Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (c. 2447)

TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 2 Rights and obligations of persons with regard to the customs legislation

Section 3 Authorised economic operator

Article 27 Practical standards of competence or professional qualifications(Article 39(d) of the Code)

1. The criterion laid down in Article 39(d) of the Code shall be considered to be fulfilled if any of the following conditions are met:

(a) the applicant or the person in charge of the applicant’s customs matters complies with one of the following practical standards of competence:

(i)

a proven practical experience of a minimum of 3 years in customs matters;

(ii)

a quality standard concerning customs matters adopted by a European Standardisation body;

(b) the applicant or the person in charge of the applicant’s customs matters has successfully completed training covering customs legislation consistent with and relevant to the extent of his involvement in customs related activities, provided by any of the following:

(i)

a customs authority of a Member State;

(ii)

an educational establishment recognised, for the purposes of providing such qualification, by the customs authorities or a body of a Member State responsible for professional training;

(iii)

a professional or trade association recognised by the customs authorities of a Member State or accredited in the Union, for the purposes of providing such qualification.

2. Where the person in charge of the applicant’s customs matters is a contracted person, the criterion laid down in Article 39(d) of the Code shall be considered to be fulfilled if the contracted person is an economic operator authorised for customs simplifications as referred to in Article 38(2)(a) of the Code (AEOC).