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.

(4) [Prohibition of Requirement of Certification] No Contracting Party may require the attestation, notarization, authentication, legalization or other certification of any signature or other means of self-identification referred to in the preceding paragraphs, except, if the law of the Contracting Party so provides, where the signature concerns the surrender of a registration.

"authentication" means the confirmation of an asserted identity of entities or users;

Whereas compliance with technical requirements is usually confirmed by Member States before measuring instruments are placed on the market or used for the first time, and where appropriate when they are in service, such confirmation being carried out in particular by means of pattern approval and verification procedures;

If they have the requisite equipment, Member States shall carry out EEC initial verification of instruments submitted as having the measurement characteristics and satisfying the technical construction and functioning requirements laid down by the separate directive on this category of instruments.

(e) "authentication" means the confirmation of an asserted identity of entities or users;

Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the Customs authorities.

Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and be endorsed by the customs authorities.

Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the customs authorities of the issuing country or territory.

Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the Customs authorities or the issuing country or territory.

Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the customs authorities or the competent governmental authority of the issuing country or territory.

The copy of the document is not required to be authenticated or certified.

"authentication" means the confirmation of an asserted identity of entities or users;

The accuracy of the reference equipment must be certified or endorsed by an official metrology service.

The Member States of destination may stipulate that the copy to be returned to the consignor for discharge should be certified or endorsed by its national authorities.

EEC initial verification constitutes the examination of a new or reconditioned instrument and the confirmation of its conformity to the approved pattern and/or to the requirements of this Directive and the separate directives relating to the instrument in question;

Certificates and endorsements issued by a Member State under the provisions of this Article in recognition of or attesting the recognition of a certificate issued by a third country must not be used as the basis for further recognition by another Member State.

The Member State must have confirmed, through all necessary measures, which may include the inspection of facilities and procedures, that the requirements concerning the standard of competence, the issue and endorsement of certificates and record keeping are fully complied with, and that a quality-standards system has been established pursuant to Regulation I/8 of the STCW Convention.

the reference or registration number issued, where appropriate, by the competent authorities of the Member State of destination which use such numbering and/or the endorsement of the competent authorities of the Member State of destination if that Member State stipulates that the copy to be returned must be certified or endorsed by its authorities;

Where products subject to excise duty move frequently and regularly between two Member States under duty suspension arrangements, the competent authorities of those Member States may, by mutual agreement, authorize the procedure for discharging the accompanying document to be simplified by means of summary or automated certification.

the Member State must have confirmed, through all necessary measures, which may include the inspection of facilities and procedures, that the requirements concerning the standard of competence, the issue and endorsement of certificates and record keeping are fully complied with, and that a quality-standards system has been established pursuant to Regulation I/8 of the STCW Convention;

Documentary evidence of the legitimacy of the use of certain elements incorporated in a mark, such as armorial bearings, escutcheons, portraits, honorary distinctions, titles, trade names, names of persons other than the name of the applicant, or other like inscriptions, which might be required by the offices of the contracting parties, shall be exempt from any legalisation as well as from any certification other than that of the office of origin.

all training, assessment of competence, certification, endorsement and revalidation activities carried out by non-governmental agencies or entities under its authority are continuously monitored through a quality standards system to ensure the achievement of defined objectives, including those concerning the qualifications and experience of instructors and accessors;

Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the Customs authorities of the issuing country or territory.