COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1992 establishing specific common programmes for the vocational training of customs officials, with regard to inward processing, temporary admission and transit (Matthaeus programme)
(93/15/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 91/341/EEC of 20 June 1991 on the adoption of a Community programme of action on the subject of the vocational training of customs officials (Matthaeus) (1), and in particular point 7 of Annex III thereof,
Whereas under the terms of Article 4 (c) of Decision 91/341/EEC the Commission is called on to establish common vocational training programmes for customs officials;
Whereas these common programmes are essential in order to achieve the objectives pursued by the Matthaeus programme, and, in particular, that concerned with the uniform application of Community law at the external frontiers of the Community;
Whereas these common programmes are rendered necessary by the diversity of teaching currently given in the customs schools of the Member States;
Whereas a common vocational training programme for officials in initial training has already been adopted by Commission Decision 92/39/EEC (2);
Whereas specific common further training and specialized programmes, carried out in the customs schools in conjunction with the initial common programme, will reinforce the establishment of an identical training in customs matters throughout the Community;
Whereas such specific common programmes will concern officials already having had some vocational experience;
Whereas three specific common programmes, relating to inward processing, temporary admission and transit, are necessary given the economic importance of those procedures and will allow the uniform application in the Community of the customs rules in question, whilst also ensuring the proper functioning of the single market;
Whereas the officials to whom these specific common training programmes will be given must, through their work experience, be able to derive full benefit from the programmes, and thereby ensure better application of the relevant Community customs law in the future;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Matthaeus Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Three specific common training programmes, hereinafter referred to as 'the specific programmes', intended for customs officials and the contents of which are described respectively in Annexes I, II and III, shall be put into effect in the customs schools of the Member States.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision:
1. 'customs schools' means all establishments in which teaching relating to vocational training is given to customs officials,
2. 'officials already having vocational experience' means officials who have already received initial training within the meaning of point 2 of Article 2 of Decision 92/39/EEC or alternatively those officials possessing sufficient general customs knowledge to be able to study in depth the matters considered in the specific programmes.
Article 3
The specific programmes are intended for customs officials responsible for the application of that part of Community law covered by the programmes and already having vocational experience, wherever they carry out their tasks.
Article 4
The teaching of the specific programmes must be spread over a period adequate enough to allow the trained officials to be fully operational in the future application of the procedures concerned.
Article 5
Each Member State shall send to the Commission the arrangements and methods used for the application of the specific programmes.
Article 6
The application of the specific programmes does not prevent the teaching of supplementary national programmes in customs schools.
Article 7
Member States shall apply the specific programmes with effect from 1 January 1993.
Article 8
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 1992.