Article 85
1.A certificate of origin form A shall be submitted within 10 months of the date of issue by the governmental authorities of the exporting beneficiary country, to the customs authorities of the importing Member State where the products are presented.
2.Certificates of origin form A presented to the customs authorities after expiry of the period of validity stipulated in paragraph 1 may be accepted for the purpose of applying the tariff preferences specified in Article 66 where the failure to observe this period is due to force majeure or to exceptional circumstances.
3.Customs may also accept such certificates where the products have been presented to them before expiry of the said time limit.