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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 16.6.2016

COM(2016) 403 final

2016/0188(NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the Association Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, as regards an amendment to Protocol 3 to that Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

•Reasons for and objectives of the proposal

The framework for bilateral trade relations between the European Union ("EU") and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ("Jordan") is provided by the EU-Jordan Association Agreement ("the Association Agreement"), which entered into force on 1 May 2002. The Association Agreement establishes a free trade area under which Jordan enjoys very extensive preferential access to the EU, with only a very limited number of products not entitled to enter the EU market on a duty and quota free basis. Jordanian exports to the EU have however not responded to the opportunity this preferential access represents and remain at a persistent low level. EU imports from Jordan averaged EUR323 million in the period 2012-15. This represented only 0.02% of total EU imports of goods. The EU represented the 5th most important destination for Jordan's exports in 2014 (4.1% of its total exports).

The protracted civil conflict in Syria has created a complex and serious humanitarian challenge in the region since it is estimated that over half of the Syrian population has now been forcibly displaced, with several million having fled across the borders into neighbouring states. The scale of displacement and the increasingly protracted nature of the Syrian conflict have had a dramatic impact on neighbouring host states, including Jordan.

Jordan is currently hosting 1.265 million Syrians, including 639,000 UNHCR-registered refugees which overall represents around 20 percent of its pre-crisis population. This represents a significant challenge and burden for the country. This influx of refugees has constituted a major economic shock, and represents a potential source of fragility. Regional tensions have led to disruptions in Jordan's traditional trade patterns, fewer tourism arrivals and a hesitant investor sentiment. Economic growth has been downgraded to 2.5 percent in 2015 due to regional developments; a level that is insufficient to make a dent in the very high unemployment rates.

From the beginning of the Syrian crisis the EU, together with other donors, has offered significant amounts of humanitarian and other developmental aid to Jordan. The continued willingness of the EU to extend support to Jordan in these areas was reiterated at the International Conference on "Supporting Syria and the Region", which was held in London on 4 February 2016. The EU has declared its intention to consolidate its support for Jordan in a Compact that is presently in preparation.

It is in this context that Jordan has presented to the EU proposals for a holistic approach to turn the Syrian refugee crisis into a development opportunity, with mutual benefits for Jordan and for Syrian refugees. These proposals are based on the idea of creating additional employment and other economic opportunities for Syrian refugees presently in Jordan, alongside steps by Jordan to promote investment and facilitate refugee participation in the formal economy. These are expected to create spill-over benefits for the wider Jordanian economy as well as the future post-conflict Syrian economy. Jordan's proposals consist of a set of practical measures to attract investment and generate economic activity in selected development zones within Jordan.

In the framework of the London Conference, Jordan declared its intention to permit Syrian refugees to participate in the formal labour market and set out a number of steps it would take towards a target of creating around 200,000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees over the coming years. Given that the World Bank estimated the labour force in Jordan to be around 1.78 million in 2014, this number of jobs would represent around 11% of the current labour force.

Jordan looks to the international community - and in particular to the EU - to support its efforts in this direction. One important element of Jordan's proposals that is intended to contribute to achieving this target is a request directed to the EU for a relaxation of the preferential rules of origin applicable in bilateral trade in order to attract more investment to the country for productive activities aiming at the EU market. Jordan considers that the preferential rules of origin provided for in the Association Agreement act in practice as an obstacle to the development of its trade with the EU.

The Commission has considered Jordan's request and proposes in response a time-limited and targeted initiative to support Jordan through facilitated access to the EU market. This will take the form of a temporary relaxation of the rules of origin laid down in Protocol 3 of the Association Agreement.

This relaxation will cover a selected number of products of interest for Jordan and will be made available to producers in Jordan as an alternative to the existing rules. The relaxation would in a first stage be subject to certain conditions which aim at ensuring that the benefit of the relaxation is available only to exporters which are directly contributing to the goal of ensuring additional employment of Syrian refugees. These conditions concern the place of production (in a number of development zones and industrial areas specified by Jordan) and the use of a proportion of Syrian refugee labour in the relevant production facilities (at least 15% at the outset, rising to 25% from year three).

The alternative rules of origin made available under this proposal are those applied by the EU for imports from least-developed countries under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative. For industrial products this implies that the threshold for non-originating materials that may be used by Jordan exporters in order to benefit from preferential treatment in the EU would be substantially increased (in general up to 70% rather than 40%). For clothing these relaxed rules are based on the principle of single transformation rather than the principle of double transformation.

At a second stage, once Jordan achieves the target of creating around 200,000 jobs for Syrian refugees established in the framework of the London Conference, it is proposed that the EU and Jordan further simplify this support measure by eliminating the conditions concerning the place of production and the use of Syrian labour in the relevant production facilities. This would effectively extend the possibility to use the alternative rules of origin to all producers in Jordan in recognition of the significant effort that Jordan would have made to ensure the integration of such a sizeable proportion of Syrian refugees into the formal labour market across the whole economy. This change would need to be the object of a fresh decision of the Association Committee.

This initiative is not covered by REFIT.

•Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area

The proposed relaxation of the rules of origin represents a time-limited derogation from the current rules of origin applicable in bilateral trade under the Association Agreement. These rules are comparable to the rules of origin applicable to preferential trade between Contracting Parties in the Pan-European Mediterranean zone (PEM). The initiative is designed in such a way as to ensure a clear linkage with efforts to support Jordan during the present refugee crisis and to generate additional employment opportunities for Syrian refugees present in the country. As a result, potential implications for ongoing negotiations to update the preferential origin rules applied in the PEM context or for other countries that might seek a comparable derogation on a bilateral basis are limited.

2.LEGAL BASIS AND PROPORTIONALITY

•Legal basis and choice of the instrument

Pursuant to Article 39 of Protocol 3 of the Association Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, as amended by decision n°1/2006 of the EU-Jordan Association Council of 15 June 2006, the parties may amend the provisions of this protocol through a joint decision of the EU-Jordan Association Committee.

The legal basis for the Council Decision is the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

According to 218(9) TFEU "The Council, on a proposal from the Commission or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall adopt a decision [...] establishing the positions to be adopted on the Union's behalf in a body set up by an agreement, when that body is called upon to adopt acts having legal effects, with the exception of acts supplementing or amending the institutional framework of the agreement."

The procedure foreseen in Article 218(9) TFEU should be followed whenever the conditions set out in that Article are fulfilled.

•Proportionality

The objective of the proposed measure is to provide support to Jordan in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis by providing a stimulus for additional investment, economic activity and employment creation, notably for Syrian refugees, in specific development zones within the country. As Jordan already enjoys preferential access to the EU market under the Association Agreement, a temporary relaxation of the applicable rules of origin represents the most suitable way to stimulate economic activity linked to the production of goods for export to the EU and to increased employment of Syrian refugees.

3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

•Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation

Not applicable.

•Stakeholder Consultations

Not applicable

•Collection and use of expertise

Not applicable.

•Impact assessment

No impact assessment has been carried out. The EU has a strong interest in supporting Jordan in the present refugee crisis. The proposed measure represents a time-limited and focused initiative – alongside humanitarian and development assistance – that will assist Jordan by helping create an incentive for greater investment and employment in a manner to directly benefit Syrian refugees currently present in Jordan while the conflict in Syria continues.

Jordan is a very marginal supplier to the EU market (representing 0.02% of total EU imports) and the structure of its exports is concentrated in a limited number of sectors, such as clothing (which it exports mainly to the US), phosphates and phosphate-based fertilizers, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment. The only sectors where Jordan’s share of EU imports exceeds even 0.1% are fertilisers (chapter 31 - 1.28%), chemicals (chapter 28 - 0.33%) and aircraft, spacecraft, and parts (chapter 88 - 0.17%). Given this very low trade volume, any increased imports under this initiative are unlikely to have a detrimental effect on EU production while potentially resulting in a significant increase in relation to Jordan's own exports.

4.OTHER ELEMENTS

•Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements

This initiative, once incorporated in the Association Agreement and applied, will be implemented and monitored both in Jordan and at the EU borders according to Article 1 of ANNEX II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Association Agreement, contained in ANNEX I of the draft Joint Decision of the EU-Jordan Association Committee.

Local checks and controls as well as obligations of regular reporting by Jordan are established. Further discussions with Jordan on the modalities of regular reporting will take place in parallel to the consideration of the present draft Joint Decision and the outcome of such discussions should be reflected in the final version of the Joint Decision agreed by the Association Committee. The EU and Jordan should also consider how relevant international organisations with expertise in the matters covered by the Joint Decision might be involved in strengthening national capacities and in the future monitoring process. This will particularly be the case for the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which has gained extensive expertise in Jordan in connection with the "Better Work Jordan" project, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is also involved in the "Better Work Jordan" project, and the World Bank.

In addition, 4 years after the application of ANNEX II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Association Agreement, the EU and Jordan will carry out a mid-term review pursuant to Article 1(d) of ANNEX II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Association Agreement, and may amend ANNEX II(a) through a decision of the EU-Jordan Association Committee. Annex II(a) would also need to be amended in case Jordan meets the target of creating 200,000 jobs for Syrian refugees and it is therefore decided to extend the scheme on a country-wide basis.

The application of ANNEX II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Association Agreement may be suspended if the conditions for its application are no longer fulfilled or if the conditions for safeguard measures as specified in Articles 24 and 26 of the Association Agreement are met.

2016/0188 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part 1 ("the Agreement") entered into force on 1 May 2002. Pursuant to Article 89 of the Agreement, an Association Council is established to examine any major issues arising within the framework of this Agreement and any other bilateral and international issues of mutual interest.

(2)Pursuant to Article 92 of the Agreement, an Association Committee is established which shall be responsible for the implementation of the Agreement and to which the Association Council may delegate, in full or in part, any of its powers.

(3)Pursuant to Article 94(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall have the power to take decisions for the management of the Agreement as well as in the areas where the Association Council has delegated its powers to it.

(4)Pursuant to Article 2 of the Council and Commission decision of 26 March 2002 on the Conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part 2 , the position to be taken by the European Union ("EU") within the Association Committee shall be laid down by the Council on a proposal by the Commission.

(5)Pursuant to Article 39 of Protocol 3 of the Agreement, as amended by Decision n° 1/2006 of the EU Jordan Association Council of 15 June 2006 3 , the Association Committee may decide to amend the provisions of this Protocol.

(6)The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ("Jordan") submitted proposals to the international community for a Holistic Approach for an economic response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

(7)In the framework of the International Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region, held in London on 4 February 2016, Jordan declared its intention to permit Syrian refugees to participate in the formal labour market in Jordan and set out a number of steps it would take towards this end, notably with a view to creating around 200,000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees.

(8)In relation to this initiative Jordan made a specific request on 12 December 2015 for a temporary relaxation of the rules of origin to be made available under the Agreement so as to enhance Jordan's exports to the EU and create additional employment opportunities, especially for Syrian refugees.

(9)As a result of the examination of Jordan's request, the Council, on behalf of the EU, considers it justified to agree to additional rules of origin that, under the conditions specified in Annex 1 to the draft Joint Decision of the Association Committee attached to this Decision, notably as concerns relevant products, production zones and the creation of additional employment for Syrian refugees, should be made available as an alternative to those laid down in Annex II to Protocol 3 of the Agreement for exports from Jordan and should be those applied by the EU for imports from least-developed countries under the GSP/ EBA initiative.

(10)Annex 1 of the draft Joint Decision of the Association Committee attached to this Decision should apply until 31 December 2026 and a mid-term review should be undertaken allowing the parties to make adjustments through a decision of the Association Committee.

(11)The achievement by Jordan of its objective of creating around 200,000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees should be considered as a significant milestone also in respect of the implementation of the draft Joint Decision of the Association Committee attached to this Decision. Accordingly, once this objective is achieved, the EU and Jordan will consider extending the coverage of the Joint Decision to include all products covered by the Joint Decision that are produced in Jordan, without the need to satisfy the specific conditions set out in Article 1(1) of Annex I of the draft Joint Decision.

(12)The application of Annex 1 of the draft Joint Decision of the Association Committee attached to this Decision should be accompanied by appropriate monitoring and reporting obligations and may be suspended if the conditions for its application are no longer fulfilled or if the conditions for safeguard measures are met,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EU-Jordan Association Committee established by virtue of Article 92 of the Agreement, as regards an amendment to Protocol 3 to that Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be based on the draft Decision of that Association Committee, attached to this Decision.

Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Association Committee without further decision of the Council.

Article 2

After its adoption, the Decision of the Association Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on […].

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

(1) OJ L 129, 15.5.2002, p. 166.

(2) OJ L 129, 15.5.2002, p 1.

(3) OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p .31.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 16.6.2016

COM(2016) 403 final

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a Council Decision

on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the Association Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, as regards an amendment to Protocol 3 to that Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

ATTACHMENT

DRAFT

JOINT DECISION N° [1]/2016 OF THE EU-JORDAN ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

of [x/x/]2016

Amending the provisions of Protocol 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, concerning the definition of originating products and the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for certain categories of products, manufactured in dedicated development zones and industrial areas, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status.

The EU-Jordan Association Committee,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, ("the Agreement") and in particular Article 94 of the Agreement and Article 39 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement.

Whereas:

(1)The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ("Jordan") submitted proposals to the international community for a Holistic Approach for an economic response to the Syrian refugee crisis and as part of this initiative made a specific request on 12 December 2015 for a relaxation of the rules of origin applied under the Agreement so as to enhance Jordan's exports to the European Union ("EU") and create additional employment opportunities, especially for Syrian refugees as well as Jordanians.

(2)In the framework of the International Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region, held in London on 4 February 2016, Jordan declared its intention to promote the participation of Syrian refugees in the formal labour market in Jordan and in this context to provide 50,000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees within one year of the Conference and the overall objective to increase this level to around 200,000 job opportunities over the next years.

(3)A temporary relaxation of applicable rules of origin would allow for certain goods produced in Jordan to be subject to less stringent rules of origin for the purpose of determining preferential treatment on import into the EU than would otherwise apply. This temporary relaxation of applicable rules of origin would be part of the European Union's support to Jordan in the context of the Syrian crisis and with the aim of mitigating the costs imposed by hosting a large number of Syrian refugees.

(4)The EU considers that the requested relaxation of the rules of origin would contribute to the overall objective of creating around 200.000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees.

(5)The relaxation of the rules of origin would be subject to certain conditions in view of ensuring that the benefit goes to exporters that contribute to the Jordanian effort of employing Syrian refugees.

(6)Annex 1 of this Decision applies to goods produced in production facilities located in dedicated development zones and industrial areas within Jordan and contributing to the generation of employment of Syrian refugees along the Jordanian population.

(7)The objective of this initiative is to stimulate trade and investment in these development zones and industrial areas and thereby contribute to improved economic and employment opportunities for Syrian refugees along the Jordanian population.

(8)Protocol 3 and its Annex II of the Agreement should therefore be complemented in order to specify the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for such products to obtain such preferential originating status. This complementary list of working or processing should be based on the origin rules applied by the EU for imports from least-developed countries under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative.

(9)There should be a possibility to suspend temporarily the application of Annex 1 of this Decision establishing a complementary list of working and processing in relation to a specific production facility if the conditions laid out in Article 1.1 of Annex 1 of this Decision are not met by that facility.

(10)There should also be a possibility to suspend temporarily the application of Annex 1 of this Decision with respect to any of the products listed in Article 2 of Annex 1 of this Decision imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause, or threaten to cause, serious injuries to EU producers of like or directly competing products in all or part of the territory of the EU or serious disturbances in any sector of the EU economy in accordance to Articles 24 and 26 of the Agreement.

(11)This Decision should be valid for a limited period sufficient to provide incentive for additional investment and employment generation and should therefore expire on 31 December 2026. The EU and Jordan will carry out a mid-term review pursuant to Article 1.7 of Annex 1 of this Decision, and may amend Annex 1 of this Decision through a decision of the Association Committee in the light of experience of the implementation of this Decision.

(12)The achievement by Jordan of its objective set in the framework of the International Conference of 4 February 2016 of creating around 200,000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees would represent a significant milestone also in respect of the implementation of this Decision, whereupon the EU and Jordan will consider further simplifying this support measure by eliminating the conditions concerning the place of production and the use of Syrian refugees in the relevant production facilities. This would require an amendment of Annex I of this Decision through a decision of the Association Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II of Protocol 3 of the Agreement, containing the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for the product manufactured to obtain originating status, is amended and complemented by Annex II(a) of Protocol 3 of the Agreement, contained in Annex 1 of this Joint Decision.

Article 2

Annex II(a) of Protocol 3 of the Agreement, contained in Annex 1 of this Decision, specifies the conditions for application and the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for the product manufactured in specific geographic areas connected with the additional employment of Syrian refugees to obtain originating status.

Article 3

Annex 1 shall form an integral part of this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption by the Association Committee.

It shall apply until 31 December 2026.

Done in [Brussels], [x/x/]2016

For the EU-Jordan Association Committee

ANNEX I

ANNEX II(a)

ADDENDUM TO THE LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS IN ORDER THAT THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED CAN OBTAIN ORIGINATING STATUS

Article 1. Common provisions

a. Definition of origin

1.For the products listed in Article 2, the following rules may also apply instead of the rules set out in Annex II of Protocol 3 provided that such products respect the following conditions:

(a)the required working or processing to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for such products to obtain originating status takes place in production facilities located in one of the following Development Zones and Industrial Areas: Alhussein Bin Abdullah II Industrial City- Alkarak, Aljeeza Industrial Area- Amman, Alqastal Industrial Area- Amman, Al Tajamuat Industrial City- Sahab, Dulail Industrial City- Zarqa, Irbid Development Zone and Irbid Alhassan Industrial City, King Abdullah II Bin Alhussein City- Sahab, King Hussein Bin Talal Development Zone- Mafraq (including Mafraq Industrial City), Ma’an Development Zone- Ma’an, Marka Industrial Area- Amman, Muwaqqar Industrial City- Amman; and

(b)the total work force of each production facility located in these Development Zones and Industrial Areas in which such products are worked or processed contains a proportion of Syrian refugees equivalent to at least 15% during the first and second years after the entry into force of this Annex and to at least 25% from the beginning of the third year after the entry into force of this Annex. The relevant proportion shall be calculated at any point after the entry into force of this Annex and on an annual basis thereafter taking into account the number of Syrian refugees that are employed in formal and decent jobs and on a Full-Time Equivalent basis, and that have received a work permit valid for a minimum period of twelve months under the applicable legislation of Jordan.

2.The competent authorities of Jordan shall monitor the respect of the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1, shall grant to an exporter of products fulfilling such conditions an authorisation number and shall promptly withdraw such authorisation number when such conditions are no longer fulfilled.

b. Proof of origin

3.A proof of origin made out pursuant to this Annex shall contain the following statement in English: ‘Derogation – Annex II(a) of Protocol 3 – name of the Development Zone or industrial area and authorisation number granted by the competent authorities of Jordan’.

c. Administrative cooperation

4.When in accordance with Article 33(5) of this Protocol, as amended by decision No 1/2006 of the EU-Jordan Association Council of 15 June 2006, the customs authorities of Jordan inform the European Commission or the requesting customs authorities of the Member States of the European Union ("EU") of the results of the verification, they shall specify that the products listed in Article 2 fulfil the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1.

5.Where the verification procedure or any other available information appears to indicate that the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1 are not fulfilled, Jordan shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Commission or the customs authorities of the Member States of the EU, carry out appropriate inquiries or arrange for such inquiries to be carried out with due urgency to identify and prevent such contraventions. For this purpose, the European Commission or the customs authorities of the Member States of the EU may participate in the inquiries.

d. Report, monitoring and revision

6.Each year after the entry into force of this Annex, Jordan shall submit a report to the European Commission on the operation and effects of this Annex, including production and export statistics at 8 digit level or the highest level of detail available, and a list identifying the companies producing in the Development Zones and Industrial Areas and specifying the percentage of Syrian refugees they each employed on a year-by-year basis. The Parties shall jointly review such reports and any issues relating to the implementation and monitoring of this Annex in the framework of the existing bodies created under the Association Agreement and in particular in the Sub-Committee on Industry, Trade and Services. The Parties shall also consider the involvement of relevant international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank in the monitoring process.

