Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964)

Customs and Excise Rules

Chapter V : Clearance and Origin of Goods: Liability for and payment of duties

Rules for Section 46A of the Act

Implementation of the Registered Exporter System (REX) of self-certification of the origin of goods exported to Norway in terms of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Purpose of rules 46A5A, date of implementation and application of rules 46A5

Rules relating to enactments of Norway prescribing requirements concerning the origin and proof of origin in respect of goods exported from beneficiary countries

Annex 1 : Application form for the GSP

Purchase

ANNEX 1

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE GSP

APPLICATION TO BECOME A REGISTERED EXPORTER

for the purpose of schemes of generalised tariff preferences of Norway

Exporter's name, full address and country, EORI or TIN(2).

Contact details including telephone and fax number as well as e-mail address where available.

Specify whether the main activity is producing or trading.

Indicative description of goods which qualify for preferential treatment, including indicative list of Harmonised System headings (or chapters where goods traded fall within more than twenty Harmonised System headings).

Undertakings to be given by an exporter

The undersigned hereby:

-	declares that the above details are correct;

-	certifies that no previous registration has been revoked; conversely, certifies that the situation which led to any such revocation has been remedied;

-	undertakes to make out statements on origin only for goods which qualify for preferential treatment and comply with the origin rules specified for those goods in the Generalised System of Preferences;

-	undertakes to maintain appropriate commercial accounting records for production/supply of goods qualifying for preferential treatment and to keep them for at least three years from the end of the calendar year in which the statement on origin was made out;

-	undertakes to immediately notify the competent authority of changes as they arise to his registration data since acquiring the number of registered exporter;

-	undertakes to cooperate with the competent authority;

undertakes to accept any checks on the accuracy of his statements on origin, including verification of accounting records and visits to his premises by the European Commission or Member States' authorities, as well as the authorities of Norway, Switzerland and Turkey (applicable only to exporters in beneficiary countries);

-	undertakes to request his removal from the system, should he no longer meet the conditions for exporting any goods under the scheme;

-	undertakes to request his removal from the system, should he no longer intend to export such goods under the scheme.

Place, date, signature of authorised signatory, name and job title

Prior specific and informed consent of exporter to the publication of his data on the public

website

The undersigned is hereby informed that the information supplied in this application may be disclosed to the public via the public website. The undersigned accepts the publication and disclosure of this information via the public website. The undersigned may withdraw his consent to the publication of this information via the public website by sending a request to the competent authorities responsible for the registration.

Place, date, signature of authorised signatory, name and job title

Box for official use by competent authority

The applicant is registered under the following number:

Registration Number: ....................................................................................

Date of registration ........................................................................................

Date from which the registration is valid ........................................................

Signature and stamp .......................................................................................

The present application form is common to the GSP schemes of four entities: the Union (EU), Norway, Switzerland and Turkey ('the entities'). Please note, however, that the respective GSP schemes of these entities may differ in terms of country and product coverage. Consequently, a given registration will only be effective for the purpose of exports under the GSP scheme(s) that consider(s) your country as a beneficiary country.

The indication of EORI number is mandatory for EU exporters and reconsignors. For exporters in beneficiary countries, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey, the indication of TIN is mandatory.

[Annex 1 : Application form for the GSP inserted by Notice No. R. 1471 dated 22 December 2017]