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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

31 May 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 314/2011

European Union (EU)* : Amendment to the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences from 1 January 2009

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 414/2008 of 11 August 2008, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have published a regulation to amend the current scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP). The regulation can be accessed through the following link : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:145:0028:0029:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

2. Under the GSP scheme, the EU accords tariff preferences to a range of agricultural and industrial products originating in developing economies. The current one applies until 31 December 2011. In order to provide the time needed for the legislative procedure for the adoption of the new scheme, the period of application of the current scheme is extended until 31 December 2013. Besides, some necessary technical amendments are made to the current scheme to ensure coherence and continuity in the operation. The regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2011.

ENQUIRIES

3. 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

* 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.