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Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) (repealed)
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1.The holder of the Community transit procedure shall be responsible for the following:
(a)presentation of the goods intact and the required information at the customs office of destination within the prescribed time limit and in compliance with the measures taken by the customs authorities to ensure their identification;
(b)observance of the customs provisions relating to the procedure;
(c)unless otherwise provided for in the customs legislation, provision of a guarantee in order to ensure payment of the amount of import or export duty corresponding to any customs debt or other charges, as provided for under other relevant provisions in force, which may be incurred in respect of the goods.
2.The obligation of the holder of the procedure shall be met and the transit procedure shall end when the goods placed under the procedure and the required information are available at the customs office of destination in accordance with the customs legislation.
3.A carrier or recipient of goods who accepts goods knowing that they are moving under the Community transit procedure shall also be responsible for presentation of the goods intact at the customs office of destination within the prescribed time limit and in compliance with the measures taken by the customs authorities to ensure their identification.
1.The external Community transit procedure shall apply to goods passing through a territory outside the customs territory of the Community if one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a)provision is made to that effect under an international agreement;
(b)carriage through that territory is effected under cover of a single transport document drawn up in the customs territory of the Community.
2.In the case referred to in paragraph 1(b), the operation of the external Community transit procedure shall be suspended while the goods are outside the customs territory of the Community.
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