Communication concerning the entry into force, in trade between the European Community and the countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of the provisions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000, concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' for the purpose of applying tariff preferences granted by the Community to certain products from developing countries (regional cumulation of origin) Official Journal C 265 , 15/09/2000 P. 0015 - 0015 Communication concerning the entry into force, in trade between the European Community and the countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of the provisions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000(2), concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" for the purpose of applying tariff preferences granted by the Community to certain products from developing countries (regional cumulation of origin) (2000/C 265/15) Articles 72 et seq. of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000, provide for regional cumulation of origin under the Community rules of origin applicable to the generalised system of preferences (GSP), and this cumulation applies, inter alia, to the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Article 72 includes provision for the members of each of the regional groups mentioned to transmit, through the Secretariat of the regional group concerned, an undertaking to comply with the GSP rules of origin and to provide the necessary administrative cooperation with regard to certificates of origin Form A. The provisions on regional cumulation of origin will apply from 1 October 2000 to those member countries of the SAARC (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) which have met this obligation. (1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1.