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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3896/89

of 18 December 1989

applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, with the intention expressed in the said Committee, in particular by all the preference-giving countries ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 1 1 3 Whereas the temporary and non-binding nature of the thereof, system means that the offer can be withdrawn wholly or in part at a later date, thus maintaining the possibil­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­ ity of remedying any unfavourable situations which sion ('), might arise following implementation of the system, including such situations in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States); Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ ment (2), Whereas, since the extension of its generalized tariff preferences scheme for a second 10-year period ( 1981 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and to 1990), the Community has decided to modify one of Social Committee (3), the fundamental characteristics of it to give the benefi­ ciary countries a more equitable access to the preferen­ Whereas, in accordance with its offer made within the tial advantages ; whereas, in order to attain this, the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade Community had decided to apply a preferential treat­ and Development (UNCTAD), the European Econo­ ment which takes account of the particular situation of mic Community opened generalized tariff preferences each of the beneficiaries and to proceed to a system of commencing in 1971 , notably in respect of finished and individual tariff ceilings for certain sensitive products ; semi-finished industrial products from developing whereas the least-developed countries are not subject countries ; whereas the initial 10-year period of applica­ to ceilings ; whereas , ever since then , the annual adap­ tion of this system of preferences ended on 31 Decem­ tations of the Community scheme have responded, for ber 1980 ; the most part, to the double imperative of the differen­ tiation of the preferential advantages and of simplifica­ Whereas, however, the positive role played by this sys­ tions ; whereas the identification of the products and tem in improving access for developing countries to the the countries to treat selectively takes place with regard markets of the preference-giving countries was recog­ to the sensitivity of the sectors and to the Community nized at the ninth session of the UNCTAD Special market situation of the products in question as well as Committee on Preferences ; whereas it was there agreed consideration of the degree of industrial development that the objectives of the system of generalized prefer­ and the competitiveness of these countries ; ences would not be fully achieved by the end of 1980, that consequently it should be prolonged beyond the Whereas preferential tariff treatment is applicable to initial period and that an overall review of the system industrial products of Chapters 25 to 49 and 64 to 97 of should take place in 1990 ; the Common Customs Tariff, with the exception of products : Whereas, the Community has therefore decided to — covered by the Treaty establishing the European apply generalized tariff preferences, in the context of Coal and Steel Community, the conclusions agreed in UNCTAD in accordance — contained in the list of primary products in part 1 of Annex II , (') OJ No C 165,3.7 . 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No C 256, 9. 1 0. 1 989, p. 1 50. — entitled to exemption from customs duties in the O) OJ No C 298, 27 . 11 . 1989, p. 46 . Common Customs Tariff ;

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Whereas the tariff ceiling arrangements mentioned products mentioned above while the second criterion above must be applied in such a way as to differentiate applies to one product ; between products in Annex I ; whereas the tariff regimes necessary to implement these arrangements Whereas the abovementioned reasons that have justi­ consist, on the one hand, of fixed duty-free amounts fied the criteria of competitiveness remain valid and for products originating in the most competitive coun­ whereas the maintenance of preferential benefit for the tries and, on the other hand, by means of ceilings for most competitive countries is not justified and a redis­ products in Annex I originating in other less competi­ tribution of the supply is necessary ; whereas it is tive countries ; appropriate to pursue the differentiation and to initiate the suppression of the preferential benefit for certain Whereas the other products covered by this Regulation countries for six additional products per country, desig­ should as a general rule, be made subject to surveill­ nated by a footnote, meeting the first criterion and ance for essentially statistical purposes ; which have previously been reduced by 50 % ;

Whereas, since the intermediate revision of the scheme Whereas, however, in the multilateral trade negotia­ for the years 1986 to 1990, the Community has estab­ tions , in accordance with paragraph 6 of the Tokyo lished that : Declaration, the Community reaffirmed that special — the latter responds satisfactorily to the fixed objec­ treatment should, whenever possible, be granted to the tives, least developed among the developing countries ; whereas, therefore, preferential imports of products ori­ — the beneficiary countries continue, however, to use ginating in the least developed of the developing coun­ the preferential advantages in an unequal manner, tries listed in Annex IV to this Regulation should not — the objectives of the scheme have been reached in be subject to fixed duty free amounts or Community certain cases by the most competitive beneficiary tariff ceilings ; countries ; Whereas to reflect better in the preferential amounts Whereas, on the basis of these considerations, the the development of commercial exchange flows of the Community has decided : Community, these amounts have in general been — to maintain for the second half of the decade the revised for 1990 with regard to the products of Annex I, with a view to the overall improvement of the system ; fundamental characteristics of the scheme, notably the grant, within certain limits, of the total suspen­ sion of custom duties, Whereas, for the same reasons, the process of revision was extended to the reference bases, taking into consid­ — to accentuate the differentiation of the preferential eration the examination of the situation resulting from advantages from which the most competitive coun­ preferential importations of other products covered by tries benefit and to enlarge at the same time the pre­ this Regulation ; whereas, at the same time, the method ferential access to the least competitive countries ; of calculation of the abovementioned reference bases has been revised, and for this purpose a percentage of Whereas provision should be made to continue in 1990 total importations for each of these products into the the process of differentiation begun in 1986 concerning Community has been taken into account ; whereas, the grant of advantages under the scheme to the more according to the new method of calculation, the refer­ competitive countries — both in terms of market share ence bases for 1990 correspond in general to 6 % of the and export capacity — and whereas it is therefore total imports into the Community in 1987 of each of appropriate to reduce the preferential amounts by 50 % the products concerned originating in a third country ; for four additional products originating in those coun­ whereas products subject to reference bases corres­ tries, marked with three asterisks in Annex I to this ponding to 2 % only of the said importations are indi­ Regulation ; whereas the criteria to be adopted for such cated in part 3 of Annex II ; a reduction are based on the competitive capacity of the beneficiary country concerned, this capacity being Whereas such tariff exemptions should be reserved for expressed in the case of a specific product either by this country's participation in the Community's total products originating in the countries or territories under imports or by the ratio of the preferential volume consideration, the concept of 'originating products' amount opened for this country to the total Com­ being determined by Regulation (EEC) No 693 /88 ('); munity imports from the same country ; whereas, in addition , the level of economic development of the Whereas both Poland and Hungary have seen their country concerned has also been taken into account ; economic situation decline to the point where they face whereas, with regard to the application of the first crite­ similar problems as those countries to which the gener­ rion, a share has been set at 20% of the 1987 total alized preferences have applied in the past ; whereas extra-EEC imports of the product being referred to, they should therefore benefit from the system of gener­ while recourse to the second criterion is made where alized preferences in order to increase their export the total imports of the product in question have, in earnings with a view to stimulating their economic accordance with the mean of the years 1986 and 1987, exceeded by at least 10 times the tariff amount ; whereas the first criterion applies to three of the four (') OJ No L 77, 22 . 3 . 1988, p. 1 .

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development, to promote their industrialization and to arrangement, the actual charges against the amounts accelerate their rate of growth ; whereas the benefit could relate only to products entered for free circula­ should only be accorded for the duration of their tion and accompanied by a certificate of origin ; economic restructuring, estimated at five years, without prejudice to the annual character of the Community's Whereas, if a considerable balance remains in one of system of generalized preferences ; the fixed duty-free-amount shares of one or other Member State, it is essential that that Member State returns it in order to prevent a part of the Community Whereas the Community preference arrangements amount from remaining unused in one Member State applicable to Yugoslavia result exclusively from the when it could be used in others ; Agreement between the Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ('); Whereas, in the case of the Community tariff ceilings listed in Annex I, the desired objectives may be attained by applying a method of administration based Whereas the Republic of Korea does not treat the Com­ on the charging at Community level, against the above­ munity on an equal footing with other trade partners mentioned ceilings, of imports of the products con­ and whereas it has taken discriminatory measures in cerned as and when these products are entered for free respect of the Community in the sphere of the protec­ circulation and are accompanied by a certificate of ori­ tion of intellectual property ; whereas, therefore, it is gin ; whereas this method of administration must make inappropriate that the Republic of Korea should bene­ provision for the reintroduction of the levying of cus­ fit from the scheme of generalized tariff preferences as toms duties, in accordance with the appropriate proce­ long as this situation continues ; dures, as soon as the said ceilings are reached at Com­ munity level ; Whereas, since 1 March 1986, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic have applied the Com­ Whereas, having regard to the rules applying to the munity system of generalized preferences, in compli­ repayment or remission of import or export duties, and ance with Articles 178 and 365 of the Act of Accession ; in particular to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1430/ 79 (2) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3040/ 83 (3), a procedure should be laid down to regularize Whereas, regarding the fixed duty-free amounts given imports actually made within the fixed duty-free in Annex I, the method of management was formerly amounts and preferential tariff limits opened under this based on an apportionment of most of the amounts Regulation, and thus provision should be made for the between the Member States ; whereas the analysis of Commission to be able to take appropriate measures ; the utilization of these volumes shows a state of differ­ whereas, in order that these regularizations do not lead ing situations among the Member States, one or two to tariff ceilings being considerably exceeded, it is reaching their individual amounts very quickly, while appropriate to foresee at the same time that the Com­ others disposed of their unused quantities until the end mission can take measures to stop the import charges ; of the exercise ; whereas, regarding the fact that they are Community measures and with the view to the achieve­ Whereas, in the case of the products other than those ment of the internal market foreseen by the ' White listed in Annex I * provision should be made for the Paper' for 1992, it is not appropriate to foresee an possibility of reintroducing the levying of customs apportionment among Member States ; whereas the duties in exceptional cases and in accordance with new method of management is open, furthermore, to appropriate procedures and rules ; whereas, taking into improve the utilization of the said fixed duty-free account the necessity of initiating the examination of amounts in that it allows the covering of the needs certain economic factors relating to the importations of there where they are seen ; whereas it is appropriate, a specific product, it is appropriate that the reintroduc­ besides, to foresee the possibility for the Member States tion of the levying of custom duties is preceded by an to effect drawings by reason of quantities correspond­ appropriate exchange of information between the ing to their needs ; whereas it is appropriate in respect Member States and the Commission and an exchange of certain highly sensitive products to administer the of views ; fixed duty-free amounts over successive periods of six months rather than over a single period of 12 months ; Whereas such methods of administration call for close and particularly rapid cooperation between Member States and the Commission ; whereas such cooperation Whereas, in respect of these fixed duty-free amounts, it should be particularly close in view of the need for the is necessary in particular to ensure equal and contin­ Commission to be able to take appropriate measures to uous access for all Community importers and to ensure reintroduce the levying of customs duties when any of uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for the ceiling are reached ; those amounts to all imports of the products concerned into all the Member States until the amounts are used Whereas it is necessary to establish complete statistics up ; whereas, to this end, and in the context of such an on imports admitted in accordance with the provisions

(!) OJ No L 147, 4.6. 1981 , p. 6 ; OJ No L 41 , 14.2. 1983 , 0 OJ No L 175, 12 . 7 . 1979, p. 1 . ♦ p.l . (3) OJ No L 297, 29 . 10. 1983, p. 13 .

