The issue of an incorrect certificate shall not, however, constitute an error where the certificate is based on an incorrect account of the facts provided by the exporter, except where it is evident that the issuing authorities were aware or should have been aware that the goods did not satisfy the conditions laid down for entitlement to the preferential treatment.
Izdaja nepravilnega potrdila pa se ne šteje za napako, kadar potrdilo temelji na nepravilno predstavljenih podatkih, ki jih predloži izvoznik, razen kadar je očitno, da je organ, ki je potrdilo izdal, vedel ali bi moral vedeti, da blago ne izpolnjuje pogojev, določenih za upravičenost do preferencialne obravnave.