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Dokument 21977A0118(05)

Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic - Protocol 1 on technical and financial cooperation - Protocol 2 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Exchanges of letters

OJ L 269, 27.9.1978, p. 2–87 (DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL)

⏵This document has been published in a special edition(s) (EL, ES, PT, FI, SV, BG, RO, HR)

Status legali tad-dokument Fis-seħħ: Danl-attinbidel. Verżjoni kkonsolidata kurrenti: 01/03/1994

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/1978/2216/oj

Regolament tal-Kunsill relatat

27.9.1978   

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 269/2

COOPERATION AGREEMENT

between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

and

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

of the one part, and

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC,

of the other part,

PREAMBLE

WISHING to demonstrate their common desire to maintain and strengthen their friendly relations in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter,

RESOLVED to establish wide-ranging cooperation which will contribute to Syria's economic and social development and help to strengthen relations between the Community and Syria,

RESOLVED to promote, having regard to their respective levels of development, economic and trade cooperation between the Community and Syria and to provide a sound basis therefor in conformity with their international obligations,

RESOLVED to establish a new model for relations between developed and developing States, compatible with the aspirations of the international community towards a more just and more balanced economic order,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS:

Renaat VAN ELSLANDE,

Minister for Foreign Affairs;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK:

Jens CHRISTENSEN,

Ambassador,

Permanent Under-Secretary;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:

Hans-Dietrich GENSCHER,

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:

Louis de GUIRINGAUD,

Minister for Foreign Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND:

Garret FITZGERALD,

Minister for Foreign Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC:

Arnaldo FORLANI,

Minister for Foreign Affairs;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG:

Gaston THORN,

President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS:

Max van der STOEL,

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND:

Anthony CROSLAND MP,

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES:

Anthony CROSLAND MP,

President in Office of the Council of the European Communities,

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

Claude CHEYSSON,

Member of the Commission of the European Communities;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC:

Mohammed IMADI,

Minister of Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade.

 

 

Article 1

The object of this Agreement between the Community and Syria is to promote overall cooperation between the Contracting Parties with a view to contributing to the economic and social development of Syria and helping to strengthen relations between the Parties. To this end provisions and measures will be adopted and implemented in the fields of economic, technical and financial cooperation and of trade.

TITLE I

ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION

Article 2

The Community and Syria shall institute cooperation with the aim of contributing to Syria's development by means of efforts complementary to those made by Syria itself, and of strengthening existing economic links on as broad a basis as possible for the mutual benefit of the Parties.

Article 3

In order to achieve the cooperation referred to in Article 2, account shall be taken, in particular, of the following:

—

the objectives and priorities of Syria's development plans and programmes,

—

the importance of schemes into which different operations are integrated,

—

the importance of promoting regional cooperation between Syria and other States.

Article 4

1.   The purpose of cooperation between the Community and Syria shall be to promote, in particular:

—

participation by the Community in the efforts made by Syria to develop its production and economic infrastructure in order to diversify its economic structure. Such participation should be connected, in particular, with the industrialization of Syria and the modernization of its agriculture,

—

the marketing and promotion of sales of products exported by Syria,

—

industrial cooperation aimed at boosting Syria's industrial production through measures:

—

to encourage participation by the Community in the implementation of Syria's industrial development programmes,

—

to foster the organization of contacts and meetings between Syrian and Community industrial policy-makers, promoters and firms in order to promote the establishment of new relations in the industrial field in conformity with the objectives of the Agreement,

—

to facilitate the acquisition on favourable terms of patents and other industrial property by means of financing in conformity with Protocol 1 and/or by other appropriate arrangements with undertakings and institutions in the Community,

—

to permit the removal of non-tariff and non-quota barriers likely to impede access to either market,

—

cooperation in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment,

—

participation by Community operators in programmes for the exploration, production and processing of Syria's resources and any activities which would develop these resources on the spot, and the proper performance of cooperation and investment contracts concluded for this purpose between their operators,

—

cooperation in the fisheries sector,

—

the encouragement of private investments which are in the mutual interest of both Parties,

—

exchange of information on the economic and financial situation, and on developments therein, as required for the proper functioning of the Agreement.

2.   The Contracting Parties may decide on further areas of cooperation.

Article 5

1.   The Cooperation Council shall periodically define the guidelines of cooperation for the purpose of attaining the aims set out in the Agreement.

2.   The Cooperation Council shall be responsible for seeking ways and means of establishing cooperation in the areas defined in Article 4. To that end it is empowered to make decisions.

Article 6

The Community shall participate in the financing of any measures to promote Syria's development under the conditions laid down in Protocol 1 on technical and financial cooperation, account being taken of the possibilities offered by triangular cooperation.

Article 7

The Contracting Parties shall facilitate the proper performance of cooperation and investment contracts which are of interest to both Parties and come within the framework of the Agreement.

TITLE II

TRADE COOPERATION

Article 8

In the field of trade, the object of this Agreement is to promote trade between the Contracting Parties, taking account of their respective levels of development and of the need to ensure a better balance in their trade, with a view to increasing the rate of growth of Syria's trade and improving the conditions of access for its products to the Community market.

A.   Industrial products

Article 9

Subject to the provisions of Articles 13, 14 and 16, customs duties and charges having equivalent effect on imports into the Community of products originating in Syria other than those listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and other than those listed in Annex A, shall be abolished in accordance with the following timetable:

Timetable

Rate of reduction %

On the date of the entry into force of the Agreement

80

From 1 July 1977

100

Article 10

1.   For each product, the basic duties to which the reductions provided for in Article 9 are to be applied are:

—

for the Community as originally constituted: those duties actually applied in respect of Syria on 1 January 1975,

—

for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom: those duties actually applied in respect of Syria on 1 January 1972.

2.   The reduced duties calculated in accordance with Article 9 shall be applied rounded to the first decimal place.

Subject to the application by the Community of Article 39 (5) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties of 22 January 1972, as regards the specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties in the Customs Tariffs of Ireland and of the United Kingdom, Article 9 shall be applied, with rounding to the fourth decimal place.

Article 11

1.   In the case of customs duties comprising a protective element and a fiscal element, Article 9 shall apply to the protective element.

2.   The United Kingdom shall replace customs duties of a fiscal nature and the fiscal element of such duties by an internal tax, in accordance with Article 38 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 10.

Article 12

Quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community of products originating in Syria other than those listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community shall be removed on the date of the entry into force of the Agreement, and measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions on imports shall be abolished on the date of the entry into force of the Agreement.

Article 13

The measures provided for in Article 1 of Protocol 7 to the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 10, concerning imports of motor vehicles and the motor vehicle assembly industry in Ireland, shall apply to Syria.

Article 14

1.   Imports of the following products shall be subject to annual ceilings above which the customs duties actually applied in respect of third countries may be reintroduced in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6, the ceiling fixed for the year of the entry into force of the Agreement being indicated in each case:

CCT heading No

Description

Ceiling (tonnes)

27.10

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing not less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations:

A.

Light oils:

III.

For other purposes

B.

Medium oils:

III.

For other purposes

C.

Heavy oils:

I.

Gas oils:

c)

For other purposes

II.

Fuel oils:

c)

For other purposes

III.

Lubricating oils; other oils:

c)

To be mixed in accordance with the terms of Additional Note 7 to Chapter 27

d)

For other purposes

175 000

27.11

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:

A.

Propane of a purity not less than 99 %:

I.

For use as power or heating fuel

B.

Other:

I.

Commercial propane and commercial butane:

c)

For other purposes

27.12

Petroleum jelly:

A.

Crude:

III.

For other purposes

B.

Other

27.13

Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes, whether or not coloured:

B.

Other:

I.

Crude:

c)

For other purposes

II.

Other

27.14

Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals:

C.

Other:

II.

Other

55.09

Other woven fabrics of cotton

500

2.   From the following year, the ceilings indicated in paragraph 1 shall be raised annually by 5 %.

3.   For products falling within Common Customs Tariff heading Nos 28.40 B II (phosphates, including polyphosphates, other than of ammonia), 31.03 (mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic), ex 31.05 (fertilizer compounds containing phosphates), 55.05 (cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale), and Chapter 76 (aluminium) of the Common Customs Tariff, the Community reserves the right to introduce ceilings.

4.   When a ceiling fixed for imports of a product covered by this Article is reached, the customs duties actually applied in respect of third countries may be reimposed on imports of the product in question until the end of the calendar year.

5.   When imports into the Community of a product subject to ceilings reach 75 % of the level fixed, the Community shall inform the Cooperation Council.

6.   The ceilings provided for in this Article shall be abolished not later than 31 December 1979.

Article 15

1.   The Community reserves the right to modify the arrangements applicable to the petroleum products falling within Common Customs Tariff heading Nos 27.10, 27.11 A and B I, 27.12, 27.13 B and 27.14:

—

upon the adoption of a common definition of origin for petroleum products,

—

upon the adoption of decisions under a common commercial policy, or

—

upon the establishment of a common energy policy.

2.   In that event the Community shall ensure that imports of these products will enjoy advantages equivalent to those provided for in this Agreement.

For the application of this paragraph consultations shall be held within the Cooperation Council at the request of the other Party.

3.   Subject to paragraph 1, this Agreement shall not affect the non-tariff rules applied to imports of petroleum products.

Article 16

For goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products listed in Annex B, the reductions specified in Article 9 shall apply to the fixed component of the charge levied on imports of these products into the Community.

B.   Agricultural products

Article 17

Customs duties on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Syria shall be reduced by the rates indicated for each of them:

CCT heading No

Description

Rate of reduction %

05.04

Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole, and pieces thereof

80

07.01

Vegetables, fresh or chilled:

 

ex H.

Onions, shallots and garlic:

 

—

Onions, from 1 February to 30 April

50

—

Garlic, from 1 February to 31 May

50

07.05

Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split:

 

B.

Other (than for sowing)

80

ex 08.09

Other fruit, fresh:

 

—

Watermelons, from 1 April to 15 June

50

08.12

Fruit, dried, other than that falling within heading Nos 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04 and 08.05:

 

A.

Apricots

60

09.09

Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway and juniper

80

12.03

Seeds, fruits and spores, of a kind used for sowing:

 

E.

Other (1)

50

12.07

Plants and parts (including seeds and fruit) of trees, bushes, shrubs or other plants, being goods of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whole, cut, crushed, ground or powdered:

 

A.

Pyrethrum (flowers, leaves, stems, peel and roots)

80

B.

Liquorice roots

80

C.

Tonquin beans

80

ex D.

Other:

 

—

Camomile, mint, cinchona bark quassia amara (wood and bark), calabar beans, cubeb powder, coca leaves, other wood, roots and bark; mosses, lichens and algae

80

12.08

Locust beans, fresh or dried, whether or not kibbled or ground, but not further prepared; fruit kernels and other vegetable products of a kind used primarily for human food, not falling within any other heading

80

Article 18

Customs duties on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Syria shall be applied at the following rates:

CCT heading No

Description

Rate of duty (%)

07.04

Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared:

 

A.

Onions

15

Article 19

1.   The rates of reduction specified in Article 17 shall apply to the customs duties actually applied in respect of third countries.

2.   However, the duties resulting from the reductions made by Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may in no case be lower than those applied by the said countries to the Community as originally constituted.

3.   In derogation from paragraph 1, should the application thereof temporarily result in tariff movements away from alignment on the final duty, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may maintain their duties until the level of these duties has been reached on the occasion of a subsequent alignment, or they may apply the duty resulting from a subsequent alignment as soon as a tariff movement reaches or passes the said level.

4.   The reduced duties calculated in accordance with Article 17 shall be rounded off to the first decimal place.

However, subject to the application by the Community of Article 39 (5) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 10, as regards the specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties in the Customs Tariffs of Ireland and of the United Kingdom, the reduced duties shall be rounded off to the fourth decimal place.

Article 20

1.   Should specific rules be introduced as a result of the implementation of its agricultural policy or modification of the existing rules, or should the provisions on the implementation of its agricultural policy be modified or developed, the Community may modify the arrangements laid down in the Agreement in respect of the products concerned.

In such cases the Community shall take appropriate account of Syria's interests.

2.   If the Community, in applying paragraph 1, modifies the arrangements made by this Agreement for products covered by Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, it shall accord imports originating in Syria an advantage comparable to that provided for in this Agreement.

3.   The application of this Article may be the subject of consultations in the Joint Committee.

C.   Common provisions

Article 21

1.   The products originating in Syria referred to in this Agreement may not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported into the Community than that applied by the Member States between themselves.

2.   For the application of paragraph 1, account shall not be taken of the customs duties and charges having equivalent effect resulting from the application of Articles 32, 36 and 59 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties referred to in Article 10.

Article 22

1.   Subject to the special provisions relating to frontier-zone trade, Syria shall grant the Community treatment in the field of trade no less favourable than most-favoured-nation treatment.

2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of the maintenance or establishment of customs unions or free-trade areas.

3.   Furthermore, Syria may derogate from the provisions of paragraph 1 in the case of measures adopted with a view to regional ecconomic integration or measures benefiting the developing countries. The Community shall be notified of such measures.

Article 23

1.   The Contracting Parties shall inform each other on the occasion of the signing of this Agreement of the provisions they apply under their trade arrangements.

