Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
Date: 2005-05-31
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: EU Member State, Jordan, Mediterranean region (EU), Union for the Mediterranean, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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PROTOCOL

to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the
European Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

hereinafter referred to as ‘EC Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’, represented by the Council of the European
Union and the European Commission,

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of the one part,

and THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN, hereinafter referred to as ‘Jordan’,

of the other part,

WHEREAS the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Euro-
Mediterranean Agreement’, was signed in Brussels on 24 of November 1997 and entered into force on 1 May 2002;

WHEREAS the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the
Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and the Act concerning the conditions of accession
thereto were signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession, the accession of the new Contracting Parties to the Euro-
Mediterranean Agreement is to be agreed by the conclusion of a Protocol to that Agreement;

WHEREAS consultations pursuant to Article 22(2) of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement have taken place in order to ensure
that account has been taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Jordan,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic hereby
become Contracting Parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agree-
ment establishing an Association between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, and shall respectively adopt
and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of
the Community, of the texts of the Euro-Mediterranean Agree-
ment, as well as of the Joint Declarations, Declarations and
Exchanges of Letters thereto.

Article 2

To take account of recent institutional developments within the
European Union, the Parties agree that following the expiry of the
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, exist-
ing provisions in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement referring to
the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer
to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and
obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.

CHAPTER I

AMENDMENTS TO THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS

Article 3

Presidency of the Association Committee

Article 93(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.
The Association Committee shall be chaired in turn by
a representative of the Commission of the European Commu-
nities and by a representative of the Government of Jordan.’

Article 4

Rules of origin

Protocol 3 shall be amended as follows:

1. Article 17(4) shall be replaced by the following:

‘4. Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively
must be endorsed with one of the following phrases:

ES

CS

DA

DE

ET

EL

EN

FR

IT

LV

LT

HU

M

NL

PL

PT

SL

SK

FI

SV

AR

“EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI”

“VYSTAVENO DODATEČNĚ”

“UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE”

“NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT”

“TAGANTJÄRELE VÄLJA ANTUD”

“ΕΚΔΟΘΕΝ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΩΝ”

“ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY”

“DÉLIVRÉ A POSTERIORI”

“RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI”

“IZSNIEGTS RETROSPEKTĪVI”

“RETROSPEKTYVUSIS IŠDAVIMAS”

“KIADVA VISSZAMENŐLEGES HATÁLLYAL”

“MAĦRUĠ RETROSPETTIVAMENT”

“AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI”

“WYSTAWIONE RETROSPEKTYWNIE”

“EMITIDO A POSTERIORI”

“IZDANO NAKNADNO”

“VYDANÉ DODATOČNE”

“ANNETTU JÄLKIKÄTEEN”

“UTFÄRDAT I EFTERHAND”

“

”’

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2. Article 18(2) shall be replaced by the following:

Czech version

The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with

‘2.
one of the following words:

Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo
povolení… (1)) prohlašuje, že kromě zřetelně označených,
mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v… (2).

ES

CS

DA

DE

ET

EL

EN

FR

IT

LV

LT

HU

MT

NL

PL

PT

SL

SK

FI

SV

AR

“DUPLICADO”

“DUPLIKÁT”

“DUPLIKAT”

“DUPLIKAT”

“DUPLIKAAT”

‘ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΟ’

“DUPLICATE”

“DUPLICATA”

“DUPLICATO”

“DUBLIKĀTS”

“DUBLIKATAS”

“MÁSODLAT”

“DUPLIKAT”

“DUPLICAAT”

“DUPLIKAT”

“SEGUNDA VIA”

“DVOJNIK”

“DUPLIKÁT”

“KAKSOISKAPPALE”

“DUPLIKAT”

“

”’

3. Annex IV shall be replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX IV

Danish version

Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende doku-
ment, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr.… (1)), erklærer, at
varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har præferen-
ceoprindelse i … (2).

German version

(Ermächtigter Ausführer; Bewilligungs-
Der Ausführer
Nr. … (1)) der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bez-
ieht, erklärt, dass diese Waren,
soweit nicht anders
angegeben, präferenzbegünstigte … (2) Ursprungswaren sind.

Estonian version

eksportija
Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete
Maksu-ja (Tolliameti kinnitus nr.… (1)) deklareerib, et need
tooted on… (2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul, kui on
selgelt näidatud teisiti.

Greek version

Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν
έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου υπ’ αριθ.… (1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν
δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιμησιακής
καταγωγής… (2).

INVOICE DECLARATION

English version

The invoice declaration, the text of which is given below,
must be made out in accordance with the footnotes. How-
ever, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

Spanish version

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente docu-
mento (autorización aduanera no… (1)) declara que, salvo
indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un
origen preferencial… (2).

(1) When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter
within the meaning of Article 21 of the Protocol, the authorisation
number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When
the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the
words in brackets shall be omitted or the space left blank.

(2) Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration
relates in whole or in part, to products originating in Ceuta and Melilla
within the meaning of Article 36 of the Protocol, the exporter must
clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is
made out by means of the symbol “CM”.

The exporter of the products covered by this document (cus-
toms authorisation No… (1)) declares that, except where oth-
erwise
are of… (2)
preferential origin.

clearly indicated,

these products

French version

L’exportateur des produits couverts par le présent document
(autorisation douanière no… (1)) déclare que, sauf indication
l’origine
ces
du
claire
préférentielle… (2).

contraire,

produits

ont

Italian version

L’esportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente docu-
mento (autorizzazione doganale n.… (1) dichiara che, salvo
origine
indicazione
preferenziale… (2).

le merci

contraria,

sono

di

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Latvian version

Portuguese version

Eksportētājs produktiem, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (mui-
tas pilnvara Nr.… (1)), deklarē, ka, iznemot tur, kur ir citādi
skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir priekšrocību izcelsme
no… (2).

O exportador dos produtos cobertos pelo presente docu-
mento (autorização aduaneira n.o… (1)), declara que, salvo
expressamente indicado em contrário, estes produtos são de
origem preferencial… (2).

Lithuanian version

Slovenian version

Šiame dokumente išvardintų prekių eksportuotojas (muitinės
liudijimo Nr… (1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta,
tai yra… (2) preferencinės kilmės prekės.

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo car-
inskih organov št… (1)) izjavlja, da, razen če ni drugače jasno
navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno… (2) poreklo.

Hungarian version

Slovak version

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatal-
mazási szám:… (1)) kijelentem, hogy eltérő egyéztelmü jelzés
hiányában az áruk preferenciális… (2) származásúak.

Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo
povolenia… (1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem zreteľne označených,
majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v… (2).

Maltese version

Finnish version

L-esportatur tal-prodotti koperti b’dan id-dokument (awtor-
izzazzjoni tad-dwana nru.… (1)) jiddikjara li, ħlief fejn indikat
b’mod ċar li mhux hekk, dawn il-prodotti huma ta’ oriġini
preferenzjali… (2).

Dutch version

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toe-
passing is (douanevergunning nr. … (1)), verklaart dat,
behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze
goederen van preferentiële … oorsprong zijn (2).

Polish version

Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin lupan
n:o … (1)) ilmoittaa, että nämä tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin
etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja …
ole
alkuperätuotteita (2).

selvästi merkitty,

Swedish version

Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument
(tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr.… (1)) försäkrar att dessa varor,
om inte annat tydligt markerats, har förmånsberättigande…
ursprung (2).

Arabic version

produktów objętych

Eksporter
tym dokumentem
(upoważnienie władz celnych nr… (1)) deklaruje, że z
wyjątkiem gdzie jest to wyraźnie określone, produkty te
mają… (2) preferencyjne pochodzenie.

…………………………………………………………… (3)
(Place and date)

(1) When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter
within the meaning of Article 21 of the Protocol, the authorisation
number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When
the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the
words in brackets shall be omitted or the space left blank.

(2) Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration
relates in whole or in part, to products originating in Ceuta and Melilla
within the meaning of Article 36 of the Protocol, the exporter must
clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is
made out by means of the symbol “CM”.

…………………………………………………………… (4)
(Signature of the exporter; the name of the person signing
the declaration has to be indicated in clear script)

(3) These indications may be omitted if the information is contained on

the document itself.

(4) See Article 20(5) of the Protocol. In cases where the exporter is not
required to sign, the exemption of signature also implies the exemp-
tion of the name of the signatory.’

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CHAPTER II

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 6

Goods in transit

Article 5

Proofs of origin and administrative cooperation

Proofs of origin properly issued by either Jordan or a new
1.
Member State in the framework of preferential agreements or
autonomous arrangements applied between them shall be
accepted in the respective countries under this Protocol, provided
that:

(a)

the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treat-
ment on the basis of either the preferential tariff measures
contained in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement or in the
Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences;

(b)

the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued
no later than the day before the date of accession;

(c)

the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities
within the period of four months from the date of accession.

Where goods were declared for importation in either Jordan or a
new Member State, prior to the date of accession, under prefer-
ential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between
Jordan and that new Member State at that time, proof of origin
issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements
may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs
authorities within the period of four months from the date of
accession.

