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Rules of Origin are the laws and regulations that determine the economy origin of goods. Globalisation has made it is increasingly difficult to determine where a product "originally" comes from since raw materials and parts used to make finished goods are drawn from all over the world. Rules of Origin are important when implementing trade policy tools such as anti-dumping and countervailing duties, trade mark, and safeguard measures. The Committee on Trade and Investment Plenary works to harmonise these rules among APEC Member Economies.
Latest Developments
In February 2004, Chile developed and presented a
Comparative Matrix on Rules of Origin
. This Matrix contains a description of the rules of origin and customs procedures related to origin applied by different APEC Member Economies in their bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. The matrix emphasises the role of Customs Administrations in the verification and control process of preferential origin.
Key Outcomes
Workshops on Rules of Origin were conducted 17-21 March 2003 in Thailand and 24-28 March 2003 in China. These workshops provided technical assistance to Thai and Chinese customs officials to implement the
WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin
.
Rules of Origin (ROO) - Key Contact
APEC Secretariat
Ms Hiroko Taniguchi
Director (Program)
E-mail:
ht@apec.org
Latest Developments
Key Outcomes
Contact Information
1997 Compendium of Rules of Origin
(PDF,1923 Kb)
