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29.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
169/61
ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
DECISION No 1/2012 OF THE EU-CHILE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS COOPERATION
AND RULES OF ORIGIN
of 27 March 2012
relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part,
concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative
cooperation
(2012/346/EU)
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE,
Community’ shall cover the customs territory of the European
Community (now the European Union) as indicated in
Having regard to the Agreement establishing an association
Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of
between the European Community and its Member States, of
12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs
the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part ( 1 )
Code ( 2 ), without prejudice to any future amendment or
(‘Association Agreement’), signed on 18 November 2002, and
repeal of existing legislation.
in particular to the terms ‘customs territory of the Community’
in Article 36(2) of Annex III thereof on the definition of the
This Explanatory Note to Annex III shall be without prejudice
concept of originating products and methods of administrative
to Title VII on Ceuta and Melilla of that Annex.
cooperation,
Article 2
Whereas:
For the purposes of Annex III to the Association Agreement,
(1)
Annex III to the Association Agreement sets out the rules
the term ‘Community’ means the customs territory of the
of origin for the products originating in the territories of
European Community (now the European Union) as referred
the Parties to that Agreement.
to in Article 1 of this Decision.
(2)
Annex III to the Association Agreement refers to the
Article 3
term ‘Community’ in its text.
This Decision shall enter into force sixty days after the date on
(3) For the purposes of Annex III to the Association
which the last Party has notified that its internal requirements
Agreement, it is appropriate to define the terms ‘Com
concerning the implementation of this Decision have been
munity’ and ‘customs territory of the Community’ in
fulfilled.
order to ensure the correct territorial application of
that Annex by means of an Explanatory Note thereto,
Done at Santiago, Chile, 27 March 2012.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the Special Committee
For the purposes of Article 36(2) of Annex III to the
The President
Association Agreement, the terms ‘customs territory of the
Paulina NAZAL
( 1 ) OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 3.
( 2 ) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

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