(1) Every consignment of a scheduled article graded and marked, under the provisions of the Act, for export shall be covered by a certificate of Agmark grading which shall be issued in prescribed form on request, to the authorized packer by an officer of the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection or a designated person of a laboratory, authorized in this behalf by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(2) In the event of sale of Agmark graded consignment to an exporter who is not an authorised packer, the Certificate of Agmark Grading may, on written request of the authorised packer, be endorsed in favour of the exporter provided-
(a) that the authorised packer furnish an undertaking about the responsibility of the graded packages even after sale; and 7
(b) that the exporter furnishes a declaration that the graded consignment has been examined and found to be conforming to the quality requirements of the importer as specified in the contract.