S.R.O. 1127(I)/2003, dated 18th December, 2003

SROS: S.R.O. 1127(I)/2003, dated 18th December, 2003 S.R.O. 1127(I)/2003, dated 18th December, 2003:- The following Rules of Origin as applicable to trade concessions exchanged between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan hereinafter referred to as Pakistan and the Peoples Republic of China hereinafter referred to as China under Preferential Trade Arrangement(PTA), signed at Beijing, China, on the 3rd day of November, 2003, are hereby notified for general information:- 1. Short title, commencement and appllcation.-(l) These rules may be called the Pakistan-China Preferential Trade Agreement Rules of Origin, 2004. (2) They shall come into force on the 1 st day of January, 2004. (3) These rules shall apply to products originating from China. 2. Determination of origin.-No product shall be deemed to be the produce or manufacture of China unless a competent officer of Customs, duly authorized and notified by the Central Board of Revenue in this regard, is satisfied that the conditions specified in the Schedule to these rules are complied with in relation to such products. 3. Claim at the time of importation^-The importer of the products shall at the time of importation:- (a) make a claim that the products are the produce or manufacture of the China and such products are eligible for preferential concession; and (b) produce the evidence specified in the Schedule to these rules. THE SCHEDULE (See rule 3) 1. Originating products.-Products covered by Preferential Trade Arrangement imported into the territory of Pakistan from China which are consigned directly within the meaning of paragraph 5 hereof, shall be. eligible for preferential concessions if they conform to the origin requirement under any one of the following conditions, namely:- (a) products wholly produced or obtained in China as defined in paragraph 2; or (b) products not wholly produced or obtained in China, provided that the said products are eligible under paragraph 3. 2. Wholly produced or obtained.-Within the meaning of clause(a) of paragraph 1 the following shall be considered as wholly produced or obtained in China, namely:-- (a) raw or mineral products extracted from its soil, its water or jts seabeds…