| [Procedure name] | Approval of Guaranteeing Association (which issue and guarantee TIR carnets) |
| (Procedure based on the convention) |
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| [ | Summary] |
| - | Procedure for obtaining approval from the Minister of Finance when a body intends to issue Transport International Routier carnets (TIR carnets) and to obtain the power to act as a guarantor |
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| [ | Bases for procedures] |
| - | Article 11 Paragraph 2 of the Special Measure Law of the Customs Law on the Enforcement of the Customs Convention on Containers and the TIR Convention (the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets) |
| - | Article 2 of the Ministerial Order for Enforcement of the Special Measure Law of the Customs Law on the Enforcement of the Customs Convention on Containers and the TIR Convention (the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets) |
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| [ | Subjects to procedure] |
| - | Person who intends to obtain approval from the Minister of Finance to become a guaranteeing association of TIR carnets |
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| [ | Time of submission] |
| - | Submit your application whenever intending to obtain approval from the Minister of Finance to become a guaranteeing association of TIR carnets. |
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| [ | Method of submission] |
| - | Prepare an application, together with documents to be attached, and submit them to the section stated below. (You may mail your application.) |
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| [ | Fee] |
| - | No fee is required for application. |
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| [ | Documents to be attached and number of copies] |
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Submit one copy each of the following documents.
| (1) | Articles of incorporation |
| (2) | Business plan |
| (3) | Operating method description |
| (4) | Documents that evidence that the applicant is a member of the international body |
| (5) | Documents that evidence that to conclude a guarantee agreement with the international body is certain |
| (6) | Certified copy of register of the company |
| (7) | Documents that describe the objectives for institution and the history of the body |
| (8) | Latest business report |
| (9) | Settlement of balance |
| (10) | Balance sheet |
| (11) | List of assets |
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| [ | Application form and description] | |
| - | No specific form is required. |
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| [ | Submitted to] |
| - | Post-Entry Examination and Customs Area Division (Hozei Section II), Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8940
TEL03-3581-4111 Ext. 5567 |
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| [ | Reception time] |
| - | Office hours of the Ministry of Finance (from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. excluding holidays of administrative agencies.) |
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| [ | Consultation service] |
| - | For information, contact the above section of the office. |
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| [S | ubmission standard] |
| 1. | That the applicant must be a juridical person who is a member of the international body prescribed in Article 5-2 of the TIR Convention. |
| 2. | That the applicant must produce evidence that it is certain to conclude a guarantee agreement on customs duty and internal consumption tax with the international body stated in item 1 above. |
| 3. | That the applicant must be capable of fulfilling payments of customs duty and internal consumption tax and making appropriate operations as a guaranteeing association. |
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