parcelmeans a package containing: Article 8Determination of the applicable duties For the purposes of Article 7(1)(a)(i) and Article 7(1)(b) of this Decision, the following rules shall apply: Article 9Authorisation for the purposes in Article 71.For the purposes of Article 7(1)(a)(ii) and Article 7(1)(b)(ii) of this Decision, an application for an authorisation to bring goods into Northern Ireland by direct transport for sale to, or final use by, end consumers shall be submitted to the competent authority of the United Kingdom.2.The application for the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain information on the applicant’s business activities, on the goods typically brought into Northern Ireland, as well as a description of the type of records, systems and controls put in place by the applicant to ensure that the goods covered by the authorisation are properly declared for customs purposes and evidence can be provided to support the undertaking in Article 10(b) of this Decision.