reg 20 Restriction on re-application
(1) A person that is the subject of a deactivation notice must not apply for an economic operator identifier code under Article 14 of the Commission Implementation Regulation during the period of deactivation set out in that notice. (1A) Subject to paragraph (1C), where an economic operator identifier code has been deactivated in accordance with regulation 18(2)(a), an application for a facility identifier code in respect of any facility that was linked to that economic operator identifier code must not be made by any person during the period of deactivation. (1B) Subject to paragraph (1C), where a FID has been deactivated in accordance with regulation 18A, an application for a FID in respect of the same facility must not be made by any person during the period of deactivation. (1C) Paragraphs (1A) and (1B) do not apply in a case where— (a) the ownership of the facility has changed since the deactivation occurred; and (b) the person who is the owner at the time of the application is not the person who is the subject of the deactivation notice. (2) In cases where a person has acted contrary to the restriction imposed by paragraph (1) and obtained an economic operator identifier code, the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may exercise the discretion set out in Article 15(4) of the Commission Implementing Regulation without the conditions referred to in regulation 18 being met. (3) In cases where a person has acted contrary to the restrictions imposed by paragraphs (1A) or (1B) and obtained a facility identifier code, the Commissioners may exercise the discretion set out in Article 17(4) of the Commission Implementing Regulation without the conditions referred to in regulation 18 or, as the case may be, 18A, being met.