Cumulation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Article 4
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(2), products shall be considered as originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia if such products are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in the Community, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or in any country or territory participating in the European Union's Stabilisation and Association Process ( 1 ) or incorporating the materials originating in Turkey to which the Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 22 December 1995 ( 2 ) applies, provided that the working or processing carried out in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing. 2. Where the working or processing carried out in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 7, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia only where the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used originating in any one of the other countries or territories referred to in paragraph 1. If this is not so, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in the country which accounts for the highest value of originating materials used in the manufacture in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 3. Products, originating in one of the countries or territories referred to in paragraph 1, which do not undergo any working or processing in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, retain their origin if exported into one of these countries or territories. 4. The cumulation provided for in this Article may be applied only provided that: (a) a preferential trade agreement in accordance with Article XXIV of GATT is applicable between the countries or territories involved in the acquisition of the originating status and the country of destination; (b) materials and products have acquired originating status by the application of rules of origin identical to those given in this Protocol; and (c) notices indicating the fulfilment of the necessary requirements to apply cumulation have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia according to its own procedures. The cumulation provided for in this Article shall apply from the date indicated in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series). The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall provide the Community, through the European Commission with details of the Agreements, including their dates of entry into force, and their corresponding rules of origin, which are applied with the other countries or territories referred to in paragraph 1. The products in Annex V shall be excluded from the cumulation provided for in this Article.