CELEX: 21977A0523(03)
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation - Final Act

23 . 5 . 77                         Official Journal of the European Communities                    No L 126/ 167
                                               INTERIM AGREEMENT
            between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
            of the one part, and
            HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ,
            of the other part,
                                                        PREAMBLE
            WHEREAS a Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
            Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was signed this day in Brussels ;
            WHEREAS , pending the entry into force of that Agreement, certain provisions of the Agree­
             ment relating to trade in goods should be implemented as speedily as possible by means of
             an Interim Agreement,
             HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement, and to this end have designated as their Pleni­
             potentiaries :
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
                  Anthony CROSLAND , MP,
                  President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities,
                  Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of
                  Great Britain and Northern Ireland ;
                  Claude CHEYSSON ,
                  Member of the Commission of the European Communities ;
             HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN :
                  Nijmeddin DAJANI,
                  Minister of Industry and Trade.
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                           TITLE I                              specific part of the mixed duties in the customs tariffs
                 TRADE COOPERATION
                                                                of Ireland and of the United Kingdom, Article 2 shall
                                                                be applied, rounded off to the fourth decimal place.
                          Article 1
                                                                                       Article 4
The object of this Agreement is to promote trade
between the Contracting Parties, taking account of
 their respective levels of development and of the need         1.    In the case of customs duties comprising a
 to ensure a better balance in their trade, with a view        protective element and a fiscal element, Article 2 shall
to increasing the rate of growth of Jordan's trade and          apply to the protective element.
 improving the conditions of access for its products to         2.    The United Kingdom shall replace customs
the Community market.                                           duties of a fiscal nature and the fiscal element of
                                                                such duties by an internal tax, in accordance with
                                                               Article 38 of the Act concerning the conditions of
                   A. Industrial products                       accession and the adjustments to the Treaties
                                                               referred to in Article 3 .
                          Article 2
                                                                                       Article 5
 Subject to the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9,
 customs duties and charges having equivalent effect            Quantitative restrictions on imports into the
on imports into the Community of products                      Community of products originating in Jordan other
 originating in Jordan other than those listed in               than those listed in Annex II to the Treaty
Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European               establishing the European Economic Community,
Economic Community, and other than those listed in             shall be removed on the date of the entry into force
Annex A, shall be abolished in accordance with the             of the Agreement, and measures having an effect
 following timetable:                                           equivalent to quantitative restrictions on imports
                                                                shall be abolished on the date of the entry into force
                                                               of the Agreement.
                Timetable                Rate of reduction
                                                                                       Article 6
— On the date of the entry into
    force of the Agreement                    80 %
                                                               The measures provided for in Article 1 of Protocol 7
— From 1 July 1977                           100 %             to the Act concerning the conditions of accession and
                                                                the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article
                                                               3 concerning imports of motor vehicles and the
                                                               motor vehicle assembly industry in Ireland shall
                          Article 3                            apply to Jordan.
1.      For each product, the basic duties to which the                                Article 7
reductions provided for in Article 2 are to be applied
are :
                                                               1.     Imports of the following products shall be
— for the Community as originally constituted :                subject to annual ceilings above which the customs
      those duties actually applied in respect of Jordan       duties actually applied in respect of third countries
      on 1 January 1975,                                       may be reintroduced in accordance with paragraphs 2
                                                               to 4, the ceiling fixed for the year of the entry into
— for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom :                force of the Agreement being indicated in each case.
      those duties actually applied in respect of Jordan
      on 1 January 1972.                                             CCT
                                                                                                               Ceiling
                                                                   heading              Description
                                                                                                              (tonnes)
                                                                     No
2.      The reduced duties calculated in accordance
with Article 2 shall be applied rounded off to the first            55.09
                                                                               Other woven fabrics of
                                                                                                                 100
decimal place.                                                                 cotton
Subject to the application by the Community of
Article 39 (5 ) of the Act concerning the conditions of        2. For products falling with subheading 28.40 B II
accession and the adjustments to the Treaties of 22            (phosphates, including polyphosphates, other than of
January 1972, as regards the specific duties or the            ammonia), heading No 31.03 (mineral or chemical
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fertilizers, phosphatic), heading No ex 31.05                         — upon the adoption of decisions under a common
( fertilizer compounds containing phosphates ),                            commercial policy, or
heading No 55.05 ( cotton yarn, not put up for retail
sale), and Chapter 76 ( aluminium) of the Common                      — upon the establishment of a common energy
 Customs Tariff, the Community reserves the right to                       policy.
introduce ceilings.
