Regulation (EEC) No 1318/71 of the Council of 21 June 1971 amending Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods
Official Journal L 139 , 25/06/1971 P. 0006 - 0007
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1971(II) P. 0348
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1971(II) P. 0394
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0128
Spanish special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0093
Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0093
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( 1 ) OJ N C 45 , 10 . 5 . 1971 , P . 38 .
( 2 ) OJ N L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1318/71 OF THE COUNCIL
OF 21 JUNE 1971
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 802/68 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 113 , 227 AND 235 THEREOF ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION N 802/68 ( 2 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS PROVIDES IN ARTICLE 2 THAT ITS PROVISIONS SHALL NOT AFFECT THE SPECIAL RULES CONCERNING TRADE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY OR MEMBER STATES ON THE ONE HAND , AND THE COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE COMMUNITY OR MEMBER STATES ARE BOUND BY AGREEMENTS WHICH DEROGATE FROM THE MOST-FAVOURED-NATION CLAUSE ON THE OTHER , AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE ESTABLISHING A CUSTOMS UNION OR A FREE-TRADE AREA ; WHEREAS THAT REGULATION DOES , HOWEVER , APPLY TO TRADE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE COMMUNITY HAS DECIDED TO GRANT PREFERENCES UNILATERALLY IN DEROGATION FROM THE MOST-FAVOURED-NATION CLAUSE ;
WHEREAS SPECIAL RULES ARE REQUIRED IN THAT CASE WHICH ARE APPLICABLE BOTH FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF THE GOODS AND FOR PREPARATION AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN TO BE SUBMITTED ON IMPORTATION ;
WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) N 802/68 PROVIDES IN ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) ( B ) THAT , WHEN THE ORIGIN OF A PRODUCT HAS TO BE PROVED ON IMPORTATION BY THE PRODUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN , THAT CERTIFICATE MUST CONTAIN ALL THE PARTICULARS NECESSARY FOR IDENTIFYING THE PRODUCT TO WHICH IT RELATES , IN PARTICULAR ITS GROSS AND NET WEIGHT ; WHEREAS THESE PARTICULARS SHOULD ONLY BE REQUIRED WHERE THEY ARE INDISPENSABLE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT ; WHEREAS IT IS UNNECESSARY TO REQUIRE THEM WHEN THE PRODUCT UNDERGOES APPRECIABLE ALTERATION IN WEIGHT BETWEEN ITS DISPATCH AND ITS ARRIVAL AT ITS DESTINATION OR WHEN ITS WEIGHT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED OR WHEN IT IS NORMALLY IDENTIFIED BY OTHER PARTICULARS ; WHEREAS , IN SUCH CASES , THE