Decision 2019/2208 - EU position within the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement with Ghana, as regards the adoption of Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation - Main contents

1. Legislative text

23.12.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 332/19

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2208

of 9 December 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was signed on behalf of the Union on 28 July 2016 pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2016/1850 (1) and has been applied on a provisional basis since 15 December 2016.

(2)	Pursuant to Article 14 of the Agreement, the Parties are to establish a common and reciprocal regime governing rules of origin. This new regime is to be annexed to the Agreement by decision of the EPA Committee.

(3)	The EPA Committee, at its annual meeting in 2019, is to adopt a decision as regards Protocol No. 1 to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation.

(4)	Protocol No. 1 takes into account the most recent developments to provide more flexible and simpler rules of origin aiming at facilitating trade for economic operators and optimising the utilisation rate of the preferential treatment provided for in the Agreement.

(5)	It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the next meeting of the EPA Committee, as that decision will be binding on the Union.

(6)	The position of the Union within the EPA Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 2019 annual meeting of the EPA Committee set up by the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a decision of the EPA Committee on Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be based on the draft decision of the EPA Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2019.

For the Council

The President

J.

BORRELL FONTELLES

(1)

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1850 of 21 November 2008 on the signature and provisional application of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 287, 21.10.2016, p. 1).

DRAFT

DECISION No …/2019 OF THE EPA COMMITTEE

established by the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other,

of … 2019

on the adoption of Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

THE EPA COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), signed on 28 July 2016, and provisionally applied since 15 December 2016, and in particular Articles 14 and 82 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	The Agreement applies, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of Ghana.

(2)

In accordance with Article 14 of the Agreement, the Parties are to establish a common and reciprocal regime governing rules of origin, which is to be based on the rules of origin as defined by the Cotonou Agreement and providing for the improvement while taking into account the development objectives of Ghana. This regime is to be annexed to the Agreement by the EPA Committee.

(3)	The Parties have agreed on Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation.

(4)	In accordance with Article 82 of the Agreement, the Protocols to the Agreement form an integral part thereof.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, in the Annex to this Decision is hereby adopted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter force on the date of its signature.

Done at …,

For Ghana

For the European Union

ANNEX

Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation

INDEX

TITLE I:		GENERAL PROVISIONS
Articles
	1.	Definitions
TITLE II:		DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF “ORIGINATING PRODUCTS”
Articles
	2.	General conditions
	3.	Wholly obtained products
	4.	Sufficiently worked or processed products
	5.	Insufficient working or processing operations
	6.	Working or processing of materials whose import into the European Union is free of duty
	7.	Cumulation of origin
	8.	Cumulation with other countries benefiting from duty‐free quota‐free access to the market of the European Union
	9.	Unit of qualification
	10.	Accessories, spare parts and tools
	11.	Sets of assorted articles
	12.	Neutral elements
	13.	Accounting segregation
TITLE III:		TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS
Articles
	14.	Principle of territoriality
	15.	Non‐alteration
	16.	Exhibitions
TITLE IV:		PROOF OF ORIGIN
Articles
	17.	General conditions
	18.	Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1
	19.	Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively
	20.	Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1
	21.	Conditions for making out an origin declaration
	22.	Approved exporter
	23.	Validity of proof of origin
	24.	Submission of proof of origin
	25.	Importation by instalments
	26.	Exemptions from proof of origin
	27.	Information procedure for cumulation purposes
	28.	Supporting documents
	29.	Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents
	30.	Discrepancies and formal errors
	31.	Amounts expressed in euro
TITLE V:		ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
Articles
	32.	Administrative conditions for products to benefit from the Agreement
	33.	Notification of customs authorities
	34.	Other methods of administrative co‐operation
	35.	Verification of proofs of origin
	36.	Verification of suppliers’ declarations
	37.	Dispute settlement
	38.	Penalties
	39.	Derogations
TITLE VI:		CEUTA AND MELILLA
Articles
	40.	General conditions
	41.	Special conditions
TITLE VII:		FINAL PROVISIONS
Articles
	42.	Revision and application of rules of origin
	43.	Annexes
	44.	Implementation of the Protocol
	45.	Transitional provision for goods in transit or storage

ANNEXES TO PROTOCOL No. 1
ANNEX I to Protocol No. 1:	Introductory notes to the list in Annex II to the Protocol
ANNEX II to Protocol No. 1:	List of working or processing required to be carried out on non‐originating materials in order for the product manufactured to obtain originating status
ANNEX II‐A to Protocol No. 1:	Derogations from the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non‐originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status
ANNEX III to Protocol No. 1:	Form for movement certificate for EUR.1 goods
ANNEX IV to Protocol No. 1:	Origin declaration
ANNEX V‐A to Protocol No. 1:	Supplier’s declaration for products having preferential origin status
ANNEX V‐B to Protocol No. 1:	Supplier’s declaration for products not having preferential origin status
ANNEX VI to Protocol No. 1:	Information certificate
ANNEX VII to Protocol No. 1:	Form for application for a derogation
ANNEX VIII to Protocol No. 1:	Overseas Countries and Territories
JOINT DECLARATION	concerning the Principality of Andorra
JOINT DECLARATION	concerning the Republic of San Marino

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Definitions

For the purpose of this Protocol:

(a)	“manufacture” means any kind of working or processing including assembly or specific operations;

(b)	“material” means any ingredient, raw material, component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of the product;

(c)	“product” means the product being manufactured, even if it is intended for later use in another manufacturing operation;

(d)	“goods” means both materials and products;

(e)	“customs value” means the value as determined in accordance with the Agreement on implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of 1994 (WTO Agreement on customs valuation);

(f)

“ex‐works price” means the price paid for the product ex works to the manufacturer in the European Union or Ghana in whose undertaking the last working or processing is carried out, provided the price includes the value of all the materials used, minus any internal taxes paid which are, or may be, repaid when the product obtained is exported;

(g)	“value of materials” means the customs value at the time of importation of the non‐originating materials used, or, if this is not known and cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in the European Union or Ghana;

(h)	“value of originating materials” means the value of such materials as defined in (g) applied mutatis mutandis;

(i)

“added value” means the ex‐works price minus the customs value of third country materials imported into the European Union, the ACP States which have at least provisionally applied an economic partnership agreement (EPA), or the Overseas Countries and Territories; if the customs value is not known or cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in the European Union or Ghana is taken into account;

(j)	“chapters” and “headings” mean the chapters and the headings (four‐digit codes) used in the nomenclature which makes up the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, (hereinafter referred to as “the Harmonized System” or “HS”);

(k)	“classified” refers to the classification of a product or material under a particular heading;

(l)	“consignment” means products which are either sent simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee or covered by a single transport document covering their shipment from the exporter to the consignee or, in the absence of such a document, by a single invoice;

(m)	“territories” means territories, including territorial waters;

(n)	“OCTs” means the Overseas Countries and Territories as defined in Annex VIII to this Protocol;

(o)	“Committee”, the Special Committee on Customs and Trade Facilitation as referred to in Article 34 of this Agreement.

TITLE II

DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF “ORIGINATING PRODUCTS”

Article 2

General conditions

1.

For the purposes of this Agreement the following products shall be considered as originating in the European Union:

(a)	products wholly obtained in the European Union within the meaning of Article 3 of this Protocol;

(b)	products obtained in the European Union incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in the European Union within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol.

2.

For the purposes of this Agreement the following products shall be considered as originating in Ghana:

(a)	products wholly obtained in Ghana within the meaning of Article 3 of this Protocol;

(b)	products obtained in Ghana incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in Ghana within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol.

Article 3

Wholly obtained products

1.

The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in Ghana or the European Union:

(a)	live animals born and raised there;

(b)	mineral products extracted from its soil or from its seabed or ocean floor;

(c)	vegetable products harvested there;

(d)	products from live animals raised there;

(e)

(i)	products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there;

(ii)	products of aquaculture, including mariculture, where the animals are raised there from eggs, spawning, larvae or fry;

(f)	products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea outside the territorial waters of the European Union or of Ghana by their vessels;

(g)	products made aboard their factory ships exclusively from products referred to in point (f);

(h)	used articles fit only for the recovery of raw materials;

(i)	waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations conducted there;

(j)	products extracted from marine soil or subsoil outside their territorial waters provided that they have sole rights to work that soil or subsoil;

(k)	goods produced exclusively from the products specified in points (a) to (j).

2.

The terms “their vessels” and “their factory ships” in points (f) and (g) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply only to vessels and factory ships:

(a)	which are registered or recorded in a Member State of the European Union or Ghana; and

(b)	which fly the flag of a Member State of the European Union or Ghana; and

(c)

which meet one of the following conditions:

(i)	they are at least 50 % owned by nationals of the Member States of the European Union and/ or of Ghana; or

(ii)

they are owned by companies:

—	which have their head office and their main place of business in a Member State of the European Union or Ghana, and

—	which are at least 50 % owned by one or more Member States of the European Union and/ or Ghana or by public entities or nationals of one or more of these States.

3.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, upon request of Ghana, vessels chartered or leased by Ghana shall be treated as “their vessels” to undertake fisheries activities in its exclusive economic zone provided that an offer has been made beforehand to the economic operators of the European Union and that the implementing arrangements established beforehand by the Committee are adhered to. The Committee shall ensure that the conditions laid down in this paragraph are respected.

4.

The conditions referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article may be met in Ghana and the States that come under various economic partnership agreements with which cumulation is applicable. In these cases, the products shall be considered to originate from the Flag State.

Article 4

Sufficiently worked or processed products

1.

For the purposes of Article 2 of this Protocol, products which are not wholly obtained are considered to be sufficiently worked or processed when the conditions set out in the list in Annex II to this Protocol are fulfilled.

2.

For the purposes of Article 2 of this Protocol and notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, the products which are listed in Annex II‐A to this Protocol can be considered to be sufficiently worked or processed when the conditions set out in that Annex are fulfilled. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 42(2) of this Protocol, Annex II‐A to this Protocol shall apply only to exports from Ghana and for a period of five (5) years from the date when the Protocol enters into force.

3.

The conditions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article indicate, for all products covered by this Agreement, the working or processing which must be carried out on non‐originating materials used in manufacturing and apply only in relation to such materials. It follows that if a product which has acquired originating status by fulfilling the conditions set out in one of the lists is used in the manufacture of another product, the conditions applicable to the product in which it is incorporated do not apply to it, and no account shall be taken of the non‐originating materials which may have been used in its manufacture.

4.

Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, non‐originating materials which, in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II and Annex II‐A to this Protocol should not be used in the manufacture of a given product may nevertheless be used, provided that:

(a)	their total value does not exceed 15 per cent of the ex‐works price of the product;

(b)	none of the percentages given in the list for the maximum value of non‐originating materials are exceeded through the application of this paragraph.

5.

The provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article shall not apply to products of Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System.

6.

Paragraphs 1 to 5 of this Article shall apply subject to the provisions of Article 5 of this Protocol.

Article 5

Insufficient working or processing operations

1.

The following operations shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating products, whether or not the requirements of Article 4 of this Protocol are satisfied:

(a)	preserving operations to ensure that the products remain in good condition during transport and storage;

(b)	simple operations consisting of the removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making‐up of sets of articles), washing, cleaning, painting, polishing, cutting up;

(c)	removal of oxide, oil, paint or other coverings;

(d)

(i)	changes of packaging and breaking up and assembly of packages;

(ii)	simple placing in bottles, flasks, cans, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other simple packaging operations;

(e)	affixing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;

(f)	simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds; mixing of sugar with any material;

(g)	simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete product;

(h)	simple disassembly of products into parts;

(i)	ironing or pressing of textiles;

(j)	husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing, and glazing of cereals and rice;

(k)	operations to colour or flavour sugar or form sugar lumps; partial or total milling of crystal sugar;

(l)	peeling, stoning and shelling, of fruits, nuts and vegetables;

(m)	sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;

(n)	a combination of two or more operations specified in subparagraphs (a) to (m);

(o)	slaughter of animals.

2.

All operations carried out either in the European Union or in Ghana on a given product shall be considered together when determining whether the working or processing undergone by that product is to be regarded as insufficient within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 6

Working or processing of materials whose import into the European Union is free of duty

1.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of this Protocol, non‐originating materials which at importation into the European Union are free of customs duties by means of application of conventional rates of the most‐favoured nation (MFN) tariff in accordance with its Common Customs Tariff (1) shall be considered as materials originating in Ghana when incorporated into a product obtained there, provided that they have undergone working or processing there which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol.

2.

Movement certificates EUR.1 (in Box 7) or origin declarations issued by application of paragraph 1 of this Article shall bear the following entry:

—	“Application of Article 6(1) of Protocol No. 1 to the Ghana‐EU EPA”.

3.

The European Union shall notify yearly to the Committee the list of materials to which the provisions of this Article shall apply. Upon notification, the list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and by Ghana in accordance with its own procedures.

4.

The cumulation provided for in this Article shall not apply to materials which at importation into the European Union are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties when originating from a country which is subject to these antidumping or countervailing duties.

Article 7

Cumulation of origin

1.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of this Protocol, materials originating in one of the Parties, in another Western African country (2) enjoying a duty‐free and quota‐free access to the market of the European Union, in the other ACP States which have at least provisionally applied an EPA, or in the OCTs shall be considered as originating in the other Party when incorporated into a product obtained there, when the working or processing carried out in that Party goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol.

Where the working or processing carried out in the Party concerned does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in that Party only where the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used originating in any of the other countries or territories. If this is not so, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country or territory which accounts for the highest value of originating materials used in the manufacture of the final product.

The origin of materials originating in other ACP States which have at least provisionally applied an EPA and in the OCTs shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin applicable under the European Union’s preferential arrangements with those countries, and in accordance with Article 27 of this Protocol.

2.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of this Protocol, working and processing carried out in one of the Parties, in other ACP States which have at least provisionally applied an EPA or in the OCTs shall be considered as having been carried out in the other Party, when the materials undergo subsequent working or processing going beyond that referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol.

Where the working or processing carried out in one of the Parties does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in that Party only where the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used in any one of these countries or territories. If this is not so, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country or territory which accounts for the highest value of materials used in the manufacture of the final product.

The origin of the final product shall be determined according to the rules of origin of this Protocol and in accordance with Article 27 hereof.

3.

The cumulation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be applied with respect to other ACP States which have at least provisionally applied an EPA, to another Western African country enjoying a duty‐free quota‐free access to the European Union and to the OCTs only if:

(a)

all the countries or territories involved in the acquisition of the originating status and the Party of destination have entered into an arrangement or agreement on administrative cooperation which ensures correct implementation of this Article and includes a reference to the use of appropriate proofs of origin;

(b)

Ghana and the European Union supply each other, through the European Commission and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of The Republic of Ghana, with the details of the administrative cooperation agreements with the other countries or territories referred to in this Article. The European Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and Ghana shall publish according to its own procedures the date on which the cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied with those countries and territories listed in this Article which have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

4.

The cumulation provided for in this Article shall not apply to materials:

(a)	of Harmonized Systems Headings 16.04 and 16.05 originating in the EPA Pacific States by use of Article 6.6 of Protocol II of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one part, and the Pacific States, on the other part (3);

(b)	of Harmonized System Headings 16.04 and 16.05 originating in the Pacific States by use of any future provision of a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Pacific ACP States;

(c)	originating in the Republic of South Africa which may not be imported directly into the European Union duty‐free and quota‐free.

