ECERT

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E-CERT E-CERT EXPRESS
Lynne Gater and Tricia Locker
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USING E-CERT E-CERT EXPRESS

• Follow the on screen
• instructions

• All Company details MUST be
• completed

• Make sure that the terms and
• conditions box has been
• ticked

• The user password must be at
• least 7 digits including at
• least 1 number

• Click on submit

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• A message will
• appear on screen
• giving login details
• and the Chamber will
• receive a copy by
• email.

• Once youve received
• your Company ID you
• can login.

• If you forget your login
• details you can
• retrieve them by
• completing the last
• two boxes

• If any field has not been completed a prompt
  will be shown on the screen in red

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Administration

• User Settings The main
• user of the system can
• add additional users,
• edit existing users or
• delete users.

• All users set up to use
• the system must upload
• their signature before
• an application can be
• submitted

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Scanned Signatures

• The format for the signature must be
• Microsoft bmp (bit-map)
• Maximum size 1.5 inches wide x 0.5 inch high
  and 30KB
• Black and White 300dpi (dots per inch)
• When signature has been scanned and saved go to
  Administration
  
  
• signature page
• Name of signatory should be shown in full (this
  is what will appear on the
• documents)
• Upload the signature by browsing and clicking
  on the saved signature file

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Getting Started . . .

• This is the first screen
• you will see which is
• controlled by the
• Chamber.

• All information stored in
• these files can be drawn
• on for future applications.
• The information supplied
• here is how it will be shown
• on the documents.

• To start a Certificate
• of Origin click on
• Applications and fill
• in the boxes.

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Applications

• Applications is
• where you can
• create, view,
• edit and delete
• applications.

• The applications can
• be sorted by using
• the fields on the left.

• When you are ready to
• send your application
• click send standard
• for a normal e-Cert
• application which is
• printed, signed and
• stamped by the
• Chamber of Commerce.

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Express it ! ! !

• If you would prefer to send
• it express, click on send
• express and follow the on
• screen instructions

• Once your application
• has been sent you will see a yellow
  pending box at the end

• The Chamber of
• Commerce will then
• receive an email
• alerting them of your
• application. The Chamber
• will then check it and click
• on stamp and send which
• will digitally insert the
• Chamber of Commerce
• Stamp and signature.

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• Your application will be
• emailed back to you.
• This is now ready for
• printing up onto an
• Original Blank
• Certificate of Origin
• form which is available
• from the Chamber

• If you go back into the
• E-Cert website you
• will now see that the yellow
• box has changed colour to
• green and the wording
• now says Accepted

• Once your application
• has been accepted you
• cannot edit it and
• re-send however, you
• can copy it.

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And one final thing . . .

• If you have any questions about using these
  services please ask Lynne or Tricia on 01782
  202222

THANK YOU