CELEX: 51983PC0261
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-03
Title: Draft DECISION OF THE ACP-EEC CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE derogating from the definition of the concept of "originating products" to take account of the special situation of Malawi and Kenya with regard to certain items of fishing tackle (fishing flies)

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                                                     COM(83) 261     final
                                                     Brussels,   3 May 1983
                                                     Draft
                   DECISION OF THE A C P - E E C CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE
     derogating      from the d e f i n i t i o n of  the  concept of     "originating      products"
        to  t a k e account of   the      special     situation   of  M a l a w i and Kenya   with
               regard to    certain     items of      fishing   tackle    (fishing     flies)
    COM(83) 261       final
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 S i n c e 1 s t June 1 9 7 7 Malawi and Kenya have b e n e f i t t e d from a s e r i e s o f
d e r o g a t i o n s from t h e o r i g i n r u l e s l a i d down i n P r o t o c o l No. 1 t o t h e
 second Lome C o n v e n t i o n , f o r a r t i f i c i a l f i s h i n g f l i e s c l a s s i f i e d i n
heading         97.07    o f t h e Common Customs T a r i f f . The l a s t d e r o g a t i o n , g r a n t e d
t o Malawi and Kenya, was f o r one y e a r c o i n c i d i n g w i t h t h e f i r s t y e a r o f
a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e Lome I I C o n v e n t i o n and e x p i r e d on 3 1 s t December 1 9 8 1 .
Under t h e aforementioned d e r o g a t i o n s , t h e s e ACP S t a t e s were a l l o w e d
t o use f i s h i n g hooks o r i g i n a t i n g i n t h i r d c o u n t r i e s i n t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f
f i s h i n g f l i e s w h i l e s t i l l r e t a i n i n g p r e f e r e n t i a l t r e a t m e n t on import
i n t o t h e Community.
S i n c e t h e d a t e o f e x p i r y t h e ACP S t a t e s have on s e v e r a l o c c a s i o n s r e q u e s t e d
a renewal o f t h i s d e r o g a t i o n , t h e argument b e i n g t h a t Malawi and Kenya
had made an e f f o r t t o o b t a i n hooks o r i g i n a t i n g i n t h e Community but t h a t
customers i n t h e EEC o f t e n have a p r e f e r e n c e f o r non-EEC hooks.
I t has become e v i d e n t t h a t t h e p r o d u c e r s o f f i s h i n g f l i e s i n Malawi and
Kenya use hooks from b o t h EEC ( U n i t e d Kingdom and France) as w e l l as
from non-EEC sources ( i n p a r t i c u l a r Norway).                           I t i s claimed that i t i s
i m p o s s i b l e t o use hooks o r i g i n a t i n g i n t h e Community i n a l l cases as
most f i s h i n g f l i e s a r e made t o o r d e r and t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r s i n Malawi and
Kenya a r e bound by t i n ; s p e c i f i c a t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g t h e brand name, q u a l i t y ,
t y p e and s i z e o f t h e hooks t o be used, i n d i c a t e d by t h e i r customers                         in
t h e Community.
In a d d i t i o n i t i s s t a t e d t h a t Community p r o d u c e r s a r e not i n a p o s i t i o n
to    s u p p l y Malawi and Kenya w i t h a l l t h e hooks r e q u i r e d t o manufacture
t h e many d i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f f i s h i n g      flies.
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A f u r t h e r point i s that the f i s h i n g f l y i n d u s t r y i s very labour i n t e n s i v e
and t h a t the. v a l u e added i n Malawi and Kenya a c c o u n t s f o r 70% o f t h e
v a l u e o f t h " f i s h i n g f l i e s w h i l e t h e f i s h i n g hooks account on average
f o r 20% "by v a l u e . The m a n u f a c t u r i n g companies, one o f w h i c h was                 s e t up
w i t h f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t o f t h e EEC and w h i c h p r o v i d e s employment f o r a
l a r g e number o f p h y s i c a l l y      d i s a b l e d p e o p l e , a r e i n a v e r y weak f i n a n c i a l
position          p a r t l y caused by i n c r e a s i n g c o m p e t i t i o n from c o u n t r i e s i n t h e
Far E a s t .
I n view o f the f o r e g o i n g and i n v i e w o f t h e f a c t t h a t Malawi and Kenya
have a l r e a d y b e n e f i t t e d from a d e r o g a t i o n o f one y e a r under t h e Lome I I
C o n v e n t i o n , t h e Commission proposes t h a t a d e r o g a t i o n from t h e o r i g i n
r u l e s f o r f i s h i n g f l i e s u n t i l t h e date o f           expiry       of the Convention
be adopted.
