THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION
( A ) " PIECES OF EQUIPMENT , MACHINES , APPARATUS OR VEHICLES " MEANS GOODS LISTED AS SUCH IN SECTIONS XVI , XVII AND XVIII OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
( B ) " ESSENTIAL SPARE PARTS " MEANS PARTS WHICH AT THE SAME TIME :
_ ARE COMPONENTS WITHOUT WHICH THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE GOODS REFERRED TO IN ( A ) WHICH HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED BEFOREHAND CANNOT BE ENSURED ;
_ ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THOSE GOODS ;
_ ARE INTENDED FOR THEIR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND TO REPLACE PARTS OF THE SAME KIND WHICH ARE DAMAGED OR HAVE BECOME UNSERVICEABLE .
ARTICLE 3
WHEN APPLICATION IS MADE FOR A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR ESSENTIAL SPARE PARTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 , THAT CERTIFICATE AND THE APPLICATION RELATING THERETO MUST INCLUDE IN THE " DESCRIPTION OF GOODS " COLUMN A DECLARATION BY THE PARTY CONCERNED THAT THE GOODS MENTIONED THEREIN ARE INTENDED FOR THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT , MACHINE , APPARATUS OR VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN DISPATCHED BEFOREHAND , TOGETHER WITH THE EXACT PARTICULARS OF THE SAID PIECE OF EQUIPMENT , MACHINE , APPARATUS OR VEHICLE .
MOREOVER , THE PARTY CONCERNED SHALL , AS FAR AS POSSIBLE , GIVE THE REFERENCES FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN ( ISSUING AUTHORITY , NUMBER AND DATE OF CERTIFICATE ) UNDER COVER OF WHICH THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT , MACHINE , APPARATUS OR VEHICLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF WHICH THE PARTS ARE INTENDED WAS DISPATCHED .
ARTICLE 4
WHERE THE ORIGIN OF ESSENTIAL SPARE PARTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 MUST BE PROVED ON IMPORTATION BY THE PRODUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN , THE CERTIFICATE MUST INCLUDE THE PARTICULARS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 .
ARTICLE 5
IN ORDER TO ENSURE APPLICATION OF THE RULES LAID DOWN IN THIS REGULATION , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROOF , IN PARTICULAR :
_ PRODUCTION OF THE INVOICE OR A COPY OF THE INVOICE RELATING TO THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT , MACHINE , APPARATUS OR VEHICLE DISPATCHED BEFOREHAND ;
_ THE CONTRACT OR A COPY OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT SHOWING THAT DELIVERY IS BEING EFFECTED AS PART OF THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE .
ARTICLE 6
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 FEBRUARY 1970 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 JANUARY 1970 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
THE PRESIDENT
JEAN REY