# Council Decision of 3 June 1977 accepting on behalf of the Community several Annexes to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures (77/415/EEC), Appendix II: NOTES

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1)
The size of the certificate should be the international ISO size A4 (210 × 297 mm, 8·27 × 11·69 inches). The form should be provided with a 10 mm top margin and a 20 mm left-hand filing margin. Line spacing should be based on multiples of 4·24 mm (1/6 inch) and width-spacing on multiples of 2·54 mm (1/10 inch). The layout should be in conformity with the ECF, layout key, as illustrated in Appendix I. Minor deviations in the exact size of boxes, etc. are permissible if required for particular reasons in the issuing country, such as the existence of non-metric measurement systems, features of national aligned systems of documents, etc.
(2)
Where it is necessary to provide for applications for certificates of origin, the form of application and the form of certificate should be compatible to permit completion in one run.
(3)
Countries may determine standards concerning the weight per square metre of the paper, and the use of a machine-turned background to prevent falsification.
(4)
For the guidance of users, rules for the establishment of the certificate of origin may be printed on the back of the certificate.
(5)
Where requests for post facto control may be submitted under a mutual administrative assistance agreement, a space may be provided for that purpose on the back of the certificate.
(6)
The following comments refer to the boxes in the model form:
Box 1
‘Consignor’, ‘producer’, ‘supplier’, etc. may be substituted for ‘exporter’.
Box 2
There should be only one original certificate of origin, identified by the word ‘original’ adjacent to the document title. If a certificate of origin is issued in replacement of an original certificate that has been lost, the replacement certificate shall be identified by the word ‘duplicate’ adjacent to the document title. Copies of an original or of a duplicate certificate shall bear the word ‘copy’ adjacent to the title. This box is also intended for the name (logotype, emblem, etc.) of the issuing authority and should leave space for other official purposes.
Box 3
The particulars provided for in this box may be replaced by ‘to order’ and, possibly, the country of destination.
Box 4
This box can be used for additional information on means of transport, route, etc. which can be inserted if so desired by, for example, the issuing authority.
Box 5
If an indication of ‘item No’ is required this can be inserted, preferably, in the margin to this box, or at the beginning of each line in the box. ‘Marks and numbers’ can be separated from ‘number and kind of packages’ and ‘description of goods’ by a vertical line. If a line is not used, these particulars should be distinguished by adequate spacing. The description of goods can be supported by adding the number of the applicable Brussels Nomenclature heading, preferably in the right hand part of the column. Particulars of the origin criteria, if required, should be given in this box and should be separated from the other information by a vertical line.
Box 6
Normally gross weight should suffice for the identification of the goods.
Box 7
This column is left blank for any additional details that might be required, such as measurements, or for reference to other documents (e.g. commercial invoices).
Boxes 6 and 7
Other quantities which the exporter may state in order to facilitate identification can be entered in either box 6 or 7, as appropriate.
Box 8
This area is reserved for the details of the certification by the competent body (certification legend, stamps, signatures, date and place of issue, etc.). The precise wording of texts, etc. is left to the discretion of the issuing authority, the wording used in the model form serving only as an example. This box may also be used for a signed declaration by the exporter (or the supplier or manufacturer).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1977/415/annex/appendix/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1977-415/annex/appendix-II
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