The table below indicates which areas of the criteria that needs to be fulfilled by the different operators in the supply chain. The table is only an overview of the areas, the detailed criteria are explained before in the sections and sub-sections of this document. In case an AEO applicant combines in his business process several of the functions mentioned in this table the, the columns should be merged to establish a complete list of criteria which have to be fulfilled f.e. in the case of an exporter transporting its own goods the columns "exporter" and "forwarder" should be merged.