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Document 22005D0955

2005/955/EC: Decision No 3/2005 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 19 December 2005 on the adaptation, following the enlargement of the European Union, of Annexes 1 and 2

ĠU L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 33–43 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2005/955/oj

29.12.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 346/33


DECISION No 3/2005 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SET UP BY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

of 19 December 2005

on the adaptation, following the enlargement of the European Union, of Annexes 1 and 2

(2005/955/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the EC), of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002 and contains in particular Annexes 1 and 2 concerning bilateral trade concessions granted by the Parties.

(2)

On 1 May 2004 the European Union was enlarged on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.

(3)

The Parties agreed, at the EU-Switzerland Summit on 19 May 2004, to adapt the bilateral trade concessions on the principle that the trade flows in accordance with the preferences granted under the bilateral arrangements between the new Member States to the European Union and Switzerland should be mutually maintained in substance with effect from the date of EU enlargement.

(4)

The Parties adopted, on an autonomous and transitory basis, measures to ensure continuity of trade flows as from 1 May 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex 1 and Annex 2 to the Agreement are replaced respectively by Annexes 1 and 2 to this Decision.

Article 2

The Swiss Confederation confirms that Swiss exports of bovine animals to the European Community will comply with the identification and registration system provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2005.

For the Joint Committee on Agriculture

Head of the European Community Delegation

Aldo LONGO

Head of the Swiss Delegation

Christian HÄBERLI

Secretary of the Joint Committee on Agriculture

Remigi WINZAP


(1)   OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.


ANNEX 1

Concessions granted by Switzerland

The tariff concessions set out below are granted by Switzerland for the following products originating in the Community and are, where applicable, subject to an annual quantity:

Swiss tariff heading

Description

Customs duty applicable

(CHF/100 kg gross weight)

Annual quantity

(tonnes net weight)

0101 90 95

Live horses (excl. pure-bred horses for breeding and horses for slaughter) (in number of head)

0

100 head

0207 14 81

Breasts of fowls of domestic species, frozen

15

2 000

0207 14 91

Cuts and edible offal of fowls of domestic species, including livers (excluding breasts), frozen

15

1 200

0207 27 81

Breasts of turkeys of domestic species, frozen

15

800

0207 27 91

Cuts and edible offal of turkeys of domestic species, including livers (excluding breasts), frozen

15

600

0207 33 11

Ducks of domestic species, not cut in pieces, frozen

15

700

0207 34 00

Fatty livers of ducks, geese or guinea fowls of domestic species, fresh or chilled

9,5

20

0207 36 91

Cuts and edible offal of ducks, geese or guinea fowls of domestic species, frozen (excluding fatty livers)

15

100

0208 10 00

Meat and edible offal of rabbits or hares, fresh, chilled or frozen

11

1 700

0208 90 10

Meat and edible offal of game, fresh, chilled or frozen (other than of hares or wild boar)

0

100

ex ex 0210 11 91

Hams and cuts thereof, with bone in, of swine (other than wild boar), salted or in brine, dried or smoked

free

1 000  (1)

ex ex 0210 19 91

Hams and cuts thereof, boneless, of swine (other than wild boar), salted or in brine, dried or smoked

free

0210 20 10

Dried meat of bovine animals

free

200  (2)

ex ex 0407 00 10

Edible birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

47

150

ex ex 0409 00 00

Natural acacia honey

8

200

ex ex 0409 00 00

Natural honey, other (excluding acacia)

26

50

0602 10 00

Unrooted cuttings and slips

free

unlimited

 

Plants in the form of pomaceous fruit rootstock (of seedling origin or produced by vegetative propagation):

free

 (3)

0602 20 11

— grafted, bare rooted

0602 20 19

— grafted, with root ball

0602 20 21

— not grafted, bare rooted

0602 20 29

— not grafted, with root ball

 

