http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1848/regulation/8

The Customs Disclosure of Information and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2012

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CONSUMER PROTECTION

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2018-11-07

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2014-03-27

Part 2 of these Regulations creates an offence of the unauthorised disclosure of customs information which has been disclosed by a specified person listed in regulation 3(2) to a market surveillance authority under Article 27(2) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ No L128, 13.8.2008 p30). Article 27(2) requires bodies in charge of external border controls and market surveillance authorities in a member State to share information with each other. Regulation 3 provides that it is an offence if a recipient of the information discloses it otherwise than for the purposes of market surveillance in respect of a product.