THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN RELATING TO GOODS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN ONE OF THE MEMBER STATES THEREOF AND INTENDED FOR EXPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY , AND APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATES , MUST , UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 9 AND 10 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 , BE MADE OUT ON FORMS CONFORMING TO THE SPECIMENS ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION .
2 . EACH CERTIFICATE AND THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE MUST , FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES , BEAR THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER . WHEN THE CERTIFICATES ARE ISSUED THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES MAY IN ADDITION PLACE A NUMBER OF ISSUE ON THEM . IF THE NEEDS OF THE EXPORT TRADE SO REQUIRE , ONE OR MORE COPIES OF EACH CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE .
ARTICLE 2
THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES SHALL DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS , IF ANY , ARE TO BE GIVEN IN THE APPLICATION . SUCH ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS MUST BE KEPT TO A STRICT MINIMUM .
EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THE PROVISIONS WHICH IT ADOPTS IN PURSUANCE OF THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH . THE COMMISSION SHALL IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO THE OTHER MEMBER STATES .
ARTICLE 3
THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OR AUTHORIZED AGENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE ISSUED CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN MUST RETAIN THE APPLICATIONS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS .
HOWEVER , APPLICATIONS MAY ALSO BE RETAINED IN THE FORM OF COPIES THEREOF , PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBATIVE VALUE UNDER THE LAW OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED .
ARTICLE 4
REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 582/69 AND ( EEC ) NO 518/72 ARE HEREBY REPEALED .
NEVERTHELESS , FORMS WHICH CONFORM TO THE SPECIMENS ANNEXED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 518/72 MAY STILL BE USED UNTIL 31 MARCH 1983 .
ARTICLE 5
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1981 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 FEBRUARY 1981 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
KARL-HEINZ NARJES
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 79 , 31 . 3 . 1969 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 67 , 20 . 3 . 1972 , P . 25 .
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )
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3 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )
4 TRANSPORT DETAILS ( OPTIONAL ) ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )
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