NoL350/62 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2969/77
of23December1977
derogatinginrespectofthecountrieswhichhavesignedtheCartagenaAgreement (Andean
Group)fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2966/77of23
December1977onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposesofthe
applicationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinrespect
ofcertainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsconcerningthetariffpreferencesgrantedby
theCommunityforcertainproductsoriginatinginde­
velopingcountries,rulesoforiginarebyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2966/77of23December
1977(J),hereinaftercalledthe'basicRegulation',laid
downconcerningtheconditionsunderwhichthese
productsacquirethestatusoforiginatingproductsand
themodeofproofandverificationoftheirstatus;
WhereasundertheCartagenaAgreement (Andean
Group)closeeconomiccooperationhasbeenestab­
lishedbetweenBolivia,Colombia,Ecuador,Peruand
Venezuela (hereinafterreferredtoasAndeanGroup
countries);whereastheprovisionsrelativetotheacquis­
itionofthestatusoforiginatingproductslaiddownin
Article1ofthebasicRegulationmay,withtheneces­
saryadaptations,helpfacilitatethiscooperationand
encouragetheuseinoneAndeanGroupcountryof
productsoriginatinginotherAndeanGroupcountries;
whereasthesaidprovisionsshouldbeamendedaccord­
inglyandspecialrulesastothemodeofproofandver­
ificationofthestatusoforiginatingproductsshouldbe
laiddown;whereastothisenditisnecessarytoprovide
forrequestsforverificationtobecentralizedwitha
jointadministrative bodyoftheaforesaidgroup;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommitteeon
Origin,productsoriginatinginBolivia,Colombia,Ecuador,
PeruorVenezuela (hereinafterreferredtoasAndean
Groupcountries)thoseproductswhichhaveinaccor­
dancewiththoseprovisionsacquiredinoneofthose
countriesthestatusoforiginatingproductsandwhich
afterbeingexportedfromthatcountryhaveundergone
noworkingorprocessinginanyotherAndeanGroup
countryorhavenotundergonesufficientworkingor
processinginanysuchothercountrytoconferonthem
byvirtueofthesaidprovisionsthestatusofproducts
originatinginthatothercountry,providedthat:
(a)onlyproductsoriginatinginanAndeanGroup
countryhavebeenusedinthecourseofsuchwork­
ingorprocessing;
(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
losethestatusofproductsoriginatingintheAndean
Groupcountryfromwhichtheywerefirstexported,
hadtheproductsusedbeenincorporatedinthatfirst
country.
3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph 1(b)no
non-originating productmaybeincorporatedifitunder-v
goesonlyworkingorprocessingasspecifiedinArticle3
(2)ofthebasicRegulation .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1and
providedthatalltheconditionslaiddowninthat
paragraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproductsob­
tainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsideredasproducts
originatinginthefirstAndeanGroupcountryofexpor­
tationunlessthevalueoftheproductsworkedorpro­
cessedinthatcountryrepresentsthehighestpercentageHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1ofthe
basicRegulation,thereshallalsobeconsideredas
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ofthevalueoftheproductsobtained.Ifthisisnotso,
thelatterproductsshallbeconsideredasoriginatingin
theAndeanGroupcountrywheretheaddedvalueac­
quiredrepresentsthehighestpercentageoftheirvalue.Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
contain:
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'thenameoftheAndean
Groupcountryinwhichthegoodsoriginate
togetherwithoneofthefollowingphrases:
'CUMULGROUPEANDIN'
'CUMULATION ANDEANGROUP'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'astatement
totheeffectthattheproductssatisfytheconditions
oforiginrequiredbythegeneralizedsystemofpre­
ferencesinordertobeexportedtotheEuropean
EconomicCommunity .Article2
1.Forthepurposesofimplementation oftheprovi­
sionsofArticle1,theprovisionsofArticle4ofthebasic
Regulationshallapply.
