Article 10–Article 12 · 3 articles
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1. Specific open licences may be issued for a specific cultural good which is liable to be temporarily exported from the Union on a regular basis for use and/or exhibition in a third country. The cultural good must be owned by, or be in the legitimate possession of, the particular person or organisation that uses and/or exhibits the good.
2. A licence may only be issued provided the authorities are convinced that the person or organisation concerned offers all the guarantees considered necessary for the good to be returned in good condition to the Union and that the good can be so described or marked that there will be no doubt at the moment of temporary export that the good being exported is that described in the specific open licence.
3. A licence may not be valid for a period that exceeds five years.
The licence shall be presented in support of a written export declaration or be available in other cases for production with the cultural goods for examination upon request.
The competent authorities of the Member State in which the licence is presented may ask for it to be translated into the language, or one of the official languages, of that Member State. In that case, the translation costs shall be met by the licence holder.
1. The customs office authorised to accept the export declaration shall ensure that the goods presented are those described on the export licence and that a reference is made to that licence in box 44 of the export declaration if a written declaration is required.
2. If a written declaration is required then the licence must be attached to copy 3 of the single administrative document and accompany the good to the customs office at the point of exit from the customs territory of the Union. Where copy 3 of the single administrative document is made available to the exporter or his representative, the licence shall also be made available to him for use on a subsequent occasion.
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