RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG32/5
7 August 1998
(98-3122)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
EXAMINATION OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND SLOVENIA
Communication from the European Communities
The following information has been received from the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission, with the request that it be distributed to WTO Members:
A. Timetable for the elimination of barriers to trade
B. Trade statistics
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A. TIMETABLE FOR THE ELINIMATION OF BARRIERS TO TRADE
Interim Agreement between the European Communities (EC) and Slovenia
Entry into force of the Interim Agreement: 1 January 1997
Europe Agreement (EA) signed on 10 June 1996
Industrial products other than ECSC and textiles
EC Slovenia
Customs duties At entry into force
Annex II: 01/01/2000At entry into force
Annex III:  01/01/2000Annex IV:  on 01/01/2001
QRs on imports andmeasures having equivalent
effectAt entry into force At entry into force
Custom duties and charges
having equivalent effect onexportsAt entry into force At entry into force
Annex XII: 01/01/98
QRs on exports At entry into force At entry into force
Textiles Protocol
EC Slovenia
Customs duties At entry into force
Annex I:  31/12/97At entry into force
Annex II(a):  01/01/2000Annex II(b):  01/'01/2001
QRs and measures having
equivalent effect01/01/98 01/01/98WT/REG32/5
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ECSC Protocol
EC Slovenia
Customs duties
At entry into forceSteel:  at entry into force
(Annex: 01/01/2000)
Coal:  at entry into force
QRs and measures having
equivalent effectAt entry into force At entry into force
Processed agricultural products :  See Protocol 3
Agricultural products :  Limited concessions listed in Annexes VI, VII, VIII(a) and VIII(b).
B. TRADE STATISTICS
B1. EU trade with Slovenia
Table 1:  EU's exports to and imports from Slovenia in 1993-1997
Exports Imports Balance Export/
import
ratioExport
growthImport
growthExport share
in extra-EU
tradeImport share
in extra-EU
trade
Billion ECU % Annual % change %
1.4 1.6 -0.2 87 … … 0.32 0.33
1993 3.1 2.9 +0.2 107 122 81 0.62 0.59
1994 3.7 3.4 +0.3 107 19 17 0.68 0.63
1995 (EU-12) 4.4 3.8 +0.6 116 19 11 0.74 0.66
1995 (EU-15) 5.2 4.2 +0.9 122 19* 12* 0.91 0.78
1996 5.3 4.2 +1.0 126 4 0 0.86 0.73
1997 6.3 4.6 +1.7 136 19 9 0.87 0.73
*Compared to 1994 EU-12 figure plus 3 new Member States' trade with Slovenia.
Table 2:  Most important EU-15 exports in 1997
Sector (Common Customs Tariff sections) Million ECU % share of total % change over 1996
1.  Machinery & electrical (XVI) 1,477 23 23
2.  Transport equipment (XVII) 910 14 5
3.  Base metals & articles (XV) 628 10 28
4.  Textiles (XI) 609 9 10
5.  Chemical products (VI) 523 8 26
6.  Plastic products (VII) 414 6.4 17
7.  Agriculture incl. processed (I-IV) 401 6 5
Subtotal 4,962 79 16
ALL SECTORS 6,289 100 18
Table 3:  Most important EU-15 imports in 1997
Sector (Common Customs Tariff sections) Million ECU % share of total % change over 1996
1.  Machinery & electrical (XVI) 1,091 23 18
2.  Transport equipment (XVII) 743 16 11
3.  Textiles (XI) 611 13 3
4.  Base metals & articles (XV) 586 12 16
5.  Misc. manufactures (XX) 436 9 15
6.  Plastic products (VII) 211 4.5 10
7.  Wood, etc.(IX) 204 4 2
Subtotal 3,810 82 10
ALL SECTORS 4,659 100 10
Source:  Eurostat.WT/REG32/5
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B2. EU-15 trade with 10 Associated CEECs1
Table 1:  EU-15 exports to and imports from 10 Associated CEECs in 1996-1997
Exports Imports Balance Export/
import
ratioExport
growthImport
growthExport share
in extra-EU
tradeImport share
in extra-EU
trade
Billion ECU % Annual % change %
1996 51.3 47.1 +4.2 109 … … 10.2 8.1
1997 78.2 56.6 +21.6 138 52 20 10.9 8.4
Table 2:  Most important EU-15 exports in 1997
Sector (Common Customs Tariff sections) Million ECU % share of total % change over 1996
1.  Machinery & electrical (XVI) 24,391 31 28
2.  Transport equipment (XVII) 9,195 12 26
3.  Textiles (XI) 7,213 9.2 17
4.  Chemical products (VI) 7,046 9 22
5.  Base metals & articles (XV) 5,864 7.5 28
6.  Plastic products (VII) 4,855 6.2 27
7.  Agriculture, incl. processed (I-IV) 4,766 6 6
Subtotal 63,330 81 23
ALL SECTORS 78,266 100 23
Table 3:  Most important EU-15 imports in 1997
Sector (Common Customs Tariff sections) Million ECU % share of total % change over 1996
1.  Machinery & electrical (XVI) 12,736 22.5 40
2.  Textiles (XI) 7,972 14 14
3.  Base metals & articles (XV) 7,463 13 18
4.  Transport equipment (XVII) 5,310 9 29
5.  Misc. manufactures (XX) 3,464 6 14
6.  Agriculture, incl. processed (I-IV) 3,056 5.4 5
7.  Mineral products (V) 3,007 5 2
Subtotal 43,008 76 23
ALL SECTORS 56,656 100 20
Source:  Eurostat.
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1Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Slovak
Republic and Slovenia.