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of the present Regulation and to apply to the collec­ 2 . The preferences provided for in paragraph 1 shall tion, preparation and transmission of these statistics apply solely : Council Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 (') and (EEC) No 3367/87 (2); — to each country or territory listed in column 4 of Annex I , for each of the products or groups of prod­ ucts listed in columns 2 and 3 , Whereas, in order to ensure a better transparency of the system, it is necessary to publish both the annual — for the same products or groups of products listed charges recorded against the tariff measures and the in Annex I to every other country or territory listed tariff ceilings which have reached the 100 % level ; in Annex III, excepting Yugoslavia,

— to each of the countries or territories listed in Whereas, for the purposes of applying this Regulation, Annex III , for other products . As regards Yugosla­ the rates of conversion into national currencies of the via, preference is not granted to products subject to value in ecus in which the preferential amounts are Community tariff ceilings within the framework of expressed shall be these fixed on the first working day the Agreement between the Community and Yugo­ of October 1989 and they shall remain in force from slavia. 1 January to 31 December 1990 ; The preferential benefit provided for in paragraph 1 is Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom not applicable to countries listed in footnote (d) to of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­ Annex I or to countries listed in part 2 of Annex II for bourg are united within and jointly represented by the the products specified for those countries . Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning, in particular, the administration of fixed duty-free­ 3 . The preferences granted by this Regulation are sus­ amounts may be carried out by any one of its members, pended, on a temporary basis, for products originating in the Republic of Korea .

4. The admittance to the preferential benefit system HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : established by this Regulation is subordinated to the definition of origin of the products which is determined Article 1 by Regulation (EEC) No 693/88 .

1 . From 1 January to , 31 December 1990 the duties of 5 . Fixed duty-free amounts, Community tariff ceil­ the Common Customs Tariff shall be totally suspended ings and other tariff limits , shall be administered in for products covered by this Regulation. accordance with the provisions set out below .

This Regulation applies to products of Chapters 25 to 49 and 64 to 97 of the Common Customs Tariff, with SECTION I the exception of products : Provisions concerning the administration of fixed — covered by the Treaty establishing the European duty-free amounts relating to products listed in Annex 1 Coal and Steel Community,

Articled — contained in the list of basic products in part 1 of Annex II , The total suspension of customs duties within the — entitled to exemption from customs duties in the framework of the fixed duty-free amounts referred to in Common Customs Tariff. Article 1(1 ) shall be granted to each country or territory listed in column 4 of Annex I , for the products speci­ fied in columns 2 and 3 against the name of the coun­ For the products of Annex I this tariff suspension shall be accorded within the framework of fixed duty-free try or territory concerned, together with details in col­ umn 5 of the individual amount. amounts and ceilings. The other products covered by this Regulation shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the refer­ ence base referred to in Article 8 . Article 3

The fixed duty-free amounts shall be administered by Spain and Portugal shall apply to the importation of the Commission . the aforementioned products the customs duties estab­ lished according to Articles 178 and 365 of the Act of Accession of 1985 . If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry into free circulation , including a request for preferential benefit for a product, accompanied by a certificate of origin and subject to a fixed duty-free (') OJ No L 183 , 14.7 . 1975 , p. 3 . 0 OJ No L 321 , 11 . 11 . 1987 , p. 2. amount, and if this declaration is accepted by the cus­

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toms authorities, the Member state concerned shall States to make any necessary regularization of the draw, by means of notification to the Commission, a quantities charged against imports actually made quantity corresponding to its needs. during the period referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ). The Com­ mission shall inform the other Member States thereof. The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be communicated to the Commission without delay. However, for the products appearing in Annex I, for which half-yearly fixed duty-free amounts have been fixed, the date on which the Member States shall notify The drawings are granted by the Commission following the final total of quantities charged shall be : the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Mem­ — 31 August 1990 for the fixed amounts applicable ber State concerned, to the extent that the balance of from 1 January to 30 June 1990, the said amount permits . — 28 February 1991 for the fixed amounts applicable If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it from 1 July to 31 December 1990. shall return them as soon as possible to the correspond­ ing fixed amount.

SECTION II If the quantities requested corresponding to a certain date are greater than the available balance of the fixed Provisions concerning the administration of the duty free amount, allocation shall be made on a pro Community tariff ceilings relating to products listed in rata basis with respect to the requested quantities . Annex I and the reference base relating to products other Member States shall be informed by the Commission than those listed in Annex I of the drawings made.

Article 6 Article 4 Subject to Articles 7 and 8 the preferential tariff ceiling 1 . The Commission shall keep account of the quanti­ arrangements shall be accorded for products in ties drawn by the Member States in accordance with Annex I, to each of the countries or territories listed in Article 3, and, on receiving the notifications of draw­ Annex III , other than those listed in column 4 and ings, shall inform each of them of the extent to which Yugoslavia. The limits of these ceilings are specified in the volumes opened have been used up. It shall ensure column 6 against each product or group of products. that the drawing which uses up any of these amounts is limited to the balance available and, to this end, spe­ cify the amount to the Member State which proceeds to Article 7 the last drawing.

As soon as the individual ceilings, as fixed in accord­ The fact that the fixed amounts have been exhausted ance with Article 6 and which are laid down for shall forthwith be brought to the notice of Member imports into the Community of products originating in States . This communication shall be the subject of a any of the countries or territories referred to in publication in the Official Journal of. the European Article 1 (2), are reached at Community level, the levy­ Communities ('C ' Series). ing of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and terri­ 2. The Member States shall take all the appropriate tories concerned may be reintroduced until the end of measures to ensure that the drawings that they effect the period referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ). pursuant to Article 3 may be charged without interrup­ tion against the fixed duty-free amounts. Article 8 Each Member State shall guarantee free access to these amounts to the importers of the products in question as Where the preferential importation of products other far as the balance of the volumes opened permits. than those listed in Annex I, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes or threatens to cause economic difficulties in the Community, or in a region Artkle 5 of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be reintroduced, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information and an exchange By 28 February 1991 at the latest, Member States shall of views with the Member States. notify the Commission of the final total of the quanti­ ties charged at 31 December 1990. Up to the limit of the balance remaining, and at the request of the Mem­ The reference base to be considered when examining ber States, the Commission shall authorize the Member the situation underlying the damage shall be, as a gen­

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eral rule, equal to 6 % of the total imports into the tariff limits as and when the products are entered for Community, originating from third countries in 1987. free circulation , on the basis of the customs value of the said products, accompanied by a certificate of ori­ gin in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 9 Article 1 (4).

1 . The Commission shall reintroduce the levying of 4. Goods may be charged against a ceiling or other customs duties in respect of any of the countries or ter­ preferential tariff limit only if the certificate of origin ritories referred to in Article 1 (2), under the conditions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 is submitted before laid down in Articles 7 and 8, by means of a Regula­ the date on which the levying of duties is reintroduced. tion .

In the case of such reintroductions, Spain and Portugal 5 . The extent to which the fixed duty-free amounts, shall reintroduce the levying of customs duties that ceilings or other preferential tariff limits have been they shall apply to third countries on the date in ques­ used up shall be determined at Community level on the tion . basis of the imports charged in accordance with para­ graphs 2 and 3 . 2. By means of a Regulation, the Commission may, even after 31 December 1990, take measures to stop quantities being charged against one or other preferen­ Article 12 tial tariff limit, if, particularly as a result of regulariza­ tions of imports actually made during the period 1 . The Member States shall, within six weeks of the referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ), these limits are exceeded. end of each quarter at the latest, forward to the Statisti­ cal Office of the European Communities the relevant The Member State which makes such regularization statistical data for the products entered for free circula­ shall communicate the figures of import charges relat­ tion in the quarter concerned under generalized prefer­ ing to this as and when it occurs to the Commission. ential treatment in accordance with the provisions of The Commission, on receiving these communications, the present Regulation. This data, transmitted accord­ shall inform the other Member States thereof. ing to the codes of the combined nomenclature and, where applicable of the Taric, shall show the country of origin, value, quantity and any supplementary units as Article 10 defined by Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 and (EEC) No 3367 / 87 . Articles 7, 8 and 9 shall not apply to the imports in question originating in the countries set out in Annex IV . 2. However, in the case of products in Annex I sub­ ject to ceilings, the Member States shall forward to the Commission, at its request and by the 1 1th day of each month at the latest, the list of charges effected during SECTION III the previous months.