2.   Syria shall be entitled to introduce into its trade arrangements with the Community new customs duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect and to increase the duties and the quantitative restrictions or charges or measures having equivalent effect applied to products originating in or going to the Community, where such measures are necessitated by Syria's industrialization and development requirements. The Community shall be notified of such measures.

For the application of these measures consultations shall be held within the Cooperation Council at the request of the Contracting Party.

Article 24

Where Syria applies quantitative restrictions in the form of quotas to a given product in accordance with its own legislation it shall treat the Community as a single entity.

Article 25

On the occasion of the reviews provided for in Article 44 of the Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall seek opportunities to make progress towards the removal of obstacles to trade, while having regard to Syria's essential development requirements.

Article 26

For the purposes of implementing this Title, Protocol 2 to this Agreement shall determine the rules of origin.

Article 27

In the event of modifications to the nomenclature of the customs tariffs of the Contracting Parties affecting products referred to in this Agreement, the Cooperation Council may adapt the tariff nomenclature of these products to conform with such modifications.

Article 28

The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Contracting Party and like products originating in the territory of the other Contracting Party.

Products exported to the territory of one of the Contracting Parties may not benefit from repayment of internal taxation in excess of the amount of direct or indirect taxation imposed upon them.

Article 29

Payments relating to commercial transactions carried out in accordance with foreign trade and exchange regulations and the transfer of such payments to the Member State of the Community in which the creditor is resident or to Syria shall be free from any restrictions.

Article 30

The Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of the health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures of artistic, historical or archaelogical value; the protection of industrial and commercial property, or rules relating to gold or silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions must not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Contracting Parties.

Article 31

1.   If one of the Contracting Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Contracting Party, it may take appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 33.

2.   In the event of measures being directed against bounties or subsidies, the Contracting Parties undertake to respect the provisions of Article VI of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade.

Article 32

If serious disturbances arise in any sector of the economy or if difficulties arise which might bring about a serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region, the Contracting Party concerned may take the necessary safeguard measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 33.

Article 33

1.   In the event of a Contracting Party's subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the difficulties referred to in Article 32 to an administrative procedure the purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows it shall inform the other Contracting Party.

2.   In the cases specified in Articles 31 and 32, before taking the measures provided for therein, or as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 3 (b) applies, the Contracting Party in question shall supply the Cooperation Council with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Contracting Parties.

In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. Such measures must not exceed the limits of what is strictly necessary to counteract the difficulties which have arisen.

The Cooperation Council shall be notified immediately of any safeguard measures, and these shall be the subject of periodic consultations within the Cooperation Council particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit.

3.   For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply:

(a)

as regards Articles 31 and 32, consultation in the Cooperation Council shall take place before the Contracting Party concerned takes the appropriate measures;

(b)

where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the situations specified in Articles 31 and 32, apply forthwith such precautionary measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation.

Article 34

Where one or more Member States of the Community or Syria is in serious difficulties or is seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments, the Contracting Party concerned may take the necessary safeguard measures. In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The other Contracting Party shall be notified of them immediately and they shall be the subject of periodic consultations within the Cooperation Council particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit.

TITLE III

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 35

1.   A Cooperation Council is hereby established which, for the purpose of attaining the objectives set out in the Agreement, shall have the power to take decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement.

The decisions taken shall be binding on the Contracting Parties, which shall take such measures as are required to implement them.

2.   The Cooperation Council may also formulate any resolutions, recommendations or opinions which it considers desirable for the attainment of the common objectives and the smooth functioning of the Agreement.

3.   The Cooperation Council shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 36

1.   The Cooperation Council shall be composed, on the one hand, of representatives of the Community and of its Member States and, on the other hand, of representatives of Syria.

2.   The Cooperation Council shall act by mutual agreement between the Community, on the one hand, and Syria, on the other.

Article 37

1.   The office of President of the Cooperation Council shall be held alternately by the Contracting Parties, in accordance with the modalities to be laid down in the rules of procedure.

2.   Meetings of the Cooperation Council shall be called once a year by its President.

The Cooperation Council shall, in addition meet whenever necessary, at the request of either Contracting Party, in accordance with the conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure.

Article 38

1.   The Cooperation Council may decide to set up any committee that can assist it in carrying out its duties.

2.   In its rules of procedure, the Cooperation Council shall determine the composition and duties of such committees and how they shall function.

Article 39

The Cooperation Council shall take any appropriate measures to facilitate the necessary cooperation and contacts between the European Parliament and the representatives of the Peopbe's Assembly of Syria.

Article 40

Either Contracting Party shall, if so requested by the other Contracting Party, provide all relevant information on any agreements it concludes involving tariff or trade provisions, and on any amendments to its customs tariff or external trade arrangements.

Where such amendments or agreements have a direct and particular effect on the functioning of the Agreement, appropriate consultations shall be held within the Cooperation Council at the request of the other Contracting Party so that the interests of the Contracting Parties may be taken into consideration.

Article 41

1.   The Contracting Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement. They shall ensure that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained.

2.   If either Contracting Party considers that the other Contracting Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, it shall supply the Cooperation Council with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Contracting Parties.

In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The Cooperation Council shall be notified immediately of such measures, which shall be the subject of consultations within the Cooperation Council if the other Contracting Party so requests.

Article 42

Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent a Contracting Party from taking any measures:

(a)

which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;

(b)

which relate to trade in arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes;

(c)

which it considers essential to its security in time of war or serious international tension.

Article 43

In the fields covered by the Agreement:

—

the arrangements applied by Syria in respect of the Community shall not give rise to any discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, or their companies or firms,

—

the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of Syria shall not give rise to any discrimination between Syrian nationals, companies or firms.

Article 44

The Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with the procedure adopted for the negotiation of the Agreement itself, in the first place from the beginning of 1979 and again from the beginning of 1984, review the results of the Agreement and any improvements which could be made by either side as from 1 January 1980 and 1 January 1985, on the basis of the experience gained during the functioning of the Agreement and of the objectives defined therein.

Article 45

Protocols 1 and 2 and Annexes A and B shall form an integral part of the Agreement. The declarations and exchanges of letters shall appear in the Final Act, which shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 46

Either Contracting Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Contracting Party. The Agreement shall cease to apply 12 months after the date of such notification.

Article 47

This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community applies under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other, to the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Article 48

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 49

This Agreement will be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following notification that the procedures referred to in the first paragraph have been completed.

Til bekræftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne aftale.

Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter dieses Abkommen gesetzt.

In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have affixed their signatures below this Agreement.

En foi de quoi, les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures au bas du présent accord.

In fede di che, i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al presente accordo.

Ten blijke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder deze Overeenkomst hebben gesteld.

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Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den attende januar nitten hundrede og syvoghalvfjerds.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten Januar neunzehnhundertsiebenundsiebzig.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven.

Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-huit janvier mil neuf cent soixante-dix-sept.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto gennaio millenovecentosettantasette.

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende januari negentienhonderd zevenenzeventig.

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Pour Sa Majesté le roi des Belges

Voor Zijne Majesteit de Koning der Belgen

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For Hendes Majestæt dronningen af Danmark

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Für den Präsidenten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Pour le président de la République française

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For the President of Ireland

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Per il presidente della Repubblica italiana

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Pour Son Altesse Royale le grand-duc de Luxembourg

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Voor Hare Majesteit de Koningin der Nederlanden

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For Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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For Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber

Für den Rat der Europäischen Gemeinschaften

For the Council of the European Communities

Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes

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(1)  This concession is solely for seeds complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants.

ANNEX A

relating to the products referred to in Article 9 excluded from the Agreement

CCT heading No

Description

17.02

Other sugars; sugar syrups; artificial honey (whether or not mixed with natural honey); caramel:

A.

Lactose and lactose syrup:

I.

Containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure product

B.

Glucose and glucose syrup:

I.

Containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure product

22.03

Beer made from malt

22.06

Vermouths, and other wines of fresh grapes flavoured with aromatic extracts

22.09

Spirits (other than those of heading No 22.08); liqueurs and other spirituous beverages; compound alcoholic preparations (known as ‘concentrated extracts’) for the manufacture of beverages:

B.

Compound alcoholic preparations (known as ‘concentrate extracts’) for the manufacture of beverages

C.

Spirituous beverages

35.01

Casein, casemates and other casein derivatives; casein glues:

A.

Casein

C.

Other

35.02

Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives:

A.

Albumins:

II.

Other:

a)

Ovalbumin and lactalbumin

ANNEX B

relating to the products referred to in Article 16

CCT heading No

Description

ex 17.04

Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa, but not including liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other added substances

18.06

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

19.01

Malt extract

19.02

Preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, of a kind used as infant food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, containing less than 50 % by weight of cocoa

19.03

Macaroni, spaghetti and similar products

19.04

Tapioca and sago; tapioca and sago substitutes obtained from potato or other starches

19.05

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (puffed rice, cornflakes and similar products)

19.06

Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

19.07

Bread, ships' biscuits and other ordinary bakers' wares, not containing added sugar, honey, eggs, fats, cheese or fruit

19.08

Pastry, biscuits, cakes and other fine bakers' wares whether or not containing cocoa in any proportion

ex 21.01

Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes; extracts, essences and concentrates thereof:

—

Excluding roasted chicory and extracts thereof

21.06

Natural yeasts (active or inactive); prepared baking powders:

A.

Active natural yeasts:

II.

Bakers' yeast

ex 21.07

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing sugar, dairy products, cereals or products based on cereals (1)

ex 22.02

Lemonade, flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit and vegetable juices falling within heading No 20.07:

—

Containing milk or milk fats

29.04

Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:

C.

Polyhydric alcohols:

II.

Mannitol

III.

Sorbitol

35.05

Dextrins and dextrin glues; soluble or roasted starches; starch glues

38.12

Prepared glazings, prepared dressings and prepared mordants, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries:

A.

Prepared glazings and prepared dressings:

I.

With a basis of amylaceous substances

38.19

Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included:

T.

Sorbitol, other than that falling within subheading 29.04 C III

(1)  This heading covers only products which, on importation into the Community, are subject to the duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff, comprising an ad valorem duty constituting the fixed component and a variable component.

PROTOCOL 1

on technical and financial cooperation

Article 1

The Community shall participate, within the framework of financial and technical cooperation, in the financing of measures such as will contribute to Syria's economic and social development.

Article 2

1.   For the purposes specified in Article 1, and for a period expiring on 31 October 1981, a total amount of 60 million European units of account may be committed as follows:

(a)

34 million European units of account in the form of loans from the European Investment Bank, hereinafter called ‘the Bank’, granted from its own resources on the terms set out in its statute;

(b)

seven million European units of account in the form of loans on special terms;

(c)

19 million European units of account in the form of grants.

Provision may be made for contributions to risk capital formation, to be charged against the amount shown in (b).

2.   The loans referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall generally be combined with interest rate subsidies of up to 2 % financed by means of the funds shown in paragraph 1 (c).

Article 3

1.   The total amount fixed in Article 2 shall be used for the financing or part-financing of:

—

capital projects in the fields of production and economic infrastructure, aimed in particular at diversifying Syria's economic structure and, especially, at promoting its industrialization and modernizing its agriculture,

—

technical cooperation as a preliminary or complement to capital projects drawn up by Syria,

—

technical cooperation in the field of training.

2.   Community aids shall be used to cover costs necessarily incurred in carrying out approved projects or measures. They may not be used to cover current administrative, maintenance or operational expenditure.

Article 4

The conditions of financing or part-financing of the projects and schemes mentioned in Article 3 shall be determined, taking into account the provisions of Articles 2 and 6, according to the nature and particular characteristics of each project or scheme.

Articles 5

1.   The amounts to be committed each year for each of the various forms of aid shall be distributed as evenly as possible throughout the period of application of this Protocol. During the initial period of application, however, a proportionately higher amount may, within reasonable limits, be committed.

2.   Any funds not committed by the end of the period referred to in Article 2 (1) shall be used, until exhausted, in accordance with the same arrangements as provided for in this Protocol.

Article 6

1.   Loans granted by the Bank from its own resources shall be subject to terms as to duration established on the basis of the economic and financial characteristics of the projects for which such loans are intended. The interest rate shall be that applied by the Bank at the time of the signing of each loan contract, subject to the interest rate subsidy referred to in Article 2 (2).

2.   Loans on special terms shall be granted for 40 years with an amortization period of 10 years. The interest rate shall be fixed at 1 %.

3.   The loans may be granted through the intermediary of the State or appropriate Syrian bodies, on condition that they onlend the amounts to the recipients on terms decided, by agreement with the Community, on the basis of the economic and financial characteristics of the projects.

Article 7

Aid contributed by the Community for the execution of certain projects may, with Syria's agreement, take the form of co-financing in which, in particular, credit and development bodies and institutions of Syria, of Member States or of third States or international finance organizations would take part.

Article 8

The following shall be eligible for financial and technical cooperation:

(a)

in general:

—

the Syrian State;

(b)

with the agreement of the Syrian State, for projects or measures approved by it:

—

Syrian official development agencies,

—

private agencies working in Syria for economic and social development,

—

undertakings carrying on their activities in accordance with industrial and business management methods and set up as companies or firms under Syrian law,

—

groups of producers who are nationals of Syria and exceptionally, where no such groups exist, the producers themselves,

—

scholarship holders and trainees sent by Syria under the training schemes referred to in Article 3.

Article 9

1.   Upon the entry into force of the Agreement the Community and Syria shall establish by mutual agreement the specific objectives of financial and technical cooperation, by reference to the priorities set by Syria's development plan.

These objectives may be reviewed by mutual agreement to take account of changes in Syria's economic situation or in the objectives and priorities set by its development plan.

2.   Within the framework established pursuant to paragraph 1, financial and technical cooperation shall apply to projects and measures drawn up by Syria or by other beneficiaries approved by that country.

Article 10

1.   For each request for financial aid under this Protocol, a dossier shall be submitted to the Community by the beneficiary referred to in Article 8 (a) or, with Syria's agreement, by those referred to in Article 8 (b).

2.   The Community shall appraise the requests for financing in collaboration with the Syrian State and the beneficiaries, in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 9(1), and shall inform them of the decisions taken on such requests.

Article 11

The execution, management and maintenance of schemes that are the subject of financing under this Protocol shall be the responsibility of Syria or the other beneficiaries referred to in Article 8 of this Protocol.

The Community shall make sure that this financial aid is expended in accordance with the agreed allocations and to the best economic advantage.

Article 12

1.   As regards projects and measures financed by the Community, participation in tendering procedures and other procedures for the award of contracts shall be open, on equal terms, to all natural or legal persons of the Member States and of Syria.

2.   To promote participation by Syrian undertakings in the performance of works contracts, an accelerated procedure for issuing invitations to tender involving shorter time limits for the submission of tenders may be used at the proposal of the relevant Community body where the works in question, because of their scale, are mainly of interest to Syrian undertakings.

This accelerated procedure may be used for invitations to tender the value of which is estimated at less than one million European units of account.

3.   Participation by other countries in contracts financed by the Community may be decided by mutual agreement in exceptional cases.

Participation by third countries may also be decided on, in the same circumstances, where the Community participates in the financing of schemes together with other sources of funds.

Article 13

Under its national law in force, Syria shall apply to contracts awarded for the execution of projects or measures financed by the Community fiscal and customs arrangements as favourable as those applied in respect of other international organizations.

Article 14

Where a loan is accorded to a beneficiary other than the Syrian State, the provision of a guarantee by the latter or of other adequate guarantees may be required by the Community as a condition of the grant of the loan.

Article 15

Throughout the duration of the loans accorded pursuant to this Protocol, Syria shall undertake to make available to debtors enjoying such loans the foreign currency necessary for the payment of interest and commission and the repayment of principal.

Article 16

The results of financial and technical cooperation shall be examined annually by the Cooperation Council. The latter shall define, where appropriate, the general guidelines of such cooperation.

PROTOCOL 2

concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

TITLE I

Definition of the concept of ‘originating products’

Article 1

For the purpose of implementing the Agreement, provided that they were transported directly within the meaning of Article 5, the following products shall be considered as:

1.

products originating in Syria:

(a)

products wholly obtained in Syria;

(b)

products obtained in Syria in the manufacture of which products other than those wholly obtained in Syria are used, provided that the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 3. This condition shall not apply, however, to products which, within the meaning of this Protocol, originate in the Community.

2.

products originating in the Community:

(a)

products wholly obtained in the Community;

(b)

products obtained in the Community, in the manufacture of which products other than those wholly obtained in the Community are used, provided that the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 3. This condition shall not apply, however, to products which, within the meaning of this Protocol, originate in Syria.

The products in List C of Annex IV shall be temporarily excluded from the scope of this Protocol.

Article 2

The following shall be considered as ‘wholly obtained’ either in Syria or in the Community, within the meaning of Article 1 (1) (a) and (2) (a):

(a)

mineral products extracted from their soil or from their seabed;

(b)

vegetable products harvested there;

(c)

live animals born and raised there;

(d)

products from live animals raised there;

(e)

products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there;

(f)

products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea by their vessels;

(g)

products made aboard their factory ships exclusively from products referred to in subparagraph (f);

(h)

used articles collected there, fit only for the recovery of raw materials;

(i)

waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations conducted there;

(j)

goods produced there exclusively from products specified in subparagraphs (a) to (i).

Article 3

1.   For the purpose of implementing the provisions of Article 1 (1) (b) and (2) (b), the following shall be considered as sufficient working or processing:

(a)

working or processing as a result of which the goods obtained receive classification under a heading other than that covering each of the products worked or processed, except, however, working or processing specified in List A of Annex II, where the special provisions of that list apply;

(b)

working or processing specified in List B of Annex III.

‘Sections’, ‘Chapters’ and ‘headings’ shall mean the Sections, Chapters and headings in the Brussels Nomenclature for the classification of goods in customs tariffs.

2.   When for a given product obtained, a percentage rule limits in List A and List B the value of the materials and parts which can be used, the total value of these materials and parts, whether or not they have changed heading in the course of the working, processing or assembly within the limits and under the conditions laid down in each of those two lists, may not exceed, in relation to the value of the product obtained, the value corresponding either to the common rate, if the rates are identical in both lists, or to the higher of the two if they are different.

3.   For the purpose of implementing Article 1 (1) (b) and (2) (b), the following shall always be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating product, whether or not there is a change of heading:

(a)

operations to ensure the preservation of merchandise in good condition during transport and storage (ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts, and like operations);

(b)

simple operations consisting of removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting up;

(c)

(i)

changes of packaging and breaking up and assembly of consignments;

(ii)

simple placing in bottles, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other simple packaging operations;

(d)

affixing marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;

(e)

simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixtures do not meet the conditions laid down in this Protocol to enable them to be considered as originating;

(f)

simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a complete article;

(g)

a combination of two or more operations specified in subparagraphs (a) to (f);

(h)

slaughter of animals.

Article 4

Where the Lists A and B referred to in Article 3 provide that goods obtained in Syria or in the Community shall be considered as originating therein only if the value of the products worked or processed does not exceed a given percentage of the value of the goods obtained, the values to be taken into consideration for determining such percentage shall be:

—

on the one hand,

as regards products the importation of which can be proved: their customs value at the time of importation,

as regards products of undetermined origin: the earliest ascertainable price paid for such products in the territory of the Contracting Party where manufacture takes place,

—

and on the other hand,

the ex-works price of the goods obtained, less internal taxes refunded or refundable on exportation.

Article 5

1.   For the purpose of implementing Article 1, originating products the transport of which is effected without their entering into territory other than that of the Contracting Parties are considered as transported directly from Syria to the Community or from the Community to Syria. However, goods originating in Syria or in the Community and constituting one single consignment which is not split up may be transported through territories other than those of the Contracting Parties with, should the occasion arise, transhipment or temporary warehousing in such territories, provided that the crossing of the latter territories is justified for geographical reasons, that the goods have remained under the surveillance of the customs authorities in the countries of transit or warehousing, that they have not been put on the markets of such countries or been released for home use there and have not undergone operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation designed to maintain them in good condition.

2.   Evidence that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 have been fulfilled shall be supplied to the responsible customs authorities in the Community or in Syria by the production of:

(a)

a through bill of lading issued in the exporting country covering the passage through the country of transit; or

(b)

a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the country of transit:

—

giving an exact description of the goods,

—

stating the dates of unloading and reloading of the goods or of their embarkation or disembarkation, identifying the ships used,

—

certifying the conditions under which the goods remained in the transit country;

(c)

or failing these, any substantiating documents.

TITLE II

Arrangements for administrative cooperation

Article 6

1.   Evidence of the originating status of products, within the meaning of this Protocol, is given by a movement certificate EUR.1, a specimen of which is given in Annex V to this Protocol.

However, evidence of the originating status of products, within the meaning of this Protocol, which form the subject of postal consignments (including parcels), provided that they consist only of originating products and that the value does not exceed 1 000 units of account per consignment, may be given by a form EUR.2, a specimen of which is given in Annex VI to this Protocol.

The unit of account (u.a.) has a value of 088867088 gram of fine gold. Should the unit of account be changed, the Contracting Parties shall make contact with each other at the level of the Cooperation Council to redefine the value in terms of gold.

2.   Without prejudice to Article 3 (3), where, at the request of the person declaring the goods at the customs, a dismantled or non-assembled article falling within Chapter 84 or 85 of the Brussels Nomenclature is imported by instalments on the conditions laid down by the competent authorities, it shall be considered to be a single article and a movement certificate may be submitted for the whole article upon importation of the first instalment.

3.   Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle which are part of the normal equipment and included in the price thereof or are not separately invoiced are regarded as one with the piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle in question.

Article 7

1.   A movement certificate EUR1 shall be issued by the customs authorities of the exporting State when the goods to which it relates are exported. It shall be made available to the exporter as soon as actual exportation has been effected or ensured.

2.   In exceptional circumstances a movement certificate EUR.1 may also be issued after the exportation of the goods to which it relates if it was not issued at the time of exportation because of errors, involuntary omissions or special circumstances. In this case, the certificate shall bear a special reference to the conditions in which it was issued.

3.   A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued only where application has been made in writing by the exporter. Such application shall be made on a form, a specimen of which is given in Annex V to this Protocol, which shall be completed in accordance with this Protocol.

4.   A movement certificate EUR.1 may be issued only where it can serve as the documentary evidence required for the purpose of implementing the Agreement.

5.   Applications for movement certificates EUR.1 must be preserved for at least two years by the customs authorities of the exporting State.

Article 8

1.   A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities of the exporting State, if the goods can be considered ‘originating products’ within the meaning of this Protocol.

2.   For the purpose of verifying whether the conditions stated in paragraph 1 have been met, the customs authorities shall have the right to call for any documentary evidence or to carry out any check which they consider appropriate.

3.   It shall be the responsibility of the customs authorities of the exporting State to ensure that the forms referred to in Article 9 are duly completed. In particular, they shall check whether the space reserved for the description of the goods has been completed in such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent additions. To this end, the description of the goods must be indicated without leaving any blank lines. Where the space is not completely filled a horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the description, the empty space being crossed through.

4.   The date of issue of the movement certificate must be indicated in the part of the certificate reserved for the customs authorities.

Article 9

Movement certificates EUR.1 shall be made out on the form a specimen of which is given in Annex V to this Protocol. This form shall be printed in one or more of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. Certificates shall be made out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State; if they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink and in capital letters.

Each certificate shall measure 210 x 297 mm; a tolerance of up to plus 8 mm or minus 5 mm in the length shall be allowed. The paper used must be white sized writing paper not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.

The exporting States may reserve the right to print the certificates themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case, each certificate must include a reference to such approval. Each certificate must bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified.

Article 10

1.   Under the responsibility of the exporter, he or his authorized representative shall request the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1.

2.   The exporter or his representative shall submit with his request any appropriate supporting document proving that the goods to be exported are such as to qualify for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1.

Article 11

A movement certificate EUR.1 must be submitted, within five months of the date of issue by the customs authorities of the exporting State, to the customs authorities of the importing State where the goods are entered.

Article 12

Movement certificates EUR.1 shall be submitted to customs authorities in the importing State, in accordance with the procedures laid down by that State. The said authorities may require a translation of a certificate. They may also require the import declaration to be accompanied by a statement from the importer to the effect that the goods meet the conditions required for the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 13

1.   A movement certificate EUR.1 which is submitted to the customs authorities of the importing State after the final date for presentation specified in Article 11 may be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential treatment, where the failure to submit the certificate by the final date set is due to reasons of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.

2.   In other cases of belated presentation, the customs authorities of the importing State may accept the certificates where the goods have been submitted to them before the said final date.

Article 14

The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the movement certificate EUR.1 and those made in the documents submitted to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the goods shall not ipso facto render the certificate null and void if it is duly established that the certificate does correspond to the goods submitted.

Article 15

It shall always be possible to replace one or more movement certificates EUR.1 by one or more other movement certificates EUR.1 provided that this is done at the customs office where the goods are located.

Article 16

Form EUR.2, a specimen of which is given in Annex VI, shall be completed by the exporter or, under his responsibility, by his authorized representative. It shall be made out in one of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State. If it is handwritten it must be completed in ink and in capital letters. If the goods contained in the consignment have already been subject to verification in the exporting country by reference to the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ the exporter may refer to this check in the ‘Remarks’ box of form EUR.2.

Form EUR.2 shall measure 210 X 148 mm. A tolerance of up to plus 8 mm or minus 5 mm in the length shall be allowed. The paper used shall be white sized writing paper not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 64 g/m2.

The exporting States may reserve the right to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case each form must include a reference to such approval. In addition, the form must bear the distinctive sign attributed to the approved printer and a serial number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified.

A form EUR.2 shall be completed for each postal consignment.

These provisions do not exempt exporters from complying with any other formalities required by customs or postal regulations.

Article 17

1.   Goods sent as small packages to private persons or forming part of travellers' personal luggage shall be admitted as originating products without requiring the production of a movement certificate EUR.1 or the completion of a form EUR.2, provided that such goods are not imported by way of trade and have been declared as meeting the conditions required for the application of these provisions, and where there is no doubt as to the veracity of such declaration.

2.   Importations which are occasional and consist solely of goods for the personal use of the recipients or travellers or their families shall not be considered as importations by way of trade if it is evident from the nature and quantity of the goods that no commercial purpose is in view. Furthermore, the total value of these goods must not exceed 60 units of account in the case of small packages or 200 units of account in the case of the contents of travellers' personal luggage.

Article 18

1.   Goods sent from the Community or from Syria for exhibition in another country and sold after the exhibition for importation into Syria or into the Community shall benefit on importation from the provisions of the Agreement on condition that the goods meet the requirements of this Protocol entitling them to be recognized as originating in the Community or in Syria and provided that it is shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

(a)

an exporter has consigned these goods from the Community or from Syria to the country in which the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there;

(b)

the goods have been sold or otherwise disposed of by that exporter to someone in Syria or in the Community;

(c)

the goods have been consigned during the exhibition or immediately thereafter to Syria or to the Community in the state in which they were sent for exhibition;

(d)

the goods have not, since they were consigned for exhibition, been used for any purpose other than demonstration at the exhibition.

2.   A movement certificate EUR.1 must be produced to the customs authorities in the normal manner. The name and address of the exhibition must be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional documentary evidence of the nature of the goods and the conditions under which they have been exhibited may be required.

3.   Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public show or display which is not organized for private purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the sale of foreign goods, and during which the goods remain under customs control.

Article 19

1.   When a certificate is issued within the meaning of Article 7 (2) of this Protocol after the goods to which it relates have actually been exported, the exporter must in the application referred to in Article 7 (3) of this Protocol:

—

indicate the place and date of exportation of the goods to which the certificate relates,

—

certify that no movement certificate EUR.1 was issued at the time of the exportation of the goods in question, and state the reasons.

2.   The customs authorities may issue a movement certificate EUR.1 retrospectively only after verifying that the information supplied in the exporter's application agrees with that in the corresponding file.

Certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with one of the following phrases: ‘NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT’, ‘DÉLIVRÉ A POSTERIORI’, ‘RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI’, ‘AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI’, ‘ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY’, ‘UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE’, ‘Image’.

Article 20

In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of a movement certificate EUR.1, the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it for a duplicate made out on the basis of the export documents in their possession. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one of the following words: ‘DUPLIKAT’, ‘DUPLICATA’, ‘DUPLICATO’, ‘DUPLICAAT’, ‘DUPLICATE’, ‘Image’.

Article 21

Syria and the Community shall take all necessary steps to ensure that goods traded under cover of a movement certificate EUR.1 which in the course of transport use a free zone situated in their territory are not replaced by other goods and that they do not undergo handling other than normal operations designed to prevent their deterioration.

Article 22

In order to ensure the proper application of this Title, Syria and the Community shall assist each other, through their respective customs administrations, in checking the authenticity of movement certificates EUR.1 and the accuracy of the information concerning the actual origin of the products concerned and the declarations by exporters on forms EUR.2.

Article 23

Penalties shall be imposed on any person who, in order to enable goods to be accepted as eligible for preferential treatment, draws up or causes to be drawn up either a document which contains incorrect particulars for the purpose of obtaining a movement certificate EUR.1 or a form EUR.2 containing incorrect particulars.

Article 24

1.   Subsequent verification of movement certificates EUR.1 and of forms EUR.2 shall be carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing State have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the document or the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the goods in question.

2.   For the purpose of implementing paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing State shall return the movement certificate EUR.1 or the form EUR.2 or a photocopy thereof, to the customs authorities of the exporting State, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or substance for an inquiry. The invoice, if it has been submitted, or a copy thereof shall be attached to the form EUR.2 and the customs authorities shall forward any information that has been obtained suggesting that the particulars given on the said certificate or the said form are inaccurate.

If the customs authorities of the importing State decide to suspend implementation of Title I of the Agreement while awaiting the results of the verification, they shall offer to release the goods to the importer subject to any precautionary measures judged necessary.

3.   The customs authorities of the importing State shall be informed of the results of the verification as quickly as possible. These results must be such as to make it possible to determine whether the disputed movement certificate EUR.1 or form EUR.2 applies to the goods actually exported, and whether these goods can, in fact, qualify for the application of the preferential arrangements.

If such disputes cannot be settled between the customs authorities of the importing State and those of the exporting State, or if they raise a question as to the interpretation of this Protocol, they shall be submitted to the Customs Cooperation Committee.

In all cases the settlement of disputes between the importer and the customs authorities of the importing State shall be under the legislation of the importing State.

Article 25

The Cooperation Council may decide to amend the provisions of this Protocol.

Article 26

1.   The Community and Syria shall take any measures necessary to enable movement certificates EUR.1 as well as forms EUR.2 to be submitted, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of this Protocol, from the day on which it enters into force.

2.   The movement certificates EUR.1 and the forms EUR.2 printed in the Member States before the date of the entry into force of this Protocol which do not conform to the models in Annexes V and VI to this Protocol may continue to be used until stocks are exhausted, under the conditions laid down by this Protocol.

Article 27

The Community and Syria shall each take the steps necessary to implement this Protocol.

Article 28

The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof.

Article 29

The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which comply with the provisions of Title I and which, on the date of the entry into force of the Agreement, are either in transit, or are in the Community or in Syria in temporary storage, in bonded warehouses or in free zones, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing State within four months from that date of a certificate EUR.1 endorsed retrospectively by the competent authorities of the exporting State together with the documents showing that the goods have been transported directly.

Article 30

The endorsements referred to in Articles 19 and 20 shall be inserted in the ‘Remarks’ box of the certificate.

ANNEX I

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Note 1: Articles 1 and 2

The terms ‘the Community’ and ‘Syria’ shall also cover the territorial waters of the Member States of the Community and of Syria respectively.

Vessels operating on the high seas, including factory ships, on which fish caught is worked or processed, shall be considered as part of the territory of the State to which they belong provided that they satisfy the conditions set out in Explanatory Note 5.

Note 2: Article 1

In order to determine whether goods originate in the Community or in Syria it shall not be necessary to establish whether the power and fuel, plant and equipment, and machines and tools used to obtain such goods originate in third countries or not.

Note 3: Articles 3 (1) and (2) and 4

The percentage rule constitutes, where the product obtained appears in List A, a criterion additional to that of change of heading for any non-originating product used.

Note 4: Article 1

Packing shall be considered as forming a whole with the goods contained therein. This provision, however, shall not apply to packing which is not of the normal type for the article packed, which has intrinsic utilization value, and is of a durable nature, apart from its function as packing.

Note 5: Article 2 (f)

The term ‘their vessels’ shall apply only to vessels:

—

which are registered or recorded in a Member State or in Syria,

—

which sail under the flag of a Member State or of Syria,

—

at least 50 % of which are owned by nationals of the Member States and Syria or by a company which has its head office in a Member State or in Syria, of which the manager, managers, chairman of the board, and the majority of the members of such board are nationals of the Member States or Syria and of which, in addition, in the case of partnerships or limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to the Member States or Syria or to public bodies or nationals of the Member States or of Syria,

—

of which the captain and officers are all nationals of the Member States or of Syria,

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of which at least 75 % of the crew are nationals of the Member States or of Syria.

Note 6: Article 4

‘Ex-works price’ shall mean the price paid to the manufacturer in whose undertaking the last working or processing is carried out, provided the price includes the value of all the products used in manufacture.

‘Customs value’ shall be understood as meaning the customs value laid down in the Convention concerning the valuation of goods for customs purposes signed in Brussels on 15 December 1950.

ANNEX II

LIST A

List of working or processing operations which result in a change of tariff heading without conferring the status of ‘originating products’ on the products undergoing such operations, or conferring this status only subject to certain conditions

Products obtained

Working or processing that does not confer the status of originating products

Working or processing that confers the status of originating products when the following conditions are met

CCT heading No

Description

02.06

Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine, dried or smoked

Salting, placing in brine, drying or smoking of meat and edible meat offals of heading Nos 02.01 and 02.04

 

03.02

Fish, dried, salted or in brine, smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

Drying, salting, placing in brine; smoking of fish, whether cooked or not

 

04.02

Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened

Preserving, concentrating, or adding sugar to milk or cream of heading No 04.01

 

04.03

Butter

Manufacture from milk or cream

 

04.04

Cheese and curd

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 04.01, 04.02 and 04.03

 

07.02

Vegetables (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing

Freezing of vegetables

 

07.03

Vegetables, provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for immediate consumption

Placing in brine or in other solutions of vegetables of heading No 07.01

 

07.04

Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

Drying, dehydration, evaporation, cutting, grinding, powdering of vegetables of heading Nos 07.01 to 07.03

 

08.10

Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar

Freezing of fruit

 

08.11

Fruit provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

Placing in brine or in other solutions of fruit of heading Nos 08.01 to 08.09

 

08.12

Fruit, dried, other than that falling within heading No 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04 or 08.05

Drying of fruit

 

11.01

Cereal flours

Manufacture from cereals

 

11.02

Cereal groats and cereal meal; other worked cereal grains (for example, rolled, flaked, polished, pearled or kibbled, but not further prepared), except husked, glazed, polished or broken rice; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground

Manufacture from cereals

 

11.03

Flours of the leguminous vegetables falling within heading No 07.05

Manufacture from dried leguminous vegetables

 

11.04

Flours of the fruits falling within any heading in Chapter 8

Manufacture from fruits of Chapter 8

 

11.05

Flour, meal and flakes of potato

Manufacture from potatoes

 

11.06

Flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06

Manufacture from products of heading No 07.06

 

11.07

Malt, roasted or not

Manufacture from cereals

 

11.08

Starches; inulin

Manufacture from cereals of Chapter 10, or from potatoes or other products of Chapter 7

 

11.09

Wheat gluten, whether or not dried

Manufacture from wheat or wheat flours

 

15.01

Lard, other pigfat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted

Manufacture from products of heading No 02.05

 

15.02

Fats of bovine cattle, sheep or goats, unrendered; rendered or solvent-extracted fats (including ‘premier jus’) obtained from those unrendered fats

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 02.01 and 02.06

 

15.04

Fats and oils, of fish and marine mammals, whether or not, refined

Manufacture from fish or marine mammals caught by fishing vessels of third countries

 

15.06

Other animal oils and fats (including neat's-foot oil and fats from bones or waste)

Manufacture from products of Chapter 2

 

ex 15.07

Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified, but not including Chinawood oil, myrtle-wax, Japan wax or oil of tung nuts, oleo-cocca seeds or oiticia seeds; also not including oils of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for industrial purposes other than the manufacture of edible products

Manufacture from products of Chapters 7 and 12

 

16.01

Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood

Manufacture from products of Chapter 2

 

16.02

Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal

Manufacture from products of Chapter 2

 

16.04

Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar substitutes

Manufacture from products of Chapter 3

 

16.05

Crustaceans and molluscs, prepared or preserved

Manufacture from products of Chapter 3

 

17.02

Other sugars; sugar syrups; artificial honey (whether or not mixed with natural honey); caramel

Manufacture from any product

 

17.04

Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa

Manufacture from other products of Chapter 17 the value of which exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

17.05

Flavoured or coloured sugars, syrups and molasses, but not including fruit juices containing added sugar in any proportion

Manufacture from other products of Chapter 17 the value of which exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

18.06

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

Manufacture from products of Chapter 17 the value of which exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

19.01

Malt extract

Manufacture from products of heading No 11.07

 

19.02

Preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, of a kind used as infant food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, containing less than 50% by weight of cocoa

Manufacture from cereals and derivatives thereof, meat and milk, or in which the value of products of Chapter 17 used exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

19.03

Macaroni, spaghetti and similar products

 

Manufacture from durum wheat

19.04

Tapioca and sago; tapioca and sago substitutes from potato or other starches

Manufacture from potato starch

 

19.05

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (puffed rice, cornflakes and similar products)

Manufacture from any product other than of Chapter 17 (1) or in which the value of the products of Chapter 17 used exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

19.06

Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper, and similar products

Manufacture from products of Chapter 11

 

19.07

Bread, ships' biscuits and other ordinary bakers' wares, not containing added sugar, honey, eggs, fats, cheese or fruit

Manufacture from products of Chapter 11

 

19.08

Pastry, biscuits, cakes and other fine bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa in any proportion

Manufacture from products of Chapter 11

 

20.01

Vegetables and fruit prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, with or without sugar, whether or not containing salt, spices or mustard

Preserving vegetables, fresh or frozen or preserved temporarily or preserved in vinegar

 

20.02

Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

Preserving vegetables fresh or frozen

 

20.03

Fruit preserved by freezing, containing added sugar

Manufacture from products of Chapter 17 of which the value exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

20.04

Fruits, fruit-peel and parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallized)

Manufacture from products of Chapter 17 of which the value exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

ex 20.05

Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purées and fruit pastes, being cooked preparations, containing added sugar

Manufacture from products of Chapter 17 of which the value exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

20.06

Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or spirit:

 

 

A.

Nuts

 

Manufacture, without added sugar or spirit, in which the value of the constituent ‘originating products’ of heading Nos 08.01, 08.05 and 12.01, represents at least 60% of the value of the manufactured product

B.

