CELEX: 51999PC0573
Language: en
Date: 1999-11-24
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  Brussels, 24.11.1999
                                                  COM(1999) 573 final
                                                  1999/0230 (ACC)
                                 Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound
 in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed
                 rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing
                     Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95
                         (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Community has undertaken in GATT to open reduced- or zero-duty tariff quotas
every year for a number of products, subject to various conditions.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/951            was   adopted   to  give  effect to  these
undertakings.
As that Regulation has been repeatedly and substantially amended, it now needs to be
recast and simplified.
The attached proposal takes account of subsequent amendments of the Regulation
together with updates of Combined Nomenclature codes and product descriptions.
In accordance with the offer it made within the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (Unctad) and alongside its scheme of generalised tariff preferences,
the European Community introduced tariff preferences in 1971 for jute and coconut-
fibre products originating in certain developing countries. These preferences took the
form of a gradual reduction in Common Customs Tariff duties and, from 1978 to
31 December 1994, the complete suspension of these duties.
Since the entry into force of the new scheme of generalised preferences on 1 January
1995 the Community has, alongside the GATT, opened autonomous zero-duty
Community tariff quotas for specific quantities of products manufactured from jute
                                                              2
and coconut fibres by Council Regulation (EC) No 764/96 to improve access to the
Community market for these products. This measure was last extended by Council
                                  3
Regulation (EC) No 1401/98 and ends on 31 December 1999.
The scheme of generalised tariff preferences was extended by Council Regulation
                    4
(EC) No 2820/98 until 31 December 2001. The tariff quotas for jute and coconut-
fibre products should therefore also be extended until 31 December 2001.
Developing countries eligible for the GSP may be granted access to the tariff quotas
for hand-made products and handloom fabrics. The Commission therefore needs to be
able to add new countries to the list of tariff quota beneficiaries provided they submit
an official request and offer the necessary guarantees for checking the authenticity of
the products.
This is the purpose of the attached proposal.
1
        OJ L 176, 27.7.1995, p. 1.
2
        OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 1.
3
        OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 1.
4
        OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                        1999/0230 (ACC)
                                        Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound
  in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed
                      rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing
                          Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
(1)     Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the framework of the General
        Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to open Community tariff quotas
        each year at reduced or zero duty for a certain number of products, subject to
        certain conditions;
(2)     Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 of 24 July 1995 opening and
        providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT
        and certain other Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural, industrial
        and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting
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        these quotas, has been repeatedly and substantially amended; whereas now
        that further amendments are required it should be recast and simplified for the
                                                                                2
        sake of clarity, in line with the Council Resolution of 25 October 1996;
(3)     Whereas this Regulation does not apply to tariff quotas for agricultural
        products bound in GATT, which are covered by Council Regulation (EC)
                      3
        No 3290/94;
(4)     Whereas, following the reductions in customs duties agreed within            the
        framework of the GATT, certain products previously covered by Regulation
        (EC) No 1808/95 are now exempt from customs duties on import; whereas
        they are therefore not included in this Regulation;
(5)     Whereas the Community has concluded an Agreement in the form of an
        exchange of letters with Canada providing for the opening of a 650 000-tonne
1
        OJ L 176, 27.7.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC)
        No 1401/98 (OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 1.)
2
        OJ C 332, 7.11.1996, p. 1.
3
        OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.
                                                  3
 ---pagebreak---      tariff quota for newsprint (order number 09.0015), 600 000 tonnes of which, in
     accordance with Article XIII of the GATT, is reserved until 30 November of
     each year for products from Canada alone; whereas the Agreement also
     provides for a mandatory 5% increase in the share of the quota reserved for
     imports from Canada in the event of that share being exhausted before the end
     of a given year;
(6)  Whereas, in accordance with the offer it made within the United Nations
     Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and alongside its scheme of
     generalised     preferences,     the    European        Community      introduced     tariff
     preferences in 1971 for jute and coconut-fibre products originating in certain
     developing countries; whereas these preferences took the form of a gradual
     reduction of Common Customs Tariff duties and, from 1978 to 31 December
     1994, the complete suspension of these duties;
(7)  Whereas since the entry into force of the new scheme of generalised tariff
     preferences on 1 January 1995 the Community has, alongside the GATT,
     opened autonomous zero-duty Community tariff quotas for specific quantities
     of jute and coconut-fibre products until 31 December 1999 by Council
                                                              4
     Regulations (EC) Nos 764/96 and 1401/98; whereas, as the scheme of
     generalised preferences has been extended until 31 December 2001 by Council
                                       5
     Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, this quota arrangement should also be extended
     until 31 December 2001;
(8)  Whereas in the context of its external relations the Community has given
     Switzerland an undertaking to open Community                    zero-duty tariff quotas
     running from 1 September to 31 August each year, suitably adjusted, to cover
     various forms of processing work carried out on textiles under the outward
     processing arrangements;
(9)  Whereas the Community has declared itself ready to open zero-rated annual
     Community tariff quotas for certain hand-made products and handloom
     fabrics; whereas, however, imports may only qualify for these quotas on
     presentation    to  the    Community      customs      authorities  of   a  certificate  of
     authenticity issued by the competent authority of the beneficiary country
     stating that the goods in question are hand-made or hand-woven;
(10) Whereas the term 'hand-made products' needs to be defined in order to ensure
     that this system operates smoothly;
(11) Whereas a system is required for updating the information on government
     authorities authorised to issue certificates of authenticity;
(12) Whereas proper application of the arrangements for hand-made products and
     fabrics woven on handlooms requires that provision be made for entitlement to
     tariff quotas to be temporarily withdrawn in whole or in part in the event of
     irregularities or lack of administrative cooperation, and that procedures for
4
     OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 1 and OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 1.
5
     OJ L 357, 30.12.98, p. 1.
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 ---pagebreak---      administrative cooperation be set up to check on the issuing of certificates of
     authenticity;
(13) Whereas, as access to the tariff quotas for hand-made products and handloom
     fabrics is open to developing countries under the GSP, the Commission should
     have the power, on receipt of an official request and after consulting the
     Customs Code Committee, to extend the list of quota beneficiaries to include
     countries entitled to the GSP which offer the necessary guarantees for
     checking the authenticity of the products;
(14) Whereas the Community, in the fulfilment of its international obligations, is
     required to open tariff quotas; whereas all Community importers should be
     guaranteed equal and continuous access to the said quotas, and the rates of
     duty laid down for the quotas should be applied without interruption to all
     imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas are
     exhausted;
(15) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the
     implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
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     Community Customs Code consolidated the arrangements for managing tariff
     quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the
     declarations for free circulation;
(16) Whereas for reasons of speed and efficiency, communication between Member
     States and the Commission should take place as far as possible by electronic
     means;
(17) Whereas     Council      or   Commission     decisions   amending      the Combined
     Nomenclature and Taric codes or adjusting the quota volumes and rates of
     duty do not entail any substantive changes; whereas in the interests of
     simplification the Commission, after consulting the Customs Code Committee,
     should have the power to make amendments and technical adjustments to this
     Regulation;
(18) Whereas this Regulation must be adjusted in the event of amendment of
     existing agreements within the framework of the GATT, including reductions
     of customs duties, and, in respect of products manufactured from jute and
     coconut fibres, in the event of extension of the scheme of generalised tariff
     preferences; whereas the Commission, after consulting the Customs Code
     Committee, should therefore have the power to make the relevant amendments
     to the provisions of this Regulation, including the Annexes thereto, in so far as
     the agreed changes specify the products eligible for tariff quotas, the quota
     volumes, rates of duty and periods, and any conditions of eligibility;
(19) Whereas, as definitions for hand-made products and handloom fabrics and
     certificates of authenticity may be harmonised in the future, the Commission,
6
     OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999
     (OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25).
