1972A3722 — MT — 01.03.2014 — 003.001

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AGREEMENT

between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation







THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, of the one part, and THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, of the other part, DESIRING to consolidate and to extend, upon the enlargement of the European Economic Community, the economic relations existing between the Community and Switzerland and to ensure, with due regard for fair conditions of competition, the harmonious development of their commerce for the purpose of contributing to the work of constructing Europe, RESOLVED to this end to eliminate progressively the obstacles to substantially all their trade, in accordance with the provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade conceming the establishment of free trade areas, DECLARING their readiness to examine, in the light of any relevant factor, and in particular of developments in the Community, the possibility of developing and deepening their relations where it would appear to be useful in the interests of their economies to extend them to fields not covered by this Agreement, HAVE DECIDED, in pursuit of these objectives and considering that no provision of this Agreement may be interpreted as exempting the Contracting Parties from the obligations which are incumbent upon them under other international agreements, TO CONCLUDE THIS AGREEMENT:







Article 1

The aim of this Agreement is:

(a) to promote through the expansion of reciprocal trade the harmonious development of economic relations between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation and thus to foster in the Community and in Switzerland the advance of economic activity, the improvement of living and employment conditions, and in-creased productivity and financial stability,

(b) to provide fair conditions of competition for trade between the Contracting Parties,

(c) to contribute in this way, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade.

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Article 2

The Agreement shall apply to products originating in the Community or Switzerland:

(i) which fall within Chapters 25 to 97 of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, excluding the products listed in Annex I;

(ii) which are specified in Annex II;

(iii) which are specified in Protocol 2, with due regard to the arrangements provided for in that Protocol.

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Article 3

1. No new customs duty on imports shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Switzerland.

2. Customs duties on imports shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable:

(a) on 1 April 1973 each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty;

(b) four further reductions of 20 % each shall be made on: 1 January 1974, 1 January 1975, 1 January 1976, 1 July 1977.

Article 4

1. The provisions concerning the progressive abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.

The Contracting Parties may replace a customs duty of a fiscal nature or the fiscal element of a customs duty by an internal tax.

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3. Switzerland may retain temporarily, while observing the conditions of Article 18, duties corresponding to the fiscal element contained in customs duties on imports of products specified in Annex III.

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The Joint Committee provided for in Article 29 shall examine whether the conditions set out in the preceding subparagraph are being met, particularly where a change has been made in the amount of the fiscal element.

The Joint Committee shall examine the position with a view to the conversion of such duties into internal charges before 1 January 1980 or before any other date which it might determine in the light of circumstances.

Article 5

1. The basic duty to which the successive reductions provided for in Article 3 and in Protocol No 1 are to be applied shall, for each product, be the duty actually applied on 1 January 1972.

2. If, after 1 January 1972, any tariff reductions resulting from the tariff agreements concluded as a result of the Trade Conference held in Geneva from 1964 to 1967 become applicable, such reduced duties shall replace the basic duties referred to in paragraph 1.

3. The reduced duties calculated in accordance with Article 3 and ►M12 il-Protokolli Nru 1 u Nru 2 ◄ shall be applied rounded to the first decimal place.

Subject to the application by the Community of Article 39 (5) of the “Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties” ►M12 ————— ◄ , the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as regards the specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties in the Irish Customs Tariff, Article 3 and ►M12 il-Protokolli Nru 1 u Nru 2 ◄ shall be applied, with rounding to the fourth decimal place.

Article 6

1. No new charge having an effect equivalent to a customs duty on imports shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Switzerland.

2. Charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports introduced on or after 1 January 1972 in trade between the Community and Switzerland shall be abolished upon the entry into force of the Agreement.

Any charge having an effect equivalent to a customs duty on imports, the rate of which on 31 December 1972 is higher than that actually applied on 1 January 1972 shall be reduced to the latter rate upon the entry into force of the Agreement.

3. Charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable:

(a) by 1 January 1974 at the latest each charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the rate applied on 1 January 1972;

(b) three further reductions of 20 % each shall be made on: 1 January 1975, 1 January 1976, 1 July 1977.

Article 7

1. No customs duty on exports or charge having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Switzerland.

Customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect shall be abolished not later than 1 January 1974.

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2. In the case of products listed in Annex IV, customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect shall be abolished in accordance with the provisions of that Annex.

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Article 8

Protocol No 1 lays down the tariff treatment and arrangements applicable to certain products.

Article 9

Protocol No 2 lays down the tariff treatment and arrangements applicable to certain goods obtained by processing agricultural products.

Article 10

1. In the event of specific rules being established as or of any alteration of the current rules the Contracting Party in question may adapt the arrangements resulting from this Agreement in respect of the products which are the subject of those rules or alterations.

2. In such cases the Contracting Party in question shall take due account of the interests of the other Contracting Party. To this end the Contracting Parties may consult each other within the Joint Committee.

Article 11

Protocol No 3 lays down the rules of origin.

Article 12

A Contracting Party which is considering the reduction of the effective level of its duties or charges having equivalent effect applicable to third countries benefiting from most favoured-nation treatment, or which is considering the suspension of their application, shall, as far as may be practicable, notify the Joint Committee not less than thirty days before such reduction or suspension comes into effect. It shall take note of any representations by the other Contracting Party regarding any distortions which might result therefrom.

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L-Artikolu 12a

F’każ ta’ emendi għan-nomenklatura tat-tariffa doganali ta’ wieħed jew iż-żewġ Partijiet Kontraenti għall-prodotti msemmija fil-Ftehim, il-Kumitat Konġunt jista’ jadatta in-nomenklatura tat-tariffa ta’ dawk il-prodotti fil-Ftehim skond dawk l-emendi, filwaqt li tingħata l-konsiderazzjoni dovuta lill-prinċipju li l-vantaġġi li jirriżultaw mill-Ftehim għandhom jiġu ippreservati.

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Article 13

1. No new quantitative restriction on imports or measures having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Switzerland.

2. Quantitative restrictions on imports shall be abolished on 1 January 1973 and any measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions on imports shall be abolished not later than 1 January 1975.

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Artikolu 13a

1. L-ebda restrizzjonijiet kwantitattivi ġodda fuq l-esportazzjonijiet jew miżuri li għandhom effett ekwivalenti m'għandhom ikunu mdaħħla f'kummerċ bejn il-Komunità u l-Isvizzera.

2. Restrizzjonijiet kwantitattivi fuq l-esportazzjonijiet u kull miżuri li għandhom effett ekwivalenti għandhom jiġu mneħħija fl-1 ta' Jannar 1990, ħlief għal dawk applikati fl-1 ta' Jannar 1989 lil prodotti elenkati fil-Protokoll 6 li għandhom ikunu eliminati skond id-dispożizzjonijiet ta' l-imsemmi Protokoll.

Artikolu 13b

Parti Kontraenti li qed tikkonsidra bidla fl-arranġamenti li tapplika għal esportazzjonijiet lil pajjiżi terzi għandha, sa fejn jista' jkun prattikabbli, tinnotifika lill-Kumitat Konġunt mhux inqas minn 30 jum qabel il-bidla proposta tidħol fis-seħħ. Għandha tieħu nota ta' xi rappresentazzjonijiet mill-Parti Kontraenti l-oħra dwar xi distorsjonijiet li jistgħu jirriżultaw minnha.

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Article 14

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1. The Community reserves the right to modify the arrangements applicable to the petroleum products falling within heading Nos 27.10, 27.11, ex 27.12 (excluding ozokerite and lignite/peat wax), and 27.13 of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System upon adoption of decisions under the common commercial policy for the products in question or upon establishment of a common energy policy.

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In this event the Community shall take due account of the interests of Switzerland; to this end it shall inform the Joint Committee, which shall meet under the conditions set out in Article 31.

2. Switzerland reserves the right to take similar action should it be faced with like situations.

3. Subject to paragraphs 1 and 2, the Agreement shall not prejudice the non-tariff rules applied to imports of petroleum products.

Article 15

1. The Contracting Parties declare their readiness to foster, so far as their agricultural policies allow, the harmonious development of trade in agricultural products to which the Agreement does not apply.

2. The Contracting Parties shall apply their agricultural rules in veterinary, health and plant health matters in a non-discriminatory fashion and shall not introduce any new measures that have the effect of unduly obstructing trade.

3. The Contracting Parties shall examine, under the conditions set out in Article 31, any difficulties that might arise in their trade in agricultural products and shall endeavour to seek appropriate solutions.

Article 16

From 1 July 1977 products originating in Switzerland may not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported into the Community than that applied by the Member States of the Community between themselves.

Article 17

The Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade, except in so far as they alter the trade arrangements provided for in the Agreement, in particular the provisions concerning rules of origin.

Article 18

The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Contracting Party and like products originating in the territory of the other Contracting Party.

Products exported to the territory of one of the Contracting Parties may not benefit from repayment of internal taxation in excess of the amount of direct or indirect taxation imposed on them.

Article 19

Payments relating to trade in goods and the transfer of such payments to the Member State of the Community in which the creditor is resident or to Switzerland shall be free from any restrictions.

The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any exchange or administrative restrictions on the grant, repayment or acceptance of shortand medium-term credits covering commercial transactions in which a resident participates.

Article 20

The Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, law and order or public security, the protection of life and health of humans, animals or plants, the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value, the protection of industrial and commercial property, or rules relating to gold or silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions must not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Contracting Parties.

Article 21

Nothing in the 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;

(b) which relate to trade in arms, munitions 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 time of war or serious international tension.

Article 22

1. The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any measure likely to jeopardize the fulfilment of the objectives of the Agreement.

2. They shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement.

If either Contracting Party considers that the other Contracting Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Agreement, it may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27.

Article 23

1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of the Agreement in so far as they may affect trade between the Community and Switzerland:

(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 as regards the production of or trade in goods;

(ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the Contracting Parties 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. Should a Contracting Party consider that a given practice is incompatible with this Article, it may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27.

Article 24

Where an increase in imports of a given product is or is likely to be seriously detrimental to any production activity carried on in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties and where this increase is due to:

(i) the partial or total reduction in the importing Contracting Party, as provided for in the Agreement, of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect levied on the product in question; and

(ii) the fact that the duties or charges having equivalent effect levied by the exporting Contracting Party on imports of raw materials or intermediate products used in the manufacture of the product in question are significantly lower than the corresponding duties or charges levied by the importing Contracting Party;

the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27.

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Artikolu 24a

Fejn l-osservanza tad-dispożizzjonijiet ta' l-Artikoli 7 u 13a twassal għal

1. esportazzjoni mill-ġdid lejn pajjiż terz li kontrih il-Parti Kontraenti esportatriċi żżomm, għall-prodott konċernat restrizzjonijiet kwantitattivi fuq l-esportazzjoni, dazji fuq l-esportazzjoni jew miżuri jew piżijiet li għandhom effett ekwivalenti; jew

2. nuqqas serju, jew theddida ta' dan, ta' prodott essenzjali għall-Parti Kontraenti esportatriċi;

u fejn is-sitwazzjonijiet imsemmija hawn fuq joħolqu jew jistgħu joħolqu diffikoltajiet serji għall-Parti Kontraenti esportatriċi, dik il-Parti Kontraenti tista' tieħu l-miżuri approprjati taħt il-kondizzjonijiet u skond il-proċeduri stabbiliti fl-Artikolu 27.

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Article 25

If one of the Contracting Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Contracting Party, it may take appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27.

Article 26

If serious disturbances arise in any sector of the economy or if difficulties arise which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27.

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Artikolu 27

1. F'każ li Parti Kontraenti tissoġġetta l-importazzjoni jew esportazjoni ta' prodotti li jistgħu jagħtu lok għad-diffikoltajiet imsemmija fl-Artikoli 24, 24a u 26 għal proċedura amministrattiva, li l-għan tagħha jkun li tipprovdi informazzjoni rapida fuq it-tendenza taċ-ċirkolazzjonijiet kummerċjali, għandha tinforma lill-Parti Kontraenti l-oħra.

2. Fil-każijiet speċifikati fl-Artikoli 22 sa 26, qabel jittieħdu l-miżuri previsti hemmhekk jew, f'każijiet li japplika għalihom il-paragrafu 3 (e), malajr kemm jista' jkun, il-Parti Kontraenti inkwistjoni għandha tforni lill-Kumitat Konġunt bl-informazzjoni rilevanti kollha meħtieġa għal eżaminazzjoni kompluta tas-sitwazzjoni biex tinstab soluzzjoni aċċettabbli għall-Partijiet Kontraenti. Fl-għażla ta' miżuri, priorità għandha tingħata lil dawk li l-inqas ifixklu t-tħaddim tal-Ftehim.

Il-miżuri ta' salvagwardjar għandhom ikunu notifikati immedjatament lill-Kumitat Konġunt u għandhom ikunu s-suġġett ta' konsultazzjonijiet perjodika fi ħdan il-Kumitat, partikolarment sabiex jitneħħew hekk kif iċ-ċirkostanzi jippermettu.

3. Għall-implimentazzjoni tal-paragrafu 2, id-dispożizzjonijiet li ġejjin għandhom japplikaw:

(a) Għal dak li għandu x'jaqsam ma' l-Artikolu 23, Parti Kontraenti jew il-waħda jew l-oħra tista' tirreferi l-affari lill-Komitat Konġunt jekk tqis li xi prattika hija inkompatibbli mat-tħaddim xieraq tal-Ftehim fis-sens ta' l-Artikolu 23(1). Il-Partijiet Kontraenti għandhom ifornu lill-Kumitat Konġunt bl-informazzjoni rilevanti kollha u għandhom jagħtuh l-assistenza li jeħtieġ sabiex jezamina l-każ u, fejn approprjat, jelimina l-prattika li hemm oġġezzjoni għalija. Jekk il-Parti Kontraenti in kwistjoni ma jirnexxiliex iġġib fi tmiem il-prattika li hemm oġġezzjoni għaliha fi żmien perjodu ffissat mill-Kumitat Konġunt, jew fin-nuqqas ta' ftehim fil-Kumitat Konġunt fi żmien tlett xhur li l-materja kienet riferita lilu, il-Parti Kontraenti konċernata tista' tadotta miżuri ta' salvagwardjar li tqis neċessarji biex jieħdu ħsieb id-diffikoltajiet serji li jirriżultaw mill-prattiċi in kwistjoni; b'mod partikolari tista' tirtira konċessjonijiet fuq it-tariffi.

(b) F'dak li għandu x'jaqsam ma' l-Artikolu 24, id-diffikoltajiet li jitnisslu mis-sitwazzjoni msemmija f'dak l-Artikolu għandhom ikunu mibgħuta għall-eżaminazzjoni lill-Kumitat Konġunt, li jista' jieħu kull deċiżjoni meħtieġa biex iġib fi tmiem dawk id-diffikoltajiet. Jekk il-Kumitat Konġunt jew il-Parti Kontraenti esportatriċi ma ħaditx deċiżjoni li ġġib fi tmiem id-diffikoltajiet fi żmien 30 jum wara li l-affari kienet riferita, il-Parti Kontraenti importatriċi hija awtorizzata li tintaxxa piż fuq il-prodott impurtat biex tikkompensa. Il-piż biex tikkumpensa għandu jkun ikkalkolat skond l-inċidenza fuq il-valur tal-prodotti inkwistjoni tad-differenzi fit-tariffi għal dak li għandu x'jaqsam mal-materja prima jew prodotti intermedjarji inkorparati ġo fihom.

(ċ) Għal dak li għandu x'jaqsam ma' l-Artikolu 24a, id-diffikoltajiet li jqumu mis-sitwazjonijiet imsemmija f'dak l-Artikolu għandhom ikunu riferiti għall-eżaminazzjoni mill-Kumitat Konġunt. Dwar is-subparagrafu (ii) ta' l-Artikolu 24a, it-theddida ta' nuqqas għandha tkun debitament pruvata b'indikaturi approprjati kwantitattivi u tal-prezzijiet. Il-Kumitat Konġunt jista' jieħu kull deċiżjoni meħtieġa biex jinġiebu fi tmiem id-diffikoltajiet. Jekk il-Kumitat Konġunt ma ħax deċiżjoni fi żmien 30 jum wara li l-affari kienet riferita lilu, il-Parti Kontraenti esportatriċi hija awtorizzata li tapplika temporanjament miżuri approprjati fuq l-esportazzjoni tal-prodott konċernat.

(d) Dwar l-Artikolu 25, konsultazzjoni fil-Kumitat Konġunt għandha sseħħ qabel ma l-Parti Kontraenti konċernata tieħu l-miżuri approprjati.

(e) Fejn ċirkostanzi eċċezzjonali li jeħtieġu azzjoni immedjata jagħmlu impossibbli eżaminazzjoni minn qabel, il-Parti Kontraenti konċernata tista', fis-sitwazzjonijiet speċifikati fl-Artikoli 24, 24a, 25 u 26 u anke fil-każ li għajnuniet għall-esportazzjoni jkollhom inċidenza diretta u immedjata fuq il-kummerċ, japplikaw minnufih il-miżuri prekawzjonali strettament neċessarji sabiex jirranġaw is-sitwazzjoni.

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Article 28

Where one or more Member States of the Community or Switzerland is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments, the Contracting Party concerned may take the necessary safeguard measures. It shall inform the other Contracting Party forthwith.

Article 29

1. A Joint Committee is hereby established, which shall be responsible for the administration of the Agreement and shall ensure its proper implementation. For this purpose, it shall make recommendations and take decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. These decisions shall be put into effect by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own rules.

2. For the purpose of the proper implementation of the Agreement the Contracting Parties shall exchange information and, at the request of either Party, shall hold consultations within the Joint Committee.

3. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Article 30

1. The Joint Committee shall consist of representatives of the Community, on the one hand, and of representatives of Switzerland, on the other.

2. The Joint Committee shall act by mutual agreement.

Article 31

1. Each Contracting Party shall preside in turn over the Joint Committee, in accordance with the arrangements to be laid down in its rules of procedure.

2. The Chairman shall convene meetings of the Joint Committee at least once a year in order to review the general functioning of the Agreement.

The Joint Committee shall, in addition meet whenever special circumstances so require, at the request of either Contracting Party, in accordance with the conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure.

3. The Joint Committee may decide to set up any working party that can assist it in carrying out its duties.

Article 32

1. Where a Contracting Party considers that it would be useful in the interests of the economies of both Contracting Parties to develop the relations established by the Agreement by extending them to fields not covered thereby, it shall submit a reasoned request to the other Contracting Party.

The Contracting Parties may instruct the Joint Committee to examine this request and, where appropriate, to make recommendations to them, particularly with a view to opening negotiations.

2. The agreements resulting from the negotiations referred to in paragraph 1 will be subject to ratification or approval by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures.

Article 33

The Annexes and Protocols to the Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.

Article 34

Either Contracting Party may denounce the Agreement by notifiying the other Contracting Party. The Agreement shall cease to be in force twelve months after the date of such notification.

Article 35

The Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community applies upon the terms laid down in that Treaty and, on the other, to the territory of the Swiss Confederation.

Article 36

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate, in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, ►M12 għal Rådet for De Europeiske Fellesskap ◄ , each of these texts being equally authentic.

This Agreement will be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures.

It shall enter into force on 1 January 1973 provided that the Contracting Parties have notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary to this end have been completed.

After this date this Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following such notification. The final date for such notification shall be 30 November 1973.

The provisions applicable on 1 April 1973 shall be applied upon the entry into force of this Agreement if it enters into force after that date.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den toogtyvende juli nitten hundrede og tooghalvfjerds.Geschehen zu Brüssel am zweiundzwanzigsten Juli neunzehnhundertzweiundsiebzig.Done at Brussels on this twenty-second day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two.Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-deux juillet mil neuf cent soixante-douze.Fatto a Bruxelles, il ventidue luglio millenovecentosettantadue.Gedaan te Brussel, de tweeëntwintigste juli negentienhonderdtweeënzeventig.

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På Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskabers vegneIm Namen des Rates der Europäischen GemeinschaftenIn the name of the Council of the European CommunitiesAu nom du Conseil des Communautés européennesA nome del Consiglio delle Comunità europeeNamens de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen▼M12 —————▼B

Für die Schweizerische EidgenossenschaftPour la Confédération suissePer la Confederazione svizzera

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ANNESS I







Lista ta' prodotti msemmija fl-Artikolu 2(i) tal-Ftehim: Kodiċi HS Deskrizzjoni 2905 43 – – Mannitol 2905 44 – – D-glucitol (sorbitol) 3501 Kaseina, Kaseinati u derivattivi oħra tal-kaseina, kolol mill-kaseina: 3501 10 – Kaseina ex 3501 90 – Oħrajn: – -Oħrajn li mhux kolol mill-Kaseina 3502 Albumini (inklużi l-konċentrati ta' proteini tax-xorrox, li fil-piż għandhom aktar minn 80 % proteini tax-xorrox, ikkalkulat fuq il-piż niexef), albuminati u derivattivi oħra ta' l-albumina: – Albumina tal-bajd: 3502 11 – – Mnixxfa 3502 19 – – Oħrajn 3502 20 – Albumina tal-ħalib, inklużi l-konċentrati ta' żewġ proteini tax-xorrox jew aktar 3505 Destrini u lamti mmodifikati oħra (per eżempju, lamti preġelatinizzati jew esterifikati); kolol ibbażati fuq il-lamtu, jew fuq destrini jew lamti mmodifikati oħra: għall-għalf 3809 Finishing agents, ġarriera tal-kulur sabiex titgħaġġel iż-żebgħa jew it-tranġar jew prodotti taż-żebgħa u prodotti u preparazzjonijiet (per eżempju, sustanzi għat-twebbis u murdenti), tat-tip użati fl-industriji tat-tessili, tal-karti tal-ġilda u industriji simili, mhux speċifikati x'imkien ieħor jew inklużi: 3809 10 – 'bażi ta' enżimi li jibdlu l-lamtu u l-glajkoġen f' sempliċi zokkor, għall-għalf 3823 Aċidi mxaħħma monokarboksiliċi industrijali, żejt aċiduż mir-raffinar; alkoħol mxaħħam industrijali: – Aċidi mxaħħma monokarboksiliċi industrijali, żejt aċiduż mir-raffinar: 3823 11 – – Aċidu steariku 3823 12 – – Aċidu oleiku 3823 19 – – Oħrajn 3823 70 – Alkoħol mxaħħam industrijali 3824 60 – Sorbitol minbarra dak ta' sub-intestatura 2905 44 5301 Flax, nej jew proċessat iżda mhux imrembel, flax tow u skart (inkluż skart ta' yarn u stokk garnetted) 5302 Haxixa vera (Cannabis sativa L.), nej jew proċessat iżda mhux imrembel, tow u skart ta' ħaxixa vera (inkluż skart ta' yarn u stokk garnetted)

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ANNEX II

List of products referred to in Article 2(ii) of the Agreement







HS code Description 1302. 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: ex1302.19 —— Other: ——— Vanilla oleoresin 1404. Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included: 1404.20 — Cotton linters 1516. Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared: ex1516.20 — Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: . Hydrogenated castor oil, so called ‘opal-wax’ ex1518. Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 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: Linoxyn

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ANNEX III

List of products referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement

On 1 January 1997 Switzerland converted the fiscal element of customs duties on imports of products specified in Annex II to the 1972 Agreement into an internal tax. That Annex is therefore deleted.

ANNESS IV

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Lista ta' prodotti msemmija fl-Artikolu 7 tal-Ftehim

Dazji doganali applikati mill-Iżvizzera lil esportazzjonijiet lejn il-Komunità tal-prodotti elenkati hawn isfel għandhom ikunu eliminati skond l-iskeda li ġejja.







Sistema Armonizzata It-Titolu Nru Deskrizzjoni tal-prodott Data ta' l-eliminazzjoni ex 26.20 Irmied u residwi li fihom prinċiparjament l-aluminju fl-1 ta' Jannar 1993. 74.04 Ram żejjed u għar-rimi fl-1 ta' Jannar 1993. 76.02 Aluminju żejjed u għar-rimi fl-1 ta' Jannar 1993.

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PROTOCOL NO 1

concerning the treatment applicable to certain products













SECTION A

TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND

Article 1

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1. Dazji doganali fuq l-importazzjoni ġewwa l-Komunità, kif oriġinarjament kostitwita, ta’ prodotti li jaqgħu fi ħdan il-Kapitolu 48 jew 49 tat-Tariffa Doganali Komuni għandhom jiġu progressivament aboliti skond l-orarju li ġej:







Orarju Prodotti li jaqgħu fi ħdan it-titolu Nru jew sottotitolu 48.01 C II, 48.01 F, 48.07 C, 48.13 jew 48.15 B Prodotti Oħra Rati ta’ dazju applikabbli-perċentaġġ Perċentaġġ ta’ dazji bażiċi applikabbli fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1978. 8 65 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1979. 6 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1980. 6 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1981. 4 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1982. 4 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1983. 2 20 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1984. 0 0

2. Dazji doganali fuq l-importazzjoni ġewwa l-Irlanda tal-prodotti msemmija fil-paragrafu 1 għandhom jiġu progressivament aboliti skond l-orarju li ġej:







Orarju Perċentaġġ ta’ dazji bażiċi applikabbli fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1978. 20 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1979. 15 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1980. 15 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1981. 10 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1982. 10 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1983. 5 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1984. 0

3. B’mod ta’ deroga mill-Artikolu 3 tal-Ftehim, id-Danimarka u r-Renju Unit għandhom japplikaw id-dazji doganali li ġejjin għall-importazzjoni ta’ prodotti msemmija fil-paragrafu 1 li joriġinaw ġewwa l-Isvizzera







Orarju Prodotti li jaqgħu fi ħdan it-titolu Nru jew sottotitolu 48.01 C II, 48.01 F, 48.07 C, 48.13 jew 48.15 B Prodotti Oħrajn Rati ta’ dazju applikabbli-perċentaġġ Perċentaġġ ta’ dazju ta’ Tariffa Doganali Komuni applikabbli fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1978. 8 65 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1979. 6 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1980. 6 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1981. 4 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1982. 4 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1983. 2 20 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1984. 0 0

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4. During the period from 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1983 Denmark ►M12 ————— ◄ and the United Kingdom shall be entitled to open each year, for imports of products originating in Switzerland, zero-duty tariff quotas the amounts of which, shown in Annex A for 1974, shall be equal to the average amount of imports between 1968 and 1971 raised cumulatively by four increases of 5 %; after 1 January 1975 the amount of these tariff quotas shall be raised annually by 5 %.

5. The expression “the Community as originally constituted” means the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Article 2

1. Customs duties on imports into the Community as originally constituted and into Ireland of the products specified in paragraph 2 shall be progressively reduced to the following levels in accordance with the following timetable:







Timetable Percentage of basic duties applicable 1 April 1973 95 1 January 1974 90 1 January 1975 85 1 January 1976 75 1 January 1977 60 1 January 1978 40 with a maximum of 3 % ad valorem (except subheading Nos 78.01 A II and 79.01 A) 1 January 1979 20 1 January 1980 0

For tariff subheading Nos 78.01 A II and 79.01 A, listed in the table given in paragraph 2, the tariff reductions shall be made, as regards the Community as originally constituted and notwithstanding Article 5(3) of the Agreement, rounded to the second decimal place.

2. The products referred to in the paragraph above are the following:







Common Customs Tariff heading No Description ex 73.02 Ferro-alloys, excluding ferro-nickel and products covered by the ECSC Treaty 76.01 Unwrought aluminium; aluminium waste and scrap: A. Unwrought 78.01 Unwrought lead (including argentiferous lead); lead waste and scrap A. Unwrought II. Other 79.01 Unwrought zinc; zinc waste and scrap: A. Unwrought 81.01 Tungsten (Wolfram), unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.02 Molybdenum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.03 Tantalum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof: B. Cadmium C. Cobalt II. Wrought ►M25 D. Kromju I. Mhux maħdum; skart u mbarazz b) Oħrajn II. Oħrajn ◄ E. Germanium F. Hafnium (celtium) G. Manganese H. Niobium (columbium) IJ. Antimony K. Titanium L. Vanadium M. Uranium depleted in U 235 O. Zirconium P. Rhenium Q. Gallium; indium; thallium R. Cermets

Article 3

Imports to which the tariff treatment provided for in Articles 1 and 2 applies, except unwrought lead other than bullion lead (falling within subheading No 78.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff), shall be subjected to annual indicative ceilings above which the customs duties applicable in respect of third countries may be reintroduced in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Taking into account the Community's right to suspend application of ceilings for certain products, the ceilings fixed for 1973 are shown in Annex B. These ceilings are calculated on the assumption that the Community as originally constituted and Ireland shall make the first tariff reduction on 1 April 1973. For 1974 the level of the ceilings shall correspond to that applied in 1973 readjusted on an annual basis for the Community and raised by 5 %. From 1 January 1975 the level of the ceilings shall be raised annually by 5 %. For products covered by this Protocol but not included in Annex B, the Community reserves the right to introduce ceilings of which the level will be equal to the average amount of imports into the Community over the last four years for which statistics are available, increased by 5 %; for the following years, the levels of these ceilings shall be raised annually by 5 %.

(b) Should, for two successive years, imports of a product subject to a ceiling be less than 90 % of the level fixed, the Community shall suspend the application of this ceiling.

(c) In the event of short-term economic difficulties, the Community reserves the right, after consultation within the Joint Committee, to maintain for a year the level fixed for the preceding year.

(d) On 1 December each year the Community shall notify the Joint Committee of the list of products subject to ceilings in the following year and of the levels of the ceilings.

(e) Imports under the tariff quotas opened in accordance with Article 1 (4) shall also be set off against the ceiling levels fixed for the same products.

(f) Notwithstanding Article 3 of the Agreement and Articles 1 and 2 of this Protocol, when a ceiling fixed for imports of a product covered by this Protocol is reached, Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of the product in question may be reimposed until the end of the calendar year. In this event, prior to 1 July 1977: (i) Denmark ►M12 ————— ◄ and the United Kingdom shall reimpose customs duties as follows:



Years Percentage of Common Customs Tariff duties applicable 1973 0 1974 40 1975 60 1976 80 (ii) Ireland shall reimpose customs duties applicable to third countries. The customs duties specified in Articles 1 and 2 of this Protocol shall be reintroduced on 1 January of the following year.

(g) After 1 July 1977 the Contracting Parties shall examine within the Joint Committee the possibility of revising the percentage by which the levels of ceilings are raised, having regard to the trend of consumption and imports in the Community and to experience gained in applying this Article.

(h) The ceilings shall be abolished at the end of the tariff dismantling periods provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of this Protocol.

Article 4

1. The community as originally constituted shall retain until 31 December 1975 a minimum rate of customs duties on imports of the following products:







Common Customs Tariff heading No Description Minimum rate retained 91.01 Pocket-watches, wrist-watches and other watches, including stop-watches 0.35 UA per article 91.07 Watch movements (including stop-watch movements), assembled: A. With balance-wheel and hairspring 0.28 UA per article 91.11 Other clock and watch parts: C. Watch movements, unassembled: I. With balance-wheel and hairspring 0.28 UA per article

2. The customs duties referred to in paragraph 1 shall be abolished in two equal stages on 1 January 1976 and 1 July 1977. Notwithstanding Article 5(3) of the Agreement, duties reduced in this way shall be applied, rounded to the second decimal place.

3. The provisions of the Agreement shall apply to products falling within Chapter 91 of the Brussels Nomenclature provided that Switzerland applies the provisions of the Additional Agreement to the 1967 Agreement concerning products of the clock and watch industry between the Swiss Confederation and the European Economic Community and its Member States, signed in Brussels on 20 July 1972.

Any obligations laid down in the supplementary Agreement shall be considered obligations within the meaning of Article 22 of this Agreement.







SECTION B

TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS INTO SWITZERLAND OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY

Article 5

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1. Mill-1 ta’ Jannar 1978 dazji doganali fuq l-importazzjoni ġewwa l-Isvizzera ta’ prodotti li joriġinaw ġewwa l-Komunità kif oriġinarjament kostitwita u ġewwa l-Irlanda u li huma elenkati fl-Anness Ċ ma’ dan il-Protokoll għandhom jiġu progressivament aboliti skond l-orarju li ġej:







Orarju Perċentaġġ ta’ dazji bażiċi applikabbli fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1978. 65 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1979. 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1980. 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1981. 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1982. 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1983. 20 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1984. 0

2. Dazji Doganali fuq l-importazzjoni ġewwa l-Isvizzera ta’ prodotti li jaqgħu fi ħdan in-Nomenklatura tal-Kunsill ta’ Koperazzjoni fil-qasam Doganali titolu Nru 4418 u li joriġinaw ġewwa l-Komunità kif oriġinarjament kostitwita u ġewwa l-Irlanda għandhom jiġu progressivament aboliti skond l-orarju li ġej:







Orarju Perċentaġġ ta’ dazji bażiċi applikabbli fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1978. 65 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1979. 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1980. 40 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1981. 20 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1982. 0

3. Mill-1 ta’ Jannar 1978 u b’mod ta’ deroga mill-Artikolu 3 tal-Ftehim, l-Isvizzera tirriserva d-dritt, fid-dawl tal-bżonnijiet ekonomiċi u l-konsiderazzjonijiet amministrattivi tagħha, li tapplika id-dazji doganali li ġejjin għall-importazzjoni ta’ prodotti msemmija fl-Anness Ċ u li joriġinaw ġewwa d-Danimarka u r-Renju Unit:







Orarju Perċentaġġ ta’ dazji bażiċi applikabbli fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1978. 65 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1979. 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1980. 50 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1981. 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1982. 35 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1983. 20 fl-1 ta’ Jannar 1984. 0

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Article 6

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Għal prodotti li jaqgħu fi ħdan in-Nomenklatura tal-Kunsill ta’ Koperazzjoni fil-qasam Doganali, titolu Nru 4418, 4801 u 4807, l-Isvizzera tirriserva d-dritt li tintroduċi, f’każ ta’ diffikultajiet serji, limiti indikattivi skond il-proċeduri definiti fl-Artikolu 3 ta’ dan il-Protokoll.

Għall-importazzjoni ta’ prodotti li jeċċedu dawn il-limiti, dazji doganali li ma jeċċedux dawk applikabbli għal pajjiżi terzi jistgħu jiġu introdotti mill-ġdid.

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ANNEX A

List of tariff quotas for 1974

DENMARK ►M12 ————— ◄ , UNITED KINGDOM







Common Customs Tariff heading No Description Level (in metric tons) Denmark ►M12 Norway ◄ United Kingdom Chapter 48 PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD ►M25 48.01 ◄ ►M25 Karta u kartonċin (inkluż l-istoppin taċ-ċelluloża) f’rombli jew folji: ◄ C. Kraft paper and kraft board: ex II. other, excluding kraft liner and sack paper — ►M12 — ◄ 145 ►M25 ex F. Oħrajn ◄ ►M25 — Karta tal-Bibbja, karta li tintuża għal diversi skopijiet (għall-ittajpjar irqiq); karta oħra għall-istampar u karta oħra tal-kitba, li ma fihomx fibra ta’ l-injam magħġuna mekkanikament jew li l-kontenut tagħhom ta’ fibra ta’ l-injam magħġuna mekkanikament ma jirrapreżentax iktar minn 5 %. ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ 202 ►M25 — Bażi għall-karta tal-ħajt ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ 244 48.03 Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, and imitations thereof, and glazed transparent paper, in rolls and sheets _ ►M12 _ ◄ 126 ►M25 48.07 ◄ ►M25 Karta u kartunċin, mimlijin, koperti, miżbugħin fuq il-wiċċ, dekorati fuq il-wiċċ, jew stampati (iżda li ma jikkostitwux kitba stampata li taqa’ fi ħdan il-Kapitolu 49), f’rombli jew folji: ◄ ►M25 C. Oħrajn: ◄ ►M25 — Karta għall-istampar jew tal-kitba koperta ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ 152 ►M25 — Oħrajn ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ 586 ►M25 48.16 ◄ ►M25 Kaxxi, boroż u kontenituri oħrajn għall-ippakkjar, tal-karti jew tal-kartunċin; fajls għamla ta’ kaxxa, trejs għall-ittri u oġġetti simili, tal-karti jew tal-kartunċin, ta’ tip komunement użat f’uffiċċji, ħwienet eċċ: ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ ►M25 A. Kaxxi, boroż u kontenituri oħrajn għall-ippakkjar, tal-karti jew tal-kartunċin ◄ — 207 ►M25 48.21 ◄ ►M25 Oġġetti oħrajn tal-fibra tal-karti, karti, kartunċin jew stoppin taċ-ċelluloża: ◄ ►M25 B. Srievet u inforra tas-srievet, għat-trabi, imqiegħda għall-bejgħ bl-imnut ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ ►M25 D. Oħrajn ◄ — ►M12 — ◄ 147 ►M25 Ex Kapitlu 48 ◄ ►M25 Prodotti oħra li jaqgħu fi ħdan il-Kapitolu 48, esklużi prodotti li jaqgħu fi ħdan is-sottotitolu 48.01 A ◄ 1 261 ►M12 ◄ 522 ex Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans — | subject to customs duties in the Common Customs Tariff (heading Nos 49.03, 49.05 A, 49.07 A, 49.07 O II, 49.08, 49.09, 49.10, 49.11 Β) 190 ►M12 ◄ 756918.00 (1) (1) In sterling.

ANNEX B

List of ceilings for 1973







Common Customs Tariff heading No Description Level (in metric tons) 73.02 Ferro-alloys: C. Ferro-silicon 6 617 76.01 Unwrought aluminium; aluminium waste and scrap: A. Unwrought 9 824

ANNEX C

List of products for which Switzerland will reduce its duties in regard to the Community during an extended transitional period







Swiss Customs Tariff heading No Description ▼M25 4801 Karta u kartunċin (inkluż l-istoppin taċ-ċelluloża) f’rombli jew folji ▼B 4803 Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, and imitations thereof, and glazed transparent paper, in rolls or sheets: 20 — other ▼M25 4807 Karta u kartunċin, mimlijin, koperti, miżbugħin fuq il-wiċċ, dekorati fuq il-wiċċ, jew stampati (iżda li ma jikkostitwux kitba stampata li taqa’ fi ħdan il-Kapitolu 49), f’rombli jew folji: ▼B 4815 Other paper and paperboard, cut to size or shape: 22 — other 4821 Other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding: 20 — Tablecloths, serviettes and handkerchiefs

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PROTOKOLL Nru 2

Dwar ċerti prodotti agrikoli proċessati

Artikolu 1

Prinċipji Ġenerali

1. Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta' dan il-Ftehim għandhom japplikaw għall-prodotti msemmija fl-Iskedi I u II sakem mhux speċifikat mod ieħor f'dan il-Protokoll.

2. B'mod partikolari, fir-rigward ta' dawn il-prodotti, il-Partijiet Kontraenti ma jistgħux jimponu dazji doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti fuq l-importazzjoni, inklużi komponenti agrikoli, jew jagħtu rifużjonijiet fuq l-esportazzjoni, jew kull rifużjoni, tneħħija jew maħfra ta' ħlas, parzjali jew sħiħa, ta' dazji doganali jew dazji doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti.

3. Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta' dan il-Protokoll għandhom bl-istess mod japplikaw lill-Prinċipat tal-Liechtenstein sakemm jiġi applikat il-Protokoll Nru 3 għall-Ftehim dwar iż-Żona Ekonomika Ewropea għall-Prinċipat tal-Liechtenstein.

Artikolu 2

L-Applikazzjoni ta' miżuri ta' kumpens tal-prezzijiet

1. Sabiex jiġu kkunsidrati d-differenzi fl-infiq fuq materji primi agrikoli wżati fil-manifattura tal-prodotti speċifikati fl-Iskeda I, il-Ftehim ma jipprekludix l-applikazzjoni ta' miżuri ta' kumpens tal-prezzijiet għal dawn il-prodotti; din hija l-impostazzjoni ta' komponenti agrikoli fuq l-importazzjoni u l-għotja ta' rifużjonijiet fuq l-esportazzjoni jew l-għoti ta' rifużjonijiet, tneħħija jew maħfra ta' ħlas, parzjali jew sħiħa, ta' dazji doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti.

2. Jekk Parti Kontraenti tapplika miżuri interni, li jnaqqsu l-prezz tal-materjal mhux ipproċessat għall-industriji ta' l-ipproċessar, dawn il-miżuri għandhom jiġu kkunsidrati fil-kalkolu ta' ammonti ta' kumpens fuq il-prezzijiet.

Artikolu 3

Miżuri ta' kumpens fuq il-prezz għall-importazzjoni

1. L-ammonti bażiċi ta' l-Isvizzera għall-materjal agrikolu mhux ipproċessat li ġew ikkunsidrati fil-kalkolu tal-komponenti agrikoli fuq l-importazzjoni la huwa ser jeċċedi d-differenza bejn il-prezz ta' referenza domestiku ta' l-Isvizzera u l-prezz ta' referenza domestiku tal-Komunita għall-materjal agrikolu mhux ipproċessat u lanqas l-imposta doganali fil-fatt applikata għall-materjal agrikolu mhux ipproċessat meta impurtat ta' li hu.

2. L-iskema Svizzera ta' l-importazzjoni għall-prodotti speċifikati fl-Iskeda I hija stabbilita fl-Iskeda IV.

3. Jekk il-prezz domestiku ta' referenza Svizzeru huwa aktar baxx minn dak tal-Komunità, il-Komunità tista' tintroduċi miżuri ta' kumpens fuq il-prezzijiet kif stipulat fl-Artikolu 2, jiġifieri l-impostazzjoni fuq il-komponenti agrikoli ma' l-importazzjoni, bi qbil mar-Regolament (KE) 1460/96 u dawk li segwewh.

Artikolu 4

Miżuri ta' kumpens fuq il-prezz għall-esportazzjoni

1. Ir-rifużjonijiet fuq l-esportazzjoni jew rifużjonijiet, qtugħ jew maħfriet Svizzeri, parzjali jew sħaħ ta' imposti doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti għall-esportazzjoni lejn il-Komunità għall-prodotti elenkati fl-Iskeda I m'għandomx jeċċedu d-differenza bejn il-prezz domestiku ta' referenza Svizzeru u dak tal-Kommunità għall-materjal agrikolu mhux ipproċessat użat fil-manifattura ta' dawn il-prodotti mmoltiplikat mal-kwantitajiet fil-fatt użati. Jekk il-prezz domestiku ta' referenza Svizzeru hu l-istess jew anqas minn dak tal-Komunità, ir-rifużjoni ta' l-esportazzjoni Svizzera, jew rifużjoni, qtugħ jew maħfra, parzjali jew sħiħa ta' imposti doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti għandu jkun żero.

2. Jekk il-prezz domestiku ta' referenza Svizzeru huwa aktar baxx minn dak tal-Komunità, il-Komunità tista' tintroduċi miżuri ta' kumpens fuq il-prezzijiet kif stipulat fl-Artikolu 2, jiġifieri l-għotja ta' rifużjonijiet ta' l-esportazzjoni, bi qbil mar-Regolament (KE) 1520/2000 u dawk li segwewh jew rifużjoni, qtugħ jew maħfra, parzjali jew sħiħa ta' imposti doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti.

3. Għaz-zokkor użat fil-manifattura tal-prodotti elenkati fl-Iskedi I u II il-Partijiet Kontraenti ma għandhomx jagħtu l-ebda rifużjoni fuq l-esportazzjoni, jew kwalunkwe rifużjoni, qtugħ jew maħfra, parzjali jew sħiħa ta' imposti doganali jew imposti li għandhom effett ekwivalenti

Artikolu 5

Prezzijiet ta' referenza

1. Il-prezzijiet ta' referenza tal-Komunità u dawk Svizzeri għall-materjali agrikoli mhux ipproċessati msemmija fl-Artikolu 3 u 4 huma elenkati fl-Iskeda III.

2. Il-Partijiet Kontraenti għandhom perjodikament, għall-inqas darba fis-sena, jipprovdu lill-Kumitat Konġunt bil-prezzijiet domestiċi ta' referenza ta' dawk il-materjali kollha mhux ipproċessati li għalihom miżuri ta' kumpens fuq il-prezz huma applikati. Il-prezzijiet domestiċi ta' referenza li huma pprovduti għandhom jirriflettu s-sitwazzjoni attwali tal-prezzijiet fit-territorju tal-Parti Kontraenti. Għandhom ikunu l-prezzijiet normalment imħallsa fl-istadju tal-bejgħ bl-ingrossa jew dak ta' manifattura mill-industriji ta' l-ipproċessar. Jekk materjal agrikolu mhux ipproċessat huwa disponibbli għall-industrija ta' l-ipproċessar, jew parti minnha, bi prezz aktar baxx minn dak predominanti fuq is-suq domestiku, il-prezzijiet domestiċi ta' referenza pprovduti għandhom jiġu aġġustati kif jixraq.

3. Il-Kumitat Konġunt għandu jistipola l-prezzijiet domestiċi ta' referenza u d-differenzi fil-prezzijiet għall-materjali agrikoli mhux ipproċessati elekati fl-Iskeda III abbażi ta' l-informazzjoni pprovduta mis-servizzi tal-Kummissjoni u ta' l-Amministrazzjoni Federali Svizzera. Jekk huwa meħtieġ għall-preservazzjoni tal-marġini preferenzjali relattivi, l-ammonti bażiċi tal-materjal agrikolu mhux ipproċessat elenkat fl-Iskeda IV għandu jiġi adattat.

4. Il-Kumitat Konġunt għandu jirrevedi l-prezzijiet domestiċi għall-materjali agrikoli mhux ipproċessati msemmija fl-Artikoli 3 u 4 li huma elenkati fl-Iskeda III qabel l-applikazzjoni ta' dan il-Protokoll.

