Currently the origin of goods is determined by the principle enshrined in Article 24 of the Community Customs Code (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92), according to which goods whose production involved more than one country are deemed to originate in the country where they underwent their last substantial, economically justified processing or working in an undertaking equipped for that purpose and resulting in the manufacture of a new product or representing an important stage of manufacture.
Patlaban preču izcelsme tiek noteikta, pamatojoties uz Kopienu Muitas kodeksa (Padomes Regula (EEK) Nr. 2913/92) 24. pantā ierakstīto principu, saskaņā ar kuru izcelsmes valsts precēm, kuru ražošanā iesaistīta vairāk nekā viena valsts, ir tā, kurā šim nolūkam apgādātā ražotavā notikusi pēdējā būtiskā ekonomiski pamatotā pārstrāde vai apstrāde, kas beidzas ar jauna produkta saražošanu vai ir svarīga tā ražošanas stadija.