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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)903 final
Brussels ,22December 1980
Draft
JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION
amending Protocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
totake account ofthechange intheinternational method ofdeter­
mining "customs value "
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheapplication ofJoint Committee EECDecision (1)No
amending Protocol No3concerning thedefinition ofthe concept of
originating products andmethods ofadministrative cooperation to
take account ofthechange intheinternational method ofdetermining
"customs value "
(1)Austria ,Finland ,Iceland ,Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switzerland
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
, C0M(80 )903 final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Incertain cases therules oforigin require that notmore than acertain
percentage oftheex-works price ofaproduct consists ofthird country
products .Thevalue ofthethird country products tobetaken into
consideration isdefined ,inArticle 6(1 )ofProtocol No3totheEEC-EFTA
Agreements as"their customs value atthetime ofimportation ".In
Annex ItoProtocol No3,Note 6defines customs value asfollows :
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""Customs value "shall beunderstood asmeaning .thecustoms value
laid down intheConvention concerning thevaluation ofgoods for
customs purposes signed inBrussels on15December 1950 ."
TheConvention hasbeen replaced bythe "Agreement onimplementation of
Article VIIoftheGeneral Agreement ontariffs andtrade done at
Geneva on12April 1979 ."
AsfarastheCommunity isconcerned this wasintroduced on1July 1980
byCouncil Regulation (EEC )No.1244/80 (OJNoL134/80)andtheEFTA
countries will beintroducing thechange asfrom 1January 1981 Itis
V.
therefore necessary toamend asfrom 1January 1981 thesecond part of
theExplanatory Note toread asfollows ::
I
""Customs value "shall beunderstood asmeaning thecustoms value as
determined inaccordance with theAgreement onimplementation of
Article VIIoftheGeneral Agreement ontariffs andtrade done at
Geneva on12April 1979 ."
Inoverall terms this change caninvolve noeconomic effects %otheorigin
rules .
Theannexed draft ofamodel Decision tobetaken byeach Joint Committee
includes theamendment upon which anagreement hasbeen reached after
discussions onthis subject with thecustoms experts oftheMember States .

Itissuggested that theCouncil adopts this draft onthecommon position
oftheCommunity foruse intheEEC-EFTA Joint Committees .
Forreasons ofclarity ofpresentation ,andtoprevent duplication ofwork
amodel proposition forCouncil Regulations toapply theJoint Committee
Decisions isalso annexed .

Proposal Council Regulation (EEC)No. ontheapplication ofJoint
Ccranittee EEC-Decision (1)No.amending .Protocol No3concerning
thedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating products andmethods of
administrative cooperation totake account ofthechange intheinter­
national method ofdetermining "customs valua "
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ,
Whereas ,anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
(2)(3)wassigned on (4)andentered into force ■
on - , ,
■(5); \
Whereas byvirtue ofArticle 28ofProtocol No3concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept oforiginating products andmethods ofadministrative
cooperation ,which forms anintegral part oftheabove Agreement ,the
Joint Committee hasadopted Decision No amending Protocol No3
concerning thedefinition of .theconcept oforiginating products and
methods ofadministrative cooperation totake account ofthechange
intheinternational method ofdetermining "customs value ";
Whereas itisnecessary toapply this Decision -intheCommunity ;
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(1)Austria ,Finland ,Iceland ,Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switzerland
(2)TheRepublic ofAustria ,theRepublic ofFinland ,theRepublic of
Iceland ,theKingdom ofNorway ,thePortuguese Republic ,theKingdom
ofSweden ,theSwiss Confederation
(3)Austria ,Sweden ,Switzerland :OJNoL300of ,31.12.72
Finland :OJNoL328 of28.11.73
Norway :0JNoL171of27.6.73
Iceland ,Portugal :OJNo li301of31.12.72
(4)Austria ,Iceland ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switzerland :22July 1972
Norway :14May 1973
Finland :5October 1973
(5)Austria ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switzerland :1stJanuary 1973
Iceland :1stApril 1973 ^
Norway :1stJuly 1973
Finland :1stJanuary 1974

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
For theapplication oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic
Community and (1),Joint Committee Decisions No;1. shall
beapplied inthe'Community .
Article 2
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/
This Regulation shall enter into force on1stJanuary 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
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Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
The President ;
(0 TheRepublic ofAustria ,TheRepublic ofFinland ,theRepublic of
Iceland ,theKingdom ofNorway ,thePortuguese Republic ,theKingdom
ofSweden ,theSwiss Confederation .

AGREEMENT EEC-
The Joint Committee
JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION NO of
amending Protocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of
"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
totake account ofthectiange intheinternational method ofdetermining >
"customs value "
THE JOINT COMMITTEE , ■ <
Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andthe (1)signed inBrussels on (2),
• ' ' •'' . 'V-
Having regard toProtocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
(hereinafter referred toas"Protocol No3"),and inparticular Article
28thereof , •
Whereas Explanatory Note 6toProtocol No3concerning thedefinition of
theconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
needs amending consequent ,upon theadoption ofthe "Agreement onimplementation
ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade done atGeneva
on12April 1979 ",which contains anew international method pfdetermining
"customs value ",asatpresent "customs value "isdefined asmeaning the
customs value laid down intheConvention ofgoods forcustoms purposes signed
inBrussels on15December 1950 ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
•»•/•••
(1)TheRepublic ofAustria ,theRepublic ofFinland ,theRepublic of
Iceland ,theKingdom ofNorway ,thePortuguese Republic ,theKingdom
ofSweden ,theSwiss Confederation
(2)Austria ,Iceland ,Portugal ,Swederi' ,Switzerland :22July 107 ?.
Norway :14May 1973 • ~
Finland :5October 1973

Article 1
»
Thetext ofExplanatory Note 6second sub-paragraph ofProtocol No3
shall bereplaced by :
""Customs value "shall beunderstood asmeaning thecustoms value as
determined inaccordance with theAgreement onimplementation of
Article VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade done at
Geneva on12April 1979 ."
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on1January 1981 .
Done atBrussels , For the Joint Committee
The President