Artikolu 6

Dispożizzjoni speċjali dwar il-kooperazzjoni amministrattiva

Dispożizzjonijiet speċjali dwar il-kooperazzjoni amministrattiva huma stipolati fl-Appendiċi ta' dan il-Protokoll.

Artikolu 7

Emendi

Il-Kumitat Konġunt jista' jiddeċiedi li jemenda l-Iskedi, l-Appendiċi ta' l-Iskedi u l-Appendiċi mehmuż ma' dan il-Protokoll.

SKEDA I

Prodotti soġġetti għal miżuri ta' kumpens għall-prezzijiet







HS Nru ta' l-Intestatura Deskrizzjoni tal-prodotti 0403 Xorrox tal-butir, ħalib imbaqqat u krema, jogurt, kephir u ħalib jew krema iffermentat/a jew aċidifikat/a, konċentrat jew mhux jew li fih iz-zokkor miżjud jew sustanzi oħra ta' ħlewwa jew ta' togħma jew li fih frott, ġwież jew kakaw miżjud: .10 – Jogurt: ex .10 – – Bit-togħma jew li fih il-frott, ġwież jew kakaw miżjud .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Bit-togħma jew li fih il-frott, ġwież jew kakaw miżjud 0405 Butir u xaħmijiet u żjut oħra dderivati mill-ħalib; dlik magħmul minn prodotti tal-ħalib u /jew bajd: .20 – Dlik magħmul minn prodotti tal-ħalib u/jew bajd: ex .20 – Ta' kontenut tax-xaħam, (piż), ta' 39 % jew aktar, iżda anqas minn 75 % 1517 Marġerin, taħlit kommestibbli jew preparazzjonijiet ta' xaħmijiet jew żjut tal-bhejjem jew veġetali jew ta' frazzjonijiet ta' xaħmijiet differenti jew żjut ta' dan il-Kapitolu, li m'humiex xaħmijiet jew żjut kommestibbli jew il-frazzjonijiet tagħhom ta' l-intestatura Nru 1516 : .10 – Marġerin, eskluż il-marġerin likwidu: ex .10 – – Li fih aktar minn 10 % iżda mhux aktar minn 15 % tal-piż f'xaħmijiet tal-ħalib .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Li fih aktar minn 10 % iżda mhux aktar minn 15 % piż ta' xaħmijiet tal-ħalib 1704 Ħelu taz-zokkor (inkluża ċ-ċikkulata bajda), li ma fihx kakaw 1806 Ċikkulata u preparazzjonijiet oħra ta' l-ikel li fihom il-kakaw 1901 Estratt tax-xgħir; preparazzjonijiet ta' l-ikel tad-dqiq; xgħir u barli mitħun oħxon, nuħħala, lamtu jew estratt tax-xgħir, li ma fihx trab tal-kakaw jew li fih anqas minn 40 % tal-piż kakaw ikkalkulat fuq bażi totalment mingħajr xaħam, mhux speċifikat x'imkien ieħor jew inkluż; preparazzjonijiet ta' l-ikel ta' oġġetti taħt l-intestaturi Nru 0401 sa 0404 , li ma fihomx kakaw jew li fihom anqas minn 5 % tal-piż kakaw, ikkalkulat fuq bażi totalment mingħajr xaħam, mhux speċifikat jew inkluż x'imkien ieħor 1902 Għaġin, imsajjar jew mhux imsajjar jew mimli (bil-laħam jew sustanzi oħra) jew ippreparat mod ieħor, bħalma huma l-ispagetti, mqarrun, tarja, lasanja, injokki, ravjul, kannelloni, kuskus, ippreparat jew mhux 1904 Ikel ippreparat miksub permezz ta' l-infiq jew l-inkaljar taċ-ċereali jew prodotti taċ-ċereali (per eżempju korn flejks); ċereali (li mhux mais (qamħirrum)) fil-forma granulari jew fil-forma ta' flejks jew granuli maħduma (ħlief għad-dqiq, xgħir u nuħħala), imsajjar minn qabel, jew ippreparat mod ieħor, mhux speċifikat jew inkluż x' imkien ieħor 1905 Ħobż, għaġina, kejkijiet, gallettini u għaġniet oħra, li fihom il-kakaw jew le; ostji tat-tqarbin, cachets vojta tat-tip li huma tajbin għall-użu farmaċewtiku, wejfers tas-siġillar, karta ta' l-ostja u prodotti simili oħra 2004 Ħxejjex oħra ppreparati jew ippriżervati b'mod ieħor li m'huwiex ħall jew acidu aċetiku, iffriżat, ħlief għall-prodotti taħt l-intestatur Nru 2006 : .10 – Patata: ex .10 – – Fil-forma ta' dqiq, nuħħala jew flejks 2005 Ħxejjex oħra ppreparati jew ippriżervati b'mod ieħor li m'huwiex ħall jew acidu aċetiku, mhux iffriżat, ħlief għall-prodotti taħt l-intestatur Nru 2006 : .20 – Patata: ex .20 – Fil-forma ta' dqiq, nuħħala jew flejks 2008 Frott, ġwież u partijiet oħra kommestibbli ta' pjanti, ippreparati jew ippriżervati mod ieħer, li fihom iz-zokkor jew sustanza oħra jew spirtu ta' ħlewwa miżjud/a, mhux speċifikat jew inkluż x'imkien ieħor: – Ġwież, ġwież mitħuna u żrieragħ oħra, imħalltin flimkien jew le: .11 – – Ġwież mitħuna: ex .11 – – – Butir tal-karawett 2101 Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati, tal-kafè, tè jew matè u preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn il-prodotti jew b'bażi ta' kafè, tè jew matè; ċikwejra nkaljata u sostituti tal-kafè oħra mixwija, u estratti, essenzi u konċentrati tagħhom: – Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati, tal-kafè u preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn l-estratti, essenzi jew konċentrati jew b'bażi tal-kafè: .12 – – Preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn l-estratti, essenzi jew konċentrati jew b'bażi tal-kafè: ex .12 – – – Li fihom 1.5 % jew aktar tal-piż f'xaħam tal-ħalib, 2.5 % jew aktar proteini tal-ħalib, 5 % jew aktar zokkor jew 5 % jew aktar lamtu .20 – Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati, ta' tè jew matè u preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn l-estratti, essenzi jew konċentrati jew b'bażi ta' tè jew matè: ex .20 – Li fihom 1.5 % jew aktar tal-piż f'xaħam tal-ħalib, 2.5 % jew aktar proteini tal-ħalib, 5 % jew aktar zokkor jew 5 % jew aktar lamtu 2103 Zlazi u preparazzjonijiet għaz-zlazi; kondimenti mħallta u ħwawar imħallta, dqiq tal-mustarda u nuħħala u mustarda ppreparata: .20 – Keċap tat-tadam u zlazi oħra tat-tadam .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Oħrajn ħlief ċatni tal-mang, likwidu 2104 Sopop u brodi u preparazzjonijiet għalihom; preparazzjonijiet ta' l-ikel komposti omoġenizzati 2105 Ġelat u silġ ieħor kommestibli, kemm jekk fih il-kakaw u kemm jekk le 2106 Preparazzjonijiet ta' l-ikel mhux speċifikati jew inklużi x'imkien ieħor: .10 – Konċentrati tal-proteini u sustanzi tal-proteini b'konsistenza: ex .10 – – Li fihom aktar minn 1 % ta' xaħmijiet tal-ħalib, 1 % ta' xaħmijiet oħra u aktar minn 5 % ta' zokkor .90 – Oħrajn ▼M78 2202 Ilmijiet, inklużi ilmijiet minerali u ilmijiet effervexxenti, biz-zokkor jew materjal ieħor li jagħmel ħelu miżjud jew imħawwrin, u xorb ieħor mhux alkoħoliku, mhux meraq tal-frott jew tal-ħxejjex ta' titlu 2009: .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Li fihom komponenti tal-ħalib ta' l-intestaturi 0401 u 0402 2208 Alkoħol etiliku mhux żnaturat b'saħħa alkoħolika bil-volum ta' inqas minn 80 % vol; spirti, likuri u xorb ieħor spirituż .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Ħlief ġulepp ta' l-għeneb ikkonċentrat li fih l-ispirtu miżjud ▼M73 3501 Kaseina, Kaseinati u derivattivi oħra tal-kaseina, kolol mill-kaseina: .10 – Kaseina .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Li mhux kolol mill-Kaseina

