. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/RO/N/63 
18 September 2009 
 (09-4403) 
Committee on Rules of Origin Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5 OF 
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 after the date entry in  to force of the WTO Agreement for it, its rules of 
origin, judicial decisions and admini strative rulings of general applicati on 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 
 KOREA (Notification in English)   Foreign Trade Law a nd sub-legislation: 
 
(a) Foreign Trade Law, Chapter 3 and Section 5 (Country of Origin Marking): 
 
- Article 33 Country of Origin Mark ing for Exported or Imported Goods 
- Article 34 Determining Country of Origin 
- Article 35 Criteria for Determining Origin of  Domestic Products That Include Imported   
 Materials  
- Article 36 Submission of Country of Or igin Certification for Imported Goods  
- Article 37 Issuance of Country of Origin Ce rtification With Respect to Export Goods 
- Article 38 Prohibitions on Misrepresen ting Foreign Goods as Domestic Goods 
 
(b) Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Trade Law, Chapter 3 and Section 5 (Country of Origin 
Marking): 
 
- Article 55 Goods Subject to Country of Origin Marking 
                                                      
1 The notifications are available for consultation in the Secretariat (Market Access Division). G/RO/N/63 
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  - Article 56 Country of Origin Marking Methods for Exported or Imported Goods 
- Article 57 Verification of Country of Origin Marks - Article 58 Corrective Measures for Goods w ith Inaccurate Country of Origin Marking 
- Article 59 Payments and Imposition of Fines - Article 60 Fines and Finable Offenses 
- Article 61 Criteria for Determining Co untry of Origin for Imported Goods 
- Article 62 Prior Determination of Co untry of Origin for Imported Goods 
- Article 63 Complaint Procedures - Article 65 Submission of Certification of  Country of Origin for Imported Goods 
- Article 66 Criteria for Issuance of Certification of Country of Origin 
- Article 67 Simple Processing Activities 
  
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