NoL365/144 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.73
DECISIONNo7/73OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
of12December1973
amendingProtocolNo3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation,andDecisionNo3/73oftheJointCommittee
layingdownmethodsofadministrative cooperationinthecustomsfield
CommunityorintoNorway,benefitfromthe
AgreementuponsubmissionofanEUR.l
movementcertificate,aspecimenofwhichis
giveninAnnexVtothisProtocol,issuedbythe
CustomsauthoritiesofNorwayoroftheMember
StatesoftheCommunity .
2.WhereArticle2,andwhereappropriate,
Article3areapplied,thecertificatesshallbe
issuedbytheCustomsauthoritiesofeachofthe
countriesconcernedwherethegoodshaveeither
beenheldbeforetheirre-exportation inthesame
stateorundergonetheworkingorprocessing
referredtoinArticle2,uponpresentationofthe
movementcertificatesissuedpreviously .
3.WithoutprejudicetoArticle5(3),where,at
therequestofthepersondeclaringthegoodsat
customsadismantledornon-assembled article
fallingwithinChapter84or85oftheBrussels
Nomenclature isimportedbyinstalmentsonthe
conditionslaiddownbythecompetent
authorities,itshallbeconsideredtobeasingle
articleandamovementcertificatemaybe
submittedforthewholearticleuponimportation
ofthefirstinstalment .
4.TheCustomsauthoritiesofNorwayandof
theMemberStatesoftheCommunityshallbe
authorizedtoissuethemovementcertificates
specifiedintheagreementsreferredtoinArticle2
undertheconditionslaiddowninthose
agreementsprovidedthatthegoodscoveredby
thecertificatesareintheterritoryofNorwayor
oftheCommunity .Aspecimenofthecertificate
tobeusedisgiveninAnnexVtothisProtocol.'THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norway,signedinBrusselson14May1973;
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerningthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'and
methodsofadministrative cooperationandin
particularArticle28thereof;
WhereasthespecimenA.N.Imovementcertificate
giveninAnnexVtoProtocolNo3shouldbe
replacedbycertificateEUR.linordertoenablethe
lattercertificatetobeusedundertheAgreements
referredtoinArticle2ofProtocolNo3;
Whereastheprocedureforissuingthemovement
'certificateinrespectofacompletearticleimportedin
separateinstalmentsshouldbelaiddown;
Whereasexperiencehasshowntheneedtosimplify
proceduresforissuingmovementcertificatesrelating
eithertogoodswhichhaveremainedintheterritory
ofthecountriesconcernedbuthavenotbeenplaced
inacustomsbondedwarehouseandwhicharetobe
re-exportedinthesamestate,ortooriginating
productswithinthemeaningofArticle2and,where
appropriate,Article3ofProtocolNo3;
WhereascertainotherprovisionsofProtocolNo3
andoftheDecisionNo3/73oftheJointCommittee
layingdownmethodsofadministrative cooperation
inthecustomsfieldshouldbeamendedtotake
accountofthisDecision,
HASDECIDED :Article2
Article9ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following:
'Amovementcertificateshallbeissuedonlyon
applicationhavingbeenmadeinwritingbythe
exporter.Suchapplicationshallbemadeonthe
formofwhichaspecimenisgiveninAnnexVto
thisProtocol,whichshallbecompletedin
accordancewiththisProtocol.'Article1
Article8ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following :
'1.Originatingproductswithinthemeaningof
thisProtocolshall,onimportintothe

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Article7
ExplanatoryNote7,Article8ofAnnexItoProtocol
No3isdeleted.
'Article8
ThesecondsentenceofExplanatoryNote8,Article
10ofAnnexItoProtocolNo3isdeleted.Article3
1.Article10(2)ofProtocolNo3isdeleted.
2.Article10(3)ofProtocolNo3whichbecomes
Article10(2)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'2.Applicationsformovementcertificatesand
thecertificatesreferredtoinArticle8(2),upon
presentationofwhichnewcertificatesareissued,
mustbepreservedforatleasttwoyearsbythe
Customsauthoritiesoftheexportingcountry.'
Article9
Article1ofDecisionNo3/73isdeleted.Article4
Article11(3)ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following:
'3.Movementcertificatesshallbepreservedby
theCustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingStatein
accordancewiththerulesinforceinthatState.' Article10
Thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(1)ofDecision
No3/73isdeleted.
Article11
TheinitialsA.N.IinArticles4and5ofDecisionNo
3/73andtheinitialsA.W.IinArticle6andinArticle
8(2)ofthatDecisionarereplacedbyEUR.l.Article5
ThefirstandsecondparagraphsofArticle12of
ProtocolNo3arereplacedbythefollowing :
'Movementcertificatesshallbemadeoutonthe
formofwhichaspecimenisgiveninAnnexVto
thisProtocol.Thisformshallbeprintedinoneor
moreofthelanguagesinwhichthisAgreementis
drawnup.Certificatesshallbemadeoutinoneof
theselanguagesandinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthedomesticlawoftheexporting
State;iftheyarehandwritten ,theyshallbe
completedininkinprintscript .
Eachcertificateshallmeasure210X297mm,a
toleranceofupto5mmlessand8mmmore
beingpermissibleasregardslength.Thepaper
usedmustbewhite-sizedwritingpapernot
containingmechanicalpulpandweighingnotless
than25g/m2.Itshallhaveaprintedgreen
guillochepatternbackground makingany
falsificationbymechanicalorchemicalmeans
apparenttotheeye.'Article12
Article8(1)ofDecisionNo3/73isdeleted.
Article13
1.-ThespecimenmovementcertificateinAnnexV
toProtocolNo3isreplacedbythatintheAnnexto
thisDecision .
2.AnnexVItoProtocolNo3isdeleted.
3.Movementcertificatesmadeoutontheforms
previouslyinforce,whetheroftheA.N.Iorofthe
A.W.Itype,maycontinuetobeuseduntilstocksare
usedup,undertheconditionslaiddownbythis
Decision.Article6
Article20ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following:
'TheExplanatoryNotes,ListsA,BandCandthe
specimenmovementcertificateshallforman
integralpartofthisProtocol.'

NoL365/146 31.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
DoneatBrussels,12December1973.
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairman
R.deKERGORLAY
TheSecretaries
S.ENDRESEN J.vonGRUMME

ANNEX
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1.Exporter (Name,fulladdress,country) EUR.1 NoA000.000
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Certificateusedinpreferentialtradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)
and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofexportation5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
Itemnumber;marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(x);
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)(x)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk'as
appropri­
ate.
Stamp12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsre­
quiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate.(2)Complete
onlywhere
theregu­
lationsof
theexpor­
tingcoun­
tyorter­ritoryre­
quire.11.CUSTOMSENDORSEMENT
Declarationcertified
Exportdocument (2)
Form No
Customsoffice
Issuingcountryorterritory
Date
(Signature)Placeanddate:
(Signature)

13.REQUESTFORVERIFICATION ,to 14.RESULTOFVERIFICATION ,
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthatthiscertificate(x)
Ì[wasissuedbytheCustomsOfficeindicatedandthat
·!—'-theinformationcontainedthereinisaccurate.
ifdoesnotmeettherequirementsastoauthenticity
i—Landaccuracy(seeremarksappended).
Verificationoftheauthenticityandaccuracyofthiscerti­
ficateisrequested.
(Placeanddate)
Stamp(Placeanddate)
Stamp
(Signature) (Signature)
(*)InsertXintheappropriatebox.
NOTES
1.Certificatesmustnotcontainerasuresorwordswrittenoveroneanother.Anyalterationsmustbemadebydeletingthe
incorrectparticularsandaddinganynecessarycorrections .Anysuchalterationmustbeinitialledbythepersonwho
completedthecertificateandendorsedbytheCustomsauthoritiesoftheissuingcountryorterritory.
2.Nospacesmustbeleftbetweentheitemsenteredonthecertificateandeachitemmustbeprecededbyanitemnumber.A
horizontallinemustbedrawnimmediatelybelowthelastitem.Anyunusedspacemustbestruckthroughinsuchamanner
astomakeanylateradditionsimpossible.
3.Goodsmustbedescribedinaccordancewithcommercialpracticeandwithsufficientdetailtoenablethemtobeidentified.

APPLICATION FORAMOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1»Exporter(Name,fulladdress,country) EUR.1NoA000.000
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Applicationforacertificatetobeusedinpreferential
tradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)
and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofexportation5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
8.Itemnumber;marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(1);
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)9.Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)f1)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk'as
appropri­
ate.
12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned ,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsre­
quiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate.
Placeanddate:
(Signature)

DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned,exporterofthegoodsdescribedoverleaf,
DECLAREthatthegoodsmeettheconditionsrequiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate:
SPECIFYasfollowsthecircumstances whichhaveenabledthesegoodstomeettheaboveconditions:
SUBMITthefollowingsupportingdocuments(*):
UNDERTAKE tosubmit,attherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupportingevidencewhichtheseauthoritiesmay
requireforthepurposeofissuingtheattachedcertificate,andundertake,ifrequired,toagreetoanyinspection
ofmyaccountsandtoanycheckontheprocessesofmanufactureoftheabovegoods,carriedoutbythesaid
authorities :
REQUESTtheissueoftheattachedcertificateforthesegoods.
(Placeanddate)
(Signature)
(l)Forexample:importdocuments,movementcertificates,invoices,manufacturer'sdeclarations,etc.,referringtotheproductsusedinmanufactureorto
thegoodsre-exportedinthesamestate.