29.9.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL276/1
I
(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2896/87
of28September1987
ontheapplicationofthesystemofcertificatesoforiginprovidedforundertheInternational
CoffeeAgreement1983,whenquotasareineffect
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,WhereastheExecutiveBoardoftheInternational Coffee
OrganizationamendedRule18ofthesaidsystematits
meetingon26and27November1986;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,Whereasadditionalprovisionshavebeenenactedinalarge
numberofsupplementary texts,repeatedlyamended,andit
isthereforedesirableintheinterestsofgreaterclarityto
bringalltherulesgoverningthesystemtogetherinasingle
text;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No288/82of
5February1982oncommonrulesforimports(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1243/86(2),andin
particularArticle16(1)(b)thereof,Whereasappropriatemeasuresmustbetakentocontinue
applyingthissystemofcertificateswithintheCommunity
andtoprovidethatitbeappliedwithoutdiscrimination
betweenCommunityimporters;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereastechnicalmeasuresshouldbelaiddownforthe
supervisionofcoffeeforexportwhichhastocrossthe
territoryoftwoormoreMemberStatesbeforeleavingthe
Community ;whereastheCommissionshouldmakethe
necessaryadjustmentstothecontrolformalitiesin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle57of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No222/77of13December
1976onCommunitytransit(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1674/87(6);Whereas,pursuanttoCouncilDecision83/539/EECof
26September1983onthenotificationofprovisional
applicationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandits
MemberStatesoftheInternational CoffeeAgreement
1983(3),theCommunityhasbeenapplyingthesaid
Agreementonaprovisionalbasissinceitsentryintoforce
on1October1983;
Whereas,byvirtueofRegulation (EEC)No3761/83(4),
theCommunityappliesthesystemofcertificatesoforigin
providedforundertheInternationalCoffeeAgreement
1983,whenquotasareineffect,asadoptedbythe
ExecutiveBoardoftheInternationalCoffeeOrganization ;Whereas,inordertoensuretheefficientadministration of
thesystemandtoclarifythepositionregardingtheperiods
duringwhichthisRegulationwillactuallyapply,the
Commissionshould,inaccordancewiththedecisionstaken
bytheInternationalCoffeeOrganizationCouncilorits
ExecutiveBoardandatthetimewhenquotasare
introducedorsuspended,specifythedateonwhichthe
measuresinquestionbecomeapplicableorceasetobe
applicable,
(>)OJNoL35,9.2.1982,p.1.
(2)OJNoL113,30.4.1986,p.1.
(3)OJNoL308,9.11.1983,p.1.
(4)OJNoL379,31.12.1983,p.1.(s)OJNoL38,9.2.1977,p.1.
(6\HINnT1S717f,1987.n1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposesofimplementingtheInternationalCoffee
Agreement1983,therulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofcertificatesoforigintobeappliedwhenquotasarein
effect,whichwereadoptedbytheExecutiveBoardofthe
InternationalCoffeeOrganizationandaresetoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,shallapplysubjecttoArticles2,
3and6.Article3
1.ExportationfromtheCommunityofcoffeeand
extracts,essencesorconcentratesofcoffeefallingwithin
subheading09.01Aor21.02AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffshallbesubjecttoproductiontothecustoms
authoritiesofthecertificatesprescribedforthatpurposein
therulesreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Forthepurposesofparagraph1,theproductsreferred
tointhatparagraphshallbedeemedtohavebeenexported
fromtheCommunitywhentheyareexportedfromthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity .
3.Provisionsfortheimplementation ofthisArticleshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedfor
inArticle57ofRegulation (EEC)No222/77.
Article4
Regulation (EEC)No375/86(*)isherebyrepealed.
Article5
Regulation (EEC)No3761/83isherebyrepealed.All
referencestothesaidRegulationshallbetakentobe
referencestothisRegulation.Article2
1.ImportsintotheCommunityofcoffeeandofextracts,
essencesorconcentrates ofcoffeefallingwithin
subheadings09.01Aand21.02AoftheCommon
CustomsTariffshallbesubjecttoproduction,atthe
customsofficewherethecustomsimportformalitiesare
completed,ofthecertificateprescribedforthispurpose
undertherulesreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Importsfromcountrieswhicharenotmembersofthe
InternationalCoffeeAgreement1983andnotincludedin
Annex6totherulesreferredtoinArticle1shallbelimited
toaquantityfortheCommunityandeachCommunity
MemberStateequaltothatindicatedinAnnex7tothe
rulesinquestion.
3.ForthepurposeofapplyingRule18(4)(a),imports
intotheCommunityofcoffeeandextracts,essencesor
concentratesofcoffeefallingwithinsubheading09.01Aor
21.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbesubject,
foratransitionalperiodof60daysfromtheentryinto
forceofthesystem,tothepresentation ,atthecustoms
officewheretheimportformalitiesarecarriedout,ofa
certificateoforigininFormOor,whereacertificateisnot
available,totheproductionofanimportcertificatein
FormIcorresponding tothemodelinAnnex8Aandmade
outinaccordancewiththegeneraldirectivesinAnnex8B
totherulesinquestionortotheapplicationofany
alternativeproceduresconsistentwiththeCommunity
customslegislation,tobenotifiedbytheCommissionto
theMemberStates.Article6
TheCommission shallfixthedatefromwhichthe
measuresprovidedforinthisRegulationshallapplyor
ceasetoapply,inaccordancewiththedecisionsofthe
CounciloftheInternationalCoffeeOrganizationorofits
ExecutiveBoard.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.HAARDER
(MOJNoL44,21.2.1986,p.4.

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CONTENTS
Page
Rule1 Definitions 5
Rule2 Typesofcertificatesandspecificationsforprinting 7
Rule3Periodofvalidityandextensionoftheperiodofvalidityofcertificates 8
Rule4Markingofbagsandothercontainersforexport 8
RuleSExportsofcoffeetomembers 9
Rule6Exportsofcoffeetonon-members 10
Rule7 Importsofcoffee 11
Rule8 Limitationofimportsofcoffeefromnon-members 12
Rule9 Re-exportsofcoffee 12
Rule10 Coffeeplacedundercustomscontrol 13
Rule11 Re-shipmentofcoffeeplacedundercustomscontrol 14
Rule12 Coffeeintransit 15
Rule13 Changeofdestinationfromamembertoanon-member 16
Rule14 Lossofvalidcertificates 16
Rule15 Coffeeexportstamps 17
Rule16 Coffeetransitstamps 20
Rule17 Entryintoforceandsuspension 21
Rule18 Transitionalarrangements 21
Rule19 Implementation 22
Rule20 Amendments 22

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Annex1 CertificateoforigininFormO 23
Annex1AMeasurements ofcertificateoforigininFormO 25
Annex1BGeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateoforigininFormO 27
Annex2 CertificateoforigininFormX 29
Annex2AMeasurements ofcertificateoforigininFormX 31
Annex2BGeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateoforigininFormX........ 33
Annex3 Certificateofre-exportinFormR 35
Annex3AMeasurements ofcertificateofre-exportinFormR 37
Annex3BGeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateofre-exportinFormR 39
Annex4 Certificateofre-shipmentinRS 41
Annex4AMeasurements ofcertificateofre-shipmentinFormRS 43
Annex4BGeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateofre-shipmentinFormRS....45
Annex5 CertificateoftransitinFormT 47
Annex5AMeasurements ofcertificateoftransitinFormT 49
AnnexSBGeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateoftransitinFormT 51
Annex6 Listofmembersandtheircodenumbers 53
Annex7Annuallimitationofimportsofcoffeebyimportingmembersfromnon­
members 54
Annex8 ImportreturninFormI 55
Annex8AMeasurements ofimportreturninFormI 57
Annex8BGeneralguidanceforcompletionofimportreturninFormI 59

