2010/479/EU: Council Decision of 12 July 2010 on a position of the European Union to be adopted in the EU-Mexico Joint Committee relating to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

The position to be adopted by the Union within the EU-Mexico Joint Committee relating to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 is that set out in the attached draft decision of the Joint Committee.

The decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The rules of origin set out in Notes 2 and 3 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000, shall be applied until 30 June 2014 instead of the rules of origin set out in Appendix II to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date the Parties exchange written notifications certifying the completion of their respective legal procedures. Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 2009.