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| 19.12.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 343/34 |
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19.12.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/34

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1366/2013

of 18 December 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 Guatemala

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 Guatemala. |
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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 Guatemala.

| (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 December 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 December 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 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 Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

Article 3

The quotas set out in 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 December 2013.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 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

GUATEMALA

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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| 09.7047 | 6104 62 00 | Women’s or girls’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton | From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 87 500 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 1 144 500 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 1 239 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 1 333 500 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 1 428 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 1 522 500 |
| 09.7048 | 6105 20 | Men’s or boys’ shirts, knitted or crocheted, of man-made fibres | From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 291 667 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 3 815 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 4 130 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 4 445 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 4 760 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 5 075 000 |
| 09.7049 | 6203 42 | Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton | From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 87 500 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 1 144 500 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 1 239 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 1 333 500 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 1 428 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 1 522 500 |
| 09.7050 | 6203 43 | Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of synthetic fibres | From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 58 334 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 763 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 826 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 889 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 952 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 1 015 000 |
| 09.7051 | 6204 62 | Women’s or girls’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton | From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 58 334 |
| From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 | 763 000 |
| From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 | 826 000 |
| From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016 | 889 000 |
| From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017 | 952 000 |
| From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 | 1 015 000 |

Order No

CN code

Description of goods

Quota period

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

09.7047

6104 62 00

Women’s or girls’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton

From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013

87 500

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

1 144 500

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

1 239 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

1 333 500

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

1 428 000

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

1 522 500

09.7048

6105 20

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

From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013

291 667

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

3 815 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

4 130 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

4 445 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

4 760 000

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

5 075 000

09.7049

6203 42

Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton

From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013

87 500

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

1 144 500

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

1 239 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

1 333 500

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

1 428 000

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

1 522 500

09.7050

6203 43

Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of synthetic fibres

From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013

58 334

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

763 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

826 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

889 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

952 000

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

1 015 000

09.7051

6204 62

Women’s or girls’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton

From 1.12.2013 to 31.12.2013

58 334

From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014

763 000

From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015

826 000

From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016

889 000

From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017

952 000

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

1 015 000

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