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  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 of 24 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community",
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  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000\nof 24 July 2000\nderogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Article 249 thereof,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999, and in particular Article 76 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1310/2000, the Community gave such preferences to Laos.\n(2)\nArticles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 establish the definition of the concept of originating products to be used for the purposes of generalised tariff preferences. Article 76 of that Regulation provides, however, for derogations to those provisions in favour of least-developed GSP-beneficiary countries which submit an appropriate request to that effect to the Community.\n(3)\nBy Commission Regulation (EC) No 1537/1999, Laos obtained such a derogation for certain textiles, for the period from 15 July 1999 to 14 July 2000.\n(4)\nThe request submitted by Laos satisfies the requirements of Article 76 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. In particular, the introduction of quantitative conditions (on an annual basis) reflecting the Community market's capacity to absorb the Lao products, Laos's export-capacity and actual recorded trade flows, is such as to prevent injury to the corresponding branches of Community industry. The derogation should be adapted, however, with reference to the economic needs.\n(5)\nIn order to encourage regional cooperation among beneficiary countries, it is desirable to provide that the raw materials to be used in Laos in the context of this derogation should originate in countries belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (except Myanmar), to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement.\n(6)\nThe open and effective administration of these measures should be ensured by applying the relevant provisions, for the management of tariff quotas, laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97.\n(7)\nAny demand to extend application of the derogation beyond the quantities provided for must be considered in consultation with the Lao authorities.\n(8)\nTo be fully effective, the derogation should be granted for a reasonable length of time, that is, until 31 December 2001 when Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 expires.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 of 24 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community (Official Journal of the European Communities L 185 of 25 July 2000)."
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1."
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      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1."
    },
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      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 178, 14.7.1999, p. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 31."
    }
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