or other ionizing radiations 
Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and 
machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this 
chapter; profile projeaors 
Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and 
apparatus Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 9018 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the Value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
<jt 184 ii 
J o 
(1) 
9033 (2) 
Parts and accessories (not specified or included 
elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, 
instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90 (3) 
Manufacrure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 91 
9105 Clocks and watches and parts thereof; except for 
those falling within the following headings for 
which the rules are set out below: 
9105, 9109-to 9113 
Other clocks 
9109 Clock- movements, complete and assembled 
9110 Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled 
or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete 
watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch 
or clock movements 
9111 Watch cases and parts thereof 
9112 Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other 
goods of this chapter, and parts thcteof 
9113 Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, 
and parts thereof: 
— Of base metal, whether or not plated, or clad 
with precious metal 
— Other Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used docs not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 9114 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the produa 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the produa 
Manufacture: 
—• in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
185 ^ 
(1) 
Chapter 92 
Chapter 93 (2) 
Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such 
articles 
Arms and ammunitions; parts and accessories 
thereof (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
ex 9401 
and 
ex 9403 
9405 
9406 Base metal furniture, incorporating unstuffed cotton 
cloth of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less 
Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights 
and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere 
specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated 
name-plates and the like, having a permanently 
fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere 
specified or included 
Prefabricated buildings Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
or 
Manufacture from cotton cloth already made up in a 
form ready for use of heading No 9401 or 9403, 
provided: 
— its value does not exceed 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— all the other materials used are already originating 
and are classified within a heading other than 
.heading No 9401 or 9403 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product ' 
9503 
ex 9506 
9507 Other toys; reduced-size ('scale') models and similar 
recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all 
kinds 
Finished golf club heads 
Fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fishing 
tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar 
nets; decoy 'birds' (other than those of heading No 
9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting 
requisites Manufacture in which: 
— air the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— provided the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
Ma nil facture from roughly shaped blocks 
which all the materials used are 
a heading other than that. of the Manufacture in 
classified within 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 5 % of the ex works price of the produa 
ex 9601 
and 
ex 9602 
ex 9603 
9605 Articles of animal, vegetable or mineral carving 
materials 
Brooms and brushes (except for besoms and the like 
and brushes made from marten or squirrel hair), 
hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not 
motorized, paint pads and rollers, squeegees and 
mops 
Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or 
clothes cleaning Manufacture from 'worked' carving materials of the 
same heading 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would 
apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, 
non-originating articles may be incorporated, provided 
their total value does not exceed 15 % of the ex works 
price of the set 
(?• M 
186 à 
(1) (2) (3) 
9606 Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and Manufacture in which: 
press-studs, button moulds and other parrs of these _ a„ fhe matcriaU uscd are cl.assified within a headi 
articles; button blanks other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all'the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
9608 Ballpoint pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens classified within a heading other than that of the 
and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or produa. However, nibs or nib points may be used and 
sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and the other materials classified within the same heading 
similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of may also be used provided their value does not exceed 
the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 5 % of the ex works price of the produa 
No 9609 
9612 Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise Manufaaure in which: 
prepared for giving impressions whether or not on _ a„ the matcrials used arc ciassifica within a heading 
spools or m cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not mher than that of thc produc^ an<J 
inked, with or without boxes 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
ex 9614 Smoking pipes or pipe bowls Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks 
187 
ANNEX 111 
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.l 
1. Movement certificates EUR.1 shall be made out on the form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. 
This form shall be printed in one or more of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. 
Certificates shall be made out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the 
domestic law of the exporting State. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink and in 
capital letters. 
2. Each certificate shall measure 210 x 297 mm; a tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 mm in the 
length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing mechanical pulp 
and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making 
any falsification by mechanical or chemical.means apparent to the eye. 
3. The competent authorities of the Member States of the Community and of Estonia may reserve the right 
to print the certificates themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case 
each certificate must include a reference to such approval. Each certificate must bear the name and 
address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial 
number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified. 
IS 8 ^ 
A ^ > 
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE 
1. Exporter (Name, tufl address, country) 
3. Consignee (Name. tu« address, country) (Optional) 
6. Transport details (Optional) EUR.1 No A 000.000 
See note* overleaf before completing this form 
2. Certificate used In preferential trade between 
and 
(Insert appropriate countries, groups of countries or territories) 
4. Country, group of countries 
or territory In which the 
products are considered as 
originating 5. Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 
7. Remarks 
C I 8. Item number; Makes and numbers; Number and kind of packages ('); Description of goods 9. Gross 
weight (kg) 
or other 
measure 
(litres, 
m', etc.) 10. Invoices 
(Optional) 
11. CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT 
Declaration certified 
Export document (*) 
Form No 
Customs office : 
Issuing country or territory 
Date ; ; 
(Signature) Stamp 12. DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 
I. the undersigned, declare that the goods 
described above meet'the conditions required 
for the issue of this certificate. 
Place and date 
189 
(Signature) 
13. REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION, to: 14. RESULT OF VERIFICATION, 
Verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this certificate 
is requested 
(Place and date) 
Stamp Verification carried out shows that this certificate (') 
j—] was issued by the customs office indicated and that 
*—' the information contained therein is accurate 
r—i does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and 
*—• accuracy (see remarks appended) 
(Place and date) 
Stamp 
(Signature) (Signature) 
(') Insert X in the appropriate box. 
NOTES 
1. Certrficates must not contain erasures or words written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect 
particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certifi­
cate and endorsed by the customs authorities of the issuing country or territory. 
2. No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number. 
A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as 
to make any later additions impossible. 
3. Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and with sufficient detail to enable them to be identified. 
190 -4 
^C 
APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE 
1. Exporter (Name.' fun address, country) 
3. Consignee (Name, futl address, country) (Optional) 
6. Transport details (Optional) EUR.1 No A 000.000 
See notes orerteaf before completing this form 
2. Application for a certificate to be used In preferential trade 
between 
and 
(Insert appropriate countries, groups of countries or territories) 
4. Country, group of countries 
or territory In which the 
products are considered as 
originating 5. Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 
7. Remarks 
8. Item number; Makes and numbers; Number and kind of packages ('); Description of goods 9. Gross 
weight (kg) 
- or other 
measure 
(litres, 
m\ etc.) 10. Invoices 
(Optional) 
'& 191 
srn 
DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 
I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf, 
DECLARE that the goods meet the conditions required for the issue of the attached certificate; 
SPECIFY as follows the circumstances which have enabled these goods to meet the above conditions: 
SUBMIT the following supporting documents ('): 
UNDERTAKE to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting evidence which these authorities may require 
for the purpose of issuing the attached certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my 
accounts and to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities; 
REQUEST the issue of the attached certificate for these goods. 
(Place and date) 
(Signature) 
9.2 ^ 
rf>. (') For example: Import documents, movement certificates. Invoices, manufacturer's declarations, etc.. referring to the products used In manufacture or to the goods 
re-exported in the same state. 
/j\7V/-A / V 
FORM LUR.2 
1. Form EUR.2 shall be made out on the form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. This form shall 
be printed in one or more of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. Forms shall be made 
out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the 
exporting State. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink and in capital letters. 
2. Each form EUR.2 shall measure 210 x 148 mm; a maximum tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 
mm in the length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing 
mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 64 g/m2. 
3. The competent authorities of the Member States of the Community and of Estonia may reserve the right 
to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the laner case each 
form must include a reference to such approval. Each form must bear the name and address of the 
printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed 
or not, by which it can be identified. 
1 <)3 
m A '>CH 
o >• 
O -§ 
TJ m o 
E 
o 
OL 
E o o 
o 
o 
o 
ffl FORM EUR.2 NO 
2 Exporter (Name, full address, country) 
4 Consignee (Name, full address, country) 1 | Form used In preferential trade 
between (') • and 
Declaration by exporter 
I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described below, 
declare that the goods comply with the requirements for the 
completion of this form and that the goods have obtained the 
status of originating products within the provisions governing 
preferential trade shown in box 1. 
5 Place and date 
6 I Signature of exporter 
Remarks (*) 8 Country of origin (') 9 Country of destination (4) 
10 Gross weight (kg) 
11 Marks; Numbers of consignment; Description of goods 12 Authority In the exporting country (') 
J responsible for verification of the declara­
tion by the exporter 
0) Insert the countries, groups of countries or territories concerned. 
(2) Refer to any verification already carried out by the appropriate authorities. 
(») The term 'country of origin', means country, group of countries or territory where the goods are considered to be originating. 
(«) The term 'country* means country, group of countries or territory of destination. 
194 
/^n 
o (A C tu 13 Request for verification 
The vérification of the declaration by the exporter on the front 
of this form is requested (*) H 
19.. 
(Place and date) 
Stamp 
(Signature) Result of verification 
Verification carried out shows that (') 
j—j the statements and particulars given in this form are 
*—-• accurate 
i i this form does -not meet the requirements as to 
L-J accuracy and authenticity (see remarks appended) 
19. 
(Place and date) 
(Signature) Stamp 
(') Insert X in the appropriate box. 
n Subsequent verifications of forms EUR.2 shatl be carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing State have reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of the 
information regarding the authenticity of the forms and the true origin of the goods in question. 
Instructions for the completion of form EUR.2 
1. A form EUR.2 may be made out only for goods which it) the exporting country fulfil the conditions specified by the provisions governing 
the trade referred to in box 1. These provisions must be studied carefully before the form is completed. 
2. In the case of a consignment by parcel post the exporter attaches the form to the dispatch note. In the case of a consignment by letter 
post he encloses the form in a package. The reference 'EUR.2' and the serial number of the form should be stated on the customs green 
label declaration C1 or on the customs declaration C2/CP3, as appropriate. 
3. These instructions do not exempt the exporter from complying with any other formalities required by customs or postal regulations. 
4. An exporter who uses this form is obliged to submit to the appropriate authorities any supporting evidence which they may require and to 
agree to any inspection by them of his accounts and of the processes of manufacture of the goods described in box 11 of this form. 
195 
ANNEX V 
Specimen impression of the stamp mentioned in Article 21 (3) (b) 
30 mm 
O Initials or coat of arms of the exporting State. 
(*) Such information as is necessary for the identification of the approved exporter. 
'(£ 196 rf 
/I^Q. 
PROTOCOL 4 
on specific provisions relating to trade between Estonia and Spain and Portugal 
CHAPTER I 
Specific provisions relating to trade between Spain and 
Estonia Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up 
a programme of options specific to the remote and 
insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican). 
Article 1 
The provisions of the Agreement relating to trade in Title 
II shall be amended as follows in order to take account of 
the measures and undertakings listed in the Act of 
Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the European 
Communities (hereinafter called 'the Act of Accession'). CHAPTER II 
Specific provisions relating to trade between Portugal and 
Estonia 
Article 6 
Article 2 
Under the Act of Accession, Spain shall not grant to 
products originating in Estonia more favourable 
treatment than it provides for imports originating or in 
free circulation in other Member States. The provisions of the Agreement relating to trade in Title 
II shall be amended as follows in order to take account of 
the measures and undertakings listed in the Act of 
Accession of the Portuguese Republic to the European 
Communities (hereinafter called *the Act of Accession'). 
Article 3 
The implementation by Spain of the undertakings covered 
by Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall take place at the 
time set for the remaining Member States always 
provided that Estonia has been removed from the scope 
of Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries. 
Article 4 
Quantitative restrictions may be applied to imports into 
Spain of products originating in Estonia until 
31 December 1995 in respect of the products listed in 
Annex A hereto. Article 7 
Under the Act of Accession, Portugal shall not grant to 
products originating in Estonia more favourable 
treatment than it provides for imports originating or in 
free circulation in other Member States. 
Article 8 
The implementation by Portugal of the undertakings 
covered by Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall take place 
at the time set for the remaining Member States always 
provided that Estonia has been removed from the scope 
of Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries. 
Article 5 
Application of the provisions of this Protocol shall be 
without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the 
provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands or Article 9 
Quantitative restrictions may be applied to imports into 
Portugal of products originating in Estonia until 
31 December 1995 in respect of the products listed in 
Annex B hereto. 
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ANNEX A 
CN code 
ex 0102 90 10 (') 0206 4191 0403 10 24 
ex 0102 90 31 (') 0206 49 91 0403 10 26 
ex 0102 90 33 (') ex 0403 90 SI 
ex 0102 90 35 (') 0208 1010 ex 0403 90 53 (<) 
ex 0102 90 37 (') ex 0403 90 59 (<) 
0209 00 11 
0209 00 19 
0103 9110 0209 00 30 
0103 92 11 0404 10 91 
0404 90 11 
0404 90 13 
0404 90 19 
„ n , 0404 90 31 
«in» ,, ,fl 0210 11 31 
0203 1110 0404 90 33 
n™,,-,,, 0210 1139 
0203 12 11 0404 90 39 
0210 12 11 0103 92 19 02101111 
: 0210 1119 
0203 12 19 
«a»»» 02',"2,' «i«oui 
0203,9,3 - 02"»"° U° " 
0203 19 15 
0203 19 55 
0203 19 59 
0203 2110 
0203 22 11 
0203 22 19 
0203 29 11 
0203 29 13 
0203 29 15 
0203 29 55 
0203 29 59 0210 19 20 
021019 30 ex 1602 10 00 (s) 
021019 40 ex 1602 20 90 (5) 
021019 51 1602 4110 
021019 59 1602 42 10 
021019 60 1602 49 11 
021019 70 1602 49 13 
021019 81 1602 49 15 
021019 89 1602 49 19 
0210 90 31 1602 49 30 
0210 90 39 160249 50 
ex 0210 90 90 (J) ex 1602 90 10 <«) 
1602 90 51 
0206 30 21 ex 0401 (3) 
0206 30 31 0403 10 22 ex 1902 90 30 (7) 
(') Excluding animals for bullfights. 
(:) Domestic swine only. 
(J) In packings of a net content not exceeding two litres. 
C) Not preserved or concentrated or packed, destined for human consumption only. 
(•') Only those containing meat or edible offal of domestic swine. 
(*) Only those containing pig blood. 
(r) Only: 
— sausage made of meat, edible offal or blood of domestic swine, 
— any preparation or preserved product containing meat or edible offal of domestic swine. 
ANNEX B 
CN code 
0701 10 00 
0701 90 10 
0701 90 51 
0701 90 59 
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ZiOxU 
PROTOCOL 5 
on mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters 
Article 1 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Protocol: 
(a) 'customs legislation' shall mean provisions adopted 
by the Community and Estonia, governing the 
import, export, transit of goods and their placing 
under any customs procedure, including measures of 
prohibition, restriction and control; 
(b) 'customs duties' shall mean all duties, taxes, fees or 
other charges which are levied and collected in the 
territories of the Parties, in application of customs 
legislation, but not including fees and charges which 
are limited in amount to the approximate costs of 
services rendered; 
(c) 'applicant authority' shall mean a competent 
administrative authority which has been appointed 
by a Party for this purpose and which makes a 
request for assistance in customs matters; 
(d) 'requested authority' shall mean a competent 
administrative authority which has been appointed 
by a Party for this purpose and which receives a 
request for assistance in customs matters; 
(e) 'contravention' shall mean any violation of the 
customs legislation as well as any attempted 
violation of such legislation. 
Article 2 
Scope 
1. The Parties shall assist each other, within their 
competences, in the manner and under the conditions laid 
down in this Protocol, in ensuring that customs 
legislation is correctly applied, in particular by the 
prevention, detection and investigation of contraventions 
of this legislation. 
2. Assistance in customs matters, as-provided for in 
> this Protocol, applies to any administrative authority of 
the Parties which is competent for the application of this 
Protocol. It shall not prejudice the rules governing mutual 
assistance in criminal matters. Nor shall it cover 
information obtained under powers exercised at the 
request of the judicial authority, unless those authorities 
so agree. 
Article 3 
Assistance on request 
1. At the request of the applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall furnish it with all relevant information to enable it to ensure that customs legislation 
is correctly applied, including information regarding 
operations noted or planned which contravene or would 
contravene such legislation. 
2. At the request of the applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall inform it whether goods 
exported from the territory of one of the Parties have 
been properly imported into the territory of the other 
Parry, specifying, where appropriate, the customs 
procedure applied to the goods. 
3. At the request of the applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall take the necessary steps to 
ensure that a surveillance is kept on: 
(a) natural or legal persons of whom there are 
reasonable grounds for believing that they are 
contravening or have contravened customs 
legislation; 
(b) places where stocks of goods have been assembled in 
such a way that there are reasonable grounds for 
supposing that they are intended as supplies for 
operations contrary to the legislation of the other 
Party; 
(c) movements of goods notified as possibly giving rise 
to substantial contraventions of customs legislation; 
(d) means of transport for which there are reasonable 
grounds for believing that they have been, are or 
may be used in the contravening of customs 
legislation. 
Article 4 • 
Spontaneous assistance 
Without prior request, the Parties shall provide each 
other, in accordance with their laws, rules and other legal 
instruments, with assistance if they consider that to be 
necessary for the correct application of customs 
legislation, particularly when they obtain information 
pertaining to: 
— operations which have contravened, " contravene or 
would contravene such legislation and which may be 
of interest to the other Party, 
— new means or methods employed in realizing such 
operations, 
— goods known to be subject to substantial 
contravention of customs legislation. 
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Article 5 
Delivery/Notification 
At the request of the applicant authority, the requested 
authority shall in accordance with its legislation take all 
necessary measures in order: 
— to deliver all documents, 
— to notify all decisions, 
falling within the scope of this Protocol to an addressee, 
residing or established in its territory. In such a case 
Article 6 (3) is applicable. 
Article 6 
Form and substance of requests for assistance 
1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in 
writing. Documents necessary for the execution of such 
requests shall accompany the request. When required 
because of the urgency of the situation, oral requests may 
be accepted, but must be confirmed in writing 
immediately. 
2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the 
following information:-
(a) the applicant authority making the request; 
(b) the measure requested; 
(c) the object of and the reason for the request; 
(d) the laws, rules and other legal elements involved; 
(e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible 
on the natural or legal persons being the target of 
the investigations; 
(f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries 
already carried out, except in cases provided for in 
Article 5. own, the administrative department to which the request 
has been addressed by this authority, shall proceed, 
within its competence and available resources, as though 
it were acting on its own account or at the request of 
other authorities of that same Parry, by supplying 
information already possessed, by carrying out 
appropriate enquiries or by arranging for them to be 
carried out. 
2. Requests for assistance will be executed in 
accordance with the laws, rules and other legal 
instruments of the requested Party. 
3. Duly authorized officials of a Party may, with the 
agreement of the other Party involved and within the 
conditions laid down by the latter, obtain from the 
offices of the requested authority or other authority for 
which the requested authority is responsible, information 
relating to the contravention of customs legislation which 
the applicant authority needs for the purposes of this 
Protocol. 
4. Officials of a Party may, with the agreement of the 
other Party involved and within the conditions laid down 
by the latter, be present at enquiries carried out in the 
latter's territory. 
Article 8 
Form in which information is to be communicated 
1. The requested authority shall communicate results 
of enquiries to the applicant authority in the form of 
documents, certified copies of documents, reports and the 
like. 
2. The documents provided for in paragraph 1 may be 
replaced by computerized information produced in any 
form for the same purpose. 
Article 9 
3. Requests shall be submitted in an officia 1 language 
of the requested authority or in a language acceptable to 
such authority. 
4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements, 
its correction or completion may be demanded; the 
ordering of precautionary measures may, however, take 
place. 
Article 7 
Execution of requests 
1. In order to comply with a request for assistance, the 
requested authority or, when the latter cannot act on its Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance 
1. The Parties may refuse to give assistance as 
provided for in this Protocol, where to do so would: 
(a) be likely to prejudice sovereignty, public policy, 
security or other essential interests; or 
(b) involve currency or tax regulations other than 
regulations concerning customs duties; or 
(c) violate an industrial, commercial or professional 
secret. 
2. Where the applicant authority asks for assistance 
which it would itself be unable to provide if so asked, it 
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shall draw attention to that fact in its request. It shall 
then be left to the requested authoriry to decide how to 
respond to such a request. 
3. If assistance is withheld or denied, the decision and 
the reasons therefor must be notified to the applicant 
authority without delay. 
Article 10 
Obligation to observe confidentiality 
1. Any information communicated in whatsoever, form 
pursuant to this Protocol shall be of a confidential 
nature. It shall be covered by the obligation of official 
secrecy and shall enjoy the protection extended to like 
information under the relevant legislation of the Party 
which received it and the corresponding provisions 
applying to the Community authorities. 
2. Nominative data shall not be transmitted whenever 
there are reasonable grounds to believe that the transfer 
or the - use made of the data transmitted would be 
contrary to the basic legal principles of one of the Parties, 
and, in particular, if the person concerned would suffer 
undue disadvantages. Upon request, the receiving Party 
shall inform the furnishing Party of the use made of the 
information supplied and of the results achieved. 
3. Nominative data may only be transmitted to 
customs authorities and, in the case of need for 
prosecution purposes, to public prosecution and judicial 
authorities. Other persons or authorities may obtain such 
information only upon previous authorization by the 
furnishing authority. purposes of fighting against illicit traffic related to 
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Such 
information may be communicated to other authorities 
directly involved in the combating of illicit drug traffic 
within the limits of Article 2. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not impede the use of information 
in any judicial or administrative proceedings subsequently 
instituted for failure to comply with customs legislation. 
3. The Parties may, in their records of evidence 
reports and testimonies and in proceedings and charges 
brought before the courts, use as evidence information 
obtained and documents consulted in accordance with 
the provisions of this Protocol. 
Article 12 
Experts and witnesses 
An official of a requested authority may be authorized to~ 
appear, within the limitations of the authorization 
granted, as expert or witness in judicial or administrative 
proceedings regarding the matters covered by this 
Protocol in the jurisdiction of the other Party, and 
produce such objects, documents or authenticated copies 
thereof, as may be needed for the proceedings. The 
request for ah appearance must indicate specifically on 
what matters and by virtue of what title or qualification 
the official will be questioned. 
Article 13 
4. The furnishing Party shall verify the accuracy of the 
information to be transferred. Whenever it appears that 
the information supplied was inaccurate or to be deleted, 
the receiving Party shall be notified without delay. The 
latter shall be obliged to carry out the correction or 
deletion. 
5. Without prejudice to cases of prevailing public 
interest, the person concerned may obtain, upon request, 
information on the data stores and the purpose of this 
storage. Assistance expenses 
The Parties shall waive all claims on each other for the 
reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this 
Protocol, except, as appropriate, for expenses to experts 
and witnesses and to interpreters and translators who are 
not dependent upon public services. 
Article 14 
Article 11 
Use of information 
1. Information obtained shall be used solely for the 
purposes of this Protocol and may be used within each 
Party for other purposes only with the prior written 
consent of the administrative authority which furnished 
the information and shall be subject to any restrictions 
laid down by that authority. These provisions are not 
applicable when the information obtained for the 
purposes of this Protocol could also be used for the Implementation 
1. The management of this Protocol shall be entrusted 
to the central customs authorities of Estonia on the one 
hand and the competent services of the Commission of 
the European Communities and, where appropriate, the 
customs authorities of the Member States of the 
European Union on the other. They shall decide on all 
practical measures and arrangements necessary for its 
application, taking into consideration rules in the field of 
data protection. They may recommend to the Joint 
Committee amendments which they consider be made to 
this Protocol. 
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2. The Parties shall consult each other and 
subsequently keep each other informed of the detailed 
rules of implementation which are adopted in accordance 
with the provisions of this Protocol. which have been concluded or may be concluded between 
individual or several Member States of the European 
Union and Estonia. Nor shall it preclude more extensive 
mutual assistance granted under such agreements. 
Article 15 
Complementarity 
1. This Protocol shall complement and not impede the 
application of any agreements on mutual assistance 2. Without prejudice to Article 11, these agreements 
do not prejudice Community provisions governing the 
communication between the competent services of the 
Commission and the customs authorities of the Member 
States of any information obtained in customs matters 
which could be of Community interest. 
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JOINT DECLARATIONS 
1. Article 36(1) 
It is understood that the concept 'conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State' 
includes Community rules where appropriate. 
2. Article 36 
It is understood that the notion 'children' is defined in accordance with national legislation of 
the host country concerned. 
3. Article 37 
It is understood that the notion 'members of their family' is defined in accordance with the 
national legislation of the host country concerned. 
4. Chapter II of Title IV 
Without prejudice to th^provisions of Chapter II of Title IV, the Parties agree that treatment 
of the nationals or companies of one Party shall be considered to be less favourable than that 
accorded to those of the other Party if such treatment is either formally or de facto less 
favourable than the treatment accorded to those of the other Party. 
5. Article 45(d)i 
Without prejudice to Article 45, the Parties agree that no provision under the Agreement 
can be interpreted as denying the right of the Parties to control and regulate in order to 
ensure that natural persons benefiting from the right of establishment effectively pursue an 
activity as self-employed persons. ' 
6. Article 65 
The Concession Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and 
the Estonian Telephone Company Limited (Aktsiaselts Eesti Telefon) of 16 December 
1992 shall be deemed compatible with Article 65 of this Agreement on the condition 
that: 
- leased lines are made available on request, and within' reasonable time periods, for 
corporate networks and closed user groups for their use, comprising voice telephony 
and data services, from the date provided for in Article 65; 
- the regulatory functions are entrusted to a body,independent of the telecommunications 
organization from the data provided for in Article 65. 
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7. Article 66 
The Parties agree that for the .purpose of the Agreement, intellectual, industrial and 
commercial property includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in computer 
programmes and neighbouring rights, the rights relating to patents, industrial designs, 
geographical indications, including appellations of origin, trademarks and service marks, 
topographies of integrated circuits as well as protection against unfair competition as 
referred to in Article 10 bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 
and protection of undisclosed information on know-how. 
8. Article 114 
The Parties agree that the Association Council, in conformity with Article 114 of the 
Agreement, shall examine the option of creating an advisory body comprising members of the 
Community's Economic and Social Committee and their Estonian counterparts. 
Z04. 
AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the 
Republic of Estonia on maritime transport 
A. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
We would be grateful if you would confirm that your Government agrees with the following: 
When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Estonia was signed, 
the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the operation of 
shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. Mutually satisfactory 
solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair competition on a 
commercial basis is observed. 
It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the ^,±rcC*CA '••* ».« ' KJQLÀAJJ^ d 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration. 
On behalf of -...•' 
the Council of the European Union 
B. Letter from the Republic of Estonia 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to confirm that my Government 
agrees with the following: 
'When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Estonia was 
signed, the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the 
operation of shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. 
Mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair 
competition on a commercial basis is observed. 
It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration. 
, For the Government 
of the Republic of Estonia 
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AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic 
of Estonia concerning the recognition of regionalization of African swine fever in the 
Kingdom of Spain 
A. Letter from the Republic of Estonia 
Sir, 
I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain agricultural 
products between the Community and Estonia which have taken place in the framework of the 
negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement. 
I hereby confirm that Estonia accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, with 
the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from African swine 
fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 1958, and 
the successive Commission Decisions. 
Estonia accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the 
Estonian veterinary legislation. 
I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this 
letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
For the Government of the Republic of Estonia 
B. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows: 
T have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain 
agricultural products between the Community and Estonia which have taken place in the 
framework of the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement. 
I hereby confirm that Estonia accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, 
with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from 
African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 
December 1988, and the successive Commission Decisions. 
Estonia accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the 
Estonian veterinary legislation. 
I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of 
this letter.' 
I have the honour to confirm that the Community is in agreement with the contents of your letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
On behalf of the Council of the European Union 
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UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS 
Declaration by the French Government 
France notes that the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Estonia does not apply to the 
overseas countries and territories associated with the European Community pursuant to the 
Treaty establishing the European Community. 
Declaration by the Republic of Estonia 
If tariffs for agricultural products are introduced in Estonia between 1 January 1994 and the 
entry into force of the Agreement Estonia will apply mutatis mutandis the procedure and the 
substantive rules provided for in Article 24(3) of this Agreement. 
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DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION 
of 1995 S S O \l ^ (rWC 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other 
part 
(.../.../CECA, CEE, Euratom) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in 
particular Article 95 thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 238 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 228 (2) and the second 
subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in 
particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof, 
After consultation of the Consultative Committee and the unanimous agreement of the 
Council, 
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament1 , 
Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant to Article 101 of the 
Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, 
Whereas the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic • of Latvia, ;, of the other part, signed in Brussels 
on 1995, should be approved, 
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 
Article 1 
The Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of 
the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, the Protocols annexed thereto 
and the declarations and exchanges of letters attached to the Final Act are hereby 
approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 
The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached 
to this Decision. 
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Article 2 
1. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council shall be 
laid down by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by 
the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties 
establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the 
European Atomic Energy Community. 
2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 111 of the Europe 
Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the position of the 
Community. A representative, of the Commission shall preside over the Association 
Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof, and present the position of 
the Community. 
Article 3 
The President of the Commission shall, as regards the European Community, deposit the 
act of notification provided for in Article 131 of the Agreement. The President of the 
Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification as regards the European Coal and 
Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 
Done at Brussels, 
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EUROPE AGREEMENT 
establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part 
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, 
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, 
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, 
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, 
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, 
IRELAND, 
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, 
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, 
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, 
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, 
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, V 
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, -. 
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, 
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, 
Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Union, the Treaty establishing the 
European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and 
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as 
'Member States', and . 
The EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNTTY 
and the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the 
Community", . -
acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, ., 
and the REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, hereinafter referred to as "Latvia"; of the other part, ^L 
RECALLING the historical links between the Parties and the common values they share; 
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recognizing that the Community and Latvia wish to reinforce these links, to establish close 
and lasting relations on a basis of reciprocity allowing Latvia to participate in the process of 
European integration, in reinforcing and further developing the relations previously 
established, in particular via the Agreement on Trade and Commercial and Economic 
Cooperation and the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to the intensification of political and economic liberties 
which constitute the basis of this Agreement and to further development of Latvia's new 
economic and political system which respects - in accordance inter alia with the undertakings 
made within the context of the CSCE - the rule of law and human rights, including the rights 
of persons belonging to minorities, a multiparty system with free and democratic elections 
and liberalisation aimed at completion of sustainable transition to market economy; 
SHARING the understanding that Latvia has made considerable and successful reform efforts 
in the political and economic fields and that these efforts will be pursued; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to the implementation of commitments made in the 
framework of the CSCE, in particular those set out in the Helsinki Final Act, the concluding 
documents of the Madrid, Vienna and Copenhagen meetings, those of the Charter of Paris for 
a New Europe, the conclusions of the CSCE's Bonn Conference, the CSCE Helsinki 
document 1992, the European Convention on Human Rights; the European Energy Charter 
Treaty as well as the Ministerial Declaration of the Lucerne Conference of 30 April 1993; 
WILLING to promote improved contacts among their citizens as well as the free flow of 
information and ideas, as agreed by the Parties in the framework of the CSCE; 
CONSCIOUS of the importance of this Agreement in establishing and enhancing in Europe a 
system of stability based on cooperation, with the European Union as one of the 
cornerstones; 
RECOGNIZING that there is a need to continue, with the Community's help, Latvia's 
political and economic reform; 
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's wishes to contribute to the implementation of the 
reforms and to assist Latvia in facing the economic and social consequences of structural 
adjustment; 
RECOGNIZING that full implementation of the Agreement is linked to the implementation 
of a coherent programme of economic and political reform by Latvia; 
RECOGNIZING the need for continuing regional cooperation among the Baltic States, 
taking into account that closer integration between the European Union and the Baltic States, 
the Baltic States among themselves and also in a wider regional context, should proceed in 
parallel; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to liberalize trade based on GATT and WTO principles; 
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EXPECTING that this Agreement will create a new climate for economic relations between 
them and above all for the development of trade and trade-related matters and investment 
which are essential to economic restructuring and the renewal of technology; 
BEARING in mind that political dialogue on matters of mutual interest has been established 
by the joint declaration of May 1992; 
DESIROUS of developing and intensifying regular political dialogue within the multilateral 
framework established by the Copenhagen European Council of June 1993 and enhanced by 
the decision of the Council of the European Union of 7 March 1994 and the conclusions of 
the Essen European Council of December 1994; 
RECALLING that Latvia has been an associated partner of the WEU since May 1994 and 
that it participates in the NATO Partnership for Peace Programme; 
RECOGNIZING the contribution which the Pact on Stability in Europe can make to 
promoting stability and good-neighbourly relations in the Baltic region, and confirming their 
determination to work together for the success of this initiative; 
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to employ instruments of cooperation 
and economic, technical and financial assistance on a global and multiannual basis; 
BEARING in mind the economic and social disparities between the Community and Latvia 
and thus recognizing that the objectives of this association- should be reached through 
appropriate provisions of the Agreement; 
DESIROUS of establishing cultural cooperation and developing exchanges of information; 
WILLING to set up a framework for cooperation aimed at preventing illegal activities; 
RECOGNIZING the fact that Latvia's ultimate objective is to become a member of the 
European Union and that association through this Agreement will, in the view of the Parties, 
help Latvia to achieve this objective; 
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the accession preparation strategy adopted by the Essen 
European Council of December 1994, which is being politically implemented by the creation, 
between the- associated states and the Institutions of the European Union, of structured 
relations which encourage mutual trust and will provide a framework for addressing topics of 
common interest; > 
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
ARTICLE 1 
1. An association is hereby established between the Community and its Member States, of the 
one part, and Latvia, of the other part. 
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2. The objectives of this association are: 
- to provide an appropriate framework for the political dialogue between the Parties 
allowing the development of close political relations, 
- to establish gradually, a free trade area between the Community and Latvia covering 
substantially all trade between them, 
- to promote the expansion of trade and the harmonious economic relations between the 
Parties and so to foster dynamic economic development and prosperity in Latvia, 
- to provide a basis for economic, financial, cultural and social cooperation and cooperation 
in the prevention of illegal activities, as well as for the Community's assistance to Latvia, 
-to support Latvia's efforts.to develop its economy and to complete the sustainable 
transition into a market economy, 
- to provide an appropriate framework for the gradual integration of Latvia into the 
European Union. Latvia shall work towards fulfilling the necessary requirements in this 
respect, 
- to set up institutions suitable to make the association effective. 
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
ARTICLE 2 
1. Respect for democratic principles and human rights, established by the Helsinki Final Act 
and in the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, as well as the principles of market economy, 
inspire the domestic and external policies of the Parties and constitute essential elements of 
this Agreement. 
2. The Parties consider that it is essential for the future prosperity and stability of the region 
that the Baltic States should maintain and develop cooperation among themselves and will 
make every effort to enhance this process. 
ARTICLE 3 
1. The Association includes a transitional period which is referred to in specific Articles 
hereinafter and which ends at the latest on 31 December 1999. 
2. The Association Council, bearing in mind that the principles of the market economy are 
essential to the present association, shall proceed regularly to examine the application of the 
Agreement and the implementation by Latvia of economic reforms on the basis of the 
principles referred to in the preamble. 
3. The transitional period envisaged under paragraphs 1 and-^shall apply neither to Title II 
nor to Title HI. 
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TITLE II :POLlTICAL DIALOGUE 
ARTICLE 4 
The political dialogue between the European Union and Latvia shall be developed and 
intensified. It shall accompany and consolidate the rapprochement between the European 
Union and Latvia, support the political and economic changes underway in that country or 
already realized, and contribute to the establishment of close links of solidarity and new forms 
of cooperation between the Parties. The political dialogue is intended to promote in particular: 
- Latvia's progressive rapprochement with the European Union; 
- an increasing convergence of positions of the Parties on international issues and, in particular, 
on those issues likely to have substantial effects on one or the other Party; 
- better cooperation in areas covered by the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the 
European Union; 
- security and stability in Europe. 
ARTICLE 5 
Political dialogue shall take place within the multilateral framework and according to the forms 
and practices established with the associated countries of central Europe. 
ARTICLE 6 
1. At ministerial level, Q bilateral political dialogue shall take place within the Association 
Council, which shall have the general responsibility for any matter which the Parties might 
wish to put to it. 
2. With the agreement of the Parties, other procedures for political dialogue shall be 
established, in particular: 
- meetings, where necessary, of senior officials (at the level of political directors) 
representing Latvia, on the one hand, and the Presidency of the Council of the European 
Union and the Commission, on the other; 
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- taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels between the Parties, including appropriate 
contacts in third countries and within the United Nations, the OSCE and other 
international fora; 
- including Latvia in the group of countries receiving regular information on the activities 
managed within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as well as 
exchanging information with a view to achieving the objectives defined in Article 4; 
d - any other means which would make a useful contribution to consolidating, developing and 
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At parliamentary level, political dialogue shall take place within the framework of the 
Parliamentary Committee of the association between the European Communities and their 
Member States and the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter referred to as the "Parliamentary 
Committee"). 
TITLE HI: FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS 
ARTICLE 8 
1. The Community and Latvia shall gradually establish a free trade area in a transitional period 
lasting a maximum of four years starting from the entry into force of the Agreement on Free 
Trade and Trade-Related Matters on 1 January 1995, in accordance with the provisions of 
this Agreement and in conformity with those of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 
2. The Combined Nomenclature of goods based on the Harmonised System shall be applied to 
the classification of goods in trade between the two Parties. 
3. For each product tthe basic duty to which the successive reductions set out in this 
^ Agreement are to be applied shall be that set out in Annexes II-IV and X, or that actually 
applied ergor omnes on 1 January 1995, whichever is the lower. 
4. I£ after 1 January 1995, any tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, in particular, 
reductions resulting from the tariff, agreement concluded as a result of the GATT Uruguay 
Round, such reduced duties shall replace the basic duties referred to in paragraph 3 as from 
the date when such reductions are applied. 
5. The Community and Latvia shall communicate to each other their respective basic duties. 
Chapter I: Industrial products « 
ARTICLE 9 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community and in 
Latvia listed in Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature with the exception of the 
products listed in Annex I. 
2. The provisions "of Articles 10 to 14 inclusive do not apply to products mentioned in Article 
16. 
3. Trade between the Parties in items covered by the Treaty establishing the European Atomic 
Energy Community will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that Treaty. 
^ARTICLE 10 
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1. Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Latvia 
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2. Quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community and measures having an equivalent 
effect are abolished on 1 January 1995 with regard to products originating in Latvia. 
ARTICLE 11 
1. Customs duties on imports applicable in Latvia to products originating in the Community 
other than those listed in Annexes II and HI are abolished on 1 January 1995. 
2. Customs duties on imports applicable in Latvia to products originating in the Community 
which are listed in Annex II shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the following 
timetable: 
- on 1.1.1996, each duty shall be reduced to 50% of the basic duty, 
- on 1.1.1997, the remaining duties shall be eliminated. 
3. Customs duties on imports applicable in Latvia to products originating in the Community 
which are listed in Annex IH shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the 
following timetable: 
- on 1.1.1997, each duty shall be reduced to 50% of the basic duty, 
- on 1.1.1999, theremaining duties shall be eliminated. " 
4. Quantitative restrictions on imports into Latvia or products originating in the Community 
and measures having an equivalent effect are abolished on 1 January 1995: 
ARTICLE 12 
The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to 
customs duties of a fiscal nature. 
ARTICLED 
Any charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports are abolished on 1 
January 1995 in trade between the Community and Latvia. • ' 
ARTICLE 14 
1. Customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect are abolished by 1 January 
4995 between the Community and Latvia, with the exception of those listed in Annex IV, 
which shall be abolished by Latvia at the latest at the end of 1998. 
2. Quantitative restrictions on exports to Latvia and any measures having equivalent effect are 
abolished by the Community on 1 January 1995. 
3. Quantitative restrictions on exports-to the Community and any measures having equivalent 
effect are abolished by Latvia on 1 January 1995; 
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Each Party declares its readiness to reduce its customs duties in trade with the other Party 
more rapidly than is provided for in Articles 10 and 11 if its general economic situation and the 
situation of the economic sector concerned so permit. 
The Association Council referred to in Article 110 (hereinafter referred to as "the Association 
Council") may make recommendations to this effect. 
ARTICLE 16 
1. The textile products of Latvian origin listed in Annex V to this Agreement shall benefit from 
a suspension of customs duties on imports into the Community, under the conditions set out 
in that Annex. The Annex may be revised by decision of the Association Council, in 
accordance with the procedures set out in Article 112. 
2. Protocol No. 1 lays down the other arrangements applicable to the textiles products referred 
to therein. 
ARTICLE 17 
1. The provisions of this Chapter do not preclude the retention by the Community of an 
agricultural component in the duties applicable to products listed in Annex VI in respect of 
products originating in Latvia. 
2. The provisions of this Chapter do not preclude the introduction of an agricultural 
component by Latvia in the duties applicable to the products listed in Annex VI in respect 
of products originating in the Community. 
Chapter IL Agriculture 
ARTICLE 18 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to agricultural products originating in the Community 
and in Latvia. 
2. The term "agricultural products" means the products listed in Chapter 1 to 24 of the Combined 
Nomenclature and the products listed in Annex I, but excluding fishery products as defined by 
Article 22(2). 
ARTICLE 19 
Protocol No. 2 lays down the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products which are 
listed therein. 
ARTICLE 20 
1. As from 1 January 1995 no quantitative restrictions apply to imports into the Community of 
agricultural products originating in Latvia nor to imports into Latvia of agricultural products 
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2. The Community and Latvia shall grant each other the concessions referred to in Annexes VII-XI 
in accordance with the conditions laid down therein. 
3. The concessions refened to in paragraph 2 may be subject to revision by agreement between the 
Parties within a period lasting until 31 December 1997 and on the basis of the principles and 
procedures set out in paragraph 4. 
4. Taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural products between them, of their particular 
sensitivity, of the rules of the common agricultural policy of the Community, of the rules of the 
agricultural policy in Latvia, of the role of agriculture in Latvia's economy, of the production 
and export potential of its traditional branches, and markets, the Community and Latvia shall 
examine in the Association Council, product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, 
the possibilities of granting each other further concessions. 
ARTICLE 21 
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 30, i£ given the 
particular sensitivity of the agricultural markets, imports of products originating in one Party, which 
are the subject of concessions granted pursuant to Article 20, cause serious disturbance to the 
markets in the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find an 
appropriate solution. Pending such a solution, the Party concerned may take the measures it deems 
necessary. 
Chapter BDT: Fisheries 
ARTICLE 22 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to fishery products originating in the Community 
and in Latvia. 
2. The term "fishery products" means the products listed in Chapter 3 of the Combined 
Nomenclature and product groups covered by the Combined Nomenclature codes 
05119110, 05119190, 1604, 1605, 19022010, 23012000. 
ARTICLE 23 
1. The Community and Latvia shall grant each other the concessions referred to in Annexes 
XH and XUI in accordance with the conditions laid down therein. 
2. The provisions of Articles 20(4) and 21 shall apply mutatis mutandis to fishery products. 
Chapter IV: Common provisions 
ARTICLE 24 
The provisions of this Title shall apply to trade in all products originating in both Parties except 
where otherwise provided herein or in Protocols No 1 and No 2. 
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ARTICLE 25 
1. In trade between the Community and Latvia from 1 January 1995: 
- no new customs duties on imports or exports or charges having equivalent effect shall be 
introduced, nor shall those already applied be increased; 
- no new quantitative restrictions on imports or exports or measures having equivalent 
effect shall be introduced nor shall those existing be made more restrictive. 
2. Without prejudice to the concessions granted pursuant to Article 20, the provisions of 
paragraph 1 of this Article shall not restrict in any way the pursuance of the respective 
agricultural and fisheries policies of Latvia and the Community or the taking of any 
measures under such policies. 
ARTICLE 26 
1. The two Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature 
establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Party 
and like products originating in the territory of the other Party. 
2. Products exported to the territory of one of the two Parties may not benefit from repayment 
of internal indirect taxation in excess of the amount of direct or indirect taxation imposed on 
them. 
ARTICLE 27 
1. This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free 
trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade except insofar as they alter the trade 
arrangements provided for in this Agreement. 
2. Consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Association Council 
concerning agreements establishing such customs unions or free trade areas and, where 
requested, on other major issues related to their respective trade policies with third 
countries. In particular in the event of a third country acceding to the Community, such 
consultations shall take place so as to ensure that account can be taken of the mutual 
interests of the .Community and Latvia stated in this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 28 
Exceptional measures of limited duration which derogate from the provisions of Article 11 and 
Article 25(1), first indent, may be taken by Latvia in the form of increased customs duties. 
These measures may only concern infant industries, or certain sectors undergoing restructuring 
or facing serious difficulties, particularly where these difficulties produce important social 
problems. • .- ' 
Customs duties on imports applicable in Latvia to products originating in the Community 
introduced by these measures may not exceed 25% ad valorem and shall maintain an element Ê 
of preference for products originating in the Community. fcv 
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The total value of imports of the products which are subject to these measures may not exceed 
15% of total imports of industrial products from the Community as defined in Chapter I during 
the last year for which statistics are available. 
These measures shall be applied for a period not exceeding three years unless a longer duration 
is authorized by the Association Council. They shall cease to apply at the latest by 31 
December 1998. 
No such measures can be introduced in respect of a product if more than three years have 
elapsed since the elimination of all duties and quantitative restrictions or charges or measures 
having an equivalent effect concerning that product. 
Latvia shall inform the Association Council of any exceptional measures it intends to take and, 
at the request of the Community, consultations shall be held in the Association Council on such 
measures and the sectors to which they apply before they are applied. When taking such 
measures Latvia shall provide the Association Council with a schedule for the elimination of 
the customs duties introduced under this Article. This schedule shall provide for a phasing out 
of these duties starting at the latest two years after their introduction at equal annual rates. The 
Association Council may decide on a different schedule. 
ARTICLE 29 
If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Party within the 
meaning of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, it may take appropriate 
measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement relating to the application of 
Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, with related internal legislation and 
with the conditions and procedures laid down in Article 33. 
ARTICLE30 
Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as 
to cause or threaten to cause: 
,-. serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products in the territory 
of one of the Parties, or 
- serious disturbances in any sector of the economy or difficulties which could bring about 
serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region, 
the Community or Latvia, whichever is concerned, may take appropriate measures under the 
conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 33. 
ARTICLE 31 
Where compliance with the provisions of Articles 14 and 25 leads to: 
(i) re-export towards a third country against which the exporting Party maintains, for the 
product concerned, quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures having 
equivalent effect; or 
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and where the situations .referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise to major 
difficulties for the exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures under the 
conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 33. The measures shall 
be non-discriminatory and be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 
ARTICLE 32 
The Member States of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as "the Member States") 
and Latvia shall progressively adjust any State monopolies of a commercial character so as to 
ensure that, by the end of 1998, no discrimination regarding the conditions under which goods 
are procured and marketed exists between nationals of the Member States and of Latvia. The 
Association Council will be informed about the measures adopted to implement this objective. 
ARTICLE 33 
1. In the event of the Community or Latvia subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to 
the difficulties refened to in Article 30 to an administrative procedure having as its purpose 
the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other 
Party. 
2. In the cases specified in Articles 29, 30 and 31, before taking the measures provided for 
therein or, in cases to which paragraph 3(d) applies, as soon as possible, the Community or 
Latvia, as the case may ber shall supply the Association Council with alii relevant 
information with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the two Parties. 
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the 
functioning of this Agreement. 
The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Council and shall 
be the subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly with a view to 
establishing a timetable for their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 
3. For thé implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: 
(a) as regards Article 30, the difficulties arising from the situation refened to in that Article 
shall be referred for examination to the Association Council, which may take any decision 
needed to put an end to such difficulties. 
If the Association Council or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end 
to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the 
matter being refened, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy 
the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy 
the difficulties which have arisen; 
(b) as regards Article 29, the Association Council shall be informed of the dumping case as 
soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has 
been put to the dumping or if no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 
days of the, matter being referred to the Association Council, the importing Party may 
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(c) as regards Article 31, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article 
shall be referred for examination to the Association Council. 
The Association Council may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties. If 
it has not taken such a decision within 30 days of the matter being referred to it, the 
exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the exportation of the product 
concerned; 
(d) where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or 
examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Commumty or Latvia whichever is 
concerned may, in the situations specified in Articles 29, 30 and 31, apply forthwith the 
precautionary measures strictly necessary to deal with the situation. 
ARTICLE 34 
Protocol No 3 lays down rules of origin for the application of the tariff preferences provided 
for in this Agreement as well as the methods of administrative cooperation therewith. 
ARTICLE35 
This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in 
transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of 
health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures of artistic, 
historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, 
however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade 
between the Parties. 
ARTICLE 36 
Protocol No 4 lays down the specific provisions to apply to trade between Latvia of the one 
part and Spain and Portugal of the other part, and it will be valid until 31 December 1995. 
TITLE IV: MOVEMENT OF WORKERS, ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPLYOF 
SERVICES 
Chapter I: Movement of workers 
ARTICLE37 
1. Subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State: 
- the treatment accorded to workers of Latvian nationality legally employed in the territory 
of a Member State shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards 
working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, as compared to its own nationals, 
'- the legally resident spouse and children of a worker legally employed in the territory of a 
Member State, with the exception of seasonal workers and of workers coming under 
bilateral agreements in the sense of Article 41, unless otherwise provided by such 
agreements, shall have access to the labour market of that Member State, during th' 
eriod of triat worker's authorized stay of employment. : . -
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2. Latvia shall, subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in that country, accord the 
treatment referred to in paragraph 1 to workers who are nationals of a Member State and 
are legally employed in its territory as well as their spouse and children who are legally 
resident in the said territory. 
ARTICLE 38 
1. With a view to coordinating social security systems for workers of Latvian nationality, 
legally employed in the territory of a Member State and for the members of their family, 
legally resident there, and subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each 
Member State, 
- all periods of insurance, employment or residence completed by such workers in the 
various Member States shall be added together for the purpose of pensions and annuities 
in respect of old age, invalidity and death and for the purpose of medical care for such 
workers and such family members; 
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- any pensions or annuities in respect of old age, death, industrial accident or occupational 
disease, or of invalidity resulting therefrom, with the exception of non-contributory 
benefits, shall be freely transferable at the rate applied by virtue of the law of the debtor 
Member State or States; 
- the workers in question shall receive family allowances for the members of their family as 
defined above. 
2. Latvia shall accord to workers who are nationals of a Member State and legally employed in 
its territory, and to members of their families legally resident there, treatment similar to that 
specified in the second and third indents of paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE39 
1. The Association Council shall by decision adopt the appropriate provisions to implement the 
objective set out in Article 38. 
2. The Association Council shall by decision adopt detailed rules for administrative 
cooperation providing the necessary management and control guarantees for the application 
of the provisions referred to in paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE40 
The provisions adopted by the Association Council in accordance with Article 39 shall not 
affect any rights or obligations arising from bilateral agreements linking Latvia and the Member 
States where those agreements provide for more favourable treatment of nationals of Latvia or 
of the Member States. 
ARTICLE 41 
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1. Taking into account the labour market situation in the Member State, subject to its 
legislation and to the respect of rules in force in that Member State in the area of mobility of 
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- the existing facilities for access to employment for workers of Latvian nationality accorded 
by Member States under bilateral agreements ought to be preserved and if possible 
improved, 
- the other Member States shall consider favourably the possibility of concluding similar 
agreements. 
2. The Association Council shall examine granting other improvements including facilities of 
access for professional training, in conformity with rules and procedures in force in the 
Member States, and taking account of the labour market situation in the Member States and 
in the Community. 
ARTICLE 42 
From the end of the transitional period or sooner if socio-economic conditions in Latvia have 
been largely aligned on those of the Member States and if the employment situation in the 
Community permits, the Association Council will consider ways of further improving the 
movement of workers. The Association Council shall make recommendations to such end. 
ARTICLE 43 
In the interest of facilitating the restructuring of labour resources resulting from the economic 
restructuring in Latvia the Community shall provide technical assistance for the establishment 
of a suitable social security system in Latvia as set out in Article 92 of this Agreement. 
Chapter H: Establishment 
ARTICLE 44 
1. The Community and its Member States shall grant, except for the sectors included in Annex 
XTV, from entry into force of this Agreement : 
(i) treatment no less favourable than that accorded by Member States to their own 
companies or to any third country company, whichever is the better, with regard to the 
establishment of Latvian companies ; 
(ii) to subsidiaries and branches of Latvian companies, established in their territory, 
treatment no less favourable than that accorded by Member States to their own 
companies and branches or to subsidiaries and branches of any third country company 
established in their territory, whichever is the better, in respect of their operation. 
2. Latvia shall facilitate the setting up of operations on its territory by Community companies 
and nationals. To that end, it shall : 
(i) grant, from entry into force of the Agreement, for the establishment of Community 
companies, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own companies or to 
companies of any third country, whichever is the better, save for the sectors refened to 
in Annex XV, where national treatment shall be granted at the latest by the end of the 
transitional period refened to in Article 3; 
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subsidiaries of Community companies, established in Latvia, treatment no less 
favourable than that accorded to its own companies or to subsidiaries and branches of 
any third country company established in its territory, whichever is the better. 
3. Latvia shall, during the transitional period refened to in paragraph 2(i) not adopt any 
measures or actions which introduce discrimination as regards the establishment and 
operations of Community companies and nationals in its territory in comparison to its own 
companies and nationals. 
4. The Association Council shall during the transitional period refened to in paragraph 2(i) 
examine regularly the possibility of accelerating the granting of national treatment in the 
sectors refened to in Annex XV. Amendments may be made to this Annex by decision of 
the Association Council. 
Following the expiration of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, the Association 
Council may exceptionally, upon request of Latvia, and if the necessity arises, decide to 
prolong the duration of exclusion of certain areas or matters listed in Annex XV for a 
limited period of time. 
5. The treatment described in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applicable for the establishment and 
operation of nationals as from the end of the transitional period refened to in Article 3. 
ARTICLE 45 
1. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to air transport, inland waterways and 
maritime cabotage transport services. 
2. The Association Council may make recommendations for improving establishment and 
operations in the areas covered by paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE46 
For the purposes of this Agreement: 
/ a) A "Community company" or a "Latvian company" respectively shall mean a company set up 
in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of Latvia respectively and having its 
registered office or central administration or principal place of business within the 
Community or in the territory of Latvia respectively. 
However, should the company, set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or 
Latvia respectively, have only its registered office within the Community or in the territory 
of Latvia respectively, the company shall be considered a Community or Latvian company 
respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy of one of 
the Member States or Latvia respectively. 
b) "Subsidiary" of a company shall mean a company which is effectively controlled by the first 
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c) "Branch" of a company shall mean a place of business not having legal personality which 
has the appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a 
management and is materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties so that the 
latter, although knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the parent body, the 
head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may 
transact business at the place of business constituting the extension. 
d) "Establishment" shall mean : 
i) as regards nationals, the right to take up economic activities as self-employed persons 
and to set up undertakings, in particular companies, which they effectively control. Self-
employment and business undertakings by nationals shall not extend to seeking or taking 
employment in the labour market or confer a right of access to the labour market of 
another Party. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to those who are hot 
exclusively self-employed; 
ii) as regards Community or Latvian companies, the right to take up economic activities by 
means of the setting up of subsidiaries and branches in Latvia or in the Community 
respectively. : 
e) "Operation" shall mean the pursuit of economic activities. 
f) "Economic activities" shall in principle include activities of an industrial, commercial and 
professional character and activities of craftsmen. 
g) "Community national" and "Latvian national" shall mean respectively a natural person who 
is a national of oneof the Member States or of Latvia. 
h) With regard to international maritime transport, including inter-modal operations involving 
a sea leg, nationals of the Member States or of Latvia established outside the Community or 
Latvia respectively, and shipping companies established outside the Community or Latvia 
and controlled by nationals of a Member State or Latvian nationals respectively, shall also 
be beneficiaries of the provisions of Chapter II and Chapter m, if their vessels are registered 
in that Member State or in • Latvia respectively in accordance with their respective 
legislation. 
ARTICLE 47 
1. Subject to the provisions of Article 43, with the exception of financial services described in 
Annex XVI, each Party may regulate the establishment and operation of companies and 
nationals on its territory, insofar as these regulations do not discriminate against companies 
and nationals of the other Party in comparison with its own companies and nationals. 
2. In respect of financial services, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, a 
Party shall not be prevented from taking measures for prudential reasons, including for the 
protection of investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to whom a fiduciary duty is 
owed by a, financial service supplier, or to ensure the integrity and stability of the financial 
system. Such measures shall not be used as a means of avoiding the Party's obligations / 
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3. Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed to require a Party to disclose information 
relating to the affairs and accounts of individual customers or any confidential or proprietary 
information in the possession of public entities. 
ARTICLE 48 
1. The provisions of Articles 44 and 47 do not preclude the application by a Party of particular 
rules concerning the establishment and operation in its territory of branches of companies of 
another Party not incorporated in the territory of the first Party, which are justified by legal or 
technical differences between such branches as compared with branches of companies 
incorporated in its territory or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 
2. The difference in treatment shall not go beyond what is strictly necessary as a result of such 
legal or technical differences or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 
ARTICLE 49 
1. A "Community company" or a "Latvian company" established in the territory of Latvia or the 
Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its 
subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of 
establishment, in the territory of Latvia and the Community respectively, employees who are 
nationals of Community Member States and Latvia respectively, provided that such employees 
are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, and that they are employed 
exclusively by companies, subsidiaries or branches. 
The residence and work permits of such employees shall only cover the period of such 
employment. 
2. Key personnel of the above mentioned companies herein refened to as "organisations" are 
"intra-corporate transferees" as defined in (c) of this paragraph in the following categories, 
provided that the organisation is a juridical person and. that the persons concerned have been 
employed by it or have been partners in it (other than as majority'shareholders), for at least the 
year immediately preceding such movement: 
(a) Persons working in a senior position with an organisation, who primarily direct the 
management of the establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally 
from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or their equivalent, including : 
- directing the establishment or a department or sub-division of the establishment; 
- supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial 
employees; 
- having the authority personally to recruit and dismiss or recommend recruiting, 
dismissing or other personnel actions. 
(b) Persons working within an organisation who possess uncommon knowledge essential to 
the establishment's service, research equipment, techniques or management. The 
assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart from knowledge specific to the 
establishment,.a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring 
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(c) An "intra-corporate transferee" is defined as a natural person working within an 
organisation in the territory of a Party, and being temporarily transfened in the context of 
pursuit of economic activities in the territory of the other Party; the organisation 
concerned must have its principal place of business in the territory of a Party and the 
transfer be to an establishment (branch, subsidiary) of that organisation, effectively 
pursuing like economic activities in the territory of the other Party. 
3. The entry into and the temporary presence within the territory of the Community or Latvia 
of Latvian and Community nationals respectively shall be permitted, when these 
representatives of companies are persons working in a senior position , as defined in 
paragraph 2(a) above, within a company, and are responsible for the setting up of a 
Community subsidiary or branch of a Latvian company or of.a Latvian subsidiary or branch 
of a Community company in a Community Member State or Latvia respectively, when : 
- those representatives are not engaged in making direct sales or supplying services, and 
- the company has its principal place of business outside the Community or Latvia, 
respectively, and has no other representative, office, branch or subsidiary in that 
Community Member State or Latvia respectively. 
ARTICLE 50 
In order to make it easier for the Community nationals and Latvian nationals to take up and 
pursue regulated professional activities in Latvia and the Community respectively, the 
Association Council shall examine which steps are necessary to be taken to providé for the 
mutual recognition of qualifications. It may take all necessary measures to that end, 
ARTICLE 51 . 
During the transitional period referred to in Article 3, Latvia may introduce measures which 
derogate from the provisions of this Chapter as regards the establishment.of Community 
companies and nationals if certain industries : 
- are undergoing restructuring, or 
- are facing serious difficulties, particularly where these entail serious social problems in Latvia, 
or 
- face the elimination or a drastic reduction of the total market share held by Latvian 
companies or nationals in à given sector or industry in Latvia, or 
- are newly emerging industries in Latvia. 
Such measures : 
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Article 3 and , 
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measures and shall not introduce discrimination concerning the operations of Community 
companies or nationals already established in Latvia at the time of introduction of a given 
measure compared with Latvian companies or nationals. 
While devising and applying such measures, Latvia shall grant whenever possible to 
Community companies and nationals a preferential treatment, and in no case a treatment less 
favourable than that accorded to companies or nationals from any third country. 
Prior to the introduction of these measures, Latvia shall consult the Association Council and 
shall not put them into effect before a one-month period following the notification of the 
Association Council of the concrete measures to be introduced by Latvia, except where the 
threat of irreparable damage requires the taking of urgent measures in which case Latvia shall 
consult the Association Council immediately after their introduction. 
Upon expiration of the transitional period refened to in Article 3, Latvia may introduce such 
measures only with the authorisation of the Association Council and under conditions 
determined by the latter. 
Chapter HI: Supply of services 
ARTICLE 52 
1. The Parties undertake in accordance with the following provisions to take the necessary 
steps to allow progressively the supply of services by Community or Latvian companies or 
nationals which are established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the 
services are intended. 
2. In step with the liberalisation process mentioned in paragraph 1, and subject to the 
provisions of Article 56, the Parties shall permit the temporary movement of natural persons 
providing the service or who are employed by the service provider as key personnel as 
defined in Article 49(2), including natural persons who are representatives of a Community 
or Latvian company or national and are seeking temporary entry for the purpose of 
negotiating for the sale of services or entering into agreements to sell services for that 
service provider, where those representatives will not be engaged in making direct sales to 
the general public or in supplying services themselves. 
3. At the latest eight years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Association 
Council shall take the measures necessary to implement progressively the provisions of 
paragraph 1. Account shall be taken of the progress achieved by the Parties in the 
approximation of their laws. 
ARTICLE 53 
1. The Parties shall not take any measures or actions which render the conditions for the 
supply of services by Community and Latvian nationals or companies which are established 
in a Party other than that of the person for whom the services are intended "significantly 
. more restrictive as compared with the situation existing on the day preceding the day of 
entry into force of the Agreement 
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the Agreement result in a situation which is significantly more restrictive in respect of 
supply of services as compared with the situation existing at the date of signature of the 
Agreement, such first Party may request the other Party to enter into consultations. 
ARTICLE 54 
1. With regard to international maritime transport, the Parties undertake to apply effectively 
the principle of unrestricted access to the market and traffic on a commercial basis. 
a) The above provision does not prejudice the rights and obligations arising from the United 
Nations Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences, as applicable to one or other Party to 
the present Agreement. Non-conference lines will be free to operate in competition with 
a conference as long as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a commercial 
basis. 
b) The Parities affirm their commitment to a freely competitive environment as being an 
essential feature of the dry and liquid bulk trade. 
2. In applying the principles of paragraph 1, the Parties shall: 
a) not apply, as from entry into force of this Agreement, any cargo sharing provisions of 
bilateral agreements between any Member State of the Community and the former Soviet 
Union; 
b) not introduce cargo sharing clauses into future bilateral agreements with third countries, 
other than in those exceptional circumstances where liner shipping companies from one 
or other Party to the present Agreement would not otherwise have an effective 
opportunity to ply for trade to and from the third country concerned; 
c) prohibit cargo sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements concerning dry and 
liquid bulk trade; 
d) abolish upon entry into force of this Agreement all unilateral measures, administrative, 
- technical and other obstacles which could have restrictive or discriminatory effects on the 
free supply of services in international maritime transport. 
Each Party shall grant, inter alia, no less favourable treatment for the ships operated by 
nationals or companies of the other Party than that accorded to a Party's own ships with 
regard to access to ports open to international trade, the use of infrastructure and 
auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs 
facilities and the assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading. 
3. Nationals and companies of the Community providing international maritime transport 
services snail be free to provide international sea-river services in the inland waterways of 
Latvia and vice-versa. 
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undertake to conclude an agreement as soon as possible and before the end of 1999 on the 
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5. With a view to assuring a coordinated development and progressive liberalisation of 
transport between the Parties, adapted to their reciprocal commercial needs, the conditions 
of mutual market access and provision of services in transport by road, rail and inland 
waterways and, if applicable, in air transport shall be dealt with by specific transport 
agreements where appropriate negotiated between the Parties after entry into force of this 
Agreement. 
6. Prior to the conclusion of the agreements refened to in paragraph 5, the Parties shall not 
take any measures or actions which are more restrictive or discriminatory as compared with 
the situation existing on the day preceding the day of entry into force of the Agreement. 
7. During the transitional period, Latvia shall progressively adapt its legislation including 
administrative, technical and other rules to that of the Community legislation existing at any 
time in the field of road, rail, inland waterway and air transport in so far as it serves 
liberalisation purposes and mutual access to markets of the Parties and facilitates the 
movement of passengers and of goods. 
8. In step with the common progress in the achievement of the objectives of this chapter, the 
Association Council shall examine ways of creating the conditions necessary for improving 
freedom to provide road, rail, inland waterway and air transport services. 
Chapter IV: General provisions 
ARTICLE 55 
1. The provisions of this Title shall be applied subject to limitations justified on grounds of 
public policy, public security or public health. 
2. They shall not apply to activities which in the territory of either Party are connected, even 
occasionally, with the exercise of official authority. 
ARTICLE 56 
For the purpose of this Title nothing in the Agreement shall prevent the Parties from applying 
their laws and regulations regarding entry and stay, work, labour conditions and establishment 
of natural persons and supply of services, provided that - in so doing - they do not apply them 
in a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under the- terms of a 
specific provision of the Agreement. 
ARTICLE 57 
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned by Latvian companies or nationals and 
Community companies or nationals jointly shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of 
Chapters H, m and IV of this Title. 
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shall not apply to the tax advantages which the Parties are providing or will provide in the /) 
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2. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by the 
Parties of any measure aimed at preventing the avoidance or evasion of taxes pursuant to 
the tax provisions of agreements to avoid double taxation and other tax anangements, or 
domestic fiscal legislation. 
3. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prevent Member States or Latvia from 
distinguishing, in the application of the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation, 
between taxpayers who are not in identical situations, in particular as regards their place of 
residence. 
ARTICLE 59 
The provisions of this Title shall be progressively adjusted by the Parties. In formulating 
recommendations to this effect, the Association Council shall take into account the respective 
obligations of the Parties under the GATS, and in particular of its Article V. 
ARTICLE 60 
The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the application by each Party of any 
measure necessary to prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third country 
access to its market through the provisions of this Agreement. 
TITLE V: PAYMENTS, CAPITAL, COMPETITION AND OTHER ECONOMIC 
PROVISIONS, APPROXIMATION OF LAWS 
Chapter I: Current payments and movement of capital 
ARTICLE 61 
The Parties undertake to authorize, in freely convertible cunency, in accordance to the 
provisions of Article VIE of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, 
any payments and transfers on the cunent account of balance of payments between residents of 
the Community and Latvia. 
ARTICLE 62 
1. With regard to transactions on the capital account of balance of payments, from entry into 
force of the Agreement, the Member States and Latvia respectively shall ensure the free 
movement .of capital relating to direct investments made in companies formed in accordance 
with the laws of the host country and investments made in accordance with the provisions 
of Chapter II of Title IV, and the liquidation or repatriation of these investments and of any 
profit stemming therefrom. 
Without prejudice to Article 44, last paragraph, complete free movement of capital relating 
to establishment and operations of self employed persons, including the liquidation and 
repatriation of such investments, shall be ensured from entry into force of this Agreement. 
2. With regard to transactions on the capital account of balance of payments, from entry into 
force of this Agreement the Member States and Latvia respectively shall ensure the free 
movement of capital relating to portfolio investment. This shall also apply to the free 
movement of capital relating to credits related to commercial transactions or the provision 
pf cervices in which a resident of one of the Parties is participating and to financial loans. 
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3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Member States and Latvia shall not introduce any 
new restrictions on the movement of capital and cunent payments connected therewith 
between residents of the Community and Latvia and shall not make the existing 
anangements more restrictive. 
4. The Parties shall consult each other with a view to facilitating the movement of capital 
between the Community and Latvia in order to promote the objective of the present 
Agreement. 
ARTICLE 63 
1. The Parties shall take measures permitting the creation of the necessary conditions for the 
further gradual application of Community rules on the free movement of capital. 
2. The Association Council shall examine ways of enabling Community rules on the movement 
of capital to be applied in full. 
Chapter H: Competition and other economic provisions 
ARTICLE 64 
1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of this Agreement, insofar as 
they may affect trade between the Community and Latvia: 
(i) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and 
concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the 
prevention, restriction or distortion of competition; 
(ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the 
Community or of Latvia as a whole or in a substantial part thereof; 
(iii) any public aid, which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain 
undertakings or the production of certain goods. 
2. Any practices contrary to this Article shall be assessed on the basis of criteria arising from 
the application of the rules of Articles 85, 86 and 92 of the Treaty establishing the European 
Community or, for products covered by the ECSC Treaty, on the basis of corresponding 
- rules of the ECSC Treaty including secondary legislation. 
3. The Association Council shall, by 31 December 1997, adopt by decision the necessary rules 
for the implementation of paragraphs 1 and 2. 
Until these rules are adopted, the provisions of the Agreement on interpretation and 
application of Articles VI, XVI and XX3II of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shall 
be applied as the rules for the implementation of paragraphs 1 point (iii) and related parts of 
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4. (a)For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 1 point (iii), the Parties 
recognize that until 31 December 1999, any public aid granted by Latvia shall be 
assessed taking into account the fact that Latvia shall be regarded as an area identical to 
those areas of the Community described in Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the 
European Community. The Association Council shall, taking into account the economic 
situation of Latvia, decide whether that period should be extended by further periods of 
five years. 
(b)Each Party shall ensure transparency in the area of public aid, inter alia by reporting 
annually to the other Party on the total amount and the distribution of the aid given and 
by providing, upon request, information on aid schemes. Upon request by one Party, the 
other Party shall provide information on particular individual cases of public aid. 
5. With regard to products refened to in Chapters II and III of Title III: 
- the provision of paragraph 1 point (iii) does not apply, 
- any practices contrary to paragraph 1 point (i) should be assessed according to the criteria 
established by the Community on the basis of Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty establishing 
the European Community and in particular of those established in Council Regulation 
No 26/1962. 
6. If the Community or Latvia considers that a particular practice is incompatible with the 
terms of the first paragraph of this Article, and 
- is not adequately dealt with under the implementing rules refened to in paragraph 3, or 
- in the absence of such rules, and if such practice causes or threatens to cause serious 
prejudice to the interests of the other Party or material injury to its domestic industry, 
including its services industry, 
it may take appropriate measures after consultation within the Association Council or after 
30 working days following refenal for such consultation. 
In the case of practices incompatible with paragraph 1 point (iii) of this Article, such 
appropriate measures may, where the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade applies 
thereto, only be adopted in conformity with the procedures and under the conditions laid 
down by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and any other relevant instrument 
negotiated under its auspices which are applicable between the Parties. 
7. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary adopted in conformity with paragraph 3, the 
Parties shall exchange information taking into account the limitations imposed by the 
requirements of professional and business secrecy. 
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measures relating to imports for balance of payments purposes. In the event of their 
introduction, the Party having introduced the same shall present to the other Party, as soon 
as possible, a time schedule for their removal. 
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2. Where one or more Member States or Latvia is in serious balance of payments difficulties, 
or under imminent threat thereof, the Community or Latvia, as the case may be, may, in 
accordance with the conditions established under the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade, adopt restrictive measures, including measures relating to imports, which shall be of 
limited duration and may not go beyond what is necessary to remedy the balance of 
payments situation. The Community or Latvia, as the case may be, shall inform the other 
Party forthwith. 
3. Any restrictive measures shall not apply to transfers related to investments and in particular 
to the repatriation of amounts invested or reinvested and of any kind of revenues stemming 
therefrom. 
ARTICLE 66 
With regard to public undertakings, and undertakings to which special or exclusive rights have 
been granted, the Association Council shall ensure that as from 1 January 1998, the principles 
of the Treaty establishing the European Community, notably Article 90, and the relevant CSCE 
principles, in particular entrepreneurs' freedom of decision, are upheld. 
ARTICLE 67 
1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and of Annex XVH, the Parties confirm the 
importance that they attach to ensure adequate and effective protection and enforcement of 
intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights. 
2. Latvia shall continue to improve the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property rights in order to provide, by the end of the transitional period refened to in 
Article 3 of this Agreement, for a level of protection similar to that existing in the 
Community, including effective means of enforcing such rights. 
3. By end of the transition period refened to in Article 3, Latvia shall accede to the multilateral 
conventions on intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights refened to in 
paragraph 1 of Annex XVH to which Member States of the Community are parties or 
which are de facto applied by Member States according to the relevant provisions contained 
in these conventions. 
4. If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and commercial property affecting trading 
conditions were to occur, urgent consultations will be undertaken, at the request of either 
Party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions. 
ARTICLE 68 
1. The Parties consider the opening up of the award of public contracts on the basis of non­
discrimination and reciprocity, in particular in the GATT and WTO context, to be a 
desirable objective. 
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to contract award procedures in the Community pursuant to Community procurement rules 
under a treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Community companies as of the 
entry into force of this Agreement. 
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Community companies in the sense of Article 46 of this Agreement shall be granted access 
to contract award procedures in Latvia under a treatment no less favourable than that 
accorded to Latvian companies at the latest by the end of the transitional period refened to 
in Article 3. 
Community companies established in Latvia under the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV 
in the form of subsidiaries as described in Article 46 and in the forms described in 
Article 57 shall have upon entry into force of this Agreement access to contract award 
procedures under a treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Latvian companies. 
Community companies established in Latvia in the form of branches and agencies as 
described in Article 46 shall be granted such treatment at the latest by the end of the 
transitional period refened to in Article 3. 
The provisions in this paragraph shall also apply to public contracts covered by Directive 
93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 once Latvia has introduced the appropriate legislation. 
The Association Council shall periodically examine the possibility for Latvia to introduce 
access to award procedures in Latvia for all Community companies prior to the end of the 
transitional period. 
3. As regards establishment, operations, supply of services between the Community and 
Latvia, as well as employment and movement of labour linked to the fulfilment of public 
contracts, the provisions of Articles 37 to 60 of this Agreement are applicable. 
Chapter HI: Approximation of laws 
ARTICLE 69 
The Parties recognize that an important condition for Latvia's economic integration into the 
Community is the approximation of Latvia's existing and future legislation to that of the 
Community. Latvia shall endeavour to ensure that its legislation will be gradually made 
compatible with that of the Community. 
ARTICLE 70 
The approximation of laws shall extend to the following areas in particular: customs law, 
company law, banking law, company accounts and taxation, intellectual property, financial 
services, rules on competition, protection of health and life of humans, animals and plants, 
protection of workers including health and safety at work, consumer protection, indirect 
taxation, technical rules and standards, nuclear law and regulation, transport, 
telecommunications, environment, public procurement, statistics, product liability, labour law 
and entrepreneurial law. 
Within these areas rapid progress in the approximation of laws should in particular be made in 
the fields of the internal market, competition, protection of workers, environmental protection 
and consumer protection. 
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The Community shall provide Latvia with technical assistance for the implementation of these 
measures, which may include inter alia: 
- the exchange of experts; 
- the provision of early information especially on relevant legislation; 
- organisation of seminars; 
- training activities; 
- aid for the translation of legislation in the relevant sectors; 
- aid for improving customs procedures and statistics; 
- aid for legislation in the context of approximation of Latvia's legislation to European Union laws. 
TITLE VI : ECONOMIC COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 72 
1. The Community and Latvia shall further develop economic cooperation aimed at 
contributing to Latvia's development and growth potential. Such cooperation shall 
strengthen existing economic links on the widest possible foundation, to the benefit of both 
Parties. 
2. Policies and other measures shall be designed to bring about the economic and social 
development of Latvia and will be guided by the principle of sustainable development. 
These policies should ensure that environmental considerations are also fully incorporated 
from the outset and that they are linked to the requirements of harmonious social 
development. 
3. To this end the cooperation should focus in particular on policies and measures related to 
industry, investment, agriculture and the agro-industrial sector, energy, transport, regional 
development and tourism. 
4. Special attention shall be devoted to measures capable of fostering cooperation between the 
three Baltic countries, and with the other countries of central and eastern Europe as well as 
the other countries bordering the Baltic Sea with a view to an integrated development of the 
region. 
ARTICLE 73 
Industrial cooperation 
1. Cooperation shall seek to promote the following in particular: 
- industrial cooperation between the economic operators of the two Parties, with the 
particular aim of strengthening the private sector in Latvia; 
- Community participation in Latvia's efforts in both public and private sectors to modernize 
and restructure its industry, which will effect the transition [ ] to a market economy under 
conditions which ensure that the environment is protected; 
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- the restructuring of individual sectors; 
- the establishment of new undertakings in areas offering potential for growth, particularly 
in branches of light industry, consumer goods and market services. 
2. Industrial cooperation initiatives shall take into account priorities determined by Latvia. The 
initiatives should seek in particular to establish a suitable framework for undertakings, to 
improve management know-how and to promote transparency as regards markets and 
conditions for undertakings. Technical assistance will be included where appropriate. 
ARTICLE 74 
Investment promotion and protection 
1. Cooperation shall aim at maintaining and, if necessary, improving a legal framework and a 
favourable climate for private investment and its protection, both domestic and foreign, 
which is essential to economic and industrial reconstruction and development in Latvia. The 
cooperation shall also aim to encourage and promote foreign investment and privatization in 
Latvia. 
2. The particular aims of cooperation shall be: 
- for Latvia to establish a legal framework which favours and protects investment; 
- the conclusion, where appropriate, with Member States of bilateral agreements for the 
promotion and protection of investment; 
- to proceed with deregulation and to improve economic infrastructure; 
- to exchange information on investment opportunities in the context of trade fairs, 
exhibitions, trade weeks and other events.. 
Assistance from the Community could be granted in the initial stage to agencies which 
promote inward investment. 
3. Latvia shall honour the rules on Trade-Related Aspects of Investment Measures (TRIMs). 
ARTICLE 75 
Small and medium-sized enterprises 
1. The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 
and cooperation between SMEs in the Community and Latvia. 
2. They shall encourage the exchange of information and know-how in the following areas: 
- improving, where appropriate, the legal, administrative, technical, tax and financial conditions 
necessary for the setting-up and expansion of SMEs and for cross-border cooperation; 
- the provision of the specialized services f equired by SMEs (management training, 
accounting, marketing, quality control, etc.) and the strengthening of agencies providing 
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- the establishment of appropriate links with Community operators via European business 
cooperation networks, in order to improve the flow of information to SMEs and to 
promote cross-border cooperation. 
3. The cooperation shall include the supply of technical assistance, in particular for the 
establishment of appropriate institutional back-up for SMEs at both national and regional 
level, regarding financial, training, advisory, technological and marketing services. 
ARTICLE 76 
Agricultural and industrial standards and conformity assessment 
1. The cooperation between the Parties shall aim in particular to reduce differences in 
standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, with Community 
technical assistance where necessary. 
2. To this end, the cooperation shall seek: 
- to promote the use of Community technical regulations and European standards and 
conformity assessment procedures, recognizing that, to reach Latvia's objectives of 
environmental quality, the country is free to develop and implement special (higher) 
standards if necessary; 
- where appropriate, to conclude agreements on mutual recognition in these fields; 
-to encourage Latvia's active and regular participation in the work of specialized 
organisations (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, EOTC, EUROMET). 
3: Where appropriate, the Community shall provide Latvia with technical assistance, in 
particular in training programmes for Latvian experts in the fields of standardization, 
metrology, certification and quality systems in European countries. 
ARTICLE 77 
Cooperation in science and technology 
1. The Parties shall promote cooperation in research and technological development activities. 
They shall devote special attention to the following: 
- the exchange of information on each other's science and technology policies; 
- the organisation of joint scientific meetings (seminars and workshops); 
-joint R&D activities aimed at encouraging scientific progress and the-transfer of 
technology and know-how; 
- training activities and mobility programmes for researchers and specialists from both sides; 
- the development of an environment conducive to research and the application of new j|^£ 
technologies and adequate protection of the intellectual property of results of research; If 
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Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
2. The Association Council shall determine the appropriate procedures for developing 
cooperation. 
3. Cooperation under the Community's framework programme in the field of research and 
technological development shall be implemented according to specific anangements to be 
negotiated and concluded in accordance with the legal procedures of each Party. 
ARTICLE 78 
Education and training 
1. Cooperation shall aim at a harmonious development of human resources and at raising the 
level of general education and professional qualifications in Latvia, both in the public and 
private sectors, taking into consideration the priorities of Latvia. Institutional frameworks 
and plans of cooperation will be established under the auspices of the European Training 
Foundation, the TEMPUS programme and the Eurofactulty. Participation of Latvia in other 
Community programmes» shall also be considered in this context. 
2. The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas: 
- reform of the education and training system in Latvia; 
- initial training, in-service training and retraining, including the training of public and 
private sector executives and senior civil servants, particularly in priority areas to be 
determined; 
- in-service training for teachers; 
- cooperation between universities, cooperation between universities and firms, mobility for 
teachers, students, administrators and young people; 
- promoting teaching in the field of European Studies within the appropriate institutions; 
- mutual recognition of periods of studies and diplomas; 
- promoting language training in Latvia, in particular for resident persons belonging to 
minorities; 
- teaching of Community languages, training of translators and interpreters and promotion 
of the use of Community standards and terminology; 
- development of distance education and new training technologies; 
- provision of training materials and equipment. 
ARTICLE 79 
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector 
1. Cooperation in this field shall aim at modernizing^ restructuring and privatizing agriculture, 
fresh water (inland) fisheries and the agro-industrial sector as well as forestry. Such 
cooperation will promote the protection and sustainable use of natural landscapes and non-
polluted soils. 
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To this end cooperation shall endeavour notably to: 
- develop private farms and distribution channels, methods of storage, marketing, etc.; 
- modernize the rural infrastructure (transport, water supply, telecommunications); 
- improve land-use planning, including construction and town planning; 
- develop criteria for areas for extensive and intensive agriculture, forestry and fresh water 
(inland) fisheries in accordance with national and regional development plans and 
programmes; 
- establish and promote effective cooperation on agricultural information systems; 
- improve productivity and quality by using appropriate methods and products; provide 
training and monitoring in the use of anti-pollution methods connected with inputs; 
- promote development of organic agriculture, processing, marketing of production; 
- promote implementation of Community food standards; 
- restructure, develop, modernize and decentralize food-processing firms and their 
marketing techniques; 
- promote complementarity in agriculture; 
- promote industrial cooperation in agriculture and the exchange of know-how, particularly 
between the private sectors in the Community and Latvia; 
- develop cooperation on animal and plant health with the aim of bringing about gradual 
harmonization with Community standards through assistance for training and the 
organisation of checks; 
- promote exchange of information in respect of agricultural policy and legislation; 
- promote joint ventures, particularly for cooperation on the markets of third countries. 
2. To these ends, technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 80 
Fisheries 
1. The Parties shall develop their cooperation on fisheries in accordance with the Agreement 
on Fisheries Relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of 
Latvia. 
2. The cooperation shall in particular take into account: 
f - the establishment of sustainable fishing in the world's oceans and the Baltic Sea; 
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- traditional cooperation on fisheries; 
- the necessity of developing fishing control systems, catch statistics and information 
systems; 
- the development of scientific potential for the study of fishery resources in the Baltic Sea 
and mutual action for the conservation and renewal of fish stocks (especially salmon and 
cod) and the introduction of modern technologies in this field; 
- the gradual modernization of Latvia's fishing fleet and fish-processing industry, through 
the establishment of joint ventures; 
- the development of private enterprises in this field and the necessity of obtaining EC 
experience in marketing techniques; 
- the development of industrial cooperation in [•] fisheries and exchange of know-how; 
- the introduction in Latvia of EC production quality and health standards for fish farming 
(including feed); 
- the exchange of information on fisheries policy and legislation and on thé establishment of 
a market for fishery products; 
- cooperation in international fishery organisations. 
ARTICLE 81 
Energy 
1. Within the principles of the market economy and of the Treaty on the European Energy 
Charter, the Parties shall cooperate to develop the progressive integration of the energy 
markets in Europe. 
2. The cooperation shall focus on the following in particular: 
- formulation and planning of energy policy, including its long term aspects; 
- management and training in the energy sector; 
- promotion of energy saving and energy efficiency; 
- development of energy resources; 
- improvement of distribution as well as improvement and diversification of supply; 
- environmental impact of energy production and consumption; 
- the nuclear energy sector, in particular nuclear safety; 
- opening up the energy market to a greater degree, including facilitating transit of gas and 
electricity; 
- the electricity and gas sectors, including consideration of the possibility of the inter­
connection of European supply networks; 
- modernization of energy infrastructures; v 
- formulation of framework conditions for cooperation between undertakings in this sector; 
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- regional cooperation in the energy sector among the Baltic States, particularly as an 
important contribution to security of energy supply in the region. 
3. Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
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Nuclear Safety 
1. The aim of cooperation is to provide for a safer use of nuclear energy. 
2. Cooperation in the nuclear field shall mainly cover the following topics: 
- upgrading of staff training; 
- upgrading of Latvia's laws and regulations on nuclear safety and strengthening of the 
supervisory authorities and their resources; 
- nuclear safety, preparation for nuclear emergencies and accident management; 
- radiation protection, including environmental radiation monitoring; 
- fuel cycle problems, safeguarding and physical protection of nuclear materials; 
- radioactive waste management; 
- decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations; 
- decontamination; 
- establishment of uniform safety standards to protect the health of workers, the general 
public and the environment and ensuring that they are applied. 
3. Cooperation will include the exchange of information and experience and R&D activities in 
accordance with the provisions on science and technology. 
4. The Parties agree on the necessity of making efforts to cooperate, within the framework of 
their respective powers and competences, in order to combat nuclear smuggling. Cooperation 
in this area should include exchange of information, technical support for analysing and 
identifying the material, and administrative and technical assistance for the installation of 
efficient customs controls. Further cooperation in this field could be identified as need arises. 
ARTICLE 83 
Environment 
1. The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation on environment and human 
health. 
2. Cooperation shall concern in particular: 
- effective monitoring ofpollution levels; 
- combating local, regional and cross-border air and water pollution; 
-efficient, sustainable and clean energy production and consumption; safety of industrial 
plants (including nuclear power stations); 
- classification and safe handling of chemicals; 
- water quality, particularly in cross-border waterways (protection of the Baltic Sea against 
pollution from ships, artificial islands, platforms and other sources); 
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- reduction, recycling and safe disposal of waste and implementation of the 
Basle Convention; 
- sustainable use of non-renewable natural resources; 
- the environmental impact of agriculture, soil erosion and pollution by agricultural 
chemicals, water eutrophication; 
- protection of forests and flora and fauna; 
- conservation of biodiversity; 
- protected areas; 
- land-use planning, including construction and town planning; 
- improvement of public transport, especially in cities; 
- use of economic and fiscal instruments; 
- management of the coastline and prevention of marine pollution; 
- global climate change; 
- rehabilitation of contaminated areas; 
- protecting human health against environmental hazards. 
3. Cooperation shall take place notably through: 
- exchange of information and experts, especially in the field of the transfer of clean 
technologies and the safe use of envirorimentally-friendly biotechnologies; 
- institution-building and training programmes; 
- transfer of technology and know-how; 
- approximation of laws (Community standards); 
- cooperation at regional level (including cooperation between the three Baltic States and in 
the framework of the European Environment Agency) and at international level; 
- development of strategies, particularly with regard to global and climatic issues; 
- education and information on environmental issues; 
- environmental impact studies. 
ARTICLE 84 
Transport 
1. The Parties shall develop and step up their cooperation in the field of transport in order to 
enable Latvia to: 
- restructure and modernize transport; 
- improve the movement of passengers and goods and the access to transport markets by 
removing administrative, technical and other obstacles; 
- facilitate Community transit through Latvia by road, rail, inland waterway and combined 
transport; 
- achieve operating standards comparable to those in the Community. 
2. The cooperation shall cover the following in particular: 
- economic, legal and technical training programmes and the preparation of the legislative 
and institutional framework for policy development and .implementation, including 
privatization of the transport sector; 
- the provision of technical assistance and advice, and the exchange of information 
(conferences and seminars); 
- support for the development of infrastructure in Latvia. 
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3. Priority areas of cooperation will be: 
- the construction and modernization, on recognized trans-European corridors and major 
routes of common interest, of road, rail, inland waterway, port and airport infrastructures; 
- the improvement of conditions, the reduction of waiting times and the easing of transit at the 
border crossings on the Latvian stretch of the multimodal Crete corridor n° 1, on the basis of 
norms set by international agreements of the European Union to secure inter-operability; 
-the management of railways, ports and airports, including cooperation between the 
appropriate national authorities; 
- land-use planning, including construction and urban planning; 
- the upgrading of technical equipment to meet Community standards; particularly in the 
fields of road-rail transport, containerization and trans-shipment; 
- contributing to the development of transport policies compatible with those in the 
Community; 
- the promotion of short-sea shipping as an alternative to overland transport and as a 
transport mode particularly suited to the Baltic Sea region; 
- the promotion of joint research and development programmes; 
- concrete projects in a tri- or multilateral (CBSS - Council of the Baltic Sea States) context 
of regional cooperation, such as Via Baltica. 
ARTICLE 85 
Telecommunications, postal services and broadcasting 
1. The Parties shall endeavour to expand and strengthen cooperation in these areas. This shall 
involve: 
- exchange of information on telecommunications policies, postal services and broadcasting 
policies; 
- establishment of a stable and consistent regulatory framework for telecommunications, 
postal services and broadcasting; 
- exchange of technical and other information and the organisation of seminars, workshops 
and conferences for experts of both sides; 
- training and advisory operations; 
- transfer of technology; 
- joint execution of projects by competent bodies from both sides; 
- promotion of European standards and certification systems; 
- promotion of new communications facilities, «services and installations, particularly those 
with commercial applications. 
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2. These activities shall focus on the following priority areas: 
- development and application of a sectoral market policy in telecommunications, postal 
services and broadcasting in Latvia, of legal acts and procedures; 
- modernization of Latvia's telecommunications network and its integration into European 
and world networks; 
- cooperation within European standardization structures; 
- integration of trans-European systems; 
- legal aspects of telecommunications; 
- management of telecommunications in the new European business environment: 
organisational structures, strategy and planning, purchasing principles, tariffs structure in 
voice telephony; 
- land-use planning, construction and town planning; 
- upgrading of the data network and development of data-based information services; 
- modernisation of Latvia's postal services and broadcasting. 
ARTICLE 86 
Information Infrastructure 
The Parties shall endeavour to expand and strengthen cooperation, with a view to setting up a 
Global Information Infrastructure. This shall involve: 
- exchange of information on policies and programmes aimed at setting up the information 
infrastructure and the conesponding services; 
- close cooperation between institutions managing cunent information networks (academic 
and/or government agencies); 
- exchange of information on technologies, market needs and other information, organisation 
of seminars, workshops and conferences for experts and industrialists from both sides; 
- training and advisory operations; 
-joint execution of projects; 
- promotion and agreement of standards, certification and testing; 
- promotion of an appropriate regulatory framework; 
- action to promote the growth of information services and infrastructure. 
ARTICLE 87 
Banking, insurance and other financial services 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of establishing and developing a suitable 
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2. The cooperation shall focus on: 
- the improvement of efficient accounting and audit systems in Latvia based on international 
rules and European Community standards; 
- the strengthening and restructuring of the banking and financial systems; 
- the improvement and harmonization of supervision and regulation system of banking and 
financial services; 
- the preparation of glossaries of terminology; 
- the exchange of information in particular in respect of laws in force or being drafted; 
- the preparation and translation of Community and Latvian legislation. 
3. To this end, the cooperation shall include the provision of technical assistance and training. 
ARTICLE 88 
Audit and Financial Control Cooperation 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim to developing efficient financial control and audit 
systems in the Latvian administration following standard Community methods and 
proceedings. 
2. Cooperation shall focus on: 
- the exchange of relevant information on audit systems; 
- the uniformisation of audit documentation; 
- training and advisory operations. 
3. To this end, technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 89 
Monetary policy 
At the request of the Latvian authorities, the Community shall provide technical assistance 
designed to support Latvia's efforts towards the gradual alignment of its policies on those of 
the European Monetary System. At the request of Latvia, it will organise informal exchange of 
information concerning the principles and the functioning of the European Monetary System. 
ARTICLE 90 
Money laundering 
1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making strenuous efforts and cooperating in order to 
prevent the use of their financial systems for the laundering of proceeds from criminal 
activities in general and drug offenses in particular. 
2. Cooperation in this area shall include administrative and technical assistance with the 
purpose of establishing suitable standards to combat money laundering, equivalent to those 
adopted by the Community and other international bodies in this field, in particular the 
Financial Action Task Force (FATF). 
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ARTICLE 91 
Regional development 
1. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation between them on regional development and land-
use planning. 
2. To this end, any of the following measures may be taken: 
- exchange of information by national, regional or local authorities on regional and land-use 
planning policy, and, where appropriate, the provision of assistance to Latvia for the 
formulation of such policy; 
- joint action by regional and local authorities in the field of economic development; 
- study of a joint approach towards the development of inter-regional cooperation with 
Baltic Sea regions in the Community; 
- exchange of visits to explore cooperation and assistance opportunities; 
- exchange of civil servants or experts; 
- provision of technical assistance with special emphasis on the development of 
disadvantaged regions; 
- establishment of programmes for the exchange of information and experience, by methods 
including seminars. 
ARTICLE 92 
Social Cooperation 
1. With regard to health and safety at work and public health, the Parties shall develop 
cooperation between them with the aim of improving the level of protection of the health 
and safety of workers, taking as a reference the level of protection existing in the 
Community. Cooperation shall comprise the following in particular: 
- the provision of technical assistance; 
- the exchange of experts; 
- cooperation between companies; 
- information and training operations; 
- cooperation on public health. 
2. With regard to employment, cooperation between the Parties shall focus in particular on: 
- organisation of the labour market; 
- modernization of job-finding and careers advice services; 
- planning and implementation of regional restructuring programmes; 
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Cooperation in these fields shall be realized through actions such as the performance of 
studies, provision of the services of experts and information and training. 
3. With regard to social security, cooperation between the Parties shall seek to adapt the 
Latvian social security system to the new economic and social situation, primarily by 
providing the services of experts and information and training. 
ARTICLE 93 
Tourism 
The Parties shall increase and develop cooperation between them in the field of tourism, which 
will be aimed in particular at: 
- facilitating the tourist trade; 
- strengthening the flow of information through international networks, databases, etc.; 
- transferring know-how through training, exchanges, seminars; 
- enhancing regional cooperation projects; 
- studying the opportunities for joint operations (cross-border projects, town twinning, etc.); 
- introducing computerized booking and information systems (preferably common to all 
three Baltic States) and consumer protection standards for tourists. 
ARTICLE 94 
Information and communication 
1. With regard to information and communication, the Community and Latvia shall take 
appropriate steps to stimulate effective mutual exchange of information. Priority shall be 
given to programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the 
European Union and specific circles in Latvia with more specialized information, including, 
where possible, access to Commumty data bases. 
2. The Parties shall coordinate and, where appropriate, harmonize their policies regarding the 
regulation of cross-border broadcasts, technical standards and the promotion of European 
audiovisual technology. 
3. Cooperation may include providing for exchange programmes, scholarships, training 
facilities for journalists and experts in the sectors of the media as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 95 
Consumer protection 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of achieving full compatibility between the systems 
of consumer protection in Latvia and the Community. Effective consumer protection is 
needed to ensure that the market economy functions properly. 
2. To this end, and in view of their common interests, the Parties shall encourage and ensure: 
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- the approximation of legislation and the alignment of consumer protection in Latvia with 
that of the Community; 
- effective legal protection for consumers in order to improve the quality of consumer goods 
and maintain appropriate safety standards. 
3. Cooperation may include: 
- the exchange of information on dangerous products; 
- the training of consumer protection specialists for the government and NGOs; 
- help with the development of independent organisations intended to increase consumer 
awareness, particularly by providing information; 
- the establishment of information and advisory centers for the settlement of disputes and 
the provision of legal and other advice to consumers; provision will be made for 
cooperation between Latvia's centers and those in the Community; 
- access to Community data banks; 
- the development of exchanges between consumer representatives. 
4. Technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 96 
Customs 
1. The aim of cooperation in the customs field shall be to guarantee compliance with all the 
provisions scheduled for adoption in the area of trade and to achieve the approximation of 
Latvia's customs system to that of the Commumty, thereby helping to pave the way for 
liberalisation measures planned under this Agreement. 
2. Cooperation shall include the following in particular: 
- the exchange of information including on the methods of investigation; 
- the development of cross-border infrastructure; 
- the introduction of the single administrative document and the interconnection between 
the transit systems of the Community and Latvia; 
- the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods; 
- the organisation of seminars and placements; 
- support in the introduction of modern customs information systems. 
Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
3. Without prejudice to further cooperation foreseen in this Agreement, and in particular 
Article 100 and Title VII, the mutual assistance between administrative authorities in 
customs matter of the Parties shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 
No. 5. 
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Statistical cooperation 
1. Cooperation in this area shall have as its aim the development of an efficient statistical 
system to provide, in a rapid and timely fashion, the reliable statistics needed to support and 
monitor the process of economic reform and contribute to the development of private 
enterprise in Latvia. 
2. The Parties shall cooperate in particular to: 
- strengthen Latvia's statistical apparatus; 
- bring about harmonization with international (and particularly Community) methods, 
standards and classifications; 
- provide the data needed to support and monitor economic reform; 
- provide private sector economic operators with the appropriate macroeconomic and 
microeconomic data; 
- guarantee the confidentiality of data; 
- exchange statistical information. 
3. Technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 98 
Economics 
1. The Community and Latvia shall facilitate the process of economic reforms and integration 
by cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective economies 
and the formulation and implementation of economic policy in market economies. 
2. To these ends, the Community and Latvia shall: 
- exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects and on strategies for 
development; 
- analyse jointly economic issues of mutual interest, including the framing of economic 
policy and the instruments for implementing it; 
- through the programme of Action for Cooperation in Economics (ACE) in particular, 
encourage extensive cooperation between economists and managers in the Community 
and Latvia in order to expedite the transfer of know-how for the drafting of economic 
policies, and provide for wide dissemination of the results of policy-relevant research. 
ARTICLE 99 
Public Administration 
The Parties 'shall promote cooperation between their public administration authorities, 
including the setting up of exchange programmes, in order to improve mutual knowledge of 
the structure and functioning of their respective systems. V^ 
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ARTICLE 100 
Drugs 
1. Within the scope of their respective powers and competences, the Parties shall cooperate in 
increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of policies and measures to counter the illicit 
production, supply and traffic of narcotic drugs and psycho tropic substances, including the 
prevention of diversion of precursor chemicals, as well as in promoting drug demand 
prevention and reduction. 
2. The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of cooperation to attain these objectives, 
including the modalities of the implementation of common actions. 
3. The cooperation in this area shall be based on mutual consultation and close cooperation 
between the Parties over the objectives and measures in the fields targeted in paragraph 1 
and shall, inter alia, include where available technical assistance from the Community. 
