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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)98 final .
Brussels ,18March 1976
./Draft *
DECISION CFTHE JOINT COMMITTEE
supplementing andmodifying lists AandBannexed
toProtocol No3concerning thedefinition ofthe
consept of'originating products' andmethods of
administrative cooperation ,andthelist contained
inArticle 25ofthat Protocol >
t..
/
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COM(76 )98final ./

NOTE FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
The evolution inmanufacturing techniques and ineconomic conditions
connected with international trade insome products hasled theMember
States and the EFTA countries aswell asthe services ofthe Commission
to6tudy thepossibility ofamending therules oforigin inrelation
tathese products listed inLists Aand Bannexed totheProtocols No'3
ofthevarious EEC-EFTA Agreements .
{ *•
The draft ofaDecision for the EEC-Austria Joint Committee annexed
f
includes theamendments upon which anagreement hasbeen reached after
discussions onthis subject with thecustoms experts oftheMember
fStates . '
Itissuggested that theCouncil adopts this draft onthecommon position
oftheCommunity foruse intheEEC-EFTA Joint Committees .Ithas been
drawn upfortheEEC-Austria Agreement ,butacts asamodel foruse
mutatis mutandis inthecontext oftheother EFTA Agreements .

'. Draft
,»
JOINTCOMMITTEE DECISION No 6
of
supplementing and'amending Lists AandBannexedto
Protocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
f'originating products' andmethodsofadministrative cooperation ,
andthelistcontained inArticle 25ofthatProtocol
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community
andth^,RepublicofAustria,signedatBrusselson22July197^^,
HavingregardtoProtocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of''originating products' andmethodsofadministrative coopeation
(hereinafter referred toas'Protocol No3')«andinparticular Article
28thereof ,
Whereasexperience gainedsincetheentryintoforceoftheAgreement
showsthattherulesoforiginlaiddownforcertainproducts inProtocol
No3muptbeadaptedtotakeaccountofdevelopments inthemanufacturing
techniques forthoseproducts andininternational economicconditions of
t.
trade'therein;whereastheamendment oftariffclassification madefornon–
crystallizable sorbitolmustalsobetakenintoaccount;
whereascertainoftheserulesoforiginshouldtherefore besupplemented
and.amended .
•»•/•••
(1)OJL300,31.12.1972 ,p.1,

■i"
HASDECXDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
1. InList Aannexed "toProtocol No3therules relating toheadings
Nos38.19 »40.05 ,43*03 ,exChapter 84and84*41 shall bereplaced "bythose
set out inAnnex Itothis Decision .
2. Inthe said List Atheheadings listed "below andtheir corresponding
rules shall bedeleted !
ex28.13 Hydrobroric acid
ex28.19 Zinc oxide
28.27 Lead oxides :redlead andorange lead
ex28.28 Lithium hydroxide
ex28.29 Lithium fluoride
ex28.30 Lithium chloride
ex28.33 Bromides
ex28.^2 Lithium carbonate
ex29.02 Organic bromides
ex29.02 Trichlorodi (chloro-phenyl )ethane
ex29.35 Pyridine }alphapicoline 5betapicoline ;gammapicoline
ex29.35 Vinylpyridme
ex29.38 Nicotinic acid
33.02 Termenic by-products ofthedeterpenation ofessential oils
'ex98.15 Vacuum flaeks andother vacuum vessels
Article 2
1. InList Bannexed toProtocol No3therules setout inAnnex IIto
this Deoision shall beinserted inthe .appropriate place asdeter­
mined bythenumerical order ofthetariff headings .
y
2. Inthesaid List Btherules relating toChapters 28to37and
heading Noex84*41 shall bereplaoed bythose setoutinAnnex III
tothis Deoision .
\ . ;■:

(2)1. Inthelist BetoutinArticle 25ofProtoool Kb3 asamended
"byDecision No9/73oftheJoint Committee rule No1shall hereplaced
hytherule setoutinAnnex IVtothis Decision .
2. Inthesaid list setoutinArticle 25there shall headded the
rule set out inAnnex Vtothis Decision .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Joint Committee
The Président
(2)OJL160 .18.6.1973 ,p.13.

