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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)419final
Brussels,12September1978
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation ontheapplicationofJoint .
/\*Committee EEC-(1;DecisionamendinglistsAandBannexed
toProtocolnr3concerningthedefinitionof,theconceptof
originatingproductsandmethodsofadministrative co-operation .
JointCommitteedecisionamendinglistsAandBannexedto
Protocolnr3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof
originatingproductsandmethodsofadministrative co-operation .
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
(l)*Austria,Finland,Iceland,Norway,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland *
CCM(78)419final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Theevolution inmanufacturing techniques and ineconomic conditions
connected with international trade insome products has ledtheMember
States andtheservices oftheCommission tostudy thepossibility
ofamending the rules oforigin inrelation tothese products listed
inLists Aand Bannexed tothe Protocols No3ofthe various EEC-
EFTA Agreements .
Thedraft ofqmodel Decision tobetaken byeach Joint Committee annexed
includes the amendments upon which anagreement hasbeen reached after
discussions onthis subject with thecustoms experts oftheMember
States .
/ ,
Itissuggested that theCouncil adopts this draft onthecommon position
oftheCommunity foruse inthe EEC-EFTA Joint Committees .
I r
Forreasons ofclarity ofpresentation andtoprevent duplication of
work a.model proposition forCounci I1Regulations *toapply theJoint
Committee Decisions isalso annexed .

Proposal Council regulation (EEC )NO /78ontheapplication of
Joint Committee EEC-Decision (1)No 778 amending Lists Aand B
annoecito Protocol No3concerning fhedefinition oftheconcept of
originating products andmethods ofadministrative co-operation
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community
and inparticular Article 113thereof -
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ,
whereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
(2)(3)was signed on , (4)
andentered into force on (5);
whereas byvirtue ofArticle 28ofProtocol No3concerning the defini­
tion ofthe concept oforiginating products andmethods ofadministrative
co-operation ,which forms anintegral part oftheabove Agreement ,the
Joint Committee hasadopted Decision No /78adding toand
modifying Lists Aand "Bannexed tothat Protocol .
whereas itisnecessary toapply this Decision intheCommunity ,
■••/•••
(1)Austria ,Finland ,Iceland ,Norway ,Portugal ,Swedan ,Switzerland
(2)theRepublic ofAustria ,TheRepublic ofFinland ,theRepublic
ofIceland ,theKingdom ofNorway ,thePortugese Republic ,the
Kingdom ofSweden ,theSwiss Confederation .
(3)Austria ,Sweden ,Switzerland :OJ.NoL300of31•12.72
Finland sOJNoL328of28.11.73 ..
Norway :OJNoL171of27.6.73
Iceland ,Portugal :OJ.NoL301of31*12,72
(4)Austria ,Iceland ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switzerland :22July 1972
Norway :1'»»-'.oy1973 " •;
Finland s5October 1973 - ■ •
(5)Aur.tria ,Portural ,Sweden ,Switzerland :1«-January 1973
Iceland :1Apri -1-1973 > .
Norway :1July -1973
Finland :1January 197 1* •

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Fortheapplication oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community and (1),JointCommitteeDecisions
No /78shallbeappliedintheCommunity.
Article2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicable inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, fortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)TheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,theRepublicof
Iceland,theKingdomofNorway,thePortugeseRepublic,theKingdom
ofSweden,theSwissConfederation .

.AGREEMENT EEC-'•'. -';V'•'.i■■■
TheJointCommittee
JOINTCOMMITTEEDECISIONNO,/?8
of.
amendingMstsAan0BannexedtoProtocol3concerningthedefinitionofthe
conceptof'originating products'andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
THEJiQINTCOMMITTEE^ ■
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
the (1)signedinBrusselson (2)„
' 1 '
HavingregardtoProtocol3concerningthedefinitipnoftheconceptof'ori­
ginatingproducts'epdmethodsof.administrative cooperation (hereinafter
referredtoas'Protocol3'),andinparticularArticle23thereof,
Whereasexperienceacquiredsincetheentryintofcfceoftheagreementshows
thattherulesoforiginlaid.downforcertainproductsinProtocolNo'3must
beaoaptedtotakeaccount'oftheevolutionofmanufacturing techniquesof
thoseproductsandt|ieinternational economiccondi-tibnsconcerningtradein
thoseproducts;.... .v. '*-'
• •• >. ••.* ,
Whereasitisnowcpnv.enienttosupplementandmodifycertain-oftheserules.
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h;\VJ,h* Republicof.-Iceland
' fiepubt,c'ff"*»«*»,th,"
!riayC|Î9?r,U£'ai'Sw«t»irlanrf!»Juiy1972

HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article1
InListAannexedtoProtocolNo3therulerelatingtoheadingNo59.17
shallbereplacedbythosesetoutinAnnexItothisDecision.
ArticLe2
InListBannexedtoProtocolNo3therulesetoutin-AnnexIItothis
Decisionshallbeinsertedintheappropriateplaceasdej;er.Tiine<jbythe
numericalorderofthetariffheadings.'
Article3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon 197S.
DoneatBrussels, FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident

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53.01to53.05,54.01,55.01
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