Plants in the form of stone fruit rootstock (of seedling origin or produced by vegetative propagation):

free

 (3)

0602 20 31

— grafted, bare rooted

0602 20 39

— grafted, with root ball

0602 20 41

— not grafted, bare rooted

0602 20 49

— not grafted, with root ball

 

Plants other than in the form of pomaceous or stone fruit rootstock (of seedling origin or produced by vegetative propagation), of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts:

free

unlimited

0602 20 51

— bare rooted

0602 20 59

— other than bare rooted

 

Trees, shrubs and bushes, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts, bare rooted:

 

 

0602 20 71

— of kinds which bear pomaceous fruit

 

 

0602 20 72

— of kinds which bear stone fruit

free

 (3)

0602 20 79

— other than of kinds which bear pomaceous or stone fruit

free

unlimited

 

Trees, shrubs and bushes, of kinds which bear edible fruit, with root ball:

 

 

0602 20 81

— of kinds which bear pomaceous fruit

 

 

0602 20 82

— of kinds which bear stone fruit

free

 (3)

0602 20 89

— other than of kinds which bear pomaceous or stone fruit

free

unlimited

0602 30 00

Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not

free

unlimited

 

Roses, grafted or not:

free

unlimited

0602 40 10

— wild roses and wild rose stems

 

— other than wild roses or wild rose stems:

0602 40 91

— bare rooted

0602 40 99

— other than bare rooted, with root ball

 

Plants (of seedling origin or produced by vegetative propagation), of useful species; mushroom spawn:

free

unlimited

0602 90 11

— seedling vegetables and turf rolls

0602 90 12

— mushroom spawn

0602 90 19

— other than seedling vegetables, turf rolls or mushroom spawn

 

Other live plants (including their roots):

free

unlimited

0602 90 91

— bare rooted

0602 90 99

— other than bare rooted, with root ball

0603 10 31

Cut carnations of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, from 1 May to 25 October

free

1 000

0603 10 41

Cut roses of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, from 1 May to 25 October

 

Cut flowers and flower buds (other than carnations or roses) of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, from 1 May to 25 October:

0603 10 51

— woody

0603 10 59

— other than woody

0603 10 71

Cut tulips of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, from 26 October to 30 April

free

unlimited

 

Cut flowers and flower buds (other than tulips or roses), of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, from 26 October to 30 April:

free

unlimited

0603 10 91

— woody

0603 10 99

— other than woody

 

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled:

free

10 000

 

— cherry tomatoes:

0702 00 10

— from 21 October to 30 April

 

— Peretti tomatoes (elongated):

0702 00 20

— from 21 October to 30 April

 

— other tomatoes, of a diameter of 80 mm or more (beef tomatoes):

0702 00 30

— from 21 October to 30 April

 

— other:

0702 00 90

— from 21 October to 30 April

 

Iceberg lettuce, without outer leaf:

free

2 000

0705 11 11

— from 1 January to the end of February

 

Withloof chicory, fresh or chilled:

free

2 000

0705 21 10

— from 21 May to 30 September

0707 00 30

Pickling cucumbers, > 6 cm but =< 12 cm in length, fresh or chilled, from 21 October to 14 April

5

100

0707 00 31

Pickling cucumbers, > 6 cm but =< 12 cm in length, fresh or chilled, from 15 April to 20 October

5

100

0707 00 50

Gherkins, fresh or chilled

3,5

300

 

Aubergines (egg-plants), fresh or chilled:

free

1 000

0709 30 10

— from 16 October to 31 May

0709 51 00

0709 59 00

Mushrooms, fresh or chilled, of the genus Agaricus or other, with the exception of truffles

free

unlimited

 

Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled:

2,5

unlimited

0709 60 11

— from 1 November to 31 March

0709 60 12

Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled, 1 April to 31 October

5

1 300

 

