# Council Decision of 16 September 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of negotiations with certain third countries under GATT Article XXIV:6 and other related matters (Argentina) (96/611 /EC), Division B: To settle the current GATT Article XXIV:6 negotiations on agriculture the following has been agreed and will apply with effect from 1 January 1996:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

0808 10 93 Fresh apples (1 January to 31 March):
two additional steps (10 %, 12 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 15 February to 31 March.
0808 10 99 Fresh apples (1 April to 31 July):
reduction of the final tariff rate from 3 to 0 %,
one additional step (14 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 1 April to 30 June,
three additional steps (10 %, 12 %, 14 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 1 to 15 July.
0808 20 31 Fresh pears (1 January to 31 March):
reduction of the final tariff rate from 8 to 5 % for pears respecting the entry price for the period 1 February to 31 March.
0808 20 33 Fresh pears (1 to 30 April and 1 to 15 July):
reduction of the final tariff rate from 2,5 to 0 %,
one additional step (14 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 1 to 30 April,
three additional steps (10 %, 12 %, 14 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 1 to 15 July.
0805 30 10 Lemons:
four additional steps (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 1 May to 31 July,
three additional steps (10 %, 12 %, 14 %) before the full tariff equivalent is applied in the period 1 to 15 August.
Grape juice and grape must. Tariff rate quota for 14 000 tonnes (erga omnes).
See Annex I. This tariff rate quota will apply with effect from 1 September 1996.
1508 10 10 Ground-nut oil, crude:
reduction of the final tariff rate (3,2 %) to zero.
The Republic of Argentina accepts the basic components of the European Community's approach to adjusting the GATT obligations of EC-12 and those of Austria, Sweden and Finland, following the recent enlargement of the Community:
netting out of export commitments,
netting out of tariff quotas,
aggregation of domestic support commitments.
The appropriate legal modalities of implementation remain to be agreed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1996/611/annex/I/division/1/division/B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1996-611/annex-I/division-1/division-B
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