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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)224 final
Brussels.3June1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerningthedetermination oftheoriginof
slidefasteners
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)224final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
1.Article5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68whichisconcernedwith
thecommondefinitionoftheoriginofgoodsstates
"Aproductintheproductionofwhichtwoormorecountrieswere
concernedshallberegardedasoriginating inthecountryinwhich
thelastsubstantialprocessoroperationthatiseconomically
justifiedwasperformed,havingbeencarriedoutinanundertaking
equippedforthepurpose,andresultinginthemanufacture ofanew
productorrepresenting animportantstageofmanufacture."
Itisnecessarytodefine,inaccordancewiththeseprovisionsthe
rulesforthedetermination oftheoriginofslidefastenersasthe
applicationoftheabovearticlewithintheCommunitydiffersbetween
oneMemberStateandanother.WhilealltheMemberStatesareagreed
thattheassemblyofimportedpartsdoesnotconstitute asufficient
processoroperation,thereisdisagreement astohowmanyofthe
differentcomponentsitmightbepermittedtoimport.
2.AdraftCommissionRegulationintheFormoftheannexeddraftRegulation
wasproposedtotheOriginCommitteeon22March1977inapplication of
Article14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.Noopinionwasgivenby
theCommitteeintheabsenceofaqualifiedmajorityeitherforor
againsttheproposal.
3.Article14(3)(b)ofRegulation802/68says
"Iftheenvisagedprovisionsarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionof
theCommittee,orifnoopinionisdelivered,theCommissionshall
withoutdelaysubmittotheCouncilaproposalwithregardtothe
provisionstobeadopted.TheCouncilshallactbyaqualifiedmajority."
FollowingthisproceduretheCommissionputsthedrafttotheCouncil.
4.ItshouldbenotedthatArticle14(3)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68
states
"Ifwithinthreemonthsoftheproposalbeingsubmittedtoit,the
Councilhasnotacted,theproposedprovisionsshallbeadoptedby
theCommission."

CouncilRegulation (EEC)concerningthedetermination oftheoriginof
slidefasteners
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatysettinguptheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheproposaloftheCommission,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68of27June1968,
concerningthecommondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods(1)
andinparticularArticle14thereof.
WhereasArticle5ofthatRegulationlaysdownthataproductinthe
productionofwhichtwoormorecountrieswereconcernedshallberegarded
asoriginatinginthecountryinwhichthelastsubstantialprocessor
operationthatiseconomicallyjustifiedwasperformed,havingbeencarried
outinanundertakingequippedforthepurpose,andresultinginthemanu–'
factureofanewproductorrepresenting animportantstageofmanufacture;
Whereasaslidefastenerconsistsessentiallyoftwoparalleltapes,scoops
orotherinterlockingelements,sliderandendpieces;whereastheoperation
ofassemblingaslidefastenerfromitsconstituentpartsneitherconstitutes
asubstantialprocessoroperationnorresultsinthemanufactureofanew
productorrepresentsanimportantstageofmanufacturewithinthemeaning
ofArticle5citedabove;
Whereastheprocessesoroperationswhichmaytogetherbeconsideredasthe
lastsubstantialprocessoroperationandwhichresultinthemanufacture
ofanewproductorrepresentanimportantstageofmanufactureconsistof
the-formingandplacingofthescoopsorotherinterlockingelementsonto
thetapesandthemanufactureofthesliderbyprocessessuchasstamping
ormoulding;whereasthemanufactureoftheendpiecesdoesnotconstitute
asubstantialprocessoroperationwithinthemeaningofArticle5;
Whereas,intheabsenceofanOpinionfromtheCommitteeonOrigin,the
Commissionhasnotbeenabletoadopttheprovisionswhichitenvisages,
inaccordancewithArticle14(3)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No802/68;whereas
theCommissionhasappliedArticle14(3)(b)andhassubmittedtothe
Councilaproposalwithregardstheprovisionstobeadopted;
(1)0JNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1

2-1
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theproductslistedunderthesecondcolumnofthetablebeloworiginate
inthecountryinwhichtheoperationslistedinthethirdcolumntook
placeorintheCommunityiftheytookplacethere.
Productsobtained Workingorprocessingthatconfersthe
statusoforiginating productswhen
thefollowingconditionsaremet CCTHeading
NoDescription
•■1 2 3
ex98.02Slidefasteners
ΓAssemblyincludingplacingofthe
scoopsorotherinterlocking elements
ontothetapesaccompanied bythe
manufacture ofthesliderandthe
formingofthescoopsorotherinter"
lockingelements
•Artiele2■
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheforty-fifth dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncilFortheCounciI
ThePresident
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