15.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL323/53
REGULATION (EEC)No3215/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of3December1975
derogatinginrespectofthecountriesoftheAssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
fromArticles1,6and13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75of3December
1975onthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforpurposesoftheapplica­
tionoftariffpreferencesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinrespectof
certainproductsfromdevelopingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementation ofthe
provisionsconcerningthetariffpreferences ,granted
bytheCommunityforcertainproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountries,rulesoforiginareby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75(*)of
3December1975laiddownconcerningtheconditions
underwhichtheseproductsacquirethestatusof
originatingproductsandthemodeofproofandveri­
ficationoftheirstatus;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle1of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975,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
ingproductsthatcanbeincorporatedunder
certaincircumstances ,theaddedvaluehasbeen
acquiredineachofthecountriesinaccordance
withthesaidpercentageruleandwiththeother
rulescontainedinthesaidlistswithoutany
possibilityofcumulationfromonecountryto
another.
2.Forthepurposesofparagraph1(a),thefactthat
productsotherthanthosereferredtothereinhave
beenusedinaproportionnotexceedingintotal
value5%ofthevalueoftheproductsobtainedand
importedintotheCommunityshallnotaffectthe
determination oforiginofthelatterproducts,
providedthattheproductssousedwouldnothave
causedsuchlatterproductstolosethestatusofpro­
ductsoriginatingintheASEANcountryfromwhich
theywerefirstexported,hadtheproductsusedbeen
incorporatedinthatfirstcountry.WhereastheAssociation ofSouthEastAsian
Nationshasestablishedcloseeconomiccooperation
betweenIndonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,Singa­
poreandThailand(hereinafterreferredtoasASEAN
countries);whereastheprovisionsrelativetothe
acquistionofthestatusoforiginatingproductslaid
downinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3214/75of3December1975may,withthe
necessaryadaptations,helpfacilitatethiscooperation
andencouragetheuseinoneASEANcountryof
productsoriginatinginotherASEANcountries;
whereasthesaidprovisionsshouldbeamended
accordinglyandspecialrulesastothemodeofproof
andverificationofthestatusoforiginatingproducts
shouldbelaiddown;whereastothisenditis
necessarytoprovideforrequestsforverificationto
becentralizedwithajointadministrativebodyofthe
aforesaidassociation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
CommitteeonOrigin,
0)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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Article4
Nothwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle6of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975,theproductsmentionedin
Article1shallonimportationintotheCommunity
benefitfromtheprovisionsontariffpreferences
referredtointhatArticleuponproductionof
acertificateoforiginFormAissued,onthebasisof
thecertificatesoforiginFormAissuedpreviously,
bytheauthorityintheASEANcountryfromwhich
theproductsareexportedtotheCommunity .
Article5
ThecertificatesreferredtoinArticles3and4must
contain:
—inbox4'Forofficialuse'thenameofthe
ASEANcountryinwhichthegoodsoriginate
togetherwithoneofthefollowingphrases:
'CUMULANASE'
'CUMULATION ASEAN'
—inbox12'Declarationbytheexporter'astate­
menttotheeffectthattheproductssatisfythe
conditionsoforiginrequiredbythegeneralized
systemofpreferencesinordertobeexportedto
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity .3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(b)nonon­
originatingproductmaybeincorporatedifitunder­
goesonlyworkingorprocessingasspecifiedin
Article3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3214/75of3December1975.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1
andprovidedthatalltheconditionslaiddownin
thatparagraphareneverthelessfulfilled,theproducts
obtainedshallnotcontinuetobeconsideredas
productsoriginatinginthefirstASEANcountryof
exportationunlessthevalueoftheproductsworked
orprocessedinthatcountryrepresentsthehighest
percentageofthevalueoftheproductsobtained.If
thisisnotso,thelatterproductsshallbeconsidered
asoriginatingintheASEANcountrywheretheadded
valueacquiredrepresentsthehighestpercentageof
theirvalue.
Article2
1.Forthepurposesofimplementation ofthepro­
visionsofArticle1,theprovisionsofArticle4of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975shallapply.
