(3) [Prohibition of Requirement of Certification of Signature of Power of Attorney and of Signature of Application] Any State or intergovernmental organization may declare that, notwithstanding Article 8(4), the signature of a power of attorney or the signature by the applicant of an application may be required to be the subject of an attestation, notarization, authentication, legalization or other certification.

For this purpose the Contracting Party may stipulate an initial verification, consisting of a check on and confirmation of the conformity of a new or repaired device with the type-approved model and/or with the requirements of this annex and its appendices or may delegate the power to certify to the manufacturers or to their authorized agents.

EEC pattern approval constitutes the admission of a manufacturer's instruments to EEC initial verification and, where the latter is not required, the authorisation to place them on the market and put them into service.

The authorization referred to in paragraph 2 shall stipulate, at the choice of the competent authorities, that box 11 'Customs endorsement' of the EUR.l movement certificate must:

The authorisation referred to in paragraph 2 shall stipulate, at the choice of the competent authorities, that box 11 "Customs endorsement" of the EUR.1 movement certificate must:

EEC pattern approval of instruments constitutes their admission to EEC initial verification and, where the latter is not required, the authorization to place them on the market and/or to put them into service.

this possibility also covers contracts which require the involvement of courts, public authorities, or professions exercising public authority in order to have an effect with regard to third parties as well as contracts requiring by law certification or attestation by a notary.