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ORGANIZATIONG/RO/W/68/Rev.3
18 June 2002
(02-3366)
Committee on Rules of Origin
ENDORSEMENT OF PROPOSALS ON HARMONIZED RULES OF ORIGIN
Revision
The following proposals on harmonized rules of origin are forwarded for endorsement to the
formal meeting of the Committee on Rules of Origin scheduled for 28 June 2002.  Consensus, orconsensus on the basis of ad referendum, was reached on these proposals at the informal meetings in
July 2001.
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- Chapters 1-24 – Issue No. 80
1:  to endorse option B (the primary rule of split subheading
ex 2101.11(b) should read "CTH").
- Chapters 1-24 – Issue No. 852:  to endorse option A (the primary rule of subheading 2103.10
should read "CTH";  the primary rule of subheading 2103.20 should read "CTH";  the primaryrule of subheading 2103.90 should read "CTSH").
- Chapters 50-63 – Issue No. 18
3:  to endorse option D (the split headings ex 56.02(a),
ex 56.03(a), ex 58.01(a), ex 58.02(a), ex 58.03(a), ex 58.04(a), ex 58.06(a), ex 58.09(c) and
ex 58.11(b) should be deleted).
- Chapters 50-63 – Issue No. 504:  to endorse option A1 (the primary rule of split chapter
ex chapter 61(g) and ex chapter 62(e) should read "change to goods of this split chapter
provided that the goods are assembled in a single country in accordance with Chapter Note
(option 1)").
- Chapters 68-70 – Issue No. 25:  to endorse option B (the primary rule of heading 70.05 should
read "CTH, except from heading 70.03 or 70.04").
- Chapters 68-70 – Issue No. 36:  to endorse option C (the primary rule of subheading 6812.30
should read "CTSH, except from subheading 6812.20").
- Chapters 72-73 – Issue No. 1(c)7:  to endorse option B (the primary rule of split heading
ex 72.22(a) should read "CTH, except from heading 72.21;  the primary rule of split heading
ex 72.28(a) should read "CTH, except from heading 72.27").
                                                     
1 Consensus on this issue is subject to the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Singapore and the
United States.
2 Consensus on this issue is subject to Venezuela.
3 Consensus on this issue is subject to India, Malaysia and Pakistan.
4 Consensus on this issue is subject to Pakistan and Egypt.
5 Consensus on this issue is subject to the Dominican Republic.
6 Consensus on this issue is subject to the Dominican Republic.
7 Consensus on this issue is subject to Malaysia.G/RO/W/68/Rev.3
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- Chapters 72-73 – Issue No. 108:  to endorse option B (the primary rule of heading 73.12
should read "CTH").
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8 Consensus on this issue is subject to Malaysia.