CELEX: 31973R3135
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-09 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3135/73 of the Council of 9 November 1973 on the implementation of the Economic and control rules of the international cocoa agreement , 1972

No L 324/20                          Official Journal of the European Communities                             24 . 11 . 73
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 3135/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                   of 9 November 1973
                        on the implementation of the economic and control rules of the International
                                                  Cocoa Agreement, 1972
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                                Article 2
 COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                  1 . Importation into the Community of products fall­
                                                                 ing under headings 18.01 , 18.03 , 18.04 and 18.05 of
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­              the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to the
 pean Economic Community, and in particular Article              presentation of the certificate provided for this pur­
  113 thereof;                                                   pose by the rules provided for in Article 1 at the
                                                                 customs office where, the import formalities are com­
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­                  pleted.
 sion ;
                                                                 2. Importation into the Community in the sense of
                                                                 paragraph 1 means the abovementioned products
 Whereas by virtue of the Council Decision of 26 June            which are
 1973 the Community provisionally applied the Inter­
 national Cocoa Agreement, 1972, as from the coming              ( a) entered for free circulation ;
 into operation of this Agreement provisionally con­
 cluded 1 July 1973 ;                                            ( b ) entered for inward processing.
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas the International Cocoa Council on 10 Aug­
ust 1973 adopted economic rules and rules by which               1 . Exportation from the Community of products
the control system under the Agreement is to be                 falling under headings 18.01 , 18.03 , 18.04 and 18.05
 applied ;                                                      of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to
                                                                the presentation of the certificate provided for this
Whereas in accordance with Article 12 (4) of the                purpose by the rules referred to in Article 1 at the
 Agreement appropriate measures have to be taken to              customs office where the export formalities are com­
 implement these rules,                                         pleted.
                                                                2. Exportation from the Community in the sense of
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                paragraph 1 means the abovementioned products
                                                                which are exported from the customs territory of the
                                                                Community either in the same state as at importation
                           Article 1
                                                                or in the form of other products falling under the
                                                                tariff headings referred to in the said paragraph.
The economic and control rules of the International
Cocoa Agreement, 1972, adopted by the International                                         Article 4
Cocoa Council on 10 August 1973 , and annexed to
this Regulation shall apply, subject to the provisions          This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth
of the following Articles in implementation of the              day following its publication in the Official Journal
said Agreement.                                                 of the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 9 November 1973 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                     Per HiEKKERUP
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                                                     ANNEX
                     ECONOMIC AND CONTROL RULES OF THE INTERNATIONAL
                                           COCOA AGREEMENT, 1972
                                              LIST OF CONTENTS
                                                                                                Page
          Rule  1:  Daily Price                                                                  22
          Rule 2 :  Evidence by Exporting Members producing less than 10 000 tons of cocoa ....  22
          Rule  3:  Records of Contracts                                                         22
          Rule 4 :  Reporting of Exports and Imports                                             22
          Rule 5 :  Exports from a Producing Member to another Member                            23
          Rule 6 :  Exceptions to Rules 5,7, 8 , 9 and 10                                        23
          Rule  7:  Fine or Flavour Cocoa                                                        23
          Rule 8 :  Exports from a Producing Member to a non-Member                              24
          Rule 9 :  Imports by Members from non-Members                                           24
          Rule 10 : Exports of Cocoa previously imported by Members                              24
          Rule 11 :  Change of Declared Destination                                               25
          Rule 12 :  Splitting of Consignments                                                    25
          Rule 13 :  Cocoa Export Stamps                                                          26
          Rule 14 :  Stamps for Splitting of Consignments                                         26
          Rule 15 :  Forms of Certificates and their issue                                        27
          Rule 16 :  Buffer Stock Accounts                                                        27
          Rule 17 :  Appointment of Certifying Agencies                                           27
          Rule 18 :  Entry into Force                                                             27
          Rule 19 :  Implementation                                                               27
          Rule 20 :  Transitional Provisions                                                      27
          Rule 21 : Amendments                                                                    28
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                                          ECONOMIC AND CONTROL RULES
                              OF THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT, 1972
                             Rule 1                               (b) For the purposes of Article 32 ( 1 ) (b), each ex­
                                                                        porting Member shall report to the Executive
                                                                        Director before £5 October of each quota year
                          Daily Price                                   particulars of the quantity of cocoa of the
                                                                        previous quota year which it expects to export
( a ) When quotations in one of the two cocoa markets                   within its quota or export entitlement for that
      referred to in Article 28 (2) are not available on                 year .
       a particular market day or days, the prices to be
      used for the purposes of that Article in respect
      of the relevant market shall be the arithmetic              ( c) Contracts for purchases from non-Members shall
       average of the quotations for the day preceding                  be deemed to be bona fide contracts for the pur­
      and the day following that or those on which the                  poses of Article 54 (4) only if they have been
      quotations were not available on that market.                     registered with the Certifying Agency or with the
                                                                        import licensing authority of the Member import­
                                                                        ing the cocoa within one month of the establish
( b ) When the six months forward rate of exchange                      ment of the contracts and in any case before
      referred to in Article 28 (2) is not available on a               application is made for the Certificate of Import
      particular market day or days, the exchange rate,                 from a non-Member.
      to be used for converting London prices to US
      cents per pound (lb) shall be the arithmetic
      average of the six months forward rate of ex­               (d) For the purposes of Article 35 (2) and (9 ) and
      change for the day preceding and the day follow­                  Article 54 (4) referred to in this rule, the body
      ing that or those on which that rate was not                      which registers the contracts in accordance with
       available .                                                      paragraphs (a) and (c) of this rule shall send, be­
                                                                        fore the end of each month, in a sealed envelope,
                                                                        to the Executive Director a list of first-hand con­
                                                                        tracts recorded by it in the preceding month. This
                                                                        list shall include the following information : date,
                             Rule 2                                     serial numbers, tonnages, expected times of ship­
                                                                        ment, origin and, if known, destinations .
         Evidence by exporting Members producing
                less than 10 000 tons of cocoa
                                                                  (e ) The envelopes shall be opened for verification by
                                                                        the Executive Director only when evidence is re­
The evidence required by the Council for the pur­                       quired for the purposes of the Articles referred
poses of Article 31 (4) shall be provided by the                        to in this rule. The Executive Director shall in- "
Member concerned before the session of the Council                      form the Member or Members concerned at the
at which quotas are determined. The evidence shall                      time the envelopes are opened, indicating the cir­
consist of an estimate of the expected production                     # cumstances in which the evidence is required.
and domestic consumption together with statistics of
actual production, domestic consumption and exports
of the last three years for which figures are available.         (f) If he considers it necessary, the Executive Director
                                                                        may arrange with the Members concerned for the
                                                                        inspection at any time of the registers of sales and
                                                                        purchase contracts maintained by the certifying
                                                                        Agencies of Members.
                            Rule 3
                     Records of Contracts
                                                                                              Rule 4
( a) For the purposes of Article 35 (2) and (9 ) each
      exporting Member shall register its sales contracts                       Reporting of Exports and Imports
      with its Certifying Agency within two weeks of
      the establishment of such contracts and in any
      case before application is made for the Certificate        ( a) Members shall supply to the Executive Director
      of Origin and the Certificate of Buffer Stock                     statistics of their exports and imports for each
      Contribution .                                                    month by countries of origin or destination, as
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     appropriate, to reach the Executive Director with­               export takes place. The original of the certificate
     in 60 days of the end of that month. The data                    shall then be given to the exporter or his agent
     shall include any information required under rules               and shall accompany the shipping documents to
     which may be made governing the operation of                     the importer.
     the buffer stock and the shipment of cocoa for
     humanitarian or other non-commercial purposes.              (e) The blue copy of the Certificate of Origin as
                                                                      described in Rule 15 (b) shall be sent to the
(b ) Members shall supply to the Executive Director                   Executive Director by the issuing certifying
     statistics of their exports and imports for each                 agency as soon as possible and in any case
                                                                      within one month of the date of issue.
     quota year by countries of origin or destination,
     as appropriate, to reach the Executive Director
     by the last day of February. The data shall in­             (f) The Member importing the cocoa shall collect
     clude any information required under rules which                 and forward the original of the valid Certificate
     may be made governing the operation of the                       of Origin to the Executive Director after com­
     buffer stock and the shipment of cocoa for                       pletion of Part B thereof, as soon as possible after
     humanitarian or other non-commercial purposes.                   the importation and in any case within one month
                                                                      of the importation.
( c) The International Cocoa Council may seek the
     cooperation of any non-Member for the supply                (g) In the case of a Certificate of Origin covering the
     of data as provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b).               shipment of cocoa in a form other than beans,
                                                                      the net weight in beans equivalent obtained in
                                                                      accordance with the conversion factors in Article
                                                                      32 (2) shall be indicated under 'observations' in
                                                                      the body of the certificate.
                            Rule 5
                 Exports from a producing                                                    Rule 6
                Member to another Member
                                                                            Exceptions to Rules 5, 7, 8 , 9 and 10
(a) Subject to the exceptions described in Rules 6 and
     7, every export of cocoa from any Member in the             The following exports and imports are exempted
     territory of which that cocoa is grown shall be             from the provisions of Rules 5 , 7, 8 , 9 and 10 :
     covered by a valid Certificate of Origin and a
      valid Certificate of Buffer Stock Contribution .
                                                                 (i)    Samples and parcels of cocoa up to a maximum
                                                                        net weight of 25 kilogrammes per sample of co­
                                                                         coa beans, cocoa butter, cocoa cake or powder
(b) The Certificate of Origin shall be in Form ICC-1
     prescribed in Annex I and shall only be issued                      and cocoa paste or nibs.
     in accordance with the provisions of this rule by
      a certifying agency in the producing Member.               (ii ) Small quantities of cocoa products for direct
     The Certificate of Buffer Stock Contribution re­                   consumption as stores on ships, aeroplanes and
      ferred to in Article 38 shall be in the form of                    other international commercial carriers .
      Cocoa Export Stamps issued in accordance with
      Rule 13 .
                                                                                             Rule 7
(c) The stamps shall be affixed to the Certificate of
      Origin only upon the provision to the certifying
      agency of satisfactory evidence of sale or reg­                               Fine or Flavour Cocoa
     istration   of sale or such      other    evidence  of
     intention to ship as may be appropriate and they
     shall be cancelled by the certifying agency so              ( a) Pursuant to Article 33 ( 1 ), the provisions of Rule
     that they cannot be used again.                                   5 shall not apply, except as specified in this rule,
                                                                       to fine or flavour cocoa grown in the territory
                                                                       of any exporting Member listed in paragraph ( 1 )
( d) The original of the Certificate of Origin, with                   of Annex C of the Agreement.
      Stamps affixed, shall be signed, stamped and dated
      by the customs authority of the Member con­                      (i)  Such cocoa shall be covered by a Certificate
      cerned when that authority is satisfied that the                      of Origin validated by the affixation of
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              appropriate Cocoa Export Stamps which                                              Rule 9
              shall be cancelled by the certifying agency so
               that they cannot be used again .                               Imports by Members from non-Members
       (ii) These stamps shall be in the form prescribed
              in paragraphs (g), (h) and (i ) of Rule 13 and         (a ) Every import by Member from non-Members in
              shall be overprinted with ' CI '.                            accordance with Article 54 shall be covered by
                                                                           a valid Certificate of Import from a non-Member
        (iii) CI Cocoa Export Stamps shall be made                         and a valid Certificate of Buffer Stock Contri­
               available free of charge and shall not be                   bution .
               subject to the quantitative limitations set out
              in paragraph '(d) of Rule 13 .                         ( b) The Certificate of Import from a non-Member
                                                                           shall be issued by a certifying agency of the
       ( iv) At least 15 working days before the com­                      Member importing the cocoa in accordance with
              mencement of each quota year, the Executive                 the provisions of this rule. The provisions of
              Director shall deposit these stamps with the                Rules 5 and 13 shall apply mutatis mutandis to
              agent appointed under paragraph (a) of Rule                 imports by Members from non-Members.
              13 . The stamps shall be made available by
              the Executive Director to the Certifying              ( c) For the purposes of Articles 38 and 54 all imports
              Agency of each such Member subject to the                   of cocoa by a Member from a non-Member shall
              provisions of paragraph (f) of Rule 13 .
                                                                          be deemed as originating from that non-Member
                                                                          unless the cocoa is accompanied by a valid orig­
       (v) The provisions of paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and                 inal certificate obtained from the Executive Direc­
               ( g), of Rule 5 shall apply to Certificates of             tor in accordance with Rule 11 or 12 and the
              Origin for fine or flavour cocoa.                           Executive Director is provided with any other
                                                                           information he may specify.
 ( b ) In respect of exporting Members listed in para­
       graph (2 ) of Annex C of the Agreement, the                  (d) If the Executive Director has any reason to
       provisions of paragraph (a) of this rule shall                     believe that this rule is militating against the ef­
       apply, save that the Certificate of Origin shall be                fective operation of Articles 38 and 54, he shall
       validated by Cocoa Export Stamps over-printed                      immediately request the Executive Committee to
       with ' C2'. C2 Cocoa Export Stamps shall be                         review, and, if need be, amend the Rule.
       issued only against payment of the proportionate
       buffer       stock  contribution  or    an  irrevocable
                                                                    (e) The Certificate of Import from a non-Member
       guarantee that payment will be made within three                   shall be in Form ICC-4 prescribed in Annex IV.
       months from the date of supply of the stamps.
       Quantitative (limitations as set out in paragraph
       (d) of Rule 13 shall apply only to those countries
       whose exports of other than fine or flavour cocoa
       are 10 000 tons or more per annum .                                                      Rule 10
                                                                       Exports of cocoa previously imported by Members
                                Rule 8
                                                                    ( a) Every export of cocoa previously imported by a
                 Exports from a producing Member                          Member shall be covered by a Certificate of Ex­
                          to a non-Member                                 port.
                                                                    (b ) Certificates of Export shall be issued only by the
The procedures set out in Rule 5 shall apply in re­                       certifying agency or customs authority of the
spect of exports from producing Members to non­                           Member from which the cocoa is being exported.
Members except that the original of the valid Certi­
ficate of Origin shall not ( accompany the shipping
documents to the importer but shall be surrendered                  ( c) The Certificate of Export shall be in Form ICC-2
by the exporter to the customs authority of the ex­                       prescribed in Annex II and shall be issued in ac­
                                                                          cordance with this rule .
porting Member which shall send it to the Executive
Director within one month of the date of its issue .
The blue copy, as described in Rule 15 ( b), of the                 ( d) The original of the Certificate of Export shall, at
Certificate of Origin shall accompany the shipping                        the time of export of the cocoa covered thereby,
documents to the importer.                                                be validated by the customs authority of the Mem­
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     ber concerned by means of a customs stamp when                                          Rule 12
     it is satisfied that export takes place.
                                                                                   Splitting of Consignments
(e) The blue copy of each Certificate of Export as
     described in Rule 15 (b) shall be sent to the
     Executive Director by the issuing authority within           ( a) A certifying agency may on request issue certifi­
     one month of the date of issue of the certificate.                cates for Splitting of Consignments to permit the
                                                                       splitting of a consignment of cocoa covered by
                                                                       a single validated original certificate.
(f) If the destination is a Member, the original of
     the Certificate of Export shall be handed to the
     exporter or his agent to accompany the shipping
     documents. The Member importing the cocoa                    (b) Certificates for Splitting of Consignments shall be
     shall collect and forward the original of the Certi­              issued by the certifying agency only upon the
     ficate of Export to the Executive Director, after                 surrender of the valid original certificate and pre­
     completion of Part B thereof, as soon as possible                 sentation of satisfactory evidence of the location
     after the importation and in any case within one                  of the consignment. In the case of cocoa afloat
                                                                       and destined for a non-Member or within the
      month of the importation .
                                                                       territory of a non-Member, the Certificate for
                                                                       Splitting of Consignments shall be issued by the
( g) If the destination is a non-Member, the original                  Executive Director upon production of the blue
     of the certificate shall be sent by the appropriate               copy, as described in Rule 15 ( b ), referred to in
     customs authority or the certifying agency of the                 Rules 8 and 10 and upon presentation of satis­
     Member concerned to the Executive Director                        factory evidence of the location of the consign­
     within one month of issue. The blue copy of the                   ment .
     Certificate of Export as described in Rule 15 (b )
     shall accompany the shipping documents to the
     importer.                                                    ( c) The original of each Certificate for Splitting of
                                                                       Consignments shall be validated by the affixation
                                                                       thereto of stamps for Splitting of Consignments
                                                                       which shall be cancelled by the certifying agency
                                                                       so that they cannot be used again.
                            Rule 1 1
                                                                  (d) The original of the validated Certificate for Splitt­
               Change of declared destination                          ing of Consignments shall be given to the re-con­
                                                                       signer requesting it or his agent to accompany
                                                                       the shipping documents to the new consignee.
                                                                       The Member importing the cocoa shall collect
Any change in the country of destination entered in                    and forward the original of the validated Certi­
a valid original certificate shall be subject to certifi­              ficate for Splitting of Consignments to the Exe­
cation by the appropriate certifying agency upon                       cutive Director, after completion of Part B there­
presentation of satisfactory evidence of the location                  of, as soon as possible after the importation and
of the cocoa concerned. When the new destination is
                                                                       in any case within one month of the importation.
a non-Member country instead of a Member, the
valid original certificate accompanying the shipment
shall be surrendered to the appropriate certifying
agency, which shall cancel it and send it to the                  (e) The blue copy of each Certificate for Splitting
Executive Director. A new certificate shall be issued                  of Consignments as well as the relevant valid
by the appropriate certifying agency on presentation                   original certificate shall be sent to the Executive
of satisfactory evidence of the location of the cocoa                  Director by the certifying agency within one
concerned and in accordance with the provisions of                     month of the date of issue . If the destination is a
Rule 8 or of Rule 10, paragraph (g). In the case of                    non-Member, the validated original certificate
change of destination from a non-Member to a                           shall also be sent to the Executive Director within
Member, the certification shall be by the Executive                    the same time limit, and the blue copy of the
Director upon presentation of satisfactory evidence                    certificate shall accompany the shipping docu­
of the location of the cocoa concerned, including                      ments to the new consignee .
the presentation of the blue copy, as described in
Rule 15 (b), of the valid original certificate referred
to in Rules 5, 7, 8 , 10 and 12. This copy shall be               (f) The Certificate for Splitting of Consignments shall
exchanged for the original held by the Executive                       be in Form ICC-3 prescribed in Annex III and
Director.                                                              shall be issued in accordance with this rule .
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 (g) In addition to the procedure outlined in para­                      irrevocable guarantee that payment will be made
        graphs (a) to (f) the respective institutions in each             within three months from the date of the supply
        Member country may take other practical                           of the stamps.
        measures in order to implement the objectives of
        this rule. Such measures must be approved by the            ( f) Each Member shall be responsible for the proper
        Executive Committee .                                             custody and use of the Cocoa Export Stamps
                                                                          supplied to its certifying agency. After the end
                                                                          of the quota year, and not later than 15 January,
                                                                         each Member shall render a final report to the
                                                                         Executive Director (including the surrender of un­
                            Rule 13                                       used stamps ) in a form prescribed by the latter.
                                                                    (g) Cocoa Export Stamps will be issued in denomi­
                     Cocoa Export Stamps                                 nations of 50, 500, 5 000, 10 000, 50 000, 100 000
                                                                          and 500 000 kilograms of cocoa beans. Additional
                                                                         denominations may be determined by the Execu­
                                                                         tive Director. Each denomination will be of a
 ( a) The Executive Director shall appoint in each
                                                                         different colour.
        Member country a bank or financial institution
        independent of the certifying agency and the Co­
        coa Authority, after consultation with the Mem­            (h) The Cocoa Export Stamps to be affixed to the
        ber concerned to act as an agent of the inter­                    Certificate of Origin shall correspond to the net
        national Cocoa Organization in respect of Cocoa                  weight of the cocoa beans or their equivalent
        Export Stamps . The Executive Director may on                    covered by the certificate, subject to a margin of
        the proposal of a Member, appoint any other                      tolerance not exceeding 49 kilogrammes or such
        suitable body which furnishing him with all the                  other margin as may subsequently be determined
        necessary guarantees .
                                                                          by the Executive Director.
                                                                    (i ) Cocoa Export Stamps shall bear an individual ex­
 ( b ) At least 15 working days before the commence­                     porting Member code as well as the quota year
       ment of each quota year, the Executive Director                   code . Cocoa Export Stamps shall not be trans­
        shall deposit with the agent appointed under                     ferable between Members. Cocoa Export Stamps
        paragraph ( a), Cocoa Export Stamps sufficient                   for the purpose of imports from non-Members
        to cover the export entitlement of the Member                    shall bear a single code number.
       concerned for that quota year plus an additional
       reserve, to be determined by the Executive Direc­           ( j ) Cocoa Export Stamps shall only be valid for ex­
       tor, to cover exchanges of denomination, replace­                 ports made during the quota year specified in the
        ment of damaged stamps, etc.                                     quota year code printed thereon. For the purpose
                                                                         of this Rule and having regard to Article 32 ( 1 )
                                                                         ( b ), an export shall be deemed to have taken
( c) The agent shall be responsible for the secure                       place during the quota year for which the export
       custody of the stamps and their issue to the                      stamps are valid, provided that the date stamp of
       certifying agency for use in accordance with these                the Customs Authority of the exporting Member
       rules and with the instructions of the Executive                  concerned on the relevant Certificate of Origin
       Director.                                                         is not later than 7 January.
                                                                  (k) Cocoa Export Stamps shall be supplied to certi­
( d) The agent will supply to the certifying agency of                   fying agencies in Member countries for the pur­
       the exporting Member on the instruction of the                    poses of imports from non-Members under Article
       Executive Director and in accordance with para­                   54 in accordance, mutatis mutandis , with the
       graph (e), before the commencement of each                        provisions of this rule.
       quota year Cocoa Export Stamps equivalent to not
       more than 85 per cent of that exporting Mem­               ( 1 ) Nothing in this rule shall derogate from the
       ber's annual export quota or export entitlement.                   provisions governing fine or flavour cocoa in
       Additional stamps will be supplied at least 15                    Ruilc 7.
       working days before the third and fourth quarters
       of the quota year on request and in accordance
       with effective export entitlement.
                                                                                              Rule 14
(e) The agent will supply Cocoa Export Stamps to                                Stamps for Splitting of Consignments
       the Certifying Agency in accordance with the
       provisions of this rule only against payment of            ( a) Stamps for Splitting of Consignments shall be
       the appropriate Buffer Stock Contribution or an                   supplied by the Executive Director, on request to
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      the certifying agency of each Member for use                                             Rule 17
      strictly according to Rule 12.
                                                                               Appointment of Certifying agencies
(b) Each Member shall be responsible for the proper
      custody and use of the Stamps for Splitting of
      Consignments supplied to its certifying agency.            (a) Certifying agencies shall be acceptable to the
      After the end of the quota year, and not later                    International Cocoa Organization . These agencies
      than 15 January, each Member shall render a                       shall be appointed in each Member country by
                                                                        the Member concerned in consultation with the
      final report to the Executive Director ( including
                                                                        Executive Director.
      the surrender of unused stamps) in a form pre­
      scribed by the latter.
                                                                 (b) The International Cocoa Organization shall not
(c) Stamps for Splitting of Consignments will be the                    be responsible for any charges that certifying
      same as Cocoa Export Stamps except that the                       agencies may make for their services.
      former will be over-printed with the letters ' SC'.
                                                                                               Rule 18
                           Rule IS
                                                                                          Entry into Force
             Forms of certificates and their issue
                                                                 The International Cocoa Council shall determine the
                                                                 date or dates of the entry into force of these rules.