General provisions At the Commission's request, when the level of 75 % of the ceiling is reached, the Member States shall forward Article 11 to the Commission the lists of charges every 10 days ; these lists shall be forwarded within five days from the 1 . For the purposes of the application of this Regula­ end of each 10-day-period. tion, the rates of conversion into national currencies of the value in ecus in which the preferential amounts are expressed shall be those fixed on 2 October 1989 and 3 . The Commission shall ensure the publication in the they shall remain in force from 1 January to 31 Decem­ Official Journal of the European Communities ('C ' Ser­ ber 1990 ('). ies) of the tariff ceilings as and when they reach 100 % utilization . 2 . The Member States shall charge the imports of the products in question against their shares of the fixed It shall see that the Statistical Office of the European duty-free amounts, as and when they are entered for Communities ensures the publication of the annual free circulation on the basis of the customs value of the state of import charges . said products, accompanied by a certificate of origin in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 1 (4).

Article 13 3 . Imports of the products in question shall be charged against import ceilings or other preferential The Member States and the Commission shall cooper­ ate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied ( i ) OJ No C 250, 3 . 10. 1989, p. 2. with .

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Article 14

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 18 December 1989.

For the Council The President R. DUMAS

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ANNEX I

List of products subject to fixed duty-free amounts and ceilings (a) (b) (c)

Fixed duty-free amounts I l l

Order Ceiling CN code Description Beneficiary No Amount ( ECU) (e) countries or territories (ECU) (e)

( 1 ) (2) (3 ) (4) (5) (6)

10.0010 27100021 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitu­ 225 800 tonnes 2710 00 25 minous minerals, other than crude, prepara­ 271000 31 tions not elsewhere specified or included, 2710 00 33 containing by weight 70 % or more of petro­ 2710 00 35 leum oils or oils obtained from bituminous 2710 00 37 minerals, these being the basic constituents 271000 39 of the preparations — Light oils For other purposes

10.0020 2710 00 51 - — Medium oils 89 000 tonnes 2710 00 55 For other purposes 271000 59

10.0030 2710 00 69 — Heavy oils 547 500 tonnes 2710 00 79 Gas oils 2710 0095 For other purposes 2710 0099 Fuel oils For other purposes Lubricating oils ; other oils To be mixed in accordance with the terms of additional note 6 (C) to this chapter — For other purposes

10.0040 2814 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solu­ Bahrain 6 825 000 6 825 000 (*) tion Libya Qatar

10.0043 2815 11 00 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) 893 000 2815 1200

10.0044 2815 20 Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) 210 000

10.0045 2819 Chromium oxides and hydroxides China 840000 840 000

10.0050 2825 80 00 Antimony oxides China 446 000 446 000

10.0060. 2827 10 00 Ammonium chloride China 110000 110 000

10.0070 2827 38 00 Other chlorides 195 000 — Of barium

(a) 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 to­ gether. (b) Preferences are not granted in respect of the products, marked with an asterisk, originating in Romania. (c) Preferences are not granted in respect of the products, marked with two asterisks, originating in China. (e) Unless otherwise indicated.

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( 1 ) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

10.0080 283620 00 Disodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen Romania 3 500 000 3 600000 2836 3000 carbonate (sodium bicarbonate)

10.0090 2836 60 00 Barium carbonate China 940 000 940000

10.0100 2841 30 00 Sodium dichromate Romania 399 000 399 000

10.0110 2902 50 00 Styrene Brazil 8 925 000 8 925000

Saudi Arabia 3 500 000

10.0115 2903 15 00 1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride) 1 680000

10.0116 2903 21 00 Vinyl chloride (chloroethylene) 2 100 000

10.0117 2903 51 00 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane 357 000

10.0120 2905 1 1 00 Methanol (methyl alcohol) Bahrain 8 400 000 8 400 000 (d) Malaysia Romania

10.0135 2905 1490 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated sul­ Romania 735 000 735 000 phonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives — Saturated monohydric alcohols Other butanols Other

10.0140 2905 31 00 Ethylene glycol (ethanediol) 3 780 000 (d)

10.0150 2907 22 10 Hydroquinone (quino !) China 735 000 735 000

10.0160 2909 41 00 2,2'-Oxydiethanol (diethylene-glycol, digol) 1 050 000 (d)

10.0165 ex 2914 21 00 Synthetic camphor 326 000

10.0167 2915 21 00 Acetic acid 2 205 000

10.0170 2915 3100 Ethyl acetate China 483 000 483 000

10.0190 2917 11 00 Oxalic acid, its salts and esters Brazil 189 000 189 000 China

(d) 10.0120 : Libya, Saudi Arabia. 10.0140 : Saudi Arabia. 10.0160 : Saudi Arabia.

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( 1 ). (2) (3 ) (4) (5) (6)

10.0200 ex 2918 11 00 Lactic acid China 284 000 315 000

10.0210 2918 14 00 Citric acid China 200 000 350 000

10.0220 2918 22 00 O-Acetylsalicylic acid, its salts and esters China 179 000 179 000

10.0240 2921 19 30 Isopropylamine and its salts Romania 66 000 210 000

10.0245 2921 43 90 Derivatives of toluidines and their salts South Korea 60 250 210 000 ^***^

10.0250 2922 41 00 Lysine and its esters ; salts thereof 630 000 1

10.0260 2922 42 00 Glutamic acid and its salts Brazil 750000 750000 (d) Indonesia Thailand

10.0270 2923 10 10 Choline chloride 273 000

10.0280 292429 30 Paracetamol ( INN) China 365 000 365 000

10.0290 2930 90 10 Cysterine, cystine and their derivatives 1 050 000

10.0300 2932 21 00 Coumarin, methylcoumarins and ethylcou­ China 168 000 168 000 marins

10.0315 2933 61 00 Melamin Romania 893 000 893 000 (d)

10.0325 2934 90 40 China 210 000 210 000 Furazolidone ( INN)

10.0330 2935 00 00 Sulphonamides China 4 500 000 4 500000

10.0350 2936 27 00 Vitamin C and its derivatives China 893 000 893 000

10.0360 2936 22 00 Other vitamins and their derivatives China 1 000 000 1 000 000 2936 28 00 2936 29 90

10.0370 2937 21 00 Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (de­ 735 000 2937 29 10 hydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehy­ drohydrocortisone)

Acetates of cortisone or hydrocortisone

10.0383 2941 30 00 Tetracyclines and their derivatives, salts China 3 200 000 4709000 (*) thereof

10.0387 2941 4000 Chloramphenicol and its derivatives, salts 840 000 thereof

(d) 10.0260 : South Korea. 10.0315 : Saudi Arabia.

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( 1 ) (2) (3 >: (4) (5 ) (6)

10.0391 3001 9091 Heparin and its salts China 4 200 000 4 200 000

10.0395 3005 90 31 China 1 500 000 1 500 000 Gauze and articles of gauze

10.0400 3102 1010 Urea containing more than 45 % by weight Hungary 380000 380000 (*) Kuwait of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product Malaysia Mexico Poland Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirate Venezuela

Libya 190 000 (***)

10.0410 3103 10 00 Superphosphates Iraq 2 600 000 2 600000 (*)

10.0420 3105 Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing 4600 000 (*) two or three of the fertilizing elements ni­ trogen, phosphorus and potassium ; other fertilizers ; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg

10.0430 3503 00 10 Gelatin and derivatives thereof 700000

10.0435 3802 10 00 Activated carbon 840 000

10.0440 3806 10 10 Resin obtained from fresh oleoresins China 10 500 000 12 000 000

10.0450 3817 Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkyl­ 1 260 000 naphthalenes, other than those of heading No 2707 or 2902

10.0453 3901 10 10 Linear polyethylene having a specific gravi­ Argentina 13 000 000 13 000 000 (*)(d) ty of less than 0,94

10.0455 3901 20 00 Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 12 500000 (*)(<*) 0,94 or more

10.0457 3903 Polymers of styrene, in primary forms 4 305000

3915 2000 Waste, paring and scrap, of polymers of styrene 3920 3000 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of 3920 99 50 plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Of polymers of styrene — Of addition polymerization products

(d) 10.0453 : Saudi Arabia. 10.0455 : Saudi Arabia.

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( 1 ) (2) - (3) (4) (5 ) (6)

10.0458 39041000 Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halo­ Libya 5 000 000 5 000 000 3904 21 00 genated olefins, in primary forms 3904 22 00 (*)

10.0459 3913 1000 Alginic acid and its salts and esters China 525 000 525 000

10.0460 ex 39169090 Monofilament of which any cross-sectional Brazil 1 100 000 1 100 000 dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface­ worked but not otherwise worked, of plas­ tics — Of other plastics — Of regenerated cellulose

ex 3917 29 19 Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid — Of other plastics — Of regenerated cellulose

3920 71 11 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of 3920 71 19 plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, 392071 90 laminated, supported or similarly combined (*) with other materials — Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives — Of regenerated cellulose

10.0465 ex 3920 62 00 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of South Korea 735 000 1 575 000 plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Of polyethylene terephthalate excluding films in rolls or in strips, for cinematog­ raphy or photography

3921 90 19 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics — Other Of condensation or rearrangement polymerization products, whether or not chemically modified — Of polyesters Other

10.0480 3923 21 00 Sacks and bags (including cones) Hong Kong 4 380 000 4 380 000 — Of polymers of ethylene Singapore South Korea

10.0485 3926 20 00 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 4 620 000 (including gloves)

10.0500 401140 00 3 885 000 New pneumatic tyres and inner tubes of 4011 5010 rubber of a kind used on bicycles and 401 1 50 90 motorcycles 4013 20 00 4013 90 10 (*)(d)

(d) 10.0500 : South Korea.

