CELEX: 51988PC0375
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Date: 1988-07-07
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the application of Decision of the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation Council amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative coopération (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                        COM(88 ) 375 final
                                                        Brussels , 7 July 1988
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     on the application of Decision of the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation
 Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to
  the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition of
   the concept of " originating products " and methods of administrative
                                  coopération
                                                      /
                                                    •     >- v   i
                        (presented by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                             KXPEAmTorar ncym
This draft Decision modifies ,   following the Spanish and Portuguese
accession to the Community, the : Protocol concerning the concept of
originating products and methodes of administrative cooperation in
respect of both technical    amendments  and the provisions needed to
correctly implement the trade regime contained in the Protocol to the
Agreement between KPC and Jugoslavia .
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                                          Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
           on the application of Decision of the EEC-Yugos l av i a Cooperation
       Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to
        the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition of
         the concept of " originating products " and methods of administrative
                                            coopération
TTIE OTUNCIL OF THE FIJRDPEAN COMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 111 thereof ,
Havinq regard to         Council        Regulation ( ERC ) Mo 41S0 /R7 of 21 December IPP7
laying down arrangements               for Spain 's and Portugal 's trade with Yuqoslavia
and amending Regulations ( EEC ) No 44s /Sf and No ? S7^ /g7 ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 1 ( 2 ) thereof ,
Havinq reqard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Decision of the representatives of the governments of the Member
States , meeting within the Council , and of the Commission , of 21 December 1987
 laying down the arrangements for Spain 's and Portugal 's trade
with Yuqoslavia       in products fallinq under the ECSC 'treaty and amend inq
Decisions Sfi /fP /ECSC and 87 /4c>fi /ECSO ( 2 ) sets out in Article 1^2 ) that Decision
q7 /4Sf /CECA applies to trade with Yuqoslavia and therefore the modifications of
the rules of origin following the accession of Spain and Dortugal and
established by the Cooperation Council are applicable to the products indicated
in that Decision ;
Whereas , by virtue of Article 21 of the Protocol conceminq the definition of
the concept of " oriqinatinq products " and methods of administrative
cooperation , the EFO-Yuqoslavia Cooperation Counci L has adopted Decision Ho .
 . amend inq the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and
Portugal to the European Communities ;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Ccnmunity ,
 ( 1 ) OJ No L 1SP , 31 . 12 . lPS7,p . i .
 fi ) OJ No L 3SP , 31 . 12 . lPS7,p . fi .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS RROTJEATICW :
                                   Article  1
Decision No . of the EEC-Youqoslavia Cooperation Council shall be
applicable in the Community .
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation .
 !                                 Article 2
 i
  i
This Regulation shaLl enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Ccmnunities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988 .
This Reputation shall be bindinq in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Meiriber States .
Done at Rrussels
                                                    Dor the Council
                                                    'Hoe President
 ---pagebreak---                      DECISION OF THE EEC-YUGOSLAVI A COOPERATION COUNCIL
amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities ,
                   the Protocol concerninq the definition of the concent of
               "originating products " and methods of administrative cooperation
      THE COOPERATION COUNCIL,
      Having reqard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , signed on 7 April IPSO ;
      Having regard to the Protocol sinned on 10 December 1PP7 consequent to the
      accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , and in particular
       Article 23 thereof ,
      Whereas the Protocol conceminq the definition of the concept of " oriainatinq
      products " and methods of administrative cooperation , hereinafter referred to as
       the "Origin Protocol ", needs amending , consequent to the accession of Spain and
       Portugal to the European Communities , in respect of both technical amendments
      and   transitional    arrangements in  order   to  implement correct Ly the  trade
       arrangements contained in the Protocols consequent to the said accession ;
      Whereas the transitional arrangements should ensure the correct implementation
      of these trade arrangements between the Community as constituted on 31 December
       1PSS and Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Yjqoslavia on the other hand ,
       HAS DECIDED AS POLDTWS :
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                                        Article  1
The provisions of the Oriqin Protocol indicated below shall be amended as
follows :
1)  The second sutaparaqraph of Article lh          (?) shall be replaced by the
    followinq :
      " ELJR.l certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with one of
        the followinq phrases :
         " DLL T VRE A pusrmimi "
         " UDSIEDI LL I ERE ULGL NDL "
         " NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT "
         " ΕΚΔΟΘΕΝ ΕΚ ΤβΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΏΝ "
         " ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY "
         " EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI "
         " RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI "
         " Af GEGEVEN A POSTERIORI "
         " EMITIDO A POSTERIOR "
         " IZADAPO NAKNADNO "
2)  Article 20 shall be replaced by the follcwinq :
      " In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of an KTJR.l certificate ,
      the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it for a
      duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents in their
      possession .       The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one
      of the followinq words :
               " DUPLICATA "
               " DUPLICAAT "
               " DUPLIKAT "
               " ANTirPAOO "
              " DUPLICADU "
              " DUPL ICATO "
              " DUPLICATE "
              " SEGUNDA VIA "
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3) Article 31 shall be replace by the followinq :
     " Article 31
       The provisions of the Aqreement may be applied to poods which comply
       with the provisions of Title I and which on 1 January 1 QPP are either in
       transit or are in the Community, in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
       Mel ilia or in Yuposlavia in temporary storaqe , in bonded warehouses or
       in free zones subject to the submission to the customs authorities of
       the importinq .State within six months of that date of an FHF.l
       certificate made out retrospectively by the competent authorities of the
       exportinq .State toqether with the documents showinq that the poods have
      been transported directly" •
4) The follcwinq articles shall be inserted in the Oriqin Protocol :
     " Article 33
       For   the  application  of  the  provisions  of  the    Additinal Protocol
       conceminq products oriqinatinq in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
       Melilla , this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the
       particular conditions set out in Articles 34 to 3<3 " .
     " Article 34
       The term " Community" used in this Protocol shall not cover the Canary
       Islands ,  Ceuta and Melilla .   The term " products oriqinatinq in the
       Community" shall not cover products oriqinatinq in the Canary Islands ,
       Ceuta and Melilla ".
     " Article 33
       1.   The Followinq paraqraphs shaLl apply instead of Article 1 and
            references to that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to this
            Article .
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 2 . Provided they have been transported directly in accordance with the
     provisions of Article 5 , the followinq shall be considered as :
     a ) products oriqinatinq in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Mel ilia
         i)   products wholly obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
              Melilla ;
         ii ) products obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
              in     the manufacture  of which   products  other  than  those
              referred to in ( i ) are used , provided that the said products
              have underqone sufficient workinq or processinq within the
              meaninq of Article 2 (?.). This condition shall not apply,
              however , to products which , within the meaninq of this
              Protocol , oriqinate in Yjqoslavia or the Community, provided
              they underqo, in the Canary Islands , Ceuta or Melilla ,
              workinq or processinq which exceeds the insufficient workinq
              or processinq set out in Article 3 ( 4 );
     b) products oriqinatinq in Yuqoslavia
         i)   products wholly obtained in Vuqoslavia ;
         ii ) products obtained in Yuqoslavia in the manufacture of which
              products other than those referred to in f i ) are used ,
              provided that the said products have underqone sufficient
              workinq or processinq within the meaninq of Article 3
              '’bis condition shall not apply, however , to products which ,
              within the meaninq of this Protocol , oriqinate in the Canary
              Islands , Ceuta and Melilla or the Community provided they
              underqo in Yuqoslavia workinq or processinq 'vhich exceeds
              the insufficient workinq or processinq set out in Article 3
               ( 4 ).
3.   The Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a
     sinqle territory .
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          4 . The   exporter   or  his   authorized     representative     shall  enter
              "Yugoslavia" and "Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla" in box ? of
              certificate ETJR.l and box 1 of form EUR . 2 .  In addition , in the case
              of products oricrinatinq in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla ,
              this shall be indicated in box of certificate ETJR.l and box 8 of
              form EUR . 2 .
          5 . The products in Annex II shall be temporarily excluded from the
              scope of this J^rotocol .  Nevertheless ,   the arranqements reqardinq
              administrative cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to these
              products " .
       " Article     36
          The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the
       application of this Protocol in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
                                       Article  2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1888 .
Done at ,
                                                    Eor the Coopération Council
                                                             The Chairman