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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
^COM(81)117final
A,f'ABrussels,19March1981
DRAFT
Decision No/81oftheACP-EECCustomsCo-operation
Committeederogating fromthedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products"totakeaccountofthespecial
situationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproduction of
cannedtuna
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
regardingtheapplication ofDecision No/81ofthe
ACP-EECCustomsCo-operation Committeederogating from
thedefinitionoftheconceptof"originating products"
totakeintoaccountthespecialsituationofMauritius
withregardtoitsproduction ofcannedtunafish
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)117final

EXPLAMA'TORY NOTE
Since 25November 1977 Mauritius has from aseries cfderogations
from theorigin rules inrespect ofcanned tuna fish forwhich tuna fish of
third country origin wasused -These derogations haukeen accorded to
Mauritius soastomaintain the fishing ,industry there and togive them
theopportunity totake themeasures necessary fortheir proauct toacquire
originating status .
Thefirst derogation for 1600tonnes wasvalid from 25November 1977 until
24November 1978 and has since been renewed twice :1600 tonnes from
25November 1978 until 24November 1979 and 800tonnes for theperiod from
1March 1980 until 31August 1980 .
Inorder tobeable tosatisfy therules ,oforigin forcanned fish ,the
Mauritian company obtained aboat sothat itscatches could supply the
canneries with most ofitsneeds .-Theremainder would bebought inthe
Seychelles which isintheprocess ofdeveloping itsfishing Industry with
thehelp ofaMember State .Theboat commenced operating atthebeginning
of1980 andit -washoped that after theseveral months necessary forrunning
intheboat andtraining thecrew ,thecannery would beinaposition to
Obtain normal supplies .Forthis reason ,thelast .derogation waslimited
to6months .
3yletter No.L1168/ACP/80of21November 1980 .the .ACPStates submitted .
another request onbehalf oftheMauritian Government forafurther
derogation for aperiod of1year asfrom 1January 1981 .
Depite theacquisition oftheboat ithasnotbeen possible forthem to
obtain sufficient supplies oforiginating tuna fish fortheir canneries .
IXietounfavourable climatic conditions themaximum potential fishing
capacity oftheMauritian boat could notbeexploited .Furthermore ,
efforts tocompensate these shortages ofsupply byobtaining fish from
%
other ACPStates (e.g. Seychelles )have notbeen successful because the
catches there have notbeen uptoexpectat >ns.

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Therefore ,Mauritius remains dependant upon supplies offrozen raw fish
imported from theMaldive Islands inorder that thecanning industry can
continue with itsexports ofcanned tuna totheCommunity .Itshould be
noted that oneconsequence ofaninterruption ofexports would bethat
thecompany would face apossible shut down ofoperations .Inthis context
special reference should bemade toArticle 30(2(b))ofProtocol No.1
where itisstated that theexamination ofrequests forderogations shall
inparticular -take into account "cases where theapplication ofexisting
rules oforigin would affect significantly theability ofanexisting
industry inanACPState tocontinue itsexports totheCommunity ,with
particular reference tocases where this could lead tocessation ofits
activities ."
Under these circumstances itseems that aderogation of12months for a
quantity of1000tonnes would enable Mauritius toovercome therecent
problems andtofind other possible sources ofsupply oforiginating
tuna fish ;this quantity which islower than that contained inprevious
requests ,takes account oftheanticipated catches bytheMauritian vessel .
Forreasons ofsinplicity andclarity adraft regulation toapply this
decision after itsadoption bytheEEC-ACP Customs Cooperation Committee
intheCommunity has also been ,annexed .

DRATT -
Decision No. /81ofth'eACP-ELC 'Customs Co-ope rat-'onComm'ttee derogating
from thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "totake account
ofthe ejjjecial situation ofMauritius with regard toitsproduction ofc&m&d
tuna
THECUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE ,
Having regard tothesecond ACP-EEC Convention signed inLome on31October .
1979 (hereinafter referred toas"theConvention ")7^
whereas Article 30ofProtocol No.1totheConvention concerning the
definition oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadminis­
trative co-operation makes provision forderogations tobemade from the
rules oforigin bytheCustoms Co-operation Committee ,inparticular to
facilitate thedevelopment ofexisting industries orthecreation ofnew
industries ; '
Whereas theAfrican ,Caribbean andPacific States (ACP )have submitted a
request from theGovernment ofMauritius for aderogation from thedefinition
setoutinProtocol No.1inrespect ofcanned tuna produced byMauritius ;
Whereas Mauritius benefited from November 1977 until November 1979
from aderogation from thedefinition setoutinProtocol No.1forcanned
tuna produced byitinorder tobeable tomaintain itsexisting fishery
industry andtotake themeasures necessary foritsfinished product to
obtain originating status there ;whereas asanexceptional measure this
derogation wasagain renewed from March until August 1980 ; '
Whereas Mauritius ,hasproceeded tosetupitsownfleet ofvessels with
Ν
aview tosupplying itscanneries with sufficient tuna fish ;
(1)OJNo L347 ,22.12.1980 ,p.l»

Whereas thefleet became operational during 1980 ;whereas ,however ,
Climatic
because ofadverse / conditions thefleet wasprevented from exploiting
itsmaximum potential fishing capacity ;whereas Mauritius hasbeen unable to
obtain sufficient supplies offish originating inother ACPStates ;
Whereas theMauritius canning industry therefore continues tobedependent
upon supplies oftuna fish from third countries tocontinue itsexports of
canned tuna totheCommunity ;
«
Whereas mthese circumstances atemporary derogation from thedefinition
oftheconcept oforiginating products should beaccorded ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
/
Article 1
Bywayofderogation from thespecial provisions ofList AmAnnex II
toProtocol No.1,canned tuna manufactured inMauritius andfalling within
heading ex16.04 oftheCommon Customs Tariff shall beconsidered as
originating inMauritius subject tothefollowing conditions .
Article 2
provided for inArticle 1
Thederogation / relate to1,000 tonnes ofcanned tuna falling within
heading ex16.04 oftheCommon Customs Tariff andexported from Mauritius
between 1February 1981 and31January 1982 .
Article 3
.competent
Theauthorities ofMauritius shall take thenecessary steps tocarry out
quantitative checks onexports oftheproducts referred toinArticle 2
andshall forward totheCommission every three months astatement ofthe
quantities inrespect ofwhich movement certificates EUR.l have been issued
'pursuant tothis Decision .

Article 4
TheACP States ,theMember States and theCommunity shall bebound ,each
totheextent towhich itisconcerned ,totake themeasures necessary to
implement this Decision .
Article 5
This Decision shall .enter into force on
Itshall apply from 1February 1981 until 31January 1982 .
Done atBrussels , For theACP-EEC Customs Co-operation
Cormittee
The Chairman

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )-
regarding theapplication ofDecision No. /81oftheACP-EEC Customs
Co-operation Committee derogating from thedefinition oftheconcept of
"originating products "totake into account thespecial situation of
Mauritius with regard toitsproduction ofcanned tuna fish
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,.
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theACP-EEC Customs Co-ope rationCommittee setupunder thesecond
ACP-EEC Convention ,signed inLomeon31October 1979^,adopted pursuant
toArticles 28(3 )and30(1 )ofProtocol No.1totheConvention ,Decision
, . ,/definition ofthe . .No. /81derogating from theconcept of"originating products "totake
into account thespecial situation ofMauritius with regard toits
production ofcanned tuna until 31January 1982 ;
Whereas itisnecessary inaccordance with Article 33ofthesaid Protocol
No.1totake themeasures required toimplement that Decision ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Decision No. /81oftheACP-EEC Customs Co-operation committee annexed
tothis Regulation shall apply intheCommunity .
•»•/•••
(1)OJNoL347of22.12.1980 ,p.l

Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayofitspublication inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities . -
Itshall apply from 1February 1981 until 31January 1982
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
• ' - *
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
'The President