                                                                      2. In that event the Community shall ensure that
 3 . When a ceiling fixed for imports of a product                    imports of these products will enjoy advantages
 covered by this Article is reached, the customs duties               equivalent to those provided for in this Agreement.
 actually applied in respect of third countries may be
 reimposed on imports of the product in question                      For the application of this paragrap/h consultations
 until the end of the calendar year.                                  shall be held within the Joint Committee at the
                                                                      request of the other party.
 4. When imports into the Community of a product
 subject to ceilings reach 75 % of the level fixed, the
 Community shall inform the Joint Committee.                          3.     Subject to paragraph 1 , this Agreement shall not
                                                                       affect the non-tariff rules applied to imports of
                                                                      petroleum products.
                           Article 8
 1 . The Community reserves the right to modify the                                           Article 9
 arrangements applicable to the petroleum products
 falling within subheadings or heading No 27.10,                       For goods resulting from the processing of
  27.11 A and B I, 27.12, 27.13 B or 27.14 of the
 Common Customs Tariff :
                                                                       agricultural products listed in Annex B, the
                                                                       reductions specified in Article 2 shall apply to the
 — upon the adoption of a common definition of                        fixed component of the charge levied on imports of
      origin for petroleum products,                                   these products into the Community.
                                                    B. Agricultural products
                                                            Article 10
                1 . Customs duties on imports into the Community of the following products
                originating in Jordan shall be reduced by the rates indicated for each of them .
                       CCT
                                                                                                          Rate of
                     heading                                   Description                               reduction
                       No
                     05.04           Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish),
                                     whole and pieces thereof                                              80 %
                     07.01           Vegetables, fresh or chilled :
                                       F. Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled :
                                               II . Beans (of the species Phaseolus) :
                                                    ex a) From 1 October to 30 June :
                                                          — From 1 November to 30 April                    60 %
                                           ex III . Other :
                                                    — Broad beans (Vicia faba major)                       40 %
                                       G. Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac,
                                           radishes and similar edible roots :
                                           ex II. Carrots and turnips :
                                                   — Carrots, from 1 January to 31 March                   40 %
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                  CCT
                                                                                      Rate or
                heading                            Description                       reduction
                   No
                07.01   ex H. Onions, shallots and garlic :
              (cont 'd)          — Onions, from 1 February to 30 April                 50 %
                                 — Garlic, from 1 February to 31 May                   50 %
                            M. Tomatoes :
                                 ex I. From 1 November to 14 May :
                                       — From 1 December to 31 March                   60 %
                        ex S. Sweet peppers :
                                  — From 15 November to 30 April                       40 %
                        ex T. Other :
                                  — Aubergines, from 15 January to 30 April            60 %
                                  — Pumpkins or gourds and courgettes, from 1 De­
                                     cember to the last day of February                60 %
                07.05    Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not
                         skinned or split :
                         B. Other (than for sowing)                                     80 %
                 08.01   Dates, bananas, coconuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, pine­
                         apples, avocados, mangoes, guavas and mangosteens,
                         fresh or dried, shelled or not :
                         H. Other (Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens)                     40 %
                 08.02   Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                         ex A. Oranges :
                                  — Fresh                                               60 %
                         ex B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) ;
                                  Clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus
                                  hybrids :
                                  — Fresh                                               60 %
                          ex C. Lemons :
                                  — Fresh                                                40 %
                             D. Grapefruit                                               80 %
                          ex E. Other :
                                  — Limes                                                80 %
              ex 08.09    Other fruit, fresh :
                          — Watermelons, from 1 April to 15 June                         50 %
                  09.04   Pepper of the genus 'Piper' ; pimento of the genus
                          'Capsicum' or the genus 'Pimenta' :
                          A. Neither crushed nor ground :
                              II . Pimento :
                                   c) Other                                              80 %
                  09.09    Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway
                           and juniper                                                    80 %
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2.      Paragraph 1 shall apply to fresh lemons of                a subsequent alignment as soon as a tariff movement
subheading 08.02 ex C of the Common Customs                       reaches or passes the said level.
