TMI BlogCustoms Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries) Rules, 1989X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries) Rules, 1989. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Application:- These rules shall apply to products consigned from any participant. 3. Definitions: In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) GSTP means the agreement on Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries signed by developing countries at Belgrade, Yugoslavia on the 13th April, 1988; (b) notification means the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 236/89-Customs, dated the 1 st September, 1989; ( ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the exporting participants as defined in para 2; or (b) Products not wholly produced or obtained in the exporting participant, provided that the said products are eligible under para 3 or para 4. 2. Wholly produced or obtained- Within the meaning of para 1(a), the following shall be considered as wholly produced or obtained in the exporting participant; (a) raw or mineral products extracted from its soil, its water or its seabeds; 1 (b) agricultural products harvested there; 2 (c) animals born and raised there; (d) products obtained from animals referred to in clause (c) above; (e) products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there, (f) products of sea fishing and other marine products taken from the high sea ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pant as input for a finished product eligible for preferential treatment by another participant shall be considered as a product originating in the territory of the participant where working or processing of the finished product has taken place provided that the aggregate content originating in the territory of the participant is not less than 60 per cent of its f.o.b. value.7 5. Direct consignment:- The following shall be considered as directly consigned from the exporting participant to the importing participant; (a) if the products are transported without passing through the territory of any non-participant; (b) the products whose transport involves transit through one or more intermediate non-participants with or without tran ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y upon request of one third of the participants and may be open to such modifications as may be agreed upon. 10. Special criteria percentage:- products originating in participating less developed countries can be allowed a favourable 10 percentage points applied to the percentages established in paras 3 and 4. Thus, for para 3, the percentage would not exceed 60 per cent, and for para 4, the percentage would not be less than 50 per cent. ANNEXURE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN (See para 7) 1. Goods consigned from (Exporter's business name, address, country) Reference No. GLOBAL SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCES (Combined declaration and certi ficate) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (a) fall within a description of products eligible for preference in the Schedule of concessions of the GSTP country of destination; (b) comply with the GSTP Rules of Origin. Each article in a consignment must qualify separately in its own right; and (c) comply with the consignment conditions specified by the GSTP Rules of Origin. In general, products must be consigned directly within the meaning of para 5 hereof from the country of exportation to the country of destination. II. Entries to be made in box 8 Preference products must be wholly produced or obtained in the exporting participant in accordance with para 2 of the GSTP Rules of Origin, or where not wholly produced or obtained in the exporting participants must be e ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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