AEO eligibility bars include criminal convictions and unremediable application deficiencies, leading to application rejection under customs programme.

Rejection of applications for AEO status occurs where an applicant fails to meet eligibility criteria, has been convicted of a serious criminal offence connected to its economic activities, or submits an application with deficiencies that cannot be remedied; the applicant is to be notified of the rejection within a prescribed notification period after receipt.

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