RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/RO/N/3
27July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2186)
Committee onRules ofOrigin
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5.1AND PARAGRAPH 4OFANNEX IIOF
THE AGREEMENT ONRULES OFORIGIN
A. Non-preferential rules oforigin
1. Article 5.1oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin provides thateachMember shallprovide to
theSecretariat, within 90daysafterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forit,itsrules
oforigin, judicial decisions, andadministrative rulings ofgeneral application relating torulesoforigin
ineffect onthatdate. Ifbyinadvertence aruleoforigin hasnotbeenprovided, theMember concerned
shallprovide itimmediately afterthisfactbecomes known. Listsofinformation received andavailable
withtheSecretariat shallbecirculated totheMembers bytheSecretariat.
2. Previous notifications received arelisted intheearlier documents intheG/RO/N/- series.
Asof10July1995, further notifications havebeenreceived asfollows1:
CUBA
(notification inSpanish)
CEF-MINCEX Joint Resolution N3,dated 8April 1992.
HONDURAS
(notification inSpanish)
Honduras doesnotapply orhaverules oforigin, judicial decisions oradministrative rulings
ofgeneral application.
SINGAPORE
(notification inEnglish)
There arenonon-preferential rules oforigin applied toimports intoSingapore.
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SOUTH AFRICA
(notification inEnglish)
1. Customs andExcise Act,section 46.
2. Customs andExcise Regulations 5.03.01 to5.03.02.
3. Customs andExcise Rule5.01.
B. Preferential rules oforigin
3. Paragraph 4ofAnnex IIoftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin provides 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 withtheSecretariat shall becirculated totheMembers bythe
Secretariat.
4. Previous notifications received arelisted intheearlier documents intheG/RO/N/- series.
Asof10July1995, further notifications havebeenreceived asfollows1:
CUBA
(notification inSpanish)
1. Thepreferential rules oforigin included inthefollowing agreements concluded within the
framework oftheLatin American Integration Association (LAIA):
- thePartialScopeAgreementssignedwithArgentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Colombia,Mexico,
Peru, Uruguay andVenezuela;
- thePartial Scope Agreement fortheLiberalization andExpansion oftheIntraregional
SeedTrade;
- theAgreement onCooperation andExchange ofAssets intheCultural, Educational
andScientific Fields.
2. Thepreferential rules oforigin contained intheGlobal System ofTrade Preferences.
HONDURAS
(notification inSpanish)
Honduras applies theCentral American Rules ofOrigin ofGoods, aninstrument which isbeing
revised atCentral American leveltobring itintoconformity withtheAgreement onRules ofOrigin.
Assoonasthefinalversion ofthisinstrument isavailable, acopywillbeprovided.
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SINGAPORE
(notification inEnglish)
- Export (Certificates ofOrigin andCommonwealth Preference Certificates Authorisation) Order,
of25March 1966;
- Commonwealth Preference: Admission ofGoods intotheUnited Kingdom FreeofCustoms
Duty (oratReduced Rates), September 1970.