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    Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

    COM/2024/5 final

    Brussels, 12.1.2024

    COM(2024) 5 final

    2024/0003(NLE)

    Proposal for a

    COUNCIL DECISION

    on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Protocol 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 behalf of the Union in the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the envisaged adoption of the Protocol to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation.

    2.Context of the proposal

    2.1.The interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part

    The interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was signed by Cameroon in Yaoundé on 15 January 2009 and by the European Union (‘the EU’) in Brussels on 22 January 2009 1 and it has been provisionally applied by Cameroon since 4 August 2014. The Republic of Cameroon is the only signatory country from the Central Africa Party. The Agreement is open to other countries in the Central African region interested in joining.

    The Agreement aims to: (a) enable the Central Africa Party to benefit from the enhanced market access offered by the EU; (b) promote sustainable economic development in the Central Africa Party and enhance its progressive integration into the world economy; (c) establish a free trade area between the European Union and the Central Africa Party based on common interest, through the progressive liberalisation of trade in a manner compliant with applicable World Trade Organization rules and the principle of asymmetry, taking account of the specific needs and capacity constraints of the Central Africa Party, in terms of levels and timing for commitments; (d) set up the appropriate dispute settlement arrangements; and (e) set up the appropriate institutional arrangements.

    2.2.The EPA Committee

    The EPA Committee is a body set up in accordance with Article 92 of the Agreement. It is composed of representatives of the EU and of the Central Africa Party (‘the Parties’). It is co-chaired by a representative of each of the Parties. The EPA Committee adopts its rules of procedure.

    The EPA Committee is responsible for the administration of all areas covered by this Agreement and for the completion of all tasks referred to in this Agreement.

    The EPA Committee deals with all matters necessary for the implementation of the Agreement, including development cooperation. In the performance of its duties, the EPA Committee may (a) set up and oversee any special committees or bodies necessary for the implementation of the Agreement; (b) meet at any time agreed by the Parties; (c) consider any issues under the Agreement and take appropriate action in the exercise of its duties; (d) take decisions or make recommendations in cases provided for in the Agreement; and (e) adopt amendments to this Agreement.

    2.3.The envisaged act of the EPA Committee

    At the next meeting to be held in 2024 or by written procedure, the EPA Committee is to adopt a decision regarding the adoption of the Protocol to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, as agreed by the Parties in July 2023 (‘the envisaged act’).

    The purpose of the envisaged act is to establish a common and reciprocal regime governing the rules of origin.

    The Agreement entered into force without a common and reciprocal regime governing the rules of origin. Article 13(2) of the Agreement requires the Parties to establish ‘a reciprocal common regime governing the rules of origin [which] shall be annexed to this Agreement by the EPA Committee’. This new regime will be annexed to the Agreement by the EPA Committee.

    In the absence of such a regime, the provisions concerning rules of origin contained in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 2 of 8 June 2016 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, economic partnership agreements (‘the Market Access Regulation’) are applicable to exports from Cameroon to the EU. For exports from the EU to Cameroon, the rules of origin defined in Decree No 2016/367 of 3 August 2016 adopted by Cameroon are applicable.

    The Protocol will replace the applicable rules of origin as indicated in the previous paragraph by a more favourable and reciprocal regime. In accordance with Article 13(2) and Article 108 of the Agreement, the Protocol will be annexed to the Agreement and will form an integral part thereof.

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

    The Parties concluded negotiations on the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation in June 2022 at the 6th meeting of the EPA Committee and confirmed the final text of the Protocol in July 2023 at the 7th meeting of the EPA Committee. The agreed Protocol incorporates the latest developments on rules of origin, including those agreed in the most recent protocols on rules of origin under EPAs with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). The rules of origin applied since the entry into force of the Agreement do not reflect the most recent developments on rules of origin, resulting in obstacles to benefiting from the preferential and reciprocal treatment provided for in the Agreement. The new, more favourable and reciprocal regime will lead to simplification and provide for a degree of flexibility for complying with the rules of origin requirements and procedures. This simplification will facilitate trade and optimise the use of preferential treatment for economic operators. In addition, the new rules of origin contained in the Protocol will promote regional integration and economic development in the Central African States by facilitating operators’ compliance with the rules of origin.

    It is necessary to adopt the Protocol to the Agreement, which contains, in Annex II, headings and descriptions of goods that are aligned with the HS Nomenclature and consistent with the Harmonized System (HS) of the World Customs Organization (WCO).

    The proposed decision will fulfil the EU’s obligations under the provisions of the Agreement. It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the EPA Committee, as that decision will be binding on the Union.

    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 3 .

    4.1.2.Application to the present case

    The EPA Committee is a body set up by an agreement, namely the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part.

    The act which the EPA 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 13(2) of the 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 Article 207(3) and 207(4), first paragraph, of the TFEU.

    4.3.Conclusion

    The legal basis of the proposed decision should be Article 207(3) and 207(4), first paragraph, of the TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(9) TFEU.

    5.Publication of the envisaged act

    As the act of the EPA Committee will adopt a Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods for administrative cooperation to the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, it is appropriate to publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union after its adoption.

    2024/0003 (NLE)

    Proposal for a

    COUNCIL DECISION

    on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Protocol 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 Article 207(3) and 207(4), first paragraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

    Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

    Whereas:

    (1)The interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was concluded by the Union pursuant to Council Decision 2009/152/EC 4 and has been applied on a provisional basis by Cameroon since 4 August 2014.

    (2)Pursuant to Article 13(2) of the Agreement, the EPA Committee may adopt a reciprocal common regime governing the rules of origin.

    (3)In accordance with Article 13(2) and Article 108 of the Agreement, the reciprocal common regime governing the rules of origin will be annexed to the Agreement in the form of a Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation and will form an integral part thereof.

    (4)At its annual meeting in 2024 or by written procedure, the EPA Committee is to adopt a decision as regards the Protocol to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation.

    (5)The agreed Protocol takes into account the most recent developments in order to provide more flexible and simpler rules of origin, with a view to facilitating trade for economic operators and optimising the use of the preferential treatment provided for in the Agreement.

    (6)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the EPA Committee, as that decision will be binding on the Union,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    The position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the next annual meeting of the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a decision of the EPA Committee on the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be based on the draft decision of the EPA Committee annexed to this Decision.

    Article 2

    This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

    Done at Brussels,

       For the Council

       The President

    (1)    Council Decision 2009/152/EC of 20 November 2008 on the signature and provisional application of the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (OJ L 57, 28.2.2009, p. 1).
    (2)    Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, economic partnership agreements (OJ L 185, 8.7.2016, p.1).
    (3)    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.
    (4)    OJ L 57, 28.2.2009, p. 1.
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    Brussels, 12.1.2024

    COM(2024) 5 final

    ANNEX

    to the

    Proposal for a Council Decision

    on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation


    DECISION No X/202X OF THE EPA COMMITTEE

    established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

    THE EPA COMMITTEE,

    Having regard to the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), signed by Cameroon in Yaoundé on 15 January 2009 and by the European Union in Brussels on 22 January 2009, and in particular Article 13 thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)    The Agreement applies, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is applicable and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Central Africa Party (Cameroon).

    (2)    In accordance with Article 13(2) of the Agreement, a reciprocal common regime governing the rules of origin will be annexed to the Agreement by the EPA Committee in the form of a Protocol. This common regime replaces the regimes applicable in the respective territories of the Parties between 1 January 2008 and the date of entry into force of this Decision.

    (3)    The Parties have agreed on the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation.

    (4)    In accordance with Article 13(2) and Article 108 of the Agreement, the Protocol is annexed to the Agreement and forms an integral part thereof.

    HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

    Article 1

    The Protocol to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation set out in the Annex to this Decision is hereby adopted and annexed to the Agreement.

    Article 2

    This Decision shall enter into force upon its signature.

    Done at xxx,

    For the Central Africa Party (Cameroon)

    For the European Union

    ANNEX

    Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

    CONTENTS

    TITLE I:    General provisions

    Article

    1.        Definitions

    TITLE II:    Definition of the concept of ‘originating products’

    Articles

    2.    General requirements

    3.    Wholly obtained products

    4.    Sufficiently worked or processed products

    5.    Insufficient working or processing operations

    6.    Working or processing of materials imported into the European Union free of duty

    7.    Cumulation of origin

    8.    Cumulation with countries or territories benefiting from duty-free quota-free access under the EU scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)

    9.    Cumulation with countries or territories benefiting from duty-free quota-free access under preferential agreements or arrangements of the European Union

    10.    Unit of qualification

    11.    Accessories, spare parts and tools

    12.    Sets

    13.    Neutral elements

    14.    Accounting segregation

    TITLE III:    Territorial requirements

    Articles

    15.    Principle of territoriality

    16.    Non-alteration

    17.    Exhibitions

    TITLE IV:    Proof of origin

    Articles

    18.    General requirements

    19.    Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1

    20.    Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively

    21.    Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1

    22.    Conditions for making out an origin declaration

    23.    Validity of proof of origin

    24.    Submission of proof of origin

    25.    Importation by instalments

    26.    Exemptions from proof of origin

    27.    Information procedure for cumulation purposes

    28.    Supporting documents

    29.    Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents

    30.    Discrepancies and clerical errors

    31.    Amounts expressed in euro

    TITLE V:    Administrative cooperation

    Articles

    32.    Administrative conditions for products to benefit from the Agreement

    33.    Notification of customs authorities

    34.    Other methods of administrative cooperation

    35.    Verification of proof of origin

    36.    Verification of suppliers’ declarations

    37.    Dispute settlement

    38.    Penalties

    39.    Free zones

    40.    Derogations

    TITLE VI:    Ceuta and Melilla

    Articles

    41.    Special conditions

    42.    Specific conditions

    TITLE VII:    Final provisions

    Articles

    43.    Revision and application of rules of origin

    44.    Annexes

    45.    Implementation of the Protocol

    46.    Transitional provisions for goods in transit or storage

    ANNEXES

    ANNEX I:        Introductory notes to the list in Annex II

    ANNEX II:    List of working or processing to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for the product manufactured to acquire originating status

    ANNEX II(a):    Derogations from the list of working or processing to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for the product manufactured to acquire originating status

    ANNEX III:        Form for movement certificate

    ANNEX IV:        Origin declaration

    ANNEX V A:    Supplier declaration for products having preferential origin status

    ANNEX V B:    Supplier declaration for products not having preferential origin status

    ANNEX VI:        Information certificate

    ANNEX VII:    Form for application for a derogation

    ANNEX VIII:    Overseas Countries and Territories

    ANNEX IX:        Products referred to in Article 7(5)

    JOINT DECLARATION concerning the Principality of Andorra

    JOINT DECLARATION concerning the Republic of San Marino

    TITLE I

    GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Article 1

    Definitions

    For the purposes of this Protocol:

    (a)‘manufacture’ means any kind of working or processing including assembly or specific operations;

    (b)‘material’ means any ingredient, raw material, component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of the product;

    (c)‘product’ means the product being manufactured, even if it is intended for later use in another manufacturing operation;

    (d)‘goods’ means both materials and products;

    (e)‘customs value’ means the value as determined in accordance with the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (WTO Agreement on customs valuation);

    (f)‘ex-works price’ means the price paid for the product ex works to the manufacturer in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party in whose undertaking the last working or processing is carried out, provided the price includes the value of all the materials used, minus any internal taxes paid which are, or may be, repaid when the product obtained is exported;

    (g)‘value of materials’ means the customs value at the time of importation of the non-originating materials used, or, if this is not known and cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party;

    (h)‘value of originating materials’ means the value of such materials as defined in (g) applied mutatis mutandis;

    (i)‘value added’ means the ex-works price of the products minus the customs value of materials imported from third countries into the European Union, the ACP countries having applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis, or OCTs; if the customs value is not known or cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party is taken into account;

    (j)‘chapters’ and ‘headings’ mean the chapters and the four-digit headings used in the nomenclature which makes up the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, referred to in this Protocol as ‘Harmonized System’ or ‘HS’;

    (k)‘classified’ refers to the classification of a product or material under a particular heading;

    (l)‘consignment’ means products which are either sent simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee or covered by a single transport document covering their shipment from the exporter to the consignee or, in the absence of such a document, by a single invoice;

    (m)‘territories’ means the territories referred to in Article 100 of the Agreement, including territorial waters;

    (n)‘OCT’ means the Overseas Countries and Territories as defined in Annex VIII;

    (o)‘Central African State’ means a Central African State listed in Article 95(1) of the Agreement;

    (p)‘Central Africa Party’ means all the Central African States listed in Article 95(1) of the Agreement;

    (q)‘other ACP States’, means the ACP States other than the Central African States listed in Article 95(1) of the Agreement that apply an EPA at least on a provisional basis.

    TITLE II

    DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’

    Article 2

    General requirements

    1.For the purposes of the Central Africa-European Union Interim Economic Partnership Agreement, referred to as ‘the Agreement’ in this Protocol, the territories of the Central African States as defined in Article 1 of this Protocol shall be considered as a single territory.

    2.For the purposes of the Agreement, the following products shall be considered as originating in the European Union:

    (a)products wholly obtained in the European Union within the meaning of Article 3 of this Protocol;

    (b)products obtained in the European Union incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in the European Union within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol.

    3.For the purposes of the Agreement, the following products shall be considered as originating in the Central Africa Party:

    (a)products wholly obtained in the Central Africa Party within the meaning of Article 3 of this Protocol;

    (b)products obtained in the Central Africa Party incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in the Central Africa Party within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol.

