ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, and to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as 'the Community',

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, hereinafter referred to as 'Hungary',

of the other part,

WHEREAS the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Hungary (hereinafter referred to as 'the Europe Agreement') was signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991, and has not yet entered into force;

WHEREAS, pending the entry into force of the Europe Agreement, provisions thereof on trade and trade-related matters have been put into force since 1 March 1992 by the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, (hereinafter called 'the Interim Agreement'), signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991, as last amended by an exchange of letters signed on 17 December 1992,

RECOGNIZING the crucial importance of trade in the transition to a market economy,

BEARING IN MIND the willingness of the Community to accelerate its efforts to open up its markets for products of Hungarian origin,

BEARING IN MIND the objectives of the Europe Agreement and, in particular, those referred to in Article 1 thereof,

HAVING REGARD to the Interim Agreement, and in particular to Article 1,

HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Protocol and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries:

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY:

Philippe de SCHOUTHEETE de TERVARENT

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

Permanent Representative of Belgium,

Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee

THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY:

Juan PRAT

Director-General of the Commission of the European Communities

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

György GRANASZTOI

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 3 (2), second subparagraph, of the Interim Agreement and Article 9 (2), second subparagraph, of the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Hungary listed in Annex II b shall be reduced, on the date of entry into force of this Agreement, by 20 % of the basic duty and one year thereafter by a further 20 % of the basic duty. Duties shall be totally abolished by the end of the second year after the entry into force of the Agreement.'

Article 2

Article 3 (3), second subparagraph, of the Interim Agreement and Article 9 (3), second subparagraph, of the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'At the same time customs duties on imports applicable to import quantities in excess of the quotas or ceilings provided for above shall be progressively abolished so as to arrive at a complete abolition of customs duties on imports of the products concerned at the end of the third year at the latest.'

Article 3

Footnote 3 of Annex III of the Interim Agreement and of Annex III to the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'(3) These amounts shall be increased:

- by 15 % at the entry into force of the Agreement,

- by a further 15 % on 1 January 1993,

- by a further 10 % on 1 July 1993,

- by a further 25 % on 1 January 1994.'

Article 4

Footnote 5 of Annex III of the Interim Agreement and of Annex III of the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'Customs duties applicable to imports exceeding the tariff quotas and ceilings listed in this Annex will gradually be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty when the Agreement enters into force, 80 % one year after the date of entry into force, and 70 % two years after the date of entry into force. Any remaining customs duties will be abolished at the end of the third year.'

Article 5

1. The introductory paragraph of Annex X b of the Interim Agreement and of Annex X b of the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'The quantities imported under the CN codes referred to in this Annex, with the exception of codes 0104 and 0204, shall be subject to levy and duty reductions of 20 % from 1 March 1992, 40 % from 1 January 1993 and 60 % from 1 July 1993.'

2. The following introductory paragraph shall be added to Annex X c to the Interim Agreement and to Annex X c to the Europe Agreement:

'The duty rates set out for Years 3, 4 and 5 respectively shall be applicable from 1 July 1993, 1 July 1994 and 1 July 1995 respectively.'

3. The following second introductory paragraph shall be added to Annexes VIII a, X b and X c to the Interim Agreement and to Annexes VIII a, X b and X c to the Europe Agreement:

'The quantities in tonnes set out for Year 3 shall be applicable from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994. The amounts imported prior to 1 July 1993 in excess of 50 % of the amount for Year 2 shall be deducted from the amount applicable for Year 3.

The quantities in tonnes set out for Years 4 and 5 respectively shall be applicable from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 and from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 respectively.'

Article 6

1. In the introductory paragraph to Article 2 (1) of Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products to the Interim Agreement and Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement, 'elimination at the end of a period of six years' shall be replaced by 'elimination at the end of a period of five years'.

2. The last two indents of Article 2 (1) of Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products to the Interim Agreement and of Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'- at the start of the sixth year the remaining duties shall be eliminated.'

Article 7

Article 2 (2) of Protocol 2 on ECSC products to the Interim Agreement and of Protocol 2 on ECSC products to the Europe Agreement shall be replaced by the following text:

'2. Further reductions to 60, 40, 20 and 0 % of the basic duty shall be made at the beginning of the second, third, fourth and fifth years respectively after the entry into force of the Agreement.'

Article 8

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Interim Agreement and of the Europe Agreement.

Article 9

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date upon which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. This Protocol shall apply from 1 July 1993, with the exception of its Article 7.

Article 10

This Protocol shall be drawn up in two copies in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

En fe de lo cual, los plenipotenciarios abajo firmantes suscriben el presente Protocolo adicional.

Til bekræftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne tillægsprotokol.

Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter dieses Zusatzprotokoll gesetzt.

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In witness whereof the undersigned plenipotentiaires have signed this Additional Protocol.

En foi de quoi, les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures au bas du présent protocole additionnel.

In fede di che, i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al presente protocollo aggiuntivo.

Ten blijke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder dit Aanvullend Protocol hebben gesteld.

Em fé de que, os plenipotenciários abaixo assinados apuseram as suas assinaturas no final do presente protocolo complementar.

Fentiek hiteléül, az arra meghatalmazottak aláírták a jelen Kiegészít Mo Jegyz Mokönyvet.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veintidós de diciembre de mil novecientos noventa y tres.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den toogtyvende december nitten hundrede og treoghalvfems.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am zweiundzwanzigsten Dezember neunzehnhundertdreiundneunzig.

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Done at Brussels on the twenty-second day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-deux décembre mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-treize.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventidue dicembre millenovecentonovantatré.

Gedaan te Brussel, de tweeëntwintigste december negentienhonderd drieënnegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e dois de Dezembro de mil novecentos e noventa e três.

Készült Brüsszelben az ezerkilencszázkilencvenharmadik év december hó huszonkettedik napján.

Por la Comunidad Europea y la Comunidad Europea del Carbón y del Acero

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab og Det Europæiske Kul- og Stålfællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft und die Europäische Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl

Ãéá ôçí ÅõñùðáúêÞ Êïéíüôçôá êáé ôçí ÅõñùðáúêÞ Êïéíüôçôá ¶íèñáêá êáé ×Üëõâá

For the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community

Pour la Communauté européenne et la Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier

Per la Comunità europea e la Comunità europea del carbone e dell'acciaio

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap en de Europese Gemeenschap voor Kolen en Staal

Pela Comunidade Europeia e pela Comunidade Europeia do Carvão e do Aço

Az Európai Közösség és az Európai Szén- és Acésközösség nevében

Por la República de Hungría

For Republikken Ungarn

Für die Republik Ungarn

Ãéá ôç Äçìïêñáôßá ôçò Ïõããáñßáò

For the Republic of Hungary

Pour la république de Hongrie

Per la Repubblica ungherese

Voor de Republiek Hongarije

Pela República da Hungria

A Magyar Köztársaság nevében