CELEX: 51993PC0536
Language: en
Date: 1993-11-10
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of agreements on certain oliseeds between the European Economic Community and Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively, pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
  1                                               C0M(93) 536 final
                                                  Brussels, 10 November 1993
                                   Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DECISION
SEW-
                      concerning the conclusion of agreements
          on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and
        Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively,
                       pursuant to Article XXVI11 of the GATT
                           (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                                Explanatory Memorandum
    1. Following a complaint by the United States, a GATT panel found that the
       Community's system of granting aid for the processing of oilseeds did
       not conform to GATT provisions and had reduced the value of the tariff
       concession (zero duty) which the Community had accorded the United
       States In 1962.
    2. Notwithstanding a substantial initial amendment of the Community's
       system of production aids, the USA requested that the members of the
       GATT panel be reconvened. They found that there was still a reduction in
       the value of the concession (impairment) and asked the Community to act
       rapidly to eliminate it either by amending the system of internal aids
       or by renegotiating the tariff concession on the basis of the provisions
       of Article XXVIII of the GATT.
    3. The Community chose the second approach proposed by the reconvened
       members of the GATT panel and sought and obtained the authorization of
       the contracting parties to initiate negotiations under paragraph 4 of
       Article XXVIII of the GATT. Negotiations and consultations then got
       under way with the United States and eight other GATT contracting
       parties (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay, Poland, Sweden, India, and
       Pakistan).
    4. In the negotiations a majority of the contracting parties assessed
       trade losses caused by the reduction in the tariff concessions for
       oilseeds at two billion dollars overall. This figure was contested and
       rejected by the Community.
    5. The negotiations between the delegations of the Commission of the
       European Communities and the United States eventually resulted in an
       agreement. This agreement was approved by the Council on 8 June 1993.
       Negotiations with the other GATT contracting parties under Article
       XXVIII of the GATT continued in the meantime.
       Agreements were reached with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden
       and Uruguay. These countries represent most of the contracting parties
       principally concerned and almost all of the trade covered by the
       existing tariff concessions. It was not possible to reach agreement with
        India and Pakistan, two countries which, although having initial
       negotiating rights, account for only a very small part of the trade
        involved (less than 1% in value of trade). The GATT rules, and in
       particular those of Article XXVIII, do not require the unanimous
       agreement of the countries with negotiating rights for the modification
       of a tariff concession.
    6. To ensure prompt implementation so that the agreed deadlines can be met,
       the Commission proposes that the Council formally approve the agreements
       on oilseeds concluded with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and
       Uruguay, respectively, and set out in Annexes I to VI hereto.
(2)
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for a
                               Council Decision
                                      of
                   concerning the conclusion of agreements
       on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and
    Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively,
                    pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic community,
and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the commission,
Whereas a GATT panel found that the Community's support system for oilseeds
had the effect of reducing the value of the tariff concessions granted by
the Community in 1962;
Whereas the GATT panel consequently recommended that the Community should
act quickly to eliminate this reduction in the value of tariff concessions;
Whereas a mutually satisfactory agreement was reached in the negotiations
with the majority of GATT contracting parties having negotiating rights
under Article XXVIII of the GATT;
Whereas these agreements should be put into effect quickly, so that the
agreed deadlines can be met,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 1
The agreements on oilseeds between the European Economic Community and
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, respectively, in the
framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, are hereby
approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The texts of the agreements are annexed to this Decision.
                                 Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the agreements in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European
Commun 111es.
Done at Brussels,                               For the Council
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                              AGREED IÉINUTES
        negotiations under QATT, Article xxytn, paragraph 4
          relating to schedule Lm - European Communities
In the negotiations    conducted under GATT. Article    XXVIII,
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European
Communities and Argentina reached an agreement as
Indicated   In the Annex.
The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities
reserves the right,    In consultation with the Delegation of
Argentina,   to modify the concession contained In Part D of Annex
B (Changes In Schedule LXXX - European Communities) relating        to
quality   wheat following the outcome of the negotiations      with
other contracting     parties.
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and
Argentina will    submit this agreement for approval to
their   respective    authorities.
              «-•/*,                    — — «
signed for the ^Delegation of           slgnedXfor the Delegation of
 the Commission of the                    Argentina
European Communities
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                                   AHHEX. A
To the      Director-General.
GATT.
Geneva.
   NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPE*! COIÊUUUNITIES
The Delegations     of the European Communities and      Argentina,
have concluded     their negotiations  under Article   XXVIII  for   the
modification    or withdrawal   of concessions  provided   for  In
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the           report
attached.
 signed for the Delegation     of          signed for  the Delegation    of
 the Commission of the                     Argentina
 European Communities
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 ---pagebreak---               Results    of Negotiation»       under Article    XXVIII     for   the
                 Modification       or Withdrawal   of Concessions       In the
                         Schedule     of the European       Communities
                          Initially     Negotiated   with     Argentina
                 CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN              COIiliUNITIES
      A.      Concessions to be withdrawn
         Tariff                                                    Rates of duty
                                                                          bound In
                                                                   existing schedule
         1201.00          Soya beans, whether or not
                          broken :
         1201.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
         1205.00           Rape or colza seeds, whether
                           or not broken :
         1205.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
         1206.00           Sunflower seeds, whether
                           or not broken :
         1206.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
         2304.00.00        011-cake and other solid                         Free
                           residues, whether or not
                           ground or In the form of
                           pellets, resulting from the
                           extraction of soya-bean oil
         2306              Oil-cake and other solid
                           residues, whether or not
                           ground or In the form of
                           pellets, resulting from the
                           extraction of vegetable fats
                           or oils, other than those of
                           heading No 2304 or 2305 :
          2306.30.00        - Of sunflower seds                              Free
  J
J         2306.40.00        - Of rape of colza seeds                         Free
    ^
 ---pagebreak---          B.      Bound rates      to b* lnr>rmm*md
             Tariff          Description      \ Rates of duty          Rates of duty
              Item                 of         \      bound In          to be bound
             number             products      \existing schedule
         c.       Seduction of rates bound m the existing schedules
             Tariff          Description      I Rates of duty          Rates of duty
               Item                 of        I      bound In          to be bound
                                products      {existing schedule
   D. New concessions
        Tariff       |              Description             \Rates of duty \Rates of duty
          Item                          of                  \at present     \to be bound
        number       !                 products             i In force      !
