EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/1

Amendment to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under the Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975)

According to the UN Depositary Notification C.N.661.2014.TREATIES — XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 January 2015 for all Contracting Parties:

Annex 1, page 11, point (5)

For ‘HS code: 24.03.10’ read ‘HS code: 24.03.11 and 24.03.19 (ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/113, para. 35)’

Annex 6, Explanatory Note 0.8.3, point (5)

For ‘HS code: 24.03.10’ read ‘HS code: 24.03.11 and 24.03.19 (ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/113, para. 35)’

Annex 6, new Explanatory Note 0.38.2

Add a new Explanatory Note to Article 38, paragraph 2 to read:

‘Explanatory Note to paragraph 2 0.38.2. The legal requirement to notify the TIR Executive Board that a person has been temporarily or permanently excluded from the operation of the Convention is deemed to be fulfilled by means of the proper use of electronic applications developed to this end by the TIR secretariat under the supervision of the TIR Executive Board. (ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/115, para. 43)’

Annex 6, New Explanatory Note 8.9.1

Add a new Explanatory Note to Annex 8, Article 9, paragraph 1 to read:

‘8.9.1. The members of the TIR Executive Board shall be competent and experienced in the application of Customs procedures, particularly the TIR transit procedure, both at national and international levels. Board members shall be nominated by their respective Governments or organisations being Contracting Parties to the Convention. They shall represent the interests of the Contracting Parties to the Convention and not the specific interests of any one individual Government or organisation. (ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/117, para. 29)’

Annex 6, New Explanatory Note 8.9.2

Add a new Explanatory Note to Annex 8, Article 9, paragraph 2 to read:

‘8.9.2. In case a member of the TIR Executive Board resigns before the completion of his/her mandated term of office, the Administrative Committee may elect a replacement member. In that case the elected member shall only hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of his/her predecessor. In the event that a member of the TIR Executive Board is unable, for reasons other than resignation, to complete his or her term of office, this information should be transmitted in writing to the TIR Executive Board and the TIR secretariat by the national administration of the member concerned. In this case, the Administrative Committee may elect a replacement member for the unexpired portion of the term of office. (ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/117, para. 29)’

Annex 6, New Explanatory Note 9.II.4

Add a new Explanatory Note to Annex 9, Part II, paragraph 4 to read:

‘Explanatory Note to paragraph 4 9.II.4 The legal requirements for data submission, as set out in paragraph 4 are deemed to be fulfilled by means of the proper use of electronic applications developed to this end by the TIR secretariat under the supervision of the TIR Executive Board. (ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/113, para. 30)’

Annex 6, New Explanatory Note 9.II.5

Add a new Explanatory Note to Annex 9, Part II, paragraph 5 to read:

‘Explanatory Note to paragraph 5 9.II.5 Explanatory Note 9.II.4 applies mutatis mutandis to paragraph 5. ECE/TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/113, para. 30)’

Annex 9, Part I, paragraph 3(vi)

For the existing text read: