2005/40/EC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 13 December 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part
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1. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, the Annexes and Protocols annexed thereto and the declarations attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 2. The texts referred to in paragraph 1 are attached to this Decision.
1. An Association is hereby established between the Community and its Member States, of the one part and Croatia, of the other part. 2. The aims of this Association are: — to provide an appropriate framework for political dialogue, allowing the development of close political relations between the Parties; — to support the efforts of Croatia to develop its economic and international cooperation, also through the approximation of its legislation to that of the Community; — to support the efforts of Croatia to complete the transition into a market economy, to promote harmonious economic relations and develop gradually a free trade area between the Community and Croatia; — to foster regional cooperation in all the fields covered by this Agreement.
1. The position to be taken by the Community within the Stabilisation and Association Council and within the Stabilisation and Association Committee when the latter is empowered to act by the Stabilisation and Association Council shall be determined by the Council, on a proposal by the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties. 2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 111 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, preside over the Stabilisation and Association Council. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Stabilisation and Association Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof. 3. The decision to publish the decisions of the Stabilisation and Association Council and the Stabilisation and Association Committee in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be taken on a case-by-case basis by the Council and the Commission respectively.
Respect for the democratic principles and human rights as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and as defined in the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, respect for international law principles and the rule of law as well as the principles of market economy as reflected in the Document of the CSCE Bonn Conference on Economic Cooperation, shall form the basis of the domestic and external policies of the Parties and constitute essential elements of this Agreement.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered, on behalf of the European Community, to deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 127 of the Agreement. The President of the Commission shall deposit the said act of notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
International and regional peace and stability and the development of good neighbourly relations are central to the Stabilisation and Association Process referred to in the conclusions of the Council of the European Union on 21 June 1999. The conclusion and the implementation of this Agreement come within the framework of the conclusions of the Council of the European Union of 29 April 1997, and are based on the individual merits of Croatia.
Croatia commits itself to continue and foster cooperation and good neighbourly relations with the other countries of the region including an appropriate level of mutual concessions concerning the movement of persons, goods, capital and services as well as the development of projects of common interest, notably those related to refugee return and combating organised crime, corruption, money laundering, illegal migration and trafficking. This commitment constitutes a key factor in the development of the relations and cooperation between the Parties and thus contributes to regional stability.
1. The Association shall be implemented progressively and shall be fully realised at the latest within six years after the entry into force of this Agreement. 2. The Stabilisation and Association Council established under Article 110 shall regularly review the application of this Agreement and the accomplishment by Croatia of legal, administrative, institutional and economic reforms in the light of the preamble and in accordance with the general principles laid down in this Agreement.
The Agreement shall be fully compatible with the relevant WTO provisions, in particular Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and Article V of the GATS.
Political dialogue between the Parties shall be established within the context of this Agreement. It shall accompany and consolidate the rapprochement between the European Union and Croatia and contribute to the establishment of close links of solidarity and new forms of cooperation between the Parties. The political dialogue is intended to promote in particular: — Croatia's full integration into the community of democratic nations and gradual rapprochement with the European Union; — an increasing convergence of positions of the Parties on international issues, also through the exchange of information as appropriate, and, in particular, on those issues likely to have substantial effects on the Parties; — regional cooperation and the development of good neighbourly relations; — common views on security and stability in Europe, including cooperation in the areas covered by the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union.
1. Political dialogue shall take place within the Stabilisation and Association Council, which shall have general responsibility for any matter which the Parties might wish to put to it. 2. At the request of the Parties, political dialogue may also take place in the following formats: — meetings, where necessary, of senior officials representing Croatia, on the one hand, and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Commission, on the other; — taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels between the Parties, including appropriate contacts in third countries and within the United Nations, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and other international fora; — any other means which would make a useful contribution to consolidating, developing and stepping up this dialogue.
Political dialogue at parliamentary level shall take place within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee established under Article 116.
Political dialogue may take place within a multilateral framework, and as a regional dialogue including other countries of the region.
In conformity with its commitment to peace and stability, and to the development of good neighbourly relations, Croatia will actively promote regional cooperation. The Community will also support projects having a regional or cross-border dimension through its technical assistance programmes. Whenever Croatia envisages to reinforcing its cooperation with one of the countries mentioned in Articles 12 to 14 below, it shall inform and consult the Community and its Member States in accordance with the provisions laid down in Title X.
Cooperation with other countries having signed a Stabilisation and Association Agreement
After the signature of this Agreement, Croatia shall start negotiations with the country or the countries which have already signed a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with a view to concluding bilateral conventions on regional cooperation, the aim of which will be to enhance the scope of cooperation between the countries concerned. The main elements of these conventions will be: — political dialogue; — the establishment of a free trade area between the parties, consistent with the relevant WTO provisions; — mutual concessions concerning the movement of workers, establishment, supply of services, current payments and movement of capital as well as other policies related to the movement of persons at an equivalent level to that of this Agreement; — provisions on cooperation in other fields whether or not covered by this Agreement, and notably the field of Justice and Home Affairs. These conventions will contain provisions for the creation of the necessary institutional mechanisms, as appropriate. These conventions shall be concluded within two years after the entry into force of this Agreement. Readiness by Croatia to conclude such conventions will be a condition for the further development of the relations between Croatia and the European Union.
Cooperation with other countries concerned by the Stabilisation and Association Process
Croatia shall engage in regional cooperation with the other countries concerned by the Stabilisation and Association Process in some or all the fields of cooperation covered by this Agreement, and notably those of common interest. Such cooperation should be compatible with the principles and objectives of this Agreement.
Cooperation with countries candidates for EU accession
Croatia may foster its cooperation and conclude a convention on regional cooperation with any country candidate for EU accession in any of the fields of cooperation covered by this Agreement. Such convention should aim gradually to align bilateral relations between Croatia and that country to the relevant part of the relations between the European Community and its Member States and that country.
1. The Community and Croatia shall gradually establish a free trade area over a period lasting a maximum of six years starting from the entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and in conformity with those of the GATT 1994 and the WTO. In so doing they shall take into account the specific requirements laid down hereinafter. 2. The Combined Nomenclature of goods shall be applied to the classification of goods in trade between the two Parties. 3. For each product the basic duty to which the successive reductions set out in this Agreement are to be applied shall be the duty actually applied erga omnes on the day preceding the signature of this Agreement or the duty bound in the WTO for the year 2002, whichever is the lowest. 4. If, after the signature of this Agreement, any tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, in particular reductions resulting from the tariff negotiations in the WTO, such reduced duties shall replace the basic duty referred to in paragraph 3 as from the date when such reductions are applied. 5. The Community and Croatia shall communicate to each other their respective basic duties.
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in the Community or in Croatia listed in Chapters 25 to 97 of the Combined Nomenclature, with the exception of the products listed in Annex I. § I, (ii) of the Agreement on agriculture (GATT 1994). 2. The provisions of Articles 17 and 18 shall neither apply to textile products nor to steel products of Chapter 72 of the Combined Nomenclature, as specified in Articles 22 and 23. 3. Trade between the Parties in products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that Treaty.
1. Customs duties on imports into the Community of products originating in Croatia shall be abolished upon the entry into force of this Agreement. 2. Quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community and measures having equivalent effect shall be abolished on the date of entry into force of this Agreement with regard to products originating in Croatia.
1. Customs duties on imports into Croatia of goods originating in the Community other than those listed in Annexes I and II shall be abolished upon the entry into force of this Agreement. 2. Customs duties on imports into Croatia of goods originating in the Community which are listed in Annex I shall be progressively reduced in accordance with the following timetable: — on the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2003 each duty shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2004 the remaining duties shall be abolished. 3. Customs duties on imports into Croatia of goods originating in the Community which are listed in Annex II shall be progressively reduced and eliminated in accordance with the following timetable: — on the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2003 each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2004 each duty shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2005 each duty shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2006 each duty shall be reduced to 15 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2007 the remaining duties shall be abolished. 4. Quantitative restrictions on imports into Croatia of goods originating in the Community and measures having equivalent effect shall be abolished upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
The Community and Croatia shall abolish upon the entry into force of this Agreement in trade between themselves any charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports.
1. The Community and Croatia shall abolish any customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect upon the entry into force of this Agreement. 2. The Community and Croatia shall abolish between themselves any quantitative restrictions on exports and measures having equivalent effect upon the entry into force of this Agreement.
Croatia declares its readiness to reduce its customs duties in trade with the Community more rapidly than is provided for in Article 18, if its general economic situation and the situation of the economic sector concerned so permit. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall make recommendations to this effect.
Protocol 1 lays down the arrangements applicable to the textile products referred to therein.
Protocol 2 lays down the arrangements applicable to the steel products of Chapter 72 of the Combined Nomenclature referred to therein.
Definition
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to trade in agricultural and fishery products originating in the Community or in Croatia. 2. The term ‘agricultural and fishery products’ refers to the products listed in Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature and the products listed in Annex I, § I, (ii) of the Agreement on agriculture (GATT, 1994). 3. This definition includes fish and fisheries products covered by chapter 3, headings 1604 and 1605, and subheadings 0511 91, 2301 20 and ex 1902 20 (‘stuffed pasta containing more than 20 % by weight of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates’).
Protocol 3 lays down the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products which are listed therein.
1. On the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Community shall abolish all quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect on imports of agricultural and fishery products originating in Croatia. 2. On the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall abolish all quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect on imports of agricultural and fishery products originating in the Community.
Agricultural products
1. From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Community shall abolish the customs duties and charges having equivalent effect on imports of agricultural products originating in Croatia, other than those of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202 and 2204 of the Combined Nomenclature. For the products covered by Chapters 7 and 8 of the Combined Nomenclature, for which the Common Customs Tariff provides for the application of ad valorem customs duties and a specific customs duty, the elimination applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty. 2. From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Community shall fix the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of ‘baby-beef’ products defined in Annex III and originating in Croatia at 20 % of the ad valorem duty and 20 % of the specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff of the European Communities, within the limit of an annual tariff quota of 9 400 tonnes expressed in carcase weight. 3. (a) From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall: (i) abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV (a); (ii) abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV (b) within the limits of tariff quotas indicated for each product in that Annex. The tariff quotas will be increased yearly by a quantity indicated for each product in that Annex. (b) From the first year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall (i) abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV (c). (c) From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall (i) abolish progressively the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV (d) within the limits of tariff quotas and in accordance with the timetable indicated for each product in that Annex. (ii) reduce progressively to 50 % of the MFN duty the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV (e) in accordance with the timetable indicated for each product in that Annex. (iii) reduce progressively to 50 % of the MFN duty the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV (f) within the limits of tariff quotas in accordance with the timetable indicated for each product in that Annex. 4. The trade arrangements to apply to wine and spirit products will be defined in an additional protocol on wine and spirits.
Fisheries products
1. From the entry into force of this Agreement, the Community shall totally eliminate customs duties on fish and fisheries products, other than those listed in Annex V (a), originating in Croatia. Products listed in Annex V (a) shall be subject to the provisions laid down therein. 2. From the entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall abolish all charges having an equivalent effect to a custom duty and totally eliminate customs duties on fish and fisheries products, other than those listed in Annex V (b), originating in the European Community. Products listed in Annex V (b) shall be subject to provisions laid down therein.
Taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural and fishery products between the Parties, of their particular sensitivities, of the rules of the Community common policies and of the Croatian policies for agriculture and fisheries, of the role of agriculture and fisheries in Croatia's economy and of the consequences of the multilateral trade negotiations under the WTO, the Community and Croatia shall examine in the Stabilisation and Association Council, no later than 1 July 2006 product by product and on an orderly and appropriate reciprocal basis, the opportunities for granting each other further concessions with a view to implementing greater liberalisation of the trade in agricultural and fishery products.
The provisions of this Chapter shall in no way affect the application, on a unilateral basis, of more favourable measures by one or the other Party.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 38, given the particular sensitivity of the agricultural and fisheries markets, if imports of products originating in one of the two Parties, which are the subject of concessions granted pursuant to Article 25, 27 and 28, cause serious disturbance to the markets or to their domestic regulatory mechanisms, in the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find an appropriate solution. Pending such solution, the Party concerned may take the appropriate measures it deems necessary.
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to trade in all products between the Parties except where otherwise provided herein or in Protocols 1, 2 and 3.
Standstill
1. From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no new customs duties on imports or exports or charges having equivalent effect shall be introduced, nor shall those already applied be increased, in trade between the Community and Croatia. 2. From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no new quantitative restriction on imports or exports or measure having equivalent effect shall be introduced, nor shall those existing be made more restrictive, in trade between the Community and Croatia. 3. Without prejudice to the concessions granted under Article 26, the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not restrict in any way the pursuit of the respective agricultural policies of Croatia and the Community or the taking of any measures under those policies in so far as the import regime in the Annexes III, IV (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and V (a) and (b) is not affected.
Prohibition of fiscal discrimination
1. The Parties shall refrain from, and abolish where existing, any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Party and like products originating in the territory of the other Party. 2. Products exported to the territory of one of the Parties may not benefit from repayment of internal indirect taxation in excess of the amount of indirect taxation imposed on them.
The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.
Customs unions, free trade areas, cross-border arrangements
1. This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade except in so far as they alter the trade arrangements provided for in this Agreement. 2. During the transitional periods specified in Article 18, this Agreement shall not affect the implementation of the specific preferential arrangements governing the movement of goods either laid down in frontier agreements previously concluded between one or more Member States and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and succeeded to by Croatia or resulting from the bilateral agreements specified in Title III concluded by Croatia in order to promote regional trade. 3. Consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Stabilisation and Association Council concerning the agreements described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and, where requested, on other major issues related to their respective trade policies towards third countries. In particular in the event of a third country acceding to the Community, such consultations shall take place so as to ensure that account is taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Croatia stated in this Agreement.
Dumping
1. If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Party within the meaning of Article VI of the GATT 1994, it may take appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 and its own related internal legislation. 2. As regards paragraph 1 of this Article, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. When no end has been put to the dumping within the meaning of Article VI of the GATT or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the matter being referred to the Stabilisation and Association Council, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures.
General safeguard clause
1. Where any product of one Party is being imported into the territory of the other Party in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause: — serious injury to the domestic industry of like or directly competitive products in the territory of the importing Party; or — serious disturbances in any sector of the economy or difficulties which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region of the importing Party, the importing Party may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Article. 2. The Community and Croatia shall only apply safeguard measures between themselves in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Such measures shall not exceed what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen, and should normally consist of the suspension of the further reduction of any applicable rate of duty provided for under this Agreement for the product concerned or the increase of the rate of duty for that product. Such measures shall contain clear elements progressively leading to their elimination at the end of the set period, at the latest. Measures shall not be taken for a period exceeding one year. In very exceptional circumstances, measures may be taken up to a total maximum period of three years. No safeguard measure shall be applied to the import of a product that has previously been subject to such a measure for a period of, at least, three years since the expiry of the measure. 3. In the cases specified in this Article, before taking the measures provided for therein or, in the cases to which paragraph 4(b) applies, as soon as possible, the Community or Croatia, as the case may be, shall supply the Stabilisation and Association Council with all relevant information, with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the two Parties. 4. For the implementation of the above paragraphs the following provisions shall apply: (a) The difficulties arising from the situation referred to in this Article shall be referred for examination to the Stabilisation and Association Council, which may take any decisions needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Stabilisation and Association Council or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the matter being referred to the Stabilisation and Association Council, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem in accordance with this Article. In the selection of safeguard measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the arrangements established in this Agreement. (b) Where exceptional and critical circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the situations specified in this Article, apply forth with precautionary measures necessary to deal with the situation and shall inform the other Party immediately thereof. 5. The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Stabilisation and Association Council and shall be the subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly with a view to establishing a timetable for their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 6. In the event of the Community or Croatia subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the difficulties referred to in this Article to an administrative procedure having at its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Party.
Shortage clause
1. Where compliance with the provisions of this Title leads to: (a) a critical shortage, or threat thereof, of foodstuffs or other products essential to the exporting Party; or (b) re-export to a third country of a product against which the exporting Party maintains quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures or charges having equivalent effect, and where the situations referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise to major difficulties for the exporting Party that Party may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Article. 2. In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the arrangements in this Agreement. Such measures shall not be applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on trade and shall be eliminated when the conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 3. Before taking the measures provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 4 of this Article applies the Community or Croatia, as the case may be, shall supply the Stabilisation and Association Council with all relevant information, with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties. The Parties within the Stabilisation and Association Council may agree on any means needed to put an end to the difficulties. If no agreement is reached within 30 days of the matter being referred to the Stabilisation and Association Council, the exporting Party may apply measures under this Article on the exportation of the product concerned. 4. Where exceptional and critical circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Community or Croatia, whichever is concerned, may apply forthwith the precautionary measures necessary to deal with the situation and shall inform the other Party immediately thereof. 5. Any measures applied pursuant to this Article shall be immediately notified to the Stabilisation and Association Council and shall be the subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly with a view to establishing a timetable their elimination as soon as circumstances permit.