    0201             \Heat of bovine animals,         fresh
                     lor chilled :
    0201.30.00       \- Boneless                             20% (bound) +         (1)
                                                             variable levy
                                                             (unbound)
    0206               Edible offal of bovine
                      ! animals, swine, sheep, goats,
                       horses, asses, mules or
                      \hInn I es, fresh, chilled or
                      \frozen :
    0206.10           !- Of bovine animals, fresh or
                      I chilled :
    0206.10.95        ! — Thick skirt       and thin         20% (bound)          (1)
                      I        skirt                         • variable
                                                             levy (unbound)
   1) A rate of 20% shall be applicable within the limits of a global annual
      tariff     quota of 11.000 tonnes for 'high quality' meat falling            within
      subheadings 0201 30 00, 0206 10 95 and and answering the following
J     definition     :
  ^    'Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively               pasture-
      grazed animals, aged between 22 and 24 months, having two permanent
       Incisors and presenting a slaughter llvewelght not exceeding 460
       kilograms, referred to as 'special boxed beef, cuts of which may bear
       the letters 'sc" (special cuts)"
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 New Concessions - Contd - 1
   0207            Neat and edible offal, of the
                   poultry of heading No 0105.
                   fresh, chilled or frozen :
                   — Poultry cuts and offal
                      other than livers, frozen :
   0207.41         — Of fowls of the species
                       Gal lus Domestlcus :
                   —    Cuts :
   0207.41.10             Boneless                   Variable levy      (1)
                          With bone In :
   0207.41.41              Breasts and cuts          Variable levy      (1)
                           thereof
   0207.41.71              Other (than halves or     Variable levy      (1)
                           quarters; whole wings,
                           with or without tips;
                           backs, necks, backs
                           with necks attached,
                           rumps and wing tips;
                           legs and cuts thereof
    1001           Wheat and meslln:
    1001.10.00      - Durum wheat                    Variable levy      (2)
    1001.90         - Other :
                   - Other spelt, common wheat
                       and meslln :
    1001.90.99           Other (than spelt    for    Variable  levy     (2)
                         sowing)
  (1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for products falling       within
       subheadings 0207.41.10, 0207.41.41 and 0207.41.71 within the limits
       of a global annual tariff quota of 15.500 tonnes to be granted by
       the competent Community authorities
  (2) Duty exemption shall be applicable for "quality wheat' falling        within
       sub-headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global
       annual tariff quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent
       Community authorities.      Qualification  for the quota Is subject to
       conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions.
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    New concessions (contd. 2 )
     1005             Maize (corn) :
     1005.90.00       - Other (than seed)            Variable  levy       (1)
     1201.00          Soya beans, whether or not
                      broken :
     1201.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)          Free           Free (*)
     1205.00          Rape or colza seeds, whether
                      or not broken :
      1205.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)          Free           Free (*)
      1206.00          Sunflower seeds, whether or
                       not broken :
      1206.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)          Free           Free (*)
    (1)   Within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 500.000 tonnes for
           Imports Into Portugal to be granted by the competent Community
          authorities,    a rate at a level up to a maximum of 50 ECUs/t, so as to
          ensure that the quota shall be filled,    shall be appl/cable.
    (*)          and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans, rape
                 or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop specific
                 oilseeds payments along the following terms :
    1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza
        seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation
        (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992.
    2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the
        benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of
        crop specific oilseeds payments.
    3. (a)       The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In
                 respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans
                 except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided
                 under the regulation specified In paragraph (1).
        (b)      The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the
                 cultivation of 'confectionery sunflower seed" with effect from
                 sowings for harvest In 1994.
       *)
(3)
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4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers
    benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall
    respect the following principles :
              progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for
              harvest In 1994 and subsequent years,
              In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation
              for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96.
5. The SBA system shall have the following components :
              an EC oilseed base area shall be es tab 11 shed for which crop
              specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are
              set out In Annex 1);
              for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds
              base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate
              for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however,
              shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base.
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of
    the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
    Article 5, 1 (d)), crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to
    the following additional disci pi I ne :
              For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop
              specific oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area
              (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory
              payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one
              percent.
              Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area
              planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing
              year.
               In addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted
              compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the    following
              marketing year.
              However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In
               the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below
              the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)),    the
              compensatory payment In that year may return to the level of the
              base reference amount.
              Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment shall be
              applied In the manner described above.
 7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of
     oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of
     products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed
     one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents,
     the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of
     the CAP reform.
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                                       éhWU.
                   EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1)
              (soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower          seeds)
 CQUntrv/QllSeed                       Reference   year   (2)
                              1994/95           1995/96 and
                                               subsequent years       (3)
                                       Hectares
 Spain
    Sunflower   seed         1.411,000
 Portugal
    Sunflower   seed            122,000
 EC-12
    Other                    3,966,000
 TOTAL                                                5,128,000
 1)   Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate
      for arable crops
 2)   The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year,         I.e.
      oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In
      1994.
 3)   It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be
      expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an
      Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than
      the average level of production area of the acceding member
      In the three years Immediately preceding such accession.
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New concessions     (Contd     -  3)
  2302             Bran, sharps and other
                   residues,     whether or not In
                   the form of        pellets
                   derived from the            sifting,
                   milling or other working or
                   cereals or of leguminous
                   plants :
  2302.30          — Of wheat :
  2302.30.10       —   Of which the starch                   Variable    levy 40,80 ECU/T
                       content does not exceed                                     (2)
                       28% by weight, and of
                       which the proportion            that
                       passes through a sieve
                       with an aperture of 0,2 mm
                       does not exceed 10% by
                       weight or         alternatively
                        the proportion       that passes
                        through the sieve has an
                       ash content, calculated            on
                        the dry product, equal to
                       or more than 1,5% by
                       weight
  2302.30.90       — Other                                   Variable    levy 83,40 ECU/T
                                                                                   (2)
  2302.40          — Of other cereals            (than
                      maize and rice)        :
  2302.40.10       —   Of which the starch                   Variable    levy 40,80 ECU/T
                       content does not exceed                                       (2)
                        28% by weight, and of
                        which the proportion           that
                        passes through a sieve
                        with an aperture of 0,2 mm
                        does not exceed 10% by
                        weight or        alternatively
                        the proportion that passes
                        through the sieve has an
                        ash content, calculated           on
                        the dry product, equal to
                        or more than 1,5 % by
                        weight
 12302.40.90         - Other                                 Variable     levy 83,0 ECU/T
                                                                                   (2)
 (Z)         The Indicated rates shall be applicable                 within the limits of a
             global annual tariff          quota of 475.000 tonnes covering              products
             falling      within subheadings 2302.30.10,           2302.30.90,        2302.40.10
             and 2302.40.20.         Qualification       for the quota Is subject         to
             conditions       laid down In the relevant Community               provisions.
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    New concessions  - Contd  (4)
      2304.00.00    Oil-cake and other solid     \Free   Free
                    residues, whether or not
                    ground or In the form of
                    pellets, resulting from the
                    extraction of soya-bean oil
      2306          Oil-cake and other solid
                    residues, whether or not
                    ground or In the form of
                    pellets, resulting from the
                    extraction of vegetable fats
                    or oils, other than those of
                    heading No 2304 or 2305 :
      2306.30.00    - Of sunflower seeds          \Free \Free
      2306.40.00    - Of rape or colza seeds      \Free \Free
' - ;
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                               AGREED MINUTPS
       Negotiations     under GATT. Article    XXVIII. paragraph   4
          relating   to schedule    LXXX - European    Communities
In the negotiations      conducted under GATT, Article       XXVIII,
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European
Communities and Brazil      reached an agreement as
Indicated    In the Annex.
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and
Brazil  will    submit this agreement for approval to
their  respective      authorities.
                 c /
signed for the Delegation of              s/gned for the Delegation of
the Commission of the
European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                               AHHEXA
To the Director-General.
GATT.
Geneva.
