as 'original' and the other copies as 'copy'. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities in the Community as being valid for the purposes of export to the Community in accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement.2. Each export certificate and certificate of origin shall bear a serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can be identified.This number for the export certificate shall be standardized and composed of the following elements:- two letters identifying India as follows: IN,- two letters identifying country of destinations as follows:BL = BeneluxDE = Federal Republic of GermanyDK = DenmarkES = SpainFR = FranceUK = United KingdomGR = GreeceIE = IrelandIT = ItalyPT = Portugal,- a one-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding to the last figure in year, e.g. 7 for 1987,- a two-digit number running consecutively from 01 to 99 identifying the issuing office in India,- a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the country of destination.Article 14The export certificate and certificate of origin may be issued after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In such cases they shall bear either the endorsement 'délivré a posteriori' or the endorsement 'Issued retrospectively'.Article 151. In the event of theft, loss or destruction of an export certificate or a certificate or origin, the exporter may apply to the competent governmental authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such certificate so issued shall bear the endorsement 'duplicata'.2. The duplicate must bear the date of the original export certificate or certificate of origin.TITLE VADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATIONArticle 16The Community and India shall cooperate closely to implement the Agreement. To this end, contacts and exchanges of views (including on technical matters) shall be facilitated by both parties, in particular to establish the authenticity and accuracy of documentation required under the provisions of the Agreement.Article 17India shall send the Commission of the European Communities the names and addresses of the governmental authorities competent for the issue and verification of export certificates and certificates of origin together with specimens of the stamps used by these authorities. India shall also notify the Commission of any change in this information.Article 181. Subsequent verification of documentation required under the Agreement shall be carried out at random, or whenever the competent authorities of either Party have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity or accuracy of such documentation.2. In such cases the competent authorities shall make available relevant documentation or a copy thereof to the competent governmental authority of the other Party, giving the reasons of form or substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has beens submitted, such invoice or a copy thereof shall be attached to the relevant document(s) or its copy. The authorities shall also forward any information that has been obtained suggesting that the particulars given on the said documentation are inaccurate.3. The results of the subsequent verifications carriedout in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the other Party within three months at the latest together with any other pertinent information.Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities in the use of declarations of origin, the Community may subject imports of the products in question to the provisions of Article 2 (1) of this Protocol.4. For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for a period of at least two years by the competent governmental authority in India.5. Recourse to the random verification procedure specified in this Article must not constitute an obstacle to the release for home use of the products in question.Article 191. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 18 or where information available to the Community or to India indicates that the provisions of this Agreement are being contravened, both Parties shall cooperate closely and with appropriate urgency to prevent such contravention.2. To this end appropriate enquiries shall be carried out, if necessary, concerning operations which are or appear to be in contravention of the Agreement. The results of these enquiries shall be communicated together with other pertinent information.3. Subject to agreement between the Community and India, officials designated by the Community may cooperate with the authorities designated by India in the enquiries referred to in paragraph 2.4. Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1, India and the Community shall exchange any information considered by either Party to be of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of the Agreement. These exchanges may include information on textile production in India and on trade in textile products of a kind covered by this Agreement between India and other countries, particularly where the Community has reasonable grounds to consider that the products in question may be in transit across the territory of India prior to their importation into the Community. This information may include at the request of the Community copies of all relevant documentation.5. Where it is established that