Article 45 Special conditions

The term ‘Community’ used in this Protocol does not cover Ceuta and Melilla. The term ‘products originating in the Community’ does not cover products originating in Ceuta and Melilla.

The provisions of this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis in determining whether products may be deemed as originating in an ESA State when imported into Ceuta and Melilla.

Where products wholly obtained in Ceuta, Melilla or in the Community undergo working and processing in an ESA State, they shall be considered as having been wholly obtained in an ESA State.

Working or processing carried out in Ceuta, Melilla or in the Community shall be considered as having been carried out in an ESA State, when materials undergo further working or processing in an ESA State.

For the purpose of implementing paragraphs 3 and 4, the insufficient operations listed in Article 8 of this Protocol shall not be considered as working or processing.

Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single territory.