Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) welcome the opportunity to provide this submission in relation to the General Review of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AEAN FTA). FTA / APSA's recommendations are summarised as follows:allow self-certification of the origin of ASEAN FTA originating goods;remove the requirement that certification documentation include the product number or brand details of the goods;an increase in the threshold under which a certificate of origin does not have to be provided;removal of the restrictions on the issuing of retrospective certificates of origin;clarification of the circumstances under which back-to-back certificates of origin can be issued;removal of the requirement that indirect shipment be justified for geographical, economic or logistical reasons. FULL SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE HERE
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