CELEX: 52001PC0090(02)
Language: en
Date: 2001-02-19
Title: Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part

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              Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and
              Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the
                         one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part
                                                           (2001/C 213 E/06)
                                              COM(2001) 90 final  2001/0049(AVC)
                                          (Submitted by the Commission on 19 February 2001)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE COMMISSION OF                    HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                                    Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction                 The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
with Article 300, second paragraph, first indent, last                  European Communities and their Member States, of the one
sentence, Article 300, third paragraph, second indent thereof,          part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the
                                                                        other part, the Annexes and Protocols annexed thereto and the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and          declarations attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on
Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,                  behalf of the European Community, the European Coal and
                                                                        Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic            Community. The texts referred to in the first paragraph are
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of             attached to this Decision.
Article 101 thereof,
                                                                                                    Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                        1.    The position to be taken by the Community within the
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,                 Stabilisation and Association Council and within the Stabili-
                                                                        sation and Association Committee when the latter is
After consultation of the Consultative Committee and with the           empowered to act by the Stabilisation and Association
assent of the Council pursuant to Article 95 of the Treaty              Council shall be determined by the Council, on a proposal
establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,                     by the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission,
                                                                        each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the
                                                                        Treaties.
Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant
to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic           2.    The President of the Council shall, in accordance with
Energy Community,                                                       Article 109 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement,
                                                                        preside over the Stabilisation and Association Council. A
Whereas:                                                                representative of the Commission shall preside over the Stabili-
                                                                        sation and Association Committee, in accordance with the
(1) The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the             Rules of Procedure thereof.
    European Communities and their Member States, of the
    one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,            3.    The decision to publish the decisions of the Stabilisation
    of the other part, has been signed on behalf of the                 and Association Council and the Stabilisation and Association
    European Community, in [Brussels/Luxembourg] on . . .               Committee in the Official Journal of the European Communities
    2001, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in        shall be taken on a case-by-case basis by the Council and the
    accordance with the Council Decision . . .                          Commission respectively.
(2) The commercial provisions contained in this agreement are
                                                                                                    Article 3
    of an exceptional nature, connected with the policy imple-
    mented within the framework of the stabilisation and                The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
    association process and will not constitute, for the                the persons empowered, on behalf of the European
    European Union, any precedent in the commercial policy              Community, to deposit the act of notification provided for in
    of the Community with regard to third countries other               Article 127 of the Agreement. The President of the
    than those of the Western Balkans.                                  Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification on
                                                                        behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and
(3) This Agreement should be approved,                                  European Atomic Energy Community.
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                                                            FINAL ACT
           The plenipotentiaries of
           THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
           THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
           THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
           THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
           THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
           THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
           IRELAND,
           THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
           THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
           THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
           THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
           THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
           THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
           THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
           THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
           Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the
           European Coal and Steel Community, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
           and the Treaty on European Union,
           hereinafter referred to as the Member States, and of
           the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, the EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY and the EUROPEAN ATOMIC
           ENERGY COMMUNITY,
           hereinafter referred to as the Community,
           of the one part, and
           the plenipotentiaries of the FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA,
           of the other part,
           meeting in Brussels on . . . in the year [2001] for the signature of the Stabilisation and Association
           Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
           former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement,
           have adopted the following texts:
           the Agreement, its Annexes I-VII, namely:
           Annex I  Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of less sensitive industrial goods
           originating in the Community
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          Annex II  Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of sensitive industrial goods
          originating in the Community
          Annex III  EC Definition of Baby beef
          Annex IVa  Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural goods originating
          in the Community (zero-duty tariff)
          Annex IVb  Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural goods originating
          in the Community (zero-duty tariff within tariff quotas)
          Annex IVc  Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural goods originating
          in the Community (concessions within tariff quotas)
          Annex Va  Imports into the Community of fish and fisheries products originating in the former
          Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
          Annex Vb  Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of fish and fisheries products
          originating in the Community
          Annex VI  Establishment: Financial services
          Annex VII  Intellectual, industrial commercial property rights
          and the following Protocols:
          Protocol 1  On textile and clothing products
          Protocol 2  On steel products
          Protocol 3  On trade between former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community in processed
          agricultural products
          Protocol 4  Concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of adminis-
          trative co-operation
          Protocol 5  On mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters
          The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of former
          Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have adopted the texts of the joint declarations listed below and annexed
          to this Final Act:
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 34 of the Agreement
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 40 of the Agreement
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 44 of the Agreement
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 46 of the Agreement
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 57 of the Agreement
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 71 of the Agreement
          Joint Declaration concerning Article 118 of the Agreement
          The plenipotentiaries of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have taken note of the Declaration
          listed below and annexed to this Final Act:
          Unilateral declaration by Community and its Member States concerning Articles 27 and 29
          Unilateral Declaration of the Community on Article 76
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                                     STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
           between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former
                                      Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part
           THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
           THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
           THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
           THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
           THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
           THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
           IRELAND,
           THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
           THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
           THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
           THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
           THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
           THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
           THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
           THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
           Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the
           European Coal and Steel Community, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
           and the Treaty on European Union
           hereinafter referred to as Member States, and
           THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC
           ENERGY COMMUNITY,
           hereinafter referred to as the Community,
           of the one part, and
           THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA hereinafter referred to as The former Yugoslav Republic
           of Macedonia,
           of the other part,
           CONSIDERING the strong links between the Parties and the values that they share, their desire to strengthen
           those links and establish a close and lasting relationship based on reciprocity and mutual interest, which
           should allow the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to further strengthen and extend the relations
           established previously, in particular through the Co-operation Agreement signed on 29 April 1997 by way
           of Exchange of Letters, which entered into force on 1 January 1998;
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          CONSIDERING that the relationship between the Parties in the field of inland transport should continue to
          be governed by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the former Yugoslav
          Republic of Macedonia in the field of transport, signed on 29 June 1997, which entered into force on
          28 November 1997;
          CONSIDERING the importance of this Agreement, in the framework of the Stabilisation and Association
          process with the countries of south-eastern Europe, to be further developed by an EU common strategy for
          this region, in the establishment and consolidation of a stable European order based on cooperation, of
          which the European Union is a mainstay, as well as in the framework of the Stability Pact;
          CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to contribute by all means to the political, economic and
          institutional stabilisation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as in the region, through
          the development of civic society and democratisation, institution building and public administration
          reform, enhanced trade and economic cooperation, the strengthening of national and regional security,
          as well as increased cooperation in justice and home affairs;
          CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to increasing political and economic freedoms as the very
          basis of this agreement, as well as their commitment to respect human rights and the rule of law, including
          the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, and democratic principles through free and fair
          elections and a multiparty system;
          CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to the principles of free market economy and the readiness of
          the Community to contribute to the economic reforms in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
          CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to the full implementation of all principles and provisions of
          the UN Charter, of the OSCE, notably those of the Helsinki Final Act, the concluding documents of the
          Madrid and Vienna Conferences, the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, and of the Cologne Stability Pact
          for south-eastern Europe, so as to contribute to regional stability and co-operation among the countries of
          the region;
          DESIROUS of establishing regular political dialogue on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest,
          including regional aspects;
          CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to free trade, in compliance with the rights and obligations
          arising out of the WTO;
          CONVINCED that the Stabilisation and Association Agreement will create a new climate for economic
          relations between them and above all for the development of trade and investment, factors crucial to
          economic restructuring and modernisation;
          BEARING IN MIND the commitment by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to approximate its
          legislation to that of the Community;
          TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community’s willingness to provide decisive support for the implementation of
          reform, and to use all available instruments of cooperation and technical, financial and economic assistance
          on a comprehensive indicative multi-annual basis to this endeavour;
          CONFIRMING that the provisions of this agreement that fall within the scope of Part III, Title IV of the
          Treaty establishing the European Community bind the United Kingdom and Ireland as separate Contracting
          Parties, and not as part of the European Community, until the United Kingdom or Ireland (as the case may
          be) notifies the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that it has become bound as part of the European
          Community in accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed
          to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. The same applies
          to Denmark, in accordance with the Protocol annexed to those Treaties on the position of Denmark;
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               RECALLING the European Union’s readiness to integrate to the fullest possible extent the former Yugoslav
               Republic of Macedonia into the political and economic mainstream of Europe and its status as a potential
               candidate for EU membership on the basis of the Treaty on European Union and fulfilment of the criteria
               defined by the European Council in June 1993, subject to successful implementation of this Agreement,
               notably regarding regional cooperation,
               HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
                             Article 1                                  conclusions of 29 April 1997, based on the merits of the
                                                                        individual countries of the region.
1.    An Association is hereby established between the
Community and its Member States of the one part and the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the other part.                                              Article 4
2.     The aims of this Association are:                                The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia commits itself to
                                                                        enter into cooperation and good neighbourly relations with the
                                                                        other countries of the region including an appropriate level of
 to provide an appropriate framework for political dialogue,
                                                                        mutual concessions concerning the movement of persons,
    allowing the development of close political relations
                                                                        goods, capital and services as well as the development of
    between the Parties;
                                                                        projects of common interest. This commitment constitutes a
                                                                        key factor in the development of the relations and cooperation
 to support the efforts of the former Yugoslav Republic of             between the Parties and thus contributes to regional stability.
    Macedonia to develop its economic and international coop-
    eration, also through the approximation of its legislation to
    that of the Community;                                                                            Article 5
 to promote harmonious economic relations and develop                  1.    The Association shall be fully realised over a transitional
    gradually a free trade area between the Community and               period of a maximum of ten years divided into two successive
    the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;                          stages. The purpose of this division into successive stages is to
                                                                        implement progressively the provisions of the Stabilisation and
 to foster regional cooperation in all the fields covered by           Association Agreement and to focus on areas described here-
    this agreement.                                                     inafter in Titles III, V, VI and VII during the first stage.
                                                                        2.    The Stabilisation and Association Council established
                                                                        under Article 108 shall regularly examine the application of
                              TITLE I                                   this Agreement and the accomplishment by the former
                     GENERAL PRINCIPLES                                 Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of legal, administrative, insti-
                                                                        tutional and economic reforms in the light of the preamble and
                             Article 2                                  in accordance with the general principles laid down in this
                                                                        agreement.
Respect for the democratic principles and human rights as
proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights                 3.    Four years after the entry into force of the Agreement,
and as defined in the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of             the Stabilisation and Association Council shall evaluate the
Paris for a New Europe, respect for international law principles        progress made and decide about the passage into the second
and the rule of law as well as the principles of market                 phase and its duration, as well as on any possible changes to be
economy as reflected in the Document of the CSCE Bonn                   brought about as regards the content of the provisions
Conference on Economic Cooperation, shall form the basis of             governing the second stage. In so doing, it will take into
the domestic and external policies of the Parties and constitute        account the results of the above-mentioned review.
essential elements of this Agreement.
                                                                        4.    The two stages envisaged in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall not
                                                                        apply to Title IV.
                             Article 3
International and regional peace and stability, the development                                       Article 6
of good neighbourly relations are central to the Stabilisation
and Association Process. The conclusion and the implemen-               The Agreement shall be fully compatible with the relevant
tation of this Agreement come within the framework of the               WTO provisions, in particular Article XXIV of the GATT
regional approach of the Community as defined in the Council            1994 and Article V of the GATS.
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                             TITLE II                                                                 TITLE III
                    POLITICAL DIALOGUE                                                     REGIONAL COOPERATION
                             Article 7
                                                                                                     Article 11
Political dialogue between the Parties shall be further developed
and intensified. It shall accompany and consolidate the                   In conformity with its commitment to peace and stability, and
rapprochement between the European Union and the former                   to the development of good neighbourly relations, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and contribute to the estab-               Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will actively promote regional
lishment of close links of solidarity and new forms of coop-              cooperation. The Community will also support projects having
eration between the Parties.                                              a regional or cross-border dimension through its technical
                                                                          assistance programmes.
The political dialogue is intended to promote in particular:
                                                                          Whenever the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia foresees
 an increasing convergence of positions of the Parties on                to reinforce its cooperation with one of the countries
    international issues and, in particular, on those issues              mentioned in Articles 12 to 14 below, it shall inform and
    likely to have substantial effects on the Parties;                    consult the Community and its Member States according to
                                                                          the provisions laid down in Title X.
 regional cooperation and the development of good
    neighbourly relations;
                                                                                                     Article 12
 common views on security and stability in Europe,                       Cooperation with other countries having signed a Stabili-
    including in the areas covered by Common Foreign and                               sation and Association Agreement
    Security Policy of the European Union.
                                                                          No later than when at least one Stabilisation and Association
                                                                          Agreement will have been signed with another of the countries
                                                                          concerned by the Stabilisation and Association Process, the
                             Article 8
                                                                          former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall start negotiations
Political dialogue may take place within a multilateral                   with the country or the countries concerned with a view to
framework, and as a regional dialogue including other                     concluding a convention on regional cooperation, the aim of
countries of the region.                                                  which will be to enhance the scope of cooperation between the
                                                                          countries concerned.
                             Article 9                                    The main elements of this convention will be:
1.     At ministerial level, political dialogue shall take place
within the Stabilisation and Association Council, which shall              political dialogue;
have the general responsibility for any matter that the Parties
might wish to put to it.
                                                                           the establishment of a free trade area between the Parties,
                                                                              consistent with relevant WTO provisions;
2.     At the request of the Parties, political dialogue may also
take place in the following formats:
                                                                           mutual concessions concerning the movement of workers,
 meetings, where necessary, of senior officials representing                 establishment, supply of services, current payments and
    the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on the one                     movement of capital at an equivalent level to that of this
    hand, and the Presidency of the Council of the European                   Agreement;
    Union and the Commission, on the other;
                                                                           provisions on cooperation in other fields whether or not
 taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels between the                covered by this Agreement, and notably the field of Justice
    Parties, including appropriate contacts in third countries                and Home Affairs.
    and within the United Nations, the OSCE and other inter-
    national fora;
                                                                          This convention will contain provisions for the creation of the
                                                                          necessary institutional mechanisms, as appropriate.
 any other means which would make a useful contribution
    to consolidating, developing and stepping up this dialogue.
                                                                          This convention on regional cooperation shall be concluded
                                                                          within two years after the entry into force of at least the
                            Article 10                                    second Stabilisation and Association Agreement. Readiness by
                                                                          the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to conclude such a
Political dialogue at parliamentary level shall take place within         convention will be a condition for the further development of
the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Parlia-                the relations between the former Yugoslav Republic of
mentary Committee established under Article 114.                          Macedonia and the EU.
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                            Article 13                                                              CHAPTER I
Cooperation with other countries concerned by the                                          INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
              Stabilisation & Association Process
                                                                                                     Article 16
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall engage in
regional cooperation with the other countries concerned by the         1.     The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products
Stabilisation & Association Process in some or all the fields of       originating in the Community or the former Yugoslav
cooperation covered by this Agreement, and notably those of            Republic of Macedonia listed in Chapters 25 to 97 of the
common interest. Such cooperation should be compatible with            Combined Nomenclature, with the exception of the products
the principles and objectives of this Agreement.                       listed in Annex I, paragraph 1, (ii) of the Agreement on agri-
                                                                       culture (GATT 1994).
                                                                       2.     The provisions of Articles 17 and 18 shall neither apply
                                                                       to textile products nor to steel products, as specified in Articles
                            Article 14
                                                                       22 and 23.
  Cooperation with countries candidate to EU accession
                                                                       3.     Trade between the Parties in products covered by the
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia may foster its               Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community
cooperation and conclude a convention on regional coop-                shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that
eration with any country candidate for EU accession in any             Treaty.
of the fields of cooperation covered by this Agreement. Such
convention should aim to gradually align bilateral relations
between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and this                                           Article 17
country to the relevant part of the relations between the
                                                                       1.     Customs duties on imports into the Community of
European Community and its Member States and this country.
                                                                       products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                       Macedonia shall be abolished upon the entry into force of
                                                                       this Agreement.
                            TITLE IV                                   2.     Quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community
                                                                       and measures having equivalent effect shall be abolished on the
                FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS                                 date of entry into force of this Agreement with regard to
                                                                       products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of
                            Article 15                                 Macedonia.
1.    The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia shall gradually establish a free trade area over a                                         Article 18
period lasting a maximum of ten years starting from the
entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with the              1.     Customs duties on imports into the former Yugoslav
provisions of this Agreement and in conformity with those              Republic of Macedonia of goods originating in the
of the GATT 1994 and the WTO. In so doing they shall take              Community other than those listed in Annexes I and II shall
into account the specific requirements laid down hereinafter.          be abolished upon the entry into force of this Agreement.
                                                                       2.     Customs duties on imports into the former Yugoslav
                                                                       Republic of Macedonia of goods originating in the
2.    The Combined Nomenclature of goods shall be applied to
                                                                       Community which are listed in Annex I shall be progressively
the classification of goods in trade between the two Parties.
                                                                       reduced in accordance with the following timetable:
                                                                        on 1 January of the first year after the entry into force of
3.    For each product the basic duty to which the successive               the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 90 % of the
reductions set out in this Agreement are to be applied shall be             basic duty;
the duty actually applied erga omnes on the day preceding the
signature of this Agreement.                                            on 1 January of the second year after the entry into force of
                                                                            the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the
                                                                            basic duty;
4.    If, after the signature of this Agreement, any tariff
                                                                        on 1 January of the third year after the entry into force of
reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, in particular
                                                                            the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the
reductions resulting from the tariff negotiations in the WTO,
                                                                            basic duty;
such reduced duties shall replace the basic duty referred to in
paragraph 3 as from the date when such reductions are
                                                                        on 1 January of the fourth year after the entry into force of
applied.
                                                                            the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the
                                                                            basic duty;
5.    The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                 on 1 January of the fifth year after the entry into force of
Macedonia shall communicate to each other their respective                  the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the
basic duties.                                                               basic duty;
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 on 1 January of the sixth year after the entry into force of                                        Article 22
    the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 40 % of the
    basic duty;                                                       Protocol 1 lays down the arrangements applicable to the textile
                                                                      products referred to therein.
 on 1 January of the seventh year after the entry into force
    of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 30 % of the                                        Article 23
    basic duty;
                                                                      Protocol 2 lays down the arrangements applicable to steel
                                                                      products referred to therein.
 on 1 January of the eighth year after the entry into force of
    the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 20 % of the
    basic duty;
                                                                                                     CHAPTER II
 on 1 January of the ninth year after the entry into force of                           AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
    the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 10 % of the
    basic duty;                                                                                       Article 24
 on 1 January of the tenth year after the entry into force of                                       Definition
    the Agreement the remaining duties shall be abolished.
                                                                      1.     The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to trade in
                                                                      agricultural and fishery products originating in the
3.     Customs duties on imports into the former Yugoslav             Community or former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Republic of Macedonia of goods originating in the
Community which are listed in Annex II shall be progressively         2.     The term agricultural and fishery products refers to the
reduced and eliminated in accordance with the timetable               products listed in Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomen-
specified in the Annex.                                               clature and the products listed in Annex I, paragraph 1, (ii) of
                                                                      the Agreement on agriculture (GATT 1994).
4.     Quantitative restrictions on imports into the former
                                                                      3.     This definition includes fish and fisheries products
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of goods originating in the
                                                                      covered by Chapter 3, headings 1604 and 1605, and
Community and measures having equivalent effect shall be
                                                                      sub-headings 0511 91, 2301 20 00 and ex 1902 20 (1).
abolished upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
                                                                                                      Article 25
                             Article 19
                                                                      Protocol 3 lays down the trade arrangements for processed
The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                     agricultural products that are listed therein.
Macedonia shall abolish upon the entry into force of this
Agreement in trade between themselves any charges having
an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports.                                                    Article 26
                                                                      1.     On the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the
                                                                      Community shall abolish all quantitative restrictions and
                             Article 20                               measures having equivalent effect, on imports of agricultural
                                                                      and fishery products originating in the former Yugoslav
1.    The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                      Republic of Macedonia.
Macedonia shall abolish any customs duties on exports and
charges having equivalent effect upon the entry into force of
                                                                      2.     On the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the
this Agreement.
                                                                      former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall abolish all quanti-
                                                                      tative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect, on
2.     The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of              imports of agricultural and fishery products originating in
Macedonia shall abolish between themselves any quantitative           the Community.
restrictions on exports and measures having equivalent effect
upon the entry into force of this Agreement.
                                                                                                      Article 27
                                                                                              Agricultural products
                             Article 21
                                                                      1.     From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia declares its                Community shall abolish the customs duties and charges
readiness to reduce its customs duties in trade with the              having equivalent effect, on imports of agricultural products
Community more rapidly than is provided for in Article 18             originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
if its general economic situation and the situation of the            other than those of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202 and
economic sector concerned so permit.                                  2204 of the Combined Nomenclature.
The Stabilisation and Association Council shall make recom-           (1) Ex 1902 20 is stuffed pasta containing more than 20 % by weight
mendations to this effect.                                                of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.
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For the products covered by Chapters 7 and 8 of the Combined                                         Article 29
Nomenclature, for which the Common Customs Tariff provides
for the application of ad valorem customs duties and a specific         1.     Taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural and
customs duty, the elimination applies only to the ad valorem            fishery products between the Parties, of their particular sensi-
part of the duty.                                                       tivities, of the rules of the Community common policies for
                                                                        agriculture and fisheries, of the rules of the agricultural policies
                                                                        of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the role of
2.    From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the          agriculture in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s
Community shall fix the customs duties applicable to imports            economy, of the production and export potential of its tradi-
into the Community of baby-beef products defined in Annex             tional branches and markets and of the consequences of the
III and originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of                  multilateral trade negotiations under the WTO, the Community
Macedonia, at 20 % of the ad valorem duty and 20 % of the               and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall examine in
specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff of              the Stabilisation and Association Council, no later than
the European Communities, within the limit of an annual tariff          1 January 2003, product by product and on an orderly and
quota of 1 650 tonnes expressed in carcass weight.                      appropriate reciprocal basis, the opportunities for granting
                                                                        each other further concessions with a view to implementing
3.    From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the          greater liberalisation of the trade in agricultural and fishery
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall:                            products.
(a) abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of certain         2.     The provisions of this Chapter shall in no way affect the
    agricultural products originating in the Community, listed          application, on a unilateral basis, of more favourable measures
    in Annex IVa;                                                       by one or the other Party.
(b) abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of certain
    agricultural products originating in the Community, listed                                       Article 30
    in Annex IVb within the limits of tariff quotas indicated for
    each product in that Annex. For the quantities exceeding            Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in
    the tariff quotas the Former Yugoslav Republic of                   particular Article 37, given the particular sensitivity of the
    Macedonia shall reduce progressively the customs duties             agricultural and fisheries markets, if imports of products orig-
    in accordance with the timetable indicated for each                 inating in one of the two Parties, which are the subject of
    product in that Annex;                                              concessions granted pursuant to Articles 25, 27 and 28,
                                                                        cause serious disturbance to the markets or to their domestic
(c) reduce progressively the customs duties applicable on               regulatory mechanisms, in the other Party, both Parties shall
    imports of certain agricultural products originating in the         enter into consultations immediately to find an appropriate
    Community, listed in Annex IVc within the limits of tariff          solution. Pending such solution, the Party concerned may
    quotas and in accordance with the timetable indicated for           take the appropriate measures it deems necessary.
    each product in that Annex.
4.    The trade arrangements to apply to wine and spirit                                            CHAPTER III
products will be defined in a separate wine and spirit
agreement.                                                                                   COMMON PROVISIONS
                                                                                                     Article 31
                            Article 28
                                                                        The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to trade in all
                      Fisheries products                                products between the Parties except where otherwise
                                                                        provided herein or in Protocols 1, 2 and 3.
1.    From the entry into force of this Agreement the
Community shall totally eliminate customs duties on fish and
fisheries products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                                                     Article 32
of Macedonia, products listed in Annex Va shall be subject to
the provisions laid down therein.                                                                    Standstill
2.    From the entry into force of this Agreement the former            1.     From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall abolish all charges                new customs duties on imports or exports or charges having
having an equivalent effect to a customs duty and reduce                equivalent effect shall be introduced, nor shall those already
customs duties on fish and fisheries products originating in            applied be increased, in trade between the Community and
the European Community by 50 % of the most-favoured-nation              the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(MFN) duty. The residual duties shall be reduced over a period
of six years to be eliminated at the end of this period.                2.     From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no
                                                                        new quantitative restriction on imports or exports or measure
The rules contained in this paragraph shall not apply to                having equivalent effect shall be introduced, nor shall those
products listed in Annex Vb which shall be subject to tariff            existing be made more restrictive, in trade between the
reductions laid down in the said Annex.                                 Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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3.     Without prejudice to the concessions granted under                                              Article 36
Article 26, the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this
Article shall not restrict in any way the pursuit of the                                               Dumping
respective agricultural policies of the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia and the Community or the taking of                 1.     If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in
any measures under those policies in so far as the import                trade with the other Party within the meaning of Article VI of
regime in the Annexes III, IVa IVb IVc and Va (Vb) is not                the GATT 1994, it may take appropriate measures against this
affected.                                                                practice in accordance with the Agreement on implementation
                                                                         of Article VI of the GATT 1994 and its own related internal
                                                                         legislation.
                             Article 33
                                                                         2.     As regards the first paragraph of this Article, the Stabili-
             Prohibition of fiscal discrimination                        sation and Association Council shall be informed of the
                                                                         dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing
1.    The Parties shall refrain from, and abolish where existing,        Party have initiated an investigation. When no end has been
any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature estab-              put to the dumping within the meaning of Article VI of the
lishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between          GATT or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within
the products of one Party and like products originating in the           30 days of the matter being referred to the Stabilisation and
territory of the other Party.                                            Association Council, the importing Party may adopt the appro-
                                                                         priate measures.
2.     Products exported to the territory of one of the Parties
may not benefit from repayment of internal indirect taxation in
excess of the amount of indirect taxation imposed on them.                                             Article 37
                                                                                             General safeguard clause
                             Article 34                                  1.     Where any product of one Party is being imported into
                                                                         the territory of the other Party in such increased quantities and
The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on             under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause:
imports shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.
                                                                          serious injury to the domestic industry of like or directly
                                                                             competitive products in the territory of the importing
                             Article 35                                      Party; or
       Customs unions, free trade areas, cross-border
                          arrangements                                    serious disturbances in any sector of the economy or
                                                                             difficulties which could bring about serious deterioration
1.    This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or                   in the economic situation of a region of the importing
establishment of customs unions, free trade areas or                         Party,
arrangements for frontier trade except in so far as they alter
the trade arrangements provided for in this Agreement.
                                                                         the importing Party may take appropriate measures under the
                                                                         conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in
2.     During the transitional periods specified in Articles 17          this Article.
and 18 this Agreement shall not affect the implementation of
the specific preferential arrangements governing the movement
of goods either laid down in frontier agreements previously              2.     The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of
concluded between one or more Member States and the                      Macedonia shall only apply safeguard measures between them-
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and succeeded to by             selves in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or resulting from              Such measures shall not exceed what is necessary to remedy
the bilateral agreements specified in Title III concluded by the         the difficulties which have arisen, and should normally consist
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to promote                of the suspension of the further reduction of any applicable
regional trade.                                                          rate of duty provided for under this Agreement for the product
                                                                         concerned or the increase of the rate of duty for that product.
3.     Consultations between the Parties shall take place within
the Stabilisation and Association Council concerning the                 Such measures shall contain clear elements progressively
agreements described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article               leading to their elimination at the end of the set period, at
and, where requested, on other major issues related to their             the latest. Measures shall not be taken for a period exceeding
respective trade policies towards third countries. In particular         one year. In very exceptional circumstances, measures may be
in the event of a third country acceding to the Community,               taken up to a total maximum period of three years. No
such consultations shall take place so as to ensure that account         safeguard measure shall be applied to the import of a
is taken of the mutual interests of the Community and the                product that has previously been subject to such a measure
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia stated in this                     for a period of, at least, three years since the expiry of the
Agreement.                                                               measure.
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3.     In the cases specified in this Article, before taking the               rise, or are likely to give rise to major difficulties for the
measures provided for therein or, in the cases to which                        exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures
paragraph 4(b) of this Article applies, as soon as possible,                   under the conditions and in accordance with the
the Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,                    procedures laid down in this Article.
as the case may be, shall supply the Stabilisation and
Association Committee with all relevant information, with a
view to seeking a solution acceptable to the two Parties.                 2.     In the selection of measures, priority must be given to
                                                                          those which least disturb the functioning of the arrangements
                                                                          in this Agreement. Such measures shall not be applied in a
4.     For the implementation of the above paragraphs the                 manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjus-
following provisions shall apply:                                         tifiable discrimination where the same conditions prevail, or a
                                                                          disguised restriction on trade and shall be eliminated when the
(a) The difficulties arising from the situation referred to in this       conditions no longer justify their maintenance.
     Article shall be referred for examination to the Stabilisation
     and Association Committee, which may take any decisions
     needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Stabilisation      3.     Before taking the measures provided for in paragraph 1
     and Association Committee or the exporting Party has not             of this Article or, as soon as possible in cases to which
     taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no            paragraph 4 of this Article applies, the Community or the
     other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days          former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as the case may be,
     of the matter being referred to the Stabilisation and                shall supply the Stabilisation and Association Committee with
     Association Committee, the importing Party may adopt                 all relevant information, with a view to seeking a solution
     the appropriate measures to remedy the problem in                    acceptable to the Parties. The Parties within the Stabilisation
     accordance with this Article. In the selection of safeguard          and Association Committee may agree on any means needed to
     measures priority must be given to those which least                 put an end to the difficulties. If no agreement is reached within
     disturb the functioning of the arrangements established in           30 days of the matter being referred to the Stabilisation and
     this Agreement.                                                      Association Committee, the exporting Party may apply
                                                                          measures under this Article on the exportation of the
                                                                          product concerned.
(b) Where exceptional and critical circumstances requiring
     immediate action make prior information or examination,
     as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in          4.     Where exceptional and critical circumstances requiring
     the situations specified in this Article, apply forthwith            immediate action make prior information or examination, as
     precautionary measures necessary to deal with the                    the case may be, impossible, the Community or the former
     situation and shall inform the other Party immediately               Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, whichever is concerned,
     thereof.                                                             may apply forthwith the precautionary measures necessary to
                                                                          deal with the situation and shall inform the other Party
5.     The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to            immediately thereof.
the Stabilisation and Association Committee and shall be the
subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly
with a view to establishing a timetable for their abolition as            5.     Any measures applied pursuant to this Article shall be
soon as circumstances permit.                                             immediately notified to the Stabilisation and Association
                                                                          Committee and shall be the subject of periodic consultations
                                                                          within that body, particularly with a view to establishing a
6.     In the event of the Community or the former Yugoslav               timetable for their elimination as soon as circumstances permit.
Republic of Macedonia subjecting imports of products liable to
give rise to the difficulties referred to in this Article to an
administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid
provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall                                         Article 39
inform the other Party.
                                                                                                   State monopolies
                                                                          The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall progressively
                              Article 38                                  adjust any State monopolies of a commercial character so as to
                                                                          ensure that, by the end of the fifth year following the entry
                          Shortage clause                                 into force of this Agreement, no discrimination regarding the
1.     Where compliance with the provisions of this Title leads           conditions under which goods are procured and marketed
to:                                                                       exists between nationals of the Member States and of the
                                                                          former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Stabilisation
                                                                          and Association Council shall be informed about the
(a) a critical shortage, or threat thereof, of foodstuffs or other        measures adopted to attain this objective.
     products essential to the exporting Party; or
(b) re-export to a third country of a product against which the                                        Article 40
     exporting Party maintains quantitative export restrictions,
     export duties or measures or charges having equivalent               Protocol 4 lays down the rules of origin for the application of
     effect, and where the situations referred to above give              tariff preferences provided for in this Agreement.
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                            Article 41                                         be free of any discrimination based on nationality, as
                                                                               regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal,
                    Restrictions authorised                                    compared to its own nationals;
This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions
on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of             the legally resident spouse and children of a worker legally
public morality, public policy or public security; the protection              employed in the territory of a Member State, with the
of health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection                exception of seasonal workers and of workers coming
of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value            under bilateral agreements, within the meaning of Article
or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial                   45, unless otherwise provided by such agreements, shall
property, or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions              have access to the labour market of that Member State,
or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of                      during the period of that worker’s authorised stay of
arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade                   employment.
between the Parties.
                                                                           2.     The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall, subject
                                                                           to conditions and modalities in that country, accord the
                            Article 42                                     treatment refereed to in paragraph 1 to workers who are
                                                                           nationals of a Member State and are legally employed in its
Both parties agree to cooperate to reduce the potential for                territory as well as to their spouse and children who are legally
fraud in the application of the trade provisions of this                   resident in the said country.
Agreement.
                                                                                                        Article 45
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in
particular Articles 30, 37 and 88 and Protocol 4, where one                1.    Taking into account the labour market situation in the
Party finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud such as a           Member States, subject to their legislation and to compliance
significant increase in trade of products by one party to the              with the rules in force in the Member States in the area of
other party, beyond the level reflecting economic conditions               mobility of workers:
such as normal production and export capacities, or failure to
provide administrative cooperation as required for the verifi-              the existing facilities of access to employment for workers
cation of evidence of origin by the other Party, both Parties                  of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia accorded by
shall enter into consultations immediately to find an appro-                   Member States with bilateral agreements should be
priate solution. Pending such solution, the Party concerned                    preserved and if possible improved;
may take the appropriate measures it deems necessary. In the
selection of the measure priority must be given to those which
least disturb the functioning of the arrangements established in            the other Member States shall examine the possibility of
this Agreement.                                                                concluding similar agreements.
                                                                           2.     The Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine
                            Article 43                                     the granting of other improvements, including facilities for
                                                                           access to professional training, in accordance with the rules
The application of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to            and procedures in force in the Member States, and taking
the application of the provisions of Community law to the                  into account the labour market situation in the Member
Canary Islands.                                                            States and in the Community.
                                                                                                        Article 46
                             TITLE V
                                                                           Rules shall be laid down for the coordination of social security
MOVEMENT OF WORKERS, ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPLY                                 system for workers with nationality of the former Yugoslav
                    OF SERVICES, CAPITAL                                   Republic of Macedonia, legally employed in the territory of a
                                                                           Member State, and for the members of their families legally
                            CHAPTER I                                      resident there. To that effect, a decision of the Stabilisation and
                                                                           Association Council, which should not affect any rights or
                   MOVEMENT OF WORKERS                                     obligations arising from bilateral agreements where the latter
                                                                           provide for more favourable treatment, will put the following
                            Article 44                                     provisions in place:
1.    Subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in
each Member State:                                                          all periods of insurance, employment or residence
                                                                               completed by such workers in the various Member States
                                                                               shall be added together for the purpose of pensions and
 treatment accorded to workers who are nationals of the                       annuities in respect of old age, invalidity and death and for
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and who are                          the purpose of medical care for such workers and such
    legally employed in the territory of a Member State shall                  family members;
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 any pensions or annuities in respect of old age, death,                       (i) as regards nationals, the right to set up undertakings, in
    industrial accident or occupational disease, or of invalidity                   particular companies, which they effectively control.
    resulting therefrom, with the exception of non-contributory                     Business undertakings by nationals shall not extend to
    benefits, shall be freely transferable at the rate applied by                   seeking or taking employment in the labour market or
    virtue of the law of the debtor Member State or States;                         confer a right of access to the labour market of another
                                                                                    Party.
 the workers in question shall receive family allowances for
    the members of their families as defined above;                            (ii) as regards Community or the former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                                    of Macedonia companies, the right to take up economic
                                                                                    activities by means of the setting up of subsidiaries and
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall accord to                           branches in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
workers who are nationals of a Member State and legally                             or in the Community respectively;
employed in its territory, and to members of their families
legally resident there, treatment similar to that specified in
the second and third indents of paragraph 1.                              (e) Operations shall mean the pursuit of economic activities;
                                                                          (f) Economic activities shall in principle include activities of
                                                                               an industrial, commercial and professional character and
                            CHAPTER II
                                                                               activities of craftsmen;
                         ESTABLISHMENT
                             Article 47                                   (g) Community national and national of the former Yugoslav
                                                                               Republic of Macedonia shall mean respectively a natural
For the purposes of this Agreement:                                            person who is a national of one of the Member States or of
                                                                               the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
(a) a Community company or a company of the former
    Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively shall mean               (h) with regard to international maritime transport, including
    a company set up in accordance with the laws of a                          inter-modal operations involving a sea leg, nationals of the
    Member State or of the former Yugoslav Republic of                         Member States or of the former Yugoslav Republic of
    Macedonia respectively and having its registered office or                 Macedonia established outside the Community or of the
    central administration or principal place of business in the               former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively, and
    territory of the Community or the former Yugoslav                          shipping companies established outside the Community or
    Republic of Macedonia respectively.                                        the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and controlled
                                                                               by nationals of a Member State or the nationals of the
                                                                               former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively, shall
    However, should the company, set up in accordance with                     also be beneficiaries of the provisions of this Chapter and
    the laws of a Member State or of the former Yugoslav                       Chapter III, if their vessels are registered in that Member
    Republic of Macedonia respectively, have only its registered               State or in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    office in the territory of the Community or the former                     respectively, in accordance with their respective legislation.
    Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively, the
    company shall be considered a Community or a company
    from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia                        (i) Financial services shall mean those activities described in
    respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous               Annex VI. The Stabilisation and Association Council may
    link with the economy of one of the Member States or the                   extend or modify the scope of that Annex.
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively;
                                                                                                        Article 48
(b) Subsidiary of a company shall mean a company which is
    effectively controlled by the first company;                          1.      The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall grant,
                                                                          upon entry into force of this Agreement:
(c) Branch of a company shall mean a place of business not
    having legal personality which has the appearance of                   (i) as regards the establishment of Community companies
    permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has                    treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its
    a management and is materially equipped to negotiate                       own companies or to any third country company,
    business with third Parties so that the latter, although                   whichever is the better, and;
    knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with
    the parent body, the head office of which is abroad, do not
    have to deal directly with such parent body but may                   (ii) as regards the operation of subsidiaries and branches of
    transact business at the place of business constituting the                Community companies in the former Yugoslav Republic
    extension;                                                                 of Macedonia, once established, treatment no less
                                                                               favourable than that accorded to its own companies and
                                                                               branches or to any subsidiary and branch of any third
(d) Establishment shall mean:                                                country company, whichever is the better.
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2.     The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall not               companies and nationals on its territory, in so far as these
adopt any new regulations or measures which introduce                    regulations do not discriminate against companies and
discrimination as regards the establishment of Community                 nationals of the other Party in comparison with its own
companies on its territory or in respect of their operation,             companies and nationals.
once established, by comparison with its own companies.
3.     The Community and its Member States shall grant, from             2.     In respect of financial services, notwithstanding any other
the entry into force of this Agreement:                                  provisions of this Agreement, a Party shall not be prevented
                                                                         from taking measures for prudential reasons, including for the
                                                                         protection of investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to
 (i) as regards the establishment of companies from the former           whom a fiduciary duty is owed by a financial service supplier,
     Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, treatment no less                   or to ensure the integrity and stability of the financial system.
     favourable than that accorded by Member States to their             Such measures shall not be used as a means of avoiding the
     own companies or to any company of any third country,               Party’s obligations under the Agreement.
     whichever is the better;
                                                                         3.     Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed to require a
(ii) as regards the operation of subsidiaries and branches of            Party to disclose information relating to the affairs and
     companies from the former Yugoslav Republic of                      accounts of individual customers or any confidential or
     Macedonia, established in their territory, treatment no less        proprietary information in the possession of public entities.
     favourable than that accorded by Member States to their
     own companies and branches, or to any subsidiary and
     branch of any third country company, established in their
     territory, whichever is the better.
                                                                                                      Article 50
4.     Five years after the entry into force of this Agreement,          1.     The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to air
and in the light of the relevant European Court of Justice               transport services, inland waterways transport services and
jurisprudence, and the situation of the labour market, the               maritime cabotage services.
Stabilisation and Association Council will examine whether
to extend the above provisions to the establishment of
nationals of both Parties to the Agreement to take up                    2.     The Stabilisation and Association Council may make
economic activities as self-employed persons.                            recommendations for improving establishment and operations
                                                                         in the areas covered by paragraph 1.
5.     Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article:
(a) Subsidiaries and branches of Community companies shall                                            Article 51
     have, from the entry into force of this Agreement, the right
     to use and rent real property in the former Yugoslav                1.     The provisions of Articles 48 and 49 do not preclude the
     Republic of Macedonia;                                              application by a Party of particular rules concerning the estab-
                                                                         lishment and operation in its territory of branches of
                                                                         companies of another Party not incorporated in the territory
(b) Subsidiaries of Community companies shall also have the              of the first Party, which are justified by legal or technical
     right to acquire and enjoy ownership rights over real               differences between such branches as compared to branches
     property as the companies of the former Yugoslav                    of companies incorporated in its territory or, as regards
     Republic of Macedonia and as regards public goods/goods             financial services, for prudential reasons.
     of common interest, including natural resources, agri-
     cultural land and forestry, the same rights as enjoyed by
     companies of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,             2.     The difference in treatment shall not go beyond what is
     where these rights are necessary for the conduct of the             strictly necessary as a result of such legal or technical
     economic activities for which they are established;                 differences or, as regards financial services, for prudential
                                                                         reasons.
(c) By the end of the first stage of transitional period the
     Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine the
     possibility of extending the rights under (b) to branches
     of the Community companies.                                                                      Article 52
                                                                         In order to make it easier for Community nationals and
                                                                         nationals of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to
                             Article 49                                  take up and pursue regulated professional activities in the
                                                                         former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Community
1.     Subject to the provisions of Article 48, with the                 respectively, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall
exception of financial services described in Annex VI, each              examine which steps are necessary for the mutual recognition
Party may regulate the establishment and operation of                    of qualifications. It may take all necessary measures to that end.
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                             Article 53                                   3.     The entry into and the temporary presence within the
                                                                          territory of the Community or the former Yugoslav Republic
1.     A Community company or a company from the former                   of Macedonia of nationals of the former Yugoslav Republic of
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia established in the territory of            Macedonia and Community nationals respectively shall be
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or the Community                permitted, when these representatives of companies are
respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by             persons working in a senior position, as defined in paragraph
one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the               2(a) above, within a company, and are responsible for the
legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in             setting up of a Community subsidiary or branch of a
the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia                company from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
and the Community respectively, employees who are                         or of a subsidiary or branch in the former Yugoslav Republic
nationals of the Community Member States and former                       of Macedonia of a Community company in a Community
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively, provided that                Member State or in the former Yugoslav Republic of
such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2                Macedonia respectively, when:
and that they are employed exclusively by companies,
subsidiaries or branches. The residence and work permits of
such employees shall only cover the period of such                         those representatives are not engaged in making direct sales
employment.                                                                    or supplying services, and
2.     Key personnel of the above mentioned companies, herein              the company has its principal place of business outside the
referred to as organisations, are intra-corporate transferees as           Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
defined in (c) of this paragraph in the following categories,                  respectively, and has no other representative, office, branch
provided that the organisation is a legal person and that the                  or subsidiary in that Community Member State or former
persons concerned have been employed by it or have been                        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively.
partners in it (other than as majority shareholders), for at
least the year immediately preceding such movement:
                                                                                                         Article 54
(a) Persons working in a senior position with an organisation,            During the first four years following the date of entry into
    who primarily direct the management of the establishment,             force of this Agreement, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    receiving general supervision or direction principally from           Macedonia may introduce measures which derogate from the
    the board of directors or stockholders of the business or             provisions of this Chapter as regards the establishment of
    their equivalent including:                                           Community companies and nationals of certain industries
                                                                          which:
     directing the establishment of a department or
         sub-division of the establishment;                                are undergoing restructuring, or are facing serious
                                                                               difficulties, particularly where these entail serious social
                                                                               problems in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or
     supervising and controlling the work of other super-
         visory, professional or managerial employees;
                                                                           face the elimination or a drastic reduction of the total
                                                                               market share held by the former Yugoslav Republic of
     having the authority personally to recruit and dismiss                   Macedonia companies or nationals in a given sector or
         or recommend recruiting, dismissing or other personnel                industry in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or
         actions;
                                                                           are newly emerging industries in the former Yugoslav
(b) Persons working within an organisation who possess                         Republic of Macedonia.
    uncommon knowledge essential to the establishment’s
    service, research equipment, techniques or management.
    The assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart                   Such measures:
    from knowledge specific to the establishment, a high
    level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade             (i) shall cease to apply at the latest two years after the end of
    requiring specific technical knowledge, including                           the first stage of the transitional period.
    membership of an accredited profession;
                                                                           (ii) shall be reasonable and necessary in order to remedy the
(c) An intra-corporate transferee is defined as a natural person              situation, and
    working within an organisation in the territory of a Party,
    and being temporarily transferred in the context of pursuit
    of economic activities in the territory of the other Party;           (iii) shall not introduce discrimination concerning the activities
    the organisation concerned must have its principal place of                 of Community companies or nationals already established
    business in the territory of a Party and the transfer be to an              in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the time
    establishment (branch, subsidiary) of that organisation,                    of introduction of a given measure, by comparison with
    effectively pursuing like economic activities in the                        companies or nationals from the former Yugoslav Republic
    territory of the other Party.                                               of Macedonia.
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While devising and applying such measures, the former                    and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia nationals or
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall grant preferential                  companies which are established in a Party other than that of
treatment wherever possible to Community companies and                   the person for whom the services are intended significantly
nationals, and in no case treatment less favourable than that            more restrictive as compared to the situation existing on the
accorded to companies or nationals from any third country.               day preceding the day of entry into force of the Agreement.
Prior to the adoption of these measures, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia shall consult the Stabilisation and
Association Council and shall not put them into effect before            2.     If one Party is of the view that measures introduced by
a one month period has elapsed following the notification to             the other Party since the entry into force of the Agreement
the Stabilisation and Association Council of the concrete                result in a situation which is significantly more restrictive in
measures to be introduced by the former Yugoslav Republic                respect of supply of services as compared with the situation
of Macedonia, except where the threat of irreparable damage              existing at the date of entry into force of the Agreement, such
requires the taking of urgent measures, in which case the                first Party may request the other Party to enter into consul-
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall consult the                  tations.
Stabilisation and Association Council immediately after their
adoption.
