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ORGANIZATIONG/L/65/Rev.1/Add.5
22 February 2000
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Original:  English
ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Schedule CXL - European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 25 January 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Commission.
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I have been instructed to submit the attach ed notification from the European Communities
concerning the withdrawal of a counter reservation on certain electrical goods introduced in our
Schedule CXL in 1996 and circulated under cover of WTO document G/L/65/Rev.1 of
19 March 1996.
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat with in three months from the date of this document,
the rectifications and modifications to Schedule CXL – European Communities will be deemed to be
approved and will be formally certified.G/L/65/Rev.1/Add.5
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Rectification and Modification of Schedules
Schedule CXL – European Communities
1. Following the announcement by the US in WTO document G/MA/TAR/RS/64 of the
withdrawal of their reservation regarding implementation of concessions on certain electrical goods
contained in Schedule XX of the United States, the EC will now withdraw the counter reservation
specified in Schedule CXL of the European Communities of 15, circulated under cover of WTO
document G/L/65/Rev.1 of 19 March 1996 and s ubsequent rectifications and modifications1 in respect
of the following headings:
Headings Base Rate Final Rate
84101100 6.0 4.5
84101200 6.0 4.5
84101300 6.0 4.5
84109010 6.0 4.5
84109090 6.0 4.5
84111190 4.4 3.2
84111290 3.8 2.7
84112190 5.1 3.6
84112290 3.8 2.7
84118190 5.5 4.1
8411829125.5 4.1
84118293 5.5 4.1
84118299 5.5 4.1
84119190 3.8 2.7
85351000 4.6 2.7
85352100 4.6 2.7
85352900 4.6 2.7
85353010 4.6 2.7
85353090 4.6 2.7
85354000 4.6 2.7
The final rate of duty was implemented in one step on 1 January 2000.
2. For other headings originally subject to the same counter reservation, WTO Members should
be aware that this was overtaken by the reductions to 0% set out in G/MA/TAR/RS/16 and
G/MA/TAR/RS/47 implementing the Information Technology Agreement.
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1 G/MA/TAR/RS/16 of 2 April 1997, G/MA/TAR/RS/30 of 13 May 1997, G/L/65/Rev.1/Add.2 of
21 October 1997, G/L/65/Rev.1/Add.2/Corr.1 of 10 February 1998, G/MA/TAR/RS/47 of 10 February 1998,
G/L/65/Rev.1/Add.3 of 23 November 1998 and G/L/65/Rev.1/Add.4 of 1 July 1999.
2 Became headings 84118281 and 84118289 in 1999 CN tariff.