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Acceptance of the authorisation application

Except for special rules, requests for decisions regarding the application of customs legislation will be accepted provided that the following conditions are met:

  1. That, when required by the regime to which the application refers, the applicant is registered in accordance with Article 9 of the Code (EORI)
  2. That, when required by the regime to which the application refers, the applicant is established in the customs territory of the Union
  3. That the application has been submitted to a customs authority designated to receive applications in the Member State of the competent customs authority referred to in Article 22.1, third paragraph, of the UCC
  4. That the application does not relate to a decision with the same purpose as a previous decision addressed to the same applicant, which has been annulled or revoked, during the period of one year preceding the application, because the applicant has not fulfilled the obligations imposed by that decision.

The period will be extended to three years when:

  • The previous decision was cancelled in accordance with Article 27. 1 CAU
  • Whether it is an OAS request