 HEQOTIATIOHS RELATIHQ TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EURQPEAH CQMMIHUHITIES
The Delegations of the European Communities and Brazil
have concluded their negotiations  under Article XXVI11 for the
modification  or withdrawal of concessions provided for In
Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report
attached.
signed for the Delegation of          signed for the Delegation of
the Commission of the                   Brazil
European Communities
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                                         MNEX R
          Results of Negotiations         under Article  XXVIII for the
             Modification       or withdrawal of Concessions In the
                    Schedule of the European Communities
                        Initially     Negotiated with   Brazil
             CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COIiliUNITIES
  A.     Concessions      to be withdrawn
                                                            Rates of duty
                                                                 bound In
                                                            existing schedule
     1201.00         Soya beans, whether or not
                     broken :
     1201.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                    Free
     1205.00         Rape or colza seeds, whether
                     or not broken :
     1205.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                    Free
     1206.00         Sunflower seeds, whether
                     or not broken :
     1206.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                    Free
     2304.00.00      Oil-cake and other solid                     Free
                      residues, whether or not
                      ground or In the form of
                      pellets, resulting from the
                      extraction of soya-bean oil
     2306             011-cake and other solid
                      residues, whether or not
                      ground or In the form of
                      pellets, resulting from the
                      extraction of vegetable fats
                      or oils, other than those of
                      heading No 2304 or 2305 :
     2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seds                          Free
     2306.40.00       - Of rape of colza seeds                     Free
A
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        B. Round rates         to be    Increased
        {      Tariff          Description         {   Rates of     duty        Rates of duty
        \       Item                of             I       bound In             to be bound
        !          no            products          \exlstlng     schedule
        C. Reduction        of rates    bound In the existing             schedules
             Tariff            Description         I Rates of duty           I Rates of duty
               Item                 of             I       bound In           I to be bound
                   no            products          lex/sting schedule {
        D. Hew concessions
                                            Description                  {Rates of duty          Rates of
             item                                  of                    ! at present            duty to be
                                               products                  I In force              bound
         \0201                {Neat of bovine animals,             fresh]
                              lor chilled      :                         I
          \0201.30.00         {-   Boneless                              {20% (bound)
                                                                         \+     variable
                                                                         {levy (unbound)            (1)
                                                                         a
          \0202               \Meat of bovine          animals,
          |                    {frozen    :
          {0202.30            {- Boneless      :
                                                                         {20% (bound)                 (1)
          {0202.30.90         I — Other                                  \+     variable
          !                    |    (than        forequarters,            {levy (unbound)
           I                   ;    "compensated"          quarters;
          ;                    I    crop, chuck and blade and
          j                    |    brisket       cuts)
         (1) A rate of 20 % shall be applicable                   within the limits of a
                global annual tariff          quota of 5.000 tonnes
                for "high quality"          meat falling      within     sub-headings
                0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and
                answering the following definition                :
                 "Beef cuts obtained from steers (novllhos)                   or    heifers
                 (novllhas)     aged between 20 and 24 months, which have been
                exclusively       pasture grazed, have lost their central                  temporary
                 Incisors but do not have more than four permanent                       Incisor
                 teeth, which are of good maturity and which meet the
                 following     beef-carcase       classification       requirements :
                 meat from B or R class carcases with rounded to                       straight
                 conformation and a fat-cover              class of 2 or 3; the cuts
        y'       bearing the letters         "se" (special       cuts) or an "se"          (special
                 cuts) label as a sign of their high quality will be boxed
    y -           In cartons bearing the words "high-quality                    beef".
14)
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New Concessions    (contd)
 0206           Edible offal of bovine
                animals, swine, sheep, goats,
                horses, asses, mules or
                hlnnles, fresh, chilled or
                frozen :
 0206.10        - Of bovine animals, fresh or
                  chilled :
 0206.10.95           Thick skirt  and thin       20% (bound)     (1)
                      skirt                       + variable
                                                  levy (unbound)
                - Of bovine animals,    frozen
 0206.29        — Other (than tongues and
                     11 vers)
 0206.29.91            Thick skirt  and thin      20 % (bound)    (1)
                       skirt                      * variable
                                                  levy (unbound)
(1) A rate of 20 % shall be applicable within the limits of a
    global annual tariff quota of 5.000 tonnes
     for "high quality" meat falling within sub-headings
    0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and
     answering the following definition :
     "Beef cuts obtained from steers (novlinos) or heifers
     (novllhas) aged between 20 and 24 months, which have been
    exclusively pasture grazed, have lost their central temporary
     Incisors but do not have more than four permanent Incisor
     teeth, which are of good maturity and which meet the
     following beef-carcase classification     requirements :
    meat from B or R class carcases with rounded to straight
    conformation and a fat-cover class of 2 or 3; the cuts
    bearing the letters "sc* (special cuts) or an "sc" (special
    cuts) label as a sign of their high quality will be boxed
     In cartons bearing the words "high-quality       beef.
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New Concessions   - Contd.    - 2
 0207           {Neat and edible offal of the
                 poultry of heading no 0105,
                 fresh, chilled or frozen :
                 - Poultry cuts and offal
                    other than livers, frozen ;
 0207.41        |— Of fowls of the species
                     Gal lus Domestlcus :
                 —    Cuts
                                                Variable levy     (1)
 0207.41.10     {      Boneless
                   —   With bone In :
                                                Variable levy     (1)
 0207.41.41     {       Breasts and cuts
                         thereof
 0207.41.71     |       Other (than halves or   Variable levy     (1)
                        quarters: whole wings,
                        with or without tips;
                        backs, necks, backs
                        with necks attached
                         rumps and wing tips;
                         legs and cuts thereof)
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings
    0207.41.10, 0207.41.41 and 0207.41.71 within the limits of a
    global annual tariff quota of 15.500 tonnes to be granted by the
    competent Community authorities
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New Concessions - Contd - 3
 0207.42         — Of turkeys
                 —      Cuts :
 0207.42.10             Boneless                 Variable   levy      (1)
                        with bone In
 0207.42.11              Halves or quarters      Variable   levy      (D
 0207.42.71              Other (than whole       Variable   levy      (1)
                         wings, with or without
                         tips; backs, necks,
                         backs with necks
                         attached, rumps and
                         wing tips; breasts and
                         cuts thereof: legs and
                         cuts thereof)
 1201.00          Soya beans, whether or not
                 broken :
 1201.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)           Free          Free   (*)
 1205.00         Rape or colza seeds, whether
                 or not broken :
 1205.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)           Free           Free    (*)
 1206.00          Sunflower seeds, whether or
                 not broken :
  1206.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)           Free           Free   (*)
 2304.00.00       Oil-cake and other solid            Free           Free
                  residues, whether or not
                 ground or In the form of
                 pellets, resulting from the
                 extraction of soya-bean oil
 2306            011-cake and other solid
                  residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of vegetable fats
                  or oils, other than those of
                  heading No 2304 or 2305 :
 2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seeds                 Free          Free
 2306.40.00       - Of rape or colza seeds             Free          Free
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings
     0207.42.10, 0207.42.11 and 0207.42.71 within the limits Of a global
     annual tariff    quota of 2.500 tonnes to be granted by the competent
     Community authorities.
 (*) and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans,
       rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop
      specific oilseeds payments along the following terms :
                                                                                 ±
 ---pagebreak--- 1. / European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape
   I and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In
     Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992.
2.   The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments
     to the benefits accruing to European producers under this
     program In respect of crop specific oilseeds payments.
3.   (a)      The EC shall not engage In any market support
              expenditure In respect of rape and colza seeds,
              sunflower seeds and soybeans except In accordance
              with the terms and conditions provided under the
              regulation specified In paragraph (1).
