Any vessel navigating on the waters of rivers or lakes bordering the customs territory of one or more Member States and reaching a point in that territory to load or unload goods, or embark or disembark passengers, must, for each of its voyages, carry:
1°- A navigation certificate;
2°- A complete list of on-board personnel, including names, nationalities and occupations;
3°- A manifest, drawn up as specified in article 79 of the law, relating to transport by sea.
These last two documents, drawn up at the place of departure, are stamped on departure by the head of the customs office or, failing that, by the administrative authority of the place or nearest post. They are completed, if necessary, enroute and must be returned to the customs office or, failing this, to the administrative authority of the terminus of the journey.
In the case of foreign boats and ships, the navigation certificate is replaced by the statutory ship’s papers.
The provisions of articles 72, 73, 79 to 85, 95 to 98, 99 paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the law are applicable to the vessels designated in article 100 of same law, provided that they do not conflict with the provisions of the following articles.
Only pirogues carrying only local food products are exempt from the manifest requirement.
No operation may be carried out enroute without prior authorization from customs, or failing this, from the local administrative authority, which must make a detailed mention of the operation on the manifest.
At all ports of call, customs officers will be allowed to inspect and inspect the manifest and crew list. For this control, they will be authorized to visit the boat in all its parts.
Any irregularities noted, whether concerning cargo or personnel, will be noted by the head of the customs office, or by the administrative authority, on the manifest or crew list.
In addition, if the irregularity is not duly justified, it will be the subject of a report drawn up by the authority that noted the irregularity.
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