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Brussels.19December1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)'
ontheapplication ofDecision No theACP-EEC
CouncilofMinistersderogatingfromtheconceptof'ori­ginating--^o//ginatingproducts'totakeaccountof<the/specialsituation
*>yofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionofcannedtuna
,•>j
Draft
DECISION OFTHEACP-EEC COUNCIL OFMINISTERS
derogating fromtheconceptof'originating products'totake
accountofthespecialsiutationofMauritiuswithregardto
itsproductionofcannedtuna
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Présentation cftherequest
)Background :Since23November197?Mauritius hasbenefited 1>oma
derogationtothedefinitionoftheconceptcforiginating products
forcannedtunawithinaquota'of1,6CQtonnes.Thecannedfishare
madefromfishcaughtintheMaldiveIslandsbylocalfishermen and
whicharetransported toMauritiusbyaJapaneserefrigerator ship.
Themajorityofthecompany'ssharesareheldbyMauritius.
AderogationforoneyearwasforeseentoenabletheMauritian company
toobtainsuppliesoftunnycaughtusinglivebaitusingavessel
corresponding tothedefinitioninnoteNo.6toProtocol No.1
oftheLom£Convention .
)Requestforextensionofthederogation madebytheMauritian Government
Inaletterdated10October1978theACPcountries' GeneralSecretariat
sent,withafavourable opinion,arequestforanextensionpresented
bytheMauritian AmbassadorinthenameofhisGovernment .
TheMauritian Ambassador observedthathisoriginalrequesthadreferred
toatwoyearperiodandavolumeof3,200tonnesperyearandthatthe
derogation hadonlybeenforoneyearandfor1,600tonnes.
Heexplainedthatthecompanyconcerned hadattemptedtocomplywith
theoriginrulesapplicable bytryingtointroduce asystemoffishing
corresponding totherules,thatisfishingusinglivebaitwhichthey
wereunabletoobtaininsufficientquantities inthewaterssurrounding
Mauritiuswiththeconsequence thattheattempthadtobegivenup.
Inordertoresolvetheproblemthecompanythereforedecidedto
turntothesystemofpurseseiningand,envisagesbuyingthetype,of.
vesselneededforthiskindoffishingandwhichfulfilsallthe..
conditions necessary. ''/! '

Atpresent,negotiations forpurchaseareproceedingand-shopl-dsucceed ,
aboutby20JanuaryT979.Paralleldiscussionsarebeingconducted
withtheSeychellesandComoresinordertoobtainfishingrightsin
theireconomiczones.
Inordertoallowthecanningworkstocontinuetooperateingood
financialconditionsuntilthesediscussions areconcluded,Mauritius
requeststheextensionofthederogationforoneyear,althoughinfact
thederogationwouldonlybeusedfor10months.IneffecttheDecision
previewsthebenefitofthederogationtoproductsimportedbetween
23November1977and23November1978.Thefirstshipmentswerenot
starteduntilafterthedateoftheentryintoforceandinviewof
thelengthoftimeneededbyseashipment(sometwomonths)thelast
shipmentswhichcouldbenefitfromthederogationshouldhaveleft
MauritiusinthesecondhalfofSeptemberiftheyweretobecleared
throughcustomsbeforethefinaldate.
OpinionoftheCommission
TheCommissionhasnotbeeninformedofanydisruption '•
causedbytheimportsofcannedtunny.Itissurethattheydonot
consistofmorethanaverymodestpercentageofthetotalofimports
intotheCommunityofthisproductwhichtotalled43,500tonnes
in1977.
«
ThesituationofthetunnycanningindustryintheCommunityisconcentrated
intwocountries.FranceandItaly;Japan,Senegal,IvoryCoastand
Taiwanarethemainsuppliers.Mauritiusonlysold618tonnesin1977.
Therequestpresented,whichhasbeensupportedbyalltheACPcountries,
respondsexactlywiththecriteriafixedbyArticle27ofProtocol
No.1totheConvention.
ItseemsevidentthatMauritiuscannotobtainundersatisfactoryconditions
tunnyfromotherACPcountriesandthatimportsofnon-originating
productsarevitalinordertomaintaintheactivityofanindustry
employing250personsandwhosemarketopeningsandprofitability would
beputatriskbythepaymentofincreasedcustomsduties.-

