WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/RO/W/92
12 November 2002
(02-6212)
Committee on Rules of Origin
DRAFT
EIGHTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN
Note by the Secretariat
Article 6:1 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin provides that "the Committee shall review
annually the implementation and operation of Part II and Part III of this Agreement having regard to
its objectives".  This background document is circulated by the Secretariat in preparation for theeighth annual review of the implementation and operation of the Agreement on Rules of Origin, to be
conducted at the meeting of the Committee on Rules of Origin on 15 November 2002.G/RO/W/92
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Table of contents
1. Members and Observer status.................................................................................................3
(a) WTO Memb ers (144)........................................................................................................... .......3
(b) Observer Gove rnments (32)................................................................................................... .....3
(c) Observer Internationa l Organizati ons (9) ...................................................................................4
2. Officers of the Committ ee on Rules of  Origin........................................................................4
3. Meetings of the Committe e on Rules of Origin ......................................................................4
4. Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Goods ................................................................4G/RO/W/92
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1. Members and Observer status
(a) WTO Members (144)
Albania Dominica Kuwait Portugal
Angola Dominican Republic Kyrgyz Republic Qatar
Antigua and Barbuda Ecuador Latvia Romania
Argentina Egypt Lesotho RwandaAustralia El Salvador Liechtenstein Saint Kitts and NevisAustria Estonia Lithuania Saint LuciaBahrain European Community Luxembourg Saint Vincent and the
Bangladesh Republic of the Fiji Macao, China    Grenadines
Barbados    Islands Madagascar SenegalBelgium Finland Malawi Sierra LeoneBelize France Malaysia SingaporeBenin Gabon Maldives Slovak RepublicBolivia The Gambia Mali Slovenia
Botswana Georgia Malta Solomon Islands
Brazil Germany Mauritania South AfricaBrunei Darussalam Ghana Mauritius SpainBulgaria Greece Mexico Sri LankaBurkina Faso Grenada Moldova SurinameBurundi Guatemala Mongolia Swaziland
Cameroon Guinea, Republic of Morocco Sweden
Canada Guinea-Bissau Mozambique SwitzerlandCentral African Republic Guyana Myanmar Taipei, ChineseChad Haiti Namibia TanzaniaChile Honduras Netherlands Thailand
China, Peoples's Rep. of Hong Kong, China New Zealand Togo
Colombia Hungary Nicaragua Trinidad and TobagoCongo Iceland Niger TunisiaCosta Rica India Nigeria TurkeyCôte d'Ivoire Indonesia Norway UgandaCroatia Ireland Oman United Arab Emirates
Cuba Israel Pakistan United Kingdom
Cyprus Italy Panama United StatesCzech Republic Jamaica Papua New Guinea UruguayDemocratic Republic of Japan Paraguay Venezuela   the Congo Jordan Peru ZambiaDenmark Kenya Philippines Zimbabwe
Djibouti Korea Poland
(b) Observer Governments (32)
Algeria Ethiopia Seychelles
Andorra Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia SudanArmenia Holy See TajikistanAzerbaijan Kazakhstan Tonga
Bahamas Lao, People's Democratic Republic of Ukraine
Belarus Lebanon UzbekistanBhutan Nepal VanuatuBosnia and Herzegovina Russian Federation Viet NamCambodia Samoa Yemen
Cape Verde Sao Tome and Principe Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of
Equatorial Guinea Saudi ArabiaG/RO/W/92
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(c) Observer International Organizations (9)
ACP
EFTA
IADB
IMFITCB
OECD
UNCTAD
WCO
World Bank
2. Officers of the Committee on Rules of Origin
Chairman: Mr. Stefan Moser (Switzerland)
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Ronaldo Costa Filho (Brazil)
3. Meetings of the Committee on Rules of Origin
3.1 The Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) has held three formal meetings on 19 April,
28 June [and 15 November] 2002.  The minutes of these meetings are contained in documents
G/RO/M/39-[42].
3.2 With regard to the work under Part II  of the Agreement on Rules of Origin (the Agreement),
the CRO, [at its meeting in November 2002, discusse d an issue "Transitional review under paragraph
18 of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of China"] (to be completed in light of the
discussion at the meeting on 15 November 2002)
3.3 With regard to the work under Part III  of the Agreement, the CRO, at each meeting, took
note of the notifications under Article 5 and paragraph 4 of Annex II of the Agreement.  To date83 Members have made notifications of non-preferential rules of origin and [87] Members have made
notifications of preferential rules of origin (see Annex).  The Chairman expressed concern that a
number of Members had not yet complied with the notification requirements.  He urged Members
who had not yet notified to do so as early as possible (G/RO/M/39-[42]);
3.4 Apart from the above-summarized implementation and operation under Parts II and III  of
the Agreement, most of the CRO’s formal and informal sessions were devoted to its work under
Part IV,  namely the Harmonization Work Programme (HWP).  The Chairman of the Committee made
a report to the General Council on the progress of the HWP at its meeting on 31 July 2002, and the
CRO, as mandated, forwarded 93 core policy issues as  well as the implications issue to the General
Council for discussion and decision at that level (G/RO/52;  WT/GC/M/75).
4. Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Goods
The CRO adopted its report to the CTG at its meeting on 15 November 2002.G/RO/W/92
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ANNEX
1. Members that have notified Non- Preferential Rules of Origin (42)
Argentina (G/RO/N/2, 10 & 16) Hungary (G/RO/N/2) Peru (G/RO/N/4 & 5)
Australia (G/RO/N/1) Israel (G/RO/N/13) Poland (G/RO/N/8)
Burkina Faso (G/RON/19) Japan (G/RO/N/1) Qatar (G/RO/N/25)Bulgaria (G/RO/N/17 & 27) Korea (G/RO/N/1) Romania (G/RO/N/1)Canada (G/RO/N/1) Jordan (G/RO/N/30) Senegal (G/RO/N/10)China (G/RO/N/37/Rev.1) Latvia (G/RO/N/25) Slovak Republic (G/RO/N/1)
Colombia (G/RO/N/1) Lithuania (G/RO/N/36) Slovenia (G/RO/N/5, 7 & 29/Rev.1)
Croatia (G/RNO/N/36) Madagascar (G/RO/N/11) South Africa (G/RO/N/3)Cuba (G/ RO/N/3) Mexico (G/RO/N/12) Switzerland (G/RO/N/4)Czech Rep. (G/RO/N/2) Moldova (G/RON/36) Taipei, Chinese (G/RO/N/37)EC (G/RO/N/1) Morocco (G/RO/N/2) Tunisia (G/RO/N/7)Estonia (G/RO/N/34) New Zealand (G/RO/N/1) Turkey (G/RO/N/8 & 28)
Georgia (G/RO/N/37) Niger (G/RON/19) US (G/RO/N/1 & 6)
Hong Kong, China (G/RO/N/1, 24 & 30) Norway (G/RO/N/8) Venezuela  (G/RO/N/1 & 10)
2. Members that have notified that they do not have Non-Preferential Rules of Origin (41)
Bolivia (G/RO/N/9) Honduras (G/RO/N/3) Oman (G/RO/N/32)
Brazil (G/RO/N/14) Iceland (G/RO/N/5) Pakistan (G/RO/N/16)Brunei Darussalam (G/RO/N/5) India (G/RO/N/1) Panama (G/RO/N/23)Burundi (G/RO/N/33) Indonesia (G/RO/N/16) Papua New Guinea (G/RO/N/32)Chad (G/RO/N22) Jamaica (G/RO/N/4) Paraguay (G/RO/N/21)
Chile (G/RO/N/6) Kenya (G/RO/N/9) Philippines (G/RO/N/6)
Costa Rica (G/RO/N/1) Macao, China (G/RO/N/21) Singapore (G/RO/N/3)Cyprus ((G/RON/19) Malaysia (G/RO/N/6) Suriname (G/RO/N/24)Dominica (G/RO/N/24) Maldives (G/RO/N/22) Thailand (G/RO/N/1)Dominican Rep. (G/RO/N/9) Malta (G/RO/N/4) Trinidad & Tob. (G/RO/N/7)El Salvador (G/RO/N/10) Mauritius (G/RO/N/1) Uganda (G/RO/N/12)
Fiji (G/RO/N/17) Mongolia (G/RO/N/20) United Arab Emirates (G/RO/N/17)
Guatemala (G/RO/N/21) Namibia (G/RO/N/26) Uruguay (G/RO/N/12)Haiti (G/RO/N/20) Nicaragua (G/RO/N/10)
3. Members that have not notified N on-Preferential Rules of Origin (46)
Albania Egypt Myanmar
Angola Gabon NigeriaAntigua & Barbuda The Gambia RwandaBahrain Ghana Saint Kitts & Nevis
Bangladesh Grenada Saint Lucia
Barbados Guinea Bissau Saint Vincent & GrenadinesBelize Guinea, Rep. of Sierra LeoneBenin Guyana Solomon IslandsBotswana Kuwait Sri Lanka
Cameroon Kyrgyz Rep. Swaziland
Central African Rep Lesotho TanzaniaCongo Liechtenstein TogoCôte d'Ivoire Malawi ZambiaD.R. of Congo Mali ZimbabweDjibouti Mauritania
Ecuador MozambiqueG/RO/W/92
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4. Members that have notified Preferential Rules of Origin  (84)
Argentina (G/RO/N/16) Hungary (G/RO/N/2, 22 & 23) Pakistan (G/RO/N/16)
Australia (G/RO/N/1) Iceland (G/RO/N/15, 22 & 23) Panama (G/RO/N/23)
Bolivia (G/RO/N/1, 22&23) India (G/RO/N/1) Paraguay (G/RO/N/12)
Brazil (G/RO/N/12) Indonesia (G/RO/N/4) Papua New Guinea (G/RO/N/32)Brunei Darussalam (G/RO/N/4) Israel (G/RO/N/13) Peru (G/RO/N/1)Bulgaria (G/RO/N/15, 22, 23 & 27) Jamaica (G/RO/N/4) Philippines (G/RO/N/4)Burkina Faso (G/RO/N/19) Japan (G/RO/N/6) Poland (G/RO/N/8, 22 & 23)
Canada (G/RO/N/1, 6 & 8) Jordan (G/RON/30) Qatar (G/RO/N/25)
Chad (G/RO/N/22) Kenya (G/RO/N/9) Romania (G/RO/N/14, 22 & 23)Chile (G/RO/N/6&38) Korea (G/RO/N/7) Senegal (G/RO/N/10)China (G/RO/N/37/Rev.1) Latvia (G/RO/N/25) Singapore (G/RO/N/3 & 4)Colombia (G/RO/N/1) Liechtenstein (G/RO/N/22) Slovak Republic (G/RO/N/1, 22 & 23)Costa Rica (G/RO/N/20/Rev.1) Madagascar (G/RO/N/11) Slovenia (G/RO/N/5, 7, 22 & 23)
Côte d'Ivoire (G/RO/N/11) Malaysia (G/RO/N/4) Suriname (G/RO/N/24)
Croatia (G/RO/N/36) Maldives (G/RO/N/22) Switzerland (G/RO/N/6, 22, 23, 29 & 30)Cuba (G/RO/N/3) Mali (G/RON/35) Taipei, Chinese (G/RO/N/37)Cyprus (G/RO/N/19) Malta (G/RO/ N/4) Thailand (G/RO/N/1 & 4)Czech Rep. (G/RO/N/2, 22 & 23) Mauritius (G/RO/N/1) Trinidad &Tob. (G/RO/N/7 & 24)Dominica(G/RO/N/24) Mexico (G/RO/N/12) Tunisia (G/RO/N/7)
Dominican Rep. (G/RO/N/5) Moldova (G/RO/N/36) Turkey (G/RO/N/8 & 28)
EC (G/RO/N/1) Mongolia (G/RO/N/20) Uganda (G/RO/N/12)Ecuador (G/RO/N/12) Morocco (G/RO/N/2) United Arab Emirates (G/RO/N/17)El Salvador (G/RO/N/10, 11&30) Myanmar (G/RO/N/36) US (G/RO/N/1 , 6 & 18)Estonia (G/RON/31) Namibia (G/RO/N/26) Uruguay (G/RO/N/5)
Fiji (G/RO/N/17) New Zealand (G/RO/N/1) Venezuela (G/RO/N/1)
Georgia (G/RO/N/38) Nicaragua (G/RO/N/10) Zambia (G/RO/N/15)Guatemala (G/RO/N/21) Niger (G/RO/N/19)Haiti (G/RO/N/20) Norway (G/RO/N/8, 22 & 23)Honduras (G/RO/N/3 & 10) Oman (G/RO/N/32)
5. Members that have notified that they do not  have Preferential Rules of Origin (3)
Burundi (G/RO/N/34)
Hong Kong, China (G/RO/N/1)
Macao, China (G/RO/N/21)G/RO/W/92
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6. Members that have not notified Preferential Rules of Origin (42)
Albania Egypt Mozambique
Angola Gabon Nigeria
Antigua & Barbuda Gambia Rwanda
Bahrain Ghana St. Kitts & NevisBangladesh Grenada Saint LuciaBarbados Guinea Bissau Saint Vincent & GrenadinesBelize Guinea, Rep. of Sierra Leone
Benin Guyana Solomon Islands
Botswana Lesotho South AfricaCameroon Lithuania Sri LankaCent. African Rep. Kuwait SwazilandCongo Kyrgyz Rep. TanzaniaD.R. of Congo Malawi Togo
Djibouti Mauritania Zimbabwe
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