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The certificate of origin is issued quickly, in large quantities and in a wide range

According to Huacheng Import and Export Data, Sun Xiao said that the certificate of origin is a certificate issued by a specific institution in the exporting country that the exported goods are of the origin of the country (or region), and its issuance is a barometer of foreign trade. CCPIT is one of the statutory bodies for issuing certificates of origin in my country. In the first seven months of this year, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 2.715 million certificates of origin, with a total amount of 233.31 billion US dollars. There are three specific characteristics:

First, the growth rate is fast. In the first seven months, the amount of visas increased by 23.7% year-on-year, reflecting that my country's foreign trade continued to maintain a stable and positive trend. Among them, there were 1.9706 million non-preferential certificates of origin with an amount of US$198.834 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22.28%; and 744.9 thousand preferential certificates of origin with an amount of US$34.474 billion, a year-on-year increase of 32.35%.

Second, the number of service enterprises is large and wide. A total of more than 80,000 foreign trade enterprises in 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country have issued certificates of origin, involving electromechanical, chemical, textile, automobile and other industries.

Third, the Certificate of Origin of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has become a new growth point. In the first 7 months, 70,200 RCEP certificates of origin were issued, with an amount of 3.432 billion US dollars. The exporting countries covered 12 member states that have implemented the agreement, and there were more than 15,000 certificate companies. It is expected to reduce tariffs for Chinese products in RCEP importing member countries. About $52 million.

The new version of "General Average Adjustment Rules" will be implemented

Watson & Band data reports that in order to adapt to the new situation and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the shipping economy, the newly revised "China Council for the Promotion of International Trade General Average Adjustment Rules" will be officially implemented on September 1, 2022. The original "Beijing Adjustment Rules" shall be repealed at the same time.

Sun Xiao said that the revision of the "Beijing Adjustment Rules" reconstructs and interprets the general average system, absorbs the latest achievements and relevant regulations of the development of the international general average system, and promotes the professionalization, standardization and internationalization of maritime services. The content is more concise, easy to understand, and more conducive to promotion and implementation. This is not only an objective need for my country to build a maritime power, but also an inevitable requirement for my country to achieve a high level of opening up.

"It is hoped that more and more companies will use the revised adjustment rules in foreign trade transportation and marine insurance related contracts to efficiently resolve possible maritime trade disputes and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests." Sun Xiao said.

Actively promote international cooperation in intellectual property protection

According to Huacheng Import and Export data, China has implemented a series of intellectual property governance reform measures in recent years, which have been widely recognized by domestic and foreign enterprises. According to the "2021 Global Innovation Index" released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China's ranking has risen steadily for nine consecutive years, from 35th in 2013 to 12th, ranking first among middle-income economies.

A few days ago, at the 4th International Industrial and Commercial Intellectual Property Forum hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the participants pointed out that enterprises are facing more and more technological innovation bottlenecks and intellectual property challenges, and they need to base themselves, refine their internal strength, and improve themselves in the competition. Technological capabilities, and do a good job in the layout of intellectual property rights. All parties need to pay attention to the protection of intellectual property rights in emerging fields such as the digital economy, continue to promote dialogue and exchanges between the government and enterprises, and support the business community to participate in more cooperation in intellectual property protection.

According to Huacheng Import and Export Data, Sun Xiao said that in the next step, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will continue to actively implement the Outline for Building a Powerful Country with Intellectual Property (2021-2035), focus on the strategy of building a powerful country with intellectual property, and give full play to the strategy of connecting government and enterprises, integrating internal and external, and smoothing supply and demand. It provides more efficient intellectual property services for Chinese and foreign enterprises to carry out trade and investment activities.