Decision No 1/2000 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on simplification of formalities in trade in goods

of 20 December 2000

amending Annexes II and III of the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods

(2001/11/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods(1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) New provisions relating to the particulars required in the transit declaration have been incorporated into the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure(2).

(2) Annexes II and III to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods should be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annexes II and III to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2001.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2000.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Michel Vanden Abeele

(1) OJ L 134, 22.5.1987, p. 2.

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

ANNEX

A. Annex II is amended as follows: 1. The fourth sentence of Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following: "However, on the copies used for transit (1, 4 and 5), boxes 1 (except the middle sub-division), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33 (first sub-division on the left), 35, 38, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55 and 56 have a green background."

2. Article 6(2) shall be replaced by the following: "For transit the copies 1, 4 and 5 conforming to the specimen contained in Appendix 1 to Annex I or the copies 1/6 and 4/5 (twice) conforming to the specimen in Appendix 2 to Annex I shall be required."

3. In Appendix 3, Title I A. "General description" is amended as follows: (a) the seventh indent of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "- copy 7 which is to be used for statistics by the country of destination (for import formalities),".

(b) the second indent of the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: "- export + transit: copies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5,".

(c) the fourth indent of the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: "- transit alone: copies 1, 4 and 5,".

4. In Appendix 3, Title I B "Particulars required" shall be amended as follows: the second indent of the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following: "- transit formalities:

boxes 1 (third sub-division), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33 (first sub-division), 35, 38, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55 and 56 (boxes with a green background),".

5. In Appendix 3, Title II, I. "Formalities in the country of export" shall be amended as follows: (a) the text relating to Box 33 shall be replaced by the following: "33: Commodity code

Enter the code number corresponding to the item in question.

For the purposes of transit and proving the Community status of the goods this box is optional for the Contracting Parties, except in cases where the Convention on a common transit procedure of 20 May 1987 specifies that its use is obligatory."

(b) the following shall be added as the second paragraph of the text relating to Box 40 : "For the purposes of transit and proving the Community status of the goods this box is optional for the Contracting Parties, except in cases where the Convention on a common transit procedure of 20 May 1987 specifies that its use is obligatory."

6. In Appendix 3, Title II, II "Formalities en route" shall be amended as follows: the text relating to Box 55: Transhipments shall be replaced by the following: "Box to be used in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on a common transit procedure of 20 May 1987."

B. Annex III is amended as follows: the text of the first sub-division of Box 33: Commodity code shall be replaced by the following: "First sub-division:

In the Community indicate the eight digits of the Combined Nomenclature. In the EFTA countries indicate in the left-hand side of this sub-division the six digits of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System.

For transit purposes, where required by the Convention on a common transit procedure of 20 May 1987, indicate the code of at least six digits from the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System."