FTA 활용 기업이 제출한 전자원산지증명서 효력 인증의 문제: 전자원산지증명서와 전자화원산지증명서를 중심으로

Abstract

After the WTO was notified of the Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) between Mongolia and Japan in June 2016, all WTO members have implemented RTAs. As such, FTA preferential trade is becoming more common, and the importance of certificate of origin has come to force. The goal of this study is to examine the validity of various forms and to propose the applicability of swift preferential tariffs focused on scanned-certificates of origin. It is difficult to completely replace paper documents with electronic documents. However, when the paper documents are converted into sanned-documents, it allows not only prompt transmission but also reduction of document storage cost. As for Korea, application and issuance of the certificate of origin are being processed electronically. Therefore, the confirmation of authenticity is not necessary. However, when it was processed to other countries where Electronic Origin Date Exchange System (EODES) has not established, there are still many c hallenges f or s wift c learance b ecause d igital o ne i s converted b ack to t he p aper o ne. This requires the confirmation of authenticity. As a solution for this issue, this paper suggest the system that electronically issued scanned-certificate of origin c an b e verified b y the issuing agency d irectly. Under t his proposed s ystem, swift c ustoms clearance and preferential tariffs would be possible even if EODES is not established.