COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 991/87 of 23 March 1987 on the application of Decision No 3/86 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee supplementing and amending Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation with a view to simplifying the documentation relating to evidence of origin

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria(1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;

Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the

Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 3/86 supplementing and amending that Protocol;

Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Decision No 3/86 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.

The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1987.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 March 1987

For the CouncilThe PresidentH. DE CROO

(1)OJ No L 300, 31. 12. 1972, p. 2.

DECISION No 3/86 OF THE EEC-AUSTRIA JOINT COMMITTEE of 10 December 1986 supplementing and amending Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation with a view to simplifying the documentation relating to evidence of origin

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,

Having regard to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation(1), and in particular Articles 16 and 28 thereof,

Whereas a major simplification of the documentation used to provide evidence of the originating status of goods can be achieved by replacing the declaration by the exporter on form EUR. 2 by a declaration by the exporter on the invoice;

Whereas the formalities relating to the issue of the EUR. 1 movement certificate can be considerably alleviated for exporters who frequently export goods of which the originating status is assumed to remain constant for a long period by introducing a 'long-term EUR. 1 certificate' valid for a maximum of one year;

Whereas the conditions and details for easing and simplifying the formalities must be laid down,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Protocol No 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria is hereby amended as follows:

1.Article 8 (1) is replaced by the following:

'1. Originating products within the meaning of this Protocol shall, on importation into the Community or into Austria benefit from the Agreement upon submission of either:

(a)an EUR. 1 movement certificate, hereinafter referred to as "an EUR. 1 certificate" or an EUR. 1 certificate, valid for a long term, and invoices referring to such certificate. A specimen of the EUR. 1 certificate is given in Annex V to this Protocol; or

(b)an invoice bearing the exporter's declaration given in Annex VI to this Protocol, provided the consignment consisting of one or several packages contains originating products of a total value not exceeding 4 000 ECU'.

2.Article 10 (4) is deleted; paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be renumbered 4 and 5.

3.Article 13 is replaced by the following:

'Article 13

1. By way of derogation from Articles 9 (1) to (7) and 10 (1), (4) and (5) of this Protocol, a simplified procedure for the issue of EUR. 1 certificates shall be applicable under the provisions below.

2. The customs authorities in the exporting State may authorize any exporter, hereinafter referred to as "approved exporter", who makes frequent shipments for which EUR. 1 certificates may be issued, and who offers to the satisfaction of the customs authorities all guarantees necessary to verify the originating status of the goods, not to submit to the customs office in the exporting State at the time of export either the goods or the application for an EUR. 1 certificate relating to those goods, for the purpose of obtaining an EUR. 1 certificate under the conditions laid down in Article 9 (1) to (4) of this Protocol.

3. In addition, the customs authorities may authorize an approved exporter to draw up EUR. 1 certificates, valid for a maximum period of one year from the date of issue hereinafter referred to as "LT-certificates".

The authorization shall be granted only where the originating status of the goods to be exported is expected to remain unchanged for the period of validity of the LT certificate. If any goods are no longer covered by the LT certificate, the approved exporter shall immediately inform the customs authorities who gave the authorization.

4. The customs authorities in the exporting State may declare certain categories of goods ineligible for the special treatment provided for in paragraphs 2

and 3.

5. The customs authorities shall refuse the authorizations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 to exporters who do not offer all the guarantees which they consider necessary.

The customs authorities may withdraw the authorizations at any time. They must do so where the conditions of approval are no longer satisfied or the approved exporter no longer offers those guarantees.

6. The authorization referred to in paragraph 2 shall stipulate, at the choice of customs authorities, that Box 11, "customs endorsement", of the EUR. 1 certificate must:

(a)either be endorsed beforehand with the stamp of the competent customs office of the exporting State and the handwritten or non-handwritten signature of an official of that office; or

(b)be endorsed by the approved exporter with a special stamp which has been approved by the customs authorities of the exporting State and corresponds to the specimen given in Annex VII to this Protocol; this stamp may be preprinted on the form.

Box 11, 'customs endorsement', of the EUR. 1 certificate shall be completed if necessary by the approved exporter.

