SECRET N° 139
World Trade  G/SECRET/HS96/5
10 January  1996
Organization
Original:  English
1996 CHANGES  IN THE HARMONIZED  SYSTEM  
Submission  of Documentation  
Schedule  XCII - Czech  Republic
The following  communication,  dated  14 December  1995,  has been  received  from  the Permanent  
Mission  of the Czech  Republic.
Pursuant  to the procedures  to implement  changes  in the Harmonized  System  and to the Decision  
adopted  by the Council  for Trade  in Goods  on Introduction  of Harmonized  System  changes  into WTO  
schedules  of tariff  concessions  on 1 January  1996, the Czech  Republic  hereby  submits  the required  
documentation  containing  the proposed  changes  in the combined  nomenclature  (CN)  and corresponding  
revisions  in its tariff  schedule  which  will enter into force on 1 January  1996.
Annex  I
Using  eight-digit  combined  nomenclature  based  on Harmonized  System,  Annex  I contains  a 
draft version  of the proposed  nomenclature  in the 1996 CN tariff  for all four-digit  headings  affected  
by HS changes.  In cases  where  two or more  CN items  with different  rates of duty have  been  combined  
into one single  item,  the lowest  rates  are applied.  The only  exceptions  to this rule are listed  in Annex  III.
Annex  II
For transparency  purposes,  this Annex  contains  the headings  of agriculture  tariff  quotas  affected  
by HS96 changes.  All existing  bindings  and market  access  opportunities  remain  unchanged.
Annex  III
Annex  III lists all cases  where  certain  1996 CN items involve  transposition  from  two or more  
previous  CN items with different  rates of duty and where  the lowest  rates of duty do not apply.  
Explanatory  comment  on the proposed  rate of duty is included  for each item covered  by this Annex.
Annex  IV
This Annex  contains  the Czech  Republic  1993 and 1994 import  statistics  by country  of origin  
for items listed in Annex  III.
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If no objection  is notified  to the Secretariat  within  90 days from the date of this document,  
the changes  to Schedule  XCII - Czech  Republic  will be deemed  to be approved  and will be formally  
certified.
Copies  of the documentation  (in English  only)  are available  for collection  in the Market  Access  
Division  (office  No. 3142).
