COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 975/2013

of 11 October 2013

on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, that apply within quotas for certain products from Honduras

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By Decision 2012/734/EU, the Council authorised the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.

(2) Annex II to the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. For a number of products, Appendix 2A to that Annex provides for the possibility of derogations from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II in the framework of annual quotas. As the Union has decided to use that possibility, it is necessary to provide the conditions for the application of those derogations for imports from Honduras.

(3) The quotas set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II should be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(2).

(4) Entitlement to benefit from the tariff concessions should be subject to the presentation of the relevant proof of origin to the customs authorities, as provided for in the Agreement.

(5) Since the Agreement applies on a provisional basis as of 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The rules of origin set out in Appendix 2A to Annex II to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), shall apply to the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. The rules of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply by derogation from the rules of origin set out in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement, within the quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

To benefit from the derogation set out in Article 1, the products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Annex II to the Agreement.

Article 3

The quotas set out in the Annex shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 1 August 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 October 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1)

OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1

ANNEX

HONDURAS

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the scope of the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.

Order No	CN code	Description of goods	Quota period	Annual quota volume (in items (pairs) if not otherwise specified)
09.7052	6115	Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	2 916 667
09.7052	6115		From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	7 000 000
09.7053	6205 20 00	Men’s or boys’ shirts, of cotton	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	4 583 333
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	11 880 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	12 760 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	13 640 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	14 520 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	15 400 000
09.7054	6205 30 00	Men’s or boys’ shirts, of man-made fibres	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	5 729 167
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	14 850 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	15 950 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	17 050 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	18 150 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	19 250 000
09.7055	6205 90	Men’s or boys’ shirts, of other textile materials	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	416 667
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	1 080 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	1 160 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	1 240 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	1 320 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	1 400 000
09.7056	6206 30 00	Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of cotton	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	4 166 667
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	10 800 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	11 600 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	12 400 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	13 200 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	14 000 000
09.7057	6206 40 00	Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of man-made fibres	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	5 416 667
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	14 040 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	15 080 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	16 120 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	17 160 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	18 200 000
09.7058	6206 90	Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of other textile materials	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	416 667
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	1 080 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	1 160 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	1 240 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	1 320 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	1 400 000
09.7059	6212 10	Brassières, whether or not knitted or crocheted	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	2 083 333
			From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014	5 400 000
			From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015	5 800 000
			From 1.1.2016 to 31.12.2016	6 200 000
			From 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2017	6 600 000
			From 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	7 000 000
09.7060	8544 30 00	Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	3 333 tonnes net weight
	8544 42	Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V, fitted with connectors	From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013	3 333 tonnes net weight
	8544 49	Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V, not fitted with connectors	From 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12	8 000 tonnes net weight
	8544 60	Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000 V		8 000 tonnes net weight