ARTICLE 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN
NOTIFICATION OF NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF
ORIGIN
NEW ZEALAND
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According to
Article 5.1 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin, each Member shall provide to
the Secretariat, within 90 days after the date of entry into force of the WTO
Agreement for it, its rules of origin, judicial decisions, and administrative
rulings of general application relating to rules of origin in effect on that
date. If, by inadvertence, a rule of origin has not been provided, the Member
concerned shall provide it immediately after this fact becomes known.
2._ Article 5.2 of the Agreement provides, moreover, that during
the period referred to in Article 2, Members introducing modifications,
other than de minimis
modifications, to their rules of origin or introducing new rules of origin,
shall publish a notice to that effect at least 60 days before the entry
into force of the modified or new rule in such a manner as to enable interested
parties to become acquainted with the intention to modify a rule of origin or
to introduce a new rule of origin, unless exceptional circumstances arise or
threaten to arise for a Member.
3._ In addition, as a result of
consultations held in 2024, the Chairperson of in the CRO noted that it would
be desirable that Members keep their notifications complete, up to date and
accurate in case of modifications to the applicable legislation, as necessary.
In doing so, Members were encouraged to use a notification template (Annexes to
document _JOB/RO/8/Rev.3). The use of the notification
template would have the advantage of facilitating the preparation of
notifications and standardizing the information submitted.
4._ Further to these notification
obligations and recommendations, the following notification has been received
from New Zealand.
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ANNEX 1
NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
I. BASIC
INFORMATION
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Notifying Member:
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New Zealand
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Contact
point:
(If
possible, provide the following contact details: name, telephone, e‑mail,
website)
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New Zealand
Customs Service
+64 9 886 4651
https://www.customs.govt.nz/contact-us#enquiry
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Are
non-preferential rules of origin ("non-preferential RO") in force?
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Yes
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No*
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* If your answer in question 3 is
'No', the subsequent questions of this Annex do not need to be completed
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Please
indicate which commercial policy instruments use these non‑preferential RO
(refer to Article 1.2 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin):
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Date
of entry into force or any substantive modification thereof:
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Date
of expiration, if applicable:
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Governmental
or non-governmental authorities in charge of administration:
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Internet
link to legislation, title and date of adoption of the legislation, and for
any explanatory documents, if applicable:
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Comments,
if any:
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II. APPLICATION OF
NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
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Do
non-preferential RO apply to imports?
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Yes
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No
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Do non-preferential RO apply to exports?
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Yes
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No
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Is
there a de minimis rule for the application
of non-preferential RO?
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Yes
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No
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If
"Yes", please specify the de minimis
threshold and provide the relevant legal references applicable to questions
10 to 12:
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III. CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING SUBSTANTIAL
TRANSFORMATION FOR ASSESSING THE ORIGIN OF THE GOOD
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General
criteria, if applicable for all products:
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Product
specific rules of origin where applicable:
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Definition
of non-originating material and originating material, if any:
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List
of minimal operations not conferring origin, if any:
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Residual
rules, if any:
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Any other information the
Member deems necessary (provide an Internet link, if appropriate)
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IV. ADVANCE RULINGS
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Are
advance rulings on the origin of a good issued?[1]
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Authority
in charge of issuing advance rulings on origin:
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Instructions
for the application for an advance ruling on origin:
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Internet
link to legislation and any other relevant legal references:
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ANNEX 2
NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE FOR DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
RELATED TO
NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
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For imports, are there mandatory requirements
for certificate and/or any other documentary proof of origin for
non-preferential purposes?
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Yes
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No**
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For exports, are there mandatory requirements
for certificate and/or any other documentary proof of origin for
non-preferential purposes?
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Yes
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No**
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** If answers to questions 1
and 2 are 'No', the subsequent questions of this Annex do not need to be
completed
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Is there a standardized or prescribed format
and/or content of certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of
origin?
If "Yes", please attach a copy or
provide relevant details in the Appendix of this Annex
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Yes No
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If only requested in specific circumstances,
please describe the cases for which a certificate (or other mandatory
documentary proof of origin) is requested and the respective format
(prescribed form or other):
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If mandatory requirements for certificate and/or
any other documentary proof of origin for non-preferential purposes are
limited to certain products, please specify for which HS Chapters and the
respective format (prescribed form or other):
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Exemptions to the mandatory requirements for
certificate and/or any other documentary proof of origin for non-preferential
purposes (e.g. low value consignments, postal consignments, …):
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Governmental or non-governmental authorities
designated for issuance of certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary
proof of origin, if any:
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Please provide the relevant legal references
applicable to Questions 1 to 7:
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ANNEX 2 ‒ APPENDIX
Please attach the prescribed
form and/or Internet link to the prescribed form of Certificate of origin (or
other mandatory documentary proof of origin), if applicable.
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[1] As defined
in Article 2(h) of the Agreement on Rules of Origin and Article 3 of the Trade
Facilitation Agreement.