CELEX: 31978R1707
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-18
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1707/78 of 18 July 1978 derogating, for certain products coming from Malta, from the Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation

No L 196/2                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            21 . 7. 78
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1707/78
                                                       of 18 July 1978
              derogating, for certain products coming from Malta, from the Protocol to the
              Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic
              Community and Malta concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating
                               products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      The following entry shall be made in box 7 of move­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      ment certificates EUR.1 issued in respect of origi­
                                                                  nating products pursuant to the derogation referred to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             in this paragraph :
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,                                                              ' Derogation I FT.'
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  2. By way of derogation from the special provisions
Whereas an Agreement establishing an association                 of Annex II to the Origin Protocol for heading No
between the European Economic Community and                       85.15, to the effect that non-originating transistors
Malta (1), hereinafter called 'the Agreement', was                may not represent more than 3 % of the value of the
signed at Valletta on 5 December 1970 and entered                 finished product, reception apparatus manufactured in
into force on 1 April 1971 ;                                     Malta shall be regarded as a product originating in
                                                                 Malta even though this condition is not observed,
Whereas a Protocol laying down certain provisions
relating to the Agreement (2) and to which is annexed             provided that the other conditions relating to this
                                                                  heading are satisfied.
a Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of
'originating products' and methods of administrative
cooperation, hereinafter called 'the Origin Protocol',           The following entry shall be made in box 7 of move­
was signed in Brussels on 4 March 1976 and entered                ment certificates EUR.1 issued in respect of origi­
into force on 1 June 1976 ;                                       nating products pursuant to the derogation referred to
                                                                  in this paragraph :
Whereas an Additional Protocol to the Agreement (3)
was signed in Brussels on 27 October 1977 and                         ' Derogation radios.'
entered into force on 1 January 1978 ; whereas Article
 10 of that Protocol provides for derogations from the            3 . By way of derogation from the special provisions
Origin Protocol in the case of intermediate-frequency
transformers, radios and tape recorders until 30 June             of Annex II to the Origin Protocol for heading No
 1978 ;                                                           92.11 , to the effect that non-originating transistors
                                                                  may not represent more than 3 % of the value of the
Whereas the Government of the Republic of Malta                   finished product, tape recorders manufactured in
has requested that these derogations be extended ;                Malta shall be regarded as products originating in
                                                                  Malta if the value of the non-originating transistors
Whereas the derogations should be granted for a                   does not exceed 5 % of the value of the finished
further period of six months,                                     product, provided that the other conditions relating to
                                                                  this heading are satisfied.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                  The following entry shall be made in box 7 of move­
                                                                  ment certificates EUR.1 issued in respect of origi­
                          Article 1                               nating products pursuant to the derogation referred to
                                                                  in this paragraph :
 1 . By way of derogation from the special provisions
of Annex II to the Origin Protocol for heading No                     'Derogation tape recorders.'
85.15, to the effect that at least 50 % in value of the
materials and parts used shall be originating products,
intermediate-frequency transformers manufactured in
Malta shall be regarded as products originating in                                        Article 2
Malta even though this condition is not observed,
provided that the other conditions relating to this               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
heading are satisfied.                                            following its publication in the Official Journal of
                                                                  the European Communities.
(') OJ No L 61 , 14. 3. 1971 , p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 111 , 28 . 4. 1976, p. 3.
(3) OJ No L 304, 29. 11 . 1977, p. 2.                             It shall apply from 1 July to 31 December 1978 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 18 July 1978 .
                                                                     For the Council
                                                                       The President
                                                                      M. LAHNSTEIN