7.Four years after the entry into force of this Annex, the Parties shall carry out a mid-term review to determine if any modifications should be made in light of experience of the implementation of this Annex and based on this mid-term review, the Association Committee may consider possible amendments to this Annex.

8.Once Jordan achieves its target of facilitating a greater participation of Syrian refugees in the formal labour market by issuing a total number of around 200,000 work permits to Syrian refugees, the Parties shall consider to further simplify the provisions of this Annex by eliminating the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1 concerning the place of production and the use of Syrian refugees in the relevant production facilities. The Association Committee may amend this Annex to this effect.

e. Temporary suspension

9.(a)The EU may refer the matter to the Association Committee where the EU considers that there is insufficient evidence of Jordan or any specific production facility complying with the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1. The referral shall identify whether the failure to comply with the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1 is attributable to Jordan or any specific production facility.

(b)If within 90 days of the matter being referred to it the Association Committee fails to declare that the respect of the conditions laid out in subparagraph 1 is ensured or fails to amend this Annex, the application of this Annex shall be suspended. The extent of the suspension shall be that identified in the referral of the EU to the Association Committee.

(c)The Association Committee may also decide to extend the 90-day period in which case the suspension shall take effect where the Association Council has failed to take any of the actions identified in (b) within the extended period of time.

(d)The application of this Annex may resume if the Association Committee so decides.

(e)In the event of a suspension, this Annex shall continue to apply for a period of 4 months in relation to goods which are either in transit, or in temporary storage in customs warehouses or in free zones in the EU, on the date of temporary suspension of the Annex and for which a proof of origin was properly made out in accordance with the provisions of this Annex prior to the date of temporary suspension.

f. Safeguard mechanism

10.Where a product listed in Article 2 benefiting from the application of this Annex is imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to EU producers of like or directly competitive products in all or part of the territory of the EU or serious disturbances in any sector of the EU economy, in accordance with Articles 24 and 26 of the Agreement, the EU may refer the matter for examination to the Association Committee. If within 90 days of the matter being referred to it, the Association Committee fails to adopt a decision putting an end to such serious injury or threat thereof or serious disturbances or if no other satisfactory solution has been reached, the application of this Annex shall be suspended with respect to that product, until the Association Committee adopts a decision declaring that they have ended or until a satisfactory solution has been reached by the Parties and is notified to the Association Committee.

g. Entry into force and application

11.This Annex shall apply from the day of entry into force of the Association Committee decision to which it is attached and until 31 December 2026.

Article 2. List of products and of required working and processing

The list of products to which this Annex applies and the rules of working and processing that may be applied as an alternative to those listed in Annex II are set out below.

Annex I of Protocol 3 of the Agreement containing the introductory notes to the list in Annex II of Protocol 3 of the Agreement applies mutatis mutandis to the list below, subject to the following amendments:

In Note 5.2, the following basic materials are added in the second paragraph:

–glass fibres;

–metal fibres.

In Note 7.3, the text is replaced by the following:

For the purposes of headings ex 2707 and 2713, simple operations, such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water- separation, filtering, colouring, marking, obtaining a sulphur-content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur-contents, or any combination of these operations or like operations, do not confer origin.