5.

The European Union shall notify yearly to the Committee the list of materials referred to by the provisions of paragraph 4(c) of this Article. Upon notification, this list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and by Ghana in accordance with its own procedures.

Article 8

Cumulation with other countries benefiting from duty‐free quota‐free access to the market of the European Union

1.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of this Protocol, materials originating in countries and territories:

(a)	benefiting from the “Special arrangement for least developed countries” of the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences of the European Union; or

(b)	benefiting from duty‐free quota‐free access to the market of the European Union under the general provisions of the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences;

shall be considered as materials originating in Ghana when incorporated into a product obtained there.

It shall not be necessary for these materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing, provided they have undergone working or processing going beyond that referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol. If the product into which these materials have been incorporated also includes non‐originating materials, it will have to undergo sufficient working or processing in accordance with Article 4 of this Protocol to be considered as originating in Ghana.

1.2. The origin of the materials from the other countries or territories concerned shall be established in accordance with the rules of origin applicable under the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences of the European Union and in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of this Protocol.

1.3. The cumulation provided for in this paragraph shall not apply to materials:

(a)	which at importation into the European Union are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties when originating from a country which is subject to these antidumping or countervailing duties;

(b)	which are included in tariff subheadings 3302.10 and 3501.10 of the Harmonized System;

(c)	which are included in tuna products classified under Harmonized System Chapter 3 which are covered by the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences of the European Union;

(d)	in respect of which tariff preferences are removed (graduation) or suspended (safeguard clause) under the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences of the European Union.

2.

On the basis of a notification from Ghana, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of this Protocol and in compliance with the provisions of paragraphs 2.1, 2.2 and 5 of this Article, materials originating in countries or territories which are covered by agreements or arrangements that provide for duty‐free quota‐free access to the market of the European Union shall be considered to be materials originating in Ghana. Such notification shall be sent by Ghana to the European Union through the European Commission. Cumulation shall remain applicable as long as the conditions for granting such cumulation are met. It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing, provided they have undergone working or processing going beyond that referred to in Article 5(1) of this Protocol.

2.1. The origin of the materials of the countries or territories concerned shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin applicable in the framework of the European Union’s preferential agreements or arrangements with those countries and territories and in accordance with Article 27 of this Protocol.

2.2. The cumulation provided for in this paragraph shall not apply to materials:

(a)	falling under Harmonized System Chapters 1 to 24 and the products listed in Annex 1 ‐ paragraph 1.(ii) of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture belonging to the GATT 1994;

(b)	which at importation into the European Union are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties when originating from a country which is subject to these antidumping or countervailing duties;

(c)	which, under a free trade agreement between the European Union and a third country, are subject to trade measures and safeguard measures or any other measure which prevents such products from entering the European Union market on a duty‐free and quota‐free basis.

3.

The European Union shall notify yearly to the Committee the list of materials and countries to which the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply. Upon notification, the list shall be published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and by Ghana in accordance with their own procedures. Ghana shall notify yearly to the Committee the materials to which the cumulation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article has been applied.

4.

Movement certificates EUR.1 (in Box 7) or origin declarations issued by application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall bear the following entry:

—	“Application of Article 8.1 or 8.2 of Protocol No. 1 to the Ghana‐EU EPA”.

5.

The cumulation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be applied only provided that:

(a)	all the countries involved in the acquisition of the originating status have entered into an arrangement or agreement on administrative cooperation which ensures correct implementation of this Article and includes a reference to the use of appropriate proofs of origin;

(b)

Ghana provides the European Union, through the European Commission, with details of agreements on administrative cooperation with the other countries or territories referred to in this Article. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) the date on which the cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied with those countries or territories listed in this Article which have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

Article 9

Unit of qualification

1.

The unit of qualification for the application of the provisions of this Protocol shall be the particular product which is considered as the basic unit when determining classification using the nomenclature of the Harmonized System.

This means that:

(a)	when a product composed of a group or assembly of articles is classified under the terms of the Harmonized System in a single heading, the whole constitutes the unit of qualification;

(b)	when a consignment consists of a number of identical products classified under the same heading of the Harmonized System, each product must be taken individually when applying the provisions of this Protocol.

2.

Where, under General Rule 5 of the Harmonized System, packaging is included with the product for classification purposes, it shall be included for the purposes of determining origin.

Article 10

Accessories, spare parts and tools

Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle, which are part of the normal equipment and included in the price thereof or which are not separately invoiced, shall be regarded as one with the piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle in question.

Article 11

Sets of assorted articles

Sets, as defined in General Rule 3 of the Harmonized System, shall be regarded as originating when all component products are originating. Nevertheless, when a set is composed of originating and non‐originating products, the set as a whole shall be regarded as originating, provided that the value of the non‐originating products does not exceed 15 percent of the ex‐works price of the set.

Article 12

Neutral elements

In order to determine whether a product is an originating product, it shall not be necessary to determine the origin of the following which might be used in its manufacture:

(a)	energy and fuel;

(b)	plant and equipment;

(c)	machines and tools;

(d)	goods which neither enter into the final composition of the product nor are intended to do so.

Article 13

Accounting segregation

1.

Where considerable cost or material difficulties arise in keeping separate stocks of originating and non‐originating fungible materials, the customs authorities may, at the written request of those concerned, authorise the so‐called “accounting segregation” method (hereinafter referred to as “the method”) to be used for managing such stocks.

2.

The method shall also apply to originating and non‐originating raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and intended for refining of subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13 and 1701.14 of the Harmonized System, which is physically combined or mixed in Ghana or the European Union before being exported to the European Union and to Ghana respectively.

3.

The method shall ensure that, at any time, the number of products obtained which could be considered to originate in Ghana or the European Union is the same as would have been obtained if the stocks had been physically separated.

4.

The customs authorities may make the grant of authorisation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article subject to any conditions deemed appropriate.

5.

The method shall be applied and the application thereof shall be recorded on the basis of the general accounting principles applicable in the country where the product was manufactured.

6.

The beneficiary of the method may issue or apply for proofs of origin, as the case may be, for the quantity of products which may be considered as originating. At the request of the customs authorities, the beneficiary shall provide a statement of how the quantities have been managed.

7.

The customs authorities shall monitor the use made of the authorisation and may withdraw it whenever the beneficiary makes improper use of the authorisation in any manner whatsoever or fails to fulfil any of the other conditions laid down in this Protocol.

8.

For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the terms “fungible materials” or “fungible products” shall mean materials or products which are of the same kind and commercial quality, with the same technical and physical characteristics, and which cannot be distinguished from one another in order to establish their origin.

TITLE III

TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

Article 14

Principle of territoriality

1.

Except as provided for in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol, the conditions for acquiring originating status set out in Title II must be fulfilled without interruption in Ghana or in the European Union.

2.

Except as provided for in Articles 6, 7, and 8 of this Protocol, where originating goods exported from Ghana or from the European Union to another country return, they must be considered as non‐originating, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

(a)	the returning goods are the same as those exported; and

(b)	they have not undergone any operation beyond that necessary to preserve them in good condition while in that country or while being exported.

3.

The acquisition of originating status in accordance with the conditions set out in Title II of this Protocol shall not be affected by working or processing done outside the European Union or Ghana on products exported from the European Union or from Ghana and subsequently reimported there, provided that:

(a)	the said products are wholly obtained in the European Union or in Ghana or have undergone working or processing there beyond the operations referred to in Article 5 of this Protocol prior to being exported; and

(b)

it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

(i)	the working or processing outside the European Union or Ghana was done under the outward processing arrangements, or similar arrangements;

(ii)	the reimported goods have been obtained by working or processing the exported products; and

(iii)

all costs arising outside Ghana or the European Union, including the value of the materials incorporated there, do not exceed 10 % of the ex‐works price of the end product for which originating status is claimed.

4.

For goods that meet the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 of this Article, all the costs arising outside Ghana or the European Union, including the value of the materials incorporated there, shall be considered to be non‐originating materials. In that case the originating status of the goods shall be determined by applying the rules laid down in Annex II to this Protocol, cumulating the total value of the non‐originating materials used both inside and outside the European Union or Ghana.

5.

Paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article shall not apply to products which can be considered sufficiently worked or processed only if the general tolerance fixed in Article 4(4) of this Protocol is applied.

6.

Paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article shall not apply to products of Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System.

Article 15

Non‐alteration

1.

The originating products declared for home use in a Party shall be the same products as exported from the other Party in which they obtained originating status. They shall not have been altered, transformed in any way or subjected to operations other than to preserve them in good condition or than adding or affixing marks, labels, seals or any other documentation to ensure compliance with specific domestic requirements of the importing Party, prior to being declared for home use.

2.

Storage of products may take place in a third Party provided that they remain under customs supervision in that third Party.

3.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Title IV the splitting of consignments may take place in the territory of a third Party where carried out by the exporter or under his responsibility provided they remain under customs supervision in that third‐Party.

4.

In case of doubt whether the conditions provided for in paragraphs 1 to 3 are complied with, the customs authorities may request the importer to provide evidence of compliance, which may be given by any means, including contractual transport documents such as bills of lading or factual or concrete evidence based on marking or numbering of packages or any evidence related to the products themselves.

Article 16

Exhibitions

1.

Originating products sent for exhibition in a country or territory other than those referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol with which cumulation is applicable and sold after the exhibition for importation into the European Union or Ghana shall benefit on importation from the provisions of this Agreement provided it is shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:

(a)	an exporter has consigned these products from Ghana or from the European Union to the country in which the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there;

(b)	the products have been sold or otherwise disposed of by that exporter to a person in Ghana or in the European Union;

(c)	the products have been consigned during the exhibition or immediately thereafter in the state in which they were sent for exhibition; and

(d)	the products have not, since they were consigned for exhibition, been used for any purpose other than demonstration at the exhibition.

2.

A proof of origin shall be issued or made out in accordance with the provisions of Title IV of this Protocol and submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country in the normal manner. The name and address of the exhibition shall be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional documentary evidence of the conditions under which they have been exhibited may be required.

3.

Paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to any trade, industrial, agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public show or display which is not organised for private purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the sale of foreign products, and during which the products remain under customs control.

TITLE IV

PROOF OF ORIGIN

Article 17

General conditions

1.

Products originating in the European Union, when imported into Ghana, shall benefit from the provisions of the Agreement, upon presentation, in the cases referred to in Article 21(1), of a declaration, hereinafter referred to as “origin declaration”, given by the exporter on an invoice, delivery note or other commercial document which describes the products concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified; the text of the origin declaration appears in Annex IV to this Protocol.

2.

Products originating in Ghana shall, on importation into the European Union benefit from the provisions of the Agreement upon submission of either:

(a)	a movement certificate EUR.1, a specimen of which appears in Annex III to this Protocol; or

(b)

in the cases specified in Article 21(1) of this Protocol, a declaration, subsequently referred to as the “origin declaration”, given by the exporter on an invoice, a delivery note or any other commercial document which describes the products concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified; the text of the origin declaration appears in Annex IV to this Protocol.

3.

Without prejudice to point (c) of Article 42(3), provisions under paragraph 2(a) of this Article will be enforceable until three years after the entry into force of this Protocol. After that period, only the provisions under paragraph 2(b) of this Article shall apply.

4.

Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, originating products within the meaning of this Protocol shall, in the cases specified in Article 26 hereof, benefit from the Agreement without it being necessary to submit any of the documents referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

5.

For the purposes of applying the provisions of this title, exporters shall endeavour to use a language shared by Ghana and the European Union.

Article 18

Procedure for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1

1.

A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities of the exporting country on application having been made in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter’s responsibility, by his authorised representative.

2.

For this purpose, the eorter or his authorised representative shall fill out both the movement certificate EUR.1 and the application form, specimens of which appear in Annex III to this Protocol. These forms shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol. If the forms are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in printed characters. The description of the products must be given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled, a horizontal line shall be drawn below the last line of the description, the empty space being crossed through.

3.

The exporter applying for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 shall be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs authorities of the exporting country where the movement certificate EUR.1 is issued, all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products concerned as well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Protocol.

4.

A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities of Ghana if the products concerned can be considered as products originating in Ghana or one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.

5.

The issuing customs authorities shall take any steps necessary to verify the originating status of the products and the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Protocol. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the exporter’s accounts or any other check considered appropriate. The issuing customs authorities shall also ensure that the forms referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article are duly completed. In particular, they shall check whether the space reserved for the description of the products has been completed in such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent additions.

6.

The date of issue of the movement certificate EUR.1 shall be indicated in Box 11 of the certificate.

7.

A movement certificate EUR.1 shall be issued by the customs authorities and made available to the exporter as soon as actual exportation has been effected or ensured.

Article 19

Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively

1.

Notwithstanding Article 18(7) of this Protocol, a movement certificate EUR.1 may exceptionally be issued after exportation of the products to which it relates if:

(a)	it was not issued at the time of exportation because of errors or involuntary omissions or special circumstances; or

(b)	it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that a movement certificate EUR.1 was issued but was not accepted at importation for technical reasons.

2.

For the implementation of paragraph 1 of this Article, the exporter must indicate in his application the place and date of exportation of the products to which the movement certificate EUR.1 relates, and state the reasons for his request.

3.

The customs authorities may issue a movement certificate EUR.1 retrospectively only after verifying that the information supplied in the exporter’s application agrees with that in the corresponding file.

4.

Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively must be endorsed with the following phrase:

“ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY”.

5.

The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be inserted in the “Remarks” box of the movement certificate EUR.1.

Article 20

Issue of a duplicate movement certificate EUR.1

1.

In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a movement certificate EUR.1, the exporter may apply to the customs authorities which issued it for a duplicate made out on the basis of the export documents in their possession.

2.

The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with the following:

“DUPLICATE”.

3.

The endorsement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be inserted in the “Remarks” box of the duplicate movement certificate EUR.1.

4.

The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of the original movement certificate EUR.1, shall take effect as from that date.

Article 21

Conditions for making out an origin declaration

1.

An origin declaration may be made out:

(a)	as referred to in Article 17(1) of this Protocol by a registered exporter in conformity with the internal legislation of the European Union;

(b)

in the cases referred to point (b) of Article 17(2):

(i)	up to three years after the entry into force of this Protocol, by an exporter as provided for in Article 22;

(ii)	three years after the entry into force of this Protocol, by a registered exporter in accordance with the internal legislation of Ghana;

(c)	by any exporter for any consignment consisting of one or more packages containing originating products whose total value does not exceed EUR 6 000.

2.

An origin declaration may be made out if the products concerned can be considered as products originating in Ghana, the European Union or in one of the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.

3.

The exporter making out an origin declaration shall be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs authorities of the exporting country, all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products concerned as well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Protocol.

4.

An origin declaration shall be made out by the exporter by typing, stamping or printing on the invoice, the delivery note or another commercial document, the declaration, the text of which appears in Annex IV to this Protocol, using one of the linguistic versions set out in that Annex and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting country. If the declaration is handwritten, it shall be written in ink in printed characters.

5.

Origin declarations shall bear the original signature of the exporter in manuscript. However, origin declarations shall not be signed by a registered exporter within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article or by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 22 of this Protocol provided that the approved exporter gives the customs authorities of the exporting country a written undertaking that he accepts full responsibility for any origin declaration which identifies him as if it had been signed in manuscript by him.

6.

An origin declaration may be made out by the exporter when the products to which it relates are exported, or after exportation on condition that it is presented in the importing country no longer than two (2) years after the importation of the products to which it relates.

Article 22

Approved exporter

1.

The customs authorities of the exporting country may authorise any exporter who makes frequent shipments of products under the trade cooperation provisions of the Agreement to make out origin declarations irrespective of the value of the products concerned. An exporter seeking such authorisation must offer to the satisfaction of the customs authorities all guarantees necessary to verify the originating status of the products as well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Protocol.

2.

The customs authorities may grant the status of approved exporter subject to any conditions which they consider appropriate.

3.

The customs authorities shall grant to the approved exporter a customs authorisation number which shall appear on the origin declaration.

4.

The customs authorities shall monitor the use of the authorisation by the approved exporter.

5.

The customs authorities may withdraw the authorisation at any time. They shall do so where the approved exporter no longer offers the guarantees referred to in paragraph 1, no longer fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article or otherwise makes an incorrect use of the authorisation.

Article 23

Validity of proof of origin

1.

A proof of origin shall be valid for ten (10) months from the date of issue in the exporting country, and must be submitted within that period to the customs authorities of the importing country.

2.

Proofs of origin which are submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country after the final date for presentation specified in paragraph 1 of this Article may be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential treatment, where the failure to submit these documents by the final date set is due to exceptional circumstances.

3.

In other cases of belated presentation, the customs authorities of the importing country may accept the proofs of origin where the products have been submitted before the said final date.

Article 24

Submission of proof of origin

Proofs of origin shall be submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country in accordance with the procedures applicable in that country. These authorities may require that a proof of origin be translated. They may also require the import declaration to be accompanied by a statement from the importer to the effect that the products meet the conditions required for the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 25

Importation by instalments

Where, at the request of the importer and on the conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the importing country, dismantled or non‐assembled products within the meaning of General Rule 2(a) of the Harmonized System falling under Sections XVI and XVII or headings 73.08 and 94.06 of the Harmonized System are imported by instalments, a single proof of origin for such products shall be submitted to the customs authorities upon importation of the first instalment.

Article 26

Exemptions from proof of origin

1.

Products sent as small packages from private persons to private persons or forming part of travellers’ personal luggage shall be admitted as originating products without requiring the submission of a proof of origin, provided that such products are not imported by way of trade and have been declared as meeting the requirements of this Protocol and where there is no doubt as to the veracity of such a declaration. In the case of products sent by post, this declaration can be made on customs declaration CN22/CN23 or on a sheet of paper annexed to that document.

2.

Imports which are occasional and consist solely of products for the personal use of the recipients or travellers or their families shall not be considered as imports by way of trade if it is evident from the nature and quantity of the products that no commercial purpose is in view.

3.

Furthermore, the total value of these products shall not exceed EUR 500 in the case of small packages, or EUR 1 200 in the case of products forming part of travellers’ personal luggage.

Article 27

Information procedure for cumulation purposes

1.

When Article 7(1) of this Protocol is applied, the evidence of originating status within the meaning of this Protocol, of the materials coming from Ghana, from the European Union, from another ACP State which has at least provisionally applied an EPA or an OCT shall be given by a movement certificate EUR.1 or an origin declaration or by the supplier’s declaration, a specimen of which appears in Annex V‐A to this Protocol, given by the exporter in Ghana or in the European Union from which the materials came.

2.

When Article 7(2) of this Protocol is applied, the evidence of working or processing of the materials in Ghana, in the European Union, or in another ACP State which has at least provisionally applied an EPA or in an OCT shall be given by the supplier’s declaration, a specimen of which appears in Annex V‐B to this Protocol, given by the exporter in Ghana or in the European Union from which the materials came.

3.

When Article 8(1) of this Protocol is applied, the documentary proofs of origin applicable shall be determined in accordance with the rules which apply to GSP countries (4).

4.

When Article 8(2) of this Protocol is applied, the documentary proofs of origin applicable shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in the relevant arrangements or agreements.

5.

A separate supplier’s declaration shall be issued by the supplier for each consignment of goods on the commercial invoice relating to that shipment or in an annex to that invoice, or on a delivery note or other commercial document relating to that shipment which describes the materials concerned in sufficient detail for them to be identified.

6.

The supplier’s declaration may be issued on a pre‐printed form.

7.

The supplier’s declarations shall bear the original signature of the supplier in manuscript. However, where the invoice and the supplier’s declaration are issued using electronic data‐processing methods, the supplier’s declaration need not be signed in manuscript provided the responsible official in the supplying company is identified to the satisfaction of the customs authorities in the State where the supplier’s declaration is issued. Those customs authorities may lay down conditions for the implementation of this paragraph.

8.

The supplier’s declarations shall be submitted to the customs authorities in the exporting country requested to issue the movement certificate EUR.1.

9.

The supplier issuing a declaration must be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the customs authorities of the country where the declaration is issued, all appropriate documents proving that the information given on this declaration is correct.

10.

Supplier’s declarations and information certificates issued before the date of entry into force of this Protocol in accordance with Article 26 of Protocol 1 to the Cotonou Agreement shall remain valid.

Article 28

Supporting documents

The documents referred to in Articles 18(3) and 21(3) of this Protocol used for the purpose of proving that products covered by a movement certificate EUR.1 or an origin declaration can be considered as products originating in Ghana, the European Union or one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol may consist, inter alia, of the following:

(a)	direct evidence of the processes carried out by the exporter or supplier to obtain the goods concerned, contained for example in his accounts or internal bookkeeping;

(b)	documents proving the originating status of materials used, issued or made out in Ghana, the European Union or one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol where these documents are used in accordance with domestic law;

(c)

documents proving the working or processing of materials in Ghana, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol, issued or made out in Ghana, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol where those documents are used in accordance with national law;

(d)	movement certificates EUR.1 or origin declarations proving the originating status of materials used, issued or made out in Ghana, in the European Union or in one of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 and in accordance with this Protocol.

Article 29

Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents

1.

The exporter applying for the issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 shall keep for at least three (3) years the documents referred to in Article 18(3).

2.

The exporter making out an origin declaration shall keep a copy of this origin declaration as well as the documents referred to in Article 21(3) for at least three (3) years.

3.

The supplier making out a supplier’s declaration shall keep for at least three (3) years copies of the declaration and of the invoice, delivery notes or other commercial documents to which this declaration is annexed as well as the documents referred to in Article 27(9).

4.

The customs authorities of the exporting country issuing a movement certificate EUR.1 shall keep for at least three (3) years the application form referred to in Article 18(2).

5.

The customs authorities of the importing country shall keep for at least three (3) years the movement certificates EUR.1 and the origin declarations submitted to them.

Article 30

Discrepancies and formal errors

1.

The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the proof of origin and those made in the documents submitted to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto render the proof of origin null and void if it is duly established that this document does correspond to the products submitted.

2.

Obvious formal errors such as typing errors on a proof of origin should not cause that document to be rejected if those errors are not such as to create doubts concerning the correctness of the statements made in the document.

Article 31

Amounts expressed in euro

1.

For the application of the provisions of point (c) of Article 21(1) and Article 26(3) of this Protocol in cases where products are invoiced in a currency other than euro, amounts in the national currency of Ghana, the Member States of the European Union or of the other countries or territories referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol equivalent to the amounts expressed in euro shall be fixed annually by each of the countries concerned.

2.

A consignment shall benefit from the provisions of point (c) of Article 21(1) or Article 26(3) of this Protocol by reference to the currency in which the invoice is drawn up, according to the amount fixed by the country concerned.

3.

The amounts to be used in any given national currency shall be the equivalent in that currency of the amounts expressed in euro as at the first working day of October each year. These amounts shall be communicated to the European Commission by 15 October at the latest and shall apply from 1 January the following year. The European Commission shall notify all countries concerned of the relevant amounts.

4.

A country may round up or down the amount resulting from the conversion into its national currency of an amount expressed in euro. The rounded‐off amount may not differ from the amount resulting from the conversion by more than 5 per cent. A country may retain unchanged its national currency equivalent of an amount expressed in euro if, at the time of the annual adjustment provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article, the conversion of that amount, prior to any rounding‐off, results in an increase of less than 15 per cent in the national currency equivalent. The national currency equivalent may be retained unchanged if the conversion would result in a decrease in that equivalent value.

5.

The amounts expressed in euro shall be reviewed by the Committee at the request of the European Union or Ghana. When carrying out that review, the Committee shall 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.

TITLE V

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 32

Administrative conditions for products to benefit from the Agreement

Products originating within the meaning of this Protocol in Ghana or the European Union shall benefit, at the time of the customs import declaration, from the preferences resulting from the Agreement only on condition that they were exported on or after the date on which the exporting country complies with the provisions laid down in Articles 33, 34 and 44 of this Protocol.

The parties shall make the notifications referred to in Article 33 of this Protocol.

Article 33

Notification of customs authorities

1.

Ghana and the Member States of the European Union shall provide each other, through the European Commission with the addresses of the customs authorities responsible for issuing and verifying the movement certificates EUR.1, origin declarations and supplier’s declarations and with specimen impressions of stamps used in their customs offices for the issue of these certificates.

Movement certificates EUR.1 and origin declarations or supplier’s declarations shall be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential treatment from the date this information is received by the European Commission.

2.

Ghana and the Member States of the European Union shall inform each other immediately whenever there are any changes to the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3.

The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall act under the authority of the government of the country concerned. The authorities in charge of control and verification shall be part of the governmental authorities of the country concerned.

Article 34

Other methods of administrative cooperation

1.

In order to ensure the proper application of this Protocol, the European Union, Ghana and the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol shall check, through the competent customs administrations, the authenticity of the movement certificates EUR.1, the origin declarations or the supplier’s declarations and the correctness of the information given in these documents. Moreover, Ghana and the Member States of the European Union shall:

(a)	provide each other with all necessary administrative cooperation in the event of a request for monitoring of the proper management and control of the Protocol in the country concerned, including visits on the spot;

(b)	check, in accordance with Article 35 of this Protocol, the originating status of the products and the compliance with the other conditions laid down in this Protocol.

2.

The authorities consulted shall furnish the relevant information concerning the conditions under which the product has been made, indicating especially the conditions in which the rules of origin have been respected in Ghana, the European Union and the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol.

Article 35

Verification of proofs of origin

1.

Subsequent verifications of proofs of origin shall be carried out based on risk analysis and at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing country have reasonable doubts as to the authenticity of such documents, the originating status of the products concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Protocol.

2.

For the purposes of implementing the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, the customs authorities of the importing country shall return the movement certificate EUR.1 and the invoice, if it has been submitted, the origin declaration, or a copy of these documents, to the customs authorities of the exporting country giving, where appropriate, the reasons for the request for verification. Any documents and information obtained suggesting that the information given on the proof of origin is incorrect shall be forwarded in support of the request for verification.

3.

The verification shall be carried out by the customs authorities of the exporting country. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the exporter’s accounts or any other check considered appropriate.

4.

If the customs authorities of the importing country decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment to the products concerned while awaiting the results of the verification, release of the products shall be offered to the importer subject to any precautionary measures judged necessary.

5.

The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results of this verification as soon as possible. These results must indicate clearly whether the documents are authentic and whether the products concerned can be considered as products originating in Ghana, in the European Union or in one of the other countries referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Protocol and fulfil the other requirements of this Protocol.

6.

If, in cases of reasonable doubt, there is no reply within 10 months of the date of the verification request or if the reply does not contain sufficient information to determine the authenticity of the document in question or the real origin of the products, the requesting customs authorities shall, except in exceptional circumstances, refuse entitlement to the preferences.

7.

The parties shall refer to Article 7 of the Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters for joint enquiries on proofs of origin.

Article 36

Verification of supplier’s declarations

1.

Verification of a supplier’s declarations shall be carried out based on risk analysis and at random or whenever the customs authorities of the country where such declarations have been taken into account to issue a movement certificate EUR.1 or to make out an origin declaration, have reasonable doubts as to the authenticity of the document or the correctness of the information given in this document.

2.

The customs authorities to which a supplier’s declaration is submitted may request the customs authorities of the State where the declaration was made out to issue an information certificate, a specimen of which appears in Annex VI to this Protocol. Alternatively, the certifying authorities to which a supplier’s declaration is submitted may request the exporter to produce an information certificate issued by the customs authorities of the State where the declaration was made.

A copy of the information certificate shall be preserved by the office which has issued it for at least three (3) years.

3.

The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results of this verification as soon as possible. The results must indicate clearly whether the information given in the supplier’s declaration is correct and make it possible for them to determine whether and to what extent this supplier’s declaration could be taken into account for issuing a movement certificate EUR.1 or for making out an origin declaration.

4.

The verification shall be carried out by the customs authorities of the country where the supplier’s declaration was made out. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence or to carry out any inspection of the supplier’s accounts or any other check which they consider appropriate in order to verify the correctness of any supplier’s declaration.

5.

Any movement certificate EUR.1 or origin declaration issued or made out on the basis of an incorrect supplier’s declaration shall be considered null and void.

Article 37

Dispute settlement

1.

Where disputes arise in relation to the verification procedures of Articles 36 and 37 of this Protocol which cannot be settled between the customs authorities requesting a verification and the customs authorities responsible for carrying out this verification or where they raise a question as to the interpretation of this Protocol, they shall be submitted to the Committee.

2.

In all cases, the settlement of disputes between the importer and the customs authorities of the importing country shall take place under the legislation of that country.

Article 38

Penalties

Penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, or causes to be drawn up, a document which contains incorrect information for the purpose of obtaining a preferential treatment for products.

Article 39

Derogations

1.

Derogations from this Protocol may be adopted by the Committee when they are justified by the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries in Ghana. To this end, either before or when Ghana submits the matter to the Committee, it shall notify the European Union of its request for a derogation together with the reasons for the request in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article. The European Union shall respond positively to all requests from Ghana which are duly justified in conformity with this Article and which cannot cause serious damage to an established industry in the European Union.

2.

In order to facilitate the examination by the Committee of requests for derogation, when making the request Ghana shall, by means of the form given in Annex VII to this Protocol, furnish in support of its request the fullest possible information covering in particular the following points:

(a)	description of the finished product;

(b)	nature and quantity of materials originating in a third country;

(c)	nature and quantity of materials originating in Ghana or the States or territories mentioned in Article 7 of this Protocol, or of materials that have been processed there;

(d)	manufacturing processes;

(e)	added value;

(f)	number of employees in the enterprise concerned;

(g)	anticipated volume of exports to the European Union;

(h)	other possible sources of supply for raw materials;

(i)	reasons for the duration requested in the light of efforts made to find new sources of supply;

(j)	other observations.

The same rules shall apply to any request for extension of derogation.

The Committee may modify the form.

3.

The examination of requests shall in particular take into account:

(a)	the level of development or the geographical situation of Ghana;

(b)	cases where the application of the existing rules of origin would significantly affect the ability of an existing industry in Ghana to continue its exports to the European Union, with particular reference to cases where this could lead to cessation of its activities;

(c)	specific cases where it can be clearly demonstrated that significant investment in an industry could be deterred by the rules of origin and where a derogation favouring the realisation of an investment programme would enable these rules to be satisfied by stages.