Cooperation aimed at preventing the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs and psycho tropic 
substances will comprise technical and administrative assistance including: 
- drafting and implementation of national legislation; 
- creation or strengthening of institutions and information centers and of social health 
centers; 
- increasing the efficiency of the institutions engaged in combating illicit drug trafficking; 
- training of personnel and research; 
- prevention of diversion of precursors and other essential chemicals used for the purpose of 
illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psycho tropic substances, by establishing suitable 
standards equivalent to those adopted by the Community and relevant international bodies, 
in particular the Chemical Action Task Force (CATF). 
The Parties may agree to include other areas. 
TITLE VH : COOPERATION IN THE PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES 
ARTICLE 101 
1. The Parties shall cooperate, within the scope of their powers and competences, with the aim 
of preventing the following illegal activities in particular: 
- illegal immigration and the illegal presence of their nationals on the other's territory, while 
taking account of the principles and the practice of re admission; 
- corruption; 
- illegal transactions involving industrial waste and counterfeit products; 
- illegal trafficking in drugs and psycho tropic substances 
- illegal trade of radioactive and nuclear materials; 
- illegal transfer of motor vehicles; 
- organised crime. 
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2. Cooperation in the matters refened to in paragraph 1 shall be based on mutual consultations 
and close coordination between the Parties and should include technical and administrative 
assistance for: 
- the drafting of national legislation; 
- the establishment of information centers; 
- enhancing the efficiency of the institutions charged to prevent illegal activities; 
- staff training and the development of investigative facilities; 
- the formulation of mutually acceptable measures to prevent illegal activities. 
The Parties may agree to include other areas. 
TITLE Vm : CULTURAL COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 102 
1. The Parties undertake to promote, encourage and facilitate cultural cooperation. Where 
appropriate, the Community's cultural cooperation activities or those of one or more 
Member States may be extended to Latvia and further activities of interest to both sides 
developed. 
This cooperation may cover in particular: 
- literary translations; 
- exchange of non-commercial works of art and artists; 
- conservation and restoration of monuments and sites (architectural and cultural heritage); 
- training; 
- cultural events (e.g. song festivals); 
- publicizing significant cultural events; 
- cooperation between libraries. 
2. The Parties may cooperate in the promotion of the audiovisual industry in Europe. In 
particular, the audiovisual sector in Latvia could apply to take part in activities set up by the 
Community in the framework of the MEDIA programme, in accordance with the 
procedures laid down by the bodies responsible for the various activities and the Council 
Decision of 21 December 1990 setting up that programme. 
The Parties' shall coordinate and, where appropriate, harmonize their policies on the 
regulation of cross-border broadcasting, paying particular attention to matters relating to 
the acquisition of intellectual property rights for programmes broadcast by satellite or cable, 
technical standards in the audiovisual field and the promotion of European audiovisual 
technology. 
Cooperation could include inter alia the exchange of programmes, bursaries and facilities 
for the training of journalists and other media professionals. 
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TITLE IX : FINANCIAL COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 103 
In order to achieve the objectives of this Agreement and in accordance with Articles 104, 105, 
106 and 107, without prejudice to Article 107, Latvia shall benefit from temporary financial 
assistance from the Community in the form of grants and loans, including loans from the 
European Investment Bank (EIB) according to the provisions of Article 18 of the Statute of 
the Bank to accelerate the economic transformation of Latvia. 
ARTICLE 104 
This financial assistance shall be covered: 
- Either within the framework of an indicative multiannual programme through Phare foreseen 
in Council Regulation EEC N° 3906/89, as amended, or within a new multiannual financial 
framework established by the Community following consultations with Latvia and taking into 
account the considerations set out in Articles 105 and 106;. 
- By loan(s) provided by the European Investment Bank within a ceiling and during a period of 
availability to be established; following consultations with Latvia in application of the relevant 
provisions of the Treaty on European Union. 
ARTICLE 105 
The objectives and the areas of the Community's financial assistance shall be laid down in an 
indicative programme to be agreed between the two Parties. The Parties shall inform the 
Association Council. 
ARTICLE 106 
1. The Community shall, in case of special need, taking into account the availability of all 
financial resources, on request of Latvia and in coordination with international financial 
institutions, in the context of the G24, examine the possibility of granting temporary 
financial assistance 
- to support measures with the aim of maintaining the convertibility of the Latvian cunency; 
- to support medium-term stabilization and structural adjustment efforts, including balance 
of payments assistance; 
2. This financial assistance is subject to Latvia's presentation of IMF supported programmes in 
the context of the G24, as appropriate, for convertibility and/or for restructuring its 
economy, to the Community's acceptance thereof to Latvia's continued adherence to these 
programmes and, as an ultimate objective, to rapid transition to reliance on finance from 
private sources. 
The Association Council will be informed of the conditions under which this assistance will 
be provided and of the respect of the obligations undertaken by Latvia concerning such 
assistance. 
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The Community financial assistance shall be evaluated in the light of the needs which arise and 
of Latvia's development level, taking into account established priorities and the absorption 
capacity of Latvia's economy, the ability to repay loans and the progress towards a market 
economy system and restructuring in Latvia. 
ARTICLE 108 
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the Parties shall ensure that 
Community contributions are made in close coordination with those from other sources such as 
the Member States, other countries, including the G24, and international financial institutions, 
such as the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
ARTICLE 109 
Latvia shall participate in framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other 
actions of the Community in the fields laid down in Annex XVIII. Without prejudice to the 
existing participation of Latvia in the activities refened to in Annex XVIII, the Association 
Council shall decide the terms and conditions for the participation of Latvia in these activities. 
The financial contribution of Latvia to the activities refened to in Annex XVHI shall be based 
on the principle that Latvia shall meet the costs resulting from its participation itself. If 
necessary, the Community may decide, on a case-by-case basis, and pursuant to the rules 
applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, to pay a supplement to Latvia's 
contribution. 
TITLE X : INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
ARTICLE 110 
An Association Council is hereby established which shall supervise the implementation of this 
Agreement. It shall meet at ministerial level once a year and when circumstances require. It 
shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of the Agreement and any other 
bilateral or international issues of mutual interest. 
ARTICLE 111 
1. The Association Council shall consist of the members of the Council of the European Union 
and members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of 
members appointed by the Government of Latvia, on the other. 
2. Members of the Association Council may anange to be represented, in accordance with the 
conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 
3. The Association Council shall establish its rules.of procedure. 
4. The Association Council shall be presided in turn by a member of the Council of the 
European Union and a member of the Government of Latvia, in accordance with the 
provisions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 
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5. Where appropriate, the EIB will take part, as an observer, in the work of the Association 
Council. 
ARTICLE 112 
The Association Council shall, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement, have 
the power to take decision; in the cases provided for therein. The decisions taken shall be binding 
on the Parties which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken. The 
Association Council may also make appropriate recommendations. 
It shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by agreement between the two Parties. 
ARTICLE 113 
1. Each of the two Parties may refer to the Association Council any dispute relating to the 
application or interpretation of this Agreement. 
2. The Association Council may settle the dispute by means of a decision. 
3. Each Party shall be bound to take the measures involved in carrying'out the decision refened 
to in paragraph 2. 
4. In the event of it not being possible to settle the dispute in accordance with paragraph 2 of this 
Article, either Party may notify the other of the appointment of an arbitrator; the other Party 
must then appoint a second arbitrator within two months. For the application of this procedure, 
the Community and the Member States shall be deemed to be one Party to the dispute. 
The Association Council shall appoint a third arbitrator. 
The arbitrators' decisions shall be taken by majority vote. 
Each Party to the dispute must take the steps required to implement the decision of the 
arbitrators. 
ARTICLE 114 
1. The Association Council shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by an Association 
Committee composed of representatives of the members of the Council of thé European Union 
and of members of the Commission of the European Communities on the one hand and of 
representatives of the Government of Latvia on the other, normally at senior civil servant level. 
In its rules of procedure the Association Council shall determine the duties of the Association 
Committee, which shall include the preparation of meetings of the Association Council and 
how the Committee shall function. 
2. The Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers. In this 
event the Association Committee shall take its decisions in accordance with the conditions laid 
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The Association Council may decide to set up any other special committee or body that can 
assist it in carrying out its duties. 
In its rules of procedure, the Association Council shall determine the composition and duties of 
such committees or bodies and how they shall function. 
ARTICLE 116 ^ 
A Parliamentary Committee is hereby established. It shall be a forum for Members of the 
Parliament of Latvia and the European Parliament to meet and exchange views. It shall meet at 
intervals which it shall itself determine. 
ARTICLE 117 
1. The Parliamentary Committee shall consist of members of the European Parliament, on the 
one hand, and of members of the Parliament of Latvia, on the other. 
2. The Parliamentary Committee shall establish its rules of procedure. 
3. The Parliamentary Committee shall be presided in turn by each the European Parliament and 
the Parliament of Latvia, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of 
procedure. 
ARTICLE 118 
The Parliamentary Committee may request relevant information regarding the implementation 
of this Agreement from the Association Council, which shall then supply the Committee with 
the requested information. 
The Parliamentary Committee shall be informed of the decisions of the Association Council. 
The Parliamentary Committee may make recommendations to the Association Council. 
ARTICLE 119 
Within the scope of this Agreement, each Party undertakes to ensure that natural and legal 
persons of the other Party have access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to 
the competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties to defend their individual rights 
and their property rights, including those concerning intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property." 
ARTICLE 120 
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Contracting Party from taking any measures: 
(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its 
essential security interests; 
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(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms, ammunition or war materials or.to 
research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that 
such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not 
intended for specifically military purposes; 
(c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal disturbances 
affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension 
constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the 
purpose of maintaining peace and international security; 
(d) which it considers necessary to respect its international obligations and commitments on 
the control of dual use industrial goods and technologies. 
ARTICLE 121 
1. In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions 
contained therein: 
- the arrangements applied by Latvia in respect of the Community shall not give rise to any 
discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, or their companies or branches, 
- the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of Latvia shall not give rise to any 
discrimination between Latvian nationals or its companies or branches. 
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 are without prejudice to the right of the Parties to apply the 
relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation to tax payers who are not in identical situations 
as regards their place of residence. 
ARTICLE 122 
Products originating in Latvia shall not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported into 
the Community than that applied by Member States among themselves. 
The treatment granted to Latvia under Title IV and Chapter I of Title V shall not be more 
favourable that accorded by Member States among themselves. 
ARTICLE 123 
1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfill their obligations 
under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are 
attained. 
2. If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfill an obligation under this 
Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special 
urgency, it shall supply the Association Council with all relevant information required for a 
thorough examination of the situation with, a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the 
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In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the 
functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the 
Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations within the Association Council 
if the other Party so requests. 
ARTICLE 124 
The present Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for individuals and economic operators 
have been achieved under the present Agreement, affect rights assured to them through 
agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one hand, and Latvia, on the other, 
except for sectors of Community competence and without prejudice of Member States' 
obligations resulting from this Agreement in sectors of their competence. 
ARTICLE 125 
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Parties" shall mean the Community, or its 
Member States, or the Community and its Member States, in accordance with their respective 
powers, of the one part, and Latvia, of the other part. 
ARTICLE 126 
Protocols No. 1-5 and Annexes No. I-XVHI shall form an integral part of this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 127 
This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period. 
Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement will 
cease to apply six months after the date of such notification. 
ARTICLE 128 
The Secretary General of the Council of the European Union shall be the depository of this 
Agreement. 
ARTICLE 129 
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaties establishing 
the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and 
Steel Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the 
other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Latvia. 
ARTICLE 130 
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, 
German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Latvian languages, each of these 
texts being equally authentic. 
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ARTICLE 131 
This Agreement will be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures. 
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date 
on which the Parties notify each other that the procedures refened to in the first paragraph 
have been completed. 
Upon its entry into force, this Agreement shall replace the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the Republic of Latvia on trade and economic and commercial 
cooperation signed in Brussels on 11 May 1992. 
The present Agreement is partly based on, further develops and incorporates the essential 
provisions of the Agreement between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy 
Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Latvia on Free 
Trade and Trade-Related Matters signed on 18 July 1994. Upon its entry into force, this 
Agreement shall replace the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters. 
The decisions of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on trade and economic and 
commercial cooperation and which performs also the duties assigned by the Agreement on 
Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters shall continue to apply until repealed by decisions of the 
Association Council. 
The Association Council shall adopt at its first meeting all the modifications to this Agreement 
- in particular to the protocols and annexes - necessary to align it with changes to the 
Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters decided by the Joint Committee between 
the signature and the entry into force of this Agreement. 
51 
Latvia 
LIST OF ANNEXES sz 
I 
II 
III 
IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 
X 
XI . 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
XV 
XVI 
XVII 
XVIII Articles 9 and 18 
Article 11(2) 
Article 11(3) 
Article 14(1) 
Article 16(1) 
Article 17 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 23(1) 
Article 23(1) 
Article 44(1) 
Article 44(2)(i) 
Article 47 
Article 67 
Article 109 Definition of industrial and agricultural products 
Latvian import tariff concessions 
Latvian import tariff concessions 
Latvian export tariff concessions 
Community tariff concessions in textiles 
Processed agricultural products 
Community agricultural concessions - duty concessions 
Community agricultural concessions - arrangements for 
animal and meat imports 
Latvian agricultural concessions - tariff quotas 
Latvian agricultural concessions - tariff duties 
Latvian agricultural concessions - tariffs quotas 
Community fisheries concessions 
Latvian fisheries concessions 
Community exceptions establishment 
Latvian transitional exceptions establishment 
Financial services 
Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property 
Protection 
Participation of Latvia in Community programmes 
til 
CN code 
ex 3502 
ex 3502 10 
3502 10 91 
3502 10 99 
ex 3502 90 
3502 90 51 
3502 90 59 
4501 
5201 00 
5301 
5302 ANNEX/ 
List of products referred to in Articles 9 and 18 of the Agreement ^ 
Description 
Albumins, albuminates and other albuminin derivatives: 
— Egg albumin: 
Other: 
— — — Dried (for example, in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 
Other 
— Other: 
— — Albumins, other than egg albumin: 
— — — Milk albumin (iactalbumin): 
_ _ _ t_ Dried (for example, in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 
Other 
Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground 
cork 
Conon, not carded or combed 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and 
garnetted stock) 
True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or piocesscd but not spun; tow and waste of 
true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
à 
JL1 
ANNEX II S> 
List of products referred to in Ariiclc/M (2) 
CN code 
2523 10 
2523 29 
2523 90 
3406 
3924 10 
3925 10 
4202 
4301 10 
4301 20 
4301 60 
4303 10 90 
6402 11 
6402 19 
6402 20 
6402 30 
6403 20 
6403 51 
6403 91 
6403 99 
6405 10 
6911 
6914 90 10 
7013 Oescripii< in 
Cement clinkers 
Portland cement, other 
Other hydraulic cements 
Candles, tapers and the like: 
Tableware and kitchenware 
Builders* ware of-plastics, reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, 
of a capacity exceeding 300 litres 
Trunks, suitcases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school 
satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, etc. 
Raw fur skins of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 
Of rabbit or hare, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 
Raw fur skins of fox, whole with or without head, tail or paws 
Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of fur skin, 
other 
Sports footwear, ski boots and cross-country ski footwear 
Sports footwear, other 
Footwear with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means 
of plugs 
Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap 
Footwear with outer soles of leather and uppers which consist of 
leather straps across the instep and around the toe 
. Other footwear with outer soles of leather, covering the ankle 
Other footwear, covering the ankle 
Other footwear, other 
Other with uppers of leather or composition leather 
Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of 
porcelain or china \ 
Other ceramic articles, of common pottery 
Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office indoor 
decoration or similar purposes Duty "A. 
1. 1. l*»95 
15 
15 
15 
15 
3 
3 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 i. i. m* 
. 7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
1,5 
1,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 • 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
• 7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 -1. 1. 1997 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 • 
0 
0 
0 
0 • 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
t»«r ^tW mr 
ANNliX III sr 
List of products referred to in Article^ (3) 
CN" «rode 
6401 92 
6401 99 
6402 91 
6402 99 
6404 20 
8421 11 
8421 12 
8.421 19 
£434 10 
8450 19 
850810 
8508 20 
8508 80 90 
8509 
8517 1.0 
851829 
8520 31 19 
8527 11 90 
9401 30 
9401 40 
9401 50 
9401 71 
9401 79 
9403 10 
9403 30 
9430 40 
9403 50 
9403 60 Waterproof footwear covering the ankle but not covering the knee 
Waterproof footwear, other footwear, other 
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastic, 
covering the ankle 
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastic, 
other 
Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather 
Cream separators 
Clothes-dryers 
Other centrifuges 
Milking machines 
Household or laundry-type washing machines, each of a dry linen 
capacity not exceeding 10 kg, other 
Drills of all kinds 
Saws 
Other tools 
Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric 
motor 
Telephone sets 
Other loudspeakers 
Other magnetic tape recorders, incorporating sound reproducing 
apparatus, cassette-type, other 
Radio broadcast receivers, combined with sound recording or 
reproducing apparatus, other 
Swivel seats with variable height adjustment 
Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment, convertible into 
beds 
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials 
Upholstered seats, with metal frames 
Seats, with metal frames, other 
Metal furniture of a kind used in offices 
Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices 
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen 
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom 
Other wooden furniture Duty % 
1. 1. 1995 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
~Î5 
15 
15 
15 1. 1. 1996 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
• 7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 . 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 
7,5 1. 1. 1997 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
til 
ANNEX IV 
List of produas referred to in Article 8 96 
CN code/ r, Duty 
v-i '•*"•"-' Description .„, „,,,', • . 
Latvian code ' 1« ot u per unit) 
2520 Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or 5% 
calcium sulphate) whether or not coloured, with or without small 
quantities of accelerators or retarders 
2521 Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind 5% 
used for the manufacrure of lime or cement 
4101 Raw hides and skins of bovine or equine animals (fresh, or 15% 
salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not 
tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not 
dehaired or split 
4403 20 00 1 {*) Wood in the rough, other, coniferous, length over 2 m, diameter 6 Ls 
14 to 24 cm 
4403 20 00 2 (*) Wood in the rough, other, coniferous, length exceeding 2 m, 6 Ls 
diameter over 26 cm 
4403 91 00 1 (*) Wood in the rough, other, of oak, length exceeding 1 m, • 50 Ls 
diameter 14 cm and over 
4403 92 00 1 (*) Wood in the rough, other, of beech, length exceeding 1 m, 60 Ls 
diameter 14 cm and over 
4403 99 90 1 (*) Wood in the rough, non-coniferous, length exceeding 1,6 m, 17 Ls ' 
diameter 14 to 24 cm (plywood, mafhwood and A-qualiry 
sawlogs) 
4403 99 90 2 (*) Wood in the rough, non-coniferous, length exceeding 1,6 m, 20 Ls 
diameter 26 cm and over (plywood, matchwood and A-quality 
sawlogs) 
4403 99 90 3 {*) Wood in the rough, non-coniferous, length exceeding 1,6 m, 2 Ls 
diameter 14 to 24 cm (except plywood matchwood and A-quality 
sawlogs) 
4403 99 90 4 (*) Wood in the tough, non-coniferous, length exceeding 1,6 m, 2 Ls 
diameter 26 cm and over (except plywood, matchwood and 
A-quality sawlogs) 
4403 99 90 9 (*) Ash, elm, maple and other, length exceeding 1 m, diameter 50 Ls 
14 cm and over 
7204 Ferrous waste and scrap-, remelting-scrap ingots of iron or steel 100% 
7404 Copper waste and scrap 20% 
7503 Nickel waste and scrap 20% 
7602 Aluminium waste and s&ap 20% 
(*) Only produas of this nine digit Latvian code as described in this list. 
t -i us 
ANNEX V S> 
List of textile products originating in Latvia and subject to Community tariff ceilings 
Category CN/Taric code Description (') Tariff ceilings (J) 
5204 11 00 
5204 19 00 
5205 
5206 
5604 90 00*50 Cotton yarn not put up for retail sale 2 261 
(tonnes) 
"5208 
5209 
5210 
5211 
5212 
581100 00*91 
•92 
6308 00 00*11 
*19 Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, 
narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle 
and other net fabrics 2 737 
(tonnes) 
5512 
5513 
5514 
5515 
5803 90 30 
5905 00 70*10 
6308 00 00*20 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (staple or waste) other 
than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry 
fabrics) and chenille fabrics 630 
(tonnes) 
6105 
6105 
6105 
6105 
6109 
6109 
6109 
6110 
6110 10 00 
20 10 
20 90 
90 10 
10 00 
90 10 
90 30 
20 10 
30 10 Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll,' polo or turtle 
necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine 
animal hair), undervests and the like, knitted or 
crocheted 1 883 
(1 000 pieces) 
6101 10 90 
610120 90 
610130 90 
6102 10 90 
6102 20 90 
6102 30 90 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, 
cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets 
and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and 
the like, knitted or crocheted 1510 
(1 000 pieces) 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 10 10 
10 31 
10 35 
10 38 
10 91 
10 95 
10 98 
20 91 
20 99 
30 91 
30 99 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the 
products is to br considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined by 
the coverage of the CN codes and, where appropriate, of the Taric codes, preceded by an asterisk. 
{*) For imports in excess of these annual ceilings, the Community may reintroduce customs duties at any time of the year 
concerned. 
UC 
Category 
6 
7 
8 
9 
15 
16 CNVTaric code 
6203 41 10 
6203 41 90 
6203 42 31 
6203 42 33 
6203 42 35 
6203 42 90 
6203 43 19 
6203 43 90 
6203 49 19 
6203 49 50 
6204 61 10 
6204 62 31 
6204 62 33 
6204 62 39 
6204 63 18 
6204 69 18 
6211 32 42 
6211 33 42 
6211 42 42 
6211 43 42 
6106 10 00 
6106 20 00 
6106 90 10 
6206 20 00 
6206 30 00 
6206 40 00 
6205 10 00 
6205 20 00 
6205 30 00 
5802 1100 
5802 19 00 
6302 60 00*90 
6202 1100 
6202 12 10*90 
6202 12 90*90 
6202 13 10*90 
6202 13 90*90 
6204 31 00 
6204 32 90 
6204 33 90 
6204 39 19 
6210 30 00 
6203 11 00 
6203 12 00 
6203 19 10 
6203 19 30 
6203 21 00 
6203 22 80 
6203 23 80 
6203 29 18 
6211 3231 
6211 33 31 Description (') 
Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than 
swimwear and trousers (including slacks; women's or 
girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres; lower parts of tracksuits with lining, 
other than of category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 
Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, 
whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or 
man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, cotton or man-made fibres 
Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of conon; 
toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling and 
similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other 
coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) 
(of category 21) 
Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres, excluding 
ski suits; men's or boys' tracksuits with lining, with an 
outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres Tariff ceilings (') 
1750 
(1 000 pieces) 
972 
(1 000 pieces) 
1 917 
(1 000 pieces) 
131 
(tonnes) 
227 
(I 000 pieces) 
99 
(1 000 pieces) So 
tfr 
Category 
17 
20 
39 
10 
12 
13 
14 
18 CN/Tanc code 
6203 3100 
6203 32 90 
6203 33 90 
6203 39 19 
6302 21 00 
6302 22 90 
6302 29 90 
6302 31 10 
6302 31 90 
6302 32 90 
6302 39 90 
6302 51 10 
6302 51 90 
6302 53 90 
6302 59 00*90 
6302 91 10 
6302 91 90 
6302 93 90 
6302 99 00 * 90 
6111 1010 
6111 20 10 
6111 30 10 
611190 00*11 
6116 10 10 
6116 10 90 
6116 9100 
6116 92 00 
6116 93 00 
6116 99 00 
6115 12 00 
6115 1910 
6115 19 90 
6115 20 11 
6115 20 90 
6115 91 00 
6115 92 00 
6115 93 10 
6115 93 30 
6115 93 99 
6115 99 00 
6107 11 00 
6107 12 00 
6107 19 00 
6108 21 00 
6108 22 00 
6108 29 00 
6201 11 00 
6201 12 10*90 
6201 12 90*90 
6201 13 10*90 
6201 13 90*90 
6201 20 00 
6207 11 00 
6207 19 00 
6207 21 UO 
6207 22 00 
6207 29 00 
6207 9100 
6207 92 00 
6207 99 00 Description (') 
Men's or boys' jackets excluding waistcr jackets and 
blazers, other than knined or crocheted, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 
Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 
Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knined or 
crocheted, other than of terry towelling or similar terry 
fabrics of conon 
Gloves, minens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 
Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understocksngs, socks, 
ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, 
other than for babies, including stockings for varicose 
veins, other than products of category 70 
Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' 
knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, conon 
or man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other 
coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made textile fibres (other than parkas of 
category 21) 
Men's and boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, 
briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns 
and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted Tariff ceilings (J) 
81 
(1 000 pieces) 
232 
ttonncs) 
101 
(tonnes) 
308 
1 537 
(1 000 pairs) 
3 189 
(1 000 pairs 
or pieces) 
2018 
(1 000 pieces) 
46 
(1 000 pieces) 
112 
(I 000 pieces) S7 
m 
Category 
18 
(continued) 
19 
21 
22 CN/Taric code 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208-
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 11 00 
19 10 
19 90' 
21 00 
22 00 
29 00 
91 10 
91 90 
92 10 
92 90 
99 00 
6213 20 00 
6213 90 00 
6201 12 10*10 
6201 12 90*10 
6201 13 10*10 
6201 13 90*10 
6201 91 00 
6201 92 00 
6201 93 00 
6202 12 10*10 
6202 12 90*10 
6202 13 10*10 
6202 13 90*10 
6202 91 00 
6202 92 00 
6202 93 00 
6211 32 41 
621133 41 
621142 41 
6211 43 41 Description (') 
Women's and girls' singlets and other vests, slips, 
petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, 
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than 
knitted or crocheted 
Handkerchiefs other than knined or crocheted 
5508 10 11 
5508 10 19 
5509 1100 
5509 12 00 
5509 21 10 
5509 21 90 
5509 22 10 
5509 22 90 
5509 31 10 
5509 3190 
5509 32 10 
5509 32 90 
5509 41 10 
5509 41 90 
5509 42 10 
5509 42 90 
5509 51 00 
5509 52 10 
5509 52 90 
5509 53 00 
5509 59 00 
5509 61 10 
5509 61 90 
5509 62 00 
5509 69 00 
5509 91 10 
5509 9190 
5509 92 00 
5509 99 00 Parkas, anoraks, windcheaters, -waister jackets and the 
like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with 
lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres Tariff ceilings (2) to 
1746 
(1 000 pieces) 
562 
(1 000 pieces) 
Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres not put up for 
retail sale 649 
(tonnes) 
to 
Category 
23 
24 
26 
27 
28 CN/Taric code 
5508 20 10 
5510 11 00 
5510 12 00 
5510 20 00 
5510 30 00 
5510 90 00 
6107 21 00 
6107 22 00 
6107 29 00 
6107 91 00 
6107 92 00 
6107 99 00*10 
6108 31 10 
6108 31 90 
6108 32 11 
6108 32 19 
610$ 32 90 
6108 39 00 
6108 91 00 
6108 92 00 
6108 99 10 Description (') Tariff ceilings (') 
Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for 308 
retail sale (tonnes) U 
Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
6104 41 00 
6104 42 00 
6104 43 00 
6104 44 00 
6204 4100 
6204 42 00 
6204 43 00 
6204 44 00 Women's or girls* nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, 
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or 
crocheted 499 
(1 000 pieces) 
Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of conon or 
man-made fibres 
6104 5100 
6104 52 00 
6104 53 00 
6104 59 00 
6204 51 00 
6204 52 00 
6204 53 00 
6204 59 10 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 395 
(1 000 pieces) 
260 
(1 000 pieces) 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 41 10 
41 90 
42 10 
42 90 
43^10 
43 90 
49 10 
49 91 
61 10 
61 90 
62 10 
62 90 
63 10 
63 90 
69 10 
69 91 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts 
(other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of 
conon or man-made fibres 109 
(1 000 pieces) 
IV 
Category 
29 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 CN/T.iric code 
6204 1 1 00 
6204 12 00 
6204 13 00 
6204 19 10 . 
6204 21 00 
6204 22 80 
6204 23 80 
6204 29 IS 
6211 42 31 
6211 43 31 
6212 10 00 
5801 10 00 
5801 21 00 
580122 00 
5801 23 00 
5801 24 00 
5801 25 00 
5801 26 00 
5801 31 00 
5801 32 00 
5801 33 00 
5801 34 00 
580135 00 
5801 36 00 
5802 20 00 
5802 30 00 Description (') 
Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted 
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, 
excluding ski suits; women's or girls' tracksuits with 
lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 
Brassieres, woven, knitted or crocheted 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry 
towelling or terry fabrics of conon and narrow woven 
fabrics) and tufted textile fabrics of wool, of conon of 
man-made textile fibres Tariff ceilings (-') 
124 
(1 000 pieces) fe? 
674 
(1 000 pieces) 
90 
(tonnes) 
5407 20 11 
6305 31 91 
6305 31 99 
5407 20 19 
5407 1000 
5407 20 90 
5407 30 00 
5407 41 00 
540742 10 
5407 42 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 44 10 
5407 44 90 
5407 51 00 
5407 52 00 
5407 53 10 
5407 S3 90 
5407 54 00 
5407 60 10 
5407 60 30 
5407 60 51 
5407 60 59 
5407 60 90 
5407 71 00 
5407 72 00 
5407 73 10 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament, yarn obtained from 
strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less 
than 3 m wide; sacks and bags of a kind used for the 
packing of goods, not knined or crocheted, obtained from 
strip or the like 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, obtained from 
strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or 
more wide 242 
(tonnes) 
8 
(tonnes) 
Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than 
those for tyres of category 114 264 
(tonnes) 
IV 
Category j 
35 
(continued) CN/Tanc code 
36 
37 
38 A 
38 B 5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 73 91 
73 99 
74 00 
81 00 
82 00 
83 10 
83 90 
84 00 
91 00 
92 00 
93 10 
93 90 
94 00 Description (') 
5811 00 00*95 
5905 00 70*90 
540.8 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 10 00 
21 00 
22 10 
22 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than 
those for tyres of category 114 
581100 00*96 
5905 00 70*20 
5516 11 00 
5516 12 00 
5516 13 00 
5516 14 00 
5516 21 00 
5516 22 00 
5516 23 10 
5516 23 90 
5516 24 00 
5516 31 00 
5516 32 00 
5516 33 00 
5516 34 00 
5516 4100 
5516 42 00 
5516 43 00 v 
5516 44 00 
5516 91 00 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
5S03 90 50 
5905 00 70*30 Tariff ceilings (•') c? 
58 
(tonnes) 
Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 386 
(tonnes) 
6002 43 11 
6002 93 10 
6303 9100*10 
6303 92 90*10 
6303 99 90*20 Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabrics including 
net curtain fabric 
Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 22 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonne) 
ii 
Category 
40 
41 
42 
43 CN/Tanc code 
6303 91 00' 
6303 92 90 ' 
6303 99 90 ' 91 
99 
90 
31 
•39 
»90 
6304 19 10 
6304 19 90*91 
6304 92 00 
6304 93 00*90 
6304 99 00*92 
5401 10 11 
5401 10 19 
5402 10 10 
5402 10 90 
5402 20 00 
5402 31 10 
5402 3130 
5402 3190 
5402 32 00 
5402 33 10 
5402 33 90 
5402 39 10 
5402 39 90 
5402 49 10 
5402 49 91 
5402 49 99 
5402 51 10 
5402 51 30 
5402 51 90 
5402 52 10 
5402 52 90 
5402 59 10 
5402 59 90 
5402 61 10 
5402 61 30 
5402 61 90 
5402 62 10 
5402 62 90 
5402 69 10 
5402 69 90 
5604 20 00*10 
5604 90 00*40 
*90 Description (') 
Woven curtains (including drapes) interior blinds, curtain 
snd bed valances and other furnishing articles, other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
fibres 
Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for 
retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted 
or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre 
5401 20 10 
5403 10 00 
5403 20 10 
5403 20 90 
5403 32 00 * 90 
5403 33 90 
5403 39 00 
5403 41 00 
5403 42 00 
5403 49 00 
5604 20 00 * 20 
5204 20 00 
5207 10 00 
5207 90 00 Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not 
put up for retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose 
rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 
turns per metre and single non-textured yarn of cellulose 
acetate Tariff ceilings (•') 
37 
(tonnes) £<f 
750 
(tonnes) 
75 
(tonnes) 
Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of staple artificial 
fibres, cotton yarn, put up for retail sale 77 . 
(tonnes) 
&*> 
Category 
43 
(continued) 
47 
48 
49 
50 
53 CN/Taric code 
5401 10 90 
5401 20 90 
5406 10 00 
5406 20 00 
5508 20 90 
5511 30 00 Description (') 
5106 10 10 
5106 1090 
5106 20 11 
5106 2019 
5106 20 91 
5106 20 99 
5108 10 10 
5108 10 90 Tariff ceilings {2) tr 
Yarns of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or 
of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 1010 
10 90 
2010 
20 30 
20 51 
20 59 
20 91 
20 99 
5108 2010 
5108 20 90 Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or 
of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 18 
(tonnes) 
60 
(tonnes) 
5109 1010 
5109 10 90 
5109 90 10 
5109 90 90 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 1100 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
30 10 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair, put 
up for retail sale 
Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal 
hair 24 
(tonnes) 
60 
(tonnes) 
5112 1100 
5112 19 10 
5112 19 90 
5112 20 00 
511230 10 
5112 30 30 
5112 30 90 
5112 9010 
5112 9091 
51129093 
5112 90 99 
5803 10 00 Conon gauze 1 
(tonne) 
ft4* 
Category 
54 
56 
58 
59 CN/Taric code 
5507 00 00 
5506 10 00 
5506 20 00 
5506 30 00 
5506 90 10 
5506 90 91 
5506 90 99 
5508 10 90 
5511 10 00 
551120 00 
5701 10 Ï0 
5701 10 91 
5701 10 93 
5701 10 99 
5701 90 10 
5701 90 90 Description (') 
Staple artificial fibres, including waste, carded, combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning 
Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded or coml>cd 
or otherwise processed for spinning 
Yarn of staple synthetic fibres (including waste), put up 
for retail sale 
Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted (made up or not) 
5702 10 
5702 31 
5702 31 
5702 31 
5702 32 
5702 32 
5702 39 
5702 41 
5702 41 
5702 42 
5702 42 
5702 49 
5702 51 
5702 52 
5702 59 
5702 91 
5702 92 
5702 99 00 
10 
30 
90 
10 
90 
10 
10 
90 
10 
90 
10 
00 
00 
00*20 
00 
00 
00*20 
5703 10 10 
5703 10 90 
5703 20 11 
5703 20 19 
5703 20 91 
5703 20 99 
5703 30 11 
5703 30 19 
5703 30 51 
5703 30 59 . 
5703 30 91 
5703 30 99 
5703 90 10 
5703 90 90*90 
5704 10 00 
5704 90 00 
5705 00 10 
5705 00 31 
5705 00 39 
5705 00 90 * 11 
*19 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the 
carpets of category 58 Tariff ceilings (J) 
(tonnes) fee 
60 
(tonnes) 
53 
(tonnes) 
283 
(tonnes) 
310 
(tonnes) 
rxs 
Category 
60 
61 
62 
63 
65 CN/Taric code 
5805 00 00 
5806 10 00*90 
5S06 20 00 
5806 31 10 
5806 31 90 
5806 32 10 
5806 32 90 
5806 39 00*90 
5806 40 00*90 Description (') 
Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, 
Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and nccdlcworked 
tapestries (for example, petit point and cross stitch) made 
in panels and the like by hand 
5606 00 91 
5606 00 99 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 10 11 
10 19 
10 90 
21 10 
2190 
29 10 
29 90 
30 00 Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) 
consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of 
an adhesive, other than labels and similar articles of 
category 62 
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), 
made from textile materials assembled from rubber 
thread 
Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn 
(other than metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn): 
Tulle and other net fabrics but not, including woven, 
knined or crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made 
lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs Tariff ceilings (') 
1 
(tonne) 
5807 1010 
5807 10 90 
5808 10 00 
5808 90 00 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 10 10 
10 90 
91 10 
91 90 
92 10 
92 90 
99 10 
99 90 
5906 91 00 Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not 
embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, 
woven 
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, 
pompoms and the like 
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 
10 6002 10 10 
6002 10 90 
6002 30 10*10 
6002 30 90 
6001 10 00*10 
6002 20 31 
6002 43 19 
5606 00 10 
6001 10 00" 
6001 21 00 
6001 22 00 
6001 29 10 
6001 91 10 
6001 91 30 
6001 91 50 
6001 91 90 
6001 92 10 
6001 92 30 20 Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing 
by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn and knined or 
crocheted fabric containing by weight 5% or more of 
rubber thread 
Raschcl lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres 
Knitted or crocheted fabric 
categories 38 A and 63, of 
man-made fibres other than those of 
wool, of cotton or of fc* • 
48 
(tonnes) 
61 
(tonnes) 
33 
(tonnes) 
166 
(tonnes) 
1A ^ M 
Category 
65 
(continued) 
66 
67 CN/Taric code 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 
6002 92 50 
92 90 
99 10 
10 10*91 
20 10 
20 39 
20 50 
20 70. 
30 10*91 
41 00 
42 10' 
42 30 
42 50 
42 90 
43 31 
43 33 
43 35 
43 39 
43 50 
43 91 
43 93 
43 95 
43 99 
9100 
92 10 
92 30 
92 50 
92 90" 
93 31 
93 33 
93 35 
93 39 
93 91 
93 99 Description (') 
6301 10 00 
6301 20 91 
6301 20 99 
6301 30 90 
630140 90' 
6301 90 90 ' 91 
99 
21 
99 
5807 90 90 
6113 00 10 
611710 00 
6117 20 00 
6117 80 10 
6117 80 90 
6117 90 00 
6301 20 10 
6301 30 10 
6301 40 10 
6301 90 10 
6302 10 10 
6302 10 90 
6302 40 00 
6302 60 00*10 
6303 1100 
6303 12 00 
6303 19 00 
6304 11 00 
6304 91 00 Tariff ceilings {*) M 
Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for 
babies, household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; 
curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or 
bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or 
crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling-
rugs, other knined or crocheted articles including parts of 
garments or of clothing accessories 
S 23 
(tonnes) 
85 
(tonnes) 
tt* 
Category 
67 
(continued) 
6S 
69 
{ / 70 
72 
73 
74 
75 CN/T.iric code 
6305 20 00* 10 
6305 31 10 
6305 39 00*91 
6305 90 00*20 
6307 10 10 
6307 90 10 
6111 1090 
6111 20 90 
6111 30 90 
6111 90 00*19 
6209 10 00*90 
6209 20 00*90 
6209 30 00 * 90 
6209 90 00*90 Description (') 
6108 11 10 
6108 11 90 
6108 19 10 
6108 19 90 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding 
babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, 
and babies' stockings, socks and sockenes, other than 
knitted or crocheted of category 88 Tariff ceilings (') £? . 
91 
(tonnes) 
Women's and girls'. slips and petticoats, knitted or 
crocheted 
6115 1100 
6115 20 19 
6115 93 91 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 31 10 
3190 
39 10 
39 90 
41 10 
41 90 
49 10 
49 90 Panty-hose (tights) of synthetic fibres, measuring per 
single yarn less than 67 decitex (6,7 tex). 
Women's stockings of synthetic fibres 
Swimwear, of wool, of conon or of man-made fibres 102 
(1 000 pieces) 
6 731 
(1 QUO pieces 
or pairs) 
189 
(1 000 pieces) 
6211 1100 
6211 12 00 
6112 1100 
6112 1200 
6112 1900 Tracksuits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
6104 1100 
6104 12 00 
6104 13 00 
6104 19 00*10 
6-104 21 00 
6104 22 00 
6104 23 00 
6104 29 00*10 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 1100 
12 00 
19 00 
2100 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 Women's or girls' knined or crocheted suits and 
ensembles, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, 
excluding ski suits 181 
(1 000 pieces) 
67 
(1 000 pieces) 
Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, 
of wool, of conon or of man-made fibres, excluding ski 
suits 10 
(1 000 pieces) 
I 4 rx\ 
Category 
76 
77 
78 
83 CN/Taric code 
6203 22 10 
6203 23 10 
6203 29 11. 
6203 32 10 • 
6203 33 10 
6203 39 11 
6203 42 11 
6203 42 51 
6203 43 11 
6203 43 31 
6203 49 11 
6203 49 31 
6204 22 10 
6204 23 10 
6204 29 11 
6204 32 10 
6204 33 10 
6204 3911 
6204 62 11 
6204 62 51 
6204 63 11 
6204 63 31 
6204 6911 
6204 69 31 
62113210 
621133 10 
6211 42 10 
621143 10 Description (') 
Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other 
than knitted or crocheted; women's or girls* aprons, 
smock-overalls and other industrial or occupational 
clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 
621120 00*10 
6203 41 30 
6203 42 59 
6203 43 39 
6203 49 39 
6204 61 80 
6204 61 90 
6204 62 59 
6204 62 90 
6204 63 39 
6204 63 90 
6204 69 39 
6204 69 50 
6210 40 00 
6210 50 00 
621131 00 
6211 32 90 
6211 33 90 
62114100 
621142 90 
621143 90 
6101 10 10 
610120 10 
610130 10 
6102 10 10 
6102 20 10 
6102 30 10 
6103 3100 
6103 32 00 Ski suits, other than knined or crocheted 
Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding 
garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, IS, 21, 26, 
27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 Tariff ceilings (') 
169 
(tonnes) % 
45 
(tonnes) 
159 
(tonnes) 
Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including 
ski suits, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of 
categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 
and 75 60 
(tonnes) 
M 
Category 
83 
(continued) 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
90 
91 
93 CN/Taric code Description (') 
6103 33 00 
6103 39 00*10 
6104 31 00 
6104 32 00 
6104 33 00 
6104 39 00*10 
611220 00* 10 
6113 00 90 
6114 1000 
6114 20 00 
6114 30 00 Tariff ceilings (') u 
6214 20 00 
6214 30 00 
6214 40 00 
6214 90 10 
6215 20 00 
6215 90 00 
'6212 20 00 
6212 30 00 
6212 90 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like 
other than knined or crocheted, of wool, of conon or 
man-made fibres 
Ties, bow-ties and cravats not knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or man-made fibres 
Corsets, corset-lselts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, 
garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not 
knitted or crocheted 
6209 10 00*10 
6209 20 00*10 
6209 30 00*10 
6209 90 00*10 
6216 00 00 15 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonnes) 
140 
(1 000 pieces) 
6209 10 00*20 
6209 20 00 * 20 
6209 30 00*20' 
6209 90 00*20 
6217 10 00 
6217 90 00 Gloves, mittens and mins, not knined or crocheted 
Stockings, socks and sockenes, not knitted or crocheted; 
other clothing accessories, other than for babies, other 
than knitted or crocheted 
5607 41 00 
5607 49 11 
5607 49 19 
5607 49 90 
5607 50 11 
5607 50 19 
56D7 50 30 
5607 50 90 
6306 2100 
6306 22 00 
6306 29 00 
6305 20 00*90 
6305 39 00*99 
6305 90 00*99 37 
(tonnes) 
8 
(tonnes). 
Twine, ' cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, 
plaited or not 
Tents 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods 
of woven fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or 
polypropylene strip 76 
(tonnes) 
69 
(tonnes) 
28 
(tonnes) 
fl< 
Category 
94 
95 
-96 
97 CN/Taric code 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 10 10 
10 90 
21 10 
21 90 
22 10 
22 91 
22 99 
29 00 
30 00 
5602 10 19 
5602 10 31 
5602 10 39 
5602 10 90 
5602 21 00 
5602 29 90 
5602 90 00 
5807 90 10*10 
5905 00 70*50 
6210 10 10 
6307 90 91 Description (') 
Wadding of tcvtilc materials and articles thereof; textile 
fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust 
and mill neps 
Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or 
coated, other than floor coverings 
5603 00 10 
5603 00 91 
5603 00 93 
5603 00 95 
5603 00 99 
5807 90 10*10 
5905 00 70*40 
6210 10 91 
6210 10 99 
630140 90*10 
6301 90 90*10 
6302 22 10 
6302 32 10 
6302 53.10 
6302 93 10 
6303 92 10 
6303 99 10 
6304 19 90*10 
6304 93 00*10 
6304 99 00*91 
6305 39 00*10 
6307 10 30 
6307 90 99*10 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether 
or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated Tariff ceilings (2) 
91 
(tonnes) n 
61 
(tonnes) 
388. 
(tonnes) 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 11 11 
11 19 
1191 
11 99 
1911 
\9 19 
1931 
1939 
1991 
19 99 
90 00 Nets and nening made of twine, cordage or rope and 
made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 22 
(tonnes) 
C^ I» 
Category 
98 
99 
100 
\< 
101 
109 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 CN/Taric code 
5609 00 00 
5905 00 10 
5901 10 00 
5901 90 00 
5904 10 00 
5904 91 10 
5904 91 90 
5904 92 00 
5906 10 10 
5906 10 90 
5906 99 10 
5906 99 90 
5907 00 00 Description (') 
Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or 
cables, other than textile fabrics, articles made from such 
fabrics and articles of category 97 
5903 
5903 
5903 
5903 
5903 
5903 
5903 1010 
10 90 
20 10 
20 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 99 Textile fabrics coated with gus or amylaceous substances, 
of a kind used for the outer covers of books and the like; 
tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram' and 
similar stiffened textile fabrics ot a kind used for hat 
foundations " 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings 
consisting of a coating of coverings applied on a textile 
backing, whether or not cut to shape 
Rubberized textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted, 
excluding those for tyres 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted 
canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the 
like, other than of category 100 Tariff ceilings (:) 
14 
(tonnes) 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other 
artificial plastic materials 
5607 90 00*90 
6306 11 00 
6306 12 00 
6306 19 00 
6306 31 00 
6306 39 00 
6306 4100 
6306 49 00 
6306 91 00 
6306 99 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other 
than of synthetic fibres 
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, and sunblinds 
Woven pneumatic mattresses 
Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic manresses 
and tents 
6307 20 00 
6307 90 99*91 
*99 
6307 10 90 
5902 10 10 
5902 10 90 
5902 20 10 
5902 20 90 
5902 90 10 
5902 90 90 
5908 00 00 
5909 00 10 
5909 00 90 
5910 00 00 Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of 
categories 113 and 114 
Floor cloths, dish cloths and dusters, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses-7} 
(tonnes) 
138 
(tonnes) 
(tonnes) 
13 
(tonnes) 
68 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
33 
(tonnes) 
26 
(tonnes) 
63 
(tonnes) >5 
Ù IJb L 
Category 
114 
(continued) CN/Taric code 
115 
117 
118 
120 
121 
122 
123 5911 1000 
5911 20 00' 
5911 31 11 
5911 31 19 
5911 31 90 
5911 32 10 
5911 32 90 
5911 40 00 
5911 90 10 
591190 90 90 
5306 10 11 
5306 10 19 
5306 10 31 
5306,10 39 
5306 10 50 
5306 10 90 
5306 20 11 
5306 20 19 
5306 20 90 
5308 9011 
5308 90 13 
5308 90 19 Description (') 
Flax or ramie varn 
5309 11 11 
530911 19 
53091190 
530919 10 
5309 19 90 
5309 21 10 
5309 21 90 
5309 29 10 
5309 29 90 
5311 00 10 
5803 90 90 
5905 00 31 
5905 00 39 
6302 29 10 
6302 39 10 
6302 39 30 
6302 52 00 
6302 59 00*10 
6302 92 00 
6302 99 00*10 Woven fabrics of flax or ramie Tariff ceilings (') 
ty. 
104 
(tonnes) 
33 
(tonnes) 
Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
6303 99 90*10 
6304 19 30 
6304 99 00*10 
5607 90 00*20 
6305 90 00*91 
*92 
5801 90 10 
580190 90*20 
6214 90 90*11 
*91 Cunains (including net drapes), interior blinds, curtain 
and bed valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted 
or crocheted of flax or ramie 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax 
or ramie 
Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, 
used, of flax, ramie other than knined or crocheted 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, 
other than fabrics of heading No 5802 or 5806, shawls, 
scarves, mufflers, "mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or 
ramie, other than knined or crocheted 15 
(tonnes) 
3 
(tonnes) 
26 
(tonnes) 
23 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonne) 
à U\ 
Category 
124 
125 A 
125 B 
126 
127 A 
127 B 
129 
130 A 
130 B 
131 CN/T.tnc code 
5501 10 00 
5501 20 00 
5501 30 00 
5501 90 00 
5503 10 11 
5503 10 19 
5503 10 90 
5503 20 00 
5503 30 00 
5503 40 00 
5503 90 10 
5503 90 90 
5505 10 10 
5505 10 30 
5505 10 50 
5505 10 70 
5505 10 90 
5402 41 10 
5402 41 30 
5402 41 90 
5402 42 00 
5402 43 10 
5402 43 90 
5404 10 10 
5404 10 90 
5404 90 11 
5404 90 10 
5404 90 19 
5604 20 00*90 
5604 90 00*20 
5502 00 10 
5502 00 90 
5504 10 00 
5504 90 00 
5505 20 00 
5403 3100 
5403 32 00*10 
5403 33 10 
5405 00 00 
5604 90 00 * 30 
5110 00 00 
5004 00 10 
5004 00 90 
5006 00 10 
5005 00 10 
5005 00 90 
5006 00 90 
5604 90 00*10 
5308 90 90 Description (') 
Synthetic staple fibres 
Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for 
retail sale, other than yarn of category 41 
Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the like), and imitation 
catgut, of man-made fibre materials 
— Of synthetic textile materials 
— Monofil 
— Other 
Artificial staple fibres 
Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for 
retail salé; other than yarn of category 42 
Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation 
catgut of tegencrated materials 
Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) 
Silk yarn other than that of category 130 A 
Silkworm gut 
Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 
-•-"•• .... . . . -Tariff ceilings (-') 
2 038 
(tonnes) 
453 
(tonnes) 
273 
(tonnes) 
1701 
(tonnes) 
141 
(tonnes) 
19 
(tonnes) 
2 
(tonnes) 
13 
(tonnes) 
36 
(tonnes) 
6 
(tonnes) 3r. 
Jtt 
Category 
132 
133 
134 
135 
136 
137 
138 
139 
140 
141 
142 CN/Tanc code 
5308 30 00 
5308 20 10 
530S 20 90 
5605 00 00 
511300 00 
5007 10 00 
5007 20 10 
5007 20 21 
5007 20 39 
5007 20 41 
5007 20 51 
5007 20 59 
5007 20 61 
5007 20 69 
5007 20 71 
5007 90 10 
5007 90 30 
5007 90 50 
5007 90 90 
5803 90 10 
5905 00 90 * 20 . 
591120 00*20 
5801 90 90*10 
5806 1000*10 
5311 00 90 
5905 00 90*90 
5809 00 00 
6001 10 00*90 
6001 29 90 
6001 99 90 
6002 20 90 
6002 49 00 
6002 99 00 
630190 90*29 
*99 
5702 39 90*20 
5702 49 90*20 
5702 59 00*30 
5702 99 00*30 
5705 00 90*31 
*39 Description (M 
l'a per yarn 
Yarn of true hemp 
Mctalizcd yarn 
Woven fabrics of horsehair or of other animal hair 
Woven fabrics of silk 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, (other than terry 
towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton falling within 
heading No 5508 and fabrics falling within heading 
No 5805) of silk, of noil silk or of other waste silk 
Narrow woven fabrics of silk, or noil silk or of other 
waste silk 
Woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres other than of 
flax, jute or of other textile bast fibres 
Woven fabrics of paper yarn " 
Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metalized yarn 
Knined or crocheted fabric of textile material other than 
cotton, wool or man-made fibres 
Travelling rugs and blankets ot textile material other than 
cotton, wool or man-made fibres 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings other than those 
of coconut fibres of CN code 5303, or those of 
category 59 Tariff ceilings (!) 
S 
(tonnes) 
73 
(tonnes) 
24 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonnes) 
121 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonnes) 
16 
(tonnes) 
* 2 
(tonnes) 
3 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
57 
(tonnes) 16 . 
J «5 
Category 
144 
145 
146 A 
146 B 
152 
156 
157 
159 CN/Taric code 
5602 10 35 
5602 29 10 Description (') 
5607 30 00 
5607 90 00*10 
5607 21 00*11 
•19 
5607 21 00*91 
•99 
5607 29 10 
5607 29 90 Felt of coarse animal hair 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not 
— Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) or other 
hard (leaf) fibres or of true hemp 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not 
— Binder and baler twine for agricultural machines, of 
sisal and other fibres of the Agave family 
5602 10 11 
6106 90 30 
6110 90 90*30 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not 
— Of sisal and other fibres of the Agave family, other 
than the products of category 146 A 
Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or 
coated 
— Felt in the piece or simply cut to rectangular shape 
— Needle-loom felt of jute or of other textile, bast fibres 
of heading No 5703, not impregnated or coated, for 
uses other than floor coverings lanfl ceilings (-') 
1 
(tonnes) 
121 
(tonnes) 
246 
(tonnes) 
19 
(tonnes) 
6101 90 10 
610190 90 
6102 90 10 
6102 90 90 
6103 39 00*90 
6103 49 99 
6104 19 00*90 
61042900*90 
6104 39 00*90 
6104 49 00 
6104 69 99 
6105 90 90 
6106 90 50 
6106 90 90 
6107 99 00*90 
6108 99 90 
6109 90 90 
6110 90 10 
611090 90*90 
6111 90 00*90 
6112 20 00*90 
6114 90 00 Blouses and pullovers of silk, noil or other waste silk for 
women, girls and infants, knitted or crocheted 
Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of 
categories 1 to 123 and of category 156 
6204 49 10 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses of silk or silk waste 
6206 10 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like 4 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
15 
(tonnes) 
39 
(tonnes) ?>. 
u< 
Category 
159 . 
(continued) 
160 
161 
220 
230 
240 CN/r.inc code 
6214 1000 
6215 10 00 
6213 1000 
6201 19 00 
6201 99 00 
6202 19 00 
6202 99 00 
6203 19 90, 
6203 29 90 ' 
6203 39 90 
6203 49 90 
6204 19 90 
6204 29 90 
6204 39 90 
6204 49 90 
6204 59 90 
6204 69 90 
6205 90 10 
6205 90 90 
6206 90 10 
6206 90 90 
621120 00*90 
6211 39 00 
621149 00 
6214 90 90*19 
*99 Description (') Tariff ceilings (•') 
— Of silk or silk waste 
Ties, bow tics and cravats 
— Of silk or silk waste 
Handkerchiefs 
— Of silk, of noil or of other waste silk 
6309 00 00 
5604 10 00 
5801 90 90*90 
5811 00 00*14 
*15 
*99 
6002 10 10*99 
6002 30 10*99 
6304 19 90*99 
6304 99 00*99 
6305 90 00*10 
6305 90 00*93 
6308 00 00 * 90 Used clothing 
Rubber thread and cord, textile covered 1 
(tonne) 
Clothing, other than knitted or crocheted, other than 74 
those of category 1 to 123 and category 159 (tonnes) 
1030 
(tonnes) 
24 
(tonnes) 
Other textile products, other than those of categories 1 1 
to 230 (tonnes) 1* 
^ w 
ANNEX VI 
Goods referred to in Article 1?-
Goods for which the Community and Latvia retain an agricultural component in the duties 
CN code 
2905 43 
2905 44 
ex 3505 10 
3505 20 
380910 
3823 60 Description 
Mannitol 
D-glucitol (sorbitol) 
Dextrins and other modified starches, excluding starches, esterified or etherfied of 
subheading 3505 10 50 
Glues with a basis of starches, dextrins or other modified starches 
Dressings and finishing agents with a basis of amylaceous substances 
Sorbitol, other than that of subheading 2905 44 1? 
i$s 
ANNEX VII Sv 
List of products referred to in Article ^.0 (2) 
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Latvia shall be subject to the duties set 
out below 
CN code Description (') Duty rate 
0409 Natural honey 17,3 % 
0601 10 00 Bulbs, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant 5,1% 
0602 20 90 Edible fruit trees, shrubs and bushes, other 8,3% 
0602 40 50 Roses, grafted or not 6% 
0706 90 30 Horse radish 7% 
0707 00 19 Cucumbers, fresh or chilled (from 16 May to 31 October) 16% 
0709 51 30 Chantarelles free 
0810 40 30 Bilberries of the species 'Vaccinium myrtillus' free (2) 
0810 40 50 Fruit of the species 'Vaccinium macrocarpon' and 'Vaccinium 
corymbosum' 3%(-) 
0810 40 90 Other berries 5%(2) 
0909 40 Seeds of caraway free 
2009 70 30 
2009 70 93 Apple juice of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm at 20 "C 
Of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight, containing added 
sugar 
Of a value not exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight, with an added 
sugar content not exceeding 30% by weight 12% 
12% 
2009 70 99 Not containing added sugar 12% 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the 
products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined 
within the context of this Annex by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential 
scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. 
(J) Subject to minimum price arrangements contained in the Annex hereto. 
Annex to Annex VII 
Minimum import price arrangement for certain soft fruit for processing * 
1. Minimum import prices arc fixed for each marketing year for the following products: 
CN code Description 
OS10 40 30 Bilberries 
0810 40 50 Fruit of species Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium corymbosum 
0810 40 90 Other berries 
The minimum import- prices are fixed by the Community in consultation with Latvia taking into 
consideration the price evolution, imported quantities and market development in the Community. 
2. The minimum import prices shall be respected in accordance with the following criteria: 
— during each three-month period of the matketing year the average unit value for each product listed 
in paragraph 1, imported into the Community, shall not be lower than the minimum import price 
for that product, 
— during any period of two weeks the average unit value for each product listed in paragraph 1, 
imported in the Community shall not be lower than 90% of the minimum import price for that 
product, in so far as the quantities imported during this period are not less than 4 % of the normal 
annual import. 
3. I case of non-respect of one of these criteria rhe Community may introduce measures ensuring that the 
minimum import price is respected for each consignment of the product concerned imported from 
Latvia. 
À 
ANNEX VIII 
Products referred to in Article 20(2) 
Arrangements for imports of live bovine animals, bovine meat, sheep- and goatmcat into the Community 
1. Independently of the balance sheet arrangements foreseen in Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, a global 
tariff quota of 3 500 head of live bovine animals for fattening or for slaughter, with a live weight of not 
less than 160 kg and not more than 300 kg, falling within CN code 01 02, shall be opened to imports 
from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 
The reduced levy or specific duty rate applicable to animals under this quota shall be fixed at 25% of 
the full amount of the levy or the specific duty rate. 
2. In case forecasts show that imports into the Community may exceed 425 000 head for any given year, 
the Community may take safeguard measures in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, 
notwithstanding any other rights given under the Agreement. 
3. A global tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes of meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling within 
CN codes 02 01 and 02 02, shall be opened to imports from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.. 
The reduced duty rate and levy or specific duty rate applicable under this quota shall be fixed at 40% 
of their full amount. 
4. Within the framework of the autonomous import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) 
No 3643/85, a global quota of 100 tonnes of meat of sheep or groats, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling 
wihtin CN code 02 04, shall be reserved for Latvia, Lithuania an Estonia. V? 
ÎV 
ANNEX IX n 
Products referred to in Article 30(2) 
Impons into the Community of the following products originating in Latvia will be subject to a 60% 
reduction of the variable levy, the ad valorem duty and/or the spedfic duty rates within the limits of the 
indicated quantities (tariff quotas) 
CN code 
ex 0203 
0207 10 15 
020721 10 
0207 10 19 
0207 21 90 
0207 39 21 
0207 41 41 
0207 39 23 
0207 41 51 
0402 10 19 
0402 21 19 
0402 29 99 
0405 00 11 
0405 1119 
0406 10 
0406 90 21 
0406 90 23 
0702 00 
0704 10 10 
0704 90 10 
0706 10 00 
0710 10 00 
1601 00 91 
1602 50 10 Description (') 
Meat of domestic swine, fresh or 
chilled (:) 
Chicken carcases; breasts of chicken; legs 
of chicken 
Skimmed milk poweder 
Whole milk powder r 
Milk or cream, concentrated, added sugar 
Butter 
Fresh cheese 
Cheddar cheese 
Edam cheese 
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 
Cauliflowers, from 15 April to 
30 November 
White and red cabbages 
Carrots 
Potatoes, frozen 
Sausages, dry or for spreading uncooked 
Prepared or preserved bovine meat Year1995 1 "19.9/ and 
Yea? 996i Suc«",vc j years 
tonnes 
800 
400 
2 000 
150 
800 
300 
600 
60 
60 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 900 
450 
2 250 
175 
850 
350 
700 
60 
60 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 1000 
500 
2 500 
200 
900 
400 
800 
60 
60 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, rhe wording for the description of the 
products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, rhe preferential scheme being determined within 
the context of this Annex by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is 
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. 
(2) Excluding tenderloins presented alone. 
y Vi 
ANNEX X &V 
List of products referred to in Article ^0(2) 
1. Imports into Latvia of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the 
duties set out below. 
2. Tariffs adopted from 1995 to 2000 shall be reduced by equal annual amounts. 
3. If a more favourable trade system is in force in Latvia, then this shall be applied to imports from the 
Community. 
4. Imports into Latvia of those agricultural products originating in the Community other than those listed 
in this Annex, are free of duty or of any charges having equivalent effect. 
CN code Description of products Rate of duty 
Basic duty M FN duty For impons from EC 
1995 2000 
0101 
0101 11 00 
0101 19 
0101 20 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: 
— Horses: 
— — Pure-bred breeding animals 
— - Other 
— Asses, mules and hinnies 1% 
20% 
20% 0,5 % 
15% 
15% 0,5 % 
15% 
15% free 
15% 
15% 
0102 
0102 10 00 
0102 90 Live bovine animals: 
— Pure-bred breeding animals 
— Others 1% 
20% + 
450 Ls/t 0,5% 
15% + 
450 Ls/t 0,5 % 
15% + 
450 Ls/t free 
15% + 
360 Ls/t 
0103 
0103 10 00 Live swine: 
— Pure-bred breeding animals 
- Other 20% + 
500 Ls/t 0,5 % 
15% + 
500 Ls/t 0,5 % 
15% + 
500 Ls/t free 
15% + 
400 Ls/t 
0104 
0104 10 
0104 10 10 
0104 10 90 
0104 20 
0104 20 10 
0104 20 90 Live sheep and goats: 
— Sheep: 
— — Pure-bred breeding animals 
Other 
— Goats: 
— — Pure-bred breeding animals 
Other 1% 
20% 
20% 
20% 0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
15% 0,5% 
15% 
15% 
15% free 
15 
free 
free 
0105 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls 0,5% 0,5 % free 
0106 00 Oth er live animals 1% 0,5 % 0,5% free 
0201 
0201 30 00 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: 
— Boneless 20 % + 
600 Ls/t 
20% + 
600 Ls/t 15% + 
600 Ls/t 
15% + 
600 Ls/t 15% + 
600 Ls/t 
15% + 
240 Ls/t (*) 15%+ . 
480 Ls/t 
15% + 
192 Ls/t (*) 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 
r. s 
CN code 
0202 
0203 
0203 12 10 
0204 
0205 
0206 
\ 0207 
0208 
0209 
0210 Description of products 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen: 
— — — — Hams and cuts thereof 
Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled 
or frozen Rate of duiy 
Basic duty 
20 % + 
500 Ls/t 
20 % + 
700 Ls/t 
20% + 
700 Ls/t 
20% + 
500 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
Edible offal of bovine animals, «swine, sheep, goats, 
horses,, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 
No 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not 
rendered), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried 
or smoked 
Meat and edible meat offal, salted in brine, dried or 
smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat 
offal: 
— — Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone 
in 
— — Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof 
Other 
— Meat of bovine animals 
— Other, including edible flours and meals of meat 
or meat offal: 
— — Meat: 
— — — Horsemeat, salted, in brine or dried 
Other 
— — — — Livers 
Other 
— — — — Thick skirt and thin skirt 
Other 150 Ls/t M FN duiy 
15% + 
500 Ls/t 
15 % • 
700 Ls/t 
15% + 
700 Ls/t 
15% + 
500 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
20% + 
100 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
0210 11 
0210 12 
0210 19 
0210 20 
0210 90 
0210 90 10 
0210 90 20 
0210 90 31 
0210 90 39 
02109041 
0210 90 49 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 15% + 
100 Ls/t For imports from F.C 
1995 
15% + 
500 Ls/t 
1 5 % + 
700 Ls/t 
15% + 
280 Ls/t (*) 
15% + 
500 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
60 Ls/t (' 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/r 15 % + 
100 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
60Ls/t(*) 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 2000 
15% + 
400 Ls/t 
15 % + 
560 Ls/t 
15% + 
224 Ls/t (*) 
15% + 
400 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
48 Ls/t 
50% + 
80 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
4SLs/t(*) 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t tt 
m 
CN code 
0210 90 60 
0210 90 71 
0210 90 79 
0210 90 80 
0210 90 90 
0401 Description of products 
— Of sheep and goats 
— Other: 
— — Poultry livers: 
Fatry livers of geese or ducks, salted 
or in brine 
Other 
Other 
Edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal 
Milk and cream, not concentrated- or containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter • Rate of dutv 
Basic duty 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
1% 
20% + 
60 Ls/t 
0402 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter: 
0402 10 — In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat 
content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5% 
— In powder, granules or other solid forms, of-a fat 
content, by weight, exceeding 1,5%: 
0402 21 — — Not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 
0402 29 Other: 
— — — Of a fat content, by weight not exceeding 
27%: 
0402 29 11 — — • — — Special milk, for infants, in hermetically 
sealed containers of a net content not 
exceeding 500 g of a fat content, by 
weight, exceeding 10% 
Other 
Other MFN dutv 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
0,5% 
15% + 
60 Ls/t 
20% + 
400 Ls/t 
20% + 
400 Ls/t 
free 
20% + 
60 Ls/t 
20% + 
60 Ls/t 15% + 
400 Ls/t 
15% + 
400 Ls/t For imports from EC • 
2000 1995 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t -
150 Ls/t 
0,5% 
15% + 
60 Ls/t 
15% + 
400 Ls/t 
15% + 
400 Ls/t 
free 
15% + 
60 Ls/t 
15% + 
60 Ls/t free 
15% + 
60 Ls/t 
15% + 
60 Ls/t 120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
free 
15% + 
48 Ls/t 
15% + 
320 Ls/t 
15% + 
320 Ls/t 
15% + 
48 Ls/t 
15% + 
48 Ls/t • t?6 
0404 Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter; produas 
consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter, nor elsewhere specified or included 20% 15% 15% 10% 
0405 Butter and other fats and oils, oils derived from 
milk 20% + 
600 Ls/t .15% + 
600 Ls/t 15% + 
600 Ls/t 15% + 
480 -Ls/t 
0406 
0406 90 14 Cheese and curd: 
Emmental, Gruyère, Sbrinz, Bergkâse and 
Appenzcll 20% + 
600 Ls/t 
20% + 
600 Ls/t 15% + 
600 Ls/t 
15%+ , 
600 Ls/t 15% + 
600 Ls/t 
15% + 
240 Ls/t 15% + 
480 Ls/t 
15% + 
192 Ls/t 
0407 00 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: 
— Of hatching 
— — For hatching 20% + 
20 Ls/t/ 
1 000 p. 
1% 15% + 
20 Ls/t/ 
1 000 p. 
0,5 % 15% + 
20 Ls/t/ 
1 000 p. 
0,5% 15% + 
20 Ls/t/ 
1 000 p. 
free 
-1 ztf 
CN code 
0408 
0409 00 00 
0410 00 00 
0504 00 00 
0511 
0511 1000 
0511 91 
0511 91 10 
0511 99 
0601 
0601 10 
0601 10 30 
0602 
0603 
0603 10 
0603 10 20 
0603 10 13 
0603 10 51 
0603 10 53 
0603 10 55 
0603 10 65 
0603 90 00 R.-uc ol dutv 
Description ol products 
Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, 
cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, molded, 
frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matters 
Natural honev 
Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere 
specified or included 
Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than 
fish), whole and pieces thereof Basic dutv 
20' 
20% 
1% 
1% 
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included: 
dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3 unfit for human 
consumption 
— Bovine semen 
— Other 
— — Products of fish or crutaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of 
Chapter 3 
— — — Fish' waste 
Other M FN dutv 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
20% 
Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and 
rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower-, chicory 
plants and roots other than roots of heading 
No 1212 
— Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and 
rhizomes, dormant 
— — Tulips 
Other live plants (including their roots), cutting and 
slips; mushroom spawn 
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for 
bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, 
dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 
— Fresh 
— — From 1 June to 31 October 
— — — Carnations 
— — From 1 November to 31 May 
— — — Roses 
— — — Carnations 
— — — Orchids 
— — — Chrysanthemums 
— Other 1% 
20% 15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
20% 
20% 
20% 15% 
15% 
15% 
45% 
45% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 40% 
40% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% For imports from EC 
1995 
15% 
1 5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
5%(*) 
15% 
40 % 
20%(*) 
5%(*) 
5%(*) 
5%>) 
5%C) 
15% 
(*) Tarifl quota set out in Annex XI. 2000 
10% 
10% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% (*) 
10% 
30% 
15%(*) 
0,5% (*) 
0,5% (*) 
0,5% (*) 
0,5% (*) 
10% n 
lit 
CN code 
0604 
0701 
0701 10 00 
0702 
0702 00 10 
0702 00 90 
0702 09 01 
0702 09 02 
0703 
0703 10 
0703 20 00 
0703 90 00 
0704 
0705 
0706 
0706 10 00 
0706 90 
0707 00 
0707 00 11 
0707 00 19 
0707 09 00 
0708 Description of products 
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without 
flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and 
lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets 
or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, 
bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 
Potatoes, fresh or chilled: 
— Seed 
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled: 
— From 1 November to 14 May 
— From 15 May to 31 May and from 1 September to 
31 October 
— From 1 June to 30 June 
— From 1 July to 31 August 
Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous 
vegetables, fresh or chilled: 
— Onions and shallots 
— Garlic 
— Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables 
Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar 
edible brassicas, fresh or chilled 
Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cicborius spp.) 
fresh or chilled 
Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, 
radishes and similar edihle rootsj fresh or chilled: 
— Carrots and turnips 
- Other 
Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 
— Cucumbers 
— — From 1 November to 30 April 
— — From 1 May to 30 June 
— — From 1 July to 31 October 
— Gherkins 
Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or 
chilled Rate ol duty 
BASIC duty 
20% 
20% + 
20 Ls/t 
20% + 
20 Ls/t 
20% 
20% 
200 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
20% 
20 % + 
20 Ls/t 
20 % 
20% + 
20 Ls/t 
20% 
20% 
100 Ls/t 
20% 
20% 
20% MFN duiy 
15% 
15% + 
20 Ls/t 
15% + 
20 Ls/t 
15% 
15% 
200 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
0,5% 
0,5% 
15% 
15% + 
20 Ls/t 
15% 
15% + 
20 Ls/t 
15% 
15% 
100 Ls/t 
15% 
15% 
15% For import s from EC 
1995 
1 5 % 
15% + 
20 Ls/t 
frcc(*) 
5%(*> 
15% 
200 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15%(*) 
15% 
15% + 
20 Ls/t 
5%(*) 
5%(*) 
100 Ls/t 
15% 
15% 
15% 2000 
10% 
15% + 
16 Ls/t 
free(*) 
0,5% (*) 
10% 
160 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
10% 
10%(*) 
10% 
15% + 
16 Ls/t 
0,5% (*) 
0,5% (*) 
80 Ls/t 
10% 
10% 
15% n 
(*) Tariff quota ser out in Annex XI. 
m 
CN code 
0709 
0709 10 00 
0709 20 00 
0709 30 00 
0709 40 00 
0709 51 
0709 60 
0709 70 
0709 90 
.0710 
0711 
0712 
0713 
0714 
0801 
0802 
0803 00 
0804 
0805 
0806 Description of products 
Other vegcrables, fresh or chilled -
— Globe artichokes 
— Asparagus 
— Aubergines (egg-plants) 
— Celery other than celeriac 
— Mushrooms and truffles 
— — Mushrooms 
— Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus 
Pimenta 
— Spinach, New-Zealand spinach and orachc spinach 
(garden spinach) 
— Other 
Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water), frozen 
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 
Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken. or in 
powder, but not further prepared 
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not 
skinned or split 
Manioc, arrowroot, salaep, Jerusalem artichokes, 
sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high 
starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whether or 
not sliced or in the form of pellets, sago pith 
Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, 
whether or not shelled or peeled 
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or 
peeled 
Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried 
Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes 
and mangosteens, fresh or dried 
Citrus fruits, fresh or dried 
Grapes, fresh or dried Rate od dtiit , 
Basic duty 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
2% 
2% 
2% 
2% 
2% 
2% 15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% For imports from EC 
1^95 
1 5 % 
I 5 "<> 
\S'A, 
15% 
15% 
5%C) 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 2000 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
10% 
0,5% (*) 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
10% 
0,5% 
10% 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % X,. 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 
^ m 
CN code 
0807 
0808 
0808 10 
0809 
0810 
0810 10 
081010 101 
0810 10 901 
0810 20 
0810 30 
0810 30 001 
0810 30 002 
0810 40 
0810 90 Description of products 
Melons (including watermelons) and pa paws 
(papayas), fresh 
Apples, pears and quinces, fresh 
— Apples 
Other 
— — — From 1 August to 31 December 
Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), 
plums and sloes, fresh 
Other fruits, fresh 
— Strawberries • 
— — From 1 to 31 July 
— — From 1 August to 30 June 
— Raspberries 
— Black, white or red currants and gooseberries 
— — From 1 to 31 July 
— — From 1 August to 30 June 
— Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the 
genus Vaccinium 
— Other Basic duty 
2% 
2% 
20% 
2% 
20% 
2% 
2% 
20% 
2% 
2% 
2% Rate od dutv 
MEN dutv 
1% 
1% 
15% 
1% 
15% 
1% 
1% 
15% 
1% 
L% 
1% For imports from EC 
2000 1995 
1% 
I % 
15% 
1% 
15% 
1% 
1% 
15% 
1% 
1% 
1% 15% 
0,5 % 
10% 
0,5% 
0,5% 
10% 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5% 
0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter 2% 1% 1% 0,5 % 
0S12 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 2% 1% 1% 0,5 % 
0813 Fruit, dried, other than of heading Nos 0801 to 0806; 
mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter 2% 1% 1% 0,5% 
0814 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including water 
melons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally 
preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other 
preservative solutions 2% 1% 1% 0,5% 
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1% 0,5 % 0,5% 0,5 % 
1001 
1001 10 00 
1001 90 Wheat and meslini 
— Durum wheat 
- Other 25 Ls/t 
25 Ls/t 25 Ls/t 
25 Ls/t 0,5% (*) 
25 Ls/t 0,5% (*) 
22 Ls/t 
1002 20 00 Rye 75 Ls/t 75 Ls/t 75 Ls/t 67 Ls/t 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 
M 
CN code 
1003 00 
1004 00 
1005 
1006 
1008 
1008 10 00 
1008 20 00 
1008 30 00 
1008 90 
1008 90 10 
1008 90 90 
1102 
1102 10 00 
1102 20 
1102 30 00 
1102 90 
1103 
1103 11 
1103 1200 
1103 13 
1103 14 00 
1103 19 
1103 2100 
1103 29 
1103 29 10 
1103 29 20 
1103 29 30 
1103 29 40 
1103 29 50 
1103 29 90 Description of products 
Barley 
Oats 
Maize (corn) 
Rice 
1007 00 Grain sorghum 
Buckwheat, millet and canary seed other cereals 
— Buckwheat 
— Millet 
— Canary seed 
— Other cereals 
— — Triticale 
Other Raie od dutv 
Basic dutv 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1101 00 00 Wheat or meslin flour 
Cereals flour, other than of wheat or meslin 
— Rye flour 
— Maize (corn) flour 
— Rice flour 
— Other 1% 
1% 
1% 
25 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t MFN duty 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
25 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
75 Ls/t 
Cereal groats, meal and pellets 
— Groats and meal 
— — Of wheat 
— — Of oats 
— — Of maize (corn) 
Of rice 
—. — Of other cereals 
— Pellets 
— — Of wheat 
— — Of other cereals 
Of rye 
Of barley 
— — — Of oats 
— — — Of maize 
Of rice 
Other 0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
25 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t For imports from EC 
1995 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
25 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
75 Ls/t 0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
25 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
25 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 2000 
67 Ls/r 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
o;5 % 
0,5 % 
.0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
22 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
22 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
frej. 
67 Ls/t l' 
^?P 
CN code 
1104 
1104 11 
1104 12 
1104 19 
1104 19 10 
1104 19 30 
1104 19 50 
1104 19 91 
1104 19 99 
1104 21 
1104 22 
1104 23 
1104 29 
1104 30 Descripiion of products 
Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, 
rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice 
of heading No 1006; germ cereals, whole, rolled, 
flaked or ground 
— Rolled or flaked grains 
— — Of barley 
— — Of oats 
— — Other cereals 
— — — Of wheat 
— - - Of rye 
— — — Of maize 
Other 
— — — — Flaked rice 
Other 
— Other worked grains (for example, hulled, pearled, 
sliced or kibbled) 
— — Of barley 
' — — Of oats 
— — Of maize (corn) 
— — Of other cereals 
— Germ of cereals, whole, rolled Rate ol dulv 
B.isic dutv 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t M FN dutv 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t lor imports from EC 
2000 1995 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/r 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/r 67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
1105 Flour, meal and flakes of potatoes 75 Ls/t /5 Ls/t 75 Ls/t 67 Ls/t 
1106 Flour and meal of the dried leguminous vegetables of 
heading No 0713, of sago or of roots or tubers of 
heading No 0714; flour, meal and powder of the 
products of Chapter 8 75 Ls/t 75 Ls/t 75 Ls/t 67 Ls/t 
.1107 
1107 20 00 Malt, whether or not roasted 
— Roasted 75 Ls/t 
1% 75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 75 Ls/t 
0.5 % 67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
1108 
nos ii oo 
1108 12 00 
nos 13 00 
1108 14 00 
1108 19 
1108 20 00 Starches; inulin 
— Starches 
— — Wheat starch 
— — Maize (corn) starch 
—- — Potato starch 
— — Manioc (cassava) starch 
— — Other starches 
— — Inulin 150 Ls/t 
1% 
L50 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 150 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 150 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
150 Ls/t 
150 Ls/t 
150 us/t 
150 Ls/t 135 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
135 Ls/t 
135 Ls/t 
135 Ls/t 
135 Ls/t 
1109 00 00 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried 1% 0,5 % 0,5 % 0,5 % 
1201 00 Soya beans, whether or not broken 1% 0,5% 0,5 % 0,5 % 
1202 Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, 
whether or not shelled or broken 1% 0,5 % 0,5 % free ' 
1203 Copr 1% 0,5 % 0,5 % free 
\o\ 
Raie of duty 
CN code 
1204 
1205 00 
1206 00 
1207 
1208 
1209 
1209 11 00 
1209 19 00 
1209 2100 
( 1209 22 
1209 23 
1209 24 00 
1209 25 
1209 26 00 
1209 29 
1209 29 10 
1209 29 50 
1209 29 80 
1209 30 00 
1209 91 
1209 99 
1210 
1211 
1212 Description of products 
Linseed, whether or not broken 
Rappe or colza seeds, whether or not broken 
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken 
Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not 
broken 
Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, 
other than those of mustard Basic dun 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing 
— Beet seed 
— — Sugar beet seed 
Other 
— Seeds of forage plants, other than beet seed 
— — Lucerne (alfalfa) seed 
— — Clover (Trifolium spp.) 
— — Fescue seed 
— — Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seed 
— — Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium 
perenne L.) seed 
— — Timothy grass seed 
Other 
— — — Vetch seed 
— — — Lupin seed 
Other 
— Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally 
for their flowers 
— Other 
— — Vegetable seeds 
Other M FN d»»v 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 "A. 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, 
powdered or in the fotm of pellets; lupulin 
Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), 
of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy 
or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, 
fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or 
powdered 1% 
1% 
1% 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5% 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75. Ls/t 
0,5% 
75 Ls/t 
0,5% 
0,5% 
0,5 % For impons from EC 
1995 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0.5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
1212 10 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet 
and sugar cane fresh or dried, whether or not ground; 
fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products 
(including unroasted chicory roots of the variety 
Cichorium int)'bus sativum) of a kind used primarily 
for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or 
included 
— Locust beans, including locust bean seeds 1% 
1% 0,5% 0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5% 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
75 Ls/t 
0,5% 
75 Ls/t 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% 0,5 % 2000 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
67 Ls/t 
.67 Ls/t 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
0,5 % <tt 
free 
TQ\ 
CN code 
1212 30 
121291 
121299 
1213 00 00 
1214 
1302 
1302 20 10 
Chapter 14 
1501 00 
1502 00 
1502 00 10 
1502 00 90 
1503 00 
1504 
1507 
1508 
1509 
1510 00 
1511 Description of products 
— Apricot, peach or plum stones and kernels 
— — Sugar beet 
Other 
Cereal straw and husks, unprepared or not chopped, 
ground, pressed or in the form of pellets 
Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), 
clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupins, vetches and 
similar forage products, whether or not in the form of 
pellets , 
Vegetable saps and extracts, pectic substances, 
pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages 
and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived 
from vegetable products 
— Vegetable saps and extracts 
Dry 
Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included 
Lard; other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered, whether 
or not pressed or solvent-extracted 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, raw 
or rendered, whether or not pressed or solvent-
extracted 
— For industrial uses other than the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human consumption 
- Other 
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow 
oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared 
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine 
mammals, whether or not refined but chemically 
modified 
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified 
Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified 
Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but 
not chemically modified 
Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from 
olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically ' 
modified, including blends of these oils or fractions 
with oils or fractions of heading No 1509 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but 
not chemically modified R.itc ol duty 
Basic duty 
1% 
1 % 
1% 
1% 
1% -
1% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 
1% M FN duty 
0,5 "A. 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % For imports from EC 
1995 
0.5 "A. 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
5%(*) 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 2000 
free 
free 
free 
free 
free 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
10% 
0,5 (*) 
10% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % <,¥> 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 
V> 
CN code 
1512 
1512 11 
1512 19 
1512 21 
1512 29 Description of products Rate of dutv 
Sunflower-seed, safflower or cottonseed and 
fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified 
— Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions 
thereof: 
— — Crude oil 
Other 
— — Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been 
removed 
Other Basic duty 
20% 
1% 
1 % 
1% M FN dutv 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % For imports from EC 
1995 2000 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% V 
1513 Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil, babassu 
oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but 
not chemically modified 1% 0,5 % 0,5 % 0,5 % 
1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil arfd fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 1% 0,5 % 0,5 % 0,5 % 
1515 
1516 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils including jojoba 
oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, .but 
not chemically modified 1% 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, 
partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, 
re-esterified or elaidinzed, whether or not refined, but 
not further prepared 1% 0,5% 0,5 % 0,5% 
0,5 % 0,5 % 0,5 % 
1517 
1522 
1601 00 
1602 
1603 
1701 
1701 11 
1701 12 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 No 1516 20% 15% 0,5 %(*) 0,5% (*) 
Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty 
substances of animal or vegetable waxes 1% 
Sausages and similar produas, of meat, meat offal or 
blood; food preparations based on these products 
Other prepared or preserved meat offal or blood 
Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
Cana or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form: 
— Raw sugar not containing added free flavouring or 
colouring matter: 
— — Cane sugar 
— — Beet sugar 
— Other 20% + 
800 Ls/t 
20 % + 
800 Ls/t 
20% 0,5 % 0,5 % 
15% + 
800 Ls/t 15% + 
320 Ls/t (*) 
15% + 
800 Ls/t (*) 15% + 
320 Ls/t {' 0,5 % 
15% + 
256 Ls/t (*) 
15% + 
256 Ls/t (*) 
15% 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 15% 
120 Ls/t 
120 Ls/t 0,5 % 
100 Ls/t 
100 Ls/t 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 
V1» 
CN code 
1701 91 00 
1701 99 
1702 
1703 
180100 00 
1802 00 00 
2001 
2002 
2002 10 00 
2002 10 10 
2002 10 90 
2002 10 901 
2002 90 
2003 
2003 10 
2003 20 
2004 
2004 10 
2004 90 
2005 
2006 00 
2007 
2007 10 • • . _ , 
Description of products 
— — Containing added flavouring or colouring 
matter 
Other 
Other sugar, including chemically pure lactose, 
maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar 
syrups nor containing added flavouring or colouring 
matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with 
natural honey; caramel 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of 
sugar 
Cocoa beans, whole or broken 
Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste 
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of 
plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
acid 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
— Tomatoes, whole or in pieces 
— — Peeled 
Other 
— — — Tomato paste 
— Other 
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid: 
— Mushrooms 
- Truffles 
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen: 
— Potatoes 
— Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables 
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise 
thanby vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 
Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, 
preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized) 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and 
fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter: 
— Homogenized preparations 
- Other Rate of duly 
Basic duty 
20% 
120 Ls/t 
1% 
20% 
1% 
1% 
20% 
20% 
1% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20-% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
1% M FN duly 
15% 
120 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % For import 
1995 
15% 
120 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % < from EC 
2000 
0,5 % 
100 Ls/r 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% • 
10% 
10% 
0,5 % 
10% 
10% 
0,5% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % % 
J-V5 
CN code Description of p/oducts Rate ol duty 
Basic duly M FN duiv For imports from EC 
1995 2000 
2007 91 
2007 99 Citrus fruit 
Other 20% 
20% 15% 
15% 15% 
15% 0,5 % 
15% 
200S 00 
2008 11 
2008 19 
2008 20 
200S 30 
2008 40 
2008 50 
2008 60 
200S 70 
2008 80 
2009 
2009 11 
2009 19 
2009 20 
2009 30 
2009 40 
2009 50 
2009 60 
2009 70 
2009 80 
2009 90 Fruit, nut and other edible parts of plants, otherwise 
prepared or preserved, whether or not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not 
elsewhere specified or included: 
— — Ground-nuts 
— — Other, including mixtures 
— Pineapples 
— Citrus fruits 
— Pears 
— Apricots 
— Cherries 
— Peaches 
— Strawberries 
— Other, including mixtutes other than those of 
subheading 2008 19 
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable 
juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, 
whether or not containing' added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 
— Orange juice: 
— — Frozen 
— - Other 
— Graphefruit juice 
— Juice of any other single citrus fruit 
— Pineapple juice 
— Tomato juice: 
— Grape juice (including grape must) 
— Apple juice 
— Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable 
— Mixtures of juices: 20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
\S7o 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15 % 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 
15% 0,5% 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5% 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
2106 90 30 
2106 90 51 
2106 90 55 
2106 90 59 Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups, of 
isoglucose 
Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups, of lactose 
Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups, of glucose 
Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups, other 1% 
1% 
1% 
1% 0,5% 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 0,5 % 
0,5% 
0,5 % 
0,5% 
2204 
2204 10 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape 
must other than that of heading No 2009 
— Sparkling wine: 
— — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume of 
not less than 8,5% vol. 
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CN code 
2204 10 11 
2204 10 19 
2004 10 90 
2204 21 
2204 29 
2204 30 
2204 30 10 
2209 
2301 
2302 
2302 30 
2303 
2304 00 00 
2305 00 00 
2306 
2306 10 00 
2306 30 00 
2307 00 
2308 Description of products 
— — — Champagne 
Other 
Other 
— — In containers holding 2 1 or less 
-. Other 
— Other grape must 
— — In fermentation or with fermentation arrested 
otherwise than by the addition of alcohol 
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from 
acetic acid 
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of 
fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic 
invertebrates, unfit for human consumption: groups 
Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the 
form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or 
other working of cereals orof leguminous plants 
— Of wheat 
Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, 
beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar 
manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, 
whether or not in the form of pellets 
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 ground-nut 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 conon seeds 
— Of sunflower seeds 
Wine lees; argol 
Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable 
residues and by-products, whether or not in the form 
of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not 
elsewhere specified or included Rale of duly 
Basic duty 
30 Ls/hl 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20% 
20 % 
1% , 
20% 
1% 
75 Ls/t 
1% 
20% 
1% 
20% 
20% 
1% 
1% 
20% 
20% M FN duty 
30 Ls/h 
15% 
15 % 
15 % 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% For import 
1995 
30 Ls/h 
15% 
15% 
10% n 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
5%(») 
0,5 % 
75 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15 % s from EG 
2000 
30 Ls/h 
15% 
15% 
7%(-) 
15% 
15% 
free 
0,5% (*) 
0,5 % 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 1e 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex XI. 
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CN code 
2309 
2309 10 
2309 90 
2401 
3502 
5201 00 
5301 
5302 Description of products 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 
— Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale 
- Other 
Unmanufactured tobacco refuse 
Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives 
Cotton, not carded or combed 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and 
waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
Ttue hemp (cannabis sativa L.) raw or processed but 
not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn 
waste and garnetted stock) Rate of duty 
B.isic duty 
20% 
75 Ls/t 
4% 
1% 
1% 
20% 
20% MFN duly 
1 5 % 
75 Ls/t 
2% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% For impons from FC 
1995 
1 5 % 
75 Ls/t 
2% 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
15% 2000 
0,5 % 
67 Ls/t 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
0,5 % 
15% 
0,5 % 11 
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ANNEX M 4oo 
List of products referred to in Articlc^Q (2) 
Imports into Latvia of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the 
following tariff quotas 
CN code 
0201 
0201 30 00 
0203 
0203 12 11 
0206 
0209 00 
0403 10 
0406 90 14 
0601 10 
0601 10 30 
0603 
0603 10 
0603 10 13 
0603 10 51 
0603 10 53 
0603 10 55 
0603 10 65 
0701 10 00 
0702 00 10 Description ol-products Unit 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 
— Boneless 
Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen: 
— — — — Hams and cuts thereof 
Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, 
sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or 
hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat 
(not rendered), fresh, chilled, frozen, 
salted, in brine, dried or smoked 
— Yoghurt 
— — — Emmental 
Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, 
crowns and rhizomes, dormant 
— — Tulips 
Cut flowers and flower buds: 
— Fresh: 
— — From 1 May to 31 October 
— — — Carnations 
— — From 1 November to 31 May 
— — — Roses 
— — — Carnations 
Orchids 
— — — Chrysanthemums 
— Potatoes, seed 
— Tomatoes, from 1 November 
to 14 Mav Quantity 
Year 
123S 
100 
100 
50 
200 Year 
300 
200 
12,5 
3,8 
25 
1 
2,5 
500 
600 100 
100 
50 
200 
20 20 
300 
200 Year 
A d5l-
12,5 
3,8 
25 
1 
2,5 
500 
600 100 
100 
50 
230 
300 
200 
12,5 
4 
25 
1 
2,5 
500 
600 Ye.ir 
100 
100 
50 
230 
20 20 
300 
220 
13 
4 
. 30 
1,2 
2,8 
500 
600 Year 
-f992> 
100 
100 
50 
250 
20 
300 
220 
13 
4,3 
30 
1,2 
2,8 
500 
600 Year 
.2 COO 
100 
100 
50 
250 
20 
300 
220 
13 
4,3 
30 
1,2 
2,8 
500 
600 
V«l 
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CN code 
0704 
0706 90 90 
0707 00 11 
0709 60 
1001 10 00 
1302 
1502 00 10 
1517 
1601 00 
1602 
2204 
Z204 21 
2209 Description of products Unit 
Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and 
similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled 
(from 1 March to 31 May) 
— — Other (radishes) from 1 January to 
30 April 
— — Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or 
chilled, from 1 November to 
1 April 
— Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the 
genus Pimenta 
— Durum wheat 
Vegetable saps and extracts, pectic 
substances, pectinates and pectates; 
agar-agar and other mucilages and 
thickeners, whether or not modified, 
derived from vegetable products 
— Fats of bovine animals for industrial 
uses other than the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human consumption 
Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations 
of animals or vegetable fats or oils or of. 
fractions of different fats or oils of this 
chapter 
Sausages and similar products of meat, 
meat offal or blood; food preparations 
based on these products 
Other prepared or preserved meat offal or 
blood ' 
Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified 
wines; grape must other than that of 
heading No 2009 
— — in containers'holding 2 1 or less 
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar 
obtained from acetic acid Quantity 
Year 
250 
100 
300 
300 
15 000 
100 Year 
2 000 
150 
100 
30 250 
100 
300 
300 
15 000 Year 
600 600 
2 000 
150 
150 150 
100 
30 250 
100 
300 
300 
15 000 Year 
-/99J 
100 110 
600 
2 000 
150 
150 
100 
30 280 
130 
330 
300 
15 000 
110 
650 
2000 
150 
150 
100 
40 Year 
^993 
280 
130 
330 
320 
15 000 
650 
2 000 
150 
150 
100 
40 Year 
f.ooo 
2S0 
150 
350 
320 
15 000 
120 120 
650 
2 000 
150 
150 
100 
40 
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ANNEX XII 
Products, originating in Latvia, for which the Community grants tariff quotas foi 
CN codes Description Tariff quotas 
0302 50 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 1 000 r at 6 % 
0303 60 and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, fresh/frozen of which Gadus 
0302 69 35 morhua: 
0303 79 41 250 t 
0302 61 99 Brisling or sprat (Sprattus sprattus) from 16 June to 14 1 600 t at 6,5% 
0303 71 99 February, fresh/frozen 
ex 1604 19 98 Prepared or preserved Sprat and Lamprey (whether or not 350 t at 10% 
ex* 1604.20 90 minced) 
2301 20 00 . Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs 4 000 t at 0% 
or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human 
consumption 
ex 0301 99 11 Breeding material: 
— salmon eggs/semen 300 000 pieces at 0 % 
— salmon smolt 100 000 pieces at 0% 
ex 0301 99 90 — Pike eggs 1 million pieces at 4 % 
— Pike perch smolt 300 000 pieces at 4% 
ANNEX XIII 
Products, originating in the Community, for which Latvia grants tariff reductions 
CN codes Description Concessions 
0302 50 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus. ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 1 000 t at 6% 
0303 60 and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, fresh/frozen 
0302 69 35 
0303 79 41 
ex 0302 64 10 Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber 0 % 
ex 0302 64 90 japonicus, fresh/frozen 
0303 74 11 
0303 74 19 
ex 0303 40 10 Herring (Clupea harengus), fresh/frozen 2 200 t at 5% 
ex 0303 40 90 
ex 0303 50 10 
ex 0303 50 90 
0302 61 91 Brisling or sprat (Sprattus sprattus), fresh/frozen 1 300 t at 5% 
0302 61 99 
0302 7191 
0303 71 99 
0307 31 Mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.) 0% 
0307 39 
0307 41 Cuttlefish and squid 0% 
0307 49 
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Annex XIV 
Concerning Article 44,1 
Legal acts relating to real-estate property in frontier regions in accordance with legislation in 
force in certain Member States of the Community. 
This reservation is not to be applied in a manner inconsistent with the Most Favoured Nation 
treatment. 
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Annex XV 
Concerning Article 44,2(i) 
1. Manufacturing and sale of weapons and explosives. 
2.Organisation and performance of gambling operations. 
3. Dealing and agency in real estate. 
4. Ownership of port infrastructure. 
A Community company cannot establish a subsidiary in the sectors listed above. 
These reservations are not to be applied, in a manner inconsistent with the Most 
Favoured Nation treatment. 
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Annex XVI 
Concerning Article 47 
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Financial services: definitions 
A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service 
provider of a Party. Financial services include the following activities: 
A. All insurance and insurance-related services. 
1. Direct insurance (including co-insurance), 
(i) life 
(ii) non-life 
2. Reinsurance and retrocession. 
3. Insurance intermediation, such as brokerage and agency. 
4. Services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment 
and claim settlement services. 
B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance). 
1. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public 
2. Lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer credit, mortgage credit, 
factoring and financing of commercial transactions. 
3. Financial leasing. 
4. All payment and money transmission services, including credit charge and debit 
cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts. 
5. Guarantees and commitments. 
6. Trading for own account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over the 
' counter market or otherwise, the following: 
(a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.) 
(b) foreign exchange 
(c) derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options 
(d) exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as 
swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. 
(e) transferable securities 
(f) other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion. 
7. Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including under-writing and 
placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of services 
related to such issues. 
8. Money broking. 
9. Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective 
investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and 
trust services. 
10. Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, 
derivative products, and other negotiable instruments. 
11. Advisory intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities 
listed in Points 1 to 10 above, including credit reference and analysis, investment 
and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate 
restructuring and strategy. 
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12. Provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and 
related software by providers of other financial services. 
The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services: 
(a) Activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of 
monetary and exchange rate policies. 
(b) Activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public 
institutions, for the account or with the guarantee of the government, except when 
those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with 
such public entities. 
(c) Activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement 
plans, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in 
competition with public entities or private institutions. 
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Annex XVII 
Concerning Article 67 
Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property Protection 
1. Paragraph 3 of Article 61 concerns the following multilateral conventions: 
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris 
Act, 1971); 
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of 
Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome, 1961); 
Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and 
Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Geneva, 1977 and 
amended in 1979); 
Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International 
Registration of Marks (Madrid, 1989); 
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro­
organisms for the purposes of Patent Procedures (1977, modified in 1980); 
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants 
(UPOV) (Geneva Act, 1991). 
The Association Council may decide that paragraph 3 of Article 67 shall apply to 
other multilateral conventions. 
2. The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the 
following multilateral conventions: 
Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks 
(Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979); 
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 
1967 and amended in 1979); 
Patent Co-operation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and 
modified in 1984). 
3. From entry into force of this Agreement, Latvia shall grant to Community 
companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of 
intellectual, industrial and commercial property, treatment no less favourable than 
that granted by it to any third country under bilateral agreements. 
4. The provisions of paragraph 3 shall not apply to advantages granted by Latvia to 
any third country on an effective reciprocal basis. 
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Annex XVHI 
Concerning Article 109 
Latvia may participate in Community framework programmes, specific programmes, 
projects or other actions in the fields of: 
- research 
- information services 
- the environment 
- education, training and youth 
- social policy and health 
- consumer protection 
- small and medium-sized enterprises 
- tourism 
- culture 
- the audiovisual sector 
- civil protection 
- trade facilitation 
- energy 
- transport, and 
the fight against drugs and drug addiction. 
The Association Council may agree to add other fields of Community activities to those 
listed above, where it is considered to be of mutual interest or to contribute to the 
attainment of the objectives of the Europe Agreement. 
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LIST OF PROTOCOLS 
PROTOCOL TITLE 
Referred to in Article 16(2) laying down other arrangements 
applicable to textile products 
On trade between the Community and Latvia in processed 
agricultural products 
Concerning the definition of originating products and methods of 
administrative cooperation 
On specific provisions relating to trade between Latvia and 
Spain and Portugal 
On mutual assistance between administrative authorities in 
customs matters 
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PROTOCOL 1 
referred to in Article l£ (2) laying down other arrangements applicable to textile products 
This Protocol consists of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the 
Republic of Latvia on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 15 June 1993, and 
annexed hereto. 
