WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  RESTRICTED 
G/RO/W/141 
1 November 2012 
 (12-6012) 
Committee on Rules of Origin  
  
 
DRAFT 
 
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND 
OPERATION OF THE AGREEM ENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
 
 Article 6.1 of the Agreement on Rules of Orig in provides that "the Committee shall review 
annually the implementation and opera tion of Part II and Part III of this Agreement having regard to 
its objectives".  This background document is circul ated by the Secretariat in preparation for the 18th 
annual review of the implementati on and operation of the Agreement, to be conducted at the meeting 
of the Committee on Rules of Origin on 22 November 2012.    
Table of contents 
 
1. Members and Observer status ................................................................................................ . 2 
(a) WTO Members (157) ............................................................................................................. ..... 2 
(b) Observer Govern ments (31) ..................................................................................................... ... 3 
(c) Observer International Organizations (9) ................................................................................... 3  
2. Officers of the Committee on Rules of Origin ........................................................................ 3  
3. Meetings of the Committee on Rules of Origin ...................................................................... 3  
4. Annual Report to the Counc il for Trade in Goods ................................................................ 4  
 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. G/RO/W/141 
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  1. CRO Members and Observers 
(a) WTO Members (157) 
1. Albania 
2. Angola  
3. Antigua and 
Barbuda 
4. Argentina 
5. Armenia 
6. Australia 
7. Austria 
8. Bahrain, Kingdom 
of 
9. Bangladesh 
10. Barbados 
11. Belgium 
12. Belize 
13. Benin 
14. Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of 
15. Botswana 
16. Brazil 
17. Brunei Darussalam 
18. Bulgaria 
19. Burkina Faso 
20. Burundi 
21. Cambodia 
22. Cameroon 
23. Canada 
24. Cape Verde 
25. Central African 
Republic 
26. Chad 
27. Chile  
28. China 
29. Colombia 
30. 
Congo 
31. Costa Rica 
32. Côte d'Ivoire 
33. Croatia 
34. Cuba 
35. Cyprus 
36. Czech Republic 
37. Democratic 
Republic of the Congo 
38. Denmark 
39. Djibouti 
40. Dominica 
41. Dominican 
Republic 
42. Ecuador 
43. Egypt 44. El Salvador 
45. Estonia 
46. European Union 
(formerly European 
Communities)  
47. Fiji 
48. Finland 
49. France 
50. Gabon 
51. The Gambia 
52. Georgia 
53. Germany 
54. Ghana 
55. Greece 
56. Grenada 
57. Guatemala 
58. Guinea 
59. Guinea-Bissau 
60. Guyana 
61. Haiti 
62. Honduras 
63. Hong Kong, China 
64. Hungary 
65. Iceland 
66. India 
67. Indonesia 
68. Ireland 
69. Israel 
70. Italy 
71. Jamaica 
72. Japan 
73. Jordan 
74. Kenya 
75. Korea, Republic of 
76. Kuwait, the State of 
77. Kyrgyz Republic 
78. Latvia 
79. Lesotho 
80. Liechtenstein 
81. Lithuania 
82. Luxembourg 
83. Macao, China 
84. Madagascar 
85. Malawi 
86. Malaysia 
87. Maldives 
88. Mali 
89. Malta 
90. Mauritania 91. Mauritius 
92. Mexico 
93. Moldova, Republic 
of 
94. Mongolia 
95. Montenegro 
96. Morocco 
97. Mozambique 
98. Myanmar 
99. Namibia 
100. Nepal 
101. Netherlands 
102. New Zealand 
103. Nicaragua 
104. Niger 
105. Nigeria 
106. Norway 
107. Oman 
108. Pakistan 
109. Panama 
110. Papua New Guinea 
111. Paraguay 
112. Peru 
113. Philippines 
114. Poland 
115. Portugal 
116. Qatar 
117. Romania 
118. Russian Federation 
119. Rwanda 
120. Saint Kitts and 
Nevis 
121. Saint Lucia 
122. Saint Vincent & the 
Grenadines 
123. Samoa 
124. Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of 
125. Senegal 
126. Sierra Leone 
127. Singapore 
128. Slovak Republic 
129. Slovenia 
130. Solomon Islands 
131. South Africa 
132. Spain 
133. Sri Lanka 
134. Suriname 
135. Swaziland  G/RO/W/141 
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  136. Sweden 
137. Switzerland 
138. Chinese Taipei 
139. Tanzania 
140. Thailand 
141. The former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 
142. Togo 
143. Tonga 144. Trinidad and 
Tobago 
145. Tunisia 
146. Turkey 
147. Uganda 
148. Ukraine 
149. United Arab 
Emirates 
150. United Kingdom 151. United States of 
America 
152. Uruguay 
153. Vanuatu 
154. Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of 
155. Viet Nam 
156. Zambia 
157. Zimbabwe 
 
(b) Observer Governments (27) 
1. Afghanistan 
2. Algeria 
3. Andorra 
4. Azerbaijan 
5. Bahamas 
6. Belarus 
7.
 Bhutan 
8. Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
9. Comoros 
10. Equatorial Guinea 11. Ethiopia 
12. Holy See (Vatican)  
13. Iran 
14. Iraq 
15. Kazakhstan 
16. Lao People's 
Democratic Republic 
17. Lebanese Republic 
18. Liberia, Republic of 
19. Libya 20. Sao Tomé and 
Principe 
21. Serbia 
22. Seychelles 
23. Sudan 
24. Syrian Arab 
Republic 
25. Tajikistan 
26. Uzbekistan 
27. Yemen 
 
(c) Observer International Organizations (9) 
ACP 
EFTA 
IADB IMF ITCB OECD UNCTAD 
WCO 
 World Bank  
2. Officers of the Committee on Rules of Origin 
Chairman:  Mr Changsheng LI (China) 
 
3. Meetings of the Committee on Rules of Origin 
3.1 The Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) held two formal meetings on 7 June and 
22 November 2012.  The minutes of these meetings  are contained in documents G/RO/M/58 and 
[G/RO/M/59] respectively.  
3.2 With regard to the work under Part III of the Agreement, the CRO [took note of 11 new 
notifications under Article 5 and para graph 4 of Annex II of the Agreement.  Notifications received in 
2012 bring the total number of Members having notifie d non-preferential rules of origin to 85 and the 
total number of Members having notified preferentia l rules of origin to 127.  The latter number 
reflects both notifications made to the CRO as well  as to other bodies of the WTO.  The Chairman G/RO/W/141 
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  urged Members who had not yet notified their rules of origin to the Committee to do so as early as 
possible.  3.3. With regard to the Harmonization Work Pr ogramme under Part IV of the Agreement, the 
General Council, at its meeting on 27 July 2007,  recognized that delegations in the CRO had 
encountered such difficulties on the "implications" issu e and in the sector of machinery that guidance 
from the General Council was warranted on how to take these issues forward.  The recommendation 
of delegations in the CRO was that work on th ese issues be suspended until such guidance from the 
General Council would be forthcoming.  The Genera l Council agreed and instructed the CRO to focus 
its work, in the meantime, on the techni cal aspects of the overall architecture. 
 
[3.4. The CRO, at its meetings on 7 June and 22 November continued accordingly, focusing 
particularly on the Rules of Appendix 2.  In add ition, the CRO has initiated the transposition of draft 
harmonized rules of origin (originally negotiated in the 1996 version of the Harmonized System) into 
more recent versions of the HS. The WTO Secretaria t has been instructed to  conduct that work in 
collaboration with Members and the Secretariat of the World Customs Organization (WCO).  
The CRO reviewed the first two stages of that work  in 2012, namely the transposition of draft rules 
into the HS2002 and the HS2007].  
4. Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Goods 
[The CRO adopted its report to the CTG (G/L/...)]. 
 
[To be completed in light of the discussion at the meeting of 22 November 2012].    G/RO/W/141 
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 ANNEX 
 
STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN TO 
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN 
 
Last updated:  Monday, 17 October 2011 
 
II.  NOTIFICATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER 
ARTICLE 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN ........................................ 6  
A.  MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY 
APPLY NON -PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (ARTICLE 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
RULES OF ORIGIN )....................................................................................................................... 6  
B.  MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY 
DO NOT APPLY NON -PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (ARTICLE 5 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN ) ............................................................................................ 7  
C.  MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT SUBMITTED  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN  ............................................................................................. 8  
III. NOTIFICATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER 
PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN ........................................................................................................................ ............. 9  
A.  M
EMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY 
APPLY PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN ) ............................................................................................ 9  
B.  MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY 
DO NOT APPLY PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN ) .......................................................................................... 16  
C.  MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED PREFERENTIAL TR ADE AGREEMENTS TO OTHER BODIES 
OF THE WTO ........................................................................................................................... .. 16 
D.  MEMBERS HAVING NOT SUBMITTED  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX 
II OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF 
ORIGIN (PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN ) ................................................................................ 18  
 