( a) The forms of certificates employed under the pro­
       visions of these Rules shall be 210 mm wide and
      297 mm long. Minor deviations to a size not                                              Rule 19
       smaller than 200 mm wide and 280 mm long
      may be permitted if they are necessitated by
       special reasons in the issuing Member country .                                     Implementation
 (b ) All certificates shall be in printed form as pre­          The Executive Director shall have the responsibility
       scribed in Annexes I to V and issued in an origi­         of taking such action as he considers necessary to en­
       nal and at least one copy. The certifying agency          sure the effective implementation of the controls pro­
       may issue as many additional copies as may be             vided for in the agreement and in these Rules .
       found necessary. The original shall be clearly
       marked ORIGINAL and the copies clearly
      marked COPY. The first copy only shall be blue.                                          Rule 20
 ( c) Each certificate may be printed in two languages                                 Transitional Provisions
       of which one must be English.
 ( d) Guidance for the issuing and proper completion              ( a) All cocoa from crop years prior to the crop year
       of the certificates stipulated in these rules shall               1973 /74 that was either in shipment or in bonded
       be provided by the Executive Director.                            store or in free port on 30 September 1973 other
                                                                         than in an exporting Member country shall be
                                                                         exempt from the quota and buffer stock con­
                                                                         tribution provisions of the agreement as well as
                             Rule 16                                     from these Rules . Any holder of a parcel of such
                                                                         cocoa in a Member country wishing to take ad­
                    Buffer Stock Accounts                                vantage of the exemption provided for in this
                                                                         paragraph shall obtain a Certificate' of Exemption
                                                                         from the certifying agency in respect of each
 The Buffer Stock Manager shall open Buffer Stock                        parcel of cocoa involved on the presentation of
 Accounts in the name of the International Cocoa                         evidence which the certifying agency considers
 Organization in Member countries and at banks                           satisfactory . Copies of Certificates of Exemption
 approved by the Executive Committee. He shall pay                       issued shall be transmitted to the Executive Direc­
 into these accounts all contributions and other re­                     tor before the end of December 1973 .
 ceipts to the Buffer Stock. He shall arrange for with­
 drawals by cheque signed by any two of three per­                ( b ) For cocoa of the crop year prior to the 1973 /74
 sons designated by the Executive Director and in­                       crop year awaiting export in an exporting Mem­
 cluding the Buffer Stock Manager.                                       ber, such exporting Member shall make declar­
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     ations to the certifying agency in a form pre­               non-Member the original of the certificate shall
     scribed by the Executive Director. To the extent             be forwarded directly to the Executive Director
     that the certifying agency is satisfied with such            and only the blue copy shall accompany the
     declarations, it shall issue a Certificate of                shipping documents to the importer.
     Exemption in respect of each parcel of cocoa
     involved. Copies of Certificates of Exemption
     issued shall be transmitted to the Executive Di­         (d) The Certificate of Exemption shall be in Form
     rector before the date of export and in any event            ICC-5 prescribed in Annex V.
     before the end of December 1973 .
                                                                                      Rule 21
( c) In the case of exports to Members the original of
     the Certificate of Exemption shall be given to the
                                                                                   Amendments
     exporter or his agent and shall accompany the
     shipping documents to the importer. The Mem­
     ber importing the cocoa shall collect and forward        Any amendments to these Rules shall require a
     the original of the Certificate of Exemption to          special vote by the Council or by the Executive Com­
     the Executive Director as soon as possible after         mittee on its behalf, and shall come into effect on the
     the importation and in any case within one month         date decided by the Council, or by the Executive
     of the importation. In the case of exports to a          Committee, as appropriate.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              ANNEX /
                CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN - CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE                                                                      FORM FORMULE ICC -!
                                              ( Form approved by the International Cocoa Organization )
                                          ( Formule approuvée par l'Organisation internationale du cacao)
 PART A, FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
 PARTIE A, A REMPLIR PAR L'ORGANISME DELIVRANT LE CERTIFICAT
       1.                                                                                    Country code           Port code              Serial Number
                                                                                             Code du pays           Code du port           N° d'ordre
                                          Reference No - N° de référence,             O
       2 . Producing country - Pays producteur
       3. Country of destination (*) - Pays destinataire (*)
      4. Name of ship or other carrier                                5 . Port of embarkation                                   6 . Date of shipment
           Navire ou autre moyen de transport                              Port d'expédition                                         Date de l'expédition
       7 . Intermediate ports - Ports de transit
      8 . Port or point of destination (*) - Port ou lieu de destination (*)
      9 . Description ( Mark X in appropriate box - Insérer X a l'emplacement approprié) - (specify - a préciser)
              Cocoa beans                     Butter            Cake or powder                               Paste or nibs                                   Other
           □ Fèves de cacao               □ Beurre          U Pâte débeurrée ou poudre                  □ Pâte ou amandes décortiquées                    □ Autre
    10 . Shipping marks or other identification - Marques d'expédition ou                                 Weight of shipment - Poids de I envoi
           autres signes d'identification                                                                 11 . Unit of weight        12 . Gross - Brut 13 . Net
                                                                                                               Unité de poids
                                                                                                               □ kg       □ Ib
    14 . Observations
    15 . It is hereby certified that the cocoa described above was grown in the above-mentioned producing country - II est
           certifié par la présente que le cacao décrit ci-dessus a été cultivé par le pays producteur précité .
    1 6 . Customs stamp of issuing country - Cachet de la                            1 7 . Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
           douane du pays de délivrance
    Date of stamp                Authorized Customs signature                        Date of issue               Authorized signature of Certifying Officer
    Date du cachet               Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé                 Date de délivrance          Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé
 PART B, FOR USE WHEN DOCUMENT IS COLLECTED - A REMPLIR LORS DE LA REMISE DU DOCUMENT
    1 8 . NOTATION BY CUSTOMS AUTHORITY                                               19 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN
           RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR LA DOUANE                                        CUSTOMS - RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR UN
                                                                                           ORGANISME DE CERTIFICATION AUTRE QUE LA DOUANE
    Certificate collected and cocoa imported -                                       Certificate collected for the purpose of splitting -
    Certificat recueilli et cacao importé                                            Certificat recueilli aux fins de fractionnement
    At - À                                          Date                             At - À                                          Date
    Customs stamp - Cachet de la douane                                              Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
                                                                                      Stamp of certifying agency - Cachet de l' organisme de certification
                                                                                      Authorized signature - Signature autorisée
 O Where destination is not known insert 'Member' or 'non-member' - Lorsque la destination n'est pas connue, inscrire la mention « Membre» ou « non-membre».
