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Council Regulation (EEC) No 678/87 of 26 January 1987 on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1983 when quotas are suspended

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ANNEX 1 B

General guidance for completion of Certificate of Origin in Form O CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS PART A To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member 1. Leave blank. 2. The reference number shall include the code number of the member issuing the Certificate (see Annex 3 to these Rules) and the code number of the port or inland point of export (two digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up to five digits shall be followed by the serial number of the Certificate (each certifying agency shall ensure that the numbering of the Certificates of Origin in Form O which it issues shall begin at ‘1’ on 1 October each year and shall proceed consecutively until 30 September the following year). 3. Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was produced. 4. Enter the name of the country of destination. 5. Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship, enter appropriate information concerning form of transport, for example, lorry, lighter, rail. 6. Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at which the coffee will be unloaded before reforwarding to the destination shown on the Certificate. If the coffee is proceeding direct to its destination enter the word ‘direct’. 7. Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped. 8. Leave blank (for use by the International Coffee Organization). 9. Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee is destined. 10. The bags or containers in each parcel of coffee covered by a single Certificate of Origin shall bear a unique ICO indentification mark, printed inside a box or stamped on a metal strip affixed to the bags or other containers. Enter the ICO identification mark and any additional shipping marks or other identification in the spaces provided. Note: If the Member has opted for a Certificate of Origin on which box 10 has been modified to allow more than one ICO identification mark to be entered as provided for in paragraph 3 of Rule 2 of these Rules and there is no space in which to enter additional shipping marks in this box, the additional shipping marks should, to the extent possible, be shown in full in box 15. 11. Enter the number of bags or other containers. 12. Mark ‘X’ in the sppropriate box. If coffee other than green, roasted or soluble is being exported, specify the form of such other coffee in box 15 (see definitions in Article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement 1983). If an export of coffee includes more than one form of coffee, separate Certificates are required for each form of coffee included in the shipment. 13. Enter net weight, rounded to the nearest whole unit of weight (one pound equals 0,4536 kilogram). 14. Specify unit of weight by marking ‘X’ in the appropriate box. 15. Enter any additional information relevant to the parcel of coffee described in the Certificate. 16. The customs service in the port or other location from which the coffee is exported shall stamp the Cerificate as confirmation that export is about to take place. The authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign and date the Certificate in the spaces provided. 17. The certifying officer shall stamp the Certificate with the stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the Ceritificate in the spaces provided. IMPORTANT The first copy of each Certificate of Origin in Form O shall be forwarded to the International Coffee Organization together with a copy of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent document within 21 days of the date of shipment. PART B To be completed by the customs service withdrawing the Certificate 18. The customs service of the country of importation or in which the coffee is placed under customs control shall: (i) withdraw the Certificate; (ii) enter the customs entry number if the coffee has been imported and any relevant observations; (iii) enter the place date of importation or the location of the coffee and the date on which it was placed under its custody; and (iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has been imported or placed under its control. IMPORTANT Each original Certificate of Origin in Form O withdrawn by a customs service shall be forwarded to the International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the close of the month of collection.

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ANNEX 1 B

General guidance for completion of Certificate of Origin in Form O CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBERS PART A To be completed by the certifying agency and the customs service of the issuing member 1. Leave blank. 2. The reference number shall include the code number of the member issuing the Certificate (see Annex 3 to these Rules) and the code number of the port or inland point of export (two digits to be supplied by the member). This prefix of up to five digits shall be followed by the serial number of the Certificate (each certifying agency shall ensure that the numbering of the Certificates of Origin in Form O which it issues shall begin at ‘1’ on 1 October each year and shall proceed consecutively until 30 September the following year). 3. Enter the name of the country in which the coffee was produced. 4. Enter the name of the country of destination. 5. Enter the name of the vessel on board which the coffee is to be shipped. If the coffee is not to be forwarded by ship, enter appropriate information concerning form of transport, for example, lorry, lighter, rail. 6. Enter the name of the port or other place at which the coffee is to be loaded and the name of any port or point in transit at which the coffee will be unloaded before reforwarding to the destination shown on the Certificate. If the coffee is proceeding direct to its destination enter the word ‘direct’. 7. Enter the date on which the coffee is to be shipped. 8. Leave blank (for use by the International Coffee Organization). 9. Enter the name of the port or other place to which the coffee is destined. 10. The bags or containers in each parcel of coffee covered by a single Certificate of Origin shall bear a unique ICO indentification mark, printed inside a box or stamped on a metal strip affixed to the bags or other containers. Enter the ICO identification mark and any additional shipping marks or other identification in the spaces provided. Note: If the Member has opted for a Certificate of Origin on which box 10 has been modified to allow more than one ICO identification mark to be entered as provided for in paragraph 3 of Rule 2 of these Rules and there is no space in which to enter additional shipping marks in this box, the additional shipping marks should, to the extent possible, be shown in full in box 15. 11. Enter the number of bags or other containers. 12. Mark ‘X’ in the sppropriate box. If coffee other than green, roasted or soluble is being exported, specify the form of such other coffee in box 15 (see definitions in Article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement 1983). If an export of coffee includes more than one form of coffee, separate Certificates are required for each form of coffee included in the shipment. 13. Enter net weight, rounded to the nearest whole unit of weight (one pound equals 0,4536 kilogram). 14. Specify unit of weight by marking ‘X’ in the appropriate box. 15. Enter any additional information relevant to the parcel of coffee described in the Certificate. 16. The customs service in the port or other location from which the coffee is exported shall stamp the Cerificate as confirmation that export is about to take place. The authorized customs officer applying the stamp shall sign and date the Certificate in the spaces provided. 17. The certifying officer shall stamp the Certificate with the stamp of the certifying agency and shall sign and date the Ceritificate in the spaces provided. IMPORTANT The first copy of each Certificate of Origin in Form O shall be forwarded to the International Coffee Organization together with a copy of the relevant bill of lading or equivalent document within 21 days of the date of shipment. PART B To be completed by the customs service withdrawing the Certificate 18. The customs service of the country of importation or in which the coffee is placed under customs control shall: (i) withdraw the Certificate; (ii) enter the customs entry number if the coffee has been imported and any relevant observations; (iii) enter the place date of importation or the location of the coffee and the date on which it was placed under its custody; and (iv) affix its cachet as confirmation that the coffee has been imported or placed under its control. IMPORTANT Each original Certificate of Origin in Form O withdrawn by a customs service shall be forwarded to the International Coffee Organization within 30 days of the close of the month of collection.

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