Martin van der Weide Policy Advisor Origin - Chair ICC-WCF CO-councilChamber of Commerce the Netherlands / ICC-WCF Paris

Martin Van der Weide is Policy Advisor on Origin at the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the ICC/World Chambers Federation International Certificate of Origin Council. In the Netherlands M van der Weide is responsible for the system of electronic Certificates of Origin. Each year the Netherlands Chambers of commerce is issuing more than 800.000 CO’s both preferential and non-preferential. 100% of these CO’s are applied online, no printing of these documents is done by the Chamber of Commerce. Within this e-CO’s system there is an 24/7 option for exporters to apply for a CO. M. Van der Weide has served more than twenty years in the Chamber network. He started his career at a regional Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. Martin is responsible for the system for electronic Certificates of Origin (CO) in the Netherlands. M. Van der Weide is also a member of the International CO Accreditation Committee. The Accreditation Chain affirms that chambers are mutually responsible and globally interconnected, assuring businesses, traders, banks and customs administrations that COs are issued in accordance with international best practices. M. Van der Weide has studied agribusiness management