APPENDIX 1 NOTES FOR THE USE OF THE SADC TRANSIT DOCUMENT 1. The SADC Transit Document herein after referred to as “Document” shall be prepared in the country of commencement where the goods are first declared to be in transit. 2. The document shall be printed in the English and Portuguese languages, but completed in the language of the country of commencement. The Customs authorities of the other countries traversed reserve the right to require their translation into their own language. In order to avoid unnecessary delays which might arise from the requirement, carriers are advised to supply the operator of the means of transport with the requisite translations. 3. A document remains valid until completion of the transit operation at a Customs office of destination provided that it has been taken under Customs control at the Customs office of commencement within the time limit given by issuing authorities. 4. (a) The document must be typed or multi-graphed or printed legibly. (b) When there is not enough space on the manifest separate sheets to enter all the goods carried, separate sheets to the same model as the manifest may be attached to the latter but all copies of the manifests must contain the following particulars: