CELEX: 51978PC0379
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Date: 1978-07-31 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Finland negotiated under Article XXVIII of the GATT in respect of the bound products in Chapters 1 to 22 of the Finnish Customs Tariff. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 COM(78)379 final
                                                 Brussels , 31 July 1978
                            Recommendation for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
             concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the
             European Economic Community and Finland negotiated under
             Article XXVIII of the GATT in respect of the bound products
             in Chapters 1 to 22 of the Finnish Customs Tariff .
                               /
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(78 ) 379 final
 ---pagebreak---                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
      •  Finland has undertaken a procedure under GATT to modify the
  binding of products of Chapters 1 to 22 . . This modification consists
  in changing specific . duties into ad valorem duties .   Some , of the
  products concerned are . included in Protocol No 2 to the EEC / FINLAND
  Agreement .                                     -
         Negotiations have commenced between Finland and the Community
  on the basis of Article XXVIII ( 4 ) of GATT and the results of these
- negotiations are given in the report attached ...   Attached to this re­
  port are a draft recommendation for a Council Decision on the results
  of the negotiations ( Annex I ) and a draft excharige of letters to
  enable the Community to " reserve . rights equivalent to those which it
  holds under GATT for products included in . Protocol -No 2 which are
  bound and the binding of which is at present being modified ( Annex . II ).
 ---pagebreak---      COMMISSION
       OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           REPORT
             on the outcome of the negotiations with Finland concerning the changes
             in the Finnish agricultural levy system and in the Finnish tariff for
             products in Chapters 1 to 22 .
             ( Negotiation on the basis of Arti cle' XXVIII ( 4 ) of the GATT ).
             1 . In its letter of 22. November 1977 the Finnish Mission to the European
                 Communities informed the Commission of the change made by the Finnish
                  authorities in the system of import charges for products in Chapters
                  1 to 22 .         The main purpose o.f-this is , on the one hand , to change the
                  system of internal charges into a system of agricultural levies in or­
                 der to offset the differences between the domestic and external prices
                 for basic agricultural products and , on the other hand , to change the
                  specific duties of the present Finnish tariff irito ad valorem duties .
                 Many of these products are bound under GATT and the renegotiation pro­
               , cedure under Artie le XXVIII ( 4 )- has been instituted . Finland 's request
                 for negotiations and its proposals for changing the bound specific du­
                 ties into,, ad valorem duties were the subject of documents GATT Secret /
                 237 of 21 July 1977 and GATT Secret / 237 Add . 1 of 25 July 1977 .
            2 . Since July 1977, a series of negotiations and consultations have been
                 held in Brussels and Geneva and the Article 113 Committee and the Coun­
                 cil 's Ad Hoc Working F'arty of EFTA have been kept regularly informed
                 of the .results .
                 Since many of the products concerned are included in Protocol No 2 to
                 the EEC-Finland Agreement of 5 October 1973 , the main aim of the nego­
                 tiations and consultations was to maintain unchanged the conditions
                                                                                                                t
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 ---pagebreak--- governing the present arrangements for imports into Finland of
Community products included in Protocol No 2 .       In this respect ,
the Finnish authorities were able to give every assurance that
the present arrangements would not be affected by the new Finnish
measures and that there would be no discrimination against products
originating in the Community in favour of similar Finnish products .
Furthermore , with regard to Protocole No 2 products which are bound ,
the Finnish authorities agreed to an exchange of letters enabling
the Commission to preserve , at bilateral level , rights equivalent
to the rights it has in . respect of those products under Article XXVIII
of the GATT ( Annex I )
Lastly , Finland stated that it was prepared to "holdnegoti ations or
consultations with the Community , which is the main supplier of a
large number of products , in accordance with the provisions of Ar­
ticle XXVIII of the GATT , with a view to changing the bound specific
customs duties into ad valorem customs duties .       These negotiations
took place in March andApril 1978 and resulted in a. draft agreement
on the ad valorem rate for products which are bound by Finland but
not- inc luded in -Protocol No 2 and for -which the Community is the -
main supplier .    These rates , are- shown in the list attached to the  , .
draft agreement ( Annex I).' .                              - .
