Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the additional protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, South Africa, accession to the European Union, originating product, protocol to an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 17.11.2008 
COM(2008) 749 final 

2008/0212 (AVC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

concerning the conclusion of the additional protocol to the Agreement on Trade, 
Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take 
account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European 
Union 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Two new Member States acceded to the European Union on 1 January 2007. Under Article 
6(2) of the Act concerning the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the 
adjustment of the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (hereinafter the ‘Act of 
Accession’),  the  accession  of  the  new  Member  States  to  the  Agreement  on  Trade, 
Development and Cooperation (TDCA) with the Republic of South Africa must be approved 
by concluding a protocol to that Agreement. Article 6(2) provides for a simplified procedure 
whereby  such  protocols  are  to  be  concluded  by  the  Council  of  the  European  Union,  acting 
unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and the third country concerned. This procedure 
is without prejudice to the European Community’s own competences. 

Consequently,  the  Commission  has  negotiated  this  Additional  Protocol,  for  the  EC  part  on 
behalf  of  the  European  Community  and  for  the  national  competence  part  on  behalf  of  the 
Member  States,  on  the  basis  of  the  negotiating  directives  adopted  by  the  Council  on  23 
October 2006, and in consultation with a committee of representatives of the Member States. 

The  Additional  Protocol  provides  for  the  necessary  technical  adaptations  of  the  TDCA 
ensuing from the accession of the new contracting parties, in particular regarding:  

•  Institutional  provisions:  the  protocol  includes  a  number  of  adjustments  brought  about  by 
the  accession  of  the  new  Member  States  to  this  mixed  agreement  and  an  increase  in  the 
number of official languages.  

•  Rules  of  origin:  the  multilingual  provisions  in  Protocol  1  to  the  TDCA  concerning  the 
definition  of  the  concept  of  “originating  products”  and  methods  of  administrative 
cooperation have been amended to include the languages of the new Member States. 

The  TDCA  provides  for  trade  liberalisation  between  the  European  Community  and  the 
Republic of South Africa, which in some cases is limited to tariff quotas. These tariff quotas 
have been reviewed on the basis of traditional trade between the new Member States, on the 
one  hand,  and  the  Republic  of  South  Africa,  on  the  other.  Trade  flows  were  found  to  be 
insignificant and no adjustments to the tariff quotas were required. 

The  Protocol  as  set  out  above  has  been  negotiated  and  agreed  with  the  Republic  of  South 
Africa.  

On 9 October 2007 the Council adopted a decision on the signing and provisional application 
of the protocol. The current proposal is for a Council Decision concluding the protocol. 

The Commission therefore recommends that the Council adopts the attached decision. 

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2008/0212 (AVC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

concerning the conclusion of the additional protocol to the Agreement on Trade, 
Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member 
States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take 
account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European 
Union 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 310, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and 
the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the 2006 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament1,  

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The  Additional  Protocol  to  the  Agreement  on  Trade,  Development  and  Cooperation 
between  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the 
Republic  of  South  Africa,  of  the  other  part,  to  take  account  of  the  accession  of  the 
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the 
Community and the Member States on 10 October 2007 in accordance with Council 
Decision 2008/74/EC of 9 October 2007 on the signing and provisional application of 
an  Additional  Protocol  to  the  Agreement  on  Trade,  Development  and  Cooperation 
between  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the 
Republic  of  South  Africa,  of  the  other  part,  to  take  account  of  the  accession  of  the 
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union2. 

(2) 

The Additional Protocol should be approved, 

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Assent given on xxxxxxx 
OJ L 22, 25.01.2008. 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article1 

The Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between 
the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South 
Africa,  of  the  other  part,  to  take  account  of  the  accession  of  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  and 
Romania to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. 

The text of the Additional Protocol is annexed to this Decision.  

Article 2  

The  President  of  the  Council  is  hereby  authorised  to  designate  the  person  empowered  to 
deposit on behalf of the European Community the act of approval provided for in Article 6.2 
of the Additional Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound.  

