1. Under the customs warehousing procedure, non-Community goods may be stored in premises or any other location authorised for that procedure by the customs authorities and under customs supervision, hereinafter referred to as ‘customs warehouses’.
2. Customs warehouses may be available for use by any person for the warehousing of goods (public customs warehouse), or for the storage of goods by the holder of an authorisation for customs warehousing (private customs warehouse).
3. Goods placed under the customs warehousing procedure may be temporarily removed from the customs warehouse. Such removal must, except in case of force majeure, be authorised in advance by the customs authorities.