Article 4
The derogation is granted on the following conditions: (1) The customs authorities of Cabo Verde shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1. (2) The following mention shall be entered on the statements on origin made out by the registered exporters: ‘Derogation – Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/507’. (3) The competent authorities of Cabo Verde shall forward to the Commission reports on the quantities in respect of which statements on origin have been made out pursuant to this Regulation and the copies of those proofs. These reports shall be communicated for three periods of 6 months, 12 months and 20 months after the entry into force of this Regulation, with two months to send these reports, after the date determined in the following paragraph. Therefore, the first report shall be communicated between 1 July and 1 September 2026. The second report shall be communicated between 1 January and 1 March 2027. The third report shall be communicated between 1 August and 1 October 2027. The remaining period from 1 August to 31 December 2027 shall be subject to an additional report to be sent within two months after the end of the period provided for in Article 2(1) of this Regulation. (4) The competent authorities of Cabo Verde shall communicate to the Commission, at the same time as the reports referred to in paragraph 3, a report containing detailed information on the measures taken by them in order to: (a) ensure compliance with the rules concerning the origin of the relevant products applicable for the purposes of the GSP regulation and with the related procedures; (b) provide administrative cooperation as required for the implementation of the preferential arrangement under the GSP regulation. The required information to be reported by the competent authorities of Cabo Verde is listed in Annex III.