Rules of Origin (RoO), a mechanism for determining the economic nationality of a product, are an essential part of international trade due to their use in the enforcement of preferential treatment of goods. AfCFTA member states seek to build upon RoO under their existing RECs. However, the ...
ACCRA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) concluded on Saturday their negotiations on rules of origin, a move expected to further reduce tariffs on original goods within the African continent. Ebrahim Patel, chairperson of the African Union (A...
For those who have been acquainted with the question of rules of origin through their professional careers, it has been quite surprising to see that the issue of rules of origin has even found its place in the 1995 Cannes European Council conclusions. Moreover, terminology usually confined to ...
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Keywords: AfCFTA; rules of origin; product-specific rules of origin; regime-wide rules of origin; compliance costs 1. Introduction Two major trends characterize the world trading system today. On the one hand, it is increasingly structured by preferential trade agreements (PTAs), of which there ...