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Regional cumulation between Indonesia and Sri Lanka regarding rules of origin used for the purposes of the generalized system of tariff preferences

Following a request from Indonesia and Sri Lanka to benefit from regional cumulation provided for in Article 55(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation ( EU ) 2015/2446, the Commission has decided to authorise this possibility of cumulation.

In accordance with Article 55(2)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, this right is subject to, at the time of export of the product to the Union, both Sri Lanka and Indonesia remaining beneficiary countries within the meaning of Article 2(d), e) and f) of Regulation (EU) 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and the rules of origin set out in subsection 2 of the Delegated Regulation apply ( EU) 2015/2446.

With regard to the scope of this regional cumulation, as detailed in the notice to importers published in OJEU series C/2024/4627 of 17 July, Sri Lanka is entitled to use textile materials listed in Table 1 originating in Indonesia under cumulation of origin to produce and export to the Union, under preferential GSP rates, textile products listed in Table 2.