Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95
Date: 1999-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: GATT, customs regulations, manufactured goods, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 24.11.1999
COM(1999) 573 final

1999/0230 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound
in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed
rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing
 Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Community has undertaken in GATT to open reduced- or zero-duty tariff quotas
every year for a number of products, subject to various conditions.

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1808/951  was  adopted  to  give  effect  to  these
undertakings.

As that Regulation has been repeatedly and substantially amended, it now needs to be
recast and simplified.

The  attached  proposal  takes  account  of  subsequent  amendments  of  the  Regulation
together with updates of Combined Nomenclature codes and product descriptions.

In accordance with the offer it made within the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (Unctad) and alongside its scheme of generalised tariff preferences,
the European Community introduced tariff preferences in 1971 for jute and coconut-
fibre products originating in certain developing countries. These preferences took the
form  of  a  gradual  reduction  in  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  and,  from  1978  to
31 December 1994, the complete suspension of these duties.

Since the entry into force of the new scheme of generalised preferences on 1 January
1995  the  Community  has,  alongside  the  GATT,  opened  autonomous  zero-duty
Community  tariff  quotas  for  specific  quantities  of  products  manufactured  from  jute
and coconut fibres by Council Regulation (EC) No 764/962 to improve access to the
Community  market  for  these  products.  This  measure  was  last  extended  by  Council
Regulation (EC) No 1401/983 and ends on 31 December 1999.

The  scheme  of  generalised  tariff  preferences  was  extended  by  Council  Regulation
(EC)  No  2820/984  until  31  December  2001.  The tariff  quotas  for  jute  and  coconut-
fibre products should therefore also be extended until 31 December 2001.

Developing countries eligible for the GSP may be granted access to the tariff quotas
for hand-made products and handloom fabrics. The Commission therefore needs to be
able to add new countries to the list of tariff quota beneficiaries provided they submit
an official request and offer the necessary guarantees for checking the authenticity of
the products.

This is the purpose of the attached proposal.

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4 

OJ L 176, 27.7.1995, p. 1.
OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 1.
OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 1.
OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.

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1999/0230 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound
in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed
rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing
Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the framework of the General
Agreement  on  Tariffs  and  Trade  (GATT),  to  open  Community  tariff  quotas
each year at reduced or zero duty for a certain number of products, subject to
certain conditions;

(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC)  No  1808/95  of  24  July  1995  opening  and
providing for the administration of  Community tariff  quotas bound  in GATT
and  certain  other  Community  tariff  quotas  for  certain  agricultural,  industrial
and  fisheries  products  and  establishing  the  detailed  provisions  for  adapting
these  quotas,1  has  been  repeatedly  and  substantially  amended;  whereas  now
that further amendments are required it should be recast and simplified for the
sake of clarity, in line with the Council Resolution of 25 October 1996;2

(3) Whereas  this  Regulation  does  not  apply  to  tariff  quotas  for  agricultural
products  bound  in  GATT,  which  are  covered  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 3290/94;3

(4) Whereas,  following  the  reductions  in  customs  duties  agreed  within  the
framework of  the  GATT,  certain  products  previously  covered  by  Regulation
(EC)  No  1808/95  are  now  exempt  from  customs  duties  on  import;  whereas
they are therefore not included in this Regulation;

(5) Whereas  the  Community  has  concluded  an  Agreement  in  the  form  of  an
exchange of letters with Canada providing for the opening of a 650 000-tonne

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3 

OJ  L  176,  27.7.1995,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 1401/98 (OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 1.)
OJ C 332, 7.11.1996, p. 1.
OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.

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tariff quota for newsprint (order number 09.0015), 600 000 tonnes of which, in
accordance with Article XIII of the GATT, is reserved until 30 November of
each  year  for  products  from  Canada  alone;  whereas  the  Agreement  also
provides  for a  mandatory  5%  increase  in  the  share  of  the  quota  reserved  for
imports from Canada in the event of that share being exhausted before the end
of a given year;

(6) Whereas,  in  accordance  with  the  offer  it  made  within  the  United  Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and alongside its scheme of
generalised  preferences, 
tariff
preferences in 1971  for jute and coconut-fibre  products originating  in  certain
developing  countries;  whereas  these  preferences  took  the  form  of  a  gradual
reduction of Common Customs Tariff duties and, from 1978 to 31 December
1994, the complete suspension of these duties;

the  European  Community 

introduced 

(7) Whereas  since  the  entry  into  force  of  the  new  scheme  of  generalised  tariff
preferences  on  1 January  1995  the  Community  has,  alongside  the  GATT,
opened autonomous zero-duty Community tariff quotas for specific quantities
of  jute  and  coconut-fibre  products  until  31  December  1999  by  Council
Regulations  (EC)  Nos  764/96  and  1401/98;4  whereas,  as  the  scheme  of
generalised preferences has been extended until 31 December 2001 by Council
Regulation (EC) No 2820/98,5 this quota arrangement should also be extended
until 31 December 2001;

(8) Whereas  in  the  context  of  its  external  relations  the  Community  has  given
Switzerland  an  undertaking  to  open  Community  zero-duty  tariff  quotas
running from 1 September to 31 August each year, suitably adjusted, to cover
various  forms  of  processing  work  carried  out  on  textiles  under  the  outward
processing arrangements;

(9) Whereas  the  Community  has  declared  itself  ready  to  open  zero-rated  annual
Community  tariff  quotas  for  certain  hand-made  products  and  handloom
fabrics;  whereas,  however,  imports  may  only  qualify  for  these  quotas  on
presentation  to  the  Community  customs  authorities  of  a  certificate  of
authenticity  issued  by  the  competent  authority  of  the  beneficiary  country
stating that the goods in question are hand-made or hand-woven;

(10) Whereas the term 'hand-made products' needs to be defined in order to ensure

that this system operates smoothly;

(11) Whereas  a  system  is  required  for  updating  the  information  on  government

authorities authorised to issue certificates of authenticity;

(12) Whereas proper application of  the arrangements for hand-made  products  and
fabrics woven on handlooms requires that provision be made for entitlement to
tariff quotas to be temporarily withdrawn  in  whole  or  in  part  in  the  event  of
irregularities  or  lack  of  administrative  cooperation,  and  that  procedures  for

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5 

OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 1 and OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 1.
OJ L 357, 30.12.98, p. 1.

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administrative cooperation be set up to check on the issuing of certificates of
authenticity;

(13) Whereas, as access to the tariff quotas for hand-made products and handloom
fabrics is open to developing countries under the GSP, the Commission should
have  the  power,  on  receipt  of  an  official  request  and  after  consulting  the
Customs Code Committee, to extend the list of quota beneficiaries to include
countries  entitled  to  the  GSP  which  offer  the  necessary  guarantees  for
checking the authenticity of the products;

(14) Whereas  the  Community,  in  the  fulfilment of  its  international  obligations,  is
required  to  open  tariff  quotas;  whereas  all  Community  importers  should  be
guaranteed  equal  and  continuous  access  to  the  said  quotas,  and  the  rates  of
duty  laid  down  for  the  quotas  should  be  applied  without  interruption  to  all
imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas are
exhausted;

(15) Whereas  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2454/93  laying  down  provisions  for  the
implementation  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2913/92  establishing  the
Community Customs Code6 consolidated the arrangements for managing tariff
quotas  to  be  used  in  chronological  order  of  the  dates  of  acceptance  of  the
declarations for free circulation;

(16) Whereas for reasons of speed and efficiency, communication between Member
States and the Commission should  take place as  far as possible  by  electronic
means;

(17) Whereas  Council  or  Commission  decisions  amending 

the  Combined
Nomenclature  and  Taric  codes  or  adjusting  the  quota  volumes  and  rates  of
duty  do  not  entail  any  substantive  changes;  whereas  in  the  interests  of
simplification the Commission, after consulting the Customs Code Committee,
should have the power to make amendments and technical adjustments to this
Regulation;

(18) Whereas  this  Regulation  must  be  adjusted  in  the  event  of  amendment  of
existing agreements within the framework of the GATT, including reductions
of  customs  duties,  and,  in  respect  of  products  manufactured  from  jute  and
coconut  fibres,  in  the  event  of  extension  of  the  scheme  of  generalised  tariff
preferences;  whereas  the  Commission,  after  consulting  the  Customs  Code
Committee, should therefore have the power to make the relevant amendments
to the provisions of this Regulation, including the Annexes thereto, in so far as
the  agreed  changes  specify  the  products  eligible  for  tariff  quotas,  the  quota
volumes, rates of duty and periods, and any conditions of eligibility;

(19) Whereas,  as  definitions  for  hand-made  products  and  handloom  fabrics  and
certificates of authenticity may be harmonised in the future, the Commission,

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OJ L 253,  11.10.1993,  p.  1,  Regulation as last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1662/1999
(OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25).

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after consulting the Customs Code Committee, should have the power to adapt
these definitions and replace the specimens appearing in Annexes VI and VII;

(20) Whereas the measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation are
management  measures  within  the  meaning  of  Article  2  of  Council  Decision
1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of
implementing powers conferred on the Commission7, they should be adopted
by  use  of  the  management  procedure  provided  for  in  Article  4  of  that
Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Article 1

1. The products listed in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V shall be eligible for reduced rates
of duty under Community tariff quotas during the periods and in accordance with the
provisions set out in this Regulation and the said Annexes.

2. For the purposes of converting amounts expressed in euros into national currencies,
Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing
the  Community  Customs  Code8  shall  apply  for  the  Member  States  other  than  those
referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro.9

TITLE II
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CERTAIN TARIFF QUOTAS

Section 1

Tariff quota for newsprint

Article 2

1. From 30 November each year, any part of the quota volumes for newsprint referred
to in Annex I not used on 29 November and unlikely to be used by 31 December may
be used to cover imports of the products in question from Canada or another non-EC
country.

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OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
OJ  L  302,  19.10.1992,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  955/1999
(OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1).
OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1.

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2. Where the bound quota of 600 000 tonnes from Canada has been exhausted and no
autonomous quota of more than 30 000 tonnes has been opened for the remainder of
the  calendar  year,  the  bound  quota  shall  be  increased  by  the  Commission  by  an
additional  5%.  The  Commission  shall  publish  the  quota  increase  in  the  Official
Journal of the European Communities, C series.

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Section 2

Tariff quotas for hand-made or
hand-woven products

Article 3

Access  to  the  tariff  quotas  for  hand-made  products  is  restricted  to  the  products
referred  to  in  Annex  IV,  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  authenticity  issued  by  the
competent  government  authority  in  the  beneficiary  country  and  conforming  to  the
specimen in Annex VI.

Article 4

Access  to  the  tariff  quotas  for  hand-woven  products  is  restricted  to  the  products
referred  to  in  Annex  V  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  authenticity  issued  by  the
competent  government  authority  in  the  beneficiary  country  and  conforming  to  the
specimen  in  Annex  VII.  These  goods  shall  bear  a  stamp  approved  by  the  said
authorities  at  the  beginning  and  end  of  each  piece;  by  way  of  derogation,  a  seal
approved  by  the  authorities  of  the  country  of  manufacture  may  be  affixed  to  each
piece.

Article 5

The  products  referred  to  in  Articles  3  and  4  must  be  transported  directly  to  the
Community from the country of manufacture.

The following shall be considered to have been transported directly:

(a) goods which have been transported without entering the territory of a country not a
Member  State  of  the  Community;  calls  at  ports  in  countries  not  members  of  the
Community  shall  not  be  held  to  breach  direct transport,  provided  the  goods  are  not
transhipped in the course of such a call;

(b) goods which have been transported via, or transhipped in, the territory of one or
more  non-member  countries,  provided  such  transit  or  transhipment  is  covered  by  a
single transport document drawn up in the country of manufacture.

Methods of administrative cooperation for hand-made or hand-woven products

Section 3

Article 6

1.  Access  to  the  tariff  quotas  provided  for  in  Articles  3  and  4  may  at  any  time  be
temporarily withdrawn, in whole or in part, in the event of irregularities or of a lack of
the administrative cooperation required for the checking of certificates of authenticity.

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2. The decision to withdraw temporarily, in whole or in part, entitlement to the tariff
quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall  be  adopted  in  accordance with the  procedure
laid  down  in  Article  10(2),  following  appropriate  prior  consultations  undertaken  by
the Commission with the beneficiary country in question.

3. (a) Where the procedure for temporary total or partial withdrawal of access to tariff
quotas is applied the Commission shall publish a notice in the C series of the Official
Journal  stating  that  it  has  reasonable  doubt  as  to  entitlement  to  benefit  under  this
Regulation and listing the goods, producers and exporters concerned.

(b) The proportion of customs debt corresponding to a concession granted under this
Regulation shall be disregarded except where the debt is incurred after publication of
the  notice  referred  to  in  subparagraph  (a)  and  in  respect  of  goods,  producers  or
exporters  named  in  that  notice,  or  where  the  second  sentence  of  Article 221(3)  of
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 applies.

Article 7

1. The beneficiary countries shall inform the Commission of the names and addresses
of  the  governmental  authorities  situated  in  their  territory  which  are  empowered  to
issue  certificates  of  authenticity,  together  with  specimens  of  stamps  used  by  those
authorities, and the names and addresses of the governmental authorities responsible
for checking the certificates. The stamps shall be valid from the date the Commission
receives  the  specimens.  The  Commission  shall  forward  this  information,  if  possible
by  electronic  means,  to  the  customs  authorities  of  the  Member  States.  When  such
information is updating a previous communication, the Commission shall indicate the
date  when  the  new  stamps  become  valid  according  to  the  instructions  given  by  the
competent  authorities  of  the  beneficiary  countries.  This  information  is  confidential;
however,  when  goods  are  presented  for  free  circulation,  the  customs  authorities  in
question may  allow the  importer or his  duly authorised representative to consult the
specimen impressions of stamps referred to in this paragraph.

2.  The  Commission  shall  publish  in  the  C  series  of  the  Official  Journal  of  the
European  Communities  the  names  of  the  authorities  in  the  manufacturing  countries
entitled to issue certificates of authenticity and, where appropriate, the date on which
new beneficiary countries met the obligations set out in paragraph 1.

3. Subsequent verification of certificates of authenticity shall be carried out at random
or whenever the customs authorities  in the  Community  have  reasonable  doubt  as to
the  authenticity  of  the  document  or  the  accuracy  of  the  information  regarding  the
products in question.

4. For the purposes  of  paragraph  1, the  customs  authorities  in  the  Community  shall
return  a  copy  of  the  certificate  of  authenticity  to  the  competent  governmental
authority in the exporting beneficiary country, giving, where appropriate, the reasons
of form or substance for an inquiry. The invoice or a copy thereof, as well as all other
relevant documents, shall be attached to the copy of the certificate of authenticity. The
customs  authorities  shall  also  forward  any  information  that  has  been  obtained
suggesting that the particulars given on the certificate of authenticity are inaccurate.

