WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/11
10September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3479)
Committee onRules ofOrigin
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5AND PARAGRAPH 4OFANNEX IIOF
THE AGREEMENT ONRULES OFORIGIN
A. Non-preferential rules oforigin
1. Article 5.1oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin envisages thateachMember shallprovide
totheSecretariat, within 90daysafterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forit,its
rules oforigin, judicial decisions andadministrative rulings ofgeneral application relating torules
oforigin ineffect onthatdate. Ifbyinadvertence aruleoforigin hasnotbeenprovided, theMember
concerned shallprovide itimmediately afterthisfactbecomes known. Listsofinformation received
andavailable within theSecretariat shallbecirculated totheMembers bytheSecretariat.
2. Article 5.2oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin provides thatduring theperiod referred to
inArticle 2,Members introducing modifications, other thandeminimis modifications, totheirrules
oforigin orintroducing newrulesoforigin, which, forthepurpose ofthisArticle, shallinclude any
ruleoforigin referred toinparagraph 1andnotprovided totheSecretariat, shallpublish anotice to
thateffect atleast60daysbefore theentry intoforce ofthemodified ornewruleinsuchamanner
astoenable interested parties tobecome acquainted withtheintention tomodify aruleoforigin or
tointroduce anewruleoforigin, unless exceptional circumstances arise orthreaten toarise fora
Member. Inthese exceptional cases, theMember shallpublish themodified ornewruleassoonas
possible.
3. Previous notifications received arelisted intheG/RO/N/- series. Further notifications have
beenreceived asfollows:1
MADAGASCAR
(Notification inFrench)
Therules oforigin forgoods imported intoMadagascar arelaiddown inArticle 23,
paragraphs 1-3,oftheCustoms Code.
B. Preferential rules oforigin
1. Paragraph 4ofAnnex IIoftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin envisages thatMembers shall
provide totheSecretariat promptly theirpreferential rulesoforigin, including alisting ofthepreferential
arrangements towhich theyapply, judicial decisions, andadministrative rulings ofgeneral application
relating totheir preferential rules oforigin ineffect onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement fortheMember concerned. Members shallprovide anymodifications totheirpreferential
rules oforigin ornewpreferential rules oforigin assoon aspossible totheSecretariat. Lists of
1Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).
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information received andavailable within theSecretariat shall becirculated toMembers bythe
Secretariat.
2. Previous notifications received arelisted intheG/RO/N/- series. Further notifications have
beenreceived asfollows:2
CÔTED'IVOIRE
(Notification inFrench)
Côted'Ivoire applies therulesoforigin oftheEconomic Community ofWest African States
(ECOWAS).
ELSALVADOR
(Notification inSpanish)
- Regulation ontheCentral American Origin ofGoods.
- Regulation oftheTreaty onFreeTrade andPreferential Trade between theRepublics ofEl
Salvador andPanama.
- Resolutions oftheCouncil ofMinisters Responsible forRegional Economic Integration and
Development (COMRIEDRE) Nos. 2-95, 18-96, 20-96 and21-96.
- Agreement No.111.
- Amendments toExecutive Decision No.482of30June1996.
MADAGASCAR
(Notification inFrench)
Madagascar applies Article 23,paragraphs 1-4,oftheCustoms Code bothtogoods originating
intheEuropean Union andtogoods originating inother countries.
2Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).