Pursuant to section 287D of the Customs and Excise Act 1996, notice is hereby given of the making of Regulations under the Customs and Excise Act 1996.
1. Title-These Regulations are the Customs and Excise (Rules of Origin for New Zealand-Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement Goods) Amendment Regulations 2010.
2. Commencement-These Regulations were made on
22 November 2010 and shall come into force on 1 January 2011.
3. Effect of Regulations-(1) These Regulations prescribe rules of origin for imports of goods from Hong Kong, China in order to give effect to the agreement done at Hong Kong on 29 March 2010.
(2) The following provisions of this agreement are incorporated in the Customs and Excise (Rules of Origin
for New Zealand-Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement Goods) Amendment Regulations 2010:
(a) Chapter 4;
(b) Annex 5 (which is Annex 1 to Chapter 4);
(c) The letter from the New Zealand Customs Service to the Trade and Industry Department of Hong Kong, China dated on the 22nd day of September 2010;
(d) The Annex (including its Appendix) to the letter described in paragraph (c); and
(e) The letter from the Trade and Industry Department of Hong Kong, China dated on the 21st day of October 2010
of the New Zealand-Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement done at Hong Kong on the 29th day of March 2010.
4. Availability-A copy of these provisions can be viewed at the New Zealand Customs Service website
www.customs.govt.nz
or ordered by mail from New Zealand Customs Service,
PO Box 2218, Wellington.
5. Status of Order-This Order is a Regulation for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989.