Products obtamcd
Working orproccvxittK (hatconfer*i!»e
Mauisoforigin-iiing product*whenthe
..following conditions arcnici
I:'Costoms Tariff
hradineNoDescription . .Workingorprocessing thatdoesnot I
conferthestatus-oforiginating products
1.
ex38.19
40.05Chemicalproductsandprepara­
tionsofthechemical orallied
industries (including ..thosecon­
sistingofmixtures ofnaturai
product;!),notelsewhere specified
orincluded ;residualproductsof
thechemicaloralliedindustries ,
notelsewhere specifiedorin­
cluded,excluding :
–FuseloiiandDippcl'soil;
–Naplithenic acidsandtheir
lion-water-solublesalts,esters
ofnaphtlienic acids;
–Sujphonaphthenic acidsand
theirnon-water-solublesaits;
esters,,ofsulphonaphthcnic
acids;.•'.
–Petroleum sulplionates ,'ex­
cludingpetroleum sulplionates
ofalkalimetals,ofammonium
orofcthanoir.niines ,thio-
phenatcd sulphonic acidsof
oilsobtained frombituminous ,
minerals ,andtheirsalts;
–Mixedalkylben/.cnes"and
mixedalkylnaphthalcncs :
–ionexchangers ;'
–Catalysts ;■
–Gcttersforvaçuumtubes;"
–1Hefractory ccinentsormortars
andsimilarpréparations ;
–Alkaline ironoxideforthe
purification ofgas;
–Carbon(excludingthatinarti­
ficialgraphiteofheadingNo
38.01)ofmecallo-graphite or
othercompounds ,intheform
•ofsmallplates,barsorother
semi-manufactures
–Sorbitol otherthansorbi­
tolofheading No29.04*V
I'l.ircs,sheetsandstrip,oftinvul-
c.mi/ednaturalorsyntheticrub­
ber,otherthansmokedsheetsand
crepesheetsofheadingNo40.01
or40.02;granulesofunvulcanizcd
naturalorsyntheticrubbercom­
poundedreadyfoevulcanization ;
unvulcanizcd naturalorsynthetic
rubber,compounded beforeor
aftercoagulation eitherwithcar­
bonblack(withorwithoutthe
additionofmineraloil)orwith
silica(withorwithouttheaddi­
tionofmineraloil),inanyform,
ofakindknownasmastcrbatch•i
«')
;i4:Manufacture inwhichrhcvalue
oftheproductsuseddocsnotex­
ceed50°/oofthevalueofthe
finishedproduct
siri.
Manufacture inwhichthevalue
oftheproductsused*exceptthat
■ofnaturalrubbar,.doesnotexcecd
50%ofthevalueofthefinished
product

Frodncis obtaincd
CustomsTartff
hcadingNo
43.03
exChap
84
ex84.41DescriptionWorkingorprocessing thatdocsnot
conferthestatusoforiginating products
Articles offurskfn
Boilers,machinery andmecha­
nicalappliances andparts
thereof,excludingrefriger­
atorsandrefrigerating
equipment (electrical and
other)(No84.15)andsewing
machines (lockstitchonly),
withhoadsofaweightnot
exceeding 16kgwithout
motoror17kgincluding
themotor(ex84.41)
Sewingmachines (ldck
stitchonly)withheqdsof
aweightnotexceeding 16kg
withoutmotoror17kg
including themotorWorkmRorprocruing th.itconfcrjthe
StJlusoforicin.uini ;prodiuiswlnnihc
followina conditions arcmet
Hanufacture fromfurskinassembled
inplates,crossesandsimilarforms
(ex43.02)thevalueofwhichdoes
notexceed30%ofthevalueofthe
finishedproduct(1)
Working,processing orassembly
inwhichthevalueofthematerials
andpartsuseddoesnotexceed40%
ofthevalueofthefinishedproduct
(2)
Working,processing orassemblyin
whichthevalueofthenon-originating
materials andpartsuseddoe6not
exceed40%ofthevalueofthe
finishedproduct,andprovidedthat:
(a)atleast50%byvalueofthe
materials andparts(3)usedfor
theassemblyofthehead(motor
excluded)areoriginating products ,
and
(b)thethreadtension,crochetand
zigzagmechanisms areoriginating
products
(1)Theseprovisions donotapplywheretheproductsareobtainedfromproductswhichhaveaquiredthestatusof
originating productsinaccordance withtheconditions laiddowninList8.
(2)Theseprovisions shallnotapplytofuelelementsofheadingNoex84.59until31December1994*
($Indetermining thevalueofproducts,materialsandparts,thefollowingmustbetakenintoaccount!
lorr^r«iH°L^ri|R'",a,'nRPJoduCtS'""'""'J5«ndP"W.'he<■'»,verifiablepricepaid,orthepricewhidiwouldbepaidincaseofsalelorthesaidproductsontheterritoryofthecountrywhereworking,ptoccssingorassemblyiscarriedout) 1
(b)inrespectofotherproducts,materialsandparts,theprovisionsofArticle6ofthisProtocoldetermining :
(i)thevalueofimportcdproducts.
(n)thevalueofproductsofundetermined origin.

