Common use of Approved Exporter Clause in Contracts

Approved Exporter. 1. The competent authority of the exporting Party may authorize an exporter located in the Party to make out an origin declaration as an approved exporter on condition that: (a) the exporter makes frequent shipments of originating goods of the exporting Party; (b) the exporter has sufficient knowledge and capability to make out an origin declaration appropriately and fulfils the conditions set out in the laws and regulations of the exporting Party; and (c) the exporter gives the competent authority of the exporting Party a written undertaking that he accepts full responsibility for any origin declaration which identifies him as if it had been signed in manuscript by him. 2. The competent authority of the exporting Party shall allocate to the approved exporter an authorization number which shall appear on the origin declaration. The origin declaration does not have to be signed by the approved exporter. 3. The competent authority of the exporting Party shall ensure the proper use of the authorization by the approved exporter. 4. The competent authority of the exporting Party may withdraw the authorization at any time. It shall do so in accordance with the laws and regulations of the exporting Party where the approved exporter no longer fulfills the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 or otherwise makes an incorrect use of the authorization.