Council Directive 2008/118/ECShow full title

Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC

Article 19U.K.

1.A registered consignee may neither hold nor dispatch excise goods under a duty suspension arrangement.

2.A registered consignee shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)before dispatch of the excise goods, guarantee payment of excise duty under the conditions fixed by the competent authorities of the Member State of destination;

(b)at the end of the movement, enter in his accounts excise goods received under a duty suspension arrangement;

(c)consent to any check enabling the competent authorities of the Member State of destination to satisfy themselves that the goods have actually been received.

3.For a registered consignee receiving excise goods only occasionally, the authorisation referred to in Article 4(9) shall be limited to a specified quantity of excise goods, a single consignor and a specified period of time. Member States may limit the authorisation to a single movement.