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REGULATION (EEC)No3109/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5December1974
derogatinginrespectofthecountrieswhichhavesignedtheCartagenaAgreement (Andean
Group)fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5
December1974onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposes
oftheapplicationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectofcertainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereasfortheapplicationoftheprovisions
concerningthetariffpreferencesgrantedbythe
Communityforcertainproductsoriginatingindevel­
opingcountries,therulesoforiginaredefinedfor
theconditionsunderwhichtheseproductsacquire
thecharacteroforiginatingproducts,themodeof
proofandthetermsastoverificationthereofby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/740)of
5December1974:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5De­
cember1974,thoseproductswhichhaveacquiredthe
characteroforiginatingproductsinBolivia,Chile,
Colombia,Ecuador,PeruandVenezuela (hereinafter
referredtoasAndeanGroupcountries)aretobe
equallyconsideredasproductsoriginatinginoneor
anotherofthosecountries,accordingtothepro­
visionsoftheArticle1referredtoaboveandwhich,
afterbeingexportedfromthatcountry,haveunder­
gonenoworkingorprocessinginanyoftheother
AndeanGroupcountriesorhavenotundergone
sufficientworkingorprocessingtheretoconferon
themthecharacterofproductsoriginatinginany
ofthosecountriesbyvirtueoftheprovisionsofthe
Article1referredtoabove,provided .that:
(a)onlyproductsoriginatinginanyerftheAndean
Groupcountrieshavebeenusedinthecourseof
theworkingorprocessing;
(b)whenapercentagerulelimits,intheListsAand
BreferredtoinArticle3oftheRegulation
referredtoabove,theproportioninvalueofnon­
originatingproductsthatcanbeincorporated
undercertaincircumstances ,theaddedvaluehas
beenacquiredineachofthecountriesinaccord­
ancewiththepercentagerulecontainedinthe
saidlistswithoutanypossibilityofcumulation
fromonecountrytoanother.
2.Forthepurposeof.implementingparagraph1(a),
thefactthatproductsotherthanthosereferredto
thereinareusedinaproportionnotexceedingin
totalvalue5%ofthevalueoftheproductsobtained
andimportedintotheCommunitydoesnotaffect
thiedetermination oforiginofthelatterproducts,
providedthattheproductsso,usedwouldnothave
causedthemtolosethestatusofproductsoriginating
inoneoftheASEANcountriesfromwhichtheyhad
beenexportedpreviously,hadtheybeenincorporated
there.WhereasinthecontextoftheCartagenaAgreement
(AndeanGroup)averycloseeconomiccooperation
hasbeenestablishedbetweenBolivia,Chile,Colom­
bia,Ecuador,PeruandVenezuela (hereinafter
referredtoasAndeanGroupcountries);whereasthe
provisionsrelativetotheacquisitionofthecharacter
o£originatingproductslaiddowninArticle1of
-CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5De­
cember1974may,withthenecessaryadaptations,
contributetothefacilitationofthiscooperationand
encouragetheuseinoneAndeanGroupcountryof
productsoriginatingintheotherAndeanGroup
countries;whereasthesaidprovisionsshould
beamendedaccordinglyandspecialrulesforthe
proofofthecharacteroforiginatingproductsand
tomethodsofverificationshouldbelaiddown;
whereasforthispurposeitisnecessarytocentralize
therequestsforverificationtoacommonadminis­
trative'bodyoftheaforesaidgroup;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee
onOrigin,
(J)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph 1(b)nonon­
originatingproductmaybeincorporated ifitunder­
goesonlytheworkingorprocessinglaiddownin
Article3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
3106/74of5December1974.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph 1
andprovidedthatall'theconditionslaiddowninthat
paragraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproducts
obtainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsideredasprod­
uctsobtainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsideredas
productsoriginatinginthefirstAndeanGroup
countryofexportationunlessthevalueoftheprod­
uctsworkedorprocessedinthatcountryrepresents
thehighestpercentageofthevalueof'theproducts
obtained.Ifthisisnotso,the'latterproductsare
consideredasoriginatingintheASEANcountry
wheretheaddedvalueacquiredrepresentsthehighest
percentageoftheirvalue.
Article2
1.FortheapplicationoftheprovisionsoifArticle1,
theprovisionsofArticle4ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3106/74of5December1974are
applicable .
2.FortheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle1
(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'shallbeunderstoodas
meaningthedifferencebetweentheex-worksprice
ofthegoodsobtained,lessinternaltaxesrefunded
orrefundableonexportationfromthecountry
concerned,andthecustomsvalueofalltheproducts
importedandworkedorprocessedinthatcountry.isgivenbythecertificatereferredtoinparagraph1
andissuedundertheconditionslaiddowninthat
paragraph,onthebasisofthecertificateoforigin
FormAissuedpreviously .
Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6ofCom­
missionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5December
1974,theproductsmentionedinArticle1shallon
importintotheCommunitybenefitfromtheprovi­
sionsontariffpreferencessetoutinthatArticleupon
submissionofacertificateoforiginFormAissued
bytheauthorityintheAndeanGroupcountryfrom
whichtheproductsareexportedtotheCommunity
onthebasisofcertificatesoforiginFormAissued
previously .
Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
indicate:
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'theAndeanGroup
countryinwhichthegoodsoriginateaswellas
oneofthefollowingphrases:
'CUMULGROUPEANDIN'
'CUMULATION ANDEANGROUP'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'thatthe
productsfulfiltheconditionsoforiginrequired
bythegeneralizedsystemofpreferencesinorder
tobeexportedtothe'EuropeanEconomic
Community'.
Article6
1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveareonly
applicableinsofarastherulesregulatingthetrade
betweeneachofthecountriescitedabove,inthe
contextofthisRegulation,areidenticaltothepro­
visionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3106/74of5December1974aswellasthis
Regulation .
2.Inaddition,eachAndeanGroupcountryunder­
takeswiththeCommissionoftheEuropeanCom­
munities,throughthe'JuntadelAcuerdodeCarta­
gena'torespect,ortoensurerespectfor,therules
concerningthemakingoutandissuingofcertificates
oforiginFormAaswellasthoserelativetothe
administrative cooperationcontainedinArticles7
and8below.
Article7
1.Retrospective verificationsofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle3s-hallbecarriedoutatArticle3
1.WhereArticle 1isapplied,theproofofcharacter
oforiginatingproductsinthecaseofArticle1of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5De­
cember1974ofproductsobtainedinthefirstAndean
GroupcountryandexportedtoanotherAndean
Groupcountryisgivenbyacertificateoforigin
FormA,aspecimenofwhichisgivenintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of
.5December1974.Thiscertificateshallbeissuedby
thegovernmentalauthoritiesofthecountryofexport
authorizedfortheissueofcertificatesoforigininthe
contextofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74
of5December1974.
2.WhereArticle1isapplied,theproofofcharacter
oforiginatingproducts—inthesenseofthatArticle
—ofproductsthathavebeenheldorhaveundergone
inonlyoneoftheAndeanGroupcountriesthe
processinglaiddowninthatArticleandexported
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2.TheAndeanGroupcountriesshallcommunicate
totheCommission 'theaddressofthe'Juntadel
AcuerdodeCartagena'.TheCommissionshallcom­
municatethisinformationtothecustomsauthorities
oftheMemberStates.
Article9
ThisRegulationdoesnotapplytotheproductslisted
intheAnnexesAtoCouncilRegulations (EEC)No
3045/74(1)and(EEC)No3046/74(2)of2December
1974.random,andwhenevertheauthoritiesenvisagedin
thatArticleintheAndeanGroupcountrieswhere
theproductshaveremainedbeforetheirre-export
inthesamestateoraresubmittedtotheworking
orprocessingenvisagedinArticle1havereasonable
doubtastotheauthenticityoftheinformation
regardingthetrueoriginofthegoodsinquestion.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph 1,thecustomsauthoritiesmentionedin
thatparagraphshallsendthecertificateoforigin
FormAto'the'Jl,ntadelAcuerdodeCartagena'
indicatingineachcasethereasonsofformor
substancewhichjustifyanenquiry.Theyshallfor­
wardanyinformationwhichmaybeavailableand
whichtendstoshowthattheparticularsonthecer­
tificateorontheformareinaccurate .
Article <VArticle10
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartofthisRegulation .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.1.RetrospectiveverificationofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle4aretobecarriedoutinthe
caseenvisagedinArticle13ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3106/74of5December1974.
However,bywayofderogationifromtheprovisions
ofparagraph2ofthisArticletheappropriatecustoms
authoritiesintheCommunityshallreturnthecertifi­
cateoforiginFormAtothe'JuntadelAcuerdode
Cartagena'.(■)OJNoL329,9.12.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,9.12.1974,p.9.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,5December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois ^XavierORTOLI
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
Forthepurposeofimplementing Article1(1)(h),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyrefer­
ring,fortheaddedvalueacquired,totheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoin
Article3ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3106/74of5December1974.Wheretheproducts
obtainedappearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesacriterionadditionaltothat
ofchangeoftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.