Control and Verification of Certificates of Origin

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....ON IV Control and Verification of Certificates of Origin   ^1[Rule 17 1. Regardless of the presentation of a certificate of origin in accordance with the these rules, the customs authorities of importing Party in the cases of reasonable doubt, as to the authenticity of a certificate of origin, as well as the veracity of the information contained therein, may initiate an verificati....

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....reasonable doubt, request the relevant government   authorities of the exporting Party any additional information necessary for the verification of the authenticity of a certificate, as well as the veracity of the information contained therein. This shall not preclude the application of the respective national legislation relating to breach of customs law.   2.  &nbs....

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.... shall be carried out by a specific office of the customs authorities designated by each Party.   5.         The customs authorities of the importing Party shall not suspend the importation operations of the goods. However, they may deny preferential tariff treatment, request a guarantee in any of its modalities or may take any action necessary in....