Where goods were declared for importation from an EFTA State or a New Contracting Party in, respectively, a New Contracting Party or an EFTA State prior to the date of entry into force of the Agreement, under preferential arrangements in force between an EFTA State and a New Contracting Party at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those arrangements may also be accepted in the EFTA States or the New Contracting Parties provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within the period of four months from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.
Če je bilo blago deklarirano za uvoz iz države Efte oziroma nove pogodbenice v novo pogodbenico oziroma državo Efte pred dnem začetka veljavnosti Sporazuma, je v skladu s preferencialnimi ureditvami, ki tedaj veljajo med državo Efte in novo pogodbenico, tudi naknadno izdano dokazilo o poreklu v skladu s temi ureditvami lahko sprejeto v državah Efte ali novih pogodbenicah, pod pogojem, da je predloženo carinskim organom v obdobju štirih mesecev od dneva začetka veljavnosti Sporazuma.