Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 of 24 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community
Date: 2000-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Laos, certificate of origin, export, generalised preferences, originating product, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1613/2000

of 24 July 2000

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of
originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take
account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Community industry. The derogation should be adapted,
however, with reference to the economic needs.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12
October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article
249 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of
2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1662/1999 (4), and in particular Article 76 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

By Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21
December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of
generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999
to 31 December 2001 (5), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1310/2000 (6), the Community
gave such preferences to Laos.

Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 estab-
lish the definition of the concept of originating products
to be used for the purposes of generalised tariff prefer-
ences. Article 76 of that Regulation provides, however,
for derogations to those provisions in favour of least-
developed GSP-beneficiary countries which submit an
appropriate request to that effect to the Community.

By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1537/1999 (7), Laos
obtained such a derogation for certain textiles, for the
period from 15 July 1999 to 14 July 2000.

The request submitted by Laos satisfies the requirements
of Article 76 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. In partic-
ular the introduction of quantitative conditions (on an
the Community market's
annual basis)
capacity to absorb the Lao products, Laos's export-
capacity and actual recorded trade flows, is such as to
corresponding branches of
prevent

injury to the

reflecting

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 28.
(7) OJ L 178, 14.7.1999, p. 26.

In order to encourage regional cooperation among bene-
ficiary countries, it is desirable to provide that the raw
materials to be used in Laos in the context of this
derogation should originate in countries belonging to
the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
(except Myanmar), to the South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or to the ACP-EC Part-
nership Agreement.

The open and effective administration of these measures
should be ensured by applying the relevant provisions,
for the management of tariff quotas, laid down in Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1427/97 (8).

Any demand to extend application of the derogation
beyond the quantities provided for must be considered
in consultation with the Lao authorities.

To be fully effective, the derogation should be granted
for a reasonable length of
is, until 31
December 2001 when Regulation (EC) No 2820/98
expires.

time,

that

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Customs Code
Committee,

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
By way of derogation from Articles 67 to 97 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2454/93, products listed in the Annex to this
Regulation which are manufactured in Laos from woven fabric
(woven items) or yarn (knitted items)
imported into that
country and originating in a country belonging to the Associa-
tion of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (except Myanmar),
to the South Asian Assocation for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) or to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement shall be
regarded as originating in Laos in accordance with the arrange-
ments set out below.

(8) OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 31.

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For the purposes of paragraph 1, products shall be
2.
considered as originating in ASEAN or SAARC when they are
obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin
provided for in Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No
2454/93, or as originating in the beneficiary countries of the
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement when they are obtained in
those countries according to the rules of origin provided in
Protocol No 1 to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1).

Article 4

When drawings under Article 3 account for 80 % of the quant-
ities shown in the Annex, the Commission,
in consultation
with the Lao authorities, shall consider whether it is necessary
to extend application of the derogation beyond those quant-
ities.

Article 5

The competent authorities of Laos shall undertake to take
3.
all of the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the
provisions of paragraph 2.

The following shall be entered in box 4 of certificates of origin
Form A issued by the competent authorities of Laos pursuant
to this Regulation:

‘Derogation — Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000’.

Article 2

Article 6

The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to prod-
ucts transported directly from Laos and imported into the
Community during the period from 15 July 2000 to 31
December 2001, up to the annual quantities listed in the
Annex against each product.

In case of doubt, the Member States may demand a copy of the
document certifying the origin of the materials used in Laos
under this derogation. Such a demand may be made at the time
of entry into free circulation of the goods benefiting from this
Regulation, or within the framework of
the administrative
cooperation for which provision is made in Article 94 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

Article 7

The quantities referred to in Article 2 shall be managed by the
Commission, in accordance with the provisions laid down in
Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2000.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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ANNEX

Order
No

Textile
category

Combined
Nomenclature

Description of goods

Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swim-
wear and trousers (including slacks); women's or girls'
woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-
made fibres;
lower parts of tracksuits with lining, other
than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres

Quantity
(1.1 to 31.12)