ex Chapter 25	Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 2519	Crushed natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), in hermetically-sealed containers, and magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, other than fused magnesia or dead-burned (sintered) magnesia	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite) may be used
ex Chapter 27	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 2707	Oils in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents, being oils similar to mineral oils obtained by distillation of high temperature coal tar, of which more than 65% by volume distils at a temperature of up to 250°C (including mixtures of petroleum spirit and benzole), for use as power or heating fuels	Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 1 or Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
2710	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous materials, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils	Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 2 or Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
2711	Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons	Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) or Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
2712	Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured	Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es)2 or Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
2713	Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous materials	Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es)1 or Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 28	Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 2811	Sulphur trioxide	Manufacture from sulphur dioxide or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 2840	Sodium perborate	Manufacture from disodium tetraborate pentahydrate or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
2843	Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals	Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 2843
ex 2852	- Mercury compounds of internal ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives	Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2909 used shall not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
	- Mercury compounds of nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds	Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2852, 2932, 2933 and 2934 used shall not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 29	Organic chemicals; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 2905	Metal alcoholates of alcohols of this heading and of ethanol; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 2905. However, metal alcoholates of this heading may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
2905 43; 2905 44; 2905 45	Mannitol; D-glucitol (sorbitol); Glycerol	Manufacture from materials of any sub-heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same sub-heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
2915	Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives	Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2915 and 2916 used shall not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 2932	– Internal ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives	Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2909 used shall not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
	– Cyclic acetals and internal hemiacetals and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives	Manufacture from materials of any heading or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
2933	Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only	Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 and 2933 used shall not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
2934	Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds	Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932, 2933 and 2934 used shall not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 31	Fertilisers	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 32	Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 33	Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3301	Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils.	Manufacture from materials of any heading, including materials of a different ‘group' 3 in this heading. However, materials of the same group as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 34	Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3404	Artificial waxes and prepared waxes: – With a basis of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, slack wax or scale wax	Manufacture from materials of any heading
Chapter 35	Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 37	Photographic or cinematographic goods	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 38	Miscellaneous chemical products; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3803	Refined tall oil	Refining of crude tall oil or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3805	Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified	Purification by distillation or refining of raw spirits of sulphate turpentine or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
3806 30	Ester gums	Manufacture from resin acids or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3807	Wood pitch (wood tar pitch)	Distillation of wood tar or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
3809 10	Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included: With a basis of amylaceous substances	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
3823	Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols	Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3823 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
3824 60	Sorbitol other than that of sub-heading 2905 44	Manufacture from materials of any sub-heading, except that of the product and except materials of sub-heading 2905 44. However, materials of the same sub-heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 39	Plastics and articles thereof; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3907	- Copolymer, made from polycarbonate and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS)	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product 4 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
	– Polyester	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture from polycarbonate of tetrabromo-(bisphenol A) or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3920	Ionomer sheet or film	Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly neutralised with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 3921	Foils of plastic, metallised	Manufacture from highly-transparent polyester-foils with a thickness of less than 23 micron 5 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 40	Rubber and articles thereof; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
4012	Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber:
	– Retreaded pneumatic, solid or cushion tyres, of rubber	Retreading of used tyres
	– Other	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 4011 and 4012 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 41	Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
4101 to 4103	Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split; raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by note 1(c) to Chapter 41; other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by note 1(b) or 1(c) to Chapter 41	Manufacture from materials of any heading
4104 to 4106	Tanned or crust hides and skins, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared	Re-tanning of tanned or pre-tanned hides and skins of sub-headings 4104 11, 4104 19, 4105 10, 4106 21, 4106 31 or 4106 91, or Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
4107, 4112, 4113	Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of sub-headings 4104 41, 4104 49, 4105 30, 4106 22, 4106 32 and 4106 92 may be used only if a re-tanning operation of the tanned or crust hides and skins in the dry state takes place
Chapter 42	Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut)	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 43	Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
4301	Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furrier’s use), other than raw hides and skins of heading 4101, 4102 or 4103	Manufacture from materials of any heading
ex 4302	Tanned or dressed furskins, assembled:
	– Plates, crosses and similar forms	Bleaching or dyeing, in addition to cutting and assembly of non-assembled tanned or dressed furskins
	– Other	Manufacture from non-assembled, tanned or dressed furskins
4303	Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin	Manufacture from non-assembled tanned or dressed furskins of heading 4302
ex Chapter 44	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 4407	Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or end-jointed	Planing, sanding or end-jointing
ex 4408	Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood) and for plywood, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm, spliced, and other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or end-jointed	Splicing, planing, sanding or endjointing
ex 4410 to ex 4413	Beadings and mouldings, including moulded skirting and other moulded boards	Beading or moulding
ex 4415	Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood	Manufacture from boards not cut to size
ex 4418	– Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, cellular wood panels, shingles and shakes may be used
	– Beadings and mouldings	Beading or moulding
ex 4421	Match splints; wooden pegs or pins for footwear	Manufacture from wood of any heading, except drawn wood of heading 4409
ex Chapter 51	Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
5106 to 5110	Yarn of wool, of fine or coarse animal hair or of horsehair	Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning 6
5111 to 5113	Woven fabrics of wool, of fine or coarse animal hair or of horsehair:	Weaving6 or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 52	Cotton; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
5204 to 5207	Yarn and thread of cotton	Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning6
5208 to 5212	Woven fabrics of cotton:	Weaving6 or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter53	Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
5306 to 5308	Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn	Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning6
5309 to 5311	Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn:	Weaving6 Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
5401 to 5406	Yarn, monofilament and thread of man-made filaments	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning OR spinning of natural fibres6
5407 and 5408	Woven fabrics of man-made filament yarn:	Weaving6 or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