ADecision sijculd betaken shortly concerning *hepurchase ofaboat
whose entry into service should tj-ke place inthesecond half of197?,
theCoiranisiion proposes anextension for aperiod cfoneyear for
aquantity of1,600 tonnes .
This newderogation ,agreed toforoneyear ,cannot inanyeventuality ,
besubject toafurther prolongation *

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
orrtheapplicationofDecisionNooftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters
derogatingfromtheconceptof'originatingproducts'totakeacountofthe
specialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionofcannedtuna
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheACP-EECCouncilofMinisterssetup
undertheACP-EECConventionofLome(')signed
on28February1975,
tion',adopted,pursuanttoArticleg(2)°f'hesaidConvention.DécisionNo/78of.derogating
fromtheconceptof'originatingproducts'totake
accountofthespecialsituationofMauritiuswith
regardtoitsproductionofcannedtuna;Whereasitisnecessary,inaccordancewithArticle74
(3)oftheConvention,totakethemeasuresrequired
toimplementthatDecision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article/•
DecisionNoofthfcACP-EECCouncilofMinis­
tersshallapplyintheCommtinity .
ThetextoftheDecisionisannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom^3November1978until24
November1970
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(')OJNoL25,10.1.1976,p.Z.

DECISIONANNEX
Draft
OFTHEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS
derogatingfromtneconceptof'originatingproducts'totakeaccountofthe
spec**!situationofMauritiuswithregardtoitsproductionofcanneduina
THEACP-EECCOMMITTEE OPAMBASSADORS
HavingregardtotheACP-EECConventionofLome
signedon28February1975hereinaftercalled'the
Convention',andinparticularArticle9(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle27ofProtocolItotheConvention,
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'origi-♦/
natingproducts'andmethodsofadministrativeco-*
operation,slatesthatderogationsfromtherulesof
originmaybemade,inparticulartofacilitatethedeve­
lopmentofexistingindustriesorthecreationofnew.
industries; !
WhereastheACPStateshavesubmittedarequest|
fromtheGovernmentofMauritiusforaderogation ;
fromthedefinitionsetoutinthesaidProtocolfor-;
cannedtunaproducedbythatState; ,,
Whereas,InordertocatchfishforItscanneries,
MairltlushasdecidedtosetupfIsownfleetof
vesselssothatthefinishedproductshavethestatu*■
oforiginatingproductswithintheleaningofProtocol
No1totheloa<Convention;
WhereasthefleetwillbecomeoperationalonlyIn
aboutoneyear'stlae; •
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle27ofProtocolI,
theCustomsCooperationCommitteehasadopteda''•
reportonthesaidrequest; !■
Whereasthederogationaccordedfor1978,takenI
togetherwiththatenvisagedfor1979,represents
aperiodoftlaesufficienttoallowthe
Mauritianauthoritiestoresolvetheirproble*
inobtainingoriginatingrawaaterlals;whereasthe
presentderogationshouldbeHaltedtoa
aaxlauaperiodoftwelveaonths;
WhereasInthesecircuastances atenp'orary ..
derogationnaybeaadefroathedefinitionofthe
conceptoforiginatingproducts;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Bywayofderogationfromthespecialprovisionsof
ListAinAnnex11toProtocol1,cannedtunamanu­
facturedinMauritiusandfallingwithintariffheading
Noex16.04shallbeconsideredasoriginatingin
Mauritiussubjecttothefc!lowingconditions.andexportedfro.Mauritius 25Novcmbc,
1978and24November1979.
ArticleJ
Theaove*entcertificate;EUR.1issued
forproductsoriginatingbyvirtueofthe
derogationcontainedinArticle1shall
containinbox7'remark;1oneofthe
followingendorsements;
•"Dérogationthons*
•"AbweichungThunfisch*
-'Derogationtunafish"
-"Derogatonno"
-"Afwijkingtonijn"
-"Undtagelsetunfisk"
Anicle4
ThecompetentauthoritiesofMauritiusshalltakethe
necessarystepstocarryoutquantitativecheckson
exportsoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle2and
shallforwardtotheCommissioneverythreemonthsa
statementofthequantitiesinrespectofwhichmove­
mentcertificatesEURIhavebeenissuedpursuantto
-thisDecision.
Artide$
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommu­
nityshallberequired,eachforitsownpart,totake
thenecessarystepstoimplementthisDecision.
Artide6
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon25November
1978..
Ushellapplyuntil24November1979.
Artide2
Thi*derogationshalltoI600lonncsofcanned
tunaWSinaviihi?)larSffheadingNoss16.04