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certificate are maintained. For this purpose, the Ministry uses the questionnaire that are
updated every year by the certificate holders, annual activity reports, and the database of the
Ministry and on-site audit is carried out when necessary.
In addition, the Customs procedures carried out by the AEO holders are subject to a planned
inspection. During these inspections, the annual report of the certificate holder is taken into
account and it is checked whether the conditions required are still met.
The Ministry is planning to establish an online tracking system in the near future and has
already started to set-up the necessary infrastructure.
4.2.4.2. Suspension, Revocation and Cancellation of the AEO Status
Suspension of the AEO Status
AEO certificate will be suspended under the conditions below:
1. Any of the conditions required for an AEO certificate are no longer met.
2. Unpaid Customs tax / penalty obligation
3. The issues foreseen as risk by the Directorate of Risk Management and Control could
not be recovered within six months.
4. The form or report to be prepared by the company in the course of the certification
tracking process has not been submitted.
5. The change in company information has not been reported to the relevant regional
directorate within five business days.
6. The vehicle driver of the transporter employed by the AEO holder or the transporter
with no AEO status employed by the AEO holder has been filed a lawsuit for
transporting, exporting and importing goods prohibited by law or international
agreements, or for the transport of road vehicles or containers to traffic or smuggle
migrants.
7. In the case that the owner of the certificate acquires a non-certificate holder if the
acquisition is not notified to the relevant regional directorate within five working days
and a re-application is not filed within sixty working days.
The rights and authorities granted by the certificate cannot be used during the suspension
period of the certificate. However, suspension does not take precedence over uncompleted
Customs procedures that started before suspension.
Revocation of the AEO Status
The certificate is revoked in the following situations:
1. Failure to recover unmet conditions until the end of the suspension period
2. Members of the Board of Directors, shareholders with more than 10 percent of the
capital or persons authorized to represent the company in Customs and foreign trade
transactions are prosecuted for serious criminal offenses or serious financial crimes
threatening public safety.
3. Changes to the conditions for granting the AEO status, or the addition of extra
conditions or changes in the criteria for the assessment of circumstances, have not
been complied within six months.
4. Requested by the certificate holder itself.