European Commission issues Implementing Regulation on the criterion for granting Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Status

The criterion laid down in Article 39(a) of the Code shall be considered to be fulfilled if,
(a) there is no decision taken by an administrative or judicial authority concluding that one of the persons described in point (b) has committed, over the last three years, a serious or repeated infringements of customs legislation or taxation rules in relation to his-her economic activity; and
(b) none of the following persons has a record of serious criminal offence in relation to his/her economic activity including the applicant’s economic activity, where applicable:

• (i) the applicant,
• (ii) the employee(s) in charge of the applicant’s customs matters, and
• (iii) the person(s) in charge of the applicant or exercising control over its management.’

Source Eur-Lex

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