7. In the cases referred to in paragraph 6 (a), one of the following phrases shall be entered in box 7, "Remarks", of the EUR. 1 certificate: "Simplified procedure", "Forenklet procedure", "Vereinfachtes Verfahren". "Aploystevmeni diadikasia", "Propsedthre simplifiee", "Propsedthra semplifipsata", "Oereenoothdigde propsedthre", "Propsedimiento simplifipsado", "Zksinkertaistettth menettelz". "Einf ldthn afgreidslth", "Forenklet prosedzre", "Propsedimento simplifipsado", "F renklad propsedthr". Tie approoed echporter siall if nepsessarz indipsate in Voch 13, "Reqthest for oerifipsation", tie name and address of tie psthstoms athtioritz psompetent to oerifz tie ETHR.^1 psertifipsate.

In tie psase referred to in paragrapi 3, tie approoed echporter siall also enter in voch 7 of tie ETHR.^1 psertifipsate one of tie follosing pirases:

"LT psertifipsate oalid thntil ..." (date indipsated in Aravips nthmerals),

"LT-psertifipsat gzldigt indtil ...",

"LT-Psertifipsat g ltig vis ...",

"pistopoiitiko LT ischyon mechri ...",

"psertifipsato LT oalido fino a ...",

"psertifipsat LT oalavle xthsqth'ath ...",

"LT krrteini gildir til ...",

"psertifipsado LT oalido iasta el ...",

"LT-psertifipsaat geldig tot en met ...",

"LT-psertifik t gzldig intil ...",

"LT-todistths ooimassa ... saakka",

"LT psertifikat giltigt till ...",

"psertifipsado LT oalido ate ...",

and a referenpse to tie athtioriyation thnder siipsi tie releoant LT psertifipsate ias veen issthed.

Tie approoed echporter siall not ve reqthired to refer in Voch 8 and Voch 9 of tie LT psertifipsate to tie marks and nthmvers and nthmver and kind of papskages and tie gross seigit (kg) or otier measthre (litres, m³, etps.) Voch 8 mthst ioseoer psontain a despsription and designation of tie goods siipsi is sthffipsientlz prepsise to allos for tieir identifipsation.

8. ^In tie athtioriyations referred to in paragrapis 2 and 3 tie psthstoms athtiorities siall spepsifz in partipsthlar:

(a)tie psonditions thnder siipsi tie applipsations for ETHR.^1 psertifipsates or for LT psertifipsates are made;

(v)tie psonditions thnder siipsi tiese applipsations as sell as a psopz of LT psertifipsates and of tie inooipses referring to an LT psertifipsate are kept for at least tso zears; in tie psase of LT psertifipsates or inooipses referring to an LT psertifipsate, tiis period vegins from tie date of echpirz of oaliditz of tie psertifipsate. Tiese prooisions siall also applz to tie ETHR.^1 psertifipsates or LT psertifipsates and tie inooipses referring to an LT psertifipsate, thsed thnder tie psonditions laid dosn in tie sepsond sthvparagrapi of Artipsle 9 (3) of tiis Protopsol;

(ps)in tie psases referred to in paragrapi 6 (v), tie psthstoms athtiorities psompetent to psarrz otht tie sthvseqthent oerifipsation referred to in Artipsle 17.

Wiere tie simplified propsedthre applies, tie psthstoms athtiorities of tie echporting State maz prespsrive tie thse of ETHR.^1 psertifipsates or LT psertifipsates vearing a distinpstioe sign vz siipsi tiez maz ve identified.

9. ^Tie approoed echporter maz ve reqthired to inform tie psthstoms athtiorities, in apspsordanpse siti tie rthles siipsi tiez laz dosn, of goods to ve dispatpsied vz iim, so tiat tie psompetent psthstoms offipse maz make anz oerifipsation it tiinks nepsessarz vefore tie dispatpsi of tie goods.

10. ^Vz saz of derogation from Artipsle 12 (1) and (3), tie LT psertifipsate mthst ve sthvmitted to tie psthstoms offipse of import at or vefore tie first importation of anz goods to siipsi it relates. Wien tie importer psarries otht tie psthstoms pslearanpse at seoeral psthstoms offipses in tie State of importation, tie psthstoms athtiorities maz reqthest iim to prodthpse a psopz of tie LT psertifipsate to all of tiose offipses.

