Rules for Determining the Country of Origin of a Good for Purposes of Annex 311 of the North American Free Trade Agreement; Rules of Origin Applicable to Imported Merchandise

摘要

This document proposes to amend the interim Customs Regulations, published in the Federal Register on January 3, 1994, as T.D. 94-4, which established the rules for determining when the country of origin of a good is one of the parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement for purposes of Annex 311 of that Agreement. This document also republishes, with some modifications, proposed amendments to the Customs Regulations to set forth uniform rules governing the determination of the country of origin of imported merchandise, which were also published in the Federal Register on January 3, 1994. The purpose of the proposals set forth in this document is to clarify the intent, or otherwise facilitate understanding of, the previously- published interim and proposed regulatory amendments. In addition, this document solicits public comments on the appropriate effective date for a final rule action regarding the interim and proposed regulatory amendments.