《原产地规协议》Word文档格式.docx

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Desiringtoensurethatrulesoforiginthemselvesdonotcreateunnecessaryobstaclestotrade;

DesiringtoensurethatrulesoforigindonotnullifyorimpairtherightsofMembersunderGATT 

Recognizingthatitisdesirabletoprovidetransparencyoflaws,regulations,andpracticesregardingrulesoforigin;

Desiringtoensurethatrulesoforiginarepreparedandappliedinanimpartial,transparent,predictable,consistentandneutralmanner;

Recognizingtheavailabilityofaconsultationmechanismandproceduresforthespeedy,effectiveandequitableresolutionofdisputesarisingunderthisAgreement;

Desiringtoharmonizeandclarifyrulesoforigin;

Herebyagreeasfollows:

PartI:

DefinitionsandCoverage

Article 

1:

RulesofOriginback 

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1. 

ForthepurposesofPartsItoIVofthisAgreement,rulesoforiginshallbedefinedasthoselaws,regulationsandadministrativedeterminationsofgeneralapplicationappliedbyanyMembertodeterminethecountryoforiginofgoodsprovidedsuchrulesoforiginarenotrelatedtocontractualorautonomoustraderegimesleadingtothegrantingoftariffpreferencesgoingbeyondtheapplicationofparagraph1ofArticle 

IofGATT 

1994.

2. 

Rulesoforiginreferredtoinparagraph 

1shallincludeallrulesoforiginusedinnon-preferentialcommercialpolicyinstruments,suchasintheapplicationof:

most-favoured-nationtreatmentunderArticles 

I,II,III,XIandXIIIofGATT 

anti-dumpingandcountervailingdutiesunderArticle 

VIofGATT 

safeguardmeasuresunderArticle 

XIXofGATT 

originmarkingrequirementsunderArticle 

IXofGATT 

andanydiscriminatoryquantitativerestrictionsortariffquotas. 

Theyshallalsoincluderulesoforiginusedforgovernmentprocurementandtradestatistics.

（1）

Part 

II:

DisciplinestoGoverntheApplicationofRulesofOrigin

2:

DisciplinesDuringtheTransitionPeriodback 

UntiltheworkprogrammefortheharmonizationofrulesoforiginsetoutinPart 

IViscompleted,Membersshallensurethat:

（a） 

whentheyissueadministrativedeterminationsofgeneralapplication,therequirementstobe 

fulfilledareclearlydefined.Inparticular:

（i） 

incaseswherethecriterionofchange 

oftariffclassificationisapplied,sucharuleoforigin,andanyexceptionstotherule,mustclearlyspecifythesubheadingsorheadingswithinthetariffnomenclaturethatareaddressedbytherule;

（ii） 

incaseswherethead 

valorempercentagecriterionisapplied,themethodforcalculatingthispercentageshallalsobeindicatedintherulesoforigin;

（iii） 

incaseswherethecriterionofmanufacturingorprocessingoperationisprescribed,theoperationthatconfersoriginonthegoodconcernedshallbepreciselyspecified;

（b） 

notwithstandingthemeasureorinstrumentofcommercialpolicytowhichtheyarelinked,theirrulesoforiginarenotusedasinstrumentstopursuetradeobjectivesdirectlyorindirectly;

（c） 

rulesoforiginshallnotthemselvescreaterestrictive,distorting,ordisruptiveeffectsoninternationaltrade. 

Theyshallnotposeundulystrictrequirementsorrequirethefulfilmentofacertainconditionnotrelatedtomanufacturingorprocessing,asaprerequisiteforthedeterminationofthecountryoforigin. 

However,costsnotdirectlyrelatedtomanufacturingorprocessingmaybeincludedforthepurposesoftheapplicationofanad 

valorempercentagecriterionconsistentwithsubparagraph 

（a）;

（d） 

therulesoforiginthattheyapplytoimportsandexportsarenotmorestringentthantherulesoforigintheyapplytodeterminewhetherornotagoodisdomesticandshallnotdiscriminatebetweenotherMembers,irrespectiveoftheaffiliationofthemanufacturersofthegoodconcerned

（2）

（e） 

theirrulesoforiginareadministeredinaconsistent,uniform,impartialandreasonablemanner;

（f） 

theirrulesoforiginarebasedonapositivestandard. 

Rulesoforiginthatstatewhatdoesnotconferorigin（negativestandard）arepermissibleaspartofaclarificationofapositivestandardorinindividualcaseswhereapositivedeterminationoforiginisnotnecessary;

（g） 

theirlaws,regulations,judicialdecisionsandadministrativerulingsofgeneralapplicationrelatingtorulesoforiginarepublishedasiftheyweresubjectto,andinaccordancewith,theprovisionsofparagraph1ofArticleXofGATT 

（h） 

upontherequestofanexporter,importeroranypersonwithajustifiablecause,assessmentsoftheorigintheywouldaccordtoagoodareissuedassoonaspossiblebutnolaterthan150days（3）afterarequestforsuchanassessmentprovidedthatallnecessaryelementshavebeensubmitted. 

Requestsforsuchassessmentsshallbeacceptedbeforetradeinthegoodconcernedbeginsandmaybeacceptedatanylaterpointintime. 

Suchassessmentsshallremainvalidforthreeyearsprovidedthatthefactsandconditions,includingtherulesoforigin,underwhichtheyhavebeenmaderemaincomparable. 

Providedthatthepartiesconcernedareinformedinadvance,suchassessmentswillnolongerbevalidwhenadecisioncontrarytotheassessmentismadeinareviewasreferredtoinsubparagraph 

（j）.Suchassessmentsshallbemadepubliclyavailablesubjecttotheprovisionsofsubparagraph 

（k）;

whenintroducingchangestotheirrulesoforiginornewrulesoforigin,theyshallnotapplysuchchangesretroactivelyasdefinedin,andwithoutprejudiceto,theirlawsorregulations;

（j） 

anyadministrativeactionwhichtheytakeinrelationtothedeterminationoforiginisreviewablepromptlybyjudicial,arbitraloradministrativetribunalsorprocedures,independentoftheauthorityissuingthedetermination,whichcaneffectthemodificationorreversalofthedetermination;

（k） 

allinformationthatisbynatureconfidentialorthatisprovidedonaconfidentialbasisforthepurposeoftheapplicationofrulesoforiginistreatedasstrictlyconfidentialbytheauthoritiesconcerned,whichshallnotdiscloseitwithoutthespecificpermissionofthepersonorgovernmentprovidingsuchinformation,excepttotheextentthatitmayberequiredtobedisclosedinthecontextofjudicialproceedings.

3:

DisciplinesaftertheTransitionPeriodback 

TakingintoaccounttheaimofallMemberstoachieve,asaresultoftheharmonizationworkprogrammesetoutinPart 

IV,theestablishmentofharmonizedrulesoforigin,Membersshallensure,upontheimplementationoftheresultsoftheharmonizationworkprogramme,that:

theyapplyrulesoforiginequallyforallpurposesassetoutinArticle 

1;

undertheirrulesoforigin,thecountrytobedeterminedastheoriginofaparticulargoodiseitherthecountrywherethegoodhasbeenwhollyobtainedor,whenmorethanonecountryisconcernedintheproductionofthegood,thecountrywherethelastsubstantialtransformationhasbeencarriedout;

therulesoforiginthattheyapplytoimportsandexportsarenotmorestringentthantherulesoforigintheyapplytodeterminewhetherornotagoodisdomesticandshallnotdiscriminatebetweenotherMembers,irrespectiveoftheaffiliationofthemanufacturersofthegoodconcerned;

therulesoforiginareadministeredinaconsistent,uniform,impartialandreasonablemanner;

upontherequestofanexporter,importeroranypersonwithajustifiablecause,assessmentsoftheorigintheywouldaccordtoagoodareissuedassoonaspossiblebutnolaterthan150daysafterarequestforsuchanassessmentprovidedthatallnecessaryelementshavebeensubmitted. 

（h）. 

Suchassessmentsshallbemadepubliclyavailablesubjecttotheprovisionsofsubparagraph 

（i）;

anyadministrativeactionwhichtheytakeinrelationtothedeterminationoforiginisreviewablepromptlybyjudicial,arbitraloradministrativetribunalsorprocedures,independentoftheauthorityissuingthedetermination,whichcaneffectthemodificationorreversalofthedeterminati