CELEX: 51971DC1176
Language: en
Date: 1971-10-22 00:00:00
Title: DRAFT RECOMMENDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL laying down the methods of administrative cooperation in customs matters pursuant to the EEC-MALTA Association Agreement

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
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DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (71) 1176
Vol. 1971/0192
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                                                            COM(71)1175 final
                                                            Brunnels . 22nd october 1971
                                       D R A F T
                       RECOMMENDATION OF ΤHE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,
                       laying down tie methods of administrative
                        cooperation in customs matters pursuant
                        to the EEC-MALTA Association Agreement
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                                    DHAFT
                           ' MTAIIV ON' ITITH   r\r<   RIATT»^+'
   laying dorn tho methods of administrative cooperation-        >
                        in     customc matters
      pursuunt to the EEC •• MALTA Ansocifttion Agreement
THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ,             .              .                      . ..
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement establishing nn Association between,
the . European Economic Community and MALTA , signed at' Valletta or.
5 December 1970 , and in particular Title I thereof ,
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HAVING REGARD to the Protocol on the definition of the concept of
" originating " products and on the methods of administrative coopera­
tion , and in particular Article 16 ( 2 ) thereof ,
WHEREAS the proper operation of tho Agreement requires organisation
of close administrative cooperation between the Contracting Parties
to .the. .Agreement in' order to ensure correct and uniform,. implementation .
cf it .*5 cur.torrs provisions , and more particularly thor.e of the ■ ^r&tocol •
on the definition of the concept of " originating" - productf-i and on the
methods of administrative cooperation ,
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liUCOMliKW TIT:, WIHOFBAK ECiWWIC COi'r.l'fKT'I'y A1ID fcM.TA
Vv " ti'l o , rithiri their resppcti v« RpheruM of competence , the ro qui ait e
Pinasuro-.?. for the implementation of the following provisions :
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A.   To n u c of mo ve- rric n t cartif ica te s A.M., 1
     I. Rola of the exporter
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          1 . It shall bo for tho exporter or his representative authorized
                to sign the export declaration tp. request , ort the exporter • £.:
                responsibility , the endorsement of a movement certificate A . M. ,, 1 .
                This request shall be made out on a form A.M. 1 which must be
                completed in accordance with the provisions, of . Title II of the
                Protocol on the definition of the concept of " originating "
                products and on the methods "of administrative cooperation , here­
                inafter referred to as " the Protocol ", and with the rules set
                out on the back of the         first shoot of the form .
          2 . The exporter         or his representative shall attach to hio request
                any document proving that the goods to be exported, are such as
                to qualify them for the endorsement of a movement, certificate
                A.M.  1.
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   II . Role of tho Customa authorities
          1 . It shall be the responsibility of the Customs authorities of the
                exporting country to ensure that the form A.M. 1 ie duly completed .
                In particular , they shall, check whether tho space reserved, for
                the description of tho goods has been completed in. such manner
                as to exclude all possibility of . fraudulent additions . To this
                end the description of the goods must be indicated in without
                leaving any blank lines . Where the space is not completely filled ,
                a horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the des­
                cription , the empty space being crossed through .
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       2 * Sinco the movement certificate A.M. 1 constitutes tho dcnuuiiont.ury
           evidence for tho application of the preferential tariff and (
           quota system laid down in tho Agreement , it shn.ll be the respon­
           sibility of the Customs office of the exporting ' country carefully
           to verify tho origin of tho goods and to check tho other statement *;
           on tho certificate .
III . Exports frota a Member State of the European Economic Community
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       1 . The movement certificate A . M. 1 ,§ hall be endorsed by the CUP tome-
           authorities of a Member State of the European Economic Community
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           if the goods being exported can be considered products originating
           in the Community within the meaning of the Protocol .
       2 . For the purpose of verifying v/hether the condition stated in
           paragraph 1 has been met , 'the Customs authorities rhall have
           the right to call for any documentary evidence or to carry out .
           any check which they consider appropriate .
       3 » The Customs authorities of the Member State shall refuse to endorse-
           u movement certificate A.M. 1 if j,t appears from the export
           documents submitted that the goods to which tho certificate
           relates are- not consigned to MALTA .                                    r ,
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  IV . Exports from MALTA                            " '      '
       1 . The movement certificate A.M. 1 shall be endorsed by the Custom.?
           authorities of MALTA if tho goods being exported can bs considered
           products originating dn MALTA within the meaning of the Protocol .
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       2 . For the purpose of verifying whether tho condition stated in
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           paragraph 1 has been mot , the - Customs authorities chall have the
           right to call for any documentary evidence or to carry out any
           check which they , consider appropriate .
