CELEX: 31971R1289
Language: en
Date: 1971-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1289/71 of the Council of 7 June 1971 on the application of Decision No 1/71 of the Council of Association provided for by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya

118                                  Official Journal of the European Communities
27.6.71                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               NoL 141 / 1
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 1289/71 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 7 June 1971
             on the application of Decision No 1/71 of the Council of Association provided for by the
             Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the
                     United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas it is necessary, in accordance with Article 23 of
                                                                  that Agreement, to take the measures required to imple­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             ment that Decision,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof;                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas an Agreement establishing an Association be­              The Decision of the Council of Association No 1/71 of
tween the European Economic Community and the                     13 May 1971 annexed to this Regulation shall apply as
United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic pf Uganda               regards the concept of 'originating products' within the
and the Republic of Kenya 1 was signed on 24 Sep­                 meaning of Title I of the Agreement establishing an As­
tember 1969 and entered into force on 1 January 1971 ;            sociation between the European Economic Community
                                                                  and the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of
Whereas by virtue of Protocol No 4 annexed to that                Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, and as regards
Agreement the Council of Association adopted on 13                methods of administrative cooperation.
May 1971 Decision No 1/71 on the definition of the
concept of 'originating products' for the purpose of im­
                                                                                            Article 2
plementing Title 1 of the Agreement and on the methods
of administrative cooperation;                                    This Regulation shall enter mto force on 1 July 1971 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
             Done at Luxembourg, 7 June 1971.
                                                                                              For the Council
                                                                                                The President
                                                                                              M. SCHUMANN
1 OJ No L 282, 28.12.1970, p. 55.
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                                                     DECISION No 1/71
               of the Association Council on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' for the
               purpose of implementing Title 1 of the Agreement and on the methods of administrative
                                                          cooperation
THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,                                           using a criterion based on change of tariff heading, but
                                                                   modified as appropriate;
Having regard to the Agreement establishing an Asso­
ciation between the European Economic Community                    Whereas the customs authorities of the importing Mem­
and the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of               ber State or Partner State of the East African Communi­
Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, signed on 24 Sep­                ty must be satisfied that products presented for importa­
tember 1969, and in particular Title I of Protocol No 4            tion fulfil the conditions laid down in this Decision ;
annexed to the said Agreement;                                     whereas such satisfaction presupposes knowledge of the
                                                                   circumstances by reason of which the goods have ac­
Having regard to the draft prepared by the Commission              quired the status of 'originating products', which circum­
of the European Communities;                                       stances the customs authorities of the exporting Partner
                                                                   State of the East African Community or Member State
Whereas the definition of the concept of 'originating              are best qualified to ascertain;
products' is intended to make it possible to distinguish
those products which are entitled, on importation into             Whereas it is necessary to set up a committee on admin­
Member States or into Partner States of the East African           istrative cooperation to ensure that the provisions of this
Community, to the preferential treatment provided for in           Decision are implemented correctly and uniformly,
Title I of the Agreement, from products which are not so
entitled;                                                          HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Whereas products wholly obtained in a Member State or                                        TITLE I
in a Partner State of the East African Community must,
in any event, enjoy preferential treatment;                             Definition of the concept of 'originating products'
Whereas the same must apply to goods obtained in a                                           Article 1
Partner State of the East African Community or in a                For the purpose of implementing the provisions of Title I
Member State and intended for exportation to a Member              of the Agreement establishing an Association between
State or to a Partner State of the East African Communi­
                                                                   the European Economic Community and the United
ty, where the products which entered into their manufac­           Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the
ture have been wholly obtained in the other Partner                Republic of Kenya, signed on 24 September 1969, the
States of the East African Community or in the Member              following products shall be considered as :
States, each of the importing Member States granting
preferential treatment in respect of the latter products,          1 . Products originating in the European Economic
                                                                        Community, provided that they have been transport­
Whereas it is desirable, furthermore, to extend the prefer­             ed direct, within the meaning of Article 5 , to the
ential treatment to goods obtained in one of the Con­                   importing Partner State of the East African
tracting Parties and in the manufacture of which prod­                  Community :
ucts other than those mentioned in the preceding para­                 (a) products wholly obtained in the Member States;
graph are used, provided that the latter products have                 (b) products obtained in Member States, in the man­
undergone processing or working sufficient to alter their                   ufacture of which products other than those re­
essential nature and to increase their vialue substantially;                ferred to in subparagraph (a) are used, provided
and whereas such conditions are the only conditions jus­                    that the said products have undergone sufficient
tifying the granting of preferential treatment to the whole                 working or processing within the meaning of
of the goods so obtained, since the effect of the definition                Article 3. This condition shall not, however, ap­
of the concept of 'originating products' should not be to                   ply to products which, within the meaning of this
deprive customs tariffs and other measures of economic                      Decision, originate in the Partner States of the
protection of their incidence in relation to countries not                  East African Community.
party to the Agreement;
                                                                   2. Products originating in the Partner States of the East
Whereas it is necessary to express this principle in sim­              African; Community, provided that they have been
ple rules while ensuring uniform application throughout                transported direct, within the meaning of Article 5,
the Association and whereas this can be achieved by                    to the. importing Member State :
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    (a) products wholly obtained in a Partner State of              or processed does not exceed a given percentage of the
         the East African Community;                                value of the goods obtained, the values to be taken into
    (b) products obtained in a Partner State of the East            consideration in determining such percentage shall be :
          African Community, in the manufacture of                  on the one hand;
         which products other than those referred to in             as regards products whose importation can be proved :
         subparagraph (a) are used, provided that the said          their customs value at the time of importation;
         products have undergone sufficient working or
         processing within the meaning of Article 3. This           as regards products of undetermined origin : the earliest
         condition shall not, however, apply to products            ascertainable price paid for such products in the territory
         which, within the meaning of this Decision, ori­           of the State where manufacture takes place;
         ginate in the Community or in other Partner
         States of the East African Community.                      on the other hand :
The products listed in List C shall be temporarily ex­              the ex-factory price of the goods obtained, less internal
cluded from the scope of this Decision.                             taxes refunded or refundable on exportation.
                                                                                               Article 5
                           Article 2
                                                                    The following shall be considered as transported direct
Within the meaning of subparagraphs 1 (a) and 2 (a) of              from the exporting Member State or Partner State of the ,
Article 1 , the following shall be considered as wholly             East African Community to the importing Member State ■
obtained either in the Member States or in the Partner              or Partner State of the East African Community :
States of the East African Community :                              (a) goods transported without passing through the terri­
(a) mineral products extracted from the ground thereof;                  tory of a country not party to the Agreement or with­
(b) vegetable products harvested therein;                                out being transhipped in such country;
(c) live animals born and raised therein;                           (b) goods transported through the territory of one or
                                                                         more countries not party to the Agreement, or tran­
(d) products from live animals raised therein;                           shipped in such countries,- if the passage through
(e) products from hunting or fishing conducted therein;                  such countries is covered by a single transport docu­
                                                                         ment drawn up in a Member State or a Partner State
(0 marine products taken from the sea by their vessels;                  of the East African Community.
(g) scrap and waste resulting from manufacturing opera­
    tions and used articles, which can no longer be used                                       TITLE II
    provided that they have been collected therein and
    are fit only for the recovery of raw materials;                   Organization of methods of administrative cooperation
(h) goods obtained therein exclusively from animals or
                                                                                               Article 6
    products referred to in subparagraphs (a) to (g) or
    derivatives thereof.                                           'Originating products' within the meaning of this Deci­
                                                                   sion shall, in the importing Member State or Partner
                           Article 3                               State of the East African Community, benefit from the
For the purpose of implementing the provisions of sub­             provisions of Title I of the Agreement upon submission
paragraphs 1 (b) and 2 (b) of Article 1 the following shall        of a movement certificate AA.l, endorsed by the cus­
be considered as sufficient :                                       toms authorities of the exporting Member State or Part­
                                                                    ner State of the East African Community.
(a) working or processing as a result of which the goods
    obtained receive a classification under a tariff head­
                                                                   Any such products, however, which form part of postal
     ing other than that covering each one of the products         consignments (including parcels) shall, provided that the
    worked or processed, except, however, working or               consignments contain only 'originating products' and the
    processing listed in List A to which the special provi­        value does not exceed one thousand units of account 1
    sions of that list apply ;                                     per consignment, benefit from the provisions of Title I of
(b) working or processing listed in List B.                        the Agreement in the importing Member State or Partner
                                                                   State of the East African Community on the presentation
'Tariff headings' shall mean the headings in the Brussels          of form AA. 2.
Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Cus­
toms Tariffs.                                                                                  Article 7
                                                                   The movement certificate AA.l shall be endorsed only
                           Article 4                               on application being made in writing by the exporter, on
Where the Lists A and B referred to in Article 3 provide           the form prescribed for this purpose.
that goods obtained in a Member State or a Partner State
of the East African Community shall only be considered
as originating therein if the value of the products worked         1 A unit of account (u.a.) is worth 0-88867088 g of fine gold.
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                          Article 8                                                           ArtideU
The movement certificate AA.l shall be endorsed at the              In the importing Member State or Partner State of the
time of exportation of the goods to which it relates by the         East African Community, the movement certificate AA.
customs authorities of the exporting Member State or                 I shall be submitted to the customs authorities in accord­
Partner State of the East African Community. It shall be            ance with the provisions made in the laws and regula­
made available to the exports* as soon as actual exporta­           tions of that State. The said authorities may require a
tion has been effected or ensured.                                  translation of the certificate. They may also require the
                                                                     import declaration to be accompanied by a statement
In exceptional circumstances, the movement certificate              from the importer to th&eflect that the goods meet the
AA.l may also be endorsed after exportation of the                  conditions required for the implementation of the provi­
goods to which it refers, if it was not submitted at the            sions of Title I of the Agreement.
time of such exportation because of errors or involuntary
omissions or any other special circumstances. In this                                        Article 12
case, it shall bear a special reference to the conditions in        Form AA.2, a specimen of which is given in Annex VI,
which it was endorsed.
                                                                    shall be completed by the exporter. It shall be drawn up
                                                                    in one of the official languages in which the Agreement
The movement certificate AA.l may be endorsed only                  is made; and in accordance with the provisions of the
where it can serve as documentary evidence for the pur­             domestic law of the exporting Member Staie or Partner
pose of implementing the preferential treatment laid                State of the East African Community. It shall be type­
down in Title I ofthe Agreement                                     written or handwritten; in the latter case it shall be com­
                                                                    pleted in ink and in block letters.
                         Article 9                                  Form AA.2 is composed of two parts, each part being
The movement certificate AA.l must be submitted to                  210 x 148 mm. The paper used shall be white sized writ­
the customs office of the importing Member State or                 ing paper not containing mechanical pulp and weighing
Partner State of the East African Community at which                not less than 64 g/m2. On the front of On the front of
the goods are presented, within five months from the date           Part 1 and the label of Part 2 a diagonal pattern of three
of endorsement by the customs authorities of the export­            blue stripes, each 3 mm wide, shall run from the bottom
ing Member State or Partner State of the East African               left-hand corner to the top right-hand corner.
Community.
                                                                    Form AA.2 may be perforated mechanically so that the
                         Article 10                                 two parts and the label on Part 2 can be detached. The
                                                                    label may be adhesive.
The movement certificate AA.l shall be made out on a
form a specimen ofwhich is given in Annex V. It shall be            The Member States and the Partner States of the East
drawn up in one of the official languages in which the              African Community may reserve the right to print the
Agreement is made, and in accordance with the provi­                forms themselves or may have them printed by printers
sions of the domestic law of the exporting Member State             whom they have approved. In the latter case, each form
or Partner State of the East African Community. It shall            shall carry a reference to such approval. In addition,
be typewritten or handwritten;     in the latter case it shall      each form shall bear the name and address of the ap­
be completed in ink and in block letters.                           proved printer, or a sign by which the latter can be iden­
                                                                    tified. In addition, it shall bear a special number by
The dimensions of the certificate shall be 210 x 297 mm.            which it can be identified.
The paper used shall be sized writing-paper not contain­
ing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 64 g/m2                                       Article 13
or between 25 and 30 g/m2 if air-mail paper is used. It
shall have a green machine-turned background pattern                A form AA.2 shall be completed for each postal con­
making any falsification by mechanical or chemical                  signment After completing and signing the two parts of
means apparent to the eye.                                          the form, the exporter shall insert his declaration (Part 1)
                                                                    in the consignment and stick the label from Part 2 on the
On the front of each certificate,      a diagonal pattern of        outer packing of the consignment
three blue stripes, each 3 mm wide, shall run from the
bottom left-hand corner to the top right-hand corner.               These provisions do not exempt exporters from com­
                                                                    plying with any other formalities required by customs or
The Member States and the Partner States of the East                postal regulations.
African Community may reserve the right to print the
                                                                                             Article 14
certificates themselves or may have them printed by ap­
proved printers. In the latter case, each certificate shall         Unless they suspect some irregularity,     the customs au­
carry a reference to such approval. Each certificate shall          thorities of the importing Member State or Partner State
bear the name and address of the approved printer,        or a      of the East African Community shall admit as benefiting
sign by which the latter can be identified-     In addition it      from the provisions of the Agreement any goods con­
 shall bear a serial number by which it can be identified.          tained in a consignment bearing an AA.2 label.
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                          Article 15                                whether the spare reserved for the description of the
 1 . Member States and Partner States of the East African           goods has been completed in such manner as to exclude
Community shall admit as 'originating products' benefit­            all possibility of fraudulent additions. To this end the
ing from the provisions of Title I of the Agreement, with­          description of the goods must be indicated without
out requiring the production of a movement certificate              leaving any blank lines. Where the space is not complete­
A.A.1 or completion of a form A.A.2, goods sent as                  ly filled, a horizontal line must be drawn below the last
small packages to private persons or forming part of                line of the description, the empty space being crossed
passengers' personal luggage, in so far as such goods are           through.
not imported by way of trade and have been declared as
                                                                    2. Since the movement certificate A.A.1 constitutes the
meeting the conditions required for the application of
these provisions, and where there is no doubt as to the             documentary evidence for the application of the prefer­
veracity of such declaration.                                       ential tariff and quota system laid down in the Agree­
                                                                    ment, it shall be the responsibility of the customs office
2. Importations not by way of trade shall be importa­               of the exporting country carefully to verify the origin of
tions which are occasional and consist solely of goods              the goods and to check the other statements on the certif­
                                                                    icate.
for the personal use of the addressee or passenger or his
family, it being evident from the nature and quantity of
                                                                                             Article 19
the goods that no commercial purpose is in view.
