Article 6
1. The licence shall be lodged with the competent authorities of the Member State in which the shipment covered by that licence is declared for release for free circulation. 2. The competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall inform in accordance with the applicable national procedures the customs authorities as soon as a licence has been accepted. 3. A licence shall be considered as void if the date on which it is lodged is later than the date of expiry indicated in the licence. 4. A licence lodged before the arrival of the shipment that it covers may be accepted if the licence meets all the requirements set out in Article 7 and no further verification in accordance with Article 10(1) is deemed necessary. 5. Where further verification of the licence or of the shipment is deemed necessary in accordance with Articles 9 and 10, the licence shall be accepted only after the satisfactory completion of that further verification.