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The Commission shall supply the Member States' authorities with the names and addresses of authorities in Ukraine competent to issue certificates of origin and export licences together with specimens of the stamps used by these authorities.
For the steel products subject to a double-checking system Member States shall notify the Commission within the first ten days of each month of the total quantities, in the appropriate units and by country of origin and group of products, for which import authorisations have been issued during the preceding month.
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall be carried out at random, or whenever the competent authorities of the Community have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate of origin or export licence or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the products in question. In such cases the competent authorities of the Community shall return the certificate of origin or the export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Ukrainian governmental authority, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate of origin or export licence or copy thereof. The competent authorities shall also forward any information that has been offered suggesting that the particulars given on the said certificate or the said licence are inaccurate. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to subsequent verifications of declarations of origin. 3. The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Community within three months at the latest. The information communicated shall indicate whether the disputed certificate, licence or declaration applies to the goods actually exported and whether the goods are eligible for export to the Community under this chapter. The competent authorities of the Community may also request copies of all documentation necessary to determine the facts fully, including, in particular, the origin of the goods. 4. Should such verifications reveal abuse or major irregularities in the use of declarations of origin, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of this fact. The Commission shall pass the information on to the other Member States. The Community may decide that imports of the products in question to the Community shall be accompanied by a certificate of Ukrainian origin referred to in Article 25(1). 5. Random recourse to the procedure specified in this Article shall not constitute an obstacle to the release for free circulation of the products in question.
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 31 or where information available to the competent authorities of the Community indicates that the provisions of this chapter are being contravened, the said authorities shall request Ukraine to carry out appropriate enquiries or arrange for such enquiries to be carried out concerning operations which are or appear to be in contravention of the provisions of this chapter. The results of these enquiries shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Community together with any other pertinent information enabling the true origin of the goods to be determined. 2. In pursuance of the action taken under the terms of this chapter, the competent authorities of the Community may exchange any information with the competent governmental authorities of the Republic of Ukraine which is considered to be of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of this chapter. 3. Where it is established that the provisions of this chapter have been contravened, the Commission may take such measures as are necessary to prevent recurrence of such contravention.
The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the competent authorities of the Member States under the provisions of this chapter. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of action which they have undertaken and the results obtained.
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