[Procedure name]	Notification of Discontinuance of Operation by a Guaranteeing Association
	(Procedure based on the convention)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure for notifying the Minister of Finance required when a person who is approved by the Minister of Finance as a guaranteeing association of TIR carnets intends to discontinue its operation

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 11 Paragraph 7 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 3 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)

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who intends to discontinue the operation of a guaranteeing association of TIR carnets

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your notification at least one month prior to the intended date of discontinuance.

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare your notification and submit it to the customs office stated below. (You may mail your application.)

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee for notification.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	No documents to be attached required.

[	Declaration form and description]
-	No specific form is required. State the date of discontinuance and reasons in your notification.

[	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

[	Reception time]
-	Office hours of the Ministry of Finance (from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. excluding holidays of administrative agencies.)

[	Consultation service]
-	For information, contact the above section of the office.

[	Submission standard]

[	Standard processing time]

[	Administrative appeal]

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