The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the Republic of Latvia and the countries of the European free trade agreement Joint Committee No 3/1999 "on changes in the Republic of Latvia and the countries of the European free trade agreement (B) Protocol," article 1. 1999. September 23 adopted by the Republic of Latvia and the countries of the European free trade agreement Joint Committee decision No 3/1999 "on changes in the Republic of Latvia and the countries of the European free trade agreement (B) of the Protocol" (hereinafter the decision) this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. With the law put for decision to the English language and its translation into Latvian language. 3. article. The decision shall enter into force for the period specified in paragraph 4 and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". The Parliament adopted the law of December 16, 1999. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga in 1999 on 30 December Decision of the Joint Committee of the EFTA-Latvia From 3 of 1999 (Adopted at the fourth meeting on 23 September 1999) Amendments to the Protocol (B) the Joint Committee, Having regards to Protocol B to the agreement between the EFTA States and Latvia signed 7 December 1995, hereinafter referred to as "this agreement" concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation , amended by Decision of the. 1 of 1996 and No. 1 of 1999 of the Joint Committee of the EFTA-Latvia, Having regard to paragraph 1 of the Record of Understanding relating to the agreement between the EFTA States and the United Kingdom according to which the parties to the Agreement declared their readiness, in the case of any decision taken in the appropriate bodies concerning the implementation of European cumulation, the adap B accordingly, Noting that the Protocol to take account of changes in processing techniques and shortage of certain raw materials , some correction should be made to the list of working and processing requirements which non-originating materials have to fulfil in order to qualify for originating status, Noting that it take account of the introduction of the euro, the "units of account" shall be the equivalent to the single currency of the European Union (euro), Having regard to article 31 of the agreement by empowering the Joint Committee to amend Protocol B to this agreement, DECIDE: 1. Sub-paragraph (n) of article 1 of Protocol (B) shall be amended to read as follows: "(n)" units of account "shall be the equivalent to the single currency of the European Monetary Union (euro)," 2. Paragraph 3 of article 30 of the Protocol shall be amended to read as B follows : "3. The non to be used in any given national currency shall be the equivalent in that national currency of the amount expressed in units of accounts as at the first working day in October 1999." 3. In Annex II (B), the Protocol the entries for HS heading 1904, 2207, and as well as ex-8401 9608 HS chapter 57 shall be replaced by the following: HS heading Of Description of product Working or processing carried out on non-originating materials that confer originating status in 1904 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of the cereal or cereal products (for example , corn flak); cereal, (other than bread (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flak or other worked grains (except flour and meal up), pr-cooked, or otherwise prepared, nor is specified or included elsewher manufacture:-from materials Of heading 1806; within the nor Classifieds -in which all the cereal and flour (except for the wheat and it will stab you for counterparties and Zea indurat bread) used must be wholly obtained;(1)-in which the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceeds 100 30% of the ex-works price of the product 2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol or higher, ethyl alcohol and other spirits denatured, of any strength, manufacture:-from materials of heading Nos 2207 Classifieds within notes or 2208; -in which all the grape or any material derived from grape must used be of wholly obtained or, if all the other materials used are already originating, arrack may be used up to a limit of 5% by volume _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) the exception concerning the Zea indurat bread is applicable until 31.12.2002 Chapter 57 of textile floor Carpet and others covering:-Of edleloom not felt manufacture from (1) :-natural fibres, or-chernical materials or textile pulp However:-polypropylen fipr001664 of heading 5402,-the fibre From polypropylen of heading 5503 or 5506, or From in-polypropylen fipr001664 heading 5501, Of which the denomination ofof tow in all cases of a single fipr001664 or fibre is less than 9 decitex may be used provided their value does not exceeds 100 40% of the ex-works price of the product. Felt fabric may be used as backings-Of other felt manufacture from (1):-natural fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning, or-chemical materials or textile pulp-other textile materials Of manufacture from (1):-coir yarns or felt, synthetic or artificial of yam-fipr001664-natural fibres, yarns, or-man-made staple fibres not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning. Felt fabric may be used as backings _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (1) For special conditions relating to products made of a mixtur of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5. ex Nuclear fuel element 8401 manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product (1) manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceeds 100 30% of the ex-works price of the product-9608 Ball point pen; felt-tipped and others-tipped pen and poro marker; fountain pen, pen and others Pena stylograph; duplicating styles; propelling or sliding pencil; penholder; pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609 From manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, nibs or nib-points classified within the same heading may be used _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) this rule shall apply until 31 December 2005.4. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2000 For the Republic of Latvia the entry into force of this Decision is subject to ratification. 5. If the Republic of Latvia has not notified the other States parties on the ratification before 1 January 2000 it shall apply this Decision provisionally from that date until the ratification has been notified. 6. The Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association shall deposit the text of this Decision with the Depository.

The Republic of Latvia and the countries of the European free trade agreement Joint Committee decision No 3/1999 "on changes in the Republic of Latvia and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (B) Protocol of the Treaty" (adopted on 23 September 1999, the fourth at the hearing), the Joint Committee, referring to the 1995 December 7, signed a free trade agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the EFTA States, hereinafter called "the agreement", (B), of the Protocol on the definition of ' originating products ' and methods of administrative cooperation that changed with the EFTA countries and Latvia Joint Committee decision No 1/1999 and no 1/1996, referring to the EFTA countries and Latvia agreement memorandum of understanding attached to section 1, according to which the expressed readiness of the Contracting Party in any case, when the appropriate authority to take decisions with regard to the implementation of the European cumulation, according to apply (B) of the Protocol, noting the need to clarify the processing and conversion rule list that must be met so that they origin materials, obtain originating status, taking account of changes in processing techniques and shortages of certain raw materials, noting that with the introduction of the "units of account" shall be equivalent to a European Monetary Union and the single currency (the euro), in reference to article 31 of the Treaty, which empowers the Joint Committee to amend this agreement, (B) the Protocol decided: 1. Article 1 of the Protocol, (B) apakšparagrāf (n) the following changes : "(n)" unit of account "is equivalent to the European Monetary Union and the single currency (the euro)," 2. Article 30 of the Protocol B paragraph 3 is changed as follows: "3. The amounts to be used in any national currency must be equivalent in national currency of the amounts expressed in units of account in October 1999 to the first working day." 3. in annex II (B) HS heading 1904, 2207 of the goods, as well as ex and 8401 9608 57. group is replaced with the following: 1904 prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize) grain or flakes or otherwise processed grains (except flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included manufacture in which the:-do not use the group materials; 1860 -in which all the cereals and flour (except for winter wheat and its derivatives) is already fully origin (1)-in which all the materials used in Group 17 of the value does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product of ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ (1) exceptions to Zea indurat bread are applicable up to 31 December 2002.




2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80% or more; ethyl alcohol and other spirits of any strength, denatured

Production:-all the materials used are classified in a heading 2207 or 2208, in another as; -all the grapes or any material derived from grapes origin must be fully, or if all other product are already originating, arrack may be used up to 5% of the volume of 57. Group Carpet and other textile floor coverings:-from the needle in the cauršūt felt manufacture from: (1)-natural fibres, or-chemical materials or textile pulp. However, you can use:-polypropylene heading 5402 classified-5503 or 5506 thread position classified polypropylene yarns, or threads of polypropylene 5501pozīcij-tow of the linear density of fibers in all cases of monofilament or is less than 9 decitex, provided that their value does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product. Jute fabric may be used for lining-from the rest of the felt manufacture from: (1)-not carded or combed or otherwise processed for natural fibres,-chemical materials or textile pulp-other textile materials manufacture from: (1)-coir yarn or jute yarn,-synthetic or artificial filament yarn,-natural fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning synthetic staple fibres. Jute fabric may be used for lining _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) for special conditions relating to products obtained from mixed textile materials, see note 5.

ex-nuclear elements 8401 manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than production (1), in which all of the hair used. value does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) this rule is applicable until 31 December 2005.


9608 ballpoint pens; pens and markers with felt or other porous material nozzle; ink pens, stilogrāf and the other pens, feathers, sliding the copying pen or slīdzīmuļ skrūvveid, pen holder, zīmuļturētāj and similar holders, parts of the aforementioned products (including the nozzle and a paper clip), except for the goods of heading 9609. products manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than production. However, the Quills can be classified in the same product group 4. This decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. In the Republic of Latvia, the decision shall enter into force after ratification. 5. If the Republic of Latvia has not notified the other Member States for the ratification before 1 January 2000, then the decision is applicable on a provisional basis from that date and until the announcement of the ratification. 6. the European Free Trade Association Secretariat must be deposited with the depositary the text of this decision.