RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/L/65
14March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0909)
Original: English
ENLARGEMENT OFTHE EUROPEAN UNION
Schedule CXL -European Communities
Thefollowing communication, dated 28February 1996, hasbeenreceived bythePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Commission inGeneva.
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TheEuropean Communities wishtorecall theirtransmission of14December 1993 ofalist
showing thereference prices asreferred toinArticle 5(1)(b) oftheAgreement onAgriculture. This
lististobeconsidered asanintegral partoftheEuropean Communities 'Schedule.
1. Initscommunication of15December 1994 (L/7614) theEuropean Communities announced
their intention towithdraw allthetariff commitments previously made byAustria in
Schedule XXXII, Finland inSchedule XXIV, Sweden inSchedule XXX andtheEuropean
Communities of12inSchedule LXXX. Upon enlargement totheEuropean Communities of
15,thiswithdrawal, which covers alltariff commitments made inwhatsoever timeframe or
nomenclature, became effective from 1January 1995.
2. Itwasalsomade clearthatpending thesubmission ofaSchedule oftheEuropean Communities
of15,thetariff commitments intheprevious Schedule LXXX oftheEuropean Communities
of12would berespected.
3. InthelightoftheArticle XXIX:6 negotiations which havenowbeenconcluded withmostof
theECpartners, theattached Schedule CXL, containing thetariffandothercommitments which
theEuropean Communities of15areprepared tobindintheWTO isbeing submitted. This
Schedule isbased ontheHS1996 Nomenclature.
4. Thebaseratesofdutyincolumn 3arethedeparture rateswhich havebeenusedtoarrive at
intervening ratereductions untilthefinalratesincolumn 4areimplemented.
5. Asallcurrent negotiations under Article XXIV:6 arenotyetcompleted, theEuropean
Communities reserve therighttomodify these concessions asnecessary, asaresult offurther
negotiations orconsultations.
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Copies oftheSchedule CXL-European Communities canbeobtained fromtheMarket Access
Division (Mrs. J.Hudry, office N3142).
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WTOMemberswishingtoholdconsultationsconcerningtheconcessionsincludedintheattached
Schedule should transmit awritten communication tothateffect tothePermanent Delegation ofthe
Commission oftheEuropean Union withacopytotheSecretariat, within aperiod ofninety daysfrom
thedateofthisdocument. Ifnoobjection isreceived during thisperiod, thenewSchedule CXL -
European Communities willbedeemed tobeapproved andwould beformally certified.