CELEX: 31987R2896
Language: en
Date: 1987-09-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2896/87 of 28 September 1987 on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1983, when quotas are in effect

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                                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2896 / 87
                                                            of 28 September 1987
                    on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International
                                              Coffee Agreement 1983 , when quotas are in effect
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 Whereas the Executive Board of the International Coffee
                                                                          Organization amended Rule 18 of the said system at its
                                                                          meeting on 26 and 27 November 1986 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                         Whereas additional provisions have been enacted in a large
thereof,                                                                  number of supplementary texts , repeatedly amended , and it
                                                                          is therefore desirable in the interests of greater clarity to
                                                                          bring all the rules governing the system together in a single
                                                                          text ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 288 / 82 of
5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (*), as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1243 / 86 ( 2 ), and in                  Whereas appropriate measures must be taken to continue
particular Article 16 ( 1 ) ( b ) thereof,                                applying this system of certificates within the Community
                                                                          and to provide that it be applied without discrimination
                                                                          between Community importers ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                          Whereas technical measures should be laid down for the
                                                                          supervision of coffee for export which has to cross the
                                                                          territory of two or more Member States before leaving the
Whereas , pursuant to Council Decision 83 / 539 / EEC of                  Community ; whereas the Commission should make the
26 September 1983 on the notification of provisional                      necessary adjustments to the control formalities in
application by the European Economic Community and its                    accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 57 of
Member States of the International Coffee Agreement                       Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 222 / 77 of 13 December
 1983 ( 3 ), the Community has been applying the said                     1976 on Community transit ( 5 ), as last amended by
Agreement on a provisional basis since its entry into force               Regulation (EEC) No 1674 / 87 ( 6 );
on 1 October 1983 ;
                                                                          Whereas , in order to ensure the efficient administration of
                                                                          the system and to clarify the position regarding the periods
Whereas , by virtue of Regulation (EEC ) No 3761 / 83 ( 4 ),              during which this Regulation will actually apply, the
the Community applies the system of certificates of origin                Commission should , in accordance with the decisions taken
provided for under the International Coffee Agreement                     by the International Coffee Organization Council or its
 1983 , when quotas are in effect, as adopted by the                      Executive Board and at the time when quotas are
Executive Board of the International Coffee Organization ;                introduced or suspended , specify the date on which the
                                                                          measures in question become applicable or cease to be
                                                                          applicable ,
 (>) OJ  No  L 35 , 9 . 2 . 1982 , p. 1 .
 (2) OJ  No  L 113 , 30 . 4 . 1986 , p. 1 .
( 3) OJ  No  L 308 , 9 . 11 . 1983 , p . 1 .                              ( s ) OJ No L 38 , 9 . 2 . 1977 , p. 1 .
(4)  OJ  No  L 379 , 31 . 12 . 1983 , p . 1 .                             ( 6 \ HI NnT  1 S7   17    f, 1987 . n   1 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                                   Article 3
                                                                     1 . Exportation from the Community of coffee and
                           Article 1
                                                                    extracts , essences or concentrates of coffee falling within
                                                                    subheading 09.01 A or 21.02 A of the Common Customs
For the purposes of implementing the International Coffee           Tariff shall be subject to production to the customs
Agreement 1983 , the rules for the application of the system        authorities of the certificates prescribed for that purpose in
of certificates of origin to be applied when quotas are in          the rules referred to in Article 1 .
effect , which were adopted by the Executive Board of the
International Coffee Organization and are set out in the
                                                                    2 . For the purposes of paragraph 1 , the products referred
Annex to this Regulation , shall apply subject to Articles 2 ,
3 and 6 .                                                           to in that paragraph shall be deemed to have been exported
                                                                    from the Community when they are exported from the
                                                                    customs territory of the Community.
                           Article 2
                                                                    3 . Provisions for the implementation of this Article shall
1 . Imports into the Community of coffee and of extracts ,          be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for
essences or concentrates of coffee falling within                   in Article 57 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 222 / 77 .
subheadings 09.01 A and 21.02 A of the Common
Customs Tariff shall be subject to production , at the
                                                                                                Article 4
customs office where the customs import formalities are
completed , of the certificate prescribed for this purpose
under the rules referred to in Article 1 .                          Regulation ( EEC ) No 375 / 86 (*) is hereby repealed .
2 . Imports from countries which are not members of the
                                                                                                Article 5
International Coffee Agreement 1983 and not included in
Annex 6 to the rules referred to in Article 1 shall be limited
to a quantity for the Community and each Community                  Regulation ( EEC ) No 3761 / 83 is hereby repealed . All
Member State equal to that indicated in Annex 7 to the              references to the said Regulation shall be taken to be
rules in question .                                                 references to this Regulation.
3 . For the purpose of applying Rule 18 (4 ) ( a ), imports
                                                                                                Article 6
into the Community of coffee and extracts , essences or
concentrates of coffee falling within subheading 09.01 A or
21.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject,              The Commission shall fix the date from which the
for a transitional period of 60 days from the entry into            measures provided for in this Regulation shall apply or
force of the system , to the presentation , at the customs          cease to apply , in accordance with the decisions of the
office where the import formalities are carried out, of a           Council of the International Coffee Organization or of its
                                                                    Executive Board .
certificate of origin in Form O or , where a certificate is not
available, to the production of an import certificate in
Form I corresponding to the model in Annex 8A and made
out in accordance with the general directives in Annex 8B                                       Article 7
to the rules in question or to the application of any
alternative procedures consistent with the Community                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following
customs legislation , to be notified by the Commission to           its publication in the Official Journal of the European
the Member States .                                                  Communities .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels , 28 September 1987 .
                                                                                          For the Council
                                                                                            The President
                                                                                            B. HAARDER
                                                                    (M OJ No L 44 , 21 . 2 . 1986 , p. 4 .
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                                               CONTENTS
                                                                                               Page
            Rule  1 Definitions                                                                   5
            Rule 2  Types of certificates and specifications for printing                         7
            Rule 3  Period of validity and extension of the period of validity of certificates    8
            Rule 4  Marking of bags and other containers for export                               8
            Rule S  Exports of coffee to members                                                  9
            Rule  6 Exports of coffee to non-members                                             10
            Rule  7 Imports of coffee                                                            11
            Rule  8 Limitation of imports of coffee from non-members                             12
            Rule  9 Re-exports of coffee                                                         12
            Rule 10 Coffee placed under customs control                                          13
            Rule 11 Re-shipment of coffee placed under customs control                           14
            Rule 12 Coffee in transit                                                            15
            Rule 13 Change of destination from a member to a non-member                          16
            Rule 14 Loss of valid certificates                                                   16
            Rule 15 Coffee export stamps                                                         17
            Rule 16 Coffee transit stamps                                                        20
            Rule 17 Entry into force and suspension                                              21
            Rule 18 Transitional arrangements                                                    21
            Rule 19 Implementation                                                               22
            Rule 20 Amendments                                                                   22
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             Annex 1   Certificate of origin in Form O                                                   23
             Annex 1 A Measurements of certificate of origin in Form O                                    25
             Annex 1 B General guidance for completion of certificate of origin in Form O                27
             Annex 2   Certificate of origin in Form X                                                   29
             Annex 2 A Measurements of certificate of origin in Form X                                    31
             Annex 2 B General guidance for completion of certificate of origin in Form X   ........     33
             Annex 3   Certificate of re-export in Form R                                                35
             Annex 3 A Measurements of certificate of re-export in Form R                                 37
             Annex 3 B General guidance for completion of certificate of re-export in Form R              39
             Annex 4   Certificate of re-shipment in RS                                                  41
             Annex 4 A Measurements of certificate of re-shipment in Form RS                             43
             Annex 4 B General guidance for completion of certificate of re-shipment in Form RS . . . .  45
             Annex 5   Certificate of transit in Form T                                                  47
             Annex 5 A Measurements of certificate of transit in Form T                                  49
             Annex S B General guidance for completion of certificate of transit in Form T               51
             Annex 6   List of members and their code numbers                                             53
             Annex 7   Annual limitation of imports of coffee by importing members from non­
                       members                                                                            54
             Annex 8   Import return in Form I                                                            55
             Annex 8 A Measurements of import return in Form I                                            57
             Annex 8 B General guidance for completion of import return in Form I                         59
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                                                                 ANNEX
                RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF A SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN WHEN
                                                       QUOTAS ARE IN EFFECT
                                                            INTRODUCTION
                On 31 July 1978 the Executive Board, acting in accordance with the powers delegated to it by the
                Council under the provisions of Article 18 (Competence of the Board), of the International Coffee
                Agreement 1976 and of Resolution number 292 (Delegation of the powers of the Council to the
                Executive Board), approved the Rules for the Application of a System of Certificates of Origin
                when quotas are in effect ( 1 ).
                By virtue of the provisions of subparagraph ( a ) of paragraph 2 of Article 70 of the International
                Coffee Agreement 1983 , the rules continue to be applied when quotas are in effect during the
                lifetime of the 1983 Agreement. At a meeting on 26 and 27 November 1986 the Executive Board
                approved a new text of Rule 18 ( Transitional arrangements) and requested the Executive Director
                to re-issue the rules , incorporating the new text of Rule 18 together with such other amendments as
                were necessary in consequence of the entry into force of the 1983 Agreement and of changes in
                membership ( 2 ). The revised rules are attached .
                               Rule 1                                   ( d) the certificate shall be valid only for a net weight of
                                                                               coffee which , at the point of export, is equal to, or not
                           DEFINITIONS                                         more than 24 kilograms in excess of, the total
                                                                               denomination of the coffee export stamps affixed
                                                                               to it;
 For the purposes of these Rules :
                                                                        (e) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee
                                                                               described therein at the time it was issued;
  Valid certificate of origin for exports to members means a
 certificate of origin in Form O prescribed in Annex 1 ,
 issued in accordance with these rules by a certifying agency           ( f)   the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine
 of the producing member from which the coffee described                       months after the end of the calendar quarter in which
 therein has been exported and bearing coffee export stamps                    it was issued ;
 which in total denomination correspond to the net weight
 of the green coffee or green coffee equivalent of the coffee
                                                                        (g) the certificate has not previously been completed in
 covered , provided that:                                                      Part B nor declared invalid by the Organization .
(a) the country code and coffee year code on the coffee
        export stamps correspond to the country of issue and             Valid certificate of origin for exports to non-members
        coffee year of issue of the certificate;                         means a certificate of origin in Form X prescribed in
                                                                        Annex 2, issued in accordance with these rules by a
                                                                        certifying agency of the producing member from which the
 ( b ) the country of destination shown on the certificate is a         coffee described therein has been exported , provided that:
         member;
                                                                        ( a ) the certificate is marked 'ORIGINAL' and bears the
                                                                               cachet of the customs service of the producing member
 ( c) the certificate is marked 'ORIGINAL' and bears the                       from which the coffee described in the certificate has
        cachet of the customs service of the producing member
        from which the coffee described in the certificate has                 been exported;
         been exported;
                                                                         ( b ) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee
                                                                                described therein at the time it was issued;
 0 ) See paragraphs 7 to 10 of Decisions Adopted number 112 ,
       document EB-1638 / 78 .                                           (c) the certificate shall not be valid to cover the
 ( 2 ) See paragraph 15 of Decisions Adopted number 170,                       importation of coffee by members nor shall it form the
       document EB-2772 / 86 .                                                 basis for the issuing of any other form of certificate.
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Valid certificate of re-export means a certificate of               ( c) the certificate shall be valid only for a net weight of
re-export in Form R prescribed in Annex 3 , issued in                     coffee equal to , or not more than four kilograms in
accordance with these rules by a certifying agency of the                  excess of, the total denomination of the coffee transit
member from which the coffee described therein has been                    stamps affixed to it;
re-exported , provided that :
                                                                    (d) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee
( a ) the certificate is marked 'ORIGINAL' and bears the                   described therein at the time it was issued ;
      cachet of the customs service of the member from
      which the coffee described in the certificate has been        ( e)   the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine
      re-exported ;                                                        months after the end of the calendar quarter in which
                                                                           it was issued ;
( b ) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee
      described therein at the time it was issued;                   ( f)  the certificate has not previously been completed in
                                                                           Part B nor declared invalid by the Organization .
( c) the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine
      months after the end of the calendar quarter in which           Valid certificate means a valid certificate of origin , a valid
      it was issued ;                                                certificate of re-export, a valid certificate of re-shipment
                                                                     and a valid certificate of transit as defined above .
( d) the certificate has not previously been completed in
      Part B nor declared invalid by the Organization .              Export of coffee means any coffee which leaves the customs
                                                                     territory of the country in which the coffee is grown.
 Valid certificate of re-shipment means a certificate of
re-shipment in Form RS prescribed in Annex 4 , issued in             Import of coffee means any coffee which enters into the
accordance with these rules by a certifying agency of the            customs territory of any country or customs union and is
member from which the coffee described therein has been              released by the customs and, if necessary , by other
re-shipped , provided that:                                          competent authorities so that the coffee has been fully
                                                                     cleared for processing and / or domestic consumption.
( a ) the certificate is marked 'ORIGINAL' and bears the
      cachet of the customs service of the member from               Coffee under customs control means coffee which cannot
      which the coffee described in the certificate has been         be moved outside the area of jurisdiction of the customs
      re-shipped ;                                                   service without its consent .
(b) the certificate shall be valid to cover only the coffee          Re-export of coffee means any coffee which moves beyond
      described therein at the time it was issued ;                  the customs territory of a country or customs union which
                                                                     has previously imported that coffee.
( c) the certificate shall not be valid for more than nine
      months after the end of the calendar quarter in which
      it was issued ;                                                Re-shipment of coffee means any coffee which moves
                                                                     beyond the territory of a country which has placed the
                                                                     coffee under customs control and not imported that
                                                                     coffee .
