CELEX: 51987PC0495
Language: en
Date: 1987-10-27
Title: Draft Decision of the EEC-Algeria-Egypt-Jordan-Lebanon-Tunisia Cooperation Councils amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the application of Decisions of the Cooperation Councils amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation#(presented by the Commission)

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                                                                           COM(87 ) 495 final
                                                                          Brussels , 27 October 1987
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Decision of the EEC -Algeria - Egypt - Jordan -Lebanon -Tunisia Cooperation Councils
amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European
    Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of
       "originating products " and methods of administrative cooperation
                                   Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  on the application of Decisions of the Cooperation Councils amending , on
        account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European
          Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition of the
               concept of "originating products " and methods of
                            administrative cooperation
                          (presented by the ;he Commission);
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 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY NOTE
These draft Decisions modify, following the Spanish and Portuguese
accession to the Community, the Protocols concerning the concept of
originating products and methods of administrative cooperation in respect
of both technical amendments and the provisions needed to correctly
implement the trade regime contained in the Additional Protocols to the
Agreements between EEC and respectively Algeria , Egypt , Jordan, Lebanon
and Tunisia .
 ---pagebreak---                                        1
                         Proposai for a Counci l Régulation ( EEC )
on the application of Decision No                of the EEC- Algeria Cooperation
   Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
    to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
           of the concept of " originating products " and methods of
                              administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/78 Qf ^ August 1987
laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on one
hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia and Turkey on the
other , ( 1 ) and in particular Article 23 thereof ,
Having regard to the Decision of the representatives of the Governments
of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community , meeting
within the Council , of 11 August 1987                       , laying down the
arrangements for trade in ECSC products between Spain and Portugal on
one hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon and Tunisia on the other ,
( 2 ) and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , by virtue of Article 28 of the Protocol concerning the definition
of the concept of " originating products " and methods of administrative
cooperation , the EEC- Algeria Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No
amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and
Portugal to the European Communities ;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community ;
(1)    OJ No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 1
( 2)    OJ No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 112
 ---pagebreak---                                            2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
Decision No              of the EEC- Algeria Cooperation Council shall be
applied in the Community .
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation .
                                    Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from    1 Septentoer 1987 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                              For the Council
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                                    1
Draft Decision No             / 87 of the EEC- Algeria Cooperation /Council
     amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
  to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
          of the concept of " originating products " and methods
                     of administrative cooperation .
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria - signed on 26 April 1976 ,
Having regard to the Additional Protocol signed on 25 June 1987 consequent
on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , and
in particular Article 24 thereof ,
Whereas the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating
products " and methods of administrative cooperation , hereinafter referred
to as the " Origin Protocol", needs amending , consequent on the accession
of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , in respect of both
technical amendments and transitional arrangements in order correctly to
implement the trade arrangements contained in the Protocols consequent
on the said accession ;
Whereas the transitional arrangements should ensure the correct implementation
of these trade arrangements between the Community as constituted on
31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria on
the other hand ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 2 -
                                   Artide 1
The provisions of the Origin Protocol indicated below shall be amended
as follows :
1)   The second subparagraph of Article 19(2 ) shall be replaced by the
     following :
     "EUR. 1 certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with
     one of the following phrases : "delivre a posteriori", udstedt
     ef terfolgede", "nachtraglich ausgestellt" , " e)c6o9tv tx teav uotioov",
     " issued retrospectively", " expedido a posteriori", "rilasciato a
     posteriori", " afgegeven a posteriori", " emitido a posterior"
     -       V      ^ i-JL– »
2)   Article 20 shall be replaced by the following :
     " In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of an EUR.l certificate ,
     the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it
     for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents
     in their possession . The duplicate issued in this way must be
     endorsed with one of the following words : "duplicata", "duplicaat , *'avrlyp<upo”,
        " duplicado", " duplicato ", " duplicate", " segunda via" r A ^ –: ».
 ---pagebreak---                                     3
3) Article 33 shall be replaced by the following :
   "Artide 33
   The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which
   comply with the provisions of Title I and which on the date of
   entry into force of the Agreement between the Community and Algeria
   consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
   Republic are either in transit or are in the Community or in Algeria
   in temporary storage , in bonded warehouses or in free zone subject
   to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing state
   within six months of that date of an EUR . 1 certificate made out   ,
   retrospectively by the competent authorities of the exporting State
   together with the documents showing that the goods have been transported
   direct" .
4) The following articles shall be inserted in the Origin Protocol :
   " Article 35
   For the application of the provisions of the Additional Protocol
   concerning products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the
   particular conditions set out in Articles 36 to 38 .
   "Article 36
   The term " Community" used in this Protocol shall not cover the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla . The term "products originating
   in the Community" shall not cover products originating in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla".
   "Article 37
   1.    The following paragraphs shall apply instead of Article 1 and
         references to that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to
         this Article .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 4 -
2. On condition that they were transported in conformity with
   Article 5 , the following shall be considered as :
   a)   products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
        Melilla
   i)   products wholly obtained in the Canary     Islands , Ceuta
        and Melilla ;
   ii ) products obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
        in the manufacture of which products other than those
        referred to in ( i ) are used , provided that the said
        products have undergone sufficient working or processing
        within the meaning of Article 3 ;
   b)   products originating in     Algeria
   i)   products wholly obtained in Algeria
   ii ) products obtained in Algeria in the manufacture of which
        products other than those referred to in ( i ) are used ,
        provided that the said products have undergone sufficient
        working or processing within the meaning of Article 3 .
3. For the purpose of implementing paragraph 2(a) ( i ), where
   products wholly obtained in Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia or in the Community
   undergo working or processing in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , they shall be considered as having been wholly obtained
   in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
   For the purposes of implementing paragraph 2(a) ( i), working or
   processing carried out in Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia r or in the Community
   Community , shall be considered as having been carried out in
   the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , when the products
   obtained undergo subsequent working or processing in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
   This paragraph shall apply subject to the condition that the
   products concerned are transported in conformity with Article 5 .
 ---pagebreak---                                - 5 -
4. For the purposes of implementing the first indent of paragraph
   2 (b ) ( i ), where products wholly obtained in Tunisia , Morocco , the
   Community or in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and MeliUa ,
   undergo working or processing in Algeria , they shall be considered
   as having been wholly obtained in Algeria .
   For the purposes of implementing paragraph 2(b ) ( ii ), working
   or processing carried out in Tunisia , Morocco , the Community ,
   or in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered
   as having been carried out in      Algeria , where the products obtained
   undergo subsequent working or processing in Algeria .
   This paragraph shall apply subject to the condition that the products
   concerned are transported in conformity with Article 5 .
5. In derogation from paragraph 2 , where , pursuant to the provisions
   of the above paragraphs and provided that all the conditions
   laid down in those paragraphs are fulfilled , the originating
   products are obtained in two or more of the States referred to
   in these provisions or in the Community or in the Canary
   Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , they shall be considered as products
   originating in one of those States or in the Community or in
   the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla according to where the
   last working or processing took place . For this purpose the
   working or processing referred to in Article 3(3 ) shall not be
   considered as working or processing .
6. The Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a
   single territory .
7. The exporter or his authorized representative shall enter
   " Algeria " and "Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla" in box 2 of
   certificate EUR.l     and box 1 of form EUR . 2 . In addition , in
   the case of products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta
   and Melilla , this shall be indicated in box 4 of certificate
   EUR.l and box 8 of form EUR . 2
 ---pagebreak---      8.   The products in List C shall be temporarily excluded form the
          scope of this Protocol . Nevertheless , the arrangements regarding
          administrative cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to
          these products .
"Article 38
The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application
of this Protocol in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
                               Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 September 1987 .
