CELEX: 31973R2995
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2995/73 of the Council of 29 October 1973 extending and amending Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' in trade with Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland

1 . 11 . 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 305/ 1
                                            (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2995/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 29 October 1973
              extending and amending Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 on the definition of the concept
              of 'originating products' in trade with Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal,
                                                   Sweden and Switzerland
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       as a result of these Decisions the community imple­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      menting Regulations must be amended ; whereas,
                                                                  under these circumstances, the corresponding provi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                sions of Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 should also be
pean Economic Community, and in particular Article                amended,
113 thereof ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion ;
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas Agreements between the European Econo­
mic Community and Austria, Portugal, Sweden and                   Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 is hereby extended until
Switzerland were signed on 22 July 1972 and entered               31 December 1973 .
into force on 1 January 1973 ; whereas an Agreement
between the European Economic Community and                                                   Article 2
Iceland was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered
into force on 1 April 1973 ; whereas an Agreement
                                                                  The text of Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 984/
between the European Economic Community and
Norway was signed on 14 May 1973 and entered
                                                                  73 is replaced by the following :
into force on 1 July 1973 ; whereas an Agreement                      'The following products may benefit, on import
between the European Economic Community and                           into Denmark or the United Kingdom, from the
Finland was signed on 5 October 1973 and enters                       tariff provisions in force in the latter two coun­
into force on 1 January 1974 ;                                        tries for goods originating in Austria, Finland,
                                                                      Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden or Switzer­
Whereas trade in products under all these Agree­                      land :
ments should be governed by identical rules of ori­
gin ; whereas these identical rules were laid down                    ( a ) products which meet the conditions of this
by Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 (x ) ; whereas it is                          Regulation and for which a movement cer­
necessary to extend this Regulation until the Agree­                        tificate has been issued indicating that they
ment between the European Economic Community                                have acquired the status of originating pro­
 and Finland enters into force ;                                            ducts and have undergone any additional pro­
                                                                            cessing solely in these seven countries or in
Whereas the joint committees set up under the                               Denmark or the United Kingdom ;
agreements concluded between the European Eco­
nomic Community and Austria, Iceland, Norway,                         (b ) products, other than products of Chapters
Portugal, Swed'en and Switzerland have approved                             50 to 62, which meet the conditions of this
Decisions amending Articles 24 and 25 of Protocol                           Regulation and for which a movement certi­
No 3 annexed to each of those agreements ; whereas                          ficate has been issued indicating :
                                                                            ( 1 ) that they have been obtained by the pro­
 (*) OJ No L 101 , 16. 4. 1973 , p. 1                                             cessing of goods which, upon export from
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            the Community as originally constituted or               (c) products listed in Column 2 below which
            from Ireland, had already acquired there                     meet the conditions of this Regulation and
            the status of originating products ;                         for which a movement certificate has been is­
                                                                         sued indicating that they have been obtained
                                                                         by the processing of goods listed in Column 1
        (2) and that the added value acquired in                         below which, upon export from the Com­
            those seven countries or in Denmark or                       munity as originally constituted or from Ire­
            the United Kingdom represents 50 °/o or                      land, had already acquired there the status of
            more of the value of those products ;                        originating products.
                         Column 1                                                         Column 2
                       Products used                                                  Products obtained
1 . ex 11.08         Maize and potato starches                   ex 35.05          Starch glues
2.     73.12         Hoop and strip, of iron and steel, hot­        73.18         Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of
                     rolled or cold-rolled                                        iron ( other than of cast iron) or steel,
                                                                                  excluding high-pressure hydro-electric
                                                                                   conduits
3.     74.01         Copper matte ; unwrought copper ( re­          74.03         Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and
                     fined or not), copper waste and scrap                        sections, of copper ; copper wire
                                                                    74.04         Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of
                                                                                  copper
                                                                    74.05          Copper foil (whether or not embossed,
                                                                                  cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed
                                                                                  or backed with paper or other rein­
                                                                                  forcing material), of a thickness (exclu­
                                                                                   ding any backing) not exceeding 0.15
                                                                                   mm
                                                                    74.06          Copper powders and flakes
                                                                    74.07          Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of
                                                                                   copper ; hollow bars of copper
                                                                    74.08         Tube and pipe fittings (for example,
                                                                                  joints, elbows, sockets and flanges), of
                                                                                  copper
                                                                    74.10          Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes,
                                                                                  plaited band and the like, of copper wire
                                                                                  but excluding insulated electric wires and
                                                                                  cables
                                                                    85.23         Insulated (including enamelled or ano­
                                                                                  dized) electric wire, cables, bars, strip
                                                                                  and the like (including co-axial cable),
                                                                                  whether or not fitted with connectors
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                            Column 1                                                         Column 2
                         Products used                                                  Products obtained
 4.      75.01        Nickel mattes, nickel speiss and other         75.02          Wrought bar, rods, angles, shapes and
                      intermediate products of nickel metal­                        sections, of nickel ; nickel wire
                      lurgy ; unwrought nickel (excluding elec­
                      tro-plating anodes) ; nickel waste and         75.03          Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of
                      scrap                                                         nickel ; nickel foil ; nickel powders and
                                                                                    flakes .
