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| 23.1.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 22/3 |
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23.1.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/3

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Commission notice concerning the date of application of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin or the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the Contracting Parties to this Convention

(2015/C 22/03)

For the purpose of the application of diagonal cumulation of origin among the Contracting Parties (1) to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (2) (hereafter referred to as ‘the Convention’), the Parties concerned notify each other, through the European Commission, of the origin rules in force with the other Parties.

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2

Based on these notifications, the tables attached specify the date from which diagonal cumulation becomes applicable.

The dates mentioned in Table 1 refer to:

| — | the date of application of diagonal cumulation on the basis of Article 3 of Appendix I to the Convention, where the free trade agreement concerned refers to the Convention. In that case, the date is preceded by ‘(C)’, |
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the date of application of diagonal cumulation on the basis of Article 3 of Appendix I to the Convention, where the free trade agreement concerned refers to the Convention. In that case, the date is preceded by ‘(C)’,

| — | the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation attached to the free trade agreement concerned, in other cases. |
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the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation attached to the free trade agreement concerned, in other cases.

It is recalled that diagonal cumulation can only be applied if the Parties of final manufacture and of final destination have concluded free trade agreements, containing identical rules of origin, with all the Parties participating in the acquisition of originating status, i.e. with all the Parties from which materials used originate. Materials originating in a Party which has not concluded an agreement with the Parties of final manufacture and of final destination shall be treated as non-originating. Specific examples are given in the Explanatory Notes concerning the pan-Euro-Mediterranean protocols on rules of origin (3).

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The dates mentioned in Table 2 refer to the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation attached to the free trade agreements between the EU, Turkey and the participants to the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process. Each time a reference to the Convention is made in a free trade agreement between Parties in this table, a date preceded by ‘(C)’ has been added in Table 1.

It is also recalled that materials originating in Turkey covered by the EU-Turkey customs union can be incorporated as originating materials for the purpose of diagonal cumulation between the European Union and the countries participating in the Stabilisation and Association Process with which an origin protocol is in force.

The codes for the Contracting Parties listed in the tables are given here below.

| — | European Union | EU |
| --- | --- | --- |
| — | EFTA States: | — | Iceland | IS |
| — | Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) (4) | CH (+ LI) |
| — | Norway | NO |

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European Union

EU

—

EFTA States:

—

Iceland

IS

—

Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) (4)

4

CH (+ LI)

—

Norway

NO

—

The Faeroe Islands

FO

—

The participants in the Barcelona Process:

| — | Algeria | DZ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| — | Egypt | EG |
| — | Israel | IL |
| — | Jordan | JO |
| — | Lebanon | LB |
| — | Morocco | MA |
| — | West Bank and Gaza Strip | PS |
| — | Syria | SY |
| — | Tunisia | TN |

—

Algeria

DZ

—

Egypt

EG

—

Israel

IL

—

Jordan

JO

—

Lebanon

LB

—

Morocco

MA

—

West Bank and Gaza Strip

PS

—

Syria

SY

—

Tunisia

TN

—

Turkey

TR

—

The participants in the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process:

| — | Albania | AL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| — | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA |
| — | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | MK (5) |
| — | Montenegro | ME |
| — | Serbia | RS |
| — | Kosovo (6) | KO |

—

Albania

AL

—

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA

—

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

MK (5)

5

—

Montenegro

ME

—

Serbia

RS

—

Kosovo (6)

6

KO

This notice replaces notice 2014/C 111/05 (OJ C 111, 12.4.2014, p. 7).

Table 1

Table 1

Date of application of rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation in the pan-Euro-Med zone

Date of application of rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation in the pan-Euro-Med zone

| | | EFTA States | | Participants in the Barcelona Process | | Participants in the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | EU | CH(+ LI) | IS | NO | FO | DZ | EG | IL | JO | LB | MA | PS | SY | TN | TR | AL | BA | KO | ME | MK | RS |
| EU | | 1.1.2006 | 1.1.2006 | 1.1.2006 | 1.12.2005 | 1.11.2007 | 1.3.2006 | 1.1.2006 | 1.7.2006 | | 1.12.2005 | 1.7.2009 | | 1.8.2006 | (7) | | | | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | (C)
  1.2.2015 |
| CH
  (+ LI) | 1.1.2006 | | 1.8.2005
  (C)
  1.7.2013 | 1.8.2005
  (C)
  1.7.2013 | 1.1.2006 | | 1.8.2007 | 1.7.2005 | 17.7.2007 | 1.1.2007 | 1.3.2005 | | | 1.6.2005 | 1.9.2007 | | (C)
  1.1.2015 | | (C)
  1.9.2012 | | |
| IS | 1.1.2006 | 1.8.2005
  (C)
  1.7.2013 | | 1.8.2005
  (C)
  1.7.2013 | 1.11.2005 | | 1.8.2007 | 1.7.2005 | 17.7.2007 | 1.1.2007 | 1.3.2005 | | | 1.3.2006 | 1.9.2007 | | (C)
  1.1.2015 | | (C)
  1.10.2012 | | |
| NO | 1.1.2006 | 1.8.2005
  (C)
  1.7.2013 | 1.8.2005
  (C)
  1.7.2013 | | 1.12.2005 | | 1.8.2007 | 1.7.2005 | 17.7.2007 | 1.1.2007 | 1.3.2005 | | | 1.8.2005 | 1.9.2007 | | (C)
  1.1.2015 | | (C)
  1.11.2012 | | |
| FO | 1.12.2005 | 1.1.2006 | 1.11.2005 | 1.12.2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DZ | 1.11.2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EG | 1.3.2006 | 1.8.2007 | 1.8.2007 | 1.8.2007 | | | | | 6.7.2006 | | 6.7.2006 | | | 6.7.2006 | 1.3.2007 | | | | | | |
| IL | 1.1.2006 | 1.7.2005 | 1.7.2005 | 1.7.2005 | | | | | 9.2.2006 | | | | | | 1.3.2006 | | | | | | |
| JO | 1.7.2006 | 17.7.2007 | 17.7.2007 | 17.7.2007 | | | 6.7.2006 | 9.2.2006 | | | 6.7.2006 | | | 6.7.2006 | 1.3.2011 | | | | | | |
| LB | | 1.1.2007 | 1.1.2007 | 1.1.2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | 1.12.2005 | 1.3.2005 | 1.3.2005 | 1.3.2005 | | | 6.7.2006 | | 6.7.2006 | | | | | 6.7.2006 | 1.1.2006 | | | | | | |
| PS | 1.7.2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1.2007 | | | | | | |
| TN | 1.8.2006 | 1.6.2005 | 1.3.2006 | 1.8.2005 | | | 6.7.2006 | | 6.7.2006 | | 6.7.2006 | | | | 1.7.2005 | | | | | | |
| TR | (7) | 1.9.2007 | 1.9.2007 | 1.9.2007 | | | 1.3.2007 | 1.3.2006 | 1.3.2011 | | 1.1.2006 | | 1.1.2007 | 1.7.2005 | | | | | | | |
| AL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.4.2014 |
| BA | | (C)
  1.1.2015 | (C)
  1.1.2015 | (C)
  1.1.2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | | (C)
  1.2.2015 | (C)
  1.2.2015 | (C)
  1.2.2015 |
| KO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME | (C)
  1.2.2015 | (C)
  1.9.2012 | (C)
  1.10.2012 | (C)
  1.11.2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.4.2014 |
| MK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | | (C)
  1.4.2014 |
| RS | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.2.2015 | | (C)
  1.4.2014 | (C)
  1.4.2014 | |

EFTA States

Participants in the Barcelona Process

Participants in the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process

EU

CH(+ LI)

IS

NO

FO

DZ

EG

IL

JO

LB

MA

PS

SY

TN

TR

AL

BA

KO

ME

MK

RS

EU

1.1.2006

1.1.2006

1.1.2006

1.12.2005

1.11.2007

1.3.2006

1.1.2006

1.7.2006

1.12.2005

1.7.2009

1.8.2006

(7)

7

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

CH

(+ LI)

1.1.2006

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.1.2006

1.8.2007

1.7.2005

17.7.2007

1.1.2007

1.3.2005

1.6.2005

1.9.2007

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.9.2012

IS

1.1.2006

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.11.2005

1.8.2007

1.7.2005

17.7.2007

1.1.2007

1.3.2005

1.3.2006

1.9.2007

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.10.2012

NO

1.1.2006

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.12.2005

1.8.2007

1.7.2005

17.7.2007

1.1.2007

1.3.2005

1.8.2005

1.9.2007

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.11.2012

FO

1.12.2005

1.1.2006

1.11.2005

1.12.2005

DZ

1.11.2007

EG

1.3.2006

1.8.2007

1.8.2007

1.8.2007

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

1.3.2007

IL

1.1.2006

1.7.2005

1.7.2005

1.7.2005

9.2.2006

1.3.2006

JO

1.7.2006

17.7.2007

17.7.2007

17.7.2007

6.7.2006

9.2.2006

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

1.3.2011

LB

1.1.2007

1.1.2007

1.1.2007

MA

1.12.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

1.1.2006

PS

1.7.2009

SY

1.1.2007

TN

1.8.2006

1.6.2005

1.3.2006

1.8.2005

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

6.7.2006

1.7.2005

TR

(7)

7

1.9.2007

1.9.2007

1.9.2007

1.3.2007

1.3.2006

1.3.2011

1.1.2006

1.1.2007

1.7.2005

AL

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

BA

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

KO

ME

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.9.2012

(C)

1.10.2012

(C)

1.11.2012

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

MK

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

RS

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

Table 2

Table 2

Date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey

Date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey

| | EU | AL | BA | MK | ME | RS | TR |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EU | | 1.1.2007 | 1.7.2008 | 1.1.2007 | 1.1.2008 | 8.12.2009 | (8) |
| AL | 1.1.2007 | | 22.11.2007 | 26.7.2007 | 26.7.2007 | 24.10.2007 | 1.8.2011 |
| BA | 1.7.2008 | 22.11.2007 | | 22.11.2007 | 22.11.2007 | 22.11.2007 | 14.12.2011 |
| MK | 1.1.2007 | 26.7.2007 | 22.11.2007 | | 26.7.2007 | 24.10.2007 | 1.7.2009 |
| ME | 1.1.2008 | 26.7.2007 | 22.11.2007 | 26.7.2007 | | 24.10.2007 | 1.3.2010 |
| RS | 8.12.2009 | 24.10.2007 | 22.11.2007 | 24.10.2007 | 24.10.2007 | | 1.9.2010 |
| TR | (8) | 1.8.2011 | 14.12.2011 | 1.7.2009 | 1.3.2010 | 1.9.2010 | |

EU

AL

BA

MK

ME

RS

TR

EU

1.1.2007

1.7.2008

1.1.2007

1.1.2008

8.12.2009

(8)

8

AL

1.1.2007

22.11.2007

26.7.2007

26.7.2007

24.10.2007

1.8.2011

BA

1.7.2008

22.11.2007

22.11.2007

22.11.2007

22.11.2007

14.12.2011

MK

1.1.2007

26.7.2007

22.11.2007

26.7.2007

24.10.2007

1.7.2009

ME

1.1.2008

26.7.2007

22.11.2007

26.7.2007

24.10.2007

1.3.2010

RS

8.12.2009

24.10.2007

22.11.2007

24.10.2007

24.10.2007

1.9.2010

TR

(8)

8

1.8.2011

14.12.2011

1.7.2009

1.3.2010

1.9.2010

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(1)  The Contracting Parties are the European Union, Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo (under Resolution 1244(1999) of the United Nations Security Council), Lebanon, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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(2)  OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 4.

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(3)  OJ C 83, 17.4.2007, p. 1.

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(4)  Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein form a customs union.

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(5)  ISO code 3166. Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusions of negotiations currently taking place under the auspices of the United Nations.

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(6)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

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(7)  For goods covered by the EU-Turkey customs union, the date of application is 27 July 2006.

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For agricultural products, the date of application is 1 January 2007.

For coal and steel products, the date of application is 1 March 2009.

(8)  For goods covered by the EU-Turkey customs union, the date of application is 27 July 2006.

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