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ANNEX
RULESFORTHEAPPLICATION OFASYSTEMOFCERTIFICATES OFORIGINWHEN
QUOTASAREINEFFECT
INTRODUCTION
On31July1978theExecutiveBoard,actinginaccordancewiththepowersdelegatedtoitbythe
CouncilundertheprovisionsofArticle18(CompetenceoftheBoard),oftheInternationalCoffee
Agreement1976andofResolutionnumber292(DelegationofthepowersoftheCounciltothe
ExecutiveBoard),approvedtheRulesfortheApplicationofaSystemofCertificatesofOrigin
whenquotasareineffect(1).
Byvirtueoftheprovisionsofsubparagraph (a)ofparagraph2ofArticle70oftheInternational
CoffeeAgreement1983,therulescontinuetobeappliedwhenquotasareineffectduringthe
lifetimeofthe1983Agreement.Atameetingon26and27November1986theExecutiveBoard
approvedanewtextofRule18(Transitionalarrangements )andrequestedtheExecutiveDirector
tore-issuetherules,incorporatingthenewtextofRule18togetherwithsuchotheramendmentsas
werenecessaryinconsequenceoftheentryintoforceofthe1983Agreementandofchangesin
membership (2).Therevisedrulesareattached.
(d)thecertificateshallbevalidonlyforanetweightof
coffeewhich,atthepointofexport,isequalto,ornot
morethan24kilogramsinexcessof,thetotal
denomination ofthecoffeeexportstampsaffixed
toit;Rule1
DEFINITIONS
ForthepurposesoftheseRules:
(e)thecertificateshallbevalidtocoveronlythecoffee
describedthereinatthetimeitwasissued;
(f)thecertificateshallnotbevalidformorethannine
monthsaftertheendofthecalendarquarterinwhich
itwasissued;
(g)thecertificatehasnotpreviouslybeencompletedin
PartBnordeclaredinvalidbytheOrganization .Validcertificateoforiginforexportstomembersmeansa
certificateoforigininFormOprescribedinAnnex1,
issuedinaccordancewiththeserulesbyacertifyingagency
oftheproducingmemberfromwhichthecoffeedescribed
thereinhasbeenexportedandbearingcoffeeexportstamps
whichintotaldenominationcorrespondtothenetweight
ofthegreencoffeeorgreencoffeeequivalentofthecoffee
covered,providedthat:
(a)thecountrycodeandcoffeeyearcodeonthecoffee
exportstampscorrespondtothecountryofissueand
coffeeyearofissueofthecertificate;
(b)thecountryofdestinationshownonthecertificateisa
member;
(c)thecertificateismarked'ORIGINAL'andbearsthe
cachetofthecustomsserviceoftheproducingmember
fromwhichthecoffeedescribedinthecertificatehas
beenexported;Validcertificateoforiginforexportstonon-members
meansacertificateoforigininFormXprescribedin
Annex2,issuedinaccordancewiththeserulesbya
certifyingagencyoftheproducingmemberfromwhichthe
coffeedescribedthereinhasbeenexported,providedthat:
(a)thecertificateismarked'ORIGINAL'andbearsthe
cachetofthecustomsserviceoftheproducingmember
fromwhichthecoffeedescribedinthecertificatehas
beenexported;
(b)thecertificateshallbevalidtocoveronlythecoffee
describedthereinatthetimeitwasissued;
(c)thecertificateshallnotbevalidtocoverthe
importationofcoffeebymembersnorshallitformthe
basisfortheissuingofanyotherformofcertificate.0)Seeparagraphs7to10ofDecisionsAdoptednumber112,
documentEB-1638/78.
(2)Seeparagraph15ofDecisionsAdoptednumber170,
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(c)thecertificateshallbevalidonlyforanetweightof
coffeeequalto,ornotmorethanfourkilogramsin
excessof,thetotaldenomination ofthecoffeetransit
stampsaffixedtoit;
(d)thecertificateshallbevalidtocoveronlythecoffee
describedthereinatthetimeitwasissued;
(e)thecertificateshallnotbevalidformorethannine
monthsaftertheendofthecalendarquarterinwhich
itwasissued;
(f)thecertificatehasnotpreviouslybeencompletedin
PartBnordeclaredinvalidbytheOrganization .
Validcertificatemeansavalidcertificateoforigin,avalid
certificateofre-export,avalidcertificateofre-shipment
andavalidcertificateoftransitasdefinedabove.Validcertificateofre-exportmeansacertificateof
re-exportinFormRprescribedinAnnex3,issuedin
accordancewiththeserulesbyacertifyingagencyofthe
memberfromwhichthecoffeedescribedthereinhasbeen
re-exported,providedthat:
(a)thecertificateismarked'ORIGINAL'andbearsthe
cachetofthecustomsserviceofthememberfrom
whichthecoffeedescribedinthecertificatehasbeen
re-exported;
(b)thecertificateshallbevalidtocoveronlythecoffee
describedthereinatthetimeitwasissued;
(c)thecertificateshallnotbevalidformorethannine
monthsaftertheendofthecalendarquarterinwhich
itwasissued;
(d)thecertificatehasnotpreviouslybeencompletedin
PartBnordeclaredinvalidbytheOrganization .Exportofcoffeemeansanycoffeewhichleavesthecustoms
territoryofthecountryinwhichthecoffeeisgrown.
Importofcoffeemeansanycoffeewhichentersintothe
customsterritoryofanycountryorcustomsunionandis
releasedbythecustomsand,ifnecessary,byother
competentauthoritiessothatthecoffeehasbeenfully
clearedforprocessingand/ordomesticconsumption .
Coffeeundercustomscontrolmeanscoffeewhichcannot
bemovedoutsidetheareaofjurisdictionofthecustoms
servicewithoutitsconsent.Validcertificateofre-shipmentmeansacertificateof
re-shipmentinFormRSprescribedinAnnex4,issuedin
accordancewiththeserulesbyacertifyingagencyofthe
memberfromwhichthecoffeedescribedthereinhasbeen
re-shipped,providedthat:
(a)thecertificateismarked'ORIGINAL'andbearsthe
cachetofthecustomsserviceofthememberfrom
whichthecoffeedescribedinthecertificatehasbeen
re-shipped;
(b)thecertificateshallbevalidtocoveronlythecoffee
describedthereinatthetimeitwasissued;
(c)thecertificateshallnotbevalidformorethannine
monthsaftertheendofthecalendarquarterinwhich
itwasissued;
(d)thecertificatehasnotpreviouslybeencompletedin
PartBnordeclaredinvalidbytheOrganization .Re-exportofcoffeemeansanycoffeewhichmovesbeyond
thecustomsterritoryofacountryorcustomsunionwhich
haspreviouslyimportedthatcoffee.
Re-shipmentofcoffeemeansanycoffeewhichmoves
beyondtheterritoryofacountrywhichhasplacedthe
coffeeundercustomscontrolandnotimportedthat
coffee.
Customsservicemeansthecustomsauthorityofamember
orotherauthoritydesignatedbythememberforthat
purposeandacceptedbytheExecutiveDirector.
Thecachetofthecustomsservicemeansacustomsstamp,
preferablyembossed,whichisaccompanied bythe
signatureorequivalentoftheofficerresponsibleforitsuse
togetherwiththedateofitsuse.Validcertificateoftransitmeansacertificateoftransitin
FormTprescribedinAnnex5,issuedinaccordancewith
theserulesbyacertifyingagencyandbearingcoffeetransit
stampswhichintotaldenominationcorrespondtothenet
weightofthegreencoffeeorgreencoffeeequivalentofthe
coffeecovered,providedthat:
(a)thecountrycodeonthecoffeetransitstamps
correspondstothecountryofissueofthecertificate;
(b)thecertificateismarked'ORIGINAL';Certifyingagencymeansanagencyapprovedunderthe
provisionsofparagraphs 1,2and5ofArticle43ofthe
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performthefunctionsspecifiedinparagraphs1and2of
thatArticle.Generalguidanceonthecompletionofsuchcertificatesis
containedinAnnex1B.
2.Certificatesoforiginforexportsofnon-membersshall
beprintedinFormXprescribedinAnnex2andshallbe
completedandissuedinaccordancewiththeserules.
Generalguidanceonthecompletionofsuchcertificatesis
containedinAnnex2B.Rule2
TYPESOFCERTIFICATES ANDSPECIFICATIONS FOR
PRINTING
Certificatesoforigin
1.Certificatesoforiginforexportstomembersshallbe
printedinFormOprescribedinAnnex1andshallbe
completedandissuedinaccordancewiththeserules.
EXAMPLE :
(CertificateoforigininFormO)3.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1and2
ofthisrule,box10ofthecertificateoforigininFormO
andbox11ofthecertificateoforigininFormXmaybe
modifiedtoallowamaximumoffiveInternational Coffee
Organizationidentificationmarkstobeenteredtherein:
10.ICOIdentification mark 11.Numberofbags
orothercontainers12.Descriptior
ofcoffee13.Notweightofshipment
14.Unitofweightkg
lbGreen(Crude)
Roasted
Soluble
Other
15.Otherrelevantinformation
Certificatesofre-export
4.Certificatesofre-exportshallbeprintedinFormR
prescribedinAnnex3andshallbecompletedandissuedin
accordancewiththeserules.Generalguidanceonthe
completionofsuchcertificatesiscontainedinAnnex3B.Certificatesoftransit
6.CertificatesoftransitshallbeprintedinFormT
prescribedinAnnex5andshallbecompletedandissuedin
accordancewiththeserules.Generalguidanceonthe
completionofsuchcertificatesiscontainedinAnnex5B.
Certificatesofre-shipment
5.Certificatesofre-shipmentshallbeprintedinFormRS
prescribedinAnnex4andshallbecompletedandissuedin
accordancewiththeserules.Generalguidanceonthe
completionofsuchcertificatesiscontainedinAnnex4B.Specificationsforprintingcertificates
7.AllcertificatesshallbeofISOsizeA4(210mmx
297mm:81/3in.x112/3in.)withamaximumtolerance
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8.Allcertificatesshallbeissuedinanoriginalandatleast
twocopies.Certifyingagenciesmayissueasmany
additionalcopiesforinternaluseasmaybefound
convenientornecessary.Rule3
PERIODOFVALIDITYANDEXTENSION OFTHE
PERIODOFVALIDITYOFCERTIFICATES
9.Fortheoriginalsofalltypesofcertificateswhitepaper
ofchemicalpulp,weighingnotlessthan70g/m2shallbe
used.Eachoriginalshallbeclearlymarked'ORIGINAL'.Periodofvalidityofcertificates
1.CertificateoforigininFormO,certificatesof
re-export,certificatesofre-shipmentandcertificatesof
transitshallceasetobevalidafterninemonthsfromthe
endofthecalendarquarterinwhichtheyareissued.
CertificatesoforigininFormXshallhavenospecified
periodofvalidity.10.Thefirstcopyshallbeclearlymarked'FIRSTCOPY
—forusebyICOLondon'andshallbeprintedonpaperof
thefollowingcolours:
(a)CertificatesoforigininFormsOandX—green;
(b)Certificatesofre-export—blue;Prohibitionofimportationofcoffeecoveredbyacertificate
theperiodofvalidityofwhichhaslapsed
2.Membersshallprohibittheimportationofcoffee
coveredbyacertificatetheperiodofvalidityofwhichhas
lapsedandshallneithercreditsuchacertificatetoatransit
stampaccountundertheprovisionsofRule12norissuea
certificateinreplacementorexchangethereforwithoutthe
expressconsentoftheExecutiveDirector(seeparagraph3
ofthisrule).(c)Certificatesofre-shipment—yellow;
(d)Certificatesoftransit—pink.
11.Eachadditionalcopywhichshallbeofacolourother
thanthatofthefirstcopy,specifiedinparagraph10ofthis
rule,shallbeclearlymarked'COPY—forinternaluse
only'andmaycontainsuchadditionalinstructionsas
considereddesirablebytheagencyissuingthecertificate.Extensionoftheperiodofvalidityofacertificate
3.TheholderofacertificateoforigininFormO,a
certificateofre-export,acertificateofre-shipmentora
certificateoftransit,theperiodofvalidityofwhichhas
lapsedpriortoitssurrendertotheappropriateauthorities
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheserules,shall
forwardthecertificatetoacertifyingagencywithan
applicationfortheextensionofitsperiodofvalidity.Inhis
applicationheshallstatethereasonsforthefailuretouse
orexchangethecertificatebeforeitsexpirationandshall
specifythepresentlocationofthecoffee.Ifthecoffeeis
heldinawarehouse,heshallprovideawrittendeclaration
bythemanagerofthewarehouseidentifyingthecoffeeand
confirmingtheperiodofstorage.Thecertifyingagency
shallforwardtheapplicationtogetherwiththecertificate
towhichitrelatestotheExecutiveDirector.TheExecutive
Directorshallmakesuchfurtherenquiriesashemaydeem
necessaryandshall,withinareasonabletime,authorizethe
certifyingagencyconcernedtoissuetheappropriate
certificateorshalladvisethecertifyingagencywhythe
applicationcannotbegranted.12.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenamemberandthe
ExecutiveDirector,eachmembershallberesponsiblefor
printingthecertificatesitusesinthemannerprescribedin
Annexes1to5.Toensurethatallcertificatesareprinted
toauniformstandard,themeasurements tobeused
byprintersareshowninAnnexes1A,2A,3A,4A
and5A.
13.Onthefirstandsubsequentcopiesofcertificates,the
spaceallocatedtoPartBontheformsofcertificates
prescribedinAnnexes1to5maybeleftblankormaybe
usedbythememberconcernedforinformationrequiredby
itorbytheOrganizationforstatisticalpurposes.
Rule4
MARKING OFBAGSANDOTHERCONTAINERS FOR
EXPORT
EveryexportofcoffeeshallbeallocatedanInternational
CoffeeOrganization identificationmarkwhichshallbe14.Certificatesmaybeprintedintwolanguages,oneof
which,exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenamemberand
theExecutiveDirector,mustbeEnglish.Whenmorethan
onelanguageisused,thesecondlanguageshallbeprinted
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5.TheoriginalofeachcertificateoforigininFormO
shallbegiventotheexporterorhisagenttoaccompanythe
shippingdocuments.TheICOidentificationmarkandthe
referencenumberofthecertificateoforigin(composedof
thecountrycode,portcodeandserialnumber)shall,
exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberandthe
ExecutiveDirector,beincludedontheinvoiceand/orthe
bill(s)oflading.uniquetotheparcelofcoffeeconcerned.Theidentification
markshallbeprintedinsideaboxonallthebagsorother
containersorstampedonametalstripaffixedtothebags
orothercontainers,andshallbeshownontherelevant
certificateoforigin.Itshallbecomposedofthecountry
codenumberofthemember(uptothreedigitstobe
allocatedbytheOrganization (V),thecodenumberofthe
growerorexporter(uptofourdigitstobeallocatedbythe
Membertoeachgrowerorexporter)andtheserialnumber
oftheparcelofcoffee(uptofourdigitstobesuppliedby
thegrowerorexporterforeachparcelheexports,
beginningwiththenumber'1'forthefirstparcelexported
onorafter1Octobereachyearandproceedinginsequence
to30Septemberthefollowingyear).
EXAMPLE :6.ThefirstcopyofeachcertificateoforigininFormO
togetherwithacopyoftherelevantbillofladingshallbe
forwardedbythesafestandquickestpossiblemeanstothe
Organization bytheissuingmemberassoonaspossible
andinanycasewithin21daysofthedateofshipment.Ifa
parcelofcoffeemovesoverlandtoitsdestination,instead
ofabillofladingacopyoftherelevantwaybillorother
equivalentdocumentshallaccompanythefirstcopyofthe
certificateoforigininFormOforwardedtothe
Organization .27 1 17
(Countrycode)(Exporter'sor
grower'scode)(Parcel
number)
Topermitmechanicalprocessingbytheorganizationitis
essentialthattheidentificationmarkshouldnotinany
circumstances becomposedofmorethan11digits.7.FirstcopiesofcertificatesoforigininFormOandbills
ofladingorequivalentdocumentsforwardedtothe
Organizationundertheprovisionsofparagraph6ofthis
ruleshallbesentinsecurelypackedbatchesofnotmore
than50sets(*).Eachbatchshallcontainonlydocuments
issuedtocoverexportsmadeinthesamemonth.
Rule5
EXPORTSOFCOFFEETOMEMBERS
1.Subjecttotheexceptionsdescribedinparagraph11of
thisrule,everyexportofcoffeefromanymembertoany
othermembershallbecoveredbyavalidcertificateof
origininFormOcompletedandissuedinaccordancewith
theserules.8.Eachbatchofcertificateandbillsofladingor
equivalentdocumentsshallbeaccompaniedbyacovering
notelistingthereferencenumberofeachdocument
enclosedtherewithandthenetquantityofcoffeecovered
byeachdocument.Eachbatchofdocumentsandthe
accompanying coveringnoteshallbearaserialnumber.
Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbeforwarded
simultaneously totheOrganizationunderseparatecover.
2.AllbagsorothercontainersshallbearanICO
identificationmarkinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
rule4.9.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledgereceiptofeachbatchofdocumentsby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.
3.TheoriginalofeachcertificateoforigininFormO
shallbevalidatedwithcoffeeexportstampsaffixedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofrule15.10.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1and6
ofthisrule,ifthemaritimeportofshipmentisnotinthe
countryoforiginofthecoffeeandthememberfindsthatit
isimpracticabletoissuecompletedCertificatesoforiginin
FormOpriortoexportfromorigin,themembermaymake4.Theoriginalandthefirstcopyofeachcertificateof
origininFormOshallbearthecachetofthecustoms
serviceoftheissuingmember.Thisshallbeappliedbythe
customsservicewhenitissatisfiedthatexportisaboutto
takeplace.(J)Asetshallconsistofthefirstcopyofacertificateoforiginin
FormOandacopyoftherelevantbillofladingorequivalent
documentortheoriginalandthefirstcopyofacertificateof
origininFormXandacopyoftherelevantbillofladingor
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non-membersareclearlymarked'NON-MEMBER 'inbold
redlettering.arrangements forthenecessarycertificateoforiginin
FormOtobeissued,eitherpartiallyorwholly,byan
agencylocatedinthemaritimeportofshipmentandfor
completedfirstcopiesofcertificatesandtherelevantbills
ofladingtobeforwardedtotheOrganization .Allsuch
arrangementsshallbeagreedbetweenthememberandthe
ExecutiveDirector.4.Theoriginalandthefirstcopyofeachcertificateof
origininFormXshallbearthecachetofthecustoms
serviceoftheissuingmember.Thisshallbeappliedbythe
customsservicewhenitissatisfiedthatexportisaboutto
takeplace.OriginalsofcertificatesoforigininFormX
shallbewithdrawnand,togetherwiththefirstcopyof
eachcertificateandacopyoftherelevantbilloflading,
shallbesentbythesafestandquickestpossiblemeansto
theOrganizationbytheissuingmemberassoonaspossible
andinanycasewithin21daysofthedateofshipment.Ifa
parcelofcoffeemovesoverlandtoitsdestination,instead
ofabillofladingacopyoftherelevantwaybillorother
equivalentdocumentshallaccompanytheoriginalandfirst
copyofthecertificateoforigininFormXforwardedtothe
Organization .11.CertificateoforigininFormOneednotbeissuedto
cover:
(a)smallquantitiesofcoffeefordirectconsumptionas
storesonships,aircraftandotherinternational
commercialcarriers;and
(b)samplesandparcelsuptoamaximumnetweightof
60kilogramsofgreencoffeeortheequivalentthereof
namely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee.
12.Certifyingagenciesshallmaintainrecordsofall
certificatesoforigininFormOwhichtheyissuefora
periodofnotlessthanfouryears.Suchrecordsshallbe
madeavailabletotheExecutiveDirectoronrequest.5.Originalsandfirstcopiesofcertificatesoforiginin
FormXandbillsofladingorequivalentdocuments
forwardedtotheOrganizationundertheprovisionsof
paragraph4ofthisruleshallbesentinsecurelypacked
batchesofnotmorethat50sets(1).Eachbatchshall
containonlydocumentsissuedtocoverexportsmadeinthe
samemonth.
6.Eachbatchofcertificatesandbillsofladingor
equivalentdocumentsshallbeaccompaniedbyacovering
notelistingthereferencenumberofeachdocument
enclosedtherewithandthenetquantityofcoffeecovered
byeachdocument.Eachbatchofdocumentsandthe
accompanying coveringnoteshallbearaserialnumber.
Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbeforwarded
simultaneously totheOrganizationunderseparatecover.13.EachexportingmembershallfurnishtotheExecutive
Directoranyinformationhemayrequestinconnection
withexportsofcoffeecoveredbycertificatesoforiginin
FormOincludingportrecords,customsrecords,contracts
andothercommercialdocuments .TheExecutiveDirector
mayestablishaprocedurefortheinspectionofsuch
information .
7.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledgereceiptofeachbatchofdocumentsby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.Rule6
EXPORTSOFCOFFEETONON-MEMBERS
1.Subjecttotheexceptionsdescribedinparagraph10of
thisruleeveryexportofcoffeefromanymembertoany
non-membershallbecoveredbyavalidcertificateoforigin
inFormXcompletedandissuedinaccordancewiththese
rules.8.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1and4
ofthisrule,ifthemaritimeportofshipmentisnotinthe
countryoforiginofthecoffeeandthememberfindsthatit
isimpracticabletoissuecompletedcertificatesoforiginin
FormXpriortoexportfromorigin,themembermaymake
arrangements forthenecessarycertificatesoforiginin
FormXtobeissued,eitherpartiallyorwholly,byan
2.AllbagsorothercontainersshallbearanICO
identificationmarkinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
rule4.
(')Asetshallconsistoftheoriginalandthefirstcopyofa
certificateoforigininFormXandacopyoftherelevantbillof
ladingorequivalentdocumentorthefirstcopyofacertificate
oforigininFormOandacopyoftherelevantbillofladingor
equivalentdocument.3.Producingmembersshallensurethatallbagsorother
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agencylocatedinthemaritimeportofshipmentandfor
completedfirstcopiesofcertificatesandtherelevantbills
ofladingtobeforwardedtotheOrganization .Allsuch
arrangementsshallbeagreedbetweenthememberandthe
ExecutiveDirector.
9.TheICOidentificationmarkandthereferencenumber
ofthecertificateoforigin(composedofthecountrycode,
portcodeandtheserialnumber)shall,exceptasotherwise
agreedbetweenthememberandtheExecutiveDirector,be
includedontheinvoiceand/orthebill(s)oflading.2.Providedthatthecustomsserviceofamemberis
satisfiedonthebasisofinformationintherelevantvalid
certificateandotherdocumentsthatotherprovisionsof
theseruleshavenotbeeninfringed,itmaypermitthe
importationofaparcelofcoffeealthough:
(a)some(or,inthecaseofcoffeeprocessedinand
importedfromanimportingMember,all)ofthebags
orothercontainersbearnoICOidentification marks
ortheICOidentificationmarksappearingonthebags
orothercontainersareillegibleorincompleteorthe
markingsonsomebagsintheparceldonotaccordin
allrespectswiththoseshownontherelevant
certificate;
(b)thenetweightoftheparcelofcoffeetobeimportedis
notidenticaltothatdescribedinthecertificate
providedthenumberofbagsisequaltoorlessthan
thatshownonthecertificateandthatthedifferencein
weightisnotmorethan1%abovetheweightgivenin
thecertificate;
(c)theinformationonthecertificateconcerningthe
countryofdestinationisnotaccurateorthe
informationconcerningtheportorpointof
destinationismissingorisnotaccurate.10.CertificatesoforigininFormXneednotbeissuedto
cover:
(a)smallquantitiesofcoffeefordirectconsumptionas
storesonships,aircraftandotherinternational
commercialcarriers;and
(b)samplesandparcelsuptoamaximumnetweightof
60kilogramsofgreencoffeeortheequivalentthereof
namely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee.
11.Certifyingagenciesshallmaintainrecordsofall
certificatesoforigininFormXwhichtheyissuefora
periodofnotlessthanfouryears.Suchrecordsshallbe
madeavailabletotheExecutiveDirectoronrequest.3.Ifaparcelofcoffeeispermittedentryunderthe
provisionsofparagraph2ofthisrule,thecustomsservice
ofthememberconcernedshall,intheboxprovidedfor
observations inPartBonthecertificate,statehowthe
parcelofcoffeediffersfromthatdescribedinthe
certificate.Inparticularitshall:
(a)inthecaseofanomaliesofthetypereferredtoin
subparagraph (a)ofparagraph2ofthisrule,enter
whenavailablesuchmarksasappearonthebagsor
othercontainers;
(b)enterthenetweightoftheparcelifitisnotidentical
tothatshownonthecertificate;
(c)iftheinformationonthecertificateconcerningthe
countryofdestinationisnotaccurateorthe
informationconcerningtheportorpointof
destinationismissingorisnotaccurate,insertthe
correctinformation intherelevantboxinPartAof
thecertificateandapplyitscachetthereto.12.EachexportingmembershallfurnishtotheExecutive
Directoranyinformationhemayrequestinconnection
withexportsofcoffeecoveredbycertificatesoforiginin
FormXincludingportrecords,customsrecords,contracts
andothercommercialdocuments .TheExecutiveDirector
mayestablishaprocedurefortheinspectionofsuch
information .
4.Validcertificatesshallbewithdrawnbythecustoms
serviceatthetimeofimportationofthecoffeecovered
therebyandshallbecompletedbytheinsertionofthe
informationrequiredintheleft-handsectionofPartB.Rule7
IMPORTSOFCOFFEE
1.Subjectstotheexceptionsdescribedinparagraphs2
and10ofthisrule,everyimportofcoffeeshallbecovered
byavalidcertificateinFormO,R,RSorTorbyaspecial
authorization fromtheExecutiveDirectorgivenunder
theprovisionsofrule14.Membersshallprohibitthe
importationofallcoffeenotsocovered.5.Validcertificateswithdrawnandcompletedin
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certifyingagencyinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph3ofthisrule.shallbeforwardedtotheOrganizationbythesafestand
quickestpossiblemeansassoonaspossibleandinanycase
within30daysofthecloseofthemonthofcollection.
6.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,acertificatewithdrawnbythe
customsserviceinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph4ofthisrulemaynotbeusedinpartorin
wholetoobtainacreditoftransitstamps.3.Eachimportingmembershallappointanagencyor
agenciesresponsibleforcontrollingtheissuingof
certificatesforthepurposesofparagraph2ofthisruleand
shalladoptmeasuresacceptablefortheExecutiveDirector
toensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1of
thisrule.
7.ValidcertificatesforwardedtotheOrganizationunder
theprovisionsofparagraph5ofthisruleshallbesentin
securelypackedbatchesofnotmorethan100.
8.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,eachbatchofvalidcertificatesshall
beaccompaniedbyacoveringnotelistingthereference
numbersofthecertificatesenclosedtherewithandthenet
quantityofcoffeecoveredbyeachcertificate.Eachbatch
andtheaccompanying coveringnoteshallbearaserial
number.Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbeforwarded
simultaneously totheOrganizationunderseparatecover.4.Theissuingofcoffeetransitstampsforthepurposesof
validatingcertificatesoftransittocovertheimportof
coffeefromnon-membersshallbesubjecttotheprovisions
ofrule16exceptthat:
(a)theExecutiveDirectorshall,atthecommencement of
eachcoffeeyear,notifytheresponsibleagencyor
agenciesineachimportingmemberofthequantityof
coffeetransitstampswhichmaybeissuedinthat
coffeeyeartocoverimportsofcoffeefrom
non-members inaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph1ofthisrule;and
(b)theresponsibleagencyoragenciesshallestablish
procedurestoensurethatcoffeetransitstampsusedto
validatecertificatesoftransitissuedtocoverthe
importofcoffeefromnon-members shallbe
accountedforseparatelyfromtransitstampsusedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofrule12.9.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledgereceiptofeachbatchofvalidcertificatesby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.
5.Certificatesoftransitissuedtocovertheimportof
coffeefromnon-members shallbeusedonlyforthat
purposeandshallnotbeusedinpartorinwholetoobtain
acreditoftransitstamps.10.Nocertificatesshallberequiredtocoverthe
importationofsamplesandparcelsuptoamaximum
weightof60kilogramsofgreencoffeeortheequivalent
thereofnamely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee.6.Oneachcertificateoftransitissuedunderthe
provisionsofthisrule,thecertifyingagencyshall:
(a)enterinbox15thefollowingwords:
'Coffeefrom(nameofnon-member )chargedtothe
non-memberquotaof(nameofissuingmember)';
(b)clearlywriteatthetopofthecertificateincapital
lettersthewords'NON-MEMBER COFFEE'.Rule8
LIMITATION OFIMPORTS OFCOFFEE FROM
NON-MEMBERS
1.Eachimportingmembershalllimititsannualimports
ofcoffeefromnon-memberstoanamountnotgreaterthan
thatshowninAnnex7.Exceptasotherwiseagreed
betweenanimportingmemberandtheExecutiveDirector,
theproceduretobefollowedshallbeasdescribedin
paragraphs2to6ofthisrule.Rule9
RE-EXPORTS OFCOFFEE
1.Subjecttotheexceptionsdescribedinparagraph9of
thisrule,everyre-exportofcoffeeshallbecoveredbya
validcertificateofre-exportinFormRcompletedand
issuedinaccordancewiththeserules.2.Eachimportofcoffeefromanon-membershallbe
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(a)smallquantitiesofcoffeefordirectconsumptionas
storesonships,aircraftandotherinternational
commercialcarriers;and2.Theoriginalandthefirstcopyofeachcertificateof
re-exportshallbearthecachetofthecustomsserviceofthe
issuingmember.Thisshallbeappliedbythecustoms
servicewhenitissatisfiedthatreexportisabouttotake
place.
(b)samplesandparcelsuptoamaximumnetweightof
60kilogramsofgreencoffeeortheequivalentthereof
namely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee.3.Inthecaseofre-exportstomembers,theoriginalofthe
certificateofre-exportshallbegiventotheshipperorhis
agenttoaccompanytheshippingdocuments .Thefirst
copyofthecertificateshallbeforwardedbythesafestand
quickestpossiblemeanstotheOrganizationbytheissuing
memberassoonaspossibleandinanycasewithin30days
ofthedateofshipment.
4.Inthecaseofre-exportstonon-members ,theoriginal
ofthecertificateofre-exportshallbewithdrawnbythe
customsserviceandtogetherwiththefirstcopyofthe
certificateshallbeforwardedbythesafestandquickest
possiblemeanstotheOrganizationbytheissuingmember
assoonaspossibleandinanycasewithin30daysofthe
dateofshipment.10.Certifyingagenciesshallmaintainrecordsofall
certificatesofre-exportwhichtheyissueand,totheextent
possible,ofthereferencenumbersofthecertificatesunder
coverofwhichre-exportedcoffeewasoriginallyimported,
foraperiodofnotlessthanfouryears.Suchrecordsshall
bemadeavailabletotheExecutiveDirectoronrequest.
5.Firstcopiesofcertificatesofre-exportforwardedtothe
Organizationundertheprovisionsofparagraph3ofthis
ruleandfirstcopiesandoriginalsforwardedunderthe
provisionsofparagraph4,shallbesentinsecurelypacked
batchesofnotmorethan100.Rule10
COFFEEPLACEDUNDERCUSTOMSCONTROL
1.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenamemberandthe
ExecutiveDirector,avalidcertificateinFormO,R,RSor
Tshallbewithdrawnbythecustomsserviceatthetimea
parcelofcoffeeisplacedunderitscontrolbutisnot
intendedforimmediateimportation .Validcertificates
withdrawnbythecustomsserviceshallbecompletedbythe
insertionoftheinformationrequiredintheleft-hand
sectionofPartB.6.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,eachbatchofcertificatesshallbe
accompanied byacoveringnotelistingthereference
numbersofthecertificatesenclosedtherewithandthenet
quantityofcoffeecoveredbyeachcertificate.Eachbatch
ofcertificatesandtheaccompanying coveringnoteshall
bearaserialnumber.Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbe
forwardedsimultaneously totheOrganization under
separatecover.
7.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledge receiptofeachbatchofdocumentsby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.2.Providedthatthecustomsserviceofamemberis
satisfiedonthebasisofinformation intherelevantvalid
certificateandotherdocumentsthatotherprovisionsof
theseruleshavenotbeeninfringed,itmaypermitaparcel
ofcoffeetobeplacedundercustomscontrolalthough:
(a)some(or,inthecaseofcoffeeprocessedinand
receivedfromanimportingmember,all)ofthebags
orothercontainersbearnoICOidentification marks
ortheICOidentificationmarksappearingonthebags
orothercontainersareillegibleorincompleteorthe
markingsonsomebagsintheparceldonotaccordin
allrespectswiththoseshownontherelevant
certificate;8.Nocertifyingagencyofanexportingmembermay
issueacertificateofre-exportunless,ineachcase,ithas
firstsatisfiedtheExecutiveDirectorthatthecoffee
concernedhasbeenimportedintoitsterritory.Proofof
importationshallinclude,amongotherthings,the
furnishingtotheExecutiveDirectoroftheoriginalofthe
certificateundercoverofwhichthecoffeewasimported,
dulycompletedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph4ofrule7.
(b)thenetweightoftheparcelofcoffeetobeplaced
undercustomscontrolisnotidenticaltothat
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8.Exceptanotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledgereceiptofeachbatchofvalidcertificatesby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.bagsisequaltoorlessthanthatshownonthe
certificateandthatthedifferenceinweightisnotmore
than1%abovetheweightgiveninthecertificate;
(c)theinformationonthecertificateconcerningthe
countryofdestinationisnotaccurateorthe
informationconcerningtheportorpointof
destinationismissingorisnotaccurate.9.Nocertificatesshallbewithdrawnundertheprovisions
ofparagraph1ofthisruletocovertheplacingunder
customscontrolofsamplesandparcelsuptoamaximum
netweightof60kilogramsofgreencoffeeortheequivalent
thereof,namely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee.3.Ifaparcelofcoffeeispermittedtobeplacedunder
customscontrolundertheprovisionsofparagraph2ofthis
rule,thecustomsserviceofthememberconcernedshall,in
theboxprovidedforobservationsinPartBonthe
certificate,statehowtheparcelofcoffeediffersfromthat
describedinthecertificate.Inparticularitshall:
(a)inthecaseofanomaliesofthetypereferredtoin
subparagraph (a)ofparagraph2ofthisrule,enter
whenavailable,suchmarksasappearonthebagsor
othercontainers;
(b)enterthenetweightoftheparcelifitisnotidentical
tothatshownonthecertificate;
(c)iftheinformationonthecertificateconcerningthe
countryofdestinationisnotaccurateorthe
informationconcerningtheportorpointof
destinationismissingorisnotaccurate,insertthe
correctinformation intherelevantboxinPartAof
thecertificateandapplyitscachetthereto.Rule11
RE-SHIPMENT OFCOFFEEPLACEDUNDERCUSTOMS
CONTROL
1.Subjecttotheexceptionsdescribedinparagraphs8of
thisrule,everyre-shipmentofcoffeeplacedundercustoms
controlinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1of
rule10shallbecoveredbyavalidcertificateofre-shipment
inFormRScompletedandissuedinaccordancewiththese
rules.
2.Theoriginalandthefirstcopyofeachcertificateof
re-shipmentshallbearthecachetofthecustomsserviceof
theissuingmember.Thisshallbeappliedbythecustoms
servicewhenitissatisfiedthatre-shipmentisabouttotake
place.4.Validcertificateswithdrawnandcompletedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1ofthisrule
shallbeforwardedtotheOrganizationbythesafestand
quickestpossiblemeansassoonaspossibleandinanycase
within30daysofthecloseofthemonthofcollection.
5.Acertificatewithdrawnbythecustomsservicein
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1ofthisrule
maynotbeusedinpartorinwholetoobtainacreditof
transitstamps.3.Incaseofre-shipmentstomembers,theoriginalofthe
certificateofre-shipmentshallbegiventotheshipperorhis
agenttoaccompanytheshippingdocuments .Thefirst
copyofthecertificateshallbeforwardedbythesafestand
quickestpossiblemeanstotheOrganizationbytheissuing
memberassoonaspossibleandinanycasewithin30days
ofthedateofre-shipment .
6.ValidcertificatesforwardedtotheOrganizationunder
theprovisionsofparagraph4ofthisruleshallbesentin
securelypackedbatchesofnotmorethan100.4.Inthecaseofre-shipmentstonon-members ,the
originalofthecertificateofre-shipmentshallbewithdrawn
bythecustomsserviceandtogetherwiththefirstcopyof
thecertificateshallbeforwardedbythesafestandquickest
possiblemeanstotheOrganizationbytheissuingmember
assoonaspossibleandinanycasewithin30daysofthe
dateofre-shipment .7.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,eachbatchofvalidcertificatesshall
beaccompanied byacoveringnotelistingthereference
numbersofthecertificatesenclosedtherewithandthenet
quantityofcoffeecoveredbyeachcertificate.Eachbatch
andtheaccompanying coveringnoteshallbearaserial
number.Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbeforwarded
simultaneously totheOrganizationunderseparatecover.5.Firstcopiesofcertificatesofre-shipmentforwardedto
theOrganizationundertheprovisionsofparagraph3of
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provisionsofparagraph4shallbesentinsecurelypacked
batchesofnotmorethan100.certifyingagency,applyfortheissueofcertificatesof
transitinFormTinexchangethereforormayhavethenet
weightofthegreencoffeeorthegreencoffeeequivalentof
thecoffeecoveredbythesurrenderedcertificatecreditedto
atransitstampaccountopenedinhisname,savethat
certificatesinFormTissuedtocoverimportsofcoffee
fromnon-members shallnotbeusedinpartorinwhole
toobtainacreditoftransitstamps.Validcertificates
surrenderedunderthisprovisionorundertheprovisionof
paragraph11ofthisRuleshallbecompletedbythe
insertionoftheinformationrequiredintheright-hand
sectionofPartBandshallbeforwardedbythemember
concernedtotheExecutiveDirectorassoonaspossibleand
inanycasewithin30daysofthecloseofthemonthof
collection .6.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,eachbatchofcertificatesshallbe
accompaniedbyacoveringnotelistingthereference
numbersofthecertificatesenclosedtherewithandthenet
quantityofcoffeecoveredbyeachcertificate.Eachbatch
ofcertificatesandtheaccompanying coveringnoteshall
bearaserialnumber.Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbe
forwardedsimultaneously totheOrganization under
separatecover.
7.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledgereceiptofeachbatchofdocumentsby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.2.CertificatesoftransitinFormTissuedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisruleshallbevalidatedwith
coffeetransitstampsaffixedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofrule16.
3.Whentheholderofatransitstampaccountrequiresa
certificateoftransitheshallrequestthecertifiyingagency
withwhichheholdshisaccounttoissuehimwithsucha
documentandshallinformthecertifyingagencyofthe
referencenumberofthesurrenderedcertificateonthebasis
ofwhichheisrequestingthenewcertificate.Thecertifying
agency,havingsatisfieditselfthattheapplicanthas
sufficientcreditremainingfromthesurrenderedcertificate
topermittheissuingofthenewcertificate,shallissuethe
certificateandvalidateitwithcoffeetransitstampswhichit
shallchargetotheaccountoftheapplicant.8.Certificatesofre-shipmentneednotbeissuedto
cover:
(a)smallquantitiesofcoffeefordirectconsumptionas
storesonships,aircraftandotherinternational
commercialcarriers;and
(b)samplesandparcelsuptoamaximumnetweightof
60kilogramsofgreencoffeeortheequivalentthereof,
namely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee.4.Acertifyingagencymayissuecertificatesoftransit
undertheprovisionsofthisruleforthequantitiesofcoffee
andforthedestinationsrequestedbytheapplicant
providedthat:
(a)validcertificatesinformsO,R,RSorThavebeen
surrendered ;9.Certifyingagenciesshallmaintainrecordsofall
certificatesofre-shipmentwhichtheyissueandofthe
referencenumbersofthecertificateswithdrawnwhenthe
re-shippedcoffeewasoriginallyplacedundercustoms
controlforaperiodofnotlessthanfouryears.Such
recordsshallbemadeavailabledotheexecutiveDirector
onrequest.(b)thesumtotalofthecoffeecoveredbythecertificates
issuedshallnotexceedthequantitycoveredbythe
surrenderedcertificate;
(c)thecertifyingagencyissatisfiedthatthecoffeeexists
inthereportedlocationandisthecoffeedescribedin
thesurrenderedcertificateatthetimeitwasissued.Rule12
COFFEEINTRANSIT
Coffeelocatedwithintheterritoryofamember
1.Ifcoffeewhichislocatedwithintheterritoryofa
memberbutwhichhasnotbeenimportediscoveredbya
validcertificateinFormO,R,RSorT,theholderofthe
certificatemay,onsurrenderingthecertificatetoa5.Inthecaseofshipmentstomembers,theoriginalof
eachcertificateoftransitissuedundertheprovisionsofthis
ruleshallbegiventotheshipperorhisagenttoaccompany
theshippingdocuments .Thefirstcopyofthecertificate
shallbeforwardedbythesafestandquickestpossible
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aspossibleandinanycasewithin30daysofthedateof
issue.Totheextentpossible,thecopiesshallbeattachedto
theoriginalsofthecertificatesonwhichtheyarebased.Rule13
CHANGEOFDESTINATION FROMAMEMBERTOA
NON-MEMBER
Ifthedestinationofcoffeecoveredbyavalidcertificatein
FormO,R,RSorTischangedfromamembertoa
non-member ,theholdershallsurrenderthecertificatetoa
certifyingagencywhichshallwithdrawthecertificate
withoutreplacingitandforwarditimmediatelytothe
ExecutiveDirectormarked:'Withdrawn,destination
changedtonon-member'.Wheneverpossible,thecertifying
agencyshallspecifythenon-membertowhichthecoffee
hasbeenconsigned.6.Inthecaseofshipmentstonon-members ,theoriginal
ofthecertificateoftransittogetherwiththefirstcopyof
thecertificateshallbeforwardedbythesafestandquickest
possiblemeanstotheOrganizationbytheissuingmember
assoonaspossibleandinanycasewithin30daysofthe
dateofissue.
7.Firstcopies(and,inthecaseofshipmentsto
non-members ,originals)ofcertificatesofTransitandthe
originalsofthecertificatesonwhichtheyarebased,
forwardedtotheOrganizationundertheprovisionsof
paragraphs5and6ofthisrule,shallbesentinsecurely
packedbatchesofnotmorethan50sets(1).Rule14
LOSSOFVALIDCERTIFICATES
1.Certifyingagencies,customsservicesandindividuals
handlingcertificatesshalltakeallreasonablestepsto
ensurethesecurityofsuchcertificates.8.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,eachbatchofcertificatesshallbe
accompanied byacoveringnotelistingthereference
numbersofthecertificatesenclosedtherewithandthenet
quantityofcoffeecoveredbyeachcertificate.Eachbatch
andtheaccompanying coveringnoteshallbearaserial
number.Acopyofthecoveringnoteshallbeforwarded
simultaneously totheOrganizationunderseparatecover.2.IfavalidcertificateinFormO,R,RSorTislost
beforeithasbeensurrenderedtoacertifyingagencyor
withdrawnbyacustomsserviceinaccordancewiththe
provisionsoftheserules,thetraderholdingtitletothe
coffeecoveredbythemissingcertificateshallinforma
certifyingAgencyofthelossandshallprovideasmuchas
possibleofthefollowinginformationconcerningthe
missingcertificate:9.Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,theExecutiveDirectorshall
acknowledgereceiptofeachbatchofcertificatesby
stampingandreturningthecoveringnote.
10.Certifyingagenciesshallmaintainrecordsofall
certificatesoftransitwhichtheyissueandthebasisfor
theirissueforaperiodofnotlessthanfouryears.Such
recordsshallbemadeavailabletotheExecutiveDirector
onrequest.(a)itsreferencenumberanddateofissue;
(b)theformandthenetweightofthecoffeeitcovers;
(c)theICOidentificationmarkandtheothermarkings
onthebagsorothercontainers;
(d)thenameofthevesselorformoftransportonwhich
thecoffeeisbeingcarriedoronwhichitarrivedatits
presentlocation;
(e)thedestinationofthecoffee;Coffeeafloat
11.IftheholderofavalidcertificateinFormO,R,RSor
Tcoveringaparcelofcoffeeafloatwishestosplitthe
parcel,hemay,onsurrenderingthecertificateandany
documentsrequiredforthepurposesofsubparagraph (c)of
paragraph4ofthisrule,toacertifyingagency,applyfor
theissueofcertificatesoftransitinFormTinexchange
therefor.Suchcertificatesshallbeissuedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofparagraphs 1to10ofthisrule.(f)thenameandaddressoftheimporter(includingif
possiblethetelexand/ortelephonenumber);
(g)writtenconfirmationfromthecertifyingagencywhich
issuedthecertificatethatitwasissuedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsoftheserules;(')Asetshallconsistofthefirstcopyofacertificateoftransit
(andinthecaseofshipmentstonon-members ,theoriginal)
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2.Afterconsultationwiththemember,theExecutive
Directorshallappointineachproducingmemberor
membergroupabankorfinancialinstitution(hereinafter
referredtoastheagent)independentofthecertifying
agencyandthecoffeeauthority,toactasagentofthe
InternationalCoffeeOrganizationinrespectofthecoffee
exportstampsallocatedtothemember.Theagentshallbe
acceptabletoboththeExecutiveDirectorandthemember.
TheExecutiveDirectormayatanytime,forcause,declare
anagenttobenolongeracceptableandmayappointan
alternativeagent.(h)inthecaseofamissingcertificateoforigininFormO
orcertificateoftransit,writtencofirmationfromthe
bankhandlingthetransactionthatthecertificatewas
validatedwithcoffeeexportstampsorcoffeetransit
stamps,asappropriate,inaccordancewiththe
provisionsoftheserules;
(i)inthecaseofcoffeeheldinawarehouse,awritten
declarationbythemanagerofthewarehouse
identifyingthecoffeeandconfirmingtheperiodof
storage;and
(j)anexplanationinwritingofthelossofthecertificate
andthestepstakentorecoverit. 3.Atleast15dayspriortothebeginningofeach
semester,theExecutiveDirectorshalldepositwiththe
agentaquantityofcoffeeexportstampsequaltothetotal
ofthemember'sexportentitlementfortheensuingsemester
plusanadditionalreservetobedeterminedbythe
ExecutiveDirectortocoverpossibleincreasesinexport
entitlementandothercontingencies .Anycostarisingfrom
theprovisionofthisservicebytheagentshallbemetbythe
memberconcerned .3.Thecertifyingagencyshallforwardtherelevant
informationtotheExecutiveDirector.Onthebasisofthe
informationsoprovided,theExecutiveDirectormay
decidetorequesttheauthoritiesinthecountryintowhich
thecoffeeistobeimported,asanexceptionalcase,to
permittheentryofthecoffeewithoutthepresentationof
themissingcertificatewhichshallsimultaneously be
declaredinvalid.
4.Theagentshallsupplycoffeeexportstampstothe
certifyingagencyintheproducingcountryonlyonthe
instructionsoftheExecutivedirectorwhoshallstipulate
thetotalquantityofcoffeeexportstampswhichshallbe
suppliedforeachquarter.4.TheExecutiveDirectorshallinformmembersofall
certificatesdeclaredinvalidundertheprovisionsof
paragraph3ofthisrule.
5.Shouldacertificatedeclaredinvalidunderthe
provisionsofparagraph3ofthisrulebefound,thefinder
shallsurrenderitimmediatelytoacertifyingagencywhich
shallforwardittotheExecutiveDirectorwithaletterof
explanation .5.Ifnoagenthasbeenappointedundertheprovisionsof
paragraph2ofthisruletheExecutiveDirectorshallissue
atquarterlyintervalscoffeeexportstampsequivalenttothe
totalofthequarterlyexportentitlementofthemember
concerned.Suchquarterlysuppliesofcoffeeexportstamps
shallbedispatchedtothecertifyingagencyofthemember
concernedortosuchothercompetentauthorityasmaybe
designatedforthispurposebythemember.
6.TheExecutiveDirectorshallcarryoutperiodicchecks
toensurethatcertificateswhichhavebeenreportedlost
andinrespectofwhichtheaboveprocedureshavebeen
appliedarenotsubsequentlyusedtocovertheimportation
offurthercoffee.6.Coffeeexportstampsshallnotbetransferableandshall
bearanindividualcountryormembergroup(OAMCAF)
code(seeAnnex6)aswellasacodetoindicatethecoffee
yearinwhichtheyarevalidforuse.
7.Coffeeexportstampsshallbeindenominations of25,
100,150,500,1000,3000,10000,30000,100000
and300000kilograms.Eachdenomination shallbeofa
differentcolour.TheExecutiveDirectormayaddsuch
additionaldenominations asexperiencemayprovetobe
necessaryandmaywithdrawsuchdenominations asareno
longerrequired.Rule15
COFFEEEXPORTSTAMPS
Supplyofstamps
1.Subjecttothepaymentofanylevieswhichmaybe
imposedundertheprovisionsofArticles47,50and55of
theInternationalCoffeeAgreement1983,coffeeexport
stampsshallbesuppliedtoeachexportingmember(andto
theUnitedStatesofAmericaforusebyHawaiiandtoFiji)
atquarterlyintervalsandbemadeavailabletothe
authoritiesconcernedatleast15daysbeforethe
commencement ofeachquarter.8.Atleast90daysbeforethebeginningofeachcoffee
year,eachproducingmembershallnotifytheExecutive
Directorofanychangesinthepercentageofeach
denominationrequiredtomakeupthetotalofitsexport
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anysuchnotificationtheExecutiveDirectorshall,when
dispatchingsuppliesofcoffeeexportstampsfortheensuing
coffeeyear,adoptthepercentagesusedduringthe
precedingyear.
9.Membersmayonapplicationtotheagentortothe
ExecutiveDirectorbesuppliedwithcoffeeexportstamps
oflowerorhigherdenomination inexchangeforstampsof
thesametotalvaluesurrenderedduringthecurrencyof
anycoffeeyearprovidedthatthestampssurrenderedbear
thesamecountrycodeasthosebywhichtheyaretobe
replaced.
Adjustmentofexportentitlements
10.Ifanupwardadjustmentofexportentitlementsis
madeduringanyquarter,theExecutiveDirectorshall
immediatelyauthorizetheagenttoreleaseanadditional
quantityofcoffeeexportstampscorresponding tothe
amountoftheadjustment .Ifnoagenthasbeenappointed
theappropriatequantityshallbedispatchedimmediatelyto
theauthoritymentionedinparagraph5ofthisrule.WithholdingofstampsbytheExecutiveDirector
15.Inarrangingforthesupplyofcoffeeexportstampsfor
anyquartertheExecutiveDirectorshallinadditionto
takingintoaccountanyadjustmentwhichmayhavebeen
madeinthequarterlyexportentitlementofeachmember,
makeappropriatedeductionsinrespectof:
(a)anypreviousunderstamping ofcertificatesoforigin
forwhichtheappropriatestampshavenotbeen
recovered;
(b)anypenaltiesordeductionsappliedunderthe
provisionsofArticle42oftheInternationalCoffee
Agreement1983;
(c)anylevieswhichmayremainunpaidoncoffeeexport
stampspreviouslysuppliedtothemember.
16.TheExecutiveDirectormaywithhold10%ofthe
coffeeexportstampstobereleasedtoamemberforthe
succeedingquarterifsuch-memberfailstofulfilanyofthe
followingconditions:
(a)toforward:
(i)firstcopiesofcertificatesoforigininFormOand
copiesoftherelevantbillsofladingwithinthe
periodprescribedinparagraph6ofrule5;
(ii)firstcopiesandoriginalsofcertificatesoforigin
inFormXandcopiesoftherelevantbills
ofladingwithintheperiodprescribedin
paragraph4ofrule6;
(b)toadvisetheExecutiveDirectoronorbeforethe15th
dayofeachmonth,ofthetotalvalueinkilogramsof
coffeeexportstampsusedduringtheprecedingmonth
asrequiredundertheprovisionsofparagraph19of
thisrule;
(c)tocomplywithitsobligationsunderparagraph2of
Article53oftheInternational CoffeeAgreement
1983.11.Ifadownwardadjustmentofexportentitlementsis
madeinrespectofanyquarterforwhichcoffeeexport
stampshavealreadybeensupplied,theexportingmembers
concernedshalleachsurrendertotheagent,wheresuch
exists,oralternativelytotheExecutiveDirector,aquantity
ofcoffeeexportstampscorresponding totheamountby
whichitsquarterlyexportentitlementhasbeenreduced.If
thesurrenderofthefullquantityofstampsisnotpossible
owingtotheexistenceofoutstandingbonafidecontracts
forthequarterinquestion,thememberconcernedshall
notifytheExecutiveDirectorwhoshallarrangea
corresponding reductioninthequantityofstampstobe
suppliedfortheensuingquarter.
Paymentoflevies
12.Assoonascoffeeexpertstampsaresuppliedtoa
member,theExecutiveDirectorshallnotifythememberof
anylevieswhichmaybepayableonsuchstamps.17.TheExecutiveDirectorshallinformtheExecutive
Boardwhenstampsarewithheldundertheprovisionsof
paragraphs14and16ofthisrule.Stampssowithheldshall
bereleasedassoonasthememberfulfilsalltheoutstanding
conditionsandinanycasenotlaterthan30daysbeforethe
endofthecoffeeyear.Ifamemberfailstofulfilanyofthe
outstandingconditionsbytheendofthecoffeeyearthe
ExecutiveDirectorshallwithholdanequivalentamountof
stampsfromthefirstquarterlyallocationfortheensuing
yearforthememberconcerned.13.Themembershallremitthetotalamountofanysuch
leviesinUnitedStatesdollarstotheExecutiveDirectoron
notificationbytheExecutiveDirectoroftheamountdue.
14.Ifanymemberfallstopaythefullamountduethe
executiveDirectorshallwithhold,fromthenextsupply,
coffeeexportstampscorespondingtotheamountoflevies
remainingunpaid.Reportandaccountingbyproducingmembers
18.Eachproducingmemberwhichreceivesasupplyof

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coffeeexportstampsshallberesponsibleforthesafe
custodyofthestamps.
19.Eachmemberwhichreceivesasupplyofcoffeeexport
stampsshalladvisetheExecutiveDirectoronorbeforethe
15thdayofeachmonth,ofthetotalvalueinkilogramsof
thecoffeeexportstampsusedduringthepreceding
month.Useofcoffeeexportstamps
25.EachCertificateoforigininFormOissuedtocover
coffeeexportedtoamembershallhavefirmlyaffixedtoit
(onthereverse)coffeeexportstampswhichintotal
denominationcorrespondtothenetweightofthegreen
coffeeorthegreencoffeeequivalentofthecoffeecovered
bythecertificateexceptthatanyexcessabovethelast
wholemultipleof25kilogramsneednotbecovered
althoughsuchexcess(of24kilogramsorless)shallbe
countedaspartofquotaexports.(Forexample,a
consignmentof399kilogramsrequiresstampstothevalue
of375kilogramswhereasaconsignmentof400kilograms
requiresstampstothevalueof400kilograms).Underno
circumstances shallcoffeeexportstampsbeaffixedto
sheetsofpaperattachedtocertificatesoforigin.Inother
respects,certificatesoforigininFormOshallbecompleted
andissuedinaccordancewiththegeneralguidancegivenin
Annex1Bandinrule5.20.Aftertheendofthecoffeeyearandnotlaterthan
30October,eachproducingmembershallrenderafinal
report,inaformtobeagreed,totheagentwheresuch
existsoralternativelytotheExecutiveDirector,showing
thetotalvalueinkilogramsofthecoffeeexportstamps
receivedandusedduringtheprecedingcoffeeyearand
shallsurrenderwithsuchreportthefullquantityofany
balanceofcoffeeexportstampswhichmayremain
unused.
Accountingbybanksorfinancialinstitutionshandling
coffeeexportstamps
21.Eachagentsuppliedwithcoffeeexportstampsunder
theprovisionsofparagraph3ofthisruleshallaccount
quarterlyandannuallyforallcoffeeexportstampsreceived
andissuedontheauthorityoftheExecutiveDirectorand
shallsurrenderwiththeannualaccountanybalanceof
unusedstamps.Suchaccountingreturnsshallbefurnished
totheExecutiveDirectornotlaterthan45daysafterthe
endofthequarterorcoffeeyeartowhichtheyrelate.26.InthecaseofacertificateoforigininFormO
coveringashipmentofcoffeeinaformotherthangreen,
thenetweightingreencoffeeequivalentshallbeindicated
inbox15.Tofindthegreencoffeeequivalent,the
followingconversionfactorsshallbeapplied:
—Driedcoffeecherry:multiplythenetweightofthedried
coffeecherryby0,50,
—Parchmentcoffee:multiplythenetweightofthe
parchmentcoffeeby0,80,
—Roastedcoffee:multiplythenetweightoftheroasted
coffeeby1,19,
—Liquidcoffee:multiplythenetweightofthedried
coffeesolidscontainedintheliquidcoffeeby2,60,
—Solublecoffee:multiplythenetweightofthesoluble
coffeeby2,60,
—Decaffeinated coffee:multiplythenetweightofthe
decaffeinatedcoffeeingreen,roastedorsolubleform
by1,00,1,19or2,60respectively .22.Ifthefinalaccountstogetherwiththebalanceof
unusedstampshavenotbeenreceived45daysaftertheend
ofthecoffeeyeartowhichtheyrelate,theExecutive
Directorshallrequesttheagentconcernedtoexplainthe
reasonforthedelay.If,within21daysofthedateofsuch
enquiry,theagenthasnotgivenasatisfactoryexplanation,
theExecutiveDirectorshallreportthemattertothe
ExecutiveBoard.
27.Priortoexport,thecoffeeexportstampsaffixedto
eachcertificateoforigininformOshallbecancelled,
eitherbythecertifyingagencyorthecustomsauthorities
whichevermaybemoreconvenient,insuchmannerthat
thestampscannotbeusedagainbutcanstillbeidentified
withoutdifficulty.Reportingandaccountingforlevies
23.Onreceiptofthefinalreportreferredtoinparagraphs
20and21ofthisruletheExecutiveDirectorshall,subject
totheprovisionsofparagraph1ofthisrule,prepareand
submittoeachmemberastatementshowingthetotal
amountofleviesdueandpaidfortheprecedingcoffee
year.
28.Coffeeexportstampsshallbevalidforuseonly
duringthecoffeeyeartowhichtheyarerelatedbytheyear
codeprintedthereon(forexample,thefirstcoffeeyearin
whichquotasareintroducedwillbeindicatedbythecode
'1').Forthepurposeoftheserulestheyearofshipment
shallbedeterminedbythelatestcustomsdatestampofthe24.Ifthetotalamountpaidbythememberismorethan
theamountduetheExecutiveDirectorshallrefundthe
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producingmemberonthecertificateoforiginorthedateof
issueoftherelevantbillofladingorequivalentdocument,
whicheveristheearlier,providedalwaysthatthelatter
dateisnotsubsequentto5October.Rule16
COFFEETRANSITSTAMPS
Supplyofstamps
1.Coffeetransitstampsshallbesuppliedtoeach
importingmember,whichshallberesponsibleforthesafe
custodyofthestamps. Replacementofcoffeeexportstamps
29.IfacertificateoforigininFormOisspoiledoris
withdrawnafter,coffeeexportstampshavebeenaffixed
thereto,thecertifyingagencyconcernedmayobtain
replacementstampsfromtheagentonpresentationofthe
certificatewiththestampsaffixed.Theagentshall
withdrawthecertificateandforwardittotheExecutive
Directorassoonaspossible.Alternatively ,ifthereisno
agentthecertifyingagencymayobtainreplacementsby
forwardingthecertificatedirecttotheExecutiveDirector.
Damagedstampsmaybeexchangedinlikemanner.2.Afterconsultationwiththemember,theExecutive
Directorshallappointineachimportingmemberanagent
toreceivecoffeetransitstampsallocatedtothemember
andtoadministerthecoffeetransitstampsystemonbehalf
oftheInternationalCoffeeOrganization .Theagentshall
beacceptabletoboththeExecutiveDirectorandthe
member.TheExecutiveDirectormayatanytime,for
cause,declareanagenttobenolongeracceptableandmay
appointanalternativeagent.
30.Thelossofanycoffeeexportstampsmustbereported
immediatelytotheExecutiveDirectorwho,aftersuch
enquiriesashemaydeemnecessary,mayauthorizetheir
replacement .3.Atleast21daysbeforethebeginningofeachcoffee
yeartheExecutiveDirectorshalldepositwiththeagent
appointedtoadministerthecoffeetransitstampsystema
quantityofcoffeetransitstampsequaltotheestimated
requirementsoftheMemberforoneyearplusan
additionalreservetobedeterminedbytheExecutive
Directortocovercontingencies .
4.TheAgentmayadvancetocertifyingagenciesaninitial
quantityofcoffeetransitstampsnotexceedingonequarter
oftheannualestimatedrequirements referredtoin
paragraph3ofthisrule.31.Ifcoffeeexportstampsareinadvertentlyaffixedtoa
certificateoforigininFormOgreatlyinexcessofthenet
weightofthegreencoffeeorthegreencoffeeequivalentof
thecoffeecoveredtherebyandthisisnotdiscovereduntil
aftertheopportunitytowithdrawthedocumenthas
passed,theproducingmemberconcernedmaymake
application,givingallrelevantdetails,totheExecutive
Directorwhomayreplacetheexcessstampsaftermaking
suchenquiriesashemaydeemnecessary.5.Coffeetransitstampsshallnotbetransferableandshall
bearanindividualcountrycode(seeAnnex6)andshallbe
overprintedwiththeletter'T'.Coffeetransitstampsforuse
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofrule8oftheserules
shallbeoverprintedwiththeletters'NT'.
32.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph1ofthisrule,
anyrefundoftheleviesarisingfromthelossofcoffee
exportstampswillbemadeattheendofthecoffeeyear
oncethestatementreferredtoinparagraph23is
prepared.6.Coffeetransitstampsshallbeindenominations of5,
25,100,150,500,1000,3000,10000,and30000
kilograms.Eachdenomination shallbeofadifferent
colour.TheExecutiveDirectormayaddsuchadditional
denominations asexperiencemayprovetobenecessary
andmaywithdrawsuchdenominations asarenolonger
required.
Auditandpublicationofaccounts
33.Assoonaspossibleafterthecloseofeachcoffeeyear
theExecutiveDirectorshallpreparecoffeeexportstamp
accountswhichshallbeindependently audited.The
accountsandthereportoftheauditorthereonshallbe
presentedtotheExecutiveBoardforapprovaland
publication .Useofcoffeetransitstamps
7.Eachcertificateoftransitshallhavefirmlyaffixedtoit
(onthereverse)coffeetransitstampswhichintotal
denominationcorrespondtothenetweightofthegreen
coffeeorthegreencoffeeequivalentofthecoffeecovered
bythecertificateexceptthatanyexcessabovethelast
wholemultipleoffivekilogramsneednotbecovered
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chargedtothetransitstampaccountoftherecipientofthe
certificate.Inotherrespects,certificatesoftransitshallbe
completedandissuedinaccordancewiththegeneral
guidancegiveninAnnex5Bandinrule12.providedthatthestampssurrenderedbearthesame
countrycodeasthosebywhichtheyaretobe
replaced;
(b)replacethefullvalueofanystampsaffixedtospoiled
certificatesoftransitorcertificateswhichforother
reasonshavebeensurrenderedbeforeuse.Such
certificatesshallbeforwardedtotheExecutive
Directorandthestampsthereonaccountedforinthe
quarterlyandannualreturnsofaccountreferredtoin
paragraph11ofthisrule.8.Inthecaseofacertificateoftransitcoveringa
shipmentofcoffeeinaformotherthangreen,thenet
weightofgreencoffeeequivalentshallbeindicatedin
box15.Tofindthegreencoffeeequivalent,theconversion
factorsshowninparagraph26ofrule15.shallbe
applied.
9.Coffeetransitstampsaffixedtoacertificateoftransit
shallbecancelledbythecertifyingagencyinsuchmanner
thatthestampscannotbeusedagainbutcanstillbe
identifiedwithoutdifficulty.Auditandpublicationofaccounts
14.Assoonaspossibleafterthecloseofeachcoffeeyear
theExecutiveDirectorshallpreparecoffeetransitstamp
accountswhichshallbeindependently audited.The
accountsandthereportoftheauditorthereonshallbe
presentedtotheExecutiveBoardforapprovaland
publication .Replenishment ofcoffeetransitstamps
10.Atintervalstobeagreedupon,agentsappointedto
administerthecoffeetransitstampsystemmayapplytothe
ExecutiveDirectorforthereplenishment ofstamps.The
ExecutiveDirectorshallauthorizethereplenishment of
stampsonlyonreceiptofvalidcertificatesinFormsO,R,
RSorTcollectedandcreditedtotransitstampaccounts.Rple17
ENTRYINTOFORCEANDSUSPENSION
Unlesselsewhereprovidedfororotherwisedeferredby
resolutionoftheInternationalCoffeeCouncil,theserules
shallenterintoforceonthedateonwhichquotascome
intoeffectandshallceasetobeappliedonthedateon
whichquotasaresuspended.Accountingproceduresoftheagentsappointedto
administerthecoffeetransitstampsystem
11.Eachagentsuppliedwithcoffeetransitstampsunder
theprovisionsofparagraph3ofthisruleshallaccount
quarterlyandannuallyforallcoffeetransitstampsreceived
andissuedontheauthorityoftheExecutiveDirector.Such
accountingreturns,inaformtobeagreed,shallbe
providedtotheExecutiveDirectornotlaterthan30days
aftertheendofthequarterorcoffeeyeartowhichthey
relate.Rule18
TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
12.Subjecttoarrangementstobeagreedbetweeneach
agentandtheExecutiveDirectoranannualauditshallbe
conductedandthereportoftheauditorshallbesubmitted
totheExecutiveDirector.Forallcoffeeimportedonorafterthedateonwhichthese
rulesenterintoeffectitshallbetheresponsibilityofthe
importertoprovetothesatisfactionofthecustomsservice
oftheimportingcountrythedateonwhichthecoffee
wasexportedandtosurrendertheappropriate
documentation .
Replacementofstamps
13.Attherequestofacertifyingagencyanagentsupplied
withcoffeetransitstampsundertheprovisionsof
paragraph3ofthisrulemay:
(a)exchangecoffeetransitstampsforstampsofloweror
higherdenomination havingthesametotalvalueCoffeeexportedonorafterthedateonwhichtheserules
enterintoeffect
2.Forimportsofcoffeefromproducingmembers
exportedonorafterthedateonwhichtheserulesenter
intoeffect,thecustomsserviceshallrequireavalid
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(a)thereferencenumberanddateofissueoftherelevant
certificateoforigin(ifknown)(2);
(b)theformandthenetweightofthecoffee;
(c)theICOidentificationmarkandtheothermarkings
orithebagsorothercontainers (3);
(d)thenameofthevesselorformoftransportonwhich
thecoffeeisbeingcarriedoronwhichitarrivedatits
presentlocation(ifknown);and
(e)inthecaseofcoffeeheldinawarehouse,awritten
declarationbythemanagerofthewarehouse
identifyingthecoffeeandconfirmingtheperiodof
storage.
6.Onthebasisoftheinformationprovidedinaccordance
withparagraph5,thecertifyingagencyshallissuethe
certificateoftransitandcreditthequantityofcoffee
concernedtoatransitstampaccount.Thecertifying
agencyshallforwardtherelevantinformationtothe
ExecutiveDirector.3.Importsofcoffeefromnon-membersshallbesubjectto
theprovisionsofrule8oftheserules.
Coffeeexportedbeforethedateonwhichtheserulesenter
intoeffect
4.Forimportsofcoffeewhichcustomsservicesare
satisfiedwasexportedbeforethedateonwhichtheserules
enterintoeffect,thefollowingproceduresshallapply:
(a)Forcoffeeimportedupto60daysafterthedateon
whichtheserulesenterintoeffect
Customsservicesshallrequirethesurrenderofthe
originalofthecertificateoforigininFormOissuedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofrule5oftherulesin
documentEB-2690/86(*)or,ifacertificateisnot
available,shallrequirethesurrenderofanimport
returninFormI(seeAnnex8)printedinaccordance
withthespecificationsinAnnex8Aandcompletedin
accordancewiththegeneralguidancecontainedin
Annex8Borshallapplyanalternativeprocedureto
beestablishedbetweenthememberandtheExecutive
Director.Nocertificatesorimportreturnsshallbe
requiredtocovertheimportationofsamplesand
parcelsuptoamaximumnetweightof60kilograms
ofgreencoffee,ortheequivalentthereof,asspecified
inparagraph10ofrule7oftheserulesnorinthecase
oftheimportationfromanimportingmemberof
coffeeprocessedinanimportingmembercountry.
ImportreturnsinFormIcollectedbycustomsservices
shallbeforwardedtotheOrganizationfollowingthe
procedurelaiddownfortheforwardingofcertificates
inparagraphs5to8ofrule7oftheserules.
(b)Forcoffeeimportedmorethan60daysafterthedate
onwhichtheserulesenterintoeffect
Exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberand
theExecutiveDirector,notlaterthan60daysafter
thedateonwhichtheserulesenterintoeffect,traders
holdingtitletocoffeenotyetimportedshallapplytoa
certifyingagencyfortheissuingofacertificateof
transittocovertheimportationofthecoffee.
5.Theprocedureforissuingcertificatesoftransitinthe
circumstances describedinsubparagraph (b)ofpara­
graph4ofthisruleshallbeasfollows.Thetraderholding
titletothecoffeeshallprovidethecertifyingagencywith
thefollowinginformationconcerningeachparcelof
coffee:Rule19
IMPLEMENTATION
TheExecutiveDirectorshallhavetheresponsibilityfor
takingsuchactionasheconsidersnecessarytofacilitatethe
effectiveimplementation ofthecontrolsprovidedforinthe
Agreementandintheserules,includingtheissuingfrom
timetotimeofanyadministrative instructionswhichhe
mayconsidernecessary.
Rule20
AMENDMENTS
TheExecutiveBoardshallkeeptheserulesunderreview
andmaymakesuchamendmentstothemasitconsiders
desirable.
(2)Notapplicableinthecaseofcoffeefromnon-members or
coffeere-exportedfromoneimportingmembertoanother.
(3)Notapplicableinthecaseofcoffeefromnon-members or
coffeeprocessedbyandimportedfromanimporting
member.')Rulesfortheapplicationofasystemofcertificatesoforigir
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ANNEXI
CERTIFICATE OFORIGININFORMO

