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CETA and the Registered Exporter
As a result of questions regarding requirements for completion of the CETA Origin Declaration in the EU, the CSCB contacted the European Commission. Today, we received the following response from the Directorate General for Trade.
In the EU, the REX system is applied since 1 January 2017 for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), whose rules of origin are laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 and in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of the Union Customs Code (Regulation (EU) No 952/2013). Progressively, the REX system will also be used for certifying the origin in preferential trade agreements. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada will be the first. It is important to note that there is a difference between the requirements for making out a statement of origin in the EU and in Canada. The EU legal requirements obliges the EU exporters to be registered in REX for consignments of above €6000 and to use the REX number in the statement of origin, in order to export, even if the Canadian requirements for claiming preferences do not require this. Also, while it is true that for shipments with a value below €6 000 no registration in REX is required; we encourage all EU exporters to register, in case they would use bigger value shipments in the future.
As regards origin declaration, CETA is based on the self-certification therefore to qualify for preferential duty rates upon importation the exporter, be it European or Canadian, needs to fill in an origin declaration. A statement on origin is a declaration of origin added by the registered exporter on an invoice or any other commercial document. Text of Origin Declaration in different languages can be found in Annex 2 of the CETA Protocol on Rules of Origin.
Furthermore, the Commission has also launched an updated version of the Market Access Database (MADB) which contains CETA specific practical information for businesses to trade with Canada, including practicalities as regards Rules of Origin and Certification. We will continue enriching this database with more practical information on trading opportunities under CETA; in this regard we welcome your feedback and comments for improvement.
Please follow this link to access the relevant MADB page:
http://madb.europa.eu/madb/fta_canada_content.htm#rulesoforigin