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10.0510 4011 1000 Other pneumatic tyres and tubes South Korea 1 369 000 6 000000 4011 2000 (***) 4011 3090 4011 91 00 40119900 4012 1090 4012 2090 4012 9010 4012 9090 4013 10 10 4013 10 90 4013 9090 (*)

10.0520 41041095 Leather of bovine or equine animals, with­ Brazil 2 000000 7 875 000 41041099 out hair on, other than leather of heading 4104 31 11 No 4108 or 4109 4104 31 19 — Whole bovine skin leather, of a unit sur­ 4104 31 30 face area not exceeding 28 square feet 4104 3190 (2,6 m2) 4104 3910 Other 4104 39 90 Otherwise prepared — Other bovine leather and equine leather, parchment-dressed or prepared after tan­ ning

10.0530 4105 2000 Sheep or lamb skin leather, without wool 2 520 000 on, other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109 — Parchment-dressed or prepared after tan­ ning

10.0540 4106 2000 Goat or kid skin leather, without hair on, 2 625 000 other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109 — Parchment-dressed or prepared after tan­ ! ning

10.0560 4202 12 1 1 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity cases, executive HongKong 2 400 000 4 000000 4202 12 19 cases, briefcases, school satchels and simi­ South Korea 4202 22 10 lar containers 4202 32 10 — With outer surface of plastics or of tex­ 4202 92 1 1 tile materials 4202 92 15 In the form of plastic sheeting 4202 92 19 Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, including those without handles — With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials Of plastic sheeting

Articles of kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag — With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials Of plastic sheeting Other, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials — Of plastic sheeting — Travelling bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sportsbags Musical instrument cases Other

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10.0570 4202 11 10 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity cases, executive Brazil 2 850 000 6 000 000 4202 1 1 90 cases, brief cases, school satchels and simi­ China 4202 12 91 lar containers 4202 12 99 — With outer surface of leather, of compos­ Hong Kong 1 000 000 4202 19 91 ition leather or of patent leather 420219 99 — With outer surface of plastics or of tex­ South Korea 4202 21 00 tile materials 4202 22 90 Of other materials, including vulcan­ 4202 29 00 ized fibre 4202 31 00 Other of other materials 4202 32 90 4202 39 00 Articles of a kind normally carried in the 420291 10 pocket or in the handbag 4202 91 50 — With outer surface of leather, of compos­ 4202 91 90 ition leather or of patent leather 420292 91 — With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials 4202 92 95 Of textile materials 420292 99 Other 420299 10 4202 99 90 Other — With outer surface of leather, of compos­ ition leather or of patent leather — With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials Other Musical instrument cases Other

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10.0580 4203 10 00 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, China " 4 095 000 6 300 000 4203 21 00 of leather or of composition leather, exclud­ Hong Kong 4203 29 91 ing gloves, mittens, and mitts, protective for 4203 29 99 all trades 4203 3000 4203 4000 (d)

10.0590 4203 29 10. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, China 3 150 000 5 513 000 (d)(*) of leather or composition leather Hungary — Gloves, mittens and mitts Poland Other Protective for all trades

10.0595 4302 30 21 Other whole skins and pieces or cuttings 3 990 000 4302 30 25 thereof, assembled 4302 30 31 4302 30 35 4302 3041 4302 30 45 4302 3051 4302 30 55 4302 30 61 4302 30 65 4302 3071 4302 3075

(d) 10.0580 : South Korea; (d) 10.0590 : Hong Kong.

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10.0600 4302 30 10 Tanned and dressed furskins (including China 2 300 000 2 300 000 heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cut­ South Korea tings), unassembled or assembled (without the addition of other materials) other than those of heading No 4303 — Whole skins and pieces or cuttings thereof, assembled ' Dropped' furskins

4303 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (*)(b) and other articles of furskin

10.0610 4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous ma­ Brazil 4 000 000 7 000 000 (*) terials whether or not bonded with resins or Poland other organic substances

10.0630 4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar lami­ : Brazil 86 000 m 3 86 000 m3 442090 11 nated wood Indonesia 44209019 Malaysia (*) Wood marquetry and inlaid wood Philippines Singapore South Korea

10.0640 4418 10 00 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, in­ 9 765 000 4418 2010 cluding cellular wood panels 4418 2090 4418 3010 4418 3090 44184000 4418 90 00

10.0660 6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and Hungary 520 000 uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers Poland of which are neither fixed to the sole nor as­ sembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes

6402 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers Hong Kong 260 000 1 100 000 of rubber or plastics (***) South Korea (***)

10.0670 6403 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plas­ Hong Kong 2 738 000 (*)(**) tics, leather or composition leather and up­ Hungary pers of leather Poland

Brazil 1 250 000 4 000000

South Korea

10.0680 6404 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plas­ Hungary 1 050 000 tics, leather or composition leather, and up­ Poland pers of textiles materials 6405 9010 Other footwear, with outer soles of rubber, (*)(**) (d) of plastics, of leather or of composition leather

Hong Kong 500 000 2 835 000 :

(b) The astensk only covers gloves, (d) 10.0680 : South Korea.

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10.0690 6405 1090 Other footwear, with outer soles of other China 3 400 000 3 400000 6405 2091 materials 6405 20 99 6405 9090 (*)

10.0700 6601 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas, (including Hong Kong 1700000 2 500 000 walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)

10.0710 6908 Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or Brazil 3 650 000 wall tiles, glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and Thailand the like, whether or not on a backing

South Korea 1 314 000 3 650000

10.0720 6911 Tableware, kitchenware, other household Hungary 578 000 840000 articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or Poland china South Korea

10.0740 6912 00 50 Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other Hungary 578 000 1 050 000 (*)(**) household articles and toilet articles, of South Korea earthenware or fine pottery

10.0750 6913 Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic 5 250 000 articles

10.0755 7005 Float glass and surface ground or polished Hungary 840 000 840 000 glass, in sheets whether or not having an ab­ sorbent or reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked

10.0760 7012 00 Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other 567 000 vacuum vessels

10.0770 7013 Glassware of a kind used for table, kit­ Hungary 3 150 000 3 150 000 (*) chen, toilet, office,indoor decoration or Poland similar purposes (other than that of heading No 7010 or 7018)

10.0785 7014 00 00 Signalling glassware and optical elements 525 000 of glass (other than those of heading No 7015) not optically worked

10.0800 7117 19 10 Imitation jewellery South Korea 1 350000 16 000 000 7117 1991 — Of base metal, whether or not plated 7117 19 99 with precious metal ex 71 17 90 00 Others (d) — Others excluding imitation jewellery of leather or composition leather or of wood

(d) 10.0800 : Hong Kong.

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10.0820 7207 19 39 Romania 431 000 431 000 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of carbon Other, of circular or polygonal cross­ section Forged

7207 20 79 — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon Of circular or polygonal cross-section Forged

7216 60 11 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non­ 7216 6019 alloy steel : 7216 60 90 — Angles, shapes and sections, not further 7216 90 50 worked than cold-formed or cold fin­ 7216 90 60 ished : 7216 9091 — Other 7216 9093 Other 7216 9095 Forged 7216 9097 Other 7216 9098

10.0840 7217 11 10 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel Romania 1 822 000 822 000 7217 1190 — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of 7217 12 10 carbon 7217 1290 — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more but 7217 13 11 less than 0,6 % of carbon 7217 13 19 7217 1391 7217 13 99 7217 19 10 7217 19 90 7217 21 00 7217 22 00 7217 23 00 7217 29 00

10.0850 7207 20 39 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy Brazil 3 675 000 3 675 000 steel South Korea — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section Forged ex 7207 2090 Other Of steel containing by weight 0,6 % ' or more of carbon

7211 30 90 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm , not clad, plated or coated — Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa Of a width not exceeding 500 mm Containing by weight 0,6 % or more of carbon 72 49 99 — Other, not further worked than cold­ rolled (cold-reduced) Other Containing by weight 0,6 % or more of carbon

7215 1000 — Of free-cutting steel, not further worked , than cold-formed or cold-finished

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10.0850 7215 40 00 Other bars and rods of iron or non -alloy (cont 'd) steel — Other, not further worked than cold­ formed or cold-finished, containing by weight 0,6 % or more of carbon

7218 90 30 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms ; semi-finished products of stainless steel — Other Of rectangular (including square) cross-section Forged 7218 9091 Other 7218 9099 Forged

7219 9091 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a 7219 9099 width of 600 mm or more — Other • Other

722020 31 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a 7220 20 39 width of less than 600 mm 7220 20 51 7220 20 59 — Not further worked than cold-rolled 7220 20 91 (cold reduced) 7220 20 99 Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 7220 90 19 — Other Of a width exceeding 500 mm Other 72209090 — Other, of a width not exceeding 500 mm

7222 20 10 Other bars and rods of stainless steel ; 7222 2090 angles shapes and sections of stainless steel 7222 30 51 — Bars and rods, not further worked than 7222 30 59 cold-formed or cold-finished 7222 3091 — Other bars and rods 7222 3099 Other 7222 4091 — Angles, shapes and sections 7222 40 93 Other 7222 4099 Not further worked than cold­ formed or cold-finished

7223 00 Wire of stainless steel

72249019 Other alloy steel ingots or other primary forms ; semi-finished products of other alloy steel — Other Of rectangular (including square) cross-section Forged 72249091 Other 72249099 Forged

7225 20 90 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 ram or more — Of high-speed steel Other Other 7225 90 90 — Other Other

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10.0850 7226 1091 Flat-rolled products of other alloy-steel, of (cont 'd) 7226 1099 a width of less than 600 mm — Of silicon-electrical steel Other Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 72262039 — Of high-speed steel Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 7226 2059 Other Of a width exceeding 500 mm Other

7226 20 79 Of a width not exceeding 500 mm Not further worked than surface-treated, including clad­ ding Other 7226 2090 Other 72269290 — Other Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) "" Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 722699 19 Other Of a width exceeding 500 mm Other 722699 39 Of a width not exceeding 500 mm Not further worked than surface-treated, including clad­ ding Other

7226 99 90 Other

7228 10 50 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel ; an­ 7228 1090 gles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel, hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy of non-alloy steel — Bars and rods of high-speed steel Other Forged Other 7228 20 50 — Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel 7228 2070 Other 72282090 Forged Not further worked than cold­ formed or cold-finished Other 7228 4000 — Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged 7228 5000 — Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished 7228 6090 — Other bars and rods Other 7228 7091 — Angles, shapes and sections 7228 7099 Other Other