CERTIFICATE OFORIGINFORM0
FOREXPORTSTOMEMBERS
Formapprovedbythe: INTERNATIONAL COFFEEORGANIZATION
22BernersStreet,LondonW1P4DD,England
1.Validforimportationorreplacement until
PARTA:FORUSEBYISSUINGAUTHORITY
/ /
t.lieterence IMO. CountryCode PortCode SerialNo.
3.Producingcountry
4.Countryofdestination
5.Nameofship/othercarrier 6.Portofloading/intermediate ports7.Dateofshipment 3.Leaveblank
9.Portorpointofdestination
10.Shippingmarks 11.Numberofbagsorothercontainers 12.Descriptionofcoffee 13.Netweightofshipment
a.ICOidentification markGreen(Crude)
Roasted
Soluble
Other14.Unitofweight
b.Othermarks kg­
lb.
15.Otherrelevantinformation
Itisherebycertifiedthatthecoffeedescribedabovewasgrownintheabovementioned producingcountry
16.Customsstampofissuingcountry: 17.StampofCertifyingAgency:
Date SignatureofauthorizedCustomsOfficer Dateofissue SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer
PARTB:FORUSEWHENCERTIFICATE ISCOLLECTED .COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TOBEFORWARDED TOTHEICO.
18.NOTATION BYCUSTOMS SERVICE 19.NOTATION BYCERTIFYING AGENCYOTHERTHANCUSTOMS
CertificatecollectedandcreditedtoTransitStampAccountCertificatecollectedandcoffeeimportedorplacedunder
Customscontrol
Customsentrynumber: Observations :
Observations :
Quantity (ifdifferentfromboxes11or13):
Place Date Place Date
Customsstampofcollectingcountry StampofCertifyingAgency
SignatureorequivalentofauthorizedCustomsOfficer SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer

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MEASUREMENTS OFCERTIFICATE OFORIGININFORMO

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CERTIFICATE OFORIGINFOREXPORTSTOMEMBERS
GeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateoforigininformO
PARTA
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyandthecustomsserviceoftheissuingmember
1.Enterthedateonwhichtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificatelapses(ninemonthsfromtheendofthequarterin
whichthecertificateisissued).metalstripaffixedtothebagsorothercontainers.Enterthe
ICOidentificationmarkandanyadditionalshippingmarks
orotheridentificationinthespacesprovided.
2.Thereferencenumbershallincludethecodenumberofthe
memberissuingthecertificate(seeAnnex6totheserules)and
thecodenumberoftheportorinlandpointofexport(two
digitstobesuppliedbythemember).Thisprefixofuptofive
digitsshallbebollowedbytheserialnumberofthecertificate
(eachcertifyingagencyshallensurethatthenumberingofthe
certificatesoforigininFormOwhichitissuesshallbeginat
'1'on1Octobereachyearandshallproceedconsecutively
until30Septemberthefollowingyear).Note:
Ifthememberhasoptedforacertificateoforiginonwhich
box10hasbeenmodifiedtoallowmorethanoneICO
identificationmarktobeenteredasprovidedforinpara­
graph3ofrule2oftheserulesandthereisnospaceinwhich
toenteradditionalshippingmarksinthisbox,theadditional
shippingmarksshould,totheextentpossible,beshownin
fullinbox15.
3.Enterthenameofthecountryinwhichthecoffeewas
produced.11.Enterthenumberofbagsorothercontainers.
4.Enterthenameofthecountryofdestination.12.Mark'X'intheappropriatebox.Ifcoffeeotherthangreen,
roastedorsolubleisbeingexported,specifytheformofsuch
othercoffeeinbox15(seedefinitionsinArticle3ofthe
InternationalCoffeeAgreement1983).Ifanexportofcoffee
includesmorethanoneformofcoffee,separatecertificates
arerequiredforeachformofcoffeeincludedinthe
shipment.5.Enterthenameofthevesselonboardwhichthecoffeeisto
beshipped.Ifthecoffeeisnottobeforwardedbyship,enter
appropriateinformationconcerningtheformoftransport,for
example,lorry,lighter,rail.
13.Enternetweight,roundedtonearestwholeunitofweight
(onepoundequals0,4536kilograms).6.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplaceatwhichthecoffee
istobeloadedandthenameofanyportorpointintransitat
whichthecoffeewillbeunloadedbeforere-forwarding tothe
destinationshownonthecertificate .Ifthecoffeeis
proceedingdirecttoitsdestinationentertheword'direct'.14.Specifyunitofweightbymarking'X'intheappropriate
box.
7.Enterthedateonwhichthecoffeeistobeshipped.15.Enteranyadditionalinformationrelevanttotheparcelof
coffeedescribedinthecertificate.
8.Leaveblank(forusebytheInternational Coffee
Organization ).16.Thecustomsserviceintheportorotherlocationfromwhich
thecoffeeisexportedshallstampthecertificateas
confirmationthatexportisabouttotakeplace.The
authorizedcustomsofficerapplyingthestampshallsignand
datethecertificateinthespacesprovided.9.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplacetowhichthecoffee
isdestined.
10.Thebagsorcontainersineachparcelofcoffeecoveredbya
singlecertificateoforiginshallbearauniqueICO
identificationmark,printedinsideaboxorstampedona17.Thecertifyingofficershallstampthecertificatewiththe
stampofthecertifyingagencyandshallsignanddatethe
certificateinthespacesprovided.

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IMPORTANT acopyoftherelevantbillofladingorequivalentdocumentwithin
21daysofthedateofshipment.
ThefirstcopyofeachcertificateoforigininFormOshallbe
forwardedtotheInternationalCoffeeOrganizationtogetherwithEachoriginalcertificateoforigininFormOshallbevalidated
withcoffeeexportstampsaffixedtothereverseinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofrule15oftheserules.
PARTB
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyorthecustomsservicewithdrawingthecertificate
(iii)enterthelocationofthecoffeeandthedateon
whichitwasplacedundercustody;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenplacedunderitscontrol.
19.Ifthecertificateispresentedforcreditingtoatransitstamp
account,thecertifyingofficierwithdrawingthecertificate
shallentertheplaceanddateofcollectionandshallstamp
andsignthecertificate.'18.(a)Ifthecoffeecoveredbythecertificateisimported,the
customsserviceofthecountryofimportationshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enterthecustomsentrynumberandanyrelevant
observations,includingtheinformationrequired
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph3
ofrule7oftheserules;
(iii)entertheplaceanddateofimportation;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenimported;
(b)exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenamemberandthe
executiveDirectorinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph 1ofrule10oftheserules,ifthecoffee
coveredbythecertificateisplacedundercustoms
control,thecustomsserviceinwhosecustodythecoffee
isplacedshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enteranyrelevantobservations ,includingthe
informationrequiredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraph3ofrule10ofthese
rules;IMPORTANT
EachvalidceritificateoforigininFormOwithdrawnbyacustoms
serviceoracertifyingagencyshallbeforwardedtothe
InternationalCoffeeOrganizationwithin30daysofthecloseof
themonthofcollection.

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ANNEX2
CERTIFICATE OFORIGININFORMX

PARTA:FORUSEBYISSUINGAUTHORITY
1.NameandaddressofexporterCERTIFICATE OFORIGINFORMX
FOREXPORTSTONON-MEMBERS
Formapprovedbythe:
2.NameandaddressofimporterINTERNATIONAL COFFEEORGANIZATION
22feernersStreet,LondonW1P4DD,England
3.ReferenceNo.
CountryCode PortCode SerialNo.
4.Producingcountry
5.Countryofdestination
6.Nameofship/othercarrier 7.Portofloading/intermediate ports8.Dateofshipment 9.Leaveblank
10.Portorpointofdestination
12.Numberofbagsorothercontainers 13.Description ofcoffee14.Netweightofshipment 11.Shippingmarks
a.ICOIdentification mark
//-
b.Othermarks15.Unitofweight
16.Otherrelevantinformation
Itisherebycertifiedthatthecoffeedescribedabovewasgrownintheabovementioned country
17.Customsstampofissuingcountry I18.StampofCertifyingAgency
Date SignatureofauthorizedCustomsOfficer Dateofissue SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer
PARTB:FORUSEBYSURVEYING AGENT
19.CERTIFICATION BYSURVEYING AGENTINTHECASEOFTRANSHIPMENT
Firstportoftranshipment Transhipment date Secondportoftranshipment Transhipment date
Destination Nameofshiporothercarrier Destination Nameofshiporothercarrier
Date Signatureofsurveyingagent Date Signatureofsurveyingagent
20.CERTIFICATION OFIMPORTATION BYSURVEYING AGENT
Countryofimport Placeofentry
DateofentryDate Signatureofsurveyingagent
Observations

