(3)in Article 62, the following paragraphs 1a and 1b are inserted:‘1a.In trade between the Contracting Parties to the PEM Convention, where two or more sets of rules of origin apply, the preferential origin of goods may be determined according to one or more sets of rules of origin.Suppliers shall specify, the legal framework used to determine the origin of the goods. Where such a legal framework is not specified, by default, the supplier’s declaration shall be considered as stating that the PEM Convention have been used to determine the origin of the goods.1b.For the purpose of trade between the Contracting Parties to the PEM Convention, the exporter may use the supplier’s declarations as supporting documents to apply for the issue of a movement certificate or to make out an origin declaration in accordance with the transitional rules of origin applicable in parallel with the PEM Convention, when:
(a)the supplier’s declarations state the originating status in accordance with the PEM Convention rules of origin for products classified under Chapters 1, 3 and 16 (for processed fishery products) and 25 to 97 of the Harmonised System; and
(b)there is no application of cumulation with Contracting Parties to the PEM Convention who are applying only the PEM Convention.
The exporter shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the conditions for issuing or making out a proof of origin according to a specific set of rules of origin are fulfilled.’;