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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)56 final.
Brussels,20February 1976./ 1
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/
RECOMMENDATION FORAREGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL(EEC)
concluding anAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofSingapore onTradeinTextiles
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COM(76)56final.
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RECOMMENDATION' FORAREGULATION OPTHE COUNCIL
concluding anAgreement "between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore
onTrade inTextiles

-2-
4.Inordertoensuretheachievement oftheobjectives ofthe
Agreement andtopreventtinparticular ttheriskofextraordinary
exportsbeforeitsentryintoforce,theCommunity andSingapore
expressed theirintention duringthenegotiations ,toapplythe
provisions oftheAgreement autonomously from1October 1975in
anticipation ofitsentryintoforoe.
Forthisreason,themeasures necessary fortheapplication
bytheCommunity oftheprovisions oftheAgreement arethesubject
ofaseparateproposalforaRegulation ,ofwhichtheCommission
hasalreadyseizedtheCouncil.

EXPLâîTATORY MEMOHABDOM
1.Byadecisionof16June1975?"t*16Councilauthorized ,the
Commission toopennegotiations withtheRepublic ofSingapore for
theconclusion ofanAgreement onTradeinTextiles .
2.Inaccordance withtheaboveCouncilDecision andinconsultation
withtheArticle 113Committee ,theCommission conducted negotiations
withSingapore on22to26Septmber 1975*
Following thesenegotiations adraftagreement wasdrawnup.The
draftmakesprovision for*
–voluntary restraint ,atagreedlevels,onexportstothe
Community ofcertaincategories oftextileproducts andarticles
ofolothing intendedforconsumption withintheCommunity ?
–theadoptionofasurveillance andconsultation procedure applipab 1
tocertaincategories ofproduotsandpermitting ,interalia,t^e
establishment onagreedtermsofvoluntary restraint measuresfor
theproducts inquestionj
–thecorresponding undertaking bytbeCommunity tosuspendthe
quantitative limitations atpresentinforceandnottoinvoke
thesafeguard provisions oftheMultifibre Arrangement forthe
categories ofproduots ooveredbytheagreement solongaathe
agreedceilings areobserved.
Thebeadf?ofthedelegations foundthedraftAgropmwfc tobeinaccordance
withtb.«resultsofthenegotiations andinitialled thetexton27September
1971-
!, i
3*TheCommit,ionoonsidersthatthisdraftagreement constitutes
aresultthatisacceptable totheCommunity .Itproposesthatthe
CouncilconcludethisAgreement byadoptingthedraftregulation annexed
hereto s

RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCIL REGULATION
concluding anAgreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore onTrade inTextiles
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof *
f
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas theAgreement onTrade inTextiles negotiated between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore should beconcluded ;
Whereas theimport arrangements for textile products originating in
theRepublic ofSingapore laid down byCouncil regulation (EEC)Noof
theCouncil permits theapplication oftheprovisions ofthis Agreement ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreement between theEuropean Economio Community andtheRepublic
ofSingapore onTrade inTextiles ,thetext ofwhich isgiven inthe
Annex ,ishereby oonoluded onbehalf oftheCommunity .
Article 2
ThePresident ofthe ;r^jicil shall notify theother Contracting Party of
theaccomplishment bytheCommunity oftheprocedures required forthe
entry into force oftheAgreement .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities *
DoneatBrussels , FortheCounoil
The Président

