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Protocol on Rules of Origin.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Mineral resources, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances, General
Keyword
Internal trade International trade Certification Royalties/fees Packaging/labelling Procedural matters Processing/handling Fish products Vegetables/legumes Animal production Minerals Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Game
Entry into force notes
This Protocol shall enter into force upon its adoption by the Authority.
Abstract

The COMESA Rules of Origin are a set of criteria that is used to distinguish between goods that are produced within the COMESA member States and are entitled to preferential tariff treatment and those that are considered to have been produced outside the COMESA region that attracts full import duties when traded. The document consists of two parts: Part I includes the Protocol on the Rules of Origin for products to be traded between the Member States of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa; incorporating the workings and processing for the change in tariff heading rule; and goods of particular importance to the economic development of the Member States; and Part II on the Procedures for the Implementation of the Protocol on Rules of Origin.

Full text
English
Website
www.comesa.int