NoL350/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2967/77
of23December1977
derogatinginrespectofthecountriesoftheAssociationofSouthEastAsianNationsfrom
Articles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2966/77of23December1977on
thedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposesoftheapplicationoftariff
preferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinrespectofcertainproducts
fromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsconcerningthetariffpreferencesgrantedby
theCommunityforcertainproductsoriginatinginde­
velopingcountries,rulesoforiginarebyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2966/77of23December
1977(x),hereinaftercalledthe'basicRegulation',laid
downconcerningtheconditionsunderwhichthese
productsacquirethestatusoforiginatingproductsand
themodeofproofandverificationoftheirstatus;
WhereastheAssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
hasestablishedcloseeconomiccooperationbetween
Indonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,Singaporeand
Thailand(hereinafterreferredtoasASEANcountries);
whereastheprovisionsrelativetotheacquisitionofthe
statusoforiginatingproductslaiddowninArticle1of
thebasicRegulationmay,withthenecessaryadapta­
tions,helpfacilitatethiscooperationandencouragethe
useinoneASEANcountryofproductsoriginatingin
otherASEANcountries;whereasthesaidprovisions
shouldbeamendedaccordinglyandspecialrulesasto
themodeofproofandverificationofthestatusof
originatingproductsshouldbelaiddown;whereasto
thisenditisnecessearytoprovideforrequestsforver­
ificationtobecentralizedwithajointadministrative
bodyoftheaforesaidassociation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommitteeon
Origin,productsoriginatinginIndonesia,Malaysia,thePhilip­
pines,SingaporeorThailand(hereinafterreferredtoas
ASEANcountries)thoseproductswhichhaveinaccor­
dancewiththoseprovisionsacquiredinoneofthose
countriesthestatusoforiginatingproductsandwhich
afterbeingexportedfromthatcountryhaveundergone
noworkingorprocessinginanyotherASEANcountry
orhavenotundergonesufficientworkingorprocessing
inanysuchothercountrytoconferonthembyvirtueof
thesaidprovisionsthestatusofproductsoriginatingin
thatothercountry,providedthat:
(a)onlyproductsoriginatinginanASEANcountry
havebeenusedinthecourseofsuchworkingor
processing;
(b)whereapercentagerulelimits,inListsAandBre­
ferredtoinArticle3oftheRegulationreferredto
above,theproportioninvalueofnon-originating
productsthatcanbeincorporatedundercertain
circumstances ,theaddedvaluehasbeenacquiredin
eachofthecountriesinaccordancewiththesaid
percentageruleandwiththeotherrulescontainedin
thesaidlistswithoutanypossibilityofcumulation
fromonecountrytoanother.
2.Forthepurposesofparagraph1(a),thefactthat
productsotherthanthosereferredtothereinhavebeen
usedinaproportionnotexceedingintotalvalue5%of
thevalueoftheproductsobtainedandimportedinto
theCommunityshallnotaffectthedetermination of
originofthelatterproducts,providedthattheproducts
sousedwouldnothavecausedsuchlatterproductsto
losethestatusofproductsoriginatingintheASEAN
countryfromwhichtheywerefirstexported,hadthe
productsusedbeenincorporatedinthatfirstcountry.
3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(b)nonon­
originatingproductmaybeincorporatedifitundergoes
onlyworkingorprocessingasspecifiedinArticle3(2)
ofthebasicRegulation .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1and
providedthatalltheconditionslaiddowninthat
paragraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproductsob­
tainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsideredasproducts
originatinginthefirstASEANcountryofexportation
unlessthevalueoftheproductsworkedorprocessedin
thatcountryrepresentsthehighestpercentageof.theHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.NothwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle1ofthe
basicRegulation,thereshallalsobeconsideredas
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—inbox4'Forofficialuse'thenameoftheASEAN
countryinwhichthegoodsoriginatetogetherwith
oneofthefollowingphrases:
'CUMULANASE'
'CUMULATION ASEAN'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'astatement
totheeffectthattheproductssatisfytheconditions
oforiginrequiredbythegeneralizedsystemofpre­
ferencesinordertobeexportedtotheEuropean
EconomicCommunity .valueoftheproductsobtained.Ifthisisnotso,thelat­
terproductsshallbeconsideredasoriginatinginthe
ASEANcountrywheretheaddedvalueacquiredrepre­
sentsthehighestpercentageoftheirvalue.
