ARTICLE 49: SAMPLING AND EXAMINATION OF MERCHANDISE

Sampling and examination of merchandise referred to in article 25 of the Law (LA: Art. 25), will proceed upon justified request from the interested party, in which case, the person in charge of the fiscal or controlled premises will monitor the operation.

In these cases, for the exit of the samples from the fiscal or controlled premises, it will not be necessary to present a Customs Declaration (Pedimento), provided that the authorized samples are included in the Customs Declaration (Pedimento) that corresponds to the rest of the merchandise of foreign trade in question, in accordance with the Rules that the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) issues for that purpose. (RLA: Art. 1)