CELEX: 21981D0416(01)
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-12 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 1/81 of the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee of 12 February 1981 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)

No L 105/4                        Official Journal of the European Communities                            16 . 4. 81
                                    DECISION No 1 /81 OF THE ACP-EEC
                                  CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE
                                                of 12 February 1981
             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)
THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE,                           HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                     Article 1
Having regard to the Second ACP-EEC Convention
signed in Lome on 31 October 1979 ( l ) (hereinafter         By way of derogation from the provisions of Protocol
referred to as 'the Convention'),                            1 , items of fishing tackle manufactured in Malawi or
Whereas Article 30 of Protocol 1 to the Convention,          Kenya, falling within CCT heading No ex 97.07
concerning the definition of the concept of 'origi­
                                                            ('fishing flies') shall be considered as originating in
                                                             Malawi or Kenya provided that the value of the non­
nating products' and methods of administrative coop­         originating fish-hooks used for their manufacture and
eration, makes provision for derogations to be made
from the rules of origin by the Customs Cooperation          falling within CCT heading No ex 97.07 does not
Committee, in particular to facilitate the development       exceed 25 % of the value of the finished product.
of existing industries or the creation of new indus­                                 Article 2
tries ;
                                                            The competent authorities of the Republic of Malawi
Whereas the African , Caribbean and Pacific States           and the Republic of Kenya shall forward to the
(ACP) have submitted a request for a derogation from         Commission every quarter a statement of the quanti­
the definition set out in Protocol      1  for items of      ties in respect of which movement certificates EUR.l
fishing tackle manufactured in Malawi and Kenya              have been issued pursuant to this Decision, indicating
until 31 December 1981 ;                                     the Member States of destination .
Whereas the possibilities offered by the cumulation                                  Article 3
system on origin have not provided a solution to the
                                                             The ACP States, the Member States and the Commu­
origin problem for items of fishing tackle manufac­
tured in Malawi and Kenya ;                                  nity shall be bound, each to the extent to which it is
                                                             concerned, to take the measures necessary to imple­
Whereas a derogation for 1980 has already been               ment this Decision .
granted ;
                                                                                     Article 4
Whereas any deflection of trade should be avoided ;
whereas this can be achieved by fixing a maximum             This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January
                                                             1981 .
percentage of non-originating products incorporated
in the finished product,                                     It shall apply until 31 December 1981 .
              Done at Brussels, 12 February 1981 .
                                                           For the Customs Cooperation Committee
                                                                          The Chairmen
                                                                    F. KLEIN         A. RAOUL
(») OJ No L 347, 22. 12. 1980 .