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2. Declaration of Origin CHAPTER 4

(a) exporter’s name and address; CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND TRADE FACILITATION

(b) producer’s name and address, if known;
Article 4.1: Definitions
(c) importer’s or consignee’s name and address;
For the purposes of this Chapter:
(d) description of the goods and the HS Code of the goods (six
- digit level); (a) customs authority means any authority that is
responsible under the law of each Party for the
(e) in the case of an approved exporter, authorisation code or administration and enforcement of its customs laws and

identification code of the exporter or producer; regulations;

(f) unique reference number; (b) customs laws and regulations means the statutory and
regulatory provisions relating to the importation,
(g) origin conferring criterion; exportation, movement, or storage of goods, the
administration and enforcement of which are specifically
(h) certification by an authorised signatory that the goods charged to a customs authority, and any regulations made
specified in the Declaration of Origin meet all the relevant by a customs authority, under its statutory powers;
requirements of Chapter 3 (Rules of Origin);
(c) customs procedure means the measures applied by the
(i) RCEP country of origin referred to in Article 2.6 (Tariff customs authority of a Party to goods and to the means of
Differentials); transport that are subject to its customs laws and
regulations;
(j) FOB value, if the regional value content origin conferring
criterion is used; (d) express consignment means all goods imported by or
through an enterprise that operates a consignment service
(k) quantity of the goods; for the expeditious cross-border movement of goods and
assumes liability to the customs authority for those goods;
(l) in the case of a back-to-back Declaration of Origin, original and
Proof of Origin reference number, date of issuance, RCEP
country of origin of the first exporting Party, and, if (e) means of transport means various types of vessels,
applicable, approved exporter authorisation code of the vehicles, and aircrafts which enter or leave the customs
first exporting Party. territory of a Party carrying natural persons, goods, or
articles.

Article 4.2: Objectives

The objectives of this Chapter are to:

(a) ensure predictability, consistency, and transparency in the
application of customs laws and regulations of each Party;

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