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. The forms shall be printed and completed in English.
3. The original and the copies 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 in 1987, 1988, 1989 or 1990 shall be valid for 120 days from the date of issue. The date of issue of the certificate shall be counted as part of the period of validity of the certificate.
For the certificate to be valid, the sections thereof must be duly completed and it must be authenticated, as stipulated in the instructions indicated thereon. The shipped weight 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 person or persons authorized to sign it.
TITLE II
Import licences
