Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3512/80 of 23 December 1980 derogating in respect of the countries of the Central American Common Market from Articles 1, 6 and 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/80 of 23 December 1980 on the definition of the concept of originating products for purposes of the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3512/80
of 23 December 1980
derogating in respect of the countries of the Central American Common Market from Articles 1, 6 and 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/80 of 23 December 1980 on the definition of the concept of originating products for purposes of the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas, for the purposes of implementation of the provisions concerning the tariff preferences granted by the Community for certain products originating in developing countries, rules of origin are by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/80 [1], hereinafter called the "basic Regulation", laid down concerning the conditions under which these products acquire the status of originating products and the mode of proof and verification of their status;
Whereas the Central American Common Market has established close economic cooperation between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (hereinafter referred to as CACM countries); whereas the provisions relative to the acquisition of the status of originating products laid down in Article 1 of the basic Regulation may, with the necessary adaptations, help facilitate this cooperation and encourage the use in one CACM country of products originating in other CACM countries; whereas the said provisions should be amended accordingly and special rules as to the mode of proof and verification of the status of originating products should be laid down; whereas to this end it is necessary to provide for requests for verification to be centralized with a joint administrative body of the aforesaid common market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,