    Article 3

    Wholly obtained products

    1.The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party:

    (a)live animals born and raised there;

    (b)mineral products extracted from their soil or from their seabed;

    (c)vegetable products harvested there;

    (d)products from live animals raised there;

    (e)(i)products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there;

    (ii)products of aquaculture, including mariculture, where the animals are raised there from eggs, spawn, larvae or fry;

    (f)products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea outside the territorial waters of the European Union or of a Central African State by their vessels;

    (g)products made aboard their factory ships exclusively from the products referred to in point (f) above;

    (h)used articles fit only for the recovery of raw materials;

    (i)waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations conducted there;

    (j)products extracted from marine soil or subsoil outside their territorial waters provided that they have sole rights to work that soil or subsoil;

    (k)goods produced exclusively from the products specified in points (a) to (j).

    2.The terms ‘their vessels’ and ‘their factory ships’ in points (f) and (g) of paragraph 1 shall apply only to vessels and factory ships:

    (a)which are registered in a Member State of the European Union or in a Central African State; and

    (b)which sail under the flag of a Member State of the European Union or of a Central African State; and

    (c)which meet one of the following conditions:

    (i)they are at least 50% owned by nationals of a Member State of the European Union and/or of the Central Africa Party;

    or

    (ii)they are owned by companies which:

    – have their head office and their main place of business in a Central African State or in a Member State of the European Union, and

    – are at least 50% owned by public entities or nationals of one or more Member States of the European Union and/or one or more Central African States.

    Article 4

    Sufficiently worked or processed products

    1.For the purposes of Article 2, products which are not wholly obtained shall be considered to be sufficiently worked or processed when the conditions set out in the list in Annex II are fulfilled.

    2.For the purposes of Article 2, and notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, the products listed in Annex II(a) may be considered to be sufficiently worked or processed when the conditions set out in that Annex are fulfilled. Without prejudice to Article 43(2) of this Protocol, Annex II(a) shall apply only to exports from the Central Africa Party and for a period of five (5) years from the date of entry into force of this Protocol, except for the products of Chapters 1-24, for which Annex II(a) shall apply without any time limit.

    3.The conditions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 indicate, for all products covered by this Agreement, the working or processing which must be carried out on non-originating materials used in the manufacturing of these products and apply only to such materials. Accordingly, if a product which has acquired originating status by fulfilling the conditions set out in one of the lists for that product is used in the manufacture of another product, the conditions applicable to the product in which it is incorporated shall not apply to it, and no account shall be taken of the non-originating materials which may have been used in its manufacture.

    4.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, non-originating materials which, in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II and Annex II(a), should not be used in the manufacture of that product may nevertheless be used, provided that:

    (a)their total value does not exceed 10% of the ex-works price of the product for products of the European Union and 15% of the ex-works price of the product for products of the Central Africa Party;

    (b)none of the percentages given in the list for the maximum value of non-originating materials are exceeded by virtue of the application of this paragraph.

    4.Paragraph 3 shall not apply to products of Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System.

    5.Paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply subject to Article 5.

    Article 5

    Insufficient working or processing operations

    1.The following operations shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating products, whether or not the requirements of Article 4 are satisfied:

    (a)preserving operations to ensure that the products remain in good condition during transport and storage;

    (b)simple operations consisting of the removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making‐up of sets of articles), washing, cleaning, painting, polishing, cutting up;

    (c)removal of oxide, oil, paint or other coverings;

    (d)(i)changes of packaging and breaking up and assembly of packages;

    (ii)simple placing in bottles, flasks, cans, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other simple packaging operations;

    (e)affixing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;

    (f)simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds; mixing of sugar with any material;

    (g)simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete product;

    (h)simple disassembly of products into parts;

    (i)ironing or pressing of textiles;

    (j)husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing, and glazing of cereals and rice;

    (k)operations to colour or flavour sugar or form sugar lumps; partial or total milling of granulated sugar;

    (l)peeling, stoning and shelling, of fruits, nuts and vegetables;

    (m)sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;

    (n)a combination of two or more operations specified in points (a) to (m);

    (o)slaughter of animals.

    2.    For the purposes of paragraph 1, operations shall be considered simple when neither special skills nor machines, apparatus or tools especially produced or installed for those operations are required for their performance.

    3.All operations carried out either in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party on a given product shall be considered together when determining whether the working or processing undergone by that product is to be regarded as insufficient within the meaning of paragraph 1.

    Article 6

    Working or processing of materials imported into the European Union free of duty

    1.Without prejudice to Article 2, non-originating materials which can be imported into the European Union free of customs duties in application of the conventional tariffs of the most-favoured nation (MFN) system 1 , in accordance with its Common Customs Tariff 2 , shall be considered as materials originating in the Central Africa Party when incorporated into a product obtained in that Party, provided that they have undergone working or processing there which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1).

    2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to materials which, on importation into the European Union, are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties when originating from a country which is subject to these antidumping or countervailing duties.

    3.For the purposes of the cumulation provided for in paragraph 1, box 7 of the movement certificates EUR.1 issued pursuant to Article 19 or the origin declarations made out pursuant to Article 22 shall bear one of the following indications:

    ‘Application of Article 6(1) of the Protocol to the EU-Central Africa interim agreement’;

    ‘Application de l’article 6, paragraphe 1 du protocole de l’accord d’étape UE-Afrique Centrale’.

    4.The European Union shall, every year, notify the EPA Committee of the list of materials to which paragraph 1 applies. Once it has been notified, the list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series), and by the Central African States in accordance with their own procedures.

    Article 7

    Cumulation of origin

    1.Without prejudice to Article 2, materials originating in one of the parties, in other ACP States which have applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis, or in OCTs shall be considered as materials originating in the other party when incorporated into a product obtained there, provided that working or processing they have undergone in that party goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1).

    Where the working or processing carried out in the party concerned does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1), the product obtained shall be considered as originating in that party only if the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used originating in any of the other countries or territories. If that is not the case, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country or territory which accounts for the highest value of originating materials used in the manufacture of the final product.

    The origin of the materials originating in other ACP States and in the OCTs shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin applicable in the framework of the preferential agreements or arrangements between the European Union and those countries or territories and in accordance with Article 27.

    2.Without prejudice to Article 2, working and processing carried out in one of the parties, in other ACP States or in the OCTs shall be considered as having been carried out in the other party provided that the materials undergo subsequent working or processing going beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1).

    Where the working or processing carried out in one of the parties does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1), the product obtained shall be considered as originating in that party only if the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used in any one of the said countries or territories. If that is not the case, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country or territory which accounts for the highest value of materials used in the manufacture of the final product.

    The origin of the finished product shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin of this Protocol and the provisions of Article 27.

    3.    For the purposes of the cumulation provided for in paragraph 1, box 7 of the movement certificates EUR.1 issued pursuant to Article 19 of this Protocol or the origin declarations made out pursuant to Article 22 of this Protocol shall bear one of the following indications:

    – ‘Application of Article 7(1) of the Protocol to the EU-CA iEPA’;

    – ‘Application de l’article 7(1) du protocole de l’APEe UE-AC’.

    4.The cumulation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 may be applied in respect of the other ACP States and the OCTs only if:

    (a)the receiving party and all the countries or territories involved in the acquisition of the originating status have entered into an arrangement or agreement on administrative cooperation with each other which ensures the correct implementation of this Article and includes a reference to the use of appropriate proof of origin;

    (b)the Central Africa Party and the European Union 3 provide each other, through the European Commission and the Ministry responsible for the Agreement, with the details of agreements on administrative cooperation with the other countries or territories referred to in this Article. The European Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series), and the Central African States shall publish in accordance with their own procedures, the date on which the cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied in respect of those countries or territories listed in this Article which have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

    5.The cumulation provided for in this Article may only be applied to the products listed in Annex IX where the materials used in the manufacture of those products are originating or the working or processing takes place in another ACP State which has applied an EPA at least provisionally.

    6.The cumulation provided for in this Article shall not apply to:

    (a)materials of Harmonized System headings 1604 and 1605 originating in the EPA Pacific States pursuant to Article 6(6) of Protocol II to the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part 4 ;

    (b)materials of Harmonized System headings 1604 and 1605 originating in the EPA Pacific States pursuant to any future provision of a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Pacific ACP States;

    (c)materials originating in the Republic of South Africa which cannot be directly imported into the European Union duty free and quota free.

    7.The European Union shall, every year, notify the EPA Committee of the list of materials to which paragraph 6(c) of this Article applies. Once it has been notified, the list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series), and by the Central African States in accordance with their own procedures.

    Article 8

    Cumulation with countries or territories benefiting from duty-free quota-free access under the EU scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)

    1.Without prejudice to Article 2, materials originating in countries and territories:

    (a)benefiting from the ‘special arrangements for least developed countries’ under the EU scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP) 5 ;

    (b)benefiting from duty‐free quota‐free access to the market of the European Union under the general provisions of the scheme of generalised tariff preferences 6 ,

    shall be considered as materials originating in the Central Africa Party when incorporated into a product obtained there. It shall not be necessary for these materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing, provided they have undergone working or processing going beyond that referred to in Article 5(1). If it also contains non-originating materials, any product into which these materials are incorporated must undergo sufficient working or processing in accordance with Article 4 in order to be considered as originating in the Central Africa Party.

    2.The origin of the materials from the countries or territories referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin applicable under the EU scheme of generalised tariff preferences and in accordance with Article 27.

    3.The cumulation provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

    (a)materials which, on importation into the European Union, are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties when originating in a country which is subject to these antidumping or countervailing duties;

    (b)materials of tariff subheadings 3302.10 and 3501.10 of the Harmonized System;

    (c)materials of tuna products classified in Chapter 3 of the Harmonized System which are covered by the EU scheme of generalised tariff preferences;

    (d)materials in respect of which tariff preferences are removed (graduation) or suspended (safeguard clause) under the EU scheme of generalised tariff preferences.

    4.The European Union shall, every year, notify the EPA Committee of the list of materials and countries to which paragraph 1 applies. Once it has been notified, the list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series), and by the Central African States acceding to this Agreement in accordance with their own procedures. The Central Africa Party shall, every year, notify the EPA Committee of the materials to which the cumulation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 has been applied.

    5.For the purposes of the cumulation provided for in paragraph 1, box 7 of the movement certificates EUR.1 issued pursuant to Article 19 or the origin declarations made out pursuant Article 22 shall bear one of the following indications:

    ‘Application of Article 8(1) of the Protocol to the EU-Central Africa interim agreement’;

    ‘Application de l’article 8, paragraphe 1 du protocole de l’accord d’étape UE-Afrique Centrale’.

    6.The cumulation provided for in paragraph 1 may only be applied provided that:

    (a)all the countries involved in the acquisition of the originating status have entered into an arrangement or agreement on administrative cooperation which ensures correct implementation of this Article and includes a reference to the use of appropriate proof of origin;

    (b)the Central African State(s) provide(s) the European Union, through the European Commission, with details of agreements on administrative cooperation with the other countries or territories referred to in this Article. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) the date on which the cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied in respect of those countries or territories listed in this Article which have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

    Article 9

    Cumulation with countries or territories benefiting from duty-free quota-free access under preferential agreements or arrangements of the European Union

    1.Upon notification by a Central African State, without prejudice to Article 2 and in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of this Article, materials originating in countries or territories benefiting from agreements or arrangements providing for duty-free quota-free access to the market of the European Union shall be considered as materials originating in the Central African State. The notification shall be transmitted by the Central African State to the European Union via the European Commission. Cumulation shall be applicable as long as the conditions for granting such cumulation are met. It shall not be necessary for the materials concerned to have undergone sufficient working or processing, provided they have undergone working or processing going beyond that referred to in Article 5(1).

    2.The origin of the materials of the other countries or territories concerned shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin applicable under the EU’s preferential agreements or arrangements with those countries and territories and in accordance with Article 27.

    3.The cumulation provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

    (a)materials of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonized System or listed in paragraph 1(ii) of Annex 1 to the Agreement on Agriculture included in the GATT/WTO 1994;

    (b)materials which, on importation into the European Union, are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties when originating in a country which is subject to these antidumping or countervailing duties;

    (c)materials which, pursuant to a free trade agreement between the European Union and a third country, are subject to trade measures and safeguard measures or any other measure denying such products duty-free quota-free access to the EU market.

    4.The European Union shall, every year, notify the EPA Committee of the list of materials and countries to which paragraph 1 applies. Once it has been notified, the list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series), and by the Central African States in accordance with their own procedures. The Central Africa Party shall, every year, notify the EPA Committee of the materials to which the cumulation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 has been applied.

    5.For the purposes of the cumulation provided for in paragraph 1, box 7 of the movement certificates EUR.1 issued pursuant to Article 19 or the origin declarations made out pursuant to Article 22 shall bear one of the following indications:

    ‘Application of Article 8a(1) of the Protocol to the EU-Central Africa interim agreement’;

    ‘Application de l’article 8a, paragraphe 1 du protocole de l'accord d’étape UE-Afrique Centrale’.

    6.The cumulation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article may only be applied provided that:

    (a)all the countries involved in the acquisition of the originating status have entered into an arrangement or agreement on administrative cooperation which ensures correct implementation of this Article and includes a reference to the use of appropriate proof of origin;

    (b)the Central African State(s) provide(s) the European Union, through the European Commission, with details of agreements on administrative cooperation with the other countries or territories referred to in this Article. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) the date on which the cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied in respect of those countries or territories listed in this Article which have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

    Article 10

    Unit of qualification

    1.The unit of qualification for the application of this Protocol shall be the particular product which is considered as the basic unit when determining classification using the nomenclature of the Harmonized System.

    This means that:

    (a)when a product composed of a group or assembly of articles is classified under the terms of the Harmonized System in a single heading, the whole constitutes the unit of qualification;

    (b)when a consignment consists of a number of identical products classified under the same heading of the Harmonized System, each product shall be taken individually when applying the provisions of this Protocol.

    2.Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonized System, packaging is included with the product for classification purposes, it must be included for the purposes of determining origin.

    Article 11

    Accessories, spare parts and tools

    Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, which are part of the normal equipment and included in the price thereof or which are not separately invoiced, shall be regarded as forming a whole with the piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle in question.

    Article 12

    Sets

    Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonized System, shall be regarded as originating when all the component products are originating. Nevertheless, when a set is composed of originating and non-originating products, the set as a whole shall be regarded as originating, provided that the value of the non-originating products does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the set.

    Article 13

    Neutral elements

    In order to determine whether a product is originating, it shall not be necessary to determine the origin of the following which might be used in its manufacture:

    (a)energy and fuel;

    (b)plant and equipment;

    (c)machines and tools;

    (d)goods which do not enter and which are not intended to enter into the final composition of the product.

    Article 14

    Accounting segregation

    1.    Where considerable cost or material difficulties arise in keeping separate stocks of originating and non-originating fungible materials, the customs authorities may, on a written request from the interested parties, authorise the ‘accounting segregation’ method (‘the method’) to be used for managing such stocks.

    2.    The method referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and intended for refining, originating and non-originating, of subheadings 170112, 170113 and 170114 of the Harmonized System, which is physically combined or mixed in a Central African State or in the European Union prior to export to the European Union and to Central African States, respectively.

    3.    The method shall ensure that, at any time, the number or the quantity of products obtained which could be considered to originate in Central African States or the European Union is the same as would have been obtained had there been physical segregation of the stocks.

    4.    The customs authorities may make the granting of authorisation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 subject to any conditions deemed appropriate.

    5.    The method shall be applied and its use shall be recorded on the basis of the general accounting principles applicable in the country where the product was manufactured.

    6.    The beneficiary of the method may make out or apply for proof of origin, as the case may be, for the quantity of products which may be considered as originating. At the request of the customs authorities, the beneficiary shall provide a statement of how the quantities have been managed.

    7.    The customs authorities shall monitor the use made of the authorisation and may withdraw it whenever the beneficiary makes improper use of the authorisation in any manner whatsoever or fails to fulfil any of the other conditions laid down in this Protocol.

    8.    For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, ‘fungible materials’ or ‘fungible products’ mean materials or products that are of the same kind and commercial quality, with the same technical and physical characteristics, and which cannot be distinguished from one another for origin purposes.

    TITLE III

    TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

    Article 15

    Principle of territoriality

    1.The conditions for acquiring originating status set out in Title II must be fulfilled without interruption in the Central Africa Party or in the European Union, subject to Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9.

    2.Except as provided for in Articles 6, 7, 8, and 9, where originating goods exported from the Central Africa Party or from the European Union to another country return, they must be considered as non-originating, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

    (a)the returning goods are the same goods as those exported; and

    (b)they have not undergone any operation beyond that necessary to preserve them in good condition while in that country or while being exported.

    3.The acquisition of originating status in accordance with the conditions set out in Title II shall not be affected by working or processing done outside the European Union or the Central Africa Party on products exported from the European Union or from the Central Africa Party and subsequently re-imported there, provided that:

    (a)those products are wholly obtained in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party or have undergone working or processing there which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5 prior to being exported; and

    (b)it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

    (i)any working or processing done outside the European Union or outside the Central Africa Party has been done under the outward processing arrangements, or similar arrangements;

    (ii)the re-imported goods have been obtained by working or processing the exported materials; and

    (iii)all costs arising outside the Central Africa Party or the European Union, including the value of the materials incorporated there, do not exceed 10% of the ex-works price of the end product for which originating status is claimed.

    4.For goods meeting the conditions of paragraph 3, all costs arising outside the Central Africa Party or the European Union, including the value of the materials incorporated there, shall be treated as non-originating materials. The originating status of the goods shall then be determined by applying the rules laid down in Annex II by combining the total value of the non-originating materials used both inside and outside the European Union or the Central Africa Party.

    5.Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to products which can be considered sufficiently worked or processed only if the general tolerance referred to in Article 4(4) is applied.

    6.Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to products of Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System.

    Article 16

    Non-alteration

    1.Products declared for release for free circulation in one party shall be the same products as exported from the other party in which they are considered to originate. They shall not have been altered or transformed in any way or subjected to operations other than operations to preserve them in good condition or to add or affix marks, labels, seals or any other documentation to ensure compliance with the national requirements of the importing party, prior to being declared for release for free circulation.

    2.Storage of products or consignments may take place when they remain under customs supervision in the country or countries of transit.

    3.Without prejudice to Title V, consignments may be split when this is done by the exporter or under the exporter’s responsibility, and the products remain under customs supervision in the country or countries of transit.

    4.Compliance with paragraphs 1 to 3 shall be assumed unless the customs authorities have reason to believe otherwise; in such cases, the customs authorities may ask the declarant to provide evidence of compliance with those paragraphs, which may be given by any means, including contractual transport documents such as bills of lading or factual evidence based on the marking or numbering of packages or any evidence related to the goods themselves.

    Article 17

    Exhibitions

    1.Originating products sent for exhibition in a country or territory other than those referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 with which cumulation is applicable and sold after the exhibition for importation into the European Union or the Central Africa Party shall benefit on importation from the provisions of the Agreement, provided that it is shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

    (a)an exporter has consigned these products from the Central Africa Party or from the European Union to the country in which the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there;

    (b)the products have been sold or otherwise disposed of by that exporter to a person in the Central Africa Party or in the European Union;

    (c)the products have been consigned during the exhibition or immediately thereafter in the state in which they were sent for exhibition; and

    (d)the products have not, since they were consigned for exhibition, been used for any purpose other than demonstration at the exhibition.

    2.A proof of origin shall be issued or made out in accordance with the provisions of Title IV and submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country in the normal manner. The name and address of the exhibition shall be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional documentary evidence of the conditions under which they have been exhibited may be required.

    3.Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public show or display which is not organised for private purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the sale of foreign products and during which the products remain under customs control.

    TITLE IV

    PROOF OF ORIGIN

    Article 18

    General requirements

    1.Products originating in the European Union shall, when imported into the Central Africa Party, benefit from the provisions of the Agreement upon submission of a declaration, hereinafter referred to as the ‘origin declaration’, given by the exporter on an invoice, delivery note or any other commercial document which describes the products concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified; The text of the origin declaration appears in Annex IV.

    2.Products originating in the Central Africa Party shall, on importation into the European Union, benefit from the provisions of this Agreement upon submission of either:

    (a)a movement certificate EUR.1, a specimen of which appears in Annex III; or

    (b)a declaration, subsequently referred to as the ‘origin declaration’, given by the exporter on an invoice, a delivery note or any other commercial document which describes the products concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified; the text of the origin declaration appears in Annex IV.

    3.    The Central Africa Party shall, if necessary, notify the EPA Committee of the date on which only paragraph 2(b) will apply.

       To that end, the European Union shall undertake to support the Central Africa Party in setting up simplified and operational tools and procedures relating thereto.

    4.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, originating products within the meaning of this Protocol shall, in the cases specified in Article 26, benefit from the Agreement without it being necessary to submit any of the documents referred to above.

    5.For the purposes of applying the provisions of this Title, exporters shall endeavour to use a language shared by the Central Africa Party and the European Union.

    Article 19

    Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1

    1.A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities or the authorised bodies of the exporting country on application having been made in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter’s responsibility, by their authorised representative.

    2.For this purpose, the exporter or its authorised representative shall fill in both the movement certificate EUR.1 and the application form, specimens of which appear in Annex III. These forms shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in printed characters. The description of the products must be given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled, a horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the description, the empty space being crossed through.

    3.The exporter applying for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 shall be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs authorities or of the authorised bodies of the exporting country where the movement certificate EUR.1 is issued, all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products concerned as well as compliance with the other requirements of this Protocol.

    4.A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities or the authorised bodies of a Central African State if the products concerned can be considered as products originating in the Central Africa Party or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.

    5.The issuing customs authorities or the authorised bodies shall take any steps necessary to verify the originating status of the products and compliance with the other requirements of this Protocol. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the exporter’s accounts or any other check considered appropriate. The customs authorities or authorised bodies responsible for issuing movement certificates EUR.1 shall also ensure that the forms referred to in paragraph 2 are duly completed. In particular, they shall check whether the space reserved for the description of the products has been completed in such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent additions.

    6.The date of issue of the movement certificate EUR.1 shall be indicated in box 11 of the certificate.

    7.A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities and made available to the exporter as soon as actual exportation has been effected or ensured.

    8.The bodies referred to in this Article shall be those authorised under the internal rules of a Central African State and shall issue movement certificates EUR.1 under the supervision of the customs authorities.

    Article 20

    Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively

    1.Notwithstanding Article 19(7), a movement certificate EUR.1 may exceptionally be issued after exportation of the products to which it relates if:

    (a)it was not issued at the time of exportation because of errors or involuntary omissions or special circumstances; or

    (b)it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that a movement certificate EUR.1 was issued but was not accepted at importation for technical reasons.

    2.For the implementation of paragraph 1, the exporter must indicate in its application the place and date of exportation of the products to which the movement certificate EUR.1 relates, and state the reasons for its request.

    3.The customs authorities or the authorised bodies may issue a movement certificate EUR.1 retrospectively only after verifying that the information supplied in the exporter’s application complies with that in the corresponding file.

    4.Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively must be endorsed with one of the following entries:

    ‘ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY’

    ‘DELIVRE A POSTERIORI’

    5.The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 shall be inserted in the ‘Remarks’ box of the movement certificate EUR.1.

    Article 21

    Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1

    1.In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of a movement certificate EUR.1, the exporter may apply to the customs authorities or authorised bodies which issued it for a duplicate made out on the basis of the export documents in their possession.

    2.The duplicate issued in this way shall be endorsed with one of the following entries:

    ‘DUPLICATE’

    ‘DUPLICATA’

    3.The endorsement referred to in paragraph 2 shall be inserted in the ‘Remarks’ box of the duplicate movement certificate EUR.1.

    4.The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of the original movement certificate EUR.1, shall take effect as from that date.

    Article 22

    Conditions for making out an origin declaration

    1.An origin declaration may be made out:

    (a)    in the cases referred to in Article 18(1), by an exporter registered in accordance with the relevant EU legislation;

    (b)in the cases referred to in Article 18(2)(b), by an exporter registered in accordance with the relevant legislation of the Central Africa Party;

    (c)by any exporter, for any consignment consisting of one or more packages containing originating products, the total value of which does not exceed EUR 6 000.

    2.An origin declaration may be made out if the products concerned can be considered as products originating in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.

    3.The exporter making out an origin declaration shall be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs authorities of the exporting country, all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products concerned as well as compliance with the other requirements of this Protocol.

    4.An origin declaration shall be made out by the exporter by typing, stamping or printing on the invoice, the delivery note or another commercial document, the declaration, the text of which appears in Annex IV, using one of the linguistic versions set out in that Annex and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting country. If the declaration is handwritten, it shall be written in ink in printed characters.

    5.Origin declarations shall bear the original signature of the exporter in manuscript. However, an exporter within the meaning of paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall not be required to sign such declarations provided that they give the customs authorities of the exporting country a written undertaking that they accept full responsibility for any origin declaration which identifies them as if it had been signed in manuscript by them.

    6.An origin declaration may be made out by the exporter when the products to which it relates are exported, or after exportation on condition that it is presented in the importing country no longer than two (2) years after the importation of the products to which it relates.

    Article 23

    Validity of proof of origin

    1.Proof of origin shall be valid for ten (10) months from the date of issue in the exporting country and shall be submitted within that period to the customs authorities of the importing country.

    2.Proof of origin submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country after the final date for presentation specified in paragraph 1 may be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential treatment where the failure to submit those documents by the final date set is due to exceptional circumstances.

    3.In other cases of belated presentation, the customs authorities of the importing country may accept the proof of origin where the products have been submitted before the final date.

    Article 24

    Submission of proof of origin

    Proof of origin shall be submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country in accordance with the procedures applicable in that country. Those authorities may require proof of origin to be translated. They may also require the import declaration to be accompanied by a statement from the importer to the effect that the products meet the conditions required for implementation of the Agreement.

    Article 25

    Importation by instalments

    Where, at the request of the importer and on the conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the importing country, dismantled or non-assembled products within the meaning of General Rule 2(a) of the Harmonized System falling within Sections XVI and XVII or headings 7308 and 9406 of the Harmonized System are imported by instalments, a single proof of origin for such products shall be submitted to the customs authorities upon importation of the first instalment.

    Article 26

    Exemptions from proof of origin

    1.Products sent as small packages from private persons to private persons or forming part of travellers’ personal luggage shall be admitted as originating products without requiring the submission of proof of origin, provided that such products are not imported by way of trade and have been declared as meeting the requirements of this Protocol and where there is no doubt as to the veracity of such a declaration. In the case of products sent by post, that declaration can be made on customs declaration CN22/CN23 or on a sheet of paper annexed to that document.

    2.Imports which are occasional and consist solely of products for the personal use of the recipients or travellers or their families shall not be considered as imports by way of trade if it is evident from the nature and quantity of the products that no commercial purpose is in view.

    3Furthermore, the total value of those products shall not exceed EUR 500 in the case of small packages or EUR 1 200 in the case of products forming part of traveller’s personal luggage.

    Article 27

    Information procedure for cumulation purposes

    1.When Article 7(1) is applied, the evidence of originating status within the meaning of this Protocol of the materials from the Central Africa Party, from the European Union, from another ACP State having applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis or from an OCT shall be provided by a movement certificate EUR.1 or by the supplier’s declaration, a specimen of which appears in Annex V A, given by the exporter in the Central Africa Party or in the European Union from which the materials came.

    2.When Article 7(2) is applied, the evidence of the working or processing carried out in the Central Africa Party, the European Union, another ACP State having applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis or an OCT shall be given by the supplier’s declaration, a specimen of which appears in Annex V B to this Protocol, given by the exporter in the Central Africa Party or in the European Union from which the materials came.

    3.When Article 8(1) is applied, the supporting documents required to prove origin shall be determined in accordance with the rules applicable to GSP beneficiary countries 7 .

    4.When Article 9(1) is applied, the supporting documents required to prove origin shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in the arrangements or agreements concerned.

    5.A separate supplier’s declaration shall be made out by the supplier for each consignment of goods on the commercial invoice related to that consignment or in an annex to that invoice, or on a delivery note or any other commercial document related to that consignment which describes the materials concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.

    6.The supplier’s declaration may be made out on a pre-printed form.

    7.The supplier’s declarations shall bear the original signature of the supplier in manuscript. However, where the invoice and the supplier’s declaration are made out using electronic data processing methods, the supplier’s declaration need not be signed in manuscript provided the responsible official in the supplying company is identified to the satisfaction of the customs authorities in the State in which the supplier’s declaration is made out. Those customs authorities may lay down conditions for the implementation of this paragraph.

    8.The supplier’s declarations shall be submitted to the customs authorities in the exporting country that has been requested to issue the movement certificate EUR.1.

    9.The supplier making out a declaration must be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs authorities of the country where the declaration is made out, all appropriate documents proving that the information given on this declaration is correct.

    10.The supplier’s declarations and the information certificates issued under the rules of origin referred to in Article 13(1) of the Agreement before the date of entry into force of this Protocol shall remain valid for a transitional period of twelve (12) months.

    Article 28

    Supporting documents

    The documents referred to in Articles 19(3) and 22(3) used for the purpose of proving that products covered by a movement certificate EUR.1 or an origin declaration can be considered as products originating in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol may consist inter alia of the following:

    (a)direct evidence of the processes carried out by the exporter or supplier to obtain the goods concerned, contained for example in his accounts or internal book-keeping;

    (b)documents proving the originating status of materials used, issued or made out in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 where these documents are used in accordance with domestic law;

    (c)documents proving the working or processing of materials in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9, issued or made out in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 where these documents are used in accordance with domestic law;

    (d)movement certificates EUR.1 or origin declarations proving the originating status of materials used, issued or made out in a Central African State, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 in accordance with this Protocol.

    Article 29

    Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents

    1.Exporters applying for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 shall keep the documents referred to in Article 19(3) for at least three (3) years.

    2.Exporters making out an origin declaration must keep a copy of that origin declaration as well as the documents referred to in Article 22(3) for at least three (3) years.

    3.Suppliers making out a declaration shall keep copies of the declaration and of the invoice, delivery notes or other commercial documents to which this declaration is annexed, as well as the documents referred to in Article 27(9), for at least three (3) years.

    4.The customs authorities of the exporting country issuing a movement certificate EUR.1 must keep the application form referred to in Article 19(2) for at least three (3) years.

    5.The customs authorities of the importing country must keep the movement certificates EUR.1 and the origin declarations submitted to them for at least three (3) years.

    Article 30

    Discrepancies and clerical errors

    1.The discovery of slight discrepancies between the entries made in the proof of origin and those made in the documents submitted to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto render the proof of origin null and void if it is duly established that this document does correspond to the products submitted.

    2.Obvious clerical errors such as typing errors on a proof of origin should not cause this document to be rejected if these errors are not such as to create doubts concerning the accuracy of the entries made in this document.

    Article 31

    Amounts expressed in euro

    1.For the application of Article 22(1)(c) and Article 26(3) in cases where products are invoiced in a currency other than the euro, amounts in the national currencies of the Central African States, of the Member States of the European Union and of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 equivalent to the amounts expressed in euro shall be fixed annually by each of the countries concerned.

    2.A consignment shall benefit from the provisions of Article 22(1)(c) or Article 26(3) by reference to the currency in which the invoice is drawn up, according to the amount fixed by the country concerned.

    3.The amounts to be used in any given national currency shall be the equivalent in that currency of the amounts expressed in euro as at the first working day of October. The amounts shall be communicated to the European Commission by 15 October at the latest and shall apply from 1 January the following year. The European Commission shall notify all countries concerned of the relevant amounts.

    4.A country may round up or down the amount resulting from the conversion into its national currency of an amount expressed in euro. The rounded-off amount may not differ from the amount resulting from the conversion by more than 5%. A country may retain unchanged its national currency equivalent of an amount expressed in euro if, at the time of the annual adjustment provided for in paragraph 3, the conversion of that amount, prior to any rounding-off, results in an increase of less than 15% in the national currency equivalent. The national currency equivalent may be retained unchanged if the conversion would result in a decrease in that equivalent value.

    5.The amounts expressed in euro shall be reviewed by the EPA Committee at the request of the European Union or of the Central Africa Party. When carrying out this review, the EPA Committee shall consider the desirability of preserving the effects of the limits concerned in real terms. For this purpose, it may decide to modify the amounts expressed in euro.

    TITLE V

    ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

    Article 32

    Administrative conditions for products to benefit from the Agreement

    Products originating, within the meaning of this Protocol, in the Central Africa Party or in the European Union shall benefit, at the time of the customs import declaration, from the preferences resulting from the Agreement only on condition that they were exported on or after the date on which the exporting country complies with Articles 32, 34 and 45.

    The Parties shall notify the information referred to in Article 33.

    Article 33

    Notification of customs authorities

    1.The Central African States and the Member States of the European shall provide each other, via the European Commission and the Ministry responsible for the Agreement, with the addresses of the customs authorities competent to issue and verify movement certificates EUR.1, origin declarations and supplier’s declarations, and with specimens of the stamps used in the customs offices for the issue of those certificates.

    Movement certificates EUR.1 and origin declarations or supplier’s declarations shall be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential treatment from the date the information is received by the European Commission and the Ministry responsible for the Agreement.

    2.The Central African States and the Member States of the European Union shall immediately inform each other of any change in the information referred to in paragraph 1.

    3.The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall act under the authority of the government of the country concerned. The authorities in charge of control and verification shall be part of the governmental authorities of the country concerned.

    Article 34

    Other methods of administrative cooperation

    1.In order to ensure the proper application of this Protocol, the European Union, the Central Africa Party and the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall ensure, through their competent customs authorities, that the authenticity of the movement certificates EUR.1, the origin declarations or the supplier’s declarations and the accuracy of the information given in these documents are checked. The Central African States and the Member States of the European Union shall also:

    (a)provide each other with the necessary administrative cooperation in the event of a request for the monitoring of the proper management and control of the Protocol in the country concerned, including on-site visits;

    (b)check, in accordance with Article 35, the originating status of the products and compliance with the other requirements of this Protocol.

    2The authorities consulted shall furnish the relevant information concerning the conditions under which the product has been made, indicating in particular the conditions under which the rules of origin have been complied with in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union and the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9.

    Article 35

    Verification of proof of origin

    1.Subsequent verifications of proof of origin shall be carried out on the basis of a risk analysis, by random sampling or whenever the customs authorities of the importing country have reasonable doubts as to the authenticity of such documents, the originating status of the products concerned or compliance with the other requirements of this Protocol.

    2.For the purposes of implementing paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing country shall return the movement certificate EUR.1 and the invoice, if it has been submitted, the origin declaration, or a copy of these documents, to the customs authorities of the exporting country giving, where appropriate, the reasons for the request for verification. Any documents and information obtained suggesting that the information given on the proof of origin is incorrect shall be forwarded in support of the request for verification.

    3.The verification shall be carried out by the customs authorities of the exporting country. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the exporter’s accounts or any other check considered appropriate.

    4.If the customs authorities of the importing country decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment to the products concerned while awaiting the results of the verification, release of the products shall be offered to the importer subject to any precautionary measures deemed necessary.

    5.The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results thereof as soon as possible. Those results must indicate clearly whether the documents are authentic and whether the products concerned can be considered as products originating in the Central Africa Party, in the European Union or in one of the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.

    6.If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply within 10 months of the date of the verification request or if the reply does not contain sufficient information to determine the authenticity of the document in question or the real origin of the products, the requesting customs authorities shall, except in exceptional circumstances, refuse entitlement to the preferences.

    7.The parties shall refer to Article 7 of the Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters for joint investigations concerning proof of origin.

    Article 36

    Verification of suppliers’ declarations

    1.Verification of suppliers’ declarations shall be carried out on the basis of risk analysis, by random sampling or whenever the customs authorities of the country where such declarations have been taken into account to issue a movement certificate EUR.1 or to make out an origin declaration have reasonable doubts as to the authenticity of the document or the accuracy of the information given in this document.

    2.The customs authorities to which a supplier’s declaration is submitted may request the customs authorities of the State where the declaration was made out to issue an information certificate, a specimen of which appears in Annex VI. Alternatively, the certifying authorities to which a supplier’s declaration is submitted may request that the exporter produce an information certificate issued by the customs authorities of the State where the declaration was made out.

    A copy of the information certificate shall be preserved by the office which has issued it for at least three (3) years.

    3.The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results thereof as soon as possible. The results must indicate clearly whether the information given in the supplier’s declaration is correct and make it possible for them to determine whether and to what extent this supplier’s declaration could be taken into account for issuing a movement certificate EUR.1 or for making out an origin declaration.

    4.The verification shall be carried out by the customs authorities of the country where the supplier’s declaration was made out. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence or to carry out any inspection of the supplier’s account or any other check which they consider appropriate in order to verify the accuracy of the supplier’s declaration.

    5.Any movement certificate EUR.1 or origin declaration issued or made out on the basis of an inaccurate supplier’s declaration shall be considered null and void.

    Article 37

    Dispute settlement

    1.Where disputes arise in relation to the verification procedures of Articles 35 and 36 which cannot be settled between the customs authorities requesting a verification and the customs authorities responsible for carrying out this verification or where they raise a question as to the interpretation of this Protocol, they shall be submitted to the EPA Committee.

    2.In all cases the settlement of disputes between the importer and the customs authorities of the importing country shall take place under the legislation of that country.

    Article 38

    Penalties

    Penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, or causes to be drawn up, a document which contains inaccurate information for the purpose of obtaining preferential treatment for products.

    Article 39

    Free zones

    The Central Africa Party and the European Union shall take all necessary steps to ensure that products traded under cover of a proof of origin or a supplier’s declaration and which in the course of transport use a free zone situated in their territory, are not substituted by other goods and do not undergo handling other than normal operations designed to prevent their deterioration.

    By way of derogation from paragraph 1, when products originating in the Central Africa Party or in the European Union are imported into a free zone under cover of a proof of origin and undergo treatment or processing, the authorities concerned shall issue a new movement certificate EUR.1 at the exporter’s request if the treatment or processing undergone complies with the provisions of this Protocol.

    Article 40

    Derogations

    1.Derogations from this Protocol may be adopted by the EPA Committee where the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries in the Central Africa Party justifies them. To that end, the Central African State shall, before or when it submits the matter to the EPA Committee, notify the European Union and the Central Africa Party of its request together with the reasons for the request in accordance with paragraph 2. The European Union shall respond positively to all requests by the Central Africa Party which are duly justified in accordance with this Article and which cannot cause serious injury to an established EU industry.

    2.In order to facilitate the examination by the EPA Committee of requests for derogation, the Central African State shall, by means of the form set out in Annex VII, furnish in support of its request the fullest possible information covering in particular the points listed below:

    (a)description of the finished product;

    (b)nature and quantity of materials originating in a third country;

    (c)nature and quantity of materials originating in the Central African State acceding to this Agreement or in the States or territories referred to in Article 7 or the materials which have been processed there;

    (d)manufacturing processes;

    (e)value added;

    (f)number of employees in the undertaking concerned;

    (g)anticipated volume of exports to the European Union;

    (h)other possible sources of supply for raw materials;

    (i)reasons for the duration requested in the light of efforts made to find new sources of supply;

    (j)other observations.

    The same rules shall apply to any requests for extension.

    The EPA Committee may modify the form.

    3.The examination of requests shall in particular take into account:

    (a)the level of development or the geographical situation of the Central African State;

    (b)cases where the application of the existing rules of origin would significantly affect the ability of an existing industry in a Central African State acceding to this Agreement to continue its exports to the European Union, with particular reference to cases where this could lead to cessation of its activities;

    (c)specific cases where it can be clearly demonstrated that significant investment in an industry could be deterred by the rules of origin and where a derogation favouring the implementation of an investment programme would enable these rules to be complied with in stages.

    4.In all cases, an examination shall be carried out to ascertain whether the rules relating to cumulation of origin do not provide a solution to the problem.

    5.In addition, when a request for derogation concerns a less-developed Central African State, its examination shall be carried out with a favourable bias having particular regard to:

    (a)the economic and social impact of the decisions to be taken, especially in respect of employment;

    (b)the need to apply the derogation for a period taking into account the particular situation of the Central African State concerned and its difficulties.

    6.In the examination of requests, special account shall be taken, on a case-by-case basis, of the possibility of conferring originating status on products which include in their composition materials originating in neighbouring developing countries, least-developed countries or developing countries with which one or more Central African States have special relations, provided that administrative co-operation can be established.

    7.The EPA Committee shall take all the necessary steps to ensure that a decision is reached as soon as possible and in any case not later than seventy‐five (75) working days after the request is received by the European Union Co‐chair of the EPA Committee. If the European Union does not inform the Central African States of its position on the request within this period, the request shall be deemed to have been accepted.

    8.(a)Derogations shall be valid for a period, generally of five (5) years, to be determined by the EPA Committee.

    (b)The derogation decision may provide for renewals without a new decision of the EPA Committee being necessary, provided that the Central African State submits, three (3) months before the end of each period, proof that it is still unable to meet the conditions of this Protocol which have been derogated from.

    If any objection is made to the extension, the EPA Committee shall examine it as soon as possible and decide whether to extend the derogation. The Committee shall proceed as provided for in paragraph 7. All necessary measures shall be taken to avoid interruptions in the application of the derogation.

    (c)In the periods referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b), the EPA Committee may review the terms for implementing the derogation should a significant change be found to have taken place in the substantive factors governing the decision to grant the derogation. On conclusion of its review the EPA Committee may decide to amend the terms of its decision as regards the scope of the derogation or any other condition previously laid down.

    TITLE VI

    CEUTA AND MELILLA

    Article 41

    Special conditions

    1.The term ‘European Union’ used in this Protocol shall not cover Ceuta and Melilla.

    2.Products originating in a Central African State, when imported into Ceuta or Melilla, shall enjoy in all respects the same customs regime as that which is applied to products originating in the customs territory of the European Union under Protocol 2 to the Act of Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities. The Central Africa Party shall grant to imports of products covered by this Agreement and originating in Ceuta and Melilla the same customs regime as that which is granted to products imported from and originating in the European Union.

    3.For the purpose of applying paragraph 2 concerning products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the special conditions set out in Article 42.

    Article 42

    Specific conditions

    1.Subject to compliance with Article 14, the following shall be considered as:

    (1)products originating in Ceuta and Melilla:

    (a)products wholly obtained in Ceuta and Melilla;

    (b)products obtained in Ceuta and Melilla, in the manufacture of which products other than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that:

    (i)such products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 4, or that

    (ii)those products originate in a Central African State or in the European Union, provided that they have been subject to working or processing which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5;

    (2)products originating in a Central African State:

    (a)products wholly obtained in a Central African State;

    (b)products obtained in a Central African State, in the manufacture of which products other than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that:

    (i)such products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 4, or that

    (ii)those products originate in Ceuta and Melilla or in the European Union within the meaning of this Protocol, provided that they have been subject to working or processing which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5.

    2.Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single territory.

    3.The exporter or its authorised representative shall enter ‘…’ and ‘Ceuta and Melilla’ in box 2 of movement certificates EUR.1 or on origin declarations. In addition, in the case of products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, originating status shall be indicated in box 4 of movement certificates EUR.1 or on origin declarations.

    4.The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application of this Protocol in Ceuta and Melilla.

    TITLE VII

    FINAL PROVISIONS

    Article 43

    Revision and application of rules of origin

    1.In accordance with Article 92 of the Agreement, the EPA Committee may, each time the Central Africa Party or the European Union so requests, examine the application of the provisions of this Protocol and their economic effects with a view to making any necessary adjustments or amendments. The EPA Committee shall take into account, among other elements, the impact of technological developments on the rules of origin.

    2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, this Protocol and the Annexes thereto shall be reviewed and, if necessary, revised before the end of a period of five (5) years from the date of entry into force of this Protocol.

    3. The EPA Committee shall assess the implementation of Article 18(3) on the basis of measures taken to that effect.

    4.In order to contribute to the proper application of this Protocol, the Central Africa Party and the European Union shall extend to each other all necessary administrative cooperation and support in the event of a request for an exchange of information on the implementation and management of the Protocol, including during on-site visits.

    Article 44

    Annexes

    The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof.

    Article 45

    Implementation of the Protocol

    The European Union and the Central Africa Party shall, each on its own behalf, take the measures necessary for the implementation of this Protocol, including:

    (a)the national and regional arrangements required for the implementation and enforcement of the rules and procedures laid down in this Protocol, in particular the arrangements necessary for the application of the articles on cumulation;

    (b)the establishment of the administrative structures and systems necessary for the appropriate management and verification of the origin of products.

    Article 46

    Transitional provisions for goods in transit or storage

    The provisions of this Agreement may be applied to goods which comply with the provisions of the Protocol and which on the date of entry into force of the Protocol are either in transit or are in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party in temporary storage, in customs warehouses or in free zones, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within ten (10) months of that date, of a movement certificate EUR.1 made out retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.

    ANNEX I

    INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO THE LIST IN ANNEX II TO THE PROTOCOL

    Note 1:

    The list sets out the conditions required for all products to be considered as sufficiently worked or processed within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol.

    Note 2:

    1.The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. The first column gives the heading number or chapter number used in the Harmonized System and the second column gives the description of goods used in that system for that heading or chapter. For each entry in the first two columns, a rule is specified in columns 3 or 4. Where, in some cases, the entry in the first column is preceded by an ‘ex’, this signifies that the rules in columns 3 or 4 apply only to the part of that heading as described in column 2.

    2.Where several heading numbers are grouped together in column 1 or a chapter number is given and the description of products in column 2 is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rules in column 3 or 4 apply to all products which, under the Harmonized System, are classified in headings of the chapter or in any of the headings grouped together in column 1.

    3.Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent contains the description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rules in columns 3 or 4.

    4.Where, for an entry in the first two columns, a rule is specified in both columns 3 and 4, the exporter may opt to apply either the rule set out in column 3 or that set out in column 4. If no origin rule is given in column 4, the rule set out in column 3 has to be applied.

    Note 3:

    1.The provisions of Article 4 concerning products having acquired originating status which are used in the manufacture of other products apply regardless of whether this status has been acquired inside the factory where these products are used or in another factory in the European Union or in the Central Africa Party.

    For example:

    An engine of heading 8407, for which the rule states that the value of the non-originating materials which may be incorporated may not exceed 40% of the ex-works price, is made from ‘other alloy steel roughly shaped by forging’ of heading ex 7224.

    If this forging has been forged in the European Union from a non-originating ingot, it has already acquired originating status by virtue of the rule for heading ex 7224 in the list. The forging can then count as originating in the value calculation for the engine, regardless of whether it was produced in the same factory or in another factory in the European Union. The value of the non-originating ingot is thus not taken into account when adding up the value of the non-originating materials used.

    2.The rule in the list represents the minimum amount of working or processing required, and the carrying out of more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, the carrying out of less working or processing cannot confer originating status. In other words, if a rule provides that non-originating material, at a certain level of manufacture, may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of manufacture is allowed, and the use of such material at a later stage is not.

    3.Without prejudice to Note 3.2, where a rule states that ‘materials of any heading’ may be used, materials of the same heading as the product may also be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may also be contained in the rule. However, the expression ‘manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading …’ means that only materials classified in the same heading as the product of a description other than that of the product as given in column 2 of the list may be used.

    4.When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, this means that one or more materials may be used. It does not require that all be used.

    For example:

    The rule for fabrics of headings 5208 to 5212 indicates that natural fibres may be used and that chemical materials, among other materials, may also be used. This does not mean that both have to be used; it is possible to use one or the other or both.

    5.Where a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the condition obviously does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent nature, cannot satisfy the rule. (See also Note 6.3 below in relation to textiles).

    For example:

    The rule for prepared foods of heading 1904, which specifically excludes the use of cereals and their derivatives, does not prevent the use of mineral salts, chemicals and other additives which are not produced from cereals.

    However, this does not apply to products which, although they cannot be manufactured from the particular materials specified in the list, can be produced from a material of the same nature at an earlier stage of manufacture.

    For example:

    In the case of an article of apparel of ex Chapter 62 of the Harmonized System made from non-woven materials, if the use of only non-originating yarn is allowed for this class of article, it is not possible to start from non-woven cloth – even if non-woven cloths cannot normally be made from yarn. In such cases, the starting material would normally be at the stage before yarn – that is the fibre stage.

    6.Where, in a rule in the list, two percentages are given for the maximum value of non-originating materials that can be used, then those percentages may not be added together. In other words, the maximum value of all the non-originating materials used may never exceed the higher of the percentages given. Furthermore, the individual percentages must not be exceeded in relation to the particular materials to which they apply.

    Note 4:

    1.The term ‘natural fibres’ is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres. It is restricted to the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, includes fibres that have been carded, combed or otherwise processed but not spun.

    2.The term ‘natural fibres’ includes horsehair of heading 0511, silk of headings 5002 and 5003, as well as wool-fibres and fine or coarse animal hair of headings 5101 to 5105, cotton fibres of headings 5201 to 5203, and other vegetable fibres of headings 5301 to 5305.

    3.The terms ‘textile pulp’, ‘chemical materials’ and ‘paper-making materials’ are used in the list to describe the materials not classified in Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System which can be used to manufacture artificial, synthetic or paper fibres or yarns.

    4.The term ‘man-made staple fibres’ is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, staple fibres or waste, of headings 5501 to 5507.

    Note 5:

    1.Where, for a given product in the list, reference is made to this Note, the conditions set out in column 3 shall not be applied to any basic textile materials used in the manufacture of this product and which, taken together, represent 10% or less of the total weight of all the basic textile materials used. (See also Notes 5.3 and 5.4 below).

    2.However, the tolerance mentioned in Note 5.1 may only be applied to mixed products which have been made from two or more basic textile materials.

    The following are the basic textile materials:

    silk,

    wool,

    coarse animal hair,

    fine animal hair,

    horsehair,

    cotton,

    paper-making materials and paper,

    flax,

    true hemp,

    jute and other textile bast fibres,

    sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave,

    coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres,

    synthetic man-made filaments,

    artificial man-made filaments,

    current conducting filaments,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polypropylene,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyester,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyamide,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyacrylonitrile,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyimide,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polytetrafluoroethylene,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyphenylene sulphide,

    synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyvinyl chloride,

    other synthetic man-made staple fibres,

    artificial man-made staple fibres of viscose,

    other artificial man-made staple fibres,

    yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped,

    yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyester, whether or not gimped,

    products of heading 5605 (metallised yarn) incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of a transparent or coloured adhesive between two layers of plastic film,

    other products of heading 5605.

    For example:

    A yarn of heading 5205 made from cotton fibres of heading 5203 and synthetic staple fibres of heading 5506 is a mixed yarn. Therefore, non-originating synthetic staple fibres that do not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) may be used up to a weight of 10% of the yarn.

    For example:

    A woollen fabric of heading 5112 made from woollen yarn of heading 5107 and synthetic yarn of staple fibres of heading 5509 is a mixed fabric. Therefore, synthetic yarn which does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) or woollen yarn which does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning) or a combination of the two may be used, provided that their total weight does not exceed 10% of the weight of the fabric.

    For example:

    Tufted textile fabric of heading 5802 made from cotton yarn of heading 5205 and cotton fabric of heading 5210 is only a mixed product if the cotton fabric is itself a mixed fabric made from yarns classified in two separate headings or if the cotton yarns used are themselves mixtures.

    For example:

    If the tufted textile fabric concerned had been made from cotton yarn of heading 5205 and synthetic fabric of heading 5407, then, obviously, the yarns used are two separate basic textile materials and the tufted textile fabric is, accordingly, a mixed product.

    3.In the case of products incorporating ‘yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped’ this tolerance is 20% in respect of the yarn.

    4.In the case of products incorporating ‘strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of an adhesive between two layers of plastic film’, the tolerance is 30% in respect of the strip.

    Note 6:

    1.In the case of those textile products which are marked in the list by a footnote referring to this Introductory Note, textile trimmings and accessories which do not satisfy the rule set out in the list in column 3 for the made up products concerned may be used provided that their weight does not exceed 10% of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

    The textile trimmings and accessories concerned are those classified in Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System. Linings and interlinings are not be regarded as trimmings or accessories.

    2.Any non-textile trimmings and accessories or other materials used which contain textiles do not have to satisfy the conditions set out in column 3 even though they fall outside the scope of Note 3.5.

    3.In accordance with Note 3.5, any non-originating non-textile trimmings and accessories or other product which do not contain any textiles may, in all cases, be used freely where they cannot be made from the materials listed in column 3.

    For example 8 , if a rule in the list says that for a particular textile item, such as a blouse, yarn must be used, this does not prevent the use of metal items, such as buttons, because they cannot be made from textile materials.

    4.Where a percentage rule applies, the value of trimmings and accessories must be taken into account when calculating the value of the non-originating materials incorporated.

    Note 7:

    1.For the purposes of headings ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, the ‘specific processes’ are as follows:

    (a)vacuum distillation;

    (b)redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process ( 9 );

    (c)cracking;

    (d)reforming;

    (e)extraction by means of selective solvents;

    (f)processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride, neutralisation with alkaline agents, decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;

    (g)polymerisation;

    (h)alkylation;

    (i)isomerisation.

    2.For the purposes of headings 2710 to 2712, the ‘specific processes’ are as follows:

    (a)vacuum distillation;

    (b)redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process ( 10 );

    (c)cracking;

    (d)reforming;

    (e)extraction by means of selective solvents;

    (f)processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride, neutralisation with alkaline agents, decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;

    (g)polymerisation;

    (h)alkylation;

    (i)isomerisation.

    (j)in respect of heavy oils falling within heading ex 2710 only, desulphurisation with hydrogen resulting in a reduction of at least 85% of the sulphur content of the products processed (ASTM D 1266-59 T method);

    (k)in respect of products falling within heading 2710 only, deparaffining by a process other than filtering;

    (l)in respect of heavy oils falling within heading ex 2710 only, treatment with hydrogen at a pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C with the use of a catalyst, other than to effect desulphurisation, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a chemical reaction. Further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of heading ex 2710 (e.g. hydrofinishing or decolourisation) in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process;

    (m)in respect of fuel oils of heading ex 2710 only, atmospheric distillation, on condition that less than 30% of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C, by the ASTM D 86 method;

    (n)in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils falling within heading ex 2710 only, treatment by means of a high-frequency electrical brush-discharge.

    3.For the purposes of headings ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, 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, any combination of these operations or like operations do not confer origin.

    ANNEX II

    LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS IN ORDER FOR THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED TO ACQUIRE ORIGINATING STATUS

    The products mentioned in the list may not all be covered by the Agreement. It is, therefore, necessary to consult the other parts of the Agreement.

