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I could not find any source confirming this, but item 080 on the list is "Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders".

If this indeed became effective July 1, 2016, wouldn't it mean that the 30-minute video recording limitation which is in place on some consumer devices to avoid a small duty (around 5%) can now be lifted?

The WTO document:

http://www.heise.de/downloads/18/1/8/4/2/5/4/3/25.pdf

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It looks like these devices are indeed affected by a change which came into effect on July 1, 2016. However, this is going to be a stepwise reduction of 0.8% points rather than a complete elimination. So this month the duty changed from 4.9% to 4.1%.

Source: German customs, cited by http://www.heise.de/foto/meldung/Zollsatz-Senkung-bei-Kamera...

> If this indeed became effective July 1, 2016, wouldn't it mean that the 30-minute video recording limitation which is in place on some consumer devices to avoid a small duty (around 5%) can now be lifted?

I certainly hope so, 30-minute video tax is one of the stupidest EU regulations. It is outright antidemocratic, it makes it unnecessary difficult for regular citizens to purchase equipment to make documentaries and porn.

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