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If  the  said  authorities  decide  to  suspend  admission  to  the  tariff  quotas  pending  the
results  of  the  verification,  they  shall  offer  to  release  the  products  to  the  importer
subject to any precautions judged necessary.

5. When an application for subsequent verification has been made in accordance with
paragraph 1, such verification shall be carried out and its results communicated to the
customs authorities in the Community within  a maximum of six months. The results
shall be such as to establish whether the certificate of authenticity in question applies
to the products actually exported and whether these products were in  fact eligible to
benefit from the tariff quota.

6. If, in cases of reasonable doubt, there is no reply within the six months specified in
paragraph  5  or  if  the  reply  does  not  contain  sufficient  information  to  determine  the
authenticity of the document in question or the accuracy of the information relating to
the  products  concerned,  a  second  communication  shall  be  sent  to  the  competent
authorities. If  after  the  second  communication  the  results  of  the  verification  are  not
communicated to the requesting authorities within four months, or if these results do
not  allow  the  authenticity  of  the  document  in  question  to  be  determined,  the
requesting authorities shall, save  in  exceptional  circumstances,  refuse  entitlement to
the tariff measures.

7.  Where  the  verification  procedure  or  any  other  available  information  appears  to
indicate  that  the  provisions  of  this  Article  are  being  contravened,  the  exporting
beneficiary  country  shall,  on  its  own  initiative  or  at  the  request  of  the  Community,
carry out appropriate inquiries or arrange for such enquiries to be carried out with due
urgency to identify and prevent such contraventions. For this purpose the Community
may participate in the inquiries.

8. For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of authenticity, copies of
the certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at
least three years by the competent governmental authority of the exporting beneficiary
country.

TITLE III
MANAGEMENT OF TARIFF QUOTAS

Article 8

The  tariff  quotas  referred  to  in  Article  1  shall  be  managed  by  the  Commission  in
accordance with Articles 308a to Article 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Communication  between the Member  States  and  the Commission  in this  connection
shall take place as far as possible by electronic means.

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance
with this Regulation.

Each  Member State shall  guarantee  importers of  the  products  in  question  equal  and
continuous access to the quotas in so far as the balance of the quota volumes permits.

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TITLE IV
FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 9

1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, including:

(a) amendments and technical adjustments necessitated by changes  in the Combined
Nomenclature and Taric codes;

(b) adjustments made necessary by:

-  the  conclusion  by  the  Council  of  agreements  or  exchanges  of  letters  within  the
framework of the GATT or compliance with the Community's contractual obligations
to certain countries within the framework of the GATT, or

- extension of the scheme of generalised preferences  in respect of  jute and  coconut-
fibre products;

(c) the addition of developing countries to the lists contained in Annexes IV and V at
the  official  request  of  an  applicant  country  that  offers  the  necessary  guarantees  for
checking the authenticity of these products;

(d)  amendments  and  adjustments  to  the  definitions  for  hand-made  products  and
handloom fabrics as well as to the specimen certificates of authenticity,

shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 10(2).

2. Provisions adopted under paragraph 1 shall not empower the Commission to:

- transfer not used preferential quantities from one quota period to another,

- change timetables provided for in the agreements or exchanges of letters,

- make access to the quotas subject to import licences.

Article 10

1. The Commission shall  be assisted by  the  Customs  Code  Committee  instituted  by
Article 247 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the management procedure laid down in
Article  4  of  Decision  1999/468/EC  shall  apply,  in  compliance  with  Article  7  (3)
thereof.

3.  The  period  provided  for  in  Article  4  (3) of  Decision  1999/468/EC  shall  be  three
months.

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Article 11

Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 is hereby repealed and replaced by this Regulation.

References  to  the  repealed  Regulation  shall  be  construed  as  references  to  this
Regulation and shall be correlated in accordance with the table in Annex VIII.

Article 12

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day  following its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX I

LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS BOUND IN GATT

Notwithstanding the  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  Combined  Nomenclature, the  wording  for  the
description  of  the  products  is  to  be  considered  as  having  no  more  than  an  indicative  value,  the
preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the  coverage  of  the  CN
codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Serial
number

09.0006

09.0007

09.0009

09.0013

09.0015
09.0017

CN code

0302 40
0303 50
0304 10 91
0304 10 98
0304 90 22

0305 51 10
0305 51 10
0305 51 90
0305 51 90
0305 59 11
0305 59 19
0305 62 00
0305 62 00
0305 62 00
0305 62 00
0305 69 10
0302 69 68
0303 78 19

4412 19 00
4412 92 99
4412 99 80

ex

ex
ex
ex
ex

ex
ex
ex
ex

ex
ex

ex
ex
ex

Taric
sub-
division

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume

Rate of
duty (%)

12

10
20
10
20

20
25
50
60

10
10

10
10
10

Herring, subject to compliance with the reference prices

Cod of the species Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac and
fish of the species Boreogadus saida: 
- dried, whether or not salted but not smoked

- salted but not dried or smoked and in brine

from 1 January
2000 to 14
February 2000

and from 16
June to 14
February
from 1 January
to 31 December

1

0

34 000 tonnes

25 000 tonnes

0

Silver  hake  (Merluccius  bilinearis),  fresh,  chilled  or
frozen

from 1 January
to 31 December

2 000 tonnes

Plywood  of  coniferous  species,  without the  addition  of
other substances:
- of a thickness greater than 8,5 mm, the faces of which
are not further prepared than the peeling process
or
- sanded, and of a thickness greater than 18,5 mm

from 1 January
to 31 December

650 000 m3

8

0

4801 00 10
4801 00 90

10

ex

Newsprint2,

3

from  1  January
to 31 December

- from Canada
- from other third countries

600 000 tonnes
50 000  tonnes

0
0

1

2 

3 

Remaining  volume  of  quota  period  1999/2000  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EC)
No 1808/95.
Control of the usage for this end use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community
provisions.
The expression 'newsprint' shall be taken to apply to white paper or to paper which has been
slightly coloured in the pulp, the mechanical pulp content of which represents at least 70% of
the total fibre content, glazed to an extent not exceeding 130 seconds Bekk, unsized, weighing
not less than 40 g/m2 and not more than 57 g/m2, in reels of a width of not less than 31 cm,
containing 8% or less by weight of fillers, and intended for the printing of daily newspapers,
weekly papers or other periodicals of heading No 4902, published at least 10 times per year.

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Serial
number

09.0019

09.0021

09.0023

09.0045

09.0046

09.0047

09.0048

09.0050

CN code

7202 21
7202 29
7202 30 00

7202 49 10
7202 49 50

0303 29 00

1605 40 00

1605 20 10
1605 20 91
1605 20 99

0304 20 95

5306 10 10
5306 10 30

ex
ex

ex

ex

ex
ex
ex

ex

ex
ex

11
11

20

30

40
40
40

30

10
10

Taric
sub-
division

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume

Rate of
duty (%)

Ferro-silicon

Ferro-silicon-manganese

Ferro-chromium  containing  not  more  than  0,10%  by
weight of carbon and more than 30% but not more than
90% of chromium (super-refined ferrochromium)

Fish, frozen, of the genus Coregonus

Freshwater crayfish cooked with dill, frozen

Shrimps  and  prawns  of  the  species  Pandalus  borealis,
shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared

from 1 January
to 31 December
from 1 January
to 31 December
from 1 January
to 31 December

from 1 January
to 31 December
from 1 January
to 31 December
from 1 January
to 31 December

