Procedures and methods of administrative cooperation applicable with regard to exports using certificates of origin Form A and invoice declarations
Article 71
1. Every beneficiary country shall comply or ensure compliance with: (a) the rules on the origin of the products being exported, laid down in Subsection 2 of Title II Chapter 1 Section 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446; (b) the rules for completion and issue of certificates of origin Form A; (c) the provisions for the use of invoice declarations, to be drawn up in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex 22-09; (d) the provisions concerning the obligations of notifications referred to in Article 73 of this Regulation; (e) the provisions concerning granting of derogations referred to in Article 64(6) of the Code. 2. The competent authorities of the beneficiary countries shall cooperate with the Commission or the Member States by, in particular: (a) providing all necessary support in the event of a request by the Commission for the monitoring by it of the proper management of the GSP scheme in the country concerned, including verification visits on the spot by the Commission or the customs authorities of the Member States; (b) without prejudice to Articles 73 and 110 of this Regulation, verifying the originating status of products and the compliance with the other conditions laid down in this Subsection, Subsections 3 to 9 of this Section and Subsections 2 and 3 of Title II Chapter 1 Section 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, including visits on the spot, where requested by the Commission or the customs authorities of the Member States in the context of origin investigations. 3. Where, in a beneficiary country, a competent authority for issuing certificates of origin Form A is designated, documentary proofs of origin are verified, and certificates of origin Form A for exports to the Union are issued, that beneficiary country shall be considered to have accepted the conditions laid down in paragraph 1. 4. When a country is admitted or readmitted as a beneficiary country in respect of products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, goods originating in that country shall benefit from the generalised system of preferences on condition that they were exported from the beneficiary country on or after the date referred to in Article 73(2) of this Regulation. 5. Where a country or territory has been removed from Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, the obligation to provide administrative cooperation laid down in Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 and Articles 110 and 111 of this Regulation shall continue to apply to that country or territory for a period of 3 years from the date of its removal from that annex. 6. The obligations referred to in paragraph 5 shall apply to Singapore for a period of 3 years starting from 1 January 2014.