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AGREEMENT
between theEuropean Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation onthe
application oftherules onCommunity transit
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart ,and
THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ,
oftheother part ,
DESIRING tosimplify thecustoms formalities tobecompleted inrespect ofgoods traffic at
thetime ofcrossing frontiers andtothisendtoestablish mutual cooperation incustoms matters ;
CONSIDERING that ,forthispurpose ,useshould bemade oftherules onCommunity transit
andconditions should belaiddown forapplying those rules tothecarriage ofgoods where both
Contracting Parties areconcerned ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :
CHAPTER 1
General provisions
Article 1
1.The rules onCommunity transit assetout in
Appendices ItoIX(*)shall apply ,subject tothe
provisions ofthis Agreement ,tothemovement of
goods between twopoints situated intheCommunity
viatheterritory oftheSwiss Confederation ,whether
thegoods are:
—consigned direct ,with orwithout transhipment in
Switzerland ,or
—reconsigned from Switzerland ,where appropriate
after storage inacustoms warehouse .
2.These rules may also apply toany other
carriage ofgoods through both theterritory ofthe
Community andtheterritory ofSwitzerland .(a)the'Community 'means theEuropean Economic
Community ,
(b)a'Member State 'means aMember State ofthe
Community .
2.Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 1,theSwiss
Confederation shall ,intheapplication oftherules on
Community transit ,have the same rights and
obligations astheMember States
Any reference totheCommunity ortotheMember
States ,shall apply equally to the Swiss
Confederation .However ,inthecase ofArticles 1and
7oftheRegulation onCommunity transit (Appendix
I)and the first paragraph ofArticle 6ofthe
Regulation onsimplification ofthe Community
transit procedure forgoods carried byrail (Appendix
VIII),theword 'Community 'relates exclusively to
theEuropean Economic Community .
Article 3
Noaddition ,removal orsubstitution may bemade in
the case ofgoods forwarded under cover ofa
Community transit document ,inparticular when
consignments aresplit up,transhipped orbulked .
Goods brought into Switzerland under theconditions
laiddown inArticle 1(1)which may bereconsigned
under cover ofaT2orT2L document ,shall remain
atalltimes under thecontrol oftheSwiss customs
authorities toensure thatthere isnochange intheir
identity orstate .Article 2
1.Forthepurpose ofapplying Chapters I,IIand
IIIofthisAgreement :
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2.Where goods arereconsigned totheCommunity
after having been under acustoms procedure in
Switzerland ,other than thetransit orwarehousing
procedure ,noT2orT2L document shall beissued .
This provision shall not,however ,apply togoods
which areadmitted temporarily into Switzerland to
beshown atanexhibition ,fair orsimilar public
display andwhich have received notreatment other
than that needed for their conservation orfor
splitting upconsignments .Article 4
1.The customs authorities oftheMember States
and ofthe Swiss Confederation shall assist one
another under theconditions laid down inArticle 38
oftheRegulation onCommunity transit (Appendix
I),including cases where goods forwarded under the
provisions ofArticle 1(1)ofthisAgreement ,between
two points situated inthe Community are
accompanied byaT2L document .Insofar as
necessary ,they shall communicate tooneanother all
findings relating togoods forwhich administrative
assistance istobeprovided and which have been
stored inacustoms warehouse ,either inaMember
State orinSwitzerland .
2.Where irregularities or infringements are
suspected ,inconnection with goods which are
brought intoaMember State under cover ofaTl,
T2orT2L document and which arerepresented as
having been forwarded through Switzerland oras
having been warehoused inSwitzerland ,theSwiss
customs authority shall ,atthe request ofthat
Member State ,communicate allinformation astothe
conditions inwhich such goods were forwarded .
3.Where ,inapplication ofparagraphs 1and 2,
criminal proceedings prove necessary these shall ,ina
Member State orinSwitzerland ,becarried outin
accordance with theprovisions ofnational law on
prosecutions forcustoms offences .CHAPTER II
Procedure forimplementation
Article 6
1.The competent Swiss customs offices are
empowered toassume thefunctions ofoffices of
departure ,offices oftransit ,offices ofdestination and
offices ofguarantee .Subject totheprovisions of
Article 5ofthisAgreement andthose ofparagraph 4
below ,theissue byaSwiss office ofdeparture ofT2
and T2L documents shall be subject tothe
presentation ofT2andT2L documents drawn upin
aMember State .The documents issued must refer to
the corresponding T2 and T2L documents and
include allspecial endorsements appearing therein .
2.The competent customs offices oftheMember
States areempowered toissue TlorT2documents
valid foraSwiss office ofdestination .Subject tothe
second and third indents ofArticle 5(1)ofthe
Regulation on the internal Community transit
document forcertifying theCommunity nature ofthe
goods (Appendix V)andthose ofparagraph 4below ,
they arealso empowered toissue T2L documents for
goods consigned toSwitzerland .
3.Without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 6
of the Regulation on simplification of the
Community transit procedure forgoods carried by
rail (Appendix VIII),aCommunity transit operation
may beterminated atanoffice other than the
specified intheTlorT2document provided that
these two offices belong tothesame Contracting
Party .That office shall then become theoffice of
destination .
4.From thedate onwhich recourse isnolonger
authorized totheprovisions ofthefirst subparagraph
ofArticle 7(2)oftheRegulation onCommunity
transit (Appendix I),customs offices will nolongerArticle 5
1.Where goods arecarried through Swiss territory
between two points situated intheCommunity and
arereconsigned from Switzerland after storage ina
customs warehouse ,T2and T2L documents may be
issued only onthefollowing conditions :
—thegoods must nothave been stored inaprivate
warehouse within the meaning ofthe Swiss
Federal customs law ;
—they shall not have been warehoused over a
period exceeding five years ;however ,asregards
goods falling within Chapters 1to24ofthe
Nomenclature forthe Classification ofGoods in
Customs Tariffs (Brussels Convention of 15
December 1950 ),that period shall belimited to
sixmonths ;
—thegoods must have been stored inspecial spaces
and shall have received notreatment other than
that needed forpreservation intheoriginal State ,
orforsplitting upconsignments without replacing
thepackaging ;
—any treatment must have taken place under
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issue T2L documents forgoods transported under the
procedure forinternational carriage ofgoods by
road .data necessary forthepreparation oftheir transit
statistics ,anadditional copy identical tocopy No4
oftheT1and T2documents shall besupplied for
statistical purposes :
(a)totheSwiss office oftransit ,inthecase ofgoods
consigned direct through Swiss territory from a
point situated inthe Community toanother
point situated intheCommunity ;
(b)tothefirst office oftransit intheCommunity ,in
thecase ofgoods which arethesubject ofa
Community transit operation commencing in
Switzerland .
2.However ,theadditional copy mentioned above
shall not berequired when thegoods arecarried
under theconditions laiddown intheRegulation on
simplification oftheCommunity transit procedure
forgoods carried byrail (Appendix VIII).Article 7
Inthecase ofpostal consignments (including postal
packages )which aresent from apost office ina
Member State toSwitzerland orfrom aSwiss post
office toaMember State ,thecompetent customs
offices are empowered toissue T2L documents ,
subject totheprovisions ofArticles 5and 6ofthis
Agreement .
Article 10
The price ofthegoods (heading No37offorms T1
andT2)shall begiven ,asnecessary ,only oncopy
No 1,which shall beretained bythe office of
departure .Article 8
1.Inapplying theprovisions oftheRegulation on
simplification oftheCommunity transit procedure
forgoods carried byrail (Appendix VIII),andsubject
totheprovisions ofparagraph 2,where thecarriage
ofgoods begins inSwitzerland such goods shall be
considered asmoving under the procedure for
external Community transit .
2.For goods referred inArticle 1(3)ofthe
Regulation onCommunity transit (Appendix I),
which aresubject totheprovisions ofArticle 6ofthis
Agreement ,the Swiss office ofdeparture shall
indicate on copy No 3ofthe international
consignment note that thegoods towhich itrelates
arebeing forwarded under theprocedure forinternal
Community transit .Tothisenditshall enter inthe
'Description ofgoods 'space ,thesymbol 'T2'and its
stamp .For goods carried under cover ofan
international express parcel dispatch note ,thesymbol
'T2'and thestamp shall beentered onthecopy
known asthe'waybill '.
3.Inthecase ofgoods mentioned inArticle 1(2)
oftheRegulation onCommunity transit (Appendix
I),asymbol 'Tl'need notbemade oneither ofthe
documents mentioned above .Article 11
1.Indealings between theCommunity and the
Swiss Confederation ,any carriage ofgoods which
commences intheCommunity under theCommunity
transit procedure must becovered byaguarantee
which isvalid also forthe Swiss Confederation ,
subject totheexemptions provided inArticles 42(1),
43 (1)and 46(2)oftheRegulation onCommunity
transit (Appendix I),also those provided inthe
Regulation establishing thelistofairline companies
exempt from providing theguarantee required within
theframework ofthe Community transit system
(Appendix VII).
2.The provisions ofparagraph 1shall apply
mutatis mutandis toanycarriage ofgoods under the
Community transit procedure commencing in
Switzerland .4.The provisions ofArticle 6oftheRegulation on
simplification oftheCommunity transit procedure
forgoods carried byrail (Appendix VIII )shall not
apply when thecarriage commences inSwitzerland or
when goods enter theCommunity viaSwitzerland .Article 12
1.The guarantees must conform with specimens I
toIIIinAppendix X.
2.Where the provisions laid down bylaw,
regulation oradministrative action ,orcommon
practice sorequire ,each Member State ortheSwiss
Confederation may allow theguarantee tobeinaArticle 9
1.Until aprocedure has been agreed forthe
exchange ofstatistical information toensure that the
Swiss Confederation and theMember States have the

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different form ,oncondition that ithasthesame legal
effect asthespecimens mentioned above .
3.Each person who has obtained provisional
authorization shall beissued with oneormore copies
ofaguarantee certificate inthe form shown in
Model IVinAppendix X,subject totheconditions
laid down bythe competent authorities ofthe
Member States orofthe Swiss Confederation .
4.Aguarantee drawn upwith the office of
guarantee ofoneoftheContracting Parties may not
beused forcarriage performed exclusively inthe
territory oftheother Contracting Party .
Article 13
The provisions set out insquare brackets in
Appendices I,II,III,VIII and IXand listed below
shall notapply :
Appendix I: Article 1(4);second subparagraph
ofArticle 2(2);Articles 3,4,8,10,
15;Article 26 (2);Article 29,Ar­
ticle 30(3);Article 32(2);Article 41,
Article 45 (2);Article 47;Article 48
(2);Articles 52,53,55to62;
Appendix II: Articles 3and4;
Appendix III:Article 1;
Appendix VIII :Article 7(2)and (4);Article 15(a);
Article 16;Article 18(a);
Appendix IX:Article 15(1)andArticle 16(a).CHAPTER III
Miscellaneous provisions
Article 14
The provisions ofthisAgreement shall notpreclude
prohibitions orrestrictions onimports ,exports or
goods intransit enacted bytheSwiss Confederation ,
theCommunity ortheMember States and justified
ongrounds ofpublic morality ,public policy or
public security ;theprotection ofhealth and lifeof
humans ,animals orplants ;theprotection ofnational
treasures possessing artistic ,historic orarchaeological
value ;ortheprotection ofindustrial andcommercial
property .
Article 15
1.AJoint Committee ishereby setup;itshall
consist ofrepresentatives oftheCommunity and of
theSwiss Confederation .
The Chairmanship oftheJoint Committee shall be
vheld alternately byeach oftheContracting Parties ,in
accordance with itsrules ofprocedure .
2.The Joint Committee shall act bymutual
agreement .
3.TheJoint Committee shall meet once ayear and
additionally whenever necessary .
4.The Joint Committee shall adopt itsown rules
ofprocedure .
Article 16
1.The Joint Committee shall ensure the
application ofthis Agreement .Tothat end itshall
make recommendations ,andinthecases provided for
inparagraph 3itshall take decisions .
2.Inparticular itshall recommend :
(a)amendments tothisAgreement ;
(b)anyother measure required foritsapplication .
3.Itshall adopt bydecision :
(a)amendments totheAppendices tothisAgreement
made necessary byamendments totherules on
Community transit ;
(b)amendments tothis Agreement having adirect
relationship with theAccession totheEuropean
Communities ofthe Kingdom ofDenmark ,
Ireland ,theUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain and
Northern Ireland .However ,theprovisions ofArticles 4,15,41,47,52
and53ofAppendix I,andthose ofAppendices VIII
and IXmentioned inthepreceding paragraph shall
continue toapply intheMember States .
2.Where reference ismade intheAppendices to
this Agreement tothe provisions oftheTreaty
establishing theEuropean Economic Community or
theTreaty establishing theEuropean Coal and Steel
Community ,such reference shall relate only tothe
customs status ofthegoods within theCommunity .
3.Forpurposes ofapplying theRegulation onthe
procedure for operating the flat-rate guarantee
system provided for inArticle 32ofRegulation
(EEC )No542/69onCommunity transit (Appendix
III),a'unit ofaccount 'means the value of
0-88867088 grammes offinegold .

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Article 19
This Agreement shall enter intoforce onthefirstday
ofthesecond month following thedayonwhich the
Contracting Parties notify each other ofthe
completion oftheprocedures necessary tothat end .Such decisions shall be implemented by the
Contracting Parties inaccordance with their national
rules .
Article 17
The following shall form anintegral part ofthis
Agreement :
—Appendices ItoX,excluding theprovisions in
square brackets referred toinArticle 13(1);
—theProtocol ontheapplication ofArticle 6(1)of
theAgreement ;
—theExchanges ofLetters inAnnexes ItoIV.Article 20
The Contracting Parties shall keep each other
informed oftheprovisions which they adopt forthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .
Article 21
This Agreement may bedenounced by either
Contracting Party ,subject tosixmonths 'notice .CHAPTER IV
Final provisions
Article 18
This Agreement shall also apply tothePrincipality of
Liechtenstein foraslong asthat Principality remains
bound tothe Swiss Confederation byaCustoms
Union Treaty .Article 22
This Agreement isdrawn upintwo copies inthe
Dutch ,French ,German and Italian languages ,all
four texts being equally authentic .
Inwitness whereof ,theundersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed thisAgreeement .

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Done atBrussels
FortheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities
FortheSwiss Confederation

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APPENDIX 1
Regulation onCommunity Transit
—(EEC )No542/69of18March 1969 (l)—
TITLE I
General provisionsgoods ,andsubject totheprovisions ofArticles 2(2),
7(3),8(b),47,48 (2)and49 (2)ofthisRegulation ,
goods properly imported into the territory ofa
Member State across aninternal frontier shall be
deemed tobeCommunity goods unless anexternal
Community transit document isproduced inrespect
ofthem .]
Article 2
1.Inderogation from Article 1,theCommunity
transit procedure shall not apply tomovements of
goods under atemporary importation ortemporary
admission procedure .
2.The provisions oftheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community which relate tothe
free movement ofgoods shall only apply to
movements of goods under an international
procedure oftemporary importation ortemporary
admission ifaninternal Community transit document
isproduced proving theCommunity nature ofthese
goods .
[However ,under conditions tobedetermined under
theprocedure prescribed inArticle 58,such goods
may beregarded asCommunity goods without the
production ofanysuch document .]Article 1
1.The Community transit procedure instituted by
thisRegulation shall apply tomovement ofthegoods
referred toinparagraphs 2and 3between twopoints
situated intheCommunity .Itincludes aprocedure
forexternal Community transit and aprocedure for
internal Community transit .
2.The procedure forexternal Community transit
shall apply tomovement ofthefollowing goods :
(a)Goods which donotsatisfy theconditions laid
down inArticles 9and 10ofthe Treaty
establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
(b)Goods coming under theTreaty establishing the
European Coal and Steel Community which
under theterms ofthat Treaty arenot infree
circulation intheCommunity .
3.The procedure forinternal Community transit
shall apply tomovement ofthefollowing goods ,if
they are subject tocustoms ,tax,economic or
statistical measures oranyother measures relating to
trade :
(a)Goods which satisfy theconditions laid down in
Articles 9and 10oftheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community (hereinafter
called 'Community goods ');
(b)Goods coming under theTreaty establishing the
European Coal and Steel Community which
under the terms ofthat Treaty are infree
circulation within theCommunity .
[4.Forpurposes ofapplication oftheprovisions
oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community which relate tothefree movement of[Article 3
1.Inderogation from Article 1,each Member
State may provide fortheapplication ofanational
procedure instead ofthe external orinternal
Community transit procedure inrespect ofgoods
referred toinArticle 1(2)and (3)during carriage
within itsterritory ,orfrom one ofitsports to
another ifcarriage iseffected bysea.
2.AMember State exercising thisoption shall see
toitthat implementation ofthe Community
measures applicable tothegoods isensured .
3.Forpurposes ofparagraph 1,theterritory ofthe
Benelux Economic Union shall beconsidered tobe
theterritory ofoneMember State .]I1)Amended byRegulation (EEC )No1079/71of25May
1971 .

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[Article 4
1.Ifthesubsequent carriage ofgoods dealt with
under anational procedure inaccordance with
Article 2(1)orArticle 3entails thecrossing ofan
internal frontier ,such goods aretobeplaced under
theCommunity transit procedure before crossing that
frontier .
2.However ,under conditions tobedetermined
under theprocedure prescribed byArticle 58,the
provisions ofparagraph 1shall notapply togoods
dealt with under aprocedure oftemporary
importation ortemporary admission .]procedure ofinternational carriage ofgoods byroad ,
even ifthat carriage ofgoods began and istoend
within theCommunity .
InRhine traffic ,carriage ofgoods may beeffected
provisionally under the procedure ofthe Rhine
Manifest ,even ifthat carriage ofgoods began and is
toendwithin theCommunity .
3.The provisions oftheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community which relate tofree
movement ofgoods shall apply tothemovement of
goods under one oftheprocedures referred toin
paragraphs 1and 2including that oftheRhine
Manifest ,oncondition thatthey areaccompanied not
only bythedocument required under theprocedure
used ,but also byaninternal Community transit
document issued toprove theCommunity nature of
thegoods .
The internal Community transit document shall bear
atthetopthereference 'TIR'of'TIF'or'Rhine
Manifest ',followed bythedate ofissue and the
number ofthe document required under the
procedure used .Article 5
This Regulation shall bewithout prejudice to
agreements made between Member States concerning
frontier traffic .
Article 6
Member States may ,under theCommunity transit
procedure ,introduce simplified procedures forcertain
types oftraffic bymeans ofbilateral agreements
between each other oncondition that implementation
oftheCommunity measures applicable tothegoods
isensured .
Such agreements shall becommunicated tothe
Commission andtotheother Member States .[Article 8
Inthe absence ofanagreement between the
Community and athird country whereby goods
moving between two points intheCommunity may
becarried across that country under theCommunity
transit procedure :
(a)The Community transit procedure shall only
apply ifthecarriage ofgoods across that third
country iseffected under cover ofasingle
transport document drawn upinaMember
State ,operation ofthat procedure being
suspended intheterritory ofthethird country ;
(b)Article 7(1)and (3)shall apply togoods carried
through theterritory ofthethird country ,even if
carriage ofthegoods began and istoendwithin
theCommunity .]Article 7
1.Inderogation from Article 1,theCommunity
transit procedure shall notapply tocarriage ofgoods
under theprocedures ofinternational carriage of
goods byroad (TIR Convention ),international
transit byrail (TIF Convention )orthe Rhine
Manifest (Article 9oftheRevised Convention forthe
Navigation ofthe Rhine )oncondition that that
carriage ofgoods began oristoend outside the
Community .
Forthepurposes ofthefirst subparagraph ,carriage
ofgoods byrailwithin theterritory ofaMember
State ,when thecustoms authorities apply aseparate
control procedure ,shall beconsidered tobeunder
the procedure ofinternational transit byrail on
condition that carriage iseffected under cover ofa
single transport document .
2.Until thedate onwhich theflat-rate guarantee
system provided forinArticle 32hasbeen introduced
inallMember States and atleast until theend ofa
period offour years commencing on1January 1970 ,
carriage ofgoods may beeffected under theArticle 9
Where ,inthecases provided forinthisRegulation ,
the provisions ofthe Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community which relate tofree
movement ofgoods areonly applied onpresentation
ofaninternal Community transit document issued to
prove theCommunity nature ofthegoods ,theparty
concerned may ,forany valid reason ,obtain that
document subsequently from the competent
authorities oftheMember State ofdeparture .

