Application of Wet Signatures to A.TR Movement Certificates

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, as stated in a) our letter dated 02.05.2024 and numbered 4419, and b) the letter dated 07.05.2024 and numbered 96458307 received from the Ministry of Trade, forwarded to our Union; our letter referenced in (a) had stated that information had been provided by the Ministry of Trade regarding the decision of the European Commission that, as of 1 May 2024 (including this date
), a wet signature must be applied by customs officers to box No. 12, the customs endorsement box, of A.TR Movement Certificates issued in MEDOS.
The letter had announced that, until a second instruction on the matter, as of 1 May 2024 the approval and endorsement stage of A.TR Movement Certificates would be carried out electronically as in the current situation; however, after the certificate is printed out by the exporter via the MEDOS system, the "customs endorsement" box would be signed by customs officers.
This time, the letter referenced in (b), a copy of which is attached, provides information that, in order for A.TR Movement Certificates issued before the said date and without a wet signature, which may be presented to European Union (EU) customs on or after 1 May 2024 for reasons such as the goods being in transit, waiting at a temporary storage facility or being in a bonded warehouse, to be deemed wet-signed, an acceptance text will be prepared by the Ministry of Trade and forwarded to the European Commission.
Accordingly, it is stated that there is no obstacle to the acceptance by EU customs of A.TR Movement
Certificates issued on or before 1 May 2024 that do not bear a wet signature.

Annex: Application of Wet Signatures to A.TR Movement Certificates

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry