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Document 52018PC0463

    Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken, 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

    COM/2018/463 final - 2018/0246 (NLE)

    Brussels, 14.6.2018

    COM(2018) 463 final

    2018/0246(NLE)

    Proposal for a

    COUNCIL DECISION

    on the position to be taken, 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.Subject matter of the proposal

    This proposal concerns the decision establishing the position to be taken on the Union's behalf 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, in connection with the envisaged adoption of Decision of the Association Committee 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, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept 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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status.

    2.Context of the proposal

    2.1.The EU-Jordan Association Agreement

    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 EU-Jordan Association Agreement’, ‘the Agreement’) aims to foster the establishment of bilateral free trade with Jordan – the first step towards creating a wider regional Euro-Mediterranean free trade area. The EU-Jordan Association Agreement laid the foundation for reciprocal tariff liberalisation of trade in industry and agriculture. 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. The value of EU imports from Jordan has risen from EUR 314 million in 2002 to EUR 357 million in 2017 – an increase of EUR 43.5 million or 14%. Within the lifespan of the agreement however the value of imports has fluctuated. In 2015 imports reached an all-time high of EUR 386 million, but have since declined. . The Agreement entered into force on 1st May 2002.

    2.2.The EU-Jordan Association Committee

    The EU-Jordan Association Committee is a body established by the EU-Jordan Association Agreement responsible for the implementation of the Agreement. It also has the power to take decisions for the management of the Agreement.

    2.3.The envisaged act of the EU-Jordan Association Committee

    The EU-Jordan Association Committee is to adopt a Decision regarding modification the terms of the Decision 1/2016 of the EU-Jordan Association Committee of 19 July 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 the concept 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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status (‘the envisaged act’). Decision 1/2016 provided for a targeted and time-limited simplification of the rules of origin that Jordanian exporters need to satisfy in order to benefit from the generous preferential access already provided under the EU-Jordan Association Agreement.

    The purpose of the envisaged act is to provide for further modification of the requirements to benefit from the scheme applying since the entry into force of the Decision 1/2016.

    The envisaged act will become binding on the parties in accordance with Article 94 para. 2 of the Agreement, which provides: ‘It shall draw up its decisions by agreement between the two Parties. These decisions shall be binding on the Parties which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken’.

    3.Position to be taken on the Union's behalf

    The Syrian Crisis and the resulting influx and protracted presence of refugees has had a substantial negative impact on Jordan economy representing an important source of fragility and disruption of Jordan's traditional trade patterns. This has affected job creation, inward investment and tourism.

    To boost economic activity in Jordan, the EU-Jordan Association Committee agreed on 19 July 2016 a targeted and time-limited simplification of the rules of origin that Jordanian exporters need to satisfy in order to benefit from the generous preferential access already provided under the EU-Jordan Association Agreement 1 .

    The simplified rules of origin regime will apply for 10 years and covers products in 52 chapters of the Harmonised System. These represent a wide range of manufactured products and include both items that Jordan currently exports in small volumes to the EU and others where currently there is no trade. The alternative rules of origin made available under this scheme are those applied by the EU to imports from Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) under the EU's Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative.

    For exporters to be able to use these alternative rules of origin, production must take place in one of 18 selected industrial areas and development zones in Jordan and use a minimum percentage of Syrian refugee labour in the production facilities (15% at the outset, increasing to 25% from year three, i.e. after 19 July 2018). Jordan proposed the 18 zones based on criteria such as their ability to attract investments, the presence of well-established industries producing goods included in the initiative, poverty levels and the high density of unemployed Syrians and Jordanians, as well as logistic factors such as roads, airports and ports.

    On Rules of Origin scheme there is interest on both sides to further incentivise economic operators to use the scheme. Until today eleven companies registered in the scheme and four of them exported their products into the EU for a total value of €2.3million.

    In its first report on the Implementation of the Rules of Origin scheme Jordan made a number of requests for further modification of criteria required by the scheme.

    After an analysis of the report and requests put forward by Jordan, the Commission considers that certain requests should be addressed in the short term, by mid-2018. They need however an amendment to the original Decision 1/2016.

    The proposed amendments consist of two elements:

    1.Increase of percentage of Syrian labour (from 15% to 25%) would take place in the beginning of year four and would start running individually for each registered production facility from the date of its first exportation (from the moment of the registration of the first export declaration) in the scheme instead of the date of entry into force of the Decision 1/2016;

    2.Dropping the zone criteria in order to allow reaching the overall objective of the scheme of enabling recruiting as many refugees as possible.

    4.Legal basis

    4.1.Procedural legal basis

    4.1.1.Principles

    Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for decisions 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 concept of ‘acts having legal effects’ includes acts that have legal effects by virtue of the rules of international law governing the body in question. It also includes instruments that do not have a binding effect under international law, but that are ‘capable of decisively influencing the content of the legislation adopted by the EU legislature’ 2 .

    4.1.2.Application to the present case

    The EU-Jordan Association Committee is a body set up by an agreement, namely the EU-Jordan Association Agreement.