4.

In every case, an examination shall be made to ascertain whether the rules relating to cumulation of origin do not provide a solution to the problem.

5.

In the examination of requests, special account shall be taken, on a case by case basis, of the possibility of conferring originating status on products which include in their composition materials originating in neighbouring developing countries, least‐developed countries or developing countries with which Ghana has special relations, provided that administrative cooperation can be established.

6.

The Committee shall take steps necessary to ensure that a decision is reached as soon as possible and in any case not later than seventy‐five (75) working days after the request is received by the European Union Co‐chairman of the Committee. If the European Union does not inform Ghana of its position on the request within this period, the request shall be deemed to have been accepted.

(a)

Derogations shall be valid for a period, generally of five (5) years, to be determined by the Committee.

(b)

The derogation decision may provide for renewals without a new decision of the Committee being necessary, provided that Ghana submits, three (3) months before the end of each period, proof that it is still unable to meet the conditions of this Protocol which have been derogated from.

If any objection is made to the extension, the Committee shall examine it as soon as possible and decide whether to prolong the derogation. The Committee shall proceed as provided for in paragraph 6. All necessary measures shall be taken to avoid interruptions in the application of the derogation.

(c)

In the periods referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b), the Committee may review the terms for implementing the derogation should a significant change be found to have taken place in the substantive factors governing the decision to grant the derogation. On conclusion of its review the Committee may decide to amend the terms of its decision as regards the scope of derogation or any other condition previously laid down.

8.

Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 to 7 of this Article, a derogation concerning canned tuna and tuna loins of HS 16.04 shall only be granted on the first year of entry into force of the Protocol, within an annual quota non renewable of 1 000 tonnes for canned tuna and of 200 tonnes for tuna loins.

TITLE VI

CEUTA AND MELILLA

Article 40

General conditions

1.

The term “European Union” used in this Protocol does not cover Ceuta and Melilla.

2.

Products originating in Ghana, when imported into Ceuta or Melilla, shall enjoy in all respects the same customs regime as that which is applied to products originating in the customs territory of the European Union under Protocol No 2 of the Act of Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities. Ghana shall grant to imports of products covered by this Agreement and originating in Ceuta and Melilla the same customs regime as that which is granted to products imported from and originating in the European Union.

3.

For the purpose of the application of paragraph 2 of this Article concerning products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis subject to the special conditions set out in Article 41 of this Protocol.

Article 41

Special conditions

1.

Providing compliance with Article 15 of this Protocol, the following shall be considered as:

(1)

products originating in Ceuta and Melilla:

(a)	products wholly obtained in Ceuta and Melilla;

(b)

products obtained in Ceuta and Melilla in the manufacture of which products other than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that:

(i)	the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol, or

(ii)	those products originate in Ghana or in the European Union, and they have been submitted to working or processing which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5 of this Protocol;

(2)

products originating Ghana:

(a)	products wholly obtained in Ghana;

(b)

products obtained in Ghana, in the manufacture of which products other than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that:

(i)	the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol, or

(ii)	those products originate in Ceuta and Melilla or in the European Union, within the meaning of this Protocol, and they have been submitted to working or processing which goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 5 of this Protocol.

2.

Ceuta and Melilla shall be considered as a single territory.

3.

The exporter or his authorised representative shall enter “…” and “Ceuta and Melilla” in Box 2 of movement certificates EUR.1 or on origin declarations. In addition, in the case of products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, this shall be indicated in Box 4 of movement certificates EUR.1 or on origin declarations.

4.

The Spanish customs authorities shall be responsible for the application of this Protocol in Ceuta and Melilla.

TITLE VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 42

Revision and application of rules of origin

1.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 73 of this Agreement, the Joint Committee of the Ghana‐European Union EPA may, whenever requested by Ghana or the European Union, examine the application of the provisions of this Protocol, in particular those related to the implementation of the registered exporters system and their economic effects with a view to adapting or amending them, as necessary. The Joint Committee of the Ghana‐European Union EPA shall take account, among other factors, of the impact of technological developments on the rules of origin.

2.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, this Protocol and its annexes shall be reviewed and, if appropriate, revised within five (5) years of the date when the Protocol enters into force, in accordance with the obligations laid down in Article 6 of this Agreement. This review shall also concern Annex II‐A to this Protocol with a view to establishing whether it should be renewed.

3.

In accordance with Article 34 of this Agreement, the Committee shall monitor the implementation and management of the provisions of this Protocol and take decisions on the following matters, among others:

(a)	cumulation, under the conditions set out in Article 8 of this Protocol;

(b)	derogations from the provisions of this Protocol under the conditions set out in Article 39 hereof.

(c)	an extension of the three‐year period as referred to in point (b) of Article 21(1) based on evidence that Ghana is not ready to implement the legislation on registered exporters;

(d)	the threshold of EUR 6 000 as referred to in point (c) of Article 21(1).

Article 43

Annexes

The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof.

Article 44

Implementation of this Protocol

The European Union and Ghana shall each take the measures required to implement this Protocol, including:

(a)	the necessary national and regional arrangements required for the implementation and enforcement of the rules and procedures laid down in this Protocol, in particular the arrangements necessary for the application of the Articles on cumulation;

(b)	the creation of the administrative structures and systems required for proper management and verification of the origin of products.

Article 45

Transitional provision for goods in transit or storage

The provisions of the Agreement may be applied to goods which comply with the provisions of this Protocol and which on the date of entry into force of this Protocol are either in transit or are in the European Union or in Ghana in temporary storage in customs warehouses without payment of import duties and taxes, subject to the following:

(a)

for exports from Ghana to the European Union, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within ten (10) months of the said date, of a movement certificate EUR.1 issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of Ghana or an origin declaration in accordance with Articles 17(2)(b) and 21, together with the documents showing that the goods comply with Article 15 of this Protocol;

(b)

for exports from the European Union to Ghana, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of Ghana, within ten (10) months of the said date, of an origin declaration issued in accordance with Articles 17(1) and 21, together with the documents showing that the goods comply with Article 15 of this Protocol.

(1)

Cf. Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ EC L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1) and the subsequent amendments thereto.

(2)

The Western African countries are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

(3)

See Council Decision 2009/729/EC of 13 July 2009 on the signature and provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (OJ EU L 272, 16.10.2009, p. 1).

(4)

See Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ EU L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ EU L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).

ANNEX I TO PROTOCOL No. 1

INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO THE LIST IN ANNEX II TO THE PROTOCOL

Note 1

The list in Annex II to this Protocol defines the conditions required for all products to be considered as sufficiently worked or processed within the meaning of Article 4 of this Protocol.

Note 2

The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. The first column gives the heading number or chapter number used in the Harmonized System and the second column gives the description of goods used in that system for that heading or chapter. For each entry in the first two columns, a rule is specified in column 3 or 4. Where, in some cases, the entry in the first column is preceded by an “ex”, this signifies that the rules in column 3 or 4 apply only to the part of that heading described in column 2.

Where several heading numbers are grouped together in column 1 or a chapter number is given and the description of products in column 2 is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rules in column 3 or 4 apply to all products which, under the Harmonized System, are classified in headings of the chapter or in any of the headings grouped together in column 1.

3.	Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent contains the description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rules in column 3 or 4.

4.	Where, for an entry in the first two columns, a rule is specified in both columns 3 and 4, the exporter may opt to apply either the rule set out in column 3 or that set out in column 4. If no origin rule is given in column 4, the rule set out in column 3 has to be applied.

Note 3

The provisions of Article 4 of this Protocol concerning products having acquired originating status which are used in the manufacture of other products apply regardless of whether this status has been acquired inside the factory where these products are used or in another factory in the European Union or in Ghana.

Example:

An engine of heading 8407, for which the rule states that the value of the non‐originating materials which may be incorporated may not exceed 40 per cent of the ex‐works price, is made from “other alloy steel roughly shaped by forging” of heading ex 7224.

If this forging has been forged in the European Union from a non‐originating ingot, it has already acquired originating status by virtue of the rule for heading ex 7224 in the list. The forging can then count as originating in the value calculation for the engine, regardless of whether it was produced in the same factory or in another factory in the European Union. The value of the non‐originating ingot is thus not taken into account when adding up the value of the non‐originating materials used.

The rule in the list represents the minimum amount of working or processing required, and the carrying out of more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, the carrying out of less working or processing cannot confer originating status. Thus, if a rule provides that non‐originating material, at a certain level of manufacture, may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of manufacture is allowed, and the use of such material at a later stage is not.

Without prejudice to Note 3.2 where a rule states that “materials of any heading” may be used, materials of the same heading as the product may also be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may also be contained in the rule. However, the expression “manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading …” means that only materials classified in the same heading as the product of a description other than that of the product as given in column 2 of the list may be used.

When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, this means that one or more materials may be used. It does not require that all be used.

Example:

The rule for fabrics of headings 5208 to 5212 provides that natural fibres may be used and that chemical materials, among other materials, may also be used. This does not mean that both have to be used; it is possible to use one or the other, or both.

Where a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the condition does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent nature, cannot satisfy the rule (see also Note 6.3 below in relation to textiles).

Example:

The rule for prepared foods of heading 1904, which specifically excludes the use of cereals and their derivatives, does not prevent the use of mineral salts, chemicals and other additives which are not produced from cereals.

However, this does not apply to products which, although they cannot be manufactured from the particular materials specified in the list, can be produced from a material of the same nature at an earlier stage of manufacture.

Example:

In the case of an article of apparel of ex Chapter 62 of the Harmonized System made from non‐woven materials, if the use of only non‐originating yarn is allowed for this class of article, it is not possible to start from non‐woven cloth – even if non‐woven cloths cannot normally be made from yarn. In such cases, the starting material would normally be at the stage before yarn – that is, the fibre stage.

Where, in a rule in the list, two percentages are given for the maximum value of non‐originating materials that can be used, then these percentages may not be added together. In other words, the maximum value of all the non‐originating materials used may never exceed the higher of the percentages given. Furthermore, the individual percentages must not be exceeded, in relation to the particular materials to which they apply.

Note 4

The term “natural fibres” is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres. It is restricted to the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, includes fibres which have been carded, combed or otherwise processed, but not spun.

2.	The term “natural fibres” includes horsehair of heading 0511, silk of headings 5002 and 5003, as well as wool fibres and fine or coarse animal hair of headings 5101 to 5105, cotton fibres of headings 5201 to 5203, and other vegetable fibres of headings 5301 to 5305.

3.	The terms “textile pulp”, “chemical materials” and “paper‐making materials” are used in the list to describe the materials, not classified in Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System, which can be used to manufacture artificial, synthetic or paper fibres or yarns.

4.	The term “man‐made staple fibres” is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, staple fibres or waste, of headings 5501 to 5507.

Note 5

Where, for a given product in the list, reference is made to this Note, the conditions set out in column 3 shall not be applied to any basic textile materials used in the manufacture of this product and which, taken together, represent 10 per cent or less of the total weight of all the basic textile materials used (see also Notes 5.3 and 5.4 below).

However, the tolerance mentioned in Note 5.1 may be applied only to mixed products which have been made from two or more basic textile materials.

The following are the basic textile materials:

—

silk,

—

wool,

—	coarse animal hair,

—	fine animal hair,

—	horsehair,

—

cotton,

—	paper‐making materials and paper,

—

flax,

—	true hemp,

—	jute and other textile bast fibres,

—	sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave,

—	coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres,

—	synthetic man‐made filaments,

—	artificial man‐made filaments,

—	current‐conducting filaments,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polypropylene,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polyester,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polyamide,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polyacrylonitrile,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polyimide,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polytetrafluoroethylene,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polyphenylene sulphide,

—	synthetic man‐made staple fibres of polyvinyl chloride,

—	other synthetic man‐made staple fibres,

—	artificial man‐made staple fibres of viscose,

—	other artificial man‐made staple fibres,

—	yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped,

—	yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyester, whether or not gimped,

—

products of heading 5605 (metallised yarn) incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of a transparent or coloured adhesive between two layers of plastic film,

—	other products of heading 5605.

Example:

A yarn of heading 5205 made from cotton fibres of heading 5203 and synthetic staple fibres of heading 5506 is a mixed yarn. Therefore, non‐originating synthetic staple fibres that do not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp) may be used up to a weight of 10 per cent of the yarn.

Example:

A woollen fabric of heading 5112 made from woollen yarn of heading 5107 and synthetic yarn of staple fibres of heading 5509 is a mixed fabric. Therefore, synthetic yarn which does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp), or woollen yarn which does not satisfy the origin rules (which require manufacture from natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning) or a combination of the two may be used, provided that their total weight does not exceed 10 per cent of the weight of the fabric.

Example:

Tufted textile fabric of heading 5802 made from cotton yarn of heading 5205 and cotton fabric of heading 5210 is only a mixed product if the cotton fabric is itself a mixed fabric made from yarns classified in two separate headings or if the cotton yarns used are themselves mixtures.

Example:

If the tufted textile fabric concerned had been made from cotton yarn of heading 5205 and synthetic fabric of heading 5407, then, obviously, the yarns used are two separate basic textile materials and the tufted textile fabric is, accordingly, a mixed product.

3.	In the case of products incorporating “yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped” this tolerance is 20 per cent in respect of the yarn.

In the case of products incorporating a “strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of an adhesive between two layers of plastic film”, this tolerance is 30 per cent in respect of this strip.

Note 6

In the case of those textile products which are marked in the list by a footnote referring to this Introductory Note, textile trimmings and accessories which do not satisfy the rule set out in the list in column 3 for the made‐up products concerned may be used provided that their weight does not exceed 10 per cent of the total weight of all the textile materials incorporated.

Textile trimmings and accessories are those classified in Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonized System. Linings and interlinings are not to be regarded as trimmings or accessories.

2.	Any non‐textile trimmings and accessories or other materials used which contain textiles do not have to satisfy the conditions set out in column 3 even though they fall outside the scope of Note 3.5.

In accordance with Note 3.5, any non‐originating non‐textile trimmings and accessories or other products which do not contain any textiles may, anyway, be used freely where they cannot be made from the materials listed in column 3.

For example, (1) if a rule in the list says that for a particular textile item, such as a blouse, yarn must be used, this does not prevent the use of metal items, such as buttons, because they cannot be made from textile materials.

4.	Where a percentage rule applies, the value of trimmings and accessories must be taken into account when calculating the value of the non‐originating materials incorporated.

Note 7

For the purposes of headings ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, the “specific processes” are the following:

(a)	vacuum distillation;

(b)	redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process (2);

(c)

cracking;

(d)	reforming;

(e)	extraction by means of selective solvents;

(f)	the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;

(g)	polymerisation;

(h)	alkylation;

(i)	isomerisation.

