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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)366 final .
Brussels ,15July 1975
C0M(75 )366final .Draft
DECISION CFTEE JOINT COMMITTEE
modifying List Aannexed toProtocol Ho3concerning
thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
Draft
DECISION OPTHE JOINT COMMITTEE
amending Protocol No3concerning thedefinition ofthe
concept of"originating products "andmethods ofadmi­
nistrative cooperation andDecisions Nos3/73and4/73
ofthe Joint Committee
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )

COMMUNICATION OFTHE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
Theprovisions concerning therules oforigin atpresent in \
the' Lists Aannexed toProtocols No3oftheAgreements concluded
with theEFTA countries stipulate that thepercentage rules which •
lays down amaximum of40%forthird country products useable in
themanufacture ofproducts inChapter 84isnot ,applicable until
31December 1977 tofuel elements for^nuclear reactors falling within -
heading No84.59 BoftheCommon Customs Tariff .This means that
forthese products ,theigeneral rule ofchange ;.oftariff heading appli
until that date . .1
Theproblem istoknow what rule oforigin weshould envisage
after 31December 1977 '
Itisnecessary toresolve this problem asquickly aspossible .
as,according' totnormal practice ,themanufacture ofthese products is
theobject oflong-term supply contracts (ingeneral eight years ).
Tosolve this problem ,twopossibilities are apriori conceivable
-tokeep thepresent rule ofchange oftariff heading after ■
31Dec-ember 1977 •
-theintroduction from 31December 1977 ofthe 40%rule asfor
therest ofChapteri 84. ,
Thepreliminary discussions which have been feeld onthis point
with thecustoms exports from theMember States has resulted ina
considerable majority infavour ofthefirst solution .TheCommission ,
agréés with this .

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Only theFrench delegation hasreserved itsposition onthis point ,
feeling that thekeeping ofthe rule ofchange oftariff heading risks
•prejudging thefuture ,insofar astoCommunity supply inthis sector .
However ,bearing inmind themajority position which has emerged from
these discussions ,theCommission has prepared theattached craft
Decision for the Joint Committee EEC-EFTA countries which deletes
thepresent footnote inList AforChapter 8^andincludes theheading
No8^.59 Binthelist ofexceptions tothe^0%rule applying to
Chapter 8*t.
The Commission proposes that theCouncil adopts this draft Decision
asthe common position oftheCommunity for thepurposes ofthe
various EEC-EFTA Joint Committees .
The draft has been prepared for theEEC-Austria Joint Committee
asamodel ,but itshould beunderstood that itwill bethe same for
the others .
Inaddition ,asthis Decision hasacertain urgency ,theCommission
proposes that'this should beadopted bytheJoint Committees before
31July 1975 .
t

ÀGR2EMENT EEC -AUSTRIA
-The Joint Committee -
DRAFT
.DECISION NO '/75OFTHEJOINT COMMITTEE
modifying List Aannexed toProtocol No3concerning
the definition ofthe concept of"originating products "
and methods ofadministrative cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ,
Having regard totheAgremment between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofAustria ,signed inBrussels on22July 1972 ;
Having regard toProtocol No3concerning the definition ofthe concep
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation ,
and inparticular Article 28thereof ;
Whereas the present rule ,laid down inthe List Aannexed tothe afore
said Protocol No3,forboilers ,machinery andmechanical appliances
falling v/ithin Chapter 8^oftheCustoms Tariff ,does notapply ,until
31December 1977 ,tofuel elements falling within tariff heading 8^.59
ofthe CustooE Tariff ;
Whereas the ?production ofthese products depends ,for the obtention of
rawmaterials ,upon long-term supply contracts ;itisconsequently
desirable todetermine asfrom now the rule v.'hich will beapplicable t
these products after 31December 1977 ;
Whereas itisnecessary toapply after 31December 1977 thepresent
rule applicable tothese products permanently ,

HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
1. Inthe List Aannexed toProtocol No3,therule concerning
thetariff heading exChapter 84shall bereplaced bythefollowing
rule :
Products obtamedWorking orproces­
sing that does not
confer the status
oforiginating pro­
ductsWorking crproces­
sing that confers
the status ofori­
ginating products
'■.'hen the following
conditions are netCustoms
tariff
heading
NoDescription
ex
Chapter
84
IBoilers ,machinery and mechanical
appliances and parts thereof ,ex­
cluding refrigerators and refri­
gerating equipment (electrical
andother )(No84.15 ),sewing
machines including furniture spe­
cially designed forsewing ma­
chines (exNo84.41 )and fuel
elements (ex84.59 )j
|
!Working ,processing
"orassembly invhicl
the value ofthe
materials and parts
used does not ex­
ceed 40%ofthe
value ofthe finish
edproduct I
2. The footh'ote (l)atthebottom ofthepage isdeleted .
Done at ,
For the Joint Committee
The Chairman

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
TheCommission has in197^(seedocument COM (7*01302 final of
10September 197*0recommended totheCouncil ,ontheonehand ,todecide
onthecommon position oftheCommunity concerning theraising ofthe
value limits atpresent laid down for theoriginating products which may
benefit from theAgreements without documentary evidence and ,onthe
other hand ,toconsiderably modify the system forissuing documentary
evidence byextending theuse oftheForm EUR .2toalltypes oftransport .
Theexamination ofthese ideas bytheCouncil hasnotuntil nowallowed
ustoreach acommon position inthis regard .
Additionally ,inthecontext oftheAgreements and inthehope of
simplifying thetasks oftraders byhaving only one type ofcertificate
and form forall theAgreements ,theneed toreserve aplace onthemove­
ment certificate EUR.l and onform EUR .2for the adhoc mention ofthe
country oforigin has arisen .However ,not all theMember States agree as
totheneed for this .
Itlisapparent that oneglobal solution canbeaccepted bythe
Community andbytheEFTA countries .This consists ofextending the
use oftheEUR .2toall types oftransport and toraise thevalue limits
governing itsuseand those forsmall consignments while providing for
theindication ofthecountry oforigin intheEUR.l andEUR .2.
This isthesubject ofthis draft Decision intended for theJoint
Committee EEC-Austria .This text replaces thetwodraft decisions forthe
\
Joint Committees which were thesubject ofthedocument referred toabove
which covered thesame ground asthis text .This text hasbeen prepared
fortheEEC-Austria Agreement » . :ibutis,mutatis mutandis ,valid for
theother Agreements between theEECand theEFTA countries .

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Summarizing ,this draft covers :
theraising ofthevalue limits governing theproducts sent assmall
parcels toprivate individuals orcontained inpersonal luggage ;
theopportunity toreserve abox inthemovement certificate EUR.l
and the form EUR .2for therecording ofthe country oforigin ;
thesimplification ofthe system forlthe issue ofdocumentary evidence
bythe extension oftheuse ofform EUR .2toall types oftransport ,
aswell asraising the value limit governing itsuse ;
thedeletion ofnote 8-toArticle 10-inAnnexe IofProtocol No3
and ofArticle 8(2)oftheDecision No3/73oftheJoint Committee .

EEC-AUSTRIA AGREEMENT
THE JOINT COMMUTEE
Draft of
DECISION NO CYTHE JOINT COMHIT -TEE
amending Protocol ho3concernmg
thedefixiitioa oftn*couct-pl Of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
andDecisions Noa3/73and 4/73ofthe flfoint Committee
THEJOINT COHMITTES ,
Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofAustria signed inBrussels on22July 1972 ,
Having regard toProtocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (herein­
after referred toas"Protocol No3",andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Whereas itisdesirable that thevalue limits laid down inArticle Ikof
Protocol No3should beraised ;
Whereas itisnecessary to -
allocate abox inthe movement certificate ;EUR.l and inForm EUR .2for
placing thename ofthecountry oforigin ;it isconsequently desirable
toamend themodels ofthis certificate and form ;
Uhereas itisalso necessary tosimplify considerably theprocedure of
issuing these documentary proofs inextending themeasures adopted by
Joint Committee Decision No4/73toother means oftransport ,aswell asto
raise the value limit laid down inthat decision ,
EAÛ DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
Thetext ofArticle 14 (1)and (2)6hall bedeleted andreplaced
bythefollowing :

