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7 October 2021  
(21-7545) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Rules of Origin  Original: English  
 
TAKING NOTE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALI AND NAIROBI MINISTERIAL 
DECISIONS AT MC -12 
SUBMISSION BY THE LDC GROUP  
The following submission, dated 6 October 2021, is being circulated at the request of Tanzania, on 
behalf of the LDC Group.  
 
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The LDC Group would like to submit the draft text below for discussion in the next CRO meeting on 
14 October 2021. The text would be inserted in the MC12 Ministerial Declaration. The text emanates 
from our previous submissions on the implementation of the Nairobi Decision.  
 
"Members reaffirm their commit ment and shared responsibility to identifying and address ing the 
specific challenges that LDCs face in complying with rules of origin and origin requirements to 
effectively use tra de preferences.  
 
Towards that end, we instruct the Committee on Rules of Origin to redouble its efforts to implement 
the Nairobi Ministerial D ecision with a view to facilitat ing export growth from LDCs, further explore 
the linkages between existing origin  requirements and the utilization of trade preferences, adopt 
best practices on preferential rules of origin and related administrative requirements.  The result of 
such work program should be reported to the next Ministerial Conference. " 
 
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