State monopolies
Croatia shall progressively adjust any State monopolies of a commercial character so as to ensure that, by the end of the fourth year following the entry into force of this Agreement, no discrimination regarding the conditions under which goods are procured and marketed exists between nationals of the Member States and Croatia. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall be informed about the measures adopted to attain this objective.
Protocol 4 lays down the rules of origin for the application of tariff preferences provided for in this Agreement.
Restrictions authorised
This 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 health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property, or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.
Both Parties agree to cooperate to reduce the potential for fraud in the application of the trade provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Articles 31, 38 and 89 and Protocol 4, where one Party finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud such as a significant increase in trade of products by one Party to the other Party, beyond the level reflecting economic conditions such as normal production and export capacities, or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find an appropriate solution. Pending such solution, the Party concerned may take the appropriate measures it deems necessary. In the selection of the measures priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the arrangements established in this Agreement.
The application of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands.
1. Subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State: — treatment accorded to workers who are Croatian nationals and who are legally employed in the territory of a Member State shall be free of any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, compared to its own nationals; — the legally resident spouse and children of a worker legally employed in the territory of a Member State, with the exception of seasonal workers and of workers coming under bilateral agreements within the meaning of Article 46, unless otherwise provided by such agreements, shall have access to the labour market of that Member State, during the period of that worker's authorised stay of employment. 2. Croatia shall, subject to the conditions and modalities in that country, accord the treatment referred to in paragraph 1 to workers who are nationals of a Member State and are legally employed in its territory as well as to their spouse and children who are legally resident in the said country.
1. Taking into account the labour market situation in the Member States, subject to their legislation and to compliance with the rules in force in the Member States in the area of mobility of workers: — the existing facilities of access to employment for Croatian workers accorded by Member States under bilateral agreements should be preserved and if possible improved; — the other Member States shall examine the possibility of concluding similar agreements. 2. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine the granting of other improvements, including facilities for access to professional training, in accordance with the rules and procedures in force in the Member States, and taking into account the labour market situation in the Member States and in the Community.
1. Rules shall be laid down for the coordination of social security systems for workers with Croatian nationality, legally employed in the territory of a Member State, and for the members of their families legally resident there. To that effect, a decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council, which should not affect any rights or obligations arising from bilateral agreements where the latter provide for more favourable treatment, shall put the following provisions in place: — all periods of insurance, employment or residence completed by such workers in the various Member States shall be added together for the purpose of pensions and annuities in respect of old age, invalidity and death and for the purpose of medical care for such workers and such family members; — any pensions or annuities in respect of old age, death, industrial accident or occupational disease, or of invalidity resulting therefrom, with the exception of non-contributory benefits, shall be freely transferable at the rate applied by virtue of the law of the debtor Member State or States; — the workers in question shall receive family allowances for the members of their families as defined above. 2. Croatia shall accord to workers who are nationals of a Member State and legally employed in its territory, and to members of their families legally resident there, treatment similar to that specified in the second and third indents of paragraph 1.
For the purposes of this Agreement: (a) ‘Community company’ or a ‘Croatian company’ respectively shall mean a company set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of Croatia respectively and having its registered office or central administration or principal place of business in the territory of the Community or Croatia respectively. However, should the company, set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of Croatia respectively, have only its registered office in the territory of the Community or of Croatia respectively, the company shall be considered a Community or a Croatian company respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy of one of the Member States or of Croatia respectively; (b) ‘Subsidiary’ of a company shall mean a company which is effectively controlled by the first company; (c) ‘Branch’ of a company shall mean a place of business not having legal personality which has the appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a management and is materially equipped to negotiate business with third Parties so that the latter, although knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the parent body, the head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may transact business at the place of business constituting the extension; (d) ‘Establishment’ shall mean: (i) as regards nationals, the right to take up economic activities as self-employed persons, and to set up undertakings, in particular companies, which they effectively control. Self-employment and business undertakings by nationals shall not extend to seeking or taking employment in the labour market or confer a right of access to the labour market of another party. The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to those who are not exclusively self-employed; (ii) as regards Community or Croatian companies, the right to take up economic activities by means of the setting up of subsidiaries and branches in Croatia or in the Community respectively; (e) ‘Operations’ shall mean the pursuit of economic activities; (f) ‘Economic activities’ shall in principle include activities of an industrial, commercial and professional character and activities of craftsmen; (g) ‘Community national’ and ‘Croatian national’ shall mean respectively a natural person who is a national of one of the Member States or of Croatia ; (h) with regard to international maritime transport, including intermodal operations involving a sea leg, nationals of the Member States or of Croatia established outside the Community or Croatia respectively, and shipping companies established outside the Community or Croatia and controlled by nationals of a Member State or Croatian nationals respectively, shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter III, if their vessels are registered in that Member State or in Croatia respectively, in accordance with their respective legislation. (i) ‘Financial services’ shall mean those activities described in Annex VI. The Stabilisation and Association Council may extend or modify the scope of that Annex.
1. Croatia shall facilitate the setting-up of operations on its territory by Community companies and nationals. To that end, it shall grant, upon entry into force of this Agreement: (i) as regards the establishment of Community companies treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own companies or to any third country company, whichever is the better, and; (ii) as regards the operation of subsidiaries and branches of Community companies in Croatia, once established, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own companies and branches or to any subsidiary and branch of any third country company, whichever is the better. 2. The Parties shall not adopt any new regulations or measures which introduce discrimination as regards the establishment of Community or Croatian companies on their territory or in respect of their operation, once established, by comparison with their own companies. 3. The Community and its Member States shall grant, from the entry into force of this Agreement: (i) as regards the establishment of Croatian companies, treatment no less favourable than that accorded by Member States to their own companies or to any company of any third country, whichever is the better; (ii) as regards the operation of subsidiaries and branches of Croatian companies, established in their territory, treatment no less favourable than that accorded by Member States to their own companies and branches, or to any subsidiary and branch of any third country company, established in their territory, whichever is the better. 4. Four years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council will establish the modalities to extend the above provisions to the establishment of nationals of both Parties to the Agreement to take up economic activities as self-employed persons. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article: (a) Subsidiaries and branches of Community companies shall have, from the entry into force of this Agreement, the right to use and rent real property in Croatia; (b) Subsidiaries of Community companies shall also have the right to acquire and enjoy ownership rights over real property as Croatian companies and as regards public goods/goods of common interest, the same rights as enjoyed by Croatian companies, where these rights are necessary for the conduct of the economic activities for which they are established excluding natural resources, agricultural land, forests and forestry land. Four years after the entry into force of this Agreement the Stabilisation and Association Council shall establish the modalities for extending rights under this paragraph to the excluded sectors. (c) Four years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine the possibility of extending the rights under (b), including rights in the excluded sectors, to branches of Community companies.
1. Subject to the provisions of Article 49, with the exception of financial services described in Annex VI, each Party may regulate the establishment and operation of companies and nationals on its territory, in so far as these regulations do not discriminate against companies and nationals of the other Party in comparison with its own companies and nationals. 2. In respect of financial services, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, a Party shall not be prevented from taking measures for prudential reasons, including for the protection of investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to whom a fiduciary duty is owned by a financial service supplier, or to ensure the integrity and stability of the financial system. Such measures shall not be used as a means of avoiding the Party's obligations under the Agreement. 3. Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed to require a Party to disclose information relating to the affairs and accounts of individual customers or any confidential or proprietary information in the possession of public entities.
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to air transport services, inland waterways transport services and maritime cabotage services. 2. The Stabilisation and Association Council may make recommendations for improving establishment and operations in the areas covered by paragraph 1.
1. The provisions of Articles 49 and 50 do not preclude the application by a Party of particular rules concerning the establishment and operation in its territory of branches of companies of another Party not incorporated in the territory of the first Party, which are justified by legal or technical differences between such branches as compared to branches of companies incorporated in its territory or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons. 2. The difference in treatment shall not go beyond what is strictly necessary as a result of such legal or technical differences or, as regards financial services, for prudential reasons.
In order to make it easier for Community nationals and Croatian nationals to take up and pursue regulated professional activities in Croatia and Community respectively, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine which steps are necessary for the mutual recognition of qualifications. It may take all necessary measures to that end.
1. A Community company or a Croatian company established in the territory of Croatia or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of Croatia and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of the Member States and of Croatia respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2 and that they are employed exclusively by companies, subsidiaries or branches. The residence and work permits of such employees shall only cover the period of such employment. 2. Key personnel of the above mentioned companies, herein referred to as ‘organisations’, are ‘intra-corporate transferees’ as defined in (c) of this paragraph in the following categories, provided that the organisation is a legal person and that the persons concerned have been employed by it or have been partners in it (other than as majority shareholders), for at least the year immediately preceding such movement: (a) Persons working in a senior position with an organisation, who primarily direct the management of the establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or their equivalent including: — directing the establishment of a department or sub-division of the establishment; — supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees; — having the authority personally to recruit and dismiss or recommend recruiting, dismissing or other personnel actions; (b) Persons working within an organisation who possess uncommon knowledge essential to the establishment's service, research equipment, techniques or management. The assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart from knowledge specific to the establishment, a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring specific technical knowledge, including membership of an accredited profession; (c) An ‘intra-corporate transferee’ is defined as a natural person working within an organisation in the territory of a Party, and being temporarily transferred in the context of pursuit of economic activities in the territory of the other Party; the organisation concerned must have its principal place of business in the territory of a Party and the transfer be to an establishment (branch, subsidiary) of that organisation, effectively pursuing like economic activities in the territory of the other Party. 3. The entry into and the temporary presence within the territory of the Community or Croatia of Croatian and Community nationals respectively shall be permitted, when these representatives of companies are persons working in a senior position, as defined in paragraph 2(a) above, within a company, and are responsible for the setting up of a Community subsidiary or branch of a Croatian company or of a Croatian subsidiary or branch of a Community company in a Member State or in Croatia respectively, when: — those representatives are not engaged in making direct sales or supplying services, and — the company has its principal place of business outside the Community or Croatia, respectively, and has no other representative, office, branch or subsidiary in that Member State or in Croatia respectively.
During the first three years following the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia may, on a transitional basis, introduce measures which derogate from the provisions of this Chapter as regards the establishment of Community companies and nationals of certain industries which: — are undergoing restructuring, or are facing serious difficulties, particularly where these entail serious social problems in Croatia, or — face the elimination or a drastic reduction of the total market share held by Croatian companies or nationals in a given sector or industry in Croatia, or — are newly emerging industries in Croatia. Such measures: (i) shall cease to apply at the latest five years after the entry into force of this Agreement. (ii) shall be reasonable and necessary in order to remedy the situation, and (iii) shall not introduce discrimination concerning the activities of Community companies or nationals already established in Croatia at the time of introduction of a given measure, by comparison with Croatian companies or nationals. While devising and applying such measures, Croatia shall grant preferential treatment wherever possible to Community companies and nationals, and in no case treatment less favourable than that accorded to companies or nationals from any third country. Prior to the adoption of these measures, Croatia shall consult the Stabilisation and Association Council and shall not put them into effect before a one month period has elapsed following the notification to the Stabilisation and Association Council of the concrete measures to be introduced by Croatia, except where the threat of irreparable damage requires the taking of urgent measures, in which case Croatia shall consult the Stabilisation and Association Council immediately after their adoption. Upon the expiry of the third year following the entry into force of this Agreement Croatia may introduce or maintain such measures only with the authorisation of the Stabilisation and Association Council and under conditions determined by the latter.
1. The Parties undertake in accordance with the following provisions to take the necessary steps to allow progressively the supply of services by Community or Croatian companies or nationals which are established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the services are intended. 2. In step with the liberalisation process mentioned in paragraph 1, the Parties shall permit the temporary movement of natural persons providing the service or who are employed by the service provider as key personnel as defined in Article 54, including natural persons who are representatives of a Community or Croatian company or national and are seeking temporary entry for the purpose of negotiating for the sale of services or entering into agreements to sell services for that service provider, where those representatives will not be engaged in making direct sales to the general public or in supplying services themselves. 3. As from four years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall take the measures necessary to implement progressively the provisions of paragraph 1. Account shall be taken of the progress achieved by the Parties in the approximation of their laws.
1. The Parties shall not take any measures or actions which render the conditions for the supply of services by Community and Croatian nationals or companies which are established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the services are intended significantly more restrictive as compared to the situation existing on the day preceding the day of entry into force of the Agreement. 2. If one Party is of the view that measures introduced by the other Party since the entry into force of the Agreement result in a situation which is significantly more restrictive in respect of supply of services as compared with the situation existing at the date of entry into force of the Agreement, such first Party may request the other Party to enter into consultations.
With regard to supply of transport services between the Community and Croatia, the following provisions shall apply: 1. With regard to inland transport, Protocol 6 lays down the rules applicable to the relationship between the Parties in order to ensure, in particular, unrestricted road transit traffic across Croatia and the Community as a whole, the effective application of the principle of non discrimination and progressive harmonisation of the Croatian transport legislation with that of the Community. 2. With regard to international maritime transport the Parties undertake to apply effectively the principle of unrestricted access to the market and traffic on a commercial basis. (a) The above provision does not prejudice the rights and obligations under the United Nations Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences, as applied by one or the other Party to this Agreement. Non-conference liners will be free to operate in competition with a conference as long as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a commercial basis; (b) The Parties affirm their commitment to a freely competitive environment as being an essential feature of the dry and liquid bulk trade. 3. In applying the principles of paragraph 2, the Parties shall: (a) not introduce cargo-sharing clauses in future bilateral agreements with third countries, other than in those exceptional circumstances where liner shipping companies from one or other Party to this Agreement would not otherwise have an effective opportunity to ply for trade to and from the third country concerned; (b) prohibit cargo-sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements concerning dry and liquid bulk trade; (c) abolish, upon the entry into force of this Agreement, all unilateral measures and administrative, technical and other obstacles that could have restrictive or discriminatory effects on the free supply of services in international maritime transport. (d) Each Party shall grant, inter alia, no less favourable treatment for the ships operated by nationals or companies of the other Party than that accorded to a Party's own ships with regard to access to ports open to international trade, the use of infrastructure and auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs facilities and the assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading. 4. With a view to ensuring a coordinated development and progressive liberalisation of transport between the Parties adapted to their reciprocal commercial needs, the conditions of mutual market access in air transport shall be dealt with by special agreements to be negotiated between the Parties after the entry into force of this Agreement. 5. Prior to the conclusion of the agreement referred to in paragraph 4, the Parties shall not take any measures or actions which are more restrictive or discriminatory as compared with the situation existing prior to the entry into force of this Agreement. 6. Croatia shall adapt its legislation, including administrative, technical and other rules, to that of the Community existing at any time in the field of air and inland transport insofar as it serves liberalisation purposes and mutual access to markets of the Parties and facilitates the movement of passengers and of goods. 7. In step with the common progress in the achievement of the objectives of this Chapter, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine ways of creating the conditions necessary for improving freedom to provide air and inland transport services.
The Parties undertake to authorise, in freely convertible currency, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of the Articles of the Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, any payments and transfers on the current account of balance of payments between the Community and Croatia.
1. With regard to transactions on the capital and financial account of balance of payments, from the entry into force of the Agreement, the Parties shall ensure the free movement of capital relating to direct investments made in companies formed in accordance with the laws of the host country and investments made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of Title V, and the liquidation or repatriation of these investments and of any profit stemming therefrom. 2. With regard to transactions on the capital and financial account of balance of payments, from the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall ensure the free movement of capital relating to credits related to commercial transactions or to the provision of services in which a resident of one of the Parties is participating, and to financial loans and credits, with maturity longer than a year. As from the entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall authorise, by making full and expedient use of its existing procedures, the acquisition of real estate in Croatia by nationals of Member States of the European Union, except for areas and matters listed in Annex VII. Within four years from the entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall progressively adjust its legislation concerning the acquisition of real estate in Croatia by nationals of the Member States of the European Union to ensure the same treatment as compared to Croatian nationals. At the end of the fourth year after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine the modalities for extending these rights to the areas and matters listed in Annex VII. The Parties shall also ensure, from the fourth year after the entry into force of this Agreement, free movement of capital relating to portfolio investment and financial loans and credits with maturity shorter than a year. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Parties shall not introduce any new restrictions on the movement of capital and current payments between residents of the Community and Croatia and shall not make the existing arrangements more restrictive. 4. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 59 and of this Article, where, in exceptional circumstances, movements of capital between the Community and Croatia cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties for the operation of exchange rate policy or monetary policy in the Community or Croatia, the Community and Croatia, respectively, may take safeguard measures with regard to movements of capital between the Community and Croatia for a period not exceeding six months if such measures are strictly necessary. 5. Nothing in the above provisions shall be taken to limit the rights of economic operators of the Parties from benefiting from any more favourable treatment that may be provided for in any existing bilateral or multilateral agreement involving Parties to this Agreement. 6. The Parties shall consult each other with a view to facilitating the movement of capital between the Community and Croatia in order to promote the objectives of this Agreement.
1. During the first four years following the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall take measures permitting the creation of the necessary conditions for the further gradual application of Community rules on the free movement of capital. 2. By the end of the fourth year following the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall determine the modalities for full application of Community rules on the movement of capital.
1. The provisions of this Title shall be applied subject to limitations justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health. 2. They shall not apply to activities that in the territory of either Party are connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority.
For the purpose of this Title, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Parties from applying their laws and regulations regarding entry and stay, employment, working conditions, establishment of natural persons and supply of services, provided that, in so doing, they do not apply them in such a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under the terms of a specific provision of this Agreement. This provision shall be without prejudice to the application of Article 62.
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned jointly by Croatian companies or nationals and Community companies or nationals shall also be covered by the provisions of this Title.
1. The Most-Favoured-Nation treatment granted in accordance with the provisions of this Title shall not apply to the tax advantages that the Parties are providing or will provide in the future on the basis of agreements designed to avoid double taxation or other tax arrangements. 2. None of the provisions of this Title shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by the Parties of any measure aimed at preventing the avoidance or evasion of taxes pursuant to the tax provisions of agreements to avoid double taxation and other tax arrangements or domestic fiscal legislation. 3. None of the provisions of this Title shall be construed to prevent Member States or Croatia in applying the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation, from distinguishing between taxpayers who are not in identical situations, in particular as regards their place of residence.
1. The Parties shall endeavour wherever possible to avoid the imposition of restrictive measures, including measures relating to imports, for balance of payments purposes. A Party adopting such measures shall present as soon as possible to the other Party a timetable for their removal. 2. Where one or more Member States or Croatia is in serious balance of payments difficulties, or under imminent threat thereof, the Community or Croatia, as the case may be, may, in accordance with the conditions established under the WTO Agreement, adopt restrictive measures, including measures relating to imports, which shall be of limited duration and may not go beyond what is strictly necessary to remedy the balance of payments situation. The Community or Croatia, as the case may be, shall inform the other Party forthwith. 3. Any restrictive measures shall not apply to transfers related to investment and in particular to the repatriation of amounts invested or reinvested or any kind of revenues stemming therefrom.
The provisions of this Title shall be progressively adjusted, notably in the light of requirements arising from Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the application by either Party of any measure necessary to prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third-country access to its market through the provisions of this Agreement.
1. The Parties recognise the importance of the approximation of Croatia's existing legislation to that of the Community. Croatia shall endeavour to ensure that its existing laws and future legislation will be gradually made compatible with the Community acquis. 2. This approximation will start on the date of signing of the Agreement, and will gradually extend to all the elements of the Community acquis referred to in this Agreement by the end of the period defined in Article 5 of this Agreement. In particular, at an early stage, it will focus on fundamental elements of the Internal Market acquis as well as on other trade-related areas, on the basis of a programme to be agreed between the Commission of the European Communities and Croatia. Croatia will also define, in agreement with the Commission of the European Communities, the modalities for the monitoring of the implementation of approximation of legislation and law enforcement actions to be taken.
Competition and other economic provisions
1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of the Agreement, in so far as they may affect trade between the Community and Croatia: (i) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition; (ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the Community or of Croatia as a whole or in a substantial part thereof; (iii) any State aid which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or certain products. 2. Any practices contrary to this Article shall be assessed on the basis of criteria arising from the application of the competition rules applicable in the Community, in particular from Articles 81, 82, 86 and 87 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and interpretative instruments adopted by the Community institutions. 3. The Parties shall ensure that an operationally independent public body is entrusted with the powers necessary for the full application of paragraph 1(i) and (ii) of this Article, regarding private and public undertakings and undertakings to which special rights have been granted. 4. Croatia shall establish an operationally independent authority which is entrusted with the powers necessary for the full application of paragraph 1(iii) of this Article within one year from the date of entry into force of this Agreement. This authority shall have, inter alia, the powers to authorise State aid schemes and individual aid grants in conformity with paragraph 2 of this Article, as well as the powers to order the recovery of State aid that has been unlawfully granted. 5. Each Party shall ensure transparency in the area of State aid, inter alia by providing to the other Party a regular annual report, or equivalent, following the methodology and the presentation of the Community survey on State aid. Upon request by one Party, the other Party shall provide information on particular individual cases of public aid. 6. Croatia shall establish a comprehensive inventory of aid schemes instituted before the establishment of the authority referred to in paragraph 4 and shall align such aid schemes with the criteria referred to in paragraph 2 within a period of no more than four years from the entry into force of this Agreement. 7. (a) For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 1(iii), the Parties recognise that during the first four years after the entry into force of this Agreement, any public aid granted by Croatia shall be assessed taking into account the fact that Croatia shall be regarded as an area identical to those areas of the Community described in Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. (b) Within three years form the entry into force of this Agreement, Croatia shall submit to the Commission of the European Communities its GDP per capita figures harmonised at NUTS II level. The authority referred to in paragraph 4 and the Commission of the European Communities shall then jointly evaluate the eligibility of the regions of Croatia as well as the maximum aid intensities in relation thereto in order to draw up the regional aid map on the basis of the relevant Community guidelines. 8. With regard to products referred to in Chapters II of Title IV: — paragraph 1 (iii) shall not apply; — any practices contrary to paragraph 1(i) shall be assessed according to the criteria established by the Community on the basis of Articles 36 and 37 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and specific Community instruments adopted on this basis. 9. If one of the Parties considers that a particular practice is incompatible with the terms of paragraph 1 of this Article, it may take appropriate measures after consultation within the Stabilisation and Association Council or after thirty working days following referral for such consultation. Nothing in this Article shall prejudice or affect in any way the taking, by either Party, of antidumping or countervailing measures in accordance with the relevant Articles of GATT 1994 and WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures or related internal legislation.
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and Annex VIII, the Parties confirm the importance that they attach to ensure adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights. 2. Croatia shall take the necessary measures in order to guarantee no later than three years after entry into force of this Agreement a level of protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights similar to that existing in the Community, including effective means of enforcing such rights. 3. The Stabilisation and Association Council may decide to oblige Croatia to accede to specific multilateral Conventions in this area. 4. If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and commercial property affecting trading conditions occur, they shall be referred urgently to the Stabilisation and Association Council, at the request of either Party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions.
Public contracts
1. The Parties consider the opening-up of the award of public contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity, in particular in the WTO context, to be a desirable objective. 2. Croatian companies, whether established or not in the Community, shall be granted access to contract award procedures in the Community pursuant to Community procurement rules under treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Community companies as from the entry into force of this Agreement. The above provisions will also apply to contracts in the utilities sector once the government of Croatia has adopted the legislation introducing the Community rules in this area. The Community shall examine periodically whether Croatia has indeed introduced such legislation. Community companies not established in Croatia shall be granted access to contract award procedures in Croatia pursuant to the Law on Public Procurement under treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Croatian companies at the latest three years after the entry into force of this Agreement. Community companies established in Croatia under the provisions of Chapter II of Title V shall have upon entry into force of this Agreement access to contract award procedures under treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Croatian companies. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall periodically examine the possibility for Croatia to introduce access to award procedures in Croatia for all Community companies. 3. As regards establishment, operations, supply of services between the Community and Croatia, and also employment and movement of labour linked to the fulfilment of public contracts, the provisions of Articles 45 to 68 are applicable.
Standardisation, Metrology, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment
1. Croatia shall take the necessary measures in order to gradually achieve conformity with Community technical regulations and European standardisation, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment procedures. 2. To this end, the Parties shall start at an early stage to: — promote the use of Community technical regulations and European standards, tests and conformity assessment procedures; — conclude, where appropriate, European Conformity Assessment Protocols; — foster the development of the quality infrastructure: standardisation, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment; — promote the participation of Croatia in the work of specialised European organisations, in particular CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, EA, WELMEC, EUROMET.
Consumer protection
The Parties will cooperate in order to align the standards of consumer protection in Croatia on those of the Community. Effective consumer protection is necessary in order to ensure that the market economy functions properly, and this protection will depend on the development of an administrative infrastructure in order to ensure market surveillance and law enforcement in this field. To that end, and in view of their common interests, the Parties will encourage and ensure: — the harmonisation of legislation and the alignment of consumer protection in Croatia on that in force in the Community; — a policy of active consumer protection including the increase of information and development of independent organisations; — effective legal protection for consumers in order to improve the quality of consumer goods and maintain appropriate safety standards.
In their cooperation in justice and home affairs the Parties will attach particular importance to the consolidation of the rule of law and the reinforcement of institutions at all levels in the areas of administration in general, and law enforcement and the machinery of justice in particular. Cooperation in the field of justice will focus in particular on the independence of the judiciary, the improvement of its effectiveness and the training of the legal professions.
Visa, border control, asylum and migration
1. The Parties shall cooperate in the areas of visa, border control, asylum and migration and will set up a framework for cooperation, including at a regional level, in these fields. 2. Cooperation in the matters referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on mutual consultations and close coordination between the Parties and should include technical and administrative assistance for: — the exchange of information on legislation and practices; — the drafting of legislation; — enhancing the efficiency of the institutions; — the training of staff; — the security of the travel documents and detection of false documents. 3. Cooperation will focus in particular: — in the area of asylum on the development and implementation of national legislation to meet the standards of the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 New York Protocol thereby to ensure that the principle of non-refoulement is respected. — in the field of legal migration, on admission rules and rights and status of the persons admitted. In relation to migration, the Parties agree to the fair treatment of nationals of other countries who reside legally on their territories and to promote an integration policy aiming at granting them rights and obligations comparable to those of their citizens. The Stabilisation and Association Council can recommend additional subjects for cooperation under this Article.
Prevention and control of illegal immigration; readmission
1. The Parties agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration. To this end: — Croatia agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of a Member State, upon request by the latter and without further formalities; — and each Member State of the European Union agrees to readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of Croatia, upon request by the latter and without further formalities. The Member States of the European Union and Croatia will provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents and will extend to them the administrative facilities necessary for such purposes. 2. The Parties agree to conclude, upon request, an agreement between Croatia and the European Community regulating the specific obligations for Croatia and for the Member States of the European Union for readmission, including an obligation for the readmission of nationals of other countries and stateless persons. 3. Pending the conclusion of the agreement with the Community referred to in paragraph 2, Croatia agrees to conclude, upon request of a Member State, bilateral agreements with individual Member States of the European Union regulating the specific obligations for readmission between Croatia and the Member State concerned, including an obligation for the readmission of nationals of other countries and stateless persons. 4. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine what other joint efforts can be made to prevent and control illegal immigration, including the trafficking in human beings.
Money laundering
1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making every effort and cooperating in order to prevent the use of their financial systems for laundering of proceeds from criminal activities in general and drug offences in particular. 2. Cooperation in this area may include administrative and technical assistance with the purpose of developing the implementation of regulations and efficient functioning of the suitable standards and mechanisms to combat money laundering equivalent to those adopted by the Community and international fora in this field.
Cooperation on illicit drugs
1. Within their respective powers and competencies, the Parties shall cooperate to ensure a balanced and integrated approach towards drug control. Drug control policies and actions shall be aimed at reducing the supply of, trafficking in and the demand for illicit drugs as well as at a more effective control of precursors. 2. The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of cooperation to attain these objectives. Actions shall be based on commonly agreed principles along the lines of the EU Drug Control Strategy. The cooperation between the Parties shall comprise technical and administrative assistance in particular in the following areas: — drafting of national legislation and policies; — establishment of institutions and information centres; — training of personnel; — drug related research; — and the prevention of diversion of precursors used for the illicit manufacture of drugs. The Parties may agree to include other areas.
Preventing and combating crime and other illegal activities
1. The Parties agree to cooperate on fighting and preventing criminal and illegal activities, organised or otherwise, such as: — trafficking in human beings; — illegal economic activities, and in particular corruption, counterfeiting of currencies, illegal transactions on products such as industrial waste, radioactive material and transactions involving illegal or counterfeit products; — illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances; — smuggling; — illicit arms trafficking; — terrorism. Cooperation in the above matters will be the subject of consultations and close coordination between the Parties. 2. The technical and administrative assistance in this field may include: — the drafting of national legislation in the field of criminal law; — enhancing the efficiency of the institutions charged with fighting and preventing crime; — staff training and the development of investigative facilities; — the formulation of measures to prevent crime.
1. The Community and Croatia shall establish a close cooperation aimed at contributing to the development and growth potential of Croatia. Such cooperation shall strengthen existing economic links on the widest possible foundation, to the benefit of both Parties. 2. Policies and other measures will be designed to bring about the economic and social development of Croatia. These policies should ensure that environmental considerations are also fully incorporated from the outset and that they are linked to the requirements of harmonious social development. 3. Cooperation policies shall be integrated into a regional framework of cooperation. Special attention will have to be devoted to measures that can foster cooperation between Croatia and its neighbouring countries including Member States, thus contributing to regional stability. The Stabilisation and Association Council may define priorities between and within the cooperation policies described hereinafter.
Economic policy
1. The Community and Croatia shall facilitate the process of economic reform by cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective economies and implementing economic policy in market economies. 2. To these ends the Community and Croatia shall cooperate to: — exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects and on strategies for development; — analyse jointly economic issues of mutual interest, including the framing of economic policy and the instruments for implementing it. — promote wider cooperation with the aim of speeding up the inflow of know-how and access to new technologies. 3. At the request of Croatian authorities, the Community may provide assistance designed to support the efforts of Croatia towards the gradual approximation of its policies towards those of the Economic and Monetary Union. Cooperation in this area will include informal exchange of information concerning the principles and the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union and the European System of Central Banks.
Statistical cooperation
1. Cooperation in the area of statistics shall aim at the development of an efficient and sustainable statistical system capable of providing in due time reliable, objective and accurate data needed to plan and monitor the process of transition and reform in Croatia. It shall enable the Central Bureau for Statistics of Croatia to meet better the needs of its customers, both public administration and private businesses. The statistical system shall respect the fundamental principles of statistics issued by the United Nations and the stipulations of the European Statistical law and develop towards the Community acquis. 2. To this end the Parties may cooperate in particular: — to promote the development of an efficient statistical service in Croatia based on an appropriate institutional framework; — to pursue harmonisation with international and European standards and classification in order to enable the national statistical system to adopt the Community acquis in statistics; — to provide private and public sector economic operators and research community with the appropriate socio-economic data; — to provide data needed to maintain and monitor economic reform; — to ensure the confidentiality of individual data; — to progressively increase data collection and transmission to the European Statistical System. 3. Cooperation in this field shall include, in particular, exchange of information on methods, transfer of know-how and training.
Banking, insurance and other financial services
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of establishing and developing a suitable framework for the encouragement of the banking, insurance and financial services sectors in Croatia. Cooperation shall focus on: — the adoption of a common accounting system compatible with European standards; — the strengthening and restructuring of the banking, insurance and other financial sectors; — the improvement of supervision and regulation of banking and other financial services; — the exchange of information in particular in respect of proposed legislation; — the preparation of translations and terminology glossaries. 2. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of developing efficient audit systems in Croatia following the harmonised Community methods and procedures. Cooperation shall focus on: — technical assistance to the State Auditing Office in Croatia; — the establishment of internal audit units in official agencies; — the exchange of information with regard to auditing systems; — the standardisation of audit documentation; — training and advisory operations.
Investment promotion and protection
1. Cooperation between the Parties shall be aimed at establishing a favourable climate for private investment, both domestic and foreign. 2. The particular aims of cooperation shall be: — for Croatia to improve a legal framework which favours and protects investment; — the conclusion, where appropriate, with Member States of bilateral agreements for the promotion and protection of investment; — the improvement of investment protection.
Industrial cooperation
1. Cooperation shall be aimed at promoting the modernisation and restructuring of the Croatian industry and individual sectors, as well as industrial cooperation between economic operators of both sides, with the particular objective of strengthening the private sector under conditions that ensure that the environment is protected. 2. Industrial cooperation initiatives will reflect the priorities determined by both Parties. They will take into account the regional aspects of industrial development, promoting transnational partnerships when relevant. The initiatives should seek in particular to establish a suitable framework for undertakings, to improve management, know-how and to promote markets, market transparency and the business environment. Special attention shall be devoted to the establishment of efficient export promotion activities in Croatia.
Small and medium-sized enterprises
The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen private sector small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the establishment of new undertakings in areas offering potential for growth and the cooperation between SMEs in the Community and in Croatia.
Tourism
1. Cooperation between the Parties in the field of tourism will be aimed at facilitating and encouraging tourism and tourist trade through transfer of know-how, participation of Croatia in important European tourism organisations and studying the opportunities for joint operations. 2. Cooperation shall include the following in particular: — exchanging information on major issues of mutual interest affecting the tourism sector and transferring of know-how; — encouraging the development of infrastructure conducive to investment in the tourism sector; — examining regional tourist projects.
Customs
1. The Parties shall cooperate to guarantee compliance with all the provisions scheduled for adoption in the area of trade and to achieve the approximation of the customs system of Croatia to that of the Community, thus helping to pave the way for liberalisation measures planned under this Agreement. 2. Cooperation shall include the following in particular: — the possibility of interconnection between the transit systems of the Community and Croatia, as well as the use of the Single Administrative Document (SAD); — the improvement and simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods; — the development of cross-border infrastructure between the Parties; — the development of customs cooperation support for introduction of modern customs information systems; — the exchange of information including on the methods of investigation; — the adoption by Croatia of the Combined Nomenclature; — training of customs officers. 3. Without prejudice to further cooperation provided for in this Agreement, and in particular Articles 77, 78 and 80, mutual assistance between administrative authorities in customs matters of the Parties shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 5.
Taxation
The Parties will establish cooperation in the field of taxation including measures aiming at the further reform of the fiscal system and the restructuring of tax administration with a view to ensuring effectiveness of tax collection and the fight against fiscal fraud.
Social cooperation
1. With regard to employment, cooperation between the Parties shall focus notably on upgrading job-finding and careers advice services, providing back-up measures and promoting local development to assist industrial and labour market restructuring. It shall also include measures such as studies, the secondment of experts and information and training operations. 2. With regard to social security, cooperation between the Parties shall seek to adapt the social security system of Croatia to the new economic and social requirements, notably by providing the services of experts and organising information and training activities. 3. Cooperation between the Parties will involve the adjustment of the Croatian legislation concerning working conditions and equal opportunities for women and men. 4. The Parties shall develop cooperation between them with the aim of improving the level of protection of the health and safety of workers, taking as a reference the level of protection existing in the Community.
Agriculture, and the agro-industrial sector
Cooperation in this field shall have as its aim the modernisation and restructuring of agriculture and the agro-industrial sector consistent with the Community rules and standards, the water management, the rural development, the gradual harmonisation of the veterinary and phytosanitary legislation with Community standards and the development of the forestry sector in Croatia.
Fisheries
The Community and Croatia shall explore the possibility of identifying areas of common interest in the fisheries sector, which by their nature would have to be mutually beneficial.
Education and training
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of raising the level of general education and professional qualifications in Croatia. 2. The Tempus programme will contribute to strengthening cooperation between the Parties in the field of education and training, promoting democracy, the rule of law and economic reform. 3. The European Training Foundation will also contribute to the upgrading of training structures and activities in Croatia.
Cultural cooperation
The Parties undertake to promote cultural cooperation. This cooperation serves inter alia to raise mutual understanding and esteem between individuals, communities and peoples.
Information and communication
The Community and Croatia will take the measures necessary to stimulate the mutual exchange of information. Priority will be given to programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the Community and professional circles in Croatia with more specialised information.
Cooperation in the audio-visual field
1. The Parties shall cooperate to promote the audio-visual industry in Europe and encourage co-production in the fields of cinema and television. 2. Croatia will align its policies on the regulation of content aspects of cross-border broadcasting, paying particular attention to matters relating to the acquisition of intellectual property rights for programmes and broadcast by satellite or cable, with those of the Community, and will harmonise its legislation with the Community acquis.
Electronic Communications Infrastructure and Associated Services
1. The Parties will strengthen cooperation in the area of electronic communications infrastructures, including classical telecommunications networks and relevant electronic audio-visual transport networks, and associated services, with the objective of ultimate alignment with the Community acquis by Croatia as from the entry into force of the Agreement. 2. The abovementioned cooperation will focus on the following priority areas: — policy development; — legal and regulatory aspects; — institution building required for a liberalised environment; — modernisation of Croatia's electronic infrastructure and its integration into European and world networks, with a focus on improvements at a regional level; — international cooperation; — cooperation within European structures especially those involved in standardisation; — coordinating positions in international organisations and fora.
Information Society
The Parties will strengthen cooperation with the objective of further developing the Information Society in Croatia. Global objectives will be preparing society as a whole for the digital age, attracting investments and interoperability of networks and services. The Croatian authorities, with the assistance of the Community, will review carefully any political commitment undertaken in the European Union with the objective of aligning its own policies on those of the Union. The Croatian authorities will establish a plan for the adoption of Community legislation in the area of the Information Society.
Transport
1. In addition to the provisions of Article 58 and Protocol 6 of this Agreement, the Parties shall develop and step up cooperation in the field of transport in order to enable Croatia to: — restructure and modernise transport and related infrastructure; — improve movement of passengers and goods and access to the transport market, by the removing of administrative, technical and other barriers; — achieve operating standards comparable to those in the Community; — develop a transport system compatible and aligned on the Community system; — improve the protection of environment in transport, reduction of harmful effects and pollution. 2. Cooperation shall include the following priority areas: — the development of road, rail, airport, inland waterways and port infrastructure and other major routes of common interest and Trans-European and Pan-European links; — the management of railways and airports, including appropriate cooperation between the relevant national authorities; — road transport, including road taxes and charges and social and environmental aspects; — combined rail and road transport; — the harmonisation of international transport statistics; — the modernisation of technical transport equipment in line with Community standards, and assistance in acquiring financing to that end, particularly as regards road-rail transport, multimodal transport and transhipment; — the promotion of joint technological and research programmes; — the adoption of coordinated transport policies that are compatible with those applied in the Community.
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX I CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS referred to in Article 18(2) Duty rates will be reduced as follows: — on the date of entry into force of the Agreement, duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2003, duty shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2004, the remaining duties shall be abolished HS 6+ Description 25.01 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti caking or free-flowing agents; sea water 2501.001 – – – Table salt and salt for food industry 2501.002 – – – Salt for other industry 2501.009 – – – Other 25.15 Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2,5 or more and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape 2515.1 Marble and travertine 2515.11 – – Crude or roughly trimmed 2515.12 – – Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape 2515.20 – Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster 27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations 2710.001 – – – Motor petrol and other light oils 2710.0014 – – – – Special petrols (extractable and other) 2710.0015 – – – – White spirit 2710.0017 – – – – Spirit type jet fuel 2710.002 – – – Kerosene and other medium oils 2710.0021 – – – – Kerosene 2710.0022 – – – – Kerosene type jet fuel 2710.0023 – – – – Alpha and normal olefins (mixtures), normal paraffins (C10 - C13) 2710.003 – – – Heavy oils except waste and intended for further manufacturing 2710.0033 – – – – Light, medium, heavy and extra heavy fuel oils with low sulphur content 2710.0034 – – – – Other light, medium, heavy and extra heavy fuel oil 2710.0035 – – – – Base oils 2710.0039 – – – – Other heavy oils and products based on heavy oils 27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons 2711.1 Liquefied 2711.12 – – Propane 2711.13 – – Butanes 2711.19 – – Other 2711.191 – – – Mixtures of propane and butane 2711.199 – – – Other 2711.29 – – Other 27.12 Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petrolum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured 2712.10 – Petroleum jelly 2712.20 – Paraffin wax containing by weight less than 0,75 % of oil 27.13 Petroleum coke, petrolum bitumen and other residues of petrolum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals 2713.20 – Petroleum bitumen 27.15 Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petrolum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs) 2715.009 – – – Other 2803.00 Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included) 2803.001 – – – Carbon black 28.06 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid 2806.10 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid) 2806.101 – – – Pro analysis 2808.00 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids 2808.002 – – – Other nitric acid 28.14 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution 2814.20 – – Ammonia in aqueous solution 2814.201 – – – Pro analysis 28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium 2815.11 – – Solid 2815.111 – – – Granulated, pro analysis 2815.20 – Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) 2815.201 – – – Granulated, pro analysis 29.02 Cyclic hydrocarbons 2902.4 – Xylenes 2902.41 – – o-Xylene 2902.411 – – – Pro analysis 2902.42 – – m-Xylene 2902.421 – – – Pro analysis 2902.43 – – p-Xylene 2902.431 – – – Pro analysis 2902.44 – – Mixed Xylene isomers 2902.441 – – – Pro analysis 29.05 Acyclic alcohol and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivates 2905.1 – Saturated monohydric alcohols 2905.11 – – Methanol (methyl acohol) 2905.111 – – – Pro analysis 2905.12 Propane 1 ol (propyl alcohol) and propane 2 ol (isopropyl alcohol) 2905.121 – – – Pro analysis 29.14 Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivates 2914.1 – Acyclic ketones without other oxygen function 2914.11 – – Acetone 2914.111 – – – Pro analysis 29.15 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acidis and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivates 2915.3 – Esters of acetic acid 2915.311 – – – Pro analysis 29.33 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only 2933.6 – Compounds containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure 2933.691 – – – Atrazine 30.02 Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products 3002.30 – Vaccines for veterinary medicine 30.03 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of two or more consistuents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms of packings for retail sale 3003.90 – Other 3003.909 – – – Other 30.04 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading No 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale 3004.10 – – Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives 3004.101 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.20 – – – Containing other antibiotics 3004.201 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.3 – – Containing hormones or other products of heading No 29.37 but not containing antibiotics 3004.31 – – Containing insulin 3004.311 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.32 – – Containing adrenal cortical hormones 3004.321 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.39 – – Other 3004.391 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.40 – – Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof but not containing hormones, other products of heading No 29.37 or antibiotics 3004.401 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.50 – – Other medicaments containing vitamins or other products of heading No 29.36 3004.501 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.90 – – Other 3004.902 – – – Ready medicaments for retail sale 3004.909 – – – Other 30.06 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter 3006.50 – First-aid boxes and kits 32.07 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enameleing or glass industry, glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes 3207.10 – Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers, prepared colours and similar preparations 3207.20 – Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations 3207.30 – Liquid lustres and similar preparations 3207.40 – Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes 32.08 Paints and varnishes (including elements and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter 3208.10 – Based on polyesters 3208.20 – Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers 32.09 Paints and varnishes (including elements and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium 3209.10 – Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers 3209.90 – Other 32.14 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like 3214.10 – Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings 3214.90 – Other 32.15 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid 3215.1 – – Printing ink 3215.11 – – Black 3215.19 – – Other 33.04 Beauty or make-up preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or sun tan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations 3304.99 – – Other 3304.999 – – – For retail sale 33.07 Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilators and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared room deodorizers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties 3307.90 – – Other 3307.909 – – – For retail sale 34.05 Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coach-work, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, non woven, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations) excluding waxes of heading No 34.04 3405.10 – Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather 3405.20 – Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork 3405.30 – Polishes and similar preparations for coachwork, other than metal polishes 3405.40 – Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations 3405.90 – Other 3406.00 Candles, tapers and the like 3605.00 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading No 36.04 37.01 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, senisitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs 3701.10 – For X-ray 3814.00 Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers 3820.00 Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids 39.05 Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other polymers in primary forms 3905.1 – Polyvinyl acetate 3905.12 – – In aqueous dispersion 3905.19 – – Other 39.19 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shape, of plastics, whether or not in rolls 3919.90 – Other 39.20 Other plates, sheet, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials 3920.10 – – Of polymers of ethylene 3920.101 – – – Foil 12 micron thick in rolls 50 to 90 mm wide 39.23 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics 3923.2 – Sacks and bags (including cones) 3923.21 – – Of polymers of ethylene 3923.29 – – Of other plastics 3923.40 – Spools, cops, bobbins and similar supports 3923.90 – Other 3923.901 – – – Casks and tanks 3923.909 – – – Other 39.24 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles of plastic 3924.10 – Tableware and kitchenware 3924.90 – Other 39.25 Builders' ware of plastic, not elsewhere specified or included 3925.10 – Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of a capacity exceeding 300 l 3925.20 – Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors 3925.30 – Shutters, blinds (including Venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof 3925.90 – Other 40.09 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges) 4009.10 – Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings 4009.20 – Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings 4009.40 – Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings 4009.50 – With fittings 4009.509 – – – Other 42.02 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive cases, brief cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers, travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewelry boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fibre or of paperboard or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper 4202.1 Trunks, suit cases, vanity cases, executive cases, brief cases, school satchels and similar containers 4202.11 – – With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 4202.12 – – With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials 4202.19 – – Other 4202.2 Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle 4202.21 – – With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 4202.22 – – With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials 4202.29 – – Other 4202.3 – – Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag 4202.31 – – With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 4202.32 – – With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials 4202.39 – – Other 4202.9 – – Other 4202.91 – – With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 4202.92 – – With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials 4202.99 – – Other 43.02 Tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) other than those of heading No 43.03 4302.1 – Whole skins, with or without head, tail or paws, not assembled 4302.11 – – Of mink 4302.12 – – Of rabbit or hare 4302.13 – – Of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 4302.19 – – Other 4302.20 – Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, not assembled 4302.30 – Whole skins and pieces or cuttings thereof, assembled 4304.00 Artificial fur and articles thereof 4304.009 – – – Articles of artificial fur 44.06 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood 4406.10 – – Not impregnated 4406.101 – – – Of oak 4406.102 – – – Of beech 4406.109 – – – Other 4406.90 – – Other 4406.901 – – – Of oak 4406.902 – – – Of beech 4406.909 – – – Other 44.18 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood including cellular wood panels assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes 4418.10 – Windows, French-windows and their frames 4418.20 – Doors and their frames and thresholds 4418.30 – Parquet panels 48.05 Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets not further worked or processed that are specified in Note 2 to this Chapter 4805.10 – Semi-chemical fluting paper (corrugating medium) 48.11 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of the kind described in heading No 48.03, 48.09 or 48.10 4811.2 – Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard 4811.29 – – Other 4811.299 – – – Other 48.14 Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper; window transparencies of paper 4814.10 – “Ingrain” paper 4814.20 – Wallpaper and similar wall covering, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics 4814.30 – Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper covered, on the face side, with plaiting material, whether or not bound together in parallel strands or woven 4814.90 – Other 4817.10 – Envelopes 4817.20 – Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards 4817.30 – Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery 48.19 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or web of cellulose fibres, box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like 4819.10 – Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard 4819.20 – Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard 4819.209 – – – Other 4819.30 – Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more 4819.40 – Other sacks and bags, including cones 4819.50 – Other packing containers, including record sleeves 4819.501 – – – Cylindrical boxes made of two or more materials 4819.60 – Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like 48.20 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for stamps or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard 4820.10 – Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles 4820.20 – Exercise books 4820.30 – Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers 4820.40 – Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets 4820.50 – Albums for samples or for collections 4820.90 Other 4820.901 – – – business forms 4820.909 – – – Other 48.21 Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed 4821.10 – Printed 4821.90 – Other 48.23 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres 4823.1 Gummed or adhesive paper, in strips or rolls 4823.11 – – Self-Adhesive 4823.19 – – Other 4823.40 – Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus 4823.5 Other paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes 4823.51 – – Printed, embossed or perforated 4823.59 – – Other 4823.60 – Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard 4823.70 – Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp 4823.90 – Other 4823.909 – – – Other 64.02 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics 6402.1 – Sports footwear 6402.19 – – Other 6402.20 – Footwear with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs 6402.30 – Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap 6402.9 – Other footwear 6402.91 – – Covering the ankle 6402.99 – – Other 64.03 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather 6403.1 Sports footwear 6403.19 – – Other 6403.20 – Footwear with outer soles of leather, and uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe 6403.30 – Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap 6403.40 – Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap 6403.5 – Other footwear with outer soles of leather 6403.51 – – Covering the ankle 6403.59 – – Other 6403.9 – Other footwear 6403.91 – – Covering the ankle 6403.99 – – Other 64.05 Other footwear 6405.10 – With uppers of leather or composition leather 6405.20 – With uppers of textile materials 6504.00 Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed 65.05 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed 6505.10 – Hair-nets 6505.90 – Other 65.06 Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed 6506.10 – Protective headgear (helmets) 6506.9 – Other 6506.91 – – Of rubber or of plastics 6506.92 – – Of fur 6506.99 – – Of other materials 6507.00 Head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear 66.01 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas) 6601.10 – Garden umbrellas and sun umbrellas 6601.9 – Other 6601.91 – – Telescopes 6601.99 – – Other 6602.00 Walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like 66.03 Parts, trimmings and accessories of articles other heading No 66.01 or 66.02 6603.10 – Handles and knobs 6603.20 – Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks) 6603.90 – Other 68.02 Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading No 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a back; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate) 6802.2 – Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof simply cut or sawn with a flat or even surface 6802.21 – – Marble, travertine and alabaster 6802.22 – – Other limestone 6802.29 – – Other stone 6802.9 – Other 6802.91 – – Marble, travertine and alabaster 6802.92 – – Other limestone 6802.99 – – Other stone 68.04 Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics with or without parts of other materials 6804.2 Other 6804.22 – – Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics 6804.30 – Hand sharpening or polishing stones 6804.309 – – – Of artificial materials 68.05 Natural, of artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up 6805.10 – On a base of textile material 6805.20 – On a base of paper or of paperboard 6805.30 – On a base of other materials 68.06 Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wool; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading No 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69 6806.10 – Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wool (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls 68.07 Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petrolum bitumen or coal tar pitch) 6807.10 – In rolls 6807.90 – Other 6807.909 – – Other 6808.00 Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders 68.09 Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster 6809.1 – Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles not ornamented 6809.11 – – Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only 6809.19 – – Other 6809.90 – Other articles 68.12 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric; clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets) whether or not reinforced other than goods of heading No 68.11 or 68.13 6812.10 – Fabricated asbestos fibres; Mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate 6812.20 – Yarn 6812.30 – Cords and string, whether or not plaited 6812.40 – Fabricated or knitted material 6812.50 – Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear 6812.60 – Paper, millboard and felt 6812.70 – Compressed asbestos fibres jointing, in sheets or rolls 6812.90 – Other 6812.909 – – – Other 68.13 Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials 6813.10 – Sheets and pads for brakes 6813.109 – – – Other 6813.90 – Other 6813.909 – – – Other 69.04 Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like 6904.10 – Building bricks 6904.101 – – – Solid, 250 x 120 x 65 dimensions 6904.102 – – – Grate bricks, 250 x 120 x 65 dimensions 6904.103 – – – Blocks, 290 x 190 x 190 dimensions 6904.104 – – – Blocks, 250 x 190 x 190 dimensions 6904.105 – – – Blocks, 250 x 250 x 140 dimensions 6904.109 – – – Other 6904.90 – Other 6904.901 – – – Ceiling filler tiles, 250 x 380 x 140 dimensions 6904.902 – – – Ceiling filler tiles, 390 x 100 x 160 dimensions 6904.903 – – – Support tiles, 250 x 120 x 40 dimensions 6904.909 – – – Other 69.05 Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods 6905.10 – Roofing tiles 6905.101 – – – Pressed tiles, 350 x 200 dimensions 6905.102 – – – Pressed interlocking tiles, 340 x 200 dimensions 6905.103 – – – Plain tiles, 380 x 180 dimensions 6905.104 – – – Mediterranean tiles, 375 x 200 dimensions 6905.109 – – – Other 6905.90 – Other 69.10 Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures 6910.10 – Of porcelain or china 6910.90 – Other 70.05 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked 7005.30 – Wired glass 70.17 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated 7017.10 – Of fused quartz or other fused silica 7017.109 – – – Other 7017.20 – Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 -6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 C to 300 C 7017.90 – Other 73.06 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel 7306.20 – Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas 7306.202 – – – Tubing of an external diameter less than 3 1/2" 7306.209 – – – Other 7306.50 – Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel 7306.509 – – – Other 7306.90 – Other 73.08 Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading No 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge- sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames, and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures of iron or steel 7308.10 – Bridges and bridge sections 7308.20 – Towers and lattice masts 7308.40 – Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pitpropping 7308.409 – – – Other 7309.00 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7309.001 – – – Reservoirs for the transport of goods 7309.009 – – – Other 7311.00 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel 7311.009 – – – Other 73.12 Stranded wire, ropes cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated 7312.10 – Stranded wire, ropes and cables 7312.109 – – – Other 7312.1099 – – – Other 7312.90 – Other 7312.909 – – – Other 7313.00 Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel 73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel 7314.4 – Other cloth, grill, netting and fencing 7314.41 – – Plated or coated with zinc 7314.42 – – Coated with plastics 7314.49 – – Other 73.15 Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel 7315.1 – Articulated link chain and parts thereof 7315.11 – – Roller chain 7315.12 – – Other chain 7315.19 – – Parts 7315.20 – Skid chain 7315.8 – Other chain 7315.81 – – Stud-link 7315.82 – – Other, welded link 7315.89 – – Other 7315.90 – Other parts 7316.00 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel 73.17 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading No 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper 7317.001 – – – For rails 7317.002 – – – For tacks 73.18 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel 7318.1 – Threaded articles 7318.11 – – Coach screws 7318.12 – – Other wood screws 7318.13 – – Screw hooks and screw rings 7318.14 – – Self-tapping screws 7318.19 – – Other 7318.2 – Non-threaded articles 7318.21 – – Spring washers and other lock washers 7318.23 – – Rivets 7318.24 – – Cotters and cotter-pins 7318.29 – – Other 73.21 Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel 7321.11 – – For gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels 7321.13 – – For solid fuel 73.23 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel 7323.10 – Iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like 7323.9 – Other 7323.93 – – Of stainless steel 7323.931 – – – Vessels 7323.939 – – – Other 73.26 Other articles of iron or steel 7326.1 – Forged or stamped, but not further worked 7326.19 – – Other 7326.20 – Articles of iron or steel wire 7326.209 – – – Other 7326.90 – Other 7326.909 – – Other 76.10 Aluminum structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading No 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridges section, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing framework, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns), aluminum plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures 7610.10 – Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors 7610.109 – – Other 7610.90 – Other 7610.901 – – – Elements prepared for use in structures 7610.909 – – – Other 7611.00 Aluminum reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat- insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7611.001 – – – Lined or heat-insulated 7611.009 – – – Other 76.14 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminum, not electrically insulated 7614.10 – With steel core 7614.90 – Other 8304.00 Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading No 94.03 83.09 Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles; threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal 8309.90 – Other 8309.902 – – – Seals, not further worked 8309.903 – – – Seals, worked 8309.909 – – – Other 84.02 Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); super-heated water boilers 8402.1 – Steam or other vapour generating boilers 8402.11 – – Watertube boilers with a steam production exceeding 45 t per hour 8402.111 – – – Main ship's steam boilers 8402.112 – – – Other, with a steam production not exceeding 300 tonnes per hour 8402.119 – – – Other, with a steam production exceeding 300 tonnes per hour 8402.12 – – Watertube boilers with a steam production not exceeding 45 t per hour 8402.121 – – – Main ship's steam boilers 8402.129 – – – Other 8402.19 – – Other vapour generating boilers, including hybrid boilers 8402.191 – – – Main ship's steam boilers 8402.192 – – – Firetube boilers 8402.193 – – – Hot-oil boilers 8402.199 – – – Other 8402.20 – Super-heated water boilers 8402.201 – – – Fired with chopped wood 84.03 Central heating boilers other than those of heading No 84.02 8403.90 – Parts 84.04 Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading No 84.02 or 84.03 (for example, economizers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers), condensers for steam or the vapour power units 8404.90 – Parts 84.06 Steam turbines and other vapour turbines 8406.90 – Parts 84.16 Furnace burners for liquid fuel, for pulverized solid fuel or for gas; mechanical stokers; including their mechanical grates, mechanical ash discharges and similar appliances 8416.20 – Other furnace burners, including combination burners 8416.209 – – – Other 84.18 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other, heat pumps other than air conditioning machines or heading No 84.15 8418.2 – Refrigerators, household type 8418.21 – – Compression-type 8418.22 – – Absorption-type, electrical 8418.29 – – Other 8418.50 – Other refrigerating or freezing chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and similar refrigerating or freezing furniture 84.19 Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evapourating, vapourizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non electric 8419.1 Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric 8419.111 – – – For domestic use 8419.119 – – – Other 8419.191 – – – For domestic use 8419.199 – – – Other 8419.40 – Distilling or rectifying plant 8419.401 – – – Fractionating columns for oxygen production 8419.409 – – – Other 8419.8 – Other machinery, plant and equipment 8419.81 – – For making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food 8419.819 – – – Other 8419.89 – – Other 8419.899 – – – Other 8419.8999 – – – Other 84.20 Calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders thereof 8420.10 – Calendering or other rolling machines 8420.101 – – – Ironing machines 8420.1011 – – – – For domestic use 84.21 Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers, filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases 8421.1 – – Centrifuge, including centrifugal dryers 8421.121 – – – For domestic use 8421.2 – Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids 8421.29 – – Other 8421.299 – – – Other 8421.3 – Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases 8421.31 – – Intake air filters for internal combustion engines 8421.319 – – – Other 8421.39 – – Other 8421.399 – – – Other 8421.9 – Parts 8421.91 – – Of centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers 8421.919 – – Of centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers 84.23 Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds 8423.30 – Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales 8423.8 – Other weighing machinery 8423.81 – – Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg 8423.82 – – Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5 000 kg 8423.829 – – – Other 8423.89 – – Other 8423.891 – – – Weighbridges (railway or for trucks and vans) 8423.899 – – – Other 84.24 Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines 8424.10 – Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged 8424.109 – – – Other 8424.8 – Other appliances 8424.81 – – Agricultural or horticultural 8424.819 – – – Other 84.27 Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment 8427.20 – Other self-propelled trucks 8427.209 – – – Other 8427.90 – Other trucks 84.28 Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics) 8428.20 – Pneumatic elevators and conveyors 8428.209 – – – Other 8428.3 – Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials 8428.39 – – Other 8428.399 – – – Other 84.32 Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports-ground rollers 8432.10 – Ploughs 8432.2 – Harrows, scarifiers, cultivators, weeders and hoes 8432.21 – – DISC harrows 8432.29 – – Other 8432.30 – Seeds, planters and transplanters 8432.301 – – – Forest seedling planters 8432.309 – – – Other 8432.40 – Manure spreaders and fertilizer distributors 8432.80 – Other machinery 84.33 Harvesting or threshing machinery, including straw or fodder balers; grass or hay mowers; machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce, other than machinery of heading No 84.37 8433.1 – Mowers for lawns, parks or sports-grounds 8433.11 – – Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane 8433.19 – – Other 8433.20 – Other mowers, including cutter bars for tractor mounting 84.38 Machinery not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, for industrial preparation on manufacture of food drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils 8438.50 – Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry 8438.60 – Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables 84.52 Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading No 84.40; furniture; bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles 8452.10 – Sewing machines of the household type 84.57 Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal 8457.20 – Unit construction machines (single station) 8457.30 – Multi-station transfer machines 84.58 Lathes (including turning centers) for removing metal 8458.1 – Horizontal lathes 8458.19 – – Other 84.59 Machine tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading No 84.58 8459.2 – Other drilling machines 8459.29 – – Other 8459.299 – – – Other 8459.6 – Other milling machines 8459.61 – – Numerically controlled 8459.619 – – – Other 8459.69 – – Other 8459.699 – – – Other 84.60 Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading No 84.61 8460.2 Other grinding machines, in which the positioning in any one axis can be set up to an accuracy of at least 0,01 mm 8460.29 – – Other 8460.292 – – – For crank shafts 8460.3 – Sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines 8460.39 – – Other 84.61 Machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included 8461.50 – Sawing or cutting-off machines 84.81 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shell, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves 8481.10 Pressure-reducing valves 8481.109 – – – Other 8481.30 – Check valves 8481.309 – – – Other 8481.40 – Safety or relief valves 8481.409 – – – Other 8481.80 – Other appliances 8481.801 – – – Regulating valves electromechanically or pneumatically powered 8481.806 – – – Fixtures for single pipe and double pipe central heating with nominal size 3/8" and more, but not exceeding 3/4" 85.01 Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) 8501.3 – Other DC motors; DC generators 8501.31 – – Of an output not exceeding 750 W 8501.319 – – – Other 8501.33 – – Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW 8501.339 – – – Other 8501.40 – Other AC motors, single-phase 8501.409 – – Other 8501.4099 – – – Other 8501.5 – Other AC motors, multi-phase 8501.51 – Of an output not exceeding 750 W 8501.519 – – – Other 8501.5199 – – – Other 8501.52 – – Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW 8501.529 – – – Other 8501.5299 – – – Other 85.02 Electric generating sets and rotary converters 8502.1 – Generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) 8502.11 – – Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA 8502.119 – – – Other 8502.12 – – Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA 8502.129 – – – Other 8502.13 – – Of an output exceeding 375 kVA 8502.139 – – – Other 8502.20 – Generating sets with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines 8502.209 – – – Other 8502.3 – Other generating sets 8502.39 – Other 8502.391 – – – DC 8502.3919 – – – Other 8502.399 – – – AC 8502.3999 – – – Other 8502.40 – Electric rotary converters 8502.409 – – – Other 85.04 Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors 8504.10 – Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes 8504.109 – – – Other 8504.3 – Other transformers 8504.34 – – Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA 8504.349 – – – Other 8504.40 – Static converters 8504.409 – – – Other 85.05 Electro-magnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electro-magnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electro-magnetic coupling, clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads 8505.20 – Electro-magnetic couplings, clutches and brakes 85.30 Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (other than those of heading No 86.08) 8530.10 – Equipment for railways or tramways 8530.80 – Other equipment 85.39 Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps: arc-lamps 8539.2 – Other filament lamps, excluding ultra-violet or infra-red lamps 8539.29 – – Other 85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibres cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electrical conductors or fitted with electric conductors or fitted with connectors 8544.1 – Winding wire 8544.111 – – – With a diameter not exceeding 2,50 mm 8544.20 – Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors 86.01 Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators 8601.10 – Powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators 8601.102 – – – For ordinary gauge tracks 8601.109 – – – Other 86.02 Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders 8602.10 – Diesel-electric locomotives 8602.90 – Other 8602.901 – – – Ex-proof diesel-mechanical 8602.902 – – – Diesel-hydraulic 8602.909 – – – Other 86.03 Self-propelled railway or tramway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading No 86.04 8603.10 – Powered from an external source of electricity 8603.101 – – – Tramway rail-cars for passengers 8603.102 – – – Passenger motor units 8603.103 – – – Passenger motor cars 8603.109 – – – Other 8603.90 – Other 8603.901 – – – Passenger motor units 8603.902 – – – Passenger motor cars 8603.909 – – – Other 8605.00 Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled: luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self propelled (excluding those of heading No 86.04) 8605.001 – – – Ambulances 8605.002 – – – Railway: passenger and post-office coaches, luggage vans and official coaches 8605.009 – – – Other 86.06 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled 8606.10 – Tank wagons and the like 8606.20 – Insulated or refrigerated vans and wagons, other than those of subheading No 8606.10 8606.30 – Self-discharging vans and wagons, other than those of subheading No 8606.10 or 8606.20 8606.9 – Other 8606.91 – – Covered and closed 8606.911 – – – For transport of live fish 8606.919 – – – Other 8606.92 – – Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm 8606.99 – – Other 8606.991 – – – Tramway vans and wagons 8606.999 – – – Other 86.07 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock 8607.1 – Bogies, bissel-bogies, axles and wheels and parts thereof 8607.11 – – Driving bogies and bissel-bogies 8607.12 – – Other bogies and bissel-bogies 8607.30 – Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof 8609.00 Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport 8609.009 – – – Other 87.01 Tractors (other than tractors of heading No 87.09) 8701.20 – Road tractors for semi trailers 8701.202 – – – Used, of an engine power not exceeding 300 kW 8701.204 – – – Used, of an engine power exceeding 300 kW 87.02 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver 8702.10 – With compression ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi diesel) 8702.101 – – – Motor buses and coaches, new 8702.102 – – – Motor buses and coaches, used 8702.90 – – Other 8702.901 – – – Other motor buses and coaches, new 8702.902 – – – Other motor buses and coaches, used 8702.903 – – – Trolleybuses 8702.909 – – – Other 87.03 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those heading No 87.02) including station wagons and racing cars 8703.2 – Other vehicles, with spark ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine 8703.21 – – Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1 000 cm 3 8703.212 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.219 – – – Other, used 8703.22 – – Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 000 cm 3 but not exceeding 1 500 cm 3 8703.222 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.229 – – – Other, used 8703.23 – – Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm 3 but not exceeding 3 000 cm 3 8703.232 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.235 – – – On-road/off-road, used 8703.239 – – – Other, used 8703.24 – – Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3 000 cm 3 8703.242 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.245 – – – On-road/off-road, used 8703.249 – – – Other, used 8703.3 – Other vehicles with compression ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi diesel) 8703.31 – – Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1 500 cm 3 8703.312 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.319 – – – Other, used 8703.32 – – Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm 3 but not exceeding 2 500 cm 3 8703.322 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.325 – – – On-road/off-road, used 8703.329 – – – Other, used 8703.33 – Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 500 cm 3 8703.332 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.335 – – – On-road/off-road, used 8703.339 – – – Other, used 8703.90 – Other 8703.902 – – – Motor cars, used 8703.909 – – – Other, used 87.04 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 8704.2 – Other vehicles with compression ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi diesel) 8704.23 – – Of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 20 tonnes 8704.231 – – – Tankers 8706.00 Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings No 87.01 to 87.05 8706.002 – – – For tractors 87.07 Bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of headings No 87.01 to 87.05 8707.10 – For the vehicles of heading No 87.03 8707.90 – Other 8707.901 – – – For motor buses and trolleybuses 8707.902 – – – Closed aluminum bodies for lorries 8707.909 – – – Other 87.08 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings No 87.01 to 87.05 8708.10 – Bumpers and parts thereof 8708.2 – Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs) 8708.291 – – – Aluminum sideboards for lorry bodies 8708.3 – Brakes and servo-brakes and parts thereof 8708.39 – – Other 8708.9 – Other parts and accessories 8708.92 – – Silencers and exhaust pipes 8708.93 – – Clutches and parts thereof 8708.99 – – Other 8708.991 – – – Joints, buckles and support guides except universal joints 8708.992 – – – Other parts, worked 8708.999 – – – Other parts, not further worked 87.11 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars 8711.10 – With reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm 3 8711.20 With reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cm 3 but not exceeding 250 cm 3 8711.201 – – – New 8711.209 – – – Used 8711.30 – With reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 250 cm 3 but not exceeding 500 cm 3 8711.301 – – – New 8711.309 – – – Used 8711.40 With reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 500 cm 3 but not exceeding 800 cm 3 8711.401 – – – New 8711.409 – – – Used 8711.50 – With reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cm 3 8711.509 – – – Used 8711.90 – Other 8711.901 – – – Side-cars 8711.909 – – – Other 87.14 Parts and accessories of vehicles of heading Nos. 87.11 to 87.13 8714.1 – Of motorcycles (including mopeds) 8714.11 – – Saddles 8714.9 – Other 8714.92 – – Wheel rims and spokes 8714.93 – – Hubs, other than coaster braking hubs and hub brakes, and free-wheel sprocket-wheels 8714.94 – – Brakes, including coaster braking hubs and hub brakes, and parts thereof 8714.95 – – Saddles 87.16 Trailers and semi-trailers, other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof 8716.20 – Self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes 8716.209 – – – Other 8716.3 – Other trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods 8716.31 – – Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers 8716.311 – – – For liquefied gases 8716.40 – Other trailers and semi-trailers 8716.80 – Other vehicles 89.03 Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes 8903.10 – Inflatable 8903.9 – Other 8903.92 – – Motorboats, other than outboard motorboats 8903.99 – – Other 94.01 Seats (other than those of heading No 94.02) whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof 9401.30 – Swivel seats with variable height adjustment 9401.90 – Parts 9401.902 – – – Of metals, excluding shock-absorbers 9401.903 – – – Shock-absorbers 9401.904 – – – Of plastics 94.04 Mattress supports; articles of bedding and similar furnishing (for example, mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) fitted with springs or stuffed or internally fitted with any material or of cellular rubber or plastic, whether or not covered 9404.10 – Mattress supports 9404.2 – Mattress 9404.21 – – Of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered 9404.29 – – Of other materials 9404.30 – Sleeping bags 9404.90 – Other 9406.00 Prefabricated buildings 9406.001 – – – Of plastics 9406.002 – – – Of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone 9406.004 – – – Of steel 9406.005 – – – Of wood 9406.009 – – – Other 9602.00 Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin of natural gums or natural resins or of modeling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading No 35.03) and articles of unhardened gelatin 9602.001 – – – Gelatin capsules for pharmaceutical purposes 9602.002 – – – Worked vegetable or mineral materials and articles of these materials 9602.009 – – – Other 96.06 Buttons, press-fasteners, snap fasteners and press-studs button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks 9606.10 – Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts therefor 9606.2 – Buttons 9606.21 – – Of plastics, not covered with textile material 9606.22 – – Of base metal, not covered with textile material 9606.29 – – Other 9606.30 – Button moulds and other parts of buttons; button blanks 96.07 Slide fasteners and parts thereof 9607.1 – Slide fasteners 9607.11 – – Fitted with chain scoops of base metal 9607.19 – – Other 9607.20 – Parts 96.08 Ball point pens; felt pens, tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountains pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing other than those of heading No 96.09 9608.10 – Ball point pens 9608.20 – Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers 9608.209 – – – Other 9608.3 – Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens 9608.31 – – Indian ink drawing pens 9608.39 – – Other 9608.40 – Propelling or sliding pencils 9608.50 – Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings 9608.60 – Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir 9608.9 – Other 9608.91 – – Pen nibs and nib points 9608.911 – – – Golden pen nibs for writing 9608.912 – – – Other pen nibs for writing 9608.913 – – – Pen nibs for drawing 9608.919 – – – Nib points 9608.99 – – Other 9608.992 – – – Refills for felt tipped pens 9608.999 – – – Other 96.09 Pencils (other than pencils of heading No 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors chalks 9609.10 – Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a rigid sheath 9609.20 – Pencil leads, black or coloured 9609.90 – Other
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX II CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS referred to in Article 18(3) Duty rates will be reduced as follows: — on the date of entry into force of the Agreement, duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2003, duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2004, duty shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2005, duty shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2006, duty shall be reduced to 15 % of the basic duty — on 1 January 2007, the remaining duties shall be abolished. HS 6+ Description 25.22 Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading No 28.25 2522.10 – Quicklime 2522.20 – Slaked lime 2522.30 – Hydraulic lime 25.23 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cement, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers 2523.10 – Cement clinkers 2523.109 – – – Other 2523.2 – Portland cement 2523.29 – – Other 2523.292 – – – Portland cement with additions 2523.294 – – – Sulphate resistant cement 2523.295 – – – Cement with low temperature of hydration 2523.296 – – – Metallurgical cement and cement for blast furnaces 2523.299 – – – Other 2523.30 – Aluminous cement 2523.301 – – – Aluminous cement with content Al2O3 not exceeding 50 % 2523.90 – Other hydraulic cements 2710.00 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations 2710.001 – – – Motor petrol and other light oils 2710.0012 – – – – Leadless motor petrol 2710.0013 – – – – Other motor petrols 2710.0019 – – – – Other light oils and products based on light oils 2710.002 – – – Kerosene and other medium oils 2710.0024 – – – – Other petroleum 2710.0029 – – – – Other medium oils and preparations on the basis of those oils 2710.003 – – – Heavy oils except waste and intended for further manufacturing 2710.0031 – – – – Gas oils 2710.0032 – – – – Extra light and light special fuel oil 2710.009 – – – Other 2710.0099 – – – – Waste oils 2807.00 Sulphuric acid; oleum 2807.001 – – – Sulphuric acid, pro analysis 2808.00 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids 2808.001 – – – Nitric acid, pro analysis 31.02 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous 3102.90 – Other, including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings 31.05 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers, goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg 3105.10 – Goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg 32.06 Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of heading No 32.03, 32.04 or 32.05; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined 3206.20 – Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide 3206.201 – – – Chromium greens 3206.202 – – – Zinc yellows (zinc chromate) 3206.209 – – – Other 3206.4 – Other colouring matter and other preparations 3206.49 – Other 3206.492 – – – Concentrated dispersions of pigments 3206.494 – – – Based on carbon black 33.04 Beauty or make-up preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or sun tan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations 3304.10 – – Lip make up preparations 3304.109 – – – For retail sale 3304.20 – – Eye make-up preparations 3304.209 – – – For retail sale 3304.30 – – Manicure or pedicure preparations 3304.309 – – – For retail sale 33.05 Preparations for use on the hair 3305.10 – – Shampoos 3305.109 – – – For retail sale 3305.20 – – Preparations for permanent waving or straightening 3305.209 – – – For retail sale 3305.30 – – Hair lacquers 3305.309 – – – For retail sale 3305.90 – – Other 3305.909 – – – For retail sale 33.06 Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, including denture fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages 3306.10 – – Dentifrices 3306.109 – – – For retail sale 3306.90 – – Other 3306.909 – – – For retail sale 33.07 Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilators and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared room deodorizers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties 3307.10 Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations 3307.109 – – – For retail sale 3307.20 – – Personal deodorants and antiperspirants 3307.209 – – – For retail sale 3307.30 – – Perfumed bathsalts and other bath preparations 3307.309 – – – For retail sale 3307.4 Preparations for perfuming or deodorizing rooms, including odoriferous preparations used during religious rites 3307.49 – – Other 3307.499 – – – For retail sale 34.02 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, where or not containing soap, other than those of heading No 34.01 3402.1 – – Organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale 3402.11 – – Anionic 3402.111 – – – Alkylarylsulphonates 3402.112 – – – Polyglycol ether lauryl alcohol sulphonate 3402.20 – – Preparations put up for retail sale 3402.201 – – – In powder for washing 3402.209 – – – Other 3402.90 – Other 3402.901 – – – In powder for washing 38.08 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) 3808.20 – Fungicides 3808.209 – – – Other fungicides, except for plant protection 39.17 Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings thereof (for example, joints, elbows, flanges) of plastics 3917.2 – Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid 3917.21 – – Of polymers of ethylene 3917.211 – – – For submarine water line 3917.219 – – – Other 3917.2199 – – – Other 3917.22 – – Of polymers of propylene 3917.229 – – – Other 3917.23 – – Of polymers of vinyl chloride 3917.239 – – – Other 3917.29 – – Of other plastics 3917.299 – – – Other 3917.31 – – Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27,6 MPa 3917.319 – – – Other 3917.32 – – Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings 3917.329 – – Other 3917.33 – – Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings 3917.339 – – – Other 3917.39 – – Other 3917.399 – – – Other 3917.40 – Fittings 3917.409 – – – Other 39.18 Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in Note 9 to this Chapter 3918.10 – Of polymers of vinyl chloride 3918.90 – Of other plastics 39.19 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls 3919.10 – In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm 3919.101 – – – Of polypropylene 3919.102 – – – Of polyvinyl chloride 3919.103 – – – Of polyethylene 3919.109 – – – Other 39.20 Other plates, sheet, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials 3920.10 – Of polymers of ethylene 3920.109 – – – Other 3920.30 – Of polymers of styrene 3920.4 – Of polymers of vinyl chloride 3920.42 – – Flexible 40.12 Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber 4012.10 – Retreaded tyres 4012.109 – – – Other 4012.20 – Used pneumatic tyres 4012.209 – – – Other 4012.90 – Other 4012.909 – – – Other 44.09 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges of faces, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed 4409.20 – Non-coniferous 4409.202 – – – Of other wood 4409.203 – – – Parquet flooring of beech 4409.204 – – – Parquet flooring of other deciduous 4409.209 – – – Other 48.05 Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets not further worked or processed that are specified in Note 2 to this Chapter 4805.2 – Multi-ply paper and paperboard 4805.29 – – Other 4805.291 – – – Testliner-brown 4805.299 – – – Other 4805.30 – Sulphite wrapping paper 4805.60 – Other paper and paperboard, weighing 150g/m 2 or less 4805.601 – – – Fluting from wastepaper 4805.609 – – – Other 4805.6091 – – – – Common wrapping paper 4805.6099 – – – – Other 4805.70 – Other paper and paperboard, weighing more than 150 g/m, but less than 225 g/m 48.08 Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of the kind described in heading No 48.03 4808.10 – Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated 64.01 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes 6401.10 – Footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap 6401.9 – Other footwear 6401.91 – – Covering the knee 6401.92 – – Covering the ankle but not covering the knee 6401.99 – – Other 64.05 Other footwear 6405.90 – Other 68.10 Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone whether or not reinforced 6810.1 – Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles 6810.11 – – Blocks and bricks for building 6810.19 – – Other 6810.9 – Other articles 6810.91 – – Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering 6810.99 – Other 68.11 Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like 6811.10 – Wavy flagstones 6811.20 – Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles 6811.30 – Tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings 6811.90 – Other articles 69.08 Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing 6908.10 – Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular, the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm 70.03 Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked 7003.1 – Non-wired sheets 7003.12 – – Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer 7003.19 – – Other 7003.199 – – – Other 7003.20 – Wired sheets 7003.30 – Profiles 70.07 Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass 7007.1 – Toughened (tempered) safety glass 7007.11 – – Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels 7007.19 – Other 7007.2 – Laminated safety glass 7007.21 – – Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels 7007.219 – – – Other 7007.29 – – Other 70.10 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass 7010.10 – Ampoules 7010.20 – Stoppers, lids and other closures 7010.9 – Other, of a capacity 7010.91 – – Exceeding 1 l 7010.92 – – Exceeding 0,33 l but not exceeding 1 l 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails 7302.40 – Fish-plates and sole plates 7302.90 – Other 73.04 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) 7304.10 – Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines 7304.2 – Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas 7304.29 – – Other 7304.292 – – – Casing of other steels of an external diameter less than 16" 7304.295 – – – Other tubing of other steels 7304.299 – – – Other 7304.3 – Other, of circular cross section, of iron or non alloy steel 7304.31 – – Cold drawn or cold rolled (cold reduced) 7304.319 – – – Other 7304.3199 – – – Other 7304.39 – – Other 7304.399 – – – Other 73.06 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel 7306.10 – Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines 7306.20 – Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas 7306.201 – – – Casing of an external diameter not exceeding 16" 7306.30 – Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel 7306.309 – – – Other 7306.60 – Other, welded, of non-circular cross-section 7306.601 – – – Of iron and steel of square or rectangular cross-section not exceeding 280 mm 7306.6019 – – – Other 73.10 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of capacity not exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7310.10 – Of a capacity of 50 l or more 7310.2 Of a capacity of less than 50 l 7310.21 – – Cans which are to be closed by soldering or crimping 7310.29 – – Other 7310.299 – – – Other 73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel 7314.20 – Grill, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection, of wire with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 3 mm or more and having a mesh size of 100 cm 2 or more 73.21 Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel 7321.1 – Cooking appliances and plate warmers 7321.12 – – For liquid fuel 7321.8 – Other appliances 7321.81 – – For gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels 7321.82 – – For liquid fuel 7321.83 – – For solid fuel 7321.90 – Parts 73.22 Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel 7322.1 Radiators and parts thereof 7322.11 – – Of cast iron 7322.19 – – Other 7322.90 – Other 7322.909 – – – Other 76.04 Aluminum bars, rods and profiles 7604.10 – Of aluminum, not alloyed 7604.2 – Of aluminum alloys 7604.21 – – Hollow profiles 7604.211 – – – Surface protected (painted, varnished or coated with plastics) 7604.219 – – – Other 7604.29 – – Other 76.05 Aluminum wire 7605.1 – Of aluminum, not alloyed 7605.11 – – Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7 mm 7605.119 – – – Other 7605.19 – – Other 76.06 Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm 7606.1 – Rectangular (including square) 7606.11 – – Of aluminum, not alloyed 7606.119 – – – Other 7606.12 – – Of aluminum alloys 7606.122 – – – Aluminum sheets surface worked (painted, varnished or coated with plastics) 7606.129 – – – Other 7606.9 – Other 7606.91 – – Of aluminum, not alloyed 7606.92 – – Of aluminum alloys 76.07 Aluminum foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm 7607.1 – Not backed 7607.19 – – Other 7607.199 – – – Other 7607.20 – Backed 7607.209 – – – Other 76.08 Aluminum tubes and pipes 7608.10 – Of aluminum, not alloyed 7608.109 – – – Other 7608.20 – Of aluminum alloys 7608.209 – – Other 7609.00 Aluminum tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 76.16 Other articles of aluminum 7616.9 – Other 7616.99 – – Other 7616.991 – – – Radiators 7616.999 – – – Other 82.15 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware 8215.10 – Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal 8215.20 – Other sets of assorted articles 8215.9 – Other 8215.91 – – Plated with precious metal 8215.99 – – Other 83.09 Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles; threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal 8309.10 – Crown corks 8309.90 – Other 8309.901 – – – Screw caps 83.11 Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying 8311.10 – Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding 8311.20 – Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding 8311.30 – Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame 8311.90 – Other, including parts 84.03 Central heating boilers other than those of heading No 84.02 8403.10 – Boilers 8403.101 – – – Using gas or gas and other fuel 8403.102 – – – Using liquid fuel 8403.103 – – – Using solid fuel 8403.109 – – – Other 84.04 Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading No 84.02 or 84.03 (for example, economizers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers), condensers for steam or the vapour power units 8404.10 – Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading No 84.02 or 84.03 8404.101 – – – For use with boilers of heading No 8402 8404.109 – – – For use with boilers of heading No 8403 8404.20 – Condensers for steam or other vapour power units 84.06 Steam turbines and other vapour turbines 8406.10 – Turbines for marine propulsion 8406.101 – – – Condensation turbines of a minimum output of 6 000 kW 8406.109 – – – Other 8406.8 – Other turbines 8406.81 – – Of an output exceeding 40 MW 8406.811 – – – For driving of electric generators of a minimum output of 200 000 kW in power stations or in heat and power stations 8406.819 – – – Other 8406.82 – – Of an output not exceeding 40 MW 8406.821 – – – Condensation turbines of a minimum output of 6 000 kW 8406.829 – – – Other 84.08 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) 8408.10 – Marine propulsion engines 8408.102 – – – With a engine power exceeding 150 kW but not exceeding 400 kW 8408.109 – – – Other 84.13 Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device, liquid elevators 8413.11 – – Pumps for dispensing fuel or lubricants, of the type used in filling-stations or in garages 8413.30 – Fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines 8413.309 – – – Other 8413.60 – – Other rotary positive displacement 8413.601 – – – Helicoidal monopumps for aggressive chemical materials 8413.602 – – – Gear pumps for dosing of polymer materials for extruding of man-made textile monofilaments, for aggressive materials 8413.603 – – – Gear pumps for hydraulic fluid power 8413.6039 – – – Other 8413.604 – – – Screw pumps 8413.6049 – – – Other 8413.605 – – – Vane pumps 8413.6059 – – – Other 8413.609 – – – Other 8413.6099 – – – Other 8413.70 – – Other centrifugal pumps 8413.701 – – – Multistage mud pumps for oil and gas wells 84.14 Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters 8414.20 – Hand- or foot-operated air pumps 8414.209 – – – Other 84.16 Furnace burners for liquid fuel, for pulverized solid fuel or for gas; mechanical stokers; including their mechanical grates, mechanical ash discharges and similar appliances 8416.10 – Furnace burners for liquid fuel 8416.101 – – – With capacity not exceeding 2 kg per hour 8416.102 – – – With capacity exceeding 300 kg per hour 8416.109 – – – Other 8416.20 – Other furnace burners, including combination burners 8416.201 – – – With capacity not exceeding 84 MJ per hour 8416.202 – – – For solid fuels 8416.30 – Mechanical stokers, including their mechanical grates, mechanical ash dischargers and similar appliances 8416.301 – – Mechanical ash dischargers 8416.309 – – – Other 8416.90 – Parts 84.24 Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines 8424.20 – Spray guns and similar appliances 8424.30 – Steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines 8424.8 – Other appliances 8424.81 – Agricultural or horticultural 8424.811 – – – Sprayers for vineyards 8424.813 – – – Other atomizers not exceeding 400 l 84.26 Ship's derricks; cranes, including cable cranes; mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works truck fitted with a crane 8426.1 – Overhead travelling cranes, transporter cranes, gantry cranes, bridge cranes, mobile lifting frames and straddle carriers 8426.11 – – Overhead travelling cranes on fixed support 8426.111 – – – For melting plants 8426.119 – – – Other 8426.20 – Tower cranes 8426.209 – – – Other 8426.9 – Other machinery 8426.91 – – Designed for mounting on road vehicles 8426.99 – – Other 8426.999 – – – Other 84.28 Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics) 8428.10 – Lifts and skip hoists 8428.103 – – – Other passenger or good lifts for housing, business and industrial buildings and for hospitals 8428.3 – Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials 8428.33 – – Other, belt type 8428.339 – – – Other 8428.40 – Escalators and moving walkways 8428.90 – Other machinery 8428.901 – – – Handling machinery for industry, of bricks and roofing tiles 8428.909 – – – Other 8428.9099 – – – Other 84.29 Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, grades, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers 8429.5 – Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders 8429.51 – – Front-end shovel loaders 8429.512 – – – On wheels, with a engine power not exceeding 184 kW 84.33 Harvesting or threshing machinery, including straw or fodder balers; grass or hay mowers; machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce, other than machinery of heading No 84.37 8433.5 – Other harvesting machinery, threshing machinery 8433.51 – Combine harvester-threshers 8433.511 – – For grain and maize 8433.5112 – – – – With engine power exceeding 45 kW but not exceeding 167 kW 84.58 Lathes (including turning centres) for removing metal 8458.1 – Horizontal lathes 8458.11 – – Numerically controlled 84.59 Machine tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading No 84.58 8459.10 – Way-type unit head machines 8459.5 – Milling machines, knee-type 8459.51 – – Numerically controlled 84.60 Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading No 84.61 8460.2 Other grinding machines in which the positioning in any one axis can be set up to an accuracy of at least 0,01 mm 8460.29 – Other 8460.291 – – – For ball or roller bearing parts 84.81 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shell, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves 8481.10 – Pressure-reducing valves 8481.101 – – – Pressure-regulating valves for compressed gas cylinders 8481.30 – Check valves 8481.301 – – – Vacuum baskets with valve 8481.40 – Safety or relief valves 8481.401 – – – With normal size of 15 mm and more but not exceeding 1 200 mm and with pressure rating not exceeding 16 Mpa 8481.80 – Other appliances 8481.802 – – – Gate valves and butterfly valves with nominal size 25 mm and more but not exceeding 1 200 mm and with pressure rating “not exceeding 4 MPa; forged gate valves with nominal size 1/2" and more but not exceeding 2" and with pressure-rating” not exceeding 16 Mpa 8481.803 – – – Shut-off valves with nominal size 8 mm and more but not exceeding 400 mm and with pressure rating not exceeding 4 MPa; “forged shut-off valves with nominal size 1/2" and more but not exceeding 2" and with pressure rating not exceeding 16” MPa; shut-off 8481.804 – – – Ball taps with nominal size 8 mm and more but not exceeding 700 mm and with pressure rating not exceeding 10 MPa 8481.805 – – – Underground and surface hydrants, valves and drilling saddles for household connections, air inlet-relief valves (with two balls), inlet strainers with valve ball bearings 85.01 Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) 8501.3 – Other DC motors; DC generators 8501.32 – – Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW 8501.329 – – – Other 8501.34 – – Of an output exceeding 375 kW 8501.349 – – – Other 8501.40 – Other AC motors, single phase 8501.4099 – – – Other 8501.5 – Other AC motors, multi-phase 8501.51 – Of an output not exceeding 750 W 8501.511 – – – Motors with reduction gear for doors opening and closing 8501.53 – – Of an output exceeding 75 kW 8501.539 – – – Other 8501.6 – AC generators (alternators) 8501.61 – – Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA 8501.619 – – – Other 8501.62 – – Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA 8501.629 – – – Other 8501.63 – – Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA 8501.639 – – – Other 8501.64 – – Of an output exceeding 750 kVA 85.04 Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors 8504.2 – Liquid dielectric transformers 8504.21 – – Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kVA 8504.211 – – – Measuring transformers 8504.219 – – – Other 8504.22 – – Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10 000 kVA 8504.23 – – Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10 000 kVA 8504.3 – Other transformers 8504.32 – – Having a power handling capacity exceeding 1 kVA but not exceeding 16 kVA 8504.329 – – – Other 8504.33 – Having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA 8504.331 – – – Of a capacity exceeding 20 kVA, for electric ovens for metal ore smelting 8504.339 – – – Other 8504.3399 – – – Other 8504.34 – Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA 8504.341 – – – For electric ovens for ore smelting 8504.50 – Other inductors 8504.509 – – – Other 85.16 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair dressing apparatus (for example hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading No 85.45 8516.10 – Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters 8516.2 – Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatus 8516.29 – – Other 8516.80 – Electric heating resistors 8516.809 – – – Other 85.25 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy, radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras; still image video cameras and other video camera recorders 8525.10 – Transmission apparatus 8525.101 – – – For radio-broadcasting 85.35 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs, junction boxes) for a voltage exceeding 1 000 volts 8535.2 – Automatic circuit breakers 8535.21 – – For a voltage of less than 72,5 kV 8535.29 – – Other 8535.30 – Isolating switches and make-and-break switches 8535.301 – – – Isolating switches 8535.309 – – – Make-and-break switches 85.36 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 volts 8536.10 – Fuses 8536.20 – Automatic circuit breakers 8536.30 – Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits 8536.4 – Relays 8536.49 – – Other 8536.50 – Other switches 8536.509 – – – Other 8536.6 – Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets 8536.69 – – Other 8536.699 – – – Other 85.37 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases equipped with two or more apparatus of heading No 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading No 85.17 8537.10 – For a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V 8537.20 – For a voltage exceeding 1 000 V 85.38 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading No 85.35, 85.36 or 85.37 8538.10 – Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading No 85.37, not equipped with their apparatus 85.39 Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps: arc-lamps 8539.2 – Other filament lamps, excluding ultra-violet or infra-red lamps 8539.22 – – Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V 8539.3 – Discharge lamps, other than ultra-violet lamps 8539.32 – – Mercury or sodium vapour lamps; metal halide lamps 8539.39 – – Other 85.44 Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electrical conductors or fitted with electric conductors or fitted with connectors 8544.4 – Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 80V 8544.41 – – Fitted with connectors 8544.419 – – – Other 8544.49 – – Other 8544.491 – – – Insulated with paper 8544.4919 – – – Other 8544.492 – – – Insulated with plastics 8544.4929 – – – Other 8544.499 – – – Insulated with other materials 8544.4999 – – – Other 8544.5 – Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 1 000 V 8544.51 – – Fitted with connectors 8544.519 – – – Other 8544.59 – – Other 8544.591 – – – Insulated with paper 8544.592 – – – Insulated with plastics 8544.593 – – – Insulated with rubber 8544.599 – – – Insulated with other materials 8544.60 – – Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1000 V 8544.602 – – – Other insulated with plastics 8544.603 – – – Other insulated with rubber 8544.604 – – – Other insulated with paper 8544.609 – – – Other insulated with other materials 85.45 Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes 8545.20 – Brushes 85.48 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter 8548.10 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators 8548.109 – – – Other 87.01 Tractors (other than tractors of heading No 87.09) 8701.10 – Pedestrian controlled tractors 8701.101 – – – Of an engine power not exceeding 10 kW 8701.102 – – – Of an engine power exceeding 10 kW 8701.90 – Other 8701.901 – – – Agricultural, of an engine power not exceeding 50 kW 8701.902 – – Agricultural, of an engine power exceeding 50 kW, but not exceeding 110 kW 8701.9021 – – – – Aged more than 5 years 8701.9029 – – – – Other 87.09 Works trucks, self propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouse, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles 8709.1 – Vehicles 8709.11 – – Electrical 90.17 Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs; protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators) instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, calipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter 9017.30 – Micrometers, calipers and gauges 9017.302 – – – Calipers 90.28 Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof 9028.20 – Liquid meters 9028.201 – – – For fuels 9028.202 – – – For water 9028.209 – – – Other 9028.30 – Electricity meters 9028.309 – – – Other 94.01 Seats (other than those of heading No 94.02) whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof 9401.40 – Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment, convertible into beds 9401.50 – Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials 9401.6 – Other seats, with wooden frames 9401.61 – – Upholstered 9401.611 – – – Of bentwood 9401.619 – – – Other 9401.69 – – Other 9401.691 – – – Of bentwood 9401.699 – – – Other 9401.7 – Other seats, with metal frames 9401.71 – – Upholstered 9401.79 – – Other 9401.80 – Other seats 9401.90 – Parts 9401.901 – – – Of wood 9401.909 – – – Of other materials 94.03 Other furniture and parts thereof 9403.10 – Metal furniture of a kind used in offices 9403.20 – Other metal furniture 9403.209 – – – Other 9403.30 – Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices 9403.40 – Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen 9403.50 – Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom 9403.60 – Other wooden furniture 9403.70 – Furniture of plastics 9403.709 – – – Other 9403.80 – Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials 9403.90 – Parts 9403.901 – – – Of wood 9403.902 – – – Of metals 9403.903 – – – Of plastics 9403.909 – – – Of other materials
DEFINITION OF “BABY BEEF” PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 27(2)
ANNEX III DEFINITION OF “BABY BEEF” PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 27(2) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. CN Code Taric sub-division Description Live bovine animals: – Other: – – Domestic species: – – – Of a weight exceeding 300 kg: – – – – Heifers (female bovines that have never calved): ex 0102 90 51 – – – – – For slaughter: 10 – Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more but not exceeding 470 kg ( 1 ) ex 0102 90 59 – – – – – Other: 11 21 31 91 – Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more but not exceeding 470 kg ( 1 ) – – – – Other: ex 0102 90 71 – – – – – For slaughter: 10 – Bulls and steers not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of 350 kg or more but not exceeding 500 kg ( 1 ) ex 0102 90 79 – – – – – Other: 21 91 – Bulls and steers not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of 350 kg or more but not exceeding 500 kg ( 1 ) Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled ex 0201 10 00 – Carcases and half-carcases: 91 – Carcases of a weight of 180 kg or more but not exceeding 300 kg, and half carcases of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour ( 1 ) – Other cuts with bone in: ex 0201 20 20 – – “Compensated”quarters: 91 – “Compensated”quarters of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour ( 1 ) ex 0201 20 30 – Unseparated or separated forequarters: 91 – – Separated forequarters, of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding 75 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour ( 1 ) ex 0201 20 50 – Unseparated or separated hindquarters: 91 – – Separated hindquarters of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding 75 kg (but 38 kg or more and not exceeding 68 kg in the case of “Pistola”cuts), with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVa CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (Duty-free for unlimited quantities at the date of entering into force of the Agreement) referred to in Article 27(3)(a)(i) Croatian Tariff code Description 0105 19 12 – – – Ducklings 0105 19 22 – – – Goslings 0105 19 3 – – – Guinea fowls 0106 00 7 – – – Bee swarms and queen bees 0205 00 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 0407 00 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked 0407 00 59 – – – Duck eggs, other 0410 00 Edible products of animal origin not elsewhere specified or included 0504 00 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled 0803 00 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried 0804 10 – Dates 0804 30 – Pineapples 0805 30 – Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia) 0805 40 – Grapefruit 0805 90 – Other 0806 20 – Dried 0807 20 – Papaws (papayas) 0814 00 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions 0901 1 – Coffee, not roasted 0902 Tea, whether or not flavoured 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta 0905 00 Vanilla 0906 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers 0907 00 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) 0908 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms 0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries 0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices 1001 10 – Durum wheat 1002 00 1 – – – Rye for sowing 1003 00 1 – – – Barley for sowing 1004 00 1 – – – Oats for sowing 1005 10 – Maize (corn) seed 1006 Rice 1007 00 Grain sorghum 1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals 1106 Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading No 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8 1108 Starches; inulin 1109 00 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried 1210 Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin 1211 Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered 1212 10 – Locust beans, including locust bean seeds 1212 30 – Apricot, peach or plum stones and kernels 1212 99 – – Other 1213 00 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets 1214 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets 1301 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) 1302 Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products 1501 00 1 – – – Pig grease for technical purposes (not suitable for human consumption) 1501 00 3 – – – Poultry grease for technical purposes 1501 00 4 – – – Edible poultry fat 1501 00 9 – – – Other 1502 00 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading No 15.03 1503 00 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared 1504 Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 1516 10 – Animal fats and oils and their fractions 1702 1 – Lactose and lactose syrup 1702 60 – Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of fructose 1703 10 – Cane molasses 2003 20 – Truffles 2009 11 – – Frozen orange juice 2009 19 1 – – – Concentrated orange juice 2009 20 1 – – – Concentrated grapefruit juice 2009 30 1 – – – Concentrated juice of any other single citrus fruit 2009 40 1 – – Concentrated pineapple juice 2009 70 1 – – – Concentrated apple juice 2009 80 1 – – – Concentrated carrot juice 2009 80 2 – – – Concentrated juice of other fruit and vegetable 2009 90 1 – – Concentrated mixtures of juices 2301 Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves 2302 10 – Of maize (corn) 2302 20 – Of rice 2302 40 – Of other cereals 2303 10 – Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues 2305 00 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of ground-nut oil 2306 70 – Of maize (corn) germ 2307 00 Wine lees; argol 2308 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included 2309 10 – Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVb CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (Duty-free within quota at the entering into force of the Agreement) referred to in Article 27(3)(a)(ii) Croatian tariff code Description Tariff Quota in tonnes Yearly increase in tonnes 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 100 5 0207 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen 550 30 0805 10 Oranges 25 000 1 250 0809 10 Apricots 1 000 50 0810 10 Strawberries 200 10 1002 00 9 Rye 500 100 1206 009 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken 100 5 1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 200 10 2004 90 – Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables 100 5 2009 80 9 – Juices of any other single fruit or vegetable 300 15
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVc CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (Duty free for unlimited quantities one year after entering into force of the Agreement) referred to in Article 27(3)(b)(i) Croatian Tariff code Description 0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 0208 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen 0407 00 69 – – – Goose eggs, other 0407 009 – – – Other eggs 0714 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith 0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled 0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 0812 Fruit and nuts, 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 0813 Fruit, dried, other than that of headings Nos 08.01 to 08.06; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing 1603 00 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2003 10 – Mushrooms 2005 60 – Asparagus 2007 91 – – Citrus fruit 2008 19 – – Other, including mixtures 2008 20 – Pineapples 2008 30 – Citrus fruit 2008 80 – Strawberries 2008 991 – – – Bananas and coconuts 2303 20 – Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture 2303 30 – Brewing or distilling dregs and waste 2304 00 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soyabean oil 2306 40 – Of rape or colza seeds
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVd CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (progressive elimination of MFN duties within tariff quotas) referred to in Article 27(3)(c)(i) Customs duties for the commodities listed in this annex shall be reduced and eliminated in accordance with the following timetable: — on the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2003 each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2004 each duty shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2005 each duty shall be reduced to 20 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2006 the remaining duties shall be abolished. Croatian Tariff code Description Tariff Quota in tonnes Yearly increase in tonnes 0103 9 Live swine 500 25 0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal 300 15 0401 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 3 000 150 0402 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 14 000 700 0405 10 Butter 200 10 0702 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 7 500 375 0703 20 Garlic 1000 50 0805 20 – Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids 2 400 120 0806 10 Table grapes 8 000 400 1509 Olive oil 350 20 1602 41 to 1602 49 Prepared or preserved meat of swine 300 15 1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 5 700 285 2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 4 800 240 2009 19 9 – Orange juice: other 1 800 90
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVe CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (Progressive reduction of MFN duties for unlimited quantities) referred to in Article 27(3)(c)(ii) Customs duties for the commodities listed in this annex shall be reduced in accordance with the following timetable: — on the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2003 each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2004 each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2005 each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2006 each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty. 0104 Live sheep and goats 0105 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls 0105 12 – – Turkeys 0105 92 – – Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing not more than 2 000 g 0105 92 2 – – – Other 0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 0404 Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included 0407 00 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked 0407 00 4 – – – Turkey eggs 0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading No 12.12 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn 0603 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen 0711 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 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split 0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion 0901 2 – Coffee, roasted 1003 00 Barley 1003 00 2 – – – Brewing 1004 00 Oats 1004 00 9 – – – Other 1005 Maize (corn) 1005 90 – Other 1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading No 10.06; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground 1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes 1702 30 – Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose 1702 40 – Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading No 20.06 2005 40 – Peas (Pisum sativum) 2005 51 – – Beans, shelled 2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included 2008 50 – Apricots 2008 70 – Peaches 2009 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 2009 40 – Pineapple juice 2009 40 9 – – – Other 2009 60 – Grape juice (including grape must) 2206 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included 2302 Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants 2302 30 – Of wheat 2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading No 23.04 or 23.05 2306 90 – Other 2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 2309 90 – Other
CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVf CROATIAN TARIFF CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (Progressive reduction of MFN duties within quota) referred to in Article 27(3)(c)(iii) Customs duties for the commodities listed in this annex shall be reduced in accordance with the following timetable: — on the entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2003 each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2004 each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2005 each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty; — on 1 January 2006 each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty. Croatian tariff code Description Tariff Quota in tonnes Yearly increase in tonnes 0102 90 Live bovine animals 200 10 0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 3 000 150 0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 7 300 365 0406 Cheese and curd 2 000 100 0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled 12 000 600 0703 10 0703 90 Onions and shallots Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables 10 000 500 0807 1 – Melons (including watermelons) 5 500 275 0808 10 Fresh apples 5 400 300 1101 Wheat or meslin flour 900 45 1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets 7 800 390 1107 Malt, whether or not roasted 15 000 750 1601 00 Sausages and similar products 1 800 90 1602 10 to 1602 39 1602 50 to 1602 90 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood, other than of swine 500 30 2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse 200 10
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 28(1)
ANNEX Va PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 28(1) Imports into the European Community of the following products originating in Croatia shall be subject to the concessions set out below: CN Code Description Year 1 (duty %) Year 2 (duty %) Year 3 and following years (duty %) 0301 91 10 0301 91 90 0302 11 10 0302 11 90 0303 21 10 0303 21 90 0304 10 11 ex 0304 10 19 ex 0304 10 91 0304 20 11 ex 0304 20 19 ex 0304 90 10 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 0305 49 45 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Trout ( Salmo trutta , Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki , Oncorhynchus aguabonita , Oncorhynchus gilae , Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster ): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 30 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 90 % of MFN duty TQ: 30 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 30 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 70 % of MFN duty 0301 93 00 0302 69 11 0303 79 11 ex 0304 10 19 ex 0304 10 91 ex 0304 20 19 ex 0304 90 10 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 ex 0305 49 80 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 210 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 90 % of MFN duty TQ: 210 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 210 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 70 % of MFN duty ex 0301 99 90 0302 69 61 0303 79 71 ex 0304 10 38 ex 0304 10 98 ex 0304 20 95 ex 0304 90 97 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 ex 0305 49 80 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 35 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 35 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 55 % of MFN duty TQ: 35 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 30 % of MFN duty ex 0301 99 90 0302 69 94 ex 0303 77 00 ex 0304 10 38 ex 0304 10 98 ex 0304 20 95 ex 0304 90 97 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 ex 0305 49 80 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) : live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 550 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 550 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 55 % of MFN duty TQ: 550 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 30 % of MFN duty CN Code Description Quota Volume per year Rate of duty 1604 13 11 1604 13 19 ex 1604 20 50 Prepared or preserved sardines 180 tonnes 6 % 1604 16 00 1604 20 40 Prepared or preserved anchovies 40 tonnes 12,5 % Over the quota volume, the full MFN rate of duty is applicable. Duties of all products of HS position 1604 except prepared or preserved sardines and anchovies will be reduced, according to the following timetable, to the following levels: Year Year 1 (duty %) Year 2 (duty %) Year 3 (duty %) Year 4 and following years (duty %) Duty 80 % of MFN 70 % of MFN 60 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 28(2)
