NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT GOODS TRADED UNDER COVER OF A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR . 1 , AND WHICH IN THE COURSE OF TRANSPORT USE A FREE ZONE SITUATED IN THEIR TERRITORY , ARE NOT REPLACED BY OTHER GOODS AND THAT THEY DO NOT UNDERGO HANDLING OTHER THAN NORMAL OPERATIONS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THEIR DETERIORATION .
ARTICLE 23
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE PROPER APPLICATION OF THIS TITLE , THE MEMBER STATES , THE " COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES " AND THE ACP STATES SHALL ASSIST EACH OTHER , THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS , IN CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR . 1 AND THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED AND THE DECLARATIONS BY EXPORTERS ON FORMS EUR . 2 AND THE AUTHENTICITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CERTIFICATES ENVISAGED IN ARTICLE 20 .
ARTICLE 24
PENALTIES SHALL BE IMPOSED ON ANY PERSON WHO DRAWS UP OR CAUSES TO BE DRAWN UP EITHER A FORM EUR . 2 OR A DOCUMENT WHICH CONTAINS INCORRECT PARTICULARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR . 1 ENABLING GOODS TO BE ACCEPTED AS ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT .
ARTICLE 25
1 . SUBSEQUENT VERIFICATIONS OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR . 1 AND OF FORMS EUR . 2 SHALL BE CARRIED OUT AT RANDOM OR WHENEVER THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING STATE HAVE REASONABLE DOUBT AS TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUE ORIGIN OF THE GOODS IN QUESTION .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING PARAGRAPH 1 , THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING STATE SHALL RETURN THE MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR . 1 OR PART 2 OF FORM EUR . 2 , OR A PHOTOCOPY THEREOF , TO THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE EXPORTING STATE , GIVING , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE REASONS OF FORM OR SUBSTANCE FOR AN INQUIRY . THE INVOICE , IF IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED , OR A COPY THEREOF SHALL BE ATTACHED TO PART 2 OF FORM EUR . 2 AND THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES SHALL FORWARD ANY INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED SUGGESTING THAT THE PARTICULARS GIVEN ON THE SAID CERTIFICATE OR THE SAID FORM ARE INACCURATE .
IF THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING STATE DECIDE TO SUSPEND EXECUTION OF TITLE I OF THE CONVENTION WHILE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE VERIFICATION , THEY SHALL OFFER TO RELEASE THE GOODS TO THE IMPORTER SUBJECT TO ANY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES JUDGED NECESSARY .
3 . THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING STATE SHALL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULTS OF THE VERIFICATION WITHIN THREE MONTHS . THESE RESULTS MUST BE SUCH AS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DISPUTED MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR . 1 OR FORM EUR . 2 APPLIES TO THE GOODS ACTUALLY EXPORTED , AND WHETHER THESE GOODS CAN , IN FACT , QUALIFY FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS .
WHEN SUCH DISPUTES CANNOT BE SETTLED BETWEEN THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING STATE AND