OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 81
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/1
REGULATION (EEC)No2860/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of20December 1971
concerningtheapplicationofDecisionNo40/71oftheCouncilofAssociationprovidedfor
bytheConventionofAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
AfricanStatesandMadagascarassociatedwiththeCommunity
ConventionofAssociationandonmethodsofadminis­
trativecooperation ;
WhereastheCommitteeofAssociationprovidedforby
thatConventionadoptedDecisionNo40/71ofthe
CouncilofAssociationamplifyingandamendingDeci­
sionNo36/71oftheCouncilofAssociation ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle46ofthatConven­
tion,measuresshouldbetakentoimplementthatDeci­
sion,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheInternalAgreement 1onthemeas­
urestobetakenandtheprocedurestobefollowedfor
purposesofapplicationoftheConventionofAssocia­
tionbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theAfricanStatesandMadagascarassociatedwiththe
Community ,andinparticularArticle2thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasaConventionofAssociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheAfricanStatesand
MadagascarassociatedwiththeCommunity 2was
signedon29July1969andenteredintoforceon1Janu­
ary1971;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1251/713
broughtintoeffectDecisionNo36/71oftheCouncilof
Association onthedefinitionoftheconceptof
'originatingproducts'fortheapplicationofTitleIoftheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
DecisionNo36/71oftheCouncilofAssociation,an­
nexedtoRegulation(EEC)No1251/71,shallbesup­
plementedandamendedinaccordancewithDecisionNo
40/71oftheCouncilofAssociationannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20December1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.PEDINI
'OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.44.
2OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.2.
3OJNoL135,21.6.1971,p.1.

82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
DECISIONNo40/71
oftheCouncilofAssociationamplifyingandamendingDecisionNo36/71oftheCouncilof
Associationonthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'fortheapplication
ofTitleIoftheConventionofAssociationandonmethodsofadministrativecooperation
THECOMMITTEE OFASSOCIATION , HASDECIDED :
Article1
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle6ofDeci­
sionNo36/71:
"Originatingproducts'withinthemeaningofthis
DecisionshallbeacceptedascomingunderTitleIof
theConventionintheimportingMemberStateor
AssociatedStateonproductionofamovementcertifi­
cateA.Y.Iendorsedbythecustomsauthoritiesofthe
exportingMemberStateorAssociatedState.
However,forthepurposesofthisDecision
'originatingproducts'whichformpartofpostalpack­
ets(includingparcelpost),insofarastheycontain
only'originatingproducts'andinsofarasthevalue
doesnotexceed600unitsofaccountperpacket,shall
beacceptedascomingunderTitleIoftheConvention
intheimportingMemberStateorAssociatedState,
onproductionofformA.Y.2'.
Article2
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoDecisionNo36/
71:
Article11aHavingregardtotheConventionofAssociationbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheAfrican
StatesandMadagascarassociatedwiththeCommunity,
signedatYaoundeon29July1969,andinparticular
Article10thereof;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo36/71oftheCouncilof
Association onthedefinitionoftheconceptof
'originatingproducts'fortheapplicationofTitleIofthe
ConventionofAssociationandonmethodsofadminis­
trativecooperation;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo37/71oftheCouncilof
AssociationauthorizingtheCommitteeofAssociationto
amendorsupplementDecisionNo36/71;
HavingregardtothedraftfromtheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities ;
Whereasanagreementrelatingtoproductswithinthe
provinceoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity
wassignedatthesametimeastheConventionofAsso­
ciation;
WhereasDecisionNo36/71definestheconceptof
'originatingproducts'fortheapplicationofTitleIofthe
ConventionofAssociationandlaysdownthemethods
ofadministrative cooperation ;
WhereaswhenitadoptedDecisionNo36/71theCoun­
cilofAssociationleftopenforthetimebeingvarious
specialprovisionsconcerninginparticularcertainprod­
uctsandcertainspecialsystems;
Whereasanagreementhasbeenreachedwithinthe
CommitteeofAssociationontheproblemsleftopenand
whereasconsequently itisnecessarytosupplementor
amendDecisionNo36/71andListBannexedthereto;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle35ofDecisionNo
36/71,A.Y.Imovementcertificateswhichconformto
thespecimenannexedtoDecisionNo5/66of22April
1966onthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'fortheapplicationofTitleIoftheConvention
ofAssociationandonmethodsofadministrative cooper­
ationmay,asatemporarymeasureuptoandincluding
31December1971,beendorsedbythecustomsauthori­
tiesoftheexportingMemberStateortheAssociated
StateandusedinmannerprovidedinDecisionNo36/
71;whereasthistimelimitappearstobeinsufficientand
shouldbeextendedforaperiodof12months,FormA.Y.2,ofwhichaspecimenisshowninAnnex
VI,shallbecompletedbytheexporter.Itshallbein
oneoftheofficiallanguagesinwhichtheConvention
isdrawnup,andshallcomplywiththeinternallaws
oftheexportingMemberStateorAssociatedState.,It
shallbetypedorhandwritten ;ifthelatteritshallbe
completedininkinblockletters.
