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COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 November 2004

on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

(2004/896/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003 and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act annexed to the Treaty of Accession and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, subject to its conclusion.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Pending the Protocol's entry into force, the Community-related parts thereof shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 May 2004.

Done at Brussels,22 november 2004.

For the Council

The President

B. R. BOT

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AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

Brussels, 7 December 2004

H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV,

Ambassador,

Head of the Mission of the former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia to the European Communities.

Sir,

I have the honour to propose that, if it is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together take the place of signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

The text of the aforementioned Protocol, herewith annexed, has been approved for signature and provisional application by a decision of the Council of the European Union on 22 November 2004. In accordance with its Article 16.3, it shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 May 2004.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community and its Member States

Brussels, 7 December 2004

Dear Sir,

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter SGS4/14231 of today’s date regarding the signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia, of the one part, and the European Communities and their Member States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

I confirm the acceptance by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia of the annexed text of the Protocol and consider your letter and this letter in reply as equivalent of its signature.

However, I declare that the Republic of Macedonia does not accept the denomination used for my country in abovementioned Protocol, having in view that the constitutional name of my country is the Republic of Macedonia.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration,

For the Republic of Macedonia

Ambassador

Saško STEFKOV

Brussels, 7 December 2004

H.E. Mr Sasko STEFKOV,

Ambassador,

Head of the Mission of the former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia to the European Communities.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date.

The European Community and its Member States notes that the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and its Member States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which takes the place of signature of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, has been accomplished and that this cannot be interpreted as acceptance or recognition by the European Community and its Member States in whatever form or content of a denomination other than the ‘former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community and its Member States

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PROTOCOL

to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the slovak Republic to the European Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’ represented by the Council of the European Union, and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’ represented by the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities,

of the one part, and

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA,

of the other part,

HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and thereby to the Community on 1 May 2004,

WHEREAS:

HAVE AGREED UPON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

SECTION I

CONTRACTING PARTIES

Article 1

The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the new Member States) shall be Parties to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, signed by Exchange of Letters in Luxemburg on 9 April 2001 and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Agreement, as well as of the Joint Declarations, and the Unilateral Declarations annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date.

Article 2

To take into account recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that following the expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, existing provisions in the Agreement referring to that Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE SAA INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS

SECTION II

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Article 3

Agricultural Products sensu stricto

1.   Annex IV(a) to the SAA shall be replaced by the text which appears in Annex I to this Protocol.

2.   Annex IV(b) to the SAA shall be replaced by the text which appears in Annex II to this Protocol.

3.   Annex IV(c) to the SAA shall be replaced by the text which appears in Annex III to this Protocol.

4.   The following point shall be added to Article 27(3) of the SAA as follows:

5.   The text which appears in Annex IV to this Protocol shall be added to the SAA as Annex IV(d).

6.   The following paragraph shall be added to Article 27 of the SAA:

‘5.   For those products where during the reduction process referred to in this Article the preferential tariff duty reaches a residual value of 1 % or less for ad valorem duties and of EUR 0,01 per kg (or the appropriate specific unit) or less for specific duties, the customs duties shall be eliminated at that point.’

Article 4

Fisheries products

1.   Article 28(2) of the SAA shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.   The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall abolish all charges having an equivalent effect to a customs duty and abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of fish and fisheries products originating in the Community with the exception of products listed in Annex V(b) to the SAA, which shall lay down the tariff reductions for the products listed therein.’

2.   The expression ‘Year 3’ in the heading of the last column of the tables in Annexes V(a) and (b) to the SAA shall be replaced by ‘Year 3 and beyond’.

Article 5

Processed agricultural products

1.   Article 1(1) of Protocol 3 to the SAA shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall apply to processed agricultural products the duties listed in Annex I, Annex II and Annex III respectively in accordance with the conditions mentioned therein, whether limited by quota or not.’

2.   The table in Annex II to Protocol 3 to the SAA shall be replaced by the table which appears in Annex V to this Protocol.

3.   The text which appears in Annex VI to this Protocol shall be added to Protocol 3 to the SAA as Annex III.

4.   The following Article shall be added to Article 3 of Protocol 3 to the SAA:

‘Article 4

For those products where during the reduction process referred to in this Protocol the preferential tariff duty reaches a residual value of 1 % or less for ad valorem duties and of EUR 0,01 per kg (or the appropriate specific unit) or less for specific duties, the customs duties shall be eliminated at that point.’

Article 6

Wine Agreement

The table in paragraph 1 of Annex I (Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, referred to in Article 27(4) of the SAA) to the Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the SAA to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks, shall be replaced by the table which appears in Annex VII to this Protocol.

SECTION III

RULES OF ORIGIN

Article 7

Protocol 4 to the SAA concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation shall be amended as follows:

Article 8

1.   Annex I to Protocol 4 to the SAA shall be replaced by the text which appears in Annex VIII to this Protocol.

2.   Annex II to Protocol 4 to the SAA shall be replaced by the text which appears in Annex IX to this Protocol.

3.   Annex IV to Protocol 4 to the SAA shall be replaced by the text which appears in Annex X to this Protocol.

Article 9

After Protocol 4 to the SAA the following Joint Declarations shall be added:

‘JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA

JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

SECTION IV

Article 10

WTO

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia undertakes that it shall not make any claim, request or referral nor modify or withdraw any concession pursuant to GATT 1994 Articles XXIV.6 and XXVIII in relation to this enlargement of the Community.

Article 11

Proof of origin and administrative cooperation

1.   Proofs of origin properly issued by either the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or a new Member State in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them shall be accepted in the respective countries, provided that:

Where goods were declared for importation in either the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or a new Member State, prior to the date of accession, under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and that new Member State at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within the period of four months from the date of accession.

2.   The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the new Member States are authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:

These authorisations shall be replaced, no later than one year after the date of accession, by new authorisations issued under the conditions of the SAA.

3.   Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of either the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or the Member States for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to those authorities in support of an import declaration.

Article 12

Goods in transit

1.   The provisions of the SAA may be applied to goods exported from either the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to one of the new Member States or from one of the new Member States to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 4 to the SAA and that on the date of accession are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or in that new Member State.

2.   Preferential treatment may be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within four months from the date of accession, of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.

Article 13

Quotas in 2004

For the year 2004, the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases of the volumes of existing tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before 1 May 2004.

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

SECTION V

Article 14

This Protocol and the Annexes thereto shall form an integral part of the SAA.

Article 15

1.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Community, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States, and by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in accordance with their own procedures.

2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 16

1.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the same day as the Treaty of Accession provided that all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date.

2.   If not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date, this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.

3.   If not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before 1 May 2004, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 May 2004.

Article 17

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the Parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 18

The text of the SAA, including the Annexes and Protocols forming an integral part thereof, and the Final Act together with the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene languages, and these texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall approve these texts.

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX IV(a)

Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural products originating in the Community (zero-duty tariff)

[referred to in Article 27(3)(a)]

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX IV(b)

Imports into the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural products originating in the Community (zero-duty tariff within tariff quotas)

(referred to in Article 27(3)(b))

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(1)  As defined in the Customs Tariff Law Gazette No 23/03 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

(2)  In accordance with WTO schedule.

ANNEX III

‘ANNEX IV(c)

Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural products originating in the Community (Concessions within tariff quotas)

(referred to in Article 27(3)(c))

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(1)  As defined in the Customs Tariff Law Gazette No 23/03 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX IV(d)

Imports into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of agricultural products originating in the Community (Progressive tariff reduction during the transition period, zero-duty tariff from 1 January 2011)

(referred to in Article 27(3)(d))

ANNEX V

‘ANNEX II

Duties applicable to goods originating in the Community on import into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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(1)  For those tariff lines for which duty free quotas are enumerated in Annex III, this Annex refers to quantities exceeding the quota.

(2)   As defined in the Customs Tariff law of 1 April 2003 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal 23/03).

ANNEX VI

‘ANNEX III

Duties applicable to goods originating in the Community on import into the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(zero-duty tariff within tariff quotas) (1)

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(1)  The applicable duty for exceeding quantities is laid down in Annex II.

ANNEX VII

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(1)  Consultations at the request of one of the Contracting Parties may be held to adapt the quotas by transferring quantities above 6 000 hl from the quota applying to position ex 2204 29 to the quota applying to positions ex 2204 10 and ex 2204 21.

ANNEX VIII

‘ANNEX I

INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO THE LIST IN ANNEX II

Note 1:

The list sets out the conditions required for all products to be considered as sufficiently worked or processed within the meaning of Article 6 of the Protocol.

Note 2:

Note 3:

Note 4:

Note 5:

Note 6:

Note 7:

ANNEX IX

‘ANNEX II

List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status

The products mentioned in the list may not be all covered by the Agreement. It is, therefore, necessary to consult the other parts of the Agreement.

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(1)  For the special conditions relating to “specific processes”, see Introductory Notes 7.1 and 7.3.

(2)  For the special conditions relating to “specific processes”, see Introductory Note 7.2.

(3)  Note 3 to Chapter 32 says that these preparations are those of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations, provided that they are not classified in another heading in Chapter 32

(4)  A “group” is regarded as any part of the heading separated from the rest by semicolon.

(5)  In the case of the products composed of materials classified within both headings 3901 to 3906, on the one hand, and within headings 3907 to 3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight products.

(6)  The following foils shall be considered as highly transparent: foils, the optical dimming of which, measured according to ASTM-D 1003-16 by Gardner Hazemeter (i.e. Hazefactor), is less than 2 %.

(7)  For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 5.

(8)  The use of this material is restricted to the manufacture of woven fabrics of a kind used in paper-making machinery.

(9)  See Introductory Note 6.

(10)  For knitted or crocheted articles, not elastic or rubberised, obtained by sewing or assembling pieces of knitted or crocheted fabrics (cut out or knitted directly to shape), see Introductory Note 6.

(11)  SEMII – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute Incorporated

(12)  This rule shall apply until 31.12.2005.

ANNEX X

‘ANNEX IV

Text of the invoice declaration

The invoice declaration, the text of which is given below, must be made out in accordance with the footnotes. However, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

Spanish version

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera no ... (1)) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial... (2).

Czech version

Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo povolení... (1)) prohlašuje, že kromě zřetelně označených, mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v... (2).

Danish version

Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr. ... (1)), erklærer, at varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har præferenceoprindelse i... (2).

German version

Der Ausführer (Ermächtigter Ausführer; Bewilligungs-Nr. ... (1)) der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht, erklärt, dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anderes angegeben, präferenzbegünstigte... (2) Ursprungswaren sind.

Estonian version

Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete eksportija (tolliameti kinnitus nr. ... (1)) deklareerib, et need tooted on... (2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul kui on selgelt näidatud teisiti.

Greek version

Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου υπ'αριθ.... (1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιμησιακής καταγωγής... (2).

English version

The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs authorisation No ... (1)) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of... (2) preferential origin.

French version

L'exportateur des produits couverts par le présent document (autorisation douanière no ... (1)) déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l'origine préférentielle... (2).

Italian version

L'esportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente documento (autorizzazione doganale n. ... (1)) dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale... (2).

Latvian version

Eksportētājs produktiem, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (muitas pilnvara Nr. ... (1)), deklarē, ka, iznemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir priekšrocību izcelsme no ... (2).

Lithuanian version

Šiame dokumente išvardintų prekių eksportuotojas (muitinès liudijimo Nr ... (1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra... (2) preferencinės kilmės prekės.

Hungarian version

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám:... (1)) kijelentem, hogy eltérő egyértelmű jelzés hianyában az áruk preferenciális... (2) származásúak.

Maltese version

L-esportatur tal-prodotti koperti b’dan id-dokument (awtorizzazzjoni tad-dwana nru. ... (1)) jiddikjara li, ħlief fejn indikat b’mod ċar li mhux hekk, dawn il-prodotti huma ta’ oriġini preferenzjali... (2).

Dutch version

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr. ... (1)), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferentiële... oorsprong zijn... (2).

Polish version

Eksporter produktów objętych tym dokumentem (upoważnienie władz celnych nr ... (1)) deklaruje, że z wyjątkiem gdzie jest to wyraźnie określone, produkty te mają... (2) preferencyjne pochodzenie.

Portuguese version

O abaixo assinado, exportador dos produtos cobertos pelo presente documento (autorização aduaneira no. ... (1)), declara que, salvo expressamente indicado em contrário, estes produtos são de origem preferencial... (2).

Slovenian version

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov št... (1)) izjavlja, da, razen če ni drugače jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno... (2) poreklo.

Slovak version

Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo povolenia... (1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem zreteľne označených, majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v... (2).

Finnish version

Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin lupa n:o ... (1)) ilmoittaa, että nämä tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin ole selvästi merkitty, etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja... alkuperätuotteita... (2).

Swedish version

Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr. ... (1)) försäkrar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, har förmånsberättigande... ursprung... (2).

Version of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Извозникот на производите што ги покрива овоj документ (царинска дозвола бр.... (1)) иjавува дека, освен ако тоа не е jасно поинаку назначено, овие производи имаат преференциjално потекло... (2).

... (3)

(Place and date)

... (4)

(Signature of the exporter, in addition the name of the person signing the declaration has to be indicated in clear script)’

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(1)  When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter, the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or the space left blank.

(2)  Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates, in whole or in part, to products originating in Ceuta and Mellila, the exporter must clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is made out by means of the symbol “CM”.

(3)  These indications may be omitted if the information is contained on the document itself.

(4)  In cases where the exporter is not required to sign, the exemption of signature also implies the exemption of the name of the signatory.

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