(**) In the case of a shipment of cocoa in a form other than beans, the net weight in beans equivalent obtained in accordance with the conversion factors in
      Article 32 ( 2 ) shall be indicated here - Dans le cas d'une expedition de cacao sous une forme autre que de fèves, on indiquera ici le poids net en equivalent
      fèves obtenu par application des coefficients de conversion indiqués & l'article 32 paragraphe 2 .
 ---pagebreak--- FORM       ■/% /"% 4
FORMULE    ILrlr- I
Note : This certificate is valid only when it has been properly completed and valid Cocoa
       Export Stamps corresponding to the net weight of shipment shown on the obverse
       have been affixed and duly cancelled .
                                                  Affix Cocoa Export Stamps here
Note : Le présent certificat n'est valide que s'il a été correctement rempli et qu'y sont apposés
       et dûment oblitérés des timbres valides d'exportation de cacao correspondant au poids
       net du lot expédié comme indiqué au recto .
                                                  Apposer ici les timbres d'exportation de cacao
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              ANNEX II
      CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT - CERTIFICAT D'EXPORTATION                                                                                    formule ICC-2
                                              ( Form approved by the International Cocoa Organization )
                                          ( Formule approuvée par I'Organisation internationale du cacao )
PART A, FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
 PARTIE A, A REMPLIR PAR L'ORGANISME DELIVRANT LE CERTIFICAT
      1.                                                                                     Country code         / Port code           / Serial Number
                                                                                    —        Code du pays        / Code du port        / N° d'ordre
                                         Reference No - N0 de référence, XL                                     j                    j
      2.  Exporting country - Pays exportateur
      3.  Country of destination (*) - Pays destinataire (*)
      4.  Name of ship or other carrier                               5 . Port of embarkation                                    6 . Date of shipment
          Navire ou autre moyen de transport                              Port d'expédition                                           Date de l' expédition
      7.  Intermediate ports - Ports de transit
     8 . Port or point of destination (*) - Port ou lieu de destination (*)
      9.   Description ( Mark X in appropriate box - Insérer X à l'emplacement approprié) - (specify - à préciser)
              Cocoa beans                     Butter            Cake or powder                                Paste or nibs                                  Other
          □ Fèves de cacao                □ Beurre          □ Pâte débeurrée ou poudre                   □ Pâte ou amandes décortiquées                    □ Autre
    10 . Shipping marks or other identification - Marques d' expédition ou                                 Weight of shipment - Poids de l' envoi
          autres signes d' identification                                                                  11 . Unit of weight        12 . Gross - Brut 13 . Net
                                                                                                                Unité de poids
                                                                                                                □ kg      □ Ib
    14 . Observations (**)
    15 .   It is hereby certified that this certificate is issued in compliance with the Rules of the International Cocoa Organization
           and the cocoa described above is being exported under Customs control from the above-mentioned country - II est
           certifié par la présente que ce certificat a été délivré conformément à la réglementation de l' Organisation inter­
           nationale du cacao et que le cacao décrit ci-dessus est en cours d'exportation du pays précité sous contrôle douanier.
    1 6 . Customs stamp of issuing country - Cachet de la                            1 7 . Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
           douane du pays de délivrance
    Date of stamp                Authorized Customs signature                        Date of issue                Authorized signature of Certifying Officer
    Date du cachet               Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé                 Date de délivrance           Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé
 PART B, FOR USE WHEN DOCUMENT IS COLLECTED - A REMPLIR LORS DE LA REMISE DU DOCUMENT
    1 8 . NOTATION BY CUSTOMS AUTHORITY                                               19 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN
           RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR LA DOUANE                                        CUSTOMS - RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR UN
                                                                                           ORGANISME DE CERTIFICATION AUTRE QUE LA DOUANE
   Certificate collected and cocoa imported -                                         Certificate collected for the purpose of splitting -
    Certificat recueilli et cacao importé                                             Certificat recueilli aux fins de fractionnement
    At - À                                          Date                             At - À                                           Date
    Customs stamp - Cachet de la douane                                              Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
                                                                                      Stamp of certifying agency - Cachet de l' organisme de certification
                                                                                      Authorized signature - Signature autorisée
 (*) Where destination is not known insert ' Member' or ' non-member' - Lorsque la destination n'est pas connue , inscrire la mention « Membre» ou «non-membre».
(**) In the case of a shipment of cocoa in a form other than beans, the net weight in beans equivalent obtained in accordance with the conversion factors in
      Article 32 ( 2 ) shall be indicated here - Dans le cas d'une expédition de cacao sous une forme autre que de fèves, on indiquera ici le poids net en équivalent
      fèves obtenu par application des coefficients de conversion indiqués à l'article 32 paragraphe 2 .
