Rules of Origin and Cooperation in Customs Administration Sample Clauses

The "Rules of Origin and Cooperation in Customs Administration" clause defines the criteria for determining the national origin of goods and establishes procedures for collaboration between customs authorities. In practice, this clause sets out how products must meet specific requirements to qualify for preferential tariff treatment under a trade agreement, and it outlines mechanisms for information sharing, verification, and mutual assistance between countries' customs agencies. Its core function is to prevent fraud and ensure that only eligible goods benefit from trade preferences, thereby maintaining the integrity of the agreement and facilitating efficient customs processes.
Rules of Origin and Cooperation in Customs Administration. 1. Protocol B to this Agreement lays down the rules of origin and methods of administrative cooperation. 2. The Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including arrangements regarding administrative cooperation, to ensure that the provisions of Articles 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement and Protocol B are effectively and harmoniously applied, taking into account the need to reduce as far as possible the formalities imposed on trade and the need to achieve mutually satisfactory solutions to any difficulties arising out of the operation of those provisions.
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Rules of Origin and Cooperation in Customs Administration. 1. The Parties recognize that the rules regarding eligibility for the preferential tariff treatment afforded by this Agreement, as set out in Article 2 and Annex 2.2, are crucial to the functioning of this Agreement, and each Party shall strive to administer such rules effectively, uniformly, and consistently with the object and purpose of this Agreement and the WTO Agreement. 2. The Parties shall consult as appropriate, through the Joint Committee or through the consultative mechanism established in Article 16: (a) to agree upon the means to cooperate and provide administrative assistance to achieve the commitments in paragraph 1; and (b) to address situations pertaining to claims of preferential treatment under this Agreement for imported goods that do not satisfy the requirements in Annex 2.2. 3. The Parties, within 180 days after the entry into force of this Agreement, shall enter into discussions with a view to developing interpretative and explanatory materials on the implementation of Annex 2.2.
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Rules of Origin and Cooperation in Customs Administration. Protocol III lays down the rules of origin and methods of administrative cooperation.
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Rules of Origin and Cooperation in Customs Administration. 1. Protocol A lays down the rules of origin and methods of administrative cooperation and cooperation and it shall form an integral part of this Agreement. 2. The Parties shall take appropriate measures, including regular reviews by the Joint Committee and arrangements for administrative cooperation, to ensure that the provision of Article 7 (Prohibition and abolition of customs duties on imports and charges having equivalent effect), Article 8 (Prohibition and abolition of customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect), Article 9 (Prohibition and abolition of quantitative restrictions on imports or exports and measures having equivalent effect), Article 12 (Internal taxation) and Article 21 (Reexports and serious shortage) of the Agreement and Protocol A are effectively and harmoniously applied, and to reduce, as far as possible. the formalities imposed in trade, and to achieve mutually satisfactory solutions to any difficulties arising from the operation of those provisions.
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