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Article 95 Comprehensive guarantee

United Kingdom

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1.

The authorisation referred to in Article 89(5) shall be granted only to persons who satisfy all of the following conditions:

(a)

they are established in the customs territory of the Union;

(b)

they fulfil the criteria laid down in point (a) of Article 39;

(c)

they are regular users of the customs procedures involved or operators of temporary storage facilities or they fulfil the criteria laid down in point (d) of Article 39.

2.

Where a comprehensive guarantee is to be provided for customs debts and other charges which may be incurred, an economic operator may be authorised to use a comprehensive guarantee with a reduced amount or to have a guarantee waiver, provided that he or she fulfils the criteria laid down in points (b) and (c) of Article 39.

3.

Where a comprehensive guarantee is to be provided for customs debts and other charges which have been incurred, an authorised economic operator for customs simplification shall, upon application, be authorised to use a comprehensive guarantee with a reduced amount.

4.

The comprehensive guarantee with a reduced amount referred to in paragraph 3 shall be equivalent to the provision of a guarantee.