12 600  tonnes

18 550  tonnes

2 950  tonnes

0

0

0

1 000  tonnes

5,5

3 000  tonnes

500 tonnes

Fillets of fish, frozen, of the species Allocyttus spp. and
Pseudocyttus maculatus

from 1 January
to 31 December

200  tonnes

Unbleached flax yarn (other than tow  yarn),  not  put up
for  retail  sail,  measuring  333,3  decitex  or  more  (not
exceeding  30  metric  numbers), 
the
manufacture of multiple or cabled yarn for the footwear
industry or for whipping cables4  

intended 

for 

from 1 January
to 31 December

400 tonnes

1,8

0

0

0

09.0051

7018 10 90

Similar  glass  smallwares  other 
than  glass  beads,
imitation pearls and imitation precious or semi-precious
stones

from 1 January
to 31 December

52 tonnes

0

09.0091

1702 50 00

Chemically pure fructose

from 1 January
2000 to 30 June
2000

and from 1 July
to 30 June

5

206

4 504  tonnes

4 

5

6 

Control of the usage for this end use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community
provisions.
Remaining  volume  of  quota  period  1999/2000  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EC)
No 1808/95.
Suspension of specific duty as from 1 July 1995; the ad valorem duty to be taken into account
is the duty in force appearing in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the
tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987),
as amended.

14

                                               
Serial
number

CN code

Taric
sub-
division

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume
(in 
litres  of
pure alcohol)7

Rate of
duty

09.0065

2208 40 31

- Rum and taffia:
-- in containers holding two litres or less:

--- other than rum with a  content  of  volatile  substances
other  than  ethyl  and  methyl  alcohol  equal  to  or
exceeding  225  grams  per  hectolitre  of  pure  alcohol
(with a 10% tolerance)

---- of a value exceeding € 7,9 per litre of pure alcohol

2208 40 91

-- in containers holding more than two litres:

--- other than rum with a  content  of  volatile  substances
other  than  ethyl  and  methyl  alcohol  equal  to  or
exceeding  225  grams  per  hectolitre  of  pure  alcohol
(with a 10% tolerance)
---- of a value exceeding € 2 per litre of pure alcohol

from 1.1.2000
to 31.12. 2000

from 1.1.2001
to 31.12. 2001

from 1.1.2002
to 31.12. 2002

2 359 500

2 595 450

2 854 995

from 1.1.2000
to 31.12.2000
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
from 1.1.2002
to 31.12.2002

0,4 €/
% vol/hl +
1,8 €/hl
0,3 €/
% vol/hl +
1,2 €/hl
0,2 €/
% vol/hl +
0,6 €/hl

0,4 €/
% vol/hl
0,3 €/
% vol/hl
0,2 €/
% vol/hl

7 

The quota volume is applicable to both products taken together.

15

                                               
ANNEX II

COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR
THE COMMUNITY OUTWARD PROCESSING OF
CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS IN SWITZERLAND1

Notwithstanding the  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  Combined  Nomenclature, the  wording  for  the
description  of  the  products  is  to  be  considered  as  having  no  more  than  an  indicative  value,  the
preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the  coverage  of  the  CN
codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Quota
volume
(in €)

2

Rate  of
duty
(%)
0

1  870  000
value
of 
added

Serial
number

09.2501

CN code

Description of goods

Quota period

from 1 January
2000 to 31
August 2000
and from 1
September to
31 August

Goods  resulting  from  processing  work  as  provided
for 
the  arrangement  with  Switzerland  on
processing traffic in textiles as follows:

in 

(a) processing work on woven fabrics falling within
Chapters 50 to 55 and CN code 5809 00 00
(b)  twisting  or  throwing,  cabling  and  texturising
(whether  or  not  combined  with  other  processing
work)  of  yarns  falling  within  Chapters  50  to  55  and
CN code 5605 00 00
(c)  processing  work  on  products  falling  within  the
following CN codes:

Gimped  yarn,  and  strip  and  the  like  of  heading  No
5404  or  5405,  gimped  (other  than  those  of  heading
No  5605  and  gimped  horsehair  yarn);  chenille  yarn
(including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn:
- Other:
-- Gimped yarn
-- Other

Woven  pile  fabrics  and  chenille  fabrics,  other  than
fabrics of heading No 5802 or 5806:
- Of wool or fine animal hair

- Of cotton:
-- Cut corduroy
-- Other weft pile fabrics
-- Warp pile fabrics, épinglé (uncut)
-- Warp pile fabrics, cut
-- Chenille fabrics

- Of man-made fibres:
-- Cut corduroy
-- Other weft pile fabrics
-- Warp pile fabrics, épinglé (uncut)

5606 00 91
5606 00 99

5801 10 00

5801 22 00
5801 23 00
5801 24 00
5801 25 00
5801 26 00

5801 32 00
5801 33 00
5801 34 00

16

Serial
number

09.2501
(cont'd)

CN code

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume

Rate  of
duty
(%)

5801 35 00
5801 36 00

-- Warp pile fabrics, cut
-- Chenille fabrics

5801 90

- Of other textile materials

5802

5804

5806

5808

6001

Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, other
than narrow fabrics of heading No 5806; tufted textile
fabrics, other than products of heading No 5703

Tulles  and  other  net  fabrics,  not  including  woven,
knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece, in strips
or in motifs, other than fabrics of heading No 6002

Narrow  woven  fabrics,  other  than  goods  of  heading
No  5807;  narrow  fabrics  consisting  of  warp  without
weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)

Braids  in  the  piece;  ornamental  trimmings  in  the
piece,  without  embroidery  other  than  knitted  or
crocheted; tassels, pompoms and similar articles

Pile  fabrics,  including  'long  pile'  fabrics  and  terry
fabrics, knitted or crocheted

6002

Other knitted or crocheted fabrics

1 For the purposes of applying this tariff quota, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) 'processing work' shall mean:
-  for  the  purposes  of  paragraphs  (a)  and  (c)  of  the  third  column:  bleaching,  dyeing,  printing,
flocking, impregnating, dressing and  other  work  which  changes  the  appearance  or  quality  of  the
goods, without however changing their nature,
- for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the third column: twisting or throwing, cabling and texturing,
whether or not combined with reeling, dyeing or other work which changes the appearance, quality
or finish of the goods, without however changing their nature;
(b) 'value added' shall mean:
the difference between the customs value, as defined in Community legislation on the subject, at the
time  of  reimportation  and  the  customs  value  which  would  be  established  if  the  products  were
reimported in the state in which they were exported.

2 Remaining volume of quota period 1999/2000 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1808/95.

17

                                               
ANNEX III

LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR JUTE AND
COCONUT-FIBRE PRODUCTS

Notwithstanding the  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  Combined  Nomenclature, the  wording  for  the
description  of  the  products  is  to  be  considered  as  having  no  more  than  an  indicative  value,  the
preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the  coverage  of  the  CN
codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Serial
number

CN code

09.0107

5310

Taric
sub-
division

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume Rate  of

Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of
heading No 5303

from 1.1.2000
to 31.12.2000

68 000 tonnes

Twine,  cordage,  ropes  and  cables,  whether  or  not
plaited  or  braided  and  whether  or  not  impregnated,
coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics:

and 
1.1.2001 
31.12.2001

from
to

duty
(%)
0

5607 10 00

-  Of  jute  or  other  textile  bast  fibres  of  heading  No
5303

Carpets and other  textile  floor  coverings,  woven,  not
tufted  or  flocked,  whether  or not  made  up,  including
'Kelem',  'Schumacks',  'Karamanie'  and  similar  hand-
woven rugs:

-  Floor  coverings,  of  pile  construction,  not  made  up,
of jute  or  of  other  textile  bast  fabrics  of  heading  No
5303
-  Floor  coverings,  of  pile  construction,  made  up,  of
jute  or  of  other  textile  bast  fabrics  of  heading  No
5303
-  Floor  coverings,  not  of  pile  construction,  not  made
up,  of jute  or  of  other  textile  bast  fabrics  of  heading
No 5303
-  Floor  coverings,  not  of  pile  construction,  made  up,
of jute  or  of  other  textile  bast  fabrics  of  heading  No
5303

Carpets  and  other  textile  floor  coverings,  tufted,
whether or not made up:
- Of jute or of other textile bast fibres  of  heading No
5303

Narrow  woven  fabrics,  other  than  goods  of  heading
No  5807;  narrow  fabrics  consisting  of  warp  without
weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs):

- Other woven fabrics,  of  jute or of other textile  bast
fibres of heading No 5303
-  Fabrics  consisting  of  warp  without  weft  assembled
by means of an adhesive (bolducs), of jute or of other
textile bast fabrics of heading No 5303

Textile wall coverings:
- Other:
-- Of jute
-- Of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303

ex

5702 39 90

10

ex

5702 49 90

10

ex

ex

5702 59 00

10

5702 99 00

10

ex

5703 90 00

10

ex

ex

5806 39 00

5806 40 00

10

10

5905 00 50
5905 00 90

10

ex

18

Serial
number

CN code

Taric
sub-
division

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume

Rate  of
duty
(%)
0

9 000 tonnes

98 000 tonnes

0

09.0109

5702 20 00

Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)

09.0111

6305 10 90

Sacks  and  bags  of  a  kind  used  for  the  packing  of
goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading
No 5303, other than used

from 1.1.2000
to 31.12.2000
and from
1.1.2001 to
31.12.2001
from 1.1.2000
to 31.12.2000
and from
1.1.2001 to
31.12.2001

19

ANNEX IV

LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN
HAND-MADE PRODUCTS1

Notwithstanding the  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  Combined  Nomenclature, the  wording  for  the
description  of  the  products  is  to  be  considered  as  having  no  more  than  an  indicative  value,  the
preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the  coverage  of  the  CN
codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Access to these tariff quotas is restricted to the following countries:

Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uruguay2

Serial
number

CN code3

Description of goods

Quota period

09.0104

ex 4201 00 00

Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads,
knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and
the like), of any material:

from  1  January
to 31 December

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

1 200 000

0

Riding saddles, of leather

-  Trunks,  suit-cases,  vanity  cases,  executive-cases,  brief-
cases, school satchels and similar containers:

4202 11

-- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
patent leather

-- With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials:

4202 12 91
4202 12 99

--- Of materials other than plastic sheeting or moulded plastic
material, including vulcanised fibre

4202 19 90

--- Of other materials than of aluminium

-  Handbags,  whether  or  not  with  shoulder  strap,  including
those without handle:

4202 21 00

-- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
patent leather

4202 22 90

-- With outer surface of textile materials

-  Articles  of  a kind normally  carried in  the  pocket  or  in  the
handbag:

4202 31 00

-- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
patent leather

4202 32 90

-- With outer surface of textile materials

4202 39 00

-- Other

20

Serial
number

09.0104
(cont'd)

CN Code

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

- Other:
-- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
patent leather

-- With outer surface of textile materials

4202 91

4202 92 91
4202 92 98

ex 4202 99 00

-- Musical instrument cases

4203 30 00 Belts and bandoliers, of leather or of composition leather

4203 40 00 Other  clothing  accessories,  of  leather  or  of  composition

leather

Wood  marquetry  and  inlaid  wood;  caskets  and  cases  for
jewellery  or  cutlery,  and similar  articles,  of  wood;  statuettes
and  other  ornaments,  of  wood;  wooden  articles  of  furniture
not falling in Chapter 94:

4420 10 11

- Statuettes and other ornaments, of tropical wood

4420 90 91

-  Other,  other  than  wood  marquetry  and  inlaid  wood,  of
tropical wood

Basketwork, wickerwork and other  articles,  made  directly  to
shape  from  plaiting  materials  or  made  up  from  goods  of
heading No 4601; articles of loofah:

- Of vegetable materials:

-- Other than straw envelopes for bottles:

4602 10 91

--- Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly
to shape from plaiting materials

4602 10 99

--- Other

Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of
cellulose  fibres,  of  a  kind  used  for  household  or  sanitary
purposes, in rolls  of  a  width  not  exceeding 36  cm,  or  cut  to
size  or  shape;  handkerchiefs,  cleansing  tissues,  towels,
tablecloths,  serviettes,  napkins  for  babies,  tampons,  bed
sheets  and  similar  household,  sanitary  or  hospital  articles,
articles  of  apparel  and  clothing  accessories,  of  paper  pulp,
paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres:

4818 20

- Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels

4818 30 00

- Tablecloths and serviettes

4818 50 00

- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories

- Other:

4818 90 10

--  Articles  of  a  kind  used  for  surgical,  medical  or  hygienic
purposes, not put up for retail sail

4818 90 90

-- Other

21

Serial
number

CN Code

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

09.0104

4819 30 00

Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more

(cont'd)

Other  paper,  paperboard,  cellulose  wadding  and  webs  of
cellulose  fibres,  cut  to  shape;  other  articles  of  paper  pulp,
paper,  paperboard,  cellulose  wadding  or  webs  of  cellulose
fibres:

4823 60

-  Trays,  dishes,  plates,  cups  and  the  like,  of  paper  or
paperboard

4823 70

- Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp:

4823 70 90

-- Other than moulded trays and boxes for packing eggs

4823 90 90

-- Other

Footwear  with  outer  soles  of  rubber,  plastics,  leather  or
composition leather and uppers of leather:

6403 30 00

- Footwear made on a base or  platform  of  wood,  not  having
an inner sole or a protective metal toecap

Parts  of  footwear  (including  uppers  whether  of  not  attached
to  soles  other  than  outer  soles);  removable  in-soles,  heel
cushions  and  similar  articles;  gaiters,  leggings  and  similar
articles, and parts thereof:

6406 10

- Uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners

6406 20

- Outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics

- Other:

6406 91 00

-- Of wood

-- Of materials other than wood:

6406 99 30

--- Assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole
components, but without outer soles

6406 99 50

--- Removable insoles and other removable accessories

6406 99 60

--- Outer soles of leather or composition leather

6406 99 80

--- Other

ex 6505 90 10 Woollen berets

6602 00 00 Walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like

ex 6802 91 90 Marble, travertine and alabaster, carved

ex 6802 92 90 Other calcareous stone, carved

ex 6802 93 90 Granite, carved

ex 6802 99 90 Other Stone, carved

22

Serial
number

09.0104
(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and
toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china:

6912 00 10

- Of common pottery

6913

Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles

6914 90 10 Other ceramic articles, of common pottery

Glassware  of  a  kind  used  for  table,  kitchen,  toilet,  office,
indoor  decoration  or  similar  purposes  (other  than  that  of
heading No 7010 or 7018):

7013 21 11
7013 21 19

-  Drinking  glasses  other  than  of  glass-ceramics,  of  lead
crystal

7013 29 51
7013 29 59

- Drinking glasses other than of glass-ceramics, other than of
lead crystal, other than of toughened glass

-  Other  glassware  of  a  kind  used  for  table  or  kitchen
purposes:

