EN Official Journal of the European Union L 324/96

DECISION No 6/2005 OF THE EC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT

of 4 October 2005

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

(2005/882/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

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

Whereas:

(1) Romania is to accede to the Convention.

(2) Accordingly, the Romanian language versions of the references used in the Convention should be inserted in the Convention in the appropriate order.

(3) The application of this Decision should correspond to the date of accession of Romania to the Convention.

(4) In order to allow the use of guarantee forms printed in accordance with the criteria in force prior to the date of accession of Romania to the Convention, a transitional period should be established during which the printed forms, with some adaptations, could be used.

(5) The Convention should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Convention on a common transit procedure is amended as follows:

1. Appendix I shall be amended in accordance with Annex A to this Decision.

2. Appendix II shall be amended in accordance with Annex B to this Decision.

3. Appendix III shall be amended in accordance with Annex C to this Decision.

Article 2

1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 January 2006.

2. The forms based on the specimen forms in Annexes B1, B2, B4, B5 and B6 to Appendix III may continue to be used, subject to the necessary geographical adaptations and the adaptations concerning the address for service or the authorised agent, until 31 December 2006 at the latest.

Done at Basel, 4 October 2005. For the Joint Committee The President Rudolf DIETRICH

(1) OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2. Convention as last amended by Decision No 4/2005 (OJ L 225, 31.8.2005, p. 29).

ANNEX A Appendix I is amended as follows: 1. the following indent shall be added to the second subparagraph of Article 14(3): ‘— RO Validitate limitată’; 2. the following indent shall be added to the second subparagraph of Article 28(7): ‘— RO Dispensă’; 3. Article 34 shall be amended as follows: (a) the following indent shall be added to paragraph 3: ‘— RO Probă alternativă’; (b) the following indent shall be added to the second subparagraph of paragraph 4: ‘— RO Diferenţe: mărfuri prezentate la biroul vamal……(nume şi ţara)’; (c) the following indent shall be added to paragraph 5: ‘— RO Ieşire din… supusă restricţiilor sau impozitelor prin Reglementarea/Directiva/Decizia nr……’; 4. the following indent shall be added to Article 64(2): ‘— RO Dispensă de la itinerariul obligatoriu’; 5. the following indent shall be added to Article 69(1): ‘— RO Expeditor agreat’; 6. the following indent shall be added to Article 70(2): ‘— RO Dispensă de semnătură’; 7. Annex IV shall be amended as follows: (a) the following subindent shall be added to the first indent of point 2.8: ‘— RO GARANŢIE GLOBALĂ INTERZISĂ’; (b) the following indent shall be added to point 4.3: ‘— RO UTILIZARE NELIMITATĂ’.

ANNEX B Appendix II is amended as follows: 1. the following indent shall be added to Article 4(2): ‘— RO Eliberat ulterior’; 2. the following indent shall be added to Article 16(2): ‘— RO Expeditor agreat’; 3. the following indent shall be added to Article 17(2): ‘— RO Dispensă de semnătură’.