The Article 113 Committee delivered a favourable opinion on the draft
agreement on amended rates for bound products and on the dr^ft ex­
change of letters concerning the bound products included in Protocol
No 2 to the EEC-Finland Agreement ."
The documents embodying the results of the negotiations were initial­
led in Geneva on     29 June 1978 .
 ---pagebreak--- ANNEX ---pagebreak---                                                                    ANNEX I    •:J
                     - RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
  concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the Eurppean Economic
  Community and Finland negotiated under Article XXVIII . of the GATT in res­
  pect of the bound ^products in Chapters 1 to 22 of the Finnish Customs
  Tariff .
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
  and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
  Having regard to the recommendation fromr the Commission ,
                                                     .                 i
  Whereas , having recourse to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Ta­
  riff and Trade ( GATT ), Finland communicated its intention to change the
  tariff concessions for products for which the European Economi c Community
. i s the main supplier ;
  Whereas the Commission opened negotiations with Finland under Article XXVIII
  of the GATT ; whereas it has reached an agreement with that country , which
  is considered satisfactory ,
  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : .            .                   " '
                       ,            Article 1
  The Agreement between the European Economic Community and Finland negotia­
  ted under Article XXVIII of the GATT concerning the bound     products in
  Chapters 1 to 22 of the Finnish Customs Tariff is hereby approved' on behalf
  of the Community .      •                       ,                         .
  The text of the Agreement is annexed to this . Decision .
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the
person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community .
                             Article 3
The outcome of the negotiations shall be communicated to the Contrac­
ting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade .
Done at Brussels ,
                                         For the Counci I
                                          The President
 ---pagebreak---                              AGREEMENT
between the European Economic Community and Finland negotiated under
Article XXVIII of the GATT concerning the bound products in. Chapters -
1 to 22 of the Finnish Customs Tariff               •     -
                        f                  .
             - GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
            Negotiations concerning List XXIV - Finland
The delegation of the European Communities and the Finnish delegation
have decided , in accordance with the outcome of the negotiations opened
under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement , that the concessions set
out in the attached list are to be changed as shown therein .            '
       For the delegation                    For the Finnish delegation
  of the European Communities
Geneva ,                       1978                                 1978
 ---pagebreak---    Outcome of the negotiations with the European Economic Community
   opened under Article XXVIII of the GATT with a view to changing
   the concessions containes in List XXIV - FINLAND .
               The previous concessions set out in table I hereafter are
   modified and replaced by the concessions contained in table II
   of the present agreement .           -
                                     • TABLE   I
                 CONCESSIONS CONTAINED IN LIST XXIV - FINLAND
                               as of 30th June 1967
 Tariff Item                                                         Rate of modified
                               Description of goods
    Number                                                               bound duty
03.01                Fish , fresh ( live or dead ), chilled or
                     frozen :
   B.   '               other fish :                                        .
                                                                  .
     H.            j       flatfish and Gadidae                      1 kg    0,09
      ni .                 clupidae :
          a.                   sprats , whole , cleaned or in        1 kg    0,09
                              pieces                 ,        •
04.06 .              Natural honey                                   P - 1 kg . 1,89 ,
06.03                Cut flowers and flower buds of ^a kind
                     suitable for bouquets or for ornamen-      -
                     tal purposes , fresh , dried , dyed ,
                     bleached , impregnated or otherwise
                     prepared :
                                                                                         I
                        fresh :                                                          I
                           gladiolus :                                                 .
             1-              Customs clearance taking place
                             from 1st November to 31st March       • P - 1 kg 19,65
      II .              other             .                          p. 1 kg     3,93
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                        J
  07.01               Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
        III .               onion
           a.                 garlic         .                      j 1 kg    0,34
        IV .        !       cabbages' :
                              cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts :!!
                                                                                   '
           a.
