TITLE VII SPECIAL PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 2 Transit

Section 2 External and internal Union transit procedure

Subsection 6 Simplifications used for the Union transit procedure

Article 320 Formalities for the use of an electronic transport document as a transit declaration for air transport or maritime transport(Article 233(4)(e) of the Code)

1. The goods shall be released for the Union transit procedure when the particulars of the electronic transport document have been made available to the customs office of departure at the airport in the event of air transport or to the customs office of departure at the port in the event of maritime transport in accordance with the means defined in the authorisation.

2. Where the goods are to be placed under the Union transit procedure, the holder of the procedure shall enter the appropriate codes next to all items in the electronic transport document.

3. The Union transit procedure shall end when the goods are presented at the customs office of destination at the airport in the event of air transport or at the customs office of destination at the port in the event of maritime transport, and the particulars of the electronic transport document have been made available to that customs office in accordance with the means defined in the authorisation.

4. The holder of the procedure shall notify the customs offices of departure and destination immediately of all offences and irregularities.

5. The Union transit procedure is deemed to be discharged unless the customs authorities have received information or have established that the procedure has not ended correctly.