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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)342 final
Brussels.1July1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
•
applyingintheCommunityrevisedamountsforthedocumentary
requirements inProtocolNo1concerning thedefinitionofthe
conceptof"originating products"andmethodsofadministrative
cooperation tothesecondACP-EECConvention
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
applyingintheCommunityrevisedamountsforthedocumentary
requirements inAnnexIIconcerning thedefinition ofthecon­
ceptof"originating products"andmethodsofadministrative
cooperation toDecision80/1186/EEContheAssociation ofthe
OverseasCountries andTerritories withtheEuropeanEconomic
Community
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(81)342final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
InArticles 6and 16ofProtocol No.1concerning thedefinition ofthecon­
cept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation to
thesecond ACP-EEC Convention ,theamounts fordetermining when forms EUR .2
maybeused instead ofmovement certificates EUR.l orwhen nodocumentary
evidence oforigin isrequired respectively arelaid down .
Thebase date taken fordetermining theequivalent value ofthe airounLs
concerned inthenational currencies oftheMember States isautomatically
changed every twoyears andthis equivalent value will next befixed on
the basis ofthe value taken on1st October 1980 inaccordance with the
provisions ofProtocol No.1.
Astheequivalent values ofthese amounts insome ofthenational currencies
onthe1stOctober 1980 arereduced compared totheir value onthe 30th
June 1978 ,theeffective value limits inthenational currencies concerned
corresponding totheamounts laid down inArticle 6andArticle 16of
Protocol No.1areaccordingly also reduced .
Article 6ofProtocol No.1provides that such areduction ofthevalue of
thelimits asexpressed inthecurrency ofanyMember State should beavoided
anditistherefore necessary toincrease theamounts concerned . ^

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Proposal for a
COIMTIL REGULATION (EEC )
applying ■intheCommunity revised amounts forthedocumentary require­
ments inProtocol No.1concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"origin­
ating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation tothesecond ACP-
EEC Convention
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN .COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toProtocol No.1concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of
"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation tothesecond
ACP-EEC Convention signed atLomeon31October 1979^,andinparticular
Article 6thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
\
Whereas Article 6ofProtocol No.1provides that the amounts fordetermining
when forms EUR .2maybeused instead ofmovement certificates EUR.l orwhen
nodocumentary evidence oforigin isrequired aslaid down inArticle 16,
may berevised bythe Community ifnecessary ;
Whereas asfrom 1October 1980 theequivalent value oftheamounts concerned
insome national currencies hasbeen reduced when compared totheir value
valid on30June 1978 ;
Whereas asaconsequence oftheautomatic bi-annual adaptation ofthebase
date provided for inProtocol No.1theeffective value limits ofthe
national currencies concerned corresponding totheamounts laid down in
Article 6andArticle 16ofthesaid Protocol are reduced ;whereas
inorder toavoid such areduction itisnecessary toincrease these
amounts ;
«··/···
(1)OJNo.L347of22.12.1980 ,pli•ν
.•

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HAS ADOPTED THIS PECULATION : .,
Article 1
Theamount laid down inArticle 6(1 )(b)ofProtocol No.1shall beincreased
to1620 European units ofaccount .
«
The amounts laid down inArticle 16(2 )ofProtocol No.1shall beincreased
to105and325 European units ofaccount respectively .
Article 2 _ . –
Ihis Regulation shall enter into force onthedayofitspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply from 1 ,May1981 .
Ihis Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
lhePresident

s EXPLANATORY NOTE
InArticles 6and 16ofAnnex IIconcerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation toDecision
80/1186/EEContheAssociation ofOverseas Countries andTerritories with
theEuropean Economic Community ,theamounts fordetermining when forms EUR .2
maybeused instead ofmovement certificates EUR.l orwhen nodocumentary
evidence oforigin isrequired respectively arelaid down .
Thebase date taken fordetermining theequivalent Value oftheamounts
concerned inthenational currencies oftheMember States isautomatically
changed every twoyears andthis equivalent value will next befixed onthe
basis ofthevalue taken on1stOctober 1980 inaccordance with theprovisions
ofAnnex II.
Astheequivalent values ofthese amounts insome ofthenational currencies
on1stOctober 1980 arereduced compared totheir value on30th June 1978 ,
theeffective value limits inthenational currencies concerned corresponding
totheamounts laid down in'Article 6andArticle 16ofAnnex IIareaccordingly
also reduced . '
Article 6ofAnnex IIprovides that such areduction ofthevalue ofthelimits
asexpressed inthecurrency ofanyMember State should beavoided anditis
therefore necessary toincrease theamounts concerned .

««'comrnendfitien for a
COHNCIL DECISIŒ ,
applying in .the G:>:-airanity revised amounts forthedocumentary require­
ments inAnnex IIconcerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating
products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation toDecision 80/1185/EFC
ontheAssociation oftheOverseas Countries andTerritories with theEuropean
Economic Community ,
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe ;Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
4
Having regard toCouncil Decision 80/1186/EECof16December 1980 onthe
Association oftheOverseas Countries andTerritories with theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Article 11(2 )thereof .
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 6ofAnnex IItoDecision 80/1168 /EECprovides that the
amounts fordetermining when forms EUR .2may beused instead ofmovement
tcertificates EUR.1 orwhen nodocumentary evidence oforigin isrequired
aslaid down inArticle 16,mayberevised bytheCommunity ifne'cessary ;
Whereas asfrom 1October 1980 theequivalent value oftheamounts concerned
insome national currencies has been reduced when compared totheir value
valid on30th June 1978 ;
Whereas asaconsequence oftheautomatic bi-annual adaptation ofthebase
date provided forinAnnex IItheeffective value limits ofthenational
currencies concerned corresponding totheamounts laid down inArticle 6
andArticle 16ofthesaid Annex are reduced ;whereas inorder toavoid
such areduction itisnecessary toincrease these amounts ;
(1)OJNo .L361of31.12.1980 ,p.l

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KASDECIDED ASPCfLLOWS 1
*
Article 1
The amount laid down inArticle 6(l)(b)of Annex IIshall beincreased to
1620 European units ofaccount .
The amounts laid down inArticle 16(2 )ofAnnex IIshall beincreased to
105and 325 European units ofaccount respectively .
Article 2
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1Hay 1981 .
Done atBrussels . For the Council
Hie President