12.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL321/1
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REGULATION (EEC)No3229/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of9December 1975
concerningtheproofoftheoriginofproductsrequiredfortheapplicationof
Regulations (EEC)No1598/75and(EEC)No1957/75
ofthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingMember
Statebyoneofthemethodslistedbelow:
(a)acertificateoforiginissuedbythecompetent
authoritiesinthecountryofexport;
(b)amovementcertificateoraform,madeout
accordingtothemodelspreviouslyinforceinthe
contextofpreferentialtradebetweentheCommu­
nity,ontheonehand,andtheAssociatedAfrican
andMalagasyStatesortheRepublicofTanzania,
theRepublicofUgandaandtheRepublicof
Kenyaontheother;
(c)anydocumentwhichcanshowthatthegoods
satisfytheconditionssetoutinTitleIofAnnexII
ofRegulation (EEC)No1598/75.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles113
and136thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1598/75(')of
24June1975ontheadvanceimplementation of
certainprovisionsoftheACP-EECConventionof
Lomerelatingtotradeingoods,andCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1957/75(2)of30July1975onthe
interimtradearrangements withthe'overseascoun­
triesandterritories'associatedwiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,hereafterreferredtoas'coun­
triesandterritories'havedefinedtherulesoforigin
concerningthecircumstances inwhichproducts
acquirethestatusoforiginatingproductsand
concerningtheproofofthisstatusandthemethodsof
controllingit;
Whereasitisexpedienttoprovideforproofoforigin
otherthanthatlaiddownintheprovisionslisted
above,Article2
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Notwithstanding TitleIIofAnnexIItoRegulation
(EEC)No1957/75,forgoodswhichsatisfythecondi­
tionssetoutinTitleIofthesaidAnnex,andaresent
toaMemberStateor'countryandterritory'before1
January1976proofoforiginatingstatusmaybe
furnishedtothesatisfactionofthecustomsauthorities
oftheimportingMemberStateor'countryandterri­
tory',byoneofthemethodslistedbelow:
(a)acertificateoforiginissuedbythecompetent
authoritiesinthe'countryandterritory'ofexport;
(b)amovementcertificateoraform,madeout
accordingtothemodelspreviouslyinforceinthe
contextofpreferentialtradebetweentheCommu­
nityandthe'countriesandterritories';Article1
Notwithstanding TitleIIofAnnexIItoRegulation
(EEC)No1598/75forgoodswhichsatisfythecondi­
tionssetoutinTitleIofthesaidAnnexandaresent
toaMemberStatebefore1January1976,proofof
originatingstatusmaybefurnishedtothesatisfaction
(')OJNoL166,28.6.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1975,p.5.

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(c)anydocumentwhichcanshowthatthegoods
satisfytheconditionssetoutinTitleItoAnnexII
ofRegulation (EEC)No1957/75.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallalsoapplytogoodswhichthe
customsauthoritiesoftheMemberStateshaveoffered,
atthetimeofimport,toreleasewhileawaitingthesubmissionofthedocumentaryproofoforiginasstip­
ulatedinRegulation (EEC)No1598/75andRegula­
tion(EEC)No1957/75.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.RUMOR