Article 10

1. The Commission may grant, at the request of an OCTs, cumulation of origin between an OCTs and a country with which the Union has a free trade agreement in accordance with Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in force, provided that the following conditions are met: the countries or territories involved in the cumulation have undertaken to comply or ensure compliance with this Annex and to provide the administrative cooperation necessary to ensure the correct implementation of this Annex, both with regard to the Union and between themselves; the undertaking referred to in point (a) has been notified to the Commission by the OCTs concerned. The Commission, taking into account the risk of trade circumvention and specific sensitivities of materials to be used in cumulation, may establish additional conditions for granting the cumulation requested. 2. The request referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be addressed to the Commission in writing. It shall indicate the third country or countries concerned, shall contain a list of the materials subject to cumulation and shall be supported by evidence that the conditions laid down in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article are met. 3. The origin of the materials used and the documentary proof of origin shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in the relevant free trade agreement. The origin of the products to be exported to the Union shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin laid down in this Annex. 4. In order for the obtained product to acquire originating status, it shall not be necessary that the materials originating in the third country and used in the OCTs in the manufacture of the product to be exported to the Union have undergone sufficient working or processing, provided that the working or processing carried out in the OCTs concerned goes beyond the operations described in Article 5(1) of this Annex. 5. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series) the date on which the extended cumulation takes effect, the Union’s free trade agreement partner involved in that cumulation, the applicable conditions and the list of materials in relation to which the cumulation applies. 6. The Commission shall adopt a measure granting the cumulation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 64(2) of this Annex.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.