Decision No 1/2000 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 25 July 2000 on the acceptance, as proof of Community or Turkish origin, of movement certificates EUR.1 or invoice declarations issued by certain countries that have signed a preferential agreement with the Community or Turkey
Date: 2000-07-25
Institutions: Customs Cooperation Committee
Subjects: Türkiye, association agreement (EU), export licence, free movement of goods, movement certificate, originating product

L 211/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.8.2000

DECISION No 1/2000 OF THE EC-TURKEY CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE

of 25 July 2000

on the acceptance, as proof of Community or Turkish origin, of movement certificates EUR.1 or
invoice declarations issued by certain countries that have signed a preferential agreement with the
Community or Turkey

(2000/526/EC)

(5)

Under those circumstances, neither the Community nor
Turkey can grant the other the preferential tariff treat-
ment provided for by Decision No 1/95,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.
Products covered by Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey
Association Council that originate in the Community, within
the meaning of the agreements which the latter has signed with
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and
treatment
Switzerland,
tariff
receive the preferential
provided for in the above Decision in Turkey if
they are
accompanied by a movement certificate EUR.1 or an invoice
declaration issued in one of the above countries stating that
they are of Community origin.

shall

Products covered by Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey
2.
Association Council
that originate in Turkey, within the
meaning of the agreements which the latter has signed with
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and
Switzerland,
treatment
receive the preferential
provided for in the above Decision in the Community if they
are accompanied by a movement certificate EUR.1 or an
invoice declaration issued in one of the above countries stating
that they are of Turkish origin.

tariff

shall

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Ankara, 25 July 2000.

For the Customs Cooperation Committee

The President

O. ONAL

THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement of 12 September 1963 estab-
lishing an association between the EEC and Turkey,

Having regard to Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Associa-
tion Council of 22 December 1995 on implementing the final
phase of the Customs Union (1), and in particular Articles 16
and 28 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

for

Decision No 1/96 of the EC-Turkey Customs Coopera-
tion Committee of 20 May 1996, laying down detailed
rules
the application of Decision No 1/95 (2)
provides that proof that the necessary conditions for
implementation of the provisions on free circulation of
industrial products between the Community and Turkey
have been met is to be provided by a movement certifi-
cate A.TR.

The Community and Turkey have signed preferential
agreements with the following European countries:
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland,
Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia and Switzerland.

(3)

Under those agreements, preferential origin is proven by
movement certificates EUR.1 or invoice declarations.

(4) Where products of Community or Turkish origin, within
the meaning of the aforementioned agreements, are first
exported from the Community or Turkey to one of the
countries referred to above and, without being processed
or having undergone only minimal operations, are then
sent to Turkey or the Community respectively, the above
countries must issue the products in question with a
movement certificate EUR.1 or
invoice declaration
stating that they are of Community or Turkish origin, as
appropriate.

(1) OJ L 35, 13.2.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 200, 9.8.1996, p. 14.