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6. COMMISSION OFFICIALS HAVE GIVEN THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS TO
YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS,
7. YOUR QUESTION A. OFFICIALLY YES. ADVANTAGE CAN NOW BE TAKEN
OF THE EEC SCHEME WITHIN ITS RULES EVEN IF THESE HAVE NOT DEEN
PROPERLY PROMULGATED. CUSTOMS ARE ALERTED. THE COMMISSION ARE
VERY APOLOGETIC ABOUT THE LATE ISSUE OF THEIR DOCUMENTS. THEY
AGREE THAT FOR SUCH COMPLEX ARRANCEMENTS ADEQUATE NOTICE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN GIVEN, BUT THEY ARE NEVERTHELESS PROUD OF HAVING ACHIEVED THEIR TARGET DATE (UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS) EN PRINCIPE, ALBEIT IN A LAST-MINUTE DASH. (NO DOUBT YOU WILL PARTICULARLY
WISH TO STRESS THIS ASPECT TO THE ENQUIRING TRADE PLUS THE FACT
THAT EVEN TODAY ON JULY 1 (UNDERLINE NEXT WORD) NONE OF THE ACTUAL
FINAL LEGISLATION HAS BEEN FORMALLY PROMULGATED IN PRINT.
8. YOUR QUESTION B. YES (SAVE FOR THE ALTERNATIVE CHOICE OF
FORM APR, IF DESIRED, FOR POSTAL PACKETS). FORM A IS REALLY
SCMETHING OF AN UNCTAD CERTIFICATE NOW.
2. YOUR QUESTION C. NO. CONFORMITY IN THE USE OF FORM A IS
ESSENTIAL TO GAIN BENEFITS, BUT DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS SOME TRANSITION MEASURES (STILL UNDER DISCUSSION YESTERDAY) WILL NOW ALLOW OF POSSIBLE RETROACTIVE COVERAGE AT THE REQUEST OF
THE IMPORTER, GIVEN A BANK GUARANTEE OR A DUTY DEPOSIT. (TEXT OF A NEW ARTICLE ON THIS SUBJECT IS IN MIFT.)
10. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2. THE ACTION YOU HAVE TAKEN IS DESIRABLE IN
VIEW OF THE REFERENCE IN ARTICLE 6 OF THE COMMISSION LEGISLATION
TO GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. (THE COMMISSION DO NOT RULE OUT
POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF QUASI-GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES' CERTIFICATES
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO SEEK THIS. EACH CASE WILL HAVE TO BE EXAMINED
ON ITS MERITS.)
11. YOUR PARAGRAPH 3. AS STATED ABOVE, THE FIRST ORIGINS
CORRIGENDUM IS EN ROUTE TO YOU. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 18
HAS BEEN SHORTENED TO READ :'' THE CERTIFICATE MUST CONFORM TO
THE SPECIMEN APPENDED TO THIS REGULATION. IT SHOULD BE MADE CUT
IN ENGLISH OR IN FRENCH. IT SHOULD BE TYPEWRITTEN OR HANDWRITTEN:
IN THE LATTER CASE, IT SHALL BE WRITTEN IN INK USING PRINT-
SCRIPT ONLY''.
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