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

30 June 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 376/2011

European Union (EU)* : Temporary Tariff Suspension for Certain Industrial, Agricultural and Fishery Products

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 628/2010 of 31 December 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:2011:170:0004:0017:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

2. 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.

3. The Council has amended the tariff suspension to a certain number of new products because it is considered in the 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 annexes. The regulation shall apply from 1 July 2011.

ENQUIRIES

4. 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.