WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/12
1October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4217)
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 90daysafterthedateentry 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 newrules oforigin, which, forthepurpose oftheArticle, 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
MEXICO
(Notification inSpanish)
Thenon-preferential rulesoforigin ofthe"Decision establishing therulesforthedetermination
ofthecountry oforigin ofimported goods andprovisions forthecorresponding certification, inmatters
relating tocountervailing duties", published intheOfficial Journal ofMexico dated 30August 1994.
URUGUAY
(Notification inSpanish)
Uruguay doesnothavenon-preferential rules oforigin.
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UNITED STATES
(Notification inEnglish)
Themostrecent copies ofdiskettes containing administrative rulings (including onesrelating
torules oforigin) issued bytheUSCustoms Service havebeennotified.
B. PREFERENTIAL RULES OFORIGIN
1. Paragraph 4onAnnex 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 ofthe
WTO Agreement fortheMember concerned. Members shall provide anymodifications totheir
preferential rules oforigin ornewpreferential rules oforigin assoonaspossible totheSecretariat.
Lists ofinformation received andavailable within theSecretariat shallbecirculated toMembers by
theSecretariat.
2. Previous notifications received arelisted intheG/RO/N/- series. Further notifications have
beenreceived asfollows:2
MEXICO
(Notification inSpanish)
- North American FreeTrade Agreement (NAFTA), published intheOfficial Journal ofMexico
dated 20December 1993 (Rules ofOrigin) and30December 1993 (Uniform Regulations);
- FreeTradeAgreementbetweentheUnitedMexicanStatesandtheRepublicofBolivia,published
intheOfficial Journal ofMexico dated 11January 1995;
- FreeTrade Agreement between theUnited Mexican States andtheRepublic ofCosta Rica,
published intheOfficial Journal ofMexico dated 10January 1995;
- Economic Complementarity Agreement between Mexico andChile, published intheOfficial
Journal ofMexico dated 23December 1991;
- FreeTrade Agreement between theUnited Mexican States, theRepublic ofColombia andthe
Republic ofVenezuela (Group ofThree), published intheOfficial Journal ofMexico dated
9January 1995; and
- Marking rulesofthe"Agreement establishing rulesforcountry oforigin marking todetermine
when agoodimported intothenational territory maybeconsidered aUnited States orCanadian
good inaccordance withtheNAFTA", published intheOfficial Journal ofMexico dated
7January 1994.
UNITED STATES
(Notification inEnglish)
Themostrecent copies ofdiskettes containing administrative rulings (including onesrelating
torules oforigin) issued bytheUSCustoms Service havebeennotified.
2Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).G/RO/N/12
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LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION (LAIA)3
(Notification inSpanish)
LAIA General Rules ofOrigin (Resolution 78andDecision 91oftheCommittee of
Representatives).
SOUTHERN COMMON MARKET (MERCOSUR)4
(Notification inSpanish)
Rules ofOrigin ofthePartial-Scope Agreements andMERCOSUR Rules ofOrigin.
ARGENTINA
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) andSouthern Common Market
(MERCOSUR) above.
BOLIVIA
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) above.
BRAZIL
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) andSouthern Common Market
(MERCOSUR) above.
COLOMBIA
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) above.
ECUADOR
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) above.
PARAGUAY
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) andSouthern Common Market
(MERCOSUR) above.
3Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay andVenezuela.
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PERU
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) above.
VENEZUELA
(Notification inSpanish)
SeeLatin American Integration Association (LAIA) above.