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Union Customs Code — Article 140

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Article 140 Unloading and examination of goods 1. Goods shall be unloaded or trans-shipped from the means of transport carrying them solely with the authorisation of the customs authorities in places designated or approved by those authorities. However, such authorisation shall not be required in the event of an imminent danger necessitating the immediate unloading of all or part of the goods. In that case, the customs authorities shall immediately be informed accordingly. 2. The customs authorities may at any time require goods to be unloaded and unpacked for the purpose of examining them, taking samples or examining the means of transport carrying them.

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Gesamtverband Textil und ModeDEex spätestens 6 Tage nach ihrer Gestellung wieder ausgeführt, es sei denn, die Zollbehörden verlangen eine Beschau der Waren nach Artikel 140 Absatz 2 des Zollkodex. Wurde der betreffende Ort bereits für den Betrieb eines Verwahrungslagers zugelassen, ist eine ↗
Student contribution (Maastricht University)NLugat-dunántúli Regionális Vám- és Pénzügyőri Főigazgatósága [2016] ECJ ECLI:EU:C:2016:455 [30]. 188 UCC Article 70(1). 189 UCC-IA Article 140(1). 190 EURO 2004 (n 187) para 31. 38 In Baltic Masters, the Court ruled that in the absence of sufficiently accurate ↗

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