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DECISION N° 2/89 OF THE EEC-SWEDEN JOINT COMMITTEE of 20 September 1989 altering the limits expressed in ecus in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,

Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of

the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas the equivalents of the European units of account in some national currencies on 3 October 1988 were lower than their equivalents on 1 October 1986; whereas, this fact, as a result of the automatic change of base date provided for in Article 8 (4) of Protocol 3 would lead, on the conversion into the national currencies concerned, to a lowering of the effective limits for simplified documentary requirements; whereas, in order to avoid this, the limits expressed in ecus should be raised,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 8 of Protocol 3, as last amended, is hereby amended as follows:

- in paragraph 1 (c), 'ECU 4 400' is replaced by 'ECU 4 800',

- in paragraph 2, 'ECU 310' is replaced by 'ECU 340' and 'ECU 880' by 'ECU 960'.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 1989.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 1989.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

S. BRATTSTROEM
NoL176/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.7.90
DECISIONNo1/90OFTHEEEC-ICELAND JOINTCOMMITTEE
of15May1990
amendingProtocol3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'andmethodsofadministrative cooperationfollowingthesuspension
ofcustomsdutiesapplicablebytheCommunityofTenandIcelandtoimports
fromSpain
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIceland,
signedinBrusselson22July1972,
HavingregardtoProtocol3concerningthedefinitionof
theconceptof'originatingproducts'andmethodsof
administrative cooperation,hereinafterreferredtoas
'Protocol3',andinparticularArticle28thereof,
Whereas,byvirtueofRegulation(EEC)No1673/89and
ofDecision89/372/ECSCoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,thecollectionofcertaincustomsduties
applicableintheCommunityofTentoimportsfrom
Spainhasbeentotallysuspendedsince1July1989;
WhereasathirdAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofIcelandconsequentontheaccessionofthe
KingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublictothe
Communityhasbeenapprovedprovidingalsoforthe
suspensionofcustomsdutiesonproductscoveredbythe
AgreementandimportedintoIcelandfromSpain;
whereasIcelandhasalreadybeenapplyingautonomously ,
asfrom1July1989,theprovisionsofthisthirdAddi­
tionalProtocolpendingitsratification;
Whereas,intheframeworkofthesaidAgreement,this
situationresultsingrantingtoSpanishproductsaprefe­
rentialtreatmentidenticaltotheoneappliedtoproducts
originatingintherestoftheCommunity ;whereas,there­fore,theidentification ofproductsoriginatinginSpain
hasbecomesuperfluous,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Protocol3isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.Articles24and25(2)aredeleted;
2.inAnnexV,thelastsentenceoffootnote(1)is
replacedbythefollowing:
'Whenaninvoicealsoincludesproductshavingthe
statusofproductsoriginatingintheCanaryIslands,
CeutaandMelillawithinthemeaningofArticle19of
Protocol,theexportermustclearlyindicatethemby
meansofthesymbol"CCM".'
Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1July1989.
DoneatBrussels,15May1990.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
R.COHEN
DECISION NO 8/91 OF THE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS extending Decision No 2/90 on transitional measures to be applied from 1 March 1990

THE ACP-EEC COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,

Having regard to the Third ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 8 December 1984, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 291 thereof,

Having regard to Decision No 1/90 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers of 22 February 1990 delegating powers to the ACP-EEC Committee of Ambassadors in connection with the adoption of transitional measures upon expiry of the Third ACP-EEC Convention,

Whereas the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989, has not yet entered into force;

Whereas Decision No 2/90 is valid only until 28 February 1991 and the extension thereof, accorded by Decision No 1/91, will expire on 30 June 1991; whereas, in consequence, in order to avoid an interruption of relations between the ACP States and the Community it is appropriate to extend that Decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision No 2/90 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers of 27 February 1990 on transitional measures to be applied from 1 March 1990 is hereby extended until the entry into force of the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention or 30 September 1991, whichever is the earlier.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1991.

