EN Official Journal of the European Union C 156/3

Commission notice concerning the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the European Union, Algeria, Egypt, Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip

2011/C 156/03

For the purpose of the creation of diagonal cumulation of origin among the European Union, Algeria, Egypt, Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip, the European Union and the countries concerned notify each other, through the European Commission, of the origin rules in force with the other countries.

Based on the notifications received from the countries concerned, the table here enclosed gives an overview of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation specifying the date from which such cumulation becomes applicable. This table replaces the previous one (OJ C 219, 12.9.2009).

It is recalled that cumulation can be only applied if the countries of final manufacture and of final destination have concluded free trade agreements, containing identical rules of origin, with all the countries participating in the acquisition of originating status, i.e. with all the countries from which all the materials used originate. Materials originating in the country which has not concluded an agreement with the countries of final manufacture and of final destination shall be treated as non-originating. Specific examples are given in the Explanatory Notes concerning the pan-Euro-Mediterranean protocols on rules of origin (1).

It is also recalled that:

— Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein form a customs union,

— within the European Economic Area, which is composed of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, the date of application is 1 November 2005.

The ISO-Alpha-2 codes for the country listed in the table are given here below:

— Algeria DZ — Egypt EG — Faeroe Islands FO — Iceland IS — Israel IL — Jordan JO — Lebanon LB — Liechtenstein LI — Morocco MA — Norway NO — Switzerland CH — Syria SY — Tunisia TN — Turkey TR — West Bank and Gaza Strip PS

Date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation in the pan-euro-med zone

EU DZ CH (EFTA) EG FO IL IS (EFTA) JO LB LI (EFTA) MA NO (EFTA) PS SY TN TR EU 1.11.2007 1.1.2006 1.3.2006 1.12.2005 1.1.2006 1.1.2006 1.7.2006 1.1.2006 1.12.2005 1.1.2006 1.7.2009 1.8.2006 (2) DZ 1.11.2007 CH (EFTA) 1.1.2006 1.8.2007 1.1.2006 1.7.2005 1.8.2005 17.7.2007 1.1.2007 1.8.2005 1.3.2005 1.8.2005 1.6.2005 1.9.2007 EG 1.3.2006 1.8.2007 1.8.2007 6.7.2006 1.8.2007 6.7.2006 1.8.2007 6.7.2006 1.3.2007 FO 1.12.2005 1.1.2006 1.11.2005 1.1.2006 1.12.2005 IL 1.1.2006 1.7.2005 1.7.2005 9.2.2006 1.7.2005 1.7.2005 1.3.2006 IS (EFTA) 1.1.2006 1.8.2005 1.8.2007 1.11.2005 1.7.2005 17.7.2007 1.1.2007 1.8.2005 1.3.2005 1.8.2005 1.3.2006 1.9.2007 JO 1.7.2006 17.7.2007 6.7.2006 9.2.2006 17.7.2007 17.7.2007 6.7.2006 17.7.2007 6.7.2006 1.3.2011 LB 1.1.2007 1.1.2007 1.1.2007 1.1.2007 LI (EFTA) 1.1.2006 1.8.2005 1.8.2007 1.1.2006 1.7.2005 1.8.2005 17.7.2007 1.1.2007 1.3.2005 1.8.2005 1.6.2005 1.9.2007 MA 1.12.2005 1.3.2005 6.7.2006 1.3.2005 6.7.2006 1.3.2005 1.3.2005 6.7.2006 1.1.2006 NO (EFTA) 1.1.2006 1.8.2005 1.8.2007 1.12.2005 1.7.2005 1.8.2005 17.7.2007 1.1.2007 1.8.2005 1.3.2005 1.8.2005 1.9.2007 PS 1.7.2009 SY 1.1.2007 TN 1.8.2006 1.6.2005 6.7.2006 1.3.2006 6.7.2006 1.6.2005 6.7.2006 1.8.2005 1.7.2005 TR (2) 1.9.2007 1.3.2007 1.3.2006 1.9.2007 1.3.2011 1.9.2007 1.1.2006 1.9.2007 1.1.2007 1.7.2005

(1) OJ C 83, 17.4.2007.

(2) For goods covered by the EU-Turkey customs union, the date of application is 27 July 2006.

For agricultural products, the date of application is 1 January 2007.

For coal and steel products, the date of application is 1 March 2009.