Procedure when exporting commodities with compulsory or CARICOM Standards

(1) Subject to subregulation (4) below, a person intending to export a designated commodity shall by notice inform the Bureau and shall submit along with that notice, a declaration of specification stipulated in the export contract giving details of all technical characteristics to the Bureau, so as to enable it to carry out an inspection of the designated export. (2) A notice under this regulation must be in Form V as set out in the Schedule hereto and shall be accompanied by such fee as the Minister determines. Schedule. Form V. (3) On receipt of the notice and declaration referred to in subregulation (1) above, the Bureau shall cause an inspection of the consignment to be carried out in accordance with these Regulations. (4) The notice and declaration referred to in this Regulation should reach the Bureau not less than ten (10) days before the consignment is ready for export. (5) On completion of inspection the packages in the consignment shall be sealed in a manner so as to ensure that the sealed goods cannot be tampered with, but in cases of rejection, if the exporter so desires, he may seal the consignment himself. 34 (6) If the Bureau is satisfied that the consignment of the designated export commodity conforms to the requirement of the relevant standard, it shall issue three copies of the certificate of export-worthiness to the exporter in the form set out in Form VI of the Schedule hereto. Schedule. Form VII. (7) If the Bureau refuses to issue a certificate of export worthiness, it shall communicate that fact to the prospective exporter in the form set out in Form VII to the Schedule hereto.