CELEX: 21990D0730(02)
Language: en
Date: 1990-06-05 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 3/90 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee of 5 June 1990 amending Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation

No L 199 / 4                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                                  30 . 7 . 90
                              DECISION No 3 / 90 OF THE EEC-FINLAND JOINT COMMITTEE
                                                                 of 5 June 1990
                   amending Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and
                                                  methods of administrative cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ,                                                         1 . ( a ) The introductory note 7.1 is replaced by the
                                                                                         following:
Having regard to the Agreement between the European                                      '7.1 . In the case of those textile products which are
Economic Community and the Republic of Finland, signed in                                         marked in the list by a footnote referring to
Brussels on 5 October 1973 ,                                                                      this introductory note, textile materials , with
                                                                                                  the exception of linings and interlinings,
Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of                                          which do not satisfy the rule set out in the
the concept of 'originating products' and methods of                                             list in column 3 for the made-up product
administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as                                            concerned may be used provided that they are
'Protocol 3 ', and in particular Article 28 thereof,                                              classified in a heading other than that of the
                                                                                                  product and that their value does not exceed
Whereas in introductory note 7 in Annex III to Protocol 3 a                                       8 % of the ex works price of the product .'
quantitative tolerance for textile trimmings and accessories
with regard to the rule of origin set out in the list for certain                 (b ) In the list, in the footnotes referring to introductory
textile products is expressed in terms of weight ; whereas                                note 7 , 'for the treatment of textile trimmings and
                                                                                          accessories' is deleted .
expressing this quantitative tolerance in terms of value and
extending it to any textile material used would represent an
administrative and practical simplification for exporters and                 2. Heading No ex 73.07 and the corresponding entries as
customs services; whereas it is therefore appropriate to                          they appear in the Annex to this Decision shall be
                                                                                  inserted in the list .
amend the said introductory note;
Whereas experience has shown that the rules of origin laid                                                      Article 2
down in Protocol 3 for products classified under heading
No ex 73.07 must be adapted to take account of the
                                                                              This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1990 .
evolution in manufacturing techniques and the economic
conditions of international trade in these products,
                                                                              Done at Brussels , 5 June 1990 .
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                             Article 1
                                                                                                                      For the Joint Committee
                                                                                                                              The President
Annex III to Protocol 3 is hereby amended as follows:                                                                          R. COHEN
                                                                      ANNEX
               List of working or processing to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured
                                                            can obtain originating status
                                                                                         Working or processing carried out on non­
                HS heading. No                 Description of product                originating materials that confers originating status
                       (1)                               ( 2)                                                 (3)
               ex 73.07            Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (ISO      Turning, drilling , reaming, threading ,
                                   No X5CrNiMo 1712 ), consisting of several          deburring and sand-blasting of forged blanks
                                   parts                                              the value of which blanks does not exceed
                                                                                      35 % of the ex works price of the product