Approval of Known Consignors Sample Clauses

Approval of Known Consignors. The CAA will be the industry point of contact for requests for Secretary of State approval as a Known Consignor. It will receive applications on behalf of the Secretary of State and process such applications from industry, but the final decision as to whether an application is approved or not will remain with the Secretary of State, guided as necessary by the recommendation of the CAA. Key principles DfT responsibilities  Taking into account the recommendation of the CAA, decide whether or not to approve or re-validate an entity as a Known Consignor at a specific site;  Notify CAA of Secretary of State’s decision to approve or not, with reason(s) for refusal where applicable;  Decide whether or not to withdraw the status of Known Consignor from an entity in respect of a specific site, taking advice as necessary from CAA;  Notify CAA of Secretary of State’s decision to re-validate or not and where the decision is to withdraw the entity’s status as a Known Consignor for the specific site, provide CAA with the reason(s) for the withdrawal, together with a delisting letter to the entity;  If the Secretary of State’s decision is not to withdraw approval from an entity, notify the CAA of the reasons for that decision. CAA responsibilities  Manage the appointment of Independent Validators to carry out on-site verification reports for entities seeking approval or re-validation as Known Consignors;  Receive applications for approval/re-validation as a Known Consignor at a specific site or sites together with supporting Independent Validator’s on- site verification reports;  If insufficient information is contained in the entity's application, Independent Validators verification report or Validation checklist for Known Consignors to enable the CAA to be able to make an informed decision, seek further information from entity;  Consider whether or not the entity should be approved as a Known Consignor at a specific site or sites, taking into account the Independent Validator's verification report (including the Validation checklist for Known Consignors) and whether or not the entity is a holder of an AEO certificate;  Provide to industry, on request, EU "Guidance for known consignors";  Maintain list of approved Known Consignors and make available to DfT on request;  Maintain a list of approved Independent Validators based in the UK. Approval requests  Notify entity of the decision whether or not to approve the entity as a Known Consignor at a specific si...