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COMMISSION OFTHSEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1131 final
Brussels ,6July 1973
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
TOTHE COUNCIL
concerning achange intheprovisions ofLiat Aannexed to
theagreements "between theCommunity and each non-acceding EFTA country "
DRAFT DECISION
OFTHE JOINT COMMITTEE
amending Annex IItoProtocol No.3
concerning thedefinition ofthe concept of
"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(73 )1131 final

CCHIIU.'!ICATIOU FROM THE COMM ISSION
TOTEE COUNCIL
Indrawing upList Aannexed totheagreements between the
Community and each non-acceding EFTA country ,themanufacture of
cereal-based products obtained byblowing orroasting ,such as
"puffed rice "orcorn "flakes ",falling within heading No.19*05 of
theBrussels Nomenclature ,from maize ofthe "zeaindurata "type ,
wasconsidered tobesufficient processing toconfer thestatus of
"originating products "ontheproducts obtained .
Ontheother hand ,themanufacture ofthese products from hard
wheat was notgiven anyparticular attention atthe time .
Since experience has shown that forthemanufacture ofproducts
falling within theheading 19.05 »only cereals ofthehard wheat type
may beused ,theprocessing ofhard wheat should beconsidered inthe
same way asthat ofmaize ofthe "zeaindurata "type .List Aishould
therefore beamdended accordingly .
Theproposed amendment isnotprejudicial totheinterests of
Gomiminity-' producers .
Inview oftheforegoing ,theCommission intends topropose tothe
Joint Committees setupbythevarious agreements adraft Decision
amending Annex IItoProtocol No.3(List A).Theattached draft is
that prepared for theEEC-Sweden Joint Committee .The same Decision
will beproposed totheother Joint Committees .
Itwould bedesirable for the Council ofMinisters todecide «n
this draft asquickly aspossible ,soastoenable theCommission to
propose without delay that theJoint Committees under thevarious
agreements adopt theDecision .
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Draft Decision
ofthe Joint Committee
amending Annex IItoProtocol No.3
concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of
"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation'
THEJOINT COMMUTEE ,
HAVING REGARD totheagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theKingdom ofSweden ,signed inBrussels on22July 1972 ;
HAVING REGARD toProtocol No.3concerning thedefinition ofthe
concept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative
cooperation ,hereinafter referred toas"Protocol No.3"iandin
particular Article 28thereof ;
WHEREAS theprocessing ofhard wheat into cereal-based products
obtained byblowing orroasting ,such as"puffed rice "or"corn
flakes ",should beconsidered tobesufficient processing within
\
themeaning ofArticle 5ofProtocol No.3jwhereas footnote 1onthe
first page to .Annex IItoProtocol No.3should therefore beaoended ,
HAS DECIDED :
Sole Article
Footnote ]/°to^Annex 1"^^^o^Frotocol No.3»concerning heading No.19.05 ,
isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(1)This rule does notapply where theuseofmaize ofthe
zeaindurata type orhard v/heat isconcerned ."
Done atBrussels ,
For the Joint Committee
The Chairman