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TITLE II
Procedure forexternal Community transit[Article 10
Prohibitions and restrictions on importation ,
exportation andtransit issued bytheMember States
shall apply where they arecompatible with thethree
Treaties establishing theEuropean Communities .]Article 12
1.Any goods that aretobecarried under the
procedure forexternal Community transit shall be
covered ,inaccordance with theconditions laiddown
inthis Regulation ,byaT1 declaration .AT1
declaration isadeclaration onform T1 (seespecimen
inAnnex A),accompanied ,where appropriate ,by
oneormore forms T1bis (seespecimen atAnnex
B)(*).
2.The forms T1and T1bisshall beprinted and
completed inone oftheofficial languages ofthe
Community specified bythecompetent authorities of
theMember State ofdeparture .Where necessary ,the
competent authorities ofaMember State concerned
intheCommunity transit operation may require a
translation into theofficial language orone ofthe
official languages ofthatMember State .
3.The T1declaration shall besigned bythe
person who requests permission toeffect anexternal
Community transit operation orbyhisauthorized
representative ;andatleast three copies ofitshall be
produced attheoffice ofdeparture .
4.The supplementary documents appended tothe
T1declaration shall form anintegral part thereof .
5.The T1declaration shall beaccompanied bythe
transport document .The office ofdeparture may
decide nottorequire production ofthis document
during the customs formalities .However ,the
transport document must beproduced whenever
required bythecustoms authorities inthecourse of
carriage .
6.Where theCommunity transit procedure inthe
Member State ofdeparture follows another customs
procedure ,reference shall bemade onthe T1
declaration tothat procedure ortothecorresponding
customs documents .Article 11
Forthepurposes ofthisRegulation :
(a)'principal 'means theperson who ,inperson or
through anauthorized representative ,requests
permission ,inadeclaration inaccordance with
therequired customs formalities ,tocarry outa
Community transit operation andthereby makes
himself responsible tothecompetent authorities
fortheexecution oftheoperation inaccordance
with therules ;
(b)'means oftransport 'means ,inparticular :
—anyroad vehicle ,trailer ,semi-trailer ,
—anyrailway carorwagon ,
—anyboat orship ,
—anyaircraft ,
—any container within the meaning ofthe
Customs Convention on Containers of 18
!May 1956 ;
(c)'office ofdeparture 'means thecustoms office
where theCommunity transit operation begins ;
(d)'office oftransit 'means :
—thecustoms office atthepoint ofentry into a
Member State other than the Member State
ofdeparture ;
—also when the consignment isleaving the
customs territory oftheCommunity inthe
course ofaCommunity transit operation ,the
customs office atthepoint ofexit from the
Community ;
(e)'office ofdestination 'means thecustoms office
where thegoods must beproduced toconclude
theCommunity transit operation ;
(f)'office ofguarantee 'means thecustoms office
where acomprehensive guarantee islodged ;
(g)'internal frontier 'means afrontier common to
two Member States .Article 13
Theprincipal shall beresponsible for:
(a)therepresentation ofthegoods intact attheoffice
ofdestination within theprescribed time limit
(*)The specimens oftheforms arethose laid down by
theRegulation ondeclaration forms forCommunity
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and with due observance ofthe measures
adopted bythecompetent authorities toensure
identification ;
(b)theobservance oftheprovisions relating tothe
Community transit procedure and totransit in
each oftheMember States intheterritory of
which carriage ofthegoods iseffected .
Article 14
1.Each Member State may prescribe the use,
under conditions tobedetermined byit,oftheT1
document fornational procedures .
2.The supplementary details included ontheT1
document tothat end byaperson other than the
principal shall betheresponsibility oftheformer ,in
accordance with thenational prov isions laiddown by
law,regulation oradministrative action .
[Article IS
1.Where thegoods ,before they canbedealt with
under theexternal Community transit procedure are
required toform the subject ofanexport or
re-export declaration ,that declaration and the
Community transit declatation shall becombined on
aform Tl,accompanied ,where appropriate ,byone
ormore forms Tlbis.
However ,national export orre-export forms may be
used concurrently with form TlandTlbisuptoand
including 31December 1970 .
2.Each Member State shall determine ,forthe
application ofitsnational rules ,which details ,other
than those prescribed onform Tl,should be
included intheexport orre-export declaration inthe
spaces provided forthat purpose ,aswell asthe
number ofcopies tobeproduced .]
Article 16
1.The same means oftransport may beused for
theloading ofgoods atmore than one office of
departure andforunloading atmore than oneoffice
ofdestination .
2.Each Tldeclaration shall include only the
goods loaded ortobeloaded onasingle means of
transport forcarriage from oneoffice ofdeparture to
one office ofdestination .
For purposes ofthe preceding subparagraph the
following shall beregarded asconstituting asingle
means oftransport ,oncondition that the goods
carried aretobedispatched together :(a)aroad vehicle accompanied byitstrailer (s)or
semi-trailer(s );
(b)alineofcoupled railway carriages orwagons ;
(c)boats constituting asingle chain ;
(d)containers loaded onameans oftransport within
themeaning ofthisArticle .
Article 17
1.The office ofdeparture shall register theTl
declaration ,prescribe theperiod within which the
goods must beproduced attheoffice ofdestination ,
and take such measures for identification asit
considers necessary .
2.Having entered thenecessary particulars onthe
Tldeclaration ,theoffice ofdeparture shall retain
onecopy andreturn theothers totheprincipal orhis
representative .
Article 18
1.Asageneral rule ,identification ofthegoods
shall beensured bysealing .
2.Thefollowing shall besealed :
(a)thespace containing thegoods ,when themeans
oftransport has already been approved under
other customs regulations orrecognized bythe
office ofdeparture assuitable forsealing ;
(b)each individual package ,inother cases .
3.Means oftransport may berecognized as
suitable forsealing oncondition that :
(a)seals can besimply and effectively affixed to
them ;
(b)they aresoconstructed that nogoods can be
removed orintroduced without leaving visible
traces oftampering orwithout breaking the
seals ;
(c)they contain noconcealed spaces where goods
may behidden ;
(d)the spaces reserved for the load are readily
accessible forcustoms inspection .
4.The office ofdeparture may dispense with
sealing if,having regard toother possible measures
foridentification ,thedescription ofthegoods inthe
Tldeclaration orinthesupplementary documents
makes them readily identifiable .
Article 19
1.The copies oftheTldocument delivered tothe
principal ortohisrepresentative bythe office of
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Article 24
1.The goods described onaT1document may ,
without renewal ofthedeclaration ,betransferred to
another means oftransport under thesupervision of
thecustoms authorities oftheMember State inwhose
territory thetransfer ismade .Insuch acase ,the
customs authorities shall record therelevant details
ontheT1document .2.Goods shall becarried viatheoffices oftransit
mentioned inthe T1 document .Ifcircumstances
justify it,other offices oftransit may beused .
3.For supervision purposes ,each Member State
may prescribe transit routes within itsterritory .
4.Each Member State shall provide the
Commission with alist ofthe customs offices
authorized to deal with Community transit
operations ,stating atwhat hours they areopen .
The Commission shall communicate this information
totheother Member States .2.The customs authorities may ,subject tosuch
conditions asthey shall determine ,authorize such
transfer without supervision .Insuch acase ,the
carrier shall record the relevant details onthe T1
document and inform the next customs office at
which the goods must beproduced ,sothat the
transfer isofficially certified by the customs
authorities .Article 20
Copies oftheT1document shall beproduced ineach
Member State asrequired bythecustoms authorities ,
who may satisfy themselves that the seals are
unbroken .The goods shall notbeinspected unless
some irregularity issuspected which could result in
abuse .
Article 21
The consignment aswell asthecopies oftheT1
document shall beproduced ateach office oftransit .Article 25
1.Iftheseals arebroken inthecourse ofcarriage
without thecarrier sointending ,heshall ,assoon as
possible ,request that acertified report bedrawn up
intheMember State inwhich themeans oftransport
islocated ,bythecustoms authority ifthere isonein
theneighbourhood or,ifnot,byanyother competent
authority .The authority concerned shall ,ifpossible ,
affix new seals .
2.Intheevent ofanaccident necessitating transfer
toanother means oftransport the provisions of
Article 24shall apply .
Ifthere isno customs authority in the
neighbourhood ,any other approved authority may
actinitsplace under theconditions laid down in
Article 24(1).Article 22
1.The carrier shall give each office oftransit a
transit advice note conforming tothemodel shown in
Annex E(1).
2.The offices oftransit shall notinspect thegoods
unless some irregularity issuspected which could
result inabuse .
3.If,inaccordance with theprovisions ofArticle
19(2),goods arecarried viaanoffice oftransit other
than that mentioned intheT1document ,that office
shall without delay send thetransit advice note tothe
office mentioned inthat document .3.Intheevent ofimminent danger necessitating
immediate unloading ofthewhole orpart ofthe
load ,the carrier may take action onhis own
initiative .He shall record such action onthe T1
document .The provisions ofparagraph 1shall apply
insuch acase .Article 23
Where goods are loaded orunloaded atany
intermediate office ,copies oftheT1document issued
bytheoffice(s )ofdeparture must beproduced .4.Ifasaresult ofaccidents orother incidents
arising inthecourse ofcarriage ,thecarrier isnotina
position toobserve the time limit referred toin
Article 17,heshall inform thecompetent authority
referred toinparagraph 1assoon aspossible .That
authority shall then record therelevant details onthe
T1document(*)The specimen oftheform isthat laid down bythe
Regulation ontheforms fortransit advice notes pro­
vided forunder theCommunity transit system (Appendix
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Article 26
1.The office ofdestination shall record onthe
copies oftheT1document thedetails ofcontrols and
shall without delay send acopy tothe office of
departure andretain theother copy .
[2.The Community transit operation may be
concluded atanoffice other than that mentioned in
the T1 document .That other office shall then
become theoffice ofdestination .]
Article 27
1.Inorder toensure collection oftheduties and
other taxes which one ofthe Member States is
authorized tocharge inrespect ofgoods passing
through itsterritory inthecourse ofCommunity
transit ,theprincipal shall furnish aguarantee ,except
asotherwise provided inthisRegulation .
2.The guarantee may becomprehensive ,covering
anumber ofCommunity transit operations ,or
individual ,covering asingle Community transit
operation .
3.Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 33 (2),the
guarantee shall consist ofthe joint and several
guarantee ofanatural orlegal third person
established inthe Member State inwhich the
guarantee isprovided who isapproved asguarantor
bythat Member State .[Article 29
1.Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 32 (2)(a),
theguarantee referred toinArticle 27 (3)shall bein
theform ofoneofthespecimen guarantees shown as
Model IorModel IIinAnnex FtothisRegulation ,
asappropriate .
2.Where the provisions laid down bylaw,
regulation oradministrative action ,orcommon
practice sorequire ,each Member State may allow the
guarantee tobeinadifferent form ,oncondition that
ithasthesame legal effects asthedocuments shown
asspecimens .]
Article 30
1.Acomprehensive guarantee shall belodged in
anoffice ofguarantee .
2.The office ofguarantee shall determine the
amount ofthe guarantee ,accept the guarantor 's
undertaking and issue aprovisional authorization
allowing theprincipal tocarry out,within thelimits
oftheguarantee ,any Community transit operation
irrespective oftheoffice ofdeparture .
[3.Each person who has obtained provisional
authorization shall beissued with oneormore copies
ofaguarantee certificate intheform shown inAnnex
G,subject tothe conditions laid down bythe
competent authorities oftheMember States .]
4.Reference tothis certificate shall bemade in
each T1declaration .
Article 31
1.The office ofguarantee may revoke ,the
provisional authorization ifthe conditions under
which itwasissued nolonger exist .
2.*Each Member State shall notify theMember
States concerned ofany revocation ofprovisional
authorizations .
Article 32
1.Each Member State may accept that thenatural
orlegal third person standing asguarantor under the
conditions laid down inArticles 27 and 28
guarantees ,byasingle guarantee andforaflat-rate
amount offivethousand units ofaccount inrespect
ofeach declaration ,payment ofduties and other
charges which may become chargeable inthecourse
ofaCommunity transit operation carried outunder
hisresponsibility ,whoever theprincipal may be.If
carriage ofthegoods presents increased risks ,having
regard inparticular totheamount ofduties and
other charges towhich they areliable inoneormore
Member States ,theflat-rate amount shall befixed at
ahigher level .Article 28
1.The person standing asguarantor under the
conditions referred toinArticle 27 shall be
responsible fordesignating ,ineach oftheMember
States through which thegoods will becarried inthe
course ofCommunity transit ,anatural orlegal third
person who also will stand asguarantor forthe
principal .
Such guarantor must beestablished intheMember
State inquestion and must undertake ,jointly and
severally with theprincipal ,topay theduties and
other taxes chargeable inthatState .
2.Theapplication ofparagraph 1shall besubject
toaqualified majority decision oftheCouncil acting
onaproposal from theCommission ,asaresult ofan
examination ofthe conditions under which the
Member States have been abletoexercise their right
ofrecovery inaccordance with Article 36.The
Commission shall submit areport onthissubject by
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which may bechargeable shall beeffected bythat
Member State inaccordance with itsprovisions laid
down bylaw,regulation oradministrative action ,
without prejudice tothe institution ofcriminal
proceedings .
2.Iftheplace oftheoffence orirregularity cannot
bedetermined ,itshall bedeemed tohave been
committed :
(a)where ,inthe course ofaCommunity transit
operation ,theoffence orirregularity isdetected
atanoffice oftransit situated ataninternal
frontier :intheMember State which themeans of
transport orthegoods have justleft;
(b)where ,inthe course ofaCommunity transit
operation ,theoffence orirregularity isdetected
atanoffice oftransit within themeaning ofthe
second indent ofArticle 11 (d):intheMember
State towhich that office belongs ;
(c)where ,inthe course ofaCommunity transit
operation ,theoffence orirregularity isdetected
intheterritory ofaMember State elsewhere than
atanoffice oftransit :intheMember State in
which itisdetected ;
(d)where theconsignment hasnotbeen produced at
theoffice ofdestination :inthelastMember State
which themeans oftransport orthegoods are
shown bythe transit advice notes tohave
entered ;
(e)where theoffence orirregularity isdetected after
the Community transit operation has been
concluded :inthe Member State inwhich itis
detected .[2.The following shall bedetermined under the
procedure laiddown inArticle 58:
(a)themodel form fortheguarantee referred toin
paragraph 1;
(b)thecarriage ofgoods likely togive rise toan
increase inthe flat-rate amount ,and the
conditions under which such anincrease shall
apply ;
(c)theconditions under which itwill beestablished
that theguarantee referred toinparagraph 1
shall apply toanyparticular Community transit
operation .]
Article 35
1.Anindividual furnished forasingle Community
transit operation shall belodged atthe office of
departure .
2.Itmay beacash deposit .Insuch acase ,the
amount shall befixed bythecompetent authorities of
the Member States ,and the guarantee must be
renewed ateach office oftransit within themeaning
ofthefirst indent ofArticle 11(d).
Article 34
Without prejudice tonational provisions prescribing
other cases ofexemption ,the principal shall be
exempted bythe competent authorities ofthe
Member States from payment ofduties and other
charges inthecase of:
(a)goods which have been destroyed asaresult of
force majeure orunavoidable accident duly
proven ;or
(b)officially recognized shortages arising from the
nature ofthegoods .
Article 35
The guarantor shall bereleased from hisobligations
towards theMember States through which goods
were carried inthecourse ofaCommunity transit
operation when the T1 document has been
discharged attheoffice ofdeparture .
Where theguarantor hasnotbeen notified bythe
office ofdeparture ofthenon-discharge oftheT1
document ,heshall bereleased from hisobligations
onexpiry ofaperiod oftwelve months from thedate
ofregistration oftheT1declaration .
Article 36
1.When itisfound that ,inthe course ofa
Community transit operation ,an offence or
irregularity has been committed inaparticular
Member State ,therecovery ofduties orother chargesArticle 37
1.The T1documents issued inaccordance with
therules ,and theidentification measures taken by
thecustoms authorities ofone Member State ,shall
have thesame legal effects inother Member States as
theT1documents issued inaccordance with therules
andtheidentification measures taken bythecustoms
authorities ofeach ofthose Member States .
2.The findings ofthecompetent authorities ofa
Member State made when inspections arecarried out
under theCommunity transit procedure shall have
thesame probative force inother Member States as
findings ofthecompetent authorities ofeach ofthose
Member States .
Article 38
Where necessary ,the customs authorities ofthe
Member States shall communicate toone another all
findings documents ,reports ,records ofproceedings

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and information relating totransport operations
carried outunder theCommunity transit procedure
and toirregularities and offences inconnection with
thatprocedure .
TITLE III
Procedure forinternal Community transitrepresentative ,with the unused copies ifheso
requests .The stamped copy should besent tothe
office ofentry intheneighbouring Member State .An
internal Community transit operation may begin at
that office ofentry ,which shall then become the
office ofdeparture .
2.Uptoand including 31December 1970 the
forms T2and T2bisneed notbeused intheMember
State ofdeparture ifitisintended toclear thegoods
for home use atthe office ofentry ofthe
neighbouring Member State .Insuch acase ,acopy of
the national export document stamped bythe
customs office ofexport shall besubstituted forthe
stamped copy prescribed inthethird subparagraph of
paragraph 1.]Article 39
1.Goods that are to be carried under the
procedure forinternal Community transit shall be
covered byaT2declaration .AT2declaration isa
declaration onform T2 (seespecimen inAnnex C)
completed ,where appropriate ,byoneormore forms
T2bis (seespecimen inAnnex D)(x).
2.Save asotherwise provided inArticles 40and
41,theprovisions ofTitle IIshall apply mutatis
mutandis totheprocedure forinternal Community
transit .TITLE IV
Special provisions applying tocertain modes of
transport
Article 40
Noguarantee need begiven forthepart ofatransit
operation between theoffice ofdeparture and the
first office oftransit unless thelaw oftheMember
State intheterritory ofwhich theoffice ofdeparture
issituated sorequires .Article 42
1.The railway authorities ofMember States shall
beexempt from the requirement tofurnish a
guarantee .
2.The provisions ofArticle 19(2)and (3)andof
Articles 21and22shall notapply tothecarriage of
goods byrail .
3.Forpurposes ofapplication ofArticle 36(2)(d),
therecords kept bytherailway authorities shall be
substituted fortransit advice notes . [Article 41
1.Goods inrespect ofwhich export formalities are
carried out atafrontier customs office ofthe
exporting Member State need notbedealt with under
theCommunity transit procedure atthat office unless
they aresubject toCommunity measures entailing
control oftheir useordestination .
Insuch acase ,theonly facts which need begiven in
theT2declaration arethose required forexport
purposes bythe provisions laid down bylaw,
regulation oradministrative action intheMember
State ofdeparture .
The customs office ofexport shall stamp theT2
document and return ittothe exporter orhisArticle 43
1.Noguarantee need befurnished forthecarriage
ofgoods ontheRhine andtheRhine waterways .
2.Each Member State may dispense with the
furnishing ofaguarantee inrespect ofthecarriage of
goods onother waterways situated initsterritory .It
shall forward details ofthemeasures taken tothat
effect totheCommission ,which shall inform the
other Member States .
Article 44
1.The procedure forexternal Community transit
shall notbeobligatory forthecarriage ofgoods by
sea .(*)The specimen oftheforms arethese laiddown bythe
Regulation ondeclaration forms forCommunity transit
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The procedure forinternal Community transit shall
notbecompulsory forsuch carriage unless thegoods
aresubject toCommunity measures entailing control
oftheir useordestination .TITLE V
Special provisions applying topostal consignments
2.Incases where Community transit procedure is
used forthecarriage ofgoods wholly orpartly by
sea,noguarantee need befurnished tocover thesea
voyage .Article 48
1.Inderogation from theprovisions ofArticle 1,
theCommunity transit procedure shall notapply to
postal consignments (including postal packages ).
Article 45
1.The procedure forexternal Community transit
shall notbecompulsory forthecarriage ofgoods by
air.
The procedure forinternal Community transit shall
notbecompulsory forsuch carriage unless thegoods
aresubject toCommunity measures entailing control
oftheir useordestination .[2.The provisions oftheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community which concern the
free movement ofgoods shall only apply togoods
contained inconsignments sent from apost office
situated within theCommunity when noyellow label
ofthetype shown inAnnex Hisaffixed tothe
packages and the accompanying documents .The
competent authorities ofthe Member State of
dispatch shall beresponsible foraffixing such alabel
orcausing ittobeaffixed topackages and tothe
accompanying documents unless thegoods satisfy the
conditions laid down inArticles 9and 10ofthat
Treaty .]
TITLE VI
Special provisions applying togoods carried by
travellers orcontained intheir luggage[2.Incases where Community transit procedure is
used for carriage wholly orpartly byair,no
guarantee need befurnished tocover theairportion
ofthejourney ofgoods carried byairlines appearing
onalist tobeestablished under the procedure
prescribed inArticle 58.]
Article 46
1.The Community transit procedure shall notbe
compulsory forthecarriage ofgoods bypipeline .Article 49
1.The Community transit procedure shall notbe
compulsory forthecarriage ofgoods accompanying
travellers orcontained intheir luggage ,ifthegoods
concerned arenotintended forcommercial use .
2.Incases where Community transit procedure is
used for the carriage ofgoods bypipeline no
guarantee need befurnished .2.The provisions oftheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community which concern the
freemovement ofgoods shall apply togoods which ,
pursuant toparagraph 1,arenotcarried under the
Community transit procedure :
(a)ifthey aredeclared asCommunity goods and
there isnodoubt astotheaccuracy ofthat
declaration ,and
iftheir total value does notexceed three hundred
units ofaccount pertraveller ;
(b)inother cases ,ifaninternal Community transit
document isproduced proving theCommunity
nature ofthegoods .[.Article 47
The provisions ofthe Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community concerning thefree
movement ofgoods shall notapply togoods which ,
pursuant tothesecond subparagraph ofArticle 44
(1),thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 45 (1)or
Article 46 (1),donotcirculate under theprocedure
forinternal Community transit ,unless aninternal
Community transit document isproduced proving
theCommunity nature ofsuch goods .]

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(a)toeach office oftransit with theexception ofthe
first and that referred tointhesecond indent of
Article 11(d);and
(b)totheoffice ofdestination .
2.The office oftransit shall ,inaccordance with
theprovisions tobeadopted under theprocedure laid
down inArticle 58,immediately send that copy tothe
service responsible forexternal trade statistics inthe
Member State which themeans oftransport hasjust
left .
3.The office ofdestination shall immediately send
totheservice responsible forexternal trade statistics
intheMember State ofdestination thecopy intended
forthat service .]
[TITLE VIII
Provisions relating totheCommittee onCommunity
Transit ]TITLE VII
Provisions relating tostatistics
Article 50
Where theCommunity transit procedure isapplied ,
transit andexport statistics shall bebased onit.
Article 51
1.The T1and T2documents shall constitute the
source ofstatistical information inrespect ofthe
movement ofgoods carried under theCommunity
transit procedure .
2.Where thesystems referred toinArticle 7(1)
and (2)areapplied ,thedocuments prescribed for
those systems shall constitute the source of
information fortransit statistics .
Inthecase referred tointhesecond subparagraph of
Article 7(1 ),each Member State shall beresponsible
fortaking thenecessary measures tosecure statistical
information .
3.Ifasingle movement ofgoods gives rise
successively totheestablishment ofanational transit
document and toaT1orT2document ,only the
latter documents shall constitute the source of
statistical information .'
[Article 52
The office ofdeparture shall ,without delay ,send a
copy ofthat copy ofthe T1orT2documents
returned toitbythe office ofdestination tothe
service oftheMember State ofdeparture responsible
for external trade statistics ,after discharge of
document T1orT2.]
[Article 53
The competent customs office shall send without
delay totheservice intheexporting orre-exporting
Member State responsible forexternal trade statistics ,
the copy ofthe export orre-export document
intended forthat service .]
Article 54
The principal orhisauthorized representative shall ,
attherequest ofthenational services responsible for
external trade statistics ,provide any information
relating totheT1orT2document necessary forthe
compilation ofsuch statistics .
[Article 55
1.Uptoand including 31December 1970 an
additional copy oftheT1andT2document shall be
sent :[Article 56
1.A Committee on Community Transit
(hereinafter called the'Committee ')ishereby setup,
consisting ofrepresentatives oftheMember States
with arepresentative ofthe Commission as
Chairman .
2.The Committee shall adopt itsown rules of
procedure .]
[Article 57
TheCommittee may examine anyquestion relating to
theapplication ofthisRegulation submitted toitby
itsChairman either onhisown initiative oratthe
request oftherepresentative ofaMember State .]
[Article 58
1.The procedure laiddown inparagraphs 2and 3
shall befollowed fortheadoption oftheprovisions
necessary :
(a)fortheapplication ofArticles 2,4,7,8,9,32,34,
35,41,45,55and60;
(b)fortheinstitution ofthe Community transit
procedure sothat certain Community measures
entailing control oftheuseordestination ofthe
goods may beapplied ;
(c)forthesimplification offormalities under the
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Community transit documents the agreements
concluded ortobeconcluded between them with a
view toreducing orabolishing frontier formalities at
the Belgo-Luxembourg and Belgo-Netherlands
frontiers .]
[Article 60
1.The Annexes tothisRegulation shall form an
integral part thereof .
2.The specimens shown intheAnnexes may be
adapted ,inaccordance with theprocedure laiddown
inArticle 58,torequirements arising from the
particular nature ofcertain goods ortotechnical
requirements .]
[Article 61
Each Member State shall inform theCommission of
theprovisions which itadopts fortheimplementation
ofthisRegulation .
The Commission shall communicate thisinformation
totheother Member States .]internal Community transit ,or for their
adaptation torequirements arising from the
particular nature ofcertain goods ;
(d)fortheextension oftheperiods attheend of
which Article 7(2),Article 15(1),Article 41 (2)
and Article 55shall nolonger apply ,which
periods must not beextended tomore than
double those prescribed bythose Articles .
2.The representative ofthe Commission shall
submit totheCommittee adraft oftheprovisions to
beadopted .The Committee shall deliver anopinion
onthedraft within atime limit setbytheChairman
having regard totheurgency ofthematter .Decisions
shall betaken byamajority oftwelve votes ,thevotes
oftheMember States being weighted asprovided in
Article 148 (2)oftheTreaty .The Chairman shall not
vote .
3.(a)The Commission shall adopt theprovisions
envisaged ifthey areinaccordance with the
opinion oftheCommittee .
(b)Ifthe provisions envisaged are not in
accordance with the Opinion of the
Committee ,orifnoopinion isdelivered ,the
Commission shall without delay submit tothe
Council aproposal with regard tothe
provisions tobeadopted .The Council shall
actbyaqualified majority .
(c)If,within ,three months oftheproposal being
submitted toit,theCouncil hasnotacted ,the
proposed provisions shall beadopted bythe
Commission .][Article 62
1.This Regulation shall enter into force onthe
third dayfollowing itspublication intheOfficial
Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,with the
exception ofArticle 1(4),thefirstsubparagraph of
Article 2(2),Article 7(3)andArticles .50to55which
shall enter intoforce on1January 1970 .
2.The procedures for external and internal
Community transit shall apply totransit declarations
registered attheoffices ofdeparture asfrom 1
January 1970 .
However ,goods the transport ofwhich inthe
Community began before 1January 1970 may be
carried ,uptoandincluding 10January 1970 ,in
accordance with aprocedure other than that for
external orinternal Community transit .Insuch cases ,
theprovisions ofArticle 1(4)shall notapply tothe
goods .][TITLE IX
Final provisions ]
[Article 59
Inderogation from this Regulation ,Belgium ,
Luxembourg andtheNetherlands may apply tothe

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APPENDIX II
Regulation ondeclaration forms forCommunity transit
—(EEC )No1617/69of31July 1969 (x)—
(d)Copy forstatistical purposes ,bearing thenum­
ber4.
3.The copies bearing thenumbers 3and 4shall
have respectively aredand adark blue border .The
width ofthose borders shall beabout 4mm .
4.Each form shall bear thename and address of
theprinter orsome means ofidentifying him .
[.Article 3
Where ,inthe cases referred toinArticle 55of
Regulation (EEC )No542/69,thesetofforms does
notcontain sufficient copies forstatistical purposes ,
additional copies may beused .Such copies shall
correspond exactly tospecimen copy No4.]Article 1
1.The forms on which Community transit
declarations are made shall correspond tothe
specimens shown intheAnnex tothis Regulation ,
except asregards thespaces reserved fornational
use .
2.The paper used shall bedressed forwriting
purposes and weigh between 40and 65g/m2.It
should besufficiently opaque fortheinformation on
onesidenottoaffect thelegibility oftheinformation
ontheother side .Itsstrength should besuch that ,in
normal use,itdoes noteasily tear orcrease .Itshall
bepale blue forforms T1and T1bisandwhite for
forms T2and T2bis.
3.The sizeoftheforms shall be210 X297mm,a
tolerance inthelength of—5mm and +8mm
being allowed .The line spacing shall be4-24 mm
(1/16inch ).The layout oftheforms shall bestrictly
observed .
Article 2
1.The forms forCommunity transit declarations
shall beproduced insetssoarranged that theseveral
copies may beobtained byasingle typing orwriting
operation .
2.Each set offorms shall include atleast the
following copies ,innumerical order :
(a)Copy foroffice ofdeparture ,bearing thenum­
ber 1;
(b)Copy for office ofdestination ,bearing the
number 2;
(c)Copy tobereturned tooffice ofdeparture ,
bearing thenumber 3;[Article 4
Where ,inaccordance with Articles 15and 39of
Regulation (EEC )No542/69,theexport orre-export
declaration and theCommunity transit declaration
arecombined inasingle form ,the setofforms
referred toinArticle 2shall besubmitted atthesame
time asthecopy orcopies required bytheMember
State ofdeparture for purposes ofexport or
re-export .]
Article 5
Anew heading '32'shall beadded toforms T2and
T2A ,itscontent shall bedetermined later .
OAmended byRegulation (EEC )No595/71of22March
1971 .


1Guarantee EC CE EG EFmm m m ■k ■ Kb■ ■ ■■■■ ■ TT^ EXTERNAL COMMUNITYII TRANSIT
DeclarationStatistical No
COPY FOR THE OFFICE
OFDEPARTURE |■Pleas *seeNotice before completing this form
iAppended documentsOffice ofdeparture
Document issued on
under No
Stamp SignatureIPrevious customs procedure
(Space reserved fornational use)4Number
offorms
T1bis
(Space reserved forexport declaration )
10DECLARATION :
represented by I
hereby undertakes toproduce thegoods described below intact andwithin theprescribed time limit atthe
office ofdestination at
At on
(Place ofsignature ) (date )
Signature
(Space reserved fornational statistical purposes )
25Country ofdestination 1
30Number ,kind,marks andnumbers ofpackages 31Description ofgoods
35Country ofconsignment 36Grossweight 37Price
|l(Space reserved fornational statistical purposes )
30Number ,kind ,marks andnumber ofpackages Description ofgoods
36Country ofconsignment 36Gross weight 37Price
(Space reserved fornational statistical purposes )
45Offices of
transit
intended
(andcountries )
46Offices of
transit used
(and
countries )
60 PlaceMode of
transportCHR Identity ofvehicle C Nationality /Flag 51Previous country
ofconsignment
Entry intothe
Community
Loading /
Transhipment
Transhipment
Transhipment /Unloading
Exit from the
Community62First country
ofdestination

EXAMINATION BYOFFICE OFDEPARTURE
Results ofexamination : Seals affixed :
rime limit (date ):
Remarks :
At on
(Place ) (date ) Stamp andsignature

1GuaranteeEbGbC.E.E.G.Ears nEXTERNALCOMMUNITYTRANSIT
DeclarationStatisticalNo
PleaseseeNoticebeforecompletingthisformCOPYFORTHEOFFICE I«
OFDESTINATION |^
iAppended documentsOfficeofdeparture
Documentissuedon
underNo
Stamp Signature3Previouscustomsprocedure 4Number
offorms
T1bis(Spacereservedfornationaluse)
(Spacereservedforexportdeclaration)
10DECLARATION :
representedby
herebyundertakestoproducethegoodsdescribedbelowintactandwithintheprescribedtimelimitatthe
officeofdestination at
At on
(Placeofsignature) (date) j
Signature —11Consignee
(Spacereservedfornationalstatistical(purposes)
25Countryofdestination
. Tip <i
30Number,kind,marksandnumbersofpackages 31Descriptionofgoods
35Countrygiconsignment 36Grossweight 37Price
30Number,kind,marksandnumberofpackages31Descriptionofgoods
35Countryofconsignment 36Grossweight 37Price
(Spacereservedfornationalstatisticalpurposes)
45Officesof
transit
intended
(andcountries)
16Officesof
transitused
(and
countries)
50 PlaceModeof
transportCHR|IdentityofvehicleCINationality/Flag 51Previouscountry
ofconsignment
IEntryintothe
Community
Loading/
Transhipment
Transhipment
Transhipment/
Unloading
Exitfromthe
Community52Firstcountry
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DETAILS AND MEASURES TAKEN (1) STAMP OFCOMPETENT AUTHORITY
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31.12.73 Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities NoL365/277
APPENDIX 111
Regulation ontheprocedure foroperating theflat-rate guarantee system provided forin
Article 32ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69onCommunity transit
—(EEC )No2311/69of19November 19690—
[Article 1
1.When anatural orlegal person proposes to
stand surety upon the conditions referred toin
Articles 27and 28and ontheterms laid down in
Article 32 (1)ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69on
Community transit ,thecontract ofguarantee shall be
intheform ofthemodel appearing inAnnex I.shown onthefront above theparticulars ofthe
issuing agency ;theother entries that follow shall
remain unchanged .
White paper shall beused ,free ofmechanical pulp ,
dressed forwriting purposes and weighing between
55and 65g/m2.Itshall have aprinted guilloche
pattern background inred such astoreveal any
falsification bymechanical orchemical means .
The size oftheform shall be105 X148mm .2.Where national law ,regulation ,administrative
practice oraccepted usage sorequires ,each Member
State may impose theuse ofadifferent form of
guarantee provided ithasthesame legal effect .]4.Without prejudice toArticle 3,theprincipal
may effect one Community transit operation under
each flat-rate guarantee voucher .The voucher shall
bedelivered totheoffice ofdeparture and shall be
retained byit. Article 2
1.The acceptance oftheguarantee referred toin
Article 1bythecustoms office where itisdrawn up
('theoffice ofguarantee ')shall betheguarantor 's
authority toissue ,under theterms oftheguarantee ,
flat-rate guarantee vouchers topersons intending to
actasprincipal inaCommunity transit operation
from anoffice ofdeparture oftheir choice .The
termination ofacontract ofguarantee shall be
notified forthwith totheother Member States bythe
Member State inwhich theoffice ofguarantee is
located .Article 3
1.Save inthecases referred toinparagraphs 2and
3theoffice ofdeparture shall notrequire aguarantee
inexcess ofthe flat-rate amount of5000 units of
account perCommunity transit declaration whatever
theamount oftheduties and other charges which
may attach tothegoods comprised inaparticular
declaration .
2.The guarantor shall beliable uptoanamount
of5000units ofaccount inrespect ofeach flat-rate
guarantee voucher .2.Where ,because ofcircumstances peculiar tothe
carriage ofthegoods ,carriage thereof involves in­
creased risks and theoffice ofdeparture therefore
considers that theguarantee of5000units ofaccount
isclearly insufficient ,itmay exceptionally require a
guarantee ofgreater amount inmultiples of5000
units ofaccount .3.Each flat-rate guarantee voucher shall conform
tothemodel contained inAnnex IIand shall bein
oneoftheofficial languages oftheCommunity .The
entries ontheback ofthis form may ,however ,be
3.Transport ofgoods shown inthelistappearing
inAnnex IIIshall give rise toanincrease inthe
amount oftheflat-rate guarantee where thequantity
of goods transported exceeds the quantity(*)Amended byRegulations (EEC )No2570/69of22De­
cember 1969 and (EEC )No 1031/70of1June 1970 .