Furthermore, the total value of these goods must not                1 . The movement certificate A.A.1 shall be endorsed by
exceed 60 units of account in the case of small packages            the customs authorities of a Member State of the Com­
 or 200 units of account in the case of the contents of pas­        munity if the goods being exported can be considered
sengers' personal luggage.                                          products originating in the Community within the mean­
                                                                    ing of this Decision.
                          Article 16
In order to ensure proper application of the provisions of          2. For the purpose of verifying whether the condition
this Title, the Member States and the Partner States of            stated in paragraph 1 has been met, the customs authori­
the East African Community shall assist each other,                ties shall have the right to call for any documentary evi­
through their respective customs administrations, for              dence or to carry out any check which they consider
the purpose of checking the authenticity and correctness           appropriate.
of the movement certificates A.A.1 and exporters' de­
clarations made on forms A.A.2.                                    3 . The customs authorities of the Member State shall
                                                                   refuse to endorse a movement certificate A.A.1 if it ap­
                                                                   pears from the export documents submitted that the
                          TITLE III                                goods to which the certificate relates are not consigned
                                                                   to a country which is party to the Agreement.
Issue of movement certificates A.A.1 and conditions
governing the use of movement certificates A.A.1 and
                         forms A.A.2                                                         Article 20
                                                                    1 . The movement certificate A.A.1 shall be endorsed by
A. Issue ofmovement certificates AAA                               the customs authorities of a Partner - State of the East
                                                                   African Community if the goods being exported can be
                          Article 17
                                                                   considered products originating in the Partner States of
 1 . It shall be for the exporter or his representative au­        the East African Community within the meaning of this
thorized to sign the export declaration, under the form­           Decision.
er's responsibility, to request the endorsement of a move­
ment certificate A.A.1 . This request shall be made out on         2. For the purpose of verifying whether the condition
a form A.A.1 which must be completed in accordance                 stated in paragraph 1 has been met, tha customs authori­
with the provisions of Title II of this Decision and with          ties shall have the right to call for any documentary evi­
the rules set out on the back of the first sheet of the form.      dence or to carry out any check which they consider
                                                                   appropriate.
2. The exporter or his representative shall attach to his          3 . The customs authorities of the Partner State of the
request any document proving that the goods to be ex­              East African Community shall refuse to endorse a move­
ported are such as to qualify them for the endorsement of          ment certificate A.A. 1 if it appears from the export docu­
a movement certificate A.A. 1 .                                    ments submitted that the goods to which the certificate
                                                                   relates are not consigned to a country which is party to
                          Article 18                               the Agreement.
1 . It shall be the responsibility of the customs authori­
                                                                                             Article 21
ties of the exporting Member State or Partner State of
the East African Community to ensure that the form                 In that part of the movement certificate A.A.1 reserved
A.A. 1 is duly completed. In particular, they shall check          for the customs authorities, a reference must be made to
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the date and type or to the serial number of the export            customs authorities which issued it for a duplicate made
document of which the exporter's declaration is a certi­           out on the basis of the export documents in their posses­
fied true copy.                                                    sion. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed
                                                                   in red ink with one of the following words :
                          Article 22                               'DUPLICATE',            'DUPLICATO'         'DUPLICAAT,
                                                                   'DUPLICATE'.
Where a movement certificate A.A.I relates to products
which were originally imported from a Member State or
from a Partner State of the East African Community,                The duplicate shall take effect as from the date on which
and which are being re-exported in the same state, the             the original certificate A .A. 1 was endorsed.
new certificates issued in the re-exporting Member State
or Partner State of the East African Community must
indicate the Member State or Partner State of the East             B. Conditions governing the use ofthe movement certifi­
                                                                         cate A A.1
African Community in which the original certificate was
issued.
                                                                                              Article 27
                          Article 23
The customs office stamp used to stamp the certificates             1 . Goods transported without passing through the terri­
shall be of metal, preferably steel. The countries party to        tory of a country not party to the Agreement, or without
the Agreement shall provide each other, through the                transhipment in such country, shall be considered as
Association Council, with specimen impressions of the              goods transported direct.
types of stamp used in the customs offices.
                                                                   However, the following shall not be considered as inter­
                                                                   rupting direct transport :
                          Article 24
                                                                   (a) calls at ports situated in the territory of countries not
It shall always be possible to replace one or more move­                  party to the Agreement;
ment certificates A.A.1 by one or more other movement
certificates A.A.1 , provided that this is done at the cus­        (b) transhipments in such ports, where these result from
toms office where the goods are held.                                    force majeure or where they are consequent upon
                                                                          conditions at sea ;
                          Article 25                               (c) passage through the territory of one or more coun­
 1 . Where, as a result of errors, involuntary omissions or               tries not party to the Agreement, or transhipment in
any other special circumstances, no request for a move­                   such country or countries, where the passage
ment certificate A.A.1 was made at the time the goods                     through such country or countries is covered by a
were exported, such a certificate may be issued after the                 single transport document drawn up in a Member
actual exportation of the goods to which it relates.                      State or in a Partner State of the East African Com­
                                                                          munity ;
In this case, the exporter must :
- make a request m writing, giving details of the type,
                                                                   2. When crossing the territory of countries referred to in
     quantity, method of packing and markings of the
                                                                   paragraph 1 , the goods must remain under the supervi­
     goods, and also the place and date of despatch;
                                                                   sion of the customs authorities of the transit country and
- certify that no certificate A.A.1 was issued at the time         must not be put into free circulation. While in the transit
     of exportation of the goods in question, and state the        country, they must not undergo any handling other than
     reasons therefor;                                             normal operations designed to keep them in good condi­
                                                                   tion.
- enclose a form A.A. 1 duly completed and signed.
2. The customs authorities may issue a movement certif­
icate AA.l retroactively only after verifying that the             3. Proof that the conditions set out in paragraph 2 have
information supplied in the exporter's request agrees              been complied with shall be furnished by the submission
with that in the corresponding file.                               of a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the
                                                                   transit country, containing :
Certificates issued retroactively must be endorsed in red
ink      with     one    of the        following     phrases :     - an accurate description of the goods;
'NACHTRAGLICH AUSGESTELLT 'DELIVRE A                               - the date of loading or unloading of the goods, naming
POSTERIORI' 'RILASCIATO A                    POSTERIORI',               the vessels concerned;
'AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI',                   'ISSUED RE­            - certified proof of the conditions in which the goods
TROACTIVELY'.
                                                                        have been held.
                          Article 26
                                                                   Where this certificate cannot be produced, the customs
In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of a move­          authorities shall take into account any documentary evi­
ment certificate A.A.1 , the exporter may apply to the             dence submitted to them.
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                            Article 28                                                         Article 32
 Movement certificates AA.l submitted to the customs                  The production of a movement certificate AA1 and the
 authorities of the importing Member State or Partner                 completion of a form AA.2 shall be waived for goods
 State of the East African Community after expiry of the              soit as small packages to private persons and forming
 time limit for their submission stipulated in Article 9,             part of passengers' personal luggage, provided such im­
 may be accepted for the purpose of applying the prefer­              ports fulfil the conditions laid down in Article IS.
 ential system provided the failure to observe this time
 limit results from force majeure or exceptional circum­              F. Retroactive checks requested by the customs authori­
 stances.                                                                 ties of the importing country on movement certifi­
                                                                          cates A A J and onforms AA.2
 In addition to such cases, the customs authorities of the
 importing Member State or Partner State of the East Af­
 rican Community may accept such certificates provided
 the goods have been submitted to them before the expiry                                       Article 33
 of the said time limit                                               1 . Retroactive checks on movement certificates AA.l
                                                                     and on forms AA.2 shall be carried out at random, and
                           Article 29                                also whenever the customs authorities of the importing
 The discovery of slight discrepancies between the state­            Member State or Partner State of the East African
 ments made in the movement certificate AA.l and those               Community have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity
 made in the documents submitted to the customs office               of the document or the accuracy of the information re­
 for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for im­             garding the true origin of the goods in question or of cer­
 porting the goods shall not ipso facto render the certifi           tain parts thereof.
 cate null and void, if it is duly established that the certifi­
 cate does correspond to the goods submitted.                        2. For the purpose of implementing the provsions of
                                                                     paragraph 1 above, the customs authorities of the im­
 C. Use offree zones                                                  porting country shall return the movement certificate
                                                                      AA.1 or part 1 of form AA.2 to the customs authorities
                           Article 30                                 ofthe exporting country, giving the formal or substantive
                                                                     reasons for an inquiry. To part 1 of form AA.2 they
The countries party to the Agreement shall take all                  shall attach the invoice, if it has been submitted, or a
necessary steps to ensure that goods traded within the               copy thereof, and they shall forward any information
 Association under the cover of a movement certificate
                                                                     that has been obtained suggesting that the particulars
 AA.l and whichinthe courseof transport use a free zone              given on the said certificate or the said form are inaccu­
(including free ports and free entrepots) situated in their          rate.
territory are not replaced by other goods and that they
do not undergo handling other than normal operations                 If the customs authorities oi the importing country de­
designed to keep them in good condition.                             cide to suspend exexution of the provisions of the Agree­
                                                                     ment while awaiting the results of the check, they shall
 D. Postal consignments (including parcels)                           offer to release the goods to the importer subject to any
                                                                      conservatory measures laid down by the national legis­
                                                                     lation ofthat country.
                           Article 31
                                                                     3. The customs authorities of the importing country
 1 . It shall be for the exporter or his representative, on          shall be informed of the results of the check within a per­
the exporter's responsibility, to complete and sign the              iod not exceeding three months. These results must be
two parts of form AA.2.                                              such as to make it possible to determine whether the dis­
                                                                     puted movement certificate AA.l or form AA.2 applies
If the goods contained in the consignment have already               to the goods actually exported, and whether these goods
been checked in the exporting Member State or Partner                can, in fact, qualify for the application of the prefer­
State of the East African Community in the light of the               ential system.
definition given for the concept of 'originating products',
the exporter may refer to this check in the space reserved           Where such disputes cannot be settled between the cus­
for 'observations' in form AA.2 (Part 1).                            toms authorities of the importing country and those of
                                                                     the exporting country or where they raise a question as
2. On the green label Model CI or declaration C2 or                  to the interpretation of this Decision, they shall be sub­
C2, M, or the customs declaration CP 3 or CP 3 M, the                mitted to the Customs Cooperation Committee referred
exporter shall enter the form number. 'AA.2', followed               to in Article 34.
by its serial number. He shall also mark the form num­
ber and serial number on the invoice for the goods con­              In any case, the settlement of disputes arising between
tained in the consignment                                            the importer and ihi customs authorities of the country
                                                                     of importation shall remain within the competence of the
E. Smallpackages andpersonal luggage                                 : egjs!ation of that country.
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For the purpose of the retroactive check on certificates,           This review may be carried out at shorter intervals, if the
the customs authorities of the exporting country must               Community or the Partner States of the East African
 keep all export documents, or copies of movement certif­           Community so request.
 icates used in place thereof, for not less than two years.
                                                                    2. The Association Council shall delegate to the Asso­
 G. Customs Cooperation Committee                                   ciation Committee power to amend the provisions of
                                                                    Title in of this Decision concerning methods and proce­
                                                                     dures of cooperation in the customs field.
                           Article 34
                                                                                              Article 38
There shall be established a Customs Cooperation
Committee responsible, under the authority of the                   The Explanatory Notes, Lists A, B and C, specimen
Committee referred to in Article 27 of the Agreement,               movement certificate AA.l and specimen form A.A.2
for administrative cooperation to ensure that the provi­            which are annexed to this Decision shall form an integral
sions of this Decision are implemented correctly and uni­           part thereof.
formly and for carrying out any other tasks in the cus­
toms field that the Association Council may assign to it.                                     Article 39
                                                                    Goods which conform to the provisions of Title I and
                                                                    which, on the date of entry into force of this Decision,
                           Article 35
                                                                    are being transported, or are held in a Member State or
The Committee shall be composed of customs experts                  Partner State of the East African Community under
from the Member States and officials of the Commission              temporary warehouse procedure, in bonded warehouses
of the European Communities concerned with customs                  or in free zones (including free ports and free entrepots),
matters on the one hand and of customs experts repre­               may be allowed to benefit from the provisions of the
senting the Partner States of the East African Communi­             Agreement, subject to the submission to the customs
ty on the other.                                                    authorities of the importing country, within four months
                                                                    from the said date, of:
The Chairmanship of this Committee shall be exercised
                                                                    (a) a certificate AA.l issued retroactively by the cus­
in rotation in accordance with the provisions laid down
in Article 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Association
                                                                         toms authorities of the exporting country, or
Council.                                                            (b) a certificate of origin issued by the competent au­
                                                                         thorities of that country, and
                           Article 36
The Association Council shall enact the Rules of Proce­
                                                                    in either case, any documents that provide supporting
                                                                    evidence of direct transport.
dure of the Customs Cooperation Committee.
                                                                                              Article 40
                                                                    The Partner States of the East African Community, the
                                                                    Member States and the Community shall be required,
                           TITLE IV
                                                                    each to the extent to which they are concerned, to take
                                                                    the necessary steps to implement this Decision.
                       Final Provisions
                                                                    This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1971 .
                           Article 37
1 . The Association Council shall undertake an annual               Done at Brussels, 13 May 1971 .
review of the action taken to implement the provisions of
Titles I and II of this Decision and of their economic ef­                            The Chairman ofthe Association Council
fects, so that any requisite adjustments can be made.                                               Y. BOURGES
                                                            ANNEX I
                                                    EXPLANATORY NOTES
               Note 1 — Article 1
               The terms 'in the Member States' and 'in a Partner State of the East African Community' shall also
               cover territorial waters.