FormA.Y.2shallconsistoftwoparts,eachmeasur­
ing210x148mm.Whitepapershallbeused,freeof
mechanicalpulp,dressedforwritingpurposesand
shallweighatleast64g/m2.ThefrontofPart1and
thelabelinPart2shallbearabandconsistingof
threebluestripes,each3mmwide,runningdiagonal­
lyfromthelowerlefttothetoprightcorner.
ForA.Y.2maybeperforatedbymachinesothatthe
twopartsandthelabelofPart2maybedetachable.
Thereverseofthelabelmaybegummed.
TheMemberStatesandAssociatedStatesmaythem­
selvesprinttheformsormayentrusttheworktoprin­
tersappointedbythem.Inthelattercase,referenceto
theappointmentmustappearoneachform.Each
formshallbearthenameandaddressoftheprinteror
amarkenablingtheprintertobeidentified.ltshall
alsobearanindividualserialnumber.'
Article3
ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoDecisionNo36/71:

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Articlelib 'IssueofmovementcertificatesA.Y.Iandconditions
fortheuseofmovementcertificatesA.Y.Iandforms
A.Y.2.'
ArticlesAformA.Y.2shallbemadeoutforeachpostalpack­
et.Aftercompletingandsigningbothpartsofthe
form,theexportershallplacehisdeclaration(Part1)
insidetheparcelandgluethelabelfromPart2onto
theouterwrappingofthepacket.However,inthe
caseofpostalpacketstotheAAMS,theexporter
shalladdresshisdeclaration(Part1)separatelytothe
addressee.'SectionC(a)andArticle28adrawnupasfollowsshall
beaddedtoTitleIIIofDecisionNo36/71:
'C(a):Postalpackets(includingparcelpost)
Article28a
Article4
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoDecisionNo
36/71:
Article11c
Unlessimproperuseissuspected,thecustomsauthor­
itiesoftheimportingMemberStateorAssociated
StateshallacceptascomingunderTitleIoftheCon­
ventiontothegoodscontainedinaparcelbearinga
labelA.Y.2.'1.Theexportershallberesponsibleforcompleting
andsigningbothpartsofformA.Y.2,eitherinperson
orbyhisagent.
Ifonthebasisofthedefinitionoftheconceptof
'originatingproducts'thegoodscontainedinthe
packethavealreadybeensubjecttoinspectioninthe
exportingMemberStateorAssociatedState,having
regardtothedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products',theexportermayquotereferencesrelating
tosuchinspectioninthe'Remarks'sectionofform
A.Y.2(Part1).
2.Theexportershallwrite,eitheronthegreenlabel
CIorcustomsdeclarationC2CP3oroncustoms
declarationC2N/CP3M,theletters'A.Y.2'andthe
serialnumberoftheA.Y.2formused.Heshallalso
entertheselettersandthatnumberontheinvoicere­
latingtothegoodscontainedinthepacket.'Articles
Article9ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle12ofDeci­
sionNo36/71:
'1.TheMemberStatesandAssociatedStatesshall,
withoutrequiringproductionofamovementcertifi­
cateA.Y.IorcompletionofformA.Y.2,acceptas
'originatingproducts'comingunderTitleIofthe
Convention,goodssentinsmallparcelstoindividuals
orcontainedinthepersonalluggageoftravellers,if
thegoodsimportedhavenocommercialcharacter,
providedtheyaredeclaredtocomplywiththecondi­
tionsrequiredfortheapplicationoftheseprovisions
andtheaccuracyofthisdeclarationisnotindoubt.
2.Importations shallbetreatedashavingnocom­
mercialcharacteriftheytakeplaceoccasionallyand
consistexclusivelyofgoodsforthepersonalorfamily
useoftheconsigneesortravellers;thenatureorquan­
tityofsuchgoodsmustnotbesuchasmightindicate
thattheyarebeingimportedforcommercialreasons.
Moreover,thetotalvalueofthesegoodsmustnot
exceed60unitsofaccountforsmallparcelsor200
unitsofaccountforthecontentsofthepersonallug­
gageoftravellers.'ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle29ofDeci­
sionNo36/71:
'Goodssentinsmallparcelstoindividualsorcon­
tainedinthepersonalluggageoftravellersshallbe
exemptfromtheproductionofamovementcertificate
A.Y.IorthemakingoutofaformA.Y.2,wherethese
areimportssatisfyingtheconditionsprovidedforin
Article12.'