Article2
1.Forthepurposesofimplementation oftheprovi­
sionsofArticle1,theprovisionsofArticle4ofthebasic
Regulationshallapply.
2.InArticle1(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'meansthe
differencebetweentheex-workspriceofthegoods
obtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedorrefundableon
exportationfromthecountryconcerned,andthecus­
tomsvalueofalltheproductsimportedintoand
workedorprocessedinthatcountry.Article6
1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveshallapply
onlyinsofarastherulesregulatingtradeinthecontext
ofthisRegulationbetweeneachofthecountries
hereinbeforespecifiedareidenticaltotheprovisionslaid
downinthebasicRegulationandinthisRegulation .
2.Inaddition,eachASEANcountryundertakestothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesthatitwill,
throughtheSpecialCoordinatingCommitteeofASEAN
(hereinafterreferredtoasSCCAN),complyorensure
compliancewiththerulesconcerningthepreparation
andissueofcertificatesoforiginFormAandwiththose
relativetoadministrative cooperationcontainedin
Articles7and8below.Article3
1.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofArticle1of
thebasicRegulationshall,inthecaseofproductsob­
tainedinoneASEANcountryandexportedtoanother
ASEANcountry,beestablishedbyproductionofacer­
tificateoforiginFormA,aspecimenofwhichisgiven
intheAnnextothebasicRegulation .Thiscertificate
shallbeissuedbythegovernmentalauthoritiesofthe
countryofexportcompetenttoissuecertificatesofori­
ginforthepurposesofthebasicRegulation .
2.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthatArticle
shall,inthecaseofproductsthathavemerelyremained
inoneoftheASEANcountriesorhaveundergonethere
noprocessingotherthanasspecifiedinthatArticleand
havebeenexportedfromthatcountrytoanother
ASEANcountry,beestablishedbyproductionofacer­
tificateasreferredtoinparagraph1issuedasprovided
inthatparagraphonthebasisofthecertificatesofori­
ginFormAissuedpreviously.Article7
1.RetrospectiveverificationsofthecertificatesFormA
mentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedoutatrandomor
whenevertheauthoritiesasreferredtointhatArticleof
anyASEANcountrywheretheproductshaveeither
remainedbeforetheirre-exportation inthesamestate
orhaveundergoneworkingorprocessingasspecifiedin
Article1havereasonabledoubtastotheauthenticityof
thedocumentorastotheaccuracyoftheinformation
regardingthetrueoriginoftheproductsinquestion.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsofpara­
graph1,theauthoritiesmentionedinthatparagraph
shallsendthecertificateoforiginFormAtoSCCAN,
indicatingwhereappropriatethereasonsofformor
substanceforanenquiry.Theyshallforwardanyavail­
ableinformationwhichtendstoshowthattheparticu­
larsonthesaidcertificateareinaccurate .Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6ofthebasic
Regulation,theproductsmentionedinArticle1shallon
importationintotheCommunitybenefitfromthepro­
visionsontariffpreferencesreferredtointhatArticle
uponproductionofacertificateoforiginFormA
issued,onthebasisofthecertificatesoforiginFormA
issuedpreviously,bytheauthorityintheASEAN
countryfromwhichtheproductsareexportedtothe
Community .
Article8
1.Retrospective verificationofthecertificatesFormA
mentionedinArticle4shallbecarriedoutinthecir­
cumstancesspecifiedinArticle13ofthebasicRegula­
tion.Flowever,bywayofderogationfromtheprovi­Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
contain:

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sionsofparagraph2ofthatArticle,therelevantcus­
tomsauthoritiesintheCommunityshallreturnthecer­
tificateoforiginFormAtoSCCAN.Article9
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartthereof.
2.TheASEANcountriesshallcommunicate tothe
CommissiontheaddressofSCCAN.TheCommission
shallcommunicate thisinformationtothecustoms
authoritiesoftheMemberStates.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,23December1977.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyreferringasregardsthe
addedvalueacquiredtotheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoinArticle3ofthebasic
Regulation .WheretheproductsobtainedappearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesa
criterionadditionaltothatofchangeoftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.