Union Customs Code — Article 15

Article 15 Provision of information to the customs authorities 1. Any person directly or indirectly involved in the accomplishment of customs formalities or in customs controls shall, at the request of the customs authorities and within any time-limit specified, provide those authorities with all the requisite documents and information, in an appropriate form, and all the assistance necessary for the completion of those formalities or controls. in an appropriate form, and all the assistance necessary for the completion of those formalities or controls. 2. The lodging of a customs declaration, temporary storage declaration, entry summary declaration, exit summary declaration, re-export declaration or re-export notification by a person to the customs authorities, or the submission of an application for an authorisation or any other decision, shall render the person concerned responsible for all of the following: (a) the accuracy and completeness of the information given in the declaration, notification or application; (b) the authenticity, accuracy and validity of any document supporting the declaration, notification or application; (c) where applicable, compliance with all of the

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obligations relating to the placing of the goods in question under the customs procedure concerned, or to the conduct of the authorised operations. The first subparagraph shall also apply to the provision of any information in any other form required by, or given to, the customs authorities. Where the declaration or notification is lodged, the application is submitted, or information is provided, by a customs representative of the person concerned, as referred to in Article 18, that customs representative shall also be bound by the obligations set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.