means the specific provisions,

developed from principles established by

national legislation or international agreements

("origin criteria"), applied by a country to

determine the origin of goods.

The two (2) main origin conferring criteria

are:

USES OF ROO except

Goods are generally considered to be

wholly obtained when they are made

entirely in the exporting country from

materials produced in that same country.

Unless specified otherwise in

__________ are part of Preferential Trade

Agreements (e.g., Free Trade Area and Economic Partnership Agreements) which provides for tariff

concessions. The ROO determine what products

can benefit from the tariff concession or

preference. (Annex Il to the WTO Agreement on

ROO)

__________

are patterned after the economic

interests of the Parties in a Preferential Trade

Agreement resulting in ROO provisions that are

unavoidably individualistic and differ from

agreement to agreement.

__________ are part of Preferential Trade

Agreements (e.g., Free Trade Area and Economic

Partnership Agreements) which provides for tariff

concessions. The ROO determine what products

can benefit from the tariff concession or

preference. (Annex Il to the WTO Agreement on

ROO)are used in the application

of MFN treatment, anti-dumping, countervailing,

safeguard measures, origin marking

requirements. (Art. 1(2) of the WTO Agreement

on ROO)

They are made

entirely in the exporting country from

materials produced in that same country.

Goods are wholly obtained unless specified otherwise in their respective ________.

Plants and plant products grown,

harvested, picked, or gathered in a Party;

Note: Under the _________, goods are limited to

vegetable products only.

It is the build down or indirect method

Goods obtained from Iive animals in a Party;

Under the ______________, goods are limited

to those obtained from animals raised in a Party.

Goods obtained from Iive animals in a

Party;

Notes: Under the ____________ , goods are limited to those obtained from animals born and raised in a Party; 

Waste, scrap, and used goods collected in

a Party fit only for the recovery of raw

materials;

Countries that does not recognize goods intended

only for disposal such as municipal and

radioactive wastes as wholly obtained or

produced, except one:

Special provision to include goods taken

from outer space obtained by a Party.

PH-EFTA

Special provisions to include goods obtained in a Party by using cell cultures, and goods falling under _____________ obtained by fermentation.

This provision entices a producer or exporter

to use input materials originating in a free

trade partner country.

It means the cultivation of human,

animal or plant cells under controlled

conditions (such as defined temperatures,

growth medium, gas mixture, and ph), outside a living organism.

 is a biotechnological process in

which human, animal or plant cells, bacteria,

yeasts, fungi or enzymes are used in the

production process.

Requires a product to be transformed

into a different article

The materials, parts or components

used in the manufacture of the product

have undergone SUFFICIENT WORKING

OR PROCESSINGA product is originating in the country where it last underwent substantial

transformation.

This is the CIF value at the time of importation of the materials.

The materials, parts or components

used in the manufacture of the product

have undergone SUFFICIENT WORKING

OR PROCESSING

It is a key component of preferential trade

agreements allowing for production sharing

inside the PTA territory

It is the build up or direct method

Agreements using only the Build-Down (Indirect) Methods of computation except one:

Non-originating

materials must have undergone a

required level of tariff classification

change

materials are those sourced from

within the PTA territory (not just the country of export).

These are materials imported from a country outside the territory; or Materials produced in the territory but because of the requirements of the ROO fail to meet the ROO,

Any material of UNKNOWN or UNCONFIRMED ORIGIN should always be treated as

This rule requires the goods to

undergo a specific manufacturing or

processing operation in the exporting

Party to confer originating status

Generally covers certain textiles and

fabrics and their articles

Specifically indicates the required origin

conferring criteria for goods

The de minimis provision does

not apply under the ____________.

It is expressed as a

percentage

It includes the value of materials from the Parties, direct labor and overhead cost, profit, and other costs.