4 068 169 pieces

09.8003

6

09.8004

09.8005

7

8

09.8006

10

09.8007

12

6203 41 10
6203 41 90
6203 42 31
6203 42 33
6203 42 35
6203 42 90
6203 43 19
6203 43 90
6203 49 19
6203 49 50
6204 61 10
6204 62 31
6204 62 33
6204 62 39
6204 63 18
6204 69 18
6211 32 42
6211 33 42
6211 42 42
6211 43 42

6106 10 00
6106 20 00
6106 90 10
6206 20 00
6206 30 00
6206 40 00

6205 10 00
6205 20 00
6205 30 00

6111 10 10
6111 20 10
6111 30 10
ex 6111 90 00
6116 10 20
6116 10 80
6116 91 00
6116 92 00
6116 93 00
6116 99 00

6115 12 00
6115 19 00
6115 20 11
6115 20 90
6115 91 00
6115 92 00
6115 93 10
6115 93 30
6115 93 99
6115 99 00

Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether
or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of
man-made fibres

477 193 pieces

Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

597 073 pieces

Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted

1 110 pairs

Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks,
ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted,
other than for babies,
including stockings for varicose
veins, other than products of category 70

1 100 pairs

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Order
No

Textile
category

Combined
Nomenclature

Description of goods

Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats,
cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres
(other than parkas of category 21)

Quantity
(1.1 to 31.12)

26 112 pieces

09.8009

14

09.8010

15

09.8011

16

09.8012

17

09.8013

18

6201 11 00
ex 6201 12 10
ex 6201 12 90
ex 6201 13 10
ex 6201 13 90
6210 20 00

6202 11 00
ex 6202 12 10
ex 6202 12 90
ex 6202 13 10
ex 6202 13 90
6204 31 00
6204 32 90
6204 33 90
6204 39 19
6210 30 00

6203 11 00
6203 12 00
6203 19 10
6203 19 30
6203 21 00
6203 22 80
6203 23 80
6203 29 18
6211 32 31
6211 33 31

6203 31 00
6203 32 90
6203 33 90
6203 39 19

6207 11 00
6207 19 00
6207 21 00
6207 22 00
6207 29 00
6207 91 10
6207 91 90
6207 92 00
6207 99 00

6208 11 00
6208 19 10
6208 19 90
6208 21 00
6208 22 00
6208 29 00
6208 91 11
6208 91 19
6208 91 90
6208 92 00
6208 99 00
ex 6212 10 10

Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other
coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres (other
than parkas of
category 21)

268 877 pieces

Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres,
excluding ski-suits; men's or boys' tracksuits with lining,
with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or
of man-made fibres

84 516 pieces

Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

46 016 pieces

Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs,
nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar
articles, other than knitted or crocheted

54 tonnes

Women's or girls singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats,
briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes,
dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or
crocheted

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Order
No

Textile
category

Combined
Nomenclature

Description of goods

Parkas; anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like,
other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of
man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with lining,
other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made
fibres

Quantity
(1.1 to 31.12)

576 236 pieces

09.8014

21

09.8016

26

09.8017

27

09.8019

29

ex 6201 12 10
ex 6201 12 90
ex 6201 13 10
ex 6201 13 90
6201 91 00
6201 92 00
6201 93 00
ex 6202 12 10
ex 6202 12 90
ex 6202 13 10
ex 6202 13 90
6202 91 00
6202 92 00
6202 93 00
6211 32 41
6211 33 41
6211 42 41
6211 43 41

6104 41 00
6104 42 00
6104 43 00
6104 44 00
6204 41 00
6204 42 00
6204 43 00
6204 44 00

6104 51 00
6104 52 00
6104 53 00
6104 59 00
6204 51 00
6204 52 00
6204 53 00
6204 59 10

6204 11 00
6204 12 00
6204 13 00
6204 19 10
6204 21 00
6204 22 80
6204 23 80
6204 29 18
6211 42 31
6211 43 31

Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-
made fibres

173 262 pieces

Women's or girls' skirts,

including divided skirts

355 733 pieces

Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres,
excluding ski-suits; women's or girls' tracksuits with lining,
with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of
man-made fibres

112 953 pieces

09.8020

31

ex 6212 10 10
6212 10 90

Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted

1 100 pieces

09.8021

68

6111 10 90
6111 20 90
6111 30 90
ex 6111 90 00
ex 6209 10 00
ex 6209 20 00
ex 6209 30 00
ex 6209 90 00

Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies'
gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and
babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or
crocheted, of category 88

443 tonnes

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Order
No

Textile
category

Combined
Nomenclature

Description of goods

Quantity
(1.1 to 31.12)

Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

15 196 pieces

Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other
than knitted or crocheted

41 tonnes

Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other indus-
trial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or croch-
eted

Garments, other
than knitted or crocheted, excluding
garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26,
27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77

452 tonnes

09.8023

72

09.8027

76

09.8028

78

6112 31 10
6112 31 90
6112 39 10
6112 39 90
6112 41 10
6112 41 90
6112 49 10
6112 49 90
6211 11 00
6211 12 00

6203 22 10
6203 23 10
6203 29 11
6203 32 10
6203 33 10
6203 39 11
6203 42 11
6203 42 51
6203 43 11
6203 43 31
6203 49 11
6203 49 31
6211 32 10
6211 33 10

6204 22 10
6204 23 10
6204 29 11
6204 32 10
6204 33 10
6204 39 11
6204 62 11
6204 62 51
6204 63 11
6204 63 31
6204 69 11
6204 69 31
6211 42 10
6211 43 10

6203 41 30
6203 42 59
6203 43 39
6203 49 39
6204 61 80
6204 61 90
6204 62 59
6204 62 90
6204 63 39
6204 63 90
6204 69 39
6204 69 50
6210 40 00
6210 50 00
6211 31 00
6211 32 90
6211 33 90
6211 41 00
6211 42 90
6211 43 90

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Order
No

Textile
category

Combined
Nomenclature

Description of goods

09.8030

84

6214 20 00
6214 30 00
6214 40 00
6214 90 10

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, other
than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-
made fibres

Quantity
(1.1 to 31.12)

1,1 tonnes

09.8031

86

6212 20 00
6212 30 00
6212 90 00

Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, braces, suspenders,
garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not
knitted or crocheted

1 100 pieces

09.8034

159

6204 49 10
6206 10 00

Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or croch-
eted, of silk-waste

4 tonnes

6214 10 00

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not
knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste

6215 10 00

Ties, bow-ties and cravats, of silk or of silk-waste

09.8035

161

09.8036

20

09.8037

40

6201 19 00
6201 99 00
6202 19 00
6202 99 00
6203 19 90
6203 29 90
6203 39 90
6203 49 90
6204 19 90
6204 29 90
6204 39 90
6204 49 90
6204 59 90
6204 69 90
6205 90 10
6205 90 90
6206 90 10
6206 90 90
ex 6211 20 00
6211 39 00
6211 49 00

6302 21 00
6302 22 90
6302 29 90
6302 31 10
6302 31 90
6302 32 90
6302 39 90

ex 6303 91 00
ex 6303 92 90
ex 6303 99 90
6304 19 10
ex 6304 19 90
6304 92 00
ex 6304 93 00
ex 6304 99 00

Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of
categories 1 to 123 and of category 159

69 tonnes

Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted

1,1 tonnes

Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain
and bed valances and other furnishing articles), other than
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres

1,1 tonnes

09.8038

91

6306 21 00
6306 22 00
6306 29 00

Tents

1,1 tonnes

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Order
No

Textile
category

Combined
Nomenclature

Description of goods

Quantity
(1.1 to 31.12)

Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds

11 tonnes

09.8039

109

09.8040

110

6306 11 00
6306 12 00
6306 19 00
6306 31 00
6306 39 00

6306 41 00
6306 49 00

Woven pneumatic mattresses

09.8041

111

6306 91 00
6306 99 00

Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses
and tents

1,1 tonnes

1,1 tonnes