 A statement by the tenderer attesting the origin of the supplies tendered (or other  proofs of origin)   Duly authorised signature: an official document (statutes, power of attorney, notary  statement, etc.) proving that the person who signs on behalf of the company, joint  venture or consortium is duly authorised to do so.  Remarks:  Tenderers are requested to follow this order of presentation.  Annex* refers to templates attached to the tender dossier. These templates are also available  on: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/annexes.do?group=C The applicable tax and customs arrangements are the following:  The European Commission and Montenegro have agreed in the Framework Agreement to  allow full exemption from taxes, customs and import duties and levies and/or charges having  equivalent effect. Please refer to the Article 28 of the Framework Agreement between the Government of  Montenegro and the European Commission on the arrangements for implementation of  Union financial assistance to Montenegro under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance  (IPA II) (Official Gazette of Montenegro No. 05/2015).  The procedure for exemption from VAT shall be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Public Works Administration (PWA) as the Contracting  Authorities (CA) for the relevant programmes.  MFA and PWA shall be the Competent Authorities for the VAT exemption procedure. Based  on the submitted application for exemption from VAT by contractor, Competent Authority  shall issue a certificate for exemption from payment of VAT, to be submitted to the  contractor and tax authority within 5 days.  The contractor shall than submit the invoice(s), which have been previously exempt from  VAT, to the CA for further processing.  The contractor shall keep records on the delivery of products or services, and execution of  works covered by the tax exemption.  The tender dossier should be so clear that tenderers do not need to request additional  information during the procedure. If the contracting authority, on its own initiative or in  response to a request from a prospective tenderer, provides additional information on the  tender dossier, it must send such information in writing to all other prospective tenderers at  the same time.  13.Additional information before the deadline for submission of  tenders  Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the following e-mail address up to 21 days  before the deadline for submission of tenders, specifying the  publication reference and the  contract title : ujr@ujr.gov.me. The contracting authority has no obligation to provide clarifications after this date.  Any clarification of the tender dossier will be published on TED eTendering accessible from  the F&T portal at https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home August 2020 c4b_itt_en.doc  Page 9 of 17  12.Taxes and other charges 