Standard licence
Article 4
1. Each consignment of cultural goods shall be covered by a separate export licence, except as provided for in paragraph 3. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a consignment shall mean one or more cultural goods which are dispatched simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee and are covered by the same customs declaration for export. 3. Where a consignment consists of a number of cultural goods, it is for the competent authority to determine whether one or several export licences shall be issued for the consignment in question. 4. The application for an export licence shall be lodged with the competent authorities designated by the Member States pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 and shall be accompanied by the information referred to in Annex I to this Regulation and any relevant information and documentation on the provenance of the cultural object and its legal status at the time when the application is made. 5. The competent authority may require, for the purposes of issuing an export licence, that the cultural good to be exported is made available to them for physical inspection. 6. The applicant shall bear any costs incurred with their application in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5. 7. The period of validity of an export licence shall not exceed 12 months from the date of issuance, except in the cases provided for in Articles 5 and 6. 8. In the case of an application for temporary exportation, the competent authority may specify the time limit within which the cultural good is to be reimported into the issuing Member State. 9. Where the competent authority rejects the application for an export licence, it shall communicate its decision, together with a statement of reasons and information on the appeal procedure, to the applicant via the ECG system, without delay. 10. Standard licences shall be issued following the template set out in Annex I.