NoL365/136 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.73
DECISIONNo10/73OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
of12December1973
amendingProtocolNo3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'andmethodsofadministrative cooperation,andDecisionNo3/73oftheJoint
Committeelayingdownmethodsofadministrative cooperationinthecustomsfield
CommunityorintoSwitzerland,benefitfromthe
AgreementuponsubmissionofanEUR.l
movementcertificate,aspecimenofwhichis
giveninAnnexVtothisProtocol,issuedbythe
CustomsauthoritiesofSwitzerlandorofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunity .
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.TheCustomsauthoritiesofSwitzerland
andoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunityshall
beauthorizedtoissuethemovementcertificates
specifiedintheagreementsreferredtoinArticle2
undertheconditions laiddowninthose
agreementsprovidedthatthegoodscoveredby
thecertificatesareintheterritoryofSwitzerland
oroftheCommunity .Aspecimenofthe
certificatetobeusedisgiveninAnnexVtothis
Protocol.'THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation ,signedinBrusselson22July1972;
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerningthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'and
methodsofadministrative cooperationandin
particularArticle28thereof;
WhereasthespecimenA.CH.lmovementcertificate
giveninAnnexVtoProtocolNo3shouldbe
replacedbycertificateEUR.linordertoenablethe
lattercertificatetobeusedundertheAgreements
referredtoinArticle2ofProtocolNo3;
Whereastheprocedureforissuingthemovement
certificateinrespectofacompletearticleimportedin
separateinstalmentsshouldbelaiddown;
Whereasexperiencehasshowntheneedtosimplify
proceduresforissuingmovementcertificatesrelating
eithertogoodswhichhaveremainedintheterritory
ofthecountriesconcernedbuthavenotbeenplaced
inacustomsbondedwarehouseandwhicharetobe
re-exportedinthesamestate,ortooriginating
productswithinthemeaningofArticle2and,where
appropriate,Article3ofProtocolNo3;
WhereascertainotherprovisionsofProtocolNo3
andofDecisionNo3/73oftheJointCommittee
layingdownmethodsofadministrative cooperation
inthecustomsfieldshouldbeamendedtotake
accountofthisDecision,
HASDECIDED :Article2
Article9ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following:
'Amovementcertificateshallbeissuedonlyon
applicationhavingbeenmadeinwritingbythe
exporter.Suchapplicationshallbemadeonthe
formofwhichaspecimenisgiveninAnnexVto
thisProtocol,whichshallbecompletedin
accordancewiththisProtocol.'Article1
Article8ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following :
'1.Originatingproductswithinthemeaningof
thisProtocolshall,onimportintothe

31.12.73 NoL365/137 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
Article3
1.Article10(2)ofProtocolNo3isdeleted.
2.Article10(3)ofProtocolNo3whichbecomes
Article10(2)isreplacedbythefollowing :
'2.Applicationsformovementcertificatesand
thecertificatesreferredtoinArticle8(2),upon
presentationofwhichnewcertificatesareissued,
mustbepreservedforatleasttwoyearsbythe
Customsauthoritiesoftheexportingcountry.'Article7
ExplanatoryNote7,Article8ofAnnexItoProtocol
No3isdeleted.
Article8
ThesecondsentenceofExplanatoryNote8,Article
10ofAnnexItoProtocolNo3isdeleted.
Article9
Article1ofDecisionNo3/73isdeleted.Article4
Article11(3)ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following:
'3.Movementcertificatesshallbepreservedby
theCustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingStatein
accordancewiththerulesinforceinthatState.'Article10
Thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(1)ofDecision
No3/73isdeleted.
Article11
TheinitialsA.CH.linArticles4and5ofDecision
No3/73andtheinitialsA.W.IinArticle6andin
Article8(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.CH.lorofthe
A.W.Itype,maycontinuetobeuseduntilstocksare
usedup,undertheconditionslaiddownbythis
Decision.Article6
Article20ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following :
'TheExplanatoryNotes,ListsA,BandCand
thespecimenmovementcertificateshallforman
integralpartofthisProtocol.'

NoL365/138 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.73
DoneatBrussels,12December1973
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairman
R.deKERGORLAY
TheSecretaries
S.MEILI A.SLINGERLAND

ANNEX
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1.Exporter (Name,fulladdress,country) EUFL1noA000.000
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Certificateusedinpreferentialtradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofexportation5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
7.Remarks 6.Transportdetails(Optional)
8.Itemnumber;marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(*);
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)9.Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)x)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk'as
appropri­
ate.
12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsre­
quiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate.Stamp(2)Complete
onlywhere
theregu­
lationsof
theexpor­
tingcoun­
tryorter­
ritoryre­
quire.11.CUSTOMSENDORSEMENT
Declarationcertified
Exportdocument(2)
Form No
Customsoffice
Issuingcountryorterritory
Date
(Signature)Placeanddate
(Signature)

13.REQUESTFORVERIFICATION ,to 14.RESULTOFVERIFICATION ,
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthatthiscertificate (x)
jiwasissuedbytheCustomsOfficeindicatedandthat
!1theinformationcontainedthereinisaccurate.
1idoesnotmeettherequirements astoauthenticity
i—ίandaccuracy(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,groupof5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory countriesorterritory
ofexportation ofdestination
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
8.Itemnumber;marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackagesi1)
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)ix)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 (1):
UNDERTAKE tosubmit,attherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupportingevidencewhichtheseauthoritiesmay
requireforthepurposeofissuingtheattachedcertificate,andundertake,ifrequired,toagreetoanyinspection
ofmyaccountsandtoanycheckontheprocessesofmanufactureoftheabovegoods,carriedoutbythesaid
authorities;
REQUESTtheissueoftheattachedcertificateforthesegoods.
(Placeanddate)
(Signature)
i1)Forexample:importdocuments,movementcertificates,invoices,manufacturer'sdeclarations ,etc.,referringtotheproductsusedinmanufactureorto
thegoodsre-exportedinthesamestate.