1.There shall be one original and at least one copy of the export certificate, to be made out on a form of which a specimen is given in the Annex.
The size of the form shall be approximately 210 × 297 millimetres. The original shall be made out on white paper having a printed yellow guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means.
2.Export certificates shall be completed in English.
3.The original and copies of export certificates shall be completed in typescript or in handwriting. In the latter case, they must be completed in ink and in block capitals.
4.Each export certificate shall bear a pre-printed serial number; in the upper section it shall also bear a certificate number. The copies shall bear the same numbers as the original.
1.Export certificates issued from 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be valid for 120 days from the date of issue. The date of issue of the certificate shall be included in the period of validity of the certificate.
For the certificate to be valid, its different sections must be properly completed and duly authenticated in accordance with paragraph 2. In the ‘shipped weight’ section, the quantity must be written out in full and also given in figures.
2.The export certificate shall be duly authenticated when it indicates the date of issue and bears the stamp of the issuing body and the signature of the authorised person or persons.