(d ) the certificate has not previously been completed in
      Part B nor declared invalid by the Organization .
                                                                     Customs service means the customs authority of a member
                                                                     or other authority designated by the member for that
 Valid certificate of transit means a certificate of transit in      purpose and accepted by the Executive Director.
Form T prescribed in Annex 5 , issued in accordance with
these rules by a certifying agency and bearing coffee transit
 stamps which in total denomination correspond to the net
weight of the green coffee or green coffee equivalent of the          The cachet of the customs service means a customs stamp ,
coffee covered , provided that:                                      preferably embossed , which is accompanied by the
                                                                     signature or equivalent of the officer responsible for its use
                                                                     together with the date of its use .
( a) the country code on the coffee transit stamps
      corresponds to the country of issue of the certificate ;
                                                                     Certifying agency means an agency approved under the
                                                                     provisions of paragraphs 1 , 2 and 5 of Article 43 of the
( b ) the certificate is marked 'ORIGINAL';                          International Coffee Agreement 1983 to administer and
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perform the functions specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of            General guidance on the completion of such certificates is
that Article .                                                      contained in Annex 1 B.
                                                                    2 . Certificates of origin for exports of non-members shall
                                                                    be printed in Form X prescribed in Annex 2 and shall be
                              Rule 2
                                                                    completed and issued in accordance with these rules .
                                                                    General guidance on the completion of such certificates is
TYPES OF CERTIFICATES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR                        contained in Annex 2 B.
                             PRINTING
Certificates of origin                                              3 . Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2
                                                                    of this rule , box 10 of the certificate of origin in Form O
 1 . Certificates of origin for exports to members shall be         and box 11 of the certificate of origin in Form X may be
printed in Form O prescribed in Annex 1 and shall be                modified to allow a maximum of five International Coffee
completed and issued in accordance with these rules .               Organization identification marks to be entered therein:
EXAMPLE :
( Certificate of origin in Form O )
    10 . ICO Identification mark        1 1 . Number of bags              12 . Descriptior           13 . Not weight of shipment
                                              or other containers              of coffee
                                                                                Green ( Crude )
                                                                                                     14 . Unit of weight
                                                                                                                                 kg
                                                                                Roasted                                          lb
                                                                                Soluble
                                                                                Other
    15 . Other relevant information
 Certificates of re-export                                          Certificates of transit
 4 . Certificates of re-export shall be printed in Form R           6 . Certificates of transit shall be printed in Form T
 prescribed in Annex 3 and shall be completed and issued in         prescribed in Annex 5 and shall be completed and issued in
 accordance with these rules . General guidance on the              accordance with these rules . General guidance on the
 completion of such certificates is contained in Annex 3 B.         completion of such certificates is contained in Annex 5 B.
 Certificates of re-shipment
                                                                    Specifications for printing certificates
 5 . Certificates of re-shipment shall be printed in Form RS
 prescribed in Annex 4 and shall be completed and issued in         7 . All certificates shall be of ISO size A 4 (210 mm x
 accordance with these rules . General guidance on the              297 mm: 8 1 / 3 in . x 1 1 2 / 3 in .) with a maximum tolerance
 completion of such certificates is contained in Annex 4 B.         of ± 2 mm ( J / 16 in .).
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8 . All certificates shall be issued in an original and at least                                  Rule 3
two copies . Certifying agencies may issue as many
additional copies for internal use as may be found                         PERIOD OF VALIDITY AND EXTENSION OF THE
convenient or necessary .                                                      PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES
9 . For the originals of all types of certificates white paper        Period of validity of certificates
of chemical pulp , weighing not less than 70 g / m2 shall be
used . Each original shall be clearly marked 'ORIGINAL'.              1 . Certificate of origin in Form O , certificates of
                                                                      re-export , certificates of re-shipment and certificates of
                                                                      transit shall cease to be valid after nine months from the
                                                                      end of the calendar quarter in which they are issued .
 10 . The first copy shall be clearly marked 'FIRST COPY              Certificates of origin in Form X shall have no specified
— for use by ICO London' and shall be printed on paper of             period of validity .
the following colours :
                                                                      Prohibition of importation of coffee covered by a certificate
( a ) Certificates of origin in Forms O and X — green ;               the period of validity of which has lapsed
                                                                      2 . Members shall prohibit the importation of coffee
( b ) Certificates of re-export — blue ;                              covered by a certificate the period of validity of which has
                                                                      lapsed and shall neither credit such a certificate to a transit
                                                                      stamp account under the provisions of Rule 12 nor issue a
( c) Certificates of re-shipment — yellow ;                           certificate in replacement or exchange therefor without the
                                                                      express consent of the Executive Director ( see paragraph 3
                                                                      of this rule).
(d) Certificates of transit — pink .
                                                                      Extension of the period of validity of a certificate
11 . Each additional copy which shall be of a colour other            3 . The holder of a certificate of origin in Form O , a
than that of the first copy, specified in paragraph 10 of this        certificate of re-export, a certificate of re-shipment or a
rule , shall be clearly marked 'COPY — for internal use               certificate of transit , the period of validity of which has
only' and may contain such additional instructions as                 lapsed prior to its surrender to the appropriate authorities
considered desirable by the agency issuing the certificate.           in accordance with the provisions of these rules, shall
                                                                      forward the certificate to a certifying agency with an
                                                                      application for the extension of its period of validity. In his
                                                                      application he shall state the reasons for the failure to use
12 . Except as otherwise agreed between a member and the              or exchange the certificate before its expiration and shall
Executive Director , each member shall be responsible for             specify the present location of the coffee . If the coffee is
printing the certificates it uses in the manner prescribed in         held in a warehouse , he shall provide a written declaration
Annexes 1 to 5 . To ensure that all certificates are printed          by the manager of the warehouse identifying the coffee and
to a uniform standard , the measurements to be used                   confirming the period of storage . The certifying agency
by printers are shown in Annexes 1 A, 2 A, 3 A, 4 A                   shall forward the application together with the certificate
and 5 A.                                                              to which it relates to the Executive Director . The Executive
                                                                      Director shall make such further enquiries as he may deem
                                                                      necessary and shall , within a reasonable time , authorize the
                                                                      certifying agency concerned to issue the appropriate
13 . On the first and subsequent copies of certificates , the         certificate or shall advise the certifying agency why the
space allocated to Part B on the forms of certificates                application cannot be granted .
prescribed in Annexes 1 to 5 may be left blank or may be
used by the member concerned for information required by
it or by the Organization for statistical purposes .
                                                                                                   Rule 4
                                                                      MARKING OF BAGS AND OTHER CONTAINERS FOR
14 . Certificates may be printed in two languages , one of                                        EXPORT
which , except as otherwise agreed between a member and
the Executive Director, must be English . When more than
one language is used , the second language shall be printed           Every export of coffee shall be allocated an International
if possible in italics .                                              Coffee Organization identification mark which shall be
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unique to the parcel of coffee concerned. The identification         5 . The original of each certificate of origin in Form O
mark shall be printed inside a box on all the bags or other          shall be given to the exporter or his agent to accompany the
containers or stamped on a metal strip affixed to the bags           shipping documents . The ICO identification mark and the
or other containers , and shall be shown on the relevant             reference number of the certificate of origin (composed of
certificate of origin . It shall be composed of the country          the country code , port code and serial number ) shall ,
code number of the member ( up to three digits to be                 except as otherwise agreed between the member and the
allocated by the Organization ( V), the code number of the           Executive Director , be included on the invoice and / or the
grower or exporter (up to four digits to be allocated by the         bill(s) of lading .
Member to each grower or exporter) and the serial number
of the parcel of coffee (up to four digits to be supplied by
the grower or exporter for each parcel he exports ,
beginning with the number ' 1 ' for the first parcel exported        6 . The first copy of each certificate of origin in Form O
on or after 1 October each year and proceeding in sequence           together with a copy of the relevant bill of lading shall be
to 30 September the following year).                                 forwarded by the safest and quickest possible means to the
                                                                     Organization by the issuing member as soon as possible
EXAMPLE :
                                                                     and in any case within 21 days of the date of shipment . If a
                                                                     parcel of coffee moves overland to its destination , instead
                                                                     of a bill of lading a copy of the relevant waybill or other
          27                     1                     17            equivalent document shall accompany the first copy of the
                                                                     certificate of origin in Form O forwarded to the
                          (Exporter's or            ( Parcel         Organization .
   ( Country code )                                number )
                          grower's code )
                                                                     7 . First copies of certificates of origin in Form O and bills
 To permit mechanical processing by the organization it is           of lading or equivalent documents forwarded to the
essential that the identification mark should not in any             Organization under the provisions of paragraph 6 of this
circumstances be composed of more than 1 1 digits .                  rule shall be sent in securely packed batches of not more
                                                                     than 50 sets (*). Each batch shall contain only documents
                                                                     issued to cover exports made in the same month .
                             Rule 5
                                                                     8 . Each batch of certificate and bills of lading or
             EXPORTS OF COFFEE TO MEMBERS
                                                                     equivalent documents shall be accompanied by a covering
                                                                     note listing the reference number of each document
                                                                     enclosed therewith and the net quantity of coffee covered
1 . Subject to the exceptions described in paragraph 1 1 of          by each document . Each batch of documents and the
this rule, every export of coffee from any member to any             accompanying covering note shall bear a serial number.
other member shall be covered by a valid certificate of              A copy of the covering note shall be forwarded
origin in Form O completed and issued in accordance with             simultaneously to the Organization under separate cover.
these rules .
2 . All bags or other containers shall bear an ICO                   9 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and
                                                                     the Executive Director , the Executive Director shall
identification mark in accordance with the provisions of
rule 4 .                                                             acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by
                                                                     stamping and returning the covering note.
3 . The original of each certificate of origin in Form O
shall be validated with coffee export stamps affixed in
accordance with the provisions of rule 15 .                          10 . Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 6
                                                                     of this rule , if the maritime port of shipment is not in the
                                                                     country of origin of the coffee and the member finds that it
                                                                     is impracticable to issue completed Certificates of origin in
4. The original and the first copy of each certificate of            Form O prior to export from origin , the member may make
origin in Form O shall bear the cachet of the customs
service of the issuing member . This shall be applied by the
customs service when it is satisfied that export is about to
take place .                                                          ( J ) A set shall consist of the first copy of a certificate of origin in
                                                                            Form O and a copy of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent
                                                                            document or the original and the first copy of a certificate of
                                                                            origin in Form X and a copy of the relevant bill of lading or
(') See Annex 6 .                                                           equivalent document .
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arrangements for the necessary certificate of origin in              non-members are clearly marked 'NON-MEMBER' in bold
Form O to be issued , either partially or wholly , by an             red lettering .
agency located in the maritime port of shipment and for
completed first copies of certificates and the relevant bills
of lading to be forwarded to the Organization . All such
arrangements shall be agreed between the member and the              4 . The original and the first copy of each certificate of
Executive Director .                                                 origin in Form X shall bear the cachet of the customs
                                                                     service of the issuing member . This shall be applied by the
                                                                     customs service when it is satisfied that export is about to
11 . Certificate of origin in Form O need not be issued to           take place . Originals of certificates of origin in Form X
cover :                                                              shall be withdrawn and , together with the first copy of
                                                                     each certificate and a copy of the relevant bill of lading,
                                                                     shall be sent by the safest and quickest possible means to
( a ) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as           the Organization by the issuing member as soon as possible
      stores on ships , aircraft and other international             and in any case within 21 days of the date of shipment. If a
      commercial carriers ; and                                      parcel of coffee moves overland to its destination , instead
                                                                     of a bill of lading a copy of the relevant waybill or other
( b) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of               equivalent document shall accompany the original and first
      60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent thereof         copy of the certificate of origin in Form X forwarded to the
      namely :                                                       Organization .
          (i)  120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry ; or
        ( ii ) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee ; or
                                                                     5 . Originals and first copies of certificates of origin in
      ( iii)   50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee ; or                 Form X and bills of lading or equivalent documents
      ( iv )   23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee .            forwarded to the Organization under the provisions of
                                                                     paragraph 4 of this rule shall be sent in securely packed
                                                                     batches of not more that 50 sets ( 1 ). Each batch shall
 12 . Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all              contain only documents issued to cover exports made in the
                                                                     same month .
certificates of origin in Form O which they issue for a
period of not less than four years . Such records shall be
made available to the Executive Director on request .
                                                                     6 . Each batch of certificates and bills of lading or
                                                                     equivalent documents shall be accompanied by a covering
 13 . Each exporting member shall furnish to the Executive           note listing the reference number of each document
Director any information he may request in connection                enclosed therewith and the net quantity of coffee covered
with exports of coffee covered by certificates of origin in          by each document . Each batch of documents and the
Form O including port records , customs records , contracts          accompanying covering note shall bear a serial number .
and other commercial documents . The Executive Director
                                                                     A copy of the covering note shall be forwarded
may establish a procedure for the inspection of such                 simultaneously to the Organization under separate cover.
information .
                                                                     7 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and
                                                                     the Executive Director , the Executive Director shall
                             Rule 6                                  acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by
                                                                     stamping and returning the covering note .
             EXPORTS OF COFFEE TO NON-MEMBERS
1 . Subject to the exceptions described in paragraph 10 of           8 . Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 4
this rule every export of coffee from any member to any              of this rule , if the maritime port of shipment is not in the
non-member shall be covered by a valid certificate of origin         country of origin of the coffee and the member finds that it
in Form X completed and issued in accordance with these              is impracticable to issue completed certificates of origin in
rules .                                                              Form X prior to export from origin , the member may make
                                                                     arrangements for the necessary certificates of origin in
                                                                     Form X to be issued , either partially or wholly, by an
2 . All bags or other containers shall bear an ICO
identification mark in accordance with the provisions of
rule 4 .
