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1. With a view to exchanging the information necessary to ensure the correct application of legislation on excise duties, two or more Member States may agree, on the basis of a risk analysis, to conduct simultaneous controls, in their own territory, of the excise duty situation of one or more economic operators or other persons, that are of common or complementary interest, whenever they consider that such controls would be more effective than controls carried out by one Member State only.

2. In order to initiate a simultaneous control in accordance with paragraph 1, the competent authority of a Member State shall submit a proposal to the competent authorities of the other Member States concerned. The proposal shall:

(a) specify the case or cases proposed for simultaneous controls;

(b) individually identify each person with regard to whom such control is intended to be carried out;

(c) give reasons justifying the necessity of a common control;

(d) specify the period of time during which such controls are intended to be carried out.

3. The competent authorities which receive a proposal referred to in paragraph 2 shall confirm their agreement to participate in the simultaneous control or shall communicate their reasoned refusal to the proposing competent authority as soon as possible but no later than one month after receipt of the proposal.

4. Each competent authority which participates in a simultaneous control shall appoint a representative responsible for supervising and coordinating the simultaneous control operation.

5. After having carried out a simultaneous control, the competent authorities shall inform the central excise liaison offices of the other Member States without delay of any methods or practices discovered during the simultaneous control that were used or suspected of having been used to contravene legislation on excise duties, where such information may be of particular interest to other Member States.