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Council Directive (EU) 2020/262 of 19 December 2019 laying down the general arrangements for excise duty (recast) · European Union
The competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch shall carry out an electronic verification of the data provided in the draft electronic administrative document. Where those data are not valid, the consignor shall be informed thereof without delay. Where those data are valid, the competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch shall assign to the document a unique administrative reference code and shall communicate it to the consignor.
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