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Council Decision (EU) 2016/436 of 15 March 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the Customs Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol II to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

Council Decision (EU) 2016/436 of 15 March 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the Customs Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol II to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

Decision (EU) 2016/436 · Decision · 6 articles

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Article 1

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the Customs Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol II to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new protocol which, as regards the rules of origin, refers to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, shall be based on the draft decision of the Customs Sub-Committee attached to this Decision. Minor technical amendments to the draft decision of the Customs Sub-Committee may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Customs Sub-Committee without further decision of the Council.

Article 1

Protocol II to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The decision of the Customs Sub-Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from …

Article 3

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

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX PROTOCOL II concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation Article 1 Applicable rules of origin 1.   For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, Appendix I and the relevant provisions of Appendix II to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin  ( 1 ) (‘the Convention’) shall apply. 2.   All references to the ‘relevant agreement’ in Appendix I and in the relevant provisions of Appendix II to the Convention shall be construed so as to mean this Agreement. Article 2 Dispute settlement 1.   Where disputes arise in relation to the verification procedures of Article 32 of Appendix I to the Convention that cannot be settled between the customs authorities requesting the verification and the customs authorities responsible for carrying out that verification, they shall be submitted to the Customs Sub-Committee. The provisions on the dispute settlement mechanism in Chapter 14 (Dispute Settlement) of Title V (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of this Agreement shall not apply. 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 3 Amendments to the Protocol The Customs Sub-Committee may decide to amend the provisions of this Protocol. Article 4 Withdrawal from the Convention 1.   Should either the European Union or the Republic of Moldova give notice in writing to the depositary of the Convention of their intention to withdraw from the Convention in accordance with Article 9 thereof, the European Union and the Republic of Moldova shall immediately enter into negotiations on rules of origin for the purpose of implementing this Agreement. 2.   Until the entry into force of such newly negotiated rules of origin, the rules of origin contained in Appendix I and, where appropriate, the relevant provisions of Appendix II to the Convention, applicable at the moment of withdrawal, shall continue to apply to this Agreement. However, as of the moment of withdrawal, the rules of origin contained in Appendix I and, where appropriate, the relevant provisions of Appendix II to the Convention shall be construed so as to allow bilateral cumulation between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova only. Article 5 Transitional provisions — cumulation Notwithstanding Articles 16(5) and 21(3) of Appendix I to the Convention, where cumulation involves only EFTA States, the Faroe Islands, the European Union, Turkey, the participants in the Stabilisation and Association Process and the Republic of Moldova, the proof of origin may be a movement certificate EUR.1 or an origin declaration. ( 1 )    OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 4 .

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