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Brussels.18July1974
Draft
DecisionoftheAssociation CouncilEEC-Turkey
amendingDecision4/72onthedefinitionof
theconceptoforiginating products *fromTurkey
forimplementation ofChapterIofAnnexNo6
oftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAnkaraAgreement
Proposaifora
RegulationoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
amendingRegulation(EEC)No428/73ontheapplication
ofcertaindecisionsoftheAssociation CouncilEEC-Turkey
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COH(74)1116final

EXPLAOTOHï NOTE
AccordingtotheprovisionsofArticle1(f)ofDecisionNo.4/72ofthe
Association CouncilEEC-Turkeyof29December1972on>thedefinition
oftheconceptof"originatingproducts"fromTurkeyforimplementation
ofChapterIofAnnex6oftheAdditionalProtocol,goodsobtainedinTurkey
byworkingorprocessingproductsspecifiedinsub-paragraphs (a)to(e)
areregardedasgoodsoriginatinginTurkeyevenifotherproductsarein­
corporated onanaccessorybasisintheirmanufacture whatevertheorigin
ofthoseproducts.
"Incorporated onanaccessingbasis"meansthatthequantityofproducts,
otherthanthosespecif!odinsub-paragraph (a)to(e)ofArticle1ofthei.J
Decisionsusedinmanufacture maynotexceedlCfo.
UndertheseprovisionsgoodsobtainedinTurkeybytheprocessingofproducts
originatinginTurkeywouldnotbeconsideredtobeofTurkishoriginevenif
the"other"productsincorporated intomanufacture exceeding10percentof
theTurkishagricultural productsused,areproductsobtainedineitherthe
CommunityorinTurkeywhichsatisfytheconditionsofArticle2and3of
theAdditional Protocol.
Ithasbeensaidthatthisruleisunnecessarily rigidbecauseitstopscertain
Turkishgoodsacquiringthenecessaryorigintobenefitfrompreferential
treatmentonimportationintotheCommunity.
Atthe5th.-meetingheldinIstanbulon2June1973theCustomsCo-operation
CommitteeEEC-TurkoyagreedunanimouslytoamendDecisionHo.4/72sothat
onlyproductsnotobtainedinTurkeyortheCommunityneedtobeincorporated
onanaccessarybasisintomanufacture .
TheproposalforaDecisionoftheAssociation Councilcoversthispoint
(AnnexI)
UnderRegulation(EEC)423/73of5February1973,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)3573/73of17December1973,theCounciloftheEuropeanCommittees
adoptedprovisionsfortheimplementation ofcertainDecisionsofthe
Association CouncilEEC-Turkeyincludingthatrelatingtotherulesoforigin
fortheimplementation oftheprovisionsofChapterIofAnnex6tothe
Additional Protocol.
(l)Regulation(EEC)428/73of"theCouncilontheimplementation ofDecisionNo.
5/72and4/72oftheAssociationCouncilundertheAgreementsettingupan
AssociationbetweentheEuropernCommunities andTurkey-OJL59,5•3•73»P«73
(2)OJL359,28.12.73,p.l

Inviewoftheamendraentcovered ,"bytheproposedDecisionunderIthe
regulationreferredtoalga-needsto,beamendedtomeetthenewsituation.
Additionally toavoiddifferentrulesoforiginforsimilartradebetween
TurkeyandtheCommunitydependentuponwhetherthegoodsareorarenot
listedin-Annez6oftheAdditionalProtocol,theCustomsCo-operation
CommitteeagreedtoanextensionoftherulesoforiginlaiddoTin"bythe
Association Councilforallimportations intotheCommunityforgoodscoming
fromTurkeyforwhichdocumentary evidenceofTurkishoriginmustbepro­
duced.
TheregulationputtotheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesisbasedon
thesetwoconsiderations (AnnerII).

Annex I
Droit
Esci sionoftheAssociation Council EEC-Turkey
amending' Decision 4/72onthe ..
definition oftheconcept oforiginating products'
from Turkey forimplementation ofChapter 1ofAnnex
No6oftheAdditional Protocol totheAnkara Agreement .
THEASSOCIATION COUNCIL ,
HAVING REGARD totheAgreement establishing anAssociation between theEuropean
Economic Community andTurkey ?
HAVING REGARD totheAdditional Protocol tothat Agreement ,andinparticular
Article 16ofAnnex 6?
WHEREAS Decision No ..4/72of29December 1972 laid down thedefinition oforigi­
nating products from Turkey forimplementation ofChapter I1Annex 6ofthe
Additional Protocol totheAnkara Agreement ?
WHEREAS inaccordance with theprovisions ofArticle l(f)ofthat Decision ,goods
obtained inTurkey byworking orprocessing theproducts specified insubparagraphs
(a)to(e),even ifother products areincorporated onanaccessory basis intheir
manufacture ,whatever theorigin ofthose products ,areconsidered as"originating
product's' -!*"from Turkey ?whereas inaccordance with Explanatory Note 5ofthat
Decision "incorporated onanaccessary basis "means that thequantity ofproducts
other than those specified insub-paragraphs (a)to(e)ofArticle 1ofthe
Decision ,used inmanufacture msynot exceed 10$ ;
WHEREAS this rule issaid tobeunnecessarily rigid because itprevents certain
Turkish goods acquiring thenecessary origin tobenefit from preferential treatment
onimportation into theCommunity even iftheproducts other than those referred to
insub-paragraphs (a)to(e)incorporated inexcess of\Q?fointo themanufacture
ofgoods satisfy theconditions setoutinArticles 2and3oftheProtocol }
WHEREAS accordingly more flexibility oftherules oforigin onthis point tvould
only beofadvantage tooneorother ofthepartners totheAgreement ?
HAS DECIDE'D A*FOLLO'

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-Artide\. 1iiii
t , v-T'*:
Thefollowing «v^/T2^
of29December1972: :
"(f)goodsobtainedinTurkey "byworkingorprocessingtheproductsspecified,
insub-paragraphs (a)to(e).even.ifotherproductsareincorporated
intheirmanufacture onconditionthatproductsobtainedoutsideTurkey
ortheCommunityareonlyincorporated -onan-^-aooessary -.frafiiari^to^manur-
facture". ■
DoneatBrussels -FortheAssociation Council
ThePrésident

AnnexII
Proposai
fora
RegulationoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
amendingRegulation(EEC)No423/73ontheapplication
ofcertaindecisionsoftheAssociation CouncilEEC-
Turlcey
THECOUNTRILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HAVINGREGARDTOTHETreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
inparticularArticle113thereof|
HAVINGREGARDtotheproposalfromtheCommission|
WHEREASRegulation(EEC)428/73^oftheCouncilof5February1973on
theimplementation ofDecisionsNos.5/72and4/72oftheAssociationCouncil
undertheAgreementsettingupanAssociationbetweentheEuropeanCommuni-
(2)tiesandTurkey,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)3573/73of17December
1973»applied,intheCommunity,therulesoforiginlaiddownbyDecision
No4/72oftheAssociationCouncilonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
"originatingproducts"fromTurkeyforimplementation ofChapterIof
Annex6totheProtocoltothe.AnkaraAgreement!
DJHEREASthoseruleshavebeenamendedbyDecisionNo/74oftheAssociation
Councilanditisthoreforenecessarytotakemeasurestoimplementthis
DecisionandinparticularconsequentlytoamendRegulation(EEC)428/73?
WHEREAStherulesoforigindeterminedbyDecisionNo4/72oftheAssociation
Councilonlyrelatetotheagricultural productslistedinChapterIof
Annex6oftheAdditionalProtocol!whereas,inordertoavoiddifferent
rulesoforiginforsimilartradetherulesreferredtoaboveshallbealso
appliedtogoodsnotlistedinAnnex6oftheAdditionalProtocolforwhich
documentaryevidenceastoTurkishoriginmustbeproducedonimportation
intotheCommunity!
HASADOPTSDTHISREGULATION
(1)OJL59,5.3.73,p.73
(2)OJL359,28.12.73p.l

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Article1
ForthepurposesofChapterIofAnnex6oftheAdditionalProtocoltothe
AnkaraAgreementDecisionNo/74oftheAssociationCouncilannexedtothis
Regulationshallapplytothedefinitionof•theconceptoforiginatingpro­
ductsfromTurkey.
Article2
ThefollowingArticleshall"beaddedtoRegulation(EEC)428/73.
"Article1A
Therulesoforiginlaiddown"byDecisionNo4/72oftheAssociation
CouncilshallapplyequallytogoodsnotlistedinAnnex6forwhichdocumentary
evidenceofTurkishoriginmustbeproducedonimportationintotheCommunity."
(
Article3
Thisregulationshallenterintoforceon1stOctober1974«
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
"DoneatBrussels
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident