Question juridique clé
Whether the customs duties could be retrospectively waived despite incomplete export declarations under the active inward processing scheme.
Solution extraite
No. The exemption required a formally correct export declaration identifying the special procedure; without it, the condition for definitive non-collection was not met.
Motifs extraits
The self-assessment customs system imposes strict formal duties. To verify re-export and entitlement to the privilege, customs must be able to control the declaration at exportation; later correction would undermine legal certainty and the finality of customs decisions.