Accompanying document
Article 2
1. The accompanying document referred to in Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 shall fulfil the following conditions: 1. it shall contain all the particulars necessary for identifying the goods to which it relates, in particular: (a) a description of the goods; (b) the item number, marks and numbers of goods, if any; (c) the number and kind of packages; (d) the volume and value of the goods; (e) the name and the address of the producer of the goods; (f) the name and the address of the consignor and the consignee; 2. it shall ensure the compliance with the rules of origin referred to in Article 1 and certify unambiguously that the goods to which it relates originate in the areas as defined in Article 1(1) of Protocol No 10 of the 2003 Act of Accession; for that purpose, before issuing such a document, the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce or any other authorised body shall carry out controls as necessary to ascertain that the specifications given by the producer and the consignor are accurate. Such controls shall include at least one verification at the producer's premises. The accompanying document shall be made out on forms corresponding to the specimen given in Annex I. 2. Operators requesting an accompanying document shall submit a written application to the issuing bodies referred to above. This application shall contain the following information: 1. a statement by the producer by which he (a) declares that the goods concerned originate in the areas as defined in Article 1(1) of Protocol No 10 of the Act of Accession 2003; (b) undertakes to keep available for control purposes for a time period of at least three years from the date of application all accounts concerning the production (including the purchase of raw materials) and the sale of the goods and to accept that controls can be made at any reasonable time by the bodies mentioned in paragraph 1 or by the Commission services; 2. a statement by the consignor concerning the destination of the goods. The application form shall be made out on forms corresponding to the specimen given in Annex II. 3. The bodies mentioned in paragraph 1(2) shall forward to the Commission, the Government of Cyprus, and the authorities of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area the names and titles of the persons entrusted to sign the documents as well as a specimen of their signature and the stamp used. 4. The authorities of the Republic of Cyprus shall inform the Commission services of cases of reasonable doubt as to the compliance of the goods with the origin criteria. In such cases, the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus shall allow the goods to cross the line under the conditions set out in Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004, subject to any precautionary measures judged necessary while awaiting the results of subsequent verification. If it is established that the documents have been issued without the conditions having been properly fulfilled, all duties and taxes due on the release for free circulation of the goods into the customs territory of the Community shall be due, at the rate applicable to third countries in the absence of any preferential treatment. The provisions concerning the incurrence of a customs debt and its recovery shall apply mutatis mutandis .