ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(79)15
Vol.1979/0007

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement (CEE, Euratom) n°354/83 duConseil du1erfévrier 1983
concernant l'ouverture aupublic desarchives historiques delaCommunauté économique
européenne etdelaCommunauté européenne del'énergie atomique (JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifié par lerèglement (CE, Euratom) n°1700/2003 du22septembre 2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003, p.1),cedossier estouvert aupublic. Lecaséchéant, lesdocuments
classifiés présents dans cedossier ontétédéclassifiés conformément àl'article 5dudit
règlement.
Inaccordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No354/83 of1February 1983
concerning theopening tothepublic ofthehistorical archives oftheEuropean Economic
Community andtheEuropean Atomic Energy Community (OJL43,15.2.1983, p.1),as
amended byRegulation (EC, Euratom) No1700/2003 of22September 2003 (OJL243,
27.9.2003, p.1),this fileisopen tothepublic. Where necessary, classified documents inthis
filehave been declassified inconformity with Article 5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr.354/83 desRates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L43vom 15.2.1983,
S.1),geändert durch dieVerordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr.1700/2003 vom 22.September 2003
(ABI. L243vom 27.9.2003, S.1),istdiese Datei derÖffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden dieVerschlusssachen indieser Datei inÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel 5
dergenannten Verordnung freigegeben.

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEANCOMMUNITIESCOM(79)15final
Brussels,30January1979*
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
GeneralSecretariat
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITHGREECE
18thCommissionReporttotheCouncil
onthe
examination ofCommunitysecondarylegislation
Actsrelatingtothe
Rulesonorigin
withintheframeworkofpreferential agreementsandthe
generalizedpreferences system
C(M7S)15final

I.
1.Incontinuation of"thesystematicexamination ofCommunitysecondary
legislation undertakenwiththeGreekDelegationinaccordancewiththe
briefreceivedfromtheCouncil,theCommissionhasexaminedallthe
generalactsadoptedbytheinstitutions oftheEECxnthefielaof
therulesonoriginwithintheframeworkofpreferential agreements
andthegeneralizedpreferences systemwhichwereinforceon
1March1978.
InaccordancewiththesecondparagraphofsectionIoftheCommission *s
14threporttotheCouncilontheexamination ofactsrelatingto
customslegislation ,therulesonoriginhavebeenexaminedseparately
andtheresultsoftheexamination aresetoutinthissupplementary
report.
2.AsregardsEECactscontainingbothprovisions onoriginand
provisionsrelatingtootherfields(e.g.agriculture),theexamination
coveredonlythe"rulesonorigin"aspectastheotherprovisions were
examinedinconnectionwithactsrelatingtothefieldsconcerned.
3.Saveasotherwiseprovidedintheremarksmadebelow,theresults
ofthisexaminationaresetoutinthetwoannexestothisreport:
AnnexIliststheactswhichdonotrequireanytechnicaladaptation ;
■LraexIIliststheactsinwhichtechnicaladaptationsarenecessary
andgivesthewordingofthoseadaptations .

II.
Anexamination of"theactsrelatingtothefieldinquestiongivesrise
tothefollowingremarks:
1.Theexamination ofCommunityactsrelatingtotherulesonorigin
coveredbothautonomousactsandtreaties(preferential agreements
andconventions )concludedbytheCommunitywithoneormore
non-member countries .
OnbecomingamemberoftheCommunities ,Greecewillnaturallybebound
byalltheseagreementsandconventions andwillberequiredtoapply
theirprovisionsfromthedateofaccession(subjecttoany
transitionalderogationsagreedon).Inthisconnection,ageneral
provisionsimilartotheonelaiddowninArticle4(0ofthe
ActofAccessionofthethreenewMemberStateswillhavetobe
includedintheinstrument ofGreece'saccession.Theextensionof
suchactstoGreecethereforedoesnotbyitselfnecessitatetheir
adaptation.
Notwithstanding suchgeneralextension,however,certainprovisionsof
theseagreementsorconventionswillhavetobeamendedtotakeaccount
oftheenlargement oftheCommunityasaresult'oftheaccessionof
Greece.Unliketheadaptationstobemadetoautonomous Community
acts,however,anyamendmentsthatmaybenecessaryinagreementsor
conventions cannotbedecidedsolelywithintheframeworkofthe
instrumentofGreece'saccession;theywillhavetobeembodiedin
protocolsdrawn,upinagreementwiththeotherContractingParties
anditwillnotbepossibletodeterminethewordingofsuchprotocols
untilalaterstage,inthelightofthedateofaccessionandofany.
transitional derogationsthatmaybedecidedinthecourseofthe
substantivenegotiations .
Accordingly,itseemedadvisable:
(i)toreferinAnnexIItothisreport(listingthetechnical
adaptationsthatwillbenecessarytocertainacts)onlyto
autonomousactswhichcanbeamendedwithintheframeworkof
theinstrumentofaccession;