Tariff on condition that on the internal Community
market the prices of lemons imported from Jordan                  4.     The reduced duties calculated in accordance
 are, after customs clearance and the deduction of                with Article 10 shall be rounded off to the first
import charges other than customs duties, not less                decimal place.
than the reference price plus the incidence on that
 reference price of the customs duties actually applied           However, subject to the application by the
 in respect of third countries and a fixed amount of              Community of Article 39 (5 ) of the Act concerning
 1*20 units of account per 100 kilograms.                         the conditions of accession and the adjustments to
                                                                  the Treaties referred to in Article 3 as regards the
 3 . The import charges other than customs duties                 specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties
                                                                   in the customs tariff of Ireland and of the United
 referred to in paragraph 2 shall be those to be used
 for the calculation of the entry prices referred to in            Kingdom, the reduced duties shall be rounded off to
 Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common                         the fourth decimal place.
 organization of the market in fruit and vegetables.
 However, the Community shall be entitled to                                              Article 12
  calculate the amount to be deducted in respect of the
  import charges other than customs duties referred to             1 . Should specific rules be introduced as a result of
 in paragraph 2 in such a way, according to origin, as             the implementation of its agricultural policy or
 to avoid difficulties which may arise from the                    modification of the existing rules, or should the
 incidence of those charges on entry prices.                       provisions on the implementation of its agricultural
  Articles 23 to 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                 policy be modified or developed, the Community
  shall continue to apply.                                          may modify the arrangements laid down in the
                                                                    Agreement in respect of the products concerned.
  4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 ,                       In such cases the Community shall take appropriate
  Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom shall be                  account of Jordan's interests .
   authorized until 1 January 1978 to apply duties
  which may not be lower than those set out in Annex
  C to imports of fresh oranges of subheading 08.02 ex              2. If the Community, in applying paragraph 1 ,
  A of the Common Customs Tariff and of fresh                       modifies the arrangements made by this Agreement
   mandarins      (including tangerines and satsumas),              for products covered by Annex II to the Treaty
   Clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids           establishing the European Economic Community, it
   of subheading 08.02 ex B of the Common Customs                   shall accord imports originating in Jordan an
  Tariff.                                                           advantage comparable to that provided for in this
                                                                    Agreement.
                                                                    3 . The application of this Article may be the
                            Article 11                              subject of consultations in the Joint Committee.
   1.     The rates of reduction specified in Article 10
   shall apply to the customs duties actually applied in                            C. Common provisions
   respect of third countries .
                                                                                           Article 13
   2. However, the duties resulting from the
   reductions made by Denmark, Ireland and the United                1 . The products originating in Jordan referred to
    Kingdom may in no case be lower than those applied               in this Agreement may not enjoy more favourable
    by the said countries to the Community as originally             treatment when imported into the Community than
    constituted .                                                    that applied by the Member States between
                                                                     themselves .
    3 . In derogation from paragraph 1 , should the
    application thereof temporarily result in tariff                 2. For the application of paragraph 1 , account
    movements away from alignment on the final duty,                 shall not be taken of the customs duties and charges
    Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may                      having equivalent effect resulting from the
    maintain their duties until the level of these duties             application of Articles 32, 36 and 59 of the Act
    has been reached on the occasion of a subsequent                  concerning the conditions of accession and the
     alignment, or they may apply the duty resulting from             adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 3 .
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                         Article 14                              Joint Committee may adapt the tariff nomenclature
                                                                of these products to conform with such
  1 . Subject to the special provisions relating to              modifications .
 frontier-zone trade, Jordan shall grant the
  Community treatment in the field of trade no less                                     Article 19
 favourable than most-favoured-nation treatment.
                                                                 The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any
 2.     Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of the           measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature
 maintenance or establishment of customs unions or
  free-trade areas .
                                                                establishing, whether directly or indirectly,
                                                                 discrimination between the products of one
                                                                Contracting Party and like products originating in the
 3.     Furthermore, Jordan may derogate from the               territory of the other Contracting Party.
  provisions of paragraph 1 in the case of measures
  adopted with a view to regional economic integration          Products exported to the territory of one of the
  or measures benefiting the developing countries. The          Contracting Parties may not benefit from repayment
  Community shall be notified of such measures.                 of internal taxation in excess of the amount of direct
                                                                or indirect taxation imposed upon them.
