Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 498/2012Dangos y teitl llawn

CHAPTER 4 U.K. APPLICATIONS FOR QUOTA AUTHORISATIONS

Article 10 U.K.

1. Applications for quota authorisations shall be submitted in the form established in Annex II. If information provided in the application is considered inadequate, the Licence Office may require additional details from the applicant.

2. The granting of a quota authorisation shall be subject to the requirement that the corresponding products undergo processing, within the customs territory of the Union, conferring Union origin in accordance with Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(1).

3. Applications for quota authorisations shall be accompanied by an affidavit by the applicant containing a commitment to:

(a) assign the products concerned to the prescribed processing within one year from the date on which the customs declaration for release for free circulation, containing the exact description of the goods and the TARIC codes, was accepted by the competent customs authorities;

(b) keep adequate records in the Member State where the authorisation was granted enabling the Licence Office to carry out any checks which they consider necessary to ensure that the products are actually assigned to the prescribed processing, and to retain such records; for the purpose of this subparagraph, ‘records’ means the data containing all the necessary information and technical details on whatever medium, enabling the Licence Offices to supervise and control operations;

(c) enable the Licence Office to trace the products concerned to their satisfaction in the premises of the undertaking concerned throughout their processing;

(d) notify the Licence Office of all factors which may affect the authorisation.

4. Where the products concerned are transferred, the applicant shall provide sufficient evidence of their assignment to the prescribed processing in accordance with paragraph 3(a).

5. Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(2) shall apply.

6. Non-compliance with the commitment referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, by the importer or by any natural or legal person to whom the importer subsequently transfers such products, shall be considered as equivalent to an unused quota authorisation, in accordance with Article 13, for the relevant amount of products.

7. The Commission shall publish a list of the Licence Offices in the Official Journal of the European Union and update it as necessary.

(1)

OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.