AUTHORITY IN THE SUPPLYING COUNTRY CONCERNED , GIVING , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE REASONS OF FORM OR SUBSTANCE FOR AN ENQUIRY . IF THE INVOICE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED , SUCH INVOICE OR A COPY THEREOF SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE CERTIFICATE OR ITS COPY . THE AUTHORITIES SHALL ALSO FORWARD ANY INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED SUGGESTING THAT THE PARTICULARS GIVEN ON THE SAID CERTIFICATE ARE INACCURATE .
2 . THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE SHALL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO SUBSEQUENT VERIFICATIONS OF THE DECLARATIONS OF ORIGIN REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) OF THIS ANNEX .
3 . THE RESULTS OF THE SUBSEQUENT VERIFICATIONS CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 SHALL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THREE MONTHS AT THE LATEST .
4 . SHOULD SUCH VERIFICATIONS REVEAL ABUSE OR MAJOR IRREGULARITIES IN THE USE OF DECLARATIONS OF ORIGIN , THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THIS FACT . THE COMMISSION SHALL PASS THE INFORMATION ON TO THE OTHER MEMBER STATES .
AT THE REQUEST OF A MEMBER STATE OR AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE COMMISSION , THE COMMITTEE ON ORIGIN SHALL , AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 13 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ( 2 ) , EXAMINE WHETHER IT IS DESIRABLE TO REQUIRE THE PRODUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) , IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS AND THE SUPPLYING COUNTRY CONCERNED .
THE DECISION SHALL BE TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 .
5 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSEQUENT VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN , COPIES OF THE CERTIFICATES AS WELL AS ANY EXPORT DOCUMENTS REFERRING TO THEM SHALL BE KEPT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS BY THE COMPETENT GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IN EACH SUPPLYING COUNTRY .
6 . RANDOM RECOURSE TO THE PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE MUST NOT CONSTITUTE AND OBSTACLE TO THE RELEASE FOR HOME USE OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION .
ARTICLE 4
1 . THE MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES AND FORMS EUR.1 AND EUR.2 AND THE CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FORM A AND FORMS APR PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A TARIFF PREFERENCE SHALL BE ACCEPTED IN PLACE OF THE PROOF OF ORIGIN STIPULATED IN ARTICLE 1 .
2 . THE PROOF OF ORIGIN REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE GOODS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE CONFORMING TO THE SPECIMEN AND COMPLYING WITH THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2635/77 ( 3 ) OR ( EEC ) NO 2636/77 ( 4 ) OR IN THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS WHICH ARE TO REPLACE THE SAID REGULATIONS .
3 . PARAGRAPH 2 SHALL ALSO APPLY TO GOODS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE CONFORMING TO THE SPECIMEN AND COMPLYING WITH THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN ANNEX