Agricultural Agreement between the SACU States and Norway

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1 Agricultural Agreement between the SACU States and Norway ARTICLE 1 This Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Goods (hereinafter referred to as this Agreement ) between the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Swaziland, together forming the Southern African Union (hereinafter referred to jointly as SACU or severally as the SACU States ), and the Kingdom of Norway (hereinafter referred to as Norway ), hereinafter collectively referred to as the Parties, is concluded pursuant to and in conjunction with the Free Trade Agreement of 2006 between the EFTA States and the SACU States (hereinafter referred to as "the Free Trade Agreement"), and in particular Article 6 thereof. This Agreement forms part of the instruments establishing the free trade area between the EFTA States and SACU. ARTICLE 2 Norway shall grant concessions to agricultural products originating in SACU as specified in Annex 1. ARTICLE 3 1. Except as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3, the rules of origin and the provisions on co-operation in customs matters applicable to trade governed by this Agreement are set out in Annex V and VI, respectively, of the Free Trade Agreement. Any references therein to EFTA States shall be taken to refer to Norway. 2. For the purpose of this Agreement, Article 3 of Annex V to the Free Trade Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, and Norway. 3. For the purpose of this Agreement, Article 34 of Annex V to the Free Trade Agreement shall not apply. ARTICLE 4 The following provisions of the Free Trade Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, between Norway, on the one hand, and SACU or the SACU States, as the case may be, on the other: Articles 4, 5, 10, 11, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 33 (paragraphs 1 and 2), 35, 36, 37 and 41.

2 - 2 - ARTICLE 5 SACU and Norway shall examine any difficulties that might arise in their trade in agricultural products and shall endeavour to seek appropriate solutions. ARTICLE 6 1. SACU and Norway undertake to continue their efforts with a view to further liberalising their agricultural trade, within the framework of their respective agricultural policies. 2. The first review shall take place no later than three years after the entry into force of this Agreement, with further reviews to be determined at the first review. ARTICLE 7 1. This Agreement is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval in accordance with the respective constitutional requirements of the Parties. 2. This Agreement shall enter into force on the same date as the Free Trade Agreement. 3. The Government of Norway shall act as Depositary. 4. An original copy of this Agreement shall be lodged with the SACU Secretariat. ARTICLE 8 This Agreement shall remain in force as long as the Parties to it remain Parties to the Free Trade Agreement.

3 - 3 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Agreement. Done in two original copies in the English language. Done at This day of 2006 For the Kingdom of Norway Done at This day of 2006 For the Republic of Botswana Done at This day of 2006 For the Kingdom of Lesotho... Done at This day of 2006 For the Republic of Namibia... Done at This day of 2006 For the Republic of South Africa... Done at This day of 2006 For the Kingdom of Swaziland...

4 ANNEX 1 CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS FROM SACU INTO NORWAY (Referred to in Article 2) Norway shall eliminate or reduce s from bound WTO, year 2000 level, on goods originating in SACU, as indicated in column 4. Where applied rate indicated in column 3c is different from bound level, the reduction will be from indicated applied rate. rate Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled Carcasses and half-carcasses 344.0% % - Other cuts with bone in: Compensated quarters i.e. forequarters and hindquarters of the same animal presented at the same time 344.0% % Other 344.0% % - Boneless: Beef steaks and fillets 344.0% % Other 344.0% % Meat of bovine animals, frozen Carcasses and half-carcasses 344.0% % - Other cuts with bone in: Compensated quarters i.e. forequarters and hindquarters of the same animal presented at the same time 344.0% % Other 344.0% % - Boneless: Beef steaks and fillets 344.0% % Other 344.0% % Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. - Fresh or chilled: - - Carcasses and half-carcasses: Of domestic swine 363.0% % Other 363.0% % - - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: Of domestic swine: Hams and cuts thereof 363.0% % Shoulders and cuts thereof 363.0% % Of other swine 363.0% % Of domestic swine: Specific duty, in kroner: no code =pr kg, H = pr 100 kg, S = pr. item, L = pr. litre

5 - 2 - rate Fore-ends and cuts thereof 363.0% % Loins and cuts thereof, with bone in 363.0% % Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof: Boneless 363.0% % Other 363.0% % Other: Boneless 363.0% % Other 363.0% % Of other swine 363.0% % - Frozen: - - Carcasses and half-carcasses: Of domestic swine 363.0% % Of other swine 363.0% % - - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: Of domestic swine: Hams and cuts thereof 363.0% % Shoulders and cuts thereof 363.0% % Of other swine 363.0% % - - Other: Of domestic swine: Fore-ends and cuts thereof 363.0% % Loins and cuts thereof, with bone in 363.0% % Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof: Boneless 363.0% % Other 363.0% % Other: Boneless 363.0% % Other 363.0% % Of other swine 363.0% % Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled 429.0% % (1) - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: Carcasses and half-carcasses 429.0% % (1) Other cuts with bone in 429.0% % (1) Boneless 429.0% % Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen 429.0% % (1) - Other meat of sheep, frozen: Carcasses and half-carcasses 429.0% % (1) Other cuts with bone in 429.0% % (1) Boneless 429.0% % (1) Meat of goats 429.0% % (1) (1) Norway will in addition to the general reductions indicated in column 4 for sheep and goat meat, grant 30 % reduction on the in-quota duties of the annual global WTO quota for sheep and goat meat of 206 tons.

6 - 3 - rate Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen % % Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 344.0% % - Of bovine animals, frozen : Tongues 344.0% % Livers 344.0% % Other 344.0% % Of swine, fresh or chilled 344.0% % - Of swine, frozen : Livers 363.0% % Other 363.0% % Other, fresh or chilled 429.0% % Other, frozen 429.0% % Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen. - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus : Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 425.0% % Not cut in pieces, frozen 290.0% % Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled 425.0% % - - Cuts and offal, frozen : Livers 344.0% % Other 313.0% % - Of turkeys : Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 425.0% % Not cut in pieces, frozen 251.0% % Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled 425.0% % - - Cuts and offal, frozen: Livers 344.0% % Other 342.0% % - Of ducks, geese or guinea fowls : Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 425.0% % Not cut in pieces, frozen 425.0% % Fatty livers, fresh or chilled 344.0% % Other, fresh or chilled 425.0% % - - Other, frozen : Livers 344.0% % Other 425.0% %

7 - 4 - rate Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen Of rabbits or hares 363.0% Free (2) Frogs' legs 363.0% Free Tongues 429.0% % - - Of reindeer, except tongues : Carcasses and half-carcasses 344.0% % Other cuts with bone in 344.0% % Boneless 344.0% % Of wood birds and grouses, except tongues 425.0% Free (2) - - Of elk and deer, except tongues : Of elk : Carcasses and half-carcasses 344.0% % Other cuts with bone in 344.0% % Boneless 344.0% % Of deer: Carcasses and half-carcasses 344.0% % Other cuts with bone in 344.0% % Boneless 344.0% % - - Other, except tongues : Of ostrich 344.0% % Of seal 344.0% Free Other 344.0% Free (2) (2) Zero duty within a -quota of up to 250 tons for products within the global WTO quota for these products Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked % % Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal. - Meat of swine: Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in 363.0% % Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof 363.0% % Other 363.0% % Meat of bovine animals 344.0% % - Other, including edible flours and meals of meat and meat offal : Of primates 429.0% % Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia) : 429.0% % Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles) 429.0% %

8 - 5 - rate Of horses 429.0% % Of sheep or goats 429.0% % Of reindeer 429.0% % Of poultry 429.0% % Other 429.0% % Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads Butter 343.0% % Dairy spreads 343.0% % Other 343.0% % Cheese and curd Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese and curd 233.0% % Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds 267.0% % Processed cheese, not grated or powdered 265.0% % - Blue-veined cheese : Roquefort 257.0% % Gorgonzola 257.0% % Unpasteurized 257.0% % Other 257.0% % - Other cheese : Feta 277.0% % - - White-veined cheese : Camembert 277.0% % Brie 277.0% % Other 277.0% % Unpasteurized 277.0% % Other 277.0% % Birds' eggs in shell, fresh preserved or cooked. - Hens' eggs : For hatching 272.0% % Other 272.0% % For hatching 427.0% Free Other 427.0% Free Natural honey % % Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. Free Free

9 - 6 - rate Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products Ossein and bones treated with acid Free Free For feed purpose 171.0% % Other Free Free Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption Bovine semen Free Free - - Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3 : For feed purpose : Waste fish (industrial fish) 141.0% % Fish heads and tails, dried, whether or not cut 141.0% % Other fish waste 141.0% % Other 141.0% % Other (but excluding edible products): Waste fish (industrial fish) Free Free Free Other fish waste Free Free Free Other (including fertilized roes for hatching) Free Free Free Blood powder, unfit for human consumption : For feed purpose 141.0% % Other 0.36 Free Meat and blood : For feed purpose 141.0% % Other 0.36 Free For feed purpose 141.0% % Semen of sheep or goats Free Free Semen, except of sheep, goats and bovine animals Free Free Embryos of bovine animals Free Free Embryos of sheep or goats Free Free Embryos of other animals Free Free Other Free Free

10 - 7 - rate Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant : Bulbs and tubers for horticultural purposes 0.1% Free Tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes for horticultural purposes 0.1% Free Other 0.1% Free Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots 0.4% 0,01 S Free Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn. - Unrootened cuttings and slips : - - Cuttings, unrootened or in vitro, for horticultural purposes : Of green plants from 15 December to 30 April 0.5% Free Begonia, all sorts, Campanula isophylla, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Poinsettia pulcherrima, Fuchsia, Hibiscus, Kalanchoe and Petunia-hanging (Petunia hybrida, Petunia atkinsiana) 51.0% 50% Saintpaulia, Scaevola and Streptocarpus 51.0% 50% Dendranthema x grandiflora and Chrysanthemum x moraflorium, from 1 April to 15 October 51.0% 50% Pelargonium 51.0% 30% Other 51.0% Free - - Other unrootened cuttings, including slips : Other unrootened cuttings 0.5% Free Slips 0.5% Free Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts 0.30 Free - Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not : - - Azalea indica (Indoor azalea) : In flower 17.0% 15% from 15 November to 23 December 17.0% 15% from 24 December to 14 November 17.0% Free Other 0.03 Free - Roses, grafted or not : Stocks 64.0% Free Rooted cuttings, not wrapped for retail sale 64.0% Free Bare-root roses, without any kind of culture media, not wrapped for retail sale 64.0% Free

11 - 8 - rate Other 64.0% 15% Stocks 1.0% Free With balled roots or other culture media : Box (Buxus), Dracaena, Camelia, Araucaria, Holly (Ilex), Laurel (Laurus), Kalmia, Magnolia, palm (Palmae), witch hazel (Hamamelis), Aucuba, Pieris, firethorn (Pyracantha) and Stranvaesia 1.0% Free Trees and bushes other than mentioned above, and perennial plants except herbaceous plants : Trees and bushes, other than mentioned above 1.0% Free Perennial plants except herbaceous plants 1.0% Free Herbaceous plants : Green pot plants from 15 December to 30 April, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 1.0% Free Green pot plants from 1 May to 14 December : Condiaeum, Croton, Dieffenbacchia, Epipremnum, Scindapsus aureum, Hedera, Nephrolepis, Peperomia obtusifolia, Peperomia rotundifolia, Schefflera, Soleirolia and Helxine, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 75.0% 15% Asplenium, Begonia x rex-cultorum, Chlorophytum, Euonymus japanicus, Fatsia japonica, Aralia sieboldii, Ficus elastica, Monstera, Philodendron scandens, Radermachera, Stereospermum, Syngonium and X- Fatshedera, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 75.0% 60% Other, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 75.0% Free Pot plants in flower :

12 - 9 - rate Ageratum, Argyranthemum frutescens, Chrysanthemum frutescens, Begonia x hiemalis, Begonia elatior, Begonia x cheimantha, Begonia x semperflorens, Begonia x tuberhybrida, Bidens, Brachycome, Callistephus, Campanula isophylla, Cyclamen persicum, Dahlia, Chrysanthemums, all sorts (except Chrysanthemum maximum/leucanthemum maximum), Dianthus, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Poinsettia pulcherrima, Fuchsia, Gerbera, Hibiscus, Hydrangea macrophylla, Impatiens, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, Lobelia, Lobularia, Pelargonium (all species), Petunia (all species), Primula vulgaris, Primula acaulis, Saintpaulia, Scaevola, Senecio cineraria, Senecio bicolor, Tagetes, Tropaeolum, Verbena, Viola and Zinnia, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 75.0% 15% Achimenes, Aster novi-belgii, Calceolaria herbeohybrida, Capsicum annum, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea, Dipladenia, Nematanthus, Hypocyrta, Osteospermum, Schlumbergera, Senecio x hybridus, Cineraria, Sinningia speciosa, Gloxinia, Solanum and Streptocarpus, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 75.0% 60% Other, also when imported as part of mixed groups of plants 75.0% Free Rooted cuttings and young plants : Begonia, all sorts, Campanula isophylla, Chrysanthemums, all sorts (except Chrysanthemum maximum/leucanthemum maximum), Cyclamen, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Fuchsia, Hibiscus, Kalanchoe, Pelargonium, Petunia-heng (Petunia hybrida, Petunia atkinsiana), Saintpaulia, Scaevola, and Sinningia syn. Gloxinia 75.0% 50% Other 75.0% Free Other 75.0% Free Grass in rolls or plates (lawn) 75.0% 15% Other 75.0% Free Without balled roots or other culture media 1.0% Free

13 rate Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared. - Fresh : - - Anemones, Genista, Mimosas, Orchidaceae, Ranunculus, Syringa, Argyranthemum frutescens and Chrysanthemum frutescens 1 Nov April, Dendranthema x grandiflora and Chrysanthemum x morifolium 15 Dec March, Dianthus caryophyllus 1 Nov May, Freesia 1 Dec March, Rosa 1 Nov March, Tulipa 1 May - 31 May: Anemone, Genista, Mimosa, Orchidaceae, Ranunculus and Syringa, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 0.60 Free Argyranthemum frutescens and Chrysanthemum frutescen 1 Nov Apr., Dendranthema x grandiflora and Chrysanthemum x morifolium 15 Dec March, Dianthus caryophyllus 1 Nov May, Freesia 1 Dec March, Rosa 1 Nov March and Tulipa 1 May - 31 May, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 0.60 Free Alchemilla, Anthurium, Aster, Astilbe, Centaurea, Dianthus barbatus, Dianthus caryopyllus 16 May- 30 Oct., Erigeron, Gerbera, Gladiolus, Lathyrus, Liatris, Physostegia, Protea, Scabiosa, Sedum, Solidago, Solidaster, Strelizia, Trachelium and Zinnia, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% Free Tulipa from 1 June to 30 April, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% 15% Lilium, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% 15% Roses (Rosa) from 1 April to 31 October, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% 15% Argyranthemum frutescens and Chrysanthemum frutescen from 1 May to 31 October, Dendranthema x grandiflora and Chrysanthemum x morifolium from 16 March to 14 December, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% 15% Gypsophila, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% 15% Alstroemeria, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% 15%

