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
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 291/2002of 15 February 2002amending Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 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, 302R0291, February 16, 2002
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 2186/2004of 20 December 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 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, 304R2186, December 21, 2004
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1806/2006of 7 December 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 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, 306R1806, December 8, 2006
Corrected 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, 300R1613R(01), August 26, 2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000of 24 July 2000derogating 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 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilOJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1., and in particular Article 249 thereof, Having 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 CodeOJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25., and in particular Article 76 thereof, Whereas: (1)By 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 2001OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1., as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1310/2000OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 28., the Community gave such preferences to Laos. (2)Articles 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. (3)By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1537/1999OJ L 178, 14.7.1999, p. 26., Laos obtained such a derogation for certain textiles, for the period from 15 July 1999 to 14 July 2000. (4)The 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. (5)In 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. (6)The 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 1427/97OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 31.. (7)Any demand to extend application of the derogation beyond the quantities provided for must be considered in consultation with the Lao authorities. (8)To 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. (9)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 1. By way of derogation from Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, products listed in the Annex to this Regulation which are manufactured in Laos from woven fabric (woven items) or yarn (knitted items) imported into that country and originating in a country 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 shall be regarded as originating in Laos in accordance with the arrangements set out below. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, products shall be considered as originating in ASEAN or SAARC when they are obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin provided for in Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, or as originating in the beneficiary countries of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement when they are obtained in those countries according to the rules of origin provided in Protocol No 1 to the ACP-EC Partnership AgreementNot yet published in the Official Journal.. 3. The competent authorities of Laos shall undertake to take all of the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
Article 2 The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products transported directly from Laos and imported into the Community during the period from 15 July 2000 to 31 December 2008, up to the annual quantities listed in the Annex against each product. The continuing need for the derogation shall however be reviewed once the new rules of origin of the generalised system of preferences are adopted.
Article 3 The quantities referred to in Article 2 shall be managed by the Commission, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 4 When drawings under Article 3 account for 80 % of the quantities shown in the Annex, the Commission, in consultation with the Lao authorities, shall consider whether it is necessary to extend application of the derogation beyond those quantities.
Article 5 1. The competent authorities of Laos shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1. 2. The following shall be entered in box 4 of certificates of origin form A issued by the competent authorities of Laos pursuant to this Regulation: "Derogation — Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000". 3. The competent authorities of Laos shall forward to the Commission every month a statement of the quantities in respect of which certificates of origin form A have been issued pursuant to this Regulation and the serial numbers of those certificates.
Article 6 In case of doubt, the Member States may demand a copy of the document certifying the origin of the materials used in Laos under this derogation. Such a demand may be made at the time of entry into free circulation of the goods benefiting from this Regulation, or within the framework of the administrative cooperation for which provision is made in Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. ANNEX
Order No Textile category Combined Nomenclature Description of goods Quantity (1.1 to 31.12)
09.8003 6 6203411062034190620342316203423362034235620342906203431962034390620349196203495062046110620462316204623362046239620463186204691862113242621133426211424262114342 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; lower parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 4068169 pieces
09.8004 7 610610006106200061069010620620006206300062064000 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 477193 pieces
09.8005 8 620510006205200062053000 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 597073 pieces
09.8006 10 611110106111201061113010ex61119000611610206116108061169100611692006116930061169900 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 1110 pairs
09.8007 12 61151200611519006115201161152090611591006115920061159310611593306115939961159900 Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70 1100 pairs
09.8009 14 62011100ex62011210ex62011290ex62011310ex6201139062102000 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres (other than parkas of category 21) 26112 pieces
09.8010 15 62021100ex62021210ex62021290ex62021310ex620213906204310062043290620433906204391962103000 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres (other than parkas of category 21) 268877 pieces
09.8011 16 62031100620312006203191062031930620321006203228062032380620329186211323162113331 Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski-suits; men's or boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 84516 pieces
09.8012 17 62033100620332906203339062033919 Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 46016 pieces
09.8013 18 620711006207190062072100620722006207290062079110620791906207920062079900 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 54 tonnes
6208110062081910620819906208210062082200620829006208911162089119620891906208920062089900ex62121010 Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted
09.8014 21 ex62011210ex62011290ex62011310ex62011390620191006201920062019300ex62021210ex62021290ex62021310ex6202139062029100620292006202930062113241621133416211424162114341 Parkas; anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 576236 pieces
09.8016 26 6104410061044200610443006104440062044100620442006204430062044400 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 173262 pieces
09.8017 27 6104510061045200610453006104590062045100620452006204530062045910 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 355733 pieces
09.8019 29 62041100620412006204130062041910620421006204228062042380620429186211423162114331 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski-suits; women's or girls' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 112953 pieces
09.8020 31 ex6212101062121090 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 1100 pieces
09.8021 68 611110906111209061113090ex61119000ex62091000ex62092000ex62093000ex62099000 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 443 tonnes
09.8023 72 61123110611231906112391061123990611241106112419061124910611249906211110062111200 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 15196 pieces
09.8027 76 6203221062032310620329116203321062033310620339116203421162034251620343116203433162034911620349316211321062113310 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 41 tonnes
6204221062042310620429116204321062043310620439116204621162046251620463116204633162046911620469316211421062114310 Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted
09.8028 78 6203413062034259620343396203493962046180620461906204625962046290620463396204639062046939620469506210400062105000621131006211329062113390621141006211429062114390 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 452 tonnes
09.8030 84 62142000621430006214400062149010 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 1,1 tonnes
09.8031 86 621220006212300062129000 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 1100 pieces
09.8034 159 6204491062061000 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk waste 4 tonnes
62141000 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste
62151000 Ties, bow-ties and cravats, of silk or of silk-waste
09.8035 161 620119006201990062021900620299006203199062032990620339906203499062041990620429906204399062044990620459906204699062059010620590906206901062069090ex621120006211390062114900 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and of category 159 69 tonnes
09.8036 20 63022100630222906302299063023110630231906302329063023990 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 1,1 tonnes
09.8037 40 ex63039100ex63039290ex6303999063041910ex6304199063049200ex63049300ex63049900 Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 1,1 tonnes
09.8038 91 630621006306220063062900 Tents 1,1 tonnes
09.8039 109 6306110063061200630619006306310063063900 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds 11 tonnes
09.8040 110 6306410063064900 Woven pneumatic mattresses 1,1 tonnes
09.8041 111 6306910063069900 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents 1,1 tonnes