Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Section 2 Inward processing

Article 168 Scope

1. Without prejudice to Article 142, under the inward-processing procedure non-Community goods may be used in the customs territory of the Community in one or more processing operations without such goods being subject to any of the following:

(a) import duties;

(b) other charges as provided for under other relevant provisions in force;

(c) commercial policy measures, insofar as they do not prohibit the entry or exit of goods into or from the customs territory of the Community.

2. The inward-processing procedure may be used in cases other than repair and destruction only where, without prejudice to the use of production accessories, the goods placed under the procedure can be identified in the processed products.

In the case referred to in Article 142, the procedure may be used where compliance with the conditions laid down in respect of equivalent goods can be verified.

3. In addition to paragraphs 1 and 2, the inward-processing procedure may also be used for the following goods:

(a) goods intended to undergo operations to ensure their compliance with technical requirements for their release for free circulation;

(b) goods which have to undergo usual forms of handling in accordance with Article 141.

Article 169 Period for discharge

1. The customs authorities shall specify the period within which the inward-processing procedure is to be discharged, in accordance with Article 138.

That period shall run from the date on which the non-Community goods are placed under the procedure and shall take account of the time required to carry out the processing operations and to discharge the procedure.

2. The customs authorities may grant an extension, of reasonable duration, of the period specified pursuant to paragraph 1, on submission of a duly justified request by the holder of the authorisation.

The authorisation may specify that a period which commences in the course of a calendar month, quarter or semester shall end on the last day of a subsequent calendar month, quarter or semester respectively.

3. In cases of prior exportation in accordance with Article 142(2)(b), the customs authorities shall specify the period within which the non-Community goods must be declared for the procedure. That period shall run from the date of acceptance of the export declaration relating to the processed products obtained from the corresponding equivalent goods.

Article 170 Temporary re-export for further processing

Subject to authorisation by the customs authorities, some or all of the goods placed under the inward-processing procedure, or the processed products, may be temporarily re-exported for the purpose of further processing outside the customs territory of the Community, in accordance with the conditions laid down for the outward-processing procedure.