7229 Wire of other alloy steel

10.0860 730410 10 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, Hungary 7 875 000 7 875 000 73041030 of iron (other than cast iron) or steel Poland 73041090 — Line pipes of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines 7304 2091 — Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind 7304 2099 used in the drilling for oil or gas Other

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10.0860 7304 31 91 Other, of circular cross-section, of iron or (cont 'd) 730431 99 non-alloy steel — Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-re­ duced) Other 7304 39 10 — Other Unworked, straight and of uniform wall-thickness, for use solely in the manufacture of tubes and pipes with other cross-sections and wall­ thickness 730439 51 Other 730439 59 Other 730439 91 Other 73043993 73043999 73044190 • Other, of circular cross-section of stain­ less steel — Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-re­ duced) Other 730449 10 — Other Unworked, straight and of uniform wall-thickness, for use solely in the manufacture of tubes and pipes with other cross-sections and wall­ thicknesses Other 7304 49 91 Other 7304 49 99 7304 51 11 Other, of circular cross-section, of other 7304 51 19 alloy steel — Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-re­ duced) Straight and of uniform wall-thick­ ness, of alloy steel containing by weight not less than 0,9 % but not more than 1,15% of carbon, not less than 0,5 % but not more than 2 % of chromium and not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum

7304 51 91 Other 7304 51 99 Other 7304 59 10 — Other 7304 59 31 7304 59 39 7304 59 91 7304 59 93 7304 59 99 73049090 Other — Other

7305 1 1 00 Other tubes and pipes (for example, weld­ 7305 12 00 ed, riveted or similarly closed) having inter­ 7305 19 00 nal and external circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406,4 mm, of iron or steel — Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines 7305 20 10 — Casing of a kind used in the drilling for 7305 2090 oil or gas 7305 31 00 — Other, welded 7305 39 00 — Other 7305 9000

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10.0860 7306 1011 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for (cont'd) 7306 10 19 example, open seam or welded, riveted or 7306 1090 similarly closed), of iron or steel — Line pipe of a kind used for bil or gas pipelines 7306 20 00 — Casing and tubing of a kind used in the drilling for oil or gas

7306 30 21 — Other, welded, of circular cross-section, 7306 30 29 of iron or non-alloy steel 7306 30 30 Other 7306 30 51 7306 30 59 7306 30 71 7306 30 79 7306 3090 7306 40 91 — Other, welded, of circular cross-section, 7306 4099 of stainless steel — Other 7306 5091 — Other, welded, of circular cross-section, 7306 5099 of other alloy steel Other 7306 6031 — Other, welded, of non-circular cross-sec­ 7306 60 39 tion 7306 6090 — Other 7306 90 00 — Other (*)

10.0890 7318 12 10 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach-screws, screw China 1 035 000 1 575 000 7318 1290 hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers Hong Kong (including spring washers) and similar arti­ cles of iron or steel — Threaded articles Other wood screws

10.0920 ex 7407 21 90 Copper bars, rods and profiles 3 150 000 — Of copper alloys Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) Hollow profiles Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro­ nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base al­ loys (nickel silver)

ex 7407 22 10 Hollow-profiles Of copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) ex 7407 22 90 Hollow profiles — Other ex 7407 29 00 Hollow profiles 7411 Copper tubes and pipes

10.0925 7604 10 10 Aluminium bars, rods and profiles, exclud­ Venezuela 6 825 000 7 350 000 76041090 ing hollow profiles 7604 29 10 7604 29 90 7605 Aluminium wire (*)(**)

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10.0930 8203 20 10 Pliers (including cutting pliers) pincers, China 2 000 000 2 800 000 8203 20 90 tweezers and similar tools

10.0940 8205 Handtools (including glaziers' diamonds) China 9 200 000 10 000 000 not elsewhere specified or included ; blow lamps ; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine tools ; anvils ; portable forges ; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frame­ works

8206 00 00 Tools of two or more of heading Nos 8202 to 8205 , put up in sets for retail sale

10.0950 8211 1000 Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not Hong Kong 1 050 000 1 260 000 82119190 (including pruning knives), other than 82119290 knives of heading No 8208, excluding 821193 90 knives with handles of base metal

South Korea 350 000

10.0970 8301 Padlocks and locks (key, combination or Hong Kong 1 314 000 2 000 000 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

10.0980 841410 30 Air or vacuum pumps and air or gas com­ Brazil 1 . 1 . 1990 — 9 000 000 841410 50 pressors Singapore 30. 6 . 1990 : 84141090 3 870 000 8414 2091 1.7.1990­ 84142099 31 . 12 . 1990 : 8414 3030 3 870 000 84143091 8414 3099 8414 4010 84144090 8414 8021 8414 80 29 8414 8031 8414 80 39 8414 8041 8414 8049 8414 8060 8414 80 71 8414 80 79 8414 8090

10.0990 8452 10 11 Sewing machines, other than book-sewing Brazil ; 1 . 1 . 1990­ 3 000 000 8452 10 19 machines of heading No 8440 30. 6, 1990 : 8452 1090 1 125 000 8452 21 00 1.7 . 1990­ 8452 2900 31 . 12 . 1990 : 1 125 000

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10.1010 8471 1090 South Korea 7 500 000 17 850 000 Automatic data-processing machines and 8471 2040 units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, (**♦) 8471 20 50 machines for transcribing data into data 8471 20 60 media in code form, machines for process­ 8471 2090 ing such data, not elsewhere specified or in­ 8471 91 40 cluded, other than for use in civil aircraft 8471 91 50 847191 60 8471 91 90 847192 90 847193 40 8471 93 50 8471 93 60 847193 90 8471 99 10 8471 99 30 847199 90

10.1020 8482 10 10 Ball bearings, with greatest external dia­ Singapore 2 100 000 2 100 000 (*) meter not exceeding 30 mm

10.1045 8516 50 00 Microwave ovens South Korea 750 000 2 310 000 (* # *)

10.1051 8519 Turntables (record-decks), record players, Hong Kong 7 350 000 14 700 000 cassette-players, and other sound producing South Korea apparatus not incorporating a sound re­ cording device 852010 00 Magnetic tape recorders and other sound 8520 200 recording apparatus whether or not incor­ 8520 31 19 porating a sound reproducing device ex­ 8520 31 90 cluding cinematographic sound recorders 8520 39 10 Other magnetic tape recorders incorporat­ 8520 39 90 ing sound reproducing apparatus ex 8520 90 90 — Cassette type With built-in amplifier and one or more built-in loudspeakers Capable of operating without an external source of power

10.1052 8521 Video recording or reproducing apparatus South Korea 1 100 000 2 940 000 8528 10 11 8528 10 19 8528 10 30

10.1053 8523 Prepared unrecorded media for sound re­ Hong Kong 6 000 000 cording or similar recording of other pheno­ mena other than products of Chapter 37

8524 Records, tapes and other recorded media South Korea 3 000 000 9 000 000 for sound or other similarly recorded phen­ omena, including matrices and masters for the production of records but excluding : products of Chapter 37

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10.1055 8528 10 40 Television receivers (including video moni­ China 4 200000 4 200000 852810 50 tors and video projectors) whether or not 8528 10 71 combined in the same housing, with radio­ Hong Kong 650 000 8528 10 73 broadcast receivers or sound or video re­ 8528 10 75 cording or reproducing apparatus Singapore 8528 10 78 — Colour (***) Television projection equipment South Korea Apparatus incorporating a video­ (***) phonic recorder or reproducer Television receivers with integral tube

10.1060 8527 11 10 Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, Hong Kong 650 000 4 200 000 8527 1 1 90 radio-telegraphy or radio-broadcasting, (**♦) 8527 21 10 whether or not combined in the same hous­ Singapore 8527 21 90 ing with recording or reproducing apparatus (***•) 8527 29 00 or a clock South Korea 8527 31 10 (***) 8527 31 91 8527 31 99

8527 32 90 8527 39 10 8527 3991 8527 39 99 8527 9091 8527 9099

8528 10 61 Television receivers (including video moni­ 8528 10 69 tors and video projectors), whether or not 8528 10 80 combined in the same housing, with radio­ 8528 1091 broadcast receivers or sound or video re­ 8528 1098 cording or reproduction apparatus, exclud­ 8528 20 20 ing video recording or reproducing appara­ 8528 20 71 tus incorporating a video tuner and goods 8528 20 73 of subheadings 8528 10 50, 8528 10 71 , 8528 20 79 8528 10 73,8528 10 79 8528 2091 8528 20 99

8529 10 20 8529 10 31 8529 10 39 8529 10 40 8529 10 50 8529 10 70 8529 1090 8529 9099

10.1070 8532 Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or ad­ Singapore 3 600 000 4 100 000 justable (pre-set) South Korea

10.1090 8539 10 90 Electric filament lamps, including sealed­ Hungary 1 785 000 1 785 000 8539 21 30 beam lamp units, excluding those of a kind 8539 2191 used for projectors 8539 2 1 99 8539 22 10 8539 22 90 8539 29 31 8539 29 39 853929 91 8539 29 99

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10.1094 8540 1 1 10 Cathode-ray television picture tubes includ­ South Korea 800 000 2 520 000 8540 1 1 30 ing video monitor cathode-ray tubes (***) 8540 1 1 50 — Colour 8540 1 1 80

10.1096 8540 12 10 Cathode-ray television picture tubes, in­ South Korea 1 050 000 1 050 000 854012 30 cluding video monitor cathode-ray tubes 8540 3010 — Black and white or other monochrome 8540 3090 with a diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 52 cm — Other cathode-ray tubes

10.1100 85416000 Mounted piezo-electric crystals 2 835 000

10.1110 8540 91 00 Thermonic, cold cathode or photocathode South Korea 3 465 000 5 250 000 854099 00 valves and tubes — Parts

