Common use of Issuance of the Certificate of Origin Clause in Contracts

Issuance of the Certificate of Origin. 1. The producer, or exporter of the goods or its authorized representative shall apply to an authorized body for a Certificate of Origin in writing or by electronic means if applicable. 2. The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by the authorized body to the producer or exporter of the exporting Party or its authorized representative prior to or at the time of exportation whenever the goods to be exported can be considered originating in a Party within the meaning of this Chapter. 3. The Certificate of Origin shall cover the goods under one consignment. 4. Each Certificate of Origin shall bear a unique reference number separately given by the authorized body. 5. If all of the goods covered by the Certificate of Origin cannot be listed on one page, additional sheets, as set out in Annex 3 to this Agreement, shall be used. 6. The Certificate of Origin (Form CT-3) shall comprise one original and two copies. 7. The copy shall be retained by the authorized body in the exporting Party. Another copy shall be retained by the exporter. 8. Without prejudice to paragraph 4 of Article 6.15 of this Agreement, in exceptional cases, where a Certificate of Origin (Form CT-3) has not been issued prior to or at the time of exportation it may be issued retroactively and shall be marked “ISSUED RETROACTIVELY”. 9. The submitted original Certificate of Origin shall be kept at the customs authorities of the importing Party except in circumstances stipulated in its respective domestic laws and regulations.