ANNEX II U.K.

“‘ANNEX 49

COMMON/COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE INDIVIDUAL GUARANTEE U.K.

I. Undertaking by the guarantor U.K.

1. The undersigned(1) … U.K.

resident at(2) …

hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of guarantee of …

up to a maximum amount of

…

in favour of the European Union

(comprising the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

and the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of Turkey, the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino(3), any amount of principal, further liabilities, expenses and incidentals — but not fines — for which the

principal(4), …

may be or become liable to the abovementioned countries for debt in the form of duty and other charges applicable to the goods described below placed under the Community or common transit procedure from the office of departure of …

…

to the office of destination of …

…

Goods description:

…

2. The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the countries referred to in paragraph 1 and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application the sums requested unless he or she or any other person concerned establishes before the expiry of that period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the operation has ended. U.K.

At the request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognised as valid, the competent authorities may defer beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment the period within which he or she is obliged to pay the requested sums. The expenses incurred as a result of granting this additional period, in particular any interest, must be so calculated that the amount is equivalent to what would be charged under similar circumstances on the money market or financial market in the country concerned.

3. This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of guarantee. The undersigned shall remain liable for payment of any debt arising during the Community or common transit operation covered by this undertaking and commenced before any revocation or cancellation of the guarantee took effect, even if the demand for payment is made after that date. U.K.

4. For the purpose of this undertaking the undersigned gives his or her address for service(5) in each of the other countries referred to in paragraph 1 as: U.K.

Country	Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address
… … … … … …	… … … … … …

The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his or her addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him or her.

The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he or she has an address for service.

The undersigned undertakes not to change his or her addresses for service or, if he or she has to change one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of guarantee in advance.

Done at …, on …

…

(Signature)(6)

II. Acceptance by the office of guarantee U.K.

Office of guarantee

…

Guarantor’s undertaking accepted on … to cover the Community/common transit operation effected under transit declaration No … of …(7)

…

(Stamp and signature)”

(1)

Surname and forenames, or name of firm.

(2)

Full address.

(3)

Delete the name of the Contracting Party or Parties or States (Andorra or San Marino) whose territory is not transited. The references to the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino shall apply solely to Community transit operations.

(4)

Surname and forename, or name of firm and full address of the principal.

(5)

If, in the law of the country, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in this country, an agent authorised to receive any communications addressed to him and the acknowledgement in the second subparagraph and the undertaking in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 must be made to correspond. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee.

(6)

The person signing the document must enter the following by hand before his or her signature: “Guarantee for the amount of …”, the amount being written out in letters.

(7)

To be completed by the office of departure.’