Hvis der er konstateret en uregelmæssighed under en bevægelse af punktafgiftspligtige varer i overensstemmelse med artikel 33, stk. 1, eller artikel 36, stk. 1, i en anden medlemsstat end den medlemsstat, hvor de er overgået til forbrug, og det ikke er muligt at fastslå, hvor uregelmæssigheden opstod, anses den for at være opstået og punktafgiften for at være forfalden i den medlemsstat, hvor den blev konstateret.
Where an irregularity has been detected during a movement of excise goods under Article 33(1) or Article 36(1), in a Member State other than the Member State in which they were released for consumption, and it is not possible to determine where the irregularity occurred, the irregularity shall be deemed to have occurred and the excise duty shall be chargeable in the Member State where the irregularity was detected.