CHAPTER IIIU.K.EXPORT REGIME

Article 12U.K.

1.[F1The United Kingdom competent authority] may issue a [F2United Kingdom certificate] to an exporter when it has established that:

[F3(a)the exporter has provided conclusive evidence that:

(i)

the rough diamonds for which a certificate is being requested were lawfully imported in accordance with Article 3; F4...

(ii)

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(b)the other information requested on the certificate is correct;

(c)the rough diamonds are effectively destined for arrival in the territory of a participant, and

(d)the rough diamonds are to be transported in a tamper-resistant container.

2.[F1The United Kingdom competent authority] shall not validate a [F2United Kingdom certificate] until it has verified that the content of the container matches the particulars on the corresponding certificate and that the tamper-resistant container containing the rough diamonds has subsequently been sealed on the responsibility of that authority.

3.[F1The United Kingdom competent authority] shall opt for either of the following methods to verify that the content of a container matches the particulars thereon on the certificate:

(a)it will verify the content of each container; or

(b)it will identify the containers, the content of which shall be verified, on the basis of a risk analysis or equivalent system that gives due consideration to rough diamond shipments.

4.[F1The United Kingdom competent authority] shall provide the exporter with an authenticated forgery-resistant copy of the [F2United Kingdom certificate] it has validated. The exporter shall keep any copy accessible for at least three years.

5.The [F2United Kingdom certificate] shall be valid for export for no more than two months from the date of issue. If the rough diamonds are not exported within this period, the [F2United Kingdom certificate] shall be returned to F6... [F1the United Kingdom competent authority].

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