SKEDA II

Prodotti tal-kummerċ ħieles







HS Intestatura Nru Deskrizzjoni tal-prodotti 0501 Xagħar tal-bnedmin, mhux maħdum, maħsul jew mnaddaf u mhux; skart tax-xagħar tal-bnedmin 0502 Lanżit u xagħar tal-ħanżir jew tal-qażquż, xagħar tal-badger u xagħar ieħor li jintuża għall-ixkupilji; tilqit ta' lanżit jew xagħar 0503 Xagħar taż-żwiemel jew tilqit ta' xagħar taż-żwiemel, kemm jekk fi strat jew le b'materjal ta' appoġġ jew mingħajru 0505 Ġlud u partijiet oħrajn ta' l-għasafar, bir-rix jew bl-ewwel rix li jtellgħu, rix u partijiet ta' rix (kemm jekk bit-truf mirqum jew le) u l-ewwel rix, mhux maħdum iktar minn imnaddaf, diżinfettat jew ittrattat għall-preservazzjoni; trab u tilqit ta' rix jew partijiet tar-rix 10 – Rix ta' tip użat għall-mili, down ex 90 – Oħrajn (ħlief għall-għalf) 0506 Għadam u l-intern tal-qrun, mhux maħdum, bix-xaħam imneħħi, ippreparat b'mod sempliċi, iżda mhux maqtugħ, ittrattat bl-aċidu jew deġelatinizzat; trab u tilqit ta' dawn il-prodotti 0507 Ivorju, qoxra tal-fekruna, għadam tal-baliena u xagħar ta' l-għadam tal-baliena, qrun, qrun ta' ċriev, dwiefer tal-bhejjem, dwiefer, dwiefer u munqari tat-tjur, mhux maħdumin jew sempliċement ippreparati iżda mhux imfasslin; trab u tilqit ta' dawn il-prodotti 0508 Qroll jew materjali simili, mhux maħdumin jew sempliċement preparati iżda mhux maħdumin b'xi mod ieħor; qxur ta' molluski, krostaċji jew ekinodermi u għadam tas-siċċa, mhux maħdumin jew sempliċement ippreparati iżda mhux imfasslin, trab u tilqit tagħhom ex 00 – Oħrajn ħlief għall-għalf 0509 Sponoż naturali b'oriġini mill-annimali 0510 Ambra griża, castoreum, ċivetta u musk; kantaridi; bili (bile), kemm jekk imnixxef jew le; glandoli u prodotti ta' l-annimali oħrajn użati fil-preparazzjoni ta' prodotti farmaċewtiċi, friski, kesħin, iffriżati jew ippreservati proviżorjament b'xi mod ieħor 0710 Ħaxix, iffriżat: 40 – Qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata) 0711 Ħaxix ippreservat proviżorjament (per eżempju, b'gass tad-diossidju tal-kubrit, fl-ilma mielaħ, f'ilma tal-kubrit jew f'soluzzjonijiet ta' preservazzjoni oħrajn), iżda mhux addattati f'dak l-istat għall-konsum immedjat: 90 – Ħxejjex oħrajn; taħlit ta' ħaxix: ex 90 – – Qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata) 0901 Kafè, kemm jekk inkaljat jew dekaffeinat, qxur u fosdoq tal-kafè; sostituti tal-kafè li fihom il-kafè f'kull proporzjon 0902 Tè, kemm jekk bl-essenza tat-togħma, kemm jekk le 0903 Maté 1212 Harrub, ħass tal-baħar u alka oħra, pitravi taz-zokkor u qasab taz-zokkor, frisk, kemm mitħun u kemm jekk le, għadam qlub tal-frott u prodotti veġetali oħra (inklużi l-egħruq mhux inkaljati taċ-ċikwejra tal-varjetà Cichorium intybus sativum) tat-tip użat primarjament għall-konsum tal-bniedem, mhux speċifikat jew inkluż x'imkien ieħor: ex 20 – Ħass tal-baħar u algi oħrajn (ħlief għall-għalf) 1302 Saps u estratti veġetali; sustanzi pectic, pectinates u pectates; agar-agar u mucilages u koagulanti oħrajn, kemm jekk modifikati jew le, derivati minn prodotti veġetali 1401 Materjali veġetali ta' tip użat primarjament għall-immaljar (plaiting) (per eżempju, bambù, rattans, qasab, rushes, żavżava, raffja, imnaddfin, tiben taċ-ċereali, u qoxra taz-zokk tal-lumiċell) 1402 Materjali veġetali tat-tip użati primarjament għall-mili jew bħala padding (per eżempju, kapok, xagħar veġetali u eel-grass), kemm jekk magħmul f'saffi u kif ukoll le b'materjal ta' support jew mingħajru 1403 Materjali veġetali tat-tip użat primarjament fi xkupi jew fi xkupilji (per eżempju, broomcorn, piassava, couch-grass u istle), kemm jekk f'hanks jew soror kif ukoll jekk le 1404 Prodotti veġetali mhux speċifikati jew inklużi x'imkien ieħor: 10 – Materjali veġetali nejjin tat-tip użat primarjament biex jingħata l-kulur u għall-ikkonzar 20 – Linters tal-qoton ex 90 – Oħrajn (ħlief għall-għalf) 1505 Xaħam tas-suf tan-nagħaġ u sustanzi xaħmija meħudin minnu (inkluża l-lanolina): ex 00 – Oħrajn ħlief għall-għalf 1516 Xaħmijiet ta' l-annimali jew mill-ħxejjex u żjut u l-frazzjonijiet tagħhom, idroġenati kompletament jew parzjalment, inter-esterifikati, ri-esterifikati jew elainizzati, kemm raffinati u kemm jekk le, iżda mhux preparati aktar minn hekk: 20 – Xaħmijiet veġetali u żjut u l-frazzjonijiet tagħhom: ex 20 – – Żejt idroġenizzat tar-riġnu, “opal-wax” 1517 Marġerin, taħlit kommestibbli jew preparazzjonijiet ta' xaħmijiet jew żjut tal-bhejjem jew veġetali jew ta' frazzjonijiet ta' xaħmijiet differenti jew żjut ta' dan il-Kapitolu, li m'humiex xaħmijiet jew żjut kommestibbli jew il-frazzjonijiet tagħhom ta' l-intestatura Nru 1516 : 90 – Oħrajn: ex 90 – – Taħlit kommestibbli jew preparazzjonijiet tat-tip li jistgħu jintużaw bħala sustanzi għall-ħelsien tal-forom 1518 Xaħmijiet jew żjut ta' l-annimali jew veġetali u l-frazzjonijiet tagħhom, mgħollija, ossidati, deidrati, sulforizzati, minfuħa, polimerizzati bis-sħana f'vakuum jew f'gass li ma jirreaġġix (inert) modifikat kimikament mod ieħor, esklużi dawk bl-intestatura Nru 1516 ; taħlit li ma jittiekilx jew preparazzjonijiet ta' xaħmijiet jew żjut ta' l-annimali jew veġetali u l-frazzjonijiet ta' xaħmijiet u żjut differenti ta' dan il-Kapitolu, mhux imsemmija jew speċifikati x'imkien ieħor: ex 00 – Linoxina 1520 Gliċerolu, nej; ilma tal-gliċerolu u lyes tal-gliċerolu: 1521 Xama' veġetali (ħlief għat-trigliċeridi), xama' tan-naħal, xama' ta' xort' oħra mill-insetti u spermaċeti, kemm jekk raffinati jew mogħtija l-kulur u kemm jekk le 1522 Degras; residwi li jirriżultaw mit-trattament ta' sustanzi mxaħħmin jew xama' mill-annimali jew veġetali 1702 Zokkor ieħor, inkluż il-lattożi kimikament pura, maltożi, glukożi u fruttożi, fil-forma solida; zokkor, ġulepp li ma fihx ħwawar miżjuda jew sustanza li tagħti l-kulur; għasel artifiċjali, kemm jekk imħallat ma' għasel naturali jew le; karamella: 50 – Fruttożi kimikament pura: 90 – Oħrajn, inkluż zokkor invers u zokkor u taħlit ta' ġulepp taz-zokkor li fihom fl-istat niexef 50 % fil-piż ta' fruttożi: ex 90 – – Maltożi kimikament pura (ħlief għall-għalf) 1803 Taħlita tal-kakaw kemm mingħajr xaħmijiet, kemm jekk le 1804 Butir, xaħam u żejt tal-kakaw 1805 Trab tal-kakaw li ma fihx zokkor miżjud jew essenza ħelwa 1903 Tapjoka u sostituti għalhekk ippreparati mill-lamtu fil-forma ta' flejks, granuli, perli, mgħarblin, jew f'forom simili 2001 Ħxejjex, frott, ġwież u partijiet kommestibbli oħra tal-pjanti, ippreparati jew ippriżervati permezz tal-ħall jew ta' l-aċidu aċetiku: 90 – Oħrajn: ex 90 – – Qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata); qlub tal-palm; jam; patata ħelwa u partijiet tal-pjanti simili kommestibbli taħt l-intestatur 0714 2004 Ħxejjex oħra ppreparati jew ippriżervati b'mod ieħor li m'huwiex ħall jew aċidu aċetiku, iffriżat, ħlief għall-prodotti taħt l-intestatur Nru 2006 : 90 – Ħxejjex oħrajn; taħlit jew ħxejjex: ex 90 – – Qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2005 Ħxejjex oħra ppreparati jew ippriżervati b'mod ieħor li m'huwiex ħall jew aċidu aċetiku, mhux iffriżat, ħlief għall-prodotti taħt l-intestatur Nru 2006 : 80 – Qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2006 Ħxejjex, frott, ġwież u partijiet kommestibbli oħra tal-pjanti, ippreparati jew ippriżervati permezz taz-zokkor, ġelu jew kristallizzat): ex 00 – Qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2007 Ġammijiet, jellies tal-frott, marmellati, puré tal-frott jew tal-ġwież u taħlit tal-frott jew tal-ġwież, miksuba permezz tat-tisjir, kemm jekk fihom iz-zokkor miżjud jew sustanzi ħelwin oħra u kemm jekk le 2008 Frott, ġwież u partijiet oħra kommestibbli ta' pjanti, ippreparati jew ippriżervati mod ieħer, li fihom iz-zokkor jew sustanza oħra jew spirtu ta' ħlewwa miżjud/a, mhux speċifikat x'imkien ieħor jew inkluż : – Ġwież, ġwież mitħuna u żrieragħ oħra, imħalltin flimkien jew le: 11 – – Ġwież mitħuna: ex 11 – – – Ġwież mitħuna, inkaljati – Oħrajn, inkluż taħlitiet li ma jaqgħux taħt is-sub intestatura Nru 2008 19 : 91 – – Qlub tal-Palm 99 – – Oħrajn: ex 99 – – – Mais (qamħirrum), li mhux qamħirrum ħelu (Zea mays var. saccharata) 2101 Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati, tal-kafè, tè jew maté u preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn il-prodotti jew b'bażi ta' kafè, tè jew maté; ċikwejra nkaljata u sostituti tal-kafè oħra mixwija, u estratti, essenzi u konċentrati tagħhom: – Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati, tal-kafè u preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn l-estratti, essenzi jew konċentrati jew b'bażi tal-kafè: 11 – – Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati 12 – – Preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn l-estratti, essenzi jew konċentrati jew b'bażi tal-kafè: ex 12 – – – Li ma fihx xaħmijiet tal-ħalib, proteini tal-ħalib, zokkor jew lamtu jew li fih anqas minn 1.5 % tal-piż tiegħu xaħmijiet tal-ħalib, 2.5 % ta' proteini, 5 % ta' zokkor jew 5 % ta' lamtu 20 – Estratti, essenzi u konċentrati, ta' tè jew maté u preparazzjonijiet b'bażi ta' dawn l-estratti, essenzi jew konċentrati jew b'bażi ta' tè jew maté: ex 20 – – Li ma fihx xaħmijiet tal-ħalib, proteini tal-ħalib, zokkor jew lamtu jew li fih anqas minn 1.5 % tal-piż tiegħu xaħmijiet tal-ħalib, 2.5 % ta' proteini, 5 % ta' zokkor jew 5 % ta' lamtu 30 – Ċikwejra inkaljata u sostituti oħra inkaljati tal-kafè, u estratti, essenzi u konċentrati tagħhom 2102 Ħmira (attiva jew inattiva); mikro-organiżmi uniċellulari oħra, mejta (iżda li ma jinkludux it-tilqim ta' l-intestatura Nru 3002 ); trab tal-ħami ppreparat: ex 10 – Ħmira attiva (ħlief għall-ħmira tal-furnara u li ma tintużax għall-għalf) ex 20 – Ħmira inattiva; mikro-organiżmi uniċellulari oħra, mejta (li ma tintużax għall-għalf) 30 – Trab tal-ħami ppreparat 2103 Zlazi u preparazzjonijiet għaz-zlazi; kondimenti mħallta u ħwawar imħallta, dqiq tal-mustarda u nuħħala u mustarda ppreparata: 10 – Zalza tas-soja 30 – Dqiq u nuħħala tal-mustarda u mustarda ppreparata: ex 30 – – Dqiq u nuħħala tal-mustarda ħlief għal dik għall-għalf; mustarda ppreparata: 90 – Oħrajn: ex 90 – – Ċatni tal-mang, likwidu 2106 Preparazzjonijiet ta' l-ikel mhux speċifikati jew inklużi x'imkien ieħor: 10 – Konċentrati tal-proteini u sustanzi tal-proteini b'konsistenza: ex 10 – – Li ma fihomx aktar minn 1 % ta' xaħmijiet tal-ħalib, 1 % ta' xaħmijiet oħra u aktar minn 5 % ta' zokkor 2201 Ilma, inkluż ilma minerali u ilma ossiġenat, li ma fihx zokkor miżjud jew sustanza li żżid il-ħlewwa jew mhux bit-togħma; silġ ▼M78 2202 Ilmijiet, inklużi ilmijiet minerali u ilmijiet effervexxenti, biz-zokkor jew materjal ieħor li jagħmel ħelu miżjud jew imħawwrin, u xorb ieħor mhux alkoħoliku, mhux meraq tal-frott jew tal-ħxejjex ta' titlu Numru 2009 .10 – Ilmijiet, inklużi ilmijiet minerali u ilmijiet effervexxenti, biz-zokkor jew materjal, ieħor li jagħmel ħelu miżjud jew imħawwrin .90 – Oħrajn: ex .90 – – Oħrajn li mhux ġus tal-frott jew tal-ħaxix miżjud bl-ilma jew ilma effervexxenti li ma fihomx prodotti tal-ħalib ta' titli 0401 sa 0402 ▼M73 2203 Birra magħmula mix-xgħir 2205 Vermouth u inbid ieħor ta' għeneb frisk imħawwar bil-pjanti jew sustanzi aromatiċi 2207 Alkoħol ethyl mhux denaturat b'kontenut alkoħoliku mil-volum ta' 80 % vol jew iktar; alkoħol ethyl u spirti oħrajn, denaturati, ta' kwalunkwe qawwa: 2208 Alkoħol etiliku mhux denaturat ta' saħħa alkoħolika b'volum ta' anqas minn 80 % vol; spirti, likuri u xorb ieħor spirituż: 20 – Spirti miksuba permezz tad-distillazzjoni ta' l-inbid ta' l-għenba jew il-karfa ta' l-għenba 30 – Wiski 40 – Rum u tafia 50 – Ġinn u Gnibru 60 – Vodka 70 – Likuri u cordials 2209 Ħall u sostituti għall-ħall miksuba mill-aċidu aċetiku

