Obligations Regarding Importations. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this Section, eachParty shall require an importer that claims preferentialtariff treatment for a good imported from the other Partyto: (a) make a written declaration, based on a validcertificate of origin, that the good qualifies asan originating good; (b) have the certificate in its possession at thetime the declaration is made; (c) provide the certificate on the request of thecustoms authority; and (d) promptly make a corrected declaration and pay anyduties owing where the importer has reason tobelieve that a certificate on which a declaration was based contains information that is not correct. 2. Where an importer claims preferential tariff treatmentfor a good imported into a Party from the other Party, thecustoms authority of the importing Party may denypreferential tariff treatment to the good if the importerfails to comply with any requirement under this Article. 3. Each Party shall ensure that, in the case that theimporter at the time of importation does not have in hispossession a certificate of origin, the importer of thegood may, in accordance with the domestic laws andregulations of the importing Party, provide the certificateof origin and if required such other documentation relatingto the importation of the good at a later stage, within aperiod not exceeding 1 year after the time of importation.
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