                                                 5
 ---pagebreak---         after consulting the Customs Code Committee, should have the power to adapt
        these definitions and replace the specimens appearing in Annexes VI and VII;
(20)    Whereas the measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation are
        management measures within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision
        1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of
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        implementing powers conferred on the Commission , they should be adopted
        by use of the management procedure provided for in Article 4 of that
        Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                           TITLE I
                                GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS
                                           Article 1
1. The products listed in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V shall be eligible for reduced rates
of duty under Community tariff quotas during the periods and in accordance with the
provisions set out in this Regulation and the said Annexes.
2. For the purposes of converting amounts expressed in euros into national currencies,
Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing
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the Community Customs Code shall apply for the Member States other than those
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referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro.
                                           TITLE II
           SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CERTAIN TARIFF QUOTAS
                                           Section 1
                                  Tariff quota for newsprint
                                           Article 2
1. From 30 November each year, any part of the quota volumes for newsprint referred
to in Annex I not used on 29 November and unlikely to be used by 31 December may
be used to cover imports of the products in question from Canada or another non-EC
country.
7
        OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
8
        OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999
        (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1).
9
        OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1.
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 ---pagebreak--- 2. Where the bound quota of 600 000 tonnes from Canada has been exhausted and no
autonomous quota of more than 30 000 tonnes has been opened for the remainder of
the calendar year, the bound quota shall be increased by the Commission by an
additional 5%. The Commission shall publish the quota increase in the    Official
Journal of the European Communities, C series.
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 ---pagebreak---                                        Section 2
                           Tariff quotas for hand-made or
                                hand-woven products
                                        Article 3
Access to the tariff quotas for hand-made products is restricted to the products
referred to in Annex IV, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the
competent government authority in the beneficiary country and conforming to the
specimen in Annex VI.
                                        Article 4
Access to the tariff quotas for hand-woven products is restricted to the products
referred to in Annex V accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the
competent government authority in the beneficiary country and conforming to the
specimen in Annex VII. These goods shall bear a stamp approved by the said
authorities at the beginning and end of each piece; by way of derogation, a seal
approved by the authorities of the country of manufacture may be affixed to each
piece.
                                        Article 5
The products referred to in Articles 3 and 4 must be transported directly to the
Community from the country of manufacture.
The following shall be considered to have been transported directly:
(a) goods which have been transported without entering the territory of a country not a
Member State of the Community; calls at ports in countries not members of the
Community shall not be held to breach direct transport, provided the goods are not
transhipped in the course of such a call;
(b) goods which have been transported via, or transhipped in, the territory of one or
more non-member countries, provided such transit or transhipment is covered by a
single transport document drawn up in the country of manufacture.
                                       Section 3
 Methods of administrative cooperation for hand-made or hand-woven products
                                        Article 6
1. Access to the tariff quotas provided for in Articles 3 and 4 may at any time be
temporarily withdrawn, in whole or in part, in the event of irregularities or of a lack of
the administrative cooperation required for the checking of certificates of authenticity.
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 ---pagebreak--- 2. The decision to withdraw temporarily, in whole or in part, entitlement to the tariff
quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 10(2), following appropriate prior consultations undertaken by
the Commission with the beneficiary country in question.
3. (a) Where the procedure for temporary total or partial withdrawal of access to tariff
quotas is applied the Commission shall publish a notice in the C series of the Official
Journal stating that it has reasonable doubt as to entitlement to benefit under this
Regulation and listing the goods, producers and exporters concerned.
(b) The proportion of customs debt corresponding to a concession granted under this
Regulation shall be disregarded except where the debt is incurred after publication of
the notice referred to in subparagraph (a) and in respect of goods, producers or
exporters named in that notice, or where the second sentence of Article 221(3) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 applies.
                                          Article 7
1. The beneficiary countries shall inform the Commission of the names and addresses
of the governmental authorities situated in their territory which are empowered to
issue certificates of authenticity, together with specimens of stamps used by those
authorities, and the names and addresses of the governmental authorities responsible
for checking the certificates. The stamps shall be valid from the date the Commission
receives the specimens. The Commission shall forward this information, if possible
by electronic means, to the customs authorities of the Member States. When such
information is updating a previous communication, the Commission shall indicate the
date when the new stamps become valid according to the instructions given by the
competent authorities of the beneficiary countries. This information is confidential;
however, when goods are presented for free circulation, the customs authorities in
question may allow the importer or his duly authorised representative to consult the
specimen impressions of stamps referred to in this paragraph.
2. The Commission shall publish in the C series of the           Official Journal of the
European Communities       the names of the authorities in the manufacturing countries
entitled to issue certificates of authenticity and, where appropriate, the date on which
new beneficiary countries met the obligations set out in paragraph 1.
3. Subsequent verification of certificates of authenticity shall be carried out at random
or whenever the customs authorities in the Community have reasonable doubt as to
the authenticity of the document or the accuracy of the information regarding the
products in question.
4. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the customs authorities in the Community shall
return a copy of the certificate of authenticity to the competent governmental
authority in the exporting beneficiary country, giving, where appropriate, the reasons
of form or substance for an inquiry. The invoice or a copy thereof, as well as all other
relevant documents, shall be attached to the copy of the certificate of authenticity. The
customs authorities shall also forward any information that has been obtained
suggesting that the particulars given on the certificate of authenticity are inaccurate.
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 ---pagebreak--- If the said authorities decide to suspend admission to the tariff quotas pending the
results of the verification, they shall offer to release the products to the importer
subject to any precautions judged necessary.
5. When an application for subsequent verification has been made in accordance with
paragraph 1, such verification shall be carried out and its results communicated to the
customs authorities in the Community within a maximum of six months. The results
shall be such as to establish whether the certificate of authenticity in question applies
to the products actually exported and whether these products were in fact eligible to
benefit from the tariff quota.
6. If, in cases of reasonable doubt, there is no reply within the six months specified in
paragraph 5 or if the reply does not contain sufficient information to determine the
authenticity of the document in question or the accuracy of the information relating to
the products concerned, a second communication shall be sent to the competent
authorities. If after the second communication the results of the verification are not
communicated to the requesting authorities within four months, or if these results do
not allow the authenticity of the document in question to be determined, the
requesting authorities shall, save in exceptional circumstances, refuse entitlement to
the tariff measures.
7. Where the verification procedure or any other available information appears to
indicate that the provisions of this Article are being contravened, the exporting
beneficiary country shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the Community,
carry out appropriate inquiries or arrange for such enquiries to be carried out with due
urgency to identify and prevent such contraventions. For this purpose the Community
may participate in the inquiries.
8. For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of authenticity, copies of
the certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at
least three years by the competent governmental authority of the exporting beneficiary
country.
                                        TITLE III
                         MANAGEMENT OF TARIFF QUOTAS
                                         Article 8
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in
accordance with Articles 308a to Article 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Communication between the Member States and the Commission in this connection
shall take place as far as possible by electronic means.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance
with this Regulation.
Each Member State shall guarantee importers of the products in question equal and
continuous access to the quotas in so far as the balance of the quota volumes permits.
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 ---pagebreak---                                         TITLE IV
                                  FINAL PROVISIONS
                                         Article 9
1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, including:
(a) amendments and technical adjustments necessitated by changes in the Combined
Nomenclature and Taric codes;
(b) adjustments made necessary by:
- the conclusion by the Council of agreements or exchanges of letters within the
framework of the GATT or compliance with the Community's contractual obligations
to certain countries within the framework of the GATT, or
- extension of the scheme of generalised preferences in respect of jute and coconut-
fibre products;
(c) the addition of developing countries to the lists contained in Annexes IV and V at
the official request of an applicant country that offers the necessary guarantees for
checking the authenticity of these products;
(d) amendments and adjustments to the definitions for hand-made products and
handloom fabrics as well as to the specimen certificates of authenticity,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 10(2).
2. Provisions adopted under paragraph 1 shall not empower the Commission to:
- transfer not used preferential quantities from one quota period to another,
- change timetables provided for in the agreements or exchanges of letters,
- make access to the quotas subject to import licences.
                                         Article 10
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee instituted by
Article 247 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the management procedure laid down in
Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7 (3)
thereof.
3. The period provided for in Article 4 (3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three
months.
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 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 11
Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 is hereby repealed and replaced by this Regulation.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this
Regulation and shall be correlated in accordance with the table in Annex VIII.
                                       Article 12
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                             For the Council
                                             The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                                               ANNEX I
                       LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS BOUND IN GATT
         Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the
         description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the
         preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN
         codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
         the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
Serial        CN code      Taric      Description of goods                                       Quota period    Quota volume   Rate of
number                     sub-                                                                                                 duty (%)
                           division
                                                                                                                       1
09.0006       0302 40                 Herring, subject to compliance with the reference prices   from 1 January                 0
              0303 50                                                                            2000 to 14
              0304 10 91                                                                         February 2000
        ex    0304 10 98   12
              0304 90 22                                                                         and from 16    34 000 tonnes
                                                                                                 June to 14
                                                                                                 February
09.0007 ex    0305 51 10   10         Cod of the species Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac and         from 1 January 25 000 tonnes   0
        ex    0305 51 10   20         fish of the species Boreogadus saida:                      to 31 December
        ex    0305 51 90   10         - dried, whether or not salted but not smoked
        ex    0305 51 90   20
              0305 59 11
              0305 59 19
        ex    0305 62 00   20         - salted but not dried or smoked and in brine
        ex    0305 62 00   25
        ex    0305 62 00   50
        ex    0305 62 00   60
              0305 69 10
09.0009 ex    0302 69 68   10         Silver hake (Merluccius     bilinearis), fresh, chilled or from 1 January    2 000 tonnes 8
        ex    0303 78 19   10         frozen                                                     to 31 December
09.0013 ex    4412 19 00   10         Plywood of coniferous species, without the addition of     from 1 January   650 000 m3    0
        ex    4412 92 99   10         other substances:                                          to 31 December
        ex    4412 99 80   10         - of a thickness greater than 8,5 mm, the faces of which
                                      are not further prepared than the peeling process
                                      or
                                      - sanded, and of a thickness greater than 18,5 mm
              4801 00 10              Newsprint2, 3                                              from 1 January
        ex    4801 00 90   10                                                                    to 31 December
09.0015                               - from Canada                                                             600 000 tonnes  0
09.0017                               - from other third countries                                               50 000 tonnes  0
         1
                  Remaining volume of quota period 1999/2000 in accordance with Regulation (EC)
                  No 1808/95.
         2
                  Control of the usage for this end use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community
                  provisions.
         3
                  The expression 'newsprint' shall be taken to apply to white paper or to paper which has been
                  slightly coloured in the pulp, the mechanical pulp content of which represents at least 70% of
                  the total fibre content, glazed to an extent not exceeding 130 seconds Bekk, unsized, weighing
                  not less than 40 g/m2 and not more than 57 g/m2, in reels of a width of not less than 31 cm,
                  containing 8% or less by weight of fillers, and intended for the printing of daily newspapers,
                  weekly papers or other periodicals of heading No 4902, published at least 10 times per year.
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 ---pagebreak--- Serial     CN code      Taric       Description of goods                                        Quota period    Quota volume  Rate of
number                  sub-                                                                                                  duty (%)
                        division
09.0019    7202 21                  Ferro-silicon                                               from 1 January  12 600 tonnes 0
           7202 29                                                                              to 31 December
09.0021    7202 30 00               Ferro-silicon-manganese                                     from 1 January  18 550 tonnes 0
                                                                                                to 31 December
09.0023 ex 7202 49 10   11          Ferro-chromium containing not more than 0,10% by            from 1 January  2 950 tonnes  0
        ex 7202 49 50   11          weight of carbon and more than 30% but not more than        to 31 December
                                    90% of chromium (super-refined ferrochromium)
09.0045 ex 0303 29 00   20          Fish, frozen, of the genus Coregonus                        from 1 January  1 000 tonnes  5,5
                                                                                                to 31 December
09.0046 ex 1605 40 00   30          Freshwater crayfish cooked with dill, frozen                from 1 January  3 000 tonnes  0
                                                                                                to 31 December
09.0047 ex 1605 20 10   40          Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis,        from 1 January   500 tonnes   0
        ex 1605 20 91   40          shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared      to 31 December
        ex 1605 20 99   40
09.0048 ex 0304 20 95   30          Fillets of fish, frozen, of the species Allocyttus spp. and from 1 January   200 tonnes   0
                                    Pseudocyttus maculatus                                      to 31 December
09.0050 ex 5306 10 10   10          Unbleached flax yarn (other than tow yarn), not put up      from 1 January   400 tonnes   1,8
        ex 5306 10 30   10          for retail sail, measuring 333,3 decitex or more (not       to 31 December
                                    exceeding 30 metric numbers), intended for the
                                    manufacture of multiple or cabled yarn for the footwear
                                    industry or for whipping cables4
09.0051    7018 10 90               Similar glass smallwares other than glass beads,            from 1 January    52 tonnes   0
                                    imitation pearls and imitation precious or semi-precious    to 31 December
                                    stones
                                                                                                                      5
09.0091    1702 50 00               Chemically pure fructose                                    from 1 January                206
                                                                                                2000 to 30 June
                                                                                                2000
                                                                                                and from 1 July 4 504 tonnes
                                                                                                to 30 June
         4
               Control of the usage for this end use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community
               provisions.
         5
               Remaining volume of quota period 1999/2000 in accordance with Regulation (EC)
               No 1808/95.
         6
               Suspension of specific duty as from 1 July 1995; the ad valorem duty to be taken into account
               is the duty in force appearing in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the
               tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987),
               as amended.
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 ---pagebreak--- Serial    CN code    Taric     Description of goods                                      Quota period   Quota volume   Rate of
number               sub-                                                                               (in litres of  duty
                     division                                                                           pure alcohol)7
                               - Rum and taffia:
09.0065   2208 40 31           -- in containers holding two litres or less:
                               --- other than rum with a content of volatile substances
                               other than ethyl and methyl alcohol equal to or
                               exceeding 225 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol
                               (with a 10% tolerance)
                               ---- of a value exceeding € 7,9 per litre of pure alcohol from 1.1.2000  2 359 500      0,4 €/
                                                                                         to 31.12. 2000                % vol/hl +
                                                                                                                       1,8 €/hl
                                                                                         from 1.1.2001  2 595 450      0,3 €/
                                                                                         to 31.12. 2001                % vol/hl +
                                                                                                                       1,2 €/hl
                                                                                         from 1.1.2002  2 854 995      0,2 €/
                                                                                         to 31.12. 2002                % vol/hl +
                                                                                                                       0,6 €/hl
          2208 40 91           -- in containers holding more than two litres:
                               --- other than rum with a content of volatile substances
                               other than ethyl and methyl alcohol equal to or
                               exceeding 225 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol
                               (with a 10% tolerance)
                               ---- of a value exceeding € 2 per litre of pure alcohol   from 1.1.2000                 0,4 €/
                                                                                         to 31.12.2000                 % vol/hl
                                                                                         from 1.1.2001                 0,3 €/
                                                                                         to 31.12.2001                 % vol/hl
                                                                                         from 1.1.2002                 0,2 €/
                                                                                         to 31.12.2002                 % vol/hl
        7
              The quota volume is applicable to both products taken together.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                   ANNEX II
                           COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR
                   THE COMMUNITY OUTWARD PROCESSING OF
                 CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS IN SWITZERLAND1
Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the
description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the
preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN
codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
Serial         CN code                       Description of goods              Quota period   Quota          Rate of
number                                                                                        volume         duty
                                                                                              (in €)         (%)
                                                                                                     2
09.2501                    Goods resulting from processing work as provided    from 1 January                   0
                           for in the arrangement with Switzerland on          2000 to 31
                           processing traffic in textiles as follows:          August 2000
                                                                               and from 1     1 870 000
                                                                               September to   of       value
                                                                               31 August      added
                           (a) processing work on woven fabrics falling within
                           Chapters 50 to 55 and CN code 5809 00 00
                           (b) twisting or throwing, cabling and texturising
                           (whether or not combined with other processing
                           work) of yarns falling within Chapters 50 to 55 and
                           CN code 5605 00 00
                           (c) processing work on products falling within the
                           following CN codes:
                           Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading No
                           5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading
                           No 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn
                           (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn:
                           - Other:
               5606 00 91  -- Gimped yarn
               5606 00 99  -- Other
                           Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than
                           fabrics of heading No 5802 or 5806:
               5801 10 00  - Of wool or fine animal hair
                           - Of cotton:
               5801 22 00  -- Cut corduroy
               5801 23 00  -- Other weft pile fabrics
               5801 24 00  -- Warp pile fabrics, épinglé (uncut)
               5801 25 00  -- Warp pile fabrics, cut
               5801 26 00  -- Chenille fabrics
                           - Of man-made fibres:
               5801 32 00  -- Cut corduroy
               5801 33 00  -- Other weft pile fabrics
               5801 34 00  -- Warp pile fabrics, épinglé (uncut)
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number                                                                                               volume duty
                                                                                                            (%)
09.2501          5801 35 00  -- Warp pile fabrics, cut
(cont'd)         5801 36 00  -- Chenille fabrics
                 5801 90     - Of other textile materials
                 5802        Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, other
                             than narrow fabrics of heading No 5806; tufted textile
                             fabrics, other than products of heading No 5703
                 5804        Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven,
                             knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece, in strips
                             or in motifs, other than fabrics of heading No 6002
                 5806        Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading
                             No 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without
                             weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)
                 5808        Braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings in the
                             piece, without embroidery other than knitted or
                             crocheted; tassels, pompoms and similar articles
                 6001        Pile fabrics, including 'long pile' fabrics and terry
                             fabrics, knitted or crocheted
                 6002        Other knitted or crocheted fabrics
1
    For the purposes of applying this tariff quota, the following definitions shall apply:
    (a) 'processing work' shall mean:
    - for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (c) of the third column: bleaching, dyeing, printing,
    flocking, impregnating, dressing and other work which changes the appearance or quality of the
    goods, without however changing their nature,
    - for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the third column: twisting or throwing, cabling and texturing,
    whether or not combined with reeling, dyeing or other work which changes the appearance, quality
    or finish of the goods, without however changing their nature;
    (b) 'value added' shall mean:
    the difference between the customs value, as defined in Community legislation on the subject, at the
    time of reimportation and the customs value which would be established if the products were
    reimported in the state in which they were exported.
2
    Remaining volume of quota period 1999/2000 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1808/95.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                ANNEX III
              LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR JUTE AND
                                COCONUT-FIBRE PRODUCTS
Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the
description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the
preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN
codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
Serial         CN code     Taric      Description of goods                                     Quota period      Quota volume Rate of
number                     sub-                                                                                               duty
                           division                                                                                           (%)
09.0107        5310                   Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of from 1.1.2000    68 000 tonnes    0
                                      heading No 5303                                          to 31.12.2000
                                      Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not         and        from
                                      plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated,       1.1.2001      to
                                      coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics:     31.12.2001
               5607 10 00             - Of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading No
                                      5303
                                      Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not
                                      tufted or flocked, whether or not made up, including
                                      'Kelem', 'Schumacks', 'Karamanie' and similar hand-
                                      woven rugs:
          ex   5702 39 90  10         - Floor coverings, of pile construction, not made up,
                                      of jute or of other textile bast fabrics of heading No
                                      5303
          ex   5702 49 90  10         - Floor coverings, of pile construction, made up, of
                                      jute or of other textile bast fabrics of heading No
                                      5303
                                      - Floor coverings, not of pile construction, not made
          ex   5702 59 00  10         up, of jute or of other textile bast fabrics of heading
                                      No 5303
          ex   5702 99 00  10         - Floor coverings, not of pile construction, made up,
                                      of jute or of other textile bast fabrics of heading No
                                      5303
                                      Carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted,
                                      whether or not made up:
          ex   5703 90 00  10         - Of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No
                                      5303
                                      Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading
                                      No 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without
                                      weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs):
          ex   5806 39 00  10         - Other woven fabrics, of jute or of other textile bast
                                      fibres of heading No 5303
          ex   5806 40 00  10         - Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled
                                      by means of an adhesive (bolducs), of jute or of other
                                      textile bast fabrics of heading No 5303
                                      Textile wall coverings:
                                      - Other:
               5905 00 50             -- Of jute
          ex   5905 00 90  10         -- Of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303
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number             sub-                                                                                           duty
                   division                                                                                       (%)
09.0109 5702 20 00          Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)                  from 1.1.2000  9 000 tonnes    0
                                                                                      to 31.12.2000
                                                                                      and from
