CELEX: 51990PC0518
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-12
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES
                                      COM(90) 518 final
                                      Brussels, 12 December 1990
                           Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                amerriing Regulation (EBC) No 802/68
   on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods
                   (presented by the Commission)
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This proposal for a Council Regulation Is Intended to include petroleum
products under normal Community non-preferential origin rules.
 ---pagebreak---                          Explanatory Memorandum
1.  Community  non-preferential  origin rules are    set  down  In Council
    Regulation (EEC) No. 802/68 on the common definition of the origin of
    goods, as amended^1).   At the time of drafting the 1968 Regulation,
    petroleum products were specifically excluded from the scope of its
    application. Member States, therefore, have continued to apply their
    own national origin provisions to petroleum products.
2.  In the approach to the completion of the single market         in 1992,
    harmonization of origin rules for petroleum products    is a necessity.
    Following analysis of existing national origin rules in this area and
    detailed discussion in the Origin Committee,    it appears appropriate
    to include petroleum products under the scope of the Community non-
    preferential   origin    rules,  established   by    Regulation   (EEC)
    No. 802/68, referred to above.
3.  The attached proposal for a Council Regulation is Intended therefore
    to remove the present exclusion of petroleum products in Regulation
    (EEC) No. 802/68.
(1) 0J No. L 148 Of 28.6.1968, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for
                     Council Regulation (EBC) No
                                     of
                    amending Regulation (EBC) No 802/68
      on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods
TBE OOONGIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Ccmmunity,
and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EBC) No 802/68,1 as last amended by Council Regulation
(EBC) No 1769/892 provides that the said Regulation shall not apply to the
petroleum products listed in Annex I;
Whereas in the absence of a common definition of the origin of petroleum
products, Member States apply the provisions of their national law;
whereas those national provisions differ from one another and may give rise
to differing results with regard to the application of customs duties or
measures and instruments of œmmercial policy;
Whereas with a view to the completion of          the internal market    on
31 December 1992, it would appear essential that those provisions be
harmonized;
Whereas the most appropriate way to harmonize the said provisions is to
make Regulation No 802/68 applicable to tho petroleum products in question,
1 O J N O L 148, 28.6.1968, p.l.
2 OJ NO L 174, 22.6.1989, p.11.
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HAS ADOPTED ISIS RH3JLATICK:
                                 Article 1
Article 3 of Regulation No 802/68 and Annex I thereto are hereby deleted.
                                 Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Done at            ,                     For the Council
                                         The President
 ---pagebreak--- competitiveness and employment    Impact statement
I.    What Is the main reason for Introducing the measure?
      This measure Is Intended to Include petroleum products in the general
      framework of non-preferential origin rules established under Council
      Regulation (EEC) No. 802/68. It Is Intended to ensure harmonized
      treatment of such products within the customs union.
11.    Imp IIcatlons. for SME
       It is not anticipated that this proposed Regulation will Introduce a
      significant departure from present practice. For this reason, its
       impact on SME will be negligable.
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      None.
 IV, What indirect obligations are national, regional or local authorities
      None additional to present requirements.
V.    Are there any special provisions In respect of SME?
      None.
vi.   What Is the iiKolv effect on:
      a) competitiveness of business?
           No change from present position.
      b) on employment?
           No change from present position.
V M . Have relevant representative associations been consulted?
      As this a routine harmonization exercise with no forseeable  negative
      consequences, no consultation Is considered appropriate.
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