Community preferential tax (CPT) approval
The Ministry of Regional Integration and Ivorians Living abroad issues decisions of approval to the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) to companies wishing to export and who request it:
- Protocol A/P1/1/03 of 31 January 2003] on the definition of the concept of products originating from ECOWAS Member States;
- Regulation C/REG.3/4/02 of 23 April 2002] on the procedure for the approval of originating products under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme.
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation C/REG. 3/4/02 of 23 April 2002 [XX], on the approval procedure of originating products to the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme, Côte d’Ivoire has a National Approval Committee.
This National Approval Committee was established by several successive administrative acts, the latest of which is Order No. 093 MIA/CAB of 20 April 2009 [A2009.093] of the Minister of African Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad.
The Ministry provides assistance to companies for the settlement of disputes during exports to ECOWAS.
Ministry of African Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad
Abidjan-Plateau, Cité Administrative, Tour C 22ème étage
01 BPV 225 Abidjan 01
Tel : (+225) 20 33 12 12
Fax : 20 22 41 56
Email : info@integration.gouv.ci Website : www.integration.ci
ETLS contact at the Ministry of Regional Integration and Ivorians Livilg Abroad :
M. DJE Kouamé Olivier,
Tel: (+225) 04 01 20 46/ (+225) 09 21 32 34
Email: djekoli@yahoo.fr
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First, obtain a standard application form from the Ministry of Regional Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad. – (Cf. http://www.etls.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Application-form-french.pdf). The ETLS approval form requires the following documents
- A complete description of the company’s identity.
- A complete and sufficiently detailed description of the goods and raw materials used in production in accordance with commercial practice.
- A complete description of the manufacturing process and elements as well as all other costs such as wages.
- A copy of the company’s articles of association, certificates and all supporting documents for the company’s registration.
Complete and submit the form (in 5 copies) to the mail service of the Ministry of African Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad.
The Ministry sends the copies of the approval file to the members of the National Approval Committee (NAC)
The National Approval Committee organises a visit to the facilities of the company applying for approval.
Deliberation by the members of the National Accreditation Committee: decision of the NAC.
The Ministry transmits the list of approved companies to the ECOWAS Commission which validates or not the approvals.
ECOWAS notifies all Member States of the list of approved companies and products.
The Ministry of African Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad informs that the products concerned by the request are approved. Consequently, the Certificates of Origin may be requested from the Ministry of Industry and Mines [Ministry of African Integration]. The Certificate of Origin is valid for 6 months from the date of issue and covers only one product at a time.
The list of companies and products approved under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme is available on the ECOWAS website: http://www.etls.ecowas.int/approved-products