IMPACTS OF ROO ON FTA

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IMPACTS OF ROO ON FTA

• By Xie Zhujun
• JUNE 27,2006

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Contents

• ? Rules of Origin in RTA and FTA
• ? ACFTA
• ? ROO of ACFTA
• ? Impacts of ROO on RTA/FTA
• ? Impacts of ROO on ACFTA
• ? Suggestion

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? Rules of Origin in RTA and FTA

• Regional Trade Agreement
• the rules of origin in RTA
• Free Trade Area
• The rules of origin in FTA

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? ACFTA

• ASEAN-China Free Trade Area
• 11 Members of ACFTA

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? ROO of ACFTA

• 40 value added in the member states
• PSR (Product Specific Rules)
• Form E

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? Impacts of ROO on RTA/FTA

• Trade transmission in the region
• Industrialization of the member states
• Raw material exports within the area
• FDI inflow and outflow of the region
• Gross income growing of the citizens
• Regulating the competition of exporters
• Trade barriers to the non-member states

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? Impacts of ROO on ACFTA

• Growing of FDI to ASEAN countries from China
• Import and export growing within ACFTA
• Inner advantage compensation of the member states
• Further understanding of parties concerned
• Competitiveness of the enterprises strengthened
• International co-operation of governments and
  organizations in ACFTA

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Statistics of Form E issued in China (Jan. to
Mar. 2006)
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Form E Issued and Chinese Export Profile to
ASEAN (Jan. to Mar. 2006)

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? Suggestion

• To train the CIQ officials who issue certificates
  of origin
• To train the appliers of certificate of origin
  from the manufacturing and exporting sectors
• To share common interest of ROO
• To research the usage of ROO in RTA/FTA
• To strengthen the co-operation of ROO
• More propaganda to make full use of ROO

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