Article 3–Article 5 · 3 articles
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1. A FLEGT licence, hereinafter referred to as ‘licence’, may be a paper-based or an electronic licence.
2. The Commission will transmit a specimen or the technical specifications of the licence drawn up by each partner country to the competent authorities and the customs authorities of each Member State.
The use of a licence shall be without prejudice to any other formalities relating to the movement of goods within the Community.
The competent authorities or the customs authorities of the Member State in which the shipment is declared for release for free circulation may require that the licence be translated into the official language or one of the official languages of that Member State.
The corresponding costs shall be borne by the importer.
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