8541 10 10 Diodes, transistors, and similar semicon­ Hong Kong 530 000 8541 1091 ductor devices, light emitting diodes (***) 8541 1099 Singapore 8541 21 10 8541 21 90 8541 29 10 8541 29 90 8541 30 10 8541 3090 8541 40 10 8541 50 10 8541 5090 8541 9000

8542 Electronic integrated circuits and microas­ semblies

10.1112 8701 20 Road-tractors for semi-trailers Hungary 3 465 000 3 465 000 Poland

10.1115 Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or Hungary 1 050 000 1 050 000 more persons, including the driver : Poland

— With compression-ignition internal com­ bustion piston engine (diesel or semi­ diesel):

Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 500 cm3 :

8702 10 11 New

8702 10 19 Used

10.1120 8703 21 10 Motor vehicles, new, of a cylinder capacity South Korea 42 000 000 76 650 000 8703 22 1 1 not exceeding 3 000 cm3 Hungary 8703 22 19 Poland 8703 23 11 ; 8703 23 19 8703 31 10 8703 32 11 8703 32 19 ex 8703 33 1 1 ex 8703 33 19 ex 8703 90 90

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10.1125 8704 2191 Other new motor vehicles for the transport 4 200 000 87043191 of goods, of a gross vehicle weight not ex­ ceeding 5 tonnes

10.1127 870422 91 Other motor vehicles for the transport of Poland 8 400 000 8 400 000 8704 22 99 goods, of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes

10.1130 9003 Frames and mountings for spectacles, gog­ South Korea 3 457 000 4 200 000 gles or the like and parts thereof

10.1160 ex 9101 11 00 Wrist-watches,pocket-watches and other 10 500 000 ex 9101 12 00 watches, including stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with pre­ cious metal ex 9101 19 00 — Wrist-watches, battery or accumulator ex9101 91 00 powered, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — — Quartz watches — Other Battery or accumulator powered Quartz watches ex 9102 11 00 Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other ex 9102 12 00 watches, including stop-watches, other than ex 9102 19 00 those of heading No 9101 ex 9102 91 00 — Wrist-watches, battery or accumulator (d) powered, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility Quartz watches — Other Battery or accumulator powered Quartz watches

10.1170 9103 Clocks with watch movements, excluding Hong Kong 500 000 500000 clocks of heading No 9104

10.1180 9105 Other clocks 4 935 000 (d)

10.1190 9108 Watch movements, complete and assem­ 5 145 000 bled

10.1205 9113 20 00 Watch-straps, watch-bands and watch­ 525 000 911390 10 bracelets, and parts thereof — Of base metal, whether or not gold or sil­ ver plated — Of leather or composition leather

10.1263 9403 8000 Furniture of other materials, including 2 205 000 (*) cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials

10.1265 9405 91 19 Parts of glass : articles for electrical lighting Romania 1 000 000 1 000 000 fittings (excluding searchlights and spot­ lights) — Other (for example, diffusers, ceiling lights, bowls, cups, lampshades, globes, tulip-shaped pieces)

(d) 10.1 160 : Hong Kong, (d) 10.1 180 : Hong Kong.

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10.1280 9603 29 10 China 720 000 2 000 000 Shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nailbrushes, 9603 29 30 eyelash brushes, and other toilet brushes for Hong Kong 9603 29 90 use on the person, including such brooms 9603 30 10 constituting parts of appliances 9603 30 90 Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar 9603 40 10 brushes, for the application of cosmetics 9603 90 91 Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, (d) road-sweeping brushes, household type brooms and brushes, including shoe brush­ es, and clothes brushes, and brushes for grooming animals

10.1300 9503 Other toys, reduced size (scale) models and Hungary 10 500 000 24 150 000 (d) similar recreational models working or not, Poland puzzles of all sorts

South Korea 5 000 000 ■ (***)

10.1320 9405 3000 Festive, carnival or other entertainment arti­ Hong Kong 2 000 000 4 000 000 9505 cles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes

10.1325 9507 10 00 Fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fish­ South Korea 2 000 000 5 775 000 9507 2090 ing tackle, fish landing nets, butterfly nets 9507 30 00 and similar nets, decoy 'birds' (other than 9507 9000 those of heading No 9208 or 9705) and sim­ ilar hunting or shooting requisites, exclud­ ing fish-hooks, not snelled

(d) 10.1280 : South Korea, (d) 10.1300 : Hong Kong.

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ANNEX II

PART 1 (a)

List of primary products excluded from preferential benefit

CN code Description

Salt (including table salt and denaturated salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution sea water

2501 00 31 For chemical transformation (separation of Na from CI) for the manufacture of other products (001 )

Other

2501 00 51 (a) Denaturated or for industrial uses (including refining) other than for the preser­ vation or preparation of foodstuffs for human or animal consumption (')

2501 00 91 Suitable for human consumption

2501 0099 Other

2503 90 00 Other sulphur

2511 20 00 Natural barium carbonate (witherite)

Pumice stone ; emery ; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated

2513 19 00 Other 2513 29 00

Granite Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape

2516 12 10 Of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm 2516 22 10 Sandstone 2516 90 10 Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm Porphyry, syenite, lava, basalt, gneiss, trachyte and other similar hard rocks, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

2518 20 00 Calcined dolomite 2518 30 00 Agglomerated dolomite (including tarred dolomite)

Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or other­ wise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape ; talc

2526 20 00 Crushed or powdered

2530 40 00 Natural micaceous iron oxides

2804 61 00 Silicon 2804 69 00

(') 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 coverage of the CN code being decisive within the context of this Annex . Where ex CN codes are indicated, the CN code and corresponding description taken together are decisive.

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CN code Description

2805 1 1 00 Sodium 2805 19 00 Other 2805 21 00 Alkaline-earth metals 2805 22 00 Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed 2805 30 10 Intermixtures or interalloys 2805 30 90 Other 2805 40 10 Mercury, in flasks of a net capacity of 34,5 kg (standard weight) of a fob value, per flask, not exceeding ECU 224

2818 20 00 Aluminium oxide 2818 30 00 Aluminium hydroxide ex 2844 30 1 1 Cermets raw ; waste and scrap 2844 30 19 Uranium depleted in U 235 ex 2844 30 51 Cermets raw ; waste and scrap

2845 10 00 Heavy water (deuterium oxide) 2845 90 10 Deuterium and compounds of deuterium, hydrogen and compounds thereof, en­ riched in deuterium, mixtures and solutions containing these products, in which the ratio of deuterium atoms to the normal hydrogen atoms exceeds 1 :5 000 in number (Euratom)

2905 43 00 Mannitol 2905 44 1 1 D-Glucitol (sorbitol) 2905 44 19 2905 44 91 2905 44 99

3201 20 00 Wattle extract 3201 30 00 Oak or chestnut extract 3201 90 10 Sumach extract, vallonia extract ex 3201 90 90 Other extracts of vegetable origin

3502 10 91 Egg albumin, dried (for example in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 3502 10 99 Other (egg albumin) 3502 90 51 Milk albumin (lactalbumin), dried (for example in sheets, scales, flakes, powder) 3502 90 59 Other (milk albumin) 3502 90 70 Other

3505 10 10 Dextrins 3505 10 90 Other starches 3505 20 10 3505 20 30 3505 20 50 3505 20 90

3809 10 10 Prepared glazings and prepared dressings, with a basis of amylaceous substances, 3809 10 30 containing by weight of those substances 3809 10 50 3809 10 90

3823 60 Sorbitol other than that of subheading 2905 44

4104 Leather of bovine or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109 ^ — Whole bovine skin leather, of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet (2,6 m2)

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CN code Description

4104 10 91 — — Other — — Not further prepared than tanned

Sheep or lamb skin leather, without wool on, other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109

4105 11 91 Not further prepared than tanned or re-tanned 4105 11 99 4105 12 10 4105 12 90 4105 19 10 4105 19 90

Goat or kid skin leather, without hair on, other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109

4106 11 90 Not further prepared than tanned or re-tanned 4106 12 00 4106 19 00

Leather of other animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading No 4108 or 4109

4107 10 10 Not further prepared than tanned or re-tanned 4107 21 00 4107 29 10 4107 90 10

4403 10 10 Poles of coniferous wood, injected or otherwise impregnated to any degree, not less than 6 mm nor more than 18 mm in length and with a circumference at the butt end of more than 45 cm but not more than 90 cm

4501 Natural cork, raw or simply prepared ; waste cork, crushed, granulated or ground cork

7202 19 00 Ferro-alloys 7202 21 10 7202 21 90 7202 29 00 7202 30 00 7202 41 10 7202 41 90 7202 49 10 7202 49 50 7202 49 90 7202 50 00 720270 00 7202 80 00 720291 00 720292 00 7202 93 00 7202 99 90

7601 Unwrought aluminium

7602 Aluminium waste and scrap Waste

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CN code Description

7602 00 19 Other (including factory rejects)

7801 Unwrought lead

7901 Unwrought zinc

7903 Zinc dust powders and flakes

Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 8101 10 00 Unwrought, waste and scrap 8101 91 10 8101 91 90

Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 8102 10 00 Powders 810291 10 Unwrought, waste and scrap 8102 91 90

8103 10 10 Unwrought tantalum, waste and scrap 8103 10 90

8104 11 00 Unwrought magnesium, waste and scrap 8104 19 00

8107 10 00 Unwrought cadmium, waste and scrap

8108 10 10 Unwrought titanium 8108 10 90 Waste and scrap

8109 10 10 Unwrought zirconium 8109 10 90 Waste and scrap

8110 00 11 Unwrought antimony 8110 00 19 Waste and scrap

8111 00 11 Unwrought manganese 8111 00 19 Waste and scrap

81122031 Chromium , other 8112 20 39 Germanium 8112 30 10 Unwrought, waste and scrap Vanadium 8112 40 11 Unwrought 8112 40 19 Waste and scrap 811291 10 Hafnium (celtium) unwrought ; waste and scrap Niobium (columbium) rhenium 811291 31 Unwrought 8112 91 39 Waste and scrap 8112 91 90 Gallium, indium, thallium

