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Document 31997R1714

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1714/97 of 3 September 1997 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized preferences to take account of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

    OJ L 242, 4.9.1997, p. 10–18 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    This document has been published in a special edition(s) (CS, ET, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, SK, SL, BG, RO, HR)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1997/1714/oj

    4.9.1997   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Communities

    L 242/10


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1714/97

    of 3 September 1997

    derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized preferences to take account of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,

    Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (4), and in particular Article 76 thereof,

    Whereas, by Council Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalized tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/97 (6), the Community gave such preferences to Cambodia;

    Whereas Articles 67 et seq. of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 establish the definition of the concept of originating products to be used for the purposes of generalized tariff preferences; whereas Article 76 of the Regulation provides however, for derogations to those provisions in favour of least-developed GSP beneficiary countries which submit an appropriate request to that effect to the Community;

    Whereas the Government of Cambodia has applied for such a derogation in respect of certain textile products; whereas at the Community's request Cambodia has provided the requisite additional economic information;

    Whereas the request submitted by Cambodia satisfies the requirements of Article 76; whereas in particular the introduction of quantitative conditions (on an annual basis) reflecting the Community market's capacity to absorb the Cambodian products, Cambodia's export capacity and actual recorded trade flows is such as to prevent injury to the corresponding branches of Community industry;

    Whereas in order to encourage regional cooperation among beneficiary countries it is desirable to provide that the raw materials to be used in Cambodia in the context of this derogation should originate in countries belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) (except Myanmar), the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or the Lomé Convention;

    Whereas any demand to extend application of the derogation beyond the quantities provided for must be considered in consultation with the Cambodian authorities;

    Whereas the derogation may not in any case apply beyond 31 December 1998, when the current scheme of generalized tariff preferences for industrial products expires;

    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation is in conformity with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee (Origin Section),

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    1.   By way of derogation from Articles 67 et seq. of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, products listed in the annex to this Regulation which are manufactured in Cambodia from woven fabric (woven items) or yarn (knitted items) imported into that country and originating in a country belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) (except Myanmar), the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or the Lomé Convention shall be regarded as originating in Cambodia in accordance with the arrangements set out below.

    2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, products shall be considered as originating in Asean or SAARC when they are obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin provided in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, or as originating in the beneficiary countries of the Lomé Convention when they are obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin provided in Protocol No 1 to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (7).

    3.   The competent authorities of Cambodia shall undertake to take all of the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2.

    Article 2

    The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products, imported into the Community from Cambodia during the period from 1 August 1997 to 31 December 1998, up to the annual quantities listed in the Annex against each product.

    Article 3

    The quantities referred to in Article 2 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently.

    Where an importer presents a declaration for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the provisions of this Regulation, and the declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements.

    Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the declarations were accepted, shall be sent to the Commission without delay.

    Drawings shall be granted by the Commission by reference to the date on which the customs authorities of the Member State concerned accepted the declaration for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.

    If a Member State does not use the amount drawn it shall return it as soon as possible to the corresponding quantity.

    If the amounts requested are greater than the available balance of the quantity in question, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.

    Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quantities for as long as the balance of the relevant quantity so permits.

    Article 4

    When drawings under Article 3 account for 80 % of the quantities shown in the Annex, the Commission, in consultation with the Cambodian authorities, shall consider whether it is necessary to extend application of the derogation beyond those quantities.

    Article 5

    The following shall be entered in box 4 of certificates of origin Form A issued under this Regulation:

    ‘Derogation — Regulation (EC) No 1714/97’

    Article 6

    In case of doubt, the Member States may demand a copy of the document certifying the origin of the materials used in Cambodia under this derogation. Such a demand may be made at the time of entry into free circulation of the goods benefiting from the provisions of this Regulation, or within the framework of the administrative cooperation for which provision is made in Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

    Article 7

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

    It shall apply from 1 August 1997.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 3 September 1997.

    For the Commission

    Mario MONTI

    Member of the Commission


    (1)  OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

    (2)  OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

    (3)  OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

    (4)  OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 31.

    (5)  OJ L 348, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.

    (6)  OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 13.

    (7)  OJ L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 1.


