Products not subject to the presentation of an import licence shall be exempt from import duties, as provided for in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, on production of an exemption certificate.

Exemption certificates shall be drawn up on the basis of the specimen import licence set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.

Articles 8(5), 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29 to 33 and 36 to 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, subject to this Regulation.

One of the entries listed in Annex I(C) shall be printed or stamped in the upper left-hand box of the certificate.

Box 20 of exemption certificate applications and of exemption certificates themselves shall contain one of the entries listed in Annex I(D) and one of the entries listed in Annex I(B).

Box 12 of exemption certificates shall show the last day of validity.

The competent authorities shall issue exemption certificates at the request of the parties concerned, subject to the limits of the forecast supply balances.