AGREEMENT 
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Latvia on trade in textile 
products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
of the one part, and 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA 
of the other part, 
DESIRING to promote, with a view to permanent cooperation and in conditions providing every security 
for trade, the orderly and equitable development of trade in textile produas between the European 
Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') and the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter 
referred to as .'Latvia'), 
RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the serious economic and social problems at present 
affecting the textile industry in both importing and exporting countries, and in particular, to eliminate real 
risks of market disruption on the market of the Community and real risks of disruption to the textile trade 
of Latvia, 
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries: 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, 
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
Artide 1 
1. Trade in textile products listed in Annex I and 
originating within the Contracting Parties shall be 
liberalized for the duration of this Agreement under the 
conditions set out therein. . * - • 
2. Subject to the provisions of this or any successive 
Agreement, the Community undertakes, in respect of 
the products listed in Annex. I, to suspend the 
application of quantitative import restrictions currently 
in force and not to introduce new-iquantitative 
restrictions. u 1ft 
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Quantitative import restrictions shall be reintroduced in 
case of denunciation or non-replacement of the present 
Agreement. 
3. Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative 
restrictions on the importation into the Community of 
the products listed in Annex I shall be prohibited for the 
duration of this Agreement. 
Article 2 
1. Exports from Latvia to the Community of products 
listed in Annex I and originating in Latvia shall, at the 
time of entry into force of this Agreement, be free from 
quantitative limits. However, quantitative limits may 
subsequently be introduced under conditiops specified in 
Article 5. 
2. Should quantitative limits be introduced, exports of 
tne textile products made subject to quantitative limits 
shall be subject to a double-checking system as specified 
in Protocol A. 
3. As the time of entry into force of this Agreement, 
exports of products listed in Annex II not subject to 
quantitative limits shall be subject to the double-checking 
system referred to in paragraph 2. 
4. Following consultations in accordance with the 
procedures set out in Article 15, exports of products in 
Annex I not subject to quantitative limits other than 
those listed in Annex II may be subject, subsequently to 
the entry into force of this Agreement, to the 
double-checking system referred to in paragraph 2 or to a. 
prior surveillance system introduced by the Community. 
Article 3 
1. Imports into the Community of textile products 
covered by this Agreement shall not be subject to the 
quantitative limits established under this Agreement, 
provided that they are declared to be for re-export 
outside the Community in the same state or after 
processing, within the framework of the administrative 
system of control which exists within the Community. 
However, the release for home use of products imported 
into the Community under the conditions referred to 
above shall be subject to the production of an export 
licence issued by the authorities of Latvia, and to 
proof of origin in accordance with the provisions of 
Protocol A. quantitative limit established under this Agreement for 
the current or the following year, as appropriate. 
3. The Community and Latvia recognize the special 
and differential character of reimports of textile products 
into the Community after processing in Latvia as a 
specific form of industrial and trade cooperation. 
Should quantitative limits be establishhed pursuant to 
Article 5, provided that they are effected in accordance 
with the regulations on economic outward processing in 
force in the Community, these reimports shall not be 
subject to these quantitative limits if they are subject to 
the specific arrangements laid down in Protocol C. 
Article 4 
Should quantitative limits be introduced pursuant to 
Article 5, the following provisions shall apply: 
1. In any Agreement year advance use of a portion of 
the quantitative limit established for the following 
Agreement year is authorized for each category of 
products up to 5% of the quantitative limit for the 
current Agreement year. 
Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from 
the corresponding quantitative limits established for 
the following Agreement year. 
2. Carry-over to the corresponding quantitative limit for 
the following Agreement year of the amounts not 
used during any Agreement year is authorized for 
each category of products up to 7% of the 
quantitative limit for the current Agreement year. 
3. Transfers in respect of categories in Group I shall not 
be made from any category except as follows: 
— transfers between categories 2 and 3 and from 
category 1 to categories 2 and 3 may be made up 
to 4% of the quantitative limits for the category 
to which the transfer is made, 
— transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 may 
be made to 4% of the quantitative limit for the 
category to which the transfer is made. 
Transfers into any category in Groups II, III, IV and 
V may be made from any category or categories in 
Groups I, II, III, IV and V up to 5% of the 
quantitative limit for the category to which the 
transfer is made. 
2. Where the Community authorities ascertain that 
imports of textile products have been set off against a 
quantitative limit established under this Agreement, but 
that the products have subsequently been re-exported 
outside the Community, the authorities shall inform the 
Latvian authorities within four weeks of the quantities, 
involved and authorize imports of identical quantities of 
the same products, which shall not be set off against the 4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers 
referred to above is given in Annex I to this 
Agreement. 
5. The increase in any category of products resulting 
from the cumulative application of the provisions in 
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during an Agreement 
year shall not exceed the following limits: 
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V — 13% for categories of products in Group I; 
— 13,5% for categories of produas in Groups II, 
III, IV and V. 
6. Prior notification shall be given by the Latvian 
authorities in the event of recourse to the provisions 
of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above, at least 15 days in 
advance. 
Article 5 
1. Exports of textile products listed in Annex I to this 
Agreement may be made subject to quantitative limits on 
the conditions laid down in the following paragraphs. 
2. Where the Community finds, under the system of 
administrative control set up, that the level of imports of 
products in a given category listed in Annex I originating 
in Latvia exceeds, in relation to the preceding year's total 
imports into the Community from all sources of produas 
in that category, the following rates: 
— 0,4 % for categories of produas in Group I, 
— 2,4 % for categories of products in Group II, 
— 8% for categories of products in Groups III, IV 
and V, 
it may request the opening of consultations in accordance 
with the procedure described in Article 15 of this 
Agreement, with a view to reaching agreement on an 
appropriate restraint level for the products in such 
category. 
3. Pending a mutually satisfaaory solution, Latvia 
undertakes, from the date of notification of the fequest 
for consultations, to suspend or limit at the level 
indicated by the Community exports of the category of 
products in question to the Community or to the region 
or regions of the Community market specified by the 
Community. 
The Community shall authorize the importation of 
products of the said category shipped from Latvia before 
the date on which • the request for consultations was 
submitted. 
4. Should the Contraciing Parties be unable in the 
course of consultations to reach a satisfactory solution 
within the period specified in Article 15 the Community 
shall have the right to introduce a definitive quantitative 
limit at an annual level not lower than the level resulting 
from the application of the formula set out in 
paragraph 2, or 106% of the level of imports reached 
during the calendar year preceding that in which imports 
exceeded the level resulting from the application of the 
formula set out in paragraph 2 and gave rise to: the 
request for consultations, whichever is the higher. 
The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after 
consultations in accordance .with the procedure referred 
to in Article 15, with a view to fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 2, should the trend of total imports 
into the Community of the produa in question make this 
necessary. 
5. - The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits 
introduced pursuant to"this Article shall be determined in 
accordance with the provisions of Protocol D. 
6. The provisions of this Article shall not apply where 
the percentages specified in paragraph 2 have been 
reached as a result of a fall in total imports into the 
Community, and not as a result of an increase in exports 
of products originating in Latvia. 
7. In the event of the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 or 
4 being applied, Latvia undertakes to issue export 
licences for products covered by contracts concluded 
before the introduction of the quantitative limit, up to 
the volume of the quantitative limit fixed. 
8. Up to the date of communication of the statistics 
referred to in Article 12 (6), the provisions of 
paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the 
annual statistics previously communicated by the 
Community. 
Article 6 
1. In view of ensuring the effective functioning of this 
Agreement, the Community and Latvia agree to 
cooperate fully in order to prevent, to investigate and to 
take any necessary legal and/or administrative action 
against circumvention by transhipment, rerouting, false 
declaration concerning the country or place of origin, 
falsification of documents, false declaration concerning 
fibre content, quantities description or classification of 
merchandise any by whatever other means. Accordingly, 
Latvia and the Community agree to establish the 
necessary legal provisions and administrative procedures 
permitting effective action to be taken against such 
circumvention, which shall include the adoption of legally 
binding corrective measures against exporters and/or 
importers involved. 
2. Should the Community believe on the basis of 
information available that the present Agreement is being 
circumvented, the Community will consult with Latvia 
with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory solution. 
These consultations will be held as early as possible and 
at the latest within 30 days from the date of request. 
3. Pending the results of the consultation referred to in 
paragraph 2, Latvia shall, as a precautionary measure» if 
so requested by the Community, take all necessary 
measures to ensure that, where sufficient evidence of 
circumvention is provided, adjustments of quantitative 
limits established pursuant to Article 5 liable to be agreed 
following the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 
may be carried out for the quota year in which the 
request to open consultations in accordance with 
paragraph 2 was made, or for the following-year if the 
. quota for the current year is exhausted. u 
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( \. 4. Should the Parties be unable, in the course of the 
consultation referred to in paragraph 2 to reach a 
mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have 
the right: 
(a) where there is sufficient evidence that products 
originating in Latvia have been imported in 
circumvention of the present Agreement, to set off 
the relevant quantities against the quantitative limits 
established pursuant to Article 5; 
(b) where sufficient evidence shows that a false 
declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, 
description or classification of products originating 
in Latvia has occurred, to refuse to import the 
products in question; 
(c) should it appear that the territory of Latvia is 
involved in transhipment or rerouting of products 
not originating in Latvia, to introduce quantitative 
limits against the same products originating in Latvia 
if they are not already subject to quantitative limits, 
or to take any other appropriate measures. 
5. The Parties agree to establish a system of 
administrative cooperation to prevent and to address 
effectively all problems arising from circumvention in 
accordance with the provisions of Protocol A to this 
Agreement. established pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced 
on a pro rata temporis basis unless the Contracting 
Parties decide otherwise by common agreement. 
Article 9 
Latvia exports of cottage-industry fabrics woven on 
hand- or foot-operated looms, garments or other 
made-up articles obtained manually from* such fabrics 
and of traditional folklore handicraft products shall not 
be subject to quantitative limits, provided that these 
products originating in Latvia meet the conditions laid 
down in Protocol B. 
Article 10 
1. Should the Community consider that a texile 
product covered by this Agreement is being imported into 
the Community from Latvia at a price abnormally lower 
than the normal competitive level and is for this reason 
causing or threatening to cause serious injury to 
Community producers of like or directly competing 
products, it may request consultations pursuant to 
Article 15, and in that event the following specific 
provisions shall be applicable. 
Artile 7 
1. The quantitative limits established pursuant to this 
Agreement on imports into the Community of textile 
products of Latvian" origin will not be broken down by 
the Community into regional shares. 2. If following such consultations it is acknowledged 
by common accord that the situation described in 
paragraph 1 exists, Latvia shall take, within the limits of 
its powers, the necessary steps, notably as regards the 
price at which the product in question will be sold, to 
remedy the situation. 
2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent 
sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows 
resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into 
tne Community. 
3. Latvia shall monitor its exports of products under 
restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a 
sudden and prejudicial change in traditional trade flows 
arise, the Community will be entitled to request 
consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to 
those problems. Such consultations must be held within 
15 working days of their being requested by the 
Community. 
4. Latvia shall endeavour to ensure that exports of 
textile products subject to quantitative limits into the 
Community are spaced out as evenly as possible over the 
year due account being taken in particular of seasonal 
factors. 
Article 8 
In the. event of denunciation of this Agreement as 
provided for in Article 19 (3), the quantitative limits 3. In order to determine whether the price of a textile 
product is abnormally lower than the normal competitive 
level, it may be compared with: 
— the prices generally charged for like products sold 
under the ordinary conditions by other exporting 
countries on the market of the importing country, 
— the prices of like national products at a comparable 
marketing stage on the market of the importing 
country, 
— the lowest prices charged by a third country for the 
same product in the course of ordinary commercial 
dealings in the three months preceding the request for 
consultations, and not having led to the adoption of 
any measure by the Community. 
4. Should the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 
above Yail to lead to an agreement within 30 days of the 
Community's request for consultations, the Community 
may, until these consultations have produced a mutually 
satisfaaory solution, temporarily refuse consignments of 
the product in question at prices under the conditions 
referred to in paragraph 1. 
m 
5. In totally exceptional and critical circumstances, 
where consignments of products are being imported from 
Latvia into the Community at prices abnormally lower 
than the normal competitive level, such as to cause injury 
which it would be difficult to repair, the Community may 
temporarily suspend imports of the products concerned 
pending agreement on a solution in the course of 
consultations, which shall be opened immediately. The 
Contracting Parties shall do their utmost to reach a 
mutually acceptable solution within 10 working days' 
notice of the opening of such consultations. 
6. Should the Community have recourse to the 
measures referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, Latvia may 
at any time request the opening of consultations to 
examine the possibility of eliminating or modifying these 
measures where the causes which made them necessary 
no longer exist. the Community, as well as on all certificates issued by the 
competent Latvian authorities for products referred to in 
Article 9 and subject to the provisions of Protocol B. 
2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the 
Latvian authorities precise statistical information on 
import authorizations issued by the Community 
authorities and import statistics for products covered by 
the system referred to in Article 5 (2). 
3. The information referred to above shall, for all 
categories of produas, be forwarded before the end of 
the month following the month to which the statistics 
relate. 
4. Upon request by the Community, Latvia shall 
supply import statistics for all products covered by 
Annex I. 
Article 11 
1. The classification of the products covered by this 
Agreement is based on the tariff and statistical 
nomenclature of the Community (herinafter called the 
'combined nomenclature', or in abbreviated form 'CN') 
and any amendments thereof. 
Where any decision on classification results in a change 
of classification practice or a change of category of any 
product subject to this Agreement the affected products 
shall follow the trade regime applicable to the practice or 
category they fall into after such changes. 
Any amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) 
made in accordance with the procedures in force in the 
Community concerning categories of products covered by 
this Agreement or any decision relating to the 
classification of goods shall not have the effect of 
reducing quantitative limits introduced pursuant to this 
Agreement. 
2. The origin of the products covered by this 
Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the 
rules in force in the Community. 
Any amendement to these rules of origin shall be 
communicated to Latvia and shall not have the effect of 
reducing any quantitative limit established pursuant to 
this Agreement. 
The procedures for control of the origin of the products 
referred to above are laid down in Protocol A. 5. Should it be found on analysis of the information 
exchanged that there are significant discrepancies 
between the returns for exports and those for imports, 
consultations may be initiated in accordance with the 
procedure specified in Article 15 of this Agreement. 
6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of 
Article 5, the Community undertakes to provide the 
Latvian authorities before 15 April of each year with the 
preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile 
products covered by this Agreement, broken down by 
supplying country and Community Member State. 
Article 13 
i. Latvia shall create favourable conditions for 
imports of textile products originating in the Community 
listed in Annex I and, where appropriate inter alia, 
accord to them non-discriminatory treatment as regards 
the application of quantitative restrictions, and the 
granting of licences and the allocation of currency needed 
to pay for such imports. Latvia will also recommend to 
its importers to use the possibilities offered by the 
Community producers of textiles mentioned above while 
according the highest possible degree of liberalization to 
those imports taking into account the development of 
trade between the Contracting Parties. 
2. Where a need for additional supplies arises and in 
particular a need leading to the diversification on imports 
of textile products in Latvia, Latvia shall accord 
non-discriminatory treatment to imports of textile 
products originating in the Community. 
Article 12 
1. Latvia shall supply the Commission with-precise 
statistical information on all export licences issued for 
categories of textile products subject to the quantitative 
limits established pursuant to this Agreement, or to a 
double-checking system expressed in quantities and in 
terms of value and broken down by Member States of Article 14 
1. The Contraaing Parties agree to examine the trend 
of trade in textile products and garments each year, in 
the framework of the consultations provided for in 
Article 15 and on the basis of the statistics referred to in 
Article 12. Vl 
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2. If the Community finds that in the cases foreseen in 
Article 13 (2) of this Agreement it is placed in an 
unfavourable position as compared with a third country, 
it may request consultations with Latvia in accordance 
with the procedure specified in Article 15 with a view to 
taking appropriate action. 
Article 15 
1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this 
Agreement, the consultation procedures referred to in 
this Agreement shall be governed by the following 
provisions: 
— as far as possible consultations shall be held 
periodically. Specific additional consultations may 
also be held, 
— any request for consultations shall be notified in 
writing to the other Contracting Party, 
v, — where appropriate, the request for consultations shall 
be followed within a reasonable period and in any 
case not later than 15 days following the notification 
by a report setting out the circumstances which, in the 
opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission 
of such a request, 
— the Contracting Parties shall enter into consultations 
within one month of notification of the request at the 
latest, with a view to reaching agreement or a 
mutually acceptable conclusion within one further 
month at the latest, 
— the period of one month referred to above for the 
purpose of reaching agreement or a mutually 
acceptable conclusion may be extended by common 
accord. 
2. The Community may request consultations in 
accordance with paragraph 1 when it ascertains that 
during a particular year of application of the Agreement 
difficulties arise in the Community or one of its regions 
; due to a sharp and substantial increase, by comparison to 
the preceding year, in imports of a given category of 
Group I subject to the quantitative limits established 
pursuant to this Agreement. 
3. At the request of either of the Contracting Parties, 
consultations shall be held on any problems arising from 
the application of this Agreement. Any consultations held 
pursuant to this Article shall take place in a spirit of 
cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences 
between the Contracting Parties. 
Article 16 
The Contracting Parties undertake to promote the 
exchange of visits by persons, groups and delegations 
from business, trade and industry, to facilitate contacts in 
the industrial, commercial, and technical fields connected with trade and cooperation in textile industry and textile 
products and garments, and to assist in the organization 
of fairs and exhibitions of mutual interest. 
Article 17 
As regards intellectual property, at the request of either 
Contracting Party, consultations shall be held in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 
with a view to finding an equitable solution to problems 
relating to the protection of marks, designs or models of 
articles of apparel and textile products. 
Article 18 
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the 
territories in which the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community is applied and under the 
conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other 
hand, to the territory of the Republic of Latvia. 
Article 19 
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first 
day of the month following the date on which the Parties 
notify each other of the completion of the procedures 
necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 
31 December 1997. 
2. This Agreement shall apply with effect from 
1 January 1993. 
3. Either Contracting Party may at any time propose 
modifications to this Agreement or denounce it, provided 
that at least six months's notice is given. In that event, 
the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry of the 
period of notice. 
4. The Contracting Parties agree to enter into 
consultations not later than six months before the 
expiration of the present Agreement with n view to 
possibly concluding a new Agreement. 
5. The Annexes, Protocols, Agreed Minutes and letters 
exchanged or attached to this Agreement, shall form an 
integral part thereof. 
Article 20 
This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the 
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, 
Portuguese, Spanish and Latvian languages, each of these 
texts being equally authentic. 
For the Government 
of the 
Republic of Latvia For the Council 
of the 
European Communities 
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ANNEX I 
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 
1. Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the 
description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered by each category 
are determined, within this Annex, by CN codes. Where there is an *ex' symbol in front of a CN code, the 
products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the 
corresponding description, 
2. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or 
girls are classified with the latter. 
3. Where the expression 'babies' garments' is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including 
commercial size 86. 
GROUP I A 
Category CNcode 
1994 Description Tabic of equivalence 
pieces/kg g/piece 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
5204 11 00 
5204 19 00 
5205 11 00 
5205 12 00 
5205 13 00 
5205 14 00 
5205 15 10 
5205 15 90 
5205 21 00 
5205 22 00' 
5205 23 00 
5205 24 00 
5205 25 10 
5205 25 30 
5205 25 90 
5205 31 00 
5205 32 00 
5205 33 00 
5205 34 00 
5205 35 10 
5205 35 90 
5205 41 00 
5205 42 00 
5205 43 00 
5205 44 00 
5205 45 10 
5205 45 30 
5205 45 90 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
-5206 
5206 
5206 1100 
12 00 
13 00 
14 00 
15 10 
15 90 
2100 
22 00 
23 00 
24 00 
25 10 
25 90 
3100 
32 00 
33 00 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 
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2 
(cont'd) (2) 
5209 49 10 
5209 49 90 
5209 5100 
5209 52 00 
5209 59 00 
5210 11 10 
5210 1190 
5210 12 00 
5210 19 00 
5210 21 10 
5210 2190 
5210 22 00 
5210 29 00 
5210 31 10 
5210 31 90 
5210 32 00 
5210 39 00 
5210 4100 
5210 42 00 
5210 49 00 
5210 51 00 
5210 52 00 
5210 59 00 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
52J2 11 00 
12 00 
19 00 
2100 
22 00 
29 00 
3100 
32 00 
39 00 
4100 
42 00 
43 00 
4911 
4919 
49 90 
51 00 
52 00 
59 00 
11 10 
11 90 
12 10 
12 90 
13 10 
13 90 
14 10 
14 90 
1510 
15 90 
21 10 
21 90 
22 10 
22 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 10 
24 90 
25 10 
25 90 (3) 
ex 581100 00 
ex 6308 00 00 (4) (5) 
xr\ 
^î 
(1) 
2 (a) 
( (2) 
5208 3100 
5208 32 11 
5208 32 13 
5208 32 15 
5208 32 19 
5208 32 91 
5208 32 93 
5208 32 95 
5208 32 99 
5208 33 00 
5208 39 00 
5208 41 00 
5208 42 00 
5208 43 00 
5208 49 00, 
5208 51 00 
5208 52 10 
5208 52 90 
5208 53 00 
5208 59 00 
5209 3100 
5209 32 00 
5209 39 00 
5209 41 QO 
5209 42 00 
5209 43 00 
5209 49 10 
5209 49 90 
5209 5100 
5209 52 00 
5209 59 00 
5210 31 10 
5210 31 90 
5210 32 00 
5210 39 00 
5210 4100 
5210 42 00 
5210 49 00 
5210 5100 
5210 52 00 
5210 59 00 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
52H 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 3100 
32 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 11 
49 19 
49 90 
5100 
52 00 
59 00 
13 10 
13 90 
14 10 
14 90 
1510 
15 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 10 
24 90 
25 10 
25 90 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 6308 00 00 
~7T (3) 
(a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached (4) (5) 
?3i 
i7o 
(i) (2) 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 1100 
1910 
19 90 
2100 
2910 
29 90 
9100 
99 10 
99 90 
11 10 
1130 
1190 
12 00 
13 00 
19 00 
21 10 
2130 
2190 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 
3100 
32 00 
33 00 
39 00 
4100 
42 00 
43 00 
49 00 
1100 
12 00 
13 00 
19 00 
2100 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 00 
11 10 
11 30 
11 90 
12 10 
12 30 
12 90 
13 11 
13 19 
13 91 
1399. 
19 10 
19 30 
19 90 
21 10 
2130 
2190 
2211 
22 19 
22 91 
22 99 
29 10 
29 30 (3) 
Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than 
narrow-woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry fabrics) and 
chenille fabrics (4) (5) 
Jt 
4?i 
(i) 
3 
(cont'd) 
3 (a) (2) 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 29 90 
91 10 
9130 
91 90 
92 11 
92 19 
92 91 
92 99 
99 10 
99 30 
99 90 
5803 90 30 
ex 5905 00 70 
ex 6308 00 00 
5512 19 10 
5512 19 90 
5512 29 10 
5512 29 90 
5512 99 10 
5512 99 90 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 21 10 
21 30 
21 90 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 
3100 
32 00 
33 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 00 
21 00 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 00 
11 30 
1190 
12 30 
12 90, 
13 19 
13 99 
19 30 
19 90 
21 30 
21 90 
22 19 
22 99 
29 30 
29 90 
9130 
9190 (3) 
ii (a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached (4) (5) 
1 
m 
(i) 
3 (a) 
(cont'd) (2) 
5515 92 19 
5515 92 99 
5515 99 30 
5515 99 90 
ex 5803 90 30 
ex 5905 00 70 
ex 6308 00 00 (3) (4) (5) 
SU 
411 
GROUP IB 
(1) (2) 
6105 10 00 
6105 2010 
6105 20 90 
6105 90 10 
6109 10 00 
6109 90 10 
6109 90 30 
6110 20 10 
6110 30 10 (3) 
S'tirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle-necked 
jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), 
undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted (4) 
6,48 (5> 
154 
6101 10 90 
6101 20 90 
6101 30 90 
6102 10 90 
6102 20 90 
6102 30 90 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats,^ rwinsets, cardigans, 
bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, 
windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 4,53 221 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 
6110 1010 
1031 
10 35 
10 38 
10 91 
10 95 
10 98 
20 91 
20 99 
30 91 
30 99 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 41 10 
41 90 
42 31 
42 33 
42 35 
42 90 
43 19 
43 90 
49 19 
49 50 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and 
trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and 
slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; lower parts of 
tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 1,76 568 
6204 61 10 
6204 62 31 
6204 62 33 
6204 62 3-9 
6204 63 18 
6204 69 18 
621132 42 
6211 33 42 
621142 42 
621143 42 
6106 10 00 
6106 20 00 
6106 90 10 
6206 20 00 
6206 30 00 
' 6206 40 00 Women's or girls* blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 5,55 180 
6205 10 00 
6205 20 00 
6205 30 00 Men's or boys'shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton J 4,60 
or man-made fibres 217 4 
V>1 
m 
GROUP II A 
(1) 
20 (2) 
5802 11 00 
5802 19 00 
ex 6302 60 00 
6302 21 00 
6302 22 90 
6302 29 90 
6302 31 10 
6302 31 90 
6302 32 90 
6302 39 90 (3) (4) (S) 
Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen 
and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling 
and woven terry fabrics, of cotton 
Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 
22 
22 (a) 5508 10 11 
5508 10 19 
5509 11 00 
5509 12 00 
5509 21 10 
5509 21 90 
5509 22 10 
5509 22 90 
5509 31 10 
5509 31 90 
5509 32 10 
5509 32 90 
5509 41 10 
5509 41 90 
5509 42 10 
5509 42 90 
5509 51 00 
5509 52 10 
5509 52 90 
5509 53 00 
5509 59 00 
5509 61 10 
5509 61 90 
5509 62 00 
5509 69 00 
5509 91 10 
5509 91 90 
5509 92 00 
5509 99 00 
5508 10 19 Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 31 10 
31 90 
32 10 
32 90 
61 10 
61 90 
62 00 
69 00 (a) Of which acrylic 
23 5508 20 10 
5510 1100 
5510 12 00 
5510 20 00 
5510 30 00 
5510 90 00 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale 
J 
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(1) 
32 
32 (a) 
39 (2) 
5801 10 00 
5801 21 00 
5801 22 00 
5801 23 00 
5801 24 00 
5801 25 00 
5801 26 00 
5801 31 00 
5801 32 00 
5801 33 00 
5801 34 00 
5801 35 00 
5801 36 00 
5802 20 00 
5802 30 00' 
5801 22 00 
6302 51 10 
6302 51 90 
6302 53 90 
ex 6302 59 00 
6302 9110 
6302 91 90 
6302 93 90 
ex 6302 99 00 (3) 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or 
terry fabrics of cotton and narrow-woven fabrics) and tufted textile 
surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
(a) Of which: 
Cotton corduroy 
Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knined or crocheted, 
other than of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of conon (4) (5) 
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GROUP II B 
... . 
(1) 
12 
13 
14 
v, 
15 
16 
17 
18 (2) 
6115 12 00 
6115 19 10 
6115 19 90 
61152011 
6115 20 90 
6115 9100 
6115 92 00 
•6115 93 10 
6115 93 30 
6115 93 99 
6115 99 00 
6107 1100 
610712 00 
610719 00 
6108 21 00 
. 6108 22 00 
6108 29 00 
6201 1100 
ex 6201 1210 
ex 6201 12 90 
ex 6201 13 10 
ex 6201 13 90 
6210 20 00 
6202 1100 
ex 6202 12 10 .. 
ex 6202 12 90. 
ex 6202 13 10 
ex 6202 13 90 
6204 3100 
6204 32 90 
6204 33 90 
6204 39 19 
6210 30 00 
6203 1100 
6203 12 00 
6203 19 10 
6203 19 30 
6203 21 00 
6203 22 80 
6203 23 80 
6203 29 18 
6211 32 31 
6211 33 31 
6203 31 00 
6203 32 90 
6203 33 90 
6203 39 19 
62071100 
620719 00 
1 6207 21 00 
6207 22 00 
6207 29 00 
6207 91 10 
6207 91 90 (3) 
Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, 
sockenes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, 
including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 
70 
Men's or boys* underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and 
briefs, knined or crocheted, of wool, conon or man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and 
capes, of wool, of conon or of man-made textile fibres (other than 
parkas) (of category 21) 
Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks 
and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) 
Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of conon or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or 
boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical 
fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knined or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' singlets and other vosts, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, 
pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than 
knined or crocheted (4) 
24,3 
pairs 
17 
0,72 
0,84 
0,80 
1,43 (5) 
41 
59 
1389 
1 190 
1250 
700 
J, 
/•* 7 7 < 
4n 
tu 
ii 
(cont'd) (2) 
6207 92 00 
6207 99 00 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 11 00 
19 10 
19 90 
21 00 
22 00 
29 00 
91 11 
91 19 
91 90 
92 10 
92 90 
99 00 (3) 
Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, 
panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns 
and similar articles, other than knined or crocheted (4) J5) 
19 6213 2000 
6213 90 00 Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted 59 17 
21 ex 6201 12 10 
ex 6201 12 90 
ex 6201 13 10 
ex 6201 13 90 
6201 91 00 
6201 92 00 
6201 93 00 
ex 6202 12 10 
ex 6202 12 90 
ex 6202 13 10 
ex6202 13 90 
6202 91 00 
6202 92 00 
6202 93 00 
6211 3241 
621133 41 
6211 42 41 
621143 41 Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres; upper 
parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres 2,3 435 
24 6107 2100 
6107 22 00 
6107 29 00 
6107 91 10 
6107 91 90 
6107 92 00 
ex 6107 99 00 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and 
similar articles, knined or crocheted 3,9 257 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 
6108 31 10 
31 90 
32 11 
32 1-9 
32 90 
39 00 
91 10 
91 90 
92 00 
99 10 Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
26 6104 41 00 
6104 42 00 
6104 43 00 
6104 44 00 
6204 41 00 
6204 42 00 
6204 43 00 
6204 44 00 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
fibres 3,1 323 
27 6104 51 00 
6104 52 00 
6104 53 00 
6104 59 00 Women's or girls* skirts, including divided skirts "2,6 385 
Ud 
12* 
(1) 
27 
(cont'd) 
28 
29 
31. 
68 
73 
76 (2) 
6204 51 00 
6204 52 00 
6204 53 00 
6204 59 10 
6103 41 10 
6103 41 90 
6103 42 10 
6103 42 90 
6103 43 10 
6103 43 90 
6103 49 10 
6103 49 91 
6104 61 10 
6104 61 90 
6104 62 10 
. 6104 62 90 
6104 63 10 
6104 63 90 
6104 69 10 
6104 69 91 
6204 11 00 
6204 12 00 
6204 13 00 
6204 19 10 
6204 21 00 
6204 22 80 
6204 23 80 
6204 29 18 
621142 31 
621143 31 
6212 10 00 
6111 1090 
611120 90 
611130 90 
ex 6111 90 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6112 11 00 
6112 1200 
61121900 
6203 22 10 
6203 23 10 
6203 29 11 
6203 32 10 
6203 33 10 
6203 39 11 
6203 42 11 
6203 42 51 
6203 43 11 
6203 43 31 
6203 49 11 
6203 49 31 . (3) 
Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than 
swimwear), knined or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
fibres 
Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski 
suits; women's or girls' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of an 
identical fabric, of cotton oir of man-made fibres 
Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 
Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, 
mittens and mins of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks 
and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 
Tracksuits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made textile fibres 
Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other industrial or 
occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 
* . (4) 
1,61 
1,37 
18,2 
1,67 
-(5) 
620 
730 
55 
600 
J, 
(1) 
76 
(cont'd) (2) 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 22 10 
23 10 
29 11 
32 10 
33 10 
39 11 
62 11 
62 51 
63 11 
63 31 
69 11 
69 31 
6211 32 10 
621133 10 
621142 10 
621143 10 (3) (4) (5) 
77 ex 6211 20 00 Ski suits, other than knined or crocheted 
78 6203 41 30 
6203 42 59 
6203 43 39 
6203 49 39 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of 
categories 6, 7, 8,14,15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 
77 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 61 80 
61 90 
62 59 
62 90 
63 39 
63 90 
69 39 
69 SO 
6210 40 00 
6210 50 00 
621131 00 
6211 32 90 
6211 33 90 
621141 00 
6211 42 90 
621143 90 
83 6101 10 10 
6101 20 10 
6101 30 10 
6102 10 10 
6102 20 10 
6102 30 10 
6103 31 00 
6103 32 00 
6103 33 00 
ex 6103 39 00 
6104 3100 
6104 32 00 
6104 33 00 
ex 6104 39 00 
ex 6112 20 00 
6113 00 90 
6114 10 00 
6114 20 00 
6114 30 00 Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, 
knined or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4,5, 7,13,24, 
26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 and 75 
la 
GROUP III A 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
33 5407 20 11 
6305 31 91 
6305 31 99 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the 
like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or 
crocheted, obtained from strip or the like 
34 5407 20 19 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, obtained from strip or the 
like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 
35 
35 (a) 5407 10 00 
5407 20 90 
5407 30 00 
5407 41 00 
5407 42 10 
5407 42 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 44 10 
5407 44 90 
5407 51 00 
5407 52 00 
5407 53 10 
5407 53 90 
5407 54 00 
5407 60 10 
5407 60 30. 
5407 60 51 
5407 60 59 
5407 60 90 
5407 71 00 
5407 72 00 
5407 73 10 
5407 73 91 
5407 73 99 
5407 74 00 
5407 81 00 
5407 82 00 
-5407 83 10 
5407 83 90 
5407 84 00 
5407 9100 
5407 92 00 
5407 93 10 
5407 93 90 
5407 94 00 
ex 581100 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 42 10 
42 90 
43 00 
44 10 
44 90 
52 00 
53 10 
53 90 
54 00 
60 30 
60 51 
60 59 
60 90 
;• M-Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for 
tyres of category 114 
(a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
71Q 
m 
35 (a) 
(cont'd) (2) 
5407 72 00 
5407 73 10 
5407 73 91 
5407 73 99 
5407 74 00 
5407 82 00 
5407 83 10 
5407 83 90 
5407 84 00 
5407 92 00 
5407 93 10 
5407 93 90 
5407 94 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 (3) (4) (5) 
36 
36 (a) 5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 10 00 
21 00 
22 10 
22 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than those for tyres 
of category 114 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 10 00 
22 10 
22 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 (a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
37 5516 11 00 
5516 12 00 
5516 13 00 
5516 14 00 
5516 21 00 
5516 22 00 
5516 23 10 
5516 23 90 
5516 24 00 
5516 31 00 
5516 32 00 
5516 33 00 
5516 34 00 
5516 41 00 
5516 42 00 
5516 43 00 
5516 44 00 
5516 9100 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 
Ua 
42 ï 
(1) 
37 
(cont'd) 
37(a) 
i 
N 
38 A 
38 B 
40 
41 (2) 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
5803 90 50 
ex 5905 00 70 
5516 12'00 
5516 13 00 
5516 14 00 
5516 22 00 
5516 23 10 
5516 23 90 
' 5516 24 00 
5516 32 00 
5516 33 00 
5516 34 00 
5516 42 00 
5516 43 00 
5516 44 00 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
ex 5803 90 50 
ex 5905 00 70 
6002 43 11 
6002 93 10 
ex 6303 91 00 
ex 6303 92 90 
. ex 6303 99 90 
ex 6303 91 00 
ex 6303 92 90 
ex 6303 99 90 
6304 19 10 
ex 6304 19 90 
6304 92 00 
ex 6304 93 00 
ex 6304 99 00 
540110 11 
5401 10 19 
5402 10 10 
5402 10 90 
5402 20 00 
5402 31 10 
5402 31 30 
5402 31 90 
5402 32 00 
5402 33 10 
5402 33 90 
5402 39 10 
5402 39 90 
5402 49 10 
5402 49 91 
5402 49 99 
5402 51 10 
5402 51 30 (3) 
(a) Of which: • 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain 
fabric 
Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 
Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed 
valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, 
other than non-texrured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not 
more than 50 turns per metre (4) 
-
-(5) 
^ it -ai 
11J 
(1) 
41 
(cont'd) 
42 
43 
46 
47 
48 (2) 
5402 51 90 
5402 52 10 
5402 52 90 
5402 59 10 
5402 59 90 
5402 61 10 
5402 61 30 
5402 61 90 
5402 62 10 
5402 62 90 
5402 69 10 
5402 69 90 
ex 5604 20 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5401 20 10 
5403 10 00 
5403 20 10 
5403 20 90 
ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 90 
5403 39 00 
5403 41 00 
5403 42 00 
5403 49 00 
ex 5604 20 00 
5204 20 00 
5207 10 00 
5207 90 00 
5401 10 90 
540120 90 
5406 10 00 
5406 20 00 
5508 20 90 
5511 30 00 
5105 10 00 
5105 21 Où 
5105 29 00 
5105 30 10 
5105 30 90 
5106 10 10 
5106 10 90 
5106 20 11 
5106 20 19 
5106 20 91 
5106 20 99 
510810 10 
5108 10 90 
51071010 
510710 90 
510720 10 
5107 20 30 ______ „.._. _ • 
(3) 
r 
Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 
Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for 
retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a 
twist of not more than 250 turns per metre and single non-textured 
yarn of cellulose acetate 
Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of staple artificial fibres, conon 
yam, put up for retail sale 
Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal 
hair 
Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs* wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine 
animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed 
fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale (4) 
». J5> 
-
-
"">v it- iLl 
m 
(U 
48 
(cont'd) (2) 
5107 20 51 
5107 20 59 
5107 20 91 
5107 20 99 
5108 20 10 
5108 20 90 (3) (4) (5) 
49 5109 10 10 
5109 10 90 
5109 90 10 
5109 90 90 . Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail 
sale y 
SO 5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 1100 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
30 10 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 
1100 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
30 10 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair 
51 
53 5203 00 00 Cotton, carded or combed 
5803 10 00 Cotton gauze 
54 5507 00 00 Staple artificial fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
55 5506 10 00 
5506 20 00 
5506 30 00 
5506 90 10 
5506 90 91 
5506 90 99 Synthetic sta pie fibres, including waste, carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
56 ' 5508 10 90 
5511 1000 
5511 20 00 Yarn of staple synthetic fibres (including waste), put up for retail 
sale 
58 5701 10 10 
5701 10 91 
5701 10 93 
5701 10 99 
5701 90 10 
5701 90 90 Carpets, carpetines and rugs, knotted (made up or not) 
U • oi:7 * 
A& 
(1) 
59 (2) 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
5702 
ex 5702 
5702 
5702 
ex 5702 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 10 00 
31 10 
3130 
3190 
32 10 
32 90 
39 10 
41 10 
41 90 
4210 
42 90 
49 10 
51 00 
52 00 
59 00 
9100 
92 00 
99 00 
10 10 
10 90 
2011 
2019 
20 91. 
20 99 
3011 
30 19 
30 51 
30 59 
30 91 
30 99 
90 10 
90 90 (3) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of 
category 58 (4) (5) 
5704 10 00 
5704 90 00 
5705 0010 
5705 00 31 
5705 00 39 
ex 5705 00 90 
60 5805 00 00 Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, 
Bcauvais and the like, and needleworked tapestries (for example, petit 
point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 
61 ex 5806 10 00 
5806 20 00 
5806 31 10 
5806 31 90 
5806 32 10 
5806 32 90 
5806 39 00 
5806 40 00 Narrow-woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of 
warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than 
labels and similar articles of category 62 
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from 
textile materials assembled from rubber thread 
62 5606 00 91 
5606 00 99 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
.5804 
5804 
5804 1011 
10 1,9 
10 90 
21 10 
21 90 
29 10 
29 90 
30 00 Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than 
metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn): 
Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or 
crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-rhade lace, in the piece, in 
strips or in motifs 
it ~4 Ui 
43C 
(i) 
62. 
(cont'd) (2) 
5807 10 10 
5807 10 90 
5808 10 00 
5808 90 00 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 10 10 
10 90 
91 10 
91 90 
9210 
92 90 
99 10 
99 90 (3) 
Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the 
piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and 
the like 
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs (4) (5) 
63 5906 91 00 
ex 6002 10 10 
6002 10 90 
ex 6002 30 10 
6002 30 90 
ex 6001 10 00 
6002 20 31 
6002 43 19 Knined or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5 % 
or more of elastomeric yarn and knined or crocheted fabric containing 
by weight 5 % or more of rubber thread 
Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres 
65 5606 00 10 Knined or crocheted fabric other than those of categories 38 A and 63, 
of wool, of conon or of man-made fibres 
ex 6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 10 00 
2100 
22 00 
29 10 
91 10 
9130 
9150 
9190 
92 10 
92 30 
92 50 
92 90 
99 10 
ex 6002 10 10 
6002 20 10 
6002 20 39 
6002 20 50 
6002 20 70 
ex 6002 30 10 
• 6002 41 00 
6002 42 10 
6002 42 30 
6002 42 50 
6002 42 90 
6002 43 31 
6002 43 33 
6002 43 35 
6002 43 39 
6002 43 50 
6002 43 91 
6002 43 93 
6002 43 95 
6002 43 99 
6002 91 00 
6002 92 10 
6002 92 30 
6002 92 50 
"il.< •J 
tel 
(1) 
65 
(cont'd) 
66 (2) 
6002 92 90 
6002 93 31 
6002 93 33 
6002 93 35 
6002 93 39 
6002 93 91 
6002 93 99 
6301 10 00 
6301 20 91 
6301 20 99 
6301 30 90 
ex 6301 40 90 
ex 6301 90 90 (3) 
^ 
Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knined or crocheted, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made fibres (4) (5) 
it 4 
122 
GROUP 111 B 
ID (2) (3) (4) (5) 
59 10 6111 10 10 
61112010 
6111 30 10 
ex 6111 90 00 
6116 10 10 
6116 10 90 
6116 9100 
6116 92 00 
6116 93 00 
6116 99 00 Gloves, minens and mitts, knined or crocheted 17 
pairs 
67 
67 (a) 5807 90 90 
6113 0010 
61171000 
6117 20 00 
6117 8010 
6117 80 90 
6117 90 00 
6301 20 10 
6301 30 10 
-6301 40 10 
6301 90 10 
6302 10 10 
6302 10 90 
6302 40 00 
ex 6302 60 00 
6303 1100 
6303 12 00 
6303 19 00 
6304 11 00 
6304 9100 
ex 6305 20 00 
ex 6305 39 00 
ex 6305 90 00 
6305 31 10 
63071010 
6307 90 10 
6305 31 10 Knined or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; 
household linen of all kinds, knined or crocheted; curtains (including 
drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other 
furnishing articles knined or crocheted; knined or crocheted blankets 
and travelling-rugs, other knined or crocheted articles including parts 
of garments or of clothing accessories 
(a) Of which: 
Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from -
polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
69 6108 11 10 
6108 1190 
6108 19 10 
6108 19 90 Women's or girls' slips and petticoats, knined or crocheted 7,8 128 
70 6115 1100 
6115 2019 
6115 93 91 Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 30,4 
less than 67 decitex (6,7-tex) pairs 
Women's full-length hosiery of synthetic fibres 33 
Jt UV 
tei 
in 
72 (2) 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 
6112 31 10 
3190 
39 10 
39 90 
41 10 
41 90 
49 10 
49 90 
6211 1100 
6211 12 00 (3) 
Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres (4) 
9,7 (5) 
103 
74 6104 
6104 
6104 
ex 6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
ex 6104 1100 
12 00 
13 00 
19 00 
2100 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 Women's or girls* knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 1,54 650 
75 6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 11 00 
12 00 
19 00 
21 00 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 Men's or boys* knined or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 0,80 1250 
84 6214 20 00 
6214 30 00 
6214 40 00 
6214 90 10 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than 
knined or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
85 6215 20 00 
6215 90 00 Ties, bow ties and cravats not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres 17,9 56 
86 6212 20 00 
6212 30 00 
6212 90 00 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and 
the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 8,8 114 
87 ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6216 00 00 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted 
88 ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6217 10 00 
6217 90 00 Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing 
accessories, parts of garments or of clothing.accessories, other than for 
babies, other than knined or crocheted 
<fo 
(1) 
90 
91 
93 
94 
95 
96 (2) 
5607 4100 
5607 49 11 
5607 49 19 
5607 49 90 
5607 50 11 
5607 50 19 
5607 50 30 
5607 50 90 
6306 21 00 
6306 22 00 
6306 29 00 
ex 6305 20 00 
ex 6305 39 00 
5601 10 10 
5601 10 90 
5601 21 10 
5601 21 90 
5601 22 10 
5601 22 91 
5601 22 99 
5601 29 00 
5601 30 00 
5602 10 19 
5602 10 31 
5602 10 39 
5602 10 90 
5602 21 00 
5602 29 90 
5602 90 00 
ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
6210 10 10 
6307 90 91 
5603 00 10 
5603 00 91 
5603 00 93 
5603 00 95 
5603 00 99 
ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
62Ï0 10 91 
6210 10 99 
ex 6301 40 90 
. ex 6301 90 90 
6302 22 10 
6302 32 10 
6302 53 10 
6302 93 10 
6303 92 10 
6303 99 10 (3) 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 
Tents 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven 
fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not 
exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 
Felt and articles thereof, whether or not'impregnated or coated, other 
than floor coverings 
Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not 
• impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (4) 
0 
-(5) 
1 
il- v L_^i 
m 
ID 
96 
(cont'd) 
97 (2) 
ex 6304 19 90 
ex 6304 93 00 
ex 6304 99 00 
ex 6305 39 00 
6307 10 30 
ex 6307 90 99 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 1111 
11 19 
1191 
11 99 
1911 
19 19 
19 31 
19 39 
19 91 
19 99 
90 00 (3) 
Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing 
nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope (4) (5) 
98 5609 00 00 
5905 00 10 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables, other 
than textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of 
category 97 
99 5901 10 00 
5901 90 00 
5904 10 00 
5904 91 10 
5904 91 90 
5904 92 00 
5906 1010 
5906 10 90 
5906 99 10 
5906 99 90 
5907 00 00 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind 
used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared 
painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind 
used for hat foundations 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a 
coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to 
shape; 
Rubberized textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those 
for tyres 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being 
theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like, other than of 
category 100 
100 5903 10 10 
5903 10 90 
5903 20 10 
5903 20 90 
5903 90 10 
5903 90 91 
5903 90 99 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic 
materials 
101 ex 5607 90 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of 
synthetic fibres 
109 6306 1100 
630612 00 
6306 19 00 
6306 31 00 
6306 39 00 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, and sunblinds 
\<o 
m 
(1) 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 (2) 
6306 41 00 
6306 49 00 
6306 91 00 
6306 99 00 
6307 20 00 
ex 6307 90 99 
6307 10 90 
5902 10 10 
5902 10 90 
5902 2010 
5902 20 90 
5902 90 10 
5902 90 90 
5908 00 00 
5909 00 10 
5909 00 90 
5910 00 00 
5911 10 00 
ex 5911 20 00 
5911 31 11 
591131 19 
59113190 
59113210 
591132 90 
591140 00 
5911 90 10 
591190 90 (3) 
Woven pneumatic mattresses 
Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic manresses and tents 
Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 
113 and 114 
Floor cloths, dish cloths and dusters, other than knined or 
crocheted 
Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses (4) (5) 
W 
GROUP IV 
(1) 
115 
/ 117 
118 
120 
121 
122 
123 (2) 
5306 
5306 
5306 
5306 
5306 
5306 
5306 
5306 
5306 1011 
1019 
1031 
10 39 
10 50 
10 90 
20 11 
20 19 
20 90 
5308 90 11 
5308 90 13 
5308 90 19 (3) 
Flax or ramie yarn 
5309 
5309 
5309 
5309 
5309 
5309 
5309 
5309 
5309 11 11 
11 19 
11 90 
19 10 
19 90 
21 10 
21 90 
29 10 
29 90 
5311 00 10 
5803 90 90 
5905 00 31 
5905 00 39 (4) (5) 
Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 
6302 29 10 
6302 39 10 
6302 39 30 
6302 52 00 
ex 6302 59 00 
6302 92 00 
ex 6302 99.00 
ex 6303 99 90 
6304 19 30 
ex 6304 99 00 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen of flax or ramie, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances 
and other furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or 
ramie 
ex 5607 90 00 
ex 6305 90 00 
5801 90 10 
6214 90 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
Woven-pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than 
narrow-woven fabrics 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
/*W 
GROUP V 
(1) 
124 
125 A 
125 B 
126 
127 A 
127 B 
128 
129 
130 A (2) 
5501 10 00 
5501 20 00 
5501 30 00 
5501 90 00 
5503 10 11 
5503 10 19 
5503 10 90 
5503 20 00 
5503 30 00 
5503 40 00 
5503 90 10 
5503 90 90 
5505 10 10 
5505 10 30 
5505 10 50 
5505 10 70 
5505 10 90 
540241 10 
5402 41 30 
5402 41 90 
5402 42 00 
5402 43 10 
5402 43 90 
5404 10 10 
5404 10 90 
5404 90 11 
5404 90 19 
5404 90 90 
ex 5604 20 00 
• ex 5604 90 00 
5502 00 10 
5502 00 90 
5504 10 00 
5504 90 00 
5505 20 00 
5403 31 00 
ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 10 
5405 00 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5105 40 00 
5110 00 00 
5004 00 10 
5004 00 90 
5006 00 10 
Pi/ (3) 
Synthetic staple fibres 
Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other 
than yarn of category 41 
Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut 
of synthetic materials 
Artificial staple fibres 
Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retailsale, other 
than yarn of category 42 
Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut 
of artificial textile materials 
Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 
Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
\ _ 
Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste 
^ (4) 
, 
m * (5) 
-
* 
Is, / 
o 
4H' 
(1) 
130 B 
131 
132 
133 
134 
135 
136 
137 
138 
139 
140 
141 (2) 
5005 00 10 
5005 00 90 
5006 00 90 
ex 5604 90 00 
5308 90 90 
5308 30 00 
5308 20 10 
5308 20 90 
5605 00 00 
5113 00 00 
5007 10 00 
5007 20 11 
5007 20 19 
5007 20 21 
5007 20 31 
5007 20 39 
5007 20 41 
5007 20 51 
5007 20 59 
5007 20 61 
5007 20 69 
5007 20 71 
5007 90 10 
5007 90 30 
5007 90 50 
5007 90 90 
5803 90 10 
ex 5905 00 90 
ex 5911 20 00 
ex 5801 90 90 
ex 5806 10 00 
531100 90 " 
ex 5905 00 90 
5809 00 00 
ex 6001 10 00 
6001 29 90 
6001 99 90 
6002 20 90 
6002 49 00 
6002 99 00 
ex 6301 90 90 (3) 
Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut 
Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 
Paper yarn 
Yarn of true hemp 
Metallized yarn 
Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics and narrow-woven fabrics of 
silk, or of silk waste 
Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of 
ramie 
Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn 
Knined or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine 
animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres 
Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine 
animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres (4) (5) / 
1 
/.r. T<u 
4% 
(1) 
142 
144 
145 
146 A 
146 B 
146 C 
147 
148 A 
148 B 
149 
150 
151 A 
151 B 
152 
153 (2) 
ex 5702 39 90 
ex 5702 49 90 
ex 5702 59 00 
ex 5702 99 90 
ex 5705 00 90 
5602 10 35 
5602 29 10 
5607 30 00 
ex 5607 90 00 
ex 5607 21 00 
ex 5607 21 00 
5607 29 10 
5607 29 90 
5607 10 00 
5003 90 00 
5307 10 10 
5307 10 90 
5307 20 00 
5308 10 00 
5310 10 90 
ex 5310 90 00 
5310 10 10 
ex 5310 90 00 
6305 10 90 
5702 20 00 
ex 5702 39 90 
ex 5702 49 90 
ex 5702 59 00 
ex 5702 99 00 
5602 10 11 
6305 10 10 (3) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of other fibres of the 
Agave family or of Manila hemp 
Felt of coarse animal hair 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) 
or of true hemp 
Binder or baled twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres 
of the Agave family 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the Agave 
family, other than the products of category 146 A 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, 
of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and 
garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 
Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
Coir yarn * 
Wovenfabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more 
than 150 cm 
Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not 
more than 150 cm 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of 
other textile bast fibres, other than used 
Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast 
fibres, other than tufted or flocked 
Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated 
or coated, other than floor coverings 
Used sacks and bags; of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or 
of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 (4) (5) 
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It- 1« & 
m 
(n 
154 (2) 
5001 00 00 
5002 00 00 
5003 10 00 
5101 11 00 
5101 19 00 
5101 21 00 
5101 29 00 
5101 30 00 
5102 10 10 
5102 10 30 
5102 10 50 
5102 10 90 
5102 20 00 
5103 10 10 
5103 10 90 
5103 20 10 
5103 20 91 
5103 20 99 
5103 30 00 
5104 00 00 
5301 10 00 
5301 21 00 
5301 29 00 
5301 30 10 
5301 30 90 
5305 91 00 
5305 99 00 
5201 00 10 
5201 00 90 
5202 10 00 
5202 91 00 
5202 99 00 
5302 10 00 
5302 90 00 
5305 21 00 
5305 29 00 
5303 10 00 
5303 90 00 
5304 10 00 
5304 90 00 
5305 11 00 
5305 19 00 
5305 91 00 
5305 99 00 (3) 
Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 
Raw silk (not thrown) 
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and 
garnetted stock, not carded or combed 
Wool not carded or combed 
Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste 
but excluding garnetted stock 
Garnetted stock of wool or fine or coarse animal hair 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including 
yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres raw or processed but not 
spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading 
No 5304 
Cotton, not carded or combed 
Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun: tow 
and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted 
stock) 
Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), raw or processed but not 
spun: tow, noils and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and 
garnetted stock) 
Jute, and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and 
ramie), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp 
(including yarn waste and garnetted s,tock) 
Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, 
noils and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted 
stock) (4) (5) 
156 6106 90 30 
ex 6110 90 90 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for 
women and girls 
if 
it* 
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157 0) 
61019010 
6101 90 90 
6102 90 10 
6102 90 90 
ex 6103 39 00 
6103 49 99 
ex 6104 19 00 
ex 6104 29 00 
ex 6104 39 00 
6104 49 00 
6104 69 99 
6105 90 90 
6106 90 50 
6106 90 90 
ex 6107 99 00 
6108 99 90 
6109 90 90 
61109010 
ex 6110 90 90 
ex 6111 90 00 
611490 00 (3) 
Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 
and of category 156 (4) (5) 
159 6204 49 10 
6206 10 00 
6214 1000 
6215 1000 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or 
silk waste 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or 
crocheted, of silk or silk waste 
Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 
160 6213 1000 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 
161 6201 19 00 
6201 99 00 
6202 19 00 
6202 99 00 
6203 19 90 
6203 29 90 
6203 39 90 
6203 49 90 
6204 19 90 
6204 29 90 
6204 39 90 
6204 49 90 
6204 59 90 
6204 69 90 
6205 90 10 
6205 90 90 
6206 90 10 
6206 90 90 
ex 6211 20 00 
6211 39 00 
6211 49 00 Garments, not knitted or croche ted, other than those of categories 1 to 
123 and category 159 
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ANNEX 11 
Products without quantitative limits subjea to the double-checking system referred to in Article 2 (3) of the 
Agreement. 
(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are-to be found in Annex I to the 
Agreement) 
Category: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
12 
15 
24 
26 
27 
31 
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Protocol A 
TITLE I 
CLASSIFICATION TITLE II 
ORIGIN 
Article 1 
1. The competent authorities of the Community 
undertake to inform Latvia of any changes in the 
combined nomenclature (CN) before the date of their 
entry into force in the Community. 
2. The competent authorities of the Community 
undertake to inform the competent authorities of Latvia 
of any decisions relating to the classification of products 
subject to the present Agreement, within one month of 
their adoption at the latest. Such communication shall 
include: 
(a) a description of the products concerned; 
(b) the relevant category and the related CN codes; 
(c) the reasons which have led to the decision. 
3. Where a decision on classification results in a 
change of classification practice or a change of category 
of any product subject to the Agreement, the competent 
authorities of the Community shall provide 30 days' 
notice, from the date of the Community's 
communication, before the decision is put into effect. 
Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of 
the decision shall remain subject to the earlier 
classification practice, provided that the goods in 
question arc presented for importation into the 
Community within 60 days of that date. 
4. Where a Community decision on classification 
resulting in a change of classification practice or a change 
of categorization of any product subject to the Agreement 
affects a category subject to quantitative limits, the 
Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultation in 
accordance with the procedures described in Article 15 of 
the Agreement with a view to honouring the obligation 
under the second subparagraph of Article 11 (1) of the 
Agreement. 
5. In case of divergent opinions between Latvia and 
the competent Community and Estonian authorities at 
the point of entry into the Community on the 
classification of products covered by the present 
Agreement, classification shall provisionally be based on 
indications provided by the Community, pending 
consultations in accordance with Article 15-with a view 
to reaching agreement on definitive classification of the 
products concerned. 
// Article 2 
1. Products originating in Latvia for export to the 
Community in accordance with the arrangements 
established by this Agreement shall be accompanied by a 
certificate of Latvian origin conforming to the model 
annexed to this Protocol. 
2. The certificate of origin shall be certified by thé 
competent Latvian organizations authorized under the 
Latvian legislation if the products in question can be 
considered products originating in that country within 
the meaning of the relevant Community rules. 
3. However, the products in Groups 111, IV and V may 
be imported into the Community in accordance with the 
arrangements established by this Agreement on 
production of a declaration by the exporter on the 
invoice or other commercial document relating to the 
products to the effect that the products in question 
originate in Latvia within the meaning of the relevant 
Community rules. 
4. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 
shall not be required for import of goods covered by a 
certificate of origin Form A or Form APR completed in 
accordance with the relevant Community rules in order 
to qualify for generalized tariff preferences. 
Article 3 
The certificate of origin shall be issued only on 
application having been made in writing by the exporter 
or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. The competent Latvian organizations 
authorized under. Latvian legislation shall ensure that the 
certificate of origin is properly completed and for this 
purpose they shall call for any necessary documentary 
evidence or carry out any check which they consider 
appropiate. 
Article 4 
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid 
down for products falling within the same category, the 
certificates or declarations of origin must contain a 
sufficiently detailed description of the goods so as to 
enable Latvian criterion to be determined, on the basis of 
which the certificate was issued or the declaration drawn 
up. 
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Article 5 
The discovery of slight discrepancies between the 
statements made in the certificate of origin and those 
made in the documents produced to the customs office 
for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for 
importing the products shall not ipso facto cast doubt 
upon the statements in the certificate. 
TITLE III 
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 
Section 1 
Exportation 
Article 6 
The competent authorities of Latvia shall issue an export 
licence in respect of all consignments from Latvia of 
textile products subject to any definitive or provisional 
quantitative limits established pursuant to Article 5 of rhe 
Agreement, up to the relevant quantitative limits as may 
be modified by Articles 4, 6 and 8 of the Agreement, as 
well as of all consignments of textile products subject to 
a double-checking system without quantitative limits as 
provided for in Article 2 (3) and (4) of the Agreement. 
Article 7 
1. For products subject to quantitative limits under 
this Agreement the export licence shall conform to 
Model 1 annexed to this Protocol and it shall be valid for 
^xports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community 
applies. However, where the Community has made 
recourse to the provisions of Articles 5 and 7 of the 
Agreement in accordance with the provision of the 
Agreed Minute No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the 
textile products covered by the export licences can only 
be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the 
Community indicated in those licences. 
2. Where quantitative limits have been introduced 
pursuant to this Agreement, each export licence must 
certify inter alia that the quantity of the product in 
question has been set off against the quantitative limit 
established for the category of the products concerned 
and shall only cover one category of products subject to 
quantitative limits. It may be used for one or more 
consignments of the products in question. 
3. For products subject to a double-checking system 
without quantitative limits the export licence shall 
conform to Model 2 annexed to this Protocol. It shall 
only cover one category of products and may be used for 
one or more consignments of the products in question. Article 8 
The competent authorities of the Community must be 
informed immediately of the withdrawal or modification 
of any export licence already issued. 
Article 9 
1. Exports of textile products subject to quantitative 
limits pursuant to this Agreement shall be set off against 
the quantitative limits established for the year in which 
the shipment of the goods has been effected, even if the 
export licence is issued after such shipment. 
2. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment 
of the goods is considered to have taken place on the 
date of their loading onto the exporting aircraft, vehicle 
or vessel. 
Article 10 
The presentation of an export licence, in application of 
Article 12 hereafter, shall be effected not later than 
31 March of the year following that in which the goods 
covered by the licence have been shipped. 
Section II 
Importation 
Article 1 \ 
Importation into the Community of textile products 
subject to quantitative limits or to a double-checking 
system pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the 
presentation of an import authorization. 
Article 12 
1. The competent authorities of the Community shall 
issue the import authorization referred to in Article 11 
above, within five working days of the presentation by 
the importer of the original of the corresponding export 
licence. 
2. The import authorizations concerning products 
subject to quantitative limits under this Agreement shall 
be valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community 
is applied. However, where the Community has recourse 
to the provisions af Articles 5 and 7 of the Agreement in 
accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute 
No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the products 
covered by the import licences can only be put into free 
circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in 
those licences. 
3. The import authorizations for products subject to a 
double-checking system without quantitative limits shall 
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be valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community 
is applicable. 
4. The competent authorities of the Community shall 
cancel the import authorization already issued whenever 
the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn. 
However, if the competent authorities of the Community 
are notified of the withdrawal or the cancellation of the 
export licence only after the importation of the produas 
into the Community, the relevant quantities shall be set 
off against the quantitative limits established for the 
category and the quota year concerned. 
Article 13 
1. If the competent authorities of the Community find 
that the total quantities covered by export licences issued 
by the competent authorities of Latvia for a particular 
category in any year exceed the quantitative limit 
established in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement 
for that category, as may be modified by Articles 4, 6 and 
8 of the Agreement, the said authorities may suspend the 
further issue of import authorizations. In this event, the 
competent authorities of the Community shall 
immediately inform the authorities of Latvia and the 
special consultation procedure set out in Article 15 of the 
Agreement shall be initiated forthwith. 
2. Exports of products of Latvian origin subject to 
quantitative limits or double-checking system and not 
covered by Latvian export licences issued in accordance 
with the provisions of this Protocol may be refused an 
import authorization by the competent Community 
authorities. 
However, without prejudice to Article 6 of the 
Agreement if the import of such products is allowed into 
the Community by the competent authorities of the 
Community, the quantities involved shall not be set off 
against the appropiate quantitative limits established 
pursuant to this Agreement, without the express 
agreement of the competent authorities of Latvia. 
TITLE IV 
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT LICENCES AND 
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS 
CONCERNING EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY shall be made out in English or French. If they are 
completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in printed 
script. 
These documents' shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The 
paper used shall be white writing paper, sized, not 
containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 
25 g/m2. If the documents have several copies only the 
top copy, which is the original, shall be printed with the 
guilloche pattern background. This copy shall be clearly 
marked as 'original* and the other copies as 'copies'. 
Only the original shall be accepted by the competent 
authorities of the Community as being valid for the 
purpose of export to the Community in accordance with 
the provisions of the Agreement. 
2. Each document shall bear a standardized serial 
number, whether or not printed, by which it can be 
identified. 
This number shall be composed of the following 
elements: 
— two letters identifying the exporting country as 
follows: LV, 
— two letters identifying the intended Member State of 
customs, clearance as follows: 
AT = Austria "BL = Benelux, 
DE = Federal Republic of Germany 
DK = Denmark 
EL = Greece 
F.S = Spain 
FL - Finland rK = trance 
GB = United Kingdom 
IE = Ireland 
IT = Italy 
PT = Portueal 
c? .« Gulden 
— a unc-digit number identifying quota year, 
corresponding to the last figure in the respective year, 
e.g. 4 for 1994, 
.— a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the 
particular issuing office concerned in the exporting 
country, 
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 
to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of 
. customs clearance. . 
Article 15 
Article 14 
1. The export licence and the Certificate of origin may 
comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. They n The export licence and the certificate of origin may be 
issued after the shipment of the products to which they 
relate. In such cases they must bear the endorsement-
.'délivré a posteriori' or the endorsement /issued 
retrospectively'. • •'••'• 
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Article 16 
1. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an 
export licence or a certificate of origin, the exporter may 
apply to the competent Latvian authorities which issued 
the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis 
of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate 
of any such certificate or licence so issued shall bear, the 
endorsement 'duplicata' or 'duplicate'. 
2. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original 
export licence or certificate of origin. Latvian authorities, giving, where appropriate, the 
reasons of form or substance which justify an enquiry. If 
the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a copy 
thereof shall be attached to the certificate or to the 
licence or their copies. The authorities shall also forward 
any information that has been obtained suggesting that 
the particulars given on the said certificate or licence are 
inaccurate. 
3. The provisions of paragraph 1 above shall also 
apply to subsequent verifications of the declarations of 
origin provided for in Article 2 of this Protocol. 
TITLE V 
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION 
Article 17 
The Community and Latvia shall cooperate closely in the 
implementation of the provisions of this Protocol. To this 
end, contacts and exchange of views, including on 
technical matters, shall be facilitated by both Parties. 4. The results of the sebsequent verifications carried 
out in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall 
be communicated to the competent authorities of the 
Community within three months at the latest. The 
information communicated shall indicate whether the 
disputed certificate, licence or declaration, applies to the 
goods actually exported and whether these goods arc 
eligible for export under the arrangements established by 
the Agreement. The information shall also include, at the 
request of the Community, copies of all documentation 
necessary to fully determine the facts, and in particular, 
rhe true origin of the goods. 
Article IS 
In order to ensure the correct application of this 
Protocol, the Community and Latvia offer mutual 
assistance for the checking of the authenticity and the 
accuracy of export licences and certificates of origin 
issued or of any declarations made within the terms of 
this Protocol. Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities 
in the use of declarations of origin, the Community may 
subject imports of the products in question to the 
provisions of Article 2 (1) of this Protocol. 
5. For the purpose of subsequent verification of 
certificates of origin, copies of the certificates as well as 
any export documents referring to them shall be kept for 
at least two years by the competent Latvian authorities. 
Article 19 
Latvia shall transmit to the Commission of the European 
Communities the names and addresses of the authorities 
competent to issue and verify the export licences and the 
certificates of origin, together with specimens of the 
stamps used by these authorities and specimen signatures 
of officials responsible for signing the export licences and 
the certificates of origin. Latvia shall also notify the 
Community of any change in this information. 
Article 20 
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or 
export licences shall be carried out at random, or 
whenever the competent Community authorities have 
reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate 
or licence or as to the accuracy of the information 
regarding the true origin of the products in question. 
2. In such cases, the competent authorities in the 
Community shall return the certificate of origin or the 
'export licence or a copy thereof to the competent 6. Recourse to the random verification procedure 
specified in this Article must not constitute an obstacle to 
the release for home use of the products in question. 
Article 21 
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in 
Article 20 or where information available to the 
competent authorities of the Community or of Latvia 
indicates or appears to indicate that the provisions of this 
Agreement are being circumvented or infringed, the two 
Contracting Parties shall cooperate closely and with the 
appropriate urgency in order to prevent any such 
circumvention or infringement. 
2. To this end, the competent authorities of Latvia 
shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the 
Community, carry out appropriate inquiries, or arrange 
for such inquiries to be carried out, concerning 
operations which arc, or appear to the Community to/be, 
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in circumvention or infringement of this Protocol. Latvia 
shall communicate the results of these inquiries to the 
Community, including any other pertinent information 
enabling the cause of the circumvention or infringement, 
including the true origin of the goods, to be determined. 
3. By agreement between the Community and Latvia, 
officials designated by the Community may be present at 
the inquiries referred to in paragraph 2 above. 
4. Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in 
parapraph 1 above, the competent authorities of the 
Community and Latvia shall exchange any information 
considered by either Contracting Party to be of use 
in preventing circumvention or infringement of the 
provisions of this Agreement. These exchanges may include information on the production of textile products 
in Latvia and on the trade in the type of "products 
covered by this Agreement between Latvia and third 
countries, particularly where the Community has 
reasonable grounds to consider that the products in 
question may be in transit across the territory of Latvia 
prior to their importation into the Community. This 
information may include at the request of the 
Community, copies of all available relevant 
documentation. 
5. Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions 
of this Protocol have been circumvented or infringed, the 
competent authorities of Latvia and the Community may 
agree to take the measures set out in Article 6 (4) of the 
Agreement, and any other measures as are necessary to 
prevent a recurrence of such circumvention or 
infringement. 
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Annex to Protocol A, Article 2 (1) 
1 Exporter (Mme. full address, country) 
Exportateur tnom. adresse complète, pays) 
S Consignee (name. fuH address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complete, pays) 
8 Place and date of. shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 
* <ii ORIGINAL 
3 Quota year 
Année contingentaire -^dÊt 
No 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN 
(Textile products) 
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
9 Supplementary details 
Données supplèmentaiies 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind oi packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre el nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION OES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (') 
Quantité (:) 12 FOB value (-') 
Valeur fob <-') 
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t.-the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated m the country shown in box No 6. m accordance with the provisions m force m the European Economic 
Community. 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6. conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans la Communauté 
économique européenne. 
14 Competent authority (name, lull addiess countiy) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adiesse complète, pays) 
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Annex to Protocol A, Article 7 (1): Model 1 •<m 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse Complète, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complete, pays) ORIGINAL 
3 Quota year 
Année contingentaire No 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE O'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Ueu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOOOS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 
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Quantité (') 12 FOB value (-) 
Valeur fob(-) 
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I. the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for the year shown in box No 3 in respect of the 
category shown in box No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with Ihe European Economic Community. 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus ont été imputées sur la limite quantitative fixée pour l'année indiquée dans la case 3 pour la catégorie désignée dans 
la case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant (es échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne. 
14 Competent authority (name, lull address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adiesse complète, pays) At - A , on - le 
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Annex to Protocol A, Article 7 (3): Model 2 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, tuff address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complete, pays) ORIGINAL 
3 Export year 
Année d'exportation J&h 
2 No BO 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu el date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
NON-RESTRAINED TEXTILE CATEGORY 
CATÉGORIE TEXTILE NON LIMITÉE 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Maroues et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (') 
Quantité (') 
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II 
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CT £; 
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* 2? 12 FOB value (') 
Valeur fob (*) 
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I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box No 6, in accordance with the provisions in force in the Agreement on trade 
in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Latvia. 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6. conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans l'Accord 
sur le commerce des produits textiles entre la Communauté économique européenne et la Lettonie. 
14 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) At - A ..on - le 
Protocol B 
-4Cfc-referred to in Article 9 
Cottage industry and folklore products originating in Latvia 
1. The exemption provided for in Article 9 in respect of cottage industry products shall apply 
to the following types of products only: 
(a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of a kind 
traditionally made in the cottage industry of Latvia; 
(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of 
Latvia obtained manually from the fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand 
without the aid of any machine; 
(c) traditional folklore products of Latvia made by hand, in a list to be agreed between the 
Community and Latvia. 
Exemption shall be granted in respect only of products covered by a certificate conforming to 
the specimen attached to this Protocol and issued by the competent authorities in Latvia. These 
certificates must indicate the reasons justifying their issuance; the competent authorities of the 
Community will accept them after having checked that the products concerned have fulfilled the 
conditions established in this Protocol. The certificates concerning the products envisaged in (c) 
above must bear a stamp 'FOLKLORE' marked clearly. In the case of a difference of opinion 
between the Parties concerning the nature of these products, consultations shall be held within 
one month in order to resolve these differences. 
Should imports of any product covered by this Protocol reach proportions liable to cause 
problems within the Community, consultations with Latvia shall be initiated as soon as 
possible, with a view to resolving the situation by the adoption if necessary of a quantitative 
limit, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 of this Agreement. 
2. The provisions of Titles IV and V of Protocol A shall apply mutatis mutandis to the 
products covered by paragraph 1 of this Protocol. 
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Annex to Protocol B 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
3 Consignee (name, lull addiess. country) 
Destinataire (nom. adiesse complete, pays) ORIGINAL No —-m 
CERTIFICATE in regard to HANOLOOMS. TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS and TRA­
DITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS. OF THE COTTAGE INDUSTRY, issued in 
conformity with and under the conditions regulating trade in textile 
products with the European Economic Community 
CERTIFICAT relatif aux TISSUS TISSES SUR METIERS A MAIN, aux PRO­
DUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PRODUITS TEXTILES RELEVANT 
OU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL. DE FABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré en 
conformité avec et sous les conditions régissant les échanges de produits 
textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne 
4 Country of origin 
Pays d'ongme S Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
6 Place and date of shipment — Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement — Moyen de transport 7 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
Marks and numbers — Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 9 Quantity 
Quantité 10 FOB valued 
Vaieur fob(1) 
11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products of the cottage industry of the country shown m box No < 
a) labrics woven on.looms operated solely by hand or foot (handlooms) (3) 
b) garments or other textile articles obtained manually from the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely by hand without the aid ol any machine (handicrafts) (') 
c) traditional folklore handicraft textile products made by hand, as defined in the lis) agreed between ihe European Economic Community,and the couniry shown in oo* No 4 
Je soussigné certifie que l'envoi décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement les produits textiles suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figurant dans la case 4 : 
a) tissus tissés sur des métiers actionnés à la main ou au pied (handlooms) (2) 
b) vêtements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement à partir de tissus décrits sous a) et cousus uniquement à la mam sans l'aide d'une machine (handiciatls) (') 
c) produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués à la main, comme définis dans la liste convenue entre la Communauté économique européenne et le pays 
indiqué dans la case 4. 
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Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
At-A on — le 
(Signature) (Stamp - Cache!) 
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Protocol C 
Reimports into the Community, within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of this Agreement, of 
products listed in the Annex to this Protocol shall be subject to the provisions of this 
Agreement, unless the special provisions below provide otherwise: 
1. Subject to paragraph 2, only reimports into the Community of products affected by the 
specific quantitative limits laid down in the Annex to this Protocol shall be considered 
reimports within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the Agreement. 
2. Reimports not covered by the Annex to this Protocol may be made subject to specific 
quantitative limits following consultations in accordance with the procedures set out in 
Article 15 of the Agreement, provided the products concerned are subject to quantitative 
limits pursuant to the Agreement, to a double-checking system or to surveillance 
measures. 
3. Having regard to the interests of both Parties, the Community may at its discretion, or in 
response to a request pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement: 
(a) examine the possibility of transferring from one category to another, using in advance 
or carrying over from one year to the next, portions of specific quantitative limits; 
(b) consider the possibility of increasing specific quantitative limits. 
4. However, the Community may apply automatically the flexibility rules set out in 
paragraph 3 above within the following limits: 
(a) transfers between categories may not exceed 20% of the quantity for the category to 
which the transfer is made; 
(b) carry-over of a specific quantitative limit from one year to the next may not exceed 
10,5% of the quantity set for the year of actual utilization; 
(c) advance use of specific quantitative limits from one year to another may not exceed 
7,5% of the quantity set for the year of actual utilization. 
5. The Community shall inform Latvia of any measures taken pursuant to the preceding 
paragraphs. 
6. The competent authorities in the Community shall debit the specific quantitative limits 
referred to in paragraph 1 at the time of issue of the prior authorization required by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 636/82 which governs economic outward processing'arrangements. A 
specific quantitative limit shall be debited for the year in which a prior authorization is 
issued. 
7. A certificate of origin made out by the organizations authorized to do so under Latvian law 
shall be issued, in accordance with Protocol A to the Agreement, for all products covered by 
this Protocol. This certificate shall bear a reference to the prior authorization mentioned in 
paragraph 6 above as evidence that the processing operation it describes has been carried 
out in Lativia. 
8. The Community shall provide Latvia with the names and addresses of, and specimens of the 
stamps used by, the competent authorities of the Community which issue the prior 
authorizations referred to in paragraph 6 above. 
9. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 8 above, Latvia and the Community 
shall continue consultations with a view to seeking a mutually acceptable solution enabling 
both Contracting Parties to benefit from the Agreement's provisions on outward processing 
traffic and so ensure the effective development of trade in textile products between Latvia 
and the Community. 
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Annex to Protocol C 
(The product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I of this 
Agreement) 
OPT QUOTAS 
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 
Category Unit 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 
(pm) (pm) (pm) (pm) (pm) (pm) (pm) 
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Protocol D 
The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits which may be introduced pursuant to 
Article 5 of the Agreement for the products covered by the Agreement shall be fixed by 
Agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedures established in 
Article 15 of the Agreement. 
Agreed Minute No 1 
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic 
of Latvia on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 15 June 1993, the 
Parties agreed that Article 5 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the 
conditions are fulfilled, from applying the safeguard measures for one or more of its regions in 
conformity with the principles of the internal market. 
In such an event, Latvia shall be informed in advance of the relevant provisions of Protocol A to 
the Agreement to be applied, as appropriate. -7fe2-
For the Government 
of the Republic of Latvia For the Council 
of the European Communities 
Agreed Minute No 2 
Notwithstanding Article 7 (1) of this Agreement, for imperative technical or administrative 
reasons or to find a solution to economic problems resulting from regional concentration of 
imports, or in order to combat circumvention and fraud of the provisions of this Agreement, the 
Community will establish for a limited period of time a specific management system in 
conformity with the principles of the Internal Market. 
However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations 
provided for in Article 7 (3), Latvia undertakes, if so requested by the Community, to respect 
temporary export limits for one or more regions of the Community. In such a case, these limits 
shall not preclude the importation into the region(s) concerned of products which were shipped 
from Latvia on the basis of export licences obtained before the date of formal notification to 
Latvia by the Community about the introduction of the above limits. 
The Community shall inform Latvia of the technical and administrative measures, that need to 
be introduced by both Parties in order to implement the above paragraphs in conformity with 
the principles of the Internal Market. 
For the Government 
of the Republic of Latvia For the Council 
of the European Communities 
Agreed Minute No 3 
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic 
of Latvia on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 15 June 1993, the 
Parties agreed that Latvia shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Community 
which have traditionally had relatively small shares of Community quotas of imports of 
products serving as inputs for their processing industry. 
The Community and Latvia further agreed to hold consultations, should the need arise, in order 
to avert any problems which might occur in this respect. 
For the Government 
of the Republic of Liitvia For the Council 
of the European Communities 'V 
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Agreed Minute No 4 
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic 
of Latvia on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 15 June 1993, Latvia 
agreed that, from the date of request for and pending the consultations referred to in Article 7 
(3), it shall cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the problems 
resulting from the regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. 4é$L_ 
For the Government 
of the Republic of Latvia For the Council 
of the European Communities 
Exchange of notes 
The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European 
Communities presents its compliments to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of 
Latvia and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Latvia and the 
Community initialled at Brussels on 15 June 1993. 
The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Ministry that, whilst awaiting the completion of 
the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the 
Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from 
1 January 1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this 
de facto application of the Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given. 
The Directorate-General for External Relations would be grateful if the Minister would confirm 
its Agreement to the foregoing. 
The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia the assurance of its highest 
consideration. 
Exchange of notes 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia presents its compliments to the 
Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities 
and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Latvia and the 
Community initialled at Brussels on 15 June 1993. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia wishes to confirm to the 
Directorate-General that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the 
conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the Government of the Republic of 
Latvia is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from 1 January 
1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de facto 
application of the Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia to the European Communities avails 
itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Relations of the 
Commission of the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. 
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PROTOCOL 2 
on trade between the Community and Latvia in processed agricultural products 
Article 1 
1. The Community shall grant tariff concessions 
referred to in Annex I for processed agricultural products 
originating in Latvia. In the case of the goods referred to 
in Annex II, however, reductions of the agricultural 
component shall be granted within the quantity limits 
referred to therein. 
2. Latvia shall grant tariff concessions determined in 
accordance with Article 4. 
3. The. 
— add to the list of processed agricultural products 
referred to in this Protocol, 
— increase the quantities of processed agricultural 
products eligible for the tariff concessions established 
by this Protocol. 
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with a system of compensatory amounts with no quantity 
limits, established on the basis of the difference found 
between the prices on the Community and Latvian 
markets of the agricultural products actually used to 
produce the processed agricultural products covered by 
this Protocol. The JgVt 'Corniruttè-e snaîT araw up a list of 
the products to which the compensatory amounts are 
applicable and a list of basic products. It shall adopt 
general implementing rules to that end. 
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Protocol, the following 
definitions shall apply: 
— 'goods' means the processed agricultural products 
referred to in this Protocol, 
— 'agricultural component' means the part of the charge 
corresponding to the difference between the prices on 
the internal market of the Contracting Parties of the 
agricultural products considered to have been used for 
the production of the goods and the prices of those 
agricultural products incorporated in imports from 
third countries, 
— 'non-agricultural component' means the part of the 
charge remaining when the agricultural component is 
deducted from the total charge, 
— 'basic products' means the agricultural products 
considered as having been used in the production 
of goods within the meaning of Regulation (EC) 
No 3448/93, 
— 'base quantity' means the'quantity of a basic product 
calculated in the manner stipulated in Article 3 of 
Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 and which is used to determine the agricultural component applicable to 
goods of a given type, in accordance with the terms of 
the same Regulation. 
Article 3 
1. The Community grants to Latvia the following 
concessions: 
— the non-agricultural component of the charge shall be 
reduced as per Annex I, 
— for the goods for which Annex I stipulates a reduced 
agricultural component (MOBR) the level of the latter 
shall be calculated by reducing the base quantities of 
the basic products for which a levy reduction is 
granted by 20% in 1995, 40% in 1996 and 60% 
from 1997. For the other basic products of those 
goods, the corresponding reductions, for the same 
years, shall be 10%, 20% and 30%. These 
reductions shall be granted within the limits of tariff 
quotas stipulated in Annex II. For quantities in excess 
of those quotas the agricultural component applicable 
to third countries shall apply. 
2. The agricultural components shall be replaced by 
reduced agricultural components in the case of goods 
added in accordance with the procedure described in 
Article 1 (3). 
Article 4 
1. Before 31 December 1996 Latvia shall determine 
the agricultural component of the charge on the goods 
falling within Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 on the basis 
of the MFN import duties indicated in Annex III and 
applicable to the basic agricultural products originating 
in the Community considered to have been used in the 
production of these goods. It shall forward that 
information to the 
2. Latvia shall apply the duty indicated in Annex III to 
imports of processed agricultural products originating in 
the Community and falling within Regulation (EC) 
No 3448/93. However, if reform of Latvian agriculture 
policy causes the agricultural component of the charge 
defined in Article 2 to increase, Latvia shall inform the 
AcVW-f^^o v G. "^«accordingly, which may agree to the rate 
of duty concerned which corresponds to the size of the 
agricultural component. 
3. Latvia shall reduce the duties applicable to goods 
falling within Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 in accordance 
with the following timetable: 
— the non-agricultural component of the charge shall be 
removed by 31 December 2001, 
— the agricultural component shall be reduced by the 
Àli*u<4^- G*<M.(ÂJn accordance with the principles 
referred to in Article 3. 
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ANNEX I 
Import duties applicable in the Community to goods originating in Latvia 
CN code 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1806 31 
1806 32 10 
1806 90 11 
2104 10 
2105 
2201 10 
2203 
2208 90 31 
2208 90 SS Description 
Boiled sweets 
Caramels 
Chocolate filled 
Chocolate not filled 
Chocolate with alcohol 
Soups 
Ice-cream 
Mineral waters 
Beer 
Vodka 
Liqueurs Third country 
duty rates 
13 + MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
13 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
12 • MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
12 + MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
18 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 
24 
1,3 ECU/% vol/hl 
+ 5 ECU/hl 
1,6 ECU/% vol/hl 
+ 10 ECU/hl Duty rates applicable 
a s :' row • 1•. ?. 19?5 « from 1.1.1996 
3 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
3 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 +MOBR . 
MAX27 + ADS/Z 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
9 
6 +MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 
9 
1,1 ECU/% vol/hl 
+ 4 ECU/hl 
1,3 ECU/% vol/hl 
+ 7 ECU/hl 0 + MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0+MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
7 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 
7 
0,9 ECU/% vol/hl 
+ 3,5 ECU/hl 
1,1 ECU/% vol/hl 
+ 7 ECU/hl 
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ANNEX II 
Tariff quotas applicable on imports into the Community for goods originating in Latvia for which a 
reduction of the agricultural component is granted in accordance with Article 3 4Q 
CN code 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1806 31 
1806 32 10 
1806 90 11 
2104 10 
2105 
2203 
2208 90 31 
2208 90 55 Description 
Boiled sweets 
Caramels 
Chocolate filled 
Chocolate not filled 
Chocolate with alcohol 
Soups 
Ice < ream 
Beer 
Vodka 
Liqueurs Quantities 
1995 
15 
30 
50 
50 
15 
30 
25 
150 
150 
10 1996 
17 
33 
55 
55 
17 
33 
28 
165 
165 
11 1997 
18 
36 
60 
60 
18 
36 
30 
180 
180 
12 1998 
20 
39 
65 
65 
20 
39 
33 
195 
195 
13 1999 
21 
42 
70 
70 
21 
42 
35 
210 
210 
14 2000 
23 
45 
75 
75 
23 
45 
38 
225 
225 
15 
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ANNEX III 
List of products referred to in Article 4 
1. Imports into Latvia of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the 
duties set out below. However, if a more favourable trade regime is in force in Latvia, this shall be 
applied to imports from the Community. 
2. Tariff reductions from the year 1995 to 2000 shall be implemented in annual equal steps if the 
reductions are higher than 1 %, in other cases the reductions shall be implemented in one step in the 
year 2000. 
3. Imports into Latvia of those processed agricultural products originating in the Community other than 
those listed in this Annex, are free of duty. 
CN code 
0403 
0403 10 
0501 
0502 
0503 
0505 10 
0505 90 
0506 
0507 
0508 
0509 Description of products (') 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurr, képhir 
and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, 
whether or not concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or 
containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa 
Yoghurt 
Human hair, unworked whether or not washed or 
scoured, waste of human hair 
Pigs', hogs' or hoars' bristles and hair; badger hair 
and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or 
hair 
Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put 
up as a layer wirh or without supporting material 
Feathers of a kind used tor stuffing; down 
Other skins and other parts of birds 
Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply 
prepared (but not cut to shape), treated, with acid or 
dcgelatinizcd; powder and waste of these products 
Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, 
horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, 
unworked or simply prepared but not cur to shape; 
powder and waste of these products 
Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply 
prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of 
molluscs, crustaceans or cchinodcrms and cuttle-bone, 
unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, 
powder and waste thereof 
Natural sponges of animal origin Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
1 
20 
20 
20 
20 M FN duty 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
15 
15 for imports from EC 
1. 1.1995 
IS 
10C) 
15 
15 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
15 
15 1. 1.2000 
10 
5C) 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclatu 
having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being deter 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex IV. re, the wording for the description of the products is to be considc 
mined by the coverage of the CN codes. 
! Y -.? -N "\ 
^tfj-
CNcode 
0510 
0710 40 
0711 90 30 
0903 
1212 20 
1301 
1302 11 
1302 12 
1302 13 
1302 14 
1302 19 
1302 20 90 
1302 31 
1302 32 
1302 39 
1505 
1506 
151560 
151620 10 
1517 1010 
15179010 
15179093 
1518 Description of products (') 
Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; 
bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal 
products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise 
provisionally preserved 
Sweet corn 
Sweet corn, provisionally preserved 
Maté 
Seaweeds and other algae . 
Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins, and balsams 
Opium 
Vegetable saps and extracts, 
Vegetable saps and extracts, 
Vegetable saps and extracts, 
the roots of liquorice 
of hops 
of -pyrethrum or of 
Vegetable saps and extracts, . .. other 
Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates, other 
Mucilages and thickeners, agar-agar 
Mucilages and rhickeners, whether or not modified, 
derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar 
seeds 
Other mucilages and thickeners 
Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom 
(including lanolin) 
Other animal fats and oils and their tractions, 
whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
Jojoba oil and its fractions 
Hydrogcnated castor oil, so called 'opal-wax' 
Margarine; excluding liquid margarine . . . 
Other margarine, ... 
Edible mixtures, . . . 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, 
boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulphurized, blown, 
polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or 
otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of 
heading No 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 Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty 
20 
20 
20 
1 
1 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
1 
20 
20 MFN duty 
1 
1 
1 
20 
20 
20 15 
15 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
15 
15 
0,5 for imports from EC 
1.1.1995 
15 
15 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
sr 
sr 
sr 
sr 
sr 
sr 
0,5 
5 
5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 C) 
0,5 C) 
0,5 C) 1.1.2000 
0,5 0,5 
10 
0,5 
0,5 
free 
0,5 
0,5 C 
0,5 C 
0,5 C 
0,5 C 
0,5 C 
0,5 C 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 C) 
0,5 C) 
0,5 C) 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex IV. 
/"// '*> 
«T&-
CN code 
1519 
1520 
1521 
1522 00 10 
1702 50 
1702 90 10 
1704 10 
1704 90 10 
1704 90 30 
1704 90 51 
1704 90 55 
1704 90 61 
1704 90 65 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1704 90 81 
1704 90 99 
1S03 
1804 
1805 
1806 10 
1806 20 
1806 31 
1806 32 Description of products (') 
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from 
refining; industrial fatty alcohols 
Glycerol (glycerine), whether or not pure; glycerol 
waters and glycerol lyes 
Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, 
other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not 
refined or coloured 
Degras 
Chemically plure fructose 
Chemically pure maltose 
Chewing-gum, whether or not sugar-coated 
Liquorice extract containing more than 10% by 
weight of sucrose but not containing other added 
substances 
White chocolate 
Pastes, including marzipan, in immediate packings of 
a net content of 1 kg or more 
Throat pastilles and cough drops 
Sugar coated (panned) goods 
Gum confectionery and jelly confectionery including 
fruit pastes in the form of sugar confectionery 
Boiled sweets whether or not filled 
Toffees, caramels and similar sweets 
Compressed tablets 
Other 
Cocoa pastes, whether or not defatted 
Cocoa butter, fat and oil 
Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 
Cocoa powder, containing added svigar or other 
sweetening matter 
Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing 
more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular 
or other bulk form in containers or immediate 
packing of a content exceeding 2 kg 
Other in blocks, slabs or bars, filled 
Other in blocks, slabs or bars, not filled Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty 
1 
1 
1 
1 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
250 Ls/t 
20 
20 
1 
1 
500 Ls/t 
1 
500 Ls/t 
500 Ls/t MFN duty 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
250 Ls/t 
15 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
500 Ls/t 
0,5 
500 Ls/t 
500 Ls/t for impons from EC 
1.1.1995 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
7 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
250 Ls/t 
15 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
500 Ls/t 
0,5 
500 Ls/t 
500 Ls/t 1.1.2000 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
250 Ls/t 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
500 Ls/t 
il. ?A°-
i*f-
CN code 
1806 90 
1901 10 
190120 
1901 90 
1902 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 Description of products (') 
Other chocolate,... 
Malt extract; food preparations of flour etc,... 
preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale 
Malr extract; food preparations of flour etc.,.. . 
Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers 
wares of heading No 1905 
Malt extract; food preparations of flour etc.,. . . 
other 
Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or 
other subsrances) or otherwise prepared, such as 
spaghetti, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni, 
couscous, whether or not prepared, excluding 
macaroni and noodles 
— of which macaroni and noodles 
Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from 
starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls sifting or 
similar forms 
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting 
of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn 
flakes); cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared 
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, 
whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, 
empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical 
use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products 
Sweet corn, prepared or preserved by vinegar or 
acetic acid 
Yams, sweet potatoes,. .., prepared or preserved by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
Palm hearts, prepared or preserved by vinegar or 
acetic acid 
Sweet corn, prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid, frozen 
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 
Sweet corn, prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 
Peanut butter 
Palm hearts 
Mixtures 
Other Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty 
2001 V0 30 
2001 90 40 
2001 90 60 
2004 90 10 
2005 20 10 
2005 80 
200S 11 10 
2008 91 
2008 92 
2008 99 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex IV. 500 Ls/t 
free 
15 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
300 Ls/t 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 MFN duty 
500 Ls/t 
free 
15 
IS 
15 
15 
15 
15 
300 Ls/t 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 for imports from EC 
1.1.1995 
N500 Ls/t 
free 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
200 Ls/t (' 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 1.1.2000 
500 Ls/t 
free 
10 
10 
10 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
180 Ls/t C) 
10 
10 
10 
15 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
ill C 
4tT-
CN code Descriprion of products (') Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty MFN duty for imports from EC 
1.1.1995 1.1.2000 
2101 
2102 10 
2102 20 
2102 30 
2103 10 
2103 20 
2103 30 10 
2103 30 90 
2103 90 
2104 10 
2104 20 
2105 
2106 10 
2106 90 10 
2106 90 91 
2106 90 99 
2202 10 
2201 90 
2202 
2203 
2205 
2206 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or 
maté and preparations with a basis of these products 
or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté, roasted chicory 
and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, 
essences and concentrates thereof 
Active yeasts 
Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, 
dead 
Prepared baking powder 
Soya sauce 
Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces 
Mustard flour 
Prepared mustard 
Other sauces,. . . 
Soups and broths and preparations therefor 
Homogenized composite food preparations 
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not 
containing cocoa 
Food preparations not elsewhere specified or 
included, prorein concentrates and textured protein 
substances 
Food preparations not elsewhere specified or 
included, cheese fondues 
Food preparation, not elsewhere specified or included, 
containing > no milk fats, milk proteins, sucrose 
etc., . . . 
Other 
Mineral waters and aerated waters 
Other 
Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, 
containing added sugar sweetening matter of 
flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not 
including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 
No 2009 
Beer made from malt 
Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants or aromatic substances 
Other fermented beverages 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex IV. 20 
20 
20 
1 
20-
20 
1 
20 
20 
20 
free 
20 
1 
20 
free 
3 Ls/h I 
3 Ls/hl 
10Ls/hl 
10 Ls/hl 
20 15 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
15 
free 
15 
Op 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
free 
3 Ls/hl 
3 Ls/hl 
10 Ls/hl 
10 Ls/hl 
15 15 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
0,5 
15 
15 
10C) 
free 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
free 
3 Ls/hl 
3 Ls/hl 
10 Ls/hl 
10Ls/hi 
15 0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
sr) 
free 
15 
0,5 
0,5 
0,5 
15 
free 
3 Ls/hl 
3 Ls/hl 
10 Ls/hl 
Afc-
CN code Description of produas (') Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty MFN duty for imports from EC 
1.1.1995 1.1.2000 
7,8 Ls/1 
15 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
.free 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,0 Ls/ 
% vol/hl C 
2,5 Ls/ 
% voi/h! 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2 J Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 2207 
2208 10 
2208 20 
2208 20 62 
2208 30 
2208 40 
2208 50 
2208 90 11 
2208 90 19 
2208 90 31 
2208 90 3} 
2208 90 35 
2208 90 38 
2208 90 45 
2208 90 48 
2208 90 52 
2208 90 58 
2208 90 65 
2208 90 69 
2208 90 71 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by 
volume of 80% and higher; ethyl alcohol and other 
spirits, denatured, of any strength 
Compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for 
the manufacture of beverages 
Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape 
marc 
Cognac, in containers holding more than 2 litres 
Whiskies 
Rum and taffia 
Gin and Geneva 
Arrak', in containers holding 2 litres or less 
Arrak, in containers holding more than 2 litres 
Vodka, in containers holding 2 litres or less 
Plum, pear or cherry spirits (excluding liqueurs) in 
containers holding 2 litres or less 
Vodka, in containers holding more than 2 litres 
Plum, pe3r or cherry spirits (excluding liqueurs) in 
containers holding more than 2 litres 
Other spirits (excluding liqueurs) in containers 
holding 2 litres or less, distilled from fruit, Calvados 
Other spirits (excluding liqueurs) in containers 
holding 2 litres or less, distilled from fruit, other 
Other spirits (excluding liqueurs) in containers 
holding 2 litres or less, other, Korn 
Other spirits (excluding liqueurs) in containers 
holding 2 litres or less, other 
Liqueurs 
Other spirituous beverages 
Other spirits (excluding liqueurs) in containers 
holding more than 2 litres, distilled from fruit 7,8 Ls/1 
20 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/h! 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 7,8 Ls/1 
15 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl" 
0,5 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/h! 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls' 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 7,8 Ls/1 
15 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
0,5 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,0 Ls/ 
% vol/hl C) 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
(*) Tariff quota set out in Annex IV. 
• / ;/ 
$¥r 
CN code 
2208 90 73 
2208 90 79 
2208 90 91 
2208 90 99 
2402 10 
2402 20 
2402 90 
2403 Description of products (') 
Other spirits (excluding liqueurs) in containers 
holding more than 2 litres, other 
Liqueurs and other spirituous beverages 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by 
volume of less than 80% vol in containers holding 
2 litres or less 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by 
volume .of less than 80% vol in containers holding 
more than 2 litres 
Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing tobacco 
Cigarettes containing tobacco 
Other cigars, cheroots and cigarillos 
Other manufactured tobacco Rate of duty (%) 
Basic duty 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
20 
2,5 Ls/ 
1 000 p/st 
20 
20 MFN duty 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
15 
2,5 Ls/ 
1 000 p/st 
15 
15 for imports from EC 
1.1.1995 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
15 
2,5 Ls/ 
1 000 p/st 
15 
15 1.1.2000 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
2,5 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
7,8 Ls/ 
% vol/hl 
0,5 
2,5 Ls/ 
1 000 p/st 
0,5 
0,5 
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ANNEX IV 
List of products referred to in Article 4 
Imports into Latvia of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the 
following tariff quotas. Quantities in excess shall be subjecr to the MFN rate of dur)' (Annex III) 
CN code 
0403 10 
1302 
1517 
1905 
2104 10 
2208 50 Description of products (') 
Yoghurt 
Vegetable saps and extracts, pectin 
substances, pcctinarcs and pecrares; 
agar-agar and other mucilages and 
thickeners, whether or not modified, 
derived from vegetable products 
Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations 
of animal or vegetable tats or oils or of 
tractions of different fats or oils of tin's 
chapter, other than edible fats or oils or 
their fractions of heading No 1516 
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other 
bakers' wares, whether or not containing 
cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets 
of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, 
sealing waters, rice paper and similar 
products 
Soups and broths and preparations 
theretor 
Gin and Geneva Unit 
t 
t 
t 
t 
t 
t Quantity 
Year 
1 
20 
100 
2 000 
20 
20 
20 Year 
2 
20 
100 
2 000 
20 
20 
20-Year 
3 
20 
110 
2 000 
20 
20 
20 Year 
A 
20 
no 
2 000 
20 
20 
20 Year 
5 
20 
120 
2 000 
20 
20 
20 Year 
6 
20 
120 
2 000 
20 
20 
20 
l') Notwithstanding the rules tor the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as 
having no more than an indicative value, the preferential sclieme being determined hy the coverage of the CN codes. 
^ 
PROTOCOL 3 
concerning the definition of originating produas and methods of administrative cooperation •^é-
TITLE I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1, 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Protocol: 
(a) 'manufacture' means any kind of working or 
processing including assembly or specific operations; (j) 'chapters' and 'headings' means the chapters and the 
headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature 
which makes up the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System, referred to in this 
Protocol as 'the Harmonized System' or 'HS'; 
(k) 'classified' refers to the classification of a product or 
material under a particular heading; 
(1) 'consignment' means products which are either sent 
simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee 
or covered by a single transport document covering 
their shipment from the cxporrer to the consignee or, 
in the absence of such a document, by a single 
invoice. 
(b) 'material' means any ingredient, raw material, 
component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of 
rhe product; 
(c) 'product' means the product being manufactured, 
even if it is intended for later use in another 
manufacturing operation; 
(d) 'goods' means both materials and products; 
(c) 'customs value' means the value as determined în 
accordance with the Agreement on implementation 
of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade, done at Geneva on 12 April 1979; 
(f) 'cx-works price' means the price paid for the product 
ex-works to the manufacturer in whose undertaking 
the last working or processing is carried out 
provided the price includes the value of all the 
materials used, minus all internal taxes which arc, or 
may be, repaid when the product obtained is 
exported; 
(g) 'value of materials' means the customs value at the 
time of importation of the non-originating materials 
used, or, if this is not known and cannot be 
ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the 
materials in the territories concerned; 
(h) 'value of originating materials' means the customs 
value of such materials as defined in subparagraph 
(g) applied mutatis mutandis; 
(i) 'added value' shall be taken to be the ex-works price 
minus the customs value of each of the products 
incorporated which did not originate in the country 
in which those products were obtained; TITLE II 
DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF 'ORIGINATING 
PRODUCTS' 
Article 2 
Origin Criteria 
For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, and 
without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of 
this Protocol, the following products shall be considered 
as: 
1. products originating in the Community: 
(a) products wholly obtained in the Community, 
within the meaning of Article 5 ol this Protocol; 
(b) products obtained in the Community which 
contain materials not wholly obtained there, 
provided that the said materials have undergone 
sufficient working and processing in the 
Community within the meaning of Article 6, of 
this Protocol; 
2. products originating in Latvia: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Latvia, within the 
meaning of Article 5 of this Protocol; 
(b) products obtained in Latvia which contain 
materials not wholly obtained there, provided 
that the said materials have undergone sufficient 
working or processing in Latvia within the 
meaning of A'rticle 6 of this Protocol. 
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Article 3 
Bilateral cumulation 
1. Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) (b), materials 
originating in Latvia within the meaning of this Protocol 
shall be considered as materials originating in the 
Community and it shall not be necessary that such 
materials have undergone sufficient working or 
processing there, provided however that they have 
undergone working or processing going beyond that 
referred to in Article 7 of this Protocol. 
2. Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) (b), materials 
originating in the Community within the meaning of this 
Protocol shall be considered as materials originating in 
Latvia and it shall not be necessary that such materials 
have undergone working or processing there, provided 
however that they have undergone working or processing 
going beyond that referred to in Article 7 of this 
Protocol. 
Article 4 
Cumulation with materials originating in Estonia and 
Lithuania 
1. (a) Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) (b) and subject to 
the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, materials 
originating in Estonia or Lithuania within the 
meaning of Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements 
between the Community and these countries shall 
be considered as originating in the Community 
and it shall not be necessary that such materials 
have undergone sufficient working or processing, 
on condition however that they have undergone 
working or processing beyond that referred to in 
Article 7 of this Protocol. 
(b) Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) (b) and subject to 
the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, materials 
originating in Estonia or Lithuania within the 
meaning of Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements 
between the Community and these countries shall 
be considered as originating in Latvia and it shall 
not be necessary that such materials have 
undergone sufficient working or processing, on 
condition however that they have undergone 
working or processing beyond that referred to in 
Article 7 of this Protocol. 
2. Products which have acquired originating status by 
virtue of paragraph 1 shall only continue to be 
considered as originating in the Community or in Latvia, 
when the value added there exceeds the value of the 
materials used originating in Estonia or Lithuania. 
If this is" not so, the products concerned shall be 
considered for the purposes of implementing this 
Agreement or of the Agreement between the Community 
and Estonia or Lithuania as originating in Estonia or 
Lithuania according to which of these countries accounts 
for the highest value of originating materials used. 3. For the purposes of this Article, identical rules of 
origin to those in this Protocol shall be applied in trade 
between the Community and Estonia and Lithuania and 
between Latvia and those two countries and also between 
each of these three countries themselves. 
Article 5 
Wholly obtained products 
1. Within the meaning of Article 2 (1) (a) and (2) (a), 
the following shall be considered as wholly obtained 
either in the Community or in Latvia: 
(a) mineral products extracted from their soil or from 
their seabed; 
(b) vegetable products harvested there; 
(c) live animals born and raised there; 
(d) products from live animals raised there; 
(e) products obtained by hunting or fishing there; 
(f) products of sea fishing and other products taken 
from the sea by their vessels; 
(g) products made aboard their factory ships exclusively 
from products referred to in subparagraph (f); 
(h) used articles collected there fit only for the recovery 
of raw materials, including used tyres fit only for 
retreading or use as waste; 
(i) waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing 
operations conducted there; 
(j) products extracted from marine soil or subsoil 
outside their territorial waters provided that they 
have sole rights to work that soil or subsoil; 
(k) goods produced exclusively from products specified 
in subparagraphs (a) to (j). 
2. The term 'their vessels' and 'their factory ships' in 
paragraph 1 (f) and (g) shall apply only to vessels and 
factory ships: 
— which are registered or recorded in Latvia or in a 
Member State of the Community, 
— which sail under the flag of Latvia or of a Member 
State of the Community, 
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— which are owned to an extent of at least 50% by 
nationals of Latvia or of a Member State of the 
Community, or by a company with its head office in 
one of these States or in Latvia, of which the manager 
or managers, chairman of the board of directors or 
the supervisory board, and the majority of the 
members of such boards are nationals of Latvia or of 
Member States of the Community and of which, in 
addition, in the case of partnerships or limited 
companies, at least half the capital belongs to these 
States, to Latvia, to their public bodies or to their 
nationals, 
— of which the master and officers are nationals of 
Latvia or of Member States of the Community, 
— of which at least 75% of the crew are nationals of 
Latvia or of Member States of the Community. 
3- The terms 'Latvia' and 'the Community' shall also 
cover the territorial waters which surround Latvia and 
the Member States of the Community. product, is used in the manufacture of another product 
the conditions applicable to the product in which it is 
incorporated do not apply to it, and no account shall be 
taken of the non-originating materials which may have 
been used in its manufacture. 
Article 7 
Insufficient working or processing operations 
For the purpose of implementing Article 6 the following 
shall be considered as insufficient working or processing 
to confer the status of originating products, whether or 
not there is a change of heading: 
(a) operations to ensure the preservation of products in 
good condition during transport and storage 
(ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing 
in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, 
removal of damaged parts, and like operations); 
Sea-going vessels, including factory ships on which the 
fish caught is worked or processed, shall be considered as 
part of the territory of the Community or of Latvia 
provided that they satisfy the conditions set out in 
paragraph 2. 
Article 6 
Sufficiently worked or processed products 
1. For the purposes of Article 2, non-originating 
materials arc considered to be sufficiently worked or 
processed when the product obtained is classified in a 
heading which is different from that in which all the 
non-originating materials used in its manufacture are 
classified, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3. 
2. For a product mentioned in columns 1 and 2 of the 
list in Annex II, the conditions set out in column 3 for 
the product concerned must be fulfilled instead of the 
rule in paragraph 1. 
Where in the list in Annex II a percentage rule is applied 
in determining the originating status of a product 
obtained in the Community or in Latvia the value added 
by the working or processing shall correspond to the 
ex-works price of the product obtained, less the value of 
third-country materials imported into the Community or 
Latvia. (b) simple operations consisting of removal of dust, 
sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching 
(including the making-up of sets of articles), 
washing, painting, cutting up; 
(c) (i) changes of packaging and breaking up and 
assembly of packages; 
(ii) simple placing in bottles, flasks, bags, cases, 
boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all 
other simple packaging operations; 
(d) affixing marks, labels and other like distinguishing 
signs on products or thefr packaging; 
(e) simple mixing of products, whether or not of 
different kinds, where one or more components of 
the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in 
this Protocol to enable them to be considered as 
originating in the Community or in Latvia; 
(f) simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete 
product; 
(g) a combination of two or more operations specified in 
subparagraphs (a) to (f); 
(h) slaughter of animals. 
Article S 
3. These conditions indicate, for all products covered 
by this Agreement, the working or processing which must 
be carried out on the non-originating materials used in 
the manufacture of these products, and apply only in 
relation to such materials. Accordingly, it follows that if 
a product which has acquired originating status by 
fulfilling the conditions set out in the list for that Unit of qualification 
1. The unit of qualification for the application of the 
provisions of this Protocol shall be the particular product 
.which is considered as the basic unit when determining 
classification using the nomenclature of the Harmonized 
System. —--._ 
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Accordingly, it follows that: 
(a) when a product composed of a group or assembly of 
articles is classified under the terms of the 
Harmonized System in a single heading, the whole 
constitutes the unit of qualification; 
(b) when a consignment consists of a number of 
identical products classified under the same heading 
of the Harmonized System, each product must be 
taken individually when applying the provisions of 
this Protocol. 
2. Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonized 
System, packaging is included with the product for 
classification purposes, it shall be included for the 
purposes of determining origin. 
Article 9 
Accessories, spare parts and tools 
Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece 
of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, which are 
part of the normal equipment and included in the price 
thereof or which are not separately invoiced, shall be 
regarded as one with the piece of equipment, machine, 
apparatus or vehicle in question. TITLE III 
TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS 
Article 12 
Principle of territoriality 
The conditions set out in Title II relative to the 
acquisition of originating status must be fulfilled without 
interruption in the Community or in Latvia without 
prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3 or 4. 
Article 13 
Reimportation of goods 
If originating products exported from the Community or 
Latvia to another country are returned, except in so far 
as provided for in Articles 3 or 4 they must be considered 
as non-originating, unless it can be demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the customs authorities that: 
(a) the goods returned are the same goods as those 
exported; and 
(b) they have not undergone any operation beyond that 
necessary to preserve them in good condition while 
in that country or while being exported. 
Article 10 
Sets 
Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonized 
System, shall be regarded as originating when all 
component products are originating. Nevertheless, when 
a set is composed of originating and non-originating 
products, the set as a whole shall be regarded as 
originating, provided that the value of the 
non-originating products does not exceed 15% of the 
ex-works price of the set. 
Article 11 
Neutral elements Article 14 
Direct transport 
1. The preferential treatment provided for under the 
Agreement applies only to products or materials which 
arc transported between the territories of the Community 
and Latvia or, when the provisions of Arricle 4 are 
applied, of Estonia or Lithuania without entering any 
other territory. However, goods originating in Latvia or 
in the Community and constituting one single 
consignment which is not spjit up may be transported 
through territory other than that of the Community or 
Latvia or, when the provisions of Article 4 apply, of 
Estonia or Lithuania with, should the occasion arise, 
transhipment or temporary warehousing in such territory, 
provided that the goods have remained under the 
surveillance of the customs authorities in the country of 
transit or of warehousing and that they have nor 
undergone operations other than unloading, reloading or 
any operation designed to preserve them in good 
condition. 
In order to determine whether a product originates in the 
Community or in Latvia, it shall not be necessary to 
establish whether the electrical energy, fuel, plant and 
equipment as well as machines and tools used to obtain 
such product, or whether any goods, used in the course 
of production which do not enter and which were not 
intended to enter into the final composition of the 
product, are originating or not. 
// Products originating in Latvia or in the Community may 
be transported by pipeline across territory other than that 
of the Community or that of Latvia. 
2. Evidence that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 
have been fulfilled may be supplied to the customs 
authorities of the importing country by the production 
of: . 
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(a) a through bill of lading issued in the exporting 
country covering the passage through the country of 
transit; or 
(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the 
country of transit: 
(i) giving an exact description of the products; 
(ii) stating the dates of unloading and reloading of 
the products and, .where applicable, the names 
of the ships used; and 
(iii) certifying the conditions under which the 
products remained in the transit country; or 
(c) failing these, any substantiating documents. 
Article 15 
Exhibitions 
1. Products sent from one of the Contracting Parties 
for exhibition in a third country and sold after the 
exhibition for importation in another Parry shall benefit 
on importation from the provisions of this Agreement on 
condition that the products meet the requirements of this 
Protocol entitling them to be recognized as originating in 
the Community or in Latvia and provided that it is 
shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities 
that: 
(a) an exporter has consigned these products from one 
of the Contracting Parties to the country in which 
the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there; 
(b) the products have been sold or otherwise disposed of 
by that exporter to a person in another Contracting 
Party; 
(c) the products have been consigned during the 
exhibition or immediately thereafter to the latter 
Contracting Party in the state in which they were 
sent for exhibition; and 
(d) the products have not, since they were consigned for 
exhibition, been used for any purpose other than 
demonstration at the- exhibition. 
2. A proof of origin must be issued or made out in 
accordance with the provisions of Title IV and submitted 
to the customs authorities of the importing State in the 
normal manner. The name and address of the exhibition 
must be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional 
documentary evidence of the nature of the products and 
the conditions under which they have been exhibited may 
be required. 
3. Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, 
agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public 
show or display which is not organized for private 
purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the 
sale of foreign products, and during which the products 
remain under customs control. TITLE IV 
PROOF OF ORIGIN 
Article 16 
Movement certificate EUR.l 
Evidence of originating status of products, within the 
meaning of this Protocol, shall be given by a movement 
certificate EUR.l, a specimen of which appears in Annex 
III to this Protocol. 
Article 17 
Normal procedure for the issue of a movement certificate 
EUR.l 
1. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of the exporting State on application 
having been made in writing by the exporter or, under 
the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. 
2. For this purpose, the exporter or his authorized 
representative shall fill out both the movement certificate 
EUR.l and the application form, specimens of which 
appear in Annex III. 
These forms shall be completed in one of the languages in 
which this Agreement is drawn up, in accordance with 
the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State. 
If they arc handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in 
capital letters. The description of the products must be 
given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving 
any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled a 
horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the 
description, the empty space being crossed through. 
3. The exporter applying for the issue of a movement 
certificate EUR.l shall be prepared to submit at any time, 
at the request of the customs authorities of the exporting 
State where the movement certificate EUR.l is issued, all 
appropriate documents proving the originating status of 
the products concerned as well as the fulfilment of the 
other requirements of this Protocol. 
The exporter must retain for at least three years the 
documents referred to in the preceding paragraph. 
Applications for movement certificates EUR.l must be 
preserved for at least three years by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State. 
4. The movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by 
the customs authorities of a Member State of the 
Community if the goods to be exported can be 
considered as products originating in the Community 
within the meaning of Article 2 (1) of this Protocol. The 
movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of Latvia, if the goods to be exported 
can be considered as products originating in Latvia 
within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of this Protocols 
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5. Where the cumulation provisions of Articles 2 to 4 
are applied, the customs authorities of the Member State 
of the Community or of Latvia may issue movement 
certificates EUR.l under the conditions laid down in this 
Protocol if the goods to be exported can be considered as 
originating products within the meaning of this Protocol 
and provided that the goods covered by the movement 
certificates EUR.l are in the Community or in Latvia. 
In these cases movement certificates EUR.l shall be 
issued subject to the presentation of the proof of origin 
previously issued or made out. This proof of origin must 
be kept for at least three years by the customs authorities 
of the exporting State. 
6. The issuing customs authorities shall take any steps 
necessary to verify the originating status of the products 
and the fulfilment of the other requirements of this 
Protocol. For this purpose, they shall have the right to 
call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of 
the exporter's accounts or any other check which they 
consider appropriate. 
The issuing customs authorities shall also ensure that the 
forms referred to in paragraph 2 are duly completed. In 
particular, they shall check whether the space reserved 
for the description of the products has been completed in 
such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent 
additions. 2. For the implementation of paragraph 1, the 
exporter must indicate in this application the place and 
date of exportation of the products to which the 
movement certificate EUR.1 relates, and state the reasons 
for his request. 
3. The customs authorities may issue a movement 
certificate EUR.l retrospectively only after verifying that 
the information supplied in the exporter's application 
agrees with that in the corresponding file. 
4. Movement certificates EUR.l issued retrospectively 
must be endorsed with one of the following phrases: 
'NACHTRÂGLICH AUSGESTELLT, 'DELIVRE A 
POSTERIORI', 'RILASC1ATO A POSTERIORI', 
'AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI', 'ISSUED 
RETROSPECTIVELY', 'UDSTEDT EFTERF0LGENDE', 
'EKAOOEN EK TQN ZrTEPQN', 'EXPEDIDO A 
POSTERIORI', 'EMITADO A POSTERIORI', 'IZDOTS 
PÊC PRECU EKSPORTAV 'AWETTU JALKIKATEFJM', 
' LnTFARDATIEFTERHAND *. 
5. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 shall be 
inserted in the 'Remarks' box of the movement certificate 
EUR.l. 
Article 19 
Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.l 
7. The dare of issue of the movement certificate EUR.l 
shall be indicated in the part of the certificate reserved 
for the customs authorities. 
8. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of the exporting State when the 
products to which it relates are exported. It shall be made 
available to the exporter as soon as actual exportation 
has been effected or ensured. 
Article IS 
Movement certificates EUR.l issued retrospectively 1. " In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a 
movement certificate EUR.l, the exporter may apply to 
the customs authorities which issued it for a duplicate 
made out on the basis of the export documents in their 
possession. 
2. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed 
with one of the following words: 
'DUPLIKAT', 'DUPLICATA', 'DUPLICATO', 
'DUPLICAAT', 'DUPLICATE', 'ANTirPAcKT, 
'DUPLICADO', 'SEGUNDA VIA', *DUPLIKATS> 
'KAKSOISKAPPALE-', 'DUPLIKAT'. 
3. The endorsement referred ro in paragraph 2, and 
the date of issue and the serial number of the original 
certificate shall be inserted in the 'Remarks' box of the 
duplicate movement certificate EUR.l. 
1. Notwithstanding Article 17 (8), a movement 
certificate EUR.l may exceptionally be issued after 
exportation of the products to which it relates if: 4. The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of 
the original movement certificate EUR.l, shall take effect 
as frpm that date. 
(a) it was not issued at the time of exportation because 
of errors or involuntary omissions or special 
circumstances; or 
(b) it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs 
authorities that a movement certificate EUR.l was 
issued but was not accepted at importation for 
technical reasons. 
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Replacement of certificates 
1. It shall at any time be possible to replace one or 
more movement certificates EUR.l by one or nfore other Y N 
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certificates provided that this is done by the customs 
office responsible for controlling the goods. 
2. The replacement certificate shall be regarded as a 
definite movement certificate EUR.l for the purpose of 
the application of this Protocol, including the provisions 
of this Article. 
3. The replacement certificate shall be issued on the 
basis of a written request from the re-exporter, after the 
authorities concerned have verified the information 
supplied in the applicant's request. The date and serial 
number of the original movement certificate EUR.l shall 
be given in box 7. TROCEDIMIENTO SIMPLIFICADO', 'FORENKLET 
PROCEDURE', 'VEREINFACHTES VERFAHREN', 
'AnAOYXTEYMENH AIAAIKAIIA', 'SIMPLIFIED 
PROCEDURE', 'PROCEDURE , SIMPLIFIEE', 
'PROCEDURA SEMPLIFICATA', 'VEREENVOUDIGDE 
PROCEDURE', TROCEDIMENTO SIMPLIFICADO', 
'VIENKÀRSOTA PROCEDURAL 'YKSINKEf<TAISTETTU 
MENETTB-Y', FÔREMOAD PROCEDURE. 
5. Box No 11 'Customs endorsement' of the EUR.l 
certificate.shall be completed if necessary by the approved 
exporter. 
6. The approved exporter shall, if necessary, indicate 
in box No 13 'Request for verification' of the EUR.l 
certificate the name and address of the authority 
competent to verify such a certificate. 
Article 21 
Simplified procedure for the issue of certificates 7. Where the simplified procedure is applied, the 
customs authorities of the exporting State may prescribe 
the use of EUR.l certificates bearing a distinctive sign by 
which they may be identified. 
1. By way derogation from Articles 17, 18 and 19 of 
this Protocol, a simplified procedure for the issue of 
EUR.l movement certificates can be used in accordance 
with the following provisions. 
2. The customs authorities in the exporting State may 
authorize any exporter, hereinafter referred to as 
'approved exporter', making frequent shipments for 
which EUR.l movement certificates may be issued and 
who offers, to the satisfaction of the competent 
authorities, all guarantees necessary to verify the 
originating status of the products, not to submit to the 
customs office of the application for an EUR.l certificate 
relating to those goods, for the purpose of obtaining an 
EUR.l certificate under the conditions laid down in 
Article 17 of this Protocol. 
3. The authorization referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
stipulate, at the choice of the competent authorities, that 
box No 11 'Customs endorsement' of the EUR.l 
movement certificate must: 
(a) either be endorsed beforehand with the stamp of the 
competent customs office of the exporting State and 
the signature, which may be a facsimile, of an official 
of that office; or 
(b) be endorsed by the approved exporter with a special 
stamp which has been approved by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State and corresponds to 
the specimen given in Annex V of this Protocol. Such 
stamp may be preprinted on the forms. 
4. In the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (a), one of 
the following phrases shall be entered in box No 7 
'Remarks' of the EUR.l movement certificate: 8. In the authorization referred to in paragraph 2 the 
competent authorities shall specify in particular: 
(a) the conditions under which the applications for 
EUR.l certificates are to be made; 
(b) the conditions under which these applications are to 
be kept for at least three years; 
(c) in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (b) the 
authoriry competent to carry out the subsequent 
verification referred to in Arriclc 30 of this 
Protocol. 
9. The customs authorities of the exporting State may 
declare certain categories of goods ineligible for the 
spécial treatment provided for in paragraph 2. 
10. The customs authorities shall refuse the 
authorization referred to in paragraph 2 to exporters 
who do not offer all the guarantees which they consider 
necessary. The competent authorities may withdraw the 
authorization at any time. They must do so where the 
approved exporter no longer satisfies the conditions or 
no longer offers these guarantees. 
11. The approved exporter may be required to inform 
the competent authorities, in accordance with the rules 
which they lay down, of the goods to be dispatched by 
him, so that such authorities may make any verification 
they think necessary before the departure of the goods. 
12. The customs authorities of the exporting State 
may carry out any check on approved exporters which 
they consider necessary. Such exporters must allow thifc 
to be done. _„_ k * w 
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13. The provisions of this Article shall be without 
prejudice to the application of the rules of the 
Community, the Member States and Latvia concerning 
customs formalities and the use of customs documents. Article 25 
Form EUR.2 
Article 22 
Validity of proof of origin 
1. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be valid for 
four months from the date of issue in the exporting State, 
and must be submitted within the said period to the 
customs authorities,of the importing State. 
2. Movement certificates EUR.l which are submitted 
to the customs authorities of the importing State after the 
final date for presentation specified in paragraph 1 may 
be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential 
treatment, where the "failure to submit these documents 
by the final date set is due to reasons of force majeure or 
exceptional circumstances. 
3. In other cases of belated presentation, the customs 
authorities of the importing State may accept the 
movement certificates EUR.l where the products have 
been submitted to them before the said final date. 1. Notwithstanding Article 16, the evidence of 
originating status, within the meaning of this Protocol 
for consignments containing only originating products 
and whose value does not exceed ECU 3 000 per 
consignment, may be given by a form EUR.2, a specimen 
of which appears in Annex IV to this Protocol. 
2. The form EUR.2 shall be completed and signed by 
the exporter or, under the exporters responsibility, by his 
authorized representative in accordance with this 
Protocol. 
3. A form EUR.2 shall be completed for each 
consignment. 
4. The exporter who applied for the form EUR.2 shall 
submit at the request of the customs authorities of the 
exporting State all supporting documents concerning the 
use of this form. 
5. Articles 22 and 23 shall apply mutatis mutandis to 
forms EUR.2. 
Article 23 
Submission of proof of origin 
Movement certificates EUR.l shall be submitted to the 
customs authorities of the importing State in accordance 
with the procedures applicable in that State. The said 
authorities'may require a translation of a movement 
certificate EUR.l or an invoice declaration. They- may 
also require the import declaration to be accompanied by 
a statement from the importer to the effect that the 
products meet the conditions required for the 
implementation of the Agreement. 
Article 24 Article 26 
Exemptions from formal proof of origin 
1. Products sent as small packages from private 
persons to private persons or forming part of travellers' 
personal luggage shall be admitted as originating 
products without requiring the submission of a formal 
proof of origin, provided that such products are not 
imported by way of trade and have been declared as 
meeting the requirements of this Protocol and where 
there is no doubt as to the veracity of such a declaration. 
In the case of products sent by post, this declaration can 
be made on the customs declaration C2/CP3 or on a 
sheet of paper annexed to that document. 
Importation by instalments 
Where, at the request of the importer and on the 
conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the 
importing State, dismantled or non-assembled products 
within the meaning of general rule 2 (a) of the 
Harmonized System falling within Chapters 84 and 85 of 
the Harmonized System are imported by instalments, a 
single proof of origin for such products shall be 
submitted to the customs authorities upon importation of 
the first instalment. 2. Imports which are occasional and consist solely of 
products for the personal use of the recipients or 
travellers or their families shall not be considered as 
imports by way of trade if it is evident from the nature 
and quantity of the products that no commercial purpose 
is in view. 
3. Furthermore, the total value of these products must 
not exceed ECU 300 in the case of small packages or 
ECU 800 in the case of products forming part of 
travellers' personal luggage. 
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Article 27 TITLE V 
Discrepancies and formal errors 
1. The discovery of slight discrepancies between the 
statements made in a movement certificate EUR.l or in a 
form EUR.2 and those made in the documents submitted 
to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the 
formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto 
render the movement certificate EUR.l, or the form 
EUR.2 null and void if it is duly established that this 
document does correspond to the products submitted. 
2. Obvious formal errors such as typing errors on a 
movement certificate EUR.l, or a form EUR.2 should not 
cause this document to be rejected if these errors are not 
such as to create doubts concerning the correctness of the 
statements made in this document. ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
COOPERATION 
Article 29 
Communication of stamps and addresses 
The customs authorities of the Member States and of 
Latvia shall provide each other, through the Commission 
of the European Communities, with specimen 
impressions of stamps used in their customs offices for 
the issue of EUR.l certificates and with the addresses of 
the customs authorities responsible for issuing movement 
certificates EUR.l and for verifying those certificates and 
forms EUR.2. 
Article 2S 
Amounts expressed in ecus 
1. Amounts in the national currency of the exporting 
State equivalent to the amounts expressed in ecus shall be 
fixed by the exporting St3tc and communicated to the 
other Contrnctint: Parties. 
When the amounts exceed the corresponding amounts 
fixed by the importing State, the latter shall accept them 
if the products arc invoiced in the currency of the 
exporting State or in the currency of one of the other 
States referred to in Article 4 of this Protocol. 
If the goods arc invoiced in the currency of another 
Member State of the Community the importing State 
shall recognize the amount notified by the country 
concerned. 
2. Up to and including 30 April 2000, the amounts to 
be used in any given national currency shall be the 
equivalent in that national currency of the amounts 
expressed in ecus as at 1 October 1994. 
For each successive period of five years, the amounts 
expressed in ecus and their equivalents in the national 
currencies of the States shall be reviewed by the Joint 
Committee on the basis of the exchange rates of the ecu 
as at the first working day in October in the year 
immediately preceding that five-year period. , 
When carrying out this review, the Association Council 
shallensure that there will be no decrease in the amounts to be 
used in any national currency and shall furthermore 
consider the desirability of preserving the effects of the 
limits concerned in real terms. For this purpose, it may 
decide to modify the amounts expressed in ecus. Article 30 
Verification of movement certificates EUR.l and of forms 
EUR.2 
1. Subsequent verification of movement certificates 
EUR.l and forms EUR.2 shall be carried out randomly 
or whenever the customs authorities of the importing 
State have reason to doubt the authenticity of such 
documents, the originating status of the products 
concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of 
this Protocol. 
2. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of 
paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing 
State shall return the movement certificate EUR.l, the 
form EUR.2, or a copy of these documents, to the 
customs authorities of the exporting State giving, where 
appropriate, the reasons of substance or form for an 
inquiry. 
3. The verification shall be carried out by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State. For this purpose, they 
shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry 
out any inspection of the exporter's accounts or any 
other check which they consider appropriate. 
4. If the customs authorities of the importing State 
decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment 
to the products concerned while awaiting the results of 
the verification, they shall offer to release the products to 
the importer subject to any precautionary measures 
judged necessary. 
5. The customs authorities requesting the verification 
shall be informed of the results of this verification within 
a maximum of 10 months. These results must indicate 
clearly whether the documents are authentic and^whether 
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the products concerned can be considered as originating 
products and fulfil the other requirements of this 
Protocol. TITLE vi 
CEUTA AND MELILLA 
6. If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply 
within 10 months or if the reply does not contain 
sufficient information to determine the authenticity of the 
document in question or the real origin of the products, 
the requesting customs authorities shall, except in the 
case of force majeure or in exceptional circumstances, 
refuse entitlement to the preferences. 
Article 31 
Dispute settlement 
Where disputes arise in relation to the verification 
procedures of Article 30 which cannot be settled between 
the customs authorities requesting a verification and the 
customs authorities responsible for carrying out this 
verification or where they raise a question as to the 
interpretation of this Protocol, they shall be submitted to 
the Association Council. 
In all cases the settlement of disputes between the 
importer and the customs authorities of the importing 
State shall be under the legislation of the said State. 
Article 32 
Penalties 
Penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, 
or causes to be drawn up, a document which contains 
incorrect information for the purpose of obtaining a 
preferential treatment for products. 
Article 33 
Free zones 
1. The Member States and Latvia shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that products traded under 
cover of a movement certificate EUR.l, which in the 
course of transport use a free zone situated in their 
territory, are not substituted by other goods and that 
they do not undergo handling other than normal 
operations designed to prevent their deterioration. 
2. By means of an exemption to the provisions 
contained in paragraph 1, when products originating in 
the Community or in Latvia and imported into a free 
zone under cover of an EUR.l certificate and undergo 
treatment or processing, the authorities concerned must 
issue a new EUR.l certificate at the exporter's request, if 
the treatment or processing undergone is in conformity 
with the provisions of this Protocol. Article 34 
Application of the Protocol 
1. The term 'Community' used in this Protocol does 
not cover Ceuta or Melilla. The term 'products 
originating in the Community' does not cover products 
originating in these zones. 
2. This Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis to 
products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, subject to 
particular conditions set out in Article 35. 
Article 35 
Special conditions 
1. The following provisions shall apply instead of 
Article 2 and references to that Article shall apply mutatis 
mutandis to this Article. 
2. Providing they have been transported directly in 
accordance with the provisions of Article 14, the 
following shall be considered as: 
1. products originating in Ceuta and Melilla: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Ceuta and Melilla; 
(b) products obtained in Ceuta and Melilla in the 
manufacture of which products other than those 
referred to in (a) are used, provided that: 
(i) the said products have undergone sufficient 
working or processing within the meaning of 
Article 6 of this Protocol; or that 
(ii) those products are originating in Latvia or 
rhe Community within the meaning or this 
Protocol, provided that they have been 
submitted to working or processing which 
goes beyond the insufficient working or 
processing referred to in Article 7; 
2. products originating in Latvia: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Latvia; 
(b) products obtained in Latvia, in the manufacture 
of which products other than those referred to in 
(a) are used, provided that: 
(i) the said products have undergone sufficient 
working or processing within the meaning of 
Article 6 of this Protocol; or that 
(ii) those products are originating in Ceuta and 
Melilla or the Community within the 
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meaning of this Protocol, provided that they 
have been submitted to working or 
processing which goes beyond the 
insufficient working or processing referred to 
in Article 7. 
3. Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single 
territory. 
4. The exporter or his authorized representative shall 
enter 'Latvia' and 'Ceuta and Melilla' in box 2 of 
movement certificates EUR.l. In addition, in the case of 
products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this shall be 
indicated in box 4 of movement certificates EUR.l. 
5. The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible 
for the application of this Protocol in Ceuta and 
Melilla. 
TITLE Vll 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 36 
e. Amendments to the Protocol 
me Association Counci I shall examine at two-yearly 
intervals, or whenever Latvia or the Community so 
request, the application of the provisions of this Protocol, 
with a view to making any necessary amendments or 
adaptations. 
Such examination shall take into account in particular 
the participation of the Parties in free-trade zones or 
customs unions with third countries. 
Article 37 
Customs Cooperation Committee 
1. A Customs Cooperation Committee shall be set up, 
charged with carrying out administrative cooperation 
with a view to the correcr and uniform application of this 
Protocol and with carrying out any other tasks in the 
customs field which may be entrusted to it. 2. The Committee, shall be composed, on the one 
hand, of experts of the Member States and of officials of 
the Commission of the European Communities who are 
responsible for customs questions and, on the other 
hand, of experts nominated by Latvia. 
Article 38 
Annexes 
The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part 
thereof. 
Article 39 
Implementation of the Protocol 
The Community and Latvia shall each take the steps 
necessary to implement this Protocol. 
Article 40 
Arrangements with Estonia and Lithuania 
The Contracting Parties shall take any measures 
necessary for the conclusion of arrangements with 
Estonia and Lithuania enabling this Protocol to be 
applied. The Contracting Parties shall notify each other 
of measures taken to this effect. 
Article 41 
Goods in transit or storage 
The provisions of this Agreement may be applied to 
goods which comply with the provisions of this Protocol 
and which on the date of entry into force .of the.' 
Agreement pre either in transit or are in the ^^.ninuiniy 
or in Latvia or, in so far as the provisions of Article 2 are 
applicable, in Estonia or Lithuania in temporary storage 
in bonded warehouses or in free zones, subject to the 
submission to the customs authorities of the importing 
State, within four months of that date, of a certificate 
EUR.l 'endorsed retrospectively by the competent • 
authorities of the exporting State together with the 
documents showing that the goods have been transported 
directly. 
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ANNEX I 
INTRODUCTORY NOTES 
Foreword 
These notes shall apply, where appropriate, to all manufactured products using non-originating materials, 
even if they are not subject to specific conditions contained in the list in Annex II but are subject instead to 
the change of heading rule set out in Article 6 (1). 
Note 1 
1.1. The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. The first column gives the heading 
number, or the chapter number, used in the Harmonized System and the second column gives the 
description of goods used in that system for that heading or chapter. For each entry in the first two 
columns a rule is specified in column 3. Where, in some cases, the entry in the first column is preceded 
by an 'ex', this signifies that the rule in column 3 only applies to the part of that heading or chapter as 
described in column 2. 
1.2. Where several heading numbers arc grouped together in column 1 or a chapter number is given and 
the description of product in column 2 is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rule in column 
3 applies to all products which, under the Harmonized System, arc classified within headings of the 
chapter or within any of the headings grouped together in column 1. 
1.3. Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent 
contains the description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rule in column 3. 
Note 2 
2.1. In the case of any heading not in the list or any part of a heading that is not in the list, the 'change of 
heading' rule set out in Article 6 (1) applies. If a 'change of heading* condition applies to any entry in 
the list, then it is contained in the rule in column 3. 
2.2. The working or processing required by a rule in column 3 has to be carried out only in relation to the 
non-originating materials used. The restrictions contained in a rule in column 3 likewise apply only to 
the non-originating materials used. 
2.3. Where a rule states that 'materials of any heading' may be used, materials of the same heading as the 
product may also be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may also be contained in 
the rule. However, the expression 'manufacture from materials of any heading, including other 
materials of heading No . . .' means that only materials classified in the same heading as the product 
of a different description than that of the product as given in column 2 of the list may be used. 
2.4. If a product made from non-originating materials which has acquired originating status during 
manufacture by virtue of the change of heading rule or its own list rule is used as a material in the 
process of manufacture of another product, then the rule applicable to the product in which it is 
incorporated does not apply to it. 
For example: 
An engine of heading No 8407, for which the rule states that the value of the non-originating 
materials which may be incorporated may not exceed 40% of the ex-works price, is made from 'other 
alloy steel roughly shaped by forging' of heading No 7224. 
If this forging has been forged in the country concerned from a non-originating ingot then the forging 
has already acquired origin by virtue of the rule for heading No ex 7224 in the list. It can then count 
as originating in the value calculation for the engine regardless of whether it was produced in the same 
factory or another. The value of the non-originating ingot is thus not taken into account when a 
up the value of the non-originating materials used. 
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2.5. Even if the change of heading rule or the other rules contained in the list are satisfied, a product shall 
not acquire originating status if the processing carried out, taken as a whole, is insufficient within the 
meaning of Article 7. 
Note 3 
3.1. The rule in the list represents the minimum amount of working or processing required and the 
carrying out of more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, the carrying 
out of less working or processing cannot confer origin. Thus if a rule says that non-originating 
materia! at a certain level of manufacture may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of 
manufacture is allowed and the use of such material at a later stage is not. 
3.2. When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufacrured from more than one material, 
this means that any one or more materials may be used. It does not require that all be used. 
For example: 
The rule for fabrics say that natural fibres may be used and that chemical materials, among other 
materials, may also be used. This does not mean that both have to be used; one can use one or the 
other or both. * 
If, however, a restriction applies to one material and other restrictions apply to other materials in the 
same rule, then the restrictions only apply to the materials actually used. 
For example: 
The rule for sewing machines specifies that both the thread tension mechanism used and the zigzag 
mechanism used must originate; these two restrictions only apply if the mechanisms concerned are 
actually incorporated into the sewing machine. 
3.3. When a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the 
condition obviously does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent 
nature, cannot satisfy the rule. 
For example: 
The rule for heading No 1904 which specifically excludes the use of cereals or their derivatives does 
not prevent the use of mineral salts, chemicals and other additives which are not produced from 
cereals. 
For example: 
In the case of an article made from non-woven materials, if the use of only non-originating yarn is 
allowed for this class of article, it is not possible to start from non-woven cloth — even if non-woven 
cloths cannot normally be made from yarn. In such cases, the starting material would normally be at 
the stage before yarn — that is the fibre stage. 
Sec also Note 6.3 in relation to textiles. 
3.4. If in a rule in the list two or more percentages are given for the maximum value of non-originating 
materials that can be used, then these percentages may not be added together. The maximum value of 
all the non-originating materials used may never exceed the highest of the percentages given. 
Furthermore, the individual percentages must not be exceeded in relation to the particular materials 
they apply to. 
Note 4 
4.1. The term 'natural fibres' is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres and 
is restricted to the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, 
the term 'natural fibres' includes fibres that have been carded, combed or otherwise processed but not 
spun. 
4.2. The term 'natural fibres' includes horsehair of heading No 0503, silk of heading Nos 5002 and 5003 
as well as the wool fibres, fine or coarse animal hair of heading Nos 5101 to 5105, the cotton fibres 
of heading Nos 5201 to 5203 and the other vegetable fibres of heading Nos 5301 to 5305. 
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4.3. The terms 'textile pulp', 'chemical materials' and 'paper-making materials' are used in the list to 
describe rhe materials not classified in Chapters 50 to 63, which can be used to manufacture artificial, 
synthetic or paper fibres or yarns. 
4.4. The term 'man-made staple fibres* is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, 
staple fibres or waste, of headings Nos 5501 to 5507. 
Note 5 
5.1. In the case of the products classified within those headings in the list to which a reference is made to 
this Note, the conditions set out in column 3 of the list shall not be applied to any basic textile 
materials used in their manufacture which, taken together, represent 10% or less of the total weight 
of all the basic textile materials used (but see also Notes 5.3 and 5.4 below). 
5.2. However, this tolerance may only be applied to mixed products which have been made from two or 
more basic textile materials. 
The following are the basic textile materials: 
— silk, 
— wool, 
— coarse animal hair, 
— fine animal hair, 
— horsehair, 
— conon, 
— paper-making materials and paper, 
— flax, 
— true hemp, 
— jute and other textile bast fibres, 
— sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave, 
— coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, 
— synthetic man-made filaments, 
— artificial man-made filaments, 
— synthetic man-made staple fibres, 
— artificial man-made staple fibres. 
For example: 
A yarn of heading No 5205 made from cotton fibres of heading No 5203 and synthetic staple fibres 
of heading No 5506 is a mixed yarn. Therefore, non-originating synthetic staple fibres that do not 
satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) may be 
used up to a weight of 10% of the yarn. 
For example: 
A woollen fabric of heading No 5112 made from woollen yarn of heading No 5107 and synthetic 
yarn of staple fibres of heading No 5509 is a mixed fabric. Therefore synthetic yarn which does not 
satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) or woollen 
yarn that does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from natural fibres, not carded 
or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning) or a combination of the two may be used up to a 
weight of 10% of the fabric. 
For example: 
Tufted textile fabric of heading No 5802 made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and cotton 
fabric of heading No 5210 is only a mixed product if the cotton fabric is itself a mixed fabric being 
made from yarns classified in two separate headings or if the cotton yarns used are themselves 
mixtures. 
For example: 
If the tufted textile fabric concerned had been made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and 
synthetic fabric of heading No 5407, then, obviously, the yarns used arc two separate basic textile 
materials and the tufted textile fabric is accordingly a mixed product. 
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For example: 
A carpet with tufts made from both artificial yarns and cotton yarns and with a jure backing is a 
mixed product because three basic textile materials are used. Thus, any non-originating materials that 
are at a later stage of manufacture than the rule allows may be used, provided their total weight taken 
together does not exceed 10 % of the weight of the textile materials in the carpet. Thus, both the jute 
backing and/or the artificial yarns could be imported at that stage of manufacture, provided the weight 
conditions are met. 
5.3. In the case of fabrics incorporating 'yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of 
polyether whether or not gimped' this tolerance is 20% in respect of this yarn. 
5.4. In the case of fabrics incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic 
film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by 
means of an adhesive between two films of plastic film, this tolerance is 30% in respect of this 
strip. 
Note 6 
6.1. In the case of those textile products which are marked in the list by a footnote referring to this note, 
textile materials with the exception of linings and interlinings which do not satisfy the rule set out in 
the list in column 3 for the made up products concerned may be used provided that they are classified 
in a heading other than that of the" product and that their value docs not exceed 8 % of the ex-works 
price of the product. 
6.2. Materials which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63 may be used freely, whether or not they 
contain textiles. 
Example: 
If a rule in the list provides that for a particular textile item, such as trousers, yarn must be used, this 
does not prevent the use of metal items, such as burtons, because buttons arc not classified within 
Chapters 50 to 63- For the same reason, it does not prevent the use of slide-fasteners even though 
slide-fasteners normally contain textiles. 
6.3. Where a percentage rule applies, the value of trimmings and accessories must be taken into account 
when calculating the value of the non-originating materials incorporated. 
Note 7 
7.1. For the purposes of heading Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, the 'specific 
processes' are the following: 
(a) vacuum distillation; 
(b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process ('); 
(c) cracking; 
(d) reforming; 
(e) extraction by means of selective solvents; 
(f) the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, 
oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralization with alkaline 3gcnts; decolorization and purification 
with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite; 
(g) polymerization; 
(h) alkylation; 
(i) isomerization. 
(') Sec Additional Explanatory Note 4 (b) to Chapter 27 of the combined nomenclature. 
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7.2. For the purposes of heading Nos 2710, 2711 and 2712, the 'specific processes' are the following: 
(a) vacuum distillation; 
(b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process; 
(c) cracking; 
(d) reforming; 
(e) extraction by means of selective solvents; 
(f) the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, 
oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralization with alkaline agents; decolorization and purification 
with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite; 
(g) polymerization; 
(h) alkylation; 
(ij) isomerization; 
(k) (in respect of heavy oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) desuiphurization with hydrogen 
resulting in a reduction of at least 85% of the sulphur content of the products processed (ASTM 
D 1266-59 T method); 
(1) (in respect of products tailing within heading No 2710 only), deparaffining by a process other 
than filtering; 
(m) (in respect of heavy oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) treatment»with hydrogen at a 
pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C with the use of a catalyst, 
other than to effect desuiphurization, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a 
chemical reaction. The further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of heading No ex 2710 
(e.g. hydrotinishing or decolorization) in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability 
shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process; 
(n) (in respect of fuel oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) atmospheric distillation, on 
condition that less than 30% of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C by 
the ASTM D 86 method; 
(o) (in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) 
treatment by means of a high-frequency electrical brush-discharge. 
7.3. For the purposes of heading Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, simple 
operations such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water separation, filtering, colouring, marketing 
obtaining a sulphur content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur contents, any 
combination of these operations or like operations do not confer origin. 
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ANNEX II 
UST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING 
MATERIALS IN ORDER THAT THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED CAN OBTAttJ ORIGINATING 
STATUS 
_ ' , . Working or processing carried out on non-originating 
HShead.ngNo Dcscnpt.on of product materials that confers originating status 
Û1 (2) • • (3) 
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat of bovine animals, frozen of heading No 0202 
0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled of heading 
No 0201 
0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or carcases of heading Nos 0201 to 0205 
frozen 
0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or mear meat and offal of heading Nos 0201 to 0206 and 0208 
offal or poultry liver of heading No 0207 
0302 to Fish, other than live fish Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 
0305 used must already be originating 
0402, Dairy products „ Manufacture from materials of any heading except milk 
0404 to , or cream of heading No 0401 or 0402 
0406 
0403 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, képhir Manufacrure in which: 
and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, 
whether or not concentrated or containing added — all the materials of Chapter 4 used must already be 
sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or originating, 
contain.ng added fruit or cocoa _ any frujt Juicc (except thosc of pineapple, lime or 
grapefruit) of heading No 2009 used must be 
originating, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does 
not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
cooked, by steaming or by boiling in water, birds' eggs of heading No 0407 
moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter * 
ex 0502 Prepared pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair Cleaning, disinfecting, sorting and straightening of 
bristles and hair 
ex 0506 Bones and horn-cores unworked Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 
used must already be originating 
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0710 to 
0713 
ex 0710 
ex 0711 (2) 
Edible vegetables, frozen or dried, provisionally 
preserved except for heading Nos ex 0710 and 
ex 0711 
Sweet corn (uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water), frozen 
Sweet corn, provisionally preserved (3) 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture from fresh or chilled sweet corn 
Manufacture from fresh or chilled sweet corn 
0S11 
0812 
0813 
0814 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter: 
— Containing added sugar 
— Othc 
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 
Fruit, dried, other than that of heading Nos 0801 to 
0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this 
chapter 
Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including 
watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally 
preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other 
preservative solutions Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the value of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacrure in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
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ex 1106 Products of the milling industry; malt, starches; 
inulin; wheat gluten, except for heading No ex 
1106 
Flour and meal of the dried, shelled leguminous 
vegetables of heading No 0713 Manufacture in which all the cereals, edible vegetables, 
roots and tubers of heading No 0714 or fruit used must 
already be originating 
Drying and milling of leguminous vegetables of heading 
No 0708 
1301 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and balsams Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
heading No 1301 used may not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
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Mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable 
products, modified (3) 
Manufacture from non-modified mucilages and 
thickeners 
1501 
1502 
1504 
ex 1505 
1506 
ex 1507 to 
1515 Lard; other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered, 
whether or not pressed or solvent-extracted: 
— Fats from bones or waste 
— Other 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, raw or 
rendered, whether or not pressed or 
solvent-extracted: 
— Fats from bones or waste 
— Othe 
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine 
mammals, wherhcr or not refined, but not 
chemically modified: 
— Solid fractions of fish oils and fats and oils of 
marine mammals 
— Other 
Refined lanolin 
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, 
whether or not refined, but not chemically 
modified: 
— Solid fractions 
— Other 
Fixed vegetable oils and their fractions, whether or 
not refined, but not chemically modified: 
— Solid fractions, except for that of Jojoba oil 
Other, except for: 
— Lung oil; myrtle wax and Japan wax 
— Those for technical or industrial uses other 
than the manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
those of heading No 0203, 0206 or 0207 or bones of 
heading No 0506 
Manufacture from meat or edible offal of swine of 
heading No 0203 or 0206 or of meat and edible offal 
of poultry of heading No 0207 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
those of heading No 0201, 0202, 0204 or 0206 or 
bones of heading No 0506 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapter 2 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1504 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapters 2 and 3 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from crude wool grease of heading 
No 1505 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1506 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapter 2 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from other materials of heading Nos 1507 
to 1515 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
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ex 1516 
ex 1517 
ex 1519 -(2) 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
fractions, re-esterified, whether or not refined but 
not further prepared 
Edible liquid mixtures of vegetable oils of heading 
Nos 1507 to 1515 
Industrial fatty alcohols having the character of 
artificial waxes (3) 
Manufacture in which all the animal and vegetable 
materials used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
fatty acids of heading No 1519 
1601 
1602 
1603 
1604 
1605 Sausages a/id similar products, of meat, meat offal 
or blood; food preparations based on these 
products 
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or 
blood 
Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared from fish eggs 
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates, prepared or preserved Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1. However, all 
fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic 
invertebrates used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fish or fish eggs used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates used must already be 
originating 
ex 1701 
1702 
ex 1703 
1704 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form, flavoured or coloured 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, 
maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar 
syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring 
matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with 
natural honey; caramel: 
— Chemically pure maltose and fructose 
Other sugars in solid form, flavoured or 
coloured 
Other 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of 
sugar, flavoured or coloured 
Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not 
containing cocoa Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1702 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any other materials of Chapter 17 
used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing (3) 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, 
starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa powder 
or containing cocoa powder in a proportion i>y 
weight of less than 50 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included; food preparations of goods of heading 
Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa powder or 
containing cocoa powder in a proportion by weight 
of less than 10 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included: 
— Malt extract 
— Other 
Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat 
or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as 
spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, 
ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not 
prepared 
Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from 
starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings 
or in similar fcrrns 
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting 
of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn 
flakes); cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared: 
— Not containing cocoa: 
— Cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared 
— Other 
—• Containing cocoa 
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' 
wares, whether or not containing cocoa; 
communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind 
suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice 
paper and similar products Manufacrure from cereals of Chapter 10 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the cereals (except durum 
wheat), meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs 
used must already be originating 
Manufacrure from materials of any heading except 
potato starch of heading No 1108 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
grains and cobs of sweet corn, prepared or preserved, 
of heading Nos 2001, 2004 and 2005 and uncooked, 
boiled or steamed sweet corn, frozen, of heading No 
0710 may not be used 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the cereals and flour (except maize of the species 
Z.ea indurata and durum wheat and their 
derivatives) used must be wholly obtained, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used docs 
not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials not classified in heading 
No 1806, provided the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of Chapter 11 
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2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 and 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
ex 2009 (2) 
Vegetables, fruit nuts and other edible parts of 
plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
acid 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen or not 
frozen * 
Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, 
preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized) 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée 
and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants 
otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
or spirit, nor elsewhere specified or included: 
— Fruit and nuts cooked otherwise than by 
steaming or boiling in water, not containing 
added sugar, frozen 
— Nuts, not containing added sugar or spirits 
Othc 
Fruit juices (including grape must), untcrmented and 
not containing added spirit, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (3) 
Manufacture'in which all the fruit, nuts or vegetables 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the tomatoes used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the mushrooms or truffles 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the vegetables used must 
already be originating. 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used must not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the fruit and nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of the originating nuts 
and oil seeds of heading Nos 0801, 0802 and 1202 to 
1207 used exceeds 60 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
docs not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex 2101 
ex 2103 Roasted chicory and extracts, essences 3iid 
concentrates thereof 
— Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed 
condiments and mixed seasonings 
Prepared mustard Manufacture in which all the chicory used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, mustard flour or meal or prepared mustard 
may be used 
Manufacture from mustard flour or meal 
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ex 2104 
ex 2106 (2) 
Soups and broths and preparations therefor 
Homogenized composite food preparations 
Sugar syrups, flavoured or coloured (3) 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
prepared or preserved vegetables of heading Nos 2002 
to 2005 
The rule for the heading in which the product would be 
classified in bulk shall apply 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used must not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
2202 
ex 2204 
2205 
ex 2207, 
ex 2208 and 
ex 2209 
ex 2208 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral 
waters and aerated waters, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice 
and snow 
Waters, including mineral waters and aerated 
waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or flavoured, and other non-alcohlic 
beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of 
heading No 2009 
Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines, and 
grape must with the addition of alcohol 
The following, containing grape materials: 
vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants or aromatic substances; ethyl alcohol 
and other spirits, denatured or not; spirits, liqueurs 
and other spirituous beverages; compound alcoholic 
preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of 
beverages; vinegar 
Whiskies of an alcoholic strength by volume of less 
than 50 % vol Manufacture in which all the water used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product and any fruit juice used (except for pineapple, 
lime and grapefruit juices) must already be originating 
Manufacture from other grape must 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
grapes or any material derived from grapes 
Manufacture in which the value of any cereal based 
spirits used does not exceed 15 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
ex 2303 
ex 2306 
2309 Residues from the manufacture of starch from 
maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of 
a protein content, calculated on the dry product, 
exceeding 40 % by weight 
Oil cake and other solid residues resulting from the 
extraction of olive oil, containing more than 3 % of 
olive oil 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Manufacture in which all the maize used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the olives used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the cereals, sugar or molasses 
must or milk used must already be originating 
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2402 
ex 2403 (2) 
Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of 
tobacco or of tobacco substitutes 
Smoking tobacco (3) 
Manufacture in which at least 70 % by weight of the 
unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 
No 2401 used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which at least 70 % by weight of the 
unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 
No 2401 used must already be originating 
ex 2504 
ex 2515 
ex 2516 
ex 2518 
ex 2519 
ex 2520 
ex 2524 
ex 2525 
ex 2530 Natural crystalline graphite, with enriched carbon 
content, purified and ground 
i 
Marble, merely cut by sawing or otherwise into 
blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) 
shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm 
Granite porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other 
monumental and building stones, merely cut by 
sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a 
rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness 
not exceeding 25 cm 
Calcined dolomite 
Crushed natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), 
in hermetically sealed containers, and magnesium 
oxide, whether or not pure, other than fused 
magnesia or dead-burned (sintered) magnesia 
Plasters speciaHy prepared for dentistry • 
Natural asbestos fibres 
Mica powder 
Earth colours, calcined or powdered Enriching of the carbon content, purifying and grinding 
of crude crystalline graphite 
Cuning, by sawing or otherwise, of marble (even if 
already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm 
Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of stones (even if 
already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm 
Calcination of dolomite not calcined 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite) 
may he used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
-product 
Manufacture from asbestos concentrate 
Grinding of mica or mica waste 
Calcination or grinding of earth colours 
ex 2707 
ex 2709 Oils in which the weight of the aromatic 
constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic 
constituents, being oils similar to mineral oils 
obtained by distillation of high temperature coal 
tar, of which more than 65 % by volume distils at a 
temperature of up to 250 °C (including mixtures of 
petroleum spirit and benzole), for use as power or 
heating fuels 
Crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Destructive distillation of bituminous materials 
( ) Sec introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
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(1) 
2710 to 
2712 
2713 to 
2715 (2) 
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous 
materials, other than crude; preparations not 
elsewhere specified or included, containing by 
weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils 
obtained from bituminous materials, these oils being 
the basic constituents of the preparations 
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons 
Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline 
petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, 
peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products 
obtained by synthesis or by other processes, 
whether or not coloured 
Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other 
residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from 
bituminous materials 
Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil 
shale and tar sands; asphaliitcs and asphaltic rocks 
Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on 
natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral 
tar or on mineral tar pitch (3) 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified- within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(cs) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product. 
ex Chapter 28 
ex 2811 
ex 2833 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare earth metals, 
of radioactive elements or of isotopes; except for 
heading Nos ex 2811 and ex 2833 for which the 
rules are set out below 
Sulphur trioxidc 
Aluminium sulphate Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from sulphur dioxide 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 29 
ex 2901 Organic chemicals, except for heading Nos ex 2901, 
ex 2902, ex 2905, 2915, ex 2932, 2933 and 2934, 
for which the position is set out below 
Acyclic hydrocarbons for use as power or heating 
fuels Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value docs not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(cs) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
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ex 2902 
ex 2905 
2915 
ex 2932 
2933 
2934 (2) 
Cyclanes and cyclenes (other than azuienes), 
benzene, toluene, xylenes, for us* as power or 
heating fuels 
Metal alcoholates of alcohols of this heading and of 
ethanol or glycerol 
Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their 
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; 
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or 
nitrosated derivatives 
Internal ethers and their halogenated, 
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated dérivâtes 
— Cyclic acctals and internal hemiacetals and their 
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated 
dérivâtes 
Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen 
hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts 
Other heterocyclic compounds (3) 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacrure from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 2905. However, metal 
alcoholates of this heading may be used, provided their 
value does not exceed 20 % of rhe ex works price of 
the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials of heading Nos 2915 and 
2916 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials of heading No 2909 used 
may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials oT heading Nos 2932 and 
2933 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 30 
3002 Pharmaceutical products, except for heading Nos 
3002, 3003 and 3004, for which the rules are set 
out below 
Human blood; animal blood prepared for 
therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera 
and other blood fractions; vaccines, toxins, cultures 
of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar 
products: 
— Products consisting of two or more constituents 
which have been mixed together for therapeutic 
or prophylactic uses or unmixed products for 
these uses, put up in measured doses or in forms 
or packings for retail sale Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
(') Sec introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
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3002 
(cont'd) 
3003 
and 
3004 (2) 
Other: 
— Human blood 
Animal blood prepared for therapeutic or 
prophylactic uses 
Blood fractions other than antisera, 
haemoglobin and scrum globulin 
Haemoglobin, blood globulin and serum 
globulin 
— Other 
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No 3002, 
3005 or 3006) (3) 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does nor exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used arc classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, materials 
of heading No 3003 or 3004 may be used provided 
their value, taken together, does not exceed 20 % of 
the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 31 Fertilizers except for heading No ex 3105 for which 
the rule is set out below 
ex 3105 Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or 
three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, 
phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods 
of this chapter, in tablets or similar forms or in 
packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, 
except for: 
— Sodium nitrate 
— Calcium cyanamide 
— Potassium sulphate 
— Magnesium potassium sulphate Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value docs not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, materials 
classified within the same heading may be used 
provided their value docs not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
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(1) 
ex Chapter 32 
ex 3201 
3205 (2) 
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their 
derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring 
matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other 
mastics; inks; except for heading Nos ex 3201 and 
3205, for which the rules are set out below 
Tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other 
derivatives 
Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to 
this chapter based on colour lakes (') (3) 
Manufacture in which ail the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacrure from tanning extracts of vegetable origin 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
heading Nos 3202 and 3204 provided the value of any 
materials classified within heading No 3205 does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 33 
3301 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or 
toilet preparations; except for heading No 3301, for 
which the rule is set out below 
Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including 
concretes and absolutes; resinoids; concentrates of 
essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the 
like, obtained by enfleuragc or maceration; terpenic 
by-products of the detcrpenation of essentia! oils; 
aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of 
essential oils Manufacture in which all the materials used are* 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
producr. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value docs not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
materials of a different 'group' (:) within this heading. 
However, materials of the same group may be used, 
provided their value docs not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
ex Chapter 34 
ex 3403 
ex 3404 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; except for heading Nos ex 3403 
and 3404, for which the position is set out below 
Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils 
or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, provided 
they reprcscnr less than 70 % by weight 
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes: 
— Artificial waxes and prepared waxes with a basis 
of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained 
from bituminous materials, slack wax or scale 
wax Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
proccss(cs) (•') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
prod Kt. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may he used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product 
(') Note 3 to Chapter 32 says that these preparations arc those of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacturing of 
colouring preparations, provided they are not classified within another heading in Chapter 32. 
(2) A 'group' is regarded as any part of the heading separated from the rest by a semi-colon. 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex 1. 
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(cont'd) (2) 
Other (3) 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except: 
— hydrogenated oils having the character of waxes of 
heading No 1516, 
— fatty acids not chemically defined or industrial fatty 
alcohols having the character of waxes of heading 
No 1519, 
— materials of heading No 3404. 
However, these materials may be used provided their 
value does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of 
the product 
ex Chapter 35 
3505 
ex 3507 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; 
enzymes; except for heading Nos 3505 and ex 3507 
for which the rules are set out below 
Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, 
pregelatinized or estcrificd starches); glues based on 
starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches: 
— Starch ethers and esters 
Other 
Prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or 
included Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3505 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of heading No 1108 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; 
pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classify within the same-
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 37 
3701 
3702 
3704 Photographic or cinematographic goods; except for 
heading Nos 3701, 3702 and 3704 for which the 
rules are set out below 
Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, 
unexposed, of any material other than paper, 
paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, 
sensitized, unexposed,, whether or not in packs 
Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of 
any material other than paper, paperboard or 
textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, 
unexposed 
Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and 
textiles, exposed but not developed Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than "that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value docs not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than heading No 
3702 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than heading No 3701 
or 3702 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than heading Nos 
3701 to 3704 
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ex Chapter 38 
ex 3801 
ex 3803 
ex 3805 
ex 3806 
ex 3807 
3808 
to 
ex 3811 
3812 
to 
3814 
3818 
to 
3820 
3822 
and 
3823 
ex 3811 (2) 
Miscellaneous chemical products; except for 
heading Nos ex 3801, ex 3803, ex 3805, ex 3806, 
ex 3807, 3808 to 3814, 3818 to 3820, 3822 and 
3823 for which the rules are set out below: 
— Colloidal graphite in suspension in oil and 
semi-colloidal graphite; carbonaceous pastes for 
electrodes 
— Graphite in paste form, being a mixture of more 
than 30 % by weight of graphite with mineral 
oils 
V 
Refined tall oil 
Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified 
Ester gums 
1 Wood pitch (wood tar pitch) 
Miscellaneous chemical products: 
— The following of heading No 3823: 
—- Prepared binders for foundry moulds or 
cores based on natural resinous products 
— Naphthcnic acids, their water insoluble salts 
and their esters 
— Sorbitol other than that of heading No 
2905 , 
— Petroleum sulphonates, excluding petroleum 
sulphonates of alkali metals, of ammonium 
or of ethanolamincs; thiophenated sulphonic 
acids of oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals, and their salts 
— Ion exchangers 
— Getters for vacuum tubes 
— Alkaline iron oxide for the purification of 
gas 
— Ammoniacal gas liquors and spent oxide 
produced in coal gas purification 
— Sulphonaphthcnic acids, their water insoluble 
salts and their esters 
— Fusel oil and Dippcl's oil 
— Mixtures of salts having different anions 
— Copying pastes with a basis of gelatin, 
whether or not on a paper or textile 
backing 
— Other (3) 
Prepared additives for lubricating oil, containing 
petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous 
materials which all the materials used arc 
a heading other than that of the Manufacture in 
classified within 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacrure in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 3403 used docs not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Refining of crude tall oil 
Purification by distillation or refining of raw spirits of 
sulphate turpentine 
Manufacttire from resin acids 
Distillation of wood tar 
which all the materials used are 
a heading other than that of the Manufacture in 
classified within 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
produa 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 3811 used does not exceed 50% of the 
product 
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ex 3901 
to 
3915 
ex 3907 
ex 3916 
to 
3921 
ex 3916 
and 
ex 3917 
ex 3920 (2) 
Plastics in primary forms, waste, parings and scrap, 
of plastic; except for heading No ex 3907 for which 
the rule is set out below: • 
— Addition homopolymerization products 
— Other 
Copolymer, made from polycarbonate and 
acrylonitrile-butadicnc-styrenc copolymer (ABS) (3) 
Semi-manufactures and articles of plastics, except 
for heading Nos ex 3916, ex 3917 and ex 3920, for 
which the rules are set out below. 
— Flat products, further worked than only 
surface-worked or cut into forms other than 
rectangular (including square); other products, 
further worked than only surface-worked 
— Other: 
— Addition homopolymerization products 
Other 
Profile shapes and tubes 
Ionomcr sheet or film Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used docs 
not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product (') 
Manufacture in which the value of the materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex works 
price of the product {') 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— thé value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does 
not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product (') 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex works 
price of the product (') 
Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials classified in the same 
heading as the product does not exceed 20 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which is 
a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly 
neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium 
(') In the case of products composed of materials classified within both heading Nos 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within heading Nos 3907 to 
3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product. 
LIS 
Jé&r 
3922 
to 
3926 
ex 4001 
4005 
4012 
ex 4017 (2) 
Articles of plastic 
Laminated slabs of crepe rubber for shoes 
Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary 
forms or in plates, sheets or strip 
Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid 
or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and 
tyre flaps of rubber 
Articles of hard rubber (3) 
Manufacrure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Lamination of sheets of natural rubber 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used,.except natural rubber, does not exceed 50 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of heading No 4011 or 4012 
Manufacture from hard rubber 
ex 4102 
4104 
to 
4107 
4 109 Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on 
Leather, without hair or wool other than leather of 
heading No 4108 or 4109 
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; 
metallized leather Removal of wool from sheep or lamb skins, with wool 
on 
Retanning of pre-tanned leather 
or 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
Manufacture from leather of heading Nos 4104 to 
4107 provided its value does not exceed 50 % of the ex-
works price of the product 
ex -4302 
4303 Tanned or dressed furskins, assembled: 
— Plates, crosses and similar forms 
— Other 
Articles of apparel, clorhing accessories and other 
articles of furskin Bleaching or dyeing, in addition to cutting and 
assembly of non-assembled tanned or dressed furskins 
Manufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed 
furskins 
Manufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed 
furskins, of heading No 4302 
ex -M<).: 
ex 4407 
ex 4408 
0x4409 
ex 4410 
to 
ex 4413 Wood roughly squared 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, 
of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood, of a 
thickness not exceeding 6 mm, sliced, and other 
wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a 
thickness not exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
— Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet 
flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped 
(tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, 
V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the 
like) along any of its edges or faces, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
— Beadings and mouldings 
Beadings and mouldings, including moulded skirting 
and other moulded boards Manufacture from wood in the rough, whether or not 
stripped of its bark or merely roughed down 
Planing, sanding or fingcr-joinring 
Splicing, planing, sanding or finger-jointing 
Sanding or finger-jointing 
Beading or moulding 
Beading or moulding 
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(i) 
ex 4415 
4416 
ex 4418 
ex 4421 (2) 
Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar 
packings, of wood 
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' 
products and parts thereof, of wood 
— Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood 
— Beadings and mouldings 
Match splints; wooden pegs or pins for footwear (3) 
Manufacture from boards not cut to size 
Manufacture from riven staves, not further worked 
than sawn on the two principal surfaces 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, cellulajr wood panels, shingles and 
shales may be used 
Beading or moulding 
Manufacture from wood of any heading except drawn 
wood of heading No 4409 
4503 Articles of natural cork Manufacture from cork of heading No 4501 
ex 4811 
4S16 
4817 
ex 4818 
cx48l9 
:.x4820 
ex 4823 Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or squared 
only 
Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or 
transfer papers (other than those of heading No 
4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of 
paper, whether or not put up in boxes 
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and 
correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; 
boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, 
of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment 
of paper stationery 
Toilet paper 
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing 
containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding 
or webs of cellulose fibres 
Letter pads 
Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and 
webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 4 7 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 4 7 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
4909 Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards 
bearing personal greetings, messages or 
announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or 
without envelopes or trimmings 
/1 Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 4909 or 4911 
u.Pr 
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(1) 
4910 (2) 
Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar 
blocks: 
— Calenders of the 'perpetual' type or with 
replaceable blocks mounted on bases other than 
paper or paperboard 
Other (3) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 4909 or 4911 
ex 5003 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, 
yarn waste and garnetted stock), carded or 
combed Carding or combing of silk waste 
5501 
to 
5507 
ex Chapter 50 
to 
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres 
Yarn, monofilament and thread 
Woven fabrics: 
— Incorporating rubber thread 
— Other Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from ('): 
— raw silk, silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, 
— other natural fibres, not carded, combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from single yarn (') 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns, twine 
cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 
except for heading Nos 5602, 5604, 5605 and 
5606, for which the rules are set out below Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, sec Note 5. 
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(i> 
5602 
5604 
5605 
5606 (2) 
Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered 
or laminated: 
— Needleloom felt 
Other 
Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile 
yarn, and strip and the like of heading No 5404 or 
5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed 
with rubber or plastics: 
— Rubber thread and cord, textile covered 
Other (3) 
Metallized yarn, whether or not gimped, being 
textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading No 5404 
or 5405, combined with metal in the form of 
thread, strip or powder or covered with metal 
Gimped yarn, and strip ani the like of heading No 
5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 
No 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn 
(including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
However: 
— polypropylene filament of heading No 5402, 
— polypropylene fibres of heading No 5503 or 5506, 
or 
— polypropylene filament tow of heading No 5501, of 
which the denomination in all cases of a single 
filament or fibre is less than nine decitex may be 
used provided that their value does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres made from casein, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile 
covered 
Manufacture from ('): 
H— natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, x 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, sec Note 5. 
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(i) 
Chapter 57 (2) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings: 
— Of needleloom felt 
Of other felt 
Othc (3) 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp. 
However: 
— polypropylene filament of heading No 5402, 
— polypropylene fibres of heading No 5503 or 5506, 
or 
— polypropylene filament tow of heading No 5501 of 
which the denomination in all cases of ,a single 
filament or fibre is less than nine decitex may be 
used provided that their value docs not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— synthetic or artificial filament yarn, 
— natural fibres, or 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning 
ex Chapter 5S Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; 
tapestries-, trimmings, embroidery, except for 
heading Nos 5805 and 5810; the rule for heading 
No 5810 is set out below: 
— Combined with rubber thread 
— Other 
5810 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs Manufacture from single yarn (') 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used arc classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
('} For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
.il i.i n 
^2-
(1) 
5901 
5902 
5903 
5904 
5905 
5906 (2) 
Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous 
substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of 
books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting 
canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics 
of a kind used for hat foundations 
Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or 
other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon: 
— Containing not more than 90 % by weight of 
textile materials 
— Other 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or 
laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 
No 5902 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor 
coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied 
on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape 
Textile wall coverings: 
— Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
rubber, plastics or other materials 
— Other (3) 
Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of 
heading No 5902: 
— Knitted or crocheted fabrics Manufacture from_yarn 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from yarn (') 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
V J Vl\ 
Afr 
(U 
5906 
(cont'd) 
5907 
ex 5908 
5909 
to 
5911 (2) 
— Other fabrics made of synthetic filament yarn, 
containing more than 90 % by weight of textile 
materials 
— Other 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or 
covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, 
studio backcloths or the like 
Incandescent gas mantles, impregnated 
Textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial 
use: 
r 
— Polishing discs or rings other than of felt of 
heading No 5911 
— Other (3) 
Manufacture from chemical materials 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from tubular knitted gas mantle fabric 
Manufacture from yarn or waste fabrics or rags of 
heading No 6310 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple* fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted 
or crocheted: 
— Obtained by sewing together or otherwise 
assembling, two or more pieces of knined or 
crocheted fabric which have been either cut to 
form or obtained directly to form 
— Other Manufacture from yarn (2) 
Manufacture from('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
ex Chapter 62 
ex 6202 
ex 6204 
ex 6206 
ex 6209, 
ex 6211 
and 
ex 6217 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not 
knitted or crocheted, except for heading Nos ex 
6202, ex 6204, ex 6206, ex 6209, ex 6210, ex 
6211, 6213, 6214, ex 6216 and ex 6217 for which 
the rules arc set out below 
Women's, girls' and babies' clothing and 'other 
made-up clothing accessories', embroidered Manufacrure from yarn (-) 
Manufacture from yarn (2) 
or 
Manufacture from unembroidered fabric provided the 
value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product (') 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(2) Sec Note 6. 
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(u 
ex 6210 
ex 6216 
and 
ex 6217 
6213 
and 6214 
ex 6217 (2) 
Fire-resistant equipment of fabric covered' with foil 
of aluminized polyester 
Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, 
veils and the like: 
— Embroidered 
Other 
Interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out (3) 
Manufacture from yarn (') 
or 
Manufacture from uncoated fabric provided the value 
of the uncoated fabric used does not exceed 40 % of 
the ex works price of the product (') 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (2) 
or 
Manufacture from unembroidered fabric provided the 
value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product (') 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (2) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
6301 
to 
6304 
6305 Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen etc.; curtains, 
etc.; other furnishing articles: 
— Of felt, of non-wovens 
— Other: 
— Embroidered 
— Other 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of 
goods Manufacture from (2): 
— natural fibres, or *0 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (~) (*) 
or 
Manufacture from unembroidered fabric (other than 
knitted or crocheted) provided the value of the 
unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (2) (3) 
Manufacture from (2): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
(') See Note 6. 
C) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(J) For knitted or crocheted articles, not clastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or assembly of pieces of knined or crocheted fabric (cut out or knitted 
directly to shape) sec Note 6. 
u 
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(1) 
6306 
ex 6307 
6308 (2) 
Tarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft, 
awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods: 
— Of non-wovens 
— Other 
Other made-up articles, including dress patterns 
S«ts consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether 
or not with accessories, for making up into rugs, 
tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes or 
similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail 
sale (3) 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would 
apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, 
non-originating articles may be incorporated provided 
their total value does not exceed 15 % of the ex works 
price of the set 
6401 
to 
6405 Footwear Manufacture from materials of any heading except for 
assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other 
sole components of heading No 6406 
6503 
6505 Felt hats and other felt headgear, made from the hat 
bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading No 6501, 
whether or not lined or trimmed 
Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or 
made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the 
piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or 
trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not 
lined or trimmed Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (2) 
Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (:) 
6601 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including 
walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and 
similar umbrellas) Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex 6803 
ex 6812 
ex 6814 Articles of slate or of agglomerated slate 
Articles of asbestos or of mixrurcs with a basis of 
asbesros or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium 
carbonate 
Articles of mica; including agglomerated or 
reconstituted mica on a support of paper, 
paperboard or other materials Manufacture from worked slate 
Manufacture from materials of any heading 
Manufacture from worked mica (including agglom­
erated or reconstituted mica) 
7006 
7007 
7008 Glass of heading No 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, 
edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or 
otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with 
other materials 
Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or 
laminated glass 
Multiple-walled insulating units of glass 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, sec Note 5 
(:) Sec Note 6. Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
1,71, 
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7009 
701Q 
7013 
ex 7019 (2) 
Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including 
rear-view mirrors 
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules 
and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the 
conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of 
glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass 
Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, 
office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other 
than that of heading No 7010 or 7018) 
Articles (other than yarn) of glass fibres (3) 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
Manufacture in which alt the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
or 
Cutting of glassware, provided the value of the uncut 
glassware docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
and 
Cutting of glassware, provided the value of the uncut 
glassware does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
or 
Hand-decoration (with the exception of silk screen 
printing) of hand-blown glassware, provided the value 
of the hand-blown glassware does not exceed 50 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from: ' 
— uncoloured slivers, rovings, yarn or chopped 
strafids, or 
— glass wool 
ex 7102 
ex 7103 
and 
ex 7104 
7106 
7108 
and 
7110 
ex 7107 
ex 7109 
and 
ex 7111 
7116 
7117 Worked precious or semi-precious stones (natural 
synthetic or reconstructed) 
Precious metals: 
— Unwrought 
— Semi-manufactured or in powder form (All) 
Metals clad with precious metals, semi-manu­
factured 
Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or 
semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or 
reconstructed) 
Imitation jewellery Manufacture from unworked precious or semi-precious 
stones 
Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110 
or 
Electrolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious 
metals of heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110 
Alloying of precious metals of heading No 7106, 7108 
or 7110 with each other or with base metals 
Manufacture from unwrought precious metals 
Manufacture from metals clad with precious metals, 
unwrought 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
or 
Manufacrure from base metal parts, not plated or 
covered with precious metals, provided the value of all 
the materials used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
f <*/" i>^ 
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(i) 
7207 
7208 
to 
7216 
7217 
ex 7218 
7219 
to 
7222 
7223 
ex 7224 
7225 
to 
7227 
7228 
7229 (2) 
Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel 
Flat-rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes 
and sections of iron or non-alloy steel 
Wire of iron or non-alloy steel 
Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, bars 
and rods, angles, shapes and sections of stainless 
steel 
Wire of stainless steel 
Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, bars 
and rods, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy 
steel 
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, 
shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill 
bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel 
Wire of other alloy steel (3) 
Manufacture from materials of heading No '7201 
7202, 7203, 7204 or 7205 
Manufacrure from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7206 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7207 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7218 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7218 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7224 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7206, 7218 or 7224 
Manufacturé from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7224 
ex 7301 
7302 
7304 
7305 
and 
7306 
7308 
ex 7315 
ex 7322 Sheet piling 
Railway or tramway track construction material of 
iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and 
rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods 
and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), 
fishplates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base 
plates), rail clips, bedplates, tics and other material 
specialized for jointing or fixing rails 
Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron (other 
than cast iron) or steel 
Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of 
heading No 9406) and parts of structures (for 
example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, 
towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, 
doors and windows and their frames and thresholds 
for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and 
columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, 
shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use 
in structures, of iron or steel 
Skid-chains 
Radiators for central heating, not electrically 
heated Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206, 
7207, 7218 or 7224 
Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, welded angles, shapes and sections 
of heading No 7301 may not be used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 7315 used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 7322 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
UL ^ 
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(1) (2) (3) 
ex Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof, except for "heading Nos Manufacture in which: 
7401 to 7405; the rule for heading No ex 7403 is __ a„ ^ ^^^ ^ are da^fied ^fa a heading 
set out below other than that Q{ the product> and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex 7403 Copper alloys, unwrought Manufacture from refined copper, unwrought, or waste 
and scrap 
ex Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof, except for heading Nos Manufaaure in which: 
7501 to 7503 — a|j me materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof, except for heading Manufacture in whichi 
Nos 7601, 7602 and ex 7616; the rules for heading _ a„ the materials used are classified within a heading 
Nos 7601 and ex 7616 arc set out below othcr than fhat of Ae product> and 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
7601 Unwrought aluminium Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment from 
unalloyed aluminium or waste and scrap of 
aluminium 
ex 7616 Aluminium articles other than gauze, cloth, grill, Manufacture in which: 
netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar __ ai| thc materia|s uscd are classified within a heading 
materials (including endless bands) of aluminium other than that of thc product However, gauze, 
wire, and expanded metal of aluminium doth) grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and 
similar materials (including endless bands) of 
aluminium wire, or expanded metal of aluminium 
may be used, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof, except for heading Nos Manufacture in which: 
7801 and 7802; the rule for heading No 7801 is set _ a„ me matcriais used arc classified within a heading 
out below other than that of thc product, and 
— the value of all the materials uscd does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
7801 Unwrought lead: 
— Refined lead Manufacture from 'bullion' or 'work' lead 
— Other Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading othcr than that of the 
product. However, waste and scrap of heading No 
7802 may not be used 
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ex Chapter 79 
7901 (2) 
Zinc and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7901 and 7902; the rule for heading *Jo 7901 is set 
out below 
Unwrought zinc (3) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all thc materials used are 
classified in a heading othcr than that of thc product. 
However, waste and scrap of heading No 7902 may 
not be used 
ex Chapter 80 
8001 Tin and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
8001, 8002 and 8007; the rule for heading No 
8001 is set out below 
Unwrought tin Manufacture in which: 
— all thc materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials uscd does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, waste and scrap of heading No S002 may 
not be used 
ex Chapter 81 Other base metals, wrought; articles thereof Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
classified in the same heading as the products used docs 
not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
8206 
8207 
8208 Tools of two or more of the heading Nos 8202 to 
8205, put up in sets for retail sale 
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not 
power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, 
for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, 
threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, 
turning or scrcwdriving), including dies for drawing 
or extruding metal, and rock-drilling or 
earth-boring tools 
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for 
mechanical appliances Manufacture in which all the matcriais uscd are 
classified in a heading othcr than heading Nos 8202 to 
8205. However, tools of heading Nos 8202 to 8205 
may be incorporated into thc set provided their value 
does not exceed 15 % of the ex works price of the set 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used arc classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— thc value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
40 % of thc ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— thc value of all thc materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
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8214 
8215 (2) 
Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not 
(including pruning knives), other than knives of-
heading No 8208 
Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, 
butcher's or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing 
knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and 
instruments (including nail files) 
Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, 
fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar 
kitchen or tableware (3) 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, knife blades and handles of base metal may 
be used 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading othcr than that of thc product. 
However, handles of base metal may be uscd 
Manufaaure in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of thc product. 
However, handles of base metal may be used 
ex 8306 Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of thc product. 
However, the other materials of heading No 8306 may 
be used provided their value does not exceed 30 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 84 
8403 
and 
ex 8404 
8406 
8407 
8408 
8409 
8412 
8415 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical 
appliances; parrs thereof; except for those falling 
within the following headings or parts of headings 
for which the rules are set out below: 
8403, ex 8404, 8406 to 8409, 8412, 8415, 8418, 
ex 8419, 8420, 8425 to 8430, ex 8431, 8439, 
8441, 8444 to 8447, ex 8448, 8452, 8456 to 8466, 
8469 to 8472, 8480, 8484 and 8485 
Central heating boilers, other than those of heading 
No 8402, and auxiliary plant for central heating 
boilers 
Steam turbines and other vapour turbines 
Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal 
combustion piston engines 
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) 
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
engines of heading No 8407 or 8408 
Other engines and motors 
Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-
driven fan and elements for changing the 
temperature and humidity, including those machines 
in which the humidity cannot be separately 
regulated Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of rhe producr, 
and / • 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
arc only used up to a val îe of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than heading No 8403 or 
8404. However, materials which are classified in 
heading No 8403 or 8404 may be used provided their 
value, taken together, does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product ^ 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs nor exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of thc 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of thc 
product 
Manufacture in which rhe value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
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8418 (2) 
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or 
freezing equipment, electric or other heat pumps 
other than air conditioning machines of heading No 
8415 
ex 8419 Machines for the wood, paper pulp and paper 
board industries 
8420 
8425 
to 
8428 Calendering' or other rolling machines, othcr than 
for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor 
Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery 
8429 Self-propelled bulldozers, anglcdozers, graders, 
levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, 
shovel loaders, temping machines and road rollers: 
— Road rollers 
Other 
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Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the" produa 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
, Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
arc only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product > 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of thc product, 
and « 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as thc product 
arc only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of thc product 
Manufacture: 
— in which rhe value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within thc above limit, thc matcriais 
classified within heading No 8431 arc only uscd up 
to a value of 5 % of thc ex works price of thc 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all thc materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the value of the 
materials classified within heading No 8431 are 
only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
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8430 
ex 8431 
8439 
8441 
8444 
to 
844 7 
ex 8448 
8452 
8456 
to 
8466 (2) 
Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, 
excavating, temping, compacting, extracting or 
boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; 
pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and 
snow-blowers 
Parts for road rollers 
Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic 
material or for making or finishing paper or 
paperboard 
Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper 
or paperboard, including cutting machines of all 
kinds 
Machines of these headings for use in the textile 
industry 
Auxiliary machinery for use with machines for 
heading Nos 8444 and 8445 
Sewing machines, other than book sewing machines 
of heading No S440; furniture, bases and covers 
specially designed for sewing machines; sewing 
machine needles: 
— Sewing machines (lock stitch only) with heads of 
a weight not exceeding 16 kg without motor or 
17 kg with motor 
— Othc 
Machine-tools and machines and their parts and 
accessories of heading Nos 8456 to S466 
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Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all thc materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of thc product, 
and 
— where, within thc above limit, the value of the 
materials classified within heading No 8431 are 
only uscd up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
arc only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all thc matcriais uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within thc above limit, the materials 
classified within thc same heading as thc product 
arc onlv used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
uscd docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all thc materials uscd docs not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of thc product, 
— where thc value of all of thc non-originating 
materials used in assembling the head (without 
motor) docs not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used, and 
— thc thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms 
used are already originating 
Manufacture in which thc value of all the materials 
uscd docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which thc value of all thc materials 
uscd docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
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to 
8472 
8480 
8484 
84 S 5 (2) 
Office machines (for example, typewriters, 
calculating machines, automatic . data-processing 
machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines) 
Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; 
moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than 
ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral 
matcriais, rubber or plastics 
Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting 
combined with other material or of two or more 
layers of metal; sets or assortments of gaskets and 
similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in 
pouches, envelopes or similar packings 
Machinery parts, not containing electrical 
connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other 
electrical features, not specified or included 
elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % ol the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chanter S5 
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ex S518 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television 
image and sound recorders and reproducers and 
parts and accessories of such articles; except for 
those falling within the following headings or parts 
of headings for which the rules are set out below: 
8501, 8502,ex 8518, 8519 to S529, 8535 to 8537, 
8542, 8544 to 8546 and 854S 
Electric ' motors and generators (excluding 
generating sets) 
Electric generating sets and rotary converters 
Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, 
whether or not mounted in their enclosures; 
audiofrequency electric amplifiers; electric sound 
amplifier sets Manufacture: 
— in which the value of.all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price ol the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified within heading No 8503 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— iiif which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of thc product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8501 or 8503, taken 
together, are only used up toa value of 5 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product,' 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
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8519 
8520 
8521 
8522 
8523 
8524 (2) 
Turntables (record-decks), record-players, casfcette-
players and othcr sound reproducing apparatus, not 
incorporating a sound recording device 
Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording 
apparatus, whether or not incorporating a sound 
reproducing device 
Video recording or reproducing apparatus 
Parts and accessories of apparatus of heading Nos 
8519 to 8521 
Prepared unrecorded media for sound recording or 
similar recording of other phenomena, other than 
products of Chapter 37 
Records, tapes and othcr recorded media for sound 
or other similarly recorded phenomena, including 
matrices and masters for the production of records, 
but excluding products of Chapter 37: 
— Matrices and masters for the production of 
records ' 
Other 
/ / (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used docs not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all thc materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
uscd does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does hot exceed 40 % of the ex woiks price of the 
product 
Manufacture m which the value o! all the matetiais 
used does not exceed 40 '.'.> ot the ex woiks pticc ot tire 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the matetiais 
used does not exceed 40 "<> of the ex woiks pi ice of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
-— in which the value ot all the matetiais used does not 
exceed 40% of the ex works puce of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the mateiials 
classified within heading No 8523 aie only used up 
to a value of 5 % of thc ex woiks puce of the 
product A 
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8525 
8526 
8527 
8528 
8529 
8535 
and 
8536 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, 
radio-telegraphy, radio-broadcasting or television, 
whether or not incorporating reception apparatus 
or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; 
television cameras 
Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus 
and radio remote control apparatus 
Reception apparauis for radio-telephony, 
radio-telegraphy or radio-broadcasting, whether or 
not combined, in the same housing, with sound 
recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock 
Television receivers (including video monitors and 
video projectors), whether or not combined, in the 
same housing, with radio-broadcast receivers or 
sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus 
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
apparatus of heading Nos 8525 to 852S 
— Suitable for use solely or principally with video 
recording or reproducing apparatus 
— Other 
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting 
electrical circuits, or for making connections to or 
in electrical circuits 
'/ Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the produa 
— where thc value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
uscd does not exceed the value of the originating 
matcriais used 
Manufacture:. 
— in which the value of all the matcriais uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
uscd does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of -the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % ot the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all thc non-originating materials 
uscd does not exceed the value of the originating 
matcriais used 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all thc materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within thc above limit, thc matcriais 
classified within heading No 8538 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of thc 
product 
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8537 
8542 
8544 
8545 
8546 
8548 
8601 
to ' 
8607 
8608 (2) 
Boards, panels (including numerical control panels), 
consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped 
with two or more apparatus of heading No 8535 or 
8536, for electric control or the distribution of 
electricity, including those incorporating 
instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, other than 
switching apparatus of heading No 8517 
Electronic integrated circuits and microasscmblies 
Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, 
cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated 
electric conductors, whether 6c not fitted with 
connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of 
individually sheathed fibres, whether or not 
assembled with electric conductors or fitted with 
connectors 
Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, 
battery carbons and othcr articles of graphite or 
othcr carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used 
for electrical purposes 
Electrical insulators of any material 
Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not 
specified or included elsewhere in this chapter 
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and 
parts thereof 
Railway or tramway track fixtures and .fittings; 
mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, 
safety or traffic control equipment for railways, 
tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking 
facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the 
foregoing (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified within heading No 8538 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the matcriais used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified within heading No S541 or 8542, taken 
together, are only used up to a value of 5 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of.thc ex works price ot the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value ot all the matcna's 
used does not exceed 40 ""'o ot the ex woiks pi ice of the 
product 
Manufacture'in which the value of all the materials 
uscd docs not exceed 40 % of the ex workvpticc o! the 
product 
Manufacture. in which the value ot all the in.itenals 
used does not exceed 40 l\> ot the ex woiks price ot the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value ot all the matetiais 
used does not exceed 40 % ot the ex woiks price ot the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all thc materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the mateiials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only uscd up to a value ot 5 "«•• of the ex works 
pi ice of the product 
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Containers (including containers for the transport 
of fluids) specially designed and equipped for 
carriage by one or more modes of transport (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 87 
8709 
8710 
8711 
ex 8712 
8715 
S716 Vehicles other than railway or tramway 
rolling-stock and parts and accessories thereof; 
except for those falling within the following 
headings or parts of headings for which the rules 
are set out below: 
8709 to 8711, ex 8712, 8715 and 8716 
Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting 
or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, 
warehouses, dock areas or airports for short 
distance transport of goods; tractors of the type 
used on railway station platforms; parts of thc 
foregoing vehicles 
Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 
motorized, whether or not fitted with weapons, and 
parts of such vehicles 
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted 
with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; 
sideors 
Bicycles without ball bearings 
Baby carriages and parts thereof 
1 railers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not 
mechanically propelled; parts thereof Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
producr 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
—- in which the value of all the materials uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
arc only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of thc product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
uscd does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials uscd 
Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 8714 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the matcriais uscd docs not 
exceed-40% of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
-— in which thc value of all thc matcriais uscd docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of thc product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
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8803 
880.4 
8805 Parts of goods of heading No 8801 or 8802 
Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes) and 
rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto: 
— Rotochutes 
s 
— Other 
Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar 
gear; ground flying trainers; parts'of the foregoing 
articles (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8803 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 8804 -
Manufacrure in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8S04 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8805 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures Manufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, hulls of heading No 8906 may not 
be uscd 
ex Chapter 90 
9001 
9002 
9004 
ex 9005 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, 
checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments 
and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof; except 
for those falling within the following headings or 
parts of headings for which thc rules arc set out 
below: 
9001, 9002, 9004, ex 9005, ex 9006, 9007, 9011, 
ex 9014, 9015 to 9017, ex 9018, 9024 to 9033 
Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical 
fibre cables other than those of heading No 8544; 
sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses 
(including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other 
optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other 
than such elements of glass not optically worked 
Lenses, prisms, mirrors and othcr optical elements, 
of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings 
for instruments or apparatus, other than such 
elements of glass not optically worked 
Spectacles, goggles 
protective or othcr and the like, corrective. 
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, 
and mountings therefor, except for astronomical 
refracting telescopes and mountings therefor Manutacturc: 
— in which the value of all the materials used docs nor 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within thc above limit, thc materials 
classified within thc same heading as the product 
are only uscd up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the* product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price ot the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc matcriais 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd docs not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of thc 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of alt the matcriais used docs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
arc only uscd up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all thc non-originating materials 
uscd docs not exceed thc value of thc originating 
materials uscd 
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(i) 
ex 9006 
9007 
9011 
ex 9014 
9015 
9016 
9017 (2) 
Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; 
photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs 
other than electrically ignited flashbulbs 
Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether 
or not incorporating sound recording or 
reproducing apparatus 
Compound optical microscopes, including those 
for photomicrography, cincphotomicrography or 
microprojection 
Other navigational instruments and appliances 
Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), 
hydrogiaphic, océanographie, hydrological, 
meteorological or geophysical instruments and 
appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders 
Balances of a sensitivity of 5 eg or better, with or 
without weights 
Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating 
instruments (for example, drafting machines, 
pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, 
disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, 
for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods 
and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or 
included elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product 
— where, within the above limit, thc matcriais 
classified within the same heading* as thc product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of thc ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value,of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials usccrdocs not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value oi the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating matcriais 
used does not exceed thc value of the originating 
materials uscd 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % ol thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value ot all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which thc value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
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ex 9018 
9024 
9025 
9026 
9027 
9028 
9029 
9030 
9031 
9032 (2) 
Dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances or 
dentists' spittoons 
Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, 
strength, compressibility, elasticity or other 
mechanical properties of materials (for example, 
metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics) 
Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, 
thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers 
and psychrometers, recording or not, and any 
combination of these instruments 
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables 
of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level 
gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding 
instruments and apparatus of heading No 9014, 
9015, 9028 or 9032 
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical 
analysis (for example, polarimcters, rcfractometers, 
spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); 
instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface 
tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for 
measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or 
light (including exposure meters); microtomes 
Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production 
meters, including calibrating meters therefor: 
— Parts and accessories 
— Other 
Revolution counters, production counters, 
taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; 
speed indicators and tachometers, other than those 
of heading No 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes 
Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and othcr 
instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking electrical quantities, excluding nietcrs of 
heading No 9028; instruments and apparatus for 
measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, 
cosmic or other ionizing radiations 
Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and 
machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this 
chapter; profile projectors 
Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and 
apparatus (3) 
Manufacture from materials of. any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 9018 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works- price of thc 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 4* 
— in which the value of all the matcriais uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where thc value of all the non-originating matcriais 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
matcriais used 
Manufacture in which thc value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which thc value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the matcriais 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of thcx 
product 
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9033 (2) 
Parts and accessories (not specified or included 
elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, 
instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90 (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of-all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 91 
9105 
9109 
9110 
9111 
9112 
911. Clocks and watches and parts thereof; except for 
those falling within the following headings for 
which the rules are set out below: 
9105, 9109 to 9113 
Other clocks 
Clock movements, complete and assembled 
Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled 
or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete 
watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch 
or clock movements . 
Watch cases and parts thereof 
Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other 
goods of this chapter, and parts thereof 
Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, 
and parts thereof: 
— Of base metal, whether or not plated, or clad 
with precious metal 
Othc Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex work's price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials uscd 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used docs not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the matcriais used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of thc product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 9114 are only uscd up 
to a value of 5 % of rhe ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used docs not 
exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, thc materials 
classified -within the same heading as thc product 
are only uscd up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials uscd does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within thc above limit, the materials 
classified within thc same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price oi the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacrure in which the value of ail thc materials 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of thc 
product 
/ I / 
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(1) (2) 
Chapter 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such 
articles (3) 
Manufaaure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Chapter 93 Arms and ammunitions; parts and accessories 
thereof Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex 9401 
and 
ex 9403 
9405 
9406 Base metal furniture, incorporating unstuffed conon 
cloth of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less 
Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights 
and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere 
specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated 
name-plates and thc like, having a permanently-
fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere 
specified or included 
Prefabricated buildings Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of thc 
product 
or 
Manufacture from cotton cloth already made up in a 
form ready for use of heading No 9401 or 9403, 
provided: 
— its value does not exceed 25 % of the ex works 
price of thc product, and 
-— all thc other materials used are already originating 
and are classified within a heading other than 
heading No 9401 or 9403 
Manufacture in which thc value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of thc 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 50 % ot thc ex works price of die 
product 
9503 
ex 9506 
9507 Othcr toys; reduced-size ('scale') models "and similar 
recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all 
kinds 
Finished golf club heads 
Fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fishing 
tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar 
nets; decoy 'birds' (other than those of heading No 
9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting 
requisites Manufacture in which: 
— all the matcriais used are classified within a heading 
othcr than that of thc product, and 
— provided the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 50 "/<> of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks 
Manufacture m which all the matcriais used are 
classified within a heading othcr than that ot the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be uscd provided their value does not 
exceed 5 "<> of thc ex works price ot thc product 
ex 9601 
and 
ex 9602 
ex 9603 
9605 Articles of animal, vegetable or mineral carving 
materials 
Brooms and brushes (except for besoms and the like 
and brushes made from marten or squirrel hair), 
hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not 
motorized, paint pads and rollers, squeegees and 
mops 
Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing'or shoe or 
clothes cleaning Manufacture from 'worked' carving materials of the 
same headitu'. 
Manufacture in which the value of all the matcriais 
used docs not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Each item in the set must satisfy thc rule which would 
apply to it if it were not included in thc set. However, 
non-originating articles may be incorporated, provided 
their total value docs not exceed 15 % of the ex works 
price of thc set 
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9606 
9608 
9612 
ex 9614 (2) 
Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and 
press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these 
articles; button blanks 
Ballpoint pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped 
pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens 
and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or 
sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and 
similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of 
the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 
No 9609 
Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise 
prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on 
S[X)ols or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not 
inked, with or without boxes 
Smoking pipes or pipe bowls (3) 
Manufacrure in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the produa, and 
— the value of all the materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the produa 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, nibs or nib points may be used and 
the other materials classified within the same heading 
may also be used provided their value does not exceed 
5 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
othcr than that of the product, and 
— the value of all thc materials used does not exceed 
50 % of thc ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks 
xi/ IM v 
ANNEX UI 
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.l 
1. Movement certificates EUR.l shall be made out on the form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. 
This form shall be printed in one or more of thc languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. 
Certificates shall be made out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the 
domestic law of the exporting State. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink and in 
capital letters. 
2. Each certificate shall measure 210x297 mm; a tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 mm in the 
length may be allowed. Thc paper used must be white, sized for writing, nor containing mechanical pulp 
and weighing nor less than 25 g/m\ It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making 
any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye. 
3. The competent authorities of the Member States of the Community and of Latvia may reserve the right 
to print the certificates themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case 
each certificate must include a reference to such approval. Each certificate must bear the name and 
address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial 
number, either printed or nor, by which it can be identified. m 
ï LM 
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE '} ' ~^i,f 
1. Exporter (Name, full address, country) 
3. Consignee (Name, full address, couniry) (Optional) EUR.1 No A 000.000 
S*e notes overleaf before completing thl* form 
2. Certificate used In preferential trade between 
and 
(Insert appropriate countries, groups of counlnes or territories) 
4. Country, group of countries 
or territory In which the 
products are considered as 
originating 5. Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 
6. Transport details (Optional) 7. Remarks 
8. Item number; Makes and numbers; Number and kind of packages ('); Description of goods 9. Gross 
weight (kg) 
or other 
measure 
(litres, 
m1, etc.) 10. Invoices 
(Options:) 
11. CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT 
Declaration certified 
Export document (*) 
Form No 
Customs office 
Issuing country or territory 
Date 
(Signature) Stamp 
It / 12. DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 
I, the undersigned, declare that the goods 
described above meet the conditions required 
for the issue of this certificate 
Place and date 
(S.onalu.c) 
Zl£ 
13. REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION, to: 14. RESULT OF VERIFICATION, 
Verification carried out shows that this certificate (') 
j j was issued by the customs office indicated and that 
'—' the information contained therein is accurate 
j—I does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and 
Verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this certr^e| ^ accuraGy <see rema'ks appended) 
is requested 
(Place and date) (Place and date) 
Stamp Stamp 
(Signature) (Signature) 
(') Insert X in the appropriate rjox. 
NOTES 
1. Certrficates must not contain erasures or words written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect 
particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certifi­
cate and endorsed by the customs authorities of the issuing country or territory. 
2. No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number. 
A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as 
to make any later additions impossible. 
3. Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and with sufficient detail to enablé^hem to be identified. 
