2003/474/EC: Decision No 1/2003 of the EU-Slovak Republic Association Council of 6 February 2003 amending Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation
Date: 2003-02-06
Institutions: EC–Slovakia Association Council
Subjects: Slovakia, administrative cooperation, association agreement (EU), originating product

3.7.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 166/1

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

DECISION No 1/2003 OF THE EU-SLOVAK REPUBLIC ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 6 February 2003

amending Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of
‘originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation

(2003/474/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an
association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of
the other part (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement',
signed in Brussels on 4 October 1993, and in particular Article
38 of Protocol 4 thereof;

Whereas:

Protocol 4 of the Agreement, concerning the definition
of the concept of ‘originating products' and methods of
administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as
‘the Protocol' has been amended several
times. A
consolidation of those amendments to the text of the
therefore appears necessary for the sake of
Protocol
clarity and legal certainty of the rules of origin to be
applied.

specific

conditions

the
in which some products
(‘monolithic integrated circuits') are to be obtained,
implying limited processing operations outside the
contracting parties.

(4)

(5)

(6)

Some technical amendments are required in order to
correct anomalies in and between the different language
versions of the text.

It is therefore appropriate, for the proper functioning of
the Agreement and with a view to facilitate the work of
users and customs administrations, to incorporate in a
new text of the Protocol all the provisions in question.

Joint Declarations
Principality of
concerning
Andorra, the Republic of San Marino and the review of
the
the changes to the origin rules as a result of
amendments to the Harmonised System have to be
maintained, together with the Protocol.

the

Technical modifications of the processing rules are also
required to take account of modifications
to the
Harmonised Commodity Description
and Coding
System (‘Harmonised System') which took effect from 1
January 2002.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

for non-originating
Certain processing requirements
materials
to obtain originating status need to be
amended to take account of the lack of production of a
certain material within the contracting parties and of

Article 1

(1) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.

Protocol 4 of
the

concept of

the Agreement, concerning the definition of
and methods of

‘originating products'

(1)

(2)

(3)

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administrative cooperation,
attached hereto, together with the relevant Joint Declarations.

shall be replaced by the text

It shall apply from 1 March 2003.

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2003.

Article 2

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

For the Association Council

The President

G. PAPANDREOU