Types and common rules for export licences
Article 2
1. Persons who seek to export cultural goods from the Union customs territory shall apply through the ECG system to the competent authority referred to in Article 2(2), first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EC) No 116/2009, for an export licence of one of the following types: (a) Standard licence; (b) Specific open licence; (c) General open licence. 2. A standard licence shall be used for each export subject to Regulation (EC) No 116/2009, except in the cases provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4. However, each individual Member State concerned may decide whether or not to issue any specific or general open licences which may be used instead if the specific conditions relating to them are fulfilled as set out in Articles 5 and 6. 3. A specific open licence shall cover the repeated temporary export of a specific cultural good by a person as set out in Article 5. 4. A general open licence shall cover the temporary export of any of the cultural goods that form part of the permanent collection of a museum or similar institution, as set out in Article 6. 5. A competent authority may revoke any standard, specific or general open licence it has issued at any time within their period of validity if the conditions under which it was issued are no longer met. The other competent authorities shall be alerted immediately through the ECG system to prevent the irregular use of such export licence. 6. The export licence shall be issued by the competent authority in the ECG system and shall: (a) be signed with the electronic seal of the competent authority; (b) make use of qualified electronic time stamps to certify the date of issuance; (c) indicate the licence holder’s EORI number. The use of the export licences referred to in paragraph 1 shall in no way affect obligations connected with export formalities or related documents.