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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1744Final
Brussels,18October1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC) OFTHECOUNCIL
extendingtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)NO984/73of
theCouncilof2April1973onthedefinitionof
theconceptof"originating products"intrade
withAustria,Finland,Iceland,Norway,
Portugal,SwedenandSwitzerland and
amendingArticles20and21thereof
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)-
COM(73)1744 final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandFinland ,wassignedby-
FinlandonrOctober1973andentersintoforceon1January1974.
TheJointCommitteesetupundertheAgreementsbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandAustria,Iceland,Norway,Portugal,SwedenandSwitzerland have
adoptedunderthewrittenprocedureaDecisiononcustomsmattersmodifying
Article25ofProtocolNo3-ThisDecisionwillbeimplemented bytheCommunity
asfrom1November1973-
IthasbecomeevidentthattradeinproductsundertheconditionsoftheseAgree­
mentscontinuestobegovernedbyidenticaloriginrules.Consequently theopera­
tiveperiodofRegulation (EEC)No984/73oftheCouncilof2April1973whichex­
pireson31October1973,needstobeextendedinordertoensureitsapplication
fortheperiodinwhichtheAgreementbetweentheEECandFinlandisnotyetappli­
cableandthemodifications inrespectofArticle25,referredtoabove,needtobe
includedtherein."'.-. -
Themeasuresaboveareproposed,providedthatFinlandundertakestointroducethe
samearrangements initsnationallegislation .•
ThisRegulationdealswiththisquestion.

proposal for
REGULATION (EEC) OPTHE COUNCIL
extending theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)NO984/73oftheCouncil
of2April 1973 onthedefinition oftheconcept of"originating pro­
ducts "intrade with Austria ,Finland ,Iceland ,Norway ,Portugal ,Swe­
denandSwitzerland andamending Articles 20and21thereof
r-
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty setting uptheEuropean Economic Community and in
particular Article 113 ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas theAgreements between theEuropean Economic Community andAustria ,Por­
tugal ,Sweden andSwitzerland were signed on22July 1972 'and entered into force
1January 1973 ;whereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
Iceland wassigned on22July 1972 andentered into force 1April 1973 ;whereas
anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andNorway wassigned on
14May1973 andentered into force 1July 1973 ;'whereas anAgreement between the
European Economio Community andFinland wassigned on£"October 1973 andenters
into force on1January 1974 ;
Whereas trade inproducts under these Agreements should begoverned bythesame
rules oforigin ;whereas these rules of .origin were laid down byRegulation (EEC)
No984/73oftheCouncil of2April 1973 (l);whereas theprovisions ofthisRegula­
tion need tobeextended until theAgreement between theCommunity andFinland
enters into force ;
(1)OJNoL101,16April 1973 ,p.1.

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Whereas Regulations No /73, /73t /73» /73» /73and .
/73have amended same ofthose provisions ;whereas thecorresponding pro­
visions ofRegulation (EEC)NO984/73have also tobeamended ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : '
Article 1
Theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No984/73oftheCouncil of2April 1973
shall "beextended until 31December 1973 «
Article 2
Q
Thetext ofArticle 21ofRegulation (EEC)No984/73oftheCouncil shall bere­
placed bythefollowing :
"Article 21 ,
1. Thefollowing products maybenefit ,upon import into Denmark orthe
United Kingdom ,from thetariff provisions inforce inAustria ,Finland ,Iceland ,
Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden andSwitzerland inrespect oforiginating products :
4
a)products which meet theconditions ofthis Regulation andforwhich amove­
ment certificate hasbeen issued indicating that they have acquired thestatus
oforiginating products andhave undergone anyadditional processing solely
inthese seven countries orinDenmark ortheUnited Kingdom ;
b)products other than products ofChapters 50 "to62,which meet theconditions
ofthis Regulation andforwhich amovement certificate hasbeen issued indi­
cating :
1.that they have been obtained bytheprocessing ofgoods which ,upon export
from theCommunity asoriginally constituted orfrom Ireland ,hadalready
acquired there thestatus oforiginating products ;

2.ardthat theadded value acquired inthese seven countries orinDenmark
ortheUnited Kingdom represents 50%ormore ofthevalue ofthose ;pro­
ducts ;
c)products listed inColumn 2"below which meet theconditions ofthis Regula­
tion andforwhich amovement certificate hasbeen issued indicating that
they have been obtained bytheprocessing ofgoods listed inColumn 1below
which ,upon export from theCommunity asoriginally constituted orfrom Ire­
land ,hadalready acquired there thestatus oforiginating products .

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Column 1 ■•
■■ '■ *
Products used
1.ex11.08 Maize andpotato starches
2. 73.12 Hoop andstrip ,of -iron
,and steel ,hot-rolled or
. . . cold-rolled
3*' .74.01 Copper matte ;unwrought
copper (refined ornot),
• copper waste and scrapColumn 2
.Products obtained
-» «!■.. m.mm- ■ –...■■
ex35.0^5 Starch glues
73*10 Tubes andpipes and
blanks therefor ,ofiron
(othe'r than cast iron )or
. "v steel ,excluding high
•• pressure hydro-electric
• ■ conduits
(74.03 Wrought bars ,rods ,angles ,
( shapes andsections ,of
( copper ;copper wire
>74.04 Wrought plates ,sheets
> and strip ,of .copper
(74.05 Copper foil (whether ornot
( embossed ,cut toshape ,
( perforated ,coated ,printed
( orbacked with paper orothe
(■ reinforcing material ),ofa
( thickness (excluding any
( backing )notexceeding .
.0•15mm
74'.06Copper powders and flakes
74*07 Tubes andpipes andblanks
therefor ;,ofcopper ;
hollow bars of .copper
74.0^Tube andpipe fittings (for
example ,joints ,elbows ,
sockets andflanges ),of
copper
74*10 Stranded wire ,cables ,
i cordage ,ropes ,plaited band
and the like ,of-copper wire
•but excluding insulated
electric v/ires and cables
85.23 Insulated (including
enamelle.d oranodised )
electric wire ,cables ,bars ,
strip andthelike (includin
co-axial cable ),whether or
not fitted with connectors

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75.01 Nickel mattes ,nickel speiss (
andother intermediate products (
ofnickel metallurgy ;unwrought ('
nicknl (excluding electro -. (
plating anodes );nickel waste (
•' ■and ocran . (
ex85«24Carbon electrodes
1
Materials ,not falling v/xthxn
Chapters 50to62
exchant ers
50to57Fibre :;,yarn ,monofii andstrip of
textile materials ,•
other than those
predominating in
weight provided that ..
their weight .does not •
exceed 10#ofthe total
weight ofall the
textile materials
incorporated inthe
finished good .75.02 Wrought "bars ,rods ,angles ,
shapes and sections ,of
nickel ;nickel wire
75*03 Wrought plates ,sheets and
strip ,ofnickel ;nickel
*.\ foil ;nickel powders and
flakes *
75.04 Tubes andpipes andblanks
therefor ,ofnickel ;
hollow bars ,and tube and
pipe fittings (forexample ,
joints ,elbows ,sockets and
flanges ),ofnickel ■<*
ex85.24 Graphite electrodes .
All goods falling within Chapters
50to62
Allproducts ofChapters 50to62
containing two ormore textile
materials
V.-

8.exChapters Yarn
50to59ex60.04 Undergarments ,complete
and ready towear
ex6*0.05 Outer garments andother
'articles ,complete andrea­
dyforwear oruse ,other _
than blankets
9*exChapters
50to59V/oven fabric ,
not embroidered ,
provided that the
value ofthe woven
fabric does not
exceed 50^ofthe
value ofthe
finished goodex62.02 Goods asfollows ,
embroidered :
table linen ,curtains ,
table runners ,chair-backs ;
arm-rests and cushion
covers (excluding bedlinen )
and furnishing articles for
churches andsimilar places
ofworship
10.exChapters
50to62Trimmings and
accessories
(excluding linings)'Allgoods falling within Chapter 60,
Headings Nos 61.01 to61.04 ,61."06,
61.07 ,61.09 to61.11 (complete and
ready -towear ),61,05 (complete and
ready foruse),andgoods within
Heading No61.08 andChapter 62
é•♦/•••

