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COMMISSION O F  T H E  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMC84) 397 final 
Brussels, 18 July 1984
Draft
DECISION OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE
derogating from the definition of originating products to take account of 
the special situation of Jamacia with regard to tufted carpets of tariff 
heading ex 58.02
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0MC84) 397 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
By letter No. ACP/64/9 dated 12 September 1983, the ACP States submitted a  
request on behalf of the Jamacian Government for a derogation from the rules  
of origin for carpets of tariff heading 58.02 manufactured in Jamacia. In  
conformity with the provisions of Article 30 and explanatory note No. 10 of 
Protocol No. 1, additional information necessary for the examination of the  
file was furnished by the Jamacian authorities in a letter to the Commission  
received on 22 May 1984, the date considered as the date of referral of the  
request to the Community as laid down in Article 30 (  6 ).
The exports concerned from Jamacia to the Community do not acquire originating  
status within the meaning of the second Lomé Convention, due to the use of  
non-originating backing in the manufacture of the carpets.
The ACP request is based on the following considerations :
- the manufacture of the tufted carpets under consideration involves very  
elaborate technical processes and the value added in Jamacia by labour and  
manufacturing costs alone represents 56,5 % of the cost of the finished  
carpet ;
- the backings used are made of jute imported from Bangladesh or synthetic  
material imported from the USA. There used to be a firm in Jamacia which  
manufactured jute backings but this firm has ceased operations with the  
result that such backings have now to be imported from Bangladesh. The  
importation of synthetic backings from the Community is not feasible given  
the law cost of the product itself and the high cost of transport ;
- the Jamacian firm concerned employs 75 people and contributes towards  
the upkeep of important parallel local industry ;
- the uncertainty surrounding the application of customs duty has caused all  
the Community buyers to cancel their orders until this question has been
settled.
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In the light of these facts and having regard to the present context of  
the négociations on the renewal of the Lomé Convention, the Commission is  
of the opinion that the derogation requested should be granted for an annual  
quantity of 150,000 square yards of tufted carpet of tariff heading 58.02 A II a),  
for a period of two years. This period should allow the Jamacian firm concerned  
to change its sources of supply so as to fulfill the rules of origin. However  
given that the Convention expires on 28 February 1985, the period of application  
of this proposal is limited to this date and for a quantity of 80,000 square  
yards (which represents a proportional calculation). II should however be  
agreed in adopting this text that the derogation shall be quasi-automatically  
renewed for the remainder of the period after 28 February 1985.

Draft
DECISION No. /84 OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE
of
derogating from the definition of originating products to take account of the  
special situation of Jamacia with regard to tufted carpets of tariff heading ex  
58.02
THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 31 October 1979 (1),  
hereinafter referred to as 'the Convention" ;
Whereas Article 30 of Protocol No. 1 of the Convention, concerning the  
definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative  
cooperation, provides that derogations from the rules of origin may be adopted  
by the Customs Cooperation Committee where the development of existing industries  
or the creation of new industries justifies them ;
Whereas the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) have requested a 
derogation from the definition set out in Protocol No. 1 for tufted carpets  
manufactured in Jamacia ;
Whereas the Jamacian industry should be allowed to adapt its production to the  
conditions required for the acquisition of origin under the Convention ;
Whereas any deflection of trade should be avoided ; whereas this can be  
achieved by limiting the scope of the derogation to the use of non-originating  
backings alone ;
Whereas a portion of the said backings originate in another developing country ;  
whereas under Article 30(5) of Protocol No. 1 this possibility should be taken  
into account in examining the derogation request ;
Whereas in these circumstances, a temporary derogation from the definition of  
originating products should be accorded to Jamacia,
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(1) OJ No. L 347 of 22.12.1980

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Article 1
By way of derogation from the particular provisions of List A of Annex II  
to Protocol No. 1, tufted carpets falling within heading 58.02 A II a) of  
the Common Customs Tariff, manufactured in Jamacia, in the production of which  
non-originating backing falling within tariff headings 51.04 or 57.10 of the  
Common Customs Tariff is used, shall be considered as originating in Jamacia  
provided that the other conditions applicable to heading 58.02 are respected.
Article 2
The derogation referred to in Article 1 shall be in respect of a quantity  
of 80,000 square yards of tufted carpets exported from Jamacia between  
the date of entry into force of this decision and 28 February 1985.
Article 3
The Jamacian authorities shall take the steps necessary to check the  
quantities of exports of products referred to in Article 1 and shall  
forward to the Commission every three months a statement of the quantities  
in respect of which EUR.l movement certificates have been issued pursuant  
to this Decision.
Article 4
The ACP States, the Member States and the Goranunity shall be bound, each to  
the extent to which it is concerned, to take the measures necessary to  
implement this Decision.
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply until 28 February 1985.
Done at For the Customs
Cooperation Committee
The Chairman