 
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  II. NOTIFICATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER 
ARTICLE 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN 
A. M
EMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY APPLY 
NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (ARTICLE 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF 
ORIGIN ) 
Member APPLY Non Preferential 
Rules of Origin Date 
Document No. 
1. Albania G/RO/N/47 06.07.2005 
G/RO/N/53 18.09.2007 
2. Argentina G/RO/N/2 22.06.1995 
G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 
G/RO/N/16 05.03.1997 
3. Armenia G/RO/N/41 21.08.2003 
4. Australia G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
5. Brazil G/RO/N/14 02.12.1996 
G/RO/N/78 16.04.2012 
6. Burkina Faso G/RO/N/19 23.01.1998 
7. Canada G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
8. China G/RO/N/37/Rev.1 02.08.2002 
9. Colombia G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
10. Croatia G/RO/N/36 12.03.2002 
G/RO/N/74 21.10.2001 
11. Cuba G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 
12. European Union G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
13. Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia G/RO/N/45 09.11.2004 
14. Georgia G/RO/N/37 03.06.2002 
15. Hong Kong, China G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 
G/RO/N/24 15.01.1999 
G/RO/N/30 21.11.2000 
G/RO/N/37 03.06.2002 
G/RO/N/46 15.02.2005 
G/RO/N/59 23.09.2008 
G/RO/N/67 02.12.2010 
G/RO/N/73 15.09.2011 
G/RO/N/86 01.10.2012 
16. Japan G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
17. Jordan G/RO/N/30 21.11.2000 
18. Korea G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
G/RO/N/63 18.09.2009 
19. Lesotho G/RO/N/56 27.05.2008 
20. Liechtenstein G/RO/N/60/Rev.1 08.04.2009 
21. Madagascar G/RO/N/11 10.09.1996 
22. Mexico G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 
23. Moldova G/RO/N/36 12.03.2002 
24. Morocco G/RO/N/2 22.06.1995 
25. New Zealand G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
26. Niger G/RO/N/19 23.01.1998  G/RO/W/141 
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 27. Norway G/RO/N/8 05.03.1996 
G/RO/N/62 26.05.2009 
28. Peru G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 
G/RO/N/5 01.11.1995 
G/RO/N/49 02.03.2007 
G/RO/N/50 10.05.2007 
G/RO/N/52 01.06.2007 
G/RO/N/77 
G/RO/N/83 12.03.2012 
31.08.2012 
29. Qatar G/RO/N/25 13.04.1999 
30. Russia G/RO/N/84 27.09.2012 
31. Rwanda G/RO/N/75 24.02.2012 
32. Senegal G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 
33. South Africa G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 
34. Suriname G/RO/N/24 15.01.1999 
G/RO/N/43 15.03.2004 
35. Switzerland G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 
G/RO/N/60/Rev.1 08.04.2009 
36. Chinese Taipei G/RO/N/37 03.06.2002 
37. Togo G/RO/N/70 16.06.2011 
38. Tunisia G/RO/N/7 12.02.1996 
G/RO/N/61 19.02.2009 
39. Turkey G/RO/N/8 05.03.1996 
G/RO/N/28 30.05.2000 
40. Ukraine G/RO/N/57 07.07.2008 
G/RO/N/76 06.03.2012 
G/RO/N/81 10.08.2012 
41. United States G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 
42. Venezuela, The Bolivarian Rep. of G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 
 
B. MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY DO NOT 
APPLY NON -PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (ARTICLE 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF 
ORIGIN ) 
1. Bolivia G/RO/N/9 19.04.1996 
2. Brunei Darussalam G/RO/N/5 01.11.1995 
3. Burundi G/RO/N/33 02.05.2001 
4. Chad G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 
5. Chile G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 
6. Costa Rica G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
7. Dominica G/RO/N/24 15.01.1999 
8. Dominican Republic G/RO/N/9 19.04.1996 
9. El Salvador G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 
10. Fiji G/RO/N/17 10.04.1997 
11. Ghana G/RO/N/44 06.05.2004 
12. Guatemala G/RO/N/21 20.07.1998 
13. Guyana G/RO/N/42 10.12.2003 
14. Haiti G/RO/N/20 14.05.1998 G/RO/W/141 
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  15. Honduras G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 
16. Iceland G/RO/N/5 01.11.1995 
17. India G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
18. Indonesia G/RO/N/16 05.03.1997 
19. Israel G/RO/N/13 19.11.1996 
20. Jamaica G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 
21. Kenya G/RO/N/9 19.04.1996 
22. Macao, China G/RO/N/21 20.07.1998 
23. Malaysia G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 
24. Maldives G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 
25. Mauritius G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
26. Mongolia G/RO/N/20 14.05.1998 
27. Namibia G/RO/N/26 02.09.1999 
28. Nicaragua G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 
29. Oman G/RO/N/32 30.04.2001 
30. Pakistan G/RO/N/16 05.03.1997 
31. Panama G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
32. Papua New Guinea G/RO/N/32 30.04.2001 
33. Paraguay G/RO/N/21 20.07.1998 
34. Philippines G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 
35. Saudi Arabia G/RO/N/48 08.11.2006 
36. Singapore G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 
37. Thailand G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
38. Trinidad and Tobago G/RO/N/7 12.02.1996 
39. Uganda G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 
40. United Arab Emirates G/RO/N/17 10.04.1997 
41. Uruguay G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 
42. Vietnam G/RO/N/79 01.06.2012 
43. Zimbabwe G/RO/N/80 18.07.2012 
 
C. MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
1. Angola  
2. Antigua and 
Barbuda  
3. Bahrain  
4. Bangladesh  
5. Barbados  
6. Belize  
7. Benin  
8. Botswana  
9. Cambodia 
10. Cameroon 
11. Cape Verde 
12. Central African 
Republic 
13. Congo 14. Congo, Democratic 
Rep. of the   
15. Côte d'Ivoire  
16. Djibouti 
17. Ecuador 
18. Egypt 
19. Gabon 
20. The Gambia 
21. Grenada 
22. Guinea Bissau 
23. Guinea, Rep. of 
24. Kuwait  
25. Kyrgyz Republic 
26. Malawi 
27. Mali 
28. Mauritania 29. Mozambique 
30. Myanmar 
31. Nepal 
32. Nigeria 
33. Saint Kitts and 
Nevis 
34. Saint Lucia 
35. Saint Vincent & 
Grenadine 
36. Sierra Leone 
37. Solomon Islands 
38. Sri Lanka 
39. Swaziland 
40. Tanzania 
41. Tonga 
42. Zambia 
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  III. NOTIFICATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER 
PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN 
A. MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY APPLY 
PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES 
OF ORIGIN ) 
Member APPLY 
Preferential Rules of Origin 
Document No. Date Detail 
1. Albania G/RO/N/47 06.07.2005 Free Trad e Agreements with (i) Macedonia, 
(ii) Croatia, (iii) Bulgar ia, (iv) UNMNIK/Kosovo, 
(v) Romania, (vi) Serbia and Montenegro, 
(vii) Moldova and (viii) Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
G/RO/N/53 18.09.2007 Free Trade Ag reements with (i) Macedonia, 
(ii) Croatia, (iii) European Communities, 
(iv) UNMNIK/Kosovo, (v) Serbia and Montenegro, (vi) Moldova and (vii) Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
2. Argentina G/RO/N/16 05.03. 1997 Clearance Procedures fo r Certain Transactions 
Concerning Definitive Import for Consumption (certificates of origin)". 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 See Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) 
and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). 
G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 Resolution No. 763/96 of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Works and Public Services  on "Clearance Procedure 
for Certain Transactions Concerning Definitive Import 
for Consumption (certificates of origin)". 
3. Armenia G/RO/N/41 21.08.2003 Free Trade Agreement with Belarus, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, 
Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine. 
4. Australia G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/51 01.06.2007 Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations 
Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA). 
5. Bolivia G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 See Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). 
G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 FTA with Mexico; Economic Complementarity 
Agreement between Bolivia and the MERCOSUR. 
G/RO/N/23 05.10.1998 - 
6. Brazil G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 See Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) 
and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). 
7. Brunei 
Darussalam G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 See ASEAN Pr eferential Trading Arrangement. 
8. Burkina Faso G/RO/N/19 23.01.1998 Treaty on the Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS); Treaty on the West African 
Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). G/RO/W/141 
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  Member APPLY 
Preferential Rules of Origin 
Document No. Date Detail 
9. Canada G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 NAFTA. 
G/RO/N/8 05.03.1996 NAFTA. 
G/RO/N/9 19.04.1996 NAFTA. 
G/RO/N/16 05.03.1997 Regulations implementing the Canada-Israel Free 
Trade Agreement on Rules of Origin. 
G/RO/N/71 05.07.2011 Canada-EU (CEFTA) and Canada-Peru (CPFTA) 
G/RO/N/71/Add.1 14.07.2011 Canada-Costa  Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA); 
North American Free Trad e Agreement (NAFTA); 
General Preferential Tariff (GPT) and the Least 
Developed Country Tariff (LDCT). 
10. Chile G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 FTA with LAIA members; ACE with Mexico, 
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia; AAP with Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 LAIA General Rules of Origin. 
G/RO/N/38 07.10.2002 Preferential rule s of origin applied by Chile in 
accordance with the regional agreements with Canada, 
MERCOSUR, Mexico, Peru and member countries of 
the ALADI. 
11. China G/RO/N/37/Rev.1 02.08.2002 Provisional rules of origin for imports under the First 
Agreement on Trade Negotiations among developing 
member countries of the Economic and Social 
Commission for Asia and the Pacific. 
12. Colombia G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 Latin American  Integration Association (LAIA). 
13. Congo, 
Democratic Rep. of the  G/RO/N/48 08.11.2006 rules of origin in the framework of the COMESA and 
the SADC regional agreements. 
14. Costa Rica G/RO/N/20/Rev.1 27.07.1998 FTA with Mexico; Regulation on the Central American 
Origin of Goods. 
15. Côte d'Ivoire G/RO/N/11 10.09.1996 Rules of origin of the Economic Community of West 
African States (ECOWAS). 
16. Croatia G/RO/N/36 12.03.2002 Customs Law; FTA's Protocol concerning the 
definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation. 
G/RO/N/74 21.10.2011 Stabilization and Association Agreement between the 
EU and the Republic of Croatia; Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEF TA 2006), Free Trade 
