CELEX: 31970D0450
Language: en
Date: 1970-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 29 September 1970 on the conclusion of an Agreement with Israel negotiated under Article XXVIII (4) of GATT

Official Journal of the European Communities                                       277
No L 218/30                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                    3.10.70
                                                       COUNCIL DECISION
                                                        of 29 September 1970
                on the conclusion of an Agreement with Israel negotiated under Article XXVIII (4) of GATT
                                                            (70/450/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                               Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                     The Agreement negotiated with Israel under Article
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof;                                                             XXVIII (4) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
                                                                     Trade is concluded on behalf of the European Economic
                                                                     Community. The text of the Agreement is annexed to
Having regard to the report from the Commission;                     this Decision.
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Article                 The Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on
XXVIII (4) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and                   Tariffs and Trade shall be notified of the conclusion of
Trade, the Government of Israel has expressed its wish                this Agreement.
to withdraw concessions concerning the European Econ­
omic Community; whereas that withdrawal has been the                  Done at Brussels, 29 September 1970.
subject of negotiations for compensation;
                                                                                                         For the Council
Whereas the concessions offered by Israel in compensa­                                                    The President
tion for those withdrawn are satisfactory,                                                                S. von BRAUN
                                                               ANNEX
                                              ARTICLE XXVIII (4) NEGOTIATIONS
                                                     SCHEDULE XLII - ISRAEL
              The Delegations of Israel and of the Commission of the European Communities have concluded their
              negotiations under Article XXVIII (4) for the modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for
               in Schedule XLII as set out in the attached report.
              For the Delegation ofIsrael                            For the Delegation ofthe Commission
                                                                     ofthe European Communities
              Geneva, IS January 1970
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     Results of the negotiations with the Commission of the European Communities under Article XX VIII (4)
                        for the modification or withdrawal of concessions in the Schedule of Israel
                                      CHANGES IN SCHEDULE XLII - ISRAEL
     A. CONCESSIONS TO BE WITHDRA WN
                                                                                                            Rate of duty
         TarifTitem No                               Description of products                                  bound in
                                                                                                         existing schedule
         29.38 (a) (9)       Other vitamins of a kind used for animal feeding (feed grade)                     5%
        29.19                 Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates
                             and their halogenated, sulphonated , nitrated or nitrosated
                             derivatives                                                                      exempt
        29.44                Antibiotics                                                                      exempt
        30.01 (a)            Organo-therapeutic organs                                                        exempt
        30.03 (h)            Medicinal antibiotic preparations                                                exempt
        39.02(a)(1 )         Polyethylene                                                                     70%
    ex 40.1 1 ( b) (9)       Metallic tyres of all sizes                                                      35%
        56.01 (a)            Synthetic fibres discontinuous                                                   30%
        56.02 (a)            Continuous filament tow of synthetic fibres                                      30%
        56.04 (a)(1 )        Synthetic discontinuous fibres                                                   30%
    ex 70.04(b)(1 )          Plate glass, other than crystal glass                                            50%
    ex 70.05(a)(1 )          Plate glass, other than crystal glass                                           50%
    ex 84.40 (a) (2) A       Wringing and steam presses for textile industry                                 exempt
        90.23 (b) (2)        Medical thermometers                                                            30%
                    (3)      Thermometers for acquariums                                                    100%
                   (9)       Other thermometers                                                              30%
        90.24(a) (9)         Pressure gauges, other                                                          30%
        90.26 (a) (9)        Electricity supply meters, other                                                35 %
        90.28 (a) (9)        Electrical or electronic instruments, etc. , other                              40%
        90.29 (0             Ex Watermeter parts, nes.                                                       23%
    B. CONCESSIONS TO BE MODIFIED
                                                                                             Rate of duty :
         TarifTitem No                       Description of products                bound in
                                                                                    existing              to be bound
                                                                                    schedule
    38.11                    Disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, weed­
                             killérs, antisprouting products, rat poisons
                            and similar products, put up in forms or pack­
                            ing for sale by retail or as preparations or as
                            articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands,
                            wicks and candles, fly-papers)
            1000            Substances of a kind used in the prevention
                            and control of animal or plant pests and dis­
                            eases
            1010            Certified by the Director General of the Mini­
                            stry of Agriculture not to be of kinds produced
                            locally nor to be substitutes thereof                  exempt                    exempt
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                                                                                 Rate of duty :
      Tariff item No                     Description of products        bound in
                                                                        existing                 to be bound
                                                                        schedule
         1090         Other                                            exempt                    45%
 51.01                Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous) not
