(1) The Production
Notification shall be used to notify Trade Department of the details
of assembling parts including component parts into garments (See Condition
(5) below).
(2) A breach of
any of the conditions herein may render the validation of Production
Notification liable to be revoked or suspended by the Director-General
of Trade in addition to other appropriate legal and/or administrative
action to be taken against the trader concerned.
(3) Goods covered
by this Production Notification must be of Hong Kong origin. The goods
claiming Hong Kong origin must be able to comply with the origin criteria
for cut and sewn garments, viz. assembly of parts into garments, as
laid down by the Director-General of Trade in Certificate of Origin
Circulars.
(4) The manufacturer
and the subcontractor must be registered with the Trade Department for
certification purposes and have signed Undertakings for Factory Registration
relating to the production of cut and sewn garments.
(5) Component parts
refer to those specified by the Director-General of Trade in the relevant
Certification Branch Circulars regarding certification arrangements
for cut and sewn garments and the making up of which may have no implication
on the origin status of the finished garments. The making up of component
parts exceeding the permissible extent specified in the Certification
Branch Circulars may affect the origin status of the finished garments.
The Director-General of Trade reserves the right to determine the extent
of the component parts permissible to be done outside Hong Kong.
(6) The signatory
of this Production Notification should be the authorized signatory in
the Factory Registration.
(7) This Production
Notification is issued to the declared manufacturer for his use to support
the application of Certificate of Hong Kong Origin and/or export licence
and is NOT TRANSFERABLE.
(8) This Production
Notification must be submitted to the Trade Department WITHIN 3 WORKING
DAYS (excluding Sundays and public holidays) prior to the commencement
of the major assembly work as declared in this Production Notification.
(9) Unless otherwise
specified, this Production Notification shall be valid for 3 months,
from the date of validation by Trade Department, for the purpose of
supporting application for Certificate of Hong Kong Origin and/or export
licence in accordance with the requirements specified by the Director-General
of Trade in the relevant circulars and notice to exporters regarding
certification and/or licensing arrangements for cut and sewn garments.
(10) Unless prior
approval has been obtained from the Director-General of Trade, amendments
to a validated Production Notification are not allowed.
(11)The Production
Notification submitted by the manufacturer and/or the subcontractor
shall not be signed by him/them in blank or with the material particulars
incomplete.
(12)The manufacturer
of the Production Notification must forthwith notify Director-General
of Trade of any subsequent changes to information declared on the Production
Notification following the issue of validated Production Notification
and before it is used to support Certificate of Hong Kong Origin
and/or export licence applications.
(13) The manufacturer
and/or the subcontractor on this Production Notification must comply
with ANY OTHER CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION NOTIFICATION (other than those
printed above) as stipulated in the relevant Certification Branch Circulars
from time to time.
