The 2nd Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Rule of Origin of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was held in Surabaya, Indonesia on 18th July 2023. The meeting was attended virtually by one representative from Department of Trade of the Ministry of Commerce and two representatives from Myanmar Customs Department of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar.
The meeting noted the outcomes of the 2nd and 3rd RCEP Joint Committee Meetings. The RCEP participating countries updated the status of domestic process for the implementation of PSR in HS 2022 and amended Overleaf Notes of Form RCEP according to the Implementation Guidelines.
The meeting continued the discussion on the indication of origin criteria, Korea’s non-paper proposal on Declaration of Origin (DO), China’s concerns on updated contact point information, adoption of the summary record and confirmation on the date and venue of the next meeting.