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| 12.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 272/20 |
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12.10.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 272/20

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 975/2013

of 11 October 2013

on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, that apply within quotas for certain products from Honduras

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | By Decision 2012/734/EU, the Council authorised the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion. |
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(1)

By Decision 2012/734/EU, the Council authorised the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.

| (2) | Annex II to the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. For a number of products, Appendix 2A to that Annex provides for the possibility of derogations from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II in the framework of annual quotas. As the Union has decided to use that possibility, it is necessary to provide the conditions for the application of those derogations for imports from Honduras. |
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(2)

Annex II to the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. For a number of products, Appendix 2A to that Annex provides for the possibility of derogations from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II in the framework of annual quotas. As the Union has decided to use that possibility, it is necessary to provide the conditions for the application of those derogations for imports from Honduras.

| (3) | The quotas set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II should be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2). |
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(3)

The quotas set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II should be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

| (4) | Entitlement to benefit from the tariff concessions should be subject to the presentation of the relevant proof of origin to the customs authorities, as provided for in the Agreement. |
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(4)

Entitlement to benefit from the tariff concessions should be subject to the presentation of the relevant proof of origin to the customs authorities, as provided for in the Agreement.

| (5) | Since the Agreement applies on a provisional basis as of 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date. |
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(5)

Since the Agreement applies on a provisional basis as of 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   The rules of origin set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), shall apply to the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.   The rules of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply by derogation from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement, within the quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

To benefit from the derogation set out in Article 1, the products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Annex II to the Agreement.

Article 3

The quotas set out in the Annex shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 August 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 October 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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ANNEX

HONDURAS

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the scope of the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.

| Order No | CN code | Description of goods | Quota period | Annual quota volume (in items (pairs) if not otherwise specified) |
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| 09.7052 | 6115 | Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 2 916 667 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 7 000 000 |
| 09.7053 | 6205 20 00 | Men’s or boys’ shirts, of cotton | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 4 583 333 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 11 880 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 12 760 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 13 640 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 14 520 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 15 400 000 |
| 09.7054 | 6205 30 00 | Men’s or boys’ shirts, of man-made fibres | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 5 729 167 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 14 850 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 15 950 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 17 050 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 18 150 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 19 250 000 |
| 09.7055 | 6205 90 | Men’s or boys’ shirts, of other textile materials | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 416 667 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 1 080 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 1 160 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 1 240 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 1 320 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 1 400 000 |
| 09.7056 | 6206 30 00 | Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of cotton | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 4 166 667 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 10 800 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 11 600 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 12 400 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 13 200 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 14 000 000 |
| 09.7057 | 6206 40 00 | Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of man-made fibres | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 5 416 667 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 14 040 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 15 080 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 16 120 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 17 160 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 18 200 000 |
| 09.7058 | 6206 90 | Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of other textile materials | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 416 667 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 1 080 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 1 160 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 1 240 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 1 320 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 1 400 000 |
| 09.7059 | 6212 10 | Brassières, whether or not knitted or crocheted | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 2 083 333 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 5 400 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 5 800 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 6 200 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 6 600 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 7 000 000 |
| 09.7060 | 8544 30 00 | Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 3 333 tonnes net weight |
| 8544 42 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V, fitted with connectors |
| 8544 49 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V, not fitted with connectors | From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 8 000 tonnes net weight |
| 8544 60 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000  V |

Order No

CN code

Description of goods

Quota period

Annual quota volume (in items (pairs) if not otherwise specified)

09.7052

6115

Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

2 916 667

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

7 000 000

09.7053

6205 20 00

Men’s or boys’ shirts, of cotton

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

4 583 333

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

11 880 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

12 760 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

13 640 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

14 520 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

15 400 000

09.7054

6205 30 00

Men’s or boys’ shirts, of man-made fibres

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

5 729 167

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

14 850 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

15 950 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

17 050 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

18 150 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

19 250 000

09.7055

6205 90

Men’s or boys’ shirts, of other textile materials

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

416 667

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

1 080 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

1 160 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

1 240 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

1 320 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

1 400 000

09.7056

6206 30 00

Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of cotton

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

4 166 667

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

10 800 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

11 600 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

12 400 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

13 200 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

14 000 000

09.7057

6206 40 00

Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of man-made fibres

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

5 416 667

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

14 040 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

15 080 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

16 120 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

17 160 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

18 200 000

09.7058

6206 90

Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of other textile materials

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

416 667

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

1 080 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

1 160 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

1 240 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

1 320 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

1 400 000

09.7059

6212 10

Brassières, whether or not knitted or crocheted

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

2 083 333

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

5 400 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

5 800 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

6 200 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

6 600 000

From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

7 000 000

09.7060

8544 30 00

Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships

From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

3 333 tonnes net weight

8544 42

Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V, fitted with connectors

8544 49

Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V, not fitted with connectors

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12

8 000 tonnes net weight

8544 60

Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000  V

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