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REGULATION (EEC)No3217/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of3December1975
derogatinginrespectofthecountrieswhichhavesignedtheCartagenaAgreement
(AndeanGroup)fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3214/75
of3December1975onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposes
oftheapplicationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectofcertainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing ,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;Article1
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975,thereshallalsobeconsideredas
productsoriginatinginBolivia,Chile,Colombia,
Ecuador,PeruorVenezuela (hereinafterreferredto
asAndeanGroupcountries)thoseproductswhich
haveinaccordancewiththoseprovisionsacquired
inoneofthosecountriesthestatusoforiginating
productsandwhichafterbeingexportedfromthat
countryhaveundergonenoworkingorprocessing
inanyotherAndeanGroupcountryorhavenot
undergonesufficientworkingorprocessinginany
suchothercountrytoconferonthembyvirtueof
thesaidprovisionsthestatusofproductsoriginating
inthatothercountry,providedthat:
(a)onlyproductsoriginating ;inanAndeanGroup
countryhavebeenusedinthecourseofsuch
workingorprocessing;
(b)whereapercentagerulelimits,inListsAandB
referredtoinArticle3oftheRegulationreferred
toabove,theproportioninvalueofnon-originat­
ingproductsthatcanbeincorporatedunder
certaincircumstances ,theaddedvaluehasbeen
acquiredineachofthecountriesinaccordance
withthesaidpercentageruleandwiththeother
rulescontainedinthesaidlistswithoutany
possibilityofcumulationfromonecountryto
another.
2.Forthepurposesofparagraph1(a),thefactthat
productsotherthanthosereferredtothereinhave
beenusedinaproportionnotexceedingintotal
value5%ofthevalueoftheproductsobtainedand
importedintotheCommunityshallnotaffectthe
determination oforiginofthelatterproducts,
providedthattheproductssousedwouldnothave
causedsuchlatterproductstolosethestatusof
productsOriginatingintheAndeanGroupcountry
fromwhichtheywerefirstexported,hadthe
productsusedbeenincorporated inthatfirst
country.Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsconcerningthetariffpreferencesgranted
bytheCommunityforcertainproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountries,rulesoforiginareby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75(*)of
3December1975laiddownconcerningthe
conditionsunderwhichtheseproductsacquirethe
statusoforiginatingproductsandthemodeofproof
andverificationoftheirstatus;
WhereasundertheCartagenaAgreement (Andean
Group)closeeconomiccooperationhasbeen
establishedbetween -Bolivia,Chile,Colombia,
Ecuador,PeruandVenezuela (hereinafterreferred
toasAndeanGroupcountries);whereasthe
provisionsrelativetotheacquisitionofthestatusof
originatingproductslaiddowninArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975may,withthenecessary
adaptations,helpfacilitatethiscooperationand
encouragetheuseinoneAndeanGroupcountryof
productsoriginatinginotherAndeanGroup
countries;whereasthesaidprovisionsshouldbe
amendedaccordinglyandspecialrulesastothemode
ofproofandverificationofthestatusoforiginating
productsshouldbelaiddown;whereastothisend
itisnecessarytoprovideforrequestsforverification
tobecentralizedwithajointadministrativebodyof
theaforesaidgroup;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theCommitteeonOrigin,
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3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(b)no
non-originating productmaybeincorporated ifit
undergoesonlyworkingorprocessingasspecified
inArticle3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3214/75of3December1975.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1
andprovidedthatalltheconditionslaiddownin
thatparagraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproducts
obtainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsidered as
productsoriginatinginthefirstAndeanGroup
countryofexportationunlessthevalueofthe
productsworkedorprocessedinthatcountry
representsthehighestpercentageofthevalueofthe
productsobtained.Ifthisisnotso,thelatterproducts
shallbeconsideredasoriginatingintheAndean
Groupcountrywheretheaddedvalueacquired
representsthehighestpercentageoftheirvalue.
Article2
1.Forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsofArticle1,theprovisionsofArticle4
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975shallapply.
2.InArticle1(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'means
thedifferencebetweentheex-workspriceofthe
goodsobtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedor
refundableonexportationfromthecountry
concerned,andthecustomsvalueofalltheproducts
importedintoandworkedorprocessedinthat
country.
Article3
1.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975shall,inthecaseofproducts
obtainedinoneAndeanGroupcountryandexported
toanotherAndeanGroupcountry,beestablishedby
productionofacertificateoforiginFormA,a
specimenofwhichisgivenintheAnnexto
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975.Thiscertificateshallbeissuedby
thegovernmentalauthoritiesofthecountryofexport
competenttoissuecertificatesoforiginforthe
purposesofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/
75of3December1975.
2.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthat
Articleshall,inthecaseofproductsthathavemerely
remainedinoneoftheAndeanGroupcountriesor
haveundergonetherenoprocessingotherthanas
specifiedinthatArticleandhavebeenexportedfrom
thatcountrytoanotherAndeanGroupcountry,be
establishedbyproductionofacertificateasreferred
toinparagraph1issuedasprovidedinthatpara­graphonthebasisofthecertificatesoforiginForm
Aissuedpreviously.
Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975,theproductsmentionedin
Article1shallonimportationintotheCommunity
benefitfromtheprovisionsontariffpreferences
referredtointhatArticleuponproductionofa
certificateoforiginFormAissued,onthebasisof
thecertificatesoforiginFormAissuedpreviously,
bytheauthorityintheAndeanGroupcountryfrom
whichtheproductsareexportedtotheCommunity .
Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
contain:
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'thenameofthe
AndeanGroupcountryinwhichthegoods
originatetogetherwithoneofthefollowing
phrases:
'CUMULGROUPEANDIN'
'CUMULATION ANDEANGROUP'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'a
statementtotheeffectthattheproductssatisfy
theconditionsoforiginrequiredbythe
generalizedsystemofpreferencesinordertobe
exportedtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
Article6
1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveshall
applyonlyinsofarastherulesregulatingtradein
thecontextofthisRegulationbetweeneachofthe
countrieshereinbeforespecifiedareindenticaltothe
provisionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3214/75of3December1975andinthis
Regulation .
2.Inaddition,eachAndeanGroupcountry
undertakestotheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities thatitwill,throughthe'Juntadel
AcuerdodeCartagena'(hereinafterreferredtoas
theJunta),complyorensurecompliancewiththe
rulesconcerningthepreparationandissueofcertifi­
catesoforiginFormAandwiththoserelativeto
administrative cooperationcontainedinArticles7
and8below.
Article7
1.Retrospective verifications ofthecertificates
FormAmentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedout
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2.TheAndeanGroupcountriesshallcommunicate
totheCommissiontheaddressoftheJunta.The
Commissionshallcommunicate thisinformationto
thecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.inthatArticleofanyAndeanGroupcountrywhere
theproductshaveeitherremainedbeforetheirre­
exportationinthesamestateorhaveundergone
workingorprocessingasspecifiedinArticle1have
reasonabledoubtastotheauthenticityofthe
documentorastotheaccuracyoftheinformation
regardingthetrueoriginoftheproductsinquestion.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph 1,theauthoritiesmentionedinthat
paragraphshallsendthecertificateoforiginForm
AtotheJunta,indicatingwhereappropriatethe
reasonsofformorsubstanceforanenquiry.They
shallforwardanyavailableinformationwhichtends
toshowthattheparticularsonthesaidcertificate
areinaccurate .Article9
ThisRegulationdoesnotapplytotheproductslisted
inAnnexAtoCouncilRegulations (EEC)No3001/
75(1)and(EEC)No3002/75(2)of17November
1975.
Article10
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartthereof.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.Article8
1.Retrospective verificationofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle4shallbecarriedoutinthe
circumstances specifiedinArticle13ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of3December1975.
However,bywayofderogationfromtheprovisions
ofparagraph2ofthatArticle,therelevantcustoms
authoritiesintheCommunityshallreturnthe
certificateoforiginFormAtotheJunta.i1)OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.9.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,3December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyreferringasregards
theaddedvalueacquiredtotheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoinArticle3
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3214/75of3December1975.Wheretheproductsobtained
appearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesacriterionadditionaltothatofchange
oftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.