Done at Luxembourg. For the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers By the ACP-EEC Committee of Ambassadors THE CHAIRMAN
DECISION N° 1/91 OF THE EEC-ICELAND JOINT COMMITTEE of 18 September 1991 supplementing and amending, in the framework of the Joint Declaration concerning the review of the changes to the origin rules as a result of the introduction of the harmonized system, Annex III to Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation (91/579/EEC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,

Having regard to Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as Protocol N° 3, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas the Joint Declaration annexed to Decision N° 1/88 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee provides for a review of the changes made to the rules of origin as a result of the introduction of the harmonized system where the alterations result in a situation prejudicial to the interest of the sectors concerned; whereas it also provides for the substance of the rules of origin concerned to be restored as it was before Decision N° 1/88;

Whereas the rules of origin applicable to interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out, of HS heading ex 62.17, as established by Decision N° 1/88 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee, should be amended to restore the substance of these rules as it was before the introduction of the harmonized system,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The heading and relevant rules in the list annexed to this Decision shall be inserted in the corresponding heading and rules in the List in Annex III to Protocol N° 3 to the EEC-Iceland Agreement.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.

Done at Brussels, 18 September 1991.

For the Joint Committee The President H. HAFSTEIN

ANNEX

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DECISION No 2/92 OF THE EEC-AUSTRIA JOINT COMMITTEE

of 14 July 1992

extending the validity of Decision No 5/88 of the Joint Committee modifying Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation in order to simplify the cumulation rules

(92/407/EEC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,

Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as 'Protocol 3`, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas on 14 December 1988 the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 5/88 amending Protocol 3 in order to simplify the cumulation rules;

Whereas it was considered necessary at the time to review the effects of the introduction of the new cumulation rules after a period of experience to verify their economic effect and to limit the application of the Decision to three years;

Whereas Decision No 5/88 entered into force on 1 January 1989 and is applicable until 31 December 1991;

Whereas the review carried out by the Joint Committee has revealed that the new cumulation rules introduced by the Decision are working in a satisfactory manner both from the point of view of their use by operators and their control by customs administrations and from the point of view of their economic effects;

Whereas it is necessary to extend the validity of Decision No 5/88 for an indefinite period of time,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The validity of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee is hereby extended for an indefinite period of time.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1992.

Done at Brussels, 14 July 1992. For the Joint Committee

The President

G. WAAS
DECISION NO 1/92 OF THE EEC-NORWAY JOINT COMMITTEE

of 10 July 1992

altering the limits expressed in ecus in Article 8 of Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products` and methods of administrative cooperation

(92/417/EEC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, signed in Brussels on 14 May 1973,

Having regard to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products` and methods of administrative cooperation, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas the equivalents of the European currency unit in some national currencies on 1 October 1990 were lower than their equivalents on 3 October 1988; whereas this fact, as a result of the automatic change of base date provided for in Article 8 (4) of Protocol No 3, would lead, on the conversion into the national currencies concerned, to a lowering of the effective limits for simplified documentary requirements; whereas, in order to avoid this, the limits expressed in ecus should be raised,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 8 of Protocol No 3 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 1 (c), 'ECU 4 800` shall be replaced by 'ECU 5 110`;

(b) in paragraph 2, 'ECU 340` shall be replaced by 'ECU 365` and 'ECU 960` by 'ECU 1 025`.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 1991.

Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Joint Committee

The President

G. AVERY
DECISION No 2/93 OF THE EEC-ICELAND JOINT COMMITTEE of 27 January 1993 supplementing and amending, in the framework of the Joint Declaration concerning the review of the changes to the origin rules as a result of the introduction of the Harmonized System, Annex III to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation (93/594/EEC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,

Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as 'Protocol 3`, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas the Joint Declaration annexed to Decision No 1/88 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee provides for a review of the changes made to the rules of origin as a result of the introduction of the Harmonized System where the alterations result in a situation prejudicial to the interest of the sectors concerned; whereas it also provides for the substance of the rules of origin concerned to be restored as it was before Decision No 1/88;

Whereas the rules of origin applicable to liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, containing added sucrose, invert sugar, eggs and egg yolk, of HS heading ex 2208, as established by Decision No 1/88 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee, should be amended to restore the substance of this rule as it was before the introduction of the Harmonized System,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The heading and relevant rules in the list annexed to this Decision shall replace the corresponding heading and rules in the list in Annex III to Protocol 3 to the EEC-Iceland Agreement.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.

