NoL35/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.2.90
DECISION No1/90OFTHEACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION
COMMITTEE
of11January1990
derogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'totake
accountofthespecialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionof
cannedtuna
tograntsuchaderogationforaperiodexpiringon28
February1990,whentheConventionalsoexpires,THEACP-EECCUSTOMSCOOPERATION COMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheThirdACP-EECConvention,signed
atLomeon8December1984,
WhereasArticles28and30ofProtocol 1totheThird
ACP-EECConventionconcerningthedefinitionofthe
conceptoforiginatingproductsandmethodsofadminis­
trativecooperationmakeprovisionforderogationstobe
madefromtherulesoforiginbytheCustomsCoopera­
tionCommittee,inparticulartofacilitatethedevelop­
mentofexistingindustriesorthecreationofnewindus­
tries;
WhereastheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific(ACP)States
havesubmittedarequestfromtheGovernmentofMauri­
tiusforaderogationfromthedefinitionsetoutin
Protocol1inrespectofcannedtunaproducedbyMauri­
tius;
Whereas,inordertomaintainitsexistingfisheryindustry
andtotakethemeasuresnecessaryforitsfinished
productstoobtainoriginatingstatus,Mauritiushasfrom1
March1985to29February1988benefitedfromaderoga­
tionfromtherulesetoutinProtocolNo1forcanned
tuna;
WhereasMauritiushasalreadypurchasedtwovesselswith
aviewtosupplyingthecannerieswithrawfishforits
productionofcannedtuna;
Whereasthevessels,whileincreasingtheircatches
steadily,arenotinapositiontosupplyinareliableway
sufficientquantitiesoftunafishforthecanneries;
whereastheproblemappearstobeofatemporarynature
andlikelytobesolvedassoonasthesecondofthesaid
vesselsbecomesfullyoperative;
WhereasMauritiushasbeenabletoobtainsuppliesof
fishoriginatinginotherACPStates,orintheCommu­
nity;whereas,however,thereisnoguarantee,forthe
moment,thatsuchsuppliescanberegularlyobtained,
andtherefore,theMauritiuscanningindustrymayneed
tocalluponsuppliesoftunafishfromthirdcountriesin
ordertocontinueitsexportsofcannedtunatothe
Community ;
Whereasinthesecircumstances atemporaryderogation
fromthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproducts
shouldbeaccordedtoMauritiusinaccordancewith
Article30(8)ofProtocol1;whereasitseemsappropriateHASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
BywayofderogationfromthespecialprovisionsofListA
inAnnexIItoProtocol1,cannedtunafallingwithin
headingNo16.04oftheCommonCustomsTariffand
manufacturedbyMauritiusshallbeconsideredasorigina­
tinginMauritiusundertheconditionssetoutinthis
Decision.
Article2
ThederogationprovidedforinArticle1shallrelatetoan
annualquantityof1000tonnesofcannedtunafalling
withinheadingNo16.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff
andexportedfromMauritiusbetween1September1989
and28February1990.
Article3
ThecompetentauthoritiesofMauritiusshalltakethe
necessarystepstocarryoutquantitativechecksonexports
oftheproductsreferredtoinArticle2andshallforward
totheCommissioneverythreemonthsastatementofthe
quantitiesinrespectofwhichmovementcertificatesEUR
1havebeenissuedonthebasisofthisDecision.
Article4
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommunity
shallbebound,eachtotheextenttowhichitis
concerned,totakethemeasuresnecessarytoimplement
thisDecision.
Article5
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
adoption.
DoneatBrussels,11January1990.
FortheACP-EECCustomsCooperation
Committee
TheChairmen
R.O.MARVILLE H.CHUMAS