NoL361/76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3203/76
of21December1976
derogatinginrespectofthecountrieswhichhavesignedtheCartagenaAgreement
(AndeanGroup)fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76
of21December1976onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsfor
purposesoftheapplicationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomic
Communityinrespectofcertainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee
onOrigin,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsconcerningthetariffpreferencesgranted
bytheCommunityforcertainproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountries,rulesoforiginareby
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976(*)laiddownconcerningthe
conditionsunderwhichtheseproductsacquirethe
statusoforiginatingproductsandthemodeofproof
andverificationoftheirstatus;1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976,thereshallalsobeconsideredas
productsoriginatinginBolivia,Chile,Colombia,
Ecuador,PeruorVenezuela (hereinafterreferredto
asAndeanGroupcountries)thoseproductswhich
haveinaccordancewiththoseprovisionsacquired
inoneofthosecountriesthestatusoforiginating
productsandwhichafterbeingexportedfromthat
countryhaveundergonenoworkingorprocessing
inanyotherAndeanGroupcountryorhavenot
undergonesufficientworkingorprocessinginany
suclhothercountrytoconferonthembyvirtueof
thesaidprovisionsthestatusofproductsoriginating
inthatothercountry,providedthat:
(a)onlyproductsoriginatinginanAndeanGroup
countryhavebeenusedinthecourseofsuch
workingorprocessing ;
(b)whereapercentagerulelimits,inListsAandB
referredtoinArticle3oftheRegulationreferred
toabove,theproportioninvalueofnon-originat­
ingproductsthatcanbeincorporatedunder
certaincircumstances ,theaddedvaluehasbeen
acquiredineachofthecountriesinaccordance
withthesaidpercentageruleandwiththeother
rulescontainedinthesaidlistswithoutany
possibilityofcumulationfromonecountryto
another.WhereasundertheCartagenaAgreement (Andean
Group)closeeconomiccooperation hasbeen
establishedbetweenBolivia,Chile,Colombia,
Ecuador,PeruandVenezuela (hereinafterreferred
toasAndeanGroupcountries);whereasthepro­
visionsrelativetotheacquisitionofthestatusof
originatingproductslaiddowninArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976may,withthenecessary
adaptations,helpfacilitatethiscooperationand
encouragetheuseinoneAndeanGroupcountryof
productsoriginatinginotherAndeanGroup
countries;whereasthesaidprovisionsshouldbe
amendedaccordinglyandspecialrulesastothemode
ofproofandverificationofthestatusoforiginating
productsshouldbelaiddown;whereastothisend
itisnecessarytoprovideforrequestsforverification
tobecentralizedwithajointadministrative bodyof
theaforesaidgroup;
2.Forthepurposesofparagraph1(a),thefactthat
productsotherthanthosereferredtothereinhave
beenusedinaproportionnotexceedingintotal (*)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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competenttoissuecertificatesoforiginforrhe
purposesofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/
76of21December1976.
2.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthat
Articleshall,inthecaseofproductsthathavemerely
remainedinoneoftheAndeanGroupcountriesor
haveundergonetherenoprocessingotherthanas
specifiedinthatArticleandhavebeenexportedfrom
thatcountrytoanotherAndeanGroupcountry,be
establishedbyproductionofacertificateasreferred
toinparagraph 1issuedasprovidedinthatpara­
graphonthebasisofthecertificatesoforiginForm
Aissuedpreviously .value5%ofthevalueoftheproductsobtainedand
importedintotheCommunityshallnotaffectthe
determination oforiginofthelatterproducts,
providedthattheproductssousedwouldnothave
causedsuchlatterproductstolosethestatusof
productsoriginatingintheAndeanGroupcountry
fromwhichtheywerefirstexported,hadtheprod­
uctsusedbeenincorporatedinthatfirstcountry.
