EU-Ecuador Trade Agreement: the Rules of origin amendments

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Annex concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation (in grey draft Annotations)
LIST OF APPENDIXES
Appendix 1: Introductory Notes to the List in Appendix 2
Appendix 2: List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for a manufacture product to obtain originating
status
Appendix 2A: Addendum to the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for a manufactured product to
obtain originating status
Appendix 3: Specimens of movement certificate EUR.1 and application for a movement certificate EUR.1
Appendix 4: Text of the invoice declaration
Appendix 5: Products to which subparagraph (b) of the Declaration of the European Union concerning Article 5 in relation to originating products from Peru,
Ecuador and Colombia applies
DECLARATIONS
REGARDING ANNEX II CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF "ORIGINATING PRODUCTS" AND METHODS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
Declaration of the European Union concerning Article 5 of Annex II in relation to originating products from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia
Joint declaration of Peru, Ecuador and Colombia concerning Article 5 of Annex II in relation to originating products from the European Union
Joint declaration concerning the Principality of Andorra
Joint declaration concerning the Republic of San Marino
Joint declaration on the revision of the rules of origin contained in Annex II concerning the Definition of "Originating Products" and Methods of Administrative
Cooperation
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions
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"competent authorities or customs authorities" refers to the following governmental bodies:
(a)
with respect to Colombia, the Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo or the Dirección de Impuestos de Aduanas Nacionales, or their
successors;
(b)
with respect to Ecuador, the Ministerio de Comercio Exterior o del Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE), or its successors;
(c)
with respect to Peru, the Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, or its successors; and
(d)
with respect to the European Union, the customs authorities of the European Union Member States.
ARTICLE 36
Special conditions
3.
The exporter or his/her authorised representative shall enter "Colombia", “Ecuador” or "Peru" and "Ceuta and Melilla" in Box 2 of movement certificate
EUR.1 or on invoice declarations. In addition, in the case of products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this shall be indicated in Box 4 of movement certificate
EUR.1 or on invoice declarations.
APPENDIX 5
PRODUCTS TO WHICH SUBPARAGRAPH (b) OF THE DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION CONCERNING ARTICLE 5 IN RELATION
TO ORIGINATING PRODUCTS FROM PERU, ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA APPLIES
1.
The conditions established in subparagraph (b) of the Declaration of the European Union concerning Article 5 in relation to originating products from
Peru, Ecuador and Colombia apply for determining the origin of the following products exported from Peru to the European Union subject to the annual quotas
established below:
DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
CONCERNING ARTICLE 5 IN RELATION TO ORIGINATING PRODUCTS
FROM PERU, ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA
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JOINT DECLARATION OF PERU, ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA
CONCERNING ARTICLE 5 IN RELATION TO ORIGINATING PRODUCTS
FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Republic of Peru, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Colombia declare that, for the purposes of subparagraphs 1(f) and 1(g) of Article 5 of
Annex II Concerning the Definition of The Concept of "Originating Products" and Methods of Administrative Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as
"the Annex"):
Appendix 2A
ADDENDUM TO THE LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NONORIGINATING MATERIALS IN ORDER
THAT THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED CAN OBTAIN ORIGINATING STATUS
Note 1
The following rule shall confer origin for products exported from the European Union to Colombia, Ecuador or Peru within the annual quotas per country
indicated below:
HS
heading
Description of product
Working or processing carried out on nonoriginating materials that confers originating status
(1)
(2)
(3) or (4)
ex 0901
Roasted coffee of the variety
Arabica
Manufacture from
materials of any heading
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
120 tons
30 tons
110 tons
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Note 3
The following rule shall confer origin for products exported from the European Union to Colombia, Ecuador or Peru within the annual quotas per country
indicated below:
HS
heading
Description of product
Working or processing carried out on nonoriginating materials that confers originating status
(1)
(2)
(3) or (4)
1805
Cocoa powder, not containing
added sugar or other
sweetening matter
Manufacture from
materials of any heading,
except that of the product
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
100 tons
450 tons
120 tons
Nota 5
La siguiente regla conferirá origen a los productos exportados de Colombia, Ecuador o Perú a la UE dentro de los contingentes anuales establecidos
por país como se indica a continuación:
Colombia
Ecuador
Perú
15,000 toneladas
15,000 toneladas
15,000 toneladas
En caso de que la tasa de utilización de los contingentes anteriormente establecidos exceda el 75 por ciento en un año determinado, estas cantidades serán
revisadas, con miras a llegar a un acuerdo sobre su incremento, en el Subcomité.
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Nota 7
La siguiente regla conferirá origen a los productos exportados de Colombia, Ecuador o Perú a la UE dentro de los contingentes anuales establecidos
por país como se indica a continuación:
Partida SA
Colombia
Ecuador
Perú
6108.22
200 toneladas
200 toneladas
200 toneladas
6112.31
25 toneladas
25 toneladas
25 toneladas
6112.41
100 toneladas
100 toneladas
100 toneladas
6115.10
25 toneladas
25 toneladas
25 toneladas
6115.21
40 toneladas
40 toneladas
40 toneladas
6115.22
15 toneladas
15 toneladas
15 toneladas
6115.30
25 toneladas
25 toneladas
25 toneladas
6115.96
175 toneladas
175 toneladas
175 toneladas
Nota 8
Las reglas de origen establecidas en el Apéndice 2 para los productos listados a continuación aplicarán siempre y cuando la UE mantenga un arancel
consolidado de 0 por ciento en la OMC para dichos productos. Si la UE incrementa el arancel consolidado OMC aplicable a estos productos, la siguiente regla
conferirá origen a los productos exportados de Colombia, Ecuador o Perú a la UE dentro de los contingentes anuales establecidos por país como se indica a
continuación:
Partida
SA
7209
Descripción
Productos laminados planos de hierro o acero sin alear, de anchura
superior o igual a 600 mm, laminados en frío, sin chapar ni revestir
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Colombia (toneladas)
Ecuador (toneladas)
Perú (toneladas)
100.000
100.000
100.000
7210
Productos laminados planos de hierro o acero sin alear, de anchura
superior o igual a 600 mm, chapados o revestidos
7211
Productos laminados planos de hierro o acero sin alear, de anchura
inferior a 600 mm, sin chapar ni revestir
7212
100.000
100.000
100.000
Productos laminados planos de hierro o acero sin alear, de anchura
inferior a 600 mm, chapados o revestidos
100.000
100.000
100.000
7213
Alambrón de hierro o acero sin alear
100.000
100.000
100.000
7214
Barras de hierro o acero sin alear, simplemente forjadas, laminadas o
extrudidas, en caliente, así como las sometidas a torsión después del
laminado
100.000
100.000
100.000
7216
Perfiles de hierro o acero sin alear
100.000
100.000
100.000
7217
Alambre de hierro o acero sin alear
50.000
50.000
50.000
7304
Tubos y perfiles huecos, sin soldadura (sin costura), de hierro o acero
50.000
50.000
50.000
7305
Los demás tubos (por ejemplo: soldados o remachados) de sección
circular con diámetro exterior superior a 406,4mm, de hierro o acero
50.000
50.000
50.000
7306
Los demás tubos y perfiles huecos (por ejemplo: soldados, remachados,
grapados o con los bordes simplemente aproximados) de hierro o acero
100.000
100.000
100.000
7308
Construcciones y sus partes de hierro o acero; chapas, barras, perfiles,
tubos y similares de hierro o acero, preparados para la construcción.
50.000
50.000
50.000
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Note 9
The following rule shall confer origin for products exported from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to the European Union within the annual quotas per country
indicated below:
HS heading
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
7321
20,000 units
20,000 units
20,000 units
7323
50,000 tons
50,000 tons
50,000 tons
7325
50,000 tons
50,000 tons
50,000 tons
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APENDICE 2
LISTA DE LAS ELABORACIONES O TRANSFORMACIONES A APLICAR EN LOS MATERIALES NO ORIGINARIOS PARA QUE EL
PRODUCTO TRANSFORMADO PUEDA OBTENER EL CARACTER DE ORIGINARIO
No todos los productos mencionados en la lista están cubiertos por el Acuerdo, por lo que es necesario consultar las otras partes del Acuerdo.
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ex
Capítulo 65
Sombreros, demás
tocados, y sus partes, con
excepción de:
ex 6504
Sombreros de paja
toquilla
6505
Sombreros y demás
tocados, de punto, de
encaje, de fieltro o de
otros productos textiles
en pieza (pero no en
tiras), incluso
guarnecidos; redecillas
para el cabello, de
cualquier materia, incluso
guarnecidas
Fabricación en la cual
todos los materiales
utilizados se clasifican
en una partida diferente
a la del producto
Fabricación en la cual la
paja toquilla de la
partida 1401 debe ser
originaria
Fabricación a partir de
hilados o a partir de
fibras textiles1
Véase la nota introductoria 6.
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