# Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (recast), Article 238: Duration of a storage procedure

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

1. There shall be no limit to the length of time goods may remain under a storage procedure.
2. In exceptional circumstances, the customs authorities may set a time-limit by which a storage procedure must be discharged in particular where the type and nature of the goods may, in the case of long-term storage, pose a threat to human, animal or plant health or to the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/952/article/238 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-952/article-238
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