Article 6 Partial prior authorization

At the request of the holder of a prior authorization and on presentation of copy No 1 of that authorization, one or more partial prior authorizatzions may be issued by the competent authorities of the Member State which have issued the prior authorization. They may authorize the customs supervising office to issue partial authorizations.

The authorities issuing partial authorizations shall charge the quantities concerned against copies Nos 1, 3 and possibly 2 of the initially granted prior authorization. In such cases, the entry ‘partial authorization’ shall be made on copies Nos 1, 3 and possibly 2 against the quantities charged and shall refer to the number in the initial authorization. In the event that copy No 3 has already been sent to the customs supervising office, the competent authorities shall inform the customs supervising office about the partial prior authorization. Where the issue of one or more partial authorizations discharges the initial prior authorization, the competent authorities shall retain copy No 1 of this prior authorization and shall inform the customs supervising office.

The partial authorization shall be marked ‘Partial prior authorization’ and shall be treated under the same rules as normal prior authorizations.

Without prejudice to Article 10, one partial prior authorization may not give rise to the issue of another partial authorization.