15 CFR § 2012.3 - Export certificates.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s2012.3"
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title: "15 CFR § 2012.3 - Export certificates."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "2012.3"
section_name: "Export certificates."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE"
part_number: "2012"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS FOR BEEF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Proclamation No. 6763; sec. 404, Pub. L. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 15230, Mar. 23, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2012"
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# 2012.3 Export certificates.

(a) Beef may only be entered as a product of a participating country if the importer makes a declaration to the Customs Service, in the form and manner determined by the Customs Service, that a valid export certificate is in effect with respect to the beef.

(b) To be valid, an export certificate shall:

(1) Be issued by or under the supervision of the government of the participating country;

(2) Specify the name of the exporter, the product description and quantity, and the calendar year for which the export certificate is in effect;

(3) Be distinct and uniquely identifiable; and

(4) Be used in the calendar year for which it is in effect.