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Agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Türkiye
Date of entry into force
01.07.2023
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AGREEMENT
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BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKIYE
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Preferential trade
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Preamble
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The Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Türkiye (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Contracting Parties” and individually as “Uzbekistan” or “Türkiye” or “Contracting Party”),
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BASED ON the Agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Türkiye on Eternal Friendship and Cooperation signed on May 8, 1996,
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ACKNOWLEDGING their rights and obligations stemming from the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye signed on April 13, 1998,
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CONSCIOUS that the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye (hereinafter referred to as “this Agreement”) being Developing Countries will create a new climate for economic and trade relations between them,
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DESIRING to achieve the liberalization of trade in goods, in conformity with the “Decision of GATT Contracting Parties, on Differential and More Favorable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries of 1979”,
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WITH THE SPIRIT of rooted amity and fraternity,
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RECOGNIZING that strengthening their close economic partnership will bring economic and special benefits and improve the life standards of the peoples of the Contracting Parties,
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STRESSING the need for the diversification of the tradable goods with a view to fostering further development of their respective economies,
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Have agreed as follows:
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ARTICLE 1
Objectives
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The objective of this Agreement is to strengthen trade relations between Uzbekistan and Türkiye in particular through:
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a) the general principles referred to in Article 5 of this Agreement;
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b) the reduction or elimination of tariffs and para-tariffs on goods specified in the Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement;
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c) the enhancement and promotion of trade through harmonious development of economic relations between the Contracting Parties;
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d) the creation of enabling conditions for fair competition between the Contracting Parties;
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e) the creation of more predictable and secure environment for sustainable growth of trade between the Contracting Parties.
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ARTICLE 2
Interpretation of the Agreement
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Provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the customary rules of the international law on the interpretation of the provisions of international treaties, due account being taken of the fact that the Contracting Parties must perform this Agreement in good faith and avoid circumvention of their obligations.
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Annexes are integral part of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 3
Definitions
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For the purpose of this Agreement:
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“Tariffs” means customs tariffs or customs duties of tariff-like effect defined in the tariffs schedules established under the national legislation in force on the territories of the Contracting Parties. Tariffs do not include anti-dumping and countervailing duties referred to in Article 9 or safeguard measures referred to in Article 10 and Article 11 of this Agreement.
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“Para-tariffs” means border charges, taxes and fees other than tariffs on foreign trade transactions with a tariff like effect, which are levied solely on imported goods. Indirect taxes and charges which are levied in the same manner on like domestic goods or, import charges corresponding to specific services rendered, and other duties permitted under this Agreement, are not considered as para-tariff measures.
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“Goods” constitute commodities, materials and products under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.
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“Preferential treatment" means any concession or privilege granted under this Agreement by a Contracting Party through the reduction or elimination of tariffs on the movement of goods or implementation of tariff quotas where necessary.
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ARTICLE 4
Scope
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The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the trade in goods between the Contracting Parties, relating to the products originating in the territories of the Contracting Parties that are specified in Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 5
General Principles
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This Agreement shall be implemented on the basis of the principle of reciprocity of advantages for the equal benefit of the Contracting Parties, considering the economic development level, the course of foreign trade and tariff policies of the Contracting Parties.
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ARTICLE 6
Trade Relations Governed by Other International Agreements
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Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free trade areas, preferential trade agreements, multilateral trade agreements or trans-border trade regulations by the Contracting Parties with third parties.
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This Agreement shall be applied without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties arising from other bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements to which they are Parties.
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ARTICLE 7
Exchange of Concessions
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The Contracting Parties shall grant concessions to each other in trade of the goods specified in Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement in compliance with the provisions of Annex II of this Agreement concerning the rules of origin.
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For each good, the base tariff rate to which reductions or eliminations will be applied is indicated in Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement.
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If, at any time a Party reduces its applied MFN tariffs after the entry into force of this Agreement, that tariffs shall apply as regards trade in goods covered by this Agreement, provided that it is lower than the tariffs calculated in accordance with Annex I-A and Annex I-B.
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The Contracting Parties shall provide that all fees and charges of whatever character (other than tariffs defined in Article 3 of this Agreement) imposed on or in connection with import or export shall be limited to the approximate cost services rendered, and shall not represent indirect protection of domestic products or taxation for fiscal purposes.
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From the date of entry into force of this Agreement, no new tariffs or charges having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade of goods specified in Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement between the Contracting Parties. The Contracting Parties shall not apply para-tariffs with respect to goods specified in the Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement.
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The Contracting Parties shall consider the progress on implementation of Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement through consultations within meetings of the Joint Committee, with a view to review and update the concessions.
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The goods originating in a Contracting Party, imported to the other Contracting Party shall be accorded treatment no less favorable than like domestic goods in respect of laws, regulations and requirements affecting their sale, offer for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution or use.
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ARTICLE 8
Rules of Origin
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The Contracting Parties agreed to apply the Rules of Origin in bilateral trade of goods specified in Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement.
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Goods covered by the provisions of this Agreement shall be eligible for preferential treatment provided that they satisfy the Rules of Origin as set out in Annex II to this Agreement.
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In case there is a need to amend the Rules of Origin laid down in Annex II, the Joint Committee shall decide on the amendments according to procedures in Article 18 of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 9
Antidumping and Countervailing Measures
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The Contracting Parties shall have the right to take anti-dumping and countervailing measures in accordance with the rules and procedures set forth in Articles VI and XVI of the GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures with their Annexes.
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Except otherwise stipulated in this Article, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as imposing any additional rights or obligations with respect to antidumping or countervailing duty proceedings or measures taken pursuant to Articles VI and XVI of the GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures with their Annexes.
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If one of the Contracting Parties intends to apply any antidumping or countervailing measures, then this Contacting Party shall, before the application of the measures, provide the other interested Party with the relevant information about the main facts and findings reasoning the application of such measures. For the Contracting Parties to be able to protect their interests, such information shall be provided in advance.
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The provisions of this Article shall not be subject to Article 20 of this Agreement following the accession of Uzbekistan to the WTO.
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ARTICLE 10
Global Safeguard Measures
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None of the provisions in this Agreement prevent both Contracting Parties from taking safeguard measures in accordance with Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Safeguard Measures.
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ARTICLE 11
Bilateral Safeguard Measures
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If as a result of the reduction or elimination of a tariff under this Agreement, originating goods of the Contracting Party are being imported into the territory of the other Contracting Party in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to a domestic industry producing like or directly competitive goods, the importing Contracting Party, in prior consultations with the other Contracting Party in accordance with Article 19 of this Agreement, may adopt safeguard measures, in compliance with the procedures set forth in the WTO Agreement on Safeguards.
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Before applying safeguard measures, the Contracting Party intending to apply such measure shall supply the other Contracting Party with all the relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking an acceptable solution to both of the Contracting Parties. In order to find such a solution, the Contracting Parties shall immediately hold consultations as set out in Article 19 of this Agreement. If, as a result of the consultations, the Contracting Parties do not reach an agreement within 30 days, the complaining Contracting Party may apply safeguard measures.
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The importing Contracting Party may take a bilateral safeguard measure which increases the rate of tariff on the good to a level which does not exceed the lesser of:
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a) the applied rate of customs duty on the good in effect at the time the measure is taken; or
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b) the base tariff rate specified in Annex I-A and Annex I-B of this Agreement.
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When choosing the type of safeguard measure, the importing Contracting Party shall prefer the type which may have less negative effects on exporting Contracting Party in order to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
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Neither Party shall apply a bilateral safeguard measure;
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a) for a period exceeding two years, except that the period may be extended by up to one year if the competent authorities of the applying Party determine, in conformity with procedures specified in this Article, that the measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate adjustment and that there is evidence that the industry is adjusting, provided that the total period of application of a bilateral safeguard measure, including the period of initial application and any extension thereof, shall not exceed three years; or
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b) beyond the expiration of transition period which means the five-year period following the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
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A Contracting Party proposing to apply a safeguard measure shall, in consultation with the other Party, provide to the other Contracting Party mutually agreed trade compensation in the form of substantially equivalent concessions during the period of application of the safeguard measure. Such consultations shall begin within 30 days of the decision to apply the safeguard measure.
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If the Contracting Parties are unable to reach an agreement on compensation with 30 days of the commencement of the consultation, the exporting Party shall be free to suspend the application of substantially equivalent concession to the trade of the Party applying the safeguard measure.
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The right of suspension referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be exercised for the first 2 years during which a bilateral safeguard measure has been taken as a result of absolute increase in imports and that such measures conforms to the provisions of this Agreement.
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A Contracting Party can only apply a bilateral safeguard measure after two years from the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
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An investigation shall be promptly terminated without any bilateral safeguard measure being applied if imports of the originating good represent less than 10% of total imports.
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An investigation shall be promptly terminated without any bilateral safeguard measure being applied if, for the last three years, the other Contracting Party is not one of the five main suppliers of the imported commodity and imports of the originating good represent less than 10% of total imports and if, during the recent three years, the import volumes from the other Contracting Party have been decreasing or growing in smaller volumes (in absolute and relative indicators) as compared with the imports from other countries.
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ARTICLE 12
Standards, Technical Regulations, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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The Contracting Parties shall ensure that technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures and standards are not prepared, adopted or applied with a view to creating obstacles to mutual trade.
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The Contracting Parties shall apply the rules and principles of WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) in implementation of this Article.
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The Contracting Parties shall ensure that:
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a) any sanitary or phytosanitary measures are applied only to the extent necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health, based on scientific principles and not maintained without sufficient evidence, taking into account the availability of relevant scientific information and regional conditions,
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b) technical regulations shall not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulfill a legitimate objective, taking into account the risks non-fulfillment would create. Such legitimate objectives are, inter alia: those described in Articles 15 and 16 of this Agreement; the prevention of deceptive practices, the protection of the environment. In assessing such risks, relevant elements of consideration shall be, inter alia the available scientific and technical information, the related processing technology or the intended end uses of products.
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c) products imported from the other Contracting Party shall not be less favored than the national products or products originating from any other country.
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d) when technical regulations are necessary and if the associated international standards exist or they will be available in a short period, these or their related parts will be used as a basis for their technical regulations.
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In order to create favorable conditions for importers/exporters, facilitate the movement of goods, eliminate unnecessary technical barriers to trade, without prejudice to the Parties’ bilateral and multilateral obligations, for the goods specified in Annexes I-A and I-B of this Agreement, the Contracting Parties will accept the results of accredited conformity assessment procedures (certificates of conformity, declarations of conformity and test reports) issued by conformity assessment bodies of the other Contracting Parties, provided that respective accreditation bodies of both Contracting Parties hold signatory status in the ILAC MRA and IAF MLA in relevant scopes.
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ARTICLE 13
Balance of Payments Difficulties
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Where either Contracting Party is in a serious balance of payments difficulties, or under threat thereof, the Contracting Party concerned may, in accordance with the conditions laid down within the Articles VIII and XIV of the Articles of Agreement of International Monetary Fund, adopt restrictive measures, which shall be of limited duration and may not go beyond what is necessary to remedy the balance of payments situation. The Contracting Party concerned shall inform the other Contracting Party forthwith of their introduction and present to the other Contracting Party, as soon as possible a time schedule of their removal.
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ARTICLE 14
Re-Export and Shortage Clause
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In the event that a Contracting Party adopts or maintains a prohibition or restriction on the importation from or exportation to another country of a good, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent that Contracting Party from:
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a) limiting or prohibiting the importation from the territory of the other Contracting Party of such good of that other country; or
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b) requiring as a condition of export of such good to the territory of the other Contracting Party, that the good not be re-exported to the non-Contracting Party, directly or indirectly, without being consumed in the territory of the other Contracting Party.
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In addition, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall preclude the maintenance or adoption by either Contracting Party of any trade restrictive measures necessary to remove or forestall a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting Contracting Party. The measures shall be non-discriminatory and shall be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. The Contracting Parties shall inform each other immediately when taking measures according to this Article.