It is the value of all the materials used and all other costs related to its production, minus any internal taxes, which are, or may be, repaid when the product obtained is exported 

EXW is used except FOB in both formulas by

It allows those non-originating materials that did

not undergo the required CTC to be considered as originating as long as the overall value of

such materials does not exceed certain

percentages

This provision requires goods that are

claiming preferential treatment under an PTA

to be shipped directly from the originating

Party to the destination Party:

The goal is to ensure that no further

processing takes place in a third country or

non-Party and that goods leaving the

jurisdiction of a Party are identical to those

imported into another Party:

It is to treat an originating material from another Party as an originating material from the Party where working or processing of the finished good has taken place

Packing materials and containers for shipment used to protect goods during transportation, other than packing materials, packages and containers for goods for retail sale, are disregarded in determining the origin of the goods:

Permissible operations done to the goods in

the transit country are, except:

It is issued for

products that do not qualify or not

eligible under schemes with preferential tariff treatment.

Operations or processes undertaken, by themselves

or in combination with each other are considered to be minimal and shall not be taken into account in

determining whether a good is originating in a Party;

Under Treatment of Packing Materials:

a) Under the Value-Added Rule - Their value are

taken into account in origin determination.

(b) Under the CTC Rule- Their origin are not taken

into accountin origin determination.

Under Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools:

Accessories, spare parts, or tools presented and

classified with the good shall be considered as part of

the good, provided:

(a) they are invoiced together with the good; and

(b) their quantity and value are not commercially_

customary for the good.

Under Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools:

Under the Value-Added Rule - Their value are taken into account as originating materials or non-originating materials, as the case may be, in calculating the qualifying value content of the good.

Under the CTC Rule - Their origin are not taken into account in origin determination.

Statement I: Any neutral elements or indirect materials

such as power and fuel, plant and equipment, or machines and tools used to obtain goods subject to origin determination, are treated as originating whether such material originates in non-Parties or not.

Statement II: as long as these materials are

physically incorporated into those goods.

These are goods and materials that are

of the same kind and commercial

quality, with the same technical and

physical characteristics, and which

cannot be distinguished from one

another

These are the procedures governing

the issuance and verification of the

Proof of Origin and the other related

administrative matters for the

purposes of implementing the rules of

origin applicable to a preferential

trade agreement.

It is the designated body of a Party

tasked to issue the Proof of Origin required to implement the Rules of Origin of each Preferential Trade Agreement;

It is issued by entities other than those of

the Issuing Authority are not honored by the Customs Authority of the importing Party

Under the pre-exportation examination procedure, the

Issuing Authority has the right to request supporting

documentary evidence and other relevant information in order to conduct any check deemned necessary in

accordance with respective domestic laws, regulations,

and administrative practices in order to determine

originating status of the goods; Is the statement correct?

a good whose origin may be easily.

established by its nature does not require a pre-

exportation examination, instead a self-

declaration by the exporter, manufacturer,

and/or trader exporting under the various PTAS

is used as the basis when applying for the

issuance of a Proof of Origin. Is the statement correct?

Who reviews the Product evaluation form periodically?

Who is is responsible for pre-evaluating, all exporters and their products for issuance of Proof of Origin and is responsible for the issuance of PER.

It is a document, in paper

or digital format, certifying that goods in

a particular export shipment are wholly

obtained, produced, manufactured or

processed in a particular country;

Product Evaluation Report validity

Is a Proof of Origin issued by the Issuing

Authority of an intermediate Party where the

goods were transshipped: It is based on the

original Proof of Origin; The applicable provisions of direct consignment under the ROO are observed;

Back-to-back CO under ACFTA and AHKFTA are known as:

A Proof of Origin is "lssued Retroactively" if:

Statement I: It has not been issued up to three (3) working days after the date of exportation due to involuntary errors or omissions or other valid causes; and

Statement II: A Proof of Origin that is "Issued Retroactively" should be issued no longer than twelve (12) months from the date of importation.

PH-EFTA:

For goods whose origin is easily established by its nature and does not require pre-exportation examination

Proof of Origin Validity

Proof of origin (1 original & 2 copies) The original is forwarded by the exporter to the importer to be submitted to the Customs Authority. Copies are retained by:

AIFTA

Triplicate copy of Proof of Origin is forwarded to:

Under AJCEP, how many copies of Proof of Origin is issued?

Under PJEPA, how many copies of Proof of Origin is issued?

Under PH-EFTA, how many copies of Proof of Origin is issued?