CELEX: 51985PC0104
Language: en
Date: 1985-03-19
Title: Draft DECISION OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE derogating from the definition of 'originating products' to take into account the special situation of Jamaica with regard to tufted carpets falling within heading No 58.02 of the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (85) 104
Vol. 1985/0033
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                                                                                      C0MC85) 104 f i n a l
                                                                                      B r u s s e ls , 19 March 1985
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                    DECISION OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
     d e r o g a tin g from th e d e f i n i t i o n o f       ' o r i g i n a t i n g p r o d u c ts '  t o ta k e i n t o
             account th e s p e c i a l s i t u a t i o n o f Jamaica w it h reg ard t o t u f t e d
                         c a rp e ts f a l l i n g w i t h i n heading No 5 8 .0 2 o f t h e
                                                Common Customs T a r i f f
                           ( s u b m itte d t o th e C o u n cil by t h e Commission)
C 0 M (8 5 )   104 f i n a l
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 Jamaica has b e n e f i t e d sin ce 3 October 1984 from a d e r o g a tio n to t h e r u le s
 of o r ig in       to a llo w      its    t u f t e d c a rp e ts o f heading No ex 5 8 .0 2 t o q u a l i f y
 f o r th e p r e f e r e n t i a l     regime under th e Lomé C o n ven tio n .               T h is s p e c ia l
 t re a tm e n t     g iv e n to Jamaica is               in response t o d i f f i c u l t i e s    encountered by
th e Jamaican company concerned, which employs 75 p e o p le , to o b t a in the
"b a c k in g s " n ecessary in th e m anufacture o f c a r p e ts .                      If   t h i s d e ro g a tio n
had not been g iv e n th ese Jamaican e x p o rts t o th e Community could not have
o rig in a te d       in th e sense o f th e Lomé Convention because o f th e use o f non­
o r ig in a tin g      b a c k in g s .
When th e Jamaican req u est was made i t                           was reco g n ize d t h a t     in o rd e r to
a llo w Jamaica to change i t s                      source o f supply in o r d e r t o s a t i s f y th e
o rig in      r u le s   it   was n ecessary t o g iv e a d e ro g a tio n f o r two yea rs f o r a
y e a r l y q u a n t i t y o f 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 square yards ; however as th e Lomé I I
Convention e x p ir e d on 28 February 1985 th e p e r io d o f a p p l i c a t i o n o f th e
d e r o g a tio n was L im ite d t o t h i s p e r io d and f o r a q u a n t i t y o f 8 0 ,0 0 0 square
y a rd s ,it      being understood t h a t th e d e r o g a tio n would be extended at th e
p ro p e r tim e f o r th e r e s t o f th e p e rio d needing t o be co vered .
T akin g th e above i n t o account and in accordance w ith t h e p r o v is io n s o f
P r o t o c o l No 1 and in p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 3 0 , the Commission proposes t h a t
th e d e r o g a tio n t o th e o r i g i n           r u le s f o r Jama'icaO . t u f t e d c a rp e ts should be
extended to cover th e p e r io d 1 March 1985 t o 2 October 1986 s u b je c t t o th e
p ro v is io n th a t       it    ceases to be a p p li c a b l e       if  t h e 1984 Lomé Convention does
not e n t e r      in to     fo rce      b e fo re 28 February 1986.
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                     D E C IS IO N OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE
      d e r o g a tin g from th e d e f i n i t i o n o f          'o r ig i n a t in g p ro d u c ts ' to ta k e in to
              account t h e s p e c ia l s i t u a t i o n o f Jamaica w it h re g a rd t o t u f t e d
                            c a rp e ts f a l l i n g  w i t h i n heading No 5 8 .0 2 o f t h e
                                                   Common Customs T a r i f f
 THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE,
 Having re g a rd t o th e second ACP-EEC C o n v e n tio n , signed a t Lomé on 31 O cto b er 1 9 7 9 ,
Havin g re g a rd t o C o u n c il R e g u la t io n (EEC) No 4 8 5 /8 5 o f 26 F eb ru ary 1985 con cerning
t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f D e c is io n No 2 / 8 5 o f t h e ACP-EEC C o u n cil o f M i n i s t e r s on
t r a n s i t i o n a l measures v a l i d from 1 March 1985 ,
Whereas A r t i c l e 30 o f P r o t o c o l 1 t o th e t h i r d ACP-EEC C o n v e n tio n , sig n ed a t Lomé
on 8 December 1 98 4, t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e concept o f o r i g i n a t i n g p ro d u c ts and methods
o f a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c o o p e r a t io n , p ro v id e s t h a t d e r o g a tio n s from t h e r u le s o f o r i g i n may
be made, i n p a r t i c u l a r where th e development o f e x i s t i n g i n d u s t r i e s o r th e c r e a t i o n
o f new i n d u s t r i e s would be f a c i l i t a t e d            th e re b y ;
                                                     2
A r t i c l e 4 o f D e c is io n No 2 /8 5            s t a t e s t h a t th e p r o v is io n s on t h e d e r o g a t io n pro ced u re
s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e 30 o f P r o t o c o l No 1 t o th e t h i r d ACP-EEC Co nvention s h a l l be p u t
in to fo rce in a n t ic ip a t io n ;
Whereas t o p r e s e r v e i t s         e x is tin g     c a r p e t in d u s t r y and i n o r d e r t o a llo w i t         to take the
n ec essary ste p s i n o r d e r t o o b t a i n o r i g i n a t i n g s t a t u s f o r i t s           f i n i s h e d p r o d u c ts ,
Jamaica b e n e f i t e d from 3 O cto b er 1984 t o 28 F eb ru ary 1985 from a d e r o g a t io n from th e
d e f i n i t i o n c o n ta in e d i n P r o t o c o l No 1 t o t h e second ACP-EEC Convention f o r t u f t e d
c a rp e ts ;
 0J No L 61, 1.3.1985, p. 1.
