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Rules of origin are a pivotal part of free trade agreements (FTAs). Criticized as overly complex and heterogeneous, they are often accused of creating a “spaghetti bowl effect”, with traders … struggling to identify the criteria and obligations applicable to each of their trade flows.

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Lietuvoje nepreferencinės prekių kilmės sertifikatus išduoda Prekybos, pramonės ir amatų rūmai, remdamiesi paraiškose nurodytais duomenimis. Kadangi paraiškoje pateikiami duomenys ne visuomet … būna tikslūs, o šiam dokumentui negalioja principas de minimis (smulkmenos, mažareikšmiai dalykai nekeičia esmės), aptarsime nepreferencinę prekių kilmę patvirtinančio sertifikato reikšmę tarptautinėje prekyboje.

A certificate of origin is the most widely accepted proof required by Customs administrations to certify the origin of a product. With over 2000 Chambers of Commerce issuing more than 15 million … certificates annually all over the world, the International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation (ICC WCF) which unites a global network of 12,000 Chambers strives to guarantee the “nationality” of goods by authenticating the accuracy of issued certificates of origin.

Every year the World Trade Organization (WTO) tackles a problem in the world trading system in its World Trade Report. Th e 2010 Report was devoted to the trade in natural resources. Th is year, … the Organization takes an in-depth fresh look at preferential trade.

While harmonization of origin rules remains a work in progress at the WTO, the WCO is continuing to assist its Members to enhance their understanding of the rules of origin, contained in various … free trade agreements.

A small scale trader waits in the shade of a tree at the Mwanza Border Post between Malawi and Mozambique. Somewhere inside, a clearing agent is completing complicated paperwork on his behalf … for a sum of money. The agent will deal with Customs officials, go over forms, calculate import duties and taxes and so on or sometimes even disappear with the trader’s money!

The WCO has established a global database of preferential trade agreements and related rules of origin in accordance with the Action Plan to improve the understanding and application of preferential … rules of origin endorsed by the WCO Council in June 2007.

The two day WCO conference focusing on the application of rules of origin around the world took place in Brussels (Belgium) from 16-17 June 2008. With rules of origin now a prominent feature … of today’s trading system given the plethora of regional trade arrangements that exist and those that are under negotiation across the globe, the issue has become more topical than ever. These rules enable preferential arrangements to be more effectively implemented; the positive benefits of which include the development of trade and the encouragement of foreign investment.

The dramatic rise in the number of preferential trade arrangements, together with complex and often confusing rules of origin are some of the increasing challenges facing both customs administrations … and the business community.