Article 9
1. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of products originating in the Community listed in Annex II shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — on the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty, — one year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty, — two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 25 % of the basic duty, — three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 2. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of the products originating in the Community listed in Annex III shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, — four years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty, — five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty, — six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 45 % of the basic duty, — seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, — eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 15 % of the basic duty, — nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 3. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of the products originating in the Community listed in Annex IV shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 95 % of the basic duty, — six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, — seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty, — eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty, — nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 45 % of the basic duty, — 10 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, — 11 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 15 % of the basic duty, — 12 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 4. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on import into Egypt of the products originating in the Community listed in Annex V shall be gradually abolished in accordance with the following schedule: — six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, — seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty, — eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty, — nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the basic duty, — 10 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty, — 11 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic duty, — 12 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, — 13 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 20 % of the basic duty, — 14 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 10 % of the basic duty, — 15 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement any remaining duty and charge shall be abolished. 5. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable to imports into Egypt of products originating in the Community, other than those in Annexes II, III, IV and V shall be abolished in accordance with the relevant schedule on the basis of a decision of the Association Committee. 6. In the event of serious difficulties for a given product, the relevant timetables in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 may be reviewed by the Association Committee by common accord on the understanding that the schedule for which the review has been requested may not be extended in respect of the product concerned beyond the maximum transitional period. If the Association Committee has not taken a decision within 30 days of its application to review the timetable, Egypt may suspend the timetable provisionally for a period that may not exceed one year. 7. For each product concerned, the basic duty to be gradually reduced as provided for in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be the rates referred to in Article 18.