7.12.83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 344/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3418/83 of 28 November 1983 laying down provisions for the uniform issue and use of the documents required for the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 of 3 December 1982 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on interna- tional trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (), and in particular Article 21 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 348/81 of 20 January 1981 on common rules for imports of whale or other catacean products (?), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, Whereas provisions are required to 1mplement Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82; Whereas, in order to ensure uniformity of the forms on which documents used for the purposes of that Regulation are drawn up, it is necessary to lay down the conditions which must be satisfied for their com- pletion, issue and use; whereas it is accordingly appropriate to have specimens or models to which the said forms must correspond; Whereas this Regulation covers inter alia the field hitherto covered by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3786/81 of 22 December 1981 laying- down provisions for the implementation of the common rules for imports of whale or other cetacean prod- ucts (3); whereas.that Regulation should therefore be repealed; (') OJ No L 384, 31.12.1982. p. 1. () OJ NoL39,12.2. 1981, p. 1. () OJ No L 377,31.12. 1981, p. 42. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- tion are in accordance with the opinion of the Com- mittee on the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora and that of the Committee on Cetacean Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: TITLE I PROVISIONS RELATING TO FORMS AND THEIR USE Section I FORMS Article 1 1. The forms on which Community import per- mits, import certificates, export permits and re-export certificates are drawn up shall correspond, except as regards spaces reserved for national use, to the specimens shown in Annex I. These permits and certificates shall be issued and used in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 and of this Regulation. 2. The forms to be completed as the certificates referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 shall correspond, except as regards spaces reserved for national use, to the specimens shown in Annex II. These certificates shall be issued and used in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 and of this Regulation. Their use shall be without prejudice to formalities- relating to export and re-export and to the forms used for such formalities. 3. The label for which provision is made in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 shall be as '