The Role of THE certification unit TRADE

Transcript:The Role of THE certification unit TRADE:
The Role of THE certification unit TRADE AGREEMENTS & Certificates OF ORIGIN Presenter: Martin Philips Certifying Officer Thursday December 12, 2013 Overview Role and function of Trade Board Limited Rules of Origin & Certificates of Origin Trade Agreements – CARICOM, CBI, CARIBCAN, GSP & (BTAs) with Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela Application for a Certificate of Origin Import and Export Licensing The Trade Board Limited Government Agency , operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Mission Statement The mission of the Trade Board Limited is to facilitate trade locally and internationally by the issuance of licenses and certificates of origin consistent with Government’s policies and international agreements as well as to develop and promote a secure framework for e-transactions. Vision To be a national focal point for support of modern commerce through trade facilitation, export enhancement and rules observance and being a repository for and disseminator of national, regional and international trade-related information. Role and Function Issuing Certificates of Origin for Jamaican products exported under various preferential trade agreements; Issuing import and export licenses for specific items that impact negatively on the environmental, social and economic conditions of the country; Role and Function Cont’d Registering and maintaining list of importers or manufacturers that use milk powder and refined sugar as raw material for the production of specified products in accordance with the regulations governing the pre and post entry verification; Ensuring that Jamaica meets its international obligations under the following: -WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin -WTO Agreement on Import Licensing The Certification Unit Designated Governmental Authority to certify products which comply with the Rules of Origin of a given preferential trade scheme. Analyzes products and verifies their working processes to ensure conformity with prescribed criteria of each trade scheme. Issues Certificates of origin on the basis that products qualify under the Rules of Origin for specific trade scheme. Rules of Origin - Definitions Rules of origin requirements lay down the conditions of production that a good should fulfil to qualify for the tariff preferences negotiated in a trade agreement. Requirements that a good produced in a FTA must fulfill in order to be considered originating and benefit from the preferential tariff treatment. ROO define the requirements that each negotiated product must meet for it to be regarded as originating. Rules of Origin Rules of origin have grown in importance over the past