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The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community and Egypt falling within Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature and of the Egyptian Customs tariff with the exception of the products listed in Annex I.
Imports into the Community of products originating in Egypt shall be allowed free of customs duties and of any other charge having equivalent effect and free of quantitative restrictions and of any other restriction having equivalent effect.
1. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of products originating in the Community listed in Annex II shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — on the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty, — one year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty, — two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 25 % of the basic duty, — three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 2. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of the products originating in the Community listed in Annex III shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, — four years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty, — five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty, — six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 45 % of the basic duty, — seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, — eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 15 % of the basic duty, — nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 3. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of the products originating in the Community listed in Annex IV shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 95 % of the basic duty, — six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, — seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty, — eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty, — nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 45 % of the basic duty, — 10 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, — 11 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 15 % of the basic duty, — 12 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 4. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of the products originating in the Community listed in Annex V shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, — seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty, — eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty, — nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty, — 10 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty, — 11 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic duty, — 12 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, — 13 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 20 % of the basic duty, — 14 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 10 % of the basic duty, — 15 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 5. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable to imports into Egypt of products originating in the Community, other than those in Annexes II, III, IV and V shall be abolished in accordance with the relevant schedule on the basis of a decision of the Association Committee. 6. In the event of serious difficulties for a given product, the relevant timetables in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 may be reviewed by the Association Committee by common accord on the understanding that the schedule for which the review has been requested may not be extended in respect of the product concerned beyond the maximum transitional period. If the Association Committee has not taken a decision within 30 days of its application to review the timetable, Egypt may suspend the timetable provisionally for a period that may not exceed one year. 7. For each product concerned, the basic duty to be gradually reduced as provided for in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be the rates referred to in Article 18.
The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.
1. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 9, Egypt may take exceptional measures of limited duration to increase or re-introduce customs duties. 2. Such measures may only apply to new and infant industries or to sectors undergoing restructuring or experiencing serious difficulties, particularly where those difficulties entail severe social problems. 3. Customs duties on import into Egypt of products originating in the Community that are introduced by such exceptional measures may not exceed 25 % ad valorem, and must retain a preferential margin for products originating in the Community. The total value of imports of the products subjected to such measures may not exceed 20 % of total imports of industrial products from the Community during the last year for which statistics are available. 4. Such measures shall be applied for no longer than five years, except where a longer duration is authorised by the Association Committee. They shall cease to apply at the latest on expiry of the maximum transitional period. 5. Such measures may not be introduced for a given product if more than three years have elapsed since the abolition of all duties, quantitative restrictions and charges and measures having equivalent effect on the product concerned. 6. Egypt shall inform the Association Committee of any exceptional measures it intends to adopt and, at the Community's request, consultations shall be held on the measures and sectors concerned before they are implemented. When adopting such measures, Egypt shall provide the Committee with a schedule for the abolition of the customs duties introduced pursuant to this Article. Such schedule shall provide for the phasing out of the duties concerned by equal annual instalments, starting no later than the end of the second year following their introduction. The Association Committee may decide on a different schedule. 7. By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 4, the Association Committee may exceptionally, in order to take into account the difficulties involved in setting up new industries, endorse the measures already taken by Egypt pursuant to paragraph 1 for a maximum period of four years beyond the 12 years transitional period.
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