               2.                 Customs clearance taking place
                                , from 1st November to 31st May :
                                  - cauliflowers                       1 kg' 0,39
                                                                            »        *
  07.01 X b                 - endive . Customs clearance taking
                              place from 1st July to 31st Ja­
                              nuary                                    1 kg 0,65 .
                            - endive , Customs clearance taking
                              place from 1st February to 31st
                              March    .                               1 kg 0,65
                      --. '-•other salad vegetables . Customs
                              clearance taking place during
                              February         .                       1 kg 0,78
    -
         XI ..        sweet capsi cum :                           {
           a.              Customs clearance taking place from
                           1st' November to 30th June                 -1 kg 0,39
         XIII .       other vegetables :
           3.              Customs clearance taking place from '
                           1st March to 30th June    :
                                                                  I
                           - olives and capers                         1 kg 0,39
           b.  •           Customs clearance taking place from'
                         • 1st July to the last day of February :
                  i
                           - olives and capers                         1 kg 0,39
  07.02               Vegetables ( whether or not cooked ),
                      preserved by freezing :
                      -    tomatoes                                    1 kg 0,90
I
  07.03               Vegetables provisionally preserved in
                      brine , in sulphur water or in other
                      preservative solutions , but not spe­
                       cially prepared for immediate consump­
                      tion                                             P - 1 kg 0,39
                                                             ^ I
 ---pagebreak--- 07.05        Dried Leguminous vegetables , shelled ,
             whether or not skinned or split :
       I.         of a kind used for human consump­
                  tion   :
                     other   :
                     -  lentils                             p. 1 kg 0,32
                      - other , excluding peas and beans    p. 1 kg 0,13
08.02        Citrus fruit , fresh or dried :
        IV.'          other   :
                      - lemons                              p. 1 kg 0,07
08.07 . I.   Stone fruit , fresh , other than apri­
             cots , peaches and plums ; cleared
             through customs from 1.1 to 31.5
              ( 101 , 901 )                                  p. 1 kg 0,58
 08.09       Other fruit , fresh
                   melons   :
                       water melons                          1 kg 0,26
 08.10        Fruit ( whether or not cooked ), pre­
              served by freezing , not containing
              added sugar :          -
              - dates                                        p. 1 kg 0,26
              - oranges      :
              – Customs clearance taking place
                                                                    40 %
                   from 1st July to 31st December
               – Customs clearance taking place
                                                                    30 %
                    from 1st January to 30th June
               –  lemons                                     p. 1 kg 0,17
               - app Les :
                                                                     15 %
               – app Le puLp
               – other . Customs clearance taking
                    place from 10th December to                      15 %
                    30th June
                                                                   • 10 %
               - pears
  08.12         Fruit , dried , other than that falling
                within heading N° . 08.01 , 08.02 , 08.03 ,
                08.04 or 08.05 :
        IV .        other ( excluding blueberries )           p. 1 kg 0,58
 ---pagebreak--- Q9„01         Coffee ,, whether or not roasted or freed
              of caffeine ; coffee husks sod skins ;
              coffee substitutes containing coffee in
              any proportion
     C.          coffee substitutes containing coffee      p. 1 kg 2,42
     D.          coffee husks and skins                       1 kg 1,11
11.04         Flours OT the fruits     : aliing within any
              heading in Chapter 8                         p. 1 kg 0,28
12.03         Locust beans , fresh or dried , whether-
              or not kibbled or ground , but - net fur­
              ther prepared ;. fruit kernels and other
              Vegetable "products of a kind used p'ri-
              mari ly for human food , not falling
              within any other heading :
                   apricot , peach and plum stones and
                   kernels          "                         1 kg 0,39
15.07         Fixedvegetable oils , fluid or solid ,
              crude , refined or purified :
    B. ' .     ' linseed cil ^ unfit as such for human
                 consumption :
        II .        bleached                                  1 kg 0,07
                                                     4
17.02         Other sugars ; sugar syrups ; artificial
              honey ( whether or not mixed with natu­
              ral honey ); caramel ;
        I.         artificial honey                        p. 1 kg 1,54
17.05         Flavoured or coloured - sugars , syrups
              and molasses , but not including fruit
              juices containing added sugar in any
              proportion :               "    ,
              - vanilla sugar and vanilline sugar          p. 1 kg 15,47
20.01        'Vegetables and fruit , prepared or pre­
              served by vinegar or acetic acid , with
              or without sugar , whether or not con­
              taining salt , spices or mustard :
        I.         vegetables :
                     other ( excluding cucumbers in
                     airtight containers ) :
                     -. other than tomatoes in airtight
                        containers     -                   p. 1 kg 0,54
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             -
                                                                              ?
                                                                              VJ
20.02     -       Vegetables prepared or preserved other­
                  wise than by . vinegar or acetic acid :
      11 '           mushrooms                                P* 1 kg 2 ' 17 -
      VI .           capers                                   P- 1 kg 1,82
20.04             Fruit , fruit-peel .and parts of plants ,
                  preserved by sugar ( drained , glac6 or
                  crystallised )                              P- 1 kg 1,31
20.05             Jams , fruit jellies , marmalades , fruit
                  puree and fruit pastes , being cooked
                  preparations , whether or not contai­
                  ning added sugar :
              . A
                     of berries :                                                >
                     - jams and marmalades                    P"  1 kg 1 , 27
      II .      ;    of fruit   :
         ; a.           jams and similar preparations :                          .
                        - jams , jellies and marmalades ,
                         . of other fruit than apricots       P-  1 kg 1 , 27
20.06             Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved ,
                  whether or not containing added sugar
                  or spi rit :
      VI .           other   :
                                                                          .
                     - other than all kinds of purees         P* 1 kg 0,39
20.07             Fruit juices ( including grape must )
                  and vegetable juices , whether or not
                  containing added sugar , but unfermen-    |
                  ted and not containing spirit :           j
      V.­            other vegetable juices                   P- 1 kg 0,26
 .
21.03             Mustard flour and prepared mustard          P- 1 kg 0,68
21.06       '     Natural yeasts ( active or inactive ) ;
                  prepared baking powders               *
   Α.                active yeast :
                        dry yeast                             P- 1 kg 0,31
      II .              other active yeast                    p. 1 kg 0,13
                                                                         I
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              i voureci aerate;-' w^t^rs , and aioer non-                 >
              I sUohooc beverages , not ir.cvucnnt;                     ,j
              jI f ru'ît
                   . . , »
                           . and
                              .
                                 vegètable
                                  < •
                                               j ui ces .f alting .-
                                      i-,n nri n ->
                                                                           ji
                 within heading N° 20 . C /                                 \
Explanatory note : " p" before the concession rate of duty indicates that ,
                     upon customs clearance ,,- the retail packaging is to be
                     included in the dutiable weight .               ■  •
 ---pagebreak---                                              TABLE II
                            MODIFICATIONS MADE TO LIST XXIV - FINLAND
                        arising out of the Agreement with the Community
  Tariff Item                                                              Rate of modified
       Number
                                     Description of goods
                                                                               bound duty
 '03.01 B.II                Flat fish and gadidae > fresh , chilled
                            or frozen , other than filleted ( 410 ,
                            420 )                                                   1 %
  ex 03.01 B.               Sprats , whole , cleaned or in pieces ,
          III . b .         fresh , chilled or frozen , other than
                            filleted < 302 )                                       2,5 %
  04.06                     Natural honey                       -    -             33 %
                                                                                              I
  06 . 03 Ail . a           Gladioli , fresh , cleared through cus­            '   20 %
                            toms from 1.11 to 51.3 ( 011 )                 min . duty
                                                                                 15 MK / kg
                              s    ■     %                        '
  06.03 8 .                 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind
                            suitable for bouquets or for ornamen­
                            tal purposes , dried , dyed , bleached ,
                            impregnated or otherwise prepared ( 090 )               6 7.
  07.01    C.I.             Garlic fresh or. chilled ( 301 )                        5 %
  ex 07.01 .                Cauliflowers 'cleared through customs-
                                                                                   12 %
    •    D.I.b              from 1.11 to 31.5 ( 429 );       _•    v   |
                                                                       i
  ex 07.01                  Endives cleared through customs from
         K.II .             1.7 to 31.3 ( ex 85' /)                                10 %
  .
                                                                         l
  ex 07.01                  Other salad vegetables cleared through
     '   K.II-              customs during Feb . ( ex 859 )                      • 10%
' 07.01 L.        I.        Sweet capsicum C'C^psi cum • grossum'5 ,
                             cleared through customs from T. 11 to
                            30.6 ( 904 )                                 |          5 %
                            ■
                                                                         !
                                                                         !   -
  ex 07.01         '
         N.I.               Olives and- capers cleared through
                             customs from 1.3 to 30.6 ( ex 906 )                    5 %
                         •i
       .                  !
              . .    '•   I
            ■             !
                                                                                         \
                                                                                          fV
                                                                                             \
 ---pagebreak---  ex 07.01         Olives and capers cleared - through cus­
       N.li *   | toms from 1 .,7 to 29,2 ( ex 909")              5 %
                1
 07.02 6.1 .      Tomatoes preserved by freezing ( 005 )      . 10 %
 07.03    V       Vegetables provisionally preserved in
                  brine , in sulphur water or in other
                  preservative solutions , but not spe­
                  cially prepared for immediate consump­
                  tion ( 010 , 020 , 090 )                        6 %
'07.05«A..rtf     Dried leguminous vegetables , other
                  than peas and beans., shelled whether
                  or not skinned or split , of a kind
                  suitable for human consumption ( 080 )          5 % '
 08.02 D.         Lemons fresh or dried ( 300 ).".                4 % .
 08.07 A.III .    Stone fruit , fresh , other than apri­
                                                                           i
                  cots , peaches and plums ; cleared
                  through customs from 1.1 to 31.5
                  ( 101 , 901 )"                                  5 %
 08.09 A. I.  -   Water melons fresh ( 101 )                     17%     .
 ex 08.1 0 B.     Fruit ( whether or not cooked ) preser^; /
                  ved by freezing , not containing added
                  sugar    :                                     7,5 %
                  other than strawberries , rasperries ,
                  gooseberries , lingon-berries , blue­
                  berries , and red-, black or white
                  currants     .
        '
                  - dates                                        7,5 %
                  - oranges                                      7,5 %
                    ' 1.7 - 31.12                                7,5 %
                      1.1 - 30.6                                 7,5 %       •
                  - lemons                                     . 7-
                                                                  /5 V
                      apples
                      apple pulp          - - -– -         - - 7,5             -
                      other , 10.12 - 30.6                       7,5 %
                  - pears                               •        7,5 %
 03.12 D.         Other ( excluding blue:berriesK909 ) v          8X   :
 09.01 C.         Coffee substitutes containing coffee '
                   ( 300 )            .                          16 %
 ---pagebreak--- 09.01 D.          .       Coffee husks and skins                             11 %
ex 11.04 .          .      Flours of the fruits falling within any             1 */.
                          heading in chapter 8
ex 12.08 'B               Apricot , peach & plum stones and ker­
                          nels ( 200 )                                         2 %
 ex . 15 . 07 B.          Linseed oil , unfit , as imported , for
                           human consumption , bleached ( 502 ;                2 %
  ex 17.01 A.             - vani Ila sugar & vanilline sugar                 50 %    ^
                               ( ex 17.05.000 )                         min . duty
                                                                     i
                                                                          3,15 MK / kg
                                                                     i
  17.02 Α .               Artificial honey ( 800 )                             7 7.
  20.01 A. IV .            Pickets prepared or preserved by vine­
                           gar or acetic acid ( 155 )                        30 %
                                         V
.
  20.01 Α . ν ;            Vegetables other than tomatoes in air- .
                           tight containers and cucumbers , prepa­
                           red or preserved by vinegar or acetic
                           acid ( 157, 158, 159 , 195 , 198 )                 10 %
                      !
  20.02 Β „                Mushrooms prepared or preserved other­
                           wise than by vinegar or acetic acid                25 %
                      I
  20.02 G.                 Capers prepared or preserved otherwise
                       i
                           than by vinegar or acetic acid ( 902 )             15 %
  20.04                     Fruit , fruit-peel and parts of plants ,
                           preserved by sugar ( 000 )                         18 %
  ex 20.05 A.              Jams and marmalades of berries ( 300 )             20 %
                           Jams , jellies S marmalades of other
                         • fruit than apricots ( ex 101 , 901 )               20 %
  ex 20 . 0ó    G»          Other fruits otherwise prepared or pre­                    «
                            served , other than all kinds of purees
                            ( 709 , 805 , 808 , 804 , 809 )                     6 %
   20.07 Ε .                Other vegetable juices ( 809 )                      6 %
                                                                       ! 7%
   2'1 . 03 .              Mustard flour and prepared mustard ■
                            ( ICQ , . 200 )
 ---pagebreak--- 21 . 06 . A. I.   Pressed yeast *( fresh baking yeast ) ( 101 )        S %
21 . 06 . A. II . Dry yeast ( 102)                                !I
                                                                   i
                                                                       2 %
                                                                           .   •
                                                                             ' -
                                                                ■ iI ■
ex 22*02          Lemonade , flavoured spa water's and fla­
m                 voured aerated waters, and other non­
                  alcoholic beverages , not including fruit
                  and vegetable juices falling' within hea­
                  ding N° 20.07 , not containing milk or
                  milk fats and not containing ^ ugar ( 099 )          6 %
 ---pagebreak--- ANNEX II ---pagebreak---           COMMISSION .
             OF THE                                                                    Geneva
 UROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                      Si r ,                                                                         j
                                                                                                                  \
                                      I hav § the honour to refer to the Memo which the Permanent .
                                      Mission of Finland sent on 19 July 1977 to Mr LONG , Director-
                                      General of GATT , and to the request for negotiations on the .                                                    -
                                      basis of Article XXVIII ( 4 ) for the amendment of List XXIV -
                                      Finland , which is the subject of documents GATT Secret / 237 of
                                      21 July 1977 and GATT Secret / 237 Add . 1 of' 25 July 1977 .
                                      I should like to point out that ,, for certain products mentioned
                                   : in the documents referred to above , the European Economic Commu­
                                      nity is the main supplier or initial negotiator .                                          In accordance
                                      with the agreement reached following the negotiation of the . con­
                                      cessions incorporated into the Geneva Protocol ( 1967 ) to the
                            '         General Agreement , the main supplier , is to be considered as the
                                      in.itial negotiator of the concession .                          On the basis of Article
                                      XXVIII of the General Agreement , the European Economi c - Community
                                  • there-fore has initial negotiator 's rights as regards the binding
                                      by Finland of the customs duties on the products listed in the .
                                      annex to this          letter .                                    '
                                      These products are also subject to the trade arrangements laid
                                      down by Protocol - N° ^ 2 to the EEC-Finland Agreement of 5 Octo­
                                      ber 1973 and appear in Table II of Protocol N° 2 .                                           If the present
                                    . conditions- governing the trade arrangements for these bound pro­
                                      ducts were to be changed to the detriment of the Community , the
                          .■'• -.. - Finnish authorities would immediately enter into consultations
                                             - - -     .........                             ... v                      .....   .. –              • /- o ■ •
Provi^iofiol addresc : Rue oc In Loi 200 , B – 1 040 Brus se' s – Te le phone 35 0040-35 £0 4"0 – 1 oleg . opii ic ordres s " « COME UR Br is s e!s * –
                                                          lelcx : . COMEURBRU 21 877 ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                              Z .0
with the Community for the purpose of granting the Community
compensation    commensurate with its rights under Article XXVIII
of the GATT as at 1 January 1972 .
I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of your
Government with the content of this letter .
Please accept ,                        , the assurance of my
highest consideration .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  Concession Rate
 ' Tariff Item *
        Number
                               Description of Products               of Duty
                                                                    1.1 . 1972     -
     18.06               Chocolate and other food prepara­       P- 0,74 FM / kg .
                         tions containing cocoa
                                                      "       j
   • 19.01               Malt extracts                           p" 0,34 FM / kg
     19-05               Prepared foods obtained by the          P- 0,48 FM / kg
                         swelling or roasting of cereals -
                         or cereal products ( puffed rice ,
                         corn flakes and similar products )
     19.06             ^ Communion wafers , empty ,cachets       P. 0,65 FM / kg .
                         of a kind suitable for pharmaceu­
                         tical use , sealing wafers , rice
                         paper and similar products        -
ex 19.07                 Bread , ships' biscuits and other
                         ordinary bakers' wares , not con­
                         taining added sugar , honey , eggs ,
                         fats , cheese or fruit :
      /     II .    ^    ships' biscuits , crumbs and rusks      P- 0,19 FM / kg
ex 19.08                 Pastry , biscuits , cakes and other
                         fine bakers' wares , whether or not
                         containing cocoa in any proportion :
            I.    -      biscuits and wafers                     P- 1,20 FM / kg
            II .     -   rusks , cakes and Danish pastry         P- 1,27 FM / kg     ■'
     21.04               Sauces ; mixed condiments and         I
                                                               i
                         mixed seasonings :
                                                               I
           A-            preparations of tomatoes        ,       P- 0,58 FM / kg
         . B.            other                                   P- 1,08 FM / kg
                                                               j
ex 21.05        •        Soups and broths , in liquid , so­    I
                          lid or powder form ; homogenized
                         composite food preparations :
           A.            soups and broths , in liquid , so­      P- 1,08 FM / kg
                         lid or powder form
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 ex 21.07          Food preparations not elsewhere
                   specified or included :
        B.         ixe   cream   :
   'I
         II .      other ( not containing fat )            p. 2,72 FM / kg
      . C.         ice cream powders "and table cream
                   powders and similar preparations :
                   - containing , as basic constituents , p. 0,74 FM / kg
                       20 per cent or more by weight of
                       fats , mi Ik or eggs
                   - other                                 D . 2-72
                                                           p.   2,72 FM
                                                                     FM // ka
                                                                           kg
        E.         fat emulsions and similar products
                   of a kind used for the manufacture
                   of bakers' wares :
         II .           containing less than 10 per cent
                      „ by weight of fats •                p 2,72 FM / kg
                                                           p.
        G.         other ( excluding sweet fat , coffee
                   pastes , ravioli / macaroni , spaghetti
                   and similar cocked preparations ) :
                     ( mixtures of chemicals and food­
                       stuffs , to be mixed in food pre­
                       parations as ingredients or as to
                       improve a given property )
         II ,          other ■:
                       - products for use as raw materials
                         in food processing industries :
                       – containing , as basic consti­
                          tuents , 20 per cent or more by
                          weight of fats , milk or eggs       P-  1,63 FM / kg
                       – other                                P-  2,72 FM / Kg
                       - other                                P-  2,72 FM / kg
 ex 22.02          lemonade , flavoured spa waters and
                   flavoured aerated waters , and other
                   non-alcoholic beverages , not inclu­
                   ding fruit and vegetable juices fal­
                   ling within heading n° 20.07 :
                   - products containing mi lk or mi Ik        0,35 FM / litre
                       fats
                   - other    :
                   – containing sugar ( sucrose or             0,35 FM / litre
                        invert sugar )
Explanatory note : " P" before the concession rate of duty indicates that ,
                   upon customs clearance , the retail packaging is to be
                   included in the dutiable weight .
 ---pagebreak---   LETTER   N°    2
  Sir ,
  I have the honour ta acknowledge receipt of your letter , which reads
  as follows   :                                                 -
  "I have the honour to refer to the Memo which the Perinanent Mission
  of Finland
  I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of your Govern
  ment with the content of this letter ."
  I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with
. the contents of your letter .
  Please accept ,                       , the assurance of my highest con
  sideration .