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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0MC85) 104 fin a l
Brussels, 19 March 1985
Draft
DECISION O F  THE ACP-EEC C U S TO M S  CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
derogating from the d e fin itio n  of 'o rig in atin g  products' to take into  
account the special situ atio n  of Jamaica with regard to tufted  
carpets fa llin g  w ithin heading No 58.02 of the  
C om m on Customs T a r iff
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M(85) 104 f i n a l

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Jamaica has benefited since 3 October 1984 from a derogation to the rules  
of o rig in  to allow its  tufted carpets of heading N o ex 58.02 to qu alify  
for the p re fe re n tia l regime under the Lom é Convention. This special  
treatment given to Jamaica is in response to d if f ic u lt ie s  encountered by  
the Jamaican company concerned, which employs 75 people, to obtain the  
"backings" necessary in the manufacture of carpets. I f  th is  derogation  
had not been given these Jamaican exports to the Community could not have  
originated in the sense of the Lom é Convention because of the use of non­
o rig in atin g  backings.
W hen the Jamaican request was made it  was recognized that in order to  
allow Jamaica to change its  source of supply in order to satisfy the  
o rig in  rules it  was necessary to give a derogation for two years for a  
yearly quantity of 150,000 square yards ; however as the Lom é I I  
Convention expired on 28 February 1985 the period of application of the  
derogation was Limited to th is  period and for a quantity of 80,000 square  
y a rd s ,it being understood that the derogation would be extended at the  
proper time for the rest of the period needing to be covered.
Taking the above into account and in accordance with the provisions of  
Protocol N o  1  and in p artic u la r A rtic le  30, the Commission proposes that  
the derogation to the o rigin rules for Jama'icaO .  tu fted  carpets should be  
extended to cover the period 1  March 1985 to 2 October 1986 subject to the  
provision that i t  ceases to be applicable i f  the 1984 Lom é Convention does  
not enter into force before 28 February 1986.

D ra ft
DECISION OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
derogating from the d e fin itio n  of 'o rig in a tin g  products' to take into  
account the special s itu a tio n  of Jamaica with regard to tu fted  
carpets fa llin g  w ithin heading No 58.02 of the  
C om m on Customs T a r iff
THE C U S TO M S  CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the second ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 31 October 1979,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 485/85 of 26 February 1985 concerning  
the app lication of Decision No 2/85 of the ACP-EEC Council of M inisters on  
tra n s itio n a l measures v a lid  from 1  March 1985 ,
Whereas A rtic le  30 of Protocol 1  to the th ird  ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé  
on 8 December 1984, the d e fin itio n  of the concept of o rig in atin g  products and methods  
of adm inistrative cooperation, provides that derogations from the rules of o rig in  may  
be made, in p a rtic u la r where the development of existin g  industries or the creation  
of new industries would be fa c ilita te d  thereby;
2A rtic le  4 of Decision No 2/85 states th at the provisions on the derogation procedure  
set out in A rtic le  30 of Protocol No 1  to the th ird  ACP-EEC Convention sh all be put  
into force in a n tic ip a tio n ;
Whereas to preserve its  existin g  carpet industry and in order to allow i t  to take the  
necessary steps in order to obtain o rig in a tin g  status fo r its  finished products,  
Jamaica benefited from 3 October 1984 to 28 February 1985 from a derogation from the  
d e fin itio n  contained in Protocol No 1  to the second ACP-EEC Convention fo r tu fted  
carpets;
0J No L 61, 1.3.1985, p. 1.
20J No L 61, 1.3.1985, p. 2.

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Whereas the duration of th is derogation has not been s u ffic ie n t to permit the  
Jamaican industry concerned to adapt its  production to the conditions required  
fo r the acq u isitio n  of o rig in  by the second ACP-EEC Convention and whereas as  
a resu lt the provisions necessary to give a continued derogation should be adopted;
Whereas, in  these circumstances, a temporary derogation from the d e fin itio n  of  
o rig in atin g  products should be granted to Jamaica u n til 2 October 1986,
H A S  DECIDED A S  FOLLOW S:
A rtic le  1
By way of derogation from the special provisions of L is t A  of Annex I I  to Protocol 1  
to the second ACP-EEC Convention, tu fted  carpets fa llin g  w ithin subheading 58.02 A  
I I  a) of the C om m on Customs T a r iff , manufactured in Jamaica, in the production of  
which non-originating backing fa llin g  w ithin heading No 51.04 or 57.10 of the C om m on  
Customs T a r iff is used, sh all be considered as o rig in atin g  in Jamaica provided that  
the other conditions applicable to heading No 58.02 are respected.
A rtic le  2
The derogation referred to in A rtic le  1  shall be in respect of a quantity of  
220,000 square yards of tu fted  carpets exported from Jamaica between 1  March 1985  
and 2 October 1986.
A rtic le  3
The Jamaican au th o rities sh all take the steps necessary to check the quantities  
of exports of products referred to in A rtic le  1  and shall forward to the Commission  
every three months a statement of the quantities in respect of which E U R  1  movement  
c e rtific a te s  have been issued pursuant to th is Decision.

A r t i c l e  4
The A C P S tates, the Member States and the Community sh a ll be bound, each  
to the extent to which i t  is concerned, to take the measures necessary to  
implement th is  Decision.
A rtic le  5
This Decision sh all take e ffe c t on the day of its  adoption.
I t  sh all apply from 1  March 1985 u n til 2 October 1986.
However, i t  shall cease to apply on 28 February 1986 i f  the th ird  ACP-EEC  
Convention does not enter into force by that date.
Done at Brussels, For the ACP-EEC Customs
Co-operation Committee
The Chairman