CELEX: 31973R3188
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3188/73 of the Commission of 22 November 1973 on the definition of the concept of the origin of goods for purposes of the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain textile products from developing countries

24. 11 . 73                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 323/21
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 3188/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 22 November 1973
              on the definition of the concept of the origin of goods for purposes of the appli­
              cation of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in
                           respect of certain textile products from developing countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                      Article 1
Economic Community ;
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No                   Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3 of
2171 /73 (x) of 8 August 1973 on the opening, alloca­              this Regulation, the rules provided for in Regulation
tion and administration of a Community tariff quota                (EEC) No 2818/72 of 22 December 1972, with the
for certain textile products originating in Yugoslavia,            exception of those in Articles 3 and 4 thereof, shall
and in particular Article 1 thereof ;                              apply for purposes of the implementation of the provi­
                                                                   sions relating to tariff preferences granted by the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Community in respect of certain textile products origi­
2172/73 (2) of 8 August 1973 on the opening of tariff              nating in Yugoslavia.
preferences for certain textile products originating in
Yugoslavia, and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2628/73 (3) of 26 September 1973 on the opening, allo­
cation and administration of a Community tariff                    Without this prejudice to the provisions of Article 3
quota for certain textile products originating in devel­           of the Regulation, the rules provided for in Regulation
oping countries, and in particular Article 1 thereof ;             (EEC) No 2818/72 of 22 December 1972, with the
                                                                   exception of those in Articles 3 and 4 thereof, shall
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       apply for purposes of the implementation of the provi­
2629/73 (4) of 26 September 1973 on the opening of                 sions relating to tariff preferences granted by the
tariff preferences for certain textile products origi­             Community in respect of certain textile products origi­
nating in developing countries, and in particular                  nating in developing countries.
Article 1 thereof ;
Whereas, as regards all the products referred to in the                                    Article 3
abovementioned Regulations, rules should be estab­
lished to define the conditions in which they acquire              Textile products which fall within the rules referred to
the character of originating products, the mode of                 in Articles 1 and 2, which have been dispatched from
proof and the terms as to verification thereof ; whereas           Yugoslavia or the Philippines after the date of entry
it is appropriate for this purpose to adopt the provi­             into force of the provisions relating to tariff prefer­
sions of Regulation (EEC) No 281 8/72 (5) of 22                    ences granted to those countries, or are on the said
December 1972 relating to the definition of the                    date either in transit or subject to the arrangements
concept of the origin of goods for purposes of the                  relating to temporary storage, customs warehousing or
application of tariff preferences granted by the                    free zones, may enter the Community within six
Community in respect of certain products from deve­                 months from the date aforesaid under the preferential
loping countries ;                                                  tariff arrangements, provided an A certificate of origin,
Whereas transitional provisions should be made for                 which has been drawn up by the competent govern­
certain textile products originating in countries which             mental authorities in Yugoslavia or the Philippines,
did not previously enjoy as regards those products,                 and documents proving that the goods have been
tariff preferences granted by the Community ;                       directly transported, are presented at a later date to
                                                                    Community Customs Authorities within such period
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                of time as shall be determined by them.
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee
on Origin,
                                                                                            Article 4
(!) OJ  No  L 224, 13 . 8 . 1973 , p. 11 .
(2) OJ  No  L 224, 13 . 8 . 1973 , p. 17 .                          This Regulation shall apply from the date of entry
(3) OJ  No  L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973, p. 8 .                            into force of the provisions relating to tariff prefer­
(5) OJ  No  L 297, 30 . 12. 1972, p. 13.                            ences referred to in Articles 1 and 2.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 22 November 1973.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                     The President
                                                                François-Xavier ORTOLI