G/RO/96  
 
3 November  2022 
(22-8234) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Rules of Origin    
 
 
 
TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND  
OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1 This note was prepared by the Secretariat to assist Members in conducting the 28th Annual 
Review of the implementation and operation of the Agreement on Rules of Origin. The review is to 
be conducted under Article 6.1 of the Agreement which provides that: " the Committee shall review 
annually the implementation and operation of Parts II and III of this Agreement having regard to its 
objectives ". The outcomes of this review will be incorporated to the Committee's Annual report to 
the Council for Trade in Goods on the implementation and operation of the Agreement on Rules of 
Origin.  
2  MEMBERS  AND OBSERVERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
2.1 Government representatives of all WTO Members and Observers are also Members and 
Observers to the CRO. In addition, the following international organizations also have observer 
status at the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO): ACP, EFTA, IADB, IMF, ITC, OECD, UNCTAD, WCO 
and World Bank.  
3  RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
3.1 The rules of procedure for meetings of the CRO were adopted by the Committee in 
February  1997 (G/L/149 and WT/L/161 ). 
4  OFFICERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
4.1 Mrs Laura  GAUER (Switzerland) was elected Chairperson of the CRO in May 20 22. 
The Committee also considered the appointment of a vice -chair at the October 2022 meeting , but 
the election could not be completed because of concerns expressed by one delegation.  
5  MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
5.1 The CRO held two formal meetings in 2022: on 7 April and on 13 October. The minutes of 
these meetings are contained in documents G/RO/M/78 and G/RO/ M/792 respectively.  
6  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5 (NON -PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN)  
6.1 The following new notifications have been received describing Members' practices under 
Article  5 of the Agreement: United Arab Emirates (G/RO/N/231); Norway (G/RO/N/232/Rev.1); 
Djibouti (G/RO/N/239); and Armenia (G/RO/N/240).  
6.2 As a result of these notifications and updated information, 53 WTO Members have notified the 
Secretariat that they apply non -preferential rules of origin (counting the EU and its memb er states 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
2 To be issued.  G/RO/96  
 
