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REGULATION (EEC)No3615/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of20December1973
derogatingfromArticles5and6ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3614/73onthe
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoodsforpurposesoftheapplicationoftariff
preferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinrespectofcertainproducts
fromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee
onOrigin,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3506/
73i1)of18December1973establishing,forcertain
productsfallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCom­
monCustomsTariff,asystemofgeneralizedprefer­
encesfordevelopingcountries;Article1
Bywayofprovisionalandexceptionalderogation
fromtheprovisionsofArticle5ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3614/73,productslistedinAnnex
AwhichmeettherequirementsofthisRegulation
fortreatmentasproductsoriginatinginIndonesia,
Malaysia,thePhilippinesorThailandshallbecon­
sideredasbeingconveyeddirectlyfromanyoneof
thesecountriesintotheCommunity,notwithstanding
thattheytransitthroughtheportofSingaporeand
becommercialized ornot,providedthattheyremain
underthesupervisionoftheTradeDepartmentof
theMinistryofFinanceofSingapore,thattheydo
notundergoanyoperationotherthanthoselisted
inAnnexBandthatnoproductisaddedinthe
courseoftheseoperations,exceptthoserequiredto
packgoodsandidentifypackages.Whereas,asregardstheproductsreferredtointhe
abovementioned Regulation,ruleswerelaiddown
byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3614/73(2)of
20December1973todefinetheconditionsinwhich
theyacquirethecharacteroforiginatingproducts,
andthemodeofproofandthetermsastoverifi­
cationthereof;
Article2
CertificatesofOriginFormAissuedinIndonesia,
Malaysia,thePhilippinesorThailandshallstatein
column12thattheproductsareboundfortheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity .Theyshallalsoinclude,
incolumn2,thenameoftheconsigneeintheCom­
munityorthewords'toorder'.WhereastheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNations
(ASEAN)establishedverycloseeconomiccooper­
ationbetweenIndonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,
ThailandandSingapore;whereasthiscooperation
wouldbeaffectedbytheenforcementofthepro­
visionsmadeforthetransportoforiginatingprod­
uctsunderArticle5ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3614/73of20December1973,owingto
thefactthatcertainproductsoriginatinginIndo­
nesia,Malaysia,thePhilippinesandThailandwould
losetheircharacteroforiginatingproductsonunder­
goingcertainoperationswhilstintransitthrough
theportofSingapore;whereasthesaidprovisions
shouldbeamendedaccordinglyandtariffpreferences
shouldbegrantedinrespecttotheseoriginatingprod­
uctsonproductionofaCertificateofOriginForm
AissuedbySingapore;'Article3
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article6ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3614/
73of20December1973thepreferentialtariff
measuresprovidedforinArticle1shallbeapplied
totheproductsreferredtointhatArticleonprod­
uctionofaCertificateofOriginFormAissuedby(x)Seep.94ofthisOfficialJournal.
(2)Seep.132ofthisOfficialJournal.

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Article1agreetoassisttheCommunity,through
theCustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberStates,in
checkingtheauthenticityandcorrectnessofthecer­
tificates.theTradeDepartmentoftheMinistryofFinanceof
Singapore,replacingthecertificate(s)formerlyissued
andreferredtoinArticle2.
2.Thecertificatesmadeoutundertheconditions
describedinParagraph1shallstate,incolumn4,
thereferencesofthecertificate(s )referredtoinAr­
ticle2onproductionofwhichtheyareissued.
3.Themeasuresprovidedforinparagraph1shall
applyonconditionthatthecountriesreferredtoinArticle4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEXA
ListoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex03.03Crustaceansandmolluscs,whetherinshellornot,fresh(liveordead),
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrineordried;crustaceans,inshell,simplyboiledin
water
ex15.07Fixedvegetableoils,fluidorsolid,crude,refinedorpurified
ex15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols
ex20.06Fruitotherwisepreparedorpreserved,whetherornotcontainingaddedsugar
orspirit
ex44.05Woodsawnlengthwise,slicedorpeeled,butnotfurtherprepared,ofathickness
exceeding5m
ex44.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboardandsimilarlaminatedwood
products(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);inlaidwoodandwoodmar­
quetry
ANNEXB
ListoftheoperationsreferredtoinArticle1
1.Sorting,classifying,matching.
2.Packing,unpacking,changesofpacking,decantingorrepackingintoothercontainers .
3.Breakingupandassemblyofgoodsandconsignments .
4.Affixingmarks,labelsorotherlikedistinguishing signsonproductsortheirpacking.
5.Alloperationstoensurethepreservationofmerchandiseingoodconditionduringtransport
andstorage.