. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/RO/N/74 
21 October 2011 
 (11-5248) 
Committee on Rules of Origin  
  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5 AND PARAGRAPH 4 OF 
ANNEX II TO THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
 
 A. N
ON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
1. Article 5.1 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin  envisages that each Member shall provide to 
the Secretariat, within 90 days afte r the date of entry in to force of the WTO Agreement for it, its rules 
of origin, judicial decisions and admi nistrative rulings of general applica tion relating to rules of origin in 
effect on that date.  If by inadvertence a rule of origin has not been provide d, the Member concerned 
shall provide it immediately after this fact becomes k nown.  Lists of informatio n received and available 
within the Secretariat shall be circulated to the Members by the Secretariat. 
 2. Article 5.2 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin provides that during the period referred to in 
Article 2, Members introducing modifications, other than  de minimis  modifications, to their rules of 
origin or introducing new rules of origin, which, for the purpose of the Article, shall include any rule of 
origin referred to in paragraph 1 and not provided to the Secretariat, shall publish a notice to that effect 
at least 60 days before the entry into force of the mo dified or new rule in such a manner as to enable 
interested parties to become acquainted with the intention to m odify a rule of origin or to introduce a 
new rule of origin, unless exceptional circumstances arise or threaten to arise for a Member.  In these exceptional cases, the Member shall publish th e modified or new rule  as soon as possible. 
 
3. Previous notifications received are listed in the G/RO/N/- series.  Further notifications have 
been received as follows:
1 
 
CROATIA 
(Notification in English) 
 
 Non-preferential rules of  origin are contained in: 
  Legal provisions for non-preferential rules of origin are regulated in Articles 23-27 of the 
Customs Act (OG 78/99, 94/99, 117/99, 73/00, 92/01, 47/03, 140/05, 138/06, 60/08, 45/09 and 56/10) and Articles 14-30 of the Regulation amending the Customs Act (OG 94/99). 
 
B. 
PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN   
1. Paragraph 4 of Annex II of the Agreement on  Rules of Origin envisages that Members shall 
provide to the Secretariat promptly their preferential rules of origin, in cluding a listing of the preferential 
arrangements to which they apply, judicial decisi ons, and administrative rulings of general application 
relating to their preferential rule s of origin in effect on the date of entry into force of the WTO 
Agreement for the Member concerned.  Members shall provide any modifications to their preferential rules of origin or new preferential rules of origin as soon as possible to the Secretariat.  Lists of 
                                                      
1 The notifications are available for consultation in the Secretariat (Market Access Division). G/RO/N/74 
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  information received and available within the Secretariat shall be circulated to Members by the 
Secretariat.  2. Previous notifications received are listed in the G/RO/N/- series.  Further notifications have 
been received as follows
2: 
 
CROATIA 
(Notification in English) 
 
 Stabilization and Association Agreement be tween the European Communities and their 
Member States, of the one part, and the Repub lic of Croatia, of the other part, Annex X 
Protocol 4 Concerning the Definition of the C oncept of "Originating Products" and Methods 
of Administrative Cooperation, in force from 1 March 2009 (OG, IA 10/08). 
 
 Decision 1/2011 Amending Protocol 4 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement 
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the 
Republic of Croatia, of the other part, Concerning the Definition of the Concept of 
"Originating Products" and Methods of Administ rative Cooperation.  In force from 21 July 
2011 (OG, IA 10/2011). 
 
 The Agreement on Amendment of and Accession to the Central European Free Trade 
Agreement (CEFTA 2006), Annex 4, Protocol Co ncerning the Definition of the Concept of 
“Originating Products” and Methods of Administ rative Cooperation.  In force from 22 August 
2007 (OG, IA 6/2007).   
 
 Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Cr oatia and the Republic of Turkey, Protocol 
III, Definition of the Concept of “Originati ng Products” and Methods of Administrative 
Cooperation. In force from 1 July 2003 (OG, IA 12/2002). 
 Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and EFTA States.  Annex III lays 
down the rules of origin and methods  of administrative cooperation .  In force from 1 
January 2002 (OG, IA 12/2001). 
 
 Legal provisions concerning preferential rules of  origin are regulated in Article 28 of the 
Customs Act (OG 78/99, 94/99, 117/99, 73/00, 92/01, 47/03, 140/05, 138/06, 60/08, 45/09 and 56/10) and in Articles 31-65 of the Regulati on amending the Customs Act (OG 94/99). 
 
 More about it on WEB page www.carina.hr  and www.nn.hr  (Official Gazette). 
 
 
 
 
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2 The notifications are available for consultati on in the Secretariat (M arket Access Division).