                                                                                                       Article 57
                                                                         With regard to supply of transport services between the
Upon the expiry of the fourth year following the entry into
                                                                         Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
force of this Agreement the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                         the following provisions shall apply:
Macedonia may introduce or maintain such measures only
with the authorisation of the Stabilisation and Association
Council and under conditions determined by the latter.                   1. With regard to inland transport, the relationship between
                                                                             the Parties is governed by the Agreement between the
                                                                             European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                             of Macedonia in the field of transport entered into force
                           CHAPTER III                                       on 28 November 1997. The Parties confirm the importance
                                                                             they attach to the correct application of this Agreement.
                     SUPPLY OF SERVICES
                            Article 55                                   2. With regard to international maritime transport the Parties
                                                                             undertake to apply effectively the principle of unrestricted
1.    The Parties undertake in accordance with the following                 access to the market and traffic on a commercial basis.
provisions to take the necessary steps to allow progressively the
supply of services by Community or the former Yugoslav                       (a) The above provision does not prejudice the rights and
Republic of Macedonia companies or nationals which are                            obligations under the United Nations Code of Conduct
established in a Party other than that of the person for                          for Liner Conferences, as applied by one or the other
whom the services are intended.                                                   Party to this Agreement. Non-conference liners will be
                                                                                  free to operate in competition with a conference as long
                                                                                  as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a
2.    In step with the liberalisation process mentioned in                        commercial basis;
paragraph 1, the Parties shall permit the temporary
movement of natural persons providing the service or who
are employed by the service provider as key personnel as                     (b) The Parties affirm their commitment to a freely
defined in Article 53, including natural persons who are                          competitive environment as being an essential of the
representatives of a Community or the former Yugoslav                             dry and liquid bulk trade.
Republic of Macedonia company or national and are seeking
temporary entry for the purpose of negotiating for the sale of           3. In applying the principles of paragraph 2, the Parties shall:
services or entering into agreements to sell services for that
service provider, where those representatives will not be
engaged in making direct sales to the general public or in                   (a) not introduce cargo-sharing clauses in future bilateral
supplying services themselves.                                                    agreements with third countries, other than in those
                                                                                  exceptional circumstances where liner shipping
                                                                                  companies from one or other Party to this Agreement
3.    As from the second stage of the transition period, the                      would not otherwise have an effective opportunity to
Stabilisation and Association Council shall take the measures                     ply for trade to and from the third country concerned;
necessary to implement progressively the provisions of
paragraph 1. Account shall be taken of the progress achieved                 (b) prohibit cargo-sharing arrangements in future bilateral
by the Parties in the approximation of their laws.                                agreements concerning dry and liquid bulk trade;
                                                                             (c) abolish, upon the entry into force of this Agreement, all
                            Article 56                                            unilateral measures and administrative, technical and
                                                                                  other obstacles that could have restrictive or discrimi-
1.    The Parties shall not take any measures or actions which                    natory effects on the free supply of services in inter-
render the conditions for the supply of services by Community                     national maritime transport.
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4. With a view to ensuring a coordinated development and                 3.     Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Parties shall not
   progressive liberalisation of transport between the Parties           introduce any new restrictions on the movement of capital and
   adapted to their reciprocal commercial needs, the conditions          current payments between residents of the Community and the
   of mutual market access in air transport shall be dealt with          former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and shall not make the
   by special agreements to be negotiated between the Parties            existing arrangements more restrictive.
   after the entry into force of this Agreement.
                                                                         4.     Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 58 and of
5. Prior to the conclusion of the agreement referred to in               this Article, where, in exceptional circumstances, movements of
   paragraph 4, the Parties shall not take any measures or               capital between the Community and the former Yugoslav
   actions which are more restrictive or discriminatory as               Republic of Macedonia cause, or threaten to cause, serious
   compared with the situation existing prior to the entry               difficulties for the operation of exchange rate policy or
   into force of this Agreement.                                         monetary policy in the Community or the former Yugoslav
                                                                         Republic of Macedonia, the Community and the former
6. During the transitional period, the former Yugoslav                   Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, respectively, may take
   Republic of Macedonia shall adapt its legislation, including          safeguard measures with regard to movements of capital
   administrative, technical and other rules, to that of the             between the Community and the former Yugoslav Republic
   Community existing at any time in the field of air and                of Macedonia for a period not exceeding six months if such
   inland transport in so far as it serves liberalisation                measures are strictly necessary.
   purposes and mutual access to markets of the Parties and
   facilitates the movement of passengers and of goods.                  5.     The Parties shall consult each other with a view to facili-
                                                                         tating the movement of capital between the Community and
   In step with the common progress in the achievement of                the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to
   the objectives of this Chapter, the Stabilisation and                 promote the objectives of this Agreement.
   Association Council shall examine ways of creating the
   conditions necessary for improving freedom to provide air
   and inland transport services.                                                                     Article 60
                                                                         1.    During the first stage, the Parties shall take measures
                                                                         permitting the creation of the necessary conditions for the
                           CHAPTER IV                                    further gradual cation of Community rules on the free
                                                                         movement of capital.
     CURRENT PAYMENTS AND MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL
                            Article 58                                   2.     By the end of the first stage, the Stabilisation and
                                                                         Association Council shall examine ways of enabling
The Parties undertake to authorise, in freely convertible                Community rules on the movement of capital to be applied
currency, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of           in full.
the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund,
any payments and transfers on the current account of balance
of payments between the Community and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia.                                                                               CHAPTER V
                                                                                               GENERAL PROVISIONS
                            Article 59                                                                Article 61
1.    With regard to transactions on the capital and financial           1.    The provisions of this Title shall be applied subject to
account of balance of payments, from entry into force of the             limitations justified on grounds of public policy, public
Agreement, the Parties shall ensure the free movement of                 security or public health.
capital relating to direct investments made in companies
formed in accordance with the laws of the host country and
investments made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter            2.     They shall not apply to activities that in the territory of
II of Title V, and the liquidation or repatriation of these              either Party are connected, even occasionally, with the exercise
investments and of any profit stemming therefrom.                        of official authority.
2.    With regard to transactions on the capital and financial
account of balance of payments, from entry into force of this                                         Article 62
Agreement, the Parties shall ensure the free movement of
                                                                         For the purpose of this Title, nothing in this Agreement shall
capital relating to credits related to commercial transactions
                                                                         prevent the Parties from applying their laws and regulations
or to the provision of services in which a resident of one of
                                                                         regarding entry and stay, employment, working conditions,
the Parties is participating, and to financial loans and credits,
                                                                         establishment of natural persons and supply of services,
with maturity longer than a year.
                                                                         provided that, in so doing, they do not apply them in such a
                                                                         manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any
They shall also ensure, from beginning of the second stage, free         Party under the terms of a specific provision of this
movement of capital relating to portfolio investment and                 Agreement. This provision shall be without prejudice to the
financial loans and credits with maturity shorter than a year.           application of Article 61.
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                            Article 63                                                              Article 66
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned jointly             The provisions of this Title shall be progressively adjusted,
by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia companies or                notably in the light of requirements arising from Article V of
nationals and Community companies or nationals shall also be             the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
covered by the provisions of this Title.
                                                                                                    Article 67
                            Article 64
                                                                         The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the
1.     The Most-Favoured-Nation treatment granted in                     application by each Party of any measure necessary to
accordance with the provisions of this Title shall not apply             prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third-
to the tax advantages that the Parties are providing or will             country access to its market through the provisions of this
provide in the future on the basis of agreements designed to             Agreement.
avoid double taxation or other tax arrangements.
2.     None of the provisions of this Title shall be construed to
                                                                                                     TITLE VI
prevent the adoption or enforcement by the Parties of any
measure aimed at preventing the avoidance or evasion of                  APPROXIMATION OF LAWS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
taxes pursuant to the tax provisions of agreements to avoid
double taxation and other tax arrangements or domestic fiscal                                       Article 68
legislation.
                                                                         1.    The Parties recognise the importance of the approxi-
                                                                         mation of the existing and future laws of the former
                                                                         Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to those of the Community.
3.     None of the provisions of this Title shall be construed to        The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall endeavour to
prevent Member States or the former Yugoslav Republic of                 ensure that its laws will be gradually made compatible with
Macedonia in applying the relevant provisions of their fiscal            those of the Community.
legislation, from distinguishing between taxpayers who are not
in identical situations, in particular as regards their place of
residence.
                                                                         2.    This gradual approximation of law will take place in two
                                                                         stages.
                            Article 65
1.     The Parties shall endeavour wherever possible to avoid            3.    Starting on the date of signing of the Agreement and
the imposition of restrictive measures, including measures               lasting as explained in Article 5, the approximation of laws
relating to imports, for balance of payments purposes. A                 shall extend to certain fundamental elements of the Internal
Party adopting such measures shall present as soon as                    Market acquis as well as to other trade-related areas, along a
possible to the other Party a timetable for their removal.               programme to be defined in coordination with the Commission
                                                                         of the European Communities. The former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                         of Macedonia will also define, in coordination with the
                                                                         Commission of the European Communities, the modalities
2.     Where one or more Member States or the former                     for the monitoring of the implementation of approximation
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is in serious balance of                  of legislation and law enforcement actions to be taken,
payments difficulties, or under imminent threat thereof, the             including reform of the judiciary.
Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
as the case may be, may, in accordance with the conditions
established under the WTO Agreement, adopt restrictive
measures, including measures relating to imports, which shall            Deadlines will be set for competition law, intellectual property
be of limited duration and may not go beyond what is strictly            law, standards and certification law, public procurement law,
necessary to remedy the balance of payments situation. The               and data protection law. Legal approximation in other sectors
Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,                  of the internal market will be an obligation to be met at the
as the case may be, shall inform the other Party forthwith.              end of the transition period.
3.     Any restrictive measures shall not apply to transfers             4.    During the second stage of the transitional period laid
related to investment and in particular to the repatriation of           down in Article 5 the approximation of laws shall extend to
amounts invested or reinvested or any kind of revenues                   the elements of the acquis that are not covered by the previous
stemming there from.                                                     paragraph.
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                                Article 69                                      the European Community and             specific  Community
                                                                                instruments adopted on this basis.
           Competition and other economic provisions
1.      The following are incompatible with the proper func-                5.     If the Community or the Former Yugoslav Republic of
tioning of the Agreement, in so far as they may affect trade                Macedonia considers that a particular practice is incompatible
between the Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                   with the terms of paragraph 1, and:
Macedonia:
                                                                             if such practice causes or threatens to cause serious injury
  (i) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by                         to the interests of the other Party or material injury to its
       associations of undertakings and concerted practices                     domestic industry, including its services industry, it may
       between undertakings which have as their object or                       take appropriate measures after consultation within the
       effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of                      Stabilisation and Association Council or after thirty
       competition;                                                             working days following referral for such consultation.
 (ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position              In the case of practices incompatible with paragraph 1(iii), such
       in the territories of the Community or of the former                 appropriate measures may, where the WTO Agreement applies
       Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a whole or in a                    thereto, only be adopted in accordance with the procedures
       substantial part thereof;                                            and under the conditions laid down thereby or the relevant
                                                                            Community internal legislation.
(iii) any public aid which distorts or threatens to distort
       competition by favouring certain undertakings or certain             6.     The Parties shall exchange information taking into
       products.                                                            account the limitations imposed by the requirements of
                                                                            professional and business confidentiality.
2.      Any practices contrary to this Article shall be assessed on
the basis of criteria arising from the application of the rules of
Articles 81, 82 and 87 of the Treaty establishing the European                                          Article 70
Community.
                                                                            With regard to public undertakings, and undertakings to which
                                                                            special or exclusive rights have been granted, each Party shall
3. (a) For the purposes of applying the provisions of                       ensure that as from the third year following the date of entry
          paragraph 1(iii), the Parties recognise that during the           into force of this Agreement, the principles of the Treaty estab-
          first four years after the entry into force of this               lishing the European Community, in particular Article 86
          Agreement, any public aid granted by the former                   thereof, are upheld.
          Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall be assessed
          taking into account the fact that the former Yugoslav
          Republic of Macedonia shall be regarded as an area
          identical to those areas of the Community described in                                        Article 71
          Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                  Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
          Community.
                                                                            1.    Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and Annex VII,
     (b) Each Party shall ensure transparency in the area of                the Parties confirm the importance that they attach to ensure
          public aid, inter alia by reporting annually to the other         adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intel-
          Party on the total amount and the distribution of the aid         lectual, industrial and commercial property rights.
          given and by providing, upon request, information on
          aid schemes. Upon request by one Party, the other Party           2.     The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall take
          shall provide information on particular individual cases          the necessary measures in order to guarantee no later than
          of public aid.                                                    five years after entry into force of this agreement a level of
                                                                            protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property
     Each Party shall ensure that the provisions of this Article are        rights similar to that existing in the Community, including
     applied within five years of the Agreement’s entry into                effective means of enforcing such rights.
     force.
                                                                            3.     The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia undertakes
4.      With regard to products referred to in Chapter II of Title          to accede, within the period referred above, to the multilateral
IV:                                                                         conventions on intellectual, industrial and commercial property
                                                                            rights referred to in Annex VII.
 paragraph 1(iii) shall not apply.
                                                                            If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and
                                                                            commercial property affecting trading conditions occur, they
 any practices contrary to paragraph 1(i) shall be assessed                shall be referred urgently to the Stabilisation and Association
      according to the criteria established by the Community on             Council, at the request of either Party, with a view to reaching
      the basis of Articles 36 and 37 of the Treaty establishing            mutually satisfactory solutions.
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                            Article 72                                  European standardisation, metrology,         accreditation   and
                                                                        conformity assessment procedures.
                        Public contracts
1.    The Parties consider the opening-up of the award of               2.    To this end, Parties shall seek:
public contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reci-
procity, in particular in the WTO context, to be a desirable             to promote the use of Community technical regulations and
objective.                                                                  European standards, tests and conformity assessment
                                                                            procedures;
2.    The companies of the former Yugoslav Republic of                   to conclude, where appropriate, European Conformity
Macedonia, whether established or not in the Community,                     Assessment Protocols;
shall be granted access to contract award procedures in the
Community pursuant to Community procurement rules
under treatment no less favourable than that accorded to                 to foster the development of the quality infrastructure: stan-
Community companies as from the entry into force of this                    dardisation, metrology, accreditation and conformity
Agreement.                                                                  assessment;
                                                                         to promote participation in work of specialised European
The above provisions will also apply to contracts in the utilities          organisations (CEN, Cenelec, ETSI, EA, Welmec, Euromed
sector once the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of               etc.),
Macedonia has adopted the legislation introducing the
Community rules in this area. The Community shall examine
periodically whether the former Yugoslav Republic of                                                TITLE VII
Macedonia has indeed introduced such legislation.
                                                                                        JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
Community companies not established in the former Yugoslav                                          Article 74
Republic of Macedonia shall be granted access to contract                      Reinforcement of institutions and rule of law
award procedures in the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia pursuant to the Law on Public Procurement under               In their cooperation in justice and home affairs the Parties will
treatment no less favourable than that accorded to companies            attach particular importance to the reinforcement of insti-
of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the latest five         tutions at all levels in the areas of administration in general
years after the entry into force of this Agreement. Community           and law enforcement and the machinery of justice in particular.
companies established in the former Yugoslav Republic of                This includes the consolidation of the rule of law. Cooperation
Macedonia under the provisions of Chapter I of Title V shall            in the field of justice will focus in particular on the inde-
have upon entry into force of this Agreement access to                  pendence of the judiciary, the improvement of its effectiveness
contract award procedures under treatment no less favourable            and training of the legal professions.
than that accorded to companies of the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia.
                                                                                                    Article 75
The Stabilisation and Association Council shall periodically                      Visa, border control, asylum and migration
examine the possibility for the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia to introduce access to award procedures in the                1.    The Parties shall cooperate in the areas of visa, border
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for all Community                 control, asylum and migration and will set-up a framework for
companies.                                                              the cooperation, including at a regional level, in these fields.
                                                                        2.    Cooperation in the matters referred to in paragraph 1
3.    As regards establishment, operations, supply of services          shall be based on mutual consultations and close coordination
between the Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of               between the Parties and should include technical and adminis-
Macedonia, and also employment and movement of labour                   trative assistance for:
linked to the fulfilment of public contracts, the provisions of
Articles 44 to 67 are applicable.                                        exchange of information on legislation and practices;
                                                                         the drafting of legislation;
                            Article 73
                                                                         enhancing the efficiency of the institutions;
Standardisation, Metrology, Accreditation and Conformity
                          Assessment                                     training of staff;
1.    The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall take
the necessary measures in order to gradually achieve                     security of the travel documents and detection of false
conformity with Community technical regulations and                         documents.
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3.    Cooperation will focus in particular:                              Member State, bilateral agreements with individual Member
                                                                         States of the European Union regulating the specific obligations
                                                                         for readmission between the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                         Macedonia and the Member State concerned, including an obli-
 in the area of asylum on the development and implemen-
                                                                         gation for the readmission of nationals of other countries and
    tation of national legislation to meet the standards of the
                                                                         stateless persons.
    1951 Geneva Convention and thereby to ensure that the
    principle of non-refoulement is respected.
                                                                         4.      The Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine
                                                                         what other joint efforts can be made to prevent and control
 in the field of legal migration, on admission rules and                illegal immigration, including the trafficking in human beings.
    rights and status of the persons admitted. In relation to
    migration, the Parties agree to the fair treatment of
    nationals of other countries who reside legally on their
    territories and to promote an integration policy aiming at                                         Article 77
    granting them rights and obligations comparable to those
    of their citizens.                                                                     Combating money laundering
                                                                         1.      The Parties agree on the necessity of making every effort
                                                                         and cooperating in order to prevent the use of their financial
The Stabilisation and Association Council can recommend
                                                                         systems for laundering of proceeds from criminal activities in
additional subjects for cooperation under this article.
                                                                         general and drug offences in particular.
                                                                         2.      Cooperation in this area may include administrative and
                             Article 76
                                                                         technical assistance with the purpose to develop the implemen-
Prevention and control of illegal immigration; readmission               tation of regulations and efficient functioning of the suitable
                                                                         standards and mechanisms to combat money laundering
1.    The Parties agree to cooperate in order to prevent and             equivalent to those adopted by the Community and inter-
control illegal immigration. To this end:                                national fora in this field.
 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agrees to
                                                                                                       Article 78
    readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the
    territory of a Member State, upon request by the latter              Preventing and combating crime and other                    illegal
    and without further formalities once such persons have                                             activities
    been positively identified as such;
                                                                         1.      The Parties agree to cooperate on fighting and preventing
                                                                         criminal and illegal activities, organised or otherwise, such as:
 each Member State of the European Union agrees to
    readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the
    territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,               trafficking in human beings;
    upon request by the latter and without further formalities
    once such persons have been positively identified as such.
                                                                          illegal economic activities, and in particular corruption,
                                                                              illegal transactions on products such as industrial waste,
The Member States of the European Union and the former                        radioactive material and transactions involving illegal or
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will provide their nationals                   counterfeit products;
with appropriate identity documents and will extend to them
the administrative facilities necessary for such purposes.
                                                                          illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances;
2.    The Parties agree to conclude, upon request, an
agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of                         smuggling;
Macedonia and the European Community regulating the
specific obligations for the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and for the Member States of the European                       illicit arms trafficking;
Union for readmission, including an obligation for the read-
mission of nationals of other countries and stateless persons.
                                                                          terrorism.
3.    Pending the conclusion of the agreement with the
Community referred to in paragraph 2, the former Yugoslav                Cooperation in the above matters will be the subject of consul-
Republic of Macedonia agrees to conclude, upon request of a              tations and close coordination between the parties.
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2.      The technical and administrative assistance in this field         3.     Cooperation policies shall be integrated into a regional
may include:                                                              framework of cooperation. Special attention will have to be
                                                                          devoted to measures that can foster cooperation between the
                                                                          former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and its neighbouring
 the drafting of national legislation in the field of criminal           countries including Member States, thus contributing to
     law;                                                                 regional stability. The Stabilisation and Association Council
                                                                          may define priorities between and within the cooperation
                                                                          policies described hereinafter.
 enhancing the efficiency of the institutions charged with
     fighting and preventing crime;
                                                                                                        Article 81
 staff training and the development of investigative facilities;
                                                                                                   Economic policy
                                                                          1.    The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of
 the formulation of measures to prevent crime.
                                                                          Macedonia shall facilitate the process of economic reform by
                                                                          cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of
                                                                          their respective economies and of implementing economic
                              Article 79                                  policy in market economies.
                   Co-operation on illicit drugs
1.      Within their respective powers and competencies, the              2.     To these ends the Community and the former Yugoslav
Parties shall cooperate to ensure a balanced and integrated               Republic of Macedonia shall cooperate to:
approach towards drugs. Drug policies and actions shall be
aimed at reducing the supply, trafficking and demand of
illicit drugs as well as at a more effective control of precursors.
                                                                           exchange information on macroeconomic performance and
                                                                              prospects and on strategies for development;
2.      The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of coop-
eration to attain these objectives. Actions shall be based on
commonly agreed principles along the lines of the EU Drug                  analyse jointly economic issues of mutual interest, including
Strategy.                                                                     the framing of economic policy and the instruments for
                                                                              implementing it.
3.      The cooperation between the Parties shall comprise
technical and administrative assistance in particular in the
following areas: drafting of national legislation and policies;           3.     At the request of the authorities of the former Yugoslav
establishment of institutions and information centres; training           Republic of Macedonia, the Community may provide assistance
of personnel; drug related research; and the prevention of                designed to support the efforts of the former Yugoslav Republic
diversion of precursors used for the illicit manufacture of               of Macedonia towards the introduction of full convertibility of
drugs. The Parties may agree to include other areas.                      the Denar and the gradual development of its policies towards
                                                                          those of the European Monetary System. Cooperation in this
                                                                          area will include informal exchange of information concerning
                                                                          the principles and the functioning of the European Monetary
                                                                          System and the European System of Central Banks.
                              TITLE VIII
                    COOPERATION POLICIES
                              Article 80                                                                Article 82
1.      The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                                       Statistical cooperation
Macedonia shall establish a close cooperation aimed at
contributing to the development and growth potential of the               1.    Cooperation in the area of statistics shall aim at the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Such cooperation                   development of an efficient and sustainable statistical system
shall strengthen existing economic links on the widest                    capable to provide in due time reliable, objective and accurate
possible foundation, to the benefit of both Parties.                      data needed to plan and monitor the process of transition and
                                                                          reform in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It shall
                                                                          enable the national statistical system coordinated by the State
2.      Policies and other measures will be designed to bring             Statistical Office to better meet the needs of its customers, both
about the economic and social development of the former                   public administration and private businesses. The statistical
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These policies should                     system should respect the fundamental principles of statistics
ensure that environmental considerations are also fully incor-            issued by the United Nations and the stipulations of the
porated from the outset and that they are linked to the                   European Statistical law and develop towards the acquis
requirements of harmonious social development.                            Communautaire in statistics.
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2.     To this end the Parties may cooperate in particular:                technical assistance to the Office of Auditors in the former
                                                                               Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
 to promote the development of an efficient statistical
     service in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia                  the establishment of internal audit units in official agencies;
     based on an appropriate institutional framework;
 to develop and maintain national capacity for collecting,                the exchange of information with regard to auditing
     processing and disseminating statistical information of                   systems;
     high quality using modern technologies in the most
     efficient way;
                                                                           the standardisation of audit documentation;
 to provide private and public sector economic operators
     and research community with the appropriate socio-                    training and advisory operations.
     economic data needed to monitor state reforms;
 to enable the national statistical system to adopt the prin-                                        Article 84
     ciples and standards of the European statistical system;
                                                                                       Investment promotion and protection
 to ensure the confidentiality of individual data.                       1.     Cooperation between the Parties shall be aimed at estab-
                                                                          lishing a favourable climate for private investment, both
                                                                          domestic and foreign.
3.     Cooperation in this field shall include, but not be limited
to, providing information on methods, participation in selected
Eurostat working groups and exchange of statistical data.                 2.     The particular aims of co-operation shall be:
                            Article 83                                     for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to improve
                                                                               a legal framework which favours and protects investment;
        Banking, insurance and other financial services
1.     The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of establishing            the conclusion, where appropriate, with Member States of
and developing a suitable framework for the encouragement of                   bilateral agreements for the promotion and protection of
banking, insurance and financial services sector in the former                 investment;
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The cooperation shall focus on:                                            the implementation of suitable arrangements for the
                                                                               transfer of capital;
 the adoption of a common accounting system compatible
     with European standards;                                              the improvement of investment protection.
 the strengthening and restructuring of the banking,
     insurance and other financial sectors;                                                           Article 85
                                                                                                Industrial cooperation
 the improvement of supervision and regulation of banking
     and other financial services;                                        1.     Cooperation shall be aimed at promoting the modern-
                                                                          isation and restructuring of the industry and individual
                                                                          sectors in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as
 the exchange of information in particular in respect of                 well as industrial cooperation between economic operators of
     proposed legislation;                                                both sides, with the particular objective of strengthening the
                                                                          private sector under conditions that ensure that the
                                                                          environment is protected.
 the preparation of translations and terminology glossaries.
2.     The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of developing             2.     Industrial cooperation initiatives will reflect the priorities
efficient audit systems in the former Yugoslav Republic of                determined by both Parties. They will take into account the
Macedonia following the harmonised Community methods                      regional aspects of industrial development, promoting trans-
and procedures.                                                           national partnerships when relevant. The initiatives should
                                                                          seek in particular to establish a suitable framework for under-
                                                                          takings, to improve management know-how and to promote
Cooperation shall focus on:                                               markets, market transparency and the business environment.
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                            Article 86                                 system, the modernisation of the tax services with a view to
                                                                       ensuring effectiveness of tax collection and the fight against
             Small and medium-sized enterprises                        fiscal fraud.
The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen private sector
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the establishment
of new undertakings in areas offering potential for growth and                                      Article 90
cooperation between SMEs in the Community and the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.                                                               Social cooperation
                                                                       1.     With regard to employment, cooperation between the
                            Article 87                                 Parties shall focus notably on upgrading job-finding and
                                                                       careers advice services, providing back-up measures and
                            Tourism                                    promoting local development to assist industrial and labour
                                                                       market restructuring. It shall also include measures such as
Cooperation between the Parties in the field of tourism will be        studies, the secondment of experts and information and
aimed at facilitating and encouraging tourism and tourist trade        training operations.
through know-how transfer, participation of the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in important European
tourism organisations and studying the opportunities for               2.     With regard to social security, cooperation between the
joint operations, notably in regional tourism projects.                Parties shall seek to adapt the social security system of the
                                                                       former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the new economic
                                                                       and social requirements, notably by providing the services of
                            Article 88                                 experts and organising information and training activities.
                            Customs
                                                                       3.     Cooperation between parties will involve the adjustment
1.    The aim of cooperation shall be to guarantee compliance          of legislation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
with all the provisions scheduled for adoption in the area of          concerning working conditions and equal opportunities for
trade and to achieve the approximation of the customs system           women and men.
of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to that of the
Community, thus helping to pave the way for liberalisation
measures planned under this Agreement.                                 4.     The Parties shall develop cooperation between them with
                                                                       the aim of improving the level of protection of the health and
2.    Cooperation shall include the following in particular:           safety of workers, taking as a reference the level of protection
                                                                       existing in the Community.
 the exchange of information including on the methods of
    investigation;
                                                                                                    Article 91
 the development of cross-border infrastructure between the
    Parties;                                                                                Education and training
                                                                       1.     The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of raising the
 the possibility of interconnection between the transit               level of general education and professional qualifications in the
    systems of the Community and the former Yugoslav                   former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia taking into
    Republic of Macedonia, as well as the adoption and use             consideration the priorities of the former Yugoslav Republic
    of the Single Administrative Document (SAD);                       of Macedonia.
 the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect
    of the carriage of goods;                                          2.     The Tempus programme will contribute to strengthening
                                                                       cooperation between the two Parties in the field of education
 support for the introduction          of   modern     customs        and training, promoting democracy, the rule of law and
    information systems.                                               economic reform.
3.    Without prejudice to further cooperation provided for in         3.     The European Training Foundation will also contribute to
this Agreement, and in particular Articles 76, 77 and 78, the          the upgrading of training structures and activities in the former
mutual assistance between administrative authorities in                Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
customs matters of the Parties shall take place in accordance
with the provisions of Protocol 5.
                                                                                                    Article 92
                            Article 89
                                                                                             Cultural cooperation
                            Taxation
                                                                       The Parties undertake to promote cultural cooperation. This
The Parties will establish cooperation in the field of taxation        cooperation serves inter alia to raise mutual understanding
including measures aiming at the further reform of the fiscal          and esteem between individuals, communities and peoples.
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                            Article 93                                                              Article 96
               Information and communication                                                   Information society
The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                       The Parties agree to strengthen cooperation with the objective
Macedonia will take the measures necessary to stimulate the             of further developing the Information Society in the former
mutual exchange of information. Priority will be given to               Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Global objectives will be
programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic             preparing society as a whole for the digital age, attracting
information about the Community and professional circles in             investments and interoperability of networks and services.
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with more
specialised information.                                                The authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
                                                                        with the assistance of the Community, will review carefully any
                                                                        political commitment undertaken in the European Union with
                            Article 94                                  the objective of aligning its own policies with those of the
                                                                        Union.
            Cooperation in the audio-visual field
The Parties shall cooperate to promote the audio-visual                 The authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
industry in Europe and encourage coproduction in the fields             will establish a plan for the adoption of Community legislation
of cinema and television.                                               in the area of the Information Society.
The Parties will coordinate, and where appropriate, harmonise                                       Article 97
their policies on the regulation of content aspects of cross-
border broadcasting, paying particular attention to matters                                   Consumer protection
relating to the acquisition of intellectual property rights for
programmes and broadcast by satellite or cable.                         The Parties will cooperate in order to align the standards of
                                                                        consumer protection in the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                        Macedonia with those of the Community. Effective consumer
                                                                        protection is necessary in order to ensure that the market
                            Article 95
                                                                        economy functions properly, and this protection will depend
Electronic Communications Infrastructure and Associated                 on the development of an administrative infrastructure in order
                            Services                                    to ensure market surveillance and law enforcement in this field.
The Parties will strengthen cooperation in the area of electronic       To that end, and in view of their common interests, the Parties
communications infrastructures, including classical telecom-            will encourage and ensure:
munications networks and relevant electronic audio-visual
transport networks, and associated services, with the
                                                                         the harmonisation of legislation and the alignment of
objective of ultimate alignment with the acquis by the former
                                                                            consumer protection in the former Yugoslav Republic of
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia one year after the entry into
                                                                            Macedonia on that in force in the Community;
force of the Agreement.
                                                                         a policy of active consumer protection including the
The above mentioned cooperation will focus on the following                 increase of information and development of independent
priority areas:                                                             organisations;
 policy development,                                                    effective legal protection for consumers in order to improve
                                                                            the quality of consumer goods and maintain appropriate
                                                                            safety standards.
 legal and regulatory aspects,
 institution Building required for a liberalised environment,                                      Article 98
                                                                                                    Transport
 modernisation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
    donia’s electronic infrastructure and its integration into          1.    In addition to the Agreement between the European
    European and world networks, with a focus on                        Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    improvements at a regional level                                    in the field of transport, the Parties shall develop and step up
                                                                        the cooperation in order to enable the former Yugoslav
                                                                        Republic of Macedonia to:
 international cooperation,
                                                                         restructure and modernise transport and related infra-
 cooperation within European structures especially those                   structure;
    involved in standardisation,
                                                                         improve movement of passengers and goods and access to
 co-ordinating positions in international organisations and                the transport market, by the removing of administrative,
    fora.                                                                   technical and other barriers;
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 achieve operating standards comparable to those in the                   the formulation of framework conditions for restructuring
    Community;                                                                 of energy utilities and co-operation between undertakings
                                                                               in this sector.
 develop a transport system compatible and aligned with the
    Community system;
                                                                                                      Article 100
 improve the protection of the environment in transport,
    reduction of harmful effects and pollution.                                     Agriculture, and the agro-industrial sector
                                                                          Cooperation in this field shall have as its aim the modern-
2.     Cooperation shall include the following priority areas:            isation and restructuring of agriculture and the agro-industrial
                                                                          sector, water management, the rural development, the gradual
 the development of road, rail, airport and port infra-                  harmonisation of the veterinary and phytosanitary legislation
    structure and other major routes of common interest and               with Community standards and the development of fishery and
    Trans-European and Pan-European links;                                forestry sectors in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
 the management of railways and airports, including appro-
    priate cooperation between the relevant national auth-                                            Article 101
    orities;
                                                                                          Regional and local development
 road transport, including taxation and social and environ-              The Parties will strengthen regional development cooperation,
    mental aspects;                                                       with the objective of contributing to economic development
                                                                          and reducing regional imbalances.
 combined rail and road transport;
 the harmonisation of international transport statistics;                Specific attention will be given to cross-border, trans-national
                                                                          and interregional cooperations. To this end, the exchange of
                                                                          information and experts may be undertaken.
 the modernisation of technical transport equipment in line
    with Community standards, and assistance in acquiring
    financing to that end, particularly as regards road-rail
    transport, multi-modal transport and transhipment;                                                Article 102
                                                                           Cooperation in research and technological development
 the promotion of joint technological and research
    programmes;                                                           1.     The Parties shall promote bilateral cooperation in civil
                                                                          scientific research and technological development (RTD) on
 the adoption of coordinated transport policies that are                 the basis of mutual benefit and, taking into account the avail-
    compatible with those applied in the Community.                       ability of resources, adequate access to their respective
                                                                          programmes, subject to appropriate levels of effective
                                                                          protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property
                            Article 99                                    rights (IPR).
                             Energy
                                                                          2.     Science and technology cooperation shall cover:
1.    Cooperation will reflect the principles of the market
economy and the European Energy Charter Treaty, and will
develop with a view to the gradual integration of Europe’s                 the exchange of scientific and technical information;
energy markets.
2.     Cooperation shall include the following in particular:              the organisation of joint scientific meetings;
 formulation and planning of energy policy, including
    modernisation of infrastructure, improvement and diversifi-            joint RTD activities,
    cation of supply and improvement of access to the energy
    market, including facilitation of transit;
                                                                           training activities and mobility programmes for scientists,
                                                                               researchers and technicians engaged in RTD on both sides.
 management and training for the energy sector and transfer
    of technology and know-how;
                                                                          3.     Such cooperation shall be implemented according to
 the promotion of energy saving, energy efficiency,                      specific arrangements to be negotiated and concluded in
    renewable energy and studying of the environmental                    accordance with the procedures adopted by each Party, and
    impact of energy production and consumption;                          which shall set out, inter alia, appropriate IPR provisions.
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                             Article 103                                   rescue and relief exercises and assistance systems in case of
                                                                              disasters;
                 Environment and nuclear safety
1.    The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation           exchange of experience in rehabilitation and reconstruction
in the vital task of combating environmental degradation, with                after disaster;
a view to supporting environment sustainability.
2.     Cooperation could centre on the following priorities:              4.     Cooperation in the field of nuclear safety could cover the
                                                                          following topics:
 combating local, regional and cross-border pollution (air,
    water quality, including waste water treatment and                     upgrading the laws and regulations of the former Yugoslav
    drinking water pollution) and establishing effective moni-                Republic of Macedonia on nuclear safety and strengthening
    toring;                                                                   the supervisory authorities and their resources;
 development of strategies with regard to global and climate
    issues;                                                                radiation protection, including environmental radiation
                                                                              monitoring;
 efficient, sustainable and clean energy production and
    consumption, safety of industrial plants;                              radioactive waste management: the former Yugoslav
                                                                              Republic of Macedonia undertakes to provide to the Stabili-
 classification and safe handling of chemicals;                              sation and Association Council information concerning any
                                                                              intention to import or store radioactive waste;
 waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal, and the
    implementation of the Basle Convention on the control
    of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and                     encouraging the promotion of Agreements between the EU
    their disposal (Basle 1989);                                              Member States, or Euratom, and the former Yugoslav
                                                                              Republic of Macedonia on early notification of information
                                                                              in cases of nuclear accidents and on nuclear safety issues
 the environmental impact of agriculture; soil erosion and                   generally, if appropriate;
    pollution by agricultural chemicals;
 the protection of forests, the flora and fauna; the conser-              strengthening the supervision and control on the transport
    vation of biodiversity;                                                   of materials sensitive to radioactive pollution.
 town and country planning, including construction and
    urban planning;
                                                                                                       TITLE IX
 environmental impact assessment and strategic environ-                                    FINANCIAL COOPERATION
    mental assessment;
                                                                                                      Article 104
 continuous approximation of laws and regulations to
                                                                          In order to achieve the objectives of this agreement and in
    Community standards;
                                                                          accordance with Articles 3, 108 and 109 the former
                                                                          Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia may receive financial
 international Conventions in the area of environment where              assistance from the Community in the forms of grants and
    the Community is Party;                                               loans, including loans from the European Investment Bank.
 cooperation at regional level as well as cooperation within
    the framework of European Environment Agency;
                                                                                                      Article 105
 education, information and awareness on environmental                   Financial assistance, in the form of grants, shall be covered by
    issues.                                                               the operation measures provided for in the relevant Council
                                                                          Regulation within a multi-annual indicative framework estab-
3.     In the field of protection against natural disasters, the aim      lished by the Community following consultations with the
of cooperation is to ensure the protection of people, animals,            former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
property and the environment against man-made disasters. To
this end the cooperation could include the following areas:
                                                                          The overall objectives of the assistance, in the form of insti-
                                                                          tution-building and investment, shall contribute to the demo-
 exchange of the outcome of scientific and research devel-               cratic, economic and institutional reforms of the former
    opment projects;                                                      Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in line with the Stabilisation
                                                                          and Association process. Financial assistance may cover all
 mutual monitoring, early notification and warning systems               areas of harmonisation of legislation and cooperation policies
    on hazards disasters and their consequences;                          of this agreement, including Justice and Home Affairs.
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Consideration should be given to the full implementation of             5.    In matters that concern it, the European Investment Bank
the infrastructure projects of common interest identified in the        shall take part, as an observer, in the work of the Stabilisation
Transport Agreement.                                                    and Association Council.
                             Article 106                                                           Article 110
At the request of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia             The Stabilisation and Association Council shall, for the purpose
and in case of special need, the Community could examine, in            of attaining the objectives of this Agreement, have the power
coordination with international financial institutions, the possi-      to take decisions within the scope of the Agreement in the
bility of granting on an exceptional basis macro-financial              cases provided for therein. The decisions taken shall be
assistance subject to certain conditions taking into account            binding on the Parties, which shall take the measures
the availability of all financial resources.                            necessary to implement the decisions taken. When deciding
                                                                        on the transition to the second stage, as provided in Article
                                                                        5, the Stabilisation and Association Council may also decide on
                                                                        any possible changes to be brought about as regards the
                             Article 107                                content of the provisions governing the second stage.
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the
parties shall ensure that Community contribution are made in            In its rules of procedure the Stabilisation and Association
close coordination with those from other sources such as the            Council shall determine the duties of the Stabilisation and
Member States, other countries and international financial insti-       Association Committee, which shall include the preparation
tutions.                                                                of meetings of the Stabilisation and Association Council, and
                                                                        shall determine how the Committee shall function.
To this effect, information on all sources of assistance shall be
exchanged regularly between the parties.                                The Stabilisation and Association Council may delegate to the
                                                                        Stabilisation and Association Committee any of its powers. In
                                                                        this event the Stabilisation and Association Committee shall
                                                                        take its decisions in accordance with the conditions laid
                              TITLE X                                   down in this Article.
  INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
                             Article 108                                The Stabilisation and Association Council may also make
                                                                        appropriate recommendations.
A Stabilisation and Association Council is hereby established
which shall supervise the application and implementation of
this Agreement. It shall meet at appropriate level at regular           It shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by
intervals and when circumstances require. It shall examine              agreement between the Parties.
any major issues arising within the framework of this
Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of
mutual interest.                                                                                   Article 111
                                                                        Each Party may refer to the Stabilisation and Association
                                                                        Council any dispute relating to the application or interpretation
                             Article 109                                of this Agreement. The Stabilisation and Association Council
1.    The Stabilisation and Association Council shall consist of        may settle the dispute by means of a binding decision.
the members of the Council of the European Union and
members of the Commission of the European Communities,
on the one hand, and of members of the Government of the                                           Article 112
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on the other.
                                                                        The Stabilisation and Association Council shall be assisted in
                                                                        the performance of its duties by a Stabilisation and Association
2.     The Stabilisation and Association Council shall establish        Committee, composed of representatives of the Council of the
its rules of procedure.                                                 European Union and of representatives of the Commission of
                                                                        the European Communities, on the one hand, and of represen-
                                                                        tatives of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the
3.     Members of the Stabilisation and Association Council             other.
may arrange to be represented, in accordance with the
conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure.
                                                                                                   Article 113
4.     The Stabilisation and Association Council shall be chaired
in turn by a representative of the European Community and a             The Stabilisation and Association Committee may create
representative of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,            subcommittees. The Transport Committee established under
in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules          the Transport Agreement shall assist the Stabilisation and
of procedure.                                                           Association Committee.
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                             Article 114                                  the arrangements applied by the former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                              of Macedonia in respect of the Community shall not give
A Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee is                    rise to any discrimination between the Member States, their
hereby established. It shall be a forum for Members of the                    nationals or its companies or firms;
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonian Parliament and the
European Parliament to meet and exchange views. It shall meet
at intervals that it shall itself determine.                              the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of
                                                                              the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall not give
                                                                              rise to any discrimination between the nationals of the
The Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee                     former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or its companies
shall consist of members of the European Parliament, on the                   or firms.
one hand, and of Members of the Parliament of the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on the other.
                                                                         2.      The provisions of paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice
                                                                         to the right of the Parties to apply the relevant provisions of
The Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee                their fiscal legislation to taxpayers who are not in identical
shall establish its rules of procedure.                                  situations as regards their place of residence.
The Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
shall be chaired in turn by the European Parliament and the                                            Article 118
Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in
accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of           1.     The Parties shall take any general or specific measures
procedure.                                                               required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement.
                                                                         They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this
                                                                         Agreement are attained.
                             Article 115
                                                                         2.      If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to
Within the scope of this Agreement, each Party undertakes to             fulfil an obligation under this Agreement, it may take appro-
ensure that natural and legal persons of the other Party have            priate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special
access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to        urgency, it shall supply the Stabilisation and Association
the competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties            Council with all relevant information required for a thorough
to defend their individual rights and their property rights.             examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution
                                                                         acceptable to the Parties.
                             Article 116                                 In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those
                                                                         which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. These
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking
                                                                         measures shall be notified immediately to the Stabilisation and
any measures:
                                                                         Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations
                                                                         within the Stabilisation and Association Council if the other
                                                                         Party so requests.
(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of
    information contrary to its essential security interests;
                                                                                                       Article 119
(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms,
    munitions or war materials or to research, development               The Parties agree to consult promptly through appropriate
    or production indispensable for defence purposes,                    channels at the request of either Party to discuss any matter
    provided that such measures do not impair the conditions             concerning the interpretation or implementation of this
    of competition in respect of products not intended for               Agreement and other relevant aspects of the relations
    specifically military purposes;                                      between the Parties.
(c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event        The provisions of this Article shall in no way affect and are
    of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance           without prejudice to Articles 30, 37, 38 and 42.
    of law and order, in time of war or serious international
    tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out
    obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining
    peace and international security.                                                                  Article 120
                                                                         This Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for individuals
                                                                         and economic operators have been achieved under this
                             Article 117                                 Agreement, affect rights ensured to them through existing
                                                                         agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one
1.    In the fields covered by this Agreement and without                hand, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on the
prejudice to any special provisions contained therein:                   other.
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                           Article 121                                                           Article 126
Protocols 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Annexes I to VII shall form an        This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official
integral part of this Agreement.                                     languages of the Parties, each of these texts being equally
                                                                     authentic.
                           Article 122
                                                                                                 Article 127
This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period.
                                                                     The Parties shall approve this Agreement in accordance with
Either Party may renounce this Agreement by notifying the            their own procedures.
other Party. This Agreement shall cease to apply six months          This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the
after the date of such notification.                                 second month following the date on which the Parties notify
                                                                     each other that the procedures referred to in the first
                                                                     paragraph have been completed.
                           Article 123
                                                                     Upon its entry into force, this Agreement shall replace the
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Parties shall         Co-operation Agreement between the European Community
mean the Community, or its Member States, or the                     and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia signed on
Community and its Member States, in accordance with their            29 April 1997 by way of Exchange of Letters.
respective powers, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, of the other part.
                                                                                                 Article 128
                           Article 124                                                     Interim Agreement
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories      In the event that, pending the completion of the procedures
in which the Treaties establishing the European Community,           necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, the
the European Coal and Steel Community and the European               provisions of certain parts of this Agreement, in particular
Atomic Energy Community are applied and under the                    those relating to the free movements of goods, are put into
conditions laid down in those Treaties, and to the territory         effect by means of an Interim Agreement between the
of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the other.           Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
                                                                     the parties agree that, in such circumstances, for the purpose of
                                                                     Title IV, Articles 69, 70 and 71 of this Agreement and
                           Article 125                               Protocols 1 to 5 hereto, the terms date of entry into force
                                                                     of this Agreement mean the date of entry into force of the
The Secretary General of the Council of the European Union           Interim Agreement in relation to obligations contained in these
shall be the depository of the Agreement.                            Articles and Protocols.
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                                                  Joint-Declaration on Article 34
           The European Communities and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, aware of the impact that the
           sudden elimination of the 1 % fee applied for customs clearance purposes to imported goods could have
           on the budget of the latter, agree, as an exceptional measure, that the fee would be maintained until
           1 January 2002 or until the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, whichever
           occurs first.
           Should this fee, in the meantime, be reduced or eliminated vis-à-vis a third country, the former Yugoslav
           Republic of Macedonia undertakes to immediately apply the same treatment to goods of EC origin.
           The content of this joint-declaration is of no prejudice to the position of the European Communities in the
           negotiations on the accession of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the World Trade Organi-
           sation.
                                             Joint Declaration concerning Article 40
           Declaration of intent by the Contracting Parties on the trade arrangements between the States that emerged
           from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
           1. The European Community and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia consider it essential for
               economic and trade cooperation between the States that emerged from the former Socialist Federal
               Republic of Yugoslavia to be re-established as quickly as possible, as soon as political and economic
               circumstances permit.
           2. The Community is prepared to grant cumulation of origin to the States that emerged from the former
               Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which have restored normal economic and trade cooperation as
               soon as the administrative cooperation needed for cumulation to work properly has been established.