                         Article 15
                                                                                       Article 20
  1 . The Contracting Parties shall inform each other
 on the occasion of the signing of this Agreement of
                                                                Payments relating to commercial transactions carried
  the provisions they apply under their trade                   out in accordance with foreign trade and exchange
 arrangements .
                                                                regulations and the transfer of such payments to the
                                                                Member State of the Community in which the
 2. Jordan shall be entitled to introduce into its              creditor is resident or to Jordan shall be free from
 trade arrangements with the Community new                      any restrictions.
 customs duties or charges having equivalent effect
  and new quantitative restrictions or measures having
 equivalent effect and to increase the duties and the                                  Article 21
 quantitative restrictions or charges or measures
 having equivalent effect applied to products                   The Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or
 originating in or going to the Community, where                restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit
 such measures are necessitated by Jordan's                     justified on grounds of public morality, public policy
 industrialization and development requirements . The           or public security ; the protection of the health and
 Community shall be notified of such measures.                 life of humans, animals or plants ; the protection of
                                                               national     treasures    of    artistic, historical      or
 For the application of these measures, consultations           archaeological value ; the protection of industrial and
 shall be held within the Joint Committee at the               commercial property, or rules relating to gold or
 request of the other Contracting Party.                       silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions must not,
                                                               however, constitute a means of arbitrary
                        Article 16                             discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade
                                                               between the Contracting Parties.
Where Jordan applies quantitative restrictions in the
 form of quotas to a given product in accordance with
                                                                                       Article 22
 its own legislation it shall treat the Community as a
single entity.
                                                               1 . If one of the Contracting Parties finds that
                        Article 17
                                                               dumping is taking place in trade with the other
                                                               Contracting Party, it may take appropriate measures
                                                               against this practice in accordance with the
For the purposes of implementing this title, the               Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the
Protocol to this Agreement shall determine the rules           General Agreement on tariffs and trade, under the
of origin.                                                     conditions and in accordance with the procedures
                                                               laid down in Article 24.
                        Article 18
                                                               2. In the event of measures being directed against
In the event of modifications to the nomenclature of           bounties or subsidies, the Contracting Parties
the customs tariffs of the Contracting Parties                 undertake to respect the provisions of Article VI of
affecting products referred to in this Agreement, the          the General Agreement on tariffs and trade.
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                           Article 23                             seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its
                                                                  balance of payments, the Contracting Party
If serious disturbances arise in any sector of the                concerned may take the necessary safeguard
economy or if difficulties arise which might bring                measures . In the selection of measures, priority must
about       a  serious   deterioration   in   the    economic     be given to those which least disturb the functioning
situation of a region, the Contracting Party                      of the Agreement. The other Contracting Party shall
concerned may take the necessary safeguard measures               be notified immediately of them and these measures
under the conditions and in accordance with the                   shall be the subject of periodic consultations within
procedures laid down in Article 24.                                the Joint Committee particularly with a view to their
                                                                  abolition as soon as circumstances permit.
                           Article 24
                                                                                           TITLE II
 1 . In the event of a Contracting Party's subjecting                       GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
imports of products liable to give rise to the
 difficulties     referred   to   in   Article    23    to   an
administrative procedure, the purpose of which is to                                       Article 26
 provide rapid information on the trend of trade
 flows, it shall inform the other Contracting Party.               1 . A Joint Committee is hereby established which,
                                                                   for the purpose of attaining the objectives set out in
 2. In the cases specified in Articles 22 and 23 ,                the Agreement, shall have the power to take decisions
before taking the measures provided for therein, or as             in the cases provided for in the Agreement.
 soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 3 (b)                The decisions taken shall be binding on the
 applies, the Contracting Party in question shall                  Contracting Parties, which shall take such measures
 supply the Joint Committee with all relevant                      as are required to implement them.
 information required for a thorough examination of
 the situation with a view to seeking a solution                   2. The Joint Committee may also formulate any
 acceptable to the Contracting Parties.                            resolutions, recommendations or opinions which it
                                                                    considers desirable for the attainment of the common
  In the selection of measures, priority must be given to           objectives and the smooth functioning of the
 those which least disturb the functioning of the
 Agreement. Such measures must not exceed the limits               Agreement.
  of what is strictly necessary to counteract the                  3.     The Joint Committee shall adopt its rules of
 difficulties which have arisen .
                                                                   procedure.
  The Joint Committee shall be notified immediately of
 any safeguard measures, and these shall be the                                            Article 27
  subject of periodic consultations within the Joint
  Committee particularly with a view to their abolition             1.    The Joint Committee shall be composed of
  as soon as circumstances permit.                                  representatives of the Community, on the one hand,
                                                                    and of representatives of Jordan on the other.
  3 . For the implementation of paragraph 2, the
  following provisions shall apply :                                2.    The Joint Committee shall act by mutual
                                                                    agreement between the Community, on the one hand,
  (a) as regards Articles 22 and 23 , consultation in the           and Jordan on the other.
        Joint Committee shall take place before the
        Contracting Party concerned takes the
                                                                                           Article 28
         appropriate measures ;
  (b) where        exceptional    circumstances       requiring     1.    The office of President of the Joint Committee
         immediate action make prior examination                    shall be held alternately by the Contracting Parties, in
        impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may,            accordance with the modalities to be laid down in the
         in the situations specified in Articles 22 and 23,         rules of procedure.
         apply forthwith such precautionary measures as
        are strictly necessary to remedy the situation.             2.    Meetings of the Joint Committee shall be called
                                                                    by its President.
                            Article 25                              The Joint Committee shall, in addition, meet
                                                                    whenever necessary, at the request of either
  Where       one    or   more    Member      States    of   the    Contracting Party, in accordance with the conditions
  Community or Jordan is in serious difficulties or is              to be laid down in its rules of procedure.
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                           Article 29                                 provided that such measures do not impair the
                                                                      conditions of competition in respect of products
1 . The Joint Committee may decide to set up any                      not intended for specifically military purposes ;
other committee that can assist it in carrying out its
duties.                                                          (c) which it considers essential to its security in time
                                                                      of war or serious internal tension .
2. In its rules of procedure, the Joint Committee
shall determine the composition and duties of such
committees and how they shall function .                                                 Article 33
                                                                 In the field covered by the Agreement :
                           Article 30
                                                                 — the arrangements applied by Jordan in respect of
Either Contracting Party shall, if so requested by the                the Community shall not give rise to any
other Contracting Party, provide all relevant                        discrimination between the Member States, their
information on any agreements it concludes involving                 nationals, or their companies or firms,
tariff or trade provisions, and on any amendments to             — the arrangements applied by the Community in
its customs tariff or external trade arrangements.                   respect of Jordan shall not give rise to any
Where such amendments or agreements have a direct                    discrimination between Jordanian nationals,
and particular effect on the functioning of the                      companies or firms.
Agreement, appropriate consultations shall be held
within the Joint Committee at the request of the                                         Article 34
other Contracting Party so that the interests of the
Contracting Parties may be taken into consideration.             The Protocol and Annexes A, B and C shall form an
                                                                 integral part of the Agreement. The declarations and
                           Article 31                            the exchange of letters shall appear in the Final Act,
                                                                 which shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
1 . The Contracting Parties shall take any general
 or specific measures required to fulfil their                                           Article 35
obligations under the Agreement. They shall ensure
that the objectives set out in the Agreement are                 This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the
attained .                                                       territories to which the Treaty establishing the
                                                                 European Economic Community applies under the
2.     If either Contracting Party considers that the            conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other
other Contracting Party has failed to fulfil an                  hand, to the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of
 obligation under the Agreement, it may take                     Jordan.
appropriate measures. Before so doing, it shall supply
the Joint Committee with all relevant information
required for a thorough examination of the situation                                     Article 36
with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the
Contracting Parties.                                             This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the
                                                                 Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and
In the selection of measures, priority must be given to          Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally
those which least disturb the functioning of the                 authentic.
Agreement. The Joint Committee shall be notified
immediately of such measures, and these shall be the                                     Article 37
subject of consultations within the Joint Committee if
the other Contracting Party so requests.                         1 . This Agreement shall be subject to approval by
                                                                 the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own
                           Article 32                            procedures. They shall notify each other when the
                                                                 procedures necessary to this end have been
 Nothing     in   the      Agreement   shall    prevent   a      completed.
 Contracting Party from taking any measures :
                                                                 2. This Agreement shall enter into force on the
 (a) which it considers necessary to prevent the                 first day of the second month following the date on
      disclosure of information contrary to its essential        which the notifications provided for in paragraph 1
      security interests ;                                       have been carried out.
