# L_2009207EN.01001201.xml

| 11.8.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 207/12 |
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11.8.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 207/12

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DECISION No 1/2009 OF THE EC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT

of 31 July 2009

amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

(2009/606/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1) (the Convention), and in particular Article 15(3)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Convention lays down specific measures, in particular as regards guarantees to be provided, in respect of goods which involve a higher risk of fraud in the course of a transit operation. Annex I to Appendix I to the Convention contains a list of such goods. |
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(1)

The Convention lays down specific measures, in particular as regards guarantees to be provided, in respect of goods which involve a higher risk of fraud in the course of a transit operation. Annex I to Appendix I to the Convention contains a list of such goods.

| (2) | The regular review of the list in Annex I of Appendix I to the Convention, conducted under Article 1 of that Appendix on the basis of information collected from the Contracting Parties, has shown that certain goods which appear on that list are no longer considered to involve a higher risk of fraud. Other products, on the other hand, should be added to the list. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the list accordingly, |
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(2)

The regular review of the list in Annex I of Appendix I to the Convention, conducted under Article 1 of that Appendix on the basis of information collected from the Contracting Parties, has shown that certain goods which appear on that list are no longer considered to involve a higher risk of fraud. Other products, on the other hand, should be added to the list. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the list accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex I of Appendix I to the Convention is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2009.

Done at Oslo, 31 July 2009.

For the Joint Committee

The President

Bjørn RØSE

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(1)  
  OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

GOODS INVOLVING A HIGHER RISK OF FRAUD

(as referred to in Article 1(3) of Appendix I)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| HS Code | Description of the goods | Minimum quantities | Sensitive Goods Code (1) | Minimum rate of individual guarantee |
| 0207 12
  0207 14 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus, frozen | 3 000  kg | | — |
| 1701 11 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form | 7 000  kg | | — |
| 1701 12 | | | | — |
| 1701 91 | | | | — |
| 1701 99 | | | | — |
| 2208 20 | Spirits, liquors and other spirituous beverages | 5  hl | | EUR 2 500 /hl pure alcohol |
| 2208 30 | | | |
| 2208 40 | | | |
| 2208 50 | | | |
| 2208 60 | | | |
| 2208 70 | | | |
| ex ex 2208 90 | | | 1 |
| 2402 20 | Cigarettes containing tobacco | 35 000 pieces | | EUR 120/1 000 pieces |
| 2403 10 | Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | 35  kg | | — |

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2

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5

HS Code

Description of the goods

Minimum quantities

Sensitive Goods Code (1)

Minimum rate of individual guarantee

0207 12

0207 14

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus, frozen

3 000  kg

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1701 11

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

7 000  kg

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1701 12

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1701 91

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1701 99

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2208 20

Spirits, liquors and other spirituous beverages

5  hl

EUR 2 500 /hl pure alcohol

2208 30

2208 40

2208 50

2208 60

2208 70

ex ex 2208 90

1

2402 20

Cigarettes containing tobacco

35 000 pieces

EUR 120/1 000 pieces

2403 10

Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion

35  kg

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(1)  Where the transit data are exchanged using electronic data-processing techniques and the HS Code is not enough to identify without ambiguity the goods listed in column 2, both the Sensitive Goods Code given in column 4 and the HS Code given in column 1 must be used.’

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