Authentication of the holder
Article 7
1. While accepting the declaration in the country of departure or an amendment to the declaration data in any country along the itinerary, competent authorities shall authenticate the advance TIR data, or the advance amendment data, and the holder, in accordance with national law. 2. Contracting Parties bound by Annex 11 shall accept the authentication of the holder performed by the eTIR international system. Explanatory Note to Article 7, paragraph 2 11.7.2 The eTIR international system ensures, by means described in the eTIR specifications, the integrity of the advance TIR data, or the advance amendment data, and that the data were sent by the holder. 3. The competent authorities shall publish a list of authentication mechanisms other than that specified in paragraph 2 of the present Article that may be used for authentication. 4. Contracting Parties bound by Annex 11 shall accept the declaration data received from the competent authorities of the country of departure and of the country in which an amendment to the declaration data is requested via the eTIR international system as the legal equivalent to an accepted TIR Carnet. Explanatory Note to Article 7, paragraph 4 11.7.4 The eTIR international system ensures, by means described in the eTIR specifications, the integrity of the declaration data and that the data were sent by the competent authorities of the countries involved in the transport.