                                                                     (') A set shall consist of the original and the first copy of a
                                                                         certificate of origin in Form X and a copy of the relevant bill of
                                                                         lading or equivalent document or the first copy of a certificate
3 . Producing members shall ensure that all bags or other                of origin in Form O and a copy of the relevant bill of lading or
containers in shipments destined directly or indirectly to               equivalent document.
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agency located in the maritime port of shipment and for              2 . Provided that the customs service of a member is
completed first copies of certificates and the relevant bills        satisfied on the basis of information in the relevant valid
of lading to be forwarded to the Organization. All such              certificate and other documents that other provisions of
arrangements shall be agreed between the member and the              these rules have not been infringed , it may permit the
Executive Director .                                                 importation of a parcel of coffee although :
                                                                     ( a ) some ( or , in the case of coffee processed in and
9 . The ICO identification mark and the reference number                   imported from an importing Member, all ) of the bags
of the certificate of origin (composed of the country code ,               or other containers bear no ICO identification marks
port code and the serial number) shall , except as otherwise               or the ICO identification marks appearing on the bags
agreed between the member and the Executive Director, be                   or other containers are illegible or incomplete or the
included on the invoice and / or the bill(s ) of lading .                  markings on some bags in the parcel do not accord in
                                                                           all respects with those shown on the relevant
                                                                           certificate ;
10 . Certificates of origin in Form X need not be issued to
cover :                                                              (b ) the net weight of the parcel of coffee to be imported is
                                                                            not identical to that described in the certificate
( a ) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as                 provided the number of bags is equal to or less than
                                                                           that shown on the certificate and that the difference in
      stores on ships , aircraft and other international
      commercial carriers ; and                                             weight is not more than 1 % above the weight given in
                                                                            the certificate ;
( b ) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of
       60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent thereof         ( c) the information on the certificate concerning the
       namely :                                                             country of destination is not accurate or the
                                                                            information concerning the port or point of
         ( i) 120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry ; or                     destination is missing or is not accurate .
        ( ii) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee ; or
      ( iii)  50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee ; or                   3 . If a parcel of coffee is permitted entry under the
      ( iv)   23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee.               provisions of paragraph 2 of this rule, the customs service
                                                                      of the member concerned shall , in the box provided for
                                                                      observations in Part B on the certificate, state how the
                                                                      parcel of coffee differs from that described in the
 11 . Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all               certificate . In particular it shall :
 certificates of origin in Form X which they issue for a
period of not less than four years . Such records shall be
made available to the Executive Director on request .                 ( a) in the case of anomalies of the type referred to in
                                                                            subparagraph ( a ) of paragraph 2 of this rule , enter
                                                                            when available such marks as appear on the bags or
                                                                            other containers ;
 12 . Each exporting member shall furnish to the Executive
 Director any information he may request in connection
 with exports of coffee covered by certificates of origin in          (b ) enter the net weight of the parcel if it is not identical
 Form X including port records , customs records , contracts                to that shown on the certificate ;
 and other commercial documents . The Executive Director
 may establish a procedure for the inspection of such
 information .                                                        ( c) if the information on the certificate concerning      the
                                                                            country of destination is not accurate or            the
                                                                            information concerning the port or point              of
                                                                            destination is missing or is not accurate, insert    the
                                                                            correct information in the relevant box in Part A of
                                                                            the certificate and apply its cachet thereto .
                             Rule 7
                      IMPORTS OF COFFEE
                                                                      4 . Valid certificates shall be withdrawn by the customs
                                                                      service at the time of importation of the coffee covered
                                                                      thereby and shall be completed by the insertion of the
 1 . Subjects to the exceptions described in paragraphs 2             information required in the left-hand section of Part B.
 and 10 of this rule , every import of coffee shall be covered
 by a valid certificate in Form O , R , RS or T or by a special
 authorization from the Executive Director given under
 the provisions of rule 14 . Members shall prohibit the               5 . Valid certificates withdrawn and completed in
 importation of all coffee not so covered.                            accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of this rule
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shall be forwarded to the Organization by the safest and              certifying agency in accordance with the provisions of
quickest possible means as soon as possible and in any case           paragraph 3 of this rule .
within 30 days of the close of the month of collection .
                                                                      3 . Each importing member shall appoint an agency or
6 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                 agencies responsible for controlling the issuing of
the Executive Director , a certificate withdrawn by the               certificates for the purposes of paragraph 2 of this rule and
customs service in accordance with the provisions of                  shall adopt measures acceptable for the Executive Director
paragraph 4 of this rule may not be used in part or in                to ensure compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of
whole to obtain a credit of transit stamps .                          this rule .
7 . Valid certificates forwarded to the Organization under            4 . The issuing of coffee transit stamps for the purposes of
the provisions of paragraph 5 of this rule shall be sent in           validating certificates of transit to cover the import of
securely packed batches of not more than 100 .                        coffee from non-members shall be subject to the provisions
                                                                      of rule 16 except that :
8 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                 ( a ) the Executive Director shall , at the commencement of
the Executive Director , each batch of valid certificates shall
                                                                            each coffee year , notify the responsible agency or
be accompanied by a covering note listing the reference                     agencies in each importing member of the quantity of
numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith and the net
                                                                            coffee transit stamps which may be issued in that
quantity of coffee covered by each certificate . Each batch                 coffee year to cover imports of coffee from
and the accompanying covering note shall bear a serial                      non-members in accordance with the provisions of
number . A copy of the covering note shall be forwarded                     paragraph 1 of this rule ; and
simultaneously to the Organization under separate cover .
                                                                      ( b ) the responsible agency or agencies shall establish
9 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                        procedures to ensure that coffee transit stamps used to
                                                                             validate certificates of transit issued to cover the
the Executive Director , the Executive Director shall
acknowledge receipt of each batch of valid certificates by                   import of coffee from non-members shall be
stamping and returning the covering note .                                   accounted for separately from transit stamps used in
                                                                             accordance with the provisions of rule 12 .
10 . No certificates shall be required to cover the
importation of samples and parcels up to a maximum                    5 . Certificates of transit issued to cover the import of
weight of 60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent              coffee from non-members shall be used only for that
thereof namely :                                                      purpose and shall not be used in part or in whole to obtain
                                                                      a credit of transit stamps .
    ( i ) 120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry ; or
  ( ii) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee ; or
                                                                      6.    On    each  certificate  of transit  issued   under    the
( iii) 50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee ; or
                                                                      provisions of this rule , the certifying agency shall :
( iv ) 23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee .
                                                                      ( a ) enter in box 15 the following words:
                                                                             'Coffee from (name of non-member) charged to the
                                                                             non-member quota of (name of issuing member)';
                               Rule 8
LIMITATION           OF   IMPORTS       OF    COFFEE     FROM         ( b ) clearly write at the top of the certificate in capital
                         NON-MEMBERS                                        letters the words 'NON-MEMBER COFFEE'.
1 . Each importing member shall limit its annual imports
of coffee from non-members to an amount not greater than
                                                                                                    Rule 9
that shown in Annex 7 . Except as otherwise agreed
between an importing member and the Executive Director,
                                                                                         RE-EXPORTS OF COFFEE
the procedure to be followed shall be as described in
paragraphs 2 to 6 of this rule .
                                                                       1 . Subject to the exceptions described in paragraph 9 of
                                                                      this rule , every re-export of coffee shall be covered by a
2 . Each import of coffee from a non-member shall be                  valid certificate of re-export in Form R completed and
covered by a valid certificate in Form T to be issued by a            issued in accordance with these rules .
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2 . The original and the first copy of each certificate of            ( a) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as
re-export shall bear the cachet of the customs service of the                  stores on ships, aircraft and other international
issuing member. This shall be applied by the customs                           commercial carriers; and
service when it is satisfied that reexport is about to take
place .
                                                                      (b ) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of
                                                                             60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent thereof
3 . In the case of re-exports to members , the original of the               namely :
certificate of re-export shall be given to the shipper or his                   ( i ) 120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry ; or
agent to accompany the shipping documents . The first
copy of the certificate shall be forwarded by the safest and                  ( ii ) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee ; or
quickest possible means to the Organization by the issuing
member as soon as possible and in any case within 30 days                    ( iii) 50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee ; or
of the date of shipment .
                                                                             ( iv ) 23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee .
4 . In the case of re-exports to non-members , the original
of the certificate of re-export shall be withdrawn by the               10 . Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all
customs service and together with the first copy of the                certificates of re-export which they issue and , to the extent
certificate shall be forwarded by the safest and quickest
                                                                       possible , of the reference numbers of the certificates under
possible means to the Organization by the issuing member               cover of which re-exported coffee was originally imported ,
as soon as possible and in any case within 30 days of the              for a period of not less than four years . Such records shall
date of shipment .
                                                                       be made available to the Executive Director on request .
 5 . First copies of certificates of re-export forwarded to the
Organization under the provisions of paragraph 3 of this
rule and first copies and originals forwarded under the                                               Rule 10
provisions of paragraph 4 , shall be sent in securely packed
batches of not more than 100 .
                                                                                 COFFEE PLACED UNDER CUSTOMS CONTROL
 6 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                  1 . Except as otherwise agreed between a member and the
 the Executive Director , each batch of certificates shall be          Executive Director , a valid certificate in Form O , R , RS or
 accompanied by a covering note listing the reference                  T shall be withdrawn by the customs service at the time a
 numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith and the net            parcel of coffee is placed under its control but is not
 quantity of coffee covered by each certificate . Each batch           intended for immediate importation . Valid certificates
 of certificates and the accompanying covering note shall              withdrawn by the customs service shall be completed by the
 bear a serial number . A copy of the covering note shall be           insertion of the information required in the left-hand
                                                                       section of Part B.
 forwarded simultaneously to the Organization under
 separate cover .
                                                                       2 . Provided that the customs service of a member is
 7. Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                  satisfied on the basis of information in the relevant valid
 the Executive Director , the Executive Director shall                 certificate and other documents that other provisions of
 acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by                     these rules have not been infringed , it may permit a parcel
 stamping and returning the covering note .                            of coffee to be placed under customs control although :
                                                                       ( a ) some ( or , in the case of coffee processed in and
 8 . No certifying agency of an exporting member may                             received from an importing member , all ) of the bags
 issue a certificate of re-export unless , in each case, it has                  or other containers bear no ICO identification marks
 first satisfied the Executive       Director that the coffee
                                                                                 or the ICO identification marks appearing on the bags
 concerned has been imported into its territory. Proof of                        or other containers are illegible or incomplete or the
 importation shall include , among other things , the
                                                                                 markings on some bags in the parcel do not accord in
 furnishing to the Executive Director of the original of the
                                                                                 all respects with those shown on the relevant
 certificate under cover of which the coffee was imported ,                      certificate ;
 duly completed in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 4 of rule 7 .
                                                                        ( b ) the net weight of the parcel of coffee to be placed
                                                                                 under    customs  control   is  not  identical to that
 9 . Certificates of re-export need not be issued to cover:                      described in the certificate provided the number of
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      bags is equal to or less than that shown on the                 8 . Except an otherwise agreed between the member and
      certificate and that the difference in weight is not more       the Executive Director , the Executive Director shall
      than 1 % above the weight given in the certificate;             acknowledge receipt of each batch of valid certificates by
                                                                      stamping and returning the covering note .
(c) the information on the certificate concerning the
      country of destination is not accurate or the
      information concerning the port or point of                     9 . No certificates shall be withdrawn under the provisions
      destination is missing or is not accurate .                     of paragraph 1 of this rule to cover the placing under
                                                                      customs control of samples and parcels up to a maximum
                                                                      net weight of 60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent
                                                                      thereof, namely :
3 . If a parcel of coffee is permitted to be placed under
customs control under the provisions of paragraph 2 of this              (i)  120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry; or
rule , the customs service of the member concerned shall , in           (ii ) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee ; or
the box provided for observations in Part B on the
certificate , state how the parcel of coffee differs from that        ( iii)  50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee ; or
described in the certificate . In particular it shall :               ( iv )  23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee .
( a ) in the case of anomalies of the type referred to in
      subparagraph ( a ) of paragraph 2 of this rule , enter
      when available , such marks as appear on the bags or                                         Rule 11
      other containers ;
                                                                      RE-SHIPMENT OF COFFEE PLACED UNDER CUSTOMS
                                                                                                 CONTROL
( b) enter the net weight of the parcel if it is not identical
       to that shown on the certificate;
                                                                       1 . Subject to the exceptions described in paragraphs 8 of
                                                                      this rule , every re-shipment of coffee placed under customs
(c) if the information on the certificate concerning         the      control in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of
      country of destination is not accurate or              the      rule 10 shall be covered by a valid certificate of re-shipment
      information concerning the port or point                of      in Form RS completed and issued in accordance with these
      destination is missing or is not accurate , insert     the      rules .
      correct information in the relevant box in Part A of
      the certificate and apply its cachet thereto .
                                                                      2 . The original and the first copy of each certificate of
                                                                      re-shipment shall bear the cachet of the customs service of
4 . Valid certificates withdrawn and completed in
                                                                      the issuing member . This shall be applied by the customs
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this rule
                                                                      service when it is satisfied that re-shipment is about to take
shall be forwarded to the Organization by the safest and              place .
quickest possible means as soon as possible and in any case
within 30 days of the close of the month of collection .
