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EU Updates Preferential Rules of Origin Guidance

The European Commission last week released updated preferential rules of origin guidance, including new guidelines for how companies and member states should verify proof of origin (Section C). The commission said the section “addresses the processes for requests exchanged between EU Member States and third countries, as well as clarifications on importer’s knowledge.”

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The guidance also includes updates to reflect recent changes to rules of origin in the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention -- an agreement between the EU and certain countries in Europe and North Africa, among others -- as well as the EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement.