Common use of Certificate of Origin Clause in Contracts

Certificate of Origin. 1. A claim that a good should be treated as originating and accepted as eligible for a preferential tariff shall be supported by a Certificate of Origin. 2. The Certificate of Origin shall be completed by the exporter. The Certificate of Origin shall contain a set of minimum requirements as detailed in Annex 4-A and shall: (a) specify that the goods enumerated therein are the origin of the exporting Party and meet the terms of this Chapter; (b) be made in respect of one or more goods and may include a variety of goods; and (c) be completed in English or Spanish. 3. An example of a Certificate of Origin in English and Spanish is provided in Annex 4-B. 4. The Certificate of Origin shall remain valid for a period of one year from the date the document was issued. 5. If the exporter is not the producer of the good referred to in the Certificate of Origin, that exporter may complete and sign the Certificate of Origin on the basis of: (a) the exporter’s knowledge that the good qualifies as an originating good; or (b) a producer’s written declaration or statement that the good qualifies as an originating good of a Party. 6. Nothing in paragraph 5(b) shall be construed to require a producer who is not the exporter of the good to make a written declaration or statement that the good qualifies as an originating good of a Party.

Certificate of Origin. 1. A claim that a good should be treated as originating and accepted as eligible for a preferential tariff shall be supported by a Certificate of Origin. 2. The Certificate of Origin shall be completed by the exporter. The Certificate of Origin shall contain a set of minimum requirements as detailed in Annex 4-A and shall: (a) specify that the goods enumerated therein are the origin of the exporting Party and meet the terms of this Chapter; (b) be made in respect of one or more goods and may include a variety of goods; and (c) be completed in English or Spanish. 3. An example of a Certificate of Origin in English and Spanish is provided in Annex 4-B. 4. The Certificate of Origin shall remain valid for a period of one year from the date the document was issued. 5. If the exporter is not the producer of the good referred to in the Certificate of Origin, that exporter may complete and sign the Certificate of Origin on the basis of: (a) the exporter’s 's knowledge that the good qualifies as an originating good; or (b) a producer’s 's written declaration or statement that the good qualifies as an originating good of a Party. 6. Nothing in paragraph 5(b) shall be construed to require a producer who is not the exporter of the good to make a written declaration or statement that the good qualifies as an originating good of a Party.