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REGULATION (EEC) No 3615/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 20 December 1973
derogating from Articles 5 and 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3614/73 on the definition of the concept of the origin of goods 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 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES , are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee on Origin,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : pean Economic Community;
Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3506/ 73 i1) of 18 December 1973 establishing, for certain By way of provisional and exceptional derogation products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Com mon Customs Tariff, a system of generalized prefer from the provisions of Article 5 of Commission Regu ences for developing countries ; lation (EEC) No 3614/73 , products listed in Annex A which meet the requirements of this Regulation for treatment as products originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines or Thailand shall be con Whereas, as regards the products referred to in the sidered as being conveyed directly from any one of abovementioned Regulation, rules were laid down these countries into the Community, notwithstanding by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3614/73 (2) of that they transit through the port of Singapore and 20 December 1973 to define the conditions in which be commercialized or not, provided that they remain they acquire the character of originating products, under the supervision of the Trade Department of and the mode of proof and the terms as to verifi the Ministry of Finance of Singapore, that they do cation thereof; not undergo any operation other than those listed in Annex B and that no product is added in the course of these operations, except those required to Whereas the Association of South-East Asian Nations pack goods and identify packages. (ASEAN) established very close economic cooper ation between Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore ; whereas this cooperation Article 2 would be affected by the enforcement of the pro visions made for the transport of originating prod Certificates of Origin Form A issued in Indonesia, ucts under Article 5 of Commission Regulation Malaysia, the Philippines or Thailand shall state in (EEC) No 3614/73 of 20 December 1973 , owing to column 12 that the products are bound for the Euro the fact that certain products originating in Indo pean Economic Community. They shall also include, nesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand would in column 2, the name of the consignee in the Com lose their character of originating products on under munity or the words 'to order'. going certain operations whilst in transit through the port of Singapore; whereas the said provisions should be amended accordingly and tariff preferences Article 3 should be granted in respect to these originating prod ucts on production of a Certificate of Origin Form A issued by Singapore;' 1 . By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3614/ 73 of 20 December 1973 the preferential tariff measures provided for in Article 1 shall be applied (x) See p. 94 of this Official Journal . to the products referred to in that Article on prod (2) See p. 132 of this Official Journal. uction of a Certificate of Origin Form A issued by
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the Trade Department of the Ministry of Finance of Article 1 agree to assist the Community, through Singapore, replacing the certificate(s) formerly issued the Customs authorities of the Member States, in and referred to in Article 2. checking the authenticity and correctness of the cer tificates . 2. The certificates made out under the conditions described in Paragraph 1 shall state, in column 4, the references of the certificate(s) referred to in Ar Article 4 ticle 2 on production of which they are issued.
3 . The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January apply on condition that the countries referred to in 1974.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1973 .
For the Commission
The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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ANNEX A
List of the products referred to in Article 1
CCT heading Description No
ex 03.03 Crustaceans and molluscs , whether in shell or not, fresh (live or dead), chilled , frozen , salted, in brine or dried ; crustaceans, in shell , simply boiled in water
ex 15.07 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude , refined or purified
ex 15.10 Fatty acids , acid oils from refining ; fatty alcohols
ex 20.06 Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved , whether or not containing added sugar or spirit
ex 44.05 Wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, but not further prepared , of a thickness exceeding 5 m
ex 44.15 Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and similar laminated wood products (including veneered panels and sheets) ; inlaid wood and wood mar quetry
ANNEX B
List of the operations referred to in Article 1
1 . Sorting, classifying, matching.
2. Packing, unpacking, changes of packing, decanting or repacking into other containers .
3 . Breaking up and assembly of goods and consignments .
4. Affixing marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on products or their packing.
5 . All operations to ensure the preservation of merchandise in good condition during transport and storage.