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DECISIONNo3/73OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
amendingtheAppendicestotheAgreement
(loadinglists)
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
SwissConfederation ontheapplicationoftherulesonCommunitytransit,signedin
Brusselson23November1972,andinparticularArticle16(3)(a)thereof;
Whereason1July1973therulesonCommunitytransitasshownintheAppendices
ofthesaidAgreementwereamendedsothatloadinglistsmaybeused,subjecttocertain
conditions,asthedescriptivepartofCommunitytransitdeclarations ;
Whereastheprovisionsrelatingtotheuseofloadinglistswillalsoaffectthetradewith
SwitzerlandandaccordinglymustbetakenintoaccountintheAgreement,
HASDECIDED :
Article1
TheRegulationannexedtothisDecisionshallbeaddedasAppendixIIAtotheAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation onthe
applicationoftherulesonCommunitytransit.
Article2
FortransactionsofakindcoveredbyArticle4(2)of,theRegulationintheAnnexto
thisDecisionbutwhichbegininSwitzerlandareferencetotheserialnumbersofthe
loadinglists,relatingtogoodsreferredtoinArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No542/69
shallbeinsertedinthe'Descriptionofgoods'boxontheInternationalConsignment
NoteorontheInternationalExpressParcelsConsignmentNote.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1January1974.
DoneatBrussels,4December1973.
FortheJointCommittee
ThePresident
K.PINGEL
TheSecretaries
H.DIEZLER S.MEILI

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APPENDIX IIA
RegulationontheuseofloadinglistsasthedescriptivepartofCommunitytransit
declarations
—(EEC)No1461/73of16May1973—
(a)theheading'loadinglist';
(b)abox,70X55mminheight,dividedintoatop
part70X15mm,intendedforthereferenceto
thedocumentT1orT2towhichtheloadinglist
•refersandalowerpart70X40mmforthe
referencesreferredtoinArticle1(6).
(c)columns,inthefollowingorderandheadedas
shown:
—SerialNo.
—30.Number,kind,marksandnumbersof
packages'.
—31.Descriptionofgoods.
—35.Countryofconsignment .
—36.Grossweight(kg).
—Reservedforcustoms.
Thewidthofthecolumnsmaybeadaptedas
necessaryexceptthatthewidthofthecolumnheaded
'Reservedforcustoms'shallbenotlessthan30mm.
Spacesnotreservedforaparticularpurposeunder(a)
to(c)abovemayalsobeused.
2.Thepaperusedshallbedressedforwriting
purposesandweighnotlessthan40g/m2.Itmustbe
sufficientlyopaqueforanycommercialdetailswhich
mayeventuallyappearonthebacknottoaffectthe
legibilityoftheinformationonthefront.Itmustbe
sufficientlystrongtoensurethatundernormal
handlingitwillnottearorcrumple.
3.Thesizeoftheformshallbe210X297mm,a
maximumtoleranceofminus5orplus8mmbeing
allowedforthelength.Article1
1.WhenaCommunitytransitdeclarationisissued
foraloadcomprisingmorethantwolotsofgoods,
theparticularsofthegoodsmaybefurnishedonone
ormoreloadinglistsinsteadofbeinggiveninboxes
30,31,35,36and37offormTl,accompaniedby
oneormoreformsTlbis,orofformT2,
accompaniedbyoneormoreformsT2bis.
Whenloadinglistsareused,theboxesinquestionon
formsTlorT2shallbecrossedoutandtheforms
neednotbeaccompaniedbyformsTlbisorT2bis.
2.'Loadinglist'meansanycommercialdocument
whichcomplieswiththeconditionsofArticles2and
3ofthisRegulation.
3.Theloadinglistshallbeproducedinthesame
numberofcopiesastheformTlorT2towhichit
relates;itshallbesignedbythepersonsigningthe
formTlorT2.
4.WhenseverallistsaccompanythesameformTl
orT2,eachmustbearaserialnumberallottedbythe
principal;thenumberofaccompanying listsmustbe
showninbox4oftheform.
5.AdeclarationonaformTlorT2accompanied
byoneormoreloadinglistscomplyingwiththe
conditionsofthisRegulationshallbe,asappropriate,
aTlorT2declaration .
6.Whenthedeclarationisregistered,theloading
listmustbemarkedwiththesameregisternumberas
theformTlorT2towhichitrelates.Thisnumber
mustbecomplemented bythenameoftheissuing
officeeitherbyastamporbyhand.Inthelattercase
theofficenamemustbecomplemented bytheoffice
stamp.
Thesignatureofthecustomsofficerattheofficeof
registrationisoptional.
Article2
1.Theloadinglistshallbecompletedonaform
basedonthespecimenintheAnnex.Theformmust
include:Article3
1.Onlythefrontoftheformmaybeusedasa
loadinglist.