7013 31 10

-- Of lead crystal

7013 39 91

-- Of glass other than of toughened glass

7013 91 10

- Other glassware, of lead crystal

ex 7013 99 00

-- Glassware other than of lead crystal

7018 10 19 Glass beads, other than cut and mechanically polished

7117 19 91
7117 19 99

7418

Imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with
precious metal:

- Other than cuff-links and studs, without parts of glass

Table,  kitchen  or  other  household  articles  and  parts  thereof,
of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves
and  the  like,  of  copper;  sanitary  ware  and  parts  thereof,  of
copper

7419

Other articles of copper

Other articles of aluminium:

7616 99 90

- Other

ex 8308 90 00 Beads and spangles, of base metal

23

Serial
number

09.0104

(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

9113 90 10 Watch  straps,  watch  bands  and  watch  bracelets,  and  parts

thereof, of leather or of composition leather

ex 9113 90 90 Watch  straps,  watch  bands  and  watch  bracelets,  and  parts

thereof, of fabric

9403 40

Wooden furniture of the kind used in the kitchen

9403 80 00

Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or
similar materials

9403 90

Parts of furniture

Lamps  and  lighting  fittings  including  searchlights  and
spotlights  and  parts  thereof,  not  elsewhere  specified  or
included; illuminated  signs, illuminated  name-plates and  the
like,  having  a  permanently  fixed  light  source,  and  parts
thereof not elsewhere specified or included:

-  Chandeliers  and  other  electric  ceiling  or  wall  lighting
fittings,  excluding  those  of  a  kind  used  for  lighting  public
open spaces or thoroughfares:

9405 10 91
9405 10 99

-- Of materials other than plastics, ceramic or glass

- Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing lamps:

-- Of materials other than plastics, ceramic or glass:

9405 20 99

--- Of a kind used for filament lamps

- Other electric lamps and lighting fittings:

--- Other than searchlights and spotlights:

-- Of materials other than plastics:

9405 40 99

---- Other than of a kind used for filament lamps and tubular
fluorescent lamps

9405 50 00

- Non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings

- Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like:

-- Other:

9405 60 99

--- Of materials other than plastics

9405 99 90

--  Other  parts  of  lamps  and  lighting  fittings,  other  than  of
glass or of plastics

24

Serial
number

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

09.0104

ex 9502 10

(cont'd)

Ornamental  dolls  dressed  so  as  to  reflect  the  folklore
characteristic of the country of origin

9503 30 10 Other construction sets and constructional toys, of wood

9503 49 10

Toys  representing  animals  or  non-human  creatures,  other
than stuffed, of wood

ex 9503 50 00

Toy musical instruments and apparatus, of wood

9503 60 10

Puzzles, of wood

ex 9503 90 10

Toy weapons, of wood

ex 9503 90 99 Other toys, of wood

9601 10 00 Worked ivory and articles of ivory

9602 00 00 Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of
these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin,
of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and
other  moulded  or  carved  articles,  not  elsewhere  specified  or
included;  worked,  unhardened  gelatin  (except  gelatin  of
heading No 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin

09.0106

Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight
of cotton, weighing not more than 200g/m2:

from  1  January
to 31 December

11 067 000

0

ex 5208 51 00
ex 5208 59 00

- Hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method

Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight
of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2 :

ex 5209 51 00
ex 5209 59 00

- Hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method

Other woven fabrics of cotton:

Weighing not more than 200 g/m2 :

- 
-- Hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method

- weighing not more than 200 g/m2:

-- hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method

ex 5212 15 10
ex 5212 15 90

ex 5212 25 10
ex 5212 25 90

ex 5608 90 00 Hammocks, of cotton

Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or
not made up:

- Of wool or fine animal hair:

5701 10 10

-- Containing a total of more than 10% by weight of silk or of
waste silk other than noil

25

Serial
number

09.0106

(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

5701 90

- Of other textile materials

Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt, not tufted or
flocked, whether or not made up:

5704 90 00

- Other than tiles having a maximum surface area of 0,3 m2

5705 00

Other carpets and other textile floor coverings, whether or not
made up

5810

Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs

ex 6101 10 10 Men's and boy's ponchos of fine animal hair

ex 6102 10 10 Women's and girl's ponchos of fine animal hair

ex 6110 10 35 Men's or boys' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers, of fine animal

hair of Kashmir goats

ex 6110 10 38 Other men's or boys' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers, of other

fine animal hair

ex 6110 10 95 Women's  or  girls'  jerseys,  pullovers  and  slipovers,  of  fine

animal hair of Kashmir goats

ex 6110 10 98 Other women's or girls' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers

Articles  hand-dyed  or  hand-printed  by  the  'batik'
method:

Men's  or  boys'  overcoats,  car-coats,  capes,  cloaks,  anoraks
(including  ski-jackets),  wind-cheaters,  wind-jackets  and
similar articles, other than those of heading No 6203:

6201 92 00

- Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
similar articles, of cotton

6201 99 00

- Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
similar articles, of other textile materials

Women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks
(including  ski-jackets),  wind-cheaters,  wind-jackets  and
similar articles, other than those of heading No 6204:

6202 92 00

- Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
similar articles, of cotton

6202 99 00

- Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
similar articles, of other textile materials

26

Serial
number

09.0106

(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

Women's  or  girls'  suits,  ensembles,  jackets,  blazers,  dresses,
skirts,  divided  skirts,  trousers,  bib  and  brace  overalls,
breeches and shorts (other than swimwear):

6204 12 00

- Suits, of cotton

6204 22 80

- Ensembles, of cotton, other than industrial and occupational

6204 29 90

- Ensembles, of other textile materials, other than of artificial
fibres

6204 32 90

-  Jackets  and  blazers,  of  cotton,  other  than  industrial  and
occupational

6204 39 90

- Jackets and blazers, of other textile materials, other than of
artificial fibres

6204 42 00

- Dresses, of cotton

6204 44 00

- Dresses, of artificial fibres

6204 49 90

- Dresses, of other textile materials, other than of silk or silk
waste

- Women's or girls' skirts and divided skirts:

6204 52 00

-- Of cotton

6204 53 00

-- Of synthetic fibres

6204 59

-- Of other textile materials

6204 62 31
6204 62 33
6204 62 39

6204 62 59

- Trousers  and  breeches,  of  cotton,  other  than  industrial  and
occupational

- Bib and brace overalls, of cotton,  other  than  industrial  and
occupational

6204 62 90

- Shorts, of cotton

6204 63 18

-  Trousers  and  breeches,  of  synthetic  fibres,  other  than
industrial and occupational

6204 63 39

-  Bib  and  brace  overalls,  of  synthetic  fibres,  other  than
industrial and occupational

6204 63 90

- Shorts, of synthetic fibres

6204 69 18

-  Trousers  and  breeches,  of  artificial  fibres,  other  than
industrial and occupational

6204 69 39

-  Bib  and  brace  overalls,  of  artificial  fibres,  other  than
industrial and occupational

6204 69 50

- Shorts, of artificial fibres

6204 69 90

-  Trousers,  bib  and  brace  overalls,  breeches  and  shorts,  of
other textile materials, other than of artificial fibres

27

Serial
number

09.0106

(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

Men's or boys' shirts:

6205 20 00

- Of cotton

6205 90 10

- Of flax or ramie

Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses:

6206 30 00

- Of cotton

6206 90 10

- Of flax or ramie

6207 91 90 Men's  or  boys'  singlets  and  other  vests,  bathrobes,  dressing
gowns  and  similar  articles,  other  than  bathrobes,  dressing
gowns  and  similar  articles  of  terry  towelling  and  similar
woven terry fabrics, of cotton

6207 99 00 Men's  or  boys'  singlets  and  other  vests,  bathrobes,  dressing
gowns  and  similar  articles,  of  textile  materials  other  than
cotton or man-made fibres

6208 91 19 Women's  or  girls'  negligés,  bathrobes,  dressing  gowns  and
similar  articles,  of  cotton,  other  than  of  terry  towelling  and
similar woven terry fabrics

6208 99 00 Women's  or  girls'  singlets  and  other  vests,  slips,  negligés,
bathrobes,  dressing  gowns  and  similar  articles,  of  textile
materials other than cotton or man-made fibres

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen:

6302 21 00

- Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton

6302 51

- Table linen, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton

6302 91

- Other, of cotton

Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed
valances:

6303 91 00

- Not knitted or crocheted, of cotton

Other  furnishing  articles,  excluding  those  of  heading  No
9404:

6304 19 10

- Bedspreads, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton

6304 92 00

- Other than bedspreads, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton

28

Serial
number

09.0106
(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

Other articles of apparel:

ex 6201 11 00 Men's and girl's ponchos of wool or fine animal hair

ex 6202 11 00 Women's  and  girls'  ponchos  of  wool  or  fine  animal  hair,

capes of wool

ex 6204 51 00 Women's and girls' skirts and divided skirts, of wool

6213 20 00 Handkerchiefs, of cotton

6214

6215

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like

Ties, bow ties and cravats

6217 10 00 Made-up clothing accessories

Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of
wool or of fine animal hair:

- Not knitted or crocheted:

6301 20 91

-- Wholly of wool or fine animal hair

6301 20 99

-- Other

Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of
cotton:

6301 30 90

- Not knitted or crocheted

6301 40 90

-  Blankets  (other  than  electric  blankets)  and  travelling  rugs,
of synthetic fibres, not knitted or crocheted

6301 90 90

- Other blankets and travelling rugs, not knitted or crocheted

ex 6303 99 90 Double curtains, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool

29

Serial
number

09.0106
(cont'd)

CN Code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume
(in €)

Rate of
duty (%)

ex 6306 91 00 Hammocks, of cotton

Other made-up articles, including dress patterns:

6307 10

-  Floor-cloths,  dish-cloths,  dusters  and  similar  cleaning
cloths:

6307 10 90

-- Not knitted or crocheted and not non-wovens

-  Other  than  floor-cloths,  dish-cloths,  dusters  and  similar
cleaning cloths, life-jackets and life-belts:

6307 90 99

-- Not knitted or crocheted or of felt

1 The following shall be considered hand-made products:
(a) cottage industry products made entirely by hand;
(b) cottage industry products which have the character of products made by hand;
(c)  garments  or  other  textile  products  obtained  manually  from  fabrics  woven  on  looms  operated
solely by hand or foot and essentially sewn by hand or sewn by sewing-machines operated solely by
hand or foot.

2 The list of the competent authorities in the beneficiary countries was last published  in  OJ C  122,

4.5.1999, p. 3.

3 See attached list for Taric codes.

30

                                               
Número de orden

Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d’ordre
Numero d’ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer
09.0104

Código Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric –code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr

 10

 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10

 10
 10

 10
 10

 10
 10

 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10

 10

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr

4201 00 00

4202 11 10
4202 11 90
4202 12 91
4202 12 99
4202 19 90
4202 21 00
4202 22 90
4202 31 00
4202 32 90
4202 39 00
4202 91 10
4202 91 80
4202 92 91
4202 92 98
4202 99 00

4203 30 00
4203 40 00

4420 10 11
4420 90 91

4602 10 91
4602 10 99

4818 20 10
4818 20 91
4818 20 99
4818 30 00
4818 50 00
4818 90 10
4818 90 90

4819 30 00

31

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d’ordre
Numero d’ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer

09.0104

Código Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric –code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr

 10
 10
 10
 20
 20

 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10
 10

 10

 10

 10
 10
 10
 10

 10

 10
 10
 10
 10
 10

 10

 10

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr

4823 60 10
4823 60 90
4823 70 90
4823 90 90
6403 30 00

6406 10 11
6406 10 19
6406 10 90
6406 20 10
6406 20 90
6406 91 00
6406 99 30
6406 99 50
6406 99 60
6406 99 80

6505 90 10

6602 00 00

6802 91 90
6802 92 90
6802 93 90
6802 99 90

6912 00 10

6913 10 00
6913 90 10
6913 90 91
6913 90 93
6913 90 99

6914 90 10

7013 99 00

32

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d’ordre
Numero d’ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer
09.0104

Código Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric –code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr
10

10
10
10
10
10

10
10
10

05

10

10
11

10
10
10
10
10
10

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

10
11
19
11
10
11
19
11
19

10
10

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr
7018 10 19

7117 19 91
7117 19 99
7418 11 00
7418 19 00
7418 20 00

7419 10 00
7419 91 00
7419 99 00

7616 99 90

8308 90 00

9113 90 10
9113 90 90

9403 40 10
9403 40 90
9403 80 00
9403 90 10
9403 90 30
9403 90 90

9405 10 91
9405 10 99
9405 20 99
9405 40 99
9405 50 00
9405 60 99
9405 99 90
9502 10 10
9502 10 90

9503 30 10
9503 49 10

9503 50 00
9503 60 10
9503 90 10

9503 90 99

9601 10 00
9602 00 00

33

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d´ordre
Numero d´ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer

09.0106

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr

5208 51 00

5208 52 10

5208 52 90

5208 53 00

5208 59 00

5209 51 00

5209 52 00

5209 59 00

5212 15 10

5212 15 90

5212 25 10

5212 25 90

5608 90 00

5701 10 10
5701 90 10
5701 90 90

5704 90 00

5705 00 10
5705 00 30
5705 00 90

5810 10 10
5810 10 90
5810 91 10
5810 91 90
5810 92 10
5810 92 90
5810 99 10
5810 99 90

34

Códico Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr

11
91
11
91
11
91
11
91
11
91

11
91
11
91
11
91

11
91
11
91
11
91
11
91
10

10
10
10

10

10
10
11
31
91

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d´ordre
Numero d´ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer
09.0106
(cont'd)

Códico Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr
10

10

10
10
10
10

10
10
10

10
20
10
10

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

10
10

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr
6101 10 10

6102 10 10

6110 10 35
6110 10 38
6110 10 95
6110 10 98

6201 11 00
6201 92 00
6201 99 00

6202 11 00

6202 92 00
6202 99 00

6204 12 00
6204 22 80
6204 29 90
6204 32 90
6204 39 90
6204 42 00
6204 44 00
6204 49 90
6204 51 00
6204 52 00
6204 53 00
6204 59 10
6204 59 90
6204 62 31
6204 62 33
6204 62 39
6204 62 59
6204 62 90
6204 63 18
6204 63 39
6204 63 90
6204 69 18
6204 69 39
6204 69 50
6204 69 90

6205 20 00
6205 90 10

35

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d´ordre
Numero d´ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer
09.0106
(cont'd)

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr
6206 30 00
6206 90 10

6207 91 90
6207 99 00

6208 91 19
6208 99 00

6213 20 00

6214 10 00
6214 20 00
6214 30 00
6214 40 00
6214 90 10
6214 90 90

6215 10 00
6215 20 00
6215 90 00

6217 10 00

6301 20 91
6301 20 99
6301 30 90
6301 40 90
6301 90 90

6302 21 00

6302 51 10
6302 51 90
6302 91 10
6302 91 90

6303 91 00
6303 99 90

6304 19 10
6304 92 00

6306 91 00

6307 10 90
6307 90 99

36

Códico Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr
10
10

10
91

10
91

10

10
10
10
10
10
11
19

10
10
10

10

10
10
10
91
21
29

21
81
10
10
10
10

91
31

10
10

10

10
91

ANNEX V

LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN FABRICS
WOVEN ON HANDLOOMS1

