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DECISIONNo4/73OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
onProtocolNo3concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE , notcontainingmechanicalpulpandweighingnot
lessthan64g/m2.FormEUR.2maybedetachedinto
twoparts.
TheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandNorway
mayreservetherighttoprinttheformsthemselves
ormayhavethemprintedbyprinterstheyhaveap­
proved.Inaddition,eachpartmustbearthe
distinctivesignattributedtotheapprovedprinter
andaserialnumber.HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
NorwaysignedinBrusselson14May1973;
HavingregardtoProtocolNo3concerningthedefi­
nitionof'originatingproducts'andmethodsofad­
ministrativecooperation (hereafterreferredtoas
'ProtocolNo3'),andinparticularArticle28there­
of;
Whereasitisnecessarytoadoptcertainmeasures
toadapttheprovisionsofProtocolNo3tothe
requirementspropertospecificgoodsortocertain
modesoftransport,Article3
HASDECIDED :AformEUR.2shallbecompletedforeachpostal
consignment .Aftercompletingandsigningthetwo
partsoftheform,theexportershall,inthecaseof
consignments byparcelpostattachthetwopartsto
thedespatchnote.Inthecaseofconsignments by
letterpost,theexportershallattachPart1firmlyto
theconsignmentandinsertPart2insideit.
Theseprovisionsdonotexemptexportersfromcom­
plyingwithanyotherformalitiesrequiredbycustoms
orpostalregulations.Article1
'Originatingproducts'withinthemeaningofPro­
tocolNo3whicharepostalconsignments (including
parcels)shall,providedthattheconsignmentscontain
onlyoriginatingproductsandthevaluedoesnotex­
ceedonethousandunitsofaccountperconsignment,
benefitfromtheprovisionsoftheAgreementonim­
portintotheCommunityorNorwayonpresentation
offormEUR.2(seespecimenintheAnnextothis
Decision).Article4
Article21.TheCommunityandNorwayshalladmitasorig­
inatingproductsbenefitingfromtheprovisionsofthe
Agreement,withoutrequiringthecompletionofa
formEUR.2,goodssentassmallpackagestoprivate
personsprovidedsuchgoodsarenotimportedby
wayoftradeandhavebeendeclaredasfulfillingthe
conditionsrequiredfortheapplicationofthesepro­
visionsandprovidedthereisnodoubtastotheaccu­
racyofsuchdeclaration .
2.Importationsnotbywayoftradeshallbeimpor­
tationswhichareoccasionalandconsistsolelyof
goodsforthepersonaluseoftheaddresseeorhisFormEUR.2shallbecompletedbytheexporter.It
shallbemadeoutinoneofthelanguagesinwhich
theAgreementisdrawnupandinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthedomesticlawoftheexporting
State.Ifitishandwrittenitmustbecompletedinink
andinblockletters.FormEUR.2shallbecomposed
oftwoparts,eachpartbeing210X148mm.The
paperusedshallbewhitepaperdressedforwriting

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Customsadministrations ,forthepurposeofchecking
theauthenticityandaccuracyofexporters'declar­
ationsmadeonformsEUR.2.family,itbeingevidentfromthenatureandquantity
ofthegoodsthattheyhavenocommercialpurpose.
Furthermore ,thetotalvalueofthesegoodsmustnot
exceed60unitsofaccount.
Article6
Article5
Penaltiesshallbeimposedonanypersonwhocom­
pletesaformorhasaformcompletedwhichcon­
tainsinaccurateinformationforthepurposeofen­
ablinggoodstobenefitfrompreferentialtreatment .InordertoensureproperapplicationofthisDecision,
theMemberStatesoftheCommunityandNorway
shallassisteachother,throughtheirrespective
DoneatBrussels,26July1973.
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairman
B.BRUN
TheSecretaries
N.J.J0RGENSEN J.vonGRUMME


REQUESTFORVERIFICATION RESULTOFVERIFICATION
TheundersignedCustomsofficerrequeststhatthedeclarationby
theexporteronthefrontofthisformbeverified(*)VerificationcarriedoutbytheundersignedCustomsofficer
showsthat:
IIthestatementsandparticularsgiveninthisformare
I1accurate(');
Ijthisformdoesnotmeettherequirementsastoauthen­
11ticityandaccuracy(seeremarksappended)(')
(Placeanddateofsignature) (Placeanddateofsignature)
•Official :
:stamp :Official ·
stamp \
: (SignatureofCustomsofficer)
C)Placeanxwhereapplicable
(*)Verificationoftheformismadeonasamplingbasisorwheneverthecustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountryhavereasonabledoubtastothetrueorigin
ofthegoodsinquestionorofconstituentsthereof.
TheCustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountrymustsendtheformtotheauthoritiesoftheexportingcountryresponsibleforverification,specifyingthe
reasonsofsubstanceorformwhichjustifyaninquiry.Whereverpossibletheymustattachtotheformtheinvoicesubmittedtothemoracopythereof,
andgiveanyinformation v.hichithasbeenpossibletoobtainandwhichsuggeststhattheparticularsgivenintheformareinaccurate.
IftheCustomsauthoritiesoftheimportingcountrydecidetosuspendtheprovisionsoftheAgreementwhileawaitingtheresultsoftheverification,they
shalloffertoreleasethegoodstotheimportersubjecttosuchsafeguardsasmaybeconsiderednecessary.

FootnotesforbothForms
(')IndicatetheContractingPartiestothetransactioninrespectofwhichtheformhasbeencompleted.
(2)Refertoanyverificationalreadycarriedoutbytheappropriateauthorities.
InstructionsforthecompletionofformEUR.2
A.AformEUR.2maybemadeoutonlyforgoodswhichintheexportingcountrymeettheconditionsspecifiedbytheprovi­
sionsgoverningthetradereferredtoinspace2.
Thoseprovisionsmustbestudiedcarefullybeforetheformiscompleted.
B.Theexportermustgivethereference'EUR.2'followedbytheserialnumberoftheformeitherongreenlabelCIoron
customsdeclarationC2/CP3.
C.Aftercompletingandsigningthetwopartsoftheform,theexportermust,
—inthecaseofaconsignmentbyparcelpost,attachthetwopartstothedespatchnote,
—inthecaseofaconsignmentbyletterpost,attachPart1firmlytotheconsignmentandinsertPart2insideit.