Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods
Official Journal L 148 , 28/06/1968 P. 0001 - 0005
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1968(I) P. 0157
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1968(I) P. 0165
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0020
Spanish special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0005
Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0005
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REGULATION ( EEC ) N 802/68 OF THE COUNCIL
OF 27 JUNE 1968
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 111 , 113 , 155 , 227 AND 235 THEREOF ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ;
WHEREAS MEMBER STATES HAVE TO DETERMINE OR VERIFY THE ORIGIN OF IMPORTED GOODS WHENEVER APPLICATION OF THE COMMONS CUSTOMS TARIFF , OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS OR OF ANY OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TRADE SO REQUIRES .
WHEREAS MEMBER STATES HAVE TO CERTIFY THE ORIGIN OF EXPORTED GOODS IN ALL CASES WHERE SUCH CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING COUNTRIES , IN PARTICULAR WHERE ADVANTAGES DERIVE FROM THAT CERTIFICATION ;
WHEREAS , IN EITHER CASE , IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY INTERNATIONAL DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS , MEMBER STATES AT PRESENT APPLY THEIR OWN RULES FOR THE DETERMINATION , VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN ; WHEREAS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SUCH NATIONAL RULES ARE LIKELY TO LEAD TO DIFFERENCES IN APPLYING THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES , AND ALSO IN THE PREPARATION AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR GOODS EXPORTED TO THIRD COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS , IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO DRAW UP ON THE SUBJECT RULES COMMON TO ALL THE MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS GOODS PRODUCED WHOLLY IN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY AND NOT CONTAINING PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS ORIGINATING IN THAT COUNTRY , AND THE GOODS BELONGING TO THIS CATEGORY MUST ACCORDINGLY BE SPECIFIED ;
WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND OF GREATER INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOUR , THE MANUFACTURE OF ANY ONE PRODUCT TENDS INCREASINGLY TO BE CARRIED OUT BY UNDERTAKINGS LOCATED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS IT MUST THEREFORE BE DETERMINED WHICH OF THOSE COUNTRIES IS TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS THERE ARE GOOD GROUNDS FOR ACCEPTING AS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN THAT IN WHICH THE LAST SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS OR OPERATION THAT WAS ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED WAS PERFORMED ;
WHEREAS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT PRESENT TO DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF ORIGIN IN RESPECT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ;
WHEREAS THE ORIGIN OF