    HS heading

    (1)

    Product description

    (2)

    Working or processing carried out on non-originating materials that confers originating status

    …………(3)……………………….or…………………………..(4)

    Chapter 1

    Live animals

    All the animals of Chapter 1 used must be wholly obtained

    Chapter 2

    Meat and edible meat offal

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapters 1 and 2 used must be wholly obtained

    ex Chapter 3

    Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used must be wholly obtained

    0304

    Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product

    0305

    Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product

    0306

    Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process;

    crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product

    0307

    Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked

    before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product

    0308

    Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 4

    Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 4 used must be wholly obtained

    0403

    Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa

    Manufacture in which:

    all the materials of Chapter 4 used must be wholly obtained,

    any fruit juice (expect those of pineapple, lime or grapefruit) of heading 2009 used must already be originating, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 5

    Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 5 used must be wholly obtained

    ex 0502

    Prepared pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair

    Cleaning, disinfecting, sorting and straightening of bristles and hair

    Chapter 6

    Live trees and other plants

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials of Chapter 6 used must be wholly obtained;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 7

    Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 7 used must be wholly obtained

    Chapter 8

    Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the fruit and nuts used must be wholly obtained; and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 9

    Coffee, tea, maté and spices; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained

    0901

    Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    0902

    Tea, whether or not flavoured

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    ex 0910

    Mixtures of spices

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    Chapter 10

    Cereals

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 10 used must be wholly obtained

    ex Chapter 11

    Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the cereals, edible vegetables, roots and tubers of heading 0714 or fruit used must be wholly obtained

    ex 1106

    Flour, meal and powder of the dried, shelled leguminous vegetables of heading 0713

    Drying and milling of leguminous vegetables of heading 0708

    Chapter 12

    Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 12 used must be wholly obtained

    1301

    Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of heading 1301 used may not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    1302

    Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:

    - mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

    Manufacture from non-modified mucilages and thickeners

    - other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    Chapter 14

    Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 14 used must be wholly obtained

    ex Chapter 15

    Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animals or vegetable waxes; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    1501

    Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503:

    - fats from bones or waste

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 0203, 0206 or 0207 or bones of heading 0506

    - other

    Manufacture from meat or edible offal of swine of heading 0203 or 0206 or of meat and edible offal of poultry of heading 0207

    1502

    Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503:

    - fats from bones or waste

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 0201, 0202, 0204 or 0206 or bones of heading 0506

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 used must be wholly obtained

    1504

    Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

    - solid fractions

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 1504

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used must be wholly obtained

    ex 1505

    Refined lanolin

    Manufacture from crude wool grease of heading 1505

    1506

    Other animals fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

    - solid fractions

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 1506

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 used must be wholly obtained

    1507 to 1515

    Vegetable oils and their fractions:

    - soya, ground nut, palm, copra, palm kernel, babassu, tung and oiticica oil, myrtle wax and Japan wax, fractions of jojoba oil and oils for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    - solid fractions, except for that of jojoba oil

    Manufacture from other materials of headings 1507 to 1515

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used must be wholly obtained

    1516

    Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials of Chapter 2 used must be wholly obtained;

    - all the vegetable materials used must be wholly obtained. However, materials of headings 1507, 1508, 1511 and 1513 may be used

    1517

    Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials of Chapters 2 and 4 used must be wholly obtained; and

    - all the vegetable materials used must be wholly obtained. However, materials of headings 1507, 1508, 1511 and 1513 may be used

    Chapter 16

    Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

    Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1

    1604 and 1605

    Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs;

    Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 17

    Sugars and sugar confectionery; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 1701

    Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, flavoured or coloured

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    1702

    Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel:

    - chemically pure maltose and fructose

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 1702

    - other sugars in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials used must already be originating

    ex 1703

    Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar, flavoured or coloured

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    1704

    Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 18

    Cocoa and cocoa preparations

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    1901

    Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included:

    - malt extract

    Manufacture from cereals of Chapter 10

    - other

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    1902

    Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared:

    - containing 20% or less by weight of meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs

    Manufacture in which all the cereals and derivatives (except durum wheat and its derivatives) used must be wholly obtained

    - containing more than 20% by weight of meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs

    Manufacture in which:

    - all cereals and derivatives (except durum wheat and its derivatives) used must be wholly obtained; and

    - all the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used must be wholly obtained

    1903

    Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except potato starch of heading 1108

    1904

    Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals other than maize (corn) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading, except those of heading 1806,

    - in which all the cereals and flour (except durum wheat and its derivates and Zea indurata maize) used must be wholly obtained; and

    - in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    1905

    Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

    Manufacture from materials of any heading except those of Chapter 11

    ex Chapter 20

    Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants: except for:

    Manufacture in which all the fruit, nuts or vegetables used must be wholly obtained

    ex 2001

    Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5% or more by weight of starch, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 2004 and

    ex 2005

    Potatoes in the form of flour, meal or flakes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    2006

    Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallised)

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    2007

    Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 2008

    - Nuts, not containing added sugar or spirit

    Manufacture in which the value of the originating nuts and oil seeds of headings 0801, 0802 and 1202 to 1207 used exceeds 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    - Peanut butter; mixtures based on cereals; palm hearts; maize (corn)

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    - Other, except for fruit and nuts cooked otherwise than by steaming or boiling in water, not containing added sugar, frozen

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    2009

    Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 21

    Miscellaneous edible preparations; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    2101

    Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - all the chicory used must be wholly obtained

    2103

    Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard:

    - sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, mustard flour or meal or prepared mustard may be used

    - mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    ex 2104

    Soups and broths and preparations therefor

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except prepared or preserved vegetables of headings 2002 to 2005

    2106

    Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 22

    Beverages, spirits and vinegar; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - all the grapes or any materials derived from grapes used must be wholly obtained

    2202

    Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product; and

    - any fruit juice used (except for pineapple, lime and grapefruit) must already be originating

    2207

    Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength

    Manufacture:
    from materials not classified within heading 2207 or 2208, and

    - in which all the grapes or materials derived from grapes used must be wholly obtained or, if all the other materials used are already originating, arrack may be used up to a limit of 5% by volume

    2208

    Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages

    Manufacture:

    from materials not classified within heading 2207 or 2208, and

    - in which all the grapes or materials derived from grapes used must be wholly obtained or, if all the other materials used are already originating, arrack may be used up to a limit of 5% by volume

    ex Chapter 23

    Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 2301

    Whale meal; flours, meals and pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used must be wholly obtained

    ex 2303

    Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product exceeding 40% by weight

    Manufacture in which all the maize used must be wholly obtained

    ex 2306

    Oil cake and other solid residues resulting from the extraction of olive oil, containing more than 3% of olive oil

    Manufacture in which all the olives used must be wholly obtained

    2309

    Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the cereals, sugar or molasses, meat or milk used must already be originating; and

    - all the materials of Chapter 3 used must be wholly obtained

    ex Chapter 24

    Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 24 used must be wholly obtained

    2402

    Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes

    Manufacture in which at least 70% by weight of the unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 2401 used is originating

    ex 2403

    Smoking tobacco

    Manufacture in which at least 70% by weight of the unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 2401 used is originating

    ex Chapter 25

    Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 2504

    Natural crystalline graphite, with enriched carbon content, purified and ground

    Enriching of the carbon content, purifying and grinding of crude crystalline graphite

    ex 2515

    Marble, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

    Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of marble (even if already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm

    ex 2516

    Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

    Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of stone (even if already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm

    ex 2518

    Calcined dolomite

    Calcination of uncalcined dolomite

    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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite) may be used

    ex 2520

    Plasters specially prepared for dentistry

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 2524

    Natural asbestos fibres

    Manufacture from asbestos concentrate

    ex 2525

    Mica powder

    Grinding of mica or mica waste

    ex 2530

    Earth colours, calcined or powdered

    Calcination or grinding of earth colours

    Chapter 26

    Ores, slag and ash

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 27

    Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that 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) 11

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 2709

    Crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals

    Destructive distillation of bituminous materials

    2710

    Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations

    Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 12

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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) 13

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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) 14

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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) 15

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    2714

    Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks

    Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 16

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    2715

    Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)

    Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 17

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 2805

    ‘Mischmetall’

    Manufacture by electrolytic or thermal treatment in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex‐works price of the product

    ex 2811

    Sulphur trioxide

    Manufacture from sulphur dioxide

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 2833

    Aluminium sulphate

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 2840

    Sodium perborate

    Manufacture from disodium tetraborate pentahydrate

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% 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 2932, 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Mercury compounds of diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents, whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference materials

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Mercury compounds of chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 29

    Organic chemicals; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 2901

    Acyclic hydrocarbons for use as power or heating fuels

    Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 18

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 2902

    Cyclanes and cyclenes (other than azulenes), benzene, toluene, xylenes, for use as power or heating fuels

    Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 19

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used, provided that their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 2905

    Metal alcoholates of alcohols of this heading and of ethanol

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 2905. However, metal alcoholates of this heading may be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 2932

    Internal ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

    Cyclic acetals and internal hemiacetals 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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    2934

    Nucleic acids and their salts; other heterocyclic compounds

    Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932, 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    293980

    Alkaloids of non-plant origin

    Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% in a heading other than that of the ex-works price of the product However, materials classified within the same heading may be used, provided that their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Nucleic acids and their salts; other heterocyclic compounds

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% in a heading other than that of the ex-works price of the product However, materials classified within the same heading may be used, provided that their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 30

    Pharmaceutical products; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3002

    Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products:

    - products consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses or unmixed products for these uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. The materials of this description may also be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other:

    -- human blood

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. The materials of this description may also be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    animal blood prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. The materials of this description may also be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    -- blood fractions other than antisera, haemoglobin, blood globulins and serum globulins

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. The materials of this description may also be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    -- haemoglobin, blood globulins and serum globulins

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. The materials of this description may also be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    -- other

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. The materials of this description may also be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 may not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    3003 and 3004

    Medicaments (excluding goods of headings 3002, 3005 or 3006):

    obtained from amikacin of heading 2941

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of heading 3003 or 3004 may be used provided their value, taken together, does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; However, materials of heading 3003 or 3004 may be used provided their value, taken together, does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3006

    Appliances identifiable for ostomy use made of plastic

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 31

    Fertilisers; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3105

    Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter, in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, except for:

    - sodium nitrate

    - calcium cyanamide

    - potassium sulphate

    - magnesium potassium sulphate

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; However, materials classified within the same heading may be used, provided that their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 32

    Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3201

    Tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

    Manufacture from tanning extracts of vegetable origin

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    3205

    Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colour lakes 20

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except headings 3203, 3204 and 3205. However, materials from heading 3205 may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 33

    Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    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’ 21 in this heading. However, materials of the same group may be used, provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3403

    Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, provided they represent less than 70% by weight

    Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) 22

    or

    Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    3404

    Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:

    - with a basis of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, slack wax or scale wax

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except:

    - hydrogenated oils having the character of waxes of heading 1516;

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    fatty acids not chemically defined or industrial fatty alcohols having the character of waxes of heading 3823, and

    - materials of heading 3404

    However, these materials may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 35

    Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues, enzymes; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    3505

    Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches:

    - starch ethers and esters

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3505

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - other

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 1108

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3507

    Prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    Chapter 36

    Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 37

    Photographic or cinematographic goods; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    3701

    Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs:

    - Instant print film for colour photography

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than heading 3701 or 3702. However, materials from heading 3702 may be used provided their value does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than heading 3701 or 3702. However, materials from heading 3701 and 3702 may be used provided their value, taken together, does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    3702

    Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than heading 3701 or 3702

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    3704

    Photographic plates, film paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than headings 3701 to 3704

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 38

    Miscellaneous chemical products; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3801

    - Colloidal graphite in suspension in oil and semi-colloidal graphite; carbonaceous pastes for electrodes

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Graphite in paste form, being a mixture of more than 30% of graphite by weight with mineral oils

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 3403 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3803

    Refined tall oil

    Refining of crude tall oil

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3805

    Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified

    Purification by distillation or refining of raw spirits of sulphate turpentine

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3806

    Ester gums

    Manufacture from resin acids

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3807

    Wood pitch (wood tar pitch)

    Distillation of wood tar

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    3808

    Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3809

    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

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3810

    Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3811

    Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils:

    - prepared additives for lubricating oil, containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 3811 used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3812

    Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilizers for rubber or plastics

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3813

    Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3814

    Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or vanish removers

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3818

    Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3819

    Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3820

    Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3821

    Prepared culture media for maintenance of micro‐organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    3822

    Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents, whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference materials

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3823

    Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols:

    - industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    - industrial fatty alcohols

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3823

    3824

    Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included:

    - the following of this heading:

    -- prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores based on natural resinous products

    -- naphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters

    -- sorbitol other than that of heading 2905

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    -- petroleum sulphonates, excluding petroleum sulphonates of alkali metals, of ammonium or of ethanolamines; thiophenated sulphonic acids of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, and their salts

    -- ion exchangers

    -- getters for vacuum tubes

    -- alkaline iron oxide for the purification of gas

    -- ammoniacal gas liquors and spent oxide produced in coal gas purification

    -- sulphonaphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters

    -- fusel oil and Dippel’s oil

    -- mixtures of salts having different anions

    -- copying pastes with a basis of gelatin, whether or not on a paper or textile backing

    - other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    3826

    Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    3901 to 3915

    Plastics in primary forms, waste, parings and scrap of plastics; except for headings ex 3907 and 3912 for which the rules are set out below:

    - addition homopolymerisation products in which a single monomer contributes more than 99% by weight to the total polymer content

    Manufacture in which:

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product 23

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    - other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex‐works price of the product 24

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3907

    - Copolymer, made from polycarbonate and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS)

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used, provided their value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product 25

    - Polyester

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product and/or manufacture from polycarbonate of tetrabromo-(bisphenol A)

    3912

    Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials classified in the same heading as the product does not exceed 20% of the ex‐works price of the product

    3916 to 3921

    Semi-manufactures and articles of plastics; except for headings ex 3916, ex 3917, ex 3920 and ex 3921, for which the rules are set out below:

    - flat products, further worked than only surface-worked or cut into forms other than rectangular (including square); other products, further worked than only surface-worked

