# Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (revoked)

EU Decision 2013/755 · adopted 25 November 2013

Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’)

## Introductory text

Council Decision 2013/755/EU
of 25 November 2013
on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union
(‘Overseas Association Decision’) (revoked)
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## Part ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE UNION

### Chapter 1: General provisions

## 1 Purpose

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## 2 Territorial application

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## 3 Objectives, principles and values

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## 4 Management of the association

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## 5 Mutual interests, complementarity and priorities

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## 6 Promotion of the association

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## 7 Regional cooperation, regional integration and cooperation with other partners

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## 8 Participation in European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation

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## 9 Specific treatment

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### Chapter 2: Actors of cooperation

## 10 General approach

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## 11 Actors of cooperation

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## 12 Responsibilities of the non-governmental actors

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### Chapter 3: Institutional framework of the association

## 13 Guiding principles for dialogue

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## 14 Instances of the association

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## Part TWO: AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ASSOCIATION

### Chapter 1: Environmental issues, climate change and disaster risk reduction

## 15 General objectives and principles

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## 16 Sustainable management and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services

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## 17 Sustainable forest management

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## 18 Integrated coastal zone management

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## 19 Maritime Affairs

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## 20 Sustainable management of fish stocks

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## 21 Sustainable water management

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## 22 Waste management

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## 23 Energy

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## 24 Climate change

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## 25 Disaster risk reduction

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### Chapter 2: Accessibility

## 26 General objectives

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## 27 Maritime transport

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## 28 Air transport

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## 29 Air transport safety

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## 30 Information and communication technologies services

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### Chapter 3: Research and innovation

## 31 Cooperation in research and innovation

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### Chapter 4: Youth, education, training, health, employment and social policy

## 32 Youth

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## 33 Education and training

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## 34 Employment and social policy

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## 35 Public health

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### Chapter 5: Culture

## 36 Cultural exchanges and dialogue

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## 37 Audiovisual cooperation

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## 38 Performing arts

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## 39 Protection of cultural heritage and historic monuments

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### Chapter 6: Fight against organised crime

## 40 Fight against organised crime, trafficking in human beings, child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, terrorism and corruption

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### Chapter 7: Tourism

## 41 Tourism

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## Part THREE: TRADE AND TRADE RELATED COOPERATION

### Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

## 42 General objectives

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### Title II: ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT

### Chapter 1: Arrangements for trade in goods

## 43 Free access for originating goods

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## 44 Quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect

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## 45 Measures adopted by the OCTs

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## 46 Non-discrimination

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## 47 Conditions for movements of waste

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## 48 Temporary withdrawal of preferences

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## 49 Safeguard and surveillance measures

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### Chapter 2: Arrangements for trade in services and for establishment

## 50 Definitions

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## 51 Most favourable treatment

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## 52 Professional qualifications

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### Title III: TRADE RELATED AREAS

### Chapter 1: Trade and sustainable development

## 53 General approach

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## 54 Environmental and climate change standards in trade

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## 55 Labour standards in trade

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## 56 Sustainable trade in fisheries products

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## 57 Sustainable timber trade

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## 58 Sustainable development in trade

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### Chapter 2: Other trade-related areas

## 59 Current payments and capital movements

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## 60 Competition policies

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## 61 Protection of intellectual property rights

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## 62 Technical barriers to trade

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## 63 Consumer policy, consumer health protection and trade

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## 64 Sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures

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## 65 Prohibition of protectionist measures

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### Chapter 3: Monetary and tax matters

## 66 Tax carve out

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## 67 Tax and customs arrangements for Union funded contracts

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### Chapter 4: Trade capacity development

## 68 General approach

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## 69 Trade dialogue, cooperation and capacity development

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### Chapter 5: Cooperation in the area of financial services and taxation matters

## 70 Cooperation on international financial services

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## 71 Regulatory alignment in financial services

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## 72 Cooperation between regulatory and supervisory authorities

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## 73 Cooperation in taxation matters

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## Part FOUR: INSTRUMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

### Chapter 1: General provisions

## 74 General objectives

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## 75 Definitions

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## 76 Principles of finance cooperation

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### Chapter 2: Financial resources

## 77 Sources of financing

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### Chapter 3: Specific provisions for the financial assistance under the 11th EDF

## 78 Subject-matter and scope

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## 79 Humanitarian and emergency aid

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## 80 Capacity development

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## 81 Technical assistance

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## 82 Additional support in the event of fluctuations in export earnings

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## 83 Programming

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## 84 Preparation, appraisal and approval of the Programming Document

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## 85 Implementation

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## 86 Territorial and Regional Authorising Officers

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## 87 EDF-OCTs Committee

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## 88 Role of Union delegations

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## 89 Rules on nationality and origin for public procurement, grants and other award procedures for OCTs

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## 90 Protecting the Union’s financial interests and financial controls

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## 91 Monitoring, evaluation, review process and reporting

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### Chapter 4: Principles of eligibility

## 92 Eligibility for territorial financing

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## 93 Eligibility for regional financing

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## 94 Eligibility for Union programmes

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## Part FIVE: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 95 Delegation of powers to the Commission

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## 96 Exercise of the delegation

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## 97 Change of status

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## 98 Repeal

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## 99 Entry into force

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## Annex I LIST OF THE ISOLATED OCTs

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## Annex II: UNION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: 11th EDF

## 1 Allocation between the various instruments

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## 2 Administration of resources

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## 3 Allocation between the OCTs

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## Annex III: UNION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: LOANS FROM THE EIB’S OWN RESOURCES

## 1 Amount

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## 2 EIB

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## 3 Conditions for foreign exchange transfer

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## Annex IV: UNION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: EIB INVESTMENT FACILITY

## 1 Objective

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## 2 Resources of the Facility

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## 3 Operations of the Facility

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## 4 Conditions for foreign exchange rate risk

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## 5 Financial controls

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## 6 Privileges and immunities

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## Annex V: UNION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE EVENT OF SHORT-TERM FLUCTUATIONS IN EXPORT EARNINGS

## 1 Principles

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## 2 Eligibility criteria

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## 3 Advances

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## 4 Revision

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## Annex VI: CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ ORIGINATING PRODUCTS ’ AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

### Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

## 1 Definitions



### Title II: DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS

## 2 General requirements



## 3 Wholly obtained products



## 4 Sufficiently worked or processed products



## 5 Insufficient working or processing operations



## 6 Tolerances



## 7 Bilateral cumulation



## 8 Cumulation with EPA countries



## 9 Cumulation with other countries benefiting from duty-free quota-free access to the market of the Union under the Generalised System of Preferences



## 10 Extended cumulation



## 11 Unit of qualification



## 12 Accessories, spare parts and tools



## 13 Sets



## 14 Neutral elements



## 15 Accounting segregation



## 16 Derogations



### Title III: TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

## 17 Principle of territoriality



## 18 Non-manipulation clause



## 19 Exhibitions



### Title IV: PROOFS OF ORIGIN

### Section 1: General requirements

## 20 Amounts expressed in euros



### Section 2: Procedures at export in the OCT

## 21 General requirements



## 22 Request for registration



## 23 Registration



## 24 Revocation of the registration



## 25 Supporting documents



## 26 Statement on origin and information for cumulation purpose



## 27 Supplier’s declaration



## 28 Proof of origin



### Section 3: Procedures at release for free circulation in the Union

## 29 Submission of proof of origin



## 30 Exemption from proof of origin



## 31 Discrepancies and formal errors



## 32 Validity of statements on origin



## 33 Procedure for importation by instalments



## 34 Verification of statements on origin



## 35 Denial of preferences



### Title V: ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

### Section 1: General requirements

## 36 General principles



## 37 Publication requirements and compliance



## 38 Penalties



### Section 2: Methods of administrative cooperation applicable for the REX system

## 39 Communication of names and addresses of competent authorities of the OCTs



## 40 Access rights to and publication of data from the REX system



## 41 Protection of data in the REX system



## 42 Control of origin



## 43 Request for verification of statements on origin



## 44 Verification of suppliers’ declarations



## 45 Other provisions



### Title VI: CEUTA AND MELILLA

## 46 Ceuta and Melilla



### Title VII: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 47 Committee procedure



## I INTRODUCTORY NOTES AND LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING OPERATIONS WHICH CONFER ORIGINATING STATUS

INTRODUCTORY NOTES
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Note 1 – General introduction
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Note 2 – The structure of the list
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Note 3 – Examples of how to apply the rules
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Note 4 – General provisions concerning certain agricultural goods
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Note 5 – Terminology used in respect of certain textile products
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Note 6 – Tolerances applicable to products made of a mixture of textile materials
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Note 7 – Other tolerances applicable to certain textile products
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Note 8 – Definition of specific processes and simple operations carried out in respect of certain products of Chapter 27
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List of products and working or processing operations which confer originating status
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## II APPLICATION FOR A DEROGATION

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT
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Customs classification (H.S. code)
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS
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2.1
Customs classification (H. S. code)
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ANTICIPATED ANNUAL QUANTITY OF EXPORTS TO THE UNION (EXPRESSED IN WEIGHT, N° OF ARTICLES, METERS OR OTHER UNIT)
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VALUE OF FINISHED PRODUCTS
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VALUE OF THE NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS
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ORIGIN OF NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS
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REASONS WHY THE RULE OF ORIGIN FOR THE FINISHED PRODUCT CANNOT BE FULFILLED
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DURATION REQUESTED FOR DEROGATION
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9.
POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS TO OVERCOME THE NEED FOR A DEROGATION
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
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## III APPLICATION TO BECOME A REGISTERED EXPORTER

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## IV STATEMENT ON ORIGIN

To be made out on any commercial documents showing the name and full address of the exporter and consignee as well as a description of the goods and the date of issue
French version
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English version
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## V SUPPLIER’S DECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS NOT HAVING PREFERENTIAL ORIGINAL STATUS

I, the undersigned, declare that the goods listed on this invoice … (1)
were produced in … (2)
and incorporate the following components or materials which do not have EPA, OCT or European Union originating status for preferential trade:
… (3) … (4) … (5)
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… (6)
I undertake to make available to the customs authorities, if required, evidence in support of this declaration.
… (7) … (8)
… (9)
Note
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(2)
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(3)
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(8)
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## VI INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

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The national administrators may reserve the right to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by printers approved by them. In the latter case, each form must include a reference to such approval. The forms shall bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified.
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## Annex VII: TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL OF PREFERENCES

## 1 Principles concerning the withdrawal of preferences

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## 2 Withdrawal of preferential arrangements

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## 3 Committee procedure

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## Annex VIII: SAFEGUARD AND SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES

## 1 Definitions relative to surveillance and safeguard measures

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## 2 Principles of safeguard measures

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## 3 Initiation of proceedings

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## 4 Investigations

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## 5 Prior surveillance measures

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## 6 Imposition of provisional safeguard measures

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## 7 Imposition of definitive measures

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## 8 Duration and review of safeguard measures

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## 9 Confidentiality

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## 10 Committee procedure

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/755 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-755
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

