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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1355 of 15 July 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of Protocol 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

EU Decision 2019/1355 · Adopted 15 July 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1355

of 15 July 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of Protocol 1 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 (4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was signed on behalf of the Union in Abidjan on 26 November 2008 pursuant to Council Decision 2009/156/ECf1 and has been applied on a provisional basis since 3 September 2016.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Agreement, and in order to benefit from the preferential treatment provided for in the Agreement, the parties to the Agreement are to establish a reciprocal common regime governing the rules of origin, which is to form an integral part of the Agreement by a decision of the EPA Committee.

(3)

At its annual meeting in 2019, the EPA Committee is to adopt a decision as regards Protocol 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation.

(4)

Protocol 1 provides for further simplification of the rules of origin and 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 to optimising the use of the preferential treatment provided for in the Agreement.

(5)

It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the 2019 annual meeting of the EPA Committee, as that decision will be binding on the Union.

(6)

The position of the Union in the APE Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1

Council Decision 2009/156/EC of 21 November 2008 on the signature and provisional application of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 59, 3.3.2009, p. 1).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Attachment
  4. 1Article 1
  5. 2Article 2
  6. Attachment
  7. CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’ AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
  8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  9. 1Definitions
  10. DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ‘ORIGINATING PRODUCTS’
  11. 2General requirements
  12. 3Wholly obtained products
  13. 4Sufficiently worked or processed products
  14. 5Insufficient working or processing operations
  15. 6Working or processing of materials imported into the European Union free of duty
  16. 7Cumulation of origin
  17. 8Cumulation with other countries benefiting from duty-free quota-free access to the market of the European Union
  18. 9Unit of qualification
  19. 10Accessories, spare parts and tools
  20. 11Sets
  21. 12Neutral elements
  22. 13Accounting segregation
  23. TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS
  24. 14Principle of territoriality
  25. 15Non-alteration
  26. 16Exhibitions
  27. PROOF OF ORIGIN
  28. 17General requirements
  29. 18Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1
  30. 19Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively
  31. 20Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1
  32. 21Conditions for making out an origin declaration
  33. 22Approved exporter
  34. 23Validity of proof of origin
  35. 24Submission of proof of origin
  36. 25Importation by instalments
  37. 26Exemptions from proof of origin
  38. 27Information procedure for cumulation purposes
  39. 28Supporting documents
  40. 29Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents
  41. 30Discrepancies and clerical errors
  42. 31Amounts expressed in euro
  43. ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
  44. 32Administrative conditions for products to benefit from the Agreement
  45. 33Notification of customs authorities
  46. 34Other methods of administrative cooperation
  47. 35Verification of proof of origin
  48. 36Verification of suppliers' declarations
  49. 37Dispute settlement
  50. 38Penalties
  51. 39Free zones
  52. 40Derogations
  53. CEUTA AND MELILLA
  54. 41Special conditions
  55. 42Specific conditions
  56. FINAL PROVISIONS
  57. 43Revision and application of rules of origin
  58. 44Annexes
  59. 45Implementation of the Protocol
  60. 46Transitional provisions for goods in transit or storage
  61. Attachment
  62. INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO THE LIST IN ANNEX II TO THE PROTOCOL
  63. Note 1:
  64. Attachment
  65. LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS IN ORDER FOR THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED TO ACQUIRE ORIGINATING STATUS
  66. Attachment
  67. 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
  68. Attachment
  69. FORM FOR MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1
  70. MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
  71. Attachment
  72. ORIGIN DECLARATION
  73. Attachment
  74. SUPPLIER DECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS HAVING PREFERENTIAL ORIGIN STATUS
  75. Note
  76. Division
  77. (1)Division (1)
  78. (2)Division (2)
  79. (3)Division (3)
  80. (4)Division (4)
  81. (5)Division (5)
  82. Attachment
  83. SUPPLIER DECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS NOT HAVING PREFERENTIAL ORIGIN STATUS
  84. Note
  85. Division
  86. (1)Division (1)
  87. (2)Division (2)
  88. (3)Division (3)
  89. (4)Division (4)
  90. (5)Division (5)
  91. (6)Division (6)
  92. (7)Division (7)
  93. (8)Division (8)
  94. (9)Division (9)
  95. Attachment
  96. INFORMATION CERTIFICATE
  97. Attachment
  98. FORM FOR APPLICATION FOR A DEROGATION
  99. NOTES
  100. Division
  101. Attachment
  102. OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
  103. 1Overseas countries and territories of the Kingdom of Denmark:
  104. 2Overseas countries and territories of the French Republic:
  105. 3Overseas countries and territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
  106. 4Overseas countries and territories of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
  107. Attachment
  108. PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(4) OF THE PROTOCOL
  109. Attachment
  110. concerning the Principality of Andorra
  111. 1Division 1
  112. 2Division 2
  113. Attachment
  114. concerning the Republic of San Marino
  115. 1Division 1
  116. 2Division 2