     (b)      The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the
              regime, the cultivation of "confectionery
              sunflower seed" with effect from sowings for harvest
              In 1994.
4.   The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for
     producers benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds
     payments system which shall respect the following
     principles :
              progressive Implementation to affect those crops
              planted for harvest In 1994 and subsequent years,
               In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full
               Implementation for Spain and Portugal will commence
               In 1995/96.
5.   The SBA system shall have the following components :
              an EC oilseed base area shall be es tab 11 shed for
              which crop specific oilseeds payments are made (the
               figures for EC-12 are set out In Annex 1);
               for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-
               12 oilseeds base area shall be reduced to reflect
               the annual set aside rate for arable crops fixed by
               the Council. In no year, however, shall the
               reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the
              base.
 ---pagebreak---                                  £3>
6.  In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the
    provisions of the corrective mechanism specified In
    Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 Article 5, 1 (d)). crop
    specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to the
    following additional discipline :
               For every one percent of area planted   benefitting
               from crop specific oilseeds payments in excess of
               the EC oilseed base area (after reduction In
               conformity with (5)). the compensatory payments to
               such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one
               percent.
               Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied
               to area planted above the SBA shall be applied In
               the same marketing year.
               In addition, the percentage decrease In the
               adjusted compensatory payment shall be carried
               forward to the following marketing year.
               However, In any year In which there Is no decrease
               required In the compensatory payment (I.e.  area
               planted Is equal to or below the SBA (after
               reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory
               payment In that year may return to the level of the
               base reference amount.
               Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment
               shall be applied in the manner described above.
 7.  Should the byproducts made available as a result of the
     cultivation of oilseeds on land set aside for the
     manufacture within the Community of products not primarily
     Intended for human or animal consumption exceed one million
     metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents,
     the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the
     framework of the CAP reform.
 ---pagebreak---                                AHHEX 1
             EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1)
        (soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds)
Country/oil seed                     Reference year (2)
                             1994/95          1995/96 and
                                             subsequent years (3)
                                     Hectares
Spain
   Sunflower seed           1,411.000
Portugal
   Sunflower seed             122.000
EC-12
   Other                   3,966,000
TOTAL                                             5,128,000
1)  Figures to be reduced to reflect    the annual set aside  rate
    for arable crops
2)  The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e.
    oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In
     1994.
3)   It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be
    expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an
     Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than
     the average level of production area of the acceding member
     In the three years Immediately preceding such accession.
 ---pagebreak---                                          &
                             AGREED NINUTES
       Negotiations   under GATT. Article  XXVIII. paragraph 4
          relating  to schedule LXXX - European Communities
In the negotiations conducted under GATT, Article       XXVI11,
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European
Communities and Canada reached an agreement as
Indicated   In the Annex.
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and
Canada will    submit this agreement for approval to
their  respective     authorities.
signed for the Delegation of           signed/fjdr the Delegation of
 the Commission of the                 Canada
European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                                  26
                                        AMHEX. A
    To the       Director-General.
    GATT.
    Geneva.
       NEGOTIATIONS   RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - FUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES
    The Delegations     of the European Communities and Canada
    have concluded     their  negotiations    under Article   XXVI11 for   the
    modification    or withdrawal    of concessions    provided  for  In
    Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the             report
    attached.
    signed for the Delegation       of            signed for  the Delegation   of
     the Commission of the                        Canada
    European Communities
(5)
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Xp
                                          ANNEX B
          Results   of Negotiations        under Article  XXVIII     for   the
            Modification        or Withdrawal   of Concessions     In the
                    Schedule of the European           Communities
                        Initially    Negotiated   with   Canada
             CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
A.      Concussions to be withdrawn
   Tariff                Description of products             Rates of duty
                                                                    bound In
                                                             existing schedule
   1201.00           Soya beans, whether or not
                     broken :
   1201.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
   1205.00           Rape or colza seeds, whether
                     or not broken :
    1205.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
    1206.00          Sunflower seeds, whether
                     or not broken :
    1206.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                       Free
   2304.00.00        Oil-cake and other solid                         Free
                      residues, whether or not
                      ground or In the form of
                      pellets, resulting from the
                      extraction of soya-bean oil
    2306              Oil-cake and other solid
                      residues, whether or not
                      ground or In the form of
                      pellets, resulting from the
                      extraction of vegetable fats
                      or oils, other than those of
                      heading No 2304 or 2305 :
    2306.30.00        - Of sunflower seds                              Free
    2306.40.00         - Of rape of colza seeds                        Free
                                                                               /
 ---pagebreak---                                                          lî
      B.       Bound rates     to be    Increased                               SECBEL
          Tarlff           Description       ! Rates of duty              Rates of duty
             Item               of           I        bound In            to be bound
          number              products       \ex I sting schedule
      C.        Reduction of rates       bound In the existing          schedules
           Tariff       !      Description   I Rates of duty              Rates of duty
             Item       I        of          I        bound In            to be bound
           number             products       \existing       schedule
D. New concessions
}     Tariff       I             Description                   Rates of duty \Rates of duty
                                      of                       at present        \to be bound
|     number       I                 products                    In force       !
  1001             [Wheat and       meslln:
  1001.10.00        I- Durum wheat                             Variable    levy       (1)
  1001.90           \- Other :
                    \ — Other spelt, common wheat
                          and meslln :
   1001.90.99       \ —    Other (than     spelt    for        Variable    levy       (1)
                    I       sowing)
 (1)  Duty exemption shall be applicable               for 'quality     wheat' falling     within
      sub- headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global
      annual tariff       quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent
      Community author I ties. Qualification              for the quota Is subject to
      conditions      laid down In the relevant Community provisions.
                                                                                                  A
 ---pagebreak---                                               Z3
New concessions    fcontd  - 1 )
 1201.00          Soya beans, whether or not
                 broken :
 1201.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)       Free           Free (*)
 1205.00          Rape or colza seeds, whether
                 or not broken :
 1205.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)       Free           Free (*)
 1206.00          Sunflower seeds, whether or
                 not broken :
 1206.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)       Free           Free (*)
 2304.00.00       Oil-cake and other solid        Free           Free
                  residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of soya-bean oil
 2306             011-cake and other solid
                  residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of vegetable fats
                  or oils, other than those of
                  heading No 2304 or 2305 :
 2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seeds             Free           Free
 2306.40.00       - Of rape or colza seeds         Free           Free
(*)   and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans,
      rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop
      specific oilseeds payments along the following terms :
1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza
    seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation
    (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992.
2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the
    benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of
    crop specific oilseeds payments.
3. (a)       The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In
             respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans
             except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided
             under the regulation specified In paragraph (1).
    (b)      The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the .
             cultivation of 'confectionery sunflowerseed' with effect from
             sowings for harvest In 1994.
                                                                             //
 ---pagebreak---                                               30
4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers
   benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall
   respect the following principles :
             progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for
             harvest In 1994 and subsequent years.
             In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation
             for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96.
5. The SBA system shall have the following components :
             an EC oilseed base area shall be establI shed for which crop
             specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are
             set out In Annex 1);
             for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds
             base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate
             for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however,
             shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base.
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of
   the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
   Article 5. 1 (d)). crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to
   the following additional discipline :
                       For every one percent of area planted benefitting
                       from crop specific oilseeds payments In excess of
                       the EC oilseed base area (after reduction In
                       conformity with (5)). the compensatory payments to
                       such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one
                       percent.
