# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/323 of 24 February 2016 laying down detailed rules on cooperation and exchange of information between Member States regarding goods under excise duty suspension pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012, Division: Code list 4: Refusal Reasons

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

Code
Description
0
Other
1
The enquiry or information requested could not be authorised under the laws or administrative practices of the requested Member State for its own use (e.g. Confidential information)
2
(reserved)
3
Disclosure contrary to the public policy of the state — The provision of information would lead to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or where its disclosure would be contrary to public policy
4
A judicial authority of the requested Member State has refused to allow the transfer of information under its control
5
The request concerns information that is no longer available due to national rules of data retention (5 years or more minimum)
6
The requesting authority has not exhausted the usual sources of information which it could have used in the circumstances
7
The number and the nature of the requests for information made by the requesting authority within a specific period impose a disproportionate administrative burden on that requested authority
8
The requested Member State is unable, for legal reasons, to provide similar information
9
The consignor has not exhausted all the means available to him to obtain proof that the movement of excise goods between Member States has ended
10
No check performed
11
Out of scope of 389/2012 (e.g. Naples II)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/323/annex/II/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-323/annex-II/division-2
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