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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
31
December 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 628/2010
European
Union (EU)* : Temporary Tariff Suspension for Certain
Industrial,
Agricultural and Fishery Products
Further to the
Commercial Information Circular No. 309/2010 of 2 July 2010, 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/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:347:0009:0026:EN:PDF.
DETAILS
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Temporary tariff
suspension applies to products which the Union does not have sufficient
supply to meet the needs. Products for which tariff duties are temporarily
suspended can be imported into the Union at reduced or zero rate automatically,
regardless of origin and quantity.
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The Council
has amended tariff suspension to a number of products because of the
prevailing interest of the Union. At the same time, description of
some suspensions has been modified in order to take account of technical
product developments and economic trends on the market. Besides, it
is considered necessary to provide for an expiry date to the suspensions
to ensure that account is taken of technological and economic changes.
Details of the amendments to the product coverage are set out in the
regulation and its annex. The regulation shall apply from 1 January
2011.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Alex LI)
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, Certificate of Origin, Textiles
Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make
the relevant applications directly through their office computer
faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd runs services
for all the above documents. Brio Electronic Commerce Ltd provides
services for Cargo Manifests and Certificate of Origin. Global
e-Trading Services Ltd provides services for Cargo Manifests.
Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:
Brio Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2111 1288)
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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