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Decision Of The Joint EFTA - Latvija Committee No. 3 of 1999

(Adopted at the fourth meeting on 23 September 1999)

Amendments To Prococol B

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to Protocol B to the Agreement between the EFTA States and Latvia signed 7 December 1995, hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement" concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, amended by Decision No. 1 of 1996 and No. 1 of 1999 of the Joint EFTA-Latvia Committee,

Having regard to paragraph 1 of the Record of Understanding relating to the Agreement between the EFTA States and Latvia according to which the Parties to the Agreement declared their readiness, in case of any decision taken in the appropriate bodies concerning the implementation of European cumulation, to adapt Protocol B accordingly,

Noting that to take account of changes in processing techniques and shortages of certain raw materials, some corrections should be made to the list of working and processing requirements which non-originating materials have to fulfil in order to qualify for originating status,

Noting that to take account of the introduction of the euro, the "units of account" shall be the equivalent to the single currency of the European Union (euro),

Having regard to Article 31 of the Agreement, empowering the Joint Committee to amend Protocol B to this Agreement,

DECIDES:

1. Sub-paragraph (n) of Article 1 of Protocol B shall be amended to read as follows:

"(n) "units of account" shall be the equivalent to the single currency of the European Monetary Union (euro),"

2. Paragraph 3 of Article 30 of Protocol B shall be amended to read as follows:

"3. The amounts to be used in any given national currency shall be the equivalent in that national currency of the amount expressed in units of accounts as at the first working day in October 1999."

3. In Annex II to Protocol B, the entries for HS headings 1904, 2207, ex 8401 and 9608 as well as HS chapter 57 shall be replaced by the following:

HS	Description	Working or processing carried out
heading	of product	on non-originating materials
No		that confers originating status
(1)	(2)	(3) or	(4)
1904	Prepared foods obtained by the	Manufacture:
	swelling or roasting of cereals	- from materials nor classified
	or cereal products (for example,	within heading No 1806;
	corn flakes); cereals, (other than	- in which all the cereals
	maize (corn)) in grain form or	and flour (except durum
	in the form of flakes or other	wheat and its derivatives
	worked grains (except flour	and Zea indurate maize) used
	and meal), pre-cooked, or	must be wholly obtained;(1)
	otherwise prepared, nor	- in which the value of any
	elsewhere specified or included	materials of Chapter 17 used
		does not exceed 30% of the
		ex-works price of the product
2207	Undenatured ethyl alcohol	Manufacture:
	of an alcoholic strength by	- from materials not classified
	volume of 80% vol or higher,	within heading Nos 2207
	ethyl alcohol and other spirits,	or 2208;
	denatured, of any strength	- in which all the grapes or
		any material derived from
		grapes used must be wholly
		obtained or if all the other
		materials used are already
		originating, arrack may be
		used up to a limit
		of 5% by volume
(1) The exception concerning the Zea indurate maize is applicable until 31.12.2002.

Chapter	Carpets and other textile	Manufacture from(1):
57	floor coverings:	- natural fibres, or
	- Of needleloom felt	- chernical materials or
		textile pulp
		However:
		- polypropylene filament
		of heading No 5402,
		- polypropylene fibres
		of heading Nos 5503
		or 5506, or
		- polypropylene filament
		heading No 5501,
		tow ofof which the denomination
		in all cases of a single
		filament or fibre is less than
		9 decitex may be used
		provided their value does not
		exceed 40% of the ex -
		works price of the product
		Jute fabric may be used
		as backing
	- Of other felt	Manufacture from(1):
		- natural fibres not carded
		or combed or otherwise
		processed for spinning , or
		- chemical materials
		or textile pulp
	- Of other textile materials	Manufacture from(1):
		- coir yarn or jute yam,
		- synthetic or artificial
		filament yarn,
		- natural fibres, or
		- man-made staple fibres not
		carded or combed or otherwise
		processed for spinning Jute
		fabric may be used as backing		(1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, sea Introductory Note 5.

ex 8401	Nuclear fuel elements	Manufacture in which	Manufac-
		all the materials used	ture in which
		are classified within	the value of
		a heading other than that	all the mate-
		of the product(1)	rials used
			does not ex
			ceed 30% of
			the ex-works
			price of the
			product
9608	Ball-point pens; felt-tipped	Manufacture in which
	and other porous-tipped pens	all the materials used are
	and markers; fountain pens,	classified within a heading
	stylograph pens and other pens;	other than that of the
	duplicating styles; propelling	product. However, nibs or
	or sliding pencils; penholders;	nib-points classified within
	pencil-holders and similar	the same heading may be used
	holders; parts (including caps
	and clips) of the foregoing
	articles, other than those
	of heading No 9609

(1) This rule shall apply until 31 December 2005.

4. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. For the Republic of Latvia the entry into force of this Decision is subject to ratification.

5. If the Republic of Latvia has not notified the other States Parties on the ratification before 1 January 2000 it shall apply this Decision provisionally from that date until the ratification has been notified.

6. The Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association shall deposit the text of this Decision with the Depository.