# Council Decision of 28 May 2009 publishing in consolidated form the text of the Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 as amended since that date (2009/477/EC), Article 5

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

1. Goods carried under the TIR procedure in sealed road vehicles, combinations of vehicles or containers shall not as a general rule be subjected to examination at Customs offices en route.
2. However, to prevent abuses, Customs authorities may in exceptional cases, and particularly when irregularity is suspected, carry out an examination of the goods at such offices.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/477/annex/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-477/annex/article-5
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