Martin VAN DER WEIDE ICC - International Chamber of CommercePolicy advisor on Origin

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 700.000 CO’s both preferential and non-preferential. 100% of these CO’s are applied online (e-CO’s) M. Van der Weide has served more than twenty five years in the Chamber network. He started his career at a regional Chamber of Commerce 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