CELEX: 21977A0523(01)
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation - Final Act

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                                                 INTERIM AGREEMENT
                    Between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
             of the one part, and
             THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT,
             of the other part,
                                                          PREAMBLE
             WHEREAS a Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab
             Republic of Egypt was signed this day in Brussels ;
             WHEREAS, pending the entry into force of that Agreement, certain provisions of the Agreement
             relating to trade in goods should be implemented as speedily as possible by means of an Interim
             Agreement,
             HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement, and to this end have designated as their Pleni­
             potentiaries :
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
                   Anthony CROSLAND , MP,
                   President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities,
                   Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great
                 • Britain and Northern Ireland ;
                   Claude CHEYSSON ,
                   Member of the Commission of the European Communities ;
             THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT :
                   Zakareya Tawfik ABDEL-FATTAH,
                   Minister for Foreign Trade of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
                          TITLE I                                 to increasing the rate of growth of Egypt's trade and
                                                                  improving the conditions of access for its products to
                TRADE COOPERATION                                 the Community market.
                          Article 1                                               A. Industrial products
The object of this Agreement is to promote trade                                         Article 2
between the Contracting Parties, taking account of
their respective levels of development and of the need            Subject to the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9,
to ensure a better balance in their trade, with a view            customs duties and charges having equivalent effect
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on imports into the Community of products                                                            Article 4
 originating in Egypt other than those listed in Annex
II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic                         1.    In the case of customs duties comprising a
 Community, and other than those listed in Annex A,                        protective element and a fiscal element, Article 2 shall
 shall be abolished in accordance with the following                        apply to the protective element.
timetable :
                                                                           2.    The United Kingdom shall replace customs
                Timetable                    Rate of reduction             duties of a fiscal nature and the fiscal element of such
                                                                            duties by an internal tax, in accordance with Article
— On the date of the entry into
                                                                           38 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession
    force of the Agreement                         80 %                    and the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in
                                                                           Article 3 .
— From 1 July 1977                               100 %
                                                                                                     Article S
                          Article 3                                         Quantitative restrictions on imports into the
                                                                           Community of products originating in Egypt other
                                                                            than those listed in Annex II to the Treaty
1 . For each product, the basic duties to which the                        establishing the European Economic Community, and
reductions provided for in Article 2 are to be applied                     other than those listed in Annex B, shall be removed
are :
                                                                           on the date of the entry into force of the Agreement,
— for the Community as originally constituted: those
                                                                           and measures having an effect equivalent to
                                                                           quantitative restrictions on imports shall be abolished
     duties actually applied in respect of Egypt on 1
     January 1975 pursuant to the provisions of Annex                      on the date of the entry into force of the Agreement.
     I to the Agreement of 18 December 1972 between
     the Community and Egypt,                                                                        Article 6
— for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom :
     those duties actually applied in respect of Egypt                     The measures provided for in Article 1 of Protocol 7
     on 1 January 1972.                                                    to the Act concerning the conditions of accession and
                                                                           the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 3
                                                                           concerning imports of motor vehicles and the motor
2.      The reduced duties calculated in accordance                        vehicle assembly industry in Ireland shall apply to
with Article 2 shall be applied rounded off to the first                   Egypt.
decimal place.
                                                                                                     Article 7
Subject to the application by the Community of
Article 39 (5 ) of the Act concerning the conditions of                    1 . Imports of the following products shall be
accession and the adjustments to the Treaties of 22                        subject to annual ceilings above which the customs
January 1972, as regards the specific duties or the                        duties actually applied in respect of third countries
specific part of the mixed duties in the customs tariffs                   may be reintroduced in accordance with paragraphs 2
of Ireland and of the United Kingdom, Article 2 shall                      to 5, the ceiling fixed for the year of the entry into
be applied rounded off to the fourth decimal place.                        force of the Agreement being indicated in each case.
