What are regulations on revocation of issued Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam?

What are regulations on revocation of issued Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 22 of the Decree 31/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating revocation of issued Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam as follows:

1. The issuing authority shall consider revoking C/O in any of the following cases:

a) The C/O has been issued not in accordance with regulations on origin;

b) The C/O bears the same reference number with another C/O;

c) The applicant fails to provide additional documents upon expiration of time limit prescribed in Clause 3 Article 15 of this Decree;

d) The applicant forges documents in the application for issuance of C/O;

dd) The applicant sends a notice of annulment of the issued C/O.

2. Where it is not possible to revoke the issued C/O, the issuing authority shall send a notice to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and competent authority of the exporting country of annulment of the issued C/O with explanation.

What are responsibilities of issuing authority regarding Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 23 of the Decree 31/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating responsibilities of issuing authority regarding Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam as follows:

1. Provide guidelines for the applicant seeking assistance.

2. Receive and verify the trader profile and application for issuance of C/O.

3. Follow the procedures for issuance of C/O.

4. Keep applications for issuance of C/O as stipulated in Clause 30 of this Decree.

5. Cooperate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in verifying the origin of exported goods.

6. Register and update specimen signatures of competent persons and specimen seals of the issuing authority in accordance with guidelines of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which are advised to competent authority or customs authority of importing country and relevant agencies.

7. Send reports on issuance of C/O and data of printed or electronic C/O being issued at the request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

8. Deal with queries raised by applicants.

What are responsibilities of applicants for Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 24 of the Decree 31/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating responsibilities of applicants for Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam as follows:

1. Register trader profile with the issuing authority.

2. Submit an application for issuance of C/O to the issuing authority.

3. Justify that the goods satisfy rules of origin.

4. Take legal responsibility for accuracy and truthfulness of declaration and identification of origin as authorized by the exporter.

5. Request the producer to declare origin of goods and provide documents justifying that the goods satisfy criteria for origin if the applicant is the exporter but not the producer.

6. Keep applications for issuance of C/O as stipulated in Clause 30 of this Decree.

7. Communicate in a timely manner with the issuing authority in a case where the C/O is refused.

8. Provide adequate documents relevant to identification of origin of goods and assign delegation to undertake inspection visits to manufacturing facilities at the request of the issuing authority or the competent authority of importing country.

What are regulations on self-certification of origin in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 25 of the Decree 31/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating self-certification of origin in Vietnam as follows:

In implementation of international treaty to which Vietnam is a signatory and according to regulations of importing countries on self-certification of origin, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sets forth criteria for selection of traders; procedures for self-certification of origin; duties and obligations of traders engaging in self-certification of origin; inspection and verification of self-certification of origin related to exported goods of traders and sanctions against violations.

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