CELEX: 21990D0808(03)
Language: en
Date: 1990-05-15 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 2/90 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee of 15 May 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

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                            DECISION No 2 / 90 OF THE EEC-ICELAND JOINT COMMITTEE
                                                           of 15 May 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 Republic of Iceland, signed in
Brussels on 22 July 1972 ,                                           — unwrought aluminium (heading No 7601 ),
Having regard to Protocol No 3 concerning the definition             as established by Decision No 1 / 88 of the EEC-Iceland 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-Iceland 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-Iceland 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, 15 May 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 materialised 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 ( ! )
(') 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)
                  l                                              (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                         lonomer 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 ('):
                                                                                                     — 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 0 ) (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
 ( 1 ) 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 .