Common use of Authorized Bodies Clause in Contracts

Authorized Bodies. 1. A Certificate of Origin shall be issued only by an authorized body in the exporting Party. 2. The competent authority of each Party shall inform the competent authority of the other Party of the name of each authorized body, as well as their relevant contact details, and shall provide impression specimens of the stamps, as well as details of any security features for relevant forms and documents used by each authorized body prior to the issuance of any certificates by that body. Any change in the information provided above shall be communicated in advance to the competent authority of the other Party. 3. The authorized body shall be held accountable to ensure that the information included in the Certificate of Origin corresponds to the goods covered by the Certificate of Origin and that the originating status of the goods, as required under this Chapter, is correct.