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

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ANNEX  

Additional Protocol to the agreement on trade, development and cooperation between 
the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of 
South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of 
Bulgaria and Romania To the European Union 

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THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, 

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA  

THE CZECH REPUBLIC, 

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, 

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, 

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, 

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, 

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, 

IRELAND, 

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, 

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, 

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, 

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, 

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, 

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, 

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA, 

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, 

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, 

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, 

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, 

ROMANIA  

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, 

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC, 

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, 

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, 

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, 

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hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  "Member  States",  represented  by  the  Council  of  the 
European Union, 

and 

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, 

hereinafter referred to as "the Community", 

and 

THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 

together hereinafter referred to as "Contracting Parties" 

CONSIDERING THAT the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the 
European  Community  and  its  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of 
South Africa, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the "TDCA"), was signed in Pretoria 
on 11 October 1999 and entered into force on 1 May 2004; 

CONSIDERING THAT the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and 
Romania  to  the  European  Union,  was  signed  in  Luxembourg  on  25  April  2005  and  entered 
into force on 1 January 2007; 

CONSIDERING THAT, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the 2006 Act of Accession, the accession 
of the new Contracting Parties to the TDCA shall be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to 
the TDCA, 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

ARTICLE 1 

The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (hereinafter referred to as "the new Member States") 
hereby become Contracting Parties to the TDCA and shall respectively adopt and take note, in 
the  same  manner  as  the  other  Member  States  of  the  Community,  of  the  texts  of  the 
Agreement, as well as of the Annexes, Protocols and Declarations attached thereto. 

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CHAPTER I 

AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE TDCA, 

INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS 

ARTICLE 2 

Languages and number of originals 

Article 108 of the TDCA is replaced by the following: 

"ARTICLE 108 

This  Agreement  is  drawn  up  in  duplicate  in  the  Bulgarian,  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English, 
Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, 
Polish,  Portuguese,  Romanian,  Slovenian,  Slovak,  Spanish  and  Swedish  languages  and  the 
official  languages  of  South  Africa,  other  than  English,  namely  Sepedi,  Sesotho,  Setswana, 
siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu, each of these texts 
being equally authentic.". 

ARTICLE 3 

Rules of origin 

Protocol 1 of the TDCA shall be amended as follows: 

1) 

Article 16(4) shall be replaced by the following: 

"4.  Movement  certificates  EUR.1  issued  retrospectively  must  be  endorsed  with  one  of  the 
following phrases: 

BG 

"ИЗДАДЕН ВПОСЛЕДСТВИЕ" 

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"EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI" 

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"VYSTAVENO DODATEČNĔ" 

DA 

"UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE" 

DE 

"NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT" 

ET 

"TAGANTJÄRELE VÄLJA ANTUD" 

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"ΕΚ∆ΟΘΕΝ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΩΝ" 

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"ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY" 

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"DÉLIVRÉ A POSTERIORI" 

IT 

"RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI" 

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LV 

"IZSNIEGTS RETROSPEKTĪVI" 

LT 

"RETROSPEKTYVUSIS IŠDAVIMAS" 

HU 

"KIADVA VISSZAMENŐLEGES HATÁLLYAL" 

MT 

"MAĦRUĠ RETROSPETTIVAMENT" 

NL 

"AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI" 

PL 

"WYSTAWIONE RETROSPEKTYWNIE" 

PT 

"EMITIDO A POSTERIORI" 

RO 

"EMIS A POSTERIORI" 

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"IZDANO NAKNADNO" 

SK 

"VYDANÉ DODATOČNE" 

FI 

"ANNETTU JÄLKIKÄTEEN" 

SV 

"UTFÄRDAT I EFTERHAND"; 

2) 

Article 17(2) shall be replaced by the following: 

"2. The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one of the following words: 

BG  ДУБЛИКАТ" 

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"DUPLICADO" 

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"DUPLIKÁT" 

DA 

"DUPLIKAT" 

DE 

"DUPLIKAT" 

ET 

"DUPLIKAAT" 

EL 

"ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΟ" 

EN 

"DUPLICATE" 

FR 

"DUPLICATA" 

IT 

"DUPLICATO" 

LV 

"DUBLIKĀTS" 

LT 

"DUBLIKATAS" 

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"MÁSODLAT" 

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MT 

"DUPLIKAT" 

NL 

"DUPLICAAT" 

PL 

"DUPLIKAT" 

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"SEGUNDA VIA" 

RO 

"DUPLICAT" 

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"DVOJNIK" 

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"DUPLIKÁT" 

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"KAKSOISKAPPALE" 

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"DUPLIKAT""; 

3) 

Annex IV shall be replaced by the following: 

ANNEX IV 

INVOICE DECLARATION 

The  invoice  declaration,  the  text  of  which  is  given  below,  must  be  made  out  in  accordance 
with the footnotes. However, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced. 

Bulgarian version 

Износителят на продуктите, обхванати от този документ (митническо разрешение № … 
(1))  декларира,  че  освен  кьдето  е  отбелязано  друго,  тези  продукти  са  с  … 
преференциален произход (2). 

Spanish version 

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera n° 
.. …(1).) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen 
preferencial . …(2). 

Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo povolení …(1)) prohlašuje, že kromě 
zřetelně označených, mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v …(2). 

Czech version 

Danish version 

Eksportøren  af  varer,  der  er  omfattet  af  nærværende  dokument,  (toldmyndighedernes 
...(1)),  erklærer,  at  varerne,  medmindre  andet  tydeligt  er  angivet,  har 
tilladelse  nr. 
præferenceoprindelse i ...(2). 

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German version 

Der Ausführer (Ermächtigter Ausführer; Bewilligungs-Nr. ...(1)) der Waren, auf die sich dieses 
Handelspapier  bezieht,  erklärt,  dass  diese  Waren,  soweit  nicht  anderes  angegeben, 
präferenzbegünstigte ...(2) Ursprungswaren sind. 

Estonian version 

Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete eksportija (tolliameti kinnitus nr. ...(1)) deklareerib, 
et need tooted on ...(2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul kui on selgelt näidatud teisiti. 

Greek version 

Ο  εξαγωγέας  των  προϊόντων  που  καλύπτονται  από  το  παρόν  έγγραφο  (άδεια  τελωνείου 
υπ΄αριθ.  ...(1))  δηλώνει  ότι,  εκτός  εάν  δηλώνεται  σαφώς  άλλως,  τα  προϊόντα  αυτά  είναι 
προτιµησιακής καταγωγής ...(2). 

English version 

The  exporter  of  the  products  covered  by  this  document  (customs  authorisation  No  ...(1)) 
declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of ...(2) preferential 
origin. 

L'exportateur  des  produits  couverts  par  le  présent  document  (autorisation  douanière  n° ...(1)) 
déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l'origine préférentielle ... (2)). 

French version 

Italian version 

L'esportatore  delle  merci  contemplate  nel  presente  documento  (autorizzazione  doganale 
n. ...(1)) dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale ...(2). 

Latvian version 

To produktu eksportētājs, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (muitas atļauja Nr. …(1)), deklarē, ka, 
izņemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir preferenciāla izcelsme no …(2). 

Lithuanian version 

Šiame  dokumente  išvardintų  prekių  eksportuotojas  (muitinės  liudijimo  Nr  …(1))  deklaruoja, 
kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra …(2) preferencinės kilmės prekės. 

Hungarian version 

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám: …(1)) kijelentem, hogy 
eltérő jelzés hianyában az áruk kedvezményes …(2) származásúak. 

Maltese version 

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L-esportatur  tal-prodotti  koperti  b’dan  id-dokument  (awtorizzazzjoni  tad-dwana  nru. …(1)) 
jiddikjara  li,  ħlief  fejn  indikat  b’mod  ċar  li  mhux  hekk,  dawn  il-prodotti  huma  ta’  oriġini 
preferenzjali …(2). 

Dutch version 

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr. 
...(1)), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van 
preferentiële ... oorsprong zijn (2). 

