Applications
1. The applicant for an import permit shall, where appropriate, complete boxes 1, 3 to 6 and 8 to 23 of the application form and boxes 1, 3, 4, 5 and 8 to 22 of the original and all copies. Member States may, however, provide that only an application form is to be completed, in which case such an application may relate to more than one shipment.
2. The duly completed form shall be submitted to the management authority of the Member State of destination and shall contain the information and be accompanied by the documentary evidence that the authority deems necessary in order to enable it to determine whether, on the basis of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, a permit should be issued.
The omission of information from the application must be justified.
3. Where an application is made for an import permit relating to specimens for which such an application has previously been rejected, the applicant shall inform the management authority of that fact.
4. For import permits concerning the specimens referred to in Article 64(1)(a) to (f), the applicant shall satisfy the management authority that the marking requirements laid down in Article 66 have been fulfilled.
Import permits issued for specimens of species included in Appendix I to the Convention and listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97
In the case of an import permit issued for specimens of species included in Appendix I to the Convention and listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the copy for the exporting or re-exporting country may be returned to the applicant for submission to the management authority of the country of export or re-export, for the purposes of the issue of an export permit or re-export certificate. The original of that import permit shall, in accordance with Article 4(1)(b)(ii) of that Regulation, be withheld pending presentation of the corresponding export permit or re-export certificate.
Where the copy for the exporting or re-exporting country is not returned to the applicant, the latter shall be given a written statement that an import permit will be issued and on what conditions.
Documents to be surrendered by the importer to the customs office
Without prejudice to Article 53, the importer or his authorised representative shall surrender all the following documents to the border customs office at the point of introduction into the Community, designated in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97:
(1)
the original import permit (form 1);
(2)
the ‘copy for the holder’ (form 2);
(3)
where specified in the import permit, any documentation from the country of export or re-export.
Where appropriate, the importer or his authorised representative shall indicate in box 26 the number of the bill of lading or air waybill.
Handling by the customs office
The customs office referred to in Article 22, or, where applicable, Article 53(1), shall, after completing box 27 of the original import permit (form 1) and the ‘copy for the holder’ (form 2), return the latter to the importer or to his authorised representative.
The original import permit (form 1) and any documentation from the country of export or re‐export shall be forwarded in accordance with Article 45.
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