CHAPTER 6

SPECIAL PROCEDURES
SECTION 2

Transit

Verification of a list of manifests used as a paper-based transit declaration for goods carried by air
Article 48
1
Once a month, the competent customs authorities at each airport of destination shall authenticate a list of manifests drawn up by the airline companies which were presented to those authorities during the previous month and shall transmit it to the customs authorities at each airport of departure.
2
That list shall include the following information for each manifest:
a
the number of the manifest;
b
the code identifying the manifest as a transit declaration in accordance with Article 47(1)(a) and (b);
c
the name of the airline company which transported the goods;
d
the flight number; and
e
the date of the flight.
3
The authorisation as referred to in Article 26 may also provide that the airline companies themselves may transmit the list referred to in paragraph 1 to the competent customs authorities of each airport of departure.
4
In the event of irregularities found in connection with the information on the manifests appearing on the list, the competent customs authorities of the airport of destination shall inform the competent customs authorities of the airport of departure and the competent customs authority which granted the authorisation, referring in particular to the air waybills for the goods in question.