Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1728 of 8 August 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 as regards the procedures for issuing of or making out proofs of origin
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1728 of 8 August 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 as regards the procedures for issuing of or making out proofs of origin
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 61 is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1a, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Suppliers shall specify the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods. For the supplier’s declarations made out until 31 December 2025, where such a legal framework is not specified, by default, the supplier’s declaration shall be considered as stating that the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, have been used to determine the origin of the goods.’;
(b)
paragraph 1b is replaced by the following:
‘1b. For the purpose of trade between the Contracting Parties to the PEM Convention, the exporter may use the supplier’s declarations as supporting documents to apply for the issue of a movement certificate or to make out an origin declaration in accordance with the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, as amended by Joint Committee Decision No 1/2023 ( *1 ) , when the supplier’s declarations state the originating status in accordance with the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, for products classified under Chapters 1, 3, 16 (for processed fishery products) and 25 to 97 of the Harmonised System.
The exporter shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the conditions for cumulation and for issuing or making out a proof of origin according to a specific set of rules of origin are fulfilled.
( *1 ) Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin of 7 December 2023 on the amendment of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin ( OJ L, 2024/390, 19.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/390/oj ).’
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(2)
Article 62 is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1a, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Suppliers shall specify the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods. For the supplier’s declarations made out until 31 December 2025, where such a legal framework is not specified, by default, the supplier’s declaration shall be considered as stating that rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, have been used to determine the origin of the goods.’;
(b)
paragraph 1b is replaced by the following:
‘1b. For the purpose of trade between the Contracting Parties to the PEM Convention, the exporter may use the supplier’s declarations as supporting documents to apply for the issue of a movement certificate or to make out an origin declaration in accordance with the PEM Convention, as amended by Decision No 1/2023, when the supplier’s declarations state the originating status in accordance with the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, for products classified under Chapters 1, 3, 16 (for processed fishery products) and 25 to 97 of the Harmonised System.
The exporter shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the conditions for cumulation and for issuing or making out a proof of origin according to a specific set of rules of origin are fulfilled.’
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(3)
Annexes 22-15 to 22-18 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2025.
ANNEX
Annexes 22-15 to 22-18 to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 are amended as follows:
(1)
in Annex 22-15, footnote (3) is replaced by the following:
‘( 3 )
Country, group of countries or territory concerned. When the preferential origin of a product from a country, group of countries or territory can be acquired in accordance with more than one rule of origin, the suppliers shall specify the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods.
Where a country, group of countries or territory is a Contracting Party to the PEM Convention, and where a legal framework is not specified, for the supplier’s declarations made out until 31 December 2025, by default, it, shall be considered as stating that the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, have been used to determine the origin of the goods.’;
(2)
in Annex 22-16, footnote (5) is replaced by the following:
‘( 5 )
Country, group of countries or territory concerned. When the preferential origin of a product from a country, group of countries or territory can be acquired in accordance with more than one rule of origin, the suppliers shall specify the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods.
Where a country, group of countries or territory is a Contracting Party to the PEM Convention, and where a legal framework is not specified, for supplier’s declarations made out until 31 December 2025, by default, it shall be considered as stating that the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, have been used to determine the origin of the goods.’;
(3)
in Annex 22-17, footnote (5) is replaced by the following:
‘( 5 )
To be completed only where relevant. Country, group of countries or territory concerned. When the preferential origin of a product from a country, group of countries or territory can be acquired in accordance with more than one rule of origin, the suppliers shall specify the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods.
Where a country, group of countries or territory is a Contracting Party to the PEM Convention, and where a legal framework is not specified, for supplier’s declarations made out until 31 December 2025, by default, it is considered as stating that the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, have been used to determine the origin of the goods.’;
(4)
in Annex 22-18, footnote (6) is replaced by the following:
‘( 6 )
To be completed only where relevant. Country, group of countries or territory concerned. When the preferential origin of a product from a country, group of countries or territory can be acquired in accordance with more than one rule of origin, the suppliers shall specify the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods.
Where a country, group of countries or territory is a Contracting Party to the PEM Convention, and where a legal framework is not specified, for supplier’s declarations made out until 31 December 2025, by default, it shall be considered as stating that the rules of origin of the PEM Convention, in its original version, have been used to determine the origin of the goods.’.
