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►B COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1207/2001
of11June2001
on procedures to facilitate the issue of movement certificates EUR.1, the making-out of invoice
declarations and forms EUR.2 and the issue of certain approved exporter authorisations underthe provisions governing preferential trade between the European Community and certain coun-
triesandrepealingRegulation(EEC)No3351/83
(OJL165,21.6.2001,p.1)
Correctedby:
►C1Corrigendum,OJL170,29.6.2002,p.88(1207/2001)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1207/2001
of11June2001
on procedures to facilitate the issue of movement certificates
EUR.1, the making-out of invoice declarations and forms EUR.2and the issue of certain approved exporter authorisations underthe provisions governing preferential trade between the European
Community and certain countries and repealing Regulation (EEC)
No3351/83
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,andinparticularArticle133thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,Whereas:
(1)CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3351/83of14November1983on
the procedure to facilitate the issue of movement certificates
EUR.1andthemaking-outofformsEUR.2undertheprovisionsgoverning preferential trade between the European EconomicCommunity and certain countries(
1) provided for the correct
application of the preferential origin rules in relation to exportsfromtheCommunitytocertainthirdcountries.
(2)ManychangeshavetakenplaceinthecustomsfieldsinceRegu-lation(EEC)No3351/83wasadopted.
(3)Inthecontextofthesinglemarket,ithasbeenfoundthatfirmsexportinggoodsfromoneormoreMemberStatesotherthantheoneinwhichtheyareestablished andwishingtousesimplifiedprocedures for the issue of proof of origin, sometimes have toapply for a separate authorisation for each Member State ofexport. It is desirable to simplify this situation, while ensuring
thatthemachineryofthepreferentialarrangementscancontinue
tooperateproperly.
(4)The authorities responsible for issuing or verifying proofs oforiginshouldbeinapositiontofulfiltheCommunity'scommit-
ments under the preferential agreements within the requisite
deadlines.
(5)Inthe interests of clarity, Regulation (EEC) No3351/83 shouldberepealedandreplacedbythisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
Article 1
Scope
ThisRegulationlaysdownrulesintendedtofacilitate:
(a) theissueofmovementcertificatesEUR.1byMemberStatesautho-
rities, the making-out of invoice declarations or forms EUR.2 byCommunityexporters;
(b) the issue of approved-exporter authorisations valid in several
MemberStates;
(c) the functioning of the methods of administrative cooperation
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(1) OJL339,5.12.1983,p.19.
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Article 2
Supplier'sdeclarationsandtheir use
1. Suppliers shall provide, by means of a declaration, information
concerning the status of products with regard to the Community'spreferentialrulesoforigin.
2. Supplier'sdeclarations shallbeusedbyexporters asevidence, in
particular insupportofapplications fortheissueofmovement certifi-catesEUR.1orasabasisformakingoutinvoicedeclarationsorforms
EUR.2.
Article 3
Makingofsupplier'sdeclarations
ExceptinthecasesprovidedforinArticle4,thesuppliershallfurnish
aseparatedeclarationforeachconsignmentofgoods.
The supplier shall include that declaration on the commercial invoice
relating to that consignment or on a delivery note or any othercommercial document which describes the goods concerned in suffi-
cientdetailtoenablethemtobeidentified.
The supplier may furnish the declaration at any time, even after the
goodshavebeendelivered.
Article 4
Long-termsupplier'sdeclarations
1. When a supplier regularly supplies a particular customer with
goods whose status in respect of the rules of preferential origin isexpected to remain constant for considerable periods of time, he may
provide a single declaration to cover subsequent shipments of those
goods,hereinafter referredtoas‘along-termsupplier'sdeclaration’.Along-termsupplier'sdeclarationmaybeissuedforaperiodofuptooneyearfromthedateofissueofthedeclaration.
2. Along-termsupplier'sdeclarationmaybeissuedwithretroactive
effect.Insuchcases,itsvaliditymaynotexceedtheperiodofoneyearfromthedateonwhichitcameintoeffect.
3. The supplier shall inform the buyer immediately when the long-
termsupplier's declaration is no longer valid in relation to the goods
supplied.
Article 5
Formandmaking-outofsupplier'sdeclarations
1. For products having obtained preferential originating status, the
supplier'sdeclaration shallbegivenintheformprescribedinAnnexIor,forlong-termsuppliers'declarations,inthatprescribedinAnnexII.
2. Forproductswhichhaveundergoneworkingorprocessinginthe
Communitywithouthavingobtainedpreferentialoriginatingstatus,the
supplier'sdeclarationshallbegivenintheformprescribedinAnnexIII
or,forlong-termsupplier'sdeclarations,inthatprescribedinAnnexIV.
3. The supplier's declaration shall bear the original signature of the
supplier in manuscript and may be made out on a pre-printed form.However, where the invoice and supplier's declaration are drawn upbycomputer,thedeclarationneednotbesignedinmanuscriptprovidedthat the supplier gives the client a written undertaking accepting
completeresponsibilityforeverysupplier'sdeclarationwhichidentifies
himasifithadbeensignedinmanuscriptbyhim.
