Save where otherwise provided in this Regulation, the Common Customs Tariff duties shall apply to the goods listed in Annex II.

For the goods listed in Table 1 of Annex II, the charge shall consist of an ad valorem duty, designated the ‘fixed component’, and a specific amount set in euros, designated the ‘agricultural component’.

For the goods listed in Table 2 of Annex II, the agricultural component of the charge shall be part of the charge applicable to imports of such goods.

Subject to Articles 10 and 11, the levying of any customs duty or charge having equivalent effect other than the charge provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be prohibited.

The general rules for interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the special rules for application of the Nomenclature shall apply for the purposes of classification of the products covered by this Regulation; the tariff nomenclature resulting from application of this Regulation shall be included in the Common Customs Tariff.

The detailed rules for application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16(2).