# The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Regulation 89: Grant or refusal of an application for approval

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Within the specified period, HMRC must notify an applicant that an application for approval which falls to be determined—
(a) is granted, or
(b) is refused for the reasons set out in the notification.
(1A) An officer of HMRC may give a notice to the applicant specifying further information which must be provided to HMRC in order to determine the application.
(1B) A notice given under paragraph (1A) must specify a period within which the further information must be provided.
(1C) The period under paragraph (1B) may be extended where, in the opinion of an HMRC officer, it is appropriate to do so.
(2) Subject to paragraph (2A), the specified period is—
(a) in relation to an application for approval to declare goods for—
(i) an outward processing procedure ;
(ii) an inward processing procedure ;
(iii) an authorised use procedure ; or
(iv) a temporary admission procedure ,
30 days after the date on which the application was received by HMRC;
(b) in relation to an application for approval to operate premises as a place for keeping goods declared for a storage procedure , 60 days after the date on which the application was received by HMRC; and
(c) in any other case, 120 days after the date on which the application was received by HMRC.
(2A) Where a notice is given under paragraph (1A), the period specified under paragraph (1B), or extended under paragraph (1C), is to be disregarded for the purposes of calculating the specified period.
(3) The specified period may be extended in the following cases—
(a) where HMRC notify the applicant stating the reason for the extension, the specified period may be extended by a further period of up to 30 days;
(b) where HMRC suspect the applicant has been involved in a breach of a Customs obligation and are conducting an investigation in relation to that breach, the specified period may be extended by a further period of up to nine months on notification to the applicant (unless such notification would be likely to jeopardise the investigation);
(c) where the applicant makes a request in writing, stating the reasons for the request, HMRC may agree to extend the specified period by such further period as an HMRC officer considers reasonable in the circumstances; and
(d) in relation to an application for authorisation as an authorised economic operator, the specified period may be extended on notification to the applicant by—
(i) a further period of up to 60 days; or
(ii) where the applicant is subject to criminal proceedings relevant to the application, such further period as an HMRC officer considers reasonable in the circumstances.
(3A) Where—
(a) an application is not required by virtue of regulation 85(3); and
(b) HMRC has granted an approval in relation to a person who has not made an application,
HMRC must notify the person of the approval.
(4) Where an ... approval is granted, the notification of the approval must specify—
(a) the date from which the approval has effect;
(b) the date, if any, on which the approval will cease to have effect; and
(c) any conditions to which the approval is subject.
(5) An approval is subject to compliance with conditions specified in or under the regulations relating to the approval or in the notification of the approval.
(5A) For the purposes of paragraphs (4) and (5) HMRC may publish a notice specifying conditions to which an approval is subject.
(6) If an application for approval is not granted or refused as required by this regulation, the application is treated as refused.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1248/regulation/89 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-import-duty-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-89
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