    - other:

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    -- addition homopolymerisation products in which a single monomer contributes more than 99% by weight to the total polymer content

    Manufacture in which:

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product 26

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    -- other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex‐works price of the product 27

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 3916 and ex 3917

    Profile shapes and tubes

    Manufacture in which:

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of any materials classified within the same heading as the product does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    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

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Sheets of regenerated cellulose, polyamides or polyethylene

    Manufacture in which the value of any materials classified in the same heading as the product does not exceed 20% 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 28

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    3922 to 3926

    Articles of plastics

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 40

    Rubber and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 4001

    Laminated slabs of crepe rubber for shoes

    Lamination of sheets of natural rubber

    4005

    Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used, except natural rubber, does not exceed 50% 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 heading 4011 or 4012

    ex 4017

    Articles of hard rubber

    Manufacture from hard rubber

    ex Chapter 41

    Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 4102

    Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on

    Removal of wool from sheep or lamb skins, with wool on

    4104 to 4106

    Tanned or crust hides and skins, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared

    Retanning of pre-tanned leather

    or

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    4107, 4112 and 4113

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment‐dressed leather, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114

    Retanning of pre-tanned leather

    or

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 4114

    Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather

    Manufacture from leather of headings 4104 to 4107, 4112 or 4113, provided its value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 42

    Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut)

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 43

    Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    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; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 4403

    Wood roughly squared

    Manufacture from wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of its bark or merely roughed down

    ex 4407

    Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or finger-jointed

    Planing, sanding or finger-jointing

    ex 4408

    Veneer sheets and sheets 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 finger-jointed

    Splicing, planing, sanding or finger-jointing

    ex 4409

    Wood continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed:

    - sanded or finger-jointed

    Sanding or finger-jointing

    - beadings and mouldings

    Beading or moulding

    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 4416

    Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood

    Manufacture from riven staves, not further worked than sawn on the two principal surfaces

    ex 4418

    - Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 45

    Cork and articles of cork; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    4503

    Articles of natural cork

    Manufacture from cork of heading 4501

    Chapter 46

    Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    Chapter 47

    Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 48

    Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard; except for

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 4811

    Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or squared only

    Manufacture from paper-making materials of Chapter 47

    4816

    Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes

    Manufacture from paper-making materials of Chapter 47

    4817

    Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 4818

    Toilet paper

    Manufacture from paper-making materials of Chapter 47

    ex 4819

    Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 4820

    Letter pads

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 4823

    Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape

    Manufacture from paper-making materials of Chapter 47

    ex Chapter 49

    Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    4909

    Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 4909 or 4911

    4910

    Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks:

    - calendars of the ‘perpetual’ type or with replaceable blocks mounted on bases other than paper or paperboard

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 4909 or 4911

    ex Chapter 50

    Silk; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 5003

    Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock), carded or combed

    Carding or combing of silk waste

    5004 to ex 5006

    Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste

    Manufacture from 29 :

    - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - other natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5007

    Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste:

    Manufacture from yarn 30

    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

    ex Chapter 51

    Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    5106 to 5110

    Yarn of wool, of fine or coarse animal hair or of horsehair

    Manufacture from 31 :

    - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5111 to 5113

    Woven fabrics of wool, of fine or coarse animal hair or of horsehair:

    Manufacture from yarn 32

    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

    ex Chapter 52

    Cotton; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    5204 to 5207

    Yarn and thread of cotton

    Manufacture from 33 :

    - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5208 to 5212

    Woven fabrics of cotton:

    Manufacture from yarn 34

    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

    ex Chapter 53

    Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    5306 to 5308

    Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn

    Manufacture from 35 :

    - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5309 to 5311

    Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn:

    Manufacture from yarn 36

    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

    5401 to 5406

    Yarn, monofilament and thread of man-made filaments

    Manufacture from 37 :

    - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5407 and 5408

    Woven fabrics of man-made filament yarn

    Manufacture from yarn 38

    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

    5501 to 5507

    Man-made staple fibres

    Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp

    5508 to 5511

    Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres

    Manufacture from 39 :

    - raw silk or silk waste carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning,

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5512 to 5516

    Woven fabrics of man-made staple fibres:

    Manufacture from yarn 40

    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), where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex Chapter 56

    Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture from 41 :

    - coir yarn,

    - natural fibres,

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    5602

    Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated:

    - needleloom felt

    Manufacture from 42 :

    - natural fibres,

    - chemical materials or textile pulp

    - other

    Manufacture from 43 :

    - natural fibres,

    - man-made staple fibres, or

    - chemical materials or textile pulp

    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

    Manufacture from 44 :

    - natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    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

    Manufacture from 45 :

    - natural fibres,

    - man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning,

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    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

    Manufacture from 46 :

    - natural fibres,

    - man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning;

    - chemical materials or textile pulp, or

    - paper-making materials

    Chapter 57

    Carpets and other textile floor coverings:

    - of needleloom felt

    Manufacture from 47 :

    - natural fibres, or

    - chemical materials or textile pulp

    However, jute fabric may be used as a backing

    - of other felt

    Manufacture from 48 :

    natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, or

    - chemical materials or textile pulp

    - Other

    Manufacture from yarn 49

    However, jute fabric may be used as a backing

    ex Chapter 58

    Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery; except for:

    Manufacture from yarn 50

    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

    5805

    Hand-woven tapestries of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needle-worked tapestries (for example, petit point, cross stitch), whether or not made-up

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 products

    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

    Manufacture from yarn

    5902

    Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon

    Manufacture from yarn

    5903

    Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902

    Manufacture from yarn

    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), where 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

    Manufacture from yarn 51

    5905

    Textile wall coverings:

    Manufacture from yarn

    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), where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product

    5906

    Rubberised textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902

    Manufacture from yarn

    5907

    Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas, being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like

    Manufacture from yarn

    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), where 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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

    - 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

    - Other

    Manufacture from yarn or waste fabrics or rags of heading 6310

    Manufacture from 52 :

    yarn

    Manufacture from 53 :

    yarn

    Chapter 60

    Knitted or crocheted fabrics

    Manufacture from yarn 54

    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

    Manufacture from yarn 55

    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

    Manufacture from yarn 56 , 57

    Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product 58

    - other

    Manufacture from yarn 59 , 60

    Making up followed 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) where the value of the unprinted goods of headings 6213 and 6214 used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product

    6217

    Other made-up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading 6212:

    - embroidered

    Manufacture from yarn 61

    Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product 62

    - fire-resistant equipment of fabric covered with foil of aluminised polyester

    Manufacture from yarn 63

    Manufacture from uncoated fabric, provided that the value of the uncoated fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product 64

    - interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - 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; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    6301 to 6304

    Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen, etc.; curtains etc.; other furnishing articles:

    - of felt, of non-wovens

    Manufacture from 65 :

    - natural fibres; or

    - chemical materials or textile pulp

    - other:

    -- embroidered

    Manufacture from yarn 66 , 67

    Manufacture from unembroidered fabric (other than knitted or crocheted) provided the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    -- other

    Manufacture from yarn 68 , 69

    6305

    Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods.

    Manufacture from yarn 70

    6306

    Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents; sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods

    Manufacture from fabric

    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 products

    6308

    Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether or not with accessories, for making up into rugs, tapestries, embroidered tablecloths 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 their total value does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the set

    ex Chapter 64

    Footwear, gaiters and the like; 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 insoles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 65

    Headgear and parts thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    6505

    Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

    Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres 71

    ex Chapter 66

    Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops, and parts thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    6601

    Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    Chapter 67

    Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 68

    Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 70

    Glass and glassware; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 7003

    ex 7004 and

    ex 7005

    Glass with a non-reflecting layer

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

    7006

    Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials:

    - glass-plate substrates, coated with a dielectric thin film, and of a semiconductor grade in accordance with SEMII-standards 72

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7006

    - other

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

    7007

    Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

    7008

    Multiple-walled insulating units of glass

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

    7009

    Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors

    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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 7101

    Natural or cultured pearls, graded and temporarily strung for convenience of transport

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 7102,

    ex 7103 and

    ex 7104

    Worked precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)

    Manufacture from unworked precious or semi-precious stones

    7106, 7108 and 7110

    Precious metals:

    - unwrought

    Manufacture from materials not classified in heading 7106, 7108 or 7110

    or

    Electrolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious metals of heading 7106, 7108 or 7110

    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

    7116

    Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    7117

    Imitation jewellery

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 72

    Iron and steel; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    7207

    Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7201, 7202, 7203, 7204 or 7205

    7208 to 7216

    Flat-rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel

    Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of heading 7206

    7217

    Wire of iron or non-alloy steel

    Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 7207

    ex 7218, 7219 to 7222

    Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel

    Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of heading 7218

    7223

    Wire of stainless steel

    Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 7218

    ex 7224, 7225 to 7228

    Semi-finished products, flat-rolled products, hot-rolled bars and rods, in irregularly wound coils; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel

    Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of heading 7206, 7218 or 7224

    7229

    Wire of other alloy steel

    Manufacture from semi-finished materials of heading 7224

    ex Chapter 73

    Articles of iron or steel; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 7301

    Sheet piling

    Manufacture from materials of heading 7206

    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, 7218 or 7224

    ex 7307

    Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (ISO No X5CrNiMo 1712), consisting of several parts

    Turning, drilling, reaming, threading, deburring and sandblasting of forged blanks, the value of which 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    7401

    Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    7402

    Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    7403

    Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought:

    - refined copper

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    - copper alloys and refined copper containing other elements, unwrought

    Manufacture from refined copper, unwrought, or waste and scrap of copper

    7404

    Copper waste and scrap

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    7405

    Master alloys of copper

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 75

    Nickel and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    7501 to 7503

    Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy; unwrought nickel; nickel waste and scrap

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 76

    Aluminium and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    7601

    Unwrought aluminium

    Manufacture in which:
    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    or

    Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment from unalloyed aluminium or waste and scrap of aluminium

    7602

    Aluminium waste and scrap

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 7616

    Aluminium articles other than gauze, cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar materials (including endless bands) of aluminium wire, and expanded metal of aluminium

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; However, gauze, cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar materials (including endless bands) of aluminium wire, or expanded metal of aluminium may be used; and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 77

    Reserved for possible future use in the HS

    ex Chapter 78

    Lead and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    7801

    Unwrought lead

    - refined lead

    Manufacture from ‘bullion’ or ‘work’ lead

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 7802 may not be used

    7802

    Lead waste and scrap

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 79

    Zinc and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    7901

    Unwrought zinc

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 7902 may not be used

    7902

    Zinc waste and scrap

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 80

    Tin and articles thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    8001

    Unwrought tin

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 8002 may not be used

    8002 and 8007

    Tin waste and scrap; other articles of tin

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    Chapter 81

    Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof:

    - other base metals, wrought; articles thereof

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex‐works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 82

    Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    8206

    Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than headings 8202 to 8205. However, tools of headings 8202 to 8205 may be incorporated into the set provided their value does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the set

    8207

    Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning, or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    8208

    Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8211

    Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, handles of base metal may be used

    ex Chapter 83

    Miscellaneous articles of base metal; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 8302

    Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for buildings, and automatic door closers

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8302 may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8306

    Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8306 may be used provided their 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 in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8401

    Nuclear fuel elements

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex‐works price of the finished product

    8402

    Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); super-heated water boilers

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    8403 and ex 8404

    Central heating boilers other than those of heading 8402 and auxiliary plant for central heating boilers

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than heading 8403 or 8404

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8406

    Steam turbines and other vapour turbines

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8407

    Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8409

    Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8411

    Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    8412

    Other engines and motors

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8413

    Rotary positive displacement pumps

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8414

    Industrial fans, blowers and the like

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    8415

    Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8418

    Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air-conditioning machines of heading 8415

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8419

    Machines for wood, paper pulp, paper and paperboard industries

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8420

    Calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8423

    Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    8425 to 8428

    Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8429

    Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers:

    - road rollers

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - other

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8430

    Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and snow-blowers

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8431

    Parts suitable for use solely or principally with road rollers

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8439

    Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8441

    Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8443

    Office machines (for example, typewriters, calculating machines, automatic data processing machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines)

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    8444 to 8447

    Machines of these headings for use in the textile industry

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8448

    Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of headings 8444 and 8445

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8452

    Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles:

    - sewing machines (lock stitch only) with heads of a weight not exceeding 16 kg without motor or 17 kg with motor

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product,

    - where the value of all the non-originating materials used in assembling the head (without motor) does not exceed the value of the originating materials used, and

    - the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms used are originating

    - other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8456, 8457 to 8465 and ex 8466

    Machine-tools and machines and their parts and accessories of headings 8456 to 8466; except for:

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - water-jet cutting machines;

    - parts and accessories of water-jet cutting machines

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8469 to 8472

    Office machines (for example, typewriters, calculating machines, automatic data processing machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines)

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8480

    Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    8482

    Ball or roller bearings

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    8484

    Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting; sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings; mechanical seals

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8486

    Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electrodischarge, electrochemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes and parts and accessories thereof

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    - Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, and parts and accessories thereof

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    Machine tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glass and parts and accessories thereof

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    Marking-out instruments which are pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates; parts and accessories thereof

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Moulds, injection or compression types

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8487

    Machinery parts, not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8501

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8503 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8502

    Electric generating sets and rotary converters

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8501 or 8503, taken together, are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8504

    Power supply units for automatic data-processing machines

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8517

    Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8518

    Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    8519

    Sound recording or reproducing apparatus

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    8521

    Video recording or reproducing apparatus

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    8522

    Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 8521

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8523

    Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, ‘smart cards’ and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37:

    - Unrecorded discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, but excluding products of Chapter 37

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Recorded discs, tapes, solid‐state non‐volatile storage devices and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, but excluding products of Chapter 37

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8523 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Proximity cards and ‘smart cards’ with two or more electronic integrated circuits

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    - ‘Smart cards’ with one electronic integrated circuit

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542, taken together, are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% 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 video camera recorders

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    8526

    Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% 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:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% 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:

    - Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Other 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:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    8529

    Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8525 to 8528:

    - suitable for use solely or principally with video recording or reproducing apparatus

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - suitable for use solely or principally with monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Other

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    8535

    Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors,

     

    junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1000 V

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8538 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8536

    Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables:

    - Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8538 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    - Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables:

    -- of plastics

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    -- of ceramics

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    -- of copper

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    8537

    Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 8517

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 8538 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8541

    Diodes, transistors and similar semi-conductor devices, except wafers not yet cut into chips

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    8542

    Electronic integrated circuits:

    - monolithic integrated circuits

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542, taken together, are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    - multichips which are 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 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542, taken together, are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8546

    Electrical insulators of any material

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8547

    Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating material 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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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:

    - Electronic microassemblies

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542, taken together, are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    - Other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 86

    Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds; except for:

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8608

    Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8709

    Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8710

    Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8711

    Motor-cycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars:

    - with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity:

    -- not exceeding 50 cc

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the products

    -- exceeding 50 cc

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product

    - other

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8712

    Bicycles without ball bearings

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 8714

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8715

    Baby carriages and parts thereof

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    8716

    Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 88

    Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 8804

    Rotochutes

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 8804

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    8805

    Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles.

