Considerations on COM(2012)115 - Implementation of the Agreements in the framework of GATT 1994 and amendment of Regulation 2658/87 on nomenclature and Common Customs Tariff - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2012)115 - Implementation of the Agreements in the framework of GATT 1994 and amendment of Regulation 2658/87 on nomenclature and ... |
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| document | COM(2012)115  |
| date | December 12, 2012 |
| (2) | By its Decision 2012/792/EU of 6 December 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994, and of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994 (3) (‘the Agreements’), the Council approved the Agreements on behalf of the Union with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994. |
| (3) | The Agreements were negotiated on the basis of the Combined Nomenclature codes in force at the time. |
| (4) | In the newest version of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 as laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (4), the tariff lines 16 023 940 and 16 023 980 have been merged into a new tariff line 16 023 985. The Annex to this Regulation reflects this new situation. |
| (5) | The autonomous customs duty rates for the tariff lines covered by the negotiations are currently set at levels below the new conventional duty rates resulting from the modification of concessions pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994. However, under Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the autonomous customs duties apply when they are below the conventional duties. |
| (6) | The autonomous rate of duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff should therefore be increased to the level of the conventional duty. |
| (7) | Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended and supplemented accordingly, |