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*  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
on the ap p licatio n  of the system of c e rtific a te s  of o rig in  provided  
fo r under the In tern atio n al Coffee Agreement 1983 when quotas
are in e ffe c tC0MC83) 703 fin a l
Brussels, 1 December 1983
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0MC83) 703 fin a l

Proposal fo r a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
on the ap p licatio n  of the system of c e rtific a te s  of o rig in  provided * · · * · ■  iw
fo r under the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee Agreement 1983 when quotas ·· ■  5
are in e ffe c t ·■'’
THE COUNCIL O F THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty estab lish in g  the European Economic Community, and in  
p a rtic u la r A rtic le  113 th e re o f,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5  February 1982 on com m on  
rules fo r imports ( 1 ), and in p a rtic u la r A rtic le  16(1 )(b ) th ereo f,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, ,
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Whereas pursuant to Council Decision 83/539/EEC of 26 September 1983 on the n o t if i­
cation of p ro visio n al ap p licatio n  by the European Economic Community and its  Member  
States of the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee Agreement 1983 (2) the Community has been  
p ro v is io n a lly  applying the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee Agreement 1983 since that Agreement  
entered in to  force p ro v is io n a lly  on 1  October 1983;
Whereas the Executive Board of the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee Organization has established  
rules fo r the a p p licatio n  of a system of c e rtific a te s  of o rig in  under the Agreement  
of 1976 when quotas are in e ffe c t, as la id  down in Council Regulation (EEC) No  
2436/79 (3 ); iv*. .·■» ,« apt*  :y k, ; . / i
Whereas A rtic le  70 of the 1983 Agreement lays down th at measures taken pursuant to the  
1976 In te rn a tio n a l Agreement which were in force on 30 September 1983 and have not  
been amended by the provisions of the 1983 Agreement sh all remain in force;
Whereas A rtic le  45 of the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee Agreement 1983 provides that in order  
to prevent non-member countries from increasing th e ir  exports at the expense of  
exporting members, each member of the aforesaid Agreement should, whenever quotas  
are in e ffe c t, lim it its  annual imports of coffee from non-member countries;
(1) 0J No L 35, 9 .2 .1 9 8 2 , p. 1.
(2) 0J No L 308, 9 .11.198 3, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 282, 1 2.11.1979» p .1 .
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Whereas appropriate measures must be taken to implement this system of 
c e rtific a te s  within the Community and to provide fo r its  application  
without discrim ination between Community importers;
Whereas technical measures should be laid  down for the supervision of  
coffee for export which has to cross the te r r ito r y  of two or more Member  
States before leaving the Community; whereas the Commission should make  
the necessary adjustments to the control fo rm a litie s  in accordance with  
the procedure laid  down in A rtic le  57 of Council Regulation (EEC)
N o 222/77 of 13 December 1976 on Community tra n s it (4 )/ as last amended  
by Regulation (EEC) No 3617/82 (5 );
Whereas, in order to ensure the efficient administration of the system 
and to clarify the position regarding the periods during which this Regulation 
will actually apply, the Commission should, in accordance with the 
decisions taken by the International Coffee Organization Council or its - ,
Executive Board and at the time when quotas are introduced or suspended, 
specify the date on which the measures in question become applicable or 
cease to be applicable, ·
H A S  ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
l i ' . ' Ì : : ; - ·  A rtic le  1
For the purposes of implementing the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee Agreement 1983,  
the rules fo r the a p p licatio n  of the system of c e rtific a te s  of o rig in  to be  
applied when quotas are in e ffe c t which were adopted by the Executive Board  
of the In te rn a tio n a l Coffee O rganization and are set out in the Annex to th is  
Regulation sh all apply subject to A rtic le s  2, 3 and 4.
(4) O J No L 38, 9 .2 .1 9 7 7 , p. 1.
(5) O J  No L 382, 31.12.1982, p. 6.

A rtic le  2
1. Imports into the Community of coffee and of extracts, essences or  
concentrates of coffee fa llin g  w ithin subheadings 09.01A and 21.02A of  
the C om m on Customs T a r iff shall be subject to production at the customs  
o ffic e  where the customs import fo rm alities are completed of the  
c e r tific a te  prescribed fo r th is purpose under the rules referred to in  
Art i cle 1.
2. Imports from countries which are not members of the In tern atio n al  
Coffee Agreement 1983 and not included in Appendix 6 to the rules referred  
to in A rtic le  1  shall be lim ited to a  quantity for the Community and
each Community Member State equal to that indicated in Appendix 7 to  
the rules in question.
A rtic le  3
1. Exports from the Community of coffee and of extracts, essences or  
concentrates of coffee fa llin g  w ithin subheadings 09.01A and 21.02A  of  
the C om m on Customs T a r iff shall be subject to production to the customs  
a u th o ritie s  of the c e r tific a te  prescribed for th is purpose in the rules  
referred to in A rtic le  1.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1  shall be regarded as having  
been exported from the Community w ithin the meaning of paragraph 1  when  
they have been exported from the customs te r r ito r y  of the Community.
3. D etailed rules for the ap p licatio n  of th is  A rtic le  shall be ^  
adopted in accordance with the procedure la id  down in A rtic le  57 of  
Regulation (EEC) N o 222/77.
A rtic le  4
The Commission s h all f ix  the date from which the provisions of th is  
regulation and the measures taken in implementation thereof shall  
become applicable or cease to be ap p lic a b le .
A rtie le 5 .  Î,'
Regulation (EEC) No 2436/79 is hereby repealed. References to A rtic le  3  
of the repealed Regulation s h a ll be understood as references to A rtic le  
3 of th is  R egulation.
Article  6 ^ ·■'··■· · · ·  ~  ··· .····.··- ·.··,····
This Regulation s h a ll enter in to  force on the th ird  day follow ing its  
p u b licatio n  in the O f f ic ia l Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation s h all be binding in its  e n tire ty  and d ire c tly  a p p li­
cable in a l l  Member  S tates.
Done  at .  ^  For the Council
”  The President

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Annex:
Rules for the application of a system of certificates of origin when quotas are in effect ...................  5
Ap
pendix 1: Certificate of origin in Form O  ...........................................................................................  2 2
Appendix 2: Certificate of origin in Form X ...........................................................................................  2 8
Appendix 3: Certificate of re-export in Form R ..................... . ............................................................... 3b
Ap
pendix 4: Certificate of re-shipment in Form R$ .............................................................................
Ap
pendix 5: Certificate of transit in Form T ................................................................................  ^ 6
Appendix 6: List of members and their code numbers ...........................................................................  5 2
Appendix 7: Limitation of annual imports of coffee from non-m em bers ..........................................  55

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RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF A SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN  
WHEN QUOTAS ARE IN EFFECT
INTRODUCTION
At a meeting on 31 July 1978 the Executive Board, acting in accordance with the powers 
delegated to it by the Council under the provisions of Article 18 (Competence of the Board), 
of the International Coffee Agreement ’976 and of Resolution number 292, approved the 
attached Rules for the Application of a System of Certificates of Origin when quotas are in 
effect.
Pursuant to Article 70 of the 1983 Agreement these rules  
shall remain in force under the new Agreement. ;  1
(g) the certificate has not previously been completed in 
Part B  nor declared invalid by the Organization.Rule 1
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of these rules:
Valid certificate of origin for exports to members  means 
a certificate of origin in Form O prescribed in Appendix 
1, issued in accordance with these rules by a certifying 
agency of the producing member from, which the coffee 
described therein has been exported and bearing coffee 
export stamps which in total denomination correspond 
to the net weight of the green coffee or green coffee 
equivalent of the coffee covered, provided that:
(a) the country code and coffee year code on the coffee 
export stamps correspond to the country of issue 
and coffee year of issue of the certificate;
(b) the country of destination shown oh the certificate is 
a member;
(c) the certificate is marked ‘ORIGINAL’  and bears the 
cachet of the customs service of the producing 
member from which the coffee described in the 
certificate has been exported;
(d) the certificate shall be valid only for a net weight of 
coffee which, at the point of export, is equal to, or 
not more than 24 kilograms in excess of, the total 
denomination of the coffee export stamps affixed to 
it;
(c) the certificate siiall be valid to cover only the coffee 
described therein at the time it was issu -d;
(f) the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine 
months after the end of the calendar qua .cr in 
which it was issued;Valid certificate of origin for exports to non-members  
means a certificate of origin in Form X prescribed in 
Appendix 2, isstied in accordance with these rules by a 
certifying agency of the producing member from which 
the coffee described therein has been exported, provided 
that;
(a) the certificate is marked ‘ORIGINAL’ and bears the 
cachet of the customs service of the producing 
member from which the coffee described in the 
certificate has been exported;
(b) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee 
described therein at the time it was issued;
(c) the certificate shall not be valid to cover the 
importation of coffee by members nor shall it form 
the basis for the issuing of any other form of 
certificate.
Valid certificate of re-export  means a certificate of 
re-export in Form R prescribed in Appendix 3, issue» in 
accordance with these rules by a certifying agency of the 
member from which the coffee described therein has 
been re-exported, provided that:
(a) the certificate is marked ‘ORIGINAL’  and bears the
cachet of the customs service of the member from 
which the coffee described in the certificate has been 
re-exported: '
(b) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee 
described therein at the time it was issued;
(c) the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine 
months after the end of the calendar quarter in 
which it was issued; ,  ·

(d) the certificate has not previously been completed in 
Part B  nor declared invalid by the Organization.
Valid certificate of re-shipment  means a certificate of 
re-shipment in Form RS prescribed in Appendix 4, 
issued in accordance with these rules by a certifying 
agency of the member from which the coffee described 
therein has been re-shipped, provided that;
(a) the certificate is marked ‘ORIGINAL’  and bears the 
cachet of the customs service of the member from 
which the coffee described in the certificate has been 
re-shipped;
(b) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee 
described therein at the time it was issued;
(c) the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine 
months after the end of the calendar quarter in 
which it was issued;
(d) the certificate has not previously been completed in 
Part B nor declared invalid by the Organization.
Valid certificate of transit  means a certificate of transit 
in Form T prescribed in Appendix 5, issued in 
accordance with these rules by a certifying agency and 
bearing ^coffee transit stamps which in total 
denomination correspond to the net weight of the green 
coffee or green coffee equivalent of the coffee covered, 
provided that;
(a) the country code on the coffee transit stamps 
corresponds to the country of issue of the certificate;
(b) the certificate is marked ‘ORIGINAL’;
(c) the ceftificate shall be valid only for a net weight of 
coffee equal to, or not more than four kilograms in 
excess of, the total denomination of the coffee 
transit stamps affixed to i|;
t
(d) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee
described therein at the tibie it was issued; " '
(c) the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine 
months after the end of the calendar quarter in 
which it was issued;
(f) the certificate has not previously been completed in 
Part B  nor declared invalid by the Organization.
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Valid certificate  means a valid certificate of origin, a 
valid certificate of rc-cxpdrt, a valid certificate of 
rc-shipm(;nt and a valid certificate of transit as defined 
above.
flxport of coffee  means any coffee which leaves the 
customs territory of the country in which the coffee is 
grown.Import of coffee  means any coffee which enters into the 
customs territory of any country or customs union and 
is released by the customs and, if necessary, by other 
competent authorities so that the coffee has been fully 
cleared for processing and/or demesne consumption.
Coffee under customs control  means coffee which 
cannot be moved outside the area of jurisdiction of the 
customs Service without its consent.
Re-export of coffee  means any coffee which moves 
beyond the customs territory of a country or customs 
union which has previously imported that coffee.
Re-shipment of coffee  means any coffee which moves 
beyond the territory of a country which has placed the 
coffee under customs control and not imported that 
coffee.
Customs service  means the customs authority of a 
member or other authority designated by the member 
for that purpose and accepted by the Executive 
Director.
The cachet of the customs service  means a customs 
stamp, preferably embossed, which is accompanied by 
the signature or equivalent of the officer responsible for 
its use together with the date of its use.
Certifying agency  means an agency approved under the 
provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 43 of the 
International Coffee Agreement 1976 to administer and 
perform the functions specified in paragraphs 1  and 2 of 
that Article.
Rule 2
TYPES OF CERTIFICATES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR  
PRINTING
Certificates of origin
1. Certificates of origin for exports to members shall 
be printed in Form O prescribed in Appendix I  and 
shall be completed and issued in accordance with these 
rules. General guidance on the completion of such 
certificates is contained in Appendix I  B .
2. Certificates of origin for exports to non-members 
shall be printed in Form X prescribed in Appendix 2 
and shall be completed and issued in accordance with 
these Rules. General guidance on the completion of 
such certificates is containbd in Appendix 2 B .
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs I  and 
2 of this rule, box 10 of the certificate of origin in Form 
O and box 1  1  of the certificate of origin in Form X  may 
be modified to allow a maximum of five International 
Coffee Organization identification marks to be entered 
therein:

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(Certificate of Origin in Form O)
10. ICO identification mark 11. Number O f bags or
other containers
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. Description of 
coffee
Green (Crude) 
Roasted....
_ _| Soluble
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Other13. Net weight of shipment
14. Unit of I ----1  .
we
ight 1 ___1  k»
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lb
1  S . Other relevant information
Certificates of re-export
4. Certificates of re-export shall he printed in Form R 
prescribed in Appendix 3 and shall be completed and 
issued in accordance with these rules. General guidance 
on the completion of such certificates is contained in 
Appendix 3 B.
Certificates of rc-shipmcnt
5. Certificates of re-shipment shall be printed in Form 
RS prescribed in Appendix 4 and shall be completed 
and issued in accordance with these rules. General 
guidance on the completion of such certificates is 
contained in Appendix 4 B.
Certificates of transit ' «
6. Certificates of transit shall be printed in Form T 
prescribed in Appendix 5 and shall be completed and 
issued in accordance with these rules. General guidance 
on the completion oi such certificates is contained in 
Annex 5 B.
Specifications for printing certificates ·.
7. All certificates shall be of ISO size A  4 (210 mm X  
297 mm; 8 'A , in x 11 J /3  in) with a maximum  
tolerance of ± 2 m r V i (V,6 in).
8. All certificates shall be issued in an {original and at 
least two copies. Ceftifying agencies may issue as many 
additional copies for internal use as may be found 
convenient or necessary.
9. For the originals of all types of certificates white 
paper of chemical pulp, weighing not less than 70 g/m2shall be used. Each original shall be clearly marked 
‘ORIGINAL’.
10. The first copy shall be clearly marked ‘FIRST 
COPY — for use by ICO London’  and shall be printed 
on paper of the following colours:
(a) Certificates of origin in Forms O and X — green;
(b) Certificates of re-export —  blue; ' ■ ' ·> - ' ·' ' - . ji.rimsi*
(c) Certificates of re-shipment — yellow;
(d) Certificates of transit — pink. :
11. Each additional copy which shall be of a colour 
other than that of the first copy, specified in paragraph 
10 of this rule, shall be clearly marked ‘COPY — for 
internal use only' and may contain such additional 
instructions as considered desirable by the agency 
issuing the certificate.
12. Except as otherwise agreed between a member and 
the Executive Director, each member shall be 
responsible for printing the certificates it uses in the 
manner prescribed in Appendices 1  to 5. To ensure that 
all certificates arc printed to a uniform standard, the 
measurements to be used by printers are shown in 
Appendices 1  A, 2 A, 3 A, 4 A and 5 A.
13. On the first and subsequent copies of certificates, 
the space allocated to Part B  on the forms of certificates 
prescribed in Appendices 1  to 5 may be left blank or 
may be used by the member concerned for information 
required by it or by the Organization for statistical 
purposes.
14. Certificates may be printed in two languages, one 
of which, except as otherwise agreed between a member 
and the executive Director, must be English. When 
more than one language is used, the second language 
shall be printed if possible in italics.

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PERIOD OF VALIDITY AND EXTENSION OF THE  
PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES
Period of validity of certificates
1. Certificates of origin in Form O, certificates of 
re-export, certificates of re-shipment and certificates of 
transit shall cease to be valid after nine months from the 
epd of the calendar quarter in which they are issued. 
Certificates of origin in Form X shall have no specified 
period of validity. I
Prohibition of importation of coffee covered by a  
certificate the period of validity of which has lapsed
2. Members shall prohibit the importation of coffee 
covered by a certificate the period of validity of which 
has lapsed and shall neither credit such a certificate to a 
transit stamp account under the provisions of rule 12 
nor issue a certificate in replacement or exchange 
therefor without the express; consent of the Executive 
Director (see paragraph 3 of this rule).which shall be unique to the parcel of coffee concerned. 
The identification mark shall be printed inode a box on 
all the bags or other containers or stamped on a metal 
strip affixed to the bags or other containers, and shall 
be shown on the relevant certificate of origin. It shall be 
composed of the country code number of the member 
(up to three digits to be allocated by the Organization 
(')), the code number of the grower or exporter (up to 
four digits to be allocated by the member to each 
grower or exporter) and the serial number of the parcel 
of coffee iup to four digits to be supplied by the grower 
or exporter for each parcel he exports, beginning with 
the number ‘1' for the first parcel exported on or after 
1  October each year and proceeding in sequence to 
30 September the following year).
EXAM PLE:
(Country code) ■  Exporter's or  
grower's code)(Parcel number)
Extension of the period of validity of a certificate
3. The holder of a certificate of origin in Form O, a 
certificate of re-export, a certificate of re-shipment or a 
certificate of transit, the period of validity of which has 
lapsed prior to its surrender to the appropriate 
authorities in accordance with the provisions of these 
rules, shall forward the certificate to a certifying agency 
with an application for the extension of its period of 
validity. In his application he shall state the reasons for 
the failure to use or exchange the certificate before its 
expiration and shall specify the present location of the 
coffee. If the coffee is held in a warehouse, he shall 
provide a written declaration by the manager of the 
warehouse identifying the coffee and confirming the 
period of storage. The certifying agency shall forward 
the application together with'the certificate to which it 
relates to the Executive Director. The Executive 
Director shall make such further enquiries as he may 
deem necessary and shall, within a reasonable time, 
authorize the certifying agency concerned to issue the 
appropriate certificate or shall advise the certifying 
agency why the application cannot be granted.
Rule-4
MARKING OF BAGS AND OTHER CONTAINERS FOR  
EXPORT
F I  very export of coffee shall be allocated an 
International Coffee Organization identification markTo perimt mechanical processing by the Organization it  
is essential that the identification mark should not in  
any circumstance be composed o f more than 11 digits.
Rule  5
EXPORTS OF COFFEE TO MEMBERS
1. Subject to the exceptions described in paragraph 1 1  
of this rule, every export of coffee from any member to 
any other member shall be covered by a valid certificate 
of origin in Form O completed and issued in accordance 
with these rules.
2. All bags or other containers shall bear an ICO 
identification mark in accordance with the provisions of 
rule 4.
3. The original of each certificate of origin in Form O 
shall be validated with coffee export stamps affixed in 
accordance with the provisions of rule 15.
4. The original and the first copy of each certificate of 
origin n Form O shall bear the cachet of the customs 
service'of the issuing member. This shall be applied bv 
the customs service when it is satisfied that export is 
about to take place.
C Ï he original of each certificate ot origin m Form O 
shall be given to the exporter or his agent to accompany
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ihc shipping documents. The ICO identification mark 
and the reference number of the certificate of origin 
(composed of the country code, port code and serial 
number) shall, except as otherwise agreed between the 
member and the executive Director, be included on the 
invoice and/or the bill(s) of lading.
6. The first copy of each certificate of origin in Form 
O together with a copy of the relevant bill of lading 
shall be forwarded by the safest and quickest possible 
means to the Organization by the issuing member as 
soon as possible and, in any case within 21 days of the 
date of shipment. If a parcel of coffee moves overland to 
its destination, instead of a bill of lading a copy of the 
relevant waybill or other equivalent document shall 
accompany the first copy of the certificate of origin in 
Form () forwarded to the Organization.
7. First copies of certificates of origin in Form O and 
bills of lading or equivalent documents forwarded to the 
Organization under the provisions of paragraph 6 of 
th's rule shall be sent in securely packed batches of not 
more than 50 scts('). F.ach batch shall contain only 
documents issued to cover exports made in the same 
month.
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8. Each batch of certificates and bills of lading or
equivalent documents shall be accompanied by a 
covering note listing the reference number of each 
document enclosed therewith and the net quantity of 
coffee covered by each document. Each batch of 
documents and the accompanying covering note shall 
bear a serial number. A  copy of the covering note shall 
be forwarded simultaneously to the Organization under 
separate cover. .
9. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall 
acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by 
stamping and returning the covering notfc.
10. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs I  
and 6 of this rule, if the maritime port of shipment is 
not in the country of origin of the coffee and the 
member finds that it is impracticable to issue completed 
certificates of origin in Form O prior to export from 
origin, the member may make arrangements for the 
necessary certificate of origin in Form O to be issued, 
cither partially or wholly, by an agency located in the 
maritime port of shipment and for completed first 
copies of c Ttificates and the relevant bills of lading to
(  )  A  set shall consist of the first copy of a certificate of origin 
in Form O and a copy of the relevant lull of lading or 
equivalent document or the original anti the first copy of a 
certificate of origin in Form X  and a yopv of the relevant 
hill of lading or equivalent document.be forwarded to the Organization. A ll such 
arrangements shall be agreed between the member and 
the Executive Director. .......
11. Certificates of origin in Form O need not be issued 
to cover:
(a) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as 
stores on ships, aircraft and other international 
commercial carriers; and
(b) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of 
60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent 
thereof, namely:
(i) 120 kg of dried coffee cherry; or
(ii) 75 kg of parchment coffee; or ^
(iii) 50-4 kg of roasted coffee; or ....."sc:
(iv) 20 kg of soluble or liquid coffee. ■ ’
12. Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all 
certificates of origin in Form O which they issue for a 
period of not less than four years. Such records shall be 
made available to the Executive Director on request.
13. Each exporting member shall furnish to the 
Executive Director any information he may request in 
connection with exports of coffee covered by certificates 
of origin in Form O including port records, customs 
records, contracts and other commercial documents. 
The Executive Director may establish a procedure for 
the inspection of such information.
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EXPORTS OF COFFEE TO NON MEM BERS
1 . Subject to the exceptions described in paragraph 10 
of this rule every export of coffee from any member to 
any non-member shall be covered by a valid certificate 
of origin in Form X  completed and issued in accordance 
with these rules.
2. All bags or other containers shall bear an ICO 
identification mark in accordance with the provisions of 
rule 4.
3. Producing members shall ensure (that all bags or 
other containers ;in shipments destjned directly or 
indirectly to non-members arc clearly marked 
‘NON viEMBER’  in bold red lettering.
4. ne original and the first copy of each certificate oi 
o' n in Form X  shall bear the cachet of the customs 
•  vice of the issuing member. This shall be applied by

the customs service when it is satisfied that export is 
about to take place. Originals of certificates of origin in 
Form X shall be withdrawn and, together with the first 
copy of each certificate and a copy of the relevant bill of 
lading, shall be sent by the safest and quickest possible 
means to the Organization by the issuing member as 
soon as possible and in any case within 21 days of the 
date of shipment. If a parcel of coffee moves overland to 
its destination, instead of a bill of lading a copy of the 
relevant waybill or other equivalent document shall 
accompany the original and first copy of the certificate 
of origin in Form X forwarded to the Organization.
5. Originals and first copies of certificates of origin in
Form X and bills of lading or equivalent documents 
forwarded to the Organization under the provisions of 
paragraph 4 of this rule shall be sent in securely packed 
batches of not more than 50 sets ('). F.ach batch shall 
contain only documents issued to cover exports made in 
the same month. .  .
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6. Each batch of certificates jind bills of lading or 
equivalent documents shall be accompanied by a 
covering note listing the reference number of each 
document enclosed therewith and the net quantity of 
coffee covered by each document. Each batch of 
documents and the accompanying covering note shall 
bear a serial number. A  copy of the covering note shall 
be forwarded simultaneously to the Organization under 
separate cover.
7. Except .is otherwise agreed between ihe member 
and the Executive Director, the txccutivc Director shall 
acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by 
stamping and returning the covering note.
8. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1  and 
4 of this rule, if the maritime port of shipment is not in 
the country of origin of the coffee and the member finds 
that it is impracticable to issue completed certificates of 
origin in Form X prior to export from origin, the 
member may make arrangements for the necessary 
certificates of origin in Form X to be issued, cither 
partially or wholly, by an agency located in the 
maritime port of shipment and for completed first 
copies of certificates and the relevant bills of lading to 
be forwarded to the Organization. All such 
arrangement*, shall be agreed between the member and
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{') A  set shall consist of the original and the first copy of a  
certificate of origin in F'orm  X  and a copy of the relevant 
bill of lading or equivalent document or the first copy of a 
certificate of origin in Form O and a copy of the relevant 
bill of lading or equivalent document.9. The K.'O identification mark and the reference- 
number of the certificate of origin (composed of the 
country code, port code and serial number) shall, except 
as otherwise agreed between the member and the 
Executive Director, be included on the invoice and/or 
the bill(s) of lading.
10. Certificates of origin in Form X need not be issued 
to cover:
(a) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as 
stores on ships, aircraft and other international 
commercial carriers; and
(b) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of 
60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent 
thereof, namely:
(i) 120 kg of dried coffee cherry; or
(ii) 7s kg of parchment coffee; or
(iii) 50-4 kg of roasted coffee; or
(iv) 20 kg of soluble or liquid coffee.
11. Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all 
certificates of origin in Form X which they issue for a 
period of not less than four years. Such records shall be 
made available to the Executive Director on reque“ -'.
12. Each exporting member shall furnish to the 
Executive Director any information he may request in 
connection with exports of coffee covered by certificates 
of origin in Form X  including port records, customs 
records, contracts and other commercial documents. 
The Executive director may establish a procedure lor 
the inspection of such information.
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' i  Rul* 7
r-— r O S * V - ■!IMPORTS OF COFFEE
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1. Subject to the exceptions described in paragraphs 2 
and 10 of this rule, every import ol coffee shall he 
covered by a valid certificate in Form O, R, RS or T or 
by a special authorization from the Executive Director 
given under the provisions of rule 14. Members shall 
prohibit the importation of all '-offee not so covered.
2. Provided that the customs service of a member is 
satisfied oil the basis of information in the relevant valid 
certificate and other documents that other provisions of 
these rules have not been infringed, it may permit the 
importation of a parcel of coffee although:
(a) some tor, in the case of cotfc-c processed in and 
imported from an importing member, all, of the 
bags or other containers bear no It t> identification
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marks or the ICO identification marks appearing on 
the bags or other containers are illegible or 
incomplete or the markings on some bags in the 
parcel do not accord in all respects with those 
shown on the relevant certificate;
(hi the net weight of the parcel of coffee to be imported 
is not identical to that described in the .ertificate 
provided the number of bags is equal to or less than 
that shown on the certificate and that the difference 
in weight is not more than 1  % above the weight 
given in the certificate;
(c) the information on the certificate concerning the 
country of destination is not accurate or the 
information concerning the port or point of 
destination is missing or is not accurate
3. If a parcel of coffee is permitted entry under the 
provisions of paragraph 2 of this rule, the customs 
service of the member concerned shall, in the box 
provided for observations in Part B  on the certificate, 
state how the parcel of coffee differs from that 
described in the certificate. In particular it shall:
(a) in the case of anomalies of the type referred to in 
sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2 of this rule, enter 
when available such marks as appear on the bags or 
other containers;
(b) enter the net weight of the parcel if it is not identical 
to that shown on the certificate;
(c) if the information on the certificate concerning the 
country of destination is not accurate or the 
information concerning the po.t or point of 
destination is missing or is not accurate, insert the 
correct information in the relevant box in Part A of 
the certificate and apply its cachet thereto.
4. Valid certificates shall be withdrawn! by the customs 
service at the time of importation of the coffee covered 
thereby and shall be completed by the insertion of the 
information required in the left-hand section of Part B .
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5. Valid certificates withdrawn and completed in 
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of this 
rule shall be forwarded to the Organization by the 
safest and quickest possible means as soon as possible 
and in any case within 30 days of the close of the month 
of collection.
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6. Except ns otherwise agreed between the member 
and the F >  icutivc Director, a ccrtificatd withdrawn by 
the customs service ill accordance with tljic provisions of 
paragraph 4 of this rule may not be used in part or in 
whole to obtain a credit of transit stamps. .  y.-n
. Valid certificates forwarded to the Organization 
under the provisions of paragraph 5 of this rule shall be 
sent in securely packed batches of not more than 100.8. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, each batch of valid 
certificates shall be accompanied by a covering note 
listing the reference numbers of the certificates enclosed 
therewith and the net quantity of coffee covered by each 
certificate. Each batch and the accompanying covering 
note shall bear a serial number. A  copy of the covering 
note shall be forwarded simultaneously to the 
Organization under separate cover.
9. F.xcept as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall 
acknowledge receipt of each batch of valid certificates 
by stamping and returning the covering note.
10. No certificates shall be required to cover the 
importation of samples and parcels up to a maximum 
net weight of 60 kilograms of green coffee or the 
equivalent thereol, namely:
(i) 120 kg of dried coffee cherry; or ■, ;
.1 » · " ·(ii) 75 kg of parchment coffee; or ·’
(iii) 504 kg of roasted coffee; or
(iv) 20 kg of soluble or liquid coffee. ■  ,  ' 7
Rule H
LIMITATION OF IMPOKIS OF COFlfcfc FROM  
,,: .·, NON-MFMBF.RS ~
1. Each importing member shall limit its annual 
imports of coffee from non-members to an amount not 
greater than that shown in Appendix 7. Elxcept as 
otherwise agreed between an importing member and the 
Executive Director, she procedure to be followed shall 
be as described in'paragraph 2 to 6 of this rule.
2. Each import of coffee from a non-member shall be 
covered by a valid certificate in Form T to be issued by 
a certifying agency m accordance with the provisions of 
paragraph 3 of this rule. > >  » v /s iiz ^
3. Each importing member shall appoint an agency or 
agencies responsible for controlling the issuing of 
certificates for the purposes of paragraph 2 ot this rule 
and shall adopt measures acceptable to the Executive 
Director to ensure compliance with the provisions of 
paragraph I  of this rule.
4. The issuing of coffee transit stamps for the purposes 
of vali· ..ring certificates of transit to cover the import of 
coffc from non-members shall be suh|cct to the 
pro· ,ons of rule 16 except that:
(r ae Executive Director shall, at the commencement 
of each coffee sear, notify the responsible agency or 
agencies in cash importing member of the quantity