Courgettes (including courgette flowers), fresh or chilled:

free

2 000

0709 90 50

— from 31 October to 19 April

ex ex 0710 80 90

Mushrooms (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen

free

unlimited

0711 90 90

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

0

150

0712 20 00

Onions, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

0

100

0713 10 11

Peas (Pisum sativum), dried, shelled, whole, unprocessed, for use as animal feed

Rebate of 0,9 on the duty applied

1 000

0713 10 19

Peas (Pisum sativum), dried, shelled, whole, unprocessed (excluding those for use as animal feed, for technical purposes or for brewing)

0

1 000

 

Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.), fresh or dried:

free

unlimited

0802 21 90

— in shell, other than for use as animal feed or for oil extraction

0802 22 90

— in shell, other than for use as animal feed or for oil extraction

ex ex 0802 90 90

Pine nuts, fresh or dried

free

unlimited

0805 10 00

Oranges, fresh or dried

free

unlimited

0805 20 00

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh or dried

free

unlimited

0807 11 00

Watermelons, fresh

free

unlimited

0807 19 00

Melons, other than watermelons, fresh

free

unlimited

 

Apricots, fresh, in open packings:

free

2 000

0809 10 11

— from 1 September to 30 June

 

In other packings:

0809 10 91

— from 1 September to 30 June

0809 40 13

Fresh plums, in open packings, from 1 July to 30 September

0

600

0810 10 10

Strawberries, fresh, from 1 September to 14 May

free

10 000

0810 10 11

Strawberries, fresh, from 15 May to 31 August

0

200

0810 20 11

Raspberries, fresh, from 1 June to 14 September

0

250

0810 50 00

Kiwifruit, fresh

free

unlimited

ex ex 0811 10 00

Strawberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not put up in packings for retail sale, intended for industrial use

10

1 000

ex ex 0811 20 90

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries and black, white or red currants, gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not put up in packings for retail sale, intended for industrial use

10

1 000

0811 90 10

Bilberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

0

200

0811 90 90

Edible fruit, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excluding strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries and black, white or red currants, gooseberries, bilberries and tropical fruit)

0

1 000

0904 20 90

Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, dried or crushed or ground, processed

0

150

0910 20 00

Saffron

free

unlimited

1001 90 40

Wheat and meslin (except durum wheat), denatured, for use as animal feed

Rebate of 0,6 on the duty applied

50 000

1005 90 30

Maize (corn) for use as animal feed

Rebate of 0,5 on the duty applied

13 000

 

Virgin olive oil, other than for use as animal feed:

 

 

1509 10 91

— in glass containers holding 2 litres or less

60,60  (4)

unlimited

1509 10 99

— in glass containers holding more than 2 litres or in other containers

86,70  (4)

unlimited

 

Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other than for use as animal feed:

 

 

1509 90 91

— in glass containers holding 2 litres or less

60,60  (4)

unlimited

1509 90 99

— in glass containers holding more than 2 litres or in other containers

86,70  (4)

unlimited

 

Tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid:

 

 

2002 10 10

— in containers holding more than 5 kg

2,50

unlimited

2002 10 20

— in containers holding 5 kg or less

4,50

unlimited

 

Tomatoes, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces:

free

unlimited

2002 90 10

— in containers holding more than 5 kg

2002 90 21

Tomato pulp, puree and concentrate, in hermetically sealed containers, with a dry matter content of 25 % or more by weight, consisting of tomatoes and water and possibly salt or other seasoning, in containers holding 5 kg or less

free

unlimited

2002 90 29

Tomatoes, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces, and other than tomato pulp, puree or concentrate:

free

unlimited

— in containers holding 5 kg or less

2003 10 00

Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

0

1 700

 

Artichokes, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading No 2006:

 

 

ex ex 2004 90 18

— in containers holding more than 5 kg

17,5

unlimited

ex ex 2004 90 49

— in containers holding 5 kg or less

24,5

unlimited

 