                      put up for retail sale
        2000          Of artificial fibres
        2091          Not exceeding 60 deniers                         30%                      45%
84.4                  Sewing machines ; furniture specially designed
                      for sewing machines ; sewing machine needles
         a            Sewing machines
        (9           Others and parts thereof
                ex    Industrial sewing machines                       exempt
                     The modified description :
        1010          Machines and heads of the kind exclusively
                     used for sewing on buttons, buttonhole sew­
                     ing, hat-manufacture, glove manufacture, sew­
                     ing up bags, also machines and heads which
                     have been certified by the Director General of
                     the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to be
                     constructed for a special operation only                                   exempt
        1029         Other, weighing over 18-5 kg                                               exempt
                     In this paragraph : 'weight' = weight of the
                     head without motor, driving devices or gears
                     not being inner parts, accessories, spare parts
                     and furniture
85.23                Insulated (including enamelled or anodized)
                     electric wire, cable, bars, strip and the like
                     (including coaxial cable) whether or not fitted
                     with connectors
        4000         With 16 conductors or more, single stranded       15 %                     25 %
        4010         Paper insulated
        9900         Other
        9910         Paper insulated
       9911          With 4 to 16 conductors, single stranded, each
                     of a thickness from 0-4 to 0-9 mm                 15%                      25 %
87.02                Motor vehicles for the transport of persons,
                     goods or materials (including sports motor
                     vehicles, other than those of heading No 87.09)
        1090         Other passenger cars of a piston displacement
                     in cc :
        1091         Less than 1300 cc                               IL 1-50/kg               IL 2-80/kg
                                                                     + 50 %                   + 50 %
        1092         From 1300 to 1800 cc                            IL 2-00/kg               IL 2-90/kg
                                                                     + 60 %                   + 50 %
        3082         Delivery vans of an authorized total weight
                     not exceeding 2200 kg                           IL 1-50/ kg              IL 2-90/kg
                                                                     + 50 %                   + 50 %
90.02                Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical ele­
                     ments, of any material, mounted, being parts
                     of or fittings for instruments or apparatus,
                     other than such elements of glass not optically
                     worked
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    C. NEW CONCESSIONS ON ITEMS IN THE EXISTING SCHEDULE
                                                                                     Kate of duty :
        Tariff item No                  Description of products           bound in
                                                                          existing                  to be bound
                                                                          schedule
              9920      Lenses
              9929      Of more than one optical unit
                    ex  For photographic apparatus                           70%                          IL
                                                                                                  35/ mounted
                                                                                                 unit + 20 %
                    ex  For projectors or other cinematographic appa­
                        ratus                                               35 ΰ/0                        IL
                                                                                                  35/mounted
                                                                                                 unit + 20 %
     90.08              Cinematographic cameras, projectors, sound
                        recorders and sound reproducers, any combi­
                        nation of these articles
             4000       Parts and accessories :
             4090       Other parts and accessories :
             4094       Tripods                                             70%                     IL 10 each
                                                                                                      + 25 %
    39.02               Polymerization and copolymerization pro­
                       ducts (for example, polyethylene, polytetra­
                        haloethylene, polyisobutylene, polystyrene,
                        polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvi­
                       nyl chloroacetate and other polyvinyl deriva­
                       tives, polyacrylic and polymethacrylic deriva­
                       tives, coumarone-indene resins)
             1020      Polystyrene                                          60%                        35%
    84.62              Ball , roller or needle roller bearings
             1000·     The bearings                                         25%                         « 5%
             2000      The parts                                            25%                         15 %
    85.13              Electrical line telephonic and telegraphic appa­
                       ratus (including such apparatus for carrier­
                       current line systems)
             1039      Telephone switchboards and exchanges (other
                       than intercoms of sub-item No 1021 )                 60%                        40%
        ex 2090        Parts suitable for the telephone exchanges of
                       sub-item No 1039                                     60%                        40%
    90.02              Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical ele­
                       ments, of any material, mounted, being parts
                       of or fittings for instruments or apparatus,
                       other than such elements of glass not optically
                       worked
            9910       Colour filters for cameras                       35 and 70 %                    25%
    D. NEW CONCESSIONS ON ITEMS NOT IN THE EXISTING SCHEDULE
        Tariff item No                 Description of products                   Rate of duty to be bound
    37.03              Sensitized paper, paperboards and cloth , un­
                       exposed or exposed but not developed
             9990      Other than high contrast paper and paper for
                       filming by the diffusion transfer
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    Tariff item No                  Description of prodacts                   Rate of duty to be bound
        9991         Monochrome                                       As from 10.2.1970 70 % but not
                                                                      less than IL 2-95/m2
                                                                      As from 1.1.1971 70 % but not less
                                                                      than IL 2 70/m2
                                                                      As from 1 . 1 . 1972 70 % but not less
                                                                      than IL2-50/m2
41.04               Goat and kid skin leather, except leather fall­
                    ing within heading No 41.06, 41.07 or 41.08       30 % but not less than IL 0-40/sp.
                                                                      foot
51.01               Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous) not put
                    up for retail sale
        1000        Of synthetic fibres      -
        1010        Modified (for example stretch, stabilized,
                    bulked or texturi zed, crimped and similar
                    modifications)
        1019        Other                                             40%
        1090        Other
            21      Not exceeding 60 deniers                          IL 6-00/kg
           22       Exceeding 60 and not exceeding 300 deniers,
                    twisted over 50 rounds per metre                  IL 6-00/kg
           24       Exceeding 60 and not exceeding 300 deniers,
                    other                                             IL 3-20/kg
           29       Other                                             15 %      .
59.13               Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other than knit­
                    ted or crocheted goods) consisting of textile
                    materials combined with rubber threads
        1000        Fabrics
        1090       Other (not including fabrics containing wool
                   or any other animal hair in any proportion,
                   nor fabrics containing 100 % man-made dis­
                   continuous fibres in lengths exceeding 40 mm) 55 % but not less than IL 6-50/m2
60.06               Knitted or crocheted fabrics and articles there­
                   of, elastic or rubberized (including elastic knee­
                   caps and elastic stockings)
       1000         Elastic fabrics
       1090        Other (not including fabrics containing wool
                     or any other animal hair in any proportion,
                   nor fabrics containing 100 % man-made dis­
                   continuous fibres in lengths exceeding 40 mm) 55 % but not less than IL 6-50/m2
83.02               Base metal fittings and mountings of a kind
                   suitable for furniture doors, staircases, win­
                   dows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks,
                   caskets and the like (including automatic door
                   closers); base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brac­
                   kets and the like                                  40%
84.53               Statistical machines of a kind operated in con­
                   junction with punched cards (for example, sort­
                   ing, calculating and tabulating machines); ac­
                   counting machines operated in conjunction
                   with similar punched cards; auxiliary machines
                   for use with such machines (forexample, punch­
                   ing and checking machines)
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       Turilt item No                Description of products                  Rate ol duty to be bound
        ex 1000        Computers ( units of a value over $ 50.000 fob)    5 %
                      (The value for customs purposes to be assessed
                      on 35 monthly rental payments)
    85.12              Electric instantaneous or storage water hea­
                      ters and immersion heaters ; electric soil heating
                      apparatus and electric space heating appara­
                      tus ; electric hairdressing appliances ( for ex­
                      ample, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong
                      heaters) and electric smoothing irons ; electro­
                      thermic domestic appliances ; electric heating
                      resistors, other than those of carbon
             2000     Hair dryers                                        40 %
    90.16             Drawing, marking-out and mathematical cal­
                      culating instruments, drafting machines, pan­
                       tographs, slide rules, disc calculators and the
                      like ; measuring or checking instruments, ap­
                    » pliances and machines, not falling within any
                      other heading of this chapter (for example, mi­
                      crometers, callipers, gauges, measuring rods,
                      balancing machines); profile projectors
             1000     Drawing instruments ; pantographs
             1011      Instruments of a type whose use involves per­
                      manent attachment to table or drawing board ;
                      pantographs                                        20 % As from 15.1.1970        1.1.1975
              1019    Others                                                                 80 %       55 %
             4000     Length measuring or checking instruments ;
                      divided scales of all kinds ; bubble levels and
                      plumb lines
             4050     Divided scales                                                         80 %       55 %