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       1 . Til e CuiiUan author! Ill                   of 1' A. T.'VA vim 12 r<«ftiftO to un';or*o ft i1 ' c
           corM . Pier to A.M. 1 i ,1" it appears ifrorr Die orpcrt Oo nvrwits /.. re­
           mitted that the goods to which the certificate relates are not              »  ;
           consigned to the Community#
   V. Indication of the^type^of S^'.o^t^document^ used
       In Hurt part of the movement cur bificate A.M. 1 reserved for the
       Customs authorities , a reference must bo macle to 'the date and fcyp«s                               *
       or to the serial number of the expor t document +.o vhlcix the c>'-
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  VI . Customs office stamp
       The Custom® office stamp used to stamp the certificates shall be
       preferably steel .                                   •
       The Member States and MALTA shall provide each other , through tho
       Commies ion of the European Communities , with specimen impressions
       of the types of stamp used in the Customs offices . .
 VII . TierO acoment of movement certificates A . M «, 1 by cert.i firnten of
       the o curie tyj»o,.
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       1 . It shall always be possible to replace, o,ne or more movement
           certificates A.M. 1 by one or more other • movement certificates
           A.M. 1 , provided thnt this is done at the Customs office where
           the goods are held .
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       2 , Where the new movement certificate A.M. 1 relates to products
           which were originally imported 'from a Member State or MALTA or. d
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           which are being re-exported- in 'the same state , the new cerfcifucaU-r
            issued in the re-exporting Member State or MALTA must indicate
            the country in which the original certificate was issued .
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VI-TT . Pet roar live ipc-ue of." movement __ c e r _t x f, :, e a t. e n
        1 . Where , as a rer.ult of error or involuntary omission , no request
            for a movement certificates A.M. 1 was made at the tiir.o the
            goods v/ere exported , a certificate may be issued after the actual
            exportation of the Roods to which it relates# In this case , the
            exporter must :
            - make a request in writing , giving details of the type ,
               quantity , method of packing and m&rkingc of the goods and also
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               the place and date of dispatch ;
            - certify that no movement certificate A.M. 1 wan innued at the
               time of exportation of the - goods in quest ion , and state: the
               rearonn therefor ;             .
            •• enclose a form A.M. 1 duly completed and signed .
        2 . The? Customs authorities may issue a movement certificate A.I-' ,, 1
            retroactively only after verifying that the information supplied
            in the exporter 's request agrees with that in the corresponding
            file .
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            Certificates A.M. 1 iaeued. retroactively 'must, be endorsed in
            red ink with one of the following phrases :
            " NACHTSACIJCH AUSGE5TELLT", "L-ELIVII2 A POSTERIORI », •'RILASCIATO
            A POSTERIORI' », " AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI ", " ISSUED PETROACTIVKJ.'i! '
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            The Cue loins author ! tieu may issue a movement certificate A.M. 1
            retroactively only under the condition that the goods in ques­
            tion v/cre oonnigned to the territory of one of the Contracting
            Parties at the time the goods were exported .
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    IX . Isr;ue of duplicates                      •                                .
         In the event of the theft , loss or destruction of < a /movement
         certificate A.M. 1 , the exporter nay apply to the Customs authority
         which issued it for a duplicate made out on the basis of the export
         documents in their pons ens ion . The duplicate issued in thin way
         must he endorsed in. red ink with one of the following words :
         " DUFLIKAT ", " DUPLICATA ", " DUPLICATO ", " DUPLICAAT " , " DUPLICATE ".
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         The duplicate on -which the date of the original A.M. 1 certi fica.t.e
         is to be mentioned takes effect on the . said date .
D. Condition ? governing the xiac of the movement certificate A.M. 1
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   . I. fri£fcct__trHnr»part_of^poor!p
         of the Oontracting Parties sha.Vl be considered as goods transported
         direct .
         However , the following shall not bo considered as interrupting
         direct transport s
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         n ) calls at ports situated in territories other than those of th<i
             Contracting Parties }
         b ) transshipments in such ports , where those result from force
             majeure or where they are consequent upon conditions at sea ;
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         c ) passage through territories other than those of the Contracting
             Parties , or transhipment in such territories , wh-vre the passage-
             through such territories or the transhipment is covered by
             a single transport document drawn up in a M or heir State or
             MALTA o
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    II , Aer o c hane c o:f movement _ certi fj,catfc.s_ai ter__cxpir         n:-.c
         for tfceir eubrniofilon
         Movement certificates A.M. 1 submitted to the Customs authorities
         of the importing country after expiry of the time-limit for their
         submission stipulated in Article 9 » of the Protocol may be accepted
         for the purpose of applying the preferential system provided the
         failure to observe this time-limit results from force na.ieuro or          4
         exceptional circumstances .                                        ,
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         In addition to such cases , the Customs authorities of the importing
         country may accept such certificates provided the goods have been
         submitted to them before the expiry of the said time-limit .
