
Article 1 

1. The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Association Council regarding Explanatory Notes to Article 15 to Annex II to the Agreement, on EUR.1 movement certificates, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council attached to this Decision.
2. Minor technical corrections to the draft Decision of the Association Council may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Association Council without further decision of the Council.
Article 2 
The Decision of the Association Council shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 2016.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI
Sole Article 
The Explanatory Notes regarding the Movement Certificate EUR.1 to Annex II (Concerning the Definition of the Concept of ‘Originating Products’ and Methods of Administrative Cooperation) to the Agreement contained in the Annex to this Decision are approved.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.
Done at …,
For the Association Council,
For the CA Party,
For the EU Party,
ANNEX
The movement certificate EUR.1 must bear a serial number to facilitate identification. The serial number is usually composed of letter(s) and numbers.

Movement certificate EUR.1 which vary in wording, depending on the issuing competent public authority, with respect to the specimen contained in Appendix 3 (Specimens of movement certificate EUR.1 and application for a movement certificate EUR.1) to Annex II (Concerning definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation) to the Agreement, may be accepted as proof of origin, if:


((a)) the variations do not modify the information required in each box; and
((b)) the competent public authorities of the Parties have provided each other the varied specimen of the certificate, through the European Commission and notified to the Coordinators of Part IV of this Agreement.

The full details of the exporter of the goods (name, full current address and country in which the export originates) shall be provided.

To this end, specify:

Central America; European Union or EU; Ceuta; Melilla; Andorra or AD; San Marino or SM.

Filling in this box is optional. If this box is filled in, the details of the consignee must be provided: name, full current address and country of destination of the goods.

Specify the country, group of countries or territory of origin of the goods:

Central America; European Union or EU; Ceuta; Melilla; Andorra or AD; San Marino or SM.

Specify the country, group of countries or territory of the importing Party to which the products are to be delivered:

Central America; European Union or EU; Ceuta; Melilla; Andorra or AD; San Marino or SM.

Filling in this box is optional. If this box is filled in, the means of transport and airway bill or bill of lading numbers, with the names of the respective transport companies are to be indicated.

This box should be filled in:


1.. In the case of a certificate issued after export of the goods pursuant to Article 16 of Annex II to the Agreement, the following is indicated, in one of the languages established in the Agreement, in this box: ‘ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY’. Additionally, in the case established under Article 16.1 (b) of Annex II the number of movement certificate EURI that was not accepted at importation for technical reasons, is indicated in this box: ‘EUR.1 No…’.
2.. In the case of a duplicate certificate issued pursuant to Article 17 of Annex II, the following must be indicated, in one of the languages established in the Agreement, in this box: ‘DUPLICATE’ and the date of issue of the original movement certificate EUR.1.
3.. In the case of cumulation of origin with Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru or Venezuela, the following must be indicated in this box: ‘cumulation with (name of the country)’ in accordance with Article 3 of Annex II.
4.. In the case a product is covered by a rule of origin that is subject to quotas, the following must be indicated in this box: ‘Product originating in accordance with Appendix 2A of Annex II (Concerning definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation)’.
5.. In other cases that may be considered useful to clarify information of the movement certificate EUR.1.

Provide a description of the goods, in accordance with the description provided in the invoice (order or item number; marks and numbering; number and kind of packages — pallets, boxes, bags, rolls, barrels, sacks, etc.) A general description of the goods may be provided as long as it is related to the specific description found in the invoice and there is an unambiguous link between the import document and the movement certificate EUR.1. In this case, the number of the invoice shall be indicated in this box. In any case, the tariff classification should be indicated at least at a heading level (four digit code) under the Harmonized System.

If the goods are not packaged, indicate the number of articles or state ‘in bulk’ as appropriate.

The description of the goods must be preceded by an order or item number, without leaving any blank lines or spaces and there should be no blank spaces between the products specified in the certificate. If the box is not completely filled in, a horizontal line must be drawn below the last line of the description and the empty space must be crossed through in such a way that any later additions are impossible.

Specify the gross mass (kg) or other measure (litres, m3, etc.) of all the goods listed in box 8 or separately for each item (HS heading).

Filling in this box is optional. If this box is filled in, indicate the date and invoice number(s).

This box is for the exclusive use of the competent public or customs authority, as appropriate in each country, which issues the certificate.

This box is for the exclusive use of the exporter or his authorised representative. It must record the place and date when the certificate was drawn up and it must be signed by the exporter or his authorised representative.

The exporter or his authorised representative can sign physically or a Party may allow them to sign digitally the EUR.1 certificate.

These boxes are for the exclusive use of the customs authority or competent public authority in each country, as appropriate, for the purposes of verification.

ANNEX TO THE MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 — FILLING IN INSTRUCTIONS

Language EU European Union (EU)
BG EC Европейски съюз (ЕС)
CS EU Evropská unie
DA EU Den Europæiske Union
DE EU Europäische Union
EL EE Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
EN EU European Union
ES UE Unión Europea
ET EL Euroopa Liit
FI EU Euroopan unioni
FR UE Union européenne
HR EU Europska unija
HU EU Európai Unió
IT UE Unione europea
LT ES Europos Sąjunga
LV ES Eiropas Savienība
MT UE Unjoni Ewropea
NL EU Europese Unie
PL UE Unia Europejska
PT UE União Europeia
RO UE Uniunea Europeană
SK EÚ Európska únia
SL EU Evropska unija
SV EU Europeiska unionen