Chapter II, Section 2, Article 7 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2430

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Article 7Certificate of conformity and certificate of exemption#

1.Certificates of conformity for fresh fruit and vegetables or bananas subject to marketing standards and certificates of exemption for bananas may be issued by a competent authority.The certificate of conformity is issued to confirm that the products concerned conform to the relevant marketing standard. The certificate of conformity for use by competent authorities in the Union is set out in Annex III.For fresh fruits and vegetables, instead of certificates of conformity issued by competent authorities in the Union, the third countries referred to in Article 8(2) may use their own certificates of conformity, provided that they contain at least equivalent information to the Union certificate. The Commission shall make publicly available specimens of such third country certificates on the Europa website.

2.The certificate of exemption may be issued by the competent authority to confirm that the approved trader in question has the capacities to assure the conformity of the imported bananas to the relevant marketing standard. The certificate of exemption is set out in Annex II.

3.The certificates may be issued by the competent authority either in paper format with its stamp or in verified electronic format. They shall be signed by the person or persons empowered to do so by the competent authority either with a handwritten or with an electronic signature. Traders approved pursuant to Article 4 may also sign the certificate of conformity either with a handwritten or with an electronic signature.

4.The certificates shall be issued in at least one of the official languages of the Union.

5.Each certificate shall bear a serial number, by which it can be identified. The competent authority shall retain a copy of each issued certificate.