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Authorized Economic Operator Programs

In the Islamic Countries:

Enhancing Customs-Traders Partnership

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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.