Considerations on COM(2024)412 - EU position in the Trade Committee of the Trade Agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, of the other part, regarding modifications to Appendixes 2, 2A and 5 to Annex II to the Trade Agreement with Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, of the other part

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dossier COM(2024)412 - EU position in the Trade Committee of the Trade Agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, of the other part, regarding ...
document COM(2024)412 EN
date September 19, 2024
 
(1) The Agreement establishing a Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 26 June 2012 by the Union in accordance with Council Decision 2012/735/EU as regards Colombia and Peru and was signed on 11 November 2016 by the Union in accordance with Council Decision 2016/2369/EU as regards Ecuador. Pursuant to Article 330(3) of the Agreement, it has been applied provisionally since 1 March 2013 between the Union and Peru, since 1 August 2013 between the Union and Colombia, and since 1 January 2017 between the Union and Ecuador.

(2) Pursuant to Article 13, subparagraph 2(g)(iii) of the Agreement, the Trade Committee of the Agreement (“the Trade Committee”) may modify the provisions of Annex II to the Agreement, which concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. Appendix 2 “List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status”, Appendix 2A “Addendum to the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status” and Appendix 5 “Products to which subparagraph (b) of the Declaration of the European Union concerning Article 5 in relation to originating products from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador applies” of Annex II are currently based on the Harmonized System (‘HS’) 2012 and 2017 versions.

(3) The Trade Committee, by written procedure, is to adopt a Decision modifying Appendixes 2, 2A and 5 to Annex II to align the wording of certain chapters, headings or sub-headings and to adapt the product specific rules of origin with the HS 2022 version. For reasons of clarity, taking into account the number of amendments that need to be made in the Appendixes, the Appendixes should be replaced in their entirety.

(4) The adoption of the Decision by the Trade Committee is expected to take place in fourth quarter 2024.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Trade Committee, as the Decision will have legal effect in the Union.