                                                                     75.04          Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of
                                                                                    nickel ; hollow bars, and tube and pipe
                                                                                    fittings (for example, joints, elbows,
                                                                                    sockets and flanges), of nickel
 5 . ex 85.24          Carbon electrodes                         ex 85.24           Graphite electrodes
   6. Materials not falling within Chapters 50 to 62              All products falling within Chapters 50 to 62
  7. ex Chapters       Fibres, yarn, monofil and strip of tex­    All products of Chapters 50 to 62 containing two or more
          50 to 57     tile materials, other than those predo­    textile materials
                       minating in weight provided that their
                       weight does not exceed 10 °/o of the to­
                       tal weight of all the textile materials
                       incorporated in the finished product
   8 . ex Chapters     Yarn                                       ex 60.04           Undergarments, complete and ready to
          50 to 59                                                                   wear
                                                                  ex 60.05           Outer garments and other articles, com­
                                                                                     plete and ready for wear or use, other
                                                                                     than blankets
   9. ex Chapters      Woven fabric, not embroidered, provi­      ex 62.02           The following products, embroidered :
          50 to 59      ded that the value of the woven fabric                       table linen, curtains, table runners, chair­
                        does not exceed 50 °/o of the value of                       backs ; arm-rests and cushion covers
                       the finished product                                          (excluding bed linen) and furnishing
                                                                                     articles for churches and similar places
                                                                                     of worship
 10. ex Chapters        Trimmings and accessories (excluding       All products falling within Chapter 60, heading Nos 61.01
          50 to 62      linings)                                   to 61.04, 61.06, 61.07, 61.09 to 61.11 (complete and
                                                                   ready to wear), 61.05 (complete and ready for use), and
                                                                   products falling within heading No 61.08 and Chapter 62
 11 . ex 57.07          Sisal yarn                                    ex 58.02       Sisal carpets
 12 .     50.03         Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable
                        for reeling, silk noils and pulled or
                        garnetted rags
          56.03         Waste (including yarn waste and pulled     All products falling within Chapters 50 to 62
                        or garnetted rags) of man-made fibres
                        ( continuous or discontinuous), not car­
                        ded, combed or otherwise prepared for
                        spinning
 13 .     53.05         Sheep's or lambs' wool or other animal     All products falling within Chapters 50 to 57
                        hair (fine or coarse), carded or combed
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                     Column 1                                                          Column 2
                   Products used                                                   Products obtained
14 . ex 56.01    Synthetic textile fibres ( discontinuous),    All products falling within Chapters 50 to 57, except
                 not carded, combed or otherwise pre­          heading No 56.04 ;
                 pared for spinning                            Man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded,
                                                               combed or otherwise prepared for spinning
     ex 56.02    Continuous filament tow for the manu­         The following products falling within Chapters 58 to 62 :
                 facture of synthetic textile fibres ( discon­    ex 59.01     Sanitary towels
                 tinuous )
                                                                  ex 59.04     Twine, cordage, rapes and cables,
                                                                               plaited or not, other than single yarn
                                                                               composed solely of continuous synthe­
                                                                               tic textile fibres
15 . ex 56.01    Fibres and continuous filament tow of         ex 59.02        Needleloom felt, whether or not impreg­
     ex 56.02    polypropylene, provided that their value                      nated or coated
                 does not exceed 40 °/o of the value of
                 the finished product
16. ex Chapters  Yarn                                          ex 50.09        Woven fabrics, dyed, containing 80 % or
        50 to 57                                                               more by weight of silk or waste silk
                                                                               other than noil
                                                               ex 51.04        Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( con­
                                                                               tinuous), flocked
                                                               ex 55.09        Other woven cotton fabrics, flocked
                                                               ex 55.09        Organdies, bleached,      mercerized and
                                                                               parchmentized
                                                               ex 56.07        Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( dis­
                                                                               continuous or waste), flocked
                                                                  58.01        Carpets-, carpeting and rugs, knotted
                                                                               ( made up or not)
                                                               ex 59.01        Sanitary towels
                                                               ex 59.15        Textile hosepiping and similar tubing
                                                                               in which linen or true hemp or both
                                                                               materials together represent not more
                                                                               than 50% of the weight of the textile
                                                                               components
                                                               ex 59.17        Bolting cloth
                                                               ex 59.17        Textile articles other than the products
                                                                               defined in Note 5 (a) to Chapter 59
                                                               ex 60.03        Stockings, under-stockings, socks, ankle­
                                                                               socks, sockettes and the like, complete
                                                                               and ready to wear
                                                               ex 60.06        Articles of the kinds falling within
                                                                                heading Nos 60.02 to 60.05, knitted or
                                                                               crocheted and clastic or rubberized com­
                                                                               plete and ready to wear or ready for
                                                                               use
17. ex Chapters  Single yarn                                      59.05        Nets and netting made of twine, cordage,
        50 to 59                                                               or rope, and made up fishing nets of
                                                                               yarn, twine, cordage or rope
                                                                  59.06         Other articles made from yarn, twine,
                                                                               cordage, rope or cables, other than tex­
                                                                               tile fabrics and articles made from such
                                                                               fabrics
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                        Column 1                                                      Column 2
                      Products used                                              Products obtained
18 . ex Chapters   Single yarn                                   ex 58.08    Knotted net fabrics, having a uniform
         55 and 56                                                           square or diamond-shaped mesh knotted
                                                                             at each corner, entirely made of cotton
                                                                             or synthetic textile fibres
19 . ex 51.01      Yarn of synthetic textile fibre (con­         ex 58.08    Knotted net fabrics, having a uniform
                   tinuous), not put up for retail sale                      square or diamond-shaped mesh knotted
                                                                             at each corner, entirely made of cotton
                                                                             or synthetic textile fibres
     ex 51.02      Monofil, strip ( artificial straw and the     ex 59.04    Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited
                   like) and imitation catgut, of synthetic                  or not other than single yarn composed
                   textile materials                                         solely of continuous synthetic textile
                                                                             fibres
                                                                    59.05    Nets and netting made of twine, cordage
                                                                             or rope, and made up fishing nets of
                                                                             yarn, twine, cordage or rope
                                                                    59.06    Other articles made from yarn, twine,
                                                                             cordage, rope or cables, other than
                                                                             textile fabrics and articles made from
                                                                             such fabrics
20 . ex 51.01      Yarn, monofil, strip                             58.06    Woven labels, badges and the like, not
     ex 51.02      ( artificial straw and the like) and imita­               embroidered, in the piece, in strips or
     ex 56.05      tion catgut, of cuprammonium fibres                       cut to shape or size
21 . ex 51.02      Monofil of polyesters                         ex 59.17    Fabrics ( other than felted fabrics of
                                                                             textile fibres), of a kind commonly used
                                                                             in machinery for making or finishing
                                                                             cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboand,
                                                                             including fabrics of tubular or endless
                                                                             kind
22. ex Chapters    Fabric and other goods except those              59.10    Linoleum and materials prepared on a
         50 to 59  falling within heading Nos 59.10 and                      textile base in a similar manner to lino­
                   59.11                                                     leum, 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
                                                                 ex 59.11    Plates, sheets and strip, of expanded
                                                                             foam or sponge rubber, combined with
                                                                             textile fabric
23 ex Chapters     Fabric (excluding linings), provided that     ex 61.01     Men 's and boys' outer garments com­
         50 to 59  the value of the fabric (linings, trim­                   plete and ready to wear
                   mings and accessories not included) does
                   not exceed 45% of the value of the            ex 61.02     Women's, girls' and infants' outer gar­
                    finished product                                          ments, complete and ready to wear, of
                                                                             the following kinds : frocks, skirts,
                                                                             jackets, trousers (other than trousers
                                                                             whose fabric falls within heading 55.08
                                                                              and 55.09), suits (consisting of a jacket
                                                                              and skirt or a jacket and trousers) and
                                                                             coats
24. ex Chapters    Fabric, including knitted or crocheted        ex 61.09     Brassieres, corsets, corset-belts, suspen­
         50 to 60  fabric, provided that the value of the                    der belts, girdle corsets and other ar­
                    fabric does not exceed 40 % of the value                 ticles designed for wear as body-sup­
                    of the finished product                                  porting garments, whether or not
                                                                              elastic, complete and ready to wear.
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                                                    Article 3
            1.    The text of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 is replaced by the
           following :
                 'Movement certificates may, where appropriate, be required to indicate that
                 the products to which they relate have acquired the status of originating products
                 and have undergone any additional processing under the conditions set out in
                Article 21 .'
           2.     Note 9 — Articles 20 and 21 — of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 984/73
           is deleted.
           3.     Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 984/73 is deleted.
                                                    Article 4
           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1973 .
           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 29 October 1973 .
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                       The President
                                                                       I. NØRGAARD