Acceptance of Copies. 1. Each Party shall endeavor, where appropriate, to accept hard copies or electronic copies of supporting documents required for import, export, or transit formalities.
2. Where an original of such a document is already in the possession of a government agency of a Party, any other agency of that Party shall, where appropriate, accept in lieu of the original a paper or electronic copy provided by the agency in whose possession the original is held.
Acceptance of Copies. 1. Each Party shall, where appropriate, endeavour to accept paper or electronic copies of supporting documents required for imported goods.
2. A Party shall not require an original or copy of export declarations submitted to the customs administration of the exporting Party as a requirement for importation.
Acceptance of Copies. 2.1 Each Member shall, where appropriate, endeavour to accept paper or electronic copies of supporting documents required for import, export, or transit formalities.
2.2 Where a government agency of a Member already holds the original of such a document, any other agency of that Member shall accept a paper or electronic copy, where applicable, from the agency holding the original in lieu of the original document.
2.3 A Member shall not require an original or copy of export declarations submitted to the customs authorities of the exporting Member as a requirement for importation.11
Acceptance of Copies. Each Party shall, where appropriate, endeavour to accept paper or electronic copies of the Certificate of Origin and the supporting documentation required for imported goods.
Acceptance of Copies. Border agencies shall endeavour to accept copies of supporting documents that may be required for import, export or transit formalities.
Acceptance of Copies. 10.3 Use of International Standards
Acceptance of Copies. 1. Each Party shall, where appropriate, accept paper or electronic copies of supporting documents required for import, export or transit formalities.
2. Where a government agency of a Party already holds the original of such a document, any other agency of that Party shall accept a paper or electronic copy, where applicable, from the agency holding the original in lieu of the original document.
3. A Party shall not require an original or copy of export declarations submitted to the customs administrations of the exporting Party as a requirement for importation. Nothing in this paragraph precludes a Party from requiring documents such as certificates, permits or licenses as a requirement for the importation of controlled or regulated goods.
Acceptance of Copies. B At present, presentation of the original document for import is required under Customs rules. No No No
Acceptance of Copies. No B x x
Acceptance of Copies. This article intends to avoid that original documents are required, and that copies are accepted instead. It defines that when one national authority has received the original document, all other agencies shall accept copies authenticated by this authority. The Member shall not require an original or copy of export declarations of the exporting country at the time of import. Current Situation It is already practice to accept copies – and for the SEW everything is scanned and introduced into the system. Issues of Interpretation The article does not have a mandatory character, since it says that each Member shall ‘where appropriate, endeavour to accept copies...’