Polish version 

Eksporter  produktów  objętych  tym  dokumentem  (upoważnienie  władz  celnych  nr  …(1)) 
deklaruje,  że  z  wyjątkiem  gdzie  jest  to  wyraźnie  określone,  produkty  te  mają  …(2) 
preferencyjne pochodzenie. 

Portuguese version 

O abaixo-assinado, exportador dos produtos abrangidos pelo presente documento (autorização 
aduaneira n°. ...(1)), declara que, salvo indicação expressa em contrário, estes produtos são de 
origem preferencial ...(2). 

Romanian version 

Exportatorul  produselor  ce  fac  ojiectul  acestui  document  (autorizaţia  vamalâ  nr.  …(1)) 
declará cá, exceptând cazul în care în mod expres este indicat altfel, aceste produse sunt de 
origine preferenţialā …(2). 

Slovenian version 

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov št …(1)) izjavlja, 
da, razen če ni drugače jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno …(2) poreklo. 

Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo povolenia …(1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem 
zreteľne označených, majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v …(2). 

Slovak version 

Finnish version 

Tässä  asiakirjassa  mainittujen  tuotteiden  viejä  (tullin  lupa  n:o  ...(1))  ilmoittaa,  että  nämä 
tuotteet  ovat,  ellei 
... 
alkuperätuotteita (2). 

selvästi  merkitty,  etuuskohteluun  oikeutettuja 

toisin  ole 

Swedish version 

Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr. ...(1)) 
försäkrar  att  dessa  varor,  om  inte  annat  tydligt  markerats,  har  förmånsberättigande  ... 
ursprung (2). 

South African versions 

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Bagwebi ba go romela ntle ditöweletöwa töeo di akaretöwago ke tokumente ye (Nomoro ya 
ditöwantle ya tumelelo...(1)) ba ipolela gore ntle le moo go laeditöwego, ditöweletöwa töe ke 
töa go töwa (2) ka tlhago. 

Moromelli  wa  sehlahiswa  ya  sireleditsweng  ke  tokomane  ena  (tumello  ya  thepa  naheng 
No ...(1)) e hlalosa hore, ka ntle ha eba ho hlalositswe ka tsela e nngwe ka nepo, dihlahiswa 
tsena ke tsa ... tshimoloho e kgethilweng (2). 

Moromelantle  wa  dikuno  tse  di  tlhagelelang  mo  lokwalong  le  (lokwalo  lwa  tumelelo  ya 
kgethiso No ...(1)) o tlhomamisa gore, ntle le fa go tlhagisitsweng ka mokgwa mongwe, dikuno 
tse ke tsa ... dinaga tse di thokegang (2). 

Umtfumeli  ngaphandle  walemikhicito  lebalwe  kulomculu  (ngeligunya  lalokutfunyelwa 
ngaphandle  Nombolo  ...(1))  lophakamisa  kutsi,  ngaphandle  kwalapho  lekuboniswe  khona 
ngalokucacile, lemikhicito ...ngeyendzabuko lebonelelwako (2). 

Muvhambadzi  wa  zwibveledzwa  mashangoni  a  nnda,  (zwibveledzwa)  zwine  zwa  vha  zwo 
ambiwaho  kha  ili  linwalo  (linwalo  la  u  nea  maanda  la  mithelo  ya  zwitundwannda  kana 
zwirumelwannda  la  vhu  ...(1)),  li  khou  buletshedza  uri,  nga  nnda  ha  musi  zwo  ambiwa  nga 
inwe  ndila-vho,  zwibveledzwa  hezwi  ndi  zwa  ...  vhubwo  hune  ha  khou  funeseswa  kana  u 
takaleleswa (2). 

Muxavisela-vambe  wa  swikumiwa  leswi  nga  eka  tsalwa  leri  (Xibalo  xa  switundziwa  xa 
Nomboro  ...(1))  u  boxa  leswaku,  handle  ka  laha  swi  kombisiweke,  swikumiwa  leswi  i  swa 
ntiyiso swa xilaveko xa le henhla swinene (2). 