                                                                      3 . In case of re-shipments to members , the original of the
                                                                      certificate of re-shipment shall be given to the shipper or his
5 . A certificate withdrawn by the customs service in                 agent to accompany the shipping documents . The first
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this rule            copy of the certificate shall be forwarded by the safest and
may not be used in part or in whole to obtain a credit of             quickest possible means to the Organization by the issuing
transit stamps .                                                      member as soon as possible and in any case within 30 days
                                                                      of the date of re-shipment.
6 . Valid certificates forwarded to the Organization under
the provisions of paragraph 4 of this rule shall be sent in           4 . In the case of re-shipments to non-members , the
securely packed batches of not more than 100 .                        original of the certificate of re-shipment shall be withdrawn
                                                                      by the customs service and together with the first copy of
                                                                      the certificate shall be forwarded by the safest and quickest
                                                                      possible means to the Organization by the issuing member
7 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                 as soon as possible and in any case within 30 days of the
the Executive Director , each batch of valid certificates shall
                                                                      date of re-shipment .
be accompanied by a covering note listing the reference
numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith and the net
quantity of coffee covered by each certificate. Each batch
and the accompanying covering note shall bear a serial                 5 . First copies of certificates of re-shipment forwarded to
number . A copy of the covering note shall be forwarded                the Organization under the provisions of paragraph 3 of
simultaneously to the Organization under separate cover .              this rule and first copies and originals forwarded under the
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provisions of paragraph 4 shall be sent in securely packed           certifying agency , apply for the issue of certificates of
batches of not more than 100 .                                       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
6 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                a transit stamp account opened in his name , save that
the Executive Director, each batch of certificates shall be          certificates in Form T issued to cover imports of coffee
accompanied by a covering note listing the reference                 from non-members shall not be used in part or in whole
numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith and the net           to obtain a credit of transit stamps . Valid certificates
quantity of coffee covered by each certificate. Each batch           surrendered under this provision or under the provision of
of certificates and the accompanying covering note shall             paragraph 11 of this Rule shall be completed by the
bear a serial number . A copy of the covering note shall be          insertion of the information required in the right-hand
forwarded simultaneously to the Organization under                   section of Part B and shall be forwarded by the member
separate cover .
                                                                     concerned to the Executive Director as soon as possible and
                                                                     in any case within 30 days of the close of the month of
                                                                     collection .
7 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and
the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall
acknowledge receipt of each batch of documents by                    2.    Certificates of transit in Form T issued in accordance
stamping and returning the covering note .                           with the provisions of this rule shall be validated with
                                                                     coffee transit stamps affixed in accordance with the
                                                                     provisions of rule 16 .
8 . Certificates of re-shipment need not be issued to
cover :
                                                                     3 . When the holder of a transit stamp account requires a
( a) small quantities of coffee for direct consumption as
                                                                     certificate of transit he shall request the certifiying agency
      stores on ships , aircraft and other international             with which he holds his account to issue him with such a
      commercial carriers ; and
                                                                     document and shall inform the certifying agency of the
                                                                     reference number of the surrendered certificate on the basis
(b) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of                of which he is requesting the new certificate . The certifying
      60 kilograms of green coffee or the equivalent thereof,         agency , having satisfied itself that the applicant has
      namely:                                                        sufficient credit remaining from the surrendered certificate
                                                                     to permit the issuing of the new certificate, shall issue the
         (i) 120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry ; or
                                                                     certificate and validate it with coffee transit stamps which it
        ( ii) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee; or                    shall charge to the account of the applicant .
       ( iii ) 50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee ; or
       ( iv ) 23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee .              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:
 9 . Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all
certificates of re-shipment which they issue and of the
reference numbers of the certificates withdrawn when the             ( a) valid certificates in forms O , R, RS or T have been
re-shipped coffee was originally placed under customs                       surrendered ;
control for a period of not less than four years . Such
records shall be made available do the executive Director
on request .
                                                                     ( 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
                             Rule 12
                                                                            in the reported location and is the coffee described in
                                                                            the surrendered certificate at the time it was issued .
                        COFFEE IN TRANSIT
Coffee located within the territory of a member                      5 . In the case of shipments to members , the original of
                                                                     each certificate of transit issued under the provisions of this
 1 . If coffee which is located within the territory of a            rule shall be given to the shipper or his agent to accompany
member but which has not been imported is covered by a               the shipping documents . The first copy of the certificate
valid certificate in Form O , R, RS or T , the holder of the         shall be forwarded by the safest and quickest possible
certificate may , on surrendering the certificate to a               means to the Organization by the issuing member as soon
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as possible and in any case within 30 days of the date of                                            Rule 13
issue . To the extent possible , the copies shall be attached to
the originals of the certificates on which they are based .              CHANGE OF DESTINATION FROM A MEMBER TO A
                                                                                                  NON-MEMBER
6 . In the case of shipments to non-members , the original               If the destination of coffee covered by a valid certificate in
of the certificate of transit together with the first copy of            Form O , R , RS or T is changed from a member to a
the certificate shall be forwarded by the safest and quickest            non-member , the holder shall surrender the certificate to a
possible means to the Organization by the issuing member                 certifying agency which shall withdraw the certificate
as soon as possible and in any case within 30 days of the
date of issue .
                                                                         without replacing it and forward it immediately to the
                                                                         Executive Director marked : 'Withdrawn , destination
                                                                         changed to non-member'. Whenever possible , the certifying
                                                                         agency shall specify the non-member to which the coffee
7 . First copies ( and , in the case of shipments to                      has been consigned .
non-members , originals ) of certificates of Transit and the
originals of the certificates on which they are based ,
forwarded to the Organization under the provisions of
paragraphs 5 and 6 of this rule , shall be sent in securely
packed batches of not more than 50 sets ( 1 ).
                                                                                                      Rule 14
                                                                                         LOSS OF VALID CERTIFICATES
 8 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and
the Executive Director , each batch of certificates shall be
accompanied by a covering note listing the reference                      1 . Certifying agencies , customs services and individuals
numbers of the certificates enclosed therewith and the net               handling certificates shall take all reasonable steps to
quantity of coffee covered by each certificate . Each batch              ensure the security of such certificates.
and the accompanying covering note shall bear a serial
number. A copy of the covering note shall be forwarded
simultaneously to the Organization under separate cover .
                                                                         2 . If a valid certificate in Form O , R, RS or T is lost
                                                                         before it has been surrendered to a certifying agency or
                                                                         withdrawn by a customs service in accordance with the
9 . Except as otherwise agreed between the member and                    provisions of these rules , the trader holding title to the
the Executive Director , the Executive Director shall                    coffee covered by the missing certificate shall inform a
acknowledge receipt of each batch of certificates by                     certifying Agency of the loss and shall provide as much as
stamping and returning the covering note .                               possible of the following information concerning the
                                                                         missing certificate :
 10 . Certifying agencies shall maintain records of all                  ( a ) its reference number and date of issue ;
certificates of transit which they issue and the basis for
their issue for a period of not less than four years . Such
records shall be made available to the Executive Director
                                                                         ( b ) the form and the net weight of the coffee it covers ;
on request .
                                                                         ( c) the ICO identification mark and the other markings
                                                                               on the bags or other containers ;
Coffee afloat
                                                                         ( d) the name of the vessel or form of transport on which
11 . If the holder of a valid certificate in Form O , R, RS or                 the coffee is being carried or on which it arrived at its
T covering a parcel of coffee afloat wishes to split the                       present location ;
parcel , he may , on surrendering the certificate and any
documents required for the purposes of subparagraph (c) of
paragraph 4 of this rule , to a certifying agency , apply for            ( e) the destination of the coffee ;
the issue of certificates of transit in Form T in exchange
therefor . Such certificates shall be issued in accordance
with the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 10 of this rule .                 ( f)  the name and address of the importer ( including if
                                                                               possible the telex and / or telephone number);
(') A set shall consist of the first copy of a certificate of transit    (g) written confirmation from the certifying agency which
     ( and in the case of shipments to non-members , the original )            issued the certificate that it was issued in accordance
     and the original of the certificate on which it is based .                with the provisions of these rules;
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(h ) in the case of a missing certificate of origin in Form O         2 . After consultation with the member , the Executive
      or certificate of transit , written cofirmation from the        Director shall appoint in each producing member or
      bank handling the transaction that the certificate was          member group a bank or financial institution (hereinafter
      validated with coffee export stamps or coffee transit           referred to as the agent) independent of the certifying
      stamps , as appropriate , in accordance with the                agency and the coffee authority, to act as agent of the
      provisions of these rules ;                                     International Coffee Organization in respect of the coffee
                                                                      export stamps allocated to the member. The agent shall be
(i)    in the case of coffee held in a warehouse , a written          acceptable to both the Executive Director and the member.
       declaration by the manager of the warehouse                    The Executive Director may at any time , for cause , declare
       identifying the coffee and confirming the period of            an agent to be no longer acceptable and may appoint an
       storage; and                                                   alternative agent .
(j )   an explanation in writing of the loss of the certificate
       and the steps taken to recover it .                            3 . At least 15 days prior to the beginning of each
                                                                      semester , the Executive Director shall deposit with the
                                                                      agent a quantity of coffee export stamps equal to the total
                                                                      of the member's export entitlement for the ensuing semester
3 . The certifying agency shall forward the relevant                  plus an additional reserve to be determined by the
information to the Executive Director . On the basis of the
                                                                      Executive Director to cover possible increases in export
 information so provided , the Executive Director may                 entitlement and other contingencies . Any cost arising from
 decide to request the authorities in the country into which          the provision of this service by the agent shall be met by the
the coffee is to be imported , as an exceptional case , to            member concerned .
permit the entry of the coffee without the presentation of
the missing certificate which shall simultaneously be
 declared invalid .
                                                                      4 . The agent shall supply coffee export stamps to the
                                                                      certifying agency in the producing country only on the
 4.   The Executive Director shall inform members of all              instructions of the Executive director who shall stipulate
 certificates declared invalid under the provisions of                the total quantity of coffee export stamps which shall be
                                                                      supplied for each quarter .
 paragraph 3 of this rule .
 5.   Should    a   certificate  declared  invalid   under   the      5 . If no agent has been appointed under the provisions of
provisions of paragraph 3 of this rule be found, the finder           paragraph 2 of this rule the Executive Director shall issue
 shall surrender it immediately to a certifying agency which           at quarterly intervals coffee export stamps equivalent to the
 shall forward it to the Executive Director with a letter of          total of the quarterly export entitlement of the member
 explanation .                                                        concerned . Such quarterly supplies of coffee export stamps
                                                                      shall be dispatched to the certifying agency of the member
                                                                      concerned or to such other competent authority as may be
                                                                      designated for this purpose by the member .
 6 . The Executive Director shall carry out periodic checks
to ensure that certificates which have been reported lost
 and in respect of which the above procedures have been
 applied are not subsequently used to cover the importation           6 . Coffee export stamps shall not be transferable and shall
 of further coffee .                                                  bear an individual country or member group ( OAMCAF )
                                                                      code ( see Annex 6 ) as well as a code to indicate the coffee
                                                                      year in which they are valid for use.
                               Rule 15
                                                                      7 . Coffee export stamps shall be in denominations of 25 ,
                                                                       100 , 150 , 500 , 1 000 , 3 000 , 10 000 , 30 000 , 100 000
                    COFFEE EXPORT STAMPS
                                                                       and 300 000 kilograms . Each denomination shall be of a
                                                                      different colour. The Executive Director may add such
 Supply of stamps                                                      additional denominations as experience may prove to be
                                                                      necessary and may withdraw such denominations as are no
                                                                      longer required .
  1 . Subject to the payment of any levies which may be
 imposed under the provisions of Articles 47 , 50 and 55 of
 the International Coffee Agreement 1983 , coffee export
 stamps shall be supplied to each exporting member ( and to            8 . At least 90 days before the beginning of each coffee
 the United States of America for use by Hawaii and to Fiji)           year, each producing member shall notify the Executive
 at quarterly intervals and be made available to the                   Director of any changes in the percentage of each
 authorities concerned at least 15 days before the                     denomination required to make up the total of its export
 commencement of each quarter .                                        entitlement for the ensuing coffee year . In the absence of
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any such notification the Executive Director shall , when            Withholding of stamps by the Executive Director
dispatching supplies of coffee export stamps for the ensuing
coffee year, adopt the percentages used during the                   15 . In arranging for the supply of coffee export stamps for
preceding year .                                                     any quarter the Executive Director shall in addition to
                                                                     taking into account any adjustment which may have been
                                                                     made in the quarterly export entitlement of each member,
                                                                     make appropriate deductions in respect of:
9 . Members may on application to the agent or to the
Executive Director be supplied with coffee export stamps
of lower or higher denomination in exchange for stamps of            ( a ) any previous understamping of certificates of origin
the same total value surrendered during the currency of                    for which the appropriate stamps have not been
                                                                           recovered ;
any coffee year provided that the stamps surrendered bear
the same country code as those by which they are to be
replaced .                                                           ( b ) any penalties or deductions applied under the
                                                                           provisions of Article 42 of the International Coffee
                                                                           Agreement 1983 ;
Adjustment of export entitlements                                    (c) any levies which may remain unpaid on coffee export
                                                                           stamps previously supplied to the member .
10 . If an upward adjustment of export entitlements is
made during any quarter , the Executive Director shall
                                                                     16 . The Executive Director may withhold 10 % of the
immediately authorize the agent to release an additional
                                                                     coffee export stamps to be released to a member for the
quantity of coffee export stamps corresponding to the
                                                                     succeeding quarter if such -member fails to fulfil any of the
amount of the adjustment . If no agent has been appointed
                                                                     following conditions :
the appropriate quantity shall be dispatched immediately to
the authority mentioned in paragraph 5 of this rule .