"Article 14
1. 1'heCommunity andAustria shall admit usoriginating products bene­
fitingfrom theAgreement without requiring theproduction ofaiuoveaeut
certificate L'Uii.l orthecompletion ofaform £Utt.2 anygoods sent as
small packages toprivate persons ,orforming part oftravellers' personal
luggage ,provided that such goods are not imported byway oftrade andhave
been declared asmeeting the conditions required for theapplication of
these provisions ,and where there isnodoubt astotheveracity ofsuch
declaration .
2. Importations which areoccasional and consist solely ofgoods for
thepersonal use oftherecipients ortravellers ortheir families shall
not beconsidered asimportations byway oftrade ifitisevident from
thenature andquantity ofthegoods that nocommercial purpose isinview .
Furthermore ,thetotal value ofthese goods must not exceed 100units of
account inthecase ofsmall packages os300'units ofaccount inthecase of
thecontents oftravellers' personal luggage ."
Article 2
i'hespecimen movement certificate given inAnnex VtotheProtocol
No3iasamended byvirtue ofDecision No10/73of^the Joint Committee ,shall
bewithdrawn andreplaced bythespecimen given inAnnex Ihereto .
Article 3
Note 8toArticle 10ofAnnex 1ofProtocol No3isdeleted .
Article «f
(2)
Article 8/ofDecision No3/73oftheJoint Committee shall bedeleted .
1
Article 5
Article 21ofDecision No3/73oftheJoint Committee shall bereplaced
bythefollowing :"Theinitials andtheendorsements referred toinArticles
13,14and20shall beinserted inthebox^"Reraarks "ofthecertificate ."

Article 6
Without prejudice toArticle 8(1)ofProtocol No3,originating
products within themeaning oftheProtocol referred toabove shall ,
provided theconsignment consists only oforiginating products and
provided thevalue does not exceed 1,500 units ofaccount per consignment ,
benefit from theprovisions oftheAgreement onimport into theCommunity
orAustria onpresentation ofform EUR .2ofwhich aspecimen isincluded
inAnnex IItothis Decision .
One form EUR .2istobeused foreach consignment .
Article 7
Form EUR .2shall becompleted bythe exporter orhisauthorized
representative .Itshall bemade out onthe form ofwhich amodel is
given inAnnex IIofthis Decision .This form shall beprinted inone
ormore ofthe languages inwhich theAgreement isdrawn up.Itshall
bemade outinoneofthese languages andinaccordance with the' provi­
sions ofthedomestic law oftheexporting State .Ifitishandwritten
itmust becompleted ininkand inblock letters .
Form EUR .2shall be210x148mm.Atolerance ofuptoplus 8mm
orminus 5mminthelength may beallowed .Thepaper used shall be
white paper -dressed forwriting not containing mechanical pulp and
pweighing notless than 6kg/m .
TheMember States oftheCommunity andAustria mayreserve the
right toprint theforms themselves ormayhave them printed byprinters
they have approved .Inthelatter case each form must bear -
areference tosuch approval .Inaddition ,the form must bear thename
andaddress oftheprinter oramark bywhich theprinter capbeiden­
tified .Itshall also bear aserial number ,whether ornotprinted ,
bywhich itcanbeidentified .

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Article 8
Inoorder toensure proper application ofthis Decision ,theMember 5
States oftheCommunity andAustria shall asist each other ,through their
respective customs administrations ,for thepurpose ofchecking the
authenticity and accuracy ofexporters' declarations made onforms EUR .2. ■
Article 9
Penalties shall beimposed onanyperson who completes aform or
causes aform tobecompleted which contains inaccurate information for
thepurpose ofenabling goods tobenefit from preferential treatment .
Article 10
1. Themovement certificates made outonthe form previously inforce
may continue tobeused until stocks are exhausted ,under the conditions
ilaid down previous :-,totheentry into force ofthis Decision .
2. Theforms EUB.2 made outontheform previously inforce may contini
tobeused until stocks areexhausted forpostal consignments (including
parcel post )under theconditions laid down previous totheentry into
force ofthis Decision .
Additionally ,they may continue tobeused until stocks are
exhausted ,under theconditions laid down bythis Decision ,especially
asregards theendorsement that should bemade inbox Nog.
>
Article 11
Decision Nok/73oftheJoint Committee isrepealed . .
/.

