Article 17 Approved places of inspection

In accordance with the provisions of this article, the National Assembly may approve a place of destination of relevant material referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of article 6(2) as an approved place of inspection in relation to that material.

An application for a place of destination of relevant material as an approved place of inspection may be made to the National Assembly by an importer or other person responsible for that place in such form and containing such information as the National Assembly may specify.

An approval may be granted subject to conditions, including conditions relating to the storage of relevant material, and may be withdrawn at any time if the National Assembly no longer considers that the place to which the approval relates is suitable for the purposes for which it was given.

For the purposes of this article the National Assembly may only approve a place of destination of relevant material that is subject to an agreement described in article 12(6) if the agreement so provides.

The National Assembly may only approve a place of destination of relevant material as an approved place of inspection where that place has been approved by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for use as a temporary storage facility as referred to in Article 185(1) of Commission Regulation 2454/93/EC^f1 laying down provisions for the implementation of the Customs Code.