Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, as regards the replacement of Protocol 4 to that Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, by a new Protocol which, as r

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Series Details (2014) 273 final (15.05.14)
Publication Date 15/05/2014
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The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (hereafter 'the Convention') lays down provisions on the origin of goods traded under relevant Agreements concluded between the Contracting Parties. The EU and Albania signed the Convention on 15 June 2011 and on 27 June 2011, respectively.

The EU and Albania deposited their instruments of acceptance with the depositary of the Convention on 26 March 2012 and on 5 March 2012, respectively. As a consequence, in application of its Article 10(3), the Convention entered into force in relation to both the EU and Albania on 1 May 2012.

Article 6 of the Convention provides that each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the Convention is effectively applied. To that effect, the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part , should adopt a Decision replacing Protocol 4 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation by a new Protocol which, with regard to the rules of origin, refers to the Convention. The position to be taken by the EU within the Stabilisation and Association Council should be established by the Council.

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