16.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL336/53
REGULATION (EEC)No3107/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5December1974
derogatinginrespectofthecountriesoftheAssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5December
1974onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposesoftheappli­
cationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinrespect
ofcertainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity;
Whereasfortheapplicationoftheprovisions
concerningthetariffpreferencesgrantedbythe
Communityforcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries,therulesoforiginaredefined
fortheconditionsunderwhichtheseproducts
acquirethecharacteroforiginatingproducts,the
modeofproofandthetermsastoverification
thereofbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/
74(.*)of5December1974;
WhereastheAssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
hasestablishedverycloseeconomiccooperation
betweenIndonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,Singa­
poreandThailand(hereinafterreferredtoasASEAN
countries);whereastheprovisionsrelativetothe
acquisitionoftfhecharacteroforiginatingproducts
laiddowninArticle1ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3106/74of5December1974may,with
thenecessaryadaptations,contributetothefacili­
tationofthiscooperationandencouragetheusein
oneASEANcountryofproductsoriginatinginthe
otherASEANcountries;whereasthesaidprovisions
shouldbeamendedaccordinglyandspecialrulesfor
theproofofthecharacteroforiginatingproductsand
methodsofverificationshouldbelaiddown;
whereasforthispurposeitisnecessarytocentralize
therequestsforverificationtoacommonadminis­
trativebodyoftheaforesaidassociation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
CommitteeonOrigin,Article1
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3106/74of
5December1974,thoseproductswhichhave
acquiredthecharacteroforiginatingproductsin
Indonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,Singaporeand
Thailand(hereinafterreferredtoasASEANcountries)
aretobeequallyconsideredasproductsoriginating
inoneoranotherolfthosecountries,accordingtothe
provisionsoftheArticle1referredtoaboveand
which,afterbeingexportedfromthatcountry,have
undergonenoworkingorprocessinginanyofthe
otherASEANcountriesorhavenotundergone
sufficientworkingorprocessingtheretoconferon
themthecharacterofproductsoriginatinginanyof
thosecountriesbyvirtueoftheprovisionsofthe
Article1referredtoabove,providedthat:
(a)onlyproductsoriginatinginanyoftheASEAN
countrieshavebeenusedinthecourseofthe
workingorprocessing;
(b)whenapercentagerulelimits,intheListsAand
BreferredtoinArticle3oftheRegulation
referredtoabove,theproportioninvalueofnon­
originatingproductsthatcanbeincorporated
undercertaincircumstances ,theaddedvaluehas
beenacquiredineach<jfthecountriesin
accordancewiththepercentagerulecontained
inthesaidlistswithoutanypossibilityofcumula­
tionfromonecountrytoanother.
2.Forthepurposeofimplementingparagraph1(a),
thefactthatproductsotherthanthosereferredto
thereinareusedinaproportionnotexceedingin
totalvalue5%ofthevalueoftheproductsobtained
andimportedintotheCommunitydoesnotaffect
thedetermination oforiginofthelatterproducts,
providedthattheproductssousedwouldnothave
causedthemtol-osethestatusofproductsoriginating
inoneoftheASEANcountriesfromWhichtheyhad
beenexportedpreviously,hadtheybeenincorporated
there. (*)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of
5December1974,theproductsmentionedinArticle1
shallonimporttoitheCommunitybenefitfromthe
provisionsontariffpreferencessetoutinchatArticle
uponsubmissionofacertificateoforiginFormA
issuedbytheauthorityintheASEANcountryfrom
whichtheproductsareexportedtotheCommunity
on'thebasisofcertificatesoforiginFormAissued
previously.
Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
indicate:
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'theASEANcountry
inwhichthegoodsoriginateaswellasoneofthe
followingphrases:
'CUMULANASE'
'CUMULATION ASEAN'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'thatthe
productsfulfiltheconditionsoforiginrequired
bythegeneralizedsystemofpreferencesinorder
tobeexportedtothe'EuropeanEconomic
Community'.3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(b)no
non-originating productmaybeincorporated ifit
undergoesonlytheworkingorprocessinglaiddown
inArticle3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3106/74of5December1974.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1
andprovidedthatalltheconditionslaiddownin
thatparagraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproducts
obtainedshallnotcontinuetoheconsideredas
productsoriginatinginthefirstASEANcountryof
exportationunlessthevalueoftheproductsworked
orprocessedinthatcountryrepresentsthehighest
percentageofthevalueoftheproductsobtained.
