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(b) Request for information
Article 17(2) provides that before suspending the release of or detaining the
goods, the customs authorities may ask the holder of the decision to provide
them with any relevant information with respect to the goods. The customs
authorities may also provide the holder of the decision with information about
the actual or estimated quantity of goods, their actual or presumed nature and
images thereof, as appropriate.
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'Holder of the decision' is defined in Art 2(13) to mean 'the holder of a decision
granting an application'.
(c) Notification of declarant
Article 17(3) provides that the customs authorities shall notify the declarant or
the holder of the goods of the suspension of the release of the goods or the
detention of the goods within one working day of that suspension or detention.
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'Declarant' is defined in Art 2(15) to mean 'the declarant as defined in point
(18) of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92'. 92 'Declarant' means the
person making the customs declaration in his own name or the person in whose
name a customs declaration is made.
(d) Notification of holder of goods
Article 17(3) provides that where the customs authorities opt to notify the
holder of the goods and two or more persons are considered to be the holder of
the goods, the customs authorities shall not be obliged to notify more than one
of those persons.
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'Holder of the goods' is defined in Art 2(14) to mean 'the person who is the
owner of the goods suspected of infringing an intellectual property right or who
has a similar right of disposal, or physical control, over such goods'.
(e) Notification of the holder of the decision
The customs authorities shall notify the holder of the decision of the suspension
of the release of the goods or the detention on the same day as, or promptly
after, the declarant or the holder of the goods is notified.
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(f) Notifications to include procedure on destruction
Article 17(3) provides that the notifications shall include information on the
procedure set out in Art 23.
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L
302, 19.10.1992, pp. 1-50).
 
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