14.2.92 - Official Journal of the European Communities No L 38/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 343/92 of 22 January 1992 on the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Croatia and Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3567/91 of 2 December 1991 on the tariff arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas, as regards the products referred to in the abovementioned Regulation, rules should be established to define the conditions in which they acquire the character of originating products, the mode of proof and the terms as to verification thereof, following the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 of 27 June 1968 concerning the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods (), Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin, . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION TITLE 1 DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS Article 1 Origin criterion For the purpose of implementing the provisions concerning tariff preferences granted by the Community (") OJ No L 342, 12. 12. 1991, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 1. to certain products originating in the Republics of Croatia and Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and  Macedonia, hereinafter referred to as ‘a beneficiary Republic’, the following products shall be considered as: (a) products originating in a beneficiary Republic: (1) products wholly obtained in that beneficiary Republic; (ii) products obtained in that beneficiary Republic, in the manufacture of which products other than those wholly obtained in that beneficiary Republic are used, provided that the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 3. This condition shall not apply, however, to products which, within the meaning of this Regulation, originate in the Community, provided they undergo, in the beneficiary Republic concerned, working or processing which exceeds the insuf- ficient working or processing listed in Article 3 3 (b) products originating in the Community: (i) products wholly obtained in the Community; (i) products obtained in the Community, in the manufacture of which products other than those wholly obtained in the Community are used, provided that the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 3. This condition shall not apply, however, to products which, within the meaning of this Regulation, originate in a beneficiary Republic, provided they undergo, in the Community, working and processing which exceeds the insufficient working or processing listed in Article 3 (3).