predsedujoča:
Maja Brinar l. r.
namestnica ministra
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Free Trade agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia, signed on 12 December 1997 in Zagreb, and in particular Article 38 thereof;
Taking into account provisions of Annex V to Protocol 3 on attending the continuation of the implementation of the harmonized preferential rules of origin;
Recognising that the consolidation of the amendments made to Protocol 3 over the years of implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the contracting Parties appears necessary for the sake of clarity and legal certainty of the rules of origin to be applied and shall foster the intensification of mutually beneficial trade relations between the contracting Parties;
Having in mind that the modifications to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (»Harmonized System«) applicable as from 1 January 2002 bear on changes that should be incorporated in the consolidated text of Annex I and Annex II to Protocol 3;
Taking into account that certain processing requirements for non-originating materials to obtain originating status need to be amended to take account of the lack of production of a certain material within the contracting Parties and of the specific conditions in which some products are to be obtained, implying limited processing operations outside the contracting Parties;
Recognising that it is therefore appropriate, for the functioning of the Agreement and with a view to facilitate the work of users and customs administrations, to incorporate in a new text of the Protocol 3 all the provisions in question;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Protocol 3 to the Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia, concerning the definition of »originating products« and methods of administrative co-operation, shall be abolished and replaced by 1 January 2002 with the text attached hereto, together with the Joint Declaration.
Article 2
This Decision shall constitute an integral part of the Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last notification confirming that the respective internal legal requirements for the entry into force have been fulfilled and shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 2002.
Opatija, 18. 12. 2001
For the Joint Committee
Chairperson
Maja Brinar (s)
Deputy Minister
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