Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/882 of 23 May 2017 on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Protocol 1 to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part, that apply within a quota for certain products from Namibia

The derogations from the rules of origin in favour of Namibia set out in Article 43(10) to Protocol 1 to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), shall apply within the quota set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

To benefit from the derogations set out in Article 1, the products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Annex III to Protocol 1 to the Agreement. The following shall be entered in box 7 of movement certificate EUR.1 issued by the competent authorities of Namibia pursuant to this Regulation: ‘Derogation — Regulation (EU) 2017/882’.

The quota set out in the Annex shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 10 October 2016.