Customs office of destination. 9. If the goods in a means of transport are examined at a Customs office en-route or anywhere in the course of transportation, the Customs authorities concerned shall affix new seals and make a certified declaration of the particulars of irregularities, if any, and of the new seals affixed by them. 10. In the event of an accident or imminent danger necessitating the immediate unloading in whole or part of a means of transport, the carrier may on his own initiative take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the safety of the goods being transported or the means of transport in which they are being transported. The carrier should, however as soon as possible thereafter , inform the Customs office of commencement. the carrier shall arrange where appropriate for the goods to be transferred to other means of transport in the presence of Customs authorities concerned or any other accredited authority shall endorse the SADC Transit Document with the particulars of the goods transferred to the other means of transport and where possible apply the Customs seal. 11. On arrival at the Customs office of destination, the SADC Transit Document shall be discharged without delay. If, however, the goods cannot be immediately entered under another Customs regime, the Customs authorities may reserve the right to discharge the document conditionally upon a new liability being substituted for that of the surety guaranteeing the said document. 12. If seal affixed by Customs authorities are broken en-route otherwise than in the circumstances set out in paragraph 10 of this Article, or if goods are destroyed or damaged without breaking such seals, the procedure laid down in paragraph 11 of this Article shall, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of national laws, be followed and a certified report drawn up in the form set out in Appendix 4 of this Annex.

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