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CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DOMINICANREPUBLIC FREE TRADE ACT

CHAPTER 81:06

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Act10 of 2001

Amended by87/2005112/2005

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSSECTION

1. Short title.2. Interpretation.3. President may grant duty free treatment.4. Minister to give effect to Agreement.5. Minister may amend Schedule.6. Regulations.

SCHEDULE.

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10 of 2001.

Commencement.

Preamble.

Short title.

Interpretation.

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An Act to give effect to the Free Trade Agreement betweenthe Caribbean Community and the Government of theDominican Republic.

[12TH OCTOBER 2001]

WHEREAS the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and theGovernment of the Dominican Republic have entered into a FreeTrade Agreement in order to achieve more adequate integrationin the regional and sub-regional economic integration processand a more significant joint presence at their fora of negotiations,and develop closer and more dynamic and balanced trade andinvestment relations between them, with clear and accurateguidelines that permit full participation of all economic agents:

Whereas Trinidad and Tobago, as a member of the CaribbeanCommunity, is obligated to give effect to this Agreement:

And whereas it is necessary, in order to give effect to theAgreement, to enact national legislation.

1. This Act may be cited as the Caribbean Community(CARICOM) Dominican Republic Free Trade Act.

2. In this Act—“Agreement” means the Agreement establishing the Free Trade

Area between the Caribbean Community and the DominicanRepublic executed by the CARICOM Secretariat on behalfof Member States on 22nd August, 1998 and itsimplementing Protocol (hereinafter referred to as “theProtocol”) which was executed by the CARICOM Secretariat




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President maygrant duty freetreatment.

Minister to giveeffect toAgreement.

Minister mayamendSchedule.

on behalf of Member States on 28th April, 2000 and bothof which are attached as the Schedule to this Act; and

“Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for tradeis assigned.

3. (1) The President may by Order, grant duty freetreatment to all goods originating in the Dominican Republic,except those goods listed in Attachments I and II to the Protocol.

(2) The President may by Order, grant a phased reductionof the Most Favoured Nation rate of duty to those goods whichare set out in Attachment I to the Protocol, originating in theDominican Republic.

(3) The President may by Order, apply the MostFavoured Nation rate of duty to those goods set out inAttachmentII to the Protocol, which originate in the Dominican Republic.

4. (1) The Minister may by Order, make such provisions ashe may consider necessary or expedient for giving effect to anyother Article of the Agreement, except Article V.

(2) An Order made under this section shall be subject toaffirmative resolution of Parliament.

5. (1) Where any amendment to the Agreement is acceptedby the Government, the Minister may by Order, amend theSchedule by including therein the amendment so accepted.

(2) An Order made under this section may contain suchconsequential, supplemental or ancillary provisions as appears to theMinister to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving dueeffect to the amendment accepted as aforesaid and without prejudiceto the generality of the foregoing, may contain provisions amendingreferences in this Act to specific provisions of the Agreement.

(3) An Order made under this section shall be subject toaffirmative resolution of the Parliament.



Regulations.

(4) Where the Schedule is amended pursuant to thissection, any reference in this Act or any other instrument to theAgreement shall, unless the context so requires, be construed asa reference to the Agreement as so amended.

6. (1) The President may make Regulations in respect ofthe conditions under which goods covered by the Agreement willbe traded in the Free Trade Area.

(2) Subject to Regulations made under subsection (1),the Minister may make Regulations requiring or prohibiting thedoing of anything in relation to which a regulation may berequired to be made under this Act and prescribing penalties forthe contravention or non-compliance with any such regulation.

(3) Regulations made under this section shall be subjectto affirmative resolution of Parliament.




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SCHEDULE

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE FREE TRADE AREABETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLICThe Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of the one part, and the DominicanRepublic, of the other part, (which hereinafter shall be referred to as “the Parties”);

CONSIDERING the growing process of economic globalisation and theintensification of the regional and sub-regional economic integrationprocesses in which the Parties are deeply involved, and with the purpose ofachieving more adequate integration in these processes and a more significantjoint presence at their fora of negotiation;

CONSIDERING the urgent need to broaden the markets of the Parties in orderto achieve the economies of scale that will support better levels of efficiency,productivity and competitiveness;

CONSIDERING that the symmetry and complementarity that exist betweenthe economies of the Parties enable them to achieve levels of co-operation andintegration that favour the economic development of both Parties;

CONSIDERING the significance accorded by the Parties to the developmentof closer, more dynamic and balanced trade and investment relations betweenthem, with clear and accurate guidelines that permit full participation of alleconomic agents;

CONSIDERING the importance that the Parties accord to economic co-operation between them for their economic development;

CONSIDERING that in order to achieve a balance of rights and obligationswithin the framework of this Agreement, liberalisation should include trade ingoods and services, and investment regimes;

CONSIDERING the rights and obligations of Member States of CARICOMand the Dominican Republic as Members of the World Trade Organisation(WTO), and other relevant international agreements as well as those existingamong the Member States of CARICOM under the Treaty of Chaguaramas;

The Parties agree to create a Free Trade Area that includes Trade in Goods andServices, Investment and Economic Co-operation.

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ARTICLE IEstablishment of the Free Trade Area

1. (i) The Free Trade Area between CARICOM, comprising the Stateslisted in 1(ii) and the Dominican Republic, (hereinafter referred to as “theParties”) is hereby established.

(ii) Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent andthe Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

2. For the purpose of this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices,reference to the “territory of the Parties” shall—

(i) for each Member State of CARICOM mean its territory, aswell as its maritime areas, including the seabed and subsoiladjacent to the outer limit of the territorial sea, over whichthat State exercises, in accordance with international law,jurisdiction or sovereign rights for the purpose of explorationand exploitation of the natural resources of such areas;

(ii) for the Dominican Republic mean the land areas, maritimearea, air space, subsoil as well as the air space above them inaccordance with its national legislation and international law.

3. For the purpose of thisAgreement, itsAnnexes andAppendices, the MoreDeveloped Countries of CARICOM (hereinafer referred to as “the MDCs”) are:

(i) Barbados(ii) Guyana(iii) Jamaica(iv) Suriname(v) Trinidad and Tobago

4. For the purpose of thisAgreement, itsAnnexes andAppendices, the LessDeveloped Countries of CARICOM (hereinafter referred to as “the LDCs”) are:

(i) Antigua and Barbuda(ii) Belize(iii) Dominica(iv) Grenada(v) Montserrat(vi) St. Kitts and Nevis(vii) Saint Lucia(viii) St. Vincent and the Grenadines




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ARTICLE IIObjectives

The fundamental objective of the Agreement shall be to strengthen thecommercial and economic relations between the Parties through—

(i) the establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Partiesconsistent with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organisation (the WTO);

(ii) the promotion and expansion of the sale of goods originatingin the territories of the Parties through, inter alia, free accessto the markets of the Parties, elimination of non-tariffbarriers to trade, and the establishment of a system of Rulesof Origin, Customs Co-operation and the Harmonisation ofTechnical, Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Procedures;

(iii) the progressive liberalisation of trade in services;(iv) the liberalisation of the movement of capital between the

Parties, and the promotion and protection of investments aimedat taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the marketsof the Parties, and the strengthening of their competitiveness;

(v) the promotion of the active participation of private economicagents with a view to deepening and broadening theeconomic relations between the Parties, including thepromotion and establishment of joint ventures;

(vi) the promotion and development of co-operative activities in thefollowing areas: agriculture, mining, industry, construction,tourism, transportation, telecommunications, banking, insurance,capitalmarkets, professional services and science and technology;

(vii) the discouragement of anti-competitive business practicesbetween and within the Parties.

ARTICLE IIIThe Joint Council

The Parties hereby establish a Joint Council comprising representatives ofboth Parties.

2. The Joint Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) shall—(i) supervise the implementation and administration of the

Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices;(ii) resolve any dispute which may arise out of the interpretation,

execution of, or non-compliance with, or application of thisAgreement, itsAnnexes andAppendices in accordance with itspowers under Article XV dealing with Settlement of Disputes;



(iii) establish and delegate responsibilities to ad hoc or standingcommittees, working groups or expert groups;

(iv) supervise the work of all ad hoc or standing committees,working groups and expert groups established under thisAgreement, its Annexes and Appendices;

(v) consult with governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental entities, as necessary;

(vi) keep this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices underperiodic review, evaluating the functioning of this Agreementand recommending measures it considers suitable to betterachieve its objective;

(vii) carry out any other functions which may be assigned to it bythe Parties;

(viii) consider any other matter that may affect the operation ofthis Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices and takeappropriate action.

3. (i) The Council shall establish its rules and procedures.(ii) All decisions shall be taken by consensus.(iii) The decisions of the Council shall have the status of

recommendations to the Parties.4. Each Party shall designate a representative to transmit and receive

correspondence on its behalf.

ARTICLE IVMeetings of the Joint Council

The Council shall convene in ordinary session at least once a year and inextraordinary sessions at such other times as may be agreed between the Parties.

2. The meetings of the Council shall be chaired jointly by the Parties.

3. Meetings shall be held alternately in the Dominican Republic and ina Member State of CARICOM or such other place as may be agreed betweenthe Dominican Republic and CARICOM.

4. The Agenda for each ordinary meeting of the Council shall be settledby the Parties at least one month before each proposed meeting.

ARTICLE VTrade in Goods

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2. The conditions under which goods covered by this Agreement will betraded in the Free Trade Area are set out in the Agreement on Trade in Goodsthat appears as Annex I.

3. The Rules of Origin shall be those set out in Appendix I to Annex I.

ARTICLE VITrade in Services

The Parties agree to progressively liberalise trade in services betweenthemselves by the establishment of a framework of principles and rules ascontained in the Agreement on Trade in Services that appears as Annex II.

ARTICLE VIIInvestments

The Parties agree to promote and facilitate investments within the FreeTrade Area through the provisions contained in the Agreement on ReciprocalPromotion and Protection of Investments that appears as Annex III.

ARTICLE VIIITrade Financing

The Council shall periodically review trade financing arrangements betweenthe Member States of CARICOM and the Dominican Republic and recommendthose mechanisms which may be implemented to facilitate this activity.

The Parties, recognising the importance of timely payments for thedevelopment of trade, undertake to ensure that neither the DominicanRepublic nor any Member State of CARICOM shall impose undueimpediments to trade transactions and the corresponding timely payment forgoods and services traded within the context of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IXEconomic Co-operation

The Parties agree to develop a broad co-operation programme in thefollowing areas: agriculture, mining, industry, construction, tourism,transportation, telecommunication, banking, insurance, capital markets,professional services, and science and technology and such other areas as maybe agreed by the Parties.

The Parties agree to encourage joint production of goods andcollaboration in the provision of services, especially those intended to takeadvantage of market opportunities in third States.



ARTICLE XDouble Taxation Agreements

The Parties agree to work towards the adoption of agreements to preventand avoid double taxation between the Member States of CARICOM and theDominican Republic.

ARTICLE XIGovernment Procurement

The Parties agree to work towards the adoption of an agreement toencourage and facilitate greater participation by their economic entities inbusiness opportunities arising from Government procurement activities.

ARTICLE XIIIntellectual Property Rights

The Parties agree to develop and adopt an Agreement on IntellectualProperty Rights, taking into account the rights and obligations provided for inthe Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS), contained in Annex IC of the Agreement establishing the WTO, andother relevant international agreements to which all the Member States ofCARICOM and the Dominican Republic are signatories.

Pending the adoption of the Agreement referred to in paragraph 1, theprovisions of the TRIPS and the other relevant international agreements to whichall the CARICOM Member States and the Dominican Republic are signatorieswill apply to intellectual property rights issues which may arise between them.

ARTICLE XIIIPrivate Sector Activities

The Parties agree to promote active participation of the private sector in thefulfilment of the objective of this Agreement. To this end, the Parties establish aCARICOM/Dominican Republic Business Forum to analyse trade andinvestment opportunities, exchange business information and organise businessencounters, and deal with any other relevant matter including any matter as maybe referred to it by the Council. The Forum shall regulate its own procedures andmay make recommendations to the Council on any matter within its competence.

ARTICLE XIVCommittees

There shall be the following Standing Committees which shall operateunder the guidance of the Council:

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(ii) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade;(iii) Committee on Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures;(iv) Committee on Rules of Origin and Customs Co-operation;(v) Committee on Trade in Services;(vi) Committee on Investment;(vii) Committee on Intellectual Property Rights;(viii) Committee on Anti-Competitive Business Practices;(ix) Any other Committee which may be established by the

Council pursuant to Article III 2(iii).

2. Each Committee shall, inter alia, have the following functions:(i) monitor the implementation of the provisions of the

Agreement,Annex orAppendix within its area of competence;(ii) consider all matters relating to the subject area within its

competence, including such matters as may be referred to itby the Parties;

(iii) consult on issues of mutual concern relating to its subjectarea which arise in international fora;

(iv) facilitate information exchange among the Parties;(v) create working groups or convene expert panels on topics of

mutual interest relating to its subject area;(vi) any other function assigned to it by the Council.

3. Each Committee shall meet as may be agreed by its members andshall regulate its own proceedings.

ARTICLE XVSettlement of Disputes

1. The Parties agree to adopt the following Rules for the Settlement ofdisputes arising under this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices.

2. The Rules governing Settlement of Disputes (the Rules) shall applyto all disputes between the Parties relating to interpretation, application,execution of or non-compliance with the provisions of the Agreement, itsAnnexes and Appendices with the exception of matters covered in Annex III.

3. The Parties shall first seek to resolve any dispute referred to inparagraph 2 above through informal consultations and seek to arrive at amutually satisfactory solution. In the case of perishables, the Parties shallnotify the Council immediately of the dispute and of the action being taken.

4. Where the Parties fail to arrive at a mutual solution within 30 days,or in the case of perishables within 10 days, pursuant to paragraph 3 above, the



aggrieved Party may deliver to the other Party a request in writing for theintervention of the Council. The request to the Council shall contain sufficientinformation to enable examination of the request.

5. The Council shall ordinarily meet within 15 days of receipt of a requestand, in the case of perishables, within 5 days of receipt of a request. In specialcircumstances the timeframe may be adjusted by mutual agreement between theParties. The Council shall render its decision within a reasonable time.

6. The Council may engage expert advisors in seeking solutions todisputes between the Parties.

7. The Council shall within one (1) year after the entry into force of thisAgreement establish mechanisms for the settlement of disputes.

8. Pending the adoption of mechanisms provided for in paragraph 7, theCouncil may exercise the option of conciliation, mediation and/or arbitrationto resolve any dispute which may arise between the Parties.

ARTICLE XVIAmendments

This Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices may be amended by theParties. Proposals made by one Party for amendments shall be submitted to theCouncil for its consideration.

Amendments shall enter into force once the Parties have notified eachother through diplomatic channels, that all internal legal procedures have beencompleted.

ARTICLE XVIIEvaluation of the Agreement

Three (3) years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Councilshall carry out an evaluation of the Agreement, its Annexes and Appendiceswith respect to the achievement of their objectives and recommend whatfurther measures may be taken to achieve them. The recommendations shalltake into account any national, regional and international developmentsaffecting the matters covered by this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices.

ARTICLE XVIIITermination

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months after such notice is received by the other Party. The rights acquired andthe obligations assumed under this Agreement shall cease on the effective dateof termination, except as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.

2. Obligations undertaken prior to termination with respect to trade ingoods and services shall continue in force for a further period of one year,unless the Parties agree to a longer period.

3. The provisions of the Agreement on the Reciprocal Promotion andProtection of Investments (Annex III) shall continue to apply to investmentsestablished or acquired prior to the date of termination, for a period of tenyears from the date of termination, except in so far as those provisions extendto the establishment of covered investments.

ARTICLE XIXAccession by other States

This Agreement shall be open to other States subject to priornegotiations between the parties and those States which have requested tobecome parties to this Agreement.

The negotiations shall take into account that thisAgreement, its Annexesand its Appendices establish preferential treatment by the Dominican Republicto the Less Developed Member States of CARICOM by reason of their lesserdegree of development.

ARTICLE XXStatus of Annexes and Appendices

The Annexes and Appendices of this Agreement shall form an integralpart thereof.

ARTICLE XXIDepositary

This Agreement shall be deposited with the Secretary General of theCaribbean Community who shall transmit certified copies to the Parties.

ARTICLE XXIIEntry into Force

ThisAgreement, itsAnnexes andAppendices shall enter into force on the 1stday of January, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the Parties have notified each otherthrough diplomatic channels that all internal legal procedures have been completed.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, being dulyauthorised, have affixed their signatures to this Agreement.

DONE AT Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in the English andSpanish languages, both being equally, authentic, this 22nd day of August, 1998.For the Caribbean Community For the Government of the

Dominican Republic

SIGNED ................................... SIGNED ...................................DR. THE HON. KENNY ANTHONY DR. THE HON. LEONELChairman of the Conference of FERNANDEZ REYNAHeads of Government of President of the Dominicanthe Caribbean Community Republic

ANNEX IAGREEMENT ON TRADE IN GOODS

ARTICLE ICoverage

The Parties agree that the conditions under which goods covered by thisAgreement will be traded in the Free Trade Area are set out in this Annex.

ARTICLE IIDefinitions

Except as provided herein, words and phrases shall have the meaningascribed to them in the relevant Agreements of the WTO.

Competent Authority—The authority which, in conformity with thelegislation of the Parties, is responsible for the administration of their Customstariff laws and regulations.

Customs Tariff —Any tariff, tax or duty levied on imports and of any typeapplied to the importation of goods, including any form of surcharge or additionalcharge on imports, except any equivalent charge or internal tax established inconformity with Article III.2 of the GATT 1994. This definition of a Customs tariffdoes not include taxes or duties of lighterage, wharfage, storage and handling ofmerchandise, nor any others asmaybe required for port, custody or transport services;nor does it include exchange rate differences or other measures adopted by any Party.




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Duties—Customs duties and any other charges of equivalent effectwhich are discriminatory in their application, whether fiscal, monetary, or ofany kind, which are applied to Imports. Rates and analogous charges wherethey represent the cost of the services rendered are not included in this conceptof “duties”.

Goods—Any materials or finished articles.

Identical Goods—Goods whose characteristics all coincide with those ofthe good it is compared.

Indirect Material—A good used in the production, verification orinspection of a good, but which is not physically incorporated into the latter;or a good used in the maintenance of buildings or the operation of equipmentrelated to the production of a good.

ARTICLE IIIMarket Access

The Parties agree to promote a programme of trade liberalisationbetween them, at the same time taking into account, in particular, thedifferences in the levels of development between the Dominican Republic andthe LDCs of CARICOM.

2. Each Party agrees to grant goods produced in the territory of the otherParty access to its market under the following arrangements:

(i) the goods originating in Member States of CARICOM whichsatisfy the conditions contained in the Rules of Origin thatappear as Appendix I to this Annex shall receive the followingtreatment on entry into the market of the Dominican Republic:(a) duty-free access for all goods other than those set out

in Appendices II and III;(b) phased reduction of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN)

rate of duty on goods as set out in Appendix II;(c) the application of the MFN rate of duty to those goods

as set out in Appendix III;(ii) the goods originating in the Dominican Republic which

satisfy the conditions contained in the Rules of Origin shallreceive the following treatment on entry into the markets ofCARICOM Member States:(a) duty-free access for all goods other than those set out in

Appendices IVandVonentry into themarkets of theMDCs;(b) phased reduction of the MFN rate of duty on goods as set

out inAppendix IVon entry into themarkets of theMDCs;



(c) application of the MFN rate of duty on those goods set outinAppendix V on entry into the markets of the MDCs;

(d) application of the MFN rate of duty on all goods onentry into the markets of the LDCs.

3. The Lists of goods will be reciprocal unless the Parties agree otherwise.

4. The LDCs shall not be required to extend the treatment provided forin paragraph 2(ii)(a) and (b) to products originating in the DominicanRepublic on entry into their territories up to 2005. A review of the provisionsof this paragraph will be undertaken by the Parties in 2004.

5. The Parties agree that they will not apply any quantitative restrictionswith respect to the trade under this Agreement, always taking into account theobligations that the CARICOM Member States have under the TreatyEstablishing the Caribbean Community. In this context, the Parties agree thatany products affected will be placed on the MFN List pending any specificarrangements which might be negotiated.

6. The Council may consider any request by the Parties for themodification of the Lists at Appendices II to V.

7. The Parties agree that CARICOM entrepreneurs, both natural andlegal persons, shall, in the Dominican Republic, be allowed to promote or tomanage the import, sale, rent or any other form of traffic or sale of merchandiseor products of CARICOM origin, either as agents, representatives, commissionagents, exclusive distributors, licensees or under any other nomenclature, onthe same basis as nationals of the Dominican Republic.

ARTICLE IVRules of Origin

The Rules of Origin to be applied under this Annex shall be those set outin Appendix I.

ARTICLE VTechnical Barriers to Trade

The Parties agree to apply the provisions of Appendix VI on TechnicalBarriers to Trade.

ARTICLE VISanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures

The Parties agree to apply the provisions of Appendix VII on Sanitaryand Phyto-Sanitary Measures.




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ARTICLE VIIGeneral Exceptions

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the adoption or enforcement bythe Dominican Republic or any Member State of CARICOM of measures—

(i) which are necessary—(a) to protect public morals;(b) to prevent crime or the maintenance of public order;(c) to protect its essential security interests;(d) to protect human, animal and plant life;(e) to secure compliance with laws or regulations which

are not consistent with the provisions of thisAgreement, including those relating to customsenforcement, the enforcement of monopolies operatedunder paragraph 4 of Article II and Article XVII ofGATT 1994, the protection of patents, trademarks andcopyrights and the prevention of deceptive practices;

(f) and essential to the acquisition or distribution ofproducts in general or local short supply, provided thatany such measure shall be consistent with theprinciple that the Parties are entitled to an equitableshare of the international supply of such products, andthat any such measures, which are inconsistent withthe other provisions of the Agreement, shall bediscontinued as soon as the conditions giving rise tothem have ceased to exist;

(ii) which relate to—(a) gold or silver production or trade;(b) the products of prison labour;(c) the preservation of the environment and the

conservation of natural resources; and(iii) which are imposed for the protection of national treasures of

artistic, historical, anthropological, palaeontological orarchaeological value.

ARTICLE VIIITrade Promotion

The Parties agree to—(i) establish trade promotion programmes;(ii) facilitate the activities of official and private trade missions;(iii) organise fairs and expositions; and



(iv) promote the continuous exchange of information, marketstudies and activities leading to the maximum utilisation ofopportunities offered by the liberalisation of trade betweenthe Parties.

ARTICLE IXBilateral Safeguard Measures

The Dominican Republic and the Member States of CARICOMacknowledge that, as Members of the WTO, they have recourse to theAgreement on Safeguards in the WTO.

2. The Member States of CARICOM and the Dominican Republic mayapply bilateral safeguard measures of a temporary nature when—

(i) imports of products from any Member State of CARICOMor the Dominican Republic are made in such quantities thatsuch products cause serious injury or threat of serious injuryto the domestic industry producing like or directlycompetitive products of the importing country;

(ii) it is necessary to redress balance-of-payment deficits or toprotect the external financial position of the importing country.

3. Safeguard measures shall consist of the temporary suspension of the tariffpreferences and the reinstatement of the MFN duties for the specific product.

4. Safeguard measures shall be applied for an initial period of no longerthan one year. This term may be renewed for no more than one year, if thecauses that motivated the imposition of the safeguard measure persist.

5. The importing country seeking to impose or renew any safeguardmeasure shall request a meeting of the Council in order to have consultationson the imposition or renewal of such measures. This imposition or renewaldoes not require consensus.

ARTICLE XUnfair Trade Practices

Where there is evidence of injury, material injury, threat of injury ormaterial injury to the domestic industry of a Party due to unfair trade practicessuch as export subsidies and dumping, that Party may apply correctivemeasures, provided the application of these measures is in conformity with theAgreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the Agreement onthe Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs andTrade, 1994.




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ARTICLE XIAnti-Competitive Business Practices

The Parties will seek to discourage anti-competitive business practicesin the Free Trade Area and work towards the adoption of common provisionsto prevent such practices.

The Parties will undertake to establish mechanisms aimed at facilitatingand promoting competition policy provisions and ensuring their applicationamong and within the Parties.

ARTICLE XIICustoms Co-operation

The Parties, through their Customs authorities, agree to—(i) strengthen their bonds of co-operation, and mutual assistance

to resolve any differences in relation to the administration ofthis Agreement;

(ii) stimulate as much as possible the practices, procedures,terms and conditions of mutual assistance as well as tointensify the relationship between themselves with the aim ofsharing experiences that may improve and harmonise thesystems and customs procedures applicable, based on theprinciple of reciprocity; and

(iii) strengthen the co-operation through mechanisms that mayspeed up the movement of goods and clearance throughCustoms; without prejudice to the application of necessarymeasures and controls to avoid illegal trade and otherpractices that cause distortions to international trade.

2. The Parties will facilitate the release of all originating merchandise inconformity with the measures and procedures agreed, after the entry into forceof this Agreement.

3. The Parties will give priority to the areas of harmonisation ofCustoms procedures, computer technology and training.

4. The Parties will simplify and make available to the tradingcommunity information on procedures for the international transit of goods,the required documentation, the mode of transport, the Customs operationschedule, and information on the established sea ports and airports.

5. (i) Each Party, through its Customs authorities, shall speedilyrelease the goods originating in the other Party that enter its territory. In orderto facilitate the clearance of goods originating in the other Party, automatic



controls for time of stay, selective or aleatory criteria for revision, weightcontrol, physical verification of the goods and direct release to importers shallbe applied.

(ii) The Parties agree to simplify documents needed for the transitof originating goods in accordance with the national legislation of theimporting Party.

(iii) Each Party, in conformity with its legislation, shall inform theother of procedures that will facilitate and speed up the release of goods,including the requirements for importation and entry to the territory ofthe Party.

6. The Customs authorities of the Parties will exchange, where possible,and subject to domestic legislation and regulations relating to confidentiality,information and experience on—

(i) Classification and Customs Valuation;(ii) Rules of Origin;(iii) documents and requirements for the import and export of goods;(iv) general or specific statistics of imports and exports;(v) goods subject to non-tariff measures;(vi) the Customs regimes and procedures;(vii) the current domestic legislation relating to import taxes,

Customs and port charges, and any subsequent amendments;(viii) new technologies for preventing and detecting Customs fraud;(ix) new trends in Customs infractions.

7. Without prejudice to the provisions of other agreements, upon entryinto force of this Agreement, each Party agrees to notify the Customs authoritiesof the other Party of any intention to implement new Customs regulations.

APPENDIX I TO ANNEX IRULES OF ORIGIN

ARTICLE IDefinitions

For the purposes of this Appendix, the following definitions shall apply:(i) Materials—means raw materials, intermediate goods and

parts or components utilised in production;(ii) Goods—means any materials or finished articles;(iii) Production—means planting, extraction, harvesting, fishing,

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(iv) Originating goods—means goods or materials which meetthe Rules of Origin established in this Appendix.

The Transaction Value shall be determined according to the nationallegislation of the Parties.

ARTICLE IIScope of Application

The scope of application of the Rules of Origin and its amendments islimited to the trade of goods governed by the provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IIICriteria for Determining Originating Status

Goods shall be considered as originating in the territory of one of the Partiesto this Agreement where they comply with either of the following conditions:

(i) they must be wholly produced in one of the Parties; or(ii) they must be produced in one of the Parties wholly or partly

from materials imported from countries other than the Partiesby a process which effects a substantial transformationcharacterised—(a) by the goods being classified in a six-digit-subheading

of the Harmonised Commodity Description andCoding System different from that in which any of thematerials imported from countries other than theParties are classified, as specified in the attachment tothis Appendix; or

(b) by other criteria specified in the Attachment to thisAppendix.

ARTICLE IVWholly Produced Goods

Wholly Produced Goods are—(i) Products from the mineral, plant or animal kingdoms

(including those from hunting and fishing), extracted,harvested or gathered, born, bred or captured in the territoriesof the Parties, or in their territorial waters or in theirexclusive economic zones;

(ii) products of the sea extracted beyond the territorial waters of theParties and their exclusive economic zones by ships, wholly orpartially owned by nationals of the Parties, legally chartered,leased or contracted under joint venture arrangements byenterprises established in the territories of the Parties;



(iii) products of factory ships, wholly or partially owned bynationals of the Parties, legally chartered, leased orcontracted under joint venture arrangements by enterprisesestablished in the territories of the Parties produced fromgoods or products of the sea, extracted by ships inaccordance with the provisions in (i) and (ii) above;

(iv) the slag, ashes, residues, waste or scrap, gathered or obtainedfrom manufacturing and processing operations performed inthe territories of the parties, fit only for the recovery of rawmaterials, as long as they do not constitute toxic or hazardouswastes in accordance with national and international law;

(v) goods produced in the territories of the Parties which aremade solely from originating goods.

ARTICLE VInsufficient Working or Processing

Goods shall not be treated as originating, if they are produced by anyoperation or process which consists only of one or more of the following:

(i) operations to ensure the preservation of goods or productsduring transportation or storage, such as ventilation,refrigeration, freezing, addition of preservative or salt,removal of damaged parts and the like;

(ii) operations such as dust removal, washing or cleaning,sifting, peeling, shelling, winnowing, maceration, drying,sorting, classification, grading, selection, crushing, filtering,diluting in water, painting or cutting up;

(iii) the simple formation of sets of goods;(iv) the packing, placing in containers or repackaging;(v) the dividing up or assembly of packages;(vi) the affixing of bands, labels or other similar distinctive signs;(vii) the simple mixture of materials, if the characteristics of the

product obtained are not essentially different from thecharacteristics of the materials which have been mixed;

(viii) the slaughter of animals.

ARTICLE VIMaterials not Incorporated in the Goods

Any material, input or product which is not physically incorporated ingoods used in the production, verification and inspection of the goods andoperation of equipment related with it or for the maintenance of buildings, willbe considered originating regardless of the country where it was manufacturedor produced.




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2. These include—(i) fuel, electrical energy, catalysts and solvents;(ii) equipment apparatus and accessories used for the

verification or inspection of goods;(iii) gloves, protective eye masks, footwear, apparel, security

equipment and accessories;(iv) tools, dies (for die-cutting) and moulds;(v) spare parts and materials used in the maintenance of

equipment and buildings;(vi) lubricants, oils compound products and other products used

in the production process, equipment operation ormaintenance of building; and

(vii) any other material or product which is not incorporated in thegoods, but which can be shown to be part of the said production.

ARTICLE VIICumulation

For the purpose of the origin requirements, materials or productsoriginating in the territory of any of the Parties, incorporated in particulargoods in the territory of the other Party, shall be considered as goodsoriginating in the Party where final production take place.

ARTICLE VIIIRegional Value Content

The Regional Value Content (RVC) of the goods shall be calculatedbased on the transaction value method, applying the following formula:

RVC = [(TV-NOG)/TV] •100 where;RVC = Regional Value Content expressed as percentage;TV = Transaction Value of the merchandise, adjusted on

an FOB base;NOG = Value of non-originating goods used in the

production of the final product.2. Where the value of the goods is on a basis other than FOB it shall be

adjusted to FOB for purposes of this Article.3. When the origin is determined by the Regional Value Content, the

required percentage shall be specified in the Attachment to this Appendix.4. All costs considered in the calculation of Regional Value Content,

shall be registered and kept in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples, applicable in the territory of the Party where the good is produced.



ARTICLE IXDe Minimis

Where the value of all non-originating materials used in the productionof goods that do not undergo an applicable change in tariff classification as setout in the Attachment to this Appendix is not more than seven per cent (7%)of the transaction value of the goods adjusted to a FOB basis, these materialsshall be considered to be originating goods.

ARTICLE XManagement of Inventory

The Parties will ensure that enterprises will apply appropriate systems inthe management of this Appendix provided that the systems are based ongenerally accepted accounting principles.

Each Party will inform the other of the systems in use to manageinventories including those of interchangeable goods.

ARTICLE XISets

Sets, as defined inGeneral Rule 3 of theHarmonised System, shall be regardedas originating when all component articles are originating products. Nevertheless,when a set is composed of originating and non-originating articles, the set as a wholeshall be regarded as originating provided that the value of the non-originatingarticles does not exceed seven per cent (7%) of the FOB price of the set.

ARTICLE XIIAssembly

The rules governing assembly goods shall be defined on a case-by-casebasis in the Attachment to the Appendix provided for in Article III.

ARTICLE XIIIAccessories, Spare Parts and Tools

The accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece ofequipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle which are part of the normalequipment, will not be considered in determining if all non-originatingmaterials or products used in the production of a piece of equipment, machine,apparatus or vehicle comply with the correspondent change in theclassification established in this Appendix and its Attachment, provided that—

(i) the accessories, parts and tools are not separately billed from thepiece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, regardlessof any detailed information contained in the invoice; and




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(ii) the quantity and the value of these accessories, parts andtools are the normal ones used for related goods.

The origin of the accessories, parts and tools that do not fulfil theconditions in the preceding paragraph will be determined by applying thecorresponding rule of origin to each one of them separately.