For the purposes of headings 2710 to 2712, the “specific processes” are the following:

(a)	vacuum distillation;

(b)	redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process (2);

(c)

cracking;

(d)	reforming;

(e)	extraction by means of selective solvents;

(f)	the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;

(g)	polymerisation;

(h)	alkylation;

(i)	isomerisation;

(j)	in respect of heavy oils of heading ex 2710 only, desulphurisation with hydrogen, resulting in a reduction of at least 85 per cent of the sulphur content of the products processed (ASTM D 1266‐59 T method);

(k)	in respect of products of heading 2710 only, deparaffining by a process other than filtering;

(l)

in respect of heavy oils of heading ex 2710 only, treatment with hydrogen, at a pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C, with the use of a catalyst, other than to effect desulphurisation, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a chemical reaction. The further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of heading ex 2710 (e.g. hydrofinishing or decolourisation), in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process;

(m)	in respect of fuel oils of heading ex 2710 only, atmospheric distillation, on condition that less than 30 per cent of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C, by the ASTM D 86 method;

(n)	in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils of heading ex 2710 only, treatment by means of a high‐frequency electrical brush‐discharge.

For the purposes of headings ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403, simple operations, such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water separation, filtering, colouring, marking, obtaining a sulphur content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur contents, or any combination of these operations or like operations, do not confer origin.

(1)

This example is given for the purpose of explanation only. It is not legally binding.

(2)

See additional explanatory Note 5(b) to Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature.

ANNEX II TO PROTOCOL No. 1

LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON‐ORIGINATING MATERIALS IN ORDER FOR THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED TO OBTAIN ORIGINATING STATUS

The products included in the following list may not all be covered by the Agreement. It is, therefore, necessary to consult the other parts of the Agreement.

HS heading

Description of product

Working or processing carried out on non‐originating materials that confers originating status

(1)

(2)

(3)

or(4)

Chapter 1

Live animals

All the animals of Chapter 1 used are wholly obtained

Chapter 2

Meat and edible meat offal

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapters 1 and 2 used are wholly obtained

ex Chapter 3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used are wholly obtained

0304

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the product

0305

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the product

0306

Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, whether in shell or not, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the product

0307

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; molluscs, whether in shell or not, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the product

0308

Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 4

Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 4 used are wholly obtained

0403

Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials of Chapter 4 used are wholly obtained;

—	fruit juice (except that of pineapple, lime or grapefruit) of heading 2009 used is originating; and

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 5

Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 5 used are wholly obtained

ex 0502

Prepared pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair

Cleaning, disinfecting, sorting and straightening of bristles and hair

Chapter 6

Live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials of Chapter 6 used are wholly obtained;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 7

Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 7 used are wholly obtained

Chapter 8

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons

Manufacture in which:

—	all the fruit and nuts used are wholly obtained; and

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 9

Coffee, tea, maté and spices; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 9 used are wholly obtained

0901

Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion

Manufacture from materials of any heading

0902

Tea, whether or not flavoured

Manufacture from materials of any heading

ex 0910

Mixtures of spices

Manufacture from materials of any heading

Chapter 10

Cereals

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 10 used are wholly obtained

ex Chapter 11

Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten; except for:

Manufacture in which all the cereals, edible vegetables, roots and tubers of heading 0714 or fruit used are wholly obtained

ex 1106

Flour, meal and powder of the dried, shelled leguminous vegetables of heading 0713

Drying and milling of leguminous vegetables of heading 0708

Chapter 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 12 used are wholly obtained

1301

Lac; natural gums, resins, gum‐resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 1301 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1302

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar‐agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:

—	Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

Manufacture from non‐modified mucilages and thickeners

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 14

Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 14 used are wholly obtained

ex Chapter 15

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

1501

Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503:

—	Fats from bones or waste

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 0203, 0206 or 0207 or bones of heading 0506

—

Other

Manufacture from meat or edible offal of swine of heading 0203 or 0206 or of meat and edible offal of poultry of heading 0207

1502

Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503:

—	Fats from bones or waste

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 0201, 0202, 0204 or 0206 or bones of heading 0506

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 used are wholly obtained

1504

Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

—	Solid fractions

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 1504

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used are wholly obtained

ex 1505

Refined lanolin

Manufacture from crude wool grease of heading 1505

1506

Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

—	Solid fractions

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 1506

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 2 used are wholly obtained

1507 to 1515

Vegetable oils and their fractions:

Soya, ground nut, palm, copra, palm kernel, babassu, tung and oiticica oil, myrtle wax and Japan wax, fractions of jojoba oil and oils for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

—	Solid fractions, except for that of jojoba oil

Manufacture from other materials of headings 1507 to 1515

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the vegetable materials used are wholly obtained

1516

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter‐esterified, re‐esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials of Chapter 2 used are wholly obtained;

—	all the vegetable materials used are wholly obtained. However, materials of headings 1507 , 1508 , 1511 and 1513 may be used

1517

Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials of Chapters 2 and 4 used are wholly obtained;

—	all the vegetable materials used are wholly obtained. However, materials of headings 1507 , 1508 , 1511 and 1513 may be used

Chapter 16

Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

Manufacture from animals of Chapter 1

1604 and 1605

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs;

Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 17

Sugars and sugar confectionery; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 1701

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1702

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel:

—	Chemically pure maltose and fructose

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 1702

—	Other sugars in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials used are originating

ex 1703

Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring matter

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1704

Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 18

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1901

Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 , not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included:

—	Malt extract

Manufacture from cereals of Chapter 10

—

Other

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1902

Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared:

—	containing 20 % or less by weight of meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs

Manufacture in which all the cereals and derivatives (except durum wheat and its derivatives) used are wholly obtained

—	containing more than 20 % by weight of meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans or molluscs

Manufacture in which:

—	the cereals and derivatives (except durum wheat and its derivatives) used are wholly obtained; and

—	all the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used are wholly obtained

1903

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except potato starch of heading 1108

1904

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)), in grain form, or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre‐cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except those of heading 1806 ;

—	in which all the cereals and flour (except durum wheat and its derivates and Zea indurata maize) used are wholly obtained; and

—	in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1905

Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of Chapter 11

ex Chapter 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants; except for:

Manufacture in which all the fruit, nuts and vegetables used are wholly obtained

ex 2001

Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight of starch, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 2004 and ex 2005

Potatoes in the form of flour, meal or flakes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

2006

Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit‐peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallised)

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

2007

Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2008

—	Nuts, not containing added sugar or spirit

Manufacture in which the value of the originating nuts and oil seeds of headings 0801 , 0802 and 1202 to 1207 used exceeds 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Peanut butter; mixtures based on cereals; palm hearts; maize

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

—	Other, except for fruit and nuts cooked otherwise than by steaming or boiling in water, not containing added sugar, frozen

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

2009

Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirits, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

2101

Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	all the chicory used is wholly obtained

2103

Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard:

—	Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, mustard flour or meal or prepared mustard may be used

—	Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

Manufacture from materials of any heading

ex 2104

Soups and broths and preparations therefor

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except prepared or preserved vegetables of headings 2002 to 2005

2106

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	all the grapes or any materials derived from grapes used are wholly obtained

2202

Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non‐alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product;

—	all the fruit juice used (except that of pineapple, lime or grapefruit) is originating

2207

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength

Manufacture:

—	from materials not classified in headings 2207 or 2208 ; and

—	in which all the grapes or materials derived from grapes used are wholly obtained or, if all the other materials used are already originating, arrack may be used up to a limit of 5 % by volume

2208

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages

Manufacture:

—	from materials not classified in headings 2207 or 2208 ; and

—	in which all the grapes or materials derived from grapes used are wholly obtained or, if all the other materials used are already originating, arrack may be used up to a limit of 5 % by volume

ex Chapter 23

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 2301

Whale meal; flours, meals and pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used are wholly obtained

ex 2303

Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight

Manufacture in which all the maize used is wholly obtained

ex 2306

Oil cake and other solid residues resulting from the extraction of olive oil, containing more than 3 % of olive oil

Manufacture in which all the olives used are wholly obtained

2309

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

Manufacture in which:

—	all the cereals, sugar or molasses, meat or milk used are already originating; and

—	all the materials of Chapter 3 used are wholly obtained

ex Chapter 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 24 used are wholly obtained

2402

Cigarettes of tobacco

Manufacture in which at least 10 % by weight of the unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 2401 used is already originating

ex 2403

Smoking tobacco

Manufacture in which at least 10 % by weight of the unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse of heading 2401 used is already originating

ex Chapter 25

Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 2504

Natural crystalline graphite, with enriched carbon content, purified and ground

Enriching of the carbon content, purifying and grinding of crude crystalline graphite

ex 2515

Marble, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of marble (even if already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm

ex 2516

Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm

Cutting, by sawing or otherwise, of stone (even if already sawn) of a thickness exceeding 25 cm

ex 2518

Calcined dolomite

Calcination of dolomite not calcined

ex 2519

Crushed natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), in hermetically sealed containers, and magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, other than fused magnesia or dead‐burned (sintered) magnesia

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite) may be used

ex 2520

Plasters specially prepared for dentistry

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2524

Asbestos fibres

Manufacture from asbestos concentrate

ex 2525

Mica powder

Grinding of mica or mica waste

ex 2530

Earth colours, calcined or powdered

Calcination or grinding of earth colours

Chapter 26

Ores, slag and ash

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 2707

Oils in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non‐aromatic constituents, being oils similar to mineral oils obtained by distillation of high temperature coal tar, of which more than 65 % by volume distils at a temperature of up to 250 °C (including mixtures of petroleum spirit and benzol), for use as power or heating fuels

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

Other operations in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2709

Crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals

Destructive distillation of bituminous materials

2710

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (2)

2711

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (2)

2712

Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

2713

Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

2714

Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil‐shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

2715

Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut‐backs)

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

ex Chapter 28

Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare‐earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2805

“Mischmetall”

Manufacture by electrolytic or thermal treatment in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2811

Sulphur trioxide

Manufacture from sulphur dioxide

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2833

Aluminium sulphate

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2840

Sodium perborate

Manufacture from disodium tetraborate pentahydrate

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2852

Mercury compounds of internal ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2909 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Mercury compounds of nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 , 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Mercury compounds of diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006 ; certified reference materials

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 , 2933 and 2934 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Mercury compounds of chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 29

Organic chemicals; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2901

Acyclic hydrocarbons for use as power or heating fuels

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

ex 2902

Cyclanes and cyclenes (other than azulenes), benzene, toluene, xylenes, for use as power or heating fuels

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

ex 2905

Metal alcoholates of alcohols of this heading and of ethanol

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 2905. However, metal alcoholates of this heading may be used, provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

2915

Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2915 and 2916 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 2932

Internal ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2909 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Cyclic acetals and internal hemiacetals and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

Manufacture from materials of any heading

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

2933

Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero‐atom(s) only

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 and 2933 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

2934

Nucleic acids and their salts; other heterocyclic compounds

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 , 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

2939 80

Alkaloids of non‐plant origin

Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen heteroatom (s) only

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 , 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Nucleic acids and their salts; other heterocyclic compounds

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 , 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 30

Pharmaceutical products; except for:

ex 3002

Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro‐organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products:

—	Products consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses or unmixed products for these uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3002. However, materials of the same description as the product may be used, provided their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other:

--	Human blood

--	Animal blood prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses

--	Blood fractions other than antisera, haemoglobin, blood globulins and serum globulins

--	Haemoglobin, blood globulins and serum globulins

Other

Other heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen heteroatom(s) only, containing an unfused imidazo le ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 and 2933 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Other nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes; other heterocyclic compounds, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of headings 2932 , 2933 and 2934 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3003 and 3004

Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002 , 3005 or 3006 ):

—	Obtained from amikacin of heading 2941

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of heading 3003 or 3004 may be used provided their value, taken together, does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of heading 3003 or 3004 may be used provided their value, taken together, does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3006

Plastic appliances identifiable for ostomy use

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 31

Fertilisers; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3105

Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this chapter, in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, except for:

—	sodium nitrate

—	calcium cyanamide

—	potassium sulphate

—	magnesium potassium sulphate

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product, and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 32

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3201

Tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

Manufacture from tanning extracts of vegetable origin

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3205

Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colour lakes (3)

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 3203 , 3204 and 3205 . However, materials from heading 3205 may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 33

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3301

Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by‐products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including materials of a different “group” (4) in this heading. However, materials of the same group may be used, provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 34

Soap, organic surface‐active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3403

Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, provided they represent less than 70 % by weight

Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) (1)

3404

Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:

—	With a basis of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, slack wax or scale wax

—

Other

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except:

—	hydrogenated oils having the character of waxes of heading 1516 ;

—	fatty acids not chemically defined or industrial fatty alcohols having the character of waxes of heading 3823 ;

—	materials of heading 3404

However, these materials may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 35

Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3505

Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches:

—	Starches, esterified or etherified

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3505

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 1108

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3507

Prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 36

Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 37

Photographic or cinematographic goods; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3701

Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs:

—	Instant print film for colour photography

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than heading 3701 or 3702 . However, materials from heading 3702 may be used provided their value does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than heading 3701 or 3702 . However, materials of heading 3701 or 3702 may be used, provided their value, taken together, does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3702

Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than heading 3701 or 3702

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3704

Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than headings 3701 to 3704

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3801

—	Colloidal graphite in suspension in oil and semi‐colloidal graphite; carbonaceous pastes for electrodes

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Graphite in paste form, being a mixture of more than 30 % of graphite by weight with mineral oils

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 3403 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3803

Refined tall oil

Refining of crude tall oil

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3805

Spirits of sulphate turpentine, purified

Purification by distillation or refining of raw spirits of sulphate turpentine

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3806

Ester gums

Manufacture from resin acids

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3807

Wood pitch (wood tar pitch)

Distillation of wood tar

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3808

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti‐sprouting products and plant‐growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur‐treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly‐papers)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the products

3809

Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the products

3810

Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the products

3811

Anti‐knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti‐corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils:

—	Prepared additives for lubricating oil, containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 3811 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3812

Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; anti‐oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3813

Preparations and charges for fire‐extinguishers; charged fire‐extinguishing grenades

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3814

Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3818

Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3819

Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3820

Anti‐freezing preparations and prepared de‐icing fluids

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3821

Prepared culture media for maintenance of micro‐organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3822

Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006 ; certified reference materials

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3823

Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

—	Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

—	Industrial fatty alcohols

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 3823

3824

Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included:

The following of this heading:

—	Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores based on natural resinous products

—	Naphthenic acids, their water‐insoluble salts and their esters

—	Sorbitol other than that of heading 2905

—	Petroleum sulphonates, excluding petroleum sulphonates of alkali metals, of ammonium or of ethanolamines; thiophenated sulphonic acids of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, and their salts

—	Ion‐exchangers

—	Getters for vacuum tubes

—	Alkaline iron oxide for the purification of gas

—	Ammoniacal gas liquors and spent oxide produced in coal gas purification

—	Sulphonaphthenic acids, their water‐insoluble salts and their esters

—	Fusel oil and Dippel’s oil

—	Mixtures of salts having different anions

—	Copying pastes with a basis of gelatin, whether or not on a paper or textile backing

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3826

Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3901 to 3915

Plastics in primary forms; waste, parings and scrap, of plastics; except for headings ex 3907 and 3912 , for which the rules are set out below:

—	Addition homopolymerisation products in which a single monomer contributes more than 99 % by weight to the total polymer content

Manufacture in which:

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product (5)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product (5)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3907

—	Copolymers, made from polycarbonate and acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene copolymers (ABS)

—

Polyester

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product and/or manufacture from polycarbonate of tetrabromo‐(bisphenol A)

3912

Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

Manufacture in which the value of any materials classified in the same heading as the product does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3916 to 3921

Semi‐manufactures and articles of plastics; except for products of headings ex 3916 , ex 3917 , ex 3920 and ex 3921 , for which the rules are set out below:

—	Flat products, further worked than only surface‐worked or cut into forms other than rectangular (including square); other products, further worked than only surface‐worked

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

--	Addition homopolymerisation products in which a single monomer contributes more than 99 % by weight to the total polymer content

Manufacture in which:

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of any materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product (5)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 39 used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product (5)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3916 and ex 3917

Profile shapes and tubes

Manufacture in which:

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of any materials classified within the same heading as the product does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3920

—	Ionomer sheet or film

Manufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly neutralised with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Sheets of regenerated cellulose, polyamides or polyethylene

Manufacture in which the value of any materials classified in the same heading as the product does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3921

Foils of plastic, metallised

Manufacture from highly transparent polyester foils with a thickness of less than 23 micron (6)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

3922 to 3926

Articles of plastics

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 40

Rubber and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 4001

Laminated slabs of crepe rubber for shoes

Lamination of sheets of natural rubber

4005

Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used, except natural rubber, does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

4012

Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber

—	Retreaded pneumatic, solid or cushion tyres, of rubber

Retreading of used tyres

—

Other

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 4011 or 4012

ex 4017

Articles of hard rubber

Manufacture from hard rubber

ex Chapter 41

Raw hides and skins (other than fur pelts) and leather; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 4102

Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on

Removal of wool from sheep or lamb skins

4104 to 4106

Tanned or crust hides and skins, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared

Retanning of tanned leather

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

4107 , 4112 and 4113

Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment‐dressed leather, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114

Retanning of tanned leather

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 4114

Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather

Manufacture from materials of headings 4104 to 4107 , 4112 or 4113 , provided that their total value does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 42

Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut)

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 43

Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 4302

Tanned or dressed furskins, assembled:

—	Plates, crosses and similar forms

Bleaching or dyeing, in addition to cutting and assembly of non‐assembled tanned or dressed furskins

—

Other

Manufacture from non‐assembled, tanned or dressed furskins

4303

Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin

Manufacture from non‐assembled tanned or dressed furskins of heading 4302

ex Chapter 44

Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 4403

Wood roughly squared

Manufacture from wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of its bark or merely roughed down

ex 4407

Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or finger‐jointed

Planing, sanding or finger‐jointing

ex 4408

Sheets for veneering and for plywood, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm, spliced, and other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm, planed, sanded or finger‐jointed

Splicing, planing, sanding or finger‐jointing

ex 4409

Wood continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or finger‐jointed:

—	Sanded or finger‐jointed

Sanding or finger‐jointing

—	Beadings and mouldings

Beading or moulding

ex 4410 to ex 4413

Beadings and mouldings, including moulded skirting and other moulded boards

Beading or moulding

ex 4415

Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood;

Manufacture from boards not cut to size

ex 4416

Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood

Manufacture from riven staves, not further worked than sawn on the two principal surfaces

ex 4418

—	Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, cellular wood panels, shingles and shakes may be used

—	Beadings and mouldings

Beading or moulding

ex 4421

Match splints; wooden pegs or pins for footwear

Manufacture from wood of any heading, except drawn wood of heading 4409

ex Chapter 45

Cork and articles of cork; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

4503

Articles of natural cork

Manufacture from cork of heading 4501

Chapter 46

Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Chapter 47

Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 4811

Paper and paperboard, ruled, lined or squared only

Manufacture from paper‐making materials of Chapter 47

4816

Carbon paper, self‐copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes

Manufacture from paper‐making materials of Chapter 47

4817

Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 4818

Toilet paper

Manufacture from paper‐making materials of Chapter 47

ex 4819

Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 4820

Letter pads

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 4823

Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape

Manufacture from paper‐making materials of Chapter 47

ex Chapter 49

Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

4909

Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 4909 or 4911

4910

Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks:

Calendars of the “perpetual” type or with replaceable blocks mounted on bases other than paper or paperboard

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 4909 or 4911

ex Chapter 50

Silk; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 5003

Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock), carded or combed

Carding or combing of silk waste

5004 to ex 5006

Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste

Manufacture from (7):

—	raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	other natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5007

Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste:

Manufacture from yarn (7)

Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 51

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

5106 to 5110

Yarn of wool, of fine or coarse animal hair or of horsehair

Manufacture from (7):

—	raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5111 to 5113

Woven fabrics of wool, of fine or coarse animal hair or of horsehair:

Manufacture from yarn (7)

ex Chapter 52

Cotton; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

5204 to 5207

Yarn and thread of cotton

Manufacture from (7):

—	raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5208 to 5212

Woven fabrics of cotton:

Manufacture from yarn (7)

ex Chapter 53

Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

5306 to 5308

Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn

Manufacture from (7):

—	raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5309 to 5311

Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn:

Manufacture from yarn (7)

5401 to 5406

Yarn, monofilament and thread of man‐made filaments

Manufacture from (7):

—	raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5407 and 5408

Woven fabrics of man‐made filament yarn:

Manufacture from yarn (7)

5501 to 5507

Man‐made staple fibres

Manufacture from chemical materials or textile pulp

5508 to 5511

Sewing thread of man‐made staple fibres

Manufacture from (7):

—	raw silk or silk waste, carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5512 to 5516

Woven fabrics of man‐made staple fibres

Manufacture from yarn (7)

ex Chapter 56

Wadding, felt and non‐wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture from (7):

—	coir yarn;

—	natural fibres;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5602

Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated:

—	Needleloom felt

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres; or

—	chemical materials or textile pulp

—

Other

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres;

—	artificial staple fibres; or

—	chemical materials or textile pulp

5604

Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics:

—	Rubber thread and cord, textile covered

Manufacture from rubber thread or cord, not textile covered

—

Other

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise prepared for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5605

Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405 , combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres;

—	man‐made staple fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

5606

Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405 , gimped (other than those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn); chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); loop wale‐yarn

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres;

—	man‐made staple fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning;

—	chemical materials or textile pulp; or

—	paper‐making materials

Chapter 57

Carpets and other textile floor coverings:

—	of needleloom felt

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres; or

—	chemical materials or textile pulp

However, jute fabric may be used as a backing

—	of other felt

Manufacture from (7):

—	natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning; or

—	chemical materials or textile pulp

—

Other

Manufacture from yarn (7):

However,

jute fabric may be used as a backing

ex Chapter 58

Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery; except for:

Manufacture from yarn (7)

5805

Hand‐woven tapestries of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needle‐worked tapestries (for example, petit point, cross stitch), whether or not made‐up

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

5810

Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

5901

Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations

Manufacture from yarn

5902

Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon:

Manufacture from yarn

5903

Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902

Manufacture from yarn

5904

Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape

Manufacture from yarn (7)

5905

Textile wall coverings:

Manufacture from yarn

5906

Rubberised textile fabrics, other than those of heading 5902

Manufacture from yarn

5907

Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back‐cloths or the like

Manufacture from yarn

5908

Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not impregnated:

—	Incandescent gas mantles, impregnated

Manufacture from tubular knitted gas‐mantle fabric

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

5909 to 5911

Textile products and articles, for technical uses:

—	Polishing discs or rings other than of felt of heading 5911

Manufacture from yarn or waste fabrics or rags of heading 6310

—	Woven fabrics, of a kind commonly used in papermaking or other technical uses, felted or not, whether or not impregnated or coated, tubular or endless with single or multiple warp and/or weft, or flat woven with multiple warp and/or weft of heading 5911

Manufacture from yarn (7)

—

Other

Manufacture from yarn (7)

Chapter 60

Knitted or crocheted fabrics

Manufacture from yarn (7)

Chapter 61

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted:

—	Obtained by sewing together or otherwise assembling two or more pieces of knitted or crocheted fabric which have been either cut to form or obtained directly to form

Manufacture from fabric

—

Other

Manufacture from yarn (7)

ex Chapter 62

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted; except for:

Manufacture from fabric

6213 and 6214

Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like:

—	Embroidered

Manufacture from yarn (7), (8)

Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product (1)

—

Other

Manufacture from yarn (7), (8)

Making up, followed by printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of all the unprinted goods of headings 6213 and 6214 used does not exceed 47,5 % of the ex‐works price of the product

6217

Other made‐up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading 6212:

—	Embroidered

Manufacture from yarn (8)

Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Fire‐resistant equipment of fabric covered with foil of aluminised polyester

Manufacture from yarn (8)

Manufacture from uncoated fabric, provided that the value of the uncoated fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product (1)

—	Interlinings for collars and cuffs, cut out

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 63

Other made‐up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

6301 to 6304

Blankets, travelling rugs, bed linen, etc.; curtains, etc.; other furnishing articles:

—	Of felt, of non‐wovens

Manufacture from (8):

—	natural fibres; or

—	chemical materials or textile pulp

—

Other

--	Embroidered

Manufacture from yarn (7), (9)

Manufacture from unembroidered fabric (other than knitted or crocheted), provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Other

Manufacture from yarn (7), (9)

6305

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods

Manufacture from yarn (7)

6306

Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents; sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods:

Manufacture from fabric

6307

Other made‐up articles, including dress patterns

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

6308

Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn, whether or not with accessories, for making up into rugs, tapestries, embroidered tablecloths or serviettes, or similar textile articles, put up in packings for retail sale

Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, non‐originating articles may be incorporated, provided their total value does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the set

ex Chapter 64

Footwear, gaiters and the like; except for:

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components of heading 6406

6406

Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached to soles other than outer soles); removable in‐soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 65

Headgear and parts thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

6505

Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hair‐nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

Manufacture from yarn or textile fibres (7)

ex Chapter 66

Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking‐sticks, seat‐sticks, whips, riding‐crops, and parts thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

6601

Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking‐stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 67

Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 68

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 6803

Articles of slate or of agglomerated slate

Manufacture from worked slate

ex 6812

Articles of asbestos; articles of mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate

Manufacture from materials of any heading

ex 6814

Articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials

Manufacture from worked mica (including agglomerated or reconstituted mica)

Chapter 69

Ceramic products

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 70

Glass and glassware; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 7003 ex 7004 and ex 7005

Glass with a non‐reflecting layer

Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

7006

Glass of heading 7003 , 7004 or 7005 , bent, edge‐worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials:

—	Glass‐plate substrates, coated with a dielectric thin film, and of a semiconductor grade in accordance with SEMII‐standards (10)

Manufacture from materials of heading 7006

—

Other

Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

7007

Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass

Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

7008

Multiple‐walled insulating units of glass

Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

7009

Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear‐view mirrors

Manufacture from materials of heading 7001

7010

Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Cutting of glassware, provided that the total value of the uncut glassware used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7013

Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018 )

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Cutting of glassware, provided that the total value of the uncut glassware used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Hand‐decoration (except silk‐screen printing) of hand‐blown glassware, provided that the total value of the hand‐blown glassware used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 7019

Articles (other than yarn) of glass fibres

Manufacture from:

—	uncoloured slivers, rovings, yarn or chopped strands, or

—	glass wool

ex Chapter 71

Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi‐precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 7101

Natural or cultured pearls, graded and temporarily strung for convenience of transport

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 7102 , ex 7103 and ex 7104

Worked precious or semi‐precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)

Manufacture from unworked precious or semi‐precious stones

7106 , 7108 and 7110

Precious metals:

—

Unwrought

Manufacture from materials not classified within heading 7106 , 7108 or 7110

Electrolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious metals of heading 7106 , 7108 or 7110

Alloying of precious metals of heading 7106 , 7108 or 7110 with each other or with base metals

—	Semi‐manufactured or in powder form

Manufacture from unwrought precious metals

ex 7107 , ex 7109 and ex 7111

Metals clad with precious metals, semi‐manufactured

Manufacture from metals clad with precious metals, unwrought

7116

Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi‐precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7117

Imitation jewellery

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture from base metal parts, not plated or covered with precious metals, provided that the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 72

Iron and steel; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

7207

Semi‐finished products of iron or non‐alloy steel

Manufacture from materials of heading 7201 , 7202 , 7203 , 7204 or 7205

7208 to 7216

Flat‐rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections of iron or non‐alloy steel

Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of heading 7206

7217

Wire of iron or non‐alloy steel

Manufacture from semi‐finished materials of heading 7207

ex 7218 , 7219 to 7222

Semi‐finished products, flat‐rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel

Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of heading 7218

7223

Wire of stainless steel

Manufacture from semi‐finished materials of heading 7218

ex 7224 , 7225 to 7228

Semi‐finished products, flat‐rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non‐alloy steel

Manufacture from ingots or other primary forms of heading 7206 , 7218 or 7224

7229

Wire of other alloy steel

Manufacture from semi‐finished materials of heading 7224

ex Chapter 73

Articles of iron or steel; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 7301

Sheet piling

Manufacture from materials of heading 7206

7302

Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check‐rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross‐ties), fish‐plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialised for jointing or fixing rails

Manufacture from materials of heading 7206

7304 , 7305 and 7306

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel

Manufacture from materials of heading 7206 , 7207 , 7218 or 7224

ex 7307

Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (ISO No X5CrNiMo 1712), consisting of several parts

Turning, drilling, reaming, threading, deburring and sandblasting of forged blanks, provided that the total value of the forged blanks used does not exceed 35 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7308

Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge‐sections, lock‐gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, welded angles, shapes and sections of heading 7301 may not be used

ex 7315

Skid chains

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 7315 used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 74

Copper and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7401

Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

7402

Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

7403

Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought:

—	Refined copper

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

—	Copper alloys and refined copper containing other elements, unwrought

Manufacture from refined copper, unwrought, or waste and scrap of copper

7404

Copper waste and scrap

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

7405

Master alloys of copper

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 75

Nickel and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7501 to 7503

Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy; unwrought nickel; nickel waste and scrap

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 76

Aluminium and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7601

Unwrought aluminium

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture by thermal or electrolytic treatment from unalloyed aluminium or waste and scrap of aluminium

7602

Aluminium waste and scrap

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 7616

Aluminium articles other than gauze, cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar materials (including endless bands) of aluminium wire, and expanded metal of aluminium

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, gauze, cloth, grill, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabric and similar materials (including endless bands) of aluminium wire, or expanded metal of aluminium may be used; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 77

Reserved for possible future use in the HS

ex Chapter 78

Lead and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7801

Unwrought lead

—	Refined lead

Manufacture from “bullion” or “work” lead

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 7802 may not be used

7802

Lead waste and scrap

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 79

Zinc and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7901

Unwrought zinc

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 7902 may not be used

7902

Zinc waste and scrap

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 80

Tin and articles thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8001

Unwrought tin

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, waste and scrap of heading 8002 may not be used

8002 and 8007

Tin waste and scrap; other articles of tin

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Chapter 81

Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof:

—	Other base metals, wrought; articles thereof

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 82

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

8206

Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than headings 8202 to 8205. However, tools of headings 8202 to 8205 may be incorporated into the set, provided that their total value does not exceed 15 % of the ex‐works price of the set

8207

Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power‐operated, or for machine‐tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning, or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8208

Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8211

Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, knife blades and handles of base metal may be used

8214

Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers’ or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, handles of base metal may be used

8215

Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake‐servers, fish‐knives, butter‐knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, handles of base metal may be used

ex Chapter 83

Miscellaneous articles of base metal; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 8302

Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for buildings, and automatic door closers

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8302 may be used, provided that their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8306

Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8306 may be used, provided that their value does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8401

Nuclear fuel elements

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the finished product

8402

Steam or other vapour‐generating boilers (other than central‐heating hot‐water boilers capable also of producing low‐pressure steam); super‐heated water boilers

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8403 and ex 8404

Central‐heating boilers other than those of heading 8402 and auxiliary plant for central‐heating boilers

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than heading 8403 or 8404

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8406

Steam turbines and other vapour turbines

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8407

Spark‐ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8408

Compression‐ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi‐diesel engines)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8409

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8411

Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8412

Other engines and motors

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8413

Rotary positive displacement pumps

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8414

Industrial fans, blowers and the like

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8415

Air‐conditioning machines, comprising a motor‐driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8418

Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8419

Machines for wood, paper‐pulp, paper and paperboard industries

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8420

Calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8423

Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight‐operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8425 to 8428

Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product, and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8429

Self‐propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers:

—	Road rollers

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8430

Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile‐drivers and pile‐extractors; snow‐ploughs and snow‐blowers

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8431

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with road rollers

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8439

Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8441

Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8443

Office machines (for example, typewriters, calculating machines, automatic data processing machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8444 to 8447

Machines of these headings for use in the textile industry

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8448

Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of headings 8444 and 8445

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8452

Sewing machines, other than book‐sewing machines of heading 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing‐machine needles:

—	Sewing machines (lock stitch only) with heads of a weight not exceeding 16 kg without motor or 17 kg with motor

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product,

—	where the value of all the non‐originating materials used in assembling the head (without motor) does not exceed the value of the originating materials used, and

—	the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms used are originating

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8456 , 8457 to 8465 and ex 8466

Machine‐tools and machines and their parts and accessories of headings 8456 to 8466 ; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Water‐jet cutting machines

—	Parts and accessories for water‐jet cutting machines

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8469 to 8472

Office machines (for example, typewriters, calculating machines, automatic data processing machines, duplicating machines, stapling machines)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8480

Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8482

Ball or roller bearings

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8484

Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal; sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings; mechanical seals.