DRAFT
AGREEMENT
BETVJEEN
SINGAPORE
ANDTHE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ON
TRADEINTEXTILES

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1.ThePartiesrecognise andconfirmthat,subjecttotheprovisions ofthisAgree­
mentandwithoutprejudice totheirrightsandobligations undertheGeneral Agree­
mentonTariffsandTrade,theconductoftheirmutualtradeintextilesshallbe
governed bytheprovisions oftheGenevaArrangement .
2.ThisAgreement shallapplytotradeinthefollowing categories oftextiles pro­
ducts,originating inanddespatched fromSingapore
55»C9 "Wovenfabricsofcotton
.~ex.60.05 :Outergarments andotherarticles ,knittedorcrocheted ,
notelastic orrubberised :
_Jersey,pull-overs ,slip-overs ,twinsets ,cardigans ,
* ..'bed-jackets andjumpers
\ex61.01*}Men's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'
ex61.02)'Outergarments:/"^Trousers ,jeans,breechesandthelike,
exceptdividedskirts
ex61.cOKen's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'outer garments jf
ex61.02)Other •
ex61.03 Men'sandboys'undergarments ,includingcollars,s^irt
:-fronts andcuffs :
-Swirts
ex61.03 Ken'sandboys'undergarments ;
-Other .'
.'"61.05 Handkerohiefa ofcotton
3«;Singapore agreestoestablish quantitative limitsonexportstotheCommunity
xaaccordance withtheschedule setoutinAnnexIhereto.Quantities ofthequota
~3Be*;outinAnnsxInottakenupbyamemberStateoftheCommunity maybe
;--aiIcc;aied10another memberStatewithin ,thelimitsdecidedbytheCommunity
I*:.cc–daucawiththeprocedures inforceintheCommuni+y ,TheCommunity under­
•:•v:respondwithin4weeksofitsreceipttoanyrequest modebySingapore
/orb'-.c'iir.sillocf.tion.xf*
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textilesproduot sto;which this Agreement applies ,andsubject to ,l .
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hesatisfactory operation ofthis Agreement /nottointroduce
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.theCommunity ofsuch textiles products originating inanddes­
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L»Zaporta into tho Conniunity ofthOGe textile products tofrhlch this
Agreement applies which areforimmediate' re–export orforismrd
processing andsubsequent re-export outside theCommunity shall cot
'fcesubject toquantitative liaita established under thisA^'eancnt ,,
provided they areentered &asuch under anadministrative eystem of
control inforce forthis purpose within theConmunity .
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2® Laanycase whore Comcunity authorities ascertain that Iberia
described inparagraph 1above havo been retained forconsumption
vithir .thoCcrzaur.ity ,,thelattor vill notify theGoveraoent ofSingapore
•oaaquarterly b&eiis ofthoamounts involved ^Singapore ehall insuch
cases andattherequest oftagCocr.unity ,charge euch amounts against
thoquantitative limit orlimits inquestion forthecurrent Agreement
year orforthonext following Agreement year .
3*Inor.ycazo vhero thecompetent authorities within theCommunity
acsortrxia uncl-jr Lnadministrative cyr.teci ofcontrol inforce that
£cport3 oftextile products tovhich this Acreement applies h&73
boen cicrjo-l aj^.in3t quc.ntitr.tivo liaita established under taia
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co-?2t.cnt authority ,concerned will ixuerm thoaufchyritiea ofSingapore
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vhich cfcall notbochared to quantitative limits tinder tho
p^rcerint »;■:*:. ']■ ■ ••