ARTICLE XIVTreatment of Retail Packing

Packing presented with the merchandise and classified with the goodsthat they contain, will not be considered for determining the origin of therelated goods, as long as they are used on a normal basis.

Where the packing is not that used on a normal basis, each Party maytreat goods separately from their packing to determine the origin of the goodsand the packing.

ARTICLE XVTreatment of Packing Required for the Transport or Storage of Goods

No part of any packing required for the transport or storage of goods willbe considered when determining origin of goods as a whole.

ARTICLE XVIDirect Transport

In order for goods to benefit from the preferential treatment provided forunder this Agreement, they must be directly delivered from the exportingcountry to the importing country.

For this purpose, the following shall be considered as direct consignment:(i) goods transported without going through third countries;(ii) goods transported in transit through one or more third

countries, with or without transhipment or temporary storageunder the surveillance of Customs Authorities of suchcountries, provided that—(a) the transit is justified by geographical reasons or by

considerations related to transport requirements;(b) they are not designed for trade or use in the transit

country; and(c) they do not undergo during transportation or storage

any operation other than loading or unloading oroperations to keep them in good condition and ensuretheir conservation.



ARTICLE XVIITranshipment through the Parties

Nothing inArticle XVI shall preclude the transhipment of goods throughthe Parties.

Where such transhipment takes place, the Certifying Authority in theState through which the goods are transhipped shall affix on the relevanttransport documentation the approved stamp and an authorised signaturepursuant to Article XIX.

ARTICLE XVIIIDeclaration and Certification of Origin

The Certificate of Origin shall include—(i) a declaration by the exporter or the final producer that the

origin requirements prescribed in thisAppendix have been met;(ii) a certificate by the authorised body of the exporting country

that the declaration by the exporter or the final producer, asthe case may be, is accurate.

2. Where the exporter is not the final producer of the goods or products,the former shall present the declaration of origin to the authorised body.

3. In every case, the Certificate of Origin shall be prepared by anexporter in the country of final production.

4. The competent authority in the exporting country shall carry out suchcontrol as is necessary to permit the certification provided for in this Articleand shall confirm all the data set out in the Certificate of Origin.

5. The Certificate of Origin shall have affixed the signature of anofficial notified by the authorised body of the exporting country pursuant toArticle XIX.

6. The date of the Certificate of Origin may not precede that of therelevant commercial invoice.

7. The Certificate of Origin shall be valid for a period of 180 days fromthe date of issue.

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ARTICLE XIXThe Functions and Obligations of Bodies Authorised to carry

out CertificationThe Bodies authorised by the Parties to carry out Certification will—

(i) verify the accuracy of the declaration presented to them bythe final producer or the exporter by way of systems orprocedures which ensure the accuracy of the data;

(ii) provide to the other Party the administrative co-operationrequired for the control of documentary proof or origin.

2. The bodies authorised by the Parties will, no later than thirty (30)days after entry into force of the Agreement, transmit through their respectiveForeign Ministries, the approved list of the bodies authorised to issue thecertificates mentioned in this Appendix, along with a list of authorisedsignatories, facsimile of the authorised signatures and the stamps of theauthorised bodies.

3. Any changes to such listings shall enter into force thirty (30) daysafter receipt of notification.

ARTICLE XXRequirement to maintain Records and Documents

Each Party shall require the exporter or final producer who completesand signs a Certificate of Origin to keep all the records and documentspertaining to the origin of the goods for a minimum of three years from thedate of the Certificate and to produce these records and documents asrequested by the competent authority, in accordance, with national legislation.

ARTICLE XXINon-Requirement of the Certificate of Origin

An Invoice, with a duly signed declaration that the goods were producedin a CARICOM Member State or in the Dominican Republic, shall be deemedto satisfy the requirement of the Certificate of Origin, where the value of thegoods expressed in national currency, does not exceed the equivalent of OneThousand US Dollars (US$1,000.00).

This exception will not apply where the imports are proven to be theresult of two or more parts of a consignment.



ARTICLE XXIIConfidentiality

Each Party shall maintain, in accordance with its national legislation, theconfidentiality of confidential business information collected pursuant to thisAgreement and shall protect that information from disclosure that couldprejudice the competitive position of the persons providing the information.

The confidential business information collected pursuant to thisAgreementmay be disclosed only to those authorities responsible for the administration andenforcement of determinations of origin and of Customs and Revenue matters.

ARTICLE XXIIIOrigin Verification

For purposes of determining whether goods imported into its territoryfrom the territory of another Party qualify as originating goods, a Party mayconduct verification solely by means of—

(i) submitting to the competent authority of the exporting Partyrequest for information from an exporter or a producer, in aterritory of another Party;

(ii) visits to the premises of an exporter or producer in theterritory of another Party to review records and observe theproduction of the goods;

(iii) other procedures agreed upon by the Parties whenever necessary.

2. Prior to conducting verification pursuant to paragraph 1, a Partyshall, through its designated entity, notify the competent authority of theexporting Party of its intention to carry out verification. Within five (5) daysof dispatch of this notification, the competent authority in the exporting Partyshall notify the exporter and/or the producer of the goods.

3. The competent authority of the importing Party shall obtain thewritten consent of the exporter or producer of the goods whose premises areto be visited.

4. The notification of visits which are provided for in paragraph 1(ii)shall include—

(i) the identity of the designated entity issuing the notification;(ii) the name of the exporter or producer whose premises are to

be visited;(iii) the date and place of the proposed verification visit;(iv) the object and scope of the verification visit, including specific

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(v) the names and designation of the officials who will carry outthe visit; and

(vi) the legal basis for the verification visit.5. The competent authority of the exporting Party may, at the request of the

Party wishing to carry out verification pursuant to paragraph 1, call on the produceror the exporter to make available, inter alia, documentation and accounting recordsand permit inspection of materials, production facilities and processes.

6. Where a verification has been notified, any modification of theinformation referred to in thisArticle shall be notified in writing to the competentauthority of the exporting Party, who in turn shall immediately notify themodifications to the producer or the exporter. Such modifications shall be notifiedby the importing Party no later than fifteen (15) days after the initial notification.

7. Where an exporter or a producer does not either give written consentto a proposed verification visit or provide any information requested as providedfor in thisArticle within thirty (30) days of despatch of the notification, the Partywhich has notified intention to carry out verification may deny preferential tarifftreatment to goods which would have been the subject of such verification.

8. The Competent Authority of the importing Party may grant to thecompetent authority of the exporting Party an extension of not more than ten (10)days for the submission of any documents which may be required to support anapplication for verification of origin under this Agreement.

9. Each Party shall provide that, where its competent authority receivesnotification, the competent authority may, within seven (7) days of receipt of thenotification, postpone the proposed verification visit for a period not exceeding fifteen(15)days fromthedateof such receiptor for such longerperiodas thePartiesmayagree.

10. The Parties shall permit an exporter or a producer whose goods are thesubject of a verification visit to designate two observers to be present during thevisit, providing that—

(i) the observers do not participate in a manner other than asobservers; and

(ii) the failure of the exporter or producer to designate observersshall not result in the postponement of the visit.

ARTICLE XXIVFindings of the Verification

The Party conducting a verification shall provide the exporter orproducer whose goods are the subject of the verification with a writtendetermination of whether or not the goods qualify as originating goods,including findings of fact and the legal basis for the determination, withintwenty-one (21) days of the conclusion of the verification exercise.



ARTICLE XXVGuarantee of Payment of Revenue

In no case shall the Customs authorities of the Parties interrupt an importprocedure of the products covered by a Certificate of Origin. However, thecompetent authorities of the importing Party, in addition to requesting theappropriate additional information from the competent authorities of the exportingParty, may adopt any action it deems necessary to safeguard its fiscal interests.

The competent authorities of the importing Party shall take appropriateaction with respect to any financial security given to protect the fiscal interestbased on the determination of the verification.

ARTICLE XXVIAppeals

Each Party will establish procedures for the review of decisions by thevarious authorities regarding the origin verification procedures.

ARTICLE XXVIIPenalties

Each Party, in its legislation, shall provide penalties for breaches of theprovisions of this Appendix which shall be similar to those applied forbreaches of its laws and regulations in similar circumstances.

APPENDIX VI TO ANNEX ITECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE


For the purposes of this Appendix the terms defined in the SeventhEdition (1996) of the ISO/IEC Guide 2 Standardisation and related activities—General Vocabulary, shall, when used in this Appendix have the same meaninggiven in the said Guide. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

Risk Assessment—The evaluation of the potential of adverse effects tothe health and safety of human, animal or plant life, or to the environmentresulting from any goods or services traded between the Parties.

Standards-related Measure—Astandard, technical regulation or conformityassessment procedure.

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mandatory. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols,packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product,process or production method.

International Standard—A standard or other guide or recommendation,adopted by an international standardising body and made available to the public.

Legitimate Objectives—Objectives such as safety, protection of human, animalor plant life or health, the environment or consumers (including matters relating toquality and identifiability of goods or services); or, sustainable development,considering, among other things, where appropriate, fundamental climatic,geographical, technological or infrastructural factors or scientific justification.

Conformity Assessment Procedure—Any procedure used directly orindirectly, to determine that relevant requirements in technical regulations orstandards are satisfied.

Technical Regulation—Document which lays down product characteristicsor their related processes and production methods, including applicableadministrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory. It may alsoinclude or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking orlabelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method.

Service—Any service within the scope of this Appendix that is subjectto standards-related or metrology measures including standardisation,metrology and conformity assessment services themselves.

Administrative Rejection—Any action taken by a public administrationagency of the importing Party, to restrict the entry to its territory of a shipmentor the provision of a service, due to technical reasons.

DangerousWastes—Any material generated in the extraction, transformation,production, consumption, utilisation, control or treatment processes, whoseproperties do not allow for its re-use, and that, due to its corrosive, toxic, poisonous,reactive, radioactive, explosive, flammable, biologically infectious or irritatingcharacteristics, represents a hazard to health or to the environment.

Hazardous Substance—Any substance that is hazardous to health andsafety of human, animal or plant life, or to the environment and that isidentified as such by national and international agencies.

Make Compatible—To bring different standards-related measures of thesame scope approved by different standardising bodies to a level such that theyare either identical, equivalent, or have the effect of permitting goods orservices to be used in place of one another or fulfil the same purpose.



ARTICLE IIScope of Application

This Appendix applies to the standards-related and metrologicalmeasures of the Parties, as well as to other related measures that may directlyor indirectly affect trade in goods or services between the Parties.

2. The Parties affirm their existing rights and obligations under theAgreement on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World Trade Organisation(WTO) and other international agreements to which the Member States ofCARICOM and the Dominican Republic are parties, including agreementsrelating to health, the environment and the protection of the consumer.

3. This appendix does not apply to Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures.

ARTICLE IIINon-Discriminatory Treatment

Each Party shall, in respect of standards-related measures, accord togoods and service-providers of the other Party, treatment no less favourablethan that accorded to like goods or service-providers of national origin and tolike goods or service-providers originating in any other country.

ARTICLE IVUse of International Standards

Each Party shall use, as a basis for the development and application of itsstandardisation measures, current international standards, or internationalstandards whose completion are imminent, except where such standards wouldbe an ineffective or inappropriate means to fulfil its legitimate objectives.

When one Party applies procedures for conformity assessment which restrictor restrain the access of goods, that Party shall consider the use of the pertinentinternational standards as the basis of access until a final decision is taken.

ARTICLE VRisk Assessment

Each Party may conduct risk assessment in its territory, provided thatsuch assessment does not have the intention, or effect of creating unnecessaryobstacles to trade between them. In so doing, the Parties shall take intoconsideration the risk assessment methods developed by international agencies.

2. When conducting risk assessment, the Party performing it shall takeinto consideration all available pertinent scientific evidence, technicalinformation, the intended end use, and the associated technology.




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3. Once the protection level that is considered adequate has beenestablished and the risk assessment conducted, each Party shall avoid makingarbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions between similar goods and services, ifthose distinctions—

(i) result in arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination againstgoods or services-providers of the other Party;

(ii) constitute a disguised restriction on trade between theParties; or

(iii) discriminate between similar goods or services for the sameuse under the same conditions, that hold the same level ofrisk, and that result in similar benefits.

ARTICLE VICompatibility and Equivalence

Without prejudice to the rights of the Parties under this Appendix andtaking into account international standardisation activities the Parties shall, tothe extent practicable, make compatible their standards-related measures,without reducing the level of safety or of protection of human, animal or plantlife or health, the environment or the consumer.

2. Each Party shall accept a technical regulation adopted or maintainedby an exporting Party as equivalent to its own where the exporting Party, inco-operation with the importing Party, demonstrates to the satisfaction of theimporting Party that its technical regulation adequately fulfils the importingParty’s legitimate objectives.

3. Upon the request of the exporting Party, the importing Party shallcommunicate in writing its reasons for not accepting any particular technicalregulation of the exporting Party as equivalent to its own in accordance withparagraph 2 of this Article.

4. The Parties recognise the need to review, revise and update standardsand technical regulations to achieve greater harmonisation.

5. The Parties further affirm the need to review procedures forconformity assessment systems in order to facilitate certification, accreditationand the issuing of marks of conformity.

ARTICLE VIIConformity Assessment

If it is of mutual benefit, each Party shall in a reciprocal manner,accredit, approve, license or otherwise recognise the conformity assessmentbodies in the territory of the other Party, on terms no less favourable than thoseapplicable to such bodies in its territory.



2. The Parties may utilise the technical and institutional capability ofthe conformity assessment bodies established in the territory of the Parties,and recognised in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. Whenever it is possible, the Parties shall provide for the carrying outof conformity assessment procedures in production facilities and the issuing ofmarks of conformity assessments when the product satisfies the requirementsof the standard or technical regulation.

4. Each Party shall acknowledge the results of the conformityassessment procedures in the other Party’s territory.

5. Prior to acceptance of results of a conformity assessment procedurepursuant to paragraph 4 of thisArticle and to enhance confidence in the continuedreliability of each other’s conformity assessment results, the Parties may consulton such matters as the technical competence of the conformity assessment bodiesinvolved, including verified compliance with relevant international standards.

6. The Parties shall ensure the confidentiality of information aboutproducts or services originating in the territory of the other Party arising from,or supplied in connection with, conformity assessment procedures in the sameway as for domestic products and in such a manner that legitimate commercialinterests are protected.

ARTICLE VIIIMetrological Standards

In fulfilling the requirements of this Appendix, each Party shall, as far aspracticable, ensure the traceability of its metrological standards in accordancewith the recommendations of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures(IBPM) and the International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML).

ARTICLE IXFilling, Packaging and Labelling

The parties shall develop agreed standardswith respect to filling, packagingand labelling and will submit them through such mechanisms created in accordancewith Article XI. With respect to this Article, the relevant principles adopted by theInternational Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) shall generally be followed.

2. While the agreed standards are being developed, each Party shallapply, inside its territory, its standards for filling, packaging and labelling.

3. In the case of foods and food-additives, in order to ensure thatstandards developed do not contradict themselves either in meaning or inpractice the basis of harmonisation shall preferably be standards anddocuments issued by Codex Alimentarius.




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ARTICLE XNotification

Each Party shall notify the other Party of the initiation of any activityleading to the promulgation of any standards-related measure.

2. Each Party shall notify the other Party when a standards-relatedmeasure is withdrawn.

3. A Party which proposes that the adoption or modification of somestandards-related or metrological measure may have a significant effect ontrade between the Parties, shall—

(i) at least sixty (60) days prior to such adoption or modificationpublish a notice and notify the other Party in writing, usingthe same form of notification of the World Trade Organisation(WTO), in such a manner as to enable interested persons tobecome acquainted with the proposed measure;

(ii) upon request, provide to the other Party, particulars or copiesof the proposed measure, and whenever possible, identify theparts which in substance deviate from relevant internationalstandards;

(iii) allow reasonable time for the other Party to make commentsin writing, discuss these comments upon request; and takethese written comments and the results of these discussionsinto account;

(iv) provide the other Party, through the Enquiry Point, with acopy of the finalised measure to be implemented;

(v) where urgent problems of safety, health, environmentalprotection or national security arise or threaten to arise for aParty, that Party may omit any of the steps enumerated inparagraph (iii) of this Article as it finds necessary, providedthat the Party upon adoption of the measure notifies the otherParty of the nature of the urgent problem, provides copies ofthe measure and takes any comments into consideration;

(vi) each Party shall annually, or as later determined, notify inwriting the other Party of its standardisation work programme;

(vii) when one of the Parties administratively refuses a shipmentor a service provision due to non-compliance with astandards-related or metrological measure it shall notify inwriting, without delay, the owner(s) of the shipment or theservice provider(s) the technical justification for the refusal;

(viii) a copy of the technical justification provided for in paragraph(vii) of this Article shall immediately be notified to theEnquiry Points of the other Party;



(ix) unless otherwise specified, any notification required underthis Article shall be issued through the Enquiry Pointdesignated under Article XI.

ARTICLE XIEnquiry Points

Each Party shall ensure that an Enquiry Point exists, which is able torespond to all reasonable enquiries from the other Party, and other interestedperson(s), as well as to provide the relevant documents regarding standards-related and metrological measures adopted or proposed in its territory byGovernmental or non-Governmental agencies.

2. The Parties shall inform each other of the institutions which theyhave designated as Enquiry Points.

3. Each Party shall take reasonable measures to ensure that wherecopies of documents are requested by the other Party, or by other interestedperson(s) in accordance with paragraph (i) of this Article, they are supplied atan equitable price (if any) which shall, apart from the actual cost of delivery,be the same for the nationals of the Party concerned.“Nationals” here shall be deemed, in the case of a separate Customs Territory Party, to meanpersons, natural or legal, who are domiciled or who have a real and effective industrial orcommercial establishment in that Customs territory.

ARTICLE XIIHandling of Hazardous Substances and Waste

The Parties shall apply the provisions, guidelines or recommendationsof the pertinent United Nations Convention, the Basle Convention and therelevant international agreements and standards to which the Parties adhere inaddition to the existing legislation of the Parties for the control and handlingof hazardous substances and dangerous waste.

Each Party shall regulate in accordance with its legislation theintroduction, acceptance, deposit, transport and transit through its territory ofhazardous substances or dangerous waste, whether originating inside oroutside of its territory.

ARTICLE XIIIProtection of the Environment

Each Party undertakes to preserve and protect the environment byapplying relevant provisions, guidelines or recommendations of the UnitedNations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the pertinent internationalagreements and standards to which they adhere.




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ARTICLE XIVProcedures for Registration of Goods

The goods subject to registration in the territory of any of the Parties,shall be registered by a recognised institution, or accredited by the competentauthority of that Party based upon a national system by which such registrationis mandatory. Such registration of goods shall be performed as expeditiouslyas possible and on grounds no less favourable than that extended toregistration of like goods of national origin.

ARTICLE XVTechnical Co-operation

Each Party shall encourage technical co-operation between its agenciesfor standardisation and metrology, promoting the provision of information andtechnical assistance, according to available resources and under termsmutually agreed, in order to assist in the attainment of this objective and toenhance the activities, processes, standardisation and metrological systemsand measures of both Parties.

The Parties shall undertake joint efforts for the purpose of securingtechnical co-operation and assistance from third countries.

APPENDIX VII TO ANNEX IAGREEMENT ON SANITARY AND PHYTO-SANITARY

MEASURESARTICLE I

Rights and ObligationsIn compliance with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement for

Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures, each Party has the right to establish,adopt, maintain or apply any Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures necessaryto protect human, animal or plant life or health in its territory, more stringentthan relevant regional and international standards, guidelines orrecommendations.

2. Each Party will ensure that any Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measureadopted, maintained or applied—

(i) is based on scientific principles, taking into account, whennecessary, all pertinent facts as well as the different nationaland regional conditions;

(ii) is only maintained when there is scientific justification;



(iii) is based on a risk assessment that is appropriate to thecircumstances;

(iv) does not restrict trade more than is necessary in order toprotect human, animal or plant life or health;

(v) does not have as an objective or consequence, a disguisedrestriction on trade between the Parties; and

(vi) is based on national/regional/international standards,guidelines or recommendations, or on the imminent adoptionof such measures except when these measures do notconstitute an adequate and effective means of protectinghuman, animal or plant life or health in its territory.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Appendix, each Party, inorder to protect human, animal or plant life or health in its territory, has the rightto establish appropriate levels of protection, taking into account the associatedrisk from the point of view of consequences for the introduction, establishmentor spread of a pest or disease. For this purpose, the methodologies of analysisand risk assessment of relevant international organisations, CODEXALIMENTARIUS, International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), and theInternational Office of Epizootics (IOE), as well as relevant specialised regionalorganisations to which the Parties are members, shall be taken into account.

4. The risk assessment conducted by the importing Party in order toestablish the respective Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures shall becompleted within four months from the date when the analysis is requested ofthe competent authority. By mutual agreement, an extension of one month willbe granted when necessary.

5. Each Party shall inform the Committee for Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures of its Competent Notifying Authority and shall utilise thedesignated Enquiry Points as the channel for notifying the other Party.

6. The Parties shall abide by the control, inspection and approvalprocedures for the application of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measurescontained in Article III.

7. The Parties shall not apply punitive Sanitary and Phyto-SanitaryMeasures in the context of their reciprocal trade relations. The application ofretaliatory measures will be considered punitive.


For the purpose of this Appendix, the following definitions shall apply:

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Appropriate Level of Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Protection—The levelof protection deemed appropriate by the Party establishing a Sanitaryor Phyto-Sanitary Measure to protect human, animal or plant life orhealth within its territory.

Approval Procedure—Any registration, certification, notification orany other obligatory administrative procedure for approving the use ofan additive or to establish a level of tolerance for contaminants fordefined purposes or under conditions agreed upon for food, beverageor feedstuffs prior to permitting its use or commercialisation wheneverany of these contains the additive or contaminant.

Area of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence—An area, whether all of acountry, part of a country or all or parts of several countries, asidentified by the competent authorities, in which a specific pest ordisease occurs at low levels, and which are subject to effectivesurveillance, control or eradication measures.

Biological Products—(i) biological reagents for use in the diagnosis of certain diseases;(ii) sera for use in the prevention or treatment of certain diseases;(iii) inactivated or modified vaccines for use in the preventive

vaccination against certain diseases;(iv) microbial genetic material.

Contaminant—Any substance not intentionally added to food, which ispresent in such food as a result of the production (including operationscarried out in crop husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinarymedicine), manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing,packaging, transport or holding of such food or as a result ofenvironmental contamination. The term does not include insectfragments, rodent hairs and other extraneous matter.

Control or Inspection Procedure—Any procedure utilised directly orindirectly to determine compliance with a Sanitary or Phyto-SanitaryMeasure. This includes sampling, testing, inspection, verification,monitoring, auditing, conformance evaluation, accreditation and otherprocedures involving the physical examination of the goods,packaging equipment and installations directly related to theproduction commercialisation or utilisation of goods, but not referredto as an approval procedure.

Disease—A clinical or sub-clinical infection caused by one or moreaetiological agents as listed in the IOE and IPPC Codes.



Feedstuffs—Balanced daily food allowance for animal use.

Food—Any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw,which is intended for human consumption, and includes drink,chewing gum and any substance which has been used in themanufacture, preparation or treatment of “food” but does not includecosmetics or tobacco or substances used only as drugs.

Food Additive—Any substance not normally consumed as a food byitself and not normally used as a typical ingredient of the food, whetheror not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food fora technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture,processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport orholding of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result(directly or indirectly) in it or its by-products becoming a component ofor otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods. The term doesnot include “contaminants” or substances added to food for maintainingor improving nutritional qualities.

Food Safety—Quality that ensures that food is free of risk to human health.

Goods—Food, animals, plants, their products and by-products, andbiological products.

Harmonisation—The establishment, recognition and application ofcommon Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures by the Parties.

International Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations—(i) for food safety: the standards, guidelines and

recommendations established by the CODEXALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION relating to foodadditives, veterinary drug and pesticide residues,contaminants, methods of analysis and sampling, and codesand guidelines of hygienic practice;

(ii) for animal health and zoonoses: the standards, guidelines andrecommendations developed under the auspices of theInternational Office of Epizootics;

(iii) or plant health: the international standards guidelines andrecommendations developed under the auspices of theSecretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention inco-operation with regional organisations operating within theframework of the International Plant Protection Convention; and

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other relevant international organisations open formembership to the Parties, as identified by the Committee onSanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures.

Pest—Any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenicagent, injurious to plants, animals and their products.

Pest or Disease-Free Area—An area, whether all of a country, part of acountry, or all or parts of several countries, as identified by the competentauthorities, in which a specific pest or disease does not occur. A pest ordisease-free area may surround, be surrounded by or be adjacent to anarea, whether within part of a country or in a geographic region whichincludes parts of or all of several countries in which a specific pest ordisease is known to occur but is subject to regional control measures suchas the establishment of protection, surveillance and buffer zones whichwill confine or eradicate the pest or disease in question.

Pesticide—Any substance intended for preventing, destroying,attracting, repelling, or controlling any pest including unwantedspecies of plants or animals during the production, storage, transport,distribution and processing of food agricultural commodities, oranimal feeds or which may be administered to animals for the controlof ectoparasites. The term includes substances intended for use as aplant-growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant, fruit thinning agent, orsprouting inhibitor and substances applied to crops either before orafter harvest to protect the commodity from deterioration duringstorage and transport. The term normally excludes fertilisers, plant andanimal nutrients, food additives, and animal drugs.

Pesticide Residues—Any specified substance in food, agriculturalcommodities, or animal feed resulting from the use of a pesticide. Theterm includes any derivatives of a pesticide such as conversionproducts, metabolites, reaction products, and impurities considered tobe of toxicological significance.

Plants—Live plants and parts thereof, including seeds and germ plasm,forest and wild flora.

Risk Assessment—The evaluation of the likelihood of entry,establishment or spread of a pest or disease within the territory of animporting Party according to the Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measureswhich might be applied, and of the associated potential biological andeconomic consequences; or the evaluation of the potential for adverseeffects on human or animal health arising from the presence of additives,



contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in food, feedstuffsand beverages.

Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measures—(i) to protect animal or plant life or health within the territory of

the Party from risks arising from the entry, establishment orspread of pests, diseases, disease-carrying organisms ordisease-causing organisms;

(ii) to protect human or animal life or health within the territoryof the Party from risks arising from additives, contaminants,toxins or disease-causing organisms in foods, beverages orfeedstuffs;

(iii) to protect human life or health within the territory of theParty from risks arising from diseases carried by animals,plants or products thereof, or from the entry, establishment orspread of pests; or

(iv) to prevent or limit other damage within the territory of theParty from the entry, establishment or spread of pests.

Sanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measures include all relevant laws, decrees,regulations, requirements and procedures including, inter alia, endproduct criteria processes and production methods; testing, inspection,certification and approval procedures; quarantine treatments includingrelevant requirements associated with the transport of animals orplants, or with the materials necessary for their survival duringtransport; provisions on relevant statistical methods, samplingprocedures and methods of risk assessment; and packaging andlabelling requirements directly related to food safety.

Scientific Information—Data or Information derived from scientificprinciples and methods.

Transportation—Means or mode of transport, and the form ofpackaging; used for the movement of goods, as established by aSanitary or Phyto-Sanitary Measure.

ARTICLE IIIControl, Inspection and Approval Procedures in the Application of

Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary MeasuresIn order to expedite the application of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary

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2. Transparency: In order to ensure adequate transparency in theadoption and application of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures thecompetent Notifying Authorities and Enquiry Points will utilise formats thatare the same as or similar to those designed and utilised by the WTOCommittee for Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures.

3. Harmonisation: The Parties shall use international organisations andother specialised regional fora in the harmonisation of their Sanitary andPhyto-Sanitary Measures.

4. Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Status: The Parties shall accept as valid,the Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary status in accordance with the FAO database(food safety and plant health), the OIE database (animal health) and databasesof relevant specialised regional organisations. In case of reasonable query byone Party, reasonable access for inspections, tests and other procedures will bepermitted by mutual agreement in order to verify the said status.

5. Equivalence: In accordance with the provisions of this Appendix, inthe process of recognition of equivalence of their Sanitary and Phyto-SanitaryMeasures, the Parties, through bilateral consultations, will address issuesrelating to the effectiveness of measures, their impact on trade, costeffectiveness and the appropriate technology. These will be detailed inbilateral agreements for mutual recognition.

6. Risk Assessment and Determination of Appropriate Level ofProtection: In conducting risk assessment, the Parties shall applymethodologies harmonised by relevant international organisations and wherethey do not exist, shall utilise those harmonised at the regional level, with theassistance of specialised regional organisations.

7. Inspection Criteria (including Inspection at Origin): Designatedagencies shall be the only channel for inspections between Parties, and shallbe authorised to determine inspection periods, time limits for informing theother Party, as well as for the signature of protocols or specific bilateralinstruments according to the needs of the Parties.

Upon receipt of a request from one of the Parties, the CompetentNotifying Authority shall be required to conduct the inspection, and report thefindings and action taken to the other Party within 30 days.

When inspection is performed at a specific export point in the territoryof a Party, the Certificate of Inspection will have a one-year validity, save forreasonable exceptions, particularly in the case of plants, by mutual agreement.Inspection costs will be borne by the exporting country.



8. Pest or Disease-Free Areas and Areas of Low Prevalence of Pest orDisease: In the process towards recognising pest or disease-free areas and areasof low prevalence of pest or disease, the Parties shall first apply themethodologies utilised by relevant international organisations and, where suchmethodologies do not exist, those harmonised at the regional level with theassistance of specialised regional organisations. The Parties shall also establishspecific bilateral protocols for particular cases.

9. Accreditation: The Parties shall seek to standardise their accreditationprocedures. Government institutions shall be recognised as accreditedorganisations and should select qualified and/or experienced personnel. Privatesector institutions and professionals shall be appropriately certified.

ANNEX IIAGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICE

ARTICLE IObjective

The objective of this Agreement is to establish a framework for theliberalisation of trade in services among the Parties consistent with theGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World TradeOrganisation (WTO). Such a framework will promote the interests of theParties, on the basis of mutual advantages and the achievement of a globalbalance of rights and obligations among the Parties.


For the purposes of the present Agreement—(i) commercial presence: means any type of business or professional

establishment, including through the constitution, acquisition ormaintenance of a juridical person, or creation or maintenance ofa branch or a representative office located in the territory of anyof the Parties, for the purpose of supplying a service;

(ii) juridical person of another Party: means any juridical person—(a) constituted or otherwise organised under the law of

that other Party, and is engaged in substantivebusiness operations in the territory of that Party or theother Party; or

(b) in the case of the supply of a service throughcommercial presence owned or controlled by—

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(ii) juridicial persons of that other Party,identified under subparagraph (a);

(iii) natural person of another Party: means a national of thatother Party;

(iv) service consumer: means any person that receives or usesa service;

(v) service of another Party: means a service provided—(a) from or in the territory of such Party; or(b) by a service supplier of that other Party by means of

commercial presence or through the presence ofnatural persons;

(vi) service supplier: means any person that supplies a service;(vii) services: includes any service in any sector except services

supplied in the exercise of Governmental authority;(viii) services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority:

means any service which is supplied neither on a commercialbasis nor in competition with one or more service suppliers;

(ix) speciality air services: means aerial mapping, aerial surveying,aerial photography, forest fire management, fire fighting, aerialadvertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, aerialconstruction, helilogging, aerial sightseeing, flight training,aerial inspection and surveillance, and aerial spraying services;

(x) supply of a service: includes the production, distribution,marketing, sale and delivery of a service;

(xi) trade in services: means the supply of a service:(a) from the territory of one Party into the territory of the

other Party;(b) in the territory of one Party to the service consumer of

the other Party;(c) by a service supplier of any Party, through commercial

presence in the territory of the other Party; by a servicesupplier of one Party, through the presence of naturalpersons of a Party in the territory of the other Party.

Any other term not defined in paragraph 1 of this Article shall have themeaning agreed to in the GATS and its Annexes.

ARTICLE IIIScope

This Agreement applies to measures by the Parties affecting trade inservices, including those relating to—

(i) the production, distribution, marketing, sale and delivery ofa service;



(ii) the purchase, use or payment of a service;(iii) access to and use of, in connection with the supply of a

service, services which are required to be offered to thepublic generally;

(iv) the presence, including the commercial presence of a servicesupplier in the territory of another Party; and

(v) the provision of a bond or other form of financial security, asa condition for the provision of a service.

2. This Agreement will not apply to—(i) promotion and support measures provided by a Party or a

State enterprise, including government-supported loans,guarantees, insurance, grants and fiscal incentives providedby the Governments of the Parties;

(ii) air services, including domestic and international airtransportation services, whether scheduled or non-scheduled,and related services in support of air services other than—(a) aircraft repair and maintenance services during which

an aircraft is withdrawn from service;(b) specialty air services; and(c) computerised reservation systems;

(iii) services or Government functions such as, but not limited to,the enforcement of laws, social welfare services, incomesecurity or insurance, social security, public education,public training, health, and child care.

3. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to—(i) impose any obligation on a Party with respect to a national of

the other Party seeking access to its employment market, oremployed on a permanent basis in its territory, or to conferany right on that national with respect to that access oremployment; or

(ii) impose any obligation nor confer any right to a Party, withrespect to government procurement by the other Party,except for any provisions which may be agreed to onGovernment Procurement.

4. For the purposes of this Agreement “measures adopted by the Parties”means any measure by a Party, whether in the form of a law, regulation, rule,procedure, decision, administrative action, or any other form taken by—

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(ii) non-governmental bodies in the exercise of powers delegatedby Government and authorities mentioned in subparagraph(i) above.

5. In fulfilling its obligations and commitments under this Agreement,each Party shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to it toensure its observance by regional and local governments and authoritiesmentioned in paragraph 4(a) above, and non-governmental bodies within itsterritory.

6. The provisions of this Agreement will not apply to those measuresrelated to professional services, except as may be agreed to by the Parties.

ARTICLE IVMost Favoured Nation Treatment

Each Party shall accord immediately and unconditionally to services andservice suppliers of the other Party treatment no less favourable than thatwhich it accords to like services and service suppliers of any third country.

The provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed to preventany Party from conferring or according advantages to adjacent countries inorder to facilitate exchanges limited to contiguous frontier zones of servicesthat are both locally produced and consumed.

ARTICLE VTransparency

Each Party shall publish promptly and, except in emergency situations,at the latest by the time of their entry into force, all relevant measures ofgeneral application which pertain to/or affect the operation of this Agreement.International agreements pertaining to or affecting trade in services to which aParty is signatory shall also be published.

2. Where publication as referred to in paragraph 1 is not feasible orpracticable, the Parties shall make them otherwise publicly available.

3. Each Party shall promptly and at least annually inform the other Partyof the introduction of any new or any changes to existing laws, regulations oradministrative guidelines which significantly affect trade in services coveredby this Agreement.

4. Each Party shall respond promptly to all requests by the other Partyfor specific information on any of its measures of general application orinternational agreements within the meaning of paragraph 1.



5. For the purposes of complying with this Article, the Parties shallutilise the enquiry points established under Article III:4 of the GATS.

ARTICLE VIDisclosure of Confidential Information

Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Party to provide confidentialinformation, the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement orotherwise be contrary to the public interest, or which would prejudicelegitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises, public or private.

ARTICLE VIILicensing and Certification

With a view to ensuring that any measure adopted or maintained by aParty relating to domestic regulation of services sectors within the context ofArticle VI of the GATS or the licensing or certification of nationals of theother Party does not constitute an unnecessary barrier to trade, each Party shallendeavour to ensure that any such measure—

(i) is based on objective and transparent criteria, such ascompetence and the ability to supply a service;

(ii) is not more burdensome than necessary to ensure the qualityof a service; and

(iii) does not constitute a disguised restriction on the supply ofa service.

ARTICLE VIIIGeneral Exception

Notwithstanding the provisions of thisAgreement, the Parties may adoptor enforce measures—

(i) necessary to protect public morals or to maintain public order;(ii) necessary to protect human life, animal or plant life or health,

and to preserve the environment;(iii) necessary to protect essential security interests;(iv) necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations

which are not inconsistent with the provisions of thisAgreement including those relating to—(a) the prevention of deception and fraudulent practices or

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(b) the protection of the privacy of individuals in relationto the processing and dissemination of personal dataand the protection of confidentiality of individualrecords and accounts; or

(c) safety;(v) necessary to protect national artistic, historical or

archeological treasures;(vi) for prudential reasons, such as to—

(a) protect investors, depositors, financial marketparticipants, policy holders, policy claimants orpersons to whom a fiduciary duty is owed by afinancial institution; and

(b) maintain the safety, soundness, integrity or financialresponsibility of financial institutions;

(vii) inconsistent with the provisions of the Attachmentmentioned in Article XII, provided that the difference intreatment is aimed at ensuring the equitable or effectiveimposition or collection of direct taxes in respect of servicesor service suppliers of the other Party; and

(viii) inconsistent with Article IV, provided that the difference intreatment is the result of an agreement on the avoidance ofdouble taxation or provisions on the avoidance of doubletaxation in any other international agreement or arrangementby which the Party is bound.

Such measures can be applied subject to the requirement that they do notconstitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countrieswhere like conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on trade in services.

ARTICLE IXRestriction to Safeguard the Balance of Payments

In the event of serious balance of payments and external financialdifficulties or threat thereof, a Party may adopt or maintain restrictions ontrade in services with respect to the measures covered by the provisions inArticles IV, X and XIII and paragraph 1 of Article XIV, including payment ortransfers for transactions related to sectors covered by such measures. It isrecognised that particular pressures on the balance of payments of a Party inthe process of economic development or economic transition may necessitatethe use of restrictions to ensure, inter alia, the maintenance of a level offinancial reserves adequate for the implementation of its programme ofeconomic development or economic transition.



2. The restrictions referred to in paragraph 1—(i) shall not discriminate among the Parties;(ii) shall be consistent with the Articles of Agreement of the

International Monetary Fund (IMF);(iii) shall avoid unnecessary damage to the commercial,

economic and financial interests of the other Party;(iv) shall not exceed those necessary to deal with the

circumstances described in paragraph 1; and(v) shall be temporary and be phased out progressively as the

situation specified in paragraph 1 improves.

3. In determining the incidence of such restrictions, the Parties may givepriority to the supply of services which are more essential to their economicor development programmes. However, such restrictions shall not be adoptedor maintained for the purpose of protecting a particular service sector.

4. Any restrictions adopted or maintained under paragraph 1, or anychanges therein, shall be promptly notified to the other Party.

5. (i) A Party applying the provisions of this Article shall consultpromptly on the restrictions adopted under this Article.

(ii) The Committee on Trade in Services shall establish proceduresfor periodic consultations with the objective of enabling suchrecommendations to be made to the other Party as it may deem appropriate.

(iii) Such consultations shall assess the balance of paymentssituation of the Party concerned and the restrictions adopted or maintainedunder this Article, taking into account inter alia such factors as—

(a) the nature and extent of the balance of payments and theexternal financial difficulties;

(b) the external, economic and trading environment of theconsulting Party; and

(c) alternative corrective measures which may be available.(iv) The consultations shall address the compliance of any restrictions

with paragraph 2, in particular the progressive phase-out of restrictions inaccordance with paragraph 2(v); and

(v) In such consultations, all statistical findings and other factspresented by the IMF relating to foreign exchange, monetary reserves andbalance of payments, shall be accepted and conclusions shall be based on theassessment by the IMF of the balance of payments and the external financialsituation of the consulting Party.




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ARTICLE XLocal Presence

No Party may require a service supplier of the other Party to establish ormaintain a representative office or any form of enterprise, or to be resident, inits territory as a condition for the provision of a service.

ARTICLE XINon-Discriminatory Quantitative Restrictions

No later than six (6) months after the date of entry into force of thisAgreement, each Party shall set out in an Appendix to this Agreement, a list ofexisting non-discriminatory quantitative restrictions.

2. The Parties shall periodically, but in any event at least every two (2)years, endeavour to negotiate the liberalisation or removal of—

(i) existing non-discriminatory quantitative restrictionsmaintained by each Party, as listed pursuant to paragraph 1; and

(ii) new non-discriminatory quantitative restrictions that theParties adopted after the entry into force of this Agreement.

3. Each Party shall notify the other Party of any new non-discriminatoryquantitative restriction that it adopts after the date of entry into force ofthis Agreement.

ARTICLE XIIMarket Access

The terms on which each Party will grant market access to serviceproviders of the other Party shall be set out in anAttachment to thisAgreement.

ARTICLE XIIINational Treatment

With respect to services covered by this Agreement, the Parties willgrant each other national treatment subject to the terms and conditions in theAttachment provided for in Article XII.

ARTICLE XIVNon-Conforming Measures

After the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no Party shallincrease the level of non-conformity of its existing measures with respect to



the provisions of Articles IV, X and XIII. Any new measures and reform toexisting measures shall not decrease the degree of conformity of the measurewith respect to its level immediately before its introduction or reform.

2. Articles IV, X and XIII do not apply to any existing non-conformingmeasure maintained by a Party as set out in an Appendix to this Agreement nolater than six (6) months after the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

3. The LDCs shall list existing non-conforming measures within one (1)year of the entry into force of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XVDenial of Benefits

A Party may deny the benefits of this Agreement to a service provider ofthe other Party, with prior notification and consultation, where the first Partyestablishes that the service is being provided by an enterprise that is owned bypersons of a third country and that conducts no substantial business activitiesin the territory of the second Party.

2. Such notification shall also be made to the Committee on Trade inServices. The resulting consultations shall be conducted within the Committeeand shall be concluded within fourteen (14) days of the notification.

3. In the event that the consultations do not result in an agreementacceptable to the Parties, the benefits may be denied provisionally and theaffected Party may seek to resolve the matter in accordance with the provisionsof Article XV of the Agreement establishing the Free Trade Area between theCaribbean Community and the Dominican Republic (Agreement on Free Trade).

ARTICLE XVIMonopoly and Exclusive Service Suppliers

Each Party shall ensure that any monopoly supplier of a service in its territorydoes not in the supply of themonopoly service in the relevantmarket act in amannerinconsistent with that Party’s obligations under Articles IV, X and XIII.

2. Where a Party’s monopoly supplier competes, either directly or throughan affiliated company, in the supply of a service outside the scope of its monopolyrights and which is related to those sectors covered under this Agreement, theParty shall ensure that such a supplier does not abuse its monopoly position to actin its territory in a manner inconsistent with such commitments.

3. The Committee on Trade in Services may, at the request of a Partywhich has a reason to believe that a monopoly supplier of a service of the otherParty is acting in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of paragraph 1 or2, request the Party establishing, maintaining or authorising such supplier toprovide specific information concerning the relevant operations.




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4. The provisions of this Article shall also apply to cases of exclusiveservice suppliers where a Party formally or in effect—

(i) authorises or establishes a small number of servicesuppliers; and

(ii) substantially prevents competition among those suppliers inits territory.

ARTICLE XVIIAnti-Competitive Business Practices

The Parties recognise that certain business practices of service suppliersother than those falling under Article XVI, may restrain competition andhereby restrict trade in services.

2. With respect to these business practices, in particular those anti-businesspractices that may unfavourably affect competition and/or between and withinParties, the Parties shall apply the provisions on competition policy that may bein force or enter into force at the national level after the entry into force of thisAgreement, as well as provisions that may be established in internationalagreements on competition policy.

3. Either Party shall, at the request of the other Party, enter intoconsultations with a view to eliminating practices referred to in paragraph 1. TheParty addressed shall accord full and sympathetic consideration to such a requestand shall co-operate through the supply of publicly available information on theapplication of domestic law relating to the matter in question.

ARTICLE XVIIIFuture Liberalisation

The Parties shall deepen the degree of liberalisation reached for trade inservices, through future negotiations to be convened by the Council, with a viewto eliminating any remaining restrictions set out in the Appendices, pursuant toArticle XI and paragraph 2 of Article XIV.

ARTICLE XIXDispute Settlement

Any dispute that may arise under this Agreement shall be resolvedpursuant to Article XV of the Agreement on Free Trade.

ARTICLE XXRelationship with the General Agreement on Trade in Services

(GATS)Regarding matters not covered in this Agreement, the Parties agree to

apply between themselves the provisions contained in the GATS.



ANNEX IIIAGREEMENT ON RECIPROCAL PROMOTION AND

PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSThe Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic,

“the Parties”:

Interested in promoting greater economic co-operation amongstthemselves, above all in the field of investments made by natural and juridicalpersons of one Party in the territory of the other Party;

Recognising the need to stimulate and protect investments in a mannerthat will promote economic growth and development of both Parties;

Recognising that the strengthening of economic ties can contribute tothe well-being of workers in both Parties and promote respect for workers’ rights;

Agreeing that these objectives can be achieved without relaxing health,safety and environmental measures of general application;

Acknowledging the importance of respect for the sovereignty and lawsof the Party within whose territory the investment takes place;

Resolved to conclude this Agreement on Reciprocal Promotion andProtection of Investments.

Have decided the following:


For the purposes of this Agreement—(i) Investments: means every kind of asset and in particular,

though not exclusively, includes—(a) movable and immovable property and any other

property rights such as mortgages, liens or pledges;(b) shares, stocks and debentures of companies or

interests in the property of such companies;(c) a claim to money or a claim to any performance

having financial value;(d) intellectual and industrial property rights, including

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(e) business concessions conferred by law or undercontract, including concessions to search for,cultivate, extract, or exploit natural resources.

(ii) (a) An investor: means—(i) any natural person possessing the citizenship of a

Party in accordance with its laws; and(ii) any Corporation, Company, Association,

Partnership or other organisation, legallyconstituted under the laws of a Party, whether ornot organised for pecuniary gain, or privately, orgovernmentally owned or controlled.

(b) Returns: means the amount yielded by an investment and,in particular, though not exclusively, includes profits,interests, capital gains, dividends, royalties or fees.

ARTICLE IIAdmission and Promotion

Each Party shall in its territory promote, as far as possible, theinvestment made in its territory by investors of the other Party, and shall admitthese investments in accordance with its laws. To that end, they shall, withinsix months of the entry into force of the Agreement, consult with each otherthrough their designated agencies, with a view to identifying the mosteffective ways of achieving that purpose.

Each Party, shall, subject to its laws, grant the necessary authorisationsfor these investments, allow licensing agreements for manufacturing and fortechnical, commercial, financial and administrative assistance, and grant thenecessary permits for the activities of the professional staff and consultantshired by the investors of the other Party.

ARTICLE IIIGeneral Principles Governing Treatment

Each Party shall admit and treat investments in a manner not lessfavourable than the treatment granted in similar situations to investments of itsinvestors except for investments in areas to be identified in the Appendix tothis Annex.

2. Each Party shall admit and treat investments in a manner not lessfavourable than the treatment granted in similar situations to areas related toMost-Favoured-Nation treatment except for investments in the areas identifiedin the Appendix to this Annex.



3. The obligation to grant treatment no less favourable than is grantedto third States does not apply to—

(i) any treatment or advantage resulting from any existing orfuture Customs union or free trade area or common marketor monetary union or similar agreement to which a Party is aparty; or

(ii) any international agreement or arrangement relating whollyor mainly to taxation.

ARTICLE IVFair and Equitable Treatment

Each Party shall ensure, at all times, fair and equitable treatment forinvestments and returns, which shall thus enjoy full protection and security,and shall not receive a treatment less favourable than established underinternational law.

ARTICLE VCompliance with Obligations

Each Party shall comply with its commitments regarding investment andshall, in no way, impair, through the adoption of arbitrary and discriminatorymeasures, the management, development, maintenance, utilisation, usufruct,acquisition, expansion or transfer of said investments.

ARTICLE VIEntry and Stay of Foreigners

Subject to the laws governing the entry and stay of foreigners and anyarrangements which the Parties may negotiate, investors of each Party shall beallowed to enter and remain in the territory of the other Party for the purposes ofestablishing, developing or administering investments, or to advise on theestablishment, development and administration of investments in which they havecommitted or are about to commit a substantial amount of capital or resources.

ARTICLE VIIPerformance Requirements

No Party shall impose any performance requirements which are contraryto the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Trade Related InvestmentMeasures as a condition for establishing, expanding or maintaininginvestments.




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ARTICLE VIIIEach Party shall provide appropriate means and procedures for asserting

claims and enforcing rights regarding investments and investment agreements.ARTICLE IXTransparency

Each Party shall publish all laws, judgments, administrative practicesand procedures regarding investments, or which may affect the same.

ARTICLE XCompensation for Losses

Investors of one Party whose Investments in the territory of the otherParty suffer losses owing to war or other armed conflict, revolution, a state ofnational emergency, revolt, insurrection or riot in the territory of the latterParty shall be accorded by the latter Party treatment, as regards restitution,indemnification, compensation or other settlement, no less favourable thanthat which the latter Party accords to investors of any third State.

ARTICLE XIConditions for Expropriation

Investments shall not be expropriated or nationalised either directly orindirectly through the application of measures equivalent to expropriation,except for reasons of public interest, in non-discriminatory fashion, andafter payment of prompt, adequate and effective compensation, in a freelyconvertible currency and in accordance with due process of law, and with thegeneral principles of treatment established in Articles III and IV.

ARTICLE XIIFree Convertibly and Free Transfer

Each Party in whose territory an investment has been made shall grantin respect of such investment the right to the unrestricted transfer of—

(i) return;(ii) the proceeds from the total or partial liquidation of an

investment provided however, that in periods of seriousbalance of payments difficulties such transfers may bephased over a period of three years;

(iii) amounts for the repayment of loans incurred for the investment;(iv) the net earnings of nationals of one Party who are employed

and allowed to work in connection with an investment in theterritory of the other Party;



(v) payments deriving from indemnification arising fromexpropriations and compensation for losses provided for inArticles X and XI of this Agreement.

2. Such transfers shall be in freely convertible currency and at theexchange rate applicable at the time of remittance.

3. Notwithstanding the above paragraph, a Party may prevent a transferthrough the equitable, non-discriminatory and good faith application of itslaws relating to—

(i) bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of the rights ofcreditors;

(ii) issuing, trading or dealing in securities;(iii) criminal or penal offences;(iv) reports of transfers of currency or other monetary

instruments; or(v) ensuring the satisfaction of judgments in adjudicatory

proceedings.

PLAN OF ACTIONWe, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community

(CARICOM) and of the Dominican Republic hereby agree on a Plan of Actionto advance implementation of the following elements of the AgreementEstablishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean Community and theDominican Republic, signed on 22nd August, 1998.

To this end, we hereby instruct our Ministers responsible for ForeignTrade Negotiations to conclude, within ninety (90) days—

(i) the lists of goods that will—(a) receive preferential treatment through the phased

reduction of the MFN rate of duty;(b) be excluded from receiving duty-free access or phased

reduction of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate ofduty as provided for in the Agreement,

taking into consideration the following:(a) the objective of maximising trade between the Parties

and therefore the need to limit to the greatest extentpossible the number of goods exempted fromimmediate duty-free treatment;

(b) the lists should be reciprocal except where the Partiesagree otherwise in the interest of balance and fairness;




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(c) the need to work on specific arrangements to enhancemarket access for products which might be affectedunder Article III:5 of the Annex on Trade in Goods;

(ii) negotiation of the Appendix to the Rules of Origin,containing the detailed list of products and the specificcriteria that confer originating status on each product basedon the following:(a) wholly produced or produced from materials wholly

produced in CARICOM or the Dominican Republic;(b) substantial transformation as demonstrated by a

change in the Customs Classification Heading for theproduct from that of the classification of the materialsfrom third countries; and

(c) specific negotiated criteria;(iii) the definition of the Treatment of Goods and Services

produced in Free Trade Zones, within the Free Trade Area,guided by the following objectives:(a) not to provide the products of the Free Trade Zones

with new advantages vis-a-vis products from theCustoms territories;

(b) not to treat products of Free Trade Zones less favourablythan they are currently treated when exported from theDominican Republic to CARICOM and vice versa;

(c) to establish a strategic basis for future negotiationwith respect to products of Free Trade Zones in theFree Trade Area of the Americas;

(iv) exchange of information regarding the treatment thatTelecommunications Services receive within the Free TradeArea;

(v) the definition of the Annex on Government Procurement;(vi) the definition of the terms on which each Party will grant

market access and national treatment of service providers;(vii) negotiation of theAnnex onTemporaryEntry ofBusiness Persons;(viii) negotiation of the Appendix to the Annex on Trade in

Services relating to Professional Services;(ix) complete the negotiations of the Appendices to the Annex on

Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments;(x) the definition of the treatment that trade agents will receive in

order to facilitate market access within the Free Trade Area;(xi) the definition of the terms and references to be used in the

Certificate of Origin.



DONE AT Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in the English andSpanish languages, both being equally authentic, this 22nd day ofAugust, 1998.

For the Caribbean Community For the Government of theDominican Republic

SIGNED ............................... SIGNED ...................................DR. THE HON. KENNY ANTHONY DR. THE HON. LEONELChairman of the Conference of FERNANDEZ REYNAHeads of Government of President of the Dominicanthe Caribbean Community Republic




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PROTOCOLIMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE FREE

TRADE AREA BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC



STRUCTURE OF THE PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THEAGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE FREE TRADE AREABETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHINGTHE FREE TRADE AREA BETWEEN THE CARIBBEANCOMMUNITY AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ARTICLE I: Market Access with Respect to Trade in GoodsARTICLE II: Treatment of Goods and Services Produced in Free Trade

Zones/Export Processing ZonesARTICLE III: SpecialArrangements for Trade in SelectedAgricultural ProductsARTICLE IV: Application of Dominican Republic Law 173 to CARICOM

EntrepreneursARTICLE V: Market Access with Respect to Trade in ServicesARTICLE VI: Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of InvestmentARTICLE VII: Government ProcurementARTICLE VIII: Temporary Entry of Business PersonsARTICLE IX: Status of the AttachmentsARTICLE X: Status of the ProtocolARTICLE XI: Entry into ForceARTICLE XII: Provisional ApplicationATTACHMENT I Goods which shall be subject to phased reduction of Most

Favoured Nation (MFN) rate of dutyATTACHMENT II Goods which shall be subject to Most Favoured Nation

(MFN) of dutyATTACHMENT III Specific criteria under the Rules of OriginATTACHMENT IV Certificate of OriginATTACHMENT V List and Schedules of Selected Agricultural products which

shall be subject to special trade arrangementsATTACHMENT VI Annex on temporary entry of business persons.




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PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHINGTHE FREE TRADE AREA BETWEEN THE CARIBBEANCOMMUNITY AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE DOMINICANREPUBLIC (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”);

RECALLING the Agreement establishing the Free Trade Areabetween the Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic signed on22nd August, 1998 (“the Agreement”);

RECALLING further the Plan of Action annexed to the Agreement topromote its implementation;

NOTING that Annex I to the Agreement commits the Parties to aprogramme of trade liberalisation for goods, which takes into account theparticular differences in the levels of development between the DominicanRepublic and the Less Developed Countries of CARICOM (LDCs);

DESIROUS of providing special arrangements for trade in selectedagricultural products;

REITERATING their commitment to the liberalisation of Trade inServices as provided for in the Agreement on Trade in Services which is atAnnex II to the Agreement;

REAFFIRMING their mutual resolve to implement in the shortestpossible time, a services regime as part of the Free TradeArea, bearing in mindthat the Caribbean Community is currently working towards theimplementation of a regime for Trade in Services within the Community;

REAFFIRMING also their commitment to develop other areas ofco-operation including Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investmentand Government Procurement;

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:ARTICLE I

Market Access with Respect to Trade in GoodsThe goods referred to in Article III:2(i)(b) and (ii)(b) of Annex I to the

Agreement and set down in Attachment I to this Protocol shall be eligible,commencing with the entry into force of this Agreement, for Phased Reductionof the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate of duty to zero (0) per cent by 1st January,2004 in the Dominican Republic and in the More Developed Countries (MDCs)



of CARICOM, unless otherwise provided in the Notes to the Phased Reduction ofthe MFN Rate of Duty List (Attachment I to this Protocol). The Joint Councilshall establish the Phased Duty Reduction Schedule in equal stages, within thefirst sixty (60) days after the entry into force of the Agreement.

2. The goods referred to inArticle III:2(i)(c) and (ii)(c) ofAnnex I to theAgreement and set down in Attachment II to this Protocol shall, on entry intoforce of the Agreement, be subject to the application of the MFN rate of dutyin both Parties.

3. The criteria referred to in Article III of Appendix I to Annex I to theAgreement (the Rules of Origin) are set out in Attachment III to this Protocol.

4. The Joint Council shall, with respect to the goods set down in Chapters84 to 94 of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System(generally referred to as the Assembly Sector), within twelve (12) months of theentry into force of the Agreement, develop criteria which would be applicableto these goods under the Rules of Origin consistent with the provisions ofArticleXII of Appendix I to Annex I to the Agreement. Until there is a determinationby the Joint Council in this regard, the goods of Chapters 84 to 94 of theHarmonised Commodity Description and Coding System shall be subject to theapplication of the most favoured nation rate of duty in both Parties.

5. The Joint Council shall with respect to the goods of Chapter 62 andSub-Headings 1806.31 and 1806.32 of the Harmonised Commodity Descriptionand Coding System, develop criteria which would be applicable to these goodsunder the Rules of Origin within twelve (12) months of the entry into force ofthe Agreement. Until a determination of the criteria by the Joint Council, thegoods of Chapter 62 and Sub-Headings 1806.31 and 1806.32 shall be subject tothe application of the most favoured nation rate of duty in both Parties.

6. The Joint Council shall, pursuant to Article III:5 of Annex I to theAgreement, develop arrangements for trade in and the criteria which willapply under the Rules of Origin with respect to items referred to in ScheduleIX to the Annex to the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community and inparticular the following goods:

—Coconuts (of Heading 08.01)—Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage

Products; Prepared Edible Fats: Animal or Vegetable Waxes(of Chapter 15).

7. The Certificate of Origin provided for in Appendix I to Annex I to theAgreement shall be in the form set out in Attachment IV to this Protocol. TheCommittee on Rules of Origin and Customs Co-operation provided for inArticle XIV paragraph (IV) of the Agreement may from time to time makesuch modifications to the Certificate of Origin as it considers appropriate.




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8. The Less Developed Member States (LDCs) of CARICOM shall notbe required to extend to any imports from the Dominican Republic enteringinto their territory treatment other than the MFN rate of duty up to the year2005. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article III of theAgreement, this provision will be reviewed by the Parties in the year 2004.

ARTICLE IITreatment of Goods and Services Produced in Free Trade

Zones/Export Processing ZonesGoods produced in or shipped from Free Trade Zones/Export Processing

Zones in the territory of a Party shall, when imported into the territory of theother Party, be subject to the most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate of duty.

2. Where either CARICOM or the Dominican Republic decides to alterthe treatment accorded to goods produced in or shipped from Free TradeZones/Export Processing Zones, the Joint Council will be advised of the actionat the earliest opportunity and will consider the measures necessary tomaintain the parity provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. The Parties will examine the conditions under which servicesproduced in their respective Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones maybe traded in the Free Trade Area, preferably within the framework of thenegotiations on Market Access with respect to Trade in Services mandated inArticle V of this Protocol.

4. The Parties will collaborate with a view to developing commonpositions for the negotiation of treatment of goods produced in or shippedfrom Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones under the arrangementsproviding for the Free Trade Area of the Americas and other multilateral tradenegotiations such as in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

ARTICLE IIISpecial Arrangements for Trade in Selected Agricultural Products

In order to avoid adverse impact on the demand for local production resultingin serious losses to producers/farmers, and having regard to the seasonal andperishable nature of agricultural products, the Parties agree that with respect to theagricultural products listed in Attachment V to this Protocol, which are eligible forduty-free treatment, they may apply the most favoured nation (MFN) rate of dutyduring the periods identified in the Schedule specified in the Attachment.

2. The Party taking action pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shallpromptly notify the other Party.



3. The Joint Council shall at its first meeting direct that the Committeeon Trade in Goods establish an Agricultural Experts Group which will meetperiodically to review the Schedule referred to in paragraph 1, in light ofactual experience.

ARTICLE IVApplication of Dominican Republic Law 173 to CARICOM

EntrepreneursFor the purposes of Article III, paragraph 7 of Annex 1, to the

Agreement, whenever a CARICOM entrepreneur engages in any of theactivities provided for in that paragraph, whether directly or through aDominican Republic national acting as representative or agent, Law 173 willnot apply when the parties expressly agree that it will not.

ARTICLE VMarket Access with Respect to Trade in Services

Regarding the terms under which each Party will grant market access tothe service providers of the other Party referred to in Annex II to theAgreement (the Agreement on Trade in Services) specifically, Article XII onMarket Access, the Parties recognising the growing importance of services totheir economies agree:

(i) To commence without delay, the exchange of information ontheir services sector, exchanges of views on possibleelements for a service regime, and after, July, 2000 butbefore 1st January, 2001, the drafting of the relevantdocuments such as the list of sectors to be liberalised andother annexes and/or appendices including that relating toprofessional services to serve as a basis for negotiations.

(ii) To an indicative date of 1st January, 2001 for thecommencement of negotiations for the establishment of theservices regime in the Free Trade Area (FTA), and anindicative date of 30th June, 2001 for its conclusion. In theestablishment of the services regime the Parties shall takeinto consideration their respective commitments in theGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the on-going negotiations for services in the GATS.

(iii) To pay particular attention to, but are not limited to thefollowing sectors:(a) Tourism and Entertainment;(b) Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones Services;(c) Financial Services;




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(d) Professional Services (e.g., medical, legal, accountingand engineering);

(e) Design;(f) Construction (skilled workers);(g) Informatics;(h) Telecommunications;(i) Transportation (without prejudice to Article III of

Annex II of the Agreement).

2. This list of sectors may be amended.

3. The Parties agree that in view of the critical role whichTelecommunications play in the development of their economies and societies,to undertake as a matter of priority, the exchange of information ondevelopments in this Sector.

4. The Parties also agree to identify any elements critical to thedevelopment of Trade in Services which may be implemented prior to theconclusion of negotiations on the Services Regime.

5. Pending conclusion of the negotiations referred to in paragraph 1(ii)of this Article, each Party, agrees to provide to services and service providersof the other Party the most favourable treatment it accords to like services andservice providers of any third country, without prejudice to existingobligations deriving from International Agreements with third countries.

ARTICLE VIReciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment

The Parties agree to establish and maintain an investment-friendlyenvironment including facilitative administrative procedures.

The Parties will exchange information on the exceptions to national andMFN treatment as well as their laws and regulations relevant to foreign investment.

ARTICLE VIIGovernment Procurement

The Parties, consistent with the provisions of Article XI of theAgreement and the Plan of Action and recognising the mutual benefit whichcan result from greater participation by their economic entities in businessopportunities arising from Government Procurement activities agree that—

(i) Immediately after the Caribbean Community adopts aregional regime to regulate Government procurement amongits member States, the parties will initiate negotiations for an



agreement to facilitate participation by their economicentities in the procurement activities undertaken by theGovernments of the Dominican Republic and the MemberStates of CARICOM.

(ii) The Joint Council will supervise, as a matter of urgency, theexchange of information on the laws, rules, administrativearrangements and statistical data in the parties relevant toGovernment procurement.

ARTICLE VIIITemporary Entry of Business Persons

The Parties agree that on entry into force of the Agreement they willapply the provisions of the Annex in Temporary Entry of Business Personsattached to this Protocol as Attachment VI, and which shall be Annex IV ofthe Agreement.

ARTICLE IXStatus of Attachments

The Attachments to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof.

ARTICLE XStatus of The Protocol

This Protocol, and its Attachments shall form an integral part ofthe Agreement.

ARTICLE XIEntry Into Force

This Protocol and its Attachments shall enter into force on the date thatthe Parties have notified each other through diplomatic channels that allinternal legal procedures have been completed.

ARTICLE XIIProvisional Application

Pending the entry into force of the Agreement, the Parties may applyArticles V and VI provisionally.

IN WITNESS HEREOF the Undersigned Plenipotentiaries being dulyauthorised, have affixed their Signatures to this Protocol.




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Done at ............................................................. in English and Spanish

languages, both being equally authentic, this ................................... day of

......................................... 2000.

For the Caribbean Community For the Government of theDominican Republic

SIGNED .............................. SIGNED ...................................EDWIN W. CARRINGTON HONOURABLE EDUARDOSecretary General LA TURRE

Foreign Minister



ATTACHMENT IGOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PHASEDREDUCTION OF MOST FAVOURED NATION (MFN)

RATE OF DUTY




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*This item will be subject to phase reduction of most favoured nation rate of duty over a five-yearperiod.