3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(b)no
non-originating productmayheincorporated ifit
undergoesonlyworkingorprocessingasspecified
inArticle3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3200/76of21December1976.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1
andprovidedthatalltheconditionslaiddownin
thatparagraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproducts
obtainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsideredasprod­
uctsoriginatinginthefirstAndeanGroupcountry
ofexportationunlessthevalueoftheproducts
workedorprocessedinthatcountryrepresentsthe
highestpercentageofthevalueoftheproducts
obtained.Ifthisisnotso,thelatterproductsshall
beconsideredasoriginatingintheAndeanGroup
countrywheretheaddedvalueacquiredrepresents
thehighestpercentageoftheirvalue.Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976,theproductsmentionedin
Article1shallonimportationintotheCommunity
benefitfromtheprovisionsontariffpreferences
referredtointhatArticleuponproductionofa
certificateoforiginFormAissued,onthebasisof
thecertificatesoforiginFormAissuedpreviously,
bytheauthorityintheAndeanGroupcountryfrom
whichtheproductsareexportedtotheCommunity .
Article2
Article5
1.Forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsofArticle1,theprovisionsofArticle4
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976shallapply.
2.InArticle1(1)-(b)and(4),'addedvalue'means
thedifferencebetweentheex-workspriceofthe
goodsobtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedor
refundableonexportationfromthecountry
concerned,andthecustomsvalueofalltheproducts
importedinto»artdworkedorprocessedinthat
country.ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
contain:
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'thenameofthe
AndeanGroupcountryinwhichthegoods
originatetogetherwithoneofthefollowing
phrases:
'CUMULGROUPEANDIN'
'CUMULATION ANDEANGROUP'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'a
statementtotheeffectthattheproductssatisfy
theconditionsoforiginrequiredbythe
generalizedsystemofpreferencesinordertobe
exportedtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .Article3
Article61.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976shall,inthecaseofproducts
obtainedinoneAndeanGroupcountryandexported
toanotherAndeanGroupcountry,beestablishedby
productionofacertificateoforiginFormA,a
specimenofwhichisgivenintheAnnextoCom­
missionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976.Thiscertificateshallbeissuedby
thegovernmental authoritiesofthecountryofexport1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveshall
applyonlyinsofarastherulesregulatingtradein
thecontextofthisRegulationbetweeneachofthe
countrieshereinbeforespecifiedareidenticaltothe
provisionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3200/76of21December1976andinthis
Regulation .

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Article8 2.Inaddition,eachAndeanGroupcountry
undertakestotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiesthatitwill,throughthe'Jimta.del
AcuerdodeCartagena'(hereinafterreferredtoas
theJunta),complyorensurecompliancewiththe
rulesconcerningthepreparationandissueofcertifi­
catesoforiginFormAandwiththoserelativeto
administrative cooperationcontainedinArticles7
and8below.1.Retrospective verificationofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle4shallbecarriedoutinthe
circumstances specifiedinArticle13ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of21December1976.
However,bywayofderogationfromtheprovisions
ofparagraph2ofthatArticle,therelevantcustoms
authoritiesintheCommunityshallreturnthe
certificateoforiginFormAtotheJunta.
Article7 2.TheAndeanGroupcountriesshallcommunicate
totheCommissiontheaddressoftheJunta.The
Commission shallcommunicate thisinformationto
thecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.
Article9
ThisRegulationdoesnotapplytotheproductslisted
inAnnexII(A)toCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3200/76of21December1976.1.Retrospective verificationsofthecertificates
FormAmentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedout
atrandomorwhenevertheauthoritiesasreferredto
inthatArticleofanyAndeanGroupcountrywhere
theproductshaveeitherremainedbeforetheirre­
exportationinthesamestateorhaveundergone
workingorprocessingasspecifiedinArticle1have
reasonabledoubtastotheauthenticityofthe
documentorastotheaccuracyoftheinformation
regardingthetrueoriginoftheproductsinquestion.
2.Fortheipurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph1,theauthoritiesmentionedinthatpara­
graphshallsendthecertificateoforiginFormA
totheJunta,indicatingwhereappropriatethe
reasonsofformorsubstanceforanenquiry.They
shallforwardanyavailableinformationwhichtends
toshowthattheparticularsonthesaidcertificate
areinaccurate .Article10
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartthereof.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyreferringas
regardstheaddedvalueacquiredtotheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoin
Article3ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of21December1976.Wherethe
productsobtainedappearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesacriterion
additionaltothatofchangeoftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.