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of coffee tr.insit stamps which may be issued in that 
coffee year to cover imports of coffee from 
non-members in accordance with the provisions of 
paragraph I  of this rule; and
(b) the responsible agency or agencies shall establish 
procedures to ensure that coffee transit stamps used 
to validate certificates of transit issued to cover the 
import of coffee from non-lnembers shall be 
accounted for separately from transit stamps used in 
accordance with the provisions of rule 12.
5. Certificates of transit issued to cover the import of 
coffee from non-members shall be used only for that 
purpose and shall not be used in part or in whole to 
obtain a credit of transit stamps.
ft. On each certificate nl transit issued under the 
provisions of this rule, the certifying agency shall:
(a) enter in box 15 the following words: -'■<  r ,
'Coffee from (name of non-member) charged to the 
non-member quota of (name of issuing member)’;
(b) clearly write at the top of the, certificate in capital 
letters the words ‘NON-MEMBER COFFEE'.
Rule 9
RE-EXPORTS OF COFFEE
1. Snb)cct to the exceptions described in paragraph 9 
of this rule, every re-export of coffye shall be covered by 
a valid certificate of re-export in Form R completed and 
issued in accordance with these rules.
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2. The original and the first copy of each certificate of 
re-export shall bear the cachet of the customs service of 
the issuing member. This shall be applied by the 
customs service when it is satisfied that re-export is 
about to take place.
V  In the case of re-exports to members, the original of 
the certificate of re-export shall be given to the shipper 
or his agent to· accompany the shipping documents. The 
first copy of fhc certificate shall be forwarded by the 
safest and quickest possible means to the Organization 
by the issuing member as soon as possible and in any 
case within .30' days of the date of shipment.
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4. In the case of re-exports try  non-members, the 
original of the certificate of re-export shall be 
withdrawn by the customs service and together with the 
first copy of the certificate shall be forwarded by the 
safest and quickest possible means to the Organizationby the issuing member as soon as possible and in any 
case within .30 days of the date of shipment.
5. First copies of certificates of re-export forwarded to 
the Organization under the provisions of paragraph 3  of 
this rule and first copies and originals forwarded under 
the provisions of paragraph 4, shall be sent in securely 
packed batches of not more than 1 00.
6. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, each batch of certificates 
shall be accompanied by a covering note listing the 
reference numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith 
and the net quantity of coffee covered by each 
certificate. Each batch of certificates and the 
accompanying covering note shall bear a serial number. 
A  copy of the covering note shall be forwarded 
simultaneously to the Organization under separate
, cover.
7. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall 
acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by 
stamping and returning the covering note.
8. No certifying agency of an exporting member may 
issue a certificate of re-export unless, in each case, it has 
first satisfied the Executive Director that the coffee 
concerned has been imported into its territory. Proof of 
importation shall include, among other things, the 
furnishing to the Executive Director of the original of 
the certificate under cover of which the coffee was 
imported, duly completed in accordance with the 
provisions of paragraph 4 of rule 7.
9. Certificates of re-export need not be issued to cover:
(a) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as 
stores on ships, aircraft and other international 
commercial carriers; and
(b) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of 
60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent 
thereof, liamely:
(i) 120 kg of dried coffee cherry; or 
(li) 75 kg of parchment coffee; or ;  -
(iii) 50 4, kg of roasted coffee; or ‘ :'·
(iv) 20 kg of soluble or liquid coffc.·.
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10. Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all 
certificates of re-export which they issue and, to the 
extent possible, of the reference numbers of the 
certificates under cover of which re-exported coffee was 
originally imported, lor a period of not less than lour 
years. Such records shall be made .nailable in the 
Executive Director on request.
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Rule IO
COFFEE PLACED UNDER CUSTOMS CONTROL
I. Except as otherwise agreed between a member and 
the Executive Director, a valid certificate in Form O, R, 
RS or T shall be withdrawn by the customs service at 
the time a parcel of coffee is placed under its control but 
is not intended for immediate importation. Valid 
certificates withdrawn by the customs service shall be 
completed by the insertion of the information required 
in the left-hand section of Part B.
2. Provided that the customs service of a member is 
satisfied on the basis of information in the relevant valid 
certificate and other documents that other provisions of 
these rules have not been infringed, it may permit a 
parcel of coffee to be placed under customs control 
although:
(a) some (or, in the case of coffee processed in and 
received from an importing member, all) of the bags 
or other containers bear no ICO ,  identification 
marks or the ICO identification marks appearing on 
the bags or other containers are illegible or 
incomplete or the markings on some bags in the 
parcel do not accord in all respects with those 
shown on the relevant certificate;
(b) rhe net weight of the parcel of coffee to be placed 
under customs control is not identical to that 
described in the certificate provided the number of 
bags is equal to or less than tha. shown on the 
certificate and that the difference in weight is not 
more than 1  % above the weight ,  given in the 
certificate;
(c) the information on the certificate concerning the 
country of destination is not accurate or the 
information concerning the port or point of 
destination is mi. g or is not accurate.
3. If a parcel of coffee is permitted to be placed under 
customs control under the provisions of paragraph 2 of 
this rule, the customs service of the member concerned 
shall, in the box provided for observations in Part B  on 
the certificate, state how the parcel of coffee differs 
from that described in the certificate. In particular it 
shall:
(a) in the case of anomalies of the type referred to in 
‘ub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2 of this rule, enter 
when a ailablc, such marks as appear on the bags or 
other containers;
(b) enter the net wcigltt of the parcel if it is not identical 
to that shown on the certificate;
(c, if the information on the certificate concerning the 
country of destination is not accurate or the 
information concerning the port or point ofdestination is missing or is not accurate, insert the 
correct information in the relevant hox in Part A  of 
the certificate and apply its cachet thereto.
4. Valid certificates withdrawn and completed in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph I of this 
rule shall be forwarded to the Organization by the 
safest and quickest possible means as soon as possible 
and in any case within 30 days of the close of the month 
of collection. H .  ;;;
5. A certificate -■ .id·· vn by the customs service in 
accordance with the | jvisions of paragraph 1  of this 
rule'may not be used in part or in whole to obtain a 
credit of transit stamps.
6. Valid certificates forwarded to the Organization 
under the provisions of paragraph 4 of this rule shall be 
sent in securely packed batches of not more than 100.
7. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, each batch of valid 
certificates shall be accompanied by a covering note 
listing the reference numbers of the certificates enclosed 
therewith and the npt quantity of coffee covered by each 
certificate. Each bdteh and the accompanying covering 
note shall bear a sdrial number. A copy of the covering 
note shall be forwarded simultaneously to the 
Organization under separate cover.
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8. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, the Executive Direc.or shall 
acknowledge receipt of each batch of valid certificates 
by stamping and returning the covering note.
9. No certificates shall be withdrawn under the 
provisions of paragraph 1  of this rule to cover the 
placing under customs control of samples and parcels 
up to a maximum net weight of 60 kilograms of green 
coffee or the cquiv.-'ent thereof, namely:
(i) 120 kg of dried coffee cherry; or -
(ii) 75 kg of parchment coffee; or ::
(lii) 50 4 kg of roasted coffee; or ^
(iv) 20 kg of soluble or liquid coffee.
Rule 11
RE-SHIPMENT OE COFFEE PI.ACED UNDER CUSTOMS  
;  CONTROL
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1. S· icct to the exceptions described in paragraph 8 
of r' rule, every rc-shipmcnt of coffee placed under 
cu ns control ill accordance with the provisions of 
p graph I  of rule 10 shall be covered by a valid 
' .lificare of rc-shipmcnt in Form RS completed and 
issued in accordance with these rules.

2. Hit original and the first copy of each certificate of 
re-shipment shall hear the cachet of the customs service 
of the issuing tnemher. This shall he applied by the 
customs service when it is satisfied that re-shipment is 
about to take place.
3- In the case of re-shipments to members, the original 
of the certificate of re-shipment shall be given to the 
shipper or his agent to accompany the shipping 
documents. The first copy of the certificate shall be 
forwarded by the safest and quickest possible means to 
the Organization by the issuing member as soon as 
possible and in any case within 30 days of the date of 
re-shipment.
4. In the case of re-shipments to non-members, the 
original of the certificate of re-shipment shall be 
withdrawn by the customs service and together with the 
first copy of the certificate shall be forwarded by the 
safest and quickest possible means to the Organization 
by the issuing member as soon as possible and in any 
case within 30 days of the date of re-shipment.
5. First copies of certificates of re-shipment forwarded 
to the Organization under the provisions of paragraph 3 
of this rule and first copies and originals forwarded 
under the provisions of paragraph 4 shall be sent in 
securely packed batches of not more than 100.
6. Fxccpt as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, each batch of certificates 
shall be aiicompamed by a covering note listing the 
reference numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith 
and the net quantity of coffee covered by each 
certificate. Each batch of certificates and the 
accompanying covering note shall bear a serial number. 
A copy of the covering note shall be forwarded 
simultaneously to the Organization under separate 
cover.
7. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall 
acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by 
stamping and returning the covering note.
K . Certificates of re-shipment need not be issued to 
cover:
(a) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as 
stores on ships, aircraft and other international 
commercial carriers; and
(b) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of 
hi) kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent 
thcreol .j namely:
■t; IJo'kg ot dried coffee cherry; or
(ii) 75 kg of parchment coflee; or
(iii) 50-4 kg of roasted coffee; or 
fiv) 20 kg of soluble or liquid coffee.V . Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all 
certificates of re-shipment which they issue and of the 
reference numbers of the certificates withdrawn when 
the re-shipped coffee was originally placed under 
customs control for a period of not less than four years. 
Such records shall be made available to the Executive 
Director on request.
Rule 12
COFFEE IN TRANSIT
Coffee located within the territory of a member
I. If coffee which is located within the territory of a 
member but which has not been imported is covered by 
a valid certificate in Form O, R, RS or T, the holder of 
the certificate may, on surrendering the certificate to a 
certifying agency, apply for the issue of certificates of 
transit in Form T in exchange therefor or may have the 
net weight of the green coffee or the green coffee 
equivalent of the coffee covered by the surrendered 
certificate credited to a transit stamp account opened in 
his name, save that certificates in Form T issued to 
cover imports of coffee from non-members shall not be 
used in parr or in whole to obtain a credit of transit 
stamps. Valid certificates surrendered under this 
provision, or under the provision of paragraph 11  of this 
rule shall be completed by the insertion of the 
information required in the right-hand section of Part B  
and shall be forwarded by the member concerned to the 
Executive Director as soon as possible and in any case 
within 30 days of the close of the month of collection.
2. Certificates of transit in Form T issued in 
accordance with the provisions of this rule shall be 
validated with coffee transit stamps affixed in 
accordance with the provisions of rule I  ft.
3. When the holdc of a transit stamp account requires 
a certificate of trai sit he shall request the certifying 
agency with which he holds his account to issue him 
with such a document and shall inform the cerrifving 
agency of the reference number of the surrendered 
certificate on the basis of which he is requesting the new 
certificate. The certifying agency, having satisfied itself 
that the applicant has.sufficient credit remaining from 
the surrendered certificate to permit the issuing of the 
new certificate, shall issue tlje certificate and validate it 
with coffee transit stamps which it shall charge to the 
account of the applicant.
4. A  certifying agency may issue certificates ol transit 
under the provisions ol this rule lor the quantities of

coffee and for the destinations requested by the 
applicant provided that:
(a) valid certificates in Forms O, R, RS or T have been 
surrendered;
(b) the sum total of the coffee covered by the certificates 
issued shall not exceed the quantity covered by the 
surrendered certificate;
(c) the certifying agency is satisfied that the coffee exists 
in the reported location and is the coffee described in 
the surrendered certificate at the time it was issued.
5. In the case of shipments to members, the original of 
each certificate of transit issued under the provisions of 
this rule shall be given to the shipper or his agent to 
accompany the shipping documents. The first copy of 
the certificate shall be forwarded by the safest and 
quickest possible means to the Organization by the 
issuing member as soon as possible and in any case 
within .50 days of the date of issue. To the extent 
possible, the copies shall be attached to the originals of 
the certificates on which they are based.10. Certifying agencies shall maintain record» of all 
certificates of transit which they issue and the basis for 
their issue for a period of not less than four years. Such 
records shall be made available to the Executive 
Director on request.
Coffee afloat
II. If the holder of a valid certificate in Form ( . -, R, RS 
or T covering a parcel of coffee afloat wishes to split the 
parcel, he may, on surrendering the certificate and any 
documents required for the purposes of sub-paragraph
(c) of paragraph 4 of this rule, to a certifying agency, 
apply for the issue of certificates of transit in Form T in 
exchange therefor. Such certificates shall be issued in 
accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1  to 10 of 
this rule.
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6. In the case of shipments to nononemhcrs, the 
original of the certificate of transit together with the 
first copy of the certificate shall be forwarded by the 
safest and quickest possible means to the Organization 
by the issuing member as soon as possibile and in any 
case within 40 days of the date of issue.
7. First copies (and, in the case of shipments to 
non-members, originals) of certificates of transit and the 
originals of the certificates on which they are based, 
forwarded to the Organization under th? provisions of 
paragraphs 5 and 6 of this rule, shall be sent in securely 
packed batches of not more than 50 sets t1 ).
8. Except as otherwise agreed betweeh the member 
and the Executive Director, each batch of certificates 
shall be accompanied by a covering note listing the 
reference numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith 
and the net quantity of coffee covered by each 
certificate. Each batch and the accompanying covering 
note shall bear a serial number. A  copy of the covering 
note shall be forwarded simultaneously to the 
Organization under separate cover.“ -  R;tlc l_ {  A i '■«.· «ft rs U ,
CHANGE OF DESTINATION FROM A  MEMBER TO A  
NON-MEMBER .  .
If the destination of coffee covered bv a valid certificate 
in Form O, R, RS or T is changed from a member to a 
non-member, the holder shall surrender the certificate 
to a certifying agency which shall withdraw the 
certificate without replacing it and forward it 
immediately to the Executive Director marked; 
‘Withdrawn, destination changed to non-member’. 
Whenever possible, the certifying agency shall specify 
the non-member to which the coffee has been 
consigned.
Rule 14
LOSS OF VALID CERTIFICATES
9. Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall 
acknowledge receipt of '-ach batch of certificates by 
stamping and returning the covering note.
(': A  set shall consist of the first copy of a certificate of transit 
(and, in the case of shipments to non-members, the 
original) and the original of the certificate on which it is 
based.I. Certifying agencies, customs services and individuals 
handling certificates shall take all reasonable steps to 
ensure the security of such certificates.
2. If a valid certificate ill Form O, R. RS or T is lost 
before has been surrendered to a certifying agency or 
withd wn by a customs service in accordance with the 
pro1  ins of these rules, the trader holding title to the 
co1 covered by the missing certificate shall inform a 
ce ying agency of the loss and shall provide as much