T ^ 
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APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE 
1. Exporter (Name, fun address, country) 
3. Consignee (Name, full address, country) (Optional) EUR.1 No A 000.000 
Se« note* overleaf before completing this form 
2. Application for a certificate to be used in preferential trade 
between 
and 
(Insert appropriate countries, groups ol countries or territories) 
4. Country, group of countries 
or territory In which the 
products are considered as 
originating 5. Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 
6. Transport details (Opuonai) 7. Remarks 
8. Item number; Makes and numbers; Number and kind of packages ('); Description of goods 9. Gross 
weight (kg) 
or other 
measure 
(litres, 
m\ etc.) 10. Invoices 
(Options!) 
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DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 
I. the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf, 
DECLARE that the goods meet the conditions required for the issue of the attached certificate; 
SPECIFY as follows the circumstances which have enabled these goods to meet the above conditions: 
SUBMIT the following supporting documents ('): 
UNDERTAKE to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting evidence which these authorities may require 
for the purpose of issuing the attached certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my 
accounts and to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities; 
REQUEST the issue of the attached certificate for these goods. 
(Place and date) 
(Signature) 
f (') For oxamplcr import documents, movement certificates, invoicos. manufacturer's declarolions. etc.. referring «o the products used in manufacture or Tp tbe goods 
re-exported in the came state (' 
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ANNEX IV 
FORM EUR.2 
1. Form EUR.2 shall be made out on the form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. This form shall 
be printed in one or more of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. Forms shall be made 
out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the 
exporting State. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink and in capital letters. 
2. Each form EUR.2 shaH measure 210 x 148 mm; a maximum tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 
mm in the length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing 
mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 64 g/m2. 
3. TIK competent authorities of thc Member States of thc Community and of Latvia may reserve the right 
to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case each 
form must include a reference to such approval. Each form must bear thc name and address of thc 
printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed 
or not, hy which it can be identified. *mr 
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° "S FORM EUR.2 No 1J Form used in preferential trade 
between (') ^^...^^__ and 
2 Exporter (Name, full address, country) 
4 Consignee (Name, full address, country) 
Remarks (') Declaration by exporter 
I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described below 
declare that the goods comply with the requirements for the 
completion of this form and that the goods have obtained the 
status of originating products within the provisions governing 
preferential trade shown in box 1. 
5 Place and date 
6 Signature of exporter 
Country of origin (') 9 Country of destination (' 
10 Gross weight (kg) 
11 Marks; Numbers of consignment; Description of goods 121 Authority in the exporting country f) 
responsible for verification of the declara­
tion by the exporter 
(') Insert the countries, groups of countries or territories concerned 
(!| Refer to any verification already carried out by the appropriate authorities 
(s) The term 'country of origin' means country, group ot countries or terrftory where the goods are considered to be onginajing 
(*) The term 'country' means country, group of countries or territory ot destination 
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13 Request for verification 
The vérification of the declaration by the exporter on the front 
of this form is requested (*) R 
19. 
(Place and date) 
Stamp 
(Signature) Result of verification 
Verification carried out shows that (') 
pi the statements and particulars given in this form are 
*—* accurate 
i j this form does not meet the requirements as to 
•—* accuracy and authenticity (see remarks appended) 
19. 
(Place and date) 
(Signature) Stamp 
P) Insert X in the appropriate box. 
(*) Subsequent verifications of forms EUR.2 shall be carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing State have reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of the 
information regarding the authenticity of the forms and the true origin ot the goods in question. 
instructions for the completion of form EUR.2 
1. A form EUR.2 may be made out only for goods which in the exporting country fulfil the conditions specified by the provisions governing 
the trade referred to in box 1. These provisions must be studied carefully before the form is completed. 
2. In the case of a consignment by parcel post the exporter attaches the form to the dispatch note. In the case of a consignment by letter 
post he encloses the form in a package. The reference 'EUR.2' and the serial number of the form should be stated on the customs green 
label declaration C1 or on the customs declaration C2/CP3. as appropriate. 
3. These instructions do not exempt the exporter from complying with any other formalities required by customs or postal regulations. 
4. An exporter who uses this form is obliged to submit to the appropriate authorities any supporting evidence which they may require and to 
agree to any inspection by them of his accounts and of the processes of manufacture of the goods described in box 11 of this form. 
t<So 
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ANNEX V 
Specimen impression of the stamp mentioned in Article 21 (3) (b) 
30 mm 
C) Initials or coat of arms of the exporting State. 
(2) Such information as is necessary for the identification of the approved exporter. 
T&T 
PROTOCOL 4 
on specific provisions relating to trade between Latvia and Spain and Poftugal 
CHAPTER I 
Specific provisions relating to trade between Spain and 
Latvia Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up 
a programme of options specific to the remote and 
insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican). 
Article 1 
The provisions of the Agreement relating to trade in Title 
II shall be amended as follows in order to take account of 
the measures and undertakings listed in the Act of 
Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the European 
Communities (hereinafter called 'the Act of Accession'). CHAPTER II 
Specific provisions relating to trade between Portugal and 
Latvia 
Article 6 
Article 2 
Under the Act of Accession, Spain shall not grant to 
products originating in Latvia more favourable treatment 
than it provides for imports originating or in free 
circulation in other Member States. The provisions of the Agreement relating to trade in Title 
II shall be amended as follows in order to take account of 
the measures and undertakings listed in the Act of 
Accession of the Portuguese Republic to the European 
Communities (hereinafter called 'the Act of Accession'). 
Article 3 
The implementation by Spain of the undertakings covered 
by Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall take place at the 
time set for the remaining Member States always 
provided that Latvia has been removed from the scope of 
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries. Article 7 
Under the Act of Accession, Portugal shall not grant to 
products originating in Latvia more favourable treatment 
than it provides for imports originating or in free 
circulation in other Member States. 
Article 8 
Article 4 
Quantitative restrictions may be applied to imports into 
Spain of products originating in Latvia until 
31 December 1995 in respect of the products listed in 
Annex A hereto. The implementation by Portugal of the undertakings 
covered by Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall take place 
at the time set for the remaining Member States always 
provided that Latvia has been removed from the scope of 
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries. 
Article 5 
Application of the provisions of this Protocol shall be 
without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the 
provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands or Article 9 
Quantitative restrictions may be applied to imports into 
Portugal of products originating in Latvia until 
31 December 1995 in respect of the products listed in 
Annex B hereto. 
/ /; ISI 
ANNEX A 
CN code ^ 
ex 0102 90 10 (') 
ex 0102 90 31 (') 
ex 0102 90 33 (') 
ex 0102 90 35 (') 
ex 0102 90 37 (') 0206 41 91 
0206 49 91 
0103 91 10 
0103 92 11 
0103 92 19 
0203 11 10 
0203 12 11 
0203 12 19 
0203 19 11 
0203 19 13 
0203 19 15 
0203 19 55 
0203 19 59 
0203 21 10 
0203 22 11 
0203 22 19 
0203 29 11 
0203 29 13 
0203 29 15 
0203 29 55 
0203 29 59 0208 10 10 
0209 00 11 
0209 00 19 
0209 00 30 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
0210 
ex 0210 11 11 
11 19 
11 31 
11 39 
1211 
12 19 
19 10 
19 20 
19 30 
19 40 
19 51 
1959 
19 60 
19 70 
19 81 
19 89 
90 31 
90 39 
90 90(:) 0403 10 24 
0403 10 26 
ex 0403 90 51 
ex 0403 90 53 (*) 
ex 0403 90 59 (4) 
0404 10 91 
0404 90 11 
0404 90 13 
0404 90 19 
0404 90 31 
0404 90 33 
0404 90 39 
ex 1601 
ex 1602 10 00 (s) 
ex 1602 20 90 (5) 
1602 41 10 
1602 42 10 
1602 49 11 
1602 49 13 
1602 49 15 
1602 49 19 
1602 49 30 
1602 49 50 
ex 1602 90 IOC) 
1602 90 51 
0206 30 21 
0206 30 31 ex 0401 (') 
0403 10 22 ex 1902 20 30 
(') Excluding animals for bullfights. 
(•') Domestic swine only. 
(') In packings of a net content not exceeding two litres. 
(') Not preserved or concentrated or packed, destined for human consumption only. 
(') Only those containing meat or edible offal of domestic swine. 
(*•) Only those containing pig blood. 
(7) Only: 
— sausage made of meat, edible offal or blood of domestic swine, 
— any preparation or preserved product containing meat or edible offal of domestic swine. 
ANNEX Ii 
CN code 
0701 10 00 
0701 90 10 
0701 90 51 
0701 90 59 
^ 
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PROTOCOL 5 
on mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters 
Article 1 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Protocol: 
(a) 'customs legislation' shall mean provisions adopted 
by the Community and Lativa, governing the import, 
export, transit of goods and their placing under any 
customs procedure, including measures of 
prohibition, restriction and control; 
(b) 'customs duties' shall mean all duties, taxes, fees or 
other charges which are levied and collected in the 
territories of the Contracting Parties, in application 
of customs legislation, but not including fees and 
charges which are limited in amount to the 
approximate costs of services rendered; 
(c) 'applicant authority' shall mean a competent 
administrative authority which has been appointed 
by a Contracting Party for this purpose and which 
makes a request for assistance in customs matters; 
(d) 'requested authority' shall mean a competent 
administrative authority which has been appointed 
by a Contracting Party for this purpose and which 
receives a request for assistance in customs matters; 
(e) 'contravention' shall mean any violation ot the 
customs legislation as well as any attempted 
violation of such legislation. 
Article 2 
Scope 
1. The Contracting Parties shall assist each other, 
within their competences, in the manner and under the 
conditions laid down in this Protocol, in ensuring that 
customs legislation is correctly applied, in particular by 
the prevention, detection and investigation ot 
contraventions of this legislation. 
2. Assistance in customs matters, as provided for in 
this Protocol, applies to any administrative authority of 
thc Contracting Parties which is competent for the 
application of this Protocol. It shall not prejudice thc 
rules governing mutual assistance in criminal matters. 
Nor shall it cover information obtained under powers 
exercised at the request of thc judicial authority, unless 
those authorities so agree. 
Article 3 
Assistance on request 
1. At thc request of thc applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall furnish it with all relevant information to enable it to ensure that customs legislation 
is correctly applied, including information regarding 
operations noted or planned which contravene or would 
contravene such legislation. 
2. At the request of the applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall inform it whether goods 
exported from the territory of one of the Contracting 
Parties have been properly imported into the territory of 
the other Party, specifying, where appropriate, the 
customs procedure applied to the goods. 
3. At the request of thc applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall take the necessary steps to 
ensure that a surveillance is kept on: 
(a) natural or legal persons of whom there are 
reasonable grounds for believing that they are 
contravening or have contravened customs 
legislation; 
(b) places where stocks ot goods have been assembled in 
such a way that there are reasonable grounds for 
supposing that they are intended as supplies for 
operations contrary to the legislation of thc othcr 
Parry; 
(c) movements of goods notified as possibly giving rise 
to substantial contraventions of customs legislation; 
.(d) means of transport for which there arc reasonable 
grounds for believing that they have been, are or 
may be uscd in the contravening of customs 
legislation. 
Article 4 
Spontaneous assistance 
Without prior request, thc Contracting Parties shall 
provide each other, in accordance with their laws, rules 
and other legal instruments, with assistance if they 
consider that to be necessary for thc correct application 
of customs legislation, particularly when they obtain 
information pertaining to: 
— operations which have contravened, contravene or 
would contravene such legislation and which may be 
of interest to thc other Contracting Parry, 
— new means or methods employed in realizing such 
operations, 
— goods known to be subject to substantial 
contravention of customs legislation. 
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Article 5 
Delivery/Notification 
At the request of the applicant authority, the requested 
authority shall in accordance with its legislation take all 
necessary measures in order: 
-— to deliver all documents, 
— to notify all decisions, 
falling within the scope of this Protocol to an addressee, 
residing or established in its territory. In such a case 
Article 6 (3) is applicable. 
Article 6 
Form and substance of requests for assistance 
1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in 
writing. Documents necessary for the execution of such 
requests shall accompany the request. When required 
because of thc urgency of the situation, oral requests may 
be accepted, but must be confirmed in writing 
immediately. 
2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include thc 
following information: 
(a) the applicant authority making the request; 
(b) the measure requested; 
(c) the object of and the reason for the request; 
(d) the laws, rules and other legal elements involved; 
(e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible 
on the natural or legal persons being the target of 
the investigations; 
(f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries 
already carried out, except in cases provided for in 
Article 5. own, the administrative department to which the request 
has been addressed by this authority, shall proceed, 
within its competence and available resources, as though 
it were acting on its own account or at the request of 
other authorities of that same Contracting Party, by 
supplying information already possessed, by carrying out 
appropriate enquiries or by arranging for them to be 
carried out. 
2. Requests for assistance will be executed in 
accordance with the laws, rules and other legal 
instruments of the requested Contracting Party. 
3. Duly authorized officials of a Contracting Party 
may, with the agreement of the other Contracting Party 
involved and within the conditions laid down by the 
latter, obtain from the offices of the requested authority 
or other authority for which the requested authority is 
responsible, information relating to the contravention of 
customs legislation which the applicant authority needs 
for the purposes of this Protocol. 
4. Officials of a Contracting Party may, with the 
agreement of the other Contracting Party involved and 
within the conditions laid down by the latter, b'e present 
at enquiries carried out in the Iatter's territory. 
Article 8 
Form in which information is to be communicated 
1. The requested authority shall communicate results 
of enquiries to the applicant authority in the form of 
documents, certified copies of documents, reports and the 
like. 
2. The documents provided for in paragraph 1 may be 
replaced by computerized information produced in any 
form for thc same purpose. 
Article 9 
3. Requests shall be submitted in an official language 
of the requested authority or in a language acceptable to 
such authority. 
4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements, 
its correction or completion may be demanded; the 
ordering of precautionary measures may, however, take 
place. 
Article 7 
Execution of requests 
1. In order to comply with a request for assistance, the 
requested authority or, when thc latter cannot act on its Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance 
1. The Contracting Party may refuse to give assistance 
as provided for in this Protocol, where to do so would: 
(a) be likely to prejudice sovereignty, public policy, 
security or other essential interests; or 
(b) involve currency or tax regulations other than 
regulations concerning customs duties; or 
(c) violate an industrial, commercial or professional 
secret. 
2. Where the applicant authority asks for assistance 
which it would itself be unable to provide if so asked, it 
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shall draw attention to that fact in its request. It shall 
then be left to the requested authority to decide how to 
respond to such a request. 
3. If assistance is withheld or denied, the decision and 
the reasons therefor must be notified to the applicant 
authority without delay. 
Article 10 
Obligation to observe confidentiality 
1. Any information communicated in whatsoever form 
pursuant to this Protocol shall be of a confidential 
nature. It shall be covered by the obligation of official 
secrecy and shall enjoy thc protection extended to like 
information under the relevant legislation of the 
Contracting Party which received it and the 
corresponding provisions applying to the Community 
authorities. 
2. Nominative data shall not be transmitted whenever 
there are reasonable grounds to believe that the transfer 
or the use made of the data transmitted would be 
contrary to the basic legal principles of one of thc Parties, 
and, in particular, if thc person concerned would suffer 
undue disadvantages. Upon request, thc receiving Party 
shall inform the furnishing Party of the use made of the 
information supplied and of thc results achieved. 
3. Nominative data may only be transmitted to 
customs authorities and, in the case of need for 
prosecution purposes, to public prosecution and judicial 
authorities. Other persons or authorities may obtain such 
information only upon previous authorization by the 
furnishing authority. 
4. • The furnishing Parry shall verify the accuracy of the 
information to be transferred. Whenever it appears that 
the information supplied was inaccurate or to be deleted, 
the receiving Party shall be notified without delay. The 
latter shall be obliged to carry out thc correction or 
deletion. 
5. Without prejudice to cases of prevailing public 
interest, thc person concerned may obtain, upon request, 
information on thc data stores and the purpose of this 
storage. purposes of fighting against illicit traffic related to 
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Such 
information may be communicated to other authorities 
directly involved in the combating of illicit drug traffic, 
within the limits of Article 2. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not impede the use of information 
in any judicial or administrative proceedings subsequently 
instituted for failure to comply with customs legislation. 
3. The Contracting Parties may, in their records of 
evidence, reports and testimonies and in proceedings and 
charges brought before the courts, use as evidence 
information obtained and documents consulted in 
accordance with the provisions of this Protocol. 
Article 12 
Experts and witnesses 
An official of a requested authority may be authorized to 
appear, within the limitations of the authorization 
granted, as expert or witness in judicial or administrative 
proceedings regarding the matters covered by this 
Protocol in the jurisdiction of thc other Contracting 
Party, and produce such objects, documents or 
authenticated copies thereof, as may be needed for the 
proceedings. Thc request tor an appearance must indicate 
specifically on what matters and by virtue of what title or 
qualification the official will be questioned. 
Article 13 
Assistance expenses 
Thc Contracting Parties shall waive all claims on each 
othcr for the reimbursement of expenses incurred 
pursuant to this Protocol, except, as appropriate, for 
expenses to experts and witnesses and to interpreters and 
translators who arc not dependent upon public services. 
Article 14 
Article 11 
Use of information 
1. Information obtained shall be used solely for thc 
purposes of this Protocol and may be used within each 
Contracting Party for other purposes only with thc prior 
written consent of thc administrative authority which 
furnished the information and shall be subject to any 
restrictions laid down by that authority. These provisions 
are not applicable when thc information obtained for thc 
purposes of this Protocol could also be uscd for thc Implementation 
1. The management of this Protocol shall be entrusted 
to thc central customs authorities of Latvia on the one 
hand and thc competent services of the Commission of 
the European Communities and, where appropriate, the 
customs authorities of thc Member States of the 
European Union on the othcr. They shall decide on all 
practical measures and arrangements necessary for its 
application, taking into consideration rules in the field of 
data protection. They may recommend to theAsSOCia 
Coinci I amendments which they consider be made to 
this Protocol. 
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2. The Contracting Parties shall consult each other 
and subsequently keep each other informed of the 
detailed rules of implementation which are adopted in 
accordance with the provisions of this Protocol. which have been concluded or may be concluded between 
individual or several Member States of the European 
Union and Latvia. Nor shall it preclude more extensive 
mutual assistance granted under such agreements. 
Article 15 
Complementarity 
1. This Protocol shall complement and not impede the 
application of any agreements on mutual assistance 2. Without prejudice to Article 11, these agreements 
do not prejudice Community provisions governing the 
communication between the competent services of the 
Commission and the customs authorities of the Member 
States of any information obtained in customs matters 
which could be of Community interest. 
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JOINT DECLARATIONS 3*fr 
1. Article 37(1) 
It is understood that the concept 'conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State' 
includes Community rules where appropriate. 
2. Article 37 
It is understood that the notion 'children' is defined in accordance with national legislation of 
the host country concerned. 
3. Article 38 
It is understood that the notion 'members of their family' is defined in accordance with the 
national legislation of the host country concerned. 
4. Chapter II of Title IV 
Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV, the Parties agree that treatment 
of the nationals or companies of one Party shall be considered to be less favourable than that 
accorded to those of the other Party if such treatment is either formally or de facto less 
favourable than the treatment accorded to those of the other Party. 
5. Article 46(d)i 
Without prejudice to Article 46, the Parties agree that no provision under the Agreement 
can be interpreted as denying the right of the Parties to control and regulate in order to 
ensure that natural persons benefiting from the right of establishment effectively pursue an 
activity as self-employed persons. 
6. Article 56 
The sole fact of requiring a visa for natural persons of certain Member States and not for 
those of other Member States by Latvia or of requiring a visa for natural persons of Latvia 
by certain Member States and not by others shall not be regarded as nullifying or impairing 
benefits under a specific commitment. 
7. Article 62 
The provisions of Article 62 shall not apply to the acquisition of Latvian privatization 
certificates by non-residents. 
The Association Council may consider measures to reduce these restrictions. 
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8. Article 66 -Zfc 
The Parties agree that until 31 December 1999 Article 66 of this Agreement shall not 
apply with respect to undertakings to which special or exclusive rights in the field of 
telecommunications have been granted by the Latvian side, on the condition that 
- leased lines are made available on request, and within reasonable time periods, for 
corporate networks and closed user groups for their use, comprising voice telephony 
and data services from the date provided for in Article 66; 
- the regulatory functions are entrusted to a body independent of the telecommunications 
organization from the data provided for in Article 66. 
9. Article 67 
The Parties agree that for the purpose of the Agreement, intellectual, industrial and 
commercial property includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in computer 
programmes and neighbouring rights, the rights relating to patents, industrial designs, 
geographical indications, including appellations of origin, trademarks and service marks, 
topographies of integrated circuits as well as protection against unfair competition as 
referred to in Article 10 bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 
and protection of undisclosed information on know-how. 
10. Article 115 
The Parties agree that the Association Council, in conformity with Article 115 of the 
Agreement, shall examine the option of creating an advisory body comprising members of the 
Community's Economic and Social Committee and their Latvian counterparts. 
11. Protocol 3 to the Agreement 
The Parties agree that future developments in regional cooperation between the Baltic States 
could lead to a deepening of effects of rules of origin. 
12. Protocol 5 to the Agreement 
The Parties agree that assistance under this Protocol does^ not extend to the collection of 
customs duties, taxes, fines and other charges on behalf of the other Party. 
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AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange ofletters between the European Community and the 
Republic of Latvia on maritime transport 
A. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
We would be grateful if you would confirm that your Government agrees with the following: 
When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Latvia was signed, 
the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the operation of 
shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. Mutually satisfactory 
solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair competition on a 
commercial basis is observed. 
It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the Association Counci I 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration. 
On behalf of 
the Council of the European Union 
B. Letter from the Republic of Latvia 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to confirm that my Government 
agrees with the following: 
'When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Latvia was 
signed, the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the 
operation of shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. 
Mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair 
competition on a commercial basis is observed. 
It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the Associatio Counci I 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration. 
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For the Government 
of the Republic of Latvia 
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AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic 
of Latvia concerning the recognition of regionalization of African swine fever in the 
Kingdom of Spain 
A. Letter from the Republic of Latvia 
Sir, 
I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain agricultural 
products between the Community and Latvia which have taken place in the framework of the 
negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement. 
I hereby confirm that Latvia accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, with 
the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from African swine 
fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 1988, and 
the successive Commission Decisions. 
Latvia accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the Latvian 
veterinary legislation. 
I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this 
letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
For the Government of the Republic of Latvia 
B. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows: 
T have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain 
agricultural products between the Community and Latvia which have taken place in the 
framework of the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement. 
I hereby confirm that Latvia accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, 
with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from 
African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 
December 1988, and the successive Commission Decisions. 
Latvia accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the 
Latvian veterinary legislation. 
I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of 
this letter.' 
I have the honour to confirm that the Community is in agreement with the contents of your letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
On behalf of the Council of the European Union 
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UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS 
Declaration by the French Government ?$Z 
France notes that the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Latvia does not apply to the 
overseas countries and territories associated with the European Community pursuant to the 
Treaty establishing the European Community. 
Declarations by the Republic of Latvia 
1. Article 34 
The existing diagonal cumulation shall be introduced between the EU and the Baltic States, 
treated as one territory for the purposes to be involved in European cumulation with a view 
to reach the full cumulation and improve market access for originating products. 
2. Chapter I 
Movement of workers 
Interpretation of the terms "nationality" and "nationals" 
The Republic of Latvia interprets the terms used in the text of the Agreement: 
-"nationality" as equal to the term "citizenship" 
-"Latvian nationals" as equal to the term "persons who have Latvian citizenship" 
3.Article 79 
Latvia considers the exchange of information on the agricultural price level in the 
Community market as crucial for this cooperation. 
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/j . Taking into account the intention of both Parties ot start negotiations on a Europe 
Agreement as soon as possible, Latvia expressed its interest that during these negotiations 
trade in textile and agricultural products could be renegotiated with an aim to provide 
appropriate adjustment to deepen mutual trade liberalization following the accession of the 
Scandinavian countries to the European Union. 
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION 
of 1995 CX. ^ /o \ ? ? (ftX 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the 
other part 
(.../.../CECA, CEE, Euratom) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in 
particular Article 95 thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 238 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 228 (2) and the second 
subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in 
particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof, 
After consultation of the Consultative Committee and the unanimous agreement of the 
Council, 
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament1, 
Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant to Article 101 of the 
Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, 
Whereas the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, signed in Brussels 
on 1995, should be approved, 
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 
Article 1 
The Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of 
the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, the Protocols annexed 
thereto and the declarations and exchanges of letters attached to the Final Act are hereby 
approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 
The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached 
to this Decision. 
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Article 2 
1. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council shall be laid 
down by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by 
the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties 
establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and 
the European Atomic Energy Community. 
2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 112 of the Europe 
Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the position of the 
Community. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association 
Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof, and present the 
position of the Community. 
Article 3 
The President of the Commission shall, as regards the European Community, deposit the 
act of notification provided for in Article 132 of the Agreement. The President of the 
Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification as regards the European Coal and 
Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 
Done at Brussels, 
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EUROPE AGREEMENT 
establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part 
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, 
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, 
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, 
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, 
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, 
IRELAND, 
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, 
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, 
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, 
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, 
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, 
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, 
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, 
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, 
Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Union, the Treaty establishing the 
European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and 
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as 
'Member States', and 
The EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY 
and the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the 
Community", 
acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, 
and the REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, hereinafter referred to as "Lithuania"; of the other 
part, 
RECALLING the historical links between the Parties and the common values they share, 
RECOGNIZING that the Community and Lithuania wish to reinforce these links, to establish 
close and lasting relations on a basis of reciprocity allowing Lithuania to participate in the 
process of European integration, in reinforcing and further developing the relations 
previously established, in particular via the Agreement on Trade and Commercial and 
Economic Cooperation and the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to the intensification of political and economic liberties 
which constitute the basis of this Agreement and to further development of Lithuania's new 
economic and political system which respects - in accordance inter alia with the undertakings 
made within the context of the CSCE - the rule of law and human rights, including the rights 
of persons belonging to minorities, a multiparty system with free and democratic elections 
and liberalisation aimed at setting up a market economy; 
SHARING the understanding that Lithuania has made considerable progress in political and 
economic reforms and that these reforms will be pursued; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to the implementation of commitments made in the 
framework of the CSCE, in particular those set out in the Helsinki Final Act, the concluding 
documents of the Madrid. Vienna and Copenhagen meetings, those of the Charter of Paris for 
a New Europe, the conclusions of the CSCE's Bonn Conference, the CSCE Helsinki 
document 1992, the European Convention on Human Rights; the European Energy Charter 
Treaty as well as the Ministerial Declaration of the Lucerne Conference of 30 April 1993; 
WILLING to promote improved contacts among their citizens as well as the free flow of 
information and ideas, as agreed by the Parties in the framework of the CSCE; 
CONSCIOUS of the importance of this Agreement in establishing and enhancing in Europe a 
system of stability based on cooperation, with the European Union as one of the 
cornerstones; 
RECOGNIZING that there is a need to continue, with the Community's help, Lithuania's 
political and economic reform; 
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's wishes to contribute to the implementation of the 
reforms and to assist Lithuania in facing the economic and social consequences of structural 
adjustment; 
RECOGNIZING that full implementation of the Agreement is linked to the implementation 
of a coherent programme of economic and political reform by Lithuania; 
RECOGNIZING the need for continuing regional cooperation among the Baltic States, 
taking into account that closer integration between the European Union and the Baltic States, 
and the Baltic States among themselves, should proceed in parallel; 
CONSIDERING the commitment to liberalise trade based on GATT and WTO principles; 
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EXPECTING that this Agreement will create a new climate for economic relations between 
them and above all for the development of trade matters and investment, which are essential 
to economic restructuring and the renewal of technology; 
BEARING in mind that political dialogue on matters of mutual interest has been established 
by the joint declaration of May 1992; 
DESIROUS of developing and intensifying regular political dialogue within the multilateral 
framework established by the Copenhagen European Council of June 1993 and enhanced by 
the decision of the Council of the European Union of 7 March 1994 and the conclusions of 
the Essen European Council of December 1994; 
RECALLING that Lithuania has been an associated partner of the WEU since May 1994 and 
that it participates in the NATO Partnership for Peace Programme; 
RECOGNIZING the contribution which the Pact on Stability in Europe can make to 
promoting stability and good-neighbourly relations in the Baltic region, and confirming their 
determination to work together for the success of this initiative; 
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to employ instruments of cooperation 
and economic, technical and financial assistance on a global and multiannual basis; 
BEARING in mind the economic and social disparities between the Community and 
Lithuania and thus recognizing that the objectives of this association should be reached 
through appropriate provisions of the Agreement; 
DESIROUS of establishing cultural cooperation and developing exchanges of information; 
WILLING to set up a framework for cooperation aimed at preventing illegal activities; 
RECOGNIZING the fact that Lithuania's ultimate objective is 'to become a member of the 
European Union and that association through this Agreement will, in the view of the Parties, 
help Lithuania to achieve this objective; 
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the. accession preparation strategy adopted by the Essen 
European Council of December 1994, which is being politically implemented by the creation, 
between the associated states and the Institutions of the European Union, of structured 
relations which encourage mutual trust and will provide a framework for addressing topics of 
common interest. 
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS : 
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ARTICLE 1 
1. An association is hereby established between the Community and its Member States, of the 
one part, and Lithuania, of the other part. 
2. The objectives of this association are: 
- to provide an appropriate framework for the political dialogue between the Parties 
allowing the development of close political relations, 
- to establish gradually a free trade area between the Community and Lithuania covering 
substantially all trade between them, 
- to promote the expansion of trade and the harmonious economic relations between the 
Parties and so to foster dynamic economic development and prosperity in Lithuania, 
- to provide a basis for economic, financial, cultural and social cooperation and cooperation 
in the prevention of illegal activities, as well as for the Community's assistance to 
Lithuania, 
- to support Lithuania's efforts to develop its economy and to complete the transition into a 
market economy, 
- to provide an appropriate framework for the gradual integration of Lithuania into the 
European Union. Lithuania shall work towards fulfilling the necessary requirements in this 
respect, 
- to set up institutions suitable to make the association effective. 
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
ARTICLE 2 
1. Respect for democratic principles and human rights, established by the Helsinki Final Act 
and in the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, as well as the principles of market economy, 
inspire the domestic and external policies of the Parties and constitute essential elements of 
this Agreement. 
2. The Parties consider that it is essential for the future prosperity and stability of the region 
that the Baltic States should maintain and develop cooperation among themselves and will 
make every effort to enhance this process. 
ARTICLE 3 
1. The Association includes a transitional period which is referred to in specific Articles 
hereinafter and which ends at the latest on 31 December 1999. 
2. The Association Council, bearing in mind that the principles of the market economy are 
essential to the present association, shall proceed regularly to examine the application of the 
Agreement and the implementation by Lithuania of economic reforms on the basis of the 
principles referred to in the preamble. /4^" 
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3. The transitional period envisaged under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply neither to Title II 
nor to Title in. ' "~ ' 
TITLE H : POLITICAL DIALOGUE 
ARTICLE 4 
The political dialogue between the European Union and Lithuania shall be developed and 
intensified. It shall accompany and consolidate the rapprochement between the European 
Union and Lithuania, support the political and economic changes underway in that country or 
already realised, and contribute to the establishment of close links of solidarity and new forms 
of cooperation between the Parties. The political dialogue is intended to promote in particular 
- Lithuania's full integration into the community of democratic nations and its progressive 
rapprochement with the European Union; 
- an increasing convergence of positions of the Parties on international issues and, in particular, 
on those issues likely to have substantial effects on the Parties; 
- better cooperation in areas covered by the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the 
European Union; 
- security and stability in Europe. 
ARTICLE 5 
Political dialogue shall take place within the multilateral framework and in accordance with the 
forms and practices established with the associated countries of central Europe. 
ARTICLE 6 
1. At ministerial level, bilateral political dialogue shall take place within the Association 
Council, which shall have the general responsibility for any matter which the Parties might 
wish to put to it. 
2. With the agreement of the Parties, other procedures for political dialogue shall be 
established, in particular: 
- meetings, where necessary, of senior officials (at the level of political directors) 
representing Lithaunia, on the one hand, and the Presidency of the Council of the 
European Union and the Commission, on the other; 
- taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels between the Parties, including appropriate 
contacts in third countries and within the United Nations, the OSCE and other 
international fora; 
- including Lithuania in the group of countries receiving regular information on the activities 
managed within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as well as 
exchanging information with a view to achieving the objectives defined in Article 4; 
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- any other means which would make a useful contribution to consolidating, developing and 
stepping up this dialogue. 
ARTICLE 7 
At parliamentary level, political dialogue shall take place within the framework of the 
Parliamentary Committee of the association between the European Communities and their 
Member States and the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the "Parliamentary 
Committee"). 
TITLE HI: FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS 
ARTICLE 8 
1. The Community and Lithuania shall gradually establish a free trade area in a transitional period 
lasting a maximum of six years starting from the entry into force of the Agreement on Free 
Trade and Trade-Related Matters on 1 January 1995, in accordance with the provisions of this 
Agreement and in conformity with those of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
(GATT) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 
2. The Combined Nomenclature of goods shall be applied to the classification of goods in trade 
between the two Parties. 
3. For each product the basic duty to which the successive reductions set out in this Agreement 
are to be applied shall be that actually applied erga omnes on 1 March 1994. For products 
referred to in Chapter II and III, the basic duties shall be those set out in Annexes II-V and 
XII, or those actually applied erga omnes on 1 January 1995, whichever are the lower. 
4. If, after the entry into force of the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters, i.e. 1 
January 1995, any tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, in particular, reductions 
resulting from the tariff agreement concluded as a result of the GATT Uruguay Round, such 
reduced duties shall replace the basic duties referred to in paragraph 3 as from the date when 
such reductions are applied. 
5. The Community and Lithuania shall communicate to each other their respective basic duties. 
Chapter I: Industrial products 
ARTICLE 9 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community and in 
Lithuania listed in Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature with the exception of the 
products listed in Annex I. 
2. The provisions of Articles 10 to 14 inclusive do not apply to products mentioned in Article 16. 
3. Trade between the Parties in items covered by the Treaty establishing the European Atomic 
Energy Community will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that Treaty. y 
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ARTICLE 10 
1. Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Lithuania 
are abolished on 1 January 1995. 
2. Quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community and measures having an equivalent 
effect are abolished on 1 January 1995 with regard to products originating in Lithuania. 
ARTICLE 11 
1. Customs duties on imports applicable in Lithuania to products originating in the Community 
other than those listed in Annexes II, III and IV are abolished on 1 January 1995. 
2. Customs duties on imports applicable in Lithuania to products originating in the Community 
which are listed in Annex II shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the following 
timetable: 
- on 1.1.1996, each duty shall be reduced to 50% of the basic duty, 
- on 1.1.1997, the remaining duties shall be eliminated. 
3. Customs duties on imports applicable in Lithuania to products originating in the Community 
which are listed in Annex III shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the following 
timetable: 
- on 1.1.1998, each duty shall be reduced to 50% of the basic duty, 
- on 1.1.2001, the remaining duties shall be eliminated. 
4. Customs duties on imports applicable in Lithuania to products originating in the Community 
which are listed in Annex IV shall be abolished on 1.1.2001. 
5. Quantitative restrictions on imports into Lithuania of products orgina#ng in the Community 
and measures having an equivalent effect are abolished on 1 January 1995. 
ARTICLE 12 
The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to customs 
duties of a fiscal nature. 
ARTICLE 13 
Any charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports are abolished on 1 January 
1995 in trade between the Community and Lithuania. 
ARTICLE 14 
1. The Community and Lithuania shall progressively abolish between them by 1.1.1995 any 
customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect except those applied by 
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2. Quantitative restrictions on exports to Lithuania and any measures having equivalent effect are 
abolished by the Community on 1 January 1995. 
3. Quantitative restrictions on exports to the Community and any measures having equivalent 
effect are abolished by Lithuania on 1 January 1995. 
ARTICLE 15 
Each Party declares its readiness to reduce its customs duties in trade with the other Party 
more rapidly than is provided for in Articles 10 and 11 if its general economic situation and the 
situation of the economic sector concerned so permit. 
The Association Council referred to in Article 111 (hereinafter referred to as "the Association 
Council") may make recommendations to this effect. 
1 ARTICLE 16 
1. The textile products of Lithuanian origin listed in Annex VI to this Agreement shall benefit 
from a suspension of customs duties on imports into the Community, under the conditions 
set out in that Annex. The Annex may be revised by decision of the Association Council, in 
accordance with the procedures set out in Article 113. 
2. Protocol No. 1 lays down the other arrangements applicable to the textiles products referred 
to therein. 
ARTICLE 17 
1. The provisions of this Chapter do not preclude the retention by the Community of an 
agricultural component in the duties applicable to products listed in Annex VII in respect of 
products originating in Lithuania. 
2. The provisions of this Chapter do not preclude the introduction of an agricultural 
component by Lithuania in the duties applicable to the products listed in Annex VIII in 
respect of products originating in the Community. 
Chapter II: Agriculture 
ARTICLE 18 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to agricultural products originating in the Community 
and in Lithuania. 
2. The term "agricultural products" means the products listed in Chapter 1 to 24 of the Combined 
Nomenclature and the products listed in Annex I, but excluding fishery products as defined by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. 
ARTICLE 19 
Protocol No. 2 lays down the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products which are 
listed therein. 
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ARTICLE 20 
1. As from 1 January 1995 no quantitative restrictions apply to imports into the Community of 
agricultural products originating in Lithuania nor to imports into Lithuania of agricultural 
products originating in the Community. 
2. The Community and Lithuania shall grant each other the concessions referred to in Annexes IX-
XIII on a harmonious and reciprocal basis in accordance with the conditions laid down therein. 
3. The concessions referred to in paragraph 2 may be subject to revision by agreement between the 
Parties within a period lasting until 31 December 1997 and on the basis of the principles and 
procedures set out in paragraph 4. 
4. Taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural products between them, of their particular 
sensitivity, of the rules of the common agricultural policy of the Community, of the rules of the 
agricultural policy in Lithuania, of the role of agriculture in Lithuania's economy, the Community 
and Lithuania shall examine in the Association Council, product by product and on an orderly 
and reciprocal basis, the possibilities of granting each other further concessions. 
ARTICLE 21 
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 30, if, given the 
particular sensitivity of the agricultural markets, imports of products originating in one Party, which 
are the subject of concessions granted pursuant to Article 20, cause serious disturbance to the 
markets in the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find an 
appropriate solution. Pending such a solution, the Party concerned may take the measures it deems 
necessary. 
Chapter III: Fisheries 
ARTICLE 22 
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to fishery products originating in the Community 
and in Lithuania, which are covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. 
ARTICLE 23 
1. The Community and Lithuania shall grant each other the concessions referred to in Annexes 
XIV and XV, on a harmonious and reciprocal basis, in accordance with the conditions laid 
down therein. 
2. The provisions of Articles 20(4) and 21 shall apply mutatis mit tandis to fishery products. 
Chapter IV: Common provisions 
ARTICLE 24 
The provisions of this Title shall apply to trade between the Parties in all products except 
where otherwise provided herein or in Protocols No 1 and No 2. 
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ARTICLE 25 
1. In trade between the Community and Lithuania from 1 January 1995 [] : 
- no new customs duties on imports or exports or charges having equivalent effect shall be 
introduced, nor shall those already applied be increased; 
- no new quantitative restrictions on imports or exports or measures having equivalent 
effect shall be introduced nor shall those existing be made more restrictive. 
2. Without prejudice to the concessions granted pursuant to Article 20, the provisions of 
paragraph 1 of this Article shall not restrict in any way the pursuance of the respective 
agricultural policies of Lithuania and the Community or the taking of any measures under 
such policies. 
ARTICLE 26 
1. The two Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature 
establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Party 
and like products originating in the territory of the other Party. 
2. Products exported to the territory of one of the two Parties may not benefit from repayment 
of internal indirect taxation in excess of the amount of direct or indirect taxation imposed on 
them. 
ARTICLE 27 
1. This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free 
trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade except insofar as they alter the trade 
arrangements provided for in this Agreement. 
2. Consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Association Council 
concerning agreements establishing such customs unions or free trade areas and, where 
requested, on other major issues related to their respective trade policies with third 
countries. In particular in the event of a third country acceding to the Community, such 
consultations shall take place so as to ensure that account can be taken of the mutual 
interests of the Community and Lithuania stated in this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 28 
Exceptional measures of limited duration which derogate from the provisions of Article 11 and 
Article 25(1), first indent, may be taken by Lithuania in the form of increased customs duties. 
These measures may only concern infant industries, or certain sectors undergoing restructuring 
or facing serious difficulties, particularly where these difficulties produce important social 
problems. 
Customs duties on imports applicable in Lithuania to products originating in the Community 
introduced by these measures may not exceed 25% ad valorem and shall maintain an element 
of preference for products originating in the Community. 
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The total value of imports of the products which are subject to these measures may not exceed 
15% of total imports of industrial products from the Community as defined in Chapter I during 
the last year for which statistics are available. 
These measures shall be applied for a period not exceeding three years unless a longer duration 
is authorized by the Association Council. They shall cease to apply at the latest by 31 
December 2000. 
No such measures can be introduced in respect of a product if more than three years have 
elapsed since the elimination of all duties and quantitative restrictions or charges or measures 
having an equivalent effect concerning that product. 
Lithuania shall inform the Association Council of any exceptional measures it intends to take 
and, at the request of the Community, consultations shall be held in the Association Council on 
such measures and the sectors to which they apply before they are applied. When taking such 
measures Lithuania shall provide the Association Council with a schedule for the elimination of 
the customs duties introduced under this Article. This schedule shall provide for a phasing out 
of these duties starting at the latest two years after their introduction at equal annual rates. The 
Association Council may decide on a different schedule. 
ARTICLE 29 
If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Party within the 
meaning of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, it may take appropriate 
measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement relating to the application of 
Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, with related internal legislation and 
with the conditions and procedures laid down in Article 33. 
ARTICLE 30 
Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as 
to cause or threaten to cause: 
- serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products in the territory 
of one of the Parties, or 
- serious disturbances in any sector of the economy or difficulties which could bring about 
serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region, 
the Community or Lithuania, whichever is concerned, may take appropriate measures under 
the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 33. 
ARTICLE 31 
Where compliance with the provisions of Articles 14 and 25 leads to: 
(i) re-export towards a third country against which the exporting Party maintains, for the 
product concerned, quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures having 
equivalent effect; or 
(ii) a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting Party, C3/ 
and where the situations referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise to major 
difficulties for the exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures under the 
conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 33. The measures shall 
be non-discriminatory and be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 
ARTICLE 32 
The Member States of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as "the Member States") 
and Lithuania shall progressively adjust any State monopolies of a commercial character so as 
to ensure that, by the end of 1999, no discrimination regarding the conditions under which 
goods are procured and marketed exists between nationals of the Member States and of 
Lithuania. The Association Council will be informed about the measures adopted to implement 
this objective. 
ARTICLE 33 
1. In the event of the Community or Lithuania subjecting imports of products liable to give rise 
to the difficulties referred to in Article 30 to an administrative procedure having as its 
purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the 
other Party. 
2. In the cases specified in Articles 29, 30 and 31, before taking the measures provided for 
therein or, in cases to which paragraph 3(d) applies, as soon as possible, the Community or 
Lithuania, as the case may be, shall supply the Association Council with ail relevant 
information with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the two Parties. 
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the 
functioning of this Agreement. 
The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Council and shall 
be the subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly with a view to 
establishing a timetable for their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 
3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: 
(a) as regards Article 30, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article 
shall be referred for examination to the Association Council, which may take any decision 
needed to put an end to such difficulties. 
If the Association Council or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end 
to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the 
matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy 
the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy 
the difficulties which have arisen; 
(b) as regards Article 29, the Association Council shall be informed of the dumping case as 
soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has 
been put to the dumping or if no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 
days of the matter being referred to the Association Council, the importing Party m 
adopt the appropriate measures; 
(c) as regards Article 31, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article 
shall be referred for examination to the Association Council. 
The Association Council may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties. If 
it has not taken such a decision within 30 days of the matter being referred to it, the 
exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the exportation of the product 
concerned; 
(d) where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or 
examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Community or Lithuania whichever is 
concerned may, in the situations specified in Articles 29, 30 and 31, apply forthwith the 
precautionary measures strictly necessary to deal with the situation. 
ARTICLE 34 
Protocol No 3 lays down rules of origin for the application of the tariff preferences provided 
for in this Agreement as well as the methods of administrative cooperation therewith. 
ARTICLE 35 
This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in 
transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of 
health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures of artistic, 
historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, 
however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade 
between the Parties. 
ARTICLE 36 
Protocol No 4 lays down the specific provisions to apply to trade between Lithuania of the one 
part and Spain and Portugal of the other part, and it will be valid until 31 December 1995. 
TITLE IV: MOVEMENT OF WORKERS, ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPLY OF 
SERVICES 
Chapter I: Movement of workers 
ARTICLE 37 
1. Subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State: 
- the treatment accorded to workers of Lithuanian nationality, legally employed in the 
territory of a Member State, shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as 
regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, as compared with its own 
nationals. 
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- the legally resident spouse and children of a worker legally employed in the territory of a 
Member State, with the exception of seasonal workers and of workers coming under 
bilateral agreements in the sense of Article 41, unless otherwise provided by such 
agreements, shall have access to the labour market of that Member State, during the 
period of that worker's authorized stay of employment. 
2. Lithuania shall, subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in that country, accord 
the treatment referred to in paragraph 1 to workers who are nationals of a Member State 
and are legally employed in its territory as well as their spouse and children who are legally 
resident in the said territory. 
ARTICLE 38 
1. With a view to coordinating social security systems for workers of Lithuanian nationality, 
legally employed in the territory of a Member State and for the members of their family 
legally resident there, and subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each 
Member State, 
- all periods of insurance, employment or residence completed by such workers in the 
various Member States shall be added together for the purpose of pensions and annuities 
in respect of old age, invalidity and death and for the purpose of medical care for such 
workers and such family members; 
- any pensions or annuities in respect of old age, death, industrial accident or occupational 
disease, or of invalidity resulting therefrom, with the exception of non-contributory 
benefits, shall be freely transferable at the rate applied by virtue of the law of the debtor 
Member State or States; 
- the workers in question shall receive family allowances for the members of their family as 
defined above. 
2. Lithuania shall accord to workers who are nationals of a Member State and legally 
employed in its territory, and to members of their families legally resident there, treatment 
similar to that specified in the second and third indents of paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE 39 
1. The Association Council shall by decision adopt the appropriate provisions to implement the 
objective set out in Article 38. 
2. The Association Council shall by decision adopt detailed rules for administrative 
cooperation providing the necessary management and control guarantees for the application of 
the provisions referred to in paragraph 1. 
ARTICLE 40 
The provisions adopted by the Association Council in accordance with Article 39 shall not 
affect any rights or obligations arising from bilateral agreements linking Lithuania and the 
Member States where those agreements provide for more favourable treatment of nationals of 
Lithuania or of the Member States. \ ^/ 
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ARTICLE 41 
1. Taking into account the labour market situation in the Member State, subject to its 
legislation and to the respect of rules in force in that Member State in the area of mobility of 
workers, 
-the existing facilities for access to employment for Lithuanian workers accorded by 
Member States under bilateral agreements ought to be preserved and if possible improved, 
- the other Member States shall consider favourably the possibility of concluding similar 
agreements. 
2. The Association Council shall examine granting other improvements including facilities of 
access for professional training, in conformity with rules and procedures in force in the 
Member States, and taking account of the labour market situation in the Member States and 
in the Community. 
ARTICLE 42 
From the end of the transitional period or sooner if socio-economic conditions in Lithuania 
have been largely aligned on those of the Member States and if the employment situation in the 
Community permits, the Association Council will consider ways of further improving the 
movement of workers. The Association Council shall make recommendations to such end. 
ARTICLE 43 
In the interest of facilitating the restructuring of labour resources resulting from the economic 
restructuring in Lithuania the Community shall provide technical assistance for the 
establishment of a suitable social security system in Lithuania as set out in Article 93 of this 
Agreement. 
Chapter H: Establishment 
ARTICLE 44 
1. The Community and its Member States shall grant, except for the sectors included in Annex 
XVI, from entry into force of this Agreement: 
u (i) treatment no less favourable than that accorded by Member States to their own 
companies or to any third country company, whichever is the better, with regard to the 
establishment of Lithuanian companies; 
(ii) to subsidiaries and branches of Lithuanian companies, established in their territory, 
treatment no less favourable than that accorded by Member States to their own companies 
and branches or to subsidiaries and branches of any third country company established in 
their territory, whichever is the better, in respect of their operation. 
2. Lithuania shall facilitate the setting up of operations on its territory by Community 
companies and nationals. To that end, it shall, except for the sectors included in 
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(i) grant, from entry into force of the Agreement, for the establishment of Community 
companies, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own companies or to 
companies of any third country, whichever is the better, save for the sectors referred to 
in Annex XVIIb, where national treatment shall be granted at the latest by the end of 
the transitional period referred to in Article 3; 
(ii) grant, from entry into force of this Agreement, for the operation of branches and 
subsidiaries of Community companies, established in Lithuania, treatment no less 
favourable than that accorded to its own companies or to subsidiaries and branches of 
any third country company established in its territory, whichever is the better. 
3. Lithuania shall, during the transitional period referred to in paragraph 2(i) not adopt any 
measures or actions which introduce discrimination as regards the establishment and 
operations of Community companies and nationals in its territory in comparison with its 
own companies and nationals. 
4. The Association Council shall examine regularly the possibility of accelerating the granting 
of national treatment in the sectors referred to in Annex XVTIb and the inclusion of areas or 
matters listed in Annex.XVIIa.within the scope of application of paragraph 2 of this Article. 
Amendments may be made to these Annexes by decision of the Association Council. 
Following the expiration of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, the Association 
Council may exceptionally, upon request of Lithuania, and if the necessity arises, decide to 
prolong the duration of exclusion of certain areas or matters listed in Annex XVIIb for a 
limited period of time. 
5. The treatment described in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applicable for the establishment and 
operation of nationals as from the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3. 
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 44(2), Lithuanian subsidiaries and branches of 
Community companies shall have from entry into force of this Agreement, the right to acquire, 
use, rent and sell real property, and as regards natural resources, agricultural land and forestry, 
the right to lease, where these are directly necessary for the conduct of economic activities for 
which they are established. 
By the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3 Lithuania shall grant these rights to 
Community nationals established in Lithuania. 
ARTICLE 45 
1. The provisions of Article 44 shall not apply to air transport, inland waterways and maritime 
cabotage transport services. 
2. The Association Council may make recommendations for improving establishment and 
operations in the areas covered by paragraph 1. 
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ARTICLE 46 
For the purposes of this Agreement: 
a) A "Community company" or a "Lithuanian company" respectively shall mean a company set up 
in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of Lithuania respectively and having its 
registered office or central administration or principal place of business within the Community 
or in the territory of Lithuania respectively. 
However, should the company, set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or 
Lithuania respectively, have only its registered office within the Community or in the territory 
of Lithuania respectively, the company shall be considered a Community or Lithuanian 
company respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy of 
one of the Member States or Lithuania respectively. 
b) "Subsidiary" of a company shall mean a company which is effectively controlled by the first 
company. 
c) "Branch" of a company shall mean a place of business not having legal personality which has 
the appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a management and 
is materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties so that the latter, although 
knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the parent body, the head office of 
which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may transact business 
at the place of business constituting the extension. 
d) "Establishment" shall mean : 
i) as regards nationals, the right to take up economic activities as self-employed persons and 
to set up undertakings, in particular companies, which they effectively control. Self-
employment and business undertakings by nationals shall not extend to seeking or taking 
employment in the labour market or confer a right of access to the labour market of another 
Party. The provisions of this chapter do -not apply to those who are not exclusively self-
employed; 
ii) as regards Community or Lithuanian companies, the right to take up economic activities by 
means of the setting up of subsidiaries and branches in Lithuania or in the Community 
respectively. 
e) "Operation" shall mean the pursuit of economic activities. 
f) "Economic activities" shall in principle include activities of an industrial, commercial and 
professional character and activities of craftsmen. 
g) "Community national" and "Lithuanian national" shall mean respectively a natural person 
who is a national of one of the Member States or of Lithuania. 
h) With regard to international maritime transport, including inter-modal operations involving 
a sea leg, nationals of the Member States or of Lithuania established outside the Community 
or Lithuania respectively, and shipping companies established outside the Community or 
Lithuania and controlled by nationals of a Member State or Lithuanian nationals 
respectively, shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of Chapter II and Chapter III, if 
their vessels are registered in that Member State or in Lithuania respectively in accordance 
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ARTICLE 47 
1. Subject to the provisions of Article 44, with the exception of financial services described in 
Annex XVm, each Party may regulate the establishment and operation of companies and 
nationals on its territory, insofar as these regulations do not discriminate against companies 
and nationals of the other Party in comparison with its own companies and nationals. 
2. In respect of financial services, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, a 
Party shall not be prevented from taking measures for prudential reasons, including for the 
protection of investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to whom a fiduciary duty is 
owed by a financial service supplier, or to ensure the integrity and stability of the financial-
system. Such measures shall not be used as a means of avoiding the Party's obligations 
under the Agreement. 
3. Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed to require a Party to disclose information 
relating to the affairs and accounts of individual customers or any confidential or proprietary 
information in the possession of public entities. 
ARTICLE 48 
1. The provisions of Articles 44 and 47 do not preclude the application by a Party of particular 
rules concerning the establishment and operation in its territory of branches of companies of 
another Party not incorporated in the territory of the first Party, which are justified by legal 
or technical differences between such branches as compared with branches of companies 
incorporated in its territory or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 
2. The difference in treatment shall not go beyond what is strictly necessary as a result of such 
legal or technical differences or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 
ARTICLE 49 
1. A "Community company" or a "Lithuanian company" established in the territory of 
Lithuania or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by 
one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host 
country of establishment, in the territory of Lithuania and the Community respectively, 
employees who are nationals of Community Member States and Lithuania respectively, 
provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, 
and that they are employed exclusively by companies, subsidiaries or branches. 
The residence and work permits of such employees shall only cover the period of such 
employment. 
2. Key personnel of the above mentioned companies herein referred to as "organisations" are 
"intra-corporate transferees" as defined in (c) of this paragraph in the following categories, 
provided that the organisation is a juridical person and that the persons concerned have 
been employed by it or have been partners in it (other than as majority shareholders), for at 
least the year immediately preceding such movement: 
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management of the establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally 
from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or their equivalent, 
including : 
- directing the establishment or a department or sub-division of the establishment; 
- supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial 
employees; 
- having the authority personally to recruit and dismiss or recommend recruiting, 
dismissing or other personnel actions. 
(b) Persons working within an organisation who possess uncommon knowledge essential 
to the establishment's service, research equipment, techniques or management. The 
assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart from knowledge specific to the 
establishment, a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring 
specific technical knowledge, including membership of an accredited profession. 
(c) An "intra-corporate transferee" is defined as a natural person working within an 
organisation in the territory of a Party, and being temporarily transferred in the context 
of pursuit of economic activities in the territory of the other Party; the organisation 
concerned must have its principal place of business in the territory of a Party and the 
transfer must be to an establishment (branch, subsidiary) of that organisation, 
effectively pursuing like economic activities in the territory of the other Party. 
3. The entry into and the temporary presence within the territory of the Community or 
Lithuania of Lithuanian and Community nationals respectively shall be permitted, when 
these representatives of companies are persons working in a senior position, as defined in 
paragraph 2(a) above, within a company, and are responsible for the setting up of a 
Community subsidiary or branch of a Lithuanian company or of a Lithuanian subsidiary or 
branch of a Community company in a Community Member State or Lithuania respectively, 
when : 
- those representatives are not engaged in making direct sales of supplying services, and 
- the company has its principal place of business outside the Community or Lithuania, 
respectively, and has no other representative, office, branch or subsidiary in that 
Community Member State or Lithuania respectively. 
ARTICLE 50 
In order to make it easier for the Community nationals and Lithuanian nationals to take up and 
pursue regulated professional activities in Lithuania and the Community respectively, the 
Association Council shall examine which steps are necessary to be taken to provide for the 
mutual recognition of qualifications. It may take all necessary measures to that end. 
ARTICLE 51 
During the transitional period referred to in Article 3, Lithuania may introduce measures which 
derogate from the provisions of this Chapter as regards the establishment of Community 
companies and nationals if certain industries : 
are undergoing restnicturing, or 
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- are facing serious difficulties, particularly where these entail serious social problems in 
Lithuania, or 
- face the eliniination or a drastic reduction of the total market share held by Lithuanian 
companies or nationals in a given sector or industry in Lithuania, or 
- are newly emerging industries in Lithuania. 
Such measures : 
- shall cease to apply at the latest upon the expiration of the transitional period referred to in 
Article 3 and 
- shall be reasonable and necessary in order to remedy the situation, and 
- shall only relate to establishments in Lithuania to be created after the entry into force of such 
measures and shall not introduce discrimination concerning the operations of Community 
companies or nationals already established in Lithuania at the time of introduction of a given 
measure compared with Lithuanian companies or nationals. 
While devising and applying such measures, Lithuania shall grant whenever possible to 
Community companies and nationals a preferential treatment, and in no case a treatment less 
favourable than that accorded to companies or nationals from any third country. 
Prior to the introduction of these measures, Lithuania shall consult the Association Council and 
shall not put them into effect before a one-month period following the notification of the 
Association Council of the concrete measures to be introduced by Lithuania, except where the 
threat of irreparable damage requires the taking of urgent measures in which case Lithuania 
shall consult the Association Council immediately after their introduction. 
Upon expiration of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, Lithuania may introduce 
such measures only with the authorisation of the Association Council and under conditions 
determined by the latter. 
Chapter IH: Supply of services 
ARTICLE 52 
1. The Parties undertake in accordance with the following provisions to take the necessary 
steps to allow progressively the supply of services by Community or Lithuanian companies 
or nationals which are established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the 
services are intended. 
2. In step with the liberalisation process mentioned in paragraph 1, and subject to the 
provisions of Article 56, the Parties shall permit the temporary movement of natural persons 
providing the service or who are employed by the service provider as key personnel as 
defined in Article 49(2), including natural persons who are representatives of a Community 
or Lithuanian company or national and are seeking temporary entry for the purpose of 
negotiating for the sale of services or entering into agreements to sell services for that 
service provider, where those representatives will not be engaged in making direct sales to 
the general public or in supplying services themselves. 
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3. At the latest eight years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Association 
Council shall take the measures necessary to implement progressively the provisions of 
paragraph 1. Account shall be taken of the progress achieved by the Parties in the 
approximation of their laws. 
ARTICLE 53 
1. The Parties shall not take any measures or actions which render the conditions for the 
supply of services by Community and Lithuanian nationals or companies which are 
established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the services are intended 
significantly more restrictive as compared with the situation existing on the day preceding 
the day of entry into force of the Agreement. 
2. If one Party is of the view that measures introduced by the other Party since the signature of 
the Agreement result in a situation which is significantly more restrictive in respect of 
supply of services as compared with the situation existing at the date of signature of the 
Agreement, such first Party may request the other Party to enter into consultations. 
ARTICLE 54 
1. With regard to international maritime transport, the Parties undertake to apply effectively 
the principle of unrestricted access to the market and traffic on a commercial basis. 
a) The above provision does not prejudice the rights and obligations arising from the United 
Nations Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences, as applicable to one or other Party to 
the present Agreement. Non-conference lines will be free to operate in competition with 
a conference as long as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a commercial 
basis. 
b) The Parties affirm their commitment to a freely competitive environment as being an 
essential feature of the dry and liquid bulk trade. 
2. In applying the principles of paragraph 1, the Parties shall: 
a) not apply, as from entry into force of this Agreement, any cargo sharing provisions of 
bilateral agreements between any Member State of the Community and the former Soviet 
Union; 
b) not introduce cargo sharing clauses into future bilateral agreements with third countries, 
other than in those exceptional circumstances where liner shipping companies from one 
or other Party to the present Agreement would not otherwise have an effective 
opportunity to ply for trade to and from the third country concerned; 
c) prohibit cargo sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements concerning dry and 
liquid bulk trade; 
d) abolish upon entry into force of this Agreement all unilateral measures, administrative, 
technical and other obstacles which could have restrictive or discriminatory effects on the 
free supply of services in international maritime transport. 
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Each Party shall grant, inter alia, no less favourable treatment for the ships operated by 
nationals or companies of the other Party than that accorded to a Party's own ships with 
regard to access to ports open to international trade, the use of infrastructure and 
auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs 
facilities and the assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading. 
3. Nationals and companies of the Community providing international maritime transport 
services shall be free to provide international sea-river services in the inland waterways of 
Lithuania and vice-versa. 
4. With a view to ensuring the transit of goods through the territory of each Party, the Parties 
undertake to conclude an agreement as soon as possible and before the end of 1999 on the 
transit of inter-modal traffic through each other's territory. 
5. With a view to assuring a coordinated development and progressive liberalisation of 
transport between the Parties, adapted to their reciprocal commercial needs, the conditions 
of mutual market access and provision of services in transport by road, rail and inland 
waterways and, if applicable, in air transport shall be dealt with by specific transport 
agreements where appropriate, negotiated between the Parties after entry into force of this 
Agreement. 
6. Prior to the conclusion of the agreements referred to in paragraph 5, the Parties shall not 
take any measures or actions which are more restrictive or discriminatory as compared with 
the situation existing on the day preceding the day of entry into force of the Agreement. 
7. During the transitional period, Lithuania shall progressively adapt its legislation including 
administrative, technical and other rules to that of the Community legislation existing at any 
time in the field of road, rail, inland waterway and air transport in so far as it serves 
liberalisation purposes and mutual access to markets of the Parties and facilitates the 
movement of passengers and of goods. 
8. In step with the common progress in the achievement of the objectives of this chapter, the 
Association Council shall examine ways of creating the conditions necessary for improving 
freedom to provide road, rail, inland waterway and air transport services. 
Chapter IV: General provisions 
ARTICLE 55 
1. The provisions of this Title shall be applied subject to limitations justified on grounds of 
public policy, public security or public health. 
2. They shall not apply to activities which in the territory of either Party are connected, even 
occasionally, with the exercise of official authority. 
ARTICLE 56 
For the purpose of this Title nothing in the Agreement shall prevent the Parties from applying 
their laws and regulations regarding entry and stay, work, labour conditions and establishment 
of natural persons and supply of services, provided that - in so doing - they do not apply them 
in a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under the terms of a 
specific provision of the Agreement. 
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ARTICLE 57 
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned by Lithuanian companies or nationals 
and Community companies or nationals jointly shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of 
Chapters II, III and IV of this Title. 
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1. Thé Most Favoured Nation treatment granted in accordance with the provisions of this Title 
shall not apply to the tax advantages which the Parties are providing or will provide in the 
future on the basis of agreements to avoid double taxation, or other tax arrangements. 
2. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by the 
Parties of any measure aimed at preventing the avoidance or evasion of taxes pursuant to 
the tax provisions of agreements to avoid double taxation and other tax arrangements, or 
domestic fiscal legislation. 
3. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prevent Member States or Lithuania from 
distinguishing, in the application of the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation, 
between taxpayers who are not in identical situations, in particular as regards their place of 
residence. 
ARTICLE 59 
The provisions of this Title shall be progressively adjusted by the Parties. In formulating 
recommendations to this effect, the Association Council shall take into account the respective 
obligations of the Parties under the GATS, and in particular of its Article V. 
ARTICLE 60 
The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the application by each Party of any 
measure necessary to prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third country 
access to its market through the provisions of this Agreement. 
TITLE V: PAYMENTS, CAPITAL, COMPETITION AND OTHER ECONOMIC 
PROVISIONS, APPROXIMATION OF LAWS 
Chapter I: Current payments and movement of capital 
ARTICLE 61 
The Parties undertake to authorize, in freely convertible currency, any payments on the current 
account of balance of payments to the extent that the transaction underlying the payments 
concerns movements of goods, services, or persons between the Parties which have been 
liberalised pursuant to the present Agreement. 
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1. With regard to transactions on the capital account of balance of payments, from entry into 
force of the Agreement, the Member States and Lithuania respectively shall ensure the free 
movement of capital relating to direct investments made in companies formed in accordance 
with the laws of the host country and investments made in accordance with the provisions 
of Chapter II of Title IV, and the liquidation or repatriation of these investments and of any 
profit stemming therefrom. 
The liquidation or repatriation of investments linked to establisliment of Community 
nationals establishing in Lithuania as self-employed persons pursuant to Chapter II of Title 
IV shall be liberalised from entry into force of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above 
provision, complete free movement of capital for all of these investments shall be ensured by 
the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3. 
2. With regard to transactions on the capital account of balance of payments, from entry into 
force of this Agreement the Member States and Lithuania respectively shall ensure the free 
movement of capital relating to portfolio investment. This shall also apply to the free 
movement of capital relating to credits related to commercial transactions or the provision 
of services in which a resident of one of the Parties is participating, and to financial loans. 
3. Without prejudice to paragraph I, the Member States, as from the entry into force of this 
Agreement, and Lithuania as from the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, 
shall not introduce any new restrictions on the movement of capital and current payments 
connected therewith between residents of the Community and Lithuania and shall not make 
the existing arrangements more restrictive. 
4. The provisions of paragraph 1 and 2 shall not prevent Lithuania from applying restrictions 
on outward investments by Lithuanian nationals and companies. However, the liquidation or 
repatriation of investments made in Lithuania and of any profit stemming therefrom shall not 
be affected. Five years after the entry into force of this Agreement the Parties agree to 
consult over the maintenance of any such restrictions, taking into account all the relevant 
monetary, fiscal and financial considerations. 
5. The Parties shall consult each other with a view to facilitating the movement of capital 
between the Community and Lithuania in order to promote the objective of the present 
Agreement. 
ARTICLE 63 
1. During the transitional period referred to in Article 3, the Parties shall take measures 
permitting the creation of the necessary conditions for the further gradual application of 
Community rules on the free movement of capital. 
2. By the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, the Association Council shall 
examine ways of enabling Community rules on the movement of capital to be applied in full. 
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Chapter H: Competition and other economic provisions 
. ARTICLE 64 
1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of this Agreement, insofar as 
they may affect trade between the Community and Lithuania: 
(i) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and 
concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the 
prevention, restriction or distortion of competition; 
(ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the 
Community or of Lithuania as a whole or in a substantial part thereof; 
(iii) any public aid, which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain 
undertakings or the production of certain goods. 
2. Any practices contrary to this Article shall be assessed on the basis of criteria arising from 
the application of the rules of Articles 85, 86 and 92 of the Treaty establishing the European 
Community or, for products covered by the ECSC Treaty, on the basis of corresponding 
rules of the ECSC Treaty including secondary legislation. 
3. The Association Council shall, by 31 December 1997, adopt by decision the necessary rules 
for the implementation of paragraphs 1 and 2. 
Until these rules are adopted, the provisions of the Agreement on interpretation and 
application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shall 
be applied as the rules for the implementation of paragraphs 1 point (iii) and related parts of 
paragraph 2. 
4. (a)For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 1 point (iii), the Parties 
recognize that until 31 December 1999, any public aid granted by Lithuania shall be 
assessed taking into account the fact that Lithuania shall be regarded as an area identical 
to those areas of the Community described in Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing 
the European Community. The Association Council shall, taking into account the 
economic situation of Lithuania, decide whether that period should be extended by 
further periods of five years. 
(b) Each Party shall ensure transparency in the area of public aid, inter alia by reporting 
annually to the other Party on the total amount and the distribution of the aid given and 
by providing, upon request, information on aid schemes. Upon request by one Party, the 
other Party shall provide information on particular individual cases of public aid. 
5. With regard to products referred to in Chapters II and III of Title III: 
- the provision of paragraph 1 point (iii) does not apply, 
- any practices contrary to paragraph 1 point (i) should be assessed according to the criteria 
established by the Community on the basis of Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty establishing 
the European Community and in particular of those established in Council Regulation 
No 26/1962. 
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6. Jf the Community or Lithuania considers that a particular practice is incompatible with the 
terms of the first paragraph of this Article, and 
- is not adequately dealt with under the implementing rules referred to in paragraph 3, or 
- in the absence of such rules, and if such practice causes or threatens to cause serious 
prejudice to the interests of the other Party or material injury to its domestic industry, 
including its services industry, 
it may take appropriate measures after consultation within the Association Council or after 
30 working days following referral for such consultation. 
In the case of practices incompatible with paragraph 1 point (iii) of this Article, such 
appropriate measures may, where the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade applies 
thereto, only be adopted in conformity with the procedures and under .the conditions laid 
down by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and any other relevant instrument 
negotiated under its auspices which are applicable between the Parties. 
7. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary adopted in conformity with paragraph 3, the 
Parties shall exchange information taking into account the limitations imposed by the 
requirements of professional and business secrecy. 
ARTICLE 65 
1. The Parties shall endeavour to avoid the imposition of restrictive measures including 
measures relating to imports for balance of payments purposes. In the event of their 
introduction, the Party having introduced the same shall present to the other Party, as soon 
as possible, a time schedule for their removal. 
2. Where one or more Member States or Lithuania is in serious balance of payments 
difficulties, or under imminent threat thereof, the Community or Lithuania, as the case may 
be, may, in accordance with the conditions established under the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade, adopt restrictive measures, including measures relating to imports, which 
( ) shall be of limited duration and may not go beyond what is necessary to remedy the balance 
of payments situation. The Community or Lithuania, as the case may be, shall inform the 
other Party forthwith. 
3. Any restrictive measures shall not apply to transfers related to investments and in particular 
to the repatriation of amounts invested or reinvested and of any kind, of revenues stemming 
therefrom. 
ARTICLE 66 
With regard to public undertakings, and undertakings to which special or exclusive rights have 
been granted, the Association Council shall ensure that as from 1 January 1998, the principles 
of the Treaty establishing the European Community, notably Article 90, and the principles of 
the concluding document of the April 1990 Bonn meeting of the Conference on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe, notably entrepreneurs' freedom of decision, are upheld. 
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ARTICLE 67 
1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and of Annex XTX, the Parties confirm the 
importance that they attach to ensure adequate and effective protection and enforcement of 
intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights. 
2. Lithuania shall continue to improve the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property rights in order to provide, by the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, 
for a level of protection similar to that existing in the Community, including effective means of 
enforcing such rights. 
3. By end of the transitional period referred to in Article 3, Lithuania shall accede to the 
multilateral conventions on intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights referred to in 
paragraph 1 of Annex XEX to which Member States of the Community are parties or which are 
de facto applied by Member States according to the relevant provisions contained in these 
conventions. 
4. If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and commercial property affecting trading 
conditions were to occur, urgent consultations will be undertaken, at the request of either 
Party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions. 
ARTICLE 68 
1. The Parties consider the opening up of the award of public contracts on the basis of non­
discrimination and reciprocity, in particular in the GATT and WTO context, to be a desirable 
objective. 
2. The Lithuanian companies as defined in Article 46 of this Agreement, shall be granted access 
to contract award procedures in the Community pursuant to Community procurement rules 
under, a treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Community companies as of the 
entry into force of this Agreement. 
Community companies in the sense of Article 46 of this Agreement shall be granted access to 
contract award procedures in Lithuania under a treatment no less favourable than that 
accorded to Lithuanian companies at the latest by the end of the transitional period referred to 
in Article 3. 
Community companies established in Lithuania under the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV 
in the form of subsidiaries as described in Article 46 and in the fonns described in Article 57 
shall have upon entry into force of this Agreement access to contract award procedures under 
a treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Lithuanian companies. Community 
companies established in Lithuania in the form of branches and agencies as described in Article 
46 shall be granted such treatment at the latest by the end of the transitional period referred to 
in Article 3. 
The provisions in this paragraph shall also apply to public contracts covered by Directive 
93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 once Lithuania has introduced the appropriate legislation. 
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The Association Council shall periodically examine the possibility for Lithuania to introduce 
-access to award procedures in Lithuania for all Community companies prior to the end of 
the transitional period. 
3. As regards establishment, operations, supply of services between the Community and 
Lithuania, as well as employment and movement of labour linked to the fulfilment of public 
contracts, the provisions of Articles 37 to 60 of this Agreement are applicable. 
Chapter HI: Approximation of laws 
ARTICLE 69 
The Parties recognize that an important condition for Lithuania's economic integration into the 
Community is the approximation of Lithuania's existing and future legislation to that of the 
Community. Lithuania shall endeavour to ensure that its legislation will be gradually made 
compatible with that of the Community. 
ARTICLE 70 
The approximation of laws shall extend to the following areas in particular: customs law, 
company law, banking law, company accounts and taxation, intellectual property, financial 
services, rules on competition, protection of health and life of humans, animals and plants, 
protection of workers including health and safety at work, consumer protection, indirect 
taxation, technical rules and standards, nuclear law and regulation, transport, 
telecommunications, environment, public procurement, statistics and product liability. 
Within these areas rapid progress in the approximation of laws should in particular be made in 
the fields of the internal market, competition, protection of workers, environmental protection 
and consumer protection. 
ARTICLE 71 
The Community shall provide Lithuania with technical assistance for the implementation of 
these measures, which may include inter alia: 
- the exchange of experts; 
- the provision of early information especially on relevant legislation; 
- organisation of seminars; 
- training activities; 
- aid for the translation of Community legislation in the relevant sectors. 
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TITLE VI: ECONOMIC COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 72 
1. The Community and Lithuania shall further develop economic cooperation aimed at 
contributing to Lithuania's development and growth potential. Such cooperation shall 
strengthen existing economic links on the widest possible foundation, to the benefit of both 
Parties. 
2. Policies and other measures shall be designed to# bring about the economic and social 
development of Lithuania and will be guided by the principle of sustainable development. 
These policies should ensure that environmental considerations are also fully incorporated 
from the outset and that they are linked to the requirements of harmonious social 
development. 
3. To this end the cooperation should focus in particular on policies and measures related to 
industry, investment, agriculture and the agro-industrial sector, energy, transport, regional 
development and tourism. 
4. Special attention shall be devoted to measures capable of fostering cooperation between the 
three Baltic countries, and with the countries of central and eastern Europe as well was with 
the other countries bordering the Baltic Sea with a view to an integrated development of the 
region. 
ARTICLE 73 
Industrial cooperation 
1. Cooperation shall seek to promote the following in particular: 
- industrial cooperation between the economic operators of the two Parties, with the 
particular aim of strengthening the private sector in Lithuania; 
- Community participation in Lithuania's efforts in both public and private sectors to 
modernize and restructure its industry, which will effect the transition from a centrally 
planned system to a market economy under conditions which ensure that the environment 
is protected; 
- the restructuring of individual sectors; 
- the establishment of new undertakings in areas offering potential for growth, particularly 
in branches of light industry, consumer goods and market services. 
2. Industrial cooperation initiatives shall take into account priorities determined by Lithuania. 
The initiatives should seek in particular to establish a suitable framework for undertakings, 
to improve management know-how and to promote transparency as regards markets and 
conditions for undertakings. Technical assistance will be included where appropriate. 
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Investment promotion and protection 
1. Cooperation shall aim at maintaining and, if necessary, improving a legal framework and a 
favourable climate for private investment and its protection, both domestic and foreign, 
which is essential to economic and industrial reconstruction and development in Lithuania. 
The cooperation shall also aim to encourage and promote foreign investment and 
privatization in Lithuania. 
2. The particular aims of cooperation shall be: 
- for Lithuania to establish a legal framework which favours and protects investment; 
- the conclusion, where appropriate, with Member States of bilateral agreements for the 
promotion and protection of investment; 
- to proceed with deregulation and to improve economic infrastructure; 
- to exchange information on investment opportunities in the context of trade fairs, 
exhibitions, trade weeks and other events. 
Assistance from the Community could be granted in the initial stage to agencies which 
promote inward investment. 
3. Lithuania shall honour the rules on Trade-Related Aspects of Investment Measures 
(TRIMs). 
ARTICLE 75 
Small and medium-sized enterprises 
1. The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 
and cooperation between SMEs in the Community and Lithuania. 
2. They shall encourage the exchange of information and know-how in the following areas: 
- improving, where appropriate, the legal, administrative, technical, tax and financial 
conditions necessary for the setting-up and expansion of SMEs and for cross-border 
cooperation; 
- the provision of the specialized services required by SMEs (management training, 
accounting, marketing, quality control, etc.) and the strengthening of agencies providing 
such services; 
- the establishment of appropriate links with Community operators via European business 
cooperation networks, in order to improve'the flow of information to SMEs and to 
promote cross-border cooperation. 
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3. The cooperation shall include the supply of technical assistance, in particular for the 
establishment of appropriate institutional back-up for SMEs at both national and regional 
level, regarding financial, training, advisory, technological and marketing services. 
ARTICLE 76 
Agricultural and industrial standards and conformity assessment 
1. The cooperation between the Parties shall aim in particular to reduce differences in 
standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, with Community 
technical assistance where necessary. 
2. To this end, the cooperation shall seek: 
- to promote the use of Community technical regulations and European standards and 
conformity assessment procedures, recognizing that, to reach Lithuania's objectives of 
environmental quality, the country is free to develop and implement special (higher) 
standards if necessary; 
- where appropriate, to conclude agreements on mutual recognition in these fields; 
- to encourage Lithuania's active and regular participation in the work of specialized 
organisations (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, EOTC, EUROMET); 
- to support Lithuania in the European measurement and testing programmes; 
- to promote the exchange of technical and methodological information in the field of 
quality control of production and production processes between interested parties. 
3. The Community shall provide Lithuania with technical assistance where appropriate. 
ARTICLE 77 
Cooperation in science and technology 
1. The Parties shall promote cooperation in research and technological development activities. 
They shall devote special attention to the following: 
- the exchange of information on each other's science and technology policies; 
- the organisation of joint scientific meetings (seminars and workshops); 
-joint R&D activities aimed at encouraging scientific progress and the transfer of 
technology and know-how; 
- training activities and mobility programmes for researchers and specialists from both sides; 
- the development of an environment conducive to research and the application of new 
technologies and adequate protection of the intellectual property of results of research; 
- Lithuania's participation in Community research programmes in accordance with 
paragraph 3. 
Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. or 
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2. The Association Council shall determine the appropriate procedures for developing 
cooperation. 
3. Cooperation under the Community's framework programme in the field of research and 
technological development shall be implemented according to specific arrangements to be 
negotiated and concluded in accordance with the legal procedures of each Party. 
ARTICLE 78 
Education and training 
1. Cooperation shall aim at a harmonious development of human resources and at raising the 
level of general education and professional qualifications in Lithuania, both in the public and 
private sectors, taking into consideration the priorities of Lithuania. Institutional 
frameworks and plans qf cooperation will be established under the auspices of the European 
Training Foundation, the TEMPUS programme and the Eurofaculty. Participation of 
Lithuania in other Community programmes shall also be considered in this context. 
2. The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas: 
- reform of the education and training system in Lithuania; 
- initial training, in-service training and retraining, including the training of public and 
private sector executives and senior civil servants, particularly in priority areas to be 
determined; 
- in-service training for teachers; 
- cooperation between universities, cooperation between universities and firms, mobility for 
teachers, students, administrators and young people; 
- promoting teaching in the field of European Studies within the appropriate institutions; 
- mutual recognition of periods of studies and diplomas; 
- promoting language training in Lithuania, in particular for resident persons belonging to 
minorities; 
- teaching of Community languages, training of translators and interpreters and promotion 
of the use of Community standards and terminology; 
- development of distance education and new training technologies; 
- provision of training materials and equipment. 
ARTICLE 79 
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector 
1. Cooperation in this field shall aim at modernizing, restructuring and privatizing agriculture, • 
fresh water (inland) fisheries and the agro-industrial sector as well as forestry. Such 
cooperation will promote the protection and sustainable use of natural landscapes and non-
polluted soils. 
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- develop private farms and distribution channels, methods of storage, marketing, etc.; 
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- improve land-use planning, including construction and town planning; 
- develop criteria for areas for extensive and intensive agriculture, forestry and fresh water 
(inland) fisheries in accordance with national and regional development plans and 
programmes; 
- establish and promote effective cooperation on agricultural information systems; 
- improve productivity and quality by using appropriate methods and products; provide 
training and monitoring in the use of anti-pollution methods connected with inputs; 
- promote development of organic agriculture, processing, marketing of production; 
- promote implementation of Community food standards; 
- restructure, develop, modernize and decentralize food-processing firms and their 
marketing techniques; 
- promote complementarity in agriculture; 
- promote industrial cooperation in agriculture and the exchange of know-how, particularly 
between the private sectors in the Community and Lithuania; 
- develop cooperation on sanitary and phytosanitary legislation, with the aim of bringing 
about gradual harmonization with Community standards through assistance for training 
and the organisation of checks; 
- promote exchange of information in respect of agricultural policy and legislation; 
- promote joint ventures, particularly for cooperation on the markets of third countries. 
2. To these ends, technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 80 
Fisheries 
1. The Parties shall develop their cooperation on fisheries in accordance with the Agreement 
on Fisheries Relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of 
Lithuania. 
2. The cooperation shall in particular take into account: 
- the establishment of sustainable fishing in the world's oceans and the Baltic Sea; 
- traditional cooperation on fisheries; 
- the necessity of developing fishing control' systems, catch statistics and information 
systems; 
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- the development of scientific potential for the study of fishery resources in the Baltic Sea 
and mutual action for the conservation and renewal of fish stocks (especially salmon and 
cod) and the introduction of modern technologies in this field; 
- the gradual modernization of Lithuania's fishing fleet and fish-processing industry, through 
the establishment of joint ventures; 
- the development of private enterprises in this field and the necessity of obtaining EC 
experience in marketing techniques; 
- the development of industrial cooperation in fisheries and exchange of know-how; 
- the introduction in Lithuania of EC production quality and health standards for fish 
farming (including feed); 
- the exchange of information on fisheries policy and legislation and on the establishment of 
a market for fishery products; 
- cooperation in international fishery organisations. 
ARTICLE 81 
Energy 
1. Within the principles of the market economy and of the Treaty on the European Energy 
Charter, the Parties shall cooperate to develop the progressive integration of the energy 
markets in Europe. 
2. The cooperation shall focus on the following in particular: 
- formulation and planning of energy policy, including its long term aspects; 
- management and training in the energy sector; 
- promotion of energy saving and energy efficiency; 
- development of energy resources; 
- improvement of distribution as well as improvement and diversification of supply; 
- environmental impact of energy production and consumption; 
- the nuclear energy sector, in particular nuclear safety; 
- opening up the energy market to a greater degree, including facilitating transit of gas and 
electricity; 
- the electricity and gas sectors, including consideration of the possibility of the inter­
connection of European supply networks; 
- modernization of energy infrastructures; 
- formulation of framework conditions for cooperation between undertakings in this sector; 
- transfer of technology and know-how; 
- cooperation on pricing and taxation policies in the energy sector; 
- regional cooperation in the energy sector among the Baltic States, particularly as an 
important contribution to security of energy supply in the region. 
3. Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
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Nuclear Safety 
1. The aim of cooperation is to provide for a safer use of nuclear energy. 
2. Cooperation in the nuclear field shall mainly cover the following topics: 
- industrial measures to upgrade the safety of the Lithuanian nuclear power plant; 
- evaluation of the feasibility of improving the safety of the existing power plant in Ignalina; 
- upgrading of staff training; 
- upgrading of Lithuania's laws and regulations on nuclear safety and strengthening of the 
supervisory authorities and their resources; 
- nuclear safety, preparation for nuclear emergencies and accident management; 
- radiation protection, including environmental radiation monitoring; 
- fuel cycle problems, safeguarding and physical protection of nuclear materials; 
- radioactive waste management; 
- decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations; 
- decontamination; 
- establishment of uniform safety standards to protect the health of workers, the general 
public and the environment and ensuring that they are applied. 
3. Cooperation will include the exchange of information and experience and R&D activities in 
accordance with the provisions on science and technology. 
4. The Parties agree on the necessity of making efforts to cooperate, within the framework of 
their respective powers and competences, in order to combat nuclear smuggling. Cooperation 
in this area should include exchange of information, technical support for analysing and 
identifying the material and administrative and technical assistance for the installation of 
efficient customs controls. Further cooperation in this field could .be identified as need arises. 
ARTICLE 83 
Environment 
1. The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation on environment and human 
health. 
2. Cooperation shall concern in particular: 
- effective monitoring of pollution levels; 
- combating local, regional and cross-border air and water pollution; 
- efficient, sustainable and clean energy production and consumption; safety of industrial 
plants (including nuclear power stations); 
- classification and safe handling of chemicals; 
- water quality, particularly in cross-border waterways (protection of the Baltic Sea against 
pollution from ships, artificial islands, platform's and other sources); 
- reduction, recycling and safe disposal of waste and implementation of the 
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-the environmental impact of agriculture, soil erosion and pollution by agricultural 
chemicals, water eutrophication; 
- protection of forests and flora and fauna; 
- conservation of biodiversity; 
- protected areas; 
- land-use planning, including construction and town planning; 
- improvement of public transport, especially in cities; 
- use of economic and fiscal instruments; 
- management of the coastline and prevention of marine pollution; 
- global climate change; 
- rehabilitation of contaminated areas; 
- protecting human health against environmental hazards. 
3. Cooperation shall take place notably through: 
- exchange of information and experts, especially in the field of the transfer of clean 
technologies and the safe use of environmentally-friendly biotechnologies; 
- institution-building and training programmes; 
- transfer of technology and know-how; 
- approximation of laws (Community standards); 
- cooperation at regional level (including cooperation between the three Baltic States and in 
the framework of the European Environment Agency) and at international level; 
- development of strategies, particularly with regard to global and climatic issues; 
- education and information on environmental issues; 
- environmental impact studies. 
4. The Parties shall develop cooperation in various fields of water management with special 
regards to: 
- environment-friendly utilisation of the water of trans-boundary water shed and cross-
boundary rivers and lakes; 
- harmonisation of regulations concerning water management and means of technical water 
regulation (directives, limits, standards, normatives, logistics); 
- modernisation of research and development (R&D) and the scientific basis of water 
management. 
ARTICLE 84 
Transport 
1. The Parties shall develop and step up their cooperation in the field of transport in order to 
enable Lithuania to: 
- restructure and modernize transport; 
- improve the movement of passengers and goods and the access to transport markets by 
removing administrative, technical and other obstacles; 
-facilitate Community transit through Lithuania by road, rail, inland waterway and 
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2. The cooperation shall cover the following in particular: 
- economic, legal and technical training programmes and the preparation of the legislative 
and institutional framework for policy development and implementation, including 
privatization of the transport sector; 
- the provision of technical assistance and advice, and the exchange of information 
(conferences and seminars); 
- support for the development of infrastructure in Lithuania. 
3. Priority areas of cooperation will be: 
- the construction and modernization, on recognized trans-European corridors and major 
routes of common interest, of road, rail, inland waterway, port and airport infrastructures; 
- the improvement of conditions, the reduction of waiting times and the easing of transit at the 
border crossings on the Lithuanian stretch of the multimodal Crete corridors n°l and n° 9, on 
the basis of norms set by international agreements of the European Union to secure inter­
operability; 
- the management of railways, ports and airports, including cooperation between the 
appropriate national authorities; 
- land-use planning, including construction and urban planning; 
- the upgrading of technical equipment to meet Community standards; particularly in the 
fields of road-rail transport, containerization and trans-shipment; 
- contributing to the development of transport policies compatible with those in the 
Community; ' 
-the promotion of short-sea shipping as an alternative to overland transport and as a 
transport mode particularly suited to the Baltic Sea region; 
- the promotion of joint research and development programmes; 
- concrete projects in a tri- or multilateral (CBSS - Council of the Baltic Sea States) context 
of regional cooperation, such as Via Baltica. 
ARTICLE 85 
Telecommunications, postal services and broadcasting 
1. The Parties shall endeavour to expand and strengthen telecommunications cooperation. 
This shall involve: 
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- establishment of a stable and consistent regulatory framework for telecommunications, 
postal services and broadcasting; 
- exchange of technical and other information and the organisation of seminars, workshops 
and conferences for experts of both sides; 
- training and advisory operations; 
- transfer of technology; 
- joint execution of projects by competent bodies from both sides; 
- promotion of European standards and certification systems; 
- promotion of new communications facilities, services and installations, particularly those 
with commercial applications; 
- collaboration in development of integrated services digitial network (ISDN) 
implementation strategic plan. 
2. These activities shall focus on the following priority areas: 
- development and application of a sectoral market policy in telecommunications, postal 
services and broadcasting in Lithuania, of legal acts and procedures; 
- modernization of Lithuania's telecommunications network and its integration into 
European and world networks; 
- cooperation within European standardization structures; 
- integration of trans-European systems; 
- legal aspects of telecommunications; 
- management of telecommunications in the new European business environment: 
organisational structures, strategy and planning, purchasing principles, tariffs structure in 
voice telephony; 
- land-use planning, construction and town planning; 
- upgrading of the data network and development of data-based information services. 
ARTICLE 86 
Information Infrastructure 
The Parties shall endeavour to expand and strengthen cooperation, with a view to setting up a 
Global Information Infrastructure. This shall involve: 
- exchange of information on policies and programmes aimed at setting up the information 
infrastructure and the corresponding services; 
- close cooperation between institutions managing current information networks and databases 
(academic and/or government agencies); 
- exchange of information on technologies, market needs and other information, organisation of 
seminars, workshops and conferences for experts'and industrialists from both sides; 
- training and advisory operations; 
-joint execution of projects; 
- promotion and agreement of information technology standards, hardware and software 
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certification and testing; 
- promotion of an appropriate regulatory framework, assessment of existing information 
technology legislation in relation to European Union laws; 
- action to promote the growth of information services and infrastructure; 
- cooperation in the areas of electronic data interchange (EDI) technology and information 
security systems and policies. 
ARTICLE 87 
Banking, insurance and other financial services 
1. The Parties'shall cooperate with the aim of establishing and developing a suitable framework 
for the encouragement of a banking, insurance and financial services sector in Lithuania. 
2. The cooperation shall focus on: 
- the improvement of efficient accounting and audit systems in Lithuania based on 
international rules and European Community standards; 
- the strengthening and restructuring of the banking and financial systems; 
- the improvement and harmonization of supervision and regulation system of banking and 
financial services; 
- the preparation of glossaries of terminology; 
- the exchange of information in particular in respect of laws in force or being drafted; 
- the preparation and translation of Community and Lithuanian legislation; 
3. To this end, the cooperation shall include the provision of technical assistance and training. 
ARTICLE 88 
Audit and Financial Control Cooperation 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim to developing efficient financial control and audit 
systems in the Lithuanian administration following standard Community methods and 
proceedings. 
2. Cooperation shall focus on: 
- the exchange of relevant information on audit systems; 
- the uniformisation of audit documentation; 
- training and advisory operations. 
3. To this end, technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
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Monetary policy 
At the request of the Lithuanian authorities, the Community shall provide technical assistance 
designed to support Lithuania's efforts towards the gradual alignment of its policies on those of 
the European Monetary System. At the request of Lithuania, it will organise informal exchange 
of information concerning the principles and the functioning of the European Monetary 
System. 
ARTICLE 90 
Money laundering 
1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making strenuous efforts and cooperating in order to 
prevent the use of their financial systems for the laundering of proceeds from criminal 
activities in general and drug offences in particular. 
2. Cooperation in this area shall include administrative and technical assistance with the 
purpose of establishing suitable standards to combat money laundering, equivalent to those 
adopted by the Community and other international bodies in this field, in particular the 
Financial Action Task Force (FATF). 
ARTICLE 91 
Regional development 
1. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation between them on regional development and land-
use planning. 
2. To this end, any of the following measures may be taken: 
- exchange of information by national, regional or local authorities on regional and land-use 
planning policy, and, where appropriate, the provision of assistance to Lithuania for the 
formulation of such policy; 
- joint action by regional and local authorities in the field of economic development; 
- study of a joint approach towards the development of inter-regional cooperation with 
Baltic Sea regions in the Community; 
- exchange of visits to explore cooperation and assistance opportunities; 
- exchange of civil servants or experts; 
- provision of technical assistance with special emphasis on the development of 
disadvantaged regions, including border areas;' 
- establishment of programmes for the exchange of information and experience, by methods 
including seminars. 
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Housing and construction 
The Parties will cooperate in the housing and construction sector. This cooperation has the 
objective, amongst others, of modernizing and restructuring the housing and construction 
sector, taking into account the related aspects of health, safety, environment and energy 
efficiency. 
ARTICLE 93 
Social Cooperation 
1. With regard to health and safety at work and public health, the Parties shall develop 
cooperation between them with the aim of improving the level of protection of the health 
and safety of workers, taking as a reference the level of protection existing in the 
Community. Cooperation shall comprise the following in particular: 
- the provision of technical assistance; 
- the exchange of experts; 
- cooperation between companies; 
- information and training operations; 
- cooperation on public health. 
2. With regard to employment, cooperation between the Parties shall focus in particular on: 
- organisation of the labour market; 
- modernization of job-finding, careers advice and workers retraining services; 
- planning and implementation of regional restructuring programmes; 
- encouragement of local employment development. 
Cooperation in these fields shall be realized through actions such as the performance of 
studies, provision of the services of experts and information and training. 
3. With regard to social security, cooperation between the Parties shall seek to adapt the 
Lithuanian social security system to the new economic and social situation, primarily by 
providing the services of experts and information and training. 
ARTICLE 94 
Tourism 
The Parties shall increase and develop cooperation between them in the field of tourism, which 
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- facilitating the tourist trade; 
- strengthening the flow of information through international networks, databases, etc.; 
- transferring know-how through training, exchanges, seminars; 
- enhancing regional cooperation projects; 
- studying the opportunities for joint operations (cross-border projects, town twinning, etc.); 
- developing of agro-tourism; 
- introducing computerized booking and information systems (preferably common to all 
three Baltic States) and consumer protection standards for tourists. 
ARTICLE 95 
Information and communication 
1. With regard to information and communication, the Community and Lithuania shall take 
appropriate steps to stimulate effective mutual exchange of information. Priority shall be 
given to programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the 
European Union and specific circles in Lithuania with more specialized information, 
including, where possible, access to Community data bases. 
2. The Parties shall coordinate and, where appropriate, harmonize their policies regarding the 
regulation of cross-border broadcasts, technical standards and the promotion of European 
audiovisual technology. 
3. Cooperation may include providing for exchange programmes, scholarships, training 
facilities for journalists and experts in the sectors of the media as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 96 
Consumer protection 
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of achieving full compatibility between the systems 
of consumer protection in Lithuania and the Community. Effective consumer protection is 
needed to ensure that the market economy functions properly. 
2. To this end, and in view of their common interests, the Parties shall encourage and ensure: 
- a policy of active consumer protection, in accordance with Community law and any 
relevant UN guidelines on consumer protection; 
- the approximation of legislation and the alignment of consumer protection in Lithuania 
with that of the Community; 
- effective legal protectionjbr consumers in order to improve the quality of consumer goods 
and maintain appropriate safety standards. 
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3. Cooperation may include: 
- the exchange of information on dangerous products; 
- the training of consumer protection specialists for the government and NGOs; 
- help with the development of independent organisations intended to increase consumer 
awareness, particularly by providing information; 
- the establishment of information and advisory centres for the settlement of disputes and 
the provision of legal and other advice to consumers; provision will be made for 
cooperation between Lithuania's centres and those in the Community; 
- access to Community databanks; 
- the development of exchanges between consumer representatives. 
4. Technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 97 
Customs 
1. The aim of cooperation in the customs field shall be to guarantee compliance with all the 
provisions scheduled for adoption in the area of trade and to achieve the approximation of 
Lithuania's customs system to that of the Community, thereby helping to pave the way for 
liberalisation measures planned under this Agreement. 
2. Cooperation shall include the following in particular: 
- the exchange of information including on the methods of investigation; 
- the development of cross-border infrastructure; 
- the introduction of the single administrative document and the interconnection between 
the transit systems of the Community and Lithuania; 
- the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods; 
-the organisation of seminars and placements; r 
- support in the introduction of modem customs information systems. 
Technical assistance shall be provided where appropriate. 
3. Without prejudice to further cooperation foreseen in this Agreement, and in particular 
Article 101 and Title VII, the mutual assistance between administrative authorities in 
customs matters of the Parties shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 
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ARTICLE 98 
Statistical cooperation 
1. Cooperation in this area shall have as its aim the development of an efficient statistical 
system to provide, in a rapid and timely fashion, the reliable statistics needed to support and 
monitor the process of economic reform and contribute to the development of private 
enterprise in Lithuania. 
2. The Parties shall cooperate in particular to: 
- strengthen Lithuania's statistical apparatus; 
- bring about harmonization with international (and particularly Community) methods, 
standards and classifications; 
- provide the data needed to support and monitor economic reform; 
- provide private sector economic operators with the appropriate macroeconomic and 
microeconomic data; 
- guarantee the confidentiality of data; 
- exchange statistical information. 
3. Technical assistance shall be provided by the Community as appropriate. 
ARTICLE 99 
Economics 
1. The Community and Lithuania shall facilitate the process of economic reforms and 
integration by cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective 
economies and the formulation and implementation of economic policy in market 
economies. 
2. To these ends, the Community and Lithuania shall: 
- exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects and on strategies for 
development; 
- analyse jointly economic issues of mutual interest, including the framing of economic 
policy and the instruments for implementing it; 
- through the programme of Action for Cooperation in Economics (ACE) in particular, 
encourage extensive cooperation between economists and managers in the Community 
and Lithuania in order to expedite the transfer" of know-how for the drafting of economic 
policies, and provide for wide dissemination of the results of policy-relevant research. 
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ARTICLE 100 
Public Administration 
The Parties shall promote cooperation between their public administration authorities, 
providing technical assistance where appropriate, including the setting up of exchange 
programmes, in order to improve mutual knowledge of the structure and functioning of their 
respective systems. 
ARTICLE 101 
Drugs 
1. Within the scope of their respective powers and competences, the Parties shall cooperate in 
increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of policies and measures to counter the illicit 
production, supply and traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including the 
prevention of diversion of precursor chemicals, as well as in promoting drug demand 
prevention and reduction. 
2. The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of cooperation to attain these objectives, 
including the modalities of the implementation of common actions. 
3. The cooperation in this area shall be based on mutual consultation and close cooperation 
between the Parties over the objectives and measures in the fields targeted in paragraph 1 
and shall, inter alia, include where available technical assistance from the Community. 
Cooperation aimed at preventing the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic 
' substances will comprise technical and administrative assistance including: 
- drafting and implementation of national legislation; 
- creation or strengthening of institutions and information centres and of social health 
centres; 
- increasing the efficiency of the institutions engaged in combating illicit d#ig trafficking; 
- training of personnel and research; 
- prevention of diversion of precursors and other essential chemicals used for the purpose of 
illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, by establishing suitable 
standards equivalent to those adopted by the Community and relevant international bodies, 
in particular the Chemical Action Task Force (CATF). 
The Parties may agree to include other areas. 
