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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)1609final
Brussels,27September1973
COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerningachangeintheprovisionsofListAannexedtothe
agreements "betweentheCommunityandeachnon-acceding EFTAcountry
DRAFTDECISION OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
amendingAnnexIItoProtocolHo3concerningthedefinitionof
theconceptof"originatingproducts"andmethodsofadministrative
cooperation
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1609final

Draft Decision
ofthe Joint Committee
amending Annex IItoProtocol No.3
concerning thedefinition oftheooncept of
"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
THEJOINT CœMITTEE ,
HAVING REGARD totheAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofSweden ,signed inBrussels on22July 1972 ;
HAVING REGARD toProtocol No.3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation ,
hereinafter referred toas"Protocol No.3",andinparticular Article
28thereof ;
WHEREAS theprocessing ofdurum wheat into cereal-based products
obtained byblowing orroasting ,such as"puffed rice "or"corn
flakes ",should beconsidered tobesufficient processing within the
meaning ofArticle 5ofProtocol No.3;whereas footnote 1onthe
first page toAnnex IItoProtocol No.3should therefore beamended ,
HAS DECIDED ;
Sole Article
Footnote 1onthefirst page ofAnnex IItoProtocol No.3,concerning
heading No.19.05 ,isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(1)'This rule does notapply where theuseofmaize ofthezea
indurata type ordurum wheat isconcerned ."
Done atBrussels .
For the Joint Committee
The Chairman

COMTTUNI CATION FROM THE COMMISSION
TOTHE COUNCIL
Indrawing upList Aannexed totheAgreements "between theCommunity
andeach non-acceding EFTA country ,themanufacture ofcereal-based
products obtained "by "blowing orroasting ,such as"puffed rice "or
"corn flakes ",falling within heading Wo.19*05 of "theBrussels
Nomenclature ,from maize ofthe "zeaindurata "type ,wasconsidered
tobesufficient processing toconfer thestatus of"originating
products "ontheproducts obtained .
Ontheother hand ,themanufacture ofthese products from durum wheat
wasnotgiven anyparticular attention atthetime .
Since experience has ehovm that forthemanufacture ofproducts falling
within theheading 19.05 ,only cereals ofthedurum wheat type maybe
used ,theprocessing ofdurum wheat should beconsidered inthe same
wayasthat ofmaize ofthe "zeaindurata "type .List Ashould
therefore beamended accordingly .
Theproposed amendment isnotprejudicial totheinterests of-Community
producers .
Inview oftheforegoing ,theCommission intends topropose tothe
Joint Committees setupbythevarious agreements adraft Decision
amending Annex IItoProtocol No.3(List A).
TheCommission sent acommunication totheCouncil (doc .No.COM(73)ll31
final )on11July 1973 »concerning this problem .However thetext
oftheproposal annexed tothis communication gave rise todoubts
about which type ofwheat wasinvolved .

Following further technical discussions ,-theCommission submits
herewith arevised communication tothe Council which isintended to
replace theprevious communication above mentioned ,andtoclarify
theexact type ofwheat involved -
Theattached draft isthat prepared fortheEEC-Sweden Joint Committee .
The same Decision will "beproposed totheother Joint Committees ,
Itwould bedesirable for the Council ofMinisters todecide onthis
draft asquickly aspossible ,soastoenable theCommission to
propose without delay that theJoint Committees under thevarious
Agreements adot>t theDecision .