           3. With this in mind, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia declares its readiness to enter into
               negotiations as soon as possible in order to establish cooperation with other States that emerged from
               the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
                                             Joint Declaration concerning Article 44
           It is understood that the notion children is defined in accordance with national legislation of the host
           country concerned.
                                             Joint Declaration concerning Article 46
           It is understood that the notion members of their family is defined in accordance with national legislation
           of the host country concerned.
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                                Joint Declaration on Transport Issues concerning Article 57
          The Parties agree to seek the earliest possible implementation of Article 12.3(b) of the Transport
          Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on a
          system of ecopoints through the conclusion of the relevant agreement, in the form of an exchange of
          letters, as soon as possible and at the latest by the conclusion of the Interim Agreement.
                                            Joint Declaration concerning Article 71
          The parties agree that for the purpose of this Agreement, intellectual, industrial and commercial property
          includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in computer programmes, and neighbouring
          rights, the rights relating to databases, patents, industrial designs, trademarks and service marks,
          topographies of integrated circuits, geographical indications, including appellation of origins, as well as
          protection against unfair competition as referred to in Article 10(a) of the Paris Convention for the
          Protection of Industrial Property and protection of undisclosed information on know-how.
                  Declaration by the Community and its Member States concerning Articles 27 and 29
          Considering that exceptional trade measures are granted by the European Community to countries partici-
          pating or linked to the EU Stabilisation and Association Process including the former Yugoslav Republic of
          Macedonia on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 as amended by Council Regulation (EC)
          No . . ./2000, the European Community and its Member States declare:
           that, in application of Article 29(2) of this Agreement, those of the unilateral autonomous trade
               measures which are more favourable shall apply in addition to the contractual trade concessions
               offered by the Community in this Agreement as long as Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 as
               amended applies;
           that, in particular, for the products covered by Chapters 7 and 8 of the Combined Nomenclature, for
               which the Common Customs Tariff provides for the application of ad valorem customs duties and a
               specific customs duty, the elimination shall apply also to the specific customs duty in derogation from
               the relevant provision of Article 27(1).
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                                   Declaration of the European Community on Article 76
           As far as the readmission of nationals of other countries and of stateless persons by the former Yugoslav
           Republic of Macedonia is concerned, the repatriation policy of the European Community is based on the
           following main elements:
            priority is given to voluntary return;
            repatriation into the country of origin is the overriding principle.
                                            Joint Declaration concerning Article 118
           (a) For the purposes of the interpretation and practical application of the Agreement, the parties agree
                that the cases of special urgency referred to in Article 118 of the Agreement mean cases of material
                breach of the Agreement by one of the two parties. A material breach of the Agreement consists of:
                 repudiation of the Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law;
                 violation of the essential elements of the Agreement set out in Article 2;
           (b) The parties agree that the appropriate measures referred to in Article 118 are measures taken in
                accordance with international law. If a party takes a measure in a case of special urgency pursuant to
                Article 118, the other party may avail itself of the dispute settlement procedure.
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                                                            ANNEX I
          IMPORTS INTO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA OF LESS SENSITIVE GOODS ORIG-
                                              INATING IN THE COMMUNITY
                                                  Referred to in Article 18(2)
                 Tariff code                                               Description
          2517                     Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete
                                   aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint,
                                   whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste,
                                   whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading;
                                   tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading No 2515 or
                                   2516, whether or not heat-treated:
                                    Granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading No 2515 or 2516, whether or
                                      not heat-treated:
                          41 00 00   Of marble
                          49 00 00   Other
          2518                     Dolomite, whether or not calcined; dolomite, roughly trimmed or merely cut, by
                                   sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape;
                                   agglomerated dolomite (including tarred dolomite)
          2520                     Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate)
                                   whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders
          2523                     Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar
                                   hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers:
                          10 00 00  Cement clinkers
                          29 00 00   Other
          3105                     Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements
                                   nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this chapter in tablets
                                   or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg
          3214                     Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements caulking compounds and other mastics;
                                   painters’ fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors,
                                   ceilings or the like
          3303                     Perfumes and toilet waters
          3304                     Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than
                                   medicaments) including sunscreen or sun tan preparations; manicure or pedicure prep-
                                   arations
          3305                     Preparations for use on the hair
          3306                     Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, including denture fixative pastes and powders;
                                   yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages
          3307                     Pree-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparation,
                                   depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere
                                   specified or included; prepared room deodorizers, whether or not perfumed or
                                   having disinfectant properties
          3405                     Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring
                                   pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper,
                                   wadding, felt, non-wovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or
                                   covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading No 3404
          3506                     Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included;
                                   products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or
                                   adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1 kg
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                  Tariff code                                              Description
           3701                     Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other
                                    than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed,
                                    whether or not in packs
           3702                     Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper,
                                    paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed
           3808                     Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-
                                    growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings
                                    for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands,
                                    wicks and candles, and fly-papers)
           3918                     Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles;
                                    wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in note 9 to this chapter
           3919                     Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics,
                                    whether or not in rolls
           3921                     Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
           3923                     Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and
                                    other closures, of plastics
           3924                     Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of plastics
           3925                     Builders’ ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included
           3926                     Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading Nos 3901 to 3914
           4008                     Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard
                                    rubber:
                                     Of cellular rubber:
                           11 00 00   Plates, sheets and strip
                           19 00 00   Other
                                     Of non-cellular rubber:
                                      Plates, sheets and strip:
                           21 10 00    Floor coverings and mats
                           21 90 00    Other.
                                      Other:
                           29 90 00    Other
           4015                     Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves), for all purposes, of
                                    vulcanizd rubber other than hard rubber:
                                     Gloves:
                                      Other:
                           19 10 00    Household gloves
                           19 90 00    Other
                           90 00 00  Other
           4016                     Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:
                                     Other:
                           91 00 00   Floor coverings and mats
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                 Tariff code                                               Description
          4302                     Tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings),
                                   unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) other than those of
                                   heading No 4303
          4303                     Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin
          4409                     Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously
                                   shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or
                                   the like) along any of its edges or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed
          4415                     Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of
                                   wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood
          4802                     Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic
                                   purposes, and punch card stock and punch tape paper, in rolls or sheets, other than
                                   paper of heading No 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard:
                                    Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process
                                      or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consist of such
                                      fibres:
                                     Weighing less than 40 g/m2:
                          51 10 00    Paper weighing not more than 15 g/m2 for use in stencil making
                          51 90 00    Other
                          52 20 00    In rolls
                          52 80 00    In sheets
                                     Weighing more than 150 g/m2:
                          53 20 00    In rolls
                          53 80 00    In sheets
          4805                     Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or
                                   processed than as specified in note 2 to this chapter:
                                    Other paper and paperboard, weighing 225 g/m2 or more:
                                     Made from wastepaper:
                          80 11 00    Testliner
                          80 19 00    Other
                          80 90 00   Other
          4811                     Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated,
                                   covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets, other than
                                   goods of the kind described in heading 4803, 4809 or 4810:
                                    Paper and paperboard coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding
                                      adhesives):
                          31 00 00   Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m2
                          39 00 00   Other
                          40 00 00  Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax,
                                      stearin, oil or glycerol
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                  Tariff code                                         Description
           4814               Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper
           4815               Floor coverings on a base of paper or of paperboard, whether or not cut to size
           4816               Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those
                              of heading No 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put
                              up in boxes
           4817               Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or
                              paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard,
                              containing an assortment of paper stationery
           4820               Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads,
                              memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders
                              (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon
                              sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for
                              collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard
           4821               Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed
           4909               Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or
                              announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings
           4910               Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks
           6601               Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and
                              similar umbrellas)
           6802               Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than
                              goods of heading No 6801; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate),
                              whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of
                              natural stone (including slate)
           6805               Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of
                              paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise
                              made up
           6807               Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar
                              pitch)
           6809               Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
           6810               Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
           6811               Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
           6813               Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs,
                              washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of
                              asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with
                              textile or other materials
           6815               Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of
                              carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
           6902               Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods,
                              other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths
           6904               Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like
           6905               Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other
                              ceramic constructional goods
           6907               Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes
                              and the like, whether or not on a backing
           6908               Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and
                              the like, whether or not on a backing
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                 Tariff code                                              Description
          6910                     Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans,
                                   flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures
          6911                     Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or
                                   china
          6912                     Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than
                                   of porcelain or china
          6914                     Other ceramic articles
          7007                     Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass:
                                    Toughened (tempered) safety glass:
                                     Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or
                                        vessels:
                          11 10 00    Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles
                          11 90 00    Other
                                     Other:
                          19 10 00    Enamelled
                          19 20 00    Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an
                                          absorbent or reflecting layer
                          19 80 00    Other
                                    Laminated safety glass:
                                     Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or
                                        vessels:
                                      Other:
                          21 91 00     Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles
                          21 99 00     Other
                          29 00 00   Other
          7009                     Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors
          7013                     Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar
                                   purposes (other than that of heading No 7010 or 7018)
          7019                     Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven
                                   fabrics):
                                    Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands:
                          11 00 00   Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm
                          12 00 00   Rovings
                          19 00 00   Other
          7106                     Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manu-
                                   factured forms, or in powder form
          7108                     Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms,
                                   or in powder form
          7113                     Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious
                                   metal
          7114                     Articles of goldsmiths’ or silversmiths’ wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of
                                   metal clad with precious metal
          7115                     Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
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                  Tariff code                                            Description
           7116                     Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural,
                                    synthetic or reconstructed)
           7117                     Imitation jewellery
           7217                     Wire of iron or non-alloy steel:
                                     Plated or coated with other base metals:
                                      Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of carbon:
                                       With a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 0,8 mm
                           30 11 00     Copper-coated
                           30 19 00     Other
                                       With a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 0,8 mm or more:
                           30 31 00     Copper-coated
                           30 39 00     Other
                           30 50 00   Containing by weight 0,25 % or more but less than 0,6 % of carbon
                           30 90 00   Containing by weight 0,6 % or more of carbon
                                     Other:
                                      Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of carbon:
                           90 10 00    With a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 0,8 mm
                           90 30 00    With a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 0,8 mm or more
                           90 50 00   Containing by weight 0,25 % or more but less than 0,6 % of carbon
                           90 90 00   Containing by weight 0,6 % or more of carbon
           7307                     Tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel:
                                     Cast fittings:
                                      Of non-malleable cast iron:
                           11 10 00    Of a kind used in pressure systems
                           11 90 00    Other
                                      Other:
                           19 10 00    Of malleable cast iron
                           19 90 00    Other
                                     Other:
                           91 00 00   Flanges
                                      Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves:
                           92 10 00    Sleeves
                           92 90 00    Elbows and bends
                                      Butt welding fittings:
                                       With greatest external diameter not exceeding 609,6 mm:
                           93 11 00     Elbows and bends
                           93 19 00     Other
                                       With greatest external diameter exceeding 609,6 mm:
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                 Tariff code                                               Description
                          93 91 00     Elbows and bends
                          93 99 00     Other
                                     Other:
                          99 10 00    Threaded
                          99 30 00    For welding
                          99 90 00    Other
          7311                     Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel
          7313                     Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely
                                   twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel
          7403                     Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought:
                                    Refined copper:
                          11 00 00   Cathodes and sections of cathodes
          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
          7614                     Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically
                                   insulated:
          7616                     Other articles of aluminium
          7801                     Unwrought lead
          7802                     Lead waste and scrap
          7803                     Lead bars, rods, profiles and wire
          7804                     Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders and flakes
          7805                     Lead tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
          7806                     Other articles of lead
          7901                     Unwrought zinc:
                                    Zinc, not alloyed:
                          11 00 00   Containing by weight 99,99 % or more of zinc
                                     Containing by weight less than 99,99 % of zinc:
                          12 10 00    Containing by weight 99,95 % or more but less than 99,99 % of zinc
                          12 30 00    Containing by weight 98,5 % or more but less than 99,95 % of zinc
                          12 90 00    Containing by weight 97,5 % or more but less than 98,5 % of zinc
          7902                     Zinc waste and scrap
          7903                     Zinc dust, powders and flakes
          7904                     Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire
          7905                     Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil
          7906                     Zinc tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
          7907                     Other articles of zinc
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                  Tariff code                                                Description
           8211                     Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than
                                    knives of heading No 8208, and blades therefor:
                                     Other:
                                      Table knives having fixed blades:
                           91 30 00    Table knives with handle and blade of stainless steel
                           91 80 00    Other
                           92 00 00   Other knives having fixed blades
                           93 00 00   Knives having other than fixed blades
                           94 00 00   Blades
           8215                     Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and
                                    similar kitchen or tableware:
                                      Other:
                           10 30 00    Of stainless steel
                                     Other sets of assorted articles:
                           20 10 00   Of stainless steel
                           20 90 00   Other
                                      Other:
                           99 10 00    Of stainless steel
                           99 90 00    Other
           8301                     Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and
                                    frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing
                                    articles, of base metal:
                           20 00 00  Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles
           8302                     Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors,
                                    staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like;
                                    base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings
                                    of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal
           8304                     Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp
                                    stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture
                                    of heading No 9403
           8309                     Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers),
                                    capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories,
                                    of base metal:
                           10 00 00  Crown corks
           8419                     Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the
                                    treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating,
                                    cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evap-
                                    orating, vapourizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind
                                    used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric:
                                     Dryers:
                           31 00 00   For agricultural products
                           32 00 00   For wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard
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                 Tariff code                                              Description
                          39 00 00   Other
                                     Other:
                          89 10 00    cooling towers and similar plant for direct cooling (without a separating wall) by
                                          means of recirculated water
          8423                     Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including
                                   weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all
                                   kinds:
                                     having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding
                                        5 000 kg:
                          82 10 00    Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a
                                          pre-determined weight
                          82 90 00    Other
                                     Other:
                          89 10 00    Weighbridges
                          89 90 00    Other
          8460                     Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or
                                   otherwise finishing metal or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or
                                   polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines
                                   of heading No 8461
          8461                     Machine-tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or
                                   gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal
                                   or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included
          8462                     Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or
                                   die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending,
                                   folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working
                                   metal or metal carbides, not specified above
          8463                     Other machine-tools for working metal or cermets, without removing material
          8464                     Machine-tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral
                                   materials or for cold working glass:
                                    Grinding or polishing machines:
                                     For working glass:
                          20 19 00    Other
                          20 80 00   Other
                          90 00 00  Other
          8474                     Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or
                                   kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid (including powder or
                                   paste) form; machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels,
                                   ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials or other mineral products in
                                   powder or paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand:
          8477                     Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from
                                   these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
          8478                     Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in
                                   this chapter
          8480                     Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal
                                   (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics
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                  Tariff code                                             Description
           8483                     Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing
                                    housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear
                                    boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys,
                                    including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints):
                                     Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other trans-
                                       mission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other
                                       speed changers, including torque converters:
                                      Other:
                           40 91 00    Gears and gearing (other than friction gears):
                           40 92 00    Ball or roller screws
                           40 93 00    Gear boxes and other speed changers:
                           40 98 00    Other
           8501                     Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets):
                                     Motors of an output not exceeding 37,5 W:
                           10 10 00   Synchronous motors of an output not exceeding 18 W
                                      Other:
                           10 91 00    Universal AC/DC motors
                           10 93 00    AC motors
                           10 99 00    DC motors
                                     Other AC motors, single-phase:
                                      Other:
                           40 91 00    Of an output not exceeding 750 W
           8508                     Electro-mechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor
           8509                     Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor
           8512                     Electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading No 8539),
                                    windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor
                                    vehicles:
                           10 00 00  Lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles
           8515                     Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam,
                                    ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or
                                    welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric
                                    machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets:
                                     Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus:
                           11 00 00   Soldering irons and guns
                           19 00 00   Other
                                     Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal:
                           21 00 00   Fully or partly automatic
                           29 00 00   Other
                                     Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) for welding of metals:
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                 Tariff code                                               Description
                          31 00 00   Fully or partly automatic
                                     Other:
                          39 10 00    For manual welding with coated electrodes, complete with welding or cutting
                                          devices
                          39 90 00    Other
                                    Other machines and apparatus:
                                     For treating metals:
                          80 11 00    For welding
                          80 19 00    Other
                                     Other:
                          80 91 00    For resistance welding of plastics
                          80 99 00    Other
          8517                     Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, including line telephone sets
                                   with cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier-current line
                                   systems or for digital line systems; videophones
          8518                     Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their
                                   enclosures; headphones, earphones and combined microphone/speaker sets; audio-
                                   frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets
          8519                     Turntables (record-decks), record-players, cassette-players and other sound reproducing
                                   apparatus, not incorporating a sound recording device
          8520                     Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording apparatus, whether or not incor-
                                   porating a sound reproducing device
          8521                     Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner
          8524                     Records, tapes and other recorded media for sound or other similarly recorded
                                   phenomena, including matrices and masters for the production of records, but
                                   excluding products of Chapter 37
          8527                     Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy or radio-broadcasting,
                                   whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing
                                   apparatus or a clock
          8528                     Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast
                                   receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; video monitors and
                                   video projectors
          8716                     Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof:
                                    Trailers and semi-trailers of the caravan type, for housing or camping:
                          10 10 00   Folding caravans
                          10 90 00   Other
                                    Self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes:
                          20 10 00   Manure spreaders
                          20 90 00   Other
                                      Other:
                                       New:
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                  Tariff code                                             Description
                           39 30 00      Semi-trailers
                                         Other:
                           39 51 00       With a single axle
                           39 59 00       Other
                           39 80 00     Used
                           40 00 00  Other trailers and semi-trailers
                           80 00 00  Other vehicles
                                     Parts:
                           90 10 00   Chassis
                           90 30 00   Bodies
                           90 90 00   Other parts
           9402                     Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, exam-
                                    ination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists’ chairs); barbers’ chairs
                                    and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movements;
                                    parts of the foregoing articles:
                           90 00 00 Other
           9404                     Mattress supports; articles of bedding and similar furnishing (for example, mattresses,
                                    quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) fitted with springs or stuffed or
                                    internally fitted with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not
                                    covered:
                           10 00 00  Mattress supports
                                      Of other materials:
                           29 10 00    Spring interior
                           29 90 00    Other
                                     Sleeping bags:
                           30 10 00   Filled with feathers or down
                           30 90 00   Other
                                     Other:
                           90 10 00   Filled with feathers or down
                           90 90 00   Other
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                                                                 ANNEX II
          IMPORT INTO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA OF SENSITIVE INDUSTRIAL GOODS
                                                 ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY
                                                       Referred to in Article 18(3)
          Customs duties on imports into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of goods originating in the Community
          which are listed in this Annex shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the following timetable.
           on 1 January of the third year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the
              basic duty;
           on 1 January of the fifth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the
              basic duty;
           on 1 January of the sixth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the
              basic duty;
           on 1 January of the seventh year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of
              the basic duty;
           on 1 January of the eighth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 40 % of
              the basic duty;
           on 1 January of the ninth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 20 % of the
              basic duty;
           on 1 January of the tenth year after the entry into force of the Agreement the remaining duties shall be abolished.
                    Tariff code                                                 Description
          2515                            Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an
                                          apparent specific gravity of 2,5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly
                                          trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular
                                          (including square) shape
          2516                            Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether
                                          or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a
                                          rectangular (including square) shape
          2710                            Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; prep-
                                          arations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of
                                          petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic
                                          constituents of the preparations
          2711                            Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
          3004                            Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of
                                          mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in
                                          measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale:
                                           Containing other antibiotics:
                             20 10 00       Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail
                                           Containing hormones or other products of heading No 2937 but not containing
                                             antibiotics:
                                            Containing insulin:
                             31 10 00        Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail
                                            Containing adrenal cortical hormones:
                             32 10 00        Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail
                                            Other:
                             39 10 00        Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail
                                           Containing alkaloids or derivates thereof but not containing hormones, other
                                             products of heading No 2937 or antibiotics:
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                  Tariff code                                              Description
                           40 10 00   Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail
                                     Other medicaments containing vitamins or other products of heading No 2936:
                           50 10 00   Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail
                                     Other:
                                      Put up in forms or in packings of a kind sold by retail:
                           90 11 00    Containing iodine or iodine compounds
                           90 19 00    Other
                                      Other:
                           90 91 00    Containing iodine or iodine compounds
                           90 99 00    Other
           3005                     Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters,
                                    poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms
                                    or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes
           3205                     Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes
           3208                     Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or
                                    chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous
                                    medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter
           3209                     Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or
                                    chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium
           3210                     Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared
                                    water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather
           3401                     Soap, organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of
                                    bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding,
                                    felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent
           3402                     Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing
                                    preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations,
                                    whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading No 3401:
                                     Preparations put up for retail sale:
                           20 10 00   Surface-active preparations
                           20 90 00   Washing preparations and cleaning preparations
                                     Other:
                           90 10 00   Surface-active preparations
                           90 90 00   Washing preparations and cleaning preparations
           3904                     Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms:
                           10 00 00  Polyvinyl chloride, not mixed with any other substances
                                     Other polyvinyl chloride:
                           21 00 00   Non-plasticised
                           22 00 00   Plasticised
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                 Tariff code                                              Description
                          40 00 00  Other vinyl chloride copolymers
                          50 00 00  Vinylidene chloride polymers
                                    Fluoro-polymers:
                          61 00 00   Polytetrafluoroethylene
                          69 00 00   Other
                          90 00 00  Other
          3917                     Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of
                                   plastics
          3920                     Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced,
                                   laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
          3922                     Baths, shower baths, wash-basins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing
                                   cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastic
          4012                     Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable
                                   tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber:
                                    Retreaded tyres:
                          10 90 00   Other
                                    Used pneumatic tyres:
                          20 90 00   Other
                          90 00 00  Other
          4202                     Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle
                                   cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters
                                   and similar containers; travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags,
                                   wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags,
                                   bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of
                                   leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of
                                   vulcanized fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials
                                   or with paper
          4203                     Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather
          4205                     Other articles of leather or of composition leather
          4304                     Artificial fur and articles thereof
          4418                     Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled
                                   parquet panels, shingles and shakes
          4808                     Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped,
                                   crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of the kind
                                   described in heading No 4803:
                          10 00 00  Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated
                          30 00 00  Other kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated
                          90 00 00  Other
          4810                     Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (china clay) or other
                                   inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or
                                   not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets:
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                  Tariff code                                             Description
                                     Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes,
                                       not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than
                                       10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres:
                                     Other paper and paperboard:
                                      Multi-ply:
                           91 10 00    Each layer bleached
                           91 30 00    With only one outer layer bleached
                           91 90 00    Other
           4818                     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
           4819                     Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard,
                                    cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar
                                    articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like:
                           10 00 00  Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard
                           30 00 00  Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more
                           40 00 00  Other sacks and bags, including cones
                           50 00 00  Other packing containers, including record sleeves
                           60 00 00  Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices,
                                       shops or the like
           4823                     Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or
                                    shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of
                                    cellulose fibres:
                                     Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard:
                           60 10 00   Trays, dishes and plates
                           60 90 00   Other
                                     Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp:
                           70 10 00   Moulded trays and boxes for packing eggs
                           70 90 00   Other
           6402                     Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics
           6403                     Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, and
                                    uppers of leather
           6404                     Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers
                                    of textile materials
           6405                     Other footwear
           6406                     Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached to soles other than outer
                                    soles); removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and
                                    similar articles, and parts thereof
           7303                     Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron
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                 Tariff code                                               Description
          7304                     Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
          7305                     Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular
                                   cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406,4 mm, of iron or steel
          7306                     Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or
                                   similarly closed), of iron or steel
          7308                     Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading No 9406) and parts of
                                   structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts,
                                   roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for
                                   doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles,
                                   shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
          7309                     Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed
                                   or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not
                                   lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
          7310                     Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than
                                   compressed of liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres,
                                   whether of not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal
                                   equipment:
                          10 00 00  Of a capacity of 50 litres or more
                                    Of a capacity of less than 50 litres:
                                      Other, with a wall thickness of:
                          21 91 00     Less than 0,5 mm
                          21 99 00     0,5 mm or more
                                     Other:
                          29 10 00    With a wall thickness of less than 0,5 mm
                          29 90 00    With a wall thickness of 0,5 mm or more
          7317                     Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading No
                                   8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material,
                                   but excluding such articles with heads of copper
          7318                     Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers
                                   (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
          7320                     Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel
          7321                     Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central
                                   heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric
                                   domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
          7323                     Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or
                                   steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or
                                   steel:
                                     Of stainless steel:
                          93 10 00    Articles for table use
                          93 90 00    Other
                                     Of iron (other than cast iron) or steel, enamelled:
                          94 10 00    Articles for table use
                          94 90 00    Other
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                  Tariff code                                              Description
                                      Other:
                           99 10 00    Articles for table use
                                       Other:
                           99 91 00     Varnished or painted
                           99 99 00     Other
           7325                     Other cast articles of iron or steel:
                           10 00 00  Of non-malleable cast iron
                                      Other:
                                       Other:
                           99 10 00    Of malleable cast iron
                           99 99 00     Other
           7604                     Aluminium bars, rods and profiles
           7608                     Aluminium tubes and pipes
           7610                     Aluminium structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading No 9406) and parts
                                    of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs,
                                    roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and threshholds for doors,
                                    balustrades, pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like,
                                    prepared for use in structures
           7611                     Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than
                                    compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or
                                    heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
           7612                     Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or
                                    collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied
                                    gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but
                                    not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
           8303                     Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for
                                    strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal
           8402                     Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers
                                    capable also of producing low pressure steam); super-heated water boilers
           8403                     Central heating boilers other than those of heading No 8402
           8404                     Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading No 8402 or 8403 (for example,
                                    economizers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers); condensers for steam or
                                    other vapour power units
           8413                     Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators
           8414                     Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling
                                    hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters
           8418                     Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other;
                                    heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading No 8415:
                                     Combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors:
                                      Other:
                                       Of a capacity exceeding 340 litres:
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            Tariff code                                             Description
                      10 91 10     New
                     10 91 90      Used
                                  Other:
                     10 99 10      New
                     10 99 90      Used
                                Refrigerators, household type:
                                 Compression-type:
                                  Of a capacity exceeding 340 litres:
                      21 10 10     New
                     21 10 90      Used
                                  Other:
                                   Table model:
                      21 51 10      New
                     21 51 90       Used
                                   Building-in type:
                     21 59 10       New
                     21 59 90       Used
                                   Other, of a capacity:
                                    Not exceeding 250 litres:
                      21 91 10       New
                     21 91 90        Used
                                    Exceeding 250 litres but not exceeding 340 litres:
                     21 99 10        New
                     21 99 90        Used
                                 Absorption-type, electrical:
                     22 00 10     New
                     22 00 90     Used
                                 Other:
                     29 00 10     New
                     29 00 90     Used
                                Freezers of the chest type, not exceeding 800 litres capacity:
                                 Other:
                                  Of a capacity not exceeding 400 litres:
                     30 91 10      New
                     30 91 90      Used
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                  Tariff code                                               Description
                                        Of a capacity exceeding 400 litres but not exceeding 800 litres:
                           30 99 10      New
                           30 99 90      Used
                                      Freezers of the upright type, not exceeding 900 litres capacity:
                                       Other:
                                        Of a capacity not exceeding 250 litres:
                           40 91 10      New
                           40 91 90      Used
                                        Of a capacity exceeding 250 litres but not exceeding 900 litres:
                           40 99 10      New
                           40 99 90      Used
                                      Other refrigerating or freezing chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and
                                        similar refrigerating or freezing furniture:
                                       Refrigerated show-cases and counters (incorporating a refrigerating unit or evap-
                                          orator):
                                        For frozen food storage:
                            50 11 10     New
                           50 11 90      Used
                                        Other:
                           50 19 10      New
                           50 19 90      Used
                                       Other refrigerating furniture:
                           50 90 10      New
                           50 90 90      Used
                                      Parts:
                           91 00 00    Furniture designed to receive refrigerating or freezing equipment
           8457                      Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer
                                     machines, for working metal
           8458                      Lathes (including turning centres) for removing metal
           8459                      Machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling,
                                     threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning
                                     centres) of heading No 8458
           8504                      Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors
           8507                      Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular
                                     (including square):
                                      Lead-acid of a kind used for starting piston engines:
                                       Other:
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                 Tariff code                                              Description
                                      Of a weight exceeding 5 kg:
                          10 81 00     Working with liquid electrolyte
                          10 89 00     Other
          8516                     Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space
                                   heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus
                                   (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric
                                   smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic
                                   purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading No 8545
          8529                     Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading Nos 8525 to
                                   8528
          8534                     Printed circuits
          8535                     Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making
                                   connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters,
                                   voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding
                                   1 000 V
          8536                     Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making
                                   connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge
                                   suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding
                                   1 000 V:
                                    Fuses:
                          10 10 00   For a current not exceeding 10 A
                          10 50 00   For a current exceeding 10 A but not exceeding 63 A
                          10 90 00   For a current exceeding 63 A
                                    Automatic circuit breakers:
                          20 10 00   For a current not exceeding 63 A
                          20 90 00   For a current exceeding 63 A
                                    Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits:
                          30 10 00   For a current not exceeding 16 A
                          30 30 00   For a current exceeding 16 A but not exceeding 125 A
                          30 90 00   For a current exceeding 125 A
                                    Relays:
                                     For a voltage not exceeding 60 V:
                          41 10 00    For a current not exceeding 2 A
                          41 90 00    For a current exceeding 2 A
                          49 00 00   Other
                                    Other switches:
                                     For a voltage not exceeding 60 V:
                          50 11 00    Push-button switches
                          50 15 00    Rotary switches
                          50 19 00    Other
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                  Tariff code                                             Description
                                      Other:
                           50 90 10    Starters for fluorescent lamp
                           50 90 90    Other
                                     Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets:
                                      Other:
                           69 10 00    For co-axial cables
                           69 30 00    For printed circuits
                           69 90 00    Other
                                     Other apparatus:
                           90 01 00   Prefabricated elements for electrical circuits
                           90 10 00   Connections and contact elements for wire and cables
                           90 85 00   Other
           8537                     Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more
                                    apparatus of heading No 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of
                                    electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90,
                                    and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading No 8517
           8538                     Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading No 8535,
                                    8536 or 8537
           8539                     Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed-beam lamp units and ultraviolet
                                    or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps:
                                     Other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps:
                                      Tungsten halogen:
                           21 30 00    Of a kind used for motor-cycles or other motor vehicles
                                       Other, for a voltage:
                           21 92 00     Exceeding 100 V
                           21 98 00     Not exceeding 100 V
                                      Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V:
                           22 10 00    Reflector lamps
                           22 90 00    Other
                           29 30 00   Other
                                       Of a kind used for motor-cycles or other motor vehicles
                                       Other for a voltage:
                           29 92 00     Exceeding 100 V
                           29 98 00     Not exceeding 100 V
                                     Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps:
                                      Mercury or sodium vapour lamps; metal halide lamps:
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                 Tariff code                                             Description
                          32 10 00    Mercury vapour lamps
          8544                     Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and
                                   other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre
                                   cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric
                                   conductors or fitted with connectors
          8607                     Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock:
                                    Brakes and parts thereof:
                                     Air brakes and parts thereof:
                          21 10 00    Of cast iron or cast steel
                          21 90 00    Other
                                     Other:
                          29 10 00    Of cast iron or cast steel
                          29 90 00    Other:
          8702                     Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
          8703                     Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons
                                   (other than those of heading No 8702), including station wagons and racing cars
          8704                     Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
          8706                     Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of heading Nos 8701 to 8705
          8707                     Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of heading Nos 8701 to 8705
          8708                     Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of heading Nos 8701 to 8705:
                                    Bumpers and parts thereof:
                          10 00 90   Others
                                    Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs)
                                     Safety seat belts:
                          21 00 90    Other
                                     Other
                          29 00 90    Other
                                    Braces and servo-braces and parts thereof:
                                     Mounted brake linings:
                          31 00 90    Other
                                     Other:
                          39 00 90    Other
                                    Suspension shock-absorbers:
                          80 00 90   Other
                                     Clutches and parts thereof:
                          93 00 90    Other
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                  Tariff code                                            Description
                                      Other
                           99 00 90    Other
           8711                     Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or
                                    without side cars; side cars
           8712                     Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised
           9401                     Seats (other than those of heading No 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and
                                    parts thereof:
                                     Seats of a kind used for aircraft:
                           10 90 00   Other
                           20 00 00  Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles
                                     Swivel seats with variable height adjustment:
                           30 10 00   Upholstered, with backrest and fitted with castors or glides
                           30 90 00   Other
                           40 00 00  Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment, convertible into beds
                           50 00 00  Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials
                                     Other seats, with wooden frames:
                           61 00 00   Upholstered
                           69 00 00   Other
                                     Other seats, with metal frames:
                           71 00 00   Upholstered
                           79 00 00   Other
                           80 00 00  Other seats
                                     Parts:
                                      Other:
                           90 30 00    Of wood
                           90 80 00    Other
           9403                     Other furniture and parts thereof:
                                     Metal furniture of a kind used in offices:
                           10 10 00   Drawing tables (other than those of heading No 9017)
                                      Other:
                                       Not exceeding 80 cm in height:
                           10 51 00     Desks
                           10 59 00     Other
                                       Exceeding 80 cm in height:
                           10 91 00     Cupboards with doors, shutters or flaps
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                 Tariff code                                             Description
                          10 93 00     Filing, card-index and other cabinets
                          10 99 00     Other
                                    Other metal furniture:
                                     Other:
                          20 91 00    Beds
                          20 99 00    Other
                                    Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices:
                                     Not exceeding 80 cm in height:
                          30 11 00    Desks
                          30 19 00    Other
                                     Exceeding 80 cm in height:
                          30 91 00    Cupboards with doors, shutters or flaps; filing, card-index and other cabinets
                          30 99 00    Other
                                    Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen:
                          40 10 00   Fitted kitchen units
                          40 90 00   Other
                          50 00 00  Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom
                                    Other wooden furniture:
                          60 10 00   Wooden furniture of a kind used in the dining room and the living room
                          60 30 00   Wooden furniture of a kind used in shops
                          60 90 00   Other wooden furniture
                                    Furniture of plastics:
                          70 90 00   Other
                          80 00 00  Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials
                                    Parts:
                          90 10 00   Of metal
                          90 30 00   Of wood
                          90 90 00   Of other materials
          9405                     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
          9406                     Prefabricated buildings
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                                                                         ANNEX III
                                                    DEFINITION OF BABY BEEF PRODUCTS
                                                              referred to in Article 27(2)
           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.
                                          Taric
                    CN Code                                                                   Description
                                      sub-division
                                                        Live bovine animals:
                                                         Other:
                                                          Domestic species:
                                                           Of a weight exceeding 300 kg:
                                                            Heifers (female bovines that have never calved):
           ex 0102 90 51                                     For slaughter:
                                           10                       Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more
                                                                      but not exceeding 470 kg (1)
           ex 0102 90 59                                     Other:
                                           11                       Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more
                                                                      but not exceeding 470 kg (1)
                                           21
                                           31
                                           91
                                                            Other:
           ex 0102 90 71                                     For slaughter:
                                           10                       Bulls and steers    not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of
                                                                      350 kg or more     but not exceeding 500 kg (1)
           ex 0102 90 79                                     Other:
                                           21                       Bulls and steers    not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of
                                                                      350 kg or more     but not exceeding 500 kg (1)
                                           91
                                                        Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:
           ex 0201 10 00                                 Carcasses and half-carcasses:
                                           91               Carcasses of a weight of 180 kg or more but not exceeding 300 kg, and
                                                              half carcasses of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with
                                                              a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the
                                                              symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light
                                                              pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light
                                                              yellow in colour (1)
                                                         Other cuts with bone in:
           ex 0201 20 20                                  Compensated quarters:
                                           91                 Compensated quarters of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding
                                                                150 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular
                                                                those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of
                                                                which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine
                                                                texture, is white to light yellow in colour (1)
           ex 0201 20 30                                  Unseparated or separated forequarters:
                                           91                 Separated forequarters, of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding
                                                                75 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular
                                                                those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink
                                                                colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light
                                                                yellow in colour (1)
           ex 0201 20 50                                  Unseparated or separated hindquarters:
                                           91                 Separated hindquarters of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding
                                                                75 kg (but 38 kg or more and not exceeding 68 kg in the case of Pistola
                                                                cuts), with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular
                                                                those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink
                                                                colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light
                                                                yellow in colour (1)
           (1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
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                                                              ANNEX IV (a)
                                           Products referred to in Article 27 paragraph 3 (a)
          Following products originating in the Community imported into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall
          benefit from a zero-duty tariff:
                CN code (1)                                               Description
          0101                    Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies:
                                   Horses:
          0101 11 00 00             Pure-bred breeding animals
          0101 19                   Other:
          0101 19 90 00              Other
          0101 20                  Asses, mules and hinnies:
          0101 20 10 00             Asses
          0101 20 90 00             Mules and hinnies
          0102                    Live bovine animals:
          0102 10                  Pure-bred breeding animals:
          0102 10 10 00             Heifers (female bovines that have never calved)
          0102 10 30 00             Cows
          0102 10 90 00             Other
          0102 90                  Other:
                                    Domestic species:
          0102 90 05 00              Of a weight not exceeding 80 kg
                                     Of a weight exceeding 80 kg but not exceeding 160 kg:
          0103                    Live swine:
          0103 10 00 00            Pure-bred breeding animals
                                   Other:
          0103 91                   Weighing less than 50 kg:
          0103 91 10 00              Domestic species
          0103 91 90 00              Other
          0104                    Live sheep and goats:
          0104 10                  Sheep:
          0104 10 10 00             Pure-bred breeding animals
                                    Other:
          0104 20                  Goats:
          0104 20 10 00             Pure-bred breeding animals
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                 CN code (1)                                           Description
           0105              Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and
                             guinea fowls:
                              Weighing not more than 185 g:
           0105 11             Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
                                Grandparent and parent female chicks:
           0105 11 11 00         Laying stocks
           0105 19             Other:
                                Geese:
           0105 19 00 10         Laying stocks
                              Other:
           0105 92             Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus weighing not more than 2 000 g:
           0105 92 00 10        Laying stocks weighing more than 2 000 g
           0105 99             Other:
                                Ducks:
           0105 99 10 10         Laying stocks
           0106 00           Other live animals:
           0106 00 00 10      Domestic rabbits
           0106 00 00 20      Pigeons
           0106 00 00 30      Frogs
           0106 00 00 40      Dogs and cats
           0106 00 00 50      Bees
           0106 00 00 60      Wild animals
           0106 00 90 00      Other
           0205 00 00 00     Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
           0206              Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled
                             or frozen:
           0206 10 00 00      Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
                              Of bovine animals, frozen:
           0206 21 00 00       Tongues
           0206 22 00 00       Livers
           0206 30 00 00      Of swine, fresh or chilled
                              Of swine, frozen:
           0206 41 00 00       Livers
           0206 49 00 00       Other
           0206 80 00 00      Other, fresh or chilled
           0206 90 00 00      Other, frozen
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                CN code (1)                                             Description
          0208              Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen:
          0208 10 00 00      Of rabbits or hares
          0208 20 00 00      Frogs’ legs
          0208 90 00 00      Other
          0210 90 00 00      Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal
          0404              Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
                            products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or
                            other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included:
          0404 10 00 00      Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other
                               sweetening matter
          0404 90 00 00      Other
          0408              Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water,
                            moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other
                            sweetening matter:
                             Egg yolks:
          0408 11             Dried:
          0408 11 20 00        Unfit for human consumption
          0408 11 80 00        Other
          0408 19             Other:
          0408 19 20 00        Unfit for human consumption
                               Other:
          0408 19 81 00         Liquid
          0408 19 89 00         Other, including frozen
                             Other:
          0408 91             Dried:
          0408 91 20 00        Unfit for human consumption
          0408 91 80 00        Other
          0408 99             Other:
          0408 99 20 00        Unfit for human consumption
          0408 99 80 00        Other
          0410 00 00 00     Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
          0504 00 00 00     Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh,
                            chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
          0601              Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower;
                            chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading No 1212:
          0601 10 00 00      Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant
          0601 20 00 00      Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory
                               plants and roots
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                 CN code (1)                                           Description
           0602              Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn:
           0602 10            Unrooted cuttings and slips:
           0602 10 10 00       Of vines
           0602 10 90 00       Other
           0602 20            Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts:
           0602 20 10 00       Vine slips, grafted or rooted
           0602 20 90 00       Other
           0602 30 00 00      Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not
           0602 40 00 00      Roses, grafted or not
           0602 90            Other:
           0602 90 10 00       Mushroom spawn
           0701              Potatoes, fresh or chilled:
           0701 10 00 00      Seed
           0703              Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled:
           0703 10            Onions and shallots:
           0703 10 00 10       For sowing
           0713              Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split:
           0713 10            Peas (Pisum sativum):
           0713 10 10 00       For sowing
           0713 20
           0713 20 10 00       For sowing
           0713 31             Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek:
           0713 31 10 00        For sowing
           0713 32             Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis):
           0713 32 10 00        For sowing
           0713 33             Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris):
           0713 33 10 00        For sowing
           0713 39             Other:
           0713 39 10 00        For sowing
           0713 40            Lentils:
           0713 40 10 00        For sowing
           0713 50            Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina, Vicia faba var.
                                minor):
           0713 50 10 00        For sowing
           0713 90            Other:
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                CN code (1)                                           Description
          0713 90 10 00       For sowing
          0714              Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers
                            with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in
                            the form of pellets; sago pith:
          0714 10 00 00      Manioc (cassava)
          0714 20 00 00      Sweet potatoes
          0714 90 00 00      Other
          0801              Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:
                             Coconuts:
          0801 11 00 00       Desiccated
          0801 19 00 00       Other
                             Brazil nuts:
          0801 21 00 00       In shell
          0801 22 00 00       Shelled
                             Cashew nuts:
          0801 31 00 00       In shell
          0801 32 00 00       Shelled
          0814 00 00        Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally
                            preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions
          0904              Pepper of the genus Piper, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the
                            genus Pimenta:
                             Pepper:
          0904 11 00 00      Neither crushed nor ground
          0904 12 00 00      Crushed or ground
          0905 00 00 00     Vanilla
          0906              Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers:
          0906 10 00 00      Neither crushed nor ground
          0906 20 00 00      Crushed or ground
          0907 00 00 00     Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
          0908              Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms:
          0908 10 00 00      Nutmeg
          0908 20 00 00      Mace
          0908 30 00 00      Cardamoms
          0909              Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries:
          0909 10 00 00      Seeds of anise or badian
          0909 20 00 00      Seeds of coriander
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                 CN code (1)                                          Description
           0909 30 00 00      Seeds of cumin
           0909 40 00 00      Seeds of caraway
           0909 50 00 00      Seeds of fennel; juniper berries
           0910              Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices:
           0910 10 00 00      Ginger
           0910 20 00 00      Saffron
           0910 30 00 00      Turmeric (curcuma)
           0910 40 00 00      Thyme; bay leaves
           0910 50 00 00      Curry
                              Other spices:
           0910 91 00 00       Mixtures referred to in note 1 (b) to this chapter
           0910 99 00 00       Other
           1002 00           Rye:
           1002 00 00 10      Seed
           1002 00 00 90      Other
           1003 00           Barley:
           1003 00 00 10      Seed
           1004 00           Oats:
           1004 00 00 10      Seed
           1005              Maize (corn):
           1005 10            Seed:
           1005 10 10 00       Hybrid
           1005 10 90 00       Other
           1006              Rice:
           1006 10            Rice in the husk (paddy or rough):
           1006 10 00 10       For sowing
           1007 00 00 00     Grain sorghum
           1008              Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals:
           1008 10 00 00      Buckwheat
           1008 20 00 00      Millet
           1008 30 00 00      Canary seed
           1008 90 00 00      Other cereals
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                CN code (1)                                          Description
          1103 13             Of maize (corn):
          1103 13 00 10        Unfit for human consumption
          1105              Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes:
          1105 10 00 00      Flour, meal and powder
          1105 20 00 00      Flakes, granules and pellets
          1106              Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No 0713, of sago or of
                            roots or tubers of heading No 0714 or of the products of Chapter 8:
          1106 20 00 00      Of sago or of roots or tubers of heading No 0714
          1106 30            Of the products of Chapter 8:
          1106 30 00 10       Of coconut
          1108              Starches; inulin:
                             Starches:
          1108 11 00 00       Wheat starch
          1108 12             Maize (corn) starch:
          1108 12 00 10        Unfit for retail sale
          1108 12 00 90        Other
          1108 13 00 00       Potato starch
          1108 14 00 00       Manioc (cassava) starch
          1108 19 00 00       Other starches
          1108 20 00 00      Inulin
          1201 00           Soya beans, whether or not broken:
          1201 00 10 00      For sowing
          1201 00 90 00      Other
          1202              Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken:
          1202 10            In shell:
          1202 10 10 00       For sowing
          1202 10 90 00       Other
          1202 20 00 00      Shelled, whether or not broken
          1203 00 00 00     Copra
          1204 00 00 00     Linseed, whether or not broken
          1207              Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:
          1207 10 00 00      Palm nuts and kernels
          1207 20 00 00      Cotton seeds
          1207 30 00 00      Castor oil seeds
          1207 40 00 00      Sesamum seeds
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                 CN code (1)                                           Description
           1207 50 00 00      Mustard seeds
           1207 60 00 00      Safflower seeds
                              Other:
           1207 92 00 00       Shea nuts (karite nuts)
           1207 99 00 00       Other
           1208              Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard:
           1208 10 00 00      Of soya beans
           1208 90 00 00      Other
           1209              Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing:
                              Beet seed:
           1209 11 00 00       Sugar beet seed
           1209 19 00 00       Other
           1209 22 00 00       Clover (Trifolium spp.) seed
           1209 23 00 00       Fescue seed
           1209 24 00 00       Kentucky Blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) Seed
           1209 25 00 00       Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seed
           1209 26 00 00       Timothy grass seed
           1209 29 00 00       Other
           1209 30 00 00      Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers
                              Other:
           1209 91 00 00       Vegetable seeds
           1209 99 00 00       Other
           1211              Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in
                             pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut,
                             crushed or powdered:
           1211 10 00 00      Liquorice roots
           1211 20 00 00      Ginseng roots
           1212              Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or
                             dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including
                             unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for
                             human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included:
           1212 10 00 00      Locust beans, including locust bean seeds
           1212 30 00 00      Apricot, peach or plum stones and kernels
                              Other:
           1212 92 00 00       Sugar cane
           1212 99 00 00       Other
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                CN code (1)                                            Description
          1213 00 00 00     Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form
                            of pellets
          1214              Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines,
                            vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets:
          1214 10 00 00      Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets
          1214 90 00 00      Other
          1301              Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams):
          1301 10 00 00      Lac
          1301 20 00 00      Gum arabic
          1301 90            Other:
          1301 90 00 10       Canabis resin
          1301 90 00 90       Other
          1302              Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other
                            mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:
                             Vegetable saps and extracts:
          1302 11 00 00       Opium
          1502 00           Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading No 1503:
          1502 00 10 00      For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
          1502 00 90 00      Other
          1504              Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not
                            chemically modified:
          1504 10 00 00      Fish-liver oils and their fractions:
          1504 20            Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oils:
          1504 20 00 10       Fish oils
          1504 20 00 90       Other
          1504 30            Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals:
                              Solid fractions:
          1504 30 11 00        Whale oil and sperm oil
          1504 30 19 00        Other
          1504 30 90 00       Other
          1508              Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
          1508 10 00 00      Crude oil
          1508 90 00 00      Other
          1511              Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
          1511 10 00 00      Crude oil
          1511 90 00 00      Other
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                 CN code (1)                                             Description
           1512              Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but
                             not chemically modified:
                              Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof:
                              Cotton-seed oil and its fractions:
           1512 21 00 00       crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed
           1512 29 00 00       Other
           1513              Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but
                             not chemically modified:
                              Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions:
           1513 11 00 00       Crude oil
           1513 19 00 00       Other
                              Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof:
           1513 21 00 00       Crude oil
           1513 29 00 00       Other
           1515              Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not
                             refined, but not chemically modified:
                              Linseed oil and its fractions:
           1515 11 00 00       Crude oil
           1515 19 00 00       Other
                              Maize (corn) oil and its fractions:
           1515 30 00 00      Castor oil and its fractions
           1515 40 00 00      Tung oil and its fractions
           1515 50 00 00      Sesame oil and its fractions
           1515 90 00 00      Other
           1516              Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-
                             esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized, whether or not refined, but not further prepared:
           1516 10            Animal fats and oils and their fractions:
           1516 10 00 10       Fish and whale
           1516 10 00 90       Other
           1702              Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form;
                             sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or
                             not mixed with natural honey; caramel:
                              Lactose and lactose syrup:
           1702 11 00 00       Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on
                                  the dry matter
           1702 19 00 00       Other
           1702 20 00 00      Maple sugar and maple syrup
           1702 30            Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than
                                20 % by weight of fructose:
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                CN code (1)                                           Description
          1702 30 10 00       Isoglucose
                              Other:
                               Containing in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of glucose:
          1702 30 51 00         In the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
          1702 30 59 00         Other
                               Other:
          1702 30 91 00         In the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
          1702 30 99 00         Other
          1702 40 00 00      Glucose and glucose syrup, containing In the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by
                               weight of fructose
          1702 60 00 00      Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of
                               fructose
          1703              Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar:
          1703 10 00 00      Cane molasses
          1703 90 00 00      Other
          1805 00 00 00     Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
          2005              Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen,
                            other than products of heading No 2006:
          2005 10            Homogenised vegetables:
          2005 10 00 10       Food for children in containers not exceeding 250 g
          2104              Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations:
          2104 20            Homogenised composite food preparations:
          2104 20 00 10       Food for children in containers not exceeding 250 g
          2301              Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other
                            aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves:
          2301 10 00 00      Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal; greaves
          2303              Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of
                            sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets:
          2303 10 00 00      Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues
          2303 20 00 00      Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture
          2303 30 00 00      Brewing or distilling dregs and waste
          2304 00 00 00     Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting
                            from the extraction of soya-bean oil
          2305 00 00 00     Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting
                            from the extraction of ground-nut oil
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                  CN code (1)                                                   Description
           2306                       Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting
                                      from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading No 2304 or 2305:
           2306 10 00 00               Of cotton seeds
           2306 20 00 00               Of linseed
           2306 30 00 00               Of sunflower seeds
           2306 40 00 00               Of rape or colza seeds
           2306 50 00 00               Of coconut or copra
           2306 60 00 00               Of palm nuts or kernels
           2306 70 00 00               Of maize (corn) germ
           2306 90 00 00               Other
           2307 00 00 00              Wine lees; argol
           2308                       Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in
                                      the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included:
           2308 10 00 00               Acorns and horse-chestnuts
           2308 90 00 00               Other
           2309                       Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding:
                                        Complete food and super concentrates for animal, fish or cattle feed:
           2309 90                     Other:
           2309 90 00 11                 Fish or marine mammal solubles
           2309 90 00 30                Premixtures
           2401                       Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse
           (1) As defined in the Customs Tariff Law of 31 July 1996 of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal 38/96).
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                                                                        ANNEX IV(b)
                                                 Products referred to in Article 27 paragraph 3(b)
                Following products originating in the Community imported into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall
                benefit from a zero-duty tariff within tariff quotas set out below:
                                                                         Year 2001                     Year 2002                Year 2003 and beyond
                                                                              Applicable duty                Applicable duty               Applicable duty
    CN code (1)                     Description                 Tariff quota   for exceeding  Tariff quota    for exceeding  Tariff quota   for exceeding
                                                                  (tonnes)       quantities     (tonnes)        quantities     (tonnes)       quantities
                                                                                (% of MFN)                     (% of MFN)                    (% of MFN)
0206 29 00              Other                                       200              90           300               80           400              70
0207                  Meat and edible offal, of poultry of          1 500              90         2 000               80         3 000              70
                      heading No 0105, fresh, chilled or
                      frozen
0402                  Milk and cream concentrated or                  200              90           300               80           400              70
                      containing added sugar or other
                      sweetening matter
0405 10                Butter                                         100             90           200               80           300              70
0406 20                Grated or powdered cheese, of all               50             90             70              80            100             70
                         kinds
0406 30                Processed cheese, not grated or
                         powdered
0805 10                Oranges                                     5 000              90         7 000               80         8 000              70
0805 20                 Mandarins
0805 30                Lemons
0805 40                Grapefruit
1005 90                Other:                                    20 000               90       20 000                80       20 000               70
1601                  Sausages and similar products of                300              90           600               80         1 200              70
                      meat, meat offal or blood; food prep-
                      arations based on these products
1602                  Other prepared or preserved meat,               200              90           500               80           800              70
                      meat offal and blood
2005 70 00             Olives                                        600              90         1 000               80         1 600              70
1507 10 00             Crude oil,      whether    or   not         5 000              90       10 000                80       15 000               70
                         degummed
1512 11 00              Crude oil
1514 10 00             Crude oil
1701                  Cane or beet sugar and chemically             5 000              90       10 000                80       15 000               70
                      pure sucrose in solid form:
                       raw sugar not containing added
                         flavouring or colouring matter:
1701 11 00              Cane sugar
1701 12 00              Beet sugar
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                                                                             Year 2001                       Year 2002                Year 2003 and beyond
                                                                                  Applicable duty                  Applicable duty               Applicable duty
     CN code (1)                       Description                  Tariff quota   for exceeding    Tariff quota    for exceeding  Tariff quota   for exceeding
                                                                      (tonnes)       quantities       (tonnes)        quantities     (tonnes)       quantities
                                                                                    (% of MFN)                       (% of MFN)                    (% of MFN)
        2309            Preparations of a kind used in animal        7 000               90           10 000             80          12 000               70
                        feeding:
                          Complete food and super
                             concentrates for animal, fish or
                             cattle feed:
      2309 90            Other:
   2309 90 0019           Other
   2309 90 0020           Cattle food enriched with
                             molasses,     carbon     hydrates,
                             vitamins, minerals
   2309 90 0090          Other
(1) As defined in the Customs Tariff Law of 31 July 1996 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal 38/96).
                                                                           ANNEX IV(c)
                                                     Products referred to in Article 27 paragraph 3(c)
                 Following products originating in the Community imported into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall be
                 subject within tariff quotas to the concessions set out below:
                                                                                                                   Applicable duty
                                                                                      Annual                         (% of MFN)
                     CN code  (1)                   Description                       quantity
                                                                                      (tonnes)          From            From           From
                                                                                                  1 January 2001 1 January 2002 1 January 2003
                       0203          Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen         2 000               90              80             70
                       0406          Cheese and curd                                    600              90              80             70
                 (1) As defined in the Customs Tariff Law of 31 July 1996 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal 38/96).
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                                                                ANNEX V(a)
                                           Products referred to in Article 28 paragraph 1
          Imports into the European Community of the following products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of
          Macedonia shall be subject to the concessions set out below:
                                                                                      Year 1   Year 2       Year 3
                   Code                              Description                       Duty     Duty         Duty
                                                                                     % of MFN % of MFN     % of MFN
             0301 91 10          Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncor-       90       80           70
             0301 91 90          hynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncor-
                                 hynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache, and Oncor-
             0302 11 10          hynchus chrysogaster): live; fresh or chilled;
             0302 11 90          frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets
             0303 21 10          and other fish meals; flours, meats and pellets,
                                 fit for human consumption.
             0303 21 90
             0304 10 11
          ex 0304 10 19
          ex 0304 10 91
             0304 20 11
          ex 0304 20 19
          ex 0304 90 10
          ex 0305 10 00
          ex 0305 30 90
             0305 49 45
          ex 0305 59 90
          ex 0305 69 90
             0301 93 00          Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted    90       80           70
             0302 69 11          or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat;
                                 flours, meals and pellets, fit for human
             0303 79 11          consumption.
          ex 0304 10 19
          ex 0304 10 91
          ex 0304 20 19
          ex 0304 90 10
          ex 0305 10 00
          ex 0305 30 90
          ex 0305 49 80
          ex 0305 59 90
          ex 0305 69 90
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                                                                     ANNEX V(b)
                                                 Products referred to in Article 28 paragraph 2
           Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the following products originating in the Community shall
           be subject to the concessions set out below:
                                                                                              Year 1         Year 2            Year 3
                    Code (1)                              Description                          Duty           Duty              Duty
                                                                                            % of MFN       % of MFN          % of MFN
           0301                       Live Fish:                                                90             80                70
           0301 10 0000                Ornamental fish
                                       Other live fish:
           0301 91 0000                 Trout (Salmo trutta, oncorhynchus mykiss,
                                           Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita,
                                           Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and
                                           Oncorhynchus chrysogaster):
           0301 92 0000                 Eels (Anguilla spp.)
           0301 93 0000                  Carp
           0301 99                      Other:
           0301 99 0010                  Freshwater fish
           0302 11 0000                 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss,
                                           Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita,
                                           Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and
                                           Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
           0302 66 0000                 Eels (Anguilla spp)
           0302 69 0010                  Freshwater fish
           0303 21 0000                 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss,
                                           Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita,
                                           Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and
                                           Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
           0303 29 0010                  Freshwater fish
           0303 79 0010                  Freshwater fish
           0304 10 0010                  Of freshwater fish
           0304 20 0010                  Of freshwater fish
           0304 90 0010                  Of freshwater fish
           0305 49 0000                 Other
                                       dried fish, whether or not salted but not
                                         smoked:
           0305 59 0000                 Other
                                       fish salted but not dried or smoked and fish in
                                         brine
           0305 69 0000                 Other
           (1) As defined in the Customs Tariff Law of 31 July 1996 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal 38/96).
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                                                                     ANNEX VI
                                                  ESTABLISHMENT: FINANCIAL SERVICES
                                                       Referred to in Title V, Chapter II
          Financial Services: Definitions
          A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service provider of a Party.
          Financial services include the following activities:
          A. All Insurance and insurance-related services:
             1. direct insurance (including co-insurance):
                  (i) life;
                 (ii) non-life;
             2. reinsurance and retrocession;
             3. insurance intermediation, such as brokerage and agency;
             4. services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment and claim settlement services;
          B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance):
              1. acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public;
               2. lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer-credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial
                   transaction;
               3. financial leasing;
               4. all payment and money transmission services, including credit charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and
                   bankers drafts;
               5. guarantees and commitments;
               6. trading for own account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the
                   following:
                   (a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.),
                   (b) foreign exchange,
                   (c) derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options,
                   (d) exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc.,
                   (e) transferable securities,
                   (f) other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion;
               7. participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including underwriting and placement as agent (whether publicly
                   or privately) and provision of services related to such issues;
               8. money broking;
               9. asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management,
                   pension-fund management, custodial depository and trust services;
             10. settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, derivative products, and other negotiable
                   instruments;
             11. advisory intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in points 1 to 10 above,
                   including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and
                   on corporate restructuring and strategy;
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                12. provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and related software by providers
                     of other financial services.
            The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services:
            (a) activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of monetary and exchange rate
                 policies;
            (b) activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public institutions, for the account or
                 with the guarantee of the government, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers
                 in competition with such public entities;
            (c) activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement plans, except when those activities
                 may be carried by financial service providers in competition with public entities or private institutions.
                                                                     ANNEX VII
                                  INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
                                                             Referred to in Article 71
            1. Paragraph 3 of Article 71concerns the following multilateral conventions:
                 Budapest Treaty on the international Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the purposes of Patent
                    Procedures (1977, modified in 1980);
                 Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid, 1989);
                 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Geneva Act, 1991).
                The Stabilisation and Association Council may decide that paragraph 3 of Article 71 shall apply to other multilateral
                conventions.
            2. The parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the following multilateral conventions:
                 International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organi-
                    sations (Rome, 1961);
                 Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979);
                 Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in
                    1979);
                 Patent Co-operation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984);
                 Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorised Duplications of their
                    Phonograms (Geneva 1971);
                 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Act, 1971);
                 Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the
                    Registration of Marks (Geneva, 1977 and amended in 1979).
            3. From entry into force of this Agreement, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall grant to Community
                companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial
                property, treatment no less favourable than that granted by it to any third country under bilateral agreements.
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                                                                  PROTOCOL 1
                                                              Related to Article 22
                                                       on textile and clothing products
                               Article 1                                       3.    Subject to this Protocol, the provisions of the Agreement
                                                                               and in particular Articles 19 and 34 of the Agreement shall
This Protocol applies to the textile and clothing products (here-              apply to trade in textile products between the parties.
inafter textile products) listed in Section XI (Chapters 50 to
63) of the combined nomenclature of the Community.
                                                                                                             Article 3
                               Article 2
                                                                               The double-checking arrangements and other related issues
1.    Textile products falling within Section XI (Chapters 50 to               regarding exports of textile products originating in the
63) of the combined nomenclature and originating in the                        former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as defined in                            and originating in the Community to the former Yugoslav
Protocol 4 of this Agreement will enter into the Community                     Republic of Macedonia are stipulated in the Agreement
free of Customs duties on the day of entry into force of this                  between the European Community and the former Yugoslav
Agreement.                                                                     Republic of Macedonia on trade in textile products as
                                                                               renewed and applied since 1 January 2000.
2.    The duties applied to direct imports into the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of textile products falling
within Section XI (Chapters 50 to 63) of the combined nomen-                                                 Article 4
clature, and originating in the Community as defined in
Protocol 4 of the Agreement, shall be abolished on the date                    From the entry into force of this Agreement, no new quanti-
of entry into force of Agreement except for products listed in                 tative restrictions or measures of equivalent effect shall be
Annex I to this Protocol for which the rates of duties shall be                imposed except as provided for under the above Agreement
progressively reduced as provided therein.                                     and its Protocols.
                                                                      ANNEX I
                                            CUSTOMS DUTIES REFFERED TO IN ARTICLE 2(2)
               Customs duties on imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of textile products listed in this Annex and
               originating in the Community shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the following timetable:
                on 1 January of the first year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the
                   basic duty;
                on 1 January of the second year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 63 % of
                   the basic duty;
                on 1 January of the third year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 56 % of the
                   basic duty;
                on 1 January of the fourth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 49 % of
                   the basic duty;
                on 1 January of the fifth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 42 % of the
                   basic duty;
                on 1 January of the sixth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 35 % of the
                   basic duty;
                on 1 January of the seventh year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 28 % of
                   the basic duty;
                on 1 January of the eighth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 21 % of
                   the basic duty;
                on 1 January of the ninth year after the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 14 % of the
                   basic duty;
                on 1 January of the tenth year after the entry into force of the Agreement the remaining duties shall be abolished.
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            List of products for which the rates shall be reduced:
                    5007 10              5206 13                5209 43           5310 10 5407 82
                    5007 20              5206 14                5209 49          5310 90  5407 83
                    5007 90              5206 15                5209 51          5311 00  5407 91
                                         5206 21                5209 52                   5407 92
                    5106 10              5206 22                5209 59          5401 10  5407 93
                    5106 20              5206 23                5210 11          5401 20  5407 94
                    5107 10              5206 24                5210 12          5402 10  5408 10
                    5107 20              5206 25                5210 19          5402 20  5408 21
                    5108 10              5206 31                5210 21          5402 31  5408 22
                    5108 20              5206 32                5210 22          5402 32  5408 23
                    5109 10              5206 33                5210 29          5402 33  5408 24
                    5109 90              5206 34                5210 31          5402 39  5408 31
                    5110 00              5206 35                5210 32          5402 41  5408 32
                    5111 11              5206 41                5210 39          5402 42  5408 33
                    5111 12              5206 42                5210 41          5402 43  5408 34
                    5111 13              5206 43                5210 42          5402 49
                    5111 90              5206 44                5210 49          5402 51  5501 10
                    5112 11              5206 45                5210 51          5402 52  5501 20
                    5112 19              5207 10                5210 52          5402 59  5501 30
                    5112 20              5207 90                5210 59          5402 61  5501 90
                    5112 30              5208 11                5211 11          5402 62  5503 10
                    5112 90              5208 12                5211 12          5402 69  5503 20
                    5113 00              5208 13                5211 19          5403 10  5503 30
                                         5208 19                5211 21          5403 20  5503 40
                    5204 20              5208 21                5211 22          5403 33  5503 90
                    5205 11              5208 22                5211 29          5403 39  5505 10
                    5205 12              5208 23                5211 31          5403 41  5505 20
                    5205 13              5208 29                5211 32          5403 42  5506 10
                    5205 14              5208 31                5211 39          5403 49  5506 20
                    5205 15              5208 32                5211 41          5404 90  5506 30
                    5205 21              5208 33                5211 42          5405 00  5506 90
                    5205 22              5208 39                5211 43          5406 10  5508 10
                    5205 23              5208 41                5211 49          5406 20  5508 20
                    5205 24              5208 42                5211 51          5407 10  5509 11
                    5205 26              5208 43                5211 52          5407 20  5509 12
                    5205 27              5208 49                5211 59          5407 30  5509 21
                    5205 28              5208 51                5212 11          5407 41  5509 22
                    5205 31              5208 52                5212 12          5407 42  5509 31
                    5205 32              5208 53                5212 13          5407 43  5509 32
                    5205 33              5208 59                5212 14          5407 44  5509 41
                    5205 34              5209 11                5212 15          5407 51  5509 42
                    5205 35              5209 12                5212 21          5407 52  5509 51
                    5205 41              5209 19                5212 22          5407 53  5509 52
                    5205 42              5209 21                5212 23          5407 54  5509 53
                    5205 43              5209 22                5212 24          5407 61  5509 59
                    5205 44              5209 29                5212 25          5407 69  5509 61
                    5205 46              5209 31                                 5407 71  5509 62
                    5205 47              5209 32                5309 11          5407 72  5509 69
                    5205 48              5209 39                5309 19          5407 73  5509 91
                    5206 11              5209 41                5309 21          5407 74  5509 92
                    5206 12              5209 42                5309 29          5407 81  5509 99
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          5510 11 5515 91                5702 41          5810 10  6103 22
          5510 12 5515 92                5702 42          5810 91  6103 23
          5510 20 5515 99                5702 49          5810 92  6103 29
          5510 30 5516 11                5702 51          5810 99  6103 31
          5510 90 5516 12                5702 52          5811 00  6103 32
          5511 10 5516 13                5702 59                   6103 33
          5511 20 5516 14                5702 91          5901 10  6103 39
          5511 30 5516 21                5702 92          5901 90  6103 41
          5512 11 5516 22                5702 99          5902 10  6103 42
          5512 19 5516 23                5703 10          5902 20  6103 43
          5512 21 5516 24                5703 20          5902 90  6103 49
          5512 29 5516 31                5703 30          5904 10  6104 11
          5512 97 5516 32                5703 90          5904 91  6104 12
          5512 99 5516 33                5704 10          5904 92  6104 13
          5513 11 5516 34                5704 90          5905 00  6104 19
          5513 12 5516 41                5705 00          5906 10  6104 21
          5513 13 5516 42                                 5906 91  6104 22
          5513 19 5516 43                5801 10          5906 99  6104 23
          5513 21 5516 44                5801 21          5907 00  6104 29
          5513 22 5516 91                5801 22          5908 00  6104 31
          5513 23 5516 92                5801 23          5910 00  6104 32
          5513 29 5516 93                5801 24                   6104 33
          5513 31 5516 94                5801 25          6001 10  6104 39
          5513 32                        5801 26          6001 21  6104 41
          5513 33 5601 10                5801 31          6001 22  6104 42
          5513 39 5601 21                5801 32          6001 29  6104 43
          5513 41 5601 22                5801 33          6001 91  6104 44
          5513 42 5601 29                5801 34          6001 92  6104 49
          5513 43 5601 30                5801 35          6001 99  6104 51
          5513 49 5602 10                5801 36          6002 10  6104 52
          5514 11 5602 21                5801 90          6002 20  6104 53
          5514 12 5602 29                5802 11          6002 30  6104 59
          5514 13 5602 90                5802 19          6002 41  6104 61
          5514 19 5603 11                5802 20          6002 42  6104 62
          5514 21 5603 12                5802 30          6002 43  6104 63
          5514 22 5603 13                5803 10          6002 49  6104 69
          5514 23 5603 14                5803 90          6002 91  6105 10
          5514 29 5603 91                5804 10          6002 92  6105 20
          5514 31 5603 92                5804 21          6002 93  6105 90
          5514 32 5603 93                5804 29          6002 99  6106 10
          5514 33 5603 94                5804 30                   6106 20
          5514 39 5606 00                5805 00           6101 10 6106 90
          5514 41 5608 19                5806 10          6101 20  6107 11
          5514 42 5608 90                5806 20           6101 30 6107 12
          5514 43 5609 00                5806 31           6101 90 6107 19
          5514 49                        5806 32           6102 10 6107 21
          5515 11 5701 10                5806 39          6102 20  6107 22
          5515 12 5701 90                5806 40          6102 30  6107 29
          5515 13 5702 10                5807 10          6102 90  6107 91
          5515 19 5702 20                5807 90           6103 11 6107 92
          5515 21 5702 31                5808 10          6103 12  6107 99
          5515 22 5702 32                5808 90           6103 19 6108 11
          5515 29 5702 39                5809 00          6103 21  6108 19
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            6108 21 6117 20                6204 39          6210 40  6302 52
            6108 22 6117 80                6204 41          6210 50  6302 53
            6108 29 6117 90                6204 42           6211 11 6302 59
            6108 31                        6204 43           6211 12 6302 60
            6108 32 6201 11                6204 44          6211 20
                                                                     6302 91
            6108 39 6201 12                6204 49           6211 31
                                                                     6302 92
            6108 91 6201 13                6204 51          6211 32
                                                                     6302 93
            6108 92 6201 19                6204 52          6211 33
            6108 99 6201 91                6204 53          6211 39  6302 99
            6109 10 6201 92                6204 59           6211 41 6303 11
            6109 90 6201 93                6204 61          6211 42  6303 12
            6110 10 6201 99                6204 62          6211 43  6303 19
            6110 20 6202 11                6204 63          6211 49  6303 91
            6110 30 6202 12                6204 69          6212 10  6303 92
            6110 90 6202 13                6205 10          6212 20  6303 99
            6111 10 6202 19                6205 20          6212 30
                                                                     6304 11
            6111 20 6202 91                6205 30          6212 90
                                                                     6304 19
            6111 30 6202 92                6205 90           6213 10
                                                                     6304 91
            6111 90 6202 93                6206 10          6213 20
                                                                     6304 92
            6112 11 6202 99                6206 20          6213 90
            6112 12 6203 11                6206 30           6214 10 6304 93
            6112 19 6203 12                6206 40          6214 20  6304 99
            6112 20 6203 19                6206 90          6214 30  6305 10
            6112 31 6203 21                6207 11          6214 40  6305 20
            6112 39 6203 22                6207 19          6214 90  6305 32
            6112 41 6203 23                6207 21          6215 10  6305 33
            6112 49 6203 29                6207 22          6215 20
                                                                     6305 39
            6113 00 6203 31                6207 29          6215 90
                                                                     6305 90
            6114 10 6203 32                6207 91          6216 00
                                                                     6306 11
            6114 20 6203 33                6207 92          6217 10
                                                                     6306 12
            6114 30 6203 39                6207 99          6217 90
            6114 90 6203 41                6208 11                   6306 19
            6115 11 6203 42                6208 19          6301 10  6306 21
            6115 12 6203 43                6208 21          6301 20  6306 22
            6115 19 6203 49                6208 22          6301 30  6306 29
            6115 20 6204 11                6208 29          6301 40  6306 31
            6115 91 6204 12                6208 91          6301 90  6306 39
            6115 92 6204 13                6208 92          6302 10  6306 41
            6115 93 6204 19                6208 99          6302 21
                                                                     6306 49
            6115 99 6204 21                6209 10          6302 22
                                                                     6306 91
            6116 10 6204 22                6209 20          6302 29
                                                                     6306 99
            6116 91 6204 23                6209 30          6302 31
            6116 92 6204 29                6209 90          6302 32  6307 10
            6116 93 6204 31                6210 10          6302 39  6307 20
            6116 99 6204 32                6210 20          6302 40  6307 90
            6117 10 6204 33                6210 30          6302 51  6308 00
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                                                              PROTOCOL 2
                                                            on steel products
                              Article 1                                  assessed on the basis of specific criteria arising from the
                                                                         application of the State aid disciplines of the Community,
This Protocol shall apply to the products listed in Chapter 72           including its secondary legislation, and including any specific
of the Common Customs Tariff. It shall also apply to other               rules on State aid control applicable to the steel sector after the
finished steel products that may originate in future in the              expiry of the ECSC Treaty.
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the above
chapter.
                                                                         3.     For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph
                                                                         1(iii) of Article 69 of this Agreement with regard to steel
                              Article 2                                  products, the Community recognises that during five years
                                                                         after the entry into force of this Agreement, the former
Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community on                 Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia may exceptionally grant
steel products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of            State aid for restructuring purposes provided that:
Macedonia shall be abolished at the entry into force of the
Agreement.                                                                it leads to the viability of the benefiting firms under normal
                                                                              market conditions at the end of the restructuring period,
                                                                              and
                              Article 3
Customs duties applicable in the former Yugoslav Republic of              the amount and intensity of such aid are strictly limited to
Macedonia on imports of steel products originating in the                     what is absolutely necessary in order to restore such
Community shall be progressively abolished in accordance                      viability and are progressively reduced, and
with the following timetable:
                                                                          the restructuring programme is linked to a global rational-
1. each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty at the                isation and reduction of capacity in the former Yugoslav
    beginning of the first year after the entry into force of the             Republic of Macedonia.
    Agreement;
2. further reductions to 60 %, 40 %, 20 % and 0 % of the basic           4.     Each Party shall ensure full transparency with respect to
    duty shall be made at the beginning of the second, third,            the implementation of the necessary restructuring and
    fourth and fifth year respectively after the entry into force        conversion programme by a full and continuous exchange of
    of the Agreement.                                                    information to the other Party, including details on the restruc-
                                                                         turing plan as well as amount, intensity and purpose for any
                                                                         State aid granted on the basis of paragraph 2 and 3 of this
                              Article 4                                  Article.
1.     Quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community           5.     The Stabilisation and Association Council shall monitor
of steel products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic            the implementation of the requirements set out at paragraphs 1
of Macedonia as well as measures having equivalent effect shall          to 4 above.
be abolished on the date of entry into force of the Agreement.
2.     Quantitative restrictions on imports into the former              6.     If one of the Parties considers that a particular practice of
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of steel products originating             the other Party is incompatible with the terms of this Article,
in the Community, as well as measures having equivalent effect,          and if that practice causes or threatens to cause prejudice to
shall be abolished on the date of entry into force of the                the interests of the first Party or material injury to its domestic
Agreement.                                                               industry, this Party may take appropriate measures after consul-
                                                                         tation within the Contact Group referred to in Article 8, or
                                                                         after thirty working days following referral for such consul-
                              Article 5
                                                                         tation.
1.     In view of the disciplines stipulated by Article 69 of this
Agreement, the Parties recognise the need and urgency that                                             Article 6
each Party addresses promptly any structural weaknesses of
its steel sector to ensure the global competitiveness of its             The provisions of Articles 19, 20 and 34 of the Agreement
industry. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall                shall apply to trade between the parties in steel products.
therefore establish within two years the necessary restructuring
and conversion programme for its steel industry to achieve                                             Article 7
viability of this sector under normal market conditions. Upon
request, the Community shall provide the former Yugoslav                 1.     The Contracting Parties recognise the need for an admin-
Republic of Macedonia with the appropriate technical advice              istrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of
to achieve this objective.                                               information on the trend in trade flows in respect of the trade
                                                                         in steel products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic
2.     Further to the disciplines stipulated by Article 69 of this       of Macedonia in order to increase transparency and to avoid
Agreement, any practices contrary to this Article shall be               possible diversions of trade.
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2.     The Contracting Parties therefore agree to establish a                   system shall be regularly reviewed. The Annex may
double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the                    subsequently be amended or the double-checking system
import into the Community of steel products originating in                      abolished by means of a Decision of the Stabilisation and
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to exchange stat-                    Association Council.
istical information on export and surveillance documents and
to hold consultations promptly on any problems arising from
the operation of such a system.
                                                                                                              Article 8
                                                                                The Parties agree that one of the special bodies established by
3.     The details of the double-checking system are contained                  the Stabilisation and Association Council shall be a contact
in Annex I to this Protocol. The continuing need for this                       group, which will discuss the implementation of this Protocol.
                                                                      ANNEX I
              concerning the introduction of a double-checking system for the export of certain steel products from the
                                    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Communities
                                                                       Article 1
              1.     From the date of entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European
              Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter referred to as respectively the Agreement
              and the Community), imports into the Community of the products listed in Appendix I originating in the former
              Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the
              model shown in Appendix II issued by the authorities in the Community.
              2. The classification of the products covered by this Protocol is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the
              Community (hereinafter called the combined nomenclature, or in abbreviated form CN). The origin of the products
              covered by this Protocol shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
              3. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of
              any changes in the combined nomenclature (CN) in respect of products covered by the double-checking system before
              the date of their entry into force in the Community.
              4. Import into the Community of the iron and steel products listed in Appendix I and which originate in the former
              Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document by the competent
              authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In order to avoid problems at the end of a year, presentation
              by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following
              that in which in the goods covered by the document were shipped.
              5. An export document will not be required for goods already shipped before the date of entry into force of the
              Agreement, provided that the destination of such products is not changed from a non-Community destination and that
              those products which, under the prior surveillance regime applicable in 1996, could be imported only on presentation
              of a surveillance document are in fact accompanied by such a document.
              6.     Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading onto the exporting means of transport.
              7. The export document shall conform to the model shown at Appendix III. It shall be valid for exports throughout
              the customs territory of the Community.
              8. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall notify the Commission of the European Communities of the
              names and addresses of the appropriate governmental authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which
              are authorised to issue and to verify export documents together with specimens of the stamps and signatures they use.
              The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall also notify the Commission of any change in these particulars.
              9.     Certain technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system are set out in Appendix IV.
                                                                       Article 2
              1.     The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical
              information on the export documents issued by the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
              pursuant to Article 1.
              Such information shall be transmitted to the Community by the end of the month following the month to which the
              statistics relate.
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          2. The Community undertakes to supply the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with precise
          statistical information on surveillance documents issued by Member States in respect of the products listed in Appendix
          I. Such information shall be transmitted to the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the end of
          the month following the month to which the statistics relate.
                                                                    Article 3
          If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the
          operation of the double-checking system. Such consultations shall be held promptly. Any consultations held under
          this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit of co-operation and with a desire to reconcile the difference
          between them.
                                                                    Article 4
          Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given:
           in respect of the Community, to the Commission of the European Communities (DG Trade E/2 and DG Enterprise
               C/2),
           in respect of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to its Mission to the European Communities, the Ministry
               of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy.
                                                             Appendix I to Annex I
                                           LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING
          Complete CN heading 7208
          Complete CN heading 7209
          Complete CN heading 7210
          Complete CN heading 7211
          Complete CN heading 7212
          The remaining technical annexes will be added at a later stage and will reflect the technical annexes currently in force.
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                                                                PROTOCOL 3
               on trade between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community in processed
                                                            agricultural products
                             Article 1                                                                  Article 2
1.     The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                   The duties applied pursuant to Article 1 may be reduced by
Macedonia apply to processed agricultural products the                     decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council:
duties, listed in Annex I and Annex II respectively in
accordance with the conditions mentioned therein, whether                   when in trade between the Community and the former
limited by quota or not.                                                       Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the duties applied to the
                                                                               basic products are reduced, or
2.     The Stabilisation and Association Council shall decide on:
                                                                            in response to reductions resulting from mutual
                                                                               concessions relating to processed agricultural products.
 extensions of the list of processed agricultural products
     under this Protocol,                                                  The reductions provided for under the first indent shall be
                                                                           calculated on the part of the duty designated as the agricultural
 amendments to the duties referred to in Annexes I and II,                component which shall correspond to the agricultural products
                                                                           actually used in the manufacture of the processed agricultural
 increases in or the abolition of tariff quotas.                          products in question and deducted from the duties applied to
                                                                           these basic agricultural products.
3.     The Stabilisation and Association Council may replace the
duties established by this Protocol by a regime established on                                          Article 3
the basis of the respective market prices of the Community and
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural                  The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of
products actually used in the manufacture of processed agri-               Macedonia shall inform each other of the administrative
cultural products subject to this Protocol. It will establish the          arrangements adopted for the products covered by this
list of goods subject to these amounts and as a consequence,               Protocol. These arrangements should ensure equal treatment
the list of basic products; to this end, it will decide the general        for all interested parties and should be as simple and flexible
rules of application.                                                      as possible.
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                                                                 ANNEX I
          DUTIES APPLICABLE UPON IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF GOODS ORIGINATING IN THE
                                         FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
          Duties are set to zero for imports into the Community of processed agricultural products originating in the former
          Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as listed hereafter.
                 CN Code                                                    Description
                    (1)                                                        (2)
          0403                    Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and
                                  cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or
                                  flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
          0403 10                  Yoghurt:
                                    Flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
                                     In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a milk fat content, by weight:
          0403 10 51                  Not exceeding 1,5 %
          0403 10 53                  Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
          0403 10 59                  Exceeding 27 %
                                     Other, of a milk fat content, by weight:
          0403 10 91                  Not exceeding 3 %
          0403 10 93                  Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %
          0403 10 99                  Exceeding 6 %
          0403 90                  Other:
                                    Flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
                                     In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a milkfat content, by weight:
          0403 90 71                  Not exceeding 1,5 %
          0403 90 73                  Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
          0403 90 79                  Exceeding 27 %
                                     Other, of a milkfat content, by weight:
          0403 90 91                  Not exceeding 3 %
          0403 90 93                  Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %
          0403 90 99                  Exceeding 6 %
          0405                    Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads:
          0405 20                  Dairy spreads:
          0405 20 10                Of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more but less than 60 %
          0405 20 30                Of a fat content, by weight, of 60 % or more but not exceeding 75 %
          0509 00                 Natural sponges of animal origin:
          0509 00 90               Other
          0710                    Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen:
          0710 40 00               Sweet corn
          0711                    Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur
                                  water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate
                                  consumption:
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                     (1)                                                  (2)
            0711 90       Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables:
                           Vegetables
            0711 90 30      Sweet corn
            1302         Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other
                         mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:
                          Vegetable saps and extracts:
            1302 12 00     Of liquorice
            1302 13 00     Of hops
            1302 20       Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates:
            1302 20 10     Dry
            1302 20 90     Other
            1505          Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin):
            1505 10 00    Wool grease, crude
            1516         Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-
                         esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared:
            1516 20       Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions:
            1516 20 10     Hydrogenated castor oil, so called opal-wax
            1517         Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of
                         different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading
                         No 1516:
            1517 10       Margarine, excluding liquid margarine:
            1517 10 10     Containing more than 10 % but not more than 15 % by weight of milk fats
            1517 90       Other:
            1517 90 10     Containing more than 10 % but not more than 15 % by weight of milk fats
                           Other
            1517 90 93      Edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould release preparations
            1518 00      Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised,
                         blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified,
                         excluding those of heading No 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or
                         vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere
                         specified or included:
            1518 00 10    Linoxyn
                          Fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed, for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture
                            of foodstuffs for human consumption
                          Other:
            1518 00 91   Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised,
                         blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified,
                         excluding those of heading No 1516
                           Other:
            1518 00 95      Inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or of animal and vegetable fats and oils and
                                their fractions
            1518 00 99      Other
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                   (1)                                                (2)
          1521         Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether
                       or not refined or coloured:
          1521 90       Other
                         Beeswax and other insect waxes, whether or not refined or coloured
          1521 90 99      Other
          1522 00      Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes:
          1522 00 10    Degras
          1702         Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form;
                       sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or
                       not mixed with natural honey; caramel:
          1702 50 00    Chemically pure fructose
          1702 90       Other, including invert sugar:
          1702 90 10     Chemically pure maltose
          1704         Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa:
          1704 10       Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated:
                         Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as
                            sucrose):
          1704 10 11      Gum in strips
          1704 10 19      Other
                         Containing 60 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as
                            sucrose):
          1704 10 91      Gum in strips
          1704 10 99      Other
          1704 90       Other:
          1704 90 10     Liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other
                            added substances
          1704 90 30     White chocolate
                         Other:
          1704 90 51      Pastes, including marzipan, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 kg or more
          1704 90 55      Throat pastilles and cough drops
          1704 90 61      Sugar coated (panned) goods
                          Other:
          1704 90 65       Gum confectionery and jelly confectionery including fruit pastes in the form of sugar
                                confectionery
          1704 90 71       Boiled sweets whether or not filled
          1704 90 75       Toffees, caramels and similar sweets
                           Other
          1704 90 81        Compressed tablets
          1704 90 99        Other
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            1803         Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted:
            1803 10 00    Not defatted
            1803 20 00    Wholly or partly defatted
            1804 00 00   Cocoa butter, fat and oil
            1805 00 00   Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
            1806         Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:
            1806 10       Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:
            1806 10 15     Containing no sucrose or containing less than 5 % by weight of sucrose (including invert
                              sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
            1806 10 20     Containing 5 % or more but less than 65 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar
                              expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
            1806 10 30     Containing 65 % or more but less than 80 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar
                              expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
            1806 10 90     Containing 80 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose)
                              or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
            1806 20       Other preparations in block, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste,
                            powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content
                            exceeding 2 kg:
            1806 20 10     Containing 31 % or more by weight of cocoa butter or containing a combined weight of
                              31 % or more of cocoa butter and milk fat
            1806 20 30     Containing a combined weight of 25 % or more, but less than 31 % of cocoa butter and
                              milk fat
                           Other:
            1806 20 50      Containing 18 % or more by weight of cocoa butter
            1806 20 70      Chocolate milk crumb
            1806 20 80      Chocolate flavour coating
            1806 20 95      Other
                          Other, in blocks, slabs or bars:
            1806 31 00     Filled
            1806 32        Not filled
            1806 32 10      With added cereal, fruit or nuts
            1806 32 90      Other
            1806 90       Other:
                           Chocolate and chocolate products:
                            Chocolates, whether or not filled:
            1806 90 11       Containing alcohol
            1806 90 19       Other
                            Other:
            1806 90 31       Filled
            1806 90 39       Not filled
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          1806 90 50     Sugar confectionery and substitutes thereof made from sugar substitution products,
                            containing cocoa
          1806 90 60     Spreads containing cocoa
          1806 90 70     Preparations containing cocoa for making beverages
          1806 90 90     Other
          1901         Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or
                       containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not
                       elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of heading Nos 0401 to 0404,
                       not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally
                       defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included:
          1901 10 00    Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale
          1901 20 00    Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers’ wares of heading 1905
          1901 90       Other:
                         Malt extract:
          1901 90 11      With a dry extract content of 90 % or more by weight
          1901 90 19      Other
                         Other:
          1901 90 91      Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than
                              1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch,
                              excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of heading Nos 0401 to 0404
          1901 90 99      Other
          1902         Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared
                       such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni, couscous, whether or
                       not prepared:
                        Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared:
          1902 11 00     Containing eggs
          1902 19        Other
          1902 19 10      Containing no common wheat flour or meal
          1902 19 90      Other
          1902 20       Stuffed pasta whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared:
                         Other
          1902 20 91      Cooked
          1902 20 99      Other
          1902 30       Other pasta
          1902 30 10     Dried
          1902 30 90     Other
          1902 40       Couscous
          1902 40 10     Unprepared
          1902 40 90     Other
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            1903 00 00   Tapioca and substitutes thereof prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls,
                         siftings or similar forms
            1904         Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example,
                         cornflakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)), in grain form, or in the form of flakes or other
                         worked grains (except flour and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere
                         specified or included:
            1904 10       Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products:
            1904 10 10     Obtained from maize
            1904 10 30     Obtained from rice
            1904 10 90     Other:
            1904 20       Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal
                            flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals:
            1904 20 10     Preparation of the Müsli type based on unroasted cereal flakes
                           Other:
            1904 20 91      Obtained from maize
            1904 20 95      Obtained from rice
            1904 20 99      Other
            1904 90       Other:
            1904 90 10     Rice
            1904 90 90     Other
            1905         Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa;
                         communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers,
                         rice paper and similar products:
            1905 10 00    Crispbread
            1905 20       Gingerbread and the like
            1905 20 10     Containing by weight of sucrose less than 30 % (including invert sugar expressed as
                               sucrose)
            1905 20 30     Containing by weight of sucrose 30 % or more but less than 50 % (including invert sugar
                               expressed as sucrose)
            1905 20 90     Containing by weight of sucrose 50 % or more (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose)
            1905 30       Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers:
                           Completely or partially coated or covered with chocolate or other preparations containing
                               cocoa:
            1905 30 11      In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 85 g
            1905 30 19      Other
                           Other:
                           Sweet biscuits:
            1905 30 30       Containing 8 % or more by weight of milk fats
                             Other:
            1905 30 51        Sandwich biscuits
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          1905 30 59        Other
                          Waffles and wafers:
          1905 30 91       Salted, whether or not filled
          1905 30 99       Other
          1905 40       Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products:
          1905 40 10     Rusks
          1905 40 90     Other
          1905 90       Other:
          1905 90 10     Matzos
          1905 90 20     Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing
                            wafers, rice paper and similar products
                         Other:
          1905 90 30      Bread, not containing added honey, eggs, cheese or fruit, and containing by weight in the
                              dry matter state not more than 5 % of sugars and not more than 5 % of fat
          1905 90 40      Waffles and wafers with a water content exceeding 10 % by weight
          1905 90 45      Biscuits
          1905 90 55      Extruded or expanded products, savoury or salted
                          Other:
          1905 90 60       With added sweetening matter
          1905 90 90       Other
          2001         Vegetables, fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or
                       acetic acid:
          2001 90       Other:
          2001 90 30     Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)
          2001 90 40     Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight
                            of starch
          2001 90 60     Palm hearts
          2004         Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other
                       than products of heading No 2006:
          2004 10       Potatoes:
                         Other
          2004 10 91      In the form of flour, meal or flakes
          2004 90       Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables:
          2004 90 10     Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)
          2005         Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen,
                       other than products of heading No 2006
          2005 20       Potatoes:
          2005 20 10     In the form of flour, meal or flakes
          2005 80 00    Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)
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            2008          Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not
                          containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or
                          included:
                           Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together:
            2008 11         Ground-nuts
            2008 11 10       Peanut butter
                           Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008 19:
            2008 91 00      Palm hearts
            2008 99         Other
                             Not containing added spirit:
                              Not containing added sugar:
            2008 99 85         Maize (corn), other than sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)
            2008 99 91         Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants, containing 5 % or more by
                                     weight of starch
            2101          Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or matØ, and preparations with a basis of
                          these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or matØ; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee
                          substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof:
                           Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts,
                             essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee:
            2101 11         Extracts; essences or concentrates:
            2101 11 11       With a coffee-based dry matter content of 95 % or more by weight
            2101 11 19       Other
            2101 12         Preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of
                               coffee:
            2101 12 92       Preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates of coffee
            2101 12 98       Other
            2101 20        Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or matØ, and preparations with a basis of these
                             extracts, essences and concentrates or with a basis of tea or matØ:
            2101 20 20      Extracts, essences or concentrates:
                            Preparations
            2101 20 92       With a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates of tea or matØ:
            2101 20 98       Other
            2101 30        Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates
                             thereof:
                            Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes:
            2101 30 11       Roasted chicory
            2101 30 19       Other
                            Extracts, essences and concentrates of roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes:
            2101 30 91       Of roasted chicory
            2101 30 99       Other
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          2102         Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of
                       heading No 3002); prepared baking powders:
          2102 10       Active yeasts:
          2102 10 10     Culture yeast
                         Baker’s yeast:
          2102 10 31      Dried
          2102 10 39      Other
          2102 10 90     Other
          2102 20       Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead:
                         Inactive yeasts:
          2102 20 11      In tablet, cube or similar form, or in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding
                              1 kg
          2102 20 19      Other
          2102 30 00    Prepared baking powders
          2103         Sauces and preparations thereof; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and
                       meal and prepared mustard:
          2103 10 00    Soya sauce
          2103 20 00    Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces
          2103 30       Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard:
          2103 30 90     Prepared mustard
          2103 90        Other:
          2103 90 90     Other
          2104         Soups and broths and preparations thereof; homogenised composite food preparations:
          2104 10       Soups and broths and preparation thereof:
          2104 10 10     Dried
          2104 10 90     Other
          2104 20 00    Homogenised composite food preparations
          2105 00      Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa:
          2105 00 10    Containing no milk fats or containing less than 3 % by weight of such fats
                        Containing by weight of milk fats:
          2105 00 91     3 % or more but less than 7 %
          2105 00 99     7 % or more
          2106         Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included:
          2106 10       Protein concentrates and textured protein substances:
          2106 10 20     Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less
                            than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch
          2106 10 80     Other
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            2106 90       Other:
            2106 90 10     Cheese fondues
            2106 90 20     Compound alcoholic preparations, other than those based on odoriferous substances, of a
                              kind used for the manufacture of beverages
                           Other:
            2106 90 92      Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight,
                                less than 1.5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch:
            2106 90 98      Other
            2202         Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other
                         sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or
                         vegetable juices of heading No 2009:
            2202 10 00    Waters including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other
                            sweetening matter or flavoured
            2202 90       Other:
            2202 90 10     Not containing products of heading Nos 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of
                              heading Nos 0401 to 0404
                           Other, containing by weight of fat obtained from the products of heading Nos 0401 to
                              0404:
            2202 90 91      Less than 0,2 %
            2202 90 95      0,2 % or more but less than 2 %
            2202 90 99      2 % or more
            2203 00      Beer made from malt:
                          In containers holding 10 litres or less:
            2203 00 01     In bottles
            2203 00 09     Other
            2203 00 10    In containers holding more than 10 litres
            2205         Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances:
            2205 10       In containers holding 2 litres or less:
            2205 10 10     Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume of 18 % vol or less
            2205 10 90     Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 % vol
            2205 90       Other:
            2205 90 10     Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume of 18 % vol or less
            2205 90 90     Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 % vol
            2207         Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl
                         alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength:
            2207 10 00    Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher
            2207 20 00    Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength
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          2208         Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits,
                       liqueurs and other spirituous beverages:
          2208 40       Rum and taffia:
                         In containers holding 2 litres or less
          2208 40 11      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)
                          Other:
          2208 40 31      Of a value exceeding 7,9 EUR per litre of pure alcohol
          2208 40 39      Other
                         In containers holding more than 2 litres
          2208 40 51      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)
                          Other:
          2208 40 91      Of a value exceeding 2 EUR per litre of pure alcohol
          2208 40 99      Other
          2208 90       Other:
                         Undernatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % volume,
                            in containers holding:
          2208 90 91      2 litres or less
          2208 90 99      More than 2 litres
          2402         Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes:
          2402 10 00    Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco
          2402 20       Cigarettes containing tobacco:
          2402 20 10     Containing cloves
          2402 20 90     Other
          2402 90 00    Other
          2403         Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitues; homogenised or recon-
                       stituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences:
          2403 10       Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion:
          2403 10 10     In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 500 g
          2403 10 90     Other
                        Other
          2403 91 00     Homogenised or reconstituted tobacco
          2403 99        Other:
          2403 99 10      Chewing tobacco and snuff
          2403 99 90      Other
          2905         Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:
                        Other polyhydric alcohols:
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            2905 43 00     Mannitol
            2905 44        D-glucitol (sorbitol):
                            In aqueous solution:
            2905 44 11       Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content
            2905 44 19       Other
                            Other
            2905 44 91       Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content
            2905 44 99       Other
            2905 45 00     Glycerol
            3301         Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted
                         oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained
                         by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by products of the deterpenation of essential oils;
                         aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils:
            3301 90       Other
            3301 90 21      Extracted oleoresins of liquorice and hops
            3302         Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of
                         one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations
                         based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages:
            3302 10       Of a kind used in the food or drink industries
                           Of the type used in the drink industries:
                            Preparations containing all flavouring agents characterising a beverage:
            3302 10 10       Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0,5 %
                             Other:
            3302 10 21        Containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose, or starch or containing, by
                                   weight, less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch
            3302 10 29        Other
            3501         Casein, caseinates and other casein derivates; casein glues:
            3501 10       Casein:
            3501 10 50     For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs or fodder
            3501 10 90     Other
            3501 90        Other
            3501 90 90     Other
            3505         Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues
                         based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches:
            3505 10       Dextrins and other modified starches:
            3505 10 10     Dextrins
                           Other modified starches:
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          3505 10 90      Other
          3505 20       Glues:
          3505 20 10     Containing, by weight, less than 25 % of starches or dextrins or other modified starches
          3505 20 30     Containing, by weight, 25 % or more but less than 55 % of starches or dextrins or other
                            modified starches
          3505 20 50     Containing, by weight, 55 % or more but less than 80 % of starches or dextrins or other
                            modified starches
          3505 20 90     Containing by weight 80 % or more of starches or dextrins or other modified starches
          3809         Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products
                       and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper,
                       leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included:
          3809 10       With a basis of amylaceouos substances:
          3809 10 10     Containing by weight of such substances less than 55 %
          3809 10 30     Containing by weight of such substances 55 % or more but less than 70 %
          3809 10 50     Containing by weight of such substances 70 % or more but less than 83 %
          3809 10 90     Containing by weight of such substances 83 % or more
          3823         Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols:
                        Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining
          3823 11 00     Stearic acid
          3823 12 00     Oleic acid
          3823 13 00     Tall oil fatty acids
          3823 19        Other:
          3823 19 10      Distilled fatty acids
          3823 19 30      Fatty acid distillate
          3823 19 90      Other:
          3823 70 00    Industrial fatty alcohols
          3824         Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the
                       chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not
                       elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not
                       elsewhere specified or included:
          3824 60       Sorbitol other than that of subheading 2905 44:
                         in aqueous solution:
          3824 60 11      Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content
          3824 60 19      Other
                         Other
          3824 60 91      Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content
          3824 60 99      Other
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                                                               ANNEX II
            DUTIES APPLICABLE TO GOODS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY ON IMPORT INTO THE FORMER
                                            YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
                                                                                      Rate of duty (%)
                 CN Code (1)                       Description
                                                                                2001       2002        2003 and after
                     (1)                               (2)                       (3)         (4)            (5)
            0501 00 00        Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed         0           0              0
                              or scoured; waste of human hair
            0502              Pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair; badger    0           0              0
                              hair and other brush-making hair; waste of
                              such bristles or hair
            0503 00 00        Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not       0           0              0
                              put up as a layer with or without supporting
                              material
            0505              Skins and other parts of birds, with their          0           0              0
                              feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers
                              (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down,
                              not further worked than cleaned, disinfeccted or
                              treated for preservation; powder and waste of
                              feathers or parts of feathers
            0506              Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted,           0           0              0
                              simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated
                              with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of
                              these products
            0507              Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone      0           0              0
                              hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and
                              beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not
                              cut to shape; powder and waste of these
                              products
            0508 00 00        Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply     0           0              0
                              prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of
                              molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and
                              cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but
                              not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof
            0509 00           Natural sponges of animal origin                    0           0              0
            0510 00 00        Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk;               0           0              0
                              cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands
                              and other animal products used in the prep-
                              aration of pharmaceutical products, fresh
                              chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally
                              preserved:
            1212              Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar
                              beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or
                              dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and
                              kernels and other vegetable products (including
                              unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium
                              intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for
                              human consumption, not elsewhere specified
                              or included:
            1212 20 00         Seaweeds and other algae                          0           0              0
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                   (1)                          (2)                        (3)  (4) (5)
          1302         Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances,
                       pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other
                       mucilages and thickeners, whether or not
                       modified, derived from vegetable products:
                        Vegetable saps and extracts:
          1302 12 00     Of liquorice                                     0    0   0
          1302 13 00     Of hops                                          0    0   0
          1302 14 00     Of pyrethrum or of the roots of plants           0    0   0
                            containing rotenone
          1302 19        Other
          1302 19 30      Intermixtures of vegetable extracts, for the   0    0   0
                              manufacture of beverages or of food prep-
                              arations
                          Other
          1302 19 91       Medicinal                                    0    0   0
          1302 20       Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates         0    0   0
                        Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not
                          modified, derived from vegetable products:
          1302 31 00     Agar-agar                                        0    0   0
          1302 32        Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not
                            modified, derived from locust beans, locust
                            bean seeds or sugar seeds:
          1302 32 10      Of locust beans or locust bean seeds           0    0   0
          1401         Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for     0    0   0
                       plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds,
                       rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed
                       cereal straw, and lime bark)
          1402         Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily as      0    0   0
                       stuffing or as padding (for example, kapok,
                       vegetable hair and eel-grass), whether or not
                       put up as a layer with or without supporting
                       material
          1403         Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in      0    0   0
                       brooms or in brushes (for example, broomcorn
                       piassava, couch-grass and istle), whether or not
                       in hanks or bundles
          1404         Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or        0    0   0
                       included:
          1404 10 00    Raw vegetable materials of a kind used
                          primarily in dyeing or tanning
          1404 90 00    Other
          1505         Wool grease and fatty substances derived             0    0   0
                       therefrom (including lanolin)
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                     (1)                           (2)                              (3)         (4)         (5)
            1506 00 00   Other animal fats and oils and their fractions,             0           0           0
                         whether or not refined, but not chemically
                         modified
            1515         Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including
                         jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not
                         refined, but not chemically modified:
            1515 60       Jojoba oil and its fractions                              0           0           0
            1516         Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their
                         fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-
                         esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or
                         not refined, but not further prepared:
            1516 20       Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions:
            1516 20 10     Hydrogenated castor oil, so-called opal-wax           0           0           0
            1518 00      Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their                 0           0           0
                         fractions,     boiled,      oxidised,     dehydrated,
                         sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in
                         vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically
                         modified, excluding those of heading No 1516;
                         inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or
                         vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different
                         fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere
                         specified or included
            1520 00 00   Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes          0           0           0
            1521         Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides),                 0           0           0
                         beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti,
                         whether or not refined or coloured
            1522 00      Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of
                         fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes:
            1522 00 10    Degras                                                    0           0           0
            1702         Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose,
                         maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form;
                         sugar syrups not containing added flavouring
                         or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether
                         or not mixed with natural honey; caramel:
            1702 50 00    Chemically pure fructose                                  0           0           0
            1704         Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate),
                         not containing cocoa:
            1704 10       Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated            80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
            1704 90       Other                                               80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
            1803         Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted                        0           0           0
            1804 00 00   Cocoa butter, fat and oil                                   0           0           0
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                   (1)                           (2)                            (3)         (4)         (5)
          1806         Chocolate and          other   food    preparations 80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                       containing cocoa
          1901         Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal,
                       starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or
                       containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa
                       calculated on a totally defatted basis, not
                       elsewhere specified or included; food prep-
                       arations of goods of heading Nos 0401 to
                       0404, not containing cocoa or containing less
                       than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a
                       totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or
                       included:
          1901 10 00    Preparations for infant use, put up for retail          0           0           0
                          sale
          1902         Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with       80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                       meat or other substances) or otherwise
                       prepared such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles,
                       lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni, except pasta
                       falling within CN codes 1902 20 10 and
                       1902 20 30, couscous, whether or not prepared
          1903 00 00   Tapioca and substitutes thereof prepared from             0           0           0
                       starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls,
                       siftings or similar forms
          1905         Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other    bakers’ 80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                       wares, whether or not containing             cocoa;
                       communion wafers, empty cachets of          a kind
                       suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing    wafers,
                       rice paper and similar products
          2105 00      Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not      80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                       containing cocoa
          2106         Food preparations not elsewhere specified or
                       included:
          2106 10       Protein concentrates and textured protein               0           0           0
                          substances
          2106 90       Other:
          2106 90 10     Cheese fondues                                  80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
          2106 90 20     Compound alcoholic preparations, other          80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                             than those based on odoriferous substances,
                             of a kind used for the manufacture of
                             beverages
                         Other:
          2106 90 92      Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isog-       80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                               lucose, glucose or starch or containing,
                               by weight, less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 %
                               sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or
                               starch:
          2106 90 98      Other                                         80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
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                     (1)                           (2)                             (3)         (4)         (5)
            2201         Waters, including natural or artificial mineral      80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                         waters and aerated waters, not containing
                         added sugar or other sweetening matter nor
                         flavoured; ice and snow
            2202         Waters, including mineral waters and aerated         80 % of MFN 65 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
                         waters, containing added sugar or other
                         sweetening matter or flavoured, and other
                         non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or
                         vegetable juices of heading No 2009
            2203 00      Beer made from malt                                  90 % of MFN 80 % of MFN 70 % of MFN
            2402         Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of      90 % of MFN 80 % of MFN 70 % of MFN
                         tobacco or of tobacco substitutes
            2905         Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated,
                         sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:
                          Other polyhydric alcohols:
            2905 43 00     Mannitol                                               0           0           0
            2905 44        D-glucitol (sorbitol)                                  0           0           0
            2905 45 00     Glycerol                                               0           0           0
            3301         Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including
                         concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted
                         oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats,
                         in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by
                         enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by products
                         of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous
                         distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils:
            3301 90       Other
            3301 90 21      Extracted oleoresins of liquorice and hops           0           0           0
            3301 90 29      Extracted oleoresins of pyrethrum or of              0           0           0
                                 roots of plants containing rotenone; inter-
                                 mixtures of vegetable extracts, for the
                                 manufacture of beverages or of food prep-
                                 arations
                            Other:
            3301 90 31       Medicinal                                          0           0           0
            3302         Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures
                         (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of
                         one or more of these substances, of a kind
                         used as a raw materials in industry; other prep-
                         arations based on odoriferous substances, of a
                         kind used for the manufacture of beverages:
            3302 10       Of a kind used in the food or drink industries
                           Of the type used in the drink industries:
                            Preparations containing all flavouring
                                 agents characterising a beverage:
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                      (1)                                     (2)                              (3)             (4)               (5)
          3302 10 10                     Of an actual alcoholic strength by                 0               0                 0
                                              volume exceeding 0,5 %
                                         Other:
          3302 10 21                      Containing no milkfats, sucrose, iso-            0               0                 0
                                                glucose, glucose, or starch or
                                                containing, by weight, less than 1,5 %
                                                milkfat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 %
                                                glucose or starch
          3302 10 29                      Other                                            0               0                 0
          3501                       Casein, caseinates and other casein derivates;
                                     casein glues:
          3501 10                     Casein                                                   0               0                 0
          3501 90                      Other:
          3501 90 90                   Other                                                  0               0                 0
          3505                       Dextrins and other modified starches (for
                                     example, pregelatinised or esterified starches);
                                     glues based on starches, or on dextrins or
                                     other modified starches:
          3505 10                     Dextrins and other modified starches:
          3505 10 10                   Dextrins                                               0               0                 0
                                       Other modified starches:
          3505 10 90                    Other                                                0               0                 0
          3505 20                     Glues                                                    0               0                 0
          3809                       Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the
                                     dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other
                                     products and preparations (for example,
                                     dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the
                                     textile, paper, leather or like industries, not
                                     elsewhere specified or included:
          3809 10                     With a basis of amylaceouos substances                   0               0                 0
          3823                       Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils           0               0                 0
                                     from refining; industrial fatty alcohols
          3824                       Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores;
                                     chemical products and preparations of the
                                     chemical or allied industries (including those
                                     consisting of mixtures of natural products), not
                                     elsewhere specified or included; residual
                                     products of the chemical or allied industries,
                                     not elsewhere specified or included:
          3824 60                     Sorbitol other than that of subheading                   0               0                 0
                                        2905 44
          (1) As defined in the Customs Tariff Law of 31 July 1996 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal 38/196).
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                                                              PROTOCOL 4
                Definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative co-operation
                                                       (referred to in Article 42)
                             TITLE I                                    (l)   consignment means products which are either sent simul-
                                                                              taneously from one exporter to one consignee or covered
                      GENERAL PROVISIONS                                      by a single transport document covering their shipment
                                                                              from the exporter to the consignee or, in the absence of
                            Article 1                                         such a document, by a single invoice;
                          Definitions
                                                                        (m) territories includes territorial waters.
For the purposes of this Protocol:
(a) manufacture means any kind of working or processing                                             TITLE II
    including assembly or specific operations;
                                                                        DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS
(b) material means any ingredient, raw material, component                                          Article 2
    or part, etc., used in the manufacture of the product;
                                                                                              General requirements
(c) product means the product being manufactured, even if it          1.      For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, the
    is intended for later use in another manufacturing                  following products shall be considered as originating in the
    operation;                                                          Community:
(d) goods means both materials and products;                          (a) products wholly obtained in the Community within the
                                                                             meaning of Article 5 of this Protocol;
(e) customs value means the value as determined in
    accordance with the 1994 Agreement on implementation                (b) products obtained in the Community incorporating
    of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and                   materials which have not been wholly obtained there,
    Trade (WTO Agreement on customs valuation);                              provided that such materials have undergone sufficient
                                                                             working or processing in the Community within the
                                                                             meaning of Article 6 of this Protocol;
(f) ex-works price means the price paid for the product ex
    works to the manufacturer in the Community or the
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in whose under-               2.      For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, the
    taking the last working or processing is carried out,               following products shall be considered as originating in the
    provided the price includes the value of all the materials          former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
    used, minus any internal taxes which are, or may be,
    repaid when the product obtained is exported;                       (a) products wholly obtained in the former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                             of Macedonia within the meaning of Article 5 of this
(g) value of materials means the customs value at the time of              Protocol;
    importation of the non-originating materials used, or, if
    this is not known and cannot be ascertained, the first              (b) products obtained in the former Yugoslav Republic of
    ascertainable price paid for the materials in the                        Macedonia incorporating materials which have not been
    Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of                             wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have
    Macedonia;                                                               undergone sufficient working or processing in the former
                                                                             Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia within the meaning of
                                                                             Article 6 of this Protocol.
(h) value of originating materials means the value of such
    materials as defined in subparagraph (g) applied mutatis
    mutandis;
                                                                                                      Article 3
(i) chapters and headings mean the chapters and the                       Bilateral cumulation in the European Community
    headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature
    which makes up the Harmonised Commodity Description                 Materials originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of
    and Coding System, referred to in this Protocol as the             Macedonia shall be considered as materials originating in the
    Harmonised System or HS;                                         Community when incorporated into a product obtained there.
                                                                        It shall not be necessary that such materials have undergone
                                                                        sufficient working or processing, provided they have
(k) classified refers to the classification of a product or           undergone working or processing going beyond that referred
    material under a particular heading;                                to in Article 6(1).
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                             Article 4                                     (b) which sail under the flag of an EC Member State or of the
                                                                               former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
Bilateral cumulation in the former Yugoslav Republic of
                            Macedonia
                                                                           (c) which are owned to an extent of at least 50 per cent by
Materials originating in the Community shall be considered as                  nationals of EC Member States or of the former Yugoslav
materials originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of                       Republic of Macedonia, or by a company with its head
Macedonia when incorporated into a product obtained there.                     office in one of these States, of which the manager or
It shall not be necessary that such materials have undergone                   managers, Chairman of the Board of Directors or the
sufficient working or processing, provided they have                           Supervisory Board, and the majority of the members of
undergone working or processing going beyond that referred                     such boards are nationals of EC Member States or of the
to in Article 6(1).                                                            former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and of which, in
                                                                               addition, in the case of partnerships or limited companies,
                                                                               at least half the capital belongs to those States or to public
                             Article 5                                         bodies or nationals of the said States;
                  Wholly obtained products
                                                                           (d) of which the master and officers are nationals of EC
1.     The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in                 Member States or of the former Yugoslav Republic of
the Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:                    Macedonia; and
(a) mineral products extracted from their soil or from their
    seabed;                                                                (e) of which at least 75 per cent of the crew are nationals of
                                                                               EC Member States or of the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                               Macedonia.
(b) vegetable products harvested there;
(c) live animals born and raised there;                                                                  Article 6
(d) products from live animals raised there;                                        Sufficiently worked or processed products
                                                                           1.    For the purposes of Article 2, products which are not
(e) products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there;               wholly obtained are considered to be sufficiently worked or
                                                                           processed when the conditions set out in the list in Annex II
                                                                           are fulfilled.
(f) products of sea fishing and other products taken from the
    sea outside the territorial waters of the Community or the
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by their vessels;                The conditions referred to above indicate, for all products
                                                                           covered by this Agreement, the working or processing which
(g) products made aboard their factory ships exclusively from              must be carried out on non-originating materials used in
    products referred to in subparagraph (f);                              manufacturing and apply only in relation to such materials.
                                                                           Accordingly, it follows that if a product, which has acquired
                                                                           originating status by fulfilling the conditions set out in the list
(h) used articles collected there fit only for the recovery of raw         is used in the manufacture of another product, the conditions
    materials, including used tyres fit only for retreading or for         applicable to the product in which it is incorporated do not
    use as waste;                                                          apply to it, and no account shall be taken of the non-orig-
                                                                           inating materials which may have been used in its manufacture.
(i) waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations
    conducted there;                                                       2.    Notwithstanding paragraph 1, non-originating materials
                                                                           which, according to the conditions set out in the list, should
(j) products extracted from marine soil or subsoil outside their           not be used in the manufacture of a product may nevertheless
    territorial waters provided that they have sole rights to              be used, provided that:
    work that soil or subsoil;
                                                                           (a) their total value does not exceed 10 per cent of the
(k) goods produced there exclusively from the products                         ex-works price of the product;
    specified in subparagraphs (a) to (j).
2.     The terms their vessels and their factory ships in              (b) any of the percentages given in the list for the maximum
paragraph 1(f) and (g) shall apply only to vessels and factory                 value of non-originating materials are not exceeded
ships:                                                                         through the application of this paragraph.
(a) which are registered or recorded in an EC Member State or              This paragraph shall not apply to products falling within
    in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;                          Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonised System.
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3.     Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply except as provided in                                             Article 8
Article 7.
                                                                                                  Unit of qualification
                                                                          1.     The unit of qualification for the application of the
                             Article 7                                    provisions of this Protocol shall be the particular product
        Insufficient working or processing operations                     which is considered as the basic unit when determining classi-
                                                                          fication using the nomenclature of the Harmonised System.
1.     Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the following
operations shall be considered as insufficient working or                 Accordingly, it follows that:
processing to confer the status of originating products,
whether or not the requirements of Article 6 are satisfied:               (a) when a product composed of a group or assembly of
                                                                               articles is classified under the terms of the Harmonised
                                                                               System in a single heading, the whole constitutes the unit
(a) preserving operations to ensure that the products remain
                                                                               of qualification;
     in good condition during transport and storage;
                                                                          (b) when a consignment consists of a number of identical
(b) breaking-up and assembly of packages;                                      products classified under the same heading of the
                                                                               Harmonised System, each product must be taken indi-
(c) washing, cleaning; removal of dust, oxide, oil, paint or                   vidually when applying the provisions of this Protocol.
     other coverings;
                                                                          2.     Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonised System,
                                                                          packaging is included with the product for classification
(d) ironing or pressing of textiles;
                                                                          purposes, it shall be included for the purposes of determining
                                                                          origin.
(e) simple painting and polishing operations;
(f)  husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing, and glazing                                        Article 9
     of cereals and rice;                                                                Accessories, spare parts and tools
(g) operations to colour sugar or form sugar lumps;                       Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece of
                                                                          equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, which are part of
                                                                          the normal equipment and included in the price thereof or
(h) peeling, stoning and shelling, of fruits, nuts and vegetables;        which are not separately invoiced, shall be regarded as one
                                                                          with the piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle
(i)  sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;                       in question.
(j)  sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, grading, matching;                                      Article 10
     (including the making-up of sets of articles);
                                                                                                          Sets
(k) simple placing in bottles, cans, flasks, bags, cases, boxes,
     fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packaging             Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonised System,
     operations;                                                          shall be regarded as originating when all component products
                                                                          are originating. Nevertheless, when a set is composed of orig-
                                                                          inating and non-originating products, the set as a whole shall
(l)  affixing or printing marks, labels, logos and other like             be regarded as originating, provided that the value of the
     distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;                 non-originating products does not exceed 15 per cent of the
                                                                          ex-works price of the set.
(m) simple mixing of products, whether or not of different
     kinds,
                                                                                                       Article 11
(n) simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a                                            Neutral elements
     complete article or disassembly of products into parts;
                                                                          In order to determine whether a product originates, it shall not
                                                                          be necessary to determine the origin of the following which
(o) a combination of two or more operations specified in
                                                                          might be used in its manufacture:
     subparagraphs (a) to (n);
                                                                          (a) energy and fuel;
(p) slaughter of animals.
                                                                          (b) plant and equipment;
2.     All operations carried out either in the Community or in
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on a given product              (c) machines and tools;
shall be considered together when determining whether the
working or processing undergone by that product is to be                  (d) goods which do not enter and which are not intended to
regarded as insufficient within the meaning of paragraph 1.                    enter into the final composition of the product.
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                              TITLE III                                       (iii) certifying the conditions under which the products
                                                                                    remained in the transit country; or
                   TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS
                                                                          (c) failing these, any substantiating documents.
                             Article 12
                     Principle of territoriality                                                       Article 14
1.     The conditions for acquiring originating status set out in                                     Exhibitions
Title II must continue to be fulfilled at all times in the
Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.                   1.     Originating products, sent for exhibition in a country
                                                                          other than the Community or the former Yugoslav Republic
                                                                          of Macedonia shall benefit on importation from the provisions
2.     If originating goods exported from the Community or the            of the Agreement provided it is shown to the satisfaction of the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to another country are              customs authorities that:
returned, they must be considered as non-originating, unless it
can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs auth-
                                                                          (a) an exporter has       consigned these products from the
orities that:
                                                                              Community or         the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                              Macedonia to the    country in which the exhibition is held
(a)   the returning goods are the same as those that were                     and has exhibited   them there;
    exported; and
                                                                          (b) the products have been sold or otherwise disposed of by
(b) they have not undergone any operation beyond that                         that exporter to a person in the Community or the former
    necessary to preserve them in good condition while in                     Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
    that country or while being exported.
                                                                          (c) the products have been consigned during the exhibition or
                                                                              immediately thereafter in the state in which they were sent
                             Article 13                                       for exhibition; and
                         Direct transport                                 (d) the products have not, since they were consigned for
                                                                              exhibition, been used for any purpose other than demon-
1.     The preferential treatment provided for under the                      stration at the exhibition.
Agreement applies only to products, satisfying the
requirements of this Protocol, which are transported directly             2.     A proof of origin must be issued or made out in
between the Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                 accordance with the provisions of Title V and submitted to
Macedonia. However, products constituting one single                      the customs authorities of the importing country in the
consignment may be transported through other territories                  normal manner. The name and address of the exhibition
with, should the occasion arise, trans-shipment or temporary              must be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional docu-
warehousing in such territories, provided that they remain                mentary evidence of the conditions under which they have
under the surveillance of the customs authorities in the                  been exhibited may be required.
country of transit or warehousing and do not undergo
operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation
designed to preserve them in good condition.                              3.     Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, agri-
                                                                          cultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public show or
                                                                          display which is not organised for private purposes in shops
Originating products may be transported by pipeline across                or business premises with a view to the sale of foreign
territory other than that of the Community or the former                  products, and during which the products remain under
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.                                           customs control.
2.     Evidence that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 have
been fulfilled shall be supplied to the customs authorities of the                                      TITLE IV
importing country by the production of:
                                                                                             DRAWBACK OR EXEMPTION
(a) a single transport document covering the passage from the
    exporting country through the country of transit; or                                               Article 15
                                                                          Prohibition of drawback of, or exemption from, customs
(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the                                               duties
    country of transit:
                                                                          1.     Non-originating materials used in the manufacture of
                                                                          products originating in the Community, in the former
      (i) giving an exact description of the products;
                                                                          Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, for which a proof of origin
                                                                          is issued or made out in accordance with the provisions of
     (ii) stating the dates of unloading and reloading of the             Title V shall not be subject in the Community or the former
          products and, where applicable, the names of the                Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to drawback of, or exemption
          ships, or the other means of transport used; and                from, customs duties of whatever kind.
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2.     The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall apply to any                 and products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of
arrangement for refund, remission or non-payment, partial or             Macedonia shall, on importation into the Community benefit
complete, of customs duties or charges having an equivalent              from this Agreement upon submission of either:
effect, applicable in the Community or the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia to materials used in the manufacture
and to products covered by paragraph 1(b) above, where such
refund, remission or non-payment applies, expressly or in                (a) a movement certificate EUR.1, a specimen of which appears
effect, when products obtained from the said materials are                    in Annex III; or
exported and not when they are retained for home use there.
3.     The exporter of products covered by a proof of origin             (b) in the cases specified in Article 21(1), a declaration, the text
shall be prepared to submit at any time, upon request from the                of which appears in Annex IV, given by the exporter on an
customs authorities, all appropriate documents proving that no                invoice, a delivery note or any other commercial document
drawback has been obtained in respect of the non-originating                  which describes the products concerned in sufficient detail
materials used in the manufacture of the products concerned                   to enable them to be identified (hereinafter referred to as
and that all customs duties or charges having equivalent effect               the invoice declaration).
applicable to such materials have actually been paid.
4.     The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 shall also apply in           2.     Notwithstanding paragraph 1, originating products within
respect of packaging within the meaning of Article 8(2),                 the meaning of this Protocol shall, in the cases specified in
accessories, spare parts and tools within the meaning of                 Article 26, benefit from this Agreement without it being
Article 9 and products in a set within the meaning of Article            necessary to submit any of the documents referred to above.
10 when such items are non-originating.
5.     The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 shall apply only in
                                                                                                      Article 17
respect of materials which are of the kind to which the
Agreement applies. Furthermore, they shall not preclude the               Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1
application of an export refund system for agricultural
products, applicable upon export in accordance with the                  1.     A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the
provisions of the Agreement.                                             customs authorities of the exporting country on application
                                                                         having been made in writing by the exporter or, under the
6.     Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the former Yugoslav                  exporter’s responsibility, by his authorised representative.
Republic of Macedonia may apply arrangements for drawback
of, or exemption from, customs duties or charges having an
equivalent effect, applicable to materials used in the manu-             2.     For this purpose, the exporter or his authorised represen-
facture of originating products, subject to the following                tative shall fill out both the movement certificate EUR.1 and
provisions:                                                              the application form, specimens of which appear in Annex III.
                                                                         These forms shall be completed in one of the languages in
(a) a 5 per cent rate of customs charge shall be retained in             which this Agreement is drawn up and in accordance with
    respect of products falling within Chapters 25 to 49 and 64          the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting country.
    to 97 of the Harmonised System, or such lower rate as is in          If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in
    force in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;                  printed characters. The description of the products must be
                                                                         given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving
                                                                         any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled, a
(b) a 10 per cent rate of customs charge shall be retained in            horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the
    respect of products falling within Chapters 50 to 63 of the          description, the empty space being crossed through.
    Harmonised System, or such lower rate as is in force in the
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
                                                                         3.     The exporter applying for the issue of a movement
The provisions of this Article shall apply from 1 January 2003           certificate EUR.1 shall be prepared to submit at any time, at
and may be reviewed by common accord.                                    the request of the customs authorities of the exporting country
                                                                         where the movement certificate EUR.1 is issued, all appropriate
                                                                         documents proving the originating status of the products
                                                                         concerned as well as the fulfilment of the other requirements
                              TITLE V
                                                                         of this Protocol.
                       PROOF OF ORIGIN
                             Article 16                                  4.     A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the
                                                                         customs authorities of an EC Member State or the former
                     General requirements                                Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia if the products concerned
                                                                         can be considered as products originating in the Community
1.     Products originating in the Community shall, on                   or in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and fulfil the
importation into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia               other requirements of this Protocol.
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5.     The issuing customs authorities shall take any steps             5.     The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 shall be
necessary to verify the originating status of the products and          inserted in the Remarks box of the movement certificate
the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Protocol. For          EUR.1.
this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence
and to carry out any inspection of the exporter’s accounts or
any other check considered appropriate. The issuing customs
authorities shall also ensure that the forms referred to in                                          Article 19
paragraph 2 are duly completed. In particular, they shall
check whether the space reserved for the description of the                   Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1
products has been completed in such a manner as to exclude              1.     In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a movement
all possibility of fraudulent additions.                                certificate EUR.1, the exporter may apply to the customs auth-
                                                                        orities which issued it for a duplicate made out on the basis of
                                                                        the export documents in their possession.
6.     The date of issue of the movement certificate EUR.1 shall
be indicated in Box 11 of the certificate.
                                                                        2.     The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with
                                                                        one of the following words:
7.     A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the
customs authorities and made available to the exporter as
soon as actual exportation has been effected or ensured.                DUPLIKAT, DUPLICATA, DUPLICATO, DUPLICAAT, DU-
                                                                        PLICATE, `˝ÔÉˆÑ`Öˇ, DUPLICADO, SEGUNDA VIA, KAK-
                                                                        SOISKAPPALE, DUPLIKAT
                             Article 18                                 3.     The endorsement referred to in paragraph 2 shall be
    Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively                  inserted in the Remarks box of the duplicate movement
                                                                        certificate EUR.1.
1.     Notwithstanding Article 17(7), a movement certificate
EUR.1 may exceptionally be issued after exportation of the
products to which it relates if:                                        4.     The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of the
                                                                        original movement certificate EUR.1, shall take effect as from
                                                                        that date.
(a) it was not issued at the time of exportation because of
     errors or involuntary omissions or special circumstances; or
                                                                                                     Article 20
                                                                        Issue of movement certificates EUR.1 on the basis of a
(b) it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs auth-
                                                                                proof of origin issued or made out previously
     orities that a movement certificate EUR.1 was issued but
     was not accepted at importation for technical reasons.             When originating products are placed under the control of a
                                                                        customs office in the Community or the former Yugoslav
                                                                        Republic of Macedonia, it shall be possible to replace the
2.     For the implementation of paragraph 1, the exporter              original proof of origin by one or more movement certificates
must indicate in his application the place and date of expor-           EUR.1 for the purpose of sending all or some of these products
tation of the products to which the movement certificate EUR.1          elsewhere within the Community or the former Yugoslav
relates, and state the reasons for his request.                         Republic of Macedonia. The replacement movement
                                                                        certificate(s) EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs office
                                                                        under whose control the products are placed.
3.     The customs authorities may issue a movement certificate
EUR.1 retrospectively only after verifying that the information
supplied in the exporter’s application agrees with that in the                                       Article 21
corresponding file.
                                                                             Conditions for making out an invoice declaration
                                                                        1.     An invoice declaration as referred to in Article 16(1)(b)
4.     Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively must          may be made out:
be endorsed with one of the following phrases:
                                                                        (a) by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 22,
NACHTR˜GLICH AUSGESTELLT, DELIVRE A POSTERIORI,                         or
RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI, AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI,
ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY, UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE,
¯˚˜ˇ¨¯˝ ¯˚ ÔÙ˝ ÕÓÔ¯ÑÙ˝, EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI,                      (b) by any exporter for any consignment consisting of one or
EMITIDO A POSTERIORI, ANNETTU J˜LKIK˜TEEN, UTF˜R-                      more packages containing originating products whose total
DAT I EFTERHAND, DOPOLNITELNO IZDADENO                                   value does not exceed EUR 6 000.
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2.    An invoice declaration may be made out if the products            not fulfil the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 or otherwise
concerned can be considered as products originating in the              makes an incorrect use of the authorisation.
Community or in the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.
                                                                                                     Article 23
3.    The exporter making out an invoice declaration shall be
prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs                              Validity of proof of origin
authorities of the exporting country, all appropriate documents         1.    A proof of origin shall be valid for four months from the
proving the originating status of the products concerned as             date of issue in the exporting country, and must be submitted
well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this                within the said period to the customs authorities of the
Protocol.                                                               importing country.
4.    An invoice declaration shall be made out by the exporter          2.    Proofs of origin which are submitted to the customs auth-
by typing, stamping or printing on the invoice, the delivery            orities of the importing country after the final date for pres-
note or another commercial document, the declaration, the text          entation specified in paragraph 1 may be accepted for the
of which appears in Annex IV, using one of the linguistic               purpose of applying preferential treatment, where the failure
versions set out in that Annex and in accordance with the               to submit these documents by the final date set is due to
provisions of the domestic law of the exporting country. If             exceptional circumstances.
the declaration is handwritten, it shall be written in ink in
printed characters.
                                                                        3.    In other cases of belated presentation, the customs auth-
                                                                        orities of the importing country may accept the proofs of
5.    Invoice declarations shall bear the original signature of         origin where the products have been submitted before the
the exporter in manuscript. However, an approved exporter               said final date.
within the meaning of Article 22 shall not be required to
sign such declarations provided that he gives the customs auth-
orities of the exporting country a written undertaking that he                                       Article 24
accepts full responsibility for any invoice declaration which
identifies him as if it had been signed in manuscript by him.                            Submission of proof of origin
6.    An invoice declaration may be made out by the exporter            Proofs of origin shall be submitted to the customs authorities
when the products to which it relates are exported, or after            of the importing country in accordance with the procedures
exportation on condition that it is presented in the importing          applicable in that country. The said authorities may require a
country no longer than two years after the importation of the           translation of a proof of origin and may also require the import
products to which it relates.                                           declaration to be accompanied by a statement from the
                                                                        importer to the effect that the products meet the conditions
                                                                        required for the implementation of the Agreement.
                            Article 22
                      Approved exporter                                                              Article 25
1.    The customs authorities of the exporting country may                                Importation by instalments
authorise any exporter who makes frequent shipments of
products under this Agreement to make out invoice                       Where, at the request of the importer and on the conditions
declarations irrespective of the value of the products                  laid down by the customs authorities of the importing country,
concerned. An exporter seeking such authorisation must offer            dismantled or non-assembled products within the meaning of
to the satisfaction of the customs authorities all guarantees           General Rule 2(a) of the Harmonised System falling within
necessary to verify the originating status of the products as           Sections XVI and XVII or heading Nos 7308 and 9406 of
well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this                the Harmonised System are imported by instalments, a single
Protocol.                                                               proof of origin for such products shall be submitted to the
                                                                        customs authorities upon importation of the first instalment.
2.    The customs authorities may grant the status of approved
exporter subject to any conditions which they consider appro-                                        Article 26
priate.
                                                                                       Exemptions from proof of origin
3.    The customs authorities shall grant to the approved
exporter a customs authorisation number which shall appear              1.    Products sent as small packages from private persons to
on the invoice declaration.                                             private persons or forming part of travellers’ personal luggage
                                                                        shall be admitted as originating products without requiring the
                                                                        submission of a proof of origin, provided that such products
4.    The customs authorities shall monitor the use of the              are not imported by way of trade and have been declared as
authorisation by the approved exporter.                                 meeting the requirements of this Protocol and where there is
                                                                        no doubt as to the veracity of such a declaration. In the case of
5.    The customs authorities may withdraw the authorisation            products sent by post, this declaration can be made on the
at any time. They shall do so where the approved exporter no            customs declaration CN22/CN23 or on a sheet of paper
longer offers the guarantees referred to in paragraph 1, does           annexed to that document.
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2.     Imports which are occasional and consist solely of               2.    The exporter making out an invoice declaration shall
products for the personal use of the recipients or travellers           keep for at least three years a copy of this invoice declaration
or their families shall not be considered as imports by way             as well as the documents referred to in Article 21(3).
of trade if it is evident from the nature and quantity of the
products that no commercial purpose is in view.
                                                                        3.    The customs authorities of the exporting country issuing
                                                                        a movement certificate EUR.1 shall keep for at least three years
3.     Furthermore, the total value of these products shall not         the application form referred to in Article 17(2).
exceed EUR 500 in the case of small packages or EUR 1 200
in the case of products forming part of travellers’ personal
luggage.
                                                                        4.    The customs authorities of the importing country shall
                                                                        keep for at least three years the movement certificates EUR.1
                                                                        and the invoice declarations submitted to them.
                            Article 27
                    Supporting documents
                                                                                                   Article 29
The documents referred to in Articles 17(3) and 21(3) used for
the purpose of proving that products covered by a movement                            Discrepancies and formal errors
certificate EUR.1 or an invoice declaration can be considered as        1.    The discovery of slight discrepancies between the
products originating in the Community or in the former                  statements made in the proof of origin and those made in
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and fulfil the other                     the documents submitted to the customs office for the
requirements of this Protocol may consist inter alia of the             purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the
following:                                                              products shall not ipso facto render the proof of origin null
                                                                        and void if it is duly established that this document does
                                                                        correspond to the products submitted.
(a) direct evidence of the processes carried out by the exporter
     or supplier to obtain the goods concerned, contained for
     example in his accounts or internal book-keeping;                  2.    Obvious formal errors such as typing errors on a proof of
                                                                        origin should not cause this document to be rejected if these
                                                                        errors are not such as to create doubts concerning the
                                                                        correctness of the statements made in this document.
(b) documents proving the originating status of materials used,
     issued or made out in the Community or the former
     Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia where these documents
     are used in accordance with domestic law;
                                                                                                   Article 30
                                                                                         Amounts expressed in Euro
(c) documents proving the working or processing of materials            1.    For the application of the provisions of Article 21(1)(b)
     in the Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of                and Article 26(3) in cases where products are invoiced in a
     Macedonia, issued or made out in the Community or the              currency other than euro, the amount in the national currency
     former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where these                 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia equivalent to
     documents are used in accordance with domestic law;                the amounts expressed in euro shall be fixed annually.
(d) movement certificates EUR.1 or invoice declarations                 2.    A consignment shall benefit from the provisions of
     proving the originating status of materials used, issued or        Article 21(1)(b) or Article 26(3) by reference to the currency
     made out in the Community or the former Yugoslav                   in which the invoice is drawn up, according to the amount
     Republic of Macedonia in accordance with this Protocol.            fixed by the Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                        Macedonia.
                            Article 28                                  3.    The amounts to be used in any given national currency
                                                                        shall be the equivalent in that currency of the amounts
Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents                expressed in euro as at the first working day of October. The
                                                                        amounts shall be communicated to the European Commission
1.     The exporter applying for the issue of a movement                by 15 October and shall apply from 1 January the following
certificate EUR.1 shall keep for at least three years the               year. The European Commission shall notify the former
documents referred to in Article 17(3).                                 Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the relevant amount.
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4.     The Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of                  invoice, if it has been submitted, the invoice declaration, or a
Macedonia may round up or down the amount resulting                      copy of these documents, to the customs authorities of the
from the conversion into its national currency of an amount              exporting country giving, where appropriate, the reasons for
expressed in euro. The rounded-off amount may not differ                 the enquiry. Any documents and information obtained
from the amount resulting from the conversion by more                    suggesting that the information given on the proof or origin
than 5 per cent. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia               is incorrect shall be forwarded in support of the request for
may retain unchanged its national currency equivalent of an              verification.
amount expressed in euro if, at the time of the annual
adjustment provided for in paragraph 3, the conversion of
that amount, prior to any rounding-off, results in an increase           3.     The verification shall be carried out by the customs auth-
of less that 15 per cent in the national currency equivalent. The        orities of the exporting country. For this purpose, they shall
national currency equivalent may be retained unchanged if the            have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any
conversion would result in a decrease in that equivalent value.          inspection of the exporter’s accounts or any other check
                                                                         considered appropriate.
5.     The amounts expressed in euro shall be reviewed by the
Stabilisation and Association Committee at the request of the            4.     If the customs authorities of the importing country
Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.                  decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment to
When carrying out this review, the Stabilisation and                     the products concerned while awaiting the results of the verifi-
Association Committee shall consider the desirability of                 cation, release of the products shall be offered to the importer
preserving the effects of the limits concerned in real terms.            subject to any precautionary measures judged necessary.
For this purpose, it may decide to modify the amounts
expressed in euro.
                                                                         5.     The customs authorities requesting the verification shall
                                                                         be informed of the results of this verification as soon as
                                                                         possible. These results must indicate clearly whether the
                                                                         documents are authentic and whether the products
                             TITLE VI                                    concerned can be considered as products originating in the
                                                                         Community or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
   ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
                                                                         and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.
                             Article 31
                                                                         6.     If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply within
                        Mutual assistance                                ten months of the date of the verification request or if the
                                                                         reply does not contain sufficient information to determine
1.     The customs authorities of the EC Member States and of            the authenticity of the document in question or the real
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall provide each             origin of the products, the requesting customs authorities
other, through the European Commission, with specimen                    shall, except in exceptional circumstances, refuse entitlement
impressions of stamps used in their customs offices for the              to the preferences.
issue of movement certificates EUR.1 and with the addresses
of the customs authorities responsible for verifying those
certificates and invoice declarations.
                                                                                                      Article 33
                                                                                                 Dispute settlement
2.     In order to ensure the proper application of this Protocol,
the Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of                        Where disputes arise in relation to the verification procedures
Macedonia shall assist each other, through the competent                 of Article 32 which cannot be settled between the customs
customs administrations, in checking the authenticity of the             authorities requesting a verification and the customs authorities
movement certificates EUR.1 or the invoice declarations and              responsible for carrying out this verification or where they
the correctness of the information given in these documents.             raise a question as to the interpretation of this Protocol, they
                                                                         shall be submitted to the Stabilisation and Association
                                                                         Committee.
                             Article 32
                Verification of proofs of origin                         In all cases the settlement of disputes between the importer and
                                                                         the customs authorities of the importing country shall be
1.     Subsequent verifications of proofs of origin shall be             under the legislation of the said country.
carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities
of the importing country have reasonable doubts as to the
authenticity of such documents, the originating status of the                                         Article 34
products concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements
of this Protocol.                                                                                      Penalties
                                                                         Penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, or
2.     For the purposes of implementing the provisions of                causes to be drawn up, a document which contains incorrect
paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing                    information for the purpose of obtaining a preferential
country shall return the movement certificate EUR.1 and the              treatment for products.
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                            Article 35                                     (b) products obtained in Ceuta and Melilla in the manu-
                                                                               facture of which products other than those referred to
                           Free zones                                          in (a) are used, provided that:
1.     The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of
                                                                                (i) the said products have undergone sufficient working
Macedonia shall take all necessary steps to ensure that
                                                                                    or processing within the meaning of Article 6 of
products traded under cover of a proof of origin which in
                                                                                    this Protocol; or that
the course of transport use a free zone situated in their
territory, are not substituted by other goods and do not
undergo handling other than normal operations designed to                      (ii) those products are originating in the former
prevent their deterioration.                                                        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or the
                                                                                    Community within the meaning of this Protocol,
2.     By means of an exemption to the provisions contained in                      provided that they have been submitted to
paragraph 1, when products originating in the Community or                          working or processing which goes beyond the insuf-
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are imported into                         ficient working or processing referred to in Ar-
a free zone under cover of a proof of origin and undergo                            ticle 7(1).
treatment or processing, the authorities concerned shall issue
a new EUR.1 certificate at the exporter’s request, if the              2. products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of
treatment or processing undergone is in conformity with the                Macedonia:
provisions of this Protocol.
                                                                           (a) products wholly obtained in the former Yugoslav
                                                                               Republic of Macedonia;
                             TITLE VII
                                                                           (b) products obtained in the former Yugoslav Republic of
                     CEUTA AND MELILLA                                         Macedonia, in the manufacture of which products other
                                                                               than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that:
                            Article 36
                                                                                (i) the said products have undergone sufficient working
                 Application of the Protocol                                        or processing within the meaning of Article 6 of
                                                                                    this Protocol; or that
1.     The term Community used in Article 2 does not cover
Ceuta and Melilla.                                                             (ii) those products are originating in Ceuta and Melilla
                                                                                    or the Community within the meaning of this
2.     Products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of                      Protocol, provided that they have been submitted
Macedonia, when imported into Ceuta or Melilla, shall enjoy in                      to working or processing which goes beyond the
all respects the same customs regime as that which is applied                       insufficient working or processing referred to in
to products originating in the customs territory of the                             Article 7(1).