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ARTICLE 15
General Exceptions
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Article XX of GATT 1994 and its interpretive notes (including its footnotes) are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis for the Contracting Parties of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 16
Security Exceptions
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Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Contracting Party from taking any measures, which it considers necessary for security requirements:
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a) to prevent the disclosure of confidential information contrary to its essential security interests;
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b) for the protection of its essential security interests or for the implementation of international obligations or national policies such as:
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i. relating to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implementation of war, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of the products not intended for specifically military purposes, and to such traffic in other goods, materials and services as is earned on directly or indirectly for the purpose of supplying a military establishment; or
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ii. relating to the non-proliferation of biological and chemical and nuclear weapons, or other nuclear explosive devices; or
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iii. adopted in time of war or other serious international tension.
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ARTICLE 17
Exchange of Information
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On the request of the other Contracting Party, each Contracting Party shall provide information and reply to any question from the other Contracting Party within a period of 30 days, relating to an actual or proposed measure that might affect the operation of this Agreement.
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Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its laws and regulations relating to any trade matter covered by this Agreement are published or made publicly available.
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ARTICLE 18
Joint Committee
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A Joint Committee, composed of the representatives of each Contraction Party is hereby established. The Joint Committee shall meet once a year to review the progress achieved in the implementation of this Agreement. Any Contracting Party may also request holding an extraordinary meeting by notifying the other Contracting Party.
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The Joint Committee shall undertake any function assigned to it under the provisions of this Agreement. Upon request of a Contracting Party and subject to approval of the other Contracting Party, the Joint Committee shall also examine any other matter affecting the implementation of this Agreement.
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The Joint Committee may take decisions in the matters related to this Agreement, including decisions on any amendment to this Agreement. The Joint Committee may also make recommendations to matters related to this Agreement.
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The decisions taken by the Joint Committee on any amendment to this Agreement shall be subject to the completion of the respective internal procedures of the Contracting Parties in accordance with Article 22 and Article 23 of this Agreement.
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Decisions of the Joint Committee shall be taken by consensus.
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The Joint Committee shall set out its rules of procedures during its first meeting.
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The Joint Committee may also establish any other sub-committees or working groups, as it deems necessary.
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ARTICLE 19
Consultations
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Each Contracting Party shall accord sympathetic consideration and shall afford adequate opportunity for consultations with respect to any matter affecting the operation of this Agreement.
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The Joint Committee shall meet within 30 days after the date of receipt of the request of either Contracting Party to consider any matter for which it has not been possible to find a satisfactory solution through consultations in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
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ARTICLE 20
Dispute Settlement
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Any disputes arising from the interpretation or application of the Agreement between the Contracting Parties, shall first be settled amicably through bilateral consultations by the Joint Committee.
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If the Joint Committee meeting shall not be held within 60 days after the date of receipt of the request to settle the dispute, or if a mutually satisfactory resolution cannot be reached by the Joint Committee within 45 days, the dispute may be referred to an arbitration panel by either Contracting Parties.
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Proceedings of the Arbitration Panel and the time frame that the Arbitration Panel has to submit its decision shall be established by the Joint Committee.
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The Contracting Parties shall give the Joint Committee and the Arbitration Panel all assistance to examine and resolve the dispute, and the Contracting Parties shall be bound to take the necessary measures to carry out the decision of Arbitration Panel.
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The Arbitration Panel shall comprise of three members. Each Contracting Party shall appoint, within thirty days of the date of referral, one member, and the Joint Committee shall choose, within forty-five days of the date of referral, a third who will serve as the chairperson. The chairperson shall not be a national of either Contracting Party and shall be a national of a state having diplomatic relations with both Contracting Parties at the time of appointment. The date of establishment of the Arbitration Panel shall be the date on which the chairperson is appointed.
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All arbitrators shall be chosen strictly on the basis of objectivity, reliability, and sound judgment, and shall have specialized knowledge or experience in law, international trade or other matters relating to this Agreement or in the resolution of disputes arising under international trade agreements. They shall be independent, serve in their individual capacities and not be affiliated with, nor take instructions from any Party or organization related to this dispute.
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Unless otherwise decided by the Contracting Parties, the Arbitration Panel proceedings shall take place in the territory of the Contracting Party complained against. Subject to the provisions agreed by the Contracting Parties, the arbitration panel shall determine its procedure. Each Contracting Party shall bear the expenses of its arbitrator and its presentation in the arbitral proceedings. The expense of the chairperson and other expenses of the Arbitration Panel shall be co-shared equally by the Contracting Parties.
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The Contracting Parties shall take necessary measures involved in carrying out implementation of the decision of the Joint Committee or the Arbitration Panel. If a Contracting Party fails to implement the decisions, the other Contracting Party shall have the right to withdraw the equivalent preferential treatment.
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ARTICLE 21
Fulfillment of Obligations
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The Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement and the fulfillment of their obligations under this Agreement.
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If either Contracting Party considers that the other Contracting Party has failed to fulfill an obligation under this Agreement, the other Contracting Party shall first have recourse to the procedures laid down in Articles 19 and 20 of this Agreement.
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If the consultations shall not be held within 60 days from the date of receipt of the request for consultations or if the Joint Committee cannot resolve the dispute within 45 days or if the Arbitration Panel cannot be established within 60 days after the date of receipt of request for establishment of the Arbitration Panel, then complaining Contracting Party shall have the right to withdraw the equivalent preferential treatment.
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ARTICLE 22
Amendments
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This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the Contracting Parties through separate protocols being an integral part of this Agreement. These amendments shall enter into force in accordance with Article 23 of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 23
Entry Into Force, Duration and Termination
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This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the receipt of the last written notification of the fulfillment of the internal legal procedures necessary for its entry into force by the Contracting Parties through the diplomatic channels.
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This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. Each Contracting Party may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Contracting Party in writing through diplomatic channels. In this case, this Agreement shall be terminated after the 6 (six) months following the date of receipt by the other Contracting Party of the notification of termination.
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Done at Tashkent on March 29, 2022 in two originals, each in Uzbek, Turkish and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence in interpretation of the provisions of the Agreement, the English texts shall prevail.
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ANNEX I-A
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List of Goods Granted Preferential Treatment, Originated in the Republic of Uzbekistan and Importing into the Republic of Türkiye
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HS Code

Description

Base Tariff Rate

Preferential Tariff Treatment Under Tariff Quota (TRQ)

1.

070310

Onions and shallots

49,5%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

2.

071190

Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables

5% — 36%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 4 000 tons/year

3.

071320

Chickpeas (garbanzos)

0% — 19,3%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 2 000 tons/year

4.

071331

Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek

0% — 19,3%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

5.

071333

Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) :

0% — 19,3%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 3 000 tons/year

6.

080212

Shelled

2%+818$/Ton

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

7.

080232

Shelled

4%+573$/Ton

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

8.

080620

Dried

54,9%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 400 tons/year

9.

081320

Prunes

43,2%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD. ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

10.

081340

Other fruit

15,4%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 700 tons/year

11.

090421

Dried, neither crushed nor ground

19,5% — 75%

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

12.

120242

Shelled, whether or not broken

3%+445$/Ton

TRQ: 100% reduction in CD, ACD and AFL within quota in amount of 1 000 tons/year

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Note: TRO — Tariff rate quotas
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CD — Customs Duty
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ACD — Additional Customs Duty
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AFL — Additional Financial Liability
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ANNEX I-B
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List of Goods Granted Preferential Treatment, Originated in the Republic of Türkiye and Importing into the Republic of Uzbekistan
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HS Code

Description

Base Tariff Rate

Preferential Tariff Treatment %

Preferential Customs Duty rate %

1.

721049

Other

10%

50% decrease in CD

5,0%

2

841370

Other centrifugal pumps

5%

50% decrease in CD

2,5%

3.

848180

Other appliances

5%

(ex 8481.80.11.00

ex 8481.80.61.00

ex 8481.80.63.90 — 10%)

50% decrease in CD

2,5%

(ex 8481.80.11.00

ex 8481.80.61.00

ex 8481.80.63.90 — 5%)

4.

850213

Of an output exceeding 375 kVA

0% –– 5%

50% decrease in CD

0% –– 2,5%

5.

850490

Parts

5%

50% decrease in CD

2,5%

6.

853710

For a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V:

10%

50% decrease in CD

5,0%

7.

853720

For a voltage exceeding 1 000 V:

10%

50% decrease in CD

5,0%

8.

853890

Other

5%

50% decrease in CD

2,5%

9.

854442

Fitted with connectors

10%

50% decrease in CD

5,0%

10.

854449

Other

10%

50% decrease in CD

5,0%

11.

903289

Other

5%

50% decrease in CD

2,5%

12.

940690

Other

10%

60% decrease in CD

4,0%

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Note: CD — Customs Duty
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ANNEX II
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CONCERNING PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Scope

Article 2

Definitions

TITLE II

ORIGINATING PRODUCTS

Article 3

General requirements

Article 4

Wholly produced or obtained products

Article 5

Sufficiently worked or processed products

Article 6

Cumulation of origin

Article 7

Insufficient working or processing

Article 8

Unit of qualification

Article 9

Accessories, spare parts and tools

Article 10

Sets

Article 11

Neutral elements

TITLE III

TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

Article 12

Direct transport

Article 13

Exhibitions

TITLE IV

MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1

Article 14

General requirements

Article 15

Procedure for the issue of a Movement Certificate EUR.1

Article 16

Electronically Issued Movement Certificates EUR.1

Article 17

Movement Certificate EUR.1 issued retrospectively

Article 18

Issue of a duplicate of Origin Movement Certificate EUR.1

Article 19

Issue of proofs of origin on the basis of a Movement Certificate EUR.1 issued or made out previously

Article 20

Validity of Movement Certificate EUR.1

Article 21

Submission of Movement Certificate EUR.1

Article 22

Importation by instalments

Article 23

Supporting documents

Article 24

Preservation of Movement Certificate EUR. 1 and supporting documents

Article 25

Discrepancies and formal errors

TITLE V

ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 26

Mutual assistance

Article 27

Verification of proofs of origin

Article 28

Dispute settlements

Article 29

Penalties

Article 30

Free zones

TITLE VI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 31

Sub-Committee on customs and origin matters

Article 32

Appendix

Article 33

Goods in transit and storage

Article 34

Amendments

APPENDIX:

Movement Certificate EUR. 1 and application for a Movement Certificate EUR.1

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TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Article 1
Scope
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Annex II shall be applied for determining the origin of products eligible for preferential concessions under the Preferential Trade Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “this Agreement”) between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Türkiye (hereinafter referred to as "Uzbekistan” and “Türkiye” or “the Contracting Parties” where appropriate).
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Article 2
Definitions
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For the purposes of this Annex:
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(a) “chapters” and “headings” means the chapters and the headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature which makes up the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (hereinafter referred to as HS);
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(b) "classified” refers to the classification of a product or material under a particular heading;
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(c) “consignment” means products which are either sent simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee or covered by a single transport document covering their shipment from the exporter to the consignee;
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(d) “resident” means:
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in the case of a natural person, any person who lives permanent in Contracting Parties’ territory,
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in the case of a legal person or an association of persons, any person that has in the territory its registered office, central headquarters or a permanent business establishment;
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(e) “exporter” means the resident of one Contracting Party exporting goods to the other Contracting Party;
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(f) “importer” means the resident of one Contracting Party buying goods from the other Contracting Party;
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(g) Movement Certificate EUR. 1 means document issued by an authorized body and confirming the country of origin of goods;
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(h) “customs value” means the transaction value of imported goods, which is the price actually paid or payable for the goods when sold for export to the country of importation, including other leviable charges and adjustment;
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(i) “goods” means both material and the products;
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(j) “manufacture” means any kind of sufficient working or processing including assembly or specific operations on both of industrial and agricultural products;
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(k) “material” means any ingredient, raw material, component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of the product;
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(l) “product” means the product being manufactured, even if it is intended for later use in another manufacturing operation;
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(m) “territories” means territories of Contracting Parties including territorial waters;
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(n) “value of materials” means the customs value at the time of importation of the non-originating materials used, or, if this is not known and cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the non-originating materials in a Contracting Party;
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(o) “value of originating materials” means the value of such materials as defined in subparagraph (n) applied mutatis mutandis;
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(p) “value added” shall be taken to be the ex-works price minus the customs value of each of the materials incorporated which originate in the other Contracting Party or where the customs value is not known or cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in a Contracting Party;
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(q) “ex-works price” means the price paid for the product ex-works to the manufacturer in a Contracting Party in whose undertaking the last working or processing is carried out, provided that the price includes the value of all the materials used, minus any internal taxes which are, or may be, repaid when the product obtained is exported.
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(r) “competent authorities” mean the administrative bodies responsible for implementation of provisions in this Protocol which is “Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan” for Uzbek side and “Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye” for Turkish side;
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(s) central authorized body refers to a body (organization) authorized by a Contracting party to the Agreement to issue certificates of origin of goods and maintaining a unified electronic system for certification of the origin of goods on the territory of this state, as well as control over the proper functioning of this system.
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TITLE II
ORIGINATING PRODUCTS
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Article 3
General requirements
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Products covered by the Agreement imported into the territory of a Contracting Party from the other Contracting Party which are consigned directly within the meaning of Article 12 hereof, shall be eligible for preferential concessions if they conform to the origin requirement under any one of the following conditions:
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(a) products wholly produced or obtained in the exporting Party as defined in Article 4 or
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(b) products obtained in a Contracting Party incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in that Contracting Party within the meaning of Article 5.
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Article 4
Wholly produced or obtained products
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1. Within the meaning of Article 3 (a), the following shall be considered as wholly produced or obtained in the exporting Party:
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(a) raw or mineral products extracted from its soil, its water or from its seabed;
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(b) agricultural products harvested, picked or gathered there including forestry products;
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(c) live animals born and raised there;
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(d) products obtained from animals born and/or raised there;
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(e) products obtained by hunting, fishing or aquaculture activities conducted there;
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(f) products of sea fishing and other marine products taken from the sea outside the territorial waters of the Contracting Parties by their vessels;
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(g) products processed and/or made on boards its factory ships exclusively from products referred to in subparagraph (e) and (f) above;
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(h) used articles collected there, fit only for the recovery of raw materials;
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(i) waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations conducted there;
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(j) goods produced there exclusively from the products referred to in paragraph (a) to (i) above.
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2. The terms “their vessels” and “their factory ships” in paragraph 1(f) (g) shall apply only to vessels and factory ships:
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(a) which are registered or recorded in a Contracting Party;
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(b) which sail under the flag of a Contracting Party;
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(c) which are owned to an extent of at least 60 percent by nationals of a Contracting Party, or by a company with its head office in a Contracting Party, of which the manager or managers, Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, and the majority of the members of such boards are nationals of a Contracting Party and of which, in addition, in the case of partnerships or limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to the Contracting Parties or to public bodies or nationals of the Contracting Parties.
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Article 5
Sufficiently worked or processed products
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1. Within the meaning of Article 3 (b), non-originating materials which are used in the manufacture of the products obtained in a Contracting Party shall be regarded as sufficiently worked or processed provided that the value of such materials does not exceed 20 percent of the ex-works price of the goods classified under HS codes 841370, 850213, 940690 and 40 percent of the ex-works price of the goods for the rest of the tariff lines listed in Annex I-A and Annex I-B.
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2. In case the Contracting Parties decide to expand the product coverage in the future, the value of non-originating materials used in manufacturing of those goods shall be considered on a product specific basis.
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3. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to the provisions of Article 7.
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Article 6
Cumulation of origin
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1. Products which comply with origin requirements provided for in Article 3 and which are used by a Contracting Party as input for a finished product eligible for preferential treatment by the other Contracting Party shall be considered as a product originating in the Contracting Party where working or processing of the finished product has taken place provided that they have undergone working or processing going beyond the operations referred to in Article 7.
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2. Where the working or processing carried out in a Contracting Party does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 7, the product obtained shall be considered as originating in that Contracting Party provided that the value added there is greater than the value of the materials used originating in the other Contracting Party.
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Article 7
Insufficient working or processing
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Any one or combination of two or more of the following operations or processes shall not by themselves constitute the final process of manufacture:
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(a) packing;
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(b) simple mixing:
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(c) simple placing in bottles, cans, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple-packaging operations;
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(d) labelling, affixing or printing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;
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(e) splitting into lots;
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(f) sorting or grading;
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(g) marking;
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(h) putting up into sets;
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(i) simple assembly1;
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(j) preserving operations to ensure that the products remain in good condition during transport and storage;
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(k) breaking up and assembly of packages;
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(l) washing, cleaning; removal of dust, oxide, oil, paint or other coverings;
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(m) ironing or pressing of textiles;
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(n) simple painting and polishing operations, husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing, and glazing of cereals and rice;
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(o) operations to colour sugar or form sugar lumps;
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(p) peeling, stoning and shelling of fruits, nuts and vegetables;
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(q) sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;
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(r) sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, grading, matching; (including the making-up of sets of articles);
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(s) slaughter of animal.
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1 Simple assembly describes activity which does not require the use of specially designed machines or apparatus or equipment and relevant training.
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Article 8
Unit of qualification
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1. For the purposes of this Annex, goods, materials and products shall be classified in accordance with HS.
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(a) If a product is composed of a group or assembly of articles but is classified in a single heading, it shall be regarded as a single item under the terms of the HS;
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(b) If a consignment consists of a number of identical products but is classified under the same heading of the HS, each product must be taken into account individually for classification purposes.
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2. Where, under General Rule 5 of the HS, packaging is included with the product for classification purposes, it shall be included for the purposes of determining origin.
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Article 9
Accessories, spare parts and tools
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Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece of machine, equipment, apparatus or vehicle shall be deemed to have the same origin as the machine, equipment, apparatus or vehicle, provided that;
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(a) they are the part of the normal equipment; and
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(b) they are included in the price thereof; or
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(c) they are not separately invoiced.
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Article 10
Sets
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Sets, as defined in general rule 3 of the HS, shall be regarded as originating when all component products are originating. Nevertheless, when a set is composed of originating and non-originating products, the set as a whole shall be regarded as originating in accordance with the requirements in Article 5 or 6.
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Article 11
Neutral elements
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In order to determine whether a product originates, it shall not be necessary to determine the origin of the following which might be used in its manufacture:
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(a) energy and fuel;
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(b) plant and equipment;
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(c) machines and tools;
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(d) goods which do not enter and which are not intended to enter into the final composition of the product.
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TITLE III
TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS
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Article 12
Direct transport
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The following shall be considered as directly consigned from the exporting Party to the importing Party:
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(a) If the products are transported without passing through the territory of any non-Contracting Party:
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(b) The products whose transport involves transit through one or more intermediate non-Contracting Parties with or without transhipment or temporary storage in such countries, provided that:
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(i) The transit entry is justified for geographical reasons or by considerations related exclusively to transport requirements;
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(ii) The products have not entered into trade or consumption there;
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(iii) The products have not undergone any operation there other than unloading and reloading or any operation required to keep them in good condition and
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(iv) Evidence that the conditions set out in (ii) and (iii) above has been complied with, such as Bill of Lading or a single transport document covering the passage from the exporting country through the country of transit; or failing these, any substantiating documents.
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Article 13
Exhibitions
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1. Originating products, sent for exhibition outside the Contracting Parties and sold after the exhibition for importation in a Contracting Party shall benefit on importation from the provisions of this Agreement provided it is shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that:
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(a) an exporter has consigned these products from a Contracting Party to the country in which the exhibition is held and has exhibited them there;
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(b) the products have been sold or otherwise disposed of by that exporter to a person in a Contracting Party;
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(c) the products have been consigned during the exhibition or immediately thereafter in the state in which they were sent for exhibition; and
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(d) the products have not, since they were consigned for exhibition, been used for any purpose other than demonstration at the exhibition.
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2. A Movement Certificate EUR. 1 must be issued or made out in accordance with the provisions of Title IV and submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country in the normal manner. The name and address of the exhibition must be indicated thereon. Where necessary, additional documentary evidence of the conditions under which they have been exhibited may be required.
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3. Paragraph 1 shall apply to any trade, industrial, agricultural or crafts exhibition, fair or similar public show or display which is not organized for private purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the sale of foreign products, and during which the products remain under customs control.
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For these goods, the free trade regime is provided after the conclusion of an agreement on their implementation or transfer between the residents of the Contracting parties to the Agreement in accordance with article 3 of these Rules, unless otherwise provided by the national legislation of the Contracting parties to the Agreement.
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TITLE IV
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1
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Article 14
General requirements
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Products originating in a Contracting Party shall, on importation into the other Contracting Party benefit from this Agreement upon submission of a Movement Certificate EUR.1, a specimen of which is annexed herewith.
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Article 15
Procedure for the issue of a Movement Certificate EUR.1
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1. A Movement Certificate EUR. 1 shall be issued by the designated/relevant competent authorities of the exporting country on application having been made in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized representative according to the national legislation of the Parties.
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2. For this purpose, the exporter or his authorized representative shall fill out both the Movement Certificate EUR.1 and the application forms, specimens of which are annexed herewith. The said forms shall be completed in English language and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of the exporting country. If they are handwritten, they shall be completed in ink in printed characters. The description of the products must be given in the Box.8 of the annexed forms, which is reserved for this purpose without leaving any blank lines. Where the said box is not completely filled, a horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the description, the empty space being crossed through.
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3. The exporter applying for the issue of a Movement Certificate EUR.1 shall be prepared to submit at any time, at the request of the designated/relevant competent authorities of the exporting country where the Movement Certificate EUR.1 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.
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4. A Movement Certificate EUR. 1 shall be issued by the designated/relevant competent authorities of a Contracting Party if the products concerned can be considered as products originating in one of the Contracting Parties and fulfil the other requirements of this Annex.
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5. The designated/relevant competent authorities issuing the Movement Certificate EUR. 1 shall take any steps necessary to verify the originating status of the products and the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Annex. 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. The issuing designated/relevant competent authorities shall also ensure that the forms referred to in paragraph 2 are duly completed. In particular, they shall check whether the space reserved for the description of the products in Box.8 has been completed in such a manner as to exclude all possibility of fraudulent additions.
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6. The place and date of issue of the Movement Certificate EUR. 1 shall be indicated in Box. 11 of the Certificate.
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7. A Movement Certificate EUR. 1 shall be issued by the designated/relevant competent authorities and made available to the exporter as soon as actual exportation has been effected or ensured.
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Article 16
Electronically Issued Movement Certificates EUR.1
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1. As an alternative to the provisions regarding the issuance of movement certificates, the Parties shall accept electronically issued movement certificates EUR. 1.
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2. Parties shall inform each other about the readiness of the issuance of electronic movement certificates EUR.1 and all technical issues related to such implementation (issuance, submission and verification of an electronic certificate).
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Article 17
Movement Certificate EUR.1 issued retrospectively
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1. Notwithstanding paragraph 7 of Article 15, a Movement Certificate EUR.1 may exceptionally be issued after exportation of the products to which it relates if:
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(a) it was not issued at the time of exportation because of errors or involuntary omissions or special circumstances; or
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(b) it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the designated/relevant competent authorities that a Movement Certificate EUR.1 was issued but was not accepted at importation for technical reasons.
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2. For the implementation of paragraph 1, the exporter must indicate in his application the place and date of exportation of the products to which the Movement Certificate EUR.1 relates, and state the reasons for his request.
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3. The designated/relevant competent authorities may issue a Movement Certificate EUR.1 retrospectively only after verifying that the information supplied in the exporter's application agrees with that in the corresponding file.
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4. Movement Certificate EUR.1 issued retrospectively must be endorsed with the following
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“ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY”
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5. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 4 shall be inserted in the Box.7 (Remarks) of the Movement Certificate EUR.1.
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Article 18
Issue of a duplicate Movement Certificate EUR.1
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1. In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a Movement Certificate EUR.1, the exporter may apply to the designated/relevant competent authorities which issued it for a duplicate made out on the basis of the export documents in their possession.
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2. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with the following
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“DUPLICATE”
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3. The endorsement referred to in paragraph 2 shall be inserted in the Box.7 (Remarks) of the duplicate Movement Certificate EUR.1.
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4. The duplicate, which must bear the date of issue of the original Movement Certificate EUR.1, shall take effect as from that date.
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Article 19
Issue of proofs of origin on the basis of a Movement Certificate EUR.1 issued or made out previously
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When originating products are placed under the control of a customs office in a Contracting Party, it shall be possible to replace the original Movement Certificate EUR.1 by one or more Movement Certificate EUR.1 for the purpose of sending all or some of these products elsewhere within a Contracting Party. The replacement Movement Certificate(s) shall be issued by the designated/relevant competent authorities under whose control the products are placed.
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Article 20
Validity of Movement Certificate EUR.1
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A Movement Certificate EUR.1 shall be valid for twelve months from the date of issue in the exporting country, and must be submitted within the said period to the customs authorities of the importing country.
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Article 21
Submission of Movement Certificate EUR.1
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Movement Certificate EUR.1 shall be submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country in accordance with the procedures applicable in that country. The said authorities may require a translation of a Movement Certificate EUR.1.
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Article 22
Importation by instalments
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Where, at the request of the importer and on the conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the importing country, dismantled or non-assembled products within the meaning of general rule 2(a) of the HS falling within Sections XVI and XVII are imported by instalments, a single Movement Certificate EUR.1 for such products shall be submitted to the customs authorities upon importation of the first instalment.
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Article 23
Supporting documents
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The documents referred to in Article 15 (3) used for the purpose of proving that products covered by a Movement Certificate EUR.1 can be considered as products originating in one of the Contracting Parties and fulfil the other requirements of this Annex may consist inter alia of the following:
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(a) direct evidence of the processes carried out by the exporter or supplier to obtain the goods concerned, contained for example in his accounts or internal bookkeeping;
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(b) documents proving the originating status of materials used, issued or made out in one of the Contracting Parties where these documents are used in accordance with domestic law;
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(c) documents proving the working or processing of materials in one of the Contracting Parties, issued or made out in that Contracting Party, where these documents are used in accordance with domestic law;
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(d) Movement Certificate EUR.1 proving the originating status of materials used, issued or made out in a Contracting Party in accordance with this Annex.
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Article 24
Preservation of Movement Certificate EUR.1 and supporting documents
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1. The exporter applying for the issue of a Movement Certificate EUR.1 shall keep for at least three years the documents referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 15.
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2. The designated/relevant competent authorities of the exporting country issuing a Movement Certificate EUR.1 shall keep for at least three years the application form referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 15.
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3. The customs authorities of the importing country shall keep for at least three years the Movement Certificate EUR. 1 submitted to them.
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Article 25
Discrepancies and formal errors
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1. The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the Movement Certificate EUR.1 and those made in the documents submitted to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto render the Movement Certificate EUR.1 null and void if it is duly established by the customs authority of the importing country that this document does correspond to the products submitted.
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2. Obvious formal errors such as typing errors on a Movement Certificate EUR.1 should not cause this document to be rejected if these errors are not such as to create doubts concerning the correctness of the statements made in this document.
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TITLE V
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
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Article 26
Mutual assistance
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1. The customs authorities of the Contracting Parties shall provide each other with specimen impressions of stamps used in their designated/relevant competent authorities for the issue of Movement Certificate EUR. 1 and with the addresses of the customs authorities or relevant competent bodies responsible for verifying those Certificates.
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2. In order to ensure the proper application of this Annex, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other, through the competent customs authorities and relevant competent and duly authorized bodies, in checking the authenticity of the proofs of origin and the correctness of the information given in these documents.
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Article 27
Verification of proofs of origin
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1. Subsequent verifications of Movement Certificate EUR.1 shall be carried out at random or whenever the customs authorities of the importing 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 Annex.
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2. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the importing country shall return the Movement Certificate EUR.1 and the invoice or a copy of these documents, to the customs authorities of the exporting country giving, where appropriate, the reasons for the enquiry. Any documents and information obtained suggesting that the information given on the Movement Certificate EUR.1 is incorrect shall be forwarded in support of the request for verification.
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3. The verification shall be carried out by the designated/relevant competent authorities of the exporting country. 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.
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4. If the customs authorities of the importing 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.
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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 one of the Contracting Parties and fulfil the other requirements of this Annex. Where the cumulation provisions in accordance with Article 6 of this Annex were applied and in connection with Article 15 (4), the reply shall include a copy (copies) of the Certificate(s) relied upon.
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6. If in cases of reasonable doubt there is no reply within six (6) monthsof the date of the verification request, the requesting customs authorities will send the last request for an additional period of three (3) months. If there is no reply within nine (9) months of the date of the first verification request, the importing Party shall refuse entitlement to the preference.
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7. Corresponding between Contracting Parties in line with provisions of this Article may be conducted via electronic transmission in addition to postal services.
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Article 28
Dispute settlement
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Where disputes arise in relation to the verification procedures of Article 25, which cannot be settled, between the customs authorities requesting verification and the designated/relevant competent authorities responsible for carrying out this verification or where they raise a question as to the interpretation of this Annex, they shall be submitted to the Joint Committee. In all cases the settlement of disputes between the importer and the customs authorities of the importing country' shall be under the legislation of the said country.
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Article 29
Penalties
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In accordance with national law/legislation of importing country penalties shall be imposed on any person who draws up, or causes to be drawn up, a document which contains incorrect information for the purpose of obtaining a preferential treatment for products.
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Article 30
Free zones
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1. The Contracting Parties shall take all necessary steps to ensure that products traded under cover of a Movement Certificate EUR.1 which in the course of transport use a free zone situated in their territory, are not substituted by other goods and do not undergo handling other than normal operations designed to prevent their deterioration.
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2. By means of an exemption to the provisions contained in paragraph 1, when products originating in a Contracting Party are imported into a free zone under cover of a Movement Certificate EUR.1 and undergo treatment or processing, the authorities concerned shall issue a new Movement Certificate EUR.1 at the exporter's request, if the treatment or processing undergone is in conformity with the provisions of this Annex.
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TITLE VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
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Article 31
Sub-Committee on customs and origin matters
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A Sub-Committee on customs and origin matters shall be set up under the Joint Committee to assist it in carrying out its duties and to ensure a continuous information and consultations process between experts. The said sub-committee shall be composed of experts from the Contracting Parties responsible for customs and origin matters.
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Article 32
Appendix
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Appendix to this Annex shall form an integral part thereof.
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Article 33
Goods in transit and storage
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Goods which conform to the provisions of Title II and which on the date of entry into force of this Agreement are either being transported or are being held in a Contracting Party in temporary-storage, in bonded warehouses or in free zones, may be accepted as originating products subject to the submission, within four months from the date of entry into force of the Agreement, to the customs authorities of the importing country of Movement Certificate EUR.1, drawn up retrospectively, and of any documents that provide supporting evidence of the conditions of transport.
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Article 34
Amendments
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The Joint Committee may decide to amend the provisions of this Annex.
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APPENDIX
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SPECIMENS OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 AND APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1
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Printing instructions
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1. Each form shall measure 210 x 297 mm; a tolerance of up to minus 5 mm or plus 8 mm in the length may be allowed. The paper used must be white, sized for writing, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. It shall have a printed green guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.
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2. The competent authorities of the Parties may reserve the right to print the forms themselves or may have them printed by approved printers. In the latter case, each form must include a reference to such approval. Each form must bear the name and address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also bear a serial number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified.
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MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
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1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

EUR.1 №. A 000.000

See notes overleaf before completing this from

2. Certificate used in preferential trade between

………………………………………………........................................................................................

and

……………………………………........................................................................……………………

(insert approprtare countries, group of countries or territories)

3. Consignee (name, full address , counry) (Optional)

4. Country, group of countries or territory in which the products are considered as originating

5. Country, group of countries or territory of destination

6. Transport details (Optional)

7. Remarks

8. Item number: Marks and numbers: Number and kind of packages(1) ; Description of goods(2)

9. Gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m1, etc.)

10. Invoices (Optional)

11. CUSTOMS OR COMPETENT GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ENDORSEMENT

12. DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER

Declaration certified

Stamp

1. the undersigned, declare that the goods describe above meet the conditions required for the issue of this certificate

Place and date ……………….…




……………….…

(Signature)

Export document(3):

Form …………………………………..…….. No ………………….…

Customs or competent governmental office: ………………………..…

Issuing country or territory: ……………………………?……………

Place and date ………………………………………………………….


……………………..

(Signature)

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(1) If goods are not packed, indicate number of articles or state “in bulk” as appropriate.
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(2) Includes the tariff classification of the goods at a heading (6 digits' code) level.
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(3) Complete only where the regulations of the exporting country or territory require.
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13. REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION, to:

14. RESULT OF VERIFICATION

Verification carried out shows that this certificate (*)

□ was issued by the customs office or the competent governmental authority indicated and that the information contained therein is accurate.

□ docs not meet the requirements as to authenticity and accuracy (sec remarks appended).

Verification of the authenticity and accuracy of this certificate is requested

……………………………

(Place and dale)

……………………………

(Place and date)

Stamp

Stamp

……………………………

(Signature)

……………………………

(Signature)




(*) Insert X in the appropriate box.

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NOTES
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1. The certificate must not contain erasures or words written over one another. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialed by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the customs authorities or the competent governmental authority of the issuing country or territory.
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2. No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number, A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as to make any later additions impossible.
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3. Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and with sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.
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APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
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1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

EUR.1 No.A 000.000

See notes overleaf before completing this form

2. Certificate used in preferential trade between

..........................................................................................................................................................

and

..........................................................................................................................................................

(insert appropriate countries, group of countries or territories)

3. Consignee (name, full address, country') (Optional)

4. Country, group of countries or territory in which the products are considered as originating

5. Country, group of countries or territory of destination

6. Transport details (Optional)

7. Remarks

8. Item number; Marks and numbers; Number and kind of packages (1) Description of goods (2)

9. Gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m3, etc.)

10. In voices (Optional)

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(1) If goods are not packed, indicate number of articles or state "In bulk" as appropriate.
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(2) Includes the tariff classification of the goods at a heading (4 digits’ code) level.
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DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER

I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf,

DECLARE that the goods meet the conditions required for the issue of the attached certificate;

SPECIFY as follows the circumstances which have enable these goods to meet the above conditions:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

SUBMIT the following supporting documents1:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

UNDERTAKE to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting evidence which these authorities may require for the purpose of issuing the attached certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my accounts and to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the said authorities;

REQUEST the issue of the attached certificate for these goods.

……………………………..

(Place and date)

……………………………..

(Signature)

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(1) For example: import documents, movement certificates, invoices, manufacturer's declarations, etc., referring to the products used in manufacture or to the goods re-exported in the same state