Article 20 Delivery certificates
United Kingdom
A delivery certificate shall be issued for each consignment of tomatoes, peaches and pears delivered under contract and accepted for processing at the processing plant, specifying:
the date and time of unloading;
the precise identification of the means of transport used;
the identification number of the contract to which the consignment relates;
the gross weight and net weight;
where applicable, the rate of reduction calculated in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 217/2002f1.
Delivery certificates shall be signed by the processors or their representatives and by the producer organisations or their representatives. Each certificate shall bear an identification number.
Processors and producer organisations shall both keep a copy of delivery certificates.
The producer organisation shall also forward a copy or written telecommunication or e-mail containing the information referred to in the paragraph 1, no later than the fifth working day following the week of delivery, to the competent authorities of the Member State where its head office is situated and, where applicable, to the competent authorities of the Member State where processing is carried out, to facilitate checks.
The documents required under national law may be used for the purposes of this Article, provided they contain all the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Where all or part of a consignment belongs to producers as referred to in Article 12(3), the producer organisation shall forward a copy of the certificate provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article to each producer organisation and individual producer concerned.