CELEX: 51997PC0096(01)
Language: nl
Date: 1997-03-05
Title: Voorstel voor een besluit van de Raad betreffende afschaffing van de rechten op informatietechnologieproducten

COMMISSE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN
                                    Brussel, 05.03.1997
                                    COM(97)96 def.
                                    97/0082 (ACC)
                                    97/0083 (ACC)
                   Voorstel voor een
              Besluit van de Raad
     betreffende afschaffing van de rechten op
          informatietechnologieproducten
                   Voorstel voor een
              Besluit van de Raad
betreffende afschaffing van de rechten op bepaalde
                gedistilleerde dranken
              (door de Commissie ingediend)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                          Toelichting
Tijdens een bijzondere zitting in Singapore op 13 december 1996 hechtte de Raad zijn
goedkeuring        aan       een      Ministeriële     Verklaring   over     de      handel in
informatietechnologieproducten. Voorts uitte de Raad zijn voldoening over de
totstandkoming van een bilaterale overeenkomst ad referendum met de Verenigde Staten
inzake versnelling van de invoering van het tijdens de Uruguay-ronde overeengekomen
nulrecht voor 'bruine' gedistilleerde dranken en invoering van een nulrecht voor andere
gedistilleerde dranken.
Wat de Overeenkomst inzake informatietechnologie (ITA) betreft wordt gewezen op
de Nieuwe Transatlantische Agenda die de EU en de VS op 3 december 1995 zijn
overeengekomen tijdens de EU/VS-top in Madrid. De Agenda stelt onder meer: 'Gezien
het belang van de informatiemaatschappij ondernemen wij thans specifieke pogingen om
een overeenkomst inzake informatietechnologie te sluiten*. De Transatlantische
Ondernemersdialoog, het overeenkomstige parallelforum van het bedrijfsleven,
onderstreepte deze politieke toezegging door te verklaren dat een overweldigende
meerderheid van mening is dat een verbintenis om uiterlijk in januari 2000, maar liefst
eerder, alle tarieven af te schaffen onderdeel moet zijn van het IT A-pakket.
Na verkennend overleg met een aantal derde landen en besprekingen in het Comité Artikel
 113 stelde de Commissie de Raad op 22 oktober 1996 voor een besluit te nemen om
onderhandelingen met derde landen te openen over sluiting van een overeenkomst inzake
informatietechnologie. Dit besluit werd op 15 november 1996 door de Raad goedgekeurd.
Na plurilaterale onderhandelingen werd in Singapore op 13 december 1996 een Verklaring
afgelegd door de Ministers van vijftien WTO-leden en kandidaten voor toetreding
(Australië, Canada, EU, Hong Kong, IJsland, Indonesië, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein,
Noorwegen, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkije, Verenigde Staten, Zwitserland). De verklaring
stelt als doel de afschaffing (in vier fasen) van de tarieven, uiterlijk in 2000, voor de
informatietechnologieproducten die in de bijlagen expliciet zijn vermeld. Belangrijk is met
name punt 4 van de modaliteiten bij de Verklaring:
       'De deelnemers komen bijeen zodra dit praktisch mogelijk is, echter uiterlijk op
       I april 1997, om te bekijken hoevee! aanvaardingen zijn binnengekomen en te
       beoordelen welke conclusies daaruit moeten worden getrokken. De deelnemers leggen
       de maatregelen waarin de Verklaring voorziet ten uitvoer, mits een aantal deelnemers
       dat ca. 90% van de wereldhandel1 in informatietechnologieproducten
       vertegenwoordigt tot dat moment kennis heeft gegeven van aanvaarding, en mits door
       de deelnemers overeenstemming is bereikt over de fasering. Bij de beoordeling van de
       vraag of de maatregelen waarin de Verklaring voorziet moeten worden uitgevoerd,
       kunnen de deelnemers, indien het aandeel in de wereldhandel van de deelnemers
       enigszins lager is dan 90%, in aanmerking nemen in welke mate wordt deelgenomen
       door de staten of afzonderlijke douanegebieden waarmee zij in deze producten het
       meest intensief handel drijven. Op de bijeenkomst wordt door de deelnemers
       vastgesteld of aan deze criteria is voldaan.'
Op 31 januari 1997 werden de plurilaterale technische besprekingen waartoe de
Verklaring had opgeroepen afgerond. Over het productbereik werd gesproken, maar de
oorspronkelijke bijlage bij de Ministeriële Verklaring werd niet gewijzigd.
Overeengekomen werd dat de eerste fase van het overleg over uitbreiding van het
 1
   Dit percentage wordt berekend door het Secretariaat van de WTO op basis van de meest recente
   gegevens die ten tijde van de bijeenkomst beschikbaar zijn.
 ---pagebreak--- productbereik op 1 oktober 1997 zal beginnen. Voorts werd ad referendum
overeenstemming bereikt over de verzoeken om verlengde fasering van enkele van de
oorspronkelijke ondertekenaars. Dit waren Indonesië, Korea en Taiwan. Nieuw-Zeeland
werd deelnemer zonder te verzoeken om verlengde fasering, en Costa Rica werd
deelnemer nadat met de andere deelnemers overeenstemming werd bereikt over het
verzoek om verlengde fasering.
De Raad besloot tijdens een bijzondere zitting op 13 december 1996 in Singapore dat,
voorafgaand aan de toetsing die vóór 1 april 1997 plaats moet vinden, een afzonderlijk
Raadsbesluit vereist is om de overeenkomst definitief te aanvaarden, zulks om de
Gemeenschap aan haar toezeggingen te binden. Vóór dit besluit kan worden genomen,
dienen er echter voldoende deelnemers te zijn, en dient over de fasering overeenstemming
te zijn bereikt. Hierop vooruitlopend is bijgaand ontwerp-besluit opgesteld, uitgaande van
de veronderstelling dat aan deze beide criteria is voldaan. Als tegen eind maart blijkt dat
zulks niet het geval is, dient de zaak opnieuw te worden bekeken.
Wat gedistilleerde dranken betreft is de Commissie van oordeel dat de overeenkomst die
met de Verenigde staten is bereikt in de vorm van een Memorandum van
overeenstemming een aanzienlijke uitbreiding van de exportmogelijkheden van de EU
betekent. De Commissie blijft ernaar streven ook andere partijen bij deze overeenkomst te
betrekken.
De Commissie dient hierbij twee voorstellen voor besluiten van de Raad in.
                                                                                            2
 ---pagebreak---                                  Voorstel voor een
                            Besluit van de Raad                         97/0082 (ACC>
                betreffende afschaffing van de rechten op
                       informatietechnologieproducten
DE RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE,
Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap, inzonderheid op
artikel 113 in samenhang met artikel 228, lid 2, eerste zin,
Gezien het voorstel van de Commissie,
Overwegende dat in het kader van de Nieuwe Transatlantische Agenda, die tijdens de
EU/VS-top van 13 december 1995 in Madrid werd goedgekeurd, besloten werd te streven
naar sluiting van een overeenkomst inzake informatietechnologie;
Overwegende dat de Raad, naar aanleiding van de rapportage van de Commissie over de
verkennende besprekingen die zij met derde landen had gevoerd, op 16 november 1996
besloot onderhandelingen te openen met derde landen met het oog op sluiting van een
overeenkomst inzake informatietechnologie;
Overwegende dat de Europese Gemeenschap op 13 december 1996 in Singapore haar
goedkeuring       hechtte    aan     de      Verklaring      inzake de     handel    in
informatietechnologieproducten; dat deze verklaring een aantal noodzakelijke
voorwaarden stelt voor de tenuitvoerlegging van de afschaffing van de tarieven voor
informatietechnologieproducten; dat aan deze voorwaarden thans is voldaan,
BESLUIT:
                                        Artikel 1
De Overeenkomst in de vorm van een Ministeriële Verklaring inzake de handel in
informatietechnologie, opgesteld in Singapore op 13 december 1996, wordt namens de
Gemeenschap goedgekeurd.
De tekst van de Overeenkomst is aan dit besluit gehecht.
                                        Artikel 2
Overeenkomstig punt 4 van de bijlage bij de verklaring:
i)   neemt de Raad ervan nota dat deelnemers die gezamenlijk circa 90% van de
     wereldhandel in informatietechnologieproducten voor hun rekening nemen van hun
     aanvaarding kennis hebben gegeven;
ii) hecht de Raad namens de Gemeenschap zijn goedkeuring aan het verzoek om fasering
     dat door een aantal deelnemers aan de Overeenkomst inzake informatietechnologie is
     ingediend.
                                                                                        3
 ---pagebreak---                                        Artikel 3
De Raad machtigt de Commissie de aangehechte wijzigingen op de Lijst van de Europese
Gemeenschap bij de Wereldhandelsorganisatie in te dienen, teneinde de douanerechten
overeenkomstig de Verklaring te consolideren en af te schaffen.
                                       Artikel 4
De Voorzitter van de Raad wordt gemachtigd de persoon aan te wijzen die de
bevoegdheid heeft de Overeenkomst / het Protocol te ondertekenen teneinde de
Gemeenschap te binden.
Gedaan te Brussel,
                                                          Voor de Raad
                                                          De Voorzitter
 ---pagebreak---    13.12.1996
   Ministeriële verklaring inzake de handel
         in informatietechnologieproducten
De Ministers,
     Vertegenwoordigende de volgende leden van de Wereldhandelsorganisatie (hierna
' WTO' genoemd) alsmede staten of afzonderlijke douanegebieden die de procedure voor
toetreding tot de WTO doorlopen, welke in Singapore zijn overeengekomen de
wereldwijde handel in informatietechnologieproducten uit te breiden en die ruim [80]%
van de wereldhandel in deze producten voor hun rekening nemen (hierna 'de partijen'
genoemd):
     Australië                                         Korea
     Canada                                            Noorwegen
     Europese Gemeenschappen                           Singapore
     Hongkong                                          Taiwan
     IJsland                                           Turkije
     Indonesië                                         Verenigde Staten
     Japan                                             Zwitserland1
     Gelet op de sleutelrol die informatietechnologieproducten spelen bij de ontwikkeling
van de informatie-industrie en de dynamische expansie van de wereldeconomie,
     Erkennende dat dient te worden gestreefd naar verhoging van de levensstandaard en
naar uitbreiding van de productie van en de handel in goederen,
     Wensende de wereldwijde handel in informatietechnologieproducten maximaal te
liberaliseren,
     Wensende de permanente technologische ontwikkeling van de informatietechnologie-
industrie te bevorderen,
     Gelet op de positieve bijdrage van de informatietechnologie tot de wereldwijde
economische groei en welvaart,
     Overeengekomen de resultaten van deze onderhandelingen ten uitvoer te leggen, wat
bijkomende concessies inhoudt naast die welke zijn vervat in de lijsten die zijn gehecht aan
het Protocol van Marrakesh bij de Algemene Overeenkomst betreffende Tarieven en
Handel 1994, en
     Erkennende dat de resultaten van deze onderhandelingen tevens betrekking hebben
op enkele concessies die zijn aangeboden in de onderhandelingen welke tot het opstellen
van de aan het Protocol van Marrakesh gehechte lijsten geleid hebben,
     Verklaren als volgt:
1. De handelsregeling van iedere partij dient zodanig te worden aangepast dat de
     mogelijkheden voor markttoegang voor informatietechnologieproducten worden
     uitgebreid.
2.   Overeenkomstig de in de bijlage bij deze Verklaring vervatte modaliteiten worden de
     douanerechten en andere rechten en heffingen van welke aard dan ook, in de zin van
     artikel II, lid 1, onder b), van de Algemene Overeenkomst betreffende tarieven en
i
   Namens de douane-unie Zwitserland en Liechtenstein.                                       ^
 ---pagebreak---      handel 1994, door elke partij geconsolideerd en afgeschaft ten aanzien van het
     volgende:
     a.   alle producten die zijn of kunnen worden ingedeeld onder de in aanhangsel A bij
          de bijlage bij deze Verklaring opgenomen artikelen van het Geharmoniseerd
          Systeem; en
     b.   alle producten die in aanhangsel B bij de bijlage bij deze Verklaring zijn
          opgenomen, ongeacht of deze producten ook voorkomen in aanhangsel A;
     door middel van gelijke verlagingen van de douanerechten, te beginnen in 1997 en te
     voltooien in 2000; hierbij wordt erkend dat het in een beperkt aantal gevallen
     noodzakelijk kan zijn de verlaging van de rechten over een groter aantal jaren te
     spreiden en het aantal producten waarop dit betrekking heeft vóór de
     tenuitvoerlegging uit te breiden.
3.   De Ministers uiten hun voldoening over het grote aantal producten dat in de
     aanhangsels bij de bijlage bij deze Verklaring kon worden opgenomen. Zij dragen hun
     ambtenaren op al het mogelijke te doen om de plurilaterale technische besprekingen in
     Genève op basis van deze modaliteiten uiterlijk op 31 januari 1997 af te ronden,
     teneinde tenuitvoerlegging van deze Verklaring door een zo groot mogelijk aantal
     deelnemers te verzekeren.
4.   De Ministers verzoeken de Ministers van andere lidstaten van de WTO en van staten
     of afzonderlijke douanegebieden die momenteel de procedure voor toetreding tot de
     WTO doorlopen, om aan hun ambtenaren eveneens dergelijke instructies uit te
     vaardigen, zodat zij kunnen deelnemen aan de onder punt 3 bedoelde technische
     besprekingen en ten volle deel kunnen hebben aan de uitbreiding van de wereldhandel
     in informatietechnologieproducten. »
Bijlagen:     Modaliteiten en producten
              Aanhangsel A: GS-posten
              Aanhangsel B: producten
 ---pagebreak---                                          Bijlage
                        Modaliteiten en producten
Elk lid van de Wereldhandelsorganisatie, of een staat of afzonderlijk douanegebied die de
procedure voor toetreding tot de WTO doorloopt, kan aan de uitbreiding van de
wereldhandel in informatietechnologieproducten deelnemen overeenkomstig de volgende
modaliteiten:
1. Elke deelnemer brengt de maatregelen die in punt 2 van de Verklaring zijn
    omschreven onder in zijn lijsten van concessies bij de Algemene Overeenkomst
    betreffende Tarieven en Handel 1994, en bovendien (ofwel onder de eigen tariefpost
    ofwel onder de 6-cijferige post van het Geharmoniseerde Systeem (GS) 1996) in het
    officiële tarief of eventuele andere gepubliceerde versies van het tarief, afhankelijk
    van de versie die doorgaans door importeurs en exporteurs wordt gebruikt. Elke
    deelnemer die geen lid is van de WTO legt deze maatregelen autonoom ten uitvoer en
    brengt deze onder in de WTO-lijst inzake markttoegang voor goederen.
2. Hiertoe doet elke deelnemer zo spoedig mogelijk, doch uiterlijk op 1 maart 1997, aan
    alle andere deelnemers een document toekomen met a) de details betreffende de wijze
    waarop de passende tariefbehandeling in de WTO-lijst van concessies wordt
    ingebracht, en b) een overzicht van de GS-posten voor de in aanhangsel B vermelde
    producten. Deze documenten zullen uiterlijk op 1 april 1997 op basis van consensus
    worden geëvalueerd en goedgekeurd. Zodra de evaluatie van een dergelijk document
    is voltooid, wordt het aangemeld als wijziging op de lijst van de desbetreffende
    deelnemer, overeenkomstig het besluit van 26 maart 1980 betreffende procedures
    voor wijziging en rectificatie van de lijsten van tariefconcessies (BISD 27S/25).
    a.   De concessies die een deelnemer tot wijziging van zijn lijst van concessies
         voorstelt dienen tot consolidering en afschaffing van alle douanerechten en
         andere       rechten    of     heffingen,     van     welke     aard    ook,       op
         informatietechnologieproducten. Een en ander geschiedt op de volgende wijze:
         i.   indien door de deelnemers niet anders wordt overeengekomen, worden de
              douanerechten afgeschaft door middel van verlaging van het recht in gelijke
              stappen. Tenzij de deelnemers anders overeenkomen, consolideert elke
              deelnemer uiterlijk op 1 juli 1997 alle tarieven voor de in de aanhangsels
              genoemde producten. De eerste verlaging van het tarief treedt uiterlijk op 1
              juli 1997 in werking, de tweede uiterlijk op 1 januari 1998 en de derde
              uiterlijk op 1 januari 1999; de afschaffing van de douanerechten dient
              uiterlijk op 1 januari 2000 te zijn voltooid. De deelnemers komen overeen te
              bevorderen dat de douanerechten vóór deze tijdstippen autonoom worden
              afgeschaft. Het verlaagde recht wordt in elke fase afgerond op de eerste
              decimaal;
         ii.  de afschaffing van alle andere rechten en heffingen in de zin van artikel II, lid
               1, onder b), van de Algemene Overeenkomst dient uiterlijk op 1 juli 1997 te
              zijn afgerond; uitzonderingen hierop zijn mogelijk indien deze zijn vermeld in
              het document van de deelnemer dat ter evaluatie aan de andere deelnemers
              wordt voorgelegd.
    b.   De wijzigingen in de lijst die door een deelnemer worden voorgesteld ter
         uitvoering van de consolidatie en afschaffing van de douanerechten op
         informatietechnologieproducten dienen op de volgende wijze te worden verricht:
                                                                                                7
 ---pagebreak---         i.    met betrekking tot de GS-posten in aanhangsel A worden waar nodig
              subposten gecreëerd in het nationale tarief zoals dat in de lijst is opgenomen;
        ii.   met betrekking tot de producten in aanhangsel B wordt bij de lijst een bijlage
              verstrekt waarin alle producten in aanhangsel B zijn opgenomen; in de
              bijlage worden de volledige GS-posten voor deze producten vermeld, ofwel
              in de vorm van het nationale tarief ofwel in de vorm van de 6-cijferige GS-
              code.
  Elke deelnemer brengt de wijzigingen die hij heeft voorgesteld, zodra deze in werking
  zijn getreden, aan in zijn eigen nationale tariefstelsel.
  De deelnemers komen periodiek bijeen, onder auspiciën van de Raad voor de Handel
  in Goederen, ter beoordeling van het overzicht van producten in de aanhangsels.
  Beoordeeld wordt of de technologische ontwikkelingen, de ervaring met de
  toepassing van de tariefconcessies of wijzigingen van de GS-nomenclatuur aanleiding
  geven tot het opnemen van nieuwe producten in de aanhangsels. Overleg wordt
  gepleegd over niet-tarifaire handelsbelemmeringen met betrekking tot
   informatietechnologieproducten. Dit overleg laat de rechten en plichten uit hoofde
  van de WTO-overeenkomst onverlet.
  De deelnemers komen bijeen zodra dit praktisch mogelijk is, echter uiterlijk op 1 april
   1997, om te bekijken hoeveel aanvaardingen zijn binnengekomen en te beoordelen
  welke conclusies daaruit moeten worden getrokken. De deelnemers leggen de
   maatregelen waarin de Verklaring voorziet ten uitvoer, mits een aantal deelnemers dat
   ca. 90% van de wereldhandel2 in informatietechnologieproducten vertegenwoordigt
  tot dat moment kennis heeft gegeven van aanvaarding, en mits door de deelnemers
   overeenstemming is bereikt over de fasering. Bij de beoordeling van de vraag of de
   maatregelen waarin de Verklaring voorziet moeten worden uitgevoerd, kunnen de
   deelnemers, indien het aandeel in de wereldhandel van de deelnemers enigszins lager
   is dan 90%, in aanmerking nemen in welke mate wordt deelgenomen door de staten
   of afzonderlijke douanegebieden waarmee zij in deze producten het meest intensief
   handel drijven. Op de bijeenkomst wordt door de deelnemers vastgesteld of aan deze
   criteria is voldaan.
  De deelnemers komen zo vaak als nodig bijeen, doch uiterlijk op 30 september 1997,
   om eventuele onderlinge afwijkingen ten aanzien van de indeling van
   informatietechnologieproducten te onderzoeken; prioriteit hebben daarbij de
   producten in aanhangsel B. De deelnemers komen overeen, dat zij er gezamenlijk naar
   zullen streven om waar dit nuttig is tot een gemeenschappelijke indeling voor deze
   producten te komen binnen de bestaande GS-nomenclatuur; daarbij wordt rekening
   gehouden met de interpretaties en uitspraken van de Internationale Douaneraad (ook
   bekend als Werelddouaneorganisatie (WCO)). In gevallen dat er een afwijkende
   indeling blijft bestaan, overwegen de deelnemers bij de WCO een gezamenlijk
   voorstel in te dienen om de bestaande GS-nomenclatuur aan te passen, ook als deze
   maatregel in strijd is met de Algemene Overeenkomst.
   De deelnemers zijn zich ervan bewust dat artikel XXIII van de Algemene
   Overeenkomst hierop van toepassing is, in die gevallen dat voordelen voor een
   deelnemer die WTO-lid is direct of indirect worden uitgehold of tenietgedaan door
   tenuitvoerlegging van deze Verklaring, als gevolg van de toepassing van een
Dit percentage wordt berekend door het secretariaat van de WTO op basis van de meest recente gegevens die ten
tijde van de bijeenkomst beschikbaar zijn.
                                                                                                              H
 ---pagebreak---     maatregel door een andere deelnemer die WTO-lid is, ongeacht of deze maatregel in
    strijd is met de bepalingen van de Algemene Overeenkomst.
7.  Wanneer een deelnemer verzoekt om overleg Over de bovengenoemde verbintenissen,
    wordt dit verzoek door elke deelnemer in welwillende overweging genomen. Dit
    overleg laat de rechten en verplichtingen uit hoofde van de WTO-overeenkomst
    onverlet.
8.  Deelnemers die optreden onder auspiciën van de Raad voor de Handel in Goederen
    stellen andere leden van de WTO alsmede staten of afzonderlijke douanegebieden die
    de procedure voor toetreding tot de WTO doorlopen in kennis van deze modaliteiten,
    en plegen overleg om de deelname van de laatstgenoemden aan de uitbreiding van de
    handel in informatietechnologieproducten op basis van deze Verklaring te
    bevorderen.
9.  Voor de toepassing van deze modaliteiten wordt verstaan onder 'deelnemer': de
    leden van de WTO dan wel staten of afzonderlijke douanegebieden die de procedure
    voor toetreding tot de WTO doorlopen, die het in lid 2 genoemde document uiterlijk
    op 1 maart 1997 hebben overgelegd.
10. Deze bijlage staat open voor aanvaarding door alle leden van de WTO en alle staten
    of afzonderlijke douanegebieden die de procedure voor toetreding tot de WTO
    doorlopen. Van de aanvaarding wordt de Directeur-generaal schriftelijk in kennis
    gesteld; deze stelt alle deelnemers hiervan in kennis.
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There are two attachments to the Annex.
Attachment A lists the HS headings or parts thereof to be covered.
Attachment B lists specific products to be covered by an ÏTA wherever they are classified in the
HS .
                                         Attachment A, Section 1
       ÏÏ59T          HS description
       3818           Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in form of discs, wafers or similar
                      forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics
       8469    11     Word processing machines
       8470           Calculating machines and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying
                      machines with a calculating function; accounting machines, postage franking machines,
                      ticket-issuing machines and similar machines, incorporating a calculating devices; cash
                      registers:
       8470    10     Elecfromcca^latôrs^âpâETe ~?oplraimg"wltnout an external source of electric power and
                      pocket size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions
       8470    21    Ôtri'êr' electronic caïâ                                a printing device
       8470    29     Other     "     "™"~"
       847ÏÏ"  W      Other caToTlatTnglmcnTneT
       8470    40     Accounting machines
       8470    50     Cash registers
       8470    90     Other
                      Automatic "data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers,
                      machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for
                      processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included:
       PTl            Analogue or hybrid automatic data processing machines
        8471   30     Portable digital automatic data processing machines, weighing no more than 10 kg,
                      consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display
        8471   41     Other digital automatic data processing machines comprising in the same housing at least a
                      central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined
        847 ;  49     Other digitaTTuTolTiatTr^ata processing machines presented in the form of systems
        847!   50     Digital processing units cïïnêTThari "thTse^ subhSdïng 8471 41 and 8471 49, whether or
                      not in the same housing one or two of the following types of units : storage units, input
                      units, output units
        8471   60      input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing
        8471   70     Storage ûnîts/TncludîngTeTirrâTstorage units, optical disk storage units, hard disk drives and
                      magnetic tape storage units
        847 i  80     Other units of automatic data"processing machines
                      üïKcr                — —           —-—     —         -
        8471   SO
        8472   90      Automatic teller machines
        8473   21      Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8470 of the electronic calculating
                       machines of subheading 8470 10, 8470 21 and 8470 29
        8473    29     Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8470 other than the electronic
                       calculating machines of subheading 8470 10, 8470 21 and 8470 29
        8473    30     Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8471
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    8473  50  Parts and accessories equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of the
              headings Nos. 8469 to 8472
ex  8504  40  Static converters for automatic data processing machines and units thereof, and
              telecommunication apparatus
ex  8504  50  Other inductors for power supplies for automatic data processing machines and units
              thereof, and telecommunication apparatus
    8517      Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, including line telephone sets
              with cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier-current line
              systems or for digital line systems; videophones:
    8517  11  Line telephone sets with cordless handsets
    8517  19  Other telephone sets and videophones
    8517  21  Facsimile machines
    8517  22  Teleprinters
    8517  30  Telephonic or telegraphic switching apparatus
    8517  50  Other apparatus, for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems
    8517  80  Other apparatus including entry-phone systems
    8517  90  Parts of apparatus of"hea3mg È517
ex  8518  10  Microphones having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3,4 KHz with a diameter of not
              exceeding 10 mm and a height not exceeding 3 mm, for telecommunication use
ex  8518  30  Line telephone handsets
ex  8518  29  Loudspeakers, without housing, having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3,4 KHz with a
              diameter of not exceeding 50 mm, for telecommunication use
    8520  20  Telephone answering machines
    8523  11  Magnetic tapes of a width not exceeding 4 mm
    8523   12  Magnetic tapes of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6,5 mm
    8523   13  Magnetic tapes o? a width exceeding 6,5 mm
    8523  20   Magnetic discs
    8523  90   Other
    8524  31   Discs for laser reading systems for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
ex  8524  39   Other :
               - for reproducing representations of instructions, data, sound, and image, recorded in
               a machine readable binary form, and capable of being manipulated or providing
               interactivity to a user, by means of an automatic data processing machine
    8524  40   Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
    8524   91  Media for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
 ex  8424  99  Other :
               - for reproducing representations of instructions, data, sound, and image, recorded in
               a machine readable binary form, and capable of being manipulated or providing
               interactivity to a user, by means of an automatic data processing machine
 ex  8525  10  Transmission apparatus other than apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television
     8525  20  Transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus
 ex  8525  40   Digital still image video cameras
 ex  8527  90   Portable receivers for calling, alerting or paging
 ex  8529  10   Aerials or antennae of a kind used with apparatus for radio-telephony and
                radio-telegraphy
                                                                                                        11
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 ex   8529    90  Parts of:
                  transmission apparatus other than apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television
                  transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus
                  digital still image video cameras,
                  portable receivers for calling, alerting or paging
      8531    20  Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light emitting diodes
                  (LED)
 ex   8531    90  Parts of apparatus of subheading 8531 20
      8532        Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set):
      8532    10  Fixed capacitors 'dTsigïïê^ FôT'ïïseln 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling
                  capacity of not less than 0,5 kvar (power capacitors)
      8532    21  TlimâTum fixed capacitors
      8532    22  Aluminium èïectroiytlc^rixëHTâpacitoTr
      8l3T    2T  Cêramicd mc^icTsi^iTi^èTTix'Si "capaa tors "
      8532    24  Ceramic dieTectncTmuÏÏÏÏ^^
      8532    25  Dielectric fixed capaTuörs Ô7 pjâ^r or™pTâstîcT
      8532    29  Otïïër fixed capacitors
              W   VâmîrjIe""cTâQ^^
      8532    90  Parts
      8533        Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating
                  resistors:
      8533        FlxeTTarD^rTTêsTstors, com^ositiorToTTiim types
      8533    21  Other fixed resistors for a pmm'n'an'dUng capacity not exceeding 20 W
              2T  t>nïëlr"Rx'eV^rêsTstôrsTcTr a power handling capacity of 20 \V or more
      8533    31  WiVewoundvS^                           including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling
                  capacity not exceeding 20 W
      8533    39   Wirewound variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling
                  capacity of 20 W or more
      8533    40  OtTTer"vair'iaG 1 e""'reststore7'TnC'HJ'idTrig"?ne'iô"stâts~ajïa potentiometers
      8533    90   Parts
      8534         Printed circuits
      8"53l  Î5ÏÏ  ElectroniFAC^wltdTiwTonsisting o( optically "coupled input and output circuits
                   (Insulated thyristor AC switches)
      $53T    50   Electronic switcT^TnTiudTng temperature protected electronic switches, consisting of a
                   transistor and a logic chip (chip-on-chip technology) for a voltage not exceeding 1000
                   volts
  ex  $53T     50  ElectromTc^âlïïcarsnap^'âcÏÏon switchM'esM'fór"a"current not exceeding 11 amps
      Î53T     6T  Plugs and sockets for co-axial cables and printed circuits
  ex
  ex   8536"   90  ConnectionTand contact" elements' /ôrwtres and cables
      J$4T         blodes!," t^                                                      devices'; photosensitive semiconductor
                   devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up
                   into panels; light-emitting diodes; mounted piezo-electric crystals:
       854 i       Diodes, otheMrïairpTï^sTn^ïïivTTriighremitting diodes
       854     21  Transistors, other than photosensrïïvirTra^                          a dissipation rate of less than 1 W
       8541    29  Transistors, other llTâiT^                                           a dissipation rate of 1 W or more
                                                                                                                            1 ')
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    8541  30   Thyristors, diacs and triacs^ other than photosensitive devices"
    8541  40   Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled
               in modules or made up into panels; light emitting diodes
    8541  50   Other semiconductor"devices"                                                           —-—- «
    8541  60   M ounï^o^Tezö-eïëctrîcTrystaîs"
   TT54T  W    Parts
    8542       Electronic integrated circuits and microassem blies
   "8*547 12   C^rd^" incorporât                                                                             circuit ('smart' cards)
   154T   ÎT   Metal oxide semiconductors (fMOS technology)
   1517   TT   "Circuits oTtaîrTed by~b*îpôiaf technology
    8542  19   Other monoIithklfigïïâTTn^^                                                                  including circuits obtained By a combination of
               bipolar and MOS technologies (BIMOS technology)
    8542  30   Other "monolithic i'nle™g7âl.eTcïïauts
               «..».—11 T . . . i . . ; - . , . , . - „ . . I . , . . , . 1 1 . ^ . „ • „ . l y . r ,
   154T   40   Hybrid integrated circuits
    8542  50    Electronic mscroassenîïïîles
   154T   W    Part
    8543  81    Proximity cards and tags
ex  8543  89    Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions
ex  8544      [Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 80 V, fitted with connectors, of a
                kind used for telecommunications
    8544  49    Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding                                                         V, not fitted with connectors,
                of a kind used for telecommunications
    8544  51    Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 1000 V,
                fitted with connectors» of a 'kind usf;d for telecommunications
    8544  70    Optical fibre cables
    9009   11 (Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original image
                directly onto the copy (direct process)|
    9009  21    Other photocopying apparatus, incorporating an optical system
   "5ÏÏ0T w     Parts and accessones
    9026        Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other
                variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat
                meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading No 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032:
    9026   10    InstrumentTfoTmeasunng orThê^mg^üovToFlcvd                                                                of liquids
    9026  20     InsTrûmentslînd^âppar'otus i^rlïïelsjlnngorchecking pressure
     9026  80   OlIïeTlïïsmiments ancfâpparatûsTor measuring or cfiecicing"of heading 9026
    "9W   W      Parts and accesloneT^TTrm                                                                           of heading 9026
     9027  20    Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments
     9027  30    Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV,
                 visible, ÎR)
     9027  50    Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) of heading
                 No 9027
     9027  80    Other instruments and apparatus of heading No 9027 (other than those of heading No
                 9027 10)
     9027  90    Parts and accessories of products of heading 9027, other than for gas or smoke
                 analysis apparatus and microtomes
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      9030 40 Instruments and apparatus for measuring and checking, specially designed for
              telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments,
              distorsion factor meters, psophometers)
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                                                       Attachment A, Section 2
S e m i c o n d u c t o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g and testing e q u i p m e n t and parts t h e r e o f
             HS Code            Description                                                               Comments
  ex         7017 10           Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and For Attachment B
                               oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor wafers
  ex         8419 89           Cn^rrïïcal vapor deposition apparatus for semiconductor production         For Attachment B
  ex         8419 90            Parts of chemical vapor deposition apparatus for semiconductor            For Attachment B
                                production
  ex         8421 19            Spin dryers for semiconductor wafer processing
  ex         8421 91            Parts of spin dryers for semiconductor wafer processing
  ex         8424 89            Deflash machines for cleaning and removing contaminants from the
                               metal leads of semiconductor packages prior to the electroplating process
  ex        '8454 89           "Spraying,'appliances for etching, strippTng^Tcleaning semiconductor
                                wafers
  ex         8424 90            Parts of spraying appliances for etching, "stripping or cleaning
                                semiconductor wafers
             8456 10            Machines for working any material byTemoval of material, by laser or
                                other light or photo beam in the production of semiconductor wafers
  ex         8456 91            Apparatus for stripping or cleaning; semiconductor wafers                 For Attachment B
             8456 91            Machines for dry-etching patterns" on semiconductor materials
  ex         8456 99            Focused ion beam milling^îachln^Ft^pro^ûce or repair masks and
                                reticles for patterns on semiconductor devices
             8456 99            Lasercutters for cutting contacting tracks in semiconductor production by For Attachment B
                                laser beam
             8464 10            Machines for sawing monocrysta! semiconductor boules into slices, or      For Attachment B
                                wafers into chips
  ex         8464 20            Grinding, polishlng'andlappi'ng'machines for processing of semiconductor
                                wafers
  ex         8464 90           "Dicing machines for scribing or scoring semiconductor wafers
  ex         8466 91            Pans lormachines' for sawing monocrysta! semiconductor boules into        For Attachment B
                                slices, or wafers into chips
  ex         8466 91            Parts of dicing machinêslorscnbîng or scoring semiconductor wafers        For Attachment B
  ex         84Ó6 91            Parts of grinding, polishing and lapping machines for processing of
                                semiconductor wafers
  ex         8466 93            Pans of focused ion beam milling machines to produce or repair masks
                                and reticles for patterns on semiconductor devices
  ex         8466 93            Pans of lasercutters for cutting contacting tracks in semiconductor       For Attachment B
                                production by laser beam
  ex         8466 93            Pans of machines for working any material by removal of material, by
                                laser or other light or photo beam in the production of semiconductor
                                wafers
  ex         8456 93             Parts of apparatus for stripping or cleaning semiconductor wafers        For Attachment B
  ex         8466 93             Parts of machines for dry-etching patterns on semiconductor materials
  ex         8477 10             Encapsulation equipment for assembly of semiconductors                   For Attachment B
  ex         8477 90             Parts of encapsulation equipment                                         For Attachment B
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 ex     8479 50    Automated machines for transplJrtTITandling and storage of semiconductor   For Attachment B~
                   wafers, wafer cassettes, wafer boxes and other material for semiconductor
                   devices
        8479 89     Apparatus for growing or pulling monocrystal semiconductor boules
        8479 89    Apparatus for physical deposition by sputtering on semiconductor wafers    For Attachment B"
 ex     8479 89     Apparatus for wet etchingTHeveloping, stripping or cleaning               For Attachment B
                    semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
 ex     8479 89     Die attach apparatusTtape automated bonders, and wire bonders for         For Attachment B
                   assembly of semiconductors
 ex     8479 89     EncapsüTanöh' equipmërit for assembly of semiconductors                   For Attachment B
 ex     8479 89     Epitaxial deposition machines for semiconductor wafers
 ex     8479  89    Machines for bending, folding and straightening semiconductor leads       For Attachment B
                    nL...'I J        ••'
        8479  89    Physical  deposition apparatus J—
                                                    for /for semiconductor
                                                               _' . J         J....'
                                                                           production         For Attachment B
 ex     8479  89    Spinners for coating photographic emulsions on semiconductor wafers       For Attachment
 ex     8479  90    Part of apparatus for physical deposition by sputtering on semiconductor  For Attachment B
                    wafers
 ex     8479 90     Parts for die attach apparatus, tape automated bonders, and wire bonders  For Attachment B
                    for assembly of semiconductors
 ex     8479 90     Parts for spinners for coaling photographic emulsions on semiconductor    For Attachment B
                    wafers
 ex     8479 90     Parts of apparatus for growing or pulling monocrystal semiconductor
                    boules
 ex     8479 90     Parts of apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning     For Attachment B
                    semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
 ex     8479 90     Parts of automated machines for transport, handling and storage of        For Attachment B
                    semiconductor wafers, wafer cassettes, wafer boxes and other material for
                    semiconductor devices
 ex     8479 90     Parts of encapsulation equipment for assembly of semiconductors           For Attachment B
 ex     8479 90     Parts of epitaxial deposition machines for semiconductor wafers
        8479 9~0~   Parts of machines for bending, folding and straightening semiconductor    For Attachment B
                    leads
  ex    8479 90     Parts of physical deposition apparatus for for semiconductor production   For Attachment B
  ex    8480 71    "injection and compressiorTrnoulds for the manufacture of semiconductor
                    devices
  ex    8514 10   ' Resistance heated furnaces and ovens for the manufacture of
                     semiconductor devices on semiconductor wafers
  ex     8514 2Ô     Inductance or dielectric furnaces and ovens for the manufacture of
                     semiconductor devices on semiconductors wafers
         8514 30     Apparatus for rapid heating of semiconductor wafers                      For Attachment B
  ex    T5TTW        Parts of resistance heated furnaces and ovens for the manufacture of
                     semiconductor devices on semiconductor wafers
         8514 90     Parts of apparatus for rapid heating of wafere                            For Attachment B
  ex
  ex     8514 90     Parts of furnaces and ovens oFTleadings No 8514 10 to No 8514 30
         8536 90     Water probers                                                             For Attachment B
  ex
         8543 1      Ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials
         8543 30     Apparatus fo~wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning               For Attachment B
                     semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
                                                                                                          lf>
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ex  8543 90      Parts of apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning       For Attachment B
                semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
ex  8543 90      Parts of ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials
    9010 41 to   Apparatus for projection, drawing or plating circuit patterns on sensitized
    9010 49      semiconductor materials and flat panel displays
ex  9010 90      Parts and accessories of the apparatus of Headings No 9010 41 to 9010 49
ex  9011 10      Optical stereoscopic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically         For Attachment B
                 designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or
                 reticles
ex  9011 20      Photomicrographic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically            For Attachment B
                 designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or
                 reticles
ex  9011 90      Parts and accessories of optical stereoscopic microscopes fitted with       For Attachment B
                 equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of
                 semiconductor wafers or reticles
ex  901190       Parts and accessories of photomicrographic microscopes fitted with          For Attachment B
                 equipment specifically designed for the handling arid transport of
                 semiconductor wafers or reticles
ex  9012 10      Electron beam microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for   For Attachment B
                 the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticles
ex  9012 90      Parts and accessories of electron beam microscopes fitted with equipment    For Attachment B
                 specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor
                 wafers or reticles
    9017 20      Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or          For Attachment B
                 reticles from photoresist coated substrates
    9017 90      Parts and accessories for pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for   For Attachment B
                 producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates
    9017 90    | Parts of such pattern generating apparatus                                  For Attachment B
    9030 82       Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking semiconductor
                  wafers or devices
ex  9030 90       Parts an3~âccessones' oflnstruments and apparatus for measuring or
                  checking semiconductor wafers or devices
 ex 9030 90       Parts oTTnstruments and appliances for measuring or checking
                  semiconductor wafers or devices
    9031 41       optical instruments and appliances for inspecting semiconductor wafers
                  or devices or for inspecting masks, photomasks or reticles used in
                  manufacturing semiconductor devices
 ex  9031 49      Optical instruments and appliances for measuring surface particulate
                  contamination on semiconductor wafers
 ex  9031 90      Parts and accessories of optical instruments and appliances for inspecting
                  semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting masks, photomasks or
                  reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices
     9031 90       Parts and accessories of optical instruments and appliances for measuring
                  surface particulate contamination on semiconductor wafers
                                                                                                        1 r>i
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                                                Attachment B
Positive list of specific products to be covered by this agreement wherever they are
classified in the HS.
Where parts are specified, they are to be covered in accordance with HS Notes 2(b) to
Section XVI and Chapter 90, respectively.
 Computers: automatic data processing machines capable of 1) storing the processing program or programs and at
 least the data immediately necessary for the execution of the program; 2) being freely programmed in accordance
 with the requirements of the user; 3) performing arithmetical computations specified by the user; and 4) executing,
 without human intervention, a processing program which requires them to modify their execution, by logical
 decision during the processing run.
 The agreement covers such automatic data processing machines whether or not they are able to receive and process
 with the assistance of central processing unit telephony signals, television signals, or other analogue or digitally
 processed audio or video signals. Machines performing a specific function other than data processing, or
 incorporating or working in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine, and not otherwise specified
 under Attachment A or B, are not covered by this agreement.
 Electric amplifiers when used as repeaters in line telephony products falling within this agreement, and parts
 thereof
 Flat panel displays (including LCD, Electro Luminescence, Plasma and other technologies) for products falling
 within this agreement, and parts thereof.
 Network equipment: Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) apparatus, including those
 products dedicated for use solely or principally to permit the interconnection of automatic data processing machines
 and units thereof for a network that is used primarily for the sharing of resources such as central processor units,
 data storage devices and input or output units - including adapters, hubs, in-line repeaters, converters, concentrators,
 bridges and routers, and printed circuit assemblies for physical incorporation into automatic data processing
 machines and units thereof.
 Monitors : display units of automatic data processing machines with a cathode ray tube with a dot screen pitch
 smaller than 0,4 mm not capable of receiving and processing television signals or other analogue or digitally
 processed audio or video signals without assistance of a central processing unit of a computer as defined in this
 agreement.
 The agreement does not, therefore, cover televisions, including high definition televisions.3
  Optical disc storage units, for automatic data processing machines (including CD drives and DVD-drives), whether
 or not having the capability of writing/recording as well as reading, whether or not in their own housings.
  Paging alert devices, and parts thereof . """
  Plotters whether input or output units of HS heading No 8471 or drawing or drafting machines of HS heading No
  9017.
  Printed Circuit Assemblies for products falling within this agreement, including such assemblies for external
  connections such as cards that conform to the PCMCIA standard.
  Such printed circuit assemblies consist of one or more printed circuits of heading 8534 with one or more active
  elements assembled thereon, with or without passive elements "Active elements" means diodes, transistors, and
  similar semiconductor devices, whether or not photosensitive, of heading 8541, and integrated circuits and micro
  assemblies of heading 8542.
  Projection type flat panel display units used with automatic data processing machines which can display digital
  information generated by the central processing unit.
      3
        Participants will conduct a review of this product description in January 1999 under the consultation
 provisions of paragraph 3 of the Declaration
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Proprietary format storage devices including media therefor for automatic data processing machines, with or
without removable media and whether magnetic, optical or other technology, including Bernoulli Box, Syquest, or
Zipdrive cartridge storage units.
Multimedia upgrade kits for automatic data processing machines, and units thereof, put up for retail sale,
consisting of, at least, speakers and/or microphones as well as a printed circuit assembly that enables the ADP
machines and units thereof to process audio signals (sound cards).
Set top boxes which have a communication function: a microprocessor-based device incorporating a modem for
gaining access to the Internet, and having a function of interactive information exchange
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      CN97                 Label                                                                    Base Rate         Final Bound                  Implementation
                                                                                                                           Rate
                                                                                                                                  Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
      3X18(1»              l'hemic.il elements doped lor use in electronic, in the form of
                           discs, wafers or similar tonus, chemical compounds doped for
                           use m electronics
      3818 00 10           Doped silicon                                                                 6.9               free       5.2      3.5               1.7              free
      3818 00 90           Other                                                                         69                free       5.2      3.5               1.7              free
      7020 00              Other articles ol glass
      7020 00 05           Quart/ reactor tubes .uni holders designed lor insertion into                  4                free       3.0      2.0               I.O              free
                           diffusion and oxidation lurnaccs for production of semiconductor
                           wafers
      7020 00 10           O f fused q u a d / or other (used silica
      7020 00 30           O f glass h a \ i n g a linear coefficient o f expansion not exceeding 5
                           x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C
      7020 00 80           Other
      8419                 Machiner., plant or laborator) equipment, whether or not
                           electrical!} heated, for the treatment o f materials by a process
                           involving a change o f temperature such as heating, cooking.
                           roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming.
                           dry ing. evaporating, vapourizing. condensing or cooling, other
                           than machinery or plant o f a kind used for domestic purposes;
                           instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric :
      8419 89              Other
      8419 89 10           Cooling towers and similar plant for direct cooling (without a
                           separating wall) by means o f recirculated water
      841989 15            Apparatus for rapid heating o f semiconductor wafers                         free              free      free      free             free              free
      8419 89 20           Apparatus for chemical vapour deposition on semiconductor                    free              free      free      free             free              free
                           wafers
      8419 89 25           Apparatus for physical vapour deposition by electronic beam or               free              free      free      free             free              free
                           evaporation on semiconductor wafers
      8419 89 30           Vacuum-vapour plant for the deposition o f metal
      8419 89 95           Other
      8419 90              Parts
      841990 10            O f heat exchange units, for use in civil aircraft
      8419 90 20           O f s u b h e a d i n g 8 4 1 9 20 00
                                                                                          European Commission
esr vendredi, 28. février 1997                                                           Delegation in G e n e v a - aj                                              Page 1 of 33
 ---pagebreak---       CN97                 Label                                                                          Base Rate         Final B o u n d                   Implementation
                                                                                                                                Rate
                                                                                                                                            Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
       XI19 90 30          I or apparatus ol subheading X4I9 X«> | s t,> XJMW) 25                                               free             2.0      1.4               0.7"*"" ~   — — - — - " •
       84 19 90 80         ( )thcr
       XI21                Centrifuges, including ccntriltig.il dryers, lillcring or p u n i ) ing
                           machiner) and apparatus, lor liquids or gases
       8421 19             ( Ulier
       8421 19 10          l'or use in civ il aircraft
                           Other
      8421 19 91           Centrifuges o f a kind used in laboratories
                           ( cnlrifugcs of a kind used in ihe m.inul.n. luring ol
                           semiconductors w ,ilers
      8421 19 93           Spinners tor coating photographic emulsions on semiconductor                        free             free            free     free              free               free
                           wafers
      X42I 19 95           Other                                                                                15              fret                     0.8               0.4                free
      8421 19 97           ( liher
                           Parts
                           O f centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers
      8421 91 10           I or apparatus o f subheading 8421 19 93 and 8421 19 95                             2.5              free             1.9      1.3              0.6               free
      8421 91 90           ( )ther
      8421 99 00           Other
      8424                 Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for
                           projecting, dispersing or sprav ing liquids or powders; fire
                           extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar
                           appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet
                           projecting machines :
      8424 89              Other
      8424 89 20           Spraying appliances for etching, stripping or cleaning                             free             free            free     free              free               free
                           semiconductor wafers
      8424 89 30           Deflash machines for cleaning and removing contaminants from                       2.8              free            2.1       1.4              0.7                free
                          the metal leads o f semiconductor packages prior to the
                          electroplating process
      8424 89 80          Other
      8424 90             Parts
      8424 90 10          O f apparatus o f heading 8424 89 20                                                                 free            2.1       1.4              0.7               free
      8424 90 90          Other
      8428                Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machiner) (for
                          example, lifts, escalators, convex ors. teleferics) :
î\5 vondrodi, 28. fóvrior 1997
                                                                                       European Commission
                                                                                     D e l e g a t i o n i n G e n e v a - aj                                                    Page 2 of 33
 ---pagebreak---        C N 97               Label                                                                                    Base Rate   Final B o u n d                     Implementation
                                                                                                                                      Rate
                                                                                                                                                 J u l . 1997 Jan. 1998       J a n . 1999       Jan.2000
       842839               ( Ulier
       X42X 39 H)           I or use m v. i\ il . n u rail
                            Other
       8428 39 91           R o l l e r c o n \ c) o r s
       X42X 39 93           .Automated malen.il handling machine-- lor transport, handling                                            free                       free              free              free
                            and storage ol s c m u o n d i n l o r w a l e r s w.iter cassettes, wafer
                            boxes and oilier maler i.d lor s e m u OIUIULI'T d o ices
       X42X 39 98           Other
       843 I                Paris suitable l<>r use so!cl\ or pnru ip i!!\ u ill) the i n a c h i n c n of
                            heading Nos X 12^ to X C u
       84 31 39             Other
       84 31 39 10          Ol rolling-mill machiner) ol s u b h e a d i n g XI2X 9(1 .3(1
       X43I 39 20           Of machiner) of heading X42X 39 93                                                                        I'rci             1.2      0.8               free              free
       8431 .39X0           Other
       8456                 Machine-tools for working an\ materia! b) removal of material.
                            b\ laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-
                            discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma
                            arc processes '
       8456 10              Operated b\ laser or other light or photon beam processes
       8456 10 10           Of a kind used in the manufacturing of semiconductor wafers or                               4.7         free             3.5        2.4               1.2              free
                           devices
       8456 10 90          Other
       8456 91 00           For dry-etching patterns on semiconductor materials                                         free         free            free       free              free              free
       8456 99             Other
       8456 99 10          focused ton beam miling machines for producing or repairing                                  free         free            free       free              free              free
                           masks and reticles for patterns on semiconductor devices
       8456 99 30          Apparatus for stripping or cleaning semiconductor wafers                                     free        free             free       free              free              free
       8456 99 90          Other
       8462                Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging,
                           hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses)
                           for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening,
                           shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or
                           metal carbides, not specified above :
                           Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including
                           presses)
       8462 21             Numerically controlled
                                                                                                 European Commission
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                                                                                                                                Rate
                                                                                                                                       Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
        8462 21 05           ol a kind used in manulacturing semiconductors leads                             •^ i
                                                                                                                                           24        1.6               0.8              free
        X462 21 10           I or working Mal products
        8462 21 80           ( ither
        8462 29              ( Hlicr
        8462 29 05           I or bending, folding and straightening semiconductor leads                                        free        1.3      0.8               0.4              free
        8462 29 10            l o r working 11.it products
                             Other
        8462 29 91            11) draulic
        8462 29 99           Other
        8464                  Machine-tools lor working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-
                             cement or like mineral materials or lor cold working glass
        8464 10              Sawing machines
        8464 10 10           I or sawing monocrxstal semiconductor boules into slices, or                    free               free      free      free              free             free
                             wafers into chips
        8464 10 90           Other
        8464 20              ( i r m d m g or polishing machines
        8464 20 05           I or working semiconductor wafers                                               free              free       free      free             free              free
                             I or working glass
        8464 20 11           Optical glass
        8464 20 19           Other
        8464 20 80           Other
        8464 90              Other
        8464 90 10           f o r scribing or scoring semiconductor wafers                                  free              free       free      free             free              free
        8464 90 90           Other
        8466                 Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with
                             the machines o f heading Nos 8456 to 8465. including work or
                            tool holders, self-opening diehcads, dividing heads and other
                            special attachments for machine-tools; tool holders for any tvpe
                            o f tool for working in the hand :
                            Other
        8466 91              l o r machines o f heading No 8464
        8466 91 15           [-'or machines o f subheadings 8464 10 10. 8464 20 05 or 8464 90                                  free        1.4      0.9              0.5              free
                             10
        8466 91 20          O l cast iron or cast steel
        8466 91 95          Other
                                                                                       European Commission
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                                                                                                                                       Rate
                                                                                                                                                 Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
      8466 93                        I or machines of heading Nos 8 1*6 to X 161
      X466 9 3 |S                    I or machines ami apparatus ol subheadings X 1*6 III |(i. X 1*6 9)             | 9                I'rci         I 4       0.9               0.5              free
                                    0(1. 84*6 99 | l l or X 1*6 99 31)
      8466 93 20                     ( )| cast iron or ca-l steel
      8466 93 95                    ( llher
      8466 94                        I or machines ol heading No X \(^2 or X Id \
      8466 94 10                     I or machines of subheading 8462 21 0 * or X 1*2 29 ( I *                      1.9                free          1.4       0.9               0.5              free
      8466 94 90                    Other
                                     Automatic tvpcwrilcrs ,md word-proccssmg machines
      8469          00               Word-processmg machines                                                       3.2                frc\           2.4       1.6               0.8              free
      8470                          Calculating machines and pockct-st/e data recoiding. reproducing
                                    and displavmg machines with calculating functions, accounting
                                    machines, postage-franking machines, ticket- issuing machines
                                    and similar machines, incorporating a calculating device; cash
                                    registers :
      8470 10                       l l e c t r o n i c calculators capable ol'operation without an external
                                    source o f electric power and pocket-size data recording.
                                    reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions
      8470 10 10                    electronic calculators capable o f operation w ithout an external              8.4                free          6.3       4.2               2.1              free
                                    source o f electric power
      8470 10 90                    Pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines                5.0               free           3.8       2.5               1.3              free
                                    with calculating functions
                                    Other electronic calculating machines
      8470 21 00                    Incorporating a printing device                                               8.4                free           6.3       4.2               2.1              free
      8470 29 00                    Other                                                                         8.4                free           6.3       4.2               2.1              free
      8470 30 00                    Other calculating machines                                                    2.8                free           2.1       1.4               0.7              free
      8470 40 00                    Accounting machines                                                           2.8                free           2.1       1.4               0.7              free
      8470 50 00                    Cash registers                                                                2.8                free           2.1       1.4               0.7             free
      8470 90 00                    Other                                                                         2.8                free           2.1       1.4               0.7             free
      8471                          Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof: magnetic
                                    or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media
                                    in coded form and machines for processing such data, not
                                    elsewhere specified or included :
      8471 10                       Analogue or hybrid automatic data-processing machines
      8471 10 10                    For use in civil aircraft                                                     free               free          free      free              free             free
      8471 10 90                    Other                                                                         3.5                free          2.6                         0.9              free-
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                                                                                                                     Rate
                                                                                                                            Jul. 1997 Jan.1998         Jan.1999          Jan.2000
      8471 30 00   -      Portable digital automatic data-processing machines, weighing            3 *               free-      2.6       I8                0.9               free
                          nol more than 10 kg. consisting ol ai least ,i central processing
                          unit, a kc) board and a displ.i)
                          Other digital automatic data-processing machines
      8471 41      —      Comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit
                          and an input and output unit whether or not combined
      847141 10    —-      I or use in ci\ il aircraft                                            free               free      free      free              free              free
      84714190     —       Other                                                                   3.5               free       2.6       1.8               0.9              free
      8471 49       —     Other, presented in the form ol s\ stems
      8471 49 10    —      I or use in ci\ il aircraft                                            free               free      free     free               free             free
      847149 90     —      Other                                                                   3.5              free        2.6       1.8               0.9             free
      8471 50       -      Digital processing nnils oilier than those of subheadings No 8471
                          4 I and 8471 49. whether or not containing in the same housing
                          one or two of the follow ing I) pes of unit: storage units, input
                          units, output units
      847150 10    --      I or use in ci\ il aircraft                                            free              free       free     free               free             free
      8471 50 90   -       Other                                                                   3.5              free-      2.6       1.8               0.9              free
      8471 60       -      Input or output units, whether or nol containing storage units in
                           the same housing
      8471 60 10    -      I or use in civil aircraft                                             free              free       free     free              free              free
                          Other
      847160 40    —       Printers                                                                 2               free        I.5      I.O              free              free
      847160 50    —       Keyboards                                                                2               free        I.5      I.O              free              free
      847160 90    —       Other                                                                    2               free        I.5      l.O              free              free
      8471 70      -      Storage units
      8471 70 10   --     For use in civil aircraft                                               free              free      free      free              free             free
                          Other
      847170 40    —      Central storage units                                                     2               free       1.5       I.O              free             free
                          Other
                   —      Disk storage units
      847170 51           Optical, including magneto-optical                                                        free       1.5                        free             free
                          Other
      8471 70 53          I fard disk drives                                                       1.6              free       1.2      0.8               free             free
      847170 59           Other                                                                                     free       1.5       I.O              free             free
      847170 60    —      Magnetic tape storage units                                                               free       I.5       I.O              free             free
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                                                                                                                   Rate
                                                                                                                           Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999         Jan.2000
      8471 70 90          Other                                                                                     free       1.5       l0              free              free
      8471 80             Other units ol automatic data-processing machines
      8471 80 10          Peripheral units                                                                          free       I5                        free              free
      8471 X0 90          ( lihcr                                                                                   free       I5                        free              free
      8471 90 00          ( ither                                                                                   free       1.5                       free              free
      8472                Other office machines (lor example, hectograph or stencil
                          duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote
                          dispensers, coin-sorting machines, com- counting or wrapping
                          machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perloi.iling or stapling
                          machines)
      8472 90             Other
      8472 90 10          Coin-sorting, coin-counting or com-w rapping machines
      8472 90 30          Automatic teller machines                                               3.1              free-      2.3        1.6             0.8              free
      8472 90 80          Other
      8473                Parts and accessories (other than covers, earn ing cases and the
                          like) suitable for use sold) or principally with machines of
                          heading Nos 8469 to 8472 .
      8473 10             Pans and accessories of the machines of heading No 8470
      8473 21             Of the electronic calculating machines of subheading 8470 10.
