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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)637 final.
Brussels,24November1978
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Proposalfora
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)■zt
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regardingtheapplicationofDecision -oftheACP-EECCouncil
ofMinistersderogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'totakeintoaccountthespecialsituationofMalawiwithregard
tocertainitemsoffishingtackle(fishingflies)
DRAFTACP-EECCOUNCILOPMINISTERS DECISION
derogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproducts *
totakeintoaccountthespecialsituationofMalawiwithregardtocer­
tainitemsoffishingtackle(fishingflies)
(Submitted "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(78)637final.

EXPLANATORY MEKORAtuXJM
Byletterof23May197"»theGovernmentoftheRepublioofMalawiforwarded
totheCommissionthroughitsAmabssadorinBrusselsanrequesttorenew j
ACP-EECCouncilofMinistersDecisionKbl/77^WwhichMalawihadobtained \
aderogationfromthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsforj
artificialfishingflies.Theperiodrequestedistwoyears.
I
)
I.Recaponthesituation
Acompanyemployingsome200people,ofwhomacertainnumberare !
handicapped ;manufacturesartificialfliesinMalawiusinghooksimported
fromthirdcountries(notablyNorway)*Ashooksandfliesareclassified
'underthesameheadingintheCustomsCooperationCouncilNomenclature,j
thefinalproductdoesnothaveoriginatingstatus,eventhoughthere|
isconsiderablevalueadded,asthereisnochangeoftariffheading^
whichisintheorderof75$»AttherequestofMalawiaderogationforj
oneyearwasgivenonconditionthattheysoughtnewsourcesofsupply j
forhooksintheCommunity.j !
< !
II.Requestforrenewal j !
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•' 'i
! : î '
:a)Theeconomicargumentsarestillvaliditheclientsareprincipally
intheUnitedKingdom;themanufactureofartificialfliesensures
workformorethan200peopleinacountrywhereemploymentis
difficulttofind,especiallyforhandicapped .
I
1
1))ContactshavebeenmadetoobtainsuppliesofhooksintheCommunity J
butaccordingtotheMalawiauthoritiesithasnotbeenpossibletoj
:findthetypeusedandrequestedbytheclients(MLFSTADtype).
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c)Itseems difficult fortheCommunity toengage itself forsuch along
period .Aderogation foroneyear would seem tobesufficient .
d)Theyear which Malawi would enjoy thederogation would beused topersuade
existing buyers touse flies mounted onhooks produced intheCommunity
and tofind new markets .
III .Opinion ofthe services ofthe Commission
i
s
/Theeconomic arguments putforward bytheMalawi authorities atthe
I
time ofthefirst request arestill valid and itisnecessary totake
into account that ithasnotbeen possible tofind intheCommunity
thetype ofhook used until now . !
Even though ithasbeen stated that thederogation given in1977 is j
!
notrenewable ,asMalawi could obtain hooks inatleast twoMember !
States oftheCommunity ,the "qualitative "arguments advanced by
Malawi must beconsidered .Inaddition itconcerns such minimal
quantities that nodisturbance canbefeared ifthederogation is
extended (340kgforsome 40*000 HJAforeight mounths ). i
!
I
Consequently theCommission recomments theannexed draft Decision as j
well asthedraft Regulation toputtheDecision into force inthe j
i :Community . j

I
regardingtheapplicationoiDecision oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters
derogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'totakeintoaccountthespecialsituationofMalawi
withregardtocertainitemsoffishingtackle(fishingflies)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN-
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheACP-EECCouncilofMinisterssetup
undertheACP-EECConventionofLome(')signed
on28February1975,adopted,pursuanttoArticle
9(2)oftheConvention,Decision of
derogatingfromtheconceptof"originating
products'totakeintoaccountthespecialsituationof
Malawiwithregardtocertainitemsoffishingtackle
(fishingflies);
Whereasitisnecessary,inaccordancewithArticle
74(3)ofthesaidConvention,totakethemeasures
requiredtoimplementthatDecision,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
Decision/78oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters
annexedtothisRegulationshallapplyintheCommu­
nity.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels..
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS DECISION
derogatingfromthedefinitionofthe_concept _of"originatingproducts'totake
intoaccountthespecialsituationofMalawiwithregardtocertainItemsof
fishingtackle(fishingflies)
THEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS ,
'1
HavingregardtotheACP-EECConventionofLome,
signedon28February1975(hereinafterreferredtoas
'theConvention'),andinparticularArticle9(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle27ofProtocol 1totheConvention ,
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'origi­
natingproducts'andmethodsofadministrativecoop­
eration,makesprovisionforderogationsfromthe
rulesoforigininparticulartofacilitatethedevelop­
mentofexistingindustriesorthecreationofnew
industries;
WhereastheACPStateshavesubmittedarequest
froititheGovernmentoftheRepublicofMalawifora
derogationfromthedefinitionsetoutinthe
Protocolforitemsoffishingtacklemanufactured in
thatState;Article2
Themovementcertificates EUR1issued
forproductsoriginating byvirtueof
thederogationcontainedinArticle1
shallcontaininbox7"remarks"oneof
thefollowingendorsements :
-"Dérogationmouchespourlapêche
-"AbweichungFliegenzumFlugangeln
i-"Derogationfishingflies"
-"Derogamoscheperlapesca"
!-"Afwijkingkunstvliegen voordevisserij
-"Undtagelsefluertilfiskeri"
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle27ofProtocol1,/]'
theCustomsCooperationCommitteehasadoptedajreportonthisrequest; '–-––■1–:–^––ArticleJ
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthespecialsitua-$
tionoftheRepublicofMalawiandtoenabletherele-"-BThecompetentauthoritiesoftheRepublicofMalawi
vantindustrialsectortodevelopitsindustryandto ■53orwar1cCommissioneverythreemonthsa
\|statementofthequantitiesinrespectofwhichmove-
examinethepossibilityofusing .mentcertificatesEUR1havebeenissuedpursuantto
Communityproductsforthe i^thisDecision'indicatingtheMemberStatesofdestina-
rtion. 'vantindustrialsectortodevelopitsindustryandto
examinethepossibilityofusing
Communityproductsforthe
manufacture ofthearticlesin
question,arderogationshould
bemadeforoneyear,
whichshouldmeetthisrequest;■--r'1
■n
Whereasanypossibledeflectionoftradeshouldbe
avoided;whereasthisaimcanbeachievedbyfixinga
maximumpercentageofnon-originating products
incorporatedinthefinishedproduct,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofProtocol
1,itemsoffishingtacklemanufactured inMalawiand
fallingwithintariffheadingNoex97.07'fishingflies',
shallbeconsideredasoriginatinginMalawi,provided
thatthevalueofthenon-originating fish-hooksused
fortheirmanufacture,fallingwithintariffheadingNo
ex97.07,doesnotexceed25%ofthevalueofthe
finishedproduct.Article4
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommu­
nityshalleachtakethemeasuresrequiredtoimple­
mentthisDecision.
Article}
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforce;on
Itshallapplyuntil//
Doneat;
FortheACP-EECCouncil
ofMinisters
ThePresident
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