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Kazakhstan

Schedule number: CLXXII
Harmonized System version: HS 2007
WTO Membership since: 30 November, 2015
This schedule is authentic in: English
Date of last schedule updated: 30 November, 2015

Section	Note Number	Note
Part I Section IA	Note 1	The "Final bound rate" of duty, if differing from the "Bound rate at date of accession", will be implemented during the year specified in the "Implementation" column. In such cases, the first tariff reduction will occur no later than the first day of the 13th month after the date of accession; any subsequent reduction will occur no later than 12 months after the previous reduction. Tariff reductions during the interim period, if applicable, will be implemented according to the attached Staging Matrix in Annex I.
Part I Section IA	Note 3	a) The Republic of Kazakhstan shall maintain its bound and applied rates for HS 1205 (rape of colza (canola) seeds, whether or not broken) at a level no higher than for HS 1201 (soya beans, whether or not broken); b) The Republic of Kazakhstan shall maintain its applied and bound rates on flours and meals of rape or colza (canola) seeds for HS 1208 90 at a level no higher than that of flours and meals of soya beans for HS 1208 10; c) The Republic of Kazakhstan shall maintain its applied rates for HS 1514 (rape or colza (canola) oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) at a level no higher that that for HS 1507 (soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified). Specifically: (i) For non-refined: HS 1514 11 at a level not higher than that for HS 1507 10; (ii) For refined: HS 1514 19 at a level not higher than that for HS 1507 90. d) The bound duty rates level on Tequila and Mezcal classified under HS 2208 90 will always be the same as the lowest bound duty rate level on any product in HS 2208. It is also confirmed that the phasing out of Kazakhstan`s concession in these two products will be the same as the shortest phaseout given by the Republic of Kazakhstan to any product in HS 2208; e) The Republic of Kazakhstan shall maintain its bound and applied rates for HS 2306 41 (oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape and colza (canola) oil, at a level no higher than that for HS 2304 (oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground; or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya bean oil); f) The bound and applied duty rates levels after 5 year implementation period for feed peas (HS 0713 10 900 1 for animal feed) will always be at a level no higher than that for HS 2304 (oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets resulting from the extraction of soya bean oil). G) For wine (HS 2204), any future tariff rates shall apply uniformly with respect to all products at the 6-digit level. Product descriptions for tariff lines in HS 2204, by and of themselves, shall not give rise to the enforcement of geographical indications at the border. This is without prejudice to the enforcement of any current or future geographical indications corresponding to such descriptions legally recognized by the Republic of Kazakhstan. Product descriptions for tariff lines in HS 0406, by and of themselves, shall not give rise to the enforcement of geographical indications at the border. This is without prejudice to the enforcement of any current or future geographical indications corresponding to such descriptions legally recognized by the Republic of Kazakhstan. If the Republic of Kazakhstan should recognize legally geographical indications corresponding to any of the product descriptions in tariff lines in HS 0406, the tariff rates applied to such products which do not conform to the geographical indication’s specifications shall not be affected.
Part I Section IA	Note 4	Nothing in this head note should be construed as limiting the application of relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, in particular Part IV of the GATT 1994 and the “Enabling Clause” on “Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries”, (Decision of 28 November 1979 (L/4903)). From the date of the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, where the Republic of Kazakhstan applies a tariff-only regime to imports of goods under HS 0202 and HS 0207, identified with # in Part I - Section I-A of Kazakhstan's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods, the Republic of Kazakhstan shall apply the MFN rate of duty to all imports of such goods from any WTO Member, except for imports from least developed countries, under Free Trade Agreements, or trade between Parties to a Customs Union to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a Party.
Part I Section IA	Note 5	Carcasses or any cuts obtained from bovine animals not over 30 months of age which have been fed for 100 or more days on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70% grain and comprising at least 20 pounds of total feed per day. Beef graded “choice”, or “prime” according to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards automatically meets above definition. Beef graded “Canada A”, “Canada AA”, “Canada AAA” and “Canada Prime” according to the competent authority in Canada automatically meets the above definition. Beef graded “GF” as defined by AUS-MEAT (in Australia) with beef colour conforming to AUS-MEAT meat colour reference standards 1B to 3 and fat colour conforming to AUS-MEAT fat colour reference standards 0 to 3, and AUS-MEAT marbling score of 0 to 9 automatically meets the above definition; or - Selected beef cuts obtained from steers, young steers, young bulls or heifers having been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning, or through pasture grazing and a balanced diet of high energy content during the last 120 days. The steers and young bulls carcasses shall be classified as JJ, J, U, U2, young steers and heifer carcasses shall be classified as AA, A or B according to the official beef classification established by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (in Argentina). The label “high quality beef” shall be added exclusively to this definition of beef cuts. Yearling and young beef shall be classified as “Y”, “YS”, “YG”, “YGS”, “YP” or “YPS” as defined by AUS-MEAT (in Australia) with beef colour conforming to AUS-MEAT meat colour reference standards 1B to 4 and fat colour conforming to AUS-MEAT fat colour reference standards 0 to 4.The label “high quality beef” shall be added exclusively to this definition of beef cuts; or -Beef of other WTO Members certified by the authorized bodies of these Members subject to recognition by the competent authorities of the Kazakhstan as equivalent to beef falling under Kazakhstan’s national standard on high quality beef.