                          8470 21 or 8470 29
      8473 21 10           electronic assemblies                                                 43                free       3.2       2.1              1.1              free
      8473 21 90          Other                                                                  2.5               free        1.9      1.3             free              free
      8473 29             Other
      8473 29 10           Electronic assemblies                                                 3.4               free       2.5       1.7             0.8              free
      8473 29 90          Other                                                                   1.6              free        1.2      0.8             free             free
      8473 30             Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8471
      8473 30 10          electronic assemblies                                                  3.3               free       2.5       1.6             0.8              free
      8473 30 90          Other                                                                   1.6              free       1.2       0.8             free             free
      8473 50             Parts and accessories equally suitable for use with machines of
                          two or more of the headings Nos 8469 to 8472
      8473 50 10          electronic assemblies                                                  3.4               free       2.5       I.7             0.8              free
      8473 50 90          Other                                                                   1.6              free       1.2       0.8             free             free
      8477                Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture
                          of products from these materials, not specified or included
                          elsewhere in this chapter :
      8477 10              Injection-moulding machines
                                                                                   European Commission
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                                                                                                                         Rate
                                                                                                                                Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999        Jan. 2000
       8477 10 10                 encapsulation equipment for assembl) o l semiconductors                     2.8        free-      2 I       1.4              0.7             free
       8477 10 90                 ( Mher
       8477 59                    ( Uher
       8477 59 05                 I ncapsulation equipment lor assembl) o f semiconductors                               free                 1.4              0.7
                                                                                                                                   2.1                                         free
       8477 59 10                 Presses
       8477 59 90                 ( Ither
       8477 90                    Parts
       8477 90 04                 f o r machines of subheadings 847- 1 |(l Hi .uni 8477 59 05                 2.8        free-                1.4              0.7
                                                                                                                                   2.1                                         free
       8477 90 10                 ( )f cast iron or cast steel
       8477 90 80                 ( Ither
       8479                       M.ichines and mechanical appliances having individual (unctions,
                                  not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
       8479X9                     Other
       8479 89 10                  I he following goods, for use in civil aircraf : I hdropneumatic
                                  batteries; Mechanical actuators for thrust rcverscrs; l o i l e l units
                                  speciall) designed. Air humidifiers and dchumidifiers; Servo-
                                  mechanisms, non-electric: Non-electric starter motors. Pneumatic
                                  starters for turbo-jets, turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas
                                  turbines: Windscreen wipers, non-electric: Propeller regulators,
                                  non-electric
                                 Other
       8479 89 30                 Mobile hydraulic powered mine roof supports
       8479 89 60                Central greasing systems
       8479 89 65                 Apparatus for growing or pulling monocrystal semiconductor                 free       free      free      free              free            free
                                  boules
       8479 89 70                Apparatus for epitaxial deposition on semiconductor wafers                  free       free      free      free              free            free
       8479 89 75                Apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning                free       free      free      free              free            free
                                 semiconductor wafers
       8479 89 76                Apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning                 28        free      2.1        1.4              0.7             free
                                 liquid cry tal display substrates
      8479 89 77                 Die attach apparatus and tape automated bonders for the assembly             2.8       free      2.1        1.4              0.7             free
                                 o f semiconductors
      8479 89 79                 I'ncapsulation equipment for assembly o f semiconductors                    2.8       free       2.1        1.4              0.7             free
      8479 89 95                 Other
      8479 90                    Parts
      8479 90 10                 l o r use in c i v i l aircraft
                                                                                               European Commission
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                                                                                                                  Rate
                                                                                                                             Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998         Jan. 1999            Jan. 2000
                       ( tther
  «479 90 *()   —      Ol in. K hmes ol subheadings S l~9 X9 r,*. X l " 9 X9 "(I X I ""9 X9                        free          2 I        1.4               0.7                  free
                        " * . X 1"9 89 ~t^ X T 9 X9 " or X 179 X9 "9
  84799092      —      O l cast iron or cast steel
  8479 90 9X    —      Other
  8480                 Moulding boxes tor metal toundrv. mould bases; moulding
                       patterns, moulds tor metal (other than ingot moulds), metal
                       carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics
                       Moulds for rubber or plastns
  8480 71       —      Injection or compression tv pes
  84X0 71 10    —      of a kind used m the manu lav luring o I semiconductor <.\<:\ ices                         free-          1.9       I.3               0.6                  free
  8480 71 90    —      Other
  8504                 l l e c t n c a l transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers)
                       and inductors
  8504 40       -      Static converters
  8504 40 10    --     f o r use m c i v i l aircraft
                       ( )ther
                       O f a kind used with telecommunication apparatus and automatic
                       data-processing machines and units thereof :
  8504 40 30    —      Power supply units o f a kind used with automatic data-processing                         free           1.5       I.O               free                 free
                       machines
  8504 40 35    —      Other                                                                          4.6        free           3.4      2.3                 1.1                 free
  8504 40 50    —      Polycry stalline semiconductors
                      Other
  8504 40 93    —      Accumulator chargers
                      Other
  8504 40 94           Rectifiers
                      Inverters
  8504 40 96          I laving a power handling capacity not exceeding 7,5 k V A
  8504 40 97          I laving a power handling capacity exceeding 7.5 k V A
  8504 40 99   —-     Other
  8504 50      -      Other inductors
  8504 50 10   —      l : or use in c i v i l aircraft
                      Other
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                                                                                                                  Rate
                                                                                                                          Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan.2000
        8504 50 30          Ol a kind used for telecommunication apparatus and power                  48           free-      3.6       2.4               I.2               free
                            supplies for automatic data processing machines and units thereof
        8504 50 80          Other
        8514                Industrial or laborator) electric (including induction or dielectric)
                            furnaces and ovens, other industrial or laborator) induction or
                            dielectric heating equipment
        8514 10             Resistance heated furnaces and ovens
        8514 10 05          for the manulaclure of semiconductor dev ices on semiconductors            3           free       2.3       I.5              0.8               free
                            wafers
                            ( )ther
        8514 10 10           Hakerv and biscuit ovens
        8514 10 90          Other
        8514 20              Induction or dielectric furnaces and ovens
        8514 20 05           for the manufacture ol semiconductor dev ices on semiconductors           3          free        2.3                        0.8               free
                            wafers
                            ( )ther
        8514 20 10           Induction furnaces and ovens
        8514 20 90          Dielectric furnaces and ovens
        8514 30             Other furnaces and ovens
                             Infra-red radiation ovens
        8514 30 II          lor the manufacture of semiconductor dev ices on semiconductor           free-        free       free      free             free               free
                            wafers
        8514 30 19          Other
                            Other
        85143091            For the manufacture of semiconductor devices on semiconductor            free         free       free      free             free              free
                            wafers
        8514 30 99
                            Other
        8514 90
                            Parts
        8514 90 10                                                                                                free-      2.3        1.5             0.8               free
                            Of apparatus of subheading 8514 10 05. 8514 20 05. 8514 30                 3
                             I lor 8514 30 91
        8514 90 90
                            Other
        8515
                            electric (including electrically healed gas), laser or other light or
                            photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma
                            arc soldering, bra/ing or welding machines and apparatus,
                            whether or not capable of cutting: electric machines and apparatus
                            for hot sprav ing of metals or cermets
                                                                                       European Commission
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                                                                                                             Rate
                                                                                                                     Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999        Jan. 2000
                         Rrazmg or soldering m a c h i n e s .uni apparatus
     X5I* II (Hl         Soldering lions and guns
     8515 19 0(1         ( Mlicr
                         Machines ami appâtants lor resistance welding ol metal
     8515 21 (M)         I till) or parti) automatic
     8515 29             ( Ulier
     8515 29 10          I or butt welding
     8515 29 90          ( )ther
                         Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of
                         metals
     8515 31 00          I till) or partlv automatic
     851539              Other
                         I or manual welding with coated electrodes, complete with
                         welding or cutting devices, and consigned with
     8515 39 13          Transformers
     8515 39 18          (icnerators or rotary converters or static converters, rectifiers or
                         rectifying apparatus
     8515 39 90
                         Other
     8515 80
                         Other machines and apparatus
     8515 80 05                                                                                              free       2.8       1.9              0.9             free
                         Wire bonders of a kind used for manufacturing wafers or devices          3.7
                         Other
                         For treating metals
     8515 80 II
                         For welding
     851580 19
                         Other
                         Other
     85158091
                         For resistance welding of plastics
     8515 80 99
                         Other
     8515 90
                         Parts
     8515 90 10                                                                                              fret       2.8                       0.9              free
                         For machines of subheading 8515 80 05                                    3.7
     8515 90 90
                         Other
     8517
                         electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy.
                         including line telephone sets with cordless handsets and
                         telecommunication apparatus for carrier -current line systems or
                         for digital line systems: videophones :
                         Telephone sets: videophones
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                                                                                                                             Rate
                                                                                                                                    Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
     8517 II 00           I ine telephone sets with cordless handsets                                                        free       5.6       3.8               1.9              free
     8517 19              ( Ithcr
     8517 19 10           Videophones                                                                       14               free-     10.5       7.0              3.5               free
     8517 19 90           ( )ther                                                                          7.5               free       5.6       3.8               1.9              free
                          facsimile machines and teleprinters
     8517 21 00           facsimile machines                                                               75                free       5.6       3.8               I.9              free
     8517 22 00            I eleprinters                                                                   7.5               free-     5.6       3.8               1.9               free
     8517 30 00           Telephonic or telegraphic switching apparatus                                    7.5               free      5.6       3.8               1.9               free
     8517 50              Other apparatus, for earner-current line sv stems or for digital line
                          s) stems
     8517 50 10           I'or carrier-current line systems                                                46               free-      3.4       2.3               II               free
     8517 50 90           Other                                                                            7.5              free       56        3.8               1.9              free
     8517 80              Other apparatus
     8517 80 10           entry-phone systems                                                              7.5              free       5.6       3.8               1.9              free
     8517 80 90           ( )ther                                                                          7.5              free       5.6       3.8               I.9              free
     8517 90              Pans
                          Of apparatus for carrier-current line systems of subheading 8517
                          50 10
     851790 11            electronic assemblies                                                            3.6              free       2.7       1.8              0.9               free
     8517 90 19           Other                                                                            3.6              free       2.7       1.8              0.9              free
                          Other
     8517 90 82           electronic assemblies                                                            4.8              free       3.6       2.4               1.2             free
     8517 90 88           Other                                                                            4.8              free       3.6       2.4               1.2             free
     8518                 Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not
                          mounted in their enclosures: headphones, earphones and
                          combined microphone/speaker sets; audio- frequency electric
                          amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets :
     8518 10              Microphones and stands therefor
     8518 10 10           For use in civil aircraft
                         Other
     8518 10 20           Microphones having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3.4 KHz                       3.5              free        2.6       I.8              0.9              free
                         with a diameter not exceeding 3 mm. for telecommunications use
     8518 10 80          Other
     8518 29             Other
     8518 29 10          For use in civ il aircraft
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                                                                                                                     Rate
                                                                                                                            Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
     851829 20            I oudspeakers having a lieqiiencv ol '(ill 11/ to * 4 K l 1/ w ith a      38               free       28        1.9              0.9                free
                          diameter ol not exceeding It' mm and a height not exceeding 1
                          mm. for tclccoiniminicaiioiis use
     8518 29X0            ( ithcr
     8518 30              I leailphones. earphones and combined microphone speaker sets
     8518 30 10           For use in civ il aircraft
     8518 30 20           line telephone handsels                                                   4                I'rei     3.0       2.0               I.O               free
     8518 30 80           ( )thcr
     8520                 Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording apparatus.
                          whether or not incorporating a sound reproducing device
     852(1 20 00           I elephone answering machines                                            5.2             frci       3.9       2.6               I.3               free
     8521                 Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not
                          incorporating a video tuner
     8521 10              Magnetic tape-type
     8521 It) 10          lor use in civ il aircraft
                          Other
     8521 10 30           Of a width not exceeding 1.3 cm and allowing recording or
                          reproduction at a tape speed not exceeding 50 mm per second
     8521 10 80
                          Other
     8521 90              Other
     8521 90 10           Apparatus as defined in Note 5 F to Chapter 84                           14               free      I0.5      7.0               3.5               free
     8521 90 90           Other
     8523                 Prepared unrecorded media for sound recording or similar
                          recording of other phenomena, other than products of Chapter 37 :
                          Magnetic tapes
     8523 11 00                                                                                                    free       2.4        1.6              0.8              free
                          Of a width not exceeding 4 mm                                            3.2
     8523 12 00                                                                                                    free       3.1       2.0               1.0              free
                         Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm                       4.1
     8523 13 00                                                                                                    free       3.1       2.0               1.0              free
                         Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm                                              4.1
     8523 20
                          Magnetic discs
                          Rigid
     8523 20 11           With a thin film metallic coating, having a coercivity exceeding          2              free        1.5      I.O              free              free
                         600 Oersted and an external diameter not exceeding 23 I mm
     8523 20 19                                                                                                    free       3.1       2.0               1.0              free
                         Other                                                                    4.1
     8523 20 90                                                                                                    free-      3.I       2.0               1.0              free
                         Other                                                                    4.1
     8523 90 00                                                                                                    free       3.1       2.0               1.0              free
                         Other                                                                    4.1
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                                                                                                               Rate
                                                                                                                       Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
      8524                Records, tapes and other recorded media tor sound or other
                          similarly recorded phenomena, including matrices and masters for
                          the production ol records, but excluding products ol I'h.ipler 37
                          Discs for laser reading sv stems
      8524 31 00          I or reproducing phenomena other than sound or image                    41            free       3.1      2.0                 I.O              free
      8524 32 00          I or reproducing sound only
      8524 39             ( Mhcr
      8524 39 10           for reproducing representations ol instructions, data, sound and       4 I           free       3.1      2.0                I.O              free
                          image recorded in a machine readable hmarv form, and capable ol'
                          being manipulated or providing mler.ictiv u\ to the user, bv means
                          ol an automatic data processing machine
      8524 39 90          ( >thcr
      8524 40             Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or
                          image
      8524 40 10          Hearing data or instructions of a kind used in automatic data-           2           free        1.5       I.O             free               free
                          processing machines
                          Other
      8524 40 91          O f a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm                     3.6          free       2.7       1.8               0.9               free
      8524 40 99          Other                                                                   4.1          free-      3.1       2.0               I.O               free
                          Other
      8524 91             For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
      8524 91 10          Rearing data or instructions o f a kind used in automatic data-          2           free       1.5       I.O              free              free
                          processing machines
      8524 91 90          Other                                                                   4.1          free       3.1       2.0               I.O              free
      8524 99             Other
      8524 99 10          for reproducing representations o f instructions, data, sound and       4.1          free       3.1       2.0               1.0              free
                          image recorded in a machine readable binary form, and capable o f
                          being manipulated or providing interactivity to the user, by means
                          o f an automatic data processing machine
      8524 99 90          Other
      8525                Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy,
                          radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating
                          reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus;
                          television cameras: still image video cameras and other video
                          camera recorders :
      8525 10             Transmission apparatus
                          Radio-telegraphic or radio-telephonic apparatus:
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                                                                                                                   Rate
                                                                                                                           J u l . 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
      X525 Kl 10           l o r use in v iv il aire r a i l
                           ( Mhcr
      8525 10 50           Radio-lclcgraphic or ladio-tclcphonic apparaliis                       4I               free           3I       2.0               I.O               free
      8525 10X0            ( )iher
      8525 20               I ransinission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus
      8525 20 10           Radio-telegraphic oi radio-telephonic apparatus, for use in civil      free             free          free      free             free              free
                           aircraft
                           ( Mhcr
      8525 20 91           I or cellular nctwoiks (mobile telephones!                             6 5              free          4.9       3.3               1.6              free
      8525 20 99           ( Mhcr                                                                 65               free-         4.9       3.3               1.6              free
      852* 40              Still image \ nleo cameras and oihei v ideo camera recorders
                           Siill image v ideo cameras
      8525 40 11           Digital                                                                49                             3.7       2.5              1.2               free
      8525 40 19           ( Mhcr
                           ( Mhcr v ideo camera recorders
      8525 40 91           Only able to record sound and images taken by the television
                           camera
      8525 40 99           Other
      8527                 Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy or
                           radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same
                           housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a
                           clock :
      8527 90              Other apparatus
      8527 90 10           For radio-telephony or radio-telegraphy, for use in civil aircraft
                           Other
      8527 90 92           Portable receivers for calling, alerting or paging                    9.6              free          7.2       4.8              2.4               free
      8527 90 98          Other
      8528                 Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating
                          radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or
                          reproducing apparatus; video monitors and video projectors :
                           Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating
                          radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or
                          reproducing apparatus
      8528 12             Colour
      8528 12 10          Apparatus as defined in Note 5 F to Chapter 84                          14              free         10.5       7.0              3.5              free
                          Other
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                                                                                                                Rate
                                                                                                                        Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998      Jan. 1999        Jan. 2000
                    —       television projection equipment
      X528 12 14           With scanning parameters not exceeding 625 lines
                           W i l l i scanning parameters exceeding 625 lines
      8528 12 16           With a vertical resolution of less than 7l>0 lines
      8528 12 18           W i t h a vertical resolution ol 70(1 lines or more
                    —      .Apparatus mcorporaling a video reconlcr or reproilucer
      8528 12 22           With a screen width height ratio less than 1.5
      8528 12 28           Other
                           Other
                           With integral lube
                           With a screen width height ratio less than 1.5. with a diagonal
                           measurement of the screen
      8528 12 52           Nol exceeding 42 cm
      8528 12 54           exceeding 42 cm but not exceeding 52 cm
      8528 12 56           exceeding 52 cm but not exceeding 72 cm
      8528 12 58           I xceedmg 72 cm
                           Other
                           W i l l i scanning parameters not exceeding 625 lines, with a
                           diagonal measurement of the screen
      8528 12 62           Not exceeding 75 cm
      8528 12 66           exceeding 75 cm
                           With scanning parameters not exceeding 625 lines
      8528 12 72           W i t h a vertical resolution of less than 700 lines
      8528 12 76           W i t h a vertical resolution o f 700 lines or more
                          Other
                           With screen
      8528 12 81          W i t h a screen width/height ratio less than 1.5
      8528 12 89          Other
                          Without screen
      8528 12 91          Video tuners
      8528 12 98          Other
      8528 13      —      Black and white or other monochrome
      8528 13 10   —      Apparatus as defined in Note 5 !• to Chapter 84                          68          free        5.1      3.4             1.7             free
      8528 13 90   —      Other
      852X30       -      Video projectors
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                                                                                                                      Rate
                                                                                                                                 Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
     852X 30 05          ol a kind used with an automatic data ptoccssing machines                   14               Irci          I0.5       7.0              3.5               free
                         Other
     X528 30 20          ( olour
     8528 30 9(1         Mlack ami while or other monochrome
     8529                Parts suitable for use snlcl\ or principally w iih the apparatus of
                         heading Nos X*2* to X*2X
     8529 10              Aerials and aerial relleclors ol all kinds, parts suitable for use
                         therewith
     8529 10 10           For use in civ il aircrali
                         ( Mhcr
                         .Aerials
     8529 10 15          Aerials of a kind used with apparatus for radio-telephony and                               free            3.8      2.5               I.3              free
                         radio-telegraphic
     8529 10 20           I elescopic and whip-type aerials for portable apparatus or for
                         apparatus for fitting in motor vehicles
                         Outside aerials for radio or telev ision broadcast receivers
     8529 10 31          For reception via satellite
     8529 10 39          Other
     8529 10 40           Inside aerials for radio or telev ision broadcast receivers, including
                         built-in types
     8529 10 50          Other
     8529 10 70          Aerial filters and separators
     8529 10 80          Other
     8529 90             Other
     8529 90 10          Assemblies and sub-assemblies consisting of two or more parts or
                         pieces fastened or joined together, for apparatus falling vvithin
                         subheadings 8526 10 10. 8526 91 11.8526 91 19 and 8526 92
                          10, for use in civil aircraft
                         Other
     8529 90 40          Parts of apparatusfalling within subheadings 8525 10 50. 8525 20           4.7              free           3.5       2.4                               free
                         99. 8525 40 31.8525 90 91 or 8527 90 91
                         Cabinets and cases
     8529 90 51          Of wood
     8529 90 59          Of other materials
     8529 90 70          electronic assemblies
                         Other
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                                                                                                                 Rate
                                                                                                                        Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
      8529 90X1            I or television cameras o\ subheading X52* 30 and apparatus of
