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( 1 ) OJ N L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 8 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 19 JUNE 1978

AMENDING ANNEX II CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION , TO DECISION 76/568/EEC ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

( 78/557/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 76/568/EEC OF 29 JUNE 1976 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO REPLACE THE MODEL MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 AND THE MODEL FORM EUR.2 , USED UNDER DECISION 76/568/EEC , BY THE MODEL MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 AND MODEL FORM EUR.2 USED UNDER THE PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS ;

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO PROVIDE , AS IN CASE OF THE PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS , FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ONE OR MORE CERTIFICATES EUR.1 BY ONE OR MORE OTHER CERTIFICATES EUR.1 SO AS TO INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF TREATMENT EQUIVALENT TO THAT IN USE UNDER THE PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS ;

WHEREAS THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A RECOMMENDATION AMENDING CERTAIN HEADINGS IN THE NOMENCLATURE OF THAT COUNCIL ; WHEREAS LISTS A AND B IN ANNEXES 2 AND 3 TO ANNEX II TO DECISION 76/568/EEC MUST ACCORDINGLY BE ADAPTED , AND A SPECIFIC RULE FOR THE ORIGIN OF GOODS PUT UP IN SETS MUST BE INTRODUCED ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE MODEL MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 IN ANNEX 5 TO ANNEX II TO DECISION 76/568/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THAT IN ANNEX I HERETO .

MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.1 MADE OUT ON THE FORMS PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE MAY CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1979 .

ARTICLE 2

THE MODEL FORM EUR.2 IN ANNEX 6 TO ANNEX II TO DECISION 76/568/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THAT IN ANNEX II HERETO .

THE FORMS EUR.2 PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE MAY CONTINUE TO BE USED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1979 .

ARTICLE 3

IT SHALL ALWAYS BE POSSIBLE TO REPLACE ONE OR MORE MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.1 BY ONE OR MORE OTHER MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.1 , PROVIDED THAT THIS IS DONE AT THE CUSTOMS OFFICE WHERE THE GOODS ARE LOCATED .

ARTICLE 4

LIST A IN ANNEX 2 TO ANNEX II TO DECISION 76/568/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE LIST A IN ANNEX III HERETO .

ARTICLE 5

LIST B IN ANNEX 3 TO ANNEX II TO DECISION 76/568/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE LIST B IN ANNEX IV HERETO .

ARTICLE 6

SETS , AS DEFINED IN GENERAL RULE 3 OF THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL NOMENCLATURE SHALL BE REGARDED AS ORIGINATING WHEN ALL COMPONENT ARTICLES ARE ORIGINATING PRODUCTS . NEVERTHELESS , WHEN A SET IS COMPOSED OF ORIGINATING AND NON-ORIGINATING ARTICLES , THE SET AS A WHOLE SHALL BE REGARDED AS ORIGINATING PROVIDED THAT THE VALUE OF THE NON-ORIGINATING ARTICLES DOES NOT EXCEED 15 % OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE SET .

ARTICLE 7

THIS DECISION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JANUARY 1978 .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 19 JUNE 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DALSAGER

ANNEX SEE O.J .