                                                                     (a)   to forward :
                                                                             ( i ) first copies of certificates of origin in Form O and
11 . If a downward adjustment of export entitlements is                            copies of the relevant bills of lading within the
made in respect of any quarter for which coffee export                             period prescribed in paragraph 6 of rule 5 ;
stamps have already been supplied , the exporting members
concerned shall each surrender to the agent, where such
                                                                           ( ii ) first copies and originals of certificates of origin
                                                                                   in Form X and copies of the relevant bills
exists , or alternatively to the Executive Director , a quantity
                                                                                   of lading within the period prescribed in
of coffee export stamps corresponding to the amount by
                                                                                   paragraph 4 of rule 6 ;
which its quarterly export entitlement has been reduced . If
the surrender of the full quantity of stamps is not possible
owing to the existence of outstanding bona fide contracts            ( b ) to advise the Executive Director on or before the 15th
for the quarter in question , the member concerned shall                   day of each month , of the total value in kilograms of
notify the Executive Director who shall arrange a                          coffee export stamps used during the preceding month
corresponding reduction in the quantity of stamps to be                    as required under the provisions of paragraph 19 of
supplied for the ensuing quarter .                                         this rule ;
                                                                     ( c) to comply with its obligations under paragraph 2 of
                                                                           Article 53 of the International Coffee Agreement
                                                                           1983 .
Payment of levies
12 . As soon as coffee expert stamps are supplied to a                17 .  The Executive Director shall inform the Executive
member, the Executive Director shall notify the member of
                                                                     Board when stamps are withheld under the provisions of
any levies which may be payable on such stamps .
                                                                     paragraphs 14 and 16 of this rule . Stamps so withheld shall
                                                                     be released as soon as the member fulfils all the outstanding
                                                                     conditions and in any case not later than 30 days before the
                                                                     end of the coffee year. If a member fails to fulfil any of the
13 . The member shall remit the total amount of any such             outstanding conditions by the end of the coffee year the
levies in United States dollars to the Executive Director on
                                                                     Executive Director shall withhold an equivalent amount of
notification by the Executive Director of the amount due .           stamps from the first quarterly allocation for the ensuing
                                                                     year for the member concerned .
14 . If any member falls to pay the full amount due the
executive Director shall withhold , from the next supply ,           Report and accounting by producing members
coffee export stamps coresponding to the amount of levies
remaining unpaid .                                                   18 . Each producing member which receives a supply of
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coffee export stamps shall be responsible for the safe              Use of coffee export stamps
custody of the stamps .
                                                                    25 . Each Certificate of origin in Form O issued to cover
                                                                    coffee exported to a member shall have firmly affixed to it
                                                                    (on the reverse ) coffee export stamps which in total
19 . Each member which receives a supply of coffee export           denomination correspond to the net weight of the green
stamps shall advise the Executive Director on or before the         coffee or the green coffee equivalent of the coffee covered
15th day of each month , of the total value in kilograms of         by the certificate except that any excess above the last
the coffee export stamps used during the preceding                  whole multiple of 25 kilograms need not be covered
month .
                                                                    although such excess ( of 24 kilograms or less ) shall be
                                                                    counted as part of quota exports . (For example , a
                                                                    consignment of 399 kilograms requires stamps to the value
20 . After the end of the coffee year and not later than            of 375 kilograms whereas a consignment of 400 kilograms
30 October , each producing member shall render a final             requires stamps to the value of 400 kilograms). Under no
report , in a form to be agreed , to the agent where such           circumstances shall coffee export stamps be affixed to
exists or alternatively to the Executive Director , showing         sheets of paper attached to certificates of origin . In other
the total value in kilograms of the coffee export stamps            respects , certificates of origin in Form O shall be completed
received and used during the preceding coffee year and              and issued in accordance with the general guidance given in
                                                                    Annex 1 B and in rule 5 .
shall surrender with such report the full quantity of any
balance of coffee export stamps which may remain
unused .
                                                                    26 . In the case of a certificate of origin in Form O
                                                                    covering a shipment of coffee in a form other than green ,
                                                                    the net weight in green coffee equivalent shall be indicated
                                                                    in box 15 . To find the green coffee equivalent , the
Accounting by banks or financial institutions handling              following conversion factors shall be applied :
coffee export stamps
                                                                    — Dried coffee cherry: multiply the net weight of the dried
21 . Each agent supplied with coffee export stamps under                   coffee cherry by 0,50 ,
the provisions of paragraph 3 of this rule shall account
quarterly and annually for all coffee export stamps received
and issued on the authority of the Executive Director and           — Parchment coffee : multiply the net weight of the
shall surrender with the annual account any balance of                     parchment coffee by 0,80 ,
unused stamps . Such accounting returns shall be furnished
to the Executive Director not later than 45 days after the
end of the quarter or coffee year to which they relate .            — Roasted coffee : multiply the net weight of the roasted
                                                                           coffee by 1,19 ,
                                                                    — Liquid coffee: multiply the net weight of the dried
 22 . If the final accounts together with the balance of                   coffee solids contained in the liquid coffee by 2,60 ,
unused stamps have not been received 45 days after the end
 of the coffee year to which they relate , the Executive
Director shall request the agent concerned to explain the           — Soluble coffee : multiply the net weight of the soluble
reason for the delay . If, within 21 days of the date of such              coffee by 2,60 ,
enquiry, the agent has not given a satisfactory explanation ,
the Executive Director shall report the matter to the               — Decaffeinated coffee : multiply the net weight of the
Executive Board .
                                                                           decaffeinated coffee in green, roasted or soluble form
                                                                           by 1,00 , 1,19 or 2,60 respectively .
 Reporting and accounting for levies                                27 . Prior to export, the coffee export stamps affixed to
                                                                    each certificate of origin in form O shall be cancelled ,
 23 . On receipt of the final report referred to in paragraphs      either by the certifying agency or the customs authorities
 20 and 21 of this rule the Executive Director shall , subject      whichever may be more convenient , in such manner that
 to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this rule, prepare and         the stamps cannot be used again but can still be identified
 submit to each member a statement showing the total                without difficulty .
 amount of levies due and paid for the preceding coffee
year .
                                                                    28 . Coffee export stamps shall be valid for use only
                                                                    during the coffee year to which they are related by the year
                                                                    code printed thereon ( for example , the first coffee year in
 24 . If the total amount paid by the member is more than           which quotas are introduced will be indicated by the code
 the amount due the Executive Director shall refund the             ' 1 '). For the purpose of these rules the year of shipment
 difference .                                                       shall be determined by the latest customs date stamp of the
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producing member on the certificate of origin or the date of                                   Rule 16
issue of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent document ,
whichever is the earlier , provided always that the latter                           COFFEE TRANSIT STAMPS
date is not subsequent to 5 October .
                                                                    Supply of stamps
                                                                    1 . Coffee transit stamps shall be supplied to each
                                                                    importing member , which shall be responsible for the safe
Replacement of coffee export stamps                                 custody of the stamps .
29 . If a certificate of origin in Form O is spoiled or is
withdrawn after, coffee export stamps have been affixed             2 . After consultation with the member , the Executive
thereto , the certifying agency concerned may obtain                Director shall appoint in each importing member an agent
replacement stamps from the agent on presentation of the            to receive coffee transit stamps allocated to the member
certificate with the stamps affixed . The agent shall               and to administer the coffee transit stamp system on behalf
withdraw the certificate and forward it to the Executive
                                                                    of the International Coffee Organization . The agent shall
Director as soon as possible . Alternatively , if there is no       be acceptable to both the Executive Director and the
agent the certifying agency may obtain replacements by              member . The Executive Director may at any time , for
forwarding the certificate direct to the Executive Director .       cause, declare an agent to be no longer acceptable and may
Damaged stamps may be exchanged in like manner .                    appoint an alternative agent .
                                                                    3 . At least 21 days before the beginning of each coffee
                                                                    year the Executive Director shall deposit with the agent
 30 . The loss of any coffee export stamps must be reported         appointed to administer the coffee transit stamp system a
 immediately to the Executive Director who , after such             quantity of coffee transit stamps equal to the estimated
 enquiries as he may deem necessary , may authorize their           requirements of the Member for one year plus an
replacement.                                                        additional reserve to be determined by the Executive
                                                                    Director to cover contingencies .
                                                                    4 . The Agent may advance to certifying agencies an initial
 31 . If coffee export stamps are inadvertently affixed to a        quantity of coffee transit stamps not exceeding one quarter
certificate of origin in Form O greatly in excess of the net        of the annual estimated requirements referred to in
weight of the green coffee or the green coffee equivalent of        paragraph 3 of this rule .
the coffee covered thereby and this is not discovered until
after the opportunity to withdraw the document has
passed , the producing member concerned may make                    5 . Coffee transit stamps shall not be transferable and shall
 application , giving all relevant details , to the Executive       bear an individual country code ( see Annex 6 ) and shall be
Director who may replace the excess stamps after making             overprinted with the letter 'T'. Coffee transit stamps for use
 such enquiries as he may deem necessary .                          in accordance with the provisions of rule 8 of these rules
                                                                    shall be overprinted with the letters 'NT'.
                                                                    6 . Coffee transit stamps shall be in denominations of 5 ,
32 . Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this rule ,        25 , 100 , 150 , 500 , 1 000 , 3 000 , 10 000 , and 30 000
any refund of the levies arising from the loss of coffee            kilograms . Each denomination shall be of a different
export stamps will be made at the end of the coffee year            colour. The Executive Director may add such additional
once the statement referred to in paragraph 23 is                   denominations as experience may prove to be necessary
prepared .                                                          and may withdraw such denominations as are no longer
                                                                    required .
                                                                    Use of coffee transit stamps
Audit and publication of accounts
                                                                    7 . Each certificate of transit shall have firmly affixed to it
33 . As soon as possible after the close of each coffee year        ( on the reverse) coffee transit stamps which in total
the Executive Director shall prepare coffee export stamp            denomination correspond to the net weight of the green
accounts which shall be independently audited . The                 coffee or the green coffee equivalent of the coffee covered
accounts and the report of the auditor thereon shall be             by the certificate except that any excess above the last
presented to the Executive Board for approval and                   whole multiple of five kilograms need not be covered
publication .                                                       although such excess ( four kilograms or less) shall be
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charged to the transit stamp account of the recipient of the                 provided that the stamps surrendered bear the same
certificate . In other respects , certificates of transit shall be           country code as those by which they are to be
completed and issued in accordance with the general                          replaced ;
guidance given in Annex 5 B and in rule 12 .
                                                                       (b ) replace the full value of any stamps affixed to spoiled
                                                                             certificates of transit or certificates which for other
8 . In the case of a certificate of transit covering a                       reasons have been surrendered before use . Such
shipment of coffee in a form other than green , the net                      certificates shall be forwarded to the Executive
weight of green coffee equivalent shall be indicated in                      Director and the stamps thereon accounted for in the
box 15 . To find the green coffee equivalent , the conversion                quarterly and annual returns of account referred to in
factors shown in paragraph 26 of rule 15 . shall be                          paragraph 11 of this rule .
applied .
9 . Coffee transit stamps affixed to a certificate of transit          Audit and publication of accounts
shall be cancelled by the certifying agency in such manner
that the stamps cannot be used again but can still be                  14 . As soon as possible after the close of each coffee year
identified without difficulty .                                        the Executive Director shall prepare coffee transit stamp
                                                                       accounts which shall be independently audited . The
                                                                       accounts and the report of the auditor thereon shall be
                                                                       presented to the Executive Board for approval and
Replenishment of coffee transit stamps                                 publication .
 10 . At intervals to be agreed upon , agents appointed to
administer the coffee transit stamp system may apply to the
Executive Director for the replenishment of stamps . The
Executive Director shall authorize the replenishment of                                             Rple 1 7
stamps only on receipt of valid certificates in Forms O , R ,
RS or T collected and credited to transit stamp accounts .                        ENTRY INTO FORCE AND SUSPENSION
                                                                        Unless elsewhere provided for or otherwise deferred by
                                                                       resolution of the International Coffee Council , these rules
Accounting procedures of the agents appointed to                       shall enter into force on the date on which quotas come
administer the coffee transit stamp system                             into effect and shall cease to be applied on the date on
                                                                       which quotas are suspended .
11 . Each agent supplied with coffee transit stamps under
the provisions of paragraph 3 of this rule shall account
quarterly and annually for all coffee transit stamps received
and issued on the authority of the Executive Director . Such
accounting returns , in a form to be agreed , shall be                                              Rule 18
provided to the Executive Director not later than 30 days
after the end of the quarter or coffee year to which they                             TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
relate .
                                                                       For all coffee imported on or after the date on which these
12 . Subject to arrangements to be agreed between each                 rules enter into effect it shall be the responsibility of the
agent and the Executive Director an annual audit shall be              importer to prove to the satisfaction of the customs service
conducted and the report of the auditor shall be submitted             of the importing country the date on which the coffee
to the Executive Director .                                            was exported and to surrender the appropriate
                                                                        documentation .
Replacement of stamps
                                                                        Coffee exported on or after the date on which these rules
13 . At the request of a certifying agency an agent supplied            enter into effect
with coffee transit stamps under the provisions of
paragraph 3 of this rule may :                                         2 . For imports of coffee from producing members
                                                                        exported on or after the date on which these rules enter
( a ) exchange coffee transit stamps for stamps of lower or             into effect , the customs service shall require a valid
      higher denomination having the same total value                   certificate in Form O , R , RS or T to be surrendered .
