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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1987-433/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1987/433",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 22 July 1987 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty (87/433/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1987-433",
  "path": "article/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Proof of origin",
  "text": "1. As part of completion of formalities in connection with the import of products which are subject to intra-Community surveillance measures or protective measures, the relevant authorities of the importing Member State may ask the importer to state the origin of the products on the customs declaration or on the application for an import document.\n2. Additional proof may be requested only at customs clearance and in cases where serious and well-founded doubts make such proof essential in order to establish the true origin of the products in question. However, a request for such additional proof may not in itself prevent the import of the goods.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1987/433/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:20:12.090325+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}