ANNEX Vb PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 28(2) Imports into Croatia of the following products originating in the European Community shall be subject to the concessions set out below: CN Code Description Year 1 (duty %) Year 2 (duty %) Year 3 and following years (duty %) 0301 91 10 0301 91 90 0302 11 10 0302 11 90 0303 21 10 0303 21 90 0304 10 11 ex 0304 10 19 ex 0304 10 91 0304 20 11 ex 0304 20 19 ex 0304 90 10 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 0305 49 45 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Trout ( Salmo trutta , Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki , Oncorhynchus aguabonita , Oncorhynchus gilae , Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster ): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 25 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 90 % of MFN duty TQ: 25 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 25 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 70 % of MFN duty 0301 93 00 0302 69 11 0303 79 11 ex 0304 10 19 ex 0304 10 91 ex 0304 20 19 ex 0304 90 10 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 ex 0305 49 80 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 30 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 90 % of MFN duty TQ: 30 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 30 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 70 % of MFN duty ex 0301 99 90 0302 69 61 0303 79 71 ex 0304 10 38 ex 0304 10 98 ex 0304 20 95 ex 0304 90 97 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 ex 0305 49 80 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 35 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 35 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 55 % of MFN duty TQ: 35 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 30 % of MFN duty ex 0301 99 90 0302 69 94 ex 0303 77 00 ex 0304 10 38 ex 0304 10 98 ex 0304 20 95 ex 0304 90 97 ex 0305 10 00 ex 0305 30 90 ex 0305 49 80 ex 0305 59 90 ex 0305 69 90 Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) : live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption TQ: 60 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 80 % of MFN duty TQ: 60 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 55 % of MFN duty TQ: 60 t at 0 % Over the TQ: 30 % of MFNduty CN Code Description Quota Volume per year Rate of duty 1604 13 11 1604 13 19 ex 1604 20 50 Prepared or preserved sardines 70 tonnes 12,5 % 1604 16 00 1604 20 40 Prepared or preserved anchovies 25 tonnes 10,5 % Over the quota volume, the full MFN rate of duty is applicable. Duties of all products of HS position 1604 except prepared or preserved sardines and anchovies will be reduced, according to the following timetable, to the following levels: Year Year 1 (duty %) Year 2 (duty %) Year 3 (duty %) Year 4 and following years (duty %) Duty 80 % of MFN 70 % of MFN 60 % of MFN 50 % of MFN
ESTABLISHMENT: FINANCIAL SERVICES
ANNEX VI ESTABLISHMENT: FINANCIAL SERVICES referred to in Article 50 1. Financial Services: Definitions A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service provider of a Party. Financial services include the following activities: A. All Insurance and insurance-related services: 1. direct insurance (including co-insurance): (i) life; (ii) non-life; 2. reinsurnce and retrocession; 3. insurance inter mediation, such as brokerage and agency; 4. services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment and claim settlement services. B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance): 1. acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public; 2. lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer-credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transaction; 3. financial leasing; 4. all payment and money transmission services, including credit, charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and bankers draft; 5. guarantees and commitments; 6. trading for own account or for account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following: (a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.), (b) foreign exchange, (c) derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options, (d) exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc., (e) transferable securities, (f) other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion; 7. participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including underwriting and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of services related to such issues; 8. money broking; 9. asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management, pension-fund management, custodial, depository and trust services; 10. settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, derivative products, and other negotiable instruments; 11. provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and related software by providers of other financial services. 12. advisory, intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in points 1 to 11 above, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy; The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services: (a) activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of monetary and exchange rate policies; (b) activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public institutions, for the account or with the guarantee of the government, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with such public entities; (c) activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement plans, except when those activities may be carried by financial service providers in competition with public entities or private institutions.
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY EU NATIONALS
ANNEX VII ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY EU NATIONALS List of exceptions referred to in Article 60(2) Excluded sector — Agricultural land as defined by the Agricultural Land Act (Narodne novine (Official Gazette) No 54/94, consolidated text, 48/95, 19/98 and 105/99) — Areas protected under the Environmental Protection Act (Narodne novine (Official Gazette) No 30/94).
INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
ANNEX VIII INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS referred to in Article 71 1. The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the following Multilateral Conventions: — International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome, 1961); — Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979); — Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979); — Patent Cooperation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984); — Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorised Duplications of their Phonograms (Geneva 1971); — Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Act, 1971); — Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Geneva, 1977 and amended in 1979); — WIPO Copyright Treaty (Geneva, 1996); — WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (Geneva, 1996). 2. From the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall grant, in accordance with the TRIPS agreement, to each others companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property, treatment no less favourable than that granted by them to any third country under bilateral agreements.
Energy
1. Cooperation will reflect the principles of the market economy and the European Energy Charter Treaty, and will develop with a view to the gradual integration of Europe's energy markets. 2. Cooperation shall include the following in particular: — the formulation and planning of energy policy, including modernisation of infrastructure, improvement and diversification of supply and improvement of access to the energy market, including facilitation of transit, transmission and distribution and the restoration of electricity interconnections of regional importance with neighbouring countries; — the management and training for the energy sector and transfer of technology and know-how; — the promotion of energy saving, energy efficiency, renewable energy and studying of the environmental impact of energy production and consumption; — the formulation of framework conditions for restructuring of energy companies and cooperation between undertakings in this sector; — the development of a regulatory framework in the field of energy in line with the Community acquis.
Nuclear safety
1. The Parties will cooperate in the field of nuclear safety and safeguards. Cooperation could cover the following topics: — upgrading the Croatian laws and regulations on nuclear safety and strengthening the supervisory authorities and their resources; — radiation protection, including environmental radiation monitoring; — radioactive waste management and, as appropriate, decommissioning of nuclear facilities; — encouraging the promotion of Agreements between the EU Member States or Euratom and Croatia on early notification and exchange of information in cases of nuclear accidents and on emergency preparedness as well as cross-border seismic research and on nuclear safety issues generally, if appropriate; — fuel cycle problems; — safeguarding of nuclear materials; — strengthening the supervision and control on the transport of materials sensitive to radioactive pollution; — nuclear third party liability.
Environment
1. The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation in the vital task of combating environmental degradation, with the view to promoting environmental sustainability. 2. Cooperation could centre on the following priorities: — water quality, including waste water treatment particularly of transboundary watercourses; — combating local, regional and transboundary air and water (including drinking water) pollution; — effective monitoring of pollution levels and emissions; — development of strategies with regard to global and climate issues; — efficient, sustainable and clean production and use of energy; — classification and safe handling of chemicals; — safety of industrial plants; — waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal, and the implementation of the Basle Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (Basle, 1989); — the environmental impact of agriculture; soil erosion and pollution by agricultural chemicals; — the protection of the flora and fauna, including forests, and the conservation of biodiversity; — town and country planning, including construction and urban planning; — the use of economic and fiscal instruments to improve the environment; — the execution of environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment; — continuous approximation of laws and regulations to Community standards; — international Conventions in the area of environment to which the Community is a Party; — cooperation at regional and international level; — education and information on environmental issues and sustainable development. 3. In the field of protection against natural disasters, the Parties will cooperate to ensure the protection of people, animals, property and environment against man-made disasters. To this end the cooperation could include the following areas: — the exchange of the outcome of scientific and research development projects; — mutual and early notification and warning systems on hazards, disasters and their consequences; — rescue and relief exercises and assistance systems in case of disasters; — exchange of experience in rehabilitation and reconstruction after disaster.
Cooperation in Research and Technological Development
1. The Parties shall promote bilateral cooperation in civil scientific research and technological development (RTD) on the basis of mutual benefit and, taking into account the availability of resources, adequate access to their respective programmes, subject to appropriate levels of effective protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights (IPR). 2. This cooperation shall cover: — the exchange of scientific and technical information and the organisation of joint scientific meetings; — joint RTD activities; — training activities and mobility programmes for scientists, researchers and technicians engaged in RTD in both sides. 3. Such cooperation shall be implemented according to specific arrangements to be negotiated and concluded in accordance with the procedures adopted by each Party, and which shall set out, inter alia, appropriate IPR provisions.
Regional and local development
The Parties will strengthen regional development cooperation, with the objective of contributing to economic development and reducing regional imbalances. Specific attention will be given to cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperations. To this end, the exchange of information and experts may be undertaken.
In order to achieve the objectives of this agreement and in accordance with Articles 3, 107 and 109 Croatia may receive financial assistance from the Community in the forms of grants and loans, including loans from the European Investment Bank.
Financial assistance, in the form of grants, shall be covered by the operation measures provided for in the relevant Council Regulation within a multi-annual indicative framework established by the Community following consultations with Croatia. The overall objectives of the assistance, in the form of institution-building and investment, shall contribute to the democratic, economic and institutional reforms of Croatia, in line with the Stabilisation and Association process. Financial assistance may cover all areas of harmonisation of legislation and all cooperation policies of this agreement, including Justice and Home Affairs. Consideration should be given to the full implementation of the infrastructure projects of common interest identified in the Protocol 6.
At the request of Croatia and in case of special need, the Community could examine in coordination with international financial institutions, the possibility of granting on an exceptional basis macro-financial assistance subject to certain conditions and taking into account the availability of all financial resources .
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the Parties shall ensure that Community contributions are made in close coordination with those from other sources such as the Member States, other countries and international financial institutions. To this effect, information on all sources of assistance shall be exchanged regularly between the Parties.
A Stabilisation and Association Council is hereby established which shall supervise the application and implementation of this Agreement. It shall meet at an appropriate level at regular intervals and when circumstances require. It shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of this Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest.
1. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall consist of the members of the Council of the European Union and members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of members of the Government of Croatia, on the other. 2. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall establish its rules of procedure. 3. The members of the Stabilisation and Association Council may arrange to be represented, in accordance with the conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 4. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall be chaired in turn by a representative of the European Community and a representative of Croatia, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 5. In matters that concern it, the European Investment Bank shall take part, as an observer, in the work of the Stabilisation and Association Council.
The Stabilisation and Association Council shall, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of this Agreement, have the power to take decisions within the scope of the Agreement in the cases provided for therein. The decisions taken shall be binding on the Parties, which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken. The Stabilisation and Association Council may also make appropriate recommendations. It shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by agreement between the Parties.
Each Party shall refer to the Stabilisation and Association Council any dispute relating to the application or interpretation of this Agreement. The Stabilisation and Association Council may settle the dispute by means of a binding decision.
1. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by a Stabilisation and Association Committee, composed of representatives of the Council of the European Union and of representatives of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of representatives of Croatia on the other. 2. In its rules of procedure the Stabilisation and Association Council shall determine the duties of the Stabilisation and Association Committee, which shall include the preparation of meetings of the Stabilisation and Association Council, and shall determine how the Committee shall function. 3. The Stabilisation and Association Council may delegate to the Stabilisation and Association Committee any of its powers. In this event the Stabilisation and Association Committee shall take its decisions in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 112.
The Stabilisation and Association Committee may create subcommittees.
A Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee is hereby established. It shall be a forum for Members of Croatian Parliament and the European Parliament to meet and exchange views. It shall meet at intervals that it shall itself determine. The Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee shall consist of members of the European Parliament, on the one hand, and of Members of the Parliament of Croatia, on the other. The Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee shall establish its rules of procedure. The Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee shall be chaired in turn by the European Parliament and the Parliament of Croatia, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of procedure.
Within the scope of this Agreement, each Party undertakes to ensure that natural and legal persons of the other Party have access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to the competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties to defend their individual rights and their property rights.
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a 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 the production of, or 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 own security in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security.
1. In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions contained therein: — the arrangements applied by Croatia in respect of the Community shall not give rise to any discrimination between the Member States, their nationals, companies or firms; — the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of Croatia shall not give rise to any discrimination between Croatian nationals, companies or firms. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the right of the Parties to apply the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation to taxpayers who are not in identical situations as regards their place of residence.
1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained. 2. If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special urgency, it shall supply the Stabilisation and Association Council with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties. 3. In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the Stabilisation and Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations within the Stabilisation and Association Council if the other Party so requests.
The Parties agree to consult promptly through appropriate channels at the request of either Party to discuss any matter concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement and other relevant aspects of the relations between the Parties. The provisions of this Article shall in no way affect and are without prejudice to Articles 31, 38, 39 and 43.
This Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights for individuals and economic operators have been achieved under this Agreement, affect rights ensured to them through existing agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one hand, and Croatia, on the other.
Protocols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and Annexes I to VIII shall form an integral part of this Agreement.
This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period. Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement shall terminate six months after the date of such notification.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term ‘Parties’ shall mean the Community, or its Member States, or the Community and its Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, of the one part, and Croatia, of the other part.
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaties establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties, and to the territory of Croatia on the other.
The Secretary General of the Council of the European Union shall be the depository of the Agreement.
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the Parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.
The Parties shall approve this Agreement in accordance with their own procedures. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify each other that the procedures referred to in the first paragraph have been completed.
Interim Agreement
In the event that, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, the provisions of certain parts of this Agreement, in particular those relating to the free movement of goods as well as the relevant provisions on Transport, are put into effect by means of an Interim Agreement between the Community and Croatia, the Parties agree that, in such circumstances for the purpose of the provisions of Title IV, Articles 70 and 71 of this Agreement, Protocols 1 to 5 and relevant provisions of Protocol 6 hereto, the terms ‘date of entry into force of this Agreement’ mean the date of entry into force of the relevant Interim Agreement in relation to obligations contained in the abovementioned provisions.
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