Ifthisisnotso,thelatterproductsareconsideredas
originatingintheASEANcountrywheretheadded
valueacquiredrepresentsthehighestpercentageof
theirvalue.
Article2
1.FortheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle1,
theprovisionsofArticle4ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3106/74of5December1974are
applicable.
2.FortheapplicationotftheprovisionsofArticle1
(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'shallbeunderstood
asmeaningthedifferencebetweentheex-worksprice
ofthegoodsobtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedor
refundableonexportationfromthecountry
concernedandthecustomsvalueofalltheproducts
importedandworkedorprocessedinthatcountry.
Article3
1.WhereArticle1isapplied,theproofofcharacter
oforiginatingproductsinithecaseofArticle1of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of
5December1974dfproductsobtainedinthefirst
ASEANcountryandexportedtoanotherASEAN
countryisgivenbyacertificateoforiginFormA,
aspecimenofwhichisgivenintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of
5December1974.Thiscertificateshallbeissuedby
thegovernmentalauthoritiesofthecountryofexport
authorizedfortheissueofcertificatesoforigininthe
contextofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/
74of5December1974.
2.WhereArticle1isapplied,theproofofcharacter
oforiginatingproducts—inthesenseofthat
Article—ofproductsthathavebeenheldorhave
onlyundergoneinoneoftheASEANcountriesthe
processinglaiddowninthatArticleandexported
fromthatcountrytoanotherASEANcountryisgiven
bythecertificatereferredtoinparagraph1and
issuedundertheconditionslaiddowninthatpara­
graph,onthebasisofthecertificateoforiginFbrmA
issuedpreviously.Article6
1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveareonly
applicableinsofar.astherulesregulatingthetrade
betweeneachofthecountriescitedabove,inthe
contextofthis.Regulation,aireidenticaltothe
provisionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3106/74of5December1974aswellas
thisRegulation .
2;Inaddition,eachASEANcountryundertakes
withtheCommissionoftheEuropean'Communities ,
throughtheSpecialCoordinating Cornmitteeof
ASEAN(hereinafterreferredtoasSCCAN);to
respect,ortoensurerespectfor,therulesconcerning
themakingoutandissuingofcertificatesoforigin
FormAaswellasthoserelativetotheadministrative
cooperationcontainedinArticles7and8below.
Article7
1.RetrospectiveverificationsofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedoutat
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2.TheASEANcountriesshallcommunicate tothe
CommissiontheaddressofSCCAN—Special
Coordinating Committee ofASEAN.The
Commission shallcomunicatethisinformationtothe
customsauthoritiesofitiheMemberStates.
Article9
ThisRegulationdoesnotapplytotheproductslisted
initheAnnexesAofCouncilRegulations (EEC)
No3045/74(*)and(EEC)No3046/72(2)of
2December1974.
Article10
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsaniintegra'lpartoithisRegulation .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.inthatArticleintheASEANcountrieswherethe
productshaveremainedbeforetheirre-exportinthe
samestateoraresubmittedtotheworkingor
processingenvisagedinArticle1havereasonable
doubtastotheauthenticityoftheinformation
regardingthetrueoriginofthegoodsinquestion.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph 1,thecustomsauthoritiesmentionedin
thatparagraphshallsendthecertificateoforigin
FormAtoSCCAN—SpecialCoordinating Com­
mitteeofASEAN—indicatingineachcasethe
reasonsofformorsubstancewhichjustifyan
enquiry.Theyshallforwardanyinformationwhich
maybeavailableandwhichtendstoshowthatthe
particularsonthecertificateorontheformare
inaccurate .
Article8
1.Retrospectiveverification >ofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle4aretobecarriedoutinthe
caseenvisagedinArticle13ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3106/74of5December1974.
However,bywayofderogationfromtheprovisions
ofparagraph2ofthisArticletheappropriatecustoms
authoritiesintheCommunityshallreturnthe
certificateoforiginFormAtoSCCAN—Special
CoordinatingCommitteeofASEAN.OOJNoL329,9.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,9.12.1974,p.9.
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates. ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety
DoneatBrussels,5December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposeofimplementingArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyrefer­
ring,fortheaddedvalueacquired,totheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoin
Article3ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5December1974.Wheretheproducts
obtainedappearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesacriterionadditionaltothat
ofchangeoftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.