Article 2(2) shall not apply to goods which were, pursuant to a contractual obligation to supply the goods concerned to a contracting party in the Community, in the course of shipment before the 10 March 2008. Goods shall be deemed to be in the course of shipment if they left Burma/Myanmar before that date for a final destination in the Community.

It shall be the responsibility of the interested party to show to the customs authorities by means of relevant documents that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are met. If the documents are not submitted when the goods are declared, the customs authorities shall detain the goods.

If the necessary documents are not provided within two months or if, after submission of the documents, the customs authorities are not satisfied that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are met, the customs authorities shall dispose of the detained goods in accordance with applicable national legislation.