Facts
The [X. AG] was approved by the Federal Customs Administration on 11 and 13 June 1998 as an authorized recipient and sender. After it was found that numerous certificates of origin had been forged in the operation of [X. AG] , the Federal Customs Administration withdrew both approvals with its ruling of 22/25 February 2002. [X. AG] appealed to the Federal Department of Finance, which dismissed the appeal with its decision of 4 April 2003.
[X. AG] requests the Federal Court to revoke the ruling of the Federal Customs Administration of 22 February 2002 and the appeal decision of the Federal Department of Finance of 4 April 2003 and to refer the matter back to the lower court for a new decision. Alternatively, only a warning with conditions should be issued. Subordinately, the withdrawal of the "CustO approval" should be refrained from and, with regard to the "ZE approval", only a conditional withdrawal with a probationary period, alternatively a withdrawal limited to three months, should be ordered.
Considerations
The Federal Court has dismissed the appeal because the lower court rightly ordered the withdrawal of the approvals due to the repeated violations of customs regulations by [X. AG] . [X. AG] has violated the state treaty customs regulations by forging certificates of origin and making unauthorized additions to customs declarations.
The Federal Court has found that the lower court has rightly applied the requirements for the withdrawal of approvals according to Art. 21 VZVE and Art. 54 of Annex I to the Convention on a common transit procedure. [X. AG] has, through its violations of customs regulations, no longer fulfilled the requirements for the granting of an…