24.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL323/21
REGULATION (EEC)No3188/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of22November 1973
onthedefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoodsforpurposesoftheappli­
cationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityin
respectofcertaintextileproductsfromdevelopingcountries
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle3of
thisRegulation,therulesprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No2818/72of22December1972,withthe
exceptionofthoseinArticles3and4thereof,shall
applyforpurposesoftheimplementation oftheprovi­
sionsrelatingtotariffpreferencesgrantedbythe
Communityinrespectofcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natinginYugoslavia .
Article2
WithoutthisprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle3
oftheRegulation,therulesprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No2818/72of22December1972,withthe
exceptionofthoseinArticles3and4thereof,shall
applyforpurposesoftheimplementation oftheprovi­
sionsrelatingtotariffpreferencesgrantedbythe
Communityinrespectofcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natingindevelopingcountries.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2171/73(x)of8August1973ontheopening,alloca­
tionandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia,
andinparticularArticle1thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2172/73(2)of8August1973ontheopeningoftariff
preferencesforcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
Yugoslavia,andinparticularArticle1thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2628/73(3)of26September1973ontheopening,allo­
cationandadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforcertaintextileproductsoriginatingindevel­
opingcountries,andinparticularArticle1thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2629/73(4)of26September1973ontheopeningof
tariffpreferencesforcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natingindevelopingcountries,andinparticular
Article1thereof;
Whereas,asregardsalltheproductsreferredtointhe
abovementioned Regulations ,rulesshouldbeestab­
lishedtodefinetheconditionsinwhichtheyacquire
thecharacteroforiginatingproducts,themodeof
proofandthetermsastoverificationthereof;whereas
itisappropriateforthispurposetoadopttheprovi­
sionsofRegulation (EEC)No2818/72(5)of22
December1972relatingtothedefinitionofthe
conceptoftheoriginofgoodsforpurposesofthe
applicationoftariffpreferencesgrantedbythe
Communityinrespectofcertainproductsfromdeve­
lopingcountries;
Whereastransitionalprovisionsshouldbemadefor
certaintextileproductsoriginatingincountrieswhich
didnotpreviouslyenjoyasregardsthoseproducts,
tariffpreferencesgrantedbytheCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee
onOrigin,Article3
Textileproductswhichfallwithintherulesreferredto
inArticles1and2,whichhavebeendispatchedfrom
YugoslaviaorthePhilippinesafterthedateofentry
intoforceoftheprovisionsrelatingtotariffprefer­
encesgrantedtothosecountries,orareonthesaid
dateeitherintransitorsubjecttothearrangements
relatingtotemporarystorage,customswarehousingor
freezones,mayentertheCommunitywithinsix
monthsfromthedateaforesaidunderthepreferential
tariffarrangements ,providedanAcertificateoforigin,
whichhasbeendrawnupbythecompetentgovern­
mentalauthoritiesinYugoslaviaorthePhilippines,
anddocumentsprovingthatthegoodshavebeen
directlytransported,arepresentedatalaterdateto
CommunityCustomsAuthoritieswithinsuchperiod
oftimeasshallbedeterminedbythem.
Article4
(!)OJNoL224,13.8.1973,p.11.
(2)OJNoL224,13.8.1973,p.17.
(3)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.1.
(4)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.8.
(5)OJNoL297,30.12.1972,p.13.ThisRegulationshallapplyfromthedateofentry
intoforceoftheprovisionsrelatingtotariffprefer­
encesreferredtoinArticles1and2.

NoL323/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.11.73
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22November1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI