The Fulfilment Businesses Regulations 2018

Notice to a customer of UK obligations

9.—(1) An approved person must give a notice to each customer that—

(a) contains specified information relating to relevant obligations,

(b) states that the approved person must notify the Commissioners where the approved person knows or has reasonable grounds to suspect that the customer has not met a relevant obligation,

(c) states that the approved person must as soon as reasonably practicable cease to carry on a third country goods fulfilment business with that customer if, within 60 days beginning with the day on which the approved person first knows or has reasonable grounds to suspect that the customer has not met a relevant obligation, the approved person knows or has reasonable grounds to suspect that the customer is still not meeting a relevant obligation, and

(d) states that if the approved person fails to comply with the approved person’s obligations under regulation 8(1) and (2) (referred to in paragraph (b) and (c)), the approved person may be liable to a penalty of £3,000 for each failure and may have approval to carry on a third country goods fulfilment business revoked.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must be given to a customer on or before the latest of—

(a) 30th April 2019,

(b) the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the approved person receives a notice of approval, and

(c) the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the approved person begins to carry on a third country goods fulfilment business with that customer.

(3) Where the specified information referred to in paragraph (1)(a) is amended by the Commissioners, an approved person must give further notice to all of that person’s customers containing the amended specified information within 30 days beginning with the day on which the approved person is notified by the Commissioners of the amendment.