6-.
11.ex57o07Sisalyarn ex58.02Sisalcarpeta •
12.50.03Silkwaste(including )cocoonsunsuitablefor)
.. •reeling,silknoils )
••■■andpulledorgarnetted)
rags j
''56.03Waste(includingyarn)
!.* wasteandpulledor)gamettedrago)ofman-)
madefibres(continuous )ordiscontinuous),not)
'-carded,combedor )
otherwisepreparedfor)spinning )
13.53.05Sheep'sorlambs'wool
orotheranimalhair
.(fineorcoarse),
,."cardedorcombedAllgoodsfallingwithin
Chapters50to62
Allgoodsfallingwithin
Chapters50to57
14..ex56.01Synthetictextile )Allgoodsfallingwithinfibres(discontinuous),)Chapters'50to57,exceptnotcarded,combedor)heading56.04:otherwisepreparedfor)Wan-madefibres(discontinuous
spinning )orwaste),carded,combed
)orotherwisepreparedfor.
'•• .-)spinning
ex56.02Continuousfilament
towforthemanufacture ,
'ofsynthetic
textilefibres i
(discontinuous ) JThefollowinggoodsfallingwithinChapters50to62:
ex59»01:Sanitarytowels
ex59*04:Twine,cordage,ropes
andcables,plaitedor
not,otherthansingle
yarncomposedsolelyof
continuoussynthetictextilefibres
•••/•••

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15.p-x56.01 Fibres andcontinuous
ex56.02 filament tov/ofpoly­
propylene ,provided
"that their value does
not exceed 401<>ofthe
value ofthe finished
••good '
16.exChap-Yarn
tero 50
to57 • •ex59.02 Keedlelo .ufelt ,whether
ornot impregnated or
coated
ex50,09
ex51.04
.ex55.09
ex55#09
ex56.07
ex58.01
ex59.01
ex59.15
ex59.17
ex59.17
ex60.03Woven fabrics ,dyed ,
containing 8C$ormore by
weight ofsilk orwaste
silk other than noil
Woven fabrics ofman-made
fibres (continuous ), ^
flocked i
Other woven cotton fabrics ,
flocked t
Organdies ,bleached ,
mercerised andparchmontiscd
Woven fabrics ofman-made
fibres (discontinuous or
waste ),flocked
Carpets ,carpeting and
rugs ,knotted (made up
.ornot )
Sanitary towels
Textile hosepiping and .
similar tubing inwhich
linen ortrue hemp or '
both materials together
represent not more than
50^oftheweight ofthe
textile components
Bolting cloth
Textile articles other .
than ,the goods defined ,
inNote 5la)to -
Chapter 59
Stockings ,under-stockinga ,
socks ,ankle-socks ,
sockettes and thelike ,
complete and ready to
wear
•♦•/•i
\

'•' '1'®*60.06 Articles ofthekinds
".•••• ■•falling within headings
■60.02 t*60.05 ,knitted
orcroche teiand elastic
• . ' ' .orrubseriseft complete
• .. andready t^.- orready
'for use
17.GXChnp-Single yarn 59.05 Nets andnetting made of
ters 50 _ .twine ,cordage ,orrope ,•
to59 andmade upfiahing nets
ofyarn ,twine ,cordage
*. -: • .orrope
• '. ■• ■•/ 59*06 Other articles made from
V i ' • yarn ,twine ,cordago ,
' ; ■rope orcables ,other
-' . ... .•" .'• than textile fabrics and
*-'■■■' : . •' articles made from such
■ ■■■' : fabrics
•. \• .... . . , .
•'18.exChap-Single yarn ex58,08 Knotted netfabrics ,
ters 55 ..." .••• having auniform square
' ...and 56 .* ■ ..v . ordiamonds-shaped mesh
knotted ateach corner ,
: *.. *•.• • ' •entirely raade ofcotton
./• ' ' .orsynthetic textile
► ■.»' -..fibres .-
19*,6x5*1*01Yarn ofsynthetic \ex58.08 Knotted netfabrics ,.
textile fibre (con- < having auniform square _
• •'. tinuous ),notputup ( ■ ,ordiamond-shaped mesh
forretail sale I-' t ■knotted ateach corner ,V ■ ' { - entirely made ofcotton or
< 'ofoynthetic textile
• •• •< fibres
.'ex .51.02 Monofil ,strip )ex59*04 Twine ,cordage ,ropes and
(artificial straw and ) cables ,plaited ornot
•thelike )and ) other than single yarn
• imitation catgut ,of ) composed solely ofsynthetic textile ) continuous synthetic
materiala ) -,textile fibres

