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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)572final
Brussels ,11April 1973
Definition oftheconcept of"originating products "
saidmethods ofadministrative cooperation indealings
with certain non-acceding EFTA countries
Communication from the Commission tothe Council
Draft
ofa
DECISION OPTHEJOINT COMMITTEE No /73
supplementing andamending Articles23,24and25of
Protocol No3onthedefinition oftheconcept of
"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative
cooperation ■ !:i
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(73)572final

NOTE FROM THE COMMISSION TOTIISCOUNCIL
,» •A
Article 25ofProtocols No.jjtotheAgreements concluded with
Austria ,Portugal ,Sweden andSwitzerland ,inserted attherequest of
theBritish andDanish delegations meets theneed tomaintain free
trade between theacceding andnon-acceding countries ofEFTA .
» ' , • -.-
Theprovisions have however shown uprisks ofdistorsion of
supplies tothedetriment oftheCommunity asoriginally constituted
and ofIreland .
Accordingly theCouncil agreed toafirst modification of
' 1'
Article 25put totheEFTA non-acceding countries andadopted bythe
Joint Committees setupbythedifferent Agreements .
.i
Since then ithas been established that new risks ofdistorsion -;
ofsupplies could not fail tooccur despite amendment ofArticle 25«- '
Inorder toresolve these problems theCommission intends topropose
anewdraft decision amending -Article 25totheJoint Committees .
;· ·
Tnodraft attached herewith istjiat prepared for theJoint
Committee oftheEECandSweden .Thedecisions tobeadopted bythe
other Joint Committees will bo*similar except that oftheJoint
Committee oftheEECandPortugal will notinclude Article 2.
•'! ■ ■ .
Itisadvisable that theCouncil ;ofMinisters should adopt a
definite decision ontheattached draft assoon aspossible sothat
theCowaission will beable to'propose that -theJoint Committees
(1should ,without delay ,adopt thedifferent Agreements .
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EEC-SVEDSII
-Joint Committee -
s;. ' •-Draft
ofa '
DECISION OFTHE JOINT COMMITTEE
supplementing .andamending Articles 23,.24and25ofProtocol No.3-
' . onthe definition ofthe concept
' >. of"originating products "andmethods of
administrative cooperation
THEJOUÎT C0I1MITTEE ,
IIAVIIJG REGARD totheAgreement botwoen theEuropean Economic Community
and theKingdom ofSweden signed inBrussels on22July ,1972 ,
m
HAVING REGARD toProtocol No.3'Ott'thodefinition oftheconcept of
• 1
"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
(hereafter referred toas"protocol No.3")andinparticular Article 28
thereof , ,i .
Y/HEREAS Decision No.6/73oftheJoint Committee of2February ,1972
%
amended Article 25(l)p£Protocol No.3toavoid ,tothodetriment
oforiginating products within themeaning oftheAgreement of22July ,
1 /
1972 ,distortions ofsources ofsupply v/hich .could arise until the
date when customs duties will beabolished between theCocmunity as"
originally constituted ,ontheonehand ,andSweden onthoother j
whereas that Decision hasconsequently amended Articles 23andZky
f.
v/HSREA.5 itisnecessary tohave regard toevidenco that thenowamend­
■H .
merits toArticle 25(1)ofProtocol No.3have brought about further
risk3 ofdistortion ofsources ofsupply ;

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■HAS DECIDED : '■
Article 1
Thetext ofArticle 25(1)ofProtocol No,3ehall bereplaced
bythefollowing tc:ct : •" ' .
"1,Thefollowing products maybenefit ,upon import into Sweden or
Denmark ortheUnited Kingdom ,frori thetariff provisions inforce
inSweden orintholatter twocountries cuidcovered byArticle
3(1)oftheAgreement : . -. .
(a)products which meet theconditions ofthis Protocol andfor
.which amovement certificate hasbeen issued indicating that
*they have acquired thestatue oforiginating products andhave
.undergone anyadditional processing solely inSweden orinthe
twocountries referred toabove orintheother five countries
specified inArticle 2ofthis Protocol ;"
(b)products other than products ofChapters 50to62,which meet
the conditions ofthis Protocol and for which amovement
cortificate hasbeen issued indicating :
(i)that they have been obtained bytheprocessing ofgoods
v/hich ,upon their export from thoCommunity asoriginally
constituted orfrom Ireland ,hadalready acquired there
thostatus oforiginating products ;* : r£
(ii)andthat theadded valticacquired inSweden orinthe tv/o
countries referred toabove orintheother fitze countries ;
specified inArticle 2ofthis Protocol represents 50%
ormore ofthevalue ofthose products ;
(c)products ofChapters 50to62'andofheadings 35.05 (starch glues ),
73.IS,74.04 and74.07 meeiS theconditions ofthis Protocol
and forwhich amovement certificate hasbeen issued indicating
that they have been obtained bytheprocessing ofgoods listed
iaColuua 1belov ;which ,upon ,their export frca the Cc^Mv.r.i iy .
asoriginally constituted orfrom Ireland ,hacialready acquired
there thostatus oforiginating products .