14 rate Freesia from 1 April to 30 November, Iris, Limonium, Statice, Matthiola, and Narcissus, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% Free Other, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar 249.0% Free Other 0.60 Free Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared Mosses and lichens 1.2% Free - - Fresh : Maidenhair fern (Adianthum) and Asparagus from 1 June to 31 October 67.0% Free Maidenhair fern (Adianthum) and Asparagus from 1 November to 31 May 0.12 Free Christmas trees 0.12 Free Other 0.12 Free Other 3.9% Free Potatoes, fresh or chilled Seed 95.0% % - - From 15 May to 15 July : New potatoes 191.0% % Peeled or shelled, whether or not cut or sliced 191.0% % Other 191.0% % - - From 16 July to 14 May : Peeled or shelled, whether or not cut or sliced 100.0% % Other 100.0% % Tomatoes, fresh or chilled From 1 November to 9 May Free Free - From 10 May to 10 July : From 10 May to 31 May 142.0% % From 1 June to 10 July 142.0% % From 11 July to 14 October 145.0% % From 15 October to 31 October % Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled. - Onions and shallots :

15 rate - - Onions : From 1 September to 30 June : Red onions 47.0% % Other 47.0% % From 1 July to 31 August : Red onions 85.0% % Other 85.0% % - - Shallots : From 1 September to 30 June 81.0% 9.02 Free From 1 July to 31 August 81.0% 9.02 Free Garlic 0.03 Free - Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables : Leeks 102.0% % Spring onion 102.0% 6.66 Free Other alliaceous vegetables 102.0% 6.66 Free Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled. - Cauliflowers and headed broccoli : - - Cauliflowers : From 1 June to 31 July 100.0% % From 1 August to 14 October 30.0% % From 15 October to 30 november % From 1 December to 31 May Free Free Headed broccoli 0.64 Free - Brussels sprouts : From 21 September to 31 May 219.0% % From 1 June to 20 September % - - White cabbage : From 1 October to 31 May 116.0% % From 1 June to 31 July 184.0% % From 1 August to 30 September 0.05 Free - - Red cabbage : From 1 October to 31 July 102.0% % From 1 August to 30 September 0.05 Free Chinese cabbage 0.64 Free Savoy cabbage from 1 December to 30 June 219.0% % Savoy cabbage from 1 July to 30 November 219.0% % Curly kale from 1 December to 31 July 219.0% % Curly kale from 1 August to 30 November 219.0% % Other 219.0% % Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled. - Lettuce :

16 rate - - Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce) : Iceberg lettuce : From 1 March to 31 May 226.0% % From 1 June to 30 November 147.0% % From 1 December to 28/29 February Free Free From 1 March to 31 May 166.0% % From 1 June to 30 September 74.0% % From 1 October to 30 November 165.0% % From 1 December to 28/29 February Free Free From 1 April to 30 November 242.0% % From 1 December to 31 March 147.0% % - Chicory : - - Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) : From 1 April to 30 November 0.24 Free From 1 December to 31 March Free Free From 1 April to 30 November : Endive 147.0% % Other 147.0% % From 1 December to 31 March 242.0% Free Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled. - Carrots and turnips : Carrots from 1 May to 31 August 76.0% % Carrots from 1 September to 30 April 38.0% % Turnips 63.0% % Celeriac 230.0% % Radishes from 1 April to 30 November 244.0% Free Radishes from 1 December to 31 March 112.0% Free Salad beetroot 158.0% % Other 230.0% 7.93 Free Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled. - Cucumbers : From 10 March to 31 October 120.0% % From 1 November to 30 November % From 1 December to 9 March Free Free Other 251.0% %

17 rate Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled Peas (Pisum sativum) 141.0% 9.29 Free - Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) : Green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans 50.0% 5.31 Free Other 50.0% 5.31 Free Other leguminous vegetables 0.12 Free Other vegetables, fresh or chilled. - Globe artichokes : From 1 June to 30 November 0.08 Free From 1 December to 31 May Free Free - Asparagus : From 1 May to 14 November 0.08 Free From 15 November to 30 April Free Free Aubergines (egg-plants) 0.24 Free - Celery other than celeriac : From 1 July to 31 August 204.0% 5.26 Free From 1 September to 30 June 90.0% 3.35 Free - Mushrooms and truffles : Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus 0.30 Free Truffles 0.24 Free Other 0.30 Free - Fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta : - - Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) : From 1 June to 30 November 0.24 Free From 1 December to 31 May 0.12 Free Other Free Free - Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) : From 1 May to 30 September 203.0% Free From 1 October to 30 April 0.24 Free Olives 0.09 Free Capers 0.60 Free Curled parsley 164% Free - - Sweet corn : For feed purpose 343.0% % Other Free Free Courgettes 203.0% Free Other 203.0% Free