TITLE VH : COOPERATION IN THE PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES 
ARTICLE 102 
1. The Parties shall cooperate, within the scope of their powers and competences, with the aim 
of preventing the following illegal activities in particular: 
- illegal immigration and the illegal presence of their nationals on the other's territory, while 
taking account of the principles and the practice of readmission; 
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- corruption; 
- illegal transactions involving industrial waste and counterfeit products; 
- illegal trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances, 
- organised crime. 
Cooperation in the matters referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on mutual consultations 
and close coordination between the Parties and should include technical and administrative 
assistance for: 
- the drafting of national legislation; 
- the establishment of information centres; 
- enhancing the efficiency of the institutions charged to prevent illegal activities; 
- staff training and the development of investigative facilities; 
- the formulation of mutually acceptable measures to prevent illegal activities. 
The parties may agree to include other areas. 
TITLE VHI : CULTURAL COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 103 
1. The Parties undertake to promote, encourage and facilitate cultural cooperation. Where 
appropriate, the Community's cultural cooperation activities or those of one or more 
Member States may be extended to Lithuania and further activities of interest to both sides 
developed. 
This cooperation may cover in particular: 
- literary translations; 
- exchange of non-commercial works of art and artists; 
- conservation and restoration of monuments and sites (architectural and cultural heritage); 
- training; 
- cultural events (e.g. song festivals); 
- publicizing significant cultural events, 
- cooperation between libraries. 
2. The Parties may cooperate in the promotion of the audiovisual industry in Europe. In 
particular, the audiovisual sector in Lithuania could apply to take part in activities set up by 
the Community in the framework of the MEDIA programme, in accordance with the 
procedures laid down by the bodies responsible for the various activities and the Council 
Decision of 21 December 1990 setting up that programme. 
The Parties shall coordinate and, where appropriate, harmonize their policies on the 
regulation of cross-border broadcasting, paying particular attention to matters relating to 
the acquisition of intellectual property rights for programmes broadcast by satellite or cable, 
technical standards in the audiovisual field and the promotion of European audiovisual 
technology. 
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TITLE IX : FINANCIAL COOPERATION 
ARTICLE 104 
In order to achieve the objectives of this Agreement and in accordance with Articles 105, 106, 
107 and 108, without prejudice to Article 107, Lithuania shall benefit from temporary financial 
assistance from the Community in the form of grants and loans, including loans from the 
European Investment Bank (EIB) according to the provisions of Article 18 of the Statute of 
the Bank to accelerate the economic transformation of Lithuania. 
ARTICLE 105 
This financial assistance shall be covered: 
- Either within the framework of an indicative multiannual programme through Phare foreseen 
in Council Regulation EEC N° 3906/89, as amended, or within a new multiannual financial 
framework established by the Community following consultations with Lithuania and taking 
into account the considerations set out in Articles 106 and 107; 
- By loan(s) provided by the European Investment Bank within a ceiling and during a period of 
availability to be established, following consultations with Lithuania in application of the 
relevant provisions of the Treaty on European Union. 
ARTICLE 106 
The objectives and the areas of the Community's financial assistance shall be laid down in an 
indicative programme to be agreed between the two Parties. The Parties shall inform the 
Association Council. 
ARTICLE 107 
1. The Community shall, in case of special need, taking into account the availability of all 
financial resources, on request of Lithuania and in coordination with international financial 
institutions, in the context of the G24, examine the possibility of granting temporary 
financial assistance: 
- to support measures with the aim of maintaining the convertibility of the Lithuanian 
currency; 
- to support medium-term stabilization and structural adjustment efforts, including balance 
of payments assistance; 
2. This financial assistance is subject to Lithuania's presentation of IMF supported 
programmes in the context of the G24, as appropriate, for convertibility and/or for 
restructuring its economy, to the Community's acceptance thereof, to Lithuania's continued 
adherence to these programmes and, as an ultimate objective, to rapid transition to reliance 
on finance from private sources. 
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3. The Association Council will be informed of the conditions under which this assistance.will 
be provided and of the respect of the obligations undertaken by Lithuania concerning such 
assistance. 
ARTICLE 108 
The Community financial assistance shall be evaluated in the light of the needs which arise and 
of Lithuania's development level, taking into account established priorities and the absorption 
capacity of Lithuania's economy, the ability to repay loans and the progress towards a market 
economy system and restructuring in Lithuania. 
ARTICLE 109 
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the Parties shall ensure that 
Community contributions are made in close coordination with those from other sources such as 
the Member States, other countries, including the G24, and international financial institutions, 
such as the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
ARTICLE 110 
Lithuania shall participate in framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other 
actions of the Community in the fields laid down in Annex XX. Without prejudice to the 
existing participation of Lithuania in the activities referred to in Annex XX, the Association 
Council shall decide the terms and conditions for the participation of Lithuania in these 
activities. The financial contribution of Lithuania to the activities referred to in Annex XX shall 
be based on the principle that Lithuania shall meet the costs resulting from its participation 
itself. If necessary, the Community may decide, on a case-by-case basis, and pursuant to the 
rules applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, to pay a supplement to 
Lithaunia's contribution. 
TITLE X : INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
ARTICLE 111 
An Association Council is hereby established which shall supervise the implementation of this 
Agreement. It shall meet at ministerial level once a year and when circumstances require. It 
shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of the Agreement and any other 
bilateral or international issues of mutual interest. 
ARTICLE 112 
1. The Association Council shall consist of the members of the Council of the European Union 
and members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of 
members appointed by the Government of Lithuania, on the other. 
2. Members of the Association Council may arrange to be represented, in accordance with the 
conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. \ 
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4. The Association Council shall be presided in turn by a member of the Council of the 
European Union and a member of the Government of Lithuania, in accordance with the 
provisions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 
5. Where appropriate, the EIB will take part, as an observer, in the work of the Association 
Council. 
ARTICLE 113 
The Association Council shall, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement, 
have the power to take decisions in the cases provided for therein. The decisions taken shall be 
binding on the Parties which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions 
taken. The Association Council may also make appropriate recommendations. 
It shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by agreement between the two Parties. 
ARTICLE 114 
1. Each of the two Parties may refer to the Association Council any dispute relating to the 
application or interpretation of this Agreement. 
2. The Association Council may settle the dispute by means of a decision. 
3. Each Party shall be bound to take the measures involved in carrying out the decision 
referred to in paragraph 2. 
4. In the event of it not being possible to settle the dispute in accordance with paragraph 2 of 
this Article, either Party may notify the other of the appointment of an arbitrator; the other 
Party must then appoint a second arbitrator within two months. For the application of this 
procedure, the Community and the Member States shall be deemed to be one Party to the 
dispute. 
The Association Council shall appoint a third arbitrator. 
The arbitrators' decisions shall be taken by majority vote. 
Each Party to the dispute must take the steps required to implement the decision of the 
arbitrators. 
ARTICLE 115 
1. The Association Council shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by an Association 
Committee composed of representatives of the members of the Council of the European 
Union and of members of the Commission of the European Communities on the one hand 
and of representatives of the Government of Lithuania on the other, normally at senior civil 
servant level. 
In its rules of procedure the Association Council shall determine the duties of the 
Association Committee, which shall include the preparation of meetings of the Association 
Council and how the Committee shall function. 
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2. The Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers. In 
this event the Association Committee shall take its decisions in accordance with the 
conditions laid down in Article 113. 
ARTICLE 116 
The Association Council may decide to set up any other special committee or body that can 
assist it in carrying out its duties. 
In its rules of procedure, the Association Council shall determine the composition and duties of 
such committees or bodies and how they shall function. 
ARTICLE 117 
A Parliamentary Committee is hereby established. It shall be a forum for Members of the 
Parliament of Lithuania and the European Parliament to meet and exchange views. It shall 
meet at intervals which it shall itself determine. 
ARTICLE 118 
1. The Parliamentary Committee shall consist of members of the European Parliament, on the 
one hand, and of members of the Parliament of Lithuania, on the other. 
2. The Parliamentary Committee shall establish its rules of procedure. 
3. The Parliamentary Committee shall be presided in turn by each the European Parliament and 
the Parliament of Lithuania, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of 
procedure. 
ARTICLE 119 
The Parliamentary Committee may request relevant information regarding the implementation 
of this Agreement from the Association Council, which shall then supply the Committee with 
the requested information. 
The Parliamentary Committee shall be informed of the decisions of the Association Council. 
The Parliamentary Committee may make recommendations to the Association Council. 
" ARTICLE 120 
Within the scope of this Agreement, each Party undertakes to ensure that natural and legal 
persons of the other Party have access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to 
the competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties to defend their individual rights 
and their property rights, including those concerning intellectual, industrial and commercial 
property. 
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Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking any measures: 
(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its 
essential security interests; 
(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms, ammunition or war materials or 
to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided 
that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products 
not intended for specifically military purposes; 
(c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal 
disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious 
international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it 
has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security; 
(d) which it considers necessary to respect its international obligations and commitments 
on the control of dual use industrial goods and technologies. 
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1. In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions 
contained therein: 
- the arrangements applied by Lithuania in respect of the Community shall not give rise to 
any discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, or their companies or 
branches, 
- the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of Lithuania shall not give rise to 
any discrimination between Lithuanian nationals or its companies or branches. 
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 are without prejudice to the right of the Parties to apply the 
relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation to taxpayers who are not in identical situations 
as regards their place of residence. 
ARTICLE 123 
Products originating in Lithuania shall not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported 
into the Community than that applied by Member States among themselves. 
The treatment granted to Lithuania under Title IV and Chapter I of Title V shall not be more 
favourable that that accorded by Member States among themselves. 
ARTICLE 124 
1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations 
Under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are 
attained. 
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2. If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this 
Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special 
urgency, it shall supply the Association Council with all relevant information required for a 
thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the 
Parties. 
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the 
functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the 
Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations within the Association Council 
if the other Party so requests. 
ARTICLE 125 
The present Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for individuals and economic operators 
have been achieved under the present Agreement, affect rights assured to them through 
agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one hand, and Lithuania, on the other, 
except for sectors of Community competence and without prejudice to Member States' 
obligations resulting from this Agreement in sectors of their competence. 
ARTICLE 126 
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Parties" shall mean the Community, or its 
Member States, or the Community and its Member States, in accordance with their respective 
powers, of the one part, and Lithuania, of the other part. 
ARTICLE 127 
Protocols No. 1-5 and Annexes No. I-XX shall form an integral part of this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 128 
This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period. 
Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement will 
cease to apply six months after the date of such notification. 
ARTICLE 129 
The Secretary General of the Council of the European Union shall be the depository of this 
Agreement. 
ARTICLE 130 
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaties establishing 
the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and 
Steel Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the 
other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. 
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ARTICLE 131 
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, 
German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Lithuanian languages, each of these 
texts being equally authentic. 
ARTICLE 132 
This Agreement will be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures. 
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date 
on which the Parties notify each other that the procedures referred to in the first paragraph 
have been completed. 
Upon its entry into force, this Agreement shall replace the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of 
Lithuania on trade and economic and commercial cooperation signed in Brussels on 11 May 
1992. 
The present Agreement is partly based on, further develops and incorporates the essential 
provisions of the Agreement between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy 
Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republic of Lithuania on 
Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters signed on 18 July 1994. Upon its entry into force, this 
Agreement shall replace the Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters. 
The decisions of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on trade and economic and 
commercial cooperation and which performs also the duties assigned by the Agreement on 
Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters shall continue to apply until repealed by decisions of the 
Association Council. 
The Association Council shall adopt at its first meeting all the modifications to this Agreement 
- in particular to the protocols and annexes - necessary to align it with changes to the 
Agreement on Free Trade and Trade-Related Matters decided by the Joint Committee between 
the signature and the entry into force of this Agreement. 
V 
517 
Lithuania 
LIST OF ANNEXES 9f 
I 
II 
III 
IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
XV 
XVI 
XVIIa 
XVIIb 
XVIII 
XIX 
XX Articles 9 and 18 
Article 11(2) 
Article 11(3) 
Article 11(4) 
Article 14(1*) 
Article 16(1) 
Article 17(1) 
Article 17(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 20(2) 
Article 23(1) 
Article 23(1) 
Article 44(1) 
Article 44(2) 
Article 44(2)(i) 
Article 47 
Article 67 
Article 110 Definition of industrial and agricultural products 
Lithuanian import tariff concessions 
Lithuanian import tariff concessions 
Lithuanian import tariff concessions 
Lithuanian export tariff concessions 
Community tariff concessions in textiles 
Processed agricultural products 
Processed agricultural products 
Community agricultural concessions - duty concessions 
Community agricultural concessions - arrangements for 
animal and meat imports 
Community agricultural concessions - tariff quotas 
Lithuanian agricultural concessions - tariff duties 
Lithuanian agricultural concessions - tariff quotas 
Community fisheries concessions 
Lithuanian fisheries concessions 
Community exceptions establishment 
Lithuanian permanent exceptions establishment 
Lithuanian transitional exceptions establishment 
Financial services 
Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property 
Protection s-
Participation of Lithuania in Community programmes 
« 518 K 
S$ 
ANNEX! 
List of products referred to in Articles 3 and 1% of the Agreement 
CN code Description 
ex 3502 
ex 3502 10 
3502 10 91 
3502 10 99 
ex 3502 90 
3502 90 51 
3502 90 59 
4501 
5201 00 
5301 
5302 Albumins, albuminates and other albuminin derivatives: 
— Egg albumin: 
Other: 
— — — Dried (for example, in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 
Other 
— Other: 
— — Albumins, other than egg albumin: 
i 
— — — Milk albumin (lactalbumin): 
_ _ _ _ Dried (for example, in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 
Other 
Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground 
cork 
Cotton, not carded or combed 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax^tow and waste (including yarn waste and 
garnetted stock) 
True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of 
true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
ANNEX II 
List of produas referred to in Article M(2) 
CN code Description Basic Duty 
6403 Footwear 10% 
519 o^ 
94 
ANNEX III 
List of products referred to Article4A(3) 
CN code Description Basic duty (%) 
3401 Soap;... - 10 
3402 20 Organic surface-active agents: preparations put up for retail sale 10 
3402 90 Othcr organic surface-active agents 10 
3404 Artificial and prepared waxes 10 
3405 Polishes and creams 10 
3406 Candles 10 
3605 Matches 25 
3917 22 91 Rigid tubes, pipes and hoses of polymers of propylene, with 10 
fittings attached, for use in civil aircraft 
3917 22 99 Rigid tubes, pipes and hoses of polymers of propylene, other 10 
3917 23 Rigid .tubes, pipes and hoses of .polymers of vinyl chloride 10 
3917 29 Rigid tubes, pipes and hoses of other plastics 10 
3917 31 Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses 10 
3917 32 11 Other tubes, pipes and hoses without fittings, of condensation or 10 
rearrangement polymerization products, of epoxide resins 
3917 32 19 Other tubes, pipes and hoses, of other condensation or 10 
rearrangement polymerization products 
3917 32 31 Other tubes, pipes and hoses, of addition polymerization 10 
products, of polymers of ethylene.' 
3917 32 35 Other tubes, . pipes and hoses, of addition polymerization 10 
products, of vinyl chloride 
3917 32 39 Other tubes, pipes and hoses, of addition polymerization 10 
products, other \-
3917 32 51 Other tubes, pipes and hoses, other, not reinforced 10 
, . , : 
520 A 
S} 
CN code Description Basic duty (%) 
3917 32 99 Other tubes, pipes and hoses, other 10 
3917 33 Other'tubes, pipes and hoses with fittings • 10 
3917 39 Other seamless tubes, pipes and hoses 10 
3917 40 Tube fittings 10 
3918 Plastic floor coverings 10 
3920 10 21 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polyethylene of low 10 
specific gravity 
3920 10 29 Other .plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polyethylene of high 10 
specific gravity 
3920 10 50 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of other polymers of 10 
ethylene (low thickness) 
3920 10 90 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of other polymers of 10 
ethylene (high thickness) 
3920 20 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polymers of propylene 10 
3920 41 Other rigid plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polymers of vinyl 10 
chloride 
3920 42 Other flexible plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polymers of vinyl 10 
chloride 
3920 51 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polymethyl methacrylate 10 
3920 59 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of other acrylic polymers 10 
3920 61 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polycarbonates 10 
3920 62 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polyethylene 10 
terephthalate 
3920 63 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of unsaturated polyesters 10 
3920 69 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of other polyesters 10 
3920 71 Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of regenerated cellulose 10 
3920 72 Other plastic plates, sheet, film etc. of vulcanized fibre 10 521 ^ 
s« 
CN code 
3920 73 
3920 79 
3920 91 
3920 92 
3920 93 
3920 94 
3920 99 
3921 11 
3921 12 
3921 14 
392119 
3921 90 
3922 
3923 21 
3923 30 90 
3923 40 
3923 50 
3923 90 Description 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of cellulose acetate 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of other cellulose 
derivatives 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polyvinyl butyral 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of polyamides 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of amino-resins Basic duty (%) 
10 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of phenolic resins 
Other plastic plates, sheet, film, etc. of other plastics 
Other plates, sheet, film, etc. of cellular plastic, of polymers of 
styrene 
Other plates, sheet, film, etc. of cellular plastic, of polymers of 
vinylchloride 
Other plates, sheet, film, etc. of cellular plastic, of regenerated 
cellulose 
Other plates, sheet, film, etc. of cellular, plastic, of other plastic 
Other plates, sheet, film, foil and strip of plastics 
Plastic baths, showers, wash-basins, lavatory parts and similar 
sanitary ware 
Plastic articles for conveyance or packing of goods of polymers of 
ethylene 
Plastic carboys, bottles, flasks, etc. of capacity exceeding two 
litres 
Plastic spools, cops, bobbins and similar supports 
Plastic stoppers, lids, caps and othcr closures 
Other plastic articles for packaging or conveyancing 10 
10 
10 
10. 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
522 ^A 
ST 
CN code Description Basic duty (%) 
3924 Plastic tableware, kitchenware and other household articles 10 
3925 Plastic builders' ware not elsewhere specified 10 
3926 Other articles of plastics or of other materials 10 
4201 Saddlery and harness for any animal 10 
4202 Cases of leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textiles, 10 
vulcanized fibre or paperboard 
4203 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories of leather or 10 
composition leather 
4410 10 10 Unworked particle board or similar 10 
4410 10 50 Particle board surfaced with mélanine resin impregnated paper 10 
4410 10 90 Other wood particle board 10 
4410 90 Particle board of other ligneous materials 10 
4411 Fibreboard of ligneous materials 10 
4413 Densified wood 10 
4414 Wooden frames 10 
4415 Wooden packing cases and load boards 10 
4416 Wooden casks, barrels, vats, tubs, etc. 10 
4417 Wooden tools, brushes or shoe trees ' 10 
4418 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood 10 
4419 Wooden tableware and kitchenware 10 
4420 Ornamental wood, jewellery cases or other wooden furniture 10 
4421 Other articles of wood 10 
4802 52 Uncoated paper and paperboard containing little mechanically 10 
processed fibre, of 40 to 150 g/m2 
6401 Waterproof rubber or plastic footwear with unassembled or 10 
unfixed uppers . 
6402 • Othcr rubber or plastic footwear 10 , 
523 
6t) 
CN code Description Basic duty (%) 
6404 Footwear with rubber, plastic or leather soles and textile 10 
uppers 
6405 Other footwear 10 
8403 Certain central.heating boilers 10 
8414 30 30 Compressors used in refrigerating equipment of power not 10 
exceeding 0,4 kW 
8418 21 Compression-type household refrigerators 25 
8418 22 Absorption-type household refrigerators, electrical 25 
8418 29 Other household refrigerators 25 
8418 30 Chest freezers not exceeding 800 litres capacity 25 
8418 40 Upright freezers not exceeding 900 litres capacity 25 
8506 1111 Small primary cells and batteries of manganese dioxide, alkaline 25 
and cylindrical 
8506 11 19 Other small alkaline primary cells and batteries of manganese . 25 
dioxide 
8506 11 91 Other small primary cells and batteries of manganese dioxide, 25 
cylindrical 
8506 11 99 Other small primary cells and batteries of manganese dioxide 25 
8509 Electro-mechanical domestic appliances 10 
8519 Sound reproducing apparatus not including a sound recording 10 
device 
8520 Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording equipment 10 
8528 10 41 Colour video monitors with cathode-ray tube and scanning 20 
parameters not exceeding 625 lines 
8528 10 43 Colour video monitors with cathode-ray tube and scanning 20 
parameters exceeding 625 lines 
8528 10 49 Other colour video monitors 20 
8528 10 52 Other colour television receivers w,ith integral tube, not exceeding 20 
42 cm 
8528 10 54 Other colour television receivers with integral tube, exceeding 20 
42 cm but not exceeding 52 cm 
5 2A it 
y 
CN code Description Basic duty (%) 
8528 10 56 Other colour television receivers with integral tube, exceeding 20 
52 cm but not exceeding 72 cm 
8528 10 58 Other colour television receivers with integral tube, exceeding 20 
72 cm 
8528 10 72 Other colour television receivers with a vertical resolution of less 20 
than 700 lines 
8528 10 76 Other colour television receivers with a vertical resolution of 700 20 
lines or more 
8528 10 81 Other colour television receivers with a screen width/height ratio 20 
less than 1,5 
8528 10 89 Other coulour television receivers without screen 20 
8528 10 98 Other TV receivers with integral tube but no screen 20 
8528 20 Monochrome TV receivers 20 
9028 20 Liquid meters 10 
9401 Seats 25 
9403 10 Metal office furniture 25 
9403 2010 Other metal furniture for use in civil aircraft 25 
9403 30 Wooden office furniture 25 
9403 40 Wooden kitchen furniture 25 
9403 50 Wooden bedroom furniture 25 
9403 60 " Other wooden furniture 25 
9403 80 Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo, or 25 
similar 
9403 90 30 Wooden furniture parts 25 
9403 90 90 Furniture parts of other matcriais (excluding metal) 25 
9404 30 Sleeping bags ' 25 
9404 90 Articles of bedding, other . . 25 
9405 Lamps and lighting fittings ' 10 
i25 ri 
\A 
42 
ANNEX IV 
List of products referred to in Article ^ (4) 
CN code 
8703 21 90 
8703 22 90 
8703 23 90 
8703 24 90 
8703 31 90 
8703 32 90 
S703 33 90 Description 
Uscd motor cars 
— Motor cars older than 7 years but not older than 
10 years 
— Motor cars odcr than 10 years Dun- (%) 
1. 1. 1995 
5 
10 1. 1.2001 
0 
0 
ANNEX V 
List of products referred to in Article f 4 C1 ) 
CN code 
4101—4103 
4104 10—4104 1091, 
4104 21—4104 29, 
4105 11—4105 19, 
4106 11—4106 19, 
4107 10 10, 410721, 
4107 29 10, 4107 90 10 
4301 
4403 20 00 
4403 91 
4403 99 90 
4403 91, 
4403 99 90 
7204 
7404, 7503, 7602, 
7802, 7902, 8002, 
8101 91 90, 8103 10 90, 
8104 20, 8105 10 90, 
8108 10 90, 8111 00 19, 
8112 20 39, 811240 19, 
811291 39 Description 
Raw hides and skins 
Semi-manufactures, of leather 
Raw furskins 
Coniferous wood in the rough 
Wood of oak in the rough 
Wood of ash in the rough 
Wood of other deciduous trees in 
the rough 
Ferrous waste and scrap 
Non-ferrous waste and scrap Duty (%) 
1. I. 199.S to 
31. 12. 1997 
50 
10 
15 
20 
50 
50 
10 
15 
15 1.1. 1998 to 
31. 12. 2000 
30 
5 
8 
20 
50 
50 
,0 
8 
15 From 
1.1. 2001 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
# 52K 
43 
ANNEX VI 
List of textile products originating in Lithuania and subject to Community tariff ceilings 
Category 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 CN Taric code 
5204 11 00 
5204 19 00 
5205 
5206 
5604 90 00*50 
5208 
5209 
5210 
5211 
5212 
581100 00*91 
•92 
6308 00 00*11 
*19 
5512 
5513 
5514 
5515 
5803 90 30 
5905 00 70*10 
6308 00 00*20 
6105 10 00 
6105 20 10 
6105 20 90 
6105 90 10 
6109 10 00 
6109 90 10 
6109 90 30 
611020 10 
6110 30 10 
6101 10 90 
6101 20 90 
6101 30 90 
6102 10 90 
6.102 20 90 
6102 30 90 
6110 10 10 
6110 10 31 
6110 10 35 
6110 1038 
6110 1091 
6110 1095 
6110 10 98 
6110 20 91 
6110 20 99 
611030 91 
6110 30 99 Description (') 
Cotton yarn not put up for retail sale 
Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, 
narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle 
and other net fabrics 
Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (staple or waste) other 
than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry 
fabrics) and chenille fabrics 
Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle 
necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine 
animal hair), undervests and the like, knitted or 
crocheted 
Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, 
cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets 
and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and 
the like, knitted or crocheted Tariff ceilings (2) 
2 261 
(tonnes) 
2 737 
(tonnes) 
630 
(tonnes) 
1883 
(1 000 pieces) 
1 510 
(1 000 pieces) 
(') Notwithstanding thc rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for thc description of the 
products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined by 
thc coverage of the CN codes and, where appropriate, of thc Taric codes, preceded by an asterisk. 
(2) For imports in excess of these annual ceilings, thc Community may re-establish customs duties at any time of the year 
concerned. 
on 52" ik 
& 
Category CN Taric code 
15 
16 6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 
6203 41 10 
41 90 
4231 
42 33 
42 35 
42 90 
43 19 
43 90 
49 19 
49 50 
6204 61 10 
6204 62 31 
6204 62 33 
6204 62 39 
6204 63 18 
6204 69 18 
6211 32 42 
6211 3342 
6211 42 42 
6211 43 42 Description (') 
Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than 
swimwear and trousers (including slacks; women's or 
girls' woven trousers and slacks^ of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres; lower parts of track suits with lining, 
other than of category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 
6106 10 00 
6106 20 00 
6106 90 10 
6206 20 00 
6206 30 00 
6206 40 00 Tariff ceilings (2> 
1 750 
(1 000 pieces) 
Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, 
whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or 
man-made fibres 
6205 10 00 
6205 20 00 
6205 30 00 
5802 11 00 
5802 19 00 
6302 60 00*90 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, cotton or man-made fibres 972 
(1 000 pieces) 
1 917 
(1 000 pieces) 
6202 11 00 
6202 12 10*90 
6202 12 90*90 
6202 13 10*90 
6202 13 90'90 
6204 31 00 
6204 32 90 
6204 33 90 
6204 39 19 
6210 30 00 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; 
toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling and 
similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other 
coats, cloaks ar.d capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) 
(of category 21) 131 
(tonnes) 
227 
(1 000 pieces) 
6203 11 00 
6203 12 00 
6203 19 10 
6203 19 30 
6203 21 00 
6203 22 80 
6203 23 80 
6203 29 18 
621132 31 
621133 31 Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres, excluding 
ski suits; men's or boys' track suits with lining, with an 
outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 99 
(1 000 pieces) 
i 
te 
Category 
17 
20 
39 
10 
12 
13 
14 
18 CN Taric code 
6203 31 00 
6203 32 90 
6203 33 90 
6203 39 19 
6302 21 00 
6302 22 90 
6302 29 90 
6302 31 10 
6302 31 90 
6302 32 90 
6302 39 90 • 
6302 51 10 
6302 51 90 
6302 53 90 
6302 59 00*90 
6302 91 10 
6302 91 90 
6302 93 90 
6302 99 00*90 
6111 10 10 
6111 20 10 
6111 30 10 
6111 90 00*11 
6116 10 10 
6116 10 90 
611691 00 
611692 00 
6116 93 00 
6116 99 00 
6115 12 00 
6115 19 10 
6115 1990 
611520 11 
611520 90 
611591 00 
6115 92 00 
6115 93 10 
6115 93 30 
611593 99 
611599 00 
6107 11 00 
6107 12 00 
6107 19 00 
6108 21 00 
6108 22 00 
6108 29 00 
6201 11 00 
6201 1210*90 
6201 12 90*90 
6201 13 10*90 
6201 13 90*90-
6201 20 00 
6207 11 00 
6207 19 00 
6207 21 00 
6207 22 00 
6207 29 00 
6207 91 00 
6207 92 00 
6207 99 00 Description (') 
Men's or boys' jackets excluding waister jackets and 
blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 
Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 
Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or 
crocheted, other than of terry towelling or similar terry 
fabrics of cotton 
Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 
Panty hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, 
ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, 
other than for babies, including stockings for varicose 
veins, other than products of category 70 
Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' 
knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton 
or man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other 
coats, cloaks ' and capes, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made textile fibres (other than parkas of 
category 21) 
Men's and boys' singlets and othcr vests, underpants, 
briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns 
and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted Tariff ceilings (:) 
81 
(1 000 pieces) 
232 
(tonnes) 
101 
(tonnes) 
308 
1 537 
(1 000 pairs) 
3 189 
(1 000 pairs 
or pieces) 
2018 
(1 000 pieces) 
46 
(1 000 pieces) 
112 
(1 000 pieces) 
n: it 
44 
Category 
18 
(continued) CN Taric code 
19 
21 
22 6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 
6208 11 00 
19 10 
19 90 
2100 
22 00 
29 00 
91 10 
91 90 
92 10 
92 90 
99 00 Description (') 
Women's and girls* singlets and other vests, slips, 
petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, 
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than 
knined or crocheted 
6213 20 00 
6213 90 00 
6201 12 10*10 
6201 12 90*10 
6201 1310*10 
6201 13 90*10 
6201 91 00 
6201 92 00 
6201 93 00 
6202 12 10*10 
6202 12 90*10 
6202 13 10*10 
6202 13 90*10 
6202 91 00 
6202 92 00 
6202 93 00 
6211 3241 
6211 3341 
621142 41 
6211 43 41 Handkerchiefs other than knitted or crocheted Tariff ceilings (2) 
Parkas, anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the 
like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of conon 
or of man-made fibres; upper parts of track suits with 
lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 
5508 10 11 
5508 10 19 
5509 1100 
5509 12 00 
5509 21 10 
5509 21 90 
5509 22 10 
5509 22 90 
5509 31 10 
5509 31 90 
5509 32 10 
5509 32 90 
5509 41 10 
5509 41 90 
5509 42 10 
5509 42 90 
5509 51 00 
5509 52 10 
5509 52 90 
5509 53 00 
5509 59 00 
5509 61 10 
5509 61 90 
5509 62 00 
5509 69 00 
5509 91 10 
5509 91 90 
5509 92 00 
5509 99 00 1746 
(1 000 pieces) 
562 
(1 000 pieces) 
Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres not put up for 
retail sale 649 
(tonnes) 
t\\ *> n j 
Q 
Category 
23 
24 
26 
27 
28 CN Taric code 
5508 20 10 
5510 11 00 
5510 12 00 
5510 20 00 
5510 30 00 
5510 90 00 
6107 2100 
6107 22 00 
6107 29 00 
6107 9100 
6107 92 00 
6107 99 00*10 
6108 31 10 
6108 31 90 
6108 32 11 
6108 32 19 
6108 32 90 
6108 39 00 
6108 91 00 
6108 92 00 
6108 99 10 
6104 41 00 
6104 42 00 
6104 43 00 
6104 44 00 
6204 41 00 
6204 42 00 
6204 43 00 
6204 44 00 
6104 51 00 
6104 52 00 
6104 53 00 
6104 59 00 
6204 51 00 
6204 52 00 
6204 53 00 
6204 59 10 
6103 41 10 
6103 41 90 
6103 42 10 
6103 42 90 
6103 43 10 
6103 43 90 
6103 49 10 
6103 49 91 
6104 61 10 
6104 61 90 
6104 62 10 
6104 62 90 
6104 63 10 
6104 63 90 
6104 69 10 
6104 69 91 Description (') 
Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for 
retail sale 
Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, 
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or 
crocheted 
Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or 
man-made fibres 
Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 
Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts 
(other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of 
cotton or man-made fibres 
S -Tariff ceilings (') 
308 
(tonnes) 
499 
(1 000 pieces) 
395 
(1 000 pieces) 
260 
(1 000 pieces) 
109 
(1 000 pieces) 
531 > 
&3 
Category CN Taric code Description (') Tariff ceilings (l) 
29 6204 11 00 
6204 12 00 
6204 13 00 
6204 19 10 
6204 21 00 
6204 22 80 
6204 23 80 
6204 29 18 
6211 4231 
6211 43 31 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted 
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, 
excluding ski suits; women's or girls' track suits with 
lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 124 
(1 000 pieces) 
31 6212 10 00 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 674 
(1 000 pieces) 
32 5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 
5801 10 00 
2100 
22 00 
23 00 
24 00 
25 00 
26 00 
3100 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 
35 00 
36 00 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry 
towelling or terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven 
fabrics) and tufted textile fabrics of wool, of cotton of 
man-made textile fibres 
5802 20 00 
5802 30 00 90 
(tonnes) 
5407 20 11 
6305 31 91 
6305 31 99 Woven fabrics ot synthetic filament, yarn obtained from 
strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less 
than 3 m wide; sacks and bags of a kind used for the 
packing of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from 
strip or the like 242 
(tonnes) 
34 5407 20 19 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, obtained from 
strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or 
more wide (tonnes) 
35 5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 10 00 
20 90 
30 00 
41 00 
42 10 
42 90 
43 00 
44 10 
44 90 
51 00 
52 00 
53 10 
53 90 
54 00 
60 10 
60 30 
60 51 
60 59 
60 90 
7100 
72 00 
73 10 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than 
those for tyres of category 114 264 
(tonnes) 
Ï3S J 
t? 
Category 
35 
(continued) 
36 
37 
38A 
38B CN Taric code 
5407 73 91 
5407 73 99 
5407 74 00 
5407 81 00 
5407 82 00 
5407 83 10 
5407 83 90 
5407 84 00 
5407 91 00 
5407 92 00 
5407 93 10 
5407 93 90 
5407 94 00 
5811 00 00*95 
5905 00 70*90 
5408 10 00 
5408 21 00 
5408 22 10 
5408 22 90 
5408 23 10 
5408 23 90 
5408 24 00 
5408 31 00 
5408 32 00 
5408 33 00 
5408 34 00 
5811 00 00*96 
5905 00 70*20 
5516 11 00 
5516 12 00 
5516 13 00 
5516 14 00 
5516 21 00 
5516 22 00 
5516 23 10 
5516 23 90 
5516 24 00 
5516 31 00 
5516 32 00 
5516 33 00 
5516 34 00 
5516 41 00 
5516 42 00 
5516 43 00 
5516 44 00 
5516 91 00 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
5803 90 50 
5905 00 70*30 
6002 43 11 
6002 93 10 
6303 9100*10 
6303 92 90*10 
6303 99 90*20 Description (') 
• 
Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than 
those for tyres of category 114 
Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 
Knitted or "crocheted synthetic curtain fabrics including 
net curtain fabric 
Net curtains, other than knined or crocheted Tariff ceilings (2) 
58 
(tonnes) 
386 
(tonnes) 
22 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonne) 
53'! éf 
% 
Category 
40 
41 
42 
43 CN Taric code 
6303 9100*91 
*99 
6303 92 90*90 
6303 99 90*31 
*39 
•90 
6304 19 10 
6304 19 90*91 
6304 92 00 
6304 93 00*90 
6304 99 00 * 92 Description (') 
Woven curtains (including drapes) interior blinds, cunain 
and bed valances and othcr furnishing articles, other than 
knined or crocheted, of wool, of conon or of man-made 
fibres 
5401 10 11 
5401 10 19 
5402 10 10 
5402 10 90 
5402 20 00 
5402 31 10 
5402 31 30 
5402 31 90 
5402 32 00 
5402 33 10 
5402 33 90 
5402 39 10 
5402 39 90 
5402 49 10 
5402 49 91 
5402 49 99 
5402 51 10 
5402 51 30 
5402 51 90 
5402 52 10 
5402 52 90 
5402 59 10 
5402 59 90 
5402 61 10 
5402 61 30 
5402 61 90 
5402 62 10 
5402 62 90 
5402 69 10 
5402 69 90 
5604 20 00*10 
5604 90 00*40 
*90 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for 
retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted 
or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre Tariff ceilings (*) 
37 
(tonnes) 
750 
(tonnes) 
540120 10 
5403 10 00 
5403 20 10 
5403 20 90 
5403 32 00*90 
5403 33 90 
5403 39 00 
5403 41 00 
5403 42 00 
5403 49 00 
5604 20 00 * 20 
5204 20 00 
5207 10 00 
5207 90 00 Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not 
put up for retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose 
rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 
turns per metre and single non-textured yarn of cellulose 
acetate 75 
(tonnes) 
Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of staple artificial 
fibres, conon yam, put up for retail sale 77 
(tonnes) 
53^1 
^1 
Category 
43 
(continued) 
47 
48 
49 
50 
53 
M CN Taric code 
5401 10 90 
5401 20 90 
5406 10 00 
5406 20 00 
5508 20 90 
5511 30 00 
5106 10 10 
5106 10 90 
5106 20 11 
5106 20 19 
5106 20 91 
5106 20 99 
5108 10 10 
5108 10 90 Description (') 
Yarns of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or 
of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 
5107 10 10 
10 90 
20 10 
20 30 
20 51 
20 59 
20 91 
20 99 
5108 20 10 
5108 20 90 
5109 10 10 
5109 10 90 
5109 90 10 
5109 90 90 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5111 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 
5112 11 00 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
30 10 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 
1100 
19 10 
19 90 
20 00 
30 10 
30 30 
30 90 
90 10 
90 91 
90 93 
90 99 Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or 
of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale Tariff ceilings (2) 
18 
(tonnes) 
60 
(tonnes) 
Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair, put 
up for retail sale 
Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal 
hair 
5803 10 00 24 
(tonnes) 
6a 
(tonnes) 
Cotton gauze 1 
(tonne) 
liOtl •T* 
}< 
Category 
54 
55 
56 
58 
59 
JP CN Taric code 
5507 00 00 
5506 10 00 
5506 20 00 
5506 30 00 
5506 90 10 
5506 90 91 
5506 90 99 Description (') 
Staple artificial fibres, including waste, carded, combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning 
Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded or combed 
or otherwise processed for spinning 
5508 10 90 
5511 10 00 
551120 00 
5701 10 10 
5701 10 91 
5701 10 93 
5701 10 99 
5701 90 10 
5701 90 90 Yarn of staple synthetic fibres (including waste), put up 
for retail sale Tariff ceilings (2) 
7 
(tonnes) 
60 
(tonnes) 
Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted (made up or not) 
5702 10 00 
5702 31 10 
5/02 31 30 
5702 31 90 
5702 32 10 
5702 32 90 
5702 39 10 
5702 41 10 
5702 41 90 
5702 42 10 
5702 42 90 
5702 4910 
5702 51 00 
5702 52 00 
5702 59 00" 
5702 91 00 
5702 92 00 
5702 99 00' Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the 
carpets of category 58 53 
(tonnes) 
283 
(tonnes) 
310 
(tonnes) 
20 
20 
5703 1010 
5703 10 90 
5703 20 11 
5703 20 19 
5703 20 91 
5703 20 99 
5703 30 11 
5703 30 19 
5703 30 51 
5703 30 59 
5703 30 91 
5703 30 99 
5703 90 10 
5703 90 90*90 
5704 10 00 
5704 90 00 
5705 00 10 
5705 00 31 
5705" 00 39 
5705 00 90*11 
•19 
53K 
13 
Category CN Taric code 
60 
61 
62 
63 
65 5805 00 00 
90 5806 10 00' 
5806 20 00 
5806 31 10 
5806 31 90 
5806 32 10 
5806 32 90 
5806 39 00*90 
5806 40 00*90 
5606 00 91 
5606 00 99 
5804 10 11 
5804 10 19 
5804 10 90 
5804 21 10' 
5804 21 90 
5804 29 10 
5804 29 90 
5804 30 00 
5S07 10 10 
5S07 10 90 
580S 10 00 
5808 90 00 
5810 10 10 
5810 10 90 
5810 91 10 
5810 91 90 
581092 10 
5810 92 90 
581099 10 
5810 99 90 Description (') 
Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, 
Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needleworked 
tapestries (for example, petit point and cross stitch) made 
in panels and the like by hand 
Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) 
consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of 
an adhesive, other than labels and similar articles of 
category 62 
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), 
made from textile materials assembled from rubber 
thread 
Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn 
(other than metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn): 
Tulle and other net fabrics bur not, including woven, 
knitted or crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made 
lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 
5906 91 00 
6002 10 10*10 
6002 10 90 
6002 30 10*10 
6002 30 90 
6001 10 00*10 
6002 20 31 
6002 43 19 Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not 
embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, 
woven 
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, 
pompoms and the like 
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 
Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing 
by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn and knitted or 
crocheted fabric containing by weight 5% or more of 
rubber thread 
Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres Tariff ceilings (!) 
5606 00 10 
6001 10 00' 
6001 21 00 
6001 22 00 
6001 29 10 
6001 91 10 
6001 91 30 
6001 91 50 
6001 91 90 
6001 92 10 
6001 92 30 20 Knitted or crocheted fabric other than those of 
categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 1 
(tonne) 
48 
(tonnes) 
61 
(tonnes) 
33 
(tonnes) 
166 
(tonnes) 
5 37 
^ 
Category 
65 
(continued) 
66 
67 CN Taric code 
6001 92 50 
6001 92 90 
6001 99 10 
6002 10 10*91 
6002 20 10 
6002 20 39 
6002 20 50 
6002 20 70 
6002 30 10*91 
6002 4100 
6002 42 10 
6002 42 30 
6002 42 50 
6002 42 90 
6002 43 31 
6002 43 33 
6002 43 35 
6002 43 39 
6002 43 50 
6002 43 91 
6002 43 93 
6002 43 95 
6002 43 99 
6002 91 00 
6002 92 10 
6002 92 30 
6002 92 50 
6002 92 90 
6002 93 31 
6002 93 33 
6002 93 35 
6002 93 39 
6002 93 91 
6002 93 99 Description (') Tariff ceilings (2) 
6301 10 00 
6301 20 91 
6301 20 99 
6301 30 90 
6301 40 90*91 
. *99 
6301 90 90*21 
*99 
5807 90 90 
61130010 
61171000 
611720 00 
61178010 
611780 90 
6117 90 00 
6301 20 10 
6301 30 10 
6301 40 10 
6301 90 10 
6302 10 10 
6302 10 90 
6302 40 00 
6302 60 00*10 
6303 1100 
6303 12 00 
6303 19 00 
6304 11 00 
6304 91 00 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted 
crocheted, of wool, of conon or of man-made fibres 
Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for 
babies, household linen of all kinds, knined or crocheted; 
curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or 
bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or 
crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling-
rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles including parts of 
garments or of clothing accessories 23 
(tonnes) 
85 . 
(tonnes) 
538 
^ 
Is 
Category 
67 
(continued) 
68 
69 
70 
72 
73 
74 
•75 CN Taric code 
6305 20 00*10 
6305 31 10' 
6305 39 00*91 
6305 90 00*20 
6307 10 10 
6307 90 10 
6111 1090 
6111 20 90 
6111 30 90 
6111 90 00*19 
6209 10 00*90 
6209 20 00*90 
6209 30 00*90 
6209 90 00*90 
6108 11 10 
6108 11 90 
6108 19 10 
6108 19 90 
6115 11 00 
611520 19 
611593 91 
611231 10 
611231 90 
61123910 
6112 39 90 
611241 10 
611241 90 
611249 10 
6112 49 90 
6211 11 00 
6211 12 00 
6112 11 00 
6112 1200 
6112 1900 
6104 11 00 
6104 12 00 
6104 13 00 
6104 1900*10 
6104 21 00 
6104 22 00 
6104 23 00 
6104 29 00*10 
6103 11 00 
6103 12 00 
6103 19 00 
6103 21 00 
6103 22 00 
6103 23 00 
6103 29 00 Description (') 
Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding 
babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, 
and babies' stockings, socks and sockenes, other than 
knitted or crocheted of category 88 
Women's and girls' slips and penicoats, knitted or 
crocheted 
Panty hose (tights) of synthetic fibres, measuring. per 
single yarn less than 67 decitex (6,7 tex). 
Women's stockings of synthetic fibres 
Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and 
ensembles, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, 
excluding ski suits 
Men's or boys' knined or crocheted suits and ensembles, 
of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski 
suits Tariff ceilings (2) 
91 
(tonnes) 
102 
(1 000 pieces) 
6 731 
(1 000 pieces 
or pairs) 
1S9 
( 1 000 pieces) 
181 
(1 000 pieces) 
67 
(1 000 pièces) 
10 
(1 000 pieces) 
5 35* 
Category 
76 
77 
78 
83 CN Taric code 
6203 22 10 
6203 23 10 
6203 29 11 
6203 32 10 
6203 33 10 
6203 39 11 
6203 42 11 
6203 42 51 
6203 43 11 
6203 43 31 
6203 49 11 
6203 49 31 
6204 22 10 
6204 23 10 
6204 29 11 
6204 32 10 
6204 33 10 
6204 39 11 
6204 62 11 
6204 62 51 
6204 63 11 
6204 63 31 
6204 69 11 
6204 69 31 
6211 32 10 
6211 33 10 
621142 10 
6211 43 10 Description (') 
Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other 
than knitted or crocheted; women's or girls' aprons, 
smock-overalls and other industrial or occupational 
clothing, other than knitted or crocheted Tariff ceilings (2) 
169 
(tonnes) 
6211 20 00*10 
6203 41 30 
6203 42 59 
6203 43 39 
6203 49 39 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 61 80 
61 90 
62 59 
62 90 
63 39 
63 90 
69 39 
69 50 Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted 45 
(tonnes) 
Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding 
garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 
27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 
6210 40 00 
6210 50 00 
6211 31 00 
6211 32 90 
6211 33 90 
6211 41 00 
6211 42 90 
6211 43 90 159 
(tonnes) 
6101 10 10 
6101 20 10 
6101 30 10 
610210 10 
6102 20 10 
6102 30 10 
6103 3100 
6103 32 00 Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including 
ski suits,- knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of 
categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 
and 75 60 
(tonnes) 
5 4 0 
T* 
Category 
83 
(continued) 
84 
S5 
86 
S7 
88 
- 90 
91 
93 CN Taric code 
6103 33 00 
6103 39 00* 10 
6104 31 00 
6104 32 00 
6104 33 00 
6104 39 00*10 
6112 20 00*10 
6U3 00 90 
6114 1000 
6114 20 00 
6114 30 00 
6214 20 00 
6214 30 00 
6214 40 00 
6214 90 10 
6215 20 00 
6215 90 00 
6212 20 00 
6212 30 00 
6212 90 00 
6209 10 00*10 
6209 20 00*10 
6209 30 00*10 
6209 90 00*10 
6216 00 00 
6209 10 00*20 
6209 20 00*20 
6209 30 00*20 
6209 90 00*20 
6217 10 00 
6217 90 00 
5607 41 00 
5607 49 11 
5607 49 19 
5607 49 90 
5607 50 11 
5607 50 19 
5607 50 30 
5607 50 90 
6306 21 00 
6306 22 00 
6306 29 00 
6305 20-00 * 90 
6305 3900*99 
6305 90 00*99 Description (') 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like 
other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or 
man-made fibres 
Ties, bow-ties and cravats not knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or man-made fibres 
Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, 
garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not 
knitted or crocheted 
Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted 
Stockings, socks and sockenes, not knitted or crocheted; 
other clothing accessories, other than for babies, other 
than knitted or crocheted 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, 
plaited or nor 
Tents 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods 
of woven fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or 
polypropylene strip Tariff ceilings (2) 
15 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonnes) 
140 
(1 000 pieces) 
37 
(tonnes) 
8 
(tonnes) 
76 
(tonnes) 
69 
(tonnes) 
28 
(tonnes) 
u . 5 â 1 ^ 
Xft-i 
^ 
Category 
94 
95 
96 
97 CN Taric code 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 10 10 
10 90 
21 10 
21 90 
22 10 
22 91 
22 99 
29 00 
30 00 Description (') Tariff ceilings (l) 
Wadding of textile matcriais and articles thereof; textile 91 
fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust (tonnes) 
and mill ncps 
5602 10 19 
5602 10 31 
5602 10 39-
5602 10 90 
5602 21 00 
5602 29 90 
5602 90 00 
5807 90 10*10 
5905 00 70*50 
6210 10 \,0 
6307 90 91 Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or 
coated, other than floor coverings 62 
(tonnes) 
5603 00 10 
5603 00 91 
5603 00 93 
5603 00 95 
5603 00 99 
5807 90 10*10 
5905 00 70*40 
6210 10 91 
6210 10 99 
6301 40 90*10 
6301 90 90» 10 
6302 22 10 
6302 32 10 
6302 53 10 
6302 93 10 
6303 92 10 
6303 99 10 
6304 19 90*10 
6304 9300» 10 
6304 99 00» 91 
6305 39 00*10 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether 
or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 38S 
(tonnes) 
6307 10 30 
6307 90 99' 10 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 
5608 11 11 
11 19 
11 91 
11 99 
1911 
19 19 
1931 
19 39 
1991 
19 99 
90 00 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and 
made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 22 
(tonnes) 
Itfl. 0 4,' 
1R 
Category 
98 
99 
100 
101 
109 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 CN Taric code 
5609 00 00 
5905 00 10 
5901 10 00 
5901 90 00 
5904 10 00 
5904 91 10 
5904 91 90 
5904 92 00 
5906 10 10 
5906 10 90 
5906 99 10 
5906 99 90 
5907 00 00 
5903 10 10 
5903 10 90 
5903 20 10 
5903 20 90 
5903 90 10 
5903 90 91 
5903 90 99 
5607 90 00 » 90 
6306 11 00 
6306 12 00 
6306 19 00 
6306 31 00 
6306 39 00 
6306 41 00 
6306 49 00 
6306 91 00 
6306 99 00 
6307 20 00 
6307 90 99*91 
*99 
6307 10 90 
5902 10 10 
5902 10 90 
5902 20 10 
5902 20 90 
5902 90 10 
5902 90 90 
5908 00 00 
5909 00 10 
5909 00 90 
5910 00 00 Description (') 
Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or 
cables, othcr than textile fabrics, articles made from such 
fabrics and articles of category 97 
Textile fabrics coated with gus or amylaceous substances, 
of a kind used tor the outer covers of books and thc like; 
tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and 
similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind uscd for hat 
foundations 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings 
consisting of a coating ot coverings applied on a textile 
backing, whether or not cut to shape 
Rubberized textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted, 
excluding those for tyres 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted 
canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the 
like, othcr than of category 100 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other 
artificial plastic materials 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other 
than of synthetic fibres 
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, and sunblinds 
Woven pneumatic mattresses 
Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses 
and tents 
Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of 
categories 113 and 114 
Floor cloths, dish cloths and dusters, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses Tariff ceilings (2) 
14 
(tonnes) 
75 
(tonnes) 
138 
(tonnes) 
8 
(tonnes) 
13 
(tonnes) 
68 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
-i •» 
(tonnes) 
26 
(tonnes) 
63 
(tonnes) 
-!0 
Category CN Taric code 
114 
(continued) 
115 
117 
118 
120 
121 
122 
123 5911 1000 
5911 20 00" 
5911 31 11 
5911 31 19 
591 1 31 90 
5911 32 10 
5911 32 90 
5911 40 00 
5911 90 10 
5911 90 90 90 
5306 10 11 
5306 10 19 
5306 10 31 
5306 10 39 
5306 10 50 
5306 10 90 
5306 20 11 
5306 20 19 
5306 20 90 
530S90 11 
5308 90 13 
5308 90 19 Description (') 
lax or ramie varn 
5309 1111 
5309 11 19 
5309 11 90 
5309 19 10 
5309 19 90 
5309 21 10 
5309 21 90 
5309 29 10 
5309 29 90 
5311 00 10 
5803 90 90 
5905 00 31 
5905 00 39 Tariff ceilings (2) 
104 
(tonnes) 
Woven fabrics of flax or ramie 
6302 29 10 
6302 39 10 
6302 39 30 
630252 CO 
6302 59 00*10 
6302 92 00 
6302 99 00* 10 
6303 99 90*10 
6304 19 30 
6304 99 00*10 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
5607 90 00*20 
6305 90 00*91 
*92 
5801 90 10 
5801 90 90*20 
6214 90 90*11 
•91 Curtains (including ner drapes), interior blinds, curtain 
and bed valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted 
or crocheted of flax or ramie 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax 
or ramie 
Sacks and bags of a kind used for thc packing of goods, 
used, of flax, ramie other than knitted or crocheted 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, 
other than fabrics of heading No 5802 or 5806, shawls, 
scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or 
ramie, other than knitted or crocheted 33 
(tonnes) 
15 
(tonnes) 
(tonnes) 
26 
(tonnes) 
23 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonne) 
544 
x/ 
Category 
124 
125 A 
125 B 
126 
127 A 
127 B 
129 
130 A 
130 B 
131 CN Tarie code 
5501 10 00 
5501 20 00 
5501 30 00 
5501 90 00 
5503 10 11 
5503 10 19 
5503 10 90 
5503 20 00 
5503 30 00 
5503 40 00 
5503 90 10 
5503 90 90 
5505 10 10 
5505 10 30 
5505 10 50 
5505 10 70 
5505 10 90 
5402 41 10 
5402 41 30 
5402 41 90 
5402 42 00 
5402 43 10 
5402 43 90 
5404 10 10 
5404 10 90 
5404 90 11 
5404 90 10 
5404 90 19 
5604 20 00*90 
5604 90 00*20 
5502 00 10 
5502 00 90 
5504 10 00 
5504 90 00 
5505 20 00 
5403 31 00 
5403 32 00*10 
5403 33 10 
5405 00 00 
5604 90 00» 30 
5110 00 00 
5004 00 10 
5004 00 90 
5006 00 10 
5005 00 10 
5005 00 90 
5006 00 90 
5604 90 00*10 
5308 90 90 Description (') 
Synthetic staple fibres 
Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), nor put up for 
retail sale, other than yarn of category 41 
Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the like), and imitation 
catgut, of man-made fibre materials: 
— Of synthetic textile materials: 
— Monofil 
— Other 
Artificial staple fibres 
Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for 
retail sale; other than yarn of category 42 
Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation 
catgut of regenerated materials 
Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) 
Silk yarn othcr than that of category 130 A 
Silkworm gut \ -
Yarn of othcr vegetable textile fibres Tariff ceilings (-') 
2 038 
(tonnes) 
453 
(tonnes) 
273 
(tonnes) 
1 701 
(tonnes) 
141 
(tonnes) 
19 
(tonnes) 
2 
(tonnes) 
13 
(tonnes) 
36 
(tonnes) 
6 
(tonnes) 
5? 
Category 
132 
133 
134 
135 
136 
137 
138 
139 
140 
141 
142 CN Taric code 
5308 30 00 
5308 2010 
5308 20 90 
5605 00 00 
511300 00 
5007 10 00 
5007 20 10 
5007 20 21 
5007 20 39 
5007 20 41 
5007 20 51 
5007 20 59 
5007 20 61 
5007 20 69 
5007 20 71 
5007 90 10 
5007 90 30 
5007 90 50 
5007 90 90 
5803 90 10 
5905 00 90*20 
5911 20 00*20 Description (') 
Paper yarn 
Yarn of true hemp 
Metalized yarn 
Woven fabrics of horsehair or of other animal hair 
Woven fabrics of silk 
5801 90 90*10 
5806 10 00*10 
5311 00 90 
5905 00 90*90 Tariff ceilings (2) 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry 
towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton falling within 
heading No 5508 and fabrics falling within heading 
No 5805) of silk, of noil silk or of other waste silk 
Narrow woven fabrics of silk, or noil silk or of other 
waste silk 
Woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres other than of 
flax, jute or of other textile bast fibres 
Woven fabrics of paper yarn 
5809 00 00 
6001 10 00*90 
6001 29 90 
6001 99 90 
6002 20 90 
6002 49 00 
6002 99 00 
6301 90 90*29 
*99 
5702 39 90*20 
5702 49 90*20 
5702 59 00*30 
5702 99 00*30 
5705 00 90*31 
*39 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metalized yarn 
Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than 
cotton, wool or man-made fibres 
Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material othcr than 
cotton, wool or man-made fibres 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings other than those 
of coconut fibres of "CN code 5303, or those of 
category 59 (tonnes) 
73 
(tonnes) 
24 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonnes) 
121 
(tonnes) 
1 
(tonnes) 
16 
(tonnes) 
2 
(tonnes) 
3 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
57 
(tonnes) 
540 
$5 
Category 
144 
145 
146 A 
146 B 
152 
156 
157 
159 CN Taric code 
5602 10 35 
5602 29 10 
5607 30 00 
5607 90 00 ' 10 
5607 21 00*11 
•19 
5607 21 00 *-91 
*99 
5607 29 10 
5607 29 90 
5602 10 11 Description (') 
Felt of coarse animal hair 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not: 
— Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) or other 
hard (leaf) fibres or of true hemp 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not: 
— Binder and baler twine for agricultural machines, of 
sisal and other fibres of the Agave family 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not: 
— Of sisal and othcr fibres of the Agave family, other 
than the products of category 146 A 
6106 90 30 
6110 90 90*30 
6101 90 10 
6101 90 90 
6102 90 10 
6102 90 90 
6103 39 00*90 
6103 49 99 
6104 1900*90 
6104 29 00*90 
6104 39 00*90 
6104 49 00 
6104 69 99 
6105 90 90 
6106 90 50 
6106 90 90 
6107 99 00*90 
6108 99 90 
6109 90 90 
611090 10 
611090 90*90 
6111 90 00*90 
611220 00*90 
6114 90 00 Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or 
coated: 
— Felt in the piece or simply cut to rectangular shape 
— Needle-loom felt of jute or of other textile, bast fibres 
of heading No 5703, not impregnated or coated, for 
uses other than floor coverings 
Blouses and pullovers of silk, noil or other waste silk for 
women, girls and infants, knitted or crocheted Tariff ceilings (2) 
1 
Garments, knitted or crocheted, othcr than those of 
categories 1 to 123 and of category 156 
6204 49 10 
6206 10 00 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses of silk or silk waste 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like: (tonnes) 
121 
(tonnes) 
246 
(tonnes) 
19 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
4 
(tonnes) 
15 
(tonnes) 
39 
(tonnes) 
5_7 
H 
Category 
159 
(continued) CN Taric code 
6214 10 00 
6215 1000 Description (') 
— Of silk or silk waste 
Ties, bow ties and cravats: 
— Of silk or silk waste Tariff ceilings (2) 
160 6213 1000 Handkerchiefs: 
— Of silk, of noil or of other waste silk 
161 6201 19 00 
6201 99 00 
6202 19 00 
6202 99 00 
6203 19 90 
6203 29 90 
6203 39 90 
6203 49 90 
6204 19 90 
6204 29 90 
6204 39 90 
6204 49 90 
6204 59 90 
6204 69 90 
6205 90 10 
6205 90 90 
6206 90 10 
6206 90 90 
6211 20 00*90 
6211 39 00 
6211 49 00 
621490 90*19 
*99 Clothing, other than knitted or crocheted, other than 
those of category 1 to 123 and category 159 74 
(tonnes) 
220 6309 00 00 Used clothing 1030 
(tonnes) 
130 5604 10 00 Rubber thread and cord, textile covered 24 
(tonnes) 
240 5801 90 90*90 
5811 00 00*14 
•IS 
*99 
6002 10 10*99 
6002 30-10*99 
6304 19 90*99 
6304 99 00*99 
6305 90 00*10 
6305 90 00*93 
6308 00 00*90 Other textile products, other than those- of categories 1 
to 230 1 
(tonne) 
548 
$s 
ANNEX VU 
Goods referred to in Article 1?-(1) 
Goods for which the Community retains an agricultural component in the duties 
CN code Description 
2905 43 
2905 44 
ex 3505 10 
3505 20 
3809 10 
3823 60 Mannitol 
D-glucitol (sorbitol) 
Dextrins and other modified starches, excluding starches, esterified or etherfied of 
subheading 3505 10 50 
Glues with a basfs of starches, dextrins or other modified starches 
Dressings and finishing agents with a basis of amylaceous substances 
Sorbitol, other than that of subheading 2905 44 
ANNEX VIII 
Goods referred to in Article lr(2) 
Goods for which Lithuania retains an agricultural component in the duties 
CN code Description 
ex 3505 10 Dextrins and other modified starches, excluding starches, esterified or etherfied of 
subheading 3505 10 50 
K /A 549 
% 
ANNEX IX 
List of products referred to in Article -2.0(2) 
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Lithuania shall be subject to the duties 
set out below 
CN code Description (') Duty rate. 
Live horses: 
010119 10 Horses for slaughter Free 
0101 19 90 Other 11,5% 
0206 22 90 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, Horses, asses, mules Free 
0206 41 99 or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 
0207 31 00 Fatty livers of geese or ducks, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 
0207 50 10 
0409 00 00 Natural honey - 17,3% 
0601.10 00 Bulbs, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant 5,1 % 
0707 00 19 Cucumbers, fresh or chilled (from 16 May to 31 October) 16% 
0709 51 30 Chanterelles Free 
0810 30 10 Blackcurrants, fresh 8,8% (:) 
1502 00 91 Fats of bovine animals 3,2% 
•Apple juice, of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: 
2009 70 30 Of a value exceeding ECU 18 pet 100 kg net weight, containing added 
sugar 12% 
2009 70 93 Of a value not exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight, with an added 
sugar content not exceeding 30% by weight 12% 
2009 70 99 Not containing added sugar 12% 
(') Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of thc 
products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined 
within the context of this Annex by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential 
scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. 
(2) Subject to minimum price arrangements contained in the Annex hereto. 
J. 5 v 
Annex to Annex IX 
Minimum import price arrangement for certain soft fruit for processing 
1. Minimum import prices are fixed for each marketing year for the following products: 
CN code 
0810 30 10 Description 
Blackcurrants, fresh 
The minimum import prices are fixed by the Community in consultation with Lithuania taking into 
consideration the price evolution, imported quantities and. market development in the Community. 
2. The minimum import prices shall be respected in accordance with the following ctiteria: 
— during each three-month period of the marketing year the average unit value for each product listed 
in paragraph 1, imported into the Community, shall not be lower than the minimum import price 
for that product, 
— during any period of two weeks the average unit value for each product listed in paragraph 1, 
imported in the Community shall not be lower than 90% of the minimum import price for, that 
product, in so far as the quantities imported during this period are not less than 4% of the normal 
annual import. 
3. I case of non-respect of one of these criteria the Community may introduce measures ensuring that the 
minimum import price is respected for each consignment of the product concerned imported from 
Lithuania. 
0 551 K 
*1 
ANNEX X 
Products referred to in Article 20(2) 
Arrangements for imports of live bovine animals, bovine meat, sheep- and goatmcat into thc Community 
1. Independently of the balance sheet arrangements foreseen in Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, a global 
tariff quota of 3 500 head of live bovine animals for fattening or for slaughter, with a live weight of not 
less than 160 kg and not more than 300 kg, falling within CN code 0102, shall be opened to imports 
from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 
The reduced levy or specific duty rate applicable to animals under this quota shall be fixed at 25% of 
the full amount of the levy or the specific duty rate. 
2. In case forecasts show that imports into the Community may exceed 425 000 head for any given year, 
the Community may take safeguard measures in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, 
notwithstanding any other rights given under the Agreement. 
3. A global tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes of meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling within 
CN codes 0201 and 0202, shall be opened to imports from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 
The reduced duty rate and levy or specific duty rate applicable under this quota shall be fixed at 40% 
of their full amount. 
4. Within the framework of the autonomous import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) 
No 3643/85, a global quota of 100 tonnes of meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling 
within CN code 0204, shall be reserved for Latvia, Lithuania an Estonia. 
Jf K ?:' 9 
«J <t) t'j 
*? 
ANNEX XI 
Products referred to in Article .£0(2) 
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Lithuania will be subject to a 60% 
reduction of the variable levy, thc ad valorem duty and/or the specific duty rates within thc limits of the 
indicated quantities (tariff quotas) 
CN code 
ex 0203 
0207 10 15 
0207 21 10 
0207 10 19 
0207 21 90 
0207 39 21 
0207 41 41 
0207 39 23 
0207 41 51 
0402 10 19 
0402 21 19 
0402 29 99 
0405 00 \ 1 
0405 1119 
0406 10 SO 
0406 30 31 
0406 30 39 
0406 90 1 1 
0702 00 90 
0703 20 00 
0808 10 10 Description (') 
Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or 
frozen (') 
Chicken carcases; breasts of chicken; legs 
of chicken 
Skimmed-milk powder 
Whole milk powder 
Milk or cream, concentrated, added sugar 
Butter 
Cheese fresh, fat content > 40% 
Processed cheese, fat content < 48% 
Processed cheese, fnt content > 4S% 
Other cheese for processing 
Tomatoes 
Garlic 
Cider apples in bulk Year 133S Year <3% . ^7 srrc 
Successive 
years 
(Tonnes) 
1 000 
500 
2 900 
200 
1 000 
700 
700 
too 
100 
800 1 000 
500 
3 200 
200 
1 100 
700 
700 
100 
100 
900 1 000 
500 
3 500 
200 
1 200 
700 
700 
100 
100 
1 000 
(') Notwithstanding thc rules for thc inicrprctation ol thc combined nomenclature, thc wording for thc description of thc 
products is to l>c considered as having no more than indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined within 
thc context of this Annex by thc coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes arc indicated, the preferential scheme is 
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. 
(-) Excluding tenderloins presented alone. 
ANNEX Xll 
List of products referred to Article LO (2) 
1. Imports into Lithuania of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the 
duties set out below. 
2. Imports into Lithuania of those agricultural products originating in the Community other than those 
listed in this Annex, are free of duty or of any charges having equivalent effect. 
(*) Tariff quotas set out in Annex XHI. Quantities in excess of these tariff quotas shajl be subject to thc basic duty. CNcode 
(D 
01 
0201 (*) 
0202 
0203 (*) 
0204 
0205 
0206' 
0207 (*) 
0208 
0209 (*) 
0210 
0401 
0402 (*) 
0403 (*) 
excluding 
0403 10 51-
0403 10 99; 
0403 90 71-
0403 90 99 Description 
(2) 
Live animals; animal production 
Meat of bovine-animals, fresh, chilled, frozen 
Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled 
or frozen 
Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 
No 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not 
rendered), fresh, chilled, - frozen, salted, in brine, 
dried or smoked 
Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or 
smoked; edible flours and meals of meat offal 
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing 
added sugar or other sweeting matter 
Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening maner 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream . . . Rate of duty (%) 
Basic 
(3) 
20 
40 
40 
20 
20 
8 
25 
40 
40 
40 
50 
40 
20 1995 
(4) 
19 
39 
39 
19 
19 
7 
23 
38 
39 
38 
48 
38 
18 1996 
(5) 
18 
39 
38 
19 
19 
7 
23 
38 
39 
38 
48 
38 
18 1997 
(6) 
18 
38 
38 
18 
18 
6 
22 
37 
39 
36 
45 
36 
15 1998 
(7) 
17 
37 
37 
18 
18 
6 
22 
37 
3S 
36 
45 
36 
15 1999 
(8) 
17 
37 
37 
15 
15 
5 
20 
35 
38 
35 
40 
35 
10 2000 
(9) 
16 
36 
36 
15 
15 
5 
20 
35 
38 
35 
30 
35 
10 
V 
(1) 
0404 
0405 
0406 (*) 
0407 00 30C) 
0408 91 10{*) 
040900 00 
0410 00 00 
0603 (*) 
0603 10 11 
0603 10 13 
0603 10 15 
0603 10 21 
0603 10 25 
0603 10 29 
0603 10 51 
0603 10 53 
0603 10 55 
0603 10 65 
0603 10 69 
0701 
0701 10 00 
0701 90 
0702 (*) 
0702 00 10 
0702 00 90 (2) 
Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter . . . 
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 
Cheese and curd 
Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh preserved or cooked: 
— Of poultry 
— Other 
Whole eggs, dried 
Natural honey 
Edible . products of animal origin, not elsewhere 
specified or included 
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for 
bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, 
dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 
Roses 
Carnations 
Orchids 
Gladioli 
Chrysanthemums 
Other 
Roses 
Carnations 
Orchids 
Chrysanthemums 
Other 
Potatoes, fresh or chilled 
Seed 
Other 
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled . (3) 
30 
60 
40 
50 
50 
50 
60 
40 
30 
30 
30 
40. 
20 
50 
40 
40 
30 
30 
50 
50 
10 
40 (4) 
30 
60 
38 
45 
45 
48 
59 
40 
30 
.30 
30 
40 
20 
50 
40 
40 
30 
30 
10 
50 
10 
40 (5) 
30 
60 
38 
45 
45 
46 
59 
40 
30 
30 
25 
40 
20 
45 
40 
40 
30 
30 
10 
48 
10 
40 (6) 
30 
60 
35 
42 
42 
44 
58 
35 
25 
25 
25 
35 
20 
40 
35 
35 
25 
30 
5 
46 
10 
40 . (7) 
30 
60 
35 
42 
42 
42 
58 
30 
25 
25 
20 
30 
15 
35 
35 
35 
25 
25 
5 
46 
10 
35 (8) 
30 
60 
32 
40 
40 
42 
5S 
30 
20 
20 
20 
25 
15 
35 
30 
30 
20 
25 
5 
45 
10 
35 (9) 
15 
60 
32 
40 
40 
40 
55 
30 
20 
20 
15 
25 
15 
35 
30 
30 
15 
25 
5 
45 
• 10 
20 
(*) Tariff quotas set out in Annex XIII. Quantities in excess of these tariff quotas shall be subject to thc basic duty.. 
Jf 555 
°a 
(1) 
0703 
0703 10 19 
0703 20 00 
0704 10 
0704 10 10 
0704 10 90 
0705 
0705 11 
0705 11 10 
0705 11 90 
0705 19 00 
0706 
0706 10 00 
0706 90 
0706 90 11 
0706 90 19 
0706 90 90" 
0707 00(*) 
0707 00 11 
0707 00 19 
0709 
0709 51 
0709 51 10 
0709 60 10 
0808 
080810 
0808 10 91 
0808 10 93 '" 
0808 10 99 (2) 
Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous 
vegetables, fresh or chilled 
Other onions 
Garlic 
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli 
Lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled 
Cabbage lenuce 
Other lettuce 
Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, 
radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled 
Carrots and turnips 
Other 
Celeriac 
Other (radish) 
Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 
Other vegetables fresh or chilled 
Mushrooms 
Cultivated mushrooms 
Sweet peppers 
Apples, pears and quinces, fresh 
Apples 
— Other v-
— From 1 August to 31 December 
— From 1 January to 31 March 
— From 1 April to 31 July (3) 
30 
40 
40 
10 
40 
10 
30 
40 
10 
30 
30 
20 
50 
40 
35 
55 
55 
10 (4) 
30 
40 
40 
10 
40 
10 
30 
40 
10 
30 
30 
20 
50 
40 
35 
53 
.53 
10 (5) 
25 
40 
40 
10 
35 
10 
30 
40 
10 
30 
30 
20 
50 
40 
35 
50 
50 
10 (6) 
20 
35 
30 
5 
30 
5 
25 
35 
5 
25 
25 
20 
40 
40 
30 
50 
50 
10 (7) 
20 
35 
25 
5 
25 
5 
25 
35 
5 
25 
25 
15 
30 
35 
30 
45 
45 
5 (8) 
20 
30 
20 
Free 
20 
Free 
20 
30 
Free 
20 
20 
15 
25 
30 
25 
45 
45 
5 (9) 
20 
25 
20 
Free 
20 
Free 
'20 
30 
Free 
20 
20 
10 
25 
30 
20 
40 
40 
5 
(*) Tariff quotas set out in Annex XHI. Quantities in excess of these tariff quotas shall be subject to the basic duty. 
V '•" /* 
5of> 
95 
(1) 
0808 20 
0808 20 10 
0808 20 31 
0808 20 33 
0808 20 35 
0808 20 39 
• 
0809 
0809 20 
0809 40 
0809 40 11 
0809 40 19 
0810 
0810 10 
0810 10 10 
0810 10 90 
0810 20 
0810 20 10 
0810 30 
0810 30 10 
0810 30 30 
1001 
1001 IOC) 
1001 90 
1002 
1003 
1004 
1101 00 (2) 
Pears and quinces 
— Pears 
Apricots, cherries, peaches, plums and sloes, fresh 
Cherries 
— From 1 May to 15 July 
— From 16 July to 30 April 
Plums and sloes 
Other fruit, fresh 
Strawberries 
Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and 
loganberries 
Black-, white- or redcurrant and gooseberries 
Wheat and meslin 
Durum wheat 
Other wheat and meslin 
Rye 
Barley 
Oats 
Wheat or meslin flour 
— Wheat flour, but not less than US$ 50 per tonne (3) 
10 
5 
5 
30 
20 
40 
40 
5 
30 
10 
40 
50 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
^ 
30 (4) 
10 
5 
5 
•30 
20 
40 
40 
5 
30 
10 
40 
50 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
.28 (5) 
10 
5 
5 
25 
20. 
35 
35 
5 
25 
10 
35 
45 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
28 (6) 
10 
5 
5 
20 
20 
30 
30 
5 
20 
5 
30 
40 
25 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
26 (7) 
10 
5 
5 
20 
15 
25 
25 
5 
20 
5 
25 
35 
20 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
26 (8) 
10 
5 
5 
20 
15 
25 
25 
5 
20 
5 
25 
30 
20 
'20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
25 (9) 
10 
5 
5 
15 
10 
20 
20 
5 
20 
5 
20 
30 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
25 
(*) Tariff quotas set out in Annex XIII. Quantities in excess of these tariff quotas shall be subject to thc basic duty. 
•JP 557 
9r 
(1) 
1103 19 30 
1104 
1105 
1107 
1108 
1501 
1502 
1503 
1504 
1515 
1516 
excluding 
1516 20 10 
160100C) 
1602 
1701 
1702 
1702 30 
1702 40 
1702 90 
excluding 
1702 90 10 
2001 
2001 10 00 
2001 20 00 
2001 90 80 
2007 
2007 99 39 (2) 
Cereal groats, meal and pellets 
Cereal grains otherwise worked (compound feed) 
Flour, meal, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes 
Malt, whether or not roast 
Starch ... 
Lard; other pig fat and fat... 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats ... 
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin ... 
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine 
mammals ... 
• 
Other fixed vegetables fats ... 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, 
partly or wholly hydrogenated ... 
Sausages and similar products ... 
Other prepared, or preserved meat, meat offal or 
blood, excluding 1602 49 19 
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form, but not less than US$ 200 per tonne 
Other sugars . .. 
Vegetables, fruits nuts .. ., prepared or preserved by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
Cucumbers 
Onions 
Tomatoes,. . . 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree ...»." 
Apple puree, marmalade (3) 
50 
30 
50 
30 
50 
15 
30 
30 
30 
30 " 
30 
25 
40 
100 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 (4) 
50 
30 
50 
28 
50 
14 
25 
25 
25 
30 
25 
24 
39 
100 
39 
38 
38 
38 
38 (5) 
48 
30 
48 
28 
48. 
14 
25 
25 
25 
29 
25 
24 
39 
100 
39 
38 
38 
38 
38 (6) 
48 
20 
46 
26 
46 
13 
20 
20 
20 
28 
20 
23 
38 
100 
38 
36 
36 
36 
36 (7) 
46 
20 
46 
26 
46 
13 
20 
20 
20 
27 
20 
23 
38 
100 
38 
36 
36 
36 
36 (8) 
46 
20 
45 
25 
45 
11 
15 
20 
20 
25 
20 
20 
36 
100 
36 
35 
35 
35 
35 (9) ' 
45 
20 
45 
25 
45 
11 
15 " 
20 
20 
24 
20 
20 
36 
100 
36 
35 
35 
35 
35 
(*) Tariff quotas set out in Annex XHI. Quantities in excess of these tariff quotas shall be subject to the basic duty. 
nû 558 
tt 
(1) 
2009 
2009 70(*) 
2009 70 11 
2009 70 19 
2009 70 30 
2009 70 91 
2009 70 93 
2009 70 99 
2106 90 55 
2204 
2204 10 11 
2204 21 10 
2204 29 10 
2204 21 21 
2204 01 90 
2204 29 21 
2204 30 99 
2206 
2209 00 (2) 
Fruit juices . .. 
Apple juice 
Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups, glucose 
Wine or fresh grapes but not less than US $ 1 per 
litre 
Other fermented beverages 
Vinegar and substitutes (3) 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
50 
30 
30 
50 (4) 
38 
38 
38 
38 
38 
38 
40 
50 
30 
30 
48 (5) 
38 
38 
38 
38 
38 
38 
40 
48 
28 
28 
48 (6) 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
40 
47 
27 
27 
46 (7) 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
40 
46 
26 
26 
46 . (8) 
3S 
35 
35 
35 
35 
35 
40 
45 
25 
25 
45 (9) 
35 
35 
35 
35 
35 
35 
40 
45 
25 
25 
45 
(*) Tariff quotas set out in Annex XIII. Quantities in excess of these tariff quotas shall be subject to the basic duty. 
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ANNEX XHI 
List of products referred to in Article TO (2) 
Imports into Lithuania of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the 
preferential treatment set out in Annex XII within the limits of the quantities indicated below 
(tariff quota) 
(in tonnes) 
CN code 
(1) 
0201 
0202 
0203 
0207 
0209 
0402 
0403 
0406 
0407 00 30 
0408 91 10 
0603 
0702 00 10 
0707 00 
1001 10 
1601 00 
2009 70 Description 
(2) 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled, frozen 
Meat of swine, fresh, chilled of frozen 
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No 0105, 
fresh, chilled or frozen 
Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered), 
fresh chilled, frozen, salted, in brin, dried or. smoked 
Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar 
or other sweetening matter 1995 
(4) 
800 
400 
400 
200 
400 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt 200 
Cheese and curd 400 
Birds eggs, in shell, fresh preserved or cooked: 
— Of poultry 
— Other 
Whole eggs, dried 
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for 
bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, 
bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared, kg 
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 
Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 
Wheat (hard for food) 
Sausages and similar products 
Apple juice 800 
50 
40 
800 
100 
10 000 
100 
200 1996 
(5) 
880 
440 
440 
220 
440 
220 
440 
880 
55 
40 
800 
100 
10 000 
110 
220 1997 
(6) 
960 
480 
480 
240 
480 
240 
4S0 
960 
60 
40 
800 
100 
10 000 
120 
240 1998 
(7) 
1 040 
520 
520 
260 
520 
260 
520 
1 040 
63 
40 
soo 
100 
10 000 
130 
260 1999 
(8) 
1 120 
560 
560 
280 
560 
280 
560 
1 120 
70 
40 
800 
100 
10 000 
140 
280 2000 
(9) 
1200 
600 
600 
300 
600 
300 
600 
1 200 
75 
40 
800 
100 
10 000 
150 
300 
r; 60 
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ANNEX XIV 
List of products referred to in Article 23 (1) •j 
Products, originating in Lithuania for which the Community grants tariff quotas 
CN code Description Tariff quotas 
0301 92 00 Eels (Anguilla spp.), live/fresh 20 tonnes at 0% 
0302 66 00 
030199 19 Other freshwater fish, live/fresh 200 tonnes at 4 % 
0302 69 19 
0302 22 00 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), fresh/frozen 60 tonnes at 7,5 % 
0303.32 00 
0302 50 Cod (Cadus morhua, Cadus ogac, Cadus macrocephalus) 1 800 tonnes at 6% 
0303 60 and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, fresh/frozen 
0302 69 35 
0303 79 41 
0303 31 30 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), frozen 150 tonnes at 4 % 
0303 7199 Brisling or sprat (Sprattus sprattus) from 16 June to 500 tonnes at 6,5% 
14 February, frozen 
ex 0303 79 55 Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma), frozen 1 000 tonnes at 7,5 % 
0303 79 83 Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou or Cadus 500 tonnes at 7,5% 
poutassou), frozen 
ex 1604 19 91 Fillets of cod, raw, merely coated with baner or 100 tonnes at 7,5% 
breadcrumbs, whether or not pre-fried in oil, deep frozen 
1604 19 92 Cod, other preparations or preservations, whole or in pieces, 65 tohnes at 10% 
but not minced 
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ANNEX XV 
List of produas referred to in Article 2,3 (1) 
Products, originating in the Community for which Lithuania grants tariff reductions % 
0301 93 00 
0302 50 
0303 60 
ex 0303 50 
ex 0304 10 92 
ex 0304 10 93 
ex 0304 10 98 
ex 0304 20 75 
ex 0304 90 21 
ex 0304 90 25 
ex 0303 71 91 
ex 0303 71 99 
0305 
1604 Description 
Carp, live 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus 
macrocephalus), fresh/frozen 
Herring (Clupea harcngus), frozen whole, 
fresh/chilled flaps and fillets, frozen fillets 
and flaps 
Brisling or sprat (Baltic Sprattus sprattus), 
frozen 
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, 
whether or not cooked before or during 
the smoking process; flours, meals and 
pellets of fish, fit for . human 
consumption (') 
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and 
caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs Tariff duties (%) 
1995 
48 
18 
18 
18 
45 
35 1996 
46 
16 
16 
16 
40 
35 1997 
44 
14 
14 
14 
35 
30 1998 
42 
12 
12 
12 
30 
25 1999 
40 
11 
11 
11 
25 
22,5 2000 
40 
10 
10 
10 
25 
22,5 
(') The whole of heading No 0305, with the exception of subheadings 0305 41 00 (smoked salmon) and 0305 49 10/20 (smoked halibut), which arc already 
duty free. 
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Annex XVI 
Concerning Article 44,1 
Legal acts relating to real-estate property in frontier regions in accordance with legislation in 
force in certain Member States of the Community. 
This reservation is not to be applied in a manner inconsistent with the Most Favoured Nation 
treatment. 
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Annex XVIIa 
Concerning Article 44,2 
1. Acquisition of land in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. 
2. Acquisition of mineral deposits and natural resources. 
3. Organisation of gambling, betting, lotteries and other similar activities. 
These reservations are not to be applied in a manner inconsistent with the Most Favoured 
Nation treatment. 
Annex XVIIb 
Concerning Article 44,2(i) 
1. Manufacturing of vodka, liqueurs, or other alcoholic beverages. 
2. Exploration for and exploitation of mineral deposits, exploitation of natural resources. 
3. Operation of post (regular receiving, delivering and transportation of letters, postcards, 
parcels, receiving and delivery of money orders, Giro banking) and telecommunications 
(the commercial provision for the public of the direct transport and switching of speech 
in real - time between public fixed-wire switched network termination points) with 
facilities ensuring the objects functioning. 
These reservations are not to be applied in a manner inconsistent with the Most Favoured 
Nation treatment. 
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Annex XVIII 
Concerning Article 47 
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Financial services: definitions 
A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service 
provider of a Party. Financial services include the following activities: 
A. All insurance and insurance-related services. 
1. Direct insurance (including co-insurance), 
(i) life 
(ii) non-life 
2. Reinsurance and retrocession. 
3. Insurance intermediation, such as brokerage and agency. 
4. Services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment 
and claim settlement services. 
B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance). 
1. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public 
2. Lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer credit, mortgage credit, 
factoring and financing of commercial transactions. 
3. Financial leasing. 
4. All payment and money transmission services, including credit charge and debit 
cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts. 
5. Guarantees and commitments. 
6. Trading for own account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over the 
. counter market or otherwise, the following: 
(a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates.of deposits, etc.) 
(b) foreign exchange 
(c) derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options 
(d) exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as 
swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. 
(e) transferable securities 
(f) other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion. 
7. Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including under-writing and 
placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of services 
related to such issues. 
8. Money broking. 
9. Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective 
investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and 
trust services. 
10. Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, 
derivative products, and other negotiable instruments. 
11. Advisory intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities 
listed in Points 1 to 10 above, including credit reference and analysis, investment 
and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate 
restructuring and strategy. 
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12. Provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and 
related software by providers of other financial services. 
The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services: 
(a) Activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of 
monetary and exchange rate policies. 
(b) Activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public 
institutions, for the account or with the guarantee of the government, except when 
those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with 
such public entities. 
(c) Activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement 
plans, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in 
competition with public entities or private institutions. 
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Annex XTX 
Concerning Article 67 
Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property Protection 
1. Paragraph 3 of Article 61 concerns the following multilateral conventions: 
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of 
Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome, 1961); 
Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks 
(Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979); 
Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and 
Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Geneva, 1977 and 
amended in 1979); 
Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International 
Registration of Marks (Madrid, 1989); 
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro­
organisms for the purposes of Patent Procedures (1977, modified in 1980); 
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants 
(UPOV) (Geneva Act, 1991). 
The Association Council may decide that paragraph 3 of Article 67 shall apply to 
other multilateral conventions. 
2. The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the 
following multilateral conventions: 
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris 
Act, 1971); 
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 
1967 and amended in 1979); 
Patent Co-operation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and 
modified in 1984). 
3. From entry into force of this Agreement, Lithuania shall grant to Community 
companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of 
intellectual, industrial and commercial property, treatment no less favourable than 
that granted by it to any third country under bilateral agreements. 
4. The provisions of paragraph 3 shall not apply to advantages granted by Lithuania 
to any third country on an effective reciprocal basis. 
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Annex XX 
Participation of Lithuania in Community programmes 
Lithuania may participate in Community framework programmes, specific programmes, 
projects or other actions in the fields of: 
- research 
- information services 
- the environment 
- education, training and youth 
- social policy and health 
- consumer protection 
- small and medium-sized enterprises 
- tourism 
- culture 
- the audiovisual sector 
- civil protection 
- trade facilitation 
- energy 
- transport, and 
- the fight against drugs and drug addiction. 
The Association Council may agree to add other fields of Community activities to those 
listed above, where it is considered to be of mutual interest or to contribute to the 
attainment of the objectives of the Europe Agreement. 
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LIST OF PROTOCOLS 
PROTOCOL TITLE 
On trade in textile and clothing products 
On trade between the Community and Lithuania in processed 
agricultural products 
On the rules of origin and methods of administrative cooperation 
On specific provisions relating to trade between Lithuania and 
Spain and Portugal 
On mutual assistance in customs matters 
569 
PROTOCOL 1 
referred to in Article 16 (2) laying down other arrangements applicable to textile products 4* 
This Protocol consists of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the 
Republic of Lithuania on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 20 July 1993, and 
annexed hereto. 
AGREEMENT 
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lithuania on trade in textile 
products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
of the one part, and 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA 
of the other part, 
DESIRING to promote, with a view to permanent cooperation and in conditions providing every security 
for trade, the orderly and equirable development of trade in textile products between the European 
Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') and the Republic of Lithuania 
(hereinafter referred to as 'Lithuania'), 
RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the serious economic and social problems at present 
affecting the textile industry in both importing and exporting countries, and in particular, to eliminate real 
risks of market disruption on the market of the Community and real risks of disruption to the textile trade 
of Lithuania, 
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries: 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, 
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
1. Trade in textile products listed in Annex I and 
originating within the Contracting Parties shall be 
liberalized for the duration of this Agreement under the 
conditions set out therein. 2. Subject to the provisions of this or any successive 
Agreement, the Community undertakes, in respect of 
the products listed in Annex I, to suspend the 
application of quantitative import restrictions currently 
in force and not to introduce new quantitative 
restrictions. 
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Quantitative import restrictions shall be reintroduced in 
case of denunciation or non-replacement of the present 
Agreement. 
3. Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative 
restrictions on the importation into the Community of 
the products listed in Annex I shall be prohibited for the 
duration of this Agreement. 
Article 2 
1. Exports from Lithuania to the Community of 
products listed in Annex I and originating in Lithuania 
shall, at the time of entry into force of this Agreement, be 
free from quantitative limits. However, quantitative limits 
may subsequently be introduced under conditions 
specified in Article 5. 
2. Should quantitative limits be introduced, exports of 
the textile products made subject to quantitative limits 
shall be subject to a double-checking system as specified 
in Protocol A. 
3. As the time of entry into force of this Agreement, 
exports of products listed in Annex II not subject to 
quantitative limits shall be subject to the double-checking 
system referred to in paragraph 2. 
4. Following consultations in accordance with the 
procedures set out in Article 15, exports of products in 
Annex I not subject to quantitative limits other than 
those listed in Annex II may be subject, subsequently to 
the entry into force of this Agreement, to the 
double-checking system referred to in paragraph 2 or to a 
prior surveillance system introduced by the Community. 
Article 3 
1. Imports into the Community of textile products 
covered by this Agreement shall not be subject to the 
quantitative limits established under this Agreement, 
provided that they are declared to be for re-export 
outside the Community in the same state or after 
processing, within the framework of the administrative 
system of control which exists within the Community. 
However, the release for home use of products imported 
into the Community under the conditions referred to 
above shall be subject to the production of an export 
licence issued by the authorities of Lithuania, and to 
proof of origin in accordance with the provisions of 
Protocol A. quantitative limit established under this Agreement for 
the current or thc following year, as appropriate. 
3. Thc Community and Lithuania recognize thc special 
and differential character of re-imports of textile 
products into the Community after processing in 
Lithuania as a specific form of industrial and trade 
cooperation. 
Should quantitative limits be establishhcd pursuant to 
Article 5, provided that they are effected in accordance 
with the regulations on economic outward processing in 
force in the Community, these re-imports shall not be 
subject to these quantitative limits if they are subject to 
the specific arrangements laid down in Protocol C. 
Article 4 
Should quantitative limits be introduced pursuant to 
Article 5, the following provisions shall apply: 
1. In any Agreement year advance use of a portion of 
the quantitative limit established for rhe following 
Agreement year is authorized for each category of 
products up to 5 % of the quantitative limit for the 
current Agreement year. 
Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from 
the corresponding quantitative limits established for 
the following Agreement year. 
2. Carry-over to the corresponding quantitative limit for 
the following Agreement year of the amounts not 
used during any Agreement year is authorized for 
each category of products up to 7% of the 
quantitative limit for the current Agreement year. 
3. Transfers in respect of categories in Group I shall not 
be made from any category except as follows: 
— transfers between categories 2 and 3 and from 
category 1 to categories 2 and 3 may be made up 
to 4% of the quantitative limits for the category 
to which the transfer is made, 
— transfers between categories 4, 5, 6. 7 and 8 may 
be made to 4% of the quantitative limit for the 
category to which the transfer is made. 
Transfers into any category in Groups II, III, IV and 
V may be made from any category or categories in 
Groups I, II, III, IV and V up to 5% of the 
quantitative limit for the category to which the 
transfer is made. *>; 
2. Where the Community authorities ascertain that 
imports of textile products have been set off against a 
quantitative limit established under this Agreement, but 
that the products have subsequently been re-exported 
outside the Community, the authorities shall inform the 
Lithuania authorities within four weeks of the quantities, 
involved and authorize imports of identical quantities of 
the same products which shall not be set off against the 4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers 
referred to above is given in Annex I to this 
Agreement. 
5. The increase in any category of products resulting 
from the cumulative application of the provisions in 
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during an Agreement 
year shall not exceed the following limits: 
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— 13% for categories of products in Group 1; 
— 13,5% for categories of products in Groups II, 
III, IV and V. 
6. Prior notification shall be given by the Latvian 
authorities in the event of recourse to the provisions 
of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above, at least 15 days in 
advance. 
Article 5 
1. Exports of textile products listed in Annex I to this 
Agreement may be made subject to quantitative limits on 
the conditions laid down in the following paragraphs. 
2. Where the Community finds, under the system of 
administrative control set up, that the level of imports of 
products in a given category listed in Annex I originating 
in Lithuania exceeds, in relation to the preceding year's 
total imports into the Community from all sources of 
products in that category, the following rates: 
— 0,4% for categories of products in Group I, 
— 2,4 % for categories of products in Group II, 
— 8 % for categories of products in Groups III, IV 
and V, 
it may request the opening of consultations in accordance 
with the procedure described in Article 15 of this 
Agreement, with a view to reaching agreement on an 
appropriate restraint level for the products in such 
category. 
3. Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Lithuania 
undertakes, from the date of notification of the request 
for consultations, to suspend or limit at the level 
indicated by the Community exports of the category of 
products in question to the Community or to the region 
or regions of the Community market specified by the 
Community. 
The Community shall authorize the importation of 
products of the said category shipped from Lithuania 
before the date on which the request for consultations 
was submitted. 
4. Should the Contracting Parties be unable in the 
course of consultations to reach a satisfactory solution 
within the period specified in Article 15 the Community 
shall have the right to introduce a definitive quantitative 
limit at an annual level not lower than the level resulting 
from the application of the formula set out in 
paragraph 2, or 106% of the level of imports reached 
during the calendar year preceding that in which imports 
exceeded the level resulting from the application of the 
formula set out in paragraph 2 and gave rise to the 
request for consultations, whichever is the higher. 
The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after 
consultations in accordance with the procedure referred 
to in Article 15, with a view to fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 2, should the trend of total impons 
into the Community of the product in question make this 
necessary. 
5. Thc annual growth rate for the quantitative limits 
introduced pursuant to this Article shall be determined in 
accordance with the provisions of Protocol D. 
6. The provisions of this Article shall not apply where 
the percentages specified in paragraph 2 have been 
reached as a result of a fall in total imports into the 
Community, and not as a result of an increase in exports 
of products originating in Lithuania. 
7. In the event of the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 or 
4 being applied, Lithuania undertakes to issue export 
licences for products covered by contracts concluded 
before the introduction of the quantitative limit, up to 
the volume of the quantitative limit fixed. 
8. Up to the date of communication of the statistics 
referred to in Article 12 (6), the provisions of 
paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the 
annual statistics previously communicated by the 
Community. 
Article 6 
1. In view of ensuring the effective functioning of this 
Agreement, the Community and Lithuania agree to 
cooperate fully in order to prevent, to investigate and to 
take any necessary legal and/or administrative action 
against circumvention by transhipment, re-routing, false 
declaration concerning the country or place of origin, 
falsification of documents, false declaration concerning 
fibre content, quantities description or classification of 
merchandise any by whatever other means. Accordingly, 
Lithuania and the Community agree to establish the 
necessary legal provisions and administrative procedures 
permitting effective action to be taken against such 
circumvention, which shall include the adoption of legally 
binding corrective measures against exporters and/or 
importers involved. 
2. Should the Community believe on the basis of 
information available that the present Agreement is being 
circumvented, the Community will consult with Lithuania 
with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory solution. 
These consultations will be held as early as possible and 
at the latest within 30 days from the date of request. 
3. Pending the results of the consultation referred to in 
paragraph 2, Lithuania shall, as a precautionary measure, 
if so requested by the Community, take all necessary 
measures to ensure that, where sufficient evidence of 
circumvention is provided, adjustments of quantitative 
limits established pursuant to Article 5 liable to be agreed 
following the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 
may be carried out for the quota year in which the 
request to open consultations in accordance with 
paragraph 2 was made, or for the following year if the 
quota for the current year is exhausted. 
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4. Should the Parries be unable, in thc course of thc 
consultation referred to in paragraph 2 to reach a 
mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have 
the right: 
(a) where there is sufficient evidence that products 
originating in Lithuania have been imported in 
circumvention of the present Agreement, to set off 
the relevant quantities against the quantitative limits 
established pursuant to Article 5; 
(b) where sufficient evidence shows that a false 
declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, 
description or classification of products originating 
in Lithuania has occurred, to refuse to import the 
products in question; 
(c) should it appear that the territory of Lithuania is 
involved in transhipment or re-routing of products 
rfot originating in Lithuania, to introduce 
quantitative limits against the same products 
originating in Latvia if they are not already subject 
to quantitative limits, or to take any other 
appropriate measures. 
5. The Parties agree to establish a system of 
administrative cooperation to prevent and to address 
effectively all problems arising from circumvention in 
accordance with the provisions of Protocol A to this 
Agreement. established pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced 
on a pro rata temporis basis unless the Contracting 
Parties decide otherwise by common agreement. 
Article 9 
Lithuania exports of cottage-industry fabrics woven on 
hand- or foot-operated looms, garments or "other 
made-up articles obtained manually from such fabrics 
and of traditional folklore handicraft products shall not 
be subject to quantitative limits, provided that these 
products originating in Lithuania meet the conditions laid 
down in Protocol B. 
Article 10 
1. Should the Community consider that a texile 
product covered by this Agreement is being imported into 
the Community from Lithuania at a price abnormally 
lower than the normal competitive level and is for this 
reason causing or threatening to cause serious injury to 
Community producers of like or directly, competing 
products, it may request consultations pursuant to 
Article 15, and in that event the following specific 
provisions shall be applicable. lo? 
Art He 7 
1. The quantitative limits established pursuant to this 
Agreement on imports into the Community of textile 
products of Lithuanian origin will not be broken down 
by the Community into regional shares. 
2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent 
sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows 
resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into 
the Community. 
3. Lithuania shall monitor its exports of products 
under restraint or surveillance into the Community. 
Should a sudden and prejudicial change in traditional 
trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to 
request consultations in order to find a satisfactory 
solution to those problems. Such consultations must be 
held within 15 working days of their being requested by 
the Community. : 
. 4. Lithuania shall endeavour to ensure that exports of 
textile products subject to quantitative limits into the 
Community are spaced out as evenly as possible over the 
year due account being taken in particular of seasonal 
factors. 
Article 8 
In the event of denunciation of this Agreement as 
provided for in Article. 19 (3), the quantitative limits 2. If following such consultations it is acknowledged 
by common accord that the situation described in 
paragraph 1 exists, Lithuania shall take, within the limits 
of its powers, the necessary steps, notably as regards the 
price at which the product in question will be sold, to. 
remedy the situation. 
3. In order to determine whether.the price of a textile 
product is abnormally lower than the normal competitive 
level, it may be compared with: 
— the prices generally charged for like products sold 
under the ordinary conditions by other exporting 
countries on the market of the importing country, 
— the prices of like national products at a comparable 
marketing stage on the market of the importing 
country, 
— the lowest prices charged by a third country for the 
same product in the course of ordinary commercial 
dealings in the three months preceding the request for 
consultations, and not having led to the adoption of 
any measure by the Community. 
4. Should the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 
above fail to lead to an agreement within 30 days of the 
Community's request for consultations, the Community 
may, until these consultations have produced a mutually 
satisfactory solution, temporarily refuse consignments of 
the product in question at prices under the conditions 
referred to in paragraph 1. 
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5. In totally exceptional and critical circumstances, 
where consignments of products arc being imported from 
Lithuania into the Community at prices abnormally 
lower than the normal competitive level, such as to cause 
injury which it would be difficult to repair, the 
Community may temporarily suspend imports of the 
products concerned pending agreement on a solution in 
the course of consulrations, which shall be opened 
immediately. The Contracting Parties shall do their 
utmost to reach a mutually acceptable solution within 10 
working days' notice of the opening of such 
consultations. 
6. Should the Community have recourse to the 
measures referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, Lithuania 
may at any time request the opening of consultations to 
examine the possibility of eliminating or modifying rhese 
measures where the causes which made them necessary 
no longer exist. 
Artide 11 
1. The classification of the products covered by this 
Agreement is based on the tariff and statistical 
nomenclature of the Community (herinafter called the 
'combined nomenclature', or in abbreviated form 'CN') 
and any amendments thereof. 
