{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2027/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/2027",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/2027 of 7 December 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EU-Central America Association Council as regards modifications to Appendix 2 to Annex II and the introduction of Explanatory Notes to Articles 15, 16, 19, 20 and 30 of Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and repealing Decisions (EU) 2016/1001 and (EU) 2016/1336",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2027",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/2027\nof 7 December 2020\non the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EU-Central America Association Council as regards modifications to Appendix 2 to Annex II and the introduction of Explanatory Notes to Articles 15, 16, 19, 20 and 30 of Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and repealing Decisions (EU) 2016/1001 and (EU) 2016/1336\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving 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(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (‘the Agreement’) was signed by the Union in accordance with Council Decision 2012/734/EU. Pursuant to Article 353(4) of the Agreement, Part IV thereof has been applied provisionally since 1 August 2013 between the Union and Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama, since 1 October 2013 between the Union and El Salvador and Costa Rica, and since 1 December 2013 between the Union and Guatemala.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 36 of Annex II to the Agreement, which concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, the Association Council established by Article 4 of the Agreement is able to decide to modify the provisions of the Appendices to Annex II. Pursuant to Article 37 of Annex II to the Agreement, the Association Council is able to approve Explanatory Notes regarding the interpretation, application and administration of Annex II.\n(3)\nThe Association Council is to adopt a Decision modifying Appendix 2 (List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status) to Annex II, which is based on the Harmonised System (HS) 2007, to align the product-specific rules of origin with the updated HS as applicable from 2017. Such alignment includes the changes introduced by the HS 2012, and non-substantive changes for the HS 2017, to the product-specific rules of Appendix 2. For reasons of clarity, taking into account the number of amendments that need to be made in Appendix 2, that Appendix should be replaced in its entirety.\n(4)\nThe Association Council is also to adopt a Decision introducing Explanatory Notes to Articles 15, 16, 19, 20 and 30 of Annex II to the Agreement to ensure transparency and uniformity in the application of the rules of origin regarding the movement certificate EUR.1, invoice declarations, approved exporters and verification of proofs of origin.\n(5)\nThe adoption of the two Decisions by the Association Council is expected to take place before the end of 2021.\n(6)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the two Decisions of the Association Council will have legal effect in the Union.\n(7)\nIt is also appropriate to repeal Council Decisions (EU) 2016/1001 and (EU) 2016/1336, which establish positions to be taken on the Union’s behalf on acts no longer to be adopted by the Association Council.\n(8)\nThe position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the two draft Decisions of the Association Council,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters (OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1001 of 20 June 2016 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the EU-Central America Association Council regarding Explanatory Notes to Article 15 of Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (OJ L 164, 22.6.2016, p. 15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1336 of 18 July 2016 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the EU-Central America Association Council as regards the replacement of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (OJ L 212, 5.8.2016, p. 8)."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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