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Date: 1976-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1929/76 of 3 August 1976 on the application of Decision 3/76 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers derogating from the concept of 'originating products' to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with regard to certain products of the textile industry

4. 8 . 76                           Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 210/21
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1929/76
                                                    of 3 August 1976
               on the application of Decision 3/76 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers dero­
              gating from the concept of 'originating products' to take account of the special
                situation of Mauritius with regard to certain products of the textile industry
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                           Article 2
 COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        Member States shall manage their shares in the quota
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113             in accordance with their own relevant provisions.
 thereof,
                                                               Member States shall ensure that importers of the
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,            product in question established in their territory have
                                                               free access to the shares allocated to them .
 Whereas the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers set up
 under the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome (1) signed
 on 28 February 1975, hereinafter called 'the Conven­          The extent to which each Member State has used up
                                                               its share shall be determined on the basis of the
 tion', adopted, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of the Conven­
 tion, Decision 3/76 of 14 July 1976 derogating from           imports of the products in question entered with the
                                                               customs authorities for home use.
 the concept of 'originating products' to take account
 of the special situation of Mauritius with regard to
 certain products of the textile industry ;                    Member States shall forward to the Commission, no
                                                               later than the fifteenth of each month, a statement of
 Whereas it is necessary, in accordance with Article 74        all imports of the products in question effected during
 (3) of the Convention, to take the measures required          the previous month.
 to implement that Decision,
                                                                                       Article 3
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                         Article 1                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                               following its publication in the Official Journal of
 Decision 3/76 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers             the European Communities.
 annexed to this Regulation shall apply in the Commu­
 nity.                                                         It shall apply from 1 August 1976 to 31 July 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 3 August 1976.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                          M. van der STOEL
(>) OJ No L 25, 30. 1 . 1976, p. 2.
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                       DECISION 3/76 OF THE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
                                                  of 14 July 1976
              derogating from the concept of originating products' to take account of the
              special situation of Mauritius with regard to certain products of the textile
                                                       industry
THE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,                                                    Article 2
Having regard to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome               This derogation shall cover a quantity of 832 metric
signed on 28 February 1975, hereinafter called 'the           tons of unbleached woven fabrics of cotton falling
Convention', and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,         within tariff heading No ex 55.09 imported into the
                                                              Community between 1 August 1976 and 31 July
                                                              1 977, this quantity being allocated as follows :
Whereas Article 27 of Protocol 1 to the Convention,                                             (in metric tons)
concerning the definition of the concept of 'origi­                  Germany                        224-64
nating products' and methods of administrative coop­                 Benelux                          83-2
eration, provides for derogations from the rules of                  France                         158*08
origin, notably to facilitate the development of                     Italy                          1 1 6*48
existing industries or the creation of new industries ;              Denmark                          58-24
                                                                     Ireland                            8-32
Whereas the ACP States have submitted a request                      United Kingdom                 183-04
from the Government of Mauritius for a two-year dero­
gation from the definition set out in the said Protocol
for textile products manufactured in that State ;
                                                                                     Article 3
whereas a one-year derogation which could be
extended for a further year if necessary should also
satisfy this request ;                                        Movement certificates EUR. 1 issued pursuant to this
                                                              Decision shall be endorsed with one of the following
                                                              phrases :
Whereas the Customs Cooperation Committee has
adopted a report on the said request, in accordance           — marchandises originaires en vertu de la decision
with Article 27 of Protocol 1 ;                                   n0 3/76 du Conseil des ministres ACP-CEE' :
                                                              — Ursprungswaren gemäß Beschluß Nr. 3/76 des
Whereas in order to take account of the special situa­            AKP-EWG Ministerrates' ;
tion of Mauritius and to enable the industrial sectors
                                                              — merci originarie in virtù della decisione n . 3/76
concerned to set up new industries which necessitate              del Consiglio dei ministri ACP-CEE' ;
derogations from the said Protocol for a peripd of not
more than two years, provision should be made for a           — goederen van oorsprong uit hoofde van Besluit
derogation from the definition set out in the said                3/76 van de ACS-EEG-Raad van Ministers' ;
Protocol ;                                                    — originating products by virtue of Decision 3/76 of
                                                                  the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers' ;
Whereas the quantity covered by the derogation                — varer med oprindelsesstatus i henhold til AVS­
should be split up among the Member States of desti­              EØF-ministerrådets afgørelse nr. 3/76'.
nation ,
                                                              This endorsement shall be entered under the heading
                                                              'Remarks .
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                                             Article 4
                        Article 1
                                                              Mauritius shall ensure that exports to each of the
                                                              Member States do not exceed the quantities stipulated
                                                              in Article 2 .
By way of derogation from the special provisions of
List A in Annex II to Protocol 1 , textile products,          The competent authorities of Mauritius shall forward
manufactured in Mauritius and falling within tariff           to the Commission every three months a statement of
heading No ex 55.09 'unbleached woven fabrics of              the quantities in respect of which movement certifi­
cotton', shall be considered as originating in Mauritius      cates EUR.l have been issued pursuant to this Deci­
under the conditions set out below.                           sion, indicating the Member States of destination.
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                      Article 5                             It shall be applicable until 31 July 1977. The
                                                            ACP-EEC Council of Ministers may decide to extend
The ACP States, the Member States and the Commu­            it until 31 July 1978 should examination reveal that
nity shall each take the measures required to imple­        this is necessary.
ment this Decision .
                                                            Done at Brussels, 14 July 1976.
                      Article 6                                                     The President of the
                                                                               ACP-EEC Council of Ministers
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 August 1976.                                     KING