# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/341 of 17 December 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards transitional rules for certain provisions of the Union Customs Code where the relevant electronic systems are not yet operational and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, Article 27: Authorisation for the use of the Union transit procedure based on an electronic manifest for goods carried by air

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

1. The authorisation for the use of the Union transit procedure based on an electronic manifest for goods carried by air shall be granted to applicants fulfilling the following conditions:
(a) the applicant is an airline company operating a significant number of flights between Union airports;
(b) the applicant is established in the customs territory of the Union or has its registered office, central headquarters or a permanent business establishment in the Union;
(c) the applicant regularly uses the Union transit procedure, or the competent customs authority knows that he can meet the obligations under the procedure; and
(d) the applicant has not committed any serious or repeated offences against customs or tax legislation.
2. On acceptance of the application for that authorisation, the competent customs authorities shall notify the other Member States in whose territories the airports of departure and destination connected by electronic systems allowing for the exchange of information are situated.
Provided no objection is received within 60 days of the date of notification, the competent customs authorities shall issue the authorisation.
3. The authorisation for the use of the Union transit procedure based on an electronic manifest for goods carried by air shall apply to Union transit operations between the airports specified in the authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/341/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-341/article-27
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