Article 36 Notification by customs authorities of the Parties

The ESA States and the Member States of the Community shall provide each other, through the Commission of the European Communities and the COMESA Secretariat respectively, with the addresses of the customs authorities responsible for issuing and verifying movement certificates EUR.1 and invoice declarations or supplier’s declarations, and with specimen impressions of the stamps used in their customs offices for the issue of these certificates. Movement certificates EUR.1 and invoice declarations or supplier’s declarations shall be accepted for the purpose of applying preferential treatment from the date the information is received by the Commission of the European Communities and the COMESA Secretariat respectively.

The ESA States and the Member States of the Community shall inform each other immediately whenever there are any changes to the information referred to in paragraph 1.

The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall act under the authority of the government of the country concerned. The authorities in charge of control and verification shall be part of the governmental authorities of the country concerned.