    ANNEX

    Order No

    Textile category

    Combined Nomenclature

    Description of goods

    Quantity (1.1-31.12)

    09.8050

    4

    6105 10 00

    6105 20 10

    6105 20 90

    6105 90 10

    6109 10 00

    6109 90 10

    6109 90 30

    6110 20 10

    6110 30 10

    Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine-knit roll-, polo- or turtle-necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal-hair), undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted

    2 543 971 pieces

    09.8051

    5

    6101 10 90

    6101 20 90

    6101 30 90

    6102 10 90

    6102 20 90

    6102 30 90

    6110 10 10

    6110 10 31

    6110 10 35

    6110 10 38

    6110 10 91

    6110 10 95

    6110 10 98

    6110 20 91

    6110 20 99

    6110 30 91

    6110 30 99

    Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted

    1 259 190 pieces

    09.8052

    6

    6203 41 10

    6203 41 90

    6203 42 31

    6203 42 33

    6203 42 35

    6203 42 90

    6203 43 19

    6203 43 90

    6203 49 19

    6203 49 50

    6204 61 10

    6204 62 31

    6204 62 33

    6204 62 39

    6204 63 18

    6204 69 18

    6211 32 42

    6211 33 42

    6211 42 42

    6211 43 42

    Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; lower parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    703 954 pieces

    09.8053

    7

    6106 10 00

    6106 20 00

    6106 90 10

    6206 20 00

    6206 30 00

    6206 40 00

    Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    546 108 pieces

    09.8054

    8

    6205 10 00

    6205 20 00

    6205 30 00

    Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    481 307 pieces

    09.8055

    10

    6111 10 10

    6111 20 10

    6111 30 10

    ex 6111 90 00

    6116 10 20

    6116 10 80

    6116 91 00

    6116 92 00

    6116 93 00

    6116 99 00

    Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted

    1 100 pairs

    09.8056

    12

    6115 12 00

    6115 19 10

    6115 19 90

    6115 20 11

    6115 20 90

    6115 91 00

    6115 92 00

    6115 93 10

    6115 93 30

    6115 93 99

    6115 99 00

    Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70

    1 100 pairs

    09.8057

    13

    6107 11 00

    6107 12 00

    6107 19 00

    6108 21 00

    6108 22 00

    6108 29 00

    Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    1 936 pieces

    09.8058

    14

    6201 11 00

    ex 6201 12 10

    ex 6201 12 90

    ex 6201 13 10

    ex 6201 13 90

    6210 20 00

    Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres (other than parkas of category 21)

    19 177 pieces

    09.8059

    15

    6202 11 00

    ex 6202 12 10

    ex 6202 12 90

    ex 6202 13 10

    ex 6202 13 90

    6204 31 00

    6204 32 90

    6204 33 90

    6204 39 19

    6210 30 00

    Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man made fibres (other than parkas of category 21)

    124 727 pieces

    09.8060

    16

    6203 11 00

    6203 12 00

    6203 19 10

    6203 19 30

    6203 21 00

    6203 22 80

    6203 23 80

    6203 29 18

    6211 32 31

    6211 33 31

    Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres.

    4 202 pieces

    09.8061

    17

    6203 31 00

    6203 32 90

    6203 33 90

    6203 39 19

    Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    19 274 pieces

    09.8062

    18

    6207 11 00

    6207 19 00

    6207 21 00

    6207 22 00

    6207 29 00

    6207 91 10

    6207 91 90

    6207 92 00

    6207 99 00

    Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted

    29,7 tonnes

    6208 11 00

    6208 19 10

    6208 19 90

    6208 21 00

    6208 22 00

    6208 29 00

    6208 91 11

    6208 91 19

    6208 91 90

    6208 92 10

    6208 92 90

    6208 99 00

    Women's or girls singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted

    09.8063

    21

    ex 6201 12 10

    ex 6201 12 90

    ex 6201 13 10

    ex 6201 13 90

    6201 91 00

    6201 92 00

    6201 93 00

    ex 6202 12 10

    ex 6202 12 90

    ex 6202 13 10

    ex 6202 13 90

    6202 91 00

    6202 92 00

    6202 93 00

    6211 32 41

    6211 33 41

    6211 42 41

    6211 43 41

    Parkas; anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    409 755 pieces

    09.8064

    24

    6107 21 00

    6107 22 00

    6107 29 00

    6107 91 10

    6107 91 90

    6107 92 00

    ex 6107 99 00

    Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted

    30 833 pieces

    6108 31 10

    6108 31 90

    6108 32 11

    6108 32 19

    6108 32 90

    6108 39 00

    6108 91 10

    6108 91 90

    6108 92 00

    6108 99 10

    Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted

    09.8065

    26

    6104 41 00

    6104 42 00

    6104 43 00

    6104 44 00

    6204 41 00

    6204 42 00

    6204 43 00

    6204 44 00

    Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    11 767 pieces

    09.8066

    27

    6104 51 00

    6104 52 00

    6104 53 00

    6104 59 00

    6204 51 00

    6204 52 00

    6204 53 00

    6204 59 10

    Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts

    13 270 pieces

    09.8067

    28

    6103 41 10

    6103 41 90

    6103 42 10

    6103 42 90

    6103 43 10

    6103 43 90

    6103 49 10

    6103 49 91

    6104 61 10

    6104 61 90

    6104 62 10

    6104 62 90

    6104 63 10

    6104 63 90

    6104 69 10

    6104 69 91

    Trousers, bib-and-brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    267 951 pieces

    09.8068

    29

    6204 11 00

    6204 12 00

    6204 13 00

    6204 19 10

    6204 21 00

    6204 22 80

    6204 23 80

    6204 29 18

    6211 42 31

    6211 43 31

    Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of manmade fibres, excluding ski-suits; women's or girls' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    6 064 pieces

    09.8069

    31

    6212 10 00

    Brassieres, woven, knitted or crocheted

    21 865 pieces

    09.8070

    68

    6111 10 90

    6111 20 90

    6111 30 90

    ex 6111 90 00

    ex 6209 10 00

    ex 6209 20 00

    ex 6209 30 00

    ex 6209 90 00

    Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88

    12,1 tonnes

    09.8071

    69

    6108 11 10

    6108 11 90

    6108 19 10

    6108 19 90

    Women's or girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted

    2 464 pieces

    09.8072

    72

    6112 31 10

    6112 31 90

    6112 39 10

    6112 39 90

    6112 41 10

    6112 41 90

    6112 49 10

    6112 49 90

    6211 11 00

    6211 12 00

    Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    1 100 pieces

    09.8073

    73

    6112 11 00

    6112 12 00

    6112 19 00

    Tracksuits, of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    96 551 pieces

    09.8074

    74

    6104 11 00

    6104 12 00

    6104 13 00

    ex 6104 19 00

    6104 21 00

    6104 22 00

    6104 23 00

    ex 6104 29 00

    Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski-suits

    14 916 pieces

    09.8075

    75

    6103 11 00

    6103 12 00

    6103 19 00

    6103 21 00

    6103 22 00

    6103 23 00

    6103 29 00

    Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski-suits

    1 100 pieces

    09.8076

    76

    6203 22 10

    6203 23 10

    6203 29 11

    6203 32 10

    6203 33 10

    6203 39 11

    6203 42 11

    6203 42 51

    6203 43 11

    6203 43 31

    6203 49 11

    6203 49 31

    Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted

    9,9 tonnes

    6204 22 10

    6204 23 10

    6204 29 11

    6204 32 10

    6204 33 10

    6204 39 11

    6204 62 11

    6204 62 51

    6204 63 11

    6204 63 31

    6204 69 11

    6204 69 31

    6211 32 10

    6211 33 10

    6211 42 10

    6211 43 10

    Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted

    09.8077

    78

    6203 41 30

    6203 42 59

    6203 43 39

    6203 49 39

    6204 61 80

    6204 61 90

    6204 62 59

    6204 62 90

    6204 63 39

    6204 63 90

    6204 69 39

    6204 69 50

    6210 40 00

    6210 50 00

    6211 31 00

    6211 32 90

    6211 33 90

    6211 41 00

    6211 42 90

    6211 43 90

    Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77

    80,3 tonnes

    09.8078

    83

    6101 10 10

    6101 20 10

    6101 30 10

    6102 10 10

    6102 20 10

    6102 30 10

    6103 31 00

    6103 32 00

    6103 33 00

    ex 6103 39 00

    6104 31 00

    6104 32 00

    6104 33 00

    ex 6104 39 00

    6112 20 00

    6113 00 90

    6114 10 00

    6114 20 00

    6114 30 00

    Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski-suits, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 and 75

    18,7 tonnes

    09.8079

    84

    6214 20 00

    6214 30 00

    6214 40 00

    6214 90 10

    Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

    1,1 tonne

    09.8080

    86

    6212 20 00

    6212 30 00

    6212 90 00

    Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted

    1 100 pieces

    09.8081

    156

    6106 90 30

    ex 6110 90 90

    Women's or girls' blouses or pullovers, knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste

    1,1 tonne

    09.8082

    157

    6101 90 10

    6101 90 90

    6102 90 10

    6102 90 90

    ex 6103 39 00

    6103 49 99

    ex 6104 19 00

    ex 6104 29 00

    ex 6104 39 00

    6104 49 00

    6104 69 99

    6105 90 90

    6106 90 50

    6106 90 90

    ex 6107 99 00

    6108 99 90

    6109 90 90

    6110 90 10

    ex 6110 90 90

    ex 6111 90 00

    6114 90 00

    Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and of category 156

    6,6 tonnes

    09.8083

    159

    6204 49 10

    6206 10 00

    Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste

    6,6 tonnes

    6214 10 00

    Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste

    6215 10 00

    Ties, bow-ties and cravats, of silk or of silk-waste

    09.8084

    161

    6201 19 00

    6201 99 00

    6202 19 00

    6202 99 00

    6203 19 90

    6203 29 90

    6203 39 90

    6203 49 90

    6204 19 90

    6204 29 90

    6204 39 90

    6204 49 90

    6204 59 90

    6204 69 90

    6205 90 10

    6205 90 90

    6206 90 10

    6206 90 90

    ex 6211 20 00

    6211 39 00

    6211 49 00

    Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and of category 159

    1,1 tonne


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