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                        DECISION OF THE A C P - E E C              CUSIQMS_COOPERAIION_COMMIIIEE
d e r o g a t i n g from 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 r o d u c t s " t o t a k e
account o f t h e s p e c i a l s i t u a t i o n o f Malawi and Kenya w i t h r e g a r d t o c e r t a i n
items o f f i s h i n g t a c k l e ( f i s h i n g        flies)
THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE,
Having r e g a r d t o t h e Second ACP-EEC C o n v e n t i o n s i g n e d at Lome on 31 October
1979 ( l ) ( h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o as " t h e C o n v e n t i o n " ) ,
Whereas A r t i c l e 30 o f P r o t o c o l 1 t o t h e C o n v e n t i o n , c o n c e r n i n g 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 r o d u c t s " 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 i o n , makes p r o v i s i o n f o r d e r o g a t i o n s t o be made from t h e r u l e s o f
o r i g i n by t h e Customs C o o p e r a t i o n Committee, i n p a r t i c u l a r t o f a c i l i t a t e
the development              o f e x i s t i n g i n d u s t r i e s o r t h e c r e a t i o n o f new i n d u s t r i e s ;
Whereas t h e A f r i c a n , C a r i b b e a n and P a c i f i c S t a t e s (ACP) have r e q u e s t e d a
d e r o g a t i o n from t h e d e f i n i t i o n s e t out i n P r o t o c o l 1 f o r items o f f i s h i n g
t a c k l e manufactured i n Malawi and Kenya;
Whereas Malawi and Kenya have from 1 J a n u a r y 1981 t o 31 December 1981 b e n e f i t t e d
from a d e r o g a t i o n from t h e d e f i n i t i o n s e t out i n P r o t o c o l 1 f o r f i s h i n g t a c k l e
t h e r e b y a l l o w i n g t h e use o f n o n - o r i g i n a t i n g hooks i n t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f f i s h i n g
flies;
Whereas Malawi and Kenya have t r i e d t o make use o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s                             orfered
by t h e c u m u l a t i o n system on o r i g i n t o o b t a i n o r i g i n a t i n g hooks; whereas
by u s i n g t h e s e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o n l y p a r t o f t h e hooks needed f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n
o f f i s h i n g f l i e s can be met;
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  Whereas       Malawi  i s  one o f the l e a s t developed ACP States and also a l a n d ­
  locked ACT State; vhereas, pursuant t o A r t i c l e 30 of P r o t o c o l 1, the
  examination o f a request f o r a derogation should p a r t i c u l a r l y take i n t o
  account such elements;
 Whereas any d e f l e c t i o n o f trade should he avoided; whereas t h i s can be
  achieved by f i x i n g a maximum percentage of n o n - o r i g i n a t i n g products
  incorporated i n the f i n i s h e d product,
 Whereas i n these circumstances a temporary derogation from the d e f i n i t i o n
 of the concept of o r i g i n a t i n g products should be accorded t o Malawi and
 Kenya,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 Article 1
 Notwithstanding         P r o t o c o l 1 to t h e C o n v e n t i o n , i t e m s of fishing
t a c k l e manufactured i n Malawi or Kenya, f a l l i n g w i t h i n heading No. ex 97-07
 of the Common Customs T a r i f f ('fishing               f l i e s ' ) s h a l l be considered as
originating         i n Malawi or Kenya provided that the value o f the non-originatin
f i s h hooks used f o r t h e i r manufacture and f a l l i n g w i t h i n heading No. ex
97-07 of the Common Customs T a r i f f does not exceed 2 5 $ o f the value o f the
f i n i s h e d product.
Article 2
The competent a u t h o r i t i e s      o f the Republic o f Malawi and the Republic of
Kenya s h a l l forward t o the Commission every three months a statement of the
quantities        i n respect o f which movement c e r t i f i c a t e s EUR.1 have been issued
pursuant t o t h i s D e c i s i o n .
Article 3
The ACP States, the Member States and the Community s h a l l be bound, each
to the extent t o which i t i s concerned, t o take measures necessary t o
implement t h i s D e c i s i o n .
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Article k
T h i s D e c i s i o n s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on
I t s h a l l a p p l y from        1    May 1 9 8 3 t o 2 8 F e b r u a r y 1 9 8 5 -
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                 F o r t h e Customs C o o p e r a t i o n Committee
                                                                         The Chairmen