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    Vessels operating on the high seas, including 'factory ships' on which the fish caught is worked or pro­
     cessed, shall be considered as part of the territory of the Member State or of the Partner State of the
     East African Community to which they belong, provided that they meet the conditions laid down in
    Explanatory Note 4.
    Note 2 — Article 1
    in order to determine whether a product originates in a Member State or m a Partner State of the East
    African Community, it shall not be necessary to establish whether or not the power and fuel, plant and
    equipment, and machines and tools used to obtain such product originate in countries not party to the
    Agreement.
    Note 3 — Aotscle 1
    Packing shall be considered as forming a whole with the products contained therein. This provision,
    however, shall not apply to packing which is not of the normal type for the article packed and which
    has intrinsic value of a durable nature, apart from its function as packing.
    Note 4 - Article 2 (0:
    The term their vessels shall apply only to vessels :
    (a) which are registered in a Member State or in a Partner State of the East African Community ;
    (b) which sail under the flag of a Member State or of a Partner State of the East African Community;
    (c) which are owned to an extent of at least 50% by nationals of countries party to the Agreement or by
        a company or Arm with its head office in such countries, of which the manager or managers, the
        chairman of the board of directors or of the supervisory board, and the majority of the members of
        such boards, are nationals of countries party to the Agreement and of which, in addition, in the case
        of partnerships or limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to States party to the Agree­
        ment, to public bodies or to nationals of the said States;
    (d) of which the captain and officers are all nationals of countries party to the Agreement, and
    (e) of which at least 75% of the crew are nationals of countries party to the Agreement.
    Note 5 - Article 4:
    'Ex-factory price' shall mean the price paid to the manufacturer in whose undertaking sufficient work­
    ing or processing is carried out. Where such working or processing is carried out successively in two or
    more undertakings, the price to be taken into account shall be that paid to the last manufacturer.
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                                                                   ANNEX 11
                                                                  . LIST A
                   List of working or processing operations which result in a change of tariff heading without conferring the
                   status of 'originating products' on the products undergoing such operations or conferring this status only
                                                              subject to certain conditions
                  Products obtained
                                                                                                              Working or processing that confers
                                                                   Working or processing that does not
                                                                                                              the status of ' originating products'
    CCT                                                         confer the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                            when the following conditions.are met
   heading                   Description
     No
All        All products                                  1 . Operations intended to ensure the              I
heading                                                      preservation of merchandise in
Nos of                                                       good condition during transport
the                                                          and storage ( ventilation, spreading
Common                                                       out, drying, chilling, placing in
Customs                                                      brine, in sulphur water or in other
Tariff                                                       solutions, removal of damaged
                                                             parts, and like operations)
                                                         2. Simple operations consisting of re­
                                                             moval of dust, sifting or screening,
                                                             sorting, classifying, matching (in­
                                                             cluding the making up of sets of ar­
                                                             ticles), washing, painting, cutting
                                                             up
                                                         3 , ( a) Changes of packing and break­
                                                                  ing up and assembling of con­
                                                                  signments
           All products                                  3 . ( b) placing in bottles, flasks, bags,
                                                                  cases, boxes, fixing on cards or
                                                                  boards, etc. , and all other simple
                                                                  packing operations
                                                        4. Affixing on products or packages
                                                             thereof marks, labels, or other like
                                                             distinctive signs
                                                         5. Mixing of products, whether or not
                                                             of different kinds, where one or
                                                             more components of the mixture do
                                                             not meet the conditions laid down
                                                             by the Association Council to en­                                                   v.
                                                             able them to be considered as ori­
                                                             ginating either in the Member Sta­
                                                             tes or the Partner States of the East
                                                             African Community
                                                        6. Assembly of parts of articles in or­
                                                             der to constitute a complete article.
                                                        7. A combination of two or more ope­
                                                             rations referred to in items 1 to 6
                                                             above
                                                        8 . Slaughter of animals
   02.06   Meat and edible meat offals (except          Salting, placing in brine, drying or
           poultry liver), salted, in brine, dried      smoking of meat and edible meat of­
           or smoked                                    fals of heading Nos 02.01 and 02.04
  03.02    Fish , salted in brine, dried or smoked      Salting, placing in brine, drying or
                                                        smoking of fish
  04.02    Milk and cream, preserved, concen­           Preserving, concentrating of milk or
           trated or sweetened                          cream of heading No 04.01 , or addi­
                                                        tion of sugar to these products
  04.03    Butter                                       Manufacture from milk or cream
  04.04    Cheese and curd                              Manufacture from products of head­
                                                        ing No 04.01 , 04.02 and 04.03
  07.02    Vegetables ( whether or not cooked),         Freezing of vegetables
           preserved by freezing
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List A ( continued)
                      Products obtained
                                                                   Working or processing that does not         Working or processing that confers
    CCI                                                         confer the status of ' originating products '  the status of ' originating products'
                                                                                                              when the following conditions arc met
   heading                      Description
      No
    07.03       Vegetables provisionally preserved in        Placing in brine or in other solution ,,
                brine, in sulphur water or in other          solutions, of vegetables of heading
                preservative solutions, but not spe­         No 07.01
                cially prepared for immediate con­
                sumption
    07.04        Dried , dehydrated or evaporated ve­        Drying, dehydration, evaporation,
                getables, whole, cut, sliced , broken        cutting, breaking, powdering of vege­
                or in powder, but not further prepared       tables of heading Nos 07.01 to 07.03
                                                             inclusive
    08.10       Fruit ( whether or not cooked ), pre­        Freezing of fruit
                served by freezing, not containing ad­
                ded sugar
    08.11       Fruit provisionally preserved ( for ex­      Placing in brine or in other solution*
                ample, by sulphur dioxide gas, in           of fruit of heading Nos 08.01 to 08.09
                brine, sulphur water or in other pre­       inclusive.
                servative solutions), but unsuitable in
                that state for immediate consumption
    08.12       Fruit, dried , other than that falling       Drying of fruit
               within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.02,
               08.03 , 08.04 or 08.05
     11.01      Cereal flours                                Manufacture from cereals
    11.02      Cereal groats and cereal meal ; other         Manufacture from cercais
               worked cereal grains ( for example ,
                rolled , flaked , polished , pearled or
                kibbled , but not further prepared ),
               except husked, glazed , polished or
               broken rice germ of cereals, whole,
                rolled , flaked or ground
    1 1.03      Flours of the leguminous vegetables         Manufacture from dried leguminous
                falling within heading No 07.05             vegetables
    11.04      Flours of the fruits falling within any      Manufacture from fruits of Chapter 8
                heading in Chapter 8
    11.05       Flour, meal and flakes of potato            Manufacture from potatoes
    11.06      Flour and meal of sago and of manioc,        Manufacture from products of head­
               arrowrobt, salep and other roots and         ing No 07.06
               tubers falling within heading No 07.06
    11.07       Malt , roasted or not                       Manufacture from cereals
    11.08      Starches ; inulin                            Manufacture from cereals of Chapter
                                                            10, from potatoes or other products of
                                                           Chapter 7.
    11.09      Gluten and gluten flour, roasted or         Manufacture from cereals or cereal
               not                                         Hours
    15.01      Lard and other rendered pig fat ; ren­       Manufacture from products of head­
               dered poultry fat                           ing No 02.05
    15.02      Unrendered fats of bovine cattle,           Manufacture from products of head­
               sheep or goats ; tallow ( including ' pre­  ing No 02.05
               mier jus') produced from those fats
    15.04      Fats and oils, offish and marine mam­       Manufacture from fish or marine
               mals, whether or not refined                mammals caught by fishing vessels
                                                           of countries not party to the Agree­
                                                           ment
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                                                                                                                                     List A ( continued)
                  Products obtained
                                                                Working or processing that does not           Working or processing that confers
    CCT                                                      confer the status of ' originating products'      the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                             when the following conditions are met
   heading                   Description
     No
   15.06    Other animal oils and fats (including       Manufacture from products of Chap­
            neat's-foot oil and fats from bones or      ter 2
            waste)
                                                                                                                                                    v
ex 15.07    Vegetable and edible oils                   Extracting from products of Chap­
                                                        ters 7 and 12
   16.01    Sausages and the like, of meat, meat        Manufacture from products of Chap­
            offal or animal blood                       ter 2
   16.02    Other prepared or preserved meat or         Manufacture from products of Chap­
            meat offal                                  ter 2
   16.04    Prepared or preserved fish, including       Manufacture from products of Chap­
            caviar and caviar subsitutes                ter 3
   16.05    Crustaceans and molluscs, prepared          Manufacture from products of Chap­
            or preserved                                ter 3
   17.02    Other sugars ; sugar syrups ; artificial    Manufacture from any kind of pro­
            honey (whether or not mixed with na­       duct
            tural honey) ; caramel
   17.04    Sugar confectionery, not containing         Manufacture from other products of
            cocoa                                      Chapter 17
   17.05    Flavoured or coloured sugars, syrups       Manufacture from any product
            and molasses, but not including fruit
           juices containing added sugar in any
           proportion
   18.03   Cocoa paste (in bulk or in block),                                                             Manufacture from 'originating' cocoa
           whether or not defatted                                                                        beans
   18.04   Cocoa butter (fat or oil)                                                                      Manufacture from ' originating' cocoa
                                                                                                          beans
   18.05   Cocoa powder, unsweetened                                                                      Manufacture from ' originating' cocoa
                                                                                                          beans
   18.06   Chocolate and other food prepara­           Manufacture from products of Chap­
           tions containing cocoa                      ter 17 or manufacture in which the
                                                       value of the cocoa beans used exceeds
                                                       40 % of the value of the finished pro­
                                                       ducts
   19.02   Preparations of flour, starch or malt       Manufacture from cereals and derived
           extract, of a kind used as infant food      products, meat, milk and sugars
           or for dietetic or culinary purposes,
           containing less . than 50 % by weight
           of cocoa
   19.03   Macaroni , spaghetti and similar pro­                                                          Manufacture from durum wheat
           ducts
   19.04   Tapicoa and sago ; tapioca and sago         Manufacture from various products
           substitutes obtained from potato or
           other starches
   19.05   Prepared foods obtained by the swell­       Manufacture from various products
           ing or roasting of cereals or cereal pro­
           ducts (puffed rice, corn flakes and
           similar products)
  20.01    Vegetables and fruit, prepared or pre­      Preserving of vegetables and fruit ,
           served by vinegar or acetic acid, with      fresh , frozen or temporarily preserved ,
           or without sugar, whether or not con­       or preserved in vinegar.
           taining salt, spices or mustard
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List A (continued)
                                                                                                                                                       -
                    Products obtained
                                                                  Working or processing that does not            Working or processing that confers
                                                                confcr the status of 'originating products'      the status of ' originating products'
     CCI
                                                                                                               when the following conditions are met
    heading                     Description
      No
     20.02      Vegetables prepared or preserved             Preserving of vegetables, fresh or fro­
                otherwise than by vinegar or acetic          zen
                acid
     20.03      Fruit preserved by freezing, contain­                                                        Manufacture from ' originating fruit '
                ing added sugar                                                                              of Chapter 8 and ' originating pro­
                                                                                                             ducts' of Chapter 17
     20.04      Fruit, fruit peel and parts of plants,                                                       Manufacture from 'originating fruit'
               preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or                                                         and products' of Chapter 17
               crystallized )
 ex 20.05      Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit                                                        Manufacture from 'originating fruit
               purée and fruit pastes, being cooked                                                          and products' of Chapter 17
               preparations, contsining added sugar
     20.06      Fruit otherwise prepared or preserv­
               ed, whether or not containing added
               sugar or spirit :
               A. Nuts,       including     groundnuts,                                                      Manufacture, without the addition of
                   roasted                                                                                  sugar or spirit, in which the value of
                                                                                                            the ' originating products' of heading
                                                                                                            Nos 08.01 , 08.05 and 12.01 used rep­
                                                                                                            resents at least 60 % of the value of
                                                                                                            the finished product
               B. Other                                                                                     Manufacture from ' originating pro­
                                                                                                            ducts of Chapters 8, 17 and 22
 ex 20.07      Fruit juices, whether or not contain­                                                        Manufacture from 'originating pro­
               ing added sugar, but unfermented and                                                         ducts' of Chapters 8 and 17
               not containing spirit
 ex 21.01      Roasted chicory and extracts, essen­        -Manufacture from fresh or dried chi­
              ces and concentrates thereof                  cory roots
 ex 22.09     Spirits (other than those of heading          Addition of water to ethyl alcohol
               No 22.08)                                    or neutral spirits of heading No 22.08
                                                            or mixtures of spirits of heading No
                                                            22.08 and 22.09
    22.10      Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar          Manufacture from spirit or wine
    23.04     Oil-oake and other residues (except           Manufacture from various products
              dregs) resulting from the extraction
              of vegetable oils
    23.07     Sweetened forage ; other preparations         Manufacture from cereals and derived
              of a kind used in animal feeding             products, meat, milk, sugars and mo­
                                                           lasses
ex 24.02      Cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos, to­                                                        Manufacture in which at least 70 %
              bacco for smoking                                                                             by quantity ofthe materials ofheading
                                                                                                            No 24.01 used are 'originating pro­
                                                                                                            ducts'
ex 28.13      Hydrobromic acid                             Any manufacture from products of
                                                           heading No 28.01
ex 28.19      Zinc oxide                                   Any manufacture from products of
                                                           heading No 79.01
   28.27      Lead oxides ; red lead and orange lead       Any manufacture from products of
                                                           heading No 78.01
ex 28.28      Lithium hydroxide                            Any manufacture from products of
                                                           heading No 28.42
ex 28.29      Lithium fluoride                             Any manufacture from products of
                                                           heading Nos 28.28 and 28.42
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                                                                                                                                     List A (continued)
                Products obtained
                                                            Working or processing that does not
                                                                                                               Working or processing that confers
   CCT                                                    confer the status of 'originating products' ·        the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                              when the following conditions arc met
  heading                  Description
    No
ex 28.30   Lithium chloride                           Any manufacture from products of
                                                      heading Nos 28.28 and 28.42 «
                                                                                                        /
ex 28.33   Bromides                                   Any manufacture from products of
                                                      heading Nos 28.01 and 28.13
ex 28.38  Aluminium sulphate                          Any manufacture from products of
                                                      heading No 28.20
ex 28.42   Lithium carbonate                          Any manufacture from products of
                                                      heading No 28.28
ex 29.02  Organic bromides                            Any manufacture from products of
                                                      heading Nos 28.01 and 28.13
ex 29.02  Trichlorodi (chlorophenyl ) ethane                                                              Transformation of ethanol into chlo­
                                                                                                          ral and condensation of chloral with
                                                                                                          monochlorobenzene
ex 29.35  Pyridine ; alphapicoline ; betapicoline ;                                                       Transformation of acetylene into ace­
          gammapicoline                                                                                   taldehyde and transformation of ace­
                                                                                                          taldehyde into pyridine or picoline
ex 29.35  Vinylpyridine                                                                                   Transformation of acetaldehyde into
                                                                                                          picolines and transformation of pico­
                                                                                                          lines into vinylpyridine
ex 29.38  Nicotinic acid ( Vitamin PP)                                                                    Transformation of acetaldehyde into
                                                                                                          beta-picoline and transformation of
                                                                                                          beta-picoline into nicotinic acid
ex 30.03  medicaments ( including veterinary          Any manufacture from antibiotics of
          medicaments) containing antibiotics         heading No 29.44
   31.05  Other fertilizers ; goods of the present                                                        Manufacture in which the value of
          chapter in tablets, lozenges and simi­                                                          the products used does not exceed
          lar prepared forms or in packings of                                                            50 % of the value of the finished
          a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg                                                              products
   32.06  Colour lakes                                Any manufacture from materials of
                                                      heading Nos 32.04 and 32.05
   32.07  Other colouring matter ; inorganic          Mixing of oxides or salts of Chapter
          products of a kind used as lumino­          28 with extenders such as barium sul­
          phores                                      phate, chalk , barium carbonate and
                                                      satin white
   35.05  Dextrins and dextrin glues ; soluble        Any manufacture from various pro­
          or roasted starches ; starch glues          ducts
   38.11  Disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides,                                                        Manufacture in which the value of
          weed-killers, anti-sprouting products,                                                          the products used does not exceed
          rat poisons and similar products, put                                                           50 % of the value of the finished pro­
          up in forms or packings for sale by                -
                                                                                                          product
          retail or as preparations or as articles
          ( for example, sulphurtreated bands,
          wicks and candles, flypapers)
   38.12  Prepared glazings, prepared dressings                                                           Manufacture in which the value of
          and prepared mordants, of a kind                                                                the products used does nót exceed
          used in the textile, paper, leather or -                                                        50 % of the value of the finished
          like industries                                                                                 product
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List A ( continued)
                       Products obtained
                                                                                                                 Working or processing that confers
                                                                 Working or processing that does not
     CCT                                                       confer the status of ' originating products'      the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                                when the following conditions arc met
    heading                       Description
      No .
    38.13       Pickling preparations for metal sur­                                                         Manufacture in which the value of
                faces ; fluxes and other auxiliary pre­                                                     the products used does not exceed
                parations for soldering, brazing or                                                          50 % of the value of the finished
               welding ; soldering, brazing or weld­                                                        product
                ing powders and pastes consisting of
               metal and other materials ; prepara­
               tions of a kind used as cores or coat­
               ings for welding rods and electrodes
ex. 38 . 14    Anti-knock preparations, ^oxidation                                                          Manufacture in which the value of
               inhibitors, gum inhibitors,     viscosity                                                    the products used does not exceed
               improvers, an ti -corrosive     prepara­                                                     50 % of the value of the finished
               tions and similar prepared      additives                                                    product
               for mineral oils, excluding     prepared
               additives for lubricants
    38.15      Prepared rubber accelerators                                                                 Manufacture in which the value of
                                                                                                            the products used does not exceed
                                                                                                            50 % of the value of the finished
                                                                                                            product
   38.17       Preparations and charges for fne-ex­                                                         Manufacture in which the value of
               tinguishers ; charged fire-extinguish­                                                       the products used does not exceed
               ing grenades                                                                                 50% of the value of the finished
                                                                                                            product
    38.18      Composite solvents and thinners for                                                          Manufacture in which the value of
               varnishes and similar products                                                               the products used does not exceed
                                                                                                            50% of the value of the finished
                                                                                                            product
ex 38.19       Chemical products and preparations                                                           Manufacture in which the value of the
               of the chemical or allied industries                                                         products used does not exceed 50%
               (including those consisting of mixtures                                                      of the value of the finished product
               of natural products), not elsewhere
               specified or included residual products
               of the chemical or allied industries,
               not elsewhere specified or included ,
               excluding :
               — Fusel oil and Dippel 's oil ;
               — Naphthenic acids and their non­
                   water-soluble salts, esters of naph­
                    thenic acids ;
               — Sulphonaphthenic acids and their
                   non-water-soluble salts, esters of
                   sulphonaphthenic acids ;
               — Petroleum sulphonates, excluding
                   petroleum sulphonates of alkali
                   metals, of ammonium or of etha­
                   nolamines, thiophenated sulpho­
                   nic acids of oils obtained from
                   bituminous minerals, and their
                   salts ;
               — Mixed alkylenes ;
               — Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed
                   alkylnaphthalenes ;
               — Ion exchangers ;
               — Catalysts ;
               — Getters for vacuum tubes ;
               — Refractory cements or mortars and
                   similar preparations ;
               — Alkaline iron oxide for the puri­
                   fication of gas ;
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                                                                                                                            List A (continued)
               Products obtained
                                                            Working or processing that confers        Working or processing that confers
                                                           the status of 'originating products'       the status of 'originating products
 CCT
                                                                                                     when the following conditions are met
heading                   Description
  No
        — Carbon (excluding that in artificial
             graphite ofheading No ex 38.0 1 ) in
             metallo-graphite or other com­
             pounds, in the form of small plates,
             bars or other semi-manufactures
 39.07  Articles of materials of the kinds de­      Working of artificial plastic materials,
        described in heading No 39.01 to 39.06      cellulose ethers and esters, and arti­
                                                    ficial resins
40.05   Plates, sheet and strip, of unvulcani­                                                   Manufacture in which the value of the
        zed natural or synthetic rubber, other                                                  products used does not exceed 50%
        than smoked sheets and crepe sheets                                                     of the value of the finished product
        of heading No 40.01 or 40.02 ; granules
        of unvulcanized natural or synthetic
        rubber compounded ready for vulca­
        nization ; unvulcanized natural or
        synthetic rubber, compounded before
        or after coagulation either with carbon
        black (with or without the addition of
        mineral oil) or with silica (with or with­
        out the addition of mineral oil, in any
        form, of a kind known as masterbatch
41.02   Bovine cattle leather (including buf­       Tanning of raw hides and skins of
        falo leather) and equine leather, except    heading No 41.01
        leather falling within heading No
        41.06, 41.07 or 41.08
41.03   Sheep and lamb-skin leather except          Tanning of raw hides and skins of
        leather falling within heading No           heading No 41.01
        41.06, 41.07 or 41.08
41.04   Goat and kid-skin leather, except           Tanning of raw hides and skins of
        leather falling within heading No           heading No 41.01
        41.06,41.07 or 41.08
41.05   Other kinds of leather, except leather      Tanning of raw hides and skins of
        falling within heading No 41 .06, 41 .07    heading No 41.01
        or 41.08
41.08   Patent leather and imitation patent                                                     Varnishing or metallizing of leather of
        leather ; metallized leather                                                            No 4 1 .02 to 4 1 .07 inclusive (other than
                                                                                                skin leather of crossed Indian sheep
                                                                                                and of Indian goat or kid, not further
                                                                                                prepared than vegetable tanned , or if
                                                                                    *           otherwise prepared , obviously unsuit­
                                                                                                able for immediate use in the manu­
                                                                                                facture of leather articles), in which
                                                                                                the value of the skin leather used does
                                                                                                not exceed 50% of the value of the
                                                                                                finished product
43.03   Articles of furskins                        Making up from furskins in plates,
                                                    crosses and similar forms (ex 43.02)
44.21   Complete wooden packing cases,                                                          Manufacture from boards not out to
        boxes, crates, drums and similar pack­                                                  size
        ings imported assembled, unassembl - .
        ed, or partly assembled
45.03   Articles of natural cork                                                                Manufacture from products of head­
                                                                                                ing No 45.01
48.06   Paper and paperboard , ruled , lined                                                    Manufacture from paper pulp
        or squared, but not otherwise printed,
        in rolls or sheets
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List A (continued)
                       Products obtained
                                                                 Working or processing that confers         Working or processing that confers
    CCT                                                          the status of 'originating products'       the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                           when the following conditions are met
   heading                        Description
     No
   48.14       Writing blocks, envelopes, letter cards,                                                Manufacture in which the value of the
               plain post cards, correspondence                                                        products used does not exceed 50%
               cards ; boxes, pouches wallets and                                                      of the value of the finished product
               writing compendiums, of paper or
               paperboard, containing only an as­
               sortment of paper stationery
   48.15       Other paper and paperboard, cut to                                                      Manufacture from paper pulp
               size or shape
   48.16     • Boxes, bags and other packing con­                                                      Manufacture in which the value of the
               tainers, of paper or paperboard                                                         products used do not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                       the value of the finished product
   50.04       Silk ' yarn, other than yarn of noil or                                                 Manufacture from products of head­
              other waste silk, not put up for retail                                                  ing No 50.01
               sale
   51.03       Yarn of man-made fibres (continu­                                                      Manufacture from chemical products
               ous), put up for retail sale                                                            or textile pulp
   51.04       Woven fabrics of man-made fibres                                                        Manufacture from chemical products
              (continuous), including woven fabrics                                                   or textile pulp
              of monofil or strip of heading No
               51.01 or 51.02
   53.06      Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool                                                    Manufacture from sheep's or lambs'
               (woollen yarn), not put up for retail                                                  wool , not carded or conjbed
               sale
   53.07      Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs'                                                        Manufacture nom sneep's or lamDS
              wool (worsted yarn), not put up for                                                     wool , not carded or combed
              retail sale
   53.08      Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or                                                     Manufacture from unprepared fine
              combed); not put up for retail sale                                                     animal hair of heading No 53.02
   53.09       Yarn of horsehair or of other coarse                                                   Manufacture from unprepared coarse
              animal hair, not put up for retail sale                                                 animal hair of heading No 53.02 or
                                                                                                      from unprepared horsehair of heading
                                                                                                      No 05.03
  53.10       Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool, of                                                      Manufacture from materials of head­
              horsehair or of other animal hair ( fine                                                ing No 05.03 or 53.01 to 53.04 inclu­
              or coarse), put up for retail sale                                                      sive
  53.11       Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs'
                                                                   '
                                                                                                      Manufacture from materials of head­
              wool or of fine animal hair                                                             ing No 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive
  54.04       Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail                                                   Manufacture from materials of head­
              sale                                                                                    ing No 54.01 or 54.02
  54.05       Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie                                                       Manufacture from materials of head­
                                                                                                      ing No 54.01 or 54.02
  55.05       Cotton yarns, not put up for retail sale                                                Manufacture from materials of head­
                                                                                                      ing No 55.01 or 55.03
                                                                                                      Manufacture from materials of head­
                                                                                                      ing No 55.01 or 55.03
  55.07       Cotton gauze                                                                            Manufacture from materials of head­
                                                                                                      ing No 55.01 , 55.03 or 55.04
  55.08      Terry towelling and similar terry                                                        Manufacture from materials of head­
             fabrics of cotton                                                                        ing No 55.01 , 55.03 or 55.04
  55.09      Other woven fabrics of cotton                                                            Manufacture from materials of head­
                                                                                                      ing No 55.01,55.03 and 55.04
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                                                                                                                                 List A (continued)
                Products obtained
                                                         Working or processing that does not              Working or processing that confers
  CCT                                                  confer the status of ' originating products'       the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                        when the following conditions arc met
 heading                  Description
   No
56.01    Man-made fibres (discontinuous), not                                                         Manufacture from chemical products
          carded, combed or otherwise prepared                                                        or textile pulp
          for spinning
  56.02  Continuous filament tow for the                                                             Manufacture from chemical products
          manufacture of man-made fibres                                                             or textile pulp
         (discontinuous)
  56.04  Man-made fibres (discontinuous or                                                           Manufacture from chemical products
         waste), carded, combed or otherwise                                                         or textile pulp
          prepared for spinning
  56.05   Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinur                                                       Manufacture from chemical products
          ous or waste), not put up for retail sale                                                  or textile pulp                           *
  56.06   Yarn of man-made fibres (disconti­                                                         Manufacture from chemical products
          nuous or waste), put up for retail sale                                                    or textile pulp
  56.07   Woven fabrics of man-made fibres                                                           Manufacture from materials of head­
         (discontinuous or waste)                                                                    ing No 56.01 to 56.03 inclusive
  57.09   Woven fabrics of true hemp                                                                 Manufacture from materials of head­
                                                                                                     ing No 57.01
  57.10   Woven fabrics of jute                                                                      Manufacture from raw jute
  57.11  Woven fabrics of other vegetable tex­                                                       Manufacture from materials of head­
         tile fibres                                                                                 ing No 57.02 or 57.04
  58.01  Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted                                                       Manufacture from materials of head­
         (made up or not)                                                                           ing Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive, 5 1 ,01 ,
                                                                                                    53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
                                                                                                    to 55.04 inclusive, 56.01 to 56.03 in­
                                                                                                    clusive or 57.01 to 57.04 inclusive
  58.02  Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats                                                       Manufacture from materials of head­
         and matting, and 'Kelem', ' Schu­                                                          ing Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive, 5 1 .01 ,
         macks' and ' Karamanie' rugs and the                                                       53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
         like (made up or not)                                                                      to 55.04 inclusive, 56.01 to 56.03 in­
                                                                                                    clusive or 57.01 to 57.04 inclusive
  58.04  Woven pile fabrics and chenille fa­                                                        Manufacture from materials of head­
         brics (other than terry towelling or                                                       ing Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive, 5 1 .01 ,
         similar terry fabrics of cotton falling                                                    53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
         within heading No 55.08 and fabrics                                                        to 55.04 inclusive or 56.01 to 56.03
         falling within heading No 58.05)                                                           inclusive
  58.05  Narrow woven fabrics and narrow                                                            Manufacture from materials of head­
         fabrics ( bolduc) consisting of warp                                                       ing Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive, 5 1 .01 ,
         without weft assembled by means of                                                         53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
         an adhesive, other than goods falling                                                      to 55.04 inclusive, 56.01 to 56.03 in­
         within heading No 58.06                                                                    clusive or 57.01 to 57.04 inclusive
  58.06  Woven labels, badges and the like,                                                         Manufacture from materials of head­
         not embroidered, in the piece, in                                                          ing Nos 50.0 1 to 50.03 inclusive, 5 1 .0 1 ,
         strips or out to shape or size                                                             53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
                                                                                                    to 55.04 inclusive or 56.01 to 56.03
                                                                                                    inclusive
  58.08  Tulle and other net fabrics (but not                                                       Manufacture from materials of head­
         including woven, knitted or crocheted                                                      ing Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive, 51.01 ,
         fabrics), plain                                                                            53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
                                                                                                    to 55.04 inclusive or 56.01 to 56.03
                                                                                                    inclusive
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List A (continued)
                       Products obtained
                                                                 Working or processing that does not             Working or processing that confers
      OCT                                                      confer the status of ' originating products'       the status of ' originating products'
                                                                                                                when the following conditions are met
    heading                       Description
       No
     58.09      Tulle and other net fabrics ( but not                                                       Manufacture from materials of head­
                including woven , knitted or crocheted                                                      ing Nos 50.0 1 to 50.03 incl usive, 51.01 ,
                fabrics) figured ; hand or mechanically                                                     53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
                made lace, in the piece, in strips or in                                                    to 55.04 inclusive or 56.01 to 56.03
                motifs                                                                                      inclusive
     59.04     Twine, cordage, ropes and cables,                                                            Manufacture            either    from     natural
               plaited or not                                                                               fibres or from chemical products or
                                                                                                            textile pulp
     59.05     Nets and netting made of twine, cord­                                                        Manufacture           either     from     natural
               age or rope, and made up fishing nets                                                        fibres or from chemical products or
               of yarn , twine, cordage or rope                                                             textile pulp
     59.06     Other articles made from yarn , twine,                                                       Manufacture           either     from     natural
               cordage, rope or cables, other than                                                          fibres or from chemical products or
               textile fabrics and articles made from                                                       textile pulp
               such fabrics
    59.07      Textile fabrics coasted with gum or                                                          Manufacture from yarn
               amylaceous substances of a kind used
               for the outer covers of books and the
               like ; tracing cloth ; prepared painting
               canvas ; buckram and similar fabrics
               for hat foundations and similar uses
    59.08     Textile fabrics impregnated or coated                                                         Manufacture from yarn
               with preparations of cellulose deriva­
               tives or of other artificial plastic ma­
               terials
    59.09     Textile fabrics coated or impregnated                                                         Manufacture from yarn
               with oil or preparations with a basis
               of drying oil
    59.10      Linoleum and materials prepared                                                              Manufacture from yarn
              on a textile base in a similar manner
              to linoleum , whether or not cut to
              shape or of a kind used as floor cover­
              ings ; floor coverings consisting of a
              coating applied on a textile base, cut
              to shape or not
  ■ 59.11      Rubberized textile fabrics, other than                                                       Manufacture from yarn
              rubberized knitted or crocheted goods
    59.12     Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated                                                         Manufacture from yarn
              or coated ; painted canvas being thea­
              trical scenery, studio backcloths or
              the like
    59.13     Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other                                                          Manufacture from single yarn
              than knitted or crocheted goods) con­
              sisting of textile materials combined
              with rubber threads
    59.15     Textile hosepiping and similar tubing,                                                        Manufacture from single yarn
              with or without lining, armour or ac­
              cessories of other materials
    59.16     Transmission , conveyor or elevator                                                           Manufacture from single yarn
              belts or belting, of textile material ,
              whether or not strengthened with me­
              tal or other materials
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                                                                                                                          . List A (continued)
                  Products obtained                                                        '
                                                                                                      Working or processing that confers
                                                             Working or processing that confers       the status of 'originating products'
    CCI                                                     the status of 'originating products'    when the following conditions are met
   heading                  Description
     No
   59.17    Textile fabrics and textile articles, of                                             Manufacture from materials of head­
            a kind commonly used in machinery                                                    ing Nos 50.01 to 50.03 inclusive, 5 1 .01 ,
            or plant
                                                                               -
                                                                                                 53.01 to 53.05 inclusive, 54.01 , 55.01
                                                                                                 to 55.04 inclusive, 56.01 to 56.03 in­
                                                                                                 clusive, or 57.01 to 57.04 inclusive
Chapter     Knitted and crocheted goods :                                                        Manufacture from materials of head­
   60                                                                                            ing Nos 56.01 to 56.03 inclusive, from
                                                                                                 textile pulp, or from chemical pro­
                                                                                                 ducts
            Of man-made textile fibres, continu­
            ous or discontinuous -
           Other                                                                                 Manufacture from natural fibres,
                                                                                                 carded or combed
   61.01    Men's and boys' outer garments                                                       Manufacture from yarn or from un­
                                                                                                 bleached fabric
   61.02   Women's, girls' and infants' outer                                                    Manufacture from yarn or from un­
           garments                                                                              bleached fabric
   61.03    Men's and boys* undergarments, in­                                                   Manufacture from yarn or from un­
           cluding collars, shirt fronts and cuffs                                               bleached fabric
   61.04   Women's, girls' and infants' under                                                    Manufacture from yarn or from un­
           garments                                                                              bleached fabric
   61.05    Handkerchiefs                                                                        Manufacture from yarn
   61.06   Shawls, scarves, mufliers, mantillas,                                                 Manufacture from yarn
           veils and the like
   61.07   lies, bow ties and cravats                                                            Manufacture from yarn
   61.08   Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice-fronts,                                             Manufacture from yarn
           jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes and si­
           milar accessories and trimmings for
           women's and girls' garments
                                                                           r
   61.09   Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts,                                               Manufacture from yarn
           brassieres, braces, .suspenders, gar­
           ters and the like (including such artic­
           les of knitted or crocheted fabric),
           whether or not elastic
   61.10   Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings,                                                    Manufacture from yarn
           socks and sockettes, not being knitted
           or crocheted goods
   61.11                iccessories for articles of                                              Manufacture from yarn
           apparel (for example, dress shields;
           shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs,
           sleeve protectors, pockets)
ex 62.01   Travelling rugs and blankets other                                                    Manufacture from unbleached yarn
           than electrically heated                                                              of Chapters 50 to 56 inclusive
   62.02   Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and                                              Manufacture from single unbleached
           kitchen linen ; curtains and other                                                    yarn
           furnishing articles
   62.03   Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the                                                Manufacture from yarn
           packing of goods
   62.04   Tarpaulin, sails, awnings, sunblinds,                                                 Manufacture from single unbleached
           tents and camping goods                                                               yam
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List A ( continued)
                      Products obtained
                                                                     Working or processing that does not             Working or processing that confers
      CCT                                                          confer the status of 'originating products'       the status of ' originating products'
                                                                                                                   when the following conditions are met
    heading                      Description
       No
     62.05      Other made up textile articles (includ-'                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
                ing dress patterns)                                                                             products used does not exceed 40% of
                                                                                                                the value of the finished product
     64.01      Footwear with outer soles and uppers          Manufacture from assemblies consist­
                of rubber or artificial plastic material      ing of shoe uppers fixed to inner soles
                                                              soles or to other lower parts, without
                                                              outer soles, in any material except
                                                              metal
 ex 64.02       Footwear with uppers of natural               Manufacture from assemblies con­
                leather                                       sisting of shoe uppers fixed to inner
                                                              soles or to other lower parts, without
                                                              outer soles, in any material except
                                                              metal
 ex. 64.02      Footwear other than with uppers of            Manufacture from assemblies con­
                natural leather                               sisting of shoe uppers fixed to inner
                                                              soles or to other lower parts, without
                                                              outer soles, in any material except
                                                              metal
    64.03       Footwear with outer soles of wood or          Manufacture from assemblies con­
                cork                                          sisting of shoe uppers fixed to inner
                                                              soles or to other lower parts, without
                                                              outer soles, in any material except
                                                              metal
    64.04       Footwear with outer soles of other            Manufacture from assemblies con­
                materials                                    sisting of shoe uppers fixed to inner
                                                             soles or to other lower parts, without
                                                             outer soles, in any material , except
                                                              metal
    65.03      Felt hats and other felt headgear, be­                                                          Manufacture from fibre
                ing headgear made from the felt hoods
               and plateaux falling within heading
               No 65.01 , whether or not lined or
               trimmed
    65.05      Hats and other headgear (including                                                              Manufacture from yarn
               hairnets), knitted or crocheted, or
               made up from lace, felt or other textile
               fabric in the piece ( but not from strips),
               whether or not trimmed or not lined
               or trimmed
    66.0 !     Umbrellas and sunshades (including                                                              Manufacture in which the value of the
               walking-stick umbrellas, umbrella                                                               products used does not exceed 50% of
               tents, and garden and similar umbrel­                                                           the value of the finished product
               las)
ex 70.70       Cast or rolled glass ( including (lashed      Manufacture from drawn, cast or
               or wired glass) cut to shape other than       rolled glass of heading No 70.04 to
               rectangular shape, or bent or other­          70.06 inclusive
               wise worked ( for example, edge work­
               ed or engraved), whether or not surface
               ground or polished ; multiple-walled
               insulating glass
    70.08      Safety glass consisting of toughened          Manufacture from drawn, cast or roll­
               or laminated glass, shaped or not             ed glass of heading No 70.04 to 70.06
                                                             inclusive
    70.09      Glass mirrors ( including rear-view­          Manufacture from drawn, cast or roll­
               mirrors), unframed, framed or backed          ed glass of heading No 70.04 to 70.06
                                                             inclusive
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                                                                                                                                  List A ( continued)
              Products obtained
                                                                                                           Working or processing that confers
                                                           Working or processing that does not             the status of. 'originating products'
 CCT                                                     confer the status of 'originating products'      when the following conditions are met
heading                  Description
  No
71.15   Articles consisting of, or incorporat­                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
        ing pearls, precious or semi-precious                                                         products used does not exceed 50% of
        stones (natural, synthetic or recon­                                                          the value of the finished product
        structed
73.12   Hoop and strip, of iron or steel, hot­       Cutting without rolling            of coils of
        rolled or cold-rolled                        heading No 73.08
73.13   Sheets and plates, of iron or steel, hot­    Cutting without rolling            of "coils of
        rolled or cold-rolled                        heading No 73.08
74.03   Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                            Manufacture in which the value of the
        and sections, of copper ; copper wire                                                        products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                      the value of the finished product
74.04   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
        copper                                                                                       products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                     the value of the finished product
74.05   Copper foil (whether or not embossed,                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
        cut to shape, perforated, coated,                                                            products used does not exceed 50% of
        printed, or backed with paper or other                                                       the value of the finished product
        reinforcing material), of a thickness
        (excluding any backing) not exceeding
        015 mm
74.06   Copper powder and flakes                                                                     Manufacture in which the value of the
                                                                                                     products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                     the value of the finished product
74.07   Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor,                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
        of copper ; hollow bars of copper '                                                          products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                     the value of the finished product
74.10   Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes,                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
        plaited bands and the like, of copper                                                         producta used does not exceed 50% of
        wire, but excluding insulated electric                                                       the value of the finished product
        wires and cables
75.02   Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                            Manufacture in which the value of the
        and sections, of nickel ; nickel wire                                                        products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                     the value of the finished product
75.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
        nickel ; nickel foil ; nickel powders and                                                    products used does not exceed 50% of
        flakes                                                                                       the value of the finished product
75.04   Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor,                                                         Manufacture in which thé value of the
        of nickel ; hollow bars, and tube and                                                        products used does nor exceed 50% of
        pipe fittings (for example, joints, el­                                                      the value of the finished product
        bows, sockets and flanges), of nickel
75.05   Electro-plating anodes, of nickel,                                                           Manufacture in which the value of the
        wrought or unwrought, including                                                              products used does not exceed 50% of
        those produced by electrolysis                                                               the value of the finished product
76.02   Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                           Manufacture in which the value of the
        and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­                                                          products used does not exceed 50% of
        nium wire                                                                                    the value of the finished product
76.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
        aluminium                                                                                    products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                     the value of the finished product
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List A (continued)
                     Products obtained
                                                                Working or processing that does not
                                                                                                                  Woifeõg ©τ piOcesârg ahaî confers
                                                              confer the status of 'originating producís''
                                                                                                                  the siaisis of 'on^oaling products1
     CC
                                                                                                                wbra ufes fc£2ørvåag COECÎIXCSS are met
    hcad ,..ö                  Description
      No
    76.04      Aluminium foil (whether or not em­                                                            Manufacture in which the value of the
              bossed, cut to shape perforated, coat-^                                                       products used does not exceed 50% of
               ed, printed, or backed with paper or                                                          the value of the finished product
               other reinforcing material, of a thick­
               ness (excluding any backing) not ex­
               ceeding 0-20 mm
    76.05     Aluminium powders or flakes                                                                   Manufacture in which the value of the
                                                                                                            products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                            the value of the finished product
    76.06     Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor,                                                          Manufacture in which the value of the
              of aluminium ; hollow bars of alumi­                                                          products used does not exceed 50% of
              nium                                                                                          the value of the finished product
     76.08      Structures, complete or incomplete,                                                          Manufacture in which the value of
               whether or not assembled, and parts                                                          the products used does not exceed
               of structures, (for example, Jiangars                                                        50% of the value of the finished pro­
               and other buildings, bridges and                                                             duct
               bridgesections, towers lattice masts,
               roofs, roofing frameworks, door and
              window frames, balustrades, pillars
               and columns), of aluminium ; plates,
               rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes
              and the like, prepared for use in struc­
               tures, of aluminium
    76.12     Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes,                                                        Manufacture in which the value of
              plaited bands and the like, of alumi­                                                         the products used does not exceed
              nium wire, but excluding insulated                                                            50% of the value of the finished pro­
              electric wires and cables                                                                     duct
    76.13     Gauze, cloth, grill, netting, reinforcing                                                     Manufacture in which the value of
              fabric and similar materials, of alumi­                                                       the products used does not exceed
              nium wire                                                                                     50% of the value of the finished pro­
                                                                                                            duz
    78.02     Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                            Manufacture in which the value of the
              and sections, of lead ; lead wire                                                             products used does not exceed 50%
                                                                                                            of the value of the finished product
   78.03      Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                                          Manufacture in which the value of the
              lead                                                                                         products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                            the value of the finished product
   78.04      Lead foil (whether or not embossed,                                                           Manufacture in which the value of the
                cut to shape, perforated, coated,                                                          products used does not exceed 50% of
              printed, or backed with paper or other                                                       the value of the finished product
              reinforcing material), of a weight (ex­
              cluding any backing) not exceeding
              1 700 g/m2 ; lead powders and flakes
   78.05      Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor,                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
              of lead ; hollow bars and tube and pipe                                                      products used does not exceed 50% of
              fittings (for example, joints, elbows,                                                       the value of the finished product
              sockets, flanges and S-bends)
   78.06      Other articles of lead                                                                       Manufacture in which the value of the
                                                                                                           products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                           the value of the finished product
   79.02      Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                           Manufacture in which the value of the
              and sections, of zinc ; zinc wire                                                            products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                           the value of the finished product
   78.06      Other articles of lead                                                                       Manufacture in which the value of the
                                                                                                           products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                           the value of the finished product
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                                                                                                                                    List A f continued)
                  Products obtained
                                                                                                              Working or processing that confers
                                                              Working or processing that does not             the status of 'originating products'
    CCT                                                     confer the status of 'originating products'     when the following conditions are met
   heading                    Description
     No
   79.02    Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                           Manufacture in which the value of the
           and sections, of zinc ; zinc wire                                                             products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                         the value of the finished product
   79.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of                                                          Manufactured which the value of the
           zinc ; zinc foil ; zinc powders and flakes                                                    products used, does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                         the value of the finished product
   79.04   Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor,                                                          Manufacture in which the value of the
           of zinc ; hollow bars, and tube and                                                           products used does not exceed 50% of
           pipe fittings (for example, joints, el­                                                       the value of the finished product
            bows, sockets and flanges), of zinc -
   79.05   Gutters, roof capping, skylight fra­                                                          Manufacture in which the value of the
           mes, and other fabricated building                                                           products used does not exceed 50% of
           components, of zinc                                                                           the value of the finished product
   79.06   Other articles of zinc                                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
                                                                                                         products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                         the value of the finished product
   80.02   Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes                                                            Manufacture in which the value of the
           and sections, of tin ; tin wire                                                              products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                         the value of the finished product
   80.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip,· of                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
           tin                                                                                          products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                         the value of the finished product
   80.04   Tin foil (whether or not embossed, cut                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
           to shape, perforated, coated, printed ,                                                      products used does not exceed 50% of
           or backed with paper or other rein­                                                          the value of the finished product
           forcing material), of a weight (exclud­
           ing any backing) not exceeding 1
           kg/m2 ; tin powders and flakes
   80.05   Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor,                                                         Manufacture in which the value of the
           of tin ; hollow bars, and tube and pipe                                                      products used does not exceed 50% of
           fittings (for example, joints, elbows,                                                       the value of the finished product
           sockets and flanges), of tin
   82.05   Interchangeable tools for hand tools,                                                        Assembly in which the value of the
           for machine tools or for power-ope­                                                          parts used does not excéed 40% of
           rated hand tools (for example, for                                                           the value of the finished product
           pressing, stamping, drilling, tapping,
           threading, boring, broaching, milling, ·
           cutting, turning, dressing, morticing
           or screwdriving), including dies for
           wire drawing, extrusion dies for metal,
           and rock drilling bits
   82.06   Knives and cutting blades, for ma­                                                           Assembly in which the value of the
           chines or for mechanical appliances                                                          parts used does not exceed 40% of
                                                                                                        the value of the finished product
ex 84      Boilers, machinery and mechanical                                                            Assembly in which the value of the
Chapter    appliances and parts thereof, exclud­                                                        parts used does not exceed 40% of
           ing products"""of heading No. 84.05                                                          the value of the finished product
           and sewing machines (ex No 84.41 )
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 List A (continued)
                                   Products obtained
                                                                                              Working or processing that does not                      Working or processing that confers
         CCT                                                                               confer the status of 'originating products'                 the status of 'originating products'
                                                                                                                                                      when the following conditions arc met
       heading                              Description
          No
       84.15              Refrigerators and refrigerating equip­                                                                                 Assembly in which the value of the
                          ment (electrical and other)                                                                                            ' non-originating' parts used does not
                                                                                                                                                exceed 40% of the value of the finished
                                                                                                                                                 product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                                 50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                                 'originating products'
 ex 84.41                 Sewing machines                                                                                                       Assembly in which the value of the
                                                                                                                                                 ' non-originating parts' used does not
                                                                                                                                                exceed 40% of the value of the finished
                                                                                                                                                product , and provided that :
                                                                                                                                                 (a) at least 50% in value of the parts (')
                                                                                                                                                     used for the assembly of the head
                                                                                                                                                     ( motor excluded) are ' originating
                                                                                                                                                     products', and
                                                                                                                                                ( b) the thread tension , crochet and
                                                                                                                                                     zigzag mechanisms are ' originat­
                                                                                                                                                     ing products'
 ex                      Electrical machinery and equipment                                                                                     Assembly in which the value of the
 Chapter                 and parts thereof, excluding products                                                                                  parts used does not exceed 40% of the
 85                      of heading Nos 85.14 and 85.15                                                                                         value of the finished product
      85.14              Microphones and stands therefor ;                                                                                      Assembly in which the value of the
                         loudspeakers ; audiofrequency elec­                                                                                    ' non-originating parts' used does not
                         tric amplifiers                                                                                                        exceed 40% of the value of the finished
                                                                                                                                                product, and provided that :
                                                                                                                                                (a ) at least 50% in value of the parts( 1 )
                                                                                                                                                     used are ' originating products',
                                                                                                                                                     and
                                                                                                                                               ( b) all the transistors are ' originating
                                                                                                                                                     products'
      85.15              Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie                                                                                  Assembly in which the value of the
                         transmission and reception apparatus ;                                                                                 ' non-originating parts' used does
                         radiobroadcasting and television                                                                                       not exceed 40% of the value of the
                         transmission and reception apparatus                                                                                  finished product, and provided that at
                         (including those incorporating gram­                                                                                  least 50% in value of the parts used
                         mophones) and television cameras ;                                                                                    are ' originating products '
                         racjio navigational aid apparatus, ra­
                         dar apparatus and radio remote con­
                         trol apparatus
Chapter                  Railway and tramway locomotives,                                                                                      Assembly in which the value of the
86                       rolling-stock and parts thereof ; rail­                                                                               parts used does not exceed 40% of the
                         way and tramway track fixtures and                                                                                    value of the finished product
                         fittings ; traffic signalling equipment
                         of all kinds (not electrically powered)
ex                       Vehicles, other than railway or tram­                                                                                 Assembly in which the value of the
Chapter                  way rolling-stock , and parts thereof,                                                                                parts used does not exceed 40% of the
87                       excluding products of heading No                                                                                      value of the finished product
                         87.09
(') In determining the value of parts, the following must be taken into account :
    ( a ) in respect of 'originating parts', the first verifiable price paid , or the price which would be paid in case of sale, for the said products on the terrirory of the State where assem­
          bly is carried out ;
    ( b) in respect of other parts, the provisions of Article 4 of the Decision determining :
           ( i ) the value of imported products.
            ( ii) the value of products of undetermined origin .
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                                                                                                                                                                              List A ( continued)
                                Products obtained
                                                                                                                                                       Working or processing that confers
                                                                                             Working or processing that does nöt
                                                                                                                                                       the status of ' originating products'
        CCT                                                                               confer the status of 'originating products'                when the following conditions are met
      heading                              Description
         No
      87.09              Motor-cycles, autocycles and cycles                                                                                     Assembly in which the value of the
                         fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or                                                                                 ' non-originating' parts used does not
                         without side-cars ; side-cars ofall kinds                                                                               exceed 40% of the finished product,
                                                                                                                                                 and provided that at least 50% in value
                                                                                                                                                 of lhe parts used are ' originating pro­
                                                                                                                                                 ducts '
 ex                      Optical, photographic, cinematogra­                                                                                     Assembly in which the value of the
Chapter                  phic, measuring, checking, precision ,                                                                                  parts used does not exceed 50% of the
90                       medical and surgical instruments and                                                                                    value of the finished, product
                         apparatus and parts thereof, excluding
                         products of heading No 90.05 , 90.07,
                         90.08 , 90.12 and 90.26
      90.05              Refracting telescope (monocular and                                                                                    Assembly in which the value of the
                         binocular), prismatic or not                                                                                            ' non-originating parts' used does not
                                                                                                                                                exceed 40% of the value of the finish­
                                                                                                                                                ed product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                                50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                                ' originating products'
      90.07             Photographic cameras ; photographic                                                                                     Assembly in which the value of the
                         flashlight apparatus                                                                                                   ' non-originating parts' used does not
                                                                                                                                                exceed 40% of the value of the finish­
                                                                                                                                                ed product, and provided that least
                                                                                                                                                50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                                ' originating products'
      90.08             Cinematographic cameras, projec­                                                                                        Assembly in which the value of the
                        tors, sound recorders and sound re­                                                                                     ' non-originating parts' used does not
                        producers ; any combination of these                                                                                    exceed 40% of the value of the finish­
                        articles                                                                                                               ed product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                               50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                               'originating products '
     90.12              Compound optical microscopes,                                                                                          Assembly in which the value of the
                        whether or not provided with means                                                                                     ' non-originating parts' used does not
                        for photographing or projecting the                                                                                    exceed 40% of the value õf the finish­
                        image                                                                                                                  ed product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                                50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                                ' originating products'
     90.26              Gas, liquid and electricity supply or                                                                                  Assembly in which the value of the
                       production meters ; calibrating meters                                                                                 'non-originating parts' used does not
                        therefor                                                                                                              exceed 40% of the value of the finishr
                                                                                                                                              ed product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                               50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                               ' originating products'
ex                      Clocks and watches and parts thereof,                                                                                 Assembly in which the value of the
Chapter                excluding products of heading No                                                                                       parts used does not exceed 40% of the
91                      91.04 and 91.08                                                                                                       value of the finished product
     91.04             Other clocks                                                                                                           Assembly in which the value of the
                                                                                                                                              ' non-originating parts' used does not
                                                                                                                                              exceed 40% of the value of the finish­
                                                                                                                                              ed product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                              50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                               ' originating products'
(') In determining the value of parts, the following must be taken into account : .
    (a) in respect of ' originating parts', the first verifiable price paid , or the price which would be paid in case of sale, for the said products on the terrirory of the State where assem­
         bly is carried out ;
    ( b) in respect of other parts, the provisions of Article 4 of the Decision determining :                                                                                       >
          (i) the value of imported products,
           ( 11) the value of products of undetermined origin .
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 List A (continued)
                              Products obtained
                                                                                                                                                     Working or processing that confers
                                                                                           Working or processing that does not                       the status of ' originating products'
       CCT                                                                               confer the status of 'originating products'                when the following conditions are met
      heading                             Description
         No
      91.08            Clock movements, assembled                                                                                              Assembly in which the value of the
                                                                                                                                                ' non-originating parts' used does not
                                                                                                                                               exceed 40% of the value of the finish­
                                                                                                                                               ed product, and provided that at least
                                                                                                                                               50% in value of the parts (') used are
                                                                                                                                               ' originating products'
 ex                    Musical instruments ; sound recorders                                                                                   Assembly in which the value of the
 Chapter               and reproducers ; television image and                                                                                  parts used does not exceed 40% of the
 92                    sound recorders and reproducers,                                                                                        value of the finished product
                       magnetic ; parts and accessories of
                       such articles, excluding products of
                       heading No 92.1 1
      92.11            Gramophones, dictating machines                                                                                         Assembly in which the value of the
                       and other sound recorders and repro­                                                                                   ' non -originating parts' used does not
                      ducers, including recordplayers and                                                                                     exceed 40% of the value of the finish­
                       tape decks, with or without sound­                                                                                     ed product, and provided that :
                       heads ; television image and sound re­                                                                                 (a) at least 50% in value ofthe parts (')
                      corders and reproducers, magnetic                                                                                             used are ' originating products',
                                                                                                                                                    and
                                                                                                                                              (b) all the transistors are ' originating
                                                                                                                                                    products'
 ex 93.07             Lead shot                                                                                                               Manufacture in which the value of the
                                                                                                                                              products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                                                              the value of the finished product
      96.02           Other brooms and brushes (including                                                                                     Manufacture in which the value of the
                      brushes of a kind used as parts of                                                                                     products used does not exceed 50% of
                      machines); paint rollers ; squeegees                                                                                    the value of the finished product
                      (other than roller squeegees) and mops
      97.03           Other toys ; working models of a kind                                                                                   Manufacture in which the value of the
                      used for recreational purposes                                                                                         products used does not exceed 50% of
                                                                                                                                             the value of the finished product
     98.01            Buttons and button moulds, studs,                                                                                      Manufacture in which the value of the
                      cufflinks, and press-fasteners, includ­                                                                                products used does not exceed 50% of
                      ing snap fasteners and press-studs ;                                                                                   the value of the finished product
                      blanks and parts of such articles
     98.08            Typewriter and similar ribbons,                                                                                        Manufacture in which the value of the
                      whether or not on spools ; ink-pads,                                                                                   products used does not exceed 50% of
                      with or withöut boxes                                                                                                  the value of the finished product
ex 98.15              Vacuum flasks and other vacuum                                                                                         Manufacture from products of head­
                      vessels complete with cases                                                                                            ing No 70.12
(') In determining the value of parts, the following must be taken into account :
    (a) in respect of 'originating parts', the first verifiable price paid , or the price which would be paid in case of sale, for the said products on the.terrirory of the State where assem­
         bly is carried out ;
    ( b) in respect of other parts, the provisions of Article 4 of the Decision determining :
          (i ) the value of imported products.
          lii) the value of products of undetermined origin.