Ex 06.03 Anthuriums, ginger lilies, orchids and heliconias, fresh09.01 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated, coffee

husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee inany proportion

Ex 16.01 Sausages, except salami, food preparations based onsausages and similar products

Ex 16.02 Bacon and other meat of swine prepared or preserved,including mixtures

19.02 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or othersubstances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti,macaroni, noodles, lasagna, grocchi, ravioli, cannelioni,couscous, whether or not prepared

Ex 19.05 Biscuits, unsweetened or sweetened, whether or notcontaining cocoa

Ex 20.07 Jams, fruit jellies and marmaladesEx 20.09 Passion fruit juiceEx 21.04 Soups and broths and preparations thereforEx 22.08* RumEx 33.01 Essential Oils of Lime

33.03 Perfumes and toilet waterEx 3923.10 Boxes

3923.21 Snacks and bags of polymers of ethleyne3923.29 Snacks and bags of other plastics

Ex 3923.90 Trays and cupsEx 39.24 Tableware of plasticsEx 48.19 Crates and boxes of paper or paperboard

64.02 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber orplastics

Ex 94.04 Mattresses

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GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PHASED REDUCTION OFMOST FAVOURED NATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY



ATTACHMENT II

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02.01 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled02.02 Meat of bovine animals, frozen02.03 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

Ex 02.07 Meat and edible offal of fowls of the species gallusdomesticcus fresh, chilled or frozen

0210.11 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone inEx 0210.12 Bacon

03.02 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fishmeat of Heading No. 03.04

03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat ofHeading No. 03.04

03.04 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced)fresh, chilled or frozen

04.01 Milk and cream, not concentrated or containing addedsugar or other sweetening matter

04.02 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugaror other sweetening matter

0703.10 Onions and shallots0703.20 Garlic0713.31 Beans (French beans, kidney beans) of the species Vigna

mungo (L) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L) Wilczek0713.32 Small red beans (French bean, kidney beans) Adzuki

(Phaseolus or Vigna angularis)0713.33 Kidney beans including white peas beans (Phaseolus

vulgaris)Ex 08.01 Coconuts

10.06 Rice


GOODS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MOST FAVOUREDNATION (MFN) RATE OF DUTY



1The MFN Treatment will not be applied by Barbados, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobagoand the Dominican Republic. However, the MFN Treatment will be applied by the DominicanRepublic with respect to any imports from Guyana.

2This item does not include the products which based on ham, turkey or other meat, along withproteins, corn starch and other ingredients, fall in sub-heading 1602.39, 1602.49 or 1602.90.

Ex 11.011 Wheat flourChapter 15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage

products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes1602.412 Hams and cuts thereof, of swine1602.42 Shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine

17.01 Cane or beet sugar, and chemically pure sucrose in solidform

Ex 20.07 Guava cheeseEx 20.08 Ground nuts (peanuts) prepared or preserved whether or

not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterEx 20.09 Orange, grapefruit, and lime juicesEx 21.03 Pepper sauceEx 22.01 Waters including natural or artificial mineral watersEx 22.02 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters

containing added sugar or other sweetening matter orflavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, notincluding fruit or vegetable juices of Heading No. 20.09

22.03 Beer made from malt2401.20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped2402.20 Cigarettes containing tobacco2403.10 Smoking tobacco whether or not containing tobacco

substitutes in any proportionEx 25.23 Portland cement and cement clinkers


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32.08 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)based on synthetic polymers or chemically modifiednatural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueousmedium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter

32.09 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)based on synthetic polymers or chemically modifiednatural polymers dispersed or dissolved in an aqueousmedium

32.10 Other paints and varnishes (enamels, lacquers anddistemper); prepared water pigments of a kind used forfinishing leather

Ex 33.04 Body lotions

Ex 33.05 Shampoos and hair conditioners

Ex 33.06 Toothpastes and dental creams

Ex 33.07 Pre-shave, having, after shave preparations, personaldeodorants and anti-perspirants

34.01 Soap, organic surface active products and preparations foruse as soap in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces orshapes whether or not containing soap; paper, waddingfelt and nonwovens, impregnated; coated or covered withsoap or detergent

34.02 Organic surface active agents (other than soap); surfaceactive preparations, washing preparations (includingancillary washing preparations) and cleaning preparationswhether or not containing soap, other than those ofHeading 34.01

Ex 34.06 Candles

3808.40 Disinfectant




Ex 38.14 Organic composite solvents and thinners

7010.92 Bottles, greater than 0.331 but less than or equal to 11

7010.93 Bottles, greater than 0.151 but less than or equal to 0.33l

Ex 72.07 Intermediate products of iron or non alloy steel, of crosssection less than 100 cm2

7213.10 Bars and rods or iron or non alloy steel, containingindentations, grooves or ribs, produced during the rollingprocess

Ex 7213.20 Bars and rods of free cutting steel, of circular section,with diameter equal to or greater than 7 mm and otherrods or free cutting steel of non-circular section

Ex 7213.92 Bars and rods of iron or non alloy steel, of circular cross-section with diameter equal to or greater than 7 mm butless than 14 mm and others of non-circular section

7213.09 Other bars and rods of iron or non alloy steel

7214.10 Bars of iron or non alloy steel, forged

7214.20 Bars of iron or non alloy steel, containing indentations,grooves or ribs, produced during the rolling process oftwisted after rolling

7214.91 Bars or iron or non alloy steel of rectangular (other thansquare) cross-section



7216.10 Sections of iron or non alloy steel U, I or H sections, notfurther worked than hot rolled, hot drawn or extruded, ofa height of less than 80 mm


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7216.21 Sections of iron or non alloy steel L sections, not furtherworked than hot rolled, hot drawn or extruded, of a heightof less than 80 mm

7216.22 Sections of iron or non alloy steel T sections, not furtherworked than hot rolled, hot drawn or extruded, of a heightof less than 80 mm

7216.99 Other sections of iron or non alloy steel

Ex 72.27 Bars and rods of other alloy steel, of circular section withdiameter equal to or greater than 7 mm and other bars androds of other alloy steel of non-circular section

7306.30 Other tubes and hollow profiles, welded of circular cross-section of iron or non alloy steel

7306.50 Other tubes and hollow profiles, welded of circular cross-section of other alloy steel

7306.60 Other tubes and hollow profiles, welded of non-circularcross-section

7306.90 Other tubes and hollow profiles of iron or steel

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ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

03.01

Live

fish

03.02

Fish,

fresh

orch

illed,

exclu

dingf

ishfil

letsa

ndoth

erfis

hme

atof

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.03.0

403

.03Fis

h,fro

zen,

exclu

dingf

ishfil

letsa

ndoth

erfis

hmea

tof

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ingNo

.03.0

403

.04Fis

hfille

tsan

dothe

rfish

meat

(whe

thero

rnot

minc

ed)

fresh

,chil

ledor

froze

n03

.05Fis

h,dri

ed,s

alted

orin

brine

;smo

kedf

ish,w

hethe

rorn

otco

oked

befor

eord

uring

thesm

oking

proce

ss;flo

urs,

meals

andp

ellets

offis

h,fit

forhu

manc

onsu

mptio

n03

.06Cr

ustac

eans

,whe

theri

nsh

ellor

not,

live,

fresh

,chil

led,

froze

n,dri

ed,s

alted

orin

brine

;crus

tacea

ns,i

nsh

ell;

cook

edby

steam

ingor

bybo

ilingi

nwate

r,whe

thero

rno

tchil

led,fr

ozen

,drie

d,sal

tedor

inbri

ne;fl

ours,

meals

andp

ellets

ofcru

stace

ans,

fitfor

huma

ncon

sump

tion



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.

CHAPTER3—

Continued

FISH

ANDCR

USTACEANS,MOL

LUSCSANDOT

HERAQ

UATICINVERTEBRATES—

Continued

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

milk

andc

ream

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sused

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sused

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

CHAPTER4

DAIRYPROD

UCE;BIRDS’EG

GS,N

ATURAL

HONEY;

EDIBLE

PROD

UCTS

OFAN

IMAL

ORIGIN,NOT

ELSEWHE

RESPECIFIEDOR

INCLUDED

04.01

Milk

andc

ream,

notc

once

ntrate

dnor

conta

ining

adde

dsu

garo

rothe

rswe

etenin

gmatt

er04

.02M

ilkan

dcrea

m,co

ncen

trated

orco

ntaini

ngad

deds

ugar

oroth

ersw

eeten

ingma

tter

0403

.10Yo

gurt

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

03.07

Moll

uscs,

wheth

erin

shell

orno

t,liv

e,fre

sh,c

hilled

,fro

zen,

dried

,sa

lted

orin

brine

;aq

uatic

invert

ebrat

esoth

ertha

ncru

stace

ans

and

mollu

scs,li

ve,f

resh,

chille

d,fro

zen,

dried

,salt

edor

inbr

ine;

flour

s,me

alsan

dpe

llets

ofaq

uatic

invert

ebrat

esoth

ertha

ncru

stace

ans,

fitfor

huma

nco

nsum

ption




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oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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terial

sused

arewh

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roduc

ed

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uctio

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which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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ggsm

ustb

ewho

llypro

duce

d

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

0403

.90Ot

her

04.04

Whe

y,wh

ether

orno

tcon

centr

ated

orco

ntaini

ngad

ded

suga

roro

thers

weete

ningm

atter;

produ

ctsco

nsist

ingof

natur

almi

lkco

nstitu

ents,

wheth

eror

notc

ontai

ning

adde

dsug

aror

other

swee

tening

matte

r,nor

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

luded

04.05

Butte

rand

other

fatsa

ndoil

sderi

ved

from

milk;

dairy

sprea

ds

04.06

Chee

sean

dcurd

04.07

Birds

’egg

s,in

shell

,fres

h,pre

serve

dorc

ooke

d

04.08

Birds

’egg

s,no

tin

shell

,and

egg

yolks

,fres

h,dri

ed,

cook

edby

steam

ingor

bybo

ilingi

nwate

r,mo

ulded

,fro

zen

oroth

erwise

pres

erved

,wh

ether

orno

tco

ntaini

ngad

deds

ugar

oroth

ersw

eeten

ingma

tter



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.

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ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

CHAPTER5

PROD

UCTS

OFANIMAL

ORIGIN,N

OTELSEWHE

RESPECIFIEDOR

INCLUD

ED

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

hone

yused

iswh

olly

produ

ced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

CHAPTER4—

Continued

DAIRYPROD

UCE;BIRDS’EG

GS,N

ATURAL

HONEY;

EDIBLE

PROD

UCTS

OFAN

IMAL

ORIGIN,N

OTELSEWHE

RESPECIFIEDOR

INCLUDED—Continued

04.09

Natur

alho

ney

04.10

Edibl

eprod

ucts

ofan

imal

origin

,not

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

luded

05.01

Huma

nha

ir,un

work

ed,

wheth

eror

not

wash

edor

scoure

d;wa

steof

huma

nhair

05.02

Pigs’,

hogs

’orb

oars’

bristl

esan

dha

irba

dger

hair

and

other

brush

-mak

ingha

ir;wa

steof

such

bristl

esor

hair




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.

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which

allthe

mater

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sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

05.03

Horse

hair

andh

orseh

airwa

ste,w

hethe

rorn

otpu

tupa

salay

erwi

thor

witho

utsu

pport

ingma

terial

05.04

Guts,

bladd

ersan

dstom

achs

ofan

imals

(othe

rtha

nfish

),wh

olean

dpiec

esthe

reof,

fresh

,chil

led,f

rozen

,salt

edin

brine

,drie

dors

moke

d05

.05Sk

insan

dothe

rpart

ofbir

ds,w

iththe

irfea

thers

ordo

wn,

feathe

ran

dpa

rtsof

feathe

rs(w

hethe

ror

notw

ithtri

mmed

edge

s)an

ddo

wnno

tfurt

herw

orked

than

clean

ed,

disinf

ected

ortre

ated

for

pres

ervati

on;

powd

eran

dwast

eoff

eathe

rsor

parts

offea

thers

05.06

Bone

san

dho

rn-co

res,

unwo

rked

,de

fatted

,sim

plypre

pared

(butn

otcu

tto

shap

e),tre

ated

with

acid

orde

gelat

inised

;pow

dera

ndwa

steof

these

produ

cts05

.07Ivo

rytor

toise-

shell

,wh

alebo

nean

dwh

alebo

neha

ir,ho

rns,

antle

rs,ho

oves

,na

ils,

claws

and

beak

s,un

worke

dor

simply

prepa

redbu

tnot

cutt

osh

ape;

powd

eran

dwast

eoft

hese

produ

cts



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.

CHAPTER5—

Continued

PROD

UCTS

OFAN

IMAL

ORIGIN,N

OTELSEWHE

RESPECIFIEDOR

INCLUD

ED—Continued

05.08

Coral

ands

imila

rmate

rials,

unwo

rkedo

rsim

plypre

pared

butn

ototh

erwise

worke

d;she

llsof

mollu

scs,c

rustac

eans

ofech

inode

rms

and

cuttle

bone

,unw

orked

orsim

plypre

pared

butn

otcu

ttosha

pe,p

owde

rand

waste

thereo

f

05.09

Natur

alsp

onge

sofa

nimal

origin

05.10

Ambe

rgris,

casto

reum,

civet

andm

ust;

canth

aride

s;bil

e,wh

ether

orno

tdrie

d;gla

ndsa

ndoth

eran

imal

produ

ctsuse

dint

hepre

parat

ionof

pharm

aceuti

calpro

ducts

,fresh

,ch

illed,

frozen

oroth

erwise

provis

ionall

ypres

erved

05.11

Anim

alpro

ducts

note

lsewh

eresp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed;d

ead

anim

alsof

Chap

ter1o

r3,u

nfitfo

rhum

anco

nsum

ption

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced




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.

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nin

which

allthe

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sedare

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

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ialsu

sedare

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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uced

CHAPTER6

LIVE

TREESAN

DOT

HERPLANTS;BULBS,RO

OTSANDTH

ELIKE

;CU

TFLOW

ERSAN

DOR

NAMENTALFOLIAG

E

06.01

Bulbs

,tub

ers,

tubero

us,

roots

,co

rms,

crown

s,an

drhi

zome

s,do

rman

t,in

growt

hor

inflo

wer;

chico

rypla

ntsan

droo

tsoth

ertha

nroo

tsof

Head

ingNo

.12.1

2

06.02

Othe

rlive

plants

(inclu

dingh

eirroo

ts),c

utting

sand

slips

;mu

shroo

msp

awn

06.03

Cut

flowe

rsan

dflo

wer

buds

ofa

kind

suita

blefor

bouq

uets

orfor

ornam

ental

purpo

ses,f

resh,

dried

,dy

ed,b

leach

ed,im

pregn

atedo

rothe

rwise

prepa

red

06.04

Folia

ge,

branc

hes

and

other

parts

ofpla

nts,

witho

utflo

wers

orflo

wer

buds

,an

dgra

sses,

mosse

san

dlic

hens

,bein

ggoo

dsof

akind

suita

blefor

bouq

uets

orfor

ornam

ental

purpo

ses,f

resh,

dried

,dye

d,ble

ache

d,im

pregn

atedo

rothe

rwise

prepa

red



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.

CHAPTER7

EDIBLE

VEGE

TABLES

ANDCERTAINRO

OTSANDTUBERS

07.01

Potat

oes,

fresh

orch

illed

07.02

Toma

toes,

fresh

orch

illed

07.03

Onion

s,sh

allots

,ga

rlic,

leeks

and

other

alliac

eous

vege

tables

,fres

horc

hilled

07.04

Cabb

ages,

cauli

flowe

rs,ko

hlrab

i,kale

ands

imila

redib

lebra

ssica

s,fre

shor

chille

d

07.05

Lettu

ce(Latu

casativa)

and

Chico

ry(Cich

orium

spp.)

,fre

shor

chille

d

07.06

Carro

ts,tur

nips,

salad

beetr

oot,s

alsify

,cele

riac,

radish

esan

dsim

ilare

dible

roots,

fresh

orch

illed

07.07

Cucu

mbers

andg

herki

ns,f

resho

rchil

led

07.08

Legu

mino

usve

getab

les,s

helle

dor

unsh

elled

,fres

hor

chille

d

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced




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07.09

Othe

rveg

etable

s,fre

shor

chille

d

07.10

Vege

tables

(unco

oked

orco

oked

byste

aming

orbo

iling

inwa

ter)f

rozen

07.11

Vege

tables

provis

ionall

ypre

serve

d(fo

rex

ample

,by

sulph

urdio

xideg

as,in

brine

,in

sulph

urwa

teror

inoth

erpre

serva

tive

solut

ions),

butu

nsuit

able

intha

tsta

tefor

imme

diate

cons

umpti

on07

.12Dr

iedve

getab

les,w

hole,

cut,

slice

d,wh

ether

orno

tin

powd

er,bu

tfurt

herp

repare

d07

.13Dr

iedleg

umino

usve

getab

les,s

helle

d,wh

ether

orno

tsk

inned

orsp

lit07

.14M

anioc

,arro

wroo

t,sal

ep,J

erusal

emart

ichok

es,sw

eet

potat

oesa

ndsim

ilarr

oots

andt

ubers

with

highs

tarch

orinu

linco

ntent,

fresh

,ch

illed,

froze

nor

dried

,wh

ether

orno

tslic

edor

inthe

form

ofpe

llets;

sagop

ith

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

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ialsu

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uced



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CHAPTER8

EDIBLE

FRUITANDNUTS;PEEL

OFCITRUS

FRUITOR

MELON

S

08.01

Coco

nuts,

Braz

ilnu

tsan

dca

shew

nuts

fresh

ordri

ed,

wheth

eror

nots

helle

dorp

eeled

08.02

Othe

rnuts

,fresh

ordri

ed,w

hethe

rorn

otsh

elled

orpe

eled

08.03

Bana

nas,

includ

ingpla

ntains

,fres

hord

ried

08.04

Dates

,figs

,pine

apple

savo

cado

s,gu

avas,

mang

oesa

ndma

ngos

teens

,fres

hord

ried

08.05

Citru

sfrui

t,fres

hord

ried

08.06

Grap

es,fre

shor

dried

08.07

Melo

ns(in

cludin

gwa

terme

lons)

and

papa

ws(pa

paya

s),fre

sh

08.08

Apple

s,pe

arsan

dquin

ces,

fresh

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

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uced

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uctio

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which

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ialsu

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

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ialsu

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

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mater

ialsu

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

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ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced




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08.09

Apric

ots,c

herri

es,pe

ache

s(inc

luding

necta

rines)

,plum

san

dsloe

s,fre

sh08

.10Ot

herf

ruit,f

resh

08.11

Fruit

and

nuts,

unco

oked

orco

oked

byste

aming

orbo

iling

inwa

ter,f

rozen

,whe

thero

rnot

conta

ining

adde

dsug

aror

other

swee

tening

matte

r08

.12Fr

uitan

dnuts

,prov

ision

allyp

reserv

ed(fo

rexa

mple,

bysu

lphur

dioxid

egas,

inbri

ne,i

nsu

lphur

water

orin

other

preser

vativ

eso

lution

s),bu

tuns

uitab

lein

that

state

forim

media

teco

nsum

ption

08.13

Fruit

,drie

d,oth

ertha

ntha

tofH

eadin

gNo

s.08

.01to

08.06

;mixt

ureso

fnuts

ordri

edfru

itsof

thisC

hapte

r08

.14Pe

elof

citrus

fruit

orme

lons

(inclu

ding

water

melon

),fre

sh,fr

ozen

,drie

dorp

rovisi

onall

ypres

erved

inbri

ne,

insu

lphur

water

orin

other

preser

vativ

esolu

tions

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



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CHAPTER9

COFFEE,T

EA,M

ATÉANDSPICES

09.01

Coffe

e,wh

ether

orno

troa

sted

orde

caffe

inated

;coff

eehu

sksa

ndsk

ins;c

offee

subs

titutes

conta

ining

coffe

ein

anyp

roport

ion

09.02

Tea,

wheth

eror

notf

lavou

red

09.03

Maté

09.04

Pepp

erof

thege

nusP

iper;

dried

orcru

shed

orgro

und

fruits

ofthe

genu

sCap

sicum

orof

thege

nusP

imen

ta

09.05

Vanil

la

09.06

Cinn

amon

andc

innam

on-tr

eeflo

wers

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced




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09.07

Clov

es(w

hole

fruit,

clove

sand

stems

)

09.08

Nutm

eg,m

acea

ndca

rdamo

n

09.09

Seed

sofa

nise,

badia

n,fen

nel,c

orian

der,c

umin

orca

raway

;junip

erbe

rries

Ex09

.10M

ixeds

pices,

includ

ingcu

rry

Ex09

.10Gi

nger,

saffro

n,tum

eric(

curcu

ma),t

hyme

,bay

leave

sand

other

spice

snot

includ

ingmi

xeds

pices

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Grind

ingan

dble

nding

ofma

terial

sof

any

Head

inginc

luding

those

of09

.10

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



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CHAPTER10

CEREALS

10.01

Whe

atan

dmesl

in

10.02

Rye

10.03

Barle

y

10.04

Oats

10.05

Maiz

e(co

rn)

10.06

Rice

10.07

Grain

sorgh

um

10.08

Buck

whea

t,mille

tand

cana

rysee

d;oth

erce

reals

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

whea

tand

mesli

nus

edare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

ryeus

edare

wholl

ypro

duce

dPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theba

rley

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hallt

heoa

tsus

edare

wholl

ypro

duce

dPr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hallt

hema

ize(co

rn)us

edare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

riceu

sedare

wholl

ypro

duce

dPr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hall

thegra

inso

rghum

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sused

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed




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CHAPTER11

PROD

UCTS

OFTH

EMILLING

INDUSTRY;MALT;

STARCH

ES;INULIN;WHE

ATGL

UTEN

11.01

Whe

atflo

uror

mesli

nflou

r

11.02

Cerea

lflou

rsoth

ertha

nofw

heat

11.03

Cerea

lgroa

ts,me

alan

dpell

ets

11.04

Cerea

lgrai

nsoth

erwise

worke

d(fo

rex

ample

,hull

ed,

rolled

,flak

ed,p

earle

d,sli

cedo

fkibb

led),e

xcep

trice

ofHe

ading

No.1

0.06;

germ

ofce

reals,

whole

,roll

ed,

flake

dorg

round

11.05

Flour,

meal,

powd

erfla

kes,

granu

lesan

dpe

llets

ofpo

tatoe

s

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

isedC

ommo

dityD

escrip

tiona

ndCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

isedC

ommo

dityD

escrip

tiona

ndCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

isedC

ommo

dityD

escrip

tiona

ndCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

isedC

ommo

dityD

escrip

tiona

ndCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



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PROD

UCTS

OFTH

EMILLING

INDU

STRY;MALT;

STAR

CHES;INULIN;

WHE

ATGL

UTEN—Continued

11.06

Flou

r,me

alan

dpo

wder

ofthe

dried

legum

inous

vege

tables

ofHe

ading

No.0

7.13,

ofsag

eoro

froo

tsor

tubers

ofHe

ading

No.0

7.14o

roft

hepro

ducts

ofCh

apter

8

11.07

Malt

,whe

thero

rnot

roaste

d

11.08

Starch

es;inu

lin

11.09

Whe

at,glu

ten,w

hethe

rorn

otdri

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

and

Codin

gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

g

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

and

Codin

gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

g




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OILSEEDSAN

DOL

EAGINO

USFRUITS;MISCELLANEO

USGR

AINS,SEEDS

ANDFRUIT;

INDU

STRIAL

ORMEDICINAL

PLANTS;STRAW

ANDFODD

ER

12.01

Soya

bean

s,wh

ether

orno

tbrok

en

12.02

Grou

ndnu

ts,no

troa

sted

oroth

erwise

cook

ed,w

hethe

ror

nots

helle

dorb

roken

12.03

Copra

12.04

Lins

eed,

wheth

eror

notb

roken

12.05

Rape

orco

lzasee

d,wh

ether

orno

tbrok

en

12.06

Sunfl

ower

seeds

,whe

thero

rnot

broke

n

12.07

Othe

roils

eeds

ando

leagin

ousf

ruits,

wheth

eror

notb

roken

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



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OILSEEDSAN

DOL

EAGINO

USFRUITS;MISCELLANEO

USGR

AINS,SEEDS

ANDFRUIT;

INDU

STRIAL

ORMEDICINAL

PLANTS;STRAW

ANDFODDER—Continued

12.08

Flours

and

meals

ofoil

seeds

orole

agino

usfru

its,o

ther

thant

hose

ofmu

stard

12.09

Seed

s,fru

itand

spore

s,of

akind

used

forso

wing

12.10

Hopc

ones,

fresh

ordri

ed,w

hethe

rorn

otgro

und,

powd

ered

orin

thefor

mof

pelle

ts;lup

ulin

12.11

Plants

andp

artso

fplan

ts(in

cludin

gsee

dsan

dfrui

ts),o

fakin

dus

edpri

maril

yin

perfu

mery,

inph

armac

yor

forins

ectic

idal,

fungic

idalo

rsim

ilar

purpo

ses,f

resh

ordri

ed,w

hethe

rorn

otcu

t,crus

hedo

rpow

dered

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding,

exce

ptsu

b-hea

ding1

207.1

0

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced




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.12Lo

cust

bean

s,sea

weed

sand

other

algae

,sug

arbe

etan

dsu

garc

ane,

fresh

,chil

led,fr

ozen

ordri

ed,w

hethe

rorn

otgro

und;

fruit

stone

san

dke

rnels

and

other

vege

table

produ

cts(in

cludin

gun

roaste

dch

icory

roots

ofthe

varie

tyCichorium

intybus

sativum

)of

akin

dus

edpr

imari

lyfo

rhu

man

cons

umpti

on,

not

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

luded

12.13

Cerea

lstr

awan

dhu

sks,

unpre

pared

,wh

ether

orno

tch

oppe

d,gro

und,

presse

dori

nthe

form

ofpe

llets

12.14

Swed

es,ma

ngold

s,fod

der

roots,

hay,

lucern

e(al

falfa)

,clo

ver,

sainfo

in,for

age

kale,

lupine

s,ve

tches

and

simila

rfora

gepro

ducts

,whe

thero

rnot

inthe

form

ofpe

llets

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



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VEGE

TABLEPLAITING

MATERIALS;VEGE

TABLEPROD

UCTS

NOTELSEWHE

RESPECIFIED

ORINCLUDED

14.01

Vege

table

mater

ialso

fakin

dus

edpri

maril

yfor

plaitin

g(fo

rexa

mple,

bamb

oos,

rattan

s,ree

ds,r

ushe

s,os

ier,

raffia

,clea

ned,

bleac

hedo

rdye

dcere

alstr

aw,a

ndlim

e

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

13.01

Lac;

natur

algu

ms,r

esins

,gum

-resin

and

oleore

sins(

forex

ample

,bals

ams)

13.02

Vege

table

sapsa

ndex

tracts

;pec

ticsu

bstan

ces,

pecti

nants

and

pecta

tes;

agar-

agar

and

other

mucil

ages

and

thick

eners

,whe

ther

orno

tmo

dified

,deri

ved

from

vege

table

produ

cts

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

CHAPTER13

LAC;

GUMS,RESINS

ANDOT

HERVEGE

TABLESAPS

ANDEXTRAC

TS




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CHAPTER15

ANIMAL

ORVEGE

TABLEFATS

ANDOILS

ANDTH

EIRCLEAVAGE

PROD

UCTS;PREPAR

EDEDIBLE

FATS;A

NIMAL

ORVEGE

TABLEWAXES

Inac

corda

ncew

iththe

Proto

colI

mplem

entin

gthe

Agree

ment

Estab

lishin

gthe

Free

Trad

eArea

betw

een

theCa

ribbe

anCo

mmun

ityan

dthe

Domi

nican

Repu

blic,

theJo

intCo

uncil

isch

arged

with

deve

loping

arran

geme

ntsfor

trade

inan

dthe

criter

iawh

ichwo

uldbe

appli

edto

these

good

sund

erthe

Rules

ofOr

igin.

14.02

Vege

table

mater

ials

ofa

kind

used

prima

rily

asstu

ffing

oras

padd

ing(fo

rex

ample

,ka

pok,

vege

table

hair

ande

el-gra

ss),w

hethe

rorn

otpu

tupa

sa

layer

with

orwi

thout

supp

ortin

gma

terial

14.03

Vege

table

mater

ialso

fakin

dused

prima

rilyi

nbroo

msor

inbru

shes

(fore

xamp

le,bro

om-co

rn,pia

ssava

,cou

ch-

grass

andi

stle),

wheth

eror

notin

hank

sorb

undle

s14

.04Ve

getab

lepro

ducts

note

lsewh

eresp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



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CHAPTER16

PREPAR

ATIONS

OFMEAT,OF

FISH

OROF

CRUSTACEANS,MOL

LUSCSOR

OTHE

RAQ

UATICINVERTEBRATES

Ex16

01.00

Chick

enan

dturk

eysau

sages

Ex16

01.00

Saus

ages

and

simila

rpr

oduc

ts,oth

ertha

nch

icken

andt

urkey

sausag

es,of

meat,

offal

orblo

od;

foodp

repara

tions

based

onthe

sepro

ducts

16.02

Othe

rprep

aredo

rpres

erved

meat,

meat

offal

orblo

od

16.03

Extra

ctsan

djuic

esof

meat,

fisho

rcrus

tacea

ns,m

ollus

csor

other

aqua

ticinv

erteb

rates

16.04

Prep

ared

orpre

serve

dfis

h;ca

viara

ndca

viars

ubsti

tutes

prepa

redfro

mfis

hegg

s

16.05

Crus

tacea

ns,m

ollus

csan

doth

eraq

uatic

invert

ebrat

es,pre

pared

orpre

serve

d

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sus

edare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding




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SUGA

RSANDSUGA

RCO

NFECTION

ERY

17.01

Cane

orbe

etsu

gara

ndch

emica

llypu

resu

crose,

inso

lidfor

m

17.02

Othe

rsug

ars,in

cludin

gche

mica

llypu

relac

tose,

malto

se,glu

cose

and

fructo

se,in

solid

form;

suga

rsyru

psno

tco

ntaini

ngad

ded

flavo

uring

orco

lourin

gma

tter;

artifi

cialh

oney

,whe

ther

orno

tmixe

dwi

thna

tural

hone

y;ca

ramel

17.03

Mola

ssesr

esultin

gfrom

theex

tracti

onor

refini

ngof

sugar

17.04

Suga

rco

nfecti

onery

(inclu

ding

white

choc

olate)

,no

tco

ntaini

ngco

coa

Prod

uctio

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CHAPTER18

COCO

AANDCO

COAPREPARATIONS

18.01

Coco

abea

ns,w

hole

orbro

ken,

rawor

roaste

d

18.02

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ashe

lls,h

usks

,skin

sand

other

coco

awast

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ether

orno

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tted

18.04

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abutt

er,fat

ando

il

18.05

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tter

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.18

06.31

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ks,s

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.

CHAPTER19

PREPAR

ATIONS

OFCEREALS,FLOU

R,STARCH

ORMILK;

PASTRYCO

OKS’PROD

UCTS

1901

.10Pr

epara

tions

forinf

antu

se,pu

tupf

orret

ailsal

e

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ixesa

nddo

ughs

forthe

prepa

ration

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kers’

wares

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ading

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and

sub-

head

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103.1

1and

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oduc

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103.1

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.19

.02Pa

sta,w

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CHAPTER20

PREPAR

ATIONS

OFVEGE

TABLES,FRUIT,N

UTSOR

OTHE

RPARTSOF

PLAN

TS

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tables

,frui

t,nu

tsan

doth

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parts

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Crite

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script

ionTa

riff

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.20

.06Ve

getab

les,f

ruit,

nuts,

fruit-

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other

parts

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nts,

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erved

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gar

(drai

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stallis

ed)

20.07

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fruit

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des,

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tpuré

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dfru

itor

nut

paste

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ingco

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prep

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ns,

wheth

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not

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ining

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gar

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eeten

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tter

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rtsof

plants

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rwise

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ved,

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ning

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other

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rors

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not

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luded

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ange

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PREPAR

ATIONS

OFVEGE

TABLES,FRUIT,N

UTSOR

OTHE

RPARTSOF

PLAN

TS—Continued

2009

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apefr

uitjui

ce

2009

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iceof

anyo

thers

ingle

citrus

fruit

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.40Pin

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ce

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mato

juice

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uice(

includ

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pemu

st)

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plejui

ce

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with

aba

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cts,

esse

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01.20

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cts,e

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CHAPTER21

MISCELLANEO

USEDIBLE

PREPARATIONS




L.R.O. 1/2009



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osite

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ified

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luded


MISCELLANEO

USEDIBLE

PREPARATIONS—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



CHAPTER22

BEVERAGE

S,SPIRITSANDVINEGA

R

Crite

riaDe

script

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riff

Head

ingNo

.

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allthe

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ialsu

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ials

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ading

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nfro

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escrip

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luded


BEVERAGE

S,SPIRITSANDVINEGA

R—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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BEVERAGE

S,SPIRITSANDVINEGA

R—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

CHAPTER23

RESIDU

ESAN

DWASTESFROM

THEFOOD

INDUSTRIES;PREPARED

ANIMAL

FODD

ER

23.01

Flours

,mea

lsan

dpell

ets,o

fmea

torm

eato

ffal,o

ffish

orof

crusta

cean

s,mo

lluscs

oroth

eraq

uatic

invert

ebrat

es,un

fitfor

huma

ncon

sump

tion,

greav

es

23.02

Bran

,sha

rpsan

dothe

rresi

dues,

wheth

eror

notin

thefor

mof

pelle

ts,de

rived

from

thesif

ting,

millin

gor

other

worki

ngof

cerea

lsor

legum

inous

plants

23.03

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ueso

fstar

chma

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ndsim

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esidu

es,be

et-pu

lp,ba

gasse

and

other

waste

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anufa

cture,

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ngor

distill

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gsan

dwast

e,wh

ether

orno

tinthe

form

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llets

23.04

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akea

ndoth

erso

lidres

idues,

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eror

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round

orin

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mof

pelle

ts,res

ulting

from

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tracti

onof

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bean

oil

23.05

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akea

ndoth

erso

lidres

idues,

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round

orin

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mof

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onof

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.


