Legal provisions of COM(2010)158 - EU position within the Association Council EU-Morocco as regards the amendment of Article 15(7) of Protocol No 4 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation

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dossier COM(2010)158 - EU position within the Association Council EU-Morocco as regards the amendment of Article 15(7) of Protocol No 4 to that ...
document COM(2010)158 EN
date January  1, 2010

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Article 1

Article 15(7) of Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, is replaced by the following:

‘7.   Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Morocco may, except for products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonised System, apply arrangements for drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties or charges having an equivalent effect, applicable to non-originating materials used in the manufacture of originating products, subject to the following provisions:

(a) a 4 % rate of customs charge shall be retained in respect of products falling within Chapters 25 to 49 and 64 to 97 of the Harmonised System, or such lower rate as is in force in Morocco;

(b) an 8 % rate of customs charge shall be retained in respect of products falling within Chapters 50 to 63 of the Harmonised System, or such lower rate as is in force in Morocco.

This paragraph shall apply until 31 December 2012 and may be reviewed by common accord.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.