Other fruits

Manufactured from products of Chapter 17 of which the value exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

ex 20.07

Fruit juices (including grape must), whether or not containing added sugar, but unfermented and not containing spirit

Manufacture from products of Chapter 17 of which the value exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

ex 21.01

Roasted chicory and extracts thereof

Manufacture from chicory roots, fresh or dried

 

21.05

Soups and broths in liquid, solid or powder forms; homogenized food preparations

Manufacture from products of heading No 20.02

 

22.02

Lemonade, flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit and vegetable juices falling within heading No 20.07

Manufacture from fruit juices (2) or in which the value of products of Chapter 17 used exceeds 30% of the value of the finished product

 

22.06

Vermouths, and other wines of fresh grapes flavoured with aromatic extracts

Manufacture from products of heading No 08.04, 20.07, 22.04 or 22.05

 

22.08

Ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits, undenatured, of a strength of 80o or higher; denatured spirits (including ethyl alcohol and neutral spirits) of any strength

Manufacture from products of heading No 08.04, 20.07, 22.04 or 22.05

 

22.09

Spirits (other than those of heading No 22.08); liqueurs and other spirituous beverages; compound alcoholic preparations (known as ‘concentrated extracts’) for the manufacture of beverages

Manufacture from products of heading No 08.04, 20.07, 22.04 or 22.05

 

22.10

Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar

Manufacture from products of heading No 08.04, 20.07, 22.04 or 22.05

 

ex 23.03

Residues from the manufacture of maize starch (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product, exceeding 40% by weight

Manufacture from maize or maize flour

 

23.04

Oil cake and other residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of vegetable oils

Manufacture from various products

 

23.07

Sweetened forage; other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

Manufacture from cereals and derived products, meat, milk, sugar and molasses

 

ex 24.02

Cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 24.01 of which at least 70 % by quantity are ‘originating products’

ex 28.38

Aluminium sulphate

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

30.03

Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

31.05

Other fertilizers; goods of the present Chapter in tablets, lozenges and similar prepared forms or in packings of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

32.06

Colour lakes

Manufacture from materials of heading No 32.04 or 32.05 (3)

 

32.07

Other colouring matter; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores

Mixing of oxides or salts of Chapter 28 with extenders such as barium sulphate, chalk barium carbonate and satin white (3)

 

33.05

Aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils, including such products suitable for medicinal uses

Manufacture from products of heading No 33.01 (3)

 

35.05

Dextrins and dextrin glues; soluble or roasted starches; starch glues

 

Manufacture from maize or potatoes

37.01

Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or cloth

Manufacture from products of heading No 37.02 (4)

 

37.02

Film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, perforated or not

Manufacture from products of heading No 37.01 (4)

 

37.04

Sensitized plates and film, exposed but not developed, negative or positive

Manufacture from products of heading No 37.01 or 37.02 (4)

 

38.11

Disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, weed-killers, anti-sprouting products, rat poisons and similar products, put up in forms or packings for sale by retail or as preparations or as articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, fly-papers)

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

38.12

Prepared glazings, prepared dressings and prepared mordants, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

38.13

Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding rods and electrodes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 38.14

Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and similar prepared additives for mineral oils, excluding prepared additives for lubricants

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

38.15

Prepared rubber accelerators

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

38.17

Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

38.18

Composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 38.19

Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included, excluding:

—

Fusel oil and Dippel's oil;

—

Naphthenic acids and their non-water-soluble salts, esters of naphthenic acids;

—

Sulphonaphthenic acids and their non-water-soluble salts; esters of sulphonaphthenic acids;

—

Petroleum sulphonates, excluding petroleum sulphonates of alkali metals, of ammonium or of ethanolamines, thiophenated sulphonic acids of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, and their salts;

—

Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes;

—

Ion exchangers;

—

Catalysts;

—

Getters for vacuum tubes;

—

Refractory cements or mortars and similar preparations;

—

Alkaline iron oxide for the purification of gas;

—

Carbon (excluding that in artificial graphite of heading No 38.01) of metallo-graphite or other compounds, in the form of small plates, bars or other semi-manufactures

—

Sorbitol other than sorbitol of heading No 29.04

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 39.02

Polymerization products

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product

39.07

Articles of materials of the kinds described in heading Nos 39.01 to 39.06

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

40.05

Plates, sheets and strip, of unvulcanized natural or synthetic rubber, other than smoked sheets and crepe sheets of heading No 40.01 or 40.02; granules of unvulcanized natural or synthetic rubber compounded ready for vulcanization; unvulcanized natural or synthetic rubber, compounded before or after coagulation either with carbon black (with or without the addition of mineral oil) or with silica (with or without the addition of mineral oil), in any form, of a kind known as masterbatch

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

41.08

Patent leather and imitation patent leather; metallized leather

 

Varnishing or metallizing of leather of heading Nos 41.02 to 41.07 (other than skin leather of crossed Indian sheep and of Indian goat or kid, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, or if otherwise prepared obviously unsuitable for immediate use in the manufacture of leather articles) in which the value of the skin leather used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

43.03

Articles of furskin

Making up from furskin in plates, crosses and similar forms (heading No ex 43.02) (5)

 

44.21

Complete wooden packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings

 

Manufacture from boards not cut to size

45.03

Articles of natural cork

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 45.01

48.06

Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or squared, but not other-wise printed, in rolls or sheets

 

Manufacture from paper pulp

48.14

Writing blocks, envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards, correspondence cards; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing only an assortment of paper stationery

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

48.15

Other paper and paperboard, cut to size or shape

 

Manufacture from paper pulp

48.16

Boxes, bags and other packing containers, of paper or paper-board

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

49.09

Picture postcards, Christmas and other picture greeting cards, printed by any process, with or without trimmings

Manufacture from products of heading No 49.11

 

49.10

Calendars of any kind, of paper or paperboard, including calendar blocks

Manufacture from products of heading No 49.11

 

50.04 (6)

Silk yarn, other than yarn of noil or other waste silk, not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from products other than those of heading No 50.04

50.05 (6)

Yarn spun from silk waste other than noil, not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 50.03

50.06 (6)

Yarn spun from noil silk, not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 50.03

50.07 (6)

Silk yarn and yarn spun from noil or other waste silk, put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03

ex 50.08 (6)

Imitation catgut of silk

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 50.01 or from products of heading No 50.03 neither carded nor combed

50.09 (7)

Woven fabrics of silk or of waste silk other than noil

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 50.02 or 50.03

50.10 (7)

Woven fabrics of noil silk

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 50.02 or 50.03

51.01 (8)

Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

51.02 (8)

Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut, of man-made fibre materials.

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

51.03 (8)

Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

51.04 (7)

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofil or strip of heading No 51.01 or 51.02

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

52.01 (8)

Metallized yarn, being textile yarn spun with metal or covered with metal by any process

 

Manufacture from chemical products, from textile pulp or from natural textile fibres, discontinuous man-made fibres or their waste, neither carded nor combed

52.02 (7)

Woven fabrics of metal thread or of metallized yarn, of a kind used in articles of apparel, as furnishing fabrics or the like

 

Manufacture from chemical products, from textile pulp or from natural textile fibres, discontinuous man-made fibres or their waste

53.06 (8)

Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn), not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 53.01 or 53.03

53.07 (8)

Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn), not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 53.01 or 53.03

53.08 (9)

Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from raw fine animal hair of heading No 53.02

53.09 (9)

Yarn of horsehair or of other coarse animal hair, not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from raw coarse animal hair of heading No 53.02 or from raw horsehair of heading No 05.03

53.10 (9)

Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool, of horsehair or of other animal hair (fine or coarse), put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 05.03 and 53.01 to 53.04

53.11 (10)

Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 53.01 to 53.05

53.12 (10)

Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair other than horsehair

 

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 53.02 to 53.05

53.13 (10)

Woven fabrics of horsehair

 

Manufacture from horsehair of heading No 05.03

54.03 (9)

Flax or ramie yarn, not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture either from products of heading No 54.01 neither carded nor combed or from products of heading No 54.02

54.04 (9)

Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 54.01 or 54.02

54.05 (10)

Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 54.01 or 54.02

55.05 (9)

Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 55.01 or 55.03

55.06 (9)

Cotton yarn, put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 55.01 or 55.03

55.07 (10)

Cotton gauze

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 55.01, 55.03 or 55.04

55.08 (10)

Terry towelling and similar terry fabrics, of cotton

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 55.01, 55.03 or 55.04

55.09 (10)

Other woven fabrics of cotton

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 55.01, 55.03 or 55.04

56.01

Man-made fibres (discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

56.02

Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres (discontinuous)

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

56.03

Waste (including yarn waste and pulled or garnetted rags) of man-made fibres (continuous or discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

56.04

Man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

56.05 (11)

Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

56.06 (11)

Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), put up for retail sale

 

Manufacture from chemical products or textile pulp

56.07 (12)

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste)

 

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 56.01 to 56.03

57.05 (11)

Yarn of true hemp

 

Manufacture from raw true hemp

57.06 (11)

Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03

 

Manufacture from raw jute, jute tow or from other raw textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03

57.07 (11)

Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres

 

Manufacture from raw vegetable textile fibres of heading No 57.02 or 57.04

57.08

Paper yarn

 

Manufacture from products of Chapter 47, from chemical products, textile pulp or from natural textile fibres, discontinuous man-made fibres or their waste, neither carded nor combed

57.09 (13)

Woven fabrics of true hemp

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 57.01

57.10 (13)

Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fabrics of heading No 57.03

 

Manufacture from raw jute, jute tow or from other raw textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03

57.11 (13)

Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres

 

Manufacture from materials of heading No 57.02 or 57.04 or from coir yarn of heading No 57.07

57.12

Woven fabrics of paper yarn

 

Manufacture from paper, from chemical products, textile pulp or from natural textile fibres, discontinuous man-made fibres or their waste

58.01 (14)

Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted (made up or not)

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 51.01, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or 57.01 to 57.04

58.02 (14)

Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting, and ‘Kelem’, ‘Schumacks’ and ‘Karamanie’ rugs and the like (made up or not)

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 51.01, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03, 57.01 to 57.04 or from coir yarn of heading No 57.07

58.04 (14)

Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton of heading No 55.08 and fabrics of heading No 58.05)

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03, 57.01 to 57.04 or from chemical products or textile pulp

58.05 (15)

Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than goods falling within heading No 58.06

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or 57.01 to 57.04 or from chemical products or textile pulp

58.06 (15)

Woven labels, badges and the like, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or from chemical products or textile pulp

58.07 (15)

Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallized yarn of heading No 52.01 and gimped horsehair yarn); braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the like

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or from chemical products or textile pulp

58.08 (15)

Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics), plain

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or from chemical products or textile pulp

58.09 (15)

Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics), figured; hand or mechanically made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or from chemical products or textile pulp

58.10

Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs

 

Manufacture in which the value of the product used does not exceed 50% of the value of finished product

59.01 (15)

Wadding and articles of wadding; textile flock and dust and mill neps

 

Manufacture either from natural fibres or from chemical products or textile pulp

59.02 (15)

Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or coated

 

Manufacture either from natural fibres or from chemical products or textile pulp

ex 59.02 (16)

Needled felt, whether or not impregnated or coated

 

Manufacture from fibre or continuous polypropylene filament of which the denomination of the filaments is less than eight denier and of which the value does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

59.03 (16)

Bonded fibre fabrics, similar bonded yarn fabrics, and articles of such fabrics, whether or not impregnated or coated

 

Manufacture either from natural fibres or from chemical products or textile pulp

59.04 (16)

Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not

 

Manufacture either from natural fibres or from chemical products or textile pulp or from coir yarn of heading No 57.07

59.05 (16)

Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope

 

Manufacture either from natural fibres or from chemical products or textile pulp or from coir yarn of heading No 57.07

59.06 (16)

Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables, other than textile fabrics and articles made from such fabrics

 

Manufacture either from natural fibres or from chemical products or textile pulp or from coir yarn of heading No 57.07

59.07

Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances of a kind used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar fabrics for hat foundations and similar uses

 

Manufacture from yarn

59.08

Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials

 

Manufacture from yarn

59.09

Textile fabrics coated or impregnated with oil or preparations with a basis of drying oil

 

Manufacture from yarn

59.10 (16)

Linoleum and materials prepared on a textile base in a similar manner to linoleum, whether or not cut to shape or of a kind used as floor coverings; floor coverings consisting of a coating applied on a textile base, cut to shape or not

 

Manufacture either from yarn or from textile fibres

59.11

Rubberized textile fabrics, other than rubberized knitted or crocheted goods

 

Manufacture from yarn

59.12

Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio backcloths or the like

 

Manufacture from yarn

59.13 (17)

Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other than knitted or crocheted goods) consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads

 

Manufacture from single yarn

59.15 (17)

Textile hosepiping and similar tubing, with or without lining, armour or accessories of other materials

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or 57.01 to 57.04 or from chemical products or textile pulp

59.16 (17)

Transmission, conveyor or elevator belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not strengthened with metal or other material

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or 57.01 to 57.04 or from chemical products or textile pulp

59.17 (17)

Textile fabrics and textile articles, of a kind commonly used in machinery or plant

 

Manufacture from materials of heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03, 53.01 to 53.05, 54.01, 55.01 to 55.04, 56.01 to 56.03 or 57.01 to 57.04 or from chemical products or textile pulp

ex Chapter 60 (17)

