CHAPTER IV U.K. Movement of excise goods under suspension of excise duty

Section 1 U.K. General provisions

Article 18U.K.Registered consignee

1.A registered consignee may not produce, process, hold, store or dispatch excise goods under a duty suspension arrangement.

2.A registered consignee shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)before dispatch of the excise goods, guarantee payment of excise duty under the conditions fixed by the competent authorities of the Member State of destination;

(b)at the end of the movement, enter in his or her accounts excise goods received under a duty suspension arrangement;

(c)consent to any check enabling the competent authorities of the Member State of destination to satisfy themselves that the goods have actually been received.

3.For a registered consignee receiving excise goods only occasionally, the authorisation referred to in point (9) of Article 3 shall be limited to a specified quantity of excise goods, a single consignor and a specified period of time. Member States may limit the authorisation to a single movement.