{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-477/annex/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/477",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-477",
  "path": "annex/article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Each Contracting Party may authorise associations to issue TIR Carnets, either directly or through corresponding associations, and to act as guarantors, as long as the minimum conditions and requirements, as laid down in Annex 9, Part I, are complied with. The authorisation shall be revoked if the minimum conditions and requirements contained in Annex 9, Part I are no longer fulfilled.\n2. An association shall not be authorized in any country unless its guarantee also covers the liabilities incurred in that country in connection with operations under cover of TIR Carnets issued by foreign associations affiliated to the same international organisation as that to which it is itself affiliated.\n2 bis . An international organisation shall be authorised by the Administrative Committee to take on responsibility for the effective organisation and functioning of an international guarantee system. The authorisation shall be granted as long as the organisation fulfils the conditions and requirements laid down in Annex 9, Part III. The Administrative Committee may revoke the authorisation if these conditions and requirements are no longer fulfilled.\n3. An association shall issue TIR Carnets only to persons whose access to the TIR procedure has not been refused by the competent authorities of Contracting Parties in which the person is resident or established.\n4. Authorisation for access to the TIR procedure shall be granted only to persons who fulfil the minimum conditions and requirements laid down in Annex 9, Part II to this Convention. Without prejudice to Article 38, the authorisation shall be revoked if the fulfilment of these criteria is no longer ensured.\n5. Authorisation for access to the TIR procedure shall be granted according to the procedure laid down in Annex 9, Part II to this Convention.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Amendment to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975Consolidated text published by Council Decision 2009/477/EC (OJ L 165, 26.6.2009, p. 1). )."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}