Rule 23 - The competent authorities ...... - Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trading Agreement between the Republic of India and the Republic of Chile Rules, 2007

1 [ Rule 23 The competent authorities of the importing Party shall engage to conclude the verification in a period preferably within sixty days but not more than ninety days, from the date of the receipt of all the information requested in accordance with rule 18: Provided that where new investigative actions or the presentation of more information are necessary, the competent authorities of the importing Party shall communicate the fact to the competent authorities of the exporting Party and the term for the execution of such new actions or for the presentation of additional information shall be not more than sixty days, from the date of the receipt of all the additional information, according to rule 18.] --------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Not. 48/2017 - Dated 16-5-2017 before it was read as, Rule 23 <!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" ?--> 1. During the investigation proceedings, the competent authorities of the importing Party may: (a) request, through the competent authorities of the exporting Party, new information, as well as any copy of the documentation in possession of the certifying offices or authorized institutions whichissued the origin certificate under investigation, according to Article 17, which may be deemed necessary for verifying the authenticity of the said certificates and the veracity of the information contained therein. In such a request, the number and the date of the issue of the origin certificate under investigation shall be indicated; (b) for the purposes of verification of the contents of the local or regional added value, the producer or exporter shall facilitate the access to any information or documentation necessary for establishing the CIF value of the non‑originating goods used in the production of the goods under investigation; (c) for the purposes of verification of the characteristics of certain production processes, the exporter or producer shall facilitate the access to any information and documentation that allow the confirmation of such processes; (d) send to the competent authorities of the exporting Party a written questionnaire to be passed on to the exporter or producer, indicating the origin certificate under investigation; (e) request to the competent authorities of the exporting Parties to facilitate visits to the premises of the producer, with a view to examining the production processes, as well as the equipment and tools utilized in the manufacture of the product under investigation; (f) the competent authorities of the Contracting Party shall accompany the authorities of the importing Contracting Party in their above‑mentioned visit, which may include the participation of specialists who shall act as observers. EachParty could designate specialists, who shall be neutral and have no interest whatsoever in the investigation. Each Party may deny the participation of such specialists whenever the latter represent the interests of the companies or institutions involved in the investigation; (g) once the visit is concluded, the participants shall subscribe the minutes of it, in which it shall be indicated that it was carried out according to the conditions established in these Rules. The said minutes shall contain, in addition, the following information: date and place of the carrying out of the visit; identification of the origin certificates which led to the investigation; identification of the goods under investigation; identification of the participants, including indications of the organs and institutions to which they belong; a visit report ; (h) the exporting Party may request the postponement of a verification visit for a period not more than thirty (30) days; and (i) carry out other actions as agreed upon between the Parties involved in the case under investigation.