Specific conditions for authorisation
Article 7
1. For the purposes of Articles 3(1)(a)(ii) and 3(1)(b)(ii), an authorisation to bring goods into Northern Ireland shall only be granted to applicants fulfilling the conditions set out in Article 6 and the following conditions: (a) the applicant declares they will declare for release for free circulation goods brought into Northern Ireland in accordance with Article 3(1)(a)(ii) or 3(1)(b)(ii); (b) the applicant must not have committed any serious infringement or repeated infringements of customs legislation and taxation rules and must not have any record of serious criminal offences relating to their economic activity; (c) in respect of goods to be declared as not at risk, the applicant shall demonstrate that they have a high level of control of their operations and of the flow of goods, by means of a system of managing commercial and, where appropriate, transport records which allow appropriate controls and provision of evidence to support the undertaking in Article 6(b). 2. Authorisations shall be granted only if the customs authority considers that it will be able to carry out controls without disproportionate administrative effort, including control of any evidence that the goods were sold to, or subject to final use by, end-consumers. 3. During the period ending two months after the entry into force of this Decision, an authorisation may be granted on a provisional basis if the applicant has submitted a complete application, complies with paragraph 1(b), and declares that they meet the other conditions for authorisation. The duration of the provisional authorisation shall be limited to four months after which a permanent authorisation must have been granted for the trader to remain authorised.