CELEX: 31977R2936
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2936/77 of 20 December 1977 on the application of Decision No 2/77 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee derogating from the provisions of List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation

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                                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2936/77
                                                        of 20 December 1977
               on the application of Decision No 2/77 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee derogating
               from the provisions of List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept
                             of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                                              Article 1
thereof,
                                                                      For the purposes of the Agreement between the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    European Economic Community and the Republic of
                                                                      Finland, Joint Committee Decision No 2/77 shall apply
Whereas an Agreement between the European                             in the Community.
Economic Community and the Republic of Finland ( x)
was signed on 5 October 1973 and entered into force
                                                                      The text of that Decision is annexed hereto .
on 1 January 1974 ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 28 of Protocol 3 concern­
ing the definition of the concept of 'originating prod­                                        Article 2
ucts' and methods of administrative cooperation, which
is an integral part of that Agreement, the Joint Commit­              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
tee has adopted Decision No 2/77 derogating from the                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
provisions of List A annexed to that Protocol ;                       European Communities.
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the
Community,                                                            It shall apply with effect from 1 December 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
              Done at Brussels, 20 December 1977.
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                           J. CHABERT
(!) OJ No L 328 , 28 . 11 . 1973 , p . 1 .
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                                                               ANNEX
                                            JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION No 2/77
                                                        of 20 December 1977
              derogating from the provisions of List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of
                     the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,                                                    Whereas the international economic conditions that led
                                                                        to the adoption of those provisions for the products in
                                                                        question continue to obtain; whereas the period of val­
                                                                        idity of the provisions should therefore be extended
Having regard to the Agreement between the European                     until 31 December 1978 ,
Economic Community and the Republic of Finland
signed in Brussels on 5 October 1973 ,
                                                                        HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition
of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of
                                                                                                         Article 1
administrative cooperation (hereinafter referred to as
'Protocol 3 ), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
                                                                        Notwithstanding the special provisions applicable to
                                                                        heading No ex 38.19 in Annex II to Protocol 3 , the
                                                                        products listed in column 2 below shall be considered as
Whereas the provisions of List A annexed to Protocol 3 ,                products originating in Finland or the Community if the
as amended by Joint Committee Decision No 2/76 ( 1),                    conditions in column 4 are fulfilled, provided the other
apply only until 30 November 1977 in the case of cer­                   conditions of Protocol 3 applicable to those products
tain products falling within heading No 38.19 ;                         are satisfied.
                             Products obtained
                                                                            Working or processing that      W orking or processing that confers the
      CCT
                                                                            does not confer the status of   status of originating products when the
                                        Description                             originating products              following conditions are met
   heading No
        1                                    2  .                                         3                                     4
 ex 38.19       Auxiliary products of a kind used in the textile,                                              Manufacture        in   which    the
                leather and paper industries (not elsewhere specified                                          value of the products used
                or included); composite plasticizers, hardeners, and                                           does not exceed 60% of the
                stabilizers for plastic materials and for products                                             value of the finished prod­
                based on plastic materials ( not elsewhere specified or                                        uct
                included )
 (!) OJ No L 328 , 26. 11 . 1976 , p. 10.
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                                                      Article 2
            This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 1977 and shall apply to products expor­
            ted up to 31 December 1978 inclusive.
            Done at Brussels, 20 December 1977.
                                                                      For the Joint Committee
                                                                            The President
                                                                           P. DUCHATEAU