Common use of Origin Verification Procedures Clause in Contracts

Origin Verification Procedures. 1. The importing Party, through its competent authority, may: (a) request information about the origin of a good from the certifying authority of the exporting Party; and, (b) request its Embassy in the territory of the other Party for assistance in those matters. 2. For purposes of determining whether a good imported into its territory from the territory of the other Party under preferential tariff treatment according to this agreement qualifies as originating, a Party may verify the origin of the good through its competent authority by means of: (a) written questionnaires or requests for information sent directly to the importer in its territory or the exporter or producer in the territory of the other Party; (b) verification visits to the exporter or producer in the territory of the other Party to review the records and documents referred to in Article 5.05 (a), and to inspect the materials and facilities used in the production of the good in question; (c) delegating its Embassy in the territory of the other Party to conduct the verification visit; or (d) other procedures as the Parties may agree to.