WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/13
19November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4893)
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
ISRAEL
(Notification inEnglish)
Israeldoesnothaveinitslegislationnon-preferentialrulesoforigin,andhasnojudicialdecisions
oradministrative rulings ofgeneral application concerning non-preferential rules oforigin.
UGANDA
(Notification inEnglish)
Uganda doesnotmaintain anynon-preferential rules oforigin.
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1Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).G/RO/N/13
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(Notification inEnglish)
TheUnited Arab Emirates donotmaintain anynon-preferential rules oforigin.
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
ISRAEL
(Notification inEnglish)
1. United States
- CustomsTariffandExemptionsandPurchaseTaxonGoodsOrder,5756-1996,AdditionNo.1,
Article 3(B)(1).
2. European Communities
- CustomsTariffandExemptionsandPurchaseTaxonGoodsOrder,5756-1996,AdditionNo.1,
Article 3(B)(1).
3. European FreeTrade Area
- CustomsTariffandExemptionsandPurchaseTaxonGoodsOrder,5756-1996,AdditionNo.1,
Article 3(B)(2).
Israel hasnojudicial decisions oradministrative rulings concerning preferential rules oforigin.
SWITZERLAND
(Notification inFrench)
- Order onrulesoforigin governing thegranting ofpreferential tariffs todeveloping countries;
thisorder hasentered intoforce on1July1996.
UGANDA
(Notification inEnglish)
Article 48oftheCommon Market forEastern andSouthern Africa (COMESA) Treaty.
2Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).