Common use of Declaration of Origin Clause in Contracts

Declaration of Origin. 1. A Declaration of Origin shall be in the format as set out in Annex 7, and shall be accepted in place of a Certificate of Origin: (a) for any consignment whose aggregate customs value does not exceed US$1,000 or its equivalent in the currency of the importing Party, or such higher amount as that Party may establish; (b) for any consignment of goods covered by an advance ruling in accordance with Article 52 that deems the good to qualify as originating, so long as the facts and circumstances on which the ruling was based remain unchanged and the ruling remains legally valid; or (c) when the importing Party otherwise decides, for any reason, that a Certificate of Origin is not required in relation to a specific consignment or in general. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where an importation forms part of a series of importations that may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged for the purposes of circumventing the requirements of this Section, the importing Party may deny preferential tariff treatment. 3. A Declaration of Origin shall cover the goods presented under a single import customs declaration, and shall remain valid for 12 months from the date of issue. 4. The format and any requirements set out in Annex 7 may be revised or modified by joint decision through an exchange of letters between the Parties.