2.InArticle1(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'meansthe
differencebetweentheex-workspriceofthegoods
obtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedorrefundableon
exportationfromthecountryconcerned,andthecus­
tomsvalueofalltheproductsimportedintoand
workedorprocessedinthatcountry.
Article3
1.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofArticle1of
thebasicRegulationshall,inthecaseofproductsob­
tainedinoneAndeanGroupcountryandexportedto
anotherAndeanGroupcountry,beestablishedby
productionofacertificateoforiginFormA,aspecimen
ofwhichisgivenintheAnnextothebasicRegulation.
Thiscertificateshallbeissuedbythegovernmental
authoritiesofthecountryofexportcompetenttoissue
certificatesoforiginforthepurposesofthebasicReg­
ulation.Article6
1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveshallapply
onlyinsofarastherulesregulatingtradeinthecontext
ofthisRegulationbetweeneachofthecountries
hereinbeforespecifiedareidenticaltotheprovisionslaid
downinthebasicRegulationandinthisRegulation.
2.Inaddition,eachAndeanGroupcountryundertakes
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesthatit
will,throughthe'JuntadelAcuerdodeCartagena'
(hereinafterreferredtoastheJunta),complyorensure
compliancewiththerulesconcerningthepreparation
andissueofcertificatesoforiginFormAandwiththose
relativetoadministrativecooperationcontainedinArti­
cles7and8below.
2.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthatArticle
shall,inthecaseofproductsthathavemerelyremained
inoneoftheAndeanGroupcountriesorhaveundergone
therenoprocessingotherthanasspecifiedinthatArti­
cleandhavebeenexportedfromthatcountryto
anotherAndeanGroupcountry,beestablishedby
productionofacertificateasreferredtoinparagraph1
issuedasprovidedinthatparagraphonthebasisofthe
certificatesoforiginFormAissuedpreviously.Article7
1.RetrospectiveverificationsofthecertificatesFormA
mentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedoutatrandomor
whenevertheauthoritiesasreferredtointhatArticleof
anyAndeanGroupcountrywheretheproductshave
eitherremainedbeforetheirre-exportation inthesame
stateorhaveundergoneworkingorprocessingas
specifiedinArticle1havereasonabledoubtastothe
authenticityofthedocumentorastotheaccuracyof
theinformationregardingthetrueoriginofthepro­
ductsinquestion.Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6ofthebasic
Regulation,theproductsmentionedinArticle1shallon
importationintotheCommunitybenefitfromthepro­
visionsontariffpreferencesreferredtointhatArticle
uponproductionofacertificateoforiginFormA
issued,onthebasisofthecertificatesoforiginFormA
issuedpreviously,bytheauthorityintheAndeanGroup
countryfromwhichtheproductsareexportedtothe
Community .2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsofpara­
graph1,theauthoritiesmentionedinthatparagraph
shallsendthecertificateoforiginFormAtotheJunta,
indicatingwhereappropriatethereasonsofformor
substanceforanenquiry.Theyshallforwardanyavail­
ableinformationwhichtendstoshowthattheparticu­
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sionshallcommunicate thisinformationtothecustoms
authoritiesoftheMemberStates.Article8
1.RetrospectiveverificationofthecertificatesFormA
mentionedinArticle4shallbecarriedoutinthecir­
cumstancesspecifiedinArticle13ofthebasicRegula­
tion.However,bywayofderogationfromtheprovi­
sionsofparagraph2ofthatArticle,therelevantcus­
tomsauthoritiesintheCommunityshallreturnthecer­
tificateoforiginFormAtotheJunta.Article9
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartthereof.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.2.TheAndeanGroupcountriesshallcommunicateto
theCommissiontheaddressoftheJunta.TheCommis­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,23December1977.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyreferringasregardsthe
addedvalueacquiredtotheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoinArticle3ofthebasic
Regulation .WheretheproductsobtainedappearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesa
criterionadditionaltothatofchangeoftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.