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Publikācijas atsauceATSAUCĒ IETVERT:
The Protocol On Amendments To The Protocol B On Rules Of Origin To The Free Trade Agreement Between The Republic Of Latvia And The Republic Of Slovenia. Publicēts oficiālajā laikrakstā "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 30.12.1999., Nr. 446/451 https://www.vestnesis.lv/ta/id/15058
Paraksts pārbaudītsNĀKAMAIS Sestdiena, 05.05.2001.Laidiena Nr. 69, OP 2001/69 Vēl šajā numurā30.12.1999., Nr. 446/451 |
PAR DOKUMENTU Veids: starptautisks dokuments Pieņemts: 13.12.1999. |
The Protocol On Amendments To The Protocol B On Rules Of Origin To The Free Trade Agreement Between The Republic Of Latvia And The Republic Of Slovenia
The Republic of Latvia (hereinafter called Latvia) and the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter called Slovenia),
Having regard to the Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Latvia, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, signed in Riga on 22 April 1996, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Whereas the definition of the term "originating products" needs to be amended to ensure the proper operation of the extended system of cumulation which permits the use of materials originating in the European Community, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Turkey, the European Economic Area (hereinafter referred to as the EEA), Iceland, Norway and Switzerland;
Whereas it would seem advisable to revise the Articles concerning the amounts in order to fully take into consideration the entry into force of the euro;
Whereas, to take account of changes in processing techniques and shortages of certain raw materials, some corrections must be made to the list of working and processing requirements which non-originating materials have to fulfil to quality for originating status,
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Protocol B concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Articles 21 and 26 the word "ECU" shall be replaced by "euro".
2. Articles shall be replaced by the following:
" Article 30
Amounts expressed in euro
1. Amounts in the national currency of the exporting country equivalent to the amounts expressed in euro shall be fixed by the exporting country and communicated to the importing country.
2. When the amounts exceed the corresponding amounts fixed by the importing country, the latter shall accept them if the products are invoiced in the currency of the exporting country. When the products are invoiced in the currency of another country referred to in Articles 3 and 4, the importing country shall recognise the amount notified by the country concerned.
3. The amounts to be used in any given national currency shall be the equivalent in that national currency of the amounts expressed in euro as at the first working day of October 1999.
4. The amounts expressed in euro and their equivalents in the national currencies of Latvia and Slovenia shall be reviewed by the Joint Committee at the request of Latvia or Slovenia. When carrying out this review, the Joint Committee shall ensure that there will be no decrease in the amounts to be used in national currency and shall furthermore consider the desirability of preserving the effects of the limits concerned in real terms. For this purpose, it may decide to modify the amounts expressed in euro."
3. Annex II shall be amended as follows:
(a) the entry for HS heading 1904 shall be replaced by:
| 1904 | Prepared foods obtained by the | Manufacture: | ||||
| swelling or roasting of cereal or | - from materials not | |||||
| cereal products (for example, corn | classified within heading | |||||
| flakes); cereals (other than maize | No1806; | |||||
| (corn)) in grain form or in the form | - in which all the cereals | |||||
| of flakes of other worked grains | and flour (except durum | |||||
| (except flour and meal), pre-cooked; | wheat and its derivatives | |||||
| or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere | and Zea indurata maize) | |||||
| specified or included | used must be wholly obtained;1 | |||||
| - in which the value of any | ||||||
| materials of Chapter 17 used | ||||||
| does not exceed 30% of the | ||||||
| ex-works price of the product | ||||||
| 1 The exception concerning the Zea indurata maize is applicable until 31.12.2002. | ||||||
| (b) the entry for HS heading 2207 shall be replaced by: | ||||||
| 2207 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an | Manufacture: | ||||
| alcoholic strength by volume of | - from materials not | |||||
| 80% vol or higher; ethyl alcohol | classified within heading | |||||
| and other spirits, denatured, of | Nos2207 or 2208; | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| (c) the entry for HS Chapter 57 shall be replaced by: | ||||||
| Chapter | Carpets and other textile floor | Manufacture from1: | ||||
| 57 | coverings: | - natural fibres or | ||||
| - Of needleloom felt | - chemical materials or | |||||
| textile pulp | ||||||
| However: | ||||||
| - polypropylene filament | ||||||
| of heading No5402, or | ||||||
| - polypropylene fibres | ||||||
| of heading Nos5503 or | ||||||
| 5506, or | ||||||
| - polypropylene filament | ||||||
| tow of heading No5501, of | ||||||
| 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 from1: | ||||
| - natural fibres not carded or | ||||||
| combed or otherwise | ||||||
| processed for spinning, or | ||||||
| - chemical materials or textile pulp | ||||||
| - Of other textiles materials | Manufacture from1: | |||||
| - coir or jute yarn, | ||||||
| - 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, see Introductory Note 5. | ||||||
| (d) the entry for HS heading 8401 shall be replaced by: | ||||||
| ex 8401 | Nuclear fuel elements | Manufacture in | Manufacture | |||
| which all the materials | in which the | |||||
| used are classified | value of all | |||||
| within a heading | the materials | |||||
| other than that of | does not exceed | |||||
| the product1 | 30% of the | |||||
| ex-works price | ||||||
| of the final | ||||||
| product | ||||||
| 1 This rule shall apply until 31 December 2005. | ||||||
| (e) the following shall be inserted between the entries for HS heading Nos9606 and 9612: | ||||||
| 9608 | Ball-point pens; felt-tipped and | Manufacture in which | ||||
| other porous-tipped pens and markers; | all the materials used | |||||
| fountain pens, stylograph pens and | are classified within a | |||||
| other pens; duplicating stylos; | heading other than that | |||||
| propelling or sliding pencils; | of the product. However, | |||||
| pen-holders, pencil-holders and | nibs or nib-points | |||||
| similar holders; parts (including | classified within the same | |||||
| caps and clips) of the foregoing | heading may be used | |||||
| articles, other than those of heading No9609 |
Article 2
This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of entering into force of the Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Slovenia.
If this Protocol cannot enter into force before 1 January 2000, it shall be applied provisionally from that date.
Done at Riga this 13 day of December 1999 in two authentic copies in the English language.
The Representative The Representative
of the Republic of Latvia of the Republic of Slovenia