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 CERTIFICATE 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 IT ;
( D ) THE CERTIFICATE SHALL BE VALID TO COVER ONLY THE COFFEE DESCRIBED THEREIN AT THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED ;
( E ) 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 .
VALID CERTIFICATE MEANS A VALID CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN , A VALID CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXPORT , A VALID CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT AND A VALID CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT AS DEFINED ABOVE .
EXPORT 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 DEMESTIC 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