                                              For the Coopération Council
                                                    The Chairman
 ---pagebreak---                                         1
                          Proposai for a Council Régulation ( EEC )
on the application of Decision No                of the EEC-Egypt Cooperation
    Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
    to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
           of the concept of "originating products " and methods of
                              administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987
laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on one
hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia and Turkey on the
other , ( 1 ) and in particular Article 23 thereof ,
Having regard to the Decision of the representatives of the Governments
of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community , meeting
within the Council , of           11 August 1987            , laying down the
arrangements for trade in ECSC products between Spain and Portugal on
one hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon and Tunisia on the other ,
( 2) and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , by virtue of Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition
of the concept of " originating products " and methods of administrative
cooperation, the EEC-Egypt Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No
amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and
Portugal to the European Communities ;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community ;
( 1 ) OJ No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 1
( 2 ) OJ No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 112
 ---pagebreak---                                          2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article 1
Decision No             of the EEC-Egypt Cooperation Council shall be
applied in the Community .
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation .
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 Septetrber 1987 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                            For the Council
                                              The President
 ---pagebreak---                                   1
Draft Decision No            / 87 of the EEC-Egypt Cooperation /Council
     amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
  to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
         of the concept of " originating products " and methods
                     of administrative cooperation .
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Arab Republic of Egypt , signed on 18 January 1977 ;
Having regard to the Additional Protocol signed on 25 June 1987 consequent
on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , and
in particular Article 2X thereof ,
Whereas the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of " originating
products" and methods of administrative cooperation , hereinafter referred
to as the " Origin Protocol", needs amending , consequent on the accession
of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , in respect of both
technical amendments and transitional arrangements in order correctly to
implement the trade arrangements contained in the Protocols consequent
on the said accession ;
Whereas the transitional arrangements should ensure the correct implementation
of these trade arrangements between the Community as constituted on
31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Egypt on the
other hand ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 2 -
                                  Article 1
The provisions of the Origin Protocol indicated below shall be amended
as follows :
1)   The second subparagraph of Article 19(2 ) shall be replaced by the
     following :
     "EUR . 1 certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with
     one of the following phrases : "delivre a posteriori", udstedt
     efterfolgede" , "nachtraglich ausgestellt", '*eKfio6*v tie teov uoriocov” ,
     " issued retrospectively", " expedido a posteriori", "rilasciato a
     posteriori", " afgegeven a posteriori", "emitido a posterior"
2)   Article 20 shall be replaced by the following :
     " In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of an EUR . 1 certificate ,
     the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it
     for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents
     in their possession . The duplicate issued in this way must be
     endorsed with one of the following words : "duplicata", "duplicaat ,     “ ovriypa^o”t
        " duplicado", " duplicato", "duplicate", " segunda via"           »
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 3 -
3) Article 29 shall be replaced by the following :
   "Artide 29
   The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which
   comply with the provisions of Title I and which on the date of
   entry into force of the Agreement between the Community and Egypt
   consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
   Republic are either in transit or are in the Community or in Egypt
   in temporary storage , in bonded warehouses or in free zone subject
   to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing state
   within six months of that date of an EUR . 1 certificate made out
   retrospectively by the competent authorities of the exporting State
   together with the documents showing that the goods have been transported
   direct".
4) The following articles shall be inserted in the Origin Protocol :
   "Article 31
   For the application of the provisions of the Additional Protocol
   concerning products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the
   particular conditions set out in Articles 32 to 34 ".
   "Article 32
   The term " Community" used in this Protocol shall not cover the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla . The term "products originating
   in the Community" shall not cover products originating in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla".
   "Article 33
   1.   The following paragraphs shall apply instead of Article 1 and
        references to that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to
        this Article .
