CELEX: 21990D0808(05)
Language: en
Date: 1990-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 2/90 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee of 23 April 1990 supplementing and amending, in the framework of the Joint Declaration concerning the review of the changes to the origin rules as a result of the introduction of the harmonized system, Annex III to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methodes of administrative cooperation

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                            DECISION No 2 / 90 OF THE EEC-SWEDEN JOINT COMMITTEE
                                                          of 23 April 1990
                  supplementing and amending, in the framework of the Joint Declaration concerning the review
                  of the changes to the origin rules as a result of the introduction of the harmonized system,
                  Annex III to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept 'originating products' and
                                               methods of administrative cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ,                                                 — articles of asbestos ; articles of mixtures with a basis of
                                                                          asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and
Having regard to the Agreement between the European                       magnesium carbonate (heading No ex 6812),
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden, signed
in Brussels on 22 July 1973 ,                                         — unwrought aluminium (heading No 7601 ),
Having regard to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition              as established by Decision No 1 / 88 of the EEC-Sweden Joint
of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of               Committee, should be amended to restore the substance of
                                                                      this rule as it was before the introduction of the harmonized
administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as
'Protocol :No 3', and in particular Article 28 thereof,               system,
Whereas the Joint Declaration annexed to Decision No 1 / 88
of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee provides for a review of            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
the changes made to the rules of origin as a result of the
introduction of the harmonized system where the alterations
                                                                                                  Article 1
result in a situation prejudicial to the interest of the sectors
concerned; whereas it also provides for the substance of the
rule of origin concerned to be restored as from 1 January             The headings and relevant rules in the list annexed to this
1988 ;                                                                Decision shall be inserted or shall replace the corresponding
                                                                      headings and rules in the List in Annex III to Protocol No 3
Whereas the rule of origin applicable to                              to the EEC-Sweden Agreement.
— mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable
    products , modified (heading No ex 1302),                                                     Article 2
— copolymer, made from polycarbonate and acryloni­                    This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
    trile — butadiene — styrene copolymer (heading
    No ex 3907),
— profile shapes and tubes (heading Nos 3916 and
    3917),                                                            Done at Brussels, 23 April 1990.
— ionomer sheet or film (heading No 3920),
— yarn and monofilaments (ex Chapters 50 to 55 ),                                                      For the Joint Committee
                                                                                                             The President
— blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen, curtains and other
    furnishing articles (heading Nos 6301 to 6304),                                                           R. COHEN
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                                                                               ANNEX
            HS code                                  Description of product                           Working or processing carried out on non-originating
                                                                                                             materials that confers originating status
               (1)                                             (2)                                                              (3 )
ex 1302                          Mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable                  Manufacture from non-modified mucilages and
                                 products , modified                                              thickeners
ex 3901 to 3915                  Plastics in primary forms, waste, parings and scrap , of
                                 plastic; except for heading No ex 3907 for which the
                                 rule is set out below
                                 — Addition homopolymerization products                           Manufacture in which :
                                                                                                  — the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 %
                                                                                                      of the ex-works price of the product, and
                                                                                                  — the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not
                                                                                                      exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product ( ! )
                                 — Other                                                          Manufacture in which the value of the materials of
                                                                                                  Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works
                                                                                                  price of the product (*)
ex 3907                          Copolymer , made from polycarbonate and acrylo­                  Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified
                                 nitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS)                        within a heading other than that of the product. However ,
                                                                                                  materials classified within the same heading may be used
                                                                                                  provided their value does not exceed 50 % of the ex-works
                                                                                                  price of the product
ex 3916 to 3921                  Semi-manufactures and articles of plastics, except
                                 for headings Nos ex 3916 , ex 3917 and ex 3920 , for
                                 which the rules are set out below
                                 — Flat      products ,    further    worked     than   only      Manufacture in which the value of any materials of
                                     surface-worked or cut into forms other than                  Chapter 39 used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works
                                     rectangular (including square); other products,              price of the product
                                     further worked than only surface-worked
                                 — Other
                                     — Addition homopolymerization products                       Manufacture in which :
                                                                                                  — the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 %
                                                                                                      of the ex-works price of the product, and
                                                                                                  — the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does
                                                                                                      not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the
                                                                                                      product (*)
                                     — Other                                                      Manufacture in which the value of any materials of
                                                                                                  Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works
                                                                                                : price of the product (')
I1 ) In the case of products composed of materials classified within both heading Nos 3901 to 3906 , on the one hand , and within heading Nos 3907 to 3911 , on the
     other hand , this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product.
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              (1 )                                               ( 2)                                                                 (3)
 ex 3916 and ex 3917            Profile shapes and tubes                                              Manufacture in which :
                                                                                                      — the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 %
                                                                                                          of the ex-works price of the product , and
                                                                                                      — the value of any materials classified in the same heading
                                                                                                           as the product does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works
                                                                                                          price of the product
 ex 3920                        Ionomer sheet or film                                                 Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which
                                                                                                      is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly
                                                                                                      neutralized with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium
ex Chapters 50 to 55            Yarn , monofilament and thread                                        Manufacture from ( J ):
                                                                                                      — raw silk , silk waste , carded or combed or otherwise
                                                                                                          processed for spinning ,
                                                                                                      — other natural fibres, not carded , combed or otherwise
                                                                                                          processed for spinning ,
                                                                                                      — chemical materials or textile pulp, or
                                                                                                      — paper-making materials
6301 to 6304                    Blankets , travelling rugs , bed linen etc. ; curtains , etc. ;
                                other furnishing articles
                                — of felt, of non-wovens                                              Manufacture from ( ! ):
                                                                                                     — natural fibres , or
                                                                                                     — chemical materials or textile pulp
                                — Other :
                                     — Embroidered                                                   Manufacture from unbleached single yarn ( r) (2)
                                                                                                     or
                                                                                                     Manufacture from unembroidered fabric ( other than
                                                                                                     knitted or crocheted) provided the value of the
                                                                                                     unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the
                                                                                                     ex-works price of the product
                                     — Other                                                         Manufacture from unbleached single yarn (') (2 )
ex 6812                        Articles of asbestos; articles of mixtures with a basis of            Manufacture from materials of any heading
                               asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and
                               magnesium carbonate
ex Chapter 76                  Aluminium and articles thereof, except for heading                    Manufacture in which :
                               Nos 7601 , 7602 and ex 7616 ; the rules for heading
                               Nos 7601 and ex 7616 are set out below                                — all the materials used are classified within a heading
                                                                                                          other than that of the product , and
                                                                                                     — the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 %
                                                                                                          of the ex-works price of the product
7601                           Unwrought aluminium                                                   Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment from
                                                                                                     unalloyed aluminium or waste and scrap of aluminium
(') For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see introductory note 6,
(2 ) For knitted or crocheted articles , not elastic or rubberized , obtained by sewing or assembly of pieces of knitted or crocheted fabric (cut out or knitted directly to
     shape) see introductory note 7 .