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Council Decision (EU) 2019/2208 of 9 December 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

EU Decision 2019/2208 · Adopted 9 December 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2019/2208

of 9 December 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of Protocol No. 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 Ghana, 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 on 28 July 2016 pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2016/1850f1 and has been applied on a provisional basis since 15 December 2016.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Agreement, the Parties are to establish a common and reciprocal regime governing rules of origin. This new regime is to be annexed to the Agreement by decision of the EPA Committee.

(3)

The EPA Committee, at its annual meeting in 2019, is to adopt a decision as regards Protocol No. 1 to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation.

(4)

Protocol No. 1 takes into account the most recent developments to provide more flexible and simpler rules of origin aiming at facilitating trade for economic operators and optimising the utilisation rate 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 at the next meeting of the EPA Committee, as that decision will be binding on the Union.

(6)

The position of the Union within the EPA Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1850 of 21 November 2008 on the signature and provisional application of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 287, 21.10.2016, p. 1).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Attachment
  4. 1Article 1
  5. 2Article 2
  6. Attachment
  7. Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  8. 1Definitions
  9. Title II: DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF “ORIGINATING PRODUCTS”
  10. 2General conditions
  11. 3Wholly obtained products
  12. 4Sufficiently worked or processed products
  13. 5Insufficient working or processing operations
  14. 6Working or processing of materials whose import into the European Union is free of duty
  15. 7Cumulation of origin
  16. 8Cumulation with other countries benefiting from duty‐free quota‐free access to the market of the European Union
  17. 9Unit of qualification
  18. 10Accessories, spare parts and tools
  19. 11Sets of assorted articles
  20. 12Neutral elements
  21. 13Accounting segregation
  22. Title III: TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS
  23. 14Principle of territoriality
  24. 15Non‐alteration
  25. 16Exhibitions
  26. Title IV: PROOF OF ORIGIN
  27. 17General conditions
  28. 18Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1
  29. 19Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively
  30. 20Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1
  31. 21Conditions for making out an origin declaration
  32. 22Approved exporter
  33. 23Validity of proof of origin
  34. 24Submission of proof of origin
  35. 25Importation by instalments
  36. 26Exemptions from proof of origin
  37. 27Information procedure for cumulation purposes
  38. 28Supporting documents
  39. 29Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents
  40. 30Discrepancies and formal errors
  41. 31Amounts expressed in euro
  42. Title V: ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
  43. 32Administrative conditions for products to benefit from the Agreement
  44. 33Notification of customs authorities
  45. 34Other methods of administrative cooperation
  46. 35Verification of proofs of origin
  47. 36Verification of supplier’s declarations
  48. 37Dispute settlement
  49. 38Penalties
  50. 39Derogations
  51. Title VI: CEUTA AND MELILLA
  52. 40General conditions
  53. 41Special conditions
  54. Title VII: FINAL PROVISIONS
  55. 42Revision and application of rules of origin
  56. 43Annexes
  57. 44Implementation of this Protocol
  58. 45Transitional provision for goods in transit or storage
  59. Attachment
  60. Note 1
  61. Attachment
  62. Attachment
  63. Attachment
  64. 1Division 1
  65. 2Division 2
  66. 3Division 3
  67. MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
  68. NOTES
  69. 1Division 1
  70. 2Division 2
  71. 3Division 3
  72. Attachment
  73. ORIGIN DECLARATION
  74. Bulgarian version
  75. Attachment
  76. Attachment
  77. Attachment
  78. 1Division 1
  79. 2Division 2
  80. 3Division 3
  81. CROSS REFERENCES
  82. Attachment
  83. Attachment
  84. 1Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the Kingdom of Denmark:
  85. 2Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the French Republic:
  86. 3Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
  87. 4Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
  88. Attachment
  89. Attachment