ANNEXURE- 2 - APPROVED EXPORTER SCHEME OF SELF-CERTIFICATION UNDER INDIA MAURITIUS TRADE AGREEMENT - Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and the Republic of Mauritius) Rules, 2021

ANNEX 2 - APPROVED EXPORTER SCHEME OF SELF-CERTIFICATION UNDER INDIA MAURITIUS TRADE AGREEMENT (See Rule 13) 1. The competent authority of the exporting Party may, subject to domestic regulations, authorise an eligible exporter (hereafter known as an ―approved exporter‖) established in that Party to self-certify their origin declaration, provided that the approved exporter accepts full responsibility for certification of origin of the export product. 2. The competent authority of a Party shall after a due process grant an authorisation number to an approved exporter established in that Party. The authorisation number must be unique for every approved exporter and be mentioned in the origin declaration. 3. The self-certification of origin of an approved exporter will have the following wording: The exporter (name with authorisation number) of the product(s) covered by this commercial document declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of ________ 4 preferential origin according to the rules of origin under the India-Mauritius Trade Agreement and that the criteria met is _______ 5 with/without bilateral cumulation. The exporter of the product(s) accepts full responsibility for this origin declaration 4. The origin declaration must be provided in English, in a legible and permanent form, on any commercial document such as commercial invoice that identifies the approved exporter and the originating products. The commercial document which includes the origin declaration must be signed by an authorised signatory. 5. An origin declaration may be completed when the products to which it relates are exported, or within 12 months of exportation. 6. The competent authority of the Party of export shall maintain a system to monitor the proper use of an authorisation. The authorisation may be withdrawn if the approved exporter no longer fulfils the requirements or makes improper use of the authorisation. 7. The Parties shall notify the original list of their approved exporters with authorisation numbers along with any modifications thereof to each other s competent authorities. They shall also notify the domestic regulatory framework of the approved exporter scheme. ---------- 4 The country of origin must be indicated in this field i.e. Indian or Mauritius 5 WO for wholly originating; PSR followed by the HS6 digit code of that product for product specific rules