                       Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied
                       to area planted above the SBA shall be applied In
                       the same marketing year.
                       In addition, the percentage decrease In the
                       adjusted compensatory payment shall be carried
                       forward to the following marketing year.
                       However, In any year In which there Is no decrease
                       required In the compensatory payment (I.e. area
                       planted Is equal to or below the SBA (after
                       reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory
                       payment In that year may return to the level of the
                       base reference amount.
                       Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment
                       shall be applied In the manner described above.
      7.     Should the byproducts made available as a result of the
             cultivation of oilseeds on land set aside for the
             manufacture within the Community of products not primarily
              Intended for human or animal consumption exceed one million
             metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents,
              the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the
              framework of the CAP reform.
                                                                              I
 ---pagebreak---                                             Ï4
                                 ANNEX 1
              EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1)
         (soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower      seeds)
Country/oil   seed                     Reference year (2)
                              1994/95         1995/96 and
                                              subsequent years     (3)
                                       Hectares
Spain
   Sunflower seed            1.411.000
Portugal
   Sunflower seed               122.000
EC-12
   Other                     3.966.000
TOTAL                                             5,128,000
1)   Figures to be reduced to reflect     the annual set aside     rate
     for arable crops
2)   The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year,        I.e.
     oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest        In
     1994.
3)   It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be
     expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect         an
     Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than
     the average level of production area of the acceding member
     In the three years Immediately preceding such accession.
                                                                        //
 ---pagebreak---                                               b^
                                 AGREED MINUTPS
         Negotiations     under GATT. Article      XXVIII paragraph 4
           relating     to schedule LXXX - European Communities
In the negotiations        conducted under GATT, Article        XXVIII.
paragraph 4. the delegations           of the Commission of the European
Communities and Poland reached an agreement as
Indicated     In the Annex.
The Delegation      of the Commission of the European Communities
reserves    the right     to modify the concession contained       In Part D
of Annex B (Changes In Schedule LXXX - European Communities)
relating    to quality     wheat following     the outcome of  the
negotiations      with other contracting         parties.
The delegations       of the Commission of the European Communities and
Poland will      submit this    agreement for approval     to
their    respective        authorities.
signed for the Delegation          of         sighed far the Delegation    of
 the Commission of the                          Poland
European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                        AHHEX A
    To the      Director-General,
    GATT,
    Geneva.
      NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES
    The Delegations     of the European Communities and Poland
    have concluded     their negotiations   under Article  XXVIII for   the
    modification    or withdrawal   of concessions  provided  for  In
    Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the          report
    attached.
    signed for the Delegation      of          signed for  the Delegation   of
     the Commission of the                     Poland
     European Communities
r\f
 ---pagebreak---                                                   34
                                            AHHSK B
            Results   of Negotiations        under Article   XXVIII    for   the
              Modification        or Withdrawal   of Concessions      In the
                      Schedule of the European            Communities
                          Initially    Negotiated   with    Poland
               CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
    A.     Concessions to ùe withdrawn
                                                                 Rates of duty
                                                                       bound In
                                                                 existing schedule
       1201.00         Soya beans, whether or not
                       broken :
       1201.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
       1205.00         Rape or colza seeds, whether
                        or not broken :
       1205.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)                       Free
       1206.00          Sunflower seeds, whether
                        or not broken :
       1206.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
       2304.00.00       Oil-cake and other solid                         Free
                        residues, whether or not
                        ground or In the form of
                        pellets, resulting from the
                        extraction of soya-bean oil
       2306             011-cake and other solid
                         residues, whether or not
                        ground or In the form of
                         pellets, resulting from the
                         extraction of vegetable fats
                         or oils, other than those of
                         heading No 2304 or 2305 :
        2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seds                              Free
        2306.40.00       - Of rape of colza seeds                         Free
                                                                                   /
 7)
Y\
 ---pagebreak---                                               b*r
      B.       Bound rates    to be   Increased
       S    Tariff     !   Description [ Rates of duty             Rates of duty
        !    Item      !        of        !       bound In          to be bound
                       !     products     [existing   schedule
       C.       Reduction  of rates    bound In the existing      schedules
        I    Tariff       Description      I Rates of duty         Rates of duty
             Item               of         I      bound In          to be bound
        [ number             products      lex/sting schedule
 D. New concessions
      Tariff                    Description             IRates of duty IRates of duty
        Item                        of                  \at present       I to be bound
      number                       products             ! In force        !
   0203             [Meat of swine, fresh,      chilled',
                    lor frozen:                         I
                    I- Fresh or chHled                  I
                          Of domestic swine
   0203.19.13       ;      Loins and cuts thereof,
                    I      with bone In                 [Variable    levy I     (1)
                    [- Frozen:
                    }—     Of domestic swine :
                    I
   0203.29.15        ;    Bellies (streaky) and          [Variable   levy [      (1)
                     [cuts thereof
                     I
  (1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings
       0203.19.13 and 0203.29.15 within the limits of a global annual tariff
       quota of 7.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent Community
       authorities.
x*
 ---pagebreak---                                                    "ifc
  New concessions      cnnt^    - y
   0207             Meat and edible offal. of the
                    poultry of heading No 0105.
                    fresh, chilled or frozen :
                    - Poultry cuts and          offal
                         other than livers,       frozen   :
    0207.41          -     Of fowls of the species
                           Gal lus Domes11eus :
                     -      Cuts :
    0207.41.10               Boneless                        Variable   levy        (1)
                             with bone In
    0207.41.41                Breasts and cuts               Variable   levy        (1)
                               thereof
    0207.41.71                Other (than halves or          Variable   levy        (1)
                               quarters; whole wings,
                               with or without       tips;
                               backs, necks, backs
                               with necks attached,
                               rumps and wing tips;
                               legs and cuts thereof
     1001             Wheat and meslln
     1001.10.00       - Durum wheat                          Variable    levy         (2)
     1001.90          - Other :
                      - Other spelt, common wheat
                          and meslln :
     1001.90.99       -     Other (than spelt for            Variable    levy         (2)
                            sowing)
   (1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for products falling                  within
        subheadings 0207.41.10, 0207.41.41 and 0207.41.71 within the                    limits
        of a global annual tariff        quota of 15.500 tonnes to be granted by
        the competent Community authorities
   (2) Duty exemption shall be applicable for 'quality                wheat' falling       within
        sub-headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global
        annual tariff      quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent
        Community authorities.         Qualification     for the quota Is subject to
        conditions     laid down In the relevant Community provisions.
\ *
 ---pagebreak---                                         "b^f
New concessions     contH  - p
  1201.00         Soya beans, whether or not
                  broken :
  1201.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)        Free           Free (*)
  1205.00         Rape or colza seeds, whether
                  or not broken :
  1205.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)        Free            Free  (*)
  1206.00         Sunflower seeds, whether or
                  not broken :
  1206.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)        Free            Free (*)
  2304.00.00      011-cake and other solid         Free            Free
                  residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of soya-bean oil
  2306            Oil-cake and other solid
                   residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of vegetable fats
                   or oils, other than those of
                   heading No 2304 or 2305 :
  2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seeds             Free            Free
  2306.40.00       - Of rape or colza seeds         Free            Free
 (*)   and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans,
       rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop
       specific oilseeds payments along the following terms :
 1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza
     seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation
     (EEC) No 1765/92 Of 30 June 1992.
 2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the
     benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of
     crop specific oilseeds payments.
 3. (a)       The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In
              respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans
              except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided
              under the regulation specified In paragraph (1).
     (t>)     The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the
              cultivation of 'confectionery sunflower seed' with effect from
              sowings for harvest In 1994.
ç                                                                             /.'
 ---pagebreak---                                           38 .
  4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers
     benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall
     respect the following principles :
               progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for
               harvest In 1994 and subsequent years,
               In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation
               for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96.
  5. The SBA system shall have the following components ;
               an EC oilseed base area shall be established for which crop
               specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are
               set out in Annex 1);
               for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds
               base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate
               for arable crops fixed by the Council.   In no year, however,
               shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base.
  6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of
     the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
     Article 5, 1 (d)), crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to
     the following additional discipline :
               For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop
               specific oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area
               (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory
               payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one
               percent.
               Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area
               planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing
               year.
                in addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted
               compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the following
               marketing year.
               However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In
               the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below
               the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)),   the
               compensatory payment In that year maty return to the level of the
               base reference amount.
               Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment anal I be
               applied In the manner described above.
  7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of
     oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of
      products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed
      one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents,
      the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of
      the CAP reform.
 p)
?\\
 ---pagebreak---                                  39
                               AMM&U-
            EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1)
        (soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds)
Countrytoll  seed                     Reference   year   (2)
                             1994/95           1995/96 and
                                              subsequent years (3)
                                      Hectares
Spain
   Sunflower seed           1,411.000
Portugal
   Sunflower seed              122.000
EC-12
   Other                    3.966.000
TOTAL                                              5,128,000
1)  Figures to be reduced to reflect      the annual set aside rate
     for arable crops
2)  The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e.
    oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In
     1994.
3)   It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be
     expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an
     Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than
     the average level of production area of the acceding member
     In the three years Immediately preceding such accession.
 ---pagebreak---                                            HO
                               AGREED MINUTE
       Negotiations      under GATT. Article    XXVIII  paragraph    4
          relating    to schedule    LXXX - European   Communities
In the negotiations      conducted under GATT. Article        XXVIII,
paragraph 4, the delegations of the Commission of the European
Communities and Sweden reached an agreement as
Indicated    In the Annex.
The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities, In
consultation     with the Delegation of Sweden, reserves the right
to modify the concession contained In Part D of Annex B (Changes
In Schedule LXXX - European Communities) relating            to   quality
wheat following the outcome of the negotiations with other
contracting      parties.
The delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and
Sweden will      submit this agreement for approval to
their  respective       authorities.
                                                       S^i ^            & *
signed for the Delegation of               signed for the Delegation of
 the Commission of the                     Sweden
European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                AHHEX A
 To the Director-General,
 GATT,
 Geneva.
   NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES
 The Delegations of the European Communities and Sweden
 have concluded their negotiations  under Article XXVIII for the
 modification  or withdrawal of concessions provided for In
 Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the report
 attached.
 signed for the Delegation of          signed for the Delegation of
  the Commission of the                Sweden
  European Communities
M
 ---pagebreak---                                                     ^
                                             ANHEX B
            Results    of Negotiations        under Article  XXVIII     for   the
               Modification        or Withdrawal   of Concessions     In the
                       Schedule of the European           Communities
                           Initially    Negotiated    with Sweden
               CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
    A.     Concessions to be withdrawn
                                                                Rates of duty
                                                                       bound In
                                                                existing schedule
       1201.00          Soya beans, whether or not
                        broken :
       1201.00.90       - Other (than for sowing)                        Free
       1205.00          Rape or colza seeds, whether
                        or not broken :
       1205.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                       Free
       1206.00           Sunflower seeds, whether
                         or not broken :
       1206.00.90        - Other (than for sowing)                       Free
       2304.00.00        Oil-cake and other solid                        Free
                         residues, whether or not
                         ground or In the form of
                         pellets, resulting from the
                         extraction of soya-bean oil
       2306              011-cake and other solid
                          residues, whether or not
                         ground or In the form of
                         pellets, resulting from the
                         extraction of vegetable fats
                          or oils, other than those of
                          heading No 2304 or 2305 :
       2306.30.00         - Of sunflower seds                             Free
        2306.40.00        - Of rape of colza seeds                        Free
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      B.      Bound rates    to h*    tncr*m**rt
         Tariff          Description      I Rates of duty           Rates of duty
           Item               of          I       bound In          to be bound
         number            products       {existing schedule
      C.      Reduction   of rates    bound In the existing        schedules
         Tariff          Description      I Rates of duty           Rates of duty
           Item               of          I       bound In          to be bound
         number            products       \existing schedule
D. New concessions
    Tariff                    Description                !Rates of duty \Rates of duty
      Item                         of                    \at present      I to be bound
    number                       products                I In force       \
 0203             Meat of swine, fresh,          chilled
                  or frozen:
                  - Fresh or chilled
                  —    Of domestic swine
 0203.19.13              Loins and cuts      thereof.
                         with bone In                     Variable   levy       (1)
                  - Frozen:
                  —    Of domestic swine :
 0203.29.15             Bellies (streaky) and
                  cuts thereof                            Variable   levy       (1)
(1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for cuts falling within subheadings
    0203.19.13 and 0203.29.15 within the limits of a global annual tariff
    quota of 7.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent Community
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  1001            Wheat and meslln :
  1001.10.00      - Durum wheat                   Variable  levy      (1)
                  - Other :
  1001.90
                  - Other spelt, common wheat
                     and meslln :
  1001.90.99      -    Other (than spelt for      Variable  levy      (1)
                       sowing)
  1201.00         Soya beans, whether or not
                  broken :
  1201.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)          Free           Free   (*)
  1205.00         Rape or colza seeds, whether
                  or not broken :
  1205.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)          Free           Free (*)
  1206.00         Sunflower seeds, whether or
                  not broken :
  1206.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)          Free           Free   (*)
  2304.00.00      011-cake and other solid           Free           Free
                  residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of soya-bean oil
  2306            Oil-cake and other solid
                  residues, whether or not
                  ground or In the form of
                  pellets, resulting from the
                  extraction of vegetable fats
                  or oils, other than those of
                  heading No 2304 or 2305 :
  2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seeds                Free          Free
  2306.40.00       - Of rape or colza seeds            Free          Free
 (1) Duty exemption shall be applicable for "quality wheat" falling       within
     sub-headings 1001.10.00 and 1001.90.99 within the limits of a global
     annual tariff quota of 300.000 tonnes to be granted by the competent
     Community authorities.      Qualification for the quota Is subject to
     conditions laid down In the relevant Community provisions.
 (*)   and limitation of the support for producers of soya-beans,
       rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop
       specific oilseeds payments along the following terms :
V.
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  1. European Community (EC) legislation for producers of rape and colza
     seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council Regulation
     (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992.
  2. The EC shall Implement the following additional adjustments to the
     benefits accruing to European producers under this program In respect of
     crop specific oilseeds payments.
  3. (a)       The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure In
               respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans
               except In accordance with the terms and conditions provided
               under the regulation specified In paragraph (1).
