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derogatingfromRegulation(EEC)No2454/93inrespect ofthedefinitionoftheconceptoforigi-
natingproductsusedforthepurposesoftheschemeofgeneralisedpreferencestotakeaccountof
thespecialsituationofNepalregardingcertain exportsoftextiles totheCommunity
(OJ L 185, 25.7.2000, p. 54)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 293/2002 of 15 February 2002 L 46 16 16.2.2002
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 216, 26.8.2000, p. 22 (1615/2000)
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1615/2000
of24July2000
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the
definition of the concept of originating products used for thepurposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take accountof the special situation of Nepal regarding certain exports of
textilestotheCommunity
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October
1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and ofthe Council(
2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regu-lation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community CustomsCode(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(4), and in
particular Article 76 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)By Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998
applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferencesfor the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001(
5), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1310/2000(6), the
Community gave such preferences to Nepal.
(2)Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 establish the
definition of the concept of originating products to be used forthe purposes of generalised tariff preferences. Article 76 of that
Regulation provides, however, for derogations to those provi-
sions in favour of least-developed GSP-beneficiary countrieswhich submit an appropriate request to that effect to theCommunity.
(3)By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/1999(7), Nepal
obtained such a derogation for certain textiles, for the period
from 15 July 1999 to 14 July 2000.
(4)The request submitted by Nepal satisfies the requirements ofArticle 76 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. ►
C1In particular,
the introduction ◄of quantitative conditions (on an annual
basis) reflecting the Community market's capacity to absorb theNepalese products, Nepal's export-capacity and actual recordedtrade flows, is such as to prevent injury to the correspondingbranches of Community industry. The derogation should beadapted, however, with reference to the economic needs.
(5)In order to encourage regional cooperation among beneficiarycountries, it is desirable to provide that the raw materials to beused in Nepal in the context of this derogation should originatein countries belonging to the Association of South-East Asian
Nations (ASEAN) (except Myanmar), to the South Asian Asso-
ciation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or to the ACP-ECPartnershipAgreement.
(6)The open and effective administration of these measures shouldbe ensured by applying the relevant provisions, for the manage-2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 28.
(7) OJ L 178, 14.7.1999, p. 42.
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ment of tariff quotas, laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/
93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97(1).
(7)Any demand to extend application of the derogation beyond thequantities provided for must be considered in consultation withthe Nepalese authorities.
(8)To be fully effective, the derogation should be granted for areasonable length of time, that is, until 31 December 2001when Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 expires.
(9)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. By way of derogation from Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2454/93, products listed in the Annex to this Regulation which aremanufactured in Nepal from woven fabric (woven items) or yarn(knitted items) imported into that country and originating in a country
belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
(except Myanmar), to the ►
C1South Asian Association ◄for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or to the ACP-EC Partnership Agree-ment shall be regarded as originating in Nepal in accordance with thearrangements set out below.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, products shall be considered as
originating in ASEAN or SAARC when they are obtained in thesecountries according to the rules of origin provided for in Articles 67
to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, or as originating in the benefi-
ciary countries of the ACP-EC PartnershipAgreement when they areobtained in those countries according to the rules of origin providedin Protocol No 1 to the ACP-EC PartnershipAgreement(
2).
3. The competent authorities of Nepal shall undertake to take all of
the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions ofparagraph 2.
Article 2
The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products trans-
ported directly from Nepal and imported into the Community during
the period from 15 July 2000 to ►
M131 December 2004 ◄,u pt o
the annual quantities listed in the Annex against each product.
Article 3
The quantities referred to in Article 2 shall be managed by the
Commission, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Articles
308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 4
When drawings under Article 3 account for 80 % of the quantities
shown in the Annex, the Commission, in consultation with the Nepa-lese authorities, shall consider whether it is necessary to extendapplication of the derogation beyond those quantities.
Article 5
1. The competent authorities of Nepal shall take the necessary steps
to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred toin Article 1.2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 31.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.▼M1
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2. The following shall be entered in box 4 of certificates of origin
form A issued by the competent authorities of Nepal pursuant to thisRegulation: ‘Derogation — Regulation (EC) No 1615/2000’.
3. The competent authorities of Nepal shall forward to the Commis-
sion every month a statement of the quantities in respect of whichcertificates of origin form A have been issued pursuant to this Regula-tion and the serial numbers of those certificates.
