Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 975/2013 of 11 October 2013 on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, that apply within quotas for certain products from Honduras
Date: 2013-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Honduras, association agreement (EU), derogation from EU law, electric cable, import (EU), interim agreement (EU), originating product, tariff quota, textile product, trade cooperation




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12.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 272/20








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 975/2013
of 11 October 2013
         
on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, that apply within quotas for certain products from Honduras


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Decision 2012/734/EU, the Council authorised the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.












(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 the possibility of derogations from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II in the framework of annual quotas. As the Union has decided to use that possibility, it is necessary to provide the conditions for the application of those derogations for imports from Honduras.












(3)


The quotas set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II should be managed 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 applies on a provisional basis as of 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

1.   The rules of origin set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), shall apply to the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation.


2.   The rules of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply by derogation from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement, 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 set out in the Annex shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 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, 11 October 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 1.

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




ANNEX

HONDURAS

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 items (pairs) if not otherwise specified)




09.7052


6115 


Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


2 916 667 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


7 000 000 




09.7053


6205 20 00 


Men’s or boys’ shirts, of cotton


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


4 583 333 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


11 880 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


12 760 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


13 640 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


14 520 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


15 400 000 




09.7054


6205 30 00 


Men’s or boys’ shirts, of man-made fibres


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


5 729 167 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


14 850 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


15 950 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


17 050 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


18 150 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


19 250 000 




09.7055


6205 90 


Men’s or boys’ shirts, of other textile materials


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


416 667 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


1 080 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


1 160 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


1 240 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


1 320 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


1 400 000 




09.7056


6206 30 00 


Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of cotton


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


4 166 667 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


10 800 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


11 600 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


12 400 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


13 200 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


14 000 000 




09.7057


6206 40 00 


Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of man-made fibres


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


5 416 667 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


14 040 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


15 080 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


16 120 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


17 160 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


18 200 000 




09.7058


6206 90 


Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of other textile materials


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


416 667 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


1 080 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


1 160 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


1 240 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


1 320 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


1 400 000 




09.7059


6212 10 


Brassières, whether or not knitted or crocheted


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


2 083 333 




From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014


5 400 000 




From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015


5 800 000 




From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016


6 200 000 




From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017


6 600 000 




From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


7 000 000 




09.7060


8544 30 00 


Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships


From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013


3 333  tonnes net weight




8544 42 


Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V, fitted with connectors




8544 49 


Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V, not fitted with connectors


From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12


8 000  tonnes net weight




8544 60 


Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000  V