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DECISION No3/85OFTHEACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION
COMMITTEE
of16July1985
derogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'totake
accountofthespecialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionof
cannedtuna
oftunafishforthecanneries;whereastheunderta­
kingconcernedintendsmakinguseofasecond
fishingvesselwithinthecomingyearsifexperience
showsthatfurthersuppliesoforiginatingfishcannot
beguaranteed ;
WhereasMauritiushasbeenunabletoobtainsuffi­
cientsuppliesoffishoriginatinginotherACPStates;
whereastheMauritiuscanningindustrytherefore
continuestobedependentuponsuppliesoftunafish
fromthirdcountriesinordertocontinueitsexportsof
cannedtunatotheCommunity ;
WhereasitispossibleforMauritiustomeetitstuna
fishrequirementsforthecanneriesthroughsupplies
fromotherdevelopingcountries;whereas,pursuantto
Article30(5)ofProtocol1,theexaminationofa
requestforaderogationshouldinparticulartakeinto
accountsuchapossibility;
Whereasinthesecircumstances atemporaryderoga­
tionfromthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginating
productsshouldbeaccordedtoMauritiusinaccor­
dancewithArticle30(8)ofProtocol1,THEACP-EECCUSTOMSCOOPERATION COMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheSecondACP-EECConvention ,
signedatLomeon31October1979,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No485/85
of26February1985concerningtheapplicationof
DecisionNo2/85oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinis­
tersontransitional measuresvalidfrom1March
19850),
WhereasDecisionNo2/85(2)statesinArticle4that
theprovisionsconcerningtheprocedureforderoga­
tingfromtherulesoforigincontainedinArticle30of
Protocol1totheThirdACP-EECConvention ,signed
inLomeon8December1984,aretobeappliedin
advanceasfrom1March1985;
WhereasArticle30ofProtocol 1totheThird
ACP-EECConventionconcerningthedefinitionof
theconceptoforiginatingproductsandmethodsof
administrative cooperationmakesprovisionforderoga­
tionstobemadefromtherulesoforiginbythe
CustomsCooperationCommittee,inparticulartofaci­
litatethedevelopment ofexistingindustriesorthe
creationofnewindustries ;
WhereastheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific(ACP)
StateshavesubmittedarequestfromtheGovernment
ofMauritiusforaderogationfromthedefinitionset
outinProtocol1inrespectofcannedtunaproduced
byMauritius;
Whereas,inordertomaintainitsexistingfishery
industryandtotakethemeasuresnecessaryforits
finishedproductstoobtainoriginatingstatus,Mauri­
tiushasfrom1August1984to28February1985
benefitedfromaderogationfromthedefinitionsetout
inProtocol 1forcannedtuna;
WhereasMauritiushasalreadypurchasedavesselwith
aviewtosupplyingthecannerieswithrawfishforits
productionofcannedtuna;
Whereasthisvessel,whileincreasingitscatchesstea­
dily,isnotinapositiontosupplysufficientquantitiesHASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Bywayofderogationfromthespecialprovisionsof
ListAinAnnexIItoProtocol1,cannedtunafalling
withinheadingNoex16.04oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,manufactured inMauritiusfromtunaorigina­
tinginotherdevelopingcountriesshallbeconsidered
asoriginatinginMauritiusundertheconditionsset
outinthisDecision.
Article2
ThederogationprovidedforinArticle1shallrelateto
anannualquantityof1000tonnesofcannedtuna
fallingwithinheadingNoex16.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandexportedfromMauritiusbetween1
March1985and29February1988.(')OJNoL61,1.3.198.5,p.1.
(2)OJNoL61,1.3.198.5,p.2.

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Article3
ThecompetentauthoritiesofMauritiusshalltakethe
necessarystepstoensurethatthetunausedinthe
manufacture ofthecannedtunareferredtoinArticle
1originatesinotherdevelopingcountries.These
authoritiesshallalsocarryoutquantitativecheckson
exportsoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle2and
shallforwardtotheCommissioneverythreemonthsa
statementofthequantitiesinrespectofwhichmove­
mentcertificatesEUR1havebeenissuedonthebasis
ofthisDecision.concerned,totakethemeasuresnecessarytoimple­
mentthisDecision.
Article5
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
adoption.
Itshallapplyfrom1March1985.Itshallceaseto
applyon28February1986iftheThirdACP-EEC
Conventionhasnotenteredintoforcebythatdate.
DoneatBrussels,16July1985.
FortheACP-EECCustoms
CooperationCommittee
TheChairmenArticle4
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommu­
nityshallbebound,eachtotheextenttowhichitisF.KLEIN RudolphJOHNSON