as possible of the following information concerning the
missing certificate:
(a) its reference number and date of issue;
(b) the form and the net weight of the coffee it covers;
(c) the ICO identification mark and the other markings 
on the bags or other containers;
(d) the name of the vessel or form of transport on 
which the coffee is being carried or on which it 
arrived at its present location;
(e) the destination of the coffee;
(f) the name and address of the importer (including if 
possible the telex and/or telephone number);
(g) written confirmation from the certifying agency 
which issued the certificate that it was issued in 
accordance with the provisions of these rules;
(h) in the case of a missing certificate of origin in Form 
O or certificate of transit, written confirmation from 
the bank handling the transaction that the certificate 
was validated with coffee export stamps or coffee 
transit stamps, as appropriate, in accordance with 
the provisions of these rules;Rule IS
COFFEE EXPORT STAMPS
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(I)in the case of coffee held in a warehouse, a written 
declaration by the manager of the warehouse 
identifying the coffee and confirming the period of 
storage; and
an explanation in writing of the loss 
certificate and the steps taken to recover it.of the
.3 . The certifying agency shall forward the relevant 
information to the Executive Director. On the basis of 
the information so provided, thd Executive Director 
may decide to request the authorities in the country into 
which the coffee is to be imported, as an exceptional 
case, to permit the entry of the coffee without the 
presentation of the missing certificate which shall 
simultaneously be declared invalid,
4. The Executive Director shall inform members of all 
certificates declared invalid under the provisions of 
paragraph 3 of this rule. · .Supply of sumps
1. Subject to the payment of any levies which may be 
imposed under the provisions of Articles 47, .50 and 5.5  
of the International Coffee Agreement 1976, coffee 
export stamps shall be supplied to each exporting 
member (and to the United States of America for use by 
Hawaii) at quarterly intervals and be made available to 
the authorities concerned at least 15 days before the 
commencement of each quarter.
2. After consultation with the member, the Executive 
Director shall appoint in each producing member or 
member group a bank or financial institution 
(hereinafter referred to as the agent) independent of the 
certifying agency and the coffee authority, to act as 
agent of the International Coffee Organization in 
respect of the coffee export stamps allocated to the 
member. The1  agent shall be acceptable to both the 
Executive Director and the member. The Executive 
Director may at any time, for cause, declare an agent to 
be no longer acceptable and may appoint an alternative 
agent. >
3. At least 15 days prior to the beginning of each 
semester, the Executive Director shall deposit with the 
agent a quantity of coffee export stamps equal to the 
total of the member’s export entitlement for the ensuing 
semester plus an additional reserve to be determined by 
the Executive Director to cover possible increases in 
export entitlement and other contingencies. Any costs 
arising from the provision of this service by the agent 
shall be met by the member concerned.
4. The agent shall supply coffee export stamps to the 
certifying agency in the producing country only on the 
instructions of the Executive Director who shall 
stipulate the total quantity of coffee export stamps 
which shall be supplied for each quarter.
5. Should a certificate declared invalid under the 
provisions of paragraph 3 of this rule be found, the 
finder shall surrender it immediately to a certifying 
agency which shall forward it to the Executive Director 
with a letter of explanation.
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6. The Executive Director shali carry out periodic 
checks to enAire that certificates which have been 
reported lost and in respect of which the above 
procedures have been applied are not subsequently used 
to cover the importation of further coffee.5. If no agent has been appointed under the provisions 
of paragraph 2 of this rule the Executive Director shall 
issue at quarterly intervals coffee export stamps 
equivalent to the total of the quarterly export 
entitlement of the member concerned. Such quarterly 
supplies of coffee export stamps shall be dispatched to 
the certifying agency of the member concerned or to 
such other competent authority1  as may be designated 
for this purpose by the member.
6. Coffee export stamps shall not be transferable and 
shall bear an individual country or group member
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(OAMt.AI i code (sec Appendix ft) .is well ns n  code In 
nuln.itc tile entice ye.ir in which they .ire v.ilnl for use.
7. ( iillee export stumps shall he in denominations of 
25, 100, 150, 500, 1000, 5  000, 10 000, 50 000, 
100 000 and 300 000 kilograms. Each denomination 
shall be of a different colour. The Executive Director 
may add such additional denominations as experience 
may prove to be necessary and may withdraw such 
denominations as are no longer required.
8. At least 90 days before the beginning of each coffee 
year, each producing member shall notify the Executive 
Director of any changes in the percentage of each 
denomination required to make up the total of its 
export entitlement for the ensuing coffee year. In the 
absence of any such notification the Executive Director 
shall, when dispatching supplies of coffee export stamps 
tor the ensuing coflee year, adopt the percentages used 
during the preceding year.
9. Members may on application to the agent or to the 
Executive Director be supplied with coffee export 
stamps of lower or higher denomination in exchange for 
stamps of the sarhe total value surrendered during the 
currency of any coffee year provided that the stamps 
surrendered bear the same country Lode as those by 
which they are to be replaced.
Adjustment of export entitlements
10. If an upward adjustment of export entitlements is 
made during any quarter, the Executive Director shall 
immediately authorize the agent to release an additional 
quantity of coffee export stamps corresponding to the 
amount of the .adjustment. If no agent has been 
appointed the appropriate quantity shall be dispatched 
immediately to the authority mentioned in paragraph 5  
of this rule.
11. If a downward adjustment of export entitlements 
is made in respect of any quarter :for which coffee 
export stamps have already been supplied, the exporting 
members concerned shall each surrender to the agent, 
where such exists, or alternatively to the Executive 
Director, a quantity of coffee export stamps 
corresponding to the amount by which its quarterly 
export entitlement has been reduced. If the surrender of 
the full quantity of stamps is not possible owing to the 
existence of outstanding buiui fide  contracts for the 
quarter in question, the member concerned shall notify 
the Executive Director who shall arrange a 
corresponding reduction in the quantity of stamps to he 
supplied for the ensuing quarter. :13. the member shall remit the total amount of any 
such levies in United States dollars to the Executive 
Director on notification by the Executive Director of the 
amount due.
14. If any member fails to pay the full amount due the 
Elxccutive Director shall withhold, from the next supply, 
coffee export stamps corresponding to the amount of 
levies remaining unpaid.
Withholding of stamps by the Executive Director
1  5. In arranging for the supply of coffee export stamps 
for any quarter the Executive Director shall in addition 
to taking into account any adjustment which may have 
been made in the quarterly export entitlement of each 
member, make appropriate deductions in respect of:
(a) any previous understamping of certificates of origin 
for which the appropriate stamps have not been 
recovered;
(b) any penalties or deductions applied under the 
provisions of Article 42 of the International Ciuf fee 
Agreement 1976;
(c) any levies which may remain unpaid on coffee 
export stamps previously supplied to the member.
16. The Elxecutive Director may withhold 10"'!, ot the 
coffee export stamps to be released to a member for the 
succeeding quarter if such member fails to fulfil any of 
the following conditions: «teces it »stfej;
(a) to forward:
(i) first copies of certificates of origin in Form O 
and copies of the relevant bills of lading within 
the period prescribed in paragraph 6 of rule 5;
(ii) first copies and originals of certificates of origin 
in Eorm. X and copies of the relevant hills of 
lading within the period prescribed in paragraph 
4 of rule 6;
(b) to advise the Executive Director on or before the 
1.5th day of each month, of the total value m 
kilograms of coffee export stamps used during the 
preceding month as required under the provisions of 
paragraph 19 of this rule;
(c) to comply with its obligations under paragraph 2  
of Article .53 of the International (.oltec Agreement 
1976.
Payment of levies
12. As soon as coffee export stamps are supplied to a 
member, the Executive Director shall notify the member 
of any levies which may be payable on such stamps.17. The Elxccutive Director shall inform the Executive 
Board when stamps are withheld under the provisions 
of paragraphs 14 and 16 ot this rule. Stamps so 
withheld shall be released as soon as the member fulfils 
all the outstanding conditions and in any case not later

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than JO days before the end of the coffee year. If a 
member fails to fulfil any of the outstanding conditions 
by the end of the coffee year the Executive Director 
shall withhold an equivalent amount of stamps from the 
first quarterly allocation for the ensuing year for the 
member concerned.
Report and accounting by producing members
18. Each producing member which receives a supply of 
coffee export stamps shall be responsible for the safe 
custody of the stamps.
19. Each member which receives a supply of coffee 
export stamps shall advise the Executive Director on or 
before the 15th day of each month, of the total value in 
kilograms of the coffee export stamps used during the 
preceding month.
2(1. After the end of the coffee year and not later than 
JO October, each producing member shall rentier a final 
report, in a form to be agreed, to t(ie agent where such 
exists or alrchtatively to the Executive Director, 
showing the total value in kilograms of the coffee- 
export stamps received and used during the preceding 
coffee year and shall surrender with such report the full 
quantity of any balance of coffee export stamps which 
may remain unused.
Accounting by banks or financial institutions handling  
coffee export stamps
21. Each agent supplied with coffee export stamps 
under the provisions of paragraph J of this rule shall 
account quarterly and annually for all coffee export 
stamps received and issued on the authority of the 
Executive Director and shall surrender with the annual 
account any balance of unused stamps. Such accounting 
returns shall be furnished to the Executive Director not 
later than 45 days after the end of the quarter or coffee 
year to which they relate.
22. If the final accounts together with the balance of 
unused stamps have not been received 45 days after the 
end of the coffee year to which they relate, the 
Executive Director shall request the agent concerned to 
explain the reason for the delay. If, within 21 days of 
the date of such enquiry, the agent has not given a 
satisfactory explanation, the Executive Director shall 
report the matter to the Executive /inard.
Reporting and accounting for levies
2J. On receipt of the final report referred to in 
paragraphs 20 and 21 of this rule the Executive 
Director shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph Iof this rule, prepare and submit to each member a 
statement showing the total amount of levies due and 
paid for the preceding coffee year.
24. If the total amount paid by the member is more 
than the amount due the Executive Director shall refund 
the difference.
Use of coffee export stamps
25. Each certificate of origin in Eorm O issued to cover 
coffee exported to a member shall have firmly affixed to 
it (on the reverse) coffee export stamps which in total 
denomination correspond to the net weight of the green 
coffee or the green coffee equivalent of the coffee 
covered by the certificate except that any excess above 
the last whole multiple of 25 kilograms need not he 
covered although such excess (of 24 kilograms or less) 
shall be counted as part of quota exports. (Eor example, 
a consignment of 199 kilograms requires stamps to 
the value of 175 kilograms whereas a consignment of 
400 kilograms requires stamps to the value ol 
400 kilograms). Under no circumstances shall coffee- 
export stamps be affixed to sheets of paper attached to 
certificates of origin. In other respects, certificates of 
origin in Eorm O shall be completed and issued in ac­
cordance with the general guidance given in Appendix 
I  B  and in rule 5.
26. In the case of a certificate of origin in Eorm () 
covering a shipment of coffee in a form other than 
green, the net weight in green coffee equivalent shall be 
indicated in box 15. To find the green coffee equivalent, 
the following conversion factors-shall be applied:
— Dried coffee cherry: multiply the net weigh! of the 
dried coffee cherry by 0-50,
— Parchment coffee: multiply the net weight ol the 
parchment coffee by 0 81),
— Roasted coffee: multiply the net weight of the 
roasted coffee by 1-19,
— l.iquid coffee: multiply the net weight of the dried 
coffee solids contained in the liquid coffee by 1  D O ,
— Soluble coffee: multiply the net weight of the 
soluble coffee by J-00,
— Decaffeinated coffee: multiply the net weight of the 
decaffeinated coffee in green, roasted or soluble 
form by I  00, 1-19 or J 00 respectively.
27. Prior to export, the coflee export stamps affixed to 
each certificate of origin in Eorm O shall be cancelled, 
either by the certifying agency or the customs 
authorities whichever may be more convenient, in such

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manner that the stamps cannot be used again but can 
still be identified without difficulty.
28. Coffee export stamps shall be valid for use only 
during the coffee year to which they are related by the 
year code printed thereon (for example, the first coffee 
year in which quotas are introduced will be indicated by 
the code T ). For the purpose of these rules the year of 
shipment shall be determined by the latest customs date 
stamp of the producing member on the certificate of 
origin or the date of issue of the relevant bill of lading 
or equivalent document, whichever is the earlier, 
provided always that the latter date is not subsequent to 
5 October.
Replacement of coffee export stamps
29. If a certificate of origin in Form O is spoiled or is 
withdrawn after coffee export stamps have been affixed 
thcrero, rhe certifying agency concerned may obtain 
replacement stamps from the agent on presentation of 
the certificate with the stamps affixed. The agent shall 
withdraw the certificate and forward it to the Executive 
Director as soon as possible. Alternatively, if there is no 
agent the certifying agency may obtain replacements by 
forwarding the certificate direct to the Executive 
Director. Damaged stamps may be exchanged in like 
manner.
30. The loss of any coffee export1  stamps must be
reported immediately to the Executive Director who, 
after such enquiries as he may deem necessary, may 
authorize their replacement. (
1
31. If coffee export stamps are inadvertently affixed to 
a certificate of origin in Form O greatly in excess of the 
net weight of the green coffee or the green coffee 
equivalent of the coffee covered thereby and this is not 
discovered until after the opportunity to withdraw the 
document has passed, the producing member concerned 
may make application, giving all relevant details, to the 
Executive Director who may replace the excess stamps 
after making such enquiries as he may deem necessary.
32. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1  of :!,is
rule, any refund of the levies arising from the loss of 
coffee export stamps will be made at the end of the 
coffee ye.sr once the statement referred to in para­
graph 23 is prepared. j
Audit and publication of accounts
33. As soon as possible after the close of each coffee 
year the Executive Director shall prepare coffee export 
stamp accounts which shall he independently audited.The accounts and the report of the auditor thereon shall 
be presented to the Executive Board for approval and 
publication.
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Rule 16
C O FFEF. TRANSIT STAMPS
Supply of stamps
X . Coffee transit stamps shall be supplied to each 
importing member, which shall be responsible for the 
safe custody of the stamps.
2. After consultation with the member, the Executive
Director shall appoint in each importing member an 
agent to receive coffee transit stamps allocated to the 
member and to administer the coffee transit stamps 
system on behalf of the International Coffee 
Organization. The agent shall be acceptable to both the 
Executive Director and the member. The Executive 
Director may at any time, for cause, declare an agent to 
be no longer acceptable and may appoint an alternative 
agent. . . .
3. At least 21 days before the beginning of each coffee 
year the Executive Director shall deposit with the agent 
appointed to administer the coffee transit stamps system 
a quantity of coffee transit stamps equal to the 
estimated requirements of the member for one year plus 
an additional reserve to be determined by the Executive 
Director to cover contingencies.
4. The agent may advance to certifying agencies an 
initial quantity of coffee transit stamps not exceeding 
one quarter of the annual estimated requirements 
referred to in paragraph 3 of this rule.
5. Coffee transit stamps shall not be transferable and 
shall bear an individual country code (set· Appendix 6) 
and shall be overprinted with the letter ‘T \ Coffee 
transit stamps for use in accordance with the provisions 
of rule 8 of these rules shall be overprinted with the 
letters ‘NT. ,
6. Coffee transit stamps shall be in denominations of 
5, 2.5, 100, 15(1, 500, I  000, 3 000, 10 000 and 30 000 
kilograms Each denomination shall be of a different 
colour. The Executive Director may add such additional 
denominations as experience may prove to be necessary 
and may withdraw such denominations as are no longer 
required.
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Use of coffee transit stamps r - ‘  ‘
7. Each certificate of transit shall have firmly affixed 
to it foil the reverse) coffee transit stamps which in total