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TABELLA III Prezzijiet domestiċi ta’ referenza tal-Isvizzera u tal-UE Materja prima Agrikola Prezz ta’ referenza domestiku Sviżżeru Prezz ta’ referenza domestiku tal-UE Artikolu 4(1) Applikat fuq in-naħa Svizzera Differenza Svizzera/UE prezz ta’ referenza Artikolu 3(3) Applikat fuq in-naħa tal-UE Differenza Svizzera/UE prezz ta’ referenza CHF għal kull 100 kg nett CHF għal kull 100 kg nett CHF għal kull 100 kg nett EUR għal kull 100 kg nett Qamħ komuni 50,60 24,30 26,30 0,00 Qamħ tat-tip durum — — 1,20 0,00 Segala 42,20 18,95 23,25 0,00 Xgħir — — — — Qamħirrun — — — — Dqiq tal-qamħ komuni 94,60 46,65 47,95 0,00 Trab tal-ħalib (whole milk) 634,10 463,85 170,25 0,00 Trab tal-ħalib xkumat 421,15 401,20 19,95 0,00 Butir 1 068,00 521,20 546,80 0,00 Zokkor Abjad — — — — Bajd — — 38,00 0,00 Patata friska 44,10 27,75 16,35 0,00 Xaħam veġetali — — 170,00 0,00

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SKEDA IV

Ir-Reġim ta' Importazzjoni Svizzeru

(a) L-imposta doganali għall-prodotti elenkati fl-Appendiċi għal din l-Iskeda hija komponent agrikolu kkalkulat fuq il-bażi tal-piż nett. Ir-riċetti standard huma speċifikati fl-Appendiċi.

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(b) L-ammonti bażiċi għal materja prima agrikola meqjusa għall-kalkolu tal-komponenti agrikoli:



Materja prima agrikola Ammont bażiku applikat fuq in-naħa Svizzera Art 3(2) Ammont bażiku applikat fuq in-naħa tal-UE Art 4(2) CHF għal kull 100 kg nett EUR għal kull 100 kg nett Qamħ komuni 22,00 0,00 Qamħ tat-tip durum 1,00 0,00 Segala 20,00 0,00 Xgħir — — Qamħirrun — — Dqiq tal-qamħ komuni 41,00 0,00 Trab tal-ħalib (whole milk) 145,00 0,00 Trab tal-ħalib xkumat 17,00 0,00 Butir 465,00 0,00 Zokkor Abjad — — Bajd 32,00 0,00 Patata friska 14,00 0,00 Xaħam veġetali 145,00 0,00

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(c) L-imposta doganali għall-prodotti elenkati fl-iskeda hawn taħt huwa xejn.



Intestatura tat-tariffa Żvizzera Kummenti 1901.9099 1904.9020 1905.9040 2103.2000 ex 2103.9000 Oħrajn ħlief ċatni tal-mang, likwidu 2104.1000 2106.9010 2106.9024 2106.9029 2106.9030 2106.9040 2106.9099 ex 2202.9090 - Li fihom komponenti tal-ħalib tat-titli 0401 u 0402 2208.9010 2208.9099

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(d) Mill-applikazzjoni ta' dan il-Protkoll, l-imposti doganali għall-prodotti elenkati fl-iskeda t'hawn taħt huma mnaqqsa għal żero fi tliet passi indaqs ta' sena.



Intestatura tat-tariffa Svizzera Imposta applikata mid-data tad-dħul fis-seħħ Imposta applikata minn sena wara d-data tad-dħul fis-seħħ Imposta applikata minn tliet snin wara d-data tad-dħul fis-seħħ CHF għal kull 100 kg grossi CHF għal kull 100 kg grossi CHF għal kull 100 kg grossi 2208.9021 27,30 13,70 Xejn 2208.9022 46,70 23,30 Xejn

(e) L-intestaturi tariffarji stipolati f'din l-Iskeda jirreferu għal dawk applikabbli fl-Isvizzera fl-1 ta' Jannar 2002. Minkejja l-Artikolu 12bis ta' dan il-Ftehim, it-termini ta' din l-Iskeda m'humiex ser ikunu affetwati minn bidliet li jistgħu iseħħu fin-nomenklatura tariffarja.

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Appendiċi







Intestatura tat-tariffa Żvizzera Kummenti Qamħ komuni Qamħ durum Segala Xgħir Qamħirrum Dqiq tal-qamħ komuni Trab tal-ħalib sħiħ Trab tal-ħalib skimmed Butir Zokkor Bajd Patata Friska Xaħam veġetali Kg ta' materjal mhux ipproċesssat għal kull 100 kg ta' prodott imlesti 1901.2099 90 20

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Appendiċi għall-Protokoll Nru 2

Dispożizzjoni dwar il-kooperazzjoni amministrattiva

1. Il-Partijiet Kontraenti jaqblu li l-kooperazzjoni amministrattiva hija essenzjali għall-implimentazzjoni u l-kontroll tat-trattament preferenzjali mogħti taħt dan il-Protokoll u jisħqu l-impenn tagħhom sabiex jiġġieldu l-irregolaritajiet u l-frodi fid-dwana u oqsma oħra.

2. Fejn Parti Kontraenti tkun għamlet sejba, abbażi ta' informazzjoni oġġettiva ta' nuqqas ta' provvediment ta' kooperazzjoni amministrattiva u/jew ta' irregolaritajiet jew frodi taħt dan il-Protokoll, il-Parti Kontraenti kkonċernata tista' tissospendi temporanjament it-trattatment preferenzjali relevanti tal-prodott(i) kkonċernati bi qbil ma' dan l-Anness.

3. Għal l-għan ta' dan l-Appendiċi, nuqqas ta' provvediment ta' kooperazzjoni amministrattiva għandu jfisser inter alia: (a) nuqqas repetut ta' rispett ta' l-obbligi li jiġi vverifikat l-istatus ta' oriġini tal-prodott(i) ikkonċernati; (b) rifjutar repetut jew ittardjar mhux xieraq fl-eżekuzzjoni u/jew komunikazzjoni tar-riżultati ta' verifika sussegwenti tal-prova ta' oriġini; (c) rifjutar repetut jew ittardjar mhux xieraq fil-kisba ta' l-awtorizzazzjoni sabiex jiġu esegwiti missjonijiet ta' kooperazzjoni amministrattiva sabiex tiġi vverifikata l-awtentiċità tad-dokumenti jew preċiżjoni ta' l-informazzjoni relevanti għall-għotja tat-trattament preferenzjali in kwistjoni. Għall-iskop ta' dan l-Appendiċi, is-sejba ta' irregolaritajiet jew frodi tista' ssir, inter alia, fejn ikun hemm żieda mgħaġġla, mingħajr spjegazzjoni sodisfaċenti, fl-importazzjoni ta' oġġetti li jeċċedu l-livell ta' produzzjoni tas-soltu u l-kapaċità ta' l-esportazzjoni tal-Parti Kontraenti l-oħra li hija marbuta ma' l-informazzjoni oġġettiva li tirrigwarda l-irregolaritajiet jew il-frodi.

4. L-applikazzjoni ta' sospensjoni temporanja għandha tkun soġġetta għall-kondizzjonijiet li jmiss: (a) Il-Parti Kontraenti li tkun għamlet sejba, abbażi ta' informazzjoni oġġettiva, ta' nuqqas ta' provvediment ta' kooperazzjoni amministrattiva u/jew ta' irregolaritajiet jew frodi fid-dwana jew kwistjonijiet relatati għandha, mingħajr telf ta' żmien tinnotifika lill-Kumitat Konġunt bis-sejba tagħha, flimkien ma' l-informazzjoni oġġettiva u tidħol f'konsultazzjonijiet fi ħdan il-Kumitat Konġunt, abbażi ta' l-informazzjoni relevanti kollha u s-sejbiet oġġettivi, bil-ħsieb li tintlaħaq soluzzjoni aċċettabli għaż-żewġ Partijiet Kontraenti. (b) Fejn il-Partijiet Kontraenti jkunu daħlu f'konsultazzjonijiet fi ħdan il-Kumitat Konġunt bħal ma kien imsemmi hawn fuq u naqsu milli jaqblu fuq soluzzjoni aċċettabbli fi żmien tliet xhur wara n-notifika, il-Parti Kontraenti kkonċernata tista' tissospendi temporanjament it-trattament preferenzjali rilevanti tal-prodott(i) konċernat(i). Sospenjoni temporanja għandha tiġi nnotifikata lill-Kumitat Konġunt mingħajr telf ta' żmien. (c) Sospensjonijiet temporanji taħt dan l-Appendiċi għandhom ikunu limitati għal dak li huwa meħtieġ sabiex jiġu protetti l-interessi finanzjarji tal-Parti Kontraenti kkonċernata. M'għandhomx jeċċedu l-perjodu ta' sitt xhur, li jista' jiġi rrinovat. Sospensjonijiet temporanji għandhom jiġu nnotifikati immedjatament wara l-adozzjoni tagħhom lil-Kumitat Konġunt. Għandhom ikunu soġġetti għal konsultazzjonijiet regolari fi ħdan il-Kumitat Konġunt, b'mod partikolari bil-ħsieb li jintemmu malli l-kundizzjonijiet għall-applikazzjoni tagħhom ma jibqgħux jingħataw.

5. Fl-istess waqt tan-notifika lill-Kumitat Konġunt taħt il-paragrafu 4(a) ta' dan l-Appendiċi, il-Parti Kontraenti kkonċernata għandha tippubblika notifika lill-importaturi fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali. In-notifika lill-importaturi għandha tindika għall-prodott ikkonċernat li hemm sejba, abbażi ta' informazzjoni oġġettiva, ta' nuqqas ta' provvediment ta' kooperazzjoni amministrattiva u/jew irregolaritajiet jew frodi.