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Article 12
1. Thetext ofArticle loofJoint Committee Decision No3/73is
replaced bythefollowmg :
" 'Under theresponsibility oftheexporter ,heorhisauthorized
representative shall complete and sign theform EUR .2.
Ifthegoods contained inthepackage have already been subject
tovverification intheexporting country byreference tothe definition
ofthe concept oforiginating products ,theexporter may refer tothis
check inbox No6"Remarks "ofform EUR .2."
Article 13
Anexporter whomakes outaform' EUR .2shall beobliged tosubmit ,
attherequest oftheCustoms authoritiesoof theexporting country , :
supporting evidence concerning theuse ofthis form .
Article 14
This Decision shall enter into force on1January 1976 .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Joint Committee ,
The Chairman

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MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE ANNEXI
1«Exporter (Name,fulladdress,country):•
3.Consign©© (Name,fulladdrese,country)(Optional).
"V>':s'–vvV^^V/^'XtvS -EUR.1"noAoooooo
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Certificateusedinpreferential tradebetween
r '*"and<-
(insertappropriatecountries ,groupeofcountriesorterritories)■'''
4.Country,groupofcountriesor
territoryinwhichtheproducts
areconsideredasoriginating ;5.Country,groupof•
^countriesorterritory.
-su.rofdestination^-
6.Transportdétails(Optionai)<* 7.Remarks
)ifgoodsk$.;:lterjinumber;marksandnumbers|Numberandkindofpackages^|;^descriptioruofgood^i^^^..19.Gross:<-•>.10.Invoicess»- Si^igi^i#ras»tf?^
JComplete
onlywhere
theregu­
lationsof
theexpor­
tingcountry
orterritory
require.11.CUSTOMSENDORSEMENT^^|^§>^Déclarationoertified.-^'^^f^^^^^g
Exportdocument ;
f^SForm
JSustomsoffice:
:'lssuingcountryorterritoiyr^-^S.^*^Slar7ip^<S*---,
^Date
:■<
(Signaluro)12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
-£'>l,'theundersigned,' declarethatthegoods-^describedabovemeettheconditionsrequi-
r^redforthe.issueofthiscertificata^Sfe ^"

13.REQUESTFORVERIFICATION ,to 14.RE5ULTOFVERIFICATION
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthatthiscertificate(1)
□wasissuedbytheCustomsOfficeindicatedandthattheinformation containedthereinisaocurate.
□doesnotmeettherequirementsastoauthenticityandaccuracy(seeremarksappended).
Verificationoftheauthenticityandaccuracyofthiscertificate
isrequested.
(Placeanddate)
Stamp(Placeanddate)
Stamp
(Signature) (Signature) I
(1)InsertXintheappropriatebox. I
NOTES
1.Certificatesmustnotcontainerasuresorwordswrittenoveroneanother.Anyalterationsmustbemadebydeletingtheincorrectparticularsandaddinganynecessary
corrections .AnysuchalterationmustbeinitialledbythepersonwhocompletedthecertificateandendorsedbytheCustomsauthoritiesoftheissuingcountryorterritory.
2.Nospacesmustbeleftbetweentheitemsenteredonthecertificateandeachitemmustbeprecededbyanitemnumber.Ahorizontallinemustbedrawnimmediatlybelow
thelastitem.Anyunusedspacemustbestruckthroughinsuchamannerastomakeanylateradditionsimpossible .
3.Goodsmustbedescribedinaccordanoewithcommercialpracticeandwithsufficientdetailtoenablethemtobeidentified.
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APPLICATION FORAMOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1.Exporter (Name,fulladdress,country)
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)(Optional)EUR.1noÂoooooo
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Applicationforacertificatetobeusedinpreferential
tradebetween
and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
4.Country,groupofcountriesor
territoryinwhichtheproducts
areconsideredasoriginating >,5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
6.Transportdétails(Optionai) 7.Remarks
)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in*
dicate
numberof
articlesor
|state"in
bulk"as
appropriate .8.Itemnumber;marksandnumbers|Numberandkindofpackages///*,descriptionofgoods 9.Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
cu.m,etc.)10.Invoices
(Optional)
I ', ■'•: ' •'
\ '
Î - .
* '■ ' ■ ' !
ί '■ '.
I ■:
! v ..\.' ■■■."

