CELEX: 31971D0231
Language: en
Date: 1971-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 7 June 1971 on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and on methods of administrative cooperation for the application of the Decision of 29 September 1970 on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Economic Community

Official Journal of the European Communities                                         177
27.6.71                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 141/47
                                                      COUNCIL DECISION
                                                           of 7 June 1971
                on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and on methods of administrative
                cooperation for the application of the Decision of 29 September 1970 on the Association of
                       the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Economic Community
                                                           (71/231/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                  which were used products other than those referred
                                                                          to under (a), on condition that those products have,
Having regard to the Council Decision 1 of 29 Septem­                     within the meaning of Article 3, been sufficiently
ber 1970 on the Association of the Overseas Countries
                                                                          worked or processed.
and Territories with the European Economic Commu­
nity (hereinafter called 'countries and territories'), and in         In both cases, the products must have been transported
particular Article 9 thereof;                                         directly, within the meaning of Article 5 , from the ex­
                                                                      porting Member States, country or territory to the im­
 Having regard to the draft from the Commission;                      porting Member State, country or territory .
Whereas an Agreement relating to the products within                  This Decision shall for the time being not apply to the
the province of the European Coal and Steel Community                 products specified in List C.
was signed on 14 December 1970;
Whereas a single text containing all the provisions of the                                       Article 2
 Decisions relating to the concept of 'originating prod­
 ucts' and which were made in application of the Decision             The following shall be considered, within the meaning of
of 25 February 1964 on the Association of the Overseas                Article 1 (a), as being 'wholly obtained or produced' in
 Countries and Territories with the European Economic                 one or more Member States, countries or territories :
 Community would be very useful and would facilitate                  (a) mineral products extracted from the ground thereof;
 the task of the users and of customs authorities;
                                                                      (b) vegetable products harvested therein;
 Whereas, furthermore, those Decisions must be ampli­                 (c) live animals born and raised therein;
 fied in certain respects in the light of experience gained,          (d) products derived from live animals raised therein;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                           (e) products of hunting and fishing carried on therein ;
                                                                      (0 marine products obtained from the sea by their
                                                                          ships ;
                           TITLE I
                                                                      (g) waste and scrap products derived from maufacturing
     Definition of the concept of 'originating products                   operations and used articles, if they were collected
                                                                          therein and are only fit for the recovery of raw mate­
                           Article 1                                      rials ;
For the purposes of Title I of the Council Decision of 29             (h) goods obtained exclusively from the animals or prod­
September 1970 on the Association of the Overseas                         ucts referred to in subparagraphs (a) to (g) or from
Countries and Territories with the European Economic                      their derivatives.
Community (hereinafter called 'Decision of 29 Septem­
ber 1970'), the following shall be considered as originat­
                                                                                                 Articles
ing products :
(a) products wholly obtained or produced in one or
                                                                      For the purposes of Article 1 (b), the following shall be
                                                                      considered as sufficient :
     more Member States, countries or territories ;
(b) products obtained or produced in the Member States,
                                                                     (a) any work or process which has the effect of placing
     countries or territories and in the manufacture of                   the goods obtained under a different tariff heading
                                                                          from that relating to each of the products used, with
1 OJ No L 282, 28. 12. 1970, p. 83.                                       the exception, however, of those specified in List A ,
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      to which the special provisions relating to that list                                  TITLE II
     apply ;
(b) any work of process specified in List B.                          Organization of methods of administrative cooperation
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 Tariff headings means the headings of the Brussels No­
menclature for the classification of goods in customs               'Originating products within the meaning of this Deci­
tariffs .                                                           sion shall be accepted as coming under Title I of the
                                                                    Decision of 29 September 1970 in the importing Member
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                                                                    State, country or territor^on production of a movement
                                                                    certificate A.B.I endorsed by the customs authorities of
Where Lists A and B referred to in Article 3 provide that           the exporting Member State, country or territory .
goods obtained in a Member State, country or territory
shall be considered as originating therein only if the              Nevertheless, products sent by post (including parcel
value of the products used does not exceed a specified              post) shall, on production of a form A.B.2, be accepted
percentage of the value of the goods obtained, the values           by the importing Member State, country or territory as
to be taken into consideration in determining this per­             coming under Title I of the Decision of 29 September
centage shall be as follows :                                       1970 if the packets contain only ' originating products'
- on the one hand :                                                 and if the value per packet does not exceed 600 units of
                                                                    account .
   for products the importation of which can be proved :
    their value for customs purposes at the time of impor­                                   Article 7
    tation ;
                                                                    The movement certificate A.B.I shall be endorsed only
    for products of unknown origin : the first verifiable           upon written application by the exporter, made out on
    price paid for those products in the territory of the           the form prescribed for this purpose.
    Member State, country or territory where manufac­
   turing takes place:
                                                                                            Articles
- on the other hand :
   the ex-factory price of the goods obtained, less inter­         The movement certificate A.B.I shall be endorsed by the
    nal taxes refunded or to be refunded in case of expor­         customs authorities of the exporting Member State,
    tation .                                                       country or territory at the time of exportation of the
                                                                   goods to which it relates. It shall be made available to
                                                                   the exporter as soon as actual exportation has been
                            Articles                               effected or ensured.
The following shall be considered as transported directly
from the exporting Member State, country or territory to           Exceptionally , the movement certificate A.B.I may be
the importing Member State, country or territory :                 endorsed after exportation of the goods to which it re­
                                                                   lates if, because of unintentional errors or omissions or
(a) products transported without passing through the               special circumstances, it was not produced at the time of
      territory of a country not party to the Association or       exportation. In such case, a special note shall be added
     without transhipment in any such country ;                    explaining the circumstances in which it was endorsed.
(b) products transported through the territory of one or
     more countries which are not parties to the Associa­          The movement certificate A.B.I may be endorsed only
     tion or with transhipment in such countries provided          where it can be regarded as the document required for
     that carriage through such countries is covered by a          the application of the preferential system provided for by
     single transport document made out in a Member                Title I of the Decision of 29 September 1970.
     State, country or territory ;
(c) products which, without being covered by a single
     transport document made out in a Member State,                                         A rticle 9
     country or territory , pass through the territory of one      The movement certificate A.B.I must be submitted with­
     or more countries which are not parties to the Asso­          in five months of the date of endorsement by the customs
     ciation, provided that the crossing of these countries        of the exporting Member State, country or territory to
     is justified for geographical reasons within the mean­        the customs office of the importing Member State, coun­
     ing of Article 28 and that the conditions laid down           try or territory where the goods are presented.
     therein are satisfied.
For the purposes of this Article, the territory ofan Asso­
                                                                                            Article 10
ciated State, within the meaning of the Convention of
Association between the European Economic Communi­                 The movement certificate A.B.I shall be made out in the
ty and the African and Malagasy States associated with             form shown in Annex V. It shall be in one of the official
that Community , shall not be considered as territory of a         languages in which the Treaty establishing the European
country not party to the Association .                             Economic Community is drawn up, and shall comply
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with the internal laws of the exporting Member State,              appointed by them. In the latter case, reference to the
country or territory . It shall be typed or handwritten ; if       appointment must appear on each form. Each form shall
the latter it shall be completed in ink in block letters .         bear the name and address of the printer or a mark en­
                                                                   abling the printer to be identified. It shall also bear an
The size of the certificate shall be 210x247 mm . The              individual serial number.
paper shall be free of mechanical pulp, dressed for writ­
ing purposes and shall weigh at least 64 g/m2, or be­
tween 25 and 30 g/m2 if airmail paper is used. It shall                                     Article 13
have a printed green guilloche pattern background such             A form A.B.2 shall be made out for each postal packet.
as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical           After completing and signing both parts of the form, the
means .
                                                                   exporter shall place his declaration (part 1) inside the
                                                                   parcel and glue the label from part 2 to the outer wrap­
The front of each certificate shall bear a band consisting         ping of the packet.
of three blue stripes, each 3 mm wide, running diagon­
ally from the lower left to the top right corner.                  These provisions shall not exempt exporters from com­
                                                                   pleting the other formailities laid down by customs or
The Member States, countries and territories may them­             postal regulations .
selves print the certificate forms or may entrust the work
to printers appointed by them . In the latter case, refer­
ence to the appointment must appear on each certificate.
Each certificate shall bear the name and address of the                                     Article 14
printer or a mark enabling the printer to be identified. It
shall also bear an individual serial number.                       Unless improper use is suspected, the customs authori­
                                                                   ties of the importing Member State, country or territory
                                                                   shall accept as coming under Title I of the Decision of
                                                                   29 September 1970 the goods contained in a parcel bear­
                          Article 11                               ing a label A.B.2 .
The movement certificate A.B.I shall be submitted to the
customs authorities of the importing Member State,
country or territory in accordance with the procedures                                      Article 15
laid down by that Member State, country or territory.
Those authorities shall have the right to require a trans­          1 . The Member States , countries and territories shall ,
lation of it. Moreover, they may require the import de­            without requiring production of a movement certificate
claration to be supplemented by a note from the importer           A.B.I or completion of a form A.B.2, accept as
certifying that the goods satisfy the conditions required          'originating products7 coming under Title I of the Deci
for the purposes of Title I of the Decision of 29 Septem­          sion of 29 September 1970 goods sent in small parcels to
ber 1970.                                                          individuals or contained in the personal luggage of
                                                                   travellers, if the goods imported have no commercial
                          Article 1Z                               character, provided they are declared to comply with the
                                                                   conditions required for the application of these provi­
 Form A.B.2, of which a specimen is shown in Annex VI .
                                                                   sions and the accuracy of this declaration is not in
shall be completed by the exporter. It shall be in one of          doubt.
the official languages in which the Treaty establishing
the European Economic Community is drawn up, and
                                                                   2. Importations shall be treated as having no commer­
shall comply with the internal laws of the exporting
                                                                   cial character if they take place occasionally and consist
 Member State, country or territory. It shall be typed or
                                                                   exclusively of goods for the personal or family use of the
 handwritten; if the latter it shall be completed in ink in
block letters .
                                                                   consignees or travellers ; the nature or quantity of such
                                                                   goods must not be such as might indicate that they are
                                                                   being imported for commercial reasons. Moreover, the
Form A.B.2 shall consist of two parts, each measuring              total value of these goods must not exceed 60 units of
 210 x 148 mm . White paper shall be used, free of me­
                                                                   account for small parcels or 200 units of account for the
chanical pulp, dressed for writing purposes and weighing
                                                                   contents of the personal luggage of travellers.
 at least 64 g/m2. The front of part 1 and the label in part
 2 shall bear a band consisting of three blue stripes, each
 3 mm wide, running diagonally from the lower left to the
 top right corner.
                                                                                            Article 16             -
 Form A.B.2 may be perforated by machine so that the               The competent authorities of the Member States, coun­
two parts and also the label of part 2 may be detachable.          tries and territories shall afford each other assistance
The reserve side of the label may be gummed.                       through their respective customs authorities in verifying
                                                                   the authenticity and accuracy of the movement certifi­
The Member States, countries or territories may them­              cates A.B.I and the exporter's declaration on the forms
selves print the forms or may entrust the work to printers         A.B.2 in order to ensure correct application of this Title.
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                           TITLE III                                                          Article 20
                                                                     1 . The customs authorities of a country or territory shall
Hssk® off movement certificate A.B.1 and conditions for
                                                                    endorse the movement certificate A.B.1 if the goods to be
    lifae use of movement certificate A.B.I and form A.B.2
                                                                    exported can be considered as originating products' of
                                                                    the countries or territories within the meaning of this
A „ Issue ofmovement certificate A J?.i                             Decision .
