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DECISIONNo2/74OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
establishingasimplifiedprocedurefortheissueofEUR.1movementcertificates
2.TheCustomsauthoritiesshallrefusesuch
authorizationtoexporterswhodonotofferallthe
guaranteeswhichtheyconsidernecessary.
3.TheCustomsauthoritiesmaywithdrawthe
authorizationatanytime.Theymustdosowherethe
approvedexporternolongersatisfiestheconditions
ornolongerofferstheguaranteesreferredtointhe
precedingparagraphs.THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation ,signedinBrusselson22July1972;
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerningthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originating'productsand
methodsofadministrative cooperation,andin
particularArticles16and28thereof;
WhereastheformalitiesrelatingtotheissueofEUR.l
movementcertificatesmaybeconsiderablyeasedin
thecasesofexportersmakingfrequentshipments;
whereastheconditionsanddetailedrulesforeasing
theformalitiesmustbelaiddown,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :Article4
1.Theauthorization shallstipulate,atthechoice
oftheCustomsauthorities,thatboxNo11,'Customs
Endorsement',oftheEUR.lmovementcertificate
must
(a)eitherbeendorsedbeforehandwiththestampof
thecompetentCustomsofficeoftheexporting
Stateandthehandwritten ornon-handwritten
signatureofanofficialofthatoffice,or
(b)beendorsedbytheapprovedexporterwitha
specialstampwhichhasbeenapprovedbythe
CustomsauthoritiesoftheexportingStateand
correspondstothespecimengivenintheAnnex;
thisstampmaybepreprintedontheforms.Article1
BywayofderogationfromArticle8(1),(2)and(5)
andArticles9and10ofProtocolNo3,asimplified
procedurefortheissueofEUR.lmovement
certificatesisherebyestablishedinaccordancewith
thefollowingprovisions .
Article2
TheCustomsauthoritiesintheexportingStatemay
authorizeanyexporter,hereinafterreferredtoas
'approvedexporter',whosatisfiestheconditionsset
outinArticle3andwhointendstocarryout
transactionsforwhichEUR.lmovementcertificates
maybeissuednottosubmittotheCustomsofficein
theexportingStateatthetimeofexporteitherthe
goodsortheapplicationforanEUR.lmovement
certificaterelatingtothosegoods,forthepurposeof
obtaininganEUR.lmovementcertificateunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle8ofProtocolNo3.2.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph1(a),oneof
thefollowingphrasesshallbeenteredinboxNo7,
'Remarks',oftheEUR.lmovementcertificate:
'Simplifiedprocedure','Forenkletprocedure',
'Vereinfachtes Verfahren','Proceduresimplifiee',
'Procedurasemplificata','Vereenvoudigde procedure'.
3.Wherethesimplifiedprocedureapplies,the
CustomsauthoritiesoftheexportingStatemay
prescribetheuseofEUR.lmovementcertificates
bearingadistinctivesignbywhichtheymaybe
identified .
Article3
1.Theauthorization referredtoinArticle2shall
begrantedonlytoexportersmakingfrequent
shipmentsandwhooffer,tothesatisfactionofthe
Customsauthorities,allguaranteesnecessaryto
verifytheoriginatingstatusoftheproducts.Article5'
1.Intheauthorization theCustomsauthorities
shallspecifyinparticular:
(a)theconditionsunderwhichtheapplicationsfor
EUR.lmovementcertificatesaremade,

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2.Theapprovedexportershallifnecessary
indicateinboxNo13,'RequestforVerification',of
theEUR.lmovementcertificatethenameand
addressoftheCustomsauthoritycompetenttoverify
thecertificate .
Article8
TheCustomsauthoritiesintheexportingStatemay
carryoutanycheckontheapprovedexporterwhich
theyconsidernecessary.Theapprovedexportermust
allowthistobedone.(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
anyverificationitthinksnecessarybeforethe
departureofthegoods.
Article6
Where,underthesimplifiedprocedure,Article20of
DecisionNo3/73oftheJointCommitteeisapplied,
theexpressionslaiddowninthatArticleshallbe
authenticated ,asappropriate,eitherbythestamp
usedbythecompetentCustomsofficeofthe
exportingState,orbythespecialstampreferredtoin
Article4(1)(b),whichmaybepreprintedonthe
form.Article9
TheCustomsauthoritiesintheexportingStatemay
declarecertaincategoriesofgoodsineligibleforthe
specialtreatmentprovidedforinArticle1.
Article10
ThisDecisionshallnotprejudiceapplicationofthe
rulesoftheCommunity,theMemberStatesand
Switzerlandoncustomsformalitiesandtheuseof
customsdocuments .
Article7
1.InthecasesreferredtoinArticle4(1),box
No11,'CustomsEndorsement'oftheEUR.l
movementcertificateshallbecompletedifnecessary
bytheapprovedexporter.Article11
ThisDecisionshallapplymutatismutandiswhere
movementcertificatesofthetypesreferredtoin
Article13(3)ofDecisionNo10/73oftheJoint
Committeeareused.
DoneatBrussels,8July1974.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
R.deKERGORLAY
TheSecretaries
S.MEILI A.SLINGERLAND

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ANNEX
(*)InitialsorcoatofarmsoftheexportingState.
(2)Suchinformationasisnecessaryfortheidentificationoftheapprovedexporter.