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PROTOCOL 3

CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’ AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Definitions TITLE II DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’ Article 2 General requirements Article 3 Cumulation in the Community Article 4 Cumulation in Switzerland Article 5 Wholly obtained products Article 6 Sufficiently worked or processed products Article 7 Insufficient working or processing Article 8 Unit of qualification Article 9 Accessories, spare parts and tools Article 10 Sets Article 11 Neutral elements TITLE III TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS Article 12 Principle of territoriality Article 13 Direct transport Article 14 Exhibitions TITLE IV DRAWBACK OR EXEMPTION Article 15 Prohibition of drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties TITLE V PROOF OF ORIGIN Article 16 General requirements Article 17 Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 or EUR-MED Article 18 Movement certificates EUR.1 or EUR-MED issued retrospectively Article 19 Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1 or EUR-MED Article 20 Issue of movement certificates EUR.1 or EUR-MED on the basis of a proof of origin issued or made out previously Article 21 Accounting segregation Article 22 Conditions for making out an invoice declaration or an invoice declaration EUR-MED Article 23 Approved exporter Article 24 Validity of proof of origin Article 25 Submission of proof of origin Article 26 Importation by instalments Article 27 Exemptions from proof of origin Article 28 Supporting documents Article 29 Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents Article 30 Discrepancies and formal errors Article 31 Amounts expressed in euro TITLE VI ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION Article 32 Mutual assistance Article 33 Verification of proofs of origin Article 34 Dispute settlement Article 35 Penalties Article 36 Free zones TITLE VII CEUTA AND MELILLA Article 37 Application of the Protocol Article 38 Special conditions TITLE VIII FINAL PROVISIONS Article 39 Amendments to the Protocol Article 40 Transitional provisions for goods in transit or storage LIST OF ANNEXES Annex I: Introductory notes to the list in Annex II Annex II: List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for the product manufactured to obtain originating status Annex IIIa: Specimens of movement certificate EUR.1 and application for a movement certificate EUR.1 Annex IIIb: Specimens of movement certificate EUR-MED and application for a movement certificate EUR-MED Annex IVa: Text of the invoice declaration Annex IVb: Text of the invoice declaration EUR-MED JOINT DECLARATIONS Joint declaration concerning the Principality of Andorra Joint declaration concerning the Republic of San Marino

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;

(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 1994 Agreement on implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO Agreement on customs valuation);

(f) ‘ex-works price’ means the price paid for the product ex works to the manufacturer in the Community or in Switzerland in whose undertaking the last working or processing is carried out, provided the price includes the value of all the materials used, minus any 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 Community or in Switzerland;

(h) ‘value of originating materials’ means the value of such materials as defined in (g) applied mutatis mutandis;

(i) ‘value added’ shall be taken to be the ex-works price minus the customs value of each of the materials incorporated which originate in the other countries referred to in Articles 3 and 4 with which cumulation is applicable or, where the customs value is not known or cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in the Community or in Switzerland;

(j) ‘chapters’ and ‘headings’ mean the chapters and the headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature which makes up the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, referred to in this Protocol as ‘the Harmonised System’ or ‘HS’;

(k) ‘classified’ refers to the classification of a product or material under a particular heading;

(l) ‘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;

(m) ‘territories’ includes territorial waters.







TITLE II

DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’

Article 2

General requirements

1. For the purpose of implementing the Agreement, the following products shall be considered as originating in the Community:

(a) products wholly obtained in the Community within the meaning of Article 5;

(b) products obtained in the Community incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in the Community within the meaning of Article 6;

(c) goods originating in the European Economic Area (EEA) within the meaning of Protocol 4 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

2. For the purpose of implementing the Agreement, the following products shall be considered as originating in Switzerland:

(a) products wholly obtained in Switzerland within the meaning of Article 5;

(b) products obtained in Switzerland incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in Switzerland within the meaning of Article 6.

Article 3

Cumulation in the Community

1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(1), products shall be considered as originating in the Community if they are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in ►M82 ————— ◄ Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) ( 1 ), Iceland, Norway ►M82 ————— ◄ , Turkey or in the Community, provided that the working or processing carried out in the Community goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing.

2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(1), products shall be considered as originating in the Community if they are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in the Faroe Islands or in any country which is a participant in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, based on the Barcelona Declaration adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference held on 27 and 28 November 1995, other than Turkey ( 2 ), provided that the working or processing carried out in the Community goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing.

3. Where the working or processing carried out in the Community does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 7, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the Community only where the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used originating in any one of the other countries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. If this is not so, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country which accounts for the highest value of originating materials used in the manufacture in the Community.

4. Products, originating in one of the countries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, which do not undergo any working or processing in the Community, retain their origin if exported into one of these countries.

5. The cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied only provided that:

(a) a preferential trade agreement in accordance with Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is applicable between the countries involved in the acquisition of the originating status and the country of destination;

(b) materials and products have acquired originating status by the application of rules of origin identical to those given in this Protocol;

and

(c) notices indicating the fulfilment of the necessary requirements to apply cumulation have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and in Switzerland according to its own procedures.

The cumulation provided for in this Article shall apply from the date indicated in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series).

The Community shall provide Switzerland, through the Commission of the European Communities, with details of the Agreements, including their dates of entry into force, and their corresponding rules of origin, which are applied with the other countries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Article 4

Cumulation in Switzerland

1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(2), products shall be considered as originating in Switzerland if they are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in ►M82 ————— ◄ Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) (2) , Iceland, Norway ►M82 ————— ◄ , Turkey or in the Community, provided that the working or processing carried out in Switzerland goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing.

2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(2), products shall be considered as originating in Switzerland if they are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in the Faroe Islands or in any country which is a participant in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, based on the Barcelona Declaration adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference held on 27 and 28 November 1995, other than Turkey (2) , provided that the working or processing carried out in Switzerland goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing.

3. Where the working or processing carried out in Switzerland does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 7, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in Switzerland only where the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used originating in any one of the other countries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. If this is not so, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country which accounts for the highest value of originating materials used in the manufacture in Switzerland.

4. Products originating in one of the countries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 which do not undergo any working or processing in Switzerland shall retain their origin if exported into one of these countries.

5. The cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied only provided that:

(a) a preferential trade agreement in accordance with Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is applicable between the countries involved in the acquisition of the originating status and the country of destination;

(b) materials and products have acquired originating status by the application of rules of origin identical to those given in this Protocol;

and

(c) notices indicating the fulfilment of the necessary requirements to apply cumulation have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and in Switzerland according to its own procedures.

The cumulation provided for in this Article shall apply from the date indicated in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series).

Switzerland shall provide the Community, through the Commission of the European Communities with details of the Agreements, including their dates of entry into force, and their corresponding rules of origin, which are applied with the other countries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Article 5

Wholly obtained products

1. The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in the Community or in Switzerland:

(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 conducted there;

(f) products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea outside the territorial waters of the Community or of Switzerland by their vessels;

(g) products made aboard their factory ships exclusively from products referred to in (f);

(h) used articles collected there fit only for the recovery of raw materials, including used tyres fit only for retreading or for 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 there exclusively from the products specified in (a) to (j).

2. The terms ‘their vessels’ and ‘their factory ships’ in paragraph 1(f) and (g) shall apply only to vessels and factory ships:

(a) which are registered or recorded in a Member State of the Community or in Switzerland;

(b) which sail under the flag of a Member State of the Community or of Switzerland;

(c) which are owned to an extent of at least 50 % by nationals of a Member State of the Community or of Switzerland, or by a company with its head office in one of these States, 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 a Member State of the Community or of Switzerland and of which, in addition, in the case of partnerships or limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to those States or to public bodies or nationals of the said States;

(d) of which the master and officers are nationals of a Member State of the Community or of Switzerland;

and

(e) of which at least 75 % of the crew are nationals of a Member State of the Community or of Switzerland.

Article 6

Sufficiently worked or processed products

1. For the purposes of Article 2, products which are not wholly obtained shall be considered to be sufficiently worked or processed when the conditions set out in the list in Annex II are fulfilled.

The conditions referred to above indicate, for all products covered by the Agreement, the working or processing which must be carried out on non-originating materials used in manufacturing and apply only in relation to such materials. It follows that if a product which has acquired originating status by fulfilling the conditions set out in the list 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.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, non-originating materials which, according to the conditions set out in the list in Annex II, shall not be used in the manufacture of a product may nevertheless be used, provided that:

(a) their total value does not exceed 10 % of the ex-works price of the product;

(b) any of the percentages given in the list for the maximum value of non-originating materials are not exceeded by virtue of this paragraph.

This paragraph shall not apply to products falling within Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonised System.

3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply subject to the provisions of Article 7.

Article 7

Insufficient working or processing

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the following operations shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating products, whether or not the requirements of Article 6 are satisfied:

(a) preserving operations to ensure that the products remain in good condition during transport and storage;

(b) breaking-up and assembly of packages;

(c) washing, cleaning; removal of dust, oxide, oil, paint or other coverings;

(d) ironing or pressing of textiles;

(e) simple painting and polishing operations;

(f) husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing, and glazing of cereals and rice;

(g) operations to colour sugar or form sugar lumps;

(h) peeling, stoning and shelling, of fruits, nuts and vegetables;

(i) sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;

(j) sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, grading, matching; (including the making-up of sets of articles);

(k) simple placing in bottles, cans, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packaging operations;

(l) affixing or printing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;

(m) simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds;

(n) simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a complete article or disassembly of products into parts;

(o) a combination of two or more operations specified in (a) to (n);

(p) slaughter of animals.

2. All operations carried out either in the Community or in Switzerland on a given product shall be considered together when determining whether the working or processing undergone by that product is to be regarded as insufficient within the meaning of paragraph 1.

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 Harmonised System.

It follows that:

(a) when a product composed of a group or assembly of articles is classified under the terms of the Harmonised 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 Harmonised System, each product must be taken individually when applying the provisions of this Protocol.

2. Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonised 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.

Article 10

Sets

Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonised 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 is an originating product, it shall not be necessary to determine the origin of the following which might be used in its manufacture:

(a) energy and fuel;

(b) plant and equipment;

(c) machines and tools;

(d) goods which neither enter into the final composition of the product nor are intended to do so.







TITLE III

TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

Article 12

Principle of territoriality

1. Except as provided for in Article 2(1)(c), Articles 3 and 4 and paragraph 3 of this Article, the conditions for acquiring originating status set out in Title II must be fulfilled without interruption in the Community or in Switzerland.

2. Except as provided for in Articles 3 and 4, where originating goods exported from the Community or from Switzerland to another country return, they must be considered as non-originating, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

(a) the returning goods are the same 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.

3. The acquisition of originating status in accordance with the conditions set out in Title II shall not be affected by working or processing done outside the Community or Switzerland on materials exported from the Community or from Switzerland and subsequently reimported there, provided:

(a) the said materials are wholly obtained in the Community or in Switzerland or have undergone working or processing beyond the operations referred to in Article 7 prior to being exported;

and

(b) it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that: (i) the reimported goods have been obtained by working or processing the exported materials; and (ii) the total added value acquired outside the Community or Switzerland by applying the provisions of this Article does not exceed 10 % of the ex-works price of the end product for which originating status is claimed.

4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, the conditions for acquiring originating status set out in Title II shall not apply to working or processing done outside the Community or Switzerland. However, where, in the list in Annex II, a rule setting a maximum value for all the non-originating materials incorporated is applied in determining the originating status of the end product, the total value of the non-originating materials incorporated in the territory of the party concerned, taken together with the total added value acquired outside the Community or Switzerland by applying the provisions of this Article, shall not exceed the stated percentage.

5. For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4, ‘total added value’ shall be taken to mean all costs arising outside the Community or Switzerland, including the value of the materials incorporated there.

6. The provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to products which do not fulfil the conditions set out in the list in Annex II or which can be considered sufficiently worked or processed only if the general tolerance fixed in Article 6(2) is applied.

7. The provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to products of Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonised System.

8. Any working or processing of the kind covered by this Article and done outside the Community or Switzerland shall be done under the outward processing arrangements, or similar arrangements.

Article 13

Direct transport

1. The preferential treatment provided for under the Agreement applies only to products, satisfying the requirements of this Protocol, which are transported directly between the Community and Switzerland or through the territories of the other countries referred to in Articles 3 and 4 with which cumulation is applicable. However, products constituting one single consignment may be transported through other territories with, should the occasion arise, trans-shipment or temporary warehousing in such territories, provided that they remain under the surveillance of the customs authorities in the country of transit or warehousing and do not undergo operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation designed to preserve them in good condition.

Originating products may be transported by pipeline across territory other than that of the Community or Switzerland.

2. Evidence that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 have been fulfilled shall be supplied to the customs authorities of the importing country by the production of:

(a) a single transport document covering the passage from the exporting country 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, or the other means of transport used; an