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                                                                    2. In order to verify that the condition referred to in
 1 . The exporter shall be responsible for applying for             paragraph 1 is satisfied, the customs authorities may
endorsement of a movement certificate A.B.1 , either in             require any supporting document or carry out any verifi­
person or by his agent duly authorized to sign the export           cation they consider necessary.
declaration. This application shall be made out on form
A.B.1 which must be completed in accordance with Title              3 . The customs authorities of the country or territory
II of this Decision and with the rules set out on the back          shall refuse to endorse a movement certificate A.B.1 if
of the first page of that form.                                     the export documents submitted reveal that the goods to
                                                                    which the certificate relates are not destined for a coun­
 2. The exporter or his agent shall attach to the applica­          try party to the Association .
tion any relevant document which may prove that a
 mdvement certificate A.B.1 relating to the goods to be
exported may be endorsed.                                                                     Article 21
                                                                    In the part of the movement certificate A.B.1 reserved
                                                                    for customs use. reference must be made to the date and
                          Article 18                                type or serial number of the export document on produ­
 1 . The customs authorities of the exporting Member                cation of which the exporter's declaration is certified.
State, country or territory shall be responsible for seeing
that the form A.B.1 is duly completed. They shall , in par­
ticular , check whether the section reserved for the des­                                     Article 22
cription of the goods has been completed in such a way
                                                                    Where a movement certificate A.B.1 covers products
as to exclude any possibility of fraudulent addition . To
                                                                    originally imported from a Member State, country or
this end. the description of the goods must be given with­
                                                                    territory and re-exported in the unaltered state, the new
out any space between the lines. Where the section has
                                                                    certificates issued in the re-exporting Member State or
not been completely filled up. a horizontal line must be
                                                                    country or territory shall indicate the Member State,
drawn below the last line, the . part not filled in being
                                                                    country or territory in which the original certificate was
crossed through .                                                   issued.
2. As the movement certificate A.B .1 constitutes the
document required for the application of the preferential                                     Article 23
tariff and quota system provided for by the Decision of
                                                                    The customs stamp shall be applied by means of a metal
29 September 1970, the customs office of the exporting
                                                                    seal , preferably made of steel. The Member States, coun­
Member State, country or territory shall check thorough­            tries and territories shall     transmit to one another,
ly the origin of the goods and verify the other statements
                                                                    through the Commission of the European Communities,
on the certificate.
                                                                    specimens of the impressions made by the seals used in
                                                                    their customs offices .
                          Article 19
                                                                                              Article 24
 1 . The customs authorities of a Member State shall en­
dorse the movement certificate A.B. ! if the goods to be             1 . Where goods which are to be exported from a Mem­
exported can be considered as 'originating products' of             ber State, country or territory to an unknown final desti­
the Community within the meaning of this Decision.                  nation are not covered by a single transport document
                                                                    drawn up in a Member State, country or territory and
2. In order to verify that the condition referred to in             pass through the territory of one or more countries
paragraph 1 is satisfied the customs authorities may re­            which are not parties to the Association, without this
quire production of any supporting document or carry                being considered as an interruption of direct transport,
out any verification they consider necessary.                       the exporter may apply for issue of a provisional move­
                                                                    ment certificate A.B. 1 .
3 . The customs authorities of the Member State shall
refuse to endorse a movement certificate A.B.1 if the               In that case, one of the following endorsements shall be
export documents submitted reveal that the goods to                 marked in red ink , in the " Remarks' section of the
which the certificate relates are not destined for a coun­          certificate :      *VORLAUFIG\            PROVISOIRE'.
try party to the Association.                                       'PROVVISORIOyVOORLOPIG', ('PROVISIONAL').
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2 . When the final destination of the goods has been               POSTERIORI', 'RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI',
established, the provisional movement certificate A.B.I            'AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI', ('ISSUED RETRO
shall be treated as a final movement certificate A.B.I for         SPECTIVELV).
all or part of the goods described therein , on condition
that on written application by the importer it is approved                                    Article 27
for this purpose by the customs office at which the goods          In case of theft , loss or destruction of a movement certifi­
are presented. The application must be accompanied by
                                                                   cate A.B.I , the exporter may ask the issuing customs
the provisional certificate and the documents showing              authorities for a duplicate made out on the basis of the
that the goods have been dispatched to a Member State,
                                                                   export documents in their possession .
country or territory .
                                                                   The duplicate thus issued shall be marked with one of the
Approval shall relate solely to goods destined for the             following endorsements in red ink : DUPLIKAT.
Member State, country or territory where the customs
                                                                   'DUPLICATA',            'DUPLICATO',         'DUPUCAAT,
office which is carrying out the operation is situated.            ('DUPLICATE').
If approval relates to all the goods described in the provi­       The duplicate shall be valid from the date when the origi­
sional certificate, the customs office which granted the           nal certificate A.B.I was endorsed.
approval shall withdraw that certificate.
                                                                   B . Conditions for the use ofmovement certificate AJi.l .
If approval concerns only some of the goods described in .
the provisional certificate, the customs office called upon
to effect the operation shall issue a final certificate relat­                                A rticle 28
ing only to the goods actually presented. It shall make an          1 . Goods transported without passing through the terri­
appropriate note on the provisional certificate which              tory of a country not party to the Association without
shall be sent to the customs offices to which the goods            transhipment in such a country shall be considered as
not presented will be dispatched.. The date of the final           transported directly.
certificate shall be that on which the provisional certifi­
cate was endorsed.
                                                                   The following shall not, however, be considered as an
                                                                   interruption of direct transport :
                          Article 25
                                                                   (a) calling at ports situated on the territory of countries
One or more movement certificates A.B.I may at any                      not party to the Association :
time be replaced by one or more other certificates A.B.I ,
on condition that replacement is effected at the customs           (b) transhipments in such ports attributable to force
office where the goods are located.                                     majeure or events at sea:
                                                                   (c) passing through the territory of one or more coun­
                                                                        tries which are not parties in the Association or tran­
                           Article 26                                   shipment in such countries, provided that carriage
                                                                        through such countries is covered by a single trans­
 1 . If, as a result of unintentional errors or omissions or
                                                                        port document made out in a Member State, country
special circumstances , no application for a movement
                                                                        or territory :
certificate A.B.I was made at the time the goods were
exported, such a certificate may be issued after actual            (d) passing through the territory of one or more coun­
exportation of the goods to which it is to relate.                      tries which are not parties to the Association if those
                                                                        countries are crossed for geographical reasons.
In that case, the exporter shall :
                                                                   In such case, and where the products are not covered by
- apply for it in writing, giving details as to the nature         a single transport document made out in a Member
     of the goods, the quantities involved, packing, marks         State, country or territory , the goods must be sent via
     and the place and date of dispatch,                           one of the following ports :
- confirm that no certificate A.B.I was issued when the
                                                                         Auckland (New Zealand), Colon (Panama), San
     goods in question were exported, stating the reasons                Francisco (United States). Sydney (Australia)
     therefor,
- attach a form A.B. 1 duly completed and signed.                  as regards trade with French Polynesia:
                                                                         Colon (Panama)
2 . The customs authorities may issue a movement certif­
icate A.B.I retrospectively only after checking whether            as regards trade with Surinam .
the information in the exporter's application conforms
with that contained in the corresponding file.                      2. While passing through the territory of the countries
                                                                   referred to in paragraph 1 , the goods shall remain under
Certificates issued retrospectively must be marked with            the supervision of the customs authorities of the country
one of the following endorsements in red ink :                     of transit and may not be put into free circulation there.
'NACHTRAGLICH AUSGESTELUF , 'DELIVRE A                             During their stay in the country of transit, they may
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undergo such usual forms of handling as are needed to                  the concept of ' originating products', the exporter may
ensure their preservation in the unaltered state.                      quote references relating to such inspection in the
                                                                       ' Remarks' section of form A.B.2 (Part 1 ).
 3 . Proof that the conditions referred to in paragraph 2
are satisfied shall be furnished by production of a certifi­           2 . The exporter shall write, either on the green label C 1
cate issued by the customs authorities of the country of               or declaration C2 or C2M or on customs declaration
transit and containing                                                 CP3 or CP3M . the letters ' A.B.2' and the serial number
                                                                       of the A.B.2 form used . He shall also enter these letters
- an exact description of the goods .
                                                                       and that number on the invoice relating to the goods con­
- the date of loading or unloading of the goods, with the              tained in the packet.
     names of the ships.
                                                                       E. Small parcels and personal luggage
- a certified statement of the conditions under which the
     goods stayed in the country .                                                              A rticle 33
Where it is impossible to produce this certificate, the                 Goods sent in small parcels to individuals or contained
customs authorities shall take account of any documen­                  in the personal luggage of travellers shall be exempt from
tary proof submitted to them .                                          the production of a movement certificate A.B.I or from
                                                                        the making out of a form A.B.2, where these are imports
                          A rticle 29                                   satisfying the conditions provided for in Article 15 .
 Movement certificates A.B.I submitted to the customs                  F. Subsequent verification of movement certificate
 authorities of the importing Member State, country or                AJi.l orform A £.2
 territory after expiry of the period specified in Article 9
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 may be accepted for the purposes of application of the
 preferintial system where failure to observe the time                1 . Subsequent verification of movement certificate
 limit is due to a case offorce majeure or to exceptional             A.B.I or form A.B.2 is to be carried out at random, and
 circumstances .                                                      also wherever the customs authorities of the importing
                                                                      Member State, country or territory have reasonable
 Apart from these cases, the customs authorities of the               doubt as to the authenticity of the document or the ac­
 importing Member State, country or territory may ac­                 curacy of the information relating to the true origin of
 cept the certificates where the goods were presented to              the goods in question or of certain parts thereof.
 them before expiry of the period.
                                                                      2. For the purposes of application of paragraph 1 . the
                          A rticle 30                                 customs authorities of the importing country shall ret­
                                                                      turn the movement certificate A.B.I or part 1 of form
 Slight discrepancies between the particulars entered on
 the movement certificate A.B.I and those entered on the
                                                                      A.B.2 to the customs authorities of the exporting country
                                                                      specifying the reasons relating to fact or form which jus­
 documents produced at the customs office as part of the
                                                                      tify an inquiry. They shall attach to part 1 of form A.B.2,
 formalities for importing the goods shall not automati­
                                                                      if it has been produced, the invoice or a copy thereof,
cally invalidate the certificate if it is duly established that
                                                                      and shall forward any information which it has been
the latter corresponds to the goods presented.
                                                                      possible to obtain and which suggests that the particu­
 C. Passing throughfree zones                                         lars given on the certificate or on the form are inaccu­
                                                                      rate.
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                                                                      If the customs authorities of the importing country de­
The countries party to the Association shall take all ne­             cide to suspend application of Title I of the Decision of
 cessary measures to prevent goods which are the subject              29 September 1970 pending the results of the verifica­
of trade within the Association under cover of a move­                tion, they shall offer the importer release of the goods
 ment certificate A.'B.l and which in the course of car­              subject to such precautionary measures as may be con­
 riage stay in a free zone ( including free port and free             sidered necessary .
warehouses) situated on their territory from undergoing
                                                                      3 . The results of subsequent verification shall be made
any form of handling other than that needed to ensure
                                                                      known to the customs authorities of the importing coun­
their preservation in the unaltered state.
