# Official Journal L 193/2021

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | L 193 |
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 641 June 2021 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 193

English edition

Legislation

Volume 641 June 2021

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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | * | Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975) –
  According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.85.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 June 2021 for all Contracting Parties | 1 |

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II   Non-legislative acts

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975) –
  According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.85.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 June 2021 for all Contracting Parties

According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.85.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 June 2021 for all Contracting Parties

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

| 1.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 193/1 |
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1.6.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 193/1

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Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)

According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.85.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 June 2021 for all Contracting Parties

Add a new Explanatory Note to Article 49 to read as follows:

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| 0.49. | Contracting Parties may grant, in line with national legislation, duly authorized persons greater facilities in the application of the provisions of the Convention. The conditions prescribed by the competent authorities upon granting such facilities should, at least, include the application of information and communication technologies to ensure the good conduct of the TIR procedure, the exemption to produce goods, road vehicle, the combination of vehicles or the container with the TIR Carnet at the Customs offices of departure or destination, as well as instructions for duly authorized persons to perform specific duties entrusted pursuant to the TIR Convention to customs authorities, such as, in particular, the filling in and stamping of the TIR Carnet and the affixing or checking of customs seals. Duly authorized persons who have been granted any greater facility should put in place a system of record-keeping, enabling customs authorities to carry out effective customs control as well as to supervise the procedure and carry out random controls. Greater facilities should be granted without prejudice to the liability of TIR Carnet holders as stipulated by Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Convention. |
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0.49.

Contracting Parties may grant, in line with national legislation, duly authorized persons greater facilities in the application of the provisions of the Convention. The conditions prescribed by the competent authorities upon granting such facilities should, at least, include the application of information and communication technologies to ensure the good conduct of the TIR procedure, the exemption to produce goods, road vehicle, the combination of vehicles or the container with the TIR Carnet at the Customs offices of departure or destination, as well as instructions for duly authorized persons to perform specific duties entrusted pursuant to the TIR Convention to customs authorities, such as, in particular, the filling in and stamping of the TIR Carnet and the affixing or checking of customs seals. Duly authorized persons who have been granted any greater facility should put in place a system of record-keeping, enabling customs authorities to carry out effective customs control as well as to supervise the procedure and carry out random controls. Greater facilities should be granted without prejudice to the liability of TIR Carnet holders as stipulated by Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Convention.

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