OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR SOUTH ASIAN FREE TRADE AREA (SAFTA) RULES OF ORIGIN

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....the exporting Contracting State (hereinafter referred to as Issuing Authority) and notified to the other Contracting States. Article 2 (a) Each Contracting State shall inform the other Contracting States of the names and addresses of the officials authorised to issue the Certificate of Origin and shall provide their specimen signatures and official seals. (b) Any change in their names, addresses, or official seals shall be promptly notified to the other Contracting States. Article 3 For the purpose of verifying the conditions for preferential treatment, the Issuing Authority shall have right to call for any supporting documentary evidence or to carry out any check considered appropriate. Pre-Exportation Verification Art....

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....ue, description, quantity and weight of goods, marks, number and kinds of packages, as specified, conform to the consignment to be exported. Issuance of Certificate of Origin Article 7 (a) The validity of the Certificate of Origin shall be 12 months from the date of its issuance. (b) The Certificate of Origin must be on ISO A4 size paper in conformity to the specimen shown in Appendix-1. It shall be in English. (c) The Certificate of Origin shall comprise one original and one duplicate in the following colours: Original - light orange Duplicate - white (d) Each Certificate of Origin shall bear a reference number given separately by each office of issuance at different places. (e) The original shall be fo....

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.... within 3 working days from the date of shipment whenever the products to be exported can be considered originating in that Contracting State within the meaning of the Rules of Origin of this Agreement. (b) In exceptional cases where a Certificate of Origin has not been issued at the time of exportation or within 3 working days from the date of shipment due to involuntary errors or omissions or other valid causes, the Certificate of Origin may be issued retrospectively but no longer than 45 days from the date of shipment, bearing the word "ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY" in Box 4. Article 11 In the event of theft, loss, damage or destruction of a Certificate of Origin, the exporter may apply in writing to the Issuing Authority, which ....

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....ween the statements made in the Certificate of Origin and those made in the documents submitted to the Customs Authority of the importing Contracting State for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the products shall not ipso-facto invalidate the Certificate of Origin, if it does, in fact, correspond to the said products. Article 15 (a) The importing Contracting State may request to the Issuing Authority of the exporting Contracting State for a retrospective check at random and/or when it has reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the document or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the products in question or of certain parts thereof. (b) The request shall be accompanied with t....

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....to specified port is changed, before or after their arrival in the importing Contracting State, the following procedures shall be observed: (a) If the products have already been submitted to the Customs Authority in the specified importing port, the Certificate of Origin shall, by a written application of the importer, be endorsed to this effect for all or parts of products by the said authority and the original returned to the importer. (b) If the changing of destination occurs during transportation to the importing Contracting State as specified in the Certificate of Origin, the exporter shall apply in writing, accompanied with the issued Certificate of Origin, for the issuance of new Certificate/s of Origin for all or parts of prod....