S.L. 117.32 Art. 23Customs procedures.

(1) Exporters shall furnish proof that all necessary export licences were obtained from other Member States, when completing the formalities for the export of defence-related products at the customs office responsible for handling the export declaration.

(2) Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/ 92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, the Director may, for a period not exceeding thirty working days, suspend the process of export of defence-related products received from another Member State under a transfer licence and incorporated in another defence-related product or, if necessary, prevent by other means such products from being exported, where he considers that:

(a) relevant information was not taken into account when the export licence was granted; or

(b) circumstances have materially changed since the grant of the export licence.