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                                                                ANNEX III
                                                                   LIST B
              List of working or processing operations which do not result in a change of tariff heading, but which do
                             confer the status of 'originating products' on the products undergoing such operations
                               Finished products
                                                                                                 Working or processing that confers
                                                                                                 the status of 'originating products'
  CCT heading
       No                                   Description
                                                                                   Incorporation of 'non-originating parts' in machinery
                                                                                   or mechanical appliances òf Chapters 84 to 92 does
                                                                                   not make such products lose their status of 'originating
                                                                                   products', provided that the value of the 'non-originat­
                                                                                   ing' parts used does not exceed 5 % of the value of the
                                                                                   finished product
ex 15.10       Fatty alcohols                                                      Manufacture from fatty acids
ex 21.03       Prepared mustard                                                    Manufacture from mustard flour
ex 22.09       Whisky of an alcoholic strength less than 50°                       Manufacture from alcohol obtained exclusively by di­
                                                                                   stilling cereals and in which the value of the ' non-ori­
                                                                                   ginating products' used does not exceed 15 % of the
                                                                                   value of the finished product
ex 25.09       Earth colours, calcined or powdered                                 Crushing and calcination or powdering of earth colours
ex 25 . 1 5    Marble squared by sawing, of a thickness of 25 cm or less           Sawing into slabs or sections, polishing, grinding' and
                                                                                   cleaning of marble, including marble not further worked
                                                                                  than roughly split, roughly squared or squared by saw­
                                                                                  ing, more than 25 cm in thickness
ex 25.16       Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monu­                Sawing of granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other
               mental and building stone, including such stone not fur­           building stone, including such stone not further worked
               ther worked than roughly split, roughly squared or                 than roughly split, roughly squared or squared by saw­
               squared by sawing, of a thickness of 25 cm or less                 ing, more than 25 cm in thickness
ex 25.18       Calcined dolomite ; agglomerated dolomite (including                Calcination of unworked dolomite
               tarred dolomite)
ex 33.01       Essential oils, other than of citrus fruit, terpeneless             Deterpenation of essential oils, other than of citrus fruit
ex 38.05       Refined tall oil                                                    Refining of crude tall oil
ex 38.07       Sulphate turpentine, purified                                      Purification, comprising distillation and refining of crude
                                                                                  sulphate turpentine
ex 40.01       Slabs of crepe rubber for soles                                    Lamination of crepe sheets of natural rubber
ex 40.07       Rubber thread and cord, textile-covered                             Manufacture from rubber thread or cord
ex 41.01       Sheep and lamb skins without the wool                               Removing wool from sheep and lamb skins in the wool
ex 41.03       Retanned skin leather of crossed Indian sheep                      Retanning of crossed Indian sheep skin leather not fur­
                                                                                  ther prepared than tanned
ex 41.04       Retanned Indian goat or kid skin leather                           Retanning of Indian goat or kid skin leather not fur­
                                                                                  ther prepared than tanned
ex 50.09
ex 50.10
ex 51.04
ex 53.1 1                                                                         Printing accompanied by finishing operations ( bleach­
ex 53.12                                                                          ing, dressing, drying, steaming, burling, mending, im­
ex 53.13       Printed fabrics                                                    pregnating, sanforizing, mercerizing) of fabrics the value
ex 54.05                                                                          value of which does not exceed 47-5 % of the value of
ex 55.07                                                                          the finished product
ex 55.08
ex 55.09
ex 56.07
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 List a (continued)
                                   Finished products
                                                                                                  Working or processing that confers
                                                                                                  the status of 'originating products'
   CCT heading                                 Description
         No
 ex 68.03          Articles of slate, including articles of agglomerated slate     Manufacture of articles of slats
 ex 68.13         Articles of asbestos ; articles of mixtures with a basis of      Manufacture of articles of asbestos or of mixtures with
                   asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and mag­       a basis of asbestos, or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos
                   nesium carbonate                                                and magnesium carbonate
 ex 68.15         Articles of mica, including bonded mica splittings on a          Manufacture of articles of mica
                   support of paper or fabric
 ex 70.10         Cut-glass bottles                                                Cutting of bottles the value of which does not exceed
                                                                                   50 % of the value of the finished product
 ex 70. 1 3       Cut glassware (other than articles falling in heáding No        Cutting of glassware the value of which does not exceed
                  70.19) of a kind commonly used for table, kitchen, toilet       50 % of the value of the finished product
                  or office purposes, for indoor decoration , or for similar
                   uses
 ex 70.20         Articles made from glass fibre                                   Manufacture from unworked glass fibre
 ex 71.02         Precious and semi-precious stones, cut or otherwise             Manufacture from unworked precious and semi-precious
                  worked, but not mounted, set or strung (except ungraded         stones
                  stones temporarily strung for convenience of transport)
 ex 71.03         Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious            Manufacture from unworked synthetic or reconstructed
                  stones, cut or otherwise worked, but not mounted, set           precious or semi-precious stones
                  or strung (except ungraded stones temporarily strung
                  for convenience of transport)
 ex 71.05         Silver and silver alloys, semi-manufactured                     Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought
                                                                                  silver and silver alloys
 ex 71.06         Rolled silver, semi-manufactured                                Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unworked
                                                                                  rolled silver
 ex 71.07         Gold , including platinum-plated gold, semi-manufac­            Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought gold ,
                  tured                                                          including platinum-plated gold
ex 7 1 .08        Rolled gold on base metal or silver, semi-manufactured          Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unworked
                                                                                 rolled gold on base metal or silver
ex 71.09         Platinum and other metals of the platinum group, semi­          Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unwrought
                 manufactured                                                  . platinum and other metals of the platinum group
ex 71.10          Rolled platinum or other platinum group metals, on base        Rolling, drawing, beating or grinding of unworked
                 metal or precious metal, semi-manufactured                      rolled platinum or other platinum group metals on base
                                                                                 metal or precious metal
    73.15        Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms mentioned        Processing of alloy steel and high carbon steels in the
                 in heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14                                   forms mentioned in heading Nos 73.06 to 73. 1 4 involving
                                                                                 transfer from one category below to another :
                                                                                  1 . Ingots, blooms, billets, slabs, sheet-bars (including
                                                                                      triplate bars) ;
                                                                                 2. Pieces roughly shaped by forging ;
                                                                                 3 . Coils for re-rolling ; universal plates ;
                                                                                 4. Bars and rods (including wire rod and hollow mining
                                                                                      drill steel) and angles, shapes and sections ;
                                                                                 5. Hoop and strip ;
                                                                                 6. Sheets and plates ;
                                                                                 7. Wire, whether or not coated, but not insulated .
ex 74.01         Unrefined copper ( blister copper and other)                    Smelting of copper matte
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                                                                                                                                                                         List Bfcontinued)
                                            Finished products
                                                                                                                                    Working or processing that confers
                                                                                                          \
                                                                                                                                    the status of 'originating products'
    CCT heading                                            - Description
           No
ex 74.01                   Refined copper                                                                         Fire-refining or electroclystic refining of unrefined cop­
                                                                                                                  per (blister copper and other), copper waste or scrap
 ex 74.01                  Copper alloy                                                                           Fusion and thermal treatment of refined copper, copper
                                                                                                                  waste or scrap
ex 75.01                   Unwrought nickel (excluding electro-plating anodes)                                    Refining by electrolysis, by fusion or chemically, of
                                                                                                                  nickel mattes, nickel speiss and' other intermediate pro­
                                                                                                                  ducts of nickel metallurgy
 ex 77.04                  Beryllium, wrought                                                                     Rolling, drawing or grinding of unwrought beryllium
ex 81.01                   Tungsten, wrought                                                                      Manufacture from unwrought tungsten
 ex 8 1 .02                Molybdenum, wrought ·                                                               . Manufacture from unwrought molybdenum
 ex 81.03                  Tantalum, wrought                                                                      Manufacture from unwrought tantalum
ex 81.04                   Other base metals, wrought                                                             Manufacture from other base metals, unwrought
     84.06                 Internal combustion piston engines                                                     Assembly in which the value of the parts used does not
                                                                                                                  exceed 40 % of the value of the finished product
ex 84.08                   Engines and motors, excluding reaction engines and gas                                 Assembly in which the value of the 'non-originating
                           turbines                                                                              parts' used does not exceed 40 % of the value of the
                                                                                                                 finished product, and provided that at least 50 % in
                                                                                                                 value of the parts (') used are 'originating products'
ex 84.41                   Sewing machines                                                                       Assembly in which the value of the 'non-originating
                                                                                                                 parts' used does not exceed 40 % of the value of the
                                                                                                                  finished product, and provided that :
                                                                                                                 (a) at least 50 % in value of the parts( '.) used for assembly
                                                                                                                      of the head ( motor excluded) are 'originating pro­
                                                                                                                      ducts', and
                                                                                                                 (b) the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms
                                                                                                                      are 'originating products'
ex 95.01                  Articles of tortoise-shell                                                             Manufacture from worked tortoise-shell
ex 95.02                   Articles of mother-of-pearl                                                           Manufacture from worked mother-of-pearl
ex 95.03                  Articles of ivory                                                                      Manufacture from worked ivory
ex 95.04                  Articles of bone (excluding whalebone)                                                 Manufacture from worked bone (excluding whalebone)
ex 95.05                  Articles of horn, coral (natural or agglomerated) or of                                Manufacture from worked horn, coral (natural or agglo­
                          other animal carving material                                                          merated) or other animal carving material
ex 95.06                  Articles of vegetable carving material (for example,                                   Manufacture from worked vegetable carving material
                          corozo)                                                                                (for example, corozo)
ex 95.07                  Articles of jet (and mineral substitutes for jet), amber,                              Manufacture from worked jet (and mineral substitutes
                          meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated                                        for jet), amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and
                          meerschaum                                                                             agglomerated meerschaum
ex 98.1 1                 Smoking pipes ; pipe bowls                                                             Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks ofwood or root
(') In determining the value of parts, the following must be taken into account :
    (a) in respect of 'originating parts', the first verifiable price paid, or the price which would be paid in case of sate, for the said products on the territory of the State where assem­
         bly is carried out ;         .                                                                                        "
    ( b) in respect of other parts, the provisions of Article 4 of the Decision determining :
           ( i ) the value of imported products,
          ( ii) the value of products of undetermined origin .
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                                              ANNEX IV
                                               LIST C
                List of products temporarily excluded from the scope of this Decision
         CCT
        heading                                            Description
          No
    ex 27.07         Assimilated aromatic oils as defined in Note 2 to Chapter 27 , of which more than
                     65% by volume distils at a temperature of up to 250° C (including mixtures of
                     petroleum spirit and benzol), intended for use as power or heating fuels
       27.09        Mineral oils and products of their distillation ; bituminous substances ; mineral
       to            waxes
       27.16
    ex 29.01         Hydrocarbons :
                     — Acyclic
                     — Cyclanes and cyclenes, excluding azulenes
                     — Benzene, toluenes, xylenes
                    intended for use as power or heating fuels
    ex 34.03         Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bitumi­
                    nous minerals, but not including preparations containing 70% or more by weight
                    of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals
    ex 34.04        Waxes with a basis of paraffin wax, of petroleum waxes, of waxes obtained from
                    bituminous minerals, of slack wax or of scale wax
    ex 38.14        Prepared additives for lubricants
    ex 38.19        Mixed alkylenes
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                               ANNEX V
                   ARUSHA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
                                                                                                                                                                        A.A.1
                                                               Movement Certificate
           Certificat de Circulation des Marchandises                                 Certificato per la Circolazione delle Merci
                                                                                                                                                                           A 000000
                     Warenverkehrsbescheinigung                                            Certi caat inzake Goederenverkeer
                                                                       DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER
            The undersigned                                                                                                 a
                                                                 ( Surname and forename or business name and full address of the exporter)
                                                                                                                                  being the exporter of the goods described below :
—
          U
          0)        PACKAGES (')                                                                                                                                                 Gross weight
 Serial JO                                                                                                                                                                       (kg) or other
                                                                                           DESCRIPTION OF GOODS
'S i           Marks and       Number                                                                                                                                                measure
"I             numbers         and kind                                                                                                                                          ( hi , m 3, etc.)
        1           2                3                                                                         4                                                                          5
                                                                                      —
            Total number of packages (col 3)
                                                                                                                                                                                   ( in words)
            and total quantities           (col 5)
            Observations :
            declare that these goods are                                                                                          CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT
                                                                                                          Declaration certified as being in accordance with the supporting
            and meet the conditions required for the issue ofthis certificate^) :                         documents submitted, and with the result of the checks carried out.
            Member country of destination :                                                                      Export document :
                                                                                                          Form :                                                 ' No
           Place and date of signature
                                                                                                           Dated
                                                                                                          Customs office
                                        ( Exporter's signature)
                                                                                                                                     Place and date of signature
                                                                                                                Official
                                                                                                                 Stamp
                                            ( Optional entry).
             Consignment of                         -                 No                                                                                 ( Official's signature)
 (') For goods in bulk indicate, as appropriate, the name of the vessel or the number of the railway truck or the registration number of the road goods vehicle.
 (2) See notes on the back of this sheet .
 ---pagebreak---                                        REQUEST FOR CHECK                                                                                       RESULT OF CHECK
The undersigned Customs official requests a check on the authenticity                                       A check carried out by the undersigned Customs official shows that this
and correctness of this certificate                                                                         movement certificate
                                                                                                                  1 . was issued by the Customs office indicated, and that the informa­
                                                                                                                       tion contained therein is accurate(');
                                                                                                                  2. does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and correctness
                                                                                                                       ( see notes appended) (').
 Place and date of signature­                                                                              Place and date of signature..
           Official                                                                                                   Official
            stump                                                                                                     stamp
                                                   ( Official's signature)                                                                                     ( Official's signature)
                                                                                                           (') Delete where not applicable.
                                      I. -GOODS IN RESPECT OF WHICH A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.A.I MAY BE ENDORSED
     A movement certificate A.A.I may be endorsed only in respect of those goods which , in the            Category 3
exporting member country(*), fall within one of the following categories :
                                                                                                                Goods obtained in the exporting member country, in the manufacture of which products other
                                                                                                           than those falling under categories 1 or 2 are used , provided that the said products ( hereinafter
Category 1                                                                                                 referred to as ' other products') have undergone working or processing operations
      Goods wholly obtained in the exporting member country.                                                   ( a) which result in the goods being classified under a tariff heading (**) other than the tariff
      The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in the exporting member country :                heading covering each of the ' other products' used, unless the operations carried out appear in
      (a) mineral products extracted from the ground thereof;                                              list A annexed to the provisions governing the definition of the concept of 'originating products'
                                                                                                           and the methods of administrative cooperation ;
      ( b) vegetable products harvested therein ;
                                                                                                               ( a) which result in the goods being classified under a tariff heading(**) other than the tariff
     (c) live animals born and raised therein ;                                                                     heading covering each of the 'other products' used, unless the operations carried out
                                                                                                                    appear in list A annexed to the provisions governing the definition of the concept of
     (d) products from live animals raised therein ;                                                                 'originating products' and the methods of administrative cooperation ;
     (e) products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted therein ;                                           ( b) or which , although appearing in list A referred to in sub-paragraph ( a), meet the special
     (0 marine products taken from the sea by its vessels ;                                                         conditions laid down in respect of them in the said list A ;
     (g) scrap and waste resulting from manufacturing operations and used articles, provided that              (c) or which do not result in the goods obtained being classified under a tariff heading other
            they have been collected therein and are fit only for the recovery of raw materials ;                   than the tariff heading covering each of the ' other products' used , but appear in list B
                                                                                                                    annexed to the provisions governing the definition of the concept of 'originating products'
     ( h) goods obtained therein exclusively from animals or products referred to in sub-paragraphs                 and the methods of administrative cooperation .
            (a) to ( g) or derivatives thereof.
                                                                                                           Category 4
                                                                                                              Goods originally imported from a member country which, on their exportation from such
Category 2                                                                                                 country, fell under category 1 , 2 or 3 , and which are re-exported in the same state to another
     Goods obtained in the exporting member country, in the manufacture of which are used only             member country.
 products originally imported from another member country and which, on their exportation                  Note : For the purpose of this rule, the member country of origin which should appear on the
from such country met the conditions required for obtaining a movement certificate A.A.I , and                        movement certificate is the member country from which the goods in question were
also, where appropriate, products falling under category 1 .                                                          originally imported .
                                                                        II. SCOPE OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.A.l
      The movement certificate A.A.l may be used only if the goods to which it relates arc trans­          However, the following shall not be considered as interrupting direct transport :
 ported directly from the exporting member country to the importing member country.                        — calls at ports situated in the territory- of countries not party to the Agreement ;
                                                                                                           — transhipments in such ports, where these result from force majeure or where they are
     The following shall be considered as transported directly from the exporting member country                 consequent upon conditions at sea .
 to the importing member country :
                                                                                                               When crossing the territory of countries referred to above, the special conditions laid down
   ( a) goods transported without passing through the territory of a country not party to the              for the stay in and the transport through such countries must be fulfilled .
            Agreement or without being transhipped in such country ;
     ( b) goods transported through the territory of one or more countries not party to the Agree­
            ment, or transhipped in such countries, if the passage through such countries is covered
            by a single transport document drawn up in a member country.
                                                           HI. RULES FOR MAKING OUT MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.A.l
1 . The movement certificate A. A. I must be made out in one of the languages in which the Agree­          3 . Each item listed on the movement certificate A.A,1 must be preceded by a serial number. A
      ment is drawn up, and in conformity with the provisions of the national law of the exporting              horizontal line must be drawn' immediately below the last item . Any unused space must be
      member country .                                                                                          struck through in such a manner as to make any addition impossible.
2. Entries on the movement certificate A.A.l shall be typed or handwritten ; in the latter case            4 . Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and with sufficient detail
     it shall be completed in ink and in capital letters. It must contain neither erasures nor words            to enable them to be identified .
      written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect particulars         5 . The exporter or carrier may include a reference to the transport document in the part of the
     and by adding whatever corrections may be needed . Any such alteration must be approved                    certificate reserved for the 'declaration by the exporter'. The exporter or the carrier is also
      by the person who has completed the certificate and must be endorsed by the customs                       advised to enter the serial number of the movement certificate A.A.l on the transport docu­
      authorities .                                                                                             ment under which the goods are consigned .
                                                                       IV. EFFECT OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.A.l
     When correctly used the movement certificate A.A.l enables the goods described therein to         |        The customs authorities of the importing member country may, if they consider it to b
benefit in the importing member country from the provisions of the Agreement .                             necessary, require submission of any other supporting documentary evidence, in particular th
                                                                                                       I   transport documents under which the goods are consigned.
                                                   V. TIME-LIMIT FOR SUBMISSION OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.A.l
    The movement certificate A.A.l must be submitted to the                    office of the importing I
member country where the goods arc presented , within five months of the date of its endorse­
ment by the customs authorities of the exporting member country.                                       I
  (*) The member countries are :
         (a) The Member States of the EEC : the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom
              of the Netherlands in Europe ;
         ( b) The Partner States of the East African Community : the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya.
(**) Tariff headings shall mean the tariff headings in the Brussels Nomenclature.
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                                        Movement Certificate
    Certificat de Circulation des Marchandises Certificato per la Circolazione delle Merci                                                      QOOOOO
             Warenverkehrsbescheinigung                             Certificaat inzake Goederenverkeer
                                                  DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER
     The undersigned
                                         ( Name and first name, or business name, and full address of the exporter)
                                                                                                           being the exporter of the goods described below :
              PACKAGES                                                                                                                         Gross weight ( kg)
.S jd
                                                                     DESCRIPTION OF GOODS
 S|
CO 3
       Marks and        Number                                                                                                                 or other measure
                                                                                                                                                   ( hi , m 3, etc)
    C   numbers         and kind
  1         2               3                                                           4                                                                  5
    Total number of packages (column 3)
                                                                                                                                               ( in words)
    and total quantities (column 5)
    Observations :
                                             ( Declaration by the exporter continues overleaf)
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  DECLARES that these goods were obtained in                                                                            and fall under category                                       (')
                     listed in Note 1 on the back of the movement certificate A.A.I
 SPECIFIES as follows the circumstances which have conferred the status of 'originating products' on the goods(2):
  SUBMITS the following supporting documents( 3):
 UNDERTAKES to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any additional supporting evidence which these authorities may
                      require for the purpose of issuing this certificate, and undertakes, if required, to agree to any inspection of his accounts and
                     any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities.
 REQUESTS the issue of a movement certificate A.A.I for these goods.
                                                                                                                             ( Place and date of signature)
                                                                                                                                  ( Exporters signature)
 (') State the category number and indicate the corresponding sub-paragraph where appropriate.
 ( 2) To be completed if products imported from another member country, from a third country, or products of undetermined origin have been used in the manufacture of the goods
       in question .
       Indicate the products used , their tariff heading, their origin and, where appropriate, the manufacturing processes qualifying the goods as originating in the member country of
       manufacture (application of List B or of the special conditions laid down in List A), the goods obtained and their tariff heading.
       If, as a condition for conferring the status of 'originating product' on the goods obtained, the value of the products used may not exceed a certain percentage of the value of
       these goods, indicate :
      ( a) for the products used.:
           — the value for customs purposes, where these products originate in third countries ;
            - the earliest verifiable price paid for the said products in the territory of the member country in which manufacture takes place, where the products in question are of
               undetermined origin ;
      ( b) for the goods obtained : the ex-works price, i.e. the price paid to the manufacturer in whose undertaking the working or processing has been carried out . Where such working
           or processing has been carried out in two or more undertakings, the price to be taken into account is that paid to the last manufacturer.
(') For example, movement certificates A.A.I , import documents, invoices, etc. relating to the products used and, where appropriate, to goods imported from another member
     country and intended for re-export in the same state.
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                                                         ARUSHA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT                                                  LABEL A.A.2                 A oooooo
                                                                     Declaration by the exporter                                                    Description of goods
                               The undersigned, exporter of the goods described here and contained in this postal
                               consignment :
                                   declares that they are in
                                                                                                (Exporting member country)
                                   and meet the requirements set out on the back of part 2 of this declaration,
TO BE INSERTED IN THE PARCEL
                                   undertakes to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any support­
                                   ing evidence which these authorities may require and to agree to apply inspec­
                                   tion of his accounts and any check on the processes of manufacure of the goods
                                   described here, by these authorities.                                                             Observations(') :
                               Member country of destination :..
                               Place and date of signature
                                                                                                                                     Authorities in the exporting member country res­
                                                                                                                                     ponsible for checks on declarations by exporters(2) :
                                                                                               ( Exporter's signature)
                               Exporter
                                                        ( Name and first name, or business name, and full address of the exporter)
                               ( !) State the references of any check already earned out by the appropnate authorities.
                               (2) State the appropriate authorities laid down by national provisions.
 ---pagebreak---                               REQUEST FOR CHECK                                                                                RESULT OF CHECK
     The undersigned Customs official requests a check on the ex­                                 A check carried out by the undersigned Customs official shows
      porter's declaration appearing on the front of this form(*).                                that :
                                                                                                      ( 1 ) the details given on this form are accurate(');
                                                                                                      (2) this form does not meet the requirements as to correctness
                                                                                                            (see notes appended) (').
     Place and date of signature                                                                  Place and date of signature
            Official                                                                                       Official
             Stamp                                                                                         Stamp
                                                   ( Official's signature)                                                                   ( Official's signature)
                                                                                                  (') Delete where not applicable .
(*) (fhecks on forms A.A.2 are to be carricd out at random and also whenever the Customs authorities of the importing member country have reasonable doubt as to the true origin of the
    goofds in question or of certain parts thereof.
    The Customs authorities of the importing member country are to return to the authorities responsible for checking in the exporting member country the form A.A.2 contained in the
    consignment, giving the formal or substantive reasons for an inquiry. Wherever possible they attach to this form the. invoice which has been presented to them, or a copy thereof, and
    forward any information which it has been possible to obtain and which suggests that the particulars given on the form A.A.2 are inaccurate.
    If the Customs authorities of the importing member country decide to suspend execution of the provisions of the Agreement while awaiting the results of the check , they must offer to
    release the goods to the importer subject to any conservatory measures laid down by the national legislation of such country.
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                               NOTE                                LABEL A.A.2              A          000000
                                                                             Description of goods
This label (to the right) is to be detached and stuck to the outer
packing of the postal packet or parcel .
The exporter must sign the label . He may also stamp it.
                                                                               (Signature of exporter)
 ---pagebreak---                                                    GOODS IN RESPECT OF WHICH A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.A.1
                                                           MAY BE ENDORSED OR A FORM A.A.2 MAY BE MADE OUT
       A movemnet certificate A. A. I may be endorsed or a form A.A.2 may be made out only in        Category 3
   respect of those goods which in the exporting member country fall within one of the following
   categories :                                                                                         Goods obtained in the exporting member country, in the manufacture of which products
                                                                                                     other than those falling under categories 1 or 2 are used provided that the said products (herein­
                                                                                                     after referred to as 'other products') have undergone working or processing operations :
  Category I
                                                                                                        ( a) which result in the goods being classified under a tariff heading(**), other than the tariff
      Goods wholly obtained in the exporting member country.
      The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in the exporting member country :                 heading covering each of the 'other products' used, unless the operations carried out appear
                                                                                                             in list A, annexed to the provisions governing the definition of the concept of 'originating
      (a) mineral products extracted from the ground thereof;                                                products' and the methods of administrative cooperation ;
      ( b) vegetable products harvested therein ;                                                       ( b) or which although appearing in list A referred to in sub-paragraph (a) meet the special
                                                                                                          conditions laid down in respect of them in the said list A ;
      (c) live animals born and raised therein ;
                                                                                                        (c) or which do not result in the goods obtained being classified under a tariff heading other
      (d) products from live animals raised therein ;                                                        than the tariff heading covering each of the 'other products' used, but appear in list B
      (e) products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted therein ;                                        annexed to the provisions governing the definition of the concept of 'originating products'
                                                                                                             and the methods of administrative cooperation .'
      (0 marine products taken from the sea by its vessels ;
     ( g) scrap and waste resulting from manufacturing operations and used articles, provided that
           they have been collected therein and are fit only for the recovery of raw materials ;
      ( h) goods obtained therein exclusively from animals or products referred to in sub-paragraphs
           (a) to ( g) or derivatives thereof.                                                       Category 4
                                                                                                        Goods onginalle imported from a member country which, on their exportation from such
  Category 2                                                                                          country, fell under category 1 , 2 or 3, and which are re-exported in the same state to another
                                                                                                      member country.
     Goods obtained in the exporting member country, in the manufacture of which are used only
  products originally imported from another member country and which , on their exportation          Note : For the purpose of this rule, the member country of origin which should appear on the
  from such country, met the conditions required for obtaining a movement certificate A.A.I ,                  movement certificate is the member country from which the goods in question were
  and also, where appropriate products falling under category I .                                              originally imported .
 (*) The member countries are :
      (a) The Member States of the EEC : the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom
           of the Netherlands in Europe ;
      ( b) The Partner States of the East African Community : the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya .
(**) Tariff headings shall mean the tariff headings in the Brussels Nomenclature.