2006/180/EC: Council Decision of 27 February 2006 on a Community position within the EU-Chile Association Council on the amendment of Annex I 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, to take into account the consolidation of the tariff preferences granted to Chile by the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)

The position to be adopted by the Community within the Association Council on the amendment of Annex I 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, to take into account the consolidation of the tariff preferences granted to Chile by the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP), shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council annexed to this Decision.

Annex I to the Association Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with the provisions set out in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall supersede the terms laid down in Articles 65, 68 and 71 of the Association Agreement with respect to imports into the Community of the products concerned.

Proofs of origin properly issued in Chile in the framework of the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP) shall be accepted in the European Community as valid proofs of origin under the preferential bilateral trade regime established by the Association Agreement, provided that: (i) the proof of origin is submitted within four months of the date of entry into force of this Decision; (ii) the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of entry into force of this Decision; (iii) the proof of origin is presented at import into the European Community for the benefit of tariff preferences previously granted under the GSP which are consolidated by this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2006, or the day of its adoption if the adoption takes place after the 1 January 2006.