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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)9final.
Brussels-21January1980
DRAFTDECISION OFTHEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS
derogatingfromtheconceptof'originating products'totakeaccount
ofthespecialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionof
cannedtuna
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheapplication ofDecisionNooftheACP-EECCouncilof
Ministersderogatingfromtheconceptof'originating products'to
takeaccountofthespecialsituationofMauritiuswithregardto
itsproductionofcannedtuna
Recommendation fora\/A
COUNCIL?REGULATION (EEC)
π^??-^^derogatingfromtheconceptofOriginating products'totakeaccount
ofthespecialsituationofMauritius :withregardtoitsproduction
oviaofcannedtuna,Ay
;\
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(80)9final.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Aderogation tothedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating products was
introduced forMauritius byCouncil ofMinisters ACP-EEC Decision No12/77
of21December 1977 fortheir production oftinned tuna .
This derogation ,for1,600 tonnes ,wasvalid from 25November 1977 to24
November 1978 .Itwasaimed atsafeguarding thedevelopment ofanexisting
industry whose future wasthreatened byunforeseen circumstances an4to
permit Mauritius totake thesteps needed sothat theproduction oftinned
tuna could qualify asoriginating there .
Anewderogation ,fortheperiod 25November 1978 and24November 1979 ,wasgiven
toMauritius byCouncil ofMinisters ACP-EEC Decision No2/79of23March 1979
for1,600 tonnes ,astheprevious derogation hadnotpermitted Mauritius
tosolve itsproblems inconferring originating status ontinned tuna .
Inaletter ,dated 23October 1979,' theChairman oftheACPAmbassador 's
Committee presented arequest from Mauritius foranextension ofsixmonths .
Itseems that theMauritian company involved hasbought aboat inJapan ,the
date ofdelivery toMauritius ,which wasoriginally inJune ,hashadtobe
delayed toDecember because ofunexpected circumstances .
Itisnecessary toallow foraperiod ofsixmonths ,after delivery in .
December ,foraccomplishing the formalities ofregistration andtogive
time forthecrew togetused tothenovel technique ofseine fishing .

Soitseems that afurtner derogation forsixmonths forhalf thequantities
allowed forintheprevious yearly derogations ,that is800tonnes ,would
enable Mauritius tobeable tomeet theorigin rules .This newderogation
tannot inanyeventuality besubject toafurther prolongation .
Asthepresent Convention runs outon1March 1980 itisnecessary to
foresee :
-aDecision oftheCouncil ofMinisters EEC-ACP fortheperiod from -
25November 1979 to29February 1980 ,with aCouncil Regulation applying
itintheCommunity ;
-aCouncil Regulation fortheperiod between 1March and 24May1980 .
Asboth theDecision andtheRegulation cover roughly three month periods
itseems sensible toallow foranamount of400tonnes foreach period .
Iritis ,theCommission recommends theattached drafts .

DRAFTDECISIONNoOFTHEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS
derogatingfromtheconceptoforiginatingproducts'totakeaccountofthe
specialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionofcannedtun»
THEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS ,
HavingregardtotheACP-EECConventionofLome
signedon2XFebruary1975hereinaftercalled'the
Convention' ,andinparticularArticle9(2)thereof.
WhereasArticle27ofProtocolNo1totheConven-1'
tionconcerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'origi­
natingproducts'andmethodsofadministrative coop­
eration,statesjhatderogatidnsfromtherulesoforigin
maybemade,inparticulartofacilitatethedevelop-.
nieutofexistingindustriesorthecreationofnew
industries;v >
WhereastheACPStateshavesubmittedarequest
'fromtheGovernmentofMauritiusforaderogation
fromthedefinitionsetoutinthesaidProtocolfor'
cannedtunaproducedbythatState; <
WhereasinoidcrtocatchfishforitscanneriesMauri­
tiushasdecidedtosetupitsownfleetofvesselsso
thatthefinishedproductsareoriginatingproducts
withinthemeaningofProtocolNo1totheConven-.
tion; '
Whereasthefleetwillbecomeoperationalonlyint
aboutsixmonths; .',
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle27ofProtocol ■
No1.theCustomsCooperationCommitteehas
adoptedareportonthesaidrequest;■>.•-
Whereasthederogation fromthe
conceptoforiginatingproducts
shouldnotexceedsixmonths;<.Article2
Thisderogationshallrelateto400.tonnesofcanned
tunafallingwithinheadingNoex16.04ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandexportedfromMauritius
between25November1979and29February1980.
V
Articlé3
Whereasinthesecircumstances atemporaryderoga­
tionmaybemadefromthedefinitionoftheconcept
oforiginatingproducts,
HASDECIDi-DASFOLLOWS:V'
Article1
Bywayofderogationfromthespecialprovisionsof
ListA.inAnnexIItoProtocolNo1,cannedtuna
manufactured inMauritiusandfallingwithinheading
Noex16.04oftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbe
consideredasoriginatinginMauritiussubjecttothe
followingconditions.ThecompetentauthoritiesofMauritiusshalltakethe
necessarystepstocarryoutquantitativecheckson
•exportsoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle2and
shallforwardtotheCommission J a
.statementofthequantitiesinrespectofwhichmove­
mentcertificatesEUR1havebeenissuedpursuantto
thisDecision.
<|Article4
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommu­
nityshallberequired,eachforitsownpart,totake
thenecessarystepstoimplementthisDecision.
■ '1Article.5 :v
.ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon25November
■19^).Itshallapplyuntil29February1980.
DoneatV-T-
FortheACP-EEC
CouncilofMinisters
ThePresident

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheapplicationofDecisionNooftheACP-EECCouncilotMinisters
derogatingfromtheconcept'of'originatingproducts'totakeaccountofthe
specialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionofcannedtuna
Ti;;:(O.UNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES . •'•
Il..\::ig"regardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof, ■
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheACP-EECCouncilofMinisterssetup
undertheACP-F.HCConventionofLome('),signed
on.'KFebruary1975,adopted,pursuanttoArticle9
(1)olthesaidConvention ,DecisionNo..dcro-
g.ii.nt;fromtheconceptof'originatingproducts'to
:akt.KvountofthespecialsituationofMauritius,with
ree.udtoitsproductionofcannedtuna;
Whereasitisnecessary,inaccordancewithArticle7^
(3)oftheConvention ,totakethemeasuresrequired
toimplementthatDecision,.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
DecisionNo..oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinis­
tersshallapplyintheCommunity .
ThetextoftheDecisionisannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Artidi2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom25November1979until
29February1980.*... .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. • •
DoneatBrussels..
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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Recommendation for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
derogating from theconcept oforiginating products totake account ofthe
special situation ofMauritius with regard toitsproduction ofcanned tuna
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard toCouncil ofMinisters ACP-EEC Decision No ' (1)on
thetransitional measures tobeapplied From 1March 1980 andproviding for
theanticipated entry into force ofcertain oftheprovisions oftheLome II
Convention bymeans .ofautonomous decisions , -
Whereas that Decision provides for aprocedure forderogations from the
rules oforigin bymeans ofautonomous decisions ,forthepurpose inter alia
of.facilitating thedevelopment ofexisting industries orthecreation of .
new ones ; - -
Whereas ,inorder tocatch fish for .itscanneries Mauritius hasdecided to
setupiifcsownfleet ofvessels ,so .that thefinished products areoriginating
products ; ■ .
Whereas thefleet will become operational only inabout sixmonths' time ;
Whereas thederogation from theconcept oforiginating products should not .exceed sixmonths ; "
Whereas inthese circumstances atemporary derogation maybemade from the
definition oftheconcept oforiginating products ; ,
•••/•••
(1)QJNOL of

-2-
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Bywayofderogation from thespecial provisions ofList AinAnnex IIto
Protocol No1oftheLome Convention ,canned tuna manufactured inMauritius
andfalling within heading Noex16.04 oftheCommon Customs Tariff shall
beconsidered asoriginating inMauritius subject tothefollowing
conditions .
Article 2
This derogation shall relate to400tonnes ofcanned tuna falling within
heading Noex16.04 oftheCommon Customs Tariff andexported from Mauritius
between 1March 1980 and24May 1980 .
Article 3
» ■ '
Thecompetent authorities ofMauritius shall take thenecessary steps to
carry outquantitative checks onexports oftheproducts referred toin
Article 2and shall forward tothe Commission - astate­
ment ofthequantities inrespect ofwhich movement certificates ,EUR.l
have been issued pursuant tothis Regulation .
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
Hie President
OJNoL of