EU Parliament adopts tariff changes for processed poultry meat
Decision
The European Parliament adopted a position at first reading on 21 November 2012 to enable a Regulation implementing Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil and between the European Union and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994.
What Changes
The texts implement modifications of concessions relating to processed poultry meat as set out in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994 and amend and supplement Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. The outcome requires updates to the EU tariff schedule and related tariff nomenclature entries affecting processed poultry meat.
Who Is Affected
The measure directly concerns the European Union, Brazil and Thailand, and operators trading in processed poultry meat.
Sources
Official Documents
- ***IPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTadopted at first reading on 21 November 2012 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994, and of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994, and amending and supplementing Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(EP-PE_TC1-COD(2012)0054) European Parliament adopted at first reading its position on Regulation implementing EU-Brazil and EU-Thailand GATT concessions on processed poultry meat, amending Annex I to Regulation 2658/87.
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