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Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.(1) The scheme of generalised tariff preferences (the ‘scheme’) shall...

    2. Article 2.For the purposes of this Regulation: ‘GSP’ means the Generalised...

    3. Article 3.(1) A list of eligible countries is established in Annex...

  3. CHAPTER II GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

    1. Article 4.(1) An eligible country shall benefit from the tariff preferences...

    2. Article 5.(1) A list of GSP beneficiary countries meeting the criteria...

    3. Article 6.(1) The products included in the general arrangement referred to...

    4. Article 7.(1) Common Customs Tariff duties on products listed in Annex...

    5. Article 8.(1) The tariff preferences referred to in Article 7 shall...

  4. CHAPTER III SPECIAL INCENTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE

    1. Article 9.(1) A GSP beneficiary country may benefit from the tariff...

    2. Article 10.(1) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good...

    3. Article 11.(1) The products included in the special incentive arrangement for...

    4. Article 12.(1) The Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on all...

    5. Article 13.(1) As of the date of the granting of the...

    6. Article 14.(1) By 1 January 2016, and every two years thereafter,...

    7. Article 15.(1) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good...

    8. Article 16.Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a temporary...

  5. CHAPTER IV SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

    1. Article 17.(1) An eligible country shall benefit from the tariff preferences...

    2. Article 18.(1) The Common Customs Tariff duties on all products that...

  6. CHAPTER V TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS COMMON TO ALL ARRANGEMENTS

    1. Article 19.(1) The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may...

    2. Article 20.Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a temporary...

    3. Article 21.(1) The preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation may...

  7. CHAPTER VI SAFEGUARD AND SURVEILLANCE PROVISIONS

    1. SECTION I General Safeguards

      1. Article 22.(1) Where a product originating in a beneficiary country of...

      2. Article 23.Serious difficulties shall be considered to exist where Union producers...

      3. Article 24.(1) The Commission shall investigate whether the normal Common Customs...

      4. Article 25.On duly justified grounds of urgency relating to deterioration of...

      5. Article 26.Where the facts as finally established show that the conditions...

      6. Article 27.Where the facts as finally established show that the conditions...

      7. Article 28.Common Customs Tariff duties shall be reintroduced as long as...

    2. SECTION II Safeguards in the Textile, Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors

      1. Article 29.(1) Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on...

      2. Article 30.Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, where imports...

      3. Article 31.The Commission shall inform the beneficiary country concerned as soon...

    3. SECTION III Surveillance in the Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors

      1. Article 32.(1) Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, products...

  8. CHAPTER VII COMMON PROVISIONS

    1. Article 33.(1) To benefit from the tariff preferences, the products for...

    2. Article 34.(1) Where the rate of an ad valorem duty for...

    3. Article 35.(1) The statistical source to be used for the purpose...

    4. Article 36.(1) The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on...

    5. Article 37.(1) Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into...

    6. Article 38.(1) Information received pursuant to this Regulation shall be used...

    7. Article 39.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Generalised Preferences...

    8. Article 40.By 1 January 2016 and every two years thereafter, the...

    9. Article 41.Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 is repealed with effect from 1...

  9. CHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 42.(1) Any investigation or temporary withdrawal procedure initiated and not...

    2. Article 43.(1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth...

  10. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. Eligible countries of the scheme referred to in Article 3...

      2. Eligible countries of the scheme referred to in Article 3...

    2. ANNEX II

      1. Beneficiary countries of the general arrangement referred to in point...

      2. Beneficiary countries of the general arrangement referred to in point...

    3. ANNEX III

      1. Beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development...

      2. Beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development...

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. Beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries...

      2. Beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries...

    5. ANNEX V

      List of products included in the general arrangement referred to in Article 1(2)(a)

      1. Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature...

      2. Entry of products with a CN code marked with an...

      3. The column ‘ Section ’ lists GSP sections (Article 2(h))....

      4. The column ‘ Chapter ’ lists CN chapters covered by...

      5. The column ‘ Sensitive/non-sensitive ’ refers to the products included...

      6. For reasons of simplification, the products are listed in groups. These...

      7. Section Chapter CN code Description Sensitive/non-sensitive S-1a 01 0101 29...

    6. ANNEX VI

      Modalities for the application of Article 8

      1. 1. Article 8 shall apply when the percentage share referred to...

      2. 2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections...

      3. 3. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections...

    7. ANNEX VII

      Modalities for the application of Chapter III of this Regulation

      1. 1. For the purposes of Chapter III a vulnerable country means...

      2. 2. For the purposes of point (a) of Article 9(1), the...

      3. 3. For the purposes of Article 11, the data to be...

    8. ANNEX VIII

      Conventions referred to in Article 9

      1. PART A Core human and labour rights UN/ILO Conventions

        1. 1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...

        2. 2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial...

        3. 3. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)

        4. 4. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

        5. 5. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against...

        6. 6. Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment...

        7. 7. Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)

        8. 8. Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, No 29 (1930)

        9. 9. Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right...

        10. 10. Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right...

        11. 11. Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for...

        12. 12. Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, No 105 (1957)...

        13. 13. Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, No...

        14. 14. Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, No 138...

        15. 15. Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination...

      2. PART B Conventions related to the environment and to governance principles

        1. 16. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...

        2. 17. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)...

        3. 18. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous...

        4. 19. Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)

        5. 20. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)

        6. 21. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2000)

        7. 22. Stockholm Convention on persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)

        8. 23. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

        9. 24. United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961)

        10. 25. United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971)

        11. 26. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and...

        12. 27. United Nations Convention against Corruption (2004)

    9. ANNEX IX

      List of products included in the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2)(b)

      1. Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature...

      2. Entry of products with a CN code marked with an...

      3. The column ‘ Section ’ lists GSP sections (Article 2(h))....

      4. The column ‘ Chapter ’ lists CN chapters covered by...

      5. For reasons of simplification, the products are listed in groups. These...

      6. For the products under subheading 0306 13 , the duty...

    10. ANNEX X

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