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DECISION2/75OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
of1December1975
amendingProtocol3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andmethodsofadministrative cooperationandamendingJointCommitteeDecision
3/73andrepealingJointCommitteeDecision4/73
declaredasmeetingtheconditionsrequiredfor
theapplicationoftheseprovisions,andwhere
thereisnodoubtastotheveracityofsuch
declaration .
2.Importationswhichareoccasionalandconsist
solelyofgoodsforthepersonaluseofthe
recipientsortravellersortheirfamiliesshallnot
beconsideredasimportationsbywayoftrade
ifitisevidentfromthenatureandquantityof
thegoodsthatnocommercialpurposeisinview.
Furthermore ,thetotalvalueofthesegoodsmust
notexceed100unitsofaccountinthecaseof
smallpackagesor300unitsofaccountinthe
caseofthecontentsoftravellers'personal
luggage.'THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation ,signedinBrusselson22July1972;
HavingregardtoProtocol3concerningthedefinition
oftheconceptof'originatingproducts'andmethods
ofadministrative cooperation (hereinafterreferredto
as'Protocol3'),andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
Whereasitisdesirablethatthevaluelimitslaiddown
inArticle14ofProtocol3shouldberaised;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideaboxinthe
movementcertificateEUR.1andinformEUR.2in
whichthenameofthecountryoforiginshouldbe
inserted;whereasitis,asaresultdesirabletoamend
themodelsofthiscertificateandform;
Whereasitisalsonecessarytosimplifyfurtherthe
procedureforissuingthiscertificateandfor
completingthisformandinteraliabyextendingthe
measuresadoptedbyJointCommitteeDecision4/73
toothermeansoftransport,aswellastoraisethe
valuelimitlaiddowninthatDecision,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :Article2
ThemodelmovementcertificateEUR.1givenin
AnnexVtoProtocol3,asamendedbyJoint
CommitteeDecision10/73,shallbereplacedbythe
modelgiveninAnnexIhereto.
Article3
Note8toArticle10ofAnnexItoProtocol3shallbe
deleted.
Article4
1.Article8(2)ofJointCommitteeDecision3/73
shallbedeleted.
2.Thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle19(2)ofJoint
CommitteeDecision3/73shallbereplacedbythe
following:
'Forthepurposeofimplementing thepro­
visionsofparagraph1,thecustomsauthorities
oftheimportingStateshallreturnthemovement
certificateortheformEUR.2oraphotocopy
thereof,tothecustomsauthoritiesofthe
exportingState,giving,whereappropriate,theArticle1
ThetextofArticle14(1)and(2)ofProtocolsshall
bedeletedandreplacedbythefollowing:
'1.TheCommunityandSwitzerlandshalladmit
asoriginatingproductsbenefitingfromtheAgree­
mentwithoutrequiringtheproductionofa
movementcertificateEUR.1oraformEUR.2
anygoodssentassmallpackagestoprivate
personsorformingpartoftravellers'personal
luggage,providedthatsuchgoodsarenot
importedbywayoftradeandhavebeen

