Traduction de «favourable tariff arrangement » (Anglais → Français) :

The main ACP banana-exporting countries may face challenges in the context of changing trade arrangements, notably liberalisation of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff in the framework of the WTO and the bilateral and regional agreements concluded, or in the process of being concluded, between the EU and Latin American countries.

Whereas large-flowered and small flowered roses and unifloral and multifloral carnations are only covered by these quotas subject to the conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 establishing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan (3); whereas these favourable tariff arrangements apply only to imports in respect of which certain price conditions are observed; whereas, in addition, Israel has undertaken to respect the traditional division of trade flows between roses and carnations;

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, 'favourable tariff arrangement' means any reduction or suspension, even under a tariff quota, of a customs duty or charge having equivalent effect or of an agricultural levy or other import charge provided for under the common agricultural policy or under the specific arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting form the processing of agricultural products.

Where Community provisions prescribe conditions concerning the eligibility of goods for a favourable tariff arrangement upon importation, having regard to their nature or end use, those conditions may be fixed according to the procedures laid down in Article 10.

Whereas according to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 449/86 of 24 February 1986 determining the arrangements to be applied by the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to trade with certain third countries (3), the provisions applicable by Spain and Portugal to trade with Cyprus shall be subject to the tariff treatment and other trade rules applied to third countries enjoying most favoured-nation treatment; whereas, therefore, this Regulation applies only to the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985;

The rules and disciplines of the GATT system, including the Most Favoured Nation clause whereby each party guarantees to give its trading partners in GATT equally favourable tariff arrangements, are the basis for their mutual trade. TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND TRENDS Trade between Japan and the Community has increased spectacularly in the past decade to Tokyo's advantage.