                          heading Nos 8*27 and X52X
      8529 90 89          ( Mhcr
      8531                 I lectric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells.
                          sirens, indicator panels, burglar or lire alarms), other lhau those
                          ol heading No X5I2 or 85*0
      8531 20              Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (111)) or
                           light emitting diodes ( I I I ) )
      8531 20 10           I or use in civ il aircraft
                          Other
      8531 20 30           Incorporating light emitting diodes (I I | ) |                          4.2           free-     3.2        2.1               I.I              free
                           Incorporating liquid crystal dev ices (ICD)
                           Incorporating active matrix liquid crystal devices (LCD)
      8531 20 51          Colour                                                                   4.2           free      3.2       2.1               I.I               free
      8531 20 59           Mlack and while or other monochrome                                     4.2           free      3.2       2.1               II                free
      8531 20 80          Other                                                                    4.2           free      3.2       2.1                                 free
      8531 80             Other apparatus
      8531 80 10           For use in civ il aircraft
                          Other
      8531 80 30          Flat panel dev ices of a kind used in automatic data processing          3.1          free       2.3        I.6              0.8               free
                          machines and telecommunications apparatus
      8531 80 80          Other
      8531 90             Parts
      8531 90 10          Of apparatus of subheading 853 I 20                                      4.2          free       3.2       2.1               II               free
      8531 90 30          Of apparatus of subheading 8531 80 30                                    4.2          free       3.2       2.1               1.1              free
      8531 90 80          Other
      8532                electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set) :
      8532 10 00          Fixed capacitors designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having        3.6          free       2.7       I8               0.9               free
                          a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0,5 kvar
                          (power capacitors)
                          Other fixed capacitors
      8532 21 00          Tantalum                                                                  5           free       3.8       2.5               1.3              free
      8532 22 00          Aluminium electrolytic                                                    5           free       3.8       2.5               I.3              free
      8532 23 00          Ceramic dielectric, single layer                                         3.6         free        2.7                        0.9               free
      8532 24 00          Ceramic dielectric, multilayer                                           3.6         free        2.7                        0.9               free
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                                                                                                                Rate
                                                                                                                       Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
     X532 25 00            Dielectric ol paper or pl.tsiu s                                          36         free       2.7       1.8              0.9               free
     8*32 29(M)           Other                                                                      36         free       2.7       I.8              0.9               free
     8*32 30 00            Variable or adiust.ibic (prc-sct » capacitors                               5         |rcc       3^       2.5               1.3              free
     8532 90 00            Parts                                                                     4.7        free       3.5      2.4                I.2              free
     8533                  I lectrical resistors (including rheostats and poteniiomelers). other
                          than heating resistors
     8533 10 00            Fixed carbon resistors, eomposiiion 01 film ty pes                        3.7        free      2.8        1.9              0.9               free
                          ( Mhcr fixed resistors
     8533 21 00            For a power handling capacity not exceeding 2n W                          37         free      2.8        1.9              0.9               free
     X533 29 0(1          Other                                                                      3.7        free      2.8        1.9              0.9               free
                           Wirewound variable resistors, unhiding rheostats and
                          potentiometers
     8533 31 00            for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W                         3.7        free       2.8       1.9               0.9              free
     8533 39 00           Other                                                                     3.7        free       2.8       1.9               0.9              free
     8533 40              Oilier variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers
     8533 40 10           For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W                          3.7        free       2.8       1.9               0.9              free
     8533 40 90           Other                                                                     37         free       2.8       1.9               0.9              free
     8533 90 00           Pans                                                                      3.7        free       2.8       1.9               0.9              free
     8534 00              Printed circuits
                          Consisting only of conductor elements and contacts
     8534 00 11           Multiple circuits                                                         5.2        free       3.9       2.6               I.3              free
     8534 00 19           Other                                                                     5.2        free       3.9       2.6               1.3              free
     8534 00 90           With other passive elements                                               5.2        free       3.9       2.6               1.3              free
     8536                 electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits,
                          or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example,
                          switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-
                          holders, junction boxes), fora voltage not exceeding l 000 V :
     8536 50              Other switches
     8536 50 03           electronic AC switches consisting of optically coupled input and          3.2        free-      2.4       1.6              0.8              free
                          output circuits (Insulated thy ristor AC switchs)
     8536 50 05           electronic switches, including temperature protected electronic           3.2        free       2.4       1.6              0.8              free
                          switches, consisting of a transistor and a logic chip (chip-on-chip
                          technology) for a voltage not exceding 1000 volts
     8536 50 07           electromechanical snap-acion switches for a current not                   3.2        free       2.4       1.6              0.8              free
                          exceeding 11 amps
                          Other
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                                                                                                                         Rate
                                                                                                                                    Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999            Jan. 2000
                                   I or .i voltage not cxcccdinc M> V
        8536*0 II                  Push-button sw itches
        8536 *o 15                 Kolary switches
        8536 50 19                 ( Mhcr
        8536 50 90                 Other
        8536 69                    Other
        8536 69 05                 Plugs and sockets for co-ax lal cables and printed circuits              3.2          free           2.4        1.6             0.8                 free
                                   ( Mhcr
        8536 69 10                 For co-axial cables
        8536 69 30                 For printed circuits
        8536 69 90                 ( Mhcr
        8536 90                    ( Mhcr apparatus
        8536 90 01                 Prefabricated elements for electrical circuits
        8536 90 10                 Connections and contact elements for wire and cables                     32          froc           2.4        I 6              0.8                 free
        8536 90 20                 Wafer probers                                                           frec-        free           free      free             free                 free
        8536 90 85                Other
        8541                       Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor dev ices:
                                   photosensitive semi- con- ductor devices, including photovoltaic
                                   cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into
                                   panels; light-emitting diodes: mounted pie/o-electric crystals :
        8541 10                    Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes
        8541 10 10                 Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                        free           3.5        1.8             free                free
                                  Other
        8541 1091                  Power rectifier diodes                                                               free           3.5        I.8             free                free
        8541 10 99                Other                                                                                 free           3.5       1.8              free                free
                                  Transistors, other than photosensitive transistors
        8541 21                   With a dissipation rate of less than I W
        8541 21 10                Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                         free           3.5        1.8             free                free
        8541 21 90                Other                                                                                 free           3.5        I.8             free                free
       8541 29                    Other
       8541 29 10                 Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                         free           3.5                        free                free
       8541 29 20                 PowerMOS field effective transistors                                                  free           3.5                        free                free
       8541 29 30                 Insulated gate bipolar transistors (1G1V1 s)                                          free           3.5                        free                free
       8541 29 80                 Other                                                                                 free           3.5                        free                free
       8541 30                     1 hyrislors. diaes and triacs. other than photosensitive devices
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                                                                                                                   Rate
                                                                                                                           J u l . 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
     8541 30 10     --    \\ alers not vel cul inlo clops                                                 7         free          3.5                        free              free
     X.*ll .30 90   --    Other                                                                           7        free           3.5                        free             free
     8541 40        -     Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic
                          cells whether or not assembled in m o d u l e s or m a d e up m l o
                          panels. Iight-emiiiing diodes
                          I ight-cmitimg diodes
     8541 40 I I    —     Laser d i o d e s                                                               7        free-          3.5      1.8              free              free
     X54I 40 19     —     Other                                                                           7        free           3.5                       free              free
                          ( Mhcr
     X54I 4 0 ' ) I ---   Solar cells whether oi nol assembled in m o d u l e s or m a d e up into       3.2       free-          1.6      0.8              free              free
                          panels
                                                                                                                   free
      8541 40 93    ---   Photodiodes, phoioiransistors. pholothy risiors or p h o t o c o u p l e s     18                       0.9      0.5              free              free
      8541 40 99    —      Other                                                                         18        free           0.9      0.5              free              free
     854150         -     Other semiconductor devices
      8541 50 10    --    Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                   7        free-          3.5      1.8              free              free
      X54I 50 90    --    Other                                                                           7        free           3.5      1.8              free              free
      854160 00     -     Mounted pie/o-electric cry stals                                               5.6       free           2.8      1.4              free              free
      854190 00     -      Parts                                                                         4.1       free-          2.0      I.O              free              free
      8542                1'lectronic integrated circuits and microasscmblies :
                          Monolithic digital integrated circuits
      8542 12 00    —     Cards incorporating an electronic integrated circuit («smart»                  14        free           7.0      3.5              free              free
                          cards)
      8542 13       —     Metal oxide semiconductors (MOS technology)
      8542 13 01    —     Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                            free           3.5      1.8              free              free
      8542 13 05    —      Chips                                                                                   free           3.5      1.8              free              free
                          Other
                    —      Memories
                          Dynamic random-access memories (D-RAMs)
      8542 13 11          With a storage capacity not exceeding 4 Mbits                                            free           3.5                       free              free
      8542 13 13          With a storage capacity exceeding 4 Mbits but not exceeding 16                                                                    free              free
                                                                                                                   free-          3.5
                          Mbits
      8542 13 15           With a storage capacity exceeding 16 Mbits but not exceeding 64                         free                                     free              free
                                                                                                                                  3.5
                          Mbits
                                                                                                                   free                                     free              free
      8542 13 17          With a storage capacity exceeding 64 Mbits                                                              3.5
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                                                                                                                                       Rate
                                                                                                                                                  Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998         Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
                                            Static random-access memories (S-RAMs). including cache
                                            random-access memories (cache-R W K l
         8542 13 22                         With a storage capacity not exceeding 2 * 6 Kbits                               free        free          free      free               free              free
         8542 13 25                         With a storage capacity exceeding 2*6 Kbits but not exceeding I                 free        free          free      free               free              free
                                            Mbit
         8512 13 27                         With a storage capacity exceeding I Mbit                                        free       free           free      free               free              free
                                            I I V erasable, programmable, read only memories (I PROMs)
         8542 13 32                         With a storage capacity not exceeding I Mbit                                    free       free          free       free               free              free
         8542 13 35                         W i t h a storage capacity exceeding I Mbit but not exceeding 4                 free       free          free       free              free               free
                                            Mbits
                                                                                                                            free       free          free      free               free               free
         8542 13 37                         With a storage capacity exceeding 1 Mbits
                                            electrically erasable, programmable, read only memories
                                            ( l - ' P R O M s ) . including F L A S H I T R O M s
                                            H A S H I -PROMs
                                                                                                                            free-      free          Tree      free               free              free
         8542 13 41                         With a storage capacity not exceeding I Mbit
                                                                                                                           free        free          free      free               free              free
         8542 13 43                         With a storage capacity exceeding I Mbit but not exceeding 4
                                            Mbils
                                                                                                                           free        free          free      free               free              free
         8542 13 45                         With a storage capacity exceeding 4 Mbits but not exceeding 16
                                            Mbits                                                                          free       free           free      free              free               free
         8542 13 47                         With a storage capacity exceeding 16 Mbits                                     free       free           free      free              free               free
         8542 13 49                         Other                                                                          free       free          free       free              free               free
         8542 13 51                         Read only memories, non-programmable ( R O M s ) ; content
                                           addressable memories ( C A M s ) ; first-in/first-out read/write
                                           memories ( I ' l f O s ) : last-in/llrst-out read/write memories (l.ll-'Os):
                                           ferroelectric memories
                                                                                                                              7       free           3.5        1.8              free              free
         8542 13 53                        Other memories
                                                                                                                           free       free          free      free               free              free
         8542 13 55             —           Microprocessors
                                —          Microcontrollers and microcomputers
                                                                                                                            56        free           2.8        1.4              free              free
        8542 13 61                         With a processing capacity not exceeding 4 bits
                                                                                                                                      free                      1.8              free              free
         8542 13 63                        W i t h a processing capacity exceeding 4 bits but not exceeding 8                 7                      3.5
                                           bits
        8542 13 65                         With a processing capacity exceeding 8 bits but not exceeding 16                           free                     1.8               free              free
                                           bits                                                                               7                      3.5
        8542 13 67                         With a processing capacity exceeding 16 bits but not exceeding                             free                      1.8              free              free
                                           32 bits                                                                            7                      3.5
        8542 13 69                         With a processing capacity exceeding 32 bits                                              free                                        free              free
                                                                                                                              7                      3.5
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                                                                                                                                   Rate
                                                                                                                                          Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
                       Other
  8*42 13 70           Micropetipherals                                                                          56                free-      2.8       I.4               free              free
                       (Mhcr
                                                                                                                                   free
  8542 13 72           I uil cusiom logic circuits                                                                                            3.5       I.8               free              free
  X542 13 74           d a t e array s                                                                                             free-      3.5       1.8               free              free
  X542 13 76           Standard cells                                                                                                         3.5       i.8              free               free
                                                                                                                                   free
  8542 13 82           P r o g r a m m a b l e logic circuits                                                    56                           2.8       1.4              free               free
  8542 13 84           Standard logic circuits                                                                                     free
                                                                                                                 56                           2.8       1.4              free               free
                       Other                                                                                                       free-
  8542 13 91           Control circuits, m i e r l . n e circuits, interlace circuils cap.ible of                                             3.5       1.8              free               free
                                                                                                                                   free
                       performing control tunciioris
  X542 13 99           Other                                                                                                       free       3.5                        free              free
  8542 14       --     Circuits obtained by bipolar technology
  8542 14 01    —      Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                                               free       3.5      1.8               free              free
  8542 14 05    —      Chips                                                                                                       free-      3.5      1.8               free              free
                      Other
                —      Memories
  8542 14 10           Dynamic random-access memories (D-RAMs)                                                    7                free      3.5       1.8              free               free
  8542 14 15           Static random-access memories (S-RAMs). including cache                                  free              free       free     free              free               free
                       random-access memories (cache-RAMs); read only memories,
                       non-programmable (ROMs): content addressable memories
                      (CAMs); first-in/first-out read/write memories (F:lFOs); last-
                       in/first-out read/write memories (I.IFOs); ferroelectric memories
  8542 14 20           electrically erasable, programmable, read only memories                                  free              free      free      free              free              free
                      (E'PROMs). including PLASH I-I'PROMs
  8542 14 22          UV erasable, programmable, read only memories (HPROMs)                                    free              free      free      free              free              free
  8542 14 29          Other memories                                                                              7                          3.5       1.8              free              free
                                                                                                                                  free
  8542 14 30   —       Microprocessors                                                                          free                        free      free              free              free
               —      Microcontrollers and microcomputers                                                                         free-
  8542 14 42          With a processing capacity not exceeding 4 bits                                           56                           2.8       1.4              free              free
                                                                                                                                  free
  8542 II 44          With a processing capacity exceeding 4 bits                                                                                      1.8              free              free
                      Other                                                                                       7               free-      3.5
  8542 14 50           Microperiphcrals                                                                                                                14               free              free
                                                                                                                5.6               free
                      Other                                                                                                                 2.8
  8542 14 60          l u l l custom logic circuits                                                                               free                                  free              free
                                                                                                                  7                          3.5
                                                                                         European Commission
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 ---pagebreak---         CN97                         Label                                                                 Base Rate    Final Bound                    Implementation
                                                                                                                             Rate
                                                                                                                                    Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998         Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
        8542 14 65                   date arrays                                                                                                                                     . _     ,
                                                                                                                  7          free       3.5        1.8               free
        8542 14 70                   Standard cells                                                               7                     3.5        I8                free               free
                                                                                                                             free-
        8542 14 75                   Programmable logic circuits                                                5.6                     28         1.4              free                free
        8542 14 80                   Standard logic circuits                                                    5.6          free       2.8        1.4              free                free
                                     Other                                                                                   free-
        8542 14 91                   Control circuits: interface circuits: mierl.ice circuits capable of                                3.5                         free                free
                                                                                                                             free
                                     performing control functions
        8542 14 99                   Other                                                                                   free-      3.5                         free               free
        8542 19               —      Other, including circuits obtained by a combination of bipolar
                                     and MOS technologies (HIM< )S technology )
        8542 19 01            —      Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                           free       3.5       1.8               free               free
        8542 19 05            —      Chips                                                                                  free-       3.5                         free               free
                                     Other
                              —       Memories
        8542 19 15                   Dynamic random-access memories (D-R.AMs)                                               free       3.5        1.8              free                free
                                     Sialic random-access memories (S-RAMs). including cache
                                     random-access memories (cache-RAMs)
                                                                                                               free-        free-      free      free              free                free
        8542 19 22                   With a storage capacity not exceeding 256 Kbits
                                                                                                               free         free      free       free              free                free
        8542 19 25                   With a storage capacity exceeding 256 Kbits but not exceeding I
                                     Mbit
                                                                                                               free         free      free       free              free               free
        8542 19 27                   With a storage capacity exceeding 1 Mbit
                                                                                                               free         free      free       free              free               free
        8542 19 31                   UV erasable, programmable, read only memories (KPROMs)
                                                                                                               free         free      free       free              free               free
        8542 19 35                   electrically erasable, programmable, read only memories
                                                                         2
                                     (F'PROMs), including FLASH F PROMs                                        free         free      free      free               free               free
        8542 19 41                   Read only memories, non-programmabic (ROMs); content
                                     addressable memories (CAMs); first-in/first-out read/write
                                     memories (FIFOs); last-in/first-out read/write memories (FIFOs):
                                     ferroelectric memories                                                      7          free       3.5        1.8              free               free
        8542 19 49                   Other memories                                                            free         free      free      free               free               free
       8542 19 55            —       Microprocessors
                             —       Microcontrollers and microcomputers                                       5.6         free        2.8        1.4              free               free
       8542 19 62                    With a processing capacity not exceeding 4 bits                             7         free        3.5       1.8               free               free
       8542 19 68                    With a processing capacity exceeding 4 bits
                                     Other
                                                                                                               5.6         free       2.8        1.4               free               free
       8542 19 71                    Microperipherals
                             -----   Other
                                                                                                 European Commission
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 ---pagebreak---      CN97                Label                                                                  Base Rate   Final B o u n d                   Implementation
                                                                                                                 Rate
                                                                                                                            Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan.2000
     8*42 19 72           I till custom logic circuits                                                           free-          3.5                        free               free
     8542 19 74           (iatearrays                                                                                           3.5       1.8              free               free
                                                                                                                 free
     8542 19 76           Standard cells                                                                                        3.5       1.8              free               free
                                                                                                                 free-
     8542 19 82           Programmable logic ciicuils                                               5.6                         2.8       1.4              free               free
     8542 19X4            Standard logic circuits                                                   56           free           2.8       1.4              free               free
                         Other                                                                                   free-
     8542 19 92          Control circuils. interlace circuils. interface circuils capable o f                                   3.5                        free               free
                                                                                                                 free
                         performing control tunctioiis
     8542 19 98           Other                                                                                  free           3.5                        free              free
     8542 30      -      Other monolithic integrated circuits
     8542 30 10   --      Wafers not yet cut into chips                                                         J'ree          3.5                         free              free
     8542 30 20   -       Chips                                                                                 free           3.5                         free              free
                         Other
     8542 30 30    —      Amplifiers                                                                            free           3.5                        free               free
     8542 30 50   —       Voltage and current regulators                                                        free           3.5                        free               free
                         Control circuits
     8542 30 61   —      Smartpower circuils                                                                    free-          3.5                        free               free
                         Other                                                                                  free
     8542 30 65          Mixed analogue-digital circuits                                                                       3.5       1.8              free              free
                                                                                                                free
     8542 30 69   -—      Other                                                                                                3.5       1.8              free              free
     8542 30 70   —       interface circuits: interface circuits capable o f performing control                 free           3.5       1.8              free              free
                          functions
                         Other
     8542 30 91   —      Smartpower circuits                                                                    free           3.5       1.8              free              free
                         Other
     8542 30 95          Mixed analogue-digital circuits                                                        free           3.5       18               free              free
     8542 30 99          Other
     8542 40      -      Hybrid integrated circuits
                                                                                                    7           free           3.5                        free              free
     8542 40 10   —      Microprocessors, microcontrollers and microcomputers
     8542 40 30   -       Converters
                                                                                                    7           free           3.5                        free              free
     8542 40 50   -       Amplifiers                                                                7           free           3.5                        free              free
     8542 40 90   -      Other                                                                      7           free           3.5                        free              free
     8542 50 00   -      electronic microassemblies                                                 7           free           3.5       1.8              free              free
     8542 90 00   -      Parts                                                                     4.1          free           2.0       1.0              free              free
4-
                                                                                      European Commission
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 ---pagebreak---   CN97                  Label                                                                 Base Rate         Final Bound                   Implementation
                                                                                                                     Rate
                                                                                                                            Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
  8543                  I lectrieal machines and apparatus, having individual functions.
                        not specified or included elsewheie m this ( haplcr
                        Particle accelerators
  X543 11 00            Ion implanters lor doping semiconductor materials                         free               free      free      free              free              free
  8543 30               Machines and apparatus lor electroplating, electroly sis or
                       electrophoresis
  8543 30 10            Apparatus for wet etching, developing, snipping or cleaning               free               free      free      free              free              free
                       semiconductor waleta
  8543 30 20            .Apparatus for wet etching, developing sinppiue or cleaning               free-                        free      free              free              free
                        liquid crystal diplay substrates                                                            free-
  8543 30 90           < Mhcr
                       ( Mhcr machines and apparatus
  854 3 XI 00           Proximity cards and tags                                                                    free       3.8       2.5               1.3              free
  8543 X9              ( Mhcr
  8543 89 | o           f l i g h t recorders, for use in civil aircraft
  8543 89 15           I lectrieal machines with translation or dictionary functions                                free-      3.8       2.5               1.3              free
  8543 89 17           Apparatus as defined in not 5 1 to Chapter 84                                                free       3.8       2.5               I.3              free
  8543 89 20           Aerial amplifiers
                       Sunbeds. sunlamps and similar suntanning equipment
                       I or fluorescent tubes using ultraviolet A rays
  8543 89 51           W i t h a maximum tube length o f 100 cm
  8543 89 55           Other
  8543 89 59           Other
                       Apparatus for physical deposition on semiconductors wafers.
  8543 89 70           by sputtering on semiconductor wafers                                     free              free       free      free              free             free
  8543 89 72           Other                                                                       5               free       3.8        2.5               1.3             free
  8543 89 73           encapsulation equipment for assembly o f semiconductors                     5               free       3.8        2.5               I.3             free
  8543 89 77           Set lop boxes, having a communication function, microprocessor              5               free        3.8       2.5               I.3             free
                       based device inorporating a modem for gaining access to the
                       Internet, and having a function o f interactive information
                       exchange
  8543 89 79           Multimedia upgrade kits, for automatic data processing machines                             free       3.8       2.5                1.3             free
                       and units thereof, put up for retail sale, consisting of. at least.
                       speakers and/or microphones.and a printed circuit assembly that
                       enables the automatic data processing and units thereof to process
                       audio signals (sound cards)
                                                                                   European C o m m i s s i o n
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 ---pagebreak---        CN97                 Label                                                                 Base Rate          Final Bound                   Implementation
                                                                                                                          Rate
                                                                                                                                 Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
       8543 X9 9(1         Older
       8*13 90              Parts
      8543 90 | o           Assemblies and sub-assemblies c o n s u m e o l iwo or more parts or
                            pieces Listened or united together, lor llicht recorders, for use in
                           civ il aircraft
      8543 90 20           Ol apparatus ol suheadmgs X* I t I I on. 8 * 1 1 3(1 |(). 8543 89 70        5                  free-      38        2.5               1.3               free
                           or X * H lo |o
      X54 3 90 30          O f apparatus ol subheading X* H X'> ' 2 and X * H X9 7t                    5                  free       3.8      2.5                1.3               free
      8543 90 90           (Mhcr
      854 1                 Insulated ( including enamelled or ano.lise.l i w ire. cable
                           (including coaxial cable I and oilier insulated electric conductors,
                           whether or not liticd wuh connectors, optica! fibre cables, made-
                           up of mdiv idually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with
                           electric conductors or fitted with connectors
                           Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding X(l V
      X544 41              fitted w ith connectors
      8544 41 10           O f a kind used for telecommunications                                     4.6                free-      3.4       2.3                II               free
      8544 41 90           Other
      8544 49              Other
      8544 49 20           O f a kind used for telecommunications                                     4.8                fret       3.6       2.4               1.2              free
      8544 49 80           Other
                           Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 80 volts but not
                           exceeding I 000 volts
      8544 51              f i t t e d with connectors
      8544 51 10          O f a kind used for télécommunications                                     4.6                free        3.4      2.3                1.1              free
      8544 51 90          Other
      8544 70 00          Optical fibre cables                                                       6.3                free        4.7      3.1                1.6              free
      9006                 Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras;
                          photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than
                          discharge lamps o f heading No 8539 :
      9006 10             Cameras o f a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylinders
      9006 10 10          Pattern generating apparatus o f a kind used for producing masks           free               free       free      free              free             free
                          or reticles from photoresist coated substrates
      9006 10 90          Other
                          Parts and accessories.
