Date of issue: 17 December 2009
Date of effect: 1 January 2010
Country: European Union
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Market Access Advice
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Date of Issue
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17 December 2009
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Date of Effect
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1 January 2010
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Country: European Union
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Catch Certificate required for seafood imports to the European Union
The European Commission (EC) requires that fish and fishery products caught from 1 January 2010 can only be imported into a member country of the European Union when accompanied by an appropriate catch certificate, in accordance with Commission (EC) Regulation No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
EC Regulation No 1005/2008 is available at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:286:0001:0032:EN:PDF
Fishery Product that does NOT require the catch certificate
Fishery product caught before 1 January 2010, but exported after this date, does not require the catch certificate.
In addition, EC Regulation No 1010/2009 details those products which are excluded from the catch certificate requirement. A list of excluded products is detailed in Appendix 1 to this advice.
EC Regulation No 1010/2009 is available at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:280:0005:0041:EN:PDF
What catch certificate needs to be completed?
Until further notice, exporters of fish and fishery product must complete as appropriate, one of the EC catch certificate templates provided in Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 to this advice.
The catch certificate template provided at Appendix 2, can only be used when the fishing vessel:
- has an overall length of less than 12 metres without towed gear; OR
- has an overall length of less than 8 metres with towed gear; OR
- is without a superstructure; OR
- is of less than measured 20 GT.
For all other fishing vessels, the catch certificate template at Appendix 3 must be used.
A further Market Access Advice suggesting how you should complete these catch certificate templates is currently being developed in accordance the EC’s ‘Handbook on the practical application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008’.
The ‘Handbook on the practical application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008’ is available at:
http://www.globefish.org/files/IUU%20reg%20handbook_en_731.pdf
Once completed, the catch certificate will be required to be validated by the relevant State, Territory or Commonwealth fishing authority. For further information on catch certification validation, please contact:
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Victoria
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New South Wales
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Queensland
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South Australia
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Fisheries Victoria |
Fisheries Conservation and Aquaculture, Industry and Investment NSW Locked Bag 1, Nelson Bay NSW 2315 +61 2 9527 8411 |
Queensland Primary Industries & Fisheries GPO Box 46 |
PIRSA Fisheries GPO Box 1625 |
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Western Australia
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Tasmania
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Northern Territory
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Commonwealth
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Fisheries WA The Atrium |
Water and Marine Resources Division, GPO Box 44 +61 3 6233 3543 |
Department of Resources-Fisheries GPO Box 3000 |
Australian Fisheries Management Authority PO Box 7051 |
Australian Government efforts to simplify the catch certificate requirement
The Australian Government is currently negotiating with the EC to implement a system whereby a catch certificate will be issued automatically by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service through its EXDOC system, at the same time as the EU Health Export Certification is issued.
Exporters will be informed when the Australian Government will be in a position to issue this automated catch certificate through EXDOC.
Additional information on the EC’s IUU Regulation will be published on the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry website.
For further advice please contact:
Stuart Curran
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT, AUSTRALIA
Tel: + 61 2 6272 3073
Appendix 1
Fishery products that do not require a catch certificate after 1 January 2010 and exported to the European Union.
Annex XIII of EC Regulation No 1010/2009 states that the following products do not require a catch certificate to enter EU markets:
- Freshwater fishery products
- Aquaculture products obtained from fry or larvae
- Live ornamental fish
- Oysters, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
- Scallops including queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, live, fresh or chilled
- Coquilles St Jacques (Pecten maximus), frozen
- Other scallops, fresh or chilled
- Mussels, live, fresh, chilled
- Snails, other than those obtained from the sea
- Molluscs, prepared and preserved
- Other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved.
Annex V of EC Regulation No 1010/2009 also specifies that the following species are exempt from this catch certificate, providing they are harvested in compliance with regional fisheries management organisation requirements and are accompanied by the appropriate catch documentation prescribed by the relevant regional fisheries management organisation:
- Dissostichus spp. e.g. Patagonian toothfish
- Bluefin tuna
- Southern Bluefin Tuna *
* In addition to the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna catch documents, the importer shall submit to the authorities of the EU Member State of importation information on ‘transport details’ as specified in the Appendix on transport details included in Annex II of the EC Regulation 1005/2008.
In addition to products listed above, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is negotiating additional products to be excluded from the requirements of the EC regulation. These include, but are not limited to, those products listed below.
Negotiations are being based on characteristics of the fishery - including species from fisheries not harvested via a fishing vessel; caught wholly within internal Australian waters; or highly processed products.
Important Note: these species currently require a catch certificate to be imported into the EU.
- Dosinia spp. – Clam - Surf
- Anadara spp. – Cockle
- Donax spp. – Pipi
- Katelysia peronii, K. phytiphora, K. scalarina – Vongole
Appendix 2
Important Note: This catch certificate template is to be used when the fishing vessel:
- has an overall length of less than 12 metres without towed gear; OR
- has an overall length of less than 8 metres with towed gear; OR
- is without a superstructure; OR
- is of less than measured 20 GT.
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(i) EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CATCH CERTIFICATE – simplified form for fishery products fulfilling the requirements in Article 6 of EC Regulation 1010/2009
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Document number
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Validating authority (name, address, tel., fax)
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1.Description of product
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2.References of applicable conservation and management measures
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Species
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Product code
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Verified weight landed (kg)
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3. List of vessels that have provided catches and the quantities by each vessel (name, registration, etc. annexed)
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4. Name, address, tel. and fax of exporter
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Signature
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Date
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Seal (stamp)
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5. Flag State authority validation:
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Name/Title
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Signature
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Date
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Seal (stamp)
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6. Transport details (see Appendix 1)
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7. Importer declaration:
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Name and address of importer
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Signature
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Date
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Seal (stamp)
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Product CN code
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8. Import control
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Authority
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Place
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Importation authorised (*)
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Importation suspended (*)
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Verification requested - date
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Customs declaration (if issued)
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Number
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Date
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Place
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Appendix 1. Transport details
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1. Country of exportation
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2. Exporter signature
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Port/airport/other place of departure
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Vessel name and flag
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Container number(s)
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Name
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Address
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Signature
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Flight number airway bill number
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list attached
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Truck nationality and registration number
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Railway bill number
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Other transport document
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(ii) EUROPEAN COMMUNITY RE-EXPORT CERTIFICATE
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Certificate number
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Member State
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Description of re-exported product
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Weight (kg)
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Species
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Product code
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Balance from total quantity declared in the catch certificate
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3. Authority
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Name/Title
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Signature
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Date
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Seal/Stamp
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4. Re-export control
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Place:
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Re-export authorised (*)
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Verification requested (*)
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Re-export declaration number and date
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Appendix 3
Important Note: This catch certificate template is to be used when the fishing vessel:- has an overall length of equal to or greater than 12 metres without towed gear; OR
- has an overall length of equal to or greater than 8 metres with towed gear; OR
- is with a superstructure; OR
- is of equal to or greater than measured 20 GT.
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(i) EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CATCH CERTIFICATE – simplified form for fishery products fulfilling the requirements in Article 6 of EC Regulation 1010/2009
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1. Name
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2. Fishing vessel name
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Flag – Home port and registration number
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Call sign
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IMO/Lloyd’s number (if issued)
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Fishing licence no – valid to
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Inmarsat No, Fax No, Telephone No, Email address (if issued)
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3. Description of product
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Type of processing authorised on board
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4. References of applicable conservation and management measures
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Species
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Product Code
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Catch area(s) and dates
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Estimated live weight (kg)
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Estimated weight to be landed (kg)
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Verified weight landed (kg) where appropriate
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5. Name of master of fishing vessel – Signature – Seal:
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6. Declaration of ranshipment at sea:
Name of master of fishing vessel |
Signature and date
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Transhipment date/ area/position
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Estimated weight (kg)
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Master of receiving vessel
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Signature
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Vessel name
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Call sign
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IMO/Lloyds number (if issued)
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7. Transhipment authorisation within a port area
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Name
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Authority
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Signature
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Tel.
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Port of landing
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Date of landing
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Seal (stamp)
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8. Name and address of exporter
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Signature
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Date
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Seal
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Name/title
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Date
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Seal
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10. Transport details (see Appendix)
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11. Importer declaration
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Name and address of importery
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Signature
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Date
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Seal
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Product CN code
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Documents under Articles 14(1), (2) of Regulation (EC) no …/2008
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References
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12. Import control – authority
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Place
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Importation authorised (*)
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Importation suspended (*)
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Verification requested –date
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Customs declaration (if issued)
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1. Country of exportation
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Port/airport/other place of departure
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Vessel name and flag
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Container number(s)
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Name
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Address
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| Flight number airway bill number |
list attached
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Certificate number
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Member State
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1. Description of re-exported product
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Weight (kg)
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Species
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Product code
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Balance from total quantity declared in the catch certificate
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2. Name of re-exporter
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Address
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Signature
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Date
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3. Authority
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Name/Title
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Signature
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Seal/Stamp
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4. Re-export control
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Place:
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Re-export authorised (*)
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Verification requested (*)
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Re-export declaration number and date
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(*) Tick as appropriate
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