Finishctlproducti
» WorkinRorproccssing
thatconfers thesnun
ofongin.mng productsCustoms
hc.ulmg
NoDescription
ex25.19Naturalmagnesiumcarbonate (magnesite),-
whetherornotcalcined,otherthanmagnesiuir
oxide,crushedandputintohermetically
sealedcontainersCrushingandputtingIntohermetically sealed
containers ofnaturalmagnesiumcarbonate (magnesite )
whetherornotcalcined,otherthanmagnesium oxide
ex25.24 Naturalasbestosfibres Treatment ofconcentrated mineralasbestos
ex25.26 Milledandhomogenized micawaste Killingandhomogenizing micawaste
ex33.01
'£Essentialoilsotherthanofcitrusfruit,
torpenelessDeterpenation ofessentialoilsotherthanof,
citrusfruit
ex47.01 Sulphatepulpderivedbymechanical or
chemical meansfromanyfibrousvegetable
•material,bleachedManufacture fromunbleached sulphatepulpderived
bymechanical orchemical meansfro#anyfibrous
vegatable material,providedthatthevalueofthe
non-originating productsuseddoesnotexceed60%
ofthevalueoftjiefinishedproduct
ex73.29 Skidchains
t >•Workingorprocessing inwhichthevalueofthe
non-originating products useddoesnotexceed
50%ofthevalueofthefinishedproduct
98.10Mechanical lighters andsimiliarlighters,
including chemical andelectrical
lighters,andpartsthereof,excluding
flintsandwicksWorking,processing orassembly fnwhichthe
valueofthematerials andpartsuseddoesnot
exceed30%ofthevalueofthefinishedproduct
χ84.31 Suction rolls Drilling ,grinding andcleaning of
unworkek rolls ofstainless steel

ANNEXIII
-?-
Finiihcdtirothictk
* 1' ' l>«criprion •hc.ntine 1 •
Ni» h
exChapters
28to37,
ex84.41Workingorproccnihii'
iluitmWcrstheMmix
oforigniuint;products
.éx84.41Productsofthechemicalandalliedindustries #excluding essentialoilsotherthanofcitrusfruit,terpeneless (ex33.01)
Sowingmachines,includingfurniture
specially designedforsewingmachines
withtheexception ofsewingmachines
(lickstitch only)withheadsofaweight
notexceeding 16kgwithoutmotoror17kg
including themotor
Sewingmachines (lockstitch only)with
headsofaweightnotexceeding 16kg
withoutmotoror17kgincluding the
motorWorkingorprocessing inwhichthevalueof
thenon-originating productsuseddocsnotexceed
20•/•ofthevalueofthefinishedproduct
Working,processing orassemblyinwhichthe
valueofthenon-originating materialsandpansuseddocsnotexceed40V.ofthevalueofthe
finishedproduct
Working ,processing orassembly inwhichthe-*
valueofthenon-originating materials andparts
useddocsnotexceed40"Inofthevalueofthe
finishedproduct,andprovidedthat:
(a)atleast50Vobyvalueofthematerials andparts(l)
usedforassemblyofthehead(motorexcluded )
arcoriginntine prouucts ,and
(b)thethreadtension,crochetandzigzagmccna*^
nismsarcoriginating products
'i
V,
.'»■Yv­
":'vv.■
''*■:"■?•'
■■■ ';
*r'' ■•■•\
,ï'»
;'i'• ■''
•
''..î;-:;
=z:r: ,heprovi*io-
("Hhevalueo<productsofundermined origin.

•s■ANNEX IV
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
Products used Products obtamed
1.ex11.08 Starches obtained from
maize ,potatoes ,wheat ,
manioc (tapioca )or6ago35*05 Dextrins and dextrin glues {
soluble orroasted starches
starch glues

9ANNEX V
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
Products used Products obtained
25.ex29.1 ^Vinyl acetate monomer ex39*02 Poluvinyl acetate
Anyproduct other than ornot
* 1containing aproduct obtained
bypolymerization ofthemonomer
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