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ANNEX2A
MEASUREMENTS OFCERTIFICATE OFORIGININFORMX

CERTIFICATE OFORIGINFORMX
FOREXPORTSTONON-MEMBERS

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ANNEX2B
CERTIFICATE OFORIGINFOREXPORTSTONON-MEMBERS
GeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateoforigininFormX
PARTA
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyandthecustomsserviceoftheissuingmember
1.Enterthenameandaddressoftheexporter. 11.Thebagsorcontainersineachparcelofcoffeecoveredbya
singlecertificateoforiginshallbearauniqueICO
identificationmark,printedinsideaboxorstampedona
metalstripaffixedtothebagsorothercontainers.Enterthe
ICOidentificationmarkandanyadditionalshippingmarks
orotheridentification inthespacesprovided.2.Enterthenameandaddressoftheimporter,orifnot
available,thenameandaddressofthebuyer.
3.Thereferencenumbershallincludethecodenumberofthe
memberissuingthecertificate(seeAnnex6totheserules)and
thecodenumberoftheportorinlandpointofexport(two
digitstobesuppliedbythemember).Thisprefixofuptofive
digitsshallbefollowedbytheserialnumberofthecertificate
(eachcertifyingagencyshallensurethatthenumberingofthe
certificatesoforigininFormXwhichitissuesshallbeginat
'1'on1Octobereachyearandshallproceedconsecutively
until30Septemberthefollowingyear).Note:
IftheMemberhasoptedforacertificateoforiginonwhich
box11hasbeenmodifiedtoallowmorethanoneICO
identificationmarktobeenteredasprovidedforinpara­
graph3ofrule2oftheserulesandthereisnospaceinwhich
toenteradditionalshippingmarksinthisbox,theadditional
shippingmarksshould,totheextentpossible,beshownin
fullinbox16.
4.Enterthenameofthecountryinwhichthecoffeewas
produced.
12.Enterthenumberofbagsorothercontainers.
5.Enterthenameofthecountryofdestination.
13.Mark'X'intheappropriatebox.Ifcoffeeotherthangreen,
roastedorsolubleisbeingexported,specifytheformofsuch
othercoffeeinbox16(seedefinitionsinArticle3ofthe
InternationalCoffeeAgreement1983).Ifanexportofcoffee
includesmorethanoneformofcoffee,separatecertificates
arerequiredforeachformofcoffeeincludedinthe
shipment.6.Enterthenameofthevesselonboardwhichthecoffeeisto
beshipped.Ifthecoffeeisnottobeforwardedbyship,enter
appropriateinformationconcerningtheformoftransport,for
example,lorry,lighter,rail.
14.Enternetweight,roundedtonearestwholeunitofweight
(onepoundequals0,4536kilograms).7.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplaceatwhichthecoffee
istobeloadedandthenameofanyportorpointintransitat
whichthecoffeewillbeunloadedbeforere-forwarding tothe
destinationshownonthecertificate .Ifthecoffeeis
proceedingdirecttoitsdestinationentertheword'direct'.
15.Specifyunitofweightbymarking'X'intheappropriate
box.
8.Enterthedateonwhichthecoffeeistobeshipped.
9.Leaveblank(forusebytheInternational Coffee
Organization ).16.Enteranyadditionalinformationrelevanttotheparcelof
coffeedescribedinthecertificate .
10.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplacetowhichthecoffee
isdestined.17.Thecustomsserviceintheportorotherlocationfromwhich
thecoffeeisexportedshallstampthecertificateas

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IMPORTANT confirmationthatexportisabouttotakeplace.The
authorizedcustomsofficerapplyingthestampshallsignand
datethecertificateinthespacesprovided.
18.Thecertifyingofficershallstampthecertificatewiththe
stampofthecertifyingagencyandshallsignanddatethe
certificateinthespacesprovided.TheoriginalandthefirstcopyofeachcertificateoforigininForm
XshallbeforwardedtotheInternationalCoffeeOrganization
togetherwithacopyoftherelevantbillofladingorequivalent
documentwithin21daysofthedateofshipment.
PARTB
Foruseifmeasuresfortheverificationofexportstonon-membersareintroduced

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ANNEX3
CERTIFICATE OFRE-EXPORT INFORMR

CERTIFICATE OFRE-EXPORTTORMR
Formapprovedbythe: INTERNATIONAL COFFEEORGANIZATION
22BernersStreet,LondonW1P4DD,England
1.validforimportationorreplacement until
PARTA:FORUSEBYISSUINGAUTHORITY
/ /
2.ReferenceNo. CountryCode PortCode >erialNo.
3.Countryofre-export
4.Countryofdestination
5.Nameofship/othercarrier 6.Portofloading/intermediate ports 7.Dateofshipment 8.Leaveblank
9.Portorpointofdestination
10.ICOIdentification mark 11.Numberofbagsorothercontainers 12.Descriptionofcoffee 13.Netweightofshipment
TotalGreen(Crude)
Roasted
Soluble
Other14.Unitofweight
<9
lb.
15.Othermarksandotherrelevantinformation
Itisherebycertifiedthatthecoffeedescribedaboveisbeingre-exportedfromthecountryissuingthisCertificate .
16.Customsstampofissuingcountry: 17.StampofCertifyingAgency:
Date SignatureofauthorizedCustomsOfficer Dateofissue SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer
PARTB:FORUSEWHENCERTIFICATE ISCOLLECTED .COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TOBEFORWARDED TOTHEICO.
18.NOTATION BYCUSTOMS SERVICE 19.NOTATION BYCERTIFYING AGENCYOTHERTHANCUSTOMS
Certificatecollectedandcoffeeimportedorplacedunder
Customscontrol CertificatecollectedandcreditedtoTransitStampAccount
Customsentrynumber: Observations :
Observations :
Quantity (ifdifferentfromboxes11or13):
Place Place Date Date
Customsstampofcollectingcountry StampofCertifyingAgency
SignatureorequivalentofauthorizedCustomsOfficer SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer

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MEASUREMENTS OFCERTIFICATE OFRE-EXPORTINFORMR

CERTIFICATE OFRE-EXPORTFORMR

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ANNEX3B
CERTIFICATE OFRE-EXPORT
Generalguidanceforcompletionofcertificateofre-exportinformR
PARTA
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyandthecustomsserviceoftheissuingmember
Enterthedateonwhichtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificatelapses(ninemonthsfromtheendofthequarterin
whichthecertificateisissued).11.AlongsideeachICOidentificationmarkshowninbox10,
enterthenumberofbagsorothercontainersbearingthat
mark.Alsoenterthetotalnumberofbagsorother
containers .
Thereferencenumbershallincludethecodenumberofthe
memberissuingthecertificate(seeAnnex6totheserules)and
thecodenumberoftheportorinlandpointofre-export(two
digitstobesuppliedbythemember).Thisprefixofuptofive
digitsshallbefollowedbytheserialnumberofthecertificate
(eachcertifyingagencyshallensurethatthenumberingofthe
certificatesofre-exportwhichitissuesshallbeginat'1'on1
Octobereachyearandshallproceedconsecutivelyuntil30
Septemberthefollowingyear).12.Mark'X'intheappropriatebox.Ifcoffeeotherthangreen,
roastedorsolubleisbeingre-exported,specifytheformof
suchothercoffeeinbox15(seedefinitionsinArticle3ofthe
InternationalCoffeeAgreement1983).Ifare-exportincludes
morethanoneformofcoffee,separatecertificatesare
requiredforeachformofcoffeeincludedintheshipment.
13.Enternetweight,roundedtonearestwholeunitofweight
(onepoundequals0,4536kilograms). Enterthenameofthecountryinwhichthecoffeeistobe
re-exported .
14.Specifyunitofweightbymarking'X'intheappropriate
box. 4.Enterthenameofthecountrytowhichthecoffeeis
destined.
Enterthenameofthevesselonboardwhichthecoffeeisto
beshipped.Ifthecoffeeisnottobeforwardedbyship,enter
appropriateinformationconcerningtheformoftransport,for
example,lorry,lighter,rail. -15.Thisspacemaybeusedforfurtheridentificationofthecoffee
beingre-exported,forexample,theshippingmarks,orfor
commentsrelevanttotheinformation inthecertificate .If
available,enterthetype(s)andthereferencenumber(s)ofthe
certificate(s )undercoverofwhichthecoffeedescribedinthe
certificateofre-exportwasoriginallyimported.
6.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplaceatwhichthecoffee
istobeloadedandthenameofanyportorpointintransitat
whichthecoffeewillbeunloadedbeforere-forwardingtothe
destinationshownonthecertificate.Ifthecoffeeis
proceedingdirecttoitsdestinationentertheword'direct'.16.Thecustomsserviceintheportorotherplacefromwhichthe
coffeeisre-exportedshallstampthecertificateas
confirmationthatre-exportisabouttotakeplace.The
authorizedcustomsofficerapplyingthestampshallsignand
datethecertificateinthespacesprovided.
7.Enterthedateonwhichthe.coffeeistobeshipped.
17.Thecertifyingofficershallstampthecertificatewiththe
stampofthecertifyingagencyandshallsignanddatethe
certificateinthespacesprovided.8.Leaveblank(forusebytheInternational Coffee
Organization ).
9.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplacetowhichthecoffee
isdestined. IMPORTANT
Thefirstcopyofeachcertificateofre-exportshallbeforwardedto
theInternationalCoffeeOrganizationwithin30daysofthedateof
shipment.L0.EntertheICOidentificationmarksappearingonthebagsor
othercontainers .

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PARTB
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyorthecustomsservicewithdrawingthecertificate
(iii)enterthelocationofthecoffeeandthedateon
whichitwasplacedundercustody;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenplacedunderitscontrol.
19.Ifthecertificateispresentedforcreditingtoatransitstamp
account,thecertifyingofficerwithdrawingthecertificate
shallentertheplaceanddateofcollectionandshallstamp
andsignthecertificate.18.(a)Ifthecoffeecoveredbythecertificateisimported,the
customsserviceofthecountryofimportationshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enterthecustomsentrynumberandanyrelevant
observations ,includingtheinformationrequired
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph3
ofrule7oftheserules;
(iii)entertheplaceanddateofimportation ;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenimported;
(b)exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenamemberandthe
executiveDirectorinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph 1ofrule10oftheserules,ifthecoffee
coveredbythecertificateisplacedundercustoms
control,thecustomsserviceinwhosecustodythecoffee
isplacedshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enteranyrelevantobservations,includingthe
informationrequiredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraph3ofrule10ofthese
rules;IMPORTANT
Eachvalidcertificateofre-exportwithdrawnbyacustomsservice
oracertifyingagencyshallbeforwardedtotheInternational
CoffeeOrganizationwithin30daysofthecloseofthemonthof
collection.

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ANNEX4
CERTIFICATE OFRE-SHIPMENT INFORMRS

CERTIFICATE OFRE-SHIPMENT FORMRS
Formapprovedbythe: INTERNATIONAL COFFEEORGANIZATION
22BernersStreet,LondonW1P4DD,England
1.Validforimportationorreplacement unt
PARTA:FORUSEBYISSUINGAUTHORITY
/ /
2.ReferenceNo. CountryCode PortCode SerialNo.
3.Countryofre-shipment
4.Countryofdestination
5.Name1ofship/othercarrier 6.Portofloading/intermediate ports7.Dateofre-shipment 8.Leaveblank
9.Portorpointofdestination
11Numhprnfhancnrnthprr.nntainftrs 10.ICOIdentification mark 12.Descriptionofcoffee 13.Netweightofshipment
TotalGreen(Crude)
Roasted
Soluble
Other14.Unitofweightkg.
lb.
15.Othermarksandotherrelevantinformation
Itisherebycertifiedthatthecoffeedescribedaboveisbeingre-shippedfromthecountryissuingthisCertificate .
16.Customsstampofissuingcountry: 17.StampofCertifyingAgency:
Date SignatureofauthorizedCustomsOfficer Dateofissue SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer
PARTB:FORUSEWHENCERTIFICATE ISCOLLECTED .COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TOBEFORWARDED TOTHEICO.
I8.NOTATION BYCUSTOMS SERVICE
Certificatecollectedandcoffeeimportedorplacedundei
Customscontrol19.NOTATION BYCERTIFYING AGENCYOTHERTHANCUSTOMS
CertificatecollectedandcreditedtoTransitStampAccount
Customsentrynumber: Observations :
Observations :
Quantity(ifdifferentfromboxes11or13):
Place Date Place Date
Customsstampofcollectingcountry StampofCertifyingAgency
SignatureorequivalentofauthorizedCustomsOfficer SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer

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ANNEX4A
MEASUREMENTS OFCERTIFICATE OFRE-SHIPMENT INFORMRS

A
CERTIFICATE OFRE-SHIPMENT FORMRS
V

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ANNEX4B
CERTIFICATE OFRE-SHIPMENT
Generalguidanceforcompletionofcertificateofre-shipmentinFormRS
PARTA
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyandthecustomsserviceoftheissuingmember
1.Enterthedateonwhichtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificatelapses(ninemonthsfromtheendofthequarterin
whichthecertificateisissued).11.AlongsideeachICOidentificationmarkshowninbox10,
enterthenumberofbagsorothercontainersbearingthat
mark.Alsoenterthetotalnumberofbagsorother
containers .
2.Thereferencenumbershallincludethecodenumberofthe
memberissuingthecertificate(seeAnnex6totheserules)and
thecodenumberoftheportorinlandpointofre-shipment
(twodigitstobesuppliedbythemember).Thisprefixofup
tofivedigitsshallbefollowedbytheserialnumberofthe
certificate (eachcertifyingagencyshallensurethatthe
numberingofcertificatesofre-shipmentwhichitissuesshall
beginat'1'on1Octobereachyearandshallproceed
consecutivelyuntil30Septemberthefollowingyear).12.Mark'X'intheappropriatebox.Ifcoffeeotherthangreen,
roastedorsolubleisbeingre-shipped,specifytheformof
suchothercoffeeinbox15(seedefinitionsinArticle3ofthe
International CoffeeAgreement1983).Ifare-shipment
includesmorethanoneformofcoffee,separatecertificates
arerequiredforeachformofcoffeeincludedinthe
shipment.
3.Enterthenameofthecountryfromwhichthecoffeeistobe
re-shipped .13.Enternetweight,roundedtonearestwholeunitofweight
(onepoundequals0,4536kilograms).
14.Specifyunitofweightbymarking'X'intheappropriate
box. 4.Enterthenameofthecountryofwhichthecoffeeis
destined.
5.Enterthenameofthevesselonboardwhichthecoffeeisto
beshipped.Ifthecoffeeisnottobeforwardedbyship,enter
appropriateinformationconcerningtheformoftransport,for
example,lorry,lighter,rail.15.Thisspacemaybeusedforfurtheridentificationofthecoffee
beingre-shipped,forexample,theshippingmarks,orfor
commentsrelevanttotheinformation inthecertificate.The
type(s)andthereferencenumber(s)ofthecertificate^)
withdrawnwhenthecoffeedescribedinthecertificateof
re-shipmentwasplacedundercustomscontrolshallbe
enteredinthisspace.
6.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplaceatwhichthecoffee
istobeloadedandthenameofanyportorpointintransitat
whichthecoffeewillbeunloadedbeforere-forwarding tothe
destinationshownonthecertificate.Ifthecoffeeis
proceedingdirecttoitsdestinationentertheword'direct'.16.Thecustomsserviceintheportorotherplacefromwhichthe
coffeeisre-shippedshallstampthecertificateasconfirmation
thatre-shipmentisabouttotakeplace.Theauthorized
customsofficerapplyingthestampshallsignanddatethe
certificateinthespacesprovided.
7.Enterthedateonwhichthecoffeeistobere-shipped.
17.Thecertifyingofficershallstampthecertificatewiththe
stampofthecertifyingagencyandshallsignanddatethe
certificateinthespacesprovided.8.Leaveblank(forusebytheInternational Coffee
Organization ).
9.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplacetowhichthecoffee
isdestined.IMPORTANT
Thefirstcopyofeachcertificateofre-shipmentshallbeforwarded
totheInternationalCoffeeOrganizationwithin30daysofthedate
ofre-shipment .10.EntertheICOidentificationmarksappearingonthebagsor
othercontainers .