 ---pagebreak---                                - k -
2. Provided they have been transported direct in accordance with
   the provisions of Article 5 , the following shall be considered
   as :
   a)    products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
         Melilla
   i)    products wholly obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta
         and Melilla ;
   ii)   products obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
         in the manufacture of which products other than those
         referred to in ( i ) are used , provided that the said
         products have undergone sufficient working or processing
         within the meaning of Article 3 . This condition shall
         not apply , however , to products which , within the meaning
         of this Protocol , originate in Egypt or the Community ,
         provided they undergo , in the Canary Islands , Ceuta or
         Melilla , working or processing which exceeds the insufficient
         working or processing set out in Article 3 ( 3 ) ;
   b)    products originating in Egypt
   i)    products wholly obtained in Egypt ;
   ii ) products obtained in Egypt in the manufacture of which
         products other than those referred to in ( i) are used ,
         provided that the said products have undergone sufficient
         working or processing within the meaning of Article 3 .
         This condition shall not apply , however , to products
         which , within the meaning of this Protocol , originate in
         the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla or the Community
         provided they undergo working or processing which exceeds
         the insufficient working or processing set out in Article
         3(3 ).
3. The Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a
    single territory .
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 5 -
4.   The exporter or this authorized representative shall enter "Egypt "
     and "Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla" in box 2 of certificate
     EUR . 1 and box 1 of form EUR . 2 . In addition , in the case of
     products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , this
     shall be indicated in box 4 of certificate EUR . 1 and box 8 of form
     EUR . 2 .
5.   The products in List C shall be temporarily excluded from the scope
     of this Protocol . Nevertheless , the arrangements regarding administrative
     cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to these products ".
"Article 34
The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application
of this Protocol in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
                                 Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 Septentoer 1987 .
Done at ,                                        For the Coopération Council
                                                            The Chairman
 ---pagebreak---                                      1
                       Proposai        Council Régulation ( EEC )
on the application of Decision No             of the EEC-Jorcian Cooperation
    Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
    to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
          of the concept of " originating products " and methods of
                          administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of        11 August 1987
laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on one
hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia and Turkey on the
other , ( 1 ) and in particular Article 23 thereof ,
Having regard to the Decision of the representatives of the Governments
of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community , meeting
within the Council , of 11 August 1987                    , laying down the
arrangements for trade in ECSC products between Spain and Portugal on
one hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon and Tunisia on the other ,
( 2 ) and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , by virtue of Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition
of the concept of " originating products " and methods of administrative
cooperation , the Jordan Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No
amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and
Portugal to the European Communities ;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community ;
(1)    OJ No L 250 , 1.9.1987 , p. 1
(2)    OJ No L 250 , 1.9.1987 , p. 112
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 2 -
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                 Article 1
Decision No         of the EEC-Jordan      Cooperation Council shall be
applied in the Community .
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation .
                                 Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from    1 September 1987 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                              For the Council
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                                    1
Draft Decision No             / 87 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council
     amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
  to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
         of the concept of " originating products " and methods
                     of administrative cooperation .
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , signed on 18 January 1977 ;
Having regard to the Additional Protocol signed on 9 July 1987 consequent
on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , and
in particular Article 22 thereof ,
Whereas the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of " originating
products" and methods of administrative cooperation , hereinafter referred
to as the " Origin Protocol", needs amending , consequent on the accession
of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , in respect of both
technical amendments and transitional arrangements in order correctly to
implement the trade arrangements contained in the Protocols consequent
on the said accession ;
Whereas the transitional arrangements should ensure the correct implementation
of these trade arrangements between the Community as constituted on
31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Jordan on the
other hand ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article 1
The provisions of the Origin Protocol indicated below shall be amended
as follows :
1)   The second subparagraph of Article 19(2 ) shall be replaced by the
     following :
     " EUR . 1 certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with
     one of the following phrases : " delivre a posteriori ", udstedt
     ef terfolgede" , " nachtraglich ausgestellt ", '*eK5o6*v tK TOOV uo'etocav'*.
