Chapter IV Issuance of Inspection Certificates
Article 14
An inspection certificate shall be issued after a commodity has passed inspection, except for cases where the applicant declares that no such certificate is required.
If the application for inspection is made in accordance with Paragraph Two of Article 28 of the Act, the certificate shall be issued in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Application for Inspection of Commodities Exempted from Type Approval.
Article 16
The term of the validity, if required, must be indicated in the inspection certificate beginning from the date of issuance.
Article 17
If required, an applicant may apply to the inspection authority that issued the certificate for an extension of the term by submitting the inspection certificate and relevant documents if the commodities have not been exported or imported during the terms of the validity of the inspection certificate. The extension shall be limited to another term of the original validity period. The inspection authority that issues the certificate shall note on the original inspection certificate such extension.
Article 19
If the original certificate is lost or damaged, an application for a replacement of the original inspection certificate may be submitted to the inspection authority that issues the original certificate. The missing event and the certificate number must be stated in the applicant’s declaration that the original certificate is null and void.
An applicant may apply for replacements of inspection certificate if the commodities are to be divided into several batches. The application shall be made to the inspection authority located at the same place where the commodities are stored; the original certificate shall be returned.
The replacement certificate shall note the original certificate number, date of issuance and indicate the nature of replacement.
Article 20
If the items specified in the inspection certificate must be changed, an applicant shall apply for changes or a replacement of the certificate during the term of the validity of the certificate.
Article 21
Commodities for which a new application for inspection shall be made in accordance with Article 27 of the Act, the original inspection certificate shall be returned, except for cases where no inspection certificate is issued in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 14 of these Regulations.