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7. The competent authority of the exporting Party shall monitor the
use of the authorisation, including verification of the Declarations
of Origin by an approved exporter, and withdraw the authorisation
where the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 are not met.

8. An approved exporter shall be prepared to submit at any time, on
request of the customs authorities of the importing Party, all
appropriate documents proving the originating status of the goods
concerned, including statements from the suppliers or producers
in accordance with the laws and regulations of the importing Party
as well as the fulfilment of the other requirements of this Chapter.

Article 3.22: Claim for Preferential Tariff Treatment

1. An importing Party shall grant preferential tariff treatment in
accordance with this Agreement to an originating good on the
basis of a Proof of Origin.

2. Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, an importing Party
shall provide that, for the purposes of claiming preferential tariff
treatment, the importer shall:

(a) make a declaration in its customs declaration that the good
qualifies as an originating good;

(b) have a valid Proof of Origin in its possession at the time the
declaration referred to in subparagraph (a) is made; and

(c) provide an original or a certified true copy of the Proof of
Origin to the importing Party if required by the importing
Party.

3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, the importing Party may not
require a Proof of Origin if:

(a) the customs value of the importation does not exceed US$
200 or the equivalent amount in the importing Party’s
currency or any higher amount as the importing Party may
establish; or

(b) it is a good for which the importing Party has waived the
requirement,

provided that the importation does not form part of a series of
importations carried out or planned for the purpose of evading

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