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PARTB
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyorthecustomsservicewithdrawingthecertificate
(iii)enterthelocationofthecoffeeandthedateon
whichitwasplacedundercustody;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenplacedunderitscontrol.
19.Ifthecertificateispresentedforcreditingtoatransitstamp
account,thecertifiyingofficerwithdrawingthecertificate
shallentertheplaceanddateofcollectionandshallstamp
andsignthecertificate.18.(a)Ifthecoffeecoveredbythecertificateisimported,the
customsserviceofthecountryofimportationshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enterthecustomsentrynumberandanyrelevant
observations ,includingtheinformationrequired
inaccordancewithprovisionsofparagraph3of
rule7oftheserules;
(iii)entertheplaceanddateofimportation ;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenimported;
(b)exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenthememberandthe
ExecutiveDirectorinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph 1ofrule10oftheserules,ifthecoffee
coveredbythecertificateisplacedundercustoms
control,thecustomsserviceinwhosecustodythecoffee
isplacedshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enteranyrelevantobservations,includingthe
informationrequiredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraph3ofrule10ofthese
rules;IMPORTANT
Eachvalidcertificateofre-shipmentwithdrawnbyacustoms
serviceoracertifyingagencyshallbeforwardedtothe
InternationalCoffeeOrganizationwithin30daysofthecloseof
themonthofcollection.

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ANNEXS
CERTIFICATE OFTRANSITINFORMT

CERTIFICATE OFTRANSITFORMT
Formapprovedbythe: INTERNATIONAL COFFEEORGANIZATION
22BernersStreet,LondonW1P4DD,England
1.validforimportation orreplacement unti
PARTA:FORUSEBYISSUINGAUTHORITY
/ /
l.Heterence No. CountryCode PortCode SerialNo.
3.Issuingcountry
4.Countryofdestination
5.Nameofship/othercarrier 6.Portofloading/intermediate ports7.Dateofshipment 8.Leaveblank
9.Portorpointofdestination
0.ICOIdentification mark 11.Numberofbagsorothercontainers 12.Descriptionofcoffee 13.Netweightofshipment
TotalGreen(Crude)
Roasted
Soluble
Other14.Unitofweight
kg­
lb.
15.Othermarksandotherrelevantinformation
16.ItisherebycertifiedthatthisCertificateisissuedonthebasisofCertificateinForm. referencenumber
17.StampofCertifyingAgency:
Date SignatureofauthorizedCustomsOfficer
PARTB:FORUSEWHENCERTIFICATE ISCOLLECTED .COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TOBEFORWARDED TOTHEICO.
18.NOTATION BYCUSTOMS SERVICE 19.NOTATION BYCERTIFYING AGENCYOTHERTHANCUSTOMS
Certificatecollectedandcoffeeimportedorplacedunder
Customscontrol CertificatecollectedandcreditedtoTransitStampAccount
Customsentrynumber: Observations :
Observations :
Quantity (ifdifferentfromboxes11or13):
Place Date Place Date
StampofCertifyingAgency Customsstampotcollectingcountry
SignatureorequivalentofauthorizedCustomsOfficer SignatureofauthorizedCertifyingOfficer

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ANNEX5A
MEASUREMENTS OFCERTIFICATE OFTRANSITINFORMT

CERTIFICATE OFTRANSITFORMT

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ANNEX5B
CERTIFICATE OFTRANSIT
GeneralguidanceforcompletionofcertificateoftransitinFormT
PARTA
Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyoftheissuingmember
1.Enterthedateonwhichtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificatelapses(ninemonthsfromtheendofthequarterin
whichthecertificateisissued).11.AlongsideeachICOidentificationmarkshowninbox10,
enterthenumberofbagsorothercontainersbearingthat
mark.Alsoenterthetotalnumberofbagsorother
containers .
12.Mark'X'intheappropriatebox.Ifcoffeeotherthangreen,
roastedorsolubleisbeingforwarded,specifytheformof
suchothercoffeeinbox15(seedefinitionsinArticle3ofthe
InternationalCoffeeAgreement1983).2.Thereferencenumbershallincludethecodenumberofthe
memberissuingthecertificate(seeAnnex6totheserules)and
thecodenumberoftheportorinlandpointofloading(two
digitstobesuppliedbythemember).Thisprefixofuptofive
digitsshallbefollowedbytheserialnumberofthecertificate
(eachcertifyingagencyshallensurethatthenumberingofthe
certificatesoftransitwhichitissuesshallbeginat'1'on
1Octobereachyearandshallproceedconsecutivelyuntil
30Septemberthefollowingyear).13.Enternetweight,roundedtonearestwholeunitofweight
(onepoundequals0,4536kilograms).
3.Enterthenameoftheissuingcountry. 14.Specifyunitofweightbymarking'X'intheappropriate
box.
4.Enterthenameofthecountrytowhichthecoffeeis
destined. 15.Thisspacemaybeusedforfurtheridentificationofthecoffee
beingforwarded,forexample,theshippingmarks,orfor
commentsrelevanttotheinformationinthecertificate.Inthe
caseofcoffeefromanon-member ,theinformationspecified
insubparagraph (a)ofparagraph6ofrule8oftheserules
shallbeenteredandthewords'NON-MEMBER COFFEE'
shallbewrittenincapitallettersatthetopofthecertificate.5.Enterthenameofthevesselonboardwhichthecoffeeisto
beshipped.Ifthecoffeeisnottobeforwardedbyship,enter
appropriateinformationconcerningtheformoftransport,for
example,lorry,lighter,rail.
6.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplaceatwhichthecoffee
istobeloadedandthenameofanyportorpointintransitat
whichthecoffeewillbeunloadedbeforere-forwardingtothe
destinationshownonthecertificate .Ifthecoffeeis
proceedingdirecttoitsdestinationentertheword'direct'.16.Entertherelevantinformationconcerningthecertificateon
thebasisofwhichthecertificateoftransitisbeingissued
namely,thetypeofcertificateanditsreferencenumber.(Not
applicableinthecaseofacertificateoftransitissuedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofrule8oftheserulesto
covercoffeefromanon-member.)
7.Enterthedateonwhichthecoffeeistobeshipped.17.Thecertifyingofficershallstampthecertificatewiththe
stampofthecertifyingagencyandshallsignanddatethe
certificateinthespacesprovided.
8.Leaveblank(forusebytheInternational Coffee
Organization ).
9.Enterthenameoftheportorotherplacetowhichthecoffee
isdestined.IMPORTANT
Thefirstcopyofeachcertificateoftransitshallbeforwardedto
theInternationalCoffeeOrganizationwithin30daysofthedateof
issue.
10.EntertheICOidentificationmarksappearingonthebagsor
othercontainers.Thecertifyingagencyshallensurethatthe
ICOidentificationmarksandtheshippingmarksarethesame
asthoseappearingonthecertificateonwhichthecertificate
oftransitisbased.Eachoriginalcertificateoftransitshallbevalidatedwithcoffee
transitstampsaffixedtothereverseinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofrule16oftheserules.

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Tobecompletedbythecertifyingagencyorthecustomsservicewithdrawingthecertificate
(iii)enterthelocationofthecoffeeandthedateon
whichitwasplacedundercustody;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenplacedunderitscontrol.18.(a)Ifthecoffeecoveredbythecertificateisimported,the
customsserviceofthecountryo(:importationshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enterthecustomsentrynumberandanyrelevant
observations ,includingtheinformationrequired
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph3
ofrule7oftheserules;
(iii)entertheplaceanddateofimportation;and
(iv)affixitscachetasconfirmationthatthecoffeehas
beenimported;19.Ifthecertificateispresentedforcreditingtoatransitstamp
account,thecertifyingofficerwithdrawingthecertificate
shallentertheplaceanddateofcollectionandshallstamp
andsignthecertificate.
(b)exceptasotherwiseagreedbetweenamemberandthe
ExecutiveDirectorinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph 1ofrule10oftheserules,ifthecoffee
coveredbythecertificateisplacedundercustoms
control,thecustomsserviceinwhosecustodythecoffee
isplacedshall:
(i)withdrawthecertificate;
(ii)enteranyrelevantobservations ,includingthe
informationrequiredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraph3ofrule10ofthese
rules;IMPORTANT
Eachvalidcertificateoftransitwithdrawnbyacustomsserviceor
acertifyingagencyshallbeforwardedtotheInternationalCoffee
Organization within30daysofthecloseofthemonthof
collection.

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ANNEX6
LISTOFMEMBERSANDTHEIRCODENUMBERS
Exportingmembers IImportingmembers
Angola
Benin
Bolivia
Brazil
Burundi
Cameroon
CentralAfricanRepublic
Colombia
Congo
CostaRica
Coted'lvoire
Cuba
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mexico
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Panama
PapuaNewGuinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
SierraLeone
SriLanka
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
TrinidadandTobago
Uganda
Venezuela
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe158
22
1
2
27
19
20
3
21
5
24
6
7
8
9
167
10
23
38
11
92
12
13
14
15
100
37
107
25
109
16
17
18
29
166
122
30
123
28
32
83
33
140
26
34
35
36
4
149
39'Australia
Austria
Belgium/Luxemburg
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Fiji
Finland
France
FederalRepublicofGermany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
NewZealand
Norway
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UnitedKingdom
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Yugoslavia51
52
53
54
86
56
236
71
58
57
91
98
59
60
61
70
62
31
132
63
64
65
68
69
148
Note:MembersofOAMCAFinitalictype.CoffeeexportstampsissuedtoMembersofOAMCAFwillbear
thecodenumber155.

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ANNUALLIMITATION OFIMPORTSBYIMPORTING MEMBERSFROMNON-MEMBERS
(60kilogrambags)
Importingmember Limitation
Total 297694
USA
EEC
Belgium/Luxembourg
Denmark
France
FederalRepublicofGermany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
UnitedKingdom
OtherMembers
Australia
Austria
Canada
Cyprus
Fiji
Finland
Japan
NewZealand
Norway
Singapore
Sweden
Switzerland
Yugoslavia0
170198
23023
16593
8954
4884
1611
744
39489
11617
9891
49687
3705
127,496
1652
163
1805
148
4
2770
10503
576
7269
87060
240
15306
0

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ANNEX8
IMPORTRETURNINFORMI

IMPORTSRETURNFORM
FORCOFFEEIMPORTED WITHOUTTHE
PRESENTATION OFANORIGINAL
CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN
Formapprovedbythe: INTERNATIONAL COFFEEORGANIZATION
22BernersStreet,LondonW144DD,England
PARTA:FORUSEBYTHEIMPORTER ORHISAGENT
1.ImportingCountry
2.Countryoforigin/importedfrom
3.Referencenumberofcertificateoforigin 4.Leaveblank
5.Portorplaceofimportation
6.Shippingmarks 7.Numberofbagsorother
containers8.Descriptionofcoffee 9.Netweightofshipment
a.ICOIdentification MarkGreen(Crude)
Roasted
Soluble
Otherb.Othermarks 10.Unitofweight kg­
lb.
11.Otherrelevantinformation
12.
FREEDISPOSAL
PARTB:FORUSEWHENDOCUMENT ISCOLLECTED
13.NOIAlIONBYCUSTOMS SERVICE
Importreturncollectedandcoffeeimported
Customsentrynumber
or
Importreturnserialnumber
Observations
Customs
Place Date Signatureorequivalentofauthorizedcustomsofficer

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MEASUREMENTS OFIMPORTRETURNINFORMI

IMPORTSRETURNFORM I
FORCOFFEEIMPORTED WITHOUTTHE
PRESENTATION OFANORIGINAL
CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN

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ANNEX8B
IMPORTRETURNFORCOFFEEIMPORTED WITHOUTTHEPRESENTATION OFAN
ORIGINALCERTIFICATE OFORIGIN
GeneralguidanceforcompletionofimportreturninformI
Thefollowingguidanceforthecompletionoftheimportreturnmaybeprintedonthereverseof
eachreturn
PARTA
Tobecompletedbytheimporterorhisagent
7.Enterthenumberofbagsorothercontainersimported.
8.Mark'X'inappropriatebox.Ifcoffeeotherthangreen,
roastedorsolubleisbeingimported,specifytheformofsuch
coffeeinbox11(seedefinitionsinArticle3ofthe
InternationalCoffeeAgreement1983).Ifanimportofcoffee
includesmorethanoneformofcoffee,separateimport
returnsarerequiredforeachformofcoffeeincludedinthe
parcel.
9.Enternetweightroundedtonearestwholeunitofweight
(onepoundequals0,4536kilograms).
10.Specifyunitofweightbymarking'X'inappropriatebox.Animportreturnshallbecompletedinrespectofeachparcel(J)of
coffeeimportedwithoutthesurrenderofanoriginalcertificateof
origin.Itscontentsshallbeverifiedbythecustomsserviceofthe
importingcountry.
1.Enterthenameofthecountryofimportation .
2.Enterthenameofthecountryinwhichthecoffeewas
producedorthenameofthecountryofprovenance .
3.Enterreferencenumberofthecertificateoforigincovering
thecoffee,ifknown.
4.Leaveblank(forusebytheInternational Coffee
Organization ).
5.Enterthenameoftheportorplaceofimportation .
6.Inbox6aentertheICOidentificationmarkprintedinsidea
boxonthebagsorothercontainers,ifavailable.Iftheparcel
ofcoffeeconsistsofbagsorcontainersbearingdifferingICO
identification marks,separateimportreturnsshallbe
completedforeachlotofbagsorothercontainersbearing
identicalICOidentification marks.Additionalshipping
marksorotheridentification shallbeenteredinbox6b.11.Enteranycommentsrelevanttotheinformationinthe
return.
12.Thisspaceisforuseatthediscretionoftheimporting
memberprintingtheimportreturns,andmightbeused,for
example,toshowthenameoftheimporterorhisagent
completingPartA.
(')Withthefollowingexceptions :
(a)samplesandparcelsuptoamaximumnetweightof60kilograms
ofgreencoffeeortheequivalentthereofnamely:
(i)120kilogramsofdriedcoffeecherry;or
(ii)75kilogramsofparchmentcoffee;or
(iii)50,4kilogramsofroastedcoffee;or
(iv)23kilogramsofsolubleorliquidcoffee;
(b)importationsfromimportingmembersofcoffeeprocessedin
•importingmembercountries.

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Tobecompletedonlywhencoffeeisimported
13.Thecustomsserviceorotherdesignatedauthorityintheportorplaceatwhichthecoffeeisimportedshall
withdrawthereturn,enterthecustomsentrynumberortheserialnumberoftheimportreturn(orboth),
anyrelevantobservationsandtheplaceanddateofimportationandshallaffixitscachetasconfirmation
thatthecoffeehasbeenimported.Wheneverpossible(andalwayswhenthecustomsentrynumberisnot
shown)thecustomsserviceshallgiveeachimportreturnaserialnumber(ateachportorplaceof
importationthenumberingofimportreturnsshallbeginat'1'on1Octobereachyearandshallproceed
consecutivelyuntil30Septemberthefollowingyear).