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Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 Article 20

Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 Article 20

Access to and correction of information

Article 20

1.   The Commission shall ensure that persons involved in the movement of excise goods under duty suspension arrangements between the Member States can obtain confirmation by electronic means of the validity of excise numbers held in the central register referred to in Article 19(4). The Commission shall forward any requests from an economic operator for correction of that information to the central excise liaison office or liaison department that is responsible for the authorisation of that economic operator. 2.   The central excise liaison offices or liaison departments of Member States shall ensure that economic operators can obtain confirmation of the information about them held under Article 19(2) and can obtain the correction of any inaccuracies therein. 3.   The competent authority of a Member State may, under conditions fixed by that Member State, allow the Central Excise Liaison Office or designated Liaison Departments to communicate a confirmation of the information held under Article 19(2).

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CitationArticle 20 of Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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