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reasonsofsubstanceorformforaninquiry.The
invoice,ifithasbeensubmitted,oracopy
thereofshallbeattachedtotheformEUR.2and
thecustomsauthoritiesshallforwardany
informationthathasbeenobtainedsuggesting
thattheparticularsgivenonthesaidcertificate
orthesaidformareinaccurate.'
Article5
Article21ofDecision3/73oftheJointCommittee
shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Article21
Theinitialsandtheendorsements referredtoin
Articles13,14and20shallbeinsertedinthe
"Remarks"boxofthecertificate.'referencetosuchapproval.Inaddition,theform
mustbearthenameandaddressoftheprinterora
markbywhichtheprintercanbeidentified.Itshall
alsobearaserialnumber,whetherornotprinted,
bywhichitcanbeidentified.
Article8
Inordertoensureproperapplicationofthis
Decision,theMemberStatesoftheCommunityand
Switzerlandshallassisteachother,throughtheir
respectivecustomsadministrations ,incheckingthe
authenticityandaccuracyofexporters'declarations
madeonformsEUR.2.
Article9
Penaltiesshallbeimposedonanypersonwho
completesaformorcausesaformtobecompleted
whichcontainsinaccurateinformation forthe
purposeofenablinggoodstobenefitfrompreferential
treatment .
Article'10
1.Movementcertificatesmadeoutontheforms
previouslyinforcemaybeuseduntildepletionof
stocksandatthelatestuptoandincluding30June
1977,undertheconditionslaiddownbeforethe
entryintoforceofthisDecision.
2.FormsEUR.2madeoutontheformpreviously
inforcemaybeuseduntildepletionofstocksandat
thelatestuptoandincluding30June1977forpostal
consignments (includingparcelpost)underthe
conditionslaiddownbeforetheentryintoforceof'
thisDecision.
Additionally ,theymaybeuseduntildepletionof
stocksandatthelatestuptoandincluding30June
1977,undertheconditionslaiddownbythis
Decision.Inthatcase,theinformationtobegivenin
box8oftheforms,modelsofwhicharetobefound
inAnnexII,shouldbegiveninbox7.
Article11
Decision4/73oftheJointCommitteeishereby
repealed.
Article12
ThetextofArticle18ofJointCommitteeDecision
3/73shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Article18
Undertheresponsibility oftheexporter,heorhis
authorizedrepresentative shallcompleteandsign
theformEUR.2.Article6
1."WithoutprejudicetoArticle8(1)ofProtocol3,
originatingproductswithinthemeaningofthat
Protocolshall,providedtheconsignment consists
onlyoforiginatingproductsandprovidedthevalue
doesnotexceed1500unitsofaccountper
consignment,benefitfromtheprovisionsofthe
AgreementonimportintotheCommunityor
SwitzerlandonpresentationofformEUR.2ofwhich
amodelisgiveninAnnexII.
2.OneformEUR.2shallbecompletedforeach
consignment .
Article7
FormEUR.2shallbecompletedbytheexporteror,
underhisresponsibility ,byhisauthorized
representative .Itshallbemadeoutontheformof
whichamodelisgiveninAnnexII.Thisformshall
beprintedinoneormoreofthelanguagesinwhich
theAgreementisdrawnup.Itshallbemadeoutin
oneoftheselanguagesandinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthedomesticlawoftheexportingState.
Ifitishandwrittenitmustbecompletedininkand
inblockletters.
FormEUR.2shallbe210X148mm.Atoleranceof
uptoplus8orminus5mminthelengthmaybe
allowed.Thepaperusedshallbewhitepaperdressed
forwritingnotcontainingmechanicalpulpand
weighingnotlessthan64g/m2.
TheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandSwitzer­
landmayreservetherighttoprinttheformsthem­
selvesormayhavethemprintedbyprintersapproved
bythem.Inthelattercaseeachformmustbeara

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Ifthegoodscontainedintheconsignmenthave
alreadybeensubjecttoverificationinthe
exportingcountrybyreferencetothedefinition
oftheconceptof"originatingproducts",the
exportermayrefertothischeckinthe
"Remarks"boxofformEUR.2.'
Article13
AnexporterwhohascompletedaformEUR.2shall
beobligedtosubmit,attherequestofthecustoms
authoritiesoftheexportingcountry,supporting
evidenceconcerningtheuseofthisform.Article14
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1February
1976.
DoneatBrussels,1December1975.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
R.deKERGORLAY

ANNEXI
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1.Exporter (Name,fulladdress,country) EUR.1NoA000.000
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Certificateusedinpreferentialtradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
inwhichtheproducts
areconsideredas
originating
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
8.Itemnumber;Marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(')
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)9.Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)l)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk'as
appropriate.
11.CUSTOMSENDORSEMENT
Declarationcertified
Exportdocument (2)12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned ,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsre­
quiredfortheissueofthiscertificate.Stamp
(2)Complete
onlywhere
theregu­
lationsof
theexpor­
tingcoun­
tryorter­
ritoryre­
quire.Placeanddate:Form No
Customsoffice
Issuingcountryorterritory
Date
(Signature) (Signature)

