31.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL365/109
REGULATION (EEC)No3596/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1973
onthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'fortheimplementation bythe
newMemberStatesofArticles109(2)and119(2)oftheActofAccessionintradewith
certainAssociatedStatesandoverseascountriesandterritories
1/71oftheAssociationCouncilsetupunderthe
AgreementestablishinganAssociationbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,theRepublicof
UgandaandtheRepublicofKenya,amendedby
Regulation (EEC)No686/72(6);
—theCouncilDecisionof7June1971(7)onthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andmethodsofadministrative cooperationfor
thepurposeofimplementing theDecisionof29
September1970ontheAssociationofoverseas
countriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,amendedbytheDecision
of6December1972(8),
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticles109(2)and119(2)of
theAct(*)concerningtheConditionsofAccession
andtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,hereinafter
referredtoas'theActofAccession',products
originatingintheAssociatedStatesreferredtoin
Article109(1)andproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesreferredtoin
Article119(1)aresubjectonimportationintothe
newMemberStatestothesamearrangements as
appliedtothembeforeAccession;whereasalignment
withtheCommonCustomsTariffinthenew
MemberStatesmustnotthereforeleadtoanincrease
intherateofcustomsdutyapplicabletoproducts
originatingintheAssociatedStatesandtheoverseas
countriesandterritories;whereas,therefore,itis
desirabletospecifytherulestobeappliedforthe
determination oftheoriginofproductsbenefiting
fromthearrangementsresultingfromthissituation;
Whereasinordertosimplifythecustomsformalities
tobeimplemented bytheStates,countriesand
territoriesinquestion,itisnecessarytoapply:
—CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1251/71(2)of7
June1971ontheimplementation ofDecisionNo
36/71oftheAssociationCouncilsetupunderthe
ConventionofAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheAfricanand
MalagasyStatesassociatedwiththatCommunity ,
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)Nos2860/71(3)
and2656/72(4);
—CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1289/71(5)of7
June1971ontheimplementation ofDecisionNoArticle1
1.Inordertodefinetheconceptof'originating
products'forthepurposesofArticle109(2)ofthe
ActofAccession,Regulation (EEC)Nos1251/71,
2860/71and2656/72ontheimplementation of
certainDecisionsoncustomsmattersofthe
AssociationCouncilsetupundertheConventionof
Association betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheAfricanandMalagasyStates
associatedwiththatCommunityshallapplyin
respectofproductsfromthoseStates.
2.Inordertodefinetheconceptof'originating
products'forthepurposesofArticle109(2)ofthe
ActofAccession,Regulation (EEC)Nos1289/71and
686/72ontheimplementation ofcertainDecisionson
customsmattersoftheAssociationCouncilsetup
undertheAgreementestablishinganAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,theRepublicofUganda
andtheRepublicofKenyashallapplyinrespectof
productsfromthoseStates.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL135,21.6.1971,p.1.
(3)OJNoL289,31.12.1971,p.2.
(4)OJNoL287,26.12.1972,p.6.
(5)OJNoL141,27.6.1971,p.1.(6)OJNOL82,6.4.1972,p.1.
(7)OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.83.
(8)OJNoL287,26.12.1972,p.17.

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3.Inordertodefinetheconceptof'originating
products'forthepurposesofArticle119(2)ofthe
ActofAccession,theCouncilDecisionsof7June
1971and6December1972onthedefinitionofthe
conceptof'originatingproducts'andmethodsof
administrative cooperationforthepurposeof
implementingtheDecisionof29September1970ontheassociationofoverseascountriesandterritories
withtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallapply.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OveGULDBERG