Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 740/2013 of 30 July 2013 on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, that apply within quotas for certain products from Colombia
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Colombia, derogation from EU law, import (EU), originating product, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)








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31.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 204/40








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 740/2013
of 30 July 2013
         
on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, that apply within quotas for certain products from Colombia


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Decision 2012/735/EU of 31 May 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Decision 2012/735/EU, the Council authorised the signature, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part (‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/735/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion. The Agreement applies on a provisional basis from 1 August 2013.












(2)


Annex II to the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. For a number of products, Appendix 2A to that Annex provides for derogations from the rules of origin set out in that Annex in the framework of annual quotas. It is therefore necessary to lay down the conditions for the application of those derogations for imports from Colombia.












(3)


The quotas set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II should be managed by the Commission on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with 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 (2).












(4)


Entitlement to benefit from the tariff concessions should be subject to the presentation of the relevant proof of origin to the customs authorities, as provided for in the Agreement.












(5)


Since the Agreement takes effect on 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date.












(6)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The rules of origin set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Columbia and Peru, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), shall apply within the quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
To benefit from the derogation set out in Article 1, the products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Annex II to the Agreement.


Article 3
The quotas listed in the Annex shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.


Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2013.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 354, 21.12.2012, p. 1.

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




ANNEX

Colombia

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the scope of the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.









Order No


CN code


Description of goods


Quota period


Annual quota volume
(in tonnes net weight if not otherwise specified)




09.7140


3920 


Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not-reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials


From 1 August to 31 July


15 000 




09.7141


6108 22 00 


Women’s or girl’s briefs and panties, knitted or crocheted, of man-made fibres


From 1 August to 31 July


200 




09.7142


6112 31 


Men’s or boy’s swimwear, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres


From 1 August to 31 July


25 




09.7143


6112 41 


Woman’s or girl’s swimwear, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres


From 1 August to 31 July


100 




09.7144


6115 10 


Graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins), knitted or crocheted


From 1 August to 31 July


25 




09.7145


6115 21 00 


Other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex, knitted or crocheted


From 1 August to 31 July


40 




09.7146


6115 22 00 


Other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more, knitted or crocheted


From 1 August to 31 July


15 




09.7147


6115 30 


Other women’s full-length or knee-length hosiery, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex, knitted or crocheted


From 1 August to 31 July


25 




09.7148


6115 96 


Other, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted


From 1 August to 31 July


175 




09.7161


7321 


Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas rings, plate warmers and similar nonelectric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel


From 1 August to 31 July


20 000  items




09.7162


7323 


Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel


From 1 August to 31 July


50 000 




09.7163


7325 


Other cast articles of iron or steel


From 1 August to 31 July


50 000