Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 Article 4l U.K.

1. An economic operator established in the customs territory of the Community, shall be registered by the customs authority or the designated authority of the Member State in which he is established. Economic operators shall apply for registration before they start activities referred to in Article 1(12). However, economic operators who have not applied for registration may do so during their first operation.

2. In the cases referred to in Article 4k(3), Member States may waive the obligation for an economic operator or another person to apply for an EORI number.

3. Where an economic operator not established in the customs territory of the Community does not have an EORI number, he shall be registered by the customs authority or the designated authority of the Member State where he first performs one of the following:

[F2 (a) he lodges in the Community a summary or customs declaration other than any of the following:

(i)

a customs declaration made in accordance with Articles 225 to 238;

(ii)

a customs declaration made for temporary importation or for discharging this procedure by re-exportation;

(iii)

a customs declaration made under the common transit procedure by an economic operator established in a contracting party to the Convention on a common transit procedure other than the European Union, where that declaration is not also used as an entry or exit summary declaration;

(iv)

a customs declaration made under the Community transit procedure by an economic operator established in Andorra or in San Marino, where that declaration is not also used as an entry or exit summary declaration;]

(b) he lodges in the Community an exit or entry summary declaration;

(c) he operates a temporary storage facility pursuant to Article 185(1);

(d) he applies for an authorisation pursuant to Article 324a or 372;

(e) he applies for an authorised economic operator certificate pursuant to Article 14a.

4. Persons other than economic operators shall not be registered unless all the following conditions are met:

(a) such registration is required by the legislation of a Member State;

(b) the person has not previously been assigned an EORI number;

(c) the person engages in operations for which an EORI number must be provided pursuant to Annex 30A or Annex 37, Title I.

5. In the case referred to in paragraph 4:

(a) a person established in the customs territory of the Community, other than an economic operator referred to in paragraph 1, shall be registered by the customs authority or the designated authority of the Member State in which he is established;

(b) a person not established in the customs territory of the Community, other than an economic operator referred to in paragraph 3, shall be registered by the customs authority or the designated authority of the Member State in which he is involved in activities covered by customs legislation.

6. Economic operators and other persons shall have only one EORI number.

7. For the purposes of this Chapter, Article 4(2) of the Code shall apply mutatis mutandis in determining whether a person is established in a Member State.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2009 of 16 April 2009 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code.

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 169/2010 of 1 March 2010 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code.