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Art. 27 Competence of the FOCBS
The FOCBS supervises the certification offices.
Art. 28 Recall and revocation of certifications of origin
1 If a certification office has wrongly issued a certification of origin, it shall order it to be recalled. 2 If the recall is unsuccessful or the wrongly issued certification of origin is no longer in the territory, the FOCBS shall order its revocation. 3 If the revocation is legally valid, the FOCBS may also communicate this to the consignee of the goods and the competent offices in the consignee’s territory.
Art. 29 Administrative measures in relation to declarations of origin
Aside from having recourse to criminal proceedings, the FOCBS may by decree temporarily or permanently prohibit individuals or businesses that unlawfully issued declarations of origin from doing so.
Art. 30 Supervisory measures in relation to certification offices
1 The certification office shall remove an individual from his appointed position if he: a. continues to act in violation of his duties despite having been warned; b. has been convicted of a wilful violation of this Ordinance. 2 Individuals in charge of certifications of origin against whom criminal proceedings are initiated because of a wilful violation of this Ordinance shall be suspended from their positions by the certification office for the duration of the proceedings. 3 If a certification office has repeatedly issued improper certifications of origin or has violated this Ordinance in any other way, the EAER is authorised to remove its powers of certification.