CELEX: 32013R0975
Language: en
Date: 2013-10-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 975/2013 of 11 October 2013 on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, that apply within quotas for certain products from Honduras

12.10.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 272/20
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 975/2013
   of 11 October 2013
   on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, that apply within quotas for certain products from Honduras
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               By Decision 2012/734/EU, the Council authorised the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Annex II to the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. For a number of products, Appendix 2A to that Annex provides for the possibility of derogations from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II in the framework of annual quotas. As the Union has decided to use that possibility, it is necessary to provide the conditions for the application of those derogations for imports from Honduras.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The quotas set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II should be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Entitlement to benefit from the tariff concessions should be subject to the presentation of the relevant proof of origin to the customs authorities, as provided for in the Agreement.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Since the Agreement applies on a provisional basis as of 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   The rules of origin set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), shall apply to the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
   2.   The rules of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply by derogation from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement, within the quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   To benefit from the derogation set out in Article 1, the products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Annex II to the Agreement.
   Article 3
   The quotas set out in the Annex shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
   Article 4
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 August 2013.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 11 October 2013.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         José Manuel BARROSO
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      
         HONDURAS
      
      Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the scope of the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.
      
                  Order No
               
               
                  CN code
               
               
                  Description of goods
               
               
                  Quota period
               
               
                  Annual quota volume (in items (pairs) if not otherwise specified)
               
            
                  09.7052
               
               
                  6115
               
               
                  Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  2 916 667
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  7 000 000
               
            
                  09.7053
               
               
                  6205 20 00
               
               
                  Men’s or boys’ shirts, of cotton
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  4 583 333
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  11 880 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  12 760 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  13 640 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  14 520 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  15 400 000
               
            
                  09.7054
               
               
                  6205 30 00
               
               
                  Men’s or boys’ shirts, of man-made fibres
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  5 729 167
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  14 850 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  15 950 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  17 050 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  18 150 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  19 250 000
               
            
                  09.7055
               
               
                  6205 90
               
               
                  Men’s or boys’ shirts, of other textile materials
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  416 667
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  1 080 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  1 160 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  1 240 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  1 320 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  1 400 000
               
            
                  09.7056
               
               
                  6206 30 00
               
               
                  Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of cotton
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  4 166 667
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  10 800 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  11 600 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  12 400 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  13 200 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  14 000 000
               
            
                  09.7057
               
               
                  6206 40 00
               
               
                  Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of man-made fibres
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  5 416 667
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  14 040 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  15 080 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  16 120 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  17 160 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  18 200 000
               
            
                  09.7058
               
               
                  6206 90
               
               
                  Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of other textile materials
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  416 667
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  1 080 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  1 160 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  1 240 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  1 320 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  1 400 000
               
            
                  09.7059
               
               
                  6212 10
               
               
                  Brassières, whether or not knitted or crocheted
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  2 083 333
               
            
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014
               
               
                  5 400 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015
               
               
                  5 800 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016
               
               
                  6 200 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017
               
               
                  6 600 000
               
            
                  From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  7 000 000
               
            
                  09.7060
               
               
                  8544 30 00
               
               
                  Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships
               
               
                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013
               
               
                  3 333 tonnes net weight
               
            
                  8544 42
               
               
                  Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V, fitted with connectors
               
            
                  8544 49
               
               
                  Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V, not fitted with connectors
               
               
                  From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12
               
               
                  8 000 tonnes net weight
               
            
                  8544 60
               
               
                  Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000 V