811300 10 Unwrought cermets, waste and scrap

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PART 2(a)

List of products not listed in Annex I and originating in Romania to which preferences are not granted

CN code Description

2824 Lead oxides, red lead and orange, lead

2849 10 00 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined — Of calcium

2907 1 1 00 Phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts

2912 41 00 Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde)

2914 11 00 Acetone

2917 35 00 Phthalic anhydride

2926 10 00 Acrylonitrile

2936 26 00 Vitamin B 12 and its derivatives

2941 10 00 Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure ; salts thereof

3102 Mineral or nitrogenous fertilizers, nitrogenous (except 3102 1010)

3605 00 00 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading No 3604

3901 10 90 Other polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94

3902 10 00 Polypropylene, in primary forms

3912 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

3914 00 00 Ion-exchangers based on polymers of heading Nos 3901 to 3913 , in primary forms

3915 1000 Waste, parings and scrap, of polymers of ethylene and polymers of propylene 3915 90 11

3915 90 91 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics — Other Of cellulose and its chemical derivatives

3916 10 00 Monofilament, rods, sticks and profile shapes of polymers of ethylene and of poly­ 3916 90 51 . mers of propylene

3916 90 90 Monofilament, rods, sticks and profile shapes — Of other plastics Other

(a) 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 coverage of the CN code being decisive within the context of this Annex . Where ex CN codes are indicated, the CN code and corresponding description taken together are decisive.

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CN code Description

3917 2 ! 10 Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid 3917 22 10 — Of polymers of ethylene Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension , whether or not surface-worked, but not otherwise worked 3917 32 31 Of polymers of ethylene 3917 32 39 Other 3917 39 15 Of addition polymerization products

ex 3917 29 19 Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid — Of other plastics Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked 3917 32 51 Other tubes, pipes and hoses — Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked Other 3917 39 19 " Of addition polymerization products

3919 10 10 Adhesive strips, the coating of which consists of unvulcanized natural or synthetic rubber 3919 10 90 Other — Other 3919 90 90 Other — Other Other

3919 10 59 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls — In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm Other Of addition polymerization products Other 3919 90 50 — Other Other Of addition polymerization products

3920 10 11 Other plates, sheets, film , foil and strip of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced laminated supported or similarly combined with other materials — Of polymers of ethylene Of a thickness not exceeding 0,10 mm and of a specific gravity of Less than 0,94 3920 10 19 0,94 or more 3920 10 90 Of a thickness exceeding 0,10 mm 3920 20 10 — Of polymers of propylene Of a thickness of less than 0,05 mm 3920 20 50 Of a thickness of 0,05 mm to 0,10 mm 3920 20 71 3920 20 79 3920 20 90 Of a thickness exceeding 0, 1 0 mm

3920 72 00 Other plates, sheets, film , foil and strip of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives Of vulcanized fibre

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CN code Description

3920 73 10 Film in rolls or in strips for cinematography or photography 3920 73 50 Sheets, film or strip, coiled or not, of a thickness of less than 0,75 mm 3920 73 90 Other 3920 79 00 Of other cellulose derivatives

3921 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of plastics — Cellular Of other plastics 3921 90 60 . — Other 3921 90 90 Of addition polymerization products

4410 Particle board and similar board of wood or other ligneous materials

6406 10 11 Parts of footwear — Uppers and parts thereof — Of leather Uppers 6406 10 19 Parts of uppers 6406 10 90 Of other materials 6406 20 10 — Outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics Of rubber 6406 20 90 - Of plastics 6406 91 00 Of wood 6406 99 30 Assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components, but without outer soles 6406 99 50 6406 99 90

7004 10 30 7004 10 50 7004 10 90 7004 90 50 Drawn glass and blown ^lass , in sheets — Other glass Antique glass 7004 90 70 Horticultural sheet glass 7004 90 91 Other of a thickness not exceeding 2,5 mm 7004 90 93 Exceeding 2,5 mm but not exceeding 3,5 mm 7004 90 95 Exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm 7004 90 99 Exceeding 4,5 mm

7010 90 10 Preserving jars (sterilizing jars)

7303 00 Tubes and pipes of a kind used m pressure systems Other

7307 Tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel

7310 10 00 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers of iron or steel — Of a capacity of 50 litres or more

7325 Other cast articles of iron or steel

ex 7326 Other articles of iron or steel, other than parts for wire-mesh collapsible baskets

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CN code Description

7407 10 00 Copper bars, rods and profiles — Of refined copper 7407 21 10 Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) Bars and rods ex 7407 21 90 Profiles, excluding hollow profiles ex 7407 22 10 Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel), excluding hollow profiles ex 7407 22 90 Of copper-nickel zinc base alloys (nickel silver), excluding hollow profiles ex 7407 29 00 Other, excluding hollow profiles

7408 Copper wire

7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm

8482 10 90 Ball bearings — Other 8482 20 00 Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies 8482 30 00 Spherical roller bearings 8482 40 00 Needle roller bearings 8482 50 00 Other cylindrical roller bearings 8482 80 00 Other, including combined ball roller bearings 8482 91 10 Tapered rollers 8482 91 90 Other 8482 99 00 Other

8544 11 10 Winding wire — Of copper Varnished 8544 1 1 90 Other 8544 19 10 — Other Varnished 8544 19 90 Other 8544 20 10 Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors ready for connectors to be fit­ ted or already provided with connectors 8544 20 91 Other — For high frequency 8544 20 99 — Other 8544 30 90 Ignition wiring sets and other of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships — Other

8544 41 10 Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 80 V 8544 41 90 — Fitted with connectors 8544 49 1 1 Insulated with plastic material 8544 49 19 Insulated with other materials 8544 49 91 8544 49 99 8544 51 00 Other electric conductors for a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 1 000 V — Fitted with connectors 8544 59 10 With individual conductor wires of a diameter exceeding 0,5 1 mm 8544 59 91 Insulated with rubber or other elastomers including cross-linked materials 8544 59 93 Insulated with other plastic material 8544 59 99 Insulated with other materials 8544 60 11 Insulated with rubber or other elastomers including cross-linked materials 8544 60 13 Insulated with other plastic material 8544 60 19 Insulated with other materials 8544 60 91 8544 60 93 8544 60 99

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CN code Description

8712 00 90 Bicycles and other cycles not motorized Other

8714 20 00 Parts and accessories of vehicles of heading Nos 87 1 1 to 87 1 3 871491 10 I 8714 91 30 I 8714 91 90 I 8714 92 10 I 8714 92 90 I 8714 93 10 I 871493 90 I 8714 94 10 I 871494 30 I 8714 94 90 I 8714 95 00 I 871496 10 I 8714 96 30 I 8714 96 90 I 8714 99 10 I 871499 30 I 8714 99 50 I 8714 99 90 I

9401 20 00 Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles 9401 30 10 Swivel seats with variable height adjustment upholstered with backrest and fitted with castors or glides 9401 30 90 Other 9401 40 00 Seats, other than garden seats or camping equipment 9401 50 00 Seats of carre, osier, bamboo or similar materials 9401 61 00 Other seats, with wooden frames, upholstered 9401 69 00 Other 9401 71 00 Other seats, with metal frames, upholstered 9401 79 00 Other 9401 SO 00 Other seats 9401 90 90 Parts, other

9403 10 JO Other furniture and parts thereof 9403 10 51 9403 10 59 9403 10 91 9403 10 93 9403 10 99 9403 20 91 9403 20 99 9403 30 11 9403 30 19 9403 30 91 9403 30 99 9403 40 00 9403 50 00 9403 60 10 9403 60 30 9403 60 90 9403 70 90 9403 90 10 9403 90 30 9403 90 90

9617 00 Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases, parts thereof other than glass inners

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List of products, not listed in Annex I and originating in China, to which preferences are not granted

CN code Description

7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm

List of products, not listed in Annex I and originating in South Korea, to which preferences are not granted

CN code Description

6912 00 30 Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles of stone­ ware 7312 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated

8215 10 10 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, sugar tongs and similar 8515 20 10 kitchen or tableware 8515 99 10 — Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal Of stainless steel Other sets of assorted articles Of stainless steel — Other Of other stainless steel

9201 10 10 Upright pianos, new

List of products, not listed in Annex I and originating in Hong Kong, to which preferences are not granted

CN code Description

8513 Portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy (for ex­ ample, dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos) other than lighting equipment of heading No 8512

9111 Watch cases and parts thereof

9502 Dolls representing only human beings

9504 Articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pin-tables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment

9506 40 Articles and equipment for table tennis

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PART 3 (a)

List of products subject to reference bases corresponding to 2 %

CN code Description

2833 22 00 Aluminium sulphates

ex 2903 19 00 Hexachloroethane

ex 2904 20 90 5-tert-Butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musc-xylene)

2915 90 10 Laurie acid

2921 42 10 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated and nitrosated derivatives of aniline and their salts

2922 11 00 Monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and thriethanolamine and their salts 2922 12 00 2922 13 00 ex 2922 50 00 D-p-hydroxy-phenylglycine

2924 29 90 Other cyclic amides

2926 10 00 Acrylinitril

2936 25 00 Vitamin B6 and its derivatives 2936 29 30 Vitamin H and its derivatives

3102 Other mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous except codes 3102 10 10 3102 50 10

3204 11 00 Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon, as specified in 3204 12 00 note 3 to this chapter 3204 13 00 3204 14 00 3204 15 00 3204 16 00 3204 17 00 3204 19 00

ex 3207 20 90 Other verifiable enamels and glazes, and similar preparations Other Borosilicate of lead

3602 00 00 Prepared explosives, other than propellant powders

3605 00 00 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading No 3604

3901 10 90 Other polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94

Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms ; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms

3907 60 00 — Polyethylene terephthalate — Other polyesters

3907 99 00 Other

3920 20 10 Other plates, sheets , film, foil and strip, of plasties, non-cellular and not reinforced, 3920 20 50 laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials : 3920 20 71 — of polymers of propylene 3920 20 79 3920 20 90

(a) 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 deter­ mined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken to­ gether.