Article 6
Informationcertificates INF4
1. Toverifytheaccuracy orauthenticity ofasupplier'sdeclaration,
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thesupplieraninformation certificate INF4,usingtheformshownin
AnnexV.
2. Theinformation certificate INF4shallbeissuedbythe customs
authorities of the Member State in which the supplier is established.
The said authorities shall have the right to call for any evidence and
to carry out any inspection of the supplier's accounts or any othercheckthattheyconsidernecessary.
3. ThecustomsauthoritiesshallissuetheinformationcertificateINF
4 within three months of receipt of the application submitted to themby the suppliers, indicating whether or not the declaration given bythesupplierwascorrect.
4. Thecompletedcertificateshallbegiventothesuppliertoforward
totheexporterfortransmissiontotherelevantcustomsauthority.
Article 7
Preservation ofdeclarations andsupportingdocuments
1. A supplier who makes out a supplier's declaration shall keep all
the documentary evidence proving the correctness of the declarationforatleastthreeyears.
2. A customs authority to which an application for the issue of an
informationcertificateINF4hasbeenmadeshallkeeptheapplicationformforatleastthreeyears.
Article 8
Approved-exporterauthorisation
1. An exporter who frequently exports goods froma Mem ber State
other than the one in which he is established may obtain approvedexporterstatuscoveringsuchexports.
For that purpose, he shall submit an application to the competent
customs authorities of the Member State in which he is both estab-lishedandkeepstherecordscontainingtheevidenceoforigin.
2. When the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 are satisfied that
the conditions set out in the origin Protocols to the relevant Agree-ments or in the Community legislation concerning the autonomous
preferentialregimesarefulfilled,andissuetheauthorisation,theyshall
notifytheCustomsadministrationsoftheMemberStatesconcerned.
Article 9
Mutualadministrativeassistance
The Member States' customs authorities shall assist each other in
checking the accuracy of the information given in suppliers' declara-tions and in ensuring that the systemof approved exporter
authorisationsoperatescorrectly.
Article 10
Checkingsupplier'sdeclarations
1. Where anexporterisunabletopresentaninformation certificate
INF4withinfourmonthsoftherequestofthecustomsauthorities,thecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofexportmaydirectlyaskthe
authorities of the Member State where the supplier is established to
confirmthestatusoftheproductsconcerned inrespectoftherulesofpreferentialorigin.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the
Member State of export shall send the customs authorities of theMember State to whomthe request isaddressed all information avail-able to themand give the reasons of formor substance for theirenquiry.2001R1207—EN—11.07.2001—000.001—4
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In support of their request, they shall provide all documents or infor-
mation they have obtained which suggest that the supplier'sdeclarationisinaccurate.
3. Theverificationshallbecarriedoutbythecustomsauthoritiesof
the Member State in which the supplier's declaration has been issued.The authorities in question may call for any evidence, carry out anyinspection oftheproducer'saccountsorconductanyotherverificationconsideredappropriate.
4. The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be
informedoftheresultsassoonaspossiblebymeansoftheinformation
certificateINF4.
5. Where there is no reply within five months of the date of the
verificationrequestorwherethereplydoesnotcontainsufficientinfor-mation to demonstrate the real origin of the products, the customsauthorities of the country of export shall declare invalid the EUR.1movement certificates issued, the invoice declarations or the EUR.2
formsmadeoutonthebasisofthedocumentsinquestion.
Article 11
Repeal
Regulation(EEC)No3351/83isherebyrepealed.References totherepealed Regulation shallbeconstruedasreferences
beingmadetothisRegulation.
Article 12
Transitionalprovisions
1. Supplier'sdeclarations,includinglong-termsuppliers'declarations
madebeforethedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallremain
valid.
2. Supplier'sdeclarationsconformingtothespecimensinRegulation
(EEC) No 3351/83 may continue to be issued for a period of 12monthsfromtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation.
3. Information certificate INF 4 forms of the type shown in Annex
V to Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83 may continue to be used for a
period of 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regula-
tion.
Article 13
Entryintoforce
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe20thdayfollowingthatof
itspublicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.2001R1207—EN—11.07.2001—000.001—5
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
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ANNEX V
INFORMATION CERTIFICATE INF 4 AND APPLICATION FOR AN
INFORMATIONCERTIFICATEINF4
Printinginstructions
1. The formon which the inform ation certificate INF 4 is issued shall be
printed on white paper not containing mechanical pulp, sized for writing
andweighingbetween40and65gramspersquaremetre.
2. Theformshallmeasure210×297mm.
3. PrintingoftheformsistheresponsibilityoftheMembersStates;formsshall
bearaserialnumberbywhichitcanbeidentified.Theformshallbeprinted
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