Article 50

1. The customs authorities of the Member State of importation shall refuse entitlement to the benefits of this Decision, without being obliged to request any additional evidence or send a request for verification to the OCTs where: the goods are not the same as those mentioned in the statement on origin; the declarant fails to submit a statement on origin for the products concerned, where such a statement is required; without prejudice to point (b) of Article 36 and to Article 44(1) of this Annex, the statement on origin in possession of the declarant has not been made out by an exporter registered in the OCTs; the statement on origin is not made out in accordance with Appendix XII; the conditions of Article 18 of this Annex are not met. 2. The customs authorities of the Member State of importation shall refuse entitlement to the benefits of this Decision, following a request for verification within the meaning of Article 60 of this Annex addressed to the competent authorities of the OCTs, where the customs authorities of the Member State of importation: have received a reply according to which the exporter was not entitled to make out the statement on origin; have received a reply according to which the products concerned are not originating in the OCTs concerned or the conditions of Article 17(2) of this Annex were not met; had reasonable doubt as to the validity of the statement on origin or the accuracy of the information provided by the declarant regarding the true origin of the products in question when they made the request for verification; and have received no reply within the time period permitted in accordance with Article 60 of this Annex; or have received a reply not providing adequate answers to the questions raised in the request.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.