Die  uitvoerder  van  die  produkte  gedek  deur  hierdie  dokument  (doeanemagtiging  No ...(1)) 
verklaar  dat,  uitgesonderd  waar  andersins  duidelik  aangedui,  hierdie  produkte  van  ... 
voorkeuroorsprong (2) is. 

Umthumelli-phandle  wemikhiqizo  ebalwe  kilencwadi  (inomboro  ...(1)  egunyaza  imikhiqizo 
ephumako)  ubeka  uthi,  ngaphandle  kobana  kutjengiswe  ngendlela  ethileko  butjhatjhalazi, 
lemikhiqizo ine ... mwelaphi enconyiswako (2). 

Umthumeli  weempahla  ngaphandle  kwelizwe  wemveliso  equkwa  lolu  xwebhu  (iirhafu 
zempahla  zesigunyaziso Nombolo ...(1)) ubhengeza ukuthi,  ngaphandle  kwalapho kuboniswe 
ngokucacileyo, ezi mveliso ... zezemvelaphi eyamkelekileyo kunezinye (2). 

Umthumeli wempahla ebhaliwe kulo mqulu iNombolo ... yokugunyaza yentela yempahla ...(1) 
uyamemezela  ukuthi,  ngaphandle  kokuthi  kukhonjisiwe  ngokusobala, 
le  mikhiqizo 
iqhamuka ... endaweni ekhethekileyo (2). 

…………………………………….(3) 

(Place and date) 

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(Signature  of  the  exporter;  in  addition,  the 
name of the person signing the declaration has 
to be indicated in clear script) 

(1) 
When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning 
of  Article  20  of  the  Protocol,  the  authorisation  number  of  the  approved  exporter  must  be 
entered in this space. When the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, 
the words in brackets will be omitted or the space left blank. 

(2) 
Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in 
part  to  products  originating  in  Ceuta  and  Melilla  within  the  meaning  of  Article  36  of  the 
Protocol, the exporter must clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is 
made out by means of the symbol "CM". 

(3) 
itself. 

These  indications  may  be  omitted  if  the  information  is  contained  in  the  document 

(4) 
the exemption of signature also implies the exemption of the name of the signatory.". 

See Article 19(5) of the Protocol. In cases where the exporter is not required to sign, 

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CHAPTER II 

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 

ARTICLE 4 

Goods en route or in temporary storage 

1. 
The  provisions  of  the  Agreement  shall  be  applied  to  goods  exported  from  either 
South Africa  to  one  of  the  new  Member  States  or  from  one  of  the  new  Member  States  to 
South Africa, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 1 to the TDCA and which on the 
date of accession are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a 
free zone in South Africa or in that new Member State. 

Preferential treatment shall be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the 
2. 
customs authorities of the importing country, within four months from the date of accession, 
of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country. 

CHAPTER III 

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

ARTICLE 5 

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the TDCA. 

ARTICLE 6 

This  Protocol  shall  be  approved  by  the  Community,  by  the  Council  of  the 
1. 
European Union  on  behalf  of  the  Member  States,  and  by  the  Republic  of  South  Africa  in 
accordance with their own procedures. 

The  Contracting  Parties  shall  notify  each  other  of  the  accomplishment  of  the 
2. 
corresponding  procedures  referred  to  in  paragraph  1.  The  instruments  of  approval  shall  be 
deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. 

ARTICLE 7 

This  Protocol  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  first  day  of  the  first  month  following  the 

1. 
date of deposit of the last instrument of approval. 

2. 

This Protocol shall apply provisionally as from 1 January 2007. 

ARTICLE 8 

This  Protocol  is  drawn  up  in  duplicate  in  the  Bulgarian,  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English, 
Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, 
Polish,  Portuguese,  Romanian,  Slovenian,  Slovak,  Spanish  and  Swedish  languages  and  the 
official  languages  of  South  Africa,  other  than  English,  namely  Sepedi,  Sesotho,  Setswana, 

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siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu, each of these texts 
being equally authentic. 

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