Trade (EEC Preferences under the Lome Convention) Act

An Act to implement the provisions of Protocol No.1 of the ACP-EEC Convention

of Lome and to appoint the Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service, as

the certifying authority in Nigeria for goods exported from Nigeria under the Convention.

[1976 No. 47.]

[24 th August, 1976]

[Commencement.]

Appointment of certifying authority

The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (in this Act referred to as

“the Comptroller-General”) is hereby appointed as the certifying authority in Nigeria for

the purpose of certification of goods exported from Nigeria under the African, Caribbean

and Pacific-European Economic Community Convention of Lome on trade co-operation

between the contracting parties.

Verification of application and issue of certificates

The Comptroller-General shall on application therefor on the prescribed form by an

exporter, and if satisfied after inspection and valuation of the goods in respect of which

the application is made as to the correctness of the matters stated in the application, issue

a certificate in the prescribed form-

the country to which the goods are to be exported.

Power to require supply of further information

The Comptroller-General may for the purposes of section 2 of this Act, require any

exporter to furnish to the Comptroller-General in such form as the Comptroller-General

may require, such information as in the opinion of the Comptroller-General is necessary

for the purpose of certification under this Act and to produce any book of accounts or

other document of whatever nature relating to the sale by the exporter of the goods concerned.

Regulations

carrying into effect the objects of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the

foregoing, he may by the regulations prescribe-

accompany such applications;