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DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
jtheundersigned ,exporterofthegoodsdescribedoverleaf,
DECLAREthatthegoodsmeettheconditionsrequiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate;
SPECIFYasfollowsthecircumstances whichhaveenabledthesegoodstomeettheaboveconditions:
SUBMITthefollowingsupportingdocuments (1):
UNDERTAKEtosubmit,attherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupportingevidencewhichtheseauthoritiesmayrequire
forthepurposeofissuingtheattachedcertificate,andundertake,ifrequired,toagreetoanyinspectionofmyaccounts
andtoanycheckontheprocessesofmanufactureoftheabovegoods,carriedoutbythesaidauthorities ;
REQUESTtheissueoftheattachedcertificateforthesegoods.
(Placeenddate)
(Signature)
H)Forexample:importdocuments,movementcertificates,invoices,manufacturer'sdeclarations ,etc.,referringtotheproductsusedinmanufactureorthegoods
exportedinthesamestate.
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ANNEX
FORM.2No.AOOOOOO1.FORMUSEDINPREFERENNIALTRADE
betweenV and
2.EXPORTER(name,fulladdress,country)
4.CONSIGNEE(name,fulladdress',country)Déclarationbytheexporter
I,theundersigned ,exporterofthegoodsdescribedbelow'
declarethqttheyfulfillthenecessaryconditions
forthecompletionofthisformandthatthey
haveacquiredoriginatingstatusunderthe
conditionsgoverningpreferential tradementioned .
inBox-'-!' -'
Placeanddate
7#Signatureofexporter
6.REMARKSh) 8.Countryinwhicb.the.pro -.•ductsareconsidered asoriginating(2Jng.Countryofdestination (2)
'Grossweight
11.MARKSANDNUMBERSOFPACKAGESANDDESCRIPTION CFGOOOS ^.Authoritiesintheexportingcountryrespon­
sibleforverificationofthedeclaration by
theexporter
1.Refertoanwverification alreadycarriedoutbytheappropriateauthorities.
2.BycountryoneIncludesagroupofcountiresorasinglecountry.
X
A
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REQUESTFORVERIFICATIONRESULTOFVERIFICATION
TheundersignedCustomsofficerrequeststhatthedeclara­
tionbytheexporteronthefrontofthisformbeverified(♦)VerificationcarriedoutbytheundersignedCustomsofficer
showsthat:
IIthestatementsandparticularsgiveninthisformare–accurate(1);
I1thisformdoesnotmeettherequirementsastoau­
thenticityandaccuracy(seeremarksappended)(1)
_I".II':I»
(Placeanddateofsignature) (Placeanddateofsignature) I
I
Officiai
stampOfficiai .
stamp
(SignatureofCustomsofficer) (SignatureofCustomsofficer) I
L L(1)PlaceanXwhereapplicable. I
(•)Verificationoftheformismadeonasamplingbasisorwheneverthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountryhavereasonabledoubtastothetrueorigin
ofthegoodsinquestionorofconstituentsthereof.
|TheCustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountrymustsendtheformtotheauthoritiesoftheexportingcountryresponsibleforverification,specifyingthe
ireasonsofsubstanceorformwhichjustifyaninquiry.Whereverpossibletheymustattachtotheformtheinvoicesubmittedtothemoracopythereof,and
!giveanyinformationwhichithasbeenpossibletoobtainandwhichsuggeststhattheparticularsgivenintheformareinaccurate.
:IftheCustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountrydecidetosuspendtheprovisionsoftheAgreementwhileawaitingtheresultsoftheverification ,theyshall
offertoreleasethegoodstotheimportersubjecttosuchsafeguardsasmaybeconsiderednecessary.
InstructionsofthecompletionofFormEUR.£
A.AFor®EUR.2naybeBadeoutonlyforgoodswhichintheexportingcountryfulfilltheconditionsspecifiedbythe
provisionsgoverningthetradereferredtoinBox1oftheFori.
TheseprovisionsmustbestudiedcarefullybeforetheFormiscompleted.
6.ForadespatchbyparcelposttheexporteroustattachtheForntothedespatchnote;foradespatchbyletterpost
theexporterputstheFornintoit.Additionally,hemustgivethereferenceEUR.2followedbytheserialnumber
oftheForneitheronthegreenlabdlCIoronthecustomsdeclaration C2/CP3.
C.Theseinstructionsdonotexemptexportersfromcomplyingwithanyotherfornalitiesrequiredbycustomsorpostal
regulations.
0.TheuseofthisFornconstitutesanundertakingbytheexportertosubmittotheappropriateauthoritiesany
supportingevidencewhichtheseauthoritiesnayrequireandtoagreetoanyinspectionbythenofhisaccounts
andanycheckbythenontheprocessesofnanufactureofthegoodsdescribedin6ox11ofthisForn.