Importation by instalments using certificates of origin Form A or invoice declarations
Article 96
1. Where, at the request of the importer and on the conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the importing Member State, unassembled or disassembled products within the meaning of general interpretative rule 2(a) of the Harmonised System and falling within Section XVI or XVII or heading 7308 or 9406 of the Harmonised System are imported by instalments, a single proof of origin for such products may be submitted to the customs authorities on importation of the first instalment. 2. At the request of the importer and having regard to the conditions laid down by the customs authorities of the importing Member State, a single proof of origin may be submitted to the customs authorities at the importation of the first consignment when the goods: (a) are imported within the framework of frequent and continuous trade flows of a significant commercial value; (b) are the subject of the same contract of sale, the parties of this contract established in the exporting country or in the Member State(s); (c) are classified in the same code (eight digits) of the Combined Nomenclature; (d) come exclusively from the same exporter, are destined for the same importer, and are made the subject of entry formalities at the same customs office of the same Member State. This procedure shall be applicable for a period determined by the competent customs authorities.