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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2115 final
Brussels ,.20December197^
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheapplicationoftherecommendation Nol/73layingdownthe
methodsofadministrative cooperation inthecustomsfieldforthe
purposeofimplementing thesaidAgreementbetweenthe >
"EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)2115final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
TheAssociation Council setupunder theAgreement between the
European Economic Community andCyprus signed atBrussels on19December
1972 andwhich entered into force on1June 1973 »hasadopted during its
meeting of26November 1973 "therecommendation No1/73laying down the
methods ofadministrative cooperation inthecustoms field forthepurpose
ofimplementing the -said Agreement .
This recommendation must beimplemented inthe Community .
This Regulation effects this .

PROPOSAL TOR A
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheapplication oftherecommendation No1/73laying
down themethods ofadministrative cooperation inthecustoms
field forthepurpose ofimplementing thesaid Agreement between
theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas anAgreement (l)between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Republic ofCyprus wassigned on19December 1972 ,and entered into fprce
on1June 1973 ;
Whereas pursuant toArticle 17(2)ofProtocol No3concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative coope­
ration which isanintegral part oftheAgreement ,theAssociation Council
adopted therecommendation Nol/73laying down themethods ofadministrative
cooperation inthecustoms field forthepurpose ofimplementing thesaid
Agreement ;
Whereas itisnecessary toapply this recommendation intheCommunity ;
(1)OJNoL133 ,21May1973 ,p.1and88

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Forthepurpose ofimplementing theAgreement between theEuropean
•Eoonomic Community and .theRepublic ofCyprus ,theprovisions ofthe recoj
mendation Nol/73oftheAssociation Council of26November 1973 concernit
themethods ofadministrative cooperation inthecustoms field annexed to
this Regulation ,shall apply intheCommunity .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing it
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

RECOi:KENDATION No 1/73
OFTHE EEC-CYPRUS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
laying down themethods ofadministrative co-operation
inthecustoms field forthepurpose ofimplementing the
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofCyprus
,, H
THEASSOCIATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andthe Republic ofCyprus ,signed inBrussels on
s19December 1972 :
\
Having regard totheProtocol onthe ;definition ofthe concept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative co-operation
andinparticular Article 17(2)thereof ;
V/hereas itisnecessary ,fortheproper functioning oftheAgreement ,
toorganise close administrative co-operation between the Contracting
.Parties totheAgreement toensure correct anduniform application
ofthecustoms provisions contained therein ,inparticular those of
theProtocol concerning thedefinition ofthe concept of"originating
.products "andmethods ofadministrative co-operation ,hereinafter
called "theProtocol ",
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HASRECOMMENDED THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ANDTHE
REPUBLIC OPCYPRUS
to.,takethemeasuresnecessaryforapplication ofthefollowing
provisions :
A.HJLESGOVERNING THEISSUEOFANA.CY.1MOVE?.'JENTCERTIFICATE
I.Roleoftheexporter
1.Itshallbefortheexporterorhisauthorised
representative ,undertheformer'sresponsibility ,to
applyfortheissueofamovementcertificate .
ThisapplicationshallbemadeoutonanA.CY.1.
formofwhichaspecimenistobefoundinAnnexVto
theProtocol.Theformmustbecompletedinaccordance
.withtheProtocol.
2.Theexporterorhisrepresentative shallsubmit
withhisapplication anyappropriate supporting document
.provingthatthegoodstobeexportedareeligiblefor
theissueofamovementcertificate .u
II.Roleofthecustomsauthorities
1..Itshallbetheresponsibility ofthe(Customs
authorities oftheexportingcountrytoensurethat,the
A.CY.1.formisdulycompleted.Inparticular ,theyshali
checkwhetherthespacereservedforthedescription of
thegoodshasbeencompletedinsuchamannerastoexclut
anypossibility offraudulentadditions.Tothisend,thi
.description ofthegoodsmustbeindicatedwithoutleaving
anyblanklines.Wherethespaceisnotcompletely'fillet
ahorizontallinemustbedrawnbelowthelastlineofthi
description ,theemptyspacebeingcrossedthrough.