 ( b) which relate to trade in arms, munitions or war            It shall be applicable until the entry into force of the
      materials or to research, development or                   Cooperation Agreement signed this day or until 30
      production indispensable for defence purposes,             June 1978 at the latest.
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            Til bekræftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne interimsaf­
            tale .
            Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter
            dieses Interimsabkommen gesetzt.
            In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have affixed their signatures below
            this Interim Agreement.
            En foi de quoi, les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures au bas du
            présent accord intérimaire.
             In fede di che, i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al pre­
            sente accordo interinale .
             Ten blijke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder deze
             Interimovereenkomst hebben gesteld .
             Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den attende januar nitten hundrede og syvoghalvfjerds.
             Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten Januar neunzehnhundertsiebenundsiebzig.
              Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hun­
             dred and seventy-seven.
             Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-huit janvier mil neuf cent soixante-dix-sept.
              Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto gennaio millenovecentosettantasette.
              Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende januari negentienhonderdzevenenzeventig.
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            For Râdet for De europæiske Fællesskaber
            Für den Rat der Europaischen Gemeinschaften
            For the Council of the European Communities
            Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes
            Per il Consiglio delle Comunità europee
            Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen
            For Hans Majestæt Kongen af Det hashemitiske kongerige Jordan
            Für Seine Majestät den König des Haschemitischen Königreichs Jordanien
            For His Majesty the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
            Pour Sa Majesté le roi du royaume hachémite de Jordanie
            Per Sua Maestà il re del Regno hascemita di Giordania
            Voor Zijne Majesteit de Koning van het Hasjemitische Koninkrijk Jordanië
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                                                     ANNEX A
                 relating to the products referred to in Article 2 excluded from the Agreement
             CCT
            heading                                             Description
              No
           17.02             Other sugars ; sugar syrups ; artificial honey (whether or not mixed with
                             natural honey) ; caramel :
                             A. Lactose and lactose syrup :
                                 I. Containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure
                                     product
                             B. Glucose and glucose syrup :
                                 I. Containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure
                                     product
           22.03             Beer made from malt
           22.06             Vermouths, and other wines of fresh grapes flavoured with aromatic extracts
           22.09             Spirits (other than those of heading No 22.08) ; liqueurs and other spirituous
                             beverages ; compound alcoholic preparations (known as 'concentrated ex­
                             tracts') for the manufacture of beverages :
                             B. Compound alcoholic preparations (known as 'concentrated extracts') for
                                 the manufacture of beverages
                             C. Spirituous beverages
           35.01             Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives ; casein glues :
                             A. Casein
                             C. Other
           35.02              Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives :
                             A. Albumins :
                                 II . Other :
                                      a) Ovalbumin and lactalbumin
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                                                             ANNEX B
                                          relating to the products referred to in Article 9
                     CCT
                   heading                                              Description
                      No
               ex 17.04             Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa, but not including liquorice extract
                                    containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other
                                    added substances
                  18.06             Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
                  19.01             Malt extract
                  19.02             Preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, of a kind used as infant
                                    food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, containing less than 50 % by
                                    weight of cocoa
                  19.03             Macaroni, spaghetti and similar products
                  19.04             Tapioca and sago ; tapioca and sago substitutes obtained from potato or
                                    other starches
                  19.05             Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal
                                    products (puffed rice, cornflakes and similar products)
                   19.06            Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical
                                    use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products
                   19.07            Bread, ships' biscuits and other ordinary bakers' wares, not containing added
                                    sugar, honey, eggs, fats, cheese or fruit
                   19.08            Pastry, biscuits, cakes and other fine bakers' wares, whether or not
                                    containing cocoa in any proportion
               ex 21.01             Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes ; extracts, essences and
                                    concentrates thereof :
                                    — Excluding roasted chicory and extracts thereof
                  21.06             Natural yeasts (active or inactive) ; prepared baking powders :
                                    A. Active natural yeasts :
                                        II . Bakers' yeast
               ex 21.07             Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing sugar,
                                    dairy products, cereals or products based on cereals (*)
               ex 22.02             Lemonade, flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters and other
                                    non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit and vegetable juices falling within
                                    heading No 20.07 :
                                    — Containing milk or milk fats
                   29.04             Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated
                                     derivatives :
                                     C. Polyhydric alcohols :
                                          II. Mannitol
                                         III . Sorbitol
            (l) This heading covers only products which, on importation into the Community, are subject to the duty laid
                down in the Common Customs Tariff, comprising an ad valorem duty constituting the fixed component and a
                variable component.