                                                                                      1.1.2001 to
                                                                                      31.12.2001
09.0111 6305 10 90          Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of          from 1.1.2000 98 000 tonnes    0
                            goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading to 31.12.2000
                            No 5303, other than used                                  and from
                                                                                      1.1.2001 to
                                                                                      31.12.2001
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 ---pagebreak---                                                               ANNEX IV
                         LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN
                                                 HAND-MADE PRODUCTS1
         Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the
         description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the
         preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN
         codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of
         the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
         Access to these tariff quotas is restricted to the following countries:
         Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran,
         Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uruguay2
  Serial    CN code3                               Description of goods                      Quota period        Quota      Rate of
 number                                                                                                         volume     duty (%)
                                                                                                                 (in €)
09.0104  ex 4201 00 00       Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, from 1 January      1 200 000      0
                             knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and to 31 December
                             the like), of any material:
                             Riding saddles, of leather
                             - Trunks, suit-cases, vanity cases, executive-cases, brief-
                             cases, school satchels and similar containers:
            4202 11          -- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
                             patent leather
                             -- With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials:
            4202 12 91       --- Of materials other than plastic sheeting or moulded plastic
            4202 12 99       material, including vulcanised fibre
            4202 19 90       --- Of other materials than of aluminium
                             - Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including
                             those without handle:
            4202 21 00       -- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
                             patent leather
            4202 22 90       -- With outer surface of textile materials
                             - Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the
                             handbag:
            4202 31 00       -- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
                             patent leather
            4202 32 90       -- With outer surface of textile materials
            4202 39 00       -- Other
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 ---pagebreak---    Serial   CN Code                           Description of goods                      Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                             volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                      (in €)
09.0104                 - Other:
(cont'd)     4202 91    -- With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of
                        patent leather
             4202 92 91 -- With outer surface of textile materials
             4202 92 98
          ex 4202 99 00 -- Musical instrument cases
             4203 30 00 Belts and bandoliers, of leather or of composition leather
             4203 40 00 Other clothing accessories, of leather or of composition
                        leather
                        Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for
                        jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes
                        and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture
                        not falling in Chapter 94:
             4420 10 11 - Statuettes and other ornaments, of tropical wood
             4420 90 91 - Other, other than wood marquetry and inlaid wood, of
                        tropical wood
                        Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to
                        shape from plaiting materials or made up from goods of
                        heading No 4601; articles of loofah:
                        - Of vegetable materials:
                        -- Other than straw envelopes for bottles:
             4602 10 91 --- Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly
                        to shape from plaiting materials
             4602 10 99 --- Other
                        Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of
                        cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary
                        purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to
                        size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels,
                        tablecloths, serviettes, napkins for babies, tampons, bed
                        sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles,
                        articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp,
                        paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres:
             4818 20    - Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
             4818 30 00 - Tablecloths and serviettes
             4818 50 00 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
                        - Other:
             4818 90 10 -- Articles of a kind used for surgical, medical or hygienic
                        purposes, not put up for retail sail
             4818 90 90 -- Other
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 ---pagebreak---    Serial    CN Code                           Description of goods                       Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                               volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                        (in €)
09.0104       4819 30 00 Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more
(cont'd)                 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of
                         cellulose fibres, cut to shape; other articles of paper pulp,
                         paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose
                         fibres:
              4823 60    - Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or
                         paperboard
              4823 70    - Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp:
              4823 70 90 -- Other than moulded trays and boxes for packing eggs
              4823 90 90 -- Other
                         Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or
                         composition leather and uppers of leather:
              6403 30 00 - Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having
                         an inner sole or a protective metal toecap
                         Parts of footwear (including uppers whether of not attached
                         to soles other than outer soles); removable in-soles, heel
                         cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar
                         articles, and parts thereof:
              6406 10    - Uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners
              6406 20    - Outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics
                         - Other:
              6406 91 00 -- Of wood
                         -- Of materials other than wood:
              6406 99 30 --- Assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole
                         components, but without outer soles
              6406 99 50 --- Removable insoles and other removable accessories
              6406 99 60 --- Outer soles of leather or composition leather
              6406 99 80 --- Other
          ex 6505 90 10 Woollen berets
              6602 00 00 Walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like
          ex  6802 91 90 Marble, travertine and alabaster, carved
          ex  6802 92 90 Other calcareous stone, carved
          ex  6802 93 90 Granite, carved
          ex  6802 99 90 Other Stone, carved
                                                                      22
 ---pagebreak---    Serial   CN Code3                            Description of goods                   Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                            volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                     (in €)
09.0104                 Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and
(cont'd)                toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china:
             6912 00 10 - Of common pottery
             6913       Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles
             6914 90 10 Other ceramic articles, of common pottery
                        Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office,
                        indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of
                        heading No 7010 or 7018):
             7013 21 11 - Drinking glasses other than of glass-ceramics, of lead
             7013 21 19 crystal
             7013 29 51 - Drinking glasses other than of glass-ceramics, other than of
             7013 29 59 lead crystal, other than of toughened glass
                        - Other glassware of a kind used for table or kitchen
                        purposes:
             7013 31 10 -- Of lead crystal
             7013 39 91 -- Of glass other than of toughened glass
             7013 91 10 - Other glassware, of lead crystal
          ex 7013 99 00 -- Glassware other than of lead crystal
             7018 10 19 Glass beads, other than cut and mechanically polished
                        Imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with
                        precious metal:
             7117 19 91 - Other than cuff-links and studs, without parts of glass
             7117 19 99
             7418       Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof,
                        of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves
                        and the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of
                        copper
             7419       Other articles of copper
                        Other articles of aluminium:
             7616 99 90 - Other
          ex 8308 90 00 Beads and spangles, of base metal
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   Serial   CN Code                           Description of goods                     Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                            volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                     (in €)
09.0104      9113 90 10 Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts
                        thereof, of leather or of composition leather
(cont'd)
          ex 9113 90 90 Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts
                        thereof, of fabric
             9403 40    Wooden furniture of the kind used in the kitchen
             9403 80 00 Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or
                        similar materials
             9403 90    Parts of furniture
                        Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and
                        spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or
                        included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the
                        like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts
                        thereof not elsewhere specified or included:
                        - Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting
                        fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public
                        open spaces or thoroughfares:
             9405 10 91 -- Of materials other than plastics, ceramic or glass
             9405 10 99
                        - Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing lamps:
                        -- Of materials other than plastics, ceramic or glass:
             9405 20 99 --- Of a kind used for filament lamps
                        - Other electric lamps and lighting fittings:
                        --- Other than searchlights and spotlights:
                        -- Of materials other than plastics:
             9405 40 99 ---- Other than of a kind used for filament lamps and tubular
                        fluorescent lamps
             9405 50 00 - Non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings
                        - Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like:
                        -- Other:
             9405 60 99 --- Of materials other than plastics
             9405 99 90 -- Other parts of lamps and lighting fittings, other than of
                        glass or of plastics
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   Serial   CN Code                           Description of goods                         Quota period    Quota     Rate of