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2.Sincethemovementcertificate constitutes thedocu­
mentaryevidencefortheapplication ofthepreferential ...
tariffandquotaarrangementslaiddownintheAgreement,
itshallbetheresponsibility oftheCustomsauthorities
.oftheexportingcountrytotakeanystepsnecessaryto
verifythe'originofthegoodsandtochecktheother
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*statements onthe'certificate ... .
III.ExportsfromaMemberState..oftheEuropeanEconomicCotemunity
orfromCyprus •' '*
1...•TheA..CY.1movementcertificateshallbeissuedbythe
customsauthorities ofaMemberStateof.the.European
EconomicCommunityifthegoodstobeexportedcanbe
consideredproductsoriginatingintheCommunity ,within
themeaningofArticle 1(1)oftheProtocol.
2.TheA.CY*1movementcertificateshallbeissuedby
theCUstomsauthorities -ofCyprusifthegoodstobeexported
canbeconsideredproductsoriginatinginCypruswithinthe
meaningofArticle1(2)oftheProtocol.
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3.For.thepurposeofverifyingwhethertheconditions
statedinparagraphs 1and2ofSectionIIIabovehavebeen
met,,theCustomsauthoritiesshallhavetherighttocall
foranydocumentary evidenceortocarryout;any.checkwhich .
theyconsiderappropriate .
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4. TheCustoms authorities oftheMember State or
ofCyprus shall refuse toissue anA.CY.1 movement
certificate ifthe export documents submitted to
those authorities reveal that thegoods towhich
they relate arenotbeing sent toCyprus ortothe
.Community ,
IV.Indication -ofthe date ofissue ofthe certificate
The date .,ofissue ..of .the movement certificate must ,
beindicated inthe part ofthe certificate reserved
for the Customs authorities .
V•Provisions ofspecimen impressions ofthe types of
stamp used
The Customs authorities oftheMember States and
Cyprus shall provide each other ,through theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities ,with specimen impressions of
stamps used intheir Customs offices forthe issue of •
movement certificates .
VI.Replacement ofA*CY.1 mo^em^nt certificate bycertificates
ofthe same kind .
1. Itshall always ,bepossible toreplace oneor ...
more movement certificates byoneormore certificates ,
provided that this isdone attheCustoms office where
thegoods arelocated ,
2. Where the new movement certificate relates to
products which were originally imported from aMember
State orfrom Cyprus andareexported inthe same state ,
itmust indicate thecountry inwhich theoriginal
movement certificate was issued .

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VTI.Retrospective issueofmovementcertificates
*• 1 «
.1.Whereacertificateisissuedwithinthemeaning
•ofArticle8(2)oftheProtocolafterthegoodsto
whichitrelateshaveactuallybeenexported,the.
exportermust,intheapplicationreferredtoin
Article7ofthesaidProtocol:
-indicatetheplaceanddateofexportation ofthe
:goodstowhichthe••certificaterelates;.
-certifythatnocertificate wasissuedatthetime
ofexportation .ofthegoodsinquestion,andstate
thereasons. .•'> ..'......•
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2»,..TheCustomsauthorities mayissueamovement ,
certificateretrospectively onlyafterverifying
thattheparticulars suppliedintheexporter's
'applicationagreewiththoseonthecorresponding
■,''document.
Certificates issuedretrospectively mustbe
;endorsedwithoneof.thefollowingphrases;.
"NACHTRAGLICH ■AUSGESTELLT ",»DELIVRE .A..POSTERIORI ",.
........ *
"RILASCIATO APOSTERIORI",,."AFGEGEVSN APOSTERIORI",
•■"ISSUEDRETROSPECTIVELY","UDSTEDT .EFTERF0ÌGENDE ".....
VIII.Issueofduplicates
-Inthe-eventofthetheft,lossordestructionof
amovementcertificate ,theexportermayapplyto-the
Customsauthorities whichissueditforaduplicateto
bemadeoutonthebasisoftheexportdocumentsintheir
possession.Theduplicateissuedinthiswaymustbe
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•■endorsedwithonsofthefollowingwords;'"EUPLXKAT",■'
"DUPLICATA","DUPLICATO","LcPLICAAT","DUPLICATE".
Theduplicate,whichmustbep.r.thedateofissue
oftheoriginalmovementcertificate ,shalltakeeffect
asfromthatdate.
B.CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TOTHEUSEOFA.CY.1MOVEMENT
CERTIFICATES
I.Directtransportof..floods
Goodstransported withoutpassingthroughterri­
toriesotherthanthoseoftheContractingParties
shall "beconsideredastransportaddirect.'!Thc-following
shall,however .-notbeconsideredasaninterruption of
directtransport :
(a)callingatportssituatedinterritoriesotherthan ■
thoseoftfcsContractingParties;
(b)trans-shipment O-nsuchportsattributable to
.forcemajeureoreventsatseaj
(c)passingthroughterritoriesotherthanthoseof
theContractingPartiesortrans-shipment insuch
■territories providedthatcarriageortrans-shipment
throughsuchterritoriesiscoveredbyasingle
transport -docu^ircmadeoutinaMemberStateor
inCypx'us*