Article 6
In case of doubt, the Member States may demand a copy of the docu-
ment certifying the origin of the materials used in Nepal under thisderogation. Such a demand may be made at the time of entry into
free circulation of the goods benefiting from this Regulation, or within
the framework of the administrative cooperation for which provision ismade in Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal ofthe European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX
Order NoTextile
categoryCombined
NomenclatureDescription of goodsQuantity (1.1 to
31.12)
►C1
09.8103
◄6 62034110
62034190
62034231
62034233
62034235
62034290
62034319
62034390
62034919
62034950
62046110
62046231
62046233
62046239
62046318
62046918
62113242
62113342
62114242
62114342Men's or boys' woven breeches,
shorts other than swimwear and
trousers (including slacks); women's
or girls' woven trousers and slacks,
of wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres; lower parts of tracksuits
with lining, other than category 16
or 29, of cotton or of man-made
fibres573674 pieces
►C1
09.8104
◄7 61061000
61062000
61069010
62062000
62063000
62064000Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and
shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or
of man-made fibres445688 pieces
►C1
09.8105
◄8 62051000
62052000
62053000Men's or boys' shirts, other than
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres97747 pieces
►C1
09.8106
◄10 61111010
61112010
61113010
ex 61119000
61161020
61161080
61169100
61169200
61169300
61169900Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or
crocheted1246 351 pairs
►C1
09.8107
◄12 61151200
61151900
61152011
61152090
61159100
61159200
61159310
61159330
61159399
61159900Panty-hose and tights, stockings,
understockings, socks, ankle-socks,
sockettes and the like, knitted or
crocheted, other than for babies,
including stockings for varicose
veins, other than products of cate-
gory 70553615 pairs
►C1
09.8109
◄14 62011100
ex 62011210
ex 62011290
ex 62011310
ex 62011390
62102000Men's or boys' woven overcoats,
raincoats and other coats, cloaks
and capes, of wool, of cotton or of
man-made fibres (other than parkas
of category 21)55003 pieces2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 5
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Order NoTextile
categoryCombined
NomenclatureDescription of goodsQuantity (1.1 to
31.12)
►C1
09.8110
◄15 62021100
ex 62021210
ex 62021290
ex 62021310
ex 62021390
62043100
62043290
62043390
62043919
62103000Women's or girls' woven overcoats,
raincoats and other coats, cloaks
and capes; jackets and blazers, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres (other than parkas of category
21)380049 pieces
►C1
09.8111
◄16 62031100
62031200
62031910
6203193062032100
62032280
62032380
62032918
62113231
62113331Men's or boys' suits and ensembles,
other than knitted or crocheted, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres, excluding ski-suits; men's orboys' tracksuits with lining, with an
outer shell of a single identical
fabric, of cotton or of man-made
fibres32985 pieces
►
C1
09.8112
◄17 62033100
62033290
62033390
62033919Men's or boys' jackets and blazers,
other than knitted or crocheted, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres123685 pieces
►C1
09.8113
◄18 62071100
62071900
62072100
62072200
62072900
62079110
62079190
62079200
62079900Men's or boys' singlets and other
vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts,
pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns
and similar articles, other than
knitted or crocheted252 tonnes
62081100
62081910
62081990
62082100
62082200
62082900
62089111
62089119
62089190
62089200
62089900
ex 62121010►C1Women's or girls' singlets ◄
and other vests, slips, petticoats,
briefs, panties, nightdresses,
pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dres-
sing-gowns and similar articles,
other than knitted or crocheted
►C1
09.8114
◄21 ex 62011210
ex 62011290
ex 62011310
ex 62011390
62019100
62019200
62019300
ex 62021210
ex 62021290
ex 62021310
ex 62021390
62029100
62029200
62029300
62113241
62113341
62114241
62114341Parkas; anoraks, wind-cheaters,
waister jackets and the like, other
than knitted or ►C1crocheted ◄,
of wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres; upper parts of tracksuits
with lining, other than category 16
or 29, of cotton or of man-made
fibres30083 pieces2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 6
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Order NoTextile
categoryCombined