denomination correspond to the net weight of the green 
coffee or the green coffee equivalent of rhe coffee 
covered by the certificate except that any excess above 
the last whole multiple of 5  kilograms need not he 
covered although such excess (of 4 kilograms or less) 
shall be charged to the transit stamp account of the 
recipient of the certificate. In other respects, certificates 
of transit shall he completed and issued in accordance 
with the general guidance given in Appendix 5  B  and in 
rule 12.
X . In the case of a certificate of transit covering a 
shipment of coffee in a form other than green, the net 
weight of green coffee equivalent shall be indicated in 
box 15. To find the green coffee equivalent, the 
conversion factors shown in paragraph 26 of rule 15 
shall he applied.
9. Coffee transit stamps affixed to a certificate of 
transit shall be cancelled by the certifying agency in 
such manner that the stamps cannot be used again bur 
can still be identified without difficulty.
Replenishment of coffee transit stamps
10. At intervals to be agreed upon, agents appointed to 
administer the coffee transit stamps system may apply 
to the Executive Director for the replenishment of 
stamps. The! Executive Director shall authorize the 
replenishment of stamps only ·  on receipt of valid 
Certificates i.h  Forms O, R, RS or T collected and 
credited to transit stamp accounts.
Accounting procedures of the agents appointed to 
administer the coffee transit stamp system
11. Each agent supplied with coffee transit stamps 
under the provisions of paragraph 3 of this rule shall 
account quarterly and annually for all coffee transit 
stamps received and issued on the authority of the 
Executive Director. Such accounting returns, in a form 
to be agreed, shall be provided to the Executive Director 
not later than 30 days after the end of the quarter or 
coffee year to which they relate.
12. Subject to arrangements to be agreed between each 
agent and the Executive Director an annual audit shall 
be conducted and the report of the auditor shall be 
submitted to the Executive Director.
Replacement of stamps
13. At the request of a certifying agency an agent 
supplied with coffee transit stamps under the provisions 
of paragraph 3 of this rule may:(a) exchange coffee transit stamps lor samps of lower or 
higher denomination having the same total value 
provided that the stamps surrendered bear the same 
country code as those by which they are to be 
replaced;
(b) replace the full value of any stamps affixed to spoilt 
certificates of transit or certificates which for other 
reasons have been surrendered before use. Such 
certificates shall be forwarded to the Executive 
Director and the stamps thereon accounted for in 
the quarterly and annual returns of account referred 
to in paragraph 1  1  of this rule.
Audit and publication of accounts
14. As soon as possible after the close of each coffee 
year the Executive Director shall prepare coffee transit 
stamp accounts which shall be independently audited. 
The accounts and the report of the auditor thereon shall 
he presented to the Executive Board for approval and 
publication.
' Rule 17
fcNTRY INTO FORCE AND SUSPENSION
Unless elsewhere provided tor or otherwise deferred bv 
resolution of the International Coffee Council, these 
rules shall enter into force on the date on which quotas 
come into effect and shall cease to he applied on the 
date on which quotas arc suspended.
Rule IX
TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS·- ■! > :· C'H - .
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I. For all coffee imported on or after the date on 
which these rules enter into effect it shall be ihc 
responsibility of the importer to prove to the 
satisfaction of the customs service of the importing 
country the date on which rhe coffee was exported and 
to surrender the appropriate documentation.
Coffee exported on or after the date on which these  
rules enter into effecti
2. lor imports of coffee from producing members 
exported oil or after the date on which these rules enter 
into elfeet, the customs service shall require a valid 
certificate in Form O, R, RS or I or he surrendered.
1. Imports ot coffee from non-mcnibers shall be 
subject to the provisions of rule X  ot llu sc  rules.

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Coffee exported before the date on which these rules 
enter into effect
4. For imports of coffee which customs services are 
satisfied was exported before the date on which these 
rules enter into effect, the following procedures shall 
apply:
(a) For coffee imported up to JO  days after the date on  
which these rules enter into effect
Customs services shall require the surrender of the 
original of the certificate of origin in Form O issued 
in accordance with the provisions of rule 9 of the 
rules in document F1B-1443/76 Rev. .3  and its 
Addenda ('), or, if a certificate is not available, shall 
require the surrender of an import return in Form I  
completed in accordance with the provisions of the 
same rule;
(b) For coffee imported between 10 and 60 days after  
the date on which these rules enter into effect
Customs services shall require the surrender of the 
original of the certificate of origin issued in 
accordance with the relevant provisions of the rules 
referred to above or, if a certificate is not available 
and unless otherwise agreed between, the member 
and the Executive Director, a certificate of transit 
issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the 
provisions of paragraphs 5 and 6 of this rule;
(c) For coffee imported more than 60 days after the  
date on which these rules enter into effect
Except as otherwise agreed between the member 
and the Executive Director, not later than 60 days 
after the date on which these rules enter into effect, 
traders holding title to coffee not yet imported shall 
apply to a certifying agency for the issuing of a 
certificate of transit to cover the importation of the 
coffee.
5. The procedure for issuing certificates of transit in 
the circumstances described in sub-paragraphs (b) and
(c) of paragraph 4 of this rule shall be as follows. The 
trader holding title to the coffee shall provide the 
certifying agency with the following information 
concerning each parcel of coffee:
i
(* ) Rules of the International Coffee Organization for the 
application of a system of certificates of origin when 
quotas arc not in effect.(a) the reference number and date of issue of the 
relevant certificate of origin (if known) (J);
(b) the form and the net weight of the coffee;
(c) the ICO identification mark and the other markings 
on the bags or other containers (5);
(d) the name of the vessel or form of transport on 
which the coffee is being carried or on which it 
arrived at its present location (if known);
(e) in the case of coffee held in a warehouse, a written 
declaration by the manager of the warehouse 
identifying the coffee and confirming the period of 
storage.
6. The certifying agency shall forward the relevant 
information to the Executive Director. On the basis of 
the information so provided and subject to such 
additional enquines as he may wish to make, the 
Executive Director may authorize the certifying agency 
to credit the quantity of coffee concerned to a transit 
stamp account.
Rule 19
IMPLEMENTATION
The Executive Director shall have the responsibility for 
taking such action as he considers necessary to facilitate 
the effective implementation of the controls provided 
for in the Agreement and in these rules, including the 
issuing from time to time of any administrative 
instructions which he may consider necessary.
Rule 20  
AMENDMENTS
The Executive Board shall keep these rules under review 
and may make such amendments to them as it considers 
desirable. - -y :V c .-
2i Not applicable in the ease of coffee from non-members or 
coffee re-exported from one importing member to another, 
{b Not applicable in the case of coffee from non-members or 
coffee processed by and imported from an importing 
member.


CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM 0  
•  FOR EXPORTS TO. MEMBERS
F o r m  a p p r o v e d  b y  th e :©
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION 
22 Berners Street, London W1P 4DD, England
1. V a lid  f o r  im p o r t a t io n  o r  r e p la c e m e n t u n t il
PART A: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
2 . R e fe r e n c e  N o C o u n tr y  C o d e P o r t C o d a S e n a ! N o
3  P r o d u c in g  c o u n t r y
4 .  C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n
S. N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  c a r r ie r 6. P o r t o f  lo a d in g / in t e r m e d ia t e  p o r ts 7 . D a te  o f  s h ip m e n t 6. L e a v e  b la n k
9 . P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n
1 0 . S h i p p in g  m a r k s  
a. IC O  id e n t if ic a t i o n  m a rk
---/_____/____
b .
 ' O t h e r  m a r k s1 1 . N u m b e r  o f  b a g s  o r  o t h e r  c o n t a in e r s 1 2 . D e s c r ip t io n  o f  c o ff e e  
G re e n  (C ru d e ) 
R o a s te d  
S o lu b le  
O th e r1 3 . N e t w e ig h t  o f  s h ip m e n t
1 4  U n it  o f  w e ig h t  | |LJ k °
1 5 . O t h e r  r e le v a n t  in f o r m a t io n
I t  is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o f f e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  w a s  g r o w n  in  t h e  e b o v e m e n tio n e d  p r o d u c in g  c o u n t r y
1 6 . C u s t o m s  s t a m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y :
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e r1 7 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y :
D a te  o f  is s u e S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r
PART B FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO.
1 8  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C U S T O M S  S E R V IC E
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  a n d  c o f f e e  im p o r t e d  o r  p la c e d  u n d e r  
C u s to m s  c o n t r o l
C u s t o m s  e n t r y  n u m b e r :1 9  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C E R T IF Y IN G  A G E N C Y  O T H E R  T H A N  C U S T O M S  
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  a n d  c r e d it e d  t o  T r a n s it S ta m p  A c c o u n t  
O b s e r v a tio n s :
O b s e r v a tio n s :
Q u a n t i t y  ( i f  d if f e r e n t  f r o m  b o x e s  11 o r  1 3 ):
P la c e  D a te P la c e  D a te
C u s t o m s  s t a m p  o f  c o lle c t i n g  c o u n t r y S t a m p  o f  C o d i f y i n g  A g e n c y
S ig n a t u r e  o r  e q u iv a le n t  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O 'f ic e r S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u th o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic o r

APPEND IX I  A
MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM O

F o rm  a p p r o v e d  b y  th e :CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM 
FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS
PART A: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITYINTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATIOIS 
22 Berners Street, London W1P 400, Englan I
52,5 mm
210 mm1. V a lid  f o r  im p o r t a t io n  o r  i » p la c e m e n t u n t il
•  20 mm2 , R e fe r e n c e  N o C o u n tr y  C o d e P o r t  C o d e8,5 mm
... k  ■
3 . P r o d u c in g  c o u n t r y ♦8.5 mmS e r ia l N o .
4  C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n8 mm
5 . N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  c a r r ie r
46 mm6. P o r t  o f  lo a d in g / in t e r m e d ia t f  p o r ta
45.5 mm7 . O a t ·  o f  s h ip m « n t
25.5 mm
4 6  m m  ------------
9 . P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n------- ^--------------
8,5
 mm6. L e a v e  b la n k
45.5 mm ■
1 0. S h i p p in g  m a r k s
e. IC O  id e n t if ic a t i o n  m a r k  "rriA1 1 . N u m b e r  o f  b e g a  o r  o t h e r  c o n t a in e r s
b . O t h e r  m a r k s103 mm2. D e s c r ip t if  S o f  c o ff e e
Green (( rude)
34 mm
R o a s te d
S o lu b le
O t h e r
1 5 . O t h e r  r e le v a n t  in f o r m a t io n34,5 m m -1 3 . N e t w a g h t  o f  s h ip m e n t
1 4 . U n it  o f  w e ig h t  j |  ^
Vi ^  t. [ - j  lb
8,5 mm
It  is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o f f e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  w a s  g r o w n  in  t h e  a b o v e m e n tio n e d  p r o d u c in g  c o u n t r y ' ‘
1 6  C u s t o m s  s t a m p  o f  i t s u in g  c o u n t r y :  w „$ ■·; 1 7 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  4 g e n c y :
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s t o m s  O f f i c e r_  vt w» te ssj*sr .**■ >
- f it »  *4 w
s»f.'r-wfi* wan
51 mm
D a te  o f  is a u e S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e i
PART B: FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BfeFrflflWARDED TO THE ICO
1 8 . N O T A T IO N  B Y  C U S T O M S  S E R V IC E
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  e n d  c o f f e e  i m p o r t e d  o r  p la c e d  u n d e r  
C u s t o m s  c o n t r o l
C u s t o m s  e n t r y  n u m b e r :
O b s e r v e  «ons:
Q u a n ti ty  ( i f  d if f e r e n t  f r o m  b o x e s  11 o r  1 3 ):1 9 . N O T A T IO N  B Y  C E R T I Y lN G  A G E N C Y  O T H E R  T H A N  C U S T O M S
P la c e83.5 mm
C u s to m s  s t a m p  o f  c o lle c t i n g  c o u n t r y
S ig n a t u r e  o r  e q u iv a le n t  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e rS ta m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  /  g e n c y
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u th o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r

APPEND IX  I fl
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS  
General guidance for completion of certificate of origin in Form O
PART A
To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member
Enter the date on which the period of validity of the  
certificate lapses (nine months from the end of the quarter  
in which the certificate is issued).
The reference number shall include the code number of  
the member issuing the certificate (see Appendix 6 to  
these rules) and the code number of the port or inland  
point of export (two digits to be supplied by the member).  
This prefix of up to five digits shall be followed by the  
serial number of the certificate (each certifying agency  
shall ensure that the numbering of the certificates of  
origin in Form O which it issues shall begin at * 1 ' on  
1  October each year and shall proceed consecutively until  
30 September the following year).
Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was  
produced.
4. Enter the name of the country of destination.
Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is  
to be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship,  
enter appropriate information concerning the form of  
transport, for example, lorry, lighter, rail.
6. Enter the name of the port or oth^r place at which the  
coffee is to be loaded and the name of any port or point  
in transit at which the coffee will be unloaded before  
re-forwarding to the destination shown on the certificate.  
If the coffee is proceeding direct to its destination enter  
the word 'direct*.
7. Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped.
8. Leave blank (for use by the International Coffee  
Organization).N ote:
If the member has opted for a certificate of origin on  
which box 10 has been modified to allow more than one  
ICO identification mark to be entered as provided for in  
paragraph 3 of rule 2 of these rules and rhere is no space  
in which to enter additional shipping marks in this box,  
the additional shipping marks should, to the extent  
possible, be shown in full in box 15.
11. Enter the number of bags or other containers.
12. Mark ‘X *  in the appropriate box. If coffee other than  
green, roasted or soluble is being exported, specify the  
form of such other coffee in box 15 (see definitions in  
Article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement 1976). If  
an export of coffee includes more than one form of  
coffee, separate certificates are required for each form of  
coffee included in the shipment.
13. Enter net weight, rounded to nearest whole unit of weight  
(one pound equals 0*4536 kg).
14. Specify unit of weight by marking ‘X *  in the appropriate  
box.
15. Enter any additional information relevant to the parcel of  
coffee described in the certificate,
16. The customs service in the port or other location from  
which the coffee is exported shall stamp the certificate as  
confirmation that export is about to take place. The  
authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign  
and date the certificate in the spaces provided.
17. The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the  
stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the  
certificate in the spaces provided.
9. Enter the name of the port or other place to which the  
coffee is destined.
10. The bags or «Jontainers in each parcel of coffee covered by  
a single certificate of origin shall bear a unique ICO  
identification mark, printed inside a box or stamped on a  
metal strip affixed to the bags or other containers. Enter  
the ICO identification m ark and any additional shipping  
marks or other identification in the spaces provided.IMPORTANT '
The first copy of each certificate of drigin in Form O shall be  
forwarded to the International Coffee Organization together  
with a copy of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent  
document within 21 days of the date of shipment.
Each original certificate of origin in form O shall be validated  
with coffee export stamps affixed to the reverse in accordance  
with the provirions of rule 15 of these rules.