Done at Brussels, 27 January 1993.

For the Joint Committee The President H. HAFSTEIN

ANNEX

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DECISION No 4/93 OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE of 17 December 1993 derogating from the definition of the concept of 'originating products` to take account of the special situation of the Republic of the Seychelles with regard to its production of canned tuna (94/18/EC)

THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989, and in particular Article 31 (9) of Protocol 1 thereto,

Whereas Article 31 of Protocol 1 to the Convention on the definition of the concept of 'originating products` and on administrative cooperation methods provides that derogations from this Protocol may be granted by the Customs Cooperation Committee when warranted by the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries;

Whereas the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States have submitted a request from the Government of the Republic of the Seychelles for a derogation from the definition set out in Protocol 1 in respect of canned tuna;

Whereas there are grounds for the requested derogation under the relevant provisions of Protocol 1; whereas the derogation cannot do any serious damage to an industry established in the Community, subject to compliance with certain conditions regarding quantities, monitoring and duration,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

By way of derogation from the special provisions of the list in Annex II to Protocol 1, canned tuna falling within heading No 16.04 of the Common Customs Tariff and manufactured in the Republic of the Seychelles shall be considered as originating in the ACP States under the conditions set out in this Decision.

Article 2

The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall relate to an annual quantity of 1 800 tonnes of canned tuna falling within heading No 16.04 of the Common Customs Tariff produced in and exported to the Community from the Republic of the Seychelles between 1 May 1993 and 30 April 1998.

Article 3

The competent authorities of the Republic of the Seychelles shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 2.

For this purpose, all certificates issued under this derogation shall make reference to this Decision. The competent authorities of the Republic of the Seychelles shall forward to the Commission every three months a statement of the quantities in respect of which EUR.1 movement certificates have been issued on the basis of this Decision, indicating the numbers of the certificates issued.

Article 4

The ACP States and the Member States of the Community shall be bound, each to the extent to which it is concerned, to take the measures necessary to implement this Decision.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1993.

For the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee The chairman P. WILMOTT Marcel Eugène IBINGA MAGWANGU
23.2.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/21
DECISIONNo3/93OFTHEEEC—SWEDENJOINTCOMMITTEE
of12July1993
amendingProtocol3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'and
methodsofadministrative cooperation
(94/107/EC)
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdom
ofSweden,signedinBrusselson22July1972,
HavingregardtoProtocol3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation ,hereinafterreferredtoas'Protocol3',andin
particularArticle28thereof,
WhereastheruleoforigininthelistinAnnexIIItoProtocol3applicabletotoys;reduced-size
('scale')modelsandsimilarrecreationalmodels,workingornot;puzzlesofallkinds,ofHS
headingNo9503laysdownthatallthematerialsusedareclassifiedwithinaheadingother
thanthatoftheproductandthevalueofallthematerialsuseddoesnotexceed50%oftheex
workspriceoftheproduct;
Whereasitisappropriatetoamendtheoriginruleapplicabletoconstructional toysofplastics
ofHSheadingNo9503inordertoauthorizetheuseofmaterialsclassifiedwithinthesame
headingastheproductuptoavalueof10%oftheexworkspriceoftheproduct,andwithin
the50%limitconcerningallthematerialsusedalreadylaiddownintheactualrule,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheheadingandrelevantrulesinthelistannexedtothisDecisionshallreplacethe
corresponding headingandruleinthelistinAnnexIIItoProtocol3totheEEC—Sweden
Agreement.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthedayofitsadoption.
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1993.
DoneatBrussels,12July1993.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
S.SMIDT

