Import Duties Sample Clauses

Import Duties. 1. Upon entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall abolish all customs duties and charges having equivalent effect to customs duties on imports of products originating in a Party covered by Article 2.1. No new customs duties and charges having equivalent effect to customs duties shall be introduced. 2. Import duties and charges having equivalent effect to import duties include any duty or charge of any kind imposed in connection with the importation of products, including any form of surtax or surcharge, but does not include any charge imposed in conformity with Articles III and VIII of the GATT 1994.

Import Duties. 27.1. The Contractor and its Subcontractors may enter under the regime of temporary admission the machinery and equipment necessary for oil exploitation to develop within this contract. 27.2. The foregoing, without prejudice of the faculty of the DGA to verify that the conciliations, sworn declarations, payments and credits performed by the Participating Company are in agreement with the procedures and conditions foreseen in the General Customs Law; and if it is required to perform the adjustments and/or payments resulting from such if applicable

Import Duties. ‌ 1. State Parties shall progressively eliminate import duties or charges having equivalent effect on goods originating from the territory of any other State Party in accordance with their Schedules of Tariff Concessions contained in Annex 1 to this Protocol. 2. For products subject to liberalisation, State Parties shall not impose any new import duties or charges having equivalent effect on goods originating from the territory of any other State Party, except as provided for under this Protocol. 3. An import duty shall include any duty or charge of any kind imposed on or in connection with the importation of goods consigned from any State Party to a consignee in another State Party, including any form of surtax or surcharge, but shall not include any: a. charges equivalent to internal taxes imposed consistently with Article III(2) of GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes in respect of like or directly competitive or substitutable goods of the State Party or in respect of goods from which imported goods have been manufactured or produced in whole or in part; b. antidumping or countervailing duties imposed in accordance with Articles VI, and XVI of GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and Article 16 of this Protocol; c. duties or levies imposed in relation to safeguards, in accordance with Articles XIX of GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Articles 17 and 18 of this Protocol; and d. other fees or charges imposed consistently with Article VIII of GATT 1994.

Import Duties. 1. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Parties shall apply import duties on goods originating in another Party in accordance with Annex I (Rules of Origin and Administrative Cooperation) and Annexes II to V (Schedules of Tariff Commitments). 2. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, no Party shall introduce new import duties, or increase those already applied on goods originating in another Party in accordance with its Schedule of Tariff Commitments. 3. For the purposes of this Agreement, “import duties” means any duties, taxes or charges imposed in connection with the importation of goods, except those imposed in conformity with: (a) Article III of the GATT 1994, including the interpretative notes ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; (b) Articles 2.16 (Subsidies and Countervailing Measures), 2.17 (Anti- Dumping), 2.18 (Global Safeguard Measures) or 2.19 (Bilateral Safeguard Measures); or (c) Article VIII of the GATT 1994, including the interpretative notes thereon.

Import Duties. 1. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, each Party shall grant tariff concessions on goods originating in another Party in accordance with Annexes II to V (Schedules on Tariff Commitments on Goods). 2. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, a Party shall not increase import duties, or introduce new import duties, on goods originating in another Party covered by Annexes II to V (Schedules on Tariff Commitments on Goods). 3. Paragraph 2 shall not preclude a Party from: (a) raising an import duty to the level established in Annexes II to V (Schedules on Tariff Commitments on Goods) following a unilateral reduction; or (b) maintaining or increasing an import duty as authorised by the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO. 4. If a Party, after the entry into force of this Agreement, reduces its applied most favoured nation (MFN) import duty, that import duty shall apply to trade in goods originating in another Party if it is lower than the import duty calculated in accordance with Annexes II to V (Schedules on Tariff Commitments on Goods). 5. Consultations may be held in the Joint Committee to consider further improvements of the tariff concessions set out in the respective Annexes II to V (Schedules on Tariff Commitments on Goods), taking account of the pattern of trade between the Parties and the sensitivities of the goods. 6. For the purposes of this Agreement, "import duties" means any duties, taxes or charges applied in connection with the importation of goods, except those applied in conformity with: (a) Article II of the GATT 1994; (b) Articles 2.14 (Subsidies and Countervailing Measures), 2.15 (Anti- dumping), 2.16 (Global Safeguard Measures) or 2.17 (Bilateral Safeguard Measures); (c) Article VIII of the GATT 1994.

Import Duties. 38.1. The Contractor and the Sub-Contractors engaged in Petroleum Operations shall be permitted to import, free of duty, VAT or all or any other duties, taxes, levies or imposts, all equipment and supplies required for Petroleum Operations including but not limited to drillships, platforms, vessels, geophysical tools, communications equipment, explosives, radioactive sources, vehicles, oilfield supplies, lubricants, consumable items (other than foodstuffs or alcoholic beverages or fuel), as well as all items listed on Annex D. The aforementioned items, including but not limited to the items listed on Annex D, shall be deemed approved and certified by the Chief Inspector to be for use solely in carrying out Petroleum Operations. The Contractor shall give prior notification to the Minister of Sub- Contractors engaged in Petroleum Operations. (a) Subject to Article 38.1, and for as long as this Agreement remains in force the Contractor and Sub- Contractors engaged in Petroleum Operations hereunder shall be required to pay to the relevant authority a ten percent (10%) excise tax on any fuel imports, where such imports have been certified by the Chief Inspector to be used solely in carrying out Petroleum Operations in any area within the Contract Area. 38.2. Subject to Article 24, any of the items imported into Guyana may, if no longer required for Petroleum Operations hereunder, be freely exported at any time by the importing party, without the payment of any export duty or impost provided, however, that on the sale or transfer by the importer of any such item to any person in Guyana (other than the Government) import duty shall be payable by the importer on the value thereof at the date of such sale or transfer as determined by the Guyana Revenue Authority in accordance with their applicable rules. 38.3. Each Expatriate Employee of the Contractor (including any Affiliated Company) and of Sub-Contractors, who have been assigned to work in Guyana for the Contractor or its Sub Contractors shall be permitted, subject to the limitations and conditions set out in the Customs Act, to import into Guyana free of import duty and taxes within six (6) months on first arrival their personal and household effects including one (1) motor vehicle, provided, however, that no property so imported by the employee shall be sold by him in Guyana except in accordance with Government regulations and upon the payment of the prescribed customs duties. Any importation or replacement o...

Import Duties. 1. Upon entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall abolish all customs duties and charges having equivalent effect to customs duties on imports of products originating in a Party covered by Article 2.1, except as otherwise provided for in Annexes IV and V. No new customs duties and charges having equivalent effect to customs duties shall be introduced. 2. Import duties and charges having equivalent effect to import duties include any duty or charge of any kind imposed in connection with the importation of a product, including any form of surtax or surcharge, but does not include any charge imposed in conformity with Articles III and VIII of the GATT 1994. 3. The Parties recognise that they may, following a unilateral tariff reduction, raise a customs duty to the level established in the tariff dismantling schedule of each Party, for the respective year.

Import Duties. The Parties will co-operate in accordance with applicable Laws to ensure where permissible no import duties are paid on imported materials supplied by Moderna on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Party responsible for shipping will value any such materials in accordance with applicable laws.

Import Duties. 1. Subject to the provisions of Annex A, Member Territories shall not apply any import duties on goods which are eligible for Area tariff treatment in accordance with Article 5. 2. For the purposes of this Article and Annex A, the term "import duties" means any tax or surtax of customs and any other charges of equivalent effect - whether fiscal, monetary or exchange - which are levied on imports, except duties notified under Article 7 and other charges which fall within that Article. 3. The provisions of this Article do not apply to fees and similar charges in respect of services rendered.