NoL365/278 Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities 31.12.73
corresponding totheflat-rate amount of5000units
ofaccount .
Inthat case ,theflat-rate amount shall beincreased to
themultiple of5000 units ofaccount necessary to
guarantee thequantity ofgoods tobedispatched .Article 4
1.Where the Community transit declaration
includes other goods besides those shown inthelist
referred toinArticle 3(3),theprovisions ofthis
Regulation shall beapplied asifthetwo classes of
goods were comprised inseparate declarations .
2.Byway ofderogation from theprovisions of
paragraph 1,account shall not betaken ofthe
presence ofgoods ofeither class ifthequantity or
value thereof isrelatively unimportant .4.Inthecases referred toinparagraphs 2and 3
theprincipal shall deliver totheoffice ofdeparture
flat-rate guarantee vouchers corresponding tothe
required multiple of5000units ofaccount .

31.12.73 Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities NoL365/279
ANNEX 11
(FRONT )
A000 000 COMMUNITY
TRANSITC.E. E.C. E.G.
FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE VOUCHER
Issued by
(Name and address ofindividual orfirm )
,n,. % .
(Undertaking oftheguarantor accepted on ^
bytheoffice ofguarantee of «..U. )
This voucher isvalid foranamount ofupto5000UNITS OFACCOUNT foroneCommunity
transit operation
beginning notlater than
andinrespect ofwhich theprincipal is
(Name and address ofindividual orfirm )
Signature ofprincipal (*) Signature andstamp ofguarantor
()Signature optional .
Name andaddress ofprinter
(BACK )
Tobecompleted bytheoffice ofdeparture
Community transit operation effected under T1/T2document registered
on under No
bytheoffice at
Stamp Signature

NoL365/280 Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities 31.12.73
ANNEX III
1 2 3
CCT heading No Description ofgoodsQuantity
corresponding
tothestandard
amount
of5000 u.a.
09.01 AI Coffee notroasted 5000kg
09.01 AII Coffee roasted 3500kg
ex21.02 A Coffee extract and essence 1200kg
09.02 Tea 3500kg
ex21.02 B Tea extract and essence 1200kg
22.05 A '
22.06
ex22.09Alcoholic beverages other than
non-sparkling wines 20hi
ex22.08 i
ex22.09 JEthylic alcohol notdenatured 10hi
24.02 A Cigarettes 125000pieces
ex24.02 B Cigarillos 125000pieces
ex24.02 B Cigars 50000pieces
24.02 C Smoking tobacco 1000kg
ex27.10 Petrol ,gas-oil 400 hi
ex33.06 B Perfumes and toilet water 10hi

No L365/281 31.12.73 Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities
APPENDIX IV
Regulation onthenotification tointerested parties ofinformation relating totheprogress
ofCommunity transit operations with which they areconcerned
—(EEC )No2312/69of19November 1969 —
Article 1
1.Any person delivering tothe office of
destination aCommunity transit document together
with theconsignment towhich that document relates
shall upon request beissued with areceipt .The
receipt ,ofwhich thespecimen form issetoutinthe
Annex tothisRegulation ,shall first becompleted by
theperson concerned .
2.The size oftheform onwhich thereceipt is
drawn upshall be105 X148mm .The receipt shall
becompleted inoneoftheofficial languages ofthe
Community .Besides thespace reserved forcustomsuse the document may contain other particulars
relating totheconsignment .
3.The customs visa shall bevalid only inrespect
oftheparticulars contained inthepart reserved for
Customs use .
Article 2
Where aCommunity transit document hasnotbeen
discharged attheoffice ofdeparture ,that office shall
within nine months from the date ofissue ofthat
document inform accordingly theperson who stood
guarantor .
ANNEX
C.E. E.G.
COMMUNITY TRANSIT RECEIPT
RECEPISSE RICEVUTA
EINGANGSBESCHEINIGUNG ONTVANGSTBEWIJS
The customs office at
hereby certifies thatdocument Tl,T2(')
control copy T1/T2(*)' .«■:
registered on ^ under No
bytheoffice at »
hasbeen lodged and noirregularity hasbeen observed todate concerning theconsignment
towhich thisdocument refers y"'!"
At on 19..
(Place ) (date ) Official
Stamp
Signature
(*)Delete asnecessary .

NoL365/282 Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities 31.12.73
APPENDIX V
Regulation ontheinternal Community transit document forcertifying theCommunity
nature ofgoods
—(EEC )No2313/69of19November 1969 (M—
designated bythe competent authorities ofthe
Member State of departure .The competent
authorities ofthe Member State inwhich the
document isproduced may ,where necessary *require
ittobetranslated intotheofficial language oroneof
theofficial languages ofthatMember State .Article 1
The internal Community transit document tobeused
forcertifying theCommunity nature ofgoods which
arenotcarried under theCommunity transit system ,
shall bemade outinasingle copy onaT2L form .
T2L forms shall beissued asfrom 1January 1970 .
Article 4
The T2L document may beused forthepurpose of
certifying theCommunity nature ofthegoods to
which itrefers only ifsuch goods aretransported
directly from oneMember State toanother .
The following shall be regarded asdirectly
transported from oneMember State toanother :
(a)goods transported without passing through the
territory ofanon-member country ;
(b)goods transported through theterritory ofoneor
more non-member countries provided that
carriage through such countries iscovered bya
single transport document made out ina
Member State .Article 2
1.T2L forms shall conform tothespecimen inthe
Annex tothisRegulation .
2.The paper used shall bewhite ,free of
mechanical pulp ,dressed forwriting purposes and
weigh between 55and 65g/m2.Itshall have a
printed guilloche pattern background ingreen such
astoreveal any falsification bymechanical or
chemical means .
3.The sizeoftheform shall be210 X297mm ,a
tolerance inthelength of—5mm and +8mm
being allowed .The line spacing shall be4-24 mm
(1/16inch ).The layout oftheforms shall bestrictly
observed .
4.Member States shall beresponsible forhaving
theforms printed .The forms may also beprinted by
printers appointed bytheMember State inwhich
they areestablished ,inwhich case ,each T2L form
shall make reference totheappointment .Each form
shall bear thename and address oftheprinter ora
mark enabling theprinter tobeidentified .Itshall
also bear anindividual serial number .Article 5
1.The T2L document shall beissued forgoods
falling within Article 1(3)(a)and (b)ofRegulation
(EEC )No542/69.Itshall notbeissued forgoods :
—which are intended for export outside the
Community ;or
—inrespect ofwhich thecustoms formalities for
exportation have been carried outwith aview to
granting refunds upon exportation tothird
countries within theframework ofthe common
agricultural policy ;or ,
—inpackagings which donotfallwithin anyofthe
categories specified inArticle 1(3)(a)and (b)of
Regulation (EEC )No542/69.Article 3
T2L forms shall beprinted and completed inoneof
the official languages ofthe Community tobe
1971 .(*)Amended byRegulation (EEC )No595/71,of22March 2.The T2L document shall bestamped bythe
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onapplication .bytheperson concerned .Itshall be
delivered tohim assoon asthecustoms formalities
connected with theforwarding ofthegoods tothe
Member State ofdestination have been completed .
3.When theT2L document isissued retroactively
itshall beendorsed with oneofthefollowing phrases
inred :
'Delivre aposteriori '
'Nachtraglich ausgestellt '
'Rilasciato aposteriori '
'Achteraf afgegeven '.
Article 6
1.The T2L document shall beproduced atthe
customs office where thegoods aretobeentered toa
customs procedure other than that under which they
arrived .
2.Where thegoods have been transported bysea,
airorpipeline theT2L document shall beproduced
atthecustoms office atwhich thegoods areplaced
under acustoms procedure .Article 7
Member States shall render one another mutual
assistance inchecking the authenticity ofT2L
documents and the correctness ofthe information
which they contain .
Article 8
1.Inthecase ofgoods which may benefit from a.
refund upon exportation tothird countries granted
within theframework ofthecommon agricultural
policy andwhich arerouted totheMember State of
destination ,otherwise than byair,insuch away that
part ofthejourney iseffected outside thecustoms
territory oftheCommunity ,theT2L document shall
bemade outintriplicate .The original and onecopy
shall bedelivered totheperson concerned and the
second copy shall beretained bytheissuing office .
2.IntheMember State ofdestination ,theperson
concerned shall produce attheoffice referred toin
Article 6theoriginal andthecopy delivered tohim .
That office shall send thecopy totheissuing office
forverification purposes and shall benotified ofthe
result only ifsome irregularity isrevealed .


ANNEX
T2L
INTERNAL
COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENT
FOR CERTIFYING THE
COMMUNITY NATURE OFGOODSC.E. (E.C.)E.G.
1 A000000
See Notes overleaf
10DECLARATION :
represented by
declares thatthegoods described below areCommunity goods
At on
(Place ofsignature ) (date ) ,„Stonature  I«ff' J,,
J11''1'""''(il,F 'hi
■JiI!!i! .%^ -«ii%,il>
,III1'
ill'
30Number ,kind ,marks and numbers ofpackages 31Description ofgoods
-
■-: ;
I '1"Jill»1
f
32■
36Gross weight
. ! 1' ·'«:.pá^ /'
30Number ,kind ,marks andnumbers ^packages
( - ,■MDescription ofgoods
.
32 36Gross weight
CUSTOMS CERTIFICATE
Satisfied declaration correct
Export document :Type No Date
Customs office at:
Remarks :
Date . .19
Official
Stamp
(Signature )

REQUEST FORVERIFICATION OFTHIST2LDOCUMENT
Theundersigned customsofficerrequeststhattheauthenticityofthisdocumentandtheaccuracyoftheinformationcontained
hereinbeverified.
At
(Place)on 19.
(date)
Official
Stamp
(Signature)
RESULTOFVERIFICATION
Theverificationcarriedoutbytheundersigned customsofficerhasshownthatthisdocument :
1.wasdulyissuedbythecustomsofficenamedandthattheinformationcontainedthereiniscorrect(1);
2.doesnotsatisfytherequirements astoconditionsofauthenticityandregularity(seeremarksannexedhereto)(1).
At on 19
(Place) (date)
Official
Stamp
(')Deleteasnecessary . (Signature)
I.RulesforcompletionoftheT2Ldocument
A.AsingleT2Ldocumentshallbemadeoutonlyfor
goodsdispatchedbyonemeansoftransportforcar­
riagefromoneofficeofdeparturetooneofficeof
destination .
B.TheT2Ldocumentmaybeusedforthepurposeof
establishingtheCommunitynatureofgoodstowhich
itrefersonlywheresuchgoodsaretransporteddirectly
fromoneMemberStatetoanother.
Thefollowingshallberegardedasdirectlytransported
fromoneMemberStatetoanother :
(a)goddstransportedwithoutpassingthroughthe
territoryofanon-member country;
(b)goodstransportedthroughtheterritoryofoneor
morenon-member countriesprovidedthatcar­
riagethroughsuchcountriesiscoveredbya
singletransportdocumentmadeoutinaMember
State.
C.Theformshallbecompletedlegiblyandindelibly,
preferablytyped,withouterasuresorsuperimposed
corrections .
Anyalterationsshallbemadebycrossingoutthein­
correctinformation andbyaddingtherequiredinfor­
mationasappropriate .
Anysuchalterationshallbeauthenticated bytheper­
sonmakingitandcountersigned bythecustoms
authorities .
D.Onlythefollowingitemsaretobecompleted :
1.Whenthegoodsaretransported undertheTIRor
TIFConventions ,ortheRhineManifestsystems,
orarecoveredbyanECSorATACarnet,theindi­cationTIR',TIF','RhineManifest','ECS'or
'ATA'shouldbeenteredasthecasemaybe,
followedbythedateofissueandthenumberof
thedocumentrelatingtothesystemused.
10.Enterthesurnameandforenames ornameof
firm,andaddressofthepersonconcernedand,if
applicable ,oftherepresentative .
Wheretheformissignedbyapersondulyautho­
rized,hisnameshallbeshowninblockletters.
30.Inrespectofgoodswhicharenotpacked,indi­
catethenumberofarticles,orifappropriateenter
asloosegoods.
31.Thegoodsshallbedescribedbytheirusualcom­
mercialname,orinaccordance withthetariff
nomenclature .
36.Thisreferstotheweightasshowninthecom­
mercialdocumentsrelatingtotheconsignment .
Theweightistobespecifiedinkilogrammes .
Grossweightmeansthetotalweightofthegoods
andallpackingmaterial.Alloutsideandinside
containers ,packings,wrappingsandsupportsare
regardedaspacking;thisexcludestransport
equipment ,inparticularcontainers ,andsheets,
tackle,coversandothertransportaccessories .
II.Production ofT2Ldocuments atcustoms
TheT2Ldocumentsshallbeproducedatthecustoms
officewherethegoodsaretobeenteredtoacustoms
procedureotherthanthatunderwhichtheyarrived.
Ifthegoodshavebeentransported bysea,airorpipe­
line,theT2Ldocumentshallbeproducedatthecustoms
officeatwhichthegoodsareplacedunderacustoms
procedure .

