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Date: 1978-09-12
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation on the application of Joint Committee EEC- (1)* Decision amending lists A and B annexed to Protocol nr 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative co-operation.#Joint Committee decision amending lists A and B annexed to Protocol nr 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative co-operation. (Presented by the Commission to the Council) (1)* Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland.

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(78)419 final
                                                  Brussels , 12 September 1978
            Proposal for a Council Regulation on the application of Joint .
                               / \*
            Committee EEC -    ( 1; Decision amending lists A and B annexed
            to Protocol nr 3 concerning the definition of ,the concept of
            originating products and methods of administrative co-operation .
            Joint Committee decision amending lists A and B annexed to
            Protocol nr 3 concerning the definition of the concept of
            originating products and methods of administrative co-operation .
                 (Presented "by the Commission to the Council )
  ( l )* Austria , Finland , Iceland , Norway , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland*
  CCM ( 78 ) 419 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY NOTE
The evolution in manufacturing techniques and in economic conditions
connected with international trade in some products has led the Member
States and the services of the Commission to study the possibility
of amending the rules of origin in relation to these products listed
in Lists A and B annexed to the Protocols No 3 of the various EEC-
EFTA Agreements .
The draft of q model Decision to be taken by each Joint Committee annexed
includes the amendments upon which an agreement has been reached after
discussions on this subject with the customs experts of the Member
States .
                                                          / ,
It is suggested that the Council adopts this draft on the common position
of the Community for use in the EEC-EFTA Joint Committees .
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For reasons of clarity of presentation and to prevent duplication of
work a. model proposition for Counci I 1 Regulations* to apply the Joint
Committee Decisions is also annexed .
 ---pagebreak---   Proposal Council regulation (EEC ) NO            /78 on the application of
   Joint Committee EEC-Decision ( 1 ) No            778 amending Lists A and B
   annoecito Protocol No 3 concerning fhe definition of the concept of
   originating products and methods of administrative co-operation
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
  and in particular Article 113 thereof-
  Having regard to the proposal of the Commission ,
  whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                                  ( 2 ) ( 3 ) was signed on ,               (4 )
  and entered into force on                                 ( 5 );
  whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol No 3 concerning the defini­
  tion of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative
  co-operation , which forms an integral part of the above Agreement , the
  Joint Committee has adopted Decision No                  /78 adding to and
  modifying Lists A and" B annexed to that Protocol .
  whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
                                                                    ■••/•••
( 1 ) Austria , Finland , Iceland , Norway , Portugal , Swedan , Switzerland
( 2 ) the Republic of Austria , The Republic of Finland , the Republic
      of Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Portugese Republic , the
      Kingdom of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation                     .
( 3 ) Austria , Sweden , Switzerland : OJ . No L 300 of 31 • 12.72
      Finland s OJ No L 328 of 28.11.73                       . .
      Norway : OJ No L 171 of 27.6.73
       Iceland , Portugal : OJ. No L 301 of 31*12,72
( 4 ) Austria , Iceland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland : 22 July 1972
       Norway : 1'» »-'.oy 1973 "                                  •;
       Finland s 5 October 1973            - ■        •
(5 ) Aur.tria , Portural , Sweden , Switzerland : 1 «- January 1973
       Iceland : 1 Apri-1- 1973               >  .
       Norway : 1 July -1973
      Finland : 1 January 1971*        •
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 2 -
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and                              ( 1 ) , Joint Committee Decisions
No              / 78 shall be applied in the Community .
Art i c le 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                      for the Council
                                                         The President
(1)    The Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland , the Republic of
        Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Portugese Republic , the Kingdom
       of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation .
 ---pagebreak--- . AGREEMENT EEC- ' • ' .                        - ' ; V '• ' . i   ■■■
  The Joint Committee
                         JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION NO ,/?8
                                      of.
  amending Msts A an0 B annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the
  concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
  THE JiQINT COMMITTEE ^                                                   ■
  Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
 the                              ( 1 ) signed in Brussels on                                       ( 2 )„
                             '     1                                         '
 Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definitipn of the concept of 'ori­
 ginating products' epd methods of . administrative cooperation ( hereinafter
 referred to as 'Protocol 3' ), and in particular Article 23 thereof ,
 Whereas experience acquired since the entry into fcfce of the agreement shows
 that the rules of origin laid .down for certain products in Protocol No' 3 must
be aoapted to take account' of the evolution of manufacturing techniques of
 those products and t|ie international economic condi-tibns concerning trade in
those products ; .. ..                 . v .                   ' *             - '
                          •               •   •         >.          •• . *                              ,
Whereas it is now cpnv.enient to supplement and modify certain-of these rules .
            "    ' ' '      ■ -■ " -.V -. • ■' -                   'i
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                !riayC|Î9?r,U£'ai'                 Sw«t»irlanrf ! » Juiy 1972
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Art i c le 1
In List A annexed to Protocol No 3 the rule relating to heading No 59.17
shall be replaced by those set out in Annex I to this Decision .
Art i c Le 2
In List B annexed to Protocol No 3 the rule set out in - Annex II to this
Decision shall be inserted in the appropriate place as dej;er.Tiine<j by the
numerical order of the tariff headings.'
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on            197S .
Done at Brussels ,                         For the Joint Committee
                                           The President
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         * _        i
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                                                                                                                                  ical products or textile pulp
                                                                                                                                !.:
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                      other than of felt                                   »                            ' '.V-  1         •       waste f abric9 or rags of hea­
                                                                                                                                  ding No 63.02
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                                                                                                          ANNEX  II
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