Part I Section IA	Note 6	At the date of accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO the base price threshold for High Quality Beef (HQB) of 8000 euros/tonne is subject to review according to the following mechanism. The review is to be conducted every 12 months after the date of accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO. The revised price threshold will be established if (i) is less than the base threshold price, where (i) is: (i) the revised threshold calculated as the trade weighted average price for High Quality Beef originating from Members covered by Note 5 above imported under the tariff lines 0201 10 000 3, 0201 20 200 3, 0201 20 300 3, 0201 20 500 3, 0201 20 900 3, 0201 30 000 6, 0202 10 000 3, 0202 20 100 3, 0202 20 300 3, 0202 20 500 3, 0202 20 900 3, 0202 30 100 6, 0202 30 500 6 and 0202 30 900 6 during previous 12 months. This review mechanism will operate from the date of accession for a period of 24 months. After 24 months the following review mechanism shall apply. HQBn price threshold = MedPn * 3, where: MedPn – trade weighted price for ordinary beef imported under in-quota and out-of-quota regime under tariff lines 0201 and 0202, except for the tariff lines: 0201 10 000 2, 0201 10 000 3, 0201 20 200 2, 0201 20 200 3, 0201 20 300 2, 0201 20 300 3, 0201 20 500 2, 0201 20 500 3, 0201 20 900 2, 0201 20 900 3, 0201 30 000 5, 0201 30 000 6, 0202 10 000 2, 0202 10 000 3, 0202 20 100 2, 0202 20 100 3, 20202 20 300 2, 0202 20 300 3, 0202 20 500 2, 0202 20 500 3, 0202 20 900 2, 0202 20 900 3, 0202 30 100 5, 0202 30 100 6, 0202 30 500 5, 0202 30 500 6, 0202 30 900 5 and 0202 30 900 6 during the period following the date of the last revision of HQB price threshold. In these circumstances the revised HQB price threshold will only be applied in cases when the average price for the ordinary beef in the period following the last revision of the HQB price threshold level changes (increases/decreases) by no less than 20% in comparison with the average price for ordinary beef in the period before the last revision of the HQB price threshold. Transparency Mechanism During the 4 years period starting from the date of the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO the Republic of Kazakhstan would no later than 12 September of each year make available to WTO Members information on the imports of HQB under the tariff lines 0201 10 000 2, 0201 10 000 3, 0201 20 200 2, 0201 20 200 3, 0201 20 300 2, 0201 20 300 3, 0201 20 500 2, 0201 20 500 3, 0201 20 900 2, 0201 20 900 3, 0201 30 000 5, 0201 30 000 6, 0202 10 000 2, 0202 10 000 3, 0202 20 100 2, 0202 20 100 3, 20202 20 300 2, 0202 20 300 3, 0202 20 500 2, 0202 20 500 3, 0202 20 900 2, 0202 20 900 3, 0202 30 100 5, 0202 30 100 6, 0202 30 500 5, 0202 30 500 6, 0202 30 900 5 and 0202 30 900 6 on the previous 12 months. The information will include the prices, import sources and volumes.
Part I Section II	Note 1	The "Final bound rate" of duty, if differing from the "Bound rate at date of accession", will be implemented during the year specified in the "Implementation" column. In such cases, the first tariff reduction will occur no later than the first day of the 13th month after the date of accession; any subsequent reduction will occur no later than 12 months after the previous reduction Tariff reductions during the interim period, if applicable, will be implemented according to the attached Staging Matrix in Annex II.
Part I Section II	Note 3	The Republic of Kazakhstan is committed to reducing to zero within two years after its accession to the WTO, through equal annual reductions, the customs duty rates for products covered by the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) contained in the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products of 13 December 1996 (WT/MIN/(96)/16) .
Annex ITA		With respect to any product described in or for Attachment B to the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products (WT/MIN(96)/16), to the extent not specifically provided for in this Schedule, the customs duties on such product, as well any other duties and charges of any kind (within the meaning of Article II:1(b) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994), shall be bound and eliminated, as set forth in paragraph 2(a) of the Annex to the Declaration, wherever the product is classified.