WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/14
2December 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-5054)
Committee onRules ofOrigin
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5AND PARAGRAPH 4OFANNEX IIOF
THE AGREEMENT ONRULES OFORIGIN
A. NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OFORIGIN
1. Article 5.1oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin envisages thateachMember shallprovide
totheSecretariat, within 90daysafterthedateentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forit,its
rules oforigin, judicial decisions andadministrative rulings ofgeneral application relating torules
oforigin ineffect onthatdate. Ifbyinadvertence aruleoforigin hasnotbeenprovided, theMember
concerned shallprovide itimmediately afterthisfactbecomes known. Listsofinformation received
andavailable within theSecretariat shallbecirculated totheMembers bytheSecretariat.
2. Article 5.2oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin provides thatduring theperiod referred to
inArticle 2,Members introducing modifications, other thandeminimis modifications, totheirrules
oforigin orintroducing newrules oforigin, which, forthepurpose oftheArticle, shallinclude any
ruleoforigin referred toinparagraph 1andnotprovided totheSecretariat, shallpublish anotice to
thateffect atleast60daysbefore theentry intoforce ofthemodified ornewruleinsuchamanner
astoenable interested parties tobecome acquainted withtheintention tomodify aruleoforigin or
tointroduce anewruleoforigin, unless exceptional circumstances arise orthreaten toarise fora
Member. Inthese exceptional cases, theMember shallpublish themodified ornewruleassoonas
possible.
3. Previous notifications received arelisted intheG/RO/N/- series. Further notifications have
beenreceived asfollows:1
BRAZIL
(Notification inEnglish)
Brazil doesnothaveanylaws, regulations, judicial decisions oradministrative rulings ofgeneral
application relating tonon-preferential rulesorigin effective onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement.
VENEZUELA
(Notification inSpanish)
Joint Resolution Nos. 3141 and2511, oftheMinistries ofDevelopment andFinance ofVenezuela,
respectively, making itcompulsory forimports ofgoods similar toproducts subject toanti-dumping
duties andcountervailing measures tocertify theorigin ofthese products. ThisResolution amends
Joint Resolution Nos. 321and3055, contained indocument G/RO/N/10.
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1Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).G/RO/N/14
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B. PREFERENTIAL RULES OFORIGIN
1. Paragraph 4onAnnex IIoftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin envisages thatMembers shall
provide totheSecretariat promptly theirpreferential rulesoforigin, including alisting ofthepreferential
arrangements towhich theyapply, judicial decisions, andadministrative rulings ofgeneral application
relating totheir preferential rules oforigin ineffect onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement fortheMember concerned. Members shallprovide anymodifications totheirpreferential
rules oforigin ornewpreferential rules oforigin assoon aspossible totheSecretariat. Lists of
information received andavailable within theSecretariat shall becirculated toMembers bythe
Secretariat.
2. Previous notifications received arelisted intheG/RO/N/- series. Further notifications have
beenreceived asfollows:2
ROMANIA
(Notification inEnglish)
- Europe Agreement establishing anassociation between theEuropean Economic Communities,
oftheonepart,andRomania, oftheother part(Protocol 4;notified inL/7618/1994);
- TheAgreement between EFTA States andRomania (Protocol B;notified inL/7215/1994);
- TheFreeTrade Agreement between theCzech Republic andRomania (Protocol 3;notified
inWT/REG 26/N/1/96);
- TheFreeTrade Agreement between theSlovak Republic andRomania (Protocol 3;notified
inWT/REG 27/N/1/96;
- Global System ofTrade Preferences (GSTP), Annex II.
2Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).