Chương I: Thông tư 06/2011/TT-BCT Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of application

This Circular provides procedures of issuance of referential certificate of origin (C/O) in the Agreements of free trade region, Agreements of all-sided economic partner and Agreements with two or more parties providing the tariff reduction between Vietnam with one or more countries or territories.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to the organization that is authorized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue referential C/O, traders and relative organizations, individuals.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

1. Referential C/O referred in this Circular means type of C/O is provided in the Agreements of free trade region, Agreements of all-sided economic partner and Agreements with two or more parties providing the tariff reduction between Vietnam with one or more countries or territories.

2. Organizations of issuing referential C/O of Vietnam (herein abbreviated as Organization of issuing C/O) mean the one provided in the relative Circulars on original principle.

3. Persons requesting for referential C/O issuance (herein abbreviated as applicants for C/O) incluse exporters, manufacturers, legal authorized representatives of exporters, manufacturers.

4. The eCOsys means the system of electronic original certification management of Vietnam with website address at: http://www.ecosys.gov.vn.

Article 4. Goods are issued referential C/O 

Goods are issued referential C/O mean the one meeting provisions on C/O in the relative legal documents issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Article 5. Responsibility of applicants for C/O 

Applicants for C/O is responsible for:

1. Registering trader dossier with the organization of issuing C/O;

2. Applying dossier requesting for C/O to the organization of issuing C/O;

3. Evidencing that exporting goods meet provisions on C/O and creating convenient conditions to the Organization of issuing C/O in the verification of the origin;

4. Taking responsibility before law for the accuracy, faithfulness for the declarations and original verification, including the cases to be authorized by exporters;

5. Promptly reporting to the Organization of issuing C/O of Vietnam at the place in which traders requested for C/O on the C/Os issued by them but rejected by importing countries (if any);

6. Cooperating with and creating conditions to the Organization of issuing C/O to examine in reality at the units of raising, planting, reaping and producing exporting goods;

7. Evidencing the accuracy of origin of exporting goods at the requirement of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Organization of issuing C/O, domestic customs agencies and customs agencies of exporting countries.

Article 6. Responsibility of the Organization of issuing C/O 

The Organization of issuing C/O is responsible for:

1. Guiding applicants for C/O if being requested;

2. Receiving, examining trader dossier and dossier requesting for C/O;

3. Verifying the original reality of goods if necessary;

4. Issuing C/O when goods satisfy provisions on origin referred in the relative legal documents;

5. Sending specimen signatures of persons who are authorized to sign C/O and seal of the Organization of issuing C/O to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Export-Import Department) according to provisions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in order to register with the competent agencies of importing countries;

6. Handling complaints relating to the C/O issuance according to its powers;

7. Reconfirming the origin of importing goods at the request of competent agencies of importing countries;

8. Communicating information relating to the C/O issuance with other organizations of issuing C/O;

9. Implementing regime of report, taking part in all professional and skill training classes of origin and other requirements according to provisions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.