18 rate ex Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen Potatoes 124.0% % - Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled : ex Peas (Pisum sativum), with a diameter not exceeding 7,5 mm 106.0% 6.26 Free ex Peas (Pisum sativum) (except of peas with a diameter not exceeding 7,5 mm 106.0% % - - Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) : ex Asparagus beans (Hericot vert) 216.0% Free ex Green beans, wax beans and string beans 216.0% % Other 216.0% % Other 0.24 Free Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) : 139.0% Free - Other vegetables : Asparagus and globe artichokes 0.15 Free Cauliflowers 182.0% % Curled parsley 106.0% 6.26 Free Mushrooms 0.60 Free Onions 108.0% % Celery 170.0% % Carrots 219.0% % Headed broccoli 219.0% % Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) 219.0% 8.23 Free Other 219.0% 8.23 Free Mixtures of vegetables 204.0% % ex Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption. - Olives : In brine 0.09 Free Other 0.18 Free - Capers : In brine 0.06 Free Other 0.60 Free Cucumbers and gherkins 223.0% % - Mushrooms and truffles : Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus 106.0% % Other 106.0% % - Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables : Onions 223.0% Free

19 rate Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables 106.0% % Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared Onions 209.0% Free - Mushrooms, wood ears (Auricularia spp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) and truffles : Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus 0.06 Free Wood ears (Auricularia spp.) 0.06 Free Jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) 0.06 Free Truffles 0.06 Free Other 0.06 Free - Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables : - - Potatoes : Whether or not cut or sliced but not further prepared 209.0% % Broken or in powder 209.0% Free Garlic 0.03 Free - - Sweet Corn : For feed purpose 343.0% % Other Free Free Tomatoes 209.0% Free Carrots 209.0% Free Other, including mixtures of vegetables 209.0% Free Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split Peas (Pisum sativum) 260.0% 2.51 Free - Chickpeas (garbanzos) : For feed purpose 214.0% % Other Free Free - Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) : Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Heeper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek 260.0% 2.51 Free Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis) 260.0% 2.51 Free Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) 260.0% 2.51 Free Other 260.0% 2.51 Free - Lentils : For feed purpose 214.0% % Other Free Free - Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor) : For feed purpose 214.0% %

20 rate Other Free Free Other 260.0% 2.51 Free Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith. - Manioc (cassava) : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0.04 Free - Sweet potatoes : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0.03 Free Other 318.0% % Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled. - Coconuts : Desiccated Free Free Other Free Free - Brazil nuts : In shell Free Free Shelled Free Free - Cashew nuts : In shell Free Free Shelled Free Free Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled. - Almonds : In shell 0.01 Free Shelled 0.01 Free - Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.) : In shell 0.01 Free Shelled 0.01 Free - Walnuts : In shell 0.05 Free Shelled 0.05 Free Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) 2,00 H Free Pistachios 0.24 Free Pecans 0.03 Free Pine nut kernels 0.24 Free Other 0.24 Free

21 rate Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried Fresh Free Free Dried Free Free Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried Dates 0.03 Free - Figs : Fresh 0.09 Free Other 0.01 Free Pineapples Free Free Avocados 0.04 Free - Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens : Guavas 0.04 Free Mangoes 0.04 Free Mangosteens 0.04 Free Citrus fruit, fresh or dried. - Oranges : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0,40 H Free - Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0,40 H Free - Grapefruit : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0,40 H Free - Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia) : For feed purpose 318.0% % Lemons Free Free Limes 0,40 H Free For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0,40 H Free Grapes, fresh or dried. - Fresh : - - From 1 August to 28/29 February : Table grapes 0,40 H Free Other 0,40 H Free - - From 1 March to 31 July : Table grapes 0,20 H Free Other 0,20 H Free Dried Free Free

22 rate Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh. - Melons (including watermelons) : Watermelons Free Free Other Free Free Papaws (papayas) 0.12 Free Apples, pears and quinces, fresh. - Apples : From 1 May to 30 November 188.0% % From 1 December to 30 April 0.03 Free - Pears and quinces : - - Pears : From 1 December to 10 August 0.02 Free From 11 August to 30 November 121.0% % Quinces 0.09 Free Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh. - Apricots : From 16 May to 15 August 0.06 Free From 16 August to 15 May 0.24 Free - Cherries : Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) 38.0% 5.57 Free Other 38.0% 5.57 Free - Peaches, including nectarines : - - Peaches : From 16 May to 15 August 0.12 Free From 16 August to 15 May 0.24 Free - - Nectarines : From 16 May to 15 August 0.12 Free From 16 August to 15 May 0.24 Free - Plums and sloes : - - Plums : From 15 April to 30 June 0.15 Free From 1 July to 20 August 0.36 Free From 21 August to 10 October 124.0% 5.44 Free From 11 October to 31 October 0.72 Free From 1 November to 14 April 0.36 Free Sloes 0.18 Free Other fruit, fresh. - Strawberries : From 15 April to 8 June 0.18 Free - - From 9 June to 31 October : From 9 June to 30 June 80.0% %

23 rate From 1 July to 9 September 80.0% % From 10 September to 31 October 80.0% % From 1 November to 31 March 100.0% Free From 1 April to 14 April 0.36 Free - Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries : Raspberries 100.0% Free Blackberries 0.09 Free Other 0.09 Free - Black, white or red currants and gooseberries : Black currants 53.0% 4.27 Free White and red currants 37.0% 2.99 Free Gooseberries 36.0% 2.88 Free - Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinium : Cowberries Free Free Cranberries 0.09 Free Other 0.09 Free Kiwifruit 0.06 Free Durians 0.06 Free Cloudberries Free Free Other 0.06 Free Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. - Strawberries : Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 128.0% % Other 128.0% % - Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries : ex ex Blackberries, mulberries, loganberries and gooseberries, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 128.0% 8.59 Free - - Raspberries, black, white or red currants, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 128.0% % Raspberries 128.0% % Black currants 128.0% % Other 128.0% % Cowberries 128.0% 8.59 Free

24 rate Cloudberries 128.0% 8.59 Free Cherries 128.0% 8.59 Free Bilberries 128.0% 8.59 Free Other 128.0% 8.59 Free Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption Cherries 128.0% 8.59 Free Citrus fruit Free Free Apricots and peaches Free Free Strawberries 128.0% % ex - - Other (raspberries, black, white and red ex currants) 128.0% % - - Other (except for raspberries and black, white and red currants 128.0% 8.59 Free Fruit, dried, other than that of headings to 08.06; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter Apricots 0.12 Free Prunes Free Free Apples 188.0% 4.83 Free - Other fruit : Bilberries 188.0% 4.83 Free Other fruit 188.0% 4.83 Free - Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter : Consisting essentially of nuts of heading Free Mixtures exlusively of nuts of heading or of nuts of headings and % 4.83 Free Mixtures of fruit, consisting of fruit of heading % 4.83 Free Other mixtures 188.0% 4.83 Free Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions. Free Free Maté 4.5% Free Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta. - Pepper :

25 rate Neither crushed nor ground Free Free Crushed or ground Free Free Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, dried or crushed or ground Free Free Vanilla. Free Free Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers Neither crushed nor ground Free Free Crushed or ground Free Free Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems). Free Free Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Nutmeg Free Free Mace Free Free Cardamoms Free Free Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries Seeds of anise or badian 0.10 Free Seeds of coriander 0.10 Free Seeds of cumin 0.10 Free Seeds of caraway 0.10 Free - Seeds of fennel; juniper berries : Fennel 0.10 Free Juniper berries 0.04 Free Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices Ginger Free Free Saffron Free Free Turmeric (curcuma) 0.15 Free Thyme; bay leaves Free Free Curry Free Free - Other spices : Mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this Chapter 0.15 Free Bay berries and seeds of celery Free Free Other 0.15 Free Wheat and meslin Durum wheat 347.0% % Other 347.0% % Rye % %

26 rate Barley % % Oats % % Maize (corn) Seed Free Free For feed purpose 343.0% % Other Free Free Rice. - Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other Free Free - Husked (brown) rice : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other Free Free - Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed : For human consumption 0.12 Free For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0.04 Free - Broken rice : For human consumption 0.12 Free For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0.04 Free Grain sorghum For feed purpose 327.0% % Other Free Free Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals. - Buckwheat : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other Free Free - Millet : For feed purpose 318.0% % Other Free Free - Canary seed: For feed purpose 318.0% % Other 0.09 Free Other cereals 347.0% % Wheat or meslin flour % %

27 rate Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin Rye flour 370.0% % - Maize (corn) flour : For feed purpose 370.0% % Other Free Free - Rice flour : For feed purpose 370.0% % Other Free Free - - Buckwheat flour : For feed purpose 370.0% % Other 370.0% 3.30 Free Other 370.0% % Cereal groats, meal and pellets. - Groats and meal : Of wheat 379.0% % - - Of maize (corn) : For feed purpose 379.0% % Other Free Free - - Of other cereals : Of rice : For feed purpose 379.0% % Other Free Free Of other cereals 379.0% % Pellets 379.0% % Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading 10.06; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground. - Rolled or flaked grains : Of oats 338.0% % Of other cereals 338.0% % - Other worked grains (for example, hulled pearled, sliced or kibbled) : Of oats 338.0% % - - Of maize (corn) : For feed purpose 338.0% % Other Free Free - - Of other cereals : Of buckwheat : For feed purpose 338.0% % Other 338.0% 3.50 Free Of millet : For feed purpose 338.0% % Other 338.0% 3.50 Free

28 rate Other 338.0% % Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground 338.0% % Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes Flour, meal and powder 209.0% % - Flakes, granules and pellets : Flakes and granules 209.0% % Pellets 209.0% % Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading or of the products of Chapter 8. - Of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading : For feed purpose 249.0% % Other 0.06 Free Of sago or of roots or tubers of heading % % - Of the products of Chapter 8 : For feed purpose 249.0% % Other 0.04 Free Malt, whether or not roasted. - Not roasted : For feed purpose 339.0% % Other Free Free - Roasted : For feed purpose 339.0% % Other Free Free Starches; inulin. - Starches : - - Wheat starch : Containing potato starch 495.0% % For feed purpose 407.0% % Other % - - Maize (corn) starch : Containing potato starch 495.0% % For feed purpose 407.0% % Other 0.54 Free Potato starch 495.0% % - - Manioc (cassava) starch : Containing potato starch 495.0% % -

29 rate For feed purpose 407.0% % Other 0.13 Free - - Other starches : Laundry starch 0.10 Free Containing potato starch 495.0% % For feed purpose 407.0% % Other 0.54 Free - Inulin : For feed purpose 407.0% % Other 0.19 Free Wheat gluten, whether or not dried For feed purpose 347.0% % Other 1.5% Free Soya beans, whether or not broken For feed purpose 207.0% % Other Free Free Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken. - In shell : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free - Shelled, whether or not broken : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free Copra For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free Linseed, whether or not broken For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken. - Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free

30 rate Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken. - Palm nuts and kernels : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free - Cotton seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free - Castor oil seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free - Sesamum seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free - Mustard seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other 0.08 Free - Safflower seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free - - Poppy seeds : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard. - Of soya beans : For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free For feed purpose 268.0% % Other Free Free Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing Sugar beet seed 0.72 Free - Seeds of forage plants : Lucerne (alfalfa) seed 167.0% % - - Clover (Trifolium spp.) seed :