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3 . Imports of coffee from non-members shall be subject to            ( a ) the reference number and date of issue of the relevant
the provisions of rule 8 of these rules .                                     certificate of origin ( if known ) ( 2 );
                                                                      ( b ) the form and the net weight of the coffee ;
Coffee exported before the date on which these rules enter
into effect
                                                                      (c) the ICO identification mark and the other markings
                                                                              ori the bags or other containers ( 3 );
4 . For imports of coffee which customs services are
satisfied was exported before the date on which these rules           ( d ) the name of the vessel or form of transport on which
enter into effect , the following procedures shall apply :                    the coffee is being carried or on which it arrived at its
( a ) For coffee imported up to 60 days after the date on                     present location ( if known ); and
       which these rules enter into effect
       Customs services shall require the surrender of the            ( e) in the case of coffee held in a warehouse, a written
      original of the certificate of origin in Form O issued in               declaration by the manager of the warehouse
      accordance with the provisions of rule 5 of the rules in                identifying the coffee and confirming the period of
                                                                              storage .
      document EB-2690 / 86 (*) or , if a certificate is not
       available , shall require the surrender of an import
      return in Form I ( see Annex 8 ) printed in accordance
      with the specifications in Annex 8 A and completed in            6 . On the basis of the information provided in accordance
       accordance with the general guidance contained in              with paragraph 5 , the certifying agency shall issue the
      Annex 8 B or shall apply an alternative procedure to            certificate of transit and credit the quantity of coffee
      be established between the member and the Executive             concerned to a transit stamp account. The certifying
      Director . No certificates or import returns shall be           agency shall forward the relevant information to the
                                                                      Executive Director .
      required to cover the importation of samples and
      parcels up to a maximum net weight of 60 kilograms
      of green coffee , or the equivalent thereof, as specified
      in paragraph 10 of rule 7 of these rules nor in the case
      of the importation from an importing member of                                                  Rule 19
      coffee processed in an importing member country .
      Import returns in Form I collected by customs services                                   IMPLEMENTATION
      shall be forwarded to the Organization following the
      procedure laid down for the forwarding of certificates
      in paragraphs 5 to 8 of rule 7 of these rules .                 The Executive Director shall have the responsibility for
                                                                      taking such action as he considers necessary to facilitate the
( b ) For coffee imported more than 60 days after the date            effective implementation of the controls provided for in the
      on which these rules enter into effect                          Agreement and in these rules , including the issuing from
      Except as otherwise agreed between the member and               time to time of any administrative instructions which he
      the Executive Director , not later than 60 days after           may consider necessary .
      the date on which these rules enter into effect , traders
      holding title to coffee not yet imported shall apply to a
      certifying agency for the issuing of a certificate of
      transit to cover the importation of the coffee .                                                Rule 20
5 . The procedure for issuing certificates of transit in the                                      AMENDMENTS
circumstances described in subparagraph ( b ) of para­
graph 4 of this rule shall be as follows . The trader holding
title to the coffee shall provide the certifying agency with          The Executive Board shall keep these rules under review
the following information concerning each parcel of                   and may make such amendments to them as it considers
coffee :                                                              desirable .
                                                                      ( 2 ) Not applicable in    the case of coffee from non-members or
                                                                            coffee re-exported  from one  importing member to another .
                                                                      ( 3 ) Not applicable in    the case of coffee from non-members or
 ') Rules for the application of a system of certificates of origir         coffee processed     by and    imported from an importing
     when quotas are suspended .                                            member .
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                               ANNEX I
             CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM O
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                           CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM 0
                                                                                                                                              FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS
Form approved by the :                                            INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
                                                               22 Berners Street, London W1 P 4 DD , England
                                                                                                                                          1 . Valid for importation or replacement until
PART A : FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
                                                                                                                                                          /              /
     t.   lieterence IMO .                          Country Code                                Port Code                                        Serial No .
    3 . Producing country
    4. Country of destination
     5 . Name of ship/other carrier                6 . Port of loading/ intermediate ports     7 . Date of shipment                            3 . Leave blank
     9 . Port or point of destination
  10. Shipping marks                                 1 1 . Number of bags or other containers               12 . Description of coffee         1 3 . Net weight of shipment
                                                                                                                   Green ( Crude)
  a.     ICO identification mark
                                                                                                                   Roasted
                                                                                                                                               14 . Unit of weight
  b.     Other marks                                                                                               Soluble                                                  kg­
                                                                                                                   Other                                                    lb .
  1 5 . Other relevant information
         It is hereby certified that the coffee described above was grown in the abovementioned producing country
  16 . Customs stamp of issuing country:                                                      1 7 . Stamp of Certifying Agency:
 Date                          Signature of authorized Customs Officer                        Date of issue                 Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
PART B : FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED . COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO.
 18 . NOTATION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE                                                             19 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN CUSTOMS
         Certificate collected and coffee imported or placed under
         Customs control                                                                            Certificate collected and credited to Transit Stamp Account
         Customs entry number:                                                                      Observations :
         Observations :
         Quantity ( if different from boxes 11 or 13 ):
         Place                                               Date                                   Place                                               Date
         Customs stamp of collecting country                                                        Stamp of Certifying Agency
         Signature or equivalent of authorized Customs Officer                                      Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
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                                    ANNEX I A
            MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM O
 ---pagebreak--- CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM O
  FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS
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                                                                   ANNEX I B
                                       CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS
                                   General guidance for completion of certificate of origin in form O
                                                                     PART A
                           To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member
 1 . Enter the date on which the period of validity of the                       metal strip affixed to the bags or other containers. Enter the
     certificate lapses (nine months from the end of the quarter in              ICO identification mark and any additional shipping marks
     which the certificate is issued ).                                          or other identification in the spaces provided .
 2 . The reference number shall include the code number of the
                                                                                 Note:
     member issuing the certificate ( see Annex 6 to these rules) and
     the code number of the port or inland point of export (two                  If the member has opted for a certificate of origin on which
     digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up to five             box 10 has been modified to allow more than one ICO
     digits shall be bollowed by the serial number of the certificate            identification mark to be entered as provided for in para­
     (each certifying agency shall ensure that the numbering of the              graph 3 of rule 2 of these rules and there is no space in which
     certificates of origin in Form O which it issues shall begin at             to enter additional shipping marks in this box , the additional
     '1 ' on 1 October each year and shall proceed consecutively                 shipping marks should , to the extent possible, be shown in
     until 30 September the following year).                                     full in box 15 .
 3 . Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was                 1 1 . Enter the number of bags or other containers.
     produced .
                                                                           12 . Mark 'X' in the appropriate box. If coffee other than green ,
 4. Enter the name of the country of destination .                               roasted or soluble is being exported , specify the form of such
                                                                                 other coffee in box 15 ( see definitions in Article 3 of the
                                                                                 International Coffee Agreement 1983 ). If an export of coffee
 5 . Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to                includes more than one form of coffee , separate certificates
      be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship , enter           are required for each form of coffee included in the
      appropriate information concerning the form of transport, for              shipment .
      example , lorry, lighter, rail .
                                                                           13 . Enter net weight , rounded to nearest whole unit of weight
 6 . Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee               ( one pound equals 0,4536 kilograms).
      is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at
      which the coffee will be unloaded before re-forwarding to the
      destination   shown on      the certificate . If the coffee is
                                                                           14 . Specify unit of weight by marking 'X' in the appropriate
     proceeding direct to its destination enter the word 'direct'.               box .
 7 . Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped .                  15 . Enter any additional information relevant to the parcel of
                                                                                  coffee described in the certificate .
 8 . Leave blank ( for        use      by the   International  Coffee
      Organization ).
                                                                            16 . The customs service in the port or other location from which
                                                                                  the coffee is exported shall stamp the certificate as
                                                                                  confirmation that export is about to take place. The
 9 . Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee                authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign and
      is destined .                                                              date the certificate in the spaces provided .
10. The bags or containers in each parcel of coffee covered by a            17 . The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the
      single certificate of origin shall bear a unique ICO                        stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the
      identification mark , printed inside a box or stamped on a                  certificate in the spaces provided .
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IMPORTANT                                                                    a copy of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent document within
                                                                             21 days of the date of shipment.
                                                                             Each original certificate of origin in Form O shall be validated
The first copy of each certificate of origin in Form O shall be              with coffee export stamps affixed to the reverse in accordance with
forwarded to the International Coffee Organization together with             the provisions of rule 15 of these rules.
                                                                      PART B
                            To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18 . ( a) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported, the                     ( iii ) enter the location of the coffee and the date on
          customs service of the country of importation shall:                                  which it was placed under custody; and
              (i)  withdraw the certificate;
           (ii)    enter the customs entry number and any relevant                      ( iv)   affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has
                   observations, including the information required                             been placed under its control .
                   in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3
                   of rule 7 of these rules ;
          (iii)    enter the place and date of importation; and              19 . If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit stamp
          ( iv )   affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has           account, the certifying officier withdrawing the certificate
                   been imported;                                                 shall enter the place and date of collection and shall stamp
                                                                                  and sign the certificate.          '
     ( b) except as otherwise agreed between a member and the
          executive Director in accordance with the provisions of
          paragraph 1 of rule 10 of these rules, if the coffee
          covered by the certificate is placed under customs
          control, the customs service in whose custody the coffee
          is placed shall:                                                   IMPORTANT
             (i)   withdraw the certificate;
            ( ii ) enter any relevant observations , including the           Each valid ceritificate of origin in Form O withdrawn by a customs
                   information required in accordance with the               service or a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the
                   provisions of paragraph 3 of rule 10 of these             International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the close of
                   rules ;                                                   the month of collection.
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                               ANNEX 2
             CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM X
 ---pagebreak--- PART A : FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
                                                                                                                                        CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM X
    1 . Name and address of exporter
                                                                                                                                   FOR EXPORTS TO NON-MEMBERS
                                                                                              Form approved by the:
   2 . Name and address of importer                                                                             INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
                                                                                                          22 feerners Street, London W1 P 4 DD, England
                                                                                              3 . Reference No .
                                                                                              Country Code                  Port Code                      Serial No .
    4. Producing country
    5 . Country of destination
    6 . Name of ship/other carrier                 7 . Port of loading/intermediate ports      8 . Date of shipment                        9 . Leave blank
  10. Port or point of destination
 1 1 . Shipping marks                               1 2 . Number of bags or other containers               1 3 . Description of coffee      14. Net weight of shipment
 a.     ICO Identification mark
                  /          /-
                                                                                                                                            1 5 . Unit of weight
 b.     Other marks
 1 6 . Other relevant information
         It is hereby certified that the coffee described above was grown in the abovementioned country
 17 . Customs stamp of issuing country                                                      I 18. Stamp of Certifying Agency
 Date                          Signature of authorized Customs Officer                        Date of issue              Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
PART B : FOR USE BY SURVEYING AGENT
  19 . CERTIFICATION BY SURVEYING AGENT IN THE CASE OF TRANSHIPMENT
 First port of transhipment                       Transhipment date                           Second port of transhipment                  Transhipment date
 Destination                                      Name of ship or other carrier               Destination                                  Name of ship or other carrier
 Date                          Signature of surveying agent                                   Date                      Signature of surveying agent
  20 . CERTIFICATION OF IMPORTATION BY SURVEYING AGENT
 Country of import                      Place of entry
                                        Date of entry
                                                                                              Date                      Signature of surveying agent
 Observations
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                                    ANNEX 2 A
            MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM X
 ---pagebreak---    CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM X
FOR EXPORTS TO NON - MEMBERS
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                                                                   ANNEX 2 B
                                  CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO NON-MEMBERS
                                    General guidance for completion of certificate of origin in Form X
                                                                     PART A
                              To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member
  1.  Enter the name and address of the exporter.                            11 . The bags or containers in each parcel of coffee covered by a
                                                                                  single certificate of origin shall bear a unique ICO
                                                                                  identification mark , printed inside a box or stamped on a
                                                                                  metal strip affixed to the bags or other containers . Enter the
  2 . Enter the name and address of the importer , or if not                      ICO identification mark and any additional shipping marks
      available , the name and address of the buyer.                              or other identification in the spaces provided .
  3 . The reference number shall include the code number of the
      member issuing the certificate ( see Annex 6 to these rules) and
      the code number of the port or inland point of export (two                  Note:
      digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up to five
      digits shall be followed by the serial number of the certificate            If the Member has opted for a certificate of origin on which
                                                                                  box 11 has been modified to allow more than one ICO
      (each certifying agency shall ensure that the numbering of the
      certificates of origin in Form X which it issues shall begin at             identification mark to be entered as provided for in para­
      '1 ' on 1 October each year and shall proceed consecutively                 graph 3 of rule 2 of these rules and there is no space in which
      until 30 September the following year ).                                    to enter additional shipping marks in this box , the additional
                                                                                  shipping marks should, to the extent possible, be shown in
                                                                                  full in box 16 .
  4. Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was
      produced.
                                                                             12 . Enter the number of bags or other containers.
  5 . Enter the name of the country of destination .
                                                                             13 . Mark 'X' in the appropriate box . If coffee other than green ,
                                                                                  roasted or soluble is being exported , specify the form of such
                                                                                  other coffee in box 16 ( see definitions in Article 3 of the
  6 . Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to
                                                                                  International Coffee Agreement 1983 ). If an export of coffee
      be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship , enter            includes more than one form of coffee , separate certificates
      appropriate information concerning the form of transport , for              are required for each form of coffee included in the
      example, lorry, lighter, rail .                                             shipment .
  7 . Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee
      is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at        14 . Enter net weight , rounded to nearest whole unit of weight
      which the coffee will be unloaded before re-forwarding to the               ( one pound equals 0,4536 kilograms).
      destination    shown on      the certificate . If the coffee is
      proceeding direct to its destination enter the word 'direct'.
                                                                             15 . Specify unit of weight by marking 'X' in the appropriate
                                                                                  box .
  8 . Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped .
  9 . Leave     blank    (for   use   by  the    International  Coffee       16 . Enter any additional information relevant to the parcel of
                                                                                  coffee described in the certificate .
      Organization ).
 10 . Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee          17 . The customs service in the port or other location from which
      is destined .                                                                the coffee is exported shall stamp the certificate as
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     confirmation that export is about to take place . The                   IMPORTANT
     authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign and
     date the certificate in the spaces provided.
                                                                             The original and the first copy of each certificate of origin in Form
18 . The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the             X shall be forwarded to the International Coffee Organization
     stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the              together with a copy of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent
     certificate in the spaces provided.                                     document within 21 days of the date of shipment.
                                                                     PART B
                               For use if measures for the verification of exports to non-members are introduced
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                                ANNEX 3
            CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXPORT IN FORM R
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                      CERTIFICATE OF RE- EXPORT TORM R
Form approved by the:                                            INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
                                                              22 Berners Street, London W1P 4 DD, England
                                                                                                                                           1 . valid for importation or replacement until
PART A : FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
                                                                                                                                                            /             /
    2 . Reference No .                             Country Code                                  Port Code                                        > erial No .
    3 . Country of re-export
    4. Country of destination
    5 . Name of ship/other carrier                6 . Port of loading/ intermediate ports       7 . Date of shipment                           8 . Leave blank
    9 . Port or point of destination
   10 . ICO Identification mark                    1 1 . Number of bags or other containers                  12 . Description of coffee         1 3. Net weight of shipment
                                                                                                                   Green (Crude)
                                                                                          Total
                                                                                                                   Roasted
                                                                                                                                                14. Unit of weight
                                                                                                                   Soluble                                                   <9
                                                                                                                   Other                                                     lb .
  1 5 . Other marks and other relevant information
        It is hereby certified that the coffee described above is being re-exported from the country issuing this Certificate.
  1 6 . Customs stamp of issuing country :                                                    1 7 . Stamp of Certifying Agency :
 Date                         Signature of authorized Customs Officer                         Date of issue                  Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
PART B : FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED . COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO .
  1 8.  NOTATION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE                                                            1 9 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN CUSTOMS
        Certificate collected and coffee imported or placed under
        Customs control                                                                              Certificate collected and credited to Transit Stamp Account
        Customs entry number:                                                                        Observations :
        Observations :
        Quantity ( if different from boxes 11 or 13 ):
        Place                                               Date                                     Place                                                Date
        Customs stamp of collecting country                                                          Stamp of Certifying Agency
        Signature or equivalent of authorized Customs Officer                                        Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
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29 . 9 . 87        Official Journal of the European Communities
                                     ANNEX 3 A
            MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXPORT IN FORM R
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                                                                       ANNEX 3 B
                                                         CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXPORT
                                  General guidance for completion of certificate of re-export in form R
                                                                         PART A
                            To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member
      Enter the date on which the period of validity of the                    11 . Alongside each ICO identification mark shown in box 10 ,
      certificate lapses (nine months from the end of the quarter in                 enter the number of bags or other containers bearing that
      which the certificate is issued ).                                             mark . Also enter the total number of bags or other
                                                                                     containers .
      The reference number shall include the code number of the
      member issuing the certificate ( see Annex 6 to these rules) and
                                                                               12. Mark 'X' in the appropriate box . If coffee other than green ,
      the code number of the port or inland point of re-export (two                  roasted or soluble is being re-exported , specify the form of
      digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up to five                such other coffee in box 15 ( see definitions in Article 3 of the
      digits shall be followed by the serial number of the certificate               International Coffee Agreement 1983 ). If a re-export includes
      (each certifying agency shall ensure that the numbering of the                 more than one form of coffee, separate certificates are
      certificates of re-export which it issues shall begin at ' 1 ' on 1
                                                                                     required for each form of coffee included in the shipment.
      October each year and shall proceed consecutively until 30
      September the following year).
                                                                               13 . Enter net weight, rounded to nearest whole unit of weight
      Enter the name of the country in which the coffee is to be                     (one pound equals 0,4536 kilograms).
      re-exported .
                                                                               14 . Specify unit of weight by marking 'X' in the appropriate
  4 . Enter the name of the country to which the coffee is                           box .
      destined .
      Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to             1 5 . This space may be used for further identification of the coffee
                                                                                     being re-exported, for example , the shipping marks , or for
      be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship , enter               comments relevant to the information in the certificate . If
      appropriate information concerning the form of transport , for
                                                                                     available, enter the type(s) and the reference number(s) of the
      example, lorry, lighter, rail .                       -                        certificate(s ) under cover of which the coffee described in the
                                                                                     certificate of re-export was originally imported.
  6 . Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee
      is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at
      which the coffee will be unloaded before re-forwarding to the            16 . The customs service in the port or other place from which the
      destination    shown    on  the    certificate . If the   coffee  is           coffee is re-exported shall stamp the certificate as
      proceeding direct to its destination enter the word 'direct'.                  confirmation that re-export is about to take place . The
                                                                                     authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign and
                                                                                     date the certificate in the spaces provided.
  7 . Enter the date on which the. coffee is to be shipped .
                                                                               17 . The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the
  8 . Leave blank (for         use    by    the    International   Coffee            stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the
      Organization ).                                                                certificate in the spaces provided.
  9 . Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee
      is destined .                                                            IMPORTANT
                                                                               The first copy of each certificate of re-export shall be forwarded to
 L0 . Enter the ICO identification marks appearing on the bags or              the International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the date of
      other containers .                                                       shipment.
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                                                                      PART B
                            To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18 . ( a) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported , the                    ( iii ) enter the location of the coffee and the date on
          customs service of the country of importation shall :                                 which it was placed under custody; and
              (i)  withdraw the certificate ;
            ( ii ) enter the customs entry number and any relevant                      ( iv )  affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has
                   observations , including the information required                            been placed under its control .
                   in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3
                   of rule 7 of these rules ;
          (iii )   enter the place and date of importation ; and
                                                                             19 . If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit stamp
          ( iv)    affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has
                                                                                  account , the certifying officer withdrawing the certificate
                   been imported;
                                                                                  shall enter the place and date of collection and shall stamp
     (b) except as otherwise agreed between a member and the                      and sign the certificate .
          executive Director in accordance with the provisions of
          paragraph 1 of rule 10 of these rules, if the coffee
          covered by the certificate is placed under customs
          control , the customs service in whose custody the coffee
          is placed shall :                                                  IMPORTANT
              (i)  withdraw the certificate ;
           (ii )   enter any relevant observations, including the            Each valid certificate of re-export withdrawn by a customs service
                   information required in accordance with the               or a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the International
                   provisions of paragraph 3 of rule 10 of these             Coffee Organization within 30 days of the close of the month of
                   rules ;                                                   collection .
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                                ANNEX 4
            CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT IN FORM RS
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                 CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT FORM RS
Form approved by the:                                            INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
                                                              22 Berners Street, London W1 P 4 DD, England
                                                                                                                                            1 . Valid for importation or replacement unt
PART A : FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
                                                                                                                                                            /              /
    2 . Reference No .                             Country Code                                  Port Code                                         Serial No .
    3 . Country of re-shipment
    4 . Country of destination
    5 . Name1 of ship/other carrier               6 . Port of loading/ intermediate ports      7 . Date of re-shipment                          8 . Leave blank
    9. Port or point of destination
   10 . ICO Identification mark                    1 1  Numhpr nf hanc nr nthpr r.nntainftrs                 1 2 . Description of coffee         1 3 . Net weight of shipment
                                                                                                                    Green (Crude)
                                                                                          Total
                                                                                                                    Roasted
                                                                                                                                                 14. Unit of weight
                                                                                                                    Soluble                                                   kg .
                                                                                                                    Other                                                     lb .
  1 5 . Other marks and other relevant information
        It is hereby certified that the coffee described above is being re-shipped from the country issuing this Certificate.
  16 . Customs stamp of issuing country :                                                      1 7 . Stamp of Certifying Agency :
 Date                         Signature of authorized Customs Officer                         Date of issue                   Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
PART B : FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED . COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO .
  I 8.  NOTATION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE                                                            1 9 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN CUSTOMS
        Certificate collected and coffee imported or placed undei
        Customs control                                                                              Certificate collected and credited to Transit Stamp Account
        Customs entry number:                                                                        Observations :
        Observations :
        Quantity ( if different from boxes 11 or 13 ):
        Place                                               Date                                     Place                                                Date
        Customs stamp of collecting country                                                          Stamp of Certifying Agency
        Signature or equivalent of authorized Customs Officer                                        Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
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                                       ANNEX 4 A
            MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT IN FORM RS
 ---pagebreak--- A
  CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT FORM RS
V
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                                                                        ANNEX 4 B
                                                           CERTIFICATE OF RE-SHIPMENT
                                General guidance for completion of certificate of re-shipment in Form RS
                                                                          PART A
                             To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member
  1 . Enter the date on which the period of validity of the                     11 . Alongside each ICO identification mark shown in box 10 ,
      certificate lapses ( nine months from the end of the quarter in                 enter the number of bags or other containers bearing that
      which the certificate is issued ).                                              mark . Also enter the total number of bags or other
                                                                                      containers .
  2 . The reference number shall include the code number of the
      member issuing the certificate ( see Annex 6 to these rules) and          12 . Mark 'X' in the appropriate box. If coffee other than green ,
      the code number of the port or inland point of re-shipment                      roasted or soluble is being re-shipped , specify the form of
      ( two digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up                   such other coffee in box 15 ( see definitions in Article 3 of the
      to five digits shall be followed by the serial number of the                    International Coffee Agreement 1983 ). If a re-shipment
      certificate (each certifying agency shall ensure that the                       includes more than one form of coffee, separate certificates
      numbering of certificates of re-shipment which it issues shall                  are required for each form of coffee included in the
      begin at ' 1 ' on 1 October each year and shall proceed                         shipment .
      consecutively until 30 September the following year).
                                                                                 13 . Enter net weight, rounded to nearest whole unit of weight
  3 . Enter the name of the country from which the coffee is to be                    ( one pound equals 0,4536 kilograms).
      re-shipped .
                                                                                14 . Specify unit of weight by marking 'X' in the appropriate
  4 . Enter the name of the country of which the coffee is                            box .
      destined .
  5 . Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to
                                                                                15 . This space may be used for further identification of the coffee
                                                                                      being re-shipped , for example , the shipping marks , or for
      be shipped . If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship , enter               comments relevant to the information in the certificate . The
      appropriate information concerning the form of transport, for                   type(s ) and the reference number(s ) of the certificate^ )
      example , lorry , lighter , rail .                                              withdrawn when the coffee described in the certificate of
                                                                                      re-shipment was placed under customs control shall be
                                                                                      entered in this space .
  6 . Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee
      is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at
      which the coffee will be unloaded before re-forwarding to the
      destination    shown on       the     certificate . If the coffee  is
                                                                                 16 . The customs service in the port or other place from which the
                                                                                      coffee is re-shipped shall stamp the certificate as confirmation
      proceeding direct to its destination enter the word 'direct'.                   that re-shipment is about to take place. The authorized
                                                                                      customs officer applying the stamp shall sign and date the
                                                                                      certificate in the spaces provided .
  7 . Enter the date on which the coffee is to be re-shipped .
                                                                                 17 . The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the
  8 . Leave blank (for          use      by    the    International Coffee            stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the
      Organization ).                                                                 certificate in the spaces provided .
  9 . Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee
      is destined .                                                              IMPORTANT
                                                                                 The first copy of each certificate of re-shipment shall be forwarded
 10. Enter the ICO identification marks appearing on the bags or                 to the International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the date
      other containers .                                                         of re-shipment.
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                                                                       PART B
                            To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18 . ( a ) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported , the                   ( iii ) enter the location of the coffee and the date on
           customs service of the country of importation shall :                                which it was placed under custody; and
              (i)  withdraw the certificate;
             (ii ) enter the customs entry number and any relevant                      ( iv )  affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has
                   observations , including the information required                            been placed under its control .
                   in accordance with provisions of paragraph 3 of
                   rule 7 of these rules ;
           (iii )  enter the place and date of importation ; and
                                                                             19 . If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit stamp
           ( iv )  affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has
                                                                                  account, the certifiying officer withdrawing the certificate
                   been imported ;                                                shall enter the place and date of collection and shall stamp
     ( b ) except as otherwise agreed between the member and the                  and sign the certificate .
           Executive Director in accordance with the provisions of
           paragraph 1 of rule 10 of these rules , if the coffee
           covered by the certificate is placed under customs
           control , the customs service in whose custody the coffee
           is placed shall :                                                 IMPORTANT
              (i)  withdraw the certificate ;
            (ii)   enter any relevant observations, including the            Each valid certificate of re-shipment withdrawn by a customs
                   information required in accordance with the               service or a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the
                   provisions of paragraph 3 of rule 10 of these             International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the close of
                   rules ;                                                   the month of collection .
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                               ANNEX S
             CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT IN FORM T
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                          CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT FORM T
Form approved by the:                                            INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
                                                              22 Berners Street, London W1 P 4 DD , England
                                                                                                                                          1 . valid for importation or replacement unti
PART A : FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
                                                                                                                                                          /              /
    l.   Heterence No .                            Country Code                                  Port Code                                       Serial No .
    3 . Issuing country
    4. Country of destination
    5 . Name of ship/other carrier                6 . Port of loading/ intermediate ports       7 . Date of shipment                           8 . Leave blank
    9 . Port or point of destination
    0 . ICO Identification mark                     1 1 . Number of bags or other containers                 1 2 . Description of coffee       1 3 . Net weight of shipment
                                                                                                                     Green ( Crude)
                                                                                           Total
                                                                                                                     Roasted
                                                                                                                                               14 . Unit of weight
                                                                                                                     Soluble                                                kg­
                                                                                                                     Other                                                  lb .
