NAFTA: Treaty, page 49 by Anonymous
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material, for which an advance ruling is requested, for the purposes of determining whether the good satisfies a regional value-content requirement under Chapter Four;
(e) whether a good that re-enters its territory after the good has been exported from its territory to the territory of another Party for repair or alteration qualifies for duty-free treatment in accordance with Article 307 (Goods Re-entered After Repair or Alteration);
(f) whether the proposed or actual marking of a good satisfies country of origin marking requirements under Article 312 (Country of Origin Marking); or
(g) whether a good to be imported qualifies as a good of a Party under Annexes 300-B or 302.2.
2. Each Party shall provide that an advance ruling issued pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be based on: (a) for the purpose of determining the origin of a good,
Chapter Four
(Rules of Origin), the principles of the Customs Valuation Code and the Uniform Regulations;
(b) for the purpose of determining country of origin marking, Article 312 (Country of Origin Marking); and
(c) for the purpose of determining whether a good qualifies as a good of a Party, Annex 302.2.
3. Each Party shall adopt or maintain procedures for the issuance of advance rulings, including a detailed description of the information reasonably required to process an application.
4. Each Party shall provide that its customs administration:
(a) may, at any time during the course of an evaluation of an application for an advance ruling, request supplemental information from the person requesting the ruling;
(b) after it has obtained all necessary information from the person requesting an advance ruling, shall issue the ruling in accordance with the time periods specified in the Uniform Regulations; and
(c) where the advance ruling is unfavorable to the person requesting it, shall provide that person