COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 556 final 
Brussels, 14 November 1989 
Draft 
DECISION OF THE EEC-(A) JOINT COMMITTEE 
amending Protocol n* 3 concerning 
the definition of the concept of 
"originating products" 
and methods of administrative cooperation 
following the suspension of customs duties applicable by the Community of Ten 
and (A) to imports from Spain 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
on the application of Decision N* /89 of the EEC- (A) Joint Conmittee 
amending Protocol N* 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 
"originating products" 
and methods of administrative cooperation 
(presented by the Commission) 
(A) Austria/Finland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden/Switzerland 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
By virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1673/89 of 12 June 1989 (1) and of 
Council Decision 89/372/ECSC of the same date (2), the collection of certain 
customs duties applicable in the Community of Ten to imports from Spain and 
Portugal is totally suspended from 1 July 1989. 
At the same time, a third Additional Protocol has been signed between the 
Community and the EFTA countries (3). By this Protocol, the EfTA-countries 
undertake to suspend also from their side the customs duties applicable to 
Spain for products covered by the FT As in so far as these Agreements provide 
for a total elimination of customs duties. The EFTA countries have informed 
the Commission that they will already apply this measure in an autonomous 
manner as from 1 July 1989 pending the ratification of thé Additional Protocol. 
In the framework of the said Agreements, this situation results in granting to 
Spanish products a preferential treatment identical to the one applied to 
products originating in the rest of the Community. Therefore, the need for 
identifying products originating in Spain has become superfluous. 
The proposed draft Joint Committee Decision takes into account this new 
situation from an administrative viewpoint and provides for the deletion of the 
provisions concerning the concept of 'products originating in Spain' in 
Protocol No. 3 (4) to each of those Agreements. 
(1) OJ n° L 
(2) UJ n- L 
(3) DJ n' L 
(4) OJ n* L 
L 
L 164, 15.06.89, p. 1 
164, 15.06.89, p. 46 
206, 18.07.89 
149, 15.06.88 (Austria, Finland) 
180, 09.07.88 (Iceland, Norway) 
216, 08.08.88 (Sweden, Switzerland) 
DRAFT 
Decision No. /89 
of the E£C-(A) Joint Committee 
of 
amending Protocol No. 3 concerning 
the definition of the concept of 'originating products' 
and methods of administrative cooperation 
following the suspension of customs duties applicable by the Community of Ten 
and (A) to imports from Spain 
THE JOINT COMMITTEE, 
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and (B), 
signed in Brussels on (C), 
Having regard to Protocol No. 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 
'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, hereinafter 
referred to as 'Protocol No. 3', and in particular Article 28 thereof, 
Whereas, by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No.1673/89 of 12 June 1989 and 
of Council Decision 89/372/ECSC of the same date, the collection of certain 
customs duties applicable in the Community of Ten to imports from Spain is 
totally suspended from 1 July 1989; 
Whereas a third Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and (B) consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain 
and the Portuguese Republic to the Community has been concluded providing also 
for the suspension of customs duties on products covered by the Agreement 
imported into (A) from Spain; whereas (A) has already been applying 
autonomously, as from 1 July 1989, the provisions of this third Additional 
Protocol pending its ratification; 
(A) Austria/Finlarid/Iceland/Norway/Sweden/Switzerland. 
(B) the Republic of Austria 22 July 1972 
the Republic of Finland 5 October 1973 
the Republic of Iceland 22 July 1972 
the Kingdom of Norway 14 May 1973 
the Kingdom of Sweden 22 July 1972 
the Swiss Confederation 22 July 1972 
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Whereas in the framework of the said Agreement, this situation results in 
granting to Spanish products a preferential treatment identical to the one 
applied to products originating in the rest of the Community; whereas 
therefore, the need for identifying products originating in Spain has become 
superfluous; 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
Protocol No. 3 is hereby amended as follows: 
1) Article 24 and paragraph 2 of Article 25 shall be deleted; 
2) In Annex V, the last sentence of footnote No. 1 shall be replaced by the 
following text: 
"When an invoice also includes products having the status of products 
originating in the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla within the meaning of 
Article 19 of the Protocol, the exporter must clearly indicate them by 
means of the symbol *CCM'.". 
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force or» 1 July 1989. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Joint Committee 
The President 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /89 
of 
on the application of Decision No / o9 of the EEC- ^Aj Joint Committee amending 
Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods 
of administrative cooperation 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and ( 3 ) ( 1) vas 
signed on (C) 
(D) : and entered force on 
"Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol No 3 
concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating 
products' and methods of administrative cooperation, 
which forms an integral pan of the above Agreement, 
the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No /89 
amending Protocol No 3; Whereas it is necessary- to apply this Decision in the 
Community, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article / 
Decision No / &9 °f the EEC- (A) Joint Committee 
shall apply in the Community. 
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 July 19c9-
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direciiy applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
(A> 
(B) jOtrSa/F w.,uro. iceland/Nor-a>/G-«fcri/Switzerland 
the Republic of Austria 
the RepùbUc c* cinland 
the Republic of Iceland 
the Kingdom of Norway 
the Kingdom o"f Sweden 
the Swiss Confederation CO 22 July 1972 
5 Octooer 1973 
22 July 1972 
14 May 1973 
22 July 1972 
22 July 1972 (D) 1 January 1973 
1 January 1974 
1 Aoril 1973 
1 July "973 
1 January 1973 
1 January 1973 
Austria 
?inland 
IceIarc 
Norway 
Sweden 
Switzerland C NO L 30C, Z'.'2.'~~"i, :. 2 
ZJ Nfc L 323, 21.11.191, P- 2 
'-.••:•*, L 3d, 31.12.191, p. 2 
*'C L 17-, .JC.' z. c 
ND L 300, Y .'12.191, z. G~ 
No L 300^ 2;.12.1972, c. 189 
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SMC Impact Statement 
The present proposal concerns an adaptation of the rules of origin in Protocol 
No. 3 to the Free Trade Agreements between the EEC and each of the EFT A 
countries. It takes into account the administrative consequences of the EFTA 
and Community decisions to suspend the collection of certain customs duties 
applicable to imports from Spain. 
This proposal will not have any noticeable effect on employment and competition 
in the Community. 
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