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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(76)129 final .
Brussels .5April 197^
Froposal for a
Council ofAssociation Decision CEE-Malta
derogating from theconcept of"originating products "
forreception apparatus inheading No85.15 of "the
Brussels Nomenclature
Proposal for a
Council Regulation (EEC)
concerning theapplication ofCouncil Association Decision
EEC-Malta derogating from theconcept of''originating
Iproducts "forreception apparatus inheading No85.15 of
the Brussels Nomenclature
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CGK(76 )129final .
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EXPLANATION
for thepropositi noftheCouncil Regulation
Through adeclaration annexed totheProtocol laying down certain
provisions concerning theAgreement EEC-Malta ,signed inBrussels
on4March 1976 ("Adaptation Protocol "),theCommunity agreed ,for
theapplication ofArticle 25oftheOrigin Protocol ,toexamine certain
derogations totherules oforigin inorder topossibly allow these
toenter into force onthe same date asthe above Protocol .
The Council
ofAssociation will nothave thepower toadopt anyderogations until
thedate oftheentry into force ofthe "Adaptation Protocol ",given
that thepowers oftheCouncil ofAssociation inthis field are granted
intheOrigin Protocol annexed tothe "Adaptation Protocol "*Consequently
itisnecessary toprovide fortheentry into force oftheCouncil of
Association Decision derogating from theorigin rules atthat date and
tosend totheCouncil now aproposed Regulation toput theDecision
into application intheCommunity ,soastobeable todothis with
theminimum ofdelay . .
This isthesubject ofthis draft Council ofAssociation EEC-Malta
Decision andtheproposed Council Regulation .
Thedraft forsees aderogation forreception apparatus ofheading
85.15 «Noderogation hasappeared necessary fortheother products men­
tioned inthedeclaration ,given that anenquiry carried outby
theCommission hasestablished that theother products originate
under the rules inforce .

Council ofAssociation Decision derogating from the concept
of"originating products "forreception apparatus inheading No
85.15 oftheBrussels Nomenclature
THE COUNCIL OFASSOCIATION ,
Having regard totheAgreement creating anassociation between the
European Economic Community and theRepublic ofMalta ,signed in
Valetta on5December 1970 ,
Having regard totheProtocol laying down certain provisions concerning
theAgreement creating anAssociation between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofMalta ,signed inBrussels onkMarch 1976 ,
and inparticular Article 25oftheProtocol concerning the definition
ofthe concept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative
co-operation (afterwards called "origin Protocol ")annexed totheabove
Protocol and forming anintegral part oftheAgreement ,
Whereas bythedeclaration annexed totheProtocol laying down certain
provisions relating totheAgreement EEC-Malta ,signed atBrussels on
k March 1976 ,theEuropean Economic Community delcared that ,
for theapplication ofArticle 25oftheorigin Protocol ,itwasready
toexamine theMaltese requests forderogations totheorigin Protocol
forbiscuits ofheading 19«08 ,embroidery ofheading 58.10andradios
ofheading 85*15 which arealready being exported from Malta tothe
Community ;whereas this examination has been carried out with a
view toallowing thederogations toenter into force onthe same date as
theProtocol laying down certain provisions relating totheAgreement 5
whereas this examination has revealed that for thebiscuits ofheading
19*08 andtheembroidery ofheading 58.10noderogation isnecessary
atpresent because theproducts made inMalta satisfy thedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "laid down intheorigin
Protocol ;whereas ontheother hand for theradio apparatus of
heading 85.15itisnecessary toprovide foraderogation from that
definition ,

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HAS DECIDED :
Article 1
Byway ofderogation from theparticular provisions concerning thepercentage
of3%ofthevalue fornon-originating transistors laid down for
h-eading 85.15 oftheBrussels Nomenclature inList Aannexed tothe
origin Protocol ,reception apparatus inthis heading made inMalta
shall beconsidered asproducts originating inKalta ,provided that theother
conditions relating tothis heading are satisfied .
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on1June 197o »
Itshall remain inforce until 30June 1977 *
Done atBrussels , For the Association Council
The President

Proposal foraCouncil Regulation (EEC )No /?6of
concerning theapplication ofCouncil Association EEC-Malta Decision
No fl6/derogating from theconcept of"originating products "for
reception apparatus inheading No85.15 oftheBrussels Nomenclature
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
theRepublic ofMalta (l)wassigned on5December 1970 andentered
into force on 1April 1971 , '
Whereas aProtocol laying down certain provisions concerning the
Agreement creating anAssociation betv /eentheEuropean Economic
Community and theRepublic ofMalta was signed inBrussels on4March
1976 andentered into force on1June 1976 (2);
Whereas under Article 25oftheProtocol concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative
co-operation ,annexed totheabove Protocol andwhich forms anintegral
part oftheAgreement ,theCouncil ofAssociation hasadopted Decision
No /76derogating from theconcept of'"originating products "for
reception apparatus ofheading 85»15 oftheBrussels Nomenclature }
Whereas itisnecessary toapply this Decision intheCommunity ,
•*«/•••
(1)OJNoL61of1^.3.1971 ,p.1
(2)OJNo •

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
For thepurpose ofimplementing the Agreement between theEuropean
Economic Community and theRepublic ofMalta ,Council ofAssociation
Decision No /76,of which thetext isannexed ,shall apply inthe
Community .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety and directly
applicable inall Member States .
Done atBrussels For the Council
The President