# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008 of 17 October 2008 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community, Article 6

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

1. The licence, in respect of a shipment which is declared for release for free circulation in Great Britain, must be lodged with the competent authority.
2. The competent authority must notify the customs authorities as soon as a licence has been accepted.
3. A licence shall be considered as void if the date on which it is lodged is later than the date of expiry indicated in the licence.
4. A licence lodged before the arrival of the shipment that it covers may be accepted if the licence meets all the requirements set out in Article 7 and no further verification in accordance with Article 10(1) is deemed necessary.
5. Where further verification of the licence or of the shipment is deemed necessary in accordance with Articles 9 and 10, the licence shall be accepted only after the satisfactory completion of that further verification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1024/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1024/article-6
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