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CN code Description

6704 Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or ani­ mal hair or of textile materials, articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or in­ cluded 6907 Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles ; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing 7004 Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent or re­ flecting layer, but not otherwise worked

7113 11 00 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with pre­ cious metal 7113 19 00 — Of precious metal whether not plated or clad with precious metal Of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal Of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal

7307 1910 Tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel : of malleable cast iron

ex 7310 29 90 Jerrycans, of a nominal capacity of 20 litres

7317 00 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 materi­ al, but excluding such articles with heads of copper

7409 Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,15 mm

7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm

7607 Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm

8201 10 00 Spades and shovels

8473 10 00 Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8469 Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8470 8473 29 00 Other 8473 30 00 Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8471 8473 40 00 Parts and accessories of the machines of heading No 8472 8501 10 91 Electric motors and generators and electric generating sets and rotary converters, ex­ 8501 10 93 cluding synchronous motors of an output not exceeding 18 W 8501 10 99 8501 20 90 8501 31 90 8501 32 91 8501 32 99 8501 33 91 8501 33 99 8501 34 50 8501 34 91 8501 34 99 8501 40 90 8501 51 90 8501 52 91 8501 52 93 8501 52 99 8501 53 50 8501 53 91 8501 53 99 8501 61 91 8501 61 99 8501 62 90 8501 63 90 8501 64 00 8502 1 1 90 8502 12 90 8502 13 91 8502 13 99 8502 20 91 8502 20 99 8502 30 91 8502 30 99 8502 40 90 l

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CN code Description

ex 8504 31 90 Other transformers having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA Other To be used with toys

8504 40 50 Polycrystalline semiconductors 8504 40 93 Accumulator charges 8504 40 99 Static converters Other Other Other

8506 Primary cells and primary batteries

8507 10 91 Lead-acid accumulators 8507 10 99 8507 20 99

8525 30 10 Television cameras with three or more camera tubes 8525 30 91 8525 30 99 — Television cameras Other Other

8533 Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resis­ tors

8534 00 Printed circuits

8535 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits , or for making con­ 8536 nections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs, junction boxes)

8537 Boards, panels (including numerical control panels), consoles, desks , cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatuses of heading No 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instru­ ments of apparatus of Chapter 90, other than switching apparatus of heading No 8517

8538 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading Nos 8535, 8536 or 8537

Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes , mercury arc rectifying valves and tube, cath­ ode-ray tubes, television camera tubes): — Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes :

Black and white or other monochrome : 8540 12 90 With a diagonal measurement of the screen exceeding 52 cm — Television camera tubes ; image converters and intensifiers ; other photo-cathode tubes : 8540 20 10 Television camera tubes 8540 20 30 Image converters or intensifiers 8540 20 90 Other photo-cathode tubes — Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, travelling wave tubes, car­ cinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes 8540 41 00 854042 00 854049 00 — Other valves and tubes

8540 81 00 ; 8540 89 1 1 8540 89 19 8540 89 90

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CN code Description

Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices ; photosensitive semiconduc­ tor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels ; light emitting diodes ; mounted piezo-electric crystals : 85414091 — Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or 8541 4093 not assembled in modules or made up into panels ; light emitting diodes 8541 4099

8544 11 10 Winding wire — Of copper Varnished 8544 1 1 90 Other 8544 19 10 — Other 8544 19 90 Varnished Other 8544 20 10 Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors, ready for connectors to be fit­ ted or already provided with connectors 8544 20 91 Other For high frequency 8544 20 99 Other 8544 30 90 Other ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships 8544 41 10 Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 80 V 8544 41 90 — Fitted with connectors 8544 49 1 1 — Insulated with plastic material 8544 49 19 — Insulated with other materials 8544 49 91 8544 49 99 8544 51 00 Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 1 000 V — Fitted with connectors 8544 59 10 With individual conductor wires of a diameter exceeding 0,5 1 mm 8544 59 91 Other Insulated with rubber or other elastomers, including cross-linked materials 8544 59 93 Insulated with other plastic material 8544 59 99 Insulated with other materials 8544 60 1 1 Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000 V with copper conductors insulated with rubber or other elastomers, including cross-linked materials 8544 60 13 Insulated with other plastic material 8544 6019 Insulated with other materials 8544 60 91 With other conductors 8544 60 93 8544 60 99

9401 20 00 Seats (other than those of heading No 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, 9401 30 10 and parts thereof, other than those for use in civil aircraft 9401 30 90 9401 4000 9401 50 00 9401 61 00 9401 69 00 9401 71 00 9401 79 00 940180 00 9401 90 90

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ANNEX III

List of countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences (')

A. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

048 Yugoslavia 370 Madagascar 612 Iraq 060 Poland 373 Mauritius 616 Iran 064 Hungary 375 Comoros (2) 628 Jordan 066 Romania 378 Zambia 632 Saudi Arabia 204 Morocco 382 Zimbabwe 636 Kuwait 386 Malawi O 640 Bahrain 208 Algeria 212 Tunisia 391 Botswana (2) 644 Qatar 216 Libya 393 Swaziland 647 United Arab Emirates 220 Egypt 395 Lesotho (2) 649 Oman 224 Sudan (2) 412 Mexico 652 North Yemen (2) 228 Mauritania (2) 416 Guatemala 656 South Yemen (2) 232 Mali (2) 421 Belize 660 Afghanistan (2) 236 Burkina Faso (2) • 424 Honduras 662 Pakistan 240 Niger (2) 428 El Salvador 664 India 244 Chad (2) 432 Nicaragua 666 Bangladesh (2) 247 Republic of Cape Verde (2) 436 Costa Rica 667 Maldives (2) 248 Senegal 442 Panama 669 Sri Lanka 252 Gambia (2) 448 Cuba 672 Nepal (2) 257 Guinea Bissau (2) 449 St Christopher and Nevis 675 Bhutan (2) 260 Guinea (2) 452 Haiti (2) 676 Burma (Myanmar) (2) 264 Sierra Leone (2) 453 Bahamas 680 Thailand 268 Liberia 456 Dominican Republic 684 Laos (2) 272 Ivory Coast 459 Antigua and Barbuda 690 Vietnam 276 Ghana 460 Dominica 696 Kampuchea (Cambodia) 280 Togo (2) 464 Jamaica 700 Indonesia 284 Benin (2) 465 St Lucia 701 Malaysia 288 Nigeria 467 St Vincent 703 Brunei Darussalam 302 Cameroon 469 Barbados 706 Singapore 306 Central African Republic (2) 472 Trinidad and Tobago 708 Philippines 310 Equatorial Guinea (2) 473 Grenada 720 China 311 Sao Tome and Principe (2) 480 Colombia 728 South Korea 314 Gabon 484 Venezuela 801 Papua New Guinea 318 Congo 488 Guyana 803 Nauru 322 Zaire 492 Surinam 806 Solomon Islands 324 Rwanda (2) 500 Ecuador 807 Tuvalu (2) 328 Burundi (2) 504 Peru 808 Federated States of Micronesia 330 Angola 508 Brazil 808 Republic of the Marshall Islands 334 Ethiopia (2) 512 Chile 808 Republic of Palau 338 Djibouti (2) 516 Bolivia 812 Kiribati (2) 342 Somalia (2) 520 Paraguay 815 Fiji 346 Kenya 524 Uruguay 816 Vanuatu 350 Uganda (2) 528 Argentina 817 Tonga (2) 352 Tanzania !2) 600 Cyprus 819 Western Samoa (2) 355 Seychelles and dependencies 604 Lebanon 366 Mozambique (2) 608 Syria

(') The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature' (Regulation (EEC) No 3639/86 (OJ No L 336, 29. 1 1 . 1986, p. 46)). (2) This country is also included in Annex IV.

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B. COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community or third coun­ tries are wholly or partly responsible

044 Gibraltar 329 St Helena and St Helena dependencies 357 British Indian Ocean Territory 377 Mayotte 406 Greenland 408 St Pierre and Miquelon 413 Bermuda 446 Anguilla 454 Turks and Caicos Islands 457 Virgin Islands of the United States 461 British Virgin Islands and Montserrat 463 Cayman Islands 474 Aruba 478 Netherlands Antilles 529 Falkland Islands and Falkland dependencies 740 Hong Kong 743 Macao 802 Australian Oceania (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island) 808 American Oceania (') 809 New Caledonia and dependencies 811 Wallis and Futuna Islands 813 Pitcairn 814 New Zealand Oceania (Tokelau and Niue Islands ; Cook Islands) 822 French Polynesia 890 Polar regions (French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Australian Antarctic Territories, British Antarctic Territories)

Note: The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the international status of countries or territories .

(') American Oceania includes : Guam, American Samoa (including Swain s Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and Sand Islands, Wake Island .

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ANNEX IV

List of least-developed developing countries

224 Sudan 350 Uganda 228 Mauritania 352 Tanzania 232 Mali 366 Mozambique 236 Burkina Faso 375 Comores 240 Niger 386 Malawi 244 Chad 391 Botswana 247 Republic of Cape Verde 395 Lesotho 252 Gambia 452 Haiti 257 Guinea Bissau 652 North Yemen 260 Guinea 656 South Yemen 264 Sierra Leone 660 Afghanistan 280 Togo 666 Bangladesh 284 Benin 667 Maldives 306 Central African Republic 672 Nepal 310 Equatorial Guinea 675 Bhutan 3 1 1 Sao Tom6 and Principe 676 Burma (Myanmar) 324 Rwanda 684 Laos 328 Burundi ( 807 Tuvalu 334 Ethiopia 812 Kiribati 338 Djibouti 817 Tonga 342 Somalia 819 Western Samoa