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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/3
31
December 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 538/2007
European
Union (EU)* : Temporary Tariff Suspension for Certain
Industrial,
Agricultural and Fishery Products
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 253/2007 of 29 June 2007, the Council of the
EU (the Council) has adopted a regulation amending the list of products
of which import tariffs will be partially or totally suspended. The
regulation can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_349/l_34920071231en00070101.pdf.
DETAILS
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Temporary tariff
suspension applies to products which the Community does not have sufficient
supply to meet the needs. Products for which tariff duties are temporarily
suspended can be imported into the Community at reduced or zero rate
automatically, regardless of origin and quantity.
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The Council
has extended tariff suspension to a number of new products. At the
same time, certain previously listed products have been removed from
the list due to technical product developments and economic trends
on the market. Details of the amendments to the product coverage are
set out in the regulation and its annex. The regulation shall apply
from 1 January 2008.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5351.
Yours faithfully,
(TANG Yu Him)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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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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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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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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