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Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 243

Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 243

Designation of free zones

Article 243

1.   Member States may designate parts of the customs territory of the Union as free zones. For each free zone the Member State shall determine the area covered and define the entry and exit points. 2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission information on their free zones which are in operation. 3.   Free zones shall be enclosed. The perimeter and the entry and exit points of the area of free zones shall be subject to customs supervision. 4.   Persons, goods and means of transport entering or leaving free zones may be subject to customs controls.

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