      9006 91 00              or cameras
                                                                                        European C o m m i s s i o n
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 ---pagebreak---             CN97                        Label                                                                        Base Rate         Final Bound                  Implementation
                                                                                                                                            Rate
                                                                                                                                                   Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
                                        ( Mhcr
            9006 99 10                 o f apparatus o l subheading 9(l(i6 |l> 10                                                           free       3.0      2.0                1.0              free
            9006 99 90                  Other
            9009                        Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or o f the
                                       contact type and thermo-copy ing apparatus
                                        I lectrostalic photocopying apparatus
            9009 I I 00                Operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the                      65                free       4.9      3.3                                 free
                                        copy (direct process)
                                        < Mhcr photocopy ing apparatus
            9009 21 00                  Incorporating an optical system                                                   65                free       4.9      3.3               1.6               free
            9009 90                     Parts and accessories
            9009 90 10                                                                                                    65                free       4.9      3.3               1.6               free
                                        ( M electrostatic photocopy ing apparatus or other photocopy ing
                                        apparatus incorporating an optical system
            9009 90 90                                                                                                    38                free       2.8      I.9              0.9                free
                                        Other
            901(1
                                        Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including
                                       cinematographic) laboratories (including apparatus for the
                                        projection o f circuit patterns on sensitived semi-conductor
                                        material), not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter.
                                       negatoscopes, projection screens
                                        Apparatus for the projection or drawing o f circuit patterns on
                                       sensitized semiconductor materials:
            9010 41 00                  Direct write-on-wafer apparatus                                                  free              free       free     free             free               free
            9010 42 00                 Step and repeal aligners                                                          free              free       free     free             free               free
            9010 49 00                 Other                                                                             free              free      free      free             free               free
            9010 90                    Parts and accessories
            9010 90 10                 O f the apparatus or subheadings N ° 9010 41 00, 9010 42 00 and                   3.6               free       2.7       1.8             0.9                free
                                       9010 49 00
            9010 90 90                 Other
            9011                       Compound optical microscopes, including those for
                                       photomicrography, cine-photomicrography or microprojeclion
           9011 10
                                       Stereoscopic microscopes
           9011 10 10                                                                                                                      free       6.0      4.0              2.0               free
                                       fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and
                                       transport o f semiconductor wafers or reticles
           9011 10 90
                                       Other
           9011 20
                                       Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cine-photomicrography
                                       or micro-projection
                                                                                                  European Commission
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 ---pagebreak---   CN97                Label                                                                    Base Rate         Final Bound                   Implementation
                                                                                                                      Rate
                                                                                                                             Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999        Jan. 2000
  901 I 20 10          filled with equipment specific ally designed for the handling and                              free       60        4.0              2.0               free
                      transport ol semiconductor wafers or reticles
  901 I 20 90         ( Mhcr
  901 I 90             Parts and accessories
  901 I 90 10         ( M apparatus ol subheadings \      'Mil I III | 0 or 'Mil I 20 10                              free-      6.0      4.0               2.0               free
  901 I 90 90         < Mhcr
  9012                 Microscopes other than optical microscopes, diffractio
                       microscopes
  9012 10              Microscopes other than optical microscopes and diffraction
                      apparatus
  9012 10 10           electron beam microscopes fitted with equipment specifically                 45                free      3.4       2.3               l.l              free
                      designed for the handling and transport ol semiconductor wafers
                      or reticles
  9012 10 90          ( Mhcr
  9012 90              Parts and accessories
  9012 90 10          Of apparatus ol' subheading N° 9012 10 00                                    4.5               free       3.4       2.3                                free
  9012 90 90          Other
  9013                 liquid crystal devices not consistuting articles provided for more
                      specifically in other headings: lasers, other than laser diodes;
                      other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or
                       included elsewhere in this Chapter
  9013 80             Other devices, appliances and instruments
                       Liquid cry stal devices
                      Active matrix liquid crystal devices
  9013 80 II          Colour                                                                       6.5               free       4.9       3.3               1.6             free
  9013 80 19          Black and white or other monochrome                                          6.5               free       4.9       3.3               1.6             free
  9013 80 30          Other                                                                        6.5               free       4.9       3.3               1.6             free
  9013 80 90          Other
  9013 90             Parts and accessories
                      Other
  9013 90 10          Por liquid cry stal devices (LCD)                                            6.5               free       49        3.3               1.6             free
  9013 90 90          Other
                                                                                     European Commission
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 ---pagebreak---        CN97                 Label                                                                          Base Rata         Final B o u n d                  Implementation
                                                                                                                                  Rate
                                                                                                                                             Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998       Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
       9017                 Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
                            (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors,
                            drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators), instruments for
                            measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring
                            rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), nol specified or included
                            else- where in this chapter
       9017 10              Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic
       9017 10 10           Plotters                                                                            3.7               free           2.8       1.9              0.9               free
       9017 10 90           Other
       9017 20              Other draw ing. marking-out or mathematical calculating
                            instruments
                            Drawing instruments
       9017 20 05           Plotters                                                                            3.7               free-          2.8       1.9              0.9               free
       9017 20 II           Drawing sets
       9017 20 19           Other
                            Marking-out instruments
       90172031             Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks                    free               free          free     free              free              free
                            or reticles from photoresist coated substrates
       9017 20 39           Other
       9017 20 90           Mathematical calculating instruments (including slide rules, disc-
                            calculators and the like)
       9017 90              Parts and accessories
       9017 90 10           Por apparatus of subheading 9017 20 31                                              3.7              free           2.8       1.9              0.9               free
       9017 90 90           Other
       9026                 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow,
                            level, pressure or other variables o f liquids or gases (for example,
                            flow meters, level gauges, mano- meters, heat meters), excluding
                            instruments and apparatus o f heading No 9014, 9015, 9028 or
                            9032 :
       9026 10              For measuring or checking the How or level of liquids
       9026 10 10           For use in civil aircraft                                                          free              free          free      free             free              free
                           Other
                            electronic
       9026 10 51           Flow meters                                                                        4.8               free           3.6      2.4               1.2              free
       9026 10 59          Other                                                                               4.8               free          3.6       2.4               1.2              free
                           Other
                                                                                        European Commission
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 ---pagebreak---         CN97                              Label                                                             Base Rate   Final B o u n d                   Implementation
                                                                                                                              Rate
                                                                                                                                        Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999             Jan. 2000
        9026 10 91                       Flow meters                                                             36           free           2.7      1.8               0.9                    free
        9026 10 99                       < Mher                                                                  3 (>                        2.7      1.8               0.9                    free
                                                                                                                              free-
        9026 20                           I or measuring oi checking pressure
        9026 20 10                        I oi use m civ il aire rail                                           free                        free     free              free                    free
                                                                                                                              free
                                         ( Mher
        9026 20 30                        I Icclronic                                                           48            free-         3.6      2.4                1.2                   free
                                         Other
                                         Spiral or metal diaphragm type pressure gauges
        9026 20 5 I                       Appliances for measuring and non-automatically regulating tyre         3 3                        2.5       1.6              0.8                    free
                                         pressure
        9026 20 59                       Other                                                                  3 3          free           2.5       1.6              0.8                    free
        9026 20 90                       Other                                                                  33           free           2.5       1.6              0.8                    free
        9026 80                          Other instruments or apparatus
        9026 80 10                       I or use in civ il aircraft                                           free          free          free     free              free                   free
                                         Other
        9026 80 91                       electronic                                                             4 8          free-          3.6      2.4               1.2                   free
        9026 80 99                       Other                                                                  3 6          free          2.7                         0.9                   free
        9026 90                          Parts and accessories
        9026 90 10                       l o r use in c i v i l aircraft                                       free         free          free      free              free                   free
        9026 90 90                      Other                                                                  3.3          free           2.5       1.6              0.8                    free
        9027                             Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for
                                        example, polarimeters. refractometers. spectrometers, gas or
                                        smoke analysis apparatus): instruments and apparatus for
                                        measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface
                                        tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or
                                        checking quantities o f heat, sound or light (including exposure
                                        meters); microtomes :
       9027 20                          Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments
       9027 20 10                       Chroniatogra|ihs                                                       35           free-         2.6        1.8              0.9                   free
       9027 20 90                       Flectrophoresis instruments                                            44          free           3.3       2.2                I.I                  free
       9027 30 00                       Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using              3.5         free           2.6        1.8              0.9                   free
                                        optical radiations ( U V . visible. IR)
       9027 50 00                       Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations ( U V .       44          free           3.3       2.2               I.I                   free
                                        visible, IR)
       9027 80                          Other instruments and apparatus
                                        P'lectronic
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 ---pagebreak---       CN97                        Label                                                                  Base Rate   Final Bound                   Implementation
                                                                                                                         Rate
                                                                                                                                 Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999          Jan. 2000
      9027 X0 1 1                 p i l meters, i l l meters and other appataltis lor measuring              4.4          free        3.3       2.2               l.i              free
                                  conducliv ity
      9027 80 15                  Apparatus lor perloruung measurements ol the physical                      free        free-       free      free             free               free
                                  properties ol semiconductor materials or associated insulating and
                                  conducting layers during the semiconductor water production
                                  process
      9027 XO 18                  Other                                                                      4.4         free        3.3       2.2               l.l               free
                                  ( Mhcr
      9027 X0 91                  Viscometers, porosuneters ami expansion meters                               4         free        3.0       2.0               I.O               free
      902? XO 9*                  Apparatus for peilornung measurements ol the physical                      free        free       free       free             free               free
                                  properties ol semiconductor materials or associated insulating and
                                  conducting layers during 'he semicondiiclor wafer production
                                  process
      9027 XO 9X                  ( Mher                                                                       4         free        3.0       2.0                                 free
      9027 90                     Microtomes; parts and accessories
      9027 9o 10                  Microtomes
      9027 90 50                  Part and accessories of apparatus ol heading N" 9027 20 to 9027            44          free-       3.3       2.2               II               free
                                  80
      9027 90 80                  Parts and accessories ol' microtomes or o f gas or smake analy sis
                                  apparatus
      9030                        Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and
                                  apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities,
                                  excluding meters o f heading No 9028; instruments and apparatus
                                  for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma. X-ray. cosmic or
                                  other ionizing radiations :
      9030 40                     Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for
                                  telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain
                                  measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)
      9030 40 10                  For use in civil aircraft                                                  free        free       free      free             free               free
      9030 40 90                  Other                                                                      5.5         free       4I        2.8                1.4              free
                                  Other instruments and apparatus
      9030 82 00                  For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or dev ices                 free        free       free      free             free               free
      9030 90                     Parts and accessories
      9030 90 10                  For use in civil aircraft
      9030 90 20                  For apparatus o f subheading N ° 9030 82 00                                4.4         free       3.3       2.2                II               free
      9030 90 80                  Other
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 ---pagebreak---       CN97                Label                                                                           Base Rate         Final Bound                   Implementation
                                                                                                                                Rate
                                                                                                                                        Jul. 1997 Jan. 1998        Jan. 1999         Jan. 2000
      9011                Measuring or checking iiistiuiuenis appliances and machines not
                          specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, profile projectors
                          ( Mher optical iiisiruinenls and appliances
      9031 41 00           I or inspecting semicondiiclor walcrsor dev ices or lor inspecting                 free              free-       free-    free              free             free
                          photomasks or relic les used in manulaclurmg semicondiiclor
                          devices
      9031 49             Other
      9031 49 Kl           I or measuring surlacc particulate contamination on                                free              free        free     free              free             free
                          semiconductor w alers
      9031 49 90          Other
      90.31 90             Paris and accessories
      9031 90 |()         Ol instruments, appliances and m a c h i n e s o | subheading 9031 80.
                           lor use in civ il aircraft
      9031 90 20                                                                                               46               free        34       2.3                                free
                           I or apparatus of subheadings N 9031 41 0 0 and 9031 4 9 10
      9031 90 90
                          Other
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 ---pagebreak--- EC - IT A - Schedule CXL - Attachment A, Section 2
               Description                                                                         HS 97 Headings
          *     Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion             70200005
                and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor wafers
          *     Chemical vapor deposition apparatus for semiconductor production                   84198920
          *     Parts of chemical vapor deposition apparatus for semiconductor                     84199030
                production
          *     Spin dryers for semiconductor wafer processing                                     84211995
          *     Parts of spin dryers for semiconductor wafer processing                            84219110
          *     Deflash machines for cleaning and removing contaminants from the                   84248930
                metal leads of semiconductor packages prior to the electroplating
                process
          *     Spraying appliances for etching, stripping or cleaning semiconductor               84248920
               wafers
          *     Parts of spraying appliances for etching, stripping or cleaning                    84249010
               semiconductor wafers
          *     Machines for w o r k i n g any material by removal of material, by laser or        84561010
               other light or photo beam in the production of semiconductor wafers
          *     Apparatus for stripping or cleaning s e m i c o n d u c t o r wafers               84569930
          *     Machines for dry-etching patterns on s e m i c o n d u c t o r materials           84569100
          *     Focused ion beam milting machines to produce or repair masks and                   84569910
                reticles for patterns on semiconductor devices
          *     Lasercutters for cutting contacting tracks in s e m i c o n d u c t o r production 84561010
                by laser beam
          *     Machines for sawing monocrystal s e m i c o n d u c t o r boules into slices, or   84641010
               wafers into chips
          *     Grinding, polishing and lapping machines for processing of                         84642005
               semiconductor wafers
          *     Dicing machines for scribing or scoring s e m i c o n d u c t o r wafers           84649010
          *     Parts for machines for sawing monocrystal semiconductor boules into                84669115
                slices, or wafers into chips
          *     Parts of dicing machines for scribing or s c o r i n g semiconductor wafers        84669115
                Parts of g r i n d i n g , polishing and lapping machines for processing of        84669115
                semiconductor wafers
                Parts of focused ion beam milling machines to produce or repair masks              84669315
                and reticles for patterns on semiconductor devices
                Parts of lasercutters for cutting contacting tracks in semiconductor               84669315
                production by laser beam
                Parts of machines for working any material by removal of material, by              84669315
                laser or other light or photo beam in the p r o d u c t i o n of semiconductor
                wafers
                Parts of apparatus for stripping or cleaning semiconductor wafers                  84669315
                Parts of machines for dry-etching patterns on semiconductor materials              84669315
                Encapsulation equipment for assembly of s e m i c o n d u c t o r s                84771010, 84775905
                Parts of encapsulation equipment                                                   84779004
vendredi, 28. février   1997                                                                            Page 1 of 3
                                                                                                                      53
 ---pagebreak---             Description                                                                       HS 97Headings
             Automated machines for transport, handling and storage of                        84283993
              semiconductor wafers, wafer cassettes, wafer boxes and other material
              for semiconductor devices
         *    Apparatus for growing or pulling monocrystal semiconductor boules               84798965
             Apparatus for physical deposition by sputtering on semiconductor                 84198925, 85438970
             wafers
             Apparatus for wet etching, developing, s t r i p p i n g o r cleaning            84798975, 84798976
              semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
              Die attach apparatus, tape automated bonders, and wire bonders for              84798977.85158005,
              assembly of semiconductors                                                      85159010
              Encapsulation equipment for assembly of semiconductors                          84798979. 85438973
              Epitaxial deposition machines for s e m i c o n d u c t o r wafers              84798970
              Machines for bending, f o l d i n g and straightening semiconductor leads       84622105,84622905
              Physical deposition apparatus for s e m i c o n d u c t o r production          85438972
              Spinners for coating photographic emulsions o n semiconductor wafers            84211993
              Part of apparatus for physical deposition by sputtering on                      85439020
              semiconductor wafers
              Parts for die attach apparatus, tape automated bonders, and wire                84799050
              bonders for assembly of semiconductors
              Parts for spinners for coating photographic emulsions o n                       84219110
              semiconductor wafers
              Parts of apparatus for g r o w i n g or pulling monocrystal semiconductor       84799050
              boules
              Parts of apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning           84799050,85439020
              semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
              Parts of automated machines for transport, handling and storage of              84313920
              semiconductor wafers, wafer cassettes, wafer boxes and other material
              for semiconductor devices
              Parts of encapsulation equipment for assembly of semiconductors                 84799050, 85439030
              Parts of epitaxial deposition machines for s e m i c o n d u c t o r wafers     84799050
              Parts of machines for bending, folding and straightening semiconductor          84669410
              leads
              Parts of physical deposition apparatus for s e m i c o n d u c t o r production 84199030, 85439030
              Injection and compression moulds for the manufacture of                         84807110
              semiconductor devices
               Resistance heated furnaces and ovens for the manufacture of                    85141005,85143011,
               semiconductor devices on semiconductor wafers                                   85143091
               Inductance or dielectric furnaces and ovens for the manufacture of              85142005
               semiconductor devices on semiconductors wafers
               Apparatus for rapid heating of semiconductor wafers                             84198915,85143091
               Parts of resistance heated furnaces and ovens f o r the manufacture of          85149010
               semiconductor devices on semiconductor wafers
               Parts of apparatus for rapid heating of wafers                                  84199030,85149010
               Parts of furnaces and ovens of Headings No 8514 10 to No 8514 30                85149010
               Wafer probers                                                                   85369020
               Ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials                               85431100
               Apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning                    84798975, 84798976,
               semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays                                    85433010, 85433020
vendredi. 2H. février 1997                                                                          Page 2 of 3
                                                                                                                   54
 ---pagebreak---               Description                                                              HS 97 Headings
         *      Parts of apparatus for «net etching, developing, stripping or cleaning 84799050. 85439020
               semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays
         *      Parts of ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials             85439020
         *     Apparatus for projection, drawing or plating circuit patterns on        90104100, 90104200.
               sensitized semiconductor materials and flat panel displays              90104900
         *      Parts and accessories of the apparatus of Headings No 9010 41 to 9010
               49                                                                      90109010
         *     Optical stereoscopic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically
               designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or      90111010
               reticles
         *     Photomicrographic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically
                                                                                       90112010
               designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or
               reticles
         *     Parts and accessories of optical stereoscopic microscopes fitted with
                                                                                       90119010
               equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of
               semiconductor wafers or reticles
         *     Parts and accessories of photomicrographic microscopes fitted with
                                                                                       90119010
               equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of
               semiconductor wafers or reticles
         *     Electron beam microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed   90121010
               for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticles
         *      Parts and accessories of electron beam microscopes fitted with         90129010
               equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of
               semiconductor wafers or reticles
         *     Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or      90061010,90172031
               reticles from photoresist coated substrates
         *      Parts and accessories for pattern generating apparatus of a kind used  90069910,90179010
               for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates
         *      Parts of such pattern generating apparatus                             90179010
          *     Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking semiconductor      90308200
               wafers or devices
          *     Parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for measuring or    90309020
                checking semiconductor wafers or devices
         *      Parts of instruments and appliances for measuring or checking          90309020
                semiconductor wafers or devices
          *     Optical instruments and appliances for inspecting semiconductor        90314100
                wafers or devices or for inspecting masks, photomasks or reticles used
                in manufacturing semiconductor devices
          *     Optical instruments and appliances for measuring surface particulate   90314910
                contamination on semiconductor wafers
          *     Parts and accessories of optical instruments and appliances for        90319020
                inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting masks,
                photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices
          *     Parts and accessories of optical instruments and appliances for        90319020
                measuring surface particulate contamination on semiconductor wafers
vendredi. 28. février 1997                                                                  Page 3 of 3
 ---pagebreak--- EC - ITA - Schedule CXL - Attachment B
              Description                                                                  HS 97 Headings
               Computers: automatic data processing machines capable of                    84711090.84713000.
               1) storing the processing program or programs and at least the data         84714190. 84714990.
               immediately necessaiy for the execution of the program;                     84715090.85219010.
