CELEX: 21984D1109(01)
Language: en
Date: 1984-10-03 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 2/84 of the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee of 3 October 1984 derogating from the definition of 'originating products' to take into account the special situation of Jamaica with regard to tufted carpets falling within heading No ex 58.02 of the Common Customs Tariff

9 . 11 . 84                        Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 292/43
             DECISION        No     2/84    OF   THE ACP-EEC          CUSTOMS       COOPERATION
                                                    COMMITTEE
                                                 of 3 October 1984
             derogating from the definition of 'originating products' to take into account the
             special situation of Jamaica with regard to tufted carpets falling within heading
                                  No ex 58.02 of the Common Customs Tariff
THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COMMITTEE,                           Customs Tariff, manufactured in Jamaica, in the
                                                             production of which non-originating backing falling
Having regard to the ACP-EEC Convention signed at            within heading No 51.04 or 57.10 of the Common­
Lome on 31 October 1979 ('), hereinafter referred to as      Customs Tariff is used, shall be considered as originat­
'the Convention',
                                                             ing in Jamaica provided that the other conditions
Whereas Article 30 of Protocol 1 to the Convention,          applicable to heading No 58.02 are respected.
concerning the definition of the concept of originating
products and methods of administrative cooperation,                                 Article 2
provides that derogations from the rules of origin may
be adopted by the Customs Cooperation Committee              The derogation referred to in Article 1 shall be in
where the development of existing industries or the          respect of a quantity of 80 000 square yards of tufted
creation of new industries justifies them ;                  carpets exported from Jamaica between the date of
                                                             entry into force of this Decision and 28 February
Whereas the African, Caribbean and Pacific States             1985.
(ACP) have requested a derogation from the definition
set out in Protocol 1 for tufted carpets manufactured                               Article 3
in Jamaica ;
                                                             The Jamaican authorities shall take the steps necessary
Whereas the Jamaican industry should be allowed to           to check the quantities of exports of products referred
adapt its production to the conditions required for the       to in Article 1 and shall forward to the Commission
acquisition of origin under the Convention ;                 every three months a statement of the quantities in
Whereas any deflection of trade should be avoided ;          respect of which EUR. 1 movement certificates have
                                                             been issued pursuant to this Decision.
whereas this can be achieved by limiting the scope of
the derogation to the use of non-originating backings
                                                                                    Article 4
alone ;
Whereas a portion of the said backings originate in          The ACP States, the Member States and the Commu­
another developing country ; whereas under Article 30         nity shall be bound, each to the extent to which it is
(5) of Protocol 1 this possibility should be taken into       concerned, to take the measures necessary to imple­
                                                              ment this Decision .
account in examining the derogation request ;
Whereas, in these circumstances, a temporary deroga­                                Article 5
tion from the definition of originating products should
be accorded to Jamaica,                                      This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                             adoption.
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                      It shall apply until 28 February 1985.
                       Article 1
                                                              Done at Brussels, 3 October 1984.
By way of derogation from the particular provisions of
List A of Annex II to Protocol 1 , tufted carpets falling                          For the ACP-EEC Customs
within subheading 58.02 A II a) of the Common                                        Cooperation Committee
(') OJ No L 347, 22. 12. 1980, p. 1 .