Our representation guarantee

By instructing us and receiving a positive legal opinion on the Union goods status of your pleasure craft, you also receive our representation guarantee.

This means: should a customs authority doubt or challenge the Union goods status established in our opinion on the basis of the same facts we examined, we will handle your out-of-court legal representation vis-à-vis the competent customs authority without charging any additional lawyer fees.

The representation guarantee applies exclusively to the facts examined and relied upon by us when preparing the opinion. It is in particular required that all facts and documents relevant for the assessment were provided completely and truthfully and that the underlying factual or legal circumstances have not changed since the opinion was issued.

The representation guarantee does not apply in particular where

• new facts or documents subsequently become known that were not disclosed when the opinion was prepared,
• the facts change after the opinion was issued,
• the Union goods status ceases to exist or is impaired due to circumstances arising later, or
• the customs authority's objection is based on circumstances that were not the subject of our opinion.

The representation guarantee covers out-of-court legal representation vis-à-vis the competent customs authority in connection with defending the legal position taken in the opinion. It constitutes neither a guarantee of the continued existence of Union goods status nor a guarantee of success for the outcome of any administrative or judicial proceedings.

With this representation guarantee we make clear that we stand behind the legal assessment we have provided after careful review and that, in case of dispute, we will also defend it vis-à-vis the customs authorities.