     " issued retrospectively", " expedido a posteriori", "rilasciato a
     posteriori", " afgegeven a posteriori", "emitido a posterior"
     -       Il ^b           "•
2)   Article 20 shall be replaced by the following :
     " In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of an EUR . 1 certificate ,
     the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it
     for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents
     in their possession . The duplicate issued in this way must be
     endorsed with one of the following words : " duplicata", "duplicaat , " avci'Ypaqx)
        " duplicado", " duplicato", "duplicate", " segunda via" ^ ± • •
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 3 -
3) Article 29 shall be replaced by the following :
   "Artide 29
   The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which
   comply with the provisions of Title I and which on the date of
   entry into force of the Agreement between the Community and Jordan
   consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
   Republic are either in transit or are in the Community or in Jordan
   in temporary storage , in bonded warehouses or in free zone subject
   to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing state
   within six months of that date of an EUR . 1 certificate made out
   retrospectively by the competent authorities of the exporting State
   together with the documents showing that the goods have been transported
   direct".
4) The following articles shall be inserted in the Origin Protocol :
   "Article 31
   For the application of the provisions of the Additional Protocol
   concerning products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the
   particular conditions set out in Articles 32 to 34 ".
   "Article 32
   The term " Community" used in this Protocol shall not cover the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla . The term "products originating
   in the Community" shall not cover products originating in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla".
   "Article 33
   1.   The following paragraphs shall apply instead of Article 1 and
        references to that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to
        this Article .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 4 -
2. Provided they have been transported direct in accordance with
   the provisions of Article 5 , the following shall be considered
   as :
   a)   products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
        Melilla
   i)   products wholly obtained in the Canary     Islands , Ceuta
        and Melilla ;
   ii ) products obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
        in the manufacture of which products other than those
        referred to in ( i ) are used , provided that the said
        products have undergone sufficient working or processing
        within the meaning of Article 3 . This condition shall
        not apply , however , to products which , within the meaning
        of this Protocol , originate in Jordan or the Community ,,
        provided they undergo , in the Canary Islands , Ceuta or
        Melilla , working or processing which exceeds the insufficient
        working or processing set out in Article 3 ( 3 );
   b)   products originating in     Jordan
   i)   products wholly obtained in Jordan
   ii ) products obtained in Jordan in the manufacture of which
        products other than those referred to in ( i ) are used ,
        provided that the said products have undergone sufficient
        working or processing within the meaning of Article 3 .
        This condition shall not apply , however , to products
        which , within the meaning of this Protocol , originate in
        the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla or the Community
        provided they undergo working or processing which exceeds
        the insufficient working or processing set out in Article
        3(3 ).
3. The Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a
   single territory .
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 5 -
4.   The exporter or this authorized representative shall enter " Jordan 11
     and "Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla" in box 2 of certificate
     EUR.l and box 1 of form EUR . 2 . In addition , in the case of
     products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , this
     shall be indicated in box 4 of certificate EUR . 1 and box 8 of form
     EUR . 2 .
5.   The products in List C shall be temporarily excluded from the scope
     of this Protocol . Nevertheless , the arrangements regarding administrative
     cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to these products ".
"Article 34
The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application
of this    Protocol in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
                                 Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 September 1987 .
Done at ,                                       For the Coopération Council
                                                          The Chairman
 ---pagebreak---                                         1
                           Proposai for a Council Régulation ( EEC )
on the application of Decision No                 of the EEC- Lebanon Cooperation
    Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
    to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
           of the concept of " originating products " and methods of
                               administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987
laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on one
hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia and Turkey on the
other , ( 1 ) and in particular Article 23 thereof ,
Having regard to the Decision of the representatives of the Governments
of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community , meeting
within the Council , of 11 August 1987                        , laying down the
arrangements for trade in ECSC products between Spain and Portugal on
one hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon and Tunisia on the other ,
( 2 ) and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , by virtue of Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition
of the concept of " originating products " and methods of administrative
cooperation , the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No
amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and
Portugal to the European Communities ;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community ;
( 1 ) OJ No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 1
( 2 ) OJ No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 112
 ---pagebreak---                                          - 2 -
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article 1
Decision No        of the EEC-Lebanon          Cooperation Council shall be
applied in the Community .
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation .
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from    1 September 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                  For the Council
                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                                    1
Draft Decision No             / 87 of the EEC - Lebanon Cooperation Council
     amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
  to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
         of the concept of " originating products " and methods
                     of administrative cooperation .