5501 to 5507	Man-made staple fibres	Extrusion of man-made fibres
5508 to 5511	Yarn and sewing thread of man-made staple fibres	Spinning of natural fibres or extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning6
5512 to 5516	Woven fabrics of man-made staple fibres:	Weaving6 or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter56	Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof; except for:	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural fibres or Flocking accompanied by dyeing or printing6
5602	Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated:
	- Needleloom felt	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by fabric formation, However: - polypropylene filament of heading 5402, - polypropylene fibres of heading 5503 or 5506, or - polypropylene filament tow of heading 5501, of which the denomination in all cases of a single filament or fibre is less than 9 decitex, may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product or Fabric formation alone in the case of felt made from natural fibres6
	- Other	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by fabric formation, or Fabric formation alone in the case of other felt made from natural fibres6
5603	Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated	Any non-woven process including needle punching
5604	Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics:
	- Rubber thread and cord, textile covered	Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered
	- Other	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural fibres6
5605	Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres6
5606	Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by spinning or spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres or Spinning accompanied with flocking or Flocking accompanied by dyeing6
Chapter 57	Carpets and other textile floor coverings:	Spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving or Manufacture from coir yarn or sisal yarn or jute yarn or Flocking accompanied by dyeing or by printing Or Tufting accompanied by dyeing or by printing Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by non-woven techniques including needle punching6 However: - polypropylene filament of heading 5402, - polypropylene fibres of heading 5503 or 5506, or - polypropylene filament tow of heading 5501, of which the denomination in all cases of a single filament or fibre is less than 9 decitex, may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product Jute fabric may be used as a backing
ex Chapter 58	Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery; except for:	Weaving6 or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
5805	Hand-woven tapestries of the types Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needle-worked tapestries (for example, petit point, cross stitch), whether or not made up	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
5810	Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
5901	Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations	Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by flocking or by coating or Flocking accompanied by dyeing or printing
5902	Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon:
	- Containing not more than 90% by weight of textile materials	Weaving
	- Other	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by weaving
5903	Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902	Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
5904	Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape	Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating6
5905	Textile wall coverings:
	- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, plastics or other materials	Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating
	- Other	Spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by weaving or Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product6:
5906	Rubberised textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902:
	- Knitted or crocheted fabrics	Spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by knitting or Knitting accompanied by dyeing or by coating or Dyeing of yarn of natural fibres accompanied by knitting6
	- Other fabrics made of synthetic filament yarn, containing more than 90% by weight of textile materials	Extrusion of man-made fibres accompanied by weaving
	- Other	Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by coating or Dyeing of yarn of natural fibres accompanied by weaving
5907	Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like	Weaving accompanied by dyeing or by flocking or by coating or Flocking accompanied by dyeing or by printing or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
5908	Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not impregnated:
	- Incandescent gas mantles, impregnated	Manufacture from tubular knitted gas-mantle fabric
	- Other	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
5909 to 5911	Textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use:
	- Polishing discs or rings other than of felt of heading 5911	Weaving
	- Woven fabrics, of a kind commonly used in papermaking or other technical uses, felted or not, whether or not impregnated or coated, tubular or endless with single or multiple warp and/or weft, or flat woven with multiple warp and/or weft of heading 5911	Weaving6
	- Other	Extrusion of man-made filament yarn OR spinning of natural or man-made staple fibres, accompanied by weaving6 or Weaving accompanied by dyeing or coating
Chapter 60	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	Spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by knitting or Knitting accompanied by dyeing or by flocking or by coating or Flocking accompanied by dyeing or by printing or Dyeing of yarn of natural fibres accompanied by knitting or Twisting or texturing accompanied by knitting provided that the value of the non-twisted/non-textured yarns used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 61	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted:
	- Obtained by sewing together or otherwise assembling, two or more pieces of knitted or crocheted fabric which have been either cut to form or obtained directly to form	Manufacture from fabric
	- Other	Spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, in each case accompanied by knitting (knitted to shape products) or Dyeing of yarn of natural fibres accompanied by knitting (knitted to shape products)6
ex Chapter 62	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted; except for:	Manufacture from fabric
6213 and 6214	Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like:
	- Embroidered	Weaving accompanied by making-up (including cutting) OR Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product 7 OR Making-up preceded by printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product6 7
	- Other	Weaving accompanied by making-up (including cutting) or Making-up followed by printing accompanied by at least two preparatory finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product6 7
6217	Other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading 6212:
	- Embroidered	Weaving accompanied by making-up (including cutting) or Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product7
	- Fire-resistant equipment of fabric covered with foil of aluminised polyester	Weaving accompanied by making-up (including cutting) or Coating provided that the value of the uncoated fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product accompanied by making-up (including cutting)7
	- Interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 63	Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
6301 to 6304	Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen etc.; curtains etc.; other furnishing articles:
	- Of felt, of nonwovens	Any non-woven process including needle punching accompanied by making up (including cutting)
	- Other:
	-- Embroidered	Weaving or knitting accompanied by making-up (including cutting) or Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product7 8
	-- Other	Weaving or knitting accompanied by making-up (including cutting)
6305	Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods	Weaving or knitting and making-up (including cutting)6
6306	Tarpaulins, awnings and sun blinds; tents; sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods:
	- Of nonwovens	Any non-woven process including needle punching accompanied by making up (including cutting)
	- Other	Weaving accompanied by making-up (including cutting)6 7 or Coating provided that the value of the uncoated fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product accompanied by making-up (including cutting)
6307	Other made-up articles, including dress patterns	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
6308	Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether or not with accessories, for making up into rugs, tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes, or similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail sale	Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, non-originating articles may be incorporated, provided that their total value does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the set
ex Chapter 64	Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components of heading 6406
6406	Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached to soles other than outer soles); removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Chapter 65	Headgear and parts thereof	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
ex Chapter 68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 6803	Articles of slate or of agglomerated slate	Manufacture from worked slate
ex 6812	Articles of asbestos; articles of mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate	Manufacture from materials of any heading
ex 6814	Articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials	Manufacture from worked mica (including agglomerated or reconstituted mica)
Chapter 69	Ceramic products	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 70	Glass and glassware, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
7006	Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005,bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled,
	– Glass-plate substrates, coated with a dielectric thin film, and of a semiconductor grade in accordance with SEMII-standards 9	Manufacture from non-coated glass-plate substrate of heading 7006
	– Other	Manufacture from materials of heading 7001
7010	Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Cutting of glassware, provided that the total value of the uncut glassware used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
7013	Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018)	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Cutting of glassware, provided that the total value of the uncut glassware used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product or Hand-decoration (except silk-screen printing) of hand-blown glassware, provided that the total value of the hand-blown glassware used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 7019	Articles (other than yarn) of glass fibres	Manufacture from: – uncoloured slivers, rovings, yarn or chopped strands, or – glass wool
ex Chapter 71	Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
7106, 7108 and 7110	Precious metals:
	- Unwrought	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 7106, 7108 and 7110 or Electrolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious metals of heading 7106, 7108 or 7110 or Fusion and/or alloying of precious metals of heading 7106, 7108 or 7110 with each other or with base metals
	- Semi-manufactured or in powder form	Manufacture from unwrought precious metals
ex 7107, ex 7109 and ex 7111	Metals clad with precious metals, semi-manufactured	Manufacture from metals clad with precious metals, unwrought
7115	Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
7117	Imitation jewellery	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture from base metal parts, not plated or covered with precious metals, provided that the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 73	Articles of iron or steel; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
ex 7301	Sheet piling	Manufacture from materials of heading 7207
7302	Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole pates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialised for jointing or fixing rails	Manufacture from materials of heading 7206
7304, 7305 and 7306	Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel	Manufacture from materials of heading 7206, 7207, 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7218, 7219, 7220 or 7224
ex 7307	Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel	Turning, drilling, reaming, threading, deburring and sandblasting of forged blanks, provided that the total value of the forged blanks used does not exceed 35 % of the ex-works price of the product
7308	Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, welded angles, shapes and sections of heading 7301 may not be used
ex 7315	Skid chain	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 7315 used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 74	Copper and articles thereof; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
7403	Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought	Manufacture from materials of any heading
ex Chapter 76	Aluminium and articles thereof; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
7601	Unwrought aluminium	Manufacture from materials of any heading
7607	Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and heading 7606
ex Chapter 78	Lead and articles thereof, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
7801	Unwrought lead:
	- Refined lead	Manufacture from materials of any heading
	- Other	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 7802 may not be used
Chapter 80	Tin and articles thereof	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
ex Chapter 82	Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8206	Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 8202 to 8205. However, tools of headings 8202 to 8205 may be incorporated into the set, provided that their total value does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the set
8211	Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208 , and blades therefor	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, knife blades and handles of base metal may be used
8214	Other articles of cutlery (for example; hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, handles of base metal may be used
8215	Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, handles of base metal may be used
ex Chapter 83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 8302	Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for buildings, and automatic door closers	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, other materials of heading 8302 may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 8306	Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, other materials of heading 8306 may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 84	Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8401	Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8407	Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8408	Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8427	Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8482	Ball or roller bearings	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 85	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles; except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8501, 8502	Electric motors and generators; Electric generating sets and rotary converters	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8503 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8513	Portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy (for example, dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos), other than lighting equipment of heading 8512	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8519	Sound recording and sound reproducing apparatus	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8522 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8521	Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8522 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8523	Prepared unrecorded media for sound recording or similar recording of other phenomena, other than products of Chapter 37	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8525	Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and other video camera recorders	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8529 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8526	Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8529 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8527	Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8529 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8528	Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8529 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8535 to 8537	Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables; boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, for electric control or the distribution of electricity	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product and of heading 8538 or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8540 11 and 8540 12	Cathode ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode ray tubes	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 8542 31 to ex 8542 33 and ex 8542 39	Monolithic integrated circuits	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product or The operation of diffusion, in which integrated circuits are formed on a semi-conductor substrate by the selective introduction of an appropriate dopant, whether or not assembled and/or tested in a non-party
8544	Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8545	Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8546	Electrical insulators of any material	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8547	Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating materials apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during moulding solely for purposes of assembly, other than insulators of heading 8546; electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8548	Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 86	Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 87	Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof; except for:	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
8711	Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 90	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
9002	Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
9033	Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 91	Clocks and watches and parts thereof	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
Chapter 94	Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex Chapter 95	Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
ex 9506	Golf clubs and parts thereof	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, roughly-shaped blocks for making golf-club heads may be used
ex Chapter 96	Miscellaneous manufactured articles, except for:	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
9601 and 9602	Worked ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding. Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatine (except gelatine of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin	Manufacture from materials of any heading
9603	Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers, squeegees (other than roller squeegees)	Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
9605	Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning	Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, non-originating articles may be incorporated, provided that their total value does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the set
9606	Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks	Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
9608	Ball-point pens; felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencilholders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609	Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, nibs or nib-points of the same heading as the product may be used
9612	Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes	Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product
9613 20	Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable	Manufacture in which the total value of the materials of heading 9613 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product
9614	Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof	Manufacture from materials of any heading

(1) For the special conditions relating to “specific processes”, see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.

(2) For the special conditions relating to “specific processes”, see Introductory Note 7.2.

(3) A "group" is regarded as any part of the heading separated from the rest by a semi-colon.

(4) In the case of the products composed of materials classified within both headings 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within headings 3907 to 3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product.

(5) The following foils shall be considered as highly transparent: foils, the optical dimming of which, measured according to ASTM-D 1003-16 by Gardner Hazemeter (i.e. Hazefactor), is less than 2%.

(6) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.

(7) See Introductory Note 6.

(8) For knitted or crocheted articles, not elastic or rubberised, obtained by sewing or assembling pieces of knitted or crocheted fabrics (cut out or knitted directly to shape), see Introductory Note 6.

(9) SEMII – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute Incorporated

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