2.
Jordan and the new Member States are authorised to retain
the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’
has been granted in the framework of preferential agreements or
autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:

(a)

such a provision is also provided for
in the Euro-
Mediterranean Agreement concluded prior to the date of
accession between Jordan and the Community;

and

(b)

the approved exporters apply the rules of origin in force
under that Agreement. These authorisations shall be replaced,
no later than one year after the date of accession, by new
authorisations issued under the conditions of the Euro-
Mediterranean Agreement.

3.
Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin
issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrange-
ments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be accepted by the
competent customs authorities of either Jordan or the Member
States for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of ori-
gin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period
of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to
those authorities in support of an import declaration.

The provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement may
1.
be applied to goods exported from either Jordan to one of the
new Member States or from one of the new Member State to Jor-
dan, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 3 thereto and
which on the date of accession are either en route or in tempo-
rary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in Jordan
and in that new Member State.

Preferential treatment may be granted in such cases, subject
2.
to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing
country, within four months of the date of accession, of a proof
of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the
exporting country and any other documents that provide sup-
porting evidence of the condition of transport.

CHAPTER III

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 7

Jordan undertakes that it shall neither make any claim, request or
referral nor modify or withdraw any concession pursuant to
GATT 1994 Articles XXIV.6 and XXVIII in relation to this enlarge-
ment of the Community.

Article 8

This Protocol
Mediterranean Agreement.

shall

form an integral part of

the Euro-

Article 9

1.
This Protocol shall be approved by the European Commu-
nity, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Mem-
ber States, and by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in accordance
with their own procedures.

The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the

2.
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 10

1.
This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the
first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of
approval.

2.

This Protocol shall apply provisionally as from 1 May 2004.

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Article 11

Article 12

This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the following lan-
guages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese,
Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Ara-
bic; the texts in each language being equally authentic.

The text of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, including the
Annexes and Protocols forming an integral part thereof, and the
Final Act together with the Declarations annexed thereto, shall be
drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian,
Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian languages and these texts
shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Asso-
ciation Council shall approve these texts.

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el treinta y uno de mayo de dos mil cinco.

V Lucemburku dne třicátého prvního května dva tisíce pět.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den enogtredivte maj to tusind og fem.

Geschehen zu Luxemburg am einunddreißigsten Mai zweitausendfünf.

Kahe tuhande viienda aasta maikuu kolmekümne esimesel päeval Luxembourgis.

Έγινε στο Λουξεμβούργο, στις τριάντα μία Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες πέντε.

Done at Luxembourg on the thirty-first day of May in the year two thousand and five.

Fait à Luxembourg, le trente-et-un mai deux mille cinq.

Fatto a Lussembourgo, addì trentuno maggio duemilacinque.

Luksemburgā, divtūkstoš piektā gada trīsdesmit pirmajā maijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai penktų metų gegužės trisdešimt pirmą dieną Liuksemburge.

Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer-ötödik év május havának harmincegyedik napján.

Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu, fil-wieħed u tletin jum ta’ Mejju tas-sena elfejn u ħamsa.

Gedaan te Luxemburg, de eenendertigste mei tweeduizend vijf.

Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia trzydziestego pierwszego maja roku dwutysięcznego piątego.

Feito en Luxemburgo, em trinta e um de Maio de dois mil e cinco.

V Luxembourgu, enaintridesetega maja leta dva tisoč pet.

V Luxemburgu, dňa tridsiateho prvého mája dvetisícpät’.

Tehty Luxemburgissa kolmantenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattaviisi.

Som skedde i Luxemburg den trettioförsta maj tjugohundrafem.

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Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vārdā
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

Por el Reino Hachemita de Jordania
Za Jordánské hášimovské království
For Det Hashemitiske Kongerige Jordan
Für das Haschemitische Königreich Jordanien
Jordaania Hašimiidi Kuningriigi nimel
Για το Χασεμιτικό Βασίλειο της Ιορδανίας
For the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Pour le Royaume hachémite de Jordanie
Per il Regno hashemita di Giordania
Jordānijas Hāšemītu Karalistes vārdā
Jordanijos Hašimitų Karalystės vardu
A Jordán Hasimita Királyság részėről
Għar-Renju Ħaxemit tal-Ġordan
Voor het Hasjemitisch Koninkrijk Jordanië
W imieniu Jordańskiego Królestwa Haszymidzkiego
Pelo Reino Hachemita da Jordânia
Za Jordánske hášimovské kráľovstvo
Za Hašemitsko kraljevino Jordanijo
Jordanian hašemiittisen kuningaskunnan puolesta
På Hashemitiska konungariket Jordaniens vägnar