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  as one). 63 WTO Members have informed the Secretariat that they do not apply any non -preferential 
rules of origin. The  remaining 21 WTO Members have not yet submitted a notification under Article 
5. The full list of Members under each of these ca tegories as well as the relevant information notified 
to the WTO  Secretariat is listed in three tables in Annex 1 to this note. In  addition, all  notifications 
and the related legislation or references notified can be accessed through the section "Notificat ions" 
of the Rules of Origin webpage of the WTO website 
(https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/roi_e/roi_e.htm ). 
7  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ANNEX II (PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN)  
7.1 As agreed b y the Committee in 2012 (G/RO/M/59), notifications made to the Committee on 
Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA) or to the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) are 
deemed to discharge Members' notification obligations under the Agreement on Rules of Origin . 
The Committee therefore agreed that notifications which had initially been received by the CRTA or 
the CTD should be circulated by the Secretariat to the CRO. The information contained in such 
notifications, including information about preferential rules  of origin, can be accessed through the 
WTO database of regional trade agreements ( https://rtais.wto.org ) and the WTO database of 
preferential trade agreements ( http://ptadb.wto.org ). 
7.2  In addition, it should be noted that the Committee adopted a specific template for notifications 
of preferential rules of origin applied to least -developed countries in the context of non -reciprocal 
preferences (G/RO/84). All WTO preference -grantin g Members agreed to submit detailed information 
about their preferential rules of origin using the template. To date, 21 preference -granting Members 
submitted such notifications. These were circulated under the G/RO/LDC/N/ document series. 
A complete overv iew of these notifications is available in document G/RO/W/163/Rev.10.  
8  ORIGIN FACILITATOR  
8.1 The Origin Facilitator is a publicly available, online database containing tariff -level data about 
rules of origin and origin -related procedural requirements. It is the result of a collaboration between 
the WTO Secretariat and the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the World Customs Organization 
(WCO). It is a user -friendly tool to retrieve rules of origin information, including rules of origin 
notified to the WTO (for instance, concerning preferential rules of origin applied to LDCs under 
non-reciprocal trade arrangements). The Facilitator is available at: https://findrulesoforigin.org .  
9  WORK OF THE C OMMITTEE RELATED TO PARTS I, II AND III OF THE AGREEMENT  
9.1. Part II of the Agreement relates to the multilateral disciplines which govern the application of 
non-preferential rules of origin by WTO Members during the " transitional period ". This period ref ers 
to the time before the implementation of fully harmonized non -preferential rules of origin (Article  2). 
Since the Work Programme for the Harmonization of non -preferential rules of origin (HWP) has not 
yet been finalized, Members have not adopted and do  not implement harmonized non -preferential 
rules of origin. Hence, Article 2 of the Agreement contains the disciplines which currently apply to 
WTO Members. The Committee did not hold discussions specifically related to these disciplines in 
2022.  
9.2 As ha d been noted in the Committee's 2013 Annual Report to the CTG (G/L/1047), the 
implementation and operation of the Agreement is not satisfactory as the stalemate in the HWP 
compromises the attainment of the core objectives of the Agreement (i.e., the facili tation of global 
trade through the international harmonization of non -preferential rules of origin). The draft results 
of the HWP are contained in documents G/RO/W/111/Rev.6 (in HS96); JOB/RO/5/Rev.1 and 
JOB/RO/5/Rev.1/Corr.1 (rectified to reflect the 2002 , 2007, and 2012 versions of the HS 
nomenclature). In the period of this annual review, the Committee did not consider any item 
specifically related to the HWP.  
9.3 Pending the continuation of the HWP, the Committee agreed, in 2015, to engage in an 
"educat ional exercise" to exchange information about non -preferential rules of origin and better 
understand the impact that existing rules have on international trade. Therefore, an information 
session was held in October 2022. During the session, Members heard a n overview about the 
mandate, objectives and history of these negotiations". In addition, Members have engaged actively 
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  preferential origin requirements. In  particular, Members have continued to discuss a draft decision, 
including a template that would standardize and update notifications on non -preferential rules of 
origin and related requirements (G/RO/W/182/Rev.4). Despite broadening support for this proposal, 
additional consultations will be needed with some delegations who have raised some questions about 
it. 
9.4 In addition, the Secretariat organized, On 13 October, an informati on session3 on the 
harmonization of non -preferential rules of origin. The Secretariat presented an overview of these 
negotiations followed by comments by Vera Thorstensen, former Chairperson of the Committee on 
Rules of Origin 2004 -2009 and Professor at t he School of Economics from the Getulio Vargas 
Foundation and Head of the Center on Global Trade and Investments.  
 
10  AMENDMENTS, INTERPRETATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT  
10.1 The Committee has not dealt with any of these matters during the year un der review.  
11  CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT  
11.1.  On 30 October 2020, the delegation of Hong Kong, China, requested consultations with the 
delegation of the United States pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governi ng the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) and Article 7 of the Agreement on Rules of 
Origin (WT/DS597/1; G/RO/D/8). The request for consultations cites, inter alia , Articles 2(c); 2(d), 
and 2(e) of the Agreement on Rules of Origin. A panel was composed on 29 Apr il 2021 and dispute 
settlement procedures are underway.  
12  OTHER AREAS OF WORK OF THE CRO  
12.1.  Members continued to engage in the implementation of the 2013 and 2015 Ministerial 
Decisions on preferential rules of origin for LDCs (WT/L/917 and WT/L/917/Add.1 respectively). 
In addition, Members underscored their commitment to implementing simple and transparent rules 
of origin for least -developed countries in a Decision adopted by the Committee in April 2022 
(G/RO/95) and in paragraph 8 of the Outcome Document of the 12th Ministerial Conference.  
12.2  As required by the Ministerial Decisions on preferential rules of origin for LDCs, a separate 
report on recent developments in this area was prepared for the General Council (G/R O/97). 
13  REPORT TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
13.1.  The draft annual report of the CRO to the Council for Trade in Goods (G/ L/1440) was 
considered on 13 October 2022 and adopted through written procedures . 
 
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3 Recording available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlxpmtLlWE8 . G/RO/96  
 
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  ANNEX 1  
A. List of Members that have notified to the Secretariat that they apply non -preferential 
rules of origin1 
Member  HAVE NP RO  Date Link to the legislation /  
scanned copy of the legislation  Document Symbol  
1. Afghanistan  G/RO/N/143  05.08.2016  http://customs.mof.gov.af  
2. Albania  G/RO/N/47  06.07.2005  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/53  18.09.2007   Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/209  
 11.01.2021  1.http://www.dogana.gov.al/dokument/3
019/origjina -jo-preferenciale -kd  
2.http:/www.dogana.go v.al/dokument/30
18/origjina -jo-preferenciale -dz  
3.http://www.dogana.gov.al/dokument/3
023/aneksi -22-14-shtojca -b  
4.http://www.dogana.gov.al/dokument/3
022/aneksi -22-09-shtojca -b 
3. Argentina  G/RO/N/2  22.06.1995  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/10  16.08.1996  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/16  05.03.1997  Scanned copy available  
4. Armenia  G/RO/N/41  21.08.2003  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/240  18.08.2022  https://eec.eaeunion.org/en/comission/d
epartment/dotp/prav_proish/default.php   
5. Australia  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
6. Brazil  G/RO/N/14  02.12.1996  Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/78  16.04.2012  http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_At
o2011 -2014/2011/Lei/L12546.htm   
7. Botswana  G/RO/N/227  12.07.2021  Sections 309 -311 annexed in document  
8. Burkina Faso  G/RO/N/19  23.01.1998  n/a 
9. Canada  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
10. China  G/RO/N/37  
G/RO/N/37/Rev.1  
G/RO/N/132  03.06.2002  
02.08.2002  
07.09.2015  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
Electronic copy available  
11. Colombia  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/172  05.07.2018  http://www.mincit.gov.co/loader.php?lSe
rvicio=Documentos&lFuncion=verPdf&id=
5263&name=DECRETO_637_DEL_11_DE
_ABRIL_DE _2018.pdf  
12. Cuba G/RO/N/3  27.07.1995  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/125  13.01.2015  Scanned copy available  
13. European Union2 G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
14. Georgia  G/RO/N/37  
G/RO/N/37 Rev.1  03.06.2002  
02.08.2002  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
15. Hong Kong, China  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/10  16.08.1996  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/24  15.01.1999  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/30  21.11.2000  n/a 
G/RO/N/37  
G/RO/N/37 Rev.1  03.06.2002  
02.08.2002  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/46  15.02.2005  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/59  23.09.2008  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/67  02.12.2010  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/73  15.09.2011  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/86  01.10.2012  Scanned copy available  
 
1 All documents notified to the Secretariat and the relevant Internet links are available for consultation 
through the "Notifications" section of the rul es of origin page of the WTO website: 
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/roi_e/roi_e.htm . 
2 All notifications received from countries prior to joining the EU do not appear in the table . G/RO/96  
 
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  Member  HAVE NP RO  Date Link to the legislation /  
scanned copy of the legislation  Document Symbol  
16. Indonesia  G/RO/N/16  05.03.1997  Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/196  16.04.2020  http://jdih.kemendag.go.id/peraturan/det
ail/888/3  
17. Japan  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
18. Jordan  G/RO/N/30  21.11.2000  Scanned copy available  
19. Kazakhstan  G/RO/N/148  
G/RO/N/148/Rev.1  12.09.2016  
27.10.2016  Unofficial translation available  
Unofficial translation available  
G/RO/N/175  15.11.2018  http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/a
ct/trade/dotp/prav_proish/Pages/default.
aspx 
20. Kyrgyz Republic  G/RO/N/177  28.11.2018  http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/a
ct/trade/dotp/prav_proish/Pages/default.
aspx 
G/RO/N/205  27.10.2020  http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/a
ct/trade/dotp/prav_proish/Pages/default.
aspx 
21. Korea, Rep. of  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/63  18.09.2009  Scanned copy available  
22. Lao People's Dem. Rep.  G/RO/N/96  24.07.2013  Scanned copy available  
23. Lesotho  G/RO/N/56  27.05.2008  n/a 
24. Liechtenstein  G/RO/N/60/Rev.1  08.04.2009  http://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -
compilation/19820160/index.html   
http://www.admi n.ch/opc/fr/classified -
compilation/20072514/index.html  
http://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -
compilation/20072515/index.html   
25. Madagascar  G/RO/N/11  10.09.1996  Scanned copy available  
26. Mexico  G/RO/N/12  01.10.1996  n/a 
27. Moldova, Rep. of  G/RO/N/36  12.03.2002  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/110  14.02.2014  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/110/Add.1  10.10.2014  Scanned copy available  
28. Mongolia  G/RO/N/20  
G/RO/N/20/Rev.1  14.05.1998  
27.07.1998  Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/164  03.04.2018  http://www.customs.gov.mn/en/images/
publishers/Customs_law_and_Customs_T
ariff_and_Tax_law.pdf   
http://customs.gov.mn/2012 -03-14-03-
12-51/2017 -12-12-03-51-09  
www.legalinfo.mn/law/details/208   
29. Montenegro  G/RO/N/126  20.02.2015  Electronic copy available  
G/RO/N/203  22.07.2020  Scanned copy available – website in 
Montenegrin only  
https://www.paragraf.me/propisi -
crnegore/carinski -zakon.html ; 
http://www.upravacarina.gov.me/Resour
ceManager/FileDownload.aspx?rid=23082
4&rType=2&file=Uredba%20o% 20izmjen
ama%20Uredbe%20za%20sprov.%20Car
inskog%20zakona%20(SlCG%2011 -
2016)%20.pdf ; and  
http://www.upravacarina.gov.me/Resour
ceManager/FileDownload.aspx?rid=38591
2&rType=2&file=Uredba%20z a%20sprov
odjenje%20car.%20zakona%202019.pdf  
30. Morocco  G/RO/N/2  22.06.1995  n/a 
31. New Zealand  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
n/a 
32. Niger  G/RO/N/19  23.01.1998  n/a G/RO/96  
 
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  Member  HAVE NP RO  Date Link to the legislation /  
scanned copy of the legislation  Document Symbol  
33. North Macedonia  G/RO/N/45  09.11.2004  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/197  16.04.2020  http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/e
n/about -us-en/customs -
regulations/customs -law 
http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/e
n/about -us-en/customs -
regulations/customs -law 
34. Norway  G/RO/N/8  05.03.1996  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/62  26.05.2009  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/149  22.09.2016  http://www.toll.no/PageFiles/4684/Regul
ations_to_the_act_on_customs_duties_a
nd_movement_of_goods_july2016.pdf  
G/RO/N/206  28.10.2020  https://www.toll.no/en/services/regulatio
ns/law -and-regulations/the -act-on-
customs -duties -and-movement -of-goods/  
https://www.toll.no/en/services/regulatio
ns/law -and-regulations/regulations -to-
the-act-on-customs -duties -and-
movement -of-goods -customs -
regulations/  
G/RO/N/232; 
G/RO/N/232/Rev.1  15.02.2022  
23.02.2022  1.https://www.toll.no/en/services/regulat
ions/law -and-regulations/the -act-on-
customs -dutiesand -movement -of-goods/ ; 
2.https://www.toll.no/en/services/regulat
ions/law -and-regulations/regulations -to-
the-act-oncustoms -duties -and-
movement -of-goods -customs -
regulations ;  
35. Peru G/RO/N/4  07.08.1995  Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/5  01.11.1995  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/49  02.03.2007  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/50  10.05.2007  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/52  01.06.2007  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/77  12.03.2012  Scanned copy available  
36. Qatar  G/RO/N/25  13.04.1999  n/a 
37. Russian Federation  G/RO/N/84  
G/RO/N/84/Corr.1  
G/RO/N/179  
 
 
G/RO/N/207  
 27.09.2012  
13.12.2012  
22.01.2019  
 
 
2.11.2020   
Electronic and scanned copy available  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/a
ct/trade/dotp/prav_proish/Pages/default.
aspx 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/a
ct/trade/dotp/prav_proish/Pages/default.
aspx 
38. Rwanda  G/RO/N/75  24.02.2012  http://www.comesa.int/attachments/artic
le/28/COMESA_Treaty.pdf   
http://www.eac.int/customs/index.php?o
ption=com_content&view=article&id=3:r
ules-of-origin&catid=3:key -documents   
39. Senegal  G/RO/N/10  16.08.1996  n/a 
G/RO/N/195  28.02.2020  http://www.douanes.sn/sites/default/files
/fichiers/Code_Des_Douanes.pdf  
40. Seychelles  G/RO/N/141  02.05.2016  Description of obligations available in the 
notification & scanned copy available  
41. South Africa  G/RO/N/3  27.07.1995  Scanned copy available  
42. Suriname  G/RO/N/24  15.01.1999  Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/43  15.03.2004  Scanned copy available  
43. Switzerland  G/RO/N/4  07.08.1995  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/60  
 
G/RO/N/60/Rev.1  26.01.2009  
 
08.04.2009  http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c946_201.h
tml  
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c946_31.ht
ml  
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c946_311.h
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  Member  HAVE NP RO  Date Link to the legislation /  
scanned copy of the legislation  Document Symbol  
44. Chinese Taipei  G/RO/N/37  
G/RO/N/37/Rev.1  03.06.2002  
02.08.2002  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
45. Togo G/RO/N/70  16.06.2011  n/a 
46. Tunisia  G/RO/N/7  12.02.1996  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/61  19.02.2009  Scanned copy available  
47. Türkiye  G/RO/N/8  05.03.1996  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/28  30.05.2000  Scanned copy available  
48. Ukraine  G/RO/N/57  07.07.2008  n/a 
G/RO/N/81  10.08.2012  Scanned copy available  
49. United States  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  n/a 
Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/6  19.12.1995  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/12  01.10.1996  n/a 
50. United Kingdom  G/RO/N/214  23.02.2021  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/20
18/22/contents/enacted   
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020
/1433/contents/made  
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicat
ions/referen ce -document -for-the-
customs -origin -of-chargeablegoods -eu-
exit-regulations -2020 
51. Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Rep. of  G/RO/N/1  
 09.05.1995  
 Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  22.06.1995  Formerly notified the non -application of 
non-preferential rules of origin  
G/RO/N/10  16.08.1996  Scanned copy available  
G/RO/N/14  02.12.1996  Scanned copy available  
52. Yemen  G/RO/N/140  08.04.2016  Original available  
53. Zimbabwe  G/RO/N/80  18.07.2012  Scanned copy available  
 
B. List of Members that have notified to the Secretariat that they do NOT apply 
non-preferential rules of origin  
Member  Do NOT apply NP RO Date Document Symbol  
1. Angola  G/RO/N/176  27.11.2018  
2. Belize  G/RO/N/147  01.09.2016  
3. Benin  G/RO/N/150  10.11.2016  
4. Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/RO/N/9  19.04.1996  
5. Brunei Darussalam  G/RO/N/5  01.11.1995  
6. Burundi  G/RO/N/33  02.05.2001  
7. Cambodia  G/RO/N/198  01.07.2020  
8. Cameroon  G/RO/N/99  22.08.2013  
9. Chad G/RO/N/22  16.09.1998  
10. Chile G/RO/N/6  19.12.1995  
11. Congo  G/RO/N/118  18.09.2014  
12. Costa Rica  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  
13. Côte d'Ivoire  G/NO/N/117  25.08.2014  
14. Dominica  G/RO/N/24  15.01.1999  
15. Dominican Republic  G/RO/N/9  19.04.1996  
16. Djibouti  G/RO/N/239  12.05.2022  
17. Ecuador  G/RO/N/180  18.03.2019  
18. El Salvador  G/RO/N/10  16.08.1996  
19. Eswatini  G/RO/N/128  24.04.2015  
20. Fiji G/RO/N/17  10.04.1997  
21. The Gambia  G/RO/N/109  31.01.2014  
22. Ghana  G/RO/N/44  06.05.2004  
23. Guatemala  G/RO/N/21  20.07.1998  
24. Guyana  G/RO/N/42  
G/RO/N/42/Rev.1  10.12.2003  
12.09.2016  
25. Haiti G/RO/N/20/  
G/RO/N/20/Rev.1  14.05.1998  
27.07 1998  
26. Honduras  G/RO/N/3  27.07.1995  G/RO/96  
 
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  Member  Do NOT apply NP RO Date Document Symbol  
27. Iceland  G/RO/N/5  01.11.1995  
28. India G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  
29. Israel  G/RO/N/13  19.11.1996  
G/RO/N/163  15.02.2018  
30. Jamaica  G/RO/N/4  07.08.1995  
31. Kenya  G/RO/N/9  19.04.1996  
32. Kuwait, the State of  G/RO/N/100  19.09.2013  
33. Liberia  G/RO/N/173  05.07.2018  
34. Macao, China  G/RO/N/21  20.07.1998  
35. Malawi  G/RO/N/129  04.06.2015  
36. Malaysia  G/RO/N/6  19.12.1995  
37. Maldives  G/RO/N/22  16.09.1998  
38. Mali G/RO/N/116  
G/RO/N/146  11.07.2014  
12.09.2016  
39. Mauritius  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  
40. Myanmar  G/RO/N/151  23.05.2017  
41. Namibia  G/RO/N/26  02.09.1999  
42. Nepal  G/RO/N/165  03.04.2018  
43. Nicaragua  G/RO/N/10  16.08.1996  
44. Oman  G/RO/N/32  30.04.2001  
45. Pakistan  G/RO/N/16  05.03.1997  
46. Panama  G/RO/N/23  05.10.1998  
47. Papua New Guinea  G/RO/N/32  30.04.2001  
48. Paraguay  G/RO/N/21  20.07.1998  
49. Philippines  G/RO/N/6  19.12.1995  
50. Samoa  G/RO/N/97  02.08.2013  
51. Saint Kitts and Nevis  G/RO/N/216  23.02.2021  
52. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/RO/N/48  08.11.2006  
53. Singapore  G/RO/N/3  27.07.1995  
54. Sri Lanka  G/RO/N/178  28.11.2018  
55. Tonga  G/RO/N/213  04.02.2021  
56. Thailand  G/RO/N/1  
G/RO/N/1/Add.1  09.05.1995  
22.06.1995  
57. Trinidad and Tobago  G/RO/N/7  12.02.1996  
58. Uganda  G/RO/N/13  19.01.1996  
59. United Arab Emirates  G/RO/N/13  19.11.1996  
G/RO/N/17  
G/RO/N/231  10.04.1997  
18.01.2021  
60. Uruguay  G/RO/N/12  01.10.1996  
61. Vanuatu  G/RO/W/189  13.12.2019  
62. Viet Nam  G/RO/N/68  22.02.2011  
G/RO/N/79  01.06.2012  
63. Zambia  G/RO/N/142  17.06.2016  
 
C. Members that have not yet submitted a notification under Article 5 of the Agreement 
on Rules of Origin  
1. Antigua and Barbuda  
2. Bahrain, Kingdom of  
3. Bangladesh  
4. Barbados  
5. Cabo Verde  
6. Central African Republic  
7. Democratic Republic of 
the Congo  
8. Egypt  
9. Gabon  10. Grenada  
11. Guinea  
12. Guinea Bissau  
13. Mauritania  
14. Mozambique  
15. Nigeria  
16. Saint Lucia  
17. Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  
18. Sierra Leone  
19. Solomon Islands  20. Tajikistan  
21. Tanzania  
 
 
 
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