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ARTICLES

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    • Article 501. Certificate of Origin

    1. The Parties shall establish by January 1, 1994 a Certificate of Origin for the purpose of certifying that a good being exported from the territory of a Party into the territory of another Party qualifies as an originating good, and may thereafter revise the Certificate by agreement.

    2. Each Party may require that a Certificate of Origin for a good imported into its territory be completed in a language required under its law.

    3. Each Party shall:

  • Require an exporter in its territory to complete and sign a Certificate of Origin for any exportation of a good for which an importer may claim preferential tariff treatment on importation of the good into the territory of another Party; and

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  • Provide that where an exporter in its territory is not the producer of the good, the exporter may complete and sign a Certificate on the basis of

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  • Its knowledge of whether the good qualifies as an originating good,

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  • Its reasonable reliance on the producer's written representation that the good qualifies as an originating good, or

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  • A completed and signed Certificate for the good voluntarily provided to the exporter by the producer.

    • 4. Nothing in paragraph 3 shall be construed to require a producer to provide a Certificate of Origin to an exporter.

    5. Each Party shall provide that a Certificate of Origin that has been completed and signed by an exporter or a producer in the territory of another Party that is applicable to:

  • A single importation of a good into the Party's territory, or

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  • Multiple importations of identical goods into the Party's territory that occur within a specified period, not exceeding 12 months, set out therein by the exporter or producer,

    • Shall be accepted by its customs administration for four years after the date on which the Certificate was signed.