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New version of the rules for determining the origin of goods from developing and the least developed countries approved
The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has decided to modernize the rules for determining the origin of goods from developing and the least developed countries - users of the unified system of tariff preferences of the Eurasian Economic Union.
The updated version contains a package of comprehensive amendments, which provide for improvement of the procedure for documentary confirmation of origin of goods, simplification of conditions for importers to obtain tariff preferences, optimization of provisions on administrative cooperation with beneficiary countries, as well as a number of other changes prepared in terms of the existing five-year law enforcement practice.
In particular, the possibility to confirm the origin of goods applying for tariff preferences by a copy of the document of origin instead of its original is fixed on a permanent basis. In addition, the requirement to purchase goods exclusively from persons registered in countries that are users of the unified system of tariff preferences of the EAEU has been abolished.
"The adopted decision is an effective measure to adapt the rules applied in the Union to modern trade conditions and minimize existing difficulties with confirmation to the customs authorities of the EAEU Member States of the preferential origin of the supplied goods," said EEC Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev.He added that these changes are also a continuation of the Union's consistent work on the implementation of support measures for the least developed countries, the need for which is regularly discussed on the platform of the World Trade Organization.
The Decision shall come into effect after 60 calendar days from the date of its official publication.
For reference
The rules for determining the origin of goods from developing and the least developed countries were approved by Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 60 dated June 14, 2018.
The lists of countries-users of the unified system of tariff preferences of the EAEU are established by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 130 dated November 27, 2009.
The list of goods in respect of which tariff preferences are granted was approved by Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 8 dated January 13, 2017.