Community under Protocol 2 of the Act of Accession of the
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the                    2.     Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single territory.
European Communities. The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia shall grant to imports of products covered by the            3.     The exporter or his authorised representative shall enter
Agreement and originating in Ceuta and Melilla the same                the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ceuta and
customs regime as that which is granted to products                    Melilla in Box 2 of movement certificates EUR.1 or on invoice
imported from and originating in the Community.                        declarations. In addition, in the case of products originating in
                                                                       Ceuta and Melilla, this shall be indicated in Box 4 of movement
3.     For the purpose of the application of paragraph 2               certificates EUR.1 or on invoice declarations.
concerning products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this
Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the special
                                                                       4.     The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for
conditions set out in Article 37.
                                                                       the application of this Protocol in Ceuta and Melilla.
                            Article 37
                                                                                                     TITLE VIII
                       Special conditions
                                                                                                FINAL PROVISIONS
1.     Providing they have been transported directly in
accordance with the provisions of Article 13, the following                                          Article 38
shall be considered as:
                                                                                          Amendments to the Protocol
1. products originating in Ceuta and Melilla:
                                                                       The Association Council may decide to amend the provisions
    (a) products wholly obtained in Ceuta and Melilla;                 of this Protocol.
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                                                                      ANNEX I
                                            INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO THE LIST IN ANNEX II
            Note 1
            The list sets out the conditions required for all products to be considered as sufficiently worked or processed within the
            meaning of Article 6.
            Note 2
            2.1. The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. The first column gives the heading number or
                 Chapter number used in the Harmonised System and the second column gives the description of goods used in
                 that system for that heading or Chapter. For each entry in the first two columns a rule is specified in column 3 or
                 4. Where, in some cases, the entry in the first column is preceded by an ex, this signifies that the rules in column
                 3 or 4 apply only to the part of that heading as described in column 2.
            2.2. Where several heading numbers are grouped together in column 1 or a Chapter number is given and the
                 description of products in column 2 is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rules in column 3 or 4
                 apply to all products which, under the Harmonised System, are classified in headings of the Chapter or in any of
                 the headings grouped together in column 1.
            2.3. Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent contains the
                 description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rules in column 3 or 4.
            2.4. Where, for an entry in the first two columns, a rule is specified in both columns 3 and 4, the exporter may opt, as
                 an alternative, to apply either the rule set out in column 3 or that set out in column 4. If no origin rule is given in
                 column 4, the rule set out in column 3 has to be applied.
            Note 3
            3.1. The provisions of Article 6, concerning products having acquired originating status which are used in the manu-
                 facture of other products, shall apply, regardless of whether this status has been acquired inside the factory where
                 these products are used or in another factory in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or in the Community.
                 Example:
                 An engine of heading No 8407, for which the rule states that the value of the non-originating materials which may
                 be incorporated may not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price, is made from other alloy steel roughly shaped by
                 forging of heading No ex 7224.
                 If this forging has been forged in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from a non-originating ingot, it has
                 already acquired originating status by virtue of the rule for heading No ex 7224 in the list. The forging can then
                 count as originating in the value-calculation for the engine, regardless of whether it was produced in the same
                 factory or in another factory in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The value of the non-originating ingot
                 is thus not taken into account when adding up the value of the non-originating materials used.
            3.2. The rule in the list represents the minimum amount of working or processing required, and the carrying-out of
                 more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, the carrying-out of less working or
                 processing cannot confer originating status. Thus, if a rule provides that non-originating material, at a certain
                 level of manufacture, may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of manufacture is allowed, and the
                 use of such material at a later stage is not.
            3.3. Without prejudice to Note 3.2, where a rule states that materials of any heading may be used, materials of the
                 same heading as the product may also be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may also be
                 contained in the rule. However, the expression manufacture from materials of any heading, including other
                 materials of heading No . . . means that only materials classified in the same heading as the product and of a
                 different description than that of the product as given in column 2 of the list may be used.
            3.4. When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, this means that
                 one or more materials may be used. It does not require that all be used.
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               Example:
               The rule for fabrics of headings Nos 5208 to 5212 provides that natural fibres may be used and that chemical
               materials, among other materials, may also be used. This does not mean that both have to be used; it is possible to
               use one or the other, or both.
          3.5 Where a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the condition
               obviously does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent nature, cannot satisfy the
               rule. (See also Note 6.2 below in relation to textiles).
               Example:
               The rule for prepared foods of heading No 1904, which specifically excludes the use of cereals and their derivatives,
               does not prevent the use of mineral salts, chemicals and other additives which are not products from cereals.
               However, this does not apply to products which, although they cannot be manufactured from the particular
               materials specified in the list, can be produced from a material of the same nature at an earlier stage of manu-
               facture.
               Example:
               In the case of an article of apparel of ex Chapter 62 made from non-woven materials, if the use of only
               non-originating yarn is allowed for this class of article, it is not possible to start from non-woven cloth even if
               non-woven cloths cannot normally be made from yarn. In such cases, the starting material would normally be at
               the stage before yarn that is, the fibre stage.
          3.6. Where, in a rule in the list, two percentages are given for the maximum value of non-originating materials that can
               be used, then these percentages may not be added together. In other words, the maximum value of all the
               non-originating materials used may never exceed the higher of the percentages given. Furthermore, the individual
               percentages must not be exceeded, in relation to the particular materials to which they apply.
          Note 4
          4.1. The term natural fibres is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres. It is restricted to
               the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, includes fibres which have
               been carded, combed or otherwise processed, but not spun.
          4.2. The term natural fibres includes horsehair of heading No 0503, silk of headings Nos 5002 and 5003, as well as
               wool-fibres and fine or coarse animal hair of headings Nos 5101 to 5105, cotton fibres of headings Nos 5201 to
               5203 and other vegetable fibres of headings 5301 to 5305.
          4.3. The terms textile pulp, chemical materials and paper-making materials are used in the list to describe the
               materials, not classified in Chapters 50 to 63, which can be used to manufacture artificial, synthetic or paper
               fibres or yarns.
          4.4. The term man-made staple fibres is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, staple fibres or
               waste, of headings Nos 5501 to 5507.
          Note 5
          5.1. Where, for a given product in the list, reference is made to this Note, the conditions set out in column 3 shall not
               be applied to any basic textile materials used in the manufacture of this product and which, taken together,
               represent 10 % or less of the total weight of all the basic textile materials used. (See also Notes 5.3 and 5.4 below.)
          5.2. However, the tolerance mentioned in Note 5.1 may be applied only to mixed products which have been made from
               two or more basic textile materials.
               The following are the basic textile materials:
                silk,
                wool,
                coarse animal hair,
                fine animal hair,
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             horsehair,
             cotton,
             paper-making materials and paper,
             flax,
             true hemp,
             jute and other textile bast fibres,
             sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave,
             coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres,
             synthetic man-made filaments,
             artificial man-made filaments,
             current-conducting filaments,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polypropylene,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyester,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyamide,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyacrylonitrile,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyimide,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polytetrafluoroethylene,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyphenylene sulphide,
             synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyvinyl chloride,
             other synthetic man-made staple fibres,
             artificial man-made staple fibres of viscose,
             other artificial man-made staple fibres,
             yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped,
             yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyester, whether or not gimped,
             products of heading No 5605 (metallised yarn) incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of
                 a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm,
                 sandwiched by means of a transparent or coloured adhesive between two layers of plastic film,
             other products of heading No 5605.
            Example:
            A yarn, of heading No 5205, made from cotton fibres of heading No 5203 and synthetic staple fibres of heading
            No 5506, is a mixed yarn. Therefore, non-originating synthetic staple fibres which do not satisfy the origin-rules
            (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) may be used up to a weight of 10 % of the
            yarn.
            Example:
            A woollen fabric, of heading No 5112, made from woollen yarn of heading No 5107 and synthetic yarn of staple
            fibres of heading No 5509, is a mixed fabric. Therefore, synthetic yarn which does not satisfy the origin-rules
            (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp), or woollen yarn which does not satisfy the
            origin-rules (which require manufacture from natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for
            spinning), or a combination of the two, may be used provided their total weight does not exceed 10 % of the
            weight of the fabric.
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                Example:
                Tufted textile fabric, of heading No 5802, made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and cotton fabric of heading
                No 5210, is a only mixed product if the cotton fabric is itself a mixed fabric made from yarns classified in two
                separate headings, or if the cotton yarns used are themselves mixtures.
                Example:
                If the tufted textile fabric concerned had been made from cotton yarn of heading No 5205 and synthetic fabric of
                heading No 5407, then, obviously, the yarns used are two separate basic textile materials and the tufted textile
                fabric is, accordingly, a mixed product.
          5.3. In the case of products incorporating yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether,
                whether or not gimped, this tolerance is 20 % in respect of this yarn.
          5.4. In the case of products incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film
                whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of an
                adhesive between two layers of plastic film, this tolerance is 30 % in respect of this strip.
          Note 6
          6.1. Where, in the list, reference is made to this Note, textile materials (with the exception of linings and interlinings),
                which do not satisfy the rule set out in the list in column 3 for the made-up product concerned, may be used,
                provided that they are classified in a heading other than that of the product and that their value does not exceed
                8 % of the ex-works price of the product.
          6.2. Without prejudice to Note 6.3, materials, which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63, may be used freely in
                the manufacture of textile products, whether or not they contain textiles.
                Example:
                If a rule in the list provides that, for a particular textile item (such as trousers), yarn must be used, this does not
                prevent the use of metal items, such as buttons, because buttons are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63. For
                the same reason, it does not prevent the use of slide-fasteners, even though slide-fasteners normally contain textiles.
          6.3. Where a percentage-rule applies, the value of materials which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63 must be
                taken into account when calculating the value of the non-originating materials incorporated.
          Note 7
          7.1. For the purposes of headings Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, the specific processes
                are the following:
                (a) vacuum-distillation;
                (b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation-process (1);
                (c) cracking;
                (d) reforming;
                (e) extraction by means of selective solvents;
                (f) the process comprising all of the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or
                     sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally-active
                     earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;
                (g) polymerisation;
                (h) alkylation;
                (i) isomerisation.
          (1) See Additional Explanatory Note 4(b) to Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature.
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            7.2. For the purposes of headings Nos 2710, 2711 and 2712, the specific processes are the following:
                  (a) vacuum-distillation;
                  (b) redistillation by a very thorough fractionation-process (1);
                  (c) cracking;
                  (d) reforming;
                  (e) extraction by means of selective solvents;
                  (f)  the process comprising all of the wing operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or
                       sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally-active
                       earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;
                  (g) polymerisation;
                  (h) alkylation;
                  (ij) isomerisation;
                  (k) in respect of heavy oils of heading No ex 2710 only, desulphurisation with hydrogen, resulting in a reduction
                       of at least 85 % of the sulphur-content of the products processed (ASTM D 1266-59 T method);
                  (l)  in respect of products of heading No 2710 only, deparaffining by a process other than filtering;
                  (m) in respect of heavy oils of heading No ex 2710 only, treatment with hydrogen, at a pressure of more than 20
                       bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C, with the use of a catalyst, other than to effect desulphurisation,
                       when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a chemical reaction. The further treatment, with hydrogen,
                       of lubricating oils of heading No ex 2710 (e.g. hydrofinishing or decolourisation), in order, more especially, to
                       improve colour or stability shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process;
                  (n) in respect of fuel oils of heading No ex 2710 only, atmospheric distillation, on condition that less than 30 % of
                       these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C, by the ASTM D 86 method;
                  (o) in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils of heading No ex 2710 only, treatment by means of a
                       high-frequency electrical brush-discharge.
            7.3. For the purposes of headings Nos ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, simple operations, such
                  as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water-separation, filtering, colouring, marking, obtaining a sulphur-content as a
                  result of mixing products with different sulphur-contents, or any combination of these operations or like
                  operations, do not confer origin.
            (1) See Additional Explanatory Note 4(b) to Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature.
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                                                                    ANNEX II
              LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING
                MATERIALS IN ORDER THAT THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED CAN OBTAIN ORIGINATING STATUS
                                                                              Working or processing, carried out on non-originating materials,
    HS heading No               Description of product
                                                                                             which confers originating status
         (1)                              (2)                                         (3)                    or                   (4)
   Chapter 1         Live animals                                  All the animals of Chapter 1 used
                                                                   must be wholly obtained
   Chapter 2         Meat and edible meat offal                    Manufacture in which all the
                                                                   materials of Chapters 1 and 2 used
                                                                   must be wholly obtained
   Chapter 3         Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other      Manufacture in which all the
                     aquatic invertebrates                         materials of Chapter 3 used must
                                                                   be wholly obtained
ex Chapter 4         Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural           Manufacture in which all the
                     honey; edible products of animal origin,      materials of Chapter 4 used must
                     not elsewhere specified or included;          be wholly obtained
                     except for:
   0403              Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream,           Manufacture in which:
                     yoghurt, kephir and other fermented or
                     acidified milk and cream, whether or not       all the materials of Chapter 4
                     concentrated or containing added sugar            used must be wholly obtained;
                     or other sweetening matter or flavoured
                     or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa       any fruit juice (except those of
                                                                       pineapple, lime or grapefruit) of
                                                                       heading No 2009 used must
                                                                       already be originating;
                                                                    the value of any materials of
                                                                       Chapter 17 used does not
                                                                       exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                       price of the product
ex Chapter 5         Products of animal origin, not elsewhere      Manufacture in which all the
                     specified or included; except for:            materials of Chapter 5 used must
                                                                   be wholly obtained
ex 0502              Prepared pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles      Cleaning, disinfecting, sorting and
                     and hair                                      straightening of bristles and hair
   Chapter 6         Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots     Manufacture in which:
                     and the like; cut flowers and ornamental
                     foliage                                        all the materials of Chapter 6
                                                                       used must be wholly obtained
                                                                    the value of all the materials used
                                                                       does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                       ex-works price of the product
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         (1)                       (2)                                          (3)                or (4)
   Chapter 7   Edible vegetables and certain roots and      Manufacture in which all the
               tubers                                       materials of Chapter 7 used must
                                                            be wholly obtained
   Chapter 8   Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits Manufacture in which:
               or melons
                                                             all the fruit and nuts used must
                                                                be wholly obtained;
                                                             the value of any materials of
                                                                Chapter 17 used does not
                                                                exceed 30 % of the value of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 9   Coffee, tea, matØ and spices; except for:    Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials of Chapter 9 used must
                                                            be wholly obtained
   0901        Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaf-     Manufacture from materials of any
               feinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee     heading
               substitutes containing coffee in any
               proportion
   0902        Tea, whether or not flavoured                Manufacture from materials of any
                                                            heading
ex 0910        Mixtures of spices                           Manufacture from materials of any
                                                            heading
   Chapter 10  Cereals                                      Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials of Chapter 10 used must
                                                            be wholly obtained
ex Chapter 11  Products of the milling industry; malt;      Manufacture in which all the cereals,
               starches; inulin; wheat gluten; except for:  edible vegetables, roots and tubers of
                                                            heading No 0714 or fruit used must
                                                            be wholly obtained
ex 1106        Flour, meal and powder of the dried,         Drying and milling of leguminous
               shelled leguminous vegetables of             vegetables of heading No 0708
               heading No 0713
   Chapter 12  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscel-     Manufacture in which all the
               laneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial  materials of Chapter 12 used must
               or medicinal plants; straw and fodder        be wholly obtained
   1301        Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and    Manufacture in which the value of
               oleoresins (for example, balsams)            any materials of heading No 1301
                                                            used may not exceed 50 % of the
                                                            ex-works price of the product
   1302        Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic
               substances, pectinates and pectates;
               agar-agar and other mucilages and
               thickeners, whether or not modified,
               derived from vegetable products:
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         (1)                       (2)                                       (3)                 or (4)
                Mucilages and thickeners, modified,       Manufacture from non-modified
                  derived from vegetable products          mucilages and thickeners
                Other                                     Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                           50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   Chapter 14  Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable     Manufacture in which all the
               products not elsewhere specified or         materials of Chapter 14 used must
               included                                    be wholly obtained
ex Chapter 15  Animal or vegetable fats and oils and       Manufacture in which all the
               their cleavage products; prepared edible    materials used are classified within
               fats; animal or vegetable waxes; except     a heading other than that of the
               for:                                        product
   1501        Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat,
               other than that of heading No 0209 or
               1503:
                Fats from bones or waste                  Manufacture from materials of any
                                                           heading except those of heading No
                                                           0203, 0206 or 0207 or bones of
                                                           heading No 0506
                Other                                     Manufacture from meat or edible
                                                           offal of swine of heading No 0203
                                                           or 0206 or of meat and edible offal
                                                           of poultry of heading No 0207
   1502        Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats,
               other than those of heading No 1503
                Fats from bones or waste                  Manufacture from materials of any
                                                           heading except those of heading No
                                                           0201, 0202, 0204 or 0206 or bones
                                                           of heading No 0506
                Other                                     Manufacture in which all the
                                                           materials of Chapter 2 used must
                                                           be wholly obtained
   1504        Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish
               or marine mammals, whether or not
               refined, but not chemically modified:
                Solid fractions                           Manufacture from materials of any
                                                           heading including other materials of
                                                           heading No 1504
                Other                                     Manufacture in which all the
                                                           materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used
                                                           must be wholly obtained
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        (1)                       (2)                                        (3)                or (4)
ex 1505      Refined lanolin                               Manufacture from crude wool grease
                                                           of heading No 1505
   1506      Other animal fats and oils and their
             fractions, whether or not refined, but
             not chemically modified:
              Solid fractions                             Manufacture from materials of any
                                                           heading including other materials of
                                                           heading No 1506
              Other                                       Manufacture in which all the
                                                           materials of Chapter 2 used must
                                                           be wholly obtained
   1507      Vegetable oils and their fractions:
   to
   1515
              Soya, ground nut, palm, copra, palm         Manufacture in which all the
                kernel, babassu, tung and oiticica oil,    materials used are classified within
                myrtle wax and Japan wax, fractions        a heading other than that of the
                of jojoba oil and oils for technical or    product
                industrial uses other than the manu-
                facture of foodstuffs for human
                consumption
              Solid fractions, except for that of         Manufacture from other materials of
                jojoba oil                                 heading Nos 1507 to 1515
              Other                                       Manufacture in which all the
                                                           vegetable materials used must be
                                                           wholly obtained
   1516      Animal or vegetable fats and oils and         Manufacture in which:
             their fractions, partly or wholly hydro-
             genated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or
             elaidinised, whether or not refined, but       all the materials of Chapter 2
             not further prepared                              used must be wholly obtained;
                                                            all the vegetable materials used
                                                               must be wholly obtained.
                                                               However, materials of heading
                                                               Nos 1507, 1508, 1511 and 1513
                                                               may be used
   1517      Margarine; edible mixtures or prep-           Manufacture in which:
             arations of animal or vegetable fats or
             oils or of fractions of different fats or
             oils of this Chapter, other than edible        all the materials of Chapters 2
             fats or oils or their fractions of heading        and 4 used must be wholly
             No 1516                                           obtained;
                                                            all the vegetable materials used
                                                               must be wholly obtained.
                                                               However, materials of heading
                                                               Nos 1507, 1508, 1511 and 1513
                                                               may be used
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         (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or (4)
   Chapter 16  Preparations of meat, of fish or of crus-    Manufacture from animals of Chapter
               taceans, molluscs or other aquatic invert-   1
               ebrates
                                                            All the materials of Chapter 3 used
                                                            must be wholly obtained
ex Chapter 17  Sugars and sugar confectionery; except       Manufacture in which all the
               for:                                         materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex 1701        Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure       Manufacture in which the value of
               sucrose, in solid form, containing added     any materials of Chapter 17 used
               flavouring or colouring matter               does not exceed 30 % of the
                                                            ex-works price of the product
   1702        Other sugars, including chemically pure
               lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in
               solid form; sugar syrups not containing
               added flavouring or colouring matter;
               artificial honey, whether or not mixed
               with natural honey; caramel:
                Chemically-pure maltose and fructose       Manufacture from materials of any
                                                            heading including other materials of
                                                            heading No 1702
                Other sugars in solid form, containing     Manufacture in which the value of
                  added flavouring or colouring matter      any materials of Chapter 17 used
                                                            does not exceed 30 % of the
                                                            ex-works price of the product
                Other                                      Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used must already be orig-
                                                            inating
ex 1703        Molasses resulting from the extraction or    Manufacture in which the value of
               refining of sugar, containing added          any materials of Chapter 17 used
               flavouring or colouring matter               does not exceed 30 % of the
                                                            ex-works price of the product
   1704        Sugar confectionery (including white         Manufacture in which:
               chocolate), not containing cocoa
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of any materials of
                                                                Chapter 17 used does not
                                                                exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                price of the product
   Chapter 18  Cocoa and cocoa preparations                 Manufacture in which:
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of any materials of
                                                                Chapter 17 used does not
                                                                exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                price of the product
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        (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or (4)
  1901       Malt extract; food preparations of flour,
             meal, starch or malt extract, not
             containing cocoa or containing less
             than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated
             on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere
             specified or included; food preparations
             of goods of heading Nos 0401 to 0404,
             not containing cocoa or containing less
             than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated
             on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere
             specified or included:
              Malt extract                                Manufacture from cereals of Chapter
                                                           10
              Other                                       Manufacture in which:
                                                            all the materials used are
                                                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of the materials of each
                                                               of Chapters 4 and 17 used does
                                                               not exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                               price of the product
  1902       Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed
             (with meat or other substances) or
             otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti,
             macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi,
             ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or
             not prepared:
              Containing 20 % or less by weight of        Manufacture in which all the cereals
                meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or     and derivatives (except durum wheat
                molluscs                                   and its derivatives) used must be
                                                           wholly obtained
              Containing more than 20 % by weight         Manufacture in which:
                of meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans
                or molluscs
                                                            all cereals and derivatives (except
                                                               durum wheat and its derivatives)
                                                               used must be wholly obtained;
                                                            all the materials of Chapters 2
                                                               and 3 used must be wholly
                                                               obtained
  1903       Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared     Manufacture from materials of any
             from starch, in the form of flakes, grains,   heading except potato starch of
             pearls, siftings or similar forms             heading No 1108
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           (1)                                   (2)                                             (3)               or (4)
    1904                   Prepared foods obtained by the swelling           Manufacture:
                           or roasting of cereals or cereal products
                           (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other
                           than maize (corn)) in grain form, or in            from materials not classified
                           the form of flakes or other worked                    within heading No 1806;
                           grains (except flour and meal),
                           pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not
                           elsewhere specified or included                    in which all the cereals and flour
                                                                                 (except durum wheat and its
                                                                                 derivatives, and Zea indurata
                                                                                 maize) used must be wholly
                                                                                 obtained (1);
                                                                              in which the value of any
                                                                                 materials of Chapter 17 used
                                                                                 does not exceed 30 % of the
                                                                                 ex-works price of the product
    1905                   Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other          Manufacture from materials of any
                           bakers’ wares, whether or not containing          heading except those of Chapter 11
                           cocoa; communion wafers, empty
                           cachets of a kind suitable for phar-
                           maceutical use, sealing wafers, rice
                           paper and similar products
ex Chapter 20              Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or        Manufacture in which all the fruit,
                           other parts of plants; except for:                nuts or vegetables used must be
                                                                             wholly obtained
ex 2001                    Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible           Manufacture in which all the
                           parts of plants containing 5 % or more            materials used are classified within
                           by weight of starch, prepared or                  a heading other than that of the
                           preserved by vinegar or acetic acid               product
ex 2004                    Potatoes in the form of flour, meal or            Manufacture in which all the
    and                    flakes, prepared or preserved otherwise           materials used are classified within
ex 2005                    than by vinegar or acetic acid                    a heading other than that of the
                                                                             product
    2006                   Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and           Manufacture in which the value of
                           other parts of plants, preserved by               any materials of Chapter 17 used
                           sugar (drained, glacØ or crystallized)            does not exceed 30 % of the
                                                                             ex-works price of the product
    2007                   Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or         Manufacture in which:
                           nut purØe and fruit or nut pastes, being
                           cooked preparations, whether or not
                           containing added sugar or other                    all the materials used are
                           sweetening matter                                     classified within a heading other
                                                                                 than that of the product;
                                                                              the value of any materials of
                                                                                 Chapter 17 used does not
                                                                                 exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                                 price of the product
ex 2008                     Nuts, not containing added sugar or             Manufacture in which the value of
                              spirits                                        the originating nuts and oil seeds of
                                                                             heading Nos 0801, 0802 and 1202
                                                                             to 1207 used exceeds 60 % of the
                                                                             ex-works price of the product
(1) The exception concerning Zea indurata maize is applicable until 31 December 2002.
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         (1)                       (2)                                         (3)               or (4)
               Peanut butter; mixtures based on cereals;   Manufacture in which all the
               palm hearts; maize (corn)                   materials used are classified within
                                                           a heading other than that of the
                                                           product
                Other except for fruit and nuts cooked    Manufacture in which:
                  otherwise than by steaming or boiling
                  in water, not containing added sugar,
                  frozen                                    all the materials used are
                                                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of any materials of
                                                               Chapter 17 used does not
                                                               exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                               price of the product
   2009        Fruit juices (including grape must) and     Manufacture in which:
               vegetable juices, unfermented and not
               containing added spirit, whether or not
               containing added sugar or other              all the materials used are
               sweetening matter                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of any materials of
                                                               Chapter 17 used does not
                                                               exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                               price of the product
ex Chapter 21  Miscellaneous edible preparations; except   Manufacture in which all the
               for:                                        materials used are classified within
                                                           a heading other than that of the
                                                           product
   2101        Extracts, essences and concentrates, of     Manufacture in which:
               coffee, tea or matØ and preparations
               with a basis of these products or with
               a basis of coffee, tea or matØ; roasted      all the materials used are
               chicory and other roasted coffee                classified within a heading other
               substitutes, and extracts, essences and         than that of the product;
               concentrates thereof
                                                            all the chicory used must be
                                                               wholly obtained
   2103        Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed
               condiments and mixed seasonings;
               mustard flour and meal and prepared
               mustard:
                Sauces and preparations therefor;         Manufacture in which all the
                  mixed     condiments    and     mixed    materials used are classified within
                  seasonings                               a heading other than that of the
                                                           product. However, mustard flour or
                                                           meal or prepared mustard may be
                                                           used
                Mustard flour and meal and prepared       Manufacture from materials of any
                  mustard                                  heading
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         (1)                       (2)                                           (3)               or (4)
ex 2104         Soups and broths and preparations          Manufacture from materials of any
                  therefor                                  heading       except     prepared   or
                                                            preserved vegetables of heading Nos
                                                            2002 to 2005
   2106        Food preparations         not    elsewhere   Manufacture in which:
               specified or included
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of the materials of each
                                                                of Chapters 4 and 17 used does
                                                                not exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                price of the product
ex Chapter 22  Beverages, spirits and vinegar; except for:  Manufacture in which:
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             all the grapes or any material
                                                                derived from grapes used must
                                                                be wholly obtained
   2202        Waters, including mineral waters and         Manufacture in which:
               aerated waters, containing added sugar
               or other sweetening matter or flavoured,
               and other non-alcoholic beverages, not        all the materials used are
               including fruit or vegetable juices of           classified within a heading other
               heading No 2009                                  than that of the product;
                                                             the value of any materials of
                                                                Chapter 17 used does not
                                                                exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                price of the product;
                                                             any fruit juice used (except for
                                                                pineapple, lime and grapefruit
                                                                juices) must already be orig-
                                                                inating
   2207        Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an              Manufacture:
               alcoholic strength by volume of 80 %
               vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other
               spirits, denatured, of any strength           from materials not classified
                                                                within headings Nos 2207 or
                                                                2208,
                                                             in which all the grapes or any
                                                                material derived from grapes
                                                                used must be wholly obtained
                                                                or if all the other materials used
                                                                are already originating, arrack
                                                                may be used up to a limit of
                                                                5 % by volume
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         (1)                       (2)                                           (3)                or (4)
   2208        Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an               Manufacture:
               alcoholic strength by volume of less
               than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and
               other spirituous beverages                     from materials not classified
                                                                 within headings Nos 2207 or
                                                                 2208,
                                                              in which all the grapes or any
                                                                 material derived from grapes
                                                                 used must be wholly obtained
                                                                 or if all the other materials used
                                                                 are already originating, arrack
                                                                 may be used up to a limit of
                                                                 5 % by volume
ex Chapter 23  Residues and waste from the food              Manufacture in which all the
               industries; prepared animal fodder;           materials used are classified within
               except for:                                   a heading other than that of the
                                                             product
ex 2301        Whale meal; flours, meals and pellets of      Manufacture in which all the
               fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other     materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used
               aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human        must be wholly obtained
               consumption
ex 2303        Residues from the manufacture of starch       Manufacture in which all the maize
               from maize (excluding concentrated            used must be wholly obtained
               steeping liquors), of a protein content,
               calculated on the dry product,
               exceeding 40 % by weight
ex 2306        Oil cake and other solid residues             Manufacture in which all the olives
               resulting from the extraction of olive        used must be wholly obtained
               oil, containing more than 3 % of olive oil
   2309        Preparations of a kind used in animal         Manufacture in which:
               feeding
                                                              all the cereals, sugar or molasses,
                                                                 meat or milk used must already
                                                                 be originating;
                                                              all the materials of Chapter 3
                                                                 used must be wholly obtained
ex Chapter 24  Tobacco and manufactured           tobacco    Manufacture in which all the
               substitutes; except for:                      materials of Chapter 24 used must
                                                             be wholly obtained
   2402        Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes,  Manufacture in which at least 70 %
               of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes          by weight of the unmanufactured
                                                             tobacco or tobacco refuse of
                                                             heading No 2401 used must already
                                                             be originating
ex 2403        Smoking tobacco                               Manufacture in which at least 70 %
                                                             by weight of the unmanufactured
                                                             tobacco or tobacco refuse of
                                                             heading No 2401 used must already
                                                             be originating
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         (1)                         (2)                                          (3)               or (4)
ex Chapter 25  Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering    Manufacture in which all the
               materials, lime and cement; except for:        materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
ex 2504        Natural crystalline graphite, with             Enriching of the carbon content,
               enriched carbon content, purified and          purifying and grinding of crude
               ground                                         crystalline graphite
ex 2515        Marble, merely cut, by sawing or               Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of
               otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a           marble (even if already sawn) of a
               rectangular (including square) shape, of       thickness exceeding 25 cm
               a thickness not exceeding 25 cm
ex 2516        Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and       Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of
               other monumental or building stone,            stone (even if already sawn) of a
               merely cut, by sawing or otherwise,            thickness exceeding 25 cm
               into blocks or slabs of a rectangular
               (including square) shape, of a thickness
               not exceeding 25 cm
ex 2518        Calcined dolomite                              Calcination of dolomite not calcined
ex 2519        Crushed natural magnesium carbonate            Manufacture in which all the
               (magnesite),      in      hermetically-sealed  materials used are classified within
               containers, and magnesium oxide,               a heading other than that of the
               whether or not pure, other than fused          product.        However,      natural
               magnesia or dead-burned (sintered)             magnesium carbonate (magnesite)
               magnesia                                       may be used
ex 2520        Plasters specially prepared for dentistry      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                              the materials used does not exceed
                                                              50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              product
ex 2524        Natural asbestos fibres                        Manufacture        from      asbestos
                                                              concentrate
ex 2525        Mica powder                                    Grinding of mica or mica waste
ex 2530        Earth colours, calcined or powdered            Calcination or grinding of earth
                                                              colours
   Chapter 26  Ores, slag and ash                             Manufacture in which all the
                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
ex Chapter 27  Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products       Manufacture in which all the
               of     their    distillation;    bituminous    materials used are classified within
               substances; mineral waxes; except for:         a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
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            (1)                                     (2)                                              (3)                or (4)
ex 2707                     Oils in which the weight of the aromatic             Operations of refining and/or one or
                            constituents exceeds that of the                     more specific process(es) (1)
                            non-aromatic constituents, being oils
                            similar to mineral oils obtained by distil-
                            lation of high temperature coal tar, of              or
                            which more than 65 % by volume
                            distils at a temperature of up to 250 °C
                            (including mixtures of petroleum spirit              Other operations in which all the
                            and benzole), for use as power or                    materials used are classified within
                            heating fuels                                        a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
ex 2709                     Crude oils obtained from bituminous                  Destructive distillation of bituminous
                            minerals                                             materials
    2710                    Petroleum oils and oils obtained from                Operations of refining and/or one or
                            bituminous materials, other than crude;              more specific process(es) (2)
                            preparations not elsewhere specified or
                            included, containing by weight 70 % or
                            more of petroleum oils or of oils                    or
                            obtained from bituminous materials,
                            these oils being the basic constituents
                            of the preparations                                  Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
    2711                    Petroleum gases and other gaseous                    Operations of refining and/or one or
                            hydrocarbons                                         more specific process(es) (2)
                                                                                 or
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
    2712                    Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcryst-           Operations of refining and/or one or
                            alline petroleum wax, slack wax,                     more specific process(es) (2)
                            ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other
                            mineral waxes, and similar products
                            obtained by synthesis or by other                    or
                            processes, whether or not coloured
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
(1) For the special conditions relating to specific processes see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.
(2) For the special conditions relating to specific processes see Introductory Note 7.2.
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            (1)                                     (2)                                             (3)                 or                (4)
    2713                    Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and                Operations of refining and/or one or
                            other residues of petroleum oils or of               more specific process(es) (1)
                            oils obtained from bituminous materials
                                                                                 or
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
    2714                    Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous             Operations of refining and/or one or
                            or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and          more specific process(es) (1)
                            asphaltic rocks
                                                                                 or
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
    2715                    Bituminous mixtures based on natural                 Operations of refining and/or one or
                            asphalt, on natural bitumen, on                      more specific process(es) (1)
                            petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or
                            on mineral tar pitch (for example,                   or
                            bituminous mastics, cut-backs)                       Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
ex Chapter 28               Inorganic        chemicals;      organic       or    Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
                            inorganic compounds of precious                      materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
                            metals, of rare-earth metals, of radio-              a heading other than that of the          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                            active elements or of isotopes; except for:          product. However, materials classified    product
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
ex 2805                     Mischmetall                                        Manufacture by electrolytic or
                                                                                 thermal treatment in which the
                                                                                 value of all the materials used does
                                                                                 not exceed 50 % of the ex-works
                                                                                 price of the product
ex 2811                     Sulphur trioxide                                     Manufacture from sulphur dioxide          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                                           product
ex 2833                     Aluminium sulphate                                   Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                 the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                 50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                 product
ex 2840                     Sodium perborate                                     Manufacture from disodium tetra-          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                 borate pentahydrate                       the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                                           product
(1) For the special conditions relating to specific processes see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.
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            (1)                                     (2)                                             (3)                 or                (4)
ex Chapter 29               Organic chemicals; except for:                       Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                 materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified    product
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
ex 2901                     Acyclic hydrocarbons for use as power                Operations of refining and/or one or
                            or heating fuels                                     more specific process(es) (1)
                                                                                 or
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
ex 2902                     Cyclanes and cyclenes (other than                    Operations of refining and/or one or
                            azulenes), benzene, toluene, xylenes, for            more specific process(es) (1)
                            use as power or heating fuels
                                                                                 or
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used, provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                                 the product
ex 2905                     Metal alcoholates of alcohols of this                Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
                            heading and of ethanol                               heading, including other materials        the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                 of heading No 2905. However,              40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                 metal alcoholates of this heading         product
                                                                                 may be used, provided their value
                                                                                 does not exceed 20 % of the
                                                                                 ex-works price of the product
    2915                    Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids               Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
                            and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides             heading. However, the value of all        the materials used does not exceed
                            and peroxyacids; their halogenated,                  the materials of heading Nos 2915         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                            sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated                  and 2916 used may not exceed              product
                            derivatives                                          20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                 product
ex 2932                      Internal ethers and their halogenated,             Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
                               sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated               heading. However, the value of all        the materials used does not exceed
                               derivatives                                       the materials of heading No 2909          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                 used may not exceed 20 % of the           product
                                                                                 ex-works price of the product
                             Cyclic acetals and internal hemiacetals            Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
                               and their halogenated, sulphonated,               heading                                   the materials used does not exceed
                               nitrated or nitrosated derivatives                                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                                           product
(1) For the special conditions relating to specific processes see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.
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         (1)                       (2)                                       (3)                  or                (4)
   2933        Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen        Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
               hetero-atom(s) only                         heading. However, the value of all        the materials used does not exceed
                                                           the materials of heading Nos 2932         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           and 2933 used may not exceed              product
                                                           20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   2934        Nucleic acids and their salts; other        Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
               heterocyclic compounds                      heading. However, the value of all        the materials used does not exceed
                                                           the materials of heading Nos 2932,        40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           2933 and 2934 used may not exceed         product
                                                           20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
ex Chapter 30  Pharmaceutical products; except for:        Manufacture in which all the
                                                           materials used are classified within
                                                           a heading other than that of the
                                                           product. However, materials classified
                                                           within the same heading may be
                                                           used provided their value does not
                                                           exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                           of the product
   3002        Human blood; animal blood prepared for
               therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic
               uses; antisera and other blood fractions
               and modified immunological products,
               whether or not obtained by means of
               biotechnological processes; vaccines,
               toxins, cultures of micro-organisms
               (excluding yeasts) and similar products:
                Products consisting of two or more        Manufacture from materials of any
                  constituents which have been mixed       heading, including other materials
                  together for therapeutic or prophy-      of heading No 3002. The materials
                  lactic uses or unmixed products for      of this description may also be
                  these uses, put up in measured doses     used, provided their value does not
                  or in forms or packings for retail sale  exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of
                                                           the product
                Other:
                 Human blood                             Manufacture from materials of any
                                                           heading, including other materials
                                                           of heading No 3002. The materials
                                                           of this description may also be
                                                           used, provided their value does not
                                                           exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of
                                                           the product
                 Animal blood prepared for thera-        Manufacture from materials of any
                    peutic or prophylactic uses            heading, including other materials
                                                           of heading No 3002. The materials
                                                           of this description may also be
                                                           used, provided their value does not
                                                           exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of
                                                           the product
                 Blood fractions other than antisera,    Manufacture from materials of any
                    haemoglobin, blood globulins and       heading, including other materials
                    serum globulins                        of heading No 3002. The materials
                                                           of this description may also be
                                                           used, provided their value does not
                                                           exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of
                                                           the product
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         (1)                        (2)                                         (3)                or                (4)
                 Haemoglobin, blood globulins and         Manufacture from materials of any
                    serum globulins                         heading, including other materials
                                                            of heading No 3002. The materials
                                                            of this description may also be
                                                            used, provided their value does not
                                                            exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of
                                                            the product
                 Other                                    Manufacture from materials of any
                                                            heading, including other materials
                                                            of heading No 3002. The materials
                                                            of this description may also be
                                                            used, provided their value does not
                                                            exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of
                                                            the product
   3003        Medicaments (excluding goods            of
   and         heading No 3002, 3005 or 3006):
   3004
                Obtained from amikacin of heading          Manufacture in which all the
                  No 2941                                   materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, materials of
                                                            heading No 3003 or 3004 may be
                                                            used provided their value, taken
                                                            together, does not exceed 20 % of
                                                            the ex works price of the product
                Other                                      Manufacture in which:
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product.
                                                                However, materials of heading
                                                                No 3003 or 3004 may be used
                                                                provided their value, taken
                                                                together, does not exceed 20 %
                                                                of the ex-works price of the
                                                                product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 31  Fertilizers; except for:                     Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
                                                            a heading other than that of the          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product. However, materials classified    product
                                                            within the same heading may be
                                                            used provided their value does not
                                                            exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                            of the product
ex 3105        Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing   Manufacture in which:                     Manufacture in which the value of all
               two or three of the fertilizing elements                                               the materials used does not exceed
               nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium;          all the materials used are              40 % of the ex-works price of the
               other fertilizers; goods of this Chapter,        classified within a heading other     product
               in tablets or similar forms or in                than that of the product.
               packages of a gross weight not                   However, materials classified
               exceeding 10 kg, except for:                     within the same heading may be
                                                                used provided their value does
                sodium nitrate                                 not exceed 20 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product;
                calcium cyanamide
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                potassium sulphate                             does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
                magnesium potassium sulphate
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            (1)                                    (2)                                             (3)                    or                    (4)
ex Chapter 32                 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and          Manufacture in which all the                   Manufacture in which the value of all
                              their derivatives; dyes, pigments and            materials used are classified within           the materials used does not exceed
                              other colouring matter; paints and               a heading other than that of the               40 % of the ex-works price of the
                              varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks;        product. However, materials classified         product
                              except for:                                      within the same heading may be
                                                                               used provided their value does not
                                                                               exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                               of the product
ex 3201                       Tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and      Manufacture from tanning extracts of           Manufacture in which the value of all
                              other derivatives                                vegetable origin                               the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                                              product
     3205                     Colour lakes; preparations as specified in       Manufacture from materials of any              Manufacture in which the value of all
                              Note 3 to this Chapter based on colour           heading, except heading Nos 3203,              the materials used does not exceed
                              lakes (1)                                        3204 and 3205. However, materials              40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                               from heading No 3205 may be used               product
                                                                               provided their value does not exceed
                                                                               20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                               product
ex Chapter 33                 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery,         Manufacture in which all the                   Manufacture in which the value of all
                              cosmetic or toilet preparations; except          materials used are classified within           the materials used does not exceed
                              for:                                             a heading other than that of the               40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                               product. However, materials classified         product
                                                                               within the same heading may be
                                                                               used provided their value does not
                                                                               exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                               of the product
     3301                     Essential oils (terpeneless or not),             Manufacture from materials of any              Manufacture in which the value of all
                              including concretes and absolutes;               heading, including materials of a              the materials used does not exceed
                              resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concen-         different group (2) in this heading.         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                              trates of essential oils in fats, in fixed       However, materials of the same                 product
                              oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by          group may be used, provided their
                              enfleurage or maceration; terpenic               value does not exceed 20 % of the
                              by-products of the deterpenation of              ex-works price of the product
                              essential oils; aqueous distillates and
                              aqueous solutions of essential oils
ex Chapter 34                 Soap, organic surface-active agents,             Manufacture in which all the                   Manufacture in which the value of all
                              washing preparations, lubricating prep-          materials used are classified within           the materials used does not exceed
                              arations, artificial waxes, prepared             a heading other than that of the               40 % of the ex-works price of the
                              waxes, polishing or scouring prep-               product. However, materials classified         product
                              arations, candles and similar articles,          within the same heading may be
                              modelling pastes, dental waxes and             used provided their value does not
                              dental preparations with a basis of              exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                              plaster; except for:                             of the product
(1) Note 3 to Chapter 32 says that these preparations are those of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring provided
    they are not classified in another heading in Chapter 32.
(2) A group is regarded as any part of the heading separated from the rest by a semi-colon.
