Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (repealed)Show full title

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (repealed)

Article 504

1.Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, customs warehouses in which goods are stored under the customs warehousing procedure shall be classified as follows:

  • type A: public warehouse conforming to the first indent of the second paragraph of Article 99 of the Code under the responsibility of the warehouse-keeper,

  • type B: public warehouse conforming to the first indent of the second paragraph of Article 99 of the Code under the responsibility of each depositor, in accordance with Article 102 (1) of the Code, having regard to the second sub-paragraph of Article 105 of the Code,

  • type C: private warehouse conforming to the second indent of the second paragraph of Article 99 of the Code where the warehousekeeper is the same person as the depositor but is not necessarily the owner of the goods,

  • type D: private warehouse conforming to the second indent of the second paragraph of Article 99 of the Code where the warehousekeeper is the same person as the depositor but is not necessarily the owner of the goods, the procedure referred to in Article 112 (3) of the Code being applied.

2.A customs warehouse as a private warehouse conforming to the second indent of the second paragraph of Article 99 of the Code where the ware-housekeeper is the same person as the depositor but is not necessarily the owner of the goods, may also be applied under a system permitting the warehousing of goods in storage facilities belonging to the holder of the authorization in accordance with Article 98 (3) of the Code. This system is classified as a type E warehouse.

3.Where a customs warehouse is applied in respect of a public warehouse conforming to the first indent of the second paragraph of Article 99 of the Code and is operated by the customs authorities, this is classified as a type F warehouse.

4.The combination in the same premises or location of the types of warehouse referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not be permitted.