WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/20
14May1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1932)
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 90daysafterthedateofentry 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 newrulesoforigin, which, forthepurpose ofthisArticle, 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
HAITI
(Notification inFrench)
Haiti doesnothavenon-preferential rules oforigin.
MONGOLIA
(Notification inEnglish)
Mongolia doesnothavenon-preferential rules oforigin.
B. Preferential rules oforigin
1. Paragraph 4ofAnnex IIoftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin envisages thatMembers shall
provide totheSecretariat promptly theirpreferential rulesoforigin, including alisting ofthepreferential
1Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).
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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
COSTA RICA
(Notification inSpanish)
- FreeTrade Agreement between theRepublic ofCosta Rica, theUnited States andMexico
(Law 7474 of23December 1994).
- Regulation ontheCentral American Origin ofGoods (effective from 15November 1995).
HAITI
(Notification inFrench)
Haiti doesnothavepreferential rules oforigin.
MALDIVES
(Notification inEnglish)
- Annex IIIoftheSAPTA Agreement.
MONGOLIA
(Notification inFrench)
Mongolia doesnothavepreferential rules oforigin.
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2Thenotifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division).