RESIDU

ESANDWASTESFROM

THEFOOD

INDUSTRIES;PREPAR

EDANIMAL

FODDER—Continued

23.06

Oil-c

akea

ndoth

erso

lidres

idues,

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eror

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round

orin

thefor

mof

pelle

ts,res

ulting

from

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tracti

onof

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roils

,othe

rtha

ntho

seof

Head

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.230

4.00

23.07

Wine

lees;

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23.08

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table

mater

ials

and

vege

table

waste

,ve

getab

leres

idues

andb

y-prod

ucts

wheth

eror

notin

thefor

mof

pelle

ts,of

akind

used

inan

imal

feedin

g,no

telse

where

spec

ified

orinc

luded

23.09

Prep

aratio

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L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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script

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riff

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.

CHAPTER24

TOBACCOANDMANUFACTUREDTOBACCOSUBSTITUTES

24.01

Unma

nufac

tured

tobac

co;to

bacc

orefu

se

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.10Ci

gars,

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otsan

dciga

rillos

,con

tainin

gtob

acco

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02.20

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rettes

conta

ining

black

tobac

co

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02.20

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acco

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.90Ot

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nin

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ollyp

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edPr

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ichall

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CHAPTER25

SALT;SULPHU

R;EARTHS

ANDSTON

E;PLASTERING

MATERIALS,L

IMEAN

DCEMENT

Ex25

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lt(inc

luding

table

salta

ndde

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edsal

t)Ex

25.01

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inaq

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tiono

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ents;

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ter25

.02Un

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pyrit

es


TOBACC

OANDMANUFACTUREDTOBACCOSUBSTITUTES—

Continued

24.03

Othe

rma

nufac

tured

tobac

coan

dma

nufac

tured

tobac

cosu

bstitu

tes;“

homo

genis

ed”o

r“rec

onsti

tuted

”tob

acco

;tob

acco

extra

ctsan

desse

nces

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

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eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

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riptio

nan

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dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

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riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

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ingNo

.

25.03

Sulph

urof

allkin

ds,

other

than

subli

med

sulph

ur,pre

cipita

tedsu

lphur

andc

olloid

alsu

lphur

25.04

Natur

algra

phite

25.05

Natur

alsan

dsof

allkin

ds,w

hethe

rorn

otco

loured

,othe

rtha

nmeta

lbea

rings

ands

ofCh

apter

2625

.06Qu

artz(

other

thann

atural

sands

);qua

rtzite

,whe

thero

rnot

rough

lytri

mmed

orme

relyc

ut,by

sawing

oroth

erwise

,int

obloc

ksor

slabs

ofar

ectan

gular

(inclu

dings

quare

)sh

ape

25.07

Kaoli

nand

other

kaoli

niccla

ys,w

hethe

rorn

otca

lcine

d

25.08

Othe

rclay

,(not

includ

ingex

pand

edcla

ysof

Head

ingNo

.68

.05),

anda

lusite

,kya

nitea

ndsil

liman

ite,w

hethe

ror

notc

alcine

d;mu

llite;

cham

otteo

rdina

seart

hs25

.09Ch

alk

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

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ialsu

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nin

which

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uced



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.


SALT;SULPHU

R;EARTHS

ANDSTON

E;PLASTERING

MATERIALS,

LIMEANDCEMENT—

Continued

25.10

Natur

alca

lcium

phos

phate

s,na

tural

alumi

nium

calci

umph

osph

atesa

ndph

osph

aticc

halk

25.11

Natur

alba

rium

sulph

ate(b

arytes

);na

tural

bariu

mca

rbona

te(w

itheri

te),w

hethe

rorn

otca

lcine

d,oth

ertha

nbari

umox

ideof

Head

ingNo

.28.1

6

25.12

Silice

ousf

ossil

meals

(fore

xamp

le,kie

selgu

hr,tri

polite

andd

iatom

ite),a

ndsim

ilars

iliceo

usea

rths,w

hethe

ror

notc

alcine

d,of

anap

paren

tspe

cific

gravit

yof1

orles

s

25.13

Pumi

cesto

ne,e

mery;

natur

alco

rundu

m,na

tural

garne

tan

dothe

rnatu

ralab

rasive

s,whe

thero

rnot

heat-

treate

d

25.14

Slate,

wheth

eror

notr

ough

lytri

mmed

orme

relyc

ut,by

sawi

ngor

otherw

ise,

into

block

sor

slabs

ofa

rectan

gular

(inclu

dings

quare

)sha

pe

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed




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ionTa

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Head

ingNo

.25

.15M

arble,

trave

rtine

,ec

aussi

nean

doth

erca

lcareo

usmo

nume

ntalo

rbuil

ding

stone

ofan

appa

rents

pecif

icgra

vity

of2.5

ormo

re,an

dala

baste

r,wh

ether

orno

trou

ghly

trimme

dorm

erely

cut,b

ysaw

ingor

otherw

ise,

intob

locks

orsla

bsof

arect

angu

lar(in

cludin

gsqu

are)

shape

25.16

Gran

ite,p

orphy

ry,ba

salt,s

ands

tonea

ndoth

ermo

nume

ntal

orbu

ilding

stone

,whe

thero

rnot

rough

lytri

mmed

orme

relyc

ut,by

sawing

oroth

erwise

,into

block

sors

labs

ofar

ectan

gular

(inclu

dings

quare

)sha

pe25

.17Pe

bbles

,gra

vel,

broke

nor

crush

edsto

ne,

ofa

kind

comm

only

used

forco

ncret

eag

grega

tes,

forroa

dme

tallin

gor

forrai

lway

oroth

erba

llast,

shing

lean

dfli

nt,wh

ether

orno

thea

t-trea

ted;m

acad

amof

slag,

dross

orsim

ilar

indus

trial

waste

,wh

ether

orno

tinc

orpora

tingt

hema

terial

scite

dint

hefir

stpa

rtof

thehe

ading

;tar

redma

cada

m;gra

nules

,ch

ipping

san

dpo

wder,

ofsto

neso

fHea

dingN

o.25

.16,w

hethe

rorn

othe

at-tre

ated

25.18

Dolom

ite,

wheth

eror

not

calci

ned;

dolom

iterou

ghly

trimme

dor

merel

ycu

t,by

sawing

oroth

erwise

,into

block

sors

labso

farec

tangu

lar(in

cludin

gsqu

aresh

ape);

agglo

merat

eddo

lomite

(inclu

dingt

arred

dolom

ite)

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed



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.


SALT;SULPHU

R;EARTHS

ANDSTON

E;PLASTERING

MATERIALS,

LIMEANDCEMENT—

Continued

25.19

Natur

alma

gnes

iumca

rbon

ate(m

agne

site);

fuse

dma

gnesi

a;de

ad-bu

rned(

sinter

ed)m

agne

sia,w

hethe

ror

notc

ontai

ning

small

quan

tities

ofoth

erox

idesa

dded

befor

esin

tering

;othe

rmag

nesiu

mox

ide,w

hethe

ror

notp

ure

25.20

Anhy

drite,

plaste

rs

25.21

Lime

stone

flux;

limest

onea

ndoth

erca

lcareo

ussto

ne,o

fakin

dused

forthe

manu

factur

eofl

imeo

rcem

ent

25.22

Quick

lime,

slake

dlim

ean

dhy

drauli

clim

e,oth

ertha

nca

lcium

oxide

andh

ydrox

ideof

Head

ingNo

.28.2

5

25.23

Portl

and

ceme

nt,alu

mino

usce

ment,

slag

ceme

nt,su

per

sulph

atece

ment,

and

simila

rhy

drau

licce

ments

,wh

ether

orno

tcolo

uredo

rint

hefor

mof

clink

ers

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sus

edare

classi

fied

insix

-digi

tsu

bhea

dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

script

ionan

dCod

ingSy

stem

differ

entf

romtha

toft

hepro

duct




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ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.25

.24As

besto

s

25.25

Mica

,inclu

dings

plittin

g;mi

cawa

ste

25.26

Natur

alste

atite,

wheth

eror

notro

ughly

trimm

edor

merel

ycu

t,by

sawing

oroth

erwise

,into

block

sors

labso

farec

tangu

lar(in

cludin

gsqu

are)s

hape

;talc

25.27

Natur

alcry

olite,

natur

alch

iolite

25.28

Natur

albo

rate

and

conc

entra

testhe

reofw

hethe

rorn

otca

lcine

d,sep

arated

forna

tural

brine

;natu

ralbo

ricac

idco

ntaini

ngno

tmore

than8

5%of

H 3B0

3ca

lculat

edon

thedry

weigh

t

25.29

Felsp

ar;leu

cite;

neph

eline

and

neph

eline

syen

ite;

fluors

par

25.30

Mine

ralsu

bstan

cesn

otels

ewhe

resp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

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uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced



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.

CHAPTER26

ORES,SLAGANDASH

26.01

Irono

resan

dcon

centr

ates,

includ

ingroa

stedi

ronpy

rites

26.02

Man

gane

seor

esan

dco

ncen

trates

,inc

luding

ferrug

inous

mang

anese

ores

and

conc

entra

teswi

tha

mang

anese

conte

ntof

20%

ormo

re,ca

lculat

edon

thedry

weigh

t26

.03Co

pper

oresa

ndco

ncen

trates

26.04

Nick

elore

sand

conc

entra

tes

26.05

Coba

ltores

andc

once

ntrate

s

26.06

Alum

inium

oresa

ndco

ncen

trates

26.07

Lead

oresa

ndco

ncen

trates

26.08

Zinc

oresa

ndco

ncen

trates

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced




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Head

ingNo

.26

.09Tin

oresa

ndco

ncen

trates

26.10

Chrom

iumore

sand

conc

entra

tes

26.11

Tung

steno

resan

dcon

centr

ates

26.12

Uran

iumor

thoriu

more

sand

conc

entra

tes

26.13

Moly

bden

umore

sand

conc

entra

tes

26.14

Titan

iumore

sand

conc

entra

tes

26.15

Niob

ium,

tantal

umva

nadiu

mor

zirco

nium

ores

and

conc

entra

tes26

.16Pr

eciou

smeta

lores

andc

once

ntrate

s

26.17

Othe

rores

andc

once

ntrate

s

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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yprod

uced

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

yprod

uced



27.01

Coal;

briqu

ettes

,ov

oids

and

simila

rso

lidfu

elsma

nufac

tured

from

coal

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ORES,SLAGANDASH—

Continued

26.18

Gran

ulated

slag(

slags

and)

from

thema

nufac

tureo

firon

orste

el26

.19Sla

g,dro

ss(ot

hert

hang

ranula

tedsla

g),sca

lings

ando

ther

waste

from

thema

nufac

tureo

firon

orste

el26

.20As

hand

residu

es(ot

hert

hanf

romthe

manu

factur

eofi

ronor

steel)

,con

tainin

gmea

lsor

meal

comp

ound

s26

.21Ot

hers

lagan

dash

,inclu

dings

eawe

edash

(kelp)

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sus

edare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sus

edare

wholl

yprod

uced



CHAPTER27

MINERAL

FUELS,MINERAL

OILS

ANDPROD

UCTS

OFTH

EIRDISTILLATION

;BITUMINOU

SSUBSTANCES;MINERAL

WAXES

Crite

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riff

Head

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.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sused

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed



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Crite

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ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sus

edare

wholl

yprod

uced

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

27.02

Lign

ite,w

hethe

rorn

otag

glome

rated

,exc

luding

jet

27.03

Peat

(inclu

dingp

eatli

tter),

wheth

eror

nota

gglom

erated

27.04

Coke

ands

emi-c

okeo

fcoa

l,ofli

gnite

orof

peat,

wheth

eror

nota

gglom

erated

;reto

rtca

rbon

27.05

Coal

gas,

water

gas,

produ

cerg

asan

dsim

ilarg

ases,

other

than

petro

leum

gase

san

doth

erga

seou

shy

droca

rbons

27.06

Tard

istille

dfro

mco

al,fro

mlig

nite

orfro

mpe

at,an

doth

ermi

neral

tars,

wheth

eror

not

dehy

drated

orpa

rtiall

ydist

illed,

includ

ingrec

onsti

tuted

tars

27.07

Oils

and

other

produ

ctsof

thedis

tillati

onof

high

tempe

rature

coal

tar;s

imila

rprod

ucts

inwh

ichthe

weigh

toft

hearo

matic

cons

tituen

tsex

ceed

stha

toft

heno

n-arom

aticc

onsti

tuents

27.08

Pitch

andp

itchc

oke,

obtai

nedf

romco

altar

orfro

moth

ermi

neral

tars



27.09

Petro

leum

oils

and

oils

obtai

ned

from

bitum

inous

mine

rals,

crude

Ex27

.10Lu

brica

tingo

ils

Ex27

.10Pe

troleu

moil

san

doil

sob

taine

dfro

mbit

umino

usmi

neral

s,oth

ertha

ncrud

e,ex

cludin

glub

ricati

ngoil

s;pre

parat

ions

not

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

luded

,co

ntaini

ngby

weigh

t70%

ormo

reof

petro

leum

oilso

rof

oilso

btaine

dfro

mbit

umino

usmi

neral

s,the

seoil

sbe

ingthe

basic

cons

tituen

tsof

thepre

parat

ions

27.11

Petro

leum

gases

ando

therg

aseou

shyd

rocarb

ons

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

ed

Prod

uctio

nfrom

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsof

any

Head

ingof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

and

Codin

gSy

stem

and

from

lubric

ating

oilba

sesto

ckof

Head

ing27

.10

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.




MINERAL

FUELS,MINERAL

OILS

ANDPROD

UCTS

OFTH

EIRDISTILLATION

;BITUMINOU

SSUBSTANCES;MINERAL

WAXES



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.27

.12Pe

troleu

mjel

ly;pa

raffin

wax,

micro

-crys

tallin

epetr

oleum

wax,

slack

wax,

ozok

erite,

lignit

ewax

,pea

twax

,othe

rmi

neral

waxe

s,an

dsim

ilar

produ

ctsob

taine

dby

synth

esis

orby

other

proce

sses,

wheth

eror

not

colou

red27

.13Pe

troleu

mco

ke,p

etrole

umbit

umen

ando

therr

esidu

esof

petro

leum

oils

orof

oils

obtai

ned

from

bitum

inous

mine

rals

27.14

Bitum

enan

dasp

halt,

natur

al;bit

umino

usor

oilsh

alean

dtar

sand;

aspha

ltites

anda

spha

lticroc

ks27

.15Bi

tumino

usmi

xtures

based

onna

tural

aspha

lt,on

natur

albit

umen

,onp

etrole

umbit

umen

,onm

ineral

taror

onmi

neral

tarpit

ch(fo

rexa

mple,

bitum

inous

masti

cs,cu

t-bac

ks)

27.16

Elec

trica

lene

rgy

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ials

used

arewh

ollyp

roduc

edPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

classi

fiedi

nHea

dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

gPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

thema

terial

sus

edare

wholl

yprod

uced



CHAPTER28

INOR

GANICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

MPOUN

DSOF

PRECIOUS

METALS,OF

RARE-EARTH

METALS,OF

RADIOA

CTIVEELEM

ENTS

OROF

ISOTOPES

Notes

:Fo

rthe

purpo

seof

thisC

hapte

r,the

follow

ingde

finitio

nssh

allap

ply:

(i)Chemica

lReaction—

a“ch

emica

lrea

ction

”isa

proce

ss(in

cludin

gthe

bioch

emica

lproc

esses)

which

result

sin

amole

cule

with

anew

struc

tured

ueto

thebre

aking

ofthe

intra-

molec

ularb

onds

andt

hefor

matio

nofn

ewon

es,or

duet

othe

altera

tiono

fthe

posit

ionof

theato

msin

amole

cule.

For

thepu

rpos

esof

thepr

esen

tde

finiti

on,

thefo

llowi

ngpr

oces

ses

areno

tco

nside

redas

being

chem

ical

reacti

ons: (a)

disso

lving

inwa

teror

other

solve

nts;

(b)

theeli

mina

tiono

fsolv

ents,

includ

ingwa

terfro

mdis

solut

ion;

(c)the

addit

ionor

remov

alof

crysta

llisati

on.

(ii)Purifica

tion—

purif

icatio

nisa

proce

sswh

ichca

uses

theeli

mina

tiono

f80%

ofthe

conte

ntof

exist

ingim

purit

iesor

thered

uctio

nore

limina

tionw

hichp

roduc

esac

hemi

cals

ubsta

ncew

itham

inimu

mde

greeo

fpuri

ty,in

order

toma

kethe

produ

ctsu

itable

forus

essu

chas:

(a)

pharm

aceu

tical

subs

tance

sorf

oodp

roduc

tstha

tsati

sfyna

tiona

lrule

sort

heint

ernati

onal

stand

ards;

(b)

reacti

vech

emica

lprod

ucts

forch

emica

lana

lysis

orfor

usei

nlab

orator

ies;

(c)ele

ments

andc

ompo

nents

forus

einm

icroe

lectro

nics;

(d)

differ

ento

ptica

luses

;(e)

huma

norv

eterin

aryus

age.




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

.01Flu

orine

,chlo

rine,

bromi

nean

diod

ine

28.02

Sulph

ur,su

blime

dorp

recipi

tated

;coll

oidal

sulph

ur

28.03

Carbo

n(ca

rbon

black

san

doth

erfor

mof

carbo

nno

tels

ewhe

resp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed)

28.04

Hydro

gen,

rareg

asesa

ndoth

erno

n-meta

ls

28.05

Alka

lior

alkali

ne-ea

rthme

tals;

rare-e

arth

metal

s,sca

ndium

and

yttriu

m,wh

ether

orno

tinte

rmixe

dor

intera

lloye

d;me

rcury

28.06

Hydro

genc

hlorid

e(hy

droch

loric

acid);

chlor

osulph

urica

cid

28.07

Sulph

urica

cid;o

leum

28.08

Nitri

cacid

;sulp

honit

ricac

ids

28.09

Diph

osph

orus

penta

oxide

;ph

osph

oric

acid

and

polyp

hosp

horic

acids

28.10

Oxide

sofb

oron;

boric

acids

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

.11Ot

her

inorga

nicac

idsan

doth

erino

rganic

oxyg

enco

mpou

ndso

fnon

-meta

ls

28.12

Halid

esan

dhali

deox

ideso

fnon

-meta

ls

28.13

Sulph

ides

ofno

n-me

tals;

comm

ercial

phos

phor

ous

trisu

lphide

28.14

Ammo

nia,a

nhyd

rouso

rina

queo

usso

lution

28.15

Sodiu

mhy

droxid

e(ca

ustic

soda

);po

tassiu

mhy

droxid

e(ca

ustic

Potas

h);pe

roxide

sofs

odium

orpo

tassiu

m

28.16

Hydr

oxide

and

pero

xide

ofma

gnes

ium;

oxide

s,hy

droxid

esan

dpero

xides,

ofstr

ontiu

mor

bariu

m

28.17

Zinc

oxide

;zinc

perox

ide

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on




INOR

GANICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

MPOUNDS

ORPRECIOUS

METALS,

OFRARE-EARTH

METALS,OF

RADIOA

CTIVEELEM

ENTS

OROF

ISOTOPES—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

.18Ar

tifici

alco

rundu

m,wh

ether

orno

tche

mica

llyde

fined

;alu

miniu

mox

ide;a

lumini

umhy

droxid

e

28.19

Chrom

iumox

idesa

ndhy

droxid

es

28.20

Man

gane

seox

ides

28.21

Irono

xides

andh

ydrox

ides;

earth

colou

rsco

ntaini

ng70

%or

more

bywe

ighto

fcom

bined

irone

valua

tedas

Fe2O

3

28.22

Coba

ltoxid

esan

dhyd

roxide

s;co

mmerc

ialco

balto

xides

28.23

Titan

iumox

ides

28.24

Lead

oxide

s;red

leada

ndora

ngel

ead

28.25

Hydra

zine

and

hydro

xylam

inean

dthe

irino

rganic

salts;

other

inorga

nicba

ses;o

therm

etalo

xides,

hydro

xides

andp

eroxid

es

28.26

Fluori

des;

fluoro

silica

tes,

fluoro

alumi

nates

and

other

comp

lexflu

orine

salts

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

.27Ch

loride

s;ch

loride

oxide

san

dch

loride

hydr

oxide

s;bro

mide

sand

bromi

deox

ides;

iodide

sand

iodide

oxide

s

28.28

Hypo

chlor

ites;

comm

ercial

calci

umhy

poch

lorite

;ch

lorite

s;hy

pobro

mites

28.29

Chlor

ates

and

perch

lorate

s;bro

mates

and

perbr

omate

s;iod

atesa

ndpe

rioda

tes

28.30

Sulph

ides;

polys

ulphid

es

28.31

Dithi

onite

sand

sulph

oxyla

tes

28.32

Sulph

ites;

thios

ulpha

tes

28.33

Sulph

ates;

alums

;pero

xosu

lphate

s(pe

rsulph

ates)

28.34

Nitri

tes;n

itrate

s

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on




INOR

GANICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

MPOUNDS

ORPRECIOUS

METALS,

OFRARE-EARTH

METALS,OF

RADIOA

CTIVEELEM

ENTS

OROF




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

.35Ph

osph

inates

(hyp

opho

sphit

es),

Phos

phon

ates

(phos

phite

s),ph

osph

atesa

ndpo

lypho

spha

tes

28.36

Carb

onate

s;pe

roxo

carb

onate

s(p

ercarb

onate

s);co

mmerc

ialam

moniu

mca

rbona

teco

ntaini

ngam

moniu

mca

rbama

te

28.37

Cyan

ides,

cyan

ideox

idesa

ndco

mplex

cyan

ides

28.38

Fulm

inates

,cya

nates

andt

hiocy

anate

s

28.39

Silica

tes;c

omme

rcial

anda

lkalim

etals

ilicate

s

28.40

Borat

es;pe

roxob

orates

(perbo

rates)

2841

.10Al

umina

tes

2841

.20Ch

romate

sofz

incor

oflea

d

2841

.30So

dium

dichro

mate

2841

.40Po

tassiu

mdic

hroma

te

2841

.50Ot

herc

hroma

tesan

ddich

romate

s;pe

roxoc

hroma

tes

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

onor

purif

icatio

n

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

41.60

Potas

sium

perm

anga

nate

2841

.70M

olybd

ates

2841

.80Tu

ngsta

tes(w

olfram

ates)

2841

.90Ot

hers

altso

foxo

metal

licor

perox

ometa

llicac

ids28

.42Ot

hers

altso

fino

rganic

acids

orpe

roxoa

cids,

exclu

ding

azide

s28

.43Co

lloida

lpr

eciou

sme

tals;

inorga

nicor

organ

icco

mpou

nds

ofpr

eciou

sme

tals,

wheth

eror

not

chem

ically

defin

ed;a

malga

msor

precio

usme

tals

28.44

Radio

activ

ech

emica

lelem

ents

and

radioa

ctive

isotop

es(in

cludin

gthe

fissil

eorf

ertile

chem

icale

lemen

tsan

diso

topes)

andt

heir

comp

ound

s;mi

xtures

andr

esidu

esco

ntaini

ngthe

sepro

ducts

28.45

Isotop

esoth

ertha

ntho

seof

Head

ingNo

.28

.44;

comp

ound

s,ino

rganic

ororg

anic,

ofsu

chiso

topes,

wheth

eror

notc

hemi

cally

defin

ed

Chem

icalr

eacti

onCh

emica

lrea

ction

orpu

rifica

tion

Purif

icatio

nCh

emica

lrea

ction

orpu

rifica

tion

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Purif

icatio

n

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding


INOR

GANICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

MPOUNDS

ORPRECIOUS

METALS,

OFRARE-EARTH

METALS,OF

RADIOA

CTIVEELEM

ENTS

OROF





L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.28

.46Co

mpou

nds,

inorga

nicor

organ

icof

rare-e

arthm

etals,

ofytt

rium

orof

scand

iumor

ofmi

xtures

ofthe

seme

tals

28.47

Hydro

genp

eroxid

e,wh

ether

orno

tsoli

dified

with

urea

28.48

Phos

phide

s,wh

ether

orno

tche

mica

llyde

fined

,exc

luding

ferrop

hosp

horus

28.49

Carbi

des,

wheth

eror

notc

hemi

cally

defin

ed

28.50

Hydri

des,n

itride

s,azid

es,sil

icide

sand

borid

es,wh

ether

orno

tche

mica

llyde

fined

,othe

rtha

nco

mpou

ndsw

hich

areals

ocarb

ideso

fHea

dingN

o.28

49

28.51

Othe

rino

rganic

comp

ound

s(in

cludin

gdis

tilled

orco

nduc

tivity

water

andw

atero

fsim

ilarp

urity)

;liqu

idair

(whe

thero

rnot

rare

gases

have

been

remov

ed);

comp

ressed

air;a

malga

ms,o

thert

han

amalg

ams

ofpre

cious

metal

s

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Purif

icatio

n



CHAPTER29

ORGA

NICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

MPOUNDS

OFPRECIOUS

METAL,

ORRA

RE-EARTH

METALS,OF

RADIOA

CTIVEELEM

ENTS

OROF

ISOTOPES

Notes

:Fo

rthe

purpo

sesof

thisC

hapte

r,the

follow

ingde

finitio

nssh

allap

ply:

(i)Chemica

lReaction—

a“ch

emica

lrea

ction

”isa

proce

ss(in

cludin

gthe

bioch

emica

lproc

esses)

which

result

sin

amole

cule

with

anew

struc

tured

ueto

thebre

aking

ofthe

intra-

molec

ularb

onds

andt

hefor

matio

nofn

ewon

es,or

duet

othe

altera

tiono

fthe

posit

ionof

theato

msin

amole

cule.

For

thepu

rpos

esof

thepr

esen

tde

finiti

on,

thefo

llowi

ngpr

oces

ses

areno

tco

nside

redas

being

chem

ical

reacti

ons: (a)

disso

lving

inwa

teror

other

solve

nts;

(b)

theeli

mina

tiono

fsolv

ents,

includ

ingwa

terfro

mdis

solut

ion;

(c)the

addit

ionor

remov

alof

crysta

llisati

on.

(ii)Purifica

tion—

purif

icatio

nisa

proce

sswh

ichca

uses

theeli

mina

tiono

f80%

ofthe

conte

ntof

exist

ingim

purit

iesor

thered

uctio

nore

limina

tionw

hichp

roduc

esac

hemi

cals

ubsta

ncew

itham

inimu

mde

greeo

fpuri

ty,in

order

toma

kethe

produ

ctsu

itable

forus

essu

chas:

(a)

pharm

aceu

tical

subs

tance

sorf

oodp

roduc

tstha

tsati

sfyna

tiona

lrule

sort

heint

ernati

onal

stand

ards;

(b)

reacti

vech

emica

lprod

ucts

forch

emica

lana

lysis

orfor

usei

nlab

orator

ies;

(c)ele

ments

andc

ompo

nents

forus

einm

icroe

lemen

tronic

s;(d)

differ

ento

ptica

luses

;(e)

huma

norv

eterin

aryus

age.




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Ch

emica

lrea

ction

orPu

rifica

tion

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

29.01

Acyc

lichy

droca

rbon

29.02

Cycli

chyd

rocarb

on

29.03

Halog

enate

dderi

vativ

esof

hydro

carbo

n

29.04

Sulph

onate

d,nit

rated

ornit

rosa

tedde

rivati

ves

ofhy

droca

rbon,

wheth

eror

noth

aloge

nated

29.05

Acyc

licalc

ohols

and

their

halog

enate

d,su

lphon

ated,

nitrat

edor

nitros

atedd

eriva

tives

29.06

Cycli

calc

ohols

and

their

halog

enate

d,su

lphon

ated,

nitrat

edor

nitros

atedd

eriva

tes

29.07

Phen

ols;p

heno

l-alco

hols

29.08

Halog

enate

d,su

lphon

ated,

nitrat

edor

nitro

sated

deriv

ative

sof

phen

olsor

phen

ol-alc

ohols

29.09

Ethers

,ethe

r-alch

ols,e

ther-p

heno

ls,eth

er-alc

hol-p

heno

ls,alc

ohol

perox

ides,

ether

perox

ides,

keton

epe

roxide

s,(w

hethe

rorn

otch

emica

llyde

fined

),and

theirh

aloge

nated

,sul

phon

ated,

nitrat

edor

nitros

atedd

eriva

tives



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.29

.10Ep

oxide

s,ep

oxya

lcoho

ls,ex

poyp

heno

lsan

dep

oxye

thers,

with

athr

ee-m

embe

redrin

g,an

dthe

irha

logen

ated,

sulph

onate

d,nit

rated

ornit

rosate

dderi

vativ

es29

.11Ac

etals

andh

emice

tals,

wheth

eror

notw

ithoth

erox

ygen

functi

on,a

ndthe

irha

logen

ated,

sulph

onate

d,nit

rated

ornit

rosate

dderi

vativ

es29

.12Al

dehy

des,

wheth

eror

notw

ithoth

erox

ygen

functi

on;

cycli

cpoly

mers

ofald

ehyd

es;pa

raform

aldhy

de29

.13Ha

logen

ated,

sulph

onate

d,nit

rated

ornit

rosa

tedde

rivati

veso

fprod

ucts

ofHe

ading

No.2

9.12

29.14

Keton

esan

dqu

inone

s,wh

ether

orno

twith

other

oxyg

enfun

ction

,and

their

halog

enate

d,su

lphon

ated,

nitrat

edor

nitros

atedd

eriva

tives

29.15

Satur

ateda

cylic

mono

carbo

xylic

acid

andt

heira

nhyd

rides,

halid

es,pe

roxide

sand

perox

yacid

s;the

irha

logen

ated,

sulph

onate

d,nit

rated

ornit

rosate

dderi

vativ

es

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on


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NICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

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METALS,

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icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on

Chem

icalr

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on

29.16

Unsa

turate

dac

ylic

mono

carb

oxyli

cac

ids,

cycli

cmo

noca

rbox

ylic

acids

,the

iran

hydr

ides,

halid

es,

pero

xides

and

pero

xyac

ids;

their

halog

enate

d,su

lphon

ated,

nitrat

edor

nitros

atedd

eriva

tives

29.17

Polyc

arbox

ylica

cids,

theira

nhyd

rides,

halid

es,pe

roxide

san

dpe

roxy

acids

;the

irha

logen

ated,

sulph

onate

d,nit

rated

ornit

rosate

dderi

vativ

es

29.18

Carbo

xylic

acids

with

addit

ional

oxyg

enfun

ction

andt

heir

anhy

dride

s,ha

lides,

perox

idesa

ndpe

roxya

cids;

their

halog

enate

dsulp

hona

ted,n

itrate

ornit

rosate

d

29.19

Phos

phor

ices

ters

and

their

salts

,inc

luding

lactop

hosp

hates

;their

halog

enate

dsulp

hona

tednit

rated

ornit

rosate

dderi

vativ

es

29.20

Ester

ofoth

erino

rganic

acids

(exclu

ding

ester

sof

hydro

gen

halid

es)an

dthe

irsal

ts;the

irha

logen

ated

sulph

onate

d,nit

rateo

rnitr

osate

dderi

vativ

es

29.21

Amine

-func

tionc

ompo

unds

29.22

Oxyg

en-fu

nctio

nami

no-co

mpou

nds



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.Ch

emica

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Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

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Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

29.23

Quart

ernary

ammo

nium

salts

and

hydro

xides;

lecith

insan

dothe

rpho

spho

amino

lipids

29.24

Carb

oxya

mide

-func

tion

comp

ound

s;am

ide-fu

nctio

nco

mpou

ndso

fcarb

onic

acid

29.25

Carbo

xyim

ide-fu

nctio

nco

mpou

nds

(inclu

ding

sacch

arin

andi

tssal

tsan

dimi

ne-fu

nctio

ncom

poun

ds)

29.26

Nitri

le-fun

ction

comp

ound

s

29.27

Diaz

o-azo

,ora

zoxy

-comp

ound

s

29.28

Orga

nicde

rivati

veso

fhyd

razine

orof

hydro

xylam

ine

29.29

Comp

ound

swith

other

nitrog

enfun

ction

29.30

Orga

no-su

lphur

comp

ound

s

29.31

Othe

rorga

no-in

organ

icco

mpou

nds


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NICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

MPOUNDS

OFPRECIOUS

METALS,

ORRA

RE-EARTH

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RADIOA

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.Ch

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Chem

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icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

Chem

icalr

eacti

on

29.32

Heter

ocyc

licco

mpou

ndsw

ithox

ygen

heter

o-atom

(s)on

ly

29.33

Heter

ocyc

licco

mpou

ndsw

ithnit

rogen

heter

o-atom

(s)on

ly

29.34

Nucle

icac

idsan

dthe

irsalt

s;oth

erhe

teroc

yclic

comp

ound

s

29.35

Sulph

onam

ides

29.36

Prov

itami

nsan

dvit

amins

,na

tural

orrep

roduc

edby

synth

esis(

includ

ingna

tural

conc

entra

tes),

deriv

ative

sthe

reofu

sedpri

maril

yasv

itami

ns,a

ndint

ermi

xtures

ofthe

foreg

oingw

hethe

rorn

otin

anys

olven

t

29.37

Horm

ones,

natur

alor

reprod

uced

bysy

nthesi

s;de

rivati

ves

thereo

f,us

edpri

maril

yas

horm

ones;

other

steroi

dsus

edpri

maril

yash

ormon

es

29.38

Glyc

oside

s,na

tural

orrep

roduc

edby

synth

esis;

andt

heir

salts,

ethers

,este

rsan

dothe

rderi

vativ

es

29.39

Vege

tables

alkalo

ids,n

atural

orrep

roduc

edby

synth

esis;

andt

heir

salts,

ethers

,este

rsan

dothe

rderi

vativ

es



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.Ch

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ction

Chem

icalr

eacti

onCh

emica

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29.40

Suga

rs,ch

emica

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reoth

ertha

nsuc

rose,

lactos

e,ma

ltose,

gluco

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dfruc

tose;

sugar

ethers

ands

ugar

esters

,andt

heir

salts,

other

thanp

roduc

tsof

Head

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.29.3

7or2

9.39

29.41

Antib

iotics

29.42

Othe

rorga

nicco

mpou

nds


ORGA

NICCH

EMICALS;OR

GANICOR

INOR

GANICCO

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METALS,

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PHARMACEUTICALPROD

UCTS

30.01

Glan

dsan

doth

erorg

ans

fororg

ano-t

herap

eutic

uses,

dried

wheth

eror

notp

owde

red;e

xtrac

tsof

gland

sor

other

orga

nsor

ofthe

irse

cretio

nsfo

ror

gano

-the

rapeu

ticus

es;he

parin

andi

tssal

ts;oth

erhu

mano

ran

imal

subs

tance

spr

epare

dfo

rthe

rapeu

ticor

proph

ylacti

cuses

,not

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

lude

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uctio

nin

which

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ting

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sedare

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ityDe

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g



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cludin

ggo

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Nos.

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,30

.05or

30.06

)con

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CHAPTER31

FERTILISERS

Note:

Fort

hepu

rposes

ofthi

sCha

pter,t

hefol

lowing

defin

itions

shall

apply

:(i)

Chemica

lReaction—

a“ch

emica

lrea

ction

”isa

proce

ss(in

cludin

gthe

bioch

emica

lproc

esses)

which

result

sin

amole

cule

with

anew

struc

tured

ueto

thebre

aking

ofthe

intra-

molec

ularb

onds

andt

hefor

matio

nofn

ewon

es,or

duet

othe

altera

tiono

fthe

posit

ionof

theato

msin

amole

cule.

Fort

hepu

rposes

ofthe

presen

tdefi

nition

,thef

ollow

ingpro

cesse

sare

notc

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ereda

sbein

gche

mica

lrea

ction

s:(a)

disso

lving

inwa

teror

other

solve

nts;

(b)

theeli

mina

tiono

fsolv

ents,

includ

ingwa

terfro

mdis

solut

ion;

(c)the

addit

ionor

remov

alof

crysta

llisati

on.

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

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natin

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entf

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30.06

Pharm

aceu

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good

sspe

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inNo

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othis

Chap

ter



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entf

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which

allthe

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terial

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edare

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fied

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-digi

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bhea

dings

ofthe

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ityDe

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stem

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entf

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toft

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duct

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nin

which

allthe

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-digi

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dings

ofthe

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ityDe

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entf

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31.01

Anim

alor

vege

table

fertili

sers,

wheth

eror

notm

ixed

togeth

eror

chem

ically

treate

d;fer

tiliser

sprod

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bythe

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gof

chem

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ofan

imal

orve

getab

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ducts

3102

.10Ur

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mSu

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3102

.29Ot

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FERTILISERS—

Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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.Ch

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lrea

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nin

which

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ofthe

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differ

entf

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Chem

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onPr

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inwh

ichall

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-digit

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ityDe

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entf

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which

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3102

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FERTILISERS—

Continued




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FERTILISERS—

Continued




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32.01

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Synth

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wheth

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hemi

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defin

edCHAPTER32

TRAINING

ORDY

EING

EXTRACTS;TANNINS

ANDTH

EIRDERIVATIVES;DY

ES,PIGMENTSAN

DOT

HERCO

LOUR

INGMATTER;PAINTSANDVARNISHE

S;PUTTYANDOT

HERMASTICS,INK

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Prep

ared

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acifi

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pared

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Chap

ter




TRAINING

ORDYEING

EXTRACTS;TANNINS

ANDTH

EIRDERIVATIVES;DY

ES,

PIGM

ENTSANDOT

HERCO

LOURINGMATTER;PAINTSANDVARN

ISHE

S;PUTTYANDOT

HERMASTICS,INK

S—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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ror

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once

ntrate

dors

olidCHAPTER32—Continued

TRAINING

ORDY

EING

EXTRACTS;TANNINSANDTH

EIRDERIVATIVES;DY

ES,

PIGM

ENTS

ANDOT

HERCO

LOURINGMATTER;

PAINTS

ANDVARN

ISHE

S;PUTTYANDOT

HERMASTICS,INK

S—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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icure

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ration

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CHAPTER33

ESSENTIALOILS

ANDRESINO

IDS;PERFUM

ERY,CO

SMETIC

ORTOILET

PREPAR

ATIONS



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ectan

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erties




ESSENTIALOILS

ANDRESINO

IDS;PERFUM

ERY,CO

SMETIC

ORTOILET




L.R.O. 1/2009



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oduc

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CHAPTER34

SOAP,O

RGAN

ICSURFACE-ACTIVE

AGENTS,W

ASHING

PREPARATIONS,L

UBRICATING

PREPAR

ATIONS,ARTIFICIAL

WAXES,PREPAREDWAXES,POL

ISHING

ORSCOU

RING

PREPAR

ATIONS,C

ANDLES

ANDSIMILAR

ARTICLES,M

ODELLING

PASTES,“DENTAL

WAX

ES”AN

DDENTAL

PREPARATIONS

WITHABASISOF

PLASTER

34.01

Soap

,orga

nicsu

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-activ

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ashing

prepa

ration

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ricati

ngpre

parat

ions,

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cial

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pared

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ental

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SOAP,O

RGAN

ICSURFACE-ACTIVE

AGENTS,W

ASHING

PREPARATIONS,L

UBRICATING

PREPAR

ATIONS,ARTIFICIAL

WAXES,PREPAREDWAXES,POL

ISHING

ORSCOU

RING

PREPAR

ATIONS,C

ANDLES

ANDSIMILAR

ARTICLES,M

ODELLING

PASTES,“DENTAL

WAX

ES”AN

DDENTAL

PREPARATIONS

WITHABASISOF

PLASTER—

Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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SOAP,O

RGAN

ICSURFACE-ACTIVE

AGENTS,W

ASHING

PREPARATIONS,L

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RTIFICIALWAXES,PREPAREDWAXES,POL

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ODELLING

PASTES,“DENTAL

WAX

ES”AN

DDENTAL

PREPARATIONS

WITHABASISOF

PLASTER—

Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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CHAPTER35

ALBUMINOIDALSUBSTANCES;MOD

IFIEDSTARCH

ES;GL

UES;ENZYMES



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CHAPTER36

EXPLOSIVES;PYRO

TECH

NICPROD

UCTS;MATCH

ES;PYRO

PHOR

ICALLO

YS;CERTAIN

COMBUSTIBLE

PREPARATIONS

Prod

uctio

nin

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luded




ALBUMINOIDA

LSUBSTANCES;MOD

IFIEDSTARCH

ES;GL

UES;ENZYMES—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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ised,

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posed

CHAPTER37

PHOTOG

RAPHIC

ORCINEMATOG

RAPHIC

GOOD

S

36.06

Ferro

-ceriu

man

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ricall

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EXPLOSIVES;PYRO

TECH

NICPROD

UCTS;MATCH

ES;PYRO

PHOR

ICALLO

YS;CERTAIN

COMBUSTIBLE





L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

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fiedi

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dings

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Harm

onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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differ

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dingH

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gs37

.01an

d37.0

2Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSys

temdif

feren

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eadin

gPr

oduc

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inwh

ichall

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mater

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scrip

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and

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tfrom

thisH

eadin

gPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

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sedare

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fiedi

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

gPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

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fiedi

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dings

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

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eadin

g

37.03

Photo

graph

icpa

per,

pape

rboard

and

textile

ssen

sitise

d,un

expo

sed

37.04

Photo

graph

icpla

tes,f

ilmpa

per,

pape

rboard

and

textile

s,ex

posed

butn

otde

velop

ed

37.05

Photo

graph

icpla

tesan

dfilm

,exp

osed

andd

evelo

ped,

other

thanc

inema

tograp

hicfil

m

37.06

Cine

matog

raphic

film,e

xpose

dand

deve

loped

,whe

thero

rnot

incorp

oratin

gsou

ndtra

ckor

consi

sting

only

ofsou

ndtra

ck

37.07

Chem

icalp

repara

tions

forph

otogra

phic

uses

(othe

rtha

nva

rnish

es,glu

es,ad

hesiv

esan

dsim

ilar

prepa

ration

s);un

mixe

dprod

uctsf

orph

otogra

phic

uses,p

utup

inme

asured

portio

nsor

putu

pfor

retail

salei

nafor

mrea

dyfor

use



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

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fiedi

nHea

dings

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

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and

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gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

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eadin

gPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

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fiedi

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dings

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onise

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mmod

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scrip

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and

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gSys

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feren

tfrom

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eadin

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oduc

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inwh

ichall

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n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

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fiedi

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dings

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

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eadin

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oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

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fiedi

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dings

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onise

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ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

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eadin

gPr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

mater

ialsu

sedare

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fiedi

nHea

dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSys

temdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

g

38.01

Artif

icial

graph

ite;

collo

idal

orsem

i-coll

oidal

graph

ite;

prepa

ration

sbase

don

graph

iteor

other

carbo

nin

thefo

rmof

paste

s,blo

cks,

plates

oroth

erse

mi-

manu

factur

ers38

.02Ac

tivate

dca

rbon;

activ

ated

natur

almi

neral

produ

cts;

anim

albla

ckinc

luding

spen

tanim

albla

ck

38.03

Tallo

il,wh

ether

orno

trefi

ned

38.04

Resid

ually

esfor

mthe

manu

factur

eofw

oodp

ulp,w

hethe

ror

notc

once

ntrate

d,de

suga

redor

chem

ically

treate

d,inc

luding

lignin

sulph

onate

s,bu

texc

luding

tallo

ilof

Head

ingNo

.38.0

338

.05Gu

m,wo

odor

sulph

atetur

penti

nean

doth

erter

penic

oils

produ

ced

bythe

distill

ation

oroth

ertre

atmen

tof

conif

erous

wood

s;cru

dedip

enten

e;su

lphite

turpe

ntine

ando

therc

rudep

ara-cy

mene

;pine

oilco

ntaini

ngalp

ha-

terpin

eola

sthe

main

cons

tituen

t

CHAPTER38

MISCELLANEO

USCH

EMICAL

PROD

UCTS




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

din

six-di

gitsu

b-he

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

andC

oding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thato

fthe

produ

ct

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

38.06

Rosin

andr

esina

cids,

andd

eriva

tives

thereo

f;ros

insp

irit

andr

osin

oils;

rungu

ms

38.07

Woo

dtar

;tar

oils;

wood

creos

ote;

wood

naph

tha;

vege

table

pitch

;br

ewers

’pit

chan

dsim

ilar

prep

aratio

nsba

sed

onro

sin,

resin

acids

oron

vege

table

pitch

38.08

Insec

ticide

sothe

rthan

insec

ticide

sinae

rosol

conta

iners

and

insec

trep

ellan

ts,rod

entic

ides,

fungic

ides,

herbi

cides,

anti-s

prouti

ngpro

ducts

andp

lant-g

rowth

regula

torsa

ndsim

ilarp

roduc

tspu

tupi

nform

sorp

ackin

gsfor

retail

saleo

rasp

repara

tions

orart

icles

(fore

xamp

lesu

lphur-

treate

dban

ds,w

icksa

ndca

ndles

,and

flypa

pers

38.09

Finish

ingag

ents,

dyec

arrier

stoa

ccele

ratet

hedy

eingo

rfix

ingof

dyest

uffsa

ndoth

erpro

ducts

andp

repara

tions

(fore

xamp

le,dre

ssing

sand

morda

nts),

ofak

indus

edin

thetex

tile,p

aper,

leathe

ror

like

indus

tries,

not

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

luded



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

38.10

Pickli

ngpre

parat

ionsf

orme

talsu

rface

s;flu

xesa

ndoth

erau

xiliar

ysu

rface

s,flu

xes

and

other

auxil

iary

prep

aratio

nsfo

rso

lderin

g,br

azing

orwe

lding

;so

lderin

g,bra

zing

orwe

lding

powd

ersan

dpa

stes

cons

isting

ofme

talan

dothe

rmate

rials;

prepa

ration

sof

akind

used

asco

resof

coati

ngsf

orwe

lding

electr

odes

orrod

s

38.11

Anti-

knoc

kpr

epara

tions

oxida

tion

inhibi

tors,

gum

inhibi

tors,

visco

sity

impr

overs

,an

ti-co

rrosiv

epre

parat

ionsa

ndoth

erpre

pared

addit

ivesf

ormi

neral

oils(

includ

ingga

solin

e)or,

foroth

erliq

uidsu

sedfor

thesam

epurp

oses

asmi

neral

-oils

38.12

Prep

ared

rubbe

rac

celer

ators;

comp

ound

plasti

cisers

forrub

bero

rplas

tics,

note

lsewh

eresp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed;

anti-

oxidi

sing

prep

aratio

nsan

doth

erco

mpou

ndsta

bilise

rsfor

rubbe

rorp

lastic

s

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding


MISCELLANEO

USCH

EMICAL

PROD

UCTS—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.38

.13Pr

epara

tions

and

charg

esfor

fire-e

xting

uishe

rs;ch

arged

fire-e

xting

uishin

ggren

ades

38.14

Orga

nicco

mpos

iteso

lvents

and

thinn

ers,n

otels

ewhe

resp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed;

prep

ared

paint

orva

rnish

remov

ers

38.15

Reac

tion

initia

tors,

reacti

onac

celer

ators

and

catal

ytic

prepa

ration

s,no

telse

where

spec

ified

orinc

luded

38.16

Refra

ctory

ceme

nts,

morta

rs,co

ncret

esan

dsim

ilar

comp

ositio

ns,o

therth

anpro

ducts

ofHe

ading

No.3

8.01

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

38.17

Mixe

dalky

lbenz

enes

andm

ixeda

lkylna

phtha

lenes,

other

thant

hose

ofHe

ading

No.2

7.07o

r29.0

2

38.18

Chem

icale

lemen

tsdo

ped

forus

ein

electr

onics

,in

thefor

mof

discs,

wafer

sor

simila

rfor

ms;

chem

ical

comp

ound

sdop

edfor

usei

nelec

tronic

s

38.19

Hydra

ulic

brake

fluids

and

other

prepa

redliq

uids

forhy

drauli

ctra

nsmi

ssion

,not

conta

ining

orco

ntaini

ngles

stha

n70

%by

weigh

tofp

etrole

umoil

sor

oils

obtai

nedf

rombit

umino

usmi

neral

s

38.20

Anti-

freez

ingpre

parat

ionsa

ndpre

pared

de-ic

ingflu

ids

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding


MISCELLANEO

USCH

EMICAL

PROD

UCTS—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.38

.21Pr

epare

dcu

lture

media

for

deve

lopme

ntof

micro

-org

anism

s

38.22

Diag

nosti

cor

labora

tory

reage

ntson

aba

cking

and

prepa

reddia

gnos

ticor

labora

tory

reage

ntswh

ether

orno

tona

back

ing,o

therth

antho

seof

Head

ingNo

.30.0

2or

30.06

38.23

Indus

trial

mono

carbo

xylic

fatty

acids

;ac

idoil

sfro

mref

ining

;indu

strial

fatty

alcoh

ols

38.24

Prep

ared

binde

rsfor

found

rymo

uldso

rcore

s;ch

emica

lpro

ducts

and

prepa

ration

sof

thech

emica

lora

llied

indus

tries

(inclu

ding

those

cons

isting

ofmi

xtures

ofna

tural

produ

cts),

note

lsewh

eresp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed;

residu

alpro

ducts

ofthe

chem

icalo

rallie

dind

ustri

es,no

telse

where

spec

ified

orinc

luded

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

dingS

ystem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

din

six-di

gitsu

b-he

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

andC

oding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thato

fthe

produ

ct

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

din

six-di

gitsu

b-he

ading

sof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

andC

oding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thato

fthe

produ

ct



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Chem

icalr

eacti

onCh

emica

lrea

ction

Chem

icalr

eacti

onCh

emica

lrea

ction

CHAPTER39

PLASTICS

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

FNo

tes:

Fort

hepu

rposes

ofthi

sCha

pter,t

hefol

lowing

defin

itions

shall

apply

:(i)

Chemica

lReaction—

a“ch

emica

lrea

ction

”isa

proce

ss(in

cludin

gthe

bioch

emica

lproc

esses)

which

result

sin

amole

cule

with

anew

struc

tured

ueto

thebre

aking

ofthe

intra-

molec

ularb

onds

andt

hefor

matio

nofn

ewon

es,or

duet

othe

altera

tiono

fthe

posit

ionof

theato

msin

amole

cule.

For

thepu

rpos

esof

thepr

esen

tde

finiti

on,

thefo

llowi

ngpr

oces

ses

areno

tco

nside

redas

being

chem

ical

reacti

ons: (a)

disso

lving

inwa

teror

other

solve

nts;

(b)

theeli

mina

tiono

fsolv

ents,

includ

ingwa

terfro

mdis

solut

ion;

(c)the

addit

ionor

remov

alof

water

ofcry

stallis

ation

.

39.01

Polym

ersof

ethyle

ne,in

prima

ryfor

ms39

.02Po

lymers

ofpro

pylen

eor

ofoth

erole

fins,

inpri

mary

forms

39.03

Polym

ersof

styren

e,in

prima

ryfor

ms39

04.10

Polyv

inylc

hlorid

e,no

tmixe

dwith

anyo

thers

ubsta

nces




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.23Ar

ticles

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RUBBER

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

F

40.01

Natur

alrub

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balat

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and

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RAW

HIDESANDSKINS(OTH

ERTH

ANFURSKINS)A

NDLEATHE

R

41.01

Raw

hides

ands

kinso

fbov

ineor

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41.02

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ssed

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clude

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kins(

fresh

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clude

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erof

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equin

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imals

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utha

iron

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rtha

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ding

No.

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d




RAW

HIDESAN

DSKINS(OTH

ERTH

ANFURSKINS)A

NDLEATHE

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.



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Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.41

.06Go

ator

kidsk

inlea

ther,w

ithou

thair

on,o

thert

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41.08

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41.07

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erof

other

anim

als,w

ithou

thair

on,o

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o.41

.08or

41.09

41.08

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cludin

gcom

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is)lea

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tlea

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and

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tallis

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gsan

dothe

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ather

orof

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blefor

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rticle

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owde

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ositio

nlea

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with

aba

sisof

leathe

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

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ialsu

sedare

wholl

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duce

d

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

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nin

which

allthe

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nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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duce

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

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ypro

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

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terial

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rmon

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odity

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entf

romthi

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ding



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

CHAPTER42

ARTICLES

OFLEATHE

R;SADDLERY

ANDHA

RNESS;TRAVEL

GOOD

S;HA

NDBAGS

AND

SIMILAR

CONTAINERS;A

RTICLESOF

ANIMAL

GUT(OTH

ERTH

ANSILK

-WOR

MGU

T)

42.01

Sadd

lerya

ndha

rness

foran

yanim

al(in

cludin

gtrac

es,lea

ds,k

nee

pads

,muz

zles,

saddle

cloths

,sad

dleba

gs,d

ogco

atsan

dthe

like),

ofan

ymate

rial

42.02

Trun

ks,

suitc

ases

,va

nity

case

s,ex

ecuti

veca

ses,

scho

ol-sa

tchels

,br

ief-ca

ses,

spec

tacle

case

s,bin

ocula

rcase

s,ca

mera

cases

,mus

icali

nstru

ment

cases

,gun

cases

,hols

tersa

ndsim

ilarc

ontai

ners;

trave

lling

bags

,toil

etba

gs,r

uck

sacks

,han

dbag

s,sh

oppin

gba

gs,

walle

ts,pu

rses,

map-

case

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arette

cases

,tob

acco

-pouc

hes,

toolb

ags,

sport

sba

gs,b

ottle-

cases

,jewe

llery

boxe

s,po

wder

boxe

s,cu

tlery

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ands

imila

rcon

taine

rs,of

leathe

roro

fco

mpos

ition

leathe

r,of

shee

ting

ofpla

stics,

oftex

tile

mater

ials,

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lcanis

edfib

reor

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perbo

ard,o

rwho

llyor

mainl

ycov

eredw

ithsu

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terial

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per

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

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natin

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terial

sused

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ssifie

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ingso

fthe

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mmod

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which

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Crite

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script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.42

.03Ar

ticles

ofap

parel

and

clothi

ngac

cesso

ries,

oflea

thero

rofc

ompo

sition

leathe

r

42.04

Artic

lesof

leathe

roro

fcom

posit

ionlea

ther,

ofa

kindu

sedin

mach

inery

orme

chan

icala

pplia

nces

orfor

other

techn

icalu

ses

42.05

Othe

rarti

cleso

flea

thero

rofc

ompo

sition

leathe

r

42.06

Artic

lesof

gut

(othe

rtha

nsil

k-worm

gut),

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ldbea

ter’s

skin,

ofbla

dders

orof

tendo

ns

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uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

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edare

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fied

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ading

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rmon

ised

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odity

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iption

and

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gSy

stem

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entf

romthi

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ding

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uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

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ateria

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edare

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dings

ofthe

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

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uctio

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llthe

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edare

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dings

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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entf

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uctio

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ityDe

scrip

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and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

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ding



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

CHAPTER43

FURSKINS

ANDARTIFICIAL

FUR;

MANUFACTURERS

THEREO

F

43.01

Raw

fursk

ins(in

cludin

ghea

ds,ta

ils,p

awsa

ndoth

erpie

ceso

rcutt

ings,

suita

blefor

furrie

rs’us

e),oth

ertha

nraw

hides

ands

kinso

fHea

dingN

os.4

1.01,

41.02

or41

.03

43.02

Tann

edor

dresse

dfur

skins

(inclu

ding

head

,tail

s,pa

wsan

doth

erpie

ces

orcu

tting

s),un

-ass

emble

d,or

assem

bled(

witho

utthe

addit

ionof

other

mater

ials)

other

than

those

ofHe

ading

No.4

3.03

43.03

Artic

lesof

appa

rel,c

lothin

gac

cesso

riesa

ndoth

erart

icles

offur

skin

43.04

Artif

icial

furan

darti

clest

hereo

f

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

ypro

duce

d

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

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mater

ialsu

sedare

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ypro

duce

d

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uctio

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non-o

rigina

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ateria

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edare

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fiedi

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dings

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

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entf

romthi

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ding

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uctio

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fiedi

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

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entf

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ding




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hallt

hema

terial

sused

arewh

olly

produ

ced

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uctio

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romthi

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ding

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uctio

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llthe

mater

ialsu

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d

44.01

Fuel

wood

,inlog

s,in

billet

s,in

twigs

,infag

gots

orin

simila

rfor

ms;w

ood

inch

ipsor

parti

cles;

sawdu

stan

dwo

odwa

stean

dscr

ap,w

hethe

ror

nota

gglom

erated

inlog

s,bri

quett

es,pe

llets

orsim

ilarf

orms

44.02

Woo

dch

arcoa

l(inc

luding

shell

ornu

tcha

rcoal)

,wh

ether

orno

tagg

lomera

ted44

.03W

oodi

nthe

rough

,whe

thero

rnot

stripp

edof

bark

orsap

wood

,orr

ough

lysq

uared

44.04

Hoop

wood

;spli

tpole

s;pil

es,pic

kets

and

stake

sof

wood

,poin

tedbu

tnot

sawnl

ength

wise;

wood

ensti

cks,

rough

lytri

mmed

butn

ottur

ned,

bent

oroth

erwise

worke

d,su

itable

forthe

manu

factur

eof

walki

ng-st

icks,

umbre

llas,

tool

hand

lesor

thelik

e;ch

ipwoo

dand

thelik

e

44.05

Woo

dwoo

l,woo

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r

CHAPTER44

WOO

DANDARTICLES

OFWOO

D;WOO

DCH

ARCO

AL



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

theno

n-or

igina

ting

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ialsu

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fied

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soft

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tfrom

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44.06

Railw

ayor

tramw

aysle

epers

(cros

s-ties

)ofw

ood

44.07

Woo

dsa

wnor

chipp

edlen

gthwi

se,

slice

dor

peele

d,wh

ether

orno

tplan

ed,s

ande

dorf

inger-

jointe

d,of

athic

kness

exce

eding

6mm

44.08

Vene

ersh

eets

ands

heets

forply

wood

(whe

thero

rno

tspli

ced)

and

other

wood

sawn

length

wise,

slice

dor

peele

d,wh

ether

orno

tpla

ned,

sande

dor

finge

r-join

ted,o

fa

thick

ness

not

exce

eding

6mm

44.09

Woo

d(in

cludin

gstr

ipsan

dfri

ezes

forpa

rquet

floori

ng,n

otass

emble

d)co

ntinu

ously

shap

ed(to

ngue

d,gr

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ated,

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fered

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ded,

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unde

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elike

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ngan

yofi

tsed

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es,wh

ether

orno

tpla

ned,

sande

dorf

inger-

jointe

d




WOO

DANDARTICLES

OFWOO

D;WOO

DCH

ARCO

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Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

nin

which

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non-

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natin

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rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

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and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

44.10

Parti

clebo

ardan

dsim

ilarb

oard

ofwo

odor

other

ligne

ous

mater

ials,

wheth

eror

not

agglo

merat

edwi

thres

insor

other

orga

nicbin

dings

ubsta

nces

44.11

Fibreb

oard

ofwo

odor

other

ligne

ous

mater

ials,

wheth

eror

not

bond

edwi

thres

insor

other

organ

icsu

bstan

ces

44.12

Plywo

od,v

enee

redpa

nels

and

simila

rlam

inated

wood

44.13

Dens

ified

wood

,in

block

s,pla

tes,s

trips

orpro

file

shap

es



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

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terial

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ssifie

din

Head

ingso

fthe

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ityDe

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feren

tfrom

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eadin

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44.14

Woo

den

frame

sfo

rpa

inting

s,ph

otogr

aphs

,mi

rrors

orsim

ilaro

bjects

44.15

Pack

ingca

ses,b

oxes,

crates

,drum

san

dsim

ilar

pack

ings,

ofwo

od;

cable

-dru

msof

wood

;pa

llets,

box

palle

tsan

doth

erloa

dbo

ard,o

fwo

od;p

allet

colla

rsof

wood

44.16

Cask

s,ba

rrels,

vats,

tubs,

and

other

coop

ers’

produ

ctsan

dpa

rtsthe

reof,

ofwo

odinc

luding

stave

s

44.17

Tools

,too

lbod

ies,t

oolh

andle

s,bro

omor

brush

bodie

sand

hand

les,o

fwoo

d;bo

otor

shoe

lasts

andt

rees,

ofwo

od


WOO

DANDARTICLES

OFWOO

D;WOO

DCH

ARCO

AL—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

44.18

Build

ers’j

oinery

and

carpe

ntry

ofwo

od,i

nlcud

ingce

llular

wood

pane

ls,as

semb

ledpa

rque

tpa

nels,

shing

lesan

dsha

kes

44.19

Table

ware

andk

itche

nware

,ofw

ood

44.20

Woo

dmarq

uetry

andi

nlaid

wood

;cask

etsan

dcase

sfo

rjew

ellery

orcu

tlery,

and

simila

rart

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ter94

44.21

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ithor

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ndart

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ofag

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CHAPTER45

CORK

ANDARTICLES

OFCO

RK




L.R.O. 1/2009



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MAN

UFAC

TURESOF

STRAW,O

FESPARTOOR

OFOT

HERPLAITING

MATERIALS;

BASKETWAREANDWICKE

RWOR

K



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PULP

OFWOO

DOR

OFOT

HERFIBROU

SCELLULOSIC

MATERIAL;

RECO

VERED

(WASTE

ANDSCRAP)

PAPEROR

PAPER-BO

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ipt,w

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rorn

otbo

und

orillu

strate

d

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CHAPTER50

SILK

50.01

Silk-w

ormco

coon

ssuit

able

forree

ling

50.02

Raw

silk(

notth

rown)

50.03

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aste(

includ

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suns

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lefor

reelin

g,ya

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stock

)

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51.02

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arse

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(inclu

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pfor

retail

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51.07

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mbed

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notp

utup

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ailsal

e

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51WOO

L,FINE

ORCO

ARSE

ANIMAL

HAIR;HO

RSEH

AIR,

YARN

ANDWOV

ENFABRIC



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inwh

ichall

theno

n-orig

inatin

gma

terial

sus

edare

classi

fied

inHe

ading

soft

heHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Descr

iption

andC

oding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfro

mthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ials

used

arecla

ssifie

din

Head

ingso

fthe

Harm

onise

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mmod

ityDe

script

ionan

dCod

ingSy

stem

differ

ent

from

thisH

eadin

g

51.08

Yarn

offin

eanim

alha

ir(ca

rdedo

rcom

bed)

notp

utup

forret

ailsal

e

51.09

Yarn

ofwo

olor

offin

ean

imal

hair,

putu

pfo

rre

tails

ale

51.10

Yarn

orco

arsea

nimal

hair

orof

horse

hair

(inclu

ding

gimpe

dho

rseha

irya

rn),w

hethe

rorn

otpu

tup

forret

ailsal

e

51.11

Wov

enfab

rics

ofca

rded

wool

orof

carde

dfin

ean

imal

hair

51.12

Wov

enfab

rics

ofco

mbed

wool

orof

comb

edfin

ean

imal

hair



CHAPTER

51—Continued

WOO

L,FINE

ORCO

ARSE

ANIMAL

HAIR;H

ORSEHA

IR,YARNANDWOV

ENFABRIC—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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.

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scrip

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

sHea

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51.13

Wov

enfab

ricso

fcoa

rsean

imal

hair

orof

horse

hair

CHAPTER

51—Continued

WOO

L,FINE

ORCO

ARSE

ANIMAL

HAIR;HO

RSEH

AIR,

YARN

AND

WOV

ENFABRIC—Continued

Crite

riaDe

script

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riff

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ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

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mater

ialsu

sedare

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duce

dPr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hallt

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terial

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arewh

olly

produ

ced

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

mater

ialsu

sedare

wholl

ypro

duce

d

CHAPTER52

COTTON

52.01

Cotto

n,no

tcard

edor

comb

ed

52.02

Cotto

nwa

ste(in

cludin

gya

rnwa

stean

dga

rnette

dsto

ck)

52.03

Cotto

n,ca

rdedo

rcom

bed



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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uctio

ninw

hicha

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non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ials

used

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ssifie

dinH

eadin

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rmon

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odity

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riptio

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oduc

tioni

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hallt

heno

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inatin

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terial

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edare

classi

fiedi

nHea

dings

ofthe

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

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uctio

ninw

hicha

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non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ials

used

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ssifie

dinH

eadin

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rmon

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odity

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riptio

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oduc

tioni

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inatin

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terial

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edare

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fiedi

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ofthe

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding,

exclu

ding

Head

ings

52.05

and5

2.06

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

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rigina

ting

mater

ials

used

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ssifie

dinH

eadin

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rmon

ised

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odity

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riptio

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ding

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feren

tfrom

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eadin

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52.04

Cotto

nsew

ingthr

ead,

wheth

eror

notp

utup

forret

ailsal

e

52.05

Cotto

nya

rn(ot

hert

han

sewing

threa

d),co

ntaini

ng85

%or

more

bywe

ighto

fcott

on,n

otpu

tupf

orret

ailsal

e

52.06

Cotto

nya

rn(ot

hert

han

sewing

threa

d),co

ntaini

ngles

stha

n85%

bywe

ighto

fcott

on,n

otpu

tupf

orret

ailsal

e

52.07

Cotto

nya

rn(ot

hert

han

sewing

threa

d),pu

tup

forret

ailsal

e

52.08

Wov

enfab

ricso

fcott

on,c

ontai

ning8

5%or

more

bywe

ight

ofco

tton;

weigh

ingno

tmo

retha

n20

0g/m

2




COTTON

—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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ityDe

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

52.09

Wov

enfab

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fcott

on,c

ontai

ning8

5%or

more

bywe

ighto

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on;w

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gmore

than2

00g/m

2

52.10

Wov

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fcott

on,c

ontai

ningl

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han8

5%by

weigh

tofc

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;mixe

dma

inly

orso

lely

with

man-

made

fibres

,weig

hingn

otmo

retha

n20

0g/m

2

52.11

Wov

enfab

ricso

fcott

on,c

ontai

ningl

esst

han8

5%by

weigh

tofc

otton

;mixe

dma

inly

orso

lely

with

man-

made

fibres

,we

ighing

more

than

200g

/m2

52.12

Othe

rwov

enfab

ricso

fcott

on



Crite

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script

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riff

Head

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.

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uctio

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ialsu

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d

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ninw

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mater

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sedare

wholl

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duce

d

CHAPTER53

OTHE

RVEGE

TABLETEXTILEFIBRES;PAPERYARN

ANDWOV

ENFABRICSOF

PAPERYARN

53.01

Flax,

rawor

proce

ssed

butn

otsp

un;f

laxtow

and

waste

(inclu

dingy

arnwa

stean

dgarn

etted

stock

)53

.02Tr

uehe

mp(Cannabis

sativa,L)

,raw

orpro

cesse

dbu

tno

tsp

un;

towan

dwa

steof

true

hemp

(inclu

dingy

arnwa

stean

dgarn

etted

stock

)53

.03Ju

tean

dothe

rtexti

leba

stfib

res(ex

cludin

gflax

,true

hemp

andr

amie)

,raw

orpro

cesse

dbut

nots

pun;

towan

dwa

steof

these

fibres

(inclu

ding

yarn

waste

andg

arnett

edsto

ck)

53.04

Sisal

ando

thert

extile

fibres

ofthe

genu

s“Ag

ave”

,raw

orpro

cesse

dbut

nots

pun,

towan

dwast

eof

these

fibres

(inclu

dingy

arnwa

stean

dgarn

etted

stock

)53

.05Co

conu

t,aba

ca(M

anila

hemp

orM

usat

extili

sNee

)ram

iean

doth

erve

getab

letex

tilefib

res,n

otels

ewhe

resp

ecifi

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includ

ed,

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proce

ssedb

utno

tspu

n;tow

,noil

sand

waste

ofthe

sefib

res(in

cludin

gyarn

waste

andg

arnett

edsto

ck)




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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53.06

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arn

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rtex

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stfib

resof

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3

53.08

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ofoth

erve

getab

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res,p

aper

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53.09

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enfab

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fflax

53.10

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enfab

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orof

other

textile

bast

fibres

ofHe

ading

No.5

3.03

53.11

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enfab

ricso

fothe

rveg

etable

textile

fibres

,wov

enfab

ricso

fpap

erya

rn



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and

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entf

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ninw

hicha

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ateria

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

54.01

Sewi

ngthr

ead

ofma

n-mad

efil

amen

ts,wh

ether

orno

tput

upfor

retail

sale

54.02

Synth

eticf

ilame

ntya

rn(ot

hert

han

sewing

threa

d),no

tput

upfor

retail

sale,

includ

ingsy

ntheti

cmo

nofil

amen

tofl

esstha

n67d

ecite

x

54.03

Artif

icial

filam

enty

arn(ot

hert

han

sewing

threa

d),no

tpu

tup

forret

ailsal

e,inc

luding

artifi

cial

mono

filam

ento

fless

than6

7dec

itex

54.04

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eticm

onofi

lamen

tof6

7dec

itexo

rmore

ando

fwh

ichno

cross-

secti

onal

dimen

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1mm

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ample

,arti

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straw

)ofs

ynthe

tictex

tilema

terial

sofa

napp

arent

width

note

xcee

ding5

mm

CHAPTER54

MAN-MADEFILAMENTS




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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.

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

sHe

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exclu

ding

mater

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from

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ings5

4.02t

o54.0

5

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

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rigina

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ateria

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onise

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differ

entf

romthi

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ninw

hicha

llthe

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tingm

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onise

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ityDe

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and

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entf

romthi

sHea

ding

54.05

Artif

icial

mono

filam

ento

f67d

ecite

xorm

orean

dof

which

nocro

ss-sec

tiona

ldim

ensio

nexc

eeds

1mm;

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ple,a

rtific

ialstr

aw)

ofart

ificia

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mater

ials

ofan

appa

rentw

idthn

otex

ceed

ing5m

m

54.06

Man

-mad

efil

amen

tya

rn(o

ther

than

sewi

ngthr

ead),

putu

pfor

retail

sale

54.07

Wov

enfab

ricso

fsyn

thetic

filam

enty

arn,in

cludin

gwo

ven

fabric

sob

taine

dfro

mma

terial

sof

Head

ingNo

.54.0

4

54.08

Wov

enfab

ricso

farti

ficial

filam

enty

arn,in

cludin

gwo

ven

fabric

sob

taine

dfro

mma

terial

sof

Head

ingNo

.54.0

5



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.Pr

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onise

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and

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entf

romthi

sHea

ding

55.01

Synth

eticf

ilame

nttow

55.02

Artif

icial

filam

entto

w

55.03

Synth

etic

staple

fibres

,no

tca

rded

,co

mbed

oroth

erwise

proce

ssedf

orsp

inning

55.04

Artif

icial

staple

fibres

,no

tca

rded

,co

mbed

oroth

erwise

proce

ssedf

orsp

inning

CHAPTER55

MAN-MADESTAPLE

FIBRES




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

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.Pr

oduc

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and

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entf

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ding

55.05

Wast

e(in

cludin

gno

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55.07

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55.08

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(othe

rtha

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ead)

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otpu

tupf

orret

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e



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from

Head

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5.09a

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entf

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ificia

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otpu

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(othe

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ead)

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n-mad

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lefib

res,p

utup

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ailsal

e

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enfab

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fsyn

thetic

staple

fibres

,con

tainin

g85

%or

more

bywe

ighto

fsyn

thetic

staple

fibres

55.13

Wov

enfab

ricso

fsyn

thetic

staple

fibres

,con

tainin

gles

stha

n85

%by

weigh

tofs

uch

fibres

,mixe

dma

inly

orso

lely

with

cotto

n,of

awe

ightn

otex

ceed

ing17

0g/m

2

CHAPTER

55—Continued

MAN-MADESTAPLE

FIBRES—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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riaDe

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riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

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tingm

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entf

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fibres

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fibres

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ight

exce

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170g

/m2

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rwov

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fsyn

thetic

staple

fibres

55.16

Wov

enfab

ricso

farti

ficial

staple

fibres



Crite

riaDe

script

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Head

ingNo

.

Prod

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ninw

hicha

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non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

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entf

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uctio

ninw

hicha

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non-o

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tingm

ateria

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dings

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Harm

onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

56.01

Wad

ding

oftex

tilema

terial

san

dart

icles

thereo

f;tex

tilefib

res,n

otex

ceed

ing5

mmin

length

(floc

k),tex

tiledu

stan

dmill

neps

56.02

Felt,

wheth

eror

notim

pregn

ated,

coate

d,co

vered

orlam

inated

56.03

Non-w

oven

s,wh

ether

orno

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regna

ted,c

oated

,co

vered

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inated

56.04

Rubb

erthr

eada

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vered

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like

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ading

No.5

4.04

or54

.05,i

mpreg

nated

,coa

ted,c

oated

orsh

eathe

swi

thrub

bero

rplas

tics

CHAPTER56

WAD

DING

,FELTAN

DNO

N-WOV

ENS;SPECIALYARNS;TW

INE,

CORD

AGE,

ROPESAN

DCABLES

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

F




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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oduc

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entf

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56.05

Meta

llise

dya

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ror

notg

impe

d,be

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tiley

arn,o

rstri

port

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eofH

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.05,c

ombin

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thme

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cove

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tal

56.06

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eadin

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54.04

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.05,g

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than

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impe

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yarn

(inclu

dingf

lockc

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rn);lo

opwa

le-ya

rn

56.07

Twine

,cord

age,

ropes

and

cable

s,wh

ether

orno

tpla

ited

orbr

aided

and

wheth

eror

not

impre

gnate

d,co

ated,

cove

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shea

thes

with

rubbe

rorp

lastic

s

56.08

Knott

edne

ttingo

ftwi

ne,c

ordag

eorr

ope;

made

upfis

hing

nets

and

other

made

upne

ts,of

textile

mater

ials



Crite

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script

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tioni

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luded


WAD

DING

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DNO

N-WOV

ENS;SPECIALYARNS;TW

INE,

CORD

AGE,

ROPESAN

DCABLES

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

F—Continued



Crite

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script

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.

CHAPTER57

CARPETSANDOT

HERTEXTILEFLOO

RCO

VERING

S

57.01

Carpe

tsan

doth

ertex

tileflo

orco

verin

g,kn

otted

,wh

ether

orno

tmad

eup

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uctio

ninw

hicha

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tingm

ateria

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edare

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dings

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding



L.R.O. 1/2009



Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

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fiedi

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dings

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uctio

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hicha

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scrip

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and

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stem

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entf

romthi

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ding

57.02

Carpe

tsan

dothe

rtex

tileflo

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verin

gs,w

oven

,not

tufted

orflo

cked

,wh

ether

orno

tma

deup

,inc

luding

“Kele

m”,“

Schu

mack

s”,“K

arama

nie”,

ands

imila

rhan

d-wov

enrug

s

57.03

Carpe

tsan

doth

ertex

tileflo

orco

verin

gs,t

ufted

,wh

ether

orno

tmad

eup

57.04

Carpe

tsan

dothe

rtex

tileflo

orco

verin

gs,o

ffelt

,not

tufted

orflo

cked

,whe

thero

rnot

made

up

57.05

Othe

rca

rpets

and

other

textile

floor

cove

rings

,wh

ether

orno

tmad

eup

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.



CHAPTER58

SPECIALWOV

ENFABRICS;TUFTED

TEXTILEFABRICS;LACE;TAPESTRIES;

TRIMMINGS;EMBROIDERY

Crite

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script

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riff

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.

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ninw

hicha

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and

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hicha

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scrip

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and

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stem

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entf

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58.01

Wov

enpil

efab

ricsa

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fabric

s,oth

ertha

nfab

ricso

fHea

dingN

o.58

.02or

58.06

58.02

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dsim

ilar

wove

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ryfab

rics,

other

thann

arrow

fabric

sofH

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58.06

;tuf

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other

than

produ

ctsof

Head

ingNo

.57.0

3

58.03

Gauz

e,oth

ertha

nna

rrow

fabric

sof

Head

ingNo

.58.0

6

58.04

Tulle

sand

other

netf

abric

s,no

tinc

luding

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n,kn

ittedo

rcroc

heted

fabric

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eint

hepie

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nstr

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inmo

tifs,

other

thanf

abric

sofH

eadin

gNo

.60.0

2




L.R.O. 1/2009



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script

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oduc

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Head

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7;na

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sco

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ingof

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inthe

piece

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menta

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ce,

witho

utem

broide

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itted

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and

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tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

58.09

Wov

enfab

ricso

fmea

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eada

ndwo

venf

abric

sof

metal

lised

yarn

ofHe

ading

No.5

6.05o

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ishing

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simila

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pose

s,no

telse

where

spec

ified

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luded

58.10

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idery

inthe

piece

,instr

ipsor

inmo

tifs

58.11

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dtex

tilepro

ducts

inthe

piece

,com

posed

ofon

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orelay

ersof

textile

mater

ialsa

ssemb

ledwi

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dding

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tching

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erwise

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rthan

embro

idery

ofHe

ading

No.5

8.10


SPECIALWOV

ENFABRICS;TUFTED

TEXTILEFABRICS;LACE;TAPESTRIES;TRIMMINGS;

EMBROIDERY—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

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ionTa

riff

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oduc

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uctio

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differ

entf

romthi

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ding

59.01

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lefab

rics

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dwi

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mor

amyla

ceou

ssu

bstan

ces,

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edfor

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vers

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acing

cloth;

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inting

canv

as;bu

ckram

and

simila

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textile

fabric

sofa

kindu

sedfor

hatf

ound

ation

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.02Ty

reco

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ricof

high

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ityya

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nylon

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sters

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rayon

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lefab

rics

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gnate

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ated,

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redor

lamina

tedwi

thpla

stics,

other

than

those

ofHe

ading

No.5

9.02

59.04

Lino

leum,

wheth

eror

not

cut

tosh

ape;

floor

cove

rings

cons

isting

ofa

coati

ngof

cove

ring

appli

edon

atex

tileba

cking

,whe

thero

rnot

cutto

shap

e

CHAPTER

59IMPREG

NATED,

COATED,C

OVERED

ORLAMINATED

TEXTILEFABRICS;TEXTILE

ARTICLES

OFAKIND

SUITABLE

FORINDUSTRIAL

USE



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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uctio

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non-o

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ateria

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edare

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fiedi

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dings

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scrip

tion

and

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differ

entf

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uctio

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ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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differ

entf

romthi

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ding

59.05

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lewa

llcov

ering

s

59.06

Rubb

erise

dtex

tile

fabric

s,oth

ertha

ntho

seof

Head

ingNo

.59.0

2

59.07

Texti

lefab

rics

otherw

iseim

pregn

ated,

coate

dor

cove

red;p

ainted

canv

asbe

ingthe

atrica

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nery,

studio

back

-cloth

orthe

like

59.08

Texti

lewi

cks,

wove

n,pla

ited

orkn

itted,

forlam

ps,

stove

s,lig

hters,

cand

lesor

thelik

e;inc

ande

scent

gasm

antle

sand

tubula

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telfab

ricthe

refor,

wheth

eror

notim

pregn

ated




IMPREG

NATED,

COATED,C

OVERED

ORLAMINATED

TEXTILEFABRICS;TEXTILE

ARTICLES

OFAKIND

SUITABLE

FORINDUSTRIAL

USE—

Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

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ityDe

scrip

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and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

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ding

59.09

Texti

leho

sepipi

ngan

dsim

ilart

extile

tubing

,with

orwi

thout

lining

,arm

our

orac

cesso

ries

ofoth

erma

terial

s

59.10

Tran

smiss

ionor

conv

eyor

belts

orbe

lting,

oftex

tilema

terial

s,wh

ether

orno

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regna

ted,c

oated

,co

vered

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inated

with

plasti

cs,or

reinfo

rced

with

metal

oroth

erma

terial

59.11

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lepro

ducts

and

articl

esfor

techn

ical

uses,

spec

ified

inNo

te7t

othis

Chap

ter



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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uctio

nfrom

non-o

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arnCh

apter

61Ar

ticles

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parel

and

clothi

ngac

cesso

ries,

knitte

dorc

roche

ted

CHAPTER61

ARTICLES

OFAPPARELANDCLOT

HING

ACCESSOR

IES,KN

ITTEDOR

CROC

HETED

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

ninw

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ateria

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edare

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nCha

pters

ofthe

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

60.01

Pilef

abric

s,inc

luding

“long

pile”

fabric

sand

terry

fabric

s,kn

ittedo

rcroc

heted

60.02

Othe

rknit

tedor

croch

etedf

abric

s

CHAPTER60

KNITTEDOR

CROC

HETEDFABRICS




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

nfrom

non-o

rigina

tingy

arnCh

apter

63Ot

herm

adeu

ptex

tileart

icles;

sets;

worn

clothi

ngan

dworn

textile

sarti

cles;

rags

CHAPTER63

OTHE

RMAD

EUP

TEXTILEARTICLES;SETS;WOR

NCLOT

HING

ANDWOR

NTEXTILES

ARTICLES;RAGS

CHAPTER62

ARTICLES

OFAPPARELANDCLOT

HING

ACCESSOR

IES,NO

TKN

ITTEDOR

CROC

HETED

Inac

corda

nce

with

thePr

otoco

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eeTr

adeA

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Carib

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cilis

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thde

velop

ingcri

teria

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would

beap

plied

tothe

sego

odsu

nder

theRu

lesof

Origi

n.



Crite

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.

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and

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differ

entfr

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eadin

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nan

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06.10

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ateria

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oduc

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rthan

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eadin

g64

06.10

CHAPTER64

FOOT

WEAR,

GAITERSANDTH

ELIKE

;PARTSOF

SUCH

ARTICLES

64.01

Wate

rproo

ffoo

twea

rwith

outer

soles

andu

ppers

ofrub

bero

rofp

lastic

s,the

uppe

rsof

which

arene

ither

fixed

tothe

sole

nor

assem

bled

bysti

tching

,rive

ting,

nailin

g,scr

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,plug

gingo

rsim

ilarp

rocess

es64

.02Ot

herf

ootw

earw

ithou

terso

lesan

dupp

ersof

rubbe

ror

plasti

cs

64.03

Footw

ear

with

outer

soles

ofru

bber,

plasti

cs,

leathe

ror

comp

ositio

nlea

ther

and

uppe

rsof

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r

64.04

Footw

earw

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lesof

rubbe

r,plas

tics,

leathe

ror

comp

ositio

nlea

ther

and

uppe

rsof

textile

mater

ials




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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uctio

ninw

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llthe

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dings

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

CHAPTER65

HEADGE

ARANDPARTSTH

EREO

F

65.01

Hats-

forms

,hat

bodie

san

dho

ods

offel

t,ne

ither

block

edto

shap

enor

with

made

brims

platea

uxan

dman

chon

s(inc

luding

slitm

acho

ns),o

ffelt

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

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rigina

tingm

ateria

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edare

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fiedi

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dings

ofthe

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

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dingo

thert

hans

ub-he

ading

6406

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64.05

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r

64.06

Parts

offoo

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uppe

rswh

ether

orno

tatt

ache

dto

soles

other

than

outer

soles

);rem

ovab

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oles,

heel

cush

ions

and

simila

rart

icles;

gaite

rs,leg

gings

ands

imila

rarti

cles,a

ndpa

rtsthe

reof



Crite

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riff

Head

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.

Prod

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and

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and

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ninw

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dings

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ityDe

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tion

and

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differ

entf

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sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

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tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nHea

dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

65.02

Hats-

shap

es,pla

itedo

rmad

ebya

ssemb

lings

trips

ofan

yma

terial

neith

erblo

cked

tosh

ape,

norw

ithma

debri

ms,n

orlin

ed,n

ortri

mmed

65.03

Felth

atsan

dothe

rfelt

head

gear,

made

from

theha

tbo

dies,

hood

sorp

latea

uxof

Head

ingNo

.65.0

1,wh

ether

orno

tline

dort

rimme

d

65.04

Hats

and

other

head

gear,

plaite

dor

made

byass

embli

ngstr

ipsof

anym

ateria

l,whe

thero

rnot

lined

ortri

mmed

65.05

Hats

and

other

head

gear,

knitte

dor

croch

eted,

orma

deup

from

lace,

felto

rothe

rtex

tilefab

ric,in

thepie

ce(bu

tnot

instr

ips),

wheth

eror

notli

ned

ortri

mmed

;hair

-nets

ofan

ymate

rial,w

hethe

ror

notli

nedo

rtrim

med




HEADGE

ARANDPARTSTH

EREO

F—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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uctio

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llthe

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tingm

ateria

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tion

and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

66.01

Umbre

llasa

ndsu

num

brella

s(inc

luding

walki

ng-

stick

umbre

llas,

garde

num

brella

san

dsim

ilar

umbre

llas)

CHAPTER66

UMBRELLAS,SUNUM

BRELLAS,WALKING

-STICK

S,SEAT-STICK

S,WHIPS,R

IDING-CR

OPS

ANDPARTSTH

EREO

F

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nHea

dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nHea

dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

65.06

Othe

rhea

dgea

r,whe

thero

rnot

lined

ortri

mmed

65.07

Head

band

s,lin

ings,

cove

rs,ha

tfou

ndati

ons,

hat

frame

s,pe

aksa

ndch

instra

ps,fo

rhea

dgea

r



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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ateria

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

67.01

Skins

ando

therp

artso

fbird

swith

their

feathe

rsor

down

,feath

ers,p

artof

feathe

rs,do

wnan

darti

cles

thereo

f(oth

ertha

ngoo

dsof

Head

ingNo

.05.0

5an

dwork

edqu

illsan

dsca

pes)

CHAPTER67

PREPAR

EDFEATHE

RSANDDO

WNANDARTICLES

MADEOF

FEATHE

RSOR

OFDO

WN;

ARTIFICIAL

FLOW

ERS;ARTICLES

OFHU

MAN

HAIR

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

ting

mater

ials

used

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ssifie

dinH

eadin

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rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

ding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

gPr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hall

theno

n-orig

inatin

gmate

rials

used

arecla

ssifie

dinH

eadin

gsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

dCo

ding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

g

66.02

Walk

ing-st

icks,

seat-s

ticks

,whip

s,rid

ing-cr

opsa

ndthe

like

66.03

Parts

,tri

mming

and

acce

ssorie

sof

articl

esof

Head

ingNo

.66.0

1or6

6.02




UMBRELLAS,SUNUM

BRELLAS,WALKING

-STICK

S,SEAT-STICK

S,WHIPS,R

IDING-CR

OPS

ANDPARTSTH

EREO

F—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

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ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tioni

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hall

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inatin

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Comm

odity

Desc

riptio

nan

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mdif

feren

tfrom

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eadin

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67.02

Artif

icial

flowe

rs,fol

iagea

ndfru

itand

part

thereo

f;art

icles

made

ofart

ificia

lflow

ers,fo

liage

orfru

it

67.03

Huma

nhair

dresse

d,thi

nned

,blea

ched

oroth

erwise

worke

d;wo

olor

other

anim

alha

iror

other

textile

mater

ials,

prepa

redfor

usei

nmak

ingwi

gsor

thelik

e67

.04W

igs,

false

beard

s,ey

ebro

wsan

dey

e-las

hes,

switc

hesa

ndthe

like,

ofhu

mano

ranim

alha

iror

oftex

tilema

terial

s;art

icles

ofhu

man

hair

not

elsew

here

spec

ified

orinc

luded

CHAPTER68

ARTICLES

OFSTON

E,PLASTER,

CEMENT,ASBESTOS,M

ICAOR

SIMILAR

MATERIALS

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.68

.01Se

tts,c

urbsto

nes

and

flags

tones,

ofna

tural

stone

(exce

ptsla

te)Pr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hallt

heno

n-orig

inatin

gmate

rials

used

arecla

ssifie

dinC

hapte

rsof

theHa

rmon

ised

Comm

odity

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riptio

nan

dCo

ding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thisC

hapte

r



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

68.02

Work

edmo

nume

ntalo

rbuil

dings

tone(

exce

ptsla

te)an

darti

clest

hereo

f,oth

ertha

ngoo

dsof

Head

ingNo

.68.0

1;mo

saicc

ubes

andt

helik

e,of

natur

alsto

ne(in

cludin

gslat

e)

68.03

Wor

ked

slate

and

articl

esof

slate

orof

agglo

merat

edsla

te

68.04

Mills

tones,

grind

stone

s,gri

nding

whee

lsan

dthe

like,

witho

utfra

me-w

orks

,fo

rgr

inding

,sh

arpen

ing,p

olish

ing,t

rueing

orcu

tting,

hand

sharp

ening

orpo

lishin

gston

es,an

dpart

sthe

reof,

ofna

tural

stone

,of

agglo

merat

edna

tural

orart

ificia

lab

rasive

s,or

ofce

ramics

,wi

thor

witho

utpa

rtsof

other

mater

ials




ARTICLES

OFSTON

E,PLASTER,

CEMENT,ASBESTOS,M

ICAOR

SIMILAR

MATERIALS—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

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uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

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edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

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onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

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uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

nfro

mori

ginati

ngma

terial

sof

Head

ings

27.08

,27.1

3,27

.14or

27.15

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

68.05

Natur

alor

artifi

ciala

brasiv

epow

dero

rgrai

n,on

aba

seof

textile

mater

ial,o

fpap

er,of

pape

rboard

orof

other

mater

ials,

wheth

eror

notc

utto

shap

eor

sewno

rothe

rwise

made

up

68.06

Slag

wool,

rock

wool

and

simila

rmine

ralwo

ols;

exfol

iated

verm

iculite

,exp

ande

dcla

ys,f

oame

dsla

gan

dsim

ilar

expa

nded

mine

ralma

terial

s;mi

xtures

and

articl

esof

head

-insu

lating

,sou

nd-

insula

ting

orso

und-a

bsorb

ingmi

neral

mater

ials,

other

thant

hose

ofHe

ading

No.6

8.11o

r68.1

2or

ofCh

apter

69

68.07

Artic

lesof

asph

altor

ofsim

ilar

mater

ial(fo

rex

ample

,petr

oleum

bitum

enor

coal

tarpit

ch)

68.08

Pane

ls,bo

ards,

tiles,

block

sand

simila

rarti

cleso

fve

getab

lefib

re,of

straw

orof

shav

ings,

chips

,pa

rticle

s,sa

wdus

tor

other

waste

,of

wood

,ag

glome

rated

with

ceme

nt,pla

ster

oroth

ermi

neral

binde

rs



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script

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ateria

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dings

ofthe

Harm

onise

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mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

68.09

Artic

lesof

plaste

ror

ofco

mpos

itions

based

onpla

ster

68.10

Artic

lesof

ceme

nt,of

conc

reteo

rofa

rtific

ialsto

ne,

wheth

eror

notr

einfor

ced

68.11

Artic

lesof

asbe

stos-c

emen

t,of

cellu

lose

fibre-

ceme

ntor

thelik

e

6812

.10Fa

brica

tedasb

estos

fibres

;mixt

uresw

ithab

asiso

fas

besto

sor

with

aba

sisof

asbe

stos

and

magn

esium

carbo

nate


ARTICLES

OFSTON

E,PLASTER,

CEMENT,ASBESTOS,M

ICAOR

SIMILAR





L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hall

theno

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inatin

gmate

rials

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ssifie

dins

ix-dig

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ityDe

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ct

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ading

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ommo

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6812

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ad

6812

.30Co

rdsan

dstri

ng,w

hethe

rorn

otpla

ited

6812

.40W

oven

orkn

ittedf

abric

6812

.50Cl

othing

;clo

thing

acce

ssorie

s,fo

otwea

ran

dhe

adge

ar

6812

.60Pa

per,m

illboa

rdan

dfelt



Crite

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script

ionTa

riff

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.Pr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hall

theno

n-orig

inatin

gmate

rials

used

arecla

ssifie

dins

ix-dig

itsub

-head

ingso

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ityDe

script

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mdif

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hicha

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tingm

ateria

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fiedi

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dings

ofthe

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

6812

.70Co

mpres

sed

asbe

stosf

ibrej

ointin

g,in

shee

tsor

rolls

6812

.90Ot

her

68.13

Frict

ionma

terial

and

articl

esthe

reof(

forex

ample

,sh

eets,

rolls,

strips

,seg

ments

,dis

cs,wa

shers

,pa

ds),n

otmo

unted

,forb

rakes,

forclu

tches

orthe

like,

with

aba

sisof

asbest

os,o

fothe

rmate

rial

subs

tance

sor

ofce

llulos

e,wh

ether

orno

tco

mbine

dwith

textile

oroth

erma

terial

s


ARTICLES

OFSTON

E,PLASTER,

CEMENT,ASBESTOS,M

ICAOR

SIMILAR





L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

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fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

CHAPTER69

CERAMIC

PROD

UCTS

69.01

Brick

s,blo

cks,

tiles

and

other

ceram

icgo

ods

ofsil

iceou

sfos

silme

als(fo

rexa

mple,

kiesel

guhr,

tripo

liteor

diatom

ite)o

rofs

imila

rsilic

eous

earth

s

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

68.14

Wor

ked

mica

and

articl

esof

mica

,inc

luding

agglo

merat

edor

recon

stitut

edmi

ca,w

hethe

ror

noto

na

supp

ortof

pape

r,pa

perbo

ardor

other

mater

ials

68.15

Artic

lesof

stone

orof

other

mine

ralsu

bstan

ces

(inclu

dingc

arbon

fibres

,arti

cleso

fcarb

onfib

resan

dart

icles

ofpe

at),n

otels

ewhe

resp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hall

theno

n-orig

inatin

gmate

rials

used

arecla

ssifie

dinC

hapte

rsof

theHa

rmon

ised

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odity

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riptio

nan

dCo

ding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thisC

hapte

r

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

classi

fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

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fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

rigina

tingm

ateria

lsus

edare

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fiedi

nCha

pters

ofthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

scrip

tion

and

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sCha

pter

69.02

Refra

ctory

brick

s,blo

cks,

tiles

and

simila

rref

ractor

yce

ramic

cons

tructi

onal

good

s,oth

ertha

ntho

seof

silice

ous

fossil

meals

orsim

ilar

silice

ouse

arths

69.03

Othe

rrefr

actor

ycera

micg

oods

(fore

xamp

le,ret

orts,

crucib

les,

muffl

es,

nozz

les,

plugs

,su

ppor

ts,cu

pels,

tubes,

pipes,

shea

thsan

drod

s),oth

ertha

ntho

seof

silice

ous

fossil

meals

orof

simila

rsil

iceou

seart

hs

69.04

Ceram

icbu

ilding

brick

s,flo

oring

block

s,su

pport

orfil

lertile

sand

thelik

e

69.05

Roof

ingtil

es,

chim

ney-

pots,

cowl

s,ch

imne

ylin

ers,a

rchite

ctural

ornam

ents

ando

therc

erami

cco

nstru

ction

algo

ods




CERAMIC

PROD

UCTS—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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CERAMIC

PROD

UCTS—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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GLASSANDGL

ASSW

ARE—

Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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APTER70—Continued

GLASSANDGL

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ARE—

Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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NATURA

LOR

CULTURED

PEARLS,PRECIOU

SOR

SEMI-PRECIOU

SSTON

ES,PRECIOU

SMETALS,METALSCLAD

WITHPRECIOUS

METAL,A

NDARTICLES

THEREO

F;IMITATION

JEWELLERY;CO

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NATURA

LOR

CULTURED

PEARLS,PRECIOU

SOR

SEMI-PRECIOU

SSTON

ES,PRECIOU

SMETALS,METALSCLAD

WITHPRECIOUS

METAL,A

NDARTICLES

THEREO

F;IMITATION

JEWELLERY;CO

IN—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



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NATURA

LOR

CULTURED

PEARLS,PRECIOU

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SEMI-PRECIOU

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ES,PRECIOU

SMETALS,METALSCLAD

WITHPRECIOUS

METAL,A

NDARTICLES

THEREO

F;IMITATION

JEWELLERY;CO

IN—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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ANDSTEEL




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d


IRON

ANDSTEEL—

Continued




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IRON

ANDSTEEL—

Continued




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steel


IRON

ANDSTEEL—

Continued




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and

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edare

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ityDe

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and

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stem

differ

entf

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ityDe

scrip

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and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

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ding

72.25

Flat-r

olled

produ

ctsof

other

alloy

steel,

ofaw

idtho

f60

0mm

ormo

re

72.26

Flat-r

olled

produ

ctsof

other

alloy

steel,

ofaw

idtho

fles

stha

n600

mm

72.27

Bars

andr

ods,

hot-r

olled

,inirr

egula

rlywo

undc

oils,

ofoth

erall

oyste

el

72.28

Othe

rba

rsan

drod

sof

other

alloy

steel;

angle

s,sh

apes

and

sectio

ns,o

fothe

rallo

yste

el;ho

llow

drillb

arsan

drod

s,of

alloy

orno

n-allo

ystee

l

72.29

Wire

ofoth

erall

oyste

el



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and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

73.01

Shee

tpilin

gof

iron

orste

el,wh

ether

orno

tdrill

ed,

punc

hed

orma

defro

mass

emble

dele

ments

;we

ldeda

ngles

,sha

pesa

ndsec

tions

,ofir

onor

steel

73.02

Railw

ayor

tramw

aytra

ctco

nstru

ction

mater

ialof

irono

rstee

l,the

follow

ing:r

ails,

chec

k-rail

sand

rackr

ails,s

witch

blade

s,cros

singf

rogs,p

ointro

dsan

doth

ercro

ssing

piece

s,sle

epers

(cros

s-ties

),fis

hplat

es(ba

sepla

tes),

railc

lips,

bedp

lates,

ties

and

other

mater

ialsp

ecial

ised

forjoi

nting

orfix

ingrai

ls

73.03

Tube

s,pip

esan

dholl

owpro

files,

ofca

stiro

n

73.04

Tube

s,pip

esan

dho

llow

profil

es,sea

mless

,ofi

ron(ot

hert

hanc

astiro

n)or

steel

CHAPTER73

ARTICLES

OFIRON

ORSTEEL




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

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73.05

Othe

rtub

esan

dpipe

s(for

exam

ple,w

elded

,rive

tedor

simila

rlyclo

sed)

,ha

ving

circu

larcro

ss-sec

tions

,the

exter

nald

iamete

rofw

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xcee

ds40

6.4mm

,ofi

ronor

steel

73.06

Othe

rtub

es,

pipes

and

hollo

wpr

ofile

s(fo

rex

ample

,op

ense

amor

welde

d,riv

eted

orsim

ilarly

closed

),ofi

ronor

steel

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orpip

efit

tings

(for

exam

ple,

coup

lings

,elb

ows,

sleev

es),o

firon

orste

el

73.08

Struc

tures

(exclu

ding

prefab

ricate

dbu

ilding

sof

Head

ingNo

.94.0

6)an

dpa

rtof

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tures

(for

exam

ple,b

ridge

sand

bridg

e-sec

tions

,lock

-gates

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ers,la

tticem

asts,

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gfram

e-work

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ors

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ows

and

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frame

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eshold

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alustr

ades,

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),of

iron

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el;pla

tes,

rods,

angle

s,sh

apes,

sectio

ns,

tubes

and

thelik

e,pre

pared

forus

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tructu

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firon

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terial

sof

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.04

73.09

Reser

voirs

,tank

s,va

tsan

dsim

ilarc

ontai

ners

foran

yma

terial

(othe

rtha

ncom

presse

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s),of

irono

rstee

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s,cask

s,drum

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s,box

esan

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ontai

ners,

foran

ymate

rial(

other

thanc

ompre

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efied

gas),

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teel,o

facap

acity

note

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orno

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ment

73.11

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iners

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mpres

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lique

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as,of

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like,

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el,no

telec

trica

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ulated


ARTICLES

OFIRON

ORSTEEL—

Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

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tioni

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73.13

Barbe

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teel;

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and

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Chain

andp

artst

hereo

f,ofi

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steel



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entf

romthi

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73.16

Anch

ors,g

rapne

lsan

dpart

sthe

reof,

ofiro

nors

teel

73.17

Nails

,tac

ks,d

rawing

pins,

corru

gated

nails

,stap

les(ot

her

than

those

ofHe

ading

No.8

3.05)

and

simila

rarti

cles,

ofiro

nor

steel,

wheth

eror

not

with

head

sofo

therm

ateria

l,bu

texc

luding

such

articl

eswi

thhe

adso

fcop

per

73.18

Screw

s,bolt

s,nuts

,coa

ch-sc

rews,s

crew

hook

s,rive

ts,co

tters,

cotte

r-pins

,wa

shers

(inclu

ding

sprin

gwa

shers

)and

simila

rartic

les,o

firon

orste

el

73.19

Sewi

ngne

edles

,knit

ting

need

les,b

odkin

s,cro

chet

hook

s,em

broide

rysti

lettos

and

simila

rarti

cles,

forus

eint

heha

nd,o

firon

orste

el;saf

etypin

sand

other

pinso

firon

orste

el,no

telse

where

spec

ified

orinc

luded


ARTICLES

OFIRON

ORSTEEL—

Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tioni

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differ

entf

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73.20

Sprin

gsan

dlea

vesf

orsp

rings

,ofi

ronor

steel

73.21

Stove

s,ran

ges,

grates

,coo

kers

(inclu

dingt

hose

with

subs

idiary

boile

rsfor

centr

alhe

ating

),ba

rbecu

es,bra

ziers,

gas-r

ings,

plate

warm

ersan

dsim

ilarn

on-

electr

icdo

mesti

capp

lianc

es,an

dpart

sthe

reof,

ofiro

nors

teel

73.22

Radia

torsf

orce

ntral

heati

ng,n

otele

ctrica

llyhe

ated,

andp

artst

hereo

f,of

irono

rstee

l;air

heate

rsan

dho

tair

distri

butor

s(inc

luding

distri

butor

swhic

hca

nals

odis

tribu

tefre

shor

cond

itione

dair

),no

tele

ctrica

llyhe

ated,

incorp

oratin

ga

motor

-drive

nfan

orblo

wer,a

ndpa

rtsthe

reof,o

firon

orste

el

73.23

Table

,kitc

hen

oroth

erho

useh

oldart

icles

and

parts

thereo

f,of

iron

orste

el;iro

nor

steel

wool;

pot

scoure

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dsco

uring

orpo

lishin

gpa

ds,g

loves

andt

helik

e,of

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l



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.

