S.L. 549.51 Art. 26Authorisation of shipments.

(1) If all the consents necessary for shipment have been given, the competent authorities of the Member State of origin shall be entitled to authorise the holder to carry out the shipment and shall inform the competent authority as competent authority of the Member State of destination, and the competent authorities of any Member State or third country of transit accordingly.

(2) The authorisation referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall not in any way affect the responsibility of the holder, the transporters, the owner, the consignee or any other natural or legal person involved in the shipment.

(3) A single authorisation may cover more than one shipment, where the conditions set out in regulation 22(2) are met.

(4) Any authorisation shall be valid for a period of not more than three years: Provided that, when establishing this period of validity, the competent authority shall take into account any conditions set out in the consent given by the competent authority as competent authority of the Member State of destination, or the competent authorities of the Member States of transit.