Article 39

1. From 1 September 2031, used vehicles to be exported shall be subject to the controls and requirements laid down in this Chapter. 2. This Chapter is without prejudice to other provisions of this Regulation as well as to other Union legal acts governing the release for export of goods, in particular Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 and its Articles 46, 47, 267 and 269. 3. Used vehicles may be exported only if they are: not end-of-life vehicles; and roadworthy at the date of lodging the export declaration, unless they have been recognised as vehicles of special cultural interest in accordance with Article 2(2), point (f), and Annex II. 4. The following information shall be provided or made available to customs authorities for each used vehicle to be exported: the VIN of the used vehicle and the identification of the Member State where the vehicle was last registered; a statement confirming that the used vehicle fulfils the requirements set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, or a certificate is provided as referred to in Annex II. 5. In order to verify compliance with this Chapter on allowing a used vehicle to be released for export: until the interconnection referred to in Article 46(4) is operational, customs authorities shall exchange information and cooperate with competent authorities in accordance with Article 45, and, where necessary, shall take into account such exchange of information and cooperation in order to allow a used vehicle to be released for export; once the interconnection referred to in Article 46(4) is operational, Article 40, Article 41(2) and (3) and Article 43(3) shall apply, and notifications and other exchanges under Articles 42, 43 and 44 shall take place by means of those electronic systems. 6. A used vehicle to be exported shall not be subject: to an entry in the declarant’s records pursuant to Article 182 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; to self-assessment pursuant to Article 185 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.