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                                                             ANNEX III
                                                                                                                                                 FORM             o
                               CERTIFICATE FOR SPLITTING OF CONSIGNMENTS                                                                         FORMULE ICC-3
                                     CERTIFICAT DE FRACTIONNEMENT DE LOTS
                                               ( Form approved by the International Cocoa Organization)
                                           ( Formule approuvée par l'Organisation internationale du cacao)
PART A, FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
PARTIE A, A REMPLIR PAR L'ORGANISME DELIVRANT LE CERTIFICAT
      1.                                                                                     Country code         / Port code          /    Serial Number
                                                                                             Code du pays        / Code du port       /     N" d' ordre
                                         Reference No - N0 de référence, S                                      /                    /
      2.  Issuing country - Pays de délivrance                                Country of origin/export - Pays d' origine/ d' exportation
      3 . Country of destination (*) - Pays destinataire O
      4.   Name of ship or other carrier                             5 . Portofembarkation                                        6 . Date of shipment
           Navire ou autre moyen de transport                             Port d' expédition                                          Date de l' expédition
      7.   Intermediate ports - Ports de transit
     8.    Port or point of destination (*) - Port ou lieu de destination (*)
      9.   Description ( Mark X in appropriate box - Insérer X à l' emplacement approprié) - ( specify - à préciser)
              Cocoa beans                     Butter            Cake or powder                                Paste or nibs                                   Other
          □ Fèves de cacao                □ Beurre          □ Pâte débeurrée ou poudre                  □ Pâte ou amandes décortiquées                      □ Autre
    10 .   Shipping marks or other identification - Marques d' expédition ou                               Weight of shipment - Poids de l' envoi
           autres signes d' identification                                                                 11 . Unit of weight        12 . Gross - Brut 13. Net
                                                                                                                Unité de poids
                                                                                                                □ kg      □ Ib
    14 .   Observations (**)
    1 5 . It is hereby certified that this certificate is issued as a partial replacement of the original Certificate .
          Il est certifié par la présente que ce certificat a été délivré en remplacement partiel du certificat original .
          number                                     covering a shipment of                       kg/lb of cocoa .
          numéro                                     portant sur un lot de                        kg/ lb de cacao .
    16 .                                                                             1 7 . Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
                                                                                     Date of issue                 Authorized signature of Certifying Officer
                                                                                      Date de délivrance           Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé
 PART B, FOR USE WHEN DOCUMENT IS COLLECTED - A REMPLIR LORS DE LA REMISE DU DOCUMENT
    1 8 . NOTATION BY CUSTOMS AUTHORITY                                               19 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN
            RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR LA DOUANE                                       CUSTOMS - RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR UN
                                                                                           ORGANISME DECERTIFICATION AUTRE QU E LA DOUANE
   Certificate collected and cocoa imported -                                         Certificate collected for the purpose of splitting -
    Certificat recueilli et cacao importé                                             Certificat recueilli aux fins de fractionnement
    At - À                                         Date                               At - À                                           Date
   Customs stamp - Cachet de la douane                                               Stamp of certifying agency - Cachet de l' organisme de certification
                                                                                      Authorized signature - Signature autorisée
 H Where destination is not known insert ' Member' or ' non-member' - Lorsque la destination n'est pas connue, inscrire la mention « Membre » ou « non-membre ».
(**) In the case of a shipment of cocoa in a form other than beans , the net weight in beans equivalent obtained in accordance with the conversion factors in
      Article 32 ( 2 ) shall be indicated here - Dans le cas d'une expedition de cacao sous une forme autre que de fèves, on indiquera ici le poids net en equivalent
      fèves obtenu par application des coefficients de conversion indiqués a l'article 32 paragraphe 2 .
 ---pagebreak--- FORM       i /t /N o
FORMULE    IUU~0
Note : This certificate is valid only when it has been properly completed and valid Cocoa
       Export Stamps corresponding to the net weight of shipment shown on the obverse
       have been affixed and duly cancelled .
                                                  Affix Cocoa Export Stamps here
Note : Le présent certificat n'est valide que s'il a été correctement rempli et qu'y sont apposés
       et dûment oblitérés des timbres valides d'exportation de cacao correspondant au poids
       net du lot expédié comme indiqué au recto .
                                                  Apposer ici les timbres d'exportation de cacao
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              ANNEX IV
                        CERTIFICATE OF IMPORT FROM A NON-MEMBER (*) FORM FORMULE ICC-4
      CERTIFICAT D'IMPORTATION EN PROVENANCE D'UN NON-MEMBRE (*)
                                                ( Form approved by the International Cocoa Organization )
                                             ( Formule approuvée par l'Organisation internationale du cacao)
 PART A, FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
 PARTIE A, A REMPLIR PAR L'ORGANISME DÉLIVRANT LE CERTIFICAT
       1.                                                                                     Country code       / Port code           / Serial Number
                                          Reference No - N0 de référence.              j Code du pays / Code du port / N°d'ordre
       2.  Importing country - Pays importateur
       3   Imported from - Importé en provenance de
      4.   Name of ship or other carrier                              5 . Port of embarkation                                   6 . Date of shipment
           Navire ou autre moyen de transport                              Port d'expédition                                          Date de l' expédition
       7.  Intermediate ports - Ports de transit
      8.   Port or point of destination (*) - Port ou lieu de destination O
       9.  Description ( Mark X in appropriate box - Insérer X à l'emplacement approprié) - (specify - à préciser)
              Cocoa beans                     Butter            Cake or powder                               Paste or nibs                                   Other
          □ Fèves de cacao                □ Beurre          □ Pâte débeurrée ou poudre                   □ Pâte ou amandes décortiquées                   □ Autre
    10. Shipping marks or other identification - Marques d'expédition ou                                  Weight of shipment - Poids de l' envoi
           autres signes d' identification                                                                11 . Unit of weight 12 . Gross - Brut 13. Net
                                                                                                               Unité de poids
                                                                                                               □ kg       □ Ib
    14 .   Observations (**)
    1 5 . It is hereby certified that the cocoa described above is being imported from the above-mentioned country - II est
          certifié par la présente que le cacao décrit ci-dessus est importé en provenance du pays précité.
     16 .                                                                            1 7 . Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
                                                                                     Date of issue               Authorized signature of Certifying Officer
                                                                                     Date de délivrance          Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé
 PART B, FOR USE WHEN DOCUMENT IS COLLECTED - A REMPLIR LORS DE LA REMISE DU DOCUMENT
    1 8 . NOTATION BY CUSTOMS AUTHORITY                                               19 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN
           RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR LA DOUANE                                        CUSTOMS - RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR UN
                                                                                           ORGANISME DE CERTIFICATION AUTRE QUE LA DOUANE
    Certificate collected and cocoa imported -                                        Certificate collected for the purpose of splitting -
    Certificat recueilli et cacao importé                                            Certificat recueilli aux fins de fractionnement
    At - À                                         Date                              At - À                                           Date
   Customs stamp - Cachet de la douane                                                Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
                                                                                      Stamp of certifying agency - Cachet de l' organisme de certification
                                                                                      Authorized signature - Signature autorisée
 (*) To be used in accordance with Rule 9 only when a valid original certificate is not available      -   A n'utiliser conformement a la règle 9 qu'en l'absence
      d'un certificat original valide .
