APPLY FOR THE ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF TRANSIT IN FORM T IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR OR MAY HAVE THE NET WEIGHT OF THE GREEN COFFEE OR THE GREEN COFFEE EQUIVALENT OF THE COFFEE COVERED BY THE SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE CREDITED TO A TRANSIT STAMP ACCOUNT OPENED IN HIS NAME , SAVE THAT CERTIFICATES IN FORM T ISSUED TO COVER IMPORTS OF COFFEE FROM NON-MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE USED IN PART OR IN WHOLE TO OBTAIN A CREDIT OF TRANSIT STAMPS . VALID CERTIFICATES SURRENDERED UNDER THIS PROVISION OR UNDER THE PROVISION OF PARAGRAPH 11 OF THIS RULE SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE INSERTION OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE RIGHT-HAND SECTION OF PART B AND SHALL BE FORWARDED BY THE MEMBER CONCERNED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ANY CASE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSE OF THE MONTH OF COLLECTION .
2 . CERTIFICATES OF TRANSIT IN FORM T ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RULE SHALL BE VALIDATED WITH COFFEE TRANSIT STAMPS AFFIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 16 .
3 . WHEN THE HOLDER OF A TRANSIT STAMP ACCOUNT REQUIRES A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT HE SHALL REQUEST THE CERTIFYING AGENCY WITH WHICH HE HOLDS HIS ACCOUNT TO ISSUE HIM WITH SUCH A DOCUMENT AND SHALL INFORM THE CERTIFYING AGENCY OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER OF THE SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE ON THE BASIS OF WHICH HE IS REQUESTING THE NEW CERTIFICATE . THE CERTIFYING AGENCY , HAVING SATISFIED ITSELF THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SUFFICIENT CREDIT REMAINING FROM THE SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE TO PERMIT THE ISSUING OF THE NEW CERTIFICATE , SHALL ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE AND VALIDATE IT WITH COFFEE TRANSIT STAMPS WHICH IT SHALL CHARGE TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICANT .
4 . A CERTIFYING AGENCY MAY ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF TRANSIT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RULE FOR THE QUANTITIES OF COFFEE AND FOR THE DESTINATIONS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT PROVIDED THAT :
( A ) VALID CERTIFICATES IN FORMS O , R , RS OR T HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED ;
( B ) THE SUM TOTAL OF THE COFFEE COVERED BY THE CERTIFICATES ISSUED SHALL NOT EXCEED THE QUANTITY COVERED BY THE SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE ;
( C ) THE CERTIFYING AGENCY IS SATISFIED THAT THE COFFEE EXISTS IN THE REPORTED LOCATION AND IS THE COFFEE DESCRIBED IN THE SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED .
5 . IN THE CASE OF SHIPMENTS TO MEMBERS , THE ORIGINAL OF EACH CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RULE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE SHIPPER OR HIS AGENT TO ACCOMPANY THE SHIPPING DOCUMENTS . THE FIRST COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE SHALL BE FORWARDED BY THE SAFEST AND QUICKEST POSSIBLE MEANS TO THE ORGANIZATION BY THE ISSUING MEMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ANY CASE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF ISSUE . TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE , THE COPIES SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINALS OF THE CERTIFICATES ON WHICH THEY ARE BASED .
6 . IN THE CASE