Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2008Show full title

1. Bulk products

1.1. Where an exporter uses sealed facilities for automatic loading and calibrated automatic weighing of bulk products, the customs office of export shall check that the products tally with the export declaration by measuring the quantity by using the calibrated automatic weighing information, and it shall check the nature and characteristics of the products by representative sampling.

The customs office of export shall also check by sampling that:

(i)

the weighing and loading systems do not permit products to be rerouted inside these sealed circuits or any other manipulations;

(ii)

the time limits specified for calibrated weighing equipment have not expired and that seals are intact where sealed weighing systems are used;

(iii)

the consignments weighed are actually loaded on the means of transport specified;

(iv)

the data entered in the weighing records or certificates correspond to the data contained in the loading documents.

1.2. In the rare cases where the quantity of bulk products is not recorded by a calibrated automatic weighing system, the customs office shall use any other means of checking which is satisfactory from the commercial point of view.

1.3. Where an export declaration only covers part of the cargo of a ship, the customs office of export shall ensure supervision of the physical departure of the whole cargo. To this end, when the loading process is completed, the customs office shall verify the total weight of the cargo loaded by use of the information under point 1.1 or 1.2, with, where appropriate the information in commercial documents.