Knitted and crocheted goods, excluding knitted or crocheted goods obtained by sewing or by the assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted goods (cut or obtained directly to shape)

 

Manufacture from natural fibres, carded or combed, from materials of heading Nos 56.01 to 56.03, from chemical products or textile pulp

ex 60.02

Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or by the assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted goods (cut or obtained directly to shape)

 

Manufacture from yarn (18)

ex 60.03

Stockings, under stockings, socks, anklesocks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or by the assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted goods (cut or obtained directly to shape)

 

Manufacture from yarn (19)

ex 60.04

Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or by the assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted goods (cut or obtained directly to shape)

 

Manufacture from yarn (19)

ex 60.05

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, obtained by sewing or by the assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted goods (cut or obtained directly to shape)

 

Manufacture from yarn (19)

ex 60.06

Other articles, knitted or crocheted, elastic or rubberized (including elastic knee-caps and elastic, stockings), obtained by sewing or by the assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted goods (cut or obtained directly to shape)

 

Manufacture from yarn (19)

61.01

Men's and boys' outer garments

 

Manufacture from yarn (19)  (20)

ex 61.01

Fire resistant equipment of cloth covered by foil of aluminized polyester

 

Manufacture from uncoated cloth of which the value does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (19)  (20)

ex 61.02

Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments, not embroidered

 

Manufacture from yarn (19)  (20)

ex 61.02

Fire resistant equipment of cloth covered by foil of aluminized polyester

 

Manufacture from uncoated cloth of which the value does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (19)  (20)

ex 61.02

Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments, embroidered

 

Manufacture from fabrics, not embroidered, the value of which does not exceed 40 % of the value of the finished product (19)

61.03

Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs

 

Manufacture from yarn (21)  (22)

61.04

Women's, girls' and infants' under garments

 

Manufacture from yarn (21)  (22)

ex 61.05

Handkerchiefs, not embroidered

 

Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (21)  (22)  (23)

ex 61.05

Handkerchiefs, embroidered

 

Manufacture from fabrics, not embroidered, the value of which does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (21)

ex 61.06

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not embroidered

 

Manufacture from unbleached single yarn of natural textile fibres or discontinuous man-made fibres or their waste, or from chemical products or textile pulp (21)  (22)

ex 61.06

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, embroidered

 

Manufacture from fabrics, not embroidered, the value of which does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (21)

61.07

Ties, bow ties and cravats

 

Manufacture from yarn (21)  (22)

ex 61.08

Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice-fronts, jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes and similar accessories and trimmings for women's and girls' garments, not embroidered

 

Manufacture from yarn (21)  (22)

ex 61.08

Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice-fronts, jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes and similar accessories and trimmings for women's and girls' garments, embroidered

 

Manufacture from fabrics, not embroidered, the value of which does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (21)

61.09

Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, brassières, braces, suspenders, garters and the like (including such articles of knitted or crocheted fabric), whether or not elastic

 

Manufacture from yarn (21)  (22)

61.10

Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not being knitted or crocheted goods

 

Manufacture from yarn (21)  (22)

ex 61.10

Fire resistant equipment of cloth covered by foil of aluminized polyester

 

Manufacture from uncoated cloth of which the value does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (24)  (25)

61.11

Made up accessories for articles of apparel (for example, dress shields, shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, pockets)

 

Manufacture from yarn (24)  (25)

62.01

Travelling rugs and blankets

 

Manufacture from unbleached yarn of Chapters 50 to 56 (25)  (26)

ex 62.02

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; curtains and other furnishing articles; not embroidered

 

Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (25)  (26)

ex 62.02

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; curtains and other furnishing articles; embroidered

 

Manufacture from fabrics, not embroidered, the value of which does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

62.03

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods

 

Manufacture from chemical products, textile pulp or from natural textile fibres, discontinuous man-made fibres or their waste (25)  (26)

62.04

Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun-blinds, tents and camping goods

 

Manufacture from single unbleached yarn (25)  (26)

62.05

Other made up textile articles (including dress patterns)

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

64.01

Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or artificial plastic material

Manufacture from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components, but without outer soles, of any material except metal

 

64.02

Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather; footwear (other than footwear falling within heading No 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material

Manufacture from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components, but without outer soles, of any material except metal

 

64.03

Footwear with outer soles of wood or cork

Manufacture from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components, but without outer soles, of any material except metal

 

64.04

Footwear with outer soles of other materials

Manufacture from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components, but without outer soles, of any material except metal

 

65.03

Felt hats and other felt headgear, being headgear made from the felt hoods and plateaux falling within heading No 65.01, whether or not lined or trimmed

 

Manufacture from textile fibres

65.05

Hats and other headgear (including hair nets), knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric in the piece (but not from strips), whether or not lined or trimmed

 

Manufacture either from yarn or from textile fibres

66.01

Umbrellas and sunshades (including walking-stick umbrellas, umbrella tents, and garden and similar umbrellas)

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 70.07

Cast, rolled, drawn or blown glass (including flashed or wired glass) cut to shape other than rectangular shape, or bent or otherwise worked (for example, edge worked or engraved) whether or not surface ground or polished; multiple-walled insulating glass

Manufacture from drawn, cast or rolled glass of heading Nos 70.04 to 70.06

 

70.08

Safety glass consisting of toughened or laminated glass, shaped or not

Manufacture from drawn, cast or rolled glass of heading Nos 70.04 to 70.06

 

70.09

Glass mirrors (including rear-view mirrors), unframed, framed or backed

Manufacture from drawn, cast or rolled glass of heading Nos 70.04 to 70.06

 

71.15

Articles consisting of, or incorporating, pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (27)

73.07

Blooms, billets, slabs and sheet-bars (including tinplate bars) of iron or steel; pieces roughly shaped by forging, of iron or steel

Manufacture from products of heading No 73.06

 

73.08

Iron or steel coils re-rolling

Manufacture from products of heading No 73.07

 

73.09

Universal plates of iron or steel

Manufacture from products of heading No 73.07 or 73.08

 

73.10

Bars and rods (including wire rod), of iron or steel, hot-rolled, forged, extruded, cold-formed or cold-finished (including precision-made); hollow mining drill steel

Manufacture from products of heading No 73.07

 

73.11

Angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, hot-rolled, forged, extruded, cold-formed or cold-finished; sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 73.07 to 73.10, 73.12 or 73.13

 

73.12

Hoop and strip, of iron or steel, hot-rolled or cold-rolled

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 73.07 to 73.09 or 73.13

 

73.13

Sheets and plates, of iron or steel, hot-rolled or cold-rolled

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 73.07 to 73.09

 

73.14

Iron or steel wire, whether or not coated, but not insulated

Manufacture from products of heading No 73.10

 

73.16

Railway and tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails, switch blades, crossings (or frogs), crossing pieces, point rods, rack rails, sleepers, fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bed-plates, ties and other material specialized for joining or fixing rails

 

Manufacture from products of heading No 73.06

73.18

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than of cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure hydro-electric conduits

 

Manufacture from products of heading Nos 73.06 and 73.07 or heading No 73.15 in the forms specified in heading Nos 73.06 and 73.07

74.03

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of copper; copper wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (28)

74.04

Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (28)

74.05

Copper foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0·15 mm

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (28)

74.06

Copper powder and flakes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (28)

74.07

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper; hollow bars of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (28)

74.08

Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, sockets and flanges), of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (28)

74.09

Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquified gas), of copper, of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.10

Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes, plaited bands and the like, of copper wire, but excluding insulated electric wires and cables

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.11

Gauze, cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar materials (including endless bands), of copper wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.12

Expanded metal, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.13

Chain and parts thereof, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.14

Nails, tacks, staples, hook-nails, spiked cramps, studs, spikes and drawing pins, of copper, or of iron or steel with heads of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.15

Bolts and nuts (including bolt ends and screw studs), whether or not threaded or tapped, and screws (including screw hooks and screw rings), of copper; rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and spring washers, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.16

Springs, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.17

Cooking and heating apparatus of a kind used for domestic purposes, not electrically operated, and parts thereof, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (29)

74.18

Other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic purposes, sanitary ware for indoor use, and parts of such articles and ware, of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

74.19

Other articles of copper

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

75.02

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of nickel; nickel wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

75.03

Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of nickel; nickel foil; nickel powders and flakes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

75.04

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of nickel; hollow bars, and tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, sockets and flanges), of nickel

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

75.05

Electro-plating anodes, of nickel, wrought or unwrought, including those produced by electrolysis

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

75.06

Other articles of nickel

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (30)

76.02

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium; aluminium wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.03

Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.04

Aluminium foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0·20 mm

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.05

Aluminium powders and flakes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.06

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of aluminium; hollow bars of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.07

Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, sockets and flanges), of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.08

Structures, complete or incomplete, whether or not assembled, and parts of structures (for example, hangars and other buildings, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, door and window frames, balustrades, pillars and columns), of aluminium; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.09

Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquified gas), of aluminium, of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.10

Casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid and collapsible tubular containers), of aluminium, of a description commonly used for the conveyance or packing of goods

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.11

Containers of aluminium for compressed or liquified gas

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.12

Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium wire, but excluding insulated electric wires and cables

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.13

Gauze, cloth, grill, netting, reinforcing fabric and similar materials, of aluminium wife

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.14

Expanded metal, of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.15

Articles of a kind commonly used for domestic purposes, sanitary ware for indoor use, and parts of such articles and ware, of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

76.16

Other articles of aluminium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

77.02

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of magnesium; magnesium wire; wrought plates, sheets and strip, of magnesium; magnesium foil; raspings and shavings of uniform size, powders and flakes, of magnesium; tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of magnesium; hollow bars of magnesium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

77.03

Other articles of magnesium

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

78.02

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of lead; lead wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (31)

78.03

Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of lead

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (31)

78.04

Lead foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a weight (excluding any backing) not exceeding 1·7 kg/m2; lead powders and flakes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (31)

78.05

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of lead; hollow bars and tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, sockets, flanges and S-bends)

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (31)

78.06

Other articles of lead

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product (32)

79.02

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of zinc; zinc wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

79.03

Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of zinc; zinc foil; zinc powders and flakes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

79.04

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of zinc; hollow bars, and tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, sockets and flanges), of zinc

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

79.05

Gutters, roof capping, skylight frames, and other fabricated building components, of zinc

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

79.06

Other articles of zinc

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

80.02

Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of tin; tin wire

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

80.03

Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of tin

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

80.04

Tin foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a weight (excluding any backing) not exceeding 1 kg/m2; tin powders and flakes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

80.05

Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of tin; hollow bars, and tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, sockets and flanges), of tin

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product

82.05

Interchangeable tools for hand tools, for machine tools or for power-operated hand tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, drilling, tapping, threading, boring, broaching, milling, cutting, turning, dressing, morticing or screwdriving), including dies for wire drawing, extrusion dies for metal, and rock drilling bits

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (33)

82.06

Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product (33)

ex Chapter 84

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof, excluding refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical and other) (No 84.15) and sewing machines, including furniture specially designed for sewing machines (ex No 84.41)

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40 % of the value of the finished product

84.15

Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical and other)

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (34) used are originating products

ex 84.41

Sewing machines, including furniture for sewing machines

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that:

(a)

at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (35) used for the assembly of the head (motor excluded) are originating products, and

(b)

the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms are originating products

ex Chapter 85

Electrical machinery and equipment; parts thereof; excluding products of heading No 85.14 or 85.15

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating material and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

85.14

Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that:

(a)

at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (35) used are originating products, and

(b)

the value of the non-originating transistors used does not exceed 3% of the value of the finished product (36)

85.15

Radiotelegraphic and radio-telephonic transmission and reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that:

(a)

at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (37) used are originating products, and

(b)

the value of the non-originating transistors used does not exceed 3% of the value of the finished product (38)

Chapter 86

Railway and tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway and tramway track fixtures and fittings; traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (not electrically powered)

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

ex Chapter 87

Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts thereof, excluding products of heading No 87.09

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

87.09

Motor-cycles, autocycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars of all kinds

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (37) used are originating products

ex Chapter 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical and surgical instruments and apparatus and parts thereof, excluding products of heading No 90.05, 90.07, 90.08, 90.12 or 90.26

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

90.05

Refracting telescopes (monocular and binocular), prismatic or not

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (39) used are originating products

90.07

Photographic cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (39) used are originating products

90.08

Cinematographic cameras, projectors, sound recorders and sound reproducers; any combination of these articles

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (39) used are originating products

90.12

Compound optical microscopes, whether or not provided with means for photographing or projecting the image

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (39) used are originating products

90.26

Gas, liquid and electricity supply or production meters; calibrating meters therefor

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50 % in value of the materials and parts (39) used are originating products

ex Chapter 91

Clocks and watches and parts thereof, excluding products of heading No 91.04 or 91.08

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

91.04

Other clocks

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (40) used are originating products

91.08

Clock movements, assembled

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (40) used are originating products

ex Chapter 92

Musical instruments; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, magnetic; parts and accessories of such articles; excluding products of heading No 92.11

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

92.11

Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound recorders and reproducers, including record players and tape decks, with or without sound-heads; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, magnetic

 

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that:

(a)

at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (40) used are originating products, and

(b)

the value of the non-originating transistors used does not exceed 3% of the value of the finished product (41)

Chapter 93

Arms and ammunition; parts thereof

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

96.02

Other brooms and brushes (including brushes of a kind used as parts of machines); paint rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) and mops

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

97.03

Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

98.01

Buttons and button moulds, studs, cuff-links, and press-fasteners, including snap fasteners and press-studs; blanks and parts of such articles

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

98.08

Typewriter and similar ribbons, whether or not on spools; inkpads, with or without boxes

 

Manufacture in which the value of the products used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

(1)  This rule does not apply where the use of maize of the ‘zea indurata’ type or ‘durum wheat’ is concerned.

(2)  This rule does not apply where fruit juices of pineapple, lime and grapefruit are concerned.

(3)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(4)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(5)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(6)  For yarn composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which yarns of the other textile materials of which the mixed yarn is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated.

(7)  For fabrics composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which fabric of the other textile materials of which the mixed fabric is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20% where the material in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30% where the material in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(8)  For yarn composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which yarns of the other textile materials of which the mixed yarn is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated.

(9)  For yarn composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which yarns of the other textile materials of which the mixed yarn is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of textile materials incorporated.

(10)  For fabrics composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which fabric of the other textile materials of which the mixed fabric is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20% where the material in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30 % where the material in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(11)  For yarn composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which yarns of the other textile materials of which the mixed yarn is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated.

(12)  For fabrics composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which fabric of the other textile materials of which the mixed fabric is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20% where the material in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30% where the material in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(13)  For fabrics composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which fabric of the other textile materials of which the mixed fabric is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20% where the material in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30% where the material in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(14)  For products composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which products of the other textile materials of which the mixed product is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20% where the product in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30% where the product in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(15)  For products composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which products of the other textile materials of which the mixed product is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20% where the product in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30 % where the product in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting cither of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(16)  For products composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which products of the other textile materials of which the mixed product is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20 % where the product in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30% where the product in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(17)  For products composed of two or more textile materials, the conditions shown in this list must also be met in respect of each of the headings under which products of the other textile materials of which the mixed product is composed would be classified. This rule, however, does not apply to any one or more mixed textile materials whose weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of textile materials incorporated. This percentage shall be increased:

(i)

to 20 % where the product in question is yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped, falling within heading Nos ex 51.01 and ex 58.07;

(ii)

to 30 % where the product in question is yarn of a width not exceeding 5 mm formed of a core consisting either of a thin strip of aluminium or of a film of artificial plastic material whether or not covered with aluminium powder, this core having been inserted and glued by means of a transparent or coloured glue between two films of artificial plastic material.

(18)  Trimmings and accessories used (excluding linings and interlining) which change tariff heading do not remove the originating status of the product obtained if their weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

(19)  Trimmings and accessories used (excluding linings and interlining) which change tariff heading do not remove the originating status of the product obtained if their weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

(20)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from printed fabric in accordance with the conditions shown in List B.

(21)  Trimmings and accessories used (excluding linings and interlining) which change tariff heading do not remove the originating status of the product obtained if their weight does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

(22)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from printed fabric in accordance with the conditions shown in List B.

(23)  For products obtained from two or more textile materials, this rule does not apply to one or more of the mixed textile materials if its or their weight does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

(24)  Trimmings and accessories used (excluding linings and interlining) which change tariff heading do not remove the originating status of the product obtained if their weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

(25)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from printed fabric in accordance with the conditions shown in List B.

(26)  For products obtained from two or more textile materials, this rule does not apply to one or more of the mixed textile materials if its or their weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

(27)  These provisions do not apply where the products arc obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(28)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(29)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(30)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(31)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(32)  These provisions do not apply where the products arc obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(33)  These provisions do not apply where the products are obtained from products which have acquired the status of originating products in accordance with the conditions laid down in List B.

(34)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, in case of sale, for the said products on the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out;

(b)

in respect of products, materials and parts other than those referred to under (a), the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(35)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, in case of sale, for the said products on the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out;

(b)

in respect of products, materials and parts, other than those referred to under (a), the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(36)  This percentage is not cumulative with the 40%.

(37)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, in case of sale, for the said products on the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried our;

(b)

in respect of products, materials and parts, other than those referred to under (a), the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(38)  This percentage is not cumulative with the 40%.

(39)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, in case of sale, for the said products on the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out:

(b)

in respect of products, materials and parts, other than those referred to under (a), the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(40)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, in case of sale, for the said products on the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out;

(b)

in respect of products, materials and parts, other than those referred to under (a), the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(41)  This percentage is not cumulative with the 40%.

ANNEX III

LIST B

List of working or processing operations which do not result in a change of tariff heading, but which do confer the status of ‘originating products’ on the products undergoing such operations

>Finished products

>Working or processing that confers the status of originating products

CCT heading No

Description

 

 

Incorporation of non-originating materials and parts in boilers, machinery, mechanical appliances, etc., of Chapters 84 to 92 in boilers and radiators of heading No 73.37 and in the products contained in heading Nos 97.07 and 98.03 does not make such products lose their status of originating products, provided that the value of these products does not exceed 5 % of the value of the finished product

13.02

Shellac, seed lac, stick lac and other lacs; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and balsams

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 15.10

Fatty alcohols

Manufacture from fatty acids

ex 21.03

Prepared mustard

Manufacture from mustard flour

ex 22.09

Whisky of an alcoholic strength of less than 50o

Manufacture from alcohol deriving exclusively from the distillation of cereals and in which the value of the non-originating constituent products does not exceed 15% of the value of the manufactured product

ex 25.09

Earth colours, calcined or powdered

Crushing and calcination or powdering of earth colours

ex 25.15

Marble squared by sawing, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

Sawing into slabs or sections, polishing, grinding and cleaning of marble, including marble not further worked than roughly split, roughly squared or squared by sawing, of a thickness exceeding 25 cm

ex 25.16

Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental and building stone, squared by sawing, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

Sawing of granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other building stone, including such stone not further worked than roughly split, roughly squared or squared by sawing, of a thickness exceeding 25 cm

ex 25.18

Calcined dolomite; agglomerated dolomite (including tarred dolomite)

Calcination of unworked dolomite

ex Chapters 28 to 37

Products of the chemical and allied industries excluding calcined, crushed and powdered natural aluminium calcium phosphates, treated thermically (ex 31.03) and essential oils other than of citrus fruit, terpeneless (ex 33.01)

Working or processing in which the value of the non-originating products used does not exceed 20 % of the value of the finished product

ex 31.03

Calcined, crushed and powdered natural aluminium calcium phosphates, treated thermically

Crushing and powdering of calcined natural aluminium calcium phosphates, treated thermically

ex 33.01

Essential oils, other than of citrus fruit, terpeneless

Deterpenation of essential oils other than of citrus fruit

ex Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products, other than refined tall oil (ex 38.05) and sulphate turpentine, refined

Working or processing in which the value of the non-originating materials used does not exceed 20% of the value of the finished product

ex 38.05

Refined tall oil

Refining of crude tall oil

ex 38.07

Sulphate turpentine, purified

Purification consisting of the distillation or refining of raw sulphate turpentine

ex Chapter 39

Artificial plastic materials, cellulose ethers and esters, artificial resins and articles made of these materials, excepting films of ionomers (ex 39.02)

Working or processing in which the value of the non-originating materials used does not exceed 20% of the value of the finished product

ex 39.02

Ionomer film

Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium

ex 40.01

Slabs of crepe rubber for soles

Lamination of crepe sheets of natural rubber

ex 40.07

Rubber thread and cord, textile-covered

Manufacture from rubber thread or cord

ex 41.01

Sheep and lambskins without the wool

Removing wool from sheep and lambskins in the wool

ex 41.02

Retanned bovine cattle leather (including buffalo leather) and equine leather, except leather of heading Nos 41.06 to 41.08

Retanning of bovine cattle leather (including buffalo leather) and equine leather, not further prepared than tanned

ex 41.03

Retanned sheep and lambskin leather, except leather of heading Nos 41.06 to 41.08

Retanning of sheep and lambskin leather, not further prepared than tanned

ex 41.04

Retanned goat and kidskin leather, except leather of heading Nos 41.06 to 41.08

Retanning of goat and kidskin leather, not further prepared than tanned

ex 41.05

Other kinds of retanned leather, except leather of heading Nos 41.06 to 41.08

Retanning of other kinds of leather, not further prepared than tanned

ex 43.02

Assembled furskins

Bleaching, dyeing, dressing, cutting and assembling of tanned or dressed furskins

ex 50.03

Silk waste carded or combed

Carding or combing waste silk

ex 50.09

ex 50.10

ex 51.04

ex 53.11

ex 53.12

ex 53.13

ex 54.05

ex 55.07

ex 55.08

ex 55.09

ex 56.07

Printed fabrics

Printing accompanied by finishing operations (bleaching, dressing, drying, steaming, burling, mending, impregnating, sanforizing, mercerizing) of fabrics the value of which does not exceed 47,5% of the value of the finished product

ex 59.14

Incandescent gas mantles

Manufacture from tubular gas mantle fabric

ex 68.03

Articles of slate, including articles of agglomerated slate

Manufacture of articles of slate

ex 68.13

Articles of asbestos; articles of mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate

Manufacture of articles of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos, or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate

ex 68.15

Articles of mica, including bonded mica splittings on a support of paper or fabric

Manufacture of articles of mica

ex 70.10

Cut-glass bottles

Cutting of bottles the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

70.13

Glassware (other than articles falling in heading No 70.19) of a kind commonly used for table, kitchen, toilet or office purposes, for indoor decoration, or similar uses

Cutting of glassware the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product or decoration, with the exception of silk-screen printing, carried out entirely by hand, of hand-blown glassware the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 70.20

Articles made from glass fibre

Manufacture from unworked glass fibre

ex 71.02

Precious and semi-precious stones, cut or otherwise worked, but not mounted, set or strung (except ungraded stones temporarily strung for convenience of transport)

Manufacture from unworked precious and semiprecious stones

ex 71.03

Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, cut or otherwise worked, but not mounted, set or strung (except ungraded stones temporarily strung for convenience of transport)

Manufacture from unworked synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones

ex 71.05

Silver and silver alloys, including silver gilt and platinum-plated silver, semi-manufactured

Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought silver and silver alloys

ex 71.05

Silver, including silver gilt and platinum-plated silver, unwrought

Alloying or electrolytic separation of unwrought silver and silver alloys

ex 71.06

Rolled silver, semi-manufactured

Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought rolled silver

ex 71.07

Gold, including platinum-plated gold, semi-manufactured

Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought gold, including platinum-plated gold

ex 71.07

Gold, including platinum-plated gold, unwrought

Alloying or electrolytic separation of unwrought gold or gold alloys

ex 71.08

Rolled gold on base metal or silver, semi-manufactured

Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought rolled gold on base metal or silver

ex 71.09

Platinum and other metals of the platinum group, semi-manufactured

Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought platinum or other metals of the platinum group

ex 71.09

Platinum and other metals of the platinum group, unwrought

Alloying or electrolytic separation of unwrought platinum or other metals of the platinum group

ex 71.10

Rolled - platinum or other platinum group metals, on base metal or precious metal, semi-manufactured

Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought rolled platinum or other unwrought platinum group metals or precious metal

>ex 73.15

Alloy steel and high carbon steel:

 

—

in the forms mentioned in heading Nos 73.07 to 73.13

Manufacture from products in the forms mentioned in heading No 73.06

—

in the forms mentioned in heading No 73.14

Manufacture from products in the forms mentioned in heading No 73.06 or 73.07

ex 74.01

Unrefined copper (blister copper and other)

Smelting of copper matte

ex 74.01

Refined copper

Fire-refining or electrolytic refining of unrefined copper (blister copper and other), copper waste or scrap

ex 74.01

Copper alloy

Fusion and thermal treatment of refined copper, copper waste or scrap

ex 75.01

Unwrought nickel (excluding electro-plating anodes of heading No 75.05)

Refining by electrolysis, by fusion or chemically, of nickel mattes, nickel speiss and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy

ex 75.01

Unwrought nickel except nickel alloys

Refining of waste by electrolysis, by melting or by chemical means of waste and scrap

ex 76.01

Unwrought aluminium

Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment of unalloyed aluminium, waste and scrap

ex 77.04

Beryllium wrought

Rolling, drawing or grinding of unwrought beryllium the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 78.01

Refined lead

Manufacture by thermal refining from bullion lead

ex 81.01

Tungsten, wrought

Manufacture from unwrought tungsten the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 81.02

Molybdenum, wrought

Manufacture from unwrought molybdenum the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 81.03

Tantalum, wrought

Manufacture from unwrought tantalum the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 81.04

Other base metals, wrought

Manufacture from other base metals, unwrought the value of which does not exceed 50% of the value of the finished product

ex 83.06

Indoor ornaments made from base metals other than statuettes

Working or processing in which the value of the non-originating materials used does not exceed 30% of the value of the finished product

84.06

Internal combustion piston engines

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product

ex 84.08

Engines and motors, excluding reaction engines and gas turbines

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (1) used are originating products

84.16

Calendering and similar rolling machines (other than metal-working and metal-rolling machines and glass working machines) and cylinders thereof

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 25% of the value of the finished product

ex 84.17

Machinery, plant and similar laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature, for wood, paper pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing industries

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 25% of the value of the finished product

84.31

Machinery for making or finishing cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 25% of the value of the finished product

84.33

Paper or paperboard cutting machines of all kinds; other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 25% of the value of the finished product

ex 84.41.

Sewing machines, including furniture specially designed for sewing machines

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product, and provided that:

(a)

at least 50% of the materials and parts (2) used for assembly of the head (motor excluded) are originating products, and

(b)

the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms are originating products

85.14

Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers; audiofrequency electric amplifiers

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product and provided that at least 50% of the materials and parts used are originating products (3)

85.15

Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus; radio, broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the non-originating materials and parts used does not exceed 40% of the value of the finished product and provided that at least 50% of the materials and parts used are originating products (3)

87.06

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of heading Nos 87.01 to 87.03

Working, processing or assembly in which the value of the materials and parts used does not exceed 15% of the value of the finished product

ex 94.01

Chairs and other seats (other than those falling within heading No 94.02) whether or not convertible into beds, made of base metals

Working, processing or assembly in which unstuffed cotton cloth is used of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less in the form ready to use, of which the value does not exceed 25% of the value of the finished product (4)

ex 94.03

Other furniture of base metal

Working, processing or assembly in which unstuffed cotton cloth is used of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less in the form ready to use of which the value does not exceed 25 % of the value of the finished product (4)

ex 95.01

Articles of tortoise-shell

Manufacture from worked tortoise-shell

ex 95.02

Articles of mother of pearl

Manufacture from worked mother of pearl

ex 95.03

Articles of ivory

Manufacture from worked ivory

ex 95.04

Articles of bone (excluding whalebone)

Manufacture from worked bone (excluding whalebone)

ex 95.05

Articles of horn, coral (natural or agglomerated) or of other animal carving material

Manufacture from worked horn, coral (natural or agglomerated) or other animal carving material

ex 95.06

Articles of vegetable carving material (for example, corozo)

Manufacture from worked vegetable carving material (for example, corozo)

ex 95.07

Articles of jet (and mineral substitutes for jet), amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum

Manufacture from worked jet (and mineral substitutes for jet), amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum

ex 98.11

Smoking pipes, pipe bowls, of wood, root or other materials

Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks

(1)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, or the price which would be paid in case of sale, for the said products on the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out;

(b)

in respect of other products, materials and parts, the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(2)  In determining the value of products, materials and parts, the following must be taken into account:

(a)

in respect of originating products, materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, in case of sale, for the said products in the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out;

(b)

in respect of products, materials and parts, other than those referred to under (a), the provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol determining:

(i)

the value of imported products,

(ii)

the value of products of undetermined origin.

(3)  The application of this rule must not have the effect of allowing the exceeding of the percentage of 3 % for the originating transistors laid down in List A for the same tariff heading.

(4)  This rule does not apply when the general rule of change of tariff heading is applied to the other non-originating parts which are part of the composition of the final product.

ANNEX IV

LIST C

List of products excluded from the scope of this Protocol

CCT heading No

Description

ex 27.07

Assimilated aromatic oils as defined in Note 2 to Chapter 27, of which more than 65% by volume distils at a temperature of up to 250o C (including mixtures of petroleum spirit and benzole), for use as power or heating fuels

27.09

to

27.16

Mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

ex 29.01

Hydrocarbons:

—

acyclic

—

cyclanes and cyclenes, excluding azulenes

—

benzene, toluene, xylenes

for use as power or heating fuels

ex 34.03

Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, but not including preparations containing 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals

ex 34.04

Waxes with a basis of paraffin, of petroleum waxes, of waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, of slack wax or of scale wax

ex 38.14

Prepared additives for lubricants

ANNEX V

MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE

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APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE

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DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER

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ANNEX VI

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FINAL ACT

The Plenipotentiaries of

His Majesty the King of the Belgians,

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark,

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany,

The President of the French Republic,

The President of Ireland,

The President of the Italian Republic,

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg,

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands,

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

and the Council of the European Communities,

of the one part, and of

the President of the Syrian Arab Republic,

of the other part,

meeting at Brussels on the eighteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven for the purpose of signing the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Syrian Arab Republic,

have, on signing these Agreements,

—

adopted the following joint declarations by the Contracting Parties:

1.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 14 (1) of the Agreement,

2.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 17 of the Agreement,

3.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on agricultural products,

4.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties with regard to products of phosphate rocks and phosphate fertilizers,

5.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on the presentation of the Agreement to GATT by the Community,

6.

Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 22 of the Agreement,

7.

Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties on bilateral cooperation,

8.

Declaration by the Contracting Parties on the interpretation of the term ‘Contracting Parties’ as used in the Agreement;

—

taken note of the following declarations:

1.

Declaration by the European Economic Community on the regional application of certain provisions of the Agreement,

2.

Declaration by the European Economic Community on the European unit of account referred to in Article 2 of Protocol 1,

3.

Declaration by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of German nationality,

4.

Declaration by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the application of the Agreement to Berlin;

—

and taken note of the following exchanges of letters:

1.

Exchange of letters on cooperation on scientific and technological matters and on the protection of the environment,

2.

Exchange of letters on implementation of the Agreement before its entry into force in respect of economic, technical and financial cooperation,

3.

Exchange of letters on Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement.

The declarations and exchanges of letters listed above are annexed to this Final Act.

The Plenipotentiaries have agreed that the declarations and exchanges of letters shall be subjected, in the same manner as the Cooperation Agreement, to any procedures that may be necessary to ensure their validity.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den attende januar nitten hundrede og syvoghalvfjerds.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten Januar neunzehnhundertsiebenundsiebzig.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven.

Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-huit janvier mil neuf cent soixante-dix-sept.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto gennaio millenovecentosettantasette.

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende januari negentienhonderd zevenenzeventig.

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Pour Sa Majesté le roi des Belges

Voor Zijne Majesteit de Koning der Belgen

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For Hendes Majestæt dronningen af Danmark

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Für den Präsidenten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Pour le président de la République française

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For the President of Ireland

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Per il presidente della Repubblica italiana

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Pour Son Altesse Royale le grand-duc de Luxembourg

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Voor Hare Majesteit de Koningin der Nederlanden

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For Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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For Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber

Für den Rat der Europäischen Gemeinschaften

For the Council of the European Communities

Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes

Per il Consiglio delle Comunità europee

Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen

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Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 14 (1) of the Agreement

The Contracting Parties agree that, should the date of the entry into force of the Agreement not coincide with the beginning of the calendar year, the ceilings referred to in Article 14 (1) of the Agreement will be applied pro rata.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 17 of the Agreement

The Contracting Parties agree that, without prejudice to the implementation of the first subparagraph of Article 22 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the products listed in Article 17 of the Agreement and set out in Annex III to that Regulation shall be admitted into the Community during the period for which the reductions in duty are applicable free of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect.

Furthermore, the Contracting Parties agree that, where reference is made in the Agreement to the provisions of Articles 23 to 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the Community is referring to the arrangements applicable to third countries at the time of the importation of the products in question.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on agricultural products

1.

The Contracting Parties declare their readiness to foster, so far as their agricultural policies allow, the harmonious development of trade in agricultural products to which the Agreement does not apply.

As regards veterinary, health and plant health matters the Contracting Parties shall apply their rules in a non-discriminatory fashion and shall refrain from introducing any new measures that have the effect of unduly obstructing trade.

2.

They shall examine within the Cooperation Council any difficulties that might arise in their trade in agricultural products and shall endeavour to seek appropriate solutions.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties with regard to products of phosphate rocks and phosphatic fertilizers

In view of the importance of phosphate and phosphatic fertilizer compounds for the future of the Syrian economy and the special situation of this sector in the Community, the Contracting Parties wish to see a close cooperation in dealing in these commodities.

To this end, consultations with a view to achieving the objectives of Article 4 of the Agreement will be held as soon as possible.

In this connection, the Contracting Parties will examine the possibilities for taking measures aimed at encouraging and favouring relations between operators of the two parties including the possible conclusion of agreements between them.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on the presentation of the Agreement to GATT by the Community

The Contracting Parties to the Agreement will consult when the provisions of the Agreement that relate to trade are presented and examined under GATT.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 22 of the Agreement

The expression ‘regional economic integration’ used in Article 22 of the Agreement includes all members of the Arab League.

Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on bilateral cooperation

The Contracting Parties recognize that the fact that certain areas of cooperation are envisaged under the Agreement concluded between the Community and Syria does not prevent any of the Member States from agreeing bilaterally with Syria to undertake cooperation projects in the same fields.

Declaration by the Contracting Parties on the interpretation of the term ‘Contracting Parties’ as used in the Agreement

The Contracting Parties agree to interpret the Agreement to the effect that the expression ‘Contracting Parties’ appearing therein means on the one hand the Community and the Member States, or either the Member States or the Community alone, and on the other hand Syria. The meaning to be attributed to this expression in each case is to be deduced from the relevant provisions of the Agreement and from the corresponding provisions of the Treaty establishing the Community.

Declaration by the European Economic Community on the regional application of certain provisions of the Agreement

The European Economic Community declares that the application of any measures it may take under Articles 31 and 32 of the Agreement, in accordance with the procedure and under the arrangements set out in Article 33, or under Article 34, may be limited to one of its regions by virtue of Community rules.

Declaration by the European Economic Community on the European unit of account referred to in Article 2 of Protocol 1

The European unit of account used to express the amounts specified in Article 2 of Protocol 1 is defined as the sum of the following amounts in the currencies of the Member States of the Community:

German mark

0·828

Pound sterling

0·0885

French franc

1.15

Italian lira

109

Dutch guilder

0·286

Belgian franc

3·66

Luxembourg franc

0·14

Danish krone

0·217

Irish pound

0·00759

The value of the European unit of account in any given currency is equal to the sum of the equivalent in that currency of the amounts of currency referred to in the first paragraph. It is calculated by the Commission using daily market exchange rates.

The daily values of the European unit of account in the various national currencies are made available every day and are published periodically in the Official journal of the European Communities.

Declaration by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of German nationality

Every German person, within the meaning of the basic constitutional law applying in the Federal Republic of Germany, is considered as a national of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Declaration by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the application of the Agreement to Berlin

The Agreement shall also apply to Land Berlin provided that no statement to the contrary by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany is addressed to the other Contracting Parties within three months of the entry into force of the Agreement.

Exchange of letters on cooperation on scientific and technological matters and on the protection of the environment

Sir,

Further to the wishes expressed by the Syrian delegation at the negotiations which have ended today in the conclusion of an Agreement between the Community and Syria, I have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the Member States of the Community, that the latter are ready to examine on a case-by-case basis whether and on what terms Syria may have access to the results of the programmes undertaken jointly by the Member States of the Community or by the Member States in collaboration with other countries in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) ...

Head of the delegation of the European Economic Community

Sir,

In your letter of today's date you inform me as follows:

‘Further to the wishes expressed by the Syrian delegation at the negotiations which have ended today in the conclusion of an Agreement between the Community and Syria. I have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the Member States of the Community, that the latter are ready to examine on a case-by-case basis whether and on what terms Syria may have access to the results of the programmes undertaken jointly by the Member States of the Community or by the Member States in collaboration with other countries in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter’.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) ...

Head of the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic

Exchange of letters on implementation of the Agreement before its entry into force in respect of economic, technical and financial cooperation

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that once the Agreement and the internal Community texts relating thereto have been signed, the Community will be prepared, in conjunction with your Government, to:

—

undertake preparatory work on setting cooperation in train so that concrete measures may be taken upon the entry into force of the Agreement,

—

appraise, under the provisions relating to technical and financial cooperation, projects submitted by Syria or, with Syria's agreement, by other aid recipients, it being understood that final approval for such projects cannot be given until after the entry into force of the Agreement.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) ...

Head of the delegation of the European Economic Community

Sir,

In your letter of today's date you inform me as follows:

‘I have the honour to inform you that once the Agreement and the internal Community texts relating thereto have been signed, the Community will be prepared, in conjunction with your Government, to:

—

undertake preparatory work on setting cooperation in train so that concrete measures may be taken upon the entry into force of the Agreement,

—

appraise, under the provisions relating to technical and financial cooperation, projects submitted by Syria or, with Syria's agreement, by other aid recipients, it being understood that final approval for such projects cannot be given until after the entry into force of the Agreement.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.’

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) ...

Head of the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic

Exchange of letters on Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you of the following declaration by my Government on Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement:

‘The Syrian Arab Republic hereby declares that in applying Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement its undertakings do not require it to repeal laws and regulations in force in so far as they remain necessary for the protection of its essential security interests. Syria will ensure that such laws and regulations are applied in such a way as to ensure compliance with Article 41 (1) of the Agreement’.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) ...

Head of the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic

Sir,

In your letter of today's date you communicate to me a declaration by your Government on Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement.

I have the honour to inform you of the following declaration by the European Economic Community on Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement:

‘1.

The European Economic Community notes the declaration by the Syrian Arab Republic.

2.

The European Economic Community expects the principles set out in the Agreement, including those in Articles 30 and 43 of the Agreement, to be put into full application.

The European Economic Community considers in particular that the application of the principle of non-discrimination should ensure the correct and smooth application of the Agreement.’

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) ...

Head of the delegation of the European Economic Community

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