CELEX: 31981R0553
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 553/81 of 12 February 1981 on certificates of origin and applications for such certificates

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31981R0553

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 553/81 of 12 February 1981 on certificates of origin and applications for such certificates  

Official Journal L 059 , 05/03/1981 P. 0001 - 0002 Spanish special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 7 P. 0244  Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 7 P. 0244 

++++COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 553/81  OF 12 FEBRUARY 1981  ON CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATES  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,  HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 THEREOF ,  WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 PROVIDES IN ARTICLE 10 THAT CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN AND EXPORTED FROM THE COMMUNITY MUST COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY ARTICLE 9 OF THAT REGULATION ;  WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THOSE PROVISIONS WERE RESPECTED IN A UNIFORM MANNER , THE COMMISSION LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 582/69 ( 2 ) THE FORMS OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND APPLICATION FOR SUCH CERTIFICATES ; WHEREAS THOSE FORMS WERE LATER MODIFIED BY REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 518/72 ( 3 ) ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THAT MODIFIED VERSION IS NO LONGER IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOST RECENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ; WHEREAS , IN PARTICULAR , IT IS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE LAYOUT KEY RECOMMENDED BY THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE IN GENEVA FOR DOCUMENTS USED IN EXTERNAL TRADE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THAT RECOMMENDATION , IT IS DESIRABLE TO ADAPT THE SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND APPLICATION FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE TO THE LAYOUT KEY ;  WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 582/69 FURTHERMORE PROVIDED THAT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OR AUTHORIZED AGENCIES MUST RETAIN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE CERTIFICATES FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF THREE YEARS ;  WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN , ON THE ONE HAND , THAT A SHORTER PERIOD OF RETENTION IS SUFFICIENT , AND ON THE OTHER HAND , THAT COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING KEPT IN THE FORM OF COPIES , WHICH ARE OFTEN REDUCED-SCALE COPIES ;  WHEREAS THE PRESENT MINIMUM PERIOD FOR THE RETENTION OF APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE REDUCED TO TWO YEARS AND AT THE SAME TIME , SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS , THE RETENTION OF APPLICATIONS IN THE FORM OF COPIES , WHICH MAY BE REDUCED-SCALE COPIES , SHOULD BE PERMITTED ;  WHEREAS , AS THIS REGULATION REPLACES REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 582/69 AND ( EEC ) NO 518/72 , THOSE REGULATIONS SHOULD BE REPEALED ;  WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN ORDER TO ALLOW EXISTING STOCKS OF SUCH FORMS TO BE USED UP , THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF OLD-STYLE AND NEW-STYLE FORMS SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME ;  WHEREAS THIS REGULATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORIGIN ,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :  ARTICLE 1  1 . CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN RELATING TO GOODS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN ONE OF THE MEMBER STATES THEREOF AND INTENDED FOR EXPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY , AND APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATES , MUST , UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 9 AND 10 OF REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 802/68 , BE MADE OUT ON FORMS CONFORMING TO THE SPECIMENS ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION .  2 . EACH CERTIFICATE AND THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE MUST , FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES , BEAR THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER . WHEN THE CERTIFICATES ARE ISSUED THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES MAY IN ADDITION PLACE A NUMBER OF ISSUE ON THEM . IF THE NEEDS OF THE EXPORT TRADE SO REQUIRE , ONE OR MORE COPIES OF EACH CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE .  ARTICLE 2  THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES SHALL DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS , IF ANY , ARE TO BE GIVEN IN THE APPLICATION . SUCH ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS MUST BE KEPT TO A STRICT MINIMUM .  EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THE PROVISIONS WHICH IT ADOPTS IN PURSUANCE OF THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH . THE COMMISSION SHALL IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO THE OTHER MEMBER STATES .  ARTICLE 3  THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OR AUTHORIZED AGENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE ISSUED CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN MUST RETAIN THE APPLICATIONS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS .  HOWEVER , APPLICATIONS MAY ALSO BE RETAINED IN THE FORM OF COPIES THEREOF , PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBATIVE VALUE UNDER THE LAW OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED .  ARTICLE 4  REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 582/69 AND ( EEC ) NO 518/72 ARE HEREBY REPEALED .  NEVERTHELESS , FORMS WHICH CONFORM TO THE SPECIMENS ANNEXED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 518/72 MAY STILL BE USED UNTIL 31 MARCH 1983 .  ARTICLE 5  THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1981 .  THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 FEBRUARY 1981 .  FOR THE COMMISSION  KARL-HEINZ NARJES  MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 79 , 31 . 3 . 1969 , P . 1 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 67 , 20 . 3 . 1972 , P . 25 .  ANNEX  1 CONSIGNOR ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  NO . 000000   ( SPACE RESERVED FOR ISSUING NUMBER )  ORIGINAL ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  2 CONSIGNEE ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  3 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  4 TRANSPORT DETAILS ( OPTIONAL ) ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  5 REMARKS ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  6 ITEM NUMBER ; MARKS , NUMBERS , NUMBER AND KIND OF PACKAGES ; DESCRIPTION OF GOODS ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION ) *7 QUANTITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION ) *  8 THE UNDERSIGNED AUTHORITY CERTIFIES THAT THE GOODS DESCRIBED ABOVE ORIGINATE IN THE COUNTRY SHOWN IN BOX 3  ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  PLACE AND DATE OF ISSUE ; NAME , SIGNATURE AND STAMP OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  1 CONSIGNOR ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  NO . 000000   ( SPACE RESERVED FOR ISSUING NUMBER )  COPY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  2 CONSIGNEE ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  3 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  4 TRANSPORT DETAILS ( OPTIONAL ) ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  5 REMARKS ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  6 ITEM NUMBER ; MARKS , NUMBERS , NUMBER AND KIND OF PACKAGES ; DESCRIPTION OF GOODS ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION ) *7 QUANTITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION ) *  8 THE UNDERSIGNED AUTHORITY CERTIFIES THAT THE GOODS DESCRIBED ABOVE ORIGINATE IN THE COUNTRY SHOWN IN BOX 3  ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  PLACE AND DATE OF ISSUE ; NAME , SIGNATURE AND STAMP OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY ( SPACE RESERVED FOR TRANSLATION )  1 CONSIGNOR ( NAME , OR NAME OF FIRM , AND FULL ADDRESS , WHERE APPLICABLE AS SHOWN IN THE COMMERCIAL REGISTER )  NO . 000000   ( SPACE RESERVED FOR ISSUING NUMBER )  APPLICATION  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY  CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN  2 CONSIGNEE ( NAME , OR NAME OF FIRM , AND FULL ADDRESS IF KNOWN OR MENTION " TO ORDER " )  3 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ( " EUROPEAN COMMUNITY " OR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CONCERNED )  4 TRANSPORT DETAILS ( OPTIONAL )  5 REMARKS  6 ITEM NUMBER ; MARKS , NUMBERS , NUMBER AND KIND OF PACKAGES ; DESCRIPTION OF GOODS ( FOR GOODS NOT PACKED INDICATE NUMBER OR " IN BULK " ) *7 QUANTITY ( EXPRESSED IN GROSS OR NET MASS OR OTHER UNITS OF MEASURE ) *  8 I , THE UNDERSIGNED ,   - APPLY FOR THE ISSUE OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN INDICATING THAT THE GOODS DESCRIBED ABOVE ORIGINATE IN THE COUNTRY SHOWN IN BOX 3 ,   - DECLARE THAT THE PARTICULARS GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION AND THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION FURNISHED TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES WITH A VIEW TO THE ISSUE OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE CORRECT , THAT THE GOODS TO WHICH SUCH DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATE AR THOSE IN RESPECT OF WHICH THIS APPLICATION IS MADE , THAT THE GOODS FULFIL THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY THE RULES CONCERNING THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS ,   - UNDERTAKE TO FURNISH , AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES , SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE ISSUE OF THE CERTIFICATE .  9 APPLICANT ( IF NOT THE CONSIGNOR )  PLACE AND DATE ... SIGNATURE OF THE APPLICANT ( 1 )   ( SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY INDIVIDUAL STATES )  ( 1 ) THE SIGNATURE OF AN AGENT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY HIS NAME IN BLOCK CAPITALS .  RULES TO BE OBSERVED WHEN COMPLETING A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE  1 . THE FORMS SHALL BE COMPLETED IN TYPESCRIPT OR BY HAND , IN AN IDENTICAL MANNER , IN ONE OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE COMMUNITY OR , DEPENDING ON THE PRACTICE AND REQUIREMENTS OF TRADE , IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE . WHERE FORMS ARE COMPLETED BY HAND , THIS SHALL BE DONE IN INK AND IN BLOCK CAPITALS .  2 . THE CERTIFICATE AND THE APPLICATION MUST NOT CONTAIN ERASURES OR SUPERIMPOSED CORRECTIONS . ALTERATIONS ARE TO BE MADE BY CROSSING OUT THE ERRONEOUS ENTRIES AND ADDING THE CORRECT ENTRIES AS REQUIRED . ANY SUCH ALTERATION MUST BE AUTHENTICATED BY THE PERSON MAKING IT AND ENDORSED BY THE COMPETEND AUTHORITIES .  3 . EACH ITEM LISTED IN THE APPLICATION AND ON THE CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRECEDED BY AN ITEM NUMBER . A HORIZONTAL LINE MUST BE DRAWN IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE FINAL ENTRY . LINES MUST BE DRAWN THROUGH UNUSED SPACESTO MAKE ANY SUBSEQUENT ADDITION IMPOSSIBLE .  4 . IF THE NEEDS OF THE EXPORT TRADE SO REQUIRE , ONE OR MORE EXTRA COPIES OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE .