Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-375  

NTB Type

2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin  

Complaint

There is lack of clarity and information on the authorities issuing and processing SADC certificates of origin in Member states.  

Status note

SADC secretariat reported that : as stated in rule 9 of the Annex I of the SADC Protocol on Trade, “Member States shall deposit with the Secretariat the names of Departments and Agencies authorized to issue the certificates required […], specimen signatures of officials authorized to sign the certificates and the impressions of the official stamps to be used for that purpose, and those shall be circulated to Member States by the Secretariat.” SADC Secretariat circulates all the documentary evidence to Member States immediately upon reception. Additionally, the SADC Customs Unit is working in a user-friendly customs related link in the SADC Secretariat’s website to accommodate not only issues related to documentary evidence for the process of SADC RoO, but also all the binding documentation that enhances trade in the Region.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

SADC  

Reporting Country or Region

Zimbabwe  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2010-02-10  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2011-11-10  

Product Description

All products

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2010-02-10 00:00  

Modified

2011-11-10 11:11