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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1421/2013 of 30 October 2013 amending Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1421/2013 of 30 October 2013 amending Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1421/2013 · Regulation · 5 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 is amended as follows: (1) Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation; (2) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation; (3) Annex IV is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I ‘ANNEX I Eligible countries   ( 1 ) of the scheme referred to in Article 3 Column A : alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external trade statistics Column B : name A B AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AL Albania AM Armenia AO Angola AR Argentina AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BF Burkina Faso BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ Benin BN Brunei Darussalam BO Bolivia BR Brazil BS Bahamas BT Bhutan BW Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CD Congo, Democratic Republic of CF Central African Republic CG Congo CI Côte d'Ivoire CK Cook Islands CL Chile CM Cameroon CN China, People's Republic of CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cape Verde DJ Djibouti DM Dominica DO Dominican Republic DZ Algeria EC Ecuador EG Egypt ER Eritrea ET Ethiopia FJ Fiji FM Micronesia, Federated States of GA Gabon GD Grenada GE Georgia GH Ghana GM Gambia GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GT Guatemala GW Guinea-Bissau GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HN Honduras HT Haiti ID Indonesia IN India IQ Iraq IR Iran JM Jamaica JO Jordan KE Kenya KG Kyrgyz Republic KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros KN St Kitts and Nevis KW Kuwait KZ Kazakhstan LA Lao People's Democratic Republic LB Lebanon LC St Lucia LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MD Moldova, Republic of ME Montenegro MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar/Burma MN Mongolia MO Macao MR Mauritania MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NE Niger NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RU Russian Federation RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SD Sudan SL Sierra Leone SN Senegal SO Somalia SR Suriname SS South Sudan ST São Tomé and Príncipe SV El Salvador SY Syrian Arab Republic SZ Swaziland TD Chad TG Togo TH Thailand TJ Tajikistan TL Timor-Leste TM Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO Tonga TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VC St Vincent and the Grenadines VE Venezuela VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WS Samoa XK Kosovo  ( 2 ) XS Serbia YE Yemen ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe Eligible countries of the scheme referred to in Article 3 which have been temporarily withdrawn from the scheme, in respect of all or of certain products originating in these countries Column A : alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external trade statistics Column B : name A B BY Belarus’ ( 1 )   This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list. ( 2 )   This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo's declaration of independence.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II ‘ANNEX II Beneficiary countries   ( 1 ) of the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2) Column A : alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external trade statistics Column B : name A B AF Afghanistan AM Armenia AO Angola BD Bangladesh BF Burkina Faso BI Burundi BJ Benin BO Bolivia BT Bhutan CD Congo, Democratic Republic of CF Central African Republic CG Congo CK Cook Islands CN China, People's Republic of  ( *1 ) CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CV Cape Verde DJ Djibouti EC Ecuador  ( *1 ) ER Eritrea ET Ethiopia FM Micronesia, Federated States of GE Georgia GM Gambia GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GT Guatemala GW Guinea-Bissau HN Honduras HT Haiti ID Indonesia IN India IQ Iraq KG Kyrgyz Republic KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros LA Lao People’s Democratic Republic LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM Myanmar/Burma MN Mongolia MR Mauritania MV Maldives  ( *1 ) MW Malawi MZ Mozambique NE Niger NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue PA Panama PE Peru PH Philippines PK Pakistan PY Paraguay RW Rwanda SB Solomon Islands SD Sudan SL Sierra Leone SN Senegal SO Somalia SS South Sudan ST São Tomé and Príncipe SV El Salvador SY Syrian Arab Republic TD Chad TG Togo TH Thailand  ( *1 ) TJ Tajikistan TL Timor-Leste TM Turkmenistan TO Tonga TV Tuvalu TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda UZ Uzbekistan VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WS Samoa YE Yemen ZM Zambia Beneficiary countries of the general arrangement referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2) which have been temporarily withdrawn from that arrangement, in respect of all or of certain products originating in these countries Column A : alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external trade statistics Column B : name A B’     ( 1 )   This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list. ( *1 )   This beneficiary country shall be removed from the list of GSP beneficiary countries one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III ‘ANNEX IV Beneficiary countries   ( 1 ) of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries referred to in point (c) of Article 1(2) Column A : alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external trade statistics Column B : name A B AF Afghanistan AO Angola BD Bangladesh BF Burkina Faso BI Burundi BJ Benin BT Bhutan CD The Congo (Democratic Republic of) CF Central African (Republic) DJ Djibouti ER Eritrea ET Ethiopia GM Gambia GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GW Guinea-Bissau HT Haiti KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros Islands (Islands) LA Lao People's Democratic Republic LR Liberia LS Lesotho MG Madagascar ML Mali MM Myanmar/Burma MR Mauritania MW Malawi MZ Mozambique NE Niger NP Nepal RW Rwanda SB The Solomon Islands SD Sudan SL Sierra Leone SN Senegal SO Somalia SS South Sudan ST Sao Tome and Principle TD Chad TG Togo TL Timor-Leste TV Tuvalu TZ Tanzania (Republic of) UG Uganda VU Vanuatu WS Samoa YE Yemen ZM Zambia Beneficiary countries of the general arrangement referred to in point (c) of Article 1(2) which have been temporarily withdrawn from that arrangement, in respect of all or of certain products originating in these countries Column A : alphabetical code, in accordance with the nomenclature of countries and territories for the Union external trade statistics Column B : name A B’     ( 1 )   This list includes countries for which preferences may have been temporarily withdrawn or suspended. The Commission or the competent authorities of the country concerned will be able to provide an updated list.

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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