                   CCT
                                                                                                              Ceiling
                  heading                                      Description                                   (tonnes)
                    No
                 27.10          Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous min­
                                erals, other than crude ; preparations not          elsewhere speci­
                                fied or included, containing not less               than 70 % by
                                weight of petroleum oils or of oils                  obtained from
                                bituminous minerals, these oils being               the basic con­
                                stituents of the preparations :
                                A. Light oils :
                                    III. For other purposes
                                B. Medium oils :
                                    III. For other purposes
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               CCT
                                                                                            Ceiling
              heading                               Description                            (tonnes)
                No
            27.10     C. Heavy oils :
           (cont'd)           I. Gas oils :
                                   c) For other purposes
                             II . Fuel oils :
                                   c) For other purposes
                           III. Lubricating oils, other oils :
                                   c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms of
                                      Additional Note 7 to Chapter 27
                                   d) For other purposes
             27.11    Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :
                      A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % :
                           I. For use as power or heating fuel
                       B. Other :
                           I. Commercial propane and commercial butane :
                                 c) For other purposes
                                                                                            450 000
             27.12    Petroleum jelly :
                       A. Crude :
                           III. For other purposes
                       B. Other
             27.13     Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack wax, ozokerite,
                       lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes, whether
                       or not coloured :
                       B. Other :
                             I. Crude :
                                  c) For other purposes
                            II. Other
             27.14     Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues of
                       petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
                       minerals :
                       C. Other :
                           II . Other
             31.03      Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic                           35 000
              55.05    Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale                                  7 000
             55.09      Other woven fabrics of cotton                                           3 250
2. From the following year, the ceilings indi­                  3 . For products falling within subheading 28.40
cated in paragraph 1 shall be raised annually                   B II (phosphates, including polyphosphates, other
by 5 % .                                                        than of ammonia) and Chapter 76 (aluminium) of the
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Common Customs Tariff, the Community reserves                          — upon the adoption of decisions under a common
the right to introduce ceilings.                                           commercial policy, or
4. When a ceiling fixed for imports of a product                       — upon the establishment of a common energy
covered by this Article is reached, the customs duties                     policy.
actually applied in respect of third countries may be
reimposed on imports of the product in question                        2.    In that event the Community shall ensure that
until the end of the calendar year.                                     imports of these products will enjoy advantages
                                                                        equivalent to those provided for in this Agreement.
5 . When imports into the Community of a product
subject to ceilings reach 75 % of the level fixed, the                 For the application of this paragraph consultations
Community shall inform the Joint Committee.                            shall be held within the Joint Committee at the
                                                                       request of the other party.
                           Article 8
                                                                       3 . Subject to paragraph 1 , this Agreement shall not
                                                                       affect the non-tariff rules applied to imports of
                                                                       petroleum products.
1 . The Community reserves the right to modify the
arrangements applicable to the petroleum products                                              Article 9
falling within subheadings or heading No 27.10,
27.11 A and B I, 27.12, 27.13 B or 27.14 of the                        For goods resulting from the processing of
Common Customs Tariff :                                                agricultural products listed in Annex C, the
                                                                       reductions specified in Article 2 shall apply to the
— upon the adoption of a common definition of                          fixed component of the charge levied on imports of
     origin for petroleum products,                                    these products into the Community.
                                                    B. Agricultural products
                                                            Article 10
               1 . Customs duties on imports into the Community of the following products originating
               in Egypt which are listed below shall be reduced by the rates indicated for each of them .
                    CCT
                                                                                                        Rate of
                   heading                                 Description                                 reduction
                     No
                  03.03          Crustaceans and molluscs, whether in shell or not, fresh
                                 (live or dead), chilled, frozen, salted, in brine or dried ;
                                 crustaceans, in shell, simply boiled in water :
                                 A. Crustaceans :
                                     ex IV. Shrimps and prawns :
                                             — Fresh or frozen                                          50 %
                  05.04    .     Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish),
                                 whole and pieces thereof                                                80 %
                  07.01          Vegetables, fresh or chilled :
                                     A. Potatoes :
                                        II. New potatoes :
                                            ex a) From 1 January to 15 May :
                                                   — From 1 January to 31 March                         40 %
                                     F. Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled :
                                        II. Beans (of the species Phaseolus) :
                                            ex a) From 1 October to 30 June :
                                                   — From 1 November to 30 April                         60 %
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                 CCT
                                                                                    Rate of
                heading                             Description                    reduction
                  No
              07.01     ex H. Onions, shallots and garlic :
             (cont'd)           — Onions, from 1 February to 30 April                 60 %
                                — Garlic, from 1 February to 31 May                   50 %
                           M. Tomatoes :
                                ex I. From 1 November to 14 May :
                                       — From 1 December to 31 March                  60 %
                        ex S. Sweet peppers :
                                — From 15 November to 30 April                        40%
              07.05     Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not
                        skinned or split :
                        B. Other (than for sowing)                                    80 %
              08.01     Dates, bananas, coconuts, Brazil nuts , cashew nuts ,
                        pineapples, avocados, mangoes, guavas and mangosteens ,
                        fresh or dried, shelled or not :
                        ex A. Dates :
                                — Dried                                               80 %
                            H. Other (mangoes, guavas and mangosteens)                40 %
              08.02     Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                        ex A. Oranges :
                                — Fresh                                               60%
                        ex B. Mandarins (including tangerines 'and satsumas);
                                Clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hy­
                                brids :
                                — Fresh                                               60 %
                        ex C. Lemons :
                                — Fresh                                               40 %
                            D. Grapefruit                                             80 %
                        ex E. Other :
                                — Limes                                               80 %
              08.04     Grapes, fresh or dried :
                        A. Fresh :
                            I. Table grapes :
                               ex a) From 1 November to 14 July :
                                      — From 1 December to 30 April                   60%
           ex 08.09     Other fruit, fresh :
                        — Watermelons, from 1 April to 15 June                        50%
              08.12     Fruit, dried, other than that falling within heading No
                        08.01 , 08.02, 08.03 , 08.04 or 08.05 :
                        E. Papaws                                                     50 %
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                   CCT
                                                                                                                            Rate of
                  heading                                           Description                                           reduction
                    No
                 09.04              Pepper of the genus 'Piper' ; pimento of the genus
                                    'Capsicum' or the genus 'Pimenta'                                                       80 %
                 09.09               Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway
                                     and juniper                                                                            80 %
                 12.03               Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing :
                                     E. Other (a)                                                                           50 %
                 12.07               Plants and parts (including seeds and fruit) of trees,
                                     bushes, shrubs or other plants, being goods of a kind
                                     used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal,
                                     fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whole,
                                     cut, crushed, ground or powdered :
                                         A. Pyrethrum (flowers, leaves, stems, peel and roots)                              80%
                                          B. Liquorice roots                                                                80%
                                                                                                                            80 %
                                          C. Tonquin beans
                                     ex D. Other :
                                              — Camonjile, mint cinchona bark, quassia amara
                                                   (wood and bark), calabar beans, cubeb powder,
                                                   coca leaves, other wood, roots and bark ; mosses,
                                                                                                                            80%
                                                   lichens and algae
                  12.08              Locust beans, fresh or dried, whether or not kibbled or
                                     ground, but not further prepared ; fruit kernels and other
                                     vegetable products of a kind used primarily for human                                  80 %
                                     food, not falling within any other heading
                  16.05               Crustaceans and molluscs, prepared or preserved :
                                      ex B. Other :
                                                                                                                            50 %
                                              — Shrimps and prawns
                  20.01               Vegetables and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or
                                      acetic acid, with or without sugar, whether or not con­
                                      taining salt, spices or mustard :
                                            4
                                      A. Mango chutney                                                                       80%
             (a) This concession is solely for seeds complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants.
 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply to fresh lemons of                                  import charges other than customs duties, not less
 subheading 08.02 ex C of the Common Customs                                    than the reference price plus the incidence on that
 Tariff on condition that on the internal Community                             reference price of the customs duties actually applied
 market the prices of lemons imported from Egypt                                in respect of third countries and a fixed amount of
 are, after customs clearance and the deduction of                              1-20 units of account per 100 kilograms.
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 3 . The import charges other than customs duties                   authorized until 1 January 1978 to apply duties
 referred to in paragraph 2 shall be those to be used               which may not be lower than those set out in
for the calculation of the entry prices referred to in              Annex D to imports of fresh oranges of subheading
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common                           08.02 ex A of the Common Customs Tariff and of
organization of the market in fruit and vegetables .                fresh mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas),
                                                                    Clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids
However, the Community shall be entitled to                         of subheading 08.02 ex B of the Common Customs
calculate the amount to be deducted in respect of the               Tariff.
import charges other than customs duties referred to
in paragraph 2 in such a way, according to origin, as
to avoid difficulties which may arise from the
incidence of those charges on entry prices.
                                                                                            Article 11
Articles 23 to 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
shall continue to apply.
                                                                    Customs duties on imports into the Community of
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 ,                          the following products originating in Egypt shall be
Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom shall be                    applied at the following rates :
                    CCT
                  heading                                 Description                               Rate of duty
                    No
                 07.04           Dried, . dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut,
                                 sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared :
                                     A. Onions                                                          15 %
                                 ex B. Other :
                                        — Garlic                                                        14%
                        Article 12                                                          Article 13
1 . The Community shall take all necessary                          1.    The Community shall take all necessary
measures to ensure that the levy on imports into the                measures to ensure that the levy on imports into the
Community of rice falling withing heading No 10.06                  Community of bran, sharps and other residues
of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in                     derived from the sifting, milling or other working of
Egypt is the import levy calculated in accordance                   cereals falling within subheading 23.02 A of the
 with Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on                  Common Customs Tariff and originating in Egypt, is
 the common organization of the market in rice, less                the import levy calculated in accordance with
an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 3 .               Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 on the
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to an                  import and export system for products processed
                                                                    from cereals and from rice, less a fixed amount
annual quantity not exceeding 32 000 tonnes,
                                                                    equivalent to 60 % of the variable component of the
provided that Egypt levies a special charge on exports              levy.
of the products referred to in that paragraph and                                       *
provided also that this special charge which is equal
to the amount by which the levy is reduced is                       2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply
reflected in the import price into the Community.                   provided that Egypt levies on exports of the products
                                                                    referred to therein a special charge equal to the
3 . The amount by which the levy is reduced shall                   amount by which the levy is reduced and that this
 be fixed each quarter by the Community. It shall be                charge is reflected in the Community import price.
equal to 25 % of the average level of levies applicable
during a reference period. This reference period and                3 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article
 the rules for applying this Article shall be fixed in an           shall be laid down in an exchange of letters between
 exchange of letters between the Contracting Parties.               the Community and Egypt.
4. Consultations on the functioning of the system
 provided for in this Article may be held in the Joint              4.    Consultations on the functioning of the system
 Committee.                                                         provided for in this Article shall take place within the
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Joint Committee at the request of either Contracting             may modify the arrangements laid down in the
Party.                                                           Agreement in respect of the products concerned.
                                                                 In such cases the Community shall take appropriate
                         Article 14                              account of Egypt's interests.
1 . The rates of reduction specified in Article 10              2. If the Community, in applying paragraph 1 ,
shall apply to the customs duties actually applied in            modifies the arrangements made by this Agreement
respect of third countries.                                      for products covered by Annex II to the Treaty
                                                                 establishing the European Economic Community, it
                                                                 shall accord imports originating in Egypt an
2. However, the duties resulting from the                        advantage comparable to that provided for in this
reductions made by Denmark, Ireland and the United               Agreement.
Kingdom may in no case be lower than those applied
by the said countries to the Community as originally             3.    The application of this Article may be the
constituted.                                                     subject of consultations in the Joint Committee.
3 . In derogation from paragraph 1 , should the                                  C. Common provisions
application thereof temporarily result in tariff
movements away from alignment on the final duty,                                        Article 16
Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may
maintain their duties until the level of these duties
                                                                 1 . The products originating in Egypt referred to in
has been reached on the occasion of a subsequent                 this Agreement may not enjoy more favourable'
alignment, or they may apply the duty resulting from             treatment when imported into the Community than
a subsequent alignment as soon as a tariff movement              that applied by the Member States between
reaches or passes the said level.                                themselves .
4.      The reduced duties calculated in accordance              2. For the application of paragraph 1 , account
with Article 10 shall be rounded off to the first                shall not be taken of the customs duties and charges
decimal place.                                                   having equivalent effect resulting from the
                                                                 application of Articles 32, 36 and 59 of the Act
However, subject to the application by the                       concerning the conditions of accession and the
Community of Article 39 (5 ) of the Act concerning               adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 3 .
the conditions of accession and the adjustments to
the Treaties referred to in Article 3 as regards the                                    Article 17
specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties
in the customs tariffs of Ireland and - of the United
Kingdom, the reduced duties shall be rounded off to              1 . Subject to the special provisions relating to
the fourth decimal place.                                        frontier-zone trade, Egypt shall grant the Community
                                                                 treatment in the field of trade no less favourable than
                                                                 most-favoured-nation treatment.
5.      The levy to which the new Member States shall
apply the reduction provided for in Article 12 shall             2.    Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of the
be the levy actually applied in respect of third                 maintenance or establishment of customs unions or
countries .                                                      free-trade areas .
6.      In  the   new    Member      States   the  variable
                                                                 3 . Furthermore, Egypt may derogate from the
                                                                 provisions of paragraph 1 in the case of measures
component of the levy referred to in Article 12 shall            adopted with a view to regional economic integration
be calculated taking into account the rates actually             or measures benefiting the developing countries. The
applied in respect of third countries.                           Community shall be notified of such measures.
                          Article IS
                                                                                        Article 18
1.      Should specific rules be introduced as a result of
the implementation of its agricultural policy or                 1 . The Contracting Parties shall inform each other
modification of the existing rules, or should the                on the occasion of the signing of this Agreement of
provisions on the implementation of its agricultural             the provisions they apply under their trade
policy be modified or developed, the Community                   arrangements .
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2. Egypt shall be entitled to introduce into its                regulations and the transfer of such payments to the
trade arrangements with the Community new                       Member State of the Community in which the
customs duties or charges having equivalent effect              creditor is resident or to Egypt shall be free from any
 and new quantitative restrictions or measures having           restrictions .
 equivalent effect and to increase the duties and the
 quantitative restrictions or charges or measures
 having equivalent effect applied to products                                            Article 24
 originating in or going to the Community, where
such measures are necessitated by Egypt's
                                                                The Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or
industrialization and development requirements. The
                                                                restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit
Community shall be notified of such measures .
                                                                justified on grounds of public morality, public policy
For the application of these measures, consultations            or public security; the protection of the health and
shall be held within the Joint Committee at the                 life of humans, animals or plants ; the protection of
 request of the other Contracting Party.                        national treasures of artistic, historical or
                                                                archaeological value, the protection of industrial and
                                                                commercial property, or rules relating to gold or
                          Article 19                            silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions must not,
                                                                however, constitute a means of arbitrary
 Where Egypt applies quantitative restrictions in the           discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade
 form of quotas or currency allocations to a given              between the Contracting Parties.
 product in accordance with its own legislation it shall
  treat the Community as a single entity.
                                                                                         Article 25
                          Article 20
                                                                 1.     If one of the Contracting Parties finds that
                                                                 dumping is taking place in trade with the other
  For the purposes of implementing this title, the               Contracting Party, it may take appropriate measures
 Protocol to this Agreement shall determine the rules           against this practice in accordance with the
 of origin.                                                     Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the
                                                                 General Agreement on tariffs and trade, under the
                          Article 21
                                                                 conditions and in accordance with the procedures
                                                                 laid down in Article 27.
 In the event of modifications to the nomenclature of
  the customs tariffs of the Contracting Parties                 2. In the event of measures being directed against
  affecting products referred to in this Agreement, the         bounties or subsidies, the Contracting Parties
  Joint Committee may adapt the tariff nomenclature              undertake to respect the provisions of Article VI of
  of these products to conform with such                         the General Agreement on tariffs and trade.
  modifications .
                                                                                         Article 26
                          Article 22
                                                                 If serious disturbances arise in any sector of the
  The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any                 economy or if difficulties arise which might bring
  measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature              about a serious deterioration in the economic situation
  establishing, whether directly or indirectly,                  of a region, the Contracting Porty concerned may
  discrimination between the products of one                     take the necessary safeguard measures under the
  Contracting Party and like products originating in the         conditions and in accordance with the procedures
   territory of the other Contracting Party.                     laid down in Article 27.
  Products exported to the territory of one of the
   Contracting Parties may not benefit from repayment
  of internal taxation in excess of the amount of direct                                 Article 27
   or indirect taxation imposed upon them.
                                                                  1.    In the event of a Contracting Party's subjecting
                                                                 imports of products liable to give rise to the
                          Article 23                              difficulties  referred  to    in  Article  26    to     an
                                                                  administrative procedure, the purpose of which is to
   Payments relating to commercial transactions carried          provide rapid information on the trend of trade
   out in accordance with foreign trade and exchange             flows, it shall inform the other Contracting Party.
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2. In the cases specified in Articles 25 and 26,                the Agreement, shall have the power to take decisions
before taking the measures provided for therein, or as          in the cases provided for in the Agreement.
soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 3 (b)
applies, the Contracting Party in question shall                The decisions taken shall be binding on the
supply the Joint Committee with all relevant                     Contracting Parties, which shall take such measures
information required for a thorough examination of              as are required to implement them.
the situation with a view to seeking a solution
acceptable to the Contracting Parties.                          2.     The Joint Committee may also formulate any
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to         resolutions, recommendations or opinions which it
those which least disturb .the functioning of the                considers desirable for the attainment of the common
Agreement. Such measures must not exceed the limits             objectives and the smooth functioning of the
 of what is strictly necessary to counteract the                Agreement.
 difficulties which have arisen .
                                                                3 . The Joint Committee shall adopt its rules of
The Joint Committee shall be notified immediately of            procedure.
 any safeguard measures, and these shall be the
subject of periodic consultations within the Joint
 Committee particularly with a view to their abolition                                  Article 30
 as soon as circumstances permit.
                                                                 1 . The Joint Committee shall be composed of
 3 . For the implementation of paragraph 2, the                  representatives of the Community, on the one hand,
 following provisions shall apply :                              and of representatives of Egypt, on the other.
 (a) as regards Articles 25 and 26, consultation in the          2. The Joint Committee shall act by mutual
        Joint Committee shall take place before the              agreement between the Community, on the one hand,
       Contracting Party concerned takes the                     and Egypt, on the other.
       appropriate measures ;
 ( b) where exceptional circumstances requiring                                         Article 31
        immediate action make prior examination
        impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may,
       in the situations specified in Articles 25 and 26,        1.    The office of President of the Joint Committee
        apply forthwith such precautionary measures as           shall be held alternately by the Contracting Parties, in
        are strictly necessary to remedy the situation.          accordance with the modalities to be laid down in the
                                                                 rules of procedure.
                           Article 28
                                                                 2. Meetings of the Joint Committee shall be called
                                                                 by its President.
 Where       one    or   more    Member      States of  the
 Community or Egypt is in serious difficulties or is              The Joint Committee shall, in addition, meet
  seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its          whenever necessary, at the request of either
  balance of payments, the Contracting Party                      Contracting Party, in accordance with the conditions
 concerned may take the necessary safeguard                       to be laid down in its rules of procedure.
 measures. In the selection of measures, priority must
  be given to those which least disturb the functioning
  of the Agreement. The other Contracting Party shall                                    Article 32
  be notified immediately of them and these measures
 shall be the subject of periodic consultations within            1 . The Joint Committee may decide to set up any
. the Joint Committee particularly with a view to their           other committee that can assist it in carrying out its
  abolition as soon as circumstances permit.                      duties .
                                                                  2. In its rules of procedure, the Joint Committee
                             TITLE II                             shall determine the composition and duties of such
                                                                  committees and how they shall function.
            GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
                                                                                         Article 33
                            Article 29
                                                                  Either Contracting Party shall, if so requested by the
  1 . A Joint Committee is hereby established which,              other Contracting Party, provide all relevant
  for the purpose of attaining the objectives set out in          information on any agreements it concludes involving
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 tariff or trade provisions, and on any amendments to                discrimination between the Member States, their
 its customs tariff or external trade arrangements.                  nationals, or their companies or firms,
 Where such amendments or agreements have a direct              — the arrangements applied by the Community in
and particular effect on the functioning of the                      respect of Egypt shall not give rise to any
 Agreement, appropriate consultations shall be held                  discrimination between Egyptian nationals,
 within the Joint Committee at the request of the                    companies or firms.
other Contracting Party so that the interests of the
Contracting Parties may be taken into consideration .
                                                                                        Article 37
                           Article 34                           The Protocol and Annexes A, B, C and D shall form
                                                                 an integral part of the Agreement. The declarations
 1 . The Contracting Parties shall take any general             and exchanges of letters shall appear in the Final Act,
or specific measures required to fulfil their                   which shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
obligations under the Agreement. They shall ensure
that the objectives set out in the Agreement are
attained .                                                                              Article 38
2. If either Contracting Party considers that the               Either Contracting Party may denounce this
other Contracting Party has failed to fulfil an                  Agreement by notifying the other Contracting Party.
obligation under the Agreement, it may take                     The Agreement shall cease to apply 12 months after
appropriate measures. Before so doing, it shall supply          the date of such notification .
the Joint Committee with all relevant information
required for a thorough examination of the situation
with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the                                     Article 39
Contracting Parties.
                                                                This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to
those which least disturb the functioning of the
                                                                territories to which the Treaty establishing the
                                                                European Economic Community applies under the
Agreement. The Joint Committee shall be notified
immediately of such measures, and these shall be the            conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other
                                                                hand, to the territories of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
subject of consultations within the Joint Committee if
the other Contracting Party so requests.
                                                                                        Article 40
                           Article 35
                                                                This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the
                                                                Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and
Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent                   a      Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally
Contracting Party from taking any measures :                    authentic.
(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the
      disclosure of information contrary to its essential                               Article 41
      security interests ;
(b) which relate to trade in arms, munitions or war             1 . This Agreement shall be subject to approval by
      materials or to research, development or                  the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own
      production indispensable for defence purposes,            procedures. They shall notify each other when the
      provided that such measures do not impair the             procedures necessary to this end have been
      conditions of competition in respect of products          completed.
      not intended for specifically military purposes ;
                                                                2. This Agreement shall enter into force on the
(c) which it considers essential to its security in time        first day of the second month following the date on
      of war or serious internal tension .                      which the notifications provided for in paragraph 1
                                                                have been carried out.
                           Article 36                           It shall be applicable until the entry into force of the
                                                                Cooperation Agreement signed this day or until
In the field covered by the Agreement :                         30 June 1978 at the latest. The Agreement of
                                                                18 December 1972 between the European Economic
— the arrangements applied by Egypt in respect of               Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt shall
     the Community shall not give rise to any                   cease to apply on the same date.
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           Til bekræftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne interims­
           aftale.
           Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter
           dieses Interimsabkommen gesetzt.
           In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have affixed their signatures below
           this Interim Agreement.
           En foi de quoi, les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures au bas du
           présent accord intérimaire.
           In fede di che, i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al presente
           accordo interinale.
           Ten blij ke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder deze
           Interimovereenkomst hebben gesteld.
            Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den attende januar nitten hundrede og syvoghalvfjerds.
            Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten Januar neunzehnhundertsiebenundsiebzig.
            Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine
            hundred and seventy-seven .
            Fait à Bruxelles , le dix-huit janvier mil neuf cent soixante-dix-sept.
            Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto gennaio millenovecentosettantasette.
            Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende januari negentienhonderdzevenenzeventig.
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             For Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber
             Für den Rat der Europäischen Gemeinschaften
             For the Council of the European Communities
             Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes
             Per il Consiglio delle Comunità europee
             Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen
             For præsidenten for Den arabiske republik Ægypten
             Für den Präsidenten der Arabischen Republik Ägypten
             For the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
             Pour Ie président de la république arabe d'Egypte
             Per il presidente della Repubblica araba d'Egitto
             Voor de President van de Arabische Republiek Egypte
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                                                     ANNEX A
                  relating to the products referred to in Article 2 excluded from the Agreement
              CCT
             heading                                           Description
               No
            17.02             Other sugars ; sugar syrups ; artificial honey (whether or not mixed with
                              natural honey) ; caramel :
                              A. Lactose and lactose syrup :
                                  I. Containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure
                                       product
                              B. Glucose and glucose syrup :
                                  I. Containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure
                                       product
            22.03             Beer made from malt
            22.06             Vermouths, and other wihes of fresh grapes flavoured with aromatic extracts
            22.09             Spirits (other than those of heading No 22.08) ; liqueurs and other spirituous
                              beverages ; compound alcoholic preparations (known as 'concentrated extracts'
                              for the manufacture of beveráges :
                              B. Compound alcoholic preparations (known as 'concentrated extracts') for
                                  the manufacture of beverages
                              C. Spirituous beverages
            35.01              Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives ; casein glues :
                              A. Casein
                               C. Other
            35.02             Albumins , albuminates and other albumin derivatives :
                               A. Albumins :
                                   II . Other :
                                        a) Ovalbumin and lactalbumin
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                                                  ANNEX B
                         Products to which the provisions of Article 5 do not apply
                  CCT
                 heading                                     Description
                   No
                55.07      Cotton gauze
                55.08      Terry towelling and similar terry fabrics, of cotton
                55.09      Other woven fabrics of cotton
                58.02      Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting and 'Kelem', 'Schumacks'
                           and 'Karamanie' rugs and the like (made up or not) :
                           A. Carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting :
                               ex II . Other :
                                       — Of cotton
             ex 58.04      Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or
                           similar terry fabrics of cotton falling within heading No 55.08 and fabrics
                           falling within heading No 58.05) :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 58.05      Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp
                           without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than goods falling
                           within heading No 58.06 :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 58.08      Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven, knitted or crocheted
                           fabrics), plain :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 58.09      Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven, knitted or crocheted
                           fabrics), figured ; hand or mechanically made lace, in the piece, in strips
                           or in motifs :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 58.10      Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 59.01      Wadding and articles of wadding ; textile flock and dust and mill neps :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 59.13      Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other than knitted or crocheted goods)
                           consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads :
                           — Of cotton
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                   CCT
                  heading                                  Description
                    No
               60.01      Knitted or crocheted fabrics, not elastic or rubberized :
                          ex C. Of other textile materials :
                                 — Of cotton
            ex 60.02      Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :
                          — Of cotton
               60.04      Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :
                          A. Of cotton
            ex 60.05      Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crpcheted, not elastic or
                          rubberized :
                          — Of cotton
            ex 60.06       Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubberized
                           (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings) :
                           — Of cotton
            ex 61.01       Men's and boys' outer garments :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 61.02      Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 61.03       Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs :
                           — Of cotton
             ex 61.04       Women's, girls' and infants' under garments :
                            — Of cotton
                61.05       Handkerchiefs :
                               A. Of cotton fabric, of a value of more than 15 u.a. per kg net weight
                            ex B. Other :
                                  — Of cotton
             ex 61.06       Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like :
                            — Of cotton
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                   CCT
                 heading                                  Description
                    No
            ex 61.07     Ties, bow ties and cravats :
                         — Of cotton
            ex 61.08     Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice-fronts, jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes and
                         similar accessories and trimmings for women's and girls' garments :
                         — Of cotton
            ex 61.09     Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, brassières, braces, suspenders, garters
                         and the like (including such articles of knitted or crocheted fabric), whether
                         or not elastic :
                         — Of cotton
            ex 61.10     Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not being knitted
                         or crocheted goods :
                         — Of cotton
            ex 61.11     Made-up accessories for articles of apparel (for example, dress shields,
                         shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, pockets) :
                         — Of cotton
               62.01     Travelling rugs and blankets :
                         B. Other :
                            I. Of cotton
            ex 62.02     Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen ; curtains and other
                         furnishing articles :
                         — Of cotton
               62.03     Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goöds :
                         B. Of other textile materials :
                             ex II. Other :
                                    — Of cotton
               62.04     Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods :
                         A. Of cotton
               62.05      Other made-up textile articles (including dress patterns) :
                         ex B. Floor cloths, dish cloths, dusters and the like :
                                — Of cotton fabric
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                                                             ANNEX C
                                         relating to the products referred to in Article 9
                    CCT
                  heading                                               Description
                     No
            ex 17.04                Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa, but not including liquorice
                                    extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing
                                    other added substances
               18.06                Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
               19.01                Malt extract
               19.02                Preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, of a kind used as infant
                                    food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, containing less than 50 % by
                                    weight of cocoa
               19.03                Macaroni, spaghetti and similar products
                19.04               Tapioca and sago ; tapioca and sago substitutes obtained from potato or
                                    other starches
                19.05               Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal
                                    products (puffed rice, cornflakes and similar products)
                19.06               Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical
                                    use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products
                19.07               Bread, ships' biscuits and other ordinary bakers' wares, not containing
                                    added sugar, honey, eggs, fats, cheese or fruit
                19.08               Pastry, biscuits, cakes and other fine bakers' wares, whether or not
                                    containing cocoa in any proportion
            ex 21.01                Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes ; extracts, essences and
                                    concentrates thereof :
                                    — Excluding roasted chicory and extracts thereof
                21.06               Natural yeasts (active or inactive); prepared baking powders :
                                    A. Active natural yeasts :
                                         II. Bakers' yeast
            ex 21.07                Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing sugar,
                                    dairy products, cereals or products based on cereals (x)
            ex 22.02                Lemonade, flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters and other
                                    non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit and vegetable juices falling
                                    within heading No 20.07 :
                                    — Containing milk or milk fats
                29.04               Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated
                                     derivatives :
                                     C. Polyhydric alcohols :
                                          II. Mannitol
                                         III . Sorbitol
             H This heading covers only products which, on importation into the Community, are subject to the duty laid down
               in the Common Customs Tariff, comprising an ad valorem duty constituting the fixed component and a variable
               component.
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              CCT
             heading                                   Description
               No
            35.05    Dextrins and dextrin glues ; soluble or roasted starches ; starch glues
            38.12    Prepared glazings, prepared dressings and prepared mordants, of a kind
                     used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries :
                     A. Prepared glazings and prepared dressings :
                         I. With a basis of amylaceous substances
            38.19    Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries
                     (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere
                     specified or included ; residual products of the chemical or allied industries,
                     not elsewhere specified or included :
                     T. Sorbitol, other than that falling within subheading 29.04 C III
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                                                        ANNEX D
                    Minimum residual duties which may be applied under the terms of Article 10 (4)
                                                     I. DENMARK
            Danish Customs
                  Tariff                                   Description                        Rate of duty
              heading No
                   1                                           2                                   3
               08.02          Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                                 A. Oranges :
                                       I. Sweet oranges, fresh :
                                           a) From 1 to 30 April                                2-6 %
                                           b) From 1 to 15 May                                  1-2 %
                                           c) From 16 May to 15 October                         0-8 %
                                           d) From 16 October to 31 March                         4%
                                      II . Other :
                                           ex a) From 1 April to 15 October :
                                                  — Fresh                                        3 %
                                           ex b) From 16 October to 31 March :
                                                  — Fresh                                        4 %
                              ex B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) ;
                                      Clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hy­
                                      brids :
                                      — Fresh                                                    4 %
                                                      II . IRELAND
             Irish Customs
                  Tariff                                   Description                        Rate of duty
              heading No
                    1                                           2                                   3
                08.02         Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                              A. Oranges :
                                   I. Sweet oranges, fresh :
                                       a) From 1 to 30 April                                     2-6 %
                                       b) From 1 to 15 May                                       1-2 %
                                       c) From 16 May to 15 October                              0-8 %
                                       d) From 16 October to 31 March                             4%
                                  II. Other ;
                                       a) From 1 April to 15 October :
                                           1 . Fresh                                              3 %
                                       b) From 16 October to 31 March :
                                           1 . Fresh                                              4 %
                               B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) ; Cle­
                                  mentines, wilkings and other similar citrus hy­
                                  brids :
                                  I. Fresh                                                        4 %
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                                              III . UNITED KINGDOM
            United Kingdom
            Customs Tariff                              Description                    Rate of duty
              heading No
                   l                                        2                                3
               08.02       Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                           A. Oranges :
                               I. Sweet oranges, fresh :
                                    a) From 1 to 30 April                                 2-6 %
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                       minimum
                                                                                        charge of
                                                                                        /0-0688 /
                                                                                          100 kg
                                    b) From 1 to 15 May                                   1-2 %
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                       minimum
                                                                                        charge of
                                                                                       / 0-0688/
                                                                                          100 kg
                                    c) From 16 May to 15 October                          0-8 %
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                        minimum
                                                                                        charge of
                                                                                         £0-0688/
                                    d) From 16 October to 31 March :                      100 kg
                                        1 . From 16 October to 30 November                  4 %
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                        minimum
                                                                                        charge of
                                                                                         /0-0688 /
                                        2. From 1 December to 31 March                    100 kg
                                                                                          4-4 %
                               II . Other :
                                    a) From 1 April to 15 October :
                                        1 . Fresh                                           3 %
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                        minimum
                                                                                        charge of
                                                                                         /0-0688 /
                                     b) From 16 October to 31 March :                     100 kg
                                        1 . Fresh :
                                            aa) From 16 October to 30 November              4%
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                         minimum
                                                                                         charge of
                                                                                         /0-0688/
                                            bb) From 1 December to 31 March
                                                                                           100 kg
                                                                                           4-4 %
                            B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) ; Clemen­
                               tines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids :
                               I. Fresh :
                                    a) From 1 April to 30 November                           4%
                                                                                           with a
                                                                                         minimum
                                                                                         charge of
                                                                                         /0-0688/
                                                                                           100 kg
                                    b) From 1 December to 31 March                        4-4 %