                                                                      try within three months . The results must be such as to
D. Postal packets (including parcel post)                           . make it possible to ascertain whether the movement cer­
                                                                      tificate A.B.I or the form A.B.2 in dispute relates to the
                         A rticle 32                                  goods actually exported and whether the preferential
                                                                      system does in fact apply to them.
1 . The exporter shall be responsible for completing and
signing both parts of form A.B.2, either in person or by              Where no agreement can be reached by the customs au­
his agent.                                                            thorities of the importing country and those of the ex­
                                                                      porting country or where a problem of interpretation of
If the goods contained in the packet have already been                this Decision arises in connection with the dispute, the
subject to inspection in the exporting Member State,                  matter shall be put before a body designated for this
country or territory , having regard to the definition of             purpose by the Council .
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For the purpose of subsequent verification of the certifi­                 which are annexed to this Decision shall form an integral
cates, the export documents or copies of certificates in                   part thereof.
lieu thereof must be retained by the customs authorities
of the exporting country for two years.                                    As a temporary measure, up to and including 31 Decem­
                                                                           ber . 1971 . certificates which correspond to the specimen
                            TITLE IV                                       annexed to the Decision of 5 May 1966 may be endorsed
                                                                           by the customs authorities of the exporting Member
                         Final provisions
                                                                           State, country or territory and used as provided for in
                            A rticle 35                                    this Decision .
The application of Titles I and II of this Decision and the
                                                                                                      Article 37
economic effects resulting therefrom shall be reviewed
annually with a view to making any necessary adjust­                       This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1971 .
ments .
                                                                           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
This view may be made more frequently at the request of
a Member State .
                                                                           Done at Luxembourg . 7 June 1971 .
                            A rticle 36                                                                          For the Council
The explanatory notes . Lists A. B and C. the specimen                                                            The President
movement certificate A.B.I and the specimen form A.B.2                                                           M. SCHUMANN
                                                                ANNEX I
                                                        EXPLANATORY NOTES
              Note 1 : to Article 1
               The expression ' in one or more Member States, countries or territories' shall also cover territorial waters.
              Ships operating on the high seas, including 'factory ships' on board which fishery catches are processed
              or prepared, shall be deemed to form part of the territory of the Member State, country or territory to
              which they belong, provided that they satisfy the conditions set out in Explanatory Note 4.
              Note 2 : to Article 1
              In order to determine whether a product originates in a Member State, country or territory , no investi­
              gation shall be made as to whether the power, equipment, machinery and tools used in obtaining this
              product originated in a third country .
              Note 3 : to Article 1
              Packaging shall be considered as forming an integral part of the products it contains, Nevertheless, this
              provision shall not apply to packaging which is not of the usual type for the product packed and which
              has a lasting utility value of its own, apart from its nature as packaging.
              Note 4: to Article 2 (f)
              The expression 'their ships shall apply only in respect of ships :
              - which are registered or recorded in a Member State, country or territory,
              - which fly the flag of a Member State, country or territory ,
              - which belong at least half to nationals of the Member States, countries or territories or to a company
                  who™ head office is situated in such a Member State, country or territory, and of which the manager
                  or managers, the chairman of the board of directors or of the supervisory board and the majority of
                  the members of these boards are nationals of the Member States, countries or territories and of which,
                   in addition, as regards companies, whether or not with limited liability, at least half the capital be­
                   longs to Member States, countries or territories, to bodies governed by public law or to nationals of
                   those Member States , countries or territories,
              - whose officers are all nationals of the Member States, countries or territories, and
              - of which at least 75 % of the crew is composed of nationals of the Member States, countries or terri­
                   tories .
              Note o : to Article 4
               Ex-works price shall mean the price paid to the manufacturer in whose undertaking sufficient working
              or processing has been carried out. When this working or processing has been carried out successively
               in two or several undertakings, the price to take into account is that paid to the last manufacturer.
               Note 6 : to Articles 9 and 28
              The name of the port of transit must be indicated under 'Remarks' on movement certificate A.B.I.
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                                                             ANNEX II
                                                                LIST A
            List of working or processing operations which involve a change in tariff heading, but which do not
            confer the character of 'originating product' on the products which undergo them, or which do so only
                                                      on certain conditions
                 Products obtained
                                                               working or processing which        Working or processing which
     CCT                                                       does not confer the character   confers the character of 'originating
                                                                 of 'originating products'        products' where the following
    heading                 Description                                                              conditions are satisfied
      No
All CCT      All products                             1 . Operations inteded to ensure the
heading                                                   preservation of goods in the un­
Nos                                                       altered state during carriage and
                                                          storage (ventilation , spreading
                                                          out, drying, chilling, placing in
                                                          brine, in sulphur water or in other
                                                          solutions, removal of damaged
                                                          parts, and like operations)
                                                      2. Simple operations consisting of
                                                          removal of dust, sifting or screen­
                                                          ing, sorting, classifying, matching
                                                          (including the making-up of sets
                                                          of articles), washing, painting,
                                                          cutting up
                                                      3 (a) Changes of packings, breaking
                                                             up and assembling of parcels
                                                         (b) Placing in bottles, flasks, bags,
                                                             cases, boxes, fixing on cards or
                                                             boards etc. and all other simple
                                                              placing operations
                                                      4. Affixing of marks, labels, or other
                                                          like distinguishing signs on the
                                                          products or their packings
                                                      5. Mixing of products, whether or
                                                          not of different kinds, where one
                                                          or more components of the mix­
                                                          ture to not satisfy the conditions
                                                          laid down by the Council of As­
                                                          sociation to be considered as
                                                          originating either in the Member
                                                          States, countries or territories
                                                      6. Assembly of parts of articles in
                                                          order to constitute a complete
                                                          article
                                                      7 . A combination of two or more
                                                          operations referred to. in items 1
                                                          to 6 above
                                                      8 . Slaughtering of animals
   02.06    Meat and edible meat offals (except       Salting, placing in brine, drying or
            poultry liver), salted, in brine, dried   smoking of meat and edible meat
            or smoked                                 offals of heading Nos 02.01 and
                                                      02.04
   03.02    Fish , salted , in brine dried or         Salting, placing in brine, drying or
            smoked                                    smoking of fish
   04.02     Milk and cream , preserved , ' con­      Preserving, concentrating milk or
            centrated or sweetened                    cream of heading Ko C4.01 or ad­
                                                      ding sugar to these products
   04.03     Butter                                   Manufacture from milk or cream
   04.04    Cheese and curd                           Manufacture from products of head­
                                                      ing Nos C4.01 , C4.02 and 04.03
                                                                                                      /
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                                                                                                             List A (continued)
                                                                                      -
             Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing which        Working or processing which
                                                          does not confer the character  confers the character of Originating
  CCT                                                                                       product·' where the following
heading                Description                          of 'originating products'          conditions are satisfied
   No
07.02 ' Vegetables (whether or not cooked),       Freezing of vegetables
        preserved by freezing
07.03   Vegetables provisionally preserved        Placing in brine or in other solutions
        in brine, in sulphur water or in other    of vegetables of heading No 07.01
        preservative solutions, but not spe­
        cially prepared for immediate con­
        sumption
07.04   Dried, dehydrated or evaporated           Drying, dehydration, evaporation,
        vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, bro­      cutting, grinding, powdering of ve­
        ken or in powder, but not further         getables of heading Nos 07.01 to
        prepared                                  07.03 inclusive
08.10   Fruit (whether or not cooked), pre­       Freezing of fruit
        served by freezing,      not containing
        added sugar
08.11   Fruit provisionally preserved (for        Placing in brine or in other solu­
        example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in       tions of fruit of heading Nos 08.01
        brine, in sulphur water or in other       to 08.09 inclusive
        preservative solutions), but unsuit­
        able in that state for immediate con­
        sumption
08.12   Fruit, dried, other than that falling     Drying of fruit
        within heading No 08.01 , G8.02,
        08.03 , 08.C4 or 08.05
11.01   Cereal flours                              Manufacture from cereals
11.02   Cereal groats and cereal meal ; other Manufacture from cereals
        worked cereal grains (for example,
        rolled, flaked, polished, pearled or
        kibbled, but not further prepared),
        except husked, glazed, polished or
        broken rice ; germ of cereals,   whole,
        rolled, flaked or ground
 11.03  Flours of the leguminous vegetables        Manufacture from dried leguminous
        falling within heading No 07.05           vegetables
11.04   Flours of the fruits falling within       Manufacture fromfruitsofChapter 8
        any heading in Chapter 8
 11.05  Flour, meal and flakes of potato           Manufacture from potatoes
 11.06  Flour and meal of sago and of              Manufacture from products of head­
        manioc, arrowroot, salep and other        ing No 07.06
        roots and tubers falling within
        heading No 07.06
 11.07   Malt, roasted or not                      Manufacture from cereals
 11.08   Starches ; inulin                         Manufacture from cereals of Chap­
                                                   ter 10, potatoes or other products of
                                                   Chapter 7
 11.09   Gluten and gluten flour, roasted or       Manufacture from cereals or cereal
         not                                       flours
 15.01   Lard and other rendered pig fat;          Manufacture from products of
         rendered poultry fat                      heading No 02.05
 15.02   Unrendered fats of bovine cattle,         Manufacture from products of
         sheep or goats ; tallow (including        heading No 02.05
         premier jus) produced from those
         fats
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List A (continued)
                     Products obtained
                                                                Working or processing which           Working or processing which
      CCT                                                       does not confer the character      confers the character of Originating
                                                                  of 'originating products'           products' where the following
     heading                   Description                                                               conditions are satisfied
       No
    15.04       Fats and oils, of fish and marine        Manufacture from fish or marine
                mammals, whether or not refined          mammals caught by fishing vessels'
                                                         of third countries
     15.06      Other animal oils and fats (including    Manufacture from           products  of
                neats-foot oil and fats from bones       Chapter 2
                or waste)
 ;x 15.07       Edible vegetable oils                    Manufacture from           products  of
                                                         Chapters 7 and 12
     16.01      Sausages and the like, of meat, meat     Manufacture from products of
                offal or animal blood                    Chapter 2
     16.02      Other prepared or preserved meat         Manufacture       from products of
                or meat offal                            Chapter 2
     16.04      Prepared or preserved fish, includ­      Manufacture from           products of
                ing caviar and caviar substitutes        Chapter 3
     16.05      Crustaceans and molluscs, prepared       Manufacture       from     products  of
                or preserved                             Chapter 3
    17.02       Other sugar ; sugar syrups ; artificial  Manufacture from any kind of
                honey (whether or not mixed with         product
                natural honey); caramel
     17.04      Sugar confectionery, not containing      Manufacture from other products
                cocoa                                    of Chapter 17
     17.05      Flavoured or coloured eugars, syrups     Manufacture from any product
                and molasses, but not including fruit
                juices containing added sugar in any
                proportion
     18.03      Cocoa paste (in bulk or in block),                                               Manufacture from 'originating'
                whether or not defatted                                                          cocoa beans
     18.04      Cocoa butter (fat or oil)                                                        Manufacture from 'originating'
                                                                                                 cocoa beans
    18.05       Cocoa powder, unsweetened                                                        Manufacture from 'originating*
                                                                                                 cocoa beans
    18.06       Chocolate and other food prepara­        Manufacture from products of
                tions containing cocoa                   Chapter 17 in which the value of
                                                         cocoa in the bean used exceeds 40 %
                                                         of the value of the finished product
    19.02       Preparations of flour, starch or malt    Manufacture from cereals and de­
                extract, of a kind used as infant        rived products, meat, milk and
                food or for dietetic or culinary pur­    sugars
                poses, containing less than 50% by
                weight of cocoa
    19.03       Macaroni, spaghetti and similar pro­                                             Obtained from durum wheat
                ducts
    19.04      Tapioca and sago ; tapioca and sago       Manufacture from various products
                substitutes obtained from potato or
                other starches
    19.05       Prepared foods obtained by the
                swelling or roasting of cereals or
               cereal products (puffed rice, corn
                flakes and similar products)
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                                                                                 \
                                                                                                                 List A (continued)
                Products obtained
                                                           Working or processing which          Working or processing which
    CCT                                                    does not confer the character     confers the character of 'originating
                                                             of 'originating products'          products' where the following
   heading                Description                                                              conditions are satisfied
     No
   20.01   Vegetables and fruit, prepared or        Preserving vegetables and fruit,
           preserved by vinegar or acetic acid,     fresh or frozen or preserved tem­
           with or without sugar, whether or        porarily or preserved in vinegar
           not containing salt, spices or mus­
           tard
   20.02   Vegetables prepared or preserved         Preserving vegetables fresh or frozen
           otherwise than by vinegar or acetic
           acid
   20.03   Fruit preserved by freezing, con­                                              Manufacture from 'originating
           taining added sugar                                                            fruit' of Chapter 8 and 'originating
                                                                                          products' of Chapter 17
   20.04   Fruit, fruit-peel and parts of plants,                                         Manufacture from fruit and 'origi­
           preserved by sugar (drained, glace or                                          nating products' of Chapter 17
           crystallized)
ex 20.05   Fruit puree and fruit pastes, jams,                                            Manufacture from fruit and 'origi­
           fruit jellies, marmalades, being                                               nating products' of Chapter 17
           cooked preparations, containing
           added sugar
   20.06   Fruit otherwise prepared or pre­
           served, whether or not containing
