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(6) ‘upgrade’ means evolutive interventions necessary for bringing an existing piece of customs control equipment from an outdated to a state-of-the-art specified operable condition.

Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(1) ‘customs authorities’ means the customs authorities as defined in point (1) of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;

(2) ‘customs controls’ means the customs controls as defined in point (3) of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;

(3) ‘customs control equipment’ means equipment intended primarily for performing customs controls;

(4) ‘mobile customs control equipment’ means any means of transport that, beyond its mobile capacities, is itself intended to be a piece of customs control equipment or that is fully equipped with customs control equipment;

(5) ‘maintenance’ means preventive, corrective and predictive interventions, including operational and functional checks, servicing, repair and overhaul of a piece of customs control equipment necessary in order for it to retain, or to be restored to, its specified operable condition with a view to it achieving its maximum useful life, but excluding any upgrading;