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-Ai.-,v.-'
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Article Scont'd
. In ..these cases 'defined inparagraphs 2and3ofthis ASfticle ,
^ ^4.!Singapore-' :shali limit ,inaocordaxtce with theCommunity' srequest ,
.^exports oftheproducts orcategories ofproducts inquestion ,destined
.-v.' * '-forthe -Community market orforitsmarket inoneormore ofitsMember .
" .-States,' pending amutually satisfactory conclusion tothesai^consul­
:'., " ;'tations ,atalevel indicated "bytheCommunity which ,atanannual rate ,
-vfshall not "be;'lower than %oftheimports recorded forthesaid pro­
*■' category thereof during the12months ending 3months before
,' that' :}inwhich therequest' -for ,consult ations wasmade.' ! -*
-•" 'slxall ."*>*held attherequest of .Singapore inorder
review the'need for the'maintenance ormodification ofanyquant ita­
'*'·.ν ·■ . Λ· . .··;'· *
'••t"'**tive limit established under this Article ,whenever market conditions
v, ''..which led to'the ..establishment ofsuch quantitative limit nolonger pre-
-1 iî>.
i^,C 6, ■-vJ.Anyrequest for'consultations under this Agreement shall be .•
■ accompanied' by&'factual statement "ofthereasons andjustifications
''t . 'tor risrequeF /5. -,
•i ■■■*' ' ' • ., , *
V .'"vv 1* '■.Both Parties ,un?ess .agreed otherwise ,will consult assoon
i ''--'Vv-;,as .possible -within 30 .days of .therequest forsuch consultations ,and
■ w .11'make .their "best efforts tocomplete such consultations within
./- dc^8,.cf their -commencement , :,-y ■'•".'•'i '
V.' * The .prooedtufe referred tiinparagraphs' 2and3afcove will only
V*ooresoled to''sparingly andwill beimplemented iaamanner consistent
"• -Oh*rrincirlea' andobjectives oftheGeneva Arrangement •
9# Iftiietv .Parties areunable toreach satisfactory solution
within areasonable period oftime toproblems which have been the
subject ofoonsnl tuitions' -under .theAgreement ,either Party may ,after
notifies 'ion totheother Party ,refer such problems totheTextiles
'Surveillance , inaccordance with Article 11oftheGeneva Arrangement .
T i:

Article &
If,havingregardtotheprovisions oftheGenevaArrangement ,eitherParty
considers that.itis"beingplacedinaninequitable position inrespectoftrade
intextiles ascompared withathirdcountry,thatPartymayrequestconsultations
withtheotherwithaviewtoseekingequitable solutions .Suchconsultations shall
baheldandconcluded promptly .ThePartieswilltakesuchappropriate remedial
majeures asmaybemutually acceptable andconsistent withtheirinternational
rightsandobligations ,including anynecessary reasonable modification toth;s

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/-V:Portionsof'anyquantitative limitestablished' underthis
A<vroement yea-naybecarried
.:;r,,-^W,':over "and'addedtothocorresponding .quantitative limitinthefollowing
year^w:;.thiivalimit.ofidio3atv3F»
y?.,'v^' nil0'rib^"ii^1ve1 ■:
»i;.jju"bil4>iio.a.ufttier •o'lfiirega&pt £';yAvi^C(f >--iloliverxenshalltoanthorxsod
■ 'V%' ••'-J"',v'* <V■•' ;•-, >■'••:•; •>••&■■'••'•..•■'.'+1W^rv-t?T'r.¥!v 1nru-li.np4ffuAntiliai ivo ont&blinhcd forUJIGfollowing
dolivcrcd :'•.i;h^àO-vance »shallbsdcdnctcdfromthe
''S'*'*'^'.''ciuantitati.vo1.ipiito•for'thopi'oclnc '.quoi*txonforthefollcwinc
.;■'''.;•Ánrcement /ycar».•.. í : 1
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•'V..•'^ ''V;•;., -...'^.; ■
:.;^.^v'vrithin'any :onoAc't'opmont ;yojir,tinusodportion ?}•ofqualitative
:-S■limitW'estrMi'ahod under .thin'Afjreemeritinrenpeetofanyrcfjxonofthe
■*!&4"'rfi r'•'Commuhi.t.ymarketway:botransferred toanotherquantitative limit
w'v5'.establiched .forthatsamer^ionoftheCommunitymarketwithina
Vs:'-eelin/;'of7ofthe ••recipientquantitative limit,paveinexceptional
N''"VV-;;.finclV-.pnrin^lylinedcxrcninf/tnnccritihorethintransferperconl-agerliall
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...' •v! ■
''VhcVpj ;nexi>ility;'i)royi'fii Oris.'ehall'not;inanyfiiven s
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•,'."i'-tfor'tlkt''' ,Af!;reencnt year.'•• ;'•
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rticle
.< ThetwoPartiesagreetoexchangeallusefulinformation
vconcerning theirmutualtradeintextiles ixiordertoensurethe '
successful implementation ofthisAgreement# >
4.