   III . Acceptance of movement, certificates with statements not corresponds * k
         to the floods imported
         Tho discovery of slight discrepancies between the atat&ircuta made
         in the movement certificate A.M. 1 and those made in tho documents
         submitted to the Customs office for the purpose of carrying out
         the formalities for importing the goods shall not ipso facto render
         the certificate null and void , if it is duly established that the
         certificate does correspond to the goods submitted .
C.   Free ge n es
     The Member States and MALTA shall take all necessary steps to ensure
     that goods traded within the Association under the cover o ? a movement
     certificate A.M. 1 and which in the , course of trans port use a free
     zone situated .in their territory arc not replaced by ether goods an :?
     that they do not undergo handling, other than the norr.ial operations
     designed to keep them in good condition .
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D.   Po^tv. l coppi flncum io (jnclmllng. parccln )
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     1". Form A.M. ' ?. shall bs ur.ed solely for postal consignments ( incluoiri ,-,
         parcels ) of a value of up to 1.000 units of account per consign­
         ment .
    II . It shall be for tho exporter or his representative T on the expor tccr 1 ;-*
         responsibility , to complete ancl sign tho two parts of form A.M.
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         If tha goods contained in tho consignment have already been checked
         in the exporting country in the light of tho definition given for
         tho concept of " originating " products , the exporter may refer to
         thit; check ir.i the space reserved for " Observations " in form A.M. 2
         ( part 1 ).                          .
   III . On tho green label Model C 1 or declaration C 2 or C ?. M , or the
         Customs declaration CP 3 or CP 3 M » the exporter shall enter the
         form number "A . M „ 2 ", followed by its serial number . He shall
         alrco mark the form number and serial number on the invoice for the
         good.'; contained iri tho consignment .
E.   Small pa cka pots an d jpers o>in 1 lytppapo
     The production of a movement certificate A.M. 1 and the completion
     of a form A.M. 2. ohall be waived for goods sent as email packages
     to private persons and forming part of passenger 's personal luggage ,
     provided such imports fulfil the conditions laid down in Article                       ,
     of the Protocol .               •"
F.   Ret roa ctive cho cks oil moveme nt o<n* tifi cnt cB A » M. 1 an d form s A.M. 2
     I , Retroactive     checks on movement certificates     A. I'!. 1    and on forma
         A,','., 2 ohall   be  carried    out at random,' and also       whenever the
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          Customs authorities of the importing country have roanonabJ c doubt
          tin to the authenticity of the document or the accuracy of the
          information regarding th « true origin of the goods in question
          er of certain parts thereof *
 II . For the purpose of implementing the previsions of Paragraph I
         above , the Customs authorities of the importing country shall'
          return the movement certificate A.M. 1 or part 1 of form A , II . 2 „
          to the Customs; authorities of the exporting country , /riving the
          formal or substantive reasons for fin inquiry * To part 1 of
          fcr« A.M. 2 they shall attach the invoice if it has been sub­
          mitted , or a copy thereof , and they shall for war d any information
          that has been obtained suggesting that the particulars given on
          the said certificate or the said form are inaccurate .
          If the Customs authorities of the importing country decide to
          suspend execution of the provisions of the Agreement rvhile awaiting
          the resultr; of the chock , they shall offer to release the goods
          to the importer subject to any conservatory measures deemed neees-
         cary ,
III . The Customs authorities of the importing country sh;.,!!'. bo informed
         of the results of the cheek as soon as possible . These reculte
         must be such no to make it possible to determine whether the dis­
         puted movement certificate A.M. 1 or form A.M. 2 applies to the
         goods actually exported , and whether these goods can , in fact ,
         qualify for application of the preferential system .
 IV . Where such disputes cannot bo settled between the Customs authorities
         of the importing country and those of the exporting country or
         where thoy raise a question as to the interpretation, of the Proto r.ci ,
          they shall be submitted to the Association Council ,,
  V. For 'the purrsone of the retroactive check on certificate *!, thv Ciu.it oSiS
      {.'.u thoriti rr.: ox' the evpyrtins country mw«t k?*ep all export, document r,
      or copi.ro          povement «»• rtific'itos w-tod iii place thereof , for   !•
      t)viu two yearn ,