Article10
Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedfortheheadingsof
TitleIIIEofDecisionNo36/71:
'E-Subsequentverificationofmovementcertificate
A.Y.IformsA.Y2.'
Article6
Article11ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle13ofDeci­
sionNo36/71:
'ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesand
AssociatedStatesshallaffordeachotherassistance
throughtheirrespectivecustomsauthoritiesinveri­
fyingtheauthenticityandaccuracyofthemovement
certificatesA.Y.Iandtheexporter'sdeclarationon
theformsA.Y.2inordertoensurecorrectapplication
ofthisTitle.'ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle30ofDeci­
sionNo36/71:
'1.Subsequentverificationofmovementcertificates
A.Y.IorformsA.Y.2istobecarriedoutatrandom,
andalsowhereverthecustomsauthoritiesofthe
importingMemberStateorAssociatedStatehave
reasonabledoubtastotheauthenticityofthedocu­
mentortheaccuracyoftheinformationrelatingto
thetrueoriginofthegoodsinquestionorofcertain
partsthereof.
2.Forthepurposesofapplicationofparagraph 1,
thecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountryshallArticle7
Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedfortheheadingsof
TitleIIIofDecisionNo36/71:

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Article13
ThespecimenformA.Y.2annexedtothisDecisionshall
beincorporatedasAnnexVItoDecisionNo36/71:
Article14
Asatemporarymeasure,certificatesoforiginissued
undertheEuropeanEconomicCommunityRecommen­
dationof10December1958relatingtotheimplementa­
tionofArticle133oftheEECTreatyshallremainin
forcewithregardtopostalconsignments (packetsand
parcelpost),onconditionhoweverthattheyareissued
notlaterthan29February1972andsubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesofimportingMemberStatesorAs­
sociatedStatesnotlaterthan30June1972.
Article15returnthemovementcertificateA.Y.IorPart1of
formA.Y.2tothecustomsauthoritiesoftheexport­
ingcountry,givingthereasonsrelatingtofactorform
whichjustifyaninquiry.WithPartIofformA.Y.2
theyshallincludetheinvoiceoracopythereofifthis
hasbeenproduced.TheyshallattachtoPartIofform
A.Y.2,ifithasbeenproduced,theinvoiceoracopy
thereof,andshallforwardanyinformationwhichit
hasbeenpossibletoobtainandwhichsuggeststhat
theparticularsgivenonthecertificateareinaccurate.
Ifthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountry
decidetosuspendapplicationofTitleIoftheCon­
ventionpendingtheresultsoftheverification ,they
shalloffertheimporterreleaseofthegoodssubjectto
suchprecautionary measuresasmaybeconsidered
necessary .
3.Theresultsofsubsequentverificationshallbe
madeknowntothecustomsauthoritiesoftheimport­
ingcountrywithinthreemonths.Theresultmustbe
suchastomakeitpossibletoascertainwhetherthe
movementcertificateA.Y.IortheformA.Y.2indis­
puterelatestothegoodsactuallyexportedandwheth­
erthepreferentialsystemdoesinfactapplytothem.
Wherenoagreementcanbereachedbythecustoms
authoritiesoftheimportingcountryandthoseofthe
exportingcountryorwhereaproblemofinterpreta­
tionoftheDecisionarisesinconnectionwiththedis­
pute,themattershallbeputbeforetheCustomsCoop­
erationCommitteeprovidedforinArticle31.
Inanyevent,thesettlementofdisputesbetweenthe
importerandthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimporting
countryshallremainsubjecttothelawsofthatcoun­
try.
Forthepurposeofsubsequentverificationofthecer­
tificates,theexportdocumentsorcopiesofcertifi­
catesinlieuthereofmustberetainedbythecustoms
authoritiesoftheexportingcountryfortwoyears.'Thefollowingprovisionshallbeinsertedinthethird
columnofAnnexIIIListBtoDecisionNo36/71before
theprovisionsrelatingtoheadingNoex15.10:
'Theincorporationof'non-originating'materialsor
partsinmachineryandequipmentfallingwithin
Chapters84to92shallnotcausethoseproductsto
losethecharacterof'originatingproducts'provided
thatthevalueofthosematerialsorpartsdoesnot
exceed5%ofthevalueofthefinishedproduct.'
Article16
InthesecondparagraphofArticle35ofDecisionNo
36/71,thedate'31December1972'shallbesubstituted
for'31December1971'.
Article17
TheAssociatedStates,theMemberStatesandthe
Communityshall,eachrespectivelyforitspart,takethe
measuresrequiredforimplementation ofthisDecision.
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1January1972.Article12
DoneatBrussels,23November1971.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthefirstparagraph
ofArticle35ofDecisionNo36/71:
'Theexplanatorynotes,listsA,BandC,thespecimen
ofmovementcertificateA.Y.Iandthespecimenof
formA.Y.2whichareannexedtothisDecisionshall
formanintegralpartthereof.'ThePresidentoftheCommitteeofAssociation
A.SISSOKO

Thisruleshall,however,notapplyasregardstheMemberStatesoftheEECtogoodsimportedfromanAssociatedStateandre-exportedto
anotherAssociatedState,exceptwheretheAssociatedStateinwhichthegoodsoriginateiseligibleintheAssociatedStateofdestinationfor
thesametreatmentastheMemberStatesoftheEEC.
Note:Whenapplyingthisrule,theMembercountryoforiginwhichshouldbeshowninthemovementcertificateistheonefromwhichthe
goodswereoriginallyimported
FORMA.Y.2 (PARTI)
YAOUNDE CONVENTION OFASSOCIATION LABELA.Y.2Aoooooo
Declarationbytheexporter Descriptionofgoods
I,theundersigned,exporterofthegoodsdescribedhereinandcontainedinthispostal
packet
—declarethattheyarein
(exportingmembercountry)
intheconditionssetoutonthereversesideofPart2ofthisdeclaration ;
—undertaketosubmitattherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupporting
evidencewhichtheymayrequireandtoagreetoanyinspectionofmyaccounts
bytheseauthoritiesandanyverificationbythemoftheprocessesofmanufacture
ofthegoodsdescribedherein.Remarks('):TOBEINSERTED INTHEPARCEL
Membercountryofdestination
At on.
AuthoritiesintheexportingMembercountryrespon­
sibleforsubsequentverificationofdeclarationsby
exporters(2):
(Signatureofexporter)
Exporter;
(Nameandforename,ornameoffirm,andfulladdressofexporter)
(*)Givethereferencesofanyverificationalreadycarriedoutbythecompetentauthorities.
(2)Namethecompetentauthoritiesundernationalprovisions.

REQUESTFORVERIFICATION RESULTOFVERIFICATION
Theundersignedcustomsofficerrequestsverificationthatthedecla­Averificationcarriedoutbytheundersignedcustomsofficerhas
rationbytheexporteronthefrontofthisformbeverified(') shownthat:
(1)thedetailsandinformationgiveninthisformarecorrect(');
(2)thisformdoesnotsatisfytherequirements astoconditionsof
authenticityandaccuracy(seeremarksannexedhereto)(').
At on At on
Official Official
Stamp Stamp
(Signatureofcustomsofficer) (Signatureofcustomsofficer)
(')Deleteasncecssary
(')SubsequentverificationofformsA.Y.2istobecarriedoutatrandom,andwheneverthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingmembercountryhavereasonabledoubtastothetrueoriginofthegoodsin
questionorofcertainpartsthereof.
ThecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingmembercountrymustsendPartIofformA.Y.2totheauthoritiesresponsibleforverificationintheexportingmembercountryspecifyingthereasonsrelatingto
factorformwhichjustifyaninquiry.Whereverpossibletheyshallattachtothatformtheinvoicesubmittedtothem,oracopythereof,andgiveanyinformationwhichithasbeenpossibletoobtainand
whichsuggeststhattheparticularsgivenontheformA.Y.2areinaccurate .

Thisruleshall,however,notapplyasregardstheMemberStatesoftheEECtogoodsimportedfromanAssociatedStateandre-exportedto
anotherAssociatedState,exceptwheretheAssociatedStateinwhichthegoodsoriginateiseligibleintheAssociatedStateofdestinationfor
thesametreatmentastheMemberStatesoftheEEC.
Note:Whenapplyingthisrule,theMembercountryoforiginwhichshouldbeshowninthemovementcertificateistheonefromwhichthe
goodswereoriginallyimported
FORMA.Y.2 (PARTI)TOBEINSERTED INTHEPARCELYAOUNDÉCONVENTION OFASSOCIATION LABELA.Y.2 000000
Declarationbytheexporter Descriptionofgoods
I,theundersigned,exporterofthegoodsdescribedhereinandcontainedinthispostal
packet
declarethattheyarein
(exportingmembercountry)
intheconditionssetoutonthereversesideofPart2ofthisdeclaration ;
—undertaketosubmitattherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupporting
evidencewhichtheymayrequireandtoagreetoanyinspectionofmyaccounts
bytheseauthoritiesandanyverificationbythemoftheprocessesofmanufacture
ofthegoodsdescribedherein.Remarks('):
Membercountryofdestination
At : on
(Signatureofexporter)AuthoritiesintheexportingMembercountryrespon­
sibleforsubsequentverificationofdeclarationsby
exporters(2):
Exporter:
(Nameandforename,ornameoffirm,andfulladdressofexporter)
C)Givethereferencesofanyverificationalreadycarriedoutbythecompetentauthorities .
(2)Namethecompetentauthoritiesundernationalprovisions.