Without prejudice to other special provisions, the periods for discharge are the following:
for means of rail transport: 12 months;
for commercially used means of transport other than rail transport: the time required for carrying out the transport operations;
for means of road transport privately used:
by students: the period the student stays in the customs territory of the Community for the sole purpose of pursuing their studies;
by persons fulfilling assignments of a specified duration: the period this person stays in the customs territory of the Community for the sole purpose of fulfilling their assignment;
in other cases, including saddle or draught animals and the vehicles drawn by them: six months;
for privately used means of air transport: six months;
for privately used means of sea and inland waterway transport: 18 months.]