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8486

—	Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electrodischarge, electrochemical, electron beam, ionic‐beam or plasma arc processes and parts and accessories thereof

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, and parts and accessories thereof

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Machine tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos‐cement or like mineral materials or for cold‐working glass and parts and accessories thereof

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Marking‐out instruments which are pattern‐generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates; parts and accessories thereof

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Moulds, injection or compression types

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8431 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8487

Machinery parts, not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8501

Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8503 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8502

Electric generating sets and rotary converters

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8501 or 8503 , taken together, are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8504

Power supply units for automatic data‐processing machines

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8517

Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443 , 8525 , 8527 or 8528

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8518

Microphones and stands therefore; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; audio‐frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8519

Sound recording or reproducing apparatus

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product, and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8521

Video recording or reproducing apparatus

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product, and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8522

Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 8521

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8523

Discs, tapes, solid‐state non‐volatile storage devices, “smart cards” and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37:

—	Unrecorded discs, tapes, solid‐state non‐volatile storage devices and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, but excluding products of Chapter 37

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Recorded discs, tapes, solid‐state non‐volatile storage devices and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, but excluding products of Chapter 37

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8523 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Proximity cards and “smart cards” with two or more electronic integrated circuits

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	“Smart cards” with one electronic integrated circuit

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542 , taken together, are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8525

Transmission apparatus for radio‐broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras; digital cameras and video camera recorders

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8526

Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8527

Reception apparatus for radio‐broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8528

Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio‐broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus

—	Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data‐processing system of heading 8471

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Other monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio‐broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8529

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8525 to 8528 :

—	Suitable for use solely or principally with video recording or reproducing apparatus

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Suitable for use solely or principally with monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data‐processing system of heading 8471

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8535

Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1 000 V

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8538 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8536

Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables:

—	Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8538 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables

--	Of plastics

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

--	Of ceramics

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Of copper

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8537

Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536 , for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 8517

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 8538 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8541

Diodes, transistors and similar semi‐conductor devices, except wafers not yet cut into chips

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8542

Electronic integrated circuits:

—	Monolithic integrated circuits

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542 , taken together, are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	Multichips which are parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542 , taken together, are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8544

Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8545

Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8546

Electrical insulators of any material

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8547

Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating materials apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during moulding solely for purposes of assembly, other than insulators of heading 8546; electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8548

Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter:

—	Electronic microassemblies

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8541 or 8542 , taken together, are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 86

Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro‐mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8608

Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro‐mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 87

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8709

Works trucks, self‐propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8710

Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8711

Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without sidecars; sidecars:

—	with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity:

--	Not exceeding 50 cc

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

--	Exceeding 50 cc

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8712

Bicycles without ball bearings

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of heading 8714

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8715

Baby carriages and parts thereof

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8716

Trailers and semi‐trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 88

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8804

Rotochutes

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 8804

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

8805

Aircraft launching gear; deck‐arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 89

Ships, boats and floating structures

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, hulls of heading 8906 may not be used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9001

Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544 ; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9002

Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9004

Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9005

Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9006

Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than electrically ignited flashbulbs

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9007

Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9011

Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9014

Other navigational instruments and appliances

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9015

Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9016

Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9017

Drawing, marking‐out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9018

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro‐medical apparatus and sight‐testing instruments:

—	Dentists’ chairs incorporating dental appliances

Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading 9018

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product;

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9019

Mechano‐therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude‐testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9020

Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9024

Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9025

Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9026

Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014 , 9015 , 9028 or 9032

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9027

Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9028

Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor:

—	Parts and accessories

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9029

Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015 ; stroboscopes

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9030

Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X‐ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9031

Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9032

Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9033

Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 91

Clocks and watches and parts thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9105

Other clocks

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9109

Clock movements, complete and assembled

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	the value of all the non‐originating materials used does not exceed the value of all the originating materials used

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9110

Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	where, within the above limit, the value of the materials classified within heading 9114 are only used up to a value of 10 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9111

Watch cases and parts thereof

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9112

Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this Chapter, and parts thereof

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9113

Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof:

—	of base metal, whether or not gold‐ or silver‐plated, or of metal clad with precious metal

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

Other

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 92

Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 93

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 94

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9401 and ex 9403

Base metal furniture, incorporating unstuffed cotton cloth of a weight of 300 g/m2 or less

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture from cotton cloth already made up in a form ready for use with materials of heading 9401 or 9403 , provided that:

—	the value of the cloth does not exceed 25 % of the ex‐works price of the product; and

—	all the other materials used are originating and are classified in a heading other than heading 9401 or 9403

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9405

Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9406

Prefabricated buildings

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 95

Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 9503

Other toys; reduced‐size (“scale”) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9506

Golf clubs and parts thereof

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, roughly shaped blocks for making golf‐club heads may be used

ex Chapter 96

Miscellaneous manufactured articles; except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex 9601 and ex 9602

Articles of animal, vegetable or mineral carving materials

Manufacture from “worked” carving materials of these headings

ex 9603

Brooms and brushes, (except for besoms and the like and brushes made from marten or squirrel hair), hand‐operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees)

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9605

Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning

9606

Buttons, press‐fasteners, snap‐fasteners and press‐studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

9608

Ball‐point pens; felt‐tipped and other porous‐tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen‐holders, pencil‐holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.

However, nibs or nib‐points classified within the same heading may be used

9612

Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink‐pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; and

—	the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9613

Lighters with piezo‐igniter

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of heading 9613 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 9614

Pipes and pipe bowls

Manufacture from roughly‐shaped blocks

Chapter 97

Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

(1)

For the special conditions relating to “specific processes”, see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.

(2)

For the special conditions relating to “specific processes”, see Introductory Note 7.2.

(3)

Note 3 to Chapter 32 says that these preparations are those of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations, provided that they are not classified in another heading in Chapter 32.

(4)

A “group” is regarded as any part of the heading separated from the rest by a semicolon.

(5)

In the case of the products composed of materials classified both within headings 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within headings 3907 to 3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product.

(6)

The following foils shall be considered as highly transparent: foils, the optical dimming of which, measured according to ASTM-D 1003-16 by Gardner Hazemeter (i.e. Hazefactor), is less than 2 %.

(7)

For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.

(8)

See Introductory Note 6.

(9)

For knitted or crocheted articles, not elastic or rubberised, obtained by sewing or assembling pieces of knitted or crocheted fabrics (cut out or knitted directly to shape), see Introductory Note 6.

(10)

SEMII – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute Incorporated.

ANNEX II‐A

DEROGATIONS FROM THE LIST OF WORKING OR PROCESSING REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NON‐ORIGINATING MATERIALS IN ORDER FOR THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED TO OBTAIN ORIGINATING STATUS

The products included in the list may not all be covered by the Agreement. It is, therefore, necessary to consult the other parts of the Agreement.

Common provisions

1.	For the products described in the table below, the following rules may also apply instead of the rules set out in Annex II to this Protocol.

The proof of origin issued or made out in accordance with this Annex shall include the following statement in English:

“Derogation – Annex II‐A to Protocol No. 1 ‐ Materials of HS heading No. … originating from … used.”

This statement shall be contained in box 7 of the EUR.1 movement certificate referred to in Article 18 of this Protocol, or shall be added to the origin declaration referred to in Article 21 hereof.

3.	Ghana and the Member States of the European Union shall, each for their own part, take the measures necessary in order to implement this Annex.

HS heading

Description of product

Specific derogation concerning the working or processing carried out on non‐originating materials which confers originating status

Chapter 2

Meat and edible meat offal

All the meat and edible meat offal is wholly obtained

Chapter 4

Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture in which:

—	all the materials of Chapter 4 used are wholly obtained

—	the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Chapter 6

Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 6 used are wholly obtained

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

0812 to 0814

Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved; fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806 ;

peel of citrus fruits or melons

Manufacture in which the content of materials of Chapter 8 used does not exceed 30 %, by weight, of the final product

Chapter 9

Coffee, tea, maté and spices

Manufacture from materials of any heading

1101 to 1104

Products of the milling industry

Manufacture from materials of Chapter 10, except rice of heading 1006

1105 to 1109

Flour, meal, powder, flakes of potatoes, etc.; starches; inulin; wheat gluten

Manufacture in which the content of non‐originating materials does not exceed 20 %, by weight

Manufacture from materials of Chapter 10, except materials of heading 1006, in which the materials of heading 0710 and sub‐heading 0710 10 are wholly obtained

Chapter 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

1301

Lac; natural gums, resins, gum‐resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

Manufacture from materials of any heading

1302

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar‐agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:

—	Mucilages and thickeners, modified, derived from vegetable products

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex‐works price of the product

1506

Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

ex 1507 to 1515

Vegetable oils and their fractions:

—	Soya, groundnut, palm, copra, palm kernel, babassu, tung and oiticica oil, myrtle wax and Japan wax, fractions of jojoba oil and oils for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption, except olive oils of headings 1509 and 1510

Manufacture from materials of any subheading, except that of the product

1516

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter‐esterified, re‐esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

Manufacture from materials classified in a heading other than that of the product

Chapter 18

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except that of the product

—	in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

1901

Food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except that of the product

—	in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

1902

Manufacture in which:

—	the content of materials of Chapter 11 used does not exceed 20 %, by weight

—	the weight of materials of Chapters 2 and 3 used does not exceed 20 %, by weight, of the final product

1903

Tapioca and substitutes thereof prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, sifting or similar forms:

—	with a content of materials of heading 1108 13 (potato starch) not more than 30 % by weight

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

1904

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour and meal), pre‐cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except heading 1806

—	in which the content of materials of Chapter 11 used does not exceed 20 %, by weight

—	in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight of the final product

1905

Manufacture in which the content of materials of Chapter 11 used does not exceed 20 % by weight

ex Chapter 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants:

from materials other than those of headings 2002 , 2003

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except that of the product

—	in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	in which the content of materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Chapter 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except that of the product

—	in which the content of materials of Chapters 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	in which the content of materials of Chapters 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Chapter 23

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder

Manufacture:

—	from materials of any heading, except that of the product

—	in which the content of maize or materials of Chapters 2, 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Manufacture:

—	in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—	in which the content of maize or materials of Chapters 2, 4 and 17 used does not exceed 40 %, by weight, of the final product

Chapter 32

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used, provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 33

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 34

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3404

Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:

—	with a basis of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, slack wax or scale wax

Manufacture from materials of any heading

Chapter 35

Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 36

Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 37

Photographic or cinematographic goods

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 3922 to 3926

Articles of plastics

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

ex Chapter 41

Raw hides and skins (other than fur skins) and leather

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

4101 to 4103

Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment‐dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split; raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment‐dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by Note 1(c) to Chapter 41; other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment‐dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by Note 1(b) or 1(c) to Chapter 41

Manufacture from materials of any heading

4104 to 4106

Tanned or crust hides and skins, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared

Retanning of tanned leather

Chapter 42

Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut)

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 46

Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 6117

Other made‐up clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted parts of garments or of clothing accessories

Spinning of natural and/or man‐made staple fibres, or extrusion of man‐made filament yarn, accompanied by knitting (knitted‐to‐shape products)

Dyeing of yarn of natural fibres accompanied by knitting (knitted‐to‐shape products)

6213 and 6214

Handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like:

—	embroidered

Weaving accompanied by making‐up (including cutting)

Manufacture from unembroidered fabric, provided that the value of the unembroidered fabric used does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product (1)

Making‐up preceded by printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Weaving accompanied by making‐up (including cutting)

Making‐up preceded by printing accompanied by at least two preparatory finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47,5 % of the ex‐works price of the product

—

other

6307

Other made‐up articles, including dress patterns

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

6308

Each item in the set must satisfy the rule which would apply to it if it were not included in the set. However, the value of any non‐originating articles must not exceed 35 % of the ex‐works price of the set

ex Chapter 64

Footwear, gaiters and the like

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except from assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components

Chapter 69

Ceramic products

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex Chapter 71

Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi‐precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin, except for:

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

7106 , 7108 and 7110

Precious metals:

—

unwrought

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except those of headings 7106 , 7108 and 7110

Electrolytic, thermal or chemical separation of precious metals of heading 7106 , 7108 or 7110

Fusion and/or alloying of precious metals of heading 7106 , 7108 or 7110 with each other or with base metals

—	semi‐manufactured or in powder form

Manufacture from unwrought precious metals

7115

Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

Chapter 83

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8302

Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for buildings, and automatic door closers

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8302 may be used, provided their value does not exceed 30 % of the ex‐works price of the product

ex 8306

Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, the other materials of heading 8306 may be used, provided their value does not exceed 40 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 87

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex‐works price of the product

Chapter 94

Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60 % of the ex‐works price of the product

(1)

For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.

ANNEX III TO PROTOCOL No. 1

FORM FOR MOVEMENT OF GOODS CERTIFICATE EUR.1

Movement certificates EUR.1 shall be made out based on the form a specimen of which appears in this Annex. That form shall be printed in one or more of the languages in which this Agreement is drawn up. Certificates shall be made out in one of those languages and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State. If the forms are filled in manually, they shall be completed in ink in block letters.

Each certificate shall measure 210 x 297 mm; a tolerance of up to plus 8 mm or minus 5 mm in the length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 60 g/m2. It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background, making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.

The exporting States may reserve the right to print the certificates themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case, each certificate shall include a reference to such approval. Each certificate must bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified.

MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE

1.	Exporter (Name, full address, country)

EUR.1 No A

000.000

See notes overleaf before completing this form.

2.	Certificate used in preferential trade between

3.	Consignee (Name, full address, country) (Optional)

and

(Insert appropriate countries, groups of countries or territories)

4.	Country, group of countries or territory in which the products are considered as originating

5.	Country, group of countries or territory of destination

6.	Transport details (Optional)

Remarks

8.	Item number; Marks and numbers; Number and kind of packages (1); Description of goods

9.	Gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m3, etc.)

10.	Invoices (Optional)

11.	CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT

12.	DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER I, the undersigned, declare that the goods described above meet the conditions required for the issue of this certificate.

Declaration certified

Export document (2)

Form … No …

Customs office …

Issuing country or territory

Date …

Stamp

Place and date …

(Signature)

(1)

If goods are not packed, indicate number of items or state “in bulk” as appropriate.

(2)

Complete only where the regulations of the exporting country or territory require.

13.	Request for verification, to:

14.	Result of verification

Verification carried out shows that this certificate (*)

☐

was issued by the customs office indicated and that the information contained therein is accurate.

☐

does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and accuracy (see remarks appended).

Verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this certificate is requested

…

(Place and date)

… Stamp

…

(Signature)

…

(Place and date)

… Stamp

…

(Signature)

________________________

(*) Insert X in the appropriate box.

NOTES

Certificate must not contain erasures or words written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the Customs office of the issuing country or territory.

2.	No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number. A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as to make any later additions impossible.

3.	Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice, and with sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.

APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE

1.	Exporter (Name, full address, country)

EUR.1 No A

000.000

See notes overleaf before completing this form.

2.	Application for a certificate to be used in preferential trade between

3.	Consignee (Name, full address, country) (Optional)

and

(Insert appropriate countries, groups of countries or territories)

4.	Country, group of countries or territory in which the products are considered as originating

5.	Country, group of countries or territory of destination

6.	Transport details (Optional)

Remarks

8.	Item number; Marks and numbers; Number and kind of packages (1); Description of goods

9.	Gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m3, etc.)

10.	Invoices (Optional)

(1)

If goods are not packed, indicate number of items or state “in bulk” as appropriate.

DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER

I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf,

DECLARE	that the goods meet the conditions required for the issue of the attached certificate
SPECIFY	as follows the circumstances which have enabled these goods to meet the above conditions:
	…
	…
	…
	…
SUBMIT	the following supporting documents (1):
	…
	…
	…
	…
UNDERTAKE	to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting evidence which these authorities may require for the purpose of issuing the attached certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my accounts and to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities;
REQUEST	the issue of the attached certificate for these goods.
	… (Place and date).
	… (Signature)

(1)

For example, import documents, movement certificates, manufacturer's declarations, etc., referring to the products used in manufacture or to the goods re-exported in the same state.

ANNEX IV TO PROTOCOL No. 1

ORIGIN DECLARATION

The origin declaration, the text of which is given below, must be made out in accordance with the footnotes. However, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

Bulgarian version

Износителят на продуктите, обхванати от този документ (митническо разрешение № … (1)) декларира, че освен кьдето е отбелязано друго, тези продукти са с … преференциален произход (2).

Spanish version

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera n° …(1)) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial …(2).

Czech version

Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo povolení …(1)) prohlašuje, že kromě zřetelně označených, mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v …(2).

Danish version

Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr. …(1)), erklærer, at varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har præferenceoprindelse i …(2).

German version

Der Ausführer der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht (Bewilligungs‐Nr. …(1)), erklärt, dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anderes angegeben, präferenzbegünstigte …(2) Ursprungswaren sind.

Estonian version

Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete eksportija (tolli kinnitus nr. …(1)) deklareerib, et need tooted on …(2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul, kui on selgelt näidatud teisiti.

Greek version

Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου υπ'αριθ. …(1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιμησιακής καταγωγής …(2).

English version

The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs authorisation …(1)) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of …(2) preferential origin.

French version

L'exportateur des produits couverts par le présent document (autorisation douanière n° …(1)) déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l'origine préférentielle … (2)).

Croatian version

Izvoznik proizvoda obuhvaćenih ovom ispravom (carinsko ovlaštenje br. … (1)) izjavljuje da su, osim ako je drukčije izričito navedeno, ovi proizvodi … (2) povlaštenog podrijetla.

Italian version

L'esportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente documento (autorizzazione doganale n …(1)) dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale …(2)

Latvian version

Eksportētājs produktiem, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (muitas pilnvara Nr. …(1)), deklarē, ka, izņemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir priekšrocību izcelsme no …(2).

Lithuanian version

Šiame dokumente išvardytų produktų eksportuotojas (muitinės liudijimo Nr …(1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra …(2) preferencinės kilmės produktai.

Hungarian version

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám: …(1)) kijelentem, hogy eltérő jelzés hiányában az áruk kedvezményes …(2) származásúak.

Maltese version

L‐esportatur tal‐prodotti koperti b’dan id‐dokument (awtorizzazzjoni tad‐dwana nru. …(1)) jiddikjara li, ħlief fejn indikat b’mod ċar li mhux hekk, dawn il‐prodotti huma ta' oriġini preferenzjali …(2).

Dutch version

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr. …(1)), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferentiële … oorsprong zijn (2).

Polish version

Eksporter produktów objętych tym dokumentem (upoważnienie władz celnych nr …(1)) deklaruje, że z wyjątkiem gdzie jest to wyraźnie określone, produkty te mają …(2) preferencyjne pochodzenie.

Portuguese version

O exportador dos produtos cobertos pelo presente documento (autorização aduaneira n°. …(1)), declara que, salvo expressamente indicado em contrário, estes produtos são de origem preferencial …(2).

Romanian version

Exportatorul produselor ce fac obiectul acestui document (autorizaţia vamală nr. …(1)) declară că, exceptând cazul în care în mod expres este indicat altfel, aceste produse sunt de origine preferenţială …(2).

Slovak version

Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo povolenia …(1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem zreteľne označených, majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v …(2).

Slovenian version

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov št …(1)) izjavlja, da, razen če ni drugače jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno …(2) poreklo.

Finnish version

Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin lupa n:o …(1)) ilmoittaa, että nämä tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin ole selvästi merkitty, etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja … alkuperätuotteita (2).

Swedish version

Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr. …(1)) försäkrar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, har förmånsberättigande … ursprung (2).

… (3)

(Place and date)

… (4)

(Signature of the exporter; in addition, the name of the person signing the declaration has to be indicated in clear script)

ANNEX V‐A TO PROTOCOL No. 1

SUPPLIER’S DECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS HAVING PREFERENTIAL ORIGIN STATUS

I, the undersigned, declare that the goods listed on this document …(1)

originate in …(2) and satisfy the rules of origin governing preferential trade between Ghana and the European Union.

I undertake to make available to the customs authorities, if required, evidence in support of this declaration.

…(3)

…(4)

…(5)

Note

The text above, suitably completed in conformity with the footnotes below, constitutes a supplier’s declaration. The footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

ANNEX V‐B TO PROTOCOL No. 1

SUPPLIER’S DECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS NOT HAVING PREFERENTIAL ORIGINAL STATUS

I, the undersigned, declare that the goods listed on this document … (1) originate in … (2) and incorporate the following components or materials which do not have Ghana, other ACP State that has at least provisionally applied an EPA, an OCT or European Union origin for preferential trade:
… (3)	… (4)
… (5)
…
… (6)
I undertake to make available to the customs authorities, if required, evidence in support of this declaration.
… (7)	… (8)
… (9)
Note The text above, suitably completed in conformity with the footnotes below, constitutes a supplier’s declaration. The footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

(1)

—	If only some of the goods listed on the invoice are concerned, they should be clearly indicated or marked and this marking entered on the declaration as follows: “… listed on this invoice and marked… were produced…”.

—	If a document other than an invoice or an annex to the invoice is used (see Article 27(5) of the Protocol), the name of the document concerned should be mentioned instead of the word “invoice”.

(2)

The European Union, a Member State of the European Union, Ghana, an OCT or another ACP State that has at least provisionally applied an EPA.

(3)

The product description must be given in all cases. The description must be adequate and should be sufficiently detailed to allow the tariff classification of the goods concerned to be determined.

(4)

Customs values should be given only if required.

(5)

The country of origin should be given only if required. The origin to be given must be a preferential origin, all other origins should be given as “third country”.

(6)

Add the following: “and have undergone the following processing in [the European Union] [European Union Member State] [Ghana] [OCT] [other ACP State that has at least provisionally applied an EPA]…”, along with a description of the processing carried out if this information is required.

(7)

Place and date.

(8)

Name and function in company.

(9)

Signature.

ANNEX VI TO PROTOCOL No. 1

INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

The information certificate form given in this Annex shall be used and printed in one or more of the official languages in which the Agreement is drawn up and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting State. Information certificates shall be completed in one of those languages; if they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in block letters. They shall bear a serial number, whether or not printed, by which they can be identified.

The information certificate shall measure 210 x 297 mm (A4 format); a tolerance of up to plus 8 mm or minus 5 mm in the length may be allowed. The paper must be white, sized for writing, not contain mechanical pulp and weigh not less than 65 g/m2.

The national administrations may reserve the right to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by printers approved by them. In the latter case, each certificate shall include a reference to such approval. The forms shall bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified.

1.	Supplier(1)		INFORMATION CERTIFICATE
			to facilitate the issue of a
			MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
			for preferential trade between
2.	Consignee(1)		THE EUROPEAN UNION and Ghana
3.	Processor(1)		4. State in which the working or processing has been carried out
6.	Customs office of importation(1)		5. For official use
7.	Import document(2)
	Form: …	No: …
Series: …
	Date:
GOODS SENT TO THE STATE OF DESTINATION
8.	Marks, numbers, quantity	9. Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System		10. Quantity(3)
	and kind of package	heading/subheading number (HS code)
				11. Value(4)
IMPORTED GOODS USED
12.	Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System		13. Country of origin	14. Quantity(3)	15. Value(2)(5)
99	heading/subheading number (HS code)
16.	Nature of the working or processing carried out
17.	Remarks
18.	CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT		19.DECLARATION BY SUPPLIER
	Declaration certified:		I, the undersigned, declare that the information
			on this certificate is accurate.
	Document: …
	Form: … No: …		Place: … Date:
	Customs office: …	…
	Date:

	Official stamp
	… (Signature)		… (Signature)

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5) See footnotes overleaf

REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION	RESULT OF VERIFICATION
The undersigned customs official requests verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this information certificate.	Verification carried out by the undersigned customs official shows that this information certificate:

	(a) was issued by the customs office indicated and that the information contained therein is accurate(*).


	(b) does not meet the requirements as to authenticity and accuracy (see notes appended)(*).



Place: … Date: …	Place: … Date: …


Official stamp	Official stamp
…	…
(Official’s signature)	(Official’s signature)


	(*) Delete where not applicable.

CROSS REFERENCES

1.	Name of individual or business and full address.

2.	Optional information.

3.	Kg, hl, m3 or other measure.

4.	Packaging is considered as forming a whole with the goods contained therein. However, this provision does not apply to packaging which is not of the normal type for the article packed, and which has a lasting utility value of its own, apart from its function as packaging.

5.	The value must be indicated in accordance with the provisions on rules of origin.

ANNEX VII TO PROTOCOL No. 1

FORM FOR APPLICATION FOR A DEROGATION

1.

Commercial description of the finished product

1.1. Customs classification (HS code)

2.

Anticipated annual quantity of exports to the European Union (weight, number of pieces, metres or other unit)

3.

Commercial description of third country materials

Customs classification (HS code)

4.

Anticipated annual quantity of third country materials to be used

5.

Value of third country materials

6.

Ex‐works value of finished product

7.

Origin of third country materials

8.

Reasons why the rule of origin for the finished product cannot be satisfied

9.

Commercial description of materials originating in countries or territories referred to in Article 7

10.

Anticipated annual quantity of materials originating in countries or territories referred to in Article 7 to be used

11.

Value of materials originating in countries or territories referred to in Article 7

12.

Working or processing carried out in countries or territories referred to in Article 7 without obtaining origin

13.

Duration requested for derogation

from … to …

14.

Detailed description of working and processing in Ghana

15.

Capital structure of the firm(s) concerned

16.

Amount of investments made/planned

17.

Staff employed/expected

18.

Value added by the working or processing in Ghana:

18.1. Labour:

18.2. Overheads:

18.3. Other:

19.

Other possible sources of supply for materials

20.

Possible development to overcome the need for a derogation

21.

Remarks

NOTES

1.	If the boxes in the form are too small for the relevant information, you may attach additional pages to the form. In this case, you should indicate “see annex” in the box concerned.

2.	If possible, samples or other illustrative material (pictures, designs, catalogues, etc.) of the final product and of the materials should accompany the form.

3.	You must complete a form for each product covered by the request.

Boxes 3, 4, 5, 7: “third country” means any country which is not referred to in Article 7 of the Protocol.

Box 12: If third country materials have been worked or processed in the countries or territories referred to in Article 7 of the Protocol without obtaining origin before being further processed in Ghana requesting the derogation, you should indicate the working or processing carried out in the countries or territories referred to in Article 7 of the Protocol.

Box 13: The dates to be indicated are the initial and final one for the period in which movement certificates EUR.1 may be issued under the derogation.

Box 18: Indicate either the percentage of added value in respect of the ex‐works price of the product, or the monetary amount of the added value per unit of product.

Box 19: If alternative sources of material exist, indicate here what they are and, if possible, the reasons of cost or other reasons why they are not used.

Box 20: Indicate possible further investments or suppliers’ differentiation which make the derogation necessary for only a limited period of time.

ANNEX VIII TO PROTOCOL No. 1

OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

For the purposes of this Protocol “overseas countries and territories” means the countries and territories referred to in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union listed below:

(This list is without prejudice to the status of these countries and territories, or future changes in their status.)

Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the Kingdom of Denmark:

—	Greenland.

Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the French Republic:

—	New Caledonia and Dependencies,

—	French Polynesia,

—	Saint Pierre and Miquelon,

—	Saint Barthélemy,

—	French Southern and Antarctic Territories,

—	Wallis and Futuna.

Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

—

Aruba,

—

Bonaire,

—

Curaçao,

—

Saba,

—	Sint Eustatius,

—	Sint Maarten.

Overseas countries and territories that have special relations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

—

Anguilla,

—

Bermuda,

—	Cayman Islands,

—	Falkland Islands,

—	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,

—	Montserrat,

—

Pitcairn,

—	Saint Helena and Dependencies,

—	British Antarctic Territory,

—	British Indian Ocean Territory,

—	Turks and Caicos Islands,

—	British Virgin Islands.

JOINT DECLARATION

CONCERNING THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA

1.	Products originating in the Principality of Andorra falling under Chapters 25 to 97 of the Harmonized System shall be accepted by Ghana as originating in the European Union within the meaning of this Agreement.

2.	Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of “originating products” and methods of administrative cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purpose of defining the originating status of the above‐mentioned products.

JOINT DECLARATION

CONCERNING THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO

1.	Products originating in the Republic of San Marino shall be accepted by Ghana as originating in the European Union within the meaning of this Agreement.

2.	The Protocol No. 1 concerning the definition of the concept of “originating products” and methods of administrative cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purpose of defining the originating status of the above‐mentioned products.

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.