Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 Article 25

Goods for destruction

Article 25

1. Goods to be destroyed under Article 23 or 26 shall not be: (a) released for free circulation, unless customs authorities, with the agreement of the holder of the decision, decide that it is necessary in the event that the goods are to be recycled or disposed of outside commercial channels, including for awareness-raising, training and educational purposes. The conditions under which the goods can be released for free circulation shall be determined by the customs authorities; (b) brought out of the customs territory of the Union; (c) exported; (d) re-exported; (e) placed under a suspensive procedure; (f) placed in a free zone or free warehouse. 2. The customs authorities may allow the goods referred to in paragraph 1 to be moved under customs supervision between different places within the customs territory of the Union with a view to their destruction under customs control.

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