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APPENDIX VI
Regulation ontheforms fortransit advice notes provided forunder theCommunity
transit system
—(EEC )No2314/69of19November 1969 —
Sole Article
1.Theforms used astransit notes under theCommunity transit system shall conform to
thespecimen setoutintheAnnex tothisRegulation .
2.White paper shall beused with amechanical pulp content ofnotmore than 10%;
itshall bedressed forwriting purposes andweigh between 55and65g/m2.
3.The sizeoftheforms shall be148 X210mm .They shall beinone oftheofficial
languages oftheCommunity .
ANNEX
C.E. (E.C. )E.G.
COMMUNITY TRANSIT
(Transit advice note )
AVIS DE PASSAGE
GRENZÜBERGANGSSCHEINAVVISO DIPASSAGGIO
KENNISGEVING VAN DOORGANG
Identification ofvehicle
TRANSIT DOCUMENT OFFICE OF TRANSIT INTENDED
(AND COUNTRY ):Type (T1orT2)andnumber Office ofdeparture
SPACE RESERVED FOR CUSTOMS USE
Date oftransit :
(Signature )
Official
Stamp
Name und address ofprinter .

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APPENDIX Vll
Regulation establishing thelistofairline companies exempt from providing theguarantee
required within theframework oftheCommunity transit system
—(EEC )No2588/69of22December 1969 (l)—
Sole Article
Where aCommunity transit procedure isused foratransport operation effected wholly
orpartly byairtheairline companies listed intheAnnex tothisRegulation shall notbe
required toprovide aguarantee covering thetransport byair.
i1)Amended byRegulations (EEC )No2631/70of23December 1970 and (EEC )No 1571/71
of22July 1971 .
ANNEX
Listofairline companies exempt from providing aguarantee
1.AerLingus Teoranta (Irish AirLines ),Dublin
2.Aeroflot ,Moskva
3.Aerolíneas Argentinas ,Buenos Aires
4.Aerolinee Itavia ,Roma
5.AirAfrique ,Abidjan
6.AirAlgérie (Compagnie generate detransports aériens ),Alger
7.AirBahama (International ),Nassau
8.AirCanada ,Montreal
9.AirCongo ,Kinshasa
10.AirFrance ,Paris
11.AirIndia ,Bombay
12.AirInter ,Paris
13.AirMadagascar (Societe nationale malgache detransports aériens ),Tananarive
14.AirSenegal (Compagnie sénégalaise detransports aériens ),Dakar
15.Alitalia (Linee Aeree Italiane ),Roma
16.ATI ,Napoli
17.Austrian Airlines ,Wien
18.Avianca (Aerovías Nacionales deColombia SA),Bogota
19.'Balkan 'Bulgarian Airlines ,Sofia
20.'Basco 'Brothers AirServices Co.,Aden
21.Bavaria Fluggesellschaft Schwabe &Co.,München
22.BEA (British European Airways Corporation ),Ruislip
23.BKS AirTransport Ltd,London
24.BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation ),Heathrow Airport ,London
25.British United Airways ,Gatwick Airport ,London
26.Canadian Pacific Airways ,Vancouver
27.Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie (CSA ),Praha
28.Condor Flugdienst GmbH ,Frankfurt /Main
29.Dan-Air Services Ltd ,London
30.Deutsche Lufthansa AG,Köln
31.East African Airways Corporation ,Nairobi
32.ElAlIsrael Airlines Ltd,TelAviv
33.Elivie (Societa Italiana Esercizio Elicotteri SpA),Napoli
34.Finnair ,Helsinki

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35.Garuda Indonesian Airways ,Djakarta
36.General AirNord GmbH ,Hamburg
37.Germanair Bedarfsluftfahrtgesellschaft mbH ,Frankfurt /Main
38.Iberia (Líneas Aéreas deEspana ),Madrid
39.Interregional-Fluggesellschaft mbH ,Düsseldorf
40.Iran National Airlines Corporation ,Teheran
41.Japan AirLines Co.Ltd,Tokio
42.JAT (Jugoslovenski Aerotransport ),Beograd
43.KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij ),Den Haag
44.Kuwait Airways Corporation ,Kuwait
45.Luftleidir HF,Reykjavik
46.LOT (Polski Linie Lotnicze ),Warszawa
47.Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH ,Düsseldorf
48.Luftverkehrsunternehmen Atlantis AG,Frankfurt /Main-Niederrad
49.Luxair (Luxembourg Airlines ),Luxembourg
50.Malev (Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat ),Budapest
51.Martinair Holland NV (MAC ),Amsterdam
52.MEA (Middle East Airlines Airliban SAL),Beirut
53.Olympic Airways ,Athenai
54.Pakistan International Airlines Corporation ,Karachi
55.Panair Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH &Co.,München
56.PanAmerican World Airways Inc.,New York
57.Quantas Airways Ltd,Sydney
58.Rousseau Aviation ,Dinard
59.Royal AirMaroc ,Casablanca
60.SAA (South African Airways ),Johannesburg
61.Sabena —Belgian World Airlines ,Bruxelles —Brussel
62.SAM (Societa Aerea Mediterranea ),Roma
63.SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System ),Stockholm
64.Seabord World Airlines Inc.,New York
65.Swissair (Swiss AirTransport Company Ltd),Zurich
66.TAP (Transportes Aereos Portugueses SARL ),Lisboa
67.Tarom (Rumanian AirTransport ),Bucuresti
68.TF—Transport Flug GmbH ScCo.,Frankfurt /Main
69.Transavia (Holland NV),Amsterdam
70.Trans-Mediterranean Airways ,Beirut
71.—
72.Tunis Air,Tunis
73.Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi ,Istanbul
74.TWA (Trans World Airlines Inc.),New York
75.United Arab Airlines ,Heliopolis
76.UTA (Union deTransports Aériens ),Paris
77.VARIG (Empresa Viacão Aerea Riograndense ),RiodeJaneiro
78.VlASA (Venezolana Internacional deAviación SA),Caracas
79.NLM (Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij ),Amsterdam
80.Trans-Union ,Paris

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APPENDIX VIII
Regulation onsimplification oftheCommunity transit procedure forgoods carried byrail
—(EEC )No304/71of11February 1971 —
Article 5
The railway authorities shall ensure that
consignments carried under theCommunity transit
procedure are identified by labels marked
'Douane /Zoll/Dogana '.Such labels shall beattached
tothe Consignment Note orExpress Parcels
Consignment Note andtotherailway wagon ,where
afull load isconcerned ,ortothe package or
packages inother cases .TITLE I
General Provisions
Article 1
Formalities under theCommunity transit procedure
shall besimplified inaccordance with thefollowing
provisions forcarriage ofgoods effected byrailway
authorities under cover of an International
Consignment Note (CIM )orInternational Express
Parcels Consignment Note (TIEx)
Article 2
The International Consignment Note or the
International Express Parcels Consignment Note shall
betreated :
(a)with respect togoods referred toinArticle 1(2)
ofRegulation (EEC )No 542/69,asaTl
declaration ordocument asthecase may be;
(b)with respect togoods referred toinArticle 1(3)
ofthe abovementioned Regulation ,asaT2
declaration ordocument asthecase may be.Article 6
Where thecontract ofcarriage ismodified with the
result that :
—acarriage operation which wastoendoutside the
Community ends within theCommunity ;
—acarriage operation which was toendwithin the
Community ends outside theCommunity ;
therailway authorities shall notperform themodified
contract except with theprior agreement oftheoffice
ofdeparture ;
Where thecontract ofcarriage ismodified with the
result that thecarriage operation isended within the
Member State ofdeparture ,performance ofthe
modified contract shall besubject toconditions tobe
determined bythe customs authorities ofthat
Member State .
Inallother cases ,the railway authorities may
perform themodified contract ;they shall forthwith
inform the .office ofdeparture ofthemodification
made .Article 3
The railway authorities ofeach Member State shall
make available tothe customs authorities oftheir
country therecords held attheir accounting offices in
order tofacilitate effective customs control .
Article 4
1.The railway authorities which accept thegoods
for carriage accompanied by an International
Consignment Note orInternational Express Parcels
Consignment Note shall betheprincipal asregards
thetransit procedure concerned .
2.The railway authorities oftheMember State
through whose territory goods enter theCommunity
shall betheprincipal asregards thetransit procedure
concerning goods accepted for carriage bythe
railway authorities ofathird country .TITLE II
Movement ofgoods between Member States
Article 7
1.Ifacarriage operation starts and istoend
within theCommunity ,theConsignment Note shall
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2.The customs office for the frontier station
through which thegoods intransit leave theterritory
oftheCommunity shall actasoffice ofdestination .
3.There areformalities tobecarried out atthe
office ofdestination .[2.With respect togoods referred toinArticle
1(2)ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69,theoffice of
departure shall indicate ,oncopy No 3ofthe
Consignment Note ,that thegoods towhich that
document refers are carried under the external
Community transit procedure .
Tothis end,itshall clearly mark thesymbol T1in
thespace 'description ofgoods '.]
3.Allcopies oftheConsignment Note shall be
returned totheparty concerned .
[4.With respect togoods referred toinArticle
1(3)ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69,each Member
State may provide that the goods may ,under
conditions which itshall determine ,beplaced under
Internal Community transit procedure without it
being necessary tosubmit the Consignment Note
covering the goods concerned tothe office of
departure .]
5.The customs office forthestation ofdestination
shall actasoffice ofdestination .However ,ifthe
goods areentered forhome useorplaced under some
other customs procedure atanintermediate station ,
thecompetent office forthat station shall actasoffice
ofdestination .Article 11
1.Where acarriage operation starts outside the
Community and istoendwithin theCommunity ,the
customs office forthefrontier station through which
thegoods enter theCommunity shall actasoffice of
departure .Noformalities need becarried outatthe
office ofdeparture .
2.The customs office forthestation ofdestination
shall actasoffice ofdestination .However ,ifthe
goods areentered forhome useorplaced under some
other customs procedure atanintermediate station
thecompetent office forthatstation shall actasoffice
ofdestination .
The formalities prescribed byArticle 9shall be
carried outattheoffice ofdestination .
Article 8
As ageneral rule,and account being taken of
identification measures applied by the railway
authorities ,theoffice ofdeparture shall notseal the
means oftransport orthepackages .Article 12
1.Where acarriage operation starts and istoend
outside theCommunity ,thecustoms offices which
are toact asoffice ofdeparture and office of
destination shall beaslaiddown inArticle 11.(1 )and
Article 10(2)respectively .
2.Noformalities need becarried outattheoffices
ofdeparture ordestination .
Article 9
1.The railway authorities oftheMember State in
which thecompetent office ofdestination issituated
shall forward tothelatter copies Nos 2and 3ofthe
Consignment Note .
2.The office ofdestination shall return ,without
delay ,totherailway authorities copy No 2after
stamping itandshall retain copy No3.Article 13
Goods being thesubject ofacarriage operation to
which Article 11(1)orArticle 12 (1)applies shall be
considered asmoving under theexternal Community
transit procedure unless movement certificate DD3 or
aninternal Community transit document ,drawn up
for "the purpose ofestablishing the Community
nature ofthegoods concerned ,issubmitted inrespect
ofthem .
TITLE III
Carriage ofgoods toorfrom third countries
Article 10
1.Ifacarriage operation starts within the
Community and istoend outside theCommunity ,
Articles 7and 8shall apply .TITLE IV
Provision relating toexpress packages
Article 14
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under cover ofthe International Express Parcels
Consignment Note .consignor tosupply inaddition totheinformation
shown intheInternational Consignment Note or
International Express Parcels Consignment Note ,
further information apart from the name ofthe
countries ofconsignment and destination ofthe
goods carried .]Article 15
With respect tocarriage operations effected under
cover of the International Express Parcels
Consignment Note :
[(a)theendorsement required under Article 7(2)
shall beentered inthe copy known asthe
waybill ;]
(b)thecopy known asthewaybill and acopy of
theInternational Express Parcels Consignment
Note showing ifappropriate theendorsement
referred toin(a)above shall ,inapplication of
Article 9,beforwarded tothe office of
destination which shall return ,without delay ,to
therailway authorities thecopy known asthe
waybill after having stamped that copy andthe
copy retained bythat office .TITLE VI
Final provisions
Article 17
The provisions ofTitles IIand IIIofRegulation
(EEC )No542/69which have nofurther purpose for
the application ofthis Regulation ,inparticular
Articles 12(3)to(6),17,23,26(1),and 41thereof ,
shall notapply .
Article 18
Theprovisions ofthisRegulation shall :
[(a)not prejudice the application ofRegulation
(EEC )No2315/69ontheuseofCommunity
transit documents forthepurpose ofapplying
Community measures for verifying the use
and/ordestination ofgoods ;]
(b)inno way affect obligations relating to
formalities concerning export ,re-export ,import
orre-import .[TITLE V
Provisions relating tostatistics ]
[Article 16
1.Forthepurpose ofcompiling transit statistics ,
therailway authorities shall supply thecompetent
departement for external trade statistics inthe
Member State ofdeparture with the necessary
information regarding each operation under the
Community transit procedure inwhich ,pursuant to
Article 4,they have acted asprincipals .
2.Until aCommunity procedure isintroduced for
the purpose ofapplying paragraph 1and of
transmitting information to the competent
department forexternal trade statistics inMember
States ,other than theMember State ofdeparture ,the
territory ofwhich iscrossed during any given
operation under theCommunity transit procedure
each Member State shall determine the method
whereby the national railway authorities are to
supply thenecessary information tothecompetent
national government department .
3.The railway authorities shall not,for the
purpose ofapplying paragraphs 1and 2,require theArticle 19
This Regulation shall notpreclude theuseofthe
procedure provided for inRegulation (EEC )No
542/69.
Insuch case ,Articles 3and5shall nevertheless apply .
Furthermore ,copy No2oftheConsignment Note or
thecopy known asthewaybill oftheInternational
Express Parcels Consignment Note shall besubmitted
atone ofthecustoms offices forthedifferent stations
involved intheoperation under the Community
transit procedure .That office shall apply itsstamp
after ascertaining that carriage ofthe goods is
covered by one ormore Community transit
documents .

