The following is excerpted from a 25 January 2013 article by the International Chamber of Commerce.
During its 31st session in Brussels on 22 January, 35 member countries present for the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Technical Committee on Rules of Origin welcomed the International Certificate of Origin (CO) Accreditation Chain launched on 28 September 2012 by the ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF).
WCF Director Anthony Parkes presented the chain at the session and underscored how it will reinforce the global integrity of COs harmonize certification standards and processes.
This article is available in its entirety at:
http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2013/WCO-welcomes-International-Certificate-of-Origin-Accreditation-Chain/