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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : CR EIC 230/20/1
8
June 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 229/2007
European
Union (EU)* : Amendment to Annex II to Council Regulation
Applying
a Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 242/2005 of 7 July 2005, the European Commission
has published a regulation on 2 June 2007 amending Annex II to Council
Regulation (EC) No. 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying a scheme of generalised
tariff preferences (GSP). The regulation can be accessed through the
following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_141/l_14120070602en00040027.pdf.
DETAILS
- Under the GSP
scheme, the EU accords tariff preferences to a range of agricultural
and industrial products originating in 178 developing economies. For
details of the GSP scheme, please refer to Commercial Information
Circular No. 242/2005. Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No. 980/2005,
which lists out the products covered by the GSP scheme, is now amended
and replaced by the Annex to the regulation of 2 June 2007.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries
concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5350.
Yours faithfully,
(Bill WONG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The
EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United
Kingdom.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin
enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through
their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has
now been extended to the lodgement of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global
e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
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| Note 1: |
While
every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information,
the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held
liable for any reliance placed on the same.
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| Note
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The
biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on
the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations.
The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed
through http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm. |
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