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    Chapter 89

    Ships, boats and floating structures

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, hulls of heading 8906 may not be used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 90

    Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    9001

    Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9004

    Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 9005

    Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 9006

    Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than electrically ignited flashbulbs

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    9007

    Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    9011

    Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 9014

    Other navigational instruments and appliances

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9015

    Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9016

    Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9017

    Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9018

    Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments:

    - Dentists’ chairs incorporating dental appliances

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 9018

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Other

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    9019

    Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    9020

    Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the products

    9024

    Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9025

    Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9026

    Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9027

    Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9028

    Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor:

    - Parts and accessories

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Other

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    9029

    Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9030

    Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9031

    Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9032

    Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 91

    Clocks and watches and parts thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    9105

    Other clocks

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    9109

    Clock movements, complete and assembled

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - the value of all the non-originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    9110

    Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - where, within the above limit, the materials classified in heading 9114 are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    9111

    Watch cases and parts thereof

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    9112

    Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this Chapter, and parts thereof

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the products

    9113

    Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof:

    - of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-plated, or of metal clad with precious metal

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - Other

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    Chapter 92

    Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    Chapter 93

    Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex 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; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 9401 and

    ex 9403

    Base metal furniture, incorporating unstuffed cotton cloth of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    or

    manufacture from cotton cloth already made up in a form ready for use of heading 9401 or 9403, provided:

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the products

    - its value does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product, and

    - all the other materials used are originating and are classified in a heading other than heading 9401 or 9403

    9405

    Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    9406

    Prefabricated buildings

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    ex Chapter 95

    Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof; except for:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 9503

    Other toys; reduced-size (‘scale’) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 9506

    Golf clubs and parts thereof

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than 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 in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ex 9601 and

    ex 9602

    Articles of animal, vegetable or mineral carving materials

    Manufacture from ‘worked’ carving materials of the same heading

    ex 9603

    Brooms and brushes, (except for besoms and the like and brushes made from marten or squirrel hair), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees).

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the products

    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 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 in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% 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, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.

    However, nibs or nib-points classified within the same heading 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 in which:

    - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, and

    - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 9613

    Lighters with piezo-igniter

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 9613 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 9614

    Smoking pipes and pipe bowls

    Manufacture from roughly shaped blocks

    Chapter 97

    Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

    ANNEX II(a)

    Derogations from the list of working or processing to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for the product manufactured to acquire originating status, in accordance with Article 4(2)

    The products mentioned in the list may not all be covered by this Agreement. It is, therefore, necessary to consult the other parts of the Agreement.

    Common provisions

    1.    For the products listed in the table below, the following rules may also apply instead of the rules set out in Annex II to this Protocol.

    2.    A proof of origin issued or made out pursuant to this Annex shall bear the following entry in English or in French:

    ‘Derogation – Annex II(a) to Protocol … - Materials of HS heading No … originating from … used.’

    ‘Dérogation - Annexe II (a) du protocole… - Matières de la position du SH n° … originaires de … utilisées.’

    This entry shall be recorded in box 7 of the movement certificates EUR.1 referred to in Article 19 of this Protocol, or shall be added to the origin declaration referred to in Article 22 thereof.

    3.    The Central African States that are signatories to this Agreement and the Member States of the European Union shall each take the steps necessary to implement this Annex.

    HS heading

    Product description

    Special derogation concerning working or processing carried out on non‐originating materials that confers originating status

    Chapter 2

    Meat and edible meat offal

    All meat and edible offal must be wholly obtained

    Chapter 4

    Dairy produce; birds’ eggs, natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture in which:

    - all the materials of Chapter 4 used are wholly obtained

    - the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    Chapter 6

    Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

    Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 6 used are wholly obtained

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    0812 - 0814

    Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved; fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806;

    peel of citrus fruits or melons

    Manufacture in which the content of materials of Chapter 8 used does not exceed 30% of the weight of the final product

    Chapter 9

    Coffee, tea, maté and spices

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    1101 - 1104

    Grain mill products

    Manufacture from materials of Chapter 10, except rice of heading 1006

    1105 - 1109 

    Flour, meal, powder, flakes of potatoes, etc.; starches; inulin; wheat gluten

    Manufacture in which the content of non-originating materials does not exceed 20% by weight

    or

    Manufacture from materials of Chapter 10, except materials of heading 1006, in which the materials of heading 0710 and of subheading 0710 10 used are wholly obtained

    Chapter 12

    Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

    Manufacture from materials of any heading except that of the product

    1301

    Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    1302

    Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:

    - Mucilages and thickeners, modified, derived from vegetable products

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product

    1506

    Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

    Manufacture from materials of any heading except that of the product

    ex 1507 to ex 1515

    Vegetable oils and their fractions:

    - Soya-bean, ground-nut, palm, coconut (copra), palm kernel, babassu, tung and oiticica oil, myrtle wax and Japan wax, fractions of jojoba oil and oils for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption, except olive oils of headings 1509 and 1510

    Manufacture from materials of any subheading except that of the product

    1516

    Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

    Manufacture from materials classified in a heading other than that of the product

    Chapter 18

    Cocoa and cocoa preparations

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading except that of the product

    - in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    1901

    Food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa in more than 40% by weight calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of heading 0401 to 0404, containing less than 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading except that of the product

    - in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    1902

    Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared

    Manufacture in which:

    - the content of materials of Chapter 11 used does not exceed 20% by weight

    - the weight of the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used does not exceed 20% of the weight of the final product

    1903

    Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms:

    - with a content of materials of heading 1108 13 (potato starch) not more than 30% by weight

    Manufacture from materials of any heading except that of the product

    1904

    Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals other than maize (corn) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading, except those of heading 1806

    - in which the content of materials of Chapter 11 used does not exceed 20% by weight

    - in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    1905

    Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

    Manufacture in which the content of materials of Chapter 11 used does not exceed 20% by weight

    ex Chapter 20

    Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants:

    from materials other than of headings 2002 and 2003

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading except that of the product

    - in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    or

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product

    - in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    Chapter 21

    Miscellaneous edible preparations

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading except that of the product

    - in which the content of materials of Chapters 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    or

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product

    - in which the content of materials of Chapters 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    Chapter 23

    Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder

    Manufacture:

    - from materials of any heading except that of the product

    - in which the maize (corn) content or the content of materials of Chapters 2, 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product

    or

    Manufacture:

    - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product

    - in which the maize (corn) content or the content of materials of Chapters 2, 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final 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 in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 33

    Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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 60% 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:

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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 in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 36

    Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 37

    Photographic or cinematographic goods;

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 38

    Miscellaneous chemical products

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their 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 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 3922 to 3926

    Articles of plastics

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    ex Chapter 41

    Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    4101 - 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 Notes 1(b) or 1(c) to Chapter 41

    Manufacture from materials of any heading

    4104 - 4106

    Tanned or crust hides and skins, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared

    Retanning of pre-tanned leather

    Chapter 42

    Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut)

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 46

    Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 48    

    Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 6117

    Other made-up clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted parts of garments or of clothing accessories

    Spinning of natural and/or man-made staple fibres, or extrusion of man-made filament yarn, accompanied by knitting (knitted-to-shape products)

    or

    Dyeing of yarn of natural fibres accompanied by knitting (knitted‐to‐shape products)

    6213 and 6214

    Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like:

    - Embroidered

    - Other

    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

    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 product

    Weaving accompanied by making-up (including cutting)

    or

    Making-up preceded 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 product

    6307

    Other made-up articles, including dress patterns

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% 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 tablecloths or serviettes, or similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail sale

    Each item of the set must satisfy the rule which would apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, the value of the non-originating articles must not exceed 35% of the ex-works price of the set

    ex Chapter 64

    Footwear, gaiters and the like

    Manufacture from materials of any heading, except from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components

    Chapter 69

    Ceramic products

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    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 in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product

    7106, 7108 and 7110

    Precious metals:

    - Unwrought

    - Semi-manufactured or in powder form

    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

    Manufacture from unwrought precious metals

    7115

    Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal

    Manufacture from materials of any heading except that of the product

    Chapter 83

    Miscellaneous articles of base metal

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8302

    Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for buildings, and automatic door closers

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8302 may be used provided their value does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

    ex 8306

    Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8306 may be used provided their value does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 84

    Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    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

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product

    Chapter 87

    Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

    Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% 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 in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product

    or

    Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex-works price of the product



    ANNEX III

    Form for movement certificate EUR.1

    1.Movement certificates EUR.1 shall be made out on the basis of the form of which a specimen appears in this Annex. This form shall be printed in one or more of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up. Certificates shall be made out in one of these languages and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in printed characters.

    2.Each certificate shall measure 210 × 297 mm; a tolerance of up to plus 8 mm or minus 5 mm in the length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 60 g/m². It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.

    3.The exporting States may reserve the right to print the certificates themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case, each certificate must include a reference to such approval. Each certificate must bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified.

    4.For the purposes of this Agreement:

    -it must be indicated in box 2 of the certificate that the certificate is used in preferential trade between the European Union and the Central Africa Party. The name of the Central African State concerned may be added in brackets after ‘Central Africa’;

       -    either ‘European Union’ or ‘Central Africa’ must be indicated in boxes 4 and 5 of the certificate. The name of the Central African State concerned acceding to this Agreement may be added in brackets after ‘Central Africa’.

    MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE

    1.    Exporter (name, full address, country)

       EUR.1    No A    000.000

    See notes overleaf before completing this form.

    2.    Certificate used in preferential trade between

       

    3.    Consignee (name, full address, country) (optional)

       and

       

       (insert appropriate countries or groups of countries or territories)

    4.    Country, group of countries or territory in which the products are considered as originating

    5.    Country, group of countries or territory of destination

    6.    Transport details (optional)

    7.    Remarks

    8.    Item number; marks, numbers, number and kind of packages (1); description of goods

    9.    Gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m³, etc.)

    10.    Invoices

       (optional)

    11.    CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT

       Declaration certified

       Export document (2)

       Form    No    

       Customs office    

       Issuing country or territory

       .    

       Date    

       .    

       (Signature)

       Stamp

    12.    DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER

       I, the undersigned, declare that the goods described above meet the conditions required for the issue of this certificate.

       Place and date    

       .    

       (Signature)

    (1) If goods are not packed, indicate number of articles or state ‘In bulk’ as appropriate.

    (2) Complete only where the regulations of the exporting country or territory so require.



    13.    Request for verification, to:

    14.    Result of verification

    Verification carried out shows that this certificate (*)

       was issued by the customs office indicated and that the information contained therein is accurate.

       

    does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and accuracy (see remarks appended).

    Verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this certificate is requested

       

       (Place and date)

       Stamp

       

       (Signature)

       

       (Place and date)

       Stamp

       

       (Signature)

    ________________________

    (*) Insert X in the appropriate box.

    NOTES

    1.Certificates must not contain erasures or words written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the customs authorities of the issuing country or territory.

    2.No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number. A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as to make any later additions impossible.

    3.Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and with sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.



       APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE

    1.    Exporter (name, full address, country)

       EUR.1    No A    000.000

    See notes overleaf before completing this form.

    2.    Application for a certificate to be used in preferential trade between

       

    3.    Consignee (name, full address, country) (optional)

       and

       

       (insert appropriate countries or groups of countries or territories)

    4.    Country, group of countries or territory in which the products are considered as originating

    5.    Country, group of countries or territory of destination

    6.    Transport details (optional)

    7.    Remarks

    8.    Item number; marks, numbers, number and kind of packages (1); description of goods

    9.    Gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m³, etc.)

    10.    Invoices

       (optional)

    (1) If goods are not packed, indicate number of articles or state ‘In bulk’ as appropriate.



    DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER

    I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf,

    DECLARE

    that the goods meet the conditions required for the issue of the attached certificate;

    SPECIFY

    as follows the circumstances which have enabled these goods to meet the above conditions:

    …………………………………………………………...………

    …………………………………………………………...………

    ……………………………………………………………….…..

    …………………………………………………………………...

    SUBMIT

    the following supporting documents(1):

    ………………………………………………………………...…

    ……………………………………………………………...……

    …………………………………………………………………...

    …………………………………………………………………...

    UNDERTAKE

    to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting evidence which these authorities may require for the purpose of issuing the attached certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my accounts and to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities;

    REQUEST

    the issue of the attached certificate for these goods.

    …………………………………………………………………...

    (Place and date)

    …………………………………………………………………...

    (Signature)

    (1)For example: import documents, movement certificates, manufacturer’s declarations, etc., referring to the products used in manufacture or to the goods re-exported in the same state.

    ANNEX IV

    Origin declaration

    The origin declaration, the text of which is given below, must be made out in accordance with the footnotes. However, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced.