PRODUCTS CAME , EITHER ON THE COMMERCIAL INVOICE APPLICABLE TO THESE PRODUCTS , OR ON A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT TO THAT INVOICE .
2 . THE SUBMISSION OF THE INFORMATION CERTIFICATE , ISSUED UNDER THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 21 AND OF WHICH A SPECIMEN IS GIVEN IN ANNEX 8 , MAY HOWEVER BE REQUESTED OF THE EXPORTER BY THE CUSTOMS OFFICE CONCERNED , EITHER FOR CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE DECLARATION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 , OR FOR OBTAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .
ARTICLE 21
THE INFORMATION CERTIFICATE CONCERNING THE PRODUCTS TAKEN INTO USE SHALL BE ISSUED AT THE REQUEST OF THE EXPORTER OF THESE PRODUCTS , EITHER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES ENVISAGED IN ARTICLE 20 ( 2 ) , OR AT THE INITIATIVE OF THIS EXPORTER , BY THE COMPETENT CUSTOMS OFFICE IN THE STATE , COUNTRY OR TERRITORY FROM WHICH THESE GOODS WERE EXPORTED . IT SHALL BE MADE OUT IN DUPLICATE . ONE COPY SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE EXPORTER WHO HAS REQUESTED IT , WHO SHALL SEND IT EITHER TO THE EXPORTER OF THE FINAL PRODUCTS OR TO THE CUSTOMS OFFICE WHERE THE ISSUE OF THE MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 FOR THESE PRODUCTS HAS BEEN REQUESTED . THE SECOND COPY SHALL BE PRESERVED BY THE OFFICE WHICH HAS ISSUED IT FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS .
ARTICLE 22
MEMBER STATES AND THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES SHALL TAKE ALL 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 PRESENT THEIR DETERIORATION .
ARTICLE 23
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE PROPER APPLICATION OF THIS TITLE , THE MEMBER STATES AND THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES OF 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 , IN ORDER TO ENABLE GOODS TO BE ACCEPTED AS ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT , DRAWS UP , OR CAUSES TO BE DRAWN UP , EITHER A DOCUMENT WHICH CONTAINS INCORRECT PARTICULARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 OR A FORM EUR.2 CONTAINING INCORRECT PARTICULARS .
ARTICLE 25
1 . A POSTERIORI VERIFICATION OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES EUR.1 AND OF FORMS EUR.2 SHALL BE CARRIED OUT AT RANDOM OR WHENEVER THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE IMPORTING MEMBER STATE , COUNTRY OR TERRITORY 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 .