    The act which the EU-Jordan Association Committee is called upon to adopt constitutes an act having legal effects. The envisaged act will be binding under international law in accordance with Article 94 paragraph 2 of the EU-Jordan Association Agreement. The envisaged act does not supplement or amend the institutional framework of the Agreement.

    Therefore, the procedural legal basis for the proposed decision is Article 218(9) TFEU.

    4.2.Substantive legal basis

    4.2.1.Principles

    The substantive legal basis for a decision under Article 218(9) TFEU depends primarily on the objective and content of the envisaged act in respect of which a position is taken on the Union's behalf. If the envisaged act pursues two aims or has two components and if one of those aims or components is identifiable as the main one, whereas the other is merely incidental, the decision under Article 218(9) TFEU must be founded on a single substantive legal basis, namely that required by the main or predominant aim or component.

    4.2.2.Application to the present case

    The main objective and content of the envisaged act relate to the common commercial policy’.

    Therefore, the substantive legal basis of the proposed decision is the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

    4.3.Conclusion

    The legal basis of the proposed decision should be the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in conjunction with Article 218(9) TFEU.

    5.Publication of the envisaged act

    As the act of the EU-Jordan Association Committee will amend Protocol 3 of the EU-Jordan 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, it is appropriate to publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union after its adoption.

    2018/0246 (NLE)

    Proposal for a

    COUNCIL DECISION

    on the position to be taken, 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

    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 3 ("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 4 , the position to be taken by the EU within the Association Committee shall be laid down by the Council on a proposal by the Commission.

    (5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the EU-Jordan Association Committee, as the Decision of the Association Committee 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, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part,
    concerning the definition of the concept 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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status will be binding on the Union.

    (6)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 5 , the Association Committee may decide to amend the provisions of this Protocol.

    (7)Pursuant to the Protocol 3 of the Agreement, as amended by Decision 1/2016 of the EU-Jordan Association Committee of 19 July 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 the concept 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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan submitted proposals for further relaxation of the scheme introduced by the Decision 1/2016.

    (8)As a result of the examination of Jordan's request, the Council, on behalf of the EU, considers it justified to agree on additional flexibilities of the rules of origin scheme, notably as concerns abandoning the zone requirement and granting an additional year before the required increase of the Syrian workforce from 15% to 25%. Furthermore, the Council considers it justified to agree on a more convenient moment to start the four-year period that marks the increase of the Syrian workforce from 15% to 25%.

    (9)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 in 2020 should be undertaken allowing the parties to make adjustments through a decision of the Association Committee.

    (10)The achievement by the Hashemite Kingdom of 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, when this objective is achieved, the EU and Jordan should undertake a specific review, also taking into account the modernisation of the Pan-Euromed Convention on Rules of Origin, with the goal of extending the coverage of the Joint Decision to include all production in Jordan of products covered by the Joint Decision without the need to satisfy the specific conditions set out in Article 1(1) of Annex I of the draft Joint Decision.

    (11)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 on the Union's behalf in the 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.

    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 is addressed to the Commission.

    Done at Brussels,

       For the Council

       The President

    (1)    Official Journal of the European Union, L 233/6, 30.8.2016
    (2)    Judgment of the Court of Justice of 7 October 2014, Germany v Council, C-399/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2258, paragraphs 61 to 64.
    (3)    OJ L […], […], p. […].
    (4)    OJ L […], […], p. […].
    (5)    OJ L […], […], p. […].
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    Brussels,14.6.2018

    COM(2018) 463 final

    ANNEX

    to the

    Proposal for a Council Decision

    on the position to be taken, 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


    DRAFT

    DECISION No° ../…..
    OF THE EU-JORDAN ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

    of …

    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 the concept 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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
    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)Since the entry into force of the Decision 1/2016 until March 2018, eleven companies registered to benefit from the relaxed rules of origin scheme. 

    (2)Between January 2016 and December 2017 Jordan issued over 80.000 work permits to Syrian refugees.

    (3)In December 2017 Jordan presented the first annual report on the implementation of the Decision 1/2016 of the EU-Jordan Association Committee of 19 July 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 the concept 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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status. 

    (4)Following the findings of the report, Jordan made a request to review the Decision 1/2016 and introduce additional flexibilities. The Union considered that certain improvements of the scheme shall further contribute to a higher employment of Syrian refugees, as well as Jordanians.

    (5)The further revision or requirements applicable to economic operators that wish to benefit from the rules of origin scheme would be subject to certain conditions with a view to ensuring that the benefit goes to exporters that contribute to the Jordanian effort of employing Syrian refugees.

    (6)The Annex to this Decision applies to goods produced in production facilities located in Jordan and aims at contributing to the generation of employment for Syrian refugees and for the Jordanian population.

    (7)The objective of this amendment is to improve the original initiative in order to improve the effects of the scheme on Jordanian economy and contribute to increasing a number of Syrian refugees, legally employed in Jordan, as well as Jordanians. 