20J No L 61, 1.3.1985, p. 2.
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  Whereas t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h i s d e r o g a tio n has not been s u f f i c i e n t t o p e r m it th e
  Jamaican i n d u s t r y concerned t o ad ap t i t s               p r o d u c tio n to th e c o n d it io n s r e q u ir e d
  f o r t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f o r i g i n by th e second ACP-EEC Convention and whereas as
  a r e s u l t t h e p r o v is io n s n ecessary t o g iv e a co n tin u ed d e r o g a tio n should be ado pted;
  Whereas, i n th e s e c irc u m s ta n c e s , a tem p o rary d e r o g a t io n from th e d e f i n i t i o n o f
  o r i g i n a t i n g p ro d u cts should be g ra n te d t o Jamaica u n t i l 2 O ctober 1986,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                                          A r tic le  1
 By way o f d e r o g a t io n from t h e s p e c i a l p r o v is io n s o f L i s t A o f Annex I I             to P r o t o c o l 1
 t o th e second ACP-EEC C o n ven tio n , t u f t e d c a rp e ts f a l l i n g w i t h i n subheading 5 8 .0 2 A
 II     a) o f t h e Common Customs T a r i f f ,            m anufactured i n Jam aica, i n th e p r o d u c tio n o f
 which n o n - o r i g i n a t i n g backin g f a l l i n g w i t h i n heading No 5 1 .0 4 o r 5 7 .1 0 o f th e Common
 Customs T a r i f f i s used, s h a l l be co n sid ered as o r i g i n a t i n g             i n Jamaica p ro v id e d t h a t
 th e o t h e r c o n d it io n s a p p l i c a b l e t o heading No 5 8 .0 2 a r e re s p e c te d .
                                                         A rtic le 2
The d e r o g a t io n r e f e r r e d t o i n A r t i c l e 1 s h a l l be i n re s p e c t o f a q u a n t i t y o f
2 2 0 ,0 0 0 square yards o f t u f t e d c a rp e ts exp o rte d from Jamaica between 1 March 1985
and 2 O cto b er 1986.
                                                         A rtic le 3
The Jamaican a u t h o r i t i e s s h a l l ta k e th e step s necessary t o check t h e q u a n t i t i e s
o f e x p o rts o f p ro d u cts r e f e r r e d t o i n A r t i c l e 1 and s h a l l fo rw ard t o th e Commission
ev e ry t h r e e months a sta te m e n t o f th e q u a n t i t i e s i n re s p e c t o f which EUR 1 movement
c e rtific a te s       have been issu ed p u rsu an t t o t h i s D e c is io n .
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The ACP S t a t e s , t h e Member S t a t e s and t h e Community s h a l l be bound, each
t o th e e x t e n t t o which i t      is    con cerned, t o t a k e th e measures n ec essary t o
implement t h i s D e c is io n .
                                                 A r tic le 5
T h is D e c is io n s h a l l ta k e e f f e c t on t h e day o f i t s   a d o p t io n .
It   s h a l l a p p ly from 1 March 1985 u n t i l 2 O cto b er 1986.
However, i t        s h a l l cease t o a p p ly on 28 F eb ru ary 1986 i f           t h e t h i r d ACP-EEC
Co nvention does not e n t e r i n t o f o r c e by t h a t d a t e .
Done a t B r u s s e ls ,                                         For t h e ACP-EEC Customs
                                                                   C o -o p e r a tio n Committee
                                                                         T h e C h a ir m a n