Where any decision on classification results in a change 
of classification practice or a change of category of any 
product subject to this Agreement the affected products 
shall follow the trade regime applicable to the practice or 
category they fall into after such changes. 
Any amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) 
made in accordance with the procedures in force in the 
Community concerning categories of products covered by 
this Agreement or any decision relating to the 
classification of goods shall not have the effect of 
reducing quantitative limits introduced pursuant to this 
Agreement. . 
2. The origin of the products covered by this 
Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the 
rules in force in the Community. 
Any amendment to these rules of origin shall be 
communicated to Lithuania and shall not have the effect 
of reducing any quantitative limit established pursuant to 
this Agreement. 
The procedures for control of the origin of the products 
referred to above are laid down in Protocol A. 440 
the Community, as well as on all certificates issued by the 
competent Lithuanian authorities for products referred to 
in Article 9 and subject to the provisions of Protocol B 
2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the 
Lithuanian authorities precise statistical information on 
import authorizations issued by the Community 
authorities and import statistics for products covered by 
the system referred to in Article 5 (2). 
3. The information referred to above shall, for all 
categories of products, be forwarded before the end of 
the month following thc month to which the statistics 
relate. 
4. Upon request by the Community, Lithuania shall 
supply import statistics for all products covered bv 
Annex I. 
5. Should it be found on analysis of the information 
exchanged that there are significant discrepancies 
between the returns for exports and those for imports, 
consultations may be initiated in accordance with the 
procedure specified in Article 15 of this Agreement. 
6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of 
Article 5, the Community undertakes to provide the 
Lithuanian authorities before 15 April of each year with 
the preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile 
products covered by this Agreement, broken down by 
supplying country and Community Member State. 
Article 13 
1. Lithuania shall create favourable conditions for 
imports of textile products originating in the Community 
listed in Annex I and, where appropriate inter alia, 
accord to them non-discriminatory treatment as regards 
the application of quantitative restrictions, and the 
granting of licences and the allocation of currency needed' 
to pay for such imports. Lithuania will also recommend 
to its importers to use the possibilities offered by the 
Community producers of textiles mentioned above while 
according the highest possible degree of liberalization to 
those imports taking into account the development of 
trade between the Contracting Parties. 
2. Where a need for additional supplies arises and in 
particular a need leading to the diversification on imports 
of textile products in Lithuania, Lithuania shall accord 
non-discriminatory treatment to imports of textile 
products originating in the Community. 
Article 12 
1. Lithuania shall supply the Commission with precise 
statistical information on all export licences issued for 
categories of textile products subject to the quantitative 
limits established pursuant to this Agreement, or to a 
double-checking system expressed in quantities and in 
terms of value and broken down by Member States of Article 14 
1. The Contracting Parties agree to examine the trend 
of trade in textile products and garments each year, in 
the framework of the consultations * provided for in 
Article 15 and on the basis of the statistics referred to in 
Article 12. 
p; 74 
2. If thc Community finds that in the cases foreseen in 
Article 13 (2) of this Agreement it is placed in an 
unfavourable position as compared with a third country, 
it may request consultations with Lithuania in accordance 
with the procedure specified in Article 15 with a view to 
taking appropriate action. 
Article 15 
1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this 
Agreement, the consultation procedures referred to in 
this Agreement shall be governed by the following 
provisions: 
— as far as possible consultations shall be held 
periodically. Specific additional consultations may 
also be held, 
— any request for consultations shall be notified in 
writing to the other Contracting Party, 
— where appropriate, the request for consultations shall 
be followed within a reasonable period and in any 
case not later than 15 days following the notification 
by a report setting out the circifmstances which, in the 
opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission 
of such a request, 
— the Contracting Parties shall enter into consultations 
within one month of notification of the request at the 
latest, with a view to reaching agreement or a 
mutually acceptable conclusion within one further 
month at the latest, 
— the period of one month referred to above for the 
purpose of reaching agreement or a mutually 
acceptable conclusion may be extended by common 
accord. 
2. The Community may request consultations in 
accordance with paragraph 1 when it ascertains that 
during a particular year of application of the Agreement 
difficulties arise in the Community or one of its regions 
due to a sharp and substantial increase, by comparison to 
the preceding year, in imports of a given category of 
Group I subject to the quantitative limits established 
oursuant to this Agreement. 
3. At the request of either of the Contracting Parties, 
consultations shall be held on any problems arising from 
the application of this Agreement. Any consultations held 
pursuant to this Article shall take place in a spirit of 
cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences 
between the Contracting Parties. 
Article 16 
The Contracting Parties undertake to promote the 
exchange of visits by persons, groups and delegations 
from business, trade and industry, to facilitate contacts in 
the industrial, commercial and technical fields connected with trade and cooperation in textile industry and textile 
products and garments, and to assist in the organization 
of fairs and exhibitions of mutual interest. 
Article 17 
As regards intellectual property, at the request of either 
Contracting Party, consultations shall be held in 
accordance with the procedure laid dowlrt in Article 15 
with a view to finding an equitable solution to problems 
relating to the protection of marks, designs or models of 
articles of apparel and rcxtile products. 
Article 18 
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the 
territories in which the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community is applied and under the 
conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other 
hand, to the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. 
Article 19 
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first 
day of the month following the date on which the Parties 
notify each other of the completion of the procedures 
necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 
31 December 1997. 
2. This Agreement shall apply with effect from 
1 January 1993. 
3. Either Contracting Party may at any time propose 
modifications to this Agreement or denounce it, provided 
that at least six months's notice is given. In that event, 
the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry of the 
period of notice. 
4. The Contracting Parties agree to enter into 
consultations not later than six months before the 
expiration of the present Agreement with a view to 
possibly concluding a new Agreement. 
5. The Annexes, Protocols, Agreed Minutes and letters 
exchanged or attached to this Agreement, shall form an 
integral part thereof. 
Article 20 
This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the 
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,, Greek, Italian, 
Portuguese, Spanish and Lithuanian languages, each of 
these texts being equally authentic. m-
For the Government 
of the 
Republic of Lithuania For the Council 
of the 
European Communities 
575 
"Ml 
ANNEX I 
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 
1. Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the 
description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered by each category 
arc determined, within this Annex, by CN codes. Where there is an 'ex* symbol in front of a CN code, thc 
products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the 
corresponding description. 
2. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or 
girls are classified with the latter. 
3. Where the expression 'babies' garments' is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including 
commercial size 86. 
GROUP I A 
Category CN code 
1994 Description Tabic of equivalence 
pieces/kg g/piece 
(2) (3) (4) (5) 
S204 11 00 
5204 19 00 
5205 11 00 
5205 12 00 
5205 13 00 
5205 14 00 
5205 15 10 
5205 15 90 
5205 21 00 
5205 22 00 
5205 23 00 
5205 24 00 
5205 25 10 
5205 25 30 
5205 25 90 
5205 31 00 
5205 32 00 
5205 33 00 
5205 34 00 
5205 35 10 
5205 35 90 
5205 4100 
5205 42 00 
5205 43 00 
5205 44 00 
5205 45 10 
5205 45 30 
5205 45 90 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 11 00 
12 00 
13 00 
14 00 
15 10 
15 90 
21 00 
22 00 
23 00 
24 00 
25 10 
25 90 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 
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5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
. 5208 
5208 
5208 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 31 00 
32 11 
32 13 
32 15 
32 19 
32 91 
32 93 
32 95 
32 99 
33 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 00 
51 00 
52 10 
52 90 
53 00 
59 00 
31 00 
32 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 10 
49 90 
51 00 
52 00 
59 00 
31 10 
31 90 
32 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
49 00 
51 00 
52 00 
59 00 
3100 
32 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 11 
49 19 
49 90 
51 00 
52 00 
59 00 
13 10 
13-90 
14 10 
14 90 
15 10 
15 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 10 
24 90 
25 10 
25 90 (3) 
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Other than unbleached or bleached 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 6308 00 00 (4) MA 
(5) 
.JJJP 570 
(1) (2) 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 11 00 
19 10 
19 90 
2100 
29 10 
29 90 
9100 
99 10 
99 90 
11 10 
11 30 
11 90 
12 00 
13 00 
19 00 
21 10 
21 30 
21 90 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
49 00 
11 00 
12 00 
13 00 
19 00 
21 00 
22 00 
23 00 
29 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
39 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
4900 
11 10 
11 30 
11 90 
12 10 
12 30 
1290 
13 11 
13 19 
13 91 
13 99 
19 10 
19 30 
19 90 
21 10 
21 30 
21 90 
22 11 
22 19 
22 91 
22 99 
29 10 
29 30 (3) 
Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) othcr than 
narrow-woven fabrics, pile fabrics "(including terry fabrics) and 
chenille fabrics Mt> 
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5515 92 19 
5515 92 99 
5515 99 30 
5515 99 90 
ex 5803 90 30 
ex 5905 00 70 
ex630S00 00 (3) (4) (5) *4l 
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(1) 
4 
5 
• 
6 
7 
8 (2) 
6105 10 00 
6105 20 10 
6105 20 90 
6105 90 10 
6109 10 00 
6109 90 10 
6109 90 30 
611020 10 
611030 10 
6101 10 90 
610120 90 • 
6101 30 90 
6102 10 90 
6102 20 90 
6102 30 90 
6110 10 10 
6110 1031 
6110 1035 
6110 1038 
61101091 
6110 1095 
6110 1098 
61102091 
611020 99 
61103091 
6110 30 99 
6203 41 10 
6203 41 90 
6203 42 31 
6203 42 33 
6203 42 35 
6203 42 90 
6203 43 19 
6203 43 90 
6203 49 19 
6203 49 50 
6204 61 10 
6204 62 31 
6204 62 33 
6204 62 39 
6204 63 18 
6204 69 18 
6211 32 42 
6211 33 42 
6211 42.42 
621143 42 
6106 10 00 
6106 20 00 
6106 90 10 
6206 20 00 
6206 30 00 
6206 40 00 
6205 10 00 
6205 20 00 
6205 30 00 (3) • 
Shirts, T-shirts, lighrwcight fine knit roll, polo or turtle-necked 
jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), 
undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted 
Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinscts, cardigans, 
bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, 
windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 
Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and 
trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and 
slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; lower parts of 
tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of 
man-made fibres 
Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' shirts, other than knined or crocheted, of wool, cotton 
or man-made fibres (4) 
6,48 
4,53 
1,76 
S,55 
4,60 (5) 
154 
221 
568 
180 
> 
217 
533 
êf 
M20 
GROUP 11 A 
(1) 
20 
22 
22 (a) (2) 
5802 11 00 
5802 19 00 
ex 6302 60 00 
6302 21 00 
6302 22 90 
6302 29 90 
6302 31 10 
6302 31 90 
6302 32 90 
6302 39 90 
5508 10 11 
5508 10 19 
5509 11 00 
5509 12 00 
5509 21 10 
5509 21 90 
5509 22 10 
5509 22 90 
5509 31 10 
5509 31 90 
5509 32 10 
5509 32 90 
5509 41 10 
5509 41 90 
5509 42 10 
5509 42 90 
5509 51 00 
5509 52 10 
5509 52 90 
5509 53 00 
5509 59 00 
5509 61 10 
5509 61 90 
5509 62 00 
5509 69 00 
5509 91 10 
5509 91 90 
5509 92 00 
5509 99 00 
5508 10 19 (3) (4) (5) 
Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen 
and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling 
and woven terry fabrics, of cotton 
Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 
Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 
5509 31 10 
31 90 
32 10 
32 90 
61 10 
61 90 
62 00 
69 00 (a) Of which acrylic 
23 5508 20 10 
5510 11 00 
5510 12 00 
5510 20 00 
5510 30 00 
5510 90 00 Yarn of staple or waste aaificial fibres, not put up for retail sale 
584 0( V 
JP 
(1) 
32 
32 (a) 
39 (2) 
5801 10 00 
5801 21 00 
5801 22 00 
5801 23 00 
5801 24 00 
5801 25 00 
5801 26 00 
5801 31 00 
5801 32 00 
5801 33 00 
5801 34 00 
5801 35 00 
5801 36 00 
5802 20 00 
5802 30 00 
5801 22 00 
6302 51 10 
6302 51 90 
6302 53 90 
ex 6302 59 00 
6302 91 10 
6302 91 90 
630293 90 
•ex 6302 99 00 (3) 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or 
terry' fabrics of cotton and narrow-woven fabrics) and tufted textile 
surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
(a) Of which cotton corduroy 
Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, 
other than of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton <4) (5) - n 
M> 535 £ 
122 
GROUP UB 
(1) 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 (2) 
6115 1200 
6115 19 10 
6115 1990 
611520 11 
6115 20 90 
6115 91 00 
6115 92 00 
611593 10 
6115 93 30 
6115 93 99 
611599 00 
6107 11 00 
6107 12 00 
6107 19 00 
6108 21 00 
6108 22 00 
6108 29 00 
6201 11 00 
ex 6201 12 10 
ex 6201 12 90 
ex 6201 13 10 
ex 6201 13 90 
6210 20 00 
6202 11 00 
ex 6202 12 10 
ex 6202 12 90 
ex 6202 13 10 
ex 6202 13 90 
6204 31 00 
6204 32 90 
6204 33 90 
6204 39 19 
6210 30 00 
6203 î 1 00 
6203 12 00 
6203 19 10 
6203 19 30 
6203 21 00 
6203 22 80 
6203 23 80 
6203 29 18 
621132 31 
6211 33 31 
6203 3100 
6203 32 90 
6203 33 90 
6203 39 19 
6207 11 00 
6207 19 00 
6207 2100 
6207 22 00 
6207 29 00 
6207 91 10 
6207 91 90 (3) 
Panty hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, 
sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, 
including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 
70 
Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and 
briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and othercoats, cloaks and 
capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than 
parkas) (of category 21) 
Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks 
and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
textile fibres (other than parkas) (ofcategory 21) 
Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or 
boys' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical 
fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, 
pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than 
knitted or crocheted (4) 
24,3 
pairs 
17 
0,72 
0,84 
0,80 
1,43 
-(5) 
41 
59 
1 389 
1 190 
1 250 
700 
,4P 58K U 
(1) 
18 
(cont'd) 
19 
21 
24 
26 
27 (2) 
6207 92 00 
6207 99 00 
6208 11 00 
6208 19 10 
6208 19 90 
6208 21 00 
6208 22 00 
6208 29 00 
6208 91 11 
6208 91 19 
6208 91 90 
6208 92 10 
6208 92 90 
6208 99 00 
6213 20 00 
6213 90 00 
ex 6201 12 10 
ex 6201 12 90 
ex 6201 13 10 
ex 6201 13 90 
6201 91 00 
6201 92 00 
6201 93 00 
ex 6202 12 10 
ex 6202 12 90 
ex 6202 13 10 
ex 6202 13 90 
6202 91 00 
6202 92 00 
6202 93 00 
6211 32 41 
621133 41 
621142 41 
6211 43 41 
6107 2100 
6107 22 00 
6107 29 00 
610791 10 
6107 9190 • 
6107 92 00 
ex 6107 99 00 
6108 3110 
6108 3190 . 
6108 32 11 
6108 32 19 
6108 32 90 
6108 39 00 
6108 91 10 
6108 9190 
6108 92 00 
6108 99T0 
6104 4100 
6104 42 00 
6104 43 00 
6104 44 00 
6204 4100 
6204 42 00 
6204 43 00 
6204 44 00 
6104 51 00 
6104 52 00 
6104 53 00 
6104 59,00 (3) 
Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, 
panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns 
and similar articles, other than knined or crocheted 
Handkerchiefs, other than knined or crocheted 
Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres; upper 
parts of track suits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres 
Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and 
similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
fibres 
Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts (4) 
59 
2,3 
3,9 
3,1 
2,6 (5) 
17 
435 
257 
323 
385 42 
587 
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(1) 
27 
(cont'd) (2) 
6204 51 00 
6204 52 00 
6204 53 00 
6204 59 10 (3) (4) (5) 
28 6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6103 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 
6104 41 10 
41 90 
42 10 
42 90 
43 10 
43 90 
49 10 
49 91 
61 10 
61 90 
62 10 
62 90 
63 10 
63 90 
69 10 
69 91 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than 
swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of conon or of man-made 
fibres 1,61 620 
29 6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 
6204 11 00 
12 00 
13 00 
19 10 
21 00 
22 80 
23 80 
29 18 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski 
suits; women's or girls' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of an 
identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
621142 31 
6211 43 31 1,37 730 
31 6212 10 00 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 18,2 55 
68 6111 10 90 
611120 90 
6111 30 90 
ex 6111 90 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, 
mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks 
and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 
73 6112 11 00 
6112 1200 
6112 19 00 Tracksuits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of 
man-made textile fibres 1,67 600 
76 6203 22 10 
6203 23 10 
6203 29 11 
6203 32 10 
6203 33 10 
6203 39 11 
6203 42 11 
6203 42 51 
6203 43 11 
6203 43 31 
6203 49 11 
6203 49 31 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knined 
or crocheted 
Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other industrial or 
occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 
t' 'D Q 
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(1) 
76 
(cont'd) 
77 
78 
83 (2) 
6204 22 10 
6204 23 10 
6204 29 11 
6204 32 10 
6204 33 10 
6204 39 11 
6204 62 11 
6204 62 51 
6204 63 11 
6204 63 31 
6204 69 11 
6204 69 31 
6211 32 10 
6211 33 10 
6211 42 10 
6211 43 10. 
ex 6211 20 00 
.6203 41 30 
6203 42 59 -
6203 43 39 
6203 49 39 
6204 61 80 
6204 61 90 
6204 62 59 
6204 62 90 
6204 63 39 
6204 63 90 
6204 69 39 
6204 69 50 
6210 40 00 
6210 50 00 
6211 3100 
6211 32 90 
62H 33 90 
6211 41 00 
621142 90 
6211 43.90 
6101 10 10 
6101 20 10 
6101 30 10 
6102 10 10 
6102 20 10 
6102 30 10 
6103 31 00 
6103 32 00 
6103 33'00 
ex 6103 39 00 
6104 31 00 
6104 32 00 
6104 33 00 
ex 6104 39 00 
ex 6112 20 00 
6113 00 90 
6114 10 00 
6114 20 00 
6114 30 00 (3) 
Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted 
Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of 
categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 
77 
Overcoats, jackets, bla~zers and other garments, including ski suits, 
knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4,5,7,13,24, 
26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 and 75 (4) (5) 
-
539 
424 
GROUP III A 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
33 5407 20 11 
6305 31 91 
6305 31 99 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the 
like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or 
crocheted, obtained from strip or thc like 
34 5407 20 19 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, obtained from strip or the 
like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 
35 
35 (a) 5407 10 00 
5407 20 90 
5407 30 00 
5407 41 00 
5407 42 10 
5407 42 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 44 10 
5407 44 90 
5407 5100 
5407 52 00 
5407 53 10 
5407 53 90 
5407 54 00 
5407 60 10 
5407 60 30 
5407 60 51 
5407 60 59 
5407 60 90 
5407 71 00 
5407 72 00 
5407 73 10 
5407 73 91 
5407 73 99 
5407 74 00 
5407 8100 
5407 82 00 
5407 83 10 
5407 83 90 
5407 84 00 
5407 91 00 
5407 92 00 
5407 93 10 
5407 93 90 
5407 94 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5407 42 10 
5407 42 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 44 10 
5407 44 90 
5407 52 00. 
5407 53 10 
5407 53 90 
5407 54 00 
5407 60 30 
5407 60 51 
5407 60 59 
5407 60 90 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for 
tyres of category 114 
(a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
53 
(1) 
35 (a) 
(cont'd) 
36 
36 (a) 
37 (2) 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 72 00 
73 10 
73 91 
73 99 
74 00 
82 00 
83 10 
83 90 
84 00 
92 00 
93 10 
93 90 
94 00 
ex 581100 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5408 
5408 
5408' 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
540S 1000 
21 00 
22 10 
22 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
31 00 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 (3) 
Woven fabrics of continuous arnficial fibres, other than those for tyres 
of category 114 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 
5408 10 00 
22 10 
22 90 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
ex 5905 00 70 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 1100 
12 00 
13 00 
14 Û0 
21 00 
22 00 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
3100 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 
41 00 
42 00 
43 00 
44 00 
91 00 (a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres (4) m 
(5) 
59A 
37 
(cont'd) 
37(a) 
38 A (2) 
5516 92 00 
5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 
5803 90 50 
ex 5905 00 70 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 
5516 12 00 
13 00 
14 00 
22 00 
23 10 
23 90 
24 00 
32 00 
33 00 
34 00 
42 00 
43 00 
44 00 
92 00 
93 00 
94 00 (3) 
(a) Of which: 
Other than unbleached or bleached 
ex 5803 90 50 
ex 5905 00 70 
6002 43 11 
6002 93 10 Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain 
fabric Ml 
(4) (S) 
38 B ex 6303 91 00 
ex 6303 92 90 
ex 6303 99 90 Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 
40 ex 6303 91 00 
ex 6303 92 90 
ex 6303 99 90 
6304 19 10 
ex 6304 19 90 
6304 92 00 
ex 6304 93 00 
ex 6304 99 00 Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed 
valances and other furnishing articles), other than knined or 
crocheted, of wool, of conon or of man-made fibres 
41 5401 10 11 
5401 10 19 
5402 10 10 
5402 10 90 
5402 20 00 
5402 31 10 
5402 3130 
5402 31 90 
5402 32 00 
5402 33 10 
5402 33 90 
5402 39 10 
5402 39 90 
5402 49 10' 
5402 49 91 
5402 49 99 
5402 51 10 
5402 51 30 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, 
other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not 
more than 50 turns per metre 
dt 
(1) 
41 
(cont'd) 
42 
43 
46 
47 
48 (2) 
5402 51 90 
5402 52 10 
5402 52 90 
5402 59 10 
5402 59 90 
5402 61 10 
5402 6130 
5402 61 90 
5402 62 10 
5402 62 90 
5402 69 10 
5402 69 90 
ex 5604 20 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5401 20 10 
5403 10 00 
5403 20 10 
5403 20 90 
ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 90 
5403 39 00 
5403 41 00 
5403 42 00 
5403 49 00 
ex 5604 20 00 
5204 20 00 
5207 10 00 
5207 90 00 
5401 10 90 
5401 20 90 
5406 10 00 
5406 20 00 
5508 20 90 
5511 30 00 
5105 10 00 
5105 21 00 
5105 29 00 
5105 30 10 
5105 30 90 
5106 10 10 
5106 10 90 
5106 20 11 
5106 20 19 
5106 20 91 
5106 20 99 
5108 1010 
5108 10 90 
5107 10 10 
5107 10 90 
510720 10 
5107 20 30' (3) 
Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 
Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for 
retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a 
twist of not more than 250 turns per metre and single non-textured 
yarn of cellulose acetate 
Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of staple artificial fibres, cotton 
yarn, put up for retail sale 
Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal 
hair 
Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine 
animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed 
fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale (4) (5) 
-1Z? 
533 
(1) 
48 
(contd) 
49 
50 
51 
53 
54 
55 
56 
58 (2) 
5107 20 51 
5107 20 59 
5107 20 91 
5107 20 99 
5108 20 10 
5108 20 90 
5109 10 10 
5109 10 90 
5109 90 10 
5109 90 90 
5111 11 00 
5111 19 10 
5111 1990 
5111 20 00 
5111 30 10 
5111 30 30 
5111 30 90 
5111 90 10 
5111 9091 
5111 9093 
5111 90 99 
5112 11 00 
5112 1910 
51121990 
5112 20 00 
5112 30 10 
5112 30 30 
5112 30 90 
511290 10 
5112 90 91 
51129093 
5112 90 99 
5203 00 00 
5803 10 00 
5507 00 00 
5506 10 00 
5506 20 00 
5506 30 00 
5506 90 10 
5506 90 91 
5506 90 99 
5508 10 90 
5511 10 00 
5511 20 00 
5701 10 10 
5701 10 91 
5701 10 93 
5701 10 99 
5701 90 10 
5701 90 90 (3) 
Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail 
sale 
Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs* wool or of fine animal hair 
Conon, carded or combed 
Conon gauze 
Staple artificial fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
Yarn of staple synthetic fibres (including waste), put up for retail 
sale 
Carpets, carpetines and rugs, knotted (made up or not) (4) 
-(S) 
594 
(1) 
59 
60 
61 
62 <2) 
5702 10 00 
5702 31 10 
5702 31 30 
5702 31 90 
5702 32 10 
5702 32 90 
5702 39 10 
5702 41 10 
5702 41 90 
5702 42 10 
5702 42 90 
5702 49 10 
5702 51 00 
5702 52 00 
ex 5702 59 00 
5702 91 00 
5702 92 00 
ex 5702 99 00 (3) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, othcr than the carpets of 
category 58 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 
5703 1010 
10 90 
20 11 
20 19 
20 91 
20 99 
30 11 
30 19 
30 51 
30 59 
30 91 
30 99 
90 10 
90 90 
5704 10 00 
5704 90 00 
5705 00 10 
5705 00 31 
5705 00 39 
ex 5705 00 90 (5) 434 
580'5 00 00 
ex 5806 10 00 
5806 20 00 
5806 31 10 
5806 31 90 
5806 32 10 
5806 32 90 
5806 39 00 
5806 40 00 Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, 
Bcauvais and the like, and rreedleworked tapestries (for example, petit" 
point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 
Narrow-woven fabrics, and. narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of 
warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than 
labels and similar articles of category 62 
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from 
textile materials assembled from rubber thread 
5606 00 91 
5606 00 99 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 
5804 1011 
10 19 
1090 
21 10 
21 90 
29 10 
29 90 
30 00 Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than 
metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn) 
Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or 
crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in 
strips or in motifs 
\ /TT 595 
(1) 
62 
(cont'd) —H1G 
(2) 
5807 10 10 
580710 90 
5808 10 00 
5808 90 00 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 
5810 10 10 
10 90 
91 10 
91 90 
92 10 
92 90 
99 10 
99 90 Labels, badges and thc like of textile materials, not embroidered, in thc 
piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and 
the like 
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs (4) (5) 
63 5906 91 00 
ex 6002 10 10 
6002 10 90 
ex 6002 30 10 
6002 30 90 
ex 6001 10 00 
6002 20 31 
6002 4 3 19 Knined or crocheted fahric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5 *>« 
or more of elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabric containing 
by weight 5 % or more of rubber thread 
Raschcl lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres 
65 5606 00 10 Knitted <H crocheted fabric other than those of categories 3.X A and 63, 
of wool, ol cotton or of man-made fibres 
ex 6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
*001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 
6001 10 00 
21 00 
22 00 
29 10 
91 10 
91 30 
91 50 
91 90 
92 10 
92 30 
92 50 
92 90 
99 10 
ex 6002 10 10 
6002 20 10 
6002 20 39 
6002 20 50 
6002 20 70 
ex 6002 30 10 
6002 41 00 
6002 42 10 
6002 42 30 
6002 42 50 
6002 42 90 
6002 43 31 
6002 43 33 
6002 43 35 
6002 43 39 
6002 43 50 
6002 43 91 
6002 43 93 
6002 43 95 
6002 43 99 
6002 91 00 
6002 92 10 
6002 92 30 
6002 92 50 
K 96 >i 
(1) 
65 
(contd) 
66 (2) 
6002 92 90 
6002 93 31 
6002 93 33 
6002 93 35 
6002 93 39 
6002 93 91 
6002 93 99 
6301 10 00 
6301 20 91 
6301 20 99 
6301 30 90 
ex 6301 40 90 
ex 6301 90 90 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool 
of conon or of man-made fibres (4) (5) Ml 
ID 597 à 
4Q 
GROUP HI B 
10 
67 
67 (a) (2) 
6111 1010 
6111 2010 
6111 30 10 
ex 6111 90 00 
6116 10 10 
6116 1090 
611691 00 
6116 92 00 
61169300 
611699 00 
5807 90 90 
611300 10 
6117 1000 
61172000 
611780 10 
6117 80 90 
611790 00 
. 630120 10 
6301 30 10 
6301 40 10 
6301 90 10 
6302 10 10 
6302 10 90 
6302 40 00 
ex 6302 60 00 
6303 11 00 
6303 12 00 
6303 19 00 
-6304 11 00 
6304 91 00 
ex 6305 20 00 
ex 6305 39 00 
ex 6305 90 00 
6305 31 10 
6307 10 10 
6307 90 10 
6305 31 10 (3) (4) 
Gloves, minens and mins, knitted or crocheted 17 
pairs (5) 
59 
Knined or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; 
household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (including 
drapes) and inrerior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other 
furnishing articles knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets 
and travelling-rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles including parts 
of garments or of clothing accessories 
(a) Of which: 
sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from 
polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
69 6108 11 10 
6108 11 90 
6108 19 10 
6108 19 90 Women's or girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 7,8 128 
70 6115 11 00 
6115 20 19 
6115 93 91 Panty hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less 30,4 
than 67 decitex (6,7 tex) pairs 
Women's full-length hosiery of synthetic fibres 33 
JJ 538 tf 
(1) 
72 
74 
75 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 (2) 
611231 10 
611231 90 
611239 10 
6112 39 90 
611241 10 
611241 90 
611249 10 
61124990 
6211 11 00 
6211 12 00 
6104 11 00 
6104 12 00 
610413 00 
ex 6104 19 00 
6104 21 00 
6104 22 00 
6104 23 00 
ex 6104 29 00 
6103 11 00 
6103 12 00 
6103 19 00 
6103 21 00 
6103 22 00 
6103 23 00 
6103 29 00 
6214 20 00 
6214 30 00 
6214 40 00 
6214 90 10 
6215 20 00 
6215 90 00 
6212 20 00 
6212 30 00 
6212 90 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30.00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6216 00 00 
ex 6209 10 00 
ex 6209 20 00 
ex 6209 30 00 
ex 6209 90 00 
6217 10 00 
6217 90 00 (3) 
Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, 
of conon or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 
Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
Ties, bow ties and cravats not knined or crocheted, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres 
Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and 
. the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knined or crocheted 
Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knined or crocheted 
Stockings, socks and sockenes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing 
accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than for 
babies, other than knitted or crocheted , (4) 
9,7 
1,54 
0,80 
-
17,9 
8,8 (5) 
103 
650 
1 250 
56 
114 12> 
590 
-4ST 
(n 
90 (2) 
5607 41 00 
5607 49 11 
5607 49 19 
5607 49 90 
5607 50 11 
5607 50 19 
5607 50 30 
5607 50 90 (3) (4) (5) 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 
91 6306 21 00 
6306 22 00 
6306 29 00 Tents 
93 ex 6305 20 00 
ex 6305 39 00 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven 
fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
94 5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 
5601 10 10 
10 90 
21 10 
21 90 
22 10 
22 91 
22 99 
29 00 
30 00 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not 
exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 
95 5602 10 19 
5602 10 31 
5602 10 39 
5602 10 90 
5602 21 00 
5602 29 90 
5602 90 00 
ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
6210 10 10 
6307 90 91 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other 
than floor coverings 
96 5603 00 10 
5603 00 91 
5603 00 93 
5603 00 95 
5603 00 99 
ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
62101091 
6210 10 99 
ex 6301 40 90 
ex 6301 90 90 
6302 22 10 
6302 32 10 
6302 53 10 
6302 93 10 
6303 92 10 
6303 99 10 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not 
impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
GOO 
nO 
r~———^A3J 
(1) 
96 
(cont'd) 
97 
98 
99 
100 
101 
109 (2) 
ex 6304 19 90 
ex 6304 93 00 
ex 6304 99 00 
ex 6305 39 00 
6307 10 30 
ex 6307 90 99 
5608 1111 
5608 1119 
5608 11 91 
5608 11 99 
5608 19 11 
5608 19 19 
5608 19 31 
5608 19 39 
5608 19 91 
5608 19 99 
5608 90 00 
5609 00 00 
5905 00 10 
5901 10 00 
5901 90 00 
5904 10 00 
5904 91 10 
5904 91 90 
5904 92 00 
5906 10 10 
5906 10 90 
5906 99 10. 
5906 99 90 
5907 00 00 
5903 10 10 
5903 10 90 
5903 20 10 
5903 20 90 
5903 90 10 
5903 90 91 
5903 90 99 
ex 5607 90 00 
6306 1100 
6306 12 00 
6306 19 00 v 
6306 31 00 
6306 39 00 (3) 
Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing 
nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 
Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables, othcr 
than textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of 
category 97 
Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind 
used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared 
painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind 
used for hat foundations 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a 
coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to 
shape; 
Rubberized textile fabrics, not knined or crocheted, excluding those 
for tyres 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being 
theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like, other than of 
category 100 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic 
- materials 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of 
synthetic fibres 
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, and sunblinds (4) 
-(5) 
•JP 60.t 
(1) 
110 
111 
112 (2) 
6306 41 00 
6306 49 00 
6306 91 00 
6306 99 00 
6307 20 00 
ex 6307 90 99 (3) 
Woven pneumatic manresses 
Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic manresses and tents 
Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 
113 and 114 
113 6307 10 90 Floor cloths, dish cloths and dusters, other than knitted or 
crocheted 
114 5902 10 10 
5902 10 90 
5902 20 10 
5902 20 90 
5902 90 10 
5902 90 90 
5908 00 00 
5909 00 10 
5909 00 90 
5910 00 00 
5911 1000 
ex 5911 20 00 
591131 11 
59113119 
5911 31 90 
5911 32 10 
5911 32 90 
5911 40 00 
5911 90 10 
591190 90 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses 
602 
JP 
GROUP IV 'tS? 
(1) 
115 
117 
118 
120 
121 
122 
123 (2) 
5306 10 11 
5306 10 19 
5306 10 31 
5306 10 39 
5306 10 50 
5306 10 90 
5306 20 11 
5306 20 19 
5306 20 90 
5308 90 11 
5308 90 13 
5308 90 19 
5309 1111 
5309 11 19 
5309 11 90 
5309 19 10 
5309 19 90 
5309 21 10 
5309 21 90 
5309 29 10 
5309 29 90 
5311 00 10 
5803 90 90 
5905 00 31 
5905 00 39 
6302 29 10 
6302 39 10 
6302 39 30 
6302 52 00 
ex 6302 59 00 
6302 92 00 
ex 6302 99 00 
ex 6303 99 90 
6304 19 30 
ex 6304 99 00 
ex 5607 90-00 
ex 6305 90 00 
5801 9010 . 
6214 90 90 (3) 
Flax or ramie yarn 
Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 
Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen of flax or ramie, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
Curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances 
and other furnishing articles, not knjtted or crocheted, of flax or 
ramie -w 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
Woven-pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than 
narrow-woven fabrics 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, 
other than knitted or crocheted (4) (5) 
• 
Id 603 
GROUP V 13? 
(1) 
124 
125 A 
125 B 
126 
127 A 
127 B 
128 
129 
130 A (2) 
5501 10 00 
5501 20 00 
5501 30 00 
5501 90 00 
5503 10 11 
5503 10 19 
5503 10 90 
5503 20 00 
5503 30 00 
5503 40 00 
5503 90 10 
5503 90 90 
5505 10 10 
5505 10 30 
5505 10 50 
5505 10 70 
5505 10 90 
5402 41 10 
5402 41 30 
5402 41 90 
5402 42 00 
5402 43 10 • 
5402 43 90 
5404 10 10 
5404 10 90 
5404 90 11 
5404 90 19 
5404 90 90 
ex 5604 20 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5502 00 10 
5502 00 90 
5504 10 00 
5504 90 00 
5505 20 00 
5403 31 00 
ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 10 
5405 00 00 
ex 5604 90 00 
5105 40 00 
511000 00 
5004 00 10 
5004 00 90 
5006 00 10. (3) 
Synthetic staple fibres 
Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other 
than yarn of category 41 
Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut 
of synthetic materials 
Artificial staple fibres 
Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other 
than yarn of category 42 
Monofilament, snip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut 
of artificial textile materials 
Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 
Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste (4) 
-(5) 
60<* 
(1) 
130 B 
131 
132 
133 
134 
135 
136 
137 
138 
139 
140 
141 (2) 
5005 00 10 
5005 00 90 
5006 00 90 
ex 5604 90 00 
5308 90 90 
5308 30 00 
5308 20 10 
5308 20 90 
5605 00 00 
511300 00 
500710 00 
5007 20 11 
5007 20 19 
5007 20 21 
5007 20 31 
5007 20 39 
5007 20 41 
5007 20 51 
5007 20 59 
5007 20 61 
5007 20 69 
5007 20 71 
5007 90 10 
5007 90 30 
5007 90 50 
5007 90 90 
5803 90 10 
ex 5905 00 90 
ex 5911 20 00 
ex 5801 90 90 
ex 5806 10 00 
531100 90 
ex 5905 00 90 
5809 00'00 
ex 6001 10 00 
6001 29 90 
6001 99 90 
6002 20 90 
6002 49 00 
6002 99 00 
ex 6301 90 90 „ - - ^ _ 
Silk yarn other than ot category 130 A; silk-worm gut 
Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 
Paper yarn 
Yarn of true hemp 
Metallized yarn 
Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 
Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics and narrow-woven fabrics of 
silk, or of silk waste 
Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of 
ramie 
Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn 
Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine 
animal hair, conon or man-made fibres 
Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine 
animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres (4) 
(•*) 
-% 
605 
>df 
4fV 
(1) 
142 
144 
145 
146 A 
146 B 
146 C 
147 
148 A 
148B 
149 
150 
151 A 
151 B 
152 
153 (2) 
ex 5702 39 90 
ex 5702 49 90 
ex 5702 59 00 
ex 5702 99 90 
ex 5705 00 90 
5602 10 35 
5602 29 10 
5607 30 00 
ex 5607 90 00 
ex 5607 21 00 
ex 5607 21 00 
5607 29 10 
5607 29 90 
5607 10 00 
5003 90 00 
5307 10 10 
5307 10 90 
5307 20 00 
5308 10 00 
5310 10 90 
ex 5310 90 00 
5310 10 10 
ex 5310 90 00 
6305 10 90 
5702 20 00 
ex 5702 39 90 
ex 5702 49 90 
ex 5702 59 00 
ex 5702 99 00 
5602 10 11 
6305 10 10 (3) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of othcr fibres of the 
Agave family or of Manila hemp 
Felt of coarse animal hair 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) 
or of true hemp 
Binder or baled twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or othcr fibres 
of the Agave family 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of thc Agave 
family, other than the products of category 146 A 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, 
of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and 
garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 
Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
Coir yarn 
' Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more 
than 150 cm 
Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not 
more than 150 cm 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of 
other textile bast fibres, othcr than used 
Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast 
fibres, other than tufted or flocked ' -
Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated 
or coated, other than floor coverings 
Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for thc packing of goods, of jute or 
of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 
* . (4) (5) 
606 
(1) 
154 
156 (2) 
5001 00 00 
5002 00 00 
5003 10 00 
5101 11 00 
5101 1900 
5101 21 00 
5101 29 00 
5101 30 00 
5102 1010 
5102 1030 
5102 1050 
5102 10 90 
5102 20 00 
5103 10 10 
5103 10 90 
5103 20 10 
5103 20 91 
5103 20 99 
5103 30 00 
5104 00 00 
5301 1000 
5301 21 00 
5301 29 00 
5301 30 10 
5301 30 90 
5305 91 00 
5305 99 00 
5201 00 10 
5201 00 90 
5202 10 00 
5202 9100 
5202 99 00 
5302 10 00 
5302 90 00 
5305 21 00 
5305 29 00 
5303 10 00 
5303 90 00 
5304 10*00 
5304 90 00 
5305 1100 
5305 19 00 
5305 91 00 
5305 99 00 (3) (4) (5) "Y? 
Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 
Raw silk (not thrown) 
6106 90 30 
ex 6110 90 90 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and 
garnetted stock, not carded or combed 
Wool not carded or combed 
Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste 
but excluding garnetted stock 
Garnetted stock of wool or fine or coarse animal hair 
Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including 
yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres raw or processed but not 
spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading 
No 5304 -
Cotton, not carded or combed 
Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun: tow 
and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted 
stock) 
Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), raw or processed but not 
spun: tow, noils and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and 
garnetted stock) 
Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and 
ramie), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp 
(including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 
Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, 
noils and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted 
stock) 
Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for 
women and girls 
607 •2Sf 
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m 
is: (2) 
6101 90 10 
6101 90 90 
6102 90 10 
6102 90 90 
ex 6103 39 00 
6103 49 99 
ex 6104 19 00 
ex 6104 29 00 
ex 6104 39 00 
6104 49 00 
6104 69 99 
6105 90 90 
6106 90 50 
6106 90 90 
ex 6107 99 00 
610S 99 90 
6109 90 90 
6110 90 10 
ex611090 90 
ex 6111 90 00 
6114 90 00 (3) 
Garments, knined or crocheted, othcr than those of categories 1 to 123 
and of category 156 (5) 
159 6204 49 10 
6206 10 00 
6214 10 00 
6215 10 00 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or 
silk waste 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or 
crocheted, of silk or silk waste 
Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 
160 6213 1000 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 
161 6201 19 00 
6201 99 00 
6202 19 00 
6202 99 00 
6203 19 90 
6203 29 90 
6203 39 90 
6203 49 90 
6204 19 90 
6.204 29 90 
6204 39 90 
6204 49 90 
6204 59 90 
6204 69 90 
6205 90 10 
6205 90 90 
6206 90 10 
6206 90 90 
ex 6211 20 00 
6211 39 00 
621149 00 Garments, notkninedorcrocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 
123 and category 159 
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ANNEX II '/fifv 
Products without quantitative limits subject to the double-checking system referred to in Article 2 (3) of the 
Agreement. 
(The full producr descriptions of thc categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the 
Agreement) 
Category: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
12 
13 
20 
24 
28 
39 
117 
118 
eon V 
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l'iotocol A 
TITLE I 
CLASSIFICATION TITLE II 
ORIGIN 
Article 1 
1. The competent authorities of the Community 
undertake to inform Lithuania of any changes in the 
combined nomenclature (CN) before the date of their 
entry into force in the Community. 
2. The competent authorities of the Community 
undertake to inform the competent authorities of 
Lithuania of any decisions relating to the classification of 
products subject to the present Agreement, within one 
month of their adoption at the latest. Such 
communication shall include: 
(a) a description of the products concerned; 
(b) the relevant category and the related CN codes; 
(c) the reasons which have led to the decision. 
3. Where a decision on classification results in a 
change of classification practice or a change of category 
of any product subject to the Agreement, the competent 
authorities of the Community shall provide 30 days' 
notice, from the date of the Community's 
communication, before the decision is put into effect. 
Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of 
the decision shall remain subject to the earlier 
classification practice, provided that the goods in 
question are presented for importation into the 
Community within 60 days of that date. 
4. Where a Community decision on classification 
resulting in a change of classification practice or a change 
of categorization of any product subject to the Agreement 
affects a category subject to quantitative limits, the 
Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultation in 
accordance with the procedures described in Article 15 of 
rhe Agreement with a view to honouring the obligation 
under the second subparagraph of Article 11 (1) of the 
Agreement. Article 2 
1. Products originating in Lithuania for export to the 
Community in accordance with thc arrangements 
established by this Agreement shall be accompanied by a 
certificate of Lithuanian origin conforming to the model 
annexed to this Protocol. 
2. The certificate of origin shall be certified by the 
competent Lithuanian organizations authorized under the 
Lithuanian legislation if the products in question can be 
considered products originating in that country within 
the meaning of the relevant rules in force in the 
Community. 
3. However, the products in Groups III, IV and V mav 
be imported into the Community in accordance with the 
arrangements established by this Agreement on 
' production of a declaration by the exporter on the 
invoice or other commercial document relating to the 
products to the effect that the products in question 
originate in Lithuania within the meaning of the relevant 
rules in force in the Community. 
4. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 
shall not be required for import of goods covered by a 
certificate of origin Form A or Form APR completed in 
accordance with the relevant Community rules in order 
to qualify for generalized tariff preferences. 
Article 3 
The certificate of origin shall be issued only on 
application having been made in writing by the exporter 
or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. The competent Lithuanian organizations 
authorized under Lithuanian legislation shall ensure that 
the certificate of origin is properly completed and for this 
purpose they shall call for any necessary documentary 
evidence or carry out any check which they consider 
appropiate. 
5. In case of divergent opinions between Lithuania and 
the competent Community and Estonian authorities at 
the point of entry into the Community on the 
classification of products, covered by the present 
Agreement, classification shall provisionally be based on 
indications provided by the Community, pending 
consultations in accordance with Article 15 with a view 
to reaching agreement on definitive classification of the 
products concerned. Article 4 
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid 
down for products falling within the same category, the 
certificates or declarations of origin must contain a 
sufficiently detailed description of the goods so as to 
enable Lithuanian criterion to be determined, on the basis 
of which the certificate was issued or the declaration 
drawn up. 
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Article 5 Article S 'lTb 
The discovery of slight discrepancies between the 
statements made in the certificate of origin and those 
made in thc documents produced to the customs office 
for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for 
importing the products shall not ipso facto cast doubt 
upon the statements in the certificate. 
TITLE III 
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 
Section I 
Exportation The competent authorities ol the Community must be 
informed immediately of the withdrawal or modification 
of any export licence already issued. 
Article 9 
1. Exports of textile products subject to quantitative 
limits pursuant to this Agreement shall be set off against 
the quantitative limits established for the year in which 
the shipment of the goods has been effected, even if the 
export licence is issued after such shipment. 
2. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment 
of thc goods is considered to have taken place on thc 
date of their loading onto thc exporting aircraft, vehicle 
or vessel. 
Article 6 
The competent authorities of Lithuania shall issue an 
export licence in respect of all consignments from 
Lithuania of textile products subject to any definitive or 
provisional quantitative limits established pursuant to 
Article 5 of the Agreement, up to the relevant 
quantitative limits as may be modified by Articles 4, 6 
and 8 of the Agreement, as well as of all consignments of 
textile products subject to a double-checking system 
without quantitative limits as provided for in 
Article 2 (3) and (4) of the Agreement. 
Article 7 
1. For products subject to quantitative limits under 
this Agreement the export licence shall conform to 
Model 1 annexed to this Protocol and it shall be valid for 
exports throughout the customs territory to which the 
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community 
applies. However, where the Community has made 
recourse to the provisions of Articles 5 and 7 of the 
Agreement in accordance with the provision of the 
Agreed* Minute No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the 
textile products covered by the export licences can only 
be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the 
Community indicated in those licences. 
2. Where quantitative limits have been introduced 
pursuant to this Agreement, each export licence must 
certify inter alia that the quantity of the product in 
question has been set off against the quantitative limit 
established for the category of the products concerned 
and shall only cover one category of products subject to 
quantitative limits. It may be used for one or more 
consignments of the products in question. 
3. For products subject to a double-checking system 
without quantitative limits the export licence shall 
conform to Model 2 annexed to this Protocol. It shall 
only cover one category of products and may be used for 
one or more consignments of the products in question. Article 10 
The presentation of an export licence, in application of 
Article 12 hereafter, shall be effected not later than 
31 March of the year following that, in which the goods 
covered by the licence have been shipped. 
Section II 
Importation 
Article 11 
Importation into the Community of textile products 
subject to quantitative limits or to a double-checking 
system pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the 
presentation of an import authorization. 
Article 12 
1. The competent authorities of the Community shall 
issue the import authorization referred to in Article 11 
above, within five working days of the presentation by 
the importer of the original of the corresponding export 
licence. 
2. The import authorizations concerning products 
subject to quantitative limits under this Agreement shall 
be valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which, the 
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community 
is applied. However, where the Community has recourse 
to the provisions af Articles 5 and 7 of the Agreement in 
accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute 
No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the products 
covered by the import licences can only be put into free 
circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated m 
those licences. 
3. .. The import authorizations for products subject to a 
double-checking system without quantitative limits shall 
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be valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which thc 
1 rcaty establishing thc European Economic Community 
is applicable. 
4. The competent authorities of thc Community shall 
cancel the import authorization already issued whenever 
the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn. 
However, if the competent authorities of the Community 
are notified of the withdrawal or the cancellation of the 
export licence only after thc importation of the products 
into the Community, the relevant quantities shall be set 
oft against the quantitative limits established for the 
category and thc quota year concerned. 
Article 13 
Î. Il the competent authorities of rhe Community find 
that the toral qu.unities covered by export licences issued 
hy the competent authorities ol Lithuania for a particular 
category in any war exceed the quantitative limit 
established in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement 
lor that categoiv. as ni.iv be modified by Articles 4. (•» and 
<S ol the Agreement, the said authorities may suspend the 
further issue ot import authorizations. In this event, the 
competent authorities of the Community shall 
immediately inform the authorities of Lithuania and the 
special consultation procedure set out in Article 15 ot the 
Agreement shall be initiated forthwith. 
2. Exports * »! products ot Lithuanian origin subject to 
quantitative limns or double-checking system and not 
covered by Lithuanian export licences issued in 
'accordance with the provisions ot this Protocol may be 
refused an import authorization by the competent 
t .ommumtv authorities. 
However... without prejudice to Article 6 of the 
Agreement if the import of such products is allowed into 
the Community by the competent authorities of the 
Community, the quantities involved shall not be set off 
against the appropiatc quantitative limits established 
pursuant to this Agreement, without rhe express 
agreement of the competent authorities of Lithuania. 
TITLE IV 
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT LICENCES AND 
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS 
CONCERNING EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY m 
shall be made out in English or French. If lnc 
completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in print A 
script. 
These documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm. Th 
paper used shall be white writing paper, sized not 
containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 
25 g/nr. If the documents have several copies only the 
top copy, which is the original, shall be printed with rhe 
guilloche partem background. This copy shall be clearlv 
marked as 'original' and thc other copies as 'copies' 
Only the original shall be accepted by the competent 
authorities of the Community as being valid for the 
purpose of export to the Community in accordance with 
the provisions of the Agreement. 
2. Each document shall bear a standardized serial 
number, whether or not printed, by which it can be 
identified. 
This number shall be' composed of the follovvint: 
elements: 
—• two letters identifying the exporting country as 
follows: IT, 
— two letters identifying the intended Member State of 
customs clearance as follows: 
AT = Austria 
Bl. = IVcncltix. 
Dl. = Federal Republic ot (iermany 
OK = Penmark 
II. = (.recce 
IS = Spam 
FL = Finland 
l-R = France 
( il' = I*nited Kingdom 
I! = Ireland 
. !i = Italy 
IT = Portugal 
SE - Sweden 
— a one-digit number identifying quota year, 
corresponding to the last figure in rhe respective year, 
e.g. 3 for )9i)3, 
— a two-digit number from 01 to 99. identitying the 
particular issuing office concerned in the exporting 
country. 
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 
to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of 
customs clearance. 
Article 15 
Article 14 
1. I he export licence and the certificate of origin may 
comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. They The export licence and the certificate of origin may be 
issued after the shipment of the products to which they 
relate. In such cases they must bear the endorsement 
'délivré a posteriori' or the endorsement 'issued 
retrospectively'. 
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Article 16 
1. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an 
export licence or a certificate of origin, the exporter may 
apply to the competent Lithuanian authorities which 
issued thc document for a duplicate to be made out on 
the basis of thc export documents in his possession. Thc 
duplicate of any such certificate or licence so issued shall 
bear the endorsement 'duplicata' or 'duplicate'. 
2. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original 
export licence or certificate of origin. Lithuanian authorities, giving, where appropriate, the 
reasons of form or substance which justify an enquiry. If 
the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a copy 
thereof shall be attached to the certificate of" to the 
licence or their copies.'The authorities shall also forward 
any information that has been obtained suggesting that 
the particulars given on thc said certificate or licence are 
inaccurate. 
3. Thc provisions of paragraph 1 above shall also 
apply to subsequent verifications of the declarations of 
origin provided for in Article 2 of this Protocol. HX 
TITLE V 
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION 
Article 17 
The Community and Lithuania shall cooperate closely in 
the implementation of the provisions of this Protocol. To 
this end, contacts and exchange of views, including on 
technical matters, shall be facilitated by both Parties. 4. The results of the sebsequent verifications carried 
out in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall 
be communicated to thc competent authorities of the 
Community within three months at the latest. The 
information communicated shall indicate whether the 
disputed certificate, licence or declaration, applies to the 
goods actually exported and whether these goods are 
eligible for export under thc arrangements established by 
the Agreement. The information shall also include, at the 
request of the Community, copies of all documentation 
necessary to fully determine the facts, and in particular, 
the true origin of the goods. 
Article 18 
In order to ensure the correct application of this 
Protocol, the Community and Lithuania offer mutual 
assistance for the checking of the authenticity and the 
accuracy of export licences and certificates of origin 
issued or of any declarations made within the terms of 
this Protocol. 
Article 19 
Lithuania shall transmit to the Commission of the 
European Communities the names and addresses of the 
authorities competent to issue and verify the export 
licences and the certificates of origin, together with 
specimens of the stamps used by these authorities and 
specimen signatures of officials responsible for signing the 
export licences and the certificates of origin. Lithuania 
shall also notify the Community of any change in this 
information. 
Article 20 
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or 
export licences shall be carried out at random, or 
whenever the competent Community authorities have 
reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate 
or licence or as to the accuracy of the information 
regarding the true origin of the produas in question. 
2. In such cases, the competent authorities in the 
Community shall return the certificate of origin or the 
export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities 
in the use of declarations of origin, the Community may 
subject imports of the products in question to the 
provisions of Article 2 (1) of this Protocol. 
5. For the purpose of subsequent verification of 
certificates of origin, copies of the certificates as well as 
any export documents referring to them shall be kept for 
at least two years by the competent Lithuanian 
authorities. 
6. Recourse to the random verification procedure 
specified in this Article must not constitute an obstacle to 
the release for home use of the products in question. 
Article 21 
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in 
Article 20 or where information available to the 
competent authorities of the Community or of Lithuania 
indicates or appears to indicate that the provisions of this 
Agreement are being circumvented or infringed, the two 
Contracting Parties shall cooperate closely and with the 
appropriate urgency in order to prevent any such 
circumvention or infringement. 
2. To this end, the competent authorities of Lithuania 
shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the 
Community, carry out appropriate inquiries, or arrange 
for such inquiries to be carried out, " concerning 
operations which are, or appear to the Community to be, 
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in circumvention or infringement of this Protocol. 
Lithuania shall communicate the results of these inquiries 
to the Community, including any other pertinent 
information enabling the cause of the circumvention or 
infringement, including the true origin of thc goods, to be 
determined. 
3. by agreement between thc Community and 
Lithuania, officials designated by the Community may be 
present at the inquiries referred to in paragraph 2 
above. 
4. Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in 
parapraph 1 above, thc competent authorities of the 
Community and Lithuania shall exchange any 
information considered by cither Contracting Party to be 
of use in preventing circumvention or infringement of the 
provisions of this Agreement. These exchanges may 7M 
include information on the production of textile products ' 
in Lithuania and on the trade in thc type of products , 
covered by this Agreement between Lithuania and third 
countries, particularly where thc Community has 
reasonable grounds to consider that thc products in 
question may be in transit across the territory of 
Lithuania prior to their importation into thc Community 
This information may include at the request of the 
Community, copies of all available relevant 
documentation. 
5. Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions 
of this Protocol have been circumvented or infringed, the 
competent authorities of Lithuania and the Community 
may agree to take the measures set out in Article 6 (4) of 
the Agreement, and any other measures as are necessary 
to prevent a recurrence of such circumvention or 
infringement. 
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Annex to l'ri'tocol A, Article 2 (I) ^0 
I Exporter (name lu" address couniry) 
Exportateur tnom. adresse complete pays) 
5 Consignee (name, lull address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complete pays) ORIGINAL 
3 Quota year 
Année contingentai No 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN 
(Textile products) 
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
i Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind ot packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (') 
Quantité (') 12 FOB value ('-) 
Valeur fob (J) 
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown m box No 6. m accordance with the provisions m force m the European Economic 
Community 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6, conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans la Communauté 
économique européenne. 
14 Competent authority (name, lull address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
y€, At-A on - le 
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Annex t<> l'iatocol A. Article 7 (I): Mmlel I 
1 Exporter (name, lull address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport ORIGINAL 
3 Quota year 
Année contingentaire No 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 
3 . 
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Q. C i: c c o . § E 
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Quantité (') 12 FOB value (2) 
Valeur fob (2) 
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for the year shown in box No 3 in respect of the 
category shown in box No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with the European Economic Community. 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus ont été imputées sur la limite quantitative fixée pour l'année indiquée dans la case 3 pour la catégorie désignée dans 
la case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant les échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne. 
14 Compétent1 authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) At-A on - le 
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(Signature) (Stamp - Cachet) 
Annex to JVofcuo/ A. Article 7 (]): Model 2 'U ( 
Exporter (name, lull address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complete, pays) 
5 Consignee (name, tull address, couniry) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complete, pays) ORIGINAL 
3 Export year 
Année d'exportation 2 No BD 
4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means ol transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport 9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
NON-RESTRAINED TEXTILE CATEGORY 
CATÉGORIE TEXTILE NON LIMITÉE 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF G000S 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (') 
Quantité (') 12 FOB value (2) 
Valeur fob (2) 
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box No 6. in accordance with the provisions in force in the Agreement on trade 
in textile products between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lithuania. 
Je soussigné certilie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays ligurant dans la case 6, conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans l'Accord 
sur le commerce des produits textiles entre la Communauté économique européenne et la république de Lituanie. 
14 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) At-A on - le 
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Protocol B 
referred to in Article 9 
Cottage industry and folklore products originating in Lithuania 
1. The exemption provided for in Article 9 in respect of cottage industry products shall apply 
to the following types of products only: 
(a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of a kind 
traditionally made in the cottage industry of Lithuania; 
(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally,made in the cottage industry of 
Lithuania obtained manually from rhe fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by 
hand without the aid of any machine; 
(c) traditional folklore products of Lithuania made by hand, in a list to be agreed between the 
Community and Lithuania. 
Exemption shall be granted in respect only oi products covered by a certificate conforming to 
the specimen attached to this Protocol and issued by the competent authorities in Lithuania. 
These certificates must indicate the reasons justifying their issuance; the competent authorities of 
the Community will accept them after having checked that the products concerned have fulfilled 
the conditions established in this Protocol. The certificates concerning the products envisaged in 
(c) above must bear a stamp 'FOLKLORE' marked clearly. In the case of a difference of opinion 
between the Parties concerning the nature of these products, consultations shall be held within 
one month in order to resolve these differences. 
Should imports of any product covered by this Protocol reach proportions liable to cause 
problems within the Community, consultations with Lithuania shall be initiated as soon as 
possible, with a view to resolving the situation by the adoption if necessary of a quantitative 
limit, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 of this Agreement. 
2. The provisions of Titles IV and V of Protocol A shall apply mutatis mutandis to the 
products covered by paragraph 1 of this Protocol. 
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Annex to Protocol 11 fir 
1 Exporter (name, lull address, country) 
Exportateur (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
3 Consignee (name. lull address, couniry) 
Destinataire (nom. adresse complète, pays) 
6 Place and date of shipment — Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement — Moyen de transport ORIGINAL No 
CERTIFICATE in regard to HANOLOOMS. TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS and TRA­
DITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS. OF THE COTTAGE INDUSTRY, issued in 
conformity with and under the conditions regulating trade in textile 
products with the European Economic Community 
CERTIFICAT relatif aux TISSUS TISSES SUR MÉTIERS A MAIN, aux PRO­
DUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PROOUITS TiXTILES RELEVANT 
DU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL. DE FABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré en 
conformité avec et sous les conditions régissant les échanges de produits 
textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne 
4 Country of origin 
Pays d'ongine 5 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
7 Supplementary details 
Oonnées supplémentaires 
Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros — Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 9 Quantity 
Quantité 10 FOB value(') 
Vaieur fob (') 
U CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products of the cottage industry of the country shown m box No 4: 
a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot (handlooms) ('.) 
b) garments or other textile articles obtained manually from the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely by hand without the aid of any machine (handicrafts) (M 
c) traditional folklore handicraft textile products made by hand, as defined in the list agreed between the European Economic Community,and the country shown In box No 4 
Je soussigné certifie que l'envoi décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement les produits textiles' suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figurant dans la case 4 : 
a) tissus tissés sur des métiers actionnés à la main ou au pied (handlooms) (*) 
b) vêtements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement à partir de tissus décrits sous a) et cousus uniquement à la mam sans l'aide d'une machine (handicrafts).(') 
c) produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués à la main, comme définis dans la liste convenue entre la Communauté économique européenne et le pays 
indiqué dans la case 4. 
12 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
£V Autorité compétente (nom. adresse complète, pays) At-A. on — le 
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(Signature) (Stamp - Cachet) 
Protocol C 
Reimports into the Community, within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of this Agreement, of 
products listed in the Annex to this Protocol shall be subject to the provisions of this 
Agreement, unless the special provisions below provide otherwise: 
1. Subject to paragraph 2, only reimports into the Community of products affected by the 
specific quantitative limits laid down in the Annex to this Protocol shall be considered 
reimports within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the Agreement. 
2. Reimports not covered by the Annex to this Protocol may be made subject to specific 
quantitative limits following consultations in accordance with the procedures set out in 
Article 15 of the Agreement, provided the products concerned are subject to quantitative 
limits pursuant to the Agreement, to a double-checking system or to surveillance 
measures. 
3. Having regard to the interests of both Parties, the Community may at its discretion, or in 
response to a request pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement: 
(a) examine the possibility of transferring from one category to another, using in advance 
or carrying over from one year to the next, portions of specific quantitative limits; 
(b) consider the possibility of increasing specific quantitative limits. 
4. However, the Community may apply automatically the flexibility rules' set out in 
paragraph 3 above within the following limits: 
(a) transfers between categories may not exceed 20 % of the quantity for the category to 
which the transfer is made; 
(b) carry-over of a specific quantitative limit from one year to the next may not exceed 
10,5% of the quantity set for the year of actual utilization; 
(c) advance use of specific quantitative limits from one year to another may not exceed 
7,5% of the quantity set for the year of actual utilization. 
5. The Community shall inform Lithuania of any measures taken pursuant to the preceding 
paragraphs. 
6. The competent authorities in the Community shall debit the specific quantitative limits 
referred to in paragraph 1 at the time of issue of the prior authorization required by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 636/82 which governs economic outward processing arrangements. A 
specific quantitative limit shall be debited for the year in which a prior authorization is 
issued. 
7. A certificate of origin made out by the organizations authorized to do so under Lithuanian 
law shall be issued, in accordance with Protocol A to the Agreement, for all products 
covered by this Protocol. This certificate shall bear a reference to the prior authorization 
mentioned in paragraph 6 above as evidence that the processing operation it describes has 
been carried out in Lithuania. 
8. The Community shall provide Lithuania with the names and addresses of, and specimens of 
the stamps used by, the competent authorities of the Community which issue the prior 
authorizations referred to in paragraph 6 above. 
9. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 8 above, Lithuania and the 
Community shall continue consultations with a view to seeking a mutually acceptable 
solution enabling both Contracting Parties to benefit from the Agreement's provisions on 
outward processing traffic and so ensure the effective development of trade in textile 
products between Lithuania and the Community. 
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IS 6 
Annex to Protocol C 
(The product descriptions ot the categories listed in this Annex are ro be found in Annex 1 of this 
Agreement) 
OPT QUOTAS 
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 
Category 
(pm) Unit 
(pm) 1993 
(pm) 1994 
(pm) 1995 
(pm) 1996 
(pm) 1997 
(pm) 
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Protocol D 
The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits which may be introduced under Article 5 of 
the Agreement for the products covered by the Agreement shall be fixed by Agreement between 
thc Parties in accordance with the consultation procedures established in Article 15 of the 
Agreement. 
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Agreed Minute No 1 
In the context of thc Agreement between thc European Economic Community and thc Republic 
of Lithuania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 20 July 1993, thc 
Parties agreed that Article 5 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the 
conditions are fulfilled, from applying the safeguard measures for one or more of its regions in 
conformity with the principles of the internal market. 
In such an event, Lithuania shall be informed in advance of the relevant provisions of 
Protocol A to the Agreement to be applied, as appropriate. 
For the Government ' For the Council 
of the Republic of Lithuania of the European Communities W 
Agreed Minute No 2 
Notwithstanding Article 7 (1) of this Agreement, for imperative technical or administrative 
reasons or to find a solution to economic problems resulting from regional concentration of 
imports, or in order to combat circumvention and fraud of the provisions of this Agreement, the 
Community will establish for a limited period of time a specific management system in 
conformity with the principles of the internal market. 
However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations 
provided for in Article 7 (3), Lithuania undertakes, if so requested by the Community, to 
respect temporary export limits for one or more regions of the Community. In such a case, these 
limits shall not preclude the importation into the region(s) concerned of products which were 
shipped from Lithuania on the basis of export licences obtained before the date of formal 
notification to Lithuania by the Community about the introduction of the above limits. 
The Community shall inform Lithuania of the technical and administrative measures, that need 
to be introduced by both Parties "in order to implement the above paragraphs in conformity 
with the principles of the internal market. 
For the Government For the Council 
of the Republic of Lithuania of the European Communities 
Agreed Minute No 3 
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic 
of Lithuania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 20 July 1993, the 
Parties agreed that Lithuania shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Community 
which have traditionally had relatively small shares of Community quotas of imports of 
products serving as inputs for their processing industry. 
The Community and Lithuania further agreed to hold consultations, should the need arise, in 
order to avert any problems which might occur in this respect. 
For the Government For the Council 
of the Republic of Lithuania of the European Communities 
Agreed Minute No 4 
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic 
of Lithuania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 20 July 1993, 
Lithuania agreed that, from the date of request for and pending thc consultations referred to in 
Article 7 (3), it shall cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the 
problems resulting from the regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. 
For thc Government For the Council 
of the Republic of Lithuania of the European Communities tl 
Exchange of notes 
The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European 
Communities presents its compliments to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of 
Lithuania and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Lithuania 
and the Community initialled at Brussels on 20 July 1993. 
The Directorate-General wishes to .inform the Ministry that, whilst awaiting the completion of 
the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the 
Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from 
1 January 1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this 
de facto application of the Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given. 
The Directorate-General for External Relations would be grateful if the Minister would confirm 
its Agreement to the foregoing. 
The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania the assurance of its highest 
consideration. 
Exchange of notes 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania presents its compliments to the 
Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities 
and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Lithuania and the 
Community initialled at Brussels on 20 July 1993. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania wishes to confirm to the 
Directorate-General that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the 
conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the Government of the Republic of 
Lithuania is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from 
1 January 1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this 
de facto application of the Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Communities 
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Relations of the 
Commission of the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. 
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PROTOCOL 2 
on trade between thc Community and Lithuania in processed agricultural products ^>o 
Article 1 
1. The Community shall grant tariff concessions 
referred to in Annex I for processed agricultural products 
originating in Lithuania. In the case of the goods referred 
to in Annex II, however, reductions of the agricultural 
component shall be granted within the quantity limits 
referred to therein. 
2. Lithuania shall grant tariff concessions determined 
in accordance with Article 4. 
3. The Association COUTMAU may: 
— add to the list of processed agricultural products 
referred to in this Protocol, 
— increase the quantities of processed agricultural 
products eligible for the tariff concessions established 
by this Protocol. 
4.Thé""AssÔciatllDnCrXr)CiLrnay replace the concessions 
with a system of compensatory amounts with no quantity 
limits, established on the basis of the difference found 
between the prices on the Community and Lithuanian 
markets of the agricultural products actually used to 
produce the processed agricultural products covered by 
this Protocol. TheAssociation C. ' shall draw up a list of 
the products to which the compensatory amounts are 
applicable and a list of basic products. It shall adopt 
general implementing rules to that end. 
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Protocol, the following 
definitions shall apply: 
— 'goods' means the processed agricultural products 
referred to in this Protocol, 
— 'agricultural component' means the part of the charge 
corresponding to the difference between the prices on 
the internal market of the Contracting Parties of the 
agricultural products considered to have been used for 
the production of the goods and the prices of those 
agricultural products incorporated in imports from 
third countries, 
— 'non-agricultural component' means the pan of the 
charge remaining when the agricultural component is 
deducted from the total charge, 
— 'basic products' means the agricultural products 
considered as having been used in the production 
of goods within the meaning of Regulation (EC) 
' No 3448/93, 
— 'base quantity' means the quantity of a basic product 
calculated in the manner stipulated in Article 3 of 
Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 and which is used to determine the agricultural component applicable to 
goods of a given type, in accordance with the terms of 
the same Regulation. 
Article 3 
1. The Community grants to Lithuania the following 
concessions: 
— the non-agricultural component of the charge shall be 
reduced as per Annex I, 
— for the goods for which Annex I stipulates a reduced 
agricultural component (MOBR) the level of the latter 
shall be calculated by reducing the base quantities of 
the basic products for which a levy reduction is 
granted by 20% in 1995, 40% in 1996 and 60% 
from 1997. For the other basic products of those 
goods, the corresponding reductions, for the same 
years, shall be 10%, 20% and 30%. These 
reductions shall be granted within the limits of tariff 
quotas stipulated in Annex II. For quantities in excess 
of those quotas the agricultural component applicable 
to third countries shall apply. 
2. The agricultural components shall be replaced by 
reduced agricultural components in the case of goods 
added in accordance with the procedure described in 
Article 1 (3). 
1. Article 4 
Before 31 December 1996 Lithuania shall determine 
the agricultural component of the charge on the goods 
falling within Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 on the basis 
of import duties stipulated in paragraph 2 and applicable 
to the basic agricultural products originating in the 
Community considered to have been used in the 
production of these goods. It shall forward that 
information to the Associât iexVCotnci I. 
2. Duties are set to zero for imports into Lithuania of 
processed agricultural products originating in the 
Community and falling within Regulation (EC) 
No 3448/93, except for the goods listed in Annex III 
which are subject to the duties indicated therein. 
However, if reform of the Lithuanian agriculture policy 
causes the agricultural component of the charge defined 
in Article 2 to increase, Lithuania shall inform the Association, 
'txxnei I .' accordingly, which may agree to the rate of 
duty concerned which corresponds to the size of the 
agricultural component. 
3. Lithuania shall reduce the duties applicable to 
goods falling within Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 in 
accordance with the following timetable: 
— the non-agricultural component of the charge shall be 
removed by 31 December 2001, 
— the agricultural component shall be reduced by the 
çi^tiof) CoUTCJl in accordance with the principles 
referred to in Article 3. 
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ANNEX I 
Import duties applicable in the Community to goods originating in Lithuania 
-
CN code 
0505 10 90 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1806 90 11 
1S06 90 19 
1S06 90 31 
IS06 90 39 
1806 90 50 
1806 90 60 
1806 90 70 
1806 90 90 
220S90 31 Description 
Feathers 
Boiled sweets 
Toffees, caramels 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Chocolate and preparations 
containing cacao 
Vodka Third countrv 
durs- rates 
3,5 
13 +MOB 
MAX 27 + AD SJZ 
13 + MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27+AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27+ AD S'Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
12 +MOB 
MAX 27+AD S/Z 
12+ MOB 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
ECU 1,3/% vol/hl 
+ ECU 5/hl Duty rates applicable 
as ^rom 1.1.1995 « from i. i. 1196 
0 
3 +MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
3 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27+ AD S/Z 0 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27+ AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27+ AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
4* MOBR 0+MOBR 
MAX 27+ AD S/Z | MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
i 
4 + MOBR 
MAX 27+ AD S/Z 
6+ MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
6 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
6 +MOBR 
AX 27+-AD S/Z 
ECU 1,1/% vol/hl 
+ ECU 4/hl 0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 + AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0 + MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
0+ MOBR 
MAX 27 +AD S/Z 
ECU 0,9/% vol/hl 
+ ECU 3,5/hl 
^ etc / 
4Ll 
ANNEX II 
Tariff quotas applicable on imports into thc Community for goods originating in Lithuania for which a 
reduction of the agricultural component is granted in accordance with Article 3 
CN code 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1S06 90 
2208 90 31 Description 
Boiled sweets 
Caramels 
Chocolate and preparations containing 
cacao 
Vodka Quantities (tonnes) 
1995 
• 100 
250 
130 1996 
110 
275 
145 1997 
120 
300 
160 1998 
130 
325 
175 1999 
140 
350 
190 2000 
150 
375 
205 
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ANNEX IU 
List of products referred to in Article 4 
Imports into Lithuania of the following processed agricultural products originating in thc Community shall 
be subject ro the duties set out below 
CN code 
0403 10 51 
0403 10 53 
0403 10 59 
0403 10 91 
0403 10 93 
0403 10 99 
0403 90 71 
0403 90 73 
0403 90 79 
0403 90 91 
0403 90 93 
0403 90 99 
0505 10 
1506 
1517 10 10 
151790 10 
1518 
1704 
1806 
1901 20 
1902 
1905 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, 
yoghurt, képhir and other fermented or 
acidified milk and cream, whether or not 
concentrated or containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter or flavoured or 
containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa 
Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down 
Other animals fats and oils and their 
fractions, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified 
Margarine; excluding liquid margarine, 
Other margarine, . . . 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, 
Sugar confectionery (including white 
chocolate), not containing cocao 
Chocolate and other food preparations 
containing cocao 
Malt extract; food preparations of flour 
etc., . . ., Mixes and doughs for the 
preparation of bakers' wares of heading 
No 1905 
Pasta, whether or nor cooked or stuffed 
(with meat or other substances) or 
otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, 
macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, 
ravioli, cannelloni, couscous, whether or 
not prepared 
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other 
bakers' wares; whether or not containing 
cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets 
of a kind suitable for'pharmaceutical use, 
sealing wafers, rice paper and similar 
products Rate of duty 
Basic 
20 
30 
30 
20 
20 
15 
25 
30 
25 
25 
30 1995 
18 
25 
25 
18 . 
18 
12 
23 
28 
22 
22 
28 , 1996 
16 
20 
20 
16 
16 
10 
18 
25 
18 
18 
24 1997 
13 + 
MOB 
15 
15 + 
MOB 
14 
14 
7 + 
MOB 
15 
20 
14 + 
MOB 
14 + 
MOB 
20 + 
MOB 1998 
10 + 
MOB 
10 
10 + 
MOB 
12 
12 
5 + 
MOB 
12 
15 
10 + 
MOB 
10 + 
MOB 
16 + 
MOB 1999 
6 + 
MOB 
10 
5 + 
MOB 
8 
8 
. 3 + 
MOB 
8 
10 
6 + 
MOB 
6 + 
MOB 
10 + 
MOB 2000 
3 + 
MOB 
5 
0 + 
MOB 
6 
6 
0 + 
MOB 
5 
5 
3 + 
MOB 
3 + 
MOB 
5 + 
MOB 
sJî 628 
^y 
CN code 
2004 10 91 
2005 20 10 
2102 10 
2105 
2202 
2203 
2205 
2207 
2208 
2402 Description 
Potatoes in the form of flour, meal, or 
flakes, prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen 
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 
Active yeasts 
Ice-cream and other edible ice, whether or 
not containing cocoa 
Waters, including mineral wafers and 
aerated waters, containing added' sugar 
sweetening matter or flavoured, and other 
non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit 
or vegetable juices of heading No 2009 
Beer made from malt 
Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes 
flavoured with plants or aromatic 
substances 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic 
strength by volume of 80% and higher, 
ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, 
of any strength 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol, . . .. 
Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes Rate of duty 
B.isic 
30 
30 
15 
30 
15 
35 
20 
100 1995 
28 
28 
12 
28 
12 
30 
18 
100 1996 
25 
25 
10 
24 
10 
30 
15 
100 
\Tot less th: 
100 1 100 1 100 
Not less than 
0,08 US S/% vol/litre 
30 1 27 1 25 
Not less th 1997 
20 
20 
6 
20 + 
MOB 
6 
28 + 
MOB 
13 
100 
m 0,1 US 1 99S 
15 
15 
3 
15 + 
MOB 
3 
27 + 
MOB 
,0 
100 
S/% vol/litr 1999 
10 
10 
2 
10 + 
MOB 
2 
27+ . 
MOB 
5 
100 
e 
88 | 88 1 75 
Not less than 
0,07 US $/% vol/litre 
22 1 20 1 17 
an US S 4/1 000 units 2000 
5 
5 
0 
5 + 
MOB 
0 
25 + 
MOB 
0 
100 
75 
Not less 
than 
0,06 
US S/% 
vol/litre 
15 
V 629 
PROTOCOL 3 
concerning the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation 
TITLE I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Protocol: 
(a) 'manufacture' means any kind of working or 
processing including assembly or specific operations; (j) 'chapters' and 'headings' means the chapters and the 
headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature 
which makes up the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System, referred to in this 
Protocol as 'the Harmonized System' or 'HS'; 
(k) 'classified' refers to the classification of a product or 
material under a particular heading; 
(1) 'consignment' means products which are either sent 
simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee 
or covered by a single transport document covering 
their shipment from the exporter to the consignee or, 
in the absence of such a document, by a single 
invoice. 
(b) 'material' means any ingredient, raw material, 
component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of 
the product; 
(c) 'product' means the product being manufactured, 
even if it is intended for later use in another 
manufacturing operation; 
(d) 'goods' means both materials and products; 
(e) 'customs value' means the value as determined in 
accordance with the Agreement on implementation 
of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade, done at Geneva on 12 April 1979; 
(0 'ex-works price' means the price paid for the product 
ex-works to the manufacturer in whose undertaking 
the last working or processing is carried out 
provided the price includes the value of all the 
materials used, minus all internal taxes which are, or 
may be, repaid when the product obtained is 
exported; 
(g) 'value of materials' means the customs value at the 
time of importation of the non-originating materials 
used, or, if this is not known and cannot be 
ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the 
materials in the territories concerned; 
(h) 'value of originating materials' means the customs 
value of such materials as defined in subparagraph 
(g) applied mutatis mutandis; 
(i) 'added value' shall be taken to be the ex-works price 
minus the customs value of each of the products 
incorporated which did not originate in the country 
in which those products were obtained; TITLE II 
DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF 'ORIGINATING 
PRODUCTS' 
Article 2 
Origin Criteria 
For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, and 
without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of 
this Protocol, the following products shall be considered 
as: 
1. products originating in the Community: 
(a) products wholly obtained in the Community, 
within the meaning of Article .5 of this Protocol; 
(b) products obtained in the Community which 
contain materials not wholly obtained there, 
provided that the said materials have undergone 
sufficient working and processing in the 
Community within the meaning of Article 6, of 
this Protocol; 
2. products originating in Lithuania: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Lithuania, within 
the meaning of Article 5 of this Protocol; 
(b)' products obtained in Lithuania which contain 
materials not wholly obtained there, provided 
that the said materials have undergone sufficient 
working or processing in Lithuania within the 
meaning of Article 6 of this Protocol. 
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Article 3 
Bilateral cumulation 
1. Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) (b), materials 
originating in Lithuania within the meaning of this 
Protocol shall be considered as materials originating in 
the Community and it shall not be necessary that such 
materials have undergone sufficient working or 
processing there, provided however that they have 
undergone working or processing going beyond that 
referred to in Article 7 of this Protocol. 
2. Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) (b), materials 
originating in the Community within the meaning of this 
Protocol shall be considered as materials originating in 
Lithuania and it shall not be necessary that such 
materials have undergone working or processing there, 
provided however that they have undergone working or 
processing going beyond that referred to in Article 7 of 
this Protocol. 
Article 4 
Cumulation with materials originating in Latvia and 
Estonia 
1. (a) Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) (b) and subject to 
the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, materials 
originating in Latvia or Estonia within the 
meaning of Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements 
between the Community and these countries shall 
be considered as originating in the Community 
and it shall not be necessary that such materials 
have undergone sufficient working or processing, 
on condition however that they have undergone 
working or processing beyond that referred to in 
Article 7 of this Protocol. 
(b) Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) (b) and subject to 
the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, materials 
originating in Latvia or Estonia within the 
meaning of Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements 
between the Community and these countries shall 
be considered as originating in Lithuania and it 
shall not be necessary that such materials have 
undergone sufficient working or processing, on 
condition however that they have undergone 
working or processing beyond that referred to in 
Article 7 of this Protocol. 
2. Products which have acquired originating status by 
virtue of paragraph 1 shall only continue to be 
considered as originating in the Community or in 
Lithuania, when the value added there exceeds the value 
of the materials used originating in Latvia or Estonia. 
If this is not so, the products concerned shall be 
cpnsidered for the purposes of implementing this 
Agreement or of the Agreement between the Community 
and Latvia or Estonia as originating in Latvia or Estonia 
according to which of these countries accounts for the 
highest value of originating materials used. 3. For the purposes of this Article, identical rules of 
origin to those in this Protocol shall be applied in trade 
between the Community and Latvia and Estonia and 
between Lithuania and those two countries and also 
between each of these three countries themselves. 
Article 5 
Wholly obtained products 
1. Within the meaning of Article 2 (1) (a) and (2) (a), 
the following shall be considered as wholly obtained 
either in the Community or in Lithuania: 
(a) mineral products extracted from their soil or from 
their seabed; 
(b) vegetable products harvested there; 
(c) live animals born and raised there;. 
(d) products from live animals raised there; 
(e) products obtained by hunting or fishing there; 
(f) products of sea fishing and other products taken 
from the sea by their vessels; 
(g) products made aboard their factory ships exclusively 
from products referred to in subparagraph (f); 
(h) used articles collected there fit only for the recovery 
of raw materials, including used tyres fit only for 
retreading or use as waste; 
(i) waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing 
operations conducted there; 
(j) products extracted from marine soil or subsoil 
outside their territorial waters provided that they 
have sole rights to work that soil or subsoil; 
(k) goods produced exclusively from products specified 
in subparagraphs (a) to (j). 
2. The term 'their vessels' and 'their factory ships' in 
paragraph 1 (f) and (g) shall apply only to vessels and 
factory ships: 
*— which are registered or recorded in Lithuania or in a 
Member State of the Community, 
— which sail under the flag of Lithuania or of a Member 
State of the Community, 
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— which are owned to an extent of at least 50% by 
nationals of Lithuania or of a Member State of the 
Community, or by a company with its head office in 
one of these States or in Lithuania, of which the 
manager or managers, chairman of the board of 
directors or the supervisory board, and the majority 
of the members of such boards are nationals of 
Lithuania or of Member States of the Community and 
of which, in addition, in the case of partnerships or 
limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to 
these States, to Lithuania, to their public bodies or to 
their nationals, 
— of which the master and officers are nationals of 
Lithuania or of Member States of the Community, 
— of which at least 75% of the crew are nationals of 
Lithuania or of Member States of the Community. 
3. The terms 'Lithuania' and 'the Community' shall 
also cover the territorial waters which surround 
Lithuania and the Member States of the Community. 
Sea-going vessels, including factory ships on which the 
fish caught is worked of processed, shall be considered as 
part of the territory of the Community or of Latvia 
provided that they satisfy the conditions set out in 
paragraph 2. 
Article 6 
Sufficiently worked or processed products 
,1. For the purposes of Article 2, non-originating 
materials are considered to be sufficiently worked or 
processed when the product obtained is classified in a 
heading which is different from that in which all the 
non-originating materials used in its' manufacture are 
classified, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3. 
2. For a product mentioned in columns 1 and 2 of the 
list in Annex II, the conditions set out in column 3 for 
the product concerned must be fulfilled instead of the 
rule in paragraph 1. 
Where in the list in Annex II a percentage rule is applied 
in determining the originating status of a product 
obtained in the Community or in Lithuania the value 
added by the working or processing shall correspond to 
the ex-works price of the product obtained, less the value 
of third-country materials imported into the Community 
or Lithuania. 
3. These conditions indicate, for all products covered 
by this Agreement, the working or processing which must 
be carried out on the non-originating materials used in 
the manufacture of these products, and apply only in 
relation to such materials. Accordingly, it follows that if 
a product which has acquired originating status by 
fulfilling the conditions set out in the list for that product, is used in the manufacture of another product, 
the conditions applicable to the product in which it is 
incorporated do not apply to it, and no account shall be 
taken of the non-originating materials which may have 
been used in its manufacture. 
Article 7 
Insufficient working or processing operations 
For the purpose of implementing Article 6 the following 
shall be considered as insufficient working or processing 
to confer the status of originating products, whether or 
not there is a change of heading: 
(a) operations to ensure the preservation of products in 
good condition during transport and storage 
{ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing 
in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, 
removal of damaged parts, and like operations); 
(b) simple operations consisting of removal of dust, 
sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching 
(including the making-up of sets of articles), 
washing, painting, cutting up; 
(c) (i) changes of packaging and breaking up and 
assembly of packages; 
(ii) simple placing in bottles, flasks, bags, cases, 
boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all 
other simple packaging operations; 
(d) affixing marks, labels and other like distinguishing 
signs on products or their packaging; 
(e) simple mixing of products, whether or not of 
different kinds, where one or more components of 
the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in 
this Protocol to enable them to be considered as 
originating in the Community or in Lithuania; 
(f) simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete 
product; 
(g) a combination of two or more operations specified in 
subparagraphs (a) to (f); 
(h) slaughter of animals. 
Article 8 
Unit of qualification 
1. The unit of qualification for the application of the 
provisions of this Protocol shall be the particular product 
which is considered as the basic unit when determining 
classification using the nomenclature of the Harmonized 
System. 
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Accordingly, it follows that: 
(a) when a product composed of a group or assembly of 
articles is classified under the terms of the 
Harmonized System in a single heading, the whole 
constitutes the unit of qualification; 
(b) when a consignment consists of a number of 
identical products classified under the same heading 
of the Harmonized System, each product must be 
taken individually when applying the provisions of 
this Protocol. 
2. Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonized 
System, packaging is included with the product for 
classification purposes, it shall be included for the 
purposes of determining origin. 
Article 9 
Accessories, spare parts and tools 
Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece 
of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, which are 
part of the normal equipment and included in the price 
thereof or which are not separately invoiced, shall be 
regarded as one with the piece of equipment, machine, 
apparatus or vehicle in question. TITLE III 
TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS 
Article 12 
Principle of territoriality 
The conditions set out in Title II relative to the 
acquisition of originating status must be fulfilled without 
interruption in the Community or in Lithuania without 
prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3 or 4. 
Article 13 
Reimportation of goods 
If originating products exported from the Community or 
Lithuania to another country are returned, except in so 
far as provided for in Articles 3 or 4 they must be 
considered as non-originating, unless it can be 
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs 
authorities that: 
(a) the goods returned are the same goods as those 
exported; and 
(b) they have not undergone any operation beyond that 
necessary to preserve them in good condition while 
in that country or while being exported. 
Article 10 
Sets 
Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonized 
System, shall be regarded as originating when all 
component products are originating. Nevertheless, when 
a set is composed of originating and non-originating 
products, the set as a whole shall be regarded as 
originating, provided that the value of the 
non-originating products does not exceed 15% of the 
ex-works price of the set. 
Article 11 
Neutral elements 
In order to determine whether a product originates in the 
Community or in Lithuania, it shall not be necessary to 
establish whether the electrical energy, fuel, plant and 
equipment as well as machines and tools used to obtain 
such product, or whether any goods, used in the course 
of production which do not enter, and which were not 
intended to enter into the final composition of the 
product, are originating or not. Article 14 
Direct transport 
1. The preferential treatment provided for under the 
Agreement applies only ro products or materials which 
are transported between the territories of the Community 
and Lithuania or, when the provisions of Article 4 are 
applied, of Estonia or Latvia without entering any other 
territory. However, goods originating in Lithuania or in 
the Community and constituting one single consignment 
which is not split up may be transported through 
territory other than that of the Community or Lithuania 
or, when the provisions of Article 4 apply, of Estonia or 
Latvia with, should the occasion arise, transhipment or 
temporary warehousing in such territory, provided that 
the goods have remained under the surveillance of the 
customs authorities in the country of transit or of 
warehousing and that they have not undergone 
operations other than unloading, reloading or any 
operation designed to preserve them in good condition. 
Products originating in Lithuania or -in the Community 
may be transported by pipeline across territory other 
than that of the Community or that of Lithuania. 
2. Evidence that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 
have been fulfilled may be supplied to the customs 
authorities of the importing country by the production 
of: 
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(a) a through bill of lading issued in the exporting 
country covering the passage through the country of 
transit; or 
(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the 
country of transit: 
(i) giving an exact description of the products; 
(ii) stating the dates of unloading and reloading of 
the products and, where applicable, the names 
of the ships used; and 
(iii) certifying the conditions under which the 
products remained in the transit country; or 
(c) failing these, any substantiating documents. 
Article 15 
Exhibitions 
1. Products sent from one of the Contracting Parties 
for exhibition in a third country and sold after the 
exhibition for importation in another Party shall benefit 
on importation from the provisions of this Agreement on 
condition that the products meet the requirements of this 
Protocol entitling them to be recognized as originating in 
the Community or in Lithuania and provided that it is 
shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities 
that: 
(a) an exporter has consigned these products from one 
of the Contracting Parties to the country in which 
the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there; 
(b) the products have been sold or otherwise disposed of 
by that exporter to a person in another Contracting 
Party; 
(c) the products have been consigned during the 
exhibition or immediately thereafter to the latter 
Contracting Party in the state in which they were 
sent for exhibition; and 
(d) the products have not, since they were consigned for 
exhibition, been used for any purpose other than 
demonstration at the exhibition. 
2. A proof of origin must be issued or made out in 
accordance with the provisions of Title IV and submitted 
to the customs authorities of the importing State in the 
normal manner. The* name and address of the exhibition 
must be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional 
documentary evidence of the nature of the products and 
the conditions under which they have been exhibited may 
be required. 
3. Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, 
agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public 
show or display which is not organized for private 
purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the 
sale of foreign products, and during which the products 
remain under customs control. TITLE IV 
PROOF OF ORIGIN 
Article 16 
Movement certificate EUR.l 
Evidence of originating status of products, within the 
meaning of this Protocol, shall be given by a movement 
certificate EUR.l, a specimen of which appears in Annex 
III to this Protocol. 
Article 17 
Normal procedure for the issue of a movement certificate 
EUR.l 
1. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of the exporting State on application 
having been made in writing by the exporter or, under 
the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. 
2. For this purpose, the exporter or his authorized 
representative shall fill out both thé movement certificate 
EUR.l and the application form, specimens of which 
appear in Annex III. 
These forms shall be completed in one of the languages in 
which this Agreement is drawn up, in accordance with 
the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State. 
If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in 
capital letters. The description of the products must be 
given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving 
any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled a 
horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the 
description, the empty space being crossed through. 
3. The exporter applying for the issue of a movement 
certificate EUR.l shall be prepared to submit at any time, 
at the request of the customs authorities of the exporting 
State where the movement certificate EUR.l is issued, all 
appropriate documents proving the originating status of 
the products concerned as well as the fulfilment of the 
other requirements of this Protocol. 
The exporter must retain for at least three years the 
documents referred to in the preceding paragraph. 
Applications for movement certificates EUR.l must be 
preserved for at least three years by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State. 
4. The movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by 
the customs authorities of a Member State of the 
Community if the goods to be exported can be 
considered as products originating in the Community 
within»the meaning of Article 2 (1) of this Protocol. Thc 
movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of Lithuania, if the goods* to be 
exported can be considered as produas originating in 
Lithuania within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of this 
Protocol. 
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5. Where thc cumulation provisions of Articles 2 to 4 
are applied, the customs authorities of the Member State 
of the Community or of Lithuania may issue movement 
certificates EUR.l under the conditions laid down in this 
Protocol if the goods to be exported can be considered as 
originating products within thc meaning of this Protocol 
and provided that the goods covered by the movement 
certificates EUR.l are in the Community or in 
Lithuania. 
In these cases movement certificates EUR.l shall be 
issued subject to the presentation of the proof of origin 
previously issued or made out. This proof of origin must 
be kept for at least three years by the customs authorities 
of the exporting State. 
6. The issuing customs authorities shall take any steps 
necessary to verify the originating status of the products 
and the fulfilment of the other requirements of this 
Protocol. For this purpose, they shall have the right to 
call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of 
the exporter's accounts or any other check which they 
consider appropriate. 
The issuing customs authorities shall also ensure that the 
forms referred to in paragraph 2 are duly completed. In 
particular, they shall check whether the space reserved 
for the description of the products has been completed in 
such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent 
additions. 
7. The date of issue of the movement certificate EUR.l 
shall be indicated in the part of the certificate reserved 
for the customs authorities. 
8. A movement certificate EUR.l shall be issued by the 
customs authorities of the exporting State when the 
products to which it relates are exported. It shall be made 
available to the exporter as soon as actual exportation 
has been effected or ensured. 
Article IS 
Movement certificates EUR.l issued retrospectively 2. lor the implementation of paragraph 1 the 
exporter must indicate in this application the place and 
date of exportation of the products to which the 
movement certificate EUR.l relates, and state the reasons 
for his request. 
3. The customs authorities may issue a movement 
certificate EUR.l retrospectively only after verifying that 
the information supplied in the exporter's application 
agrees with that in the corresponding file. 
4. Movement certificates EUR.l issued retrospectively 
must be endorsed with one of the following phrases: 
'NACHTRÀGLICH AUSGESTELLT', 'DELIVRE A 
POSTERIORI', 'RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI', 
'AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI', 'ISSUED 
RETROSPECTIVELY', 'UDSTEDT EFTERF0LGENDE', 
'EKAO0EN EK TQN YrTEPQN', 'EXPEDIDO A 
POSTERIORI', 'EMITADO A POSTERIORI', 
'ISDUOTAS PO EKSPORTAVIMO', 'AlNNETTU JÂLKIKÂTEEN', 
•UrFÂRDATIEFTERHAND'. 
5. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 shall be 
inserted in the 'Remarks' box of the movement certificate 
EUR.l. 
Article 19 
Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.l 
1. In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a 
movement certificate EUR.l, the exporter may apply to 
the customs authorities which issued it for a duplicate 
made out on the basis of the export documents in their 
possession. 
2. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed 
with one of the following words: 
'DUPLIKAT', 'DUPLICATA', 'DUPLICATO', 
'DUPLICAAT', 'DUPLICATE', 'ANTirPAOO', 
'DUPLICADO', 'SEGUNDA VIA', 'DUBLIKATAS^ 
'KAKSOISKAPPALE', 'DUPLIKAT'. 
3. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 2, and 
the date of issue and the serial number of the original 
certificate shall be inserted in the 'Remarks' box of the 
duplicate movement certificate EUR.l. 
1. Notwithstanding Article 17 (8), a movement 
certificate EUR.l may exceptionally be issued after 
exportation of the products to which it relates if: 4. The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of 
the original movement certificate EUR.l, shall take effect 
as from that date. 
(a) it was not issued at the time of exportation because 
of errors. or involuntary omissions or special 
circumstances; or 
(b) it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs 
authorities that a movement certificate EUR.l was 
issued but was not accepted at importation for 
technical reasons. Article 20 
Replacement of certificates 
1. It shall at any time be possible to replace one or 
more movement certificates EUR.l by one~or more other 
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certificates provided that this is done by the customs 
office responsible for controlling the goods. 
2. The replacement certificate shall be regarded as a 
definite movement certificate EUR.l for the purpose of 
the application of this Protocol, including the provisions 
of this Article. 
3. The replacement certificate shall be issued on the 
basis of a written request from the re-exporter, after the 
authorities concerned have verified the information 
supplied in the applicant's request. The date and serial 
number of the original movement certificate EUR.l shall 
be given in box 7. •PROCEDIMIENTO SIMPLIFICADO', 'FORENKLET 
PROCEDURE', 'VEREINFACHTES VERFAHREN', 
'AnAOYÏTEYMENH AIAAIKA2IA', 'SIMPLIFIED 
PROCEDURE', 'PROCEDURE SIMPLIFIEE', 
'PROCEDURA SEMPLIFICATA', 'VEREENVOUDIGDE 
PROCEDURE', 'PROCEDIMENTO SIMPLIFICADO', 
'SUPAPRASTINTA PROCEDURA;. *YKSIrKERTAISTETTU MENETTELY' 
'FÔRENKLAD PROCEDUR'. 
5. Box No 11 'Customs endorsement' of the EUR.l 
certificate shall be completed if necessary by the approved 
exporter. 
6. The approved exporter shall, if necessary, indicate 
in box No 13 'Request for verification' of the EUR.l 
certificate the name and address of the authority 
competent to verify such a certificate. 
Article 21 
Simplified procedure for the issue of certificates 7. Where the simplified procedure is applied, the 
customs authorities of the exporting State may prescribe 
the use of EUR.l certificates bearing a distinctive sign by 
which they may be identified. 
1. By way derogation from Articles 17, 18 and 19 of 
this Protocol, a simplified procedure for the issue of 
EUR.l movement certificates can be used in accordance 
with the following provisions. 8. In the authorization referred to in paragraph 2 the 
competent authorities shall specify in particular: 
(a) the conditions under which the applications for 
EUR.l certificates are to be made; 
2. The customs authorities in the exporting State may 
authorize any exporter, hereinafter referred to as 
'approved exporter', making frequent shipments for 
which EUR.l movement certificates may be issued and 
who offers, to the satisfaction of the competent 
authorities, all guarantees necessary to verify the 
originating status of the products, not to submit to the 
customs office of the application for an EUR.l certificate 
relating to those goods, for the purpose of obtaining an 
EUR.l certificate under the conditions laid down in 
Article 17 of this Protocol. 
3. The authorization referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
stipulate, at the choice of the competent authorities, that 
box No 11 'Customs .endorsement' of the EUR.l 
movement certificate must: 
(a) either be endorsed beforehand with the stamp of the 
competent customs office of the exporting State and 
the signature, which may be a facsimile, of an official 
of that office; or 
(b) be endorsed by the approved exporter with a special 
stamp which has been approved by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State and corresponds to 
the specimen given in Annex V of this Protocol. Such 
stamp may be pre-printed on the forms. 
4. In the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (a), one of 
the following phrases shall be entered in box No 7 
'Remarks' of the EUR.l movement certificate: (b) the conditions under which these applications are to 
be kept for at least three years; 
(c) in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (b) the 
authority competent to carry out the subsequent 
verification referred to in Article 30 of this 
Protocol. 
9. The customs authorities of the exporting State may 
declare certain categories of goods ineligible for the 
special treatment provided for in paragraph 2. 
10. The customs authorities shall refuse the 
authorization referred to in paragraph 2 to exporters 
who do not offer all the guarantees which they consider 
necessary. The competent authorities may withdraw the 
authorization at any time. They must do so where the 
approved exporter no longer satisfies the conditions or 
no longer offers these guarantees. 
11. The approved exporter may be required to inform 
the competent authorities, in accordance with the rules 
which they lay down, of the goods to be dispatched by 
him, so that such authorities may make any verification 
they think necessary before the departure of the goods. 
12. The customs authorities of the exporting State 
may carry out ^ny check on approved exporters which 
they consider necessary. Such exporters must allow^this 
to be done. 
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13. The provisions of this Article shall be without 
prejudice to the application of the rules of the 
Community, the Member States and Lithuania 
concerning customs formalities and the use of customs 
documents. 
Article 22 
Validity of proof of origin Article 25 
Form EUR.2 
1. Notwithstanding Article 16, the evidence of 
originating status, within the meaning of this Protocol 
for consignments containing only originating products 
and whose value does not exceed ECU 3 000 per 
consignment, may be given by a form EUR.2, a specimen 
of which appears in Annex IV to this Protocol. 