Notwithstanding the  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  Combined  Nomenclature, the  wording  for  the
description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the quotas
being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the
time  of  adoption  of  the  current  Regulation.  Where  ex  CN  codes  are  indicated,  the  quota  is  to  be
determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Access to these tariff quotas is restricted to the following countries:

Argentina,  Bangladesh,  Brazil,  El  Salvador,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  India,  Indonesia,  Laos,  Pakistan,  Sri  Lanka,
Thailand2

Serial
number

CN code3

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota
volume (in
€)

Rate of
duty (%)

09.0101

5007

Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste

from  1  January
to 31 December

2 432 000

5803 90 10

Gauze of silk or silk waste

09.0103

5208 51 00 
to
5208 59 00

5209 51 00 
to
5209 59 00

5210

5211

Woven fabrics of cotton, printed, containing 85% or more
by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2

from  1  January
to 31 December

2 172 000

Woven fabrics of cotton, printed, containing 85% or more
by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2 

Woven  fabrics  of  cotton,  containing  less  than  85%  by
weight of cotton,  mixed  mainly  or  solely  with  man-made
fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2

Woven  fabrics  of  cotton,  containing  less  than  85%  by
weight of cotton,  mixed  mainly  or  solely  with  man-made
fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2

0

0

5212

Other woven fabrics of cotton

5801 21 00 
to
5801 26 00

5803 10 00

Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics
of heading No 5802 or 5806, of cotton

Gauze, other than  narrow  fabrics  of  heading  No  5806,  of
cotton

1

'Handlooms' shall mean looms for the manufacture of cloth which are moved exclusively  by hand
or foot.

2 The list of the competent authorities in the beneficiary countries was last published  in  OJ C  122,

4.5.1999, p. 3.

3  See attached list for Taric codes.

37

                                               
Número de orden

Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d’ordre
Numero d’ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer

09.0101

09.0103

Código Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric -code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

10

11
19
11
19
11
19
11
19
11
19
11
19
11
19
11
19

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr

5007 10 00
5007 20 11
5007 20 19
5007 20 21
5007 20 31
5007 20 39
5007 20 41
5007 20 51
5007 20 59
5007 20 61
5007 20 69
5007 20 71
5007 90 10
5007 90 30
5007 90 50
5007 90 90

5803 90 10

5208 51 00

5208 52 10

5208 52 90

5208 53 00

5208 59 00

5209 51 00

5209 52 00

5209 59 00

38

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d’ordre
Numero d’ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer

09.0103

Código Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric -code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr

5210 11 10
5210 11 90
5210 12 00
5210 19 00
5210 21 10
5210 21 90
5210 22 00
5210 29 00
5210 31 10
5210 31 90
5210 32 00
5210 39 00
5210 41 00
5210 42 00
5210 49 00
5210 51 00
5210 52 00
5210 59 00

5211 11 00
5211 12 00
5211 19 00
5211 21 00
5211 22 00
5211 29 00
5211 31 00
5211 32 00
5211 39 00
5211 41 00
5211 42 00
5211 43 00
5211 49 10
5211 49 90
5211 51 00
5211 52 00
5211 59 00

39

Número de orden
Løbenummer
Laufende Nummer
Aύξων αριθµός
Order No
Numéro d’ordre
Numero d’ordine
Volgnummer
Número de ordem
Järjestysnumero
Löpnummer

09.0103
(cont'd)

Código Taric
Taric-kode
Taric-Code
Kωδικός Taric
Taric -code
Code Taric
Codice Taric
Taric-code
Código Taric
Taric-koodi
Taric-nr

10

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
19
11
19
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
19
11
19

10
10
10
10
10
10

10

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Kωδικός ΣO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nr

5212 11 10

5212 11 90
5212 12 10
5212 12 90
5212 13 10
5212 13 90
5212 14 10
5212 14 90
5212 15 10

5212 15 90

5212 21 10
5212 21 90
5212 22 10
5212 22 90
5212 23 10
5212 23 90
5212 24 10
5212 24 90
5212 25 10

5212 25 90

5801 21 00
5801 22 00
5801 23 00
5801 24 00
5801 25 00
5801 26 00

5803 10 00

40

1 Exporter (Name, full address, country)

2 Number

00000

ANNEX VI

3 Consignee (Name, full address, country)

CERTIFICATE
IN REGARD TO CERTAIN HANDICRAFT
PRODUCTS
(HANDICRAFTS)

issued with a view to obtaining the benefit of the
preferential tariff regime in the European Community

4 Country of manufacture

5 Country of destination

6 Place and date of shipment – means of transport

7 Supplementary details

8 Marks and numbers - number and kind of packages -

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

9 Quantity1

10 FOB
value2

11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
I,  the  undersigned,  certify  that  the  consignment  described  above  contains  only  handicraft  products  (handicrafts)  of  the
cottage industry of the country shown in box No 4.

12 Competent authority (Name, full address, country)

At ...............................,

on ....................................

(Signature)

(Seal)

1 
2 

Indicate whether in pieces, metres, square metres or kilograms.
In the currency of the contract of sale.

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1 Exporter (Name, full address, country)

2 Number

00000

ANNEX VII

3 Consignee (Name, full address, country)

CERTIFICATE
RELATING TO SILK OR COTTON HANDLOOM
PRODUCTS

issued with a view to obtaining the benefit of the
preferential tariff regime in the European Community

4 Country of manufacture

5 Country of destination

6 Place and date of shipment - means of transport

7 Supplementary details

8 Marks and numbers - number and kind of packages -

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

9 Quantity1

10 FOB
value2

11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
I, the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above contains only hand-woven textile products of the cottage
industry of the country shown in box No 4.

To each piece is attached:
at the beginning and end, an approved stamp.3
a seal No ...3

-
-

12 Competent authority (Name, full address, country)

At ...............................,

on ....................................

(Signature)

(Seal)

1 
2 
3 

Indicate whether in pieces, metres, square metres or kilograms.
In the currency of the contract of sale.
Delete as appropriate.

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ANNEX VIII

Correlation table

Repealed Articles of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1808/95

Corresponding articles of this Regulation

1

2

4

5

5

5a

5b

6, 7, 8

9

10

new

12

Annex I

Annex III

Annex V

Annex IV A + d

Annex IV B + f

Annex IV c

Annex IV e

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Annex IV

Annex V

Annex VI

Annex VII

Annex VIII new

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

TITLE OF OPERATION

Proposal 
for  a  Council  Regulation  opening  and  providing  for  the
administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other
Community  quotas  and  establishing  detailed  rules  for  adjusting  the  quotas,
and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95

2.

BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED

Chapter 12, Article 120

3.

LEGAL

BASIS

Article 133 of the Treaty

4.

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

For  reasons  of  clarity  it  is  necessary  to  recast  and  simplify  Council
Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 of 24 July 1995 opening and providing for the
administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other
Community  quotas  and  establishing  the  detailed  provisions  for  adapting
these  quotas,  and  to  extend  the  arrangements  for  jute  and  coconut-fibre
products.

5.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

The  financial  details  have  already  been  communicated,  this  being  an
extension of the Community tariff quotas established by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1808/95, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1401/98.

6.

FRAUD PREVENTION

Introduction of measures providing for checks on the issue of certificates of
authenticity and the withdrawal of entitlement to tariff quotas in the event of
irregularities or lack of cooperation.

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