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Colur.n 1_
Pro fluetsur:su -
1.cx11.OSMaize andpotato starches
?, '75.12 "°°P CJ:idotrip ,ofiron and
ctcel ,hot-rolled or
cold-rolled
7*f,01Copper natto 5unwrougnt
copper (refined ornot),
copper waste andscrap
',·.»
Materials notfalling under
Chanters 50to fc>2
5.exChap­
ters 50
to59YarnColurnn 2
Producto o~bto.ir.cd
ox35.05 starch glues
•• /•
73.18 Tubes andpipes and
blanks therefor ,of
iron (other than cast
' .iron )orsteel ,ex~
eluding hif;h pressure ^
hydre -clectric conduits
6,ex^P~
ters 50
to62
7. 55.097'+.03VJroupht "bars *rodsi angles ,
chapcdandsections ,of
copper !copper wire
7*f.O^vrought plates ,sheets
and strip ,o£copper
7^.05 Copper foil (whether ornot^
embossed ,cuttoshape ,perfo­
rated ,coated ,printed orcache
with paper orother reinforcing
material ),ofathickness
(excluding anybacking )not
exceeding 0.15 uim
7^.06 Copper powdera andflakes
7*f.07 Tubes andpipes andblares
•therefor ,ofcopper ;
hollow bars ofcopper "
85.23 Insulated (including
enar.ic'lled orc-.nodieed )
electric wii-e ,c?.bles ,baro ,
strip andthelike (incj-iiuing
co-axial cable ),whether or
310 "i# V/ltil COIXHCC ^
Triatai ncscuiaccessories
(excluding linings )
Other cotton textiles|11coods ^allinSwithin Chapters 50
to62
(ex60,OkUndergarments ,complete
( "* and ready towear
{ex60.05 Outer garments ,complete
j andready towear ,ando..:or
' articles ,excluding bx«..r.^-a^^.
I bwVCCille10Ov-«
Allgoods falling within Chapters cOto
62.
ex62.04 Tents andcamping equircor.t

-k-
8.ex57*07 Sisal yarn . exSo.02 Sisal carpets
9* 50.03
56.03
10. 55.05
11.ex56.01
ex56,02Silk waste (including
cocoons unsuitable for
reeling ,silk ,noils and
pulled orgarnet tedrags )
V/auta '(including yarn waste
andpulled orgarnetted rags }
ofman-wade fibres (con­
tinuous ordiscontinuous ),
not carded ,combed or
otherwise prepared for
spinning
She.e-o 1sorlainb ^wool or
r ▼other animal hair (fine or
coarse ),carded orcombed
Synthetic textile fibres
(discontinuous ),not
carded ,combed orother­
wise prepared fcrspinning
Continuous filament tow
for the manufacture of
man-made synthetic textile
fibres (discontinuous )Allproducts falling within
Chapters 50to62
Allproducts falling within
chapters 50to57
Allproducts falling within
Chapters 50to57«except
he&ding 56.0' +:
Man-made fibres and wastes of
man-made fibres (continuous or
discontinuous ),carded ,combed
orotherwise prepared for
spinning
Thefollowing produts of
Chapters 58to62:
ex59.01 ;Sanitary towis
ox59.0 ^1Twine ,cordage ,ropes
and cables ,plaited'
ornot ,other than
single yarn composed
solely ofcontinuous
synthetic textile
fibres

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12.ex56.01
ex56.02
13.exChap­
ters 50
to57Fibres and continuous
filament tow ofpoly­
propylene ,provided
that their value does not
exceed ^0.%ofthevalue
ofthefinished product *
Yarnex59.02
ex51.0*f
ex55.09
*ex55.09
êx50;07
ex52.01
ex59.01
ex59.15
ex59.17
ex59.17
ex60.03Needlelooni felt ,whether
ornotimpregnated or
coated
ex50.09 Woven fabrics ,dyed ,
containing 80%ormore
byweight ofsilk or
wast<j silk other than
noil
Woven fabrics ofman-made
fibres (continuous ),flocked
Other woven fabrics of
cotton ,flocked
Organdies ,bleached ,merce­
rized andparchraentised
Woven fabrics ofman-made
fibres (discontinuous or
waste ),flocked
Carpets ,carpeting andrugs ,
knotted (made up'ornot)
Sanitary towls
Textile hosepiping and
similar tubinginwhich
linen ortrue hemp orthe
tw®materials together
represent not more than 50%
oftheweight ofthetextile
components
Bolting cloth
Textiles articles other than
theproducts defined in
Note 5(a)toChapter 59
Stockings ,under-stockings ,
socks ,anklevsocks ,
sockettes and thelike,
complete andready towear

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1^.exChap -Single yarn
ters 50
to59 ■
» .»ex60.06 Articles ofthekinds fall !
within headings 60.02 to
60.05 ,knitted orcrocheted
and elastic orrubberized ,
complete andready towear 1
ready foruse
59*05 Nets andnetting made of
twine ,cordage ,orrope ,
and made upfishing nets
ofyarn ,twine ,cordage or
.'rope •. -.
59.06 Other articles made from ya:
twine ,cordage -,rope or
cables ,other than' textile
fabrics and articles made
from such fabrics
15.exChap­
ters 55
and56ex5o*08 Knotted netfabrics ,havins
auniform square ordiainoni
shaped mesh knotted ateach
corner ,entirely made of
cotton orsynthetic textile
fibres
16. -ex51.01
ex51.02Yarn ofsynthetic tex­
tile fibre (continuous ),
not put upforretail
sale *
Honofil ,strip (artificial
straw andthelike )aijd
imitation catgut ,of
synthetic textile materialsex58.08
ex59.01*Knotted net fabrics ,having
auniform square or
diamond-shaped mesh knotted
ateach corner ,entirely
made ofcotton orof
synthetic textile fibres
Twine ,cordage ,ropes ana
cables ,plaited ornot
other than single yam
composed solely ofcontinue ,
synthetic textile fibres
./.•

-.7
•>9*05 Nets andnettings made of
twine ,cordage •orrope ,
andnode upflaking nc-tn
ofyarn ,twine ,cordage
orrope
•.»
59.06 Other articles made from yarn ,
twine ,cordage rope orcab3.es ,
other than textile fabric.' -,
and articles inade from such
fabrics
17.ex51.01 Yajrn ,raonofil ,strip
ex51*02 ■(artificial straw andthe
ex56.05 like )andimitation
cacugut ,ofcuprammoniuta
fibres
l8«ex51»02 Konofil ofpoy&ster s
19.exChap-
tere 50
to59
exChap­
ters 50
to59Fabric andother products
except those falling v/ithia
headings 59.10 and59.11
Fabric ,provided that the
value ofthe fabric
(linings ,trimmings and
accessories notincluded )
does notexceed k5%of
thevalue ofthefinished
product58.06 V/oven labels ,badges andthe
like' ,notembroidered ,in
thepiece ,instrips orcut
toshape orsize . .
ex59.1?Fabrics (other tha.n felted
.. fabrics oftextile fibres ),of
akrbnd commonly used in
machinery formaking or
■'finishing cellulosic pulp ,
paper orpapc-rboard ,
including fabrics of
tubular orendless kind
59*10 Linoléum andrcateri&ls
prepared onatextile base in
asimilar manner tolinoleum ,
whether ornotcuttoshape
orofakind used asfloor
.coverings ;fleer coverings
consisting ofacoating
applied onatextile base ,
cut to -shape ornot
ex59.11 Plates ,sheets andstrip ,of
expanded foam orsponge
rubber ,combined with
textile fabric
ex6l.01 Men'sandboys' outer garments ,
complete andready towear

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13.exChap-Fabric ,provided that
ters ,thevalue ofthefabric
50to59'doe3 "notexceed ^0%
ofthe value ofthe
finished productex61.02 Women 's,girls' n-ndinfants'
, outer garments ,conplete and
* ready tov/ear ,ofthe .
following kindi ?:frocks ,
■skirts ,jackets ,trousers
. ..(other than trousers the
fabric ofwhich falls
' within heading .;55.08 and
55»09 )»costur.ee (composed
ofajacket and skirt ora
jacket and t.rousers )and
coats
ex61.09 Brassières ,corsets ,.
corset-belts ,corselettes ,
girdle corsets ,,hipbelts
and other articles designed
for v/earasbody-supporting
garments ,whether ornot
elastic ,complete andready
to"wear .
Thaprovisions ofthis paragraph shall apply toproducts .which
byvirtue oftheprovisions ofthis Agreement andoftheannexed Protocols
will benefit from the abolition ofcustoms duties atthe conclusion of
theperiod oftariff dismantling laid down foreach product .
Theabove provisions shall nolonger beapplicable once the
period oftariff dismantling laid down foreach product expires . .
Article 2
InArticle 23 (2)and (3)ofProtocol No.3thewords :
"where theproducts used arethose referred toinArticle 25(1)
ofthis Protocol " . , 1 .
shall bereplaced bythefollowing words :
"where theproducts used orethose referred toinArticle 25(1)(s.)
.-!■? this Protocol ." ' " .

Article 3
Thetext ofArticle 2k(l).ofProtcol Mo.3shall be .replaced
bythefollowing text :
"1. Movement certificates may,v/hereappropriate ,berequired
toindicate that theproducts towhich they relate haveacquired
thect,atua oforiginating product Jandhaveundergone -anyadditional
.processing under theconditions setoutinArticle 23(1)until
thedate from which thocustoms duties applicable tothesaid
products areabolished between theComaunity asoriginally
constituted andIreland ontheonehand ,andSweden ontheother
hand ."
* 4 ■ •
Article b
■m
ThisDecision revokes andreplaces Decision No.6/73ofthe
Joint Coanittee of2February ,1973 .
Done atBrussels ,on
» For theJoint Coiaraittee
•TheChairman
o.'ne Secretaries