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Date: 1974-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3284/74 of the Council of 2 December 1974 on the application of Decision No 3/74 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation #Decision No 3/74 of the Joint Committee of 31 October 1974 supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation

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                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3284/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 2 December 1974
             on the application of Decision No 3 /74 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee
             supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the
             definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative
                                                         cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         Whereas it is necessary to give effect within the
                                                                  Community to that Decision,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                         Article 1
Whereas , an Agreement (*) between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on              For the purposes of the Agreement between the
1 April 1973 ;                                                    European Economic Community and the Republic of
                                                                  Iceland , Decision No 3 /74 of the Joint Committee
                                                                  annexed hereto shall apply within the Community.
Whereas pursuant to Article 28 of Protocol 3
concerning the definition of the concept of
'originating products' and methods of administrative
cooperation , which is an integral part of that                                          Article 2
Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision
No 3 / 74 supplementing and modifying Lists A and B               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
annexed to the said Protocol ;                                    1975 ,
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 2 December 1974.
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                    J. SAUVAGNARGUES
(!) OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12 . 1972, p. 2 .
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                                DECISION No 3/74 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
                                                  of 31 October 1974
              supplementing and modifying Lists A and B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the
              definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative
                                                      cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,                                           78.02, 78.03 , 78.04, 78.05 and 78.06 shall be read in
                                                               conjunction with footnote ('), as follows :
                                                                    '(*) These particular provisions do not apply
 Having regard to the Agreement between the                              when the products are obtained from
European Economic Community and the Republic of                          products which have acquired the character
Iceland, signed at Brussels on 22 July 1972 ;                            of originating products by meeting the
                                                                         conditions set out in List B. '
Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition
of the concept of 'originating products' and methods
of administrative cooperation ( hereinafter referred to                                  Article 2
as 'Protocol 3 '), and in particular Article 28 thereof;
                                                               1.      The rules set out in Annex III to this Decision
Whereas experience acquired since the entry into               are inserted in List B annexed to Protocol 3 in the
force of the agreement shows that the rules of origin          position determined by the numerical order of the
laid down for certain products in Protocol 3 must be           tariff headings .
 adapted to take account of the evolution of
manufacturing techniques of those products and the             2.      The rules in Annex IV to this Decision are
international economic conditions concerning trade
                                                               substituted for the rules in List B annexed to Protocol
in those products ;
                                                               3 concerning Chapters 38 and 39 and heading No ex
                                                               70.13 .
Whereas it is now convenient to supplement and
modify certain of these rules,
                                                               3.      The rule at the top of the third column of List B
                                                               annexed to Protocol 3 shall read as follows :
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                           'Incorporation of non-originating materials and
                                                                   parts in boilers, machinery, mechanical appliances
                                                                   etc., of Chapters 84 to 92, in boilers and radiators
                        Article 1
                                                                   of heading No 73.37 and in the products
                                                                   contained in heading Nos 97.07 and 98.03 does
                                                                   not make such products lose their status of
1.     The rules set out in Annex I to this Decision are           originating products, provided that the value of
inserted in List A annexed to Protocol 3 in . the                  these products does not exceed 5 % of the value
positions determined by the numerical order of the                 of the finished product.'
tariff headings .
2.    The rules set out in Annex II to this Decision
are substituted for the rules in List A annexed to            Done at Brussels, 31 October 1974.
Protocol 3 concerning heading Nos 50.04, 50.05 ,
50.06, 50.07 and 54.03 .                                                                       For the Joint Committee
                                                                                                     The President
3.    The text     contained   in List  A   annexed to
Protocol 3 , fourth column in respect of heading Nos                                              R. de KERGORLAY
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                                                          ANNEX I
               Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing that does      Working or processing that confers
                                                            not confer the status of          the status of originating products
                                                              originating products          when the following conditions are met
    CCT
 heading No                Description
ex 59.020   Needled felt, whether or not impreg­                                         Manufacture either from natural
            nated or coated                                                              fibres or from chemical products
                                                                                         or textile pulp ; manufacture from
                                                                                         fibre or continuous polypropylene
                                                                                         filament of which the denomi­
                                                                                         nation of the filaments is less than
                                                                                         8 denier and of which the value
                                                                                         does not exceed 40% of the value
                                                                                         of the finished product
ex 61.01 1  Fire resisting equipment of cloth                                            Manufacture from uncoated cloth
ex 61.02 f  covered by foil of aluminized                                                of which the value does not exceed
ex 61.10 J  polyester
                                                                          '
                                                                                         40% of the value of the finished
                                                                                         product (1) (2)
                                                          ANNEX U
                Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing that does      Working or processing that confers
                                                            not confer the status of           the status of originating products
                                                              originating products          when the following conditions are met
    CCT
