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REGULATION (EEC)No1461/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16May1973
ontheuseofloadinglistsasthedescriptivepartofCommunitytransitdeclaration
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,2.Loadinglistmeansanycommercialdocument
whichcomplieswiththeconditionsofArticle2and3
ofthisRegulation .
3.Theloadinglistshallbeproducedinthesame
numberofcopiesastheformT1orT2towhichit
relates:itshallbesignedbythepersonsigningthe
formT1orT2.
4.WhenseverallistsaccompanythesameformT1
orT2,eachmustbearaserialnumberallottedbythe
principal,thenumberofaccompanying listsmustbe
showninbox4oftheform.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
542/69(*)of18March1969onCommunitytransit,
andinparticularArticle58(1)(c);
Whereasforcertainoperatorstheuseofloadinglists
asthedescriptivepartofCommunitytransit
declarations isaconsiderable relaxationofthe
formalitiesrelatingtoCommunitytransitprocedures ;
whereasitisthereforeimportanttofixconditionsfor
theuseofsuchlistsandtodeterminerequirements
withwhichtheymustcomply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee
onCommunityTransit;5.AdeclarationonaformT1orT2accompanied
byoneormoreloadinglistscomplyingwiththe
conditionsofthisRegulationshallbe,asappropriate ,
aT1oraT2declaration .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :6.Whenthedeclarationisregisteredtheloading
listmustbemarkedwiththesameregisternumberas
theformT1orT2towhichitrelates.Thisnumber
mustbecomplemented bythenameoftheissuing
officeeitherbyastamporbyhand.Inthelattercase
theofficenamemustbecomplemented bytheoffice
stamp.
Thesignatureofthecustomsofficerattheofficeof
registrationisoptional.Article1
Article2
11.WhenaCommunitytransitdeclarationisissued
foraloadcomprisingmorethantwolotsofgoods
theparticularsofthegoodsmaybefurnishedonone
ormoreloadinglistsinsteadofbeinggiveninboxes
30,31,35,36and37offormTl,accompanied by
oneormoreformsTla,orofformT2,accompanied
byoneormoreformsT2a.
Whenloadinglistsareused,theboxesinquestionon
formsTlorT2shallbecrossedoutandtheforms
neednotbeaccompaniedbyformsTlaorT2a.1.Theloadinglistshallbecompletedonaform
basedonthespecimenintheAnnex.Theformmust
include:
(a)theheading'loadinglist';
(b)abox,70X55mminheight,dividedintoatop
part70X15mm,intendedforthereferencetothe
documentTlorT2towhichtheloadinglist
refersandalowerpart70X40mmforthe
referencesreferredtoinArticle1(6). (')OJNoL77,29.3.1969,p.1.

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(c)columns,inthefollowingorderandheadedas
shown:
—SerialNo,
—30.No,kind,marksandnumbersof
packages.theresponsiblepersonandcounter-initialled bythe
customs .
4.Eachitemshownontheloadinglistmustbe
precededbyaserialnumberand,whereappropriate,
followedbyanyspecialreferencerequiredby
Communityregulationsinparticularinregardtothe
CommonAgriculturalPolicy.Ahorizontallinemust
bedrawnafterthelastentryandtheremaining
unusedspacesbarredsothatanysubsequentaddition
isimpossible .—31.Descriptionofgoods.
—35.Countryofconsignment .
—36.Grossweightinkg.
—Reservedforcustoms.
Article4 Thewidthofthecolumnsmaybeadaptedas
necessaryexceptthatthewidthofthecolumnheaded
'Reservedforcustoms'shallnotbelessthan30mm.
Spacesnotreservedforaparticularpurposeunder(a)
to(c)abovemayalsobeused.
2.Thepaperusedshallbedressedforwriting
purposesandweighnotlessthan40g/m2.Itmustbe
sufficientlyopaqueforanycommercialdetailswhich
mayeventuallyappearonthebacknottoaffectthe
legibilityoftheinformationonthefront.Itmustbe
sufficientlystrongtoensurethatundernormal
handlingitwillnottearorcrumple.
3.Thesizeoftheformshallbe210X297mm,a
maximumtoleranceofminus5orplus8mmbeing
allowedforthelength.1.WhenRegulation (EEC)No304/71(*)onthe
simplification ofCommunitytransitproceduresfor
goodscarriedbyrailwaysisapplied,theprovisionsof
Articles2and3ofthepresentRegulationshall
applytotheloadinglistswhichaccompanythe
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 ,theInternationalExpressPar­
celsNote.Article3
1.Onlythefrontoftheformmaybeusedasa
loadinglist.
2.Theformshallbeprintedandcompletedinone
oftheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunitytobe
designatedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheCommunitytransit
operationbegins.Thecompetentauthoritiesof.a
MemberStateconcernedintheCommunitytransit
operationmayrequireatranslationintotheofficial
languageoroneoftheofficiallanguagesofthat
MemberState. Article5
1.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationinnoway
affectthoseobligations whichconcernthe
formalitiesforexporting,re-exporting ,importingand3.Theformshallbecompletedintypescriptorin
legiblehandwriting ;inthelattercaseitshallbe
completedininkandinprint.Itmustcontainno
erasuresoralterations .Amendments shallbemade
bystrikingouttheincorrectparticularsandadding
thoserequired.Allamendmentsmustbeinitialledby(')OJNoL35,12.2.1971,p.31.

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departureanddestinationinrespectofgoods
transportedunderCommunitytransitprocedures .re-importing ortheformsusedinconnection
therewith .
2.ThisRegulationshallapplywithoutprejudice
totheapplicationoftheprovisionsofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1226/71(1)of11June1971,on
reducingtheformalitiestobecarriedoutatofficesofArticle6
ThisRegulationentersintoforccon1July1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL129,15.6.1971,p.1.

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ANNEX
LOADINGLIST
SerialNo30.Number,marksand
numbersofpackages31.Descriptionof
goods35.Countryof
consignment36.Gross
weight
(kgs)Reservedforcustoms
-
(Signature)