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ACP - The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is an organisation composed of 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific states, created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975. All of them, except Cuba, are signatories of the Cotonou Agreement, also known as the "ACP-EC Partnership Agreement". The agreement regulates preferential trading conditions, as well as political, commercial and development relations with the EU.
In December 2019, the ACP's Council of Ministers endorsed a revision of the Georgetown Agreement that will transform the current ACP Group of States into the Organisation of African, Caribbean Pacific States (OACPS).
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Importing into the EU under EPA
EPA - Eastern and Southern Africa
Suspension of common customs tariff duties for parts, components and other goods intended for incorporation or use in civil aircraft and falling within Chapters 25 to 97 of the Common Customs Tariff (CCT), for which an airworthiness certificate has been issued by a party authorised by aviation authorities in the EU or a non-EU country.
The AEO concept is based on the Customs-to-Business partnership introduced by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) with a view to ensure supply chain security whilst facilitating customs procedures.
Traders who voluntarily meet a range of criteria work in close cooperation with customs authorities.
This implies that there must always be a relationship between customs and the applicant/AEO.
This relationship must be based on the principles of mutual transparency, correctness, fairness and responsibility.
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Political organisation, subgroup of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, that serves as a base for economic dialogue with the European Union. It was established in 1992. Its membership comprises the 15 Caribbean Community states, along with the Dominican Republic. All Participating States in CARIFORUM, with the exception of Cuba, are signatories to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement or “Cotonou Agreement” and the EPA, respectively.
The member states are: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
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The letters CE appear on many products traded on the extended Single Market in the European Economic Area (EEA). By affixing the CE marking to a product, a manufacturer declares that the product meets all the legal requirements for CE Marking and can be sold throughout the EEA without restriction. This also applies to products made in other countries that are sold in the EEA. The CE marking does not indicate that a product has been approved as safe by the EU or another authority. Not all products must have CE marking. It is compulsory only for most of the products covered by the New Approach Directives.
A product complies with the rule when the non-originating materials used in its production are classified in a different HS heading than the one of the product.
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Further information can be found in the introductory notes in the chapter on rules of origin of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
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Seats HS heading 94.01
In some EU preferential trade arrangements, the rule for the seats (HS heading 94.01) requires:
“Manufacture [production] from [non-originating] materials of any heading, except that of the product (CTH)”
The manufacturer of the seats uses the following non-originating materials imported into the EU from outside the EU and the FTA partner country
- sawn wood (HS heading 44.07)
- fabrics (HS heading 52.08)
- foam/porolone (HS heading 39.03)
All non-originating materials used in the production are classified in tariff headings different from the tariff heading of the seats. Therefore, the product (seats) complies with the rule of origin.
A product complies with the rule when the non-originating materials used in its production are classified in a different HS subheading than the one of the product.
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Roasted coffee (HS subheading 0901.21)
In some EU preferential trade arrangements, the rule for roasted coffee (HS subheading 0901.21) requires:
"Manufacture [production] from [non-originating] materials of any subheading, except that of the product (CTSH)"
The manufacturer of roasted coffee uses the following non-originating materials imported from outside the EU and the partner country
- coffee, not roasted (HS subheading 0901.11)
All non-originating materials used in the production are classified under a tariff subheading different from the tariff subheading of the roasted coffee. Therefore, the product (roasted coffee) complies with the rule of origin.
Refers to the structure of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, know as the Harmonised System (HS). A chapter is a 2-digit number; a heading is a 4-digit number; a subheading is a 6-digit number. For example: Chapter 10: cereals; heading 10.06: rice; subheading 1006.30: semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed.
The Codex Alimentarius, or "Food Code" is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), relating to foods, food production and food safety. It aims to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade. CAC is established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the United Nations.
Eurostat (EU statistical office) reference database on trade of goods. COMEXT contains all statistics on trade in goods inside the EU between its member countries, and between the EU and its trading partners worldwide.