               2) being freely programmed in accordance with the requirements of the       85281210. 85281310.
               user;                                                                       85438917
               3) performing arithmetical computations specified by the user;
              4) executing without human intervention, a processing program which
              requires them to modifiy teir execution, by logical decision during the
              processing run.
              The agreement covers automatic data processing machines whether or
              not they are able to receive and process with assistance of central
              processing unit telephony signals, television signals, or other analogue
              or digitally processed audio or video signals. Machines performing a
              specific function other than data processing, or incorporating or working
              in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine, and not
              otherwise specified under Attachement A or B, are not covered by this
              agreement
              The agreement covers such automatic data processing machines
              whether or not they are able to receive and process with the assistance
              of the central processing unit telephony signals, television signals, or
              other analogue or digitally processed audio or video signals.
              However, machines performing a specific function other than data
              processing, or incorporating or working in conjunction with an automatic
              data processing machines, and not referred to under part A or B, are
              excluded from the product coverage of this agreement.
              Electric amplifiers when used as repeaters in line telephony products        85175010,85178090
              falling within this agreement, and parts thereof.
              Flat panel displays (including LCD, Electro Luminescence, Plasma and         85312030,85312051,
              other technologies) for products falling within this agreement, and parts    85312059, 85312080.
              thereof.                                                                     85318030.85319010.
                                                                                           85319030,90138011.
                                                                                           90138019,90138030,
                                                                                           90139010
              Network equipment: Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network            84715090, 84716090.
              (WAN) apparatus, including those products dedicated for use solely or        85175090
              principally to permit the interconnection of automatic data processing
              machines and units thereof for a network that is used primarily for the
              sharing of resources such as central processor units, data storage
              devices and input or output units - including adapters, hubs, in-line
              repeaters, converters, concentrators, bridges and routers, and printed
              circuit assemblies for physical incorporation into automatic data
              processing machines and units thereof
              Monitors: display units of automatic data processing machines with a         84716090
              cathode ray tube with a dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm not
              capable of receiving and processing television signals or other analogue
               or digittally processed audio or video signals without assistance of a
               central processing unit of a computer as defined I this agreement.
               The agreement does not. therefore, cover televisions, including high
              definition televisionsft).
               (1) Participants will conduct a review of this product description in
               January 1999 under the consultation of paragraph 3 of the Declaration.
               Optical disc storage units for automatic data processing machines           84717051
               (including CD drives and DVD-drives), whether or not having the
               capability of writing/recording as well as reading, whether or not in their
               own housings.
               Paging alert devices and parts thereof.                                     85279092, 85299040
vendredi. 28. février 1997                                                                      Page 1 of 2
                                                                                                               56
 ---pagebreak---               Description                                                                HS 97 Headings
              Plotters whether input or output units of HS heading No 8471 or drawing    84716090. 84718090.
              or drafting machines of HS heading No 9017.                                90171010. 90172005
              Printed Circuit Assemblies for products falling within this agreement,     84732110, 84732910.
              including such assemblies for external connections such as cards that      84733010. 84735010.
              conform to the PCMCIA standard.                                            8S17S090. 8S179082.
              Such printed circuit assemblies consist of one or more printed circuits of 85299040
              heading 8534 with one or more active elements assembled thereon, with
              or without passive elements "Active elements" means diodes, transistors
              and similar semiconductor devices, whether or not photosensitive, of
              heading 8541, and integrated circuits and micro assemblies of heading
              8542.
              Proprietary format storage devices including media therefor for            84717051.84717053.
              automatic data processing machines, with or without removable media        84717059. 84717060.
              and whether magnetic, optical or other technology, including Bernoulli     84717090.85232011.
              Box, Syquest, Zipdrive cartridge storage units.                            85232019. 85232090.
                                                                                         85244091.85244099.
                                                                                         85249190
              Multimedia upgrade kits for automatic data processing machines, and        85438979
              units thereof, put up for retail sale, consisting of, at least, speakers
              and/or microphones, as well as a printed circuit assembly that enables
              the ADP machine and units thereof to process audio signals (sound
              cards).
              Set top boxes which have communication function a microprocessor-          85175090. 85438977
              based device incorporating a modem for gaining access to the Internet,
              and having a function of interactive information exchange.
vendredi. 28. février 199 7                                                                   Page 2 of 2
 ---pagebreak---                                  Voorstel voor een
                           Besluit van de Raad
         betreffende afschaffing van de rechten op bepaalde
                             gedistilleerde dranken                        97/0083 ( A C O
DE RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE,
Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap, inzonderheid op
artikel 113 in samenhang met artikel 228, lid 2, eerste zin,
Gezien het voorstel van de Commissie,
Overwegende dat afschaffing van de rechten door de Verenigde Staten en de Europese
Gemeenschap in het algemeen belang wordt geacht,
BESLUIT:
                                         Artikel 1
De Overeenkomst in de vorm van een Memorandum van overeenstemming tussen de
Europese Gemeenschap en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika inzake gedistilleerde
dranken wordt goedgekeurd namens de Gemeenschap.
De tekst van de Overeenkomst is aan dit besluit gehecht.
                                         Artikel 2
De Raad machtigt de Commissie de aangehechte wijzigingen op de Lijst van de Europese
Gemeenschap bij de Wereldhandelsorganisatie in te dienen, teneinde de douanerechten
voor de desbetreffende gedistilleerde dranken te consolideren en af te schaffen.
                                         Artikel 3
De Voorzitter van de Raad wordt gemachtigd de persoon aan te wijzen die de
bevoegdheid heeft de Overeenkomst / het Protocol te ondertekenen teneinde de
Gemeenschap te binden.
Gedaan te Brussel,
                                                             Voor de Raad
                                                             De Voorzitter
 ---pagebreak---       Memorandum van Overeenstemming
       ex 2208: gedistilleerde dranken, likeuren en andere dranken die
                             gedistilleerde alcohol bevatten
Zoals in Singapore overeengekomen, hebben wij gedetailleerde onderhandelingen gevoerd
over de afschaffing van de rechten op bepaalde gedistilleerde dranken.
Zodra onze respectieve interne procedures zijn afgerond, zullen de EG en de VS, behalve
voor rum (2208.40), waarop de speciale bepalingen in de bijlage van toepassing zijn, hun
rechten voor onderstaande GS-96-posten zoals die op 1 juli 1997 van toepassing zullen
zijn, in vier gelijke fasen afschaffen, te beginnen op 1 juli 1997, gevolgd door verdere
verlagingen op 1 januari 1998, 1 januari 1999 en 1 januari 2000.
GS-96
     2208.20        dranken, gedistilleerd uit wijn of druivenmoer
     2208.30        whisky
     2208.50        gin en jenever
     2208.60        wodka
     2208.70        likeuren en andere dranken die gedistilleerde alcohol bevatten
 ex 2208.90         andere dan ethylacohol, niet gedenatureerd, met een alcohol-volu-
                    megehalte van minder dan 80% vol (vallende onder 2208.90.91 en
                    2208.90.99 in de EG en onder 2208.90.80 in de VS)
 ---pagebreak---                                             Bijlage
Betreft:     2208.40 — rum en tafia
A.   Rechten EG
1.   Voor rum met een gehalte aan vluchtige stoffen, andere dan ethanol en methanol, van
     225 g of meer per hectoliter zuivere alcohol, met een tolerantie van 10%, worden de
     rechten als volgt verlaagd:
                             In verpakkingen van                  In verpakkingen van
                                2 liter of minder                    meer dan 2 liter
      Basisrecht         0,8 ecu/%vol/hl + 4,1 ecu/hl                0,8 ecu/%vol/hl
       1 juli 1997         0,8 ecu/%vol/hl + 4,1 ecu/hl               0,8 ecu/%vol/hl
       1 juli 1998       0,7 ecu/%vol/hl + 3,8 ecu/hl                 0,7 ecu/%vol/hl
       1 juli 1999       0,65 ecu/%vol/hl + 3,5 ecu/hl               0,65 ecu/%vol/hl
       1 juli 2000         0,6 ecu/%vol/hl + 3,2 ecu/hl               0,6 ecu/%vol/hl
                  .. l . -      -                  ,       i      ,     „ I ,       •• •       - I ,
     De EG-rechten op rum en tafia, andere dan in punt 1 gespecificeerd, met een waarde
     als in onderstaande tabel vermeld, worden binnen de aangegeven tariefcontingenten
     verlaagd tot de in die tabel vermelde niveaus, totdat op 1 januari 2003 het nulrecht is
     bereikt. De hoeveelheden van de tariefcontingenten hebben betrekking op rum in alle
     verpakkingen.
                                               Recht                            Hoeveelheid
                                                                              tariefcontingent
                         In verpakkingen van In verpakkingen van                Liter zuivere
                             2 liter of minder       meer dan 2 liter              alcohol
                            Waarde meer dan         Waarde meer dun
                             7,9 ecu/I zuivere       2,0 ecu/1 zuivere
                                    alcohol               alcohol
       1 januari 1997         0,7 ecu/%vol/hl         0,7 ecu/%vol/hl              890 000
                                 + 3,5 ecu/hl
       1 januari 1998         0,6 ecu/%vol/hl         0,6 ecu/%vol/hl             1 950 000
                                 + 2,9 ecu/h!
       1 januari 1999         0,5 ecu/%vol/hl         0,5 ecu/%vol/hl             2 145 000
                                 + 2,3 ecu/hl
       1 januari 2000         0,4 ecu/%vol/hl         0,4 ecu/%vol/hl             2 359 500
                                  + 1,8 ecu/hl
       1 januari 2001         0,3 ecu/%vol/hl         0,3 ecu/%vol/hl             2 595 450
                                 + 1,2 ecu/hl
       1 januari 2002         0,2 ecu/%vol/hl         0,2 ecu/%vol/hl             2 854 995
                                  + 0,6 ecu/hl
       Vanaf                          vrij                   vrij                 onbeperkt
       1 januari 2003
                                                                                              &)
 ---pagebreak--- 3. Voor rum en tafia onder de bovengenoemde prijsniveaus, alsmede voor rum en tafia
   die niet onder de tariefcontingenten vallen, gelden dezelfde rechten als aangegeven in
   punt 1.
4. De Europese Gemeenschap stelt de Verenigde Staten onverwijld in kennis van alle
   wijzigingen die zij tussen 1 januari 2000 en 1 januari 2003 aanbrengt in de
   preferentiële behandeling voor de invoer van rum. Op verzoek zal de Europese
   Gemeenschap met de Verenigde Staten overleg plegen over elke kwestie met
   betrekking tot de uitvoer uit de VS van de onder punt 2 vallende rum naar de
   Gemeenschap, om op alle punten een voor beide partijen aanvaardbare oplossing te
   vinden.
B. Rechten VS
   Voor rum en tafia worden de rechten als volgt verlaagd:
                    Rum en tafia                       Rum en tafia
                    a) in verpakkingen van niet meer a) in verpakkingen vân niet meer
                       dan 4 liter, waarde meer dan      dan 4 liter, waarde niet meer
                       $3.00 per proof liter             dan $3.00 per proof liter
                    b)in verpakkingen van meer dan b) in verpakkingen van meer dan 4
                       4 liter, waarde meer dan 69       liter, waarde niet meer dan 69
                       cent per proof liter              cent per proof liter
    1 juli 1997             26,1 cent/proof liter              30,4 cent/proof liter
    1 januari 1998          21,7 cent/proof liter              28,1 cent/proof liter
    1 januari 1999          17,4 cent/proof liter              25,9 cent/proof liter
    1 januari 2000          13,0 cent/proof liter              23,7 cent/proof liter
    1 januari 2001           8,7 cent/proof liter              23,7 cent/proof liter
    1 januari 2002           4,3 cent/proof liter              23,7 cent/proof liter
    1 januari 2003                    0                        23,7 cent/proof liter
 ---pagebreak---                                                                           EC - SPIRITS - Schedule CXL
 CN97                 Label                                                                     Base        Final Bound                      Implementation
                                                                                                 Rate          Rate       Jul. 97      Jan. 9Q          Jan. 99    Jan. 2000
   2208               Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of
                      less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages
   2208 20          - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc
                    — In containers holding 2 litres or less
   2208 20 12       ~ Cognac                                                                  1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%       0.28 Ecu/%       free
                                                                                               vol/hl + 7               vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl + 3.5     vol/hl+1.8
                                                                                                 Ecu/hi                    Ecu/hi       Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
   2208 20 14       ~ Armagnac                                                                1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                               vol/hi + 7               vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl + 3.5     vol/hl +1.8
                                                                                                 Ecu/hi                    Ecu/hi       Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
   2208 20 26       — Grappa                                                                  1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                               vol/hl+ 7                vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl + 3.5     vol/hl+1.8
                                                                                                 Ecu/hi                    Ecu/hi       Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
   2208 20 27       — Brandy de Jerez                                                         1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                               vol/hl+ 7                vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl + 3.5    vol/hl +1.8
                                                                                                 Ecu/hi                    Ecu/hi       Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
   2208 20 29       — Other                                                                   1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                               vol/hl+ 7                vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl + 3.5     vol/hl +1.8
                                                                                                 Ecu/hi                    Ecu/hi       Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
                      In containers holding more than 2 litres
    2208 20 40        Raw distillate                                                          1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                 vol/hl                    vol/hl /     vol/hl           vol/hl
                      Other
    2208 20 62        Cognac                                                                  1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                 vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
    2208 20 64        Armagnac                                                                1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                 vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
    2208 20 86         Grappa                                                                 1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                 vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
    2208 20 87         Brandy de Jerez                                                        1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%      0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                 vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl        . vol/hl
                                                                                   European Commission
lundi 17 février 1997                                                             Delegation in Geneva - aj                                                       Page 1
 ---pagebreak---                                                                 EC - SPIRITS - Schedule CXL
     CN97                 Label                                                   Base       Final Bound                         Implementation
                                                                                   Rate         Rate        Jul. 97        Jan. 9&          Jan. 99      Jan.2000
       2208 20 89      — Other                                                 1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%      0.56 Ecu/%       0.28 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl         vol/hl            vol/hl
       2208 30         - Whiskies
                       — Bourbon whiskey, in containers holding
       2208 30 11       — 2 litres or less                                      0.2 Ecu/%        free    0.15 Ecu/%   0.1 Ecu/% vol/hl    0.05 Ecu/%        free
                                                                               vol/hl + 1.5              vol/hl+1.13    + 0.8 Ecu/hi      vol/hl + 0.8
                                                                                  Ecu/hi                     Ecu/hi                          Ecu/hi
       2208 30 19       — More than 2 litres                                    0.2 Ecu/%        free    0.15 Ecu/%   0.1 Ecu/% vol/hl    0.05 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl                           vol/hl
                       - Scotch whisky
                        — Malt whisky, in containers holding
       2208 30 32       — 2 litres or less                                     0.28 Ecu/%        free    0.21 Ecu/%      0.14 Ecu/%       0.07 Ecu/%        free
                                                                               vol/hl + 2. Î             vol/hl+1.6      vol/hl+1.1       vol/hl + 0.5
                                                                                  Ecu/hi                     Ecu/hi         Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
       2208 30 38       — More than 2 litres                                   0.28 Ecu/%        free    0.21 Ecu/%      0.14 Ecu/%       0.07 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                  vol/hl                     vol/hl         vol/hl           vol/hl
                          Blended whisky, in containers holding
       2208 30 52         2 litres or less                                     0.28 Ecu/%        free    0.21 Ecu/%      0.14 Ecu/%       0.07 Ecu/%        free
                                                                               vol/hl+ 2.1               vol/hl + 1.6    vol/hl +1.1      vol/hl + 0.5
                                                                                  Ecu/hi                     Ecu/hi         Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
       2208 30 58         M ore than 2 litres                                  0.28 Ecu/%
                                                                                  vol/hl
                                                                                                free     0.21 Ecu/%
                                                                                                             vol/hl 1    0.14 Ecu/%
                                                                                                                            vol/hl
                                                                                                                                         0.07 Ecu/%
                                                                                                                                             vol/hl
                                                                                                                                                           free
                          Other, in containers holding
       2208 30 72         2 litres or less                                     0.28 Ecu/%        free    0.21 Ecu/%      0.14 Ecu/%      0.07 Ecu/%         free
                                                                               vol/hl + 2.1              vol/hl+1.6      vol/hl +1.1     vol/hl + 0.5
                                                                                  Ecu/hi                    Ecu/hi          Ecu/hi           Ecu/hi
       2208 30 78      — More than 2 litres                                    0.28 Ecu/%       free     0.21 Ecu/%     0.14 Ecu/%       0.07 Ecu/%        free*
                                                                                  vol/hl                   . vol/hl         vol/hl           vol/hl
                          Other, in containers holding
O*     2208 30 82         2 litres or less                                    0.28 Ecu/%        free     0.21 Ecu/%     0.14 Ecu/%       0.07 Ecu/%        free
WW                                                                             vol/hl+ 2.1               vol/hl + 1.6   vol/hl+ 1.1      vol/hl + 0.5
                                                                    European Commission
   lundi 17 février 1997                                           Delegation in Geneva - aj                                                           Page 2
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              EC - SPIRITS - Schedule CXL
      CN97                  Label                                                                  Base        Final Bound                       Implementation
                                                                                                    Rate          Rate        Jul. 97     Jan. 99          Jan. 99     J a n . 2000
                                                                                                   Ecu/hi                     Ecu/hi       Ecu/hi            Ecu/hi
        2208 30 88       — More than 2 litres                                                   0.28 Ecu/%         free    0.21 Ecu/%   0.14 Ecu/%        0.07 Ecu/%         free
                                                                                                    vol/hl                     vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
        2208 40          - • Rum and taffia:
        2208 40 10       - In containers holding 2 litres or less
                         — Ex : Rum with a content of volatile substances other than ethyl        0 8 Ecu/%
                            and methyl alcohol equal to or exceeding 225 grams per hectolitre       vol/hl
                            of pure alcohol with a 10% tolerance.                               + 4.1 Ecu/hi
                            Ex : Other                                                           0.8 Ecu/%
                                                                                                    vol/hl
                                                                                                + 4.1 Ecu/hi
        2208 40 90          In containers holding more than 2 litres
                            Ex : Rum with a content of volatile substances other than ethyl      0.8 ECU/%
                            and methyl alcohol equal to or exceeding 225 grams per hectolitre       vol/hl
                            of pure alcohol with a 10% tolerance.
                            Ex : Other                                                            0.8 Ecu/%
                                                                                                    vol/hl
         >208 50            Gin and geneva:
                            Gin, in containers holding
         2208 50             2 litres or less                                                    0.8 Ecu/%         free     0.6 Ecu/%    0.4 Ecu/%        0.2 Ecu/%         free
                                                                                                    vol/hl                     vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                                                +4.1 Ecu/hi                + 3.1 Ecu/hi + 2.1 Ecu/hi     + 1.0 Ecu/hi
                              0'
         2208 50 19      — More than 2 litres                                                    0.8 Ecu/%         free     0.6 Ecu/%    0.4 Ecu/%        0.2 Ecu/%         free
                                                                                                    vol/hl                     vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                             Geneva, in containers holding
         2208 50 91          2 litres or less                                                    1.3 Ecu/%         free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%         free
                                                                                                    vol/hl                     vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                                                + 8.2 Ecu/lil              H 6.2 Ecu/hl +4.1 Ecu/hi      +2.1 Ecu/hi
         2208 50 99          More than 2 litres                                                   1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%         free
                                                                                                    vol/hl                     vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
         2208 60         - Vodka
W*                       _ Of an alcoholic strength by volume of 45.4% vol or less in containers holding:
tfü»     2208 60 11       — 2 litres or less                                                     1.1 Ecu/%         free     0.8 Ecu/%    0.6 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%         free
                                                                                      European Commission
     lundi 17 février 1997                                                           Delegation In Geneva - aj                                                        Page 3
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   CN 97             Label                                           Base Rate      Final Bound                                                             Implementation
                                                                                         rate
   2208 40           - Rum and taffia
   2208 40 10             In containers holding 2 litres or                                             July 1997           July 1998          July 1999        July 2000
                          less
                     — Ex: Rum with a content of                         0.8              0.6                08                 0.7                0.65             0.6
                          volatile substances other than           Ecu/%vol/hl +   Ecu/%vol/hl +     Ecu/%vol/hl +        Ecu/% vol/hl +     Ecu/%vol/hl +    Ecu/%vol/hl +
                          ethyl and methyl alcohol equal             4.1 Ecu/hl      3.2 Ecu/hi         4.1 Ecu/hl          3 8 Ecu/hl          3.5 Ecu/hl      3.2 Ecu/hl
                          to or exceeding 225 grams per
                          hectolitre of pure alcohol with a
                           10% tolerance
                                                                                                        July 1997            Jan 1998           Jan 1999         Jan 2000          Jan 2001           Jan 2002        Jan 2003     !
                      — Ex Other:                                         0.8            Free                0.7                 06                 0.5             04                0.3                 0.2            Free     1
                      —      Valued over Ecu 7.9 per litre          Ecu/%vol/hI -r                    Ecu/%vol/hl -•      Ecu/%vol/hl +       Ecu/%vol/hl +   Ecu/% vol/hl +     Ecu/%vol/hl +     Ecu/%vol/hl +
                             of 100%alcohoi»                          4.1 Ecu/hl                        3.5 Ecu/hl*         2 9 Ecu/hl*        2.3 Ecu/hl*      1.8 Ecu/hl*       1.2 Ecu/hl*        0.6 Ecu/hl*
                                                                                                         July 1997           July 1998          July 1999       July 2000
                      —-      Other                                       0.8             0.6                 0.8                0.7               Ó.65             0.6
                                                                    Ecu/%vo!/hl +  Ecu/%vol/hi +      Ecu/%vol/h! +        Ecu/%voi/hl +      Ecu/%vol/h! +   Ecu/%vol/h! +
                                                                      4.1 Ecu/hl      3.2 Ecu/hl         4.1 Ecu/hi          3.8 Ecu/h!         3.5 Ecu/hl      3.2 Ecu/hl
    2208 40 90              In containers holding 2 litres or                                            July 1997           July 1998          July 1999        July2000
                           less
                      — Ex: Rum with a content of                         0.8             0.6                 0.8                0.7               0.65             0.6
                           volatile substances other than            Ecu/%vol/hl     Ecu/%vol/hl       Ecu/%vol/hl         Ecu/% vol/hl*       Ecu/%vol/hl     Ecu/%vol/hl
                           ethyl and methyl alcohol equal
                           to or exceeding 225 grams per
                           hectolitre of pure alcohol with a
                            10% tolerance
                                                                                                         July 1997           Jan 1998            Jan 1999        Jan 2000          Jan 2001           Jan 2002        Jan 2003
                      — Ex Other:                                         0.8             Free                0.7                0.6                0.5             0.4               0.3                 0.2            Free
                      —       Valued over Ecu 2.0 per litre          Ecu/%vol/hl                       Eeu/%vol/hl*        Ecu/%vol/hl*       Ecu/%vo!/hl*     Ecu/%vol/hl*      Ecu/%vol/hl*       Ecu/%vol/hl*
                              of 100% alcohol*
                                                                                                         July 1997           July 1998          July 1999        July 2000
                      -~-     Other                                       0.8              0.6                0.8                0.7               0.65             0.6
                                 ...                                 Ecu/%vol/hl     Ecu/%vol/hl        Ecu/%vol/hl         Ecu/%vol/hl        Ecu/%vol/hl     Ecu/%vol/hl                . _.
    * Note: In the period 1 July 1997 to 31 December 2002 these concessions shall be limited by the tariff quota amounts          indicated below within which rum and taffia in whatever size of container can be imported at the
c:  duty rates indicated. From 1 January 2003 there will be no tariff quota limitation:
    Tariff Quota                                         Litres of 100% alcohol      Tariff Quota                                 Litres of 100% alcohol      Tariff Quota                             Litres of 100% alcohol
     Period    1 July 1997-31 December 1997                890,000                    I Jan 1999 - 31 December 1999               2,145,000                    1 Jan 2001 - 31 December 2001           2,595,450
               J Jan'1998- 31 December 1998               1,950,000           -       1 Jan 2000 - 31 December 2000               2,359.500                    1 Jan 2002 - 3 ! December 2002           2,854,995          &fo/'j
 ---pagebreak---                                                                            EC - SPIRITS - Schedule CXL
  CN97                  Label                                                                     Base       Final Bound                       Implementation
                                                                                                   Rate         Rate        Jul. 97     Jan. 9$          Jan. 99      Jan. 2000
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                                               +4.1 Ecu/hl               +3.1 Ecu/hl  +2.1 Ecu/hl      +1.0 Ecu/hl
    '208 60 19          More than 2 litres                                                         1 Ecu/%       free     0.8 Ecu/%    0.6 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                        Of an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 45.4% vol in containers holding:
    1208 60 91      — 2 litres or less                                                          1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                                               +8.2 Ecu/hl               +6.2 Ecu/hl  +4.1 Ecu/hl      +2.1 Ecu/hl
    2208 60 99          More than 2 litres                                                      1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
    2208 70         -   Liqueurs and cordials in containers holding:
    2208 70 10      -   2 litres or less                                                        1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                                               +8.2 Ecu/hl               +6.2 Ecu/hl  +4.1 Ecu/hl      +2.1 Ecu/hl
    2208 70 90      -   More than 2 litres                                                      1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
    2208 90         - Other
                    - Arrack, in containers holding:
    2208 90 11      — 2 litres or less                                                         0.8 Ecu/%        free      0.6 Ecu/%    0.4 Ecu/%        0.2 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl       vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                                              +4.1 Ecu/hl                +3.1 Ecu/hl  +2.1 Ecu/hl      +1.0 Ecu/hl
    2208 90 19      - - More than 2 litres                                                     0.8 Ecu/%        free      0.6 Ecu/%/   0.4 Ecu/%        0.2 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl '     vol/hl           vol/hl
                        Plum, pear or cherry spirit (excluding liqueurs), in containers
                        holding
    2208 90 33          2 litres or less                                                      0.91 Ecu/%        free     0.68 Ecu/%   0.46 Ecu/%       0.22 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                               vol/hl + 3.5              vol/hl + 2.6 vol/hl+ 1.8      vol/hl + 0.9
                                                                                                  Ecu/hl                    Ecu/hl       Ecu/hl           Ecu/hl
    2208 90 38          More than 2 litres                                                      1.1 Ecu/%       free     0.8 Ecu/%    0.6 Ecu/%         0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                                                   vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
                    - Other spirits, and other spirituous beverages, in containers holding
                    — 2 litres or less
                                                                                    European Commission
lundi 17 février 1997                                                              Delegation in Geneva - aj                                                        Page 4
 ---pagebreak---                                                         EC - SPIRITS - Schedule CXL
     CN 97                Label                                           Base        Final Bound                      Implementation
                                                                            Rate         Rate       Jul. 97      Jan. 9fi         Jan. 99     Jan. 2000
      2208 90 41          Ouzo                                          1.3 Ecu/%         free     1.0 Ecu/%   0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                       +8.2 Ecu/hl                +6.2 Ecu/hl  +4.1 Ecu/hl      +2.1 Ecu/hl
                          Other
                         • Spirits (excluding liqueurs)
                         - Distilled from fruit
       2208 90 45        — Calvados                                     1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%       0.28 Ecu/%       free
                                                                         vol/hl + 7               vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl + 3.5     vol/hl + 1.8
                                                                           Ecu/hl                    Ecu/hl       Ecu/hl           Ecu/hl
       2208 90 48        — Other                                        1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%       0.28 Ecu/%       free
                                                                         vol/hl + 7               vol/hl + 5.3 vol/hl+ 3.5      vol/hl + 1.8
                                                                           Ecu/hl                    Ecu/hl       Ecu/hl           Ecu/hl
                           Other
       2208 90 52         -Kora                                          1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%   0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl            vol/hl
                                                                       +8.2 Ecu/hl                +6.2 Ecu/hl  +4.1 Ecu/hl      +2.1 Ecu/hl
       2208 90 57           Other                                        1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%       free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                       +8.2 Ecu/hl                +6.2 Ecu/hl  +4.1 Ecu/hl      +2.1 Ecu/hl
       2208 90 69          Other spiritual beverages                     1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%       free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
                                                                       +8.2 Ecu/hl                +6.2 Ecu/hl  +4.1 Ecu/hl     +2.1 Ecu/hl
                       — More than 2 litres
                       — Spirits (excluding liqueurs)
       2208 90 71         Distilled from fruit                          1.12 Ecu/%        free    0.84 Ecu/%   0.56 Ecu/%       0.28 Ecu/%       free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
       2208 90 74         Other                                          1.3 Ecu/%        free     1.0 Ecu/%   0.7 Ecu/%        0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
       2208 90 78      — Other spiritual beverages                       1.3 Ecu/%        free     I.O Ecu/%    0.7 Ecu/%       0.3 Ecu/%        free
                                                                            vol/hl                    vol/hl      vol/hl           vol/hl
C5
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                                                             European Commission
   lundi 17 février 1997                                    Delegation in Geneva - aj                                                        PageS
 ---pagebreak---                  Financieel memorandum
1. Voorstel voor een besluit van de Raad betreffende afschaffing van de rechten op
   informatietechnologieproducten en bepaalde gedistilleerde dranken.
2. Begrotingslijn: hoofdstuk 12, artikel 120
3. Juridische grondslag: artikel 113
4. Omschrijving: Het voorstel vloeit voort uit het besluit van de Raad om
   onderhandelingen te openen met derde landen over sluiting van een Overeenkomst
   inzake Informatietechnologie (ITA), en de politieke toezegging van de ministers op
   de Ministeriële Conferentie in Singapore op 13 december 1996.
   Het      voorstel    beoogt       de     afschaffing   van     de     rechten     op
   informatietechnologieproducten en bepaalde gedistilleerde dranken, te voltooien in
   2000.
5. Aard van de opbrengsten: derving van opbrengsten uit rechten op uit derde landen
   ingevoerde producten.
6. Wijziging van de opbrengsten:
   De afschaffing van de rechten op de invoer van informatietechnologieproducten
   geschiedt in vier gelijke jaarlijkse fasen, van 1 juli 1997 tot 1 januari 2000. De
   berekening van de opbrengstenderving is als volgt: het verschil tussen het
   overeengekomen tarief van de Uruguay-ronde (voor elk jaar) en het tarief dat in het
   kader van de ITA is overeengekomen (voor hetzelfde jaar), toegepast op het volume
   van de invoer in 1995 (zie bijlage). Het gaat bij de derving als gevolg van de ITA
   dus uitsluitend om de extra inkomstenderving De resulterende cijfers zijn als volgt:
   01.07.1997            242,6 miljoen ecu
   01.01.1998            643,3 miljoen ecu
   01.01.1999            891,3 miljoen ecu
   01.01.2000           1241,8 miljoen ecu
   Voor gedistilleerde dranken is de inkomstenderving als volgt (op basis van de invoer
   in EG 15 in 1995 en gebaseerd op ad-valorem-equivalenten (ave) voor alle invoer uit
   landen met een meestbegunstigingsstatus in 1995):
   01.07.1997               0,5 miljoen ecu
   01.01.1998               1,6 miljoen ecu
   01.01.1999               2,0 miljoen ecu
   01.01.2000              2,5 miljoen ecu
   01.01.2001               1,9 miljoen ecu
   01.01.2002               1,2 miljoen ecu
   01.01.2003              0,7 miljoen ecu
   Het jaargemiddelde bedraagt 1,625 miljoen ecu (over 6.5 jaar), in totaal 10,5
   miljoen ecu.
   De waardevermindering in termen van de traditionele eigen middelen wordt
   gefinancierd door een extra beroep te doen op de BNP-middelen.
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 ---pagebreak--- European                                             JTA DUTY LOSS 1997-2000                                                 Directorate General
Commission                                                                                                                     External Relations
                                                   Total duty
                                  EU imports                       Duty loss 97     Duty loss 98    Duty loss 99    Duty loss 00
                 HS-97                               loss
                                   95(kecu)                          4 steps          4 steps         4 steps         4 steps
                                                      ITA
              3818 00 Total           170531            26 432             1 535            5 628           8185          11 085
              8469 11 Total            29929               1 616             12Ö1             359              449            689
              8470 10 Total           410 719           43 622             3 304            9 495          12 383         18440
              8470 21 Total            59114               8 394             650            1 833           2 365          3 547
              8470 29 Total            11975               1 701 1           132~1            371              479            719
              8470 30 Total             2786                  130             10               28               36             56
              8470 40 Total            11834                 550              41              118              154            237
              8470 50 Total           166942              7 763              584            1 669           2170           3 339
              8470 90 Total            32651               1 518             114              327              424            653
              8471 10 Total            83905               2317              175              506              662            974
              8471 30 Total         2 956157           175 892           13 303           38 430           50 255         73 904
              8471 41 Total           344694            20134              1 523            4 399           5 752          8 460
              8471 49 Total         2 308652           136 826           10 346           29 895           39 093         57 490
              8471 50 Total           538 257           31 692            2 397             6 924           9 055         13 316
              8471 60 Total         4 769150             19 070          14 303             4 767                0               0
              8471 70 Total        "5 495373            20 234           Î5 6 Ï Ï           4 623                0               Ó
              8471 80 Total           538 415              2 154           1 6Ï5           "538 '                0               0
            "8471 9ÖTeitai            287 733              1 151             863              288" ~             0   ""          0
              8472 90 Total            22038               1 146              88 r            243              33Ï            485
              8473 21 Total             4654                 101              19               23           ~ 24              "36
              8473 29 Total            33008                 644              87              125              183            250
              8473 30 Total         3 352385           159 348           12910            34 748           49 640         62 050
              8473 50 Total         3 632 303          182 332           13 563 r         37 785           55 417         75 568
              8504 40 Total           250682               1 003             752j             251                0               0
              8504 50 Total            10903                 949              65              207              273            403
              8517 11 Total           375 826              1 8791          1 504 h            376                0               0
              8517 19 Total         1 058182           228~762           13 445           46 140           71 647         95 530
              8517 21 Total           859 052           71 731             5 584"         15 463           19 759         30 926
              8517 22 Total             1334                  111               9              24               31             48
              8517 30 Total           152 286           12 716               990 f"         2 741 1          3 503         5 482
              8517 50 Total >         673 096           57 152             4 1381I         12 353          16 429         24 232
              8517 80 Total           443 858           37 063             2 685            7 99Ö1         10 209*1       15 979
              8517 90 Total         1 171 807           81 855 ...        6 781
                                                                          _..._           17 828           22 094         35 153
                                               h                                               54
              8518 10 Total             4132                  246                                               70            103
              8518 29 Total             ¥7%                  705              49              Î57              206            294
              8518 "30 t o t a l       41032               f949              226              451              451     ~      821
           "" 852Ö" 20 Total          126 869         ~1Ï862                 825            2 537           3 425        ""5075
             "8523 "ÏTTotal"          100846             "4 639 "            403            1 008         " 1 210          2 017
              8523 Ï 2 Total           62 554             "5223              344            1 126            1 564         2189
            ~ 8523" 13 Total"         437 681          ""36 546            2 407            7 878          10 942         15 3 Ï 9
           ~ 8523" 20 Total "~        239018            14 039             1 128            3 036           4114           5 760
              8523 90 Total            80 320             6 707              442            1 446           2 008          2 811
              8524 31 Total            89 984^             7 514             495            1 620           2 250          3 149
              8524 32 Total            89 984             7 514              495            1 620           2 250          3 149
              8524 39 Total            80 986              6 762             445            1 458           2 025]         2 834
              8524 40 Total           145 407              3 878             541              851            1 034         1 450
              8524 91 Total           989196              5 603            3 019            1 341              518            725
              8524 99 Total            18 630              1 556             103              336              466            652
              8525 10 Total            24 608              2 129             135              468              640            886
              8525 20 Total           388 830           58 145           ~~3 1 78         12 339           18 322         24 305
              8525 40 Total            94 861            11Ï46               617            2 372           3510           4 646
              8527 90 Total            34 958              6 572             419            1 398            1 958         2 797
              8529 10 Total           149 579 [          12 639           ""972             2 692            3 590         5 386
              8529 90 Total           817 789           57 245             4 907          12 266           15 538         24 534
              8531 20 Total           822 421 1         79 301"            4519           17 257           24 653         32 871
                                                 -
              8531 90 Total            12 931 f"           1 248              71              272              388            517
              8532 10 Total                 0                   0             26               73               99            140
              8532 21 Total           131 3401           11 492              854            2 495            3 284         4 860
              8532 22 Total           251 381           21 996             1 634            4 776           6 285          9 301
              8532 23 Total            50 047              3 253             250              701              951          1 351
              8532 24 Total           222137 """"        14 439            U10              3 110           4 221          5 998
              8532 25 T o t a l "      24097               1'~566            120              337              458            650
             "8532 29 Total           "21420             ~"l~392            T07"              300              407            578
                                                                                                                                            6!)
 ---pagebreak--- European                                      ITA DUTY LOSS 1997-2000                                    Directorate General
Commission                                                                                                External Relations
                                           Total duty
                              EU imports                 Duty loss 97 Duty loss 98 Duty loss 99 Duty loss 00
                 HS-97                        loss
                               95 (kecu)                   4 steps      4 steps      4 steps      4 steps
                                               ITA
             8532 30 Total          22 797         1 995           148         433          570          844
             8532 90 Total           6070            534            36          115          158         225
             8533 10 Total          50 255         3216         " 251 "         704         905        1357
             8533 21 Total         158 855       10167             794       2 224        2 859        4 289
             8533 29 Total          26 522         1 697           133         371          477          716
             8533 31 Total          18333          1 173            92         257          330          495
             8533 39 Total           8032            514            40          112          145         217
             8533 40 Total         101626          6504            508       1 423        1 830        2 744
             8533 90 Total          17264          1 105            86         242          311          466
             8534 00 Total         593 219       62 584         3 856       13 051       18 983       26 695
             8536 50 Total          31 476         1 700           126         378          473          724
             8536 90 Total         527 614       28 491         2110         6 331        7914        12 135
             8541 10 Total         214 276       35 784          1 928       7 500       11 357       15000
             8541 21 Total         117862        19 683          1 061       4 126        6 246        8 250
             8541 29 Total         223 342       37 298          2 010       7817        11 837       15 633
             8541 30 Total          27 227         4 547           245         953        1 443        1 906
             8541 40 Total         283 283       21 013          1 495       4 456        6 465        8 597
             8541 50 Total          16154          2 698           145         565          856        1 131
             8541 60 Total         328 696       30 569          2301"     " 6 574        8 546       13 148
             8541 90 Total          41 665         2 854           229         625          792        1208
             8542 12 Total          86 358       28 714          1 511       6 045        9 068       12 090
             8542 13 Total       3 297 950      191 806        13 183       39 569       59 918       79 137
             8542 14 Total         216 715       25 841          1 640       5 361        8119        10 723
             8542 19 Total       3 518 982     218 368         14 862       45 080       68 266       90161
             8542 30 Total         896 423  """149 704           8 068"   "" 31 374      47 510"      62 750
             8542 40 Total         f50154        25 076          1"350"      5 255        7~958       10510
           " 854~2 50 Total"*      174530        29" 147         1 571       6~109        9 25Ö       12217
             8542 90 Total     """" 88 672         6 074           488        1 330        1 685       2571
             8543 81 Total         269 728       23 601          1 753        5 125       6 743        9 980
             8543 89 Total          13486          1 180             88         256          337          499
             8544 41 Total          57 694         4 442           346          923I       1 269        1 904
             8544 49 Total          47 339         4 118           284          899        1 183        1 752
             8544 51 Total           7 101           547             43         114          156          234
             8544 70 Total          44 147         5 474           353        1 192        1 633       2 296
             9001 10 Total          53 088         3610            319          796          956        1 540
             9009 12 Total         399 100       56 872          3 392      11 973       17 560       23 946
             9009 21 Total         169 827       24 200          1 444        5 095        7 472      10190
             9009 90 Total         933 748      131 854          7 877      27 773       40 692       55 513
             9026 10 Total          74 446         4 006           344          869        1 072        1 718
             9026 20 Total         106 025         6314            532        1 378        1 692        2715
             9026 80 Total          75 851         4 284           369          930        1 146        1 838
             9026 90 Total       "106 653          4 940           449    " " 1 098        1 297        2 096
             9027 20 Total          62 103         3 485                        608        1 012        1 552
           " 9027 30 Total" " "" Ï70 639           9 300           768        Ï 365        2 90 r    "" 4266
             9027 50 Total         159 177         9 39Ï "          955       2 069        2 388        3 979
             9027 80 Total         324 106       16 654          ("659        3 663        4 290        7 043
             9027 90 Total         205 974        12 152         1 236        2 678        3 090        5 149
             9030 40 Total          82 925         8 362           580        1 904        2 401        3 477
              Grand Total       50 430 563   3 018 930        242 676      643 351      891 396    1 241 843
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                                   Catalogusnummer : CB-CO-97-090-NL-C
                                                             ISBN 92-78-16674-X
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