CELEX: 31973R3596
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3596/73 of the Council of 28 December 1973 on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' for the implementation by the new Member States of Articles 109 (2) and 119 (2) of the Act of Accession in trade with certain Associated States and overseas countries and territories

31 . 12 . 73                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 365 / 109
                                     REGULATION (EEC) No 3596/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 28 December 1973
                on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' for the implementation by the
                new Member States of Articles 109 (2) and 119 (2) of the Act of Accession in trade with
                                 certain Associated States and overseas countries and territories
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 1 /71 of the Association Council set up under the
                                                                          Agreement establishing an Association between
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                              the European Economic Community and the
European Economic Community, and in particular                            United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of
Article 113 thereof;                                                      Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, amended by
                                                                          Regulation (EEC) No 686/72 (6);
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                   — the Council Decision of 7 June 1971 (7) on the
                                                                          definition of the concept of 'originating products'
Whereas pursuant to Articles 109 (2) and 119 (2) of                       and methods of administrative cooperation for
the Act (*) concerning the Conditions of Accession                        the purpose of implementing the Decision of 29
and the Adjustments to the Treaties, hereinafter                          September 1970 on the Association of overseas
referred to as 'the Act of Accession', products                           countries and territories with the European
originating in the Associated States referred to in                       Economic Community, amended by the Decision
Article 109 ( 1 ) and products originating in the                         of 6 December 1972 (8),
overseas countries and territories referred to in
Article 119 ( 1 ) are subject on importation into the
new Member States to the same arrangements as
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
applied to them before Accession ; whereas alignment
with the Common Customs Tariff in the new
Member States must not therefore lead to an increase
in the rate of customs duty applicable to products                                              Article 1
originating in the Associated States and the overseas
countries and territories ; whereas, therefore, it is
desirable to specify the rules to be applied for the                  1.     In order to define the concept of 'originating
determination of the origin of products benefiting                    products' for the purposes of Article 109 (2 ) of the
from the arrangements resulting from this situation ;                 Act of Accession, Regulation (EEC) Nos 1251/71 ,
                                                                      2860/71 and 2656/72 on the implementation of
                                                                      certain   Decisions    on     customs      matters of    the
Whereas in order to simplify the customs formalities                  Association Council set up under the Convention of
to be implemented by the States, countries and                        Association between the European Economic
territories in question, it is necessary to apply :                   Community and the African and Malagasy States
                                                                      associated with that Community shall apply in
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 1251 /71 (2) of 7                       respect of products from those States.
     June 1971 on the implementation of Decision No
     36/71 of the Association Council set up under the
     Convention of Association between the European                   2.    In order to define the concept of 'originating
     Economic Community and the African and                           products' for the purposes of Article 109 (2) of the
     Malagasy States associated with that Community,                  Act of Accession, Regulation (EEC) Nos 1289/71 and
     amended by Regulation (EEC) Nos 2860/71 (3)                      686/72 on the implementation of certain Decisions on
     and 2656/72 (4);                                                 customs matters of the Association Council set up
                                                                      under the Agreement establishing an Association
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 1289/71 (5 ) of 7                       between the European Economic Community and the
     June 1971 on the implementation of Decision No                   United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda
                                                                      and the Republic of Kenya shall apply in respect of
                                                                      products from those States.
(*) OJ   No  L  73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(2) OJ   No  L 135 , 21 . 6. 1971 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No  L  289, 31 . 12. 1971 , p. 2.                            (6) OJ NO L 82, 6. 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(4) OJ   No  L 287, 26 . 12 . 1972, p. 6.                             (7) OJ No L 282, 28 . 12 . 1970 , p . 83 .
(5) OJ   No  L 141 , 27. 6. 1971, p. 1 .                              (8) OJ No L 287, 26 . 12 . 1972 , p . 17 .
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3 . In order to define the concept of 'originating           the association of overseas countries and territories
products' for the purposes of Article 119 (2) of the         with the European Economic Community shall apply .
Act of Accession, the Council Decisions of 7 June
1971 and 6 December 1972 on the definition of the                                  Article 2
concept of 'originating products' and methods of
administrative cooperation for the purpose of                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
implementing the Decision of 29 September 1970 on            1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 28 December 1973 .
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                                              Ove GULDBERG