Council Directive 2008/118/ECShow full title

Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC

Article 27

1.When, in the cases referred to in Article 17(1)(a)(i), (ii) and (iv), Article 17(1)(b) and Article 17(2), the report of receipt provided for in Article 24(1) cannot be submitted at the end of a movement of excise goods within the deadline provided for in that Article, either because the computerised system is unavailable in the Member State of destination or because, in the situation referred to in Article 26(1), the procedures referred to in Article 26(2) have not yet been carried out, the consignee shall submit to the competent authorities of the Member State of destination, except in duly justified cases, a paper document containing the same data as the report of receipt and stating that the movement has ended.

Except where the report of receipt provided for in Article 24(1) can be submitted promptly by the consignee via the computerised system, or in duly justified cases, the competent authorities of the Member State of destination shall send a copy of the paper document mentioned in the first subparagraph to the competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch, which shall forward it to the consignor or keep it available for him.

As soon as availability of the computerised system is restored in the Member State of destination or the procedures referred to in Article 26(2) have been carried out, the consignee shall submit a report of receipt, in accordance with Article 24(1). Article 24(3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

2.When, in the case referred to in Article 17(1)(a)(iii), the report of export provided for in Article 25(1) cannot be completed at the end of a movement of excise goods either because the computerised system is unavailable in the Member State of export or because, in the situation referred to in Article 26(1), the procedures referred to in Article 26(2) have not yet been carried out, the competent authorities of the Member State of export shall send to the competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch a paper document containing the same data as the report of export and certifying that the movement has ended, except where the report of export provided for in Article 25(1) can be completed promptly via the computerised system, or in duly justified cases.

The competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch shall forward a copy of the paper document referred to in the first subparagraph to the consignor or keep it available for him.

As soon as availability of the computerised system is restored in the Member State of export or the procedures referred to in Article 26(2) have been carried out, the competent authorities of the Member State of export shall send a report of export in accordance with Article 25(1). Article 25(2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis.