ANNEX I
Appendix II to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 is amended as follows:
1.
the following entry is inserted:
‘HS heading
Description of product
Working or processing carried out on non-originating materials that confers originating status
(1)
(2)
(3) or (4)
ex 2914 ( *1 )
—
Diacetone alcohol
—
Methyl isobutyl ketone
—
Mesityl oxide
Manufacture from acetone
Manufacture in which a chemical reaction is made ( *2 )
2.
the entry for HS heading 2915 is replaced by the following:
‘HS heading
Description of product
Working or processing carried out on non-originating materials that confers originating status
(1)
(2)
(3) or (4)
2915 ( *3 )
Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, except for:
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
—
Acetic anhydride, ethyl and n-butyl acetate, vinyl acetate, isopropyl and methylamyl acetate, mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, their salts and esters
Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2916 used may not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product
Manufacture in which a chemical reaction is made ( *4 )
( *1 ) Applicable from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2019.
( *2 ) A ‘chemical reaction’ is a process (including a biochemical process) which results in a molecule with a new structure by breaking intramolecular bonds and by forming new intramolecular bonds, or by altering the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
The following processes should not be considered for purposes of origin:
(a)
dissolving in water or other solvents;
(b)
the elimination of solvents including solvent water; or
(c)
the addition or elimination of water of crystallization.’;
( *3 ) Applicable from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2019.
( *4 ) A ‘chemical reaction’ is a process (including a biochemical process) which results in a molecule with a new structure by breaking intramolecular bonds and by forming new intramolecular bonds, or by altering the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
The following processes should not be considered for purposes of origin:
(a)
dissolving in water or other solvents;
(b)
the elimination of solvents including solvent water; or
(c)
the addition or elimination of water of crystallization.’.
