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Rules of Origin

Workshop on “Offset, Customs and International Trade” Paris, 7 September 2011

THE WCO, AN ORGANIZATION WITH GLOBAL REACH 177 Members divided into 6 Regions Members responsible for 98 % of world trade

Europe Americas Asia Pacific ESA MENA WCA

KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE WCO

• Developing international Customs Instruments such as

the Harmonized System, the Revised Kyoto Convention, the Istanbul Convention, the Nairobi Convention, the Johannesburg Convention

• Encouraging Uniform Application of Simplified and

Harmonized Customs Systems and Procedures and the increased use of IT as well as the implementation of the WCO Data Model

• Administering international instruments developed by
• ther multilateral institutions such as the WTO Agreements
• n Customs Valuation and Origin, and the UN Convention
• n Containers

WCO work in origin

WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin

– CRO in Geneva – TCRO in Brussels

Preferential Trade Agreements

Preferential rules of origin

Action Plan to improve the understanding

and application of preferential rules of origin (2007)

– Database of Preferential Trade Agreements – Comparative Study – Technical Assistance

Revenue Package Action Plan (2010)

– Guidelines on verification and control

Database of free trade agreements

Topics Agreements

Topics

Agreement A

Topic A

Topic B

Topic C

Topic D

Topic E Agreement Topic A Topic A Agreement A Agreement B Agreement C etc. Topic B Agreement A Agreement B Agreement C etc.

Start

A new module of the Comparative Study

• World Trends in Certification and Verification -

WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin

Implication issues – public procurement

Articles 1, 2nd para. and 2 d of the WTO Agreement

• n Rules of Origin

Origin criteria

Wholly obtained Substantial transformation (changes the origin of imported raw materials, components etc.)

Economic impact of rules of origin

International trade Comparative advantage Investments Industrial structure Research and Development

Conflicts between offset and rules of

• rigin

FTA signed to – enhance the commercial ties between 2 specific countries – enhance importation of a given good Artificially created production “Trade deflection” Harm smaller local production as conditions are artificially

changed

Distortion of competition