O , CERTIFICATES OF RE-EXPORT , CERTIFICATES OF RE-SHIPMENT AND CERTIFICATES OF TRANSIT SHALL CEASE TO BE VALID AFTER NINE MONTHS FROM THE END OF THE CALENDAR QUARTER IN WHICH THEY ARE ISSUED . CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN IN FORM X SHALL HAVE NO SPECIFIED PERIOD OF VALIDITY .
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 ) .
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
EVERY EXPORT OF COFFEE SHALL BE ALLOCATED AN INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFICATION MARK WHICH SHALL BE UNIQUE TO THE PARCEL OF COFFEE CONCERNED . THE IDENTIFICATION MARK SHALL BE PRINTED INSIDE 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 ( 1 ) , 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 ( UP TO FOUR DIGITS TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE GROWER OR EXPORTER FOR EACH PARCEL HE EXPORTS , BEGINNING WITH THE NUMBER " 1 " FOR