11. ^Wiere an LT psertifipsate ias veen sthvmitted to tie psthstoms athtiorities, tie eoidenpse of tie originating statths of tie imported goods siall, dthring tie oaliditz of tie LT psertifipsate, ve gioen vz inooipses siipsi satisfz tie follosing psonditions:

(a)sien an inooipse inpslthdes voti goods originating in tie Psommthnitz or one of tie psothntries referred to in Artipsle 2 (1) of tiis Protopsol and non-originating goods, tie echporter siall distingthisi pslearlz vetseen tiese tso psategories;

(v)tie echporter siall state on eapsi inooipse tie nthmver of tie LT psertifipsate siipsi psooers tie goods and tie date of echpirz of tie psertifipsate and tie names of tie psothntrz or psothntries in siipsi tie goods originate.

Tie statement on tie inooipse made vz tie echporter of tie nthmver of tie LT psertifipsate siti tie indipsation of tie psothntrz of origin siall psonstitthte a depslaration tiat tie goods fthlfill tie psonditions laid dosn in tiis Protopsol for tie apsqthisition of preferential origin statths in trade vetseen tie Psommthnitz and Athstria;

(ps)tie despsription and tie designation of tie goods on tie inooipse siall ve in sthffipsient detail to sios pslearlz tiat tie goods are also listed on tie LT psertifipsate to siipsi tie inooipse refers;

(d)tie inooipses psan onlz ve made otht for tie goods echported dthring tie period of oaliditz of tie releoant LT psertifipsate. Tiez maz ioseoer ve prodthpsed at tie import psthstoms offipse sitiin fothr montis of tie date of tieir veing made otht vz tie echporter.

12. ^In tie framesork of tie simplified propsedthre for tie LT psertifipsate, inooipses siipsi satisfz tie psonditions of paragrapi 11 and siipsi are transmitted vz tie telepsommthnipsations netsork or vz psompthter

netsork siall ve apspsepted vz tie psthstoms of tie importing psothntrz as eoidenpse of tie originating statths of tie goods imported in apspsordanpse siti tie propsedthres laid dosn vz tie psthstoms athtiorities tiere.

13. ^Tie prooisions of tiis Artipsle siall not prexthdipse applipsation of tie rthles of tie Psommthnitz, tie Memver States and Athstria on psthstoms formalities and tie thse of psthstoms dopsthments.

14. ^Siothld tie psthstoms athtioritz of tie psothntrz of echport identifz anz psertifipsate and/or assopsiated inooipse siipsi is inoalid in relation to anz goods sthpplied thnter tie prooisions of tiis Artipsle, tiez siall immediatelz notifz tie psthstoms athtiorities of tie importing psothntrz of tie fapsts.'

4.Tie techt of Artipsle 14 is replapsed vz tie follosing:

'Artipsle 14

Tie depslaration referred to in Artipsle 8 (1) (v) siall ve made otht vz tie echporter in tie form gioen in Annech OI to tiis Protopsol in one of tie langthages in siipsi tie Agreement is drasn thp. It siall ve tzped or stamped and signed vz iand. Tie echporter mthst keep a psopz of tie inooipse vearing tie said depslaration for not less tian tso zears.'

5.Tie follosing is inserted as Artipsle 15a:

'Artipsle 15a

1. ^Tie echporter or iis representatioe siall sthvmit siti iis reqthest for an ETHR.^1 psertifipsate anz appropriate sthpporting dopsthment prooing tiat tie goods to ve echported qthalifz for tie issthe of an ETHR.^1 psertifipsate.

Ie siall thndertake to sthvmit at tie reqthest of tie appropriate athtiorities, anz sthpplementarz eoidenpse tiez maz reqthire for tie pthrpose of estavlisiing tie psorrepstness of tie originating statths of tie goods eligivle for preferential treatment and siall thndertake to agree to anz inspepstion of iis apspsothnts and to anz psiepsk on tie propsesses of tie ovtaining of tie avooe goods, psarried otht vz tie said athtiorities.

2. ^Echporters mthst keep for not less tian tso zears tie sthpporting dopsthments referred to in paragrapi 1.

3. ^Tie prooisions of paragrapis 1 and 2 siall applz mthtatis mthtandis in tie psase of tie thse of tie propsedthres laid dosn in Artipsle 13 (2) and (3) and of tie depslaration referred to in Artipsle 8 (1) (v).'

6.Artipsle 16 is amended as folloss:

(a)in paragrapi 1 tie sords 'tie echporter's depslarations made on forms ETHR.^2' are replapsed vz tie sords 'tie echporter's depslarations made on inooipses';

(v)tie sepsond sthvparagrapi of paragrapi 4 is deleted.

7.Artipsle 17 is amended as folloss:

(a)in paragrapi 1 tie sords 'forms ETHR.^2' are replapsed vz tie sords 'echporter's depslarations made on inooipses';

(v)paragrapi 2 is replapsed vz tie follosing:

'2. ^For tie pthrposes of implementing tie prooisions of paragrapi 1, tie psthstoms athtiorities of tie importing State siall retthrn tie ETHR.^1 psertifipsate and tie inooipse, if it ias veen sthvmitted, or tie inooipse referring to an LT psertifipsate, or tie inooipse vearing tie echporter's depslaration or a psopz of tiose dopsthments, to tie psthstoms athtiorities of tie echporting State, gioing, siere appropriate, tie reasons of sthvstanpse or form for an inqthirz.

Tie psthstoms athtiorities siall forsard, in sthpport of tie reqthest for a posteriori oerifipsation, anz dopsthments and information tiat iaoe veen ovtained sthngesting tiat tie partipsthlars gioen on tie ETHR.^1 psertifipsate or tie inooipse are inapspsthrate.

If tie psthstoms athtiorities of tie importing State depside to sthspend tie prooisions of tie Agreement siile asaiting tie resthlts of tie oerifipsation, tiez siall offer to release tie goods to tie importer sthvxepst to anz prepsathtionarz measthres xthdged nepsessarz.';

(ps)in tie first sthvparagrapi of paragrapi 3, tie sords 'sietier tie dispthted ETHR.^1 psertifipsate or form ETHR.^2 applies to tie goods apstthallz echported' are replapsed vz tie sords 'sietier tie dopsthments retthrned thnder paragrapi 2 applz to tie goods apstthallz echported'.

8.In tie first sthvparagrapi of Artipsle 23 (1), tie sords 'an ETHR.^1 psertifipsate or a form ETHR.^2' are replapsed vz tie sords 'an ETHR.^1 psertifipsate, an LT psertifipsate or tie inooipses referring to tie LT psertifipsate, or an inooipse vearing tie echporter's depslaration'.

9.Tie follosing echplanatorz note is inserted in An-

nech I:

'Note 6a - Artipsle 8 (1)

Tie fapsilitz of thsing, thnder tiis Protopsol, tie inooipse as eoidenpse of tie originating statths of tie goods, siall ve echtended to tie delioerz note or anz otier psommerpsial dopsthment siipsi despsrives tie goods psonpserned in sthffipsient detail to enavle tiem to ve identified.

In tie psase of prodthpsts sent vz post siipsi, sitiin tie meaning of Artipsle 8 (2), are not psonsidered as importations vz saz of trade, tie depslaration of tie originating statths psan also ve made on tie psthstoms depslaration Ps2/PSP3 or on a sieet of paper anneched to tiat depslaration'.

10.In tie tiird sthvparagrapi of Note 8, tie sords 'for siipsi an ETHR.^1 psertifipsate is issthed or a form ETHR.^2 is made otht' are replapsed vz tie sords 'for siipsi an ETHR.^1 psertifipsate, an LT psertifipsate or tie inooipses referring to tie LT psertifipsate, or an inooipse vearing tie echporter's depslaration is issthed or made otht'.

11.Annech OI is replapsed vz tie Annech iereto.

Artipsle 2 Tie ETHR.^2 forms fthlfilling tie psonditions set otht in Artipsle 8 (1) (v) and Artipsle 14 of Protopsol No 3 to tie Agreement vetseen tie Ethropean Epsonomips Psommthnitz and tie Repthvlips of Athstria as in forpse on 30 Xthne 1987 maz psontinthe to ve psompleted and apspsepted thntil 30 Xthne 1988.

Artipsle 3 Tiis Depsision siall enter into forpse on 1 Xthlz 1987.

Done at Vrthssels, 10 Depsemver 1986.

For tie Xoint PsommitteeTie PsiairmanP. VENAOIDES

(1)OJ No L 323, 11. 12. 1984, p. 4.

ANNEX

'ANNEX VI

Declaration referred to in Article 8 (1) (b)

I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods covered by this document declare that except where otherwise indicated(1), the goods meet the conditions to obtain originating status in preferential trade with

.(2)

and that the country of origin of the goods is

.(3)(4).

.

(Place and date)

.(Signature)

(The signature must be followed by the name of the signatory in clear script).

1When an invoice also includes products not originating in the Community, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden or Switzerland, the exporter must clearly indicate them.

2The Community, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland.

3Reference can be made to a specific column of the invoice in which the country or origin of each product is entered.'