TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND
OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN
background Note by the Secretariat[1]
1 Introduction
1.1. Article 6.1 of the Agreement on Rules of
Origin provides that "the Committee shall review annually the
implementation and operation of Part II and Part III of this Agreement having
regard to its objectives". The
outcome of such a review will be incorporated to the Committee's Annual report
to the Council for Trade in Goods on the implementation and operation of the
Agreement on Rules of Origin. This background note was prepared by the
Secretariat to assist Members in conducting the 23rd annual
review of the implementation and operation of the Agreement.
[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their
rights and obligations under the WTO.