Article ,dû '
w»iiiim..'jiuw..jM■¥ '
Z.«Partiesagresthatthequ-:aititativo liadtsestablished under •.,■''■
& >''
thl3Agreement shallboc.&na^dunderasystemofdoublecontrol,the ,'/':
detailsofwhicharenetoutinkanox ]IItothisAsreeaent *"••••.'.*• ;.
2»'Biz.ga.poTe therefore agreesto"furnishtheCoEa*„raity withprecis®
(statistical information ,onaquarterly basis,'of-allexport
cuthorications issued "bythe'authorities ofSingapore forallcategarie ^
oftextileexportstotheConcanity towhichthisAgreeaenfc applies®
3cThaCoxaunity willlikc-iso for-crardtotheauthorities ofSingapore
onaquarterlybasis,•preoisestatistical .information ofimports
ofouchproductsintotheConaranitys ..>< .• '

Article
£-Qi:hpartiesshelltakeallpossible measurestoensurethat
traditional channels andmethodsoftrade "betweentheCommunity arid
Singapore crorcaintainod .
2*Should/ infer.*./Si\T^pc32a thattheapplication ©f%-
•ihioAgreement has{rivenriootodifficulties regarding then^ir.–
tonar.coofexisting corr-.orcial relations betweenimporters inthe
Corjsunity andtheirsuppliers inSingapore ,thePartionogreotocorauult
together inaccordance withthoproceduree setoutin

:Artide "'.."V.
ThisAgreement shallapplytotheterritories where'the Treaty •
eotabliehing theEuropean Economic Conmunity applies ,,onthoconditions
esiabliched inthesaidTreaty,andtotheterritories towhichthe
Constitution oftheRepublic ofSingapore ,applies.

Artide f3
1.This Agreement shall enter into force onthefirst day ofthemonth following
thedate onwhich theContracting Parties have notified each other ofthe comple­
tion oftheprocedures necessary forthepurpose .Itshall remain inforce until
31December 1977 *
2.This Agreement shall enter into force ,inthemanner defined inparagraph 1
ofthis Article ,with effect from 1January 1975 .rrm vv
3.Either Party may atany time propose modifications tothis Agreement ordenounce
itprovided that notice visgiven atleast 120'days before theempiry ofanytwelve­
month period ;inthelatter event theAgreement will come toanend attheexpiry
ofthesaid twelve-month period .
4.Annexes andProtocols tothis Agreement shall form anintegral part thereof .

. . Article ■»."h .'1.-,,\ t. ■
i'hio/igreusant uhiultodrawnupintwocopiesintheGortzo-n*
'• •
i'^encbjItalian,J>atch}D:\niGh,'En^liahlanguages ,eachofthese
■iaStoTooir.Qequallyauthentic.' •"j'.V/V'-•. ;

,ProductsforwhichSingapore willexercicorestraint
tov;ardsthewholeCommunity fromtheentryintoforceofthi3-
Agreement ■'
TheCommunity herebynotifies Singapore thatthequantitative limits
forthetextileproductlistedbelowwillboallocated botwocnthe ■
KemberSTatesasfollows : ,.
Productcatogory '"cmbcr Quantitativelinî1.s
1975..' .'_l9jo mï.
ex61.01 )
61.02 )
îîen1sandwornon' :
trousorsl'iîG
? >
I
BITL
UK
Ii'l.
d:c
EI'IC1.556.000
63'-,.000
1.0C0.CC0
1.640.000
503.000
6./'00
'6.;..ooo
•A02./100le646.OOO
726.000
1.029„000
1.6/jO.GOO
•552.000
0.6OO
7£.ncv>
5.726.6001.735.000
828.000
1.060.000
I.656.OOO
690.000
12.200
09.000
6.070.200

