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Decision Of The Joint EFTA - Latvija Committee No. 3 of 1999
(Adopted at the fourth meeting on 23 September 1999)
Amendments To Prococol B
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to Protocol B to the Agreement between the EFTA States and Latvia signed 7 December 1995, hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement" concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, amended by Decision No. 1 of 1996 and No. 1 of 1999 of the Joint EFTA-Latvia Committee,
Having regard to paragraph 1 of the Record of Understanding relating to the Agreement between the EFTA States and Latvia according to which the Parties to the Agreement declared their readiness, in case of any decision taken in the appropriate bodies concerning the implementation of European cumulation, to adapt Protocol B accordingly,
Noting that to take account of changes in processing techniques and shortages of certain raw materials, some corrections should be made to the list of working and processing requirements which non-originating materials have to fulfil in order to qualify for originating status,
Noting that to take account of the introduction of the euro, the "units of account" shall be the equivalent to the single currency of the European Union (euro),
Having regard to Article 31 of the Agreement, empowering the Joint Committee to amend Protocol B to this Agreement,
DECIDES:
1. Sub-paragraph (n) of Article 1 of Protocol B shall be amended to read as follows:
"(n) "units of account" shall be the equivalent to the single currency of the European Monetary Union (euro),"
2. Paragraph 3 of Article 30 of Protocol B shall be amended to read as follows:
"3. The amounts to be used in any given national currency shall be the equivalent in that national currency of the amount expressed in units of accounts as at the first working day in October 1999."
3. In Annex II to Protocol B, the entries for HS headings 1904, 2207, ex 8401 and 9608 as well as HS chapter 57 shall be replaced by the following:
| HS | Description | Working or processing carried out | ||
| heading | of product | on non-originating materials | ||
| No | that confers originating status | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) or | (4) | |
| 1904 | Prepared foods obtained by the | Manufacture: | ||
| swelling or roasting of cereals | - from materials nor classified | |||
| or cereal products (for example, | within heading No 1806; | |||
| corn flakes); cereals, (other than | - in which all the cereals | |||
| maize (corn)) in grain form or | and flour (except durum | |||
| in the form of flakes or other | wheat and its derivatives | |||
| worked grains (except flour | and Zea indurate maize) used | |||
| and meal), pre-cooked, or | must be wholly obtained;(1) | |||
| otherwise prepared, nor | - in which the value of any | |||
| elsewhere specified or included | materials of Chapter 17 used | |||
| does not exceed 30% of the | ||||
| ex-works price of the product | ||||
| 2207 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol | Manufacture: | ||
| of an alcoholic strength by | - from materials not classified | |||
| volume of 80% vol or higher, | within heading Nos 2207 | |||
| ethyl alcohol and other spirits, | or 2208; | |||
| denatured, of any strength | - in which all the grapes or | |||
| any material derived from | ||||
| grapes used must be wholly | ||||
| obtained or if all the other | ||||
| materials used are already | ||||
| originating, arrack may be | ||||
| used up to a limit | ||||
| of 5% by volume | ||||
| (1) The exception concerning the Zea indurate maize is applicable until 31.12.2002. | ||||
| Chapter | Carpets and other textile | Manufacture from(1): | ||
| 57 | floor coverings: | - natural fibres, or | ||
| - Of needleloom felt | - chernical materials or | |||
| textile pulp | ||||
| However: | ||||
| - polypropylene filament | ||||
| of heading No 5402, | ||||
| - polypropylene fibres | ||||
| of heading Nos 5503 | ||||
| or 5506, or | ||||
| - polypropylene filament | ||||
| heading No 5501, | ||||
| tow ofof which the denomination | ||||
| in all cases of a single | ||||
| filament or fibre is less than | ||||
| 9 decitex may be used | ||||
| provided their value does not | ||||
| exceed 40% of the ex - | ||||
| works price of the product | ||||
| Jute fabric may be used | ||||
| as backing | ||||
| - Of other felt | Manufacture from(1): | |||
| - natural fibres not carded | ||||
| or combed or otherwise | ||||
| processed for spinning , or | ||||
| - chemical materials | ||||
| or textile pulp | ||||
| - Of other textile materials | Manufacture from(1): | |||
| - coir yarn or jute yam, | ||||
| - synthetic or artificial | ||||
| filament yarn, | ||||
| - natural fibres, or | ||||
| - man-made staple fibres not | ||||
| carded or combed or otherwise | ||||
| processed for spinning Jute | ||||
| fabric may be used as backing | (1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, sea Introductory Note 5. | |||
| ex 8401 | Nuclear fuel elements | Manufacture in which | Manufac- | |
| all the materials used | ture in which | |||
| are classified within | the value of | |||
| a heading other than that | all the mate- | |||
| of the product(1) | rials used | |||
| does not ex | ||||
| ceed 30% of | ||||
| the ex-works | ||||
| price of the | ||||
| product | ||||
| 9608 | Ball-point pens; felt-tipped | Manufacture in which | ||
| and other porous-tipped pens | all the materials used are | |||
| and markers; fountain pens, | classified within a heading | |||
| stylograph pens and other pens; | other than that of the | |||
| duplicating styles; propelling | product. However, nibs or | |||
| or sliding pencils; penholders; | nib-points classified within | |||
| pencil-holders and similar | the same heading may be used | |||
| holders; parts (including caps | ||||
| and clips) of the foregoing | ||||
| articles, other than those | ||||
| of heading No 9609 |
(1) This rule shall apply until 31 December 2005.
4. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. For the Republic of Latvia the entry into force of this Decision is subject to ratification.
5. If the Republic of Latvia has not notified the other States Parties on the ratification before 1 January 2000 it shall apply this Decision provisionally from that date until the ratification has been notified.
6. The Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association shall deposit the text of this Decision with the Depository.