Common use of Verification of Proof of Origin Clause in Contracts

Verification of Proof of Origin. 1. Subsequent verifications of proof of origin shall be carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing Party have reasonable doubts as to the authenticity of such documents, the originating status of the products concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Chapter. 2. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of paragraph 1, the competent or customs authorities of the importing Party shall return a copy of the proof of origin, to the competent or customs authorities of the exporting Party giving, where appropriate, the reasons for the enquiry. Any documents and information obtained suggesting that the information given on the proof of origin is incorrect shall be forwarded in support of the request for verification. 3. The verification shall be carried out by the competent authorities of the exporting Party. 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 check considered appropriate. 4. If the customs authorities of the importing Party decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment to the products concerned while awaiting the results of the verification, release of the products shall be offered to the importer subject to any precautionary measures judged necessary. 5. The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results of this verification as soon as possible. These results must indicate clearly whether the documents are authentic and whether the products concerned can be considered as products originating in Türkiye or in the UAE and fulfil the other requirements of this Chapter. 6. If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply within 10 months of the date of the verification request, or if the reply does not contain sufficient information to determine the authenticity of the document in question or the real origin of the products, the requesting customs authorities shall, except in exceptional circumstances, refuse entitlement to the preferences.

Verification of Proof of Origin. ‌ 1. Subsequent verifications of proof of origin shall be carried out at random or based on risk analysis or whenever the customs authorities of the importing Party country have reasonable doubts as to the authenticity of such documents, the originating status of the products concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of this ChapterAnnex. 2. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of paragraph 1, the competent or customs authorities of the importing Party country shall return the Certificate of Origin and the invoices, if they have been submitted, or a copy of the proof of originthese documents, to the competent or customs authorities of the exporting Party country giving, where appropriate, the reasons for the enquiryrequest for verification. Any documents and information obtained suggesting that the information given on the proof of origin is incorrect shall be forwarded in support of the request for verification. 3. The verification shall be carried out by the competent customs authorities of the exporting country and the results of such verification shall be communicated to the requesting authority or country as soon as possible and in any case no later than six months. These results must indicate clearly whether the documents are authentic and whether the products concerned can be considered as products originating in a States Party. For this purpose, they the customs authorities of the exporting country shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the exporter’s accounts or any other check considered the authorities may consider appropriate. 4. If the customs authorities of the importing Party country decide to suspend the granting of preferential treatment to the products concerned while awaiting the results of the verification, release of the products shall be offered to the importer subject to any precautionary measures judged necessary. 5. The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results of this verification as soon as possible. These results must indicate clearly whether the documents are authentic and whether the products concerned can be considered as products originating in Türkiye or in the UAE and fulfil the other requirements of this Chapter. 6. If in In cases of reasonable doubt doubt, or where there is no reply within 10 six months of the date of the verification request, request or if the reply does not contain sufficient information to determine the authenticity of the document in question or the real origin of the products, the requesting customs authorities shallmay, except in exceptional circumstances, refuse entitlement to the preferences. 6. Where the verification procedure or any other available information appears to indicate that the provisions of this Annex are being contravened, the exporting country on its own initiative or at the request of the importing country shall carry out appropriate enquiries or arrange for such enquiries to be carried out with due urgency to identify and prevent such contraventions and for this purpose the exporting country concerned may invite the participation of the importing country in these enquiries.