SHALL NOT IPSO FACTO RENDER THE CERTIFICATE NULL AND VOID , PROVIDED IT IS DULY ESTABLISHED THAT THE CERTIFICATE CORRESPONDS TO THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED .
ARTICLE 13
1 . SUBSEQUENT VERIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATES FORM A AND FORM APR SHALL BE CARRIED OUT AT RANDOM OR WHENEVER THE RELEVANT CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE REASONABLE DOUBT AS TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DOCUMENT OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUE ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE , THE COMPETENT CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN THE COMMUNITY SHALL RETURN THE CERTIFICATE FORM A OR THE FORM APR TO THE RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IN THE EXPORTING BENEFICIARY COUNTRY , 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 FORM APR . THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES SHALL ALSO FORWARD ANY INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED SUGGESTING THAT THE PARTICULARS GIVEN ON THE SAID CERTIFICATE OR THE SAID FORM ARE INACCURATE .
IF THE SAID AUTHORITIES DECIDE TO SUSPEND THE TARIFF PREFERENCES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE VERIFICATION , THEY SHALL OFFER TO RELEASE THE PRODUCTS TO THE IMPORTER SUBJECT TO ANY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES JUDGED NECESSARY .
ARTICLE 14
THE EXPLANATORY NOTES , LISTS A , B AND C , THE SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM A AND THE SPECIMEN FORM APR WHICH ARE ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION SHALL FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS REGULATION .
TITLE II
ARTICLE 15
FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING TARIFF PREFERENCES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 , EVERY BENEFICIARY COUNTRY SHALL COMPLY OR ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES CONCERNING THE COMPLETION AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FORM A , THE CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF FORM APR AND THOSE CONCERNING ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES .
SECTION I
COMPLETION AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FORM A
ARTICLE 16
1 . A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN SHALL BE ISSUED ONLY UPON WRITTEN APPLICATION FROM THE EXPORTER OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE .
2 . THE EXPORTER OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE SHALL SUBMIT WITH HIS APPLICATION ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPORTING DOCUMENT PROVING THAT THE PRODUCTS TO BE EXPORTED QUALIFY FOR THE ISSUE OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN .
ARTICLE 17
IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPETENT GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES OF THE EXPORTING BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES TO ENSURE THAT CERTIFICATES AND APPLICATIONS ARE DULY COMPLETED .
ARTICLE 18
THE CERTIFICATE MUST CONFORM TO THE SPECIMEN SHOWN IN THE ANNEX .
EACH CERTIFICATE SHALL MEASURE 210 BY 297 MM , A TOLERANCE OF UP TO PLUS 8 MM OR MINUS 5 MM IN THE LENGTH MAY BE ALLOWED . THE PAPER USED SHALL BE WHITE WRITING PAPER , SIZED , NOT CONTAINING MECHANICAL PULP AND WEIGHING NOT LESS THAN 25 G/M2 . IT SHALL HAVE A PRINTED GREEN GUILLOCHE-PATTERN BACKGROUND MAKING ANY FALSIFICATION BY MECHANICAL OR CHEMICAL MEANS APPARENT