Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1288 of 6 May 2024 granting Cabo Verde a temporary derogation from the rules on preferential origin laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, in respect of prepared or preserved fillets of tuna and tuna loins (raw, cooked and frozen), prepared or preserved mackerel fillets and prepared or preserved frigate tuna or frigate mackerel fillets
(1) The customs authorities of Cabo Verde shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1. (2) The following mention shall be entered on the statements on origin made out by the registered exporters: "Derogation – Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1288". (3) The competent authorities of Cabo Verde shall communicate to the Commission a statement of the quantities in respect of which statements on origin have been made out pursuant to Article 92 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 and the copies of those proofs. Those reports shall be communicated to the Commission for three periods, namely 6 months, 12 months and 20 months after the entry into force of this Regulation and within two months after the end of each period. Therefore, the first report shall be communicated between 1 July and1 September 2024 . The second report shall be communicated between1 January and1 March 2025 . The third report shall be communicated between1 August and1 October 2025 . The remaining period of1 August –31 December 2025 shall be subject to an additional report to be sent within two months after the end of the application period set out in Article 2(1).(4) The competent authorities of Cabo Verde shall communicate to the Commission, at the same time as the reports referred to in paragraph 3, a report containing detailed information on the measures taken by them in order to: (a) ensure compliance with the rules concerning the origin of the products concerned for the purposes of GSP and with the related procedures, (b) provide administrative cooperation as required for the implementation of the preferential arrangement under the GSP regulation.
The required information to be reported by the competent authorities of Cabo Verde is listed in Annex III.
| Order No | CN code | TARIC code | Description of goods | Periods | Annual quantity (in tonnes net weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.1602 | 10 | Prepared or preserved fillets and loins of skipjack ( | |||
| Prepared or preserved fillets and loins of yellowfin tuna ( | |||||
| Prepared or preserved fillets and loins of bigeye tuna ( | |||||
| Prepared white tuna ( |
| Order No | CN code | Taric code | Description of goods | Periods | Annual quantity (in tonnes net weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.1647 | 10 | Prepared or preserved fillets of mackerel ( | |||
| 09.1648 | 10 | Prepared or preserved fillets of frigate tuna or frigate mackerel ( | |||
(a) verifications of the originating status of products at the request of the customs authorities of the Member States are carried out for each and every request within the deadlines laid down in Articles 108 and 109 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447; (b) verifications of the originating status of products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea as referred to in Article 44(1), point (h), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 include a check on the place of catch and, where taken from outside the territorial sea as referred to in Article 44(1), point (h) of that Regulation, a check on the vessel ownership conditions; (c) controls as referred to in Article 108(1), point (b), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 are carried out on exporters at intervals determined on the basis of appropriate risk analysis criteria in accordance with Article 108(2) of that Regulation; (d) exporters and government officials in Cabo Verde are properly informed about the rules on preferential origin for the purposes of the GSP and the related procedures through adequate instructions, trainings, seminars and/or web-based information.
the reference and date of the origin verification request; the Member State having sent the request ("the requesting Member State"); the date the request was received by the competent authorities of Cabo Verde; the products concerned (HS code and description of the products); the date the reply was sent to the requesting Member State; the reasons for any delay in replying to the request, as appropriate; the assessment of the request by the competent authorities of Cabo Verde (i.e. whether the origin declared in the statement on origin was confirmed or not).
the number of controls performed; the risk analysis criteria used by the competent authorities to assess the risks and to determine the intervals between regular controls on exporters; the methodology followed during the controls; whether the competent authorities have required exporters to provide copies or a list of the statements on origin they have made out, in accordance with Article 108(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, with a view to carry out regular controls on exporters, in accordance with Article 108(1), point (b) of that Regulation; whether the controls have shown that exporters in Cabo Verde have a good understanding of the applicable procedures and rules on preferential origin for the purposes of the GSP; whether corrective measures were taken and/or penalties were applied in cases where the exporter made out an incorrect statement on origin.