NomenclatureDescription of goodsQuantity (1.1 to
31.12)
►C1
09.8116
◄26 61044100
61044200
61044300
61044400
62044100
62044200
62044300
62044400Women's or girls' dresses, of wool,
of cotton or of man-made fibres1 615767 pieces
►C1
09.8117
◄27 61045100
61045200
61045300
61045900
62045100
62045200
62045300
62045910Women's or girls' skirts, including
divided skirts349416 pieces
►C1
09.8119
◄29 62041100
62041200
62041300
62041910
62042100
62042280
62042380
62042918
62114231
62114331Women's or girls' suits and ensem-
bles, other than knitted ►C1or
crocheted, of wool ◄, of cotton or
of man-made fibres, excluding ski-
suits; women's or girls' tracksuits
with lining, with an outer shell of
an identical fabric, of cotton or of
man-made fibres135935 pieces
►C1
09.8120
◄31 ex 62121010
62121090Brassières, woven, knitted or
crocheted1 100 pieces
►C1
09.8121
◄68 61111090
61112090
61113090
ex 61119000
ex 62091000
ex 62092000
ex 62093000
ex 62099000Babies' garments and clothing
accessories, excluding babies'
gloves, mittens and mitts of cate-
gories 10 and 87, and babies'
stockings, socks and sockettes, other
than knitted or crocheted, of cate-
gory 8819 tonnes
►C1
09.8123
◄72 61123110
61123190
61123910
61123990
61124110
61124190
61124910
61124990
62111100
62111200Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of
man-made fibres7 112 pieces2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 7
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Order NoTextile
categoryCombined
NomenclatureDescription of goodsQuantity (1.1 to
31.12)
►C1
09.8127
◄76 62032210
62032310
62032911
62033210
62033310
62033911
62034211
62034251
62034311
62034331
62034911
62034931
62113210
62113310Men's or boys' industrial or occupa-
tional clothing, other than knitted or
crocheted6 tonnes
62042210
62042310
62042911
62043210
62043310
62043911
62046211
62046251
62046311
62046331
62046911
62046931
62114210
62114310Women's or girls' aprons, smock-
overalls and other industrial or
occupational clothing, other than
knitted or crocheted
►C1
09.8128
◄78 62034130
62034259
62034339
62034939
62046180
62046190
62046259
62046290
62046339
62046390
62046939
62046950
62104000
62105000
62113100
62113290
62113390
62114100
62114290
62114390Garments, other than knitted or
crocheted, excluding garments of
categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 7795 tonnes
►C1
09.8130
◄84 62142000
62143000
62144000
62149010Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas,
veils and the like, other than knitted
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or
of man-made fibres75 tonnes
►C1
09.8131
◄86 62122000
62123000
62129000Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-
belts, braces, suspenders, garters
and the like, and parts thereof,
whether or not knitted or crocheted1 100 pieces
►C1
09.8134
◄159 62044910
62061000Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses,
not knitted or crocheted ►C1,o f
silk or of silk waste ◄5 tonnes
62141000 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas,
veils and the like, not knitted or
crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste
62151000 Ties, bow-ties and cravats, of silk or
of silk-waste2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 8
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Order NoTextile
categoryCombined
NomenclatureDescription of goodsQuantity (1.1 to
31.12)
►C1
09.8135
◄161 62011900
62019900
62021900
62029900
62031990
62032990
62033990
62034990
62041990
62042990
62043990
62044990
62045990
62046990
62059010
62059090
62069010
62069090
ex 62112000
62113900
62114900Garments, not knitted or crocheted,
other than those of categories 1 to
123 and of category 15962 tonnes
►C1
09.8136
◄20 63022100
63022290
63022990
63023110
63023190
63023290
63023990Bed linen, other than knitted or
crocheted3 tonnes
►C1
09.8137
◄40 ex 63039100
ex 63039290
ex 63039990
63041910
ex 63041990
63049200
ex 63049300
ex 63049900Woven curtains (including drapes,
interior blinds, curtain and bed
valances and other furnishing arti-
cles), other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of
man-made fibres80 tonnes
►C1
09.8138
◄91 63062100
6306220063062900Tents 1,1 tonnes
►
C1
09.8139
◄109 63061100
63061200
63061900
63063100
63063900Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and
sunblinds11 tonnes
►C1
09.8140
◄110 63064100
63064900Woven pneumatic mattresses 1,1 tonnes
►C1
09.8141
◄111 63069100
63069900Camping goods, woven, other than
pneumatic mattresses and tents1,1 tonnes2000R1615 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 001.001 — 9