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            (1)                                     (2)                                              (3)                 or                (4)
ex 3403                     Lubricating preparations containing less             Operations of refining and/or one or
                            than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils                more specific process(es) (1)
                            or oils obtained from bituminous
                            minerals                                             or
                                                                                 Other operations in which all the
                                                                                 materials used are classified within
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
    3404                    Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:
                             With a basis of paraffin, petroleum                Manufacture in which all the
                               waxes,        waxes       obtained       from     materials used are classified within
                               bituminous minerals, slack wax or                 a heading other than that of the
                               scale wax                                         product. However, materials classified
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
                             Other                                              Manufacture from materials of any          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                 heading, except:                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                  hydrogenated oils having the             product
                                                                                     character of waxes of heading
                                                                                     No 1516;
                                                                                  fatty acids not chemically defined
                                                                                     or industrial fatty alcohols having
                                                                                     the character of waxes of heading
                                                                                     No 3823;
                                                                                  materials of heading No 3404
                                                                                 However, these materials may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
ex Chapter 35               Albuminoidal          substances;       modified     Manufacture in which all the               Manufacture in which the value of all
                            starches; glues; enzymes; except for:                materials used are classified within       the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                 a heading other than that of the           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                 product. However, materials classified     product
                                                                                 within the same heading may be
                                                                                 used provided their value does not
                                                                                 exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                 of the product
    3505                    Dextrins and other modified starches (for
                            example, pregelatinised or esterified
                            starches); glues based on starches, or on
                            dextrins or other modified starches:
                             Starch ethers and esters                           Manufacture from materials of any          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                 heading, including other materials         the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                 of heading No 3505                         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                                            product
(1) For the special conditions relating to specific processes see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3
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         (1)                        (2)                                        (3)                  or                (4)
                Other                                       Manufacture from materials of any         Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                             heading, except those of heading          the materials used does not exceed
                                                             No 1108                                   40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                       product
ex 3507        Prepared enzymes          not     elsewhere   Manufacture in which the value of all
               specified or included                         the materials used does not exceed
                                                             50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   Chapter 36  Explosives;      pyrotechnic      products;   Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
               matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain           materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
               combustible preparations                      a heading other than that of the          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product. However, materials classified    product
                                                             within the same heading may be
                                                             used provided their value does not
                                                             exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                             of the product
ex Chapter 37  Photographic or cinematographic goods;        Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
               except for:                                   materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
                                                             a heading other than that of the          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product. However, materials classified    product
                                                             within the same heading may be
                                                             used provided their value does not
                                                             exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                             of the product
   3701        Photographic plates and film in the flat,
               sensitized, unexposed, of any material
               other than paper, paperboard or
               textiles; instant print film in the flat,
               sensitized, unexposed, whether or not
               in packs:
                Instant print film for colour photo-        Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
                  graphy, in packs                           materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
                                                             a heading other than heading No           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             3701 or 3702. However, materials          product
                                                             from heading No 3702 may be
                                                             used provided their value does not
                                                             exceed 30 % of the ex-works price
                                                             of the product
                Other                                       Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                             materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
                                                             a heading other than heading No           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             3701 or 3702. However, materials          product
                                                             from heading Nos 3701 and 3702
                                                             may be used provided their value,
                                                             taken together, does not exceed
                                                             20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   3702        Photographic film in rolls, sensitized,       Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
               unexposed, of any material other than         materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
               paper, paperboard or textiles; instant        a heading other than heading No           40 % of the ex-works price of the
               print film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed    3701 or 3702                              product
   3704        Photographic      plates,    film     paper,  Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
               paperboard and textiles, exposed but          materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
               not developed                                 a heading other than heading Nos          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             3701 to 3704                              product
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         (1)                        (2)                                          (3)                   or                (4)
ex Chapter 38  Miscellaneous chemical products; except        Manufacture in which all the                Manufacture in which the value of all
               for:                                           materials used are classified within        the materials used does not exceed
                                                              a heading other than that of the            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              product. However, materials classified      product
                                                              within the same heading may be
                                                              used provided their value does not
                                                              exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                              of the product
ex 3801         Colloidal graphite in suspension in oil      Manufacture in which the value of all
                  and semi-colloidal graphite; carbon-        the materials used does not exceed
                  aceous pastes for electrodes                50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              product
                Graphite in paste form, being a              Manufacture in which the value of all       Manufacture in which the value of all
                  mixture of more than 30 % by                the materials of heading No 3403            the materials used does not exceed
                  weight of graphite with mineral oils        used does not exceed 20 % of the            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product               product
ex 3803        Refined tall oil                               Refining of crude tall oil                  Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                          the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                          product
ex 3805        Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified       Purification by distillation or refining    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                              of raw spirits of sulphate turpentine       the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                          product
ex 3806        Ester gums                                     Manufacture from resin acids                Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                          the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                          product
ex 3807        Wood pitch (wood tar pitch)                    Distillation of wood tar                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                          the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                          product
   3808        Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides,        Manufacture in which the value of all
               herbicides, anti-sprouting products and        the materials used does not exceed
               plant-growth regulators, disinfectants         50 % of the ex-works price of the
               and similar products, put up in forms          products
               or packings for retail sale or as prep-
               arations or articles (for example, sulphur-
               treated bands, wicks and candles, and
               fly-papers)
   3809        Finishing agents, dye carriers to              Manufacture in which the value of all
               accelerate the dyeing or fixing of             the materials used does not exceed
               dyestuffs and other products and prep-         50 % of the ex-works price of the
               arations (for example, dressings and           products
               mordants), of a kind used in the textile,
               paper, leather or like industries, not
               elsewhere specified or included
   3810        Pickling preparations for metal surfaces;      Manufacture in which the value of all
               fluxes and other auxiliary preparations        the materials used does not exceed
               for soldering, brazing or welding;             50 % the ex-works price of the
               soldering, brazing or welding powders          products
               and pastes consisting of metal and
               other materials; preparations of a kind
               used as cores or coatings for welding
               electrodes or rods
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        (1)                      (2)                                         (3)                 or (4)
   3811      Anti-knock      preparations,     oxidation
             inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity
             improvers, anti-corrosive preparations
             and other prepared additives, for
             mineral oils (including gasoline) or for
             other liquids used for the same
             purposes as mineral oils:
              Prepared additives for lubricating oil,     Manufacture in which the value of all
                containing petroleum oils or oils          the materials of heading No 3811
                obtained from bituminous minerals          used does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                           ex-works price of the product
              Other                                       Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                           50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   3812      Prepared rubber accelerators; compound        Manufacture in which the value of all
             plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not      the materials used does not exceed
             elsewhere specified or included; anti-        50 % of the ex-works price of the
             oxidizing preparations and other              product
             compound stabilizers for rubber or
             plastics
   3813      Preparations and charges for fire-extin-      Manufacture in which the value of all
             guishers;    charged     fire-extinguishing   the materials used does not exceed
             grenades                                      50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   3814      Organic composite solvents and thinners,      Manufacture in which the value of all
             not elsewhere specified or included;          the materials used does not exceed
             prepared paint or varnish removers            50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   3818      Chemical elements doped for use in elec-      Manufacture in which the value of all
             tronics, in the form of discs, wafers or      the materials used does not exceed
             similar forms; chemical compounds             50 % of the ex-works price of the
             doped for use in electronics                  product
   3819      Hydraulic brake fluids and other              Manufacture in which the value of all
             prepared liquids for hydraulic trans-         the materials used does not exceed
             mission, not containing or containing         50 % of the ex-works price of the
             less than 70 % by weight of petroleum         product
             oils or oils obtained from bituminous
             minerals
   3820      Anti-freezing preparations and prepared       Manufacture in which the value of all
             de-icing fluids                               the materials used does not exceed
                                                           50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   3822      Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a        Manufacture in which the value of all
             backing and prepared diagnostic or            the materials used does not exceed
             laboratory reagents, whether or not on        50 % of the ex-works price of the
             a backing, other than those of heading        product
             No 3002 or 3006
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        (1)                       (2)                                       (3)                  or                (4)
  3823       Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids;
             acid oils from refining; industrial fatty
             alcohols:
              Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids,     Manufacture in which all the
                acid oils from refining                   materials used are classified within
                                                          a heading other than that of the
                                                          product
              Industrial fatty alcohols                  Manufacture from materials of any
                                                          heading including other materials of
                                                          heading No 3823
  3824       Prepared binders for foundry moulds or
             cores; chemical products and prep-
             arations of the chemical or allied
             industries (including those consisting of
             mixtures of natural products), not
             elsewhere specified or included; residual
             products of the chemical or allied
             industries, not elsewhere specified or
             included:
              The following of this heading:             Manufacture in which all the              Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                          materials used are classified within      the materials used does not exceed
               Prepared binders for foundry             a heading other than that of the          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                  moulds or cores based on natural        product. However, materials classified    product
                  resinous products                       within the same heading may be
                                                          used provided their value does not
               Naphthenic acids, their water            exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                  insoluble salts and their esters        of the product
               Sorbitol other than that of heading
                  No 2905
               Petroleum sulphonates, excluding
                  petroleum sulphonates of alkali
                  metals, of ammonium or of ethano-
                  lamines; thiophenated sulphonic
                  acids of oils obtained from
                  bituminous minerals, and their salts
               Ion exchangers
               Getters for vacuum tubes
               Alkaline iron oxide for the purifi-
                  cation of gas
               Ammoniacal gas liquors and spent
                  oxide produced in coal gas purifi-
                  cation
               Sulphonaphthenic acids, their water
                  insoluble salts and their esters
               Fusel oil and Dippel’s oil
               Mixtures of salts having different
                  anions
               Copying pastes with a basis of
                  gelatin, whether or not on a paper
                  or textile backing
              Other                                      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                          the materials used does not exceed
                                                          50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                          product
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            (1)                                    (2)                                             (3)                or                   (4)
     3901                     Plastics in primary forms, waste, parings
     to                       and scrap, of plastic; except for heading
     3915                     Nos ex 3907 and 3912 for which the
                              rules are set out below:
                               Addition            homopolymerization         Manufacture in which:                      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                 products in which a single monomer                                                       the materials used does not exceed
                                 contributes more than 99 % by weight                                                     25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                 to the total polymer content                   the value of all the materials used      product
                                                                                   does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                                   ex-works price of the product;
                                                                                the value of any materials of
                                                                                   Chapter 39 used does not
                                                                                   exceed 20 % of the ex-works
                                                                                   price of the product (1)
                               Other                                          Manufacture in which the value of          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                               the materials of Chapter 39 used           the materials used does not exceed
                                                                               does not exceed 20 % of the                25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                               ex-works price of the product (1)          product
ex 3907                        Copolymer, made from polycarbonate             Manufacture in which all the
                                 and      acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene      materials used are classified within
                                 copolymer (ABS)                               a heading other than that of the
                                                                               product. However, materials classified
                                                                               within the same heading may be
                                                                               used provided their value does not
                                                                               exceed 50 % of the ex-works price
                                                                               of the product (1).
                               Polyester                                      Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                               any materials of Chapter 39 used
                                                                               does not exceed 20 % of the
                                                                               ex-works price of the product
                                                                               and/or manufacture from polycar-
                                                                               bonate of tetrabromo-(bisphenol A)
     3912                     Cellulose and its chemical derivatives,          Manufacture in which the value of
                              not elsewhere specified or included, in          any materials classified in the same
                              primary forms                                    heading as the product does not
                                                                               exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                               of the product
ex 3916                       Semi-manufactures and articles of
     to                       plastics; except for headings Nos
     3921                     ex 3916, ex 3917, ex 3920 and
                              ex 3921, for which the rules are set
                              out below:
                               Flat products, further worked than             Manufacture in which the value of          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                 only surface-worked or cut into               any materials of Chapter 39 used           the materials used does not exceed
                                 forms     other      than     rectangular     does not exceed 50 % of the                25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                 (including square); other products,           ex-works price of the product              product
                                 further worked than only surface-
                                 worked
(1) In the case of the products composed of materials classified within both heading Nos 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within heading Nos 3907 to 3911, on the
    other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product.
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             (1)                                   (2)                                                (3)                or                (4)
                               Other:
                                Addition          homopolymerization            Manufacture in which:                     Manufacture in which the value of all
                                   products in which a single                                                               the materials used does not exceed
                                   monomer contributes more than                   the value of all the materials used     25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                   99 % by weight to the total                         does not exceed 50 % of the          product
                                   polymer content                                     ex-works price of the product;
                                                                                   the value of any materials of
                                                                                       Chapter 39 used does not
                                                                                       exceed 20 % of the ex-works
                                                                                       price of the product (1)
                                Other                                           Manufacture in which the value of         Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                  any materials of Chapter 39 used          the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                  does not exceed 20 % of the               25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                  ex-works price of the product (1)         product
ex 3916                       Profile shapes and tubes                            Manufacture in which:                     Manufacture in which the value of all
     and                                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
ex 3917                                                                            the value of all the materials used     25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                       does not exceed 50 % of the          product
                                                                                       ex-works price of the product;
                                                                                   the value of any materials
                                                                                       classified within the same
                                                                                       heading as the product does not
                                                                                       exceed 20 % of the ex-works
                                                                                       price of the product
ex 3920                        Ionomer sheet or film                             Manufacture from a thermoplastic          Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                  partial salt which is a copolymer of      the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                  ethylene and metacrylic acid partly       25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                  neutralized with metal ions, mainly       product
                                                                                  zinc and sodium
                               Sheets of regenerated cellulose,                  Manufacture in which the value of
                                 polyamides or polyethylene                       any materials classified in the same
                                                                                  heading as the product does not
                                                                                  exceed 20 % of the ex-works price
                                                                                  of the product
ex 3921                       Foils of plastic, metallized                        Manufacture from highly transparent       Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                  polyester foils with a thickness of       the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                  less than 23 micron (2)                   25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                                            product
     3922                     Articles of plastics                                Manufacture in which the value of all
     to                                                                           the materials used does not exceed
     3926                                                                         50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                  product
ex Chapter 40                 Rubber and articles thereof; except for:            Manufacture in which all the
                                                                                  materials used are classified within
                                                                                  a heading other than that of the
                                                                                  product
ex 4001                       Laminated slabs of crepe rubber for                 Lamination of sheets of natural
                              shoes                                               rubber
(1) In the case of the products composed of materials classified within both heading Nos 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within heading Nos 3907 to 3911, on the
    other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product.
(2) The following foils shall be considered as highly transparent: foils, the optical dimming of which  measured according to ASTM-D 1003-16 by Gardner Hazemeter
    (i.e. Hazefactor)  is less than 2 %.
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         (1)                        (2)                                        (3)                 or (4)
   4005        Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in           Manufacture in which the value of all
               primary forms or in plates, sheets or         the materials used, except natural
               strip                                         rubber, does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                             ex-works price of the product
   4012        Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of
               rubber; solid or cushion tyres, inter-
               changeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of
               rubber:
                Retreaded pneumatic, solid or cushion       Retreading of used tyres
                  tyres, of rubber
                Other                                       Manufacture from materials of any
                                                             heading, except those of heading
                                                             No 4011 or 4012
ex 4017        Articles of hard rubber                       Manufacture from hard rubber
ex Chapter 41  Raw hides and skins (other than furskins)     Manufacture in which all the
               and leather; except for:                      materials used are classified within
                                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                             product
ex 4102        Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without          Removal of wool from sheep or lamb
               wool on                                       skins, with wool on
   4104        Leather, without hair or wool, other than     Retanning of pre-tanned leather
   to          leather of heading Nos 4108 or 4109
   4107                                                      or
                                                             Manufacture in which all the
                                                             materials used are classified within
                                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                             product
   4109        Patent leather and patent laminated           Manufacture from leather of heading
               leather; metallised leather                   Nos 4104 to 4107 provided its value
                                                             does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                             ex-works price of the product
   Chapter 42  Articles of leather; saddlery and harness;    Manufacture in which all the
               travel goods, handbags and similar            materials used are classified within
               containers; articles of animal gut (other     a heading other than that of the
               than silk worm gut)                           product
ex Chapter 43  Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures     Manufacture in which all the
               thereof; except for:                          materials used are classified within
                                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                             product
ex 4302        Tanned or dressed furskins, assembled:
                Plates, crosses and similar forms           Bleaching or dyeing, in addition to
                                                             cutting     and       assembly    of
                                                             non-assembled tanned or dressed
                                                             furskins
                Other                                       Manufacture from non-assembled,
                                                             tanned or dressed furskins
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         (1)                        (2)                                        (3)                or (4)
   4303        Articles of apparel, clothing accessories    Manufacture from non-assembled
               and other articles of furskin                tanned or dressed furskins of
                                                            heading No 4302
ex Chapter 44  Wood and articles of wood; wood              Manufacture in which all the
               charcoal; except for:                        materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex 4403        Wood roughly squared                         Manufacture from wood in the
                                                            rough, whether or not stripped of
                                                            its bark or merely roughed down
ex 4407        Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced      Planing, sanding or finger-jointing
               or peeled, of a thickness exceeding
               6 mm, planed, sanded or finger-jointed
ex 4408        Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood, of     Splicing, planing, sanding or finger-
               a thickness not exceeding 6 mm, spliced,     jointing
               and other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced
               or peeled of a thickness not exceeding
               6 mm, planed, sanded or finger-jointed
   4409        Wood continuously shaped along any of
               its edges or faces, whether or not planed,
               sanded or finger-jointed:
                Sanded or finger-jointed                   Sanding or finger-jointing
                Beadings and mouldings                     Beading or moulding
ex 4410        Beadings and mouldings, including            Beadings and moulding
   to          moulded skirting and other moulded
ex 4413        boards
ex 4415        Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and      Manufacture from boards not cut to
               similar packings, of wood                    size
ex 4416        Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other         Manufacture from riven staves, not
               coopers’ products and parts thereof, of      further worked than sawn on the
               wood                                         two principal surfaces
ex 4418         Builders’ joinery and carpentry of         Manufacture in which all the
                  wood                                      materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, cellular wood
                                                            panels, shingles and shakes may be
                                                            used
                Beadings and mouldings                     Beading or moulding
ex 4421        Match splints; wooden pegs or pins for       Manufacture from wood of any
               footwear                                     heading except drawn wood of
                                                            heading No 4409
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         (1)                        (2)                                         (3)               or (4)
ex Chapter 45  Cork and articles of cork; except for:       Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
   4503        Articles of natural cork                     Manufacture from cork of heading
                                                            No 4501
   Chapter 46  Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of      Manufacture in which all the
               other plaiting materials; basketware and     materials used are classified within
               wickerwork                                   a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
   Chapter 47  Pulp of wood or of other fibrous             Manufacture in which all the
               cellulosic material; recovered (waste and    materials used are classified within
               scrap) paper or paperboard                   a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex Chapter 48  Paper and paperboard; articles of paper      Manufacture in which all the
               pulp, of paper or of paperboard; except      materials used are classified within
               for:                                         a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex 4811        Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or        Manufacture from paper-making
               squared only                                 materials of Chapter 47
   4816        Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other      Manufacture from paper-making
               copying or transfer papers (other than       materials of Chapter 47
               those of heading No 4809), duplicator
               stencils and offset plates, of paper,
               whether or not put up in boxes
   4817        Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards     Manufacture in which:
               and correspondence cards, of paper or
               paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and       all the materials used are
               writing compendiums, of paper or                 classified within a heading other
               paperboard, containing an assortment             than that of the product;
               of paper stationery
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
ex 4818        Toilet paper                                 Manufacture from paper-making
                                                            materials of Chapter 47
ex 4819        Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other        Manufacture in which:
               packing      containers,     of     paper,
               paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs         all the materials used are
               of cellulose fibres                              classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
ex 4820        Letter pads                                  Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            the materials used does not exceed
                                                            50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
ex 4823        Other paper, paperboard, cellulose           Manufacture from paper-making
               wadding and webs of cellulose fibres,        materials of Chapter 47
               cut to size or shape
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
ex Chapter 49                Printed books, newspapers, pictures and          Manufacture in which all the
                             other products of the printing industry;         materials used are classified within
                             manuscripts, typescripts and plans;              a heading other than that of the
                             except for:                                      product
    4909                     Printed or illustrated postcards; printed        Manufacture from materials not
                             cards bearing personal greetings,                classified within heading No 4909
                             messages or announcements, whether               or 4911
                             or not illustrated, with or without
                             envelopes or trimmings
    4910                     Calendars of any kind, printed, including
                             calendar blocks:
                              Calendars of the perpetual type or           Manufacture in which:
                                with replaceable blocks mounted on
                                bases other than paper or paperboard           all the materials used are
                                                                                  classified within a heading other
                                                                                  than that of the product;
                                                                               the value of all the materials used
                                                                                  does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                                  ex-works price of the product
                              Other                                          Manufacture from materials not
                                                                              classified in heading No 4909 or
                                                                              4911
ex Chapter 50                Silk; except for:                                Manufacture in which all the
                                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
ex 5003                      Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable         Carding or combing of silk waste
                             for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted
                             stock), carded or combed
     5004                    Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste          Manufacture from (1)
     to
ex 5006                                                                        raw silk or silk waste carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               other natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5007                     Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste:
                              Incorporating rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  prepared for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 51                Wool, fine or coarse animal hair;                Manufacture in which all the
                             horsehair yarn and woven fabric;                 materials used are classified within
                             except for:                                      a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
    5106                     Yarn of wool, of fine or coarse animal           Manufacture from (1)
    to                       hair or of horsehair
    5110
                                                                               raw silk or silk waste carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5111                     Woven fabrics of wool, of fine or coarse
    to                       animal hair or of horsehair:
    5113
                              Incorporating rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  prepared for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 52                Cotton; except for:                              Manufacture in which all the
                                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
    5204                     Yarn and thread of cotton                        Manufacture from (1)
    to
    5207
                                                                               raw silk or silk waste carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5208                     Woven fabrics of cotton:
    to
    5212
                              Incorporating rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  prepared for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 53                Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn       Manufacture in which all the
                             and woven fabrics of paper yarn; except          materials used are classified within
                             for:                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
    5306                     Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres;          Manufacture from (1)
    to                       paper yarn
    5308
                                                                               raw silk or silk waste carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5309                     Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile
    to                       fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn:
    5311
                              Incorporating rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  prepared for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
    5401                     Yarn, monofilament        and   thread    of     Manufacture from (1)
    to                       man-made filaments
    5406
                                                                               raw silk or silk waste carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5407                     Woven fabrics of man-made filament
    ad                       yarn:
    5408
                              Incorporating rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  prepared for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
    5501                     Man-made staple fibres                           Manufacture from chemical materials
    to                                                                        or textile pulp
    5507
    5508                     Yarn and sewing thread of man-made               Manufacture from (1)
    to                       staple fibres
    5511
                                                                               raw silk or silk waste carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise prepared
                                                                                  for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5512                     Woven fabrics of man-made staple fibres:
    to
    5516
                              Incorporating rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)              or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  prepared for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 56                Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special            Manufacture from (1)
                             yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables
                             and articles thereof; except for:                 coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper making materials
    5602                     Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated,
                             covered or laminated:
                              Needleloom felt                                Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
                                                                              However:
                                                                               polypropylene            filament of
                                                                                  heading No 5402,
                                                                               polypropylene fibres of heading
                                                                                  No 5503 or 5506 or
                                                                               polypropylene filament tow of
                                                                                  heading No 5501, of which the
                                                                                  denomination in all cases of a
                                                                                  single filament or fibre is less
                                                                                  than 9 decitex,
                                                                              may be used provided their value
                                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                              ex-works price of the product
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres made
                                                                                  from casein, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
    5604                     Rubber thread and cord, textile covered;
                             textile yarn, and strip and the like of
                             heading No 5404 or 5405, impregnated,
                             coated, covered or sheathed with rubber
                             or plastics:
                              Rubber thread        and   cord,   textile     Manufacture from rubber thread or
                                covered                                       cord, not textile covered
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres, natural fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5605                     Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped,          Manufacture from (1)
                             being textile yarn, or strip or the like of
                             heading No 5404 or 5405, combined
                             with metal in the form of thread, strip           natural fibres,
                             or powder or covered with metal
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
    5606                     Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of           Manufacture from (1)
                             heading No 5404 or 5405, gimped
                             (other than those of heading No 5605
                             and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille              natural fibres,
                             yarn (including flock chenille yarn);
                             loop wale-yarn                                    man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning,
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                                  or
                                                                               paper-making materials
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)              or (4)
    Chapter 57               Carpets and other textile floor coverings:
                              Of needleloom felt                             Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
                                                                              However:
                                                                               polypropylene            filament of
                                                                                  heading No 5402,
                                                                               polypropylene fibres of heading
                                                                                  No 5503 or 5506 or
                                                                               polypropylene filament tow of
                                                                                  heading No 5501, of which the
                                                                                  denomination in all cases of a
                                                                                  single filament or fibre is less
                                                                                  than 9 decitex,
                                                                              may be used provided their value
                                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                              ex-works price of the product
                                                                               Jute fabric may be used as a
                                                                                  backing
                              Of other felt                                  Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres not carded or
                                                                                  combed or otherwise processed
                                                                                  for spinning, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn or jute yarn,
                                                                               synthetic or artificial filament
                                                                                  yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres, or
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning
                                                                              Jute fabric may be used as a backing
ex Chapter 58                Special woven fabrics; tufted textile
                             fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings;
                             embroidery; except for:
                              Combined with rubber thread                    Manufacture from single yarn (1)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
    5805                     Hand-woven tapestries of the types               Manufacture in which all the
                             Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais           materials used are classified within
                             and the like, and needle-worked                  a heading other than that of the
                             tapestries (for example, petit point,            product
                             cross stitch), whether or not made up
    5810                     Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in         Manufacture in which:
                             motifs
                                                                               all the materials used are
                                                                                  classified within a heading other
                                                                                  than that of the product;
                                                                               the value of all the materials used
                                                                                  does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                                  ex-works price of the product
    5901                     Textile fabrics coated with gum or               Manufacture from yarn
                             amylaceous substances, of a kind used
                             for the outer covers of books or the
                             like; tracing cloth; prepared painting
                             canvas; buckram and similar stiffened
                             textile fabrics of a kind used for hat
                             foundations
    5902                     Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of
                             nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or
                             viscose rayon:
                              Containing not more than 90 % by               Manufacture from yarn
                                weight of textile materials
                              Other                                          Manufacture from chemical materials
                                                                              or textile pulp
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
    5903                     Textile fabrics impregnated, coated,             Manufacture from yarn
                             covered or laminated with plastics,
                             other than those of heading No 5902
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
    5904                     Linoleum, whether or note cut to shape;          Manufacture from yarn (1)
                             floor coverings consisting of a coating or
                             covering applied on a textile backing,
                             whether or not cut to shape
    5905                     Textile wall coverings:
                              Impregnated, coated, covered or                Manufacture from yarn
                                laminated with rubber, plastics or
                                other materials
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               coir yarn,
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp,
                                                                              or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
    5906                     Rubberized textile fabrics, other than
                             those of heading No 5902:
                              Knitted or crocheted fabrics                   Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
                              Other fabrics made of synthetic                Manufacture from chemical materials
                                filament yarn, containing more than
                                90 % by weight of textile materials
                              Other                                          Manufacture from yarn
    5907                     Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated,           Manufacture from yarn
                             coated or covered; painted canvas being
                             theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or
                             the like                                         or
                                                                              Printing accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
    5908                     Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted,
                             for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the
                             like; incandescent gas mantles and
                             tubular knitted gas mantle fabric
                             therefor, whether or not impregnated:
                              Incandescent gas mantles, impregnated          Manufacture from tubular knitted gas
                                                                              mantle fabric
                              Other                                          Manufacture in which all the
                                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
    5909                     Textile articles of a kind suitable for
    to                       industrial use:
    5911
                              Polishing discs or rings other than of         Manufacture from yarn or waste
                                felt of heading 5911                          fabrics or rags of heading No 6310
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
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            (1)                                    (2)                                               (3)                  or (4)
                              Woven fabrics, of a kind commonly               Manufacture from (1)
                                used in papermaking or other
                                technical uses, felted or not, whether
                                or not impregnated or coated, tubular           coir yarn,
                                or endless with single or multiple
                                warp and/or weft, or flat woven with            the following materials:
                                multiple warp and/or weft of heading
                                No 5911
                                                                                    yarn         of     polytetrafluoro-
                                                                                        ethylene (2),
                                                                                    yarn, multiple, of polyamide,
                                                                                        coated       impregnated       or
                                                                                        covered with a phenolic resin,
                                                                                    yarn of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                        of     aromatic      polyamides,
                                                                                        obtained by polycondensation
                                                                                        of m-phenylenediamine and
                                                                                        isophthalic acid,
                                                                                    monofil of polytetrafluoro-
                                                                                        ethylene (2),
                                                                                    yarn of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                        of poly-p-phenylene tereph-
                                                                                        thalamide,
                                                                                    glass fibre yarn, coated with
                                                                                        phenol resin and gimped
                                                                                        with acrylic yarn (2),
                                                                                    copolyester monofilaments of
                                                                                        a polyester and a resin of
                                                                                        terephthalic       acid      and
                                                                                        1,4-cyclohexanediethanol and
                                                                                        isophthalic acid,
                                                                                natural fibres,
                                                                                man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                   carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                   processed for spinning, or
                                                                                chemical materials or textile pulp
                              Other                                           Manufacture from (1)
                                                                                coir yarn,
                                                                                natural fibres,
                                                                                man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                   carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                   processed for spinning, or
                                                                                chemical materials or textile pulp
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
(2) The use of this material is restricted to the manufacture of woven fabrics of a kind used in paper-making machinery.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
    Chapter 60               Knitted or crocheted fabrics                     Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
    Chapter 61               Articles of apparel and clothing
                             accessories, knitted or crocheted:
                              Obtained by sewing together or                 Manufacture from yarn (1) (2)
                                otherwise assembling, two or more
                                pieces of knitted or crocheted fabric
                                which have been either cut to form
                                or obtained directly to form
                              Other                                          Manufacture from (1)
                                                                               natural fibres,
                                                                               man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                  carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                  processed for spinning, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
ex Chapter 62                Articles of apparel and clothing                 Manufacture from yarn (1) (2)
                             accessories, not knitted or crocheted;
                             except for:
ex  6202,                    Women’s, girls’ and babies’ clothing and         Manufacture from yarn (2)
ex  6204,                    clothing      accessories    for     babies,
ex  6206,                    embroidered
ex  6209                                                                      or
     and
ex 6211                                                                       Manufacture from unembroidered
                                                                              fabric provided the value of the
                                                                              unembroidered fabric used does not
                                                                              exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                              the product (2)
ex 6210                      Fire-resistant equipment of fabric               Manufacture from yarn (2)
     and                     covered with foil of aluminized polyester
ex 6216
                                                                              or
                                                                              Manufacture from uncoated fabric
                                                                              provided the value of the uncoated
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 40 % of
                                                                              the ex-works price of the product (2)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
(2) See Introductory Note 6.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
    6213                     Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers,
    and                      mantillas, veils and the like:
    6214
                              Embroidered                                    Manufacture from unbleached single
                                                                              yarn (1) (2)
                                                                              or
                                                                              Manufacture from unembroidered
                                                                              fabric provided the value of the
                                                                              unembroidered fabric used does not
                                                                              exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                              the product (2)
                              Other                                          Manufacture from unbleached single
                                                                              yarn (1) (2)
                                                                              or
                                                                              Making up followed by printing
                                                                              accompanied by at least two
                                                                              preparatory or finishing operations
                                                                              (such as scouring, bleaching, merce-
                                                                              rising, heat setting, raising, calen-
                                                                              dering, shrink resistance processing,
                                                                              permanent finishing, decatising,
                                                                              impregnating, mending and burling)
                                                                              where the value of the unprinted
                                                                              goods of heading Nos 6213 and
                                                                              6214 used does not exceed 47,5 %
                                                                              of the ex-works price of the product
    6217                     Other made up clothing accessories;
                             parts of garments or of clothing
                             accessories, other than those of heading
                             No 6212:
                              Embroidered                                    Manufacture from yarn (2)
                                                                              or
                                                                              Manufacture from unembroidered
                                                                              fabric provided the value of the
                                                                              unembroidered fabric used does not
                                                                              exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                              the product (2)
                              Fire-resistant equipment of fabric             Manufacture from yarn (2)
                                covered with foil of aluminized
                                polyester
                                                                              or
                                                                              Manufacture from uncoated fabric
                                                                              provided the value of the uncoated
                                                                              fabric used does not exceed 40 % of
                                                                              the ex-works price of the product (2)
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
(2) See Introductory Note 6.
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            (1)                                       (2)                                              (3)                    or                     (4)
                              Interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut            Manufacture in which:
                                out
                                                                                   all the materials used are
                                                                                      classified within a heading other
                                                                                      than that of the product;
                                                                                   the value of all the materials used
                                                                                      does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                                      ex-works price of the product
                              Other                                              Manufacture from yarn (1)
ex Chapter 63                Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn           Manufacture in which all the
                             clothing and worn textile articles; rags;            materials used are classified within
                             except for:                                          a heading other than that of the
                                                                                  product
     6301                    Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen etc.;
     to                      curtains etc.; other furnishing articles:
     6304
                              Of felt, of nonwovens                              Manufacture from (2)
                                                                                   natural fibres, or
                                                                                   chemical materials or textile pulp
                              Other:
                               Embroidered                                      Manufacture from unbleached single
                                                                                  yarn (1) (3)
                                                                                  or
                                                                                  Manufacture from unembroidered
                                                                                  fabric (other than knitted or
                                                                                  crocheted) provided the value of the
                                                                                  unembroidered fabric used does not
                                                                                  exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                                  the product
                               Other                                            Manufacture from unbleached single
                                                                                  yarn (1) (3)
     6305                    Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the               Manufacture from (2)
                             packing of goods
                                                                                   natural fibres,
                                                                                   man-made staple fibres not
                                                                                      carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                      processed for spinning, or
                                                                                   chemical materials or textile pulp
(1) See Introductory Note 6.
(2) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
(3) For knitted or crocheted articles, not elastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or assembling pieces of knitted or crocheted fabrics (cut out or knitted directly to shape),
    see Introductory Note 6.
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            (1)                                   (2)                                               (3)             or (4)
    6306                     Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents;
                             sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft;
                             camping goods:
                              Of nonwovens                                   Manufacture from (1) (2)
                                                                               natural fibres, or
                                                                               chemical materials or textile pulp
                              Other                                          Manufacture from unbleached single
                                                                              yarn (1) (2)
    6307                     Other made-up articles, including dress          Manufacture in which the value of all
                             patterns                                         the materials used does not exceed
                                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                              product
    6308                     Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn,        Each item in the set must satisfy the
                             whether or not with accessories, for             rule which would apply to it if it
                             making up into rugs, tapestries,                 were not included in the set.
                             embroidered table cloths or serviettes,          However, non-originating articles
                             or similar textile articles, put up in           may be incorporated provided their
                             packings for retail sale                         total value does not exceed 15 % of
                                                                              the ex-works price of the set
ex Chapter 64                Footwear, gaiters and the like; except for:      Manufacture from materials of any
                                                                              heading except for assemblies of
                                                                              uppers affixed to inner soles or to
                                                                              other sole components of heading
                                                                              No 6406
    6406                     Parts of footwear (including uppers              Manufacture in which all the
                             whether or not attached to soles other           materials used are classified within
                             than outer soles); removable in-soles,           a heading other than that of the
                             heel cushions and similar articles;              product
                             gaiters, leggings and similar articles,
                             and parts thereof
ex Chapter 65                Headgear and parts thereof, except for:          Manufacture in which all the
                                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
    6503                     Felt hats and other felt headgear, made          Manufacture from yarn or textile
                             from the hat bodies, hoods or plateaux           fibres (2)
                             of heading No 6501, whether or not
                             lined or trimmed
    6505                     Hats and other headgear, knitted or              Manufacture from yarn or textile
                             crocheted, or made up from lace, felt            fibres (2)
                             or other textile fabric, in the piece (but
                             not in strips), whether or not lined or
                             trimmed; hair-nets of any material,
                             whether or not lined or trimmed
ex Chapter 66                Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks,        Manufacture in which all the
                             seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops, and parts      materials used are classified within
                             thereof; except for:                             a heading other than that of the
                                                                              product
(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
(2) See Introductory Note 6.
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           (1)                                  (2)                                          (3)                or (4)
    6601                  Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including          Manufacture in which the value of all
                          walking-stick        umbrellas,       garden    the materials used does not exceed
                          umbrellas and similar umbrellas)                50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                          product
    Chapter 67            Prepared feathers and down and articles         Manufacture in which all the
                          made of feathers or of down; artificial         materials used are classified within
                          flowers; articles of human hair                 a heading other than that of the
                                                                          product
ex Chapter 68             Articles of stone, plaster, cement,             Manufacture in which all the
                          asbestos, mica or similar materials;            materials used are classified within
                          except for:                                     a heading other than that of the
                                                                          product
ex 6803                   Articles of slate or of agglomerated slate      Manufacture from worked slate
ex 6812                   Articles of asbestos; articles of mixtures      Manufacture from materials of any
                          with a basis of asbestos or of mixtures         heading
                          with a basis of asbestos and magnesium
                          carbonate
ex 6814                   Articles of mica, including agglomerated        Manufacture from worked mica
                          or reconstituted mica, on a support of          (including agglomerated or recon-
                          paper, paperboard or other materials            stituted mica)
    Chapter 69            Ceramic products                                Manufacture in which all the
                                                                          materials used are classified within
                                                                          a heading other than that of the
                                                                          product
ex Chapter 70             Glass and glassware; except for:                Manufacture in which all the
                                                                          materials used are classified within
                                                                          a heading other than that of the
                                                                          product
ex 7003,                  Glass with a non-reflecting layer               Manufacture from       materials  of
ex 7004,                                                                  heading No 7001
     and
ex 7005
    7006                  Glass of heading No 7003, 7004 or
                          7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved,
                          drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked,
                          but not framed or fitted with other
                          materials:
                           Glass-plate substrates, coated with a         Manufacture      from     non-coated
                             dielectric thin film, and of a semicon-      glass-plate substrate of heading No
                             ductor grade in accordance with              7006
                             SEMII-standards (1)
                           Other                                         Manufacture from       materials  of
                                                                          heading No 7001
    7007                  Safety glass, consisting of toughened           Manufacture from       materials  of
                          (tempered) or laminated glass                   heading No 7001
    7008                  Multiple-walled insulating units of glass       Manufacture from       materials  of
                                                                          heading No 7001
(1) SEMII = Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute Incorporated.
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         (1)                        (2)                                          (3)                or (4)
   7009        Glass mirrors, whether or not framed,         Manufacture from         materials  of
               including rear-view mirrors                   heading 7001
   7010        Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, Manufacture in which all the
               ampoules and other containers, of glass,      materials used are classified within
               of a kind used for the conveyance or          a heading other than that of the
               packing of goods; preserving jars of          product
               glass; stoppers, lids and other closures,
               of glass
                                                             or
                                                             Cutting of glassware, provided the
                                                             value of the uncut glassware does
                                                             not exceed 50 % of the ex-works
                                                             price of the product
   7013        Glassware of a kind used for table,           Manufacture in which all the
               kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration    materials used are classified within
               or similar purposes (other than that of       a heading other than that of the
               heading No 7010 or 7018)                      product
                                                             or
                                                             Cutting of glassware, provided the
                                                             value of the uncut glassware does
                                                             not exceed 50 % of the ex-works
                                                             price of the product
                                                             or
                                                             Hand-decoration (with the exception
                                                             of     silk-screen      printing)   of
                                                             hand-blown glassware, provided the
                                                             value of the hand-blown glassware
                                                             does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                             ex-works price of the product
ex 7019        Articles (other than yarn) of glass fibres    Manufacture from:
                                                              uncoloured slivers, rovings, yarn
                                                                 or chopped strands, or
                                                              glass wool
ex Chapter 71  Natural or cultured pearls, precious or       Manufacture in which all the
               semi-precious stones, precious metals,        materials used are classified within
               metals clad with precious metal, and          a heading other than that of the
               articles thereof; imitation jewellery;        product
               coin; except for:
ex 7101        Natural or cultured pearls, graded and        Manufacture in which the value of all
               temporarily strung for convenience of         the materials used does not exceed
               transport                                     50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
ex 7102,       Worked precious or semi-precious stones       Manufacture        from       unworked
ex 7103        (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)         precious or semi-precious stones)
   and
ex 7104
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         (1)                       (2)                                         (3)                or (4)
   7106,       Precious metals:
   7108
   and
   7110         Unwrought                                  Manufacture from materials not
                                                            classified within heading No 7106,
                                                            7108 or 7110
                                                            or
                                                            Electrolytic, thermal or chemical
                                                            separation of precious metals of
                                                            heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110
                                                            or
                                                            Alloying of precious metals of
                                                            heading No 7106, 7108 or 7110
                                                            with each other or with base metals
                Semi-manufactured or in powder form        Manufacture      from     unwrought
                                                            precious metals
ex 7107,       Metals clad with precious metals, semi-      Manufacture from metals clad with
ex 7109        manufactured                                 precious metals, unwrought
   and
ex 7111
   7116        Articles of natural or cultured pearls,      Manufacture in which the value of all
               precious or semi-precious stones             the materials used does not exceed
               (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)        50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
   7117        Imitation jewellery                          Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
                                                            or
                                                            Manufacture from base metal parts,
                                                            not plated or covered with precious
                                                            metals, provided the value of all the
                                                            materials used does not exceed 50 %
                                                            of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 72  Iron and steel; except for:                  Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
   7207        Semi-finished products      of   iron  or    Manufacture from materials of
               non-alloy steel                              heading No 7201, 7202, 7203,
                                                            7204 or 7205
   7208        Flat-rolled products, bars and rods,         Manufacture from ingots or other
   to          angles, shapes and sections of iron or       primary forms of heading No 7206
   7216        non-alloy steel
   7217        Wire of iron or non-alloy steel              Manufacture from semi-finished
                                                            materials of heading No 7207
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         (1)                         (2)                                         (3)                or (4)
ex 7218,       Semi-finished       products,    flat-rolled  Manufacture from ingots or other
   7219        products, bars and rods, angles, shapes       primary forms of heading No 7218
   to          and sections of stainless steel
   7222
   7223        Wire of stainless steel                       Manufacture from semi-finished
                                                             materials of heading No 7218
ex 7224,       Semi-finished       products,    flat-rolled  Manufacture from ingots or other
   7225        products, hot-rolled bars and rods, in        primary forms of heading No 7206,
   to          irregularly wound coils; angles, shapes       7218 or 7224
   7228        and sections, of other alloy steel;
               hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or
               non-alloy steel
   7229        Wire of other alloy steel                     Manufacture from semi-finished
                                                             materials of heading No 7224
ex Chapter 73  Articles of iron or steel; except for:        Manufacture in which all the
                                                             materials used are classified within
                                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                             product
ex 7301        Sheet piling                                  Manufacture from        materials   of
                                                             heading No 7206
   7302        Railway or tramway track construction         Manufacture from        materials   of
               material of iron or steel, the following:     heading No 7206
               rails, checkrails and rack-rails, switch
               blades, crossing frogs, point rods and
               other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-
               ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges,
               sole plates (base plates), rail clips,
               bedplates, ties and other material
               specialised for jointing or fixing rails
   7304,       Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron     Manufacture from materials of
   7305        (other than cast iron) or steel               heading No 7206, 7207, 7218 or
   and                                                       7224
   7306
ex 7307        Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel      Turning, drilling, reaming, threading,
               (ISO No X5CrNiMo 1712), consisting of         deburring and sandblasting of forged
               several parts                                 blanks the value of which does not
                                                             exceed 35 % of the ex-works price of
                                                             the product
   7308        Structures      (excluding    prefabricated   Manufacture in which all the
               buildings of heading No 9406) and             materials used are classified within
               parts of structures (for example, bridges     a heading other than that of the
               and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers,      product. However, welded angles,
               lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks,     shapes and sections of heading No
               doors and windows and their frames and        7301 may not be used
               thresholds for doors, shutters, balus-
               trades, pillars and columns), of iron or
               steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes,
               sections, tubes and the like, prepared
               for use in structures, of iron or steel
ex 7315        Skid chain                                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                             the materials of heading No 7315
                                                             used does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                             ex-works price of the product
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         (1)                         (2)                                          (3)               or (4)
ex Chapter 74  Copper and articles thereof; except for:       Manufacture in which:
                                                               all the materials used are
                                                                  classified within a heading other
                                                                  than that of the product;
                                                               the value of all the materials used
                                                                  does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                  ex-works price of the product
   7401        Copper       mattes;      cement     copper    Manufacture in which all the
               (precipitated copper)                          materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
   7402        Unrefined copper; copper anodes for            Manufacture in which all the
               electrolytic refining                          materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
   7403        Refined copper        and   copper    alloys,
               unwrought:
                Refined copper                               Manufacture in which all the
                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
                Copper alloys and refined copper             Manufacture from refined copper,
                  containing other elements                   unwrought, or waste and scrap of
                                                              copper
   7404        Copper waste and scrap                         Manufacture in which all the
                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
   7405        Master alloys of copper                        Manufacture in which all the
                                                              materials used are classified within
                                                              a heading other than that of the
                                                              product
ex Chapter 75  Nickel and articles thereof; except for:       Manufacture in which:
                                                               all the materials used are
                                                                  classified within a heading other
                                                                  than that of the product;
                                                               the value of all the materials used
                                                                  does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                  ex-works price of the product
   7501        Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and        Manufacture in which all the
   to          other intermediate products of nickel          materials used are classified within
   7503        metallurgy; unwrought nickel; nickel           a heading other than that of the
               waste and scrap                                product
ex Chapter 76  Aluminium and articles thereof; except         Manufacture in which:
               for:
                                                               all the materials used are
                                                                  classified within a heading other
                                                                  than that of the product;
                                                               the value of all the materials used
                                                                  does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                  ex-works price of the product
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         (1)                        (2)                                          (3)                or (4)
   7601        Unwrought aluminium                           Manufacture in which:
                                                              all the materials used are
                                                                 classified within a heading other
                                                                 than that of the product; and
                                                              the value of all the materials used
                                                                 does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                 ex-works price of the product
                                                             or
                                                             Manufacture by thermal or elec-
                                                             trolytic treatment from unalloyed
                                                             aluminium or waste and scrap of
                                                             aluminium
   7602        Aluminium waste or scrap                      Manufacture in which all the
                                                             materials used are classified within
                                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                             product
ex 7616        Aluminium articles other than gauze,          Manufacture in which:
               cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing
               fabric and similar materials (including
               endless bands) of aluminium wire, and          all the materials used are
               expanded metal of aluminium                       classified within a heading other
                                                                 than that of the product.
                                                                 However, gauze, cloth, grill,
                                                                 netting,    fencing,   reinforcing
                                                                 fabric and similar materials
                                                                 (including endless bands) of
                                                                 aluminium wire, or expanded
                                                                 metal of aluminium may be used;
                                                              the value of all the materials used
                                                                 does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                 ex-works price of the product
   Chapter 77  Reserved for possible future use in the
               HS
ex Chapter 78  Lead and articles thereof; except for:        Manufacture in which:
                                                              all the materials used are
                                                                 classified within a heading other
                                                                 than that of the product;
                                                              the value of all the materials used
                                                                 does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                 ex-works price of the product
   7801        Unwrought lead:
                Refined lead                                Manufacture from bullion or work
                                                             lead
                Other                                       Manufacture in which all the
                                                             materials used are classified within
                                                             a heading other than that of the
                                                             product. However, waste and scrap
                                                             of heading No 7802 may not be used
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         (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or (4)
   7802        Lead waste and scrap                         Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex Chapter 79  Zinc and articles thereof; except for:       Manufacture in which:
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
   7901        Unwrought zinc                               Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, waste and scrap
                                                            of heading No 7902 may not be
                                                            used
   7902        Zinc waste and scrap                         Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex Chapter 80  Tin and articles thereof; except for:        Manufacture in which:
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
   8001        Unwrought tin                                Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, waste and scrap
                                                            of heading No 8002 may not be
                                                            used
   8002        Tin waste and scrap; other articles of tin   Manufacture in which all the
   and                                                      materials used are classified within
   8007                                                     a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
   Chapter 81  Other base metals; cermets; articles
               thereof:
                Other base metals, wrought; articles       Manufacture in which the value of all
                 thereof                                    the materials classified within the
                                                            same heading as the product used
                                                            does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                            ex-works price of the product
                Other                                      Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
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         (1)                        (2)                                         (3)               or (4)
ex Chapter 82  Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and       Manufacture in which all the
               forks, of base metal; parts thereof of       materials used are classified within
               base metal; except for:                      a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
   8206        Tools of two or more of the heading Nos      Manufacture in which all the
               8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail      materials used are classified within
               sale                                         a heading other than heading Nos
                                                            8202 to 8205. However, tools of
                                                            heading Nos 8202 to 8205 may be
                                                            incorporated into the set provided
                                                            their value does not exceed 15 % of
                                                            the ex-works price of the set
   8207        Interchangeable tools for hand tools,        Manufacture in which:
               whether or not power-operated, or for
               machine-tools      (for   example,      for
               pressing, stamping, punching, tapping,        all the materials used are
               threading, drilling, boring, broaching,          classified within a heading other
               milling, turning, or screwdriving),              than that of the product;
               including dies for drawing or extruding
               metal, and rock drilling or earth boring
               tools                                         the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
   8208        Knives and cutting blades, for machines      Manufacture in which:
               or for mechanical appliances
                                                             all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
ex 8211        Knives with cutting blades, serrated or      Manufacture in which all the
               not (including pruning knives), other        materials used are classified within
               than knives of heading No 8208               a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, knife blades and
                                                            handles of base metal may be used
   8214        Other articles of cutlery (for example,      Manufacture in which all the
               hair clippers, butchers’ or kitchen          materials used are classified within
               cleavers, choppers and mincing knives,       a heading other than that of the
               paper knives); manicure or pedicure          product. However, handles of base
               sets and instruments (including nail files)  metal may be used
   8215        Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-       Manufacture in which all the
               servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar   materials used are classified within
               tongs and similar kitchen or tableware       a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, handles of base
                                                            metal may be used
ex Chapter 83  Miscellaneous articles of base metal;        Manufacture in which all the
               except for:                                  materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
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            (1)                                 (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
ex 8302                     Other mountings, fittings and similar        Manufacture in which all the
                            articles suitable for buildings, and         materials used are classified within
                            automatic door closers                       a heading other than that of the
                                                                         product.      However,    the   other
                                                                         materials of heading No 8302 may
                                                                         be used provided their value does
                                                                         not exceed 20 % of the ex-works
                                                                         price of the product
ex 8306                     Statuettes and other ornaments, of base      Manufacture in which all the
                            metal                                        materials used are classified within
                                                                         a heading other than that of the
                                                                         product.      However,    the   other
                                                                         materials of heading No 8306 may
                                                                         be used provided their value does
                                                                         not exceed 30 % of the ex-works
                                                                         price of the product
ex Chapter 84               Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and     Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                            mechanical appliances; parts thereof;                                                 the materials used does not exceed
                            except for:                                                                           30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                          all the materials used are             product
                                                                             classified within a heading other
                                                                             than that of the product;
                                                                          the value of all the materials used
                                                                             does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                             ex-works price of the product
ex 8401                     Nuclear fuel elements                        Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                         materials used are classified within     the materials used does not exceed
                                                                         a heading other than that of the         30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                         product (1)                              product
    8402                    Steam or other vapour generating boilers     Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                            (other than central heating hot water                                                 the materials used does not exceed
                            boilers capable also of producing low                                                 25 % of the ex-works price of the
                            pressure steam); super-heated water           all the materials used are             product
                            boilers                                          classified within a heading other
                                                                             than that of the product;
                                                                          the value of all the materials used
                                                                             does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                             ex-works price of the product
     8403                   Central heating boilers other than those     Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
     and                    of heading No 8402 and auxiliary plant       materials used are classified within     the materials used does not exceed
ex 8404                     for central heating boilers                  a heading other than heading No          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                         8403 or 8404                             product
    8406                    Steam turbines      and    other   vapour    Manufacture in which the value of all
                            turbines                                     the materials used does not exceed
                                                                         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                         product
    8407                    Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary       Manufacture in which the value of all
                            internal combustion piston engines           the materials used does not exceed
                                                                         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                         product
(1) This rule shall apply until 31 December 2005.
