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ANNEX XX

JOINT DECLARATIONS ON PROTOCOL 1

1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) ( C ) OF THE PROTOCOL , THE CERTIFICATE OF SEA TRANSPORT , ISSUED IN THE FIRST PORT OF EMBARKATION FOR THE COMMUNITY , SHALL BE EQUIVALENT TO THE THROUGH BILL OF LADING FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN LAND-LOCKED ACP STATES .

2 . PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM LAND-LOCKED ACP STATES WHICH ARE WAREHOUSED ELSEWHERE THAN IN THE ACP STATES OR THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN EXPLANATORY NOTE 9 MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) OF THE PROTOCOL , CERTIFICATES EUR . 1 ISSUED BY A COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND ENDORSED BY THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES WILL BE ACCEPTED .

4 . IN ORDER TO HELP ACP UNDERTAKINGS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND NEW SOURCES OF SUPPLY WITH A VIEW TO BENEFITING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOL AS REGARDS CUMULATION OF ORIGIN , STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO ACP OPERATORS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATE CONTACTS WITH SUPPLIERS IN THE ACP STATES , THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES , AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE RELATIONS IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION AMONG THE OPERATORS CONCERNED .

FURTHERMORE , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREE THAT A MANUAL ON THE RULES OF ORIGIN SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE USE OF THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED AND OF EXPORTERS ; THEY ALSO ENVISAGE SUPPLEMENTING THE ISSUE OF THIS MANUAL BY INFORMATION SEMINARS .