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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND APRIL, 1892.
7. The Regulations referred to in Rule 8 of the Tariff of the 31st December last, as well as that at present in force, are those laid down in the Law of Commercial Relations with the Colonies of the 30th June, 1882, as well as in Article 13 of the Budget Law of the 29th June, 1887; and they are only of a temporary nature which will last until the treatment to which the foreign flag will be subjected in the trade and navigation between the Peninsula and the Colonies has been definitely settled.
8. For the carrying out of the preceding Regulations relative to British, Dutch, and Finnish goods the Custom-houses must refer to the official edition of the Tariff of the 31st December, 1889, which is still in force, and which contains the respective Treaties of Commerce.
By order of Her Majesty, I state this for your information and guidance.
Madrid, January 13, 1892.
To the Director-General of Indirect
Taxation.
I have, &c. (Signed)
CONCHA.
Certificates of Origin.
SPAIN.
Extract from Spanish Tariff of 1892.
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FACULTY is reserved to the Minister of Finance to require the presentation of a certificate of origin in order that the duties in the second column of the Tariff, or those which may be subsequently settled with foreign nations, may be charged on their merchandize.
Certificates of origin will be drawn out in conformity with the following Rules:-
1. The certificate will consist of an official declaration made by the producer or manufacturer, or an authorized person on his behalf, before the local authority of the place of production or deposit in the producing State, that the merchandize to which the certificate refers is his manufacture or the produce of his industry. The Spanish Consuls for the districts concerned will legalize the signatures of said authorities, who may be, according to the Regulations of each country, the Mayor, the Chamber of Commerce and Navigation, the police authorities, Public Notaries, and also Directors of Customs.
2. The certificate will set forth the number, marks, enumeration, &c., gross weight of the packages, &c., the material or class of the merchandize, specifying definitely, as regards yarns and tissues, whether they are of cotton, hemp or flax, wool or silk, or a mixture of these materials.
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3. The certificates can come drawn up in Spanish or French. When presented drawn up in other languages, they will be translated into Spanish, at the choice of the merchant, by sworn interpreters, by interpreting ship-brokers, by commercial brokers, by the boards of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce of the locality, or by the Consuls of the countries to which the merchandize appertains.
The faculty for making translations is optional on the part of Boards of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce, which are entitled, but not obliged, to do them.
4. When certificates are presented drawn up in the language of the country of origin and likewise in Spanish, the Spanish version will be treated as null, and the translation will be effected in the form above indicated.
5. Certificates of origin of Chinese and Japanese produce, especially destined for Spain, will be drawn up in Spanish at the Spanish Consulates in those countries, with the Consul's visa attached; and vessels carrying such produce can transfer it to other bottoms without prejudice to the benefits to which it may be entitled, so long as the transhipment be justified.
Should a merchant receive certificates wanting in the aforementioned formalities, he may return them, before clearing the goods, in order to have the omissions repaired, availing himself meanwhile of the time allowed for storage by the Customs Regulations, on the understanding that when clearance is asked for goods accompanied by a certificate, the latter is to be considered as definitively presented.
Custom-houses will admit certificates which fulfil the aforesaid conditions, passing over any accidental defect in the form in which they are drawn up.
If at any time the certificate should bear the impression of being of false character, it will be handed to the Tribunals to be dealt with accordingly.
Should certificates not be presented at the time of inspection, should they when presented not fulfil all requirements, or not tally with the merchandize to which they relate, they will be considered as null and void, the duties in the first column of the Tariff being applied to the merchandize,