(ii)toinclude allCommunity treaties inAnnex I(list ofacts that do
notrequire adaptation ),indicating byanasterisk ,however ,
treaties inrespect ofwhich itisapparent that subsequent
adaptations will benecessary ,sothat the acts inquestion can
beidentified induecourse attheclose ofthenegotiations .
2.Itshould benoted that there isnoreference inthe Annexes to
Commission Regulation (S3C)No2966/77concerning therules onorigin
applied within theframework ofthegeneralized preferences scheme .
Like the scheme itself ,this regulation isrenewed every year . It
will therefore beformally null andvoid andhave been replaced by
another asfrom 31December 1978 .
Furthermore ,theonly technical adaptations that might benecessary
tothefuture regulation tobeadopted bytheCommission inthis field
will relate solely tothat part oftheregulation (specimen certificate
oforigin Form A)inrespect ofwhich amendments aredecided within
theframework ofUSCTAD for allcountries according preferences .
3.Certain acts relating totherules onorigin will require
appropriate adaptation inthelight ofthe outcome oftherenegotiation
ofthe ACP-E3C Lome Convention . Such adaptations will not necessarily
beofatechnical nature and will have tobedetermined inthe course
ofthesubstantive negotiations .They will probably depend mainly
onThedate ofGreece 'saccession since thepresent Lome Convention
isduetoexpire on1March 198O .Inthis connection ,itmaybe
pointed outthat onthe occasion oftheprevious enlargement ofthe
Community thearrangements arising out ofthe earlier association
agreement (Yaounde II)were declared nottobeapplicable tothenew
Member States –under Articles 109 ,114and 115 ofthe Act of
Accession –andthis convention remained applicable only tothe
original Member States until itexpired .

-4-
Theactsinquestionarethereforelisted,alongwithallothertreaties,
inAnnexItothisreport(asNos11and12)buttheycanbeidentified
bymeansofadoubleasterisk.

ANNEXI
Listofactsinthefieldoftherulesonorigin
(customsprovisionsrelatingtopreferential agreements
andthegeneralizedpreferencesscheme)which
donotrequiretechnicaladaptation
1.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1524/70of20July1970ontheconclusion
ofanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpainand
ontheprovisionsforitsimplementation
(OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.1)
2.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2393/71of8November1971ontheapplication
ofRecommendation No1/71oftheJointCommitteelayingdownmethodsof
administrative cooperationinthecustomsfieldfortheimplementation
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpain
(OJNoL249,10.11.1971,P.42)
3.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2836/72of19December1972concludingan
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Austriaandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation
(OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.1)
4.*CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2838/72of19December1972concluding
anAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdom
ofSwedenandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation
(OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.96)
5.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2840/72of19December1972concludingan
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
andadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation andconcludinganadditional
Agreementconcerningthevalidity,forthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein ,
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation of22July1972
(OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.188)
6.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2842/72of19December1972concludingan
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Icelandandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation
(OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.1)
7.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2844/72of19December1972concludingan
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortuguese
Republicandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation
(OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.164)
*TheTreatiesindicatedbyanasteriskwillrequiretechnicaladaptations
asaresultofGreece'saccessionbutitwillnotbepossibletomake
themuntilalaterstage,throughprotocolstobedrawnupinagreement
withtheotherContractingParties(seeremarkinsectionII(1)ofthereport).

-2-
8.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1691/73of25June1973concludingan
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdom
ofNorwayandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation -
(OJNoL171,27.6.1973,P.1)
9.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3177/73of22November1973concluding
theAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofFinlandandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation
(OJNoL328,28.11.1973,p.1)
10.*Protocolconcerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof"originating
products"andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
(annexedtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2907/77of20December1977
ontheconclusionoftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreement
establishing anassociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andCyprus)
(OJNoL339,28.12.1977,p.19)
11.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No158/76
**forguaranteeing thestabilization
exportedbytheACPStatesandthe
associatedwiththeCommunity
(OJNoL18,27.1.1976,p.3)of20January1976onthesystem
ofearningsfromcertaincommodities
overseascountriesandterritories
12.*Protocolconcerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof"originating
**products"andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
(annexedtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No199/76of30January1976
ontheconclusionoftheACP-EECConventionofLom£)
(OJNoL25,30.1.1976,p.41)
13.*Protocolconcerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof"originating
products"andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
(annexedtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No939?76of23April1976
concludingthefinancialProtocolandtheProtocollayingdown
certainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestablishing an
associationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta)
(OJNoL111,28.4.1976,p.11)
14«*Protocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof"originatingproducts"
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
(AnnexedtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1287/76of28May1976onthe
conclusionoftheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria)
(OJNoL141",28.5.1976,p.27)
*TheTreatiesindicatedbyansteriskwillrequiretechnicaladaptations
asaresultofGreece'saccessionbutitwillnotbepossibletomake
themuntilalaterstage,throughprotocolstobedrawnupinagreement
withtheotherContractingParties(seeremarkinsectionII(1)ofthereport).
**Theseactswillrequireappropriateadaptationsrelatedtothe
problemofsubstancereferredtoinsectionII(3)ofthereport.

-3-
15**ProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptofOriginatingproducts *
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
(annexedtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1288/76of28May1976,
ontheconclusionoftheinterimagreement "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMorocco)
(OJNo141.28.5.1976.p.121)
16.*Protocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating products *
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation *
(annexedtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1289/76of28May1976,
ontheconclusionoftheinterimAgreement "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofTunisia)
(OJNoL141,28.5.1976,p.219)
17.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1030/77of17May1977ontheconclusion
oftheInterimAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheArabRepublicofEgypt
(0JNoL126,23.5.1977,p.1)
18.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1031/77of17May1977,dittoSyria
(0JNoL126,23.5.1977,p.89)
19.»CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1032/77of17May1977,dittoJordan
(OJNoL126,23.5.1977,P.166)
20.*CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1109/77of26May1977,dittoLebanon
(0JNoL133,27.5.1977,p.1)
21.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1726/77of18July1977onthe
applicationofDecisionNo2/76oftheEEC-IsraelJointCommittee
amendingProtocolNo3oftheEEC–IsraelAgreementasregardsthe
rulesoforigin
(0JNoL190,29.7.1977,p.1)
22.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2610/77of28November1977on"the
conclusionoftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing
anassociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta
(0JNoL304,29.11.1977,P.1)
23.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2930/77of20December1977,onthe
applicationofDecisionNo1/77oftheEEC-AustriaJointCommittee
supplementing andamendingProtocolNo3concerningthedefinition
oftheconceptofOriginating products *andmethodsofadministrative
cooperation andreplacingcertaindecisionsofthesaidJointCommittee
(OJNoL341,29.12.1977,p.27)
•TheTreatiesindicatedbyanasteriskwillrequiretechnicaladaptations
asaresultofGreece*saccessionbutitwillnotbepossibletomake
themuntilalaterstage,throughprotocolstobedrawnupinagreement
withtheotherContractingParties(seeremarkinsectionII(1)ofthe
report).

-4-
24.*CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2933/77of20December1977onthe
applicationofDecisionNo1/77oftheEEC-Switzerland .Joint
Committeesupplementing andamendingProtocolNo3concerningthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originating products *andmethodsof
administrative cooperation and.replacingcertaindecisionsofthe
saidJointCommittee
(OJNoL342,29.12.1977,P.27)
25.*Regulation (EEC)No2935/77dittoFinland
(OJNoL343,29.12.1977,P.1)
26.*Regulation(EEC)NO2937/77dittoNorway
(OJNoL344,29.12.1977,p.1)
27.*Regulation(EEC)No2939/77dittoSweden
(OJNoL345,29.12.1977,P.1)
28.*Regulation(EEC)NO2941/77dittoIceland
(OJNoL346,29.12.1977,p.1)
29.*Regulation(EEC)NO2943/77dittoPortugal
(OJNoL347,29.12.1977,p.1)
*TheTreatiesindicated "byanasteriskwillrequiretechnicaladaptations
asaresultofGreece*saccessionbutitwillnotbepossibletomake
themuntilalaterstage,throughprotocolstobedrawnupinagreement
withtheotherContractingParties(seeremarkinsectionIl(l)ofthe
report).

ANNEXII
ActsinthefieldoftheRULES0«ORIGIN
(withintheframeworkofpreferential agreements
andthegeneralizedpreferences scheme)which
requiretechnicaladaptations
1.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3184/74of6December1974.concerning
thedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating products *andmethods
ofadministrative cooperationfortheapplication ofthecustoms
procedureapplicabletocertainproductsoriginatinginandcoming
fromtheFaroeIslands
(OJNoL344,23.12.1974,p.1)
InthesecondsubparagraphofArticle29(2)addthewords:
"EXEDOTHI EKTONYSTERON"
InthefirstparagraphofArticle30addthewords:
"ANTIGRAFO"
InArticle36(2)addthewords:
"APLOUSTEVMENI DIADICASSIA"
2.CouncilDecision76/568/EECof29June1976.ontheassociation
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories withtheEuropeanEconomic
Community
AnnexIIconcerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
(OJNoL176,1.7.1976,p.8)
InthesecondsubparagraphofArticle18(2)addthewords:
"EXEDOTHI EKTONYSTER0N"
InArticle19addthewords:
"ANTIGRAPO"