On June 65438+1 October1day, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and local institutions issued the first batch of RCEP certificates of origin, and issued 158 RCEP certificates of origin for 69 enterprises in 12 provinces (cities) nationwide, mainly involving textiles, chemical products and pharmaceutical products. The export destination countries include Japan, Australia and other effective member countries, involving the export amount.
The significance of that entry into force of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement
1. The Agreement on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership marks the official landing of a free trade zone with the largest population, the largest economic and trade scale and the greatest development potential in the world, fully embodies the confidence and determination of all parties to safeguard multilateralism and free trade and promote regional economic integration, and will make important contributions to regional and even global trade and investment growth, economic recovery and prosperity.
2. China will fully and completely fulfill its RCEP obligations, implement agreements with high quality, expand foreign trade and two-way investment, continuously stabilize and strengthen the industrial chain supply chain, and continuously improve the business environment. Guide local governments, industries and enterprises to make good use of the agreed market opening commitments and rules, and better grasp the market opening opportunities brought by RCEP. The Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, will continue to do a good job in RCEP training, support the construction of a public service platform in the free trade zone, strengthen the service network function of China's free trade zone, and provide guidance and services for all localities, industries and enterprises to implement the agreement at a high level.
3. Together with RCEP members, China will actively participate in and support the construction of RCEP mechanism, make contributions to RCEP economic and technological cooperation, improve the overall implementation level of the agreement, continuously promote the liberalization and facilitation of regional trade and investment, and build RCEP into the main platform for East Asian economic and trade cooperation.
What does the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement mark?
The official landing of the FTZ with the largest population, the largest economic and trade scale and the greatest development potential in the world fully embodies the confidence and determination of all parties to safeguard multilateralism and free trade and promote regional economic integration, and will make important contributions to regional and even global trade and investment growth, economic recovery and prosperity.
legal ground
Article 4 of the Foreign Trade Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The state practices a unified foreign trade system, encourages the development of foreign trade and maintains a fair and free foreign trade order.
Article 5 of the Foreign Trade Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit, People's Republic of China (PRC) promotes and develops trade relations with other countries and regions, concludes or participates in regional economic and trade agreements such as customs union agreements and free trade zone agreements, and participates in regional economic organizations.
Article 6 of the Foreign Trade Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
In terms of foreign trade, People's Republic of China (PRC) grants most-favored-nation treatment and national treatment to other contracting parties and participants in accordance with international treaties and agreements it has concluded or acceded to, or grants most-favored-nation treatment and national treatment to each other in accordance with the principle of reciprocity and reciprocity.
Article 24 of the Foreign Trade Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
People's Republic of China (PRC) grants market access and national treatment to other parties and participants in international trade in services according to its commitments in international treaties and agreements it has concluded or acceded to.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Foreign Trade Law Article 25 The foreign trade authorities in the State Council and other relevant departments in the State Council shall manage international service trade in accordance with this law and other relevant laws and administrative regulations.