CELEX: 51980PC0924
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Date: 1981-01-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the application of Joint Committee EEC Decision (1) No adding to and amending Lists A and B annexed to Protocol No concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation#Draft JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION (1) adding to and amending Lists A and B annexed to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                  Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        on the application of Joint Committee EEC Decision ( 1 ) No                                 adding
        to and amending Lists A an and/                                        Protocol No 3 concerning the
                                                                               products and methods of ad­
        definition of the concept ^
        ministrative cooperation/^ ^^originating products
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                                        ministrative co peration Draft
                                                                              (1)
                            JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION
        adding to and amending Lists A and B annexed to Protocol No 3 con­
        cerning the definition of the concept of " originating products " and
        methods of administrative cooperation
                       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
           Austria , Finland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal , Sweden, Switzerland
COM(80 ) 924 final
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY NOTE
In the context of adopting Joint Committee Decision No . 1 / 77 of each of the
EEC-EFTA Agreements , a Joint Committee Declaration was made as follows :
                      «
"     When the new Lists A and B , introduced by Decision No . 1 / 77 following
      the amendments made to the Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature ,
      modify , because the texts were simplified , the effect of one or other
      of the rules existing prior to Decision No . 1 / 77 , and if it is said 7
      that the modification results in a situation prejudicial to the
      interest.of the sector concerned , the aeed to re-establish the effect
      of the rule concerned as it was before Decision No . 1 / 77 will be
      examined urgently at the request of one of the contracting parties ,
      until 31 December 1979 , in accordance with the procedure laid down
      in Article 28 of Protocol No 3 .  "
This review has been carried out and an anomaly was discovered in relation to
heading ex 35.07 . The current rules in Lists A and B are restricted to
enzymatic preparations used for certain purposes and the same or similar
enzymatic preparations used for different purposes have a more restrictive
rule . It is therefore proposed to remove this anomaly by applying the
rules uniformly and the annexed draft of a model Decision to be taken
by each Joint Committee includes the amendments upon which an agreement
has been reached after discussion on this subject with the customs experts
of the Member States .                                       '
It is suggested that the Council adopts this draft on the common position
of the Community for use in the EEC-EFTA Joint Committees .
For reasons of clarity of presentation and to prevent duplication of work
a model proposition for Council Regulations to apply the Joint Committee
Decisions is also annexed .
 ---pagebreak---   Proposal Council Regulation ( EEC)           on the application of Joint
  Committee EEC-Decision ( 1 ) No'.      adding to and amending_ Li sts A and B
  annexed to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating
  products and methods of administrative cooperation
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
 and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal of the Commission ,
 Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                 ( 2) ( 3) was signed on           ( 4 ) and entered into force on
                      ( 5);
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol No 3 concerning the definition
of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation ,
which forms an integral part of the above Agreement , the Joint Committee
has adopted Decision No             adding to and amending Lists A and B annexed
to that Protocol .
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community ;
                                                          * • »/• « •
(1)   Austria , Finland , Iceland , Norway , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland
( 2)  The Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland , the Republic of
      Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Portuguese Republic , the Kingdom
      of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation
(3)   Austria , Sweden , Switzerland : OJ No L 300 of 31.12.72
      Finland : OJ No L 328 of 28 . 1 1 . 73
      Norway : OJ No L 171 of 27.6.73
      Iceland , Portugal : OJ No L 301 of 31.12.72
( 4)  Austria , Iceland ^ Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland : 22 July 1972
      Norway : 14 May 1973
      Finland : 5 Cctober 1973
( 5)  Austria , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland : 1st January 1973
      Iceland : 1st April 1973
      Norway : 1st July 1973
      Finland : 1st January 1974
 ---pagebreak---                                                * 4 »
     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     Article 1
     Decision No .        of the EEC-      (1 ) Joint Committee shall apply in the
  ; Community .
                    • / *                                '
     The text of the Decision is annexed to this Regulation .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
                                                                       1
in all Member States ..
    Done at Brussels ,                   7          For the Council
                                                    The President
    ( 1 ) Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal , Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland.
 ---pagebreak---  AGREEMENT EEC-
 The Joint Committee
                                          /                                  ,
                                         Draft
                             JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION
adding . to and               Lists A and B annexed to Protocol No 3 concerning
the definition of the concept of "originating products " and methods of
administrative . cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE , -
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the                 CO signed in Brussels on              ( 2),
                      4
Having regard to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept
of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
( hereinafter referred to as "Protocol No 3 ") , and in particular Article
28 thereof ,                          ,
Whereas ,as a result of the adoption of Joint Committee Decision No 1 / 77 /
certain anomalies in the rules of origin relating to enzymatic preparations
have been established ; whereas it is desirable to remove these anomalies ; _
                                                                • ♦ •/ • • •
( 1)  The Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland , the Republic of
      Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Portuguese Republic , the Kingdom
      of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation
( 2)  Austria , 1 Iceland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland : 22 July 1972
      Norway : 14 May 1973
      Finland : 5 October 1973
 ---pagebreak---  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 Article   1      /
 In List A annexed to Protocol No 3, the rules relating to ex-heading No . 35.07
shall be replaced by those set out in Annex I to this Decision .
Article 2                       .
In List B /.annexed to Protocol No 3, the rules relating to Chapters 28-37
and ex-heading 35.07 shall be replaced by those set out in Annex II tc^'this
Decision .      .
Article 3               /    ■    '
This Decision shall enter into force on
Done at Brussels ,                              For the Joint Committee
                                                The President
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                                                             ANNEX I
                                                                       ■
         Products obtained      Working or processing , Working or processing
                                that does not confer    that confers the status
CCT Heading        Description  the status of origin-   of originating products
    No .                        ating products          when the following
                                                        conditions are met
                                                                   \
 ex 35.07      Prepared enzymes                         Manufacure in which
               not otherwise                            the value of thé pro­
               specified or         -
                                                        ducts used does not
             . included                                .exceed 50% of the
                                                        value of the finished
                                                        product
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 6 -                  ANNEX II
          Finished products                      Working or processing that confers
                                                 the status of originating products
CCT Heading              Description
   No .
ex Chapter     Products of the chemical         Working or processing in which the ·
28 - 37        and allied industries            value of the non-originating
               excluding sulphuric anhy­        products used does not exceed 20%
               dride ( ex 28.13 ), tannins       of the value of the finished
                ( ex 32.01 ), essential oil^    product
               resinoids and terpenic by-
               products ( ex 33.01 ), pre-
              pared enzymes not otherwise
              specified or included
               tex 35.07 ) -
  ex 35.07    Prepared enzymes not other-       Manufacture in' which the value of
              wise specified or included        the products used doew not exceed
                                                50% of the value of the finished
                                                product .
                                              :