\.m A movement certificate EUR.l shall be valid for 
four months from the date of issue in the exporting State, 
and must be submitted within the said period to the 
customs authorities of the importing State. 2. The form EUR.2 shall be completed and signed by 
the exporter or, under the exporters responsibility, by his 
authorized representative in accordance with this 
Protocol. 
2. Movement certificates EUR.l which are submitted 
to the customs authorities of the importing State after the 
final date for presentation specified in paragraph 1 may 
be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential 
treatment, where the failure to submit these documents 
by the final date set is due to reasons of force majeure or 
exceptional circumstances. 
3. In other cases of belated presentation, the customs 
authorities of the importing State may accept the 
movement certificates EUR.l where the products have 
been submitted to them before the said final date. 3. A form EUR.2 shall be completed for each 
consignment. 
4. The exporter who applied for the form EUR.2 shall 
submit at the request of the customs authorities of the 
exporting State all supporting documents concerning the 
use of this form. 
5. Articles 22 and 23 shall apply mutatis mutandis to 
forms EUR.2. 
Article 23 
Submission of proof of origin 
Movement certificates EUR.l shall be submitted to the 
customs authorities of the importing State in accordance 
with the procedures applicable in that State. The said 
authorities may require a translation of a movement 
certificate EUR.l or an invoice declaration. They may 
also require the import declaration to be accompanied by 
a statement from the importer to the effect that the 
products meet the conditions required for the 
implementation of the Agreement. 
Article 24 Article 26 
Exemptions from formal proof of origin 
1. Products sent as small p-itkages from private 
persons to private persons or forming part of travellers' 
personal luggage shall be admitted as originating 
products without requiring the submission of a formal 
proof of origin, provided that such products are not 
imported by way of trade and have been declared as 
meeting the requirements of this Protocol and where 
there is no doubt as to the veracity of such a declaration. 
In the case of products sent by post, this declaration can 
be made on the customs declaration C2/CP3 or on a 
sheet of paper annexed to that document. 
Importation by instalments 
Where, at the request of the importer and on the 
conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the 
importing State, dismantled or non-assembled products 
within the meaning of general rule 2 (a) of the 
Harmonized System falling within Chapters 84 and 85 of 
the Harmonized System are imported by instalments, a 
single proof of origin for such products shall be 
submitted to the customs authorities upon importation of 
the first instalment. 2. Imports which are occasional and consist solely of 
products for the personal use of. the recipients or 
travellers or their families shall not be considered as 
imports by way of trade if it is evident from the nature 
and quantity of the products that no commercial purpose 
is in view. 
3. Furthermore, the total value of these products must 
not exceed ECU 300 in the case of small packages or 
ECU 800 in the case of products forming part of 
travellers' personal luggage. 
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Article 27 TITLE V 
Discrepancies and formal errors 
1. The discovery of slight discrepancies between the 
statements made in a movement certificate EUR.l or in a 
form EUR.2 and those made in the documents submitted 
to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the 
formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto 
render the movement certificate EUR.l, or the form 
EUR.2 null and void if it is duly established that this 
document does correspond to the products submitted. 
2. Obvious formal errors such as typing errors on a 
movement certificate EUR.l, or a form EUR.2 should not 
cause this document to be rejected if these errors are not 
such as to create doubts concerning the correctness of the 
statements made in this document. ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
COOPERATION 
Article 29 
Communication of stamps and addresses 
The customs authorities of the Member States and of 
Lithuania shall provide each other, through the 
Commission of the European Communities, with 
specimen impressions of stamps used in their customs 
offices for the issue of EUR.l certificates and with the 
addresses of the customs authorities responsible for 
issuing movement certificates EUR.l and for verifying 
those certificates and forms EUR.2. 
Article 28 
Amounts expressed in ecus 
1. Amounts in the national currency of the exporting 
State equivalent to the amounts expressed in ecus shall be 
fixed by the exporting State and communicated to the 
other Contracting Parties. 
When the amounts exceed the corresponding amounts 
fixed by the importing State, the latter shall accept them 
if the products are invoiced in the currency of the 
exporting State or in the currency of one of the other 
States referred to in Article 4 of this Protocol. 
If the goods are invoiced in the currency of another 
Member State of the Community the importing State 
shall recognize the amount notified by the country 
concerned. 
2. Up to and including 30 April 2000, the amounts to 
be used in any given national currency shall be the 
equivalent in that national currency of the amounts 
expressed in ecus as at 1 October 1994. 
For each successive period of five years, the amounts 
expressed in ecus and their equivalents in the national 
currencies of the States shall be reviewed by the Joint 
Committee on the basis of the exchange rates of the ecu 
as at the first working day in October in the year 
immediately preceding that five-year period. 
When carrying out this review, the AssoCTatioriXxxncil 
ensure that there will be no decrease in the amounts to be 
used in any national currency and shall furthermore 
consider the desirability of preserving the effects of the 
limits concerned in real terms. For this purpose, it may 
decide to modify the amounts expressed in ecus. Article 30 
Verification of movement certificates EUR.l and of forms 
EUR.2 
1. Subsequent verification of movement certificates 
EUR.l and forms EUR.2 shall be carried out randomly 
or whenever the customs authorities of the importing 
State have reason to doubt the authenticity of such 
documents, the originating status of the products 
concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of 
this Protocol. 
2. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of 
paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing 
State shall return the movement certificate EUR.l, the 
form EUR.2, or a copy of these documents, to the 
customs authorities of the exporting State giving, where 
appropriate, the reasons of substance or form for an 
inquiry. 
3. The verification shall be carried out by the customs 
authorities of the exporting State. For this purpose, they 
shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry 
out any inspection of the exporter's accounts or any 
other check which they consider appropriate. 
4. If the customs authorities of the importing State 
decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment 
to the products concerned while awaiting the results of 
the verification, they shall offer to release the products to 
the importer subject to any precautionary measures 
judged necessary, 
shall ». 
5. The customs authorities requesting the verification 
shall be informed of the results of this verification within 
a maximum of .10 months. These results must indicate 
clearly whether the documents are authentic and whether 
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the products concerned can be considered as originating 
products and fulfil the other requirements of this 
Protocol. TITLE VI 
CEUTA AND MELILLA 
6. If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply 
within 10 months or if the reply does not contain 
sufficient information to determine the'authcnticity of the 
document in question or the real origin of the products, 
the requesting customs authorities shall, except in the 
case of force majeure or in exceptional circumstances, 
refuse entitlement to the preferences. 
Article 31 
. Dispute settlement 
Where disputes arise in relation to the verification 
procedures of Article 30 which cannot be settled between 
the customs authorities requesting a verification and the 
customs authorities responsible for carrying out this 
verification or where they raise a question as to the 
interpretation of this Protocol, they shall be submitted to 
the /Association Ccxnci I. 
In all cases the settlement of disputes between the 
importer and the customs authorities of the importing 
State shall be under the legislation of the said State. 
Article 32 
Penalties 
Penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, 
or causes to be drawn up, a document which contains 
incorrect information for the purpose of obtaining a 
preferential treatment for products. 
Article 33 
Free zones 
1. The Member States and Lithuania shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that products traded under 
cover of a movement certificate EUR.l, which in the 
course of transport use a free zone situated in their 
territory, are not substituted by other goods and that' 
they do not undergo handling other than normal 
operations designed.to prevent their deterioration. 
2. By means of an exemption to the provisions 
contained in paragraph 1, when products originating in 
the Community or.in Lithuania and imported into a free 
zone under cover ôf an EUR.l certificate and undergo 
treatment or processing, the authorities concerned must 
issue a new EUR.l certificate at the exporter's request, if 
the treatment or processing undergone is in conformity 
with the provisions of this Protocol. Article 34 
Application of the Protocol 
1. The term 'Community' used in this Protocol does 
not cover Ceuta or Melilla. The term 'products 
originating in the Community' does not cover products 
originating in these zones. 
2. This Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis to 
products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, subject to 
particular conditions set out in Article 35. 
Article 35 
Special conditions 
1. The following provisions shall apply instead of 
Article 2 and references to that Article shall apply mutatis 
mutandis to this Article. 
2. Providing they have been transported directly in 
accordance with the provisions of Article 14, the 
following shall be considered as: 
1. products originating in Ceuta and Melilla: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Ceuta and Melilla; 
(b) products obtained in Ceuta and Melilla in the 
manufacture of which products other than those 
referred to in (a) are used, provided that: 
(i) the said products have undergone sufficient 
working or processing within the meaning of 
Article 6 of this Protocol; or that 
(ii) those products are originating in Lithuania 
or the Community within the meaning or 
this Protocol, provided that they have been 
submitted to working or processing which 
goes beyond the insufficient working or 
processing referred to in Article 7; 
2. products originating in Lithuania: 
(a) products wholly obtained in Lithuania; 
(b) products obtained in Lithuania, in the 
manufacture of which products other than those 
* referred to in (a) are used, provided that: 
1 (i) the said products have undergone sufficient 
working or processing within the meaning of 
Article 6 of this Protocol; or that 
(ii) those products are originating in Ceuta and 
Melilla or the Community within the 
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meaning of this Protocol, provided that they 
have been submitted to working or 
processing which goes beyond the 
insufficient working or processing referred to 
in Article 7. 
3. Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single 
territory. 
4. Trie exporter or his authorized representative shall 
enter 'Lithuania' and 'Ceuta and Melilla' in box 2 of 
movement certificates EUR.l. In addition, in the case of 
products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this shall be 
indicated in box 4 of movement certificates EUR.l. 
5. Thc Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible 
for the application of this Protocol in Ceuta and 
Melilla. 
TITLE VII 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 36 
Amendments to thc Protocol 
The Association Council shall examine at two-yearly 
intervals, or whenever Lithuania or the Community so 
request, thc application ot the provisions of this Protocol, 
with a view to making any necessary amendments or 
adaptations. 
Such examination shall take into account in particular 
thc participation of thc Parties in free-trade zones or 
customs unions with third countries. 
Article 37 
Customs Cooperation Committee 
1. A Customs Cooperation Committee shall be set up, 
charged with " carrying out administrative cooperation 
with a view to the correct and uniform application of this 
Protocol and with carrying out any othcr tasks in thc 
customs field which mav be entrusted to it. 2. The Committee shall be composed, on the one 
hand, of experts of the Member States and of officials of 
the Commission of thc European Communities who are 
responsible for customs questions and, on the other 
hand, of experts nominated by Lithuania. 
Article 38 
Annexes 
The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part 
thereof. 
Article 39 
Implementation of thc Protocol 
Thc Community and Lithuania shall each take thc steps 
necessary to implement this Protocol. 
Article 40 
Arrangements with Latvia and Estonia 
The Contracting Parties shall take any measures 
necessary for the conclusion of arrangements with Latvia 
and Estonia enabling this Protocol ro be applied. The 
Contracting Parties shall notify each other of measures 
taken to this effect. 
Article 41 
Goods in transit or storage 
The provisions of this Agreement, may be applied to 
goods which comply with the provisions of this Protocol 
and whichj, on the. dare of cntr\ into force lot fh<2 
Agrccmcntjarc cither m^transit or arc in thc v^omnuinity 
or in Lithuania or, in so far as thc provisions of Article 2 
arc applicable, in Latvia or Estonia in temporary storage 
in bonded warehouses or in free zones, subject to thc 
submission to thc customs authorities of thc importing 
State, within four months of that date, of a certificate 
EUR.l endorsed retrospectively by thc competent 
authorities of thc exporting State together with the. 
documents showing that thc goods have been transported 
directly. 
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ANNEX I 
INTRODUCTORY NOTES 
Foreword 
These notes shall apply, where appropriate, to all manufactured products using non-originating materials, 
even if they are not subject to specific conditions contained in the list in Annex II but are subject instead to 
the change of heading rule set out in Article 6 (1). 
Note 1 
1.1. The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. The first column gives the heading 
number, or the chapter number, used in rhe Harmonized System and the second column gives the 
description of goods used in that system for that heading or chapter. For each entry in the first two 
columns a rule is specified in column 3. Where, in some cases, the entry in the first column is preceded 
by an 'ex', this signifies that the rule in column 3 only applies to the part of that heading or chapter as 
described in column 2. 
1.2. Where several heading numbers are grouped together in column 1 or a chapter number is given and 
the description of product in column 2 is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rule in column 
3 applies to all products which, under the Harmonized System, are classified within headings of the 
chapter or within any of the headings grouped together in column 1. 
1.3. Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent 
contains the description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rule in column 3. 
Note 2 
2.1. In the case of any heading not in the list or any part of a heading that is not in the list, the 'change of 
heading' rule set out in Article 6 (1) applies. If a 'change of heading' condition applies to any entry in 
the list, then it is contained in the rule'in column 3. 
2.2. The working or processing required by a rule in column 3 has to be carried out only in relation to the 
non-originating materials used. The restrictions contained in a rule in column 3 likewise apply only to 
the non-originating materials used. 
2.3. Where a rule states that 'materials of any heading' may be used, materials of the same heading as the 
product may also be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may also be contained in 
the rule. However, the expression 'manufacture from materials of any heading, including other 
materials of heading No . . .' means that only materials classified in the same heading as the product 
of a different description than that of the product as given in column 2 of the list may be used. 
2.4. If a product made from non-originating materials which has acquired originating status during 
manufacture by virtue of the change of heading rule or its own list rule is used as a material in the 
process of manufacture of another product, then the rule applicable to the product in which it is 
incorporated does not apply to it. 
For example: 
An engine of heading No 8407, for which the rule states that che value of the non-originating 
materials which may be incorporated may not exceed 40% of the ex-works price, is made from 'other 
alloy steel roughly shaped by forging' of heading No 7224. 
If this forging has been forged in the country concerned from a non-originating ingot then the forging 
has already acquired origin by virtue of the rule for heading No ex 7224 in the list. It can then count 
as originating in the value calculation for the engine regardless of whether it was produced in the same 
factory or another. The value of the non-originating ingot is thus not taken into account when adding 
up the value of the non-originating materials used. 
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2.5. Even if the change of heading rule or thc other rules contained in the list are satisfied, a product shall 
not acquire originating status if the processing carried out, taken as a whole, is insufficient within the 
meaning of Article 7. 
Note 3 
3.1. The rule in the list represents the minimum amount of working or processing required and the 
carrying out of more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, rhe carrying 
out of less working or processing cannot confer origin. Thus if a rule says that non-originating 
material at a certain level of manufacture may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of 
manufacture is allowed and the use of such material at a later stage is not. 
3.2. When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, 
this means that any one or more materials may be used. It does not require that all be used. 
For example: 
The rule for fabrics say that natural fibres may be used and that chemical materials, among other 
materials, may also be used. This does not mean that both have to be used; one can use one or the 
other or both. 
If, however, a restriction applies to one material and other restrictions apply to other materials in the 
same rule, then the restrictions only apply to the materials actually used. 
For example: 
The rule for sewing machines specifies that both the thread tension mechanism used and the zigzag 
mechanism used must originate; these two restrictions only apply if the mechanisms concerned are 
actually incorporated into the sewing machine. 
3.3. When a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the 
condition obviously does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent 
nature, cannot satisfy the rule. 
For example: 
The rule for heading No 1904 which specifically excludes the use of cereals or their derivatives does 
not prevent the use of mineral salts, chemicals and other additives which are not produced from 
cereals. 
For example: 
In the case of an article made from non-woven materials, if the use of only non-originating yarn is 
allowed for this class of article, it is not possible to start from non-woven cloth — even if non-woven 
cloths cannot normally be made from yarn. In such cases, the starting material would normally be at 
the stage before yarn — that is the fibre stage. 
See also Note 6.3 in relation to textiles. 
3.4. If in a rule in the list two or more percentages are given for the maximum value of non-originating 
materials that can be used, then these percentages may not be added together. The maximum value of 
all the non-originating materials used may never exceed the highest of the percentages given. 
Furthermore, the individual percentages must not be exceeded in relation to the particular materials 
they apply to. 
Note 4 
4.1. The term 'natural fibres' is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres and 
is restricted to the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, 
the term 'natural fibres' includes fibres that have been carded, combed or otherwise processed but not 
spun. \ 
4.2. The term 'natural fibres' Includes horsehair of heading No 0503, silk of heading Nos 5002 and 5003 
as well as the wool fibres, fine or coarse animal hair of heading Nos 5101 to 5105, the cotton fibres 
of heading Nos 5201 to 5203 and the other vegetable fibres of heading Nos 5301 to 5305. 
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4.3. Die terms 'textile pulp', 'chemical materials' and 'paper-making materials' are used in the list to 
describe the materials not classified in Chapters 50 to 63, which can be used to manufacture artificial, 
synthetic or paper fibres or yarns. 
4.4. The term 'man-made staple fibres' is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, 
staple fibres or waste, of headings Nos 5501 to 5507. 
Note 5 
5.1. In the case of the products classified within those headings in the list to which a reference is made to 
this Note, the conditions set out in column 3 of the list shall not be applied to any basic textile 
materials used in their manufacture which, taken together, represent 10% or less of the total weight 
of all the basic textile materials used (but see also Notes 5.3 and 5.4 below). 
5.2. However, this tolerance may only be applied to mixed products which have been made from two or 
more basic textile materials. 
The following are the basic textile materials: 
— silk, 
— wool, 
— coarse animal hair, 
— fine animal hair, 
— horsehair, 
— cotton, 
— paper-making materials and paper, 
— flax, 
— true hemp, 
— jute and other textile bast fibres, 
— sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave, 
— coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, 
— synrhetic man-made filaments, 
— artificial man-made filaments, 
— synthetic man-made staple fibres» 
— artificial man-made staple fibres. 
For example: 
A yarn of heading No 5205 made from cotton fibres of heading No 5203 and synthetic staple fibres 
of heading No 5506 is a mixed yarn. Therefore, non-originaring synthetic staple fibres that do not 
satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) may be 
used up to a weight of 10% of the yarn. 
For example: 
A woollen fabric of heading No 5112 made from woollen yarn of heading No 5107 and synthetic 
yarn of staple fibres of heading No 5509 is a mixed fabric. Therefore synthetic yarn which docs not 
satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) or woollen 
yarn that does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from natural fibres, not carded 
or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning) or a combination of the two may be used up to a 
weight of 10% of the fabric. 
For example: 
Tufted textile fabric of heading No 5802 made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and cotton 
fabric of heading No 5210 is only a mixed product if the cotton fabric is itself a mixed fabric being 
made from yarns classified in two separate headings or if the cotton yarns used are themselves 
mixtures. 
For example: 
If the tufted textile fabric concerned had been made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and 
synthetic fabric of heading No 5407, then, obviously, the yarns used are two separate basic textile 
materials and the tufted textile fabric is accordingly a mixed product. 
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For example: 
A carpet with tufts made from both artificial yarns and cotton yarns and with a jute backing is a 
mixed product because three basic textile materials are used. Thus, any non-originating materials that 
are at a later stage of manufacture than the rule allows may be used, provided their total weight taken 
together does not exceed 10% of the weight of the textile matcriais in the carpet. Thus, both the jute 
backing and/or the artificial yarns could be imported at that stage of manufacture, provided the weight 
conditions are met. 
5.3. In the case of fabrics incorporating 'yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of 
polyether wherher or not gimped' this tolerance is 20% in respect of this yarn. 
5.4. In the case of fabrics incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic 
film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by 
means of an adhesive between two films of plastic film, this tolerance is 30% in respect of this 
strip. 
Note 6 
6.1. In the case of those textile products which are marked in the list by a footnote referring to this note, 
textile materials with the exception of linings and interlinings which do not satisfy the rule set out in 
the list in column 3 for the made up products concerned may be used provided that they are classified 
in a heading other than that of the product and that their value does not exceed 8 % of the ex-works 
price of the product. 
6.2. Materials which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63 may be used freely, whether or not they 
contain textiles. 
Example: 
If a rule in the list provides that for a particular textile item, such as trousers, yarn must be used, this 
does nor prevent the use of metal items, such as buttons, because buttons are not classified within 
Chapters 50 to 63. For the same reason, it does not prevent the use of slide-fasteners even though 
slide-fasteners normally contain textiles. 
6.3. Where a percentage rule applies, the value of trimmings and accessories must be taken into account 
when calculating the value of the non-originating materials incorporated. 
Note 7 
7.1. For the purposes of heading Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, the 'specific 
processes' are the following: 
(a) vacuum distillation; 
(b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process ('); 
(c) cracking; 
(d) reforming; 
(e) extraction by means of selective solvents; 
(f) the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, 
oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralization with alkaline agents; decolorization and purification 
with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite; 
(g) polymerization; 
(h) alkylation; 
(i) isomerization. 
{') See Additional Explanatory Note 4 (b) to Chapter 27 of the combined nomenclature. 
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7.2. For the purposes of heading Nos 2710, 2711 and 2712, the 'specific processes' are the following: 
(a) vacuum distillation; 
(b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process; 
(c) cracking; 
(d) reforming; 
(e) extraction by means of selective solvents; 
(f) the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, 
oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralization with alkaline agents; decolorization and purification 
with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite; 
(g) polymerization; 
(h) alkylation; 
(ij) isomerization; 
• (k) (in respect of heavy oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) desuiphurization with hydrogen 
resulting in a reduction of at least 85% of the sulphur content of the products processed (ASTM 
D 1266-59 T method); 
(1) (in respect of products falling within heading No 2710 only) deparaffining by a process other 
than filtering; 
(m) (in respect of heavy oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) treatment with hydrogen at a 
pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C with the use of a catalyst, 
other than to effect desuiphurization, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a 
chemical reaction. The further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of heading No ex 2710 
(e.g. hydrofinishing or decolorization) in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability 
shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process; 
(n) (in respect of fuel oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) atmospheric distillation, on 
condition that less than 30% of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C by 
the ASTM D 86 method; 
(o) (in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils falling within heading No ex 2710 only) 
treatment by means of a high-frequency electrical brush-discharge. 
7.3. For the purposes of heading Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, simple 
operations such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water separation, filtering, colouring, marketing 
obtaining a sulphur content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur contents, any 
combination of these operations or like operations do not confer origin. 
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ANNEX // 
LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING 
MATERIALS IN ORDER THAT THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED CAN OBTAIN ORIGINATING 
STATUS 
HS heading No Description of product Working or processing carried out on non-originating 
materials that confers originating status 
(1) (2) (3) 
0201 
0202 
0206 
0210 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried 
or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat 
offal Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat of bovine animals, frozen of heading No 0202 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled of heading 
No 0201 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
carcases of heading Nos 0201 to 0205 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
meat and offal of heading Nos 0201 to 0206 and 0208 
or poultry liver of heading No 0207 
0302 to 
0305 Fish, other than live fish Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 
used must already be originating 
0402, 
0404 to 
0406 
0403 
0408 Dairy products 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, képhir 
and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, 
whether or not concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or 
containing added fruit or cocoa 
Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, 
cooked, by steaming or by boiling in water, 
moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter Manufacture from materials of any heading except milk 
or cream of heading No 0401 or 0402 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials of Chapter 4 used must already be 
originating, 
— any fruit juice (except those of pineapple, lime or 
grapefruit) of heading No 2009 used must be 
originating, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does 
not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
birds' eggs of heading No 0407 
ex 0502 
ex 0506 
,clP' Prepared pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair 
Bones and horn-cores unworked Cleaning, disinfecting, sorting and straightening of 
« bristles and hair 
Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 
used must already be originating 
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0710 to 
0713 
ex 0710 
ex 0711 (2) 
Edible vegetables, frozen or dried, provisionally 
preserved except for heading Nos ex 0710 and 
ex 0711 
Sweet corn (uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water), frozen 
Sweet corn, provisionally preserved (3) 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture from fresh or chilled sweet corn 
Manufacture from fresh or chilled sweet corn 
0811 
0812 
0813 
0814 Fruir and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or 
boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter: 
— Containing added sugar 
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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 
Fruit, dried, other than that of heading Nos 0801 to 
0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this 
chapter 
Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including 
watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally 
preserved in brine, in sulphur warer or in other 
preservative solutions xManufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the value of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fruit or nuts used must 
already be originating 
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ex 1106 Products of the milling industry; malt, starches; 
inulin; wheat gluten, except for heading No ex 
1106 
Flour and meal of the dried, shelled leguminous 
vegetables of heading No 0713 Manufacture in which all the cereals, edible vegetables, 
roots and tubers of heading No 0714 or fruit used must 
already be originating 
Drying and milling of leguminous vegetables of heading 
No 0708 
1301 
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heading No 1301 used may not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
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Mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable 
products, modified (3) 
Manufacture from non-modified mucilages and 
thickeners 
1501 
1502 
1504 
ex 1505 
1506 
ex 1507 to 
1515 
jj> Lard; other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered, 
whether or not pressed or solvenr-exrracted: 
— Fats from bones or waste 
Othe 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, raw or 
rendered, whether or not pressed or 
solvent-extracted: 
— Fats from bones or waste 
— Other 
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine 
mammals, whether or not refined, bur not 
chemically modified: 
— Solid fractions of fish oils and fats and oils of 
marine mammals 
— Other 
Refined lanolin 
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, 
whether or not refined, but not chemically 
modified: 
— Solid fractions 
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Fixed vegetable oils and their fractions, whether or 
not refined, but not chemically modified: 
— Solid fractions, except for that of Jojoba oil 
Other, except for: 
— Lung oil; myrtle wax and Japan wax 
— Those for technical or industrial uses other 
than the manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
those of heading No 0203, 0206 or 0207 or bones of 
heading No 0506 
Manufacture from meat or edible offal of swine of 
heading No 0203 or 0206 or of meat and edible offal 
of poultry of heading No 0207 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
those of heading No 0201, 0202, 0204 or 0206 or 
bones of heading No 0506 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapter 2 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1504 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapters 2 and 3 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from crude wool grease of heading 
No 1505 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1506 
Manufacture in which all the animal materials of 
Chapter 2 used must already be originating 
Manufacture from other materials of heading Nos 1507 
to 1515 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
«must already be originating 
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ex 1516 
ex 1517 
ex 1519 (2) 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
fractions, re-estcrified, whether or not refined but 
not further prepared 
Edible liquid mixtures of vegetable oils of heading 
Nos 1507 to 1515 
Industrial fatty alcohols having the character of 
artificial waxes (3) 
Manufacture in which all the animal and vegetable 
materials used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
fatty acids of heading No 1519 
1601 
1602 
1603 
1604 
1605 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal 
or blood; food preparations based on these 
products 
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or 
blood 
Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared from fish eggs 
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates, prepared or preserved Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1 
Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1. However, all 
fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic 
invertebrates used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the fish or fish eggs used 
must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates used must already be 
originating 
ex 1701 
1702 
ex 1703 
1704 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form, flavoured or coloured 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, 
maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar 
syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring 
matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with 
natural honey; caramel: 
— Chemically pure maltose and fructose Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
solid form, flavoured or — Other sugars 
coloured 
— Other 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of 
sugar, flavoured or coloured 
Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not 
containing cocoa \ -Manufacture from materials of any heading including 
other materials of heading No 1702 
Manufacture in which thc value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading othcr than that of the product, 
provided thc value of any other materials of Chapter 17 
used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
.fff 649 
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in 
1S06 (2) 
Chocolate and other food preparations containing 
cocoa (3) 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 Malt extract; food prepararions of flour, meal, 
starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa powder 
or containing cocoa powder in a proportion by 
weight of less than 50 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included; food preparations of goods of heading 
Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa powder or 
containing cocoa powder in a proportion by weight 
of less than 10 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included: 
— Malt extract 
— Other 
Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat 
or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as 
spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, 
ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not 
prepared 
Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from 
starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings 
or in similar forms 
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting 
o'f cereals or cereal products (for example, corn 
flakes); cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared: 
— Not containing cocoa: 
— Cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared 
— Other 
Containing cocoa 
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' 
wares, • whether or not containing cocoa; 
communion wafers, empty cachets . of a kind 
suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice 
paper and similar products Manufacture from cereals of Chapter 10 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the cereals (except durum 
wheat), meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture from materials of any heading except 
potato starch of heading No 1108 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
grains and cobs of sweet corn, prepared or preserved, 
of heading Nos 2001, 2004 and 2005 and uncooked, 
boiled or steamed sweet corn, frozen, of heading No 
0710 may not be used 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the cereals and flour (except maize of the species 
Zea indurata and durum wheat and their 
derivatives) used must be wholly obtained, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does 
not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials not classified in heading 
No 1806, provided the value of any materials of 
Chaprer 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
\ those of Chapter 11 
AP 650 
AU 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 and 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
ex 2009 (2) 
Vegetables, fruit nuts and other edible parts of 
plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
acid 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen or not 
frozen 
Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, 
preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized) 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée 
and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked, preparations, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants 
otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: 
— Fruit and nuts cooked otherwise than by 
steaming or boiling in water, not containing 
added sugar, frozen 
— Nuts, not containing added sugar or spirits 
Other 
Fruit juices (including grape must), unfermented and 
not containing added spirit, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter Manufacture in which all the fruit, nuts or vegetables 
used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the tomatoes used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which all the mushrooms or truffles 
used must already be originating 
xManufacture in which all the vegetables used must 
already be originating 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
xManufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used must not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
xManufacture in which all the fruit and nuts used must 
already be originating 
xManufacture in which the value of the originating nuts 
and oil seeds of heading Nos 0801, 0802 and 1202 to 
1207 used exceeds 60 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
•xManufacture in which ail the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex 2101 
ex 2103 Roasted chicory and extracts, essences and 
concentrates thereof 
Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed 
condiments and mixed seasonings » 
Prepared mustard Manufacture in which all the chicory used must already 
be originating 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading orher than that of the product. 
However, mustard flour or meal or prepared mustard 
may be used 
Manufacture from mustard flour or meal 
t<2 
m 
in 
ex 2104 
ex 2106 Soups and broths and preparations therefor 
Homogenized composite food preparations 
Sugar syrups, flavoured or coloured (3) 
iManufacture from marerials of any heading, except 
prepared or preserved vegetables of heading Nos 2002 
ro 2005 
The rule for the heading in which the product would be 
classified in bulk shall apply 
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 17 used must not exceed 30 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
2201 
2202 
ex 2204 
2205 
ex 2207, 
ex 2208 and 
ex 2209 
ex 2208 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral 
waters and aerated waters, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice 
and snow 
Waters, including mineral waters and aerated 
waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or flavoured, and other non-alcohlic 
beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of 
heading No 2009 
Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines, and 
grape must with the addition of alcohol 
The following, containing grape materials: 
vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants or aromatic substances; ethyl alcohol 
and other spirits, denatured or not; spirits, liqueurs 
and other spirituous beverages; compound alcoholic 
preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of 
beverages; vinegar 
Whiskies of an alcoholic strength by volume of less 
than 50 % vol Manufacture in which all the water used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product, 
provided the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used 
does not exceed 30 % of the ex works price of the 
product and any fruit juice used (except for pineapple, 
lime and grapefruit juices) must already be originating 
Manufacture from other grape must 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
grapes or any material derived from grapes 
Manufacture in which the value of any cereal based 
spirits used does not exceed 15 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
ex 2303 
ex 2306 
2309 Residues from the manufacture of starch from 
maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of 
a protein content, calculated on the dry product, 
exceeding 40 % by weight 
Oil cake and other solid residues resulting from the 
extraction of olive oil, containing more than 3 % of 
olive oil 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Manufacture in which all the maize used must already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the olives usedmust already 
be originating 
Manufacture in which all the cereals, sugar or molasses, 
must or milk used must already be originating 
itf' 6 r'9 
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4S 
(i) 
2402 
ex 2403 (2) 
Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of 
tobacco or of tobacco substitutes 
Smoking tobacco (3) 
xManufacture in which at least 70 % by weight of the 
unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 
No 2401 used must already be originating 
Manufacture in which at least 70 % by weight of the 
unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 
No 2401 used must already be originating 
ex«504 
ex 2515 
ex 2516 
ex 25IS 
ex 2519 
ex 2520 
ex 2524 
ex 2525 
ex 2530 Natural crystalline graphite, with enriched carbon 
content, purified and ground 
Marble, merely cut by sawing or otherwise into 
blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) 
shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm 
Granite porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other 
monumental and building stones, merely cut by 
sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a 
rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness 
not exceeding 25 cm 
Calcined dolomite 
Crushed natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), 
in hermetically sealed containers, and magnesium 
oxide, whether or not pure, other than fused 
magnesia or dead-burned (sintered) magnesia 
Plasters specially prepared for dentistry 
Natural asbestos fibres 
Mica powder 
Earth colours, calcined or powdered Enriching of rhe carbon content, purifying and grinding 
of crude crystalline graphite 
Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of marble (even if 
already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm 
Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of stones (even if 
already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm 
Calcination of dolomite not calcined 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite) 
may be Used 
iManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture from asbestos concentrate 
Grinding of mica or mica waste 
Calcination or grinding of earth colours 
ex 2707 
ex 2709 Oils in which the weight of the aromatic 
constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic 
constituents, being oils similar to mineral oils 
obtained by distillation of high temperature coal 
tar, of which more than 65 % by volume distils at a 
temperature of up to 250 °C (including mixtures of 
petroleum spirit and benzole), for use as power or 
heating fuels 
Crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals Operations of refining anaVor one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Destructive distillation of bituminous materials 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 653 
.n 
4*7 
(I) 
2710 to 
2712 
2713 to 
2715 
( (2) 
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous 
materials, other than crude; preparations not 
elsewhere specified or included, containing by 
weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils 
obtained from bituminous materials, these oils being 
the basic constituents of the preparations 
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons 
Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline 
petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, 
peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products 
obtained by synthesis or by other processes, 
whether or not coloured 
Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other 
residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from 
bituminous materials 
Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil 
shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks 
Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on 
natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral 
tar or on mineral tar pitch (3) 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than. that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product. 
ex Chapter 28 
ex 2811 
ex 2833 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare earth metals, 
of radioactive elements or of isotopes; except for 
heading Nos ex 2811 and ex 2833 for which the 
rules are set out below 
Sulphur trioxide 
Aluminium sulphate Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
xManufacture from sulphur dioxide 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 29 
ex 2901 Organic chemicals, except for heading Nos ex 2901, 
.ex 2902, ex 2905, 2915, ex 2932, 2933 and 2934, 
for which the position is set out below 
Acyclic hydrocarbons for use as power or heating 
fuels xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
(') Sec introductory note 7 — Annex I. 654 
4% 
(i) 
ex 2902 
ex 2905 
2915 
ex 2932 
2933 
2934 (2) 
Cyclanes and cyclencs (other than azulenes), 
benzene, toluene, xylenes, for use as power or 
heating fuels 
xMetal alcoholates of alcohols of this heading and of 
ethanol or glycerol 
Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their 
anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; 
their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or 
nitrosated derivatives 
Internal ethers and their halogenated, 
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated dérivâtes 
— Cyclic acetals and internal hemiacetals and their 
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated 
dérivâtes 
Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen 
hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts 
Other heterocyclic compounds (3) 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) (') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 2905. However, metal 
alcoholates of this heading may be used, provided their 
value does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of 
the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
thc value of all the materials of heading Nos 2915 and 
2916 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials of heading No 2909 used 
may not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading 
xManufacture from materials of any heading. However, 
the value of all the materials of heading Nos 2932 and 
2933 used may not exceed 20 % of thc ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However,'materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 30 
3002 Pharmaceutical products, except for heading Nos 
3002, 3003 and 3004, for which the rules are set 
out below 
Human blood; animal blood prepared for 
therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera 
and other blood fractions; vaccines, toxins, cultures 
of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar 
products: 
— Products consisting of two or more constituents 
which have been mixed together for therapeutic 
or prophylactic uses or unmixed products for 
these uses, put up in measured doses or in forms 
or packings for retail sale Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading othcr than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
(') See introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
655 
4M 
tu 
3002 
(cont'd) (2) 
3003 
and 
3004 Other: 
— Human blood 
Animal blood prepared for therapeutic or 
prophylactic uses 
Blood fractions other than antisera, 
haemoglobin and serum globulin 
Haemoglobin, blood globulin and serum 
globulin 
Othe 
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No 3002, 
3005 or 3006) (3) 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does nor exceed 20 % of the ex svorks price of the 
product 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. Thc materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of tthe ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3002. The materials of 
this description may also be used, provided their value 
does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
producr 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, materials 
of heading No 3003 or 3004 may be used provided 
their value, taken together, does not exceed 20 % of 
the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 31 
ex 3105 Fertilizers except for heading No ex 3105 for which 
the rule is set out below 
Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or 
three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, 
phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods 
of this chapter, in tablets or similar forms or in 
packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, 
except for: 
— Sodium nitrate 
— Calcium cyanamide 
•— Potassium sulphate 
— Magnesium potassium sulphate xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading, other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, materials 
classified within the same heading may be used 
provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
>F 6Ù6 
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in 
ex Chapter 32 
ex 3201 
3205 (2) 
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their 
derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring 
matter; paints and varnishes; putty and othcr 
mastics; inks; except for heading Nos ex 3201 and 
3205, for which the rules are set out below 
Tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other 
derivatives 
Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to 
this chapter based on colour lakes (') (31 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified wirhin a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
iManufacture from tanning extracts of vegetable origin 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except 
heading Nos 3202 and 3204 provided the value of any 
materials classified within heading No 3205 does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 33 
3301 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or 
toilet preparations; except for heading No 3301, for 
which the rule is set out below 
Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including 
concretes and absolutes; resinoids; concentrates of 
essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the 
like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic 
by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; 
aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of 
essential oils Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, including 
materials of a different 'group' (:) within this heading. 
However, materials of the same group may be used, 
provided their value does nor exceed 20 % of the ex-
works price of the product 
ex Chapter 34 
ex 3403 
ex 3404 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; except for heading Nos ex 3403 
and 3404, for which the position is set out below 
Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils 
or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, provided 
they represent less than 70 % by weight 
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes: 
— Artificial waxes and prepared waxes with a basis 
of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained 
from bituminous materials, slack wax or scale 
wax: xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other rhan that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Operations of refining and/or one or more specific 
process(es) {•') 
Other operations in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used ^re 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided that their value does not 
exceed 50 % of thc ex-works price of the product 
(') Note 3 to Chapter 32 says that these preparations arc those of a kind used for colouring any material or uscd as ingredients in the manufaauring of 
colouring preparations, provided they are not classified within another heading in Chapter 32. 
(l) A 'group* is regarded as any part of thc heading separated from thc rest by a semi-colon. 
(J) Sec introductory note 7 — Annex I. 
657 
4tt 
(i) 
3404 ' 
(cont'd) (2) 
Other (3) 
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except: 
— hydrogenated oils having the character of waxes of 
heading No 1516, 
— fatty acids not chemically defined or industrial fatty 
alcohols having the character of waxes of heading 
No 1519, 
— matcriais of heading No 3404. 
However, these materials may be used provided their 
value does not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of 
the product 
ex Chapter 35 
3505 
ex 3507 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; 
enzymes; except for heading Nos 3505 and ex 3507 
for which the rules are set out below 
Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, 
pregelatinized or esterified starches); glues based on 
starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches: 
— Starch ethers and esters 
Other 
Prepared enzymes nor elsewhere specified or 
included xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified wirhin the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 3505 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of heading No 1108 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; 
pyrophoric alloys; certain combusrible preparations iManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. Howevet, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 37 
3701 
3702 
3704 Photographic or cinematographic goods; except for 
heading Nos 3701, 3702 and 3704 for which the 
rules are set out below 
Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, 
unexposed, of any material other than paper, 
paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, 
sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs 
Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of 
any material other than paper, paperboard or 
textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, 
unexposed 
Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and 
textiles, exposed but not developed xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of rhe product 
iManufacture in which all the materials used arc 
classified within a heading other than heading No 
3702 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than heading No 3701 
or 3702 
iManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than heading Nos 
3701 to 3704 
•1W 
ex Chapter 38 
ex 3801 
ex 3803 
ex 3805 
ex 3806 
ex 3807 
3808 
to 
ex 3811 
3812 
to 
3814 
3818 
to 
3820 
3822 
and 
3823 
ex 3811 (2) 
Miscellaneous chemical products; except for 
heading Nos ex 3801, ex 3803, ex 3805, ex 3806, 
ex 3807, 3808 to 3814, 3818 to 3820, 3822 and 
3823 for which rhe rules are set out below: 
— Colloidal graphite in suspension in oil and 
semi-colloidal graphite; carbonaceous pastes for 
electrodes 
— Graphite in paste form, being a mixture of more 
than 30 % by weight of graphite with mineral 
oils 
Refined tall oil 
Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified 
Ester gums 
Wood pitch (wood tar pitch) 
xMiscellaneous chemical products: 
— The following of heading No 3823: 
— Prepared binders for foundry moulds or 
cores based on natural resinous products 
— Naphthenic acids, their water insoluble salts 
and their esters 
— Sorbitol other than that of heading No 
2905 
— Petroleum sulphonates, excluding petroleum 
sulphonates of alkali metals, of ammonium 
or of ethanolamines; thiophenated sulphonic 
acids of oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals, and their salts 
— Ion exchangers 
— Getters for vacuum tubes 
— Alkaline iron oxide for rhe purification of 
gas 
— Ammoniacal gas liquors and spent oxide 
produced in coal gas purification 
— Sulphonaphthenic acids, their water insoluble 
salts and their esters 
— Fusel oil and Dippel's oil 
— Mixtures of salts having different anions 
— Copying pastes with a basis of gelatin, 
whether or not on a paper or textile 
backing 
— Other 
Prepared additives for lubricating oil, containing 
petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous 
materials Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all rhe materials of 
heading No 3403 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Refining of crude tall oil 
Purification by distillation or refining of raw spirits of 
sulphate turpentine 
Manufacture from resin acids 
Distillation of wood tar 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the product 
iManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of^he 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 3811 used does not exceed 50% of thc 
product 
JP 659 t 
w 
m 
ex 3901 
to 
3915 
ex 3907 
ex 3916 
to 
3921 
ex 3916 
and 
ex 3917 
ex 3920 (2) 
Plastics in primary forms, waste, parings and scrap, 
of plastic; except for heading No ex 3907 for which 
the rule is set out below: 
— Addition homopolymerization products 
Other 
Copolymer, made from polycarbonate and 
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) (3) 
Semi-manufactures and articles of plastics, except 
for heading Nos ex 3916, ex 3917 and ex 3920, for 
which the rules are set out below: 
— Flat products, further worked than only 
surface-worked or cut into forms other than 
rectangular (including square); other products, 
further worked than only surface-worked 
— Other: 
. — Addition homopolymerization products 
— Other 
Profile shapes and tubes 
Ionomer sheet or film Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does 
not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product {') 
Manufacture in which the value of the materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex works 
price of the product (') 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
iManufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used does nor exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does 
not exceed 20 % of the ex works price of the 
product (') 
xManufacture in which the value of any materials of 
Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex works 
price of the product (') 
Manufacture in which: 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product, and 
— the value of any materials classified in the same 
heading as the product does not exceed 20 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
xManufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which is 
•a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly 
neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium 
(') In the case of products composed of materials classified within both heading Nos 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within heading Nos 3907 to 
3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of matcriais which predominates by weight in the product. 
Jr" 660 ^f 
1% 
tu 
3922 
to 
3926 Articles of plastic (3) 
Manufacture m which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex 4001 
4005 
4012 
ex 4017 Laminated slabs of crepe rubber for shoes 
Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary 
forms or in prates, sheets or strip 
Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid 
or cushion ryres, interchangeable tyre treads and 
tyre flaps of rubber 
Articles of hard rubber Lamination of sheets of natural rubber 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used, except natural rubber, does not exceed 50 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
xManufacture from materials of any heading, except 
those of heading No 4011 or 4012 
xManufacture from hard rubber 
ex 4102 
4104 
to 
4107 
4109 Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on 
Leather, without hair or wool other than leather of 
heading No 4108 or 4109 
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; 
metallized leather Removal of wool from sheep or lamb skins, with wool 
on 
Retanning of pre-tanned leather 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
Manufacture from leather of heading Nos 4104 to 
4107 provided its value does not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
ex 4302 
4303 Tanned or dressed furskins, assembled: 
— Plates, crosses and similar forms 
— Other 
Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other 
articles of furskin Bleaching or dyeing, in addition to cutting and 
assembly of non-assembled tanned or dressed furskins 
Manufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed 
furskins 
xManufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed 
furskins, of heading No 4302 
ex 4403 
ex 4407 
ex 4408 
ex 4409 
ex 4410 
to 
ex 4413 Wood roughly squared 
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, 
of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or 
. finger-joinred 
Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood, of a 
thickness not exceeding 6 mm, sliced, and other 
wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a 
thickness not exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
— Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet 
flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped 
(tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, 
V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the 
like) along any of its edges or faces, sanded or 
finger-jointed 
— Beadings and mouldings 
Beadings and mouldings, including moulded skirting 
and other moulded boards xVlanufacture from wood in the rough, whether or not 
stripped of its bark or merely roughed down 
Planing, sanding or finger-jointing 
Splicing, planing, sanding or finger-jointing 
Sanding or finger-jointing 
Beading or moulding 
Beading or moulding 
661 
-^ 
fft 
(1) 
ex 4415 
ex 4416 
ex 4418 
ex 4421 (2) 
Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar 
packings, of wood 
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' 
products and parts thereof, of wood 
— Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood 
— Beadings and mouldings 
Match splints; wooden pegs or pins for footwear (3) 
Manufacture from boards not cut to size 
xManufacture from riven staves, not further worked 
than sawn on the two principal surfaces 
iManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, cellular wood panels, shingles and 
shales may be used 
Beading or moulding 
xManufacture from wood of any heading except drawn 
wood of heading No 4409 
4503 Articles of natural cork Manufacture from cork of heading No 4501 
ex 4811 
4816 
4817 
ex 4818 
ex 4819 
ex 4820 
ex 4823 Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or squared 
only 
Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or 
transfer papers (other than those of heading No 
4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of 
paper, whether or not put up in boxes 
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and 
correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; 
boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, 
of- paper or paperboard, containing an assortment 
of paper stationery 
Toilet paper 
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing 
containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding 
or webs of cellulose fibres 
Letter pads 
Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and 
webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
xManufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture from paper-making materials of 
Chapter 47 
i 
4909 Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards 
bearing personal greetings, messages or 
announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or 
without envelopes or trimmings Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 4909 or 4911 
10 6 62 W 
f}« 
(1) 
4910 (2) 
Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar 
blocks: 
— Calenders of the 'perpetual' type or with 
replaceable blocks mounted on bases other than 
paper or paperboard 
Other xManufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from materials not -classified within 
heading No 4909 or 4911 
ex 5003 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, 
yarn waste and garnetted stock), carded or 
combed Carding or combing of silk waste 
5501 
to 
5507 
ex Chapter 50 
to 
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres 
Yarn, monofilament and thread 
Woven fabrics: 
— Incorporating rubber thread 
— Other Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from ('): 
— raw silk, silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, 
— other natural fibres, not carded, combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
iManufacture from single yarn (') 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spj^ning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such' as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5% of 
the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns, twine 
cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 
except for heading Nos 5602, 5604, 5605 and 
5606, for which the rules are set out below iManufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
tP 663^ 
5602 
5604 
5605 
5606 (2) 
Felt, whether or nor impregnated, coated, covered 
or laminated: 
— Needleloom felt 
— Other 
Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile 
yarn, and strip and the like of heading No 5404 or 
5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed 
with rubber or plastics: 
— Rubber thread and cord, textile covered 
Othe 
Metallized yarn, whether or not gimped, being 
textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading No 5404 
or 5405, combined with metal in thc form of 
thread, strip or powder or covered with metal 
Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading No 
5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 
No 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn 
(including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn 1T9 
(3) 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
However: 
— polypropylene filament of heading No 5402, 
— polypropylene fibres of heading No 5503 or 5506, 
or 
— polypropylene filamenr tow of heading No 5501, of 
which the denomination in all cases of a single 
filament or fibre is less than nine decitex may be 
used provided that their value does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres made from casein, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
xManufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile 
covered 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
Manufacture from(')'-
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, 
— chemical materials or textile pulp, or 
— paper-making materials 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile matcriais, sec Note 5. 
JLÛ 664 
00 
(I) 
Chapter 57 (2) 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings: 
— Of needlcloom felt 
— Of other felt 
— Othcr (3) 
Manufacture from('): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp. 
However: 
— polypropylene filament of heading No 5402, 
— polypropylene fibres of heading No 5503 or 5506, 
or 
— polypropylene filament tow of heading No 5501 of 
which the denomination in all cases of a single 
filament or fibre is less than nine decitex may be 
used provided that their value does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— synthetic or artificial filament yarn, 
— natural fibres, or 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning 
ex Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; 
tapestries; trimmings, embroidery, except for 
heading Nos 5805 and 5810; the rule for heading 
No 5810 is set out below: 
— Combined with rubber thread 
— Other 
5810 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs Manufacture from single yarn (') 
Manufacrure from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note J. 
IÛ 665 
ZoA 
(I) 
5901 
5902 
5903 
5904 
5905 
5906 <2) 
Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous 
substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of 
books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting 
canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics 
of a kind used for hat foundations 
Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or 
other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon: 
— Containing not more than 90 % by weight of 
textile materials 
— Other 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or 
laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 
No 5902 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor 
coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied 
on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape 
Textile wall coverings: 
— Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
rubber, plastics or other materials 
— Other (3) 
Rubberized textile fabrics, other than those of 
heading No 5902: 
— Knitted or crocheted fabrics Manufactute from yarn 
Manufacrure from yarn 
Manufacrure from chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from yarn (') 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
.— chemical materials or textile pulp 
or 
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or 
finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, 
mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink 
resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatizing, 
impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of 
the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
^ — man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
{') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
.dP 666 
lot 
(I) 
5906 
(cont'd) 
5907 
ex 5908 
5909 
to 
5911 — Other fabrics made of synthetic filament yarn, 
containing more than 90 % by weight of textile 
materials 
— Other 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or 
covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, 
studio backcloths or the like 
Incandescent gas mantles, impregnated 
Textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial 
use: 
— Polishing discs or rings other than of felt of 
heading No 5911 
— Other (3) 
Manufacture from chemical materials 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from yarn 
Manufacture from tubular knitted gas mantle fabric 
Manufacrure from yarn or waste fabrics or rags of 
heading No 6310 
Manufacrure from ('): 
— coir yarn, 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted 
or crocheted: 
— Obtained by sewing together or otherwise 
assembling, two or more pieces of knitted or 
crocheted fabric which have been either cut to 
form or obtained directly to form 
— Other Manufacrure from yarn (-) 
Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
ex Chapter 62 
ex 6202 
ex 6204 
ex 6206 
ex 6209, 
ex 6211 
and 
ex 6217 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not 
knitted or crocheted, except for heading Nos ex 
6202, ex 6204, ex 6206, ex 6209, ex 6210, ex 
6211, 6213, 6214, ex 6216 and ex 6217 for which 
the rules are set out below 
Women's, girls' and babies' clothing and 'other 
made-up clothing accessories', embroidered Manufacture from yarn (2) 
Manufacture from yarn (:) 
or 
Manufacture from unembroidered fabric provided the 
value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product (') 
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(*) See Note 6. 
667 
fc* 
(I) 
ex 6210 
ex 6216 
and 
ex 6217 
6213 
and 6214 
ex 6217 (2) 
Fire-resistant equipment of fabric covered with foil 
of aluminized polyester 
Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, 
veils and the like: 
— Embroidered ' 
— Other 
Interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out (3) 
Manufacture from yarn (') 
or 
Manufacture from uncoated fabric provided the value 
of the uncoated fabric used does not exceed 40 % of 
the ex works price of the product (') 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (2) 
or 
Manufacrure from unembroidered fabric provided the 
value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product (') 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (z) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
6301 
to 
6304 
6305 Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen etc.; curtains, 
etc.; other furnishing articles: 
— Of felt, of non-wovens 
— Other: 
— Embroidered 
Other 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of 
goods Manufacture from (2): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (î) (3) 
or 
Manufacrure from unembroidered fabric (other than 
knitted or crocheted) provided the value of the 
unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (-) (J) 
Manufacture from (2): 
— natural fibres, 
— man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or 
otherwise processed for spinning, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
(') See Note 6. 
(2) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(J) For knitted or crocheted articles, not elastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted fabric (cut out or knitted 
directly to shape) sec Note 6. 
jr. 6SS 
w 
(1) U) (3) 
6306 Tarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft, 
awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods: 
— Of non-wovens Manufacture from ('): 
— natural fibres, or 
— chemical materials or textile pulp 
— Other Manufacture from unbleached single yarn 
ex 6307 Other made-up articles, including dress patterns Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
« product 
6308 Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would 
or not with accessories, for making up into rugs, apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, 
tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes or non-originating articles may be incorporated provided 
similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail their total value does not exceed 15 % of the ex works 
sale price of the set 
6401 Footwear Manufacture from materials of any heading except for 
to assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other 
6405 sole components of heading No 6406 
6503 Felt hats and other felt headgear, made from the hat Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (:) 
bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading No 6501, 
whether or not lined or trimmed 
6505 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (2) 
made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the 
piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or 
trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not 
lined or trimmed 
6601 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
similar umbrellas) product 
ex 6803 Articles of slate or of agglomerated slate Manufacture from worked slate 
ex 6812 Articles of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of • Manufacrure from materials of any heading 
asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium 
carbonate 
ex 6814 Articles of mica; including agglomerated or Manufacture from worked mica (including agglom-
reconstituted mica on a support of paper, erated or reconstituted mica) 
paperboard or other materials 
7006 Glass of heading No 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or 
otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with 
other materials 
7007 Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or Manufacrure from materials of heading No 7001 
laminated glass 
7008 Multiple-walled insulating units of glass Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Note 5. 
(2) See Note 6. 
66 «^ 
?or 
tu 
7009 
7010 
7013 
ex 7019 (2) 
Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including 
rear-view mirrors 
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules 
and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the 
conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of 
glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass 
Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, 
office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other 
than that of heading No 7010 or 70183, 
Articles (other than yarn) of glass fibres (3) 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7001 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
or 
Cutting of glassware, provided the value of the uncut 
glassware does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
and 
Cutting of glassware, provided the value of the uncut 
glassware does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price 
of the product 
or 
Hand-decoration (with the exception of silk screen 
printing) of hand-blown glassware, provided the value 
of the hand-blown glassware does not exceed 50 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from: 
— 'uncoloured slivers, rovings, yarn or chopped 
strands, or 
— glass wool 
ex 7102 
ex 7103 
and 
ex 7104 
7106 
7108 
and 
7110 
ex 7107 
ex 7109 
and 
ex 7111 
7116 
7117 Worked precious or semi-precious stones (natural, 
synthetic or reconstructed) 
Precious metals: 
— Unwrought 
— Semi-manufactured or in powder form (All) 
Metals clad with precious metals, semi-manu­
factured 
Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or 
semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or 
reconstructed) 
Imitation jewellery Manufacture from unworked precious or semi-precious 
stones 
Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110 
or 
Electrolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious 
metals of heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110 
Alloying of precious metals of heading No 7106, 7108 
or 7110 with each other or with base metals 
Manufacture from unwrought precious metals 
Manufacture from metals clad with precious metals, 
unwrought 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than .that of the 
product 
or 
"Manufacture from base metal parts, not plated or 
covered with precious metals, provided the value of all 
the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
1 670 
2o6 
(i) 
7207 
7208 
to 
7216 
7217 
ex 7218 
7219 
to 
7222 
7223 
ex 7224 
7225 
to 
7227 
7228 
7229 (2) 
Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel 
Flat-rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes 
and sections of iron or non-alloy steel 
Wire of iron or non-alloy steel 
Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, bars 
and rods, angles, shapes and sections of stainless 
steel 
Wire of stainless steel 
Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, bars 
and rods, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy 
steel 
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, 
shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill 
bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel 
Wire of other alloy steel (3) 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7201 
7202, 7203, 7204 or 7205 
Manufacture from ingots or othcr primary forms of 
heading No 7206 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7207 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7218 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7218 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7224 
Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of 
heading No 7206, 7218 or 7224 
Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 
No 7224 
ex 7301 
7302 
7304 
7305 
and 
7306 
7308 
ex 7315 
ex 7322 Sheet piling 
Railway or tramway track construction material of 
iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and 
rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods 
and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), 
fishplates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base 
plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material 
specialized for jointing or fixing rails 
Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron (other 
than cast iron) or steel 
Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of 
heading No 9406) and parts of structures (for 
example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, 
towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, 
doors and windows and their frames and thresholds 
for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars , and 
columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, 
shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use 
in structures, of iron or steel 
Skid-chains 
Radiators for central hearing, not electrically 
heated Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206 
Manufacture from materials of heading No 7206, 
7207, 7218 or 7224 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, welded angles, shapes and sections 
of heading No 7301 may not be used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 7315 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 7322 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
671 
^ 
(i) 
ex Chapter 74 
ex 7403 (2) 
Copper and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7401 to 7405; the rule for heading No ex 7403 is 
set out below 
Copper alloys, unwrought (3) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from refined copper, unwrought, or waste 
and scrap 
ex Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7501 to 7503 Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 76 
7601 
ex 7616 Aluminium and articles thereof, except for heading 
Nos 7601, 7602 and ex 7616; the rules for heading 
Nos 7601 and ex 7616 are set out below 
Unwrought aluminium 
Aluminium articles other than gauze, cloth, grill, 
netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar 
materials (including endless bands) of aluminium 
wire, and expanded metal of aluminium Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment from 
unalloyed aluminium or waste and scrap of 
aluminium 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product. However, gauze, 
cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and 
similar materials (including endless bands) of 
aluminium wire, or expanded metal of aluminium 
may be used, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 78 
7801 Lead and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7801 and 7802; the rule for heading No 7801 is set 
out below 
Unwrought lead: 
— Refined lead 
— Other Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from 'bullion* or 'work* lead 
.Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, waste and scrap of heading No 
7802 may not be used 
672 
%2 
m 
ex Chapter 79 
7901 (2) 
Zinc and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
7901 and 7902; the rule for heading No 7901 is set 
out below 
Unwrought zinc 13! 
Manufacture in which: 
— all thc materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, waste and scrap of heading No 7902 may 
not be used 
ex Chapter 80 
8001 Tin and articles thereof, except for heading Nos 
8001, 8002 and 8007; the rule for heading No 
8001 is set out below 
Unwrought tin xManufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, waste and scrap of heading No 8002 may 
not be used 
ex Chapter 81 Other base metals, wrought; articles thereof xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
classified in the same heading as the products used does 
not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
8206 
8207 
8208 Tools of two or more of the heading Nos 8202 to 
8205, put up in sets for retail sale 
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not 
power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, 
for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, 
threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, 
turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing 
or extruding metal, and rock-drilling or 
earth-boring tpols 
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for 
mechanical appliances Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than heading Nos 8202 to 
8205. However, tools of heading Nos 8202 to 8205 
may be incorporated into the set provided their value 
does nor exceed 15 % of the ex works price of the set 
xManufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of rhe product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified in a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
40 % of the ex works price of the product 
673 
2o^ 
(i) 
8211 
8214 
8215 (2) 
Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not 
(including pruning knives), other than knives of 
heading No 8208 
Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, 
butcher's or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing 
knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and 
instruments (including nail files) 
Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, 
fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar 
kitchen or tableware (3) 
ivlanufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading othcr than that of the product. 
However, knife blades and handles of base metal may 
be used 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, handles of base metal may be used 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, handles of base metal may be used 
ex 8306 Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal iManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than that of the product. 
However, the other materials of heading No 8306 may 
be used provided their value does not exceed 30 % of 
the ex works price of the product 
ex Chapter 84 
8403 
and 
ex 8404 
8406 
8407 
8408 
8409 
8412 
8415 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical 
appliances; parts thereof; except for those falling 
within the following headings or parts of headings 
for which the rules are set out below: 
8403, ex 8404, 8406 to 8409, 8412, 8415, 8418, 
ex 8419, 8420, 8425 to 8430, ex 8431, 8439, 
8441, 8444 to 8447, ex 8448, 8452, 8456 to 8466, 
8469 to 8472, 8480, 8484 and 8485 
Central heating boilers, other than those of heading 
No 8402, and auxiliary plant for central heating 
boilers 
Steam turbines and other vapour turbines 
Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal 
combustion piston engines 
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) 
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
engines of heading No 8407 or 8408 
Other engines and motors 
Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-
driven fan and elements for changing the 
temperature and humidity, including those machines 
in which the humidity cannot be separately 
regulated Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
xManufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified in a heading other than heading No 8403 or 
8404. However, materials which are classified in 
heading No 8403 or 8404 may be used provided their 
value, taken together, does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product J 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
674 
1<Q 
8418 
ex 8419 (2) 
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or 
freezing equipment, electric or other heat pumps 
other than air conditioning machines of heading No 
8415 
xMachines for the wood, paper pulp and paper 
board industries 
8420 
8425 
to 
8428 
8429 Calendering or other rolling machines, other than 
for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor 
Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery 
Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, 
levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, 
shovel loaders, temping machines and road rollers: 
— Road rollers 
— Other 
If (3) 
xManufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does nor 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
xManufacture: 
— in which rhe value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8431 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the value of the 
materials classified within heading No- 8431 are 
only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
675 
TA/, 
(i) 
S430 
ex 8431 
8439 
8441 
8444 
to 
8447 
ex 8448 
8452 
8456 
to 
8466 Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, 
excavating, temping, compacting, extracting or 
boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; 
pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and 
snow-blowers 
Parts for road rollers 
Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic 
material or for making or finishing paper or 
paperboard 
Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper 
or paperboard, including cutting machines of all 
kinds 
xMachines of these headings for use in the textile 
industry 
Auxiliary machinery for use with machines for 
heading Nos 8444 and 8445 
Sewing machines, other than book sewing machines 
of heading No 8440; furniture, bases and covers 
specially designed for sewing machines; sewing 
machine needles: 
— Sewing machines (lock stitch only) with heads of 
a weight not exceeding 16 kg without motor or 
17 kg with motor 
— Other 
Machine-tools and machines and their parts and 
accessories of heading Nos 8456 to 8466 
M (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the value of the 
materials classified within heading No 8431 are 
only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all of the non-originating 
materials used in assembling the head (without 
motor) does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used, and 
— the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms 
used are already originating 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price, of the 
product 
676 
Ill 
(1) 
8469 
to 
8472 
8480 
8484 
8485 (2) 
Office machines (tor example, typewriters, 
calculating machines, automatic data-processing 
machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines) 
xMoulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; 
moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than 
ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral 
materials, rubber or plastics 
Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting 
combined with other material or of two or more 
layers of metal; sets or assortments of gaskets and 
similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in 
pouches, envelopes or similar packings 
Machinery parts, not containing electrical 
connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other 
electrical features, not specified or included 
elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 85 
8501 
8502 
ex 8518 
\dri Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television 
image and sound recorders and reproducers and 
parts and accessories of such articles; except for 
those falling within the following headings or parts 
of headings for which the rules are set out below: 
8501, 8502, ex 8518, 8519 to 8529, 8535 to 8537, 
8542, 8544 to 8546 and 8548 
Electric motors 
generating sets) and generators (excluding 
Electric generating sets and rotary converters 
Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, 
whether or not mounted in their enclosures; 
audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound 
amplifier sets Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8503 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8501 or 8503, taken 
together, are only used up to a value of 5 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
... , ( 67^ 
Zil 
S519 
8520 
8521 
8522 
852i 
8524 (2) 
Turntables (record-decks), record-players, cassette-
players and other sound reproducing apparatus, not 
incorporating a sound recording device 
Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording 
apparatus, whether or not incorporating a sound 
reproducing device 
Video recording or reproducing apparatus 
Parts and accessories of apparatus of heading Nos 
8519 to 8521 
Prepared unrecorded media for sound recording or 
similar recording of other phenomena, other than 
products of Chapter 37 
Records, tapes and other recorded media for sound 
or other similarly recorded phenomena, including 
matrices and masters for the production of records, 
but excluding products of Chapter 37: 
— Matrices and masters for the production of 
records 
— Other (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which thc value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: • 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
xMa'nufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
iManufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
" " and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8523 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
iQ 678ÎÇ 
ZH 
8525 
85J.6 
8527 
8528 
8529 
8535 
and 
8536 (2) 
Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, 
radio-telegraphy, radio-broadcasting or television, 
whether or not incorporating reception apparatus 
or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; 
television cameras 
Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus 
and radio remote control apparatus 
Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, 
radio-telegraphy or radio-broadcasting, whether or 
not combined, in the same housing, with sound 
recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock 
Television receivers (including video monitors and 
video projectors), whether or not combined, in the 
same housing, with radio-broadcast receivers or 
sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus 
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
apparatus of heading Nos 8525 to 8528: 
— Suitable for use solely or principally with video 
recording or reproducing apparatus 
Other 
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting 
electrical circuits, or for making connections to or 
in electricaTcircuits Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product 
— where the value of all thc non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
xManufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
iManufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
xManufacrure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does nor 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8538 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
in 679 
ÏAÇ 
(i) 
8537 
8542 
8544 
8545 
8546 
8548 (2) 
Boards, panels (including numerical control panels), 
consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped 
with two or more apparatus of heading No 8535 or 
8536, for electric control or the distribution of 
electricity, including those incorporating 
instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, other than 
switching apparatus of heading No 8517 
Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies 
Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, 
cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated 
electric conductors, whether or not fitted with 
connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of 
individually sheathed fibres, whether or not 
assembled with electric conductors or fitted with 
connectors 
Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, 
battery carbons and other, articles of graphite or 
other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used 
for electrical purposes, 
Electrical insulators of any material 
Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not 
specified or included elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % ot the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8538 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 8541 or 8542, taken 
together, are only used up to a value of 5 % of the 
ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product. 
Manufacrure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
8601 
to 
8607 
8608 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and 
parts thereof 
Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; 
mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, 
safety or traffic control equipment for railways, 
tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking 
facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the 
foregoing xManufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of rije ex works 
price of the product 
680 
746 
8609 (2) 
Containers (including containers for the transport 
of fluids) specially designed and equipped for 
carriage by one or more modes of transport (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 87 
8709 
8710 
8711 
ex 8712 
8715 
8716 Vehicles other than railway or tramway 
rolling-stock and parts and accessories thereof; 
except for those falling within the following 
headings or parts of headings for which the rules 
are set out below: 
8709 to 8711, ex 8712, 8715 and 8716 
Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting 
or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, 
warehouses, dock areas or airports for short 
distance transport of goods; tractors of the type 
used on railway station platforms; parts of the 
foregoing vehicles 
Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 
motorized, whether or not fitted with weapons, and 
parts of such vehicles 
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted 
with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; 
side-cars 
Bicycles without ball bearings 
Baby carriages and parts thereof 
Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not 
mechanically propelled; parts thereof Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only uscd up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
—'• where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture from materials not classified within 
heading No 8714 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within thc same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within thc same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
n n 681 ^ 
(1) 
8803 
8804 
8805 20 
Parts of goods of heading No 8801 or 8802 
Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes) and 
rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto: 
— Rotochutes 
— Other 
Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar 
gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing 
articles r>> 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8803 uscd does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
xManufacture from materials ot any heading including 
other materials of heading No S804 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8804 used docs not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
xManufacture in which the value of all the materials of 
heading No 8805 used does not exceed 5 % of the ex 
works price of the product 
Chapter 89 Ships, boats' and floating structures Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, hulls of heading No 8906 may not 
be used 
ex Chapter 90 
9001 
9002 
9004 
ex 9005 
IP Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, 
checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments 
and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof; except 
for those falling within the following headings or 
parts of headings for which the rules are set out 
below: 
9001, 9002, 9004, ex 9005, ex 9006, 9007, 9011, 
ex 9014, 9015 to 9017, ex 9018, 9024 to 9033 
Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical 
fibre cables other than those of heading No 8544; 
sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses 
(including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other 
optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other 
than such elements of glass not optically worked 
Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, 
of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings 
for instruments or apparatus, other than such 
elements.of glass not optically worked Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Spectacles, goggles and 
protective or other the like, corrective, 
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, 
and mountings therefor, except for astronomical 
refracting telescopes and mountings therefor Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
*. are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
682 i 
1AÎ 
(i) 
ex 9006 
9007 
9011 
ex 9014 
9015 
9016 
9017 (2) 
Photographie (other than cinematographic) cameras; 
photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs 
other than electrically ignited flashbulbs 
Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether 
or not incorporating sound recording or 
reproducing apparatus 
Compound optical microscopes, including those 
for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or 
microprojection 
Other navigational instruments and appliances 
Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), 
hydrographie, océanographie, hydrological, 
meteorological or geophysical instruments and 
appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders 
Balances of a sensitivity of 5 eg or better, with or 
without weights 
Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating 
instruments (for example, drafting machines, 
pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, 
disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, 
for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods 
and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or 
included elsewhere in this chapter (3) 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product 
— where, within the above limit, the trfaterials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed thc value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the produa 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— where the value of all thc non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacrure in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
633 
M 
1$ 
(I) 
ex 9018 
9024 
9025 
9026 
9027 
9028 
9029 
9030 
9031 
9032 (2) 
Dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances or 
dentists' spittoons 
Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, 
strength, compressibility, elasticity or other 
mechanical properties of materials' (for example, 
metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics) 
Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, 
thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers 
and psychrometers, recording or not, and any 
combination of these instruments 
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables 
of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level 
gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding 
instruments and apparatus of heading No 9014, 
9015, 9028 or 9032 
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical 
analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, 
spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); 
instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface 
tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for 
measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or 
light (including exposure meters); microtomes 
Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production 
meters, including calibrating meters therefor: 
— Parts and accessories 
Other 
Revolution counters, production counters, 
taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; 
speed indicators and tachometers, other than those 
of heading No 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes 
Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other 
instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of 
heading No 9028; instruments and apparatus for 
measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, 
cosmic or other ionizing radiations 
Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and 
machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this 
chapter; profile projectors 
Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and 
apparatus (3) 
Manufacture from matcriais of any heading, including 
other materials of heading No 9018 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of thc ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
^ised does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used docs not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
i drV* 684 iH 
TW 
(i) 
9033 (2) 
Parts and accessories (not specified or included 
elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, 
instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90 (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex Chapter 91 
9105 
9109 
9110 
9111 
9112 
9113 
tif: Clocks and watches and parts thereof; except for 
those falling within the following headings for 
which the rules are set out below: 
9105, 9109 to 9113 
Other clocks 
Clock movements, complete and assembled 
Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled 
or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete 
watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch 
or clock movements 
Watch cases and parts thereof 
Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other 
goods of this chapter, and parts thereof 
Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, 
and parts thereof: 
— Of base metal, whether or not plated, or clad 
with precious metal 
— Other Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where the value of all the non-originating materials 
used does not exceed the value of the originating 
materials used 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within heading No 9114 are only used up 
to a value of 5 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials "used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex v*»rks price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the product 
are only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the product 
Manufacture: 
— in which the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the product, 
and 
— where, within the above limit, the materials 
classified within the same heading as the producr 
are "only used up to a value of 5 % of the ex works 
price of the ptoduct 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
producr 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
685 
£4 
(1) (2) 
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such 
articles (3) 
Manufacture in which the value of all thc materials 
used does not exceed 40 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Chapter 93 Arms and ammunitions; parts and accessories 
thereof Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
uscd does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
ex 9401 
and 
ex 9403 
9405 
9406 Base metal furniture, incorporating unstuffed cotton 
cloth of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less 
Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights 
and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere 
specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated 
name-plates and the like, having a permanently 
fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere 
specified or included 
Prefabricated buildings Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product 
or 
Manufacture from cotton cloth already made up in a 
form ready for use of heading No 9401 or 9403, 
provided: 
— its value does not exceed 25 % of the ex works 
price of the product, and 
— all the other materials used are already originating 
and are classified within a heading other than 
heading No 9401 or 9403 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
9503 
ex 9506 
9507 Other toys; reducedrsize ('scale') models and similar 
recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all 
ki,nds 
Finished golf club heads 
Fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fishing 
tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar 
nets; decoy 'birds' (other than those of heading No 
9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting 
requisites Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— provided the value of all the materials used does not 
exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, materials classified within the same 
heading may be used provided their value does not 
exceed 5 % of the ex works price of the product 
ex 9601 
and 
ex 9602 
ex 9603 
9605 Articles of animal, vegetable or mineral carving 
materials 
Brooms and brushes (except for besoms and rhe like 
and brushes made from marten or squirrel hair), 
hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not 
motorized, paint pads and rollers, squeegees and 
mops 
Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or 
clothes cleaning Manufacture from 'worked' carving materials of the 
same heading 
Manufacture in which the value of all the matetiais 
used does not exceed 50 % of the ex works price of the 
product 
Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would 
apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, 
non-originating articles may be incorporated, provided 
their total value does not exceed 15 % of the ex works 
price of the set 686 
IP. è 
TU 
(i) 
9606 
9608 
9612 
ex 9614 (2) 
Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and 
press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these 
articles; button blanks 
Ballpoint pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped 
pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens 
and othcr pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or 
sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and 
similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of 
the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 
No 9609 
Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise 
prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on 
spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not 
inked, with or without boxes 
Smoking pipes or pipe bowls (3) 
Manufacture in which: 
— all thc matcriais used arc classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all thc materials used docs not exceed 
50 % of thc ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which all the materials used are 
classified within a heading other than that of the 
product. However, nibs or nib points may be used and 
the other materials classified within the same heading 
may also be used provided their value does not exceed 
5 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture in which: 
— all the materials used are classified within a heading 
other than that of the product, and 
— the value of all the materials used does not exceed 
50 % of the ex works price of the product 
Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks 
687 fl V 
m 
ANNEX III 
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.l 
1. Movement certificates EUR.l shall be made our on the form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. 
This form shall be printed in one or more of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. 
Certificates shall be made out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the 
domestic law of the exporting State. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink and in 
capital letters. 
2. Each certificate shall measure 210 x 297 mm; a tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 mm in the 
length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing mechanical pulp 
and weighing not less than 25 g/m". It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making 
any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye. 
3. The competent authorities of the Member States of the Community and of Lithuania may reserve the 
right to print the certificates themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter 
case each certificate must include a reference to such approval. Each certificate must bear the name and 
address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial 
number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified. 
688 
,JJ'. # 
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE ~22h sC 
1. Exporter (Name, lull address, couniry) 
3. Consignee (Name, full address, country) (Optional) EUR.1 No A 000.000 
See notes overleaf before completing this form 
2. Certificate used In preferential trade between 
and 
(Insert appropriate countries, groups of countries or territories) 
4. Country, group of countries 
or territory In which the 
products are considered as 
originating 5. Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 
6. Transport details (Optional) 7. Remarks 
8. Item number; Makes and numbers; Number and kind of packages ('); Description of goods 9. Gross 
weight (kg) 
or other 
measure 
(litres, 
m\ etc.) 10. Invoices 
(Optional) 
11. CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT 
Declaration certified 
Export document (*) 
Form No 
Customs office i 
Issuing country or territory 
Date 
. /") (Signature) w Stamp 12. DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 
I, the undersigned, declare that the goods 
described above meet the conditions required 
for the issue of this certificate. 
Place and date 
689 (Signature) 
?lî 
13. REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION, to: 14. RESULT OF VERIFICATION, 
Verification carried out shows that this certificate (') 
i—i was issued by the customs office indicated and thai 
'—' the information contained therein is accurate 
* J J does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and 
Verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this certificate accuracy (see remarks appended) 
is requested 
(Place and date) (Place and date) 
Stamp Stamp 
(Signature) (Signature) 
(') Insert X in the appropriate box. 
NOTES 
1. Certificates must not contain erasures or words written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect 
particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certifi­
cate and endorsed by the customs authorities of the issuing country or territory. 
2. No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number. 
A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as 
to make any later additions impossible. 
3. Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and with sufficient detail to enable them to be identified. 
690 
h, 
22 fe 
APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE 
1. Exporter (Name, full address, country) 
3. Consignee (Name, full address, country) (Optional) EUR.1 No A 000.000 
See notes overleaf before completing this form 
2. Application for a certificate to be used in preferential trade 
between 
and 
(Insert appropriate countries, groups of countries or territories) 
4. Country, group of countries 
or territory in which the 
products are considered as 
originating 5. Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 
6. Transport details (Optional) 7. Remarks 
8. Item number; Makes and numbers; Number and kind of packages ('); Description of goods 9. Gross 
weight (kg) 
or other 
measure 
(litres, 
m\ etc.) 10. Invoices 
(Optional) 
nil 69.1 i 
TO-
DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 
I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf. 
DECLARE that the goods meet the conditions required for the issue of the attached certificate; 
SPECIFY as follows the circumstances which have enabled these goods to meet the above conditions: 
SUBMIT the following supporting documents ('): 
UNDERTAKE to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting evidence which these authorities may require 
for the purpose of issuing the attached certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my 
accounts and to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities; 
REQUEST the issue of the attached certificate for these goods. 
(Place and date) 
(Signature) 
(1) For example: import documents, movement certificates. Invoices, manufacturer's declarations, ate. referring to tha products used In manufacture or to tha goods 
re-exported in the same si»;-.; _ _ _^ J 
692 -)Sf 
ANNEX IV 
FORM EUR.2 Til 
1. Form EUR.2 shall be made out on thc form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. This form shall 
be printed in one or more of the languages in which thc Agreement is drawn up. Forms shall be made 
out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of thc 
exporting State. If they arc handwritten, they shall he completed in ink and in capital letters. 
2. Each form F.UR.2 shall measure 210 x 148 mm; a maximum tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 
mm in the length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing 
mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 64 g/m\ 
3. The competent authorities of the Member States of the Community and of Lithuania may reserve the 
right to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case 
each form must include a reference to such approval. Each form must bear the name and address of the 
printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed 
or not, by which it can be identified. 
M 69 8' i 
71e) 
FORM EUR.2 No 1 I Form used In preferential trade 
between (') and 
2 Exporter (Name, full address, country) Declaration by exporter 
I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described below, 
declare that the goods comply with the requirements for the 
completion of this form and that the goods have obtained the 
status of originating products within the provisions governing 
preferential trade shown in box 1. 
Consignee (Name, full address, country) 
5 Place and date 
6 Signature of exporter 
IT Remarks 8 Country of origin (') 9 Country of destination (') 
101 Gross weight (kg) 
11 Marks; Numbers of consignment; Description of goods 121 Authority in the exporting country (') 
responsible for verification of the declara­
tion by the exporter 
(') Insert the countries, groups of countries or territories concerned. 
(*) Refer to any verification already carried out by the appropriate authorities. 
(*) The term 'country of origin' means country, group of countries or territory where the goods are considered to be originating. 
(*) The term 'country' means country, group of countries or territory of destination. 
if) 69 4 ^ 
?So 
13 Request for verification 
The verification of the declaration by the exporter on the front 
of this form is requested (*) 
19. 
(Place and date) 
Stamp 
(Signature) 14 Result of verification 
Verification carried out shows that (') 
•the statements and particulars given in this form are arpnratP accurate 
r—j this form does not meet the requirements as to 
'—' accuracy and authenticity (see remarks appended) 
19. 
(Place and date) 
Stamp 
(Signature) 
(') Insert X in the appropriate box. 
(*) Subsequent verifications of forms EUR.2 shall be carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing State have reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of the 
f information regarding the authenticity of the forms and the true origin of the goods in question. 
Instructions for the completion of form EUR.2 
1. A form EUR.2 may be made out only for goods which in the exporting country fulfil the conditions specified by the provisions governing 
the trade referred to in box 1. These provisions must be studied carefully before the form is completed. 
2. In the case of a consignment by parcel post the exporter attaches the form to the dispatch note. In the case of a consignment by letter ' 
post he encloses the form in a package. The reference 'EUR.2* and the serial number of the form should be stated on the customs green 
label declaration C1 or on the customs declaration C2/CP3. as appropriate. 
3. These instructions do not exempt the exporter from complying with any other formalities required by customs or postal regulations. 
4. An exporter who uses this form is obliged to submit to the appropriate authorities any supporting evidence which they may require and to 
agree to any inspection by them of his accounts and of the processes of manufacture of the goods described in box 11 of this form. 
M> 
ANNEX V 
Specimen impression of the stamp mentioned in Article 21 (3) (b) ^ 
30 mm • 
(1) Initials or coat of arms of the exporting State. 
(2) Such information as is necessary for the identification of the approved exporter. 
696 
.flu w 
TS? 
PROTOCOL 4 
on specific provisions relating to trade between Lithuania and Spain and Portugal 
CHAPTER I 
Specific provisions relating to trade between Spain and 
Lithuania Council Decision 91/314/F.EC of 26 June 1991 setting up 
a programme of options specific to the remote and 
insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican). 
Article 1 
The provisions of the Agreement relating to trade in Title 
II shall be amended as follows in order to take account of 
the measures and undertakings listed in the Act of 
Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the European 
Communities (hereinafter called 'the Act of Accession'). CHAPTER II 
Specific provisions relating to trade between Portugal and 
Lithuania 
Article 6 
Article 2 
Under the Act of Accession, Spain shall not grant to 
products originating in Lithuania more favourable 
treatment than it provides for imports originating or in 
free circulation in other Member States. The provisions of the Agreement relating to trade in Title 
II shall be amended as follows in order to take account of 
the measures and undertakings listed in the Act of 
Accession of the Portuguese Republic to the European 
Communities (hereinafter called 'trie Act of Accession'). 
Article 3 
The implementation'by Spain of the undertakings covered 
by Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall take place at the 
time set for the remaining Member States always 
provided that Lithuania has been removed from the scope 
of Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries. Article 7 
Under the Act of Accession, Portugal shall not grant to 
products originating in Lithuania more favourable 
treatment than it provides for imports originating or in 
free circulation in other Member States; 
Article 8 
Article 4 
Quantitative restrictions may be applied to imports into 
Spain of products originating in Lithuania until 
31 December 1995 in respect of the products listed in 
Annex A hereto. The implementation by Portugal of the undertakings 
covered by Article 4 (2) of the Agreement shall take place 
at the time set for the remaining Member States always 
provided that Lithuania has been removed from the scope 
of Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries. 
Article 5 
Application of the provisions of this Protocol shall be 
without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the 
provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands or Article 9 
Quantitative restrictions may be applied to imports into 
Portugal of products originating in Lithuania until 
31 December 1995 in respect of the products listed in 
Annex B hereto. 
JiP 697 
^ 
ANNEX A 
CN code 
ex 0102 90 lO(') 
ex0102 90 31 (') 
ex 0102 90 33(') 
ex 0102 90 35(') 
ex 0102 90 37 (') 0206 41 91 
0206 49 91 
0103 91 10 
0103 92 11 
0103 92 19 
020311 10 
0203 12 11 
0203 12 19 
0203 19 11 
0203 19 13 
0203 19 15 
0203 19 55 
0203 19 59 
0203 21 10 
0203 22 11 
0203 22 19 
0203 29 11 
0203 29 13 
0203 29 15 
0203 29 55 
0203 29 59 0208 10 10 
0209 00 11 
0209 00 19 
0209 00 30 
0210 11 11 
0210 11 19 
0210 11 31 
0210 11 39 
0210 12 11 
0210 12 19 
0210 19 10 
021019 20 
0210 19 30. 
0210 19 40 
0210 19 51 
0210 19 59 
0210 19 60 
0210 19 70 
0210 19 81 
0210 19 89 
0210 90 31 
0210 90 39 
ex 0210 90 90 (2) 0403 10 24 
0403 10 26 
ex 0403 90 51 
ex 0403 90 53 O 
ex 0403 90 59 (4) 
0404 10 91 
0404 90 11 
0404 90 13 
0404 90 19 
0404 90 31 
0404 90 33 
0404 90 39 
ex 1601 (s) 
ex 1602 
ex 1602 
1602 
1602 
1602 
1602 
1602 
1602 
1602 
1602 
ex 1602 
1602 io ooo 
20 90 O 
41 10 
42 10 
49 11 
49 13 
49 15 
49 19 
49 30 
49 50 
90 10O 
90 51 
0206 30 21 
0206 30 31 ex 0401 O 
0403 10 22 ex 1902 20 30 (7) 
') Excluding animals for bullfights. 
-) Domestic swine only. 
') In packings of a net content not exceeding two litres. 
4) Not preserved or concentrated or packed, destined for human consumption only. 
') Only those containing meat or edible offal of domestic swine. 
*) Only those containing pig blood. 
7) Only: 
— sausage made of meat, edible offal or blood of domestic swine, 
— any preparation or preserved product containing meat or edible offal of domestic swine. 
ANNEXB 
CN code 
0701 10 00 
0701 90 10 
0701 90 51 
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PROTOCOL 5 
on mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters 
Article 1 
Definitions 
For the purposes of this Protocol: 
(a) 'customs legislation' shall mean provisions adopted 
by the Community and Lithuania, governing the 
import, export, transit of goods and their placing 
under any customs procedure, including measures of 
prohibition, restriction and control; 
(b) 'customs duties' shall mean all duties, taxes, fees or 
other charges which are levied and collected in the 
territories of the Parties, in application of customs 
legislation, but not including fees and charges which 
are limited in amount to the approximate costs of 
services rendered; 
(c) 'applicant authority' shall mean a competent 
administrative authority which has been appointed 
by a Party for this purpose and which makes a 
request for assistance in customs matters; 
(d) 'requested authority' shall mean a competent 
administrative authority which has been appointed 
by a Party for this purpose and which receives a 
request for assistance in customs matters; 
(e) 'contravention' shall mean any violation of the 
customs legislation as well as any attempted 
violation of such legislation. 
Article 2 
Scope 
1. The Parties shall assist each other, within their 
competences, in the manner and under the conditions laid 
down in this Protocol, in ensuring that customs 
legislation is correctly applied, in particular by the 
prevention, detection and investigation of contraventions 
of this legislation. 
2. Assistance in customs matters, as provided for in 
this Protocol, applies to any administrative authority of 
the Parties which is competent for the application of this 
Protocol. It shall not prejudice the rules governing mutual 
assistance in criminal matters. Nor shall it cover 
information obtained under powers exercised at the 
request of the judicial authority, unless those authorities 
so agree. 
Article 3 
Assistance on request 
1. At the request of the applicant authoriry, the 
requested authority shall furnish it with all relevant information to enable it to ensure that customs legislation 
is correctly applied, including information regarding 
operations noted or planned which contravene or would 
contravene such legislation. 
2. At the request of the applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall inform it whether goods 
exported from the territory of one of the Parties have 
been properly imported into the territory of the other 
Party, specifying, where appropriate, the customs 
procedure applied to the goods. 
3. At the request of the applicant authority, the 
requested authority shall take the necessary, steps to 
ensure that a surveillance is kept on: 
(a) natural or legal persons of whom there are 
reasonable grounds for believing that they are 
contravening or have contravened customs 
legislation; 
(b) places where stocks of goods have been assembled in 
such a way that there are reasonable grounds for 
supposing that they are intended as supplies for 
operations contrary to the legislation of the other 
Party; 
(c) movements of goods notified as possibly giving rise 
to substantial contraventions of customs legislation; 
(d) means of transport for which there are reasonable 
grounds for believing that they have been, are or 
may be used in the contravening of customs 
legislation. 
Article 4 
Spontaneous assistance 
Without prior request, the Parties shall provide each 
other, in accordance with their laws, rules and other legal 
instruments, with assistance if they consider that to be 
necessary for the correct application of customs 
legislation, particularly when they obtain information 
pertaining to: 
— operations which have contravened, contravene or 
would contravene such legislation and which may be 
of interest to the other Party, 
— new means or methods employed in realizing such 
operations, 
— goods known to be subject to substantial 
contravention of customs legislation. _ 
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Article S 
Delivery/Notification 
At the request of the applicant authority, thc requested 
authority shall in accordance with its legislation take all 
necessary measures in order: 
— to deliver all documents, 
— to notify all decisions, 
falling within thc scope of this Protocol to an addressee, 
residing or established in its territory. In such a case 
Article 6 (3) is applicable. 
Article 6 
Form and substance of requests for assistance 
1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in 
writing. Documents necessary for the execution of such 
requests shall accompany the request. When required 
because of the urgency of the situation, oral requests may 
be accepted, but must be confirmed, in writing 
immediately. 
2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the 
following information: 
(a) the applicant authority making the request; 
(b) the measure requested; 
(c) the object of and the reason for the request; 
(d) the laws, rules and other legal elements involved; 
(e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible 
on the natural or legal persons being the target of 
the investigations; 
(f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries 
already carried out, except in cases provided for in 
Article 5. own, the administrative department to which the request 
has been addressed by this authority, shall proceed, 
within its competence and available resources, as though 
it were acting on its own account or at the request of 
other authorities of that same Parry, by supplying 
information already possessed, by carrying out 
appropriate enquiries or by arranging for them to be 
carried out. 
2. Requests for assistance will be executed in 
accordance with the laws, rules and other legal 
instruments of the requested Party. 
3. Duly authorized officials of one of the Parties may, 
with the agreement of the other Party involved and 
within the conditions laid down by the latter, obtain 
from the offices of the requested authority or othcr 
authority for which the requested authority is 
responsible, information relating to the contravention of 
customs legislation which the applicant authority needs 
for the purposes of this Protocol. 
4. Officials of one of the Parties may, with the 
agreement of the other Party involved and within the 
conditions laid down by the latter, be present at enquiries 
carried out in the latter's territory. 
Article 8 
Form in which information is to be communicated 
1. The requested authority shall communicate results 
of enquiries to the applicant authority in the form of 
documents, certified copies of documents, reports" and the 
like. 
2. The documents provided for in paragraph 1 may be 
replaced by computerized information produced in any 
form for the same purpose. 
Article 9 
3. Requests shall be submitted in an official language 
of the requested authority or in a language acceptable to 
such authority. 
4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements, 
its correction or completion may be demanded; the 
ordering of precautionary measures may, however, take 
place. 
Article 7 
Execution of requests 
1. In order to comply with a request for assistance, the 
requested authority or, when the latter cannot act on its 
r£. Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance 
1. The Parties may refuse to give assistance as 
provided for in this Protocol, where to do so would: 
(a) be likely to prejudice sovereignty, public policy, 
security or other essential interests; or 
(b) involve currency or tax regulations other than 
regulations concerning customs duties; or 
(c) violate an industrial, commercial or professional 
secret. 
2. Where the applicant authority, asks for assistance 
which it would itself be unable to provide if so asked, it 
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shall draw attention to that fact in its request. It shall 
then be left to the requested authority to decide how to 
respond to such a request. 
3. If assistance is withheld or denied, the decision and 
the reasons therefor must be notified to the applicant 
authority without delay. 
Article 10 
Obligation to observe confidentiality 
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1. Any information communicated in whatsoever form 
pursuant to this Protocol shall be of a confidential 
nature. It shall be covered by the obligation of official 
secrecy and shall enjoy the protection extended to like 
information under the relevant legislation of the Party 
which received it and the corresponding provisions 
applying to the Community authorities. 
2. Nominative data shall not be transmitted whenever 
there are reasonable grounds to believe that the transfer 
or the use made of the data transmitted would be 
contrary to the basic legal principles of one of the Parties, 
and, in particular, if the person concerned would suffer 
undue disadvantages. Upon request, the receiving Party 
shall inform the furnishing Party of the use made of the 
information supplied and of the results achieved. 
3. Nominative data may only be transmitted to 
customs authorities and, in the case of need for 
prosecution purposes, to public prosecution and judicial 
authorities. Other persons or authorities may obtain such 
information only upon previous authorization by the 
furnishing authority. 
4. The furnishing Party shall verify the accuracy of the 
information to be transferred. Whenever it appears that 
the information supplied was inaccurate or to be deleted, 
the receiving Party shall be notified without delay. The 
latter shall be obliged to carry out the correction or 
deletion. 
5. Without prejudice to cases of prevailing public 
interest, the person concerned may obtain, upon request, 
information on the data stores and the purpose of this 
storage. 
Article 11 
Use of information 
1. Information obtained shall be used solely for the 
purposes of this Protocol and may be used within each 
Party for other purposes only with the prior written 
consent of the administrative authority which furnished 
the information and shall be subject to any restrictions 
laid down by that authority. These provisions are not 
applicable when the information obtained for the 
purposes of this Protocol could also be used for the purposes of fighting against illicit traffic related to 
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Such 
information may be communicated to other authorities 
directly involved in the combating of illicit drug traffic 
within thc limits of Article 2. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not impede the use of information 
in any judicial or administrative proceedings subsequently 
instituted for failure to comply with customs legislation. 
3. The Parties may, in their records of evidence, 
reports and testimonies and in proceedings and charges 
brought before the courts, use as evidence information 
obtained and documents consulted in accordance with 
the provisions of this Protocol. 
Article 12 
Experts and witnesses 
An official of a requested authority may be authorized to 
appear, within the limitations of the authorization 
granted, as expert or witness in judicial or administrative 
proceedings regarding the matters covered by this 
Protocol in the jurisdiction of the other Party, and 
produce such objects, documents or authenticated copies 
thereof, as may be needed for the proceedings. The 
request for an appearance must indicate specifically on 
what matters and by virtue of what title or qualification 
the official will be questioned. 
Article 13 
Assistance expenses 
The Parties shall waive all claims on each other for the 
reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this 
Protocol, except, as appropriate, for expenses to experts 
and witnesses and to interpreters and translators who are 
not dependent upon public services. 
Article 14 
Implementation 
1. The management of this Protocol shall be entrusted 
to the Customs Department under the Ministry of 
Finances of the Republic of Lithuania on the one hand 
and the competent services of the Commission of the 
European Communities and, where appropriate, the 
customs authorities of the Member States of the 
^ European Union on the other. They shall decide on all 
' practical measures and arrangements necessary for its . 
application, taking into consideration rules in the field of 
data protection. They may recommend to theA$SOCia-
ticfV Counci I amendments which they consider be made to 
this Protocol. 
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2. The Parties shall consult each other and 
subsequently keep each other informed of the detailed 
rules of implementation which are adopted in accordance 
with the provisions of this Protocol. which have been concluded or may be concluded between 
individual or several Member States of thc European 
Union and Lithuania. Nor shall it preclude more 
extensive mutual assistance granted under such 
agreements. 
Article 15 
Complementarity 
1. This Protocol shall complement and not impede the 
application of any agreements on mutual assistance 2. Without prejudice to Article 11, these agreements 
do not prejudice Community provisions governing the 
communication between the competent services of the 
Commission and the customs authorities of the Member 
States of any information obtained in customs matters 
which could be of Community interest. 
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JOINT DECLARATIONS 7Z$ 
1. Article 37(1) 
It is understood that the concept 'conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State' 
includes Community rules Where appropriate. 
2. Article 37 
It is understood that the notion 'children' is defined in accordance with national legislation of 
the host country concerned. 
3. Article 3 g 
It is understood that the notion 'members of their family' is defined in accordance with the 
national legislation of the host country concerned. 
4. Chapter II of Title IV 
Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV, the Parties agree that treatment 
of the nationals or companies of one Party shall be considered to be less favourable than that 
accorded to those of the other Party if such treatment is either formally or de facto less 
favourable than the treatment accorded to those of the other Party. 
5. Article 46(d)i 
Without prejudice to Article 46, the Parties agree that no provision under the Agreement 
can be interpreted as denying the right of the Parties to control and regulate in order to 
ensure that natural persons benefiting from the right of establishment effectively pursue an 
activity as self-employed persons. 
6. Article 56 
The sole fact of requiring a visa for natural persons of certain Member States and not for 
those of other Member States by Lithuania or of requiring a visa for natural persons of 
Lithuania by certain Member States and not by others shall not be regarded as nullifying or 
impairing benefits under a specific commitment. 
7. Article 67 
The Parties agree that for the purpose of the Agreement, intellectual, industrial and 
commercial property includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in 
computer programmes, and neighbouring rights, the rights relating to patents, industrial 
designs, geographical indications, including appellations of origin, trademarks and 
service marks, topographies of integrated circuits as well as protection against unfair 
competition as referred to in Article 10 bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection 
of Industrial Property and protection of undisclosed information on know-how. 
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8. Article 116 K^ 
The Parties agree that the Association Council, in conformity with Article 116 of the 
Agreement, shall examine the option of creating an advisory body comprising members of the 
Community's Economic and Social Committee and their Lithuanian counterparts. 
9. Protocol 5 to the Agreement 
The Parties agree that, for the implementation of Article 8,2, all relevant information for the 
interpretation or the utilization of the material should be supplied at the same time. 
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AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the 
Republic of Lithuania on maritime transport 
A. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
We would be grateful if you would confirm that your Government agrees with the following: 
When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Lithuania was 
signed, the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the 
operation of shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. Mutually 
satisfactory solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair competition 
on a commercial basis is observed. 
It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the Association counci I 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration. 
On behalf of 
the Council of the European Union 
B. Letter from the Republic of Lithuania 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to confirm that my Government 
agrees with the following: 
'When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Lithuania was 
signed, the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the 
operation of shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. 
Mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair 
competition on a commercial basis is observed. 
It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the 
Association Council 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration. 
For the Government 
of the Republic of Lithuania 
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AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters between thc European Community and thc Republic 
of Lithuania concerning the recognition of rcgionalization of African swine fever in the 
Kingdom of Spain 
A. Letter from the Republic of Lithuania 
Sir, 
I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain agricultural 
products between the Community and Lithuania which have taken place in the framework of the 
negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement. 
I hereby confirm that Lithuania accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, 
with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from African 
swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 
1988, and the successive Commission Decisions. 
Lithuania accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the 
C Lithuanian veterinary legislation. 
I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this 
letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
For the Government of the Republic of Lithuania 
B. Letter from the Community 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows: 
T have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain 
agricultural products between the Community and Lithuania which have taken place in the 
( framework of the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement. 
I hereby confirm that Lithuania accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, 
with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from 
African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 
December 1988, and the successive Commission Decisions. 
Lithuania accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the 
Lithuanian veterinary legislation. 
I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of 
this letter.' 
I have the honour to confirm that the Community is in agreement with the contents of your letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
On behalf of the Council of the European Union 
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UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS 
Declaration by thc French Government 
France notes that the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Lithuania does not apply to the 
overseas countries and territories associated with the European Community pursuant to the 
Treaty establishing the European Community. 
Declarations by the Republic of Lithuania 
1. Title III 
Taking into account the accession of the Scandinavian countries to the European Union 
Lithuania expresses its interest to renegotiate trade in textile and agricultural products with 
an aim to provide appropriate adjustment to deepen mutual trade liberalization. 
2. Article 44,6 
Lithuania shall take every effort to ensure that by the end of the transitional period 
Lithuanian subsidiaries and branches of Community companies and nationals shall enjoy the 
same rights as Community subsidiaries and branches of Lithuanian companies and nationals. 
3. Article 56 
Lithuania considers it essential for achieving the objectives of this association to establish a 
visa-free regime between the Republic of Lithuania and the Member States of the European 
Union. 
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