13.REQUESTFORVERIFICATION ,to 14.RESULTOFVERIFICATION ,
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthatthiscertificate(*)
|1wasissuedbythecustomsofficeindicatedandthat
1—Itheinformationcontainedthereinisaccurate.
11doesnotmeettherequirements astoauthenticity
1—1andaccuracy(seeremarksappended).
Verificationoftheauthenticityandaccuracyofthiscerti­
ficateisrequested.
(Placeanddate)
Stamp(Placeanddate)
Stamp
(Signature) (Signature)
I1)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.1 NoA000.000
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Applicationforacertificateto'beusedinpreferential
tradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
inwhichtheproducts
areconsideredas
originating
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
8.Itemnumber;Marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(');
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)9.Grdss
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m®,etc.)(i)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk*as
appropri­
ate.

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

ANNEXII
FORMEUR.2No1|Formusedinpreferentialtrade
between(') and
2|Exporter(Name,-fulladdress,country) 3|Declarationbyexporter
I,theundersigned ,exporterofthegoodsdescribedbelow,
declarethatthegoodscomplywiththerequirementsfor
thecompletionofthisformandthatthegoodshaveob­
tainedthestatusoforiginatingproductswithintheprovi­
sionsgoverningpreferentialtradeshowninbox1.
4|Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
5IPlaceanddate
6|Signatureofexporter
7|Remarks(2) 8[Countryoforigin(3)9ICountryofdestination(4)
10Grossweight(kg)
11Marks;Numbersofconsignment;Descriptionofgoods 12Authorityintheexportingcountry(4)res­
ponsibleforverificationofthedeclaration
bytheexporterBeforecompletingthisformreadcarefullytheinstructions ontheotherside.
(')Insertthecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritoriesconcerned.
(2)Refertoanyverificationalreadycarriedoutbytheappropriateauthorities.
(3)Theterm'countryoforigin'meanscountry,groupofcountriesorterritorywherethegoodsareconsideredtobeoriginating.
(4)Theterm'country'meanscountry,groupofcountriesorterritoryofdestination .

13 14Resultofverification
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthat(')Requestforverification
Theverificationofthedeclarationbytheexporteronthe
frontofthisformisrequested(*)thestatementsandparticularsgiveninthisformare
accurate .
thisformdoesnotmeettherequirementsastoaccu­
racyandauthenticity (seeremarksappended.)
19.. 19..
(Placeanddate) (Placeanddate)
Stamp Stamp
(Signature)
(Signature)
J1)InsertXintheappropriatebox.(VERSO)(*)SubsequentverificationsofformsEUR.2shallbecarriedoutatrandomorwheneverthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingStatehavereasonabledoubtastotheaccuracy
oftheinformationregardingtheauthenticityoftheformsandthetrueoriginofthegoodsinquestion.
InstructionsforthecompletionofformEUR.2
1.AformEUR.2maybemadeoutonlyforgoodswhichintheexportingcountryfulfiltheconditionsspecifiedbytheprovisions
governingthetradereferredtoinbox1.Theseprovisionsmustbestudiedcarefullybeforetheformiscompleted.
2.Inthecaseofaconsignmentbyparcelposttheexporterattachestheformtothedispatchnote.Inthecaseofaconsignmentby
letterpostheenclosestheforminapackage.Thereference'EUR.2'andtheserialnumberoftheformshouldbestatedonthecustoms
greenlabeldeclarationCloronthecustomsdeclarationC2/CP3,asappropriate .
3.Theseinstructionsdonotexempttheexporterfromcomplyingwithanyotherformalitiesrequiredbycustomsorpostalregulations .
4.Anexporterwhousesthisformisobligedtosubmittotheappropriateauthoritiesanysupportingevidencewhichtheymayrequireand
toagreetoanyinspectionbythemofhisaccountsandoftheprocessesofmanufactureofthegoodsdescribedinbox11ofthisform.