PART B
To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18. (a) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported, the  
customs service of the country of importation shall:
(i) withdraw the certificate;
(ii) enter the customs entry number and any relevant  
observations, including the information required  
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3  
of rule 7 of these rules;
(iii) enter the place and date of importation; and
(iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has  
been imported.
(b) Except as otherwise agreed between a member and  
the Executive Director in accordance with the  
provisions of paragraph l of rule 10 of these rules, if  
the coffee covered by the certificate is placed under  
customs control, the customs service in whose custody  
the coffee is placed shall:
(i) withdraw the certificate;
(ii) enter any relevant observations, including the  
information required in accordance with the  
provisions of paragraoh 3 of rule 10 of these  
rules;19.(iii) enter the location of the coffer and the date on  
which it was placed under custody; and
(iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has  
been placed under its control.
If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit  
stamp account, the certifying officer withdrawing the  
certificate shall enter the place and date of collection and  
shall stamp and sign the certificate.
IMPORTANT
Each valid certificate of origin in Form O withdrawn by a  
customs service or a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the  
International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the dose  
of the month of collection.
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APPEND IX 2
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM X

PART A: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
1. N a m e  e n d  a d d r e s s  o f  e x p o r t e r
2 . N a m ·  a n d  a d d r e s s  o f  im p o r t e rCERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM X 
FOR EXPORTS TO NON MEMBERS
F o r m  a p p r o v e d  b y  th e :
©
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION 
22 Berners Street, London WtP 4DD, England
3 . R e fe r e n c e  N o
C o u n t r y  C o d e S e r ia l N o .
4 .  P r o d u c in g  c o u n t r y
5 . C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n
6. N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  e a r n e r 7 . P o r t o f  lo a d in g / in t e r m e d ia t e  p o r t s  8 D a te  o f  s h ip m e n t 9 . L e a v e  L la n k
1 0 . P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n
1 1 . S h i p p in g  m a r k s
a . IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t io n  m a r k
—  / —  / ------
b .
 O t h e r  m a r k s1 2 . N u m b e r  o f  b e g s  o r  o th e r  c o n t a in e r s 1 3 .  D e s c r i p t i o n  o f  c o f f e e  
G r e e n  ( C r u d e ! 
R o a s te d  
S o lu b le  
O t h e r1 4 . N e t w e ig h t  o f  s h ip m e n t
, 5 .  I * . - — «  [ — ]  k g
I  I , b
1 6 . O t h e r  r e le v a n t in f o r m a t io n
I t  is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o ff e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  w a s  g r o w n  in  t h e  a b o v e m e n tio n e d  c o u n tr y
1 7 . C u s t o m s  s t a m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y  1 8 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e r O a ts  o f  ia a u a S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r
i’ ART B: FOR USE BY SURVEYING AGENT
1 9  C E R T IF IC A T IO N  B Y  S U R V E Y IN G  A G E N T  IN  T H E  C A S E  O F  T R A N S H IP M E N T
F ir s t p o r t  o f  tr a n s h ip m e n t T ra n s h ip m e n t d a te S e c o n d  p o r t  o f  tr e n s h ip m e n t T r a n s h ip m e n t d a te
N a m e  o f  s h ip  o r  o th e r  c a r r ie r D e s t in a t io n N a m e  o f  s h ip  o r  o th e r  e a r n e r
S ig n a t u r e  o f  s u r v e y in g  a g e n t
2 0 . C E R T IF IC A T IO N  O F  IM P O R T A T IO N  B Y  S U R V E Y IN G  A G E N T
C o u n tr y  o f  im p o r t P la c e  o f  e n tr y
D a te  o f  e n tr yS ig n a tu r e  o f  s u r v e y in g  a g e n t
S ig n a t u r e  o f  s u r v e y in g  a g e n t
O b s e r v a tio n s

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APPEND IX 2  A
MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM X

i------PART A
: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
1-20  n u n10 mm_ _ 210 mm
_
1.
 N a m e  a n d  a d d r e s s  o f  e x p o r te r
25.5 mm
2 . N a m e  a n d  a d d r e s s  o f  im p o r t e r
25,5 mm
91,5 mm
4  P r o d u c in g  c o u n t r yCERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM X 
FOR EXPORTS TO NON-MEMBERS
F o rm  a p p r o v e d  b y  th e .
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION 
22 Berners Street, London VHP 4DD, England
3 . R e fe r e n c e  N o
C o u n tr y  C o d e
8 mm
5  C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n8.5 mm
6 N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  c a r r ie r
46 mm7 . P o r t o f  lo a d m g / in te r m e d ia te  p o  t a
·" ”  r* ' *  25,5 mm
■4 45,5 mm -------  ►8. 
O a te  o f  s h ip m e n t
46 mm9 . L e a v e  b la n k
45.5 mm ■
1 0  P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n8,5 mm
♦
1  1  S h ip p in g  m a r k s  
a IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t io n  m a rk12 N u m b e r  o f  b a g s  o r  o th e r  c o n
34 mm
b . O t h e r  m a r k s103 mm
1 6 . O t h e r  r e le v a n t in f o r m a t io nt 3  D e s c r i p t i o n  o f  c o f f e e  
G re e n  ( C ru d e ) 
R o a s te d
S o lu b le
O th e r34.5 mm -
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, »
8,5 mm1 4  N e t w e ig h t  o f  s h ip m e n t
1 5  U n it  o f  w e ig h t
i t  is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o ff e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  w a s  g r o w n  in  t h e  ab< v e m e n tto n e d  c o u n tr y
1  7 C u s to m s  s t a m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y
51 mm
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e r
PART B: FOR USE BY SURVEYING AGENT1 8 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y
D a te  o f  is s u e  S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u th o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r
8,5 mm
1 9  C E R T IF IC A T IO N  B Y  S U R V E Y IN G  A G E N T  IN  T H E  C A S E  O F  T R A N S H IP Ig E ^rnm
t
F ir s t p o r t  o f  t r a n s h ip m e n t T r a n s h ip m e n t d a te  1iS e c o n d  p o r t  o f  t r a n s h ip m e n t T r a n s h ip m e n t d a te
D e s t in a t io n N a m e  o f  s h ip  o r  o th e r  c a r r ie r D e s t in a t io n N a m e  o f  s h ip  o r o th e r  e a r n e r
O a te  S ig n a t u r e  o f  s u r v e y in g  a g n n t te  S ig n a tu m  o f s u r v e y in g  a g o n i ' J-t ' ; ,V i(
7 0  C E R T IF IC A T IO N  OF IM P O R T A T IO N  U Y  S U R V E Y IN G  A G f N T  8 3  5nv
C o u n t r y  o f  im p o r t P la c e  o f  e n tr y  |
D a te  S ig n a t u r e  o f  s u r v e y in g  a g e n tD a te  o f e n tr y
O b s e r v a tio n s

APPEND IX 2  B
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO NON-MEMBERS  
General guidance for completion of certificate of origin in Form X
PART A
To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member
1. Enter the name and address of the exporter.
2. Enter the name and address of the importer, or if not 
available, the name and address of the buyer.
3. The reference number shall include the code number of 
the member issuing the certificate (see Appendix 6 to 
these rules) and the code number of the port or inland 
point of export (two digits to be supplied by the member). 
This prefix of up to five digits shall be followed by the 
serial number of the certificate (each certifying agency 
shall ensure that the numbering of the certificates of 
origin in Form X which it issues shall begin at *1' on 
1  October each year and shall proceed consecutively until 
30 September the following year).
4. Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was 
produced.
5. Enter the name of the country of destination.
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6. Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is 
to be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship, 
enter appropriate information concerning the form of 
transport, for example, lorry, lighter, rail.
7. Enter the name of the port or other place at which the 
coffee is to be loaded and the name of any port or point 
in transit at which the coffee will be unloaded before 
rc-forwardmg to the destination shown on the certificate. 
If the coffee is proceeding direct to its destination enter 
the word ‘direct*.
8. Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped.
9. Leave blank (for use by the International Coffee 
Organization).
10. Enter the name of the port or other-place to which the 
coffee is destined.
11. The bags or containers in each parcel of coffee covered by 
a single certificate of origin shall bear a unique KX)identification mark, printed inside a box or stamped on a 
metal strip affixed to the bags or other containers. Enter 
the ICO identification mark and any additional shipping 
marks or other identification in the spaces provided.
NOTE;
If the member has opted for a certificate of origin on 
which box 1 1  has been modified to allow more than one 
ICO identification mark to be entered as provided for in 
paragraph 3  qf rule 2 of these rules and there is no space 
in which to enter additional shipping marks in this box, 
the additional shipping marks should, to the extent 
possible, be shown in full in box 16.
12. Enter the number of bags or other containers.
13. Mark 'X * in the appropriate box. If coffee other than 
green, roasted or soluble is being exported, specify the 
form of such other coffee in box 16 (sec definitions in 
Article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement 1976). If 
an export of coffee includes more than one form of 
coffee, separate certificates are required for each form of 
coffee included in the shipment.
14. Enter net weight, rounded to nearest whole unit of weight 
(one pound eejuats 0 4536 kg).
15. Specify unit of weight by marking ‘X *  in the appropriate 
box.
16. Enter any additional information relevant to the parcel of 
coffee described in the certificate.
17. The customs service in the port or other location from 
which the coffee is exported shall stamp the certificate as- 
confirmation that export is about to take place. The
j

authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign 
and dare the certificate in the spaces provided.
IK . The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the 
stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the 
certificate in the spaces provided.IMPORTANT
The original and the first copy of each certificate of origin in  
Form X shall be forwarded to the International Coffee  
Organization together with a copy of the relevant bill of lading  
or equivalent document within 21 days of the date of  
shipment.
PART B
For use if measures for the verification of exports to non-members are introduced


reexport  FO R M  R l*J
I  of IM  it|i|iruvfl(i liy (ht INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANISATION 
22 Berners Street. London W1P 400, England
1  V a lid  f o r  im p o r t a t io n  o r  re p la c e m e n t u n t il
PART A: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
YO IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t io n  m a r k 1 1 . N u m b e r  o f b a g s  o r  o t h e r  c o n t a in e r s 1 2 D e s c r ip t io n  o f  c o ff e e  
G re e n  ( C ru d e ) 
R o a s te d  
S o lu b le  
O th e r1 3  N e t w e ig h t  o l s h ip m e n t
1 4 . U n it  o f  w e ig h t  1  11_Ik B
□ ,
b
1  5  O t h e r  m a r k s  a n d  o th e r  r e le v a n t  in f o r m a t io n
i t  is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o ff e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  ia  b e in g  r e - e x p o r t e d  f r o m  t h e  c o u n t r y  is s u in g  t h i s  C e r t if ic a t e  
1 6 . C u s to m s  s t a m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y :  1 7 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y :
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e rÌ -
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Vi
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O s te  o f  is s u e S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r
PART B: FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO.
1 8  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C U S T O M S  S E R V IC E
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  a n d  c o ff e e  im p o r t e d  o r  p la c e d  u n d e r  
C u s to m s  c o n t r o l
C u s t o m s  e n t r y  n u m b e r  
O b s e r v a tio n s :
Q u a n tity  ( i f  d if f e r e n t  f r o m  b o x e s  11 o r  1 3):
P la c e D a te
C u s to m s  s ta m p  o f  c o lle c t i n g  c o u n t r y
S ig n a t u r e  o r  e q u iv a le n t  o f  a u t h o r e d  C u s to m s  O f fic e r1 9 . N O T A T IO N  B Y  C E R T IF Y IN G  A G E N C Y  O T H E R  T H A N  C U S T O M S  
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  a n d  c r e d it e d  t o  T ra n s it S t a m p  A c c o u n t  
O b s e r v a t io n r
S ta m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o n r m l C e r t if y in g  O f f x2  R e fe r e n c e  N o C o u n tr y  C o d e P o r t C o d e S e r ia l N o  t
. . .  p . . .
3 . C o u n t r y  o f  r e - e x p o r t
4 .  C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n
S . N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  e a r n e r 6. P o r t o f  lo a d in g / m ta r m e d ia te  p o r ts 7 . O a te  o f  s h ip m e n t 8 L e a v e  b la n k
V5 ;
9  P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n
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MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXPORT IN FORM R

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INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATIOIS 
22 Berners Street, London W1P 4DD, England
52.5 mm
210 mmCERTIFICATE OF RE- EXPORT FORM R
V alid for im portation or replacem ent until
—t—
8.5 mm2  R e fe r e n c e  N o C o u n tr y  C o d e P o r t C o d e
3  C o u n t r y  o f  r e - e x p o r t 8,5 mm
+
~ p r ~8 mm4  C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n
5  N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  e a r n e r
46 mm6. P o r t o f  lo a d in g / in t e r m e d ia t e  p o r ts
45.5 mm7 D a te  o f  s h ip m e n t
25.5 mm
46 mm -------
— f—8.5 mm8  L e a v e  blank
45.5 mm -
9  P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n
1 0  IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t io n  m a r k  1 1 . N u m b e r  o f  b a g s  o r  o th e r  c o n t a in e r s
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G r e e n  ( ^ r u d e )  
34 mm 
R o a s te c
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1 4  U n it  o f  w e ig h t  I |
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1  7 mm
It is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o ff e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  ia  b e in g  r e - e n p o r t a d  f r o m  t h e  c o u n t r y  is s u in g  t h i s  C a r  if  
1 6  C u s to m s  S ta m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y .  1 7 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y :
42.5 mm
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f fic e r D a te  o f  is s u e S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u th o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r
PART B: FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO §£ft)RW ARDED TO THE ICO.
1 8  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C U S T O M S  S E R V IC E
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  a n d  c o ff e e  im p o r t e d  o r  p la c e d  u n d e r  
C u s to m s  c o n t r o l
C u s to m s  e n t r y  n u m b e r  
O b s e r v a tio n s :
Q u a n tity  ( i f  d if f e r e n t  f r o m  b o x e s  11 o r  13)1 9  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C E R I
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d
O bservationsT R Y IN G  A G E N C Y  O T H E R  T H A N  C U S T O M S  
n d  c r e d it e d  t o  T ra n s it S ta m p  A c c o u n t
•
P la c e83.5 mm
C u s to m s  s ta m p  o f  c o lle c t i n g  c o u n t r y
S ig n a t u r e  o r  e q u iv a le n t  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f fic e rStam p of Certifying Agency
S ignature ol anthon/i-d Certifying O fficer

A m .s m s  iu
CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXPORT
General guidance for completion of certificate of re-export in Form R
P A R T  A
T o  be com pieteci b y th e  c e rtify in g  ag ency a n d  th e  c u sto m s service o f the issuin g m e m b e r
1. E n te r th e  d a te  o n  w h ic h  th e  p e rio d  o f v a lid ity  o f  th e  
c e rtific a te  lapses (n in e  m o n th s  fro m  th e  en d  o f th e  q u a rte r  
in  w h ic h  th e  c e rtific a te  is issued).1 1. A lo n g s id e  each IC O  id e n tific a tio n  m a r k  s h o w n  in  b o x  10,  
e n te r th e  n u m b e r o f bags o r  o th e r c o n ta in e rs  b e a rin g  th a t  
m a rk . A ls o  e n te r th e  to ta l n u m b e r o f  bags o r  o th e r  
c o n ta in ers .
2 . T h e  referen ce n u m b e r shall in clu d e  th e  co d e n u m b e r o f  
th e  m e m b e r issuing the c e rtific a te  (see A p p e n d ix  6  to  
these rules) an d  th e  code n u m b e r o f th e  p o rt o r in la n d  
p o in t o f re -e x p o rt (tw o  d ig its  to  be su p p lie d  b y th e  
m e m b e r). T h is  p re fix  o f  u p  to  fiv e  d ig its  sh all be fo llo w e d  
b y th e  serial d u m b e r o f th e  c e rtiiic a tc  (each c e rtify in g  
agency shall ensure th a t the n u m b e rin g  o f th e  certifica te s  
o f re -e x p o rt w h ic h  it issues shall beg in  a t T  o n  1  O c to b e r  
each  y ea r a n d  sh all p ro ceed  co n s e c u tiv e ly  u n til 3 0  
S e p te m b er th e  fo llo w in g  y ea r).
3. E n te r th e  n a m e  o f  th e  c o u n try  fro m  w h ic h  th e  co ffe e  is to  
b e re -e x p o rte d .
4 . E n te r th e  n a m e  o f  th e  c o u n try  to  w h ic h  th e  c o ffee is  
d estin ed .
E n te r th e  n a m e  o f  th e  vessel o n  b o a rd  w h ic h  th e  c o ffe e  is  
to  be s h ip p e d . If  th e  c o ffe e  is n o t to  be fo rw a rd e d  b y sh ip ,  
e n te r a p p ro p ria te  in fo rm a tio n  c o n c e rn in g  fo rm  o f  
tra n s p o rt, fo r  e x a m p le , lo rr y , lig h te r, ra il.
6 . E n te r th e  n a m e  o f th e  p o rt o r  o th e r p lace a t w h ic h  the  
co ffe e  is to  b e lo a d e d  a n d  th e  n a m e  o f a n y  p o rt o r p o in t  
in  tra n s it a t w h ic h  th e  co ffee w ill be u n lo a d e d  b e fo re  
r e -fo rw a r d in g  to  th e  d e s tin a tio n  s h o w n  o n  th e  c e rtific a te .  
I f  th e  c o d e c  is p ro c e e d in g  d ire c t to  its d e s tin a tio n  e n te r  
the w o rd  ‘d ire c t’.
7 . E n te r th e  d a te  o n  w h ic h  th e  coffee is to  be s h ip p ed .
8 . L e a ve  b la n k  (fo r  use b y th e  In te rn a tio n a l C o ffe e  
O rg a n iz a tio n ).1 2. M a r k  * X ‘ in  th e  a p p ro p ria te  b o x . I f  th e  co ffe e  o th e r th a n  
g re en , ro asted  o r  s o lu b le  is b e in g  re -e x p o rte d , specify th e  
fo rm  o f such o th e r co ffe e  in  b o x  15 (see d e fin itio n s  in  
A rtic le  3 o f th e  In te rn a tio n a l C o ffe e  A g re e m e n t 1 9 7 6 ). If  
a re -e x p o rt in cludes m o re  th a n  o n e  fo rm  o f c o ffe e,  
s ep arate c ertificates are  re q u ire d  fo r  each  fo rm  o f coffee  
in c lu d e d  in  th e  s h ip m e n t.
1 3. E n te r n e t w e ig h t, ro u n d e d  to  n earest w h o le  u n it o f  w e ig h t  
(o n e  p o u n d  e q u als 0 -4 5 3 6  k g ).
14. S pecify u n it o f w e ig h t b y  m a r k in g  ’ X * in  th e  a p p ro p ria te  
b o x .
1 5. T h is  space m 3y  be used fo r fu rth e r id e n tific a tio n  o f th e  
c o ffe e  b e in g  re -e x p o rte d , fo r  e x a m p le , th e  s h ip p in g  
m a rk s , o r fo r c o m m e n ts  re le v a n t to  th e  in fo r m a tio n  in  th e  
c e rtific a te . I f  a v a ila b le , e n te r th e  ryp e(s) an d  th e  referen ce  
n u m b e r(s ) o f the c ertific a te (s ) u n d e r c o v er o f w h ic h  the  
c o ffe e  describ ed  in  th e  c e rtific a te  o f re -e x p o r t w as  
o rig in a lly  im p o rte d . ,
1 6. T h e  custom s service in th e  p o rt o r o th e r p lace fro m  w h ic h  
th e  c o ffee is re -e x p o rte d  shall s ta m p  th e  c e rtific a te  as  
c o n firm a tio n  th a t re -e x p o rt is a b o u t to  ta k e  p lace. H u ·  
a u th o riz e d  custom s o ffic e r a p p ly in g  the s ta m p  shall sign  
a n d  d a te  th e  c e rtific a te  in  th e  spaces p ro v id e d .
17. T h e  c e rtify in g  o ffic e r s h all s ta m p  the c e rtific a te  w ith  the  
s ta m p  o f the c e rtify in g  agency an d  shall sign an d  d a te  the  
c e rtific a te  in  the spaces p ro v id e d .
E n te r th e  n a m e  o f  th e  p o rt o r  o th e r p lace to  w h ic h  the  
c o ffe e  is destin ed . I M P O R T A N T
10. E n te r th e  IC O  id e n tific a tio n  m a rk s  a p p e a rin g  o n  th e  bags  
o r  o th e r c o n ta in ers .T h e  firs t co p y o f each c e rtific a te  o f re -e x p o rt shall be  
fo rw a rd e d  to  the In te rn a tio n a l C o ffe e  O r g a n iz a tio n  w ith in  
3 0  days o f th e  d a te  o f s h ip m e n t.

P A R T  B
T o  be c o m p le te d  b y th e  c e rtify in g  agency o r th e  custom » service w ith d r a w in g  th e  c ertifica te
1 8. (a) if  th e  co ffe e  co vered  b y th e  c e rtific a te  is im p o rte d , the  
cu stom s service o f th e  c o u n try  o f im p o rta tio n  shall:
(i) w ith d r a w  th e  c e rtifica te ;
(ii) e n te r th e  cu stom s e n try  n u m b e r a n d  a n y  relev a n t  
o b s e rv a tio n s , in c lu d in g  the in fo r m a tio n  re q u ire d  
in  a cc o rd a n ce  w ith  th e  p ro v is io n s  o f p a ra g ra p h  3  
o f ru le  7  o f these rules;
(iii) e n te r th e  p lace a n d  d a te  o f  im p o rta tio n ; an d
(iv ) a ffix  its c ach et as c o n firm a d ç m  th a t th e  c o ffe e  has  
been im p o rte d .
<b) E x c e p t as o th e rw is e  agreed b e tw e e n  th e  m e m b e r an d  
th e  E x e c u tiv e  D ire c to r in  a cc o rd a n ce  w ith  th e  
p ro v is io n s  o f  p a ra g ra p h  1  o f ru le  10 o f these ru les, if  
th e  c o ffee c o v ere d  b y th e  c e rtific a te  is p lac e d  u n d e r  
cu stom s c o n tro l, th e  custom s service in  w h o s e  custo d y  
th e  c o ffe e  is p laced  shall:
0 ) w ith d r a w  th e  c e rtific a te ;
(ii] e n te r a n y  re lev a n t o b s e rv a tio n s , in c lu d in g  th e  
in fo r m a tio n  re q u ire d  in  a cc o rd a n ce  w ith  the  
p ro v is io n s  o f p a ra g ra p h  3 o f  ru le  10 o f  these  
rules;(iii) e n te r th e  lo c a tio n  o f  the coffee an d  the d a te  on  
w h ic h  it w as p laced  u n d e r cu sto d y; and
(iv ) a ffix  its cach et a . c o n firm a tio n  th a t the coffee has  
been p laced  u n d e r its c o n tro l.
1 9 . I f  th e  c e rtific a te  is p resen ted  fo r c re d itin g  to  a tran sit  
s ta m p  a c c o u n t, th e  c e rtify in g  o ffic e r w ith d r a w in g  the  
c e rtific a te  sh all e n te r th e  p lace an d  d a te  o f c o llec tio n  an d  
shall s tam p  a n d  sign th e  c ertifica te .
IMPORTANT
E ach  v a lid  c e rtific a te  o f  re -e x p o rt w ith d r a w n  b y  a custom s  
service o r  a c e rtify in g  agency s h all be ir,r··" » M e d  to  the  
In te rn a tio n a l C o ffe e  O r g a n iz a tio n  w ith in  3 0  d ays o f  th e  d o s e  
o f th e  m o n th  o f c o lle c tio n .

APPENDIX 4
CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT IN FORM RS

CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT FORM RS
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PART A: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
2  R e fe r e n c e  N o C o u n tr y  C o d e P o r t C o d e S e r ia l N o
3  C o u n t r y  o f  r e - s h ip m e n t
4 . C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n
5 . N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  e a r n e r 6 P o r t o f  ( o a d in g /in t e r m e d ia t e  p o r ts 7 . D e te  o f  r e - s h ip m e n t 8 L e a v e  b la n k
9  P o r i o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n
1 0  IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t io n  m a r k  11 N u m b e r  o f  b a g s  o r  o th e r  c o n ta in e r s
T o ta l12.D e s c r ip t io n  o f  c o ff e e  
G re e n  (C ru d e ) 
R o a s te d  
S o lu b le  
O th e r1 3 . N e t w e ig h t  o f  s h ip m e n t
1 4 . U n it  o f  w e ig h t  j  j  ^
□  ,b
1 5  O th e r  m a r k s  a n d  o th e r  r e le v a n t in f o r m a t io n
It  is  h e r e b y  c e r t if ie d  t h a t  t h e  c o ff e e  d e s c r ib e d  a b o v e  is  b e in g  r e - s h ip p e d  f r o m  t f  
1 6  C u s to m s  s ta m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y :e  c o u n t r y  issu>'< g t h i s  C e r t if ic a t e  ^  
1 7 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y
D a te  S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e r D a te  o f  is s u e  S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f fic e r
PART B: FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO.
1  8  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C U S T O M S  S E R V IC E
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c t e d  a n d  c o f f e e  im p o r t e d  o r  p la c e d  under  
C u s t o m s  c o n t r o l1 9 . N O T A T IO N  B Y  C E R T IF Y IN G  A G E N C Y  O T H E R  T H A N  C U S T O M S  
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  a n d  c r e d it e d  t o  T ra n s it S ta m p  A c c o u n t
C u s to m s  e n t r y  n u m b e rO b s e r v a tio n s
O b s e r v a tio n s :
Q u a n ti ty  ( i f  d if f e r e n t  f r o m  b o x e s  11 o r  1 3 ):
... ; .
P la c e  D a te P la c e  D a te
C u s t o m s  s t a m p  o f  c o lle c t i n g  c o u n t r y
·»*·'*·*· .r·':S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  A g e n c y
S ig n a t u r e  o r  e q u iv a le n t  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f fic e r S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u th o r iz e d  C e r t i f y n g  O ffic e r

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MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT IN FORM RS

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3 C o u n t r y  o f  r e - s h ip m o n t8,5 mm _ _
4  
C o u n t r y  o f  d e s t in a t io n8 mm
5  N a m e  o f  s h ip / o t h e r  c a r r ie r
4 6  m m6 P o r t o f  lo a d m g / in te r m e d ia te  p o r ts
4 5 . 5  m m7. D a te  o f r e - s h ip m e n t
25.5 mm
4 6  m m  -  -  ................ »
9  
P o r t o r  p o in t  o f  d e s t in a t io n
1 0  IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t io n  m a r k \ 1 . N u m b e r  o f  b a g s  o r  o th e r  c o n t a in e r s
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3 4  m m
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1 5 . O t h e r  m a r k s  e n d  o t h e r  r e le v a n t in f o r m a t io n34,5 mm-»1 3  N e t  w e ig h t  o f  s h ip m e n t
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1 6 . C u s t o m s  s t a m p  o f  is s u in g  c o u n t r y :
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s t o m s  O f f i c e r1 7 . S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  t g e n c y
42.5 mm r; ··'’
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| PART B: FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO ^ W A R D E D  TO THE ICOS ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C e r t if y in g  O f f i c e r
1 8  N O T A T IO N  B Y  C U S T O M S  S E R V IC E
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c t e d  a n d  c o f f e e  im p o r t e d  o r  p la c e d  u n d e r  
C u s t o m s  c o n t r o l
C u s to m s  e n t r y  n u m b e r  
O b s e r v a t io n s
Q u a n ti ty  ( i f  d if f e r e n t  f r o m  b o n e s  I t  o r  1 3 ):
P la c e
C u s to m s  s t a m p  o f  c o lle c t i n g  c o u n t r y
S ig n a t u r e  o r  e q u iv a le n t  o f  a u t h o r iz e d  C u s to m s  O f f i c e r1 9 . N O T A T IO N  B Y
C e r t if ic a t e  c o lle c te d  
O b s e r v a tio n s :C E R T IF Y IN G  A G E N C Y  O T H E R  T H A N  C U S T O M S  
n d  c r e d it e d  t o  T ra n s it S ta m p  A c c o u n t
P la c e83,5 mrn
S t a m p  o f  C e r t if y in g  t g e n c y
S ig n a t u r e  o f  a u t h o r · ;  ?d C e r t if y in g  O f f i c e

A m .N n ix  4  n
CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT
G e n e r a l g u id a n c e  f o r  c o m p le t io n  o f  c e r t if i c a t e  o f  r e - s h ip m e n t  in  F o r m  RS
P A R T  A
T o  be c o m p le te d  by th e  c e rtify in g  ag ency a n d  th e  c u sto m s service o f th e  issuin g m e m b e r
1. E n te r th e  d a te  o n  w h ic h  th e  p e rio d  o f v a lid ity  o f  th e  
c e rtific a te  lapses (n in e  m o n th s  fro m  the en d  o f th e  q u a rte r  
in w h ic h  th e  c e rtific a te  is issued).
ST™  -
2 . Ih e  referen ce n u m b e r shall in clu d e  the co d e n u m b e r o f  
th e  m e m b e r issuing th e  c e rtific a te  (see A p p e n d ix  6  to  
these rules) a n d  th e  code n u m b e r o f th e  p o rt o r in la n d  
p o in t o f re-s h ip m e n t (tw o  d ig its  to  b e s u p p lie d  b y the  
m e m b e r). T h is  p re fix  o f u p  to  fiv e  d ig its  s h all b e fo llo w e d  
b y th e  serial n u m b e r o f th e  c e rtific a te  (each c e rtify in g  
agency shall ensure th a t th e  n u m b e rin g  o f  th e  certifica te s  
o f re -s h ip m e n t w h ic h  it issues s h all b e g in  a t ‘ 1’ on  
1  O c to b e r each y e a r a n d  shall p ro c e ed  co n s e c u tiv e ly  u n til  
3 0  S e p te m b er th e  fo llo w in g  y ea r).
3 . E n te r th e  n a m e  o f  th e  c o u n try  fro m  w h ic h  th e  co ffe e  is to  
b e re-s h ip p e d .
4 . E n te r th e  n a m e  o f  th e  c o u n try  to  w h ic h  th e  co ffe e  is  
d e s tin e d .
9 . E n te r th e  n a m e  d f th e  p o rt o r  o th e r p lace to  w h ic h  th e  
, c o ffe e  is destin ed .
10. E n te r th e  K .O  id e n tific a tio n  m a rk s  a p p e a rin g  o n  th e  bags  
o r  o th e r c o n ta in ers .1 1. A lo n g s id e  each IC O  id e n tific a tio n  m a r k  s h o w n  in  b o x  10,  
e n te r th e  n u m b e r o f bags o r  o th e r c o n ta in e rs  b e a rin g  th a t  
m a rk . A ls o  e n te r the to ta l n u m b e r o f  bags o r  o th e r  
c o n ta in ers .
12. M a r k  ‘ X * in  the a p p ro p ria te  b o x . If  c o ffe e  o th e r th a n  
g re en , ro asted  o r so lu b le is b e in g  re -s h ip p e d , specify the  
fo rm  o f such o th e r co ffe e  in b o x  15 (see d e fin itio n s  m  
A rtic le  3 o f th e  In te rn a tio n a l C o ffe e  A g re e m e n t 1 9 7 6 ). If  
a re -s h ip m e n t in clu d es m o re  th a n  o n e  fo rm  o f  c o ffe e,  
sep ara te  c ertificates are re q u ire d  fo r each  fo rm  o f coffee  
in c lu d e d  in  th e .s h ip m e n t.
1 3 . E n te r n e t w e ig h t, ro u n d e d  to  n earest w h o le  u n it o f w e ig h t  
(o n e  p o u n d  e q u als 0  4 5 3 6  k g ).
14. S pecify u n it o f w e ig h t b y m a r k in g  *X * in  th e  a p p ro p ria te  
b o x .
T h is  space m a y  he used fo r fu rth e r id e n tific a tio n  o f th e  
c o ffe e  b e in g  rc-s h ip p c d , fo r e x a m p le , th e  s h ip p in g  m a rk s ,  
o r  fo r c o m m e n ts  re le v a n t to  th e  in fo r m a tio n  in  the  
c e rtific a te . 1  h c .ry p c ls j a n d  th e  referen ce n u m h e r(s ) o f th e  
c c rttfic a te (s ) w ith d r a w n  w h e n  th e  c o ffee d e scrib ed  in  th e  
c e rtific a te  o f rc -s h ip m e n t w a s  p lac e d  u n d e r cu stom s  
c o n tro l shall be e n te re d  in  this space.
T h e  cu sto m s service in  the p o rt o r o th e r p lace fro m  w h ic h  
th e  c o ffe e  is re-s h ip p e d  s h all s tam p  th e  c e rtific a te  as  
c o n firm a tio n  th a t re -s h ip m e n t is a b o u t to  ta k e  place. T h e  
a u th o riz e d  cu stom s o ffic e r a p p ly in g  fh c  :;tam p  shall sign  
a n d  d a te  th e  c e rtific a te  in  th e  spaces p ro v id e d .
. T h e  c e rtify in g  o ffic e r shall s ta m p  th e  c e rtific a te  w ith  the  
s ta m p  o f th e  c e rtify in g  agency an d  s h a ll sign a n d  d a te  the  
c e rtific a te  in  the spaces p ro v id e d .
I M P O R T A N T
T h e  first c o p y  o f each c e rtific a te  o f  re-s h ip m o m  s h all be  
fo rw a rd e d  to  th e  In te rn a tio n a l C o ffe e  O r g a n iz a tio n  w ith in  
3 0  days o f  the d a te  o f re -s h ip m e n t.1 5.
5 . E n te r th e  n a m e  o f th e  vessel on h o a rd  w h ic h  th e  c o ffe e  is  
to  be s h ip p e d . I f  th e  coffee is n o t to  he fo rw a rd e d  b y ship ,  
e n te r a p p ro p ria te  in fo r m a tio n  c o n c e rn in g  fo rm  o f  
tra n s p o rt, fo r  e x a m p le , lo rr y , lig h te r, ra il.
6 . E n te r th e  n a m e  o f th e  p o rt o r o th e r p lac e  a t w h ic h  th e  
c o ffe e  is to  he lo a d e d  a n d  th e  n a m e  o f a n y  p o rt o r p o in t
in  tra n s it at w h ic h  th e  c o ffe e  w ill b e u n lo a d e d  b e fo re  16.  
re -fo rw a r d in g  to  th e  d e s tin a tio n  s h o w n  o n  th e  c e rtific a te . *  *
I f  th e  co ffe e  is p ro c e e d in g  d ire c t to  its d e s tin a tio n  e n te r
th e  w o r d ‘d ire c t*. ■■ .
7 . E n te r th e  d a te  o n  w h ic h  th e  co ffee is to  b e re-s h ip p e d .
17
8 . L e a ve  b la n k  (fo r  use b y  th e  In te r n a tio n a l C o ffe e  
O r g a n iz a tio n ).

PART B
To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18. (a) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported, the  
customs service of the country of importation shall:
(i) withdraw the certificate;
(ii) enter the customs entry number and any relevant  
observations, including the information required  
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3  
of rule 7 of these rules;
(iii) enter the place and date of importation; and
(iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has 
been imported.
(b) Except as otherwise agreed between the member and  
the Executive Director in accordance with the  
provisions of paragraph I  of rule 10 of these rules, if  
the coffee covered by the certificate is placed under  
customs control, the customs service in whose custody  
the coffee is placed shall:
(0 withdraw the certificate;
(ii) enter any relevant observations, including the  
information required in accordance with the  
provisions of paragraph 3 of rule 10 of these  
rules;(iii) enter the location of the coffee and the date on  
which it was placed under custody; and
(iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has  
been placed under its control.
19. If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit  
stamp account, the certifying officer withdrawing the  
certificate shall enter the place and date of collection and  
shall stamp and sign the certificate.
IMPORTANT
Each valid certificate of re-shipment withdrawn by a customs  
service or a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the  
International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the dose  
of the month of collection.
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APPENDIX S
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT IN FORM T

V v )
/W ^n^S^^6tf«tf»!i»jiC ER TIFIC A TE OF TRANSIT FORM T
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Form approved by the INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
22 Berners Street. London W1P 4DD. England
1 . V a l i d  l o r  i m p o r t a t i o n  o r  r e p l a c e m e n t  u n t i l
PART A: FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
2 Reference No Country Code Pori Code Serial No
3. Producing country 
«
4. Country of destination
5. Name of ship/other earner 6. Port of loadtng/intermediate ports 7. Oate of shipment 8. Leave blank
9 Pori or point of destination
10 ICO Identification mark 11. Number of bags or other containers 12. Description of coffee 13 Net weight of shipment
i::'::::'::::TotalGreen (Crude! 
Roasted
14 Unit of weight l l
1_1  " «Soluble
Other L J *
15. Other marks and other relevant information
17 Stamp of Certifying Agency:
•
Date Signature of authorized Customs Officer
PART B: FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO.
18. NOTATION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE
Certificate collected and coffee imported or pieced under 
Customs control
Customs entry number:19. NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN CUSTOMS 
Certificate collected and credited to Transit Stamp Account 
Observations:
Observations:
Quantity (if different from boxes 1 1  or 13):— .............................................................................................................. - ...............
Pl
ace Date Place Date
Customs stamp of collecting country
Signature or equivalent of authorized Customs OfficerStamp of Certifying Agency
-
Signature of authorized Certifying Officer

APPENDIX  5  A
MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT IN FORM T
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s  j%  i

form approved by the:* * ^ 1 /  CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT FORM
©
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION  
22 Berners Street, London W1P 4DD, Englanp
5 2 . 5  r n m  t  V a l i d  f o r  i m p o r t a t i o n  o r  r e p l a c e m e n t  u n t« t
PART A:_FOR_lJSji BYJSSUING A UTHORITY __________________
2 
Reference No Country Coda Port Code g  gmm
k_____________Serial 
No
3 Producing country 8.5 mm 
+
4. Country of destination8 m m
20 mm5 Name of ship/other earner
46 mmb. Port of loading/mtermediebi porta
45.5 mm7 Date of shipment
25.5 mm
46 mm -------
9 Port or point of destination~ ? --------8.5 m
m8 Leave blank
#4- 45.5 mm ·
1 0  IC O  I d e n t i f i c a t i o n  m a r k 11 Number of bags or other containers
--- /  .
4-------- 10
3 mm·12 Description of coffee
Green (drude) 
34 mm 
Roasted
Soluble
Other
18. Other marks and other relevant information34.5 mm-1  3 Net weight of shipment
14. Unit of weight □  -
□ ,b
8.5 mm +
16. It is hereby certified that this Certificate is issued on the basis of Certificate in F orm ..................... referenci^iiumber .
14
 mm
17 Stamp of Certifying Agency:
'I W
37 mm
Signature of authorized Customs Officer
PART B: FOR USE W HEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED. COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO g ^ fi^ W A R D E D  TO THE ICO.
18 NOTATION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE
Certificate collected and coffee imported or placed under 
Customs control
Customs entry number:
Observations.
Qua* ity (if different from boxes 1 1  or 13):19. NOTATION BY CERTf YlNG AGENCY OTHER THAN CUSTOMS 
Certificate collected i  nd credited to Transit Stamp Account
Observations:. ·
Place83.5 mm
Customs stamp of collecting country
Signature or equivalent of authorized Customs OfficerStamp of Certifying Agency
Signature of authorized Certifying OfficerD a te
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APPENDIX 5 B
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT
General guidance for completion of certificate of transit in Form T
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PART A
To be completed by the certifying agency of the issuing member
Enter the date on which the period of validity of the 11.
certificate lapses (nine months from the end of the quarter  
in which the certificate is issued).
The reference number shall include the code number of  
the member issuing the certificate (see Appendix 6 to ]2  
these rules) and the code number of the port or inland  
point of loading (two digits to be supplied by the  
member). This prefix of up to five digits shall be followed  
by the serial number of the certificate (each certifying  
agency shall ensure that the numbering of the certificates  
of transit which it issues shall begin at ‘1’ on 1  October 13
each year and shall proceed consecutively until 30  
September the following year).Alongside each ICO identification mark shown in box 10,  
enter the number of bags or other containers bearing that  
mark. Also enter the total number of bags or other  
containers.
Mark ‘X* in the appropriate box. If coffee other than  
green, roasted or soluble is being forwarded, specify the  
form of such other coffee in box 15 (see definitions in  
Article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement 1976).
Enter net weight, rounded to nearest whole unit of weight  
(one pound eqiials 04536 kg).
3. Enter the name of the issuing country.14.Specify unit of weight by marking *X’  in the appropriate  
box.
Enter the name of the country to which the coffee is  
destined.
Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is  
to be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship,  
enter appropriate information concerning form of  
transport, for example, lorry, lighter, rail.15. This space may be used for further identification of the  
coffee being forwarded, for example, the shipping marks,  
or for comments relevant to the information in the  
certificate. In the case of coffee from a non-member, the  
information specified *.i sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 6 
of rule 8 of these rules shall be entered and the words  
'NON-MEMBER COFFEE’ shall be written in capital  
letters at the top of the certificate.
Enter the name of the port or other place at which the  
coffee is to be loaded and the name of any port or point  
in transit at which the coffee will be unloaded before  
rc-forwarding to the destination shown on the certificate.  
If the coffee is proceeding direct to its destination enter  
the word ‘direct’.
7. Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped.
8. Leave blank (for use by the International Coffee  
Organization).16. Enter the relevant information concerning the certificate  
on the basis of which the certificate of transit is being  
issued namely, the type of certificate and its reference  
number. (Not applicable in the case of a certificate of  
transit issued in accordance with the provisions of rule 8 
of these rules to cover coffee from a non-member.)
"  £1 ·  ;
17. The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the  
stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the  
certificate in the spaces provided.
9. Enter the name of the port or other place to which the  
coffee is destined.
10. Enter the ICO identification marks appearing on the bags  
or other containers. The certifying agency shall ensure  
that the ICO identification marks and the shipping marks  
arc the same as those appearing on the certificate on  
which the certificate of transit is based.IMPORTANT
The first copy of each certificate of transit shall be forwarded  
to the International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the  
date of issue.
Each original certificate of transit shall be validated with coffee  
transit stamps affixed to the reverse in accordance with the  
provisions of rule 16 of these rules.

~5V-
PART B
To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18. (a) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported, the  
customs service of the country of importation shall:
(i) withdraw the certificate;
(u) enter the customs entry number and any relevant  
observations, including the information required  
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3  
of rule 7 of these rules;
(iii) enter the place and date of importation; and
(iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has  
been imported.
(b) F.xcept as otherwise agreed between the member and  
the r.xcturive Director in accordance with the  
provisions of paragraph 1 of rule 10 of these rules, if  
the coffee covered by the certificate is placed under  
customs control, the customs service in whose custody  
the coffee is placed shall:
(i) withdraw the certificate;
(ii) enter any relevant observations, including the  
information required in accordance with the  
provisions of paragraph 3 of rule 10 of these  
rules;19.(iii) enter the location of the coffee and the date on  
which it was placed under custody; and
(iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has  
been placed under its control.
If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit  
stamp account, the certifying officer withdrawing the  
certificate shall enter the place and date of collection and  
sha*' stamp and sign the certificate.
IMPORTANT ^
Each valid certificate of transit withdrawn by a customs service  
or a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the International  
Coffee Organization within 30 days of the dose of the month  
of collection.
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APPENDIX  6
UST OF M EM BERS AND THEIR CODE NUM BERS
Exporting members r
Angola
Benin
Bolivia ;
Brazil v & *
Burundi -  ;
Cameroon
Centrai African  R  6 p Ù b  1 1 C  
Colombia
Congo . . .
Costa Rica  
Dominican Republic  
Ecuador
F .l Salvador .·
Ethiopia '
Gabon  v’
Ghana  
Guatemala
Guinea ..·., , . · > . ^
Haiti j  · "
Honduras , ,2" 1
India
Indonesia \
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi ^
Mexico  
Nicaragua  
Nigeria [-·
Panama r -
Papua New Guinea ·
Paraguay
Peru X  Philippines  
Rwanda
Sierra L e o n e ^  S r i  L a n k a  
Tanzania  
Togo  ■ c~
Trinidad and Tobago  
Uganda  
Venezuela  
Zaire
ZimbabweThailand158
22
1
2
27
•'19
20
3
21
5
7
8 
9 
10
23
38 
11 !  
92 
12
13
14
15
24 
100
37
107
25 
109
16
17
18 
2»
166
122
30.*:
28
32^
33«.
26
34
35
36 
4
39Importing members
Australia
Austria
Bclgium/Luxcmbourg
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Federal Republic o.f Germany  
Finland F i j i
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands  
New Zealand  
Norway
Portugal ,
Spain '
Sweden  
Switzerland  
United Kingdom '
United States of America  
Yugoslavia
123
8351
52
53
54
86
56
5 7 ^
71
58
91
98
59
60 
61 
70 
62 
31
63
64
65 
68 
69
148.236
Note:  Members of OAMCAF in italics. Coffee export stamps issued to members of OAMCAF will
bear the code number 155.

APPENDIX  7
LIM ITATION OF ANNUAL IM PORTS OF C O FFEE FROM  NON-MEMBERS
applicable to Member states of the European Economic Community
(60 kg bags)
Importing member
E E C
Bcigium/Luxembourg
Denmark
Federal Republic of Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands  
United Kingdom
QreeceAnnual
limitation
1 2 2  8 5 4  
23 02? 
18 5 6 6
5
11990
4 0 5  
747 
44 728 
1 2  908
872
611