\
59*05 Nets andnetting made of
? twine ,cordage orrope ,
and made upfishing nets
ofyarn ,twine ,cordage
orrope
«
59*06 Other articles made fioin yearn
twine ,cordage ,rope or-
cables ,other than textile •
fabrics and articles made
from auch fabrics
58.06 Woven labels ,badges and the
like ,not embroidered ,in
thepiece ,instrips orcut
toshape orsise .
21*ex51*02 Konofil ofpolyesters ex59*17 Fabrics (other than felted
.. . . fabrics oftextile fibres ),
• '•.•■ofakind commonly used in
' ' machinery formaking or
• •' finishing cellulosic pulp ,
•.* .paper orpaperboard ,
•... " .■ including fabrics of
••tubular orendless kind
22.exChap-Fabric andother goods 59*10 Linoleum andmaterials'
ters 50except those falling within prepared onatextile base in
to59 headings 59*10 and 59*11 ' asimilar manner tolinoleum ,
.• whether ornot cut toshape
• ' orofakind used asfloor
.•./ ." .•• . . ■ ' :coverings ;floor coverings
•- consisting ofacoating
applied onatextile base ,
cut toshape ornot
"ex59*11 Plates ,sheets andstrip ,of
expanded foam orsponge
■rubber ,combined vdth
.textile fabric
I20.ex51.01 Yarn ,monofil ,strip
ex51.02 (artifical straw and the
ex56.05 like )andimitation
catgut -,ofcuprammonium
fibres

'-.10-
23 «exChap-Fabric (excluding linings ),
ters 50provided that thevalueto59 ofthefabric (linings ,
trimmings andaccessories
not included )docs not
exceed 45c/°ofthevalue
ofthe finished good
•' ■' ••.-il*---ex61.01 Men'sand boys' ».uter
garments complete and
ready to v/ear
ex61.02Women 's,girls' and
infants' outer garments ,
complete and ready tov/ear ,
ofthe follbwing kinds :
.ii:.'frocks ,skirts ,jackets ,
trousers (other than
•' trousers whose fabric .
falls within headings
55.08 and 55.09 ),suits
(consisting ofajacket and
■" '*/ skirt orajacket end
/'*.'■. ••trousers )andcoats
2k.exChap
ters 50
to60Fabric ,including knitted
orcrocheted fabric ,
provided that thevalue ofthe fabric does not exceed
40i*ofthevalue of '
•the finished goodex61.09 Brassieres ,corsets ,corset -
belts ,suspender belts ,#
girdle corsets
and other articles
designed forwear asbody­
"supporting garments ,
... whether ornot elastic ,
'complete andready towear .
.Article 3
1.- Thetext ofArticle 20(l)oftheRegulation referred toinAr­
ticle 1shall bereplaced bythefollowing text :
"Movement certificates may ,where appropriate ,berequired to
indicate that theproducts tov/hich they relate have acquired the
status oforiginating products andhave undergone anyadditional
processing under theconditions setoutinArticle 21."
'2. Note 9-reArticles 20and21-ofAnnex ItotheRegulation
referred toinArticle 1isdeleted .
3. Annex IIItotheRegulation referred toinArticle 1isdele­
ted .
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Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on1November 1973 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels
For the Council
The Chairman
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