Issuance of Certificate of Origin. 1. The producer or exporter of the goods or its authorised representative shall apply to an authorised body of the exporting Party for a Certificate of Origin in writing or by electronic means if applicable.
2. The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by the authorised body of the exporting Party to the producer or exporter of the goods or its authorised representative prior to or at the time of exportation whenever the goods to be exported can be considered originating in a Party within the meaning of this Chapter.
3. The Certificate of Origin shall cover the goods under one consignment.
4. Each Certificate of Origin shall bear a unique reference number separately given by the authorised body.
5. If all goods covered by the Certificate of Origin cannot be listed on one page, additional sheets, as set out in Annex 5 to this Agreement, shall be used.
6. The Certificate of Origin shall be done in hard copy and shall comprise one original and two copies.
7. One copy shall be retained by the authorised body of the exporting Party. The other copy shall be retained by the exporter.
8. Without prejudice to paragraph 4 of Article 4.16 of this Agreement, in exceptional cases, where a Certificate of Origin has not been issued prior to or at the time of exportation it may be issued retroactively and shall be marked “ISSUED RETROACTIVELY”.
9. The submitted original Certificate of Origin shall be retained by the customs authorities of the importing Party except in circumstances stipulated in its respective domestic laws and regulations.
Issuance of Certificate of Origin. 1. A Certificate of origin shall be issued by the designated competent authority of the exporting country on application having been made in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized representative.
2. For this purpose, the exporter or his authorized representative shall fill out the Certificate as an application form, a specimen of which appears in Appendix I. These form shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of this Annex. Where it is handwritten, it shall be completed in ink in printed characters. The description of the products must be given in the box reserved for this purpose without leaving any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled, a horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the description, the empty space being crossed through.
3. The exporter applying for the issue of a Certificate of origin shall be prepared to submit, at any time, at the request of the designated competent authority of the exporting country where the Certificate is issued, all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products concerned as well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Annex.
4. The designated competent authority shall take any steps necessary to verify the originating status of the products and the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Annex.
5. For this purpose, they shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the exporter's accounts or any other verification considered appropriate. The customs or designated competent authority shall also ensure that the form referred to in paragraph 1 is duly completed. In particular, they shall check whether the space reserved for the description of the products has been completed in such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent additions.
6. The date of issue of the Certificate of Origin shall be indicated in the relevant box of the Certificate.
7. A Certificate of Origin shall be issued by the designated competent authority and made available to the exporter, to the best possible extent, before actual exportation has been effected. `
Issuance of Certificate of Origin. ARTICLE 7
Issuance of Certificate of Origin. 1. The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by the authorised body to either the producer of the exporting Party or the exporter prior to or at the time of exportation when the goods to be exported are considered originating in a Party within the meaning of this Chapter.
2. The Certificate of Origin shall cover originating goods under one consignment.
3. Each Certificate of Origin shall bear a unique reference number separately given by the authorised body.
4. If all goods covered by the Certificate of Origin cannot be listed on a single sheet of Certificate of Origin (Form EAS) as set out in Annex 4 – 1 (Certificate of Origin (Form EAS)), other sheets of Certificate of Origin (Form EAS) may be used as additional pages to the Certificate of Origin.
5. The Certificate of Origin (Form EAS) shall comprise one original and two copies.
6. A copy of the Certificate of Origin (Form EAS) shall be retained by the authorised body in the exporting Party. Another copy shall be retained by the exporter.
7. Without prejudice to paragraph 3 of Article 4.19 (Claim for Preferential Treatment), in exceptional cases, where a Certificate of Origin (Form EAS) has not been issued prior to or at the time of exportation, it may be issued retroactively within a period of twelve (12) months from the date of departure (shipment) and shall be marked “ISSUED RETROACTIVELY”.
8. Upon establishment of the ECS as provided in Article 4.32 (Electronic Certification System), the provisions of that Article shall prevail.
9. The Certificate of Origin, based on the format as set out in Annex 4 – 1 (Certificate of Origin (Form EAS)), shall be signed and stamped. The signature may be applied electronically.
10. If the authorised body of the exporting Party establishes that a Certificate of Origin already presented to the importing Party, including certificates identified by the importing customs authority via a verification request, is issued on the basis of invalid or incorrect documents or information which has an effect on the origin of the goods, the authorised body of the exporting Party has to cancel the Certificate of Origin and promptly notify the central customs authority of the importing Party indicated in the Certificate of Origin.
Issuance of Certificate of Origin on the Basis of a Proof of Origin Issued or Made out Previously
Issuance of Certificate of Origin. (i) The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by the Competent Authority of the exporting Party at the time of exportation or within three days from the date of shipment.
(ii) If a Certificate of Origin has not been issued at the time of exportation or within three days from the date of shipment, due to involuntary errors or omissions or other valid causes, the Certificate of Origin may be issued retroactively but no longer than one year from the date of shipment and shall be duly and prominently marked “Issued Retroactively”.
Issuance of Certificate of Origin on the basis of a proof of origin issued or made out previously When originating products are placed under the control of a customs office in Israel or in a Member State of the MERCOSUR, it shall be possible to replace the original proof of origin by one or more Certificates of Origin for the purpose of sending all or some of these products elsewhere within the Member States of the MERCOSUR or Israel. The replacement Certificate(s) of Origin shall be issued by the competent governmental authority under whose control the products are placed or another competent governmental authority of the importing xxxxxxx.XX
