Origin determination timeframe extended to twelve months under India-Japan CEPA, amending the documentary validity period. The 2018 Amendment to the India-Japan CEPA origin rules, made under section 5(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, substitutes 'nine months' with 'twelve months' in Appendix A to Annexure 2, sub clause (b) of clause 3 of the 2011 Rules, thereby extending the documentary timeframe; the amendment is effective from 1 March 2018.