TITLE IGENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 2Rights and obligations of persons with regard to customs legislation

Section 3Authorised economic operator

Article 15Implementing measures

1.The measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, laying down rules in respect of the following:

(a)the granting of the status of authorised economic operator;

(b)the cases in which review of the status of authorised economic operator is to be carried out;

(c)the granting of authorisations for the use of simplifications by authorised economic operators;

(d)identification of the customs authority competent for the granting of such status and authorisations;

(e)the type and extent of facilitations that may be granted to authorised economic operators in respect of customs controls relating to security and safety;

(f)consultation with and provision of information to other customs authorities;

(g)the conditions under which the status of authorised economic operator may be suspended or revoked;

(h)the conditions under which the requirement of being established in the customs territory of the Community may be waived for specific categories of authorised economic operators, taking into account, in particular, international agreements,

shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 184(4).

2.Those measures shall take account of the following:

(a)the rules adopted pursuant to Article 25(3);

(b)professional involvement in activities covered by customs legislation;

(c)practical standards of competence or professional qualifications directly related to the activity carried out;

(d)the economic operator as the holder of any internationally recognised certificate issued on the basis of relevant international conventions.