WORLD TRADE G/RO/19
28October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4706)
Committee onRules ofOrigin Original: English/
French/
Spanish
NINTH REPORT OFTHE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ONRULES OFORIGIN
TOTHE COMMITTEE ONRULES OFORIGIN
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Inconformity withparagraph 2(c)ofArticle 9oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin, the
Technical Committee onRules ofOrigin hassubmitted totheCommittee onRules ofOrigin itsNinth
Report. TheReport covers theresults oftheTechnical Committee 'swork under theHarmonization
Work Programme atitsNinth Session heldinBrussels from 8to26September 1997.
2. Theattached Report (WCO document 41.503) isherewith circulated toMembers, together
withtheletter oftransmission oftheChairman oftheTechnical Committee onRules ofOrigin.G/RO/19
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Brussels, 20October 1997
Dear MsBerrig,
Ihavepleasure intransmitting theNinth Report oftheTechnical Committee onRules ofOrigin
totheCommittee onRules ofOrigin.
ThisReport issubmitted inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 9.2(c) oftheAgreement
andcovers theresults oftheTechnical Committee 'swork under theharmonization work programme
through itsNinth Session heldinBrussels from8to26September 1997. ThedraftReport oftheNinth
Session oftheTechnical Committee istobeapproved during theTenth Session tobeheldfrom 24
November to5December 1997.
AssetoutintheReport totheCommittee, theTechnical Committee undertook Basket 2
discussions ofChapters 25through 27,28-32 (part), 41through 43,44-49, 50-58, 64-70, 71,72-73
and92.Concerning theseBasket 2discussions theTechnical Committee hascompleted itsconsideration
and,except asnoted, issubmitting theresults totheCommittee. Itissubmitting forendorsement by
theCommittee therulesoforigin forthese chapters upon which consensus hasbeenreached. These
havebeendesignated asBasket 1decisions. There werealsounresolved issues uponwhich theTechnical
Committee wasunable toreach consensus afterexhausting itsdiscussions. TheTechnical Committee 's
interpretations andopinions concerning these unresolved issues, intheformofoptions anddiffering
views, arebeing referred totheCommittee fordecision. BoththeBasket 1decisions andunresolved
issues aretobesubmitted shortly totheCommittee inanadministrative document1.
Please accept, MsBerrig, theassurance ofmyhighest consideration.
Yours Sincerely.
R.Janeczko,
Chairman.
1Tobecirculated indocument G/RO/19/Add.1G/RO/19
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NINTH REPORT OFTHE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ONRULES OFORIGIN
TOTHE COMMITTEE ONRULES OFORIGIN
1. TheTechnical Committee onRules ofOrigin helditsNinth Session inBrussels from
Monday 8September toFriday 26September 1997. Thesession lasted afullthree weeks, with
longer working hours.
Nature ofthework
2. Atthissession, theTechnical Committee devoted almost allitstimetocontinuing the
harmonization work onrules oforigin forparticular products orproduct sectors. Thework
involved:
(a) Asecond examination ofthefollowing Chapters orheadings:
Chapters 44to49,64to67,68to70,71,92,72and73,50to58,28to31andheadings
32.01 and32.02; theresults ofthatwork aresetoutinAnnexes C/1,C/2,D/1,D/2,E/1,
E/2,F/1,F/2,G/1,G/2,H/1,H/2,IJ/1,IJ/2,L/1,L/2,M/1andM/2tothedraftReport
ontheTechnical Committee ’sNinth Session, acopyofwhich isenclosed1.
(b) Re-examination oftheoutstanding questions anddeferred items concerning certain goods
covered bysome oftheheadings ofChapters:
25to27and41to43;theresults ofthatwork aresetoutinAnnexes N/1,N/2,K/1and
K/2tothedraftReport ontheTechnical Committee ’sNinth Session, acopyofwhich is
enclosed1.
3. Thiswork often made itpossible tobring closer together theviews expressed during the
firstreading, andinmany cases itresulted inconsensus. AsattheEighth Session, thework was
based onthesummary documents prepared bytheSecretariat inaccordance withtheTechnical
Committee ’sguidelines andalsooncontributions furnished byMembers.
Results ofthework
4. Thegoods examined areclassified asfollows:
- Classified inBasket 1:Theorigin criteria retained bytheTechnical Committee will
betransmitted totheCommittee onRules orOrigin forapproval2.
- Maintained inBasket 2:Certain technical aspects ofthequestions raised require
more in-depth examination bytheTechnical Committee atalatersession.
- Unresolved issues: Thegoods forwhich theissues could notberesolved bythe
Technical Committee notwithstanding anin-depth technical examination andwhich
willbesubmitted totheCommittee onRules ofOrigin fordecision bymeans ofan
administrative document devised attheEighth Session2.
1Available forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division)
2Tobecirculated indocument G/RO/19/Add.1G/RO/19
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- Unresolved issues/Maintained inBasket 2:Anewcasehastobeadded tothethree
preceding onesalready identified attheEighth Session. Incertain headings ofthe
"textiles" Chapters, some products raiseseveral issues simultaneously. Some ofthose
issues aresenttotheCommittee onRules ofOrigin fordecision, whereas others will
bethesubject ofadditional technical discussion within theTechnical Committee. As
aresult, thesame heading maybebothmaintained inBasket 2andsenttothe
Committee onRules ofOrigin fordecision.
A. Goods classified inBasket 1
With regard totheChapters examined attheNinth Session, thelistofalltheheadings
classified inBasket 1isnowasfollows:
Chapters 25to27
25.01 -25.22, 2523.10, 25.24, 25.25, 2526.10, 25.27 -25.29, ex25.30(a), ex25.30(c),
ex26.01(c), ex26.02(c), ex26.03(c), ex26.04(c), ex26.05(c), ex26.06(c), ex26.07(c),
ex26.08(c), ex26.09(c), ex26.10(c), ex26.11(c), ex26.12(c), ex26.13(c), ex26.14(c),
ex26.15(c), ex26.16(c), ex26.17(c), 26.18 -26.21, 2701.11, 2701.12, 2701.19, 27.02 -
27.06, 2708.10, 27.09, 27.14, 27.16.
Chapters 28and29
Definition ofchemical reaction asanorigin criterion, definition ofisomer separation,
definition ofstandardization ofsolutions, 28.01, 28.02, 28.03, 28.04, 28.05, 28.06, 28.07,
28.08, 28.10, 28.11, 28.12, 28.13, 2814.10, 2814.20, 2815.11, 2815.12, 2815.20,
2815.30, 2816.10, 2816.20, 2816.30, 28.17, 28.18, 28.19, 28.20, 28.21, 28.22, 28.23,
28.24, 28.25, 28.26, 28.27, 28.29, 28.30, 28.31, 28.32, 28.33, 28.34, 28.35, 28.36,
28.37, 28.38, 28.39, 28.40, 28.41, 28.42, 28.43, 28.46, 28.47, 28.48, 28.49, 28.50,
28.51, 29.01, 29.02, 29.03, 29.04, 29.05, 29.06, 29.07, 29.08, 29.09, 29.10, 29.11,
29.12, 29.13, 29.14, 29.15, 29.16, 29.17, 29.18, 29.19, 29.20, 29.21, 29.22, 29.23,
29.24, 29.25, 29.26, 29.27, 29.28, 29.29, 29.30, 29.31, 29.32, 29.33, 29.34, 29.35,
29.36, 29.37, 29.38, 29.39, 29.40, 29.41, 29.42.
Chapters 30to32
3001.10, 3001.20, 3001.90, 30.02, ex30.05(a), ex30.05(b), 3006.10, 3006.20, 3006.40,
3006.60, 31.01, 31.02, 31.03, 31.04, 3105.10, 3105.20, 3105.30, 3105.40, 3105.51,
3105.59, 3105.60, 3105.90, ex32.01(a), ex32.01(b), 3202.10, 3202.90.
Chapters 41to43
41.01, 4102.10, 41.03, ex41.04(a), ex41.05(a), ex41.06(a), ex41.07(a), 41.08, 41.09,
41.10, 41.11, 43.01, 4302.11, 4302.12, 4302.13, 4302.19, 4302.20.
Chapters 44to49
4401.10, 4401.21, 4401.22, ex4401.30(a), ex4401.30(b), ex44.02(a), ex44.02(b),
44.03, 44.04, 44.05, 44.06, 44.17, 44.19, 44.20, 44.21, 45.01, ex45.02(a), ex45.02(b),
45.03, ex4504.10(a), ex4504.10(b), ex4504.90(a), ex4504.90(b), 4601.10, 4601.20,
4601.91, 4601.99, 46.02, 47.07, 48.01, 48.02, 48.03, 48.04, 48.05, 48.06, 48.07, 48.09,
4811.10, 4811.21, 4811.29, 4811.31, ex4811.39(a), ex4811.39(b), 4811.40, 4811.90,G/RO/19
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48.12, 48.13, 48.14, 48.15, 48.16, 48.17, 48.18, 48.19, 48.20, 48.21, 48.22, 48.23,
49.02, 49.03, 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, 49.07, 49.08, 49.09, 49.10, 49.11.
Chapters 50to58
50.01, 50.02, ex50.03 (b),ex50.06 (a),5101.11, 5101.19, 51.02, ex51.03 (a),52.01,
5202.10, 5202.99, ex53.01(a), ex53.01 (c),ex53.02 (a),ex53.03 (a),ex53.03 (c),ex
53.04 (a),ex53.05 (a),ex53.05 (c),55.01, 55.02, 55.03, 55.04, ex55.05 (b),56.01,
57.01, 57.05, 58.05.
Chapters 64to67
65.01, 65.02, 65.06, 65.07, 66.03, 67.04.
Chapters 68to70
68.01 -68.11, 6812.10, 6812.20, 6812.40, 6812.50, 6812.60, 6812.70. 6812.90, 68.14,
69.01 -69.07, 69.09, 69.10, 69.13, 69.14, 70.01 -70.04, 70.06 -70.09, 70.11, 70.12,
70.14 -70.18, 70.20.
Chapter 71
71.01, 7102.10, 7102.21, 7102.31, 7103.10, 7104.10, 7104.20, 71.05, ex7106.10(a),
ex7106.10(b), ex7106.91(a), ex7106.91(b), ex7106.91(c), ex71.07(a), ex71.07(b),
ex7108.11(a), ex7108.11(b), ex7108.12(a), ex7108.12(c), ex7108.20(a), ex7108.20(b),
ex7108.20(c), ex71.09(a), ex71.09(b), ex71.10(a), ex71.10(b), ex71.10(c), ex71.10(d),
ex71.10(e), ex71.11(a), ex71.11(b), 71.12, 71.17, 71.18.
Chapters 72and73
72.01, 72.02, 72.03, ex72.04(a), ex72.04(b), 7205.10, ex7205.21(a), ex7205.21(b),
ex7205.29(a), ex7205.29(b), 72.06, 72.07, 72.08, ex72.10(a), ex72.11(a), ex72.12(a),
72.13, 72.14, 72.15, ex72.16(c), 72.18, ex72.19(c), ex72.20(c), 72.21, ex72.22(c), 72.24,
ex72.25(b), ex72.25(c), ex72.26(a), ex72.26(b), ex72.26(c), 72.27, ex72.28(c) 73.01,
73.02, ex73.03(c), ex73.05(c), ex73.06(c), 73.07, 73.09, 73.10, 73.11, ex7312.10(b),
73.13, 73.14, 73.19, 73.20.
Chapter 92
92.09.
B. Goods maintained inBasket 2
Chapter 27
27.07, 27.10 -27.13, 27.15.
Chapter 28
28.09, 28.44, 2845.10, 2845.90.G/RO/19
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Chapter 30
3006.50.
Chapters 42and43
42.02, 42.03, 43.03, 43.04.
Chapters 44to49
44.14, 44.15, 44.16, 47.01, 47.02, 47.03, 47.04, 47.05, 47.06, 48.08, 49.01.
Chapters 50to58
56.02 -56.09, 57.02, 57.03, 58.01 -58.04, 58.06 -58.11.
Chapter 64
64.01 -64.06.
Chapters 68to70
6812.30, 68.13, 68.15, 69.11, 69.12, 70.10, 70.13, 70.19.
Chapter 71
7102.29, 7102.39, ex71.13(a), ex71.13(b), ex71.14(a), ex71.14(b), ex71.15(a), ex71.15(b),
71.16.
Chapters 72and73
ex72.10(b), ex72.10(c), ex72.10(d), ex72.11(b), ex72.11(c), ex72.12(b), ex72.12(c),
ex72.16(a), ex72.16(b), ex72.17(a), ex72.17(b), ex72.17(c), ex72.19(d), ex72.19(e),
ex72.20(d), ex72.20(e), ex72.22(a), ex72.22(b), ex72.22(d), ex72.22(e), ex72.23(a),
ex72.23(b), ex72.23(c), ex72.25(b), ex72.25(c), ex72.26(b), ex72.26(c), ex72.28(a),
ex72.28(d), ex72.28(e), ex72.29(a), ex72.29(b), ex72.29(c).
C. Unresolved issues submitted totheCommittee fordecision, andgoods concerned
Chapters 30to32
Issue No.1: Mixture oftwoormore constituents toproduce amedicament classified in
heading 30.03.
Issue No.2:Theputting upofmedicaments intomeasured doses.
Issue No.3:Theputting upofopacifying preparations forX-ray examinations and
diagnostic reagents intomeasured doses.
Headings andsubheadings concerned:
30.03, 30.04, 3006.30.G/RO/19
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Chapters 41to43
Issue No.1:Change tothetanned leather ofheading 41.04, 41.05, 41.06 or41.07 from
other products ofthesame heading.
Issue No.2:Change totheretanned leather ofheading 41.04, 41.05, 41.06 or41.07 from
other products ofthesame heading.
Issue No.3:Change tothefinished leather ofheading 41.04, 41.05, 41.06 or41.07 from
other products ofthesame heading.
Issue No.4:Change totheparchment dressed (whether ornotfurther prepared) leather of
heading 41.04, 41.05, 41.06 or41.07 from other products ofthesame heading.
Headings concerned:
ex41.04(b), ex41.04(c), ex41.04(d), ex41.04(e), ex41.05(b), ex41.05(c), ex41.05(d),
ex41.05(e), ex41.06(b), ex41.06(c), ex41.06(d), ex41.06(e), ex41.07(b), ex41.07(c),
ex41.07(d), ex41.07(e).
Chapters 44to49
Issue No.1: Theplaning, sanding, finger orend-jointing ofwood sawn lengthwise, sliced
orpeeled; ofveneer sheets andother woods sawn lengthwise, sliced orpeeled; of
continuously shaped wood; ofparticle board; oroffibreboard.
Issue No.2:Theoperations ofbeading ormoulding of:continuously shaped wood;
particle board; fibreboard; plywood; densified wood orbuilders ’joinery.
Issue No.3:Thelamination orreinforcement bytheaddition oflayers ofwood, paper,
metal orother materials, without change oftariff classification.
Issue No.4:Thesurface-working ofplywood bymechanical working orsurface-covering.
Issue No.5:Thecoating ofpaper inrollsorsheets withkaolin orother inorganic
substances.
Headings concerned:
44.07, 44.08, 44.09, 44.10, 44.11, 44.12, 44.13, 44.18, 48.10.
Chapters 50to58
Issue No.1:Garnetting.
Issue No.2:Carding orcombing offibres inpreparation forspinning.
Issue No.3:Spinning carded orcombed fibres toyarns.
Issue No.4:Mercerisation
Issue No.5:Texturing orbulking.G/RO/19
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Issue No.6:Processing ofyarns byprocesses suchaslayer yarnprocess, knopping,
looping, core-spinning, compacted yarnprocess, slubyarnprocess,
Issue No.7:Folding, (twisting) orcabling ofyarns.
Issue No.8: Production ofsewing thread from yarns ofthesame Chapter.
Issue No.9:Down proof finishing ofcotton woven fabrics.
Issue No.10: Manufacture ofcarpets andother textile floor coverings offelt,nottufted or
flocked.
Issue No.11:Bleaching offabrics.
Issue No.12: Dyeing, including dyeing white.
Issue No.13: Printing.
Headings andsubheadings concerned:
ex50.03 (a),50.04, 50.05, 50.06, 51.04, 51.05, 51.06, 51.07, 51.08, 51.09, 51.10,
5202.91, 52.03, 52.04, 52.05, 52.06, 52.07, ex53.01(b), ex53.02 (b),ex53.03 (b),ex
53.04 (b),ex53.05 (b),53.06, 53.07, 53.08, ex55.05 (a),55.06, 55.07, 55.08, 55.09,
55.10, 55.11, 57.04.
Chapters 64to67
Issue No.1:"Blocking" asanecessary manufacturing process inconferring origin on
products ofheading 65.03 made from products ofother heading.
Issue No.2:"Blocking" toshape andfurther finishing" asnecessary manufacturing
processes inconferring origin onproducts ofheading 65.04 made from products ofother
heading.
Issue No.3:Production ofproducts ofheading 65.05 byassembly ofparts ofother
heading.
Issue No.4:Production ofumbrellas ofheading 66.01 byassembly ofparts ofother
heading.
Issue No.5:Production ofproducts ofheading 66.02 byassembling ofparts from other
heading.
Issue No.6:Achange totheproducts ofheading 67.01 from those ofheading 05.05; and
removal offeathers, parts offeathers, ordown ofheading 67.01 from theskins andother
parts ofbirds withtheirfeathers ordown ofthesame heading.
Issue No.7:Assembly ofparts toform artificial flowers. Also, theassembly ofartificial
flowers, foliage orfruittoform articles ofartificial flowers, foliage orfruit.
Issue No.8:Production ofproducts ofheading 67.03 from materials ofother heading.G/RO/19
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Headings concerned:
65.03 to65.05, 66.01, 66.02, 67.01 to67.03.
Chapters 68to70
Issue No.1:Theproduction ofglazed products ofheading 69.08 from unglazed products
ofheading 69.07.
Issue No.2:Theproduction ofsurface ground orpolished glass ofheading 70.05 from
unground orunpolished glass ofheading 70.03 or70.04.
Headings concerned:
69.08, 70.05.
Chapter 71
Issue No.1:Faceting, cutting, polishing, engraving, drilling andanyother operation
effected onprecious stones (other thandiamonds) orsemi-precious stones andonsynthetic
orreconstructed stones, whether ornotgraded, notstrung ortemporarily strung for
convenience oftransport, other thanunworked orsimply sawn orroughly shaped butnot
mounted orset.
Issue No.2:Plating ofsilver insemi-manufactured forms withgoldandplatinum, plating
ofgoldinsemi-manufactured forms withplatinum.
Subheadings concerned:
7103.91, 7103.99, 7104.90, 7106.92, 7108.13.
Chapter 92
Issue No.1:Theassembly ofmusical instruments from parts classified inheading 92.09.
Issue No.2:Transformations which takeplace within theheadings ofChapter 92in
connection withtheproduction ofmusical instruments.
Headings concerned:
92.01 to92.08
D. Goods inrespect ofwhich certain unresolved issues aresubmitted totheCommittee for
decision, butwhich aremaintained inBasket 2forother issues
50.07, 51.11, 51.12, 51.13, 52.08, 52.09, 52.10, 52.11, 52.12, 53.09, 53.10, 53.11,
54.01, 54.02, 54.03, 54.04, 54.05, 54.06, 54.07, 54.08, 55.12, 55.13, 55.14, 55.15, 55.16G/RO/19
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Future work
5. TheTenth Session oftheTechnical Committee willbeheldinBrussels from 24November
to5December 1997, andwillconcentrate essentially oncontinuing theexamination ofBasket_2
goods.
Report ontheEighth Session
6. TheReport ontheEighth Session oftheTechnical Committee wasofficially adopted atthe
Ninth Session.
Provisional nature oftheReport ontheNinth Session
7. Inaccordance withtheprocedure introduced attheSixth Session, theTechnical Committee
spent thewhole ofitstimecontinuing itswork andwastherefore unable toadopt thesession
Report during thesession. Theenclosed Report istherefore provisional andwillbereplaced by
thefinalReport.