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Date: 1974-12-28
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3287/74 of the Council of 2 December 1974 on the application of Decision No 3/74 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation #Decision No 3/74 of the Joint Committee of 31 October 1974 supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation

No L 352/26                          Official Journal of the European Communities                         28 . 12 . 74
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 3287/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                   of 2 December 1974
              on the application of Decision No 3 /74 of the ECC-Sweden Joint Committee
              supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the
              definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative
                                                       cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas it is necessary to give effect within the
                                                                Community to that Decision,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                      Article 1
Whereas an Agreement (*) between the European
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden
was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on            For the purposes of the Agreement between the
1 January 1973 ;                                                European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
                                                                Sweden , Decision No 3 /74 of the Joint Committee
                                                                annexed hereto shall apply within the Community.
Whereas pursuant to Article 28 of Protocol 3
concerning the definition of the concept of
' originating products' and methods of administrative
cooperation, which . is an integral part of that                                      Article 2
Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision
No 3 /74 supplementing and modifying Lists A and B              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
annexed to the said Protocol ;                                  1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 2 December 1974.
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                 J. SAUVAGNARGUES
 H OJ No L 300, 31 . 12 . 1972, p. 97 .
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                                DECISION No 3/74 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
                                                   of 31 October 1974
              supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the
              definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative
                                                       cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,                                            78.02, 78.03 , 78.04, 78.05 and 78.06 shall be read in
                                                                conjunction with footnote ( 1 ), as follows :
                                                                     '(*) These particular provisions do not apply
Having regard to the Agreement between the                                when the products are obtained from
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of                            products which have acquired the character
Sweden, signed at Brussels on 22 July 1972 ;                              of originating products by meeting the
                                                                          conditions set out in List B. '
Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition
of the concept of 'originating products ' and methods
of administrative cooperation (hereinafter referred to                                    Article 2
as 'Protocol 3 '), and in particular Article 28 thereof;
                                                                1.      The rules set out in Annex 111 to this Decision
Whereas experience acquired since the entry into                are inserted in List B annexed to Protocol 3 in the
force of the agreement shows that the rules of origin           position determined by the numerical order of the
laid down for certain products in Protocol 3 must be            tariff headings .
adapted to take account of the evolution of
manufacturing techniques of those products and the              2.      The rules in Annex IV to this Decision are
international economic conditions concerning trade              substituted for the rules in List B annexed to Protocol
in those products ;
                                                                3 concerning Chapters 38 and 39 and heading No ex
                                                                70.13 .
Whereas it is now convenient to supplement and
modify certain of these rules,
                                                                3.      The rule at the top of the third column of List B
                                                                annexed to Protocol 3 shall read as follows :
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                            'Incorporation of non-originating materials and
                                                                    parts in boilers, machinery, mechanical appliances
                                                                    etc., of Chapters 84 to 92, in boilers and radiators
                         Article 1
                                                                    of heading No 73.37 and in the products
                                                                    contained in heading Nos 97.07 and 98.03 does
                                                                    not make such products lose their status of
1.     The rules set out in Annex I to this Decision are            originating products, provided that the value of
inserted in List A annexed to Protocol 3 in the                     these products does not exceed 5 % of the value
positions determined by the numerical order of the                  of the finished product.'
tariff headings .
2.    The rules set out in Annex II to this Decision
are substituted for the rules in List A annexed to              Done at Brussels, 31 October 1974.
Protocol 3 concerning heading Nos 50.04, 50.05 ,
50.06, 50.07 and 54.03 .                                                                         For the joint Committee
                                                                                                       The President
3.     The text contained in List A annexed to
Protocol 3 , fourth column in respect of heading Nos                                                R. de KEIIGORLAY
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                                                          ANNEX I
               Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing that does      Working or processing that confcrs
                                                             not confer the status of          the status of originating products
    CCT
                                                              originating products           when the following conditions are met
                           Description
 heading No
ex 59.020   Needled felt, whether or not impreg­                                          Manufacture either from natural
            nated or coated                                                               fibres or from chemical products
                                                                                          or textile pulp ; manufacture from
                                                                                          fibre or continuous polypropylene
                                                                                          filament of which the denomi­
                                                                                          nation of the filaments is less than
                                                                                          8 denier and of which the value
                                                                                          does not exceed 40% of the value
                                                                                          of the finished product
ex 61.01 1  Fire resisting equipment of cloth                                             Manufacture from uncoated cloth
ex 61.02 J  covered by foil of aluminized                                                 of which the value does not exceed
ex 61.10 J  polyester                                                                     40% of the value of the finished
                                                                                          product (*) (2)
                                                          ANNEX II
                Products obtained
                                                          Working or processing that does     Working or processing that confers
                                                             not confer the status of           the status of originating products
                                                               originating products          when the following conditions are met
    CCT
 heading No
                           Description
50.04 0     Silk yarn, other than yarn of noil                                             Manufacture from products other
            or other waste silk, not put up                                               than those of heading No 50.04
            for retail sale
50.05 (x)   Yarn spun from silk waste other                                                Manufacture from products of
            than noil, not put up for retail sale                                          heading No 50.03
50.06 i1)   Yarn spun from noil silk, not put                                              Manufacture from products of
            up for retail sale                                                             heading No 50.03
 50.07 (x)  Silk yarn and yarn spun from noil                                              Manufacture from products of
            or other waste silk, put up for                                                heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03
            retail sale
 54.03 i1)  Flax or ramie yarn, not put up                                                 Manufacture from products either
            for retail sale                                                                of heading No 54.01 neither carded
                                                                                           nor combed or of heading No 54.02
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                                                                         ANNEX 111
                                 Products obtained
                                                                                                            Working or processing that confers
                                                                                                             the status of originating products
        CCT                                                                                                when the following conditions are met
    heading No                                Description
ex 38.07              Sulphate turpentine, purified                                           Purification consisting of the distillation or refining
                                                                                               of raw sulphate turpentine
ex 39.02              Ionomer film                                                             Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which
                                                                                              is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid
                                                                                              partly neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and
                                                                                              sodium
ex 50.03              Silk waste carded or combed                                              Carding or combing waste silk
ex 59.14              Incandescent gas mantles                                                 Manufacture from tubular gas-mantle fabric
ex 75.01              Unwrought nickel except nickel alloys                                    Refining of waste by electrolysis, by melting or by
                                                                                               chemical means of waste and scrap
ex 76.01              Unwrought aluminium                                                      Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment of
                                                                                               unalloyed aluminium and scrap
ex 78.01              Refined lead                                                             Manufacture by thermal refining from bullion lead
ex 83.06              Indoor ornaments made from base metals other than                        Working or processing in which the value of the
                      statuettes                                                               non-originating materials used does not exceed 30 %
                                                                                               of the value of the finished product
     85.14            Microphones and stands therefor ; loudspeakers ;                         Working, processing or assembly in which the value
                      audio-frequency electric amplifiers                                      of the non-originating materials and parts used does
                                                                                               not exceed 40 %          of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product and provided that at least 50% of the
                                                                                               materials and parts used are originating producisi1)
     85.15            Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie transmission                        Working, processing or assembly in which the value
                      and reception apparatus ; radio broadcasting and                         of the non-originating materials and parts used does
                      television transmission and reception apparatus                          not exceed 40 %          of the value of the finished
                      (including receivers incorporating sound recorders                      product and provided that at least 50% of the
                      or reproducers) and television cameras ; radio                           materials and parts used are originating products ^)
                      navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and
                      radio remote control apparatus
ex 94.01              Chairs and other seats (other than those falling                         Working, processing or assembly in which unstuffed
                      within heading No 94.02) whether or not convertible                      cotton cloth is used of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less
                      into beds, made of base metals                                          in the form ready to use, of which the value does not
                                                                                               exceed 25 % of the value of the finished product^)
ex 94.03              Other furniture of base metal                                            Working, processing or assembly in which unstuffed
                                                                                              .cotton cloth is used of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less
                                                                                               in the form ready to use., of which the value does not
                                                                                               exceed 25 % of the value of the finished product (2)
(*) The application of this rule must not have the effect of allowing the exceeding of the percentage of 3 % for non-originating transistors laid down in List A
    for the same tariff heading.
(a) This rule does not apply when the general rule Of change of tariff heading is applied to the other non-originating parts which are part of the composition
     of the final product .
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                                                        ANNEX IV
                           Products obtained
                                                                                   Working or processing that confers
                                                                                   the status of originating products
     CCT                                                                         when the following conditions are met
                                     Description
  heading No
ex Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products, other than refined     Working or processing in which the value of the
              tall oil (ex 38.05) and sulphate turpentine, refined    non-originating materials used does not exceed 20 %
              (ex 38.07)                                              of the value of the finished product
ex Chapter 39 Artificial plastic materials, cellulose ethers and      Working or processing in which the value of the
              esters , artificial resins and articles made of these   non-originating materials used does not exceed 20 %
              materials, excepting films of ionomers (ex 39.02)       of the value of the finished product
   70.13      Glassware (other than articles falling in heading No    Cutting of glass objects the value of which does
              70.19) of a kind commonly used for table, kitchen,      not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product
              toilet or office purposes, for indoor decoration or     or decoration, entirely done by hand, excepting
              similar uses                                            screen printing, of mouth blown glass, objects of
                                                                      which the value does not exceed 50 % of the value
                                                                      of the finished product