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Lebanese Republic ,, signed on 3 May 1977 ,
Having regard to the Additional Protocol signed on ^ July 1987 consequent
on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , and
in particular Article 22 thereof ,
Whereas the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating
products" and methods of administrative cooperation , hereinafter referred
to as the " Origin Protocol", needs amending , consequent on the accession
of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , in respect of both
technical amendments and transitional arrangements in order correctly to
implement the trade arrangements contained in the Protocols consequent
on the said accession ;
Whereas the transitional arrangements should ensure the correct implementation
of these trade arrangements between the Community as constituted on
31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Lebanon on the
other hand ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                         2
                                  Artide 1
The provisions of the Origin Protocol indicated below shall be amended
as follows :
1)   The second subparagraph of Article 19(2 ) shall be replaced by the
     following :
     "EUR . 1 certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with
     one of the following phrases : "delivre a posteriori", udstedt
     ef terfolgede" , " nachtraglich ausgestellt", " ex5o6*v CK TOOV ucciocov” ,
     " issued retrospectively", " expedido a posteriori", "rilasciato a
     posteriori", " afgegeven a posteriori", "emitido a posterior"
     -      ^             1– *•
2)   Article 20 shall be replaced by the following :
     " In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of an EUR.l certificate ,
     the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it
     for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents
     in their possession . The duplicate issued in this way must be
     endorsed with one of the following words : "duplicata", "duplicaat ,     " ovTiTpO^o’**
        " duplicado", " duplicato", "duplicate", " segunda via"  ^        »
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 3 -
3) Article 29 shall be replaced by the following :
   " Artide 29
   The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which
   comply with the provisions of Title I and which on the date of
   entry into force of the Agreement between the Community and Lebanon
   consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
   Republic are either in transit or are in the Community or in Lebanon
   in temporary storage , in bonded warehouses or in free zone subject
   to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing state
   within six months of that date of an EUR . 1 certificate made out
   retrospectively by the competent authorities of the exporting State
   together with the documents showing that the goods have been transported
   direct" .
4) The following articles shall be inserted in the Origin Protocol :
   "Article 31
   For the application of the provisions of the Additional Protocol
   concerning products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the
   particular conditions set out in Articles 32 to 34 ".
   "Article 32
   The term " Community" used in this Protocol shall not cover the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla . The term "products originating
   in the Community" shall not cover products originating in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla".
   "Article 33
   1.    The following paragraphs shall apply instead of Article 1 and
        references to that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to
         this Article .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 4 -
2. Provided they have been transported direct in accordance with,
   the provisions of Article 5 , the following shall be considered
   as :
   a)   products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
        Melilla
   i)   products wholly obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta
        and Melilla ;
   ii ) products obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
        in the manufacture of which products other than those
        referred to in ( i ) are used , provided that the said
        products have undergone sufficient working or processing
        within the meaning of Article 3 . This condition shall
        not apply , however , to products which , within the meaning
        of this Protocol , originate in Lebanon or the Community ,,
        provided they undergo , in the Canary Islands , Ceuta or
        Melilla , working or processing which exceeds the insufficient
        working or processing set out in Article 3 ( 3) ;
   b)   products originating in Lebanon
   i)   products wholly obtained in Lebanon
                         *
   ii) products obtained in Lebanon in tne manufacture of which
        products other than those referred to in ( i ) are used ,
        provided that the said products have undergone sufficient
        working or processing within the meaning of Article 3 .
        This condition shall not apply , however , to products
        which, within the meaning of this Protocol , originate in
        the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla or the Community
        provided they undergo working or processing which exceeds
        the insufficient working or processing set out in Article
         3 ( 3 ).
3. The Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a
   single territory .
 ---pagebreak--- 4.   The exporter or this authorized representative shall enter " Lebanon "
     and " Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla" in box 2 of certificate
     EUR . 1 and box 1 of form EUR . 2 . In addition , in the case of
     products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , this
     shall be indicated in box 4 of certificate EUR . 1 and box 8 of form
     EUR . 2 .
