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PROPOSALFORA ■ .\ ,-t
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL .\
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproducts
.fortheimplementation bytheMemberStatesof\;
:Articles109(2)and119(2)oftheActconcerningthe
ConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustments oftheTreaties
.;/
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COI-1(73)2095final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
According toprovisions ofArticles 109 (2)and119 (2)ofthe
Actconcerning theConditions ofAccession and theAdjustments tothe
Treaties ,goods originating intheAfrican andMalagasy States ,inthe
partner States oftheCommunity inEast Africa and intheOverseas
Countries andTerritories ,aresubject onimportation into thenew
Member States tothe same treatment asapplied tothem before accession ,
except inthe case where progress totheCommon Customs Tariff leads
toareduction incustoms duty inanewMember State .
Ifthat progress leads toanincrease induty ,thetreatment applied
totheStates ,countries andterritories inquestion constitutes a
preferential treatment inderogation from themost-favoured nation
clause .
Thus ,itisnecessary tospecif »therules oforigin applicable
tothegoods covered bythis treatment
/
This isthepurpose ofthis regulation .

Proposal a
Regulation (EEC )oftheCoivicil
concerning thedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating products
fortheimplementation bytheMember States
ofArticles 109 (2)and 119 (2)ofthe
Act concerning theConditions ofAccession and the
Adjustments ofthe Treaties
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
inparticular Article 113 thereof ,•
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission .
Whereas according toArticles 109 (2)and119 (2)oftheActconcerning
theConditions of'-Accession and theAdjustments oftheTreaties ,goods
originating intheassociated States mentioned in -Article 109 (2)and
goods originating inthe overseas countries and territories referred to
inArticle 119 (l)aresubject onimportation inthenewMember States ,
tothe same treatment asapplied tothem before accession ;ifprogress
totheCommonCustoms Tariff leads toreduction incu-toms duty inanew
Member State ,thenewreduced customs duty applies tothesaid importa­
tions ;itisexpedient tolay down precise rules for thedetermination
ofthe origin ofgoods benefitting from the said treatment ;for this
purpose andinorder tosimplify thecustoms formalities tobeimple­
mented bytheStates ,countries andterritories inquestion ,itis
equally necessary toapply theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC )No.1251/71
oftheCouncil of7June 1971 ontheimplementation ofDecision
No.36/71oftheAssociation Council setupunder theConvention of
Association between theEECand theAfrican andMalagasy States associated
with this Community ,Regulation (EEC )No.1289/71oftheCouncil of"

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(2)7June 1971 onthe impleraentat onofDecision No.1/71bythe
Association Council under theAgreement setting upanassociation
between theEECand theUnited Republic ofTanzania ,theRepublic of
Uganda and theRepublic ofKenya ,and oftheDecision oftheCouncil
(3)of7June 1971 onthedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating
products andmethods ofadministrative cooperation for thepurpose
ofimplementing theDecision of29September 1970 concerning the
association ofo.verseas countries and territories with the European
Economic Community ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1. Theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No.1251/71oftheCouncil
of7June 1971 ontheimplementation ofDecision No.36/71ofthe
Association Council setupunder theConvention ofAssociation between
theEuropean Economic Community and theAfrican andMalagasy States
associated with this Community shall ,forthepurpose ofArticle
109 (2)oftheActconcerning theConditions ofAccession and
Adjustments totheTreaties ,apply tothedefinition oforiginating
products inrespect ofproducts ofthose States .
2.. -Theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No.1289/71oftheCouncil
of7June 1971 ontheimplementation ofDecision No.1/71ofthe
Aoaociatioh Council setupunder theAgreement establishing atiAssociati
between theBuropeen Economic Community andtheUnited Republic of
Tanzania ,theRepublic ofUganda andtheRepublic of .Kenya ,shall for
thepurpose ofArticle 109 (2)oftheActconcerning theConditions
ofAccession andtheAdjustments totheTreaties ,apply tothedefini­
tion .6foriginating .products inrespect ofproducts ofthese States .
^O.J.No.L135of'21.6.71 ,p'.1^O.J.No.LIklof27.6.71 ,P-1^O.J. ,No.LIklof27.6.71 ,p.^7

3. Theprovisions oftheDecision -ofthe ,Council..of 7..June 1971
concerning thedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating products
and themethods ofadministrative cooperation for thepurpose of
theapplication oftheDecision of29September 19?0 relating to
the association ofoverseas countries and territories with the
European Economic Community shall ,forthepurposes ofArticle 102 (2)
oftheAct concerning theConditions ofAccession &r.d theAdjustments
totheTreaties ,apply tothedefinition oforiginating products
inrespect ofproducts ofthese States .
Article 2
This regulation efcc.ll enter into force on1January 197^-
This regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council ,
The President