  number                                                                                                  volume    duty (%)
                                                                                                           (in €)
09.0104   ex 9502 10    Ornamental dolls dressed so as to reflect the folklore
                        characteristic of the country of origin
(cont'd)
             9503 30 10 Other construction sets and constructional toys, of wood
             9503 49 10 Toys representing animals or non-human creatures, other
                        than stuffed, of wood
          ex 9503 50 00 Toy musical instruments and apparatus, of wood
             9503 60 10 Puzzles, of wood
          ex 9503 90 10 Toy weapons, of wood
          ex 9503 90 99 Other toys, of wood
             9601 10 00 Worked ivory and articles of ivory
             9602 00 00 Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of
                        these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin,
                        of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and
                        other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or
                        included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of
                        heading No 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin
09.0106                 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight       from 1 January  11 067 000 0
                                                                   2
                        of cotton, weighing not more than 200g/m :                      to 31 December
          ex 5208 51 00 - Hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method
          ex 5208 59 00
                        Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight
                                                                2
                        of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m :
          ex 5209 51 00 - Hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method
          ex 5209 59 00
                        Other woven fabrics of cotton:
                                                            2
                        - Weighing not more than 200 g/m :
          ex 5212 15 10 -- Hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method
          ex 5212 15 90
                                                            2
                        - weighing not more than 200 g/m :
          ex 5212 25 10 -- hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik' method
          ex 5212 25 90
          ex 5608 90 00 Hammocks, of cotton
                        Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or
                        not made up:
                        - Of wool or fine animal hair:
             5701 10 10 -- Containing a total of more than 10% by weight of silk or of
                        waste silk other than noil
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   Serial   CN Code                            Description of goods                       Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                               volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                        (in €)
09.0106      5701 90    - Of other textile materials
(cont'd)
                        Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt, not tufted or
                        flocked, whether or not made up:
                                                                                     2
             5704 90 00 - Other than tiles having a maximum surface area of 0,3 m
             5705 00    Other carpets and other textile floor coverings, whether or not
                        made up
             5810       Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs
          ex 6101 10 10 Men's and boy's ponchos of fine animal hair
          ex 6102 10 10 Women's and girl's ponchos of fine animal hair
          ex 6110 10 35 Men's or boys' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers, of fine animal
                        hair of Kashmir goats
          ex 6110 10 38 Other men's or boys' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers, of other
                        fine animal hair
          ex 6110 10 95 Women's or girls' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers, of fine
                        animal hair of Kashmir goats
          ex 6110 10 98 Other women's or girls' jerseys, pullovers and slipovers
                        Articles hand-dyed or hand-printed by the 'batik'
                        method:
                        Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks
                        (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and
                        similar articles, other than those of heading No 6203:
             6201 92 00 - Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
                        similar articles, of cotton
             6201 99 00 - Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
                        similar articles, of other textile materials
                        Women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks
                        (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and
                        similar articles, other than those of heading No 6204:
             6202 92 00 - Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
                        similar articles, of cotton
             6202 99 00 - Other than overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and
                        similar articles, of other textile materials
                                                                     26
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   Serial CN Code                            Description of goods                       Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                             volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                      (in €)
09.0106               Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses,
                      skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls,
(cont'd)
                      breeches and shorts (other than swimwear):
           6204 12 00 - Suits, of cotton
           6204 22 80 - Ensembles, of cotton, other than industrial and occupational
           6204 29 90 - Ensembles, of other textile materials, other than of artificial
                      fibres
           6204 32 90 - Jackets and blazers, of cotton, other than industrial and
                      occupational
           6204 39 90 - Jackets and blazers, of other textile materials, other than of
                      artificial fibres
           6204 42 00 - Dresses, of cotton
           6204 44 00 - Dresses, of artificial fibres
           6204 49 90 - Dresses, of other textile materials, other than of silk or silk
                      waste
                      - Women's or girls' skirts and divided skirts:
           6204 52 00 -- Of cotton
           6204 53 00 -- Of synthetic fibres
           6204 59    -- Of other textile materials
           6204 62 31 - Trousers and breeches, of cotton, other than industrial and
           6204 62 33 occupational
           6204 62 39
           6204 62 59 - Bib and brace overalls, of cotton, other than industrial and
                      occupational
           6204 62 90 - Shorts, of cotton
           6204 63 18 - Trousers and breeches, of synthetic fibres, other than
                      industrial and occupational
           6204 63 39 - Bib and brace overalls, of synthetic fibres, other than
                      industrial and occupational
           6204 63 90 - Shorts, of synthetic fibres
           6204 69 18 - Trousers and breeches, of artificial fibres, other than
                      industrial and occupational
           6204 69 39 - Bib and brace overalls, of artificial fibres, other than
                      industrial and occupational
           6204 69 50 - Shorts, of artificial fibres
           6204 69 90 - Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of
                      other textile materials, other than of artificial fibres
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 ---pagebreak---                   3
   Serial CN Code                           Description of goods                      Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                           volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                    (in €)
09.0106               Men's or boys' shirts:
(cont'd)
           6205 20 00 - Of cotton
           6205 90 10 - Of flax or ramie
                      Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses:
           6206 30 00 - Of cotton
           6206 90 10 - Of flax or ramie
           6207 91 90 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, bathrobes, dressing
                      gowns and similar articles, other than bathrobes, dressing
                      gowns and similar articles of terry towelling and similar
                      woven terry fabrics, of cotton
           6207 99 00 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, bathrobes, dressing
                      gowns and similar articles, of textile materials other than
                      cotton or man-made fibres
           6208 91 19 Women's or girls' negligés, bathrobes, dressing gowns and
                      similar articles, of cotton, other than of terry towelling and
                      similar woven terry fabrics
           6208 99 00 Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, negligés,
                      bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, of textile
                      materials other than cotton or man-made fibres
                      Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen:
           6302 21 00 - Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton
           6302 51    - Table linen, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton
           6302 91    - Other, of cotton
                      Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed
                      valances:
           6303 91 00 - Not knitted or crocheted, of cotton
                      Other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading No
                      9404:
           6304 19 10 - Bedspreads, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton
           6304 92 00 - Other than bedspreads, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton
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   Serial   CN Code                           Description of goods                      Quota period  Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                             volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                      (in €)
                        Other articles of apparel:
09.0106   ex 6201 11 00 Men's and girl's ponchos of wool or fine animal hair
(cont'd)
          ex 6202 11 00 Women's and girls' ponchos of wool or fine animal hair,
                        capes of wool
          ex 6204 51 00 Women's and girls' skirts and divided skirts, of wool
             6213 20 00 Handkerchiefs, of cotton
             6214       Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like
             6215       Ties, bow ties and cravats
             6217 10 00 Made-up clothing accessories
                        Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of
                        wool or of fine animal hair:
                        - Not knitted or crocheted:
             6301 20 91 -- Wholly of wool or fine animal hair
             6301 20 99 -- Other
                        Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs, of
                        cotton:
             6301 30 90 - Not knitted or crocheted
             6301 40 90 - Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs,
                        of synthetic fibres, not knitted or crocheted
             6301 90 90 - Other blankets and travelling rugs, not knitted or crocheted
          ex 6303 99 90 Double curtains, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool
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   Serial   CN Code                              Description of goods                  Quota period      Quota   Rate of
  number                                                                                                volume  duty (%)
                                                                                                         (in €)
09.0106   ex 6306 91 00    Hammocks, of cotton
(cont'd)
                           Other made-up articles, including dress patterns:
             6307 10       - Floor-cloths, dish-cloths, dusters and similar cleaning
                           cloths:
             6307 10 90    -- Not knitted or crocheted and not non-wovens
                           - Other than floor-cloths, dish-cloths, dusters and similar
                           cleaning cloths, life-jackets and life-belts:
             6307 90 99    -- Not knitted or crocheted or of felt
          1
             The following shall be considered hand-made products:
             (a) cottage industry products made entirely by hand;
             (b) cottage industry products which have the character of products made by hand;
             (c) garments or other textile products obtained manually from fabrics woven on looms operated
             solely by hand or foot and essentially sewn by hand or sewn by sewing-machines operated solely by
             hand or foot.
          2
             The list of the competent authorities in the beneficiary countries was last published in OJ C 122,
             4.5.1999, p. 3.
          3
             See attached list for Taric codes.
                                                                         30
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC  Código Taric
                  KN-kode    Taric-kode
  Løbenummer      KN-Code    Taric-Code
Laufende Nummer  Kωδικός ΣO Kωδικός Taric
 Aύξων αριθµός    CN code    Taric –code
     Order No     Code NC    Code Taric
 Numéro d’ordre  Codice NC  Codice Taric
 Numero d’ordine  GN-code    Taric-code
  Volgnummer     Código NC  Código Taric
Número de ordem   CN-koodi   Taric-koodi
 Järjestysnumero   KN-nr      Taric-nr
   Löpnummer
     09.0104     4201 00 00       10
                 4202 11 10       10
                 4202 11 90       10
                 4202 12 91       10
                 4202 12 99       10
                 4202 19 90       10
                 4202 21 00       10
                 4202 22 90       10
                 4202 31 00       10
                 4202 32 90       10
                 4202 39 00       10
                 4202 91 10       10
                 4202 91 80       10
                 4202 92 91       10
                 4202 92 98       10
                 4202 99 00       10
                 4203 30 00       10
                 4203 40 00       10
                 4420 10 11       10
                 4420 90 91       10
                 4602 10 91       10
                 4602 10 99       10
                 4818 20 10       10
                 4818 20 91       10
                 4818 20 99       10
                 4818 30 00       10
                 4818 50 00       10
                 4818 90 10       10
                 4818 90 90       10
                 4819 30 00       10
                         31
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC  Código Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode    Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code    Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code    Taric –code
 Numéro d’ordre   Code NC    Code Taric
 Numero d’ordine Codice NC  Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code    Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC  Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi   Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr      Taric-nr
     09.0104     4823 60 10       10
                 4823 60 90       10
                 4823 70 90       10
                 4823 90 90       20
                 6403 30 00       20
                 6406 10 11       10
                 6406 10 19       10
                 6406 10 90       10
                 6406 20 10       10
                 6406 20 90       10
                 6406 91 00       10
                 6406 99 30       10
                 6406 99 50       10
                 6406 99 60       10
                 6406 99 80       10
                 6505 90 10       10
                 6602 00 00       10
                 6802 91 90       10
                 6802 92 90       10
                 6802 93 90       10
                 6802 99 90       10
                 6912 00 10       10
                 6913 10 00       10
                 6913 90 10       10
                 6913 90 91       10
                 6913 90 93       10
                 6913 90 99       10
                 6914 90 10       10
                 7013 99 00       10
                         32
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC  Código Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode    Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code    Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code    Taric –code
 Numéro d’ordre   Code NC    Code Taric
 Numero d’ordine Codice NC  Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code    Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC  Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi   Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr      Taric-nr
     09.0104     7018 10 19      10
                 7117 19 91      10
                 7117 19 99      10
                 7418 11 00      10
                 7418 19 00      10
                 7418 20 00      10
                 7419 10 00      10
                 7419 91 00      10
                 7419 99 00      10
                 7616 99 90      05
                 8308 90 00      10
                 9113 90 10      10
                 9113 90 90      11
                 9403 40 10      10
                 9403 40 90      10
                 9403 80 00      10
                 9403 90 10      10
                 9403 90 30      10
                 9403 90 90      10
                 9405 10 91      10
                 9405 10 99      10
                 9405 20 99      10
                 9405 40 99      10
                 9405 50 00      10
                 9405 60 99      10
                 9405 99 90      10
                 9502 10 10      10
                 9502 10 90      10
                 9503 30 10      10
                 9503 49 10      11
                                 19
                 9503 50 00      11
                 9503 60 10      10
                 9503 90 10      11
                                 19
                 9503 90 99      11
                                 19
                 9601 10 00      10
                 9602 00 00      10
                         33
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC  Códico Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode    Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code    Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code    Taric code
 Numéro d´ordre   Code NC    Code Taric
 Numero d´ordine Codice NC  Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code    Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC  Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi   Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr      Taric-nr
     09.0106     5208 51 00       11
                                  91
                 5208 52 10       11
                                  91
                 5208 52 90       11
                                  91
                 5208 53 00       11
                                  91
                 5208 59 00       11
                                  91
                 5209 51 00       11
                                  91
                 5209 52 00       11
                                  91
                 5209 59 00       11
                                  91
                 5212 15 10       11
                                  91
                 5212 15 90       11
                                  91
                 5212 25 10       11
                                  91
                 5212 25 90       11
                                  91
                 5608 90 00       10
                 5701 10 10       10
                 5701 90 10       10
                 5701 90 90       10
                 5704 90 00       10
                 5705 00 10      10
                 5705 00 30      10
                 5705 00 90      11
                                 31
                                 91
                 5810 10 10      10
                 5810 10 90      10
                 5810 91 10      10
                 5810 91 90      10
                 5810 92 10      10
                 5810 92 90      10
                 5810 99 10      10
                 5810 99 90      10
                         34
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC  Códico Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode    Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code    Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code    Taric code
 Numéro d´ordre   Code NC    Code Taric
 Numero d´ordine Codice NC  Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code    Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC  Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi   Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr      Taric-nr
      09.0106    6101 10 10      10
     (cont'd)
                 6102 10 10      10
                 6110 10 35      10
                 6110 10 38      10
                 6110 10 95      10
                 6110 10 98      10
                 6201 11 00      10
                 6201 92 00      10
                 6201 99 00      10
                 6202 11 00      10
                                 20
                 6202 92 00      10
                 6202 99 00      10
                 6204 12 00      10
                 6204 22 80      10
                 6204 29 90      10
                 6204 32 90      10
                 6204 39 90      10
                 6204 42 00      10
                 6204 44 00      10
                 6204 49 90      10
                 6204 51 00      10
                 6204 52 00      10
                 6204 53 00      10
                 6204 59 10      10
                 6204 59 90      10
                 6204 62 31      10
                 6204 62 33      10
                 6204 62 39      10
                 6204 62 59      10
                 6204 62 90      10
                 6204 63 18      10
                 6204 63 39      10
                 6204 63 90      10
                 6204 69 18      10
                 6204 69 39      10
                 6204 69 50      10
                 6204 69 90      10
                 6205 20 00      10
                 6205 90 10      10
                         35
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC  Códico Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode    Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code    Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code    Taric code
 Numéro d´ordre   Code NC    Code Taric
 Numero d´ordine Codice NC  Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code    Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC  Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi   Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr      Taric-nr
      09.0106    6206 30 00      10
     (cont'd)    6206 90 10      10
                 6207 91 90      10
                 6207 99 00      91
                 6208 91 19      10
                 6208 99 00      91
                 6213 20 00      10
                 6214 10 00      10
                 6214 20 00      10
                 6214 30 00      10
                 6214 40 00      10
                 6214 90 10      10
                 6214 90 90      11
                                 19
                 6215 10 00      10
                 6215 20 00      10
                 6215 90 00      10
                 6217 10 00      10
                 6301 20 91      10
                 6301 20 99      10
                 6301 30 90      10
                 6301 40 90      91
                 6301 90 90      21
                                 29
                 6302 21 00      21
                                 81
                 6302 51 10      10
                 6302 51 90      10
                 6302 91 10      10
                 6302 91 90      10
                 6303 91 00      91
                 6303 99 90      31
                 6304 19 10      10
                 6304 92 00      10
                 6306 91 00      10
                 6307 10 90      10
                 6307 90 99      91
                         36
 ---pagebreak---                                                                 ANNEX V
                  LIST OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN FABRICS
                                                  WOVEN ON HANDLOOMS1
          Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the
          description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the quotas
          being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the
          time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the quota is to be
          determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
          Access to these tariff quotas is restricted to the following countries:
          Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
          Thailand2
   Serial      CN code3                              Description of goods                      Quota period     Quota    Rate of
  number                                                                                                     volume (in duty (%)
                                                                                                                  €)
09.0101        5007             Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste                      from 1 January    2 432 000    0
                                                                                            to 31 December
               5803 90 10       Gauze of silk or silk waste
09.0103        5208 51 00       Woven fabrics of cotton, printed, containing 85% or 2more from 1 January      2 172 000    0
               to               by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m         to 31 December
               5208 59 00
               5209 51 00       Woven fabrics of cotton, printed, containing 85%2 or more
               to               by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m
               5209 59 00
               5210             Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by
                                weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely     with man-made
                                fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
               5211             Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by
                                weight of cotton, mixed mainly or 2solely with man-made
                                fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m
               5212             Other woven fabrics of cotton
               5801 21 00       Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics
               to               of heading No 5802 or 5806, of cotton
               5801 26 00
               5803 10 00       Gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading No 5806, of
                                cotton
          1
             'Handlooms' shall mean looms for the manufacture of cloth which are moved exclusively by hand
             or foot.
          2
             The list of the competent authorities in the beneficiary countries was last published in OJ C 122,
             4.5.1999, p. 3.
          3
             See attached list for Taric codes.
                                                                          37
 ---pagebreak---                  Código NC   Código Taric
Número de orden
                  KN-kode     Taric-kode
  Løbenummer      KN-Code     Taric-Code
Laufende Nummer  Kωδικός ΣO  Kωδικός Taric
 Aύξων αριθµός    CN code     Taric -code
     Order No     Code NC     Code Taric
 Numéro d’ordre  Codice NC   Codice Taric
 Numero d’ordine  GN-code     Taric-code
  Volgnummer     Código NC   Código Taric
Número de ordem   CN-koodi    Taric-koodi
 Järjestysnumero   KN-nr       Taric-nr
   Löpnummer
      09.0101     5007 10 00       10
                  5007 20 11       10
                  5007 20 19       10
                  5007 20 21       10
                  5007 20 31       10
                  5007 20 39       10
                  5007 20 41       10
                  5007 20 51       10
                  5007 20 59       10
                  5007 20 61       10
                  5007 20 69       10
                  5007 20 71       10
                  5007 90 10       10
                  5007 90 30       10
                  5007 90 50       10
                  5007 90 90       10
                  5803 90 10       10
      09.0103     5208 51 00       11
                                   19
                  5208 52 10       11
                                   19
                  5208 52 90       11
                                   19
                  5208 53 00       11
                                   19
                  5208 59 00       11
                                   19
                  5209 51 00       11
                                   19
                  5209 52 00       11
                                   19
                  5209 59 00       11
                                   19
                          38
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC   Código Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode     Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code     Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO  Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code     Taric -code
 Numéro d’ordre   Code NC     Code Taric
 Numero d’ordine Codice NC   Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code     Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC   Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi    Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr       Taric-nr
      09.0103     5210 11 10       10
                  5210 11 90       10
                  5210 12 00       10
                  5210 19 00       10
                  5210 21 10       10
                  5210 21 90       10
                  5210 22 00       10
                  5210 29 00       10
                  5210 31 10       10
                  5210 31 90       10
                  5210 32 00       10
                  5210 39 00       10
                  5210 41 00       10
                  5210 42 00       10
                  5210 49 00       10
                  5210 51 00       10
                  5210 52 00       10
                  5210 59 00       10
                  5211 11 00       10
                  5211 12 00       10
                  5211 19 00       10
                  5211 21 00       10
                  5211 22 00       10
                  5211 29 00       10
                  5211 31 00       10
                  5211 32 00       10
                  5211 39 00       10
                  5211 41 00       10
                  5211 42 00       10
                  5211 43 00       10
                  5211 49 10       10
                  5211 49 90       10
                  5211 51 00       10
                  5211 52 00       10
                  5211 59 00       10
                          39
 ---pagebreak--- Número de orden  Código NC   Código Taric
  Løbenummer      KN-kode     Taric-kode
Laufende Nummer   KN-Code     Taric-Code
 Aύξων αριθµός   Kωδικός ΣO  Kωδικός Taric
     Order No     CN code     Taric -code
 Numéro d’ordre   Code NC     Code Taric
 Numero d’ordine Codice NC   Codice Taric
  Volgnummer      GN-code     Taric-code
Número de ordem  Código NC   Código Taric
 Järjestysnumero  CN-koodi    Taric-koodi
   Löpnummer       KN-nr       Taric-nr
       09.0103    5212 11 10       10
      (cont'd)
                  5212 11 90       10
                  5212 12 10       10
                  5212 12 90       10
                  5212 13 10       10
                  5212 13 90       10
                  5212 14 10       10
                  5212 14 90       10
                  5212 15 10       11
                                   19
                  5212 15 90       11
                                   19
                  5212 21 10       10
                  5212 21 90       10
                  5212 22 10       10
                  5212 22 90       10
                  5212 23 10       10
                  5212 23 90       10
                  5212 24 10       10
                  5212 24 90       10
                  5212 25 10       11
                                   19
                  5212 25 90       11
                                   19
                  5801 21 00       10
                  5801 22 00       10
                  5801 23 00       10
                  5801 24 00       10
                  5801 25 00       10
                  5801 26 00       10
                  5803 10 00       10
                          40
 ---pagebreak---                                                 ANNEX VI
1 Exporter (Name, full address, country)                     2 Number                                00000
                                                                                             CERTIFICATE
3 Consignee (Name, full address, country)                           IN REGARD TO CERTAIN HANDICRAFT
                                                                                                PRODUCTS
                                                                                           (HANDICRAFTS)
                                                                  issued with a view to obtaining the benefit of the
                                                              preferential tariff regime in the European Community
                                                             4 Country of manufacture                5 Country of destination
6 Place and date of shipment – means of transport            7 Supplementary details
8 Marks and numbers - number and kind of packages -                                                  9 Quantity1            10     FOB
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GOODS                                                                                               value2
11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
I, the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above contains only handicraft products (handicrafts) of the
cottage industry of the country shown in box No 4.
                                                             At ...............................,     on ....................................
12 Competent authority (Name, full address, country)
                                                                         (Signature)                                 (Seal)
1
          Indicate whether in pieces, metres, square metres or kilograms.
2
          In the currency of the contract of sale.
                                                            41
 ---pagebreak---                                                  ANNEX VII
1 Exporter (Name, full address, country)                       2 Number                                00000
                                                                                               CERTIFICATE
3 Consignee (Name, full address, country)                        RELATING TO SILK OR COTTON HANDLOOM
                                                                                                  PRODUCTS
                                                                    issued with a view to obtaining the benefit of the
                                                                preferential tariff regime in the European Community
                                                               4 Country of manufacture                5 Country of destination
6 Place and date of shipment - means of transport              7 Supplementary details
8 Marks and numbers - number and kind of packages -                                                    9 Quantity1            10     FOB
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GOODS                                                                                                 value2
11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
I, the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above contains only hand-woven textile products of the cottage
industry of the country shown in box No 4.
     To each piece is attached:
- at the beginning    and end, an approved stamp.3
- a seal No ...3
12 Competent authority (Name, full address, country)           At ...............................,     on ....................................
                                                                           (Signature)                                 (Seal)
1
          Indicate whether in pieces, metres, square metres or kilograms.
2
          In the currency of the contract of sale.
3
          Delete as appropriate.
                                                             42
 ---pagebreak---                                   ANNEX VIII
                                Correlation table
Repealed Articles of Council Regulation   Corresponding articles of this Regulation
           (EC) No 1808/95
          1                                            1
          2                                            2
          4                                            3
          5                                            4
          5                                            5
          5a                                           6
          5b                                           7
          6, 7, 8                                      8
          9                                            9
          10                                           10
          new                                          11
          12                                           12
          Annex I                                      Annex I
          Annex III                                    Annex II
          Annex V                                      Annex III
          Annex IV A + d                               Annex IV
          Annex IV B + f                               Annex V
          Annex IV c                                   Annex VI
          Annex IV e                                   Annex VII
                                                       Annex VIII new
                                           43
 ---pagebreak---                         FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1. TITLE OF OPERATION
   Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the
   administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other
   Community quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas,
   and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95
2. BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED
   Chapter 12, Article 120
3. LEGAL BASIS
   Article 133 of the Treaty
4. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION
   For reasons of clarity      it is necessary  to recast and simplify    Council
   Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 of 24 July 1995 opening and providing for the
   administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other
   Community quotas and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting
   these quotas, and to extend the arrangements for jute and coconut-fibre
   products.
5. FINANCIAL IMPACT
   The   financial   details have already   been  communicated, this    being   an
   extension of the Community tariff quotas established by Council Regulation
   (EC) No 1808/95, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1401/98.
6. FRAUD PREVENTION
   Introduction of measures providing for checks on the issue of certificates of
   authenticity and the withdrawal of entitlement to tariff quotas in the event of
   irregularities or lack of cooperation.
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