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Council Decision of 26 March 2012 on the conclusion of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (2013/94/EU)

EU Decision 2013/94 · Adopted 26 March 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision

of 26 March 2012

on the conclusion of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin

(2013/94/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)

On 26 November 2009 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the EFTA States, the participants in the Barcelona Process, the participants in the Stabilisation and Association Process and the Faroe Islands on the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’.

(2)

On 9 December 2009 the text of the Convention was endorsed by the Euromed Trade Ministers at their Conference held in Brussels.

(3)

In accordance with Council Decision 2013/93/EUf1, and subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Convention was signed on behalf of the European Union on 14 April 2011.

(4)

The Convention should be concluded,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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See page 1 of this Official Journal.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Attachment
  7. Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  8. 1Article 1
  9. 2Article 2
  10. Part II: THE JOINT COMMITTEE
  11. 3Article 3
  12. 4Article 4
  13. Part III: ACCESSION OF THIRD PARTIES
  14. 5Article 5
  15. Part IV: MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS
  16. 6Article 6
  17. 7Article 7
  18. 8Article 8
  19. 9Article 9
  20. 10Article 10
  21. 11Article 11
  22. Schedule Appendix I: The definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation
  23. Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  24. 1Definitions
  25. Title II: DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’
  26. 2General requirements
  27. 3Cumulation of origin
  28. 4Wholly obtained products
  29. 5Sufficiently worked or processed products
  30. 6Insufficient working or processing
  31. 7Unit of qualification
  32. 8Accessories, spare parts and tools
  33. 9Sets
  34. 10Neutral elements
  35. Title III: TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS
  36. 11Principle of territoriality
  37. 12Direct transport
  38. 13Exhibitions
  39. Title IV: DRAWBACK OR EXEMPTION
  40. 14Prohibition of drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties
  41. Title V: PROOF OF ORIGIN
  42. 15General requirements
  43. 16Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 or EUR-MED
  44. 17Movement certificates EUR.1 or EUR-MED issued retrospectively
  45. 18Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1 or EUR-MED
  46. 19Issue of movement certificates EUR.1 or EUR-MED on the basis of a proof of origin issued or made out previously
  47. 20Accounting segregation
  48. 21Conditions for making out an origin declaration or an origin declaration EUR-MED
  49. 22Approved exporter
  50. 23Validity of proof of origin
  51. 24Submission of proof of origin
  52. 25Importation by instalments
  53. 26Exemptions from proof of origin
  54. 27Supporting documents
  55. 28Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents
  56. 29Discrepancies and formal errors
  57. 30Amounts expressed in euro
  58. Title VI: ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
  59. 31Administrative cooperation
  60. 32Verification of proofs of origin
  61. 33Dispute settlement
  62. 34Penalties
  63. 35Free zones
  64. ANNEX IIntroductory notes to the list in Annex II
  65. ANNEX IIAppendix ANNEX II
  66. ANNEX III aSpecimens of movement certificate EUR.1 and application for a movement certificate EUR.1
  67. ANNEX III bSpecimens of movement certificate EUR-MED and application for a movement certificate EUR-MED
  68. ANNEX IVaText of the origin declaration
  69. ANNEX IVbText of the origin declaration EUR-MED
  70. ANNEX VAppendix ANNEX V
  71. Schedule Appendix II: Special provisions derogating from the provisions laid down in appendix I
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. ANNEX ITrade between the European Union and the participants in the European Union’s Stabilisation and Association Process
  75. ANNEX IITrade between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
  76. ANNEX IIITrade between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco
  77. ANNEX IVTrade between the European Union and the Republic of Tunisia
  78. ANNEX VCeuta and Melilla
  79. ANNEX VIAppendix ANNEX VI
  80. ANNEX VIIAppendix ANNEX VII
  81. ANNEX VIIITrade between the Republic of Turkey and the participants in the European Union’s Stabilisation and Association Process
  82. ANNEX IXTrade between the Republic of Turkey and the Kingdom of Morocco
  83. ANNEX XTrade between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Tunisia
  84. ANNEX XITrade between the EFTA States and the Republic of Tunisia
  85. ANNEX XIITrade in the framework of the Free Trade Agreement among the Mediterranean Arab countries (Agadir Agreement)
  86. ANNEX ASupplier’s declaration for goods which have undergone working or processing in the European Union, Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia without having obtained preferential originating status
  87. ANNEX BLong-term supplier’s declaration for goods which have undergone working or processing in the European Union, Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia without having obtained preferential originating status
  88. ANNEX CSupplier’s declaration for goods which have undergone working or processing in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia or Turkey without having obtained preferential originating status
  89. ANNEX DLong-term supplier’s declaration for goods which have undergone working or processing in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia or Turkey without having obtained preferential originating status
  90. ANNEX ESupplier’s declaration for goods which have undergone working or processing in an EFTA State or Tunisia without having obtained preferential originating status
  91. ANNEX FLong-term supplier’s declaration for goods which have undergone working or processing in an EFTA State or Tunisia without having obtained preferential originating status