II.Acceptance ofmovement certificates after expiry ofthe
time limit for their submission •
■Movement certificates submitted tothe Customs
authorities ofthe importing country after expiry ofthe
time limit for their submission stipulated inArticle 9
oftheProtocol-may beaccepted ,,for the purpose of
supplying the preferential arrangements ,provided the /
failure toobserve this time limit results from force
'majeure orexceptional 'circumstances . .
Inaddition ,the -Customs authorities ofthe importing
country may accept such certificates provided thegoods
have been presented tothem before the expiry ofthe said '
time limit ..
III .Acceptance ofmovement certificates inwhich the particulars
donot correspond' tothe imported goods
Thediscovery ofslight discrepancies between the
statements made inthe movement certificate and those made
inthe documents submitted tothe Customs office for the
'purpose ofcarrying outtheformalities forimporting the'
goods shall' notipso^facto render thecertificate null and
void ,"provided itisduly established that the 'certificate
corresponds tothe goods .
ZONES
I. TheMember States andCyprus shall take .allnecessary
.steps toensure that goods traded under cover ofamovement .
certificate ,which iiithecourse oftransport useafree zone
situated intheir territory ,arenotsubstituted byother
goods andthat they donotundergo handling other than normal
operations designed toprevent their deterioration . ■

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II.• When products originating inthe Community orCyprus
and imported into afree zone under cover ofamovement
certificate undergo treatment orprocessing ,the Customs
authorities concerned must issue anew certificate at
the exporter 'srequest ifthetreatment orprocessing
undergone isinconformity with theProtocol . - .
D.POSTAL PACKETS (INCLUDING PARCEL POST )
I. Under the responsibility ofthe exporter ,heorhis
authorised representative shall complete and sign the
two parts ofanA.CY.2 form ,ofwhich amodel isannexed
- tothe Protocol .
Ifthe goods contained inthe consignment have
already been subject toverification inthe exporting
country byreference tothe definition ofthe concept
oforiginating products ,the exporter mayrefer tothis
check inthe space reserved for "Remarks "inthe A.CY.2
form . .
II. The exporter shall enter the title ,"A.CY.2 ",
followed bythe serial number ,ofthe form onthe green
label C1orcustoms declaration C2/CP3.Heshall
also enter both those numbers' ontheinvoice relating
tothe goods contained inthe packet .

SUBSEQUENT VERIFICATION OFA.CY.T MOVEMENT ..
•CERTIFICATES AND A,CY.2 FORKS .
Subsequent verifications ofmovement certificates '.
and offorms A.CY.2 shall -becarried out atrandom or
whenever the Customs authorities oftheimporting State
have reasonable doubt astothe authenticity ofthe
document orthe accuracy oftheinformation regarding '
thetrue origin ofthegoods inquestion *.
For thepurpose ofimplementing theprovisions of
paragraph Iabove , .theCustoms authorities ofthe
importing State shall return themovement .certificate
orPart 1ortheA.CY.2 form oraphotocopy ;
.thereof ,tothe Customs authorities oftheexporting
.State ,giving ,where appropriate ,thereasons ofform
orsubstance ,for aninquiry .The invoice ,ifithas
been submitted ,oracopy thereof shall beattached to .
Part -.1oftheA#CY»2 form and the Customs authorities
shall forward anyirformation that ,hasbeen obtained .
suggesting that ,theparticulars given onthesaid -
certificate orthe said form are inaccurate' .
Ifthe Customs authorities oftheimporting State
decide tosuspend the -Agreement while awaiting the
results oftheverification ,they shall offer
torelease thegoods totheimporter subject toany .
'precautionary measures judged necessairy .

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III . The Customs authorities ofthe importing State shall be
informed ofthe results ofthe verification within three months .
These results must besuch astomake itpossible todetermine
whether the disputed movement certificate orA.CY.2 form
applies tothegoods actually exported ,andwhether these goods
can ,infact ,qualify fortheapplication ofthepreferential
arrangements .
IV« When such disputes cannot besettled between the Customs
authorities ofthe importing State and those ofthe exporting .
State orwhen they raise aquestion' astotheinterpretation
oftheProtocol ,they shall besubmitted totheCustoms
Co-operation Committee .
V. For thepurpose ofthesubsequent verification of
certificates ,theCustoms authorities oftheexporting country
must keep the export documents ,or -copies ofcertificates used
inplace thereof ,fornot less than twoyears .
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Done atBrussels ,.£9.^vember ^ (
For theAssociation Council ..
Chairman
I.Npregaard