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        (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
   8408      Compression-ignition internal combust-        Manufacture in which the value of all
             ion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel     the materials used does not exceed
             engines)                                      40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   8409      Parts suitable for use solely or principally  Manufacture in which the value of all
             with the engines of heading No 8407 or        the materials used does not exceed
             8408                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
   8411      Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other        Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             gas turbines                                                                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            all the materials used are             product
                                                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of all the materials used
                                                               does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
   8412      Other engines and motors                      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
ex 8413      Rotary positive displacement pumps            Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            all the materials used are             product
                                                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of all the materials used
                                                               does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
ex 8414      Industrial fans, blowers and the like         Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            all the materials used are             product
                                                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of all the materials used
                                                               does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
   8415      Air conditioning machines, comprising a       Manufacture in which the value of all
             motor-driven fan and elements for             the materials used does not exceed
             changing the temperature and humidity,        40 % of the ex-works price of the
             including those machines in which the         product
             humidity cannot be separately regulated
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        (1)                      (2)                                         (3)               or                (4)
   8418      Refrigerators, freezers and other refrig-   Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             erating or freezing equipment, electric                                              the materials used does not exceed
             or other; heat pumps other than air                                                  25 % of the ex-works price of the
             conditioning machines of heading No          all the materials used are             product
             8415                                            classified within a heading other
                                                             than that of the product;
                                                          the value of all the materials used
                                                             does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                             ex-works price of the product;
                                                          the value of all the non-orig-
                                                             inating materials used does not
                                                             exceed the value of the orig-
                                                             inating materials used
ex 8419      Machines for wood, paper pulp and           Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             paperboard industries                                                                the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                  30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                          in which the value of all the          product
                                                             materials used does not exceed
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                             the product;
                                                          where, within the above limit, the
                                                             materials classified within the
                                                             same heading as the product are
                                                             only used up to a value of 25 %
                                                             of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   8420      Calendering or other rolling machines,      Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             other than for metals or glass, and                                                  the materials used does not exceed
             cylinders therefor                                                                   30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                          in which the value of all the          product
                                                             materials used does not exceed
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                             the product;
                                                          where, within the above limit, the
                                                             materials classified within the
                                                             same heading as the product are
                                                             only used up to a value of 25 %
                                                             of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   8423      Weighing machinery (excluding balances      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better),                                                 the materials used does not exceed
             including weight operated counting or                                                25 % of the ex-works price of the
             checking machines; weighing machine          all the materials used are             product
             weights of all kinds                            classified within a heading other
                                                             than that of the product;
                                                          the value of all the materials used
                                                             does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                             ex-works price of the product
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        (1)                       (2)                                        (3)                 or                (4)
   8425      Lifting, handling, loading or unloading       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
   to        machinery                                                                              the materials used does not exceed
   8428                                                                                             30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where, within the above limit, the
                                                               materials    classified   within
                                                               heading No 8431 are only used
                                                               up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
   8429      Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers,
             graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical
             shovels, excavators, shovel loaders,
             tamping machines and road rollers:
              Road rollers                                Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
              Other                                       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where, within the above limit, the
                                                               materials    classified   within
                                                               heading No 8431 are only used
                                                               up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
   8430      Other moving, grading, levelling,             Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             scraping, excavating, tamping, com-                                                    the materials used does not exceed
             pacting, extracting or boring machinery,                                               30 % of the ex-works price of the
             for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers      in which the value of all the          product
             and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and             materials used does not exceed
             snow-blowers                                      40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where, within the above limit, the
                                                               value of the materials classified
                                                               within heading No 8431 are
                                                               only used up to a value of 10 %
                                                               of the ex-works price of the
                                                               product
ex 8431      Parts suitable for use solely or principally  Manufacture in which the value of all
             with road rollers                             the materials used does not exceed
                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
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        (1)                     (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
   8439      Machinery for making pulp of fibrous        Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             cellulosic material or for making or                                                 the materials used does not exceed
             finishing paper or paperboard                in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             materials used does not exceed       product
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                             the product;
                                                          where, within the above limit, the
                                                             materials classified within the
                                                             same heading as the product are
                                                             only used up to a value of 25 %
                                                             of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   8441      Other machinery for making up paper         Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             pulp, paper or paperboard, including                                                 the materials used does not exceed
             cutting machines of all kinds                in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             materials used does not exceed       product
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                             the product;
                                                          where, within the above limit, the
                                                             materials classified within the
                                                             same heading as the product are
                                                             only used up to a value of 25 %
                                                             of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   8444      Machines of these headings for use in the   Manufacture in which the value of all
   to        textile industry                            the materials used does not exceed
   8447                                                  40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                         product
ex 8448      Auxiliary machinery for use with            Manufacture in which the value of all
             machines of headings Nos 8444 and           the materials used does not exceed
             8445                                        40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                         product
   8452      Sewing machines, other than book-
             sewing machines of heading No 8440;
             furniture, bases and covers specially
             designed for sewing machines; sewing
             machine needles:
              Sewing machines (lock stitch only)        Manufacture:
                with heads of a weight not exceeding
                16 kg without motor or 17 kg with         in which the value of all the
                motor                                        materials used does not exceed
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                             the product;
                                                          where the value of all the
                                                             non-originating materials used in
                                                             assembling the head (without
                                                             motor) does not exceed the
                                                             value    of      the  originating
                                                             materials used;
                                                          the thread tension, crochet and
                                                             zigzag mechanisms used are
                                                             already originating
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         (1)                        (2)                                         (3)               or                (4)
                Other                                      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            the materials used does not exceed
                                                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
   8456        Machine-tools and machines and their         Manufacture in which the value of all
   to          parts and accessories of headings Nos        the materials used does not exceed
   8466        8456 to 8466                                 40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
   8469        Office machines (for example, type-          Manufacture in which the value of all
   to          writers, calculating machines, automatic     the materials used does not exceed
   8472        data processing machines, duplicating        40 % of the ex-works price of the
               machines, stapling machines)                 product
   8480        Moulding boxes for metal foundry;            Manufacture in which the value of all
               mould bases; moulding patterns;              the materials used does not exceed
               moulds for metal (other than ingot           50 % of the ex-works price of the
               moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral      product
               materials, rubber or plastics
   8482        Ball or roller bearings                      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                     the materials used does not exceed
                                                             all the materials used are             25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                classified within a heading other    product
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
   8484        Gaskets and similar joints of metal          Manufacture in which the value of all
               sheeting combined with other material        the materials used does not exceed
               or of two or more layers of metal; sets      40 % of the ex-works price of the
               or assortments of gaskets and similar        product
               joints, dissimilar in composition, put up
               in pouches, envelopes or similar
               packings; mechanical seals
   8485        Machinery parts, not containing elec-        Manufacture in which the value of all
               trical connectors, insulators, coils,        the materials used does not exceed
               contacts or other electrical features, not   40 % of the ex-works price of the
               specified or included elsewhere in this      product
               Chapter
ex Chapter 85  Electrical machinery and equipment and       Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
               parts thereof; sound recorders and                                                    the materials used does not exceed
               reproducers, television image and sound       all the materials used are             30 % of the ex-works price of the
               recorders and reproducers, and parts and         classified within a heading other    product
               accessories of such articles; except for:        than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
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        (1)                      (2)                                          (3)                or                (4)
   8501      Electric motors and generators (excluding     Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             generating sets)                                                                       the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where, within the above limit, the
                                                               materials     classified   within
                                                               heading No 8503 are only used
                                                               up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
   8502      Electric generating     sets  and    rotary   Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             converters                                                                             the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where, within the above limit, the
                                                               materials     classified   within
                                                               heading No 8501 or 8503,
                                                               taken together, are only used up
                                                               to a value of 10 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
ex 8504      Power supply units for automatic data-        Manufacture in which the value of all
             processing machines                           the materials used does not exceed
                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
ex 8518      Microphones and stands therefor; loud-        Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             speakers, whether or not mounted in                                                    the materials used does not exceed
             their     enclosures;      audio-frequency                                             25 % of the ex-works price of the
             electric amplifiers; electric sound            in which the value of all the          product
             amplifier sets                                    materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
   8519      Turntables (record-decks), record-players,    Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             cassette-players and other sound repro-                                                the materials used does not exceed
             ducing apparatus, not incorporating a                                                  30 % of the ex-works price of the
             sound recording device                         in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
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        (1)                      (2)                                          (3)                or                (4)
  8520       Magnetic tape recorders and other sound       Manufacture:                             Manufacture which value of all the
             recording apparatus, whether or not                                                    materials used does not exceed 30 %
             incorporating a sound reproducing              in which the value of all the          of the ex-works price of the product
             device                                            materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
  8521       Video     recording     or     reproducing    Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             apparatus, whether or not incorporating                                                the materials used does not exceed
             a video tuner                                  in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                               materials used does not exceed       product
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
  8522       Parts and accessories suitable for use        Manufacture in which the value of all
             solely or principally with the apparatus      the materials used does not exceed
             of heading Nos 8519 to 8521                   40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
  8523       Prepared unrecorded media for sound           Manufacture in which the value of all
             recording or similar recording of other       the materials used does not exceed
             phenomena, other than products of             40 % of the ex-works price of the
             Chapter 37                                    product
  8524       Records, tapes and other recorded media
             for sound or other similarly recorded
             phenomena, including matrices and
             masters for the production of records,
             but excluding products of Chapter 37:
              Matrices and masters            for  the    Manufacture in which the value of all
                production of records                      the materials used does not exceed
                                                           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
              Other                                       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
                                                            in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                               materials used does not exceed       product
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where, within the above limit, the
                                                               materials     classified   within
                                                               heading No 8523 are only used
                                                               up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
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        (1)                       (2)                                         (3)                or                (4)
   8525      Transmission apparatus for radio-             Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             telephony, radio-telegraphy, radio-broad-                                              the materials used does not exceed
             casting or television, whether or not                                                  25 % of the ex-works price of the
             incorporating reception apparatus or           in which the value of all the          product
             sound      recording     or    reproducing        materials used does not exceed
             apparatus; television cameras; still              40 % of the ex-works price of
             image video cameras and other video               the product;
             camera recorders
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
   8526      Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             apparatus and radio remote control                                                     the materials used does not exceed
             apparatus                                                                              25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
   8527      Reception apparatus for radio-telephony,      Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             radio-telegraphy or radio-broadcasting,                                                the materials used does not exceed
             whether or not combined, in the same                                                   25 % of the ex-works price of the
             housing, with sound recording or repro-        in which the value of all the          product
             ducing apparatus or a clock                       materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
   8528      Reception apparatus for television,           Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             whether or not incorporating radio                                                     the materials used does not exceed
             broadcast receivers or sound or video                                                  25 % of the ex-works price of the
             recording or reproducing apparatus;            in which the value of all the          product
             video monitors and video projectors               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
   8529      Parts suitable for use solely or principally
             with the apparatus of heading Nos 8525
             to 8528:
              Suitable for use solely or principally      Manufacture in which the value of all
                with video recording or reproducing        the materials used does not exceed
                apparatus                                  40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           product
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        (1)                      (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
              Other                                      Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                   the materials used does not exceed
                                                           in which the value of all the          25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              materials used does not exceed       product
                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                              the product;
                                                           where the value of all the
                                                              non-originating materials used
                                                              does not exceed the value of the
                                                              originating materials used
   8535      Electrical apparatus for switching or        Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
   and       protecting electrical circuits, or for                                                the materials used does not exceed
   8536      making connections to or in electrical        in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
             circuits                                         materials used does not exceed       product
                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                              the product;
                                                           where, within the above limit, the
                                                              materials      classified  within
                                                              heading No 8538 are only used
                                                              up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
   8537      Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets    Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             and other bases, equipped with two or                                                 the materials used does not exceed
             more apparatus of heading No 8535 or          in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
             8536, for electric control or the                materials used does not exceed       product
             distribution of electricity, including           40 % of the ex-works price of
             those incorporating instruments or               the product;
             apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical
             control apparatus, other than switching
             apparatus of heading No 8517                  where, within the above limit, the
                                                              materials      classified  within
                                                              heading No 8538 are only used
                                                              up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
ex 8541      Diodes, transistors and similar semi-        Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             conductor devices, except wafers not                                                  the materials used does not exceed
             yet cut into chips                            all the materials used are             25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              classified within a heading other    product
                                                              than that of the product;
                                                           the value of all the materials used
                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
   8542      Electronic integrated circuits and micro-    Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             assemblies                                                                            the materials used does not exceed
                                                           in which the value of all the          25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              materials used does not exceed       product
                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                              the product;
                                                           where, within the above limit, the
                                                              materials      classified  within
                                                              heading No 8541 or 8542,
                                                              taken together, are only used up
                                                              to a value of 10 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
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         (1)                         (2)                                           (3)               or                (4)
   8544        Insulated (including enamelled or               Manufacture in which the value of all
               anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial        the materials used does not exceed
               cable) and other insulated electric             40 % of the ex-works price of the
               conductors, whether or not fitted with          product
               connectors; optical fibre cables, made
               up of individually sheathed fibres,
               whether or not assembled with electric
               conductors or fitted with connectors
   8545        Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp         Manufacture in which the value of all
               carbons, battery carbons and other              the materials used does not exceed
               articles of graphite or other carbon,           40 % of the ex-works price of the
               with or without metal, of a kind used           product
               for electrical purposes
   8546        Electrical insulators of any material           Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                               the materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                               product
   8547        Insulating fittings for electrical machines,    Manufacture in which the value of all
               appliances or equipment, being fittings         the materials used does not exceed
               wholly of insulating materials apart            40 % of the ex-works price of the
               from any minor components of metal              product
               (for example, threaded sockets) incor-
               porated during moulding solely for
               purposes of assembly, other than
               insulators of heading No 8546; electrical
               conduit and joints therefor, of base metal
               lined with insulating material
   8548        Waste and scrap of primary cells,               Manufacture in which the value of all
               primary       batteries      and      electric  the materials used does not exceed
               accumulators; spent primary cells, spent        40 % of the ex-works price of the
               primary batteries and spent electric            product
               accumulators;       electrical    parts     of
               machinery or apparatus, not specified
               or included elsewhere in this Chapter
ex Chapter 86  Railway or tramway locomotives,                 Manufacture in which the value of all
               rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway        the materials used does not exceed
               or tramway track fixtures and fittings          40 % of the ex-works price of the
               and parts thereof; mechanical (including        product
               electro-mechanical)       traffic   signaling
               equipment of all kinds; except for:
   8608        Railway or tramway track fixtures and           Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
               fittings; mechanical (including electro-                                                 the materials used does not exceed
               mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic        all the materials used are             30 % of the ex-works price of the
               control      equipment       for    railways,       classified within a heading other    product
               tramways, roads, inland waterways,                  than that of the product;
               parking facilities, port installations or
               airfields; parts of the foregoing
                                                                the value of all the materials used
                                                                   does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                   ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 87  Vehicles other than railway or tramway          Manufacture in which the value of all
               rolling-stock, and parts and accessories        the materials used does not exceed
               thereof; except for:                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                               product
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        (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
  8709       Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             with lifting or handling equipment, of                                                 the materials used does not exceed
             the type used in factories, warehouses,                                                30 % of the ex-works price of the
             dock areas or airports for short               all the materials used are             product
             distance transport of goods; tractors of          classified within a heading other
             the type used on railway station                  than that of the product;
             platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles
                                                            the value of all the materials used
                                                               does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
  8710       Tanks and other armoured fighting             Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             vehicles, motorized, whether or not                                                    the materials used does not exceed
             fitted with weapons, and parts of such                                                 30 % of the ex-works price of the
             vehicles                                       all the materials used are             product
                                                               classified within a heading other
                                                               than that of the product;
                                                            the value of all the materials used
                                                               does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                               ex-works price of the product
  8711       Motorcycles (including mopeds) and
             cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor,
             with or without side-cars; side-cars:
              With         reciprocating       internal
                 combustion piston engine of a
                 cylinder capacity:
               Not exceeding 50 cc                       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
               Exceeding 50 cc                           Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                    the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                    25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            in which the value of all the          product
                                                               materials used does not exceed
                                                               40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                               the product;
                                                            where the value of all the
                                                               non-originating materials used
                                                               does not exceed the value of the
                                                               originating materials used
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         (1)                       (2)                                           (3)               or                (4)
                Other                                       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                      the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                      30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              in which the value of all the          product
                                                                 materials used does not exceed
                                                                 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                 the product;
                                                              where the value of all the
                                                                 non-originating materials used
                                                                 does not exceed the value of the
                                                                 originating materials used
ex 8712        Bicycles without ball bearings                Manufacture from materials        not    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                             classified in heading No 8714            the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                      30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                      product
   8715        Baby carriages and parts thereof              Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                      the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                      30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              all the materials used are             product
                                                                 classified within a heading other
                                                                 than that of the product;
                                                              the value of all the materials used
                                                                 does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                 ex-works price of the product
   8716        Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles,   Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
               not mechanically propelled; parts thereof                                              the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                      30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                              all the materials used are             product
                                                                 classified within a heading other
                                                                 than that of the product;
                                                              the value of all the materials used
                                                                 does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                 ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 88  Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof;      Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
               except for:                                   materials used are classified within     the materials used does not exceed
                                                             a heading other than that of the         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product                                  product
ex 8804        Rotochutes                                    Manufacture from materials of any        Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                             heading including other materials of     the materials used does not exceed
                                                             heading No 8804                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                      product
   8805        Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or     Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
               similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts   materials used are classified within     the materials used does not exceed
               of the foregoing articles                     a heading other than that of the         30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product                                  product
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         (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
   Chapter 89  Ships, boats and floating structures         Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            materials used are classified within     the materials used does not exceed
                                                            a heading other than that of the         40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product. However, hulls of heading       product
                                                            No 8906 may not be used
ex Chapter 90  Optical, photographic, cinematographic,      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
               measuring, checking, precision, medical                                               the materials used does not exceed
               or surgical instruments and apparatus;                                                30 % of the ex-works price of the
               parts and accessories thereof; except for:    all the materials used are             product
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
   9001        Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles;    Manufacture in which the value of all
               optical fibre cables other than those of     the materials used does not exceed
               heading No 8544; sheets and plates of        40 % of the ex-works price of the
               polarizing material; lenses (including       product
               contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and
               other optical elements, of any material,
               unmounted, other than such elements of
               glass not optically worked
   9002        Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical    Manufacture in which the value of all
               elements, of any material, mounted,          the materials used does not exceed
               being parts of or fittings for instruments   40 % of the ex-works price of the
               or apparatus, other than such elements       product
               of glass not optically worked
   9004        Spectacles, goggles and the           like,  Manufacture in which the value of all
               corrective, protective or other              the materials used does not exceed
                                                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
ex 9005        Binoculars,   monoculars, other optical      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
               telescopes,   and mountings therefor,                                                 the materials used does not exceed
               except for   astronomical refracting tele-                                            30 % of the ex-works price of the
               scopes and   mountings therefor               all the materials used are             product
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % the
                                                                ex-works price of the product;
                                                             the value of all the non-orig-
                                                                inating materials used does not
                                                                exceed the value of the orig-
                                                                inating materials used
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        (1)                      (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
ex 9006      Photographic (other than cinema-             Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             tographic)    cameras;       photographic                                             the materials used does not exceed
             flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs                                                   30 % of the ex-works price of the
             other than electrically ignited flashbulbs    all the materials used are             product
                                                              classified within a heading other
                                                              than that of the product;
                                                           the value of all the materials used
                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product;
                                                           the value of all the non-orig-
                                                              inating materials used does not
                                                              exceed the value of the orig-
                                                              inating materials used
   9007      Cinematographic cameras and projectors,      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             whether or not incorporating sound                                                    the materials used does not exceed
             recording or reproducing apparatus                                                    30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           all the materials used are             product
                                                              classified within a heading other
                                                              than that of the product;
                                                           the value of all the materials used
                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product;
                                                           the value of all the non-orig-
                                                              inating materials used does not
                                                              exceed the value of the orig-
                                                              inating materials used
   9011      Compound        optical       microscopes,   Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             including those for photomicrography,                                                 the materials used does not exceed
             cinephotomicrography or micropro-                                                     30 % of the ex-works price of the
             jection                                       all the materials used are             product
                                                              classified within a heading other
                                                              than that of the product;
                                                           the value of all the materials used
                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product;
                                                           the value of all the non-orig-
                                                              inating materials used does not
                                                              exceed the value of the orig-
                                                              inating materials used
ex 9014      Other navigational      instruments   and    Manufacture in which the value of all
             appliances                                   the materials used does not exceed
                                                          40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                          product
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        (1)                        (2)                                          (3)               or                (4)
  9015       Surveying (including photogrammetrical         Manufacture in which the value of all
             surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic,       the materials used not exceed 40 %
             hydrological, meteorological or geo-           of the ex-works price of the product
             physical instruments and appliances,
             excluding compasses; rangefinders
  9016       Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better,   Manufacture in which the value of all
             with or without weights                        the materials used does not exceed
                                                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
  9017       Drawing, marking-out or mathematical           Manufacture in which the value of all
             calculating instruments (for example,          the materials used does not exceed
             drafting      machines,         pantographs,   40 % of the ex-works price of the
             protractors, drawing sets, slide rules,        product
             disc    calculators);     instruments      for
             measuring length, for use in the hand
             (for example, measuring rods and tapes,
             micrometers, callipers), not specified or
             included elsewhere in this Chapter
  9018       Instruments and appliances used in
             medical, surgical, dental or veterinary
             sciences,      including         scintigraphic
             apparatus,       other        electro-medical
             apparatus and sight-testing instruments:
              Dentists’ chairs incorporating dental        Manufacture from materials of any        Manufacture in which the value of all
                appliances or dentists’ spittoons           heading, including other materials       the materials used does not exceed
                                                            of heading No 9018                       40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                     product
              Other                                        Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                     the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                     25 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             all the materials used are             product
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
  9019       Mechano-therapy appliances; massage            Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing                                               the materials used does not exceed
             apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen                                                        25 % of the ex-works price of the
             therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial            all the materials used are             product
             respiration     or      other      therapeutic     classified within a heading other
             respiration apparatus                              than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
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        (1)                       (2)                                           (3)               or                (4)
   9020      Other breathing appliances and gas             Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             masks, excluding protective masks                                                       the materials used does not exceed
             having neither mechanical parts nor                                                     25 % of the ex-works price of the
             replaceable filters                             all the materials used are             product
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
   9024      Machines and appliances for testing the        Manufacture in which the value of all
             hardness, strength, compressibility, elas-     the materials used does not exceed
             ticity or other mechanical properties of       40 % of the ex-works price of the
             materials (for example, metals, wood,          product
             textiles, paper, plastics)
   9025      Hydrometers and similar floating               Manufacture in which the value of all
             instruments, thermometers, pyrometers,         the materials used does not exceed
             barometers,         hygrometers         and    40 % of the ex-works price of the
             psychrometers, recording or not, and           product
             any combination of these instruments
   9026      Instruments and apparatus for measuring        Manufacture in which the value of all
             or checking the flow, level, pressure or       the materials used does not exceed
             other variables of liquids or gases (for       40 % of the ex-works price of the
             example, flow meters, level gauges,            product
             manometers, heat meters), excluding
             instruments and apparatus of heading
             No 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032
   9027      Instruments and apparatus for physical         Manufacture in which the value of all
             or chemical analysis (for example, polar-      the materials used does not exceed
             imeters, refractometers, spectrometers,        40 % of the ex-works price of the
             gas or smoke analysis apparatus);              product
             instruments       and      apparatus     for
             measuring      or     checking     viscosity,
             porosity, expansion, surface tension or
             the like; instruments and apparatus for
             measuring or checking quantities of
             heat, sound or light (including exposure
             meters); microtomes
   9028      Gas, liquid or electricity supply or
             production meters, including calibrating
             meters therefor:
              Parts and accessories                        Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            the materials used does not exceed
                                                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
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         (1)                       (2)                                          (3)                or                (4)
                Other                                       Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                      the materials used does not exceed
                                                              in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                 materials used does not exceed       product
                                                                 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                 the product;
                                                              where the value of all the
                                                                 non-originating materials used
                                                                 does not exceed the value of the
                                                                 originating materials used
   9029        Revolution       counters,      production    Manufacture in which the value of all
               counters,     taximeters,     mileometers,    the materials used does not exceed
               pedometers and the like; speed indicators     40 % of the ex-works price of the
               and tachometers, other than those of          product
               heading No 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes
   9030        Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and         Manufacture in which the value of all
               other instruments and apparatus for           the materials used does not exceed
               measuring      or    checking     electrical  40 % of the ex-works price of the
               quantities, excluding meters of heading       product
               No 9028; instruments and apparatus
               for measuring or detecting alpha, beta,
               gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionizing
               radiations
   9031        Measuring or checking instruments,            Manufacture in which the value of all
               appliances and machines, not specified        the materials used does not exceed
               or included elsewhere in this Chapter;        40 % of the ex-works price of the
               profile projectors                            product
   9032        Automatic regulating or         controlling   Manufacture in which the value of all
               instruments and apparatus                     the materials used does not exceed
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   9033        Parts and accessories (not specified or       Manufacture in which the value of all
               included elsewhere in this Chapter) for       the materials used does not exceed
               machines, appliances, instruments or          40 % of the ex-works price of the
               apparatus of Chapter 90                       product
ex Chapter 91  Clocks and watches and parts thereof;         Manufacture in which the value of all
               except for:                                   the materials used does not exceed
                                                             40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                             product
   9105        Other clocks                                  Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                      the materials used does not exceed
                                                              in which the value of all the          30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                 materials used does not exceed       product
                                                                 40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                                 the product
                                                              where the value of all the
                                                                 non-originating materials used
                                                                 does not exceed the value of the
                                                                 originating materials used
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        (1)                      (2)                                          (3)               or                  (4)
   9109      Clock movements,         complete     and    Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             assembled                                                                             the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                   30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           in which the value of all the          product
                                                              materials used does not exceed
                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                              the product;
                                                           where the value of all the
                                                              non-originating materials used
                                                              does not exceed the value of the
                                                              originating materials used
   9110      Complete watch or clock movements,           Manufacture:                             Manufacture in which the value of all
             unassembled or partly assembled                                                       the materials used does not exceed
             (movement sets); incomplete watch or                                                  30 % of the ex-works price of the
             clock movements, assembled; rough             in which the value of all the          product
             watch or clock movements                         materials used does not exceed
                                                              40 % of the ex-works price of
                                                              the product;
                                                           where, within the above limit, the
                                                              materials      classified  within
                                                              heading No 9114 are only used
                                                              up to a value of 10 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
   9111      Watch cases and parts thereof                Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                                                   the materials used does not exceed
                                                                                                   30 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                           all the materials used are             product
                                                              classified within a heading other
                                                              than that of the product;
                                                           the value of all the materials used
                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
   9112      Clock cases and cases of a similar type      Manufacture in which:                    Manufacture in which the value of all
             for other goods of this Chapter, and                                                  the materials used does ot exceed 30 %
             parts thereof                                                                         of the ex-works price of the product
                                                           all the materials used are
                                                              classified within a heading other
                                                              than that of the product;
                                                           the value of all the materials used
                                                              does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                              ex-works price of the product
   9113      Watch straps, watch bands and watch
             bracelets, and parts thereof:
              Of base metal, whether or not gold- or     Manufacture in which the value of all
                silver-plated, or of metal clad with      the materials used does not exceed
                precious metal                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                          product
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         (1)                       (2)                                        (3)                 or                (4)
                Other                                      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            the materials used does not exceed
                                                            50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
   Chapter 92  Musical     instruments;     parts    and    Manufacture in which the value of all
               accessories of such articles                 the materials used does not exceed
                                                            40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
   Chapter 93  Arms and ammunition;          parts   and    Manufacture in which the value of all
               accessories thereof                          the materials used does not exceed
                                                            50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
ex Chapter 94  Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress     Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
               supports, cushions and similar stuffed       materials used are classified within     the materials used does not exceed
               furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings,    a heading other than that of the         40 % of the ex-works price of the
               not elsewhere specified or included;         product                                  product
               illuminated signs, illuminated name-
               plates and the like; prefabricated
               buildings; except for:
ex 9401        Base metal furniture, incorporating          Manufacture in which all the             Manufacture in which the value of all
   and         unstuffed cotton cloth of a weight of        materials used are classified in a       the materials used does not exceed
ex 9403        300 g/m2 or less                             heading other than that of the           40 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product                                  product
                                                            or
                                                            Manufacture from cotton cloth
                                                            already made up in a form ready
                                                            for use of heading No 9401 or
                                                            9403, provided:
                                                             its value does not exceed 25 % of
                                                                the ex-works price of the
                                                                product;
                                                             all the other materials used are
                                                                already originating and are
                                                                classified in a heading other
                                                                than heading No 9401 or 9403
   9405        Lamps and lighting fittings including        Manufacture in which the value of all
               searchlights and spotlights and parts        the materials used does not exceed
               thereof, not elsewhere specified or          50 % of the ex-works price of the
               included; illuminated signs, illuminated     product
               name-plates and the like, having a
               permanently fixed light source, and
               parts thereof not elsewhere specified or
               included
   9406        Prefabricated buildings                      Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                            the materials used does not exceed
                                                            50 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                            product
ex Chapter 95  Toys, games and sports requisites; parts     Manufacture in which all the
               and accessories thereof; except for:         materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
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         (1)                       (2)                                          (3)               or (4)
   9503        Other toys; reduced-size (scale) models    Manufacture in which:
               and similar recreational models, working
               or not; puzzles of kinds                      all the materials used are
                                                                classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
ex 9506        Golf clubs and parts thereof                 Manufacture in which all the
                                                            materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product. However, roughly shaped
                                                            blocks for making golf club heads
                                                            may be used
ex Chapter 96  Miscellaneous     manufactured     articles; Manufacture in which all the
               except for:                                  materials used are classified within
                                                            a heading other than that of the
                                                            product
ex 9601        Articles of animal, vegetable or mineral     Manufacture from worked carving
   and         carving materials                            materials of the same heading
ex 9602
ex 9603        Brooms and brushes (except for besoms        Manufacture in which the value of all
               and the like and brushes made from           the materials used does not exceed
               marten or squirrel hair), hand-operated      50 % of the ex-works price of the
               mechanical      floor    sweepers,      not  product
               motorized, paint pads and rollers,
               squeegees and mops
   9605        Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or   Each item in the set must satisfy the
               shoe or clothes cleaning                     rule, which would apply to it if it
                                                            were not included in the set.
                                                            However, non-originating articles
                                                            may be incorporated, provided their
                                                            total value does not exceed 15 % of
                                                            the ex-works price of the set
   9606        Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners     Manufacture in which:
               and press-studs, button moulds and
               other parts of these articles; button         all the materials used are
               blanks                                           classified within a heading other
                                                                than that of the product;
                                                             the value of all the materials used
                                                                does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                ex-works price of the product
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         (1)                               (2)                                             (3)               or                 (4)
   9608                Ball-point pens; felt-tipped and other          Manufacture in which all the
                       porous-tipped pens and markers;                 materials used are classified within
                       fountain pens, stylograph pens and              a heading other than that of the
                       other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling      product. However, nibs or nib-points
                       or sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-        classified within the same heading
                       holders and similar holders; parts              may be used
                       (including caps and clips) of the
                       foregoing articles, other than those of
                       heading No 9609
   9612                Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or         Manufacture in which:
                       otherwise     prepared       for     giving
                       impressions, whether or not on spools            all the materials used are
                       or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or              classified within a heading other
                       not inked, with or without boxes                    than that of the product;
                                                                        the value of all the materials used
                                                                           does not exceed 50 % of the
                                                                           works price of the product
ex 9613                Lighters with piezo-igniter                     Manufacture in which the value of all
                                                                       the materials of heading No 9613
                                                                       used does not exceed 30 % of the
                                                                       ex-works price of the product
ex 9614                Smoking pipes and pipe bowls                    Manufacture from roughly shaped
                                                                       blocks
   Chapter 97          Works of art, collectors’ pieces and            Manufacture in which all the
                       antiques                                        materials used are classified within
                                                                       a heading other than that of the
                                                                       product
                                                                      ANNEX III
                     MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 AND APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1
              1. Each form shall measure 210 × 297 mm; a tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 mm in the length may be
                 allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing mechanical pulp and weighting not less
                 than 25 g/m2. It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or
                 chemical means apparent to the eye.
              2. The competent authorities of the parties may reserve the right to print the forms themselves or may have them
                 printed by approved printers. In the latter case, each form must include a reference to such approval. Each form must
                 bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial
                 number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified.
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                                ANNEX IV
                        INVOICE DECLARATION
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                                                               PROTOCOL 5
                                       On Mutual Administrative Assistance in Custom Matters
                              Article 1                                   applied, including information regarding activities noted or
                                                                          planned which are or could be operations in breach of
                            Definitions                                   customs legislation.
For the purposes of this Protocol:
                                                                          2.     At the request of the applicant authority, the requested
                                                                          authority shall inform it:
(a) customs legislation shall mean any legal or regulatory
    provisions applicable in the territories of the European
    Community and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,                  (a) whether goods exported from the territory of one of the
    governing the import, export and transit of goods and                      Contracting Parties have been properly imported into the
    their placing under any other customs regime or procedure,                 territory of the other Contracting Party, specifying, where
    including measures of prohibition, restriction and control;                appropriate, the customs procedure applied to the goods;
(b) applicant authority shall mean a competent administrative           (b) whether goods imported into the territory of one of the
    authority which has been designated by a Contracting Party                 Contracting Parties have been properly exported from the
    for this purpose and which makes a request for assistance                  territory of the other Party, specifying, where appropriate,
    on the basis of this Protocol;                                             the customs procedure applied to the goods.
(c) requested authority shall mean a competent administrative           3.     At the request of the applicant authority, the requested
    authority which has been designated by a Contracting Party            authority shall, within the framework of its legal or regulatory
    for this purpose and which receives a request for assistance          provisions, take the necessary steps to ensure special
    on the basis of this Protocol;                                        surveillance of:
(d) personal data shall mean all information relating to an             (a) natural or legal persons in respect of whom there are
    identified or identifiable individual;                                     reasonable grounds for believing that they are or have
                                                                               been involved in operations in breach of customs legis-
                                                                               lation;
(e) operation in breach of customs legislation shall mean any
    violation or attempted violation of customs legislation.
                                                                          (b) places where stocks of goods have been or may be
                                                                               assembled in such a way that there are reasonable
                              Article 2                                        grounds for believing that these goods are intended to be
                                                                               used in operations in breach of customs legislation;
                                Scope
                                                                          (c) goods that are or may be transported in such a way that
1.     The Contracting Parties shall assist each other, in the
                                                                               there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are
areas within their competence, in the manner and under the
                                                                               intended to be used in operations in breach of customs
conditions laid down in this Protocol, to ensure the correct
                                                                               legislation;
application of the customs legislation, in particular by
preventing, investigating and combating operations in breach
of that legislation.                                                      (d) means of transport that are or may be used in such a way
                                                                               that there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are
2.     Assistance in customs matters, as provided for in this                  intended to be used in operations in breach of customs
Protocol, shall apply to any administrative authority of the                   legislation.
Contracting Parties which is competent for the application of
this Protocol. It shall not prejudice the rules governing mutual
assistance in criminal matters. Nor shall it cover information                                         Article 4
obtained under powers exercised at the request of a judicial
                                                                                               Spontaneous assistance
authority, except where communication of such information is
authorised by that authority.                                             The Contracting Parties shall assist each other, at their own
                                                                          initiative and in accordance with their legal or regulatory
3.     Assistance to recover duties, taxes or fines is not covered        provisions, if they consider that to be necessary for the
by this Protocol.                                                         correct application of customs legislation, particularly by
                                                                          providing information obtained pertaining to:
                              Article 3                                    activities which are or appear to be operations in breach of
                                                                               customs legislation and which may be of interest to the
                     Assistance on request                                     other Contracting Party;
1.     At the request of the applicant authority, the requested
authority shall provide it with all relevant information which             new means or methods employed in carrying out
may enable it to ensure that customs legislation is correctly                  operations in breach of customs legislation;
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 goods known to be subject to operations in breach of                   (f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries
    customs legislation;                                                     already carried out.
 natural or legal persons in respect of whom there are                  3.    Requests shall be submitted in an official language of the
    reasonable grounds for believing that they are or have
                                                                         requested authority or in a language acceptable to that
    been involved in operations in breach of customs legis-
                                                                         authority. This requirement shall not apply to any documents
    lation;                                                              that accompany the request under paragraph 1.
 means of transport in respect of which there are reasonable
    grounds for believing that they have been, are, or may be            4.    If a request does not meet the formal requirements set
    used in operations in breach of customs legislation.                 out above, its correction or completion may be requested; in
                                                                         the meantime precautionary measures may be ordered.
                             Article 5
                                                                                                      Article 7
                      Delivery, notification
                                                                                              Execution of requests
At the request of the applicant authority, the requested
authority shall, in accordance with legal or regulatory                  1.    In order to comply with a request for assistance, the
provisions applicable to the latter, take all necessary measures         requested authority shall proceed, within the limits of its
in order:                                                                competence and available resources, as though it were acting
                                                                         on its own account or at the request of other authorities of that
 to deliver any documents or                                            same Contracting Party, by supplying information already
                                                                         possessed, by carrying out appropriate enquiries or by
                                                                         arranging for them to be carried out. This provision shall
 to notify any decisions,
                                                                         also apply to any other authority to which the request has
                                                                         been addressed by the requested authority when the latter
emanating from the applicant authority and falling within the            cannot act on its own.
scope of this Protocol, to an addressee residing or established
in the territory of the requested authority.
                                                                         2.    Requests for assistance shall be executed in accordance
Requests for delivery of documents or notification of decisions          with the legal or regulatory provisions of the requested
shall be made in writing in an official language of the                  Contracting Party.
requested authority or in a language acceptable to that
authority.                                                               3.    Duly authorised officials of a Contracting Party may, with
                                                                         the agreement of the other Contracting Party involved and
                                                                         subject to the conditions laid down by the latter, be present
                             Article 6                                   to obtain in the offices of the requested authority or any other
                                                                         concerned authority in accordance with paragraph 1,
        Form and substance of requests for assistance                    information relating to activities that are or may be operations
1.     Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in               in breach of customs legislation which the applicant authority
writing. They shall be accompanied by the documents                      needs for the purposes of this Protocol.
necessary to enable compliance with the request. When
required because of the urgency of the situation, oral
                                                                         4.    Duly authorised officials of a Contracting Party may, with
requests may be accepted, but must be confirmed in writing
                                                                         the agreement of the other Contracting Party involved and
immediately.
                                                                         subject to the conditions laid down by the latter, be present
                                                                         at enquiries carried out in the latter’s territory.
2.     Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the
following information:
                                                                                                      Article 8
(a) the applicant authority;
                                                                             Form in which information is to be communicated
(b) the measure requested;
                                                                         1.    The requested authority shall communicate results of
                                                                         enquiries to the applicant authority in writing together with
(c) the object of and the reason for the request;                        relevant documents, certified copies or other items.
(d) the legal or regulatory provisions and other legal elements
     involved;                                                           2.    This information may be in computerised form.
(e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible on the            3.    Original documents shall be transmitted only upon
     natural or legal persons who are the target of the investi-         request in cases where certified copies would be insufficient.
     gations;                                                            These originals shall be returned at the earliest opportunity.
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                             Article 9                                  3.     The use, in judicial or administrative proceedings
                                                                        instituted in respect of operations in breach of customs legis-
     Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance                 lation, of information obtained under this Protocol, is
                                                                        considered to be for the purposes of this Protocol. Therefore,
1.     Assistance may be refused or may be subject to the satis-        the Contracting Parties may, in their records of evidence,
faction of certain conditions or requirements, in cases where a         reports and testimonies and in proceedings and charges
Party is of the opinion that assistance under this Protocol             brought before the courts, use as evidence information
would:                                                                  obtained and documents consulted in accordance with the
                                                                        provisions of this Protocol. The competent authority which
                                                                        supplied that information or gave access to those documents
(a) be likely to prejudice the sovereignty of former Yugoslav
                                                                        shall be notified of such use.
    Republic of Macedonia or that of a Member State which
    has been requested to provide assistance under this
    Protocol; or
                                                                        4.     Information obtained shall be used solely for the
                                                                        purposes of this Protocol. Where one of the Contracting
(b) be likely to prejudice public policy, security or other             Parties wishes to use such information for other purposes, it
    essential interests, in particular in the cases referred to         shall obtain the prior written consent of the authority which
    under Article 10(2); or                                             provided the information. Such use shall then be subject to any
                                                                        restrictions laid down by that authority.
(c) violate an industrial, commercial or professional secret.
2.     Assistance may be postponed by the requested authority                                       Article 11
on the ground that it will interfere with an ongoing investi-                                Experts and witnesses
gation, prosecution or proceeding. In such a case, the requested
authority shall consult with the applicant authority to                 An official of a requested authority may be authorised to
determine if assistance can be given subject to such terms or           appear, within the limitations of the authorisation granted, as
conditions as the requested authority may require.                      an expert or witness in judicial or administrative proceedings
                                                                        regarding the matters covered by this Protocol, and produce
                                                                        such objects, documents or certified copies thereof, as may be
3.     Where the applicant authority seeks assistance which it          needed for the proceedings. The request for appearance must
would itself be unable to provide if so requested, it shall draw        indicate specifically before which judicial or administrative
attention to that fact in its request. It shall then be for the         authority the official will have to appear, on what matters
requested authority to decide how to respond to such a                  and by virtue of what title or qualification the official will be
request.                                                                questioned.
4.     For the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the
decision of the requested authority and the reasons therefor
must be communicated to the applicant authority without                                             Article 12
delay.
                                                                                              Assistance expenses
                                                                        The Contracting Parties shall waive all claims on each other for
                            Article 10                                  the reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this
                                                                        Protocol, except, as appropriate, for expenses to experts and
          Information exchange and confidentiality                      witnesses, and those to interpreters and translators who are not
                                                                        public service employees.
1.     Any information communicated in whatsoever form
pursuant to this Protocol shall be of a confidential or restricted
nature, depending on the rules applicable in each of the
Contracting Parties. It shall be covered by the obligation of                                       Article 13
official secrecy and shall enjoy the protection extended to
similar information under the relevant laws of the Contracting                                  Implementation
Party that received it and the corresponding provisions
applying to the Community authorities.                                  1.     The implementation of this Protocol shall be entrusted on
                                                                        the one hand to the customs authorities of former Yugoslav
                                                                        Republic of Macedonia and on the other hand to the
2.     Personal data may be exchanged only where the                    competent services of the Commission of the European
Contracting Party which may receive them undertakes to                  Communities and the customs authorities of the Member
protect such data in at least an equivalent way to the one              States as appropriate. They shall decide on all practical
applicable to that particular case in the Contracting Party             measures and arrangements necessary for its application,
that may supply them. To that end, contracting parties shall            taking into consideration the rules in force in particular in
communicate to each other information on their applicable               the field of data protection. They may recommend to the
rules, including, where appropriate, legal provisions in force          competent bodies amendments which they consider should
in the Member States of the Community.                                  be made to this Protocol.
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2.    The Contracting Parties shall consult each other and             not affect the Community provisions governing the
subsequently keep each other informed of the detailed rules               communication between the competent services of the
of implementation which are adopted in accordance with the                Commission of the European Communities and the
provisions of this Protocol.                                              customs authorities of the Member States of any
                                                                          information obtained under this Protocol which could be
                                                                          of interest to the Community.
                           Article 14
                      Other agreements                                2.    Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the
                                                                      provisions of this Protocol shall take precedence over the
1.    Taking into account the respective competencies of the          provisions of any bilateral agreement on mutual assistance
European Community and the Member States, the provisions of           which has been or may be concluded between individual
this Protocol shall:                                                  Member States and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
                                                                      insofar as the provisions of the latter are incompatible with
 not affect the obligations of the Contracting Parties under         those of this Protocol.
    any other international agreement or convention;
                                                                      3.    In respect of questions relating to the applicability of this
 be deemed complementary to agreements on mutual                     Protocol, the Contracting Parties shall consult each other to
    assistance which have been or may be concluded between            resolve the matter in the framework of the Stabilisation and
    individual Member States and former Yugoslav Republic of          Association Committee set up under Article 114 of the Stabili-
    Macedonia; and shall                                              sation and Association Agreement.