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mater

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73.24

Sanit

arywa

rean

dpart

sthe

reof,o

firon

orste

el

73.25

Othe

rcast

articl

esof

irono

rstee

l

73.26

Othe

rarti

cleso

firon

orste

elCHAPTER73—Continued

ARTICLES

OFIRON

ORSTEEL—

Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

74.01

Copp

erma

tters;

ceme

ntco

pper

(prec

ipitat

edco

pper)

74.02

Unref

ined

copp

er;co

pper

anod

esfor

electr

olytic

refini

ng

74.03

Refin

edco

pper

andc

oppe

rallo

ys,u

nwrou

ght

74.04

Copp

erwa

stean

dscra

p

Prod

uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

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rigina

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ateria

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edare

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ityDe

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and

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differ

entf

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sHea

ding

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uctio

ninw

hicha

llthe

non-o

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tingm

ateria

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edare

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dings

ofthe

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onise

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ityDe

scrip

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and

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gSy

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differ

entf

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sHea

ding

Prod

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nin

which

allthe

non-

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F



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74.09

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F

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ELANDARTICLES

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76.05

Alum

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wire

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INIUMANDARTICLES

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L.R.O. 1/2009



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ALUM

INIUMANDARTICLES

THEREO

F—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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like,

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76.15

Table

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hen

oroth

erho

useh

oldart

icles

and

parts

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f,of

alumi

nium;

pots

coure

rsan

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san

dthe

like,

ofalu

miniu

m;san

itary

ware

and

parts

thereo

f,of

alumi

nium

76.16

Othe

rarti

cleso

falum

inium



CHAPTER 77(RESERVED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE USE IN THE

HARMONISED SYSTEM)




L.R.O. 1/2009



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script

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riff

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.Pr

oduc

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ichall

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Comm

odity

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and

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

78.01

Unwr

ough

tlead

78.02

Lead

waste

ands

crap

78.03

Lead

bars,

rods,

profil

esan

dwire

78.04

Lead

plates

,she

ets,s

tripa

ndfoi

l;lea

dpow

ders

and

flake

s

78.05

Lead

tubes,

pipes

and

tube

orpip

efit

tings

(for

exam

ple,c

oupli

ngs,

elbow

s,sle

eves)CHAPTER78

LEAD

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

F



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

79.01

Unwr

ough

tzinc

79.02

Zinc

waste

ands

crap

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

din

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ingso

fthe

Harm

onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

script

ionan

dCo

ding

Syste

mdif

feren

tfrom

thisH

eadin

gPr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hallt

hema

terial

sused

arewh

olly

produ

ced

CHAPTER79

ZINC

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

F

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sused

arecla

ssifie

din

Head

ingso

fthe

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onise

dCo

mmod

ityDe

script

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ding

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mdif

feren

tfrom

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eadin

g

78.06

Othe

rarti

cleso

flea

d




LEAD

ANDARTICLES

THEREO

F—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

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ionTa

riff

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.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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n-or

igina

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and

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entf

romthi

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79.03

Zinc

dust,

powd

ersan

dflak

es

79.04

Zinc

bars,

rods,

profil

esan

dwire

79.05

Zinc

plates

,she

ets,s

tripa

ndfoi

l

79.06

Zinc

tubes,

pipes

and

tube

orpip

efit

tings

(for

exam

ple,c

oupli

ngs,

elbow

s,sle

eves)

79.07

Othe

rarti

cleso

fzinc



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.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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hicha

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inwh

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ised

Comm

odity

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iption

and

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gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

80.01

Unwr

ough

ttin

80.02

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stean

dscra

p

80.03

Tinba

rs,rod

s,pro

files

andw

ire

80.04

Tinpla

tes,s

heets

ands

trip,

ofat

hickn

essex

ceed

ing0.2

mm

80.05

Tinfoi

l(whe

thero

rnot

printe

dorb

acke

dwith

pape

r,pa

perbo

ard,p

lastic

sors

imila

rbac

kingm

ateria

l),of

athi

ckne

ss(ex

cludin

gan

yba

cking

)no

tex

ceed

ing0.2

mm;ti

npow

ders

andf

lakes

CHAPTER80

TINANDARTICLES

THEREO

F




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.

Prod

uctio

nin

which

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origi

natin

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terial

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ssifie

din

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ingso

fthe

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onise

dCom

modit

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riptio

nand

Codin

gSy

stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

81.01

Tung

sten

(wolf

ram)a

ndart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

ands

crap

Prod

uctio

nin

which

allthe

non-

origi

natin

gma

terial

sus

edare

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fied

inHe

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sof

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ised

Comm

odity

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

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Prod

uctio

nin

which

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terial

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edare

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rmon

ised

Comm

odity

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

sHea

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80.06

Tin

tubes,

pipes

and

tube

orpip

efit

tings

(for

exam

ple,c

oupli

ngs,

elbow

s,sle

eves)

80.07

Othe

rarti

cleso

ftin

CHAPTER81

OTHE

RBASE

METALS;CERM

ETS;ARTICLES

THEREO

F



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riaDe

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.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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igina

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81.02

Moly

bden

uman

dart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

ands

crap

81.03

Tanta

luman

dart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap

81.04

Mag

nesiu

man

darti

clest

hereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap

81.05

Coba

ltma

ttes

and

other

interm

ediat

epro

ducts

ofco

balt

metal

lurgy

;co

balt

and

articl

esthe

reof,

includ

ingwa

stean

dscra

p

81.06

Bism

uthan

dart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap




OTHE

RBASE

METALS;CERM

ETS;ARTICLES

THEREO

F—Continued



L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

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riff

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.

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and

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differ

entf

romthi

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81.07

Cadm

iuman

dart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap

81.08

Titan

iuman

dart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap

81.09

Zirco

nium

anda

rticle

sthe

reof,

includ

ingwa

stean

dscr

ap

81.10

Antim

ony

and

articl

esthe

reof,

includ

ingwa

stean

dscr

ap

81.11

Man

gane

sean

darti

clest

hereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

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.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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n-or

igina

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81.12

Bery

llium

,ch

romi

um,

germ

anium

,va

nadiu

mga

llium,

hafni

um,i

ndium

,niob

ium(co

lumbiu

m),

rheniu

man

dtha

llium,

anda

rticle

softh

eseme

tals,

includ

ingwa

stean

dscra

p

81.13

Cerm

etsan

dart

icles

thereo

f,inc

luding

waste

and

scrap


OTHE

RBASE

METALS;CERM

ETS;ARTICLES

THEREO

F—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

Head

ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tioni

nwhic

hall

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n-orig

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82.01

Hand

tools,

thefol

lowing

:spa

des,

shov

els,m

attoc

ks,

picks

,hoe

s,for

ksan

drak

es;ax

es,bil

lhoo

ksan

dsim

ilarh

ewing

tools;

secate

ursan

dprun

ersof

any

kind;

scythe

s,sic

kles,

hay

knive

s,he

dges

hears

,tim

berw

edge

sand

other

tools

ofak

indus

edin

agric

ulture

,hort

icultu

reor

forest

ry

82.02

Hand

saws;

blade

sfor

sawso

fall

kinds

;(inc

luding

slittin

g,slo

ttingo

rtoo

thless

sawbla

des)

82.03

Files,

rasps

,plie

rs(in

cludin

gcutt

ingpli

ers),

pince

rs,tw

eeze

rs,me

talcu

tting

shea

rs,pip

e-cutt

ers,b

oltcro

ppers

,pe

rforat

ingpu

nche

san

dsim

ilar

hand

tools

CHAPTER82

TOOL

S,IMPLEM

ENTS,C

UTLERY,SPOON

SANDFORK

S,OF

BASE

METAL;

PARTSTH

EREO

FOF

BASE

METAL



Crite

riaDe

script

ionTa

riff

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ingNo

.Pr

oduc

tion

inwh

ichall

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n-or

igina

ting

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ials

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odity

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iption

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gSy

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scrip

tion

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stem

differ

entf

romthi

sHea

ding

82.04

Hand

-opera

tedsp

anne

rsan

dwr

ench

es(in

cludin

gtor

que

meter

wren

ches

but

not

includ

ingtap

wren

ches)

;inter

chan

geab

lesp

anne

rsoc

kets,

with

orwi

thout

hand

les

82.05

Hand

tools

(inclu

ding

glazie

rs’dia

mond

s),no

tels

ewhe

resp

ecifi

edor

includ

ed;

blow

lamps

;vic

es,cla

mpsa

ndthe

like,

other

thana

ccess

ories

foran

dpa

rtsof

mach

inetoo

ls;an

vils;

porta

blefor

ges;

hand

orpe

dal-o

perat

edgri

nding

whee

lswi

thfra

mewo

rks

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oftw

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oreof

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ading

sNos

.82.0

2to

82.05

,put

upin

setsf

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ailsal

e


TOOL

S,IMPLEM

ENTS,C

UTLERY,SPOON

SANDFORK

S,OF

BASE

METAL;

PARTSTH

EREO

FOF

BASE

METAL—Continued




L.R.O. 1/2009



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tion

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UTLERY,SPOON

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S,OF

BASE

METAL;

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MISCELLANEO

USARTICLES

OFBASE

METAL



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MISCELLANEO

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METAL—Continued




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caps

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NUCLEARREAC

TORS,B

OILERS,M

ACHINERY

ANDMECHA

NICA

LAPPLIANC

ES;

PARTSTH

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CHAPTER85

ELECTRICAL

MAC

HINERY

ANDEQ

UIPM

ENTANDPARTSTH

EREO

F;SOUN

DRECO

RDERS

ANDREPROD

UCERS,TELEVISION

IMAG

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ANDPARTSANDACCESSOR

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CHAPTER87

VEHICLES

OTHE

RTH

ANRAILWAY

ORTRAM

WAY

ROLLING-STOC

K,AN

DPARTSAN

DACCESSOR

IESTH

EREO

FIn

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igin.

CHAPTER86

RAILWAY

ORTRAM

WAY

LOCO

MOT

IVES,R

OLLING

-STOCK

ANDPARTSTH

EREO

F;RA

ILWAY

ORTRAM

WAY

TRACKFIXTURES

ANDFITTINGS

ANDPARTSTH

EREO

F;MECHA

NICA

L(IN

CLUD

INGELECTRO-MECHA

NICAL)

TRAFFICSIGN

ALLING

EQUIPM

ENT

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teria

which

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plied

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sego

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lesof

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n.



L.R.O. 1/2009



CHAPTER89

SHIPS,BO

ATS,ANDFLOATING

STRUCTURES

Inac

corda

nce

with

thePr

otoco

lImp

lemen

ting

theAg

reeme

ntEs

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nder

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lesof

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n.

CHAPTER88

AIRCRAFT,SPACECRAFT,ANDPARTSTH

EREO

FIn

acco

rdanc

ewi

ththe

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colI

mplem

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ofOr

igin.





CHAPTER91

CLOC

KSANDWATCH

ESANDPARTSTH

EREO

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igin.

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OPTICA

L,PHOTOG

RAPHIC,C

INEM

ATOG

RAPHIC,M

EASURING

,CHE

CKING,

PRECISION,

MEDICAL

ORSURG

ICAL

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ANDAPPARATUS;PARTSAN

DACCESSOR

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EREO

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n.



L.R.O. 1/2009

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CHAPTER93

ARMSANDAM

MUNITION;

PARTSANDACCESSOR

IEST

HEREOF

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corda

nce

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otoco

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CHAPTER92

MUSICAL

INSTRUMENTS;PARTSANDACCESSOR

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ATTACHMENT IV

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN





15. Certification of Authorised BodyI certify the accuracy of the current declaration. Inow sign and affix the stamp of the AuthorisedBody in________________________________________

(Country)

Certificate No. ____________________________Authorised Signature: ______________________

Place and Date of Issue: ____________________

3. Importer’sName:Address:

2. Producer’sName:Address:

Registration NumberRegistration Number

E-mail address

E-mail addressE-mail addressE-mail address

Facsimile Number

Facsimile NumberFacsimile NumberFacsimile Number

Registration Number

Registration Number

14. DeclarationI/We declare that the goods covered by thisdeclaration corresponding to the above-mentionedcommercial invoice comply with the Rules ofOrigin under the Free TradeAgreement between theCaribbean Community (CARICOM) and theDominican Republic

Name and Signature of the Exporter/Producer:

________________________________________

Place and Date: __________________________Note: This form will not be considered valid if it has erasures, corrections or amendments.

Persons who furnish or cause to be furnished untrue declarations render themselves liable to penalties.

13. Observations

12. FOBValue (US$)

11. Quantity10. Description of Goods9. TariffClassification

6. Port of Shipment

8. Number and Date ofInvoice

7. Port of Discharge

5. Mode of Transport and Route4. Consignee’sName:Address:

1. Exporter’sName:Address:

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINFREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC



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FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THECARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLICINSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

In order to receive preferential tariff treatment, this Certificate must becompletely filled out in a legible manner by the exporter of the goods. ThisCertificate must be tendered by the importer at the time of importation. Pleaseprint or type.

Box No. 1: Fill in the full Corporate Name, Address, Registration, FacsimileNumber and E-Mail Address of the Exporter.

Box No. 2: Fill in the full Corporate Name, Address, Registration, FacsimileNumber and E-MailAddress of the Company producing the goods.

Where the exporter and the producer are the same, the word“SAME” may be printed in Box No. 2.

Box No. 3: Fill in the full Corporate Name, Address, Registration, FacsimileNumber and E-Mail Address of the Importer.

Box No. 4: Enter Consignee’s Name, Address, Registration Number,Facsimile Number and E-Mail Address.

Where the importer and the consignee are the same, the word“SAME” may be printed in Box No. 4.

Box No. 5: Enter Mode of Transportation and Route.

Box No. 6: Indicate Port of Shipment.

Box No. 7: Indicate Port of Discharge.

Box No. 8: Enter the Number and Date of the Commercial Invoice.

Box No. 9: Declare the Customs Tariff Classification of the HarmonisedSystem (HS) at the six-digit Level of each good described.

Box No. 10: Give full description of goods.

Box No. 11: Indicate the Total quantity of the Goods to be Exported inCommercial Units, indicating the type of Commercial Unit inmetric measurement.





Box No. 12: Register the FOB Value in US$, of the goods to be Exported.

Box No. 13: This space can be used by the Authorised Body of the ExportingCountry as well as by the Exporter, when clarifying or addinginformation that is considered necessary.

Box No. 14: This Box must be filled out and signed by the Exporter/Produceror his/her Legal Representative or Agent.

Box No. 15: This Box must be filled out by the Authorised Body which issuesthis document.



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ATTACHMENT V

LIST AND SCHEDULES OF SELECTED AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL

TRADE ARRANGEMENTS





0701.90 Potatoes, fresh or chilled 40%07.02 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled do.

0703.10 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled do.0704.10 Cauliflower and headed broccoli, fresh or do.

chilled0704.90 Cabbages, fresh or chilled do.0705.11 Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce), fresh or do.

chilled0705.19 Other lettuce, fresh or chilled do.0706.10 Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled do.

Ex 0706.90 Radishes, fresh or chilled do.07.07 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled do.07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or do.

unshelled, fresh or chilled0709.60 Fruits of the genus capsicum or of the do.

genus pimenta0709.70 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache do.

spinach (garden spinach)Ex 0709.90 Ochro, pumpkin and sweet corn do.

07.13 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, do.whether or not skinned or split

0714.10 Manioc (cassava) do.0714.20 Sweet potatoes do.

Ex 0714.90 Dasheen and yams do.08.03 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried do.

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0804.30 Pineapples, fresh or dried 40%0804.40 Avocados, fresh or dried do.

Ex 0804.50 Guavas and mangoes, fresh or dried do.08.05 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried do.08.07 Melons (including watermelons) and papaws do.

(papayas), freshEx 0810.90 Sapodillas, golden apples and carambolas

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ATTACHMENT VI

ANNEX ON TEMPORARY ENTRY OFBUSINESS PERSONS



L.R.O. 1/2009



ANNEX ON TEMPORARY ENTRY OFBUSINESS PERSONS


For the purposes of this Annex, the following terms shall mean:

Labour Certification—The procedure effected by the relevantadministrative authority to determine whether a foreigner, coming from oneParty who wishes to temporarily enter the territory of another Party willprovide a service in the same area without displacing the local workforce in thesame labour field or seriously threaten the working conditions in the host Party.

Temporary Entry—The entry of a business person from one Party to aterritory of another Party, without the intention of residing permanently in thatterritory. The period granted for temporary entry will be in accordance withthe legislation and relevant regulations of the Parties.

Immigration Policy—Any policy on immigration.

Business person—The national of one Party who trades in goods oroffers his services, or invests.

Recurrent Practice—A practice repeatedly carried on by the immigrationauthorities of a Party during a specific representative period prior to andduring the performance of the same.

Business Activity—Legitimate commercial activities created and operatedwith the aim of making a profit on the market. It excludes the possibility ofobtaining employment, or salary or remuneration sourced from the Parties.

Validity—The nature of any obligations under the laws of the Parties atthe time when the Agreement comes into force.

Work Permit—For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section A, the writtenpermission granted by the relevant administrative authorities of one Party to anational of another Party in which authorisation is granted to obtain paidemployment in the territory of the authorising Party.

Specialised Knowledge Essential for Business—For the purposes ofparagraph 1 of section C, if an individual has specialised knowledge regardingthe goods or services offered by the company, or if he has advancedknowledge regarding the processes and functioning of the company.





To be in the Process of Committing a Significant Amount of Capital—For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section B, when the funds are irreversiblycommitted for investment in the territory of another Party.

Supervisory Functions—For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section Bthose functions in which the individual has supervisory responsibilities overan important part of the operations of a company and does not relate tosupervision of low level employees.

Executive Functions—For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section B andparagraph 1 of Section C, those functions assigned within an organisation, forwhich the individual has basically the following responsibilities:

(i) managing the administration of the organisation or a part orrelevant function of that administration;

(ii) establishing the policies and objectives of the organisation,part or function of the same; and

(iii) receiving supervision or general guidance only from highestlevel executives, the Board, or the Administrative Council ofthe organisation or shareholders of the organisation.

Management Functions—For the purposes of paragraph 1 of section C,those functions assigned within an organisation, for which the individual hasthe following responsibilities:

(i) execute administrative duties within the organisation or oneessential function within the organisation;

(ii) supervise and control the work of other professionalemployees, supervisors or administrators;

(iii) have the authority to employ and discharge workers, orrecommend these actions, as well as make recommendationsaffecting the management of personnel which he supervises,and perform senior level duties within the hierarchy of theorganisation or with respect to the responsibilities of his post;

(iv) fulfil responsibilities regarding the daily operation of the taskin which the individual has authority.

Functions which require Special Skills—For the purposes of paragraph 1of section B, when an individual with specialised knowledge or skills whichare essential for the effective operations of a company. The individual shouldbe employed in a very responsible position, which requires independentjudgment, creativity, training or supervision of other employees and shouldnot be employed to carry out routine work which could be performed byqualified labour. He should have a high level of training and experience in theoperation of the company.



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ARTICLE IIGeneral Principles

For the purpose of this Annex, the Parties are—(i) CARICOM Members States of Antigua and Barbuda,

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and theGrenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago;

(ii) Dominican Republic.

2. Any State not listed in paragraph 1(i) of this Article, upon becominga CARICOM Member, shall not be subject to the provisions of this Annex.The Parties shall negotiate the terms of this Annex with the said State.

3. The provisions of this Annex reflect the preferential traderelationship between the Parties, the desirability of facilitating temporaryentry of business persons and the need to establish transparent criteria andprocedures for this effect. Similarly, they reflect the need to guarantee bordersecurity, protect domestic labour force and permanent employment in theirrespective territories.

ARTICLE IIIGeneral Obligations

Each Party shall apply the relevant measures of this Annex in accordancewith Article II. In particular, they shall apply expeditiously those measures soas to avoid unduly impairing or delaying trade in goods or services, or conductof investment activities covered in the Agreement.

2. The Parties shall endeavour to develop and adopt common criteria,definitions and interpretations for the implementation of this Annex.

3. Each Party may modify its immigration policy, providing that thesemodifications are compatible with the commitments contracted in this Annex.

ARTICLE IVPermit for Temporary Entry

In accordance with the provisions of this Annex, including thosecontained in the Appendix to this Annex, each Party shall grant temporaryentry to business persons who are otherwise qualified for entry underapplicable measures relating to public health and safety, and national security.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO





2. Each Party may refuse to issue an immigration document whichauthorises a business person to work, when his temporary entry is deemed toadversely affect—

(i) the settlement of any existing labour unrest that is in progressat the place or intended place of employment;

(ii) the employment of anyone who becomes involved in thisconflict;

(iii) other matters of national interest.

3. When a Party refuses to deliver an immigration document whichauthorises employment, in accordance with paragraph 2, that Party—

(i) shall normally inform the business person involved, inwriting, of the reasons for the refusal; and

(ii) shall do its best efforts to notify in writing the reasons for therefusal at the request of the Party whose national was refusedentry, provided that this last Party considers that the refusalis a recurrent practice or an explanation in writing was notprovided to the person involved.

4. Each Party shall, to the extent possible limit the amount of feespayable concerning the request for temporary entry to the approximate cost ofthe processing services required.

5. The temporary entry of business persons does not authorise theconduct of professional activities.

ARTICLE VAvailability of Information

Each Party—(i) shall provide the other Party with the information that will

allow familiarity with measures relating to this Annex; and(ii) within twelve (12) months of the date on which the

Agreement enters into force, shall prepare, publish and makeavailable to the parties involved, both in its territory and thatof the other Party, a comprehensive document whichexplains the requirements for temporary entry in accordancewith this Annex, in order to make them known to the otherParty’s business community;

(iii) each Party shall compile, maintain and make available to theother Party, in accordance with its legislation, informationrelative to the granting of temporary entry, in accordancewith this Annex to persons of the other Party to whom theimmigration documents had been issued.



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ARTICLE VICommittee on the Temporary Entry of Business Persons

The Committee on Trade in Services shall be responsible for theadministration of this Annex provided for in Article XIV of the Agreement.

ARTICLE VIIDispute Settlement

The Parties may not initiate the proceedings set out in Article XV of theFree Trade Agreement on Settlement of Disputes, regarding a refusal to issuetemporary entry permits, in accordance with this Annex, nor in any particularcase included in the Article III unless—

(i) the matter refers to a recurrent practice;(ii) the affected person has exhausted the available

administrative remedies existing in the national legislation ofthe Party refusing entry to the national of the other Party withrespect to that particular matter.

The remedies referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be deemed exhausted ifthe relevant authority fails to achieve a definitive settlement up to twelve (12)months after the beginning of the administrative proceeding and the resolutionhas not been delayed by fault of the businessman concerned.

ARTICLE VIIIRelationship with other Provisions

No provision of this Annex shall impose any obligation on the Parties inrespect of their immigration policies.

TEMPORARY ENTRY OF BUSINESS PERSONS

Section A: Business Visitors:

Each Party shall grant temporary entry to business persons (who,subsequent to the request of a company or business association) seeking toengage in a business activity set out in the Appendix to this Section, withoutrequiring that person to obtain an employment authorisation provided that, thebusiness person otherwise complies with existing immigration requirementsapplicable to temporary entry, on presentation of—

(i) proof of citizenship of a Party;(ii) documentation supporting the prior request of the company

established in the territory of a Party;





(iii) documentation demonstrating that the business person willbe so engaged and describing the purpose of entry; and

(iv) evidence demonstrating that the proposed business activity isinternational in scope and that the business person is notseeking to enter the labour market.

2. Each Party shall provide that a businessman may satisfy therequirements set out in paragraph 1(iv), when he proves—

(i) that the primary source of remuneration for the proposedbusiness activity is located outside of the territory of theParty granting the temporary entry; and

(ii) that the business person’s principal place of business and theactual place of accrual of profits, predominantly remainsoutside such territory.

3. For the purposes of paragraph 2, each Party may accept an oraldeclaration as to principal place of business and actual place of accrual ofprofits. When a Party requires additional proof, a letter from the employer whois registered in the Bilateral Listing or a national equivalent should suffice.

4. Each Party shall grant temporary entry to a business person seekingto engage in any business activity other than those indicated in the Appendixto this Annex, on a basis no less favourable than those provided under theexisting provisions of the measures relating to immigration, foreign affairs andrelated matters, provided that that business person complies with existingimmigration requirements applicable to temporary entry.

5. No Party may—(i) as a condition to granting an entry permit in accordance with

paragraph 1, require prior approval procedures, requests,labour certification tests for work certificates or other likeprocedures; and

(ii) impose nor maintain any restrictions on the number of personsrelating to temporary entry in accordance with paragraph 1 or 4.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5, a Party may require abusiness person seeking temporary entry in accordance with this section, toobtain prior to entry, a visa or its equivalent. The Parties shall consult amongthemselves in order to avoid and/or eliminate the requirements of a visa or itsequivalent.

Section B: Investors:(i) Each Party shall grant a temporary entry permit and issue the

corresponding documentation to the business person seekingto establish, develop, administer or provide key advisory or



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technical services in a capacity that is supervisory orexecutive or providing skills essential to the administrationof investments to which the business person or the businessperson’s company have committed, or are in the process ofcommitting a significant amount of capital provided that thebusiness person otherwise complies with existingimmigration requirements applicable to temporary entry.

(ii) No Party may require labour certification tests or other likeprocedures, as a condition for temporary entry as set out inparagraph 1; nor impose or maintain any restrictions on thenumber of persons relating to temporary entry in accordancewith paragraph 1.

(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, a Party mayexamine expeditiously, the investment proposal of a businessperson to verify whether the business person complies withthe legal provisions which are applicable.

(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, a Party mayrequire that a business person who is seeking temporaryentry in accordance with this Section, to obtain a visa or itsequivalent prior to entry.

Section C: Intra-Company Transferees:

Each Party shall grant a temporary entry permit and shall expedite thenecessary documents confirming that a business person is employed by acompany established in its territory, who seeks to perform managerial orexecutive functions or functions which involve specialised knowledge, in thatcompany or in one of its subsidiaries or affiliates, provided that that businessperson and company otherwise comply with existing immigration measuresapplicable to temporary entry. AParty may require that the business person hasbeen continuously employed by the company for at least one year, within thethree-year period immediately preceding the date of application for admission.

2. No Party may—(i) require labour certification tests or other like procedures, as

a condition for temporary entry as set out in paragraph 1;(ii) impose or maintain restrictions on the number of persons

relating to temporary entry in accordance with paragraph 1.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, a Party may requirethat a business person who applies for a work permit in accordance with thisSection, obtain a visa or its equivalent prior to entry. The Parties shall conferwith each other in order to avoid and/or remove the requirements of a visa orits equivalent.





APPENDIXActivities of Visitors on Business

Research and Design: Technical, scientific and statistical researcherswhether independent or on behalf of a company located in the territory of theother Party.

Agriculture, Manufacturing and Production: Personnel involved inpurchasing and production, at the managerial level who is conductingcommercial operations for a company located in the territory of the other Party.

Marketing: Personnel conducting research or analysis, including marketresearch, whether independently or on behalf of a company established in theterritory of the other Party.

Trade fair and promotional personnel attending a trade convention.

Sales: Sales representatives and agents taking orders or negotiatingcontracts for goods or services for a company located in the territory ofanother Party, but not delivering goods nor providing services.

Buyers purchasing for a company located in the territory of the other Party.

Distribution: Custom brokers providing consulting services regarding thefacilitation of the import or export of goods.

After Sales Service: Personnel who install, repair, maintain, superviseand have specialised technical knowledge necessary to complete thecontractual obligations of the seller and who offers services or trains workersto provide these services, in conformity with a warranty or other servicecontract connected to the sale of equipment or commercial or industrialmachinery, including computer programmes purchased from a companylocated outside of the territory of the Party in which a temporary entry permitis sought, during the life of the warranty or service contract.

General Services: Management and supervisory personnel engaging in acommercial transaction for a company located in the territory of the other Party.

Public Relations and Advertising personnel consulting with businessassociates or attending or participating in conventions.

Tourism personnel (tour and travel agents, tour guides or tour operators)attending or participating in conventions.

Translators or interpreters who provide services as employees of a firmlocated in the territory of the other Party.



L.R.O. 1/2009



SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FREE TRADE (GRANT OF

DUTY-FREE TREATMENT) ORDERmade under section 3(1)

1. This Order may be cited as the Caribbean Community(CARICOM) Dominican Republic Free Trade (Grant of Duty-Free Treatment) Order.

2. Duty-free treatment is granted in respect of the goods inAttachment III to the Protocol in the Schedule to the CaribbeanCommunity (CARICOM) Dominican Republic Free Trade Act,listed in the Second Column and the corresponding TariffHeading Nos. in the Fisrt Column:

FIRST COLUMN SECOND COLUMNTariff Heading No. Description of Goods

1806.31 … Blocks, slabs or bars, filled1806.32 … Blocks, slabs or bars, not filled

84.15 … Air-conditioning machines, comprisinga motor-driven fan and elements forchanging the temperature andhumidity, including those machinesin which the humidity cannot beseparately regulated

84.18 … Refrigerators, freezers and otherrefrigerating or freezing equipment,electric or other, heat pumps otherthan air-conditioning machines ofheadings 84.15

85.06 … Primary cells and primary batteries8507.10 … Lead acid, of a kind used for starting

piston engines

112/2005.

Citation.

Grant of duty-free treatmentSchedule,Act No. 10of 2001.