AsagreedbetweenthePartiesinArticle TOoftheAgreement ,the
administration oftextiles importsfromSingaporo willbebasedona
ayr-stemofdoublechecking.Thedetailsofthisr.ystemhavebeenagreed
betweentheParties endaresotoutbelotr.
Thecompetent authorities withintheCommunity v.-ill,automatically
andwithoutdelay,acceptimportsoftextiloproducts onpubmission of
the.importer' sapplication together withtheoriginalcertificate of
originendorsed withanexportlicence.Thecompetent ^authorities within
theCommunity rhallboentitledtorequirethepresentation ofonexport
licence/certificate oforigininrespectofgoodsoriginating inSingapore
of'thecategories ahowninAnnexIand(inanycasewheretheprovisions
ofArticle 5havebeeninvoked)ofAnnexIII-Thoseexportlicences/certi­
ficatedoforiginwillbeissuedbythoSingapore authorities uptothe
totalamountoftheagreedceilings .
Theexportlicences/certificates oforiginissuedbytheautho­
ritiesofSingapore shall'beapplicable toth.3productnsubjecttorestraint
underthe/'Agreement . "\
v.{yho\oxport licenoo/cortificatq of.originmust .specify:■
destinati 011 . ■■•':-:£' ■:''' '
2-serialnumber •. ...
3»importeras name.'andaddreas ,;
4.'exporteras ,namoancîaddress ■,;.
■5«netwoighfc(in'kilograms ormetrictons)quantityandvalue
6;category anddescription ofproduct ." .
7.certificate issuedbythe .authorities ofSingapore showingthatthe
quantity hasbeendebitedagainsttho&gr.c*jdcoilingforexportstotho
■Community or,i;hu-oappropriate ,is.for.immediate ro-orport or,for'inward­
••'processing' Q-V\subsequent ro-oxport outsidotheOorxiunity .•
Thocompotent authorities .withinthoCommunity willnotraieo
difficulties intheeventofadinersf.ancyVotwoon'thaveiglitorquantity
indicated'inthec*.port1iconco/cortificatooforiginrtvlthoshipment ,
oriifportweightprovideditinwithinreanonab'i nlimit*,whilethowvtho-
r*i,i/i .f'ryj-!,V;!.rpr<rt)•willer/le-:vv:>urtoJrorjpanyclircro-

"V.V. •'/',.V,.. ATTUBXIIcortinued
Iritheeventoftotalorpratialwithdrawal ofan•exportlicence
,!thonvvthoritioK ;offtintfapoi'o willnotifythecompote-it authorities' withih
.Community.' .of.-Vurh'toLaiorpartialwithdrawal' .Thewithoritie ?*-ofthe
theCormiHirii h.ywv\lta'rd .theappropriate tnofj
H>AJieiruxi-!'t-.i»j;*tul»inir.Irati'yo;prov:i»ionr..."
"iiÏ?~y V.;',;,-<VV' .li..»,,.••...••'.*;',
V*V^ 1'.•vVT.X»».*f. -j-"*/*V*'-f:t»'^^Vt •..k ''•'*/.".i/!VV-'•,•. "
* Y:'çr'<•$û-'îO\'.7\moarnjro '.m
..VUWKX TTCOTILM 1
•m.-<.» i.v*' ' ..1-,r
»/r,..v ».V" ;'..'; ""v'tJ:'- ,''.
;Z**!'•'''"''''41:'1''■ ''■■')-' ' .■.}'f■■■' „ ,i. '
U'h©.puthoritiep,'ofjtin^apore will;forv?»sr(i fc-o'thecorapotont authorities
jX^withio :the;Coniavnity ,■'via'thotohaKfiion of.tho;'Hov.iborStatesoftho
^r^Commwriity anddirectlyto,tho(omminnion ,quarterly returnsfihowingtho
.-..total -notweightinr'otrictonhcovered bytheexportlicences issued
V^fsfla^.net'thequantitative limitsforexports'thoComnunity ,aswellno
theallocation •ofthoseexport .licences -amongsttheHeinborStatesoftho
Community ,forirl'LcateRo'rJon oftexkilnsesqiortfitotheConr.iunity subject
to,'quantitative limiti ;undorthlnA^reeirifìnt .

/,!T^TEXIII
1.Inconformity withArticle 5theAgreeaent ontradein
textileproducts betweenthes"Ortaunity andSingapore ,consultations
havo"(te.cnholdbetweentheTartiesregarding importsfroaSingapore into
th<.Cj'i-nunii.Y ofthetcxlilopr-«ductnlictodhelo;;.
2.'.Anarreedintheconsultations mentioned above,Si.i^apore r.h-ill
limitexportnoftheproductslirir-dV-clowtothere^ionr ;cftheCor^cu-
nitymarketandtoth«*quantative limitsindicated .
CCI'Headin ,-*Ho.
55.0?
exo0.r;5
ex61.0})
exfol.03|
."/ ■•■/
-'*•»>.1
■•.»_-A''*P.-oductr :covered
Cottoîifannen
Jcrrry.n andpuli-
Mensrhirt::
-Otherrann1nunfleiCorruunity region
toi;hichrerLric-
tionisppr]icd
ΓΓ-Annual
^uar.tity
FTf.
Fî.
-Fit.*f&\to:,rwith
c'Tectfrr=Ï.Î.7C-
l.'-'OOtonr:v:Ih^
G""Cntfro-al.ì.?£'
«j.(^>}.0OO nieenfï
::i-ne~"cctfroa
1.1.76
l.oOO.OGO pieces
*-atl»effect ~io>n
1.1.?.-
ri,v,v>.tv *- .*•><- v-s -T-
irMS,vfmrnil«Vi'io.'tna.it ••trstivi»-limit^.rerferred toab
rr:.<•• 1 •*
.· 'ηΛιπ?·ΐ'·».ν νΓι7λγ·ο..·γίΛ/ϊ·:·./»?' Μηιτί.ϊΐΓ ».+πλ7ηνi'io.'ina.it -. rcrferrcd toabevercjsair.xnfrrrc
"for'-a^urthu'rj«riv•<>,-orocrlod::,.of1?nionthn,-thelevelfortha*.period
r:T:-'.T1',rr'.l HIrvoTirpocnTLrdforthepreceding 1?months:
inrrrs^'År'iVr/ »o-::*rori, ....
"." ■Itinufidnvrioo'l that,inrorpertofFrance-thoimionnnaur :
'■■' ' . -;
(fiMni.i+r'.'iYo 1"ini*te.-.n:;t.ioìì~.»r.3975 "applicarle for1?7>.
'"}')a'i;hii-linihnioraihnnV*jton:;
!.h*iri'Vo"■'hli•sîïîio»'''•bouredfc*oottonrloth"otr.er

exporter
Cornicnc «REPUBLIC OFSINGAPORE
CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN/PROCESSING
No:
CountryofOrieinofGoodt CountryofFinalDestination
D«pirtur «Data
Veisel'aName/Aircraft ,«te
'Pcn.o(Oijcoarj «
(•IncludeBrandnameiifncceuary )NOUNAUTHORISED
ADDITION /
ALTERATION MAY
BEMADETOTHIS
CERTIFICATE ONCE
ITISISSUED
MarltiûNumb«rt
>':*No.&KindofPackago*
Daacription o(Gooda*Quanmy
4Unit
Iherebycertifythatevidencehasbeenproducedtosatisfymethatthegoodsspecifiedabovearethemanufacture
orproduceofthecountryasshownabove.
ORDINARY CERTIFICATE OFORIG1N
(CERTIFICATS OFORIQIHOFFICE)
S>-
! ♦• forControUer ofImpe™
»odExportaNo:
Theconsignment baabeendebitedtoth*agreed
CeilingforexporttotheEuropean Economio
Community .
f.Director
Department ofTrade
MinistryofFinance
Singapore .

I.Goodsconsigned from(Exporter'sbusinessname,address,
country)
2.Goodsconsignedto(Consignee 'sname,address,country)Rù<erence No.
REPUBLIC OFSINGAPORE
GENERALISED SYSTEM OFPREFERENCES
CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN
(Combined declaration andcertificate)
FORMA
SeeNotesoverleaf
3.Meansoftransport androute(asfarasknown)
Departure Date4,Forofficiaiuse
No:
Veuel'sName/Aircraft .etc.
PortofDischargeTheconsignment haabeendebitedtotheagreed
CeilingforexporttotheEuropean Economic
Community .
f.Director I
Department ofTradej
MinistryofFinance $
Singapore .f
5.Item
flum»
IberMarksand
numbers of
packages7.Numberandkindofpackages;description of
goods8.Origin
criterion
(seeNotes
overleaf)y.Grosswelght
orother
quantity10.Number
anddateof
invoices
Certification
.Itt$herebycertified ,onthebasisofcontrolcarried
out,thatthedeclaration bytheexporter iscorrect .
c»,■o
■>
I-1',
Cv^ant.fth,frC«ntr«ltrroflmporta
RepublicofSiaja?««i *nr12.Déclaration bytheexporter
Theundersigned herebydeclaresthattheabovedetailsand
statements arecorrect;thatailthegoodswereproduced in
(country)
andthattheycomplywiththeoriginrequirements specifiedfor
thosegoodsintheGeneralised SystemofPreferences forgoods
exported to
(importing country)
Placeanddate,signatureandstampofcertifyingauthority Placeanddate,signatureofauthorised signatory

NC
t
>«1.Countrieswhichaccettthisformfortl.zphasesoftheGeneralise 'SystemofPreferences (GSP)
•Áustria. ,Belzium, Canada, Denmark. Finland, France.
Fed.Rep.ofGermany.Ireland. Italy. Luxembourg .Japan. Netherlands .V''Norway, .Sweden, Switzerland ,UnitedKingdom,UnitedStatesofAmerica.
'.DetailsoftherulesgoverningadmissiontoGSPInthesecountriesareobtainablefromtheCustomsauthoritiesthere.Themain
".-^'elementsoftherulesareIndicatedinthefollowingparagraphs .
1Conditions .Themainconditions foradmissiontopreference arethatgoodssenttoanyofthecountrieslistedabove
•tl)mustfallwithinadescription ofgoodseligibleforpreference inthecountryofdestination ;and
(ii)mustcomplywiththeconsignment conditions specifiedbythecountryofdestination .Ingeneral,goodsmustbeconsigned
directfromthecountryofexportation tothecountryofdestination ,butinmostcasespassagethroughoneormoreinter-
Vi .mediatecountries ,withorwithouttranshipment ,isacceptedprovidedthatatthetimetheyareexportedthegoodsareclearly
':v'intendedforthedeclaredcountryofdestination andthatanyintermediate transit,transhipment ortemporary warehousing
'V*' -arisesonlyfromtherequirements oftransportation ;and
<iil)mustcomplywiththeorigincriteriaspecifiedforthosegoodsbythecountryofdestination .Asummaryindicationoftherules
'•x.■>.generallyapplicable isgiveninparagraphs 3and4.
3.Origincriteria.Forexportstotheabove-mentioned countries,withtheexceptionofCanadaandtheUSA,thepositionisthateither
(i)thegoodsshallbewhollyproducedinthecountryofexportation ,thatis.theyshouldfallwithinadescriptionofgoodswhich
Isacceptedas"whollyproduced"undertherulesprescribed bythecountryofdestination concerned ,or
(ii)alternatively ,ifthegoodsaremanufactured whollyorpartlyfrommaterialsorcomponents importedintothecountryofexporta-tlonorofundetermined originthesematerialsorcomponents musthaveundergone asubstantial transformation thereinto,a
'differentproduct.Itisimportanttonotethatallmaterialsandcomponents whichcannotbeshowntobeofthatcountry's
originmustbetreatedasiftheywereimported .Usuallythetransformation mustbesuchastoleadtotheexportedgoods
beingclassifiedunderaBrusselsNomenclature Tariffheadingotherthanthatrelatingtoanyoftheabovematerialsorcom­
ponentsused.Inadditionspecialrulesareprescribed forvariousclassesofgoodsinListsAandBofcertaincountries' rules
oforiginandothersubsidiary provisions andtheseshouldbecarefullystudied.
Ifthegoodsqualifyundertheabovecriteria,theexportermustindicateinBox8oftheformtheorigincriteriaonthebasisofwhich
heclaimsthathisgoodsqualifyfortheGSP.inthemannershowninthefollowingtable:
.'Circumstances ofproduction ormanufacture inthefirst
*''countrynamedinBox12oftheformInsertinBox8
■ia)-Goods,workedupor>butnotwhollyproduced intheexport -*
:X.,:ingcountry,whichwere'produced inconformity withthe
'provisions ofpara.3(il),whichfallunderaBrusselsNomen-
"ri^'.'clature TariffheadingspecifiedinColumn 1ofListAand
'whichsatisfyanyconditions inColumns 3and4ofListA
whicharerelevanttothesegoods ,«A»,followedbytheBrusselsNomenclature headingnumberof
theexported goods
example :<<A*
74.07
1(b).Goods,workeduponbutnotwhollyproducedintheexport­ ■ingcountry,whichfallwithinaniteminColumn IofListB
andwhichcomplywiththeprovisions ofthatitem^B»,followedbytheBrusselsNomenclature headingnumberof-
theexoorted goods
example :<B»
73.15
(c)Goods,workeduponbutnotwhollyproduced intheexport­
ingcountry,whichwereproduced inconformity with'pro?
•'visionsofpara.3(H).whicharenotspecifically referredto
^inListsAorB.andwhichdonotcontravene ageneralpro­
"•visionofListA(f.X%followedbytheBrusselsNomenclature headingnumberof
theexported goods
example :«XP ;i
98.02 r
(d)Goodswhollyproduced inthecountryofexportation (see
para.5(I)above).; «p»m
rj.NOTE,''ListA"and"ListB"refertothelistsofqualifying processes specifiedbythecountriesofimportation concerned .
4.OrigincriteriaforexportstoCanadaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Forexportstothesetwocountries ,thepositionIsthateither
'-•'v.ttO.thegoodsshallbewhollyproducedinthecountryofexportation ,thatIs.theyshouldfallwithin•descriptionofgoodswhich
.isacceptedas"whollyproduced"undertherulesprescribed bythecountryofdestination concerned ,or
(Ii)alternatively ,ifthegoodsaremanufactured whollyorpartlyfrommaterialsorcomponents imported Intothecountryof
>"«■exportation orofundetermined origin,thosematerialsorcomponents musthaveundergone asubstantial transformation there
intoadifferentproduct .Itisimportant tonotethatallmaterials andcomponents whichcannotbeshowntobeofthatcoun-
>try'ioriginmustbetreatedasIftheywereimported .InthecaseofCanida,theirvaluemustnotexceed...%oftheex-factory
'••',priceoftheexportedarticle.InthecaseoftheUSA,theirvaluemustnotexceed50%oftheappraisedvalueforCustoms
purposesoftheexportedarticle;but,asshowninthetablebelow,theexportermustonlydeclarethevalueofthematerials
,andcomponents concerned asapercentage oftheex-factory priceoftheexportedarticle.
Ifthegoodsqualifyundertheabovecriteria,theexportermustindicateinBox8oftheformtheorigincriteriaonthebasisofwhich
Circumstance }ofproduction ormanufacture inthefirit
countrynamedinBox12oftheformInsertinBox8 n ■
(e)Goodswhicharecoveredbythevalueaddedruledescribed
inpara.4(ii)above♦YAfollowedbythevalueofmaterialsandcomponents Imported
orofundetermined origin,expressed as•percentage ofthe
ex-factory priceoftheexported goods
example :«Y)>
35% '
(f)Goodswhollyproduced inthecountryofexportation (see
para.4(i)above) «p»
5.Eacharticlemustqualify.Itshouldbenotedthatallthegoodsinaconsignment mustqualifyseparately Intheirj&wnright.Thisis
ofparticular relevancewhensimilararticlesofdifferentsizesorsparepartsaresent.
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6.Description ofgoods.Thedescription ofgoodsmustbesufficiently detailedtoenableth«goodstobeIdentified ^bytheCustoms
«.«-.Officerexamining them.
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