     (b)       The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime, the
               cultivation of "confectionery sunflowerseed" with effect from
               sowings for harvest In 1994.
  4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers
     benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall
     respect the following principles :
               progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for
               harvest In 1994 and subsequent years.
               In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation
               for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96.
  5. The SBA system shall have the following components :
               an EC oilseed base area shall be established for which crop
               specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are
               set out In Annex 1);
               for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds
               base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate
               for arable crops fixed by the Council. In no year, however,
               shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base.
  6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of
      the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
     Article 5, 1 (d)), crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to
     the following additional discipline :
               For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop
               specifIc oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area
               (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the compensatory
               payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one
               percent.
               Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area
               planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing
               year.
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 ---pagebreak---               In addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted
              compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the  following
              marketing year.
              However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In
              the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below
              the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the
              compensatory payment In that year may return to the level of the
              base reference amount.
              Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment shall be
              applied In the manner described above.
  7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of
     oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of
     products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed
     one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents,
     the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of
     the CAP reform.
^                                                                              /:
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                                  ANNEX 1
               EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1)
          (soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds)
  Country/oil  seed                     Reference veer (2)
                               1994/95         1995/96 and
                                               subsequent years (3)
                                        Hectares
  Spain
     Sunflower seed           1,411,000
  Portugal
     Sunflower seed              122,000
  EC-12
     Other                   3,966,000
  TOTAL                                            5,128,000
  1)  Figures to be reduced to reflect     the annual set aside rate
      for arable crops
  2)  The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year, I.e.
      oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In
       1994.
  3)   It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be
      expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an
       Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than
       the average level of production area of the acceding member
       In the three years Immediately preceding such accession.
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                                 AGREED MINUTES
        Negotiations      under GATT. Article     XXVIII.  paragraph 4
           relating     to schedule LXXX - European Communities
In the negotiations        conducted under GATT, Article        XXVIII,
paragraph    4, the delegations        of the Commission of the European
Communities and Uruguay reached an agreement as
Indicated    In the Annex.
The delegations       of the Commission of the European Communities and
Uruguay will      submit this   agreement for approval      to
their   respective        authorities.
                     /.
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signed for the Delegation         of         signed for the Delegation  of
 the Commission of the                        Uruguay
European Communities                               M./, -,    / ^ -^>
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                                     AHHEX A
   To the DI    rector-General.
   GATT.
   Geneva.
     NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN CONNMUNITIES
   The Delegations   of the European Communities and Uruguay
   have concluded   their  negotiations   under Article XXVI11 for   the
   modification   or withdrawal   of concessions provided  for  In
   Schedule LXXX - European Commmunltles as set out In the        report
   attached.
   signed for the Delegation     of          signed for the Delegation   of
    the Commission of the                    Uruguay
   European Communities
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                                            ANNEX B
              Results of Negotiations under Article       XXVIII for the
                 Modification      or Withdrawal of Concessions In the
                        Schedule of the European Communities
                           Initially   Negotiated with Uruçuav
                 CHrViQES IH SCHEDULE LXXX - EURQPEAH CQMUHITIES
      A.     Concessions to be withdrawn
                                                             Rates of duty
                                                                  bound In
                                                             existing schedule
         1201.00         Soya beans, whether or not
                         broken :
         1201.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                  Free
         1205.00         Rape or colza seeds, whether
                         or not broken :
         1205.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                  Free
         1206.00         Sunflower seeds, whether
                         or not broken :
         1206.00.90      - Other (than for sowing)                  Free
         2304.00.00      Oil-cake and other solid                   Free
                         residues, whether or not
                         ground or In the form of
                         pellets, resulting from the
                         extraction of soya-bean oil
         2306            Oil-cake and other solid
                          residues, whether or not
                          ground or In the form of
                          pellets, resulting from the
                          extraction of vegetable fats
                          or oils, other than those of
                          heading No 2304 or 2305
         2306.30.00       - Of sunflower seds                       Free
         2306.40.00       - Of rape of colza seeds                  Free
/
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 ---pagebreak---                                                            S-l
      B.      Round rates    to fr» fnfTrftflftO/
         Tariff           Description     I Rates of duty         Rates of duty
           Item               of          !       bound In         to be bound
         number             products      [existing schedule
      C.      Reduction    of rates   bound In the existing      mchedulea
         Tariff      |     Description    I Rates of duty         Rates of duty
           I tern    ;        of          I       bound In         to be bound
         number      \      products      lex/sting schedule
D. Hew concessions
    Tariff                    Description               \Rates of duty \Rates of duty
      Item                         of                   \at present     \to be bound
    number                        products              ! In force       I
 0201             Meat of bovine animals,         fresh
                  or chilled :
 0201.30.00       - Boneless                             20% (bound)
                                                         * variable
                                                         levy (unbound)      (D
 0202             Meat of bovine animals,
                  frozen :
 0202.30          - Boneless :
 0202.30.90       — Other                                20% (bound)          (D
                       (than forequarters,               + variable
                       "compensated' quarters;           levy (unbound)
                       crop, chuck and blade and
                       brisket cuts)
(1) A rate of 20 % shall be applicable within the limits of a
    global annual tariff quota of 2.000 tonnes
     for "high quality" meat falling within sub-headings
    0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and
    answering the following definition            :
     'Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively
    pasture-grazed animals presenting a slaughter llvewelght not
     exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as "special boxed beef"
     These cuts may bear the letters 'sc" (special cuts)"
 H,
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Hew Concessions (contd - /.;
 0206           Edible offal of bovine
                 animals, swine, sheep, goats,
                horses, asses, mules or
                hlnnles. fresh, chilled or
                 frozen :
 0206.10         - Of bovine animals, fresh or
                   chilled :
 0206.10.95      —    Thick skirt  and thin    20% (bound)        (1)
                      skirt                    * variable
                                               levy (unbound)
                 - Of bovine animals,   frozen
 0206.29         — Other (than tongues and
                     11 vers)
 0206.29.91            Thick skirt  and thin   20 X (bound)       (1)
                       skirt                   + variable
                                               levy (unbound)
(1) A rate of 20 X shall be applicable within the limits of a
    global annual tariff quota of 2.000 tonnes
     for 'high quality" meat falling within sub-headings
     0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and
     answering the following definition .*
     "Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively
     pasture-grazed animals presenting a slaughter llvewelght not
     exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as "special boxed beef"
     These cuts may bear the letters "sc" (special cuts)"
iv*
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  New concessions      - contd.   - 2
   1201.00           Soya beans, whether or not
                     broken :
    1201.00.90       - Other (than      for   sowing)           Free                Free    (*)
    1205.00          Rape or colza seeds,         whether
                     or not broken :
    1205.00.90       - Other (than      for   sowing)           Free                Free    (*)
    1206.00          Sunflower seeds,       whether or
                     not broken :
    1206.00.90       - Other (than      for   sowing)           Free                Free    (*)
   2304.00.00        0/1-cake and other         solid           Free                Free
                     residues, whether or not
                     ground or In the form of
                     pellets,    resulting     from the
                     extraction    of soya-bean oil
   2306              OH-cake and other          solid
                     residues,    whether or not
                     ground or In the form of
                     pellets,    resulting     from the
                     extraction    of vegetable        fats
                     or oils,    other than those of
                     heading No 2304 or 2305 :
   2306.30.00         - Of sunflower      seeds                   Free               Free
   2306.40.00         - Of rape or colza       seeds              Free               Free
  (*)    and limitation     of the support for producers of             soya-beans,
         rape or colza seeds and sunflower seeds In respect of crop
        specific    oilseeds payments along the following             terms :
  1. European Community (EC) legislation              for producers of rape and colza
      seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans Is set out In Council                   Regulation
      (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992.