 heading No                Description
50.04 i 1)  Silk yarn, other than yarn of noil                                           Manufacture from products other
            or. other waste silk, not put up                                             than those of heading No 50.04
            for retail sale
50.05 (})   Yarn spun from silk waste other                                              Manufacture from products of
            than noil, not put up for retail sale                                        heading No 50.03
50.06 i1)   Yarn spun from noil silk, not put                                            Manufacture from products of
            up for retail sale                                                           heading No 50.03
50.07 0)    Silk yarn and yarn spun from noil                                            Manufacture from products of
            or other waste silk, put up for                                              heading Nos 50.01 to 50.03
            retail sale                                                                     *
54.03 i1)   Flax or ramie yarn, not put Up                                               Manufacture from products either
            for retail sale                                                              of heading No 54.01 neither carded
                                                                                         nor combed or of heading No 54.02
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                                                                          ANNEX 111
                                  Products obtained
                                                                                                            Working or processing that confers
                                                                                                             the status of originating products
        CCT                                                                                                when the following conditions are met        ,
    heading No                                  Description
 ex 38.07             Sulphate turpentine, purified                                            Purification consisting of the distillation or refining
                                                                                               of raw sulphate turpentine
 ex 39.02             Ionomer film               ,                                             Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which
                                                                                               is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid
                                                                                               partly neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and
                                                                                               sodium
ex 50.03              Silk waste carded or combed                                              Carding or combing waste silk
 ex 59.14             Incandescent gas mantles                                                 Manufacture from tubular gas-mantle fabric
 ex 75.01             Unwrought nickel except nickel alloys                                    Refining of waste by electrolysis, by melting or by
                                                                                               chemical means of waste and scrap
ex 76.01              Unwrought aluminium                                                      Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment of
                                                                                               unalloyed aluminium and scrap
ex 78.01              Refined lead                                                             Manufacture by thermal refining from bullion lead
ex 83.06              Indoor ornaments made from base metals other than                        Working or processing in which the value of the
                      statuettes                                                               non-originating materials used does not exceed 30 %
                                                                                               of the value of the finished product
     85.14            Microphones and stands therefor ;' loudspeakers ;                        Working, processing or assembly in which the value
                      audio-frequency electric amplifiers                                      of the non-originating materials arid parts used does
                                                                                               not exceed 40 %          of the value of the finished
                                                                                               product and provided that at least 50% of the
                                                                                               materials and parts used are originating products (x)
     85.15            Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie transmission                        Working, processing or assembly in which the value
                      and reception apparatus ; radio broadcasting and                         of the non -originating materials and parts used does
                      television transmission and reception apparatus                          not exceed 40%           of the value of the finished
                      (including receivers incorporating sound recorders                       product and provided that at least 50% of the
                      or reproducers) and television cameras ; radio                           materials and parts used are originating products ^)
                      navigational aid apparatus , radar apparatus and i
                      radio remote control apparatus
ex 94.01              Chairs and other seats (other than those falling                         Working, processing or assembly in which unstuffed
                      within heading No 94.02) whether or not convertible                      cotton cloth is used of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less
                      into beds, made of base metals                                           in the form ready to use, of which the value does not
                                                                                               exceed 25 % of the value of the finished product(2)
ex 94.03              Other furniture of base metal                                            Working, processing or assembly in which unstuffed
                                                                                              .cotton cloth is used of a weight of 300 g/ m2 or less
                                                                                               in the form ready to use , of which the value does not
                                                                                               exceed 25 % of the value of the finished product (2)
(*) The application of this rule must not have the effect of allowing the exceeding of the percentage of 3 % for non-originating transistors laid down in List A
    for the same tariff heading .
(a) This rule does not apply when the general rule of change of tariff heading is applied to the other non-originating parts which are part of the composition
    of the final product.
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                                                         ANNEX IV
                           Products obtained
                                                                                    Working or processing that confers
                                                                                    the status of originating products
      CCT                                                                         when the following conditions are met
                                     Description
  heading No
ex Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products, other than refined      Working or processing in which the value of the
              tall oil (ex 38.05) and sulphate turpentine, refined     non-originating materials used does not exceed 20 %
              (ex 38.07)                                               of the value of the finished product
ex Chapter 39 Artificial plastic materials, cellulose ethers and       Working or processing in which the value of the
              esters , artificial resins and articles made of these    non-originating materials used does not exceed 20 %
              materials, excepting films of ionomers (ex 39.02)        of the value of the finished product
   70.13      Glassware (other than articles falling in heading No     Cutting of glass objects the value of which does
              70.19) of a kind commonly used for table, kitchen,       not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product
              toilet or office purposes, for indoor decoration or      or decoration, entirely done by hand, excepting
              similar uses                                             screen printing, of mouth blown glass, objects of
                                                                       which the value does not exceed 50% of the value
                                                                       of the finished product