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Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Community on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations [2007] CATSer 10 (25 June 2007)

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ON THE CONCLUSION OF GATT ARTICLE XXIV:6 NEGOTIATIONS

Following the initiation of negotiations between the Government of Canada and the European Communities under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Community (EC), and following the EC's notification of 19 January 2004 to the WTO pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994,

The Government of Canada (Canada) and the European Community (EC), hereinafter jointly referred to as the "Parties",

Have agreed upon the following provisions:

1. The EC shall incorporate in its schedule, valid for the customs territory of the European Communities of 25 (EC 25), the concessions that were included in its previous Schedule CLX of the European Communities of 15 (EC 15).

2. In addition, the EC shall incorporate in its schedule, valid for the customs territory of the EC 25, the concessions contained in the annex to this Agreement.

3. The EC shall reduce its tariffs and adjust tariff rate quotas as indicated in the Annex no later than 1 August 2007.

4. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of Canada's notification of the completion of its appropriate domestic procedures, following the signing of the Agreement by the Parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.

DONE at Brussels, this twenty-fifth day of June 2007, in two original copies, in the English and French languages, each version being equally authentic.

Ross Hornby

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Wilhelm Schönfelder

FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

ANNEX

- a country allocated (Canada) tariff rate quota of 4624 tonnes of pork (tariff item numbers 0203 1211, 0203 1219, 0203 1911, 0203 1913, 0203 1915, ex 0203 1955, 0203 1959, 0203 2211, 0203 2219, 0203 2911, 0203 2913, 0203 2915, ex 0203 2955 and 0203 2959), in quota rate 233-434 EUR/T,

- add 35 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for cuts of domestic swine (tariff item numbers 0203 1211, 0203 1219, 0203 1911, 0203 1913, 0203 1915, ex 0203 1955, 0203 1959, 0203 2211, 0203 2219, 0203 2911, 0203 2913, 0203 2915, ex 0203 2955 and 0203 2959), in quota rate 233-434 EUR/T,

- add 1265 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for frozen boneless hams and loins (ex 0203 1955 and ex 0203 2955), in quota rate 250 EUR/T,

- add 49 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for "chicken carcass fresh, chilled or frozen" (tariff item numbers 0207 11 10, 0207 11 30, 0207 11 90, 0207 12 10, 0207 12 90), in quota rate 131-162 EUR/T,

- add 4070 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for "chicken cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen" (tariff item numbers 0207 13 10, 0207 13 20, 0207 13 30, 0207 13 40, 0207 13 50, 0207 13 60, 0207 13 70, 0207 14 20, 0207 14 30, 0207 14 40, 0207 14 60), in quota rate 93-512 EUR/T,

- add 1605 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for "cuts of fowls", (tariff item number 0207 14 10), in quota rate 795 EUR/T,

- add 201 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for "turkey meat, fresh, chilled or frozen" (tariff item numbers 0207 24 10, 0207 24 90, 0207 25 10, 0207 25 90, 0207 26 10, 0207 26 20, 0207 26 30, 0207 26 40, 0207 26 50, 0207 26 60, 0207 26 70, 0207 26 80, 0207 27 30, 0207 27 40, 0207 27 50, 0207 27 60, 0207 27 70), in quota rate 93-425 EUR/T,

- add 2485 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for "turkey cuts, frozen" tariff item numbers 0207 27 10, 0207 27 20, 0207 27 80), in quota rate 0 %,

- add 537 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for skimmed milk powder (tariff item number 0402 10 19), in quota rate 475 EUR/T,

- open a tariff rate quota 20000 HLT (erga omnes) for wine (tariff item numbers 2204 2965, 2204 2975), in quota rate 8,0 EUR/hlt,

- open a tariff rate quota 40000 HLT (erga omnes) for wine (tariff item numbers 2204 2179, 2204 2180), in quota rate 10,0 EUR/hlt,

- open a tariff rate quota 13810 HLT (erga omnes) for wine (tariff item number 2205 9010), in quota rate 7,0 EUR/hlt,

- open a tariff rate quota 2838 tonnes (erga omnes) for preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches and strawberries (tariff item numbers 2008 2011, 2008 2019, 2008 2031, 2008 2039, 2008 2071, 2008 3011, 2008 3019, 2008 3031, 2008 3039, 2008 3079, 2008 4011, 2008 4019, 2008 4021, 2008 4029, 2008 4031, 2008 4039, 2008 5011, 2008 5019, 2008 5031, 2008 5039, 2008 5051, 2008 5059, 2008 5071, 2008 6011, 2008 6019, 2008 6031, 2008 6039, 2008 6060, 2008 7011, 2008 7019, 2008 7031, 2008 7039, 2008 7051, 2008 7059, 2008 8011, 2008 8019, 2008 8031, 2008 8039, 2008 8070), in quota rate 20 %,

- add 6215 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for barley (tariff item number 1003 00), in quota rate 16 EUR/T,

- expansion of 853 tonnes of Canada's existing country allocation in the EC tariff rate quota for soft wheat (tariff item number 1001 9099 ), in quota rate 12 EUR/T,

- open a tariff rate quota 242074 tonnes (erga omnes) for maize (tariff item numbers 1005 9000, 1005 1090), in quota rate 0 %,

- open a tariff rate quota 2058 tonnes (erga omnes) for dog and cat food (tariff item numbers 2309 1013, 2309 1015, 2309 1019, 2309 1033, 2309 1039, 2309 1051, 2309 1053, 2309 1059, 2309 1070), in quota rate 7 %,

- add 2700 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (tariff item numbers 2309 9031, 2309 9041, 2309 9051, 2309 9095, 2309 9099), in quota rate 7 %.