NoL361/70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3201/76
of21December1976
derogatinginrespectofthecountriesoftheAssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of21December
1976onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposesoftheapplica­
tionoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinrespectof
certainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee
onOrigin,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsconcerningthetariffpreferencesgranted
bytheCommunityforcertainproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountries,rulesoforiginareby
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976(*)laiddownconcerningthe
conditionsunderwhichtheseproductsacquirethe
statusoforiginatingproductsandthemodeofproof
andverificationoftheirstatus;1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976,thereshallalsobeconsideredas
productsoriginatinginIndonesia,Malaysia,the
Philippines,SingaporeorThailand (hereinafter
referredtoasASEANcountries)thoseproducts
whichhaveinaccordancewiththoseprovisions
acquiredinoneofthosecountriesthestatusoforig­
inatingproductsandwhichafterbeingexported
fromthatcountryhaveundergonenoworkingor
processinginanyotherASEANcountryorhavenot
undergonesufficientworkingorprocessinginany
suchothercountrytoconferonthembyvirtueof
thesaidprovisionsthestatusofproductsoriginating
inthatothercountry,providedthat:
(a)onlyproductsoriginatinginanASEANcountry
havebeenusedinthecourseofsuchworkingor
processing ;
(b)whereapercentagerulelimits,inListsAandB
referredtoinArticle3oftheRegulationreferred
toabove,theproportioninvalueofnon-originat­
ingproductsthatcanbeincorporated under
certaincircumstances ,theaddedvaluehasbeen
acquiredineachofthecountriesinaccordance
withthesaidpercentageruleandwiththeother
rulescontainedinthesaidlistswithoutany
possibilityofcumulationfromonecountryto
another.WhereastheAssociation ofSouthEastAsian
Nationshasestablishedcloseeconomiccooperation
betweenIndonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,Singa­
poreandThailand(hereinafterreferredtoasASEAN
countries);whereastheprovisionsrelativetothe
acquistionoft:hestatusoforiginatingproductslaid
downinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3200/76of21December1976may,withthe
necessaryadaptations,helpfacilitatethiscooperation
andencouragetheuseinoneASEANcountryof
productsoriginatinginotherASEANcountries;
whereasthesaidprovisionsshouldbeamended
accordinglyandspecialrulesastothemodeofproof
andverificationofthestatusoforiginatingproducts
shouldbelaiddown;whereastothisenditis
necessarytoprovideforrequestsforverificationto
becentralizedwithajointadministrative bodyofthe
aforesaidassociation ;
2.Forthepurposesofparagraph1(a),thefactthat
productsotherthanthosereferredtothereinhave
beenusedinaproportionnotexceedingintotal (*)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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issuecertificatesoforiginforthepurposesof
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976.
2.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthat
Articleshall,inthecaseofproductsthathavemerely
remainedinoneoftheASEANcountriesorhave
undergonetherenoprocessingotherthanasspecified
inthatArticleandhavebeenexportedfromthat
countrytoanotherASEANcountry,beestablished
byproductionofacertificateasreferredtoin
paragraph1issuedasprovidedinthatparagraphon
thebasisofthecertificatesoforiginFormAissued
previously .value5%ofthevalueoftheproductsobtainedand
importedintotheCommunityshallnotaffectthe
determination oforiginofthelatterproducts,
providedthattheproductssousedwouldnothave
causedsuchlatterproductstolosethestatusofpro­
ductsoriginatingintheASEANcountryfromwhich
theywerefirstexported,hadtheproductsusedbeen
incorporatedinthatfirstcountry.
3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph 1(b)no
non-originating productmaybeincorporated ifit
undergoesonlyworkingorprocessingasspecifiedin
Article3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3200/76of21December1976.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1
andprovidedthatalltheconditionslaiddownin
thatparagraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproducts
obtainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsidered as
productsoriginatinginthefirstASEANcountryof
exportationunlessthevalueoftheproductsworked
orprocessedinthatcountryrepresentsthehighest
percentageofthevalueoftheproductsobtained.If
thisisnotso,thelatterproductsshallbeconsidered
asoriginatingintheASEANcountrywheretheadded
valueacquiredrepresentsthehighestpercentageof
theirvalue.Article4
Notwithstanding theprovisionsolfArticle6of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976,theproductsmentionedin
Article1shallonimportationintotiheCommunity
benefitfromtheprovisionsontariffpreferences
referredtointhatArticleuponproductionofa
certificateoforiginFonmAissued,onthe'basisof
thecertificatesoforiginFormAissuedpreviously,
bytheauthorityintheASEANcountryfromwhich
theproductsareexportedtotheCommunity .
Article2
Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
contain :
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'thenameofthe
ASEANcountryinwhichthegoodsoriginate
togetherwithoneofthefollowingphrases:1.Forthepurposesofimplementation ofthepro­
visionsofArticle1,theprovisionsofArticle4of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976shallapply.
2.InArticle1(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'means
thedifferencebetweentheex-workspriceofthe
goodsobtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedor
refundableonexportationfromthecountry
concerned,andthecustomsvalueofalltheproducts
importedintoandworkedorprocessedinthat
country.'CUMULANASE'
'CUMULATION ASEAN'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'astate­
menttotheeffectthattheproductssatisfythe
conditionsoforiginrequiredbythegeneralized
systemofpreferencesinordertoibeexportedto
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity .Article3
Article61.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976shall,inthecaseofproducts
obtainedinoneASEANcountryandexportedto
anotherASEANcountry,beestablishedbypro­
ductionofacertificateoforiginFortmA,aspecimen
ofwhichisgivenintheAnnextoCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3200/76of21December1976.This
certificateshallbeissuedbythegovernmental
authoritiesofthecountryofexportcompetentto1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5afooveshall
applyonlyinsofarastherulesregulatingtradein
thecontextofthisRegulationbetweeneachofthe
countrieshereinbeforespecifiedareidenticaltothe
provisionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3200/76of21December1976andinthis
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Article8 2.Inaddition,eachASEANcountryundertakesto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesthat
itwill,throughtheSpecialCoordinatingCommittee
ofASEAN(hereinafterreferredtoasSCCAN),
complyorensurecompliancewiththerulesconcern­
ingthepreparationandissueofcertificatesoforigin
FormAandwiththose -relativetoadministrative
cooperationcontained 'inArticles7and8below.1.Retrospective verificationofthecertificates
FormAmentionedinArticle4shallbecarriedout
inthecircumstances specifiedinArticle13of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3200/76of
21December1976.However,bywayofderogation
fromtheprovisionsofparagraph2ofthatArticle,
therelevantcustomsauthoritiesintheCommunity
shallreturnthecertificateoforiginFormAto
SCCAN.
2.TheASEANcountriesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission theaddressofSCCAN.TheCom­
missionshallcommunicate thisinformation tothe
customsauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.Article7
Article9
ThisRegulationdoesnotapplytotheproductslisted
inAnnexII(A)toCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3200/76of21December1976.1.RetrospectiveverificationsofthecertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedoutat
randomorwhenevertheauthoritiesasreferredtoin
thatArticleofanyASEANcountrywheretheprod­
uctshaveeitherremainedbeforetheirre-exportation
inthesamestateor'haveundergoneworkingor
processingasspecifiedinArticle1havereasonable
doubtastotheauthenticityoft!hedocumentoras
totheaccuracyoftheinformationregardingthetrue
originoftheproductsinquestion.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph1,theauthoritiesmentionedinthatpara­
graphshallsendthecertificateoforiginFormAto
SCCAN,indicatingwhereappropriatethereasons
offormorsubstanceforanenquiry.Theyshall
forwardanyavailableinformationwhichtendsto
showthattheparticularsontthesaidcertificateare
inaccurate .Article10
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartthereof.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyreferringas
regardstheaddedvalueacquiredtotheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoin
Article3ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3200/76of21December1976.Wherethe
productsobtainedappearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesacriterion
additionaltothatofchangeoftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.