{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1447/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1447/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/1447",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1447/2004 of 13 August 2004 imposing provisional safeguard measures against imports of farmed salmon",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1447",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Direct transport",
  "text": "1. The following shall be considered as transported direct to the Community from a third country:\n(a) products transported without passing through the territory of any third country;\n(b) products transported through one or more third countries other than the country of origin, with or without transshipment or temporary warehousing in those countries, provided that such passage is justified for geographical reasons or exclusively on account of transport requirements and provided that the products:\nhave remained under the supervision of the customs authorities of the country or countries of transit or warehousing,\nhave not entered into commerce or been released for consumption there, and\nhave not undergone operations there other than unloading and reloading.\n2. Proof that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b) have been satisfied shall be submitted to the Community authorities. That proof may be provided, in particular, in the form of one of the following documents:\n(a) a single transport document issued in the country of origin covering passage through the country or countries of transit;\n(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the country or countries of transit containing:\na precise description of the goods;\nthe dates of their unloading and reloading or their lading or unlading, identifying the vessels used.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1447/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:20.827977+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}