CELEX: 51983PC0038
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Date: 1983-02-03 00:00:00
Title: JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION further amending Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the application of Decision of the EEC-(A) Joint Committee further amending Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION                      OF THE            EUROPEAN                          COMMUNITIES
                                                                      COM(83) 38 f i n a l
                                                                      B r u s s e l s , 3 February 1983
                                   JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION
 f u r t h e r amending A r t i c l e   8 of P r o t o c o l 3 concerning             t h e d e f i n i t i o n of
 the     concept of ' o r i g i n a t i n g  products'        and methods         of a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
                                              cooperation
                                            Proposal       f o ra
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( E E C )
 on t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of Decision                         o f t h e EEC-(A)                      Joint
 Committee f u r t h e r amending A r t i c l e          8 of P r o t o c o l 3 concerning the
 definition       of t h e concept of ' o r i g i n a t i n g     products'           and methods o f
                                  administrative           cooperation
                    (submitted      t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission)
 COM(83) 38        final
 ---pagebreak---                                        E X P L A N A T O R Y NOTE
In A r t i c l e 8 of P r o t o c o l No. 3 to each of the E E C - E F T A Agreements there
are three l i m i t s expressed in E C U which relate to the form of documen­
tation required t o establish a right to obtain preference.                    These l i m i t s
have no economic e f f e c t s .
The same A r t i c l e 8 provides for the value of E C U used t o be f r o z e n for
two years at a time, based on the value of the E C U at a fixed date.                  Every
two years the base date is a u t o m a t i c a l l y changed.
This automatic change of base date has the result that the currency
equivalents to the l i m i t s expressed in E C U are reduced in those Member
States or E F T A countries with stronger currencies.                       Even i f this is
compensated for, by altering the E C U value of the l i m i t s upwards so that
the limits as expressed in the currency of any country involved is never
decreased, this s t i l l means that over t i m e the real value of the l i m i t s
tends to decrease.              This decrease in the real value of the l i m i t s means
that the administrative savings involved in using s i m p l i f i e d         documentation
of origin status becomes r e l a t i v e l y less as t i m e goes on.
The    proposed      draft Joint C o m m i t t e e Decision is intended to raise the
limits of 2,750 E C U , 550 E C U and 190 E C U to 3,400 E C U , 6 8 0 E C U and
240 E C U respectively to take account of these factors.
For the sake of completeness and c l a r i t y a draft of a C o u n c i l Regulation
to apply the Joint C o m m i t t e e Decisions when adopted are included.
 ---pagebreak---                                  JOINT C O M M I T T E E DECISION
 further amending A r t i c l e 8 of P r o t o c o l 3 concerning the definition of the
 concept            of 'originating      products'      and   methods         of administrative
 cooperation
 THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
 Having          regard       to the Agreement          between the European Economic
 Community and                      (A) signed in Brussels on              (B),
Having regard t o P r o t o c o l 3 concerning the definition of the concept of
'originating products' and methods of a d m i n i s t r a t i v e cooperation, and in
particular A r t i c l e 28 thereof,
Whereas the equivalents of the amounts i n ECU i n some n a t i o n a l
currencies on 1 October 1982 were lower than their equivalents on 1
October 1980; whereas this f a c t , as a result of the automatic change of
base date provided for in Decision No. 1/78 of the J o i n t C o m m i t t e e would
lead, on the conversion into the national currencies concerned,                           to a
diminution                of   the   effective     limits   f o r simplified       documentary
requirements; whereas in order to avoid this, i t is necessary to raise the
l i m i t s expressed i n ECU,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
(A)        The Republic of A u s t r i a , the Republic of Finland, the Republic of
           Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the
           Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation
(B)        A u s t r i a , Iceland Portugal, Sweden, S w i t z e r l a n d : 22 July 1972
           Norway t 14 May 1973
           Finland : 5 October 1973
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Article 1
A r t i c l e 8 of P r o t o c o l 3 as last amended is hereby further amended by
replacing in :
           paragraph Kb) "2750 E C U " by "3400 ECU",
           paragraph 2, "190 E C U "         by "240 E C U " and "550 E C U " by "680
           ECU".
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into f o r c e on 1 May 1983.
Done at Brussels,                             F o r the J o i n t C o m m i t t e e
                                              The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Proposal     for a
                                    C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
on the application of Decision                                     of the EEC-(A)              Joint
C o m m i t t e e further amending A r t i c l e 8 of P r o t o c o l 3 concerning the
definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of adminis­
t r a t i v e cooperation
THE C O U N C I L OF THE E U R O P E A N                     COMMUNITIES,
Having            regard        t o the Treaty           establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular A r t i c l e 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European E c o n o m i c Community and
(B) (1) was signed on                          (C) and entered into force on        (D);
Whereas by virtue of A r t i c l e 28 of P r o t o c o l 3 concerning the definition of
the       concept           of 'originating products'             and methods of administrative
cooperation, which forms an integral part of the said Agreement, the
Joint C o m m i t t e e has adopted Decision No.                        further amending A r t i c l e 8
of that P r o t o c o l ;
Whereas it is necessary t o apply that Decision in the Community;
 (A)        A u s t r i a , Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland.
 (B)        The Republic of A u s t r i a , the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of
            Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss
             Confederation, the Republic of Iceland.
 (C)         A u s t r i a , Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland : 22 J u l y 1972
             Norway : 14 M a y 1973
            F i n l a n d t 5 October 1973
 (D)         A u s t r i a , P o r t u g a l , Sweden, Switzerland : 1 January 1973
             Norway : 1 J u l y 1973
             Finland : 1 January 1974
             Iceland : 1 A p r i l 1973
 (1)         A u s t r i a , Sweden, Switzerland : O J No. L 3 0 0 , 31 .12.1972, pp. 2,
             97 and 189
             Finland : O J No. L 328, 28.11.1973, p. 2
             Norway : O J No. L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 2
             P o r t u g a l , Iceland : O J No. L 301, 31 .12.1972, pp. 165 and 2
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 HAS ADOPTED THIS R E G U L A T I O N :
 Article 1
 Decision No.       of the EEC-(A)                Joint C o m m i t t e e shall apply in the
 Community.
 The text of the Decision is annexed t o this Regulation.
 Article 2
This Regulation    shall enter into force on the third day following i t s
publication in the O f f i c i a l Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding i n i t s e n t i r e t y and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                         F o r the C o u n c i l
                                          The President