Statistical information
1. The Organisation shall act as a centre for the collection, exchange and publication of:
(a)
statistical information on world production, prices, exports, imports and re-exports, distribution and consumption of coffee, including information on production, consumption, trade and prices for coffees in different market categories and products containing coffee; and
(b)
in so far as is considered appropriate, technical information on the cultivation, processing and utilisation of coffee.
2. The Council may require Members to furnish such information as it considers necessary for its operations, including regular statistical reports on coffee production, production trends, exports, imports and re-exports, distribution, consumption, stocks, prices and taxation, but no information shall be published which might serve to identify the operations of persons or companies producing, processing or marketing coffee. Members, in so far as is possible, shall furnish information requested in as detailed, timely and accurate a manner as is practicable.
3. The Council shall establish a system of indicator prices and shall provide for the publication of a daily composite indicator price which should reflect actual market conditions.
4. If a Member fails to supply or finds difficulty in supplying within a reasonable time statistical and other information required by the Council for the proper functioning of the Organisation, the Council may require the Member concerned to explain the reasons for non-compliance. The Member may also inform the Council of its difficulty and request technical assistance.
5. If it is found that technical assistance is needed in the matter, or if a Member has not furnished, for two consecutive years, the statistical information required under paragraph 2. of this Article and has not sought the assistance of the Council or has not explained the reasons for non-compliance, the Council may take initiatives likely to lead such a Member to furnish the required information.
Certificates of Origin
1. In order to facilitate the collection of statistics on the international coffee trade and to ascertain the quantities of coffee which have been exported by each exporting Member, the Organisation shall establish a system of Certificates of Origin, governed by rules approved by the Council.
2. Every export of coffee by an exporting Member shall be covered by a valid Certificate of Origin. Certificates of Origin shall be issued, in accordance with the rules established by the Council, by a qualified agency chosen by the Member and approved by the Organisation.
3. Each exporting Member shall notify the Organisation of the government or non-governmental agency which is to perform the functions specified in paragraph 2 of this Article. The Organisation shall specifically approve a non-governmental agency in accordance with the rules approved by the Council.
4. An exporting Member, on an exceptional basis and with proper justification, may submit, for approval by the Council, a request to allow data conveyed in Certificates of Origin concerning its exports of coffee to be transmitted to the Organisation using an alternative method.
Studies, surveys and reports
1. In order to assist Members, the Organisation shall promote the preparation of studies, surveys, technical reports and other documents concerning relevant aspects of the coffee sector.
2. This may include work on the economics of coffee production and distribution, analysis of the coffee value chain, approaches to managing financial and other risks, the impact of governmental measures on the production and consumption of coffee, sustainability aspects of the coffee sector, links between coffee and health and the opportunities for expansion of coffee markets for traditional and possible new uses.
3. Information collected, compiled, analysed and disseminated may also include, where technically feasible:
(a)
quantities and prices of coffees relating to factors such as different geographic areas and quality-related conditions of production; and
(b)
information on market structures, niche markets and emerging trends in production and consumption.
4. In order to carry out the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Council shall adopt an annual work programme of studies, surveys and reports, with estimated resource requirements. These activities shall be financed either from provisions within the Administrative Budget or from extra budgetary sources.
5. The Organisation shall place particular emphasis on facilitating access to information by small coffee producers to assist them in improving their financial performance, including managing credit and risk.
