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DECISION No2/90OFTHEEEC-ICELAND JOINTCOMMITTEE
of15May1990
supplementing andamending,intheframework oftheJointDeclaration concerning thereview
ofthechangestotheoriginrulesasaresultoftheintroduction oftheharmonized system,
AnnexIIItoProtocolNo3concerning thedefinitionoftheconcept'originating products'and
methodsofadministrative cooperation
—articlesofasbestos ;articlesofmixtureswithabasisof
asbestosorofmixtureswithabasisofasbestosand
magnesium carbonate (headingNoex6812),
—unwrought aluminium (headingNo7601),
asestablished byDecisionNo1/88oftheEEC-Iceland Joint
Committee ,shouldbeamendedtorestorethesubstanceof
thisruleasitwasbeforetheintroduction oftheharmonized
system,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Theheadingsandrelevantrulesinthelistannexedtothis
Decisionshallbeinsertedorshallreplacethecorresponding
headingsandrulesintheListinAnnexIIItoProtocolNo3
totheEEC-Iceland Agreement .THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreement betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andtheRepublicofIceland,signedin
Brusselson22July1972,
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerning thedefinition
oftheconceptof'originating products'andmethodsof
administrative cooperation ,hereinafter referredtoas
'ProtocolNo3',andinparticularArticle28thereof,
WhereastheJointDeclaration annexedtoDecisionNo1/88
oftheEEC-Iceland JointCommittee providesforareviewof
thechangesmadetotherulesoforiginasaresultofthe
introduction oftheharmonized systemwherethealterations
resultinasituationprejudicial totheinterestofthesectors
concerned ;whereasitalsoprovidesforthesubstanceofthe
ruleoforiginconcernedtoberestoredasfrom1January
1988;
Whereastheruleoforiginapplicableto
—mucilages andthickeners derivedfromvegetable
products ,modified (headingNoex1302),-
—copolymer ,madefrompolycarbonate andacryloni­
trile—butadiene —styrenecopolymer (heading
Noex3907),
—profileshapesandtubes(headingNos3916and
3917),=
—ionomersheetorfilm(headingNo3920),
—yarnandmonofilaments (exChapters50to55),
—blankets,travellingrugs,bedlinen,curtainsandother
furnishing articles(headingNos6301to6304),Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
DoneatBrussels,15May1990.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
R.COHEN

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ANNEX
HScode Description ofproductWorkingorprocessing carriedoutonnon-originating
materialsthatconfersoriginating status
(1) (2) (3)
ex1302 Mucilages andthickeners derivedfromvegetable
products ,modifiedManufacture fromnon-modified mucilagesand
thickeners
ex3901to3915 Plasticsinprimaryforms,waste,paringsandscrap,of
plastic;exceptforheadingNoex3907forwhichthe
ruleissetoutbelow
—Additionhomopolymerization products
—OtherManufacture inwhich:
—thevalueofallthematerialised doesnotexceed50%
oftheex-workspriceoftheproduct,and
—thevalueofanymaterialsofChapter39useddoesnot
exceed20%oftheex-workspriceoftheproduct(')
Manufacture inwhichthevalueofthematerials of
Chapter39useddoesnotexceed20%oftheex-works
priceoftheproduct(*)
ex3907 Copolymer ,madefrompolycarbonate andacrylo­
nitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS)Manufacture inwhichallthematerials usedareclassified
withinaheadingotherthanthatoftheproduct.However,
materialsclassifiedwithinthesameheadingmaybeused
providedtheirvaluedoesnotexceed50%oftheex-works
priceoftheproduct
ex3916to3921 Semi-manufactures andarticlesofplastics,except
forheadingsNosex3916,ex3917andex3920^for
whichtherulesaresetoutbelow
—Flatproducts ,furtherworkedthanonly
surface-worked orcutintoformsotherthan
rectangular (including square);otherproducts,
furtherworkedthanonlysurface-worked
—Other
—Additionhomopolymerization products
—OtherManufacture inwhichthevalueofanymaterialsof
Chapter39useddoesnotexceed50%oftheex-works
priceoftheproduct
Manufacture inwhich:
.—thevalueofallthematerials useddoesnotexceed50%
oftheex-workspriceoftheproduct,and
—thevalueofanymaterialsofChapter39useddoes
notexceed20%oftheex-workspriceofthe
product(*)
Manufacture inwhichthevalueofanymaterialsof
Chapter39useddoesnotexceed20%oftheex-works
priceoftheproduct(!)
(')InthecaseofproductscomposedofmaterialsclassifiedwithinbothheadingNos3901to3906,ontheonehand,andwithinheadingNos3907to3911,onthe
otherhand,thisrestriction onlyappliestothatgroupofmaterialswhichpredominates byweightintheproduct.

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(1)
l (2) (3)
ex3916andex3917Profileshapesandtubes Manufacture inwhich:
—thevalueofallthematerials useddoesnotexceed50%
oftheex-workspriceoftheproduct,and
—thevalueofanymaterialsclassifiedinthesameheading
astheproductdoesnotexceed20%oftheex-works
priceoftheproduct
ex3920 lonomersheetorfilm Manufacture fromathermoplastic partialsaltwhich
isacopolymer ofethyleneandmetacrylic acidpartly
neutralized withmetalions,mainlyzincandsodium
exChapters50to55Yarn,monofilament andthread Manufacture from('):
—rawsilk,silkwaste,cardedorcombedorotherwise
processedforspinning,
—othernaturalfibres,notcarded,combedorotherwise
processedforspinning,.
—chemicalmaterialsortextilepulp,or
—paper-making materials
6301to6304 Blankets,travellingrugs,bedlinenetc.;curtains,etc.;
otherfurnishing articles
—offelt,ofnon-wovens
—Other:
—Embroidered
—OtherManufacture from('):
—naturalfibres,or
—chemicalmaterialsortextilepulp
Manufacture fromunbleached singleyarn0)(2)
or
Manufacture fromunembroidered fabric(otherthan
knittedorcrocheted )provided thevalueofthe
unembroidered fabricuseddoesnotexceed40%ofthe
ex-workspriceoftheproduct
Manufacture fromunbleached singleyarn(*)(2)
ex6812 Articlesofasbestos;articlesofmixtureswithabasisof
asbestosorofmixtureswithabasisofasbestosand
magnesium carbonateManufacture frommaterialsofanyheading
exChapter76
7601Aluminium andarticlesthereof,exceptforheading
Nos7601,7602andex7616;therulesforheading
Nos7601andex7616aresetoutbelow
Unwrought aluminiumManufacture inwhich:
—allthematerialsusedareclassifiedwithinaheading
otherthanthatoftheproduct,and
—thevalueofallthematerials useddoesnotexceed50%
oftheex-workspriceoftheproduct
Manufacture bythermalorelectrolytic treatment from
unalloyedaluminium orwasteandscrapofaluminium
(1)Forspecialconditions relatingtoproductsmadeofamixtureoftextilematerials ,seeintroductory note6.
(2)Forknittedorcrochetedarticles,notelasticorrubberized ,obtainedbysewingorassemblyofpiecesofknittedorcrochetedfabric(cutoutorknitteddirectlyto
shape)seeintroductory note7.