    (8)There should be a possibility to suspend temporarily the application of the Annex to 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 the Annex to this Decision are not met by that facility.

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

    (10)This Decision should be valid for a limited period sufficient to provide an incentive for additional investment and employment generation and should therefore expire on 31 December 2026.

    (11)The achievement by Jordan of its objective set in the framework of the International Conference of 4 February 2016 of creating approximately 200 000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees would represent a significant milestone also in respect of the implementation of this Decision, whereupon the Union and Jordan will consider further simplifying this support measure, also taking into account the future revision of the Pan-Euromed Convention on Rules of Origin.

    (12)Jordan will develop a clear and stable legal framework for decent employment of Syrian refugees. Specifically, Jordan will continue to expand the sectors and occupations open to refugees, mainly at technical level, with a particular focus on women's participation. In implementing the National Empowerment and Employment Programme (NEEP) and in calculating the participation of non-Jordanians working across multiple sectors, Jordan will exempt refugees from possible reductions in the percentage of non-Jordanians and ensure the cost of work permits is waived.

    (13)Jordan will create a clear framework for the set-up of joint ventures between Syrians and Jordanians, especially focusing on women, making sure that the rights of both parties are upheld, ownership clarified and access to finance facilitated.



    (14)Jordan will create stronger synergies between public sector entities, the private sector and donors, in an effort to improve the business environment and attract investment. To complement this action, the international community will provide firm-level assistance and innovation support programmes, aimed at increasing Jordanian firms' export capability in sectors where the country has a competitive advantage in the global market.

    (15)Jordan will ensure regulatory predictability, with the aim of reducing red tape and costs for investors. This includes the development of incentives for business formalisation, streamlining the process for company registration, adopting a stable legal infrastructure for insolvency, corporate taxation, bank lending, as well as developing non-bank financial institutions, and reducing the administrative burden for companies requiring an export license.

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



    Article 1

    1.Annex II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Agreement, containing 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, is hereby replaced by a new version of Annex II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Agreement, contained in the Annex of this Decision. 

    2.Annex II(a) to Protocol 3 of the Agreement shall apply until December 2026.

    Article 2

    The Annex shall form an integral part of this Decision.

    Article 4

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

    Done in [Amman][Brussels], [x/x/]2018

    For the EU-Jordan Association Committee

    ANNEX

    ANNEX II(a)

    ADDENDUM TO 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

    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 the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; and

    (b)the total work force of each production facility located in the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan where such products are worked or processed contains a proportion of Syrian refugees equivalent to at least 15 % during the first, second and third years after the date of the first exportation under the scheme (calculated individually for each production facility) and to at least 25 % from the beginning of the fourth year after the date of the first exportation under the scheme (calculated individually for each production facility).

    2.The relevant proportion pursuant to subparagraph 1(b) 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.

    3.The competent authorities of Jordan shall monitor the respect of the conditions laid out in paragraph 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

    4.A proof of origin made out pursuant to this Annex shall contain the following statement in English: 'Derogation – Annex II(a) of Protocol 3 –authorisation number granted by the competent authorities of Jordan'.

    C.Administrative cooperation

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

    6.Where the verification procedure or any other available information appears to indicate that the conditions laid out in paragraph 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, 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 may participate in the inquiries.

    D.Report, monitoring and review

    7.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 and the World Bank in the monitoring process.

    8.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 the evolution of the conflict in Syria. Based on this mid-term review, the Association Committee may consider possible amendments to this Annex.

    9.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 will consider further simplifying the provisions of this Annex taking into consideration the developments in the Syrian refugee crisis. The Association Committee may amend this Annex to this effect.

    E.Temporary suspension

    10.(a)The Union may refer the matter to the Association Committee where the Union considers that there is insufficient evidence of Jordan or any specific production facility complying with the conditions laid out in paragraph 1. The referral shall identify whether the failure to comply with the conditions laid out in paragraph 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 paragraph 1 is ensured, or if it 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 Union 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 point (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 Union, 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

    11.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 Union producers of like or directly competitive products in all or part of the territory of the Union or serious disturbances in any sector of the economy of the Union, in accordance with Articles 24 and 26 of the Agreement, the Union 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

    12.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 to Protocol 3 of the Agreement containing the introductory notes to the list in Annex II to 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) 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.

    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) 3

    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; and

    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' 4 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 exworks 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 5

    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 6

    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 7

    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 8

    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 9

    --    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 10

    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)    Decision No 1/2006 of the EU-Jordan Association Council of 15 June 2006 amending Protocol 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation (OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 30).
    (2)    For the special conditions relating to "specific processes", see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.
    (3)    For the special conditions relating to "specific processes", see Introductory Note 7.2.
    (4)    A "group" is regarded as any part of the heading separated from the rest by a semi-colon.
    (5)    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.
    (6)    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 %.
    (7)    For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.
    (8)    See Introductory Note 6.
    (9)    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.
    (10)    SEMII – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute Incorporated
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