(SAA Article 18)
Article 3
The Community and Serbia shall gradually establish a bilateral 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. The Combined Nomenclature shall be applied to the classification of goods in trade between the Parties. For the purpose of this Agreement customs duties and charges having equivalent effect to customs duties include any duty or charge of any kind imposed in connection with the importation or exportation of a good, including any form of surtax or surcharge in connection with such importation or exportation, but do not include any: (a) charges equivalent to an internal tax imposed consistently with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article III of the GATT 1994; (b) antidumping or countervailing measures; (c) fees or charges commensurate with the costs of services rendered. For each product, the basic duty to which the successive tariff reductions set out in this Agreement are to be applied shall be: (a) the Community Common Customs Tariff, established pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 ( 1 ) actually applied erga omnes on the day of the signature of this Agreement; (b) the Serbian applied tariff ( 2 ) ; If, after the signature of this Agreement, any tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes basis, in particular reductions resulting: (a) from the tariff negotiations in the WTO or, (b) in the event of the accession of Serbia to the WTO or, (c) from subsequent reductions after the accession of Serbia to the WTO. Such reduced duties shall replace the basic duty referred to in paragraph 4 as from the date when such reductions are applied. The Community and Serbia shall communicate to each other their respective basic duties and any changes thereof.