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2.Theformshallbeprintedandcompletedinone
oftheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunitytobe
designatedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheCommunitytransit
operationbegins.Thecompetentauthoritiesofa
MemberStateconcernedintheCommunitytransit
operationmayrequireatranslationintotheofficial
languageoroneoftheofficiallanguagesofthat
MemberState.
3.Theformshallbecompletedintypescriptorin
legiblehandwriting;inthelattercaseitshallbe
completedininkandinprint.Itmustcontainno
erasuresoralterations .Amendments shallbemade
bystrikingouttheincorrectparticularsaqdadding
thoserequired.Allamendmentsmustbeinitialledby
theresponsiblepersonandcounter-initialled bythe
customs .
4.Eachitemshownontheloadinglistmustbe
precededbyaserialnumberand,whereappropriate,
followedbyanyspecialreferencerequiredby
Communityregulationsinparticularinregardtothe
commonagriculturalpolicy.Ahorizontallinemust
bedrawnafterthelastentryandtheremaining
unusedspacesbarredsothatanysubsequentaddition
isimpossible.
Article4
1.WhenRegulation (EEC)No304/71onthe
simplification ofCommunitytransitproceduresfor
goodscarriedbyrailwaysisapplied,theprovisionsof
Articles2and3ofthepresentRegulationshallapply
totheloadinglistswhichaccompanythe
InternationalConsignmentNoteortheInternational
ExpressParcelsConsignmentNote.Inthiscasethenumberoftheaccompanying lists
shallbeshown,asappropriate,inbox32ofthe
Consignment Noteorinthebox'Documents
attachedforcustomsclearanceandotherformalities'
oftheExpressParcelsConsignmentNote.
Inadditiontheloadinglistsmustinclude,as
•appropriate,thecontrollabelnumberofthe
accompanying InternationalConsignmentNoteorin
thecaseoftheExpressParcelsConsignmentNote,
thenameofthestationandthedateonwhichthe
ConsignmentNotewasaccepted.
2.Fortransactions beginningwithinthe
Communitycomprisingatthesametimegoods
referredtoinArticle1(2)andinArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No542/69separateloadinglists
shallbeusedandtheserialnumbersoftheloading
listsrelatingtothegoodsreferredtoinArticle1(2)
ofthatRegulationinsertedinthe'Descriptionof
goods'boxontheInternationalConsignmentNote
or,whereappropriate *theInternational Express
ParcelsNote.
Article5
1.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationinnoway
affecttheseobligationswhichconcerntheformalities
forexporting,re-exporting,importingand
re-importingortheformsusedinconnection
therewith .
2.ThisRegulationshallapplywithoutprejudice
totheapplicationoftheprovisionsofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1226/71of11June1971,on
reducingtheformalitiestobecarriedoutatofficesof
departureanddestinationinrespectofgoods
transportedunderCommunitytransitprocedures .

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ANNEX
LOADINGLIST
SerialNo30.Number,kind,marksand
numbersofpackages31.Descriptionofgoods 35.Countryof
consignment36.Grossweight
(kg)Reservedforcustoms
(Signature)