           added sugar or spirit
           A. Nuts (including ground-nuts),                                               Manufacture, without the addition
              roasted                                                                     of sugar or alcohol, in which the
                                                                                          value of 'originating products' of
                                                                                          heading Nos 08.01 , 08.05 or 12.01
                                                                                          used is at least 60 % of the value of
                                                                                          the finished product
           B. Other                                                                       Manufacture from 'originating pro­
                                                                                          ducts' of Chapter 8 , 17 or 22
ex 20.07   Unfermented fruit juice without the                                            Manufacture from 'originating pro­
           addition of alcohol, whether or not                                            ducts' of Chapter 8 or 17
           containing added sugar
ex 21.01   Roasted chicory and extracts thereof     Manufacture from chicory roots,
                                                    fresh or dried
ex 22.09   Undenatured ethyl alcohol of a           Added water to ethyl alcohol of
           strength less than 80°                   heading No 22.08 or a mixture of
                                                    alcohols of heading Nos 22.08 and
                                                    22.09
   22.10   Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar      Manufacture from alcohol or wine
   23.04   Oil-cake and other residues (except      Manufacture from various products
           dregs) resulting from the extraction
           of vegetable oils
   23.07   Sweetened forage ; other prepara­        Manufacture from cereals and de­
           tions of a kind used in animal feed­     rived products, meat, milk, sugar
           ing                                      and molasses
ex 24.02   Cigarettes, cigars and cheroots,                                               Manufacture in which at least 70%
           smoking tobacco                                                                by quantity of the materials of
                                                                                          heading No 24.01 used are 'origi­
                                                                                          nating products'
ex 28.13   Hydrobromic acid                         Any manufacture from products of
                                                    heading No 28.01
ex 28.19   Zinc oxide                               Any manufacture from products of
                                                    heading No 79.01
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List A (continued)
                      Products obtained
                                                                 Working or processing which        Working or processing which
      CCT                                                        docs not confer the chancier    coafcn the character of 'originating
     heading                                                       of 'originating products'        products' when the following
                                Description                                                            conditions are satisfied
       No
    28.27       Lead oxides ; red lead and orange          Any manufacture from products of
                lead                                      heading No 78.01
ex 28.28        Lithium hydroxide                         Any manufacture from products of
                                                          heading No 28.42
ex 28.29        Lithium fluoride                           Any manufacture from products of
                                                          heading No 28.28 or 28.42
ex 28.30        Lithium chloride                          Any manufacture from products of
                                                          heading No 28.28 or 28.42
ex 28.33        Bromides                                  Any manufacture from products of
                                                          heading No 28.01 or 28.13
 ex 28.38       Aluminium sulphate                         Any manufacture from products of
                                                          heading No 28.23
ex 23.42        Lithium carbonate                         Any manufacture from products of
                                                           heading No 28.28
ex 29.02        Organic bromides                          Any manufacture from products of
                                                          heading No 23.01 or 28.13
ex 29.02        Trichlorodi (chlorophenyl) ethane                                             Transformation of ethanol into
                                                                                              chloral and condensation of chloral
                                                                                              with monochlorobenzene
ex 29.35        Pyridine ; alphapicoline ; betapico­                                          Transformation of acetylene into
                line ; gammapicoline                                                          acetaldehyde and transformation of
                                                                                              acetaldehyde into pyridine or pico­
                                                                                              line
ex 29.35        Vinylpyridine                                                                 Transformation of acetaldehyde into
                                                                                              picoline and transformation of pico­
                                                                                              line into vinylpyridine
ex 29.38        Nicotinic acid (Vitamin PP>                                                   Transformation of acetaldehyde into
                                                                                              betapicoline and transformation of
                                                                                              betapicoline into nicotinic acid
ex 30.03       Medicaments (including veterinary          Manufacture from antibiotics of
               medicaments) containing antibiotics        heading No 29.44
    31.05      Other fertilizers ; of the present                                             Manufacture m which the value of
               Chapter in tablets, lozenges and simi­                                         the products used does not exceed
               lar prepared forms or in packings of                                           50% of the value of the finished pro­
               a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg                                             duct
    32.06      Colour lakes                               Any manufacture from materials of
                                                          heading No 32.04 or 32.05
    32.07      Other colouring matter ; inorganic         Mixed of oxides or salts of Chapter
               products of a kind used as lumino­         28 with extenders such as barium
               phores                                     sulphate, chalk, barium carbonate
                                                          and satin white
    35.05      Dextrins and dextrin glues ; soluble       Any manufacture from various pro­
               or roasted starches ; starch glues         ducts
    38.11      Disinfectants, insecticides, fungi­                                            Manufacture in which, the value of
               cides, weedkillers, anti-sprouting                                             the products used does not exceed
               products, rat poisons and similar                                              50% of the value of the finished
               products, put up in forms of pack­                                             product
               ings for sale by retail or as prepara­
               tions or as articles (for example,
               sulphur-treated bands, wicks and
               candles, flypapers)
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                                                                                                                 List A (continued)
                 Products obtained
                                                            Working or processing which         Working or processing which
    CCT                                                     does not confer the character    confers the character of "originating
                                                              of 'originating products'         products' where the following
   heading                 Description                                                             conditions are satisfied
     No
   38.12   Prepared glazings, prepared dres­                                              Manufacture in which the value of
           sings and prepared mordants, of a                                              the products used does not exceed
           kind used in the textile,, paper,                                              50% of the value of the finished
           leather or like industries                                                     product
   38.13   Pickling preparations for metal sur­                                           Manufacture in which the value of
           faces ; fluxes and other auxiliary                                             the productions used does not ex­
           preparations for soldering, brazing                                            ceed 50% of the value of the fin­
           or welding ; soldering, brazing or                                             ished product
           welding powders and pastes con­
           sisting of metal and other materials ;
           preparations of a kind used as cores
           or coatings for welding rods and
           electrodes
ex 38.14   Anti-knock preparations, oxidation                                             Manufacture in which the value of
           inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity                                          the products used does not exceed
           improvers, anti-corrosive prepara­                                             50% of the value of the finished
           tions, and similar prepared additives                                          product
           for mineral oils, excluding prepared
           additives for lubricants
   38.15   Prepared rubber accelerators                                                   Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                          the products used does not exceed
                                                                                          50% of the value of the finished
                                                                                          product
   38.17   Preparations and charges for fire­                                             Manufacture in which the value of
           extinguishers ; charged fire-extin­                                            the products used does not exceed
           guishing grenades                                                              50% of the value of the finished
                                                                                          product
   38.18   Composite solvents and thinners for                                            Manufacture in which the value of
           varnishes and similar products                                                 the products used does not exceed
                                                                                          50% of the value of the finished
                                                                                          product
ex 38.19   Chemical products and preparations                                             Manufacture in which the value of
           of the chemical or allied industries                                           the products used does not exceed
           (including those consisting of mix­                                            50% of the value of the finished
           tures of natural products); not else­                                          product
           where specified or included ; residual
           products of the chemical or allied
           industries, not elsewhere specified or
           included, excluding :
           — Fusel oil and DippePs oil,
           — Naphthenic acids and their non­
                water-soluble salts ; esters of
                naphthenic acids,
           — Sulphonaphthenic          acids   and
                their non-water soluble salts ;
                esters of sulphonaphthenic acids,
ex 38.19   — Petroleum sulphonates, exclud­
                ing petroleum sulphonates of
                alkali metals, of ammonium or
                of ethanolamines; thiophenated
                sulphonic acids of oils obtained
                for bituminous minerals, and
                their salts,
           — Mixed alkylates
           — Mixed alkylbenezenes or mixed
                alkylnaphthalenes,
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List A ( continued)
                       Products obtained
                                                                   Working ór processing which           Working or processing which
                                                                   does not confer the character      confers the character of 'originating
     CCT
                                                                      of 'originating products'          products' where the following
    heading                      Description                                                                conditions are satisfied
      No
                  — Ion exchangers,
                 — Catalysts,
                  — Getters for vacuum tubes,
                  — Refractory cements , or mortars
                      and similar preparations ,
                  — Alkaline iron oxide for the puri­
                      fication of gas ,
                 — Carbon (excluding artificial gra­
                      phite of heading No ex 38.01 )
         I
                      in mctallo-graphite or other
                     compounds , in the form of small
                      plates , bars or other semi-manu­
                      factures
    39.07        Articles of materials of the kinds de­    Working of artificial plastic materi­
                 scribed in heading No 39.01 to 39.06      als , cellulose, ethers and esters, and
                                                           artificial resins
    40.05         Plates, sheets and . strip, or unvul­                                             Manufacture in which the value of
                 canized natural or synthetic rubber,                                              the products used does not exceed
                  other than smoked sheets and crepe                                               50 % of -the value of the finished
                 sheets of heading No 40.01 or 40.02 ;                                             product
                 granules of unvulcanized natural or
                 synthetic rubber compounded ready
                 for vulcanization ; unvulcanized na­
                 tural or synthetic rubber, com­
                 pounded before or after coagulation
                 either with carbon black (with or
                 without the addition of mineral oil )
                 or with silica (with or without the
                 addition of mineral oil ), in any form ,
                 of a kind known as masterbatch
    41.02        Bovine cattle leather ( including buf­    Tanning of raw hides and skins of
                 falo leather) and equine leather, ex­     heading No 41.01
                 cept leather falling within heading
                 No 41.06, 41.07 or 41.08
    41.03        Sheep and lambskin leather, except        Tanning of raw hides and skins of
                 leather falling within heading No         heading No 41.01
                 41.06 , 41.07 or 41.03­
    41.04        Goat and kidskin leather, except          Tanning of raw hides and skins of
                 leather falling within heading No         heading No 41.01
                 41.06, 41.07 or 41.08
    41.05        Other kinds of leather, except            Tanning of raw hides and skins of
                 leather falling within heading No         heading No 41.01
                 41.06, 41.07 or 41.08
    41.08        Patent leather and imitation patent                                               Varnishing or metallizing of leather
                 leather ; metallized leather                                                      of heading No 41.02 to 41.07 in­
                                                                                                   clusive (other than skin leather of
                                                                                                   crossed Indian sheep and of Indian
                                                                                                   goat or kid , not further prepared
                                                                                                   than vegetable tanned , or if other­
                                                                                                   wise prepared obviously unsuitable
                                                                                                   for immediate use in the manu­
                                                                                                   facture of leather articles), in which
                                                                                                   the value of the skin leather used
                                                                                                   does not exceed 50 % of the value
                                                                                                   of the finished product
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                                                                                                                    List A (continued)
                 Products obtained
                                                             Working or processing which            Working or processing which
    CCT                                                      does not confer the character      confers the character of 'originating
                                                               of 'originating products'           products' where the following
   heading                  Description                                                               conditions are satisfied
     No
   43.03    Articles of furskin                        Making up of furskin in plates,
                         - '      I
                                                      crosses and similar forms (heading
                                                      No ex 43.02)
* 44.21     Complete wooden packing cases,                                                    Manufacture from boards not cut
            boxes, crates, drums and similar                                               •
                                                                                              to size
            packings imported assembled, un­
            assembled or partly assembled
   45.03    Articles of natural cork                                                          Manufacture from           products of
                                                                                             heading No 45.01
   48.06    Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined                                                Manufacture from paper pulp
            or squared, but not otherwise print­
           ed,' in rolls or sheets
   48.14   Writing blocks , envelopes, letter                                                Manufacture in which the value of
           cards , plain postcards, correspon­                                               the products used does not exceed
           dence cards ; boxes, pouches, wal­                                                50 % of the value of the finished
            lets and writing compendiums, of                                                 product
           paper or paperboard , containing
            only an assortment of paper
            stationery
   48.15 ' Other paper and paperboard , cut to                                               Manufacture from paper pulp
           size or shape
   48.16   Boxes, bags and other packing con­                                                Manufacture in which the value of
           tainers, of paper or paperboard                                                   the products used does not exceed
                                                                                             50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                             product
   50.04   Silk yarn , other than yarn of noil or                                            Manufacture from            products   of
           other waste silk, not put up for re­                                              heading No 50.01
           tail sale
   51.03   Yarn of man-made fibres (continu­                                                 Manufacture from chemical pro­
            ous) up for retail sale                                                          ducts or textile pulp
 " 51.04   Woven fabrics of man-made fibres                                                  Manufacture from chemical pro­
           (continuous), including woven fa­                                                 ducts of textile pulp
           brics of monofil or strip of heading
           No 51.01 or 51.02
   53.06    Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs'                                                 Manufacture from wool not carded
            wool (woollen yarn), not put up for                                              or combed
           retail sale
   53.07   Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs'                                                  Manufacture from wool not carded
            wool (worsted yarn), not put up for                                              or combed
           retail sale
   53.08   Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or                                               Manufacture from raw fine animal
           combed), not put up for retail sale                                               hair of heading No 53.02
   53.09    Yarn of horsehair or of other coarse                                             Manufacture from raw coarse ani­
           animal hair, not put up for retail                                            '
                                                                                             mal hair of heading No 53.02 or
           sale                                                                              from raw horsehair of heading No
                                                                                             05.03 not prepared
   53.10   Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool, of                                                Manufacture from materials of
           horsehair or of other animal hair                                                 heading No 05.03 or 53.01 to 53.04
           (fine or coarse), put up for retail                                               inclusive
           sale
  53.11    Woven fabrics of sheep's ór lambs'                                                Manufacture       from     materials   of
           wool or of fine animal hair                                                       heading No 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive
   54.04   Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail                                             Manufacture       from     materials   of
           sale                                                                              heading No 54.01 or 54.02
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List A f continued)
                      Products obtained
                                                                   Working or processing which        Working or processing which
                                                                   does not confer the character   confers the character of 'originating
     CCT
                                                                     of 'originating products'        products' where the following
    heading                     Description .                                                             conditions are satisfied
      No
    54.05        Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie                                               Manufacture       from      materials   of
                                                                                                 heading No 54.01 or 54.02
    55.05        Cotton yarn, not put up for retail                                              Manufacture       from     materials    of
                 sale                                                                            heading No 55.01 or 55.03
    55.06        Cotton yarn, put up for retail sale                                             Manufacture       from     materials    of
                                                                                                 heading No 55.01 or 55.03
    55.07        Cotton gauze                                                                    Manufacture       from     materials    of
                                                                                                 heading No 55.01 , 55.03 or 55.04
    55.08        Terry towelling and similar terry fa­                                           Manufacture       from      materials   of
                 brics, of cotton                                                                heading No 55.01 , 55.03 or 55.04
    55.09        Other woven fabrics of cotton                                                   Manufacture       from     materials    of
                                                                                                 heading No 55.01 , 55.03 or 55.04
    56.01        Man-made fibres (discontinuous),                                                Manufacture from chemical pro­
                 not carded, combed or otherwise                                                 ducts or textile pulp
                 prepared for spinning
    56.02        Continuous filament two for the                                                 Manufacture from chemical pro­
                 manufacture of man-made fibres                                                  ducts òr textile pulp
                 (discontinuous)
    56.04        Man-made fibres (discontinuous or                                               Manufacture from chemical pro­
                 waste), carded , combed or otherwise                                            ducts or textile pulp
                 prepared for spinning
    56.05       Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­                                                 Manufacture from chemical pro­
                 tinuous or waste), not put up for re­                                           ducts or textile pulp
                 tail sale
    56.06        Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­                                                Manufacture from chemical pro­
                 tinuous or waste), put up for retail                                            ducts or textile pulp
                 sale
    56.07        Woven fábrics of man-made fibres                                                Manufacture       from     materials . of
                 (discontinuous or waste)                                                        heading Nos 56.01 to 56.03 inclusive
    57.09        Woven fabrics of true hemp                                                      Manufacture       from     materials    of
                                                                                                 heading No 57.01
    57.10       Woven fabrics of jute                                                            Manufacture from raw jute
    57.11       Woven fabrics of other vegetable                                                 Manufacture       from     materials    of
                textile fibres                                                                   heading No 57.02 or 57.04
    58.01       Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted                                             Manufacture       from     materials    of
                (made up or not)                                                                 heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive,
                                                                                                 51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
                                                                                                 54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive, 56.01
                                                                                                 to 56.03 inclusive and 57.01 to 57.04
                                                                                                 inclusive
    58.02        Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats                                            Manufacture       from      materials   of
                 and matting, and 'Kelem', 'Schu­                                                heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive,
                 macks' and 'Karamanie' rugs and                                                 51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
                 the like (made up or not)                                                       54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive,
                                                                                                 56.01 to 56.03 inclusive or 57.01 to
                                                                                                 57.04 inclusive
    58.04        Woven pile fabrics and chenille fa­                                             Manufacture       from      materials   of
                brics (other than terry towelling or                                             heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive,
                similar terry fabrics of cotton falling                                          51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
                within heading No 55.08 and fa­                                                  54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive and
                 brics falling within heading No                                                 56.01 to 56.03 inclusive
                 58.05)
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                                                                                                              List A (continued)
             Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing which         Working or processing which
 OCT                                                     does not confer the character    confers the character of 'originating
                                                           of 'originating products'         products' where the following
heading                Description                                                              conditions are satisfied
  No
58.05   Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow                                                Manufacture       from     materials     of
        fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp                                            heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive,
        without weft assembled by means of                                              51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
        an adhesive, other than goods falling                                           54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive,
        within heading No 58.06                                                         56.01 to 56.03 inclusive, and 57.01
                                                                                       to 57.04 inclusive
58.06   Woven labels, badges and the like,                                              Manufacture       from     materials     of
        not embroidered , in the piece, in                                             heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive,
        strips or cut to shape or size                                                  51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
                                                                                        54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive and
                                                                                        56.01 to 56.03 inclusive
58.08   Tulle and other net fabrics (but not                                           Manufacture        from     materials     of
        including woven , knitted or crochet­                                          heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclu­
        ed fabrics), plain                                                             sive, 51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
                                                                                       54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive and
                                                                                       56.01 , 56.03 inclusive
58.09   Tulle and other net fabrics (but not                                            Manufacture       from     materials     of
        including woven , knitted or crochet­                                          heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive,
        ed fabrics), figures ; hand or me­                                             51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
        chanically made lace , in the piece, in                                        54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive and
        strips or in motifs                                                            56.01 to 56.03 inclusive
59.04   Twine, cordage, ropes and cables,                                              Manufacture either from natural
        plaited or not                                                                 fibres or from chemical products or
                                                                                       textile pulp
59.05   Nets and netting made of twine,                                                Manufacture either from natural
        cordage or rope, and made up fish­                                             fibres or from chemical products or
        ing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or                                            textile pulp
        rope
59.06   Other articles made from yarn ,                                                Manufacture either from natural
        twine, cordage, rope or cables,                                                fibres or from chemical products or
        other    than    textile   fabrics  and                                        textile pulp
        articles made from such fabrics
59.07   Textile fabrics coated with gum or                                             Manufacture from yarn
        amylaceous substances, of a kind
        used for the outer covers of books
        and the like ; tracing cloth ; prepared
        painting canvas ; buckram and simi­
        lar fabrics for hat foundations and
        similar uses
59.08   Textile fabrics impregnated or coat­                                           Manufacture from yarn
        ed with preparations of cellulose
        derivatives or of other artificial
        plastic materials
59.09   Textile fabrics coated or impreg­                                              Manufacture from yarn
        nated with oil or preparations with
        a basis or drying oil
59.10   Linoleum and materials prepared on                                             Manufacture from yarn
        a textile base in a similar manner to
        linoleum, whether or not cut to
        shape or of a kind used as floor
        coverings ; floor coverings consisting
        of a coating applied on a textile
        base, cut to shape or not
59.11   Rubberized textile fabrics, other                                              Manufacture from yarn
        than rubberized knitted or crochet­
        ed goods
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List A (continued) '
                      Products obtained
                                                                 Working or processing which         Working or processing which
      CCT                                                        does not confer the character    confers the character of 'originating
                                                                   of 'originating products'         products' where the following
     heading                    Description                                                             conditions are satisfied
       No
    59.12       Textile fabrics otherwise impregnat­                                           Manufacture from yarn
                ed or coated ; painted canvas being
                theatrical scenery, studio back
                cloths or the like
    59.13       Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other                                            Manufacture from single yarn
                 than knitted or crocheted goods)
                consisting of textile materials com­
                 bined with rubber threads
     59.15      Textile, hosepiping and similar tub­                                            Manufacture from single yarn
                 ing, with or without lining, armour
                or accessories of other materials
     59.16      Transmission , conveyor or elevator                                             Manufacture from single yarn
                 belts or belting, of textile material,
                whether or not strengthened with
                metal or other material
    59.17       Textile fabrics and textile articles,                                           Manufacture from materials              of
                of a kind commonly used in machi­                                              heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclu­
                nery or plant                                                                  sive, 51.01 , 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive,
                                                                                               54.01 , 55.01 to 55.04 inclusive,
                                                                                               56.01 to 56.03 inclusive and 57.01 to
                                                                                               57.04 inclusive
Chapter 60      Knitted and crocheted goods :
                — Man-made textile fibres con­                                                 Manufacture       from     materials     of
                     tinuous or discontinuous                                                  heading Nos 56.01 to 56.03 in­
                                                                                               clusive, from chemical products or
                                                                                               textile pulp
                — Other                                                                        Manufacture from carded                  or
                                                                                               combed natural fibres
    61.01        Men's and boys outer garments                                                 Manufacture from yarn or un­
                                                                                               bleached textile fabrics
    61.02        Women's, girls' and infants' outer                                            Manufacture from yarn or un­
                garments                                                                       bleached textile fabrics
    61.03        Men's and boys' undergarments,                                                Manufacture from yarn or un­
                including collars, shirt fronts and                                            bleached textile fabrics
                cuffs
    61.04       Women's, girls' and infants' under­                                            Manufacture from yarn or un­
                garments                                                                       bleached textile fabrics
    61.05       Handkerchiefs                                                                  Manufacture from yarn
    61.06       Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas,                                          Manufacture from yarn
                veils and the like
    61.07       Ties, bow ties and cravats                                                     Manufacture from yarn
    61.08       Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice­                                             Manufacture from yarn
                fronts, jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes
                and similar accessories and trim­
                mings for women's and girls' gar­
                ments
    61.09       Corsets, corset-belts, suspender­                                              Manufacture from yarn
                belts, brassieres, braces, suspenders,
                garters and the like (including such
                articles of knitted or crocheted
                fabric), whether or not elastic
    61.10       Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings,                                             Manufacture from yarn
                socks and sockettes, not being knit­
                ted or crocheted goods
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                                                                                                               List A (continued)
               Products obtained
                                                          Working or processing which         Working or procrwng which
                                                          does not confer the character    confers the character of -origiaatiag
    ccr
                                                            of 'originating products*         products' where the following
   heading               Description                                                             conditions arc satisfied
     No
   61.11   Made up accessories, for articles of
           apparel (for example, dress shields,                                         Manufacture from yarn
           shoulder and other pads, belts,
           muffs, sleeve protectors, pockets)
ex 62.01   Travelling rugs and blankets other                                           Manufacture from unbleached yarn
           than electrically heated                                                     of Chapters 50 to 56~inclusive
   62.02   Bed linen, table toilet linen and                                            Manufacture from single unbleach­
           kitchen linen ; curtains and other                                           ed yarn
           furnishing articles
   62.03   Sacks and bags, of a kind used for                                           Manufacture from yarn
           the packing of goods
   62.04   Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun­                                             Manufacture from single unbleach­
           blinds, tents and camping goods                                              ed yarn
   62.05   Other made up textile articles (in­                                          Manufacture in which the value of
           cluding dress patterns)                                                      the products used does not exceed
                                                                                        40 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                        product
   64.01   Footwear with outer soles and up­       Manufacture from assemblies (e.g.,
           pers of rubber or artificial plastic    uppers affixed to inner soles or to
           material                                other bottom parts and without
                                                   outer soles), of any material except
                                                   metal
ex 64.02   Footwear with leather uppers            Manufacture from assemblies (e.g.,
                                                   uppers affixed to inner soles or to
                                                   other bottom parts and without
                                                   outer soles), of any material except
                                                   metal
ex 64.02   Footwear other than with leather        Manufacture from assemblies (e.g.,
           uppers                                  uppers affixed to inner soles or to
                                                   other bottom parts and without
                                                   outer soles), of any material except
                                                   metal
   64.03   Footwear with outer soles of wood       Manufacture from assemblies (e.g.,
           or cork                                 uppers affixed to inner soles or to
                                                   other bottom parts and without
                                                   outer soles), of any material except
                                                   metal
   64.04   Footwear with outer soles of other      Manufacture from assemblies (e.g.,
           materials                               uppers affixed to inner soles or to
                                                   other bottom parts and without
                                                   outer soles), of any material except
                                                   metal
   65.03   Felt hats and other felt headgear,                                           Manufacture from fibres
           being headgear made from the felt
           hoods and plateaux falling within
           heading No 65.01 , whether or not
           lined or trimmed
   65.05   Hats and other headgear (including                                           Manufacture from yarn
           hair-nets), knitted or crocheted, or
           made up from lace, felt or other
           textile fabric in the piece (but not
           from strips), whether or not lined
           or trimmed
   66.01   Umbrellas and sunshades (including                                           Manufacture in which the value of
           walking-stick umbrellas, umbrella                                            the products used does not exceed
           tents, and garden and similar um­                                            50 % of the value of the finished
           brellas)                                                                     product
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List A (continued)
                     Products obtained
                                                                Working or processing which           Working or processing which
                                                                 does not confer the character     confers the character of 'originating
      CCT
                                                                   of 'originating products'          products' where the following
     heading                   Description                                                               conditions are satisfied
       No
3X 70.07        Cast or rolled glass (including          Manufacture from drawn , cast or
                Flashed or wired glass) cut to shape     rolled glass of heading Nos 70.04 to
                other than rectangular shape, or         70.06 inclusive
                bent or otherwise worked (for ex­
                ample, edge worked or engraved),
                whether or not surface ground or
                polished ; multiple walled insulating
                glass
     70.08      Safety glass consisting of toughened     Manufacture from drawn , cast or
                or laminated glass, shaped or not        rolled glass of heading Nos 70.04 to
                                                         70.06 inclusive
     70.09      Glass mirrors (including rear-view       Manufacture from drawn, cast or
                mirrors), unframed, framed or            rolled glass of heading Nos 70.04 to
                backed                                   70.06 inclusive
     71.15      Articles consisting of or incorporat­                                           Manufacture in which the value of
                ing, pearls, precious or semi­                                                  the products used does not exceed
                precious stones (natural , synthetic                                            50 % of the value of the finished
                or reconstructed)                                                               product
     73.12      Hoop and strip, of iron or steel , hot­  Cutting without rolling of iron or
                rolled or cold-rolled                    steel coils of heading No 73.08
    .73.13      Sheets and plates, of iron or steel ,    Cutting without rolling of iron or
               hot-rolled or cold-rolled                 steel coils of heading No 73.08
    74.03      Wrought bars , rods, angles, shapes                                             Manufacture in which the value of
               and sections, of copper ; copper                                                the products used does not exceed
               wire                                                                            50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product
    74.04      Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                            Manufacture in which the value of
               copper                                                                          the products used does not exceed
                                                                                               50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product
    74.05      Copper foil (whether or not em­                                                 Manufacture in which the value of
               bossed , cut to shape, perforated,                                              the products used does not exceed
               coated, printed, or backed with                                                 50 % of the value of the finished
               paper or other reinforcing material),                                           product
               of a thickness (excluding any
               backing) not exceeding 0-15 mm
    74.06      Copper powders and flakes                                                       Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                               the products used does not exceed
                                                                                               50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product
    74.07      Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor ,                                           Manufacture in which the value of
               of copper ; hollow bars of copper                                               the products used does not exceed
                                                                                               50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product
    74. 10     Stranded     wire, cables,    cordage,                                          Manufacture in which the value of
               ropes* plaited bands and the like, of                                           the products used does not exceed
               copper wire, but excluding insulat­                                             50 % of the value of the finished
               ing electric wires and cables                                                   product
    75.02      Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes,                                             Manufacture in which the value of
               and sections , of nickel ; nickel wire                                          the products used does not exceed
                                                                                               50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product
    75.03      Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                            Manufacture in which the value of
               nickel ; nickel foil ; nickel powders                                           the products used does not exceed
               and flakes                                                                      50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product
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                                                                                                              List A (continued)
             Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing which         Working or processing which
 CCT                                                     does not confer the character    confers the character of 'originating
                                                           of 'originating products'         products' where the following
heading                Description                                                              conditions are satisfied
  No
75.04   Tubes and pipes and blanks there­                                              Manufacture in which the value of
        for, of nickel ; hollow bars, and tube                                         the products used does not exceed
        and . pipe fittings (for example,                                              50 % of the value of the finished
        joints, elbows, sockets and flanges),                                          product
        of nickel
75.05   Electroplating anodes, of nickel ,                                             Manufacture in which the value of
        wrought or unwrought, including                                                the products used does not exceed
        those produced by electrolysis                                                 50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                       product
76.02   Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                             Manufacture in which the value of
        and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­                                            the products used does not exceed
        nium wire                                                                      50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                       product
76.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                           Manufacture in which the value of
        aluminium                                                                      the products used does not exceed
                                                                                       40 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                       product
76.04   Aluminium foil (whether or not em­                                             Manufacture in which the value of
        bossed, cut to shape, perforated,                                              the products used does not exceed
        coated, printed, or backed with                                                50 % of the value of the finished
        paper or other reinforcing material),                                          product
        of a thickness (excluding any back­
        ing) not exceeding 0-20 mm
76.05   Aluminium powders and flakes                                                    Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                        the products used does not exceed
                                                                                        50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                        product
76.06   Tubes and pipes and blanks there­                                               Manufacture in which the value of
        for, of aluminium ; hollow bars of                                              the products used does not exceed
        aluminium                                                                       50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                        product
76.08   Structures, complete or incomplete,                                             Manufacture in which the value of
        whether or not assembled, and parts                                            the products used does not exceed
        of structures (for example, hangars,                                            50 % of the value of the finished
        arid other buildings, bridges and                                               product
        bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts,
        roofs, roofing framework, door and
        window frames, balustrades, pillars
        and columns), of aluminium ; plates,
         rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes
         and the like, prepared for use in
        structures, of aluminium
76.12    Stranded wire, cables, cordage,                                                Manufacture in which the value of
         ropes, plaited bands and the like, of                                          the products used does not exceed
         aluminium wire, but excluding in­                                              50 % of the value of the finished
         sulated electric wires and cables                                              product
76.13    Gauze, cloth, grill , netting, reinfor­                                        Manufacture in which the value of
         cing fabric and similar materials, of                                          the products used does not exceed
         aluminium wire                                                                 50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                        product
78.02    Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                             Manufacture in which the value of
         and sections, of lead ; lead wire                                              the products used does not exceed
                                                                                        50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                        product
78.03    Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                           Manufacture in which the value of
         lead                                                                           the products used does not exceed
                                                                                        50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                        product
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List A ( continued)
                     Products obtained
                                                                Working or processing which
                                                                                                     Working or processing which
                                                                does not confer the character     confers the character of 'originating
      CCT
                                                                  of 'originating products'          products' where the following
     heading                   Description                                                              conditions are satisfied
       No
    78.04        Lead foil (whether or not embossed,                                           Manufacture in which the value of
                cut to shape, perforated , coated ,                                            the products used does not exceed
                 printed , or backed with paper or                                             50 % of the value of the finished
                 other reinforcing material), of a                                             product
                weight (excluding any backing) not
                exceeding 1 700 kg per m 2 ; lead
                powders and flakes
    78.05       Tubes and pipes and blanks there­                                              Manufacture in which the value of
                for, of lead ; hollow bars, and tube                                          the products used does not exceed
                and pipe fittings (for example,                                               50 % of the value of the finished
                joints, elbow, spckets, flanges and                                           product
                S-bends), of lead
    78.06       Other articles of lead                                                         Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                              the products used does not exceed
                                                                                              50 % of the value * of the finished
                                                                                               product
    79.02       Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                             Manufacture in which the value of
                and sections, of zinc ; zinc wire                                             the products used does not exceed
                                                                                              50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                              product
    79.03       Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                          Manufacture in which the value of
                zinc ; zinc foil ; zinc powders and                                           the products used does not exceed
                flakes                                                                        50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                              product
    79.04       Tubes and pipes and blanks there­                                              Manufacture in which the value of
                for, of zinc ; hollow bars, and tube                                          the products used does not exceed
                 and pipe Attings (for example, joints,                                       50 % of the value of the finished
                 elbows, sockets and flanges), of zine                                        product
    79.05        Gutters, roof capping, skylight                                               Manufacture in which the value of
                frames, and other fabricated build­                                           the products used does not exceed
                ing components, of zinc                                                       50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                              product
    79.06       Other articles of zinc                                                         Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                              the products used does not exceed
                                                                                              50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                              product
    80.02       Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                             Manufacture in which the value of
                and sections, of tin ; tin wire                                               the products used does not exceed
                                                                                              50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                              product
   80.03        Wrought plates, sheets, and strip,                                            Manufacture in which the value of
                of tin                                                                        the products used does not exceed
                                                                                              50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                              product
   80.04        Tin foil (whether or not embossed,                                            Manufacture in which the value of
                cut to shape, perforated , coated,                                            the products used does not exceed
                printed , or backed with paper or                                             50 % of the value of the finished
                other reinforcing material), of a                                             product
                weight (excluding any backing) not
                exceeding 1 kg per m2 ; tin powders
                and flakes
   80.05        Tubes and pipes and blanks there­                                             Manufacture in which the value of
                for, of tin ; hollow bars, and tube                                           the products used does not exceed
                and pipe fittings (for example, joints,                                       50 % of the value of the finished
                elbows, sockets and flanges), of tin                                          product
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                                                                                                                 List A (continued)
                Products obtained
                                                           Working or processing which          Working or processing which
     CCT                                                   does not confer the character    confers the character of 'originating
                                                             of 'originating products'          products' where the following
   heading                Description                                                              conditions are satisfied
      No
   82.05   Interchangeable tools for machine                                             Assembly in which the value of the
           tools or for hand tools, including                                            materials and parts used does not
           power-operated hand tools (for ex­                                            exceed 43 % of the value of the
           ample, for pressing, stamping, dril­                                          finished product
           ling, tapping, threading, boring,
           broaching, milling, cutting, turning,
           dressing, morticing or screw driv­
           ing), including dies for wire draw­
           ing, extrusion dies for metal , and
           rock drilling bits
   82.06   Knives and cutting blades, for ma­                                            Assembly in which the value of the
           chines or for mechanical appliances                                           materials and parts used does not
                                                                                         exceed 40 % of the finished product
ex Chap­   Boilers, machinery and mechanical                                             Assembly in which the value of the
   ter 84  appliances and parts thereof, ex­                                             materials and parts used does not
           cluding products of heading No                                                exceed 40 % of the finished product
           84.15 and sewing machines (ex
           84.41 )
   84.15   Refrigerators and refrigerating                                               Assembly in which the value of the
           equipment (electrical and other)                                               'non-originating' materials and parts
                                                                                         used does not exceed 40 % of the
                                                                                         value of the finished product, and
                                                                                         provided that at least 50 % in value
                                                                                         of the materials and parts used are
                                                                                         'originating products'
ex 84.41   Sewing machines (for           fabrics,                                       Assembly in which the value of the
           leather, footwear, etc)                                                        'non-originating' materials and
                                                                                         parts used does not exceed 40 % of
                                                                                         the value of the finished product,
                                                                                         and provided that :
                                                                                         (a) at least 50 % in value of the
                                                                                             materials and parts ( 1 ) used for
                                                                                             the assembly of the head (motor
                                                                                             excluded) are 'originating pro­
                                                                                             ducts', and
                                                                                         (b) the thread tension , crochet and
                                                                                             zigzag mechanisms are 'originat­
                                                                                             ing products'
ex Chap­   Electrical machines and equipment                                             Assembly in which the value of the
   ter 85  and parts thereof, excluding pro­                                             material and parts used does not
           ducts of heading Nos 85.14 and                                                exceed 40 % of the value of the
           85.15                                                                         finished product
   85.14    Microphones and stands therefor ;                                            Assembly in which the value qf the
           loudspeakers ; audio-frequency elec­                                           'non-originating' material and parts
           tric amplifiers                                                               used does not . exceed 40 % of the
                                                                                         value of the finished product , and
                                                                                         provided that :
                                                                                         (a) at least 50 % in value of the
                                                                                             materials and parts (') used are
                                                                                              'originating products' and
                                                                                         (b) all the transistors are 'originat­
                                                                                             ing products'
   85.15   Radi®telegraphic and radiotelepho­                                             Assembly in which the value of the
           nic transmission and reception                                                 'non-originating' materials and
           apparatus ; radio-broadcasting and                                            parts used does not exceed 40 % of
           television transmission and recep­                                            the. value of the finished product ,
           tion apparatus (including those                                               and provided that :
           incorporating gramophones) and                                                (a) at least 50 % in value of the
           television cameras ;* radio naviga­                                                materials and parts (') used are
           tional aid apparatus, radar appara­                                                'originating products', and
           tus and radio remote control appa­                                            (b) all the transistors are 'originat­
           ratus                                                                             ing products'
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List A ( continued)
                      Products obtained
                                                                                                        Working or processing which
                                                                   Working or processing which       confers the character of 'originating
      CCT                                                          does not confer the character
                                                                     of 'originating products'          products' where the following
    heading                      Description                                                               conditions are satisfied
       No
Chapter 86        Railway and tramway locomotives,                                                Assembly in which the value of the
                 rolling-stock and parts thereof ;                                                materials and parts used does not
                 railway and tramway track fixtures                                               exceed 40 % of the value of the
                 and. fittings ; traffic signalling equip­                                        finished product
                 ment of all kinds (not electrically
                 powered)
;x Chap­         Vehicles, other than railway or                                                 Assembly in which the value of the
    ter 87       tramway rolling-stock, and parts                                                materials and parts used does not
                thereof, excluding products of head­                                             exceed 40 % of the value of the
                ing No 87.09                                                                     finished product
    87.09       Motor-cycles, auto-cycles and cycles                                             Assembly in which the value of the
                fitted with an auxiliary motor,                                                  'non-originating' materials and
                with or without side-cars ; side-cars                                            parts used does not exceed 40 % of.
                 of all kinds                                                                    the value of the finished product ,
                                                                                                 and provided that at least 50 % in
                                                                                                 value of the materials and parts
                                                                                                  (') used are 'originating products'
;x Chap­         Optical , photographic, cinemato­                                               Assembly in which the value of the
    ter 90       graphic, measuring, checking, pre­                                              materials and parts used does not
                cision , medical and surgical instru­                                            exceed 40 % of the finished product
                 ments and apparatus and parts
                thereof, except products of heading
                 Nos 90.05 , 90.07, 90.08 , 90.12 and
                 90.26
    90.05        Refracting telescopes (monocular                                                Assembly in which the value of the
                 and binocular), prismatic or not                                                 'non-originating' materials and
                                                                                                 parts used does not exceed 40 % of
                                                                                                 the finished product, and provided
                                                                                                 that at least 50 % in value of the
                                                                                                 materials and parts (') used are
                                                                                                  'originating products'
    90.07        Photographic cameras ; photogra­                                                Assembly in which the value of the
                 phic flashlight apparatus                                                        'non-originating' materials and
                                                                                                 parts used does not exceed 40 % of
                                                                                                 the finished product and provided
                                                                                                 that at least 50 % in value of the
                                                                                                 materials and parts (') used are
                                                                                                  'originating products'
    90.08        Cinematographic cameras, projec­                                                 Assembly in which the value of the
                 tors, sound recorders and sound                                                  'non-originating' materials and
                 reproducers ; any combination of                                                parts used does not exceed 40 % of
                 these articles                                                                  the value of the finished product
                                                                                                 and provided that at least 50 % in
                                                                                                 value , of the materials and parts
                                                                                                  (*) used are 'originating products'
    90.12        Compound optical microscopes,                                                   Assembly in which the value of the
                 whether or not provided with means                                               'non-originating' materials and
                 for photographing or projecting the                                             parts used does not exceed 43 % of
                 image                                                                           the value of the finished product,
                                                                                                 and provided that at bast 50 % in
                                                                                                 value of the materials and parts
                                                                                                  C1) used are 'originating products'
    90.26        Gas, liquid and electricity supply or                                            Assembly in which the value of the
                 production meters ; calibrating                                                  'non-originating' materials and
                 meters therefor                                                                  parts used does not exceed 40 % of
                                                                                                  the value of the finished product,
                                                                                                 and provided that at least 50 % in
                                                                                                 valu : of the materials and parts
                                                                                                  (*) used are 'originating products'
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                                                                                                                    List A (continued)
                 Products obtained
                                                             Working or processing which          Working or processing which
     CCT                                                     does not confer the character     coafers the character of 'originating
                                                               of 'originating products'          products' where the following
    heading                Description                                                               conditions are satisfied
      No
ex Chap­    Clocks and watches and parts there­                                             Assembly in which the value of the
   ter 91   of, excluding products of heading                                               materials and parts used does not
            Nos 91.04 and 91.08                                                             exceed 40 % of the value of the
                                                                                            finished product
   91.04    Other clocks                                                                   Assembly in which the value 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 % in
                                                                                           value of the materials and parts
                                                                                           0) used are 'originating products'
   91.08    Clock movements, assembled                                                     Assembly in which the value 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 % in
                                                                                           value of the materials and parts
                                                                                           (l) used are 'originating products'
ex Chap­    Musical instruments ; sound recor­                                             Assembly in which the value of the
   ter 92   ders and reproducers ; television                                              materials and parts used does not
            image and sound recorders and re­                                              exceed 40 % of the value of the
            producers, magnetic ; parts and ac­                                            finished product
            cessories of such articles ; excluding
            products of heading No 92.11
   92.11    Gramophones, dictating machines                                                Assembly in which the value of the
            and other sound recorders and re­                                              'non-originating' materials and
            producers, including record-players                                            parts used does not exceed 40 % of
            and tape decks, with or without                                                the value of the finished product,
            sound-heads ; television image and                                             and provided that :
            sound recorders and reproducers,                                               (a) at least 50 % of the materials
            magnetic                                                                            and parts O used are 'originat­
                                                                                                ing products', and
                                                                                           (b) all the transistors are 'originat­
                                                                                                ing products'
ex 93.07     Lead shot                                                                     Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                           the products used does not exceed
                                                                                           50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                           product
   96.02    Other brooms and brushes (includ­                                              Manufacture in which the value of
            ing brushes of a kind used as parts of                                         the products used does not exceed
            machines); paint rollers ; squeegees                                           50 % of the value of the finished
            (other than roller squeegees) and                                              product
            mops
   97.03    Other toys ; working models of a                                               Manufacture in which the value of
            kind used for recreational purpose                                             the products used does not exceed
                                                                                           50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                           product
   98.01    Buttons and button moulds, studs,                                              Manufacture in which the valus of
            cuff-links, and press-fasteners, in­                                           the products used does not exceed
            cluding snap-fasteners and press­                                              50 % of the value of the finished
            studs ; blanks and parts of such ar­                                           product
            ticles
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List A (continued)
                           Products obtained
                                                                                  Working or processing which                      Working or processing which
        CCT                                                                       does not confer the character                confers the character of Originating
       heading                                                                       of 'originating products'                    products' where the following
                                      Description                                                                                     conditions are satisfied
         No
       98.01         Typewriter and similar ribbons,                                                                       Manufacture in which the value of
                     whether or not on spools ; ink-pads,                                                                  the products used does not exceed
                     with or without boxes                                                                                 50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                                                           product
ex 98.15             Vacuum flasks and other vacuum                                                                        Manufacture from products                of
                     vessels, complete with cases                                                                          heading No 70.12
 ( 1 ) In determining the value of materials and parts, the following must be taken into account :
       (a) in respect of 'originating' materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, or the price which would be paid in case of sale, for those products
            in the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out ;
       (b) in respect of other materials and parts, Article 4 of this Decision determining :
             (0 the value of imported products.
            (ii) the value of products of unknown origin.
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                                                           ANNEX III
                                                              LIST B
            List of working or processing operations which do not result in a change of tariff heading, but which
                      do confer the character of 'originating product' on the products which undergo them
                           Finished products
                                                                                Working or procession which confers the character of
     CCT                                                                                       'originating products'
    heading                          Description
      No
                                                                          Incorporation of 'non-originating' materials and parts
                                                                          in machinery, mechanical appliances, etc. , of Chapter
                                                                           84 to 92 does not make such products lose their
                                                                           character of 'originating products', if the value of the
                                                                           materials and parts used does not exceed 5% of the
                                                                           value of the finished product
ex 15.10    Fatty alcohols                                                 Manufacture from fatty acids
ex 21.03    Prepared mustard                                               Manufacture from mustard flour
ex 22.09     Whisky of an alcoholic strength of less than 50°              Manufacture from alcohol derived from the distillation
                                                                          of cereals and in which 'non-originating' products do
                                                                          not exceed 15 % of the value of the finished product
ex 25.09    Earth colours, calcined or powdered                           Crushing and calcination or powdering of earth colours
ex 25.15    Marble not further worked than squared by sawing, of          Sawing into slabs or sections, by polishing, grinding
            a thickness of 25 cm or less                                  and cleaning of marble, of a thickness greater than
                                                                          25 cm, including marble not further worked than
                                                                          roughly split, roughly squared, or squared by sawing
ex 25.16    Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monu­          Sawing of granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and
            mental and building stone, of a thickness of 25 cm or less,   other monumental and building stone, of a thickness
            including such stone not further worked than roughly          greater than 25 cm, including such stone not further
            split, roughly squared or squared by sawing                  worked than roughly split, roughly squared or squared
                                                                          by sawing
ex 25.18    Calcined dolomite, agglomerated dolomite (including          Calcinated or unworked dolomite
            tarred dolomite)
ex 33.01    Essential oils other than of citrus fruit, terpeneless       Deterpenation of essential oils other than of citrus
                                                                         fruit
ex 38.05    Refined tall oil                                             Refining of crude tall oil
ex 38.07    Purified sulphate turpentine                                 Purification involving distillation and refinement of
                                                                         crude sulphate of turpentine
ex 40.01    Plates of crepe rubber for soles                             Lamination of crepe sheets of natural rubber
ex 40.07    Rubber thread and cord, textile-covered                       Manufacture from rubber thread or cord
ex 41.01    Sheep and lamb skins without the wool                        Removing wool from sheep and lamb skins
ex 41.03    Retanned skin leather of crossed Indian sheep                 Retanning of crossed Indian sheep skin leather not
                                                                          further prepared than tanned
ex 41.04    Retanned Indian goat or kid skin leather                      Retanning of Indian goat or kid skin leather not further
                                                                          prepared than tanned
ex 50.09                                                                 Printing accompanied by finishing operations (bleach­
ex 50.10                                                                 ing, dressing, drying, steaming, burling, mending, im­
ex 51.04                                                                 pregnating, sanforizing, mercerizing) of fabrics the
ex 53.11                                                                  value of which does not exceed 47*5 % of the value of
ex 53.12                                                                  the finished product
ex 53.13    Printed fabrics
ex 54.05
ex 55.07
ex 55.08
ex 55.09
ex 56.07
ex 68.03    Articles of slate, including articles of agglomerated         Manufacture of articles of slate
            slate
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List B (continued)
                               Finished products
                                                                                     Working or procession which confers the character of
      CCT                                                                                           'originating products'
     heading                             Description
       No
ex 68.13        Articles of asbestos ; articles of mixtures with a basis of  Manufacture of articles of asbestos or of mixtures
                asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and         with a basis of asbestos, or of mixtures with a basis
                magnesium carbonate                                          of asbestos and magnesium carbonate
ex 68.15        Articles of mica, including bonded mica splittings on a     Manufacture of articles of mica
                support of paper or fabric
ex 70.10        Cut glass bottle                                            Cutting of bottles the value of which does not exceed
                                                                            50 % of the value of the finished product
ex 70.13        Cut glassware (other than articles falling within heading   Cutting of glassware the value of which does not exceed
                No 70.19) of a kind commonly used for table, kitchen,       50 % of the value of the finished product
                toilet or office purposes, for indoor decoration, or for
                similar uses
ex 70.20        Articles made from glass fibre                               Manufacture from unworked glass fibre
ex 71.02        Precious and semi-precious stones, cut or otherwise         Manufacture from unworked precious or semi-precious
                worked, but not mounted, set or strung (except un­          stones
                graded stones temporarily strung for convenience of
                transport)
ex 71.03        Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious        Manufacture from unworked synthetic or reconstructed
                stones, cut or otherwise worked, but not mounted, set       precious or semi-precious stones
                or strung (except ungraded stones temporarily strung
                for convenience of transport)
ex 71.05        Silver, including silver gilt and platinum-plated silver,   Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought
                semi-manufactured                                           silver and silver alloys
ex 71.06        Rolled silver, semi-manufactured                            Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unworked
                                                                            rolled silver
ex 71.07        Gold, including platinum-plating gold, semi-manufac­        Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought
                tured                                                       gold, including platinum-plated gold
ex 71.08        Rolled gold on base metal or silver, semi-manufactured      Rolling, drawing, beat'ng or grinding of unworked
                                                                            rolled gold on base mciai or silver
ex 71.09        Platinum and other metals of the platinum group, semi­      Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought
                manufactured                                                platinum and other metals of the platinum group
ex 71.10        Rolled platinum or other platinum group metals, on          Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unworked
                base metal or precious metal, semi-manufactured             rolled platinum or other platinum group metals or. base
                                                                            metal or precious metal
    73.15       Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms mentioned    Manufacture from alloy steel and high steel in the
                in heading No 73.06 to 73.14                                forms mentioned in heading No 73.06 to 73.14 in­
                                                                            volving the transformation from one of the under­
                                                                            mentioned categories to another ;
                                                                             1 . Ingots, blooms, billets, slabs and sheet bars
                                                                            2. Roughly forged pieces
                                                                            3. Coils for re-rolling ; universal plates
                                                                            4. Bars and rods (including wire rod and hollow mining
                                                                                . drill steel) and angles, shapes and sections
                                                                            5. Hoop and strip
                                                                            6. Sheets and plates
                                                                            7. Wire, whether or not coated, but not insulated
ex 74.01        Unrefined copper (blister copper and other)                 Smelting of copper matte
ex 74.01        Refined copper                                              Fine-refining or electrolytic refining of unrefined copper
                                                                            (blister copper and other), copper waste or scrap
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                                                                                                                                                     List B (continued)
                                     Finished products
                                                                                                         Working or procession which confers the character of
      CCT                                                                                                                'originating products'
     heading                                    Description
       No
ex 74.01            Copper alloy                                                                   Fusion and thermal treatment of refined copper, copper
                                                                                                  waste or scrap
 ex 75.01           Unwrought nickel (excluding electroplating anodes                             Refining by electrolysis, by fusion or chemically, of
                    falling within heading No 75.05)                                              nickel mattes, nickel speiss and other intermediate pro­
                                                                                                  ducts of nickel metallurgy
ex 77.04            Beryllium, wrought, and articles of beryllium                                 Rolling, drawing or grinding of unwrought beryllium
 ex 81.01           Tungsten, wrought and articles thereof                                        Manufacture from unwrought tungsten
 ex 81.02           Molybdenum, wrought, and articles thereof                                      Manufacture from unwrought molybdenum
 ex 81.03           Tantalum, wrought, and articles thereof                                        Manufacture from unwrought tantalum
 ex 81.04           Other base rnstals, wrought and articles thèreof                               Manufacture from other base metals, unwrought
 ex 84.06           Internal combustion piston engines                                            Working, processing or assembly in which the value
                                                                                                   of the materials and parts used does not exceed 40 %
                                                                                                   of the value of the finished product
 ex 84.08           Other engines and motors, excluding jet engines and                           Working, processing or assembly in which the value of
                    gas turbines                                                                  the 'non-originating' materials and parts used does not
                                                                                                  exceed 40 % of the value of the finished product, if at
                                                                                                   least 50 % in value of the materials and parts C) used
                                                                                                  are 'originating products'
 ex 84.41           Sewing machmes (for fabrics, leather, footwear, etc.)                          Working, processing or assembly in which the value of
                                                                                                  the 'non-originating' materials and parts used does not
                                                                                                  exceed 40 % of the value of the finished product, and
                                                                                                  provided that :
                                                                                                   (a) at least 50% in value of the materials and parts (x)
                                                                                                       used for assembly of the head (motor excluded) are
                                                                                                        'originating products* and
                                                                                                  (b) the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms
                                                                                                       are 'originating products'
ex 95.01            Articles of tortoise-shell                                                    Manufacture from worked tortoise-shell
    95.02           Articles of mother of pearl                                                   Manufacture from worked mother of pearl
ex 95.03            Articles of ivory                                                             Manufacture from worked ivory
ex 95.04            Articles of hms                                                               Manufacture from worked bone
ex 95.05            Articles of horn, coral (natural or agglomerated) or of                       Manufacture from worked horn, coral (natural of
                    other animal carving material                                                 agglomerated) or other animal carving material
ex 95.06            Articles of vegetable carving material (for example,                          Manufacture from worked vegetable carving material
                    corozo, wafea, hard-grained woods, etc.)                                      (for example, corozo, walnut, hard-grained woods, etc.)
ex 95.07          . Articles of jg£ (and mineral substitutes for jet), amber,                     Manufacture from worked jet (and mineral substitutes
                    meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated                               for jet), amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and
                    meerschaum εΜ articles of these substances                                    agglomerated meerschaum
ex 98.11            Smoking pipss, pipe bowls                                                     Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks of wood or
                                                                                                  root
(1) In determining the value of rr.Etcnals and parts, the ffoilowiag must be taken into acsount :
    (a) in respect of 'originating' materials and parts, the first verifiable price paid, or the price which would be paid in case of sals, (tar CTioss pro&as'Jc
         in the territory of the country where working, processing or assembly is carried out ;
    (b) in respect of other materials and parts, Article 4 of this Decision determining :
          (1) the value of imported products,
         (ii) the value of products of unknown origin.
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                                                        ANNEX IV
                                                           LIST C
                          List of products temporarily excluded from the scope of this Regulation
    CCT
   heading                                                       Description
     No
ex 27.07   Aromatic oils as defined in Note 2 to Chapter 27, of which more than 65 % by volume distils at a temperature of
           up to 250°C (including mixtures of petroleum spirit and benzol), intended for use as power or heating fuels
   27.091
    t0     Mineral oils and products of their distillation ; bituminous substances ; mineral waxes
   27.16 J
ex 29.01   Hydrocarbons :
              Acyclic
              Cyclanes and cyclenes, excluding azulenes
              Benzene, toluene, xylenes
           intended for use as power or heating fuels
ex 34.03   Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, bùt not including
           preparations containing 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals
ex 34.04   Waxes with a basis of paraffin wax, of petroleum waxes, of waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, of slack
           wax or of scale wax
ex 38.14   Prepared additives for lubricants
ex 38.19   Mixed alkylenes