(**) In the case of a shipment of cocoa in a form other than beans, the net weight in beans equivalent obtained in accordance with the conversion factors in
      Article 32 ( 2 ) shall be indicated here - Dans le cas d'une expedition de cacao sous une forme autre que de fèves, on indiquera ici le poids net en equivalent
      fèves obtenu par application des coefficients de conversion indiqués a l'article 32 paragraphe 2 .
 ---pagebreak--- FORMULE ICC-4
Note : This certificate is valid only when it has been properly completed and valid Cocoa
       Export Stamps corresponding to the net weight of shipment shown on the obverse
       have been affixed and duly cancelled .
                                                  Affix Cocoa Export Stamps here
Note : Le présent certificat n'est valide que s'il a été correctement rempli et qu'y sont apposés
       et dûment oblitérés des timbres valides d'exportatibn de cacao correspondant au poids
       net du lot expédié comme indiqué au recto .
                                                  Apposer ici les timbres d'exportation de cacao
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             ANNEX V
        CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION - CERTIFICAT D'EXEMPTION                                                                                      formule IOCS
                                               ( Form approved by the International Cocoa Organization )
                                           ( Formule approuvée par l'Organisation internationale du cacao)
PART A, FOR USE BY ISSUING AUTHORITY
PARTIE A, A REMPLIR PAR L'ORGANISME DELIVRANT LE CERTIFICAT
                                                                                            Country code            Port code             Serial Number
                                                                                            Code du pays            Code du port          N° d'ordre
                                          Reference No - N° de référence
     2 . It is hereby certified that the Cocoa described in this certificate and any attached warehouse warrant or similar evidence
         is exempted according to Rule 20 of the Economic and Control Rules of the Agreement, from quota and buffer
         stock contribution provisions laid down in that Agreement and its Rules - Il est certifié par la présente que le cacao
         décrit dans ce certificat et dans tout bulletin d'entrepôt ou document analogue joint au certificat est, conformément
         à la règle 20 du règlement économique et des règles de contrôle de l'accord, exempté de l'application des
         dispositions de l'accord et de ses règles relatives aux contingents et à la contribution au stock régulateur.
     3 . Description ( Mark X in appropriate box - Insérer X à l'emplacement approprié) - (specify - à préciser)
             Cocoa beans                      Butter           Cake or powder                               Paste or nibs                                   Other
         □ Fèves de cacao                u Beurre           □ Pâte débeurrée ou poudre                 □ Pâte ou amandes décortiquées                    □ Autre
     4. Shipping marks or other identification - Marques d'expédition ou                                  Weight of shipment - Poids de l'envoi
          autres signes d'identification                                                                  5 . Unit of weight 6 . Gross - Brut 7 . Net
                                                                                                              Unité de poids
                                                                                                              □ kg □ Ib
     8 . Observations (*                                                             9 . Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
                                                                                     Date of issue              Authorized signature of Certifying Officer
                                                                                     Date de délivrance         Signature du fonctionnaire autorisé
PART B, FOR USE WHEN DOCUMENT IS COLLECTED - A REMPLIR LORS DE LA REMISE DU DOCUMENT
   1 0 . NOTATION BY CUSTOMS AUTHORITY                                               11 . NOTATION BY CERTIFYING AGENCY OTHER THAN
          RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR LA DOUANE                                        CUSTOMS - RENSEIGNEMENTS À CONSIGNER PAR UN
                                                                                          ORGANISME DE CERTIFICATION AUTRE QUE LA DOUANE
  Certificate collected and cocoa imported                                           Certificate collected for the purpose of splitting -
  Certificat recueilli et cacao importé                                              Certificat recueilli aux fins de fractionnement
   AT - À                                Date                                        AT - À                                        Date
                                                                                     Name of certifying agency - Organisme de certification
  Customs stamp - Cachet de la douane
                                                                                     Stamp of certifying agency - Cachet de l' organisme de certification
                                                                                     Authorized signature - Signature autorisée
(*) In the case of a shipment of cocoa in a form other than beans, the net weight in beans equivalent obtained in accordance with the conversion factors in
     Article 32 ( 2 ) shall be indicated here - Dans le cas d'une expedition de cacao sous une forme autre que des fèves, on indiquera ici le poids net en equivalent
     fèves obtenu par application des coefficients de conversion indiqués a l'article 32 paragraphe 2 ,
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak--- 24. 11 . 73      Official Journal of the European Communities       No L 324/39
                                   ANNEX VI
                        Alpha code of exporting Members
            Member                                       Alpha code
            Australia (Papua New Guinea)                   AU
            Brazil                                         BR
            Cameroon                                       CM
            Cuba                                           CU
            Ecuador                                        EC
            Ghana                                          GH
            Guatemala                                      GT
            Ivory Coast                                    CI
            Jamaica                                        JA
            Nigeria                                        NG
            Portugal (Sao Tome and Principe)               PT
            Togo                                           TG
            Trinidad and Tobago                            TT
            Venezuela                                      VE
                                   ANNEX VII
                         Alpha code of importing Members
            Member                                       Alpha code
            Algeria                                        DZ
            Austria                                        AT
            Belgium                                        BE
            Bulgaria                                       BG
            Canada                                         CA
             Chile                                         CL
            Colombia                                       CO
            Denmark                                        DK
            Federal Republic of Germany                    DE
            Finland                                        FI
            France                                         FR
             Honduras                                      HN
             Hungary                                       HU
             Ireland                                       EI
             Italy                                         IT
             Japan                                         JP
             Luxembourg                                    LU
             Netherlands                                    NL
             Norway                                         NO
             Romania                                        RO
             Spain                                          ES
             Sweden                                         SE
             Switzerland                                    CH
             United Kingdom                                 GB
             USSR                                           SU
             Yugoslavia                                     YU