NATURE OF A STEP IN THE ACTION PENDING BEFORE THE NATIONAL COURT , COSTS ARE A MATTER FOR THAT COURT .
Operative part
ON THOSE GROUNDS ,
THE COURT ( FOURTH CHAMBER )
IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION REFERRED TO IT BY THE COUR DE CASSATION DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE BY JUDGMENT OF 29 JUNE 1983 , HEREBY RULES :
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION OF 22 JULY 1972 AND , MORE PARTICULARLY , PROTOCOL NO 3 ANNEXED THERETO CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ' ' ORIGINATING ' ' PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION MUST BE INTERPRETED AS MEANING THAT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ELEMENTS USED IN DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF A PRODUCT AND , ACCORDINGLY , IN DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PROVIDED FOR BY THE AGREEMENT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE STATE EXPORTING THE FINISHED PRODUCT WHICH APPLIES TO COMPONENTS IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES , AT THE TIME OF THEIR IMPORTATION , ITS OWN RULES ON CUSTOMS VALUE AND EXCHANGE .