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DECISIONNo2/74OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
establishingasimplifiedprocedurefortheissueofEUR.lmovementcertificates
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE , 2.TheCustomsauthoritiesshallrefusesuch
authorizationtoexporterswhodonotofferallthe
guaranteeswhichtheyconsidernecessary.
3.TheCustomsauthoritiesmaywithdrawthe
authorizationatanytime.Theymustdosowherethe
approvedexporternolongersatisfiestheconditions
ornolongerofferstheguaranteesreferredtointhe
precedingparagraphs .HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norway,signedinBrusselson14May1973;
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerningthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation ,andin
particularArticles16and28thereof;
WhereastheformalitiesrelatingtotheissueofEUR.l
movementcertificatesmaybeconsiderablyeasedin
thecasesofexportersmakingfrequentshipments;
whereastheconditionsanddetailedrulesforeasing
theformalitiesmustbelaiddown,Article4
1.Theauthorization shallstipulate,atthechoice
oftheCustomsauthorities,thatboxNo11,'Customs
Endorsement',oftheEUR.lmovementcertificate
must
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :(a)eitherbeendorsedbeforehandwiththestampof
thecompetentCustomsofficeoftheexporting
Stateandthehandwritten ornon-handwritten
signatureofanofficialofthatoffice,or Article1
BywayofderogationfromArticle8(1),(2)and(5),
andArticles9and10ofProtocolNo3,asimplified
procedurefortheissueofEUR.lmovement
certificatesisherebyestablishedinaccordancewith
thefollowingprovisions .(b)beendorsedbytheapprovedexporterwitha
specialstampwhichhasbeenapprovedbythe
CustomsauthoritiesoftheexportingStateand
correspondstothespecimengivenintheAnnex;
thisstampmaybepreprintedontheforms.
2.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(a),one
ofthefollowingphrasesshallbeenteredinbox
No7,'Remarks',oftheEUR.lmovementcertificate :
'Simplifiedprocedure','Forenkletprocedure',
'Vereinfachtes Verfahren','Proceduresimplifiee',
'Procedurasemplificata','Vereenvoudigde procedure',
'Forenkletprosedyre'.
3.Wherethesimplifiedprocedureapplies,the
CustomsauthoritiesoftheexportingStatemay
prescribetheuseofEUR.lmovementcertificates
bearingadistinctivesignbywhichtheymaybe
identified .Article2
TheCustomsauthoritiesintheexportingStatemay
authorizeanyexporter,hereinafterreferredtoas
'approvedexporter',whosatisfiestheconditionsset
outinArticle3andwhointendstocarryout
transactions forwhichEUR.lmovementcertificates
maybeissuednottosubmittotheCustomsofficein
theexportingStateatthetimeofexporteitherthe
goodsortheapplicationforanEUR.lmovement
certificaterelatingtothosegoods,forthepurposeof
obtaininganEUR.lmovementcertificateunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle8ofProtocolNo3.
Article5
1.Intheauthorization theCustomsauthorities
shallspecifyinparticular :
(a)theconditionsunderwhichtheapplicationsfor
EUR.lmovementcertificatesaremade;Article3
1.Theauthorization referredtoinArticle2shall
begrantedonlytoexportersmakingfrequent
shipmentsandwhooffer,tothesatisfactionofthe
Customsauthorities,allguaranteesnecessaryto
verifytheoriginatingstatusoftheproducts.

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2.Theapprovedexportershallifnecessary
indicateinboxNo13,'RequestforVerification',of
theEUR.lmovementcertificatethenameand
addressoftheCustomsauthoritycompetenttoverify
thecertificate .
Article8
TheCustomsauthoritiesintheexportingStatemay
carryoutanycheckontheapprovedexporterwhich
theyconsidernecessary.Theapprovedexportermust
allowthistobedone.
Article9
TheCustomsauthoritiesintheexportingStatemay
declarecertaincategoriesofgoodsineligibleforthe
specialtreatmentprovidedforinArticle1.(b)theconditionsunderwhichtheseapplications
andtheEUR.lmovementcertificatesusedasthe
basisfortheissueofotherEUR.lmovement
certificatesundertheconditionslaiddownin
Article8(2)ofProtocolNo3arekeptforat
leasttwoyears;
(c)inthecasesreferredtoinArticle4(1)(b),the
Customsauthoritycompetenttocarryoutthe
subsequentverificationreferredtoinArticle19
ofDecisionNo3/73oftheJointCommittee .
2.Theapprovedexportermayberequiredto
informtheCustomsauthorities,inaccordancewith
therulestheylaydown,ofgoodstobedispatchedby
him,sothatthecompetentCustomsofficemaymake
anyverificationitthinksnecessarybefore'the
departureofthegoods.
Article6
Where,underthesimplifiedprocedure,Article20of
DecisionNo3/73oftheJointCommitteeisapplied,
theexpressionslaiddowninthatArticleshallbe
authenticated ,asappropriate,eitherbythestamp
usedbythecompetentCustomsofficeofthe
exportingState,orbythespecialstampreferredtoin
Article4(1)(b),whichmaybepreprintedonthe
form.
Article7
1.InthecasesreferredtoinArticle4(1),box
No11,'CustomsEndorsement',oftheEUR.l
movementcertificateshallbecompletedifnecessary
bytheapprovedexporter.Article10
ThisDecisionshallnotprejudiceapplicationofthe
rulesoftheCommunity ,theMemberStatesand
Norwayoncustomsformalitiesandtheuseof
customsdocuments .
Article11
ThisDecisionshallapplymutatismutandiswhere
movementcertificatesofthetypesreferredtoin
Article13(3)ofDecisionNo7/73oftheJoint
Committeeareused.
DoneatBrussels,8July1974.
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairman
R.deKERGORLAY
TheSecretaries
S.ENDRESEN J.vonGRUMME

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(2)InitialsorcoatofarmsoftheexportingState.
Suchinformationasisnecessaryfortheidentificationoftheapprovedexporter.