Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union
Date: 2021-05-07
Institutions: European Union, Thailand
Subjects: GATT, Thailand, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), revision of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU




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30.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 274/57








            AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) 1994 RELATING TO THE MODIFICATION OF CONCESSIONS ON ALL THE TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS INCLUDED IN THE EU SCHEDULE CLXXV AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
         


THE EUROPEAN UNION, of the one part,

and


THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND, of the other part,


hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Parties”,

CONSIDERING that the Parties have successfully concluded the negotiations under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union as communicated to members of the World Trade Organization (“WTO Members”) in Document G/SECRET/42/Add.2,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1

Objective

The objective of this Agreement is to agree on the apportionment volumes in respect of all the tariff-rate quotas and the resulting quantitative commitments of the European Union that no longer includes the United Kingdom where the Kingdom of Thailand has negotiation and consultation rights under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 as specified in the letter from the European Union dated 25 February 2019.


Article 2

Principle and methodology of the apportionment of the tariff-rate quotas

The Kingdom of Thailand agrees with the principle and methodology of apportioning the scheduled quantitative commitments in the form of tariff-rate quotas of the European Union that included the United Kingdom whereby there is an apportioned quantity taken on by the European Union that no longer includes the United Kingdom with the remainder of the quantity taken on by the United Kingdom.


Article 3

Tariff-rate quotas of the European Union that no longer includes the United Kingdom


1.   The Parties agree on the quantity for certain tariff-rate quotas of the European Union that no longer includes the United Kingdom as from 1 January 2021 or from the date when the United Kingdom ceases to be covered by the schedule of concessions and commitments of the European Union CLXXV, as detailed in the last column of the Annex to this Agreement.


2.   This Agreement does not prejudice negotiations between the European Union and other WTO Members with rights under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 as regards the erga omnes tariff-rate quotas concerned. The European Union undertakes to consult with the Kingdom of Thailand if the result of those negotiations would change the shares set out in the document G/SECRET/42/Add.2.


3.   The Annex to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.



Article 4

Final clauses


1.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day after the date on which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of their internal procedures. It shall apply from that date.


2.   This arrangement constitutes an agreement between the Parties for the purposes of Article XXVIII:3(a) and (b) of the GATT 1994.


3.   This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each text being equally authentic.





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, duly authorised to this effect, have signed this Agreement.
Съставено в Брюксел на седми май две хиляди двадесет и първа година.
Hecho en Bruselas, el siete de mayo de dos mil veintiuno.
V Bruselu dne sedmého května dva tisíce dvacet jedna.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syvende maj to tusind og enogtyve.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebten Mai zweitausendeinundzwanzig.

               Kahe tuhande kahekümne esimese aasta maikuu seitsmendal päeval Brüsselis.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις εφτά Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες είκοσι ένα.
Done at Brussels on the seventh day of May in the year two thousand and twenty one.
Fait à Bruxelles, le sept mai deux mille vingt et un.
Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu sedmog svibnja godine dvije tisuće dvadeset prve.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì sette maggio duemilaventuno.
Briselē, divi tūkstoši divdesmit pirmā gada septītajā maijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai dvidešimt pirmų metų gegužės septintą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-huszonegyedik év május havának hetedik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-seba jum ta’ Mejju fis-sena elfejn u wieħed u għoxrin.
Gedaan te Brussel, zeven mei tweeduizend eenentwintig.
Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia siódmego maja roku dwa tysiące dwudziestego pierwszego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em sete de maio de dois mil e vinte e um.
Întocmit la Bruxelles la șapte mai două mii douăzeci și unu.
V Bruseli siedmeho mája dvetisícdvadsaťjeden.
V Bruslju, sedmega maja dva tisoč enaindvajset.
Tehty Brysselissä seitsemäntenä päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattakaksikymmentäyksi.
Utfärdat i Bryssel den sjunde maj år tjugohundratjugoett.













ANNEX
LIST OF EU’S TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS FOR THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (AS OF 1 JANUARY 2021)











 


Number as per EU notification G/SECRET/42/Add.2


HS code


Description


Current concession in EU Schedule CLXXV (EU 28)


Supplying country


Final concession for the EU (tonnes)




1


029


0210 99 39 


Salted poultry meat


92 610 


Kingdom of Thailand


81 968 




2


052


0714 10 00 


Manioc (cassava)


5 750 000 


Kingdom of Thailand


3 096 027 




3


055


0714 20 90 


Sweet potatoes, other than for human consumption


5 000 


Other than China


4 985 




4


074


1006 10 


Paddy Rice


7 



Erga omnes



5 




5


075


1006 20 


Husked or brown rice


1 634 



Erga omnes



1 416 




6


076


1006 30 


Semi-milled or wholly milled rice


63 000 



Erga omnes



36 731 




7


077


1006 30 


Semi-milled or wholly milled rice


4 313 


Kingdom of Thailand


3 663 




8


078


1006 30 


Semi-milled or wholly milled rice


1 200 


Kingdom of Thailand


1 019 




9


078


1006 30 


Semi-milled or wholly milled rice


25 516 



Erga omnes



22 442 




10


079


1006 40 00 


Broken rice


1 000 



Erga omnes



1 000 




11


080


1006 40 00 


Broken rice


31 788 



Erga omnes



26 581 




12


081


1006 40 00 


Broken rice


100 000 



Erga omnes



93 709 




13


085


1108 14 00 


Manioc starch


8 000 



Erga omnes



6 632 




14


086


1108 14 00 


Manioc starch


2 000 



Erga omnes



1 658 




15


089


1602 32 11 


Processed chicken meat, uncooked, containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat or offal


340 


Other than Brazil


236 




16


090


1602 32 19 


Cooked meat of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus



160 033 


Kingdom of Thailand


53 866 




17


091


1602 32 30 


Processed chicken meat, containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry meat or offal


14 000 


Kingdom of Thailand


2 435 




18


092


1602 32 90 


Processed chicken meat, containing less than 25 % by weight of poultry meat or offal


2 100 


Kingdom of Thailand


1 940 




19


093


1602 39 21 


Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, uncooked, containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat or offal


10 


Kingdom of Thailand


10 




20


094


1602 39 29 


Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, cooked, containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat or offal


13 500 


Kingdom of Thailand


8 572 




21


095


1602 39 85 


Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, cooked, containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry meat or offal


600 


Kingdom of Thailand


300 




22


096


1602 39 85 


Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, cooked, containing less than 25 % by weight of poultry meat or offal


600 


Kingdom of Thailand


278 




23


105


1901 90 99 
1904 30 00 
1904 90 80 
1905 90 20 


Food preparations with cereals


191 



Erga omnes



191 




24


106


1902 11 00 
1902 19 10 
1902 19 90 
1902 20 91 
1902 20 99 
1902 30 10 
1902 30 90 
1902 40 10 
1902 40 90 


Pasta


532 



Erga omnes



497 




25


107


1905 90 10 
1905 90 20 
1905 90 30 
1905 90 45 
1905 90 55 
1905 90 60 
1905 90 90 


Biscuits


409 



Erga omnes



409 




26


005


0304 89 90 


Fish of the genus Allocyttus and of the species Pseudocyttus maculatus



200 



Erga omnes



200 




27


007


1604 20 50 


Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicas, fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor



865 



Erga omnes



631 




28


008


1604 20 50 


Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicas, fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor



1 410 


Kingdom of Thailand


423 




29


009


1604 20 70 


Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of tuna, skipjack or other fish of the genus Euthynnus



742 



Erga omnes



742 




30


010


1604 20 70 


Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of tuna, skipjack or other fish of the genus Euthynnus



1 816 


Kingdom of Thailand


1 816 




31


011


1605 21 10 


Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in immediate packings of a net content of <= 2 kg (excl. merely smoked, and in airtight containers)


500 



Erga omnes



474 




 


 


1605 21 90 


Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in immediate packings of a net content of > 2 kg (excl. merely smoked, and in airtight containers)


 


 


 




 


 


1605 29 00 


Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excl. smoked)