WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/16
5March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0893)
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
ARGENTINA
(Notification inSpanish)
Resolution 381/96 oftheMinistry oftheEconomy, Works andPublic Services on"Clearance
Procedures forCertain Transactions Concerning Definitive Import forConsumption (certificates of
origin)".
INDONESIA
(Notification inEnglish)
Indonesia hasnojudicial decisions oradministrative rulings ofgeneral application relating to
non-preferential rules oforigin.
1Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).G/RO/N/16
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PAKISTAN
(Notification inEnglish)
Pakistan hasnorules oforigin forMFN treatment.
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
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
ARGENTINA
(Notification inSpanish)
Resolution 381/96 oftheMinistry oftheEconomy, Works andPublic Services on"Clearance
Procedures forCertain Transactions Concerning Definitive Import forConsumption (certificates of
origin)".
CANADA
(Notification inFrench andEnglish)
Regulations implementing theCanada-Israel FreeTrade Agreement onRules ofOrigin.
PAKISTAN
(Notification inEnglish)
1. Protocol relating toTrade Negotiations among Developing Countries
Notification onRules ofOrigin, 1973.
2. Global System ofTrade Preferences (GSTP)
Rules ofOrigin oftheGSTP.
3. SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangements (SAPTA)
Rules ofOrigin oftheSAPTA. (Rules ofOrigin ofSAPTA andSROnumber 1079(1)/95 dated
6November 1995).
2Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).G/RO/N/16
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4. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
Rules ofOrigin oftheECO. (SRO number 510(1)/94 dated 9June1994).
5. Preferential Trading Arrangement withBrazil, Korea, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Yugoslavia,
Tunisia, etc.
(SRO number 491(1)/88 dated 26June1988).
6. Preferential Trading Arrangement withIran, Afghanistan, China andNepal byland
(SRO number 492(1)/88 dated 26June1988).