NoL52/22 23.2.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
Listofworkingorprocessingrequiredtobecarriedoutonnon-originating materialsinorderthatthe
productmanufactured canobtainoriginatingstatus
IISheadingNo DescriptionofproductWorkingorprocessingcarriedouton
non-originating materialsthatconfers
originatingstatus
(1) (2) (3)
9503 Othertoys;reduced-size('scale')models
andsimilarrecreationalmodels,working
ornot;puzzlesofallkinds:
—Constructional toysofplastics Manufacture :
—inwhichthevalueofallthematerials
useddoesnotexceed50%oftheex
workspriceoftheproduct,and
—where,withintheabovelimit,the
materialsclassifiedwithinthesame
headingastheproductareonlyused
uptoavalueof10%oftheexworks
priceoftheproduct
—Other Manufacture inwhich:
—allthematerialsusedareclassified
withinaheadingotherthanthatof
theproduct,and
—thevalueofallthematerialsuseddoes
notexceed50%oftheexworksprice
oftheproduct
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 85/65

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 3/94

of 8 February 1994

amending Protocol 21 to the EEA Agreement, on the implementation of competition rules applicable to undertakings

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement of the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the Europena Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas the list contained in Article 3 (1) of Protocol 21 to the Agreement reflects the general state of Community law in this field; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2410/92 of 23 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector (1), should therefore be included in that list,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Article 3 (1) of Protocol 21 to the Agreement the following shall be inserted in point 13 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87) after the indent referring to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1284/91:

‘— 392 R 2410: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2410/92 of 23 July 1992 (OJ No L 240, 24. 8. 1992, p. 18).’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1994, provided that all the notifications required under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 8 February 1994 By the EEC Joint Committee The President N. VAN DER PAS

(1) OJ No L 240, 24. 8. 1992, p. 18.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 339/86

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 27/94

of 2 December 1994

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/94 of 21 March 1994 amending Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement (1);

Whereas Commission Decision 94/439/EC of 15 June 1994 on amendment of Annex II to Council Directive 92/44/EEC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in Annex XI to the Agreement in point 5b (Council Directive 92/44/EEC) before the adaptations:

‘, as amended by:

— 394 D 0439: Commission Decision 94/439/EC of 15 June 1994 (OJ No L 181, 15. 7. 1994, p. 40).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 94/439/EC in the Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 1995, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1994. For the EEA Joint Committee The President H. HAFSTEIN

(1) OJ No L 160, 28. 6. 1994, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 181, 15. 7. 1994, p. 40.
DECISION NO 1/93 OF THE EEC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT of 23 September 1993 amending Appendix III to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (94/16/EEC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1), and in particular Article 15 (3) (a) thereof,

Whereas Appendix II of the Convention contains, inter alia, specific provisions concerning the document certifying proof of Community status;

Whereas the text of Appendix II has recently been replaced in its entirety; whereas Appendix III of the Convention should therefore be adapted accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. Annex VII to Appendix III 'Explanatory Note on the use of forms for making out T 1 and T 2 declarations` is amended as follows:

In Title II 'Particulars to be entered in the different boxes`, in the descriptive notes concerning:

- box 51: Intended offices of transit (and countries):

in the first sentence 'country` shall be replaced by 'Contracting Party`

and

- box 52: Guarantee:

'country(ies)` shall be replaced by 'Contracting Party(ies)` 2. Point A, 'General description` of Annex VIII to Appendix III 'Explanatory note on the use of forms drawing up documents certifying the Community status of goods not carried under the T 2 procedure (T 2L document)` is amended as follows:

1. The text of note 1 is replaced by:

'1. The T 2L document, certifying the Community status of the goods to which it refers shall be drawn up in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of Appendix II`.

2. The text of note 7 is replaced by:

'7. The T 2L documents shall be used in accordance with Title III of Appendix II.`

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.

Done at Oslo, 23 September 1993.

By the Joint Committee The chairman Jan SOLBERG