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the 
Republic of Turkey; Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and EFTA States. 
17. Cuba G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 Partial Scop e Agreements signed with Argentina, 
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and 
Venezuela; the Partial Scope Agreement for the 
Liberalization and Expansion of the Intraregional Seed 
Trade; the Agreement on Cooperation and Exchange of Assets in the Cultural, Educational and Scientific 
Fields and preferential rules of origin contained in the 
Global System of Trade Preferences. 
18. Dominica G/RO/N/24 15.01.1999 Schedule II as provided for under Article 14 of the 
Annex to the Treaty establishing the Caribbean 
Community (CARICOM).  G/RO/W/141 
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  Member APPLY 
Preferential Rules of Origin 
Document No. Date Detail 
19. Dominican 
Republic G/RO/N/5 01.11.1995 Trade Ag reement with Costa Rica. 
G/RO/N/39 22.04.2003 Preferential ru les of origin of the Free Trade 
Agreement between the Domi nican Republic and the 
Caribbean Community (CARICOM). 
G/RO/N/40 29.04.2003 Preferential ru les of origin of the Free Trade 
Agreement between the Do minican Republic and 
Central America. 
20. Ecuador G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 See Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) 
21. El Salvador G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 Central American Rules of Origin of Goods. 
G/RO/N/11 10.09.1996 Regulation on the Central American Origin of Goods; 
Regulation of the Treaty on Free Trade and Preferential Trade between the Republics of El 
Salvador and Panama; Resolutions of the Council of 
Ministers Responsible for Regional Economic Integration and Develo pment (COMRIEDRE). 
G/RO/N/30 15.02.2001 The rules of origin for tariff headings 72.08, 72.09 and 
72.11 of Chapter 72 (Iron and Steel) set forth in the annex to the Central American Regulation on the 
Origin of Goods have been changed. 
G/RO/N/43 15.03.2004 Bilateral free trad e agreements between El Salvador 
and Mexico, Dominican Republic, Chile and Panama. 
22. European 
Union G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
G/RO/N/23 05.10.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
G/RO/N/69 29.03.2011 European Union's Generalised System of Preferences 
(GSP) (Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1063/2010). 
23. Fiji G/RO/N/17 10.04.1997 Bilateral Trade Agreement be tween Papua New 
Guinea and the Kingdom of Tonga; South Pacific 
Regional Trade and Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA). 
24. Former 
Yugoslav Rep. of 
Macedonia G/RO/N/45 09.11.2004 Articles 27-c of the Customs Law; Articles 16-19 of 
the Decree on the determination of origin of products and FTA's Protocol concerning the definition of the 
concept of "originating products" and methods of 
administrative co-operation. 
25. Gabon G/RO/N/65 03.08.2010 Measures taken with respect to rules of origin.  
The Community (CEMAC) texts. 
26. Georgia G/RO/N/38 07.10.2002 Rules on Determining of a Country of Origin of Goods 
effective in the area of Fr ee Trade Agreement between 
CIS countries. 
27. Ghana G/RO/N/44 06.05.2004 ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme. 
28. Guatemala G/RO/N/21 20.07.1998 Regulation on the Central American Origin of Goods. 
29. Guyana G/RO/N/42 10.12.2003 CA RICOM/Colombia; CARICOM/Cuba, 
CARICOM/Brazil, CA RICOM/Venezuela, 
CARICOM/Canada, CARICOM/US and European 
Union/African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries Agreement (ACP-EU). 
30. Honduras G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 Central American Rules of Origin of Goods 
G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 Further to the notification circulated in document 
G/RO/N/3, Honduras has transmitted the new Central American Rules of Origin of Goods. G/RO/W/141 
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31. Iceland G/RO/N/15 13.01.1997 The Agreem ent on the European Economic Area; 
The Convention Establishing the European Free Trade 
Association; FTA with EC, Faroe Islands, Turkey, 
Czech republic, Slovak Republic, Israel, Romania, 
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia 
and Lithuania. 
G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
G/RO/N/23 05.10.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
32. India G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
33. Indonesia G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 See ASEA N Preferential Trading Arrangement. 
34. Israel G/RO/N/13 19.11.1996 Agreement w ith United States, European Communities 
and European Free Trade Area. 
35. Jamaica G/RO/N/4 07.08.19 95 Preferential rules of origin for goods from the 
Caribbean Community (CARICOM). 
36. Japan G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 Japan's Rules of Origin for Application of GSP. 
G/RO/N/8 05.03.1996 Enforcement of th e Temporary Tariff Measures Law. 
G/RO/N/39 22.04.2003 Agreement between Japan and the Republic of 
Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership. 
37. Jordan G/RO/N/30 15.02.2001 Article 27 of Customs Law No. 20 of the year 1998 
and its amendments. 
38. Kenya G/RO/N/9 19.04.1996 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 
(COMESA). 
G/RO/N/85 25/09/2012 East African Community, EAC. 
39. Korea G/RO/N/7 12.02.1996 Bangkok Agreement; Global System of Trade 
Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP). 
40. Kyrgyz 
Republic G/RO/N/39 22.04.2003 Free Trade Agreem ent between Azerbaijan, Armenia, 
Belarus, Georgia, Mol dova, Kazakhstan, the 
Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan 
and the Kyrgyz Republic. 
41. Lesotho G/RO/N/56 27.05.2008 Title 1 to Title V of the document TARIFF 
SCHEDULE AND RULES OF ORIGIN. 
42. Liechtenstein G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
G/RO/N/23 05.10.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
43. Madagascar G/RO/N/11 10.09.1996 Madagascar applies Article 23, paragraphs 1-4, of the 
Customs Code both to goods originating in the European Union and to goods originating in other 
countries. 
44. Malaysia G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 See ASEA N Preferential Trading Arrangement. 
45. Maldives G/RO/N/20 14.05.1998 Annex III of the SAPTA Agreement. 
G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998  
46. Mali G/RO/N/35 24.09.2001 Additional Act No. 04/96 of 10 May 1996 which 
includes the rules of origin of the West African 
Economic Community (CEAO). 
47. Mauritius G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
48. Mexico G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 North Amer ican Free Trade Ag reement (NAFTA), 
FTA with Bolivia, Costa Rica, Chili, Colombia and Venezuela. 
49. Moldova G/RO/N/36 12.03.2002 Customs Law.  
50. Morocco G/RO/N/2 22.06.19 95 Morocco-EEC Co operation Agreement; Agreements 
signed with other Arab and African countries:  Algeria, Egypt, Guinea, Iraq, Jord an, Libya, Mauritania, 
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan and Tunisia.  G/RO/W/141 
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51. Myanmar G/RO/N/36 12.03.2002 Certificate of Origin Form A for the Generalized 
System of Preferences; Cer tificate of Origin Form D 
for ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff 
Scheme. 
52. Namibia G/RO/N/26 02.09.1999 Trade Agreement between the Republic of Namibia 
and the Republic of Zimbabwe. 
53. New Zealand G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/51 01.06.2007 Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations 
Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA). 
54. Nicaragua G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 The Central American Rules of Origin of Goods 
appeared in the Official Journal (Diario Oficial) of the Republic of Nicaragua, No. 242 of 26 December 1995, 
and entered into effect on 1 January 1996. 
55. Niger G/RO/N/19 23.01.1998 Treaty on the Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS); Treaty on the West African 
Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). 
56. Norway G/RO/N/8 05.03.1996 FTA with EC ; EFTA with Turkey, Czech Republic, 
Slovak Republic, Israel, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and 
The Faroe Islands; GSP. 
G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin 
G/RO/N/23 05.08.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin 
G/RO/N/62 26.05.2009 Section 8-4, 8-5 of the Customs Act of 
21 December 2007 (No. 119). 
57. Oman G/RO/N/32 30.04.2001 Two preferen tial rules of origin:  (1) GCC and 
(2) Arab Free-Trade-Area.  There are no judicial 
decisions or administrative rulings pertaining to these 
rules of origin. 
58. Pakistan G/RO/N/16 05.03.1997 Protocol relating trade negotiations among developing 
countries, GSTP, SAPTA, ECO, PTA with Brazil, 
Korea, Spain, Turkey, Egyp t, Yugoslavia, Tunisia, 
PTA with Iran, Afghanistan, China and Nepal. 
59. Panama G/RO/N/23 05.10.1998 Bilateral pr eferential trade agreements concluded 
between Panama and the following countries:  
Colombia, Costa Rica, th e Dominican Republic, 
El Salvador, Guatemala,  Honduras, Mexico and 
Nicaragua. 
60. Papua New 
Guinea G/RO/N/32 30.04.2001 Melanesian Spearhead Group - Trade Agreement 
between Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and 
Vanuatu; Bilateral Trade Agreement between Papua 
New Guinea and Fiji. 
61. Paraguay G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 See Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) 
and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). 
62. Peru G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/9 19.04.1996 Global System of Trade Preferences among 
Developing Countries (GSTP). 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 See Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) 
G/RO/N/49 02.03.2007 Economic Complementation Agreement with Mexico, 
Chili, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; Modifications to Preferentia l Rules of Origin of the 
Andean Community and LAIA. 
G/RO/N/72 29.08.2011 FTA between the Republic of Peru and the Republic of 
Korea. G/RO/W/141 
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Document No. Date Detail 
 G/RO/N/77 12.03.2012 Trade Promotion Agreement between the United States 
of America and Peru, FTA w ith Singapore, FTA with 
Canada, FTA with the People's Republic of China, 
FTA with EFTA countries, FTA with Switzerland, and 
several Administrative rulings on preferential rules of 
origin. 
63. Philippines G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 ASEA N Preferential Trading Arrangement 
64. Qatar G/RO/N/25 13.04.1999 Customs Code No. 5 of 1998; and Decision of the 
acting Minister of Finance and Oil No. 2 of 1991. 
65. Russia G/RO/N/84 27/09/2012 Preferences for LDCs; FTA with Uzbekistan and 
Turkmenistan; FTA with Yugoslavia; FTA with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan 
and Ukraine. 
66. Rwanda G/RO/N75 24.02.2012 COMESA and EAC 
67. Senegal G/RO/N/10 16.08.1996 Treaty on the Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS) and its additional protocol; Treaty 
on the West African Economic and Monetary Union and its additional protocol, which include the 
establishment of a customs union among member 
countries and Lomé Convention and its additional act. 
68. Singapore G/RO/N/3 27.07.1995 Certificates of Origin and Commonwealth Preference 
Certificates Authorisation;  Commonwealth Preference. 
G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 See ASEAN Pr eferential Trading Arrangement. 
69. Suriname G/RO/N/24 15.01.1999 Schedule II as provided for under Article 14 of the 
Annex to the Treaty establishing the Caribbean 
Community (CARICOM). 
G/RO/N/43 15.03.2004 The law on rules of origin, dated 29 December 1995, 
has been revised.  The new law on rules of origin, dated 12 September 2003, is now in effect. 
70. Switzerland G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 Decisions of the Federal Court and the Federal 
Commission for Customs A ppeals concerning the 
interpretation or application by the Federal Customs 
Administration of preferential rules of origin. 
G/RO/N/13 19.11.1996 Order on rules of origin governing the granting of 
preferential tariffs to developing countries; this order 
has entered into force on 1 July 1996. 
G/RO/N/22 16.09.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
G/RO/N/23 05.10.1998 System of European Cumulation of Origin. 
G/RO/N/29 21.07.2000 - 
G/RO/N/30 13.02.2001 - 
71. Tanzania G/RO/N/66 14.10.2010 Rules of Origin for East Africa Community (EAC):  
the goods traded among the Partner States are accorded 
preferential tariff rates us ing EAC Rules of Origin. 
72. Thailand G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/4 07.08.1995 ASEAN Pref erential Trading Arrangement. 
73. Togo G/RO/N/70 16.06.2011 WAEMU/ECOWAS. 
74. Trinidad and 
Tobago G/RO/N/7 12.02.1996 Treaty of Chaguaramas (rules of origin for goods 
originating from member states of the Caribbean 
Community). 
G/RO/N/24 15.01.1999 Schedule II as provided for under Article 14 of the 
Annex to the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  G/RO/W/141 
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 G/RO/N/54 20.09.2007 CARICOM/ Venezuela; CARICOM/Colombia, 
CARICOM/Dominican Republic, CARICOM/Cuba 
and CARICOM/Costa Rica. 
75. Tunisia G/RO/N/7 12.02.1996 Bilateral agre ements with Algeria, Lybia, Morocco, 
Mauritania, Niger, Bahrain, Syria, Egypt, Saudi 
Arabia, United Arab Emir ates and Burkina Faso. 
76. Turkey G/RO/N/8 05.03.1996 Agreement with EFTA States ; Protocol among Turkey, 
Pakistan and Iran. 
G/RO/N/28 30.05.2000 Article 22 of Customs Law No. 4458. 
77. Uganda G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 - 
G/RO/N/13 19.11.1996 Article 48 of the Common Market for Eastern and 
Southern Africa (COMESA) Treaty. 
78. Ukraine G/RO/N/58 13.08.2008 FTA with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, 
Russian Federation, Moldova, Kyrgyz Republic, 
Kazakhstan, Georgia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Macedonia. 
G/RO/N/64 09.04.2010 Amendments to the Resolution on Rules determining 
the country of goods origin (CIS). 
G/RO/N/82 31/08/2012 FTA Ukraine-EFTA countries 
79. United Arab 
Emirates G/RO/N/17 10.04.1997 The Unified Economic Agreement between the 
Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 
80. United States G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/6 19.12.1995 NAFTA. 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 The most recent copies of diskettes containing 
administrative rulings (including ones relating to rules 
of origin) issued by the US Customs Service have been notified. 
G/RO/N/18 03.11.1997 US Public Law No. 104-234, amending the 
United States - Israel Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act of 1985; General Notes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule in the 1997 edition and 
Recent administrative rulings. 
81. Uruguay G/RO/N/5 01.11.1995 Cartagena Agreement, ALADI and MERCOSUR. 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) and 
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). 
82. Venezuela, 
The Bolivarian 
Rep. of G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 - 
G/RO/N/12 01.10.1996 Latin American  Integration Association (LAIA). 
83. Viet Nam G/RO/68 22.02.2011 ASEAN-Au stralia-New Zealand Free Trade Area 
(AANZFTA); ASEAN-India Trade in Goods 
Agreement (AIFTA). 
84. Zambia G/RO/N/15 13.01.1997 Common Market for Eastern and Southern African 
States (COMESA) and Fourth ACP-EEC Convention. 
85. Zimbabwe G/RO/N/55 16.10.2007 COMESA Protocol on Rules of Origin; SADC Trade 
Protocol; Zimbabwe/Mal awi Trade Agreement; 
Zimbabwe/Botswana Trade Agreement; 
Zimbabwe/Namibia Trade Agreement and 
Zimbabwe/Mozambique Trade Agreement. 
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EMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN THAT THEY DO NOT 
APPLY PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN (PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
RULES OF ORIGIN ) 
Member DO NOT APPLY 
Preferential Rules of Origin 
Document No. Date 
1. Burundi G/RO/N/34 13.06.2001 
2. Haiti G/RO/N/20/Rev.1 27.07.1998 
3. Hong Kong, China G/RO/N/1 09.05.1995 
4. Macao, China G/RO/N/21 20.07.1998 
5. Mongolia G/RO/N/20/Rev.1 27.07.1998 
6. Chinese Taipei G/RO/N/37/Rev.1 02.08.2002 
 
C. MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED PREFERENTIAL TRADE  AGREEMENTS TO OTHER BODIES OF THE 
WTO 
1. Angola   [SADC] h ttp://www.sadc.int/fta 
2. Antigua & 
Barbuda  [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community /revised_treaty.jsp?menu=community 
[EC-CARIFORUM] 
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/february/tradoc_137971.pdf 
3. Bahrain  
 [GCC] [PAFTA]  
[US-Bahrain] http://www.ustr. gov/trade-agreements/free- trade-agreements/bahrain-
fta/final-text 
4. Bangladesh  
 [APTA] http://www.unescap.org/tid/aptaro.pdf  
[GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secured/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf  
[PTN] L/3598 
[SAFTA] http://www.saarc-sec.org 
[SAPTA] http://www.saarc-sec.org 
5. Barbados [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community /revised_treaty.jsp?menu=community 
[EC-CARIFORUM] 
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/february/tradoc_137971.pdf 
6. Belize [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/r evised_treaty.jsp?menu=community 
7. Benin 
 [ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
[GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secure d/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
[WAEMU] WT/COMTD/23 
8. Botswana  
 [EFTA-SACU] http://www.efta.int/content/fre e-trade/fta-countries/southern-african-
customs-union-sacu 
[SACU] 
[SADC] http://www.sadc.int/fta 
9. Cambodia 
 [ASEAN] http://www.aseansec.org/17293.pdf 
[ASEAN-China] http://www.a seansec.org/22204.pdf 
10. Cameroon  
 [CEMAC] http://www.droit-afrique.com/images/textes/Afrique_centre/CEMAC%20-
%20Tarif%20des%20douanes.pdf 
[GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secure d/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
11. Cape Verde [ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
12. Cent. African 
Rep. [CEMAC] http://www.droit-afrique.com/images/textes/Afrique_centre/CEMAC%20-
%20Tarif%20des%20douanes.pdf 
13. Chad ? 
14. Congo [CEMAC] http://www.droit- afrique.com/images/textes/Afrique_centre/CEMAC%20-
%20Tarif%20des%20douanes.pdf  G/RO/W/141 
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  15. Djibouti [COMESA] 
http://programmes.comesa.int/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id= 
56&Itemid=63&lang=en 
16. Egypt 
 [COMESA] 
http://programmes.comesa.int/index.php?op tion=com_content&view=article&id=56&It
emid=63&lang=en  
[EC-Egypt] WT/REG177/1 
[EFTA-Egypt] http://www.efta.int/cont ent/free-trade/fta-countries/egypt 
[Egypt-Turkey]  http://rtais.wto.org/rta docs/2/AnnexAndRelatedDocs/English/Egypt%20-
%20Turkey%20Annexes.zip 
[GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secure d/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
[PAFTA]  
[PTN] L/3598  
17. Gambia [ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
18. Grenada  
 [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/r evised_treaty.jsp?menu=community [EC-
CARIFORUM] http://trade.ec.e uropa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/february/tradoc_137971.pdf 
19. Guinea Bissau 
 [ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
[WAEMU] WT/COMTD/23 
20. Guinea, Rep. of [ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
[GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secure d/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
21. Kuwait [GCC] [PAFTA]  
22. Malawi  
 [COMESA] 
http://programmes.comesa.int/index.php?op tion=com_content&view=article&id=56&It
emid=63&lang=en 
[SADC] http://www.sadc.int/fta 
23. Mozambique 
 [GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secure d/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
[SADC] http://www.sadc.int/fta 
24. Nepal [SAFTA] http://www.saarc-sec.org 
[SAPTA] http://www.saarc-sec.org 
25. Nigeria [GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secured/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
[ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
26. St. Kitts & Nevis [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community /revised_treaty.jsp?menu=community 
[EC-CARIFORUM] http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/february/tradoc_137971.pdf 
27. St. Lucia [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community /revised_treaty.jsp?menu=community 
[EC-CARIFORUM] http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/february/tradoc_137971.pdf 
28. St Vincent & 
Grenadines  [CARICOM] 
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/r evised_treaty.jsp?menu=community 
29. Saudi Arabia [GCC] [PAFTA]  
30. Sierra Leone [ECOWAS] http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=ap051176def&lang=en 
31. Solomon Islands [MSG] WT/COMTD/21 
[PICTA] http://rtais.wto.org/rtadocs/ 582/TOA/English/PICTA-text.pdf 
[SPARTECA] L/5100 
32. South Africa  
 [EC-South Africa] http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:1999:311:0298:0400:EN:PDF  [EFTA-SACU] http://www.efta.int/content/fre e-trade/fta-countries/southern-african-
customs-union-sacu  
[SACU]  [SADC] http://www.sadc.int/fta G/RO/W/141 
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  33. Sri Lanka [APTA] http://www .unescap.org/tid/aptaro.pdf 
[GSTP] http://www.unctadxi.org/Secure d/GSTP/LegalInstruments/gstp_en.pdf 
[India-Sri Lanka] http://www.doc.gov.lk/web/indusrilanka_freetrade.php [Pakistan-Sri Lanka] http://www.doc.gov .lk/web/pakissrilanka_freetrade.php 
[SAFTA] http://www.saarc-sec.org 
[SAPTA] http://www.saarc-sec.org 
34. Swaziland [COMESA] 
http://programmes.comesa.int/index.php?op tion=com_content&view=article&id=56&It
emid=63&lang=en  [EFTA-SACU] http://www.efta.int/content/fre e-trade/fta-countries/southern-african-
customs-union-sacu 
[SACU] [SADC] http://www.sadc.int/fta 
35. Tonga [PICTA] http://rtais.wto.org/rta docs/582/TOA/English/PICTA-text.pdf 
[SPARTECA] L/5100 
 
D. MEMBERS HAVING NOT SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II OF 
THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN 
(PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN ) 
1. Mauritania  
  
  
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