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              CCT
            heading                                     Description
               No
            35.05   Dextrins and dextrin glues ; soluble or roasted starches ; starch glues
            38.12   Prepared glazings, prepared dessings and prepared mordants, of a kind used in
                    the textile, paper, leather or like industries :
                    A. Prepared glazings and prepared dressings :
                        I. With a basis of amylaceous substances
            38.19   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 :
                    T. Sorbitol, other than that falling within subheading 29.04 C III
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                                                          ANNEX C
                      Minimum residual duties which may be applied under the terms of Article 10 (4)
                                                       I. DENMARK
              Danish Customs
                    Tariff                                    Description                      Rate of duty
                heading No
                      1                                           2                                 3
                  08.02         Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                                   A. Oranges :
                                          I. Sweet oranges , fresh :
                                             a) From 1 to 30 April                               2-6 %
                                             b) From 1 to 15 May                                 1-2 %
                                             c) From 16 May to 15 October                        0-8 %
                                             d) From 16 October to 31 March                      4 %
                                         II. Other :
                                             ex a) From 1 April to 15 October :
                                                    — Fresh                                       3 %
                                             ex b) From 16 October to 31 March :
                                                    — Fresh                                      4 %
                                ex B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) ;
                                         clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hy­
                                         brids :
                                         — Fresh                                                 4 %
                                                        II . IRELAND
               Irish Customs
                    Tariff                                    Description                      Rate of duty
                heading No
                      1                                           2                                 3
                  08.02         Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                                A. Oranges :
                                     I. Sweet oranges, fresh :
                                          a) From 1 to 30 April                                  2-6 %
                                          b) From 1 to 15 May                                     1-2 %
                                         c) From 16 May to 15 October                            0-8 %
                                          d) From 16 October to 31 March                          4 %
                                    II . Other :
                                         a) From 1 April to 15 October :
                                             1 . Fresh                                            3 %
                                          b) From 16 October to 31 March :
                                             1 . Fresh                                            4%
                                B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); cle­
                                    mentines, wilkins and other similar citrus hybrids :
                                   I. Fresh                                                       4 %
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                                            III . UNITED KINGDOM
           United Kingdom
           Customs Tariff                             Description                    Rate of duty
             heading No
                  1                                        2                                3
              08.02       Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                          A. Oranges :
                              I. Sweet oranges, fresh :
                                  a) From 1 to 30 April                                 2-6 %
                                                                                        with a
                                                                                      minimum
                                                                                      charge of
                                                                                      ¿0-0688 /
                                                                                        100 kg
                                  b) From 1 to 15 May                                    1-2 %
                                                                                        with a
                                                                                      minimum
                                                                                      charge of
                                                                                      ¿0-0688/
                                                                                        100 kg
                                   c) From 16 May to 15 October                          0-8 %
                                                                                        with a
                                                                                      minimum
                                                                                      charge of
                                                                                      ¿0-0688/
                                                                                        100 kg
                                   d) From 16 October to 31 March :
                                       1 . From 16 October to 30 November                 4 %
                                                                                        with a
                                                                                      minimum
                                                                                      charge of
                                                                                       ¿0-0688/
                                                                                         100 kg
                                       2. From 1 December to 31 March                    4-4 %
                              II . Other :
                                    a) From 1 April to 15 October :
                                       1 . Fresh                                           3 %
                                                                                         with a
                                                                                      minimum
                                                                                       charge of
                                                                                       ¿0-0688/
                                                                                         100 kg
                                    b) From 16 October to 31 March :
                                       1 . Fresh :
                                           aa) From 16 October to 30 November              4%
                                                                                         with a
                                                                                       minimum
                                                                                       charge of
                                                                                       ¿0-0688/
                                                                                          100 kg
                                           bb) From 1 December to 31 March                4-4 %
                           B. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) ; cle­
                               mentines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids :
                               I. Fresh :
                                   a) From 1 April to 30 November                           4 %
                                                                                          with a
                                                                                       minimum
                                                                                        charge of
                                                                                        ¿0-0688/
                                                                                          100 kg
                                    b) From 1 December to 31 March                        4-4 %