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Ref : EIC 230/3

7 July 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 347/2008

European Union (EU)* : Tariff Quotas for Certain Agricultural and Industrial Products

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 537/2007 of 31 December 2007, the Council of the EU (the Council) has adopted a regulation amending the list of products eligible for reduced tariffs under the Community tariff quota mechanism. The regulation can be accessed through the following link : 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:160:0001:0003:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

  1. Tariff quotas allow Community industries to acquire products which are inadequate or non-existent in the Community. Products eligible for tariff quotas can be imported into the EU at reduced or zero tariff rate up to the quota limit within a specified period of time. The normal tariff rate will resume when imports reach the quota limit or upon expiry of the quota validity period. Details of the amendments and the quotas are set out in the regulation and its annex respectively. The amendments shall apply from 1 July 2008. 

ENQUIRIES

  1. 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

* 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.



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.
  • (2) 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.