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APPENDIX IX
Regulation onsimplification oftheformalities tobecarried outatoffices ofdeparture
anddestination inrespect ofgoods transported under theCommunity transit procedure
—(EEC )No1226/71of11June 1971 —
Article 1
Each Member State may simplify the formalities
relating toCommunity transit procedure tobe
carried out atthe offices ofdeparture and of
destination within itsterritory ,inaccordance with
thefollowing provisions .Article 4
The authorization tobeissued bythe customs
authorities shall specify inparticular :
(a)thecustoms office oroffices which areauthorized
offices ofdeparture fortheconsignments ;
(b)theperiod within which ,and theprocedure by
which ,theauthorized consignor istoinform the
office ofdeparture oftheconsignments tobesent
inorder that the office may ,where required ,
examine thegoods before their departure ;
(c)the period within which the goods must be
produced attheoffice ofdestination ;
(d)the identification measures tobetaken .The
customs authorities may prescribe that themeans
oftransport orthepackages shall bear special
seals ,accepted bythecustoms authorities and
affixed bytheauthorized consignor .TITLE I
Formalities attheoffice ofdeparture
Article 2
The customs authorities ofeach Member State may
authorize anyperson who fulfils theconditions laid
down inArticle 3and who intends tocarry out
Community transit operations (hereinafter called
'authorized consignor ')nottoproduce attheoffice
ofdeparture either thegoods concerned oraT1or
T2declaration inrespect ofthem .
Article 5
1.The authorization shall stipulate that the'Office
ofDeparture 'space onthefront ofdeclaration
form T1orT2 :
(a)bestamped inadvance with thestamp ofthe
office ofdeparture andbear thesignature ofan
official ofthat office ;or
(b)bestamped bytheapproved consignor with a
special metal stamp approved bythecustoms
authorities and conforming tothemodel shown
intheAnnex .The imprint ofthat stamp may be
printed inadvance onthe forms ,where the
printing isentrusted toaprinting works
approved forthatpurpose .
The authorized consignor must fillinthat space by
indicating theconsignment date ofthegoods and
must give thedeclaration anumber inaccordance
with therules tothat effect intheauthorization .
2.The customs authorities may prescribe theuse
offorms bearing adistinctive individual sign .Article 3
1.The authorization provided forinArticle 2shall
only begranted topersons :
(a)who frequently send consignments ;
(b)whose records enable thecustoms authorities to
verify theoperations ;
and
(c)who ,when aguarantee isrequired under
Community transit procedure ,have provided a
comprehensive guarantee .
2.The customs authorities may withhold
authorization from persons not providing the
guarantee they consider necessary .
3.They may withdraw the authorization ,in
particular when theauthorized persons nolonger
fulfil theconditions stated inparagraph 1orno
longer provide theguarantee referred toinpara­
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authorities bywhom hewasauthorized thftf hetook
themeasures required ofhiminparagraph 1(b).Article 6
1.Not later than atthetime ofconsignment ofthe
goods ,the authorized consignor shall complete
declaration T1orT2,duly filled in,byentering on
theback ofcopies 1and 2,inthespace marked
'Examination byOffice ofDeparture ',theperiod
within which thegoods must beproduced atthe
office ofdestination ,the identification measures
applied andthewords 'simplified procedure '.
2.After consignment ,copy No 1shall besent
without delay totheoffice ofdeparture .The customs
authorities may provide ,intheauthorization ,that
copy No 1besent totheoffice ofdeparture assoon
asthedeclaration T1orT2iscompleted .The other
copies shall accompany thegoods inaccordance with
theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69.
3.When the customs authorities ofthe Member
State ofdeparture carry outanexamination atthe
departure ofaconsignment ,they shall record thefact
inthe space marked 'Examination byOffice of
Departure 'ontheback ofform T1orT2.TITLE II
Formalities attheoffice ofdestination
Article 9
1.The customs authorities ofeach Member State
may dispense with production atthe office of
destination ofgoods transported under aCommunity
transit procedure where thegoods areintended fora
person who fulfils theconditions laiddown inArticle
10 (hereinafter called 'authorized consignee ')
previously authorized bythecustoms authorities of
theMember State inwhich theoffice ofdestination is
situated .
2.Insuch acase ,theprincipal shall have fulfilled
hisobligations under theprovisions ofArticle 13(a)
ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69from themoment
when ,within theprescribed period ,copies ofthe
Community transit document ,together with the
intact goods ,have been handed over tothe
authorized consignee athisbusiness premises orat
the places specified inthe authorization ,the
identification measures having been duly observed .
3.Inrespect ofeach consignment handed over to
him asprovided inparagraph 2,the authorized
consignee shall issue ,attherequest ofthecarrier ,a
receipt stating that thedocuments and the goods
have been handed over tohim .Article 7
Declaration T1orT2,completed bytheinformation
specified inArticle 6(1),shall betheequivalent of
document T1orT2,and theauthorized consignor
who signed thedeclaration shall betheprincipal .
Article 8
1.The authorized consignor shall :
(a)comply with theprovisions ofthisRegulation and
oftheauthorization mentioned inArticle 4;
(b)take all necessary measures toensure the
safekeeping ofthespecial stamp oroftheforms
bearing thestamp oftheoffice ofdeparture or
theimprint ofthespecial stamp .
2.Intheevent ofanyperson misusing theforms
stamped inadvance with thestamp oftheoffice of
departure orwith thespecial stamp approved bythe
customs authorities ,theauthorized consignor shall be
liable ,without prejudice tocriminal proceedings ,for
thepayment ofduties and other charges due ina
Member State inrespect ofthegoods carried under
cover ofthose forms ,unless heproves tothecustomsArticle 10
1.Only those persons may beauthorized :
(a)who frequently receive consignments subject to
customs control ;and
(b)whose records enable thecustoms authorities to
verify theoperations .
2.The customs authorities may withold
authorization from persons not providing the
guarantee they consider necessary .
3.They may withdraw the authorization ,in
particular when theauthorized persons nolonger
fulfil theconditions stated inparagraph 1orno
longer provide theguarantee referred toinpara­
graph 2.

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4.The authorized consignee must comply with the
provisions ofthisRegulation andoftheauthorization
referred toinArticle 11.measures which they consider necessary .The said
consignors and consignees must submit tosuch
measures .
Article 14
The customs authorities ofthe Member State of
departure or destination may exclude certain
categories ofgoods from thefacilities provided forin
Articles 2and 9respectively .Article 11
1.The authorization granted bythe customs
authorities shall specify inparticular :
(a)thecustoms office oroffices which areauthorized
offices ofdestination forconsignments which the
authorized consignee receives ;
(b)theperiod within which ,and theprocedure by
which ,theauthorized consignee istoinform the
office ofdestination ofthearrival ofthegoods in
order that the office may ,where required ,
examine thegoods onarrival .
2.Without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle
14,the customs authorities shall specify inthe
authorization whether theauthorized consignee may
dispose ofthegoods which have arrived without
action bytheoffice ofdestination .Article 15
[1.Where dispensation from production ofthe
Community transit declaration atthe office of
departure isapplicable togoods referred toinArticle
1(2)ofRegulation (EEC )No542/69which aretobe
dispatched under cover of an international
consignment note oraninternational express parcel
dispatch note ,inaccordance with theprovisions of
Regulation (EEC )No304/71onthesimplification of
Community transit procedure forgoods carried by
rail,thecustoms authorities shall take thenecessary
measures toensure that copy No 3ofthe
xonsignment note orthecopy oftheinternational
express parcel dispatch note headed 'waybill 'bears
theindication 'Tl'.]
2.Where thegoods carried under thesimplified
procedure provided for inRegulation (EEC )No
304/71areintended foranauthorized consignee ,the
customs authorities may provide that ,inderogation
from Article 9(2)andArticle 12(1)(b),copies Nos 2
and 3oftheconsignment note orthecopy ofthe
international express parcel dispatch note headed
'waybill 'and acopy asheet ofthat note aretobe
delivered direct bythe railway authorities tothe
office ofdestination .Article 12
1.Inrespect ofconsignments arriving athis
business premises orattheplaces specified inthe
authorization ,theauthorized consignee must :
(a)immediately inform the office ofdestination ,
following the procedure laid down inthe
authorization ,ofanyexcess quantities ,shortages ,
substitutions orother irregularities such as
broken seals ;
(b)send without delay totheoffice ofdestination the
copies of document Tl or T2 which
accompanied the consignment ,indicating the
date ofarrival andthestate ofany seals affixed .
2.The office ofdestination shall make the
required entries inthecopies ofdocument TlorT2
which aresent toit.
Article 16
This Regulation shall bewithout prejudice to
(a)application ofRegulation (EEC )No2315/69on
theuseofCommunity transit documents forthe
purpose ofapplying Community measures for
verifying theuseand/ordestination ofgoods ;
(b)obligations concerning formalities relating to
export ,re-export ,import orre-import .TITLE III
Final provisions
Article 13
The customs authorities may apply toauthorized
consignors and authorized consignees any control

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ANNEX
1.Member State 'scoat ofarms
2.Customs office
3.Number ofdocument
4.Date
5.Authorized consignor
6.Authorization

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APPENDIX X
MODEL I
E.C. C.E. E.G. E.F.
Guarantee
(Comprehensive guarantee covering several Community transit operations )
I.Undertaking bytheguarantor
1.The undersigned (*)
resident at (2)
hereby jointly andseverally guarantees ,attheoffice ofguarantee of
uptoamaximum of infavour oftheKingdom of
Belgium ,theFederal Republic ofGermany ,theFrench Republic ,theItalian Republic ,the
Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands andtheSwiss Confedera­
tion (3),theamounts orwhich theprincipal
(4),may beorbecome liable totheabovementioned States byreason ofinfringements or
irregularities committed inthecourse ofaCommunity transit operation carried outbythat
person ,including duties ,taxes ,agricultural levies andother charges —with theexception
ofpecuniary penalties —asregards principal orfurther liabilities ,expenses andincidentals .
2.The undersigned undertakes topayforthwith ,upon thefirst application inwriting bythe
competent authorities oftheStates referred toinparagraph 1thesums requested uptothe
limit ofthemaximum amount aforesaid .
This amount may notbereduced bythesums already paid inpursuance ofthisunder­
taking unless recourse ishad totheundersigned inrespect ofaCommunity transit
operation which began before thethirtieth dayfollowing that ofthereceipt bytheunder­
signed ofprevious application orapplications .
3.This undertaking shall bevalid from thedayofitsacceptance bytheoffice ofguarantee .
This guarantee may becancelled atany time bytheundersigned ,orbytheState inthe
territory ofwhich theoffice ofguarantee issituated .
The cancellation shall take effect onthesixteenth dayafter notification thereof totheother
party .
The undersigned shall remain responsible forpayment ofthesums which become payable
inrespect ofCommunity transit operations covered bythisundertaking which began be­
fore thedate onwhich thecancellation took effect ,even ifthedemand forpayment is
made after that date .
(1)Surname andforenames ,orname offirm .
(2)Full address .
(3)Delete thename ofanyState orStates ofwhich theterritory willnotbeused .
(4)Surname andforenames ,orname offirm ,andfulladdress oftheprincipal .

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4.Forthepurpose ofthisundertaking theundersigned gives hisaddress forservice (*)as
(s)andineach oftheother
States referred toinparagraph 1ascare of
State Surname andforenames ,orname offirm ,and fulladdress
1
2
3
4
5
6 .'
The undersigned acknowledges that allcorrespondence and notices andanyformalities
orprocedure relating tothisundertaking addressed tooreffected inwriting atoneofhis
addresses forservice shall beaccepted andduly delivered tohim .
Theundersigned acknowledges thejurisdiction ofthecourts oftheplaces where hehasan
address forservice .
The undersigned undertakes tomaintain hisaddress forservice or,ifhehastoalter one
ormore ofthose addresses ,toinform theoffice ofguarantee inadvance .
Done at on
Signature (3)
II.Acceptance bytheoffice ofguarantee
Office ofguarantee
Guarantor 'sundertaking accepted onthe
Stamp andsignature
(x)If,inthelaw oftheState ,there isnoprovision foraddress forservice theguarantor shall appoint ,ineach ofthe
States referred toinparagraph 1,anagent authorized toreceive any communications addressed tohim .The courts
oftheplaces inwhich theaddresses forservice oftheguarantor orofhisagents aresituated shall have jurisdiction in
disputes concerning thisguarantee .The acknowledgment inthesecond subparagraph andtheundertaking inthefourth
subparagraph ofparagraph 4must bemade tocorrespond .
(2)Full address .
(s)The signature must bepreceded bythefollowing inthesignatory 'sown handwriting :Guarantee fortheamount of
'with theamount written out infull .

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MODEL II
E.C. C.E. E.G. E.F.
COMMUNITY TRANSIT GUARANTEE
(Guarantee covering asingle Community transit operation )
I.Undertaking bytheguarantor
1.The undersigned (*)
resident at (2)
hereby jointly and severally guarantees ,attheoffice ofdeparture of
infavour oftheKingdom ofBelgium ,theFederal Republic ofGermany ,theFrench
Republic ,theItalian Republic ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,theKingdom ofthe
Netherlands andtheSwiss Confederation (3),theamounts forwhich theprincipal
(4),may beorbecome liable totheabovementioned States byreason of
infringements orirregularities committed inthecourse ofaCommunity transit operation
carried outbythat person from theoffice ofdeparture of
totheoffice ofdestination of
inrespect ofthegoods designated hereinafter ,including duties ,taxes ,agricultural levies and
other charges —with theexception ofpecuniary penalties —asregards principal or
further liabilities ,expenses andincidentals .
2.The undersigned undertakes topayforthwith thesums requested upon thefirst appli­
cation inwriting bythecompetent authorities oftheStates referred toinparagraph 1.
3.This undertaking shall bevalid from thedayofitsacceptance bytheoffice ofdeparture .
4.Forthepurposes ofthisundertaking ,theundersigned gives hisaddress forservices ()as
(2)
and ,ineach oftheother States referred toinparagraph 1,ascare of
State Surname and forenames orname offirm and full address
1
2
3
4
5
6
(*)Surname andforenames ,orname offirm .
(2)Full address .
(3)Delete thename ofanyState orStates ofwhich theterritory isnottobeused .
(4)Surname andforenames ,orname offirm ,andfulladdress oftheprincipal .
(6)If,inthelaw oftheState ,there isnoprovision foraddress forservice ,theguarantor shall appoint ,ineach ofthe
States referred toinparagraph 1,anagent authorized toreceive anycommunications addressed tohim .The courts
oftheplaces inwhich theaddresses forservice oftheguarantor orofhisagents aresituated shall have jurisdiction in
disputes concerning this guarantee .The acknowledgement inthesecond subparagraph and theundertaking inthe
fourth subparagraph ofparagraph 4must bemade tocorrespond .

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The undersigned acknowledges that allcorrespondence and notices and anyformalities
orprocedures relating tothis undertaking addressed tooreffected inwriting atoneof
hisaddresses forservice shall beaccepted asduly delivered tohim .
The undersigned acknowledges thejurisdiction ofthecourts oftheplaces where hehas
anaddress forservice .
The undersigned undertakes tomaintain hisaddresses forservice ,or,ifhehastoalter
oneormore ofthose addresses ,toinform theoffice ofguarantee inadvance .
Done at on
Signature (x)
II.Acceptance bytheoffice ofguarantee
Office ofguarantee
Guarantor 'sundertaking accepted onthe
Stamp and signature
(1)The signature must bepreceded bythefollowing inthesignatory 'sown handwriting 'Guarantee fortheamount of
'thefullamount being entered inwords .

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MODEL III
C.E. (E.C. )E.G.
COMMUNITY TRANSIT GUARANTEE
(Flat-rate guarantee system )
I.Undertaking bytheguarantor
1.The undersigned
resident at
hereby jointly andseverally guarantees ,attheoffice ofguarantee of0
(2)
infavour oftheKingdom ofBelgium ,theFederal Republic ofGermany ,theFrench
Republic ,theItalian Republic ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,theKingdom ofthe
Netherlands andtheSwiss Confederation anyamounts forwhich aprincipal may become
liable totheabovementioned States byreason ofinfringements orirregularities committed
inthecourse ofaCommunity transit operation including duties ,taxes ,agricultural levies
andother charges —with theexception ofpecuniary penalties —asregards principal or
further liabilities ,expenses and incidental charges with regard towhich theundersigned
hasagreed toberesponsible bytheissue ofguarantee vouchers uptoamaximum amount
of5000units ofaccount pervoucher .
2.The undersigned undertakes topayforthwith ,upon thefirst application inwriting by
thecompetent authorities oftheStates ,thesums requested uptoanamount of5000units
ofaccount perguarantee voucher .
3.This undertaking shall bevalid from thedayofitsacceptance bytheoffice ofguarantee .
This guarantee may becancelled atanytime bytheundersigned ,orbytheState inthe
territory ofwhich theoffice ofguarantee issituated .
The cancellation shall take effect onthesixteenth dayafter notification thereof totheother
party .
The undersigned shall remain responsible forpayment ofthesums which become payable
inrespect ofCommunity transit operations covered bythisundertaking which began before
thedate onwhich thecancellation took effect ,even ifthedemand forpayment ismade
after that date .
(x)Surname andforenames ,orname offirm .
(2)Full address .

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4.Forthepurposes ofthisundertaking ,theundersigned gives hisaddress forservice (*)as
: : 2)
and,ineach oftheother States ,ascare of
State Surname andforenames ,orname offirm ,and fulladress
1
2
3
4
5. ....:.'.....!. ·
6
The undersigned acknowledges that allcorrespondence andnotices andanyformalities or
procedures relating tothisundertaking addressed tooreffected inwriting atone ofhis
addresses forservice shall beaccepted asduly delivered tohim.
The undersigned acknowledges thejurisdiction ofthecourts oftheplaces where hehas
anaddress forservice .
The undersigned undertakes tomaintain hisaddresses forservice or,ifhehastoalter one
ormore ofthose addresses ,toadvise theoffice ofdeparture inadvance .
Done at cm
Signature (s)
II.Acceptance bytheoffice ofdeparture
Office ofdeparture
Guarantor 'sundertaking accepted onthe
tocover theCommunity transit operation under T1/T2 (4),
issued on under No
Stamp andsignature
(:)If,inthelaw ofaState ,there isnoprovision forgiving addresses forservice theguarantor shall appoint ,ineach of
theStates referred toinparagraph 1,anagent authorized toreceive any communications addressed tohim .The
courts oftheplaces inwhich theaddresses forservice oftheguarantor orofhisagents aresituated shall have juris­
diction indisputes concerning thisguarantee .The acknowledgement inthesecond subparagraph andtheundertaking in
thefourth subparagraph ofparagraph 4must bemade tocorrespond .
(2)Full address .
(3)The signature must bepreceded bythefollowing inthesignatory 'sown hand ,handwriting 'Guarantee '.
(4)Delete asappropriate .

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(FRONT )
MODEL IV
E.C. C.E. E.G. E.F.
COMMUNITY TRANSIT
GUARANTEE CERTIFICATE
•(*) The office ofguarantee
certifies that (2)
inrespect ofwhom ()
jointly andseverally guarantees uptoamaximum amount of
(infigures and words )
hasobtained on..
...(4) provisional authorization forCommunity transit operations inthefollowing
States
Done at on
(Place ofsignature ) (date )
Stamp andsignature
N.B. Iftheprovisional authorization isrevoked ,thiscertificate must bereturned without delay
totheoffice ofguarantee .
(1)Full address and State .
(2)Surname andforenames ,orname offirm ,and fulladdress ofprincipal .
(3)Surname and forenames ,orname offirm ,and fulladdress .
(*)Number written outinfull.

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(BACK )
LIST OFPERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN COMMUNITY TRANSIT DECLARATIONS
ON BEHALF OFTHE PRINCIPAL
Surname andforename Specimen signature
Agreed herewith :
at ,on
(Place ofsignature ) (date )
Signature orprincipal
N.B. The unused portion ofthelistmust becancelled .

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PROTOCOL
ontheapplication ofArticle 6(1)oftheAgreement
"With reference totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCom­
munity transit ,theContracting Parties have agreed asfollows :
1.Inrespect ofagricultural products which ,intheCommunity ,arecovered byacommon
organization ofthemarket ,and also inrespect ofprocessed agricultural products
subject tospecific rules asaresult oftheimplementation ofthecommon agri­
cultural policy ,T2orT2L documents may beissued only upon presentation ofaT2
document where thelatter bears anindication that theproducts concerned have not
been thesubject ofcustoms export formalities with aview tothegrant ofrefunds on
exportation tothird countries under thecommon agricultural policy .
2.The products towhich therules setoutin(1)shall beagreed upon byanExchange
ofLetters .

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ANNEX I
Sir,...
1refer totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity transit ,
and Ihave thehonour toadvise you asfollows :
The combined provisions ofArticles 1(1),2(2)and 13(1)oftheAgreement covers thecon­
ditions under which theinternational transit procedures such astheTIR procedure may bemain­
tained inrespect ofthemovements ofgoods ,viaSwiss territory ,between two points situated
intheCommunity .
Pursuant toArticle 7(1)and (2)oftheRegulation onCommunity transit (Appendix 1),which
isnotincluded inArticle 13 (1)oftheAgreement ,international transit procedures may be
applied with noother restriction than thecondition that thecarriage ofgoods began oristo
endoutside theCommunity ,itbeing understood that under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle
2(2)ofthis Agreement theword 'Community 'means theEuropean Economic Community .
Consequently international transit procedures may beapplied inalljthe cases falling within
Article 1(1)oftheAgreement where carriage ofgoods istoendorbegan inSwitzerland .
Iwould appreciate your confirming your agreement with thecontents ofthisletter .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
Sir,...
Ihave thehonour toconfirm myagreement with your letter oftoday 'sdate ,which reads as
follows :
'Irefer totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity transit ,
and Ihave thehonour toadvise you asfollows :
The combined provisions ofArticles 1(1),2(2)and 13(1)oftheAgreement covers the
conditions under which theinternational transit procedures ,such astheTIR procedure ,may be
maintained inrespect ofthemovement ofgoods ,viaSwiss territory ,between two points in
theCommunity .
Pursuant toArticle 7(1)and (2)oftheRegulation onCommunity transit (Appendix 1),which is
notincluded inArticle 13(1)oftheAgreement ,international transit procedures may beapplied
with noother restriction than thecondition that thecarriage ofgoods began oristoendoutside
theCommunity ,itbeing understood that under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 2(2)ofthis
Agreement theword 'Community 'means theEuropean Economic Community .
Consequently international transit procedures may beapplied inallthecases falling within
Article 1(1)oftheAgreement where carriage ofgoods istoendorbegan inSwitzerland .
Iwould appreciate your confirming your agreement with thecontents ofthisletter .'
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

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ANNEX II
Sir,...
With reference totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity
transit ,Ihave thehonour tosetoutbelow thepoints wehave agreed :
Inthecases referred toinArticle 4oftheAgreement ,thecustoms authorities oftheMember
States andoftheSwiss Confederation willsupply allinformation available tothem ,ifnecessary
after carrying outproceedings ,attherequest ofthecustoms authorities ofeither aMember
State ortheSwiss Confederation ,concerning thegoods themselves and concerning thepersons
found orsuspected tohave infringed therules onCommunity transit .
However ,inregard topersons neither found norsuspected tohave infringed theaforementioned
provisions ,theadministrative assistance provided forinArticle 4may ,having regard tothe
national laws governing theprotection ofindustrial ,commercial orprofessional secrecy ,be
limited toaspects which arenotprejudicial tosuch protection .
Iwould appreciate your acknowledging receipt ofthisletter .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance formyhighest consideration .
Sir,...
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate inaccordance with
which wehave agreed asfollows :
'With reference totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity
transit ,Ihave thehonour tosetoutbelow thepoints wehave agreed :
Inthecases referred toinArticle 4oftheAgreement ,thecustoms authorities oftheMember
States andoftheSwiss Confederation willsupply allinformation available tothem ,ifnecessary
after carrying outprocedures attherequest ofthecustoms authorities ofeither aMember
State ortheSwiss Confederation ,concerning thegoods themselves andconcerning persons found
orsuspected tohave infringed therules onCommunity transit .
However ,inregard topersons neither found norsuspected tohave infringed theaforementioned
provisions ,theadministrative assistance provided forinArticle 4may ,having regard tothe
national laws governing theprotection ofindustrial ,commercial orprofessional secrecy ,be
limited toaspects which arenotprejudicial tosuch protection .
Iwould appreciate your acknowledging receipt ofthisletter .'
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

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ANNEX 111
Sir,...
Irefer totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity transit ,
and Ihave thehonour toadvise you asfollows :
The Community isaware ofthedifficulties which implementation oftheProtocol ontheappli­
cation ofArticle 6(1)oftheAgreement may bring about fortheSwiss customs authorities .
Consequently ,theCommunity undertakes toconsider anamendment oftheRegulation on
Community transit (Appendix I)inorder tomake compulsory theapplication oftheexternal
Community transit procedure inthecase ofproducts which ,inoneoftheMember States ,have
been thesubject ofcustoms export formalities with aview tothegrant ofarefund onexporta­
tion tothird countries under thecommon agricultural policy .Aproposal foranappropriate
amendment oftheaforementioned Regulation isnow under consideration bytheCouncil ofthe
European Communities .You will benotified ofthedecision oftheCouncil assoon asthis has
been reached .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
Sir,...
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate inwhich youinformed
measfollows :
'Irefer totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity transit ,
and Ihave thehonour toadvise you asfollows :
The Community isaware ofthedifficulties which implementation oftheProtocol ontheappli­
cation ofArticle 6(1)oftheAgreement may bring about fortheSwiss customs authorities .
Consequently ,theCommunity undertakes toconsider anamendment oftheRegulation on
Community transit (Appendix I)inorder tomake compulsory theapplication oftheexternal
Community transit procedure inthecase ofproducts which ,inoneoftheMember States ,have
been thesubject ofcustoms export formalities with aview tothegrant ofarefund onexpor­
tation tothird countries under thecommon agricultural policy .Aproposal forsuch anappro­
priate amendment oftheaforementioned Regulation isnow under consideration bytheCouncil
oftheEuropean Communities .You willbenotified ofthedecision oftheCouncil assoon asthis
has been reached .'
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .

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ANNEX IV
Sir,...
Irefer totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity transit ,
and Ihave thehonour toadvise you asfollows :
The customs authorities and therailway authorities oftheMember States have agreed that ,
inorder toreach aquicker settlement ofanydispute which may arise infuture ,irregularities
discovered during orinrespect ofaCommunity transit operation byrailshall bedealt with
exclusively bythecustoms authorities ofthesame country .This principle istoapply irrespective
ofwhich railway authority istheprincipal within themeaning oftherules relating toCom­
munity transit .
Itisunderstood that theconclusion oftheconclusion oftheAgreement shall extend this
arrangement toapply tothecustoms andrailway authorities oftheSwiss Confederation .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
Sir,...
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate inwhich you advised
measfollows :
'Irefer totheAgreement signed thisdayontheapplication oftherules onCommunity transit
and Ihave thehonour toadvise you asfollows :
The customs authorities andtherailway authorities oftheMember States have agreed that ,in
order toreach aquicker settlement ofany dispute which may arise infuture ,irregularities
discovered during orinrespect ofaCommunity transit operation byrailshall bedealt with
exclusively bythecustoms authorities concerned andtherailway authorities ofthesame country .
This principle istoapply irrespective ofwhich railway authority istheprincipal within the
meaning oftherules relating toCommunity transit .
Itisunderstood thattheconclusion oftheAgreement shall extend thisarrangement toapply to
thecustoms andrailway authorities oftheSwiss Confederation .'
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .