Considerations on COM(2019)424 - EU position in the Committee on Rules of Origin set up by the Agreement on Rules of Origin (WTO-GATT 1994), annexed to the final act signed in Marrakech on 15 April 1994 - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2019)424 - EU position in the Committee on Rules of Origin set up by the Agreement on Rules of Origin (WTO-GATT 1994), annexed to the ... |
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| document | COM(2019)424  |
| date | December 19, 2019 |
| (2) | Article 4 of the Agreement establishes the Committee on Rules of Origin. |
| (3) | The Committee on Rules of Origin is to adopt a communication entitled ‘Enhancing Transparency in Non-preferential Rules of Origin’. |
| (4) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee on Rules of Origin, as the communication to be adopted will be binding on the Union. |
| (5) | The proposed position to be taken on the Union’s behalf aims to enhance transparency of laws, regulations and practices regarding non-preferential rules of origin, by means of rules on mandatory or voluntary notification by World Trade Organization (WTO) members of their non-preferential rules of origin, using standardised templates. This will result in clearer and more predictable rules of origin and will facilitate the flow of international trade, |