2.InArticle1(1)(b)and(4),'addedvalue'means
thedifferencebetweenthe.ex-workspriceofthe
goodsobtained,lessinternaltaxesrefundedor
refundableonexportationfromthecountry
concerned,andthecustomsvalueofalltheproducts
importedintoandworkedorprocessedinthat
country.
Article3
1.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofArticle
1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75of
3December1975shall,inthecaseofproducts
obtainedinoneASEANcountryandexportedto
anotherASEANcountry,beestablishedbyproduc­
tionofacertificateoforiginFormA,aspecimenof
whichisgivenintheAnnextoCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3214/75of3December1975.This
certificateshallbeissuedbythegovernmentalauthori­
tiesofthecountryofexportcompetenttoissue
certificatesoforiginforthepurposesofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3214/75of3December1975.
2.ForthepurposesofArticle1,proofofstatusas
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthat
Articleshall,inthecaseofproductsthathavemerely
remainedinoneoftheASEANcountriesorhave
undergonetherenoprocessingotherthanasspecified
inthatArticleandhavebeenexportedfromthat
countrytoanotherASEANcountry,beestablished
byproductionofacertificateasreferredtoinpara­
graph1issuedasprovidedinthatparagraphonthe
basisofthecertificatesoforiginFormAissued
previously.Article6
1.TheprovisionsofArticles1to5aboveshall
applyonlyinsofarastherulesregulatingtradein
thecontextofthisRegulationbetweeneachofthe
countrieshereinbeforespecifiedareidenticaltothe
provisionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3214/75of3December1975andinthis
Regulation .
2.Inaddition,eachASEANcountryundertakesto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesthat
itwill,throughtheSpecialCoordinatingCommittee
ofASEAN(hereinafterreferredtoasSCCAN),comply
orensurecompliancewiththerulesconcerningthe
preparationandissueofcertificatesoforiginFormA
andwiththoserelativetoadministrativecooperation
containedinArticles7and8below.
Article7
1.RetrospectiveverificationsoftheCertificatesForm
AmentionedinArticle3shallbecarriedoutat
randomorwhenevertheauthoritiesasreferredtoin
thatArticleofanyASEANcountrywherethe

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2.TheASEANcountriesshallcommunicate tothe
CommissiontheaddressofSCCAN.TheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate thisinformationtothe
customsauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.
Article9
ThisRegulationdoesnotapplytotheproductslisted
inAnnexAtoCouncilRegulations (EEC)No3001/
75(*)and(EEC)No3002/75(2)of17November
1975.productshaveeitherremainedbeforetheirre-expor­
tationinthesamestateorhaveundergoneworking
orprocessingasspecifiedinArticle1havereasonable
doubtastotheauthenticityofthedocumentoras
totheaccuracyoftheinformationregardingthe
trueoriginoftheproductsinquestion.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph1,theauthoritiesmentionedinthatpara­
graphshallsendthecertificateoforiginFormAto
SCCAN,indicatingwhereappropriatethereasons
offormorsubstanceforanenquiry.Theyshall
forwardanyavailableinformationwhichtendsto
showthattheparticularsonthesaidcertificateare
inaccurate .
Article8
1.Retrospective verificationofthecertificates
FormAmentionedinArticle4shallbecarriedout
inthecircumstances specifiedinArticle13ofCom­
missionRegulation (EEC)No3214/75of3December
1975.However,bywayofderogationfromthe
provisionsofparagraph2ofthatArticle,therelevant
customsauthoritiesintheCommunityshallreturn
thecertificateoforiginFormAtoSCCAN.Article10
TheExplanatoryNoteannexedtothisRegulation
formsanintegralpartthereof.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
(x)OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.9.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,3December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ExplanatoryNotetoArticle1
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)(b),thepercentagerulemustbeobservedbyreferringasregards
theaddedvalueacquiredtotheprovisionscontainedinListsAandBreferredtoinArticle3
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3214/75of3December1975.Wheretheproductsobtained
appearinListA,thepercentagerulethereforeconstitutesacriterionadditionaltothatofchange
oftariffheadingforanynon-originating productused.