Communication concerning the entry into force, in trade between the European Community and the countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of the provisions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000, concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' for the purpose of applying tariff preferences granted by the Community to certain products from developing countries (regional cumulation of origin)
Date: 2000-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, certificate of origin, customs regulations, developing countries, generalised preferences, originating product

15.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 265/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1952 (cid:151) RWE/Iberdrola/Tarragona Power JV)

(2000/C 265/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 August 2000, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
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Communication concerning the entry into force, in trade between the European Community and
the countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of the provisions
laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1602/2000 (2), concerning the definition of the concept of (cid:145)originating products(cid:146) for the purpose of
applying tariff preferences granted by the Community to certain products from developing
countries (regional cumulation of origin)

(2000/C 265/15)

Articles 72 et seq. of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1602/2000, provide for regional cumulation of origin under the Community rules of origin applicable to
the generalised system of preferences (GSP), and this cumulation applies, inter alia, to the member countries
of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Article 72 includes provision for the members of each of the regional groups mentioned to transmit,
through the Secretariat of the regional group concerned, an undertaking to comply with the GSP rules of
origin and to provide the necessary administrative cooperation with regard to certificates of origin Form A.

The provisions on regional cumulation of origin will apply from 1 October 2000 to those member
countries of the SAARC (Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) which
have met this obligation.

(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1.