5.   The products in List C shall be temporarily excluded from the scope
     of this Protocol . Nevertheless , the arrangements regarding administrative
     cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to these products ".
"Article 34
The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application
of this    Protocol in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
                                 Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 September 1987 .
Done at ,                                        For the Coopération Council
                                                           The C ha irman
 ---pagebreak---                                      1
                        Proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC )
on the application of Decision No             of the EEC-Tunisia Cooperation
    Council amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
    to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
          of the concept of "originating products" and methods of
                           administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC ) No2573 / 87 of 11 August 1987
laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on one
hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia and Turkey on the
other , ( 1 ) and in particular Article 23 thereof ,
Having regard to the Decision of the representatives of the Governments
of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community , meeting
within the Council , of 11 August 1987                   , laying down the
arrangements for trade in ECSC products between Spain and Portugal on
one hand and Algeria , Egypt , Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia on the other ,
( 2 ) and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , by virtue of Article 28 of the Protocol concerning the definition
of the concept of " originating products" and methods of administrative
cooperation, the EEC-Tunisia Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No
amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and
Portugal to the European Communities ;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community ;
0)       OJ No L 250 , 1.9.1987 , p . 1
( 2)     OJ No L 250 , 1.9.1987 , p . 112
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 2 -
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                 Article 1
Decision No              of the EEC-Tunisia Cooperation Council shall be
applied in the Community .
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation .
                                 Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from    1 September 1987 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                             For the Council
                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                   1
Draft Decision No            / 87 of the EEC-Tunisia Cooperation /Council
     amending , on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal
  to the European Communities , the Protocol concerning the definition
         of the concept of "originating products" and methods
                     of administrative cooperation .
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Tunisia , signed on 25 April 1976.
Having regard to the Additional Protocol signed on 26 May 1987 consequent
on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , and
in particular Article 24 thereof ,
Whereas the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of "originating
products" and methods of administrative cooperation , hereinafter referred
to as the " Origin Protocol", needs amending , consequent on the accession
of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities , in respect of both
technical amendments and transitional arrangements in order correctly to
implement the trade arrangements contained in the Protocols consequent
on the said accession ;
Whereas the transitional arrangements should ensure the correct implementation
of these trade arrangements between the Community as constituted on
31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Tunisia on
the other hand ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                   Artide 1
The provisions of the Origin Protocol indicated below shall be amended
as follows :
1)   The second subparagraph of Article 19(2 ) shall be replaced by the
     following :
     "EUR. 1 certificates issued retrospectively must be endorsed with
     one of the following phrases : "delivre a posteriori", udstedt
     ef terfolgede", "nachtraglich ausgestellt", " eKSodtv CK TOBV uortocov**,
     " issued retrospectively", " expedido a posteriori", "rilasciato a
     posteriori", " afgegeven a posteriori", "emitido a posterior"
2)   Article 20 shall be replaced by the following :
     " In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of an EUR.l certificate ,
     the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it
     for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents
     in their possession . The duplicate issued in this way must be
     endorsed with one of the following words : "duplicata" , "duplicaat , “ avrlypacpo'
        " duplicado", " duplicato", "duplicate", " segunda via" r A .L
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 3 -
3) Article 33 shall be replaced by the following :
   "Artide 33
   The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which
   comply with the provisions of Title I and which on the date of
   entry into force of the Agreement between the Community and Tunisia
   consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
   Republic are either in transit or are in the Community or in Tunisia
   in temporary storage , in bonded warehouses or in free zone subject
   to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing state
   within six months of that date of an EUR . 1 certificate made out
   retrospectively by the competent authorities of the exporting State
   together with the documents showing that the goods have been transported
   direct" .
4) The following articles shall be inserted in the Origin Protocol :
   "Article 35
   For the application of the provisions of the Additional Protocol
   concerning products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the
   particular conditions set out in Articles 36 to 38 .
   "Article 36
   The term " Community" used in this Protocol shall not cover the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla . The term "products originating
   in the Community" shall not cover products originating in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla".
   "Article 37
    1.  The following paragraphs shall apply instead of Article 1 and
        references to that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to
         this Article .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 4 -
2. On condition that they were transported in conformity with
   Article 5 , the following shall be considered as :
   a)   products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
        Melilla
   i)   products wholly obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta
        and Melilla ;
   ii ) products obtained in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
        in the manufacture of which products other than those
        referred to in ( i ) are used , provided that the said
        products have undergone sufficient working or processing
        within the meaning of Article 3 ;
   b)   products originating in Tunisia
   i)   products wholly obtained in Tunisia
   ii ) products obtained in Tunisia in the manufacture of which
        products other than those referred to in ( i ) are used ,
        provided that the said products have undergone sufficient
        working or processing within the meaning of Article 3 .
3. For the purpose of implementing paragraph 2(a) ( i ), where
   products wholly obtained in Algeria , Tunisia or in the Community
   undergo working or processing in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and
   Melilla , they shall be considered as having been wholly obtained
   in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
   For the purposes of implementing paragraph 2(a) ( i ), working or
   processing carried out in Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia , in the
   Community , shall be considered as having been carried out in
   the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , when the products
   obtained undergo subsequent working or processing in the
   Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
   This paragraph shall apply subject to the condition that the
   products concerned are transported in conformity with Article 5 .
 ---pagebreak--- For the purposes of implementing the first indent of paragraph
2 ( b ) ( i ), where products wholly obtained in Algeria , Morocco ,
the Community or in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla
undergo working or processing in Tunisia , they shall be considered
as having been wholly obtained in Tunisia .
For the purposes of implementing paragraph 2(b) ( ii), working
or processing carried out in Algeria , Morocco , the Community
or in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered
as having been carried out in Tunisia .
This paragraph shall apply subject to the condition that the
products concerned are transported in conformity with Article 5 .
In derogation from paragraph 2 , where , pursuant to the provisions
of the above paragraphs and provided that all the conditions
laid down in those paragraphs are fulfilled , the originating
products are obtained in two or more of the States referred to
in these provisions or in the Community or in the Canary
Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , they shall be considered as products
originating in one of those States or in the Community or in
the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla according to where the
last working or processing took place . For this purpose the
working or processing referred to in Article 3(3 ) shall not be
considered as working or processing .
The Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a
single territory .
The exporter or his authorized representative shall enter
"Tunisia" and "Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla" in box 2 of
certificate EUR.l      and box 1 of form EUR . 2 . In addition , in
the case of products originating in the Canary Islands , Ceuta
and Melilla , this shall be indicated in box 4 of certificate
EUR. 1 and box 8 of form EUR. 2
 ---pagebreak---      8.   The products in List C shall be temporarily excluded form the
          scope of this Protocol . Nevertheless , the arrangements regarding
          administrative cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to
          these products .
"Article 38
The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application
of this Protocol in the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla .
                               Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on   1 September 1987 .
                                              For the Coopération Council
                                                   The Chairman
 ---pagebreak---                 COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
I»    What is the main reason for introducing the measure ?
      The proposals for the Decisions are intended to modify the Origin
      Protocols of the Agreements between EEC- and Algeria /Egypt /Jordan ,
      Lebanon/Tunisia , to take account of the Spanish and Portuguese
      accession .
II .  Featurs of the businesses in question
      These provisions will concern all the Spanish and Portuguese exporters
      making shipments in the framework of the Agreements mentioned
      above , whether they are or not big enterprises or SME 's .
III . What obligations does this measure impose directly on businesses ?
      None
IV .  What indirect obligations are national , regional or local authorities
      likely to impose on businesses ,
      None
V.    Are there any special provisions in respect of SME 's ?
      Please specify :
      No ( see point II)
VI .  What is the likely effect on :
      a . the competitiveness of businesses ?
      b . on employaient ?
           None
VII . Have the relevant representative organisations been consulted ?
      No .