  1 5 . Other marks and other relevant information
  16 . It is hereby certified that this Certificate is issued on the basis of Certificate in Form .                reference number
  17 . Stamp of Certifying Agency :
 Date                          Signature of authorized Customs Officer
PART B : FOR USE WHEN CERTIFICATE IS COLLECTED . COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE ICO .
 1 8.   NOTATION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE                                                            19 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN CUSTOMS
        Certificate collected and coffee imported or placed under
        Customs control                                                                              Certificate collected and credited to Transit Stamp Account
        Customs entry number:                                                                        Observations :
        Observations :
        Quantity ( if different from boxes 11 or 13 ):
        Place                                               Date                                     Place                                              Date
        Customs stamp ot collecting country                                                          Stamp of Certifying Agency
        Signature or equivalent of authorized Customs Officer                                        Signature of authorized Certifying Officer
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                                     ANNEX 5 A
            MEASUREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT IN FORM T
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                                                                      ANNEX 5 B
                                                             CERTIFICATE OF TRANSIT
                                   General guidance for completion of certificate of transit in Form T
                                                                        PART A
                                            To be completed by the certifying agency of the issuing member
 1 . Enter the date on which the period of validity of the                     11 . Alongside each ICO identification mark shown in box 10 ,
     certificate lapses (nine months from the end of the quarter in                  enter the number of bags or other containers bearing that
     which the certificate is issued).                                               mark . Also enter the total number of bags or other
                                                                                     containers .
 2 . The reference number shall include the code number of the
     member issuing the certificate (see Annex 6 to these rules) and            12 . Mark 'X' in the appropriate box. If coffee other than green ,
     the code number of the port or inland point of loading (two                     roasted or soluble is being forwarded, specify the form of
     digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up to five                 such other coffee in box 15 ( see definitions in Article 3 of the
     digits shall be followed by the serial number of the certificate                International Coffee Agreement 1983 ).
     (each certifying agency shall ensure that the numbering of the
     certificates of transit which it issues shall begin at ' 1 ' on
     1 October each year and shall proceed consecutively until                  13 . Enter net weight , rounded to nearest whole unit of weight
     30 September the following year).                                               (one pound equals 0,4536 kilograms).
 3 . Enter the name of the issuing country .                                    14. Specify unit of weight by marking 'X' in the appropriate
                                                                                     box .
 4 . Enter the name of the country to which the coffee is
     destined .                                                                 15 . This space may be used for further identification of the coffee
                                                                                     being forwarded , for example, the shipping marks, or for
                                                                                     comments relevant to the information in the certificate . In the
 5 . Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to                    case of coffee from a non-member, the information specified
     be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship , enter                in subparagraph ( a ) of paragraph 6 of rule 8 of these rules
                                                                                     shall be entered and the words 'NON-MEMBER COFFEE '
      appropriate information concerning the form of transport , for
     example , lorry , lighter , rail .                                              shall be written in capital letters at the top of the certificate .
 6 . Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee              16 . Enter the relevant information concerning the certificate on
                                                                                     the basis of which the certificate of transit is being issued
     is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at
     which the coffee will be unloaded before re-forwarding to the                   namely , the type of certificate and its reference number . (Not
     destination    shown    on    the     certificate . If the coffee  is           applicable in the case of a certificate of transit issued in
     proceeding direct to its destination enter the word 'direct'.                   accordance with the provisions of rule 8 of these rules to
                                                                                     cover coffee from a non-member .)
 7 . Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped .                      17 . The certifying officer shall stamp the certificate with the
                                                                                     stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the
                                                                                      certificate in the spaces provided .
 8 . Leave blank ( for         use      by    the    International Coffee
     Organization ).
                                                                                IMPORTANT
 9 . Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee
     is destined .                                                              The first copy of each certificate of transit shall be forwarded to
                                                                                the International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the date of
                                                                                issue .
10 . Enter the ICO identification marks appearing on the bags or
      other containers . The certifying agency shall ensure that the
      ICO identification marks and the shipping marks are the same              Each original certificate of transit shall be validated with coffee
      as those appearing on the certificate on which the certificate            transit stamps affixed to the reverse in accordance with the
     of transit is based .                                                      provisions of rule 16 of these rules.
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                                                                        PART B
                             To be completed by the certifying agency or the customs service withdrawing the certificate
18 . ( a ) If the coffee covered by the certificate is imported , the                     ( iii ) enter the location of the coffee and the date on
           customs service of the country o(: importation shall:                                  which it was placed under custody ; and
               (i)  withdraw the certificate ;
             ( ii ) enter the customs entry number and any relevant                      ( iv )   affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has
                    observations , including the information required                             been placed under its control .
                    in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3
                    of rule 7 of these rules ;
           ( iii)   enter the place and date of importation; and
                                                                              19 . If the certificate is presented for crediting to a transit stamp
           ( iv )   affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has           account, the certifying officer withdrawing the certificate
                    been imported;                                                 shall enter the place and date of collection and shall stamp
                                                                                   and sign the certificate .
     ( b ) except as otherwise agreed between a member and the
           Executive Director in accordance with the provisions of
           paragraph 1 of rule 10 of these rules , if the coffee
           covered by the certificate is placed under customs
           control , the customs service in whose custody the coffee
           is placed shall:                                                   IMPORTANT
               (i)  withdraw the certificate;
             (ii )  enter any relevant observations , including the           Each valid certificate of transit withdrawn by a customs service or
                    information required in accordance with the               a certifying agency shall be forwarded to the International Coffee
                    provisions of paragraph 3 of rule 10 of these             Organization within 30 days of the close of the month of
                    rules ;                                                   collection .
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                                                           ANNEX 6
                                    LIST OF MEMBERS AND THEIR CODE NUMBERS
            Exporting members                   I                         Importing members
            Angola                                  158                   Australia                                 51
            Benin                                     22                  Austria                                   52
            Bolivia                                     1                 Belgium / Luxemburg                       53
            Brazil                                     2                   Canada                                   54
            Burundi                                   27                   Cyprus                                   86
            Cameroon                                  19                   Denmark                                  56
            Central African Republic                  20                   Fiji                                    236
            Colombia                                    3                  Finland                                  71
            Congo                                     21                   France                                   58
            Costa Rica                                  5                  Federal Republic of Germany              57
            Cote d'lvoire                             24                   Greece                                   91
            Cuba                                        6                  Ireland                                  98
            Dominican Republic                          7                  Italy                                    59
            Ecuador                                     8                 Japan                                     60
            El Salvador                                 9                  Netherlands                              61
            Equatorial Guinea                        167                   New Zealand                              70
            Ethiopia                                  10                   Norway                                   62
            Gabon                                     23                   Portugal                                 31
            Ghana                                     38                   Singapore                               132
            Guatemala                                 11                   Spain                                    63
            Guinea                                    92                   Sweden                                   64
            Haiti                                     12                   Switzerland                              65
            Honduras                                  13                   United Kingdom                           68
            India                                     14                   United States of America                 69
            Indonesia                                 15                   Yugoslavia                              148
            Jamaica                                  100
            Kenya                                     37
            Liberia                                  107
            Madagascar                                25
            Malawi                                   109
            Mexico                                    16
            Nicaragua                                 17
            Nigeria                                   18
            Panama                                    29
            Papua New Guinea                         166
            Paraguay                                 122
            Peru                                      30
            Philippines                              123
            Rwanda                                    28
            Sierra Leone                              32
            Sri Lanka                                 83
            Tanzania                                  33
            Thailand                                 140
            Togo                                      26
            Trinidad and Tobago                       34
            Uganda                                    35
            Venezuela                                 36
            Zaire                                       4
            Zambia                                   149
            Zimbabwe                                  39      '
             Note :       Members of OAMCAF in italic type . Coffee export stamps issued to Members of OAMCAF will bear
                          the code number 155 .
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                                                               ANNEX 7
                    ANNUAL LIMITATION OF IMPORTS BY IMPORTING MEMBERS FROM NON-MEMBERS
                                                          ( 60 kilogram bags)
                                           Importing member                           Limitation
             Total                                                                    297 694
             USA                                                                              0
             EEC                                                                      170 198
                  Belgium / Luxembourg                                                 23  023
                  Denmark                                                               16 593
                  France                                                                 8 954
                  Federal Republic of Germany                                            4 884
                  Greece                                                                 1 611
                  Ireland                                                                  744
                  Italy                                                                39  489
                  Netherlands                                                           11 617
                  Portugal                                                               9 891
                  Spain                                                                49  687
                  United Kingdom                                                         3 705
             Other Members                                                            127,496
             Australia                                                                   1 652
             Austria                                                                       163
             Canada                                                                      1 805
             Cyprus                                                                        148
             Fiji                                                                             4
             Finland                                                                     2 770
             Japan                                                                      10 503
             New Zealand                                                                   576
             Norway                                                                      7 2 69
             Singapore                                                                 87 060
             Sweden                                                                        240
             Switzerland                                                               15 306
             Yugoslavia                                                                       0
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                               ANNEX 8
                   IMPORT RETURN IN FORM I
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                          IMPORTS RETURN FORM
                                                                                                                       FOR COFFEE IMPORTED WITHOUT THE
                                                                                                                               PRESENTATION OF AN ORIGINAL
                                                                                                                                           CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
Form approved by the :                                        INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION
                                                             22 Berners Street, London W14 4DD , England
PART A : FOR USE BY THE IMPORTER OR HIS AGENT
  1 . Importing Country
  2 . Country of origin / imported from
  3 . Reference number of certificate of origin                                                                                           4.   Leave blank
  5 . Port or place of importation
  6 . Shipping marks                                      7.   Number of bags or other               8 . Description of coffee           9 . Net weight of shipment
                                                               containers
                                                                                                             Green ( Crude )
      a . ICO Identification Mark
                                                                                                             Roasted
      b . Other marks                                                                                                                   10 . Unit of weight         kg­
                                                                                                             Soluble
                                                                                                             Other                                                  lb .
 11.  Other relevant information
 12 .
                                                                                  FREE DISPOSAL
PART B : FOR USE WHEN DOCUMENT IS COLLECTED
 13 . NO I A l ION BY CUSTOMS SERVICE
      Import return collected and coffee imported
                            Customs entry number
                                  or
                            Import return serial number
                            Observations
                                                                                          Customs
 Place                                               Date                                 Signature or equivalent of authorized customs officer
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                                 ANNEX 8 A
            MEASUREMENTS OF IMPORT RETURN IN FORM I
 ---pagebreak---             IMPORTS RETURN FORM    I
FOR COFFEE IMPORTED WITHOUT THE
     PRESENTATION OF AN ORIGINAL
             CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
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                                                                              ANNEX 8 B
                          IMPORT RETURN FOR COFFEE IMPORTED WITHOUT THE PRESENTATION OF AN
                                                               ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
                                                  General guidance for completion of import return in form I
                          The following guidance for the completion of the import return may be printed on the reverse of
                                                                              each return
                                                                                PART A
                                                               To be completed by the importer or his agent
An import return shall be completed in respect of each parcel ( J ) of                   7 . Enter the number of bags or other containers imported .
coffee imported without the surrender of an original certificate of
origin . Its contents shall be verified by the customs service of the
importing country .                                                                      8 . Mark 'X' in appropriate box . If coffee other than green ,
                                                                                             roasted or soluble is being imported , specify the form of such
  1 . Enter the name of the country of importation .                                         coffee in box 11 ( see definitions in Article 3 of the
                                                                                             International Coffee Agreement 1983 ). If an import of coffee
                                                                                             includes more than one form of coffee , separate import
  2 . Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was                                  returns are required for each form of coffee included in the
        produced or the name of the country of provenance.                                   parcel .
  3 . Enter reference number of the certificate of origin covering
         the coffee , if known .                                                         9 . Enter net weight rounded to nearest whole unit of weight
                                                                                             ( one pound equals 0,4536 kilograms ).
  4. Leave blank (for                   use    by    the    International Coffee
         Organization ).                                                                10. Specify unit of weight by marking 'X' in appropriate box.
  5 . Enter the name of the port or place of importation .
                                                                                        11 . Enter any comments relevant to the information in the
  6 . In box 6a enter the ICO identification mark printed inside a                           return .
         box on the bags or other containers , if available . If the parcel
         of coffee consists of bags or containers bearing differing ICO
         identification marks , separate import returns shall be                        12 . This space is for use at the discretion of the importing
         completed for each lot of bags or other containers bearing                          member printing the import returns, and might be used , for
         identical ICO identification marks . Additional shipping                            example , to show the name of the importer or his agent
         marks or other identification shall be entered in box 6b .                          completing Part A.
(') With the following exceptions :
     ( a ) samples and parcels up to a maximum net weight of 60 kilograms
             of green coffee or the equivalent thereof namely :
                 ( i ) 120 kilograms of dried coffee cherry ; or
               ( ii) 75 kilograms of parchment coffee ; or
             (iii) 50,4 kilograms of roasted coffee; or
             ( iv ) 23 kilograms of soluble or liquid coffee;
     ( b) importations from importing members of coffee processed in
            •importing member countries .
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                                                                PART B
                                             To be completed only when coffee is imported
             13 . The customs service or other designated authority in the port or place at which the coffee is imported shall
                  withdraw the return , enter the customs entry number or the serial number of the import return (or both ),
                  any relevant observations and the place and date of importation and shall affix its cachet as confirmation
                  that the coffee has been imported . Whenever possible ( and always when the customs entry number is not
                  shown) the customs service shall give each import return a serial number ( at each port or place of
                  importation the numbering of import returns shall begin at ' 1 ' on 1 October each year and shall proceed
                  consecutively until 30 September the following year).