Asparagus, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading No 2006:

free

unlimited

2005 60 10

— in containers holding more than 5 kg

2005 60 90

— in containers holding 5 kg or less

 

Olives, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading No 2006:

free

unlimited

2005 70 10

— in containers holding more than 5 kg

2005 70 90

— in containers holding 5 kg or less

 

Capers and artichokes, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading No 2006:

 

 

ex ex 2005 90 11

— in containers holding more than 5 kg

17,5

unlimited

ex ex 2005 90 40

— in containers holding 5 kg or less

24,5

unlimited

2008 30 90

Citrus fruit, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

free

unlimited

2008 50 10

Apricot pulp, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

10

unlimited

2008 50 90

Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

15

unlimited

2008 70 10

Peach pulp, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

free

unlimited

2008 70 90

Peaches, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

free

unlimited

ex ex 2009 39 19

ex ex 2009 39 20

Juice of any other single citrus fruit other than orange, grapefruit or pomelo, unfermented, not containing added spirit:

 

 

— not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, concentrated

6

unlimited

— containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, concentrated

14

unlimited

 

Dessert wines, specialities and mistelles in containers:

 

 

2204 21 50

— holding 2 litres or less (5)

8,5

unlimited

2204 29 50

— holding more than 2 litres (5)

8,5

unlimited

ex ex 2204 21 50

Port, in containers holding 2 litres or less, as described (6)

free

1 000 hl

ex ex 2204 21 21

Retsina (a Greek white wine) in containers holding 2 litres or less, as described (7)

free

500 hl

 

Retsina (a Greek white wine) in containers holding more than 2 litres as described (7), of an alcoholic strength:

ex ex 2204 29 21

— of more than 13 % vol.

ex ex 2204 29 22

— of 13 % vol. or less


(1)  Including 480 tonnes of Parma and San Daniele ham under the terms of the exchange of letters of 25 January 1972 between the Community and Switzerland.

(2)  Including 170 tonnes of Bresaola under the terms of the exchange of letters of 25 January 1972 between the Community and Switzerland.

(3)  Subject to an overall annual quota of 60 000 plants.

(4)  Including the contribution to the guarantee fund for compulsory storage.

(5)  Covers only products specified in Annex 7 to the Agreement.

(6)  Description: ‘Port’ means a quality wine produced in a specified region (Oporto in Portugal) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

(7)  Description: ‘Retsina’ means a table wine within the meaning of the Community provisions referred to in point A.2 of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.


ANNEX 2

Concessions granted by the Community

The tariff concessions set out below are granted by the Community for the following products originating in Switzerland and are, where applicable, subject to an annual quantity:

CN code

Description

Customs duty applicable

(EUR/100 kg net weight)

Annual quantity

(tonnes net weight)

0102 90 41

0102 90 49

0102 90 51

0102 90 59

0102 90 61

0102 90 69

0102 90 71

0102 90 79

Live bovine animals of a live weight exceeding 160 kg

0

4 600 head

ex 0210 20 90

Meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried

free

1 200

ex 0401 30

Cream, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 %

free

2 000

0403 10

Yogurt

0402 29 11

ex 0404 90 83

Special milk, for infants, in hermetically-sealed containers of a net content not exceeding 500 g, of a fat content by weight exceeding 10 % (1)

43,8

unlimited

0602

Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; Mushroom spawn

free

unlimited

0603 10

Cut flowers and flower buds, of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh

free

unlimited

0701 10 00

Seed potatoes, fresh or chilled

free

4 000

0702 00

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

free (2)

1 000

0703 10 19

0703 90 00

Onions other than sets, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled

free

5 000

0704 10

0704 90

Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and other similar edible brassicas with the exception of Brussels sprouts, fresh or chilled

free

5 500

0705 11

0705 19 00

0705 21 00

0705 29 00

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), including Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum), fresh or chilled

free

3 000

0706 10 00

Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled

free

5 000

0706 90 10

0706 90 90

Salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, with the exception of horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia), fresh or chilled

free

3 000

0707 00 05

Cucumbers, fresh or chilled

free (2)

1 000

0708 20

Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), fresh or chilled

free

1 000

0709 30 00

Aubergines (egg-plants), fresh or chilled

free

500

0709 40 00

Celery other than celeriac, fresh or chilled

free

500

0709 51 00

Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, fresh or chilled

free

unlimited

0709 52 00

Truffles, fresh or chilled

free

unlimited

0709 59 10

0709 59 30

0709 59 90

Mushrooms other than of the genus Agaricus, fresh or chilled

free

unlimited

0709 70 00

Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), fresh or chilled

free

1 000

0709 90 10

Salad vegetables, other than lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled

free

1 000

0709 90 50

Fennel, fresh or chilled

free

1 000

0709 90 70

Courgettes, fresh or chilled

free (2)

1 000

0709 90 90

Others vegetables, fresh or chilled

free

1 000

0710 80 61

0710 80 69

Mushrooms (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen

free

unlimited

0712 90

Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, whether or not obtained from cooked vegetables, but not further prepared, with the exception of onions, mushrooms, wood ears (Auricularia spp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) and truffles

free

unlimited

ex 0808 10 80

Apples, other than cider apples, fresh

free (2)

3 000

0808 20

Pears and quinces, fresh

free (2)

3 000

0809 10 00

Apricots, fresh

free (2)

500

0809 20 95

Cherries, other than sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), fresh

free (2)

1 500  (3)

0809 40

Plums and sloes, fresh

free (2)

1 000

0810 20 10

Raspberries, fresh

free

100

0810 20 90

Blackberries, mulberries and loganberries, fresh

free

100

1106 30 10

Flour, meal and powder of bananas

free

5

1106 30 90

Flour, meal and powder of other fruits of Chapter 8

free

unlimited

ex 2002 90 91

ex 2002 90 99

Powdered tomatoes, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

2003 90 00

Mushrooms, other than of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

free

unlimited

0710 10 00

Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

free

3 000

2004 10 10

2004 10 99

Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading No 2006, with the exception of flour, meal or flakes

2005 20 80

Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, with the exception of flour, meal or flakes and preparations that are thinly sliced, fried or baked, whether or not salted or flavoured, in airtight packings, suitable for immediate consumption

ex 2005 90

Powdered preparations of vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

ex 2008 30

Flaked or powdered citrus fruit, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

ex 2008 40

Flaked or powdered pears, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

ex 2008 50

Flaked or powdered apricots whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

2008 60

Cherries, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

free

500

ex 0811 90 19

ex 0811 90 39

Cherries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

0811 90 80

Cherries, other than sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

ex 2008 70

Flaked or powdered peaches, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

ex 2008 80

Flaked or powdered strawberries, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

ex 2008 99

Other flaked or powdered fruits, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or starch (4)

free

unlimited

ex 2009 19

Powdered orange juice, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited

ex 2009 21

ex 2009 29

Powdered grapefruit juice, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited

ex 2009 31

ex 2009 39

Powdered juices of any other citrus fruits, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited

ex 2009 41

ex 2009 49

Powdered pineapple juice, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited

ex 2009 71

ex 2009 79

Powdered apple juice, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited

ex 2009 80

Powdered pear juice, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited

ex 2009 80

Powdered juice of any other fruit or vegetable, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

free

unlimited


(1)  For the products of this subheading, ‘special milk for infants’ means products that are free of pathogenic and toxicogenic germs and which contain less than 10 000 revivifiable aerobic bacteria and less than two coliform bacteria per gram.

(2)  Where relevant, a specific duty and not the minimum duty should apply.

(3)  Including 1 000 tonnes under the terms of the Exchange of Letters of 14 July 1986.

(4)  See Joint Declaration on the tariff classification of powdered vegetables and powdered fruit.


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