  2. The EC shall Implement the following additional                 adjustments to the
      benefits   accruing to European producers under this program In respect of
      crop specific     oilseeds    payments.
  3. (a)        The EC shall not engage In any market support expenditure                    In
                respect of rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soybeans
                except In accordance with the terms and conditions                  provided
                under the regulation        specified     In paragraph     (1).
      (b)       The EC shall exclude from the benefits of the regime,                  the
                cultivation     of "confectionery        sunflowerseed" with effect        from
                sowings for harvest In 1994.
/
   i>V
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4. The EC shall Introduce a separate base area (SBA) for producers
   benefitting from the crop specific oilseeds payments system which shall
   respect the following principles :
             progressive Implementation to affect those crops planted for
             harvest In 1994 and subsequent years.
             In recognition of the Treaties of accession, full Implementation
             for Spain and Portugal will commence In 1995/96.
5. The SBA system shall have the following components :
             an EC oilseed base area shall be es tab 11 shed for which crop
             specific oilseeds payments are made (the figures for EC-12 are
             set out In Annex 1);
             for a particular marketing year the applicable EC-12 oilseeds
             base area shall be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate
             for arable crops fixed by the Council.    In no year, however,
             shall the reduction be less than ten (10) percent of the base.
6. In respect of any marketing year (without prejudice to the provisions of
    the corrective mechanism specified In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
   Article 5, 1 (d)). crop specific oilseeds payments shall be subject to
    the following additional disci pi I ne :
             For every one percent of area planted benefitting from crop
             specific oilseeds payments In excess of the EC oilseed base area
             (after reduction In conformity with (5)). the compensatory
             payments to such oilseed producers shall be reduced by one
             percent.
             Any such decreases In compensatory payments applied to area
             planted above the SBA shall be applied In the same marketing
             year.
              In addition, the percentage decrease In the adjusted
             compensatory payment shall be carried forward to the    following
             marketing year.
             However, In any year In which there Is no decrease required In
              the compensatory payment (I.e. area planted Is equal to or below
              the SBA (after reduction In conformity with (5)), the
             compensatory payment In that year may return to the level of the
             base reference amount.
             Subsequent adjustments In the compensatory payment shall be
             applied In the manner described above.
7. Should the byproducts made available as a result of the cultivation of
    oilseeds on land set aside for the manufacture within the Community of
    products not primarily Intended for human or animal consumption exceed
    one million metric tons annually expressed In soybean meal equivalents,
     the EC shall take appropriate corrective action within the framework of
     the CAP reform.
  V
    *
 ---pagebreak---                                    ANNEX 1
                EC-12 OILSEED SEPARATE BASE AREA SYSTEM (1)
           (soybeans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds)
   Country/oil seed                  Reference vear   (2)
                                1994/95         1995/96 and
                                                subsequent years    (3)
                                         Hectares
   Spain
       Sunflower seed          1,411,000
   Portugal
       Sunflower seed             122,000
   EC-12
       Other                   3,966,000
   TOTAL                                            5.128,000
    1)  Figures to be reduced to reflect    the annual set aside    rate
        for arable crops
    2)  The term 1994/95 refers to the EC marketing year.      I.e.
        oilseeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest In
        1994.
    3)  It Is understood that, should the membership of the EC be
        expanded, this agreement will be amended to reflect an
        Increase In the separate base area In an amount no more than
        the average level of production area of the acceding member
        In the three years Immediately preceding such accession.
Y*v
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 ---pagebreak---                                                  5-6
        Financial Statement                                             Date : 22.10.1993
1. BUDGET HEADING » Expenditure (100, 210, 230, 240)        APPROPRIATIONS : Expenditure ECU 1 266 million
                    Revenue (100, 120)                                       Revenue      ECU 15 044.5 million
2. TITLE :
   Council Decision concerning the conclusion of agreements pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT
   on certain oilseeds between the European Economic Community and Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland,
   Sweden and Uruguay, respectively
3. LEGAL BASIS i Article 113 of the Treaty
4. AIMS
   To fix new concessions following the modification of concessions for oilseeds in the GATT
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS           PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS   CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR   FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
                                                                  (93)                       (94)
5.0 EXPENDITURE
      - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
        (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)                                                        ECU 85.9 million
      - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
      - OTHER
5.1 REVENUE
      - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
        (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)                                                          ECU 51.4 million
      - NATIONAL
                                         1995              1996               1997               1998
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE         ECU 73.2 million  ECU 59.2 million  ECU 53.1 million
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE             ECU 51.4 million  ECU 51.4 million  ECU 51.4 million
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION (12 months)
See Annex
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET 7
                                                                                                      YES/NO
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                      YES/NO
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY 7
                                                                                                      YES/NO
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY 7
                                                                                                      YES/NO
COMMENTS :These measures could be financed from appropriations
included in the budget.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                       ANNEX TO THE FINANCIAL    STATEMENT
AGREEMENTS UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII OT THE GATT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND                 ARGENTINA
                                                                                                BRAZIL
                                                                                               CANADA
                                                                                                POLAND
                                                                                                SWEDEN
                                                                                                URUGUAY
                                    IMPORTS - 1992                                                      Maw concession                                    Equivalant   Equivalant   Equivalant   Equivalant
                                                                                                                                                            axport       axport       axport       axport
                                                   Unit valu*        Production      Duty           Duty         Lavy         Lavy          Ineoaa           coat         coat         coat         coat
                                                                       tonnaa          %            ECU/t          %          ECU/t      ECU aillion
Caroala
1001 10   00 I                                        140,5346             300000         0,00%          0,00         0,00%         0,00           0,0            "•7          13,0          7,«           4,0
1001 90   99 I
2302 30   10 I                                             0,00          ( 473000                       40,00         0,00%         0,00         29,S C I         11.0          0,7          5,1          2,<
2302 30   90 I                                             0,00          {                              03,40
2302 40   10 I                                             0,00          (                              40,00
2302 40   90 )                                           777,70          (                              03,00
mmmt  aad voal
0201  30 00 I                                                                           20,00%      1.217,72          0,00%         0,00         21,9             40,7         44.3         «3,»         43,»
#202   30 90 |
0204   10 95 |
0204   29 91 |
Pork
 0203 1» 13 t                                         3.500,00                            0.00%          0,00         0,00%         0,00           0,0             1.5          0,0          0,4          0,4
 0203 29 15 )
 Pooltry
 0207  41 10 I                             23.236      3.549,00                           0,00%          0,00         0,00%         0,00           0,0             0.2          «#3          2,2          2.2
 0207  41 41  )
 0207  41 71  )
 0207  42 10  |
 0207  42 41 I                                                                                                 Additional iacoaa                -LL-L
 0207  42 71 I                                                                                                 Additional axpaaditura                             •5.»         ?3.2        59,2         93,1
  . I civaa tbat tba aake up of tba quantity eoaearaad ia not known, ineoaa ia oalculatad oa tba baaia of tba aritbaatic a*an of euatoaa dutioa.
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