537/2007 Coll.

ACT

of 25 October 2007,

which amends Act No. 199/2004 Coll., the Customs Act, amending certain acts as amended, and on amendments to certain acts

	The National Council of the Slovak Republic has passed the following Act:

Article IV
 
	Act No. 652/2004 Coll. on State Administration Authorities in the field of Customs and on amendments to certain acts, as amended by Act No. 331/2005 Coll. and Act No. 191/2007 Coll. is amended as follows:

	1. In §8(3), new indent (x) is inserted after the indent (w) and reads as follows:
“x) presents to the Commission a list of customs offices competent to receive applications for  the granting of an authorised economic operator certificate pursuant to a separate regulation,17b)”.
 
	Footnote 17b reads as follows:
„17b) Article 14e of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993).”.

Existing indents (x) and  (y) are renamed (y) and (z).
 
	2. §10a is inserted after §10 and reads as follows:

“§10a
 
	The Žilina Customs Office is competent to decide on the granting of the status of authorised economic operator and ensure exchange of information with competent customs authorities of other Member States and the Commission; 21a) the Žilina Customs Office is a competent authority for the entire territory of the Slovak Republic.”.

	Footnote 21a reads as follows:
“21a) For example, Article 14l and 14m, Article 14p through 14r, Article 14t through 14x of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93 as amended.”.

	3.In §11(3), new indents (j) and (k) are inserted after insert (i) and read as follows:
“j) cooperates with the Žilina Customs Office in verifying compliance with the requirements for the granting of the status of authorised economic operator;32a)
 k) notifies the Commission, in cases and under conditions set out under a separate regulation32b), of matters within its jurisdiction.”.
 
	Existing indent (j) is renamed to (l).
 
	Footnotes 32a and 32b read as follows:
„32a) For example, Article 14h through 14k of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93 as amended.”.
 32